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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. Karan_G14
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Coleman goal

    Mirallas assist

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

    Anyone willing to donate some FT? Plz...

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

    FPL Twitter:

    "This one is going down as a COLEMAN goal with a MIRALLAS assist #FPL"

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

      Good man Kevin

  4. Del Griffith
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Goalman is a goal machine .. Playing like a 2nd striker

    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      and thats why u get him not baines. alonso mirror image

  5. VS10_
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Coleman you absolute legend.

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

    Welcome to the team Coleman.

    : Arm around shoulder Poch pose :

  7. KLOPPTOMANIA
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Kun to lukaku?

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Go with Jesus

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

        With blanks?

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

    So basically whoever makes the decisions over at fpl towers has Coleman

    Makes sense now

    1. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Oh stop that. (Baines owner here)

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

    United close in the 56th minute of 1st half extra time

    1. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Oh yes, this feels good.

  10. KISSES
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Coleman just confirmed for me he is coming in tonight.

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

    If I wanted Coleman it would have to be for Walker or Alonso.. worth it with the potential blanks?

  12. Tansey
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Made the same mistake with Baines+Coleman as I did with all transfers last year, agonised too much over which was the right decision. Only makes it feel so much worse when you get it wrong

    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      It's just luck, relax

  13. BadgersBoys
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Done Lovern/Hazard to Coleman/Siggy for -4... 🙁

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

      * 🙂

    2. Lumberjack
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Fantastic example of a worthwhile hit!

  14. F4L
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    That cross wasent going on target ffs

  15. Somalion
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Not watching, was the shot from Coleman actually an attempted cross? Didn't FPL take a goal away from Delboy last season because they decided he was trying to cross it so only awarded an assist?

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

      Rumours that Mark has Coleman in his 2nd FPL team.

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

        I ain't liking this

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

      Looked like a shot imo

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

        If it was a shot I have 0 issue with it. But after all the hassle of the Delboy incident, they should be consistent if it was a cross instead.

    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      was a cross to Kaku

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

        Hmm...

    4. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      16.3% of top10k fpl managers start Coleman though.

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

        Well f**k them 😉

        1. Camp No No
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          FPL won't f**k them that easily. You know, if a player is popular, he gets the assist and goal decisions for him.

      2. Arn De Gothia
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Not me

    5. VS10_
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Deulofeu was saved by the keeper and then put in by someone. Completely different.

      1. VS10_
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        If an intended cross is going in of course it will be awarded as a goal..

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

          But it was put in by Shawcross, yes?

          The problem wasn't that Deulofeu's was saved by the keeper, it was that FPL judged his intention not to have been a shot but a cross. Therefore, it isn't a shot, so it can't be his goal. Likewise, if it isn't a Coleman shot, but a cross that gets deflected, it's not a Coleman goal using their logic. (not that I agree with it.)

          1. VS10_
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Deulofeu was a cross/shot saved by the keeper, pointless comparison. If Coleman was on target without the deflection then it is a goal, if not then not his goal.

  16. O Fenomeno
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Desperately need an Ibra goal

  17. ronty
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    If that is a Coleman goal, Trump is President.. Oh wait

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

    FPL ‏@OfficialFPL 1 minute ago
    This one is going down as a COLEMAN goal with a MIRALLAS assist #FPL

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      There are reason I don't have twitter. Resisting retweeting the the FPL Clowns is one of them. I'd be banned within a week

  19. okiwatevs
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Why isn't Agüero starting? Injured?

    1. O Fenomeno
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      He ain't Pep's guy

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

      dropped, should have seen his face when Jesus scored

    3. KLOPPTOMANIA
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Had knock. Likely being rested too

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Confirmed fit and dropped by Pep

    4. Cojiro
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Dropped

  20. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    FPL do not decide who is credited as scorer

    1. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      In FPL, they do. It's enough that they delay the decision a couple of hours now and get to confirm it and they can do service to those 16.3% top managers who own Coleman.

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

    Everton lucky to be level. Lukaku offside.

  22. KUNingas
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Giroud -> Jesus?

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

      Big risk w/ Aguero lurking; GW26/28 blanks + CL.

      Is Jesus eligible for the Champions League? If he's not on the squad list, that makes him a better buy.

      1. KUNingas
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        yeah know that

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

    Commentators saying OG Shawx.
    Don't think it was on target.

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      it wasent

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

      Baines owners

    3. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      BBC commentators say it's Coleman goal "in off Shawcross".

  24. GoonerByron
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Went wrong with Baines over Coleman this week.. Worth getting Coleman in too for the double up?

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

      Only for -4

    2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah particularly with the fixtures.

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

      I'm going to.

    4. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Not if it's cause he scored

    5. Jimmy Boy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      If you're gonna double up on Everton defenders I'd say it would have to be one of those two and Holgate/Funes Mori

  25. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I think man united will wear Hull down they won't be able to keep this up.

    Still confident that one of Pogba Valencia or Ibra will get some attacking returns

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

      I'm not. Pogba got his goal against last week in the EFL Cup. Hate it when that happens.....

  26. PvA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Coleman breaking hearts ahhahahaha

  27. Viper
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Proud owner of Coleman since gwk 6 🙂

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

    An Ibra blank would make this a null GW and we all just move on, hopefully!

  29. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Typical, wanted a Everton mid this week and was trying to decide between Mirallas or Barkley to bring in and went for Barkley