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21 January 2017 2558 comments
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Saturday treats us to one final fixture as Man City and Tottenham Hotspur go head-to-head at the Etihad in the 5.30pm kick-off.

Mauricio Pochettino’s men arrive on the back of six straight wins and with the schedule turning in their favour from next weekend, this evening’s match affords us the chance to get in some early scouting.

Harry Kane earned more transfers in than any player ahead of Gameweek 22 after netting six times in the last four fixtures, yet the Spurs midfield offers equally enticing options.

Christian Eriksen has served up six double-figure hauls in nine, whilst seven goals and an assist in the last five from Dele Alli has seen him match the Dane’s tally of 121 FPL points so far.

A single goal in four underlines Sergio Aguero’s recent toils up top, though with West Ham, Swansea and Bournemouth to follow, the City striker cannot be overlooked.

All eyes are on Gabriel Jesus, though the new boy only makes the bench as Pep Guardiola looks to ease him into his new surrounds after arriving from Brazilian outfit Palmeiras.

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  1. makaveli123
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Was it a penalty? (Wanyama-Sterling duel). Haven't seen the replay

    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      think so

    2. Bunk Moreland
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      No, it wasnt. Sterling practically pulled Wanyamas arms around his own neck to force the penalty.

    3. MTPockets
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Nah

    4. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      How do the Spurs holy trinity look?

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

        Walker Rose and Lloris having a good game

        1. Numb
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Lol, thanks

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

            Rest of spurs invisible. Dembele not bad. But not much chance to asses their attacking assets, except from a rare appearance of a wingback

            1. Numb
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Ok cheers

    5. Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      How come City and Kun not scored in the first half. pfff

    6. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Sterling could be a good shout in the coming weeks

      1. elkunaguero
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        absolutely, good cover for WHM and SWA games if you cannot afford Aguero

      2. Pep bites Kun
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Looking good yeah? Not seeing the game ...

      3. MTPockets
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Don't think he looks that good at all.

      4. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        About 3 touches of the ball for Kane that half

        1. Over Midwicket
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Got Lolorov booked which could come in handy

        2. Rolls-Royce
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          flat track bully

      5. Over Midwicket
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Hazard to Alli will be a popular move this week.

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

          Why do you you say this? Is it sarcastic? I can't tell

          1. Over Midwicket
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            Hazard is useless away and Alli is the away beast. Makes sense.

        2. mcrayeps
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Haz could easily destroy liverpool next week

          1. Over Midwicket
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            Haha, no he won't.

            1. Somalion
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Yeah, only players like Tom Carroll destroy Pool

              1. internal error
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Liverpool usually play poorly against the top sides so you could be right

            2. Ben the Mee
                9 years, 2 months ago

                This is a defense that just conceded 3 to Swansea. Anything is possible.

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

          can see Spurs nicking this as City just can't put away their chances.
          Spurs defence seems to be all over the place - maybe Vertonghen will be a big miss for them.

        4. Greenbackbøøg…
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          City stop bottling and ruin this spurs clean sheet please

        5. Ben the Mee
            9 years, 2 months ago

            Does Sterling get bps for being Spurs' best defender?

            1. internal error
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Playing sweeper isnt he? Good cover for Vertonghen

            2. mcrayeps
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Lol

          • Conk
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            A 0-0 would be the stuff of dreams

            1. Pep bites Kun
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              2 goalies and the ref have ya? 🙂

          • HurriKane
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            11 from 5 so far. Anyone worse ?

            1. JÆKS ⭐
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              11 (-4) from 8

              1. 4. Arsenal FC
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                ouch

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

                Oh no. Chin up fella!

                1. JÆKS ⭐
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 2 months ago

                  Cheers guys, it's an awful week indeed. But scored 102 last week so

            2. Viper
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Wow 😯

            3. M.A.G
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              17 from 7
              but alli and rose are still playing

          • Danstoke82
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            How's Kun looking? Haven't watched game

            1. internal error
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Sharp. Bad decision making at times. Getting into good positions

            2. MR SUNSHINE
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Unluckily not to score. Had 3 reasonably good chances but Lloris has been on one

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

              getting into dangerous goal scoring positions

              lacking the clinical instinct of the past

              1. Danstoke82
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Would you ditch for Kane?

                1. MR SUNSHINE
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 2 months ago

                  Depends if you need money. He's looking on it tonight. Bou and Swansea coming up too

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

            Scott Dann and Grant owner here.

            FPL is so flipping cruel sometimes 🙁

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

              Grant was a rough blow!

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

                ** Sniff **

            2. fedolefan
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Not being annoying but why would you get Dann? He appears to have a max points ceiling of 7 and that's if he scores.

              1. Toure The Route
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                He has goal threat plus fixtures
                Ah if only this season was that simple

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

                I thought he would FPL gold under Big Sam 🙁

          • MR SUNSHINE
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            Like many, did Kun to Kane. That was pretty hard to watch. City will score soon if they keep that up. Spurs can't really play much worse.

          • *sigh*
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            Kun showing enough to keep him for West Ham and Swansea fixtures.Quite encouraging

            1. MTPockets
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Agree

              • _Gunner
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Agreed

                But a goal will make the decision easier 😀

              • Rainer
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                100% captaining vs Swansea and re asses him then.

            2. LaLaLand
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Kane is such a flat track bully

              1. internal error
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Big time this season

              2. Numb
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Ideal for FPL

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

                Flat track bully and then nothing against BUR and HUL at home. ^^

            3. Davidinho
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Great day in front of the TV with Sanchez + Giroud against Burnley then Alonso + Capitano Hazard against Hull.

              1. Pep bites Kun
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Haha - enjoy yourself mate 🙂

              2. Syd.
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Same 4 players that I own

              3. Danno - Emre Canada
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Ha exactly the same 4 and captino as me

            4. LaLaLand
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              talent wise Kane is far inferior to alli and eriksen

              1. RoysCallerAnne
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                He scores lots and lots of goals though. Sorta the point of football.

              2. Rolls-Royce
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Agreed

              3. Toure The Route
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Kane can't play high lines
                WBA defended very deep, usually do best Vs such teams.

            5. TheBusDriver
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              City goal without Aguero involvement please.

            6. thep025
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Worth getting in Kane for Giroud?

              1. Pep bites Kun
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Probably, but preemptive.

            7. Viper
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Even though I'm an Aguero seller, I'd probably be better off with him scoring than Spurs getting a clean sheet?

              1. Les Bleus
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Defs

            8. internal error
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Who here owns 3 of Costa, ibra, kane, and Aguero?

              1. Captain Vantastic™
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                What?

                1. Captain Vantastic™
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  9 years, 2 months ago

                  Okay sorry misread

              2. HonestBlatter
                • 15 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Hep

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

                Costa ibra defoe and will likely become costa ibra kane tomorrow

            9. XabiAlonso
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Ahh Joel matip ahead of mcauley who's 1st on bench hasn't worked out too well

            10. Hybrid.power
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              This just cant be a 0-0 draw. My main rival has been lapping up the double spurs defense over the last few weeks

              1. Pep bites Kun
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                HT - cool the jets 🙂

              2. Toure The Route
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Yup those kind of things are really pissing off

            11. RamaJama
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Alli for

              1. Lallana
              2. Hazard

              Jones to

              A) Brunt
              B) Rose
              C) Walker

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

                Please tell me at least the 1st thought is a joke?

                1. fedolefan
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 2 months ago

                  Why is that a joke? Seems a legit transfer to make.

              2. mcrayeps
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                What
                B

              3. internal error
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                1 C

              4. RamaJama
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Mean that I'm getting IN Alli for Hazard or Lallana, not transferring Alli to one of the two

              5. fedolefan
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                I'd go 1B but it depends on your bench and if you can bench him when he gets his 2 match susp.

              6. Over Midwicket
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                This is almost my exact dilemma. Who to ditch for Alli, Lallana or Hazard..

            12. Syd.
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Man City can't score goals

              Never thought I would be typing this statement

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

                True, no chance of Kun scoring, another bad week owning him.

              2. Hybrid.power
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Bring back Pelligrini

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

                What do you think of Pep so far? Flat track bully?

                1. Syd.
                  • 16 Years
                  9 years, 2 months ago

                  Still finding his feet in the PL

            13. We Will Klopp you
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Team is:
              Heaton (Grant)
              Brunt Rose Baines Chambers (Alonso)
              Stanislas Phillips Sanchez Alli (Fraser)
              (K)ane Ibra (Defoe)

              A) Coleman in for Chambers
              B) Tom Davies in for Fraser

              1. The Wizard of Ozil
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Why would you get Coleman in, you're over rich in defense anyway..

              2. mcrayeps
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                No
                No

            14. diesel001
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              City 1 - 0 Spurs with a Sane goal would be ideal here.

              1. Toure The Route
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Haha good call mate

            15. mcrayeps
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Better having rose/walker and eriksen/alli than eriksen/alli and kane

              1. Snevitz
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                I think so due to player prices I think the first 3 offer better value

            16. AA33
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Man City have truly dominated the Spurs there