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14 January 2017 2031 comments
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With the Spurs assets delivering in the early kick-off, we move our attention to six more encounters to seek out further returns.

Arsenal’s trip to Swansea City undoubtedly provides the key interest, with more than 700,000 (16.5%) FPL managers turning to Alexis Sanchez as their Gameweek 21 captain.

With Olivier Giroud earning more than 350,000 transfers ahead of today’s deadline, it’s fair to say that Fantasy managers will be willing Arsenal to follow Spurs’ lead and produce goals and points aplenty.

Paul Clement’s first home game in charge provides an unwanted x-factor, however. It remains to be seen if he can lift a Swans side that has shipped 23 goals at the Liberty Stadium, the worst home record in the Premier League.

Elsewhere, Sunderland’s Jermain Defoe is heavily backed ahead of a home encounter with Stoke City. Brought in by 266,000 FPL managers ahead of Gameweek 21, more than any other FPL forward, Defoe has returned a goal or an assist in five of his last six Stadium of Light encounters.

Meanwhile, at the KCOM Stadium, a host of mid-price and budget assets go head to head with our focus on the likes of Robert Snodgrass, Junior Stanislas and Charlie Daniels.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    3 goals from Arsenal. 0 from Sanchez ARGHHHH

    1. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      2 OGs too

    2. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      plenty time

    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Standard. We should look to see how well the top captain pick on the FFS poll has done over the last 3 seasons. Will be interesting reading.

      1. That Was Easy!
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Very very well.

  2. Dante
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Should have captained Own Goal.

    1. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      He's on fire this week!

    2. MTPockets
      9 years, 6 months ago

      🙂

    3. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Should have captained Goal

  3. makaveli123
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Murphy's law for Swansea

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      He's quite a pundit

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      More like Newton's law of gravitation...

      What comes up, must go down 🙂

  4. Hect.OR 98th
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone else struggling this season? I just can't catch a break and am making wrong 50:50 decisions a lot. Just about in the top 100k but was up at 20k in October and have just had red arrows almost every week since then. Can't seem to get a GW rank in the top million.

    1. Simon Says...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      That's not an awful rank. Just got to keep trusting your gut. This site can sway you big time away from that. You're in a good position to move up with DGWs etc to come.

      1. Hect.OR 98th
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers. Just feels like wading through treacle at the moment.

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Quite similar. Can't move inside the Top 100k but never drop further than 115k, very stagnant. Looking forward to the DGWs to try get a real edge.

    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      That isn't struggling - ranked around 1m - finished Top 30k last 3 seasons.

    4. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah, every week there's one player who I don't own (Kane this time) who turns an average week into a rubbish one.

    5. southernpacific
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Yep wildcarded early, following week. Ake goes back to Chelsea, Costa scenario> giroud who goes off, was .2 Short for Kane

    6. fusen
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      copy a top 10 team's lineup if you don't know what to do. they have the luck, just have to get the captains right

    7. Magic Bean
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Pretty similar here

    8. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I've been around 1M OR for 8 GWs. Don't sweat it. I've been making decisions I shouldn't regret, but that punish me for not copying everyone else. On the upside. ALEXISSSSSS

  5. Kevin Malone
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Is there a more injury-prone GK than Gomes? He always seems to get injured somehow

  6. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    FWIW Giroud just fell way down the rankings on BAPS....

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Good

  7. Declan
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Loic Remy coming on for Palace

    1. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Benteke off?

      1. Nabs Kebabs
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        still on townsend came off

        1. Venom Snake
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Cheers

    2. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Firmly on the watchlist

  8. twoplustwo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    As a Derby fan the appointment of Clement to Swans is absolutely ridiculous

    1. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Going down

  9. Conte Cristo
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    4 OG in a day

  10. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    China made a bid for OG yet?

  11. Dimen
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    I'm getting rid of Sanchez, its just not the same with Giroud on the field, he's not worth the money FPL wise when he's not on attack.

    He still plays great, just not for FPL..

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      LOL! i have no words sometimes....

      1. Dimen
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Why so. I know he scored now but I'm still getting rid. I'll hang around to see if Giroud is injured but if not he's gone.

    2. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Okay

    3. Porkchops Johnson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Giving him max 2 GWs more. Same with Hazard

    4. twoplustwo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Burnley and Watford next...

    5. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Look at those fixtures

    6. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      So what happens now Giroud is injured ?

    7. Simon Says...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Perfect mockers

    8. Ayew Holding Mee Cork
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      sell him NOW moron

  12. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    sigh, 3 goals and no sanchez involvement!! captain fail again

    1. grig
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      If I had known it is 0-3 at 67min I would've still captained Sanchez. Varianceeeee.

  13. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Where is Sanchez?? Absolutely gutted if he blanks!

  14. Declan
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    People selling Sanchez before Burnley and Watford at home.

    😆

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      agreed, more points for moi

    2. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Just crazy hattie next week

      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        don't think so - think he will score a brace in two weeks time.

    3. twoplustwo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Can't see lots of people doing it tbh with the fixtures

  15. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    sanchez c fail, can't get c right this season 🙁

    1. That Was Easy!
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Nor can I. Playing well otherwise. 12 captain blanks.

    2. Goodricke
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      erm...

  16. TaiwanHC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Same question as last GW:

    Could someone PLEASE justify Sanchez's price?

    1. BabyB
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      He is the top scorer for mids?

      1. TaiwanHC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        I don't think he is worth it with Giroud playing

    2. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      He's the top scoring player in the game. Is that enough?

    3. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Didn't he score 7 points last week? Isn't he the top scorer in the entire game so far?

      Feel free to go for value, if you want someone lime Victor Anichebe to be your best captaincy option...

    4. Tansey
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Highest scoring player in all FPL this season?

    5. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      😆

      1. TaiwanHC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        I don't think he is worth it with Giroud playing

  17. Turbo Timo
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    IT'S RAINING OWN GOALSSS

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      ...hallelujah

  18. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Holebas going to get a CS - haha

    1. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      A non owner trying the jinx

    2. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Sorry what's funny ?

    3. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Sold him a while ago for Ake, Ake loses FPL potential.

      50:50 between Barnes and Crouch, brought Barnes!

      Took a hit on Alli. (Okay that one worked ish.)

      Took another hit for Costa > Giroud, who scores but goes off injured.

      Last couple of GWs have been really strange.

  19. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    70 player and Benteke without a single shot on goal.

    Should have taken that hit.

    1. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Played*

    2. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Need him to score and get rid West Ham CS.

  20. Goodricke
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    McBurnie has almost got a full beard!

  21. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    liam remy on for palace according to merson

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      lol

  22. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Messi goal

    1. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Moving on

  23. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Any reason why Holebas not booked yet?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      ALEXISSSSSSSSSSSSS

    2. Clump
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Easier to ask someone to explain astrophysics.
      No idea.

  24. rivercityransom
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    thank you alexis

  25. Lawrø
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    SANCHEZZZZZZ

  26. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    OMG Sanchez

  27. Cocky Spaniel Alves
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Alexis lucky!

  28. The Enlightener
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Sanchez goal

  29. NATSTER
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Alexissssssssssss

  30. TorresMagic™
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Sanchez goal

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Gettin

    2. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      *** Plants a huge smacker on TM **** 😀

      1. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Not for the first time.

      2. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        On which cheek

    3. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Mercifully