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4 February 2017 2434 comments
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Saturday’s events roll on with a batch of six afternoon kick-offs, with Everton’s Goodison Park clash with Bournemouth perhaps holding the main interest for Fantasy managers.

The Toffees assets have seen big investment ahead of Gameweek 24, with Seamus Coleman second only to Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus for transfer traffic ahead of today’s deadline.

Over 136,000 have acquired the four-goal full-back ahead of the meeting with the Cherries, with another 75,000 swooping for the services of Romelu Lukaku. The striker is backed by more than 258,000 (5.9%) with the captaincy this afternoon.

Ademola Lookman earns a first start for Everton this afternoon, with Kevin Mirallas dropping to the bench. Junior Stanislas is benched by Eddie Howe, along with Benik Afobe and Brad Smith for Bournemouth. Adam Smith is absent through injury, along with Charlie Daniels.

West Brom’s meeting with Stoke City is perhaps the other key encounter from a Fantasy perspective, with the Baggies another side to enjoy recent transfer interest. Gareth McAuley collected another 35,000 new owners ahead of today’s clash, while both Chris Brunt and Matt Phillips are also heavily backed.

Elsewhere, Liverpool’s assets will be seeking to improve their fading stock via testing trip to a resurgent and newly resilient Hull City. Sadio Mane is back in Jurgen Klopp’s starting line-up today.

Robert Snodgrass earns a full West Ham debut at Southampton, while the Saints’ Manolo Gabbiadini also makes his bow at St Mary’s.

At Selhurst Park, Sunderland hand a debut to Bryan Oviedo against Crystal Palace, while Mauro Zárate also starts for Watford against Burnley at Vicarage Road.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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

    Aguero captain looking worse by the minute

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

      Any other captain looks worse.

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

    Lukaku surely will get the assist for mcarthy's goal right? As Costa got an assist for alonso goal.

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

      Nope

    2. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Two completely different situations

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

        This

    3. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Nah. Double deflection takes him out of it

    4. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Doesn't work like that.

    5. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Not the same thing.

    6. Klopp For The Kopps 😆
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Ball didn't touch any ARS player
      Came off the Post
      So different Situation

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

        Yeah just saw it finally again, seemed like it just took a deflection from my shitty stream. Oh well 🙂

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

    capoue yellow

  4. Karan_G14
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    LUKAKU IS NOT A TROLL!!!!

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

      He's trolling those who don't own him

      1. Essan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        and those who own him but didn't captain him cos he's a troll!

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Well...not today at least

    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      He is. I didn't captain him.

  5. ILOVEBAPS
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Ok that's enough Kaku. Not my captain 🙁

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

      #notmycaptain

  6. Garlana
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Own Alonso and not kaku, started so well....Now it's just painful

  7. The Enlightener
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    If Koeman was sensible, he would sub out Lukaku right away. I mean, he has played a ton of minutes this season. 😉

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      True, give the kids a run out!

    2. 1314
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      if he's sensible he will let him try to do a hatty..

  8. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Coleman (c), Lukaku (v). No regrets. Okay maybe one regret: not captaining Lukaku.

  9. wowBOBwow
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    If everton get a pen now, rom takes it right?

    1. Grand Thibauto
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yes unless he gets a hattrick before

    2. LakhaneeFC
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Still think it would be Baines.

      God I hope it's Baines!!

    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Don't think so. Maybe later in the second half though

    4. ILOVEBAPS
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Baines!

    5. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      If they're well ahead, yep, that's what was said by RC I think?

    6. GreenArrows
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Baines would

    7. Cocky Spaniel Alves
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yes and hopefully misses!

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

      Probably. Koeman said something like "he'll take if on a hatty"

  10. Lav
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    No Lukaku...

  11. Kizza_10
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Yes or no ?

    Out: Ibrahimovic & Grabbon (3rd striker
    In: Lukaku & Carroll (Stanislas will be the 5th mid.

    Will have to do the subs now before price rises.

    1. itwaswritten
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yes. Honestly, truly.

  12. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Hmm, so many casuals will get Lukaku in now and be better set for the blanks. But I'm an owner and captainer, so I don't care 🙂

    1. GreenArrows
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      This!

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      He'll be 10m before long

    3. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      He'll have crazy effective ownership for gw28, captained by everyone

    4. Dimen
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Where can I read up on whats going on with the blanks and extra matches? Has there been something on here about that?

  13. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Grant nice save against Rondon

  14. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Kane needs to blank!

  15. Guvnor
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Last minute Kun > Kaku (C) looking real good right now

  16. JÆKS ⭐
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    What's Lukaku's captaincy percentage in top 10k

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

      around 45

      1. JÆKS ⭐
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        That high?

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

          oh sorry, thought you meant overall eo

    2. AleksanderVN
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      14,5%

      1. JÆKS ⭐
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers guys!

    3. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      14.5%

  17. AleksanderVN
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Lukaku on pens now, for the rest of the game

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Why?

      1. AleksanderVN
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        If they are leading big Lukaku could get them, but on 0-0 Baines takes them.
        Also chasing hattrick and baines is a nice guy.

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

      Mirallas to steal it

  18. BigManBakar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    So pleased I took Aguero out for Lukaku this week! 😀

  19. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Klopp is a fraud

  20. JIM BOB
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Howe is a joke for not reinforcing their defence during the window.

  21. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Are Liverpool even playing? Come on Bobby!

  22. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Mark smashing it this week.

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

    Liverpool are soo poor.

  24. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Kaku owner but armband on Kane...

    Please Harry don't let me down 😐

  25. Conte Cristo
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Ibra > Kaku?

    1. mr messi
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yes, I was going to do it this week and didn't. Thought I'd wait a week. Pants.

  26. TOBY1
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone selling Sanchez?

    1. Guru Mediation
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Will give him a couple more weeks, but considering it

    2. jg7u
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Before Hull (H) ?

    3. dark91
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      If you didn't do it before this GW then at least wait for the Hull game

    4. Disco Pat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I'm debating wildcarding it's that bad!!! Sanchez might be the only one I keep

    5. Mouldmaster
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yea before the Chelsea game Hazard was out, now probably Sanchez.

      Likely blanks and fall in price, plus need the cash to facilitate Defoe to Kaku.

      What are your thoughts?

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

    Kaku(c)!!!!

  28. Del Griffith
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Giroud to Lukaku (C) Success ! Was not looking great after Le Donk scored mind

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

      It was a good transfer regardless of how Gru did today.

  29. JÆKS ⭐
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    This would be 3 weeks of owning Phillips and 3 weeks of no returns from him if he keeps up like this, cmon show me why I keep playing you ahead of Crouch!

    1. Cocky Spaniel Alves
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah got him in at the same time 🙁

  30. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Liverpool FK dangerous spot