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1 January 2017 1964 comments
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Sunday brings the curtain down on Gameweek 19 with two more matches before the following round of fixtures gets underway tomorrow.

First up, we make up way to Vicarage Road, where Spurs are looking to take advantage of a Watford defence that’s failed to keep a clean sheet in eight league encounters.

Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli both served up double-figure tallies on their midweek travels in a 4-1 win at Southampton – the Dane now has 10+ points in four of his last six.

With a total of 10 points accrued over the last four fixtures, Harry Kane, meanwhile, is second only to Romelu Lukaku for transfers out this Gameweek as the scramble to acquire Sergio Aguero ahead of City’s clash with Burnley picks up pace.

The Hornets have netted just once in the previous three but with clashes against Stoke, Middlesbrough, Bournemouth and Burnley in the subsequent five, Walter Mazzarri’s men have a chance to play their way into our plans.

Certainly, the home side will fancy their chances against a defence that’s devoid of suspended pair Kyle Walker and Jan Vertonghen after both toppled off the Suspension Tightrope last time around.

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  1. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Eriksen.... now is your time

  2. RohanVaswani
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Kane costa sterling belerin

    Or

    Kun costa Ali chambers?

    1. O Fenomeno
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      B

    2. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      B

    3. JustPark
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      B(with arsenal player but at cheaper cost)

  3. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Want to get this next GW out of the way and then I can do Mane > Alli

  4. My Name Is Prince
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Siggy --> Alli seems like a no-brained now... Only it's Chelsea next...

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Do it

    2. MTPockets
        9 years, 5 months ago

        That's the dilemma - plus risk of rest.

      • Leeroy Jenkyns
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Did this. Love Siggy but Swans upcoming schedule is truly awful.

    3. Jay_
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Damn you Gomes

      • Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Kane it's enough now. Stop it.

      • Rainer
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        If Alexis blanks today is it time to get rid or hold for the up coming fixtures regardless?

        1. Make United Great Again
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Holding

        2. SheBangsTheDrums
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Season keeper

        3. O Fenomeno
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Barring season ending Injury I'm keeping

        4. Timmy Melons
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Another blank and I think I'll downgrade to try and squeeze Kane in alongside Costa & Ibra

          1. Rainer
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Thats what I'm thinking, even to Ozil or Walcott at a push could greatly improve a team...

            1. DaveVak
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Not Ozil...I'd add Alli/Eriksen

              1. Timmy Melons
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                Already have Alli but if not he would be my first choice. Ozil or Coutinho probably for me.

        5. DaveVak
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          If Giroud turns a starter, then I'm shipping him out. Until then, he stays put.

        6. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Season keeper barring injuries

      • Danstoke82
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Kane hatty incoming. Only a matter of time I reckon.

        1. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          4 if he plays the 90.

      • Back on the horse
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Kane or Erikson?

      • Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Eriksen playing deeper than Rose ffs

      • Optimus.
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        A a Kane non owner I'm hoping Dembele starts next match 🙁

      • Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Sanchez hatty needed

        1. My Name Is Prince
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Indeed...

      • SheBangsTheDrums
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Time to ditch Holebas?

        1. MTPockets
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Clearly, but other priorities.

          • HazardAGuess
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Yes. I did it a few weeks back. Watford are not in the form they were at the beginning of the season,

        2. My Name Is Prince
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Kane was supposed to be useless... What happened there... I give in...

          1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            he got his mojo back.........such is fpl

          2. DLL18
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Watford are more useless.

        3. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          A) Origi/Cedric to Rondon/Brunt

          B) Origi/de Roon to Gray/Phillips and play 3-5-2?

          C) save 1 ft, only switch a defender?

          Foster, Pickford

          Alonso, Jones, Cedric, Friend, Amat

          Hazard, Sanchez, Walcott, Lallana, De Roon

          Ibra, Costa, Origi

          2 FTs, 0 in the bank,

        4. My Name Is Prince
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Kane is a troll this season...

          1. Count of Monte Hristo
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Lukaneku

          2. SheBangsTheDrums
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Lukaku-esque

          3. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Most people only still go him cos they wanted kun next week and didn't want to go back to costa..I wish I'd stuck with them but life goes on

        5. twoplustwo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Had planned to do Eriksen but Alli is making me question that

          1. Les Bleus
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Dunno, Eriksen is better looking I think.

          2. JustPark
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            I'm getting rid of Eriksen for Coutinho if he's back.

            1. MTPockets
                9 years, 5 months ago

                He's not back for sunderland.

                1. JustPark
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 5 months ago

                  Holding then. No FT left.

            2. Timmy Melons
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Alli is back on it, more goals to come over the next few weeks I think

          3. Count of Monte Hristo
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Just pulled the trigger on Holebas + Siggy > Aké + Alli

            1. Lumberjack
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Good moves

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

            Anyone have Benteke for the Palace vs Swansea game?

            1. Speédy
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              me

              1. JakesXI
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                Are you considering giving him the captain armband?

                1. greghammer95
                  • 16 Years
                  9 years, 5 months ago

                  ComsideRing bringing him in and doing just that.

                2. Speédy
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 5 months ago

                  depends on the way sanchez performs today,currently on benteke

                3. DaveVak
                  • 14 Years
                  9 years, 5 months ago

                  Benteke is the kind of player that CPL could score 6, and he'd have no part in any goal

            2. Revival
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              yep, got him for today's game too

              1. JakesXI
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                I'm torn on whether to Captain Benteke vs Swansea or to captain Firmino/Lallana vs Sunderland

          5. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Why is rose playing CAM?

            1. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              This

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

            For those annoyed at Eriksen, note that Spurs are playing 3-4-2-1 basically, which isn't our normal formation. Eriksen seems to drop a bit deeper at times under this

            1. Differentiator
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Seemingly alternating with 3-4-1-2!

            2. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Played it a few times recently

          7. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Alli on penos cause he's on a hat trick 😎

            1. AA33
                9 years, 5 months ago

                What about Kane....he's on hattrick too.

                1. Wilshere Knowledge
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 5 months ago

                  You've stumbled upon the joke.

              • Rainer
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                Eriksen cause he hasn't gotten points yet.

            2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Sorry for the repost, I posted as all I got his second......so I have no idea how many pages ago that disappeared!

              Little help here please!

              A) brunt and Williams

              B) Evans and baines

              I love the fact that brunt is OOP and on dead ball duties. But on the other hand, baines is similar from that perspective as he is on pens....

              Really scratching my head here!

              1. Brutus619
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                B. There's a sticky post letting us know that Brunt will go back to LB as Nyom is going to AFCON.

                1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 5 months ago

                  Thanks Brutus.

                  That's my decision made.

                  Can't resist baines on pens....

            3. fedolefan
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Was thinking Kane + Alli to Kun + Philips yesterday evening. Think I should shelve those plans.

            4. Maarrrr17
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Kane taking Eriksons free kick is annoying.

            5. Crystal
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              They've been saying this game doesn't reward patience but it clearly does. Those who've been kneejerkinh back and forth and playing the price game haven't had the rewards this week

              1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                Swings and roudabouts

            6. jamie1972
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Getting rid of Kane last week's going brilliantly...

              *sigh*

              1. Danstoke82
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                Same. Took out for Costa

                1. Vedas
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 5 months ago

                  Same, feelsbadman.jpg

                2. jamie1972
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 5 months ago

                  Yep, same here.

            7. Shultan
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              This is painful to watch as an eriksen & holebas starter

            8. Danstoke82
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Alli's off.

              Come on Poch...Kane next please.

            9. Rainer
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Alli off at 60.22 - safe!

              1. Timmy Melons
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                Poch's deffo got him in the fantasy team