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13 February 2017 3302 comments
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Gameweek 25 concludes at the Vitality Stadium with Bournemouth paying host to Pep Guardiola’s Mancheseter City.

Once again Pep’s teamsheet steals the pre-match headlines, with Gabriel Jesus preferred as his central striker, leaving Sergio Aguero on the bench for a third successive outing.

Transferred in by more than 210,000 ahead of Gameweek 25, Jesus is skippered by 156,000 tonight up against a Cherries defence that has shipped more Premier League goals than any other side in 2017, conceding three or more in eight of their last twelve matches.

That defence is at last bolstered tonight by an array of returnees, as Charlie Daniels, Simon Francis and Adam Smith all overcome knocks to claim berths.

Elsewhere, manager Eddie Howe prefers Jordan Ibe to Junior Stanislas on the right flank, as Josh King again leads the attack.

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

  1. Sponge-worthy
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    Nolito in. I didn't even remember the guy.

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Who?

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      oh I do. He made my Nacho man move pointless

  2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    Nolito sighting

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      More like No See to, amirite?

  3. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    I don't understand what's going on with Stanislas!

    1. Sponge-worthy
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      De roon 3 pts subbed in for me.

      1. Big_Bear
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        Deeney 2 pointer - takes me upto a not too shabby 68. Hoping it keeps me inside 20k #FingersCrossed

        1. Sponge-worthy
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 18 days ago

          Hey! 5 points for me today. Boruc 2. That's 68 as well.

      2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        Nice. I've had two no shows now with Carroll also unfortunately....

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Probably plays next game and scores a brace.

      1. Big_Bear
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        Here's hoping because I think I need him to play to get 11 out!

        Sanchez and Ibra benched with Lovren potentially injured.

    3. Big_Bear
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Same, he's going to drop again tonight.......

      I think I'm just going to keep until GW28 is done #BlindFaith

    4. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Eddie Howe... Never try to predict his selections.

  4. Kane-harry Island
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    The way the pages fly and reading through y'all comments.....taste like chicken!!! 😀

  5. F4L
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    Nolito found, now time to find Kane

  6. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    SANE OMFG

  7. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    Unlucky KDB owners. Sane is useless

  8. tm245
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    Damn!

  9. Richd
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    Who was the "man in the stand". Certain journalists ??

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Think it was Daniel

    2. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Fans, ex-footballers etc..

      1. Richd
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        Fans ?! How did they get the gig?

        Before my time. Seems risky.

      2. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        Didn't Rooney once get 3 Baps for playing something like 4 minutes?

    3. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      A panel who viewed the games and gave bps to the players that actually deserved them without the stats that don't tell a story..they were happy days

    4. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Idiots like Niall Quinn

    5. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Some bloke who use decide the bonus points

      It was an awful system but the current one really let itself down with the awarding of that McAuley goal

      1. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        That actually was a McAuley goal by the rules. But if you want Evans to get more credit, then give him something for a key contribution

  10. Chicken-Mandy
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    need to lose 1 of ibra and sanchez, who do i keep and whats the general consensus on here?
    im personally happy to lose sanchez with 2 blanks and liv away his next 3.

    1. TaiwanHC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      I'm on the same question. Will probably do Sanchez --> Hazard in order to play Ibra (C) vs Bournemouth.

  11. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    Having the Sane OTW has been painful today

  12. Punter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    Own both Jesus(c) and Sterling. Was planning to do Sterling > Hazard this week and keep Jesus.

    Dang!

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Jesus to costa, keep Sterling

      1. Punter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        Yeah. I suppose that's the move! Already own Lukaku and Kane

  13. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    Vigorous slap in the ass on Sterling by Arteta there 😯

    1. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Mmmmmm

  14. tm245
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    De Bruyne my second highest scoring attacker.

    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Get out of my team KDB.

  15. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    Entertaining game. Not bad FPL wise for those with no players tonight.

    1. Hurricane Gilbert
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Except people with lucky auto-subs.

      1. Hurricane Gilbert
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        😉

    2. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Ya it was pretty entertaining Bournmouth deserved a goal at least but a good watch all the same

    3. Duffy Dunk
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Same here.
      I expect more unaware gabiadini buyers- jesus sellers

  16. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    I think I just seen Stanislas walking down the tunnel. Could be wrong.

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Plane to China leaving soon

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      How many pts for that?

  17. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    city looking much more like the team that started the season. investment post blanks methinks though not three as many had early doors

  18. Viper
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    Ideal for non owners really?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Outside Sterling.

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      If Stan came on it would be near perfect.

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        Bou goal would have been wonderful.

    3. Ravager
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      If Stan came on. Would be perfect.

  19. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    Average up 2.4 in top 10K, 4.2 overall pre autosubs.

    1. Hurricane Gilbert
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Will be interesting to see LMS SS

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        Shouldn't be much damage. Will have a look now.

    2. Viper
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      McAuley in for Carroll here 🙂

    3. Sir Edo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      How do you know all that? FPL live update app? 😉

  20. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    Fraudiola's City now 2nd and 8 points behind Chelsea.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Says a lot for those behind them. 😉

    2. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Hmm if you believed the press we'd be relegation candidates

      1. KingNidge
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        You were favourites for the title mate

        1. ★Kuntheman★
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 18 days ago

          We threw it away, if anything. Always next season.

  21. The Enlightener
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    Arter to City this summer

  22. F4L
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    City or Spurs to finish higher?

  23. Richd
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    John stones looks good value at 5m...

    😉

    1. Buck The Trent
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      That's what we thought in gw 1

  24. Jimmers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    Pep had got some pep in his step again

  25. Buck The Trent
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    Ming's own goal final ?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Panel decided. Should be.

      1. Numb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        I thought the Panel was weeks later? Are they "live" now?

    2. Viper
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Yep

    3. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      1 hour after whistle but you can't imagine they'll change it after already changing it. Must have been reviewed.

  26. general_franco
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    So, Stanislas to Morrison/King/Zaha ...
    or even Grosicki/N'Diaye/Brady?

    1. Guru Mediation
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Can u stretch to lanzini?

      1. general_franco
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        Wish I could mate.

  27. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    All of my players played on Saturday. Sunday and Tonight could hardly have gone much better 🙂

    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Same here except for Siggy yesterday. OR almost unchanged since Saturday evening

  28. Toby Lerone
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    Fickle media up city and peps bottom again. Few weeks ago they were in turmoil. Can't really take anything the media reports seriously these days.. FAKE NEWS

    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Think you're getting opinion and fact mixed up

    2. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      They are arseholes who just like to stir things up

    3. bojack
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      There's a difference between news and opinion. A distinction lost in the Trump-era.

      As far as football is concerned, opinion is one thing we could do with less of. In my opinion, of course.

    4. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Aye. It's the people who refused to give him credit for what he achieved at Barca & Bayern that always amused me.

      "but he couldn't match Jupp's perfect season" 😆

      1. Pea Soup
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        Put him in charge of a League One team with no budget and see how well he does

        1. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 18 days ago

          Good idea.

          League One > Champions League, Bundesliga

  29. Flynny
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    If you could field 11 next week....with stanislas on the bench....would you do stanislas to King for a hit?

    This would allow me to bench Pieters who is at spurs....

    Thanks

    1. MTPockets
        9 years, 18 days ago

        no

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Jesus, Sanchez, Eriksen -> Kane, Haz, Mane?

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        Keep Erik

      2. Ephurion
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        Just Jesus and Sanchez

      3. Jimmers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        3 players with a potential blank in GW28? Wait until the w/end

      4. FPLtfs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        Keep Eriksen imo.