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1 February 2017 5225 comments
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After a disappointing Tuesday evening, we’ve high hopes for the three remaining matches in Gameweek 23.

West Ham and Man City get us up and running at 7.45pm as the pair go head-to-head at the London Stadium.

The major news is that the fit-again Sergio Aguero is only named on the bench for City as Gabriel Jesus is afforded his first league start up top. Pep Guardiola also drops Claudio Bravo and hands Willy Caballero a chance between the posts.

With fixtures on their schedule in Gameweek 26 and 28, the in-form Hammers are of keen interest to Fantasy managers, with the likes of Andy Carroll and Michail Antonio offered the chance to stake a claim for our plans this evening. New signing Robert Snodgrass warms the bench, though Jose Fonte is fast-tracked into the first XI by Slaven Bilic.

Man United entertain Hull and Stoke welcome Everton to the bet365 in the pair of 8pm encounters.

With Alexis Sanchez managing just an assist against Watford and both Diego Costa and Harry Kane serving up blanks, the stage looks set for Zlatan Ibrahimovic to produce the goods at Old Trafford.

The United frontman was the top captaincy choice for Gameweek 23, with 22.9% handing him the armband at home to a Tigers outfit that have conceded more goals away from home than any other side.

Everton, meanwhile, have been subject to considerable investment on the back of five wins and a draw in the last seven rounds of fixtures.

Similar to West Ham, upcoming matches in Gameweek 26 and 28 boost the Toffees’ appeal, with many keeping an eye on Seamus Coleman, Leighton Baines, Ross Barkley and Romelu Lukaku as we plan ahead to deal with the inevitable cup postponements.

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  1. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Enjoy all....

  2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Danny Rose has reportedly been ruled out for the whole of February with medial ligament damage.

    The England international is now set to undergo a scan tomorrow but the Sun are reporting he is out for a month

    http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/761932/Tottenham-Danny-Rose-ruled-out-one-month-injury-news

    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Whos going to replace him?

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Davies?

      2. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Ben Davies probably?

      3. Netley Lucas
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Ben Davies.

      4. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Tulip

      5. AA33
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Dqvies

          1. AA33
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Davies*

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

            cheers, might be worth buying

        • denial
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          That's a big blow for Spurs.

      6. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Hiding behind the sofa tonight. Carroll benching will cost me big 🙁

        1. tisza
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          you and me both.
          Same mistake again played Stanislas over him.
          Hopefully not as expensive as last time

          1. Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Yup same. Stan has been rubbish. Not going to play him again other than in GW28.

      7. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        AGUEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

        1. Bubz
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Sorry, just reliving good times.

        2. vickyz r3d d3vil$ !!!
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Maybe Jesusssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss from now on...

        3. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Sunday, save for Sunday 😉

      8. lordkippe
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        worth to do alonso > Rose for a hit ?

        1. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          You mean the other way around surely?

        2. mad_beer ✅
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          You might want to read up.

        3. Kitman
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Do you mean rose > Alonso?

          Rose is out for a month

      9. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Aguero def no longer an FPL option

        1. Costa Nostra
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Shhhhhhhhh!!!! It's working perfectly for those of us who knew better months ago.

          1. Weasel Boy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            This

          2. Reedy
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            *think you knew better months ago.

            None of us knew anything

            1. Leaf
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              +1

            2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              He's not been in mine, Sir ... 😉

              1. Reedy
                • 15 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                You were seasons ahead of us, TBF 😀

                1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 16 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  That's always my bloody problem ... 😆

        2. Weasel Boy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          This

        3. MTPockets
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Specifically kept for these 3 games, but no he isn't.

        4. Rolls-Royce
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Reckon Cabaye -> Zaha (-4) will payoff?

          1. ILOVEBAPS
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Maybe not this GW but it will likely in the end.

        5. diesel001
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Jesus to score in the first 15 mins

          1. vickyz r3d d3vil$ !!!
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Hope you get it right ( A cheeky owner here )

        6. tm245
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Would you drop any of Ibra Lukaku Costa for Gab Jesus?

          1. diesel001
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Not yet. See how he plays

          2. Fred54
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            I hate owning Lukaku and he hasn't even started a game for me yet, so yes lol!

            But blanks, rotation risk, Pep.

          3. Kitman
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Ask me in 2 hours. Or 2 weeks

        7. Bubz
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          C'MON WEST HAM!

        8. Davido989
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Grown men blowing bubbles. 😆

          1. Fred54
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Maybe that's why Payet left, remember that clip of him soiling himself when a bubble hit him...

          2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            "I'm forever blowing bubbles
            Pretty bubbles in the air
            They fly so high, nearly reach the sky
            Then like my dreams they fade and die
            Fortune's always hiding
            I've looked everywhere
            I'm forever blowing bubbles
            Pretty bubbles in the air
            I'm f-f-forever b-b-blowing bubbles
            Pretty bubbles in the air
            They f-f-fly so high, nearly reach the sky
            Then in my d-d-dreams they fade and d-d-die
            Fortune's always hiding
            I've looked everywhere
            I'm f-f-forever b-b-blowing bubbles
            Pretty bubbles in the air
            I'm forever blowing bubbles
            Pretty bubbles, no more troubles
            Pretty bubbles in the air ... "

            1. Davido989
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              😉 !!

              How are you Doos?

              1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                I am well, thank you! 😀

            2. Knowledgeable meerkat
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              UNITED

              *clap clap clap*

              UNITED

              *clap clap clap*

              1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                We are, now ... 😉

            3. tisza
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              nothing seemed to beat a night game at a full Upton Park hearing that song as an away fan.

          3. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Michael Jackson

          4. Konstaapeli
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            forever, too.

        9. CloudSky
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Ben Davies at 4.7. Hmmm....

          1. diesel001
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            This

        10. ★Kuntheman★
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          I'm going to regret not buying Sane and Jesus

          1. Dr Dream
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Sane looks really good to me.

        11. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Partick Thistle to hump St Johnstone tonight 😎

        12. denial
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Anyone have anything against:

          Rose&Giroud out for Coleman&Benteke for free?

          1. diesel001
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Nice

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

            The outs are obvious at least.

            1. denial
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              The outs are indeed obvious. Not sure about Carroll though. Don't trust his injury record. Quite like the idea of Baines/Coleman double-up. Kinky.

          3. MTPockets
              9 years, 1 month ago

              What about Holgate & Aguero vs Swa?

              1. denial
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Not sure I want Kun right now. Christ knows what's going on with him. Pep and City.

                1. MTPockets
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    You don't. I'm just taking the p out of myself.

                    Not sure about Benteke but others look ok.

              2. L S P
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                i have vaguely similar ideas. Benteke unlikely to feature in GW28 is the only thing to give me pause...

                but overall, think it's a good idea.

                1. denial
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 16 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Got time before then. I'm quite up for punting on Palace right now.

                  1. L S P
                    • 10 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    that's why i'm only pausing. i like the idea of Zaha and PVA as well but would only take one of Tekkers/Zaha and there's fewer FWD options than MIDs so...

            • ronty
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Kun and Giroud 🙁

            • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              So Spurs have Alderweireld, Verthonghen & Rose all injured... This is really going to hurt them, you can't take that kind of talent out of a side & not espect a drop in perofrmance. It may even knock on into them scoring less goals.

              1. diesel001
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Lloris was ill too....

              2. denial
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Toby not injured is he?

                1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                  • 16 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Sorry you're right Toby is back

              3. Fred54
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Nightmare League Footbal...

            • ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              My front 3 of Kun, Giroud and Diomande is looking good

              1. MTPockets
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  I'm loving Costa & Aguero this week.

              2. Parm
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Owen Hargreaves has Michael Antonio playing in tonight's game(in which he is also part of the comms team)

                https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/2520817/event/23

                1. Knowledgeable meerkat
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  OR 283 😆

                2. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Wow OR283 - fair play!

                  1. tisza
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    not owned Haz or Sanchez all season!!

              3. Crow
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Alli and eriksen, which to get out before the gw28 blanks?
                Have 0.8 saved in alli and nothing on eriksen, so leaning towards eriksen

                1. Fred54
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Own both. Defo gitting rid of Eriksen not matter what.

                  1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 16 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    😯

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

                    Any reasons?

                2. Konstaapeli
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Think you answered that already then 😀

                  1. Crow
                    • 9 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    0.4m is definitely a lot of cash, will see how things go for spurs 🙂

                3. WVA
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  I'm in the same boat, a lot can change but Erikson > Siggy then looks good?

                  1. Crow
                    • 9 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Thinking the same. Gonna do it soon

                4. Dr Dream
                  • 13 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  I can live without Alli, Eriksen remains one of my favourite players. He can stay.

                  1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 16 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    What the man says.

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

                    Their forms suggest differently, do you think eriksen will perform better?

              4. RUUD!
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                What's this I'm seein about a big blank gameweek where only 3 games will go ahead? When who why

                1. Kiwivillan
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Do you even fantasy? Where have you been the last week and a half?

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

                  Ha, casual! 🙂
                  Jk, bou swa eve hul whu wba will definitely play so start getting them in

              5. brianutd-why always we? 20
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Current bonus: there's hope yet!
                3 bonus points: Fonte, Obiang, Caballero, Sterling, Silva, Yaya Touré, Feghouli, Sagna, Carroll, Otamendi, Jesus, Byram, De Bruyne, Reid, Cresswell, Noble, Lanzini, Antonio, Randolph, Sané, Stones, Kolarov (3)
                2 bonus points:
                1 bonus points:

                1. Fred54
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  About as useful as owning Giroud...

              6. Jafooli
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Toon 1-0 QPR

                Earthworm Jim goal...

                1. Sandy Ravage
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  yasssss!

              7. Kiwivillan
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Am I too late for the Aguero owner implosions?

                1. Reedy
                  • 15 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  No, we are in for a slow death. I'll be venting the remainder of my spleen when Pep uses his third sub to bring Bravo on

                  1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 16 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    *giggles*

                2. L S P
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  yes

                  but they're still whinging about it so pile on

              8. Jam0sh
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                C'mon Antonio!!

              9. Jafooli
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Hearts 1-0 Rangers

                1. Kiwivillan
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  A good Hearts these days is hard to find

                2. Bubz
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Most competitive league in the world

                  1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
                    • 15 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    No it's not Patrick Thistle win it every year according to Jaf .

                    1. Jafooli
                      • 14 Years
                      9 years, 1 month ago

                      😎

              10. fedolefan
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Just Ibra and Valencia from these fixtures. Please be easy on me FPL.

              11. Giovanni Giorgio
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Giroud, Aguero and Stanislas ----> Lukaku, Snodgrass/Siggy, Costa/Kane/other?

              12. tm245
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Felt so smug shipping Aguero for Costa a few weeks ago, haven't quite gotten the returns I was expecting so far...

              13. Team Cruel
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Unlucky QPR defence owners