Paddy Says
14 January 2017 1888 comments
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Fancy a year in China with a few – and by few we mean 30 – million quid to cover some of the basic costs while you’re there?

You don’t have to answer straight away. Have a think about it.

And while you’re doing that, you might as well check out the Anytime Goalscorer and Clean Sheet odds Paddy has lined up for the weekend. Just in case, you know, things don’t quite…work out with the…with the China…thing.

Before that, here’s the latest Enhanced Offers for new customers opening an account this weekend.

And some of them are seriously enhanced,  like the monstrous 16-1 you can get on Liverpool beating Man United in Sunday’s match of the weekend.

If you’re a United fan or just think the Red Devils will win, or both, (what with it being at Old Trafford and everything), then there’s 10-1 available on exactly that outcome.

Sunday’s other offering, Man City v Everton, also gets some odds – 8-1 on Pep’s boys winning at Goodison.

Chelsea’s trip to Leicester was always going to be tricky. The Foxes are vaguely remembering how defending champions are meant to act, while the Blues have now completely forgotten how teams on a long unbeaten run should behave.

And now, you know, Diego and the…the China thing. Still, you can get 8-1 on Antonio Conte to prove that nobody is bigger than the team.

Arsenal beating Swansea looks considerably more predictable, unless Alexis Sanchez gets a pre-match offer to play up front in a 3-5-2 far, far away with Diego, and Paddy are offering 7-1 on the Gunners winning.

The Wenger boys also feature in this week’s Acca, with 20-1 available on Arsenal, West Ham and Chelsea all winning.

The Hammers, who have their own issues with the talent at the moment, are at home to Palace. And at least their unhappy bunny only wants to go back to France.

Be sure to check the terms and conditions on all those offers and, of course, we should state that all these specials are only available to those aged 18 or over. And if you’re going to wager, always gamble responsibly.

ANYTIME GOALSCORER ODDS – GAMEWEEK 21

PlayerTeamOdds
AgueroMCI1.80
SanchezARS1.83
GiroudARS1.83
KaneTOT2.00
PerezARS2.10
IbrahimovicMUN2.25
WilsonBOU2.29
SonTOT2.40
DefoeSUN2.50
BentekeCRY2.50
IheanachoMCI2.60
HazardCHE2.62
AlliTOT2.70
LukakuEVE2.70
BatshuayiCHE2.70
HernandezHUL2.80

 

Alexis Sanchez is the overwhelming captaincy favourite of Gameweek 21, but not the scorer of choice for Paddy.

Fantasy bosses look at the Arsenal man’s away goalscoring record (10 on the road, three at the Emirates) and factor in Swansea’s home form (seven goals coughed up in their last two matches) and that’s good enough for them.

Paddy, however, has gone for Sergio Aguero (1.80), compared to Alexis on 1.83. The Argentinian has been drafted in by nearly 76,000 managers ahead of City’s trip to Everton, but he still lags well behind Sanchez’s 36.7% ownership figures.

Spurs entertain West Brom in today’s lunchtime match, with the Baggies conceding, on average, just a goal per away trip.

Harry Kane (2.00) hasn’t scored at White Hart Lane since Gameweek 15 and is owned by just 15.5% of Fantasy managers, so you can see why it is the Arsenal man proving a more popular armband choice there as well.

This week’s bandwagon boy, Dele Alli, has been bought in by a staggering half a million-plus managers on the back of his seven goals in four Gameweeks. He’s at 2.70 to continue that streak.

Coincidentally, Chelsea’s Michy Batshuayi is also at 2.70 to score at Leicester, with Eden Hazard – another contender to take over up top in the absence of Diego Costa – at 2.62.

Of the outliers, the 3.40 you can get on Robert Snodgrass making it three league goals on the spin when Bournemouth visit looks tidy.

Stoke’s Peter Crouch is priced at 3.60 to ‘do a Snodgrass’ at Sunderland, and you can get 6.00 on the third most popular transfer-in of the Gameweek, Albion’s Matt Phillips, to score against Spurs.

* As sharper eyes quickly noticed, we originally stated that Kane was at Evens with Paddy, which was correct when we checked first thing this morning. The odds have since been updated to a decimal value so we’ve changed the article accordingly. Apologies for the confusion, most of which resided with the author.

CLEAN SHEET ODDS – GAMEWEEK 21

TeamOdds
Tottenham1.72
Chelsea2.29
Arsenal2.40
Watford2.40
Southampton2.50
Man United2.75
Man City2.75
Middlesbrough3.00
Bournemouth3.10
West Ham3.20

Paddy has really got the hots for Spurs this weekend, making them the clear favourites, at 1.72, to keep a clean sheet.

The news that Nathan Ake has been recalled to Chelsea from his Bournemouth loan has made him the second most transferred-in defender of the Gameweek, with managers presumably taking a punt on him being an immediate, and cut-price, starter in the Blues’ back line.

That’s a proper gamble. Take him out of the equation, however, and Tottenham’s Danny Rose is one of the defenders of choice for Fantasy bosses, with just over 58,000 drafting him in this week.

Middlesbrough’s Calum Chambers just edges Rose for transfers-in and Boro are at 3.00 to keep a cleanie at Vicarage Road, while Watford are at 2.40 to do the same, so Paddy’s getting a 0-0 feeling about that one.

Burnley have just about given up travelling this season. When you’ve managed one whole point from away matches, you might as well save a lot of time, effort and money and just send an email congratulating the opposition on the three points.

But at Turf Moor, they are strangely awesome. And they’re also 3.40 to blank visitors Southampton today. The Saints are priced even lower to keep their sheets clean – 2.50 – so that could be another potential 0-0 worth investigating.

  1. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    First time Alli Erik and Rose owner.
    I suppose Harry will get a hatrick.

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      I hope you're right

  2. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Spurs and wbrom absolute goal fest incoming

  3. PvA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    4 of the last 7 games between Spurs and West Brom have ended 1-1:

    1-1
    3-3
    0-1 (WBA)
    0-3 (Spurs)
    1-1
    1-1
    1-1

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      2-1 today

    2. Karan_G14
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      2-0 Spurs today.

    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      1-0 WBA - jammy win incoming

    4. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      3-0 Spurs

    5. Scholes Balls
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      i cant see spurs conceding with aldi, vert, dier in def

      1. Karan_G14
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        And Wanyama shielding them.

        1. Scholes Balls
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 17 days ago

          indeed

  4. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    How long does a flight take from London to China? Asking for a Spanish friend.

    1. Fitzy.
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Is he fat?

    2. MTPockets
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Longtime

        1. Clump
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 17 days ago

          ^ 🙂

      • bojack
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Depends if he gets kicked off the plane for his behaviour.

      • jayzico
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        8 hours approx

        1. Whats the Mata?
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 17 days ago

          only if Ake is the pilot

    3. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Pages taking absolutely ages to reload. Same when I make a post.
      I've cleared cache. Anything else I can do? Cheers

      1. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Update your browser might help

        1. United10
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 17 days ago

          check your ram and cpu usage.

          1. Business Cat
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 17 days ago

            Shut down tabs if you have loads open.

            Uninstall/disable browser plugins/extensions, particularly if using Chrome

      2. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Turn on airplane mode then turn it off

      3. Kaneyonero
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Delete your FPL perhaps?

      4. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        The hokey cokey?

        1. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 17 days ago

          i what it's all about

      5. Netley Lucas
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Drink some beer?

      6. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        All good suggestions, thanks 😀

      7. Whats the Mata?
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        stop using internet explorer

      8. Scoring freely
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Steal your neighbours WiFi

    4. nobwak
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Lol Brunt

      1. Numb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Why?

        1. Lawrø
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 17 days ago

          Actually playing defence

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

            Last time he played def he got 2 assists i think

      2. davies
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Only at fullback because Nyom isn't available

    5. Top 210 Club
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Scouts sneakily amended the team after scout team deadline lol

      1. A.T
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Ha.

      2. Scholes Balls
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        removing costa was cheap

    6. bojack
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Giroud captain. Hahaha.

      At least I can laugh at myself...

      1. Kaneyonero
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        ...to the bank when he scores a hattie

      2. twoplustwo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Snap 🙂

    7. davies
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Costa sellers

      Gonna bring him back in if he's looking like he'll play vs Hull?

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        I didn't sell this week but definitely considering bringing him back

      2. Netley Lucas
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Nope, he's dead to me.

      3. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Nah, he's out for good now.

        Transferred to Giroud, will see how she flies.

        Lukaku and Aguero would be the targets if this punt doesn't come off

      4. nevins84
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        If he decided to stay i would yes... doesnt look likely tho

    8. The Hobbit
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Is saving wildcard for DGW worth taking -12 this week?

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Hard to know, but probably. I did -12 this week too, and I'm quite ashamed, but at least the future looks a little brighter. Though all will be different in a week or too anyway. Time marches on

      2. Top 210 Club
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        ye

    9. Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      UPDATED

    10. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Game updated. There you are, 20 mins on the dot.

    11. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Updated.

      @FPL virgin I told you 15-20 mins.

    12. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Updated.

    13. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Have Walker and Rose. Benched Philips.

      0-1 for Wba Whilips scoring late winner. Season over...

    14. Dreams
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Anyone made a punt move with captain?

      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Took a punt on Sanchez

      2. Dreams
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Captained heaton

      3. dcarlito
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Costa(c)

        Ake (vc)

        😉

    15. Karan_G14
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Updated!

    16. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Anyone beat -12 this week.

      Originally it was...
      Origi to Defoe, Lala to Alli, Amat to Baines.
      Then Costa to Gru.

      Damage limitation this week. Feel dirty

    17. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      318,982 wildcards played this week!

      1. Clump
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Good. That's a few I'll pass on the DGW.

        1. Ógie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 17 days ago

          Lol trigger happy mofos

    18. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Switched captaincy from Stanislas to Sanchez.

    19. Scholes Balls
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Look at my deadline shenanigans. Instead of selling costa, I sold amat for valencia and started this bunch

      Courtois
      Vertonghen Valencia Love Gibson
      Snoddy Sanchez Lallana Alli
      Ibra Lukaku

      Bench: Jaku, Ake Fletcher Costa

    20. Jebiga
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      didnt realized yesterday that dogface is out 🙁

      now i have 2 FT's

      1. Numb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        You'll be fine. It'll all blow over this week and you'll have Costa against Hull and 2 frees

    21. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Team's looking pretty amazing for next week... Costa(c)? 😉

      1. Jebiga
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        is he out this gw or what ?

        1. Lawrø
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 17 days ago

          He hasn't traveled with the squad

          1. Lawrø
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 17 days ago

            You have an awful lot of catching up to do

        2. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 17 days ago

          lol

      2. Sir Edo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Will hold on until I know more. But obvious risk that I will lose -0,4 in just a week.

        1. Lawrø
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 17 days ago

          Yep, really need some more information fast...

          1. Sir Edo
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 17 days ago

            This was the weirdest friday in my two decade FPL career.. 😉

        2. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 17 days ago

          Drops and rises are limited to 0.3m in any one GW...can't be 0.4m

          1. Sir Edo
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 17 days ago

            Thanks Mr Cat!
            I mean 0,1 yesterday, and 0,3 before next friday.
            I bought him yesterday which could dent my trip to HoF top position.. 😉

          2. Lawrø
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 17 days ago

            He dropped last night you silly cat 😉

            1. Business Cat
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 17 days ago

              Sorry, I only woke up to it today...didn't realise that fire-sale started last night 🙁

      3. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        .3 drop this week and if he is left out against hull another .3 drop Lawro
        He will sink you

        1. Lawrø
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 17 days ago

          Yeah the plan is to switch to Lukaku as soon as it becomes clearer... Obviously I wouldn't take the second 0.3 drop though, worst case scenario is a 0.4m drop

    22. makaveli123
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      "Chris Brunt makes his 300th league appearance and 200th @premierleague start for Albion this afternoon!"

      Hopefully a goal and an assist for him then

      1. Psojkee
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        facepalm

      2. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Red card.

    23. nevins84
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Costa to Giroud this week Giroud to Ibra for next week..

    24. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Rate my wildcarded team.

      Heaton - Grant
      Rose - Gibson - Yoshida - Brunt - Baines
      Sanchez - Hazard - Eriksen - Phillips - Stanislas
      Ibra - Kane - Barnes

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        I would have done Eriksen to Coutinho, but looks superb!

        1. Differentiator
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 17 days ago

          Too early for the Coutinho wagon IMO. Can always do an easy Hazard downgrade to Cout and then upgrade either Phillips or Stanislas if reqd

          1. FPL Virgin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 17 days ago

            Liverpool are the highest scoring team in the league. I would always have a Liverpool mid over double Spurs.

            I'm not sure about double West Brom (even with the fixtures) or Gibson over Friend/Chambers now I think about it.

            1. Differentiator
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 17 days ago

              Just thought Pool were very flat the last few games. Need to see how they do in a post-Mane era.

              Happy enough with double brom for now, Gibson is the luxury option

              1. FPL Virgin
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 17 days ago

                Fair point. A Liverpool mid is only a transfer away.

              2. XabiAlonso
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 17 days ago

                Weren't too bad in the pre mane era on occasions

            2. Somalion
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 17 days ago

              I think you'd need to consider recent scoring than season long. In this case, and I've not looked at the scores so could be wrong, but if you were to look at the last 5 or so GWs I'd wager Spurs have scored near to, if not more, goals than Pool.

              Now consider upcoming fixtures. Pool have a couple of nice ones, but also have matches against United, Chelsea, Spurs, Arsenal and City while Tottenham have a kinder run.

              Doubling up on Spurs at this moment might not be a bad idea.

          2. FPL Virgin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 17 days ago

            Kane (C) btw 😉

            1. Differentiator
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 17 days ago

              Sanchez boring pick 😉

    25. redbeard
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Costa at -439 on fplstats 😮

    26. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Dream team this week looking FRESH

      https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/dream/21

    27. BobB
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Costa-Monger, or Costa-keeper?

      1. XabiAlonso
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Costa del sol

    28. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Rate my transfers over the break. I give them 3/10.

      03 Jan: Mane > Alli
      03 Jan: Moses > Philips (-4)
      13 Jan: Ake > Rose (-4)
      13 Jan: Costa > Defoe (-4)

      Biggest mistake = thinking Philips was playing Hull next, but actually it was the current GW. What is this, amateur hour? At least I now have money ITB