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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. jiGGidyJ1
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Bench Phillips or PVA?

    1. ROOTY7
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      pva

    2. jiGGidyJ1
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Team is:

      Heaton
      Baines Coleman Brunt PVA
      Sanchez KDB Eriksen Alli
      Ibra Lukaku
      Jaku Phillips Barnes Chambers*

  2. Rains of Castamere
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone know the LMS cut off? Must be dangerously close with my horrible score of 26.

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

      27

    2. Rains of Castamere
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Lame.

  3. Lovren an elevator
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero and KDB likely to start this weekend?

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

      KDB will start
      Aguero is 50/50 IMO

      1. Lovren an elevator
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I assumed so, cos of Jesus?
        I was concerned kdb might be rotated but is he too integral to the team now? How did he look last night?

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

          KDB looks like the player to get in GW 31 🙂

          1. Lovren an elevator
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Cheers. I'll be keeping him!
            Worth a punt at captain at the weekend?

  4. ROOTY7
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Best mid below 8.0? Have
    Capoue Hazard Phillips Eriksen

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

      Siggy or Antonio

    2. andy85wsm
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Sigurdsson looks like a good long term bet

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

      Antonio for now

    4. Slumdog-Mignolet
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Sigurdsson. Set and forget.

  5. The Mighty I
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Giroud > Tekkers for free?

    Heaton
    Alonso Cedric McAuley Chambers Amat
    Sanchez Eriksen Alli Philips Capoue
    Ibra Lukaku Giroud

    1. Slumdog-Mignolet
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Looking to do that myself. Between him and Carroll. Palace certainly have the fixtures.

  6. andy85wsm
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Morning all!

    Only dropped 3k with a 2.1m GW rank - poor week to say the least. Was only a playing Crouch over Phillips move away from a green arrow though so there's that...

    Plans for this week?

    Giroud to Lukaku for me. Eyeing up Coleman in for a hit but I have Alonso, Brunt and Holebas with fairly good fixtures so not sure. I'll end up doing it soon enough anyway (and likely for a hit).

    Means I'm stuck with Mkhitaryan a bit longer!

    1. ROOTY7
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Not fancy Jesus Andy?

      1. andy85wsm
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Of course! 🙂 But he blanks very soon and no guarantee he'll play

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

      Yeah hold Holebas for this week

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

      I did Amat > Coleman last night. 5 out of Everton's next 6 fixtures just look too good not to triple up!

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

      Giroud -----> Lukaku is a good all it would appear
      If you get Coleman can you play 4 at the back? Or would you bench Alonso?

      1. andy85wsm
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        This is the thing, getting Coleman just gives me a headache I don't need for this week 🙂

        I don't ever fancy benching Alonso so I'll probably just do the one transfer.

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

      I'd be eyeing off Sigurðsson for Mkhitaryan instead of getting Coleman

      1. andy85wsm
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        That's the move I'll make soon enough I expect but this week Sigurdsson has City and Mkhitaryan has Leicester. I know the latter is no good but feel like I need to hold him (this is turning into Ibra territory)

    6. makaveli123
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Second worst GW for me so far this season. 5 more minutes for Jones and a goal from Costa would've saved me!

    7. Wetdream
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah hold Holebas for his yellow cards and 1 pointers..... 🙂

      1. andy85wsm
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Burnley not great away from home. Holebas clean sheet in last home game 🙂

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

          True but if your gonna bring Coleman in for a hit at some point anyway this gw looks as good a time as ever.Bournemouth porous defence since Ake went and Coleman looks like scoring nearly every game.Its a gamble though.Ive already got Baines and am thinking of doubling them up... 🙂

  7. RSe
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Best mid up to 5.5?

    Zaha or Stan?

    Cheers!

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

      Zaha

    2. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Zaha

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

    Chances of Alonso rising before this weeks deadline?

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

    Is this a verified axiom?
    "If you cpt Lukaku,he 'll troll you.
    If you don't cpt Lukaku,he 'll troll you again."?

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

      I think I'd captain him if I didn't have Ibra

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

    Weird Options 😛 but

    Which Pair? will you to Play this week and the next 3-4- Weeks. Will not be Much if even I loose 2-3 -4 points in hit this week

    A) Phillips + Jones/De Roon (1FT Saved)
    B) Phillips + Brunt
    C) Kane (-4) + De Roon/Jones If Fit
    D) Kane + Brunt (-8)

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

      B

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

      I'd go B. Jones won't play regardless with the next fixture already on Sunday. Plus the blanks coming up, you can't go wrong with WBA

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

      Too much confusion this week I see 😛

      I like B.

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

        The confusions name is Kane 🙁

    4. WVA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      B

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

      Cheers all 🙂

  11. Ed
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Success - managed to pick my highest scoring player as captain.

    Fail - he only scored 4 points.

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

      Damn

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

      Non Heaton owner spotted

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

        guilty

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

        😆

  12. wormface
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I've chasing, got a take risks.
    I'm pretty set up for the blanks do I'm dropping Sanchez for kdb. For the next few fixtures.
    . . . . . . . . . Foster
    Pva. . . . Colmán. . Baines
    Fletcher. Kdb. alli. . Ericsson
    Lukaku... Carroll... Ibrahim

    Should I captain kdb or Lukaku
    Thoughts appreciated

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

      Fletcher ??

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

      They're projected to score about the same amount of points, so it's more or less down to luck.
      Would therefore surely go KDB (C) if you're chasing and looking for a calculated risk.

      Even with Lukaku (C) scoring it's limited how much ground you make up due to ownership, while KDB might give you a massive boost.

      KDB 7.5% ownership - probably lower towards the top.
      Lukaku 26.2% ownership - probably higher towards the top.

      1. wormface
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks lad, appreciate it

  13. Razz1983
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Biggest benching dilemma I think I’ve ever had……

    Grant (wba)
    Alonso (ARS) Baines (BOU) Brunt (STO) Lovren (hul) Holebas (BUR)
    Phillips (STO) Sanchez (che) Eriksen (MID) Firmino (hul) Zaha (SUN)
    Lukaku (BOU) Carroll (sou) Ibra (lei)

    Could make a case for all of them to play…… HELP !!!!

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

      That is so tough!

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

      Yup. Just bench Lovren Holebas and Zaha

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

      Bench boost, simple?

    4. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Bench boost

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

        Do not bench boost! Save that for DGW.

    5. Ephurion
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      When in doubt, I always bench the cheapest players 😀
      Spending money on a premium and benching their hauls just hurts more

  14. OptimusBlack
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Good Morning Guys
    Heaton (Valdes)
    Baines- McAuley-Alosno
    Alli- Eriksen - Sanchez- Philips
    Giroud- IBRA- lukaku
    Bench : Fletcher - Kingsley- Friend
    2FT 0.0 in the bank
    I want to sell Giroud but Who to get 🙁

  15. Winners900
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Finally Giroud is going to get out of my team, what a failure!

    A)Lukaku
    B)Kane (Already got Eriksen and Alli)

    I think Kane is more dangerous than Lukaku, but Lukaku the more correct move with the blanks and the fact that i already got Eriksen and Alli.

    A, right?

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

      A

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

      My rank has plummeted because I held onto failures like Gru, Lallana, Hazard. Finally sold the lot of them, junk!

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

        I don't see any failures.
        Hazard 2nd highest scorer overall. Ties Ibra and costs less.
        Lallana highest scoring midfielder starting at 7.0 or less this season.
        Giroud has 6.3+ points per game as a starter (last 6), even with the horror show the last two.

        The only fail is getting or selling them at the wrong time 😉

  16. Salah'd n Sauce
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Current lineup for GW24 :-

    Heaton
    Alonso / Pieters / McAuley
    Sanchez / Eriksen / Barkly / Philips
    Costa / Negredo / Ibra

    Foster / Capoue / Gibson / Amat

    I'm considering taking sanchez out for 1 game for say KDB/Sterling/Coutinho - worth the FT this and next week or more hassle than anything?
    I just don't see Arsenal doing much against chelsea

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

    Who would you bench?

    Azpilcueta (h) to Arsenal

    Siggy @ City

    McAuley/Brunt (h) to Stoke

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

      Siggy but it's tough

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

      Tough, Azpi I guess

      1. Winners900
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Azpi

  18. TMF86
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I liked Jesus.
    I like his price. I hope he nudges Aguero out permanently

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

    How were Lukaku and Barkley last night? Decent enough to invest?

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

      They were both pretty ropey. Stoke played well at the back, though. And Martins Indi kept Lukaku very much in check.

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

      No shots on target from kaku apparently though I'm still investing. Good fixtures and no blanks. For me he's a ' set and forget'player like Siggy

  20. kfreeman93
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Stanislas to Siggy?

    Siggy does have poor fixtures so unsure if it's worth it .

    1. Johnny 8
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Fixtures ain't too bad, he's involved in 50%+ of Swansea's goals and doesn't have any blanks approaching.

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

    bench alonso against arsenal or mee against watford?

    1. ROOTY7
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      mee

  22. makaveli123
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Things change quickly. After owning Siggy for 9 GWs I decided to get rid after their terrible performance against Arsenal in GW21. Two weeks later, he has scored two goals and assisted one - and they suddenly look a lot better..

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

      That's FPL 🙁

  23. My little Bony
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    What to do with this lot? i do Fancy Jesus but the Blanks are swaying me towards Giroud -> Lakuku
    Have the issue of Jones and Evans being doubts, but i can play AAO if confirmed after pressers? Suggestions please?

    1Ft 3.1 ITB
    Valdes
    Alonso Jones* Coleman
    Coutinho Sanchez Alli Phillips
    Carroll Zlatan Giroud*
    Subs: Mandanda Fletcher Jones* Amat

  24. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone got a current worse front 3 than Aguero, Giroud and Diomande?

    1. ROOTY7
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yikes!

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

      2 pts plus whatever Diomande's sub scored this week. I don't think that's more than a couple of points off most people's front 3 this week.

      1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        It's the upcoming weeks I'm worried about though! Might get rid of all three for a -8.

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

          You may have to. Not a great time to do it - GW28 is going to cause you a lot of uncertainty when contemplating their replacements.

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

      Unbeatable 😳

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

    2FTs and 0.9m...ideas pls...

    Heaton
    Valencia Mcauly Holebas -- Robertson Smith
    Alli Philips Sanchez Pogba -- Fletch
    Kane Ibra Giroud

    A: Pogba + Giroud >> Siggy + Lukaku...but siggy has a tough fix
    B: Pogba + Giroud >> Barkley + Lukaku
    C: Giroud >> Jesus and carry over other FT
    D: something else??

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

    what to do ?

    0 FT

    1. aguero to lukaku

    or

    2. lallana to siggy

    or

    something else

    ?

    foster
    brunt, baines, pva
    alexis sanchez, phillips, lallana, eriksen, ali
    aguero, ibrahimovic

    sub: pickford, barnes, love, amat

  27. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Gabriel Jesus's price is rising at 4 times the rate of anybody else according to Fantasy Football Fix (7.5% an hour, next best KDB at 1.8% an hour. Total madness IMO, he's 9.0, far from nailed (Kun's is expected to be fit for the next match), and he's picked up a minor knock.

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

      Remember Martial last season? 30% per hour

      1. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I expect he will reach close to that on Fridaynight/morning Saturday.

    2. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Forgot to mention he's also got two blanks looming.

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

    I've boiled it down;
    a/ Jones to McAuley
    b/ Jones/Aguero to Brunt & whomever (maybe Lukaku?) -4

    Too much uncertainty with b/ right?

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

      I like both
      B maybe

  29. Scotty B
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Which team looks better guys?

    A)
    Jaku
    Luiz McAuley Baines
    Sanchez Mane Alli Phillips
    Benteke Gray Ibrahimovic

    Cech De Roon Rose Chambers

    B)
    Jaku
    Luiz McAuley Baines
    Sanchez Lallana Alli Phillips
    Benteke Jesus Ibrahimovic

    Cech De Roon Rose Chambers

  30. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Some help needed guys. 2 FT and 0.5 ITB What's my best option here:

    A - Giroud & Jones > Benteke & Coleman
    B - Giroud > Benteke and save transfer (Pieters on for Jones)
    C - Giroud & Lallana > Carroll & Zaha
    D - Other?

    Heaton - Pickford
    Williams - Pieters - Jones - Brunt - Amat
    Lallana - Sanchez - Eriksen - Phillips - Stanislas
    Costa - Ibra - Giroud