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30 December 2016 3671 comments
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Less than 48-hours after the end of the previous round of fixtures, the festive schedule serves up a Friday evening “treat” as Gameweek 19 gets underway at the KCOM Staidum.

Hull City’s home form could barely be more encouraging for Everton. The only side yet to chalk up a clean sheet in front of their own supporters, the Tigers also boast the joint-worst home scoring record, netting just nine times in as many matches.

Owned by 5% of Fantasy Premier League managers, Robert Snodgrass is clearly the man most likely to do the damage – the Scot has already served up three double-figure hauls at the KCOM.

Wins against Arsenal and Leicester in the last three have reignited Fantasy interest in Ronald Koeman’s men as the Toffees looks to take advantage of some fine winter fixtures.

With three goals in the last four Gameweeks, Romelu Lukaku has proven a more popular transfer target than Sergio Aguero this week, with over 50,000 FPL managers drafting in the big Belgian ahead of tonight’s deadline.

Koeman moves back to a four-man defence this evening after earning just a fourth clean sheet of the season at Leicester City with a three-man backline. Disappointingly, that sees the 4.0 priced Mason Holgate drop the bench and both Seamus Coleman and Leighton Baines reverting to traditional full-back roles.

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  1. Guy Demel
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Everton don't deserve that, they've been pretty bad every time I've watched them and today isn't any different.

    1. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Seem to be very jammy. Get a few nice mistakes gifted to them despite being crap.

    2. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Hull are a championship team at next though

    3. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Joys of playing a team likely to be relegated, though.

      No matter how poorly the opposition plays you will always give up some stupid goal and contrive to throw away winning positions every week.

      As a QPR fan I know this feeling well.

  2. Jam0sh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I like this Maguire guy

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

      I like what I've seen too...only 4.4m

      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Chambers and Ake better IMO

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

          Already have Ake...scoping out a Holebas downgrade to free up some beans

  3. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    3. Snodd, Barkley (32)
    1. Baines (30)

    1. Bleach †
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Snod deserves this

      1. Somalion
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        He was the one who let Baines walk by him and cross it in for the equaliser.

    2. Geoff
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      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Snod down to 30

  4. Somalion
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Mori on for Mirallas

  5. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Ever since I had a pop at Barkley a couple of pages back he's been great
    Maybe I should manage him

    1. Cato Fong 你好
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      🙂

    2. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Just get paid to hurl abuse at someone, great.

    3. Neeskens Under Matip
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      That's Koeman's job...

  6. Hardly Athletic
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I'm going to play my wildcard this week. How does this team look?

    Heaton - Grant
    Azpi - Ake - Brunt - Pieters - Jones
    Hazard - Antonio - Snodgrass - Sanchez - Capoue
    Costa - Ibra - Diomande

    1. CloudSky
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Downgrade Capoue.

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Guessing your team value is quite low?

      1. Hardly Athletic
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Yes, 100.8

        1. diesel001
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Pieters to Chambers, Capoue to Phillips?

    3. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Would not want to have either Diomande or Capoue starting every week.

    4. Pierce34
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Good, other than the fact you have to play Capoue or Diomande every week, or go 4-4-2. Which one is your plan?

    5. TorresMagic™
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      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      10m in bank?

      1. Hardly Athletic
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Currently got 1.2 itb. Would have 0.0 with the new team I put

    6. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Could you post the team you want to wildcard to?

      1. Hardly Athletic
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        From

        Heaton - Pickford
        Koscielny - McAuley - Holebas - Smith - Amat
        Sanchez - Siggy - Lallana - Erikson - Capoue
        Benteke - Defoe - Kane

        1.2itb

        to

        Heaton - Grant
        Azpi - Ake - Brunt - Pieters - Jones
        Hazard - Antonio - Snodgrass - Sanchez - Capoue
        Costa - Ibra - Diomande

        0.0 itb

        1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Your weekend current team is better than your wc team

          1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            -weekend

    7. Shultan
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Downgrade hazard to upgrade capoue

      1. JustPark
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        This. Sterling could be a great shout.

        1. Hardly Athletic
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Thanks. Can do Hazard > Sterling and Capoue > Lallana.

  7. The Mandalorian
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Is it time to go full Leighton!!

    1. Geoff
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      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I did yesterday!

    2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Just thinking the same thing. Everton have great fixtures and he is on pens. And that was some cross.

  8. Geoff
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    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Get it Baines

  9. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    TrollKaku

  10. Pep bites Kun
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Barkley needs to move to another team and another Manager. If that doesn't work? .... Is he good and just temperamental?

    1. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I don't think he's a good CAM.

      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        So Koemans wrong for playing him in that poistion? What position do you think he should play? This is a player who scored a few goals and made a few assists last season.

      2. Pep bites Kun
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Sorry came back quick and brick 🙂 - who do you think?

  11. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I love Bainesy!

    1. Geoff
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      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Good to have him back in my side

    2. Je suis le chat
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Sweet belated Xmas pres from Baines. Made the game great watching.

  12. The Big Fella
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Pedro's probably going to drop to 6.9! Worth a punt?

    1. Geoff
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Nahhhh

    2. Lecky Legs FC
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah

    3. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      He covers hazard as much as theo does sanchez & Antonio to payet etc

    4. Emp
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      definitely

  13. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Where's that guy now that said us baines owners were amateurs.
    Who's laughing now.

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Baines for a hit was still a so-so move.

    2. Geoff
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      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah I brought him in for Lovren

  14. Somalion
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Happy he missed that.

  15. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Goalman assist wasted by the sub

  16. Jazz!
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Baines 2 baps now

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Nice! That will look like he got a clean sheet!

    2. Geoff
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      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Come onnnn win a penalty

    3. Declan
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Nope

  17. SheBangsTheDrums
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    My ML leader continues to get lucky with attacking returns and BAPs from his defenders. Baines, VVD and Azpilicueta all chipping in.

    Fortuitous or calculated selections?

    1. Geoff
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Calculated unfortunately

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Mixture of both

    3. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      How's it luck based on history

      1. SheBangsTheDrums
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Finding it extremely frustrating these past few weeks as his attack/mid is average yet defence keeps his lead healthy!

    4. WVA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      They are all great picks, dream defence imo

    5. Shultan
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Look at all 3 of their history & it tells you they chip in with goals & assists

  18. Cheltnamshire LaLaLa
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    This is the danger of dead teams in the cup. Hes all over barkley...

    1. Cheltnamshire LaLaLa
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      At least hes got jagielka not baines..

  19. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Scabby Lukaku injury time winner upcoming

  20. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Late pen now before the final curtain Leighton

  21. Guy Demel
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Mbokani letting you know he's still in the pitch by getting caught being lazily offside every now and again.

  22. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Everton clear pen denied

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

      free kick

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

        My thick Baines glasses say it's a pen.

        1. Somalion
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          😆 😆

  23. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Now he should get 3 match ban for diving
    Even though his shirt was slightly pulled
    (An extra game for the 90s bob too)

    1. Geoff
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      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Im a fan he's played well

  24. Cato Fong 你好
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Pity Coleman isn't on penalties...

  25. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Snodd back on joint 3 baps. Baines 1 🙁

    1. Bleach †
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yass 🙂

  26. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Survived Lukaku 🙂

  27. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Gotta be happy with that as a non owner 🙂

  28. PvA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    3 - Barkley, Snodgrass (32)
    1 - Baines (30)

    Will this stay the same?

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      They rarely stay the same

    2. TorresMagic™
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      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      no

  29. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Don't really have a stance on whether or not Baines is a good pick, but all you Baines owners are crowing about a player that just conceded two goals to Hull City.

  30. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Lukaku captain 🙁