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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. Rains of Castamere
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months 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.

    1. John wick
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Right now locked on aguero for armband..but leaning towards kane or ibra....and differntial sanchez...away from home big game and walcott back

  2. John wick
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    What has pep done to aguero...starting jesus sane.....may ne not risking his knock and saving him for CL.....

  3. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    WHO to get for Aguero?
    A.Kane
    B.Ibrahimovic
    C. Costa
    D.Jesus

    1. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      A

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      A

  4. Steve McCroskey
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Callum Wilson (I know) to:

    A. Carroll
    B. Llorente
    C. Gray
    D. Crouch
    E. Delete account

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

      A or E

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

      A or B

  5. SheBangsTheDrums
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on this? Go for it or too knee-jerky?

    Jones, Daniels, Kun & Giroud to Coleman, Brunt, Kane & Lukaku

    1. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Nice.

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

      For -8? Good moves, but not sure about doing all at the same time.

  6. My Name Is Prince
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Who are your 3 strikers for GW26?

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

      Carroll Lukaku Kane

      Probably.

    2. leo_messi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Costa and Lukaku playing 4-4-2

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

        Benching Ibra?

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

      Lukaku , 2ondon 2 & Kane I think

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

      kaku ibra kane. Moving Ibra to Costa soon for gw 26

    5. Rains of Castamere
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Kane, Lukaku (4-4-2 - Ibra bench)

  7. Coffee
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Kane or Lukaku for next gameweek?

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Ideally both! Toss a coin if you can only have 1

      1. MTPockets
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Ideally?

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

      Valdes (jaku)
      Alonso Baines McCauley (Love, Smith)
      Sanchez, Alli, Eriksen, Phillips, Lallana
      Costa, Ibra, (Barnes)

      1.3 in the bank, 1 FT

      What to do with this bunch of blankers?

      Shall I save the FT this week, do Lallana to Siggy for GW25 and use the FTs after to upgrade the bench for GW26?

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

      So Phil Jones , dead now (fantasy wise)

      1. Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        ?

        1. Sess!
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          If it's his hamstring then out for couple weeks at least and rotation likely will kick in anyway once Europa starts

      2. Jigger & Pony
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Yup

    4. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Last try 🙂 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)

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

        Solid
        could even do that for -4

    5. villian-ty
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Giroud for a 9.2
      -4

      Yes or No

    6. TeddiPonza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Have the exact money to do Giroud to Lukaku. Any chance of Giroud dropping and/or Lukaku rising tonight?

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

        doesnt look like it http://www.fplstatistics.co.uk/

    7. 4. Arsenal FC
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Out of everyone in FPL, is there anyone worth getting in?

      1. Knowledgeable meerkat
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Lol at this

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

      A. Leighton Baines
      B. Seamus Coleman

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

        i have baines and would swap for free

      2. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Haha! Surely the last 2 games are enough evidence to end this debate

      3. Sess!
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Got to Coleman. Can't rely on pens every week

      4. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Is this seriously still a question

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

      Cedric to Brunt (-4) to pay for itself over the next 6?

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

      Anyone anything on Holgate ? Will keep his place ??

      1. Top 210 Club
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        He gone

      2. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Probably starts at home

      3. jpb333
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        He's in when it's 352 Koeman switched to two cbs at half time so he got the hook. 50/50 for Bournemouth at home I reckon

    11. Jonny Sutt
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Who is city's best attacking outlet? De bruyne?

      1. Jonny Sutt
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Consistent points I mean

      2. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Consistenacy and nice form now, yes KDB! But he is an expensive asset

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

        Sterling looks good

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

      Transfer in Coleman or Funes Mori or wait for more info on Rose?

      Def (playing 3-5-2):
      Rose*/Baines/Brunt
      (Chambers*, Amat)

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

        And in for who?

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

        Coleman now

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

          In for who? Nice logo btw 😉

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

            Rose, unless you have the cash to do Chambers to Coleman. And thanks bro 🙂

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

              Have the cash for all of them (1.8 itb)

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

      Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola was asked if Sergio Aguero would have to get used to life on the bench.

      His answer? "No."

      "I sit with my staff and take decisions based on the performance of the past. I’m a guy who likes to involve as much players as possible."

      1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        He's getting dropped to the reserves then?

      2. John wick
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        So that means he will be benched as per his staff and performance......feels sad for kun

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

      Benching Crouch & Jaku i would say was brave not stupid or poor decision making.

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

        Brave?

        Sensible is the word you're looking for

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

    16. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      A) Bellerin > Coleman (-4)
      B) Play Bellerin (che) or Cedric (WHU) instead

      - I plan to do Bellerin to Coleman GW26 if not now
      - I have Rose (hoping to keep long term if not injured)

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

        Play Cedric

    17. Dušan Citizen
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Why is Lukaku on -54%?

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

        Donkeeeeeeeee

        1. Dušan Citizen
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Still, I think he is the best Giroud replacement

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

            I know.... I am getting him in

          2. Kiwivillan
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Has scored as much as Giroud last 2

            1. Sess!
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Weren't you saying how amazing giroud was prior to this gw.

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

        He hasn't done anything. Lots of talk about getting him in on here but outside of this site people just see that he isn't scoring points atm

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

        Blanked last 2.

      4. UnitedFan
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        It's improving though

    18. The Red Devil
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      How bad is the Jones injury?
      Jones to funes Mori?

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

        Don't know but we have been lucky he has lasted this long

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

        Good move regardless of injury. Yes it is a hamstring he will probably miss Leicester at the weekend and since he blanks in 26 he will miss 2 of 3, bring Funes Mori.

    19. Morgs
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Play Phillips (STK) or Siggy (mci)

    20. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Let's take some hits

    21. leocarter27
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Those Jakupovic 11 points look good on the bench...

    22. Hurricane Gilbert
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I have only played FPL since last season but this must be the worst GW in FPL history? Lowest average?

    23. 4. Arsenal FC
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I'm going to WC and load up on the January signings. Green arrows for me, right?

      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Haha good one

    24. @fpl_phenom
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      So how did the Everton assets look tonight lads?

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

        Coleman good, Lukaku average, Davies good, Baines ok

        1. @fpl_phenom
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Recommendations going forward with this team:

          Heaton
          Alonso Jones Valencia Brunt Holgate

          Sanchez Alli Eriksen Philips Sims

          Ibra Giroud Carroll

          1FT 3.2M ITB