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10 December 2016 1561 comments
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Gameweek 15 eases its way into our weekends via a rather tepid fixture from a Fantasy Football perspective, with assets from both Watford and Everton slipping from the radar of late.

Romelu Lukaku has regressed to fire just a single goal in his last six Gameweeks, restoring his “unreliable” tag and ensuring that he has been evacuated from thousands of Fantasy Premier League squads over the last month.

Equally, we’ve fallen out with Watford’s early risers – the likes of Etienne Capoue, Troy Deeney and Jose Holebas showed such promise but have faded badly in recent Gameweeks.

With expectations kept low, we are likely to consider this first fixture as a Scouting mission, an encounter to be used to weigh up and assess whether the aforementioned players can return to favour.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 10 days ago

    Can you believe Holebas only had 2 assists? For 4.5 I expect at least 3 assists a game Jose smh

    1. O Fenomeno
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 days ago

      And no yellows, EVER

    2. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 days ago

      😆

    3. Speédy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 10 days ago

      4.8 mate

      1. Stats Don\'t Lie
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 10 days ago

        Then make it 4

  2. Jay_
      9 years, 10 days ago

      Holebas loses 3 points in 10 minutes

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 10 days ago

        Sigh

      2. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 10 days ago

        Happy with 6 tbf

      3. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 10 days ago

        4, he lost 3 with that goal 😉

        1. Jay_
            9 years, 10 days ago

            Still on for 1 bap 🙂

            1. The Bandit
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              Just noticed he's hanging on 🙂

      4. the Penman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 10 days ago

        Walter Mazzarri Is clearly another one of Alec Baldwin's SNL characters. It's uncanny!

        1. Sharpe Shuffle
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          He does have a look of Baldwin about him

      5. Pariße
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 10 days ago

        7 points is quite a little reward for 2 assist for Holebas...but I'll take it 🙂

        1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Hooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

          1. Slam
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            😆

        2. Venom Snake
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Assist is worth 3 points and they conceded within like the first 15 mins..

          Not sure what else you want

          1. Pariße
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            Tw assists for a defender is pretty impressive, but with his yellow and 2 goals conceded it's like an average clean sheet with a bap...that was my point, not sure all got it.

            1. greghammer95
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              I'm happy as thought I was on for 2 points at half time. But if a let down after expecting 10 points at 70 mins

              1. Pariße
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 10 days ago

                I just checked the result after going away at 1-1 and saw the 2 assists, which is very exciting, but the minus points kind of ruined it a little.

                1. Camp No No
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 10 days ago

                  Fully agreed. I don't know why people don't get this, but it is simply disappointing to first see your defender's got two assists and then check his points and find him at just 6. You'd expect it to be 8+baps at least. Fecking Lukaku!!! 😡

                  1. Pariße
                    • 10 Years
                    9 years, 10 days ago

                    Exactly. Once again you are the voice of reason here. 🙂

            2. Simon69
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              Wasn't much to get.

        3. bojack
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          He should've had 11. I've owned him for ages but should he rise again I may sell. Clean sheets have gone out the window and he must've had seven YCs.

          1. Pariße
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            Indeed. I liked him better in a 3-5-2 formation, more chance of any kind of returns and he needs to calm down a little with the yellows.

        4. Spg76
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          I'm selling him. Sick and tired of the YC's

      6. Sims
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 10 days ago

        I remeber that Deeney wagon after that 3-1 United game

        Lol

        1. Garlana
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Remember ighalo....anyone!? Kinda like Leicester assets.... they've been found out big time this season.

          1. Sims
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            Tbh I still think mahrez is very good just seems less interested

          2. FPLtfs
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            "The Ighalo-scoop" was actually a thing. :p

            1. FPLtfs
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aw71WazHlU
              Actually looks pretty good

        2. umerlfc
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Did you just nail 2 top of the page comments in a row?

      7. Garlana
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 10 days ago

        Williams and stones at 5m were too good to be true....fooled a lot of us

        1. HurriKane
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          hope cedric fares better

        2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Yea, thought everton would be better defensively this season and williams hogging the 3 baps for every cs

        3. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          they got me, I had both at one stage

        4. Lecky Legs FC
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          I can't wait to be rid of him after this GW

      8. KDF
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 10 days ago

        quick, get holebas back in

      9. liiusions
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 10 days ago

        Can't believe people were considering getting rid of Holebas at HT. Of course it's easy to say this now, but for 4.5 and having most free kicks and corners you can't ask for much more

      10. umerlfc
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 10 days ago

        So Tom Superman Heaton is back

      11. JÆKS ⭐
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 10 days ago

        7 points just doesn't seem much for a defender with 2 assists actually.....

        1. The Fantastic Mr Fox
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Sell him

          1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            this

          2. JÆKS ⭐
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            Always that one comment...

            I was just pointing out that imo 3 points for an assist isn't very much for a defender, surely when you know an attacker gets the same amount of points for an assist

            No hard feelings in this one, just something that I thought was a bit odd

        2. TheSteel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          What about a defender who conceded 2 and had a yellow?

          1. JÆKS ⭐
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            True 😀 not because I own him here, but 3 points for an assist isn't much for a defender actually, but happy with the points though 😀

          2. O Fenomeno
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            Haha exactly

          3. Z
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            Which usually happens every week for Holebas...

        3. bigbudgie
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          I'll take it.
          If I said to you before the game your def will concede 2 but still get 7....

        4. Carlton P
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Holebas > alonso, bit late but had other probs
          Holebas always looks to be close to a red card

          1. JÆKS ⭐
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            Haha indeed, when he got that yc I could see a 2nd one coming

        5. Pep bites Kun
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          That's where clean sheets come in.. 🙂 Attacking+

      12. drughi
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 10 days ago

        Walcott it is your time to shine this week

        1. Make United Great Again
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          -1

        2. Toure The Route
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Is due a goal technically
          Bookies have again given him odds like a striker
          Still think he ll come good soon

      13. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 10 days ago

        Holebas very heavily relayed on this week this will hurt a lot of teams

        1. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          When is he ever heavily relied on?

        2. Sims
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          I don't really rely heavily on a defender that costs less than 5 ever

        3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Lol

        4. Patio Kev
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Not mine, benched him and played Lukaku and Coleman.

          Hate having defenders playing against my attakers

        5. Chris_White
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          ...said noone ever

          1. Count of Monte Hristo
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            😆

      14. Your Mum's Athletic
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 10 days ago

        3pm kick offs:

        Arsenal: Cech, de Abreu, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Xhaka, Coquelin, Walcott, Özil, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Sánchez,
        Subs: Elneny (35), Giroud (12), Ospina (13), Gibbs (3), Iwobi (17), Pérez Martínez (9), Bellerín (24)

        Stoke City: Grant, Johnson, Muniesa, Martins Indi, Pieters, Allen, Imbula, Shaqiri, Adam, Arnautovic, Diouf,
        Subs: Sobhy Ahmed (32), Crouch (25), Ngoy (45), Given (24), Whelan (6), Bony (12), Krkic (27)

        Burnley: Heaton, Lowton, Mee, Keane, Ward, Hendrick, Marney, Defour, Arfield, Boyd, Vokes,
        Subs: Kightly (11), Tarkowski (26), Gray (7), Flanagan (4), Barnes (10), Bamford (15), Robinson (17)

        Bournemouth: Boruc, Francis, Cook, Aké, Daniels, Smith, Arter, Gosling, Fraser, Afobe, Wilson,
        Subs: Smith (14), Pugh (7), Federici (23), Ibe (33), Mings (26), King (17), Wilshere (32)

        Hull City: Marshall, Davies, Dawson, Maguire, Elmohamady, Livermore, Huddlestone, Clucas, Robertson, Snodgrass, Diomande,
        Subs: Henriksen (22), Jakupovic (16), Meyler (7), Mason (25), Bowen (29), Weir (17), Maloney (15)

        Crystal Palace: Hennessey, Ward, Dann, Delaney, Kelly, McArthur, Ledley, Zaha, Puncheon, Townsend, Benteke,
        Subs: Cabaye (7), Flamini (4), Phillips (45), Speroni (1), Lee (14), Fryers (19), Campbell (9)

        Swansea City: Fabianski, Rangel, Mawson, Amat, Taylor, Fulton, Britton, Barrow, Sigurdsson, Routledge, Llorente,
        Subs: McBurnie (62), Fer (8), Nordfeldt (13), Naughton (26), Montero (20), Cork (24), van der Hoorn (5)

        Sunderland: Pickford, Jones, Koné, Djilobodji, van Aanholt, Pienaar, Ndong, Denayer, Larsson, Defoe, Anichebe,
        Subs: Khazri (10), Januzaj (44), Manquillo (21), Borini (9), Mannone (1), O'Shea (16), Kirchhoff (27)

        1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          No Giggity 🙁 😉

      15. Jacket Potato
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 10 days ago

        Anyone else wondering why they got Holebas in all thos weeks ago, wash of space.

        1. Jacket Potato
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Waste *

        2. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Nobody was wondering when he smashed his goal in tbf 😉

          1. Jacket Potato
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            True, seems a long time ago now.

        3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          When he was a wing back he was good as he was attacking more

          He is a terrible defender though with a bad discipline record

        4. Mavric Marco
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          I was happy with my 15pts at the time 😉

          1. FPLtfs
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            Saved my gw 😉

        5. Alnair
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          2 goals, 1 assist and 3 clean sheets in a season of clean sheet carnage for just 4.5...

          1. Jacket Potato
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            Better options in my opinion, the dogs had his day

            1. Alnair
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              Right now? Sure, but at the time he was still a good pick.

        1. Grand Thibauto
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          All I can see is you fueling the rumor

        2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          although panic created, not blaming dingo sorry. Just saying it started here but maybe a false report created

          nobody to blame in my opinion and appreciate if people give early team news even if it wrong

          1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            Don't blame me. I have a mate at the ground who messaged me.

        3. O Fenomeno
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Actually it was above that... Vardy's Party made a comment about him being rested. Sims then went on to fuel the rumour

          1. Sims
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            Hey I put a question mark

            1. O Fenomeno
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              I thought it was funny, don't get me wrong. How quickly the panic spread

        4. Hybrid.power
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Who cares? If it was before the deadline it would affect people's teams. During gametime it's just a bit of fun

          1. Lone Wolf FPL
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            it is not fun

            1. O Fenomeno
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              Like he said it didn't affect anyone, all it did was add a bit of excitement for a bit until we got team sheets. No harm, no foul

        5. sillyhilly69
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          I can't believe it. Someone is being a bigger tw@ than you on FFS!

      16. The Fantastic Mr Fox
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 10 days ago

        Knee Jerk article

        Risers

        Lukaku
        Okaka

        Fallers

        Willams

        1. Mavric Marco
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Half Time Knee Jerk 😉

        2. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Holebas needs to be in fallers

          1. The Fantastic Mr Fox
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            Not gonna jinx it by saying that

        3. Alnair
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Lukaku's NTIs rose by about 50% this morning, was probably a sign to captain him in hindsight 😐

        4. FPL Puppy
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Excellent, keep us updated!

      17. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 10 days ago

        Sanchez observed on a flight to China this morning.

      18. GreenArrows
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 10 days ago

        August 1981, last time Stoke won at Arsenal!! come on Sanchez!!

        1. Ógie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          When was the last time there was a 0-0 draw?

          1. umerlfc
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            I see what you did there

          2. GreenArrows
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            Jan 2016 but that was at Stoke, then you have to go back to August 2012, another draw at Stoke.....9 goals in 4 fixtures at the emirates.....

        2. Z
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Stoke unbeaten in the last 4 away

      19. Postman Ty
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 10 days ago

        Stupid pre-game show rubbing in how good Sanchez is, and to throw salt on the wound the first goal they show is offside.

      20. Forza Papac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 10 days ago

        Cleany point lost for 25% of top 10k

        Get in!

      21. Sims
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 10 days ago

        League rival vice captained lukaku and benched holebas

        Thank God Alexis started

        1. Bellerinmondo
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          I benched holebas, was looking forward to sanchez no start and tekkers VC

          1. Ziro
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            If you have Sanchez surely you want him to start? The guy could get 3 goals

            1. Bellerinmondo
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              true

          2. Count of Monte Hristo
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            Noone is interested in your wishing of Sánchez being benched for the sake of a defender you shouldn't be benching anyway.

            1. Sims
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              He didn't say anyone was...just he was hoping

              No need to be rude

      22. SirStevieG
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 10 days ago

        Fun fact: the whole Watford starting XI today is each from a different country.

        1. Venom Snake
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Fun fact: this was posted about 7 pages ago

        2. Forza Papac
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Fun fact: I already knew that

        3. EmreCan Hustle
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Cool.

        4. FALCAO & MOU
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Even funnier: I don't have any of them in my team.

        5. The Fantastic Mr Fox
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          United is on the way to achieving this, barring the spaniards

      23. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 10 days ago

        alexis starts, loser started rumour

        I think it was dingo

      24. borat
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 10 days ago

        Best replacement for holebas over next few gws. Sv 4.6

        1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Prodl

          1. Mavric Marco
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            😆

        2. Bellerinmondo
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Boro def?

        3. Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Ake

        4. HurriKane
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Barragan

      25. Gruu
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 10 days ago

        Best replacement for Holebas? Budget £5.0m.

        A. Cedric
        B. Brunt
        C. Anything else?

        1. Mavric Marco
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          A

        2. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Boro defender _ Barragan at 4.5m

        3. HurriKane
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          A

      26. Kaneyonero
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 10 days ago

        ban those infidels who started sanchez rumours

      27. the Penman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 10 days ago

        Got to be happy with a defender who concedes two, gets booked and still comes away with 7 points...

        1. Slam
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          That's the spirit

          1. Slam
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            At least it's better than,
            Ugh, my 4.5 defender got me 2 assists and only 7 points?

            1. the Penman
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              Exactly! I'd be happy if it was Alonso doing the same...

      28. makaveli123
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 10 days ago

        Watford XI: All players are from different countries.

        1. Z
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          plus another 4 nationalities on the bench

        2. Tansey
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Gueidiura and Capoue not from France?

          1. Tansey
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            Never mind, Gueidiura just born in France

          2. Z
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            Algerian and French

      29. Danstoke82
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 10 days ago

        He will get a hat trick now won't he.

      30. Postman Ty
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 10 days ago

        C'mon, Aguero vs Lukaku, obviously sell Lukaku after Kun scores 2, next week Kun gets red, week after Lukaku scores a brace. Perfect.

        1. O Fenomeno
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          I did Lukaku > Austin last week. Took -4 for Austin to Nacho this week. He had to get the second. I'm a Holebas owner too so that goal cost me 2 points

          1. Postman Ty
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            they punish us like monsters

            1. Pep bites Kun
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              perfect!