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18 December 2016 2966 comments
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After Jay Rodriguez guided Southampton to a 3-1 win at the Vitality, we’re treated to a couple of 4pm encounters that may well have a significant impact on the Fantasy Premier League standings.

Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen are heavily backed to get the better of Burnley at the Lane.

The in-form pair have each scored twice in two of their last three home appearances, earning first and third place in our Gameweek 17 Captain Poll respectively.

Frustratingly, our Scout Pick Toby Alderweireld misses out with a minor back problem, though we’ll have an eye on Spot the Differential candidate Danny Rose against a Clarets outfit with a single goal to their name on the road so far.

Man City and Arsenal square up at the Etihad in the other match.

Alexis Sanchez seeks a fifth double-figure away haul against a City defence that’s been far from convincing, with just three clean sheets to their name so far.

With the Gunners now poised for some excellent upcoming fixtures, a big performance from Theo Walcott could persuade some Sanchez owners he is worth a double-up option.

Sergio Aguero remains suspended for City, with Pep Guardiola once again benching the likes of Kelechi Iheanacho and John Stones.

Kevin De Bruyne is the man most likely for the home side, though the Belgian’s run of 10 league appearances without a goal has left him on the Fantasy periphery.

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  1. Jay_
      9 years, 4 months ago

      ----------------------Foster----------------------
      ------------Alonso Cedric Holebas---------
      Sanchez Hazard Eriksen Siggy Lallana
      ---------------Ibrahimovic Kane--------------
      -------------------------------------------------------
      Pickford Anichibe Amat Pieters. 0 FT, 0.0 ITB

      A) Leave it
      B) Eriksen > Walcott -4
      C) Eriksen & Cedric > Walcott & Valencia -8
      D) Something else?

      * Can afford a .1 drop on Kane

      1. Over Midwicket
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Leave it, and ditch Eriksen/Kane after next GW

      2. NATSTER
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        A

      3. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Maybe leave it Southampton / Spurs is what is making it seem worse that it is. Cedric fixtures similar to Valencia was thinking that move too but not taking a hit for it.
        Do Kane to Costa next week and see what you think about Eriksen then.

      4. Jay_
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Cheers lads

        • Pep bites Kun
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          A) Leave it,

          But if you're going to go ...

          D) Eriksen & Cedric > Walcott & Valencia -8 (Takes a lot to make 8+ points right now)

          1. We Will Klopp you
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Wait for Coutinho to get fit before ditching Eriksen, keep Kane for this week and then ditch for Costa next GW.

      5. andymck
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Team needs some surgery, open to taking a hit or two.

        Pickford / Marshall
        Alonso / Vertonghen / Holebas / Evans / Amat
        Sanchez / Hazard / Sigurdsson / Phillips / Fletcher
        Kane / Costa / Wilson
        1.2 ITB, 1 FT

        Kane needs to go, Wilson probably does too. Swansea looked shocking yesterday and I'm not keen at all on playing 2 WBA attackers next week with Costa out...

        1. MTPockets
            9 years, 4 months ago

            I did Kane -> Ibra. Rest depends whether planning to fit Aguero back in.

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

              Probably not as it stands.

        2. HurriKane
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Will Arsenal fans call Sanchez a traitor if he swapped Arsenal for City ?

          I mean Pep would be licking his lips if he had Alexis as false9.

          1. makaveli123
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            What do you think?

            1. HurriKane
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              i think he is getting frustrated and want to win titles which he probably wont at arsenal

              at city he may get a better opportunity under pep

          2. liiusions
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            What if Kane went to Chelsea? Is he a traitor then?

          3. Wilshere Knowledge
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Would be massively frustrating, but it wouldn't make him a traitor. He came to the club as a top player, and hasn't been here long enough.

            1. HurriKane
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              fair enough. but you guys cant judge him for leaving as he's a top player and wants to win titles

              1. Wilshere Knowledge
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                I'd blame the club for selling him to City though. Would be horrific for the club.

        3. Fergietime
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Time to sell Lloris, any suggestions, already have pickford so might go for Heaton or could just go cheap and start Pickford...

        4. Ambu
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Kane has ruined my team these last 2 weeks. I got him for the burnely and hull matches, and chose him over Zlatan. Epic fail.

          1. Shultan
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Ive had kane for 5 GW, in that time ibra has got almost double his points

        5. tm245
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Anyone else in a freefall since Aguero and Coutinho went out?

          My rank has more than doubled, seems I'm not doing very well finding replacements/redistributing those funds. Having those two as anchors was more valuable than I realized.

          1. Smarty Pants
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            I'm in freefall since GW8 😀 10K ➡ 200+K and falling
            I often think that Aguero lets you play this game in 'easy' mode, whithout him it's more fun, but it's tougher.

            1. tm245
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Ouch.

              I wasn't even autocaptaining Aguero, but I think having him cemented in my team gives me the right balance of security and risk in how I play the game.

              Agreed that it is harder without him, definitely exposing my rash approach.

          2. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            4442 GW 11

            80 thousand odd now.

            1. tm245
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Hope you can reverse it, wonder what the points difference is.

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

            Same here.

            Although my rank slide started when I passed on Costa V Spurs for fear of yellow card and put up with Firminho for too long.

            Also my captain record contiues to be as horrific as ever, last 6 GWs:

            4 6 2 6 4 4 (and yes they have been doubled)

            1. tm245
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Brutal luck with those captaincy scores.

          4. Rolls-Royce
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            From 6K -> 62K last night. 😎

            1. Rolls-Royce
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              *after 4 GWs

        6. 8ball
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          LMS safety score?

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Too early. 18 before today.

            1. 8ball
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Oh okay. I thought yesterday I read somewhere you had written 27. Was getting nervous.

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

          Went payet captain this week so could have been worse. Think I'm gonna join the popular captain pick over Xmas so we can all celebrate or have Christmas ruined together.

        8. The Wise Owl
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Just did the most idiotic thing. Swapped Kane for Ibra when I've got Costa sitting on the bench next GW.

          1. Syd.
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Good move 🙂

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

            That's not idiotic at all I done Kane ➡ Ibra this GW there's no point in binning Costa for one game he's back in for Stoke for me.

            1. Gemgem1010
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Same here Kane to ibra last night.Before today Kane has been shocking. Costa on my bench next week, little point selling for 1 week.

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

                Beat the price rise sell the conman Arry Kane good business by everyone who did if you ask me.

          3. 8ball
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Same and I got Costa at 10.6. Did not want to waste a ft.

            1. Manilaman
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Costa will still score more than Kane next week

        9. OptimusBlack
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Kane out of my teaaaaam

        10. MrMaverick
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Is there a chance Wenger actually grows the testicles to drop Ozil?

          Na. Certain starter v WBA

          1. MrMaverick
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Ofc he'll play around with Iwobi and Ox- players of lesser status and rep

          2. JIM BOB
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            He'd have to drop plenty of others by that rule though...

            1. MrMaverick
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Ozil was the worst in yellow

          3. HurriKane
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            he's a flat track bully

            surprised arsenal fans chant his name every week

            1. MrMaverick
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              10 pts v wba incoming

            2. Wilshere Knowledge
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              More goals and assists v the top 4 than any other player last season.

              People just cannot see around that false narrative.

          4. Hurricane Gilbert
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Will never happy. Wenger acting out on poor lad Oxlade instead

            1. Wilshere Knowledge
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              He was injured.

        11. Cok3y5murf
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Man, I miss Aguero.

          1. Over Midwicket
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Miss his 1 pointers? 'Cause that was all he was getting us before his RC

          2. tm245
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Yeah, posted similar above. Can't get my team right since he went out.

        12. JIM BOB
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          When do they finalise the BPS / do the alterations etc?

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Within the next hour

            1. JIM BOB
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Ta

        13. klavan
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          2 FT... A or B?
          A) Kane>Ibra
          Holebas>Jones
          B) Capoue>Sanchez
          Kane>Anichebe

        14. mir
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          We play this game, yes game, for enjoyment but i'm having the worse season in 10 years..currently 350k.
          Whilst I know you have good and bad weeks this weekend and the midweek games have really annoyed me. With the wife and child away and team looking good on paper I watched more football than normal and was looking forward to the points rolling in.
          Gutted.

          Bring on xmas and we go again.

          1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Mixed opinion this season. I've enjoyed it but there is a lot that ruins it for me

            The flag system, the stupid amount of rises ( probably related) and fpl inconsistency.

            1. mir
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              The rises I think are purely down to volume of players. Now 4 million I'm. Sure it was 1.6 when I started playing.

          2. DA Minnion (Former great)
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Feel the same.Can't catch a break this season at all.Waiting every week for it to turn round but just not happening.

          3. Granville
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            350k rank is hardly a disaster at this stage of the season.

            1. mir
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Very true. More just annoyed at the week to fully enjoy the footy and FPL points.

        15. Stupendous
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Yay or nay?

          Costa, Eriksen and VVD

          To

          Lukaku, Mane and Azpilicueta

          Would shift on Mane next week for free

          1. Over Midwicket
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Why ditch VVD? He's got amazing fixtures and is a BAP monster. He'll probably score in the next few GWs too

            1. Stupendous
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Yea true was just to get double Chelsea in at the back

              1. We Will Klopp you
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                Mane's off to AFCON soon

        16. Oven Glover
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          A relived (C)arroller says good night to the lot of you! Better luck next week.

        17. Elfozzie 42
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          45 points with Mane to go. Another mediocre week

          1. Rolls-Royce
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            I'd take that easily

        18. KeepCalm
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Best Forward under 9.0m? Already have Defoe and IBra

          1. Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Bentekkers

          2. 8ball
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Tekkers. Great fixtures coming up

        19. Feed tha Sheep
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Best one?
          A. Kane > Ibra
          B. Walker > Luiz
          C. Williams > P.Jones

          A looks the popular one but no Chelsea def is killing me

        20. seanie3
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          didnt' see spurs last two games, but serious question, anyone see what is happening with Kane?

          is he not getting any chances due to spurs playing a different way? not sure why he doesn't seem to be scoring or seem to be getting any chances to convert

          1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            He's not in the game this season. Waste of space.

          2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Just don't think he's hit any form. Most his goals been pens. Alli not been the same this season and i think it's affected kanes output.

        21. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Arsenal unlucky with ref decisions?

          1. Feed tha Sheep
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Not really no

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Wenger saying both goals were offside.

              1. Wilshere Knowledge
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                Silva was offside and went for the ball, but didn't touch it or block the keepers view. I might have argued he was interfering if I hadn't seen Cech concede the same near post goal over and over again.

              2. Team Cruel
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                That's funny coming from a guy that never ever sees any controversial decision going for his team.

          2. andymck
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Eh, they were still piss poor in the second half.

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              True, 1st was pretty level.

          3. Wilshere Knowledge
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            The first goal was offside, but they deserved the win.

          4. HurriKane
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            they were diabolical after scoring first

            defended the majority after and didnt look like scoring

          5. Gooner97
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            The first goal was really offside

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Sane's hand/arm was offside.

              1. Gooner97
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                His right foot as well

          6. Hurricane Gilbert
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            That is distorting reality. They were poor because of their performance, nothing else.

            And regarding the ref it was a controversial offside call, but the second goal was defo a good goal. Arsenal's previous luck with refs are running out. But most importantly they have bern playing poorly.

        22. andymck
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          42 all out, keep those red arrows coming.

          1. THFC4LIFE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            I reckon that might be around the average this week but I could be wrong

        23. Ibralicious
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Chances of Sanchez going up in price before the next deadline?

          1. ol3andre
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Most likely.

        24. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          To think I took -8 to get Kane in 🙁

          2 matches as (c) merely covers the double hit

          Truly awful

        25. ol3andre
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          0.0 ITB:

          Foster

          Lovren - Rose - van Dijk - Amat

          Hazard - Walcott - Lallana - Pedro

          Ibrahimovic - Kane

          Subs: Jaku, Costa, Love, Kightly.

          Would

          A) Keep another GW

          B) Kane - Pedro - Lovren --> Origi - Sanchez - Nyom (-8 and 0,3 itb)

          C) Kane --> Origi after the match tomorrow

        26. MrMaverick
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          oh it's perfectly set up for Mané(C)

          So he'll blank or get sent off

        27. tm245
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          That pass from KDB...

        28. Differentiator
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          😀 Anyone else relying on Firmino now to create a respectable score?

          Cmon Roberto.

          1. Sweetboi
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Yep

          2. THFC4LIFE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Lallana for me

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

            what is a respectable score?

            1. Differentiator
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Average would be nice, otherwise 40 after all-out.

          4. fedolefan
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            I need a 15 pointer from Bobby and Mane to make up ground in my ML.

        29. Weasel51
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Really need a hand!!!

          Heaton
          Alonso Pieters Amat
          Hazard Sanchez Eriksen Antonio
          Costa Kane Origi

          1 FT 0.0 ITB

          A)Kane and Eriksen > Ibra and Walcott
          B) Costa and Eriksen > Ibra and Walcott
          C) Any other opinions?

          Thanks

          1. ol3andre
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Can you do Kane and Antonio for Ibra and Lallana?

            1. Weasel51
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              No

              1. ol3andre
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                A: then