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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. SKENG
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Do we know for sure Zaha is leaving for AFCON?

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

      No

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

      if he doesnt will be a great option

  2. swisstime
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Average points 39. i have 44 with mane left. Hope it will be enough to pass through the fpl cup cut

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

      Should be, whats your rank atm?

    2. swisstime
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      gw rank 1,394,936 but no sub to come from bench 🙁

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

        dont want to jinx it for you, but you're solid

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

      I hope so depends on tomorrow

  3. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 16 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Last Man Standing Update

    Safety score = 32
    Top score = 75
    LMS average = 40.33

    1 game + autosubs to go.

    1. Kurtinho
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Damn I'm on 32 with Lukaku and Origi to play. Going to be tight!

      1. French Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        same here 😀

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

    Team for next week, Thoughts on a transfer? 0.6 ITB
    Foster

    Alonso Pieters Holebas Amat

    Sanchez Siggy Payet Eriksen

    Origi Kane

    -Pickford Evans Costa Rodwell

    1. n-doggg
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Save FT

    2. swisstime
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I have pretty much the same team. I did last night Kane to Ibra

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

    Give me one good reason why i shouldn't double up on Alexis and Theo for next 6 ?

    WBA CPL bou swa BUR WAT

    One is the highest scorer while other is 4th in midfield ranking at only 7.8

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

      I've got Theo and in process of getting Ozil

      Sanchez too expensive now for me

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

        Alexis- 6 goals and 3 assists in last 6 worth every penny

    2. Tansey
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Fact that they lost their last 2 is making me think twice about it but I'd say I'll still double up as well

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

        id expect arsenal to bounce back and the fixtures couldn't be any better

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

      I'm looking at this, but should I get rid of Siggy, Haz or Eriksen for Walcott?
      Might try to squeeze in Bellerin instead...

    4. Ten Season Wonder
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      i have both. hoping they propel me up the rankings after a miserable season so far

    5. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      4 teams you need to focus on:

      - Man Utd
      - Arsenal
      - Chelsea
      - WBA

      I like this which is affordable for most managers:

      Pickford - Grant
      Jones - Friend - Alonso - Monreal - Brunt
      Sanchez - Hazard - Pogba - Phillips - De Roon
      Costa - Ibrahimovic - Rondon

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

        prefer theo over pogba

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

        Why WBA?

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

    GW18

    Pickford
    Alonso Friend Holebas Amat
    Hazard(C) Ozil Firmino Walcott Sigurdsson
    Ibrahimovic

    Mane > Ozil incoming

  7. JaydenLFC87
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Who gets the last spot in my team??

    A) McAuley (ars)

    B) De Roon (bur)

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

      B

    2. Tansey
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      B

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

      B

  8. The Overthinker
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    49 with firmino left.

    Siggy,kane out?
    Have 2FT

    1. MY DJ NAME IS PIMP CURRY
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Keep Siggy. Use other FT to gather funds for Kun

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

        Have planned it already.
        Alonso,kane out
        Jones,aguero in

        Have double Chelsea at the back

  9. MY DJ NAME IS PIMP CURRY
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone else miffed that Aguero is still 12.8? Should be falling much faster ffs

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

      Takes a lot more transfers out once below original price.

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

      Dead teams don't do transfers

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

      I dont under pruce rise/falls. Aguero gone down from 40+% to 18% but only dropped 0.3. Whilst cout dropped 0.6?
      Also alonso gone up 0.5 whilst ownership still around 10%

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

        Coutinho was way above original price and still is.

  10. jurgenklopp.8
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    CP: £11.0 SP: £10.8 PP: £10.6

    When costa drops tonight, do i lose 0.1 or not?

    Sorry as assume this is asked a lot.

    1. MY DJ NAME IS PIMP CURRY
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah you do. Your SP will be 10.7

      1. jurgenklopp.8
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        thanks

    2. Ten Season Wonder
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      yeah you will mate

      1. jurgenklopp.8
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        cheers always forget how it works

    3. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Your selling price drops to 10.7 after he drops this evening - it rounds down.

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

      Yes you do

  11. Ten Season Wonder
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    becoming extremely frustrated with this season and the fact the heavy hitters keep flunking (notably Hazard & Kane)... Just not justifying their hefty tags!!!

    and to top it off, Iheanacho transfer didn't pay off one bit.

    Really don't know where to go from here;

    2FT + 0.4 itb

    Pickford
    Rose - McAuley - Holebas
    Alexis - Hazard - Walcott - Lallana - Allen
    Kane - 'Nacho

    Subs: Foster; Nyom, Kingsley, Costa(sus)

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

    Average can't have gone up too much today

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

      Nearly 12

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

        Didn't expect it to be that high

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

          Walker, Sanchez and Walcott were nearly half the score.

  13. Tansey
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone else who uses phone not able to see replies to comments anymore? Since this morning I have only been able to see comments and no replies

    1. n-doggg
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I can see them on mobile

    2. Tansey
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Well piss. I can't see any bloody replies so what was the point in this

    3. MY DJ NAME IS PIMP CURRY
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      So we can basically say whatever we want to you and you wouldn't know? Well, whatever the filter allows at least

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

      You may have accidentally unticked show replies at top of page

    5. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I'm on phone, can see everything.

      There's a toggle at the bottom left...hit it to use mobile-friendly mode

  14. n-doggg
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Team for next week, got 2FT and 0.1 itb. Thoughts on where to us a transfer or two?

    Pick
    Alonso, friend, Amat
    Sanchez (c), hazard, firmino, Siggy, de roon
    Kane, origi

    Foster, mee, pieters, costa

    1. Tansey
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Kane to Ibra and save second FT

      1. n-doggg
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Can't afford

    2. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      See how firmino does tomorrow. I'd look to upgrade de roon/downgrade firmino, or transfer out costa if you won't lose too much in doing so.

      1. Point-one short
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Could you do firmino to lala and kane to ibra?

        1. n-doggg
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Lalana for firm is tempting, see how they do tomorrow

    3. TJ_777
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Kane and Firmino out would be template

  15. nkhoughton
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Kane has been a bigger let down than when I found out wrestling was fake - Glad I have swapped in for Ibra

    1. Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      You know about Santa though right?

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

        Yeah he's real obvs

        1. Robben Mee Blind
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Er yeah 🙂
          Feeling your Kane pain btw. Can't afford straight swap for Ibra though and loath to take a hit unless Rose out, so may have to keep Kane against Saints

  16. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Williams and kane to azpi and Ibra (c) for a hit?

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      You'd be unlucky not to score with both next week...do it

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

    Lads. Best defender under 5.3m?

    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Gibson.

    2. n-doggg
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Brunt

    3. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Phil Jones?

    4. The Left Duke #3
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      For their run of fixtures, Jones at 4.8 is a steal

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

      Cheers lads. Might reshuffle to get Valencia in.

  18. Morgs
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    What time do the leagues get updated on FPL?

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

    @Tansey, tick the "replies shown" box up the top.

  20. Vinyl78LP
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    From the baps, how does a KDB assist and booking trump an Alexis assist or a winning Sterling goal. Is there a link for how it's all worked out? 🙂

    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      In the rules section of FPL. Arsenal did nothing 2nd half, Cech had the most Arsenal passes 🙂

    2. Rhinos
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      dunno but alexis was a passenger 2nd half, kdb had plenty of touches

  21. The Overthinker
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Need some opinions !!
    Heaton
    Azpi-alonso-pieters
    Sanchez-siggy-firmino- Phillips
    Costa(C)-kane-defoe

    Bench - jaku,holebas,francis,capoue

    Have 2FT.
    What should be done ?

    1. Aston-villain
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      How much money do u have in the bank?
      How much did u pay for Costa?

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

        Got costa for 9.4
        Not selling him

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

          9.8*

        2. Aston-villain
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Probably just kane for ibra atm

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

            Thinking about that move only.

      2. The Overthinker
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        .2 ITB

  22. Aston-villain
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone here selling Eriksen to release some funds?
    Who will you replace him with? I'm thinking Lallana, but I already have Mané and fixtures don't look great

  23. Morgs
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Rose to Bellerin for a hit?

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

      No way !

  24. Jam0sh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Kane to Ibra?

    1. Aston-villain
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Why not

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

      I'm .1 short, I would if I could

  25. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    5 teams every FPL manager needs to focus on for the next 8 gameweeks:

    4 teams you need to focus on:

    - Man Utd
    - Arsenal
    - Chelsea
    - WBA
    - Middlesbrough

    I like this which is affordable for most managers:

    Pickford - Grant
    Jones - Friend - Alonso - Monreal - Brunt
    Sanchez - Hazard - Pogba - Phillips - De Roon
    Costa - Ibrahimovic - Rondon

    You can change Pogba for Coutinho when he is back.

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

    Any idea what the cutoff score will be for fpl cup?

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

      Probably 40

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

        if today was the last day. 45 or so maybe.

        1. Danno - Emre Canada
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Gutted, I'm 39 terrible points all out

          1. Old Man
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Better than me, and I'm finished too.

            1. Danno - Emre Canada
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Actually sorry I read that as the LMS score any idea what we are looking at there?

              1. TorresMagic™
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                • 16 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                32 currently

                1. Danno - Emre Canada
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 4 months ago

                  Arrr thanks mate

  27. ♤TeddyBear♤
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Is Jones nailed when everyone is fit?

    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Not exactly nailed, but it's his spot to lose. Injury is the bigger worry with him.

  28. Whazza
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Last chance for Hazard, then? Too expensive for 1 goal in 6... Even that was a "free" goal vs City.

    Haz and Evans -> Walcott/Lallana and Bellerin + 0.4 might be on the cards

    1. antolol
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah I havent been convinced at all lately. Looks good on the pitch but only in small patches of the game. Im thinking perhaps Costa will be my Chelsea attacking player 🙂
      Looks pretty good but unsure about Bellerin, Arsenal leakage supreme.

    2. The Left Duke #3
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Ya I agree mate, thinking he could fund my Kun transfer

  29. jean-louis51
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Shaw & Bailly are supposed to be back for next gw. I don't understand much about MU defence. Do you know if Jones will keep playing ? (as 1st role, I mean playing since the beginning, I don't konw the word...) To do Coleman->Jones for -4

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Shaw's out in the cold isn't he?

      Bailly came back, injured again. Off to AFCON soon anyway.

      Smalling appears to be out of favour

      Jones likely to keep playing with Rojo

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

      This latest from Ben Dinnery about Shaw – ´No return date. Mourinho said Shaw was not close. Lower leg injury´

      1. jean-louis51
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        ok good, Jones could keep playing for middle term?(4/5 fixtures to be valuable?)

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

          Thats what I want to know...

  30. antolol
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Money-game this year. Prolly have to pull the trigger on this one tonight/at least tomorrow.
    Siggy --> Ramirez (4th)
    Lukaku --> Ibra.

    -4. Looking to C Ibrahimovic.

    Ramirez intermittently looking good when Ive watched, ofc aware of that he is not the best choice. 0.1 off from Zaha whom i prefered..

    Am I a buffoon?