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

    Berhaino shot cleared off the line

  2. Emiliano Sala
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Benteke or carroll?

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

      Carrol. Tekkers is awful

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

      Tekkers, great fixtures!

  3. LewanGOALski
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    which one in:

    A. Snodgrass
    B. Phillips
    C. Chadli
    D. Mirallas

    ??

    1. Keep Calm and Play On
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      For?

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

        Mkhi

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

      B I suppose

    3. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Siggy

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

        0.1 short...

        1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Then Phillips based on schedule

  4. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    do this:
    -4 jones evans defoe > baines coleman benteke

    1 yes
    2 no

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

      Yes

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

    Ibra & lukaku both late goals & max baps badly needed

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

    Big save Grant

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

      Save point?

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

        5 saves atm.

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

          and in the baps.

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

            Thanks TM ... *** cyber hug ***

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

    Score you useless mofos.

  8. Conk
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    The midweek gamweeks always seem to be very low scoring

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

    Egypt into the AFCON final after winning penalties.

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

    markovic hits the post

    1. Reggie Nainggolan
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Damn

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

    NOOOOOOOOOO

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      ?

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

        Markovic post

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

      Damn lucky UTD.you know there going to score.

  12. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Carroll
    how bad is his injury?

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

      Nice!

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

        (Baines owner)

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

      Loving the replies

    3. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Coleman owner from this week, shame 🙁

  13. Miguel Sanchez
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Rose or Holebas to Coleman?

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

      The injured one

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

    Still captaining Aguero for Sunday just to punish myself for loving him one last time!

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

      Might join you.

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

      I think he'll start

    3. AYEW KI-EDEN MEE
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Will he really change an attack that's firing without him? Doubt it.

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

        it's Pep, of course he will.

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

    Thought that Markovic strike was going in....Noooooooooooooooo

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

    Can't believe Alexis was a good captain choice this week

  17. AYEW KI-EDEN MEE
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Absolutely awful cameo from Aguero, no way he starts at the weekend.

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

      Pep loves to do things that make no sense. Therefore he starts

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

        Kun in goal next week

      2. AYEW KI-EDEN MEE
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Pep doesn't rate Kun, it's obvious.

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

      He'll start him left back or something silly/genius like that

  18. asvpxmicky
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Grant Jaku
    Baines Rose Holgate McAuley Smith
    Lallana Sanchez Alli Phillips Stanislas
    Giroud Kane Defoe

    What do I do with these rejects... need serious help here!

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

    Might just pause, draw breath & save the FT this weekend & ride it out with Giroud/Ibra/Jones... 2x FT's & an extra week of data for GW25... Three in total to prepare for GW26.

    Siggy, Coleman, Baines, Costa, Kane. These players all look interesting

  20. jam
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Crouch to Lukaku paid off then 🙁

  21. mcrayeps
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Pogba with another new hair?

  22. SheBangsTheDrums
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Daniels, Jones, Giroud and Kun owners rejoice!!

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

      you forgot us Rose owners

    2. Reggie Nainggolan
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Didn't Jones keep a CS

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

        Off at 56 minutes

        1. Reggie Nainggolan
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Oh haha unlucky

  23. Garlana
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Just got home...Jones subbed pre 60 .. Christ this has to be the worst gameweek ever...For me atleast

  24. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Look a solid plan??…
     
    Tonight with my 2FTs:
    Hazard+Carroll > Zaha+Lukaku
     
    Next GW:
    Amat > Coleman
     
    Gives me:
     
    Heaton
    Alonso - Walker - Coleman
    Sanchez - Eriksen - Zaha - Phillips
    Kane - Zlatan - Lukaku
    (Jaku - Pieters - Evans - Capoue)

    Or do all 3 for a -4 tonight but I do have a big head to head game this week 🙁

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

    Right so one assist between Ibra, Aguero, Kane, Lukaku, Costa, Sanchez

  26. FantaCity
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Tom Davies looks like scoring - great value

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

    Over 40,000 managers own Lloris & Jakupovic. Double figures off the bench if Man United don't score

    Source: fffix

    1. FPL Puppy
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      wow

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

      Thats like 1%

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

      Wtf

  28. Emiliano Sala
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Carroll subed for injury ?
    Any better option in attack for giroud ?

  29. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Jaku + Fletch tearing up my bench.