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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. LewanGOALski
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I was all set for getting Phillips.
    Now I have my 2nd thoughts and trying to be smarter than everyone and looking for for some differential, as it's 4th mid.

    I can't afford Siggy, as only have 7.1 to spend.

    My mind is telling me those:

    A. Chadli
    B. Snoddy
    C. Antonio
    D. Zaha
    E. Mirallas
    or F. still Phillips

    Which one should I go for..?

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

      Philipps

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

      C or D

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

      F

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

      F or Zaha

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

      Philips could have had 3 in his last 2. He now has 3 home games in 4, dosent blank and takes set-pieces. Still Phillips imo

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

      C, playing in an advanced role now.

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

      thanks all for your voice

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

      Still Philips, had a header on the post, unlucky not to score and good fixtures

  2. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    All those with 20-pointers say aaayee...

    1. Moves like Dejagah
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Aaayee.. 25

      1. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        same here... worstweek of the season

        1. Moves like Dejagah
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Yep same for me.

    2. Rains of Castamere
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      26 points... ugly week.

    3. 4. Arsenal FC
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      28

    4. Moves like Dejagah
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      How bad will my overall rank be now?

      1. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I'm expecting at least a 40k drop tbh

        1. Moves like Dejagah
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          I was around 10k

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

    I still have no idea who to buy for Giroud this week....

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

      Whats your budget?

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

        10.7m

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

          Jesus?

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

            Blank GW26

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

        Have Ibra - Lukaku

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

          Since you already have those two big hitters, maybe try a cheaper option that doesn't blank. Llorente, Carroll, Rondon

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

      Even though he did not score this gw, Lukaku is a good choice. Some easier games, and no blanks.

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

        Nevermind...So, you cannot get Kane, and you have Lukaku. Defoe, Benteke, Jesus,

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

      Lukaku has as many goals and assists as Giroud last 2 weeks

  4. AA33
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I got the lowest points in the history of my FPL in this Gameweek. 🙁
      Anyone else with me who got their lowest points this Gameweek?

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

        Didn't even get the lowest of this season....

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

          Because I've been looooooooooow this season... 😀

      2. Top 210 Club
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Me

    • Thoughtopsy
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Disaster of a week

      Heaton - Jaku
      Rose - Baines - Brunt - Jones - Chambers
      Erickson - Ali - Sanchez - Phillips - Stanislas
      Ibra - Crouch - Giroud

      1.4 ITB and 2FT
      Which transfers to do...
      1) Giroud and Stanislas to Lukaku and Zaha
      2) Giroud and Rose to Lukaku and Alonso/Coleman
      3) Other?

    • Jigger & Pony
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Predictions for CHE v ARS score?

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

        1-0

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

        1-1

      3. Rains of Castamere
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        2-1

      4. 4. Arsenal FC
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        2-0

      5. Paul
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        1-3

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

        4-0

    • FirminoIsBetterThanYou
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Giroud to:
      A). Lukaku
      B). Benteke
      C). Jesus

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

        A

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

      Giroud + Aguero -> Lukaku and Kane for -4?

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

        No brainer

      2. sully29
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Sure.

    • Champione
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Bellerin owners getting rid?

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

        Yep.

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

        Well probably, I need to get rid with Gru for Eve def and Lukaku

    • 4. Arsenal FC
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Has Ibra conquered England yet?

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

        struggling to conquer Manchester atm

    • 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

    • fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Out of the cup with this utterly disastrous game week.

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

      Rekon Aguero gonna start vs Swansea?

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

        Nope

      2. Jonny Sutt
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I hope so, brought him in for a -4 last night?

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

          you kidding right?

          1. Jonny Sutt
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Nope, well peed off

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

            I don't think he is

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

        He shouldn't on current form

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

        Pep wants to win matches not appease FPL managers so probably not

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

        I think he will. Still selling though.

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Quick side note. Gotta a good feeling about Fulham going back up to the prem this season

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

        I'll settle for you dumping my three Suds out of the cup 😀

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

          *Spuds

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

            🙂 I'll pass it onto the lads

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

        Better chance than Villa

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

          but you have that hard working and dedicated Ross Mccorkak 😎

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

      The reason our scores stink this week........

      Arsenal, Man United & Spurs = 1 goal against Watford, Sunderland & Hull

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

        3 of 4 the clean sheets , Burnley , palace & Sunderland !

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

          Hull?

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

            Also them , how could I forget

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

      Giroud + stanislas to carroll and zaha ?
      Also own rose
      Don't know what to do
      Thanks for help

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

        Stanislas should stay then and fix Rise

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

          *Rose

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

          Zaha is better option
          Giroud no longer nailed
          Rose injury 🙁

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

        Rose -> Coleman
        Giroud ->

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

          Rose -> Coleman
          Giroud ->

    • sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Play one:

      A) Coleman v BOU
      B) Phillips v STK
      C) Holebas v BUR

      1. vardys party
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        A

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

        A

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

        Tough.

        A

    • Karan_G14
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Safe to pull the trigger on Giroud & Chambers to Carroll & Coleman for free?

      Or should I eat up Coleman's rise and wait for Pressers just to be sure?

      Appreciate your thoughts!

      1. vardys party
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Go for it, he'll be fine

    • Viper
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Jaku

      Coleman McAuley Brunt

      Siggy Phillips

      Lukaku Carroll

      Should that be OK for 26 & 28? Obviously there are just the players that play twice. That would be for no hit

    • Jonny Sutt
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      So is everyone dropping Serg?

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

        Im keeping but if he blanks he is gone. Im hoping he was being rested for Swansea and will get a couple.

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

        People still own him?

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

        Should have done a while ago

      4. sully29
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Do.

      5. MTPockets
          9 years, 1 month ago

          For who though?

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

          Keeping for one more. There are other priorities and I don't need the cash.

        • Rainer
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          I'm captaining LOL

      6. okan58
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Gabriel Jesus in and Giroud out?

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

          Jesus is a rotation risk

      7. Top 210 Club
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        A. Antonio
        B. Barkley

        Already have Carroll

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

          B

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

        hmmmm. not so sure about getting Kaku now? Still worth buying?

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

          He's the best cf with no blanks imo

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

          if u have le donk like me there are not many standouts mid range

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

          Good fixtures and will play 26 and 28 yes definitely a good shout

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

          Wouldn't read into it, Lukaku does what he likes

        5. Rains of Castamere
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          For those 'turning to Jesus', would you really be surprised if Kun starts and Jesus is benched? Even after tonight? Pep does his own thing; City very difficult to work out from an FPL point of view.

      9. HurriKane
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Could Brunt rise tonight ? currently on 97.8 on both ffix and fpl stats

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

        Sterling 7.7m

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

          Is he 100% nailed with all the rotation pep does?

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

            He is one of the few who looks likely to start

        2. sunzip14
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          I have Sterling and he might do well against SWA and Bournemouth, so I only plan to ship him out next GW. City will blank in GWs 26 and 28. If you do not have him, why buy him now?

      11. @chapellefpl OR 577TH
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Only 7pts for Kdb lol.

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

          More than Kane, Costa, Ibra & Alli put together

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

        Jak has 13pts from @CHE & @MUN. He has 4.87PPM and costs 3.9m. Time for a 7.8m goalies article? lol

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

        Tonight's dilemma is:

        Brunt or PVA for Jones?

        Any thoughts? No WBA or CRY defence currently.

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

          Brunt

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

        Anyone anything on Holgate ? Will keep his place ?

        1. Top 210 Club
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          He gone

        2. Tommy J
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Tactical substitution imo-always at risk of being subbed but probably only after conceding.

      15. white lightning
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Like a lot on here all I can say is ##$$$&&&.

        Scored 30 but missed out on cs's from Rose & Jones. Looks like Walker & Brunt will come in.