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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. Arceus
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Double Everton Defense. Insane or worth the risk?

    1. Karan_G14
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Worth the risk.

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

      Depends if you want Barkley + Lukaku in the future.

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

        Barkley is dead to me. No thanks. Big time troll.

    3. Offs!de
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      worth it as I am considering Coleman as a midfielder

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

    What's the news on Jones?

    1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Just a foot bruise- but we will see

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

      Should be rested this weekend, while Smalling should be starting in his place.

    3. The Hindu Monkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      would expect him to miss weekend, fine after that

  3. 824545201
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I'm selling Hazard, need some help on who to get. Which option will bring more points?
    A) 1 week punt on Mane or Sterling/de Bruyne, but i will have 9 players in GW 28
    B) Just get Siggy, bad fixture but i'll have 10 players GW 28

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

      I don't mind 9 players in gw28. Debrunye is a good shout if you must sell

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

    Hello my DeadZone people! Sorry just got bottemed.

    What do you think of this as a rough...ROUGH! Blank plan??

    Before GW25
    Friend -> Maguire
    Pieters -> Funes Mori / Bryom
    (For free. Pretty safe trades as i rarely play these two and both new players are likely to play both blanks)

    Before GW26 (-4)
    Sanchez -> Sigurdsson (Bough Sanchez for 11.8 so might get him cheaper once he drops)
    Defoe -> Lukaku

    GW27 Save

    Before GW28 ill have around 4.0 in the bank to make 1-2 moves or save to give a team like this GW28

    Jakupovic
    McAuley / Maguire / Baines / Funes Mori
    Sigurdsson / T.Carrol / Phillips
    Lukaku

    Heaton / Alonso / Eriksen / Lallana / Kane / Ibra

    I will have around 4.0itb and 2ft to get Sanchez in easily and strong bench to bring back in!

    Thoughts?

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

      replied on the last page 🙂

      looks pretty decent

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

        Cheers, Phil.

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

          you will still have a strong team after 28

          Heaton
          Alonso Baines McAuley
          Sanchez Eriksen Siggy Phillips
          Kane Ibra Lukaku

          am I right?
          or you have to downgrade a player anyone out of those?

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

            Yeah looks about right. Might have to downgrade one bench to get it though. Cheers for the reply.

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

              ah ok 🙂

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

      Good...why keep Lallana though???

      why not him out for siggy and save transfer on Sanchez

      Siggy has better scoring potential than Lallana imo

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

        - Lallana doesn't blank in GW26 like Sanchez. He plays Leicester away
        - I got Lallana for 7.1 and he is currently 7.5 so funds tied up
        - I can't afford Defoe -> Lukaku if i don't get rid of Sanchez.

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

      Replied on last page 🙂

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

        Not 100% sure if Bryam is nailed but could be worth a shout with Watford and Bournmouth away in 26/28. West Ham not too bad away from home.

        I'm looking at spreading the risk across the back so looking at Hull players Maguire and Robertson who have Burnley and Swansea at home in GW26/28. Bit of a clash with Sigurdsson but worth a crack.

  5. SpaceCadet
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on this team for this gw folks? Need to dump ozil for someone. Budget 10.2m

    heaton
    luiz brunt coleman
    alli pogba phillips ozil
    kane(c) lukaku defoe

    Randolph daniels deroon amat

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

      one of the Liverpool boys imo

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

        Was leaning more towards zaha/ sterling

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

    Points predictions for these players this week if all plays??

    1) Brunt
    2) Jones
    3) Kane
    4) Phillips

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

      15
      0
      17
      7

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

      18
      6
      11
      2

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

      2 2 2 2

    4. Klopp For The Kopps 😆
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      7
      0
      13
      8

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

      2
      2
      24
      18

  7. Clifford☯
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Any Ideas on this lot ?

    Heaton Mannone
    Alonso Daniels* Jones* Baines Amat
    Sanchez Eriksen Alli Lallana Fletcher
    Ibra Costa Rondon

    1 FT, 1.0 ITB

    A) Jones to Brunt
    B) Lallana to Siggy
    C) Rondon to Tekkers
    D) Save

    Cheers.

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

      A if Jones not fit for Leicester otherwise D

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

        This

    2. Clifford☯
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers both.

  8. Scratch
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Who to bench ?

    McAuley
    Snodgrass
    Phillips

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

      McAuley

    2. 824545201
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Don't bench WBA players at home.

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

    Mannone Jaku
    Alonso Brunt Baines Pieters Amat
    Sanchez Hazard Alli Eriksen Phillips
    Ibra Giroud Barnes
    0.9ITB 1FT

    The obvious transfer is Giroud->Lukaku but I'm 0.1 short so to raise that thinking Pieters->4.4 that doesn't blank for a hit? I should ditch Hazard but there's no other mid I fancy apart from Siggy whose next 3 fixtures aren't great

    1. Klopp For The Kopps 😆
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Pray for a Lukaku drop which is Likely.

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

        I'm going to wait and hope but not sure he will as a lot will be transferring him in this week as well

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

      Amat to 3.9 ?? he is useless anyway .might be better to use atleast for a little cash 😛

    3. Clifford☯
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Lukaku Might drop in next few days. he's at -57.5% on fplstats.

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

        Hardly moving tbh.

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

        That's not promising as well as assuring for me.

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

    Starting to look like the relegation threatened teams are pulling themselves together? Anyone else reckon we should focus on picking players versus teams like Southampton rather than Sunderland/Hull now?

    1. Klopp For The Kopps 😆
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Good Thought
      Still need to see 2/3 more weeks to come on a Conclusion

  11. Lecky Legs FC
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Best option this GW and onwards:

    A) Ibra > Kane

    B) Origi > Llorente

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

      B 😳
      only because of Origi though

      1. Lecky Legs FC
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah I've been meaning to in Origi for a long time now will get rid for Llorente was debating between him or Rondon coming in.

    2. Karan_G14
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      B

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

      B..

  12. Karan_G14
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Anything official about Danny Rose?
    All these one month reports look assumptions.

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

      Wait for press

      1. Karan_G14
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I'm anyways keeping him on the bench this week. Just hoping his price doesn't start to plummet.

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

    Amat to 3.9 ?? he is useless anyway .might be better to use atleast for a little cash 😛

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

      RF Illusions

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

      I did Amat -> Coleman yesterday 😮

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

        i did Amat to Alonso ages ago 😛

  14. Carlton P
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Any thoughts?
    Foster / Pickford
    Alonso / Baines / brunt / chambers / Amat
    Sanchez / Alli / eriksen / Coutinho / Philips
    Ibra / giroud / diomande
    1FT 1.7ITB
    A) giroud > Lukaku
    B) a) + Amat/chambers > mori
    Next week will probs be Cout > siggy

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

      A. You have 3 good enough defenders to play 3-5-29

      1. Carlton P
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers, I just feel that eventually I am going to do a -4 to cover blanks so why not do it now. Ibra + Sanchez will be sold gw26 so suppose that's a -4 there

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

          Yeah I know the feeling.. Im about to do Giroud -> Lukaku for a hit. Free transfer was Amat -> Coleman 😀

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

    Thoughts? 4.0 ITB, 0FT

    Grant
    Alonso, Cedric, Valencia, Coleman
    Sanchez. Alli, Coutinho, Phillips
    Ibra, Giroud

    Pickford, Holebas, Stanislas, Anichebe

    Giroud -> Lukaku for a hit?

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

      Not sure about Hit tbh as you can play Holebas and Stanislas

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

        Thanks

  16. French Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Injury news on, will they make the week end games?
    A) Jones
    B) Rose

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

      Jones should be fit. But considering his injury record, I think Mourinho will bench him. Rose defo out.

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

      Jones more likely than Rose.

    3. The Kolarov Mane ⚔
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Jones looks like a hammy, doubt he will recover in time.

    4. The Hindu Monkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      be shocked if either do, not worth risk with Davies and Smalling fit and available

      both will be given a week off

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

    Can Play 2 out of those 3 in any case and one will be benched

    1) Kane + Brunt + Tom Carroll
    2) Carroll + Phillips + Siggy/Antonio

    1. Karan_G14
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      B gives you options for blanks but benching headaches.

  18. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Best keeper for the foreseeable?

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

      Heaton

    2. The Hindu Monkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Foster

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

      I have Heaton and Foster from GW3. Best combo I reckon.

  19. Jebiga
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Hope that will aguero play next game. City can score again 4-5 goals

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

    Just realized the Coleman goal has been ruled as Shawcross og!

  21. The Hindu Monkey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Sell waste of space Pogba for a hit? Got nothing in bank to do it, but guy is killing me. Can bring in Phil?

    or just keep the troll?

    Rest of team

    Sanchez, Hazard, Siggy (Carroll)
    Kane, Rondon, Lukaku

    Heaton is keeping me afloat right now...

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

      Get rid of him. Useless in FPL. Useless at real football.

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

      WHU mids or Philips

      1. The Hindu Monkey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Snodgrass I was looking at but didn't start

        Have Rondon and Brunt, triple up seems a mite much

        Really want City cover...

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

          sane is in world claas form. Sterling and kdb also nice, silva vas briliant, jesus also, but aguero is huge differential 😉

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

      Phil 😳

    4. noquarternt
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      What about Mkhitaryan?

      1. The Hindu Monkey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Don't think I want United full stop! Dire offensively right now.

    5. Delhidynamo
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Silva/Sterling for me

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

        The blanks are annoying though,

  22. sergioaguero67
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Jesus in, Giroud out?

    Is Jesus nailed on? Or should he be monitored for another gameweek?

    Please help.

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

      Oh ye of little faith. Trust in him and he shall deliver.

    2. The Hindu Monkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Giroud won't start next match and shouldn't start again period. Arsenal a 50 percent better team with him on the bench.

    3. The Kolarov Mane ⚔
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Jesus nailed... I'd be careful how I word that.

  23. sergioaguero67
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    The burning question.

    Baines or Coleman?
    Please help.

    Baines on penalties.
    But Coleman more of a goal threat.

    Which one is the better pick?

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

      Coleman

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

      I picked baines last gw... 🙂

    3. The Hindu Monkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I've gone Baines. Feel like I must have missed Colemans points now and they switched to 4 4 2 last night which limits his appeal. Baines still has pens.

  24. Jebiga
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    The best lallana replacement ?
    Siggy this gw, or Snodgras/Lanzini next gw ?

    1. The Hindu Monkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      keep for a week

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

      Siggy looks better especially with recent uptick in Swans form. Snodgrass/Lanzini at risk of rotation, plus need to look how snodgrass coming in changes hammers style and prospects

  25. amitmishr
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    In a dilemma

    What do you suggest??

    Heaton. Pickford
    Alonso Walker Brunt Amat Chambers
    Sanchez Anotnio Snodgrass Phillips MDR
    Ibra Kane Giroud

    1× FT and 0.4 itb

    A. Giroud to Carroll or Benteke this week, and change Antonio to Singurdsson next week

    B. Giroud to Jesus this week, Snodgrass/Antonio to Zaha next week

    Problem with B is not sure of Jesus starts as he may rotate with Kun

  26. FPL Footy Show Pod
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Ake to who

    Pieters
    Janmaat
    PVA

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

      PVA

  27. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Gru > Lukaku or Hey Zeus?

  28. Jebiga
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Will aguero play next match ? Or he lost the spot in favour to Jesus ?

  29. Hobolicious
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    After such a poor start to the season I have finally managed 6 green arrows in a row!

    Gone from 726.959 to 43.828 in 6 GWs with almost all the transfers working. Can't believe it after being so down.

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

      Your transfer this gw?? 😛

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

        Hehe, not decided yet. Will be looking into the blanks going forward, so possibly just a small move with Jakupovic coming in for Robinson. I also have the injured Friend that I might ship out.

        The team does not look too bad elsewhere, though Sánchez vs Chelsea and Sigurdsson vs City are not the best fixtures.

        I want to have two FTs (as I have at the moment) so I can be able to get in for example Lukaku and Coleman/Baines for example if I ship out Sánchez (if he gets two blanks in three GWs).

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

    Who has a better attacking potential

    Maguire or Robertson???

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

      M

    2. Clifford☯
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Maguire.