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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. Reedy
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Crouch G

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

      Arnie A

    2. TorresMagic™
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      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      😛

  2. TorresMagic™
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    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Arnie assist.

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

    Wow I took KDB out at such the wrong time.

  4. King H
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Crouch gaol
    Arnie assist

  5. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Ibra hattricked yet??

  6. jmcclory123
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    So Man City are back...

  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    OMG crouch

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

    Glad to have Baines now for the PKs 😛

  9. For Fuchs Sake
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I either need Lukaku to go ballistic or my double Stoke def to keep a CS 🙂

    1. L S P
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      i'll root for a ballistic Lukaku if it's all the same to you.

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Come on Lukaku!

  10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Lanzini yellow

  11. denial
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    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I thought Everton were going to be good for a bit.

  12. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Not going near Jesus. As is the norm with these fads the minute I buy them they go missing for 40 days and 40 nights.

  13. TorresMagic™
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    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Not looking good for Everton formation.

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

    So this Everton are good at the back apparently

  15. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Jesus resurrecting City's title hopes

  16. JÆKS ⭐
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Crouch on my bench 🙁

  17. Magic Bean
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Get Snodgrass on!

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

    What to do with Crouch? Always gonna be on my bench

    1. JÆKS ⭐
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I'm selling for Carroll gw 26 so I can bench Ibra and Sanchez and play 442.

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

      A mate of mine feeling the same pain!!

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

    Crotchs' 100th Premier League goal.

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

      Amazing how many are scored that way

  20. Crow
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    City is back in the game, time to plan!

  21. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Crouch robot celebration 😛

  22. PEPSIMAN
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    9 years, 1 month ago

    Which ManCity MD is worth copping for the next few weeks?

    1) KDB
    2) Sterling
    3) Silva

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      2

  23. HammersFan
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Haz to kdb was my transfer this week but I'm a hammers fan so not sure how to feel.

  24. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I was feeling quite confident when I saw that my rival had started Crouch and Pieters. Oh dear.

  25. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Byram getting skinned

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

    City looking far better without Kun 😯

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

      Jesus, his impact. Kun is OVER.

  27. itwaswritten
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    The irrelevants continue to score.

  28. FPL Puppy
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Ohhh, Ibra...!

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

    A Phil Jones 15 pointer would be splendid.

  30. nkhoughton
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    When you play Costa over Crouch, that's a great decision in hindsight