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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. edfiasco
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Jones and Rose on the pitch, Crouch and Heaton on the bench FML.

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

      You benched Heaton at home to Leicester?

      1. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        This!!!

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

      Rose and Jones have summed up my year this week.

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

      Heaton on the bench. Merry Christmas.

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

      Just bought rose this gw

      1. Ten Season Wonder
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Just? why on earth would you do that?

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

          I mean last gw
          Against sunder

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

    Winner finds the last GW that Costa, Kane, Ibra, Aguero and Lukaku all blanked

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

      GW23

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

      GW9 if you don't count a Lukaku assist

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

    Okay, a nice, round 30 points all in. 1 assist for my captain. I pick 'em good! Oy veh.

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

      What I beat somone..32 here

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

        34 here!!

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

          41 here

  4. ♤TeddyBear♤
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Love it.

    Hazard is my top scorer this week and he was getting it stinking last night on here

  5. crikeybruce
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Absolutely nailed my skipper this week! San(c)hez the highest points scorer in my team!

  6. BENOIT
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts in Mkhi ----> Sane for draft league?

    Too risky?

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

      Good shout

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

    Carroll injured or not ?

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

      Nope, tactical.

      He would've got sent off if he stayed on

    2. FPLCEO
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Nope just was on a yellow and very frustrated

  8. Athletic Dildao
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Defence had took a battering this week. Rose & Jones to baines/Coleman and PVA?

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

    looks like I'm through to the last.... 16k(?) in the cup 😀

  10. Mind över Mata
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Do either of these sound good gents:

    A) Giroud and Rose -> Lukaku and Alonso
    B) Giroud, Jones, De Roon -> Lukaku, Coleman, Carroll (-4)

    Appreciate some help from you FF gurus 🙂

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

      A

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

      I like A

  11. AA33
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Spurs get CS but I have Rose 🙁
      Man Utd get CS but I have Jones 🙁
      Crouch scores but he is on my bench 🙁
      Jakupovic gets the highest points in my team, but he too is benched 🙁

      Could it have gone worse than this for me?

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

        That is a cruel fate!

      2. John t penguin
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        At least it wasn't chilli final

        1. AA33
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Thank God!

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

          You could've had Costa or Aguero?

        3. Athletic Dildao
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          All of the above minus Jaku. Been a very rough week.

        4. k.1979
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Same story for me except that I had Walker.

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

        Giroud > Lukaku?

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

          Absolutely

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

          Lukaku or Jesus...The latter is still a rotation risk and City have blanks, I still think Lukaku is the way forward, can see him doing well against Bournemouth.

      4. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Leicester - Man Utd this weekend; another goalless draw.

      5. FPLCEO
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Mark was digging out Harry McGuire on the podcast - he has been immense ever since!

      6. TLF
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Rose to Coleman for a hit or play Pieters ? Can't believe I'm considering selling Rose for a hit, only had him 2 weeks !

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

          Goalman

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

        Have to laugh.. 12 points from Ibra (c), Lukaku, Pogba, Baines, Jones..

        😐

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

        I actually looked at my team this gw and thought it could be the highest scoring gw yet with the top teams playing the lower teams....how wrong I was.

      9. Phil Dagger ⭐
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Giroud to Jeses?
        Already have Lukaku Ibra Eriksen Alli

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

          Big gamble but he looks awesome

          I am going for Benteke with those fixtures

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

          better than kaku bar the blanks.. get kaku in 26 and your laughing.. he's favoured by pep it seems. i'd do it

        3. k.1979
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          not bad. but consider blanks..

      10. Mick J
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Evans to Coleman for free even though I have Williams?

        Thinking double Everton at the back could be decent through until gameweek 29, and then I could downgrade Williams. Have Alonso and Walker also.

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

        Kane or Lukaku for next GW?

      12. Chris_H
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Anyone else in the Sanchez-assist-only club for this gameweek?

        24(-4) all out

        1. John t penguin
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          That and Coleman goalssist

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

          I am. 29 all out!

      13. Niemi
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Aguero was going to be my captain against Swansea, but not so sure now. Time to sell?

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

          I wouldn't want a player with such rotation risk personally

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

          You can't be wasting £13m on someone who is not even nailed on anymore, let alone his poor form

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

          Captaining vs Swansea then selling!

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

          Selling.

      14. Champione
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Thoughts on PVA?

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

        If Pep has any sense he wouldn't start Jesus again on Sunday to avoid running him into the ground!

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

          Lol

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

          Not to mention upsetting the religious

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

          I expect him to start Aguero (not that I have ANY knowledge). Just a hunch that Pep is rotating two good forwards, and giving Kun a little extra rest from his previous knock.

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

        This long awaited GWs are normally such a buzzkill. Here's hoping for a high scoring weekend.

        I dont think I want to trade one donkey for another but with blanks, its kind of a must, eh?

      17. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Is it time to move out Zlatan? If so besides Kane and Costa who would you go with?

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

          Not time IMO. United have strong fixtures and if anyone scores for them he's usually involved

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

          If I was in thst luxury position then possibly but he's about 8th on the ditch list..

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

        29 Points from 11

        20 Points on Bench from 3

        🙂 🙂

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

          What a strong bench ;p

      19. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Holgate was somehow tactical? You reckon he will start next ?

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

          It was tactical. Risky but should start for now until something goes wrong. Jags will be breathing down his neck to get back in

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

        Congrats to Crouchie on joining a very exclusive list. Nice guy 🙂

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

        Arsenal, Spurs and United scored 1 goal combined against Watford, Sunderland and hull?

        Okay then

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

          And this is why our scores are so sheeeett