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4 February 2017 2202 comments
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A breathless afternoon delivering goals and points aplenty now turns to White Hart Lane to provide a fitting climax.

A match that could have huge bearing on our Gameweeks, it features Spurs striker Harry Kane burdened by more than 484,000 (11.2%) captains armbands, including 26 of the top 100 Fantasy Premier League managers.

Meanwhile, Dele Alli heads into the clash with Middlesbrough backed by more than 188,000 managers and, following Romelu Lukaku’s devastating haul against Bournemouth, the pressure will be on the pair to deliver for their owners.

Aitor Karanka’s men will be no pushovers: they have allowed just 12 goals in 11 away trips, with only Spurs and Chelsea boasting a superior defensive record away from home.

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

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

    COleman or Baines?

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

      Cole

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

      is it not obvious by now?

    3. Toure The Route
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      This debate was over two weeks back if you saw how higher up the pitch Coleman bombs over Baines .
      Regardless of formation it's been settled now.

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

      Coleman. I went for Baines. I was wrong.

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

      Coleman 14 pts ahead of Baines with 3 games more played, not so obvious guys

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

        yes not so obvious

  2. MTPockets
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Would appreciate opinion between losing Lallana (TOT) vs Aguero (lei) but obvious rotation risk?

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

        aguero has bournemouth but see how he does tomorrow

        1. MTPockets
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Thanks. Yeah don't know why I wrote lei.

        2. Toure The Route
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Monitor Aguero tomorrow

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

        Ibra to fall out of the bed tonight and twist his knee.
        Guess who I've captain and vice captain.

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

          Still too early to say what Ibra will do tomorrow. Hat-trick not out of the question.

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

            I would be delighted with even a goal at this stage. I've visions of Utd blanking again.

            1. Toure The Route
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              I agree with you
              Forseeing a Leicester draw

        2. Syd.
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Does the man sleep?

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

            Hopefully he sleeps in and misses the game.

            1. Syd.
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              🙂

        3. Toure The Route
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Luk VC

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

            Yeah you got it.

      3. Pique boo
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        What would you do here?

        Heaton Jakupovic
        Amat Baines Alonso Walker B.Smith
        Fletcher Hazard Sanchez Alli Phillips
        Costa Ibra Negredo

        2 FT 0.7 ITB

        1. McEwan
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Phillips to Snoddy and roll the transfer again?

      4. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Have Ibra Kane Defoe-- looking for Lukaku or Carroll for Blanks:
        Ibra or Defoe for Kaku??

        1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Defoe had to make it difficult didn't he...

          1. Unsuccessful
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Palace's awfulness contributed

        2. Toure The Route
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Hold both this week
          Defoe plays at home , Ibra had Watford and Kaku plays a tricky Boro away.
          Very obvious hold IMO

          1. Toure The Route
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Has*

            1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Transfer finger is twitching with Kaku getting a rise tonight - but sounds like good advice- cheers Toure

      5. Mind över Mata
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Any ideas here?

        Grant
        Jones, Alonso, Baines
        Sanchez (c), Phillips, Alli, Snodgrass
        Costa, Ibra, Lukaku

        Heaton; De Roon, Chambers, Brunt

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

          If Jones isn't going to play v Watford then get rid of him

        2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Jones is falling tonite- move him for Reid of West Ham or Maguire of Hull or Everton defender

        3. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Don't captain Sanchez vs hull.

          Captaining players vs hull is a curse.....!

          I've tried;

          Deeney - blank
          Kane - blank
          Ibra - blank
          Lukaku - blank
          Hazard - blank

      6. Kasper the ghost keeper
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Only got Benteke this week and I already feel his time is up....

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

          palace are trash, I don't blame you

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

          Same here with Pva

        3. Toure The Route
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          I would think the same if I had him
          4-0 at home is shambolic
          Given all these other strikers are in form

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

        I think lallana is past his sell by date for me. Who to bring in? Siggy seems the obvious choice but I'm open to ideas, Hull seem an interesting proposition all of the sudden as well as Ross barkley

        1. THFC4LIFE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Antonio?

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

            Yeah thinking about him to but already have carrol

        2. MTPockets
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Yeah Siggy but fixture not very appealing. Maybe whu mid.

            1. Toure The Route
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Siggy has Leicester at home
              How is that not appealing may I ask

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

              You must be joking. LEI, BUR, hull in next four 🙂

            3. Konig Luther
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              😀

          • THFC4LIFE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            What about sterling

          • Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Snoddy

          • Toure The Route
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Go Siggy
            Barkley plays Boro away
            Don't touch hull attacking assets, madness .

          • Pompel
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Also thinking to get rid - Siggy, Antonio or Lanzini spring to mind

        3. McEwan
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Does anyone think the premier league would benefit from h2h record over goal difference counting, ie la liga?

          Was wondering this before and watching the Spurs game got me thinking about it again.

          Middlesbrough obviously had a game plan to try keep it tight, not a real surprise away from home against a good side. But just thinking that they probably weren't overly bothered by taking a 1-0 loss as not to much damage was done to the goal difference.

          Spurs as a h2h probably wouldn't factor so getting beat 1-0 or 4-0 is basically the same. But at least with that in mind, they could have had a real go and maybe got something knowing if they get picked off, they lost having a go without doing extra damage to their league position.

          1. We Will Klopp you
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            If ain't broken but then don't fix it, I don't watch La Liga much (bar big matches from time to time) but from what I've been told they have the problem of teams not bothering at the end of the season because they've already lost head to head twice to their rivals. Goal difference makes it more exciting in the latter stages.

            1. McEwan
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              interesting point.

              Not sure I would agree with it tho, the points are still there to be played for so unless they are down, I don't see where meaningless games would arise. All the h2h record means is the team with the advantage effectively has a .5 over them. End of the season is not much different here if a team is behind with a minus 15 goal difference.

              I think it would improve the league, games would likely improve for the better which can't be a bad thing.

          2. Yank Revolution
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            A playoff would be wonderful for that scenario, or, even at end of year (Top 4 make it. winner takes all).

            Mebbe you Brits will finally get on board!

            1. McEwan
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              I like my American sports and do enjoy the playoffs. Think they work well in the formats of regional leagues.

              In a straight league, the best team over the course deserves to win imo. Just thinking it would improve more games than it would ruin.

              I understand it isn't likely to happen, just interested to see if people thing it would improve or lessen the quality of games served up.

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

          Lallana & Giroud >> Lukaku & Snodgrass

          Yes??

          Have 6.7m for a midfield, thought snoddy was best fit with GW26 and 28 in mind... thanks

          1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Yes- do it

          2. Toure The Route
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Yes
            Good call
            Snoddy looks dangerous whoever he plays for by the looks of it , somehow gets points like Defoe .

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

          Who is Tom Fenley and why did he captain Benteke?

          1. Syd.
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            I think he is a previous winner of FPL

            Don't know why he captained Beneteke

          2. 824545201
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            top 3 overall also captained Blankteke.

            1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Makes you wonder how they are top 3

              Hes worse striker ever. Awful player

          3. Toure The Route
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            I think a 2-1 or a 2-0 palace result was very likely .
            A 1-0 or 1-1 too was equally likely but there were highly minimal chances of a Sunderland victory .
            Turns out Sland have won three in three at selhurst park now after today .

            1. Toure The Route
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              But yea trusting Benteke with the armband with Ibra, Kane and Kaku this week sounds crazy
              Sounds like a calculated punt which didn't work .

        6. Darth
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          How do I get Lukaku?

          Pickford foster
          Pva baines mcauley ake alonso
          Stanislas sanchez capoue eriksen alli
          Negredo ibra kane

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

            0.2 in the bank

          2. leocarter27
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Wait 1 more gameweek then replace him for Zlatan. That's my plan...

            Zlatan blanks gw 26 and possibly 28.
            Lukaku has no blanks

            1. Van der Faart
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              This

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

              Thanks, just difficult to stomach the 0.3 rise when my team value already sucks

          3. McEwan
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Tough, 1 of the Spurs got to be the makeweight. One of the mids and negredo to Lukaku and how much would that leave?

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

            "How do I get Lukaku?"

            Long time since I've read that lol

            Ibra probably?

        7. leocarter27
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Lads...

          Who's the best replacement for Mee? I can spend up to 5.1m

          I'm thinking Funes Mori at the moment? (Got west brom coverage)

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

            A HUL def, fixtures actually improve soon.

          2. Toure The Route
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Hull or Boro look good investment
            Both looking very resilient at the back lately , I feel Marco Silva has had an instant impact if you can pull two CS out of United and Pool consecutively .

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

          5.7 ITB to replace Cedric
          I have Foster
          Defense is Alonso, Coleman, Pieters, Ake

          A. Mee
          B. Chambers
          C. Robertson
          D. Brunt (Double WBA)

          1. MTPockets
              9 years, 3 months ago

              d

              1. Unsuccessful
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                Seconded

            • Shearer & Sutton
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              D

          2. Optimus.
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Is the Eubank Jr fight only on Itv box office?

            1. Alan The Llama
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              yeah

              1. Optimus.
                • 15 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                Only just heard of ITV box office

            2. Syd.
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Yip.... Forced to watch the adverts

              1. Optimus.
                • 15 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                Just found a working stream, good good

                1. Syd.
                  • 16 Years
                  9 years, 3 months ago

                  Watch you don't fall in

                  1. Optimus.
                    • 15 Years
                    9 years, 3 months ago

                    😛

          3. Van der Faart
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Is it possible that the likes of Alonso/Walker/Rose will be made midfielders next season? Or is that a dumb question?

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

              I can't see it myself, I really hope not anyway

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

              No - just be expensive

              1. Pipermaru
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                This. Price of 6,5-7m will be enough, trust me

            3. EDEN THE MAN
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              no.

            4. McEwan
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Interesting, can't see Walker and rose being changed. I'm sure Mark used to talk about the mids playing in the 3 behind the striker basically having a position of their own. Think you have to just treat them as oop.

              Moses will be interesting, surely won't class him as a mid and alonso differently.

            5. slamdunk
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              No

          4. To Mee To You
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Rough with the smooth.
            Rough GW 1-23 Total fail on all (C) choices and OR over 1m!
            Smooth GW 24 Kaku (C) 90pts with Kun to go! Rise to 550k
            Finally a good week!!
            Hang on in there folks, don't despair, it can all turn in 1 good game week.

          5. Rh4ziel
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            If i sell Ibra(currently my C) before tomorrows game will Lukaku from being VC automatically become my (C)?

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

              No

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

              No

            3. Van der Faart
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              This can't be a serious question?

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

                Casual

            4. EDEN THE MAN
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Obviously no

            5. United10
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              no

            6. ZakAFC_
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Hahaha no

            7. b✪mber
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              lol

            8. THFC4LIFE
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              U wish

            9. Optic1
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Lololol yes mate.

          6. Scotty B
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Cech
            Chambers Luiz Baines
            Sanchez Mane Alli Phillips
            Benteke Gray Ibrahimovic

            Jaku McAuley Rose De Roon

            1.1m ITB & 1 FT

            What should I do with that lot for next week?

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

            Do you guys think Crouch willl start against Palace?

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

            a) Ibra+Koscielny to Lukaku and Alonso?
            b) Tekkers+Alli to Lukaku and Snodd?
            Have Eriksen.
            Thanks.

            1. Van der Faart
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              I'd wait one more week to get rid of Ibra. Monitor him tomorrow

              1. Van der Faart
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                Didn't notice B option. Like that one.

          9. ANON.
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            What to do with 2ft and 0 cash:

            Heaton
            Alonso, Cedric, Holgate
            Sanchez, Hazard, Eriksen, Phillips
            Ibra, Costa, Carroll

            Pickford, Evans, Fletcher, Holebas

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

              Probably take Holgate out then save the other, his minutes are a concern

              1. ANON.
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                For who? No cash. Evans will hopefully be fit anyway

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

              Cedric and Evans to Brunt and Robertson

              1. ANON.
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                Would be great but 0.2 short unfortunately

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

                  Cedric and Evans to McAuley and Robertson?

                  1. ANON.
                    • 12 Years
                    9 years, 3 months ago

                    Haha not quite. Hopefully Evans will be fit

            3. b✪mber
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              I don't know if this is OK, but I'd do Cedric to Mawson

              1. ANON.
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                Yeah looks good cheers. Or maybe holebas

                1. b✪mber
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 3 months ago

                  I'm actually doing Holebas to Mawson in 27, so yeah - you could pull it earlier.

            4. Bergkampgoal
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Pickford + Holebas --> Jakupovic + Funes Mori?

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

            Is Ibra to lukaku a bad or good move

            Long and short term

            Thoughts?

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

              Wait at least until gwk26 before doing this move. I favour Ibra to outscore Lukaku in gwk 25.

              1. leocarter27
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                This ^

            2. brianutd-why always we? 20
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Wish I knew the answer! He could blank now for two weeks

            3. THFC4LIFE
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Not yet wait til gw26

          11. Syd.
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            GW4 - Brought Lukaku in - Scored a Hat Trick

            GW24 - Brought Lukaku in - Scored 4 Goals (C)

            Timing 🙂

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

              Same. Captained both times.

            2. JJeyy
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Good for you!

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

              Not bad. Who do you get in for gwk 25 so I can jump on the ship ? 🙂

              1. Syd.
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                Jesus (C) v Bournemouth

                maybe

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

              Same, failed to captain him but still...

          12. brianutd-why always we? 20
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Interesting one..Ville Ronka made two transfers this week already. Sold Amat for Robertson (Hull) this GW and put him third on bench, he got 6 pts!

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

              i was looking into getting robertson as well, it's official now.

          13. JJeyy
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Play:
            A) Phillips (WHU)
            B) Carroll (LEI)
            C) Naughton (LEI)

          14. L9
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            lukaki or Costa to replace benteke.

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

              Kaki

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

              As Lukaku are certain to play in gwk 28 I'd go with him. Both are outstanding candidates for captaincy in gwk 26.

          15. 824545201
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Tottenham game ended 90 minutes ago, where are the bonus points updates?

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

            Baps taking forever

            1. 824545201
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Maybe they're debating whether to award Lukaku with the assist.

              1. Konig Luther
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                he already got 21pts... don't need more

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

              They're waiting for Lukaku's assist for the second goal to be added.

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

            Phillips has been absolute tripe since I got him a few weeks ago. I've broken so many players this year.He's just another casualty .