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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. Christina.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Willy Wonka falling like a stone

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/30327/history

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

      God this site is obsessed with Ville Ronke.

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        It's bizarre

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

        Well I'm obsessed with Lisa Ann on the other site.

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

        Minus 1

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

      Guess he got.jinxed

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

      Dropped to 82k nitemare

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

      He's as high as 82K and falling like a stone.

      *Depressed*

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

      He's the greatest known FPL player. Why wouldn't people be interested?

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

        Exactly.

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

      Still 600+K ahead of you 😛

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

      Squad doesn't look great tbh.

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

    Kane why why why

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

      Delilah.

      Cut his hair off.

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

        Haha this made me LOL

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

        wasn't that Kenny Samson?

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

      loved that blank

      mane mnf captain hattie

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

    36 points last week, 29 with lallana to play this week.

    Ffs.

  4. Gargamel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Do we have any Middlesbrough fans around?

    I'm looking for somebody to tell me if Forshaw is worth the extra 0.2m over de Roon? They're both dirt cheap but I will need play one of them in the next game.

    I had a look in the stats section and stats wise Forshaw does a bit better, although they're both obviously pretty bad.

    So. Anybody?

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

      De Roon is more clinical

    2. Big Red Dog
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Taking hits like a madman just got in Ibra and Llorente for Defoe and Kane... Both were meant to be season keepers but last three weeks ive gone 60k to 280k. Panic mode.

      1. Big Red Dog
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Reply fail

    3. Unliklinho
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I'd go De Roon

    4. rainy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Uptheboro does a write-up on Boro now and again. This post of his looks at both players:
      http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/14579381

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

    Best defender option for the coming weeks, max 5.4 ?

    Thanks!

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

      Valencia?

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

    Kane to ibra.
    Yaay or naay?
    Ibra vs Sunderland, Middleborough, westham
    Kane vs Southampton,watford, chelsea

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

      Yup

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

    this is the most dissappointed in ive been with Kane since he burnt his parents alive

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

      It was the undertaker!

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

        was it? Cant remember to be fair

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

          Yes and he burned kanes face while doing that

          Haha wwe brings back good memories

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

            i remember triple H doing things to the dead body of his girlfriend. Fun for all the family

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

              When Kane finally scores again (probably next week)...it would be awesome if pillars of fire shot up from all 4 corner flags whilst celebrating

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

      He should go back to wrestling with the Undertaker

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

      Now that's funny 🙂

  8. Sims
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    GW Rank: 2.4m

    Lallana and origi to go

    U guys reckon I'll make the top 2.1m for the fpl cup?

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

      yes most likely

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

        I hope so. Im 2,5m rank and Lovren Firmino Origi to go

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

    Haz or KDB for next week?

    1. Big Red Dog
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Haz will score vs bournemouth

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

        That's what I'm worried about. It's such a plum fixture for him, but done nothing for ages and without Costa...

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

    About to start Wolf Creek the TV series.

    Any good, gents?

    1. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Yes I enjoyed it a lot

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

    Cya later Kane. 3 captain blanks in a row

  12. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Pickford Jak
    Alonso Walker Lovren McAuley Amat Sanchez Hazard Eriksen Firmino Sigurdsson
    Kane Origi Diomande
    Kane to Ibra automatic or at least wait until tomorrow?

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

      Why wait?
      Are you considering lukaku?

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

        Might wanna see how Firmino and Origi does but yeah I think I will just go for it

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

    Suarez goal 🙁

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

      Made me change channel 🙂

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Me too.

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

      Me too i stop watching 😀

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

    Any suggestions on what to do with my team? Would like to get sanchez or walcott with their upcoming fixtures...

    Heaton, Pickford
    Alonso, Cedric, Holebas, McAuley, Ake
    Hazard, Eriksen, Lallana, Siggy, de roon
    Ibra, Kane, Origi
    1.8ITB, 0FT

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

      Both

  15. Sims
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Selling Walcott instead of Alli just about paying off

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

    Let's face it. Kane is not able ...

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

      Noble junior.

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

      Selling for ibra tonight

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

    Any opinions on this...thinking of doing Hazard to Walcott, and Costa to Ibra -4.... will also leave me with enough funds to buy Aguero when he returns. (got Costa relatively late so not too concerned about selling and buying back.)

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

      Not very wise not having Chelsea cover

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

    Anyone considering lukaku as an option?
    After the derby, he has Leicester,HULL and Southampton

    1. Digital-Real
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      yes I am, he does well against weaker teams.

  19. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Evening all.
    Might sell Kane and keep Costa.
    Thoughts?

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

      Popular move. Hopefully Kane will troll sellers vs S'ton.

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Oh is it? Righto

    2. Big Red Dog
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      If you got him cheap makes sense

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

      Think im doing the same.. but i will have to take a hit, or play with the likes of zuniga or fletcher to field 11 players next gw. So tht sucks..

  20. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Just switched onto sport personality of the year

    About to switch away again

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

      its pants, theyve got hardly any rights so its filed with inane backslapping waffle

      1. John Nerdelbaum
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        yeah, so much filler. tempted to turn over and watch midsomer murders

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

      Please don't let it be Andy Murray again 🙂

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

        It would be a disgrace if he didn't win, after the year he's had.

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

          Surely its Mo Farah this year

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

            mo farah has too many unanswered drug questions to be anywhere near

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

        people who only watch Wimbledon think its acceptable to say he has no personality

    3. John Nerdelbaum
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      has kane been nominated?

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

        wrestling's fake

        1. John Nerdelbaum
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          lol

  21. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Kane captain fail? Hardly shattering, unless I captained Aké (which was never happening) who would have got me an extra 6pts, the best I could have hoped for was Costa who would have got me an extra 4pts. Perspective required folk 😉

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

      So that's a good opportunity missed on gaining ground on Costa Sanchez captainers

      At least that's how I'm seeing it for myself. Disappointed

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Ibra was the only decent credible capt this week so far, who would you have captained to make a big forward move?

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

          Costa. I get ur point totally. Just feel like this was the week for kane owners for a big stride forward

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

          My captain was Sanchez.
          Better than fraud spurs players 😉

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

      Currently top of my 80 man ML - chasing managers 2-6 all had Kane (c). His continued failure is music to my ears.

    3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      costa cap here, yet still a red arrow.......poor week

  22. That Was Easy!
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    2 FT's and not a clue how to use them. Obvious area that needs improvement is the defense...thoughts?

    Grant - Pickford
    Cedric - Williams - Holebas - Evans - Amat
    Sanchez - Hazard - Eriksen - Siggy - DeRoon
    Ibrahimovic - Costa - Benteke
    0.6 ITB

    1. Dirty Harry
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Get rid of Evans. Maybe for Jones?

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

    Why are there two Anichebe's in sunderland team in team news section ?

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

      Have you seen the size of him?

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

      Cross-eyed author?

  24. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    not for the first time this season, i genuinely dont know what to do with my team 😕

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

      Save if possible. Always a good option when you are very unsure.

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        2 frees............. kane costa origi...................gotta do summat, but this is good advice

  25. Plymouth
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Extremely frustrated. Feels like even though I do everything by the book I just keep falling in rank.

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/1733033/history

    What would you expert say im doing wrong?

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

      Not using abit of flair and imagination? I've been guilty of the same this year

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

      Stop doing things by the book. There's no one way to play this game, despite what many on here would have you believe. Case in point - I've made 33 transfers this season. That's allowed me to stay in or around the top 10k the last seven weeks now: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/1805785/history

  26. Dirty Harry
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    What to do with Siggy and Hazard. Both aren't pulling their weight. Especially Hazard with that price tag

    1. Digital-Real
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Keep Siggy, he is playing for league survival. I would get rid of Hazard. 1 goal in 5 games and 0 assists.

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

      Keep Siggy for home games. I am giving Hazard one more week and if Coutinho fit may transfer to upgrade Ozil to Sanchez.

    3. John Nerdelbaum
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      surely keep hazard - did you see bournemouth today?

      siggy's on thin(ish) ice for me

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

    Any chance of Zlatan being rested? Should I just do Costa to Ibra right now?

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

      No. He has been given a few days off now and will be ready for Sunderland.

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

      Not against Sunderland but possibly limited time against Middlesbrough or West Ham as games so close

  28. Emiliano Sala
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    last question. have 3 manchester players but no ibra. jones valencia and pogba. who to transfer out to get ibra?
    between valencia and pogba because with selling jones will not have enough money.
    if I sell valencia I will replace him with cedric maybe and if I sell pogba he will be replaced by jay rodriguez maybe

    who to sell ? pogba or valencia ?
    any better replacements ?

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

      Pogba, no doubt

  29. MagnetBPS
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Defoe-> Negredo

    Yay or Nay?

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

    Who is the most nailed out of Rojo and Jones in the medium term do we reckon?

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

      If Smalling returns, then it will be for Jones because he is right footed

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

      Jones