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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. greghammer95
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    No data all night, went to the West Ham match, girlfriend giving me score updates.

    Get home and find out Jones taken off on 54 minutes. Incredibly frustrating. At least I have De Gea. Kneejerk complete.

    Jones to Funes Mori
    Giroud to Lukaku

    0 in the bank.

    35 points all in all could've been worse.

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

      Good move although Everton form still a bit patchy.

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

        Home form hopefully better in the coming weeks, Stoke is a tough fixture and hence why I waited a week to bring any in. Felt a bit silly when I thought Coleman had scored.

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

    Bench one:

    A. Carroll (sou away)
    B. Lallana (hull away)

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

      Carroll

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

      A

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

    Morning DZ.

    Good to save here? Hoping to get 2 FT and then keep 1 in the bank leading up to blanks.

    Heaton/pickford
    Alonso Baines Brunt Pieters Amat
    Sanchez Hazard Lallana Phillips Fletcher
    Kane Ibra Benteke

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

      G2G unless yer thinkn of movin on from the Garden of Eden.

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

        I'm hanging in there with him. Crazy good fixtures incoming. And I include Arsenal at home in that.

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

    Which teams are we expecting to finish the season strongly? Liverpool, Swansea & Palace spring to mind.

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

      Look at city's run in...

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

        What about it?

  5. Liastro ⭐️
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Would you wildcard this mess? 2FTs, 0.2m in the bank.

    Heaton Pickford
    Williams Francis Chambers Pieters Amat
    Sanchez Hazard Firmino Phillips Fletcher
    Ibra Kane Defoe

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

      You know the answer.

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

      Just get rid of Hazard & Amat

    3. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Wow. Nothing wrong with that team.
      Hazard to Siggy and Amat to Baines, Coleman?

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

      God no. Take a - 4. Upgrade your defense and shape up for the blanks.

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

    Brunt for (c) against Stoke at home??

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

      No.

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

      Worse ideas, though as a McAuley, Phillips and Rondon owner it worries me that I can't see past a 1-1 in that. WBA form has dropped.

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

        Their away form was always poor. Home is where magic happens.

  7. TooDifficuIt
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    i think i will double up on liverpool, mane or cout ?

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

      Brave. Maybe worth it with Lallana as he's that bit cheaper than coutinho, expensive double up.

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

        i already have lallana

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

      I wouldn't actually. Terrible form and Hull aren't that easy to beat anymore under their new coach.

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

        yes i know but i have a useless hazard for like 12 weeks so it can't go worse than that

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

          Haha true, would go for someone with a game in 28 like Siggy or Antonio, or Alli/Eriksen perhaps. But if you really want another Pool middfielder: Coutinho for me

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

            maybe siggy but i think i will keep hazard

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

      I wouldn't. We aren't scoring as much lately.

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

    Selling Hazard:

    A) Siggy
    B) Antonio
    C) Someone else (not Sanchez Alli Eriksen Phillips)

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

      Thinking De Bruyne for a week despite the blank. We have the exact same midfield except I have Ozil over Hazard.

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

        I'm def not getting KDB in with possibly 2 blanks in 3 gameweeks, seems like a waste of a transfer (already have Sanchez and Ibra for that blank in 26)

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

          Which weeks would he blank? I know 28 is a possibility.

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

            26 already confirmed

            Manu vs City
            Arsenal vs Saints

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

              Can't believe I missed that, cheers. Definitely A then and you helped answer my question below.

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

                No problem mate!

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

      A

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

        Cheers!

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

      I like Antonio and he's a bit cheaper than Siggy, who is also a fine player.

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

        Cheers! He was the only positive thing about WHU today, like his mentality. Better fixtures than Siggy in short term, but no set pieces though

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

    Despite the blanks would you get De Bruyne over Sigurdsson? I could get Sigurdsson later on.

    Also, thoughts on Mawson as a Jones replacement? Or should I look at Pieters?

    Originally was going to get Lukaku right away but giving Rondon another chance.

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

      I really liked the look of KDB, but my team is gonna be in such poor shape for the blanks otherwise i don't think i can justify it

  10. NATSTER
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Which 3 games that are confirmed for GW 28 ?

    EVE v WBA
    HUL v SWA

    I can't remember another one. Is it BOU v WHM ?

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

      yes

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

      it is

    3. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Corecto

    4. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks guys.

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

    Ignoring O/Rank, cash mini league is my main focus since there is money on the line. This week I made 10 points on the leader, and another 10 points on third place. Would it be crazy to contemplate a -8 hit?

    Pickford, Pieters, Giroud OUT
    Jaku, Coleman, Costa IN

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

      Looks sane to me

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

        I'd be 50 points behind the leader but they have used their second WC and BB. I still have mine intact and we both have TC left also.

    2. saint4life
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yes crazy! Don't do jaku there's no point, you won't want to play him in the next couple anyway so just accept the 0.1 drop (unless you have no playing keeper or the 0.1 is that vital to the other trades) I don't really like the costa in transfer either, ibra Kane and lukaku for me in that bracket

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

    Heaton
    Brunt Alonso Pieters
    Sanchez Eriksen Lallana Phillips
    Ibra Aguero Benteke

    Pickford De Roon Chambers Amat

    2FT 0.0 ITB

    Amat & Aguero -> Coleman & Lukaku sound good?

  13. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Gday gang.

    Thoughts on this lot?

    1ft, .9 in the war chest.

    Heaton
    Alonso / Baines / McAuley
    Sanchez / Eriksen / Lallana / Phillips
    Ibrahimovic / Kane / Defoe

    Jakupovic / T. Carroll / Pieters / Friend

    A) Save
    B) Something else

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

      A

    2. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I'm thinking for the coming weeks...

      Friend to Maguire / Byrom / Funes Mori

      Lallana to Antonio / Sigurðsson

      1. saint4life
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Save this week. I like the plan but may be tempted by lallana downgrade to do Defoe to lukaku too. Although lallana to siggy then just Defoe to Carroll or llorente in 28 could work. I own Defoe too and unsure who I want to replace him with which is why he's still there plodding along

  14. M.A.G
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Best Rose replacement ?
    Current def :
    Baines/Alonso/Pieters/Amat/...

    Thinking of PVA/Brunt , but leaning towards PVA

    any thoughts guys ? or should i wait for the news of Rose ?

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

    Have Baines and Tom Davies already.

    So, go for Kaku?

    Or
    Go for Coleman? (that means go for Carrol)

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

      Lukaku

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

      Kaku

  16. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Giroud > Lukaku no brainer?

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

      Makes sense

    2. Sideways Backwards
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yep

  17. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    best trade:

    1 -4 jones evans defoe > baines coleman benteke
    2 -4 holebas evans defoe > baines coleman crouch
    3 -4 jones evans defoe > baines love GJesus

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

      Probably 1 out of those

    2. saint4life
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      1 but can you afford it without Defoe to benteke?

    3. A.
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      2 for sure

    4. Total Foot 5
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      u think best do crouch and keep jones over holebas?

      was thinking 3,

  18. Sideways Backwards
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    What do people think Agüero's price will be next season?
    At this rate around 10?

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

      Sold

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

        This

      2. Geoff
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        to United 😉

    2. A.
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      His pedigree means i cant see him below 11.5

    3. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Might not be a next season

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

      In fantasy La Liga? 14 easy 😉

      1. Sideways Backwards
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Massive shame, pep is a wally

  19. A.
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Is it crazy to take a hit to bring in 3 Everton players?

    Amat, Hazard, Giroud out

    Coleman, Davies, Lukaku in(-4)

    Am seriously short on GW28 players and backing Everton over the next 3, for BOU, mid, SUN.

    Davies can revert to being a cheap 5th mid at some point and i'll use the cash itb to upgrade Anichebe next week

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

    Anyone else slightly worried about not having liv or mci cover for next gw ?

    mci vs swa

    hul vs liv

    could be loads of goals in those matches

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

      Hull have improved so i don't think that'll be too high scoring.
      Swansea have improved also, but capitulated vs Arsenal so them facing a resurgent City is more of a worry.

      I want KDB but don't think i can justify it

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

      Not yet.

    3. CloudSky
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Both Hull and Swansea have been stepping up.

  21. Wally banter
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    so rose is out till march..

    1. M.A.G
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Really ?

      1. Wally banter
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Yes..all reports..no official cnfrmation though

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

      Worst GW ever got worse!

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

    Interesting facts about my season.........

    1. I've never owned Costa
    2. I have had Rondon and Wilson for the last 3 GWs
    3. I benched 49 points in the first 4 GWs
    4. My best GW rank was 51,000 in GW1
    5. My worst is this GW at 3.8 million
    6. I have picked the right captain 3 times
    7. I owned Heaton for only the 1st 7 GWs getting me 15 points
    8. I bought Fuchs over Alonso in GW8, and he scored me 1, 0, 0
    9. I've never owned Coutinho
    10. I'm ranked 1493rd (850 until this awful GW)

    (Not bragging at all, just at a great rank by seemingly not doing that great)
    I've had many more "successful" seasons with a much worse rank

    #Confused

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

      #notbad

    2. Sideways Backwards
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yes but that's just a list of failures, you must have a longer list of successes to have that rank.

      Humans always focus on the negative

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

        +1

    3. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Define right captain please.

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

        Highest X1 scorer probably.

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

          Exactly this

          Anyway my point is, at no point have I had a great GW, not even many good ones
          I feel like I've made loads of bad decisions and missed transfers, but got away with it
          Just feel like I should be about 100-150k

          Weird

          1. Sideways Backwards
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Oh so this is just a disguised brag...

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

              After a 3.8 million GW rank?
              No

  23. ryacoo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Hi lads. Can I get some early thoughts on who to start from these?

    A) Grant (wba)
    B) Jakupovic (LIV)

    1) Alonso (ARS)
    2) Cedric (WHU)

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

      B1

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

      A1

    3. Sideways Backwards
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Same keepers, got it wrong this week and thinking Jaku. Hull appear much more solid.
      B1

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

    Do
    Haz+Negredo>> Siggy+ Kaku
    right now?

    Upside : exact cash
    Downside: means -8

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

      -8 is a tough one but the moves do look good. If you're unlikely to be able to make them afterwards maybe worth it in the long run.

    2. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Not for - 8

  25. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Hey lads, would appreciate which option sounds best for transfers:

    Team is:

    Heaton
    Baines - Azpi - Rose
    Phillips - Sanchez - Alli - Erksen - Coutinho
    Giroud - Ibra
    ___________________________________
    Jaku: Barnes, Muniesa, Chambers 2FT, 2.2 ITB

    Rose + Giroud to:

    A) Coleman + Kane
    B) Walker + Costa
    C) Coleman + Lukaku
    D) Other?

    Any help is much appreciated.

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

      A or C, probably C

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        hmmm yeah leaning this way, both cover the blanks as well i guess.

  26. Duffy Dunk
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    What a poor gameweek..
    ..so this is my squad:

    Heaton Grant
    Alonso Baines Brunt Friend Holgate
    Sanchez Alli Eriksen Pedro Phillips
    Ibra Lukaku Rondon

    I don't really have any actual need to do any transfers, my only thought would be Baines->Coleman as I see that Coleman usually is involved more.
    What do you think about this, and about my team in general?

    Thank you

    1. Sideways Backwards
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Pedro out for Siggy

      1. Duffy Dunk
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I would like to keep some Chelsea attacking cover since they have a nice run coming up, since I don't have Costa.

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

      How on earth an you afford that team :/

      1. Duffy Dunk
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Many hits taken to follow price changes so far..

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

    if in GW 28 only 3 matches confirm play, will they still play or all matches on that GW postpone?

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

      3 matches.

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

        ouch that will be bad ;(

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

    Likely fallers in price by the looks of things?

  29. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone considering Benteke? Some very tasty fixtures coming up.

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

      prefer zaha

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

        Interesting option. Could do Stanislas > Zaha

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

      Been an owner since GW4

    3. A.
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Not really. Big Sam is usually good with misfiring strikers, but the fixtures aren't as brilliant as you may think at first glance

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

      Not again

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

    What are people doing with Daniels? Bad fixtures coming up, injury doubt and a bit pricey too keep imo

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

      No blank so keep if you can. Could be a good player to rotate

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

        Considering Brunt