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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. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Is Marcos Alonso on freekicks?

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 17 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      If taking one mean yes then yeah.

    2. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
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      Sometimes

    3. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
      • 10 Years
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      Hit the bar from one yesterday but I'd say 3rd behind Dave and Willian

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

      Luiz has been blasting a few useless ones lately, Alonso took one last game towards the end and he hit the post.

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

      He's the only left-footer in the Chelsea team and he can take a decent FK. So yes, he's an option when the ball is to the right of the box. He might take 1 in 8 or something.

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

    'If you can't captain Kane against Hull and Burnley....'

    Our FPL world has been turned upside down.

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

      Getting him, Payet and Carroll in for their 'easy' fixtures has done me in.

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

        Thankfully I didn't go that crazy!

        1. Sauzée
          • 10 Years
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          😆

    2. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
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      Hilarious

  3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
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    broken templates everywhere

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      What templates?

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

    Assuming Kane blanks, would you do these for a free?

    A) Cedric (TOT) > Jones (SUN)
    B) Kane (sot) > Ibra (SUN)

    Cheers

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

      yes

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

      I'm gonna do both I think

  5. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Is Otamendi the worst cb in pl?

    People slate stones a lot but i think he is worse

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

      Nah, Kolarov

    2. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Amat has to be in there

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

      Neither are anywhere worth their price tags.

      Apart from vvd kos matip struggling to name any decent centre backs. Toby too

      1. HurriKane
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        keane mustafi bailey gibson?

  6. manutd99
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    If it stays as is with no sanchez goal. On a WC get walcott instead of sanchez and spread the money?

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

      Don't. Alexis is essential

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

      I'd want Sanchez, world class centre forward classed as a midfielder. He'll outscore Walcott sjgnificantly over the course of the season imo. Depends on how it would ultimately affect your team.

      1. manutd99
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Difficult to fit in with Costa, Ibra, Hazard

      2. AndyCook
        9 years, 7 months ago

        He already is

    3. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      tempted to double up

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

    Kane to Slimani is the hipster move this GW

    1. Jonjo Shall_We? (Flowers - …
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      You misspelt Ulloa 🙂

      1. Hooky
        • 11 Years
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        Never, ever going there again!

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

      *caroll

  8. Chris_White
    • 14 Years
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    Feels good trusting your own gut (Zlatan over Kane) and not follow the masses.

    *cue Kane second half hatty

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      That's what most people would have done though if costa wasn't banned. Costa to ibrah is now the more intelligent move..

      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Providing you bought him late and don't lose too much

        1. Chris_White
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          I mean before the two last gameweeks.

  9. George James
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Vertonghen/Payet/Costa > Alonso/Walcott/Ibra -8

    Have exact money yay or nay?

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

      Payet blanked two easy fixtures but I'm still giving him the Swansea game. After that he's straight out of my team.

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

      Yes. Assuming you didn't buy co sta too cheap

    3. George James
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yes bought him at 10.8 so not bothered about shipping and bringing him back. Would leave me with this.

  10. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Might bring Costa in for Kane for next gw

    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      😀

    2. George James
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Haha 🙂

    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I fully planned to do this next week

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

    Dembele theory crushed

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Still 45 to go but yeah

  12. twoplustwo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Hi guys, is Friend back? Should he start the coming games?

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

      Is that some sort of euphemism?

      1. twoplustwo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        🙂

    2. 4. Arsenal FC
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      He came off the bench yesterday. Not sure if he starts.

  13. MrMaverick
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    popular captains

    Costa semi blank
    Alexis assist
    Kane blank

    All perfectly set up for Mane(C)!

    1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      45 mins to go ffs

      1. MrMaverick
        • 10 Years
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        Ouch, Jane captainer?

        1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          More of a moronic comment hater

        2. Hooky
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Tarzan here

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

      Dont speak too soon !!

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

        Im only joking!

    3. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Your logic: Goal = "blank"

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

        ?

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

          Think he means Costa scoring isn't a blank.

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

            12 pts is a poor return for a captain

            esp vs palace

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

            And i did say semi blank

            1. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 7 months ago

              No. Captain choice isn't about who has the highest ceiling, it's about consistency and "guarantee" of returns (if returns can be guaranteed).

          3. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            This

      2. Worzel Gummidge
        9 years, 7 months ago

        His logic on here is the worst and that is saying something 🙂

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

          Worzie speaking up after the GW you're having?

          😆 😎

          1. Worzel Gummidge
            9 years, 7 months ago

            Making no sense again. Come on mate pick up the logic and game if you want to try and be funny 🙂 You said you were 23k yesterday and TM exposed you and that you are at about 230k. That tells me all I need to know. You assuming anything about my GW is just the icing on the cake 🙂

            1. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 7 months ago

              Demolished

    4. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Kane played so only semi blank right? Lolgic

  14. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    If Kane blanks, he is even worse value for money than Aguero was

  15. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    I did Kane to Ibra last night ... looking like the right move

  16. Dušan Citizen
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    I swear Hull plays faster and have better actions.

  17. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Sanchez substitution coming up

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

    Kane has to pull off a Sanchez in the 2nd half

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

      Given the post above yours, I'd be careful what you wsh for!

  19. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Eriksen, KDB, Kane > Alexis, Walcott, Benteke -12

    Will be good to get rid of those donkeys.

    1. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Walcott is a donkey

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

        Haha

      2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        This.

      3. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Might be but he is an affordable donkey.

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

        As is benteke

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

      Eriksen a donkey?
      Im guessing you just got him in this week?

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

        Technically I got him in this week. Tuesday before the deadline.

  20. King H
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Sanchez struggling

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      No wonder with the bad wages Arsenal are paying him

  21. Evasivo
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    On me holibobs, so not following footy progress but guessing Kane hasn't done anything this afternoon?

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

      Nope

  22. Shultan
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Kane owners calm down! There's still 45 minutes to go.

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

      He has literally not touched the ball yet

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

        This is literally not true

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

          Language is always in flux. Believe it or not this is from the Oxford Dictionary:

          "Literally; adverb
          1 In a literal manner or sense; exactly:
          ‘The driver took it literally when asked to go straight over the roundabout’.
          1.1 (informal) Used for emphasis while not being literally true:
          ‘I was literally blown away by the response I got’."

          It seems that 'literal' doesn't have to be used literally any more.

          1. Worzel Gummidge
            9 years, 7 months ago

            So like a hyperbole 🙂

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

              Yeah, I guess so. 🙂

              Language is such a strange thing.

  23. Speédy
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    had the perfect gw with only haz blanking,and now kane (c)and eriksen are taking it down

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      shush

  24. FALCAO & MOU
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    This season just won't allow anyone to settle down. Too many variations.

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I love it 🙂

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

      I'm loving it, so much more fun that Triple Liec and Guests of last season.

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

      Apart from costa no one else has been consistent!

  25. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Sanchez subbed yet?

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

      Started second half

  26. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    can't believe people still have kane and not transferred him out after that half

    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Trying to jinx, good effort

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

      lol

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      cant believe you are still here, you need to go 🙂

  27. EL_FENOMENO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Jay Rodriguez not looking like a bad option now with Austin sidelined

  28. 4. Arsenal FC
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Who else isn't going to qualify for the cup?

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

      o/ if Eriksen and/or Kane doesn't do anything

      1. 4. Arsenal FC
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        I only need Kane to be useful.

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

      Half the site.

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

      Looking like it's going to rest on Divock to save me

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

      I'm too important of a player to be played in the cup, so was gonna get rested anyway.

      1. 4. Arsenal FC
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Let me guess, your manager is Wenger.

  29. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    What counts as a captain fail these days? 4 and below?

    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I guess

    2. Ruth_NZ
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Probably. 5-6 are kind of meh. 7+ and you are on target.

  30. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    zabaleta off
    sagna on