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17 December 2016 1498 comments
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Saturday’s events continue with a quartet of three o’clock kick-offs.

From a Fantasy Football perspective, interest appears limited to Sunderland’s Stadium of Light encounter with Watford and West Ham’s meeting with Hull City at the London Stadium.

Jermain Defoe’s 25.4% ownership will have high hopes of the Black Cats’ marksman ahead of his collision with the Hornets defence.

Walter Mazzarri’s rearguard have shipped an average of two goals a game on their travels, a statistic that suggests that Defoe will have the opportunity to return to the scoresheet having blanked in his previous two Gameweek outings.

Much is expected of West Ham’s primary attacking asses – Dimitri Payet, Michail Antonio and Andy Carroll – against Hull City.

The Tigers arrive having conceded 20 goals in eight away matches, 35 overall this season – more than any other side on both counts.

Elsewhere, Swansea’s Gylfi Sigurdsson will carry the hopes of his 10.3% ownership into a Riverside Stadium meeting with Middlesbrough.

The home side shipped three goals in midweek to Liverpool, but, to that point, were resolute in defence, conceding seven goals over their seven previous outings on Teesside.

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

  1. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Hahaha. Got Origi in rather than Negredo and got Zaha in for Joe Allen. 😀

    1. Worzel Gummidge
        9 years, 3 days ago

        Before this game they have both been gash for several weeks.

        1. Postman Ty
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 days ago

          what are you on about? Allen was injured and then got an assist at Arsenal. A few blanks around there but he's 5m...you can't ask for much more surely.

    2. Licious Lizard
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      I hope the many many people I advised to play Allen followed my advice 😉

    3. davies
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Referees really do ruin football matches these days. Shame.

      1. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 3 days ago

        Wow! People complain so much about referees. They have very difficult jobs and get sooooo many decisions right, yet whiner whine.

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

          They have really hard jobs, agreed. Robots are needed.

    4. Oven Glover
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      I really like your commentary Bemba! Keep it up!

    5. M.A.G
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      West ham is awful

      1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 days ago

        Are*

        1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 3 days ago

          is can be correct

        2. M.A.G
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 days ago

          Both can be used mate 😀

      2. Pep bites Kun
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 days ago

        Do you think Payet has lost the faith? This time last year - Payet v Hull.. We'd be running out of fingers.

        1. Lecky Legs FC
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 days ago

          Yeah he's heading out of West Ham in the Summer for sure.

          1. Pep bites Kun
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 days ago

            Reckon so. PSG.

        2. M.A.G
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 days ago

          All the players 've lost the faith from what i saw , especially Payet
          but i hope that i'm wrong and the second half 'll be better

          1. Pep bites Kun
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 days ago

            Yep - too early to call for the priest - he' still breathing. Give them the hairdryer Billic. This is Hull!

    6. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Would you do Costa Ibra, Kane Costa swich if it involves -4. Is it worth to keep Kane for Soton game ??

      1. Over Midwicket
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 days ago

        Its better if you have a premium def or mid, otherwise Kane (sou) is a good third striker slot for 1 more week

        1. Atimis
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 days ago

          It's like - will keeping Kane make up for -4 to sell costa for this 1 game

      2. MTPockets
          9 years, 3 days ago

          Depends what paid for Costa.

          1. Atimis
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 days ago

            10.6 😉

            1. MTPockets
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Costa Ibra / Kane Costa?
                I wouldn't take hit for kane -> ibra

                1. Atimis
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  Sorry, I was typing on my phone:
                  GW 18: Costa to Ibra -4
                  GW 19: Kane to Costa

                  or just bench Costa for one game, play De Roon, do Kane to Ibra for free this week

                  1. MTPockets
                      9 years, 3 days ago

                      Bench (but paid 9.6m so biased). Might do Kane -> Ibra for next gw free, but honestly don't plan further ahead this season. Too many other things seem to come up.

              • MTPockets
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  misread...

              • Pep bites Kun
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Personally I'd hold. You know you're getting him back in. Not worth losing points over unless you're absolutely guaranteed in writing by someone else. 1 goal -4 = ? Meh!

                1. Atimis
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  Probably you are right and I will just bench Costa and do Kane to Ibra for free

            2. La Roja
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Raineri going mental

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

              Member when Leicester were good?

              1. boc610
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                yeah i member i member 🙂

              2. Pariße
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Me. I remember 5 gameweeks of the Champions League.

              3. Malcolm Tucker for England …
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                member berries

            4. MrMaverick
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Holebas really should have 1 assist minimum

              Britos missed a sitter provided by Holebas, as did Ighalo

              CS intact tho

            5. Pariße
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Why did Vardy get a red and 5 of his teammates yellows, 4 of them in 2 minutes.

              1. Clump
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                They ve lost the plot.

              2. davies
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Clear foul and yellow card but referee gave red instead and thus ruined the game.

                Then we just lost our heads.

                1. Pariße
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  Oh, I see...and the teammates are angry about it so they lost it, I assume? What kind of a challenge did Vardy make?

                2. tm245
                  • 14 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  That was a strange play, looked like Glen Jo pushed him into it, but then on the replay Vardy looked like he showed his studs when he could have fallen another way.

            6. Tarzan
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Possibility of Origi not playing?
              Allen would come on for him

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

                Low.

              2. boc610
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                he was seen training today so...5%?

              3. GreenArrows
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Same

              4. Pariße
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Koné here. At least my bench order looks right for now.

            7. thorvaldsson
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Pieters quietly go about your business son...before they realize you get clean sheets on the low for cheap.

              1. MrMaverick
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                so why post this

                1. thorvaldsson
                  • 13 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  So you could feel important about your validating tone!

                  1. MrMaverick
                    • 9 Years
                    9 years, 3 days ago

                    What?

                    1. thorvaldsson
                      • 13 Years
                      9 years, 3 days ago

                      Exactly

              2. L'Aeroplanino
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                couple of difficult fixtures coming up but yeah stoke defense has been overlooked

              3. Jonjo Shall_We? (Flowers - …
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Grant is cheaper and has saves and more bps too so not too big a pick to brag about.
                I own pieters though.

                1. Tansey
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  Grant position under threat?

            8. GreenArrows
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              I knew I should have started Allen over Hazard lol

              1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                No you didn't

                1. GreenArrows
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  Was just joking around

            9. MarvelouSuccess
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              who got stoke assist for penalty?

              1. Hybrid.power
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 15 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                None. Bojan, but he took the peno

              2. Pariße
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                I think Bojan was fouled and he took it, so no one.

              3. Ayew Serious
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                No one

              4. dhamphiir
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                No one
                Bojan's cross handled to earn penalty

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

              Well I did Allen to Eriksen ages ago so there's justice there

              1. Numb
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                In what way?

                1. Kaneyonero
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  Had Eriksen for all his Hauls while Allen blanked 🙂

            11. tm245
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Doesn't matter how lucky Allen is with his goals and assists, he is getting rewarded for being in such attacking positions. Still a great pick at that price IMO.

              Non owner.

              1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                No he's not.

                1. Licious Lizard
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  I am actually thinking of shipping him, but can't really see any better options? Got him at 4.8, so SP 5.0.

              2. MTPockets
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  On my bench though.

                • Bunk Moreland
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  Agreed, happy with Allen as my 5th mid over christmas. Got him for 4,9.

                • boc610
                  • 13 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  no better than capoue

              3. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Will Friend come off the bench when they are 2-0 up? Pieters sitting first drop.

                1. Sailboats
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  in the 89th minute

                  1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
                    • 9 Years
                    9 years, 3 days ago

                    Don't even

              4. Scotty B
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Any chance Costa will get 2 bonus?

                1. Pariße
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  Locked on one, I think.

                2. jbenny1107
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  Nope

              5. afcblegend
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Wasn't Craig Pawson the one who refereed the game midweek and had a shocker?!

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

                  Yeah the Palace game? If that was him as well he'll need to be packed off to League Two to ruin games for us down there.

                  Robots will referee football within the next 15 years.

                  1. Pariße
                    • 10 Years
                    9 years, 3 days ago

                    They partially are already.

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

                Siggy -> Lallana tempting me. Love the Sig, but with this moron in charge don't see his output being consistent enough.

                1. Atimis
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  I'm thinking about this move too

                2. itwaswritten
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  Lallana or whatever won't even be noticed when Coutinho is back. But do you, I guess.

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

                  I wouldn't.

                  1. mcrayeps
                    • 9 Years
                    9 years, 3 days ago

                    Thid

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

                    Thought about it but I'll keep faith with Sig.

                    Kane -> Ibra probably my move if Ibra doesn't get a knock today.

                    1. Pariße
                      • 10 Years
                      9 years, 3 days ago

                      Are you not preparing to get Aguero back in? 🙂

              7. The Tinkerman
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Does Friend take his place back now he is fit? Would make a great Ibra enabler

              8. Drip Doctor
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 15 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Joe Allen is The Welsh Ramsey of 13/14

                1. Numb
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  Better than Hazard

                  1. Drip Doctor
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 15 Years
                    9 years, 3 days ago

                    Who isn't better than that fraud.

                2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  i think that'd be Ramsey

                3. Venom Snake
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  But Ramsey is also Welsh?

                4. Les Bleus
                  • 14 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  Welsh Ramsey = Ramsey

                5. Drip Doctor
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 15 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  I've caught a few here lads. Lets eat.

                  1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 14 Years
                    9 years, 3 days ago

                    your backpeddling amuses

                    1. Drip Doctor
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 15 Years
                      9 years, 3 days ago

                      I support Arsenal. You don't think i know Ramsey is Welsh?

                      1. Ayew Serious
                        • 10 Years
                        9 years, 3 days ago

                        You're not helping yourself. Nothing wrong with a mistake

                        1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 14 Years
                          9 years, 3 days ago

                          aye, this.
                          it's ok to err, we forgive you.
                          no need to protest too much

                      2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 14 Years
                        9 years, 3 days ago

                        i think you played on "the Welsh Pirlo" and wanted to compare to Rambo 3 yrs ago, and buggered up

                        1. Drip Doctor
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 15 Years
                          9 years, 3 days ago

                          Lol. Ok pal.

              9. Oven Glover
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Azpi or Bellerin going forward? Have Alonso.

                1. FALCAO & MOU
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  Azpi, I am no astrologer though.

                2. Les Bleus
                  • 14 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  You should probably know.

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

                  With Mustafi out, Arsenal are probably not going to improve their CS record, Bellerin is amazing however, so I'd consider spreading the ''risk'' and the fixtures are really nice.

              10. money face bandwagon
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                F off ref

                1. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
                  • 15 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  F u

              11. MrMaverick
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                I thought abiut getting Negredo for Nacho. liked the differential aspect

                Went Ibraa

                TYPICAL

                1. itwaswritten
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  Captained Defoe. I am... disgusted!

                  I hate this game.

                2. Licious Lizard
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  Please don't

              12. FALCAO & MOU
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                If Payet doesn't give me returns today, Bilic will get sacked for Christmas, how do you have Payet and Carroll in the same team, and not get them to score a goal against Hull?

              13. The Left Duke #3
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Firmino the Payet instead of Eriksen/Lallana earlier in the week is slowly turning into the most awful transfer of my season

                1. FALCAO & MOU
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  Me too boy, feel like throwing my head away.

                2. Smarty Pants
                  • 15 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  you must be having a great season

                  1. The Left Duke #3
                    • 11 Years
                    9 years, 3 days ago

                    was 18K OR before GW 16, 38K starting this week....literally posted a comment asking for advice and went against better judgement = rank drop 🙁 . Fingers crossed for a second half brace or else Payet will be joining Costa on the chopping block

                3. MarvelouSuccess
                  • 13 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  eriksen play for the better team and has better form between him and payet. you were warned that olympic stadium is a graveyard for west ham.

                  1. The Left Duke #3
                    • 11 Years
                    9 years, 3 days ago

                    Ya mate, brain dead move on my behalf. Really regretting it and got caught in my cash ML as well. A big half needed by Payet as I fancy Eriksen to score against Burnley with the form he is in

                4. Karan_G14
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  Worst picks of the season for me if they don't get points today.

              14. Hurricane Gilbert
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Amat really is the worst defender ever

                1. MOZIL
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  then what about stone lol

              15. _Ninja_
                • 15 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Costa to Ibra then Kane to Costa the week after?

                Or just play Joe Allen v pool and do Kane to Ibra this week?

                Got Costa for 10.6.

                1. MTPockets
                    9 years, 3 days ago

                    Depends how kane/ibra play but holding personally (got costa at 9.6 though to be fair).

                2. Js31
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  Payet has been a massive let down with two easy fixtures