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27 December 2016 4638 comments
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Gameweek 18 rolls on this evening as Liverpool welcome Stoke to Anfield in a 5.15pm kick-off.

Owned by over 21% of Fantasy Premier League managers, Sadio Mane’s home form suggests he’s the man most likely to wreak havoc against the Potters – the Senegal international has scored or assisted in six of seven Anfield appearances since arriving from Southampton over the summer.

Divock Origi, with goals in all but one of the last five Gameweeks, retains his starting berth, with Jurgen Klopp set to unleash Daniel Sturridge from the bench once again.

Roberto Firmino also keeps his place as he attempts to end a run of six straight blanks.

For the Potters, Joe Allen is the form player – he’s bagged a goal and assist in the last three Gameweeks as he prepares to face his former club for the first time since moving to the bet365.

Between the posts, Lee Grant has produced at least one save point in each of the last four and should be kept busy again as the hosts look for the win that would see them leapfrog Man City into second.

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  1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Can someone tell me which Pool players have earned a penalty?

    1. Postman Ty
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Just look at whoever got an assist in the games that Milner scored, simple.

  2. PvA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Rate these from last week:

    Hazard âž¡ Firmino
    Kaboul âž¡ David Luiz

    -4

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Next week is more important.

      1. PvA
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Yes Firmino has an easy fixture vs City @ home and so does Luiz

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 17 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          and so does Hazard.

    2. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Saying 'Rate these from last week:' is the most confusing thing I've ever read. At this time of year I don't even know what day of the week it is!

  3. Rolls-Royce
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Siggy captain this week then. Who is with me?

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

      Had him captain this week.
      Don't have the balls to go with him again

    2. Big Red Dog
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Can't go past Ibra but happy to have him

    3. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      No manager ?

      1. Point-one short
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Probably an improvement tbh.

    4. MTPockets
      9 years, 6 months ago

      nope

    5. Dedalus1
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Not again

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

    86 - Liverpool have netted 86 league goals in 2016; their most in a calendar year since 1989 (85).

    1. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      and what happened in 89

      Arsenal's title it is then

    2. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Zlatan alone have scored 50 goals so far in 2016.
      He also scored 50 goals in 2015.

      1. Get up ya bum
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        He's pretty good that bloke

        1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Indeed.

    3. Jinswick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      It's their year....

  5. NATSTER
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Kill the uncertainty with Swansea managerial change and do Siggy -> Lallana tonight ?

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      No. Don't do it.

      1. NATSTER
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Fixture, right ?

    2. MesQueUnClub
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Wondering the same

    3. Carlton P
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Why? Siggy will always be main man
      Bournemouth at home is second best fixture to have
      Gw20 options are good

      1. NATSTER
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Just feel Lallana is more long-term. Anyway, we can hope the change will bring form.

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

      Doesn't affect siggy's chances against Bournemouth. He will play 90 and take all the set pieces

    5. Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Na man

  6. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Amat this is your time to shine lad

  7. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Bradley sacked by Swansea!

  8. Carlton P
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Siggy owners...give him 1 more game then look at Philips/lallana/chadli

    1. Clump
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Bradley sacked. Hold fire!

      1. Carlton P
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        May give him another 2 but after that there are much better options and his price will drop like hell

    2. Stokelona
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Yep, or zaha or townsend

      1. Carlton P
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Err AFCON and just no

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

    repost -

    gtg?

    Pickford (or Hennessey if Pickford out), Grant
    Alonso, Jones, Cedric, McAuley, Amat
    Sanchez, Lallana, Zaha, Allen, De Roon,
    Kun, Ibra, Costa

  10. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Bobcat Bob sacked from Soccer

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      There goes 90% of the comedy from Soccer AM.

      1. Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        He always reminded me of Bulldog from Fraser

  11. Clump
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Bradley gets the Sack.

  12. -SB-
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Any suggestions for replacing Grant?

    1. faux_C
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Why are you looking to replace him?

    2. Carlton P
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Yes.. Don't do it

  13. aleksios
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Pickford
    Kosc..Azpi..McAuley
    Alexis..Hazard..Eriksen..Zaha.
    Costa..Zlatan..Origi
    Jakup--Pieters--Deroon--Amat
    1ft 0.1itb
    Would you
    a)save
    b)something else
    Thanks.

    1. Postman Ty
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      save mate looks good.

  14. faux_C
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Lallana and Firmino saving my GW! Now...should I sell one?

  15. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Next gw captain? Boro are actually pretty decent defensive side.

    Kane or Hazard perhaps?

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Siggy

    2. Crystal
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Costa

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Would captain Costa aswell if I had him

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

      Costa or ibra

    4. MTPockets
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Sanchez or Ibra personally. Probably sanchez

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        not capping Sanchez when there is a possibility him starting at left side Gru upfront

        1. MTPockets
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Stats & history don't support that view.

    5. Big Red Dog
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Haz or Ibra

    6. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Costa for sure

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

      Sanchez

  16. Rolls-Royce
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Pickford flagged

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Whats wrong with him?

      1. bojack
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Knee.

      2. NATSTER
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Knee

      3. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Knee injury

        It is bad by all accounts he is out long term

  17. Mane
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Whats the most gameweeks Mane could miss? 6?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Easy sell regardless.

      1. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        I think he's far too invested in 'Mane' to actually sell him.

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 17 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          He should know the answer then 😉

      2. Mane
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        For a draft league I don't want to lose him for good if I drop him

  18. Karan_G14
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Do we think Amat will start now that Bob is sacked?

    1. Grand Thibauto
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      It actually puts him in risk. He was not too good to start anyway.

  19. Sif
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Bob Bradley Sacked

  20. tm245
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Going to ship Mane to raise money for an early wild card. Would you go for Mkhi or Lallana as a fundraiser/one week punt?

    1. fedolefan
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I'm going Mkhi. Don't think doubling on Liverpool against City is required.

      1. tm245
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Am leaning that way as well. Crazy, but that means I will be tripling up in United attack with Pogba and Ibra.

        1. fedolefan
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          May be worth it. Middlesborough could get a hiding. I know they're tight at the back, but a rampant United team at OT can be unstoppable.

  21. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Bradley fired after 85 days in charge.

  22. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Bench
    A Origi home to Man City
    B Ake away to Swansea
    Minded to go B but?

    Heaton
    Alonso Toby VVD Ake
    Ozil Hazard Eriksen Siggy
    Kane Ibra

    Pickford Ake De Roon Nyom

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      A

  23. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Bradley sacked Bob

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah but what about Pickford's Afcon knee?

  24. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Current team:
    Heaton Pickford
    Luiz Matip Evans Ake Taylor
    Hazard Mane Siggy Walcott Watmore
    Origi Ibra Costa
    Origi->Rondon for a FT seem decent?

  25. Get up ya bum
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Bradley fired doesn't make Sig a good pick, he was already a good pick.

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Heh, Constantly Moving Target...

    2. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      🙂

    3. Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      🙂

    4. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      TM first post. Standard.

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Haha

  26. AA33
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Who will win?

    Me : Kane
    Opponent : Son + Vertonghen +4 pts

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Not you

    2. Stokelona
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Opponent

    3. Grand Thibauto
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Ask yourself

    4. Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Kane brace tomorrow.

      Do the maths.

  27. F4L
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Ah Pickford was so close to earning me 0.1, shame

  28. bojack
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Bob Bradley the worst appointment of all time in the PL era?

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      No, there was that French fella Spurs hired once, Santini? He was dreadful

      1. fedolefan
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Jacques Santini. Yeah, the draw expert.

        1. fedolefan
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Rather, the play for a draw expert.

      2. A.J.
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        And Juande Ramos but I'd rather not relive those times. Spurs have had some pearlers down the years.

    2. Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Gotta be up there

    3. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Joe Kinnear?

    4. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Surely that is always Joe Kinnear

    5. Stokelona
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      What about the Newcastle manager last year, he was dreadful. John carver

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Roy Chubby Brown would have been a better appointment than Carver.