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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, 1 month ago

    Up 32 spots 🙂

    Down 41 spots for last 2 GWs

    #treadingwater

    1. Dirty Harry
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month 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
          9 years, 1 month ago

          17k

          1. TorresMagic™
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            2588

            Impressive at your rank.

            1. Dirty Harry
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              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, 1 month ago

          You?

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

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

  3. martyhan
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

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

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

      No, wouldn't even keep him haha 🙂

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

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

  4. Ange Ball
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

      b

      1. Ange Ball
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks Chris

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

        That's madness that new striker will play

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

        Aguero form has dip bad

      3. Rhinos
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        me too, im definitely mad though 😛

        1. Twisted Saltergater
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          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          I here you, brother! 😛

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

    Worst
    Game week
    Ever!
    3.8million rank

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

      and out of LMS 🙁

      Best week for that GW rank though.

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

        Bum

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

      I'd wait

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

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

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

      Giroud

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

      giroud

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

      Giroud unlikely to start vs Chelsea.

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

    Less than an hour before price changes.

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

      Who to go up would be your guess TM?

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

        Coleman, maybe Alli. Jaku outside chance.

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

      Nah
      Heaton and the cheapest other

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

      why invest in goalies when you have heaton and jak.

      both save monsters

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

      snap

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

        sorry, had Sanchez.

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

    Anybody reckon Leicester might get relegated?

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

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

      1. Klip Klopp
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        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

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

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

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

          Was only about 18-1

      2. Gazj11
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

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

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

          Mid 2.60 Swansea 2.70

          1. Gazj11
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            I think Swansea will score enough goals to survive

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

          I will say Borough

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

      Very possible

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

      Yeah why not, very open in the bottom

  13. Klip Klopp
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    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

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

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

      looks good

  14. Zlat-man
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

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

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

      PVA ?

    2. Spartac Mac
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

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

      1. Zlat-man
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Any update on Daniels?

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

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

      Fixtures and no blank he stays

      1. waldo666
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        This

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

    Bench one:

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

    Ta

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

      pedro

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

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

      1. Spartac Mac
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers.

  17. Ange Ball
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

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

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

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

  18. davies
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Costa or Lukaku?

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

      Costa

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

      Costa if you don't mind the blank

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

      Lukaku

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

      Lukaku atm

    5. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

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

  19. Flynny
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

      capoue owners still around ? yh could work

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

    All out 36. Up 133 positions. Not bad.

  21. Bainesill
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

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

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

      Yes

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

      Yep

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

    Who do you predict will score more points this GW?

    a) Zaha
    b) Coleman
    c) Carroll

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

      coleman

    2. Gazj11
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      B

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

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

    2. Spartac Mac
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

    Is Jones injury serious?

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

      Kaku

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

      luk

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

      Cheers!

  26. Rhinos
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

      B

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

      Snoddy

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

      Zaha

  27. joescores
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

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

    1. Gazj11
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Doubt it

  28. Flynny
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

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

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

      Could be good

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

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

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

      Ho won't be rotated

    2. greghammer95
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

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