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21 November 2016 1286 comments
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A disappointing Gameweek 12 stutters to its conclusion at the Hawthorns this evening as West Bromwich Albion entertain travel-sick Burnley.

The Baggies have mustered just a single clean sheet in five fixtures in front of their own supporters but will fancy their chances of improving that record, bearing in mind that Burnley have scored once in four road trips.

Sean Dyche’s side have shipped three goals on a trio of away occasions, heightening the hosts’ optimism for finding the net. With Nacer Chadli still unavailable, Salomon Rondon seems the likeliest source of attacking returns.

Chris Brunt is handed another chance to impress as an out of position prospect, with the Irishman set to start on the flank once again.

No side have conceded more attempts from set-pieces than Burnley this season, which suggests that Tom Heaton can expect an aerial assault from Gareth McAuley and co, with Brunt’s delivery a key weapon.

Burnley’s lack of bite on the road means that top scorer Sam Vokes faces a tough task of maintaining his fine form, having netted against Southampton, Everton and Palace in three of the previous four Gameweeks.

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  1. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    20 beautiful Pulis points!!!!

    1. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Have Phillips?

      1. shirtless
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Evans, Foster & Fletcher sub for Gundogan!

    2. FPL_Liger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I got 23! Rondon (11) plus 12 from two Defs

      1. shirtless
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Congrats!

  2. applebonkers
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    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    brunt could sneak a bonus.
    nyom to get the 2

    1. Ziro
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Rondon?

      1. applebonkers
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        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        going to drop at least 4bps by the looks of it, would predict 0

        1. Ziro
          • 11 Years
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          If Bruntiesta gets a bap I might match VS_10 in the Community Picks!!

          1. VS10_
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            What the hell happens then? 🙂 Scouts will need to pay us both 100.

            1. Ziro
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              more like they will split it.

              1. VS10_
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                Yeah, as long as Brunt doesn't sneak 2 bonus...

        2. Smarty Pants
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          jeez, that would mean a tie in the cup and I'll be out by a 1 point difference in overall rank 😆 got to laugh

    2. Licious Lizard
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Is Nyom going to sneak it to 2 baps with the CS locked?

      1. applebonkers
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        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        2 pretty much guarenteed. only hope rondon had was getting the winning goal

        1. Licious Lizard
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Excellent. Cheers

  3. Davido989
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    4/4 clean sheets 😎

    Hits are paying it for me. Yay

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Paying off*

    2. KingNidge
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      well done berbs

  4. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
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    Burnley are gonna get murdered by City.

    1. Swan - Villa Proud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Different team at home

      1. Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Not this time. That was just awful in every respect.

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          This

    2. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      They're different at home. Arsenal, Liverpool and Everton struggled there. They have a good record vs top teams.

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        This.

        Plus City not looking so menacing these days.

        Burnley just had one of those nights. It happens.

        1. Davido989
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          If I'm not mistaken, City are away in Germany for CL then away to Burnley Saturday lunch time. I can't see it being a walk in the park.

  5. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
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    9 years, 3 months ago

    Why not settle for 1-0? Pulis is such a troll.

  6. Hazardous1983
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Played heaton over foster. What a crap week 40 points. Hapoy with fletchet goal.

    1. Annie
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      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      complaining with 40 points? Jog on.

      1. Hazardous1983
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        No way near good enough. Many of my rivals got much more. How much did u get annie

        1. Annie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          34

        2. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Twice as much as me and he's moaning?

          1. Hazardous1983
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Got money riding on leagues n am fallin behind and not closing gaps

  7. jurgenklopp.8
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Through in the cup 🙂

  8. BLANKET DEFENCE
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    pickford on bench and heaton in goal. I've got so many goalkeeper decisions wrong this season.

    1. Darth_Newdar
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      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Same here, plus Fletcher on my bench as well... very annoying to say the least!

    2. Nomar
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      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Just play same keeper every week. Will get weeks like this but you also get bonanza weeks too.

  9. Hazardous1983
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Foster
    alonso holebas fuchs
    firminho hazard sanchez capoue
    aguero lukaku austin

    One ft. 0.4 in bank what should i do???

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Team looks ok to me.

  10. Our Tiny Windows
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    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Two clean sheet points! About time.

  11. A Team Of James McCleans
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    What's the LMS safety score....? *sigh*

    1. Swan - Villa Proud
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      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Was 17 yesterday.

      1. A Team Of James McCleans
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Is 25 safe?

        1. TorresMagic™
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          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Won't know until later.

        2. Swan - Villa Proud
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          9 years, 3 months ago

          I'd suspect so

        3. applebonkers
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          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          would have been for adam johnson

    2. white lightning
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      After being on 10/7 Foster, Alonso, Hazard & Costa combined for 25 points so I finished on 35. Looks like I'll survive.

  12. More Tragic
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    72 all out.

    Noice.

    1. Swan - Villa Proud
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      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Link?

    2. Old Man
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      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Fab. U. Lous

    3. Tansey
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      chin up, next week eh

    4. A Team Of James McCleans
      • 10 Years
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      Wanna lend me some?

    5. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Link?

    6. white lightning
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Brilliant score.

  13. FPL_Liger
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    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    2 clean sheets and Rondon off the bench, rescued my GW!

  14. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Also did Gundog>Rondon(c) in Sky today paired up with McAuley & Dawson 🙂

  15. Hazardous1983
    • 15 Years
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    Sanchez to walcott? And fletcher to couthino for minus 4??

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      No

      1. Hazardous1983
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Y not i feel i need to double up with liverpool midfield. Coutinho is essential

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          He's not essential and Sanchez is gonna tear it up.

          1. Annie
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            • 13 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            I guess if you keep saying it...

          2. Hazardous1983
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            He is as all rivals have him. Sanchez has been poor and waste of moey

            1. Epic Fail
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Not sure why you're asking then if that's what you think. 😀

              1. Hazardous1983
                • 15 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                Whats your rank mine was 3000 last year this year have been terrible

  16. Team Cruel
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    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Lads FPL is saying one of my defensive players got 6 points. 4 points for something called 'Clean Sheet'. Is this a bug?

    1. Licious Lizard
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Haha I know the feeling!

    2. bojack
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      😀

  17. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    36 points all out this GW

  18. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Burnley are crap home and away, Heaton has saved them and his luck has run out 😉

    1. A Team Of James McCleans
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Hey, you don't play west brom everweek

    2. FPL_Liger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      We put Heaton in to collect save points as his goal will get peppered, i don't expect CS's but a decent 4 points every now and then with a CS bonus occasionally and he's a good GK to have..

    3. Pasqualinho
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Certainly has if we don't get that save point

      1. applebonkers
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        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        was wondering about that, he seemed to palm it round the post. will determine whether i can use the 'why didn't heaton play?' joke or not. crucial

        1. Pasqualinho
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          It was already going wide - but that hasn't stopped them counting as saves before. Live text from Opta says
          '90' Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Tom Heaton.' - so it hasn't registered as a save.

          1. applebonkers
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            • 16 Years
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            shame, would have hit the post imo, then who knows. the defender nick sent it curling a bit towards goal imo. would have given it personally

    4. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      man utd away was a once in decade game, let alone once in a season. he's a great home keeper only imo, wasn't buying the essential talk a few weeks ago, that was a freak

      1. FPL_Liger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        His recent points:

        7,2,5,4,11,2,0

        I think that's very respectable

        1. applebonkers
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          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          of course it is. feel he should be rotated with another keeper for burnley's away games though

    5. Parm
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      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      As you can see though, he has plenty of save opportunities every single week 😉

  19. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Bellerin and Amat
    To
    Alonso and McAuley
    -4
    Justified (just)

  20. Forza Papac
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    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Hopefully that hazard assist is added

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      What assist?

      1. Forza Papac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        vs boro

    2. @fpl_phenom
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      What's this now??

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      scandalous it hasn't as zlatan was given a very similar assist

  21. applebonkers
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    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    wanted west brom to get a 5th so they join watford as having scored as many goals as man utd this season

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Europa league battle looks good.

    2. King H
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Thats pretty sad.

    3. @fpl_phenom
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Utd are playing well and have been very unlucky in games.
      They have a great run from GW16 onwards, thinking of getting Ibra back for then

  22. Parm
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    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone fancy facing me in the second round of the FFS Cup? Pretty easy victory assured imo.

    1. Epic Fail
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      9 years, 3 months ago

      I'm up for beating anyone in the next round.

  23. My Name Is Prince
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Bloody happy I subbed Pickford in for Heaton at the very last minute on Saturday even though I was on Heaton for all week.... And those 7pts are like one fourth of my overall total this week.... Jolly!!

  24. King H
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Do i keep Chadli ?
    Also Rashford and Lukaku to Kane and Rondon ?

    Pickford
    Lovren Alonso Pieters
    Hazard Coutinho Chadli Firmino
    Aguero Rashford Lukaku

    Jaku Capoue Holebas Amat

    Thanks.

  25. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Rondon seems like a real nice guy

  26. sergioaguero67
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Choose one to replace Lallana:

    A. Hazard vs Spurs (H)
    B. Siggy vs Crystal Palace (H)
    C. Walcott vs Bournemouth (H)

    Help help.

    1. Depleda
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      B

  27. Swan - Villa Proud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    22 all out. Best to forget this week is ever happened.

    1. Ravager
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      23 here. What a time..

  28. Depleda
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    50 a decent week? P

    1. white lightning
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      It sure is bro. Well done.

      1. Depleda
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers!

  29. Lallana's Bananas
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    MOTM?