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31 January 2017 4678 comments
Mark Mark
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Tuesday treats us to no less than seven Premier League fixtures as Gameweek 23 gets up and running.

Arsenal’s home encounter with Watford has earned Alexis Sanchez the top spot in our Captain Poll yet again, with the Chilean bagging a goal or assist in nine of the last ten Gameweeks.

Spurs make their way to Wearside with Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen all in fine form.

We’ve handed the latter two places in this week’s Scout Picks with the Black Cats hampered by injuries and suspension as they attempt to clamber out of the basement.

Kane, meanwhile, bagged third in our Captain Poll on the back of six goals and two assists in five.

We’re keeping a keen eye on mid-price midfielders Junior Stanislas and Matt Phillips ahead of clashes against Palace and Middlesbrough.

Both are in form and, crucially, have fixtures in Gameweek 26 and 28 – at present, Bournemouth and West Brom are two of only six sides guaranteed to feature on both occasions.

The same applies to Swansea pair Gylfi Sigurdsson and Fernando Llorente as Southampton roll up to the Liberty Stadium. Both were amongst the goals in the Gameweek 22 win at Anfield – their second victory in three since the departure of Bob Bradley.

Burnley’s Andre Gray is also a man in form – indeed, with five goals in as many matches prior to Leicester’s visit to Turf Moor, he earned a rare place in the Scout Picks.

All six of those matches get underway at 7.45pm, leaving Liverpool and Chelsea to play out the Tuesday fixtures in the 8pm kick-off.

Roberto Firmino bagged a brace in his previous Anfield appearance and could be key as the Reds attempt to avoid a fourth straight home loss in all competitions.

With a goal or assist in 16 of his 20 top-flight outings this term, Diego Costa was the most transferred in forward for the Gameweek at a time where the Eden Hazard exodus continues at pace, with over 122,000 FPL managers parting company with the Belgian ahead of tonight’s deadline.

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

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

    My team looks like a disaster after this gw

  2. Athletic Dildao
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    One of them game weeks. Bringing in Rose for this game week is a personal highlight.

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

    pedro close

  4. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    pedro close

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

    21 from 7.

    Anyone better? 😎

    1. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      30 from 8

    2. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      22 from 9 🙁

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

      27 from 7 including cap

    4. CloudSky
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      That looks like its going to be the average so close to half being better and the other half being worse.

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

      21 from 7 also

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

      36 from 10

    7. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      20 from 7
      but Ibra (C), Kun, Lukaku and Jones to go; so gw could be saved

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

        I'd love to have that left!

    8. The Wise Owl
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      27 from 7 -4

    9. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      25 from 8 .
      Giroud Rose doing the biz for me.

    10. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      30 from 9 inc captain 😎

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

      Also on 21 from 7

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

      37 from 9, reckon it could be 40 after baps. Aww yeah 😎

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

        Triple captain used then? 🙂

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

      32 from 5

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

      24(-4) for 7 including captain...though I do have Heaton baps to add

      Ibra, Lukaku, Jones and Baines to play

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

    Heaton gave us no clues he'd be this good.
    Except the entire 2014/15 season.

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

    Best 4.8 defender? Funes Mori?

  8. For Fuchs Sake
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Giroud to Gray and Holebas to Coleman -4?

    Pickford Grant
    Jones Pieters Holebas Amat McAuley
    Alli Sanchez Eriksen Phillips Capoue
    Ibra Giroud Lukaku

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

    Kante is too good for that Chelsea team

    1. MarvelouSuccess
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Leicester*. Kante carried Leicester. Now look how bad Leicester are.

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

      Should never have left Leicester

  10. Garlana
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    17 with two to play, Ibra (C) and Jones...This could end badly, spurs a total let down.

  11. Scratch
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Lovren roaring in the linesman's face... whatever became of that new rule of booking players for mouthing off?

  12. MarvelouSuccess
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    31 with ibra to go.

  13. JogaSemmedo
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    The weeks of despair in this game are worth those with good decisions resulting in good scores.

    31 all out with Jones, Coleman, Kun, Carroll & Ibra left.

    1. Bored Ape Jota Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      If you have players left you are not all out...

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

        I know wrong wording realised after. Got a lot left and a 100+ money league leader to chase but am well on the way!

  14. tm245
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Hennessey my highest scorer and even then I still lose ground to Heaton owners. What a bust, this gameweek.

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

    CCourtouis save from Firmino

  16. Lizard Lips
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Firmino misses another sitter.

  17. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Poor from Firmino

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

    Firmino is sheeeeeeeeeeeeettttt

  19. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    bobby f should score

  20. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Firminio sucks

  21. leocarter27
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Help here lads. Do I ditch coutinho for Siggy?

    Coutinho since I've had him has scored
    1, 1, 2

  22. TooDifficuIt
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    what happened to fpldiscovery ?

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

      Dead like the rest of this game week

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

      Midweek game.

    3. Konig Luther
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      "gameweek stats DELAYED - 2 hours after FPL update"

    4. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      You miss it when it not working.

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

    Firmino acc looks dangerous. Cout -> Firm?

    1. MarvelouSuccess
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Firm cannot finish

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

      Can't finish for jack though.

  24. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Firmino still drunk

  25. Melvin Udall
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    My team is an asshole casserole tonight. Lowest score in a long while.

    Away to bed.

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

    Firmino LOL

  27. Alnair
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Firmino surely has to score that?

  28. Mr Arsenal
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Firmino should go for some teeth whitening session I reckon.

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

    Ibra and Lukaku to ruin/save peoples GWs then

  30. lordkippe
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    28 points with jones, baines, antonio and ibra left. Decent given the low scores people assumingly got ?

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

      that's good