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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. willl
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Phillips or Cabaye, and why?

    1. Rains of Castamere
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Phillips... more goal threat, great fixtures, too early for Cabaye

    2. Unliklinho
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Indeed.

    3. *sigh*
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Cabaye possibly on pens.

      1. *sigh*
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I went for Chadli btw

        1. willl
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Why him over Phillips? I can afford both but not sure on Chadli.

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

          What made you choose Chadli over Phillips ? I'm considering the same but want to see some kind of form this weekend first

          1. *sigh*
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Plays further forward going off heat maps and is on penalties so could score even in the difficult games.Hes in for the season now for me unless injured/dropped.At 6.1 he is .4 less than at the start of the season and I think he will prove to be the optimum 4th mid.

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

              I like your thinking, he is a good differential too as most are opting for Phillips....You think he is a risk of rotation though ? Minutes have been managed since return but I guess that's related to the injury....Just want to see something from him this weekend to totally convince me.

    4. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I like both, Cabaye (probably) on pens but Phillips more advanced and dangerous

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

      Thinking between going Cabaye + Rondon or Phillips + Benteke myself. Atm on the latter.

    6. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Phillips. Likely to get the odd CS point, on some set pieces, and has scored decent points in good fixtures already this season. Cabaye also loves a yellow card.

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

      Phillips, WBA are much better attacking wise this term. Reckon Big Sam will look to shore up the Palace defence and grind out results hurting the Palace attack as a result.

    8. willl
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks, looks like it's Phillips.

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

      Phillips. Key attacking player not in the deep cm

  2. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    This is perfect FPL wise

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Ideal.

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

      Owners may disagree 😉

      1. Greenbackbøøg…
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Marshall owners are pissed off to be fair

    3. *sigh*
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah good game aswell

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

    Had a pre-match bet on draw as halftime result. Cheers Marshall 😀

    1. John t penguin
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      You ain't based in Far East by any chance

    2. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah this betting lark is even easier when you rope the players in.

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

    Pickford/Jakupovic combo owners may be saved.

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Those were the days...

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

      Should've not made Pickford → Heaton for -4 😀

    3. Reggie Nainggolan
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Why?

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

        Marshall scores goals for opposition.

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

          But Jaku still plays for Hull!

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

            Will you get a new GK?

        2. Reggie Nainggolan
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Oh lol. Marshall will still start. He's been poor for a while yet still starting. Whilst jaku did well when he was playing. Plus got MOTM in efl cup vs Newcastle

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

        Jaku save points incoming

    4. Rains of Castamere
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      McGregor back soon, though?

  5. Stats Don\'t Lie
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Lukaku will score

  6. Kalou
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone know when gw 20 captains poll will be up, with it being only 3 days till next gw?

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

    Siggy to Valencia or Lallana if he blanks tomorrow?

    1. Reggie Nainggolan
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Which valencia? Prefer Lallana

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

        Wham!

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

        Siggy to Phillips or JRod or Stanislas for me.

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

      maybe sterling.

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

        He's too cack

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

    How has Snodgrass looked? He took the corner that Davies got the flick on from right?

    1. Rains of Castamere
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Lively.

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

        My boy

    2. Christina.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      lol, that's his job.

  9. JAC THE CAT
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Phillips on 78% on FPLstats.

    Unlikely to rise tonight?

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Unlikely.

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

    Captain Sanchez, want to change to Ibra 🙁

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

      Why? 🙂

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

        United want Ibra to break record.

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

          Nice, changed to Ibra at the last minute

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

          Doesn't mean he will 🙂 team game,am sure 3 points is what matters most!

    2. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      How can someone whose made a career of First Posts get their deadline timing wrong?

      1. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        NVM, realise it as more about second thoughts.

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

        I didn't. Just want to change now.

    3. Back on the horse
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      any of the 3 of Sanchez, Ibra, Costa could do well. I left it on Ibra as I was rushing through 2 transfers while trying to get the kids to bed! It's a bit of a lottery.

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

    Doing kane Holebas to chambers aguero with 2 FT
    Need 1.7 more
    Siggy to cabaye
    Or
    Mane to Lallana
    Both give me 1.7
    Will eventually get rid of mane for Lallana due to afcon
    Should I do it now to get rises as well?

    1. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Mane to Lallana looks good.

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

        This* per Badger

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

      Could wait for coutinho and make siggy to cabaye?

  12. VFORVANDETA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Lol.My rival in ML (c) Mirallas.

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

      He looks very lively

  13. Christina.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    wonder how many of the trsfrs so far for gw 20 are people who missed gw 19 deadline.

    lol

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

      Haha no doubt

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

      Haha

  14. Arceus
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Mbokani has stolen Mirallas' assist.

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

      It has to be given to Mirallas - and I'm pretty certain it will.

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

        Mirallas gets assist for corner right?

    2. O Fenomeno
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Nom nom nom

  15. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Marshall has 1.6 ppg lol

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Probably still better than Firmino when I owned him...

      1. Greenbackbøøg…
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Better than Fuchs probably

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

    Think FplStats is actually influencing me negatively, as I've been to keen on gaining value and taking hits to not lose value when later hindsight confirmed it was not the right thing to do.
    Going to change from now on 😎

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

      Sure.....

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

      Thats what they all say.

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

      🙁

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

      Many others have been doing the same, the stockmarkets definitely been more volatile this year.

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

    Too many people try to be funny on here when sometimes you just want to talk football

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

      Sorry Connor. Don't bash me.

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

        It's fine when it's funny, but certain people try too hard and it's embarrassing

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

          Yeah fair enough. Even bad attempts at humour are probably better than the gtg? or x > y? comments

    2. John t penguin
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah they should leave it to me and bemba

    3. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      This isn't really the best place for in depth actual foottall talk, occasionally you see the odd thread. But its mainly FPL related stuff and the banter that swirls around it.

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

        Like that expression

    4. O Fenomeno
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      It's the Internet, people can do what they like

  18. Arrow Marked Drogba
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    FPL & FFS (Mark) Wheres my Miralles Assist?

    1. fordy049
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Hope you and your greasy team don't get it

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

      look again

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

      Added later probably.

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

        now

  19. trimmtrabb
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I'd say to anyone thinking about making an early transfer there is about a 70% chance you will get away with it and catch the price rises/avoid losses and 30% something happens tomorrow that totally alters what you would have done and leaves you short for Monday or needing hits to correct what you've done early.

    I say its worth the calculated risk.

    1. Reggie Nainggolan
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Exactly. There have been times when I've had a planned transfers but for some reason waited n see only to wanting to still do the same transfers I'd planned but too late

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

    The top 1k average is 0 according to Fix. Lol that cant be right? Whatever the case, my live rank is up by 4k. Dont have anyone playing

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

      Marshall TCers feeling the pain.

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      It'll be between 0 and 1 then, rounded down.

  21. Rains of Castamere
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Can you think of a worse Premier League strike partnership than Mbokani and Diomande? Past or present?!

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

      James Beattie and Kevin Kilbane? 2005 Everton

  22. John t penguin
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Do you think playing one game less in 2017 will reduce mbokani chance of top scorer for the Calendar year?

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

      It will only increase it imo. He will be even more motivated.

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

    Lukaku bar

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

    Marshall save

  25. Camp No No
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    This Hull - Everton is made of FPL dreams so far.

    I mean, of dreams of those FPL managers who have no players in the match.

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

    Kaku deflected shot hits bar

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

    Phew, Marshall redeems himself

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

    Let's go Bainesy!

  29. Rains of Castamere
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Lukaku bar!

  30. Pino
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Do you prefer:

    1. Aguero, Allen, 4.9 defender
    or
    2. Costa, Philips, Alderweireld

    1. Rains of Castamere
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      2, just. But I'm chasing so bringing in Aguero this week.

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

      1 mainly because I don't really like Alderweireld price.

      1. Reggie Nainggolan
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Agree