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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. Pinky Blinders
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Well that sucked. But will be forgotten quickly, only two days til the weekend. The Jesus start will be the highlight but hats off to Hull City, they earned that point.

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

    What happened to Goalman's goal man?

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

      Asistman's assist man.

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

        🙂

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

      Off target cross unfortunately

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

        Could have sworn I saw an FPL tweet saying it was going down as a Coleman goal

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

          Coleman owner.

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

            Or Mirallas or Shawcross...

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

          Yep, they sent out another tweet soon after to the contrary

  3. Dasher0303
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Rose to Coleman or PVA??? Got Baines already as well. Want to do Giroud to Lukaku also. Anyone know the extent of jones injury as well.

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

      debating whether to go for double Everton defence or Coleman + PVA myself

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

    LMS safety score should be something low 🙂

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

      Negative?

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

    Holebas & Ibra - > Brunt & Lukaku, no hit.

    Asking for trouble?

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

      Looks good to me

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

      Selling Ibra against Leicester?

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

      I would not trade Ibra against Leicester. Man Utd could score against them (although 1-0 or 0-0 seems like their pattern of late).

  6. I Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    No guarantee Aguero even starts this weekend. Surely he has to go. 2 FTs and if I sell him I can get Coleman with the other, if not I have to settle for Funes Mori.

    Kun + Holebas -> Luk + Coleman? Pull the trigger?

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

    35 points. gonna be red arrows isnt it ?

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

      Small red.

    2. Kane-harry Island
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      39 points myself. With majority captaining ibra maybe there's a chance of above average score.

  8. Ayew Holding Mee Cork
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Lost 7-8 points because of Jones' injury 🙁

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

      more like 5-6 more points

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

      How. He wasn't on for baps so only 5pts

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

        He got 20 on the BPS scalint systen without even completing 60 minutes

        Easy 3 bonus points for Jones if he had played a full match

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

      you knew he would score? 😉

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

      This is what's known as gilding the lily

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

    Anyone who got 35+ has had a decent GW. Stop complaining about low scores

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

      +35 is massive. 29 here

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

      hahah I cant complain about 35 fecking points ? I too get annoyed about " I got 123 points, is that ok?" But 35 points gives you the right to complain

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

    We all know what happens now.

    Jesus on the bench against Swansea

  11. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Harry Maguire and Jakupovic double up for Burnley at home and Swansea at home 26/28?

    1. My Name Is Prince
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Looks good, so won't be cleanies in either...

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

      Robertson looked great, still 4.3 I think?

  12. Salah Fingers
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    If Jones is out then Jones to Ben Davies is surely the best transfer if 0itb?

    Alonso, baines, Chambers and amat my others

  13. BT31 - WE ARE ALL TINKERMEN…
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    2FTs - Bellerin/Wilson >>> Coleman/Costa?

    Heaton Pickord
    Smith Bellerin McAuley Alonso Amat
    Firmino Sanchez Alli Phillips Fletcher
    Ibra Defoe Wilson

    1. top556677
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      costa has blanks coming up, as do a few of your players...

      1. BT31 - WE ARE ALL TINKERMEN…
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        No blanks in next 6 for any of them except Bellerin & Ibra!?

        1. Jayv807
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Could be a lot of GW28 blanks depending on FA cup results. Check out the navigating the blanks article posted earlier this week.

  14. United10
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Only managed to draw a rival in my head to head mini league as Jones came off at 55th min. Just my luck 🙁

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

    A. Jones to Brunt
    B. Giroud to Jesus

    2nd and 3rd in ML have KDB and I have no City cover

  16. Crouching Tiger
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I have a front three of Costa, Ibra, Lukaku. Total 4 points.

    Of course I also have Jones. Not the greatest gameweek to take a 8 pts hit. 30 points all in.

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

    44, and I did start Jak, honest...

    1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Nice.

  18. The Left Duke #3
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I thought having Kun & Jones today would surely be the worst part of this pathetic GW but seeing Jaku's beautiful pts on the bench is making me physically ill 🙁

  19. Dedalus1
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Actually pretty confident of Kun starting this weekend just cause he is up in the rotation. Now or never to captain him.

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

    Some comments on here earlier suggesting Rose will be out for a month, anyone got a link/source ? I see he hasn't been red flagged yet....Don't want to sell for Coleman then find out he is only missing 1 match.

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

        Cheers TM, Goalman it is then

  21. irishman07
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Kane ➡ for Lukaku/Defo?
    Rose ➡ Walker? Or will Rose be ok for the weekend?

    Thanks

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

      I would not trade Kane. Rose may miss a month.

      1. irishman07
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        OK thanks walkman666

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

    Coleman + _____
    A) PVA
    B) Baines
    C) Walker
    D) Brunt

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

      i like PVA but Brunt/Walker are better option

  23. fijuhmon
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Evans or Jones out for Coleman?

    1. Dedalus1
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Jones pulled his hammy

      1. The Wizard of Ozil
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Reckon he's out for a while from what you saw?

  24. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Is this crazy, and am i crazy doing Sanchez > KDB?

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

      No

    2. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      No thanks.

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

      Stupid and crazy

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

        i don't think its stupid with Chelsea and Liverpool (Hull Sandwiched between them) then again a blank gw26. City are slowly ticking in attack

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

    Need to do transfer in the next 20 mins:

    Mkhitaryan and Jones OUT
    Sterling and Coleman IN

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

    Jones > Brunt?

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

      Yep

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

      That was my plan before today but Holebas also option. Jones going of injured seals it. Thought I had exactly enough for Giroud>Jesus as well but 0.1 short

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

      The Sun...wait for official news

  27. Dedalus1
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Was Holgate's sub tactical or injured?

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

    Josh Tymon OOP?

  29. Demel
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Rough with the smooth.

    Smooth - My transfer this gameweek Pick > Jak

    Rough - I put him on the bench.

    1. Dasher0303
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      SMOOTH- nothing

      Rough - Jaku in bench, got jones, Rose and chambers, captained ibra, got Giroud