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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. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone bringing in GJesus and triple captaining against Swans?

    1. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

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

      Ballsy

      1. Pompel
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        After last two GW's, it seems the only way to gain any ground. Desperate times requires desperate measures 😉

    3. Bobby_Baggio
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      lol TC

    4. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      So Kun is done?

      1. Pompel
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I'd say yes - £12.8 for a player coming on from the bench - can't see the appeal

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

    Benched Mannone 🙁

    Started Jakupovic 🙂

  3. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Remember when you all used to ridicule Ibra ...

  4. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Can't wait for Mourhino's "Alternative Facts"

    United probably won 3-0 tonight but we all just didn't see the goals go in 😆

  5. LewanGOALski
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    would you get Zaha instead of Phillips in 4th MID's place?
    Or still Phillips?

    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Tough. I would be tempted by Zaha

  6. myboycharlie
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Is best cheap Mid Davies or Carroll will Davies keep his place for Everton

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

      Gueye coming to take Davies or Mirallas spot? No one knows!

      1. myboycharlie
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        He is playing really well but yeah looks a rotation risk now

  7. Mr. Blonde
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Mourinho is a putz. Surely you play martial. Stubborn fool

    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      He needs to drop Pogbog

  8. nkhoughton
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Phil Jones just had to go off before 60 mins, ffs

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

    I'll take those Pieters bonus points gladly

    1. matiakez
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Selling pieters for friend two weeks back was stupid decision number 23 of my season.

  10. JD @JDCochran2
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Can someone give me the blank game weeks coming up and who will be playing and who will not?

    Thanks

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Blanks article.

  11. F4L
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    All the relegation candidates are putting up a good fight atm, apart from Sunderland and ...Leicester. You never know, if Leicester's form dosent pick up....

  12. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Jakupovic essential. Got him in for Pickford 2 weeks ago to burn a trade. Don't see him getting benched any time soon.

    1. BENOIT
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      A snip

  13. ♤TeddyBear♤
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Caroll didn't go off injured did he?

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

    At least Jaku will start in GW26 to use for a 1 pointer 🙂

  15. Reiko
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    As it stands, i may have won the FFS Cup by 1 point

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Crazy!

  16. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone else thin Leicester are going down?

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Or fat Leicester

    2. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      With Hull and Swansea's latest attempts at improvement, it's certainly possible

    3. matiakez
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      It's going to reach a point where they'll need to make sure big call.

      Certainly if the rumours are to be believed.

    4. Bobby_Baggio
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      me

    5. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Please let this be true

      And yes

  17. cyclopropane
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    48 before bonus, cheers siggy/ddg/crouch/PvA/hazard

  18. Somalion
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Martial should have played.

    I'm really looking forward to United matches not involving Hull for a while 😛

    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      1-1 & 0-0

      Not bad 😉

  19. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Who do you play?

    A. Alonso (ARS)
    B. Holebas (BUR)

    (I will be playing double Arsenal attack)

    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      A

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

      b

    3. Dedalus1
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      A

  20. matiakez
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Worst gameweek ever?

    Jones
    Rose

    And 30 points.

  21. John t penguin
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone else still keep forgetting they own jaku and he starts 🙂

    Think it was about half an hour into game I remembered

    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      just want him fit for 28

  22. vardys party
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Best goalkeeper for upcoming blanks:
    A) Jaku
    B) Randolph
    C) Robles (have Coleman)
    D) Foster (have Brunt)

    1. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Not jaku. Seriously.

      I'm struggling to pick.... Randolph or Foster?

      1. vardys party
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        It's down to those two for me. I'm thinking Randolph as i have WBA cover already

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

      A

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

      Think I will go Randolph, good rotation with Heaton.

  23. Dedalus1
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    All about the defence this week.

    1. myboycharlie
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Has been for past few weeks

  24. Phil Dagger ⭐
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Who to get out for Coleman?

    Rose
    Jones
    Chambers

    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Wait for news on Rose. Him if he's out for a while.

      1. Costa Nostra
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Didn't the news already say out for a month?

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

        Even Coleman rising tonight?

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Looks like a hospital waiting list

      1. mcrayeps
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Lol

    3. Viper
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Wow, quite a collection. Rose for the funds

  25. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    The 8 players who where better than evens odds to score this week all blanked!!

    Ibrahimovic MUN 1.53
    Walcott ARS 1.66
    Giroud ARS 1.72
    Sanchez ARS 1.72
    Aguero MCI 1.72
    Kane TOT 1.72
    Rashford MUN 1.83
    Martial MUN 1.90

    1. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      lol what's Rashford doing there

    2. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Is it possible to bet on players not scoring?

  26. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Absolute shocker of gameweek. Great fixtures and no one delivers.

  27. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Who to drop for Jesus?

    A) Ibrahimovic
    B) Kane
    C) Lukaku

    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      None of them

      1. ★Kuntheman★
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Not what I asked

      2. Bobby_Baggio
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        this

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

      A

      Blank coming up

      1. ★Kuntheman★
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        My thoughts too

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

        Blank to blank

  28. Viper
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    You know it's been a sh*t gwk when your 3.9m goalkeeper scores twice as much as your front 3 😆

    1. mcrayeps
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      This

    2. Viper
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      *Benched 3.9m goalkeeper*

    3. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Highest scorer is benched keeper Hennessey 😀

    4. myboycharlie
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Right there with you

  29. myboycharlie
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Is Hazard Pieters Anichebe > Davies Coleman Lukaku/Jesus worth a -8???

  30. mcrayeps
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Can i sub jaku for costa.. Pleasee..