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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. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 19 days ago

    Chelsea play Hull at home next, seems a little hasty to get rid of Costa. Wait for more news IMO.

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Drip Doctor 😆

    2. The Hindu Monkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Maybe if you have a decent bench. He'll double drop tonight though. Can understand why people getting rid.

      1. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Double drop? Most are taking a hit to get rid.

    3. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Shhhh 😉

      Let them ditch him

    4. Halftime
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      As he's not flagged in the game he will drop very quickly.

  2. The Hindu Monkey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 19 days ago

    Wildcard doing my head in. Please pick one. Second more defensive heavy and balanced. First has the power midfield.

    A.
    Heaton Robinson
    Baines Jones Brunt Chambers Yoshida
    Hazard Sanchez Ozil Eriksen Stanilas
    Zlatan Defoe Barnes

    B.
    Heaton Foster
    Baines Rose Daniels Jones Chambers
    Sanchez Ozil Eriksen Stanilas Philips
    Zlatan Defoe Crouch

    Thanks!

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Don't like either but if I had to choose, A.

      1. The Hindu Monkey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        What don't you like?

        Apart from the attack obviously...

        1. Davido989
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Ozil, Jones, Stanislas, 2 4.5 keepers

          1. The Hindu Monkey
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Jones I'll probably take out. Stanilas we'll agree to disagree.

            Ozil will smash it next three. You watch.

            I've never paid more than 4.5 for a keeper in my life..

    2. fitzy
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Second with Stanislas > Snodgrass and Downgrade Defoe or Crouchy?

      1. The Hindu Monkey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Lord no.

        Have you seen snodgrass fixtures compared to Junior!!??

        1. fitzy
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Fixtures don't matter when he is the attacking outlet of the team.

          1. The Hindu Monkey
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            They do when's they're that bad

  3. The Big Fella
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 19 days ago

    Sanchez and Aguero owners, who are you captaining and why?

    1. MTPockets
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Sanchez. Swansea.

        1. The Big Fella
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          I thought this but Everton are hardly a fortress at the back and Sanchez is now on the wing

      • Bleach †
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Sanchez. Swansea

        1. The Big Fella
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Even when Sanchez is on the wing and Aguero is centre forward?

      • Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Sanchez. Swansea

        1. The Big Fella
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          City played well against West Ham and Aguero is CF whereas Sanchez is on the wing again. Still going with Sanchez? He is the person I've had as captain all week, incidently. I am just starting to wonder if it was the right decision......

      • GoonerByron
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Giroud.

      • HesaCat
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Kane

      • Jordan.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        aguero,city smacked wham last week,all it needs is kdb to fire along with silva,plenty of ammo for kun,no penos is a concern tho.....

        1. The Big Fella
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Do we know for a fact he is not on pens anymore?

    2. Jimmy Boy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Score predictions for today? Here are mine:
      Spurs 2-0 WBA
      Burnley 2-1 Soton
      Hull 1-2 Bmouth
      Sunderland 1-0 Stoke
      Swansea 1-4 Arsenal
      Watford 1-0 Boro
      West Ham 2-0 Palace
      Leicester 0-1 Chelsea

      1. NorwichCityLad
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        West Ham won't beat palace

      2. trinzoo
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Not a single draw ?

    3. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Repost - Team for the GW
      Heaton
      Alonso Walker Brunt
      Sanchez (c) Lallana siggy Phillips
      Ibrahimovic Defoe Kane
      Subs Allen Cedric Amat

      A stick and save FT
      B Amat to chambers
      C siggy to Stanislas

      1. MTPockets
          9 years, 19 days ago

          a

      2. Evasivo
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Sanchez or Giroud for captaincy?!

        1. Davido989
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Giroud.

        2. FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Sanchez. Giroud could be benched.

          1. The Overthinker
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            You sure ?
            If Sanchez is playing upfront, I would happily change my captain

        3. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Sanchez safety

          Giroud...differential

        4. Evasivo
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Thanks all. Hope Gru not benched! He's in for a hit 🙁

      3. Ziro
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Ok to play Jakupovic ahead of Foster? Or just keep Foster for the save points?

        1. MTPockets
            9 years, 19 days ago

            I'd start Jaku.

            1. Ziro
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 19 days ago

              thought so. thanks.

        2. Sadio
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Who to start:

          Adam Smith or Chambers?

          1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            toughie....id go chambers

          2. NestorC
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Tough one, Chambers maybe

          3. Lecky Legs FC
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Smith

        3. skodaole2
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          After a -8 Chadli + Origi + Alonso out Stanislas + Giroud + Daniels in

          Heaton (Pickford)
          Walker Daniels Holebas (Brunt, McAuley)
          Alexis Stanislas Alli Sigurdsson (Can)
          Ibrahimovic Kane(C) Giroud(vc)

          Gtg? 0.1 itb

        4. Tshelby
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Yoshida nailed?

          1. Sergeant Garcia
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            For the time being, yes.

          2. Clump
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            They'll probably buy in the window due to the Fonte saga.
            He should play the next few at least.

        5. NestorC
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Is Jones nailed or he is gone with Bailly return?

          1. Jordan.
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            could be a season long question,id say hes safe enough,he keeps getting picked and hes playing ok...

        6. Sonic Huth
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          A.Ake+Costa- Friend+Lukaku
          B. Lallana+Costa-Coutinho+Lukaku
          Better option?

        7. Lecky Legs FC
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Who goes for first for a -4 hit?

          A) Ake > A Smith
          B) Costa > Lukaku

          1. Evasivo
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            A if you have bench players

          2. Sangano
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            C) Costa > Giroud

        8. Sergeant Garcia
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Negredo or Lallana, who should I bench?

          1. NestorC
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            L

        9. FPL Emu
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          I know this is a tough time to get responses, but if you feel like it:

          Is it worth it to use both my free transfers to lose Benteke and get Giroud in, downgrading Sigurdsson in the process?

          1. FPL Virgin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Benteke will play today if that helps

        10. StoneMountain
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Bottomed. Good to go on a WC?

          Heaton (Jaku)
          Daniels, Pieters, McAuley (Morgan, Amat)
          Alexis, Alli, Lallana, Stanislas (De Roon)
          Ibra, Aguero(c), Giroud

          Thanks!

          1. InSaneMan-e
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Good team
            I'm sure not everyone will agree with the (C) choice, but fair enough.

            1. StoneMountain
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 19 days ago

              Thanks. Need to start punting a bit and Aguero (c) seems a pretty good differential.

              1. InSaneMan-e
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 19 days ago

                Have him at wc
                with both Sanchez and Giroud, you've also spread the risk with Kun (C), so decent decision

                1. InSaneMan-e
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 19 days ago

                  *vc

        11. AYLD28
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Heaton, Grant
          Rose, Gibson, Brunt*, Daniels, Collins**
          Lallana, Sanchez, Eriksen, Hazard, Phillips,
          Giroud, ibra*, Barnes*

          *injured/potentially **need to go

          I'm already in -12, do I wildcard and recover my hits or just hold?

          1. InSaneMan-e
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Ibra will play, for sure
            Brunt will be back soon, you'd have benched him anyways
            I havn't taken a -12 yet, but I'd want to keep that WC for the DGW

            1. AYLD28
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 19 days ago

              My only changes would be Barnes to crouch, Collins to 4.4/4.5 and Gibson to chambers

              Not worth using wildcard? Also factoring in the -12

        12. mranonymous
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Mkhitarian nailed these days?

          1. Kiwivillan
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Terrible pick regardless. No stats to justify price

          2. InSaneMan-e
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            It's tricky, as Mourinho has rotated for the games over the festive season.
            But im sure he will start tomorrow

        13. O Fenomeno
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Very irresponsible of the site to post odds like that with links to the bookmaker

          1. fitzy
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            It's a sponsorship pal

            1. O Fenomeno
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 19 days ago

              But the odds aren't correct

              1. O Fenomeno
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 19 days ago

                And if they come with lots of Ts & Cs not disclosed in the article. That's click bait

          2. Clump
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            It's how me & you use the sight for nowt.
            It's essentially an advert.

            1. Clump
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 19 days ago

              *site

              1. O Fenomeno
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 19 days ago

                Oh yeah I know it's an advert and I understand they need to advertise for revenue so free loaders like us can enjoy a great experience.

                My issue is with the massive odds posted to entice clicking the links.

        14. Dasher0303
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Jones or Smith on WC??
          Alli or Eriksen?
          Barnes or Crouch?
          Rose or Luiz or Walker?

          1. jiGGidyJ1
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Smith, Alli, Barnes, Rose

        15. Garfield1001
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Play Pieters (sun) or Phillips (tot)?

          Opinions appreciated!

          1. Sergeant Garcia
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Pieters

        16. Maarrrr17
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          -4 for danny rose when I have only two playing defenders isnt silly is it? At worse its a -2?.

          1. O Fenomeno
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Yeah definitely worth the risk

          2. ILOVEBAPS
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Sounds reasonable

          3. Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            At worst he scores an OG and gets sent off and it will cost you -8

            1. Maarrrr17
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 19 days ago

              That would be the worst...

          4. skodaole2
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Do it

        17. ILOVEBAPS
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Got about 3 mins!!! Am at a concert w missus so please advise.

          Is it worthwhile to take a hit to rid my team of Costa? Either for Giroud or Lukaku?

          1. Back to Back Ballacks
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Giroud

          2. S.Kuqi
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Pull the trigger. Giroud for short term and Lukaku for long term.

            Giroud in and captain him

          3. XabiAlonso
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Lukaku

          4. InSaneMan-e
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Yes imo, worthwhile

        18. Karan_G14
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Bench two?

          A) Mee (SOU)
          B) Chambers (wat)
          C) Brunt (tot)
          D) Philips (tot)

          Currently on C & D. Have Walker also.

          Appreciate your thoughts!

        19. Tshelby
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Who will score the most Boruc or Valdes?

          1. S.Kuqi
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Valdes

        20. Back to Back Ballacks
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Community Round up should be fun -
          How to get your life back on track after waking up in a strange hotel room, whiskey bottles and dead hookers all over the floor and realising you still have Costa.
          Can't wait to hear the advice ....

          1. Numb
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            I'll wager that the bird off the FPL TV show was involved somehow as well

        21. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Giroud on pens?

          1. Karan_G14
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Yes.

            1. RamaJama
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 19 days ago

              Then I'll take the risk to C Giroud over Sanchez, small chance he'll be benched this match as in form

          2. O Fenomeno
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Yep

          3. XabiAlonso
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            On thin ice

        22. Swanny18
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Who to play:

          A) Kingsley
          B) Capoue (AOA)

        23. Crazy RedDevil
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Mannone
          Azpilicueta
          Brunt
          Walker
          Chambers
          Stanislas
          Hazard
          Sánchez
          Phillips
          Agüero
          Ibrahimovic
          Grant
          Crouch
          de Roon
          Amat

          Rate my WC team please.

          1. jiGGidyJ1
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Don't like the idea of playing Crouch or de Roon every week

          2. XabiAlonso
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Feel sick looking at that

          3. InSaneMan-e
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            ewww for the format
            Team is good. Hopefully Kun repays the investment

        24. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          G2G?

          Heaton (Grant)
          Rose, Alonso, Holebas, Koscielny (Amat)
          Antonio, Alli, San(c)hez (Phillips, Marney)
          Wilson, Ibra, Kane

          1. InSaneMan-e
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            G2G