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5 February 2017 3096 comments
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After Gabriel Jesus downed Swansea with a double at the Etihad, we make our way to the King Power as Leicester City entertain Manchester United in the final fixture of Gameweek 24.

Despite back-to-back blanks, Zlatan Ibrahimovic was once again the most captained player for this round of matches – he was handed the armband by 20.5% of Fantasy Premier League managers.

The likes of Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan could emerge as differentials against a defence that’s conceded at least twice in five of their last six home matches.

With a blank Gameweek 26 and potential blank in Gameweek 28, though, Jose Mourinho’s men are far from our short-term plans right now.

Leicester’s unconvincing form at both ends of the pitch bodes well for the Red Devils – with a single goal scored in the last six Gameweeks, those holding the likes of David de Gea and Antonio Valencia will be optimistic of a clean sheet.

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  1. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Play holgate or chambers next week? Have Lukaku

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Holgate

    2. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Chambers

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

      Chambers

    4. JustPark
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I wish for Lukaku to blank and it ends with 0-0. So Chambers.
      Holgate means Everton playing more intense offensively thus no goal would be unlikely.

  2. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Agonising over whether to do Ibra > Luk for -4?

    1. Stimps
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Why?

    2. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Ibra has Watford next hold

    3. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Seems unnecessary. Ibra has the easier match by far. Middlesbrough are much stronger defensively than Bournemouth, and Ibra is home while Everton away. Play the percentages.

    4. Kane-harry Island
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Do it. This exact decision made me miss out on the Lukaku event. Watford are no more push over if I must remind you.

    5. Sancidino
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I have done it myself because of the blanks so I could raise some cash to get Carroll as well

  3. Can’t beat em so&hell…
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    1. Giroud ----> Jesus
    2. Lallana + giroud ------ > iwobi + Costa

    1. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      1

    2. Sancidino
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Don't forget that Iwobi and Jesus are likely to blank twice in the next 4

  4. KUNingas
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    This week's hot move?

    1. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Be Jesus boy

    2. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Lallana/Eriksen > Siggy

  5. We Will Klopp you
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    **For gameweek 26** Was thinking about Ibra to Carroll but Bournemouth gameweek 27

    A) Keep Ibra and bench him
    B) Buy Carroll

    1. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      A

      1. We Will Klopp you
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks again Prof, Ibra captain that gameweek too then

  6. Jersey
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    looking for a 3rd striker. Anichebe out, finally.

    Andy Carroll or Llorente?

    1. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Close but Carroll for me

    2. We Will Klopp you
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Andy Carroll all the way

    3. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Carroll

    4. b✪mber
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I got Rondon - don't buy Rondon

    5. TaiwanHC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I did Rondon-->Carroll

    6. JustPark
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Barnes, anyone? Got me 8 point off the bench this week.

      1. Jersey
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        probably has a blank in GW 28

  7. b✪mber
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Doing Valencia to Coleman to prevent me being priced out this week has turned out great 🙂

    1. mojoindojo
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      win some. lose some

  8. AA33
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Indianapoils House of Pancakes (IHOP) have been crowned the Champions of Fantasy Chili Bowl (an FFS community tournament)!

  9. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Siggy to Phillips was a no brainer alright.

  10. Gruu
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Kane + Stanislas > Jesus + Siggy?

    Grant Jaku
    Baines Brunt Valencia Holgate Chambers
    Sanchez Alli Phillips Zaha Stanislas
    Ibra Lukaku Kane
    1FT, 0.4ITB

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Keep Kane

  11. Steve McCroskey
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Someone convince me that Alli > Sigurdsson is not knee-jerky?

    1. We Will Klopp you
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Both are good options, ideally have both but next fixture at least Siggy's is better and he doesn't blank

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        He blanked 4 weeks in a row not too long ago.

    2. Pasqualinho
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      It is knee jerky, though. But you may want to find some way of getting him in after Chelsea.

  12. fedolefan
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    I have 0.5 itb and want to transfer out one of these two despite their GW 28 fixtures. They are just not cutting it.

    A) Williams to 5.5
    B) Smith to 5.1

    Any suggestions.

    1. MTPockets
      9 years, 5 months ago

      b Brunt

      1. fedolefan
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Sorry, my other defenders are:
        Brunt Valencia Nyom

        1. MTPockets
          9 years, 5 months ago

          I guess stick, or 2 def transfers (upgrade downgrade), or non-blanking cheapo for Smith and use funds elsewhere.

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

    Anybody know overall avg or is it too early?

    1. McQueen
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      51

      1. We Will Klopp you
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Is that before bonuses

        1. McQueen
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          After

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

        thanks

  14. Poor man's Igor Biscan
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    can someone please explain how mike smalling gets 1 bonus point for playing 45 mins and not doing anything?

    you may have guessed I am an Ibra owner

    1. Demí
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      He played 90, got an assist and CS. What are you smoking?

      1. McQueen
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        On flashscore it says Smalling out, not Mata, I think that's what confused him.

        1. McQueen
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          They corrected it Mata/Fellaini now. So it'sall good.

    2. Morgs
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Played 90 mins and got cs and assist

    3. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Mike?

    4. The Enlightener
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Lol for various reasons here 😉

    5. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      45 ?

      1. Poor man's Igor Biscan
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        ah see the error of my ways, watched the game and saw him get a blow to the ribs before half time and blind came on for rojo and not smalling.

        LVG christened him Mike and I'm sticking to it.

        Apologies!

  15. Stats Don\'t Lie
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Tempted to get siggy for alli/eriksen but alli basically plays as a forward most of the time and eriksen has good stats. What to do?

    Should I maybe sell sanchez?

    1. John Nerdelbaum
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      before hull at home

      eek

    2. JÆKS ⭐
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      It's like you said, I think Eriksen will be the more consistent one, where Alli will just rely on the form he is in. I'm selling Eriksen, Alli gets into very dangerous positions so he'll be on a scoring sheet soon

    3. Jersey
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      wait on Siggy, unless you have a better swap out than Alli or Eriksen.

      he'll be there. a bit more expensive, of course. i'm looking at GW 28 for Siggy.

  16. Kun Tozser
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Aguero, Mirallas, Tekkers out
    Jesus, Siggy, Lukaku in

    Y or N

    1. We Will Klopp you
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Y

    2. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Easy Y

    3. MTPockets
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Think I'd do that.

    4. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      FPL excrement out

      FPL gold in

      Push the button

  17. Somalion
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Pundits fairly having a go at the Leicester players.

    Loving it, well deserved.

    1. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Carragher calling them very very average

      *Jamie they have something you don't have 😆

      1. Somalion
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        😆

  18. Tarzan
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Best defender for 4.6 or lower?
    Nyom
    Mee
    Chambers
    Holgate?

    1. JÆKS ⭐
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      The first one

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Swansea or hull

      Fernandez is 4.2

    3. 1314
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Nyom

    4. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Mawson, Maguire, Robertson also options

  19. JÆKS ⭐
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Wouldn't this site benefit from it, if there were more hot topics, especially on popular moves.

    Alli/Eriksen to Siggy seems to be the one that is most discussed this week. It would probably help everyone if there was just 1 hot topic about it.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Template overload.

    2. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Very good point. The Mods are far too slow on the uptake with this sort of thing.

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

      all the info is here already particularly for members.
      You have to pick your own side not let others do it for you or else what's the point.
      It's okay to ask about A for B but you create hot topics and people would have others doing all the work for them.

    4. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah, but then the site authors would get lambasted when it went wrong.

      Far better as it is now...presentation of stats and watchlists and showcase articles, and loads of lively debate/advice from the community not directly attached to the site.

    5. JÆKS ⭐
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Well don't get me wrong guys, I was thinking more something like a general presentation of some facts (so non members like myself won't benefit from any stats presented) like Alli's position and Eriksen on set pieces etc, where everyone can then go on and discuss this on the hot topic. I believe there was also one on Baines and Coleman, where they weren't picking sides, just stating some general facts.

  20. Brian (Not the Messiah)
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Is Jesus nailed on? (not to the cross)

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Yes

    2. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Nobody at City is nailed but he does look like a very good option

    3. Aditya K
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      He scored one from a cross though.

      1. Brian (Not the Messiah)
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        nice! 😉

    4. MTPockets
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Looks like it.

    5. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      For now

    6. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Looks the new messiah and seems to have risen above Aguero who I have long argued to be crossed off.

  21. 1314
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Having Kane Eriksen Alli, would you do Eriksen > Siggy (-4) ?

    1. MTPockets
      9 years, 5 months ago

      no

    2. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      No

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

      No.

    4. Jersey
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      no chance, not now.

  22. Aditya K
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Hi all .
    Team:
    Foster, Pickford
    Alonso, Holebas, Pieters, Smith, Chambers
    Alexis, Eriksen, Alli, Philips, Zaha
    Ibra, Lukaku, Carroll

    1 ft 1.3 ITB.
    Zaha or Erik to Siggy?

  23. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    With 2 frees

    Daniels to Winston Reid
    Phillips to Siggy

    Yes or No?

    1. Concrete
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      No

    2. Jersey
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      no

  24. Brian (Not the Messiah)
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Kane->Jesus?

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      No

    2. Ridcully
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      No.

    3. MTPockets
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Maybe

    4. Jersey
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      no. in GW 29, maybe rethink it.

      Spurs play in 26, Man City blank.

  25. EL_FENOMENO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Best Hull defensive option:
    Maguire Rannochia Robertson or Dawson?

    1. Kimmich
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Robertson

    2. Jersey
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      a VERY hard question.

      if i had to choose, i'd take Robertson. he's 100% nailed.

      i really did like the way Rannochia looked, but centerback may be a little crowded with these 3 plus Curtis Davies (whenever he comes back).

  26. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    I will pick the wrong one between Erik and Alli if I decide to get rid of one for siggy.

    1. Jersey
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      keep both for now.

      Siggy in GW 28.

  27. FPL_Hazards
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Any news on that waste of space Bellerin?

  28. Connor's Calling
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Think FPL playing up. Anyone else noticed this?

    Says I bought Ibra at 11.3 vs a current price if 11.7, but is only giving me a 11.4 selling price.

    Shouldn't it be 11.5?

    1. FPL_Hazards
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Log out then in, caching issue

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Ibra is 11.6

      1. Connor's Calling
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks both

  29. top556677
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Does anyone have a link to that post explaining about the upcoming blanks and how to navigate em?

    Cheers,

  30. Numb
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Jesus being transferred in hand over fist

    1. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Bournemouth next

      1. Jersey
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        and then 2 of 3 blanks.