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15 January 2017 2959 comments
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After Everton’s 4-0 hammering of Man City at Goodison, we head over to Old Trafford for the final match of Gameweek 21.

As expected, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has recovered from illness to take his place in the Man United starting XI against Liverpool.

The most captained player for this round of fixtures, United’s frontman has been handed the armband by over 18% of Fantasy Premier League managers on the back of nine goals and four assists in his last nine league outings.

With the schedule smiling kindly on Jose Mourinho’s men from next week onwards, Paul Pogba – with two goals and a pair of assists in five – has the chance to stake a claim for a place in our five-man midfields.

Jurgen Klopp, meanwhile, opts against starting Philippe Coutinho for the first time since Gameweek 13 and names the fit-again playmaker on the bench instead.

Recovered from an ankle injury, the Brazilian is second only to Dele Alli for transfers in for midfielders since yesterday’s deadline passed, rising in price to 8.3 overnight.

With a plum home clash against Swansea up next, we’re keeping a keen eye on the Reds’ main men, with Adam Lallana and Roberto Firmino handed the wide roles on either side of Divock Origi as Daniel Sturridge warms the bench along with Coutinho.

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  1. Oven Glover
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Costa out? Any chance he redeems himself with a good performance next week?

    1. Lazarus Star
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      He's gotta get in the team first.

  2. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Only 3 blanks in my team this GW, but I'm still disappointed. A decent score, but not good enough in a BIG GW.

    1. greghammer95
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      What did you get? Green arrow is what's important.

  3. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Hey!

    Kun+Pieters > Kane+Koscielny for free?

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Leaving...

      Heaton (Jaku)
      Walker Koscielny Lovren (Evans, Amat)
      Hazard Sanchez Eriksen Phillips (Capoue)
      Kane Zlatan Carroll

      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Very nice

  4. mgrea
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Please advise me if I should wildcard this

    Foster
    Kos Clyne! Tony V
    Alexis Lallana Alli Phillips
    Ibra Costa Defoe

    Pickford Amat Allen Tymon

    1. Morgs
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Definitely not. Costa the only real problem

    2. TokyoRisingSun
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      No

    3. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      What changes would you want? Can't see enough to change there for a wc

    4. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      No

  5. Morgs
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Will Snodgrass rise tonight? FFF have said he's due to rise for past 3-4 nights and has actually dropped from 107% to 101% today

    1. Gareth nose
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Drops because of his fixtures

  6. Gnu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Davies says Lukaku trying to claim goal.
    Seems like Rom had a lot of close friends & family on here earlier saying he wasn't that type of guy!!

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Lukaku did try to steal that moment from the kid what a scoundrel he is
      It was great to see that from a young lad like Davies it is the stuff of dreams

      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Absolutely

    2. SC not pearls before swine
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I can't really blame Lukaku. In the moment it's probably hard not to go try get a touch, and I'm still not sure he didn't. Glad Davies got to keep it though.

  7. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Pep is a broken man

    1. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Almost in tears in post game interview

      1. TokyoRisingSun
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Serves him right.

    2. Pasqualinho
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      A cracked polystyrene man?

      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Who used to do surgery?

        1. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Who crumbles and burns

        2. Coldplay
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          For girls in the 80s

          1. FPL Virgin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            But gravity always wins

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

      Said he was happy in the interview...

      Him and Conte really need to work on their lying!

      1. internal error
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Lol

    4. 32chickens
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Well he better buck his ideas up then
      Start a decent keeper
      Instruct a decent defence
      Have someone who works bloody hard in midfield
      Trust his talented nacho and sane
      And start praying to jesus

    5. Vlad
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      nothing a couple hundred million euros can't fix.. even that team of his

  8. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Didn't see the Everton vs City game, but time shift Aguero? 🙁

    Heaton
    Rose/Baines/Brunt
    Sanchez/Alli/Lallana/Phillips
    Aguero/Ibra/Defoe

    A) Aguero > Kane
    B) Aguero/Defoe > Kane/Lukaku -4

    If I'm doing B I need to do it asap as I've the exact funds

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      keep kun

    2. SC not pearls before swine
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Considering Defoe's rising and Lukaku's not (yet) there's no rush on the second half of your transfer. Kun obviously could still turn his season around, but at the moment he's doesn't look like a good pick.

  9. Lazarus Star
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    102 with a -16

    Sometimes hits pay off!

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      What moves did you make?

      1. Lazarus Star
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Original move was

        Aguero > Costa
        Snoddy > Alli

        Then Costa changed it..So ended up going

        Costa > Giroud
        Amat > Rose
        Anichebe > Crouch

    2. Dušan Citizen
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      You are inspiring me to get some work with hits now.

      1. Lazarus Star
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Don't be too inspired. 47 transfers so far this season (including a WC) and still not broken the top 500k

        Having a bad season and low rank is forcing a less precious hold of points over catching team value and in form players.

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

      Yeah, but most weeks that would backfire spectacularly...you got VERY lucky.

      1. Lazarus Star
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        In short it cost me 16pts to turn 7pts (sum of points for those shipped out) into 28pts (sum of points for those shipped in)
        If I did nothing I'd be on 81pts, with a 16pt hit I totalled 86pts.

        Marginally worth it and VERY lucky.

  10. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    LMS safety score will either be ready by 8pm depending on FPL or around midnight otherwise.

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/leagues/standings/7273/classic?phase=1&lsPage=16&lePage=1

    Safety score could be the last score on this page.

  11. Monkey Hanger
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    TM, any early idea what the cut off for LMS is going to be this GW?

    1. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Wow, he preemptively replied to you!

      1. Monkey Hanger
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Great minds.

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      High 50s, low 60s possibly.

      1. Monkey Hanger
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers. I'll probably scrape in. Was sitting on 35 after yesterday. Thought it could be the end.

  12. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Can I expect a letter from the Queen ??

    🙂 🙂 🙂

    1. Pasqualinho
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I don't know your address, sweetheart.

  13. A.T
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Big fan of Guardiola's tactic of playing a false No 1. 🙂

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      😆

    2. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Brilliant.
      Might just have wet myself slightly. 😆

    3. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      🙂

    4. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Aguero would probably do a better job between the sticks.

      Never know...maybe that's next week's formation! 😉

  14. Please Help I Don't Kn…
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    I did Zaha and Costa to Antonio and Lukaku (-4). Was I stupid, or will this pay off.

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Great if you did it before the deadline. Less good if you did it just now.

      1. Please Help I Don't Kn…
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Did it just now...
        RIP

  15. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Save FT? Had a great week this week and feels like it's ok for next. 2m itb

    Foster (Heaton)

    Alonso Friend Brunt (Jones Pieters)

    Phillips Eriksen Sanchez Lallana Stan

    Ibra Kane (Anichebe)

    1. saint4life
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      definitely save

  16. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Save FT or Walker -> Mustafi?

    0.5 itb

    Heaton (Grant)
    Baines- Rose - Chambers (Walker,Nyom)
    Sanchez- Eriksen - Philips - Pedro (Stanislas)
    Zlatan - Giroud - Lukaku

    1. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Probably make the move. Don't like doubling on defences

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah. Doubling Spurs defence was wrong move in long term. Need to free slot for Alli / Kane asap

  17. jay01
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Any Aguero owners looking to stick? I also have Kane and Defoe....surely Aguero is due goals soon?

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Keep the Kun.

  18. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Payet to Marseille seems imminent. Already arranged schools for his kids in france

  19. Good Times
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    =(

  20. KUNingas
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Pogba -> Eriksen or save? Have no other Spurs

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Would keep Pogba. Stoke away is good fixture

      1. KUNingas
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Will Pogba play no.10?

        1. S.Kuqi
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          I'm no Mou but I would rather have Pogba next gw

          1. KUNingas
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Thanks

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

      Got Pogba too and he's a very expensive diff that's not paying off. I'm well aware of his stats but just seems Firminho esque at the moment, tons of chances but little returns.

      Really am tempted for Countinho...

      1. KUNingas
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Hard call

  21. Alexis Nonsense
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Why are people selling Costa?

    The same people who sold Alonso...?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      look at his current form.

      1. Lawrø
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Looks pretty amazing to me

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          2,6,2,6?

          1. Lawrø
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            You carefully omitted the 8 and 12 before that. Anyway for me it's the goals that matter, I can't directly blame him for not getting the baps. 4 in 6 is good form!

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Last 6 GWs, last 4 games. Going back further is like using the whole season.

              1. Lawrø
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                Okay, even giving you the manufactured sample size he's still 1 in 2, the same goals as Sanchez over the last 4 with harder fixtures...

                1. TorresMagic™
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 16 Years
                  9 years, 3 months ago

                  Sanchez scored 11 points with just a goal.
                  Compare to his competition of Kane, Lukaku, Defoe

                  1. Lawrø
                    • 14 Years
                    9 years, 3 months ago

                    You do have a point there. I agree with the stance that his alternatives are in better form than him but I don't think it's because he's in bad form at all, just his competition is exceptional at the moment. Well played, maybe his form isn't amazing as I first claimed but two in one (at worst) isn't questionable imo

    2. Johnny 8
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Uncertainty over starts, not in form, price drops.........

    3. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I asked this a few pages ago, im waiting to see if things get sorted out this week! Lot of speculation in tabloids the same ones that spooked people to sell alonso
      If costa still a doubt then i'll sell on friday

      1. evilfish
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        This

    4. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Bad smell around him now

      Not so great fixtures after Hull which he may or may not play.

      Ibra and Kane the clear stand-out forward options now.

  22. PvA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Heaton
    David Luiz, Chambers, Brunt
    Sanchez, Alli, Lallana, Phillips
    Ibra, Aguero, Defoe

    What to do with Aguero?
    I did Snod ➡ Phillips earlier. Snod's fixtures are horrendous.

    A) ➡ Kane/Lukaku for -4
    B) Stick
    C) WC

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Your team looks good to me. B

      1. PvA
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers

    2. Johnny 8
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Stick, don't hit.

    3. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Stick definitely

  23. F4L
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Rose and Giroud or Alonso and Kane?

    1. Please Help I Don't Kn…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Alonso and Kane

    2. PvA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      B

    3. Johnny 8
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      A&K

  24. villian-ty
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Worth doing Ake/Evans out for -4?

    My defence
    Luiz Holebas Amat Ake Evants

    0 ITB

    ?

    1. Johnny 8
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Still have your AOA chip?

  25. Somalion
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    That's Ibra's 14th PL goal this season, now tied top scorer with Alexis Sanchez and Diego Costa.

    Poor guy really is struggling with the pace of the PL. 🙁

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      He's too old these days

    2. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah and he is too old for pl they said.

    3. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Long ball tactics seem to suit his game

    4. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      tbf, all he has to do is stand in the box and the ball will come to him. United's style of play suits him

    5. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Amazing man does Jack Sheeet most games and still scores goals

      He is just a goal machine

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

      Pity he did not come to the United in his prime 🙁

    7. evilfish
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      He is struggling. It took him 3 whole months to conquer little old England.

  26. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Surely Barry( played well today) will drop out for Schneiderlin and Davies is a starter for now

  27. Hobolicious
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Bleh, annoying that Aké went down last night.

    I have two FTs, but I am not sure what to use one of them on. If I sell Aké I only have 4.4m available (already have Alonso, Valencia, Brunt and Friend in defence).

    Another player that could be sold is Lallana (would give me 7.6m available). From what I can see these are the options that looked the most interesting: Antonio (6.8m), Barkley (7.0m), Mirallas (6.0m), Pedro (6.9m) og Willian (7.2m). It would mean I have no Liverpool-players in my team though.

    Thoughts?

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Try to get Coutinho in for Liverpool coverage? Would mean 2 transfers

    2. saint4life
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Good defence anyway, yoshida as bench fodder and occasional starter as long as we don't sign another centre back.

      keep lallana against Swansea. I really fancy a pedro punt though but his place could be threatened if costa comes back. He will share time with willian.

  28. vickyz r3d d3vil$ !!!
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Jesus to bring man city back on track ?

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Only if he's bought the rest of The Last Supper with him 🙂

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

      They need Jesus, Mohammed, Moses and Buddah and maybe God himself in defence...

  29. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Hey peeps, how did we all get on? 96 for the week for me happy days.

    Chances of Coutinho starting against Swansea? He's my planned transfer, in for Lallana.

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I'm intending to get Coutinho in too, so do hope he starts!

    2. Lucky_Z
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Hopefully will build form in a week

  30. Lucky_Z
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Keep Kun until Swansea home game ot ditch, for -4?

    Heaton
    Alonso/Cedric/McAuley
    Hazard/Coutihno/Phillips/Stanislas/Alexis
    Kun/Ibrahimovic

    Jakupovic/Holebas/Amat/Anichebe

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I'd keep. Excellent team btw. Only player I'd change is Cedric.