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17 December 2016 2005 comments
Mark Mark
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Saturday’s action concludes at the Hawthorns where Manchester United drop in on an in-form West Bromwich Albion.

The Fantasy attention will be split here, with United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic owned by 28.4% and captained by 13% up against a popular West Brom rearguard.

While Tony Pulis’ defence has kept just a single clean sheet in 13, the likes of Gareth McAuley and Craig Dawson offer a big threat from set-pieces, while Chris Brunt’s delivery could be vital.

Brunt provided a pair of assists in the midweek victory over Swansea City from left-back but is pushed forward into a midfield role this evening as Dawson returns from suspension, shifting Allan Nyom to left-back.

Significantly, almost 500,000 of McAuley’s 1.2 million owners keep him on the bench for this one – 360,000 of Foster’s 664,000 ownership do the same with the Baggies keeper.

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

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  1. ZakAFC_
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Cedric/Pieters >> Jones (-4)?

    1. TLF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Don't think he is nailed once Bailly is back from injury is he ?

  2. DaveVak
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Why are so many people dumping Costa?
    Most consistent player here, and Spurs the only tough defense he plays against in the next 10GWs or so. I am just benching...

    1. SANTACLAUS
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Losing value, 1 going up and other going down

    2. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Getting Ibra for Sunderland then I suspect they may get him back after Chelsea play Spurs.

    3. squits
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Who was the bloke on here that said Ibra will be rested on boxing day. I can't find anything from Jose saying that. Is he just trolling?

      1. Beavis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Not trolling, just wrong.

    4. Migls
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      It depends how early people got him. I got him early and if I sell now I get 10.3. So doesn't make sense to sell and buy right back after one or two gameweeks. I wouldn't offload Costa in any case tho.

  3. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Need to find 0.3 to do Costa to Ibra. Any thoughts are welcome. Have 2FT 0 ITB

    Valdes, Pickford

    Alonso, Chambers, VanDijk, Evans, Amat

    Payet, Hazard, Eriksen, Sigurdsson, Phillips

    Kane, Costa, Anichebe

    1. Ron_Swanson
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Siggy - Zaha

    2. HVT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Valdes > Grant?

      1. Nomar
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Did that yesterday. Didn't turn out well!

    3. Blue&White85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Moving Payet out looks the best solution. Costs a lot but not getting points.

      1. Bored Bear
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        payet -> walcott?

  4. NestorC
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone help me out? Thanks

    A) Llorente Ibra Zaha(5th mid)
    B) Diomande Siggy Ibra(3-5-2)

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      A

  5. Tronity
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Torn between...

    A) Benteke > Ibra
    B) Redmond > Lallana

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      B. I'm planning to bring in Benteke ahead of Ibra.

  6. pedro-tacuara
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Best 5.4 or below defender to get atm? Im considering Jones but is he at rotation risk?

    1. WE GO FOR IT
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I don't think so. Both Jones and Rojo should start the next 2 games. But if you have 5.4, I'd look at Valencia. Attacking threat as well.

  7. tm245
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Holiday Fixtures Schedule
    (GWs 18/19/20)

    Arsenal 26/1/3
    Chelsea 26/31/4
    Liverpool 27/31/2
    City 26/31/2
    United 26/31/2
    Spurs 28/1/4

    Chelsea look to have the best balance, while Arsenal Liverpool City United all have very tight turnarounds between GWs 19 and 20.

    1. IndyStarJack
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Nice observation

    2. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      If Zlatan is to be rested, it'll be for the MID game imo.

  8. HVT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Hazard > Ibrahimovic

    For free?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Which game?

    2. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Literally makes no sense

    3. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Sky?

  9. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Holebas to Jones -4? Would have to play Holebas otherwise and I don't trust Watford at all..

  10. Aarono23
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Are we expecting a 0.2 drop minimum for Costa this week?

    1. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yes

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      0.3 likely.

      1. Junior ⚽
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        ^

    3. Aarono23
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Thanks guys. Tempted to do Costa to Ibra and then Kane to Costa after Christmas. Get the price rises and take advantage of Ibra's fixtures. Ibra being rested is a worry though

    4. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      As somone whose holding Costa I was initially concerned that a 0.3 drop would hurt, that would mean I could have sold him for 10.8 and brought him back for 10.7, but he's likely to rise quick again and so is Ibra, so I'll stomach it. Would rather lose 0.1 than lose another transfer getting Costa back in again.

  11. sergioaguero67
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Which combo would be worth a 4 point hit for next week?

    A. Zlatan + Lallana
    B. Zlatan + Siggy
    C. Lallana + Siggy

    Please help.

    1. HVT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      A

    2. dja81
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      A

  12. Voodoo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Excuse the dumb question but is Zlatan not due his ban now after reaching the number of yellows?

    1. ZakAFC_
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Was banned for the game against Arsenal

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Hot topic.

    3. makaveli123
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      No. He has served his susp.

    4. squits
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Dude! He had it ages ago. Got 5 yellows including a league cup one in Nov. 6 now = no ban

    5. Voodoo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Thanks.

  13. ankil2009
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    I am on WC, bought costa at 10.6, planning to ship him temporarily, how much do we expect costa to fall by end of week? atleast 0.2?

  14. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Kane (c) needs to deliver tomorrow.

    1. Garth Marenghi
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      You're right

  15. Junior ⚽
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Thoughts on the Man United defence?
    Stay away or Solid options?
    Jones the best option but is he a rotation?

    1. SANTACLAUS
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Valencia if you can afford

    2. Volley127
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Valencia is best option (price excluded) imo but I've gone Jones due to value and fairly secure I reckon.

    3. WE GO FOR IT
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Valencia is better if you have the cash imo and less prone to rotation. Jones is also safe imo.

  16. Pep bites Kun
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone one have a guestimate of what the average TV of the Top 1000 is right now?

    1. Jay_
      9 years, 7 months ago

      103.4

      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks - That's neither high nor low in the grand scheme of things - so probably average to everyone else +/- 1M.

        - It will be interesting to see where they are come end of season based on the current TV & 2nd WC viewpoint.

    2. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      *1000 is still a big divisor though :-))

  17. Chicken-Mandy
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    costa and heaton to ibra and a 4.0 keeper -4?

    1. Junior ⚽
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Keep Heaton.

  18. SANTACLAUS
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Just did it, Costa>Ibra. No point thinking about it longer.

  19. MartialMatas
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    People who own Kane + Costa

    A) Kane -> Ibra. Bench Costa
    B) Costa -> Ibra
    C) Costa -> Ibra then Kane -> Costa next week

    which is best?

    1. dhamphiir
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      C

    2. Junior ⚽
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I've gone C, depends on the value you bought Costa at.

    3. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Depends on what's your selling value of Costa
      Mine is 10.4 so I'd hold on to the most consistent player in FPL

    4. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Can't do B without hits, so just going A.

      A also means you don't have to use a transfer getting Costa back in again.

    5. MartialMatas
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I bought Costa at 10.6

  20. Henryyy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Do you think Can will play next gw?

  21. Legomane
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Posted last night the plan was going to be Collins, Kane > Amat, Zlatan tonight...but Costa's suspension has killed that move 🙁
    http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2016/12/16/the-community-round-up-174/?hc_page=5#hc_comment_14669877

    Heaton (MID)
    Walker (sou) Alonso (BOU) Smith (che)
    Sigurdsson (WHU) Mane (STK) Sanchez (WBA) Eriksen (sou) de Roon (bur)
    Origi (STK) Kane (sou)

    Pickford (mun) Collins (swa) Pieters (liv) Costa*

    1. Do Collins, Costa > 3.9, Ibra tonight (exact cash)
    Or wait, miss Ibra rise (possible Costa drop?)
    2. Eriksen, Costa > Walcott, Ibra
    3. Walker, Costa > Valencia, Ibra
    4. Mane, Costa > Lallana/Walcott, Ibra

    Not overly loving 1. Getting Amat in would at least have provided another benching option...
    2 quite like this in one sense. Not sure eriksen will sustain form, and Walcott has some juicy fixtures. Should at least keep up with eriksen output providing he plays.
    3. Walker to Valencia seems good short term, but I started out with walker planning to keep him for the season. Kinda rather keep him than either eriksen or Kane in a way...
    4. Mane's going to have to go at some point...just not sure it's this week I want to shift.

    PLEASE help me decide!!! Thanks!!!

  22. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    hopin haz points pick up next week 😕

    1. squits
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      It will be his last match for my team if he doesn't!

  23. Ian Davis
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Son > Lallana or Siggy

    ** I've already got Firmino & Origi

    1. HVT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Siggy so

  24. The Mandalorian
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    More from Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho speaking to BBC Sport: "I'm so pleased for him (Zlatan). He is the kind of player who doesn't need to prove anything to anyone but when he decided to come to England for the last period of his career - to the most difficult championship in the world - I think he proved he is a superman in his mentality.

    "What he is doing at 35 is a dream for every striker of 25 in the Premier League.

    "I need to give him a rest. Now we have a little rest for the first time. It is not just him but everybody.

    1. Junior ⚽
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Hmm, 9 days is plenty.

    2. HVT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I think he means a rest till Monday week, i.e. The lads can enjoy Christmas now.

    3. makaveli123
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I read it as a couple of days off from training and that he will be fit for Sunderland.

    4. squits
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yep the rest is from now til Monday, then play Sunderland

  25. WE GO FOR IT
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Repost:
    Foster | Heaton
    Walker | Coleman | Holebas | McAuley |Love
    Antonio | Eriksen | Sanchez | Siggy | Capoue
    Negredo | Costa | Kane

    Best route to get Ibra in?

    A. Costa, Eriksen and Kane OUT -> Ibra, Hazard and Benteke IN (-8)
    B. Costa, Antonio and Kane OUT -> Ibra, Hazard and Deeney/Origi/Llorente IN (-8)
    C. Costa and Eriksen OUT -> Ibra and Walcott/Lallana/Alli IN (-4)
    D. Costa and Antonio OUT -> Ibra and Noble/Chadli/Phillips/Redmond IN (-4)

    A and B gives me Hazard as an Chelsea cover but with an added hit. C and D leave me with no Chelsea cover.

  26. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Costa to Ibra done

  27. Ghost86
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    A) Costa + McAuley to Ibra + Friend -4
    B) Costa + Payet to Ibra + Siggy -4

  28. Vinyl78LP
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Just looked at my forward line for GW18, Costa suspended, benchwarmer Kelechi and Rondon at the Emirates.

    Think FPL need to bring a new 5-5-0 all out defence option next season.

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      All Out Attack? Nah man I'm playing my Park the Bus chip.

    2. squits
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      A park the bus chip would be amazing : )

  29. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    PvA 15pter contrasts Brunts 0

  30. Flynny
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    What r people gonna do when Kun comes back in a couple of weeks?

    Got in for Burnley home onwards??

    Or forget about him and go with costa and ibra.

    Can only have 2 of them....

    1. Junior ⚽
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Aguero can wait.

    2. Lav
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Costa and Ibra

    3. Dirty Harry
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      See what happens. Aguero isnt essential this season... so far anyway

    4. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I'm getting Aguero ASAP.

    5. mbrewer94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I'm planning on ditching Hazard and Costa if Chelsea continue to grind out 1-0's. Ibra, Aguero and Sanchez will be my big hitters.

    6. ARKHAM
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Shifting Costa out for Ibra tonight, with Sanchez, Hazard and Kane remaining. Probably bring Costa and Aguero back for Gw20 and swap Origi for a £7m+(ish) mid for a hit.

      1. ARKHAM
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        ^ (in place of Hazard)