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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. SANTACLAUS
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling looks good for next week. Good performance today, very unselfish to give Jesus the goal.

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

      if only City had no blank..

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

        Get him for 2 weeks and ditch in that case

    2. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Sterling often looks good...

      until the last moment when he fluffs his lines.
      WHU were woeful today!!

  2. Mr Wizard
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Giroud to Benteke? FT

    Kane and Ibra to accompany him.

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

    Why do I still have Anichebe

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

      Get Crouch.

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

      Because you are yet to formally transfer him out.

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

        I think you're on to something.

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

          😉

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

      because hes ure bench fodder and isent worth wasting a transfer on?

    4. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Asking myself exactly the same question. Had him for weeks and haven't once been able to use him.

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

      lol same and now finally he is dropping... so many others fires to put out though i'm tempted to take the 0.1 hit

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

    Where's Suarez captain in midweek GWs when you need him. Still remember fondly that Norwich game

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

      4 goals wasnt it?

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

        yea, assist as well I think

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

      Have Williams and Coleman. 100% sticking Baines anytime and btts on Everton games

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

      Reply fail sorry

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

    So everyone to get Coleman (including myself) only for Baines to steal the show with a jammy pen next gw ?

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

      No doubt. I might double up.

      Rose > Coleman ??

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

        looks good. thinking about getting both too

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

      Yep

  6. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    .8m itb. 2ft

    Jones injured so he probably needs to make way now. Need to upgrade Anichebe now as well I think as he's just been sitting on my bench for months.

    Foster (Heaton)

    Alonso Coleman Brunt Jones* (Pieters)

    Eriksen Phillips Sanchez Lallana (Stan)

    Ibra Kane (Anichebe)

    Crouch worth a punt? Or too punty? Or leave Anichebe and upgrade somewhere else?

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

      Woah I have an almost identical team.. anchovy dropping tonight but is it worth a FT to avoid price drop when Crouch/Barnes probably wont leave the bench

  7. The_FF_King
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Should I do Kos > Coleman tonight??

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

      probably because you're playing 352

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

        haha, reply fail... But yes imo!!

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

        Was this directed at my Anichebe dilemma?

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

          yep yep 😀

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

          Jeopardy!

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

    Lloris, Heaton
    Alonso, Baines, Brunt, Friend, Amat
    Sanchez, Eriksen, Antonio, Phillips, de Roon
    Ibrahimovic, Kane, Lukaku

    1FT, 0.2 itb.
    4k rank, and 40 points clear in MLs.

    Considering taking the first hit in ages;

    Lloris and Friend -> Randolph and Coleman. (-4) Yes / no?
    Have exact cash, so can't wait because of Colemans imminent rise.
    Randolph because of good rotation with Heaton and no blank.

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

    On Saturday I worked out all my (potential) transfers up until GW33 ish.

    Last night I already messed it all up by rage transferring Pedro out (to catch Antonio's price rise...).

    I was supposed to get Coleman this weeeeek. Damn you Pedroooooo

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

      pedro had to go. Too much for a rotation risk. Planning ahead never seems to work, the landscape changes every week

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

        I tend to agree. But I'm trying to fit in all the potential decent(ish) players for the blanks (where others are choosing to blank themselves), and then rebuild according to fixtures. So it wasn't set in stone, but I was counting on Pedro to last another 4 weeks :/

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

          well, at least Antonio dosent blank and is still a really decent option

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

            Yup. That was my thinking 🙂

            Just gotta decide whether to take a hit to get Coleman, simply to get my plan back on track (plus an extra FT effectively in the grand scheme of the Master Plan *evil laugh*)

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

      In fact, I did all that planning on Monday. Then on Tuesday, it was all for nothing. #funhobbies

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

      Pedro will start against Arsenal most likely, should have kept tbh.

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

        I don't know about "most likely". I thinks it's more of a "we just don't know" situation. It seems futile to try stealing points with an extra player or two in the blanks if I'm happy to risk rotation, especially against a top team like Arsenal rather than a terrible defence.

  10. henryleeds
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Giroud > Jesus? too much of a knee-jerk?

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

      This though. All I need is assured 90minutes from Jesus. Hallelujah!

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

    have both now 😉

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

      Reply rebellion

  12. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Baines to coleman anyone?

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

      nah

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

        double up tho, hmmmmm

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

      You just know what will happen...

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

      I didn't see the game. How did they both play? Apart from obviously no clean sheet and Coleman assist...

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

        coleman very attacking. Baines seemed reluctant to get forward and wasent on any set-pieces worryingly. The change in formation did limit Coleman's attacking potential however

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

          ta. gonna pull the trigger on coleman before his rise. Got a lot of fires to put out with only 2FTs tho...

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

      Been thinking this the last 3 weeks since I got Baines. Sometimes you have to admit you've made a mistake and correct it but I'll probably stick for now

    5. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I feel like this is very much like the Alli vs Eriksen debate not long ago.

      They will both perform and do well, more than likely at different times.

      Pick and stick.

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

        but pick who :p i jest - i'm for erikson and coleman

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          I'd go for Baines because of pens.

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

    Jesus on 36% to a rise already 😮

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

      Jesus is rising once again. Scenes

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

        I see that 🙂

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

          😉

  14. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Have aguero...

    Also have Defoe and Lukaku,

    Need a striker with no blanks...any ideas?

    Thanks

  15. Blue Gaffer
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    How bad did Jones's injury look?

  16. Lovren an elevator
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    What was the Jones injury?

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

      hamstring

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

        says knock on the FPL... didn't see the game tho

      2. Lovren an elevator
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Oh dear. That's pretty longterm then?

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

      Terminal ugliness

  17. JAC THE CAT
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Giroud -> Carroll looks like my move.

    Should be able to sleep on it.

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

    How did Lukaku and Baines do? Did Baines get forward enough? Didn't see the game.

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

      Got 2pts each

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

    Jakupovic 8pts and on for 3 bonus, I've seen it all!

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

      Played well, good stopper, defence okay, he's a buy @3.9m mate.

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

        Already got him... on my bench!

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

          Ah, bad luck. He's one to play every game if you have the balls, good PPM, get another 3.9 and invest elsewhere.

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

    Coaches annual wages:

    Pep Guardiola - £15m per year
    Jose Mourinho - £15m per year
    Arsene Wenger - £8.3m per year
    Jurgen Klopp - £7m per year
    Antonio Conte - £6.5m per year
    Ronald Koeman - £6m per year
    Mauricio Pochettino - £5.5m per year

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Chelsea and Spurs definitely getting the best value for money there

  21. A Betting Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Heaton / Robinson
    Walker / Alonso / McAuley / Holebas / Amat
    Sanchez / Eriksen / Alli / Sig / Phillips
    Ibra / Giroud / Barnes

    £1.3m ITB, 2 FTs

    Team in the best position its been all season on the back of 4 big green gameweeks in a row, but these two FTs are going to be massive.

    Instant thought Holebas > Coleman now and then think about what to do with Giroud? Or is it silly removing Holebas over Amat as he has a GW 26 fixture and faces Burnley(H) this GW? But can't keep a CS for fun...

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

      Amat isn't playing, but Holebas out means Coleman, so I would go for Holebas > Coleman

  22. Earn your Spurs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Why did Holgate only do 45 minutes tonight?

    thanks 🙂

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

      Tactical

    2. SeanyB91
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Nothing serious, think it was more tactical, to get a goal back

  23. SeanyB91
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Evening Managers,

    Are we good to go?

    PIQUE BLINDERS

    Foster

    Baines, Brunt, Coleman

    Sanchez, Ali, Erikson, Zaha

    Carroll, Ibra, Lukaku (c)

    Bench: Fletcher, Kingsley, A Smith

    1. Tired and weary
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Looks good pal.

      Same team name too, Blues fan?

  24. Legomane
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Heaton (wat)
    Alonso (ARS) Coleman (BOU) Holgate (BOU)
    Phillips (STK) Alli (MID) Eriksen (MID) Sanchez (che)
    Rondon (STK) Ibrahimovic (lei) Aguero (SWA)

    Pickford Pieters (wba) Smith (eve) de Roon (tot)

    0 FT 0.5 ITB

    1. G2G
    2. Pieters > Brunt (-4) exact pennies...
    3. Anything else worth a hit? Aguero surely to start v Swansea?...

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Wait a week to get Brunt in. Aguero definitely not certain to start (though I think he will)

  25. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    What to do with this bunch?

    Grant,
    Valencia, Holgate, Alonso
    Hazard, Stanislas, Firmino, Phillips, Sanchez
    Aguero, Kane

    Jak, Barnes, Amat, Friend*

    Thinking of doing just Friend to Nyom.

    1FT, 0ITB.

    Yay or nay? Other ideas welcome.

    1. SeanyB91
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Thought about taking hazard out for Ali or Erikson?

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I have, but I think I'll give Hazard a little more time, I strangely fancy him to do well against Arsenal.
        And they have a point to prove after being beaten 3-0 in the reverse fixture. Thanks

    2. MTPockets
        9 years, 1 month ago

        It's that or Aguero. I'm looking at something equally exciting with Chambers -> cheap non blanker, or save FT.

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Aguero to who do you think?
          Yeah pretty confident in getting Nyom in, also provides cover for if Holgate doesn't start.

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

      Grant - Pickford
      Kosc - Rose - Baines - Ake - Amat
      Sanchez - Eriksen - Pogba - Phillips - Can
      Ibra - Kane - Rondon

      Have slipped a few thousand in OR the last few weeks, but it looks like I have to sort out my defense first now that Rose is out.

      Have 2FT and 0.0 in the bank.

      Any reason not to do Rose and Kosc out for Coleman and Brunt?

      Kosc has little value with at Chelsea, at Pool, and two blanks in the next five.

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

        Good moves. Personally I chose Walker over Brunt. No GW28 fixture but great fixtures apart from that. Much greater chance for easy CS as well. They are likely to get almost equal attacking points imo

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

          Cheers. I'll noodle that over for the next few hours. I'm also without Chelsea defense, so that's an option as well.

      2. ILOVEBAPS
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Decent trades.

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

      Play Azp or Sanchez? Bookies say Azp.

      1. Sess!
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Please tell me this isn't a serious question.

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

          This

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

          It is 100% serious. I know you will say to play Sanchez, but the statistics suggest the opposite. I think the score will be 1-0 so why play him? Also, Arsenals's form is falling. What suggests that they will score? One goal vs Watford at home.

      2. SeanyB91
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Sanchez 100% - think he will drop giroud and put Sanny back up top

      3. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Ignoring the Leicester game as a one off.

        Sanchez has an higher points maximisation, Sanchez.

      4. Big Mac 24
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Chelsea have been excellent defensively yes, but have conceded in 5 of their last 10, and Sanchez is the league's top goal-scorer - it's a no-brainer for me. No chance you can play both?

    5. Thoughtopsy
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      worth an -8 hit?

      Sanchez, Giroud, Rose, Stanislas --> De Bruyne, Lukaku, Coleman, Antonio?

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

        Or siggy/zaha instead of antonio?

      2. Sess!
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        No just do giroud & rose > Coleman & Lukaku for free. Ditching Sanchez is ludicrous until he blanks at least.

        1. Sess!
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          I mean until the blank gwd

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

            Don't like stanislas, could do that and him to zaha for -4. worth the hit?

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

      What's the early view on jones? Why everyone so keen to get him out? He definitely injured?
      Thanks

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

        Was going to trade him or Holebas to Brunt today and a whiff of injury enough for me to decide

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

      Do I move on Rose or Jones for Coleman?

      Has to be Rose right, but ideally both gone soon?

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

        Rose is definitely injured no