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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. TorresMagic™
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    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Up 32 spots 🙂

    Down 41 spots for last 2 GWs

    #treadingwater

    1. Dirty Harry
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Up 28 spots here from last week... got to be the smallest jump I've had ever.

      1. TorresMagic™
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        Overall rank?

        1. Dirty Harry
          • 10 Years
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          17k

          1. TorresMagic™
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            2588

            Impressive at your rank.

            1. Dirty Harry
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              Nice rank. Yeah strange since I only scored a 36 pointer.

              1. TorresMagic™
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                37 for me.

        2. Dirty Harry
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          You?

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

    52 Points and a 250k increase in rank. One of my better GWs 🙂

  3. martyhan
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    If keeping kun would you captain him the weekend? Or too risky?

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

      No, wouldn't even keep him haha 🙂

    2. Twisted Saltergater
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      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Keeping and captaining. Will probably bring in Lukaku for Giroud to protect against any big scores v Bournemouth.

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

      Oh i'm going for it! Its a big big differential..

  4. Ange Ball
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    My worst game week so far cap Aguero 26pts.

    Fantasy football scout community what should I do with Aguero and Giroud?

    A) Jes 9m lukaku

    B) play Aguero hope he will some how magically start get I Lukaku and Mane for Giroud and Ozil.

    C) Something else

    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      b

      1. Ange Ball
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks Chris

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Aguero has to start vs Swansea. He simply he has to. I'm giving him the armband (fine line between genius and madness...)

      1. Ange Ball
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        That's madness that new striker will play

        1. Twisted Saltergater
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          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          I think G Jesus will play too,.. but on the left, replacing Sane. Aguero through the middle.

      2. Ange Ball
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Aguero form has dip bad

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

        me too, im definitely mad though 😛

        1. Twisted Saltergater
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          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          I here you, brother! 😛

  5. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Worst
    Game week
    Ever!
    3.8million rank

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      and out of LMS 🙁

      Best week for that GW rank though.

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

        Bum

    2. Twisted Saltergater
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      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      3.6m here, Hutton! Dropped to 12k but get to fight another day. You'll bounce back.

      Team looked so good on paper!

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

        Overall rank survived a bit
        Just don't like my team at all now

        Missed all the games
        We're Utd terrible?

        1. Twisted Saltergater
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          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Afraid I didn't see it ... was watching the Citeh demolition of West Ham, but by all accounts a repeat of the previous 0-0 between the two sides. United just not finding a cutting edge.

  6. white lightning
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    I have 2ft's & 2.5itb. Which option do you like:
    (a) Rose & Giroud out - Walker & Lukaku in or
    (b) Rose & Giroud out - Brunt & Kane in or
    (c) Rose & Giroud out - Brunt & Lukaku in

    There's no rush for these transfers as plenty itb. Option (c) is probably the best for the blank gw's as WBA & Everton will play but it means I only have Alli from Spurs.

    Current team:
    Foster, Valdes
    Alonso, Coleman, Rose, Jones, Pieters
    Sanchez, Alli, Lallana, Phillips, Stanislas
    Ibra, Giroud, Defoe

    Thoughts & thanks.

  7. rocky7st
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Just got rid of Daniels to Coleman. Is it worth -4 for Defoe to Jesus or wait a week?

    1. Gazj11
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I'd wait

  8. davies
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Sell Giroud or Defoe first? (Or both for -4)

    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Giroud

    2. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      giroud

    3. Twisted Saltergater
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      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Giroud unlikely to start vs Chelsea.

  9. TorresMagic™
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    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Less than an hour before price changes.

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

      Who to go up would be your guess TM?

      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Coleman, maybe Alli. Jaku outside chance.

  10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    trends change quite quickly, at one point this season it was go big on the strikeforce, then it was go 3-5-2 and put all the money in the midfield and now the current trend is invest in defence

    Next trend to invest in goalies?

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

      Nah
      Heaton and the cheapest other

    2. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      why invest in goalies when you have heaton and jak.

      both save monsters

  11. Smurf
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    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Wow must be the work game week I've had. Not one clean sheet, not one assist and not one goal.

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

      snap

      1. Twisted Saltergater
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        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        sorry, had Sanchez.

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

      Sanchez assist only for me
      Looked great on paper and was %90 going to get Siggy until 7.35

  12. Gazj11
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Anybody reckon Leicester might get relegated?

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Bookies don't at 4/1
      Playing terribly so who knows.

      1. Klip Klopp
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        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Wouldve been good to bet on them to get relegated as soon as they won the league

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

          No, I checked after I won £500 on the league win

          Was only about 18-1

      2. Gazj11
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Who are the three favourites to go down? Sunderland, Hull & ?

        1. TorresMagic™
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          9 years, 3 months ago

          Mid 2.60 Swansea 2.70

          1. Gazj11
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            I think Swansea will score enough goals to survive

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

          I will say Borough

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

      Very possible

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

      Yeah why not, very open in the bottom

  13. Klip Klopp
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    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Ok thoughts on Anichebe + Jones--> Carrol + Brunt for a -4? But would help long term?

    1. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      looks good

  14. Zlat-man
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Sell Daniels for -4?
    Get whom?
    Already have Brunt, Baines, Walker, Amat.

    1. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      PVA ?

    2. Spartac Mac
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Brunt, Baines & Walker would be a good back 3 this week, wouldn't take the hit.

      1. Zlat-man
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Any update on Daniels?

        Really don want to sell him, as Bou plays in gw28

  15. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Rondon owners unlucky and due a haul ?

    Phillips denied him a clear goal last gw and hit the post this gw. Im just reluctant sell due to these fixtures

    STO whu BOU CPL eve

    1. Odikostar
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Fixtures and no blank he stays

      1. waldo666
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        This

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

      No idea
      I own him and he has got one assist for me in about 6 games

      So many other fires to fight do probably gets a stay of execution

      1. HurriKane
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        yh annoying when likes of caroll crouch and gray keeps on getting goals here and there

        meanwhile were' stuck with rondon

    3. greghammer95
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Got him for these fixtures, all my reasoning for having him is right. I have Phillips and Rondon so watching that was just awful.

  16. Spartac Mac
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Bench one:

    Pedro (ARS), Crouch (wba), Phillips (STO).

    Ta

    1. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      pedro

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

      Crouch. Pedro will start and Arsenal are fragile at the back.

      1. Spartac Mac
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers.

  17. Ange Ball
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone else scored lower then 26pts please make me feel better

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

      I got 26 too, but I was 800th before 🙁

  18. davies
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Costa or Lukaku?

    1. Klip Klopp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Costa

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

      Costa if you don't mind the blank

    3. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Lukaku

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

      Lukaku atm

    5. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Lukaku, then Costa in a couple when his fixtures turn.

  19. Flynny
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Feels weird but looks like I'm starting capoue v Burnley at weekend.

    Anyone else joining me?

    Stanislas on bench....

    1. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      capoue owners still around ? yh could work

      1. Flynny
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        It's a one off.....think I have only started him once all season....

        He looked decent v arsenal and got all assist.

        Burnley terrible away....

  20. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    All out 36. Up 133 positions. Not bad.

  21. Bainesill
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Giroud & Cedric to Lukaku & Coleman for -4? (already have Baines)

    1. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

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

      Yep

  22. Sweetboi
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Who do you predict will score more points this GW?

    a) Zaha
    b) Coleman
    c) Carroll

    1. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      coleman

    2. Gazj11
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      B

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

    What do you think of Lukaku as a pick generally, seeing as he's the popular Giroud replacement?

    1. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      i think on his day you cant stop him. but he's not consistent

    2. Spartac Mac
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      He's a pain in the arse to own and a pain in the arse not to own.

      But over the season he'll do you good all in all.

  24. Carcaju
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Is Jones injury serious?

  25. Mr Wizard
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Re-fire

    Looking to get Giroud out.

    Im looking at either a straight swap for Benteke or Lukaku for -4.

    Thoughts?

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Kaku

    2. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      luk

    3. Mr Wizard
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers!

  26. Rhinos
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    need to downgrade Ozil to afford Lukaku, cant decide between Snoddy and Zaha, Snoddy sensible coz doesnt blank but Zaha i have a feeling will go big

    A)Snoddy
    B)Zaha

    1. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      B

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

      Snoddy

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

      Zaha

  27. joescores
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Will Siggys price tag hold till Saturday? What do you think?

    1. Gazj11
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Doubt it

  28. Flynny
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Hurrikane......are u gonna get brunt for a hit as discussed previously page?

    Or play your existing defender?

  29. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on Stanislas > Snodgrass? Got the exact cash for it..

    1. Big Mac 24
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Could be good

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Messed up my team with the WC, leaving me with both Philips and Stanislas. Hopeless.

  30. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    thinking of getting carroll but he seems to be an injury doubt going into every gw, worth the risk?

    Could he be rotated when ayew is back?

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

      Ho won't be rotated

    2. greghammer95
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Won't be rotated with Ayew. He is an injury prone player though.