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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. Moses _H
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Hey everyone is Barkley for Sanchez a smart move? Also i was thinking of removing zaha since he hasnt done much since hes returned any suggestions who to replace him with or should i wait.

    1. itwaswritten
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      What? Is your bench weak? Why sell him for 1 week?

      1. Vinyl78LP
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        1 week?, Really think Sutton can turn Arsenal over ? 🙂

    2. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      The only smart moves will be those made after Cup games.

    3. Kuyt Hero
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      I am seriously contemplating Sanchez to Barkley myself for a 3 week spin

    4. Hurricane Gilbert
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      There are a lot of better options than Barkley. Hazard/Mane will outscore him, even if they have 1 blank

    5. Moses _H
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Arsenal have liverpool away and im pretty sure they will blank 28. Plus at 29 a trip away to wba. I think they got lucky against hull and the team isnt in good form losing to watford and chelsea

    6. TLF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      I reckon Barkley has a great chance of scoring well against Sunderland and West Brom at home (Spurs away tricky). Hazard seems like the obvious pick but I'm not so sure, waiting for FA cup before making a decision.

      1. Hurricane Gilbert
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        Against Sunderland, yes. Don't fancy him against tot or WBA though

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

          I dont know, WBA conceding quite a few goals and away form not been great

          1. Hurricane Gilbert
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 15 days ago

            Maximum 2 goals imo. Barkley very low goal involvement. It is Lukaku or now one in their attack

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

              I must admit I'm reluctant to triple up on Everton, already have Lukaku and Coleman where as no Chelsea attacker currently, Pedro also an option, plenty of time to decide I guess.

              1. Hurricane Gilbert
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 15 days ago

                Better than tripple WBA which I have... Yeah hoping that the FA cup brings at least one upset

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Get a life Mark

  2. Caleb's Kitties
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Not making transfers yet but Sanchez / Ibra to Mane / Costa with 2FT good moves? Or hold ibra and just sanchez to hazard or mane and save other FT?

    Heaton jaku
    Alonso mcauley coleman a.smith amat
    Sanchez alli eriksen philips de roon
    Kane lukaku ibra

  3. _Freddo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Arsenal, City and Everton in the next 5 for Mane, has to give Hazard the edge surely if picking between the two?

    Leicester looks nice but Burnley likely to be cancelled, is the Mane love a week too late?

    1. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Like this set of fixtures proved Again, Liverpool do better against better teams who come out at them.

      1. Hurricane Gilbert
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        This

      2. Hurricane Gilbert
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        Can only get better from here attacking wise. Mané back. Couts soon back to his old form. 100% focus on PL.

    2. b✪mber
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      I'm considering him only if they play both 26 and 28.

      1. b✪mber
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        actually, not considering. If Pool has no BGWs I'm taking him (guessing so will everyone here)

        1. Hurricane Gilbert
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 15 days ago

          Same. Let's pray for Lincoln...

          1. b✪mber
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 15 days ago

            unfortunately chances for that are low (forgot to add that 🙂 )

  4. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Pep showed a bit of class tonight after the game, offering his condolences to Harry Arter on the death of his child last year.
    Some things are just so much more important than football.
    Well done Pep.

  5. BigManBakar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    If you had to pick one, who would you pick?

    A) Robertson or Maguire

    B) Barkley (SUN,WBA,HUL) vs Snodgrass (wat,bou,LEI) vs Antonio (wat,bou,LEI)

    1. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Robertson
      Antonio

      1. BigManBakar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        Cheers LR. 🙂

    2. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Maguire
      Snodgrass

      1. BigManBakar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        Thanks Numb. 🙂

    3. b✪mber
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Want Robertson+Antonio, but depending on BGWs and future team structure I'd be OK with Robertson+Snod.

    4. UnitedFan
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Maguire and Barkley

  6. Crow
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Repost, just looking for team advice

    Heaton

    Alonso Baines Coleman Brunt

    Phillips Alli Eriksen King

    Lukaku Carroll

    Pickford Ibra Sanchez Love

    0FT 1.0ITB

    Sanchez to Mane?
    Ibra to Costa?

    If only carroll was guaranteed to play.... 🙁

  7. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Will 1356 points be enough to beat 100k?

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

      Find out soon 😉

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        Nah. I'm off to sleep, expecting 5 digits in the morning.

    2. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Was just thinking about that too, 1358 here. Hopefully both scrape in lol

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        Think there are just too many autosubs this GW unfortunately.

    3. Hurricane Gilbert
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Same score as me mate...

    4. Goujon82
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      1416 and still lost my last two H2H, tough to swallow

    5. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Don't think so. I've 1353 and that was 99k before tonight.

    6. Firminooooo
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      1369points, 64 239 OR for now.

  8. Mind över Mata
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Lost my H2H after my rival did Sterling on triple captain.. please cheer me up.

    Best moves here (2 FTs):

    A) Ibra and Jones -> Kane and McAuley (double up)
    B) Ibra and Jones -> Kane and Maguire / Robertson

    Heaton
    Baines / Alonso / Brunt / Chambers
    Snodgrass / De Roon / Alli / Phillips
    Lukaku / Costa

    Grant; Jones* / Ibra* / Sanchez*

  9. Richd
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    RMT

    heaton.

    1. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      10/10

    2. Mind över Mata
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      You'll do well with him

  10. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Dont want to transfer out either Sanchez or Ibra this week. GW 26 team looks like this:

    Jaku (Pickford)
    Holebas, Alonso, McCauley, Fernandez (Valencia)
    Eriksen, Phillips, Mirallas, N'Diaye (Sanchez)
    Lukaku (C) Costa (Ibra)

    Good 2 go?

    Thanks!

  11. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Seen the tweet on first page.
    How bad did it look(Jesus)?

    1. Richd
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Not too bad. But I suppose you never know.

      1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        Knee, foot, hammy?

    2. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Seemed to turn his ankle, didn't look horrendous tbh.

      1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        Ok. Thanks!

      2. TOBY1
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        He played for a bit after it first happened.

        Hopefully not too big. Not sure he'll play champions league next week or not.

  12. Kuyt Hero
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Bottomed...

    A) play both Holebas (WHU) and Fletcher (BOU), save FT
    B) i)Holebas (WHU) or ii)Fletcher (BOU), and then Sanchez to Barkley/Snoddy/hopefully Mane if no blanks)

  13. FPL_Hazards
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    anyone have link to addon that gives you more ML info ?

  14. Dreams
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Thank you raheem for saving my gameweek. Should have captained you rather than ibra. What's wrong with the FPL app? It's showing hull vs Arsenal score for Bournemouth vs city.

  15. Rhinos
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    My last 5 captain scores
    2,3,2,1,1

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Ouch!

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

      Captain Lukaku next?

      1. Rhinos
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        No chance. Firnino or Hazard

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

          Go Hazard

        2. Firminooooo
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 15 days ago

          Thats the spirit. 48 points incoming.

      2. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        Has to be.

    3. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Reply failed

      Have captained Sanchez 6 out of last 7. Pretty reliable 6 7 11 8 4 _ 15

      1. Hurricane Gilbert
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        He is reliable even when Arsenal and himself included are playing poorly. With a little help from the refs too...

    4. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      That's tough to take.

  16. myboycharlie
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Sanchez and Anichebe > Siggy and Costa worth a -4

    1. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Wait until after FA Cup games.

      1. myboycharlie
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        Cheers smurf

  17. TOBY1
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Stones was my second highest scorer this week. Haha. Who would have thought it.

  18. Vinyl78LP
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    I fully intend to make 3 transfers for 4pts and monitor the FA Cup tie outcomes but Ibra to Costa will definitely be one of the changes. So wise to make that single change now and the other two near deadline??

    This will preserve some £££'s in the swing between the two ??

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Planning on getting Ibra back for GW 27 or no? That Bournemouth home tie looks like a game he could finally go crazy in.

  19. Mind över Mata
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Anyone? Are either of these good?

    A) Ibra and Jones -> Kane and McAuley (double up)
    B) Ibra and Jones -> Kane and Maguire / Robertson

    Heaton
    Baines / Alonso / Brunt / Chambers
    Snodgrass / De Roon / Alli / Phillips
    Lukaku / Costa

    Grant; Jones* / Ibra* / Sanchez*

  20. Totti
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    ibra to
    A) deeney
    B) NIANG
    C) other suggestion
    front 3
    lukaku ibra costa
    don't want to get kane cuz already own alli and walker and don't want to triple spurs

  21. Z
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Are people hesitant about Snodgrass?

    I plan to move Sanchez > Snodgrass, so that I can upgrade Phillips to Sanchez come GW29.

    1. Kuyt Hero
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      I have the same idea, between Snoddy/Barkley/Mane, might save and just bench Sanchez as well

    2. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      West Ham look to be improving.

      I'm putting him in for Eriksen (if he blanks GW28) to afford Phillips to Sanchez.

    3. Monkey Hanger
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Look at his ppg. Then deduct his penalties. Then decide.

      1. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        Completely ridiculous theory.

        Playing for a different team so not comparable.

        1. Monkey Hanger
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 15 days ago

          Of course it is. Will he be on penalties at West Ham? Would his ppg at Hull be lower without penalties?

      2. Z
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        He's a Scottish Payet in my eyes.

    4. Team Bobcat
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      I have owned him for 2 weeks now and he has not performed. Not ideal for an impatient player.

      May be on my bench the next day anyway as I have decent cover

      1. Z
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        He does have a nice spell of fixtures after 28 as well as playing in 28. He's one you'll have to stick with!

      2. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        He has an assist. Were you expecting a goal a game?

  22. Kiwivillan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Have captained Sanchez 6 out of last 7. Pretty reliable 6 7 11 8 4 _ 15

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Feply Rail

  23. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Not impatient or anything, but curious how does it take so long for them to update points and leagues? I don't know how any computer program/script would take this long.

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      They using colossus

      1. fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        What is that? Google search shows some software auto insurance companies use.

        1. Kiwivillan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 15 days ago

          😆 Joke. It's one of first modern computers that broke enigma machine in WWII

          1. fedolefan
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 15 days ago

            hah, I don't know my history. Isn't that movie The Imitation Game about Enigma?

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

      They are flat out getting the correct goalscorer.

  24. Hurricane Gilbert
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Snodgrass vs Antonio vs Lanzini - Who tempts you the most?

    1. Viper
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Lanzini

    2. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Snodin hood

    3. ♤TeddyBear♤
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Antonio

    4. Firminooooo
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      I have Lanzini, very pleased.

  25. Team Bobcat
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Who do I bench from this lot. Need to bench 2!!

    Baines Brunt
    Pedro Snod Siggy Philips
    Rondon

    1. Viper
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Snod & Siggy

    2. DR0GBA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Philips and Trolldon

  26. Visionaries
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Only have 10 starters..
    Shall I get rid of one for a hit or just play with 10?

    A Sanchez
    B Jesus

    For who? have 1.1 ITB
    Thanks

    1. DR0GBA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Depends who else you have in your team. Taking out Jesus for someone like Costa/Lukaku is an option if you don't have them

      1. Visionaries
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        I already have both.. maybe Hazard I suppose

  27. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Just done Sanchez & Stan to Siggy & Snoddy. 4.4M in my retirement fund 😀

  28. Mind över Mata
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Thinking Kane and Maguire for Ibra and Jones.

    Good call?

  29. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Not a lot being said about Firmino. Is he a good choice to bring in for rest of season? Been through tough few weeks but looks set as false 9 and no cup distractions

    1. Hurricane Gilbert
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Mané more dangerous

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        Worth the higher price if means Nyom at back instead of Brunt?

    2. Team Bobcat
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      I expect him to find some form again at some stage.

      On my monitor for the moment list

    3. Firminooooo
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      +1