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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. sentz05
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 19 days ago

    WC Team:

    Foster (Jak)

    Yoshida Stones Chambers Ward (Evans)

    Sanchez Stanilas Alli (Philips de Roon)

    Aguero Ibra Defoe

    Think this smashes it to be honest

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      dat defence

      1. sentz05
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Yes, but dat offence ; ) All those players are regularly starting and can easily pick up clean sheets, especially West Brom who have a great run.

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

      there will be gws where you wont have playing defender in all defence

      1. JJO
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        And not sure there will be many gws where you will have 3+ playing

        1. sentz05
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          I think Kompany will replace Oteamendi not Stones. Fonte will leave which will give Yoshida starting place. Chambers and Ward are regulars. Evans will be back next week and will start every game. Disagree?

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

    Amat or Yoshida for last bench defender on a WC? Yoshida could be a nice get if he gets a decent run at it.

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

      Yoshida or Munisea.

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

        Will Muniesa get regular starts?

  3. King H
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 19 days ago

    Feel as if Conte is gonna want a big performance from Chelsea to show the club are bigger than Costa. So I have decided to give the armband to Eden Hazard. False 9 is far too tempting. With the Donkey back for Arse am not sure Alexis will be able to get as many points as people think. Am I crazy or does this kinda make sense ?

    1. Smoky Johnson
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Haz on pens, but away stats...
      Sanchez is brute force.

      1. King H
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Agree he is brute force. But with the Donkey back I can see ozil and Sanchez getting assists. Hazard will score imo. Or at least a hope so haha

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

          Gru is starting on the bench

    2. Arn De Gothia
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      good thinking, but awaystats... brave but nothnx

    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Giroud / Sanchez for me.

      WBA pretty good against teams in the top 6 - do not lose by much.
      Hazard is a punt - mainly because you don't know which Leicester is going to turn up - the one that has been hammered by Chelsea, and Utd or the one that drew with Arsenal and beat Man City.
      Giroud / Sanchez are playing a bottom 3 team and Arsenal have a good scoring record against such teams.

      1. King H
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        True mate it a defo a coin toss for me. Guess I just a little put off with Groo coming back. I will go with Hazard and hope for a wee brace. Cheers mate.

  4. SuperMario
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 19 days ago

    Boruc
    Alonso - Cedric - Pieters
    Sanchez (c) - Siggy - Phillips - Hazard
    Ibra (vc) - Aguero - Crouch

    Pickford - Lovren - Fletcher - Amat

    1. SuperMario
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      0.6 bank and used my FT.
      Lovren on bench over Pieters and Cedric..

      GTG??

  5. Arteta
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 19 days ago

    Heaton
    Daniels Gibson Alonso
    Alli Özil Sán©hez Phillips
    Kane Giroud Lukaku

    Whatever happens, happens.

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

      Arsenal failing to score 😛

    2. Urchin
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      All the best!!!

  6. Rex Lapis
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 19 days ago

    Costa > Lukaku (-8)

    or play Fletcher?

    have Zlatan and Giroud

    1. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Similar scenario. Even though I think Costa is gone. Tempted to just play de roon.

    2. MTPockets
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Playing De Roon, but fair argument either way.

      • Art Vandelay
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        I did Costa > Kane for a hit, with DeRoon on the bench. It was my only hit though, but that doesn't really make a difference IMO.

    3. sambyy
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Lukaku or Aguero in for Costa?

      1. MTPockets
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Aguero

      2. Gashead9
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Play Mee or Chambers?

        1. Urchin
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Mee

      3. Urchin
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        This is it:

        Heaton (Grant)
        Alonso Darmian Stones (Brunt, Amat)
        Ramsey Hazard Firmino Allen/Capoue
        Ibra Kane Carroll

        Please opine which two to bench
        A. Allen & Darmian
        B. Capoue & Darmian
        C. Allen & Brunt
        D. Capoue & Brunt

        My survival in FFS cup depends on the right answer, thanks!!

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

          B for me

        2. Gashead9
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Brunt and Capoue

        3. sentz05
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          You're taking a huge punt on Ramsey. I really can't see him doing well. He scored a goal against mid table championship Peterborough. I would revise.

          1. Urchin
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            well I had been holding on to Wallcott all this time, and getting ramsey was the only available choice without hits. U r right he is risk, but I also need a lot of OR catching up.

        4. Urchin
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Thanks guys, so Capoue on bench for sure!

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

        Anyone with me captaining Defoe?

        1. Urchin
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Dont own him, but best luck to you!!!

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

            Thanks
            Wish you the same

        2. Smoky Johnson
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          No. But thats because i've got Pieters. Will go Sanchez due to Swansea defence and majority holding him as C.

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

        Is Jones nailed with Bailly coming back?

      6. FPL Mentor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Pick my Captain 🙂

        A. Sanchez
        B. Ibra
        C. Aguero
        D. Hazard
        E. Alli

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

          Sanchez

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

          Aguero

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

            Who u going with Kuqi?

        3. Urchin
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          B

      7. Cojiro
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        RP. Who to Bench?

        A) Jones
        B) Holebas
        C) Chambers
        D) Phillips

        Tempted by A cuz I'm a united fan

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

          A or B. Back your boys in

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

            Thanks

      8. GE
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        On WC - 1) or 2) please? 🙂

        1) 3-5-2 (1.0 itb)

        Heaton (Robinson)
        Rose/Baines/Brunt (Chambers, Amat)
        Sanch/Haz/Pogba/Alli/Phillips
        Ibra/Giroud (Diomande)

        2) 3-4-3 (0.1 itb)
        Heaton (Robinson)
        Rose/Baines/Brunt (Chambers, Amat)
        Sanch/Haz//Alli/Phillips (De Roon)
        Ibra/Giroud/Lukaku

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

          2

        2. Urchin
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          2

        3. sentz05
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Downgrade Hazard to a cheaper midfielder and replace Lukaku with Aguero

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

        Anyone else have 6 (SIX!) players in the opening match Spurs:WBA ? 😆 A red arrow for me for sure this GW.

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

          Why aren't you benching Phillips?!

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

            Have DeRoon and Amat 🙁

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

              Play De Roon

        2. diesel001
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Depends. Neither Spurs or WBA concede much (Spurs best defence in PL and WBA usually only concede 1 goal against teams in the top 6). So maybe good for the defence and the goalscorer.

      10. JohnnyMagrinho
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Heaton(Grant)
          Baines Rose Van Aanholt (Daniels Friend)
          Sanchez Ozil Eriksen Snodgrass
          Defoe Giroud Kane

          Giroud definitely going to start?

          1. sentz05
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Can't see Wenger dropping him. He's scoring and assisting for fun.

        • EXODIA
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          I've used my wildcard and need your expert advice to help me out!

          Heaton
          Baines - McAuley - Daniels
          Hazard - Alli - Capoue - Lallana
          Ibrahimovic - Defoe - Giroud

          Bench:
          Jakupovic - Dawson - Kingsley - Barry

          1.3m in the bank (planning to swap Lallana for Coutinho next week)

          I'm worried that I don't have any Manchester City/Everton players. Also, is Giroud nailed on? Should I be building the team around Sanchez? Andre Gray or Defoe?

          Please help!

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

            Defoe --> Diomande and upgrade Capoue

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

              Sorry, meant upgrade Capoue and Barry

        • teachmunna
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          I have alonso ake amat pieters and clyne.
          Either leave ithe and put alonso ake and pieters on the field with clyne coming in as first sub in case alonso or ake doesn't start....
          Or
          Bring in rose for clyne for a minus 4
          ..have been wanting to bring him in for ages but other issues ...like the ake/alonso conundrum this week are confusing matters

        • Don Broly
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Captain ?
          Sanchez
          Ibra or
          Wilson?

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

            Sanchez is my pick

        • Bees4Lyf
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          I've had costa in my team since the first day of the season, so the value he provides is a lot. Do I get rid for a -4? I think I can take a -0.3 hit over the week for him if he's to start next GW.

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

            I am in the same boot and the decision does not look good either way, probably going to hold and hope he stays and starts against hull

        • Totally !rre!evant
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Current Defense

          Ake // Evans // Friend // Holebas // Amat

          For a -4 who would you replace Evans with? 4.5 to spend

          1. Netley Lucas
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Pieters for sure.

          2. teachmunna
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Friend or chambers maybe

        • Jinkys Oars
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Start Foster or Jaku?
          Have Alli and no Bournemouth players.

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

            Jaku. New manager

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

              Jaku nailed?

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

                No, but wont get subbed either

            2. Jinkys Oars
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 19 days ago

              That's who is between the sticks at the minute. Rotates well with Foster too.

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

          Which would you rather have?

          A) Rose (WBA, mcy, sun)

          B) Bellerin (injured, BUR, WAT) + 1 free transfer

          1. Jinkys Oars
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            A

        • Dacra
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Why is everyone selling Hazard? Put him in on WC and looking like a price drop tonight, but seems a good option with Costa out?

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

            Ye its crazy to sell tbh. Just for the hull game alone he could be a beast

        • Porkchops Johnson
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Completely crazy to sacrifice Aguero in order to get in both Giroud and Lukaku? Shift from 3-5-2 with Anichebe to 3-4-3 with those two + Ibra

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

            Not the craziest thing I've heard

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

              Some of my reasoning behind it is that I probably won't captain Aguero in any of the next 3. For his game vs Swansea I can just do Ibra->Aguero, with Ibra's fixtures taking a turn for the worse at that time

        • le flem
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          with costa out, does that mean bats is playing?

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

            No

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

            He didn't when Costa was suspended

          3. Sess!
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            No. He didn't play last time when Costa was suspended.

          4. kalmoffit
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            I think it will. Though I m in the minority

        • NestorC
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          What are the chances that Ake starts now when Costa is out?

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

            Up front? 🙂

          2. Sess!
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Yeah cos Ake is a centre forward

          3. Netley Lucas
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            The same as before, tiny.

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

            There was some news with alonso a doubt is that still the case?

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

            If it's to believe Conte, he can cover every spot haha, who knows, Che striker at 4,4, dream come true

        • adz0rz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Help!

          Falling behind in my mini league that I had been leading all season. Currently team looks like this:

          Courtois (Pickford (red flag)

          Walker, Holebas, Pieters (Amat,Francis (red flag))

          Hazard, Alli, Firmino, Capoue (Fletcher)

          Costa, Ibra, Defoe

          One free transfer

        • gemmalmr92
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Pedro (c) locked in...

          1. King H
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Could be a genius move. Not fancy Hazard ?

        • King H
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          OK that's it.... let's decide this here and now. First to whatever it takes.

          Hazard (c)
          Or
          Sanchez (c)

          GO !!

          1. MagnetBPS
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            San

          2. Sess!
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Haz

          3. gemmalmr92
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Sanchez. Hazard usually poor away from home