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31 January 2017 4678 comments
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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. trinzoo
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Cech/Giroud > Randolph/Lukaku for free ?

    Have exact money to do it...

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

      yep

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

      Yes good moves.Think West Ham defence can only improve with the Fonte signing

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

        And both playing 26&28 - thanks for approvals 😉

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

    Anyone have any thoughts on Snoddy v Antonio in coming weeks. Will likely end up with both but which in the meantime?

    Go with Antonio and see how the lesser known quantity works out?

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

      Antonio for me

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

    Giroud -> Bentekers?

    I want the french donkey out asap... even for a belgian one

    1. Dirty Harry
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      How did he play today (tekkers)?

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

        was putting himself about, wont get loads of chances but palace are whipping in lots of balls for him

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

        Plus my gut feeling is that Palace will kick on a little bit from this win, with their kind run of fixtures

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

    Worth getting Mane?

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

      Don't go anywhere near Liv right now imo.

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

      Looking at him, liverpool trio up front is back

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

      If you need a punt to gain some ground he's worth a strong look at ye. He's the difference at Liverpool.

    4. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      I'm getting him soon.

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

    Hazard to Siggy or Antonio it will be then for me!

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

    A) Giroud to Benteke
    B) Play alonso and save
    C) take a hit to bring in Costa/Kane

    Ideas? Have Lukaku, Ibra, Eriksen, Alli, Alexis and Phillips, Can on bench.

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

      Got similar just rage transferred Gru to Tekkers

  7. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Chelsea would have won if he hadn't hooked Eden 🙂

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

      Might have won had they not played him in the first place. I hear he was poo poo.

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

      Not this logic again. If Hazard was still on the pitch you don't know whether or not Chelsea would've gotten a pen, for all we know Liverpool could've gone on to win the game instead.

    3. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      That was an easy supper's catch! 🙂 only playing guys! Tensions high tonight I guess

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

      He who buys free kicks and not much else

  8. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Ive got 2 free transfers so would I be best to use of them to buy a player that definitely has a fixture in GW 28?

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Not necessarily.

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

      Depends how many players you got that don't blank now

  9. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    ROSE UPDATE??

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

      BBC said knee injury

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

      No BAPS

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

    Rose owners, what are you doing

    He won't be fit this weekend will he and will more than likely blank in 28

    I might get rid

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

      Might get rid for PVA

    2. ***00tennis***
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Walker/Brunt/PVA

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

      Yeah will have to go. Sick of walker getting all the points.

  11. Sz21
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Need to get rid of Lallana + GIROUD.

    Lukaku is easy but that means a mid for about 6m.
    Snodgrass or Mirallas maybe?
    May need to just suck up Lallana's 0.1m drop tonight.

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

      Mirallas playing further forward than Lukaku last match

  12. Dirty Harry
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    What to do with donkey Giroud?

    Already have Lukaku and Ibra.

    1. Costa (no other Chelsea)
    2. Kane (got Alli and Eriksen)
    3. Downgrade to someone else?

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

      Exact same problem

      1. Dirty Harry
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Not sure if I should downgrade for a GW26/GW28 player or just run with Costa...

  13. adidasOriginals
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Is Holgate nailed on for Everton?

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

      Would love to know this too.

      Need to shift one of Ake or Amat (assuming Ake doesn't move) and have 0.0ITB...

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Yeppers

  14. FPL Footy Show Pod
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Giroud to who???

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

      Lukaku or Costa

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

      Lukaku. Check the fiTunes and Everton look good.

      I'm not a Lukaku fan but I think it's time to have him in for 5 GW's.

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Or tekkers or kane

  15. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    The Costa pen miss likely helped a lot. As it is, I'm on 35 with Ibra remaining and before BAPs (2 for Heaton). Ranked around 103K before GW start. Color of arrow?

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

      green for sure

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

      Green tonight, might be red tomorrow 🙂

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Well, that will be deceptive, since six of the 35 are PVA on the bench tonight 🙂

    3. Sz21
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Solid green.

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers. Looking at my ML, everyone else is in the teens to low thirties.

  16. 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

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

    Why did Costa take penalty ?

    One rare chance or a change in PK order ?

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

      Hazard wasn't on the pitch

    2. the Penman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      HAzard was dubbed.

    3. Jimmy Boy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Hazard had been taken off

    4. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Was subbed like a minute before....robbed of an extra 8 points there!

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

      Thanks guys.

  18. AA33
      9 years, 2 months ago

      If Hazard wasn't subbed off, he would have got 13 points! (assuming that he would have scored it, of course)

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

        Glad he didn't, sold him last gw

      2. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Yup, mega annoyed. Don't understand why Conte keeps taking him off early.

    • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      I suppose in fairness to liverpool, their bad 8 or 9 games coincided with missing coutinho & mane... Now that those two are back they might start scoring again

      1. Netley Lucas
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Good result.

    • Flynny
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Is stanislas worth keeping...potentially on the bench....until gw26 and gw28 when Bournemouth play....thanks

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

        Benching him this coming GW and will then reassess. Will probably just hold due to the fact his team play when others blank.

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

        Same dilemma for me. I think I will get rid if I don't have the funds to bench him. Don't want to play him until GW28

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

      Kante is probably the best and most influential player in the PL

      It's almost like you are playing with 2 extra men

      I don't think Chelsea would be up there without him as their defence is very overrated

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

        They seem solid, but I agree to a certain point
        Looks like he'll win prem two years in a row, coincidence? 🙂

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

          Firmino missed 2 sitters

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

        Rarely mentioned but always in the right place. Special player!

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

        Worth more than Pogba. And i'm a United fan.

      4. KingNidge
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        I would be inclined to agree you only have to look at Leicester this season to see what he brings to the pitch.. Matic beside him is just as solid as it comes

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

      Current team:
      Heston (Robinson)
      Alonso Baines Brunt (Williams, Chambers)
      Sanchez Alli Lallana Phillips (De Roon)
      Ibrahimovic Kane Lukaku
      0.2 in the bank

      Thinking of Lallana+Lukaku+Williams+Chambers>Mane+Jesus+Holgate+Yoshida . Chasing in my leagues. Worth the punt?

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

        Don't understand why people are selling Lukaku. -1.30 pr/hr. Any particular reason. I brought him in before this gw because he has no blanks.

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

        Mental

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

      Is Brunt likely to hit 5.2 by the time we get an FT on Saturday?

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

        No but will rise tonight

    • The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Lovely double Spurs cs 😎

      Pity you only get 2pts for 2 mids

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

        I had a spurs defender and only got 1 point.

        1. Uncle Gamst
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          I had Rose too.

          Transferred Sergio to Kane too...had awful feeling that Sergio might come back to punish me... just hope Pep plays him in midfield again or benches him as he might 'not be fully match fit'

      2. Uncle Gamst
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        3?

    • joersherman
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Out: Rose Giroud & Stanislas
      In: Coleman Lukaku & Siggy

      Already got Baines. Good for -4?

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

        Looks good!

      2. ILOVEBAPS
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Yep

      3. Carlton P
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        All good

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

      Shall I get Tekkers back in, I was so torn getting him out because his fixtures look good

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

        Just done Giroud -> Tekkers. Will keep him for his run of fixtures.

        Palace hopefully kick on from this result

    • joescores
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      livescore.com showing 6 Leicester shots. FPL only 5, which is correct?

      1. Carlton P
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        They had seven, I watched the game and kept a tally...if that helps

    • JIM BOB
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      No scout cast tonight?

      1. ***00tennis***
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        no

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

        Mark said that they will try tomorrow.

        1. JIM BOB
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          🙁

          Thanks for letting me know, couldn't see a hot topic.

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

            No problem. Don't know if there is one. Just read a comment he wrote earlier today 🙂

    • ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Keen Lallana for Hull away? 8.2 to spend.

    • ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Marco Gabbiadini signs for Southampton - let's hope he can recapture his from of the late 80s.

      1. The 12th Man
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Sunderland should of resigned him instead of turning into a team of Everton has beens.