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14 December 2016 7080 comments
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Fantasy managers are treated to the remaining eight matches of Gameweek 16 this Wednesday evening, with a trio of
encounters getting underway at 7.45pm.

Sadio Mane and Divock Origi are the form men as Liverpool look for a first win in three at the Riverside. Roberto Firmino arrives on the back of four straight blanks and was second only to Charlie Austin for transfers out in the Gameweek.

With Eden Hazard absent, the stage is set for Diego Costa as Chelsea visit Sunderland. The Blues frontman was the most captained player in Fantasy Premier League for Gameweek 16, with 23% handing him the armband.

West Ham embark on the first of three very favourable fixtures, with Dimitri Payet and Michail Antonio on our radars for the visit of Burnley.

In the 8pm matches, all eyes will be on Captain Poll winner Harry Kane as Spurs welcome Hull to White Hart Lane. We’ll also be monitoring Scout Picks duo Toby Alderweireld and Christian Eriksen against the struggling Tigers.

In-form pair Christian Benteke and Zlatan Ibrahimovic go head-to-head as Palace welcome United to Selhurst Park. With returns in six of the last seven, Wilfried Zaha was the most transferred in player for Gameweek 16.

With Sergio Aguero suspended, faith in Man City has dwindled ahead of what should be a plum home clash against Watford. Kevin De Bruyne is the man most likely as the Etihad side look to recover from back-to-back defeats.

We’re also keeping a keen eye on Differential Sofiane Boufal as Southampton head to Stoke. Having bagged the winner at home to ‘Boro, the Moroccan could be set to step up in the absence of Charlie Austin, promoting his prospects as a mid-price midfield candidate ahead of some fine fixtures.

West Brom have their work cut out to stop Gylfi Sigurdsson as Swansea make their way to the Hawthorns.

The Swans’ playmaker has racked up four goals and as many assists in eight appearances under Bob Bradley and faces a defence with one clean sheet in the last 12 Gameweeks.

Matt Phillips and Salomon Rondon also have the chance to maintain momentum tonight – Swansea have conceded 12 goals in four road trips since their new manager was installed.

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  1. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Guess Brunt is unbenchable now

    1. John Nerdelbaum
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      im playing him this weekend

      although i have evans and amat tho

    2. Harper_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Play at home, bench away

    3. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I want Brunt

    4. crikeybruce
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Unbenchable. Fantasy gold!

  2. HNI
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Worth doing which of these?

    1--Iheancho to Orgi
    2--Iheanacho+firmino-> Origi + Eriksen (-4)
    Currently in 1 as Firmino has eve and stoke

  3. Tomlette Greggs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Pep Guardiola fears Ilkay Gundogan "won't be good for a month". Knee injury will be assessed properly tomorrow

    https://twitter.com/ianirvingtv/status/809159052756393984

    1. Tomlette Greggs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Bad news, #MCFC, Gundogan out for "long long time" says Pep.
      https://twitter.com/StuBrennanMEN/status/809159833417093121

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Good for Nacho?

        1. Tomlette Greggs
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          not really. Fernando should get more gametime until Fernandinho returns.

        2. weaver93
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          more Toure -IMO

  4. The Overthinker
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Firmino out for
    A) lallana
    B) Walcott(double arsenal)
    C) other (please mention)

    1. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Definitely not b

    2. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      firmino out for me too but im thinking

      a) erikson
      b) pogba

    3. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Eriksen and Lalanna.

  5. Harper_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Any point in keeping Pedro? Has two good home games after this weekend

  6. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    1) Stop chasing points
    2) Look at fixtures for next 8 GWs
    3) Pick players who have best fixtures and have shown consistency in points scoring

    So who to pick?

    1. Stokelona
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Zlatan

    2. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Lallana

      Ibra

    3. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      pogba
      sanchez
      hazard
      costa
      antonio
      ibra

  7. Limbo
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Making plans to drop Kane for Aguero. Like Vardy he's not firing this season.

    1. Martial Law
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Plus TOT are at home next week and for some reason Kane doesn't do well

  8. Shirokov(c)
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Cedric > Jones
    Walcott > Pogba
    Iheanacho > Origi

    (-4)

    Yes or no?

    1. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I'd only do the 3rd one

    2. Martial Law
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      ? over the first two but Y to last one

  9. theboijones
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    -8pts:
    Austin + Koscielny + Karius >> Carroll + Azpilicueta + De Gea??

  10. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone likely to rise tonight?

    1. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Why don't you check

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Was wondering people's thoughts! I can see now obviously but there are 4 hours left

    2. cjw176
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Daniels, Ake and Van Dijk most likely

    3. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      only daniels i thnk

  11. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Firmino to Eriksen, Pedro to Antonio/Lallana for -4?

    1. Jamin
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Maybe just Erik for now.

  12. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

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    For further details, see http://wiki.apterous.org/Series_75

    1. The Overthinker
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Good luck mate

    2. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Is it worthwhile putting a bet on you to win 🙂

    3. SUPERMAN
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Congratulations.

    4. andymck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Damn son, that's amazing!

    5. DantheManinaPan
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Bother. I'm not at home. Will watch on catch up!

    6. Delhidynamo
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      U da real mvp

    7. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      It will be on my planner when I get home from work tomorrow Jarvish. All the very best . Unfortunately your outcome is way more optimistic than my team Coventry later in the evening !

    8. Moss
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Good luck!

  13. paza12
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Austin to Origi/Benteke/Defoe/Llorente/ or Rondon? Cheers!

    1. Prison Mike
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Origi for me, tekkers looks like a good option after Chelsea though

  14. Prison Mike
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Exact money to do Allen & Iheanacho > Lallana & Origi

    No brainier or too knee jerky ?

    1. Darklord_bg
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Just do it!

  15. cjw176
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Would it be too kneejerk to ship Cedric(illness) or should I play him this week?

  16. GreatCarragherReef
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    How did carroll look?

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      tall

    2. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Donkeyesque

  17. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    This was a bad gameweek, ignore(almost) everything and move on.

    1. Chris_H
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Been saying that since gw5 😎

      1. Camp No No
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Ouch. Doing badly then?

  18. KeepCalm
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Evans and Walcott to Ake and Eriksen done

  19. United10
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Klopp to stick with Mignolet now or Karius back in action?

    1. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Definitely stick.

  20. camarozz
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Cheap defence and keeper starting to look like a bad idea now guys.
    Pickford, holebas, nyom, amat.
    Have you take action.
    If only I didn't hav
    Hazard, firmino Kane and Llorente probs too I could do someting about it.

    1. Sif
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Heaton & Peiters did me well this week. Almost Nyom too.

      Amat & Holebas last week.
      Cheap and cheerful

  21. Tommy J
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    BBC feed suggested Ibra could be in trouble for an elbow.

    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      United own the FA

  22. Partick Bateman
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Borini. What's the story, has been injured?

    Will he be regular starting XI now?

  23. Richd
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Is Lallana going to rise tonight?

    I'm annoyed I didnt just -4 to get him in and now considering a -4 to do it after missing the 19 point haul.

    It'd be Phillips and Capoue to De roon and Lallana

    1. cjw176
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Any way you can keep Phillips and get rid of someone else?

  24. Shirokov(c)
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    People getting Ake in is a strange one

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      why?

  25. Sims
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    So in the last two games

    Nacho h's played 50 odd mind, scored 1 point

    And has rose .2

    Lol

    1. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Exactly. 😆

  26. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    If you could own one from liverpool who would it be

    Lallana or Origi ?

    1. Sims
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Mane

    2. Sims
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Origi out of those 2

    3. Chris_H
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Origi fills the third striker spot but is realistically only good short term

    4. Darklord_bg
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Origi...should be good until end of January at least with Coutinho and then Mane missing.

      He could become permanent by then if he keeps performing like that.

  27. Karan_G14
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Cedric flagged with illness.
    Hopefully he should be back next game!

    1. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yep
      But Martina had a decent game too

  28. Scotty B
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Pickford
    Clyne Vertonghen Evans Pieters
    Firmino Sanchez Hazard
    Ineanacho Kane Costa

    Heaton Fletcher Capoue Amat

    2 FT, which option is better?

    A Clyne/Nacho > 4.8 Defender/Defoe
    B Firmino/Nacho > Payet/Llorente
    C anything I haven't noticed that you guys have?

  29. andymck
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Firmino and Son are going for Sanchez and anyone 6.7m or under. I guess Allen has some decent fixtures coming up? Not sure if I want to risk it on Antonio though.

  30. Camp No No
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    A rare uplifting story of these miserable last 2 GWs is Iheanacho who was brought in by 224k managers (almost 2/3 of his total ownership) just to score a combined 1 point over 2 GWs. 😀

    1. Hanked
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Count me in.

      Not as bad as when Fuchs got me 1 pt in the 4 weeks I owned him.

    2. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Could you mail me mate please ?
      Cpwindsor@sky.com.
      Cheers