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14 January 2017 1780 comments
Mark Mark
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We return from an FA Cup hiatus with an opening fixture that could easily make or break Gameweek 21 for many Fantasy managers.

An in-form Spurs, off the back of five straight victories, will host an equally buoyant West Brom with a cast of major assets on show.

Dele Alli is unquestionably the headline act.

Subject to more than 560,000 transfers in ahead of today’s deadline, there is huge expectation on his shoulders as he bids to maintain form that has seen him fire seven goals in his last four Gameweeks.

Christian Eriksen and Harry Kane look capable of overshadowing even Alli from their supporting roles.

But Kane has been a source of major frustration of late, blanking in his last three White Hart Lane encounters, including plum fixtures with both Burnley and Hull City.

In contrast, Eriksen has been a consistent force by his previous standards. Five double-figure returns from his last eight Gameweeks suggests that he will again be major figure in today’s Baggies clash.

West Brom have their own major Fantasy asset.

Matt Phillips has emerged as a key value target for our five-man midfields, notching seven assists and four goals in his last ten outings; he has been subject to more than 450,000 transfers in since Gameweek 19.

It remains to be seen if he can continue such form against a Spurs backline that has shipped just five goals in 10 home matches.

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

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

    Nice football from Spurs

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

    Foster wasting time

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

      How much time?

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

    Alonso > Rose this week or after CHE play Hull?

  4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 19 days ago

    Eriksen's fringe must be at least 10cm high

  5. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 19 days ago

    Going to be very difficult breaking this wba defence

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

      Jinxed it.

  6. TheBusDriver
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 19 days ago

    Who will get more points, Giroud or Sanchez?

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Sanchez.

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

      Whomever you didn't captain.

  7. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 19 days ago

    Loving this start as a Rose owner 🙂

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

    OMG Kane

    Eriksen assist

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

      Half a yay!

  9. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 19 days ago

    KANE GOAL

  10. Jay_
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Kane G
      Erik A

    • walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Kane from Erik

    • Bubz
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      THE DREEEEEAAAMMMMMM

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

      Eirksen assist Kane goal 😎

      1. walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Yeah, I own both, too. Great start.

    • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Dammit should've done Kane instead of Lukaku for costa 🙁

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        ...

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

        I was tempted but Kane's next two fixtures but me off... he was always likely to score today

      3. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        ...you've not seen Lukaku play yet...

    • walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Perfect finish.

    • The Wise Owl
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Harry Kane on fire.

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

      Eriksen, Kane - BEAUTIFULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

    • Debauchy
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Keep em coming Harry

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Oooh vice captain. Was you tempted to give him full captaincy?

    • Sz21
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      sweet- Eriksen to Kane..
      That is some of his -4 recouped now!

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

      Kane and Eriksen, check.

    • fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Damn it Eriksen again.

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

      Kannneeee erikkkksssen get in you you beauty

    • Bubz
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Eriksen + Kane owners where you at 😎

      1. Kryten
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Hola

      2. walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        o/

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

        Here Sir

      4. Jimmers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        o/

      5. Jack Irish
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Yup 🙂

    • Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      I don't like that it was Kane who scored.

      But I will TAKE that assist!

    • Ravager
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Eriksen started this off well with his pressing though. Then got the assist.

    • internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Whats kanes ownership at?

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

        16.4%
        Still not overly owned 🙂

    • Danstoke82
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Oh damn.

      Kane & Eriksen non owner...

    • Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Need Eriksen in my team urgently.

    • The Wise Owl
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Alli owners please stand up.

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

      Why did I switch the armband to Lukaku from Kane thinking Spurs would have a hard time breaking down West Brom 🙁

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

        You captained Lukaku against City? Wowee

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

          Yeah. My thinking was that Spurs get goals from a wider range of players in general than Everton and I can see Everton scoring at least one if not two goals against a leaky City side.

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

            I also thought that West Brom would be hard to break down as they usually are against the big teams away from home.

      2. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Kane vs Burnley, Kane vs Hull...there was plenty of evidence for not captaining Kane tbh