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25 February 2017 1537 comments
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Gameweek 26 rolls on with an “unfashionable” evening encounter that pairs Watford with West Ham at Vicarage Road.

From a Fantasy perspective, this serves as a scouting mission of the Hammers assets ahead of potential investment for the Gameweek 28 blanks.

Slaven Bilic’s side are just one of eight teams that are currently guaranteed to play over that weekend and, as such, are elevated in our thinking ahead of this encounter.

Andy Carroll is again an absentee as he continues to struggle with a groin complaint, leaving Michail Antonio to lead the attack for the visitors. He’ll be under the microscope, along with Robert Snodgrass who tucks into the number 10 role against the Hornets.

For the home side, Fantasy interest is limited given their forthcoming blank, although promising fixtures to follow has us monitoring the continued form of Troy Deeney and M’Baye Niang.

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

  1. Forza Papac
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    • 10 Years
    8 years, 11 months ago

    Holebas YC for awful haircut

    1. Smoky Johnson
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Cholevas

  2. Caleb's Kitties
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 11 months ago

    A. Sterling 27 siggy 28 -4 or

    B. Siggy 27+28 no hit

    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      B

    2. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      A if City double

    3. EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      A. Its the extra game that makes it worth it.

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        There is no extra game, Siggy plays gw28, Sterling blanks

        1. TorresMagic™
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          • 16 Years
          8 years, 11 months ago

          3 games to 2 if a DGW.

          1. The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 11 months ago

            You lost me there. They both play twice if a dgw

            1. TorresMagic™
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              • 16 Years
              8 years, 11 months ago

              Swansea don't have a DGW?

              1. The Bandit
                • 15 Years
                8 years, 11 months ago

                But they have a game in both 27 and 28. Sterling would just play twice in 27 if they have a dgw

                1. TorresMagic™
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                  • 16 Years
                  8 years, 11 months ago

                  A = transfer costing 4 points for GW28.

                2. Gnu
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 16 Years
                  8 years, 11 months ago

                  *slowly waits for the penny to drop *

                  *puts kettle on *

                  1. TorresMagic™
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                    • 16 Years
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                    Get some biscuits.

                  2. The Bandit
                    • 15 Years
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                    I need a drink 😳

                    1. Gnu
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 16 Years
                      8 years, 11 months ago

                      Would you like a cup tea - kettles boiled. 🙂

                3. Ramboros
                  • 14 Years
                  8 years, 11 months ago

                  He is talking about doing X > Sterling GW27 > Sigurdsson GW28 or X > Sigurdsson GW27

                  1. The Bandit
                    • 15 Years
                    8 years, 11 months ago

                    Yeah misread it 🙄

                4. MTPockets
                    8 years, 11 months ago

                    Sterling x2 + Siggy = 3

                  • Caleb's Kitties
                    • 10 Years
                    8 years, 11 months ago

                    Sorry what i had meant was:

                    A (-4)
                    Gw27: sterling
                    Gw28: siggy

                    Or

                    B (no hit)
                    Gw27: siggy
                    Gw28: siggy

                    1. The Bandit
                      • 15 Years
                      8 years, 11 months ago

                      Don't apologise, it's me being a bit thick mate 🙂

                      1. The Bandit
                        • 15 Years
                        8 years, 11 months ago

                        And A 😉

                        1. Caleb's Kitties
                          • 10 Years
                          8 years, 11 months ago

                          Cheers !

                    2. Sandy Ravage
                      • 9 Years
                      8 years, 11 months ago

                      A - Sterling (sun, STK) + Siggy (HUL) -4
                      B - Siggy (BUR, HUL)

                      Definitely A if City have a DGW, and Sterling + Siggy in GW27 if they don't

                  • EmreCan Hustle
                    • 13 Years
                    8 years, 11 months ago

                    The extra game in GW 27 justifies a hit.

    4. EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Very unfortunate with injuries Zarate.

    5. Shultan
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      It's tough owning brunt & baines whilst ML leader increases gap with mcauly & colmean.
      Also phillips been such a diaspointment

    6. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Kodak black

    7. WVA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Anyone else had Rondon for 10 weeks

      1. Johnny 8
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        Yes though it feels a lot longer!

      2. Loðbrók
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        o/

      3. Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        Longer

        But the last 10 have been the truly painful bit

      4. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        Guilty

      5. Garlana
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        I've lost track, nothing but disappointment

    8. TorresMagic™
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      • 16 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Top 10K average around 36 with 3.8 players left.
      40 is a green arrow tonight atm.

      1. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        What if you got 39?

        1. TorresMagic™
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          • 16 Years
          8 years, 11 months ago

          Do you have your wildcard?

          1. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 11 months ago

            Absolutely not

      2. WVA
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        Not a chance im reaching 40 unless brunt actually gets an assist for once!

      3. Caleb's Kitties
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        Yay ! 42 post baps with snod stil in play + de roon autosub + kane alli eriksen

    9. KUNingas
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      A) Phillips + Stanislas -> Sterling + Siggy
      B) Lukaku + Phillips/Stanislas -> Kun + Siggy

      1. Gooner Kebab
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        B but A will get rid of dead wood

        1. KUNingas
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 11 months ago

          Yep. Afraid of Kun though

      2. MTPockets
          8 years, 11 months ago

          Ideally B but could leave a problem.

          1. KUNingas
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 11 months ago

            Thanks

      3. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        Lovely to aee west ham fans chant his name also

        Good stuff that

        1. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 11 months ago

          See*

          1. BRFC1883
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 11 months ago

            Hear?

      4. WVA
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        Antonio yc

      5. Bird Raymond
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        Looks like I dodged a bullet not getting Brunt, his attacking returns have really dried up lately.

        1. Pep says
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 11 months ago

          Nonsense. He's been unlucky not to get 2 assists in his last 2. Think he has 7 returns from his last 9 home games

        2. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 11 months ago

          This. I was going to get him instead of coleman and one point would u believe that haha

      6. Gargamel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        I think the Brunt assist will probably be given, but imo they've created a problematic situationt by starting to give assists like this one in the first place.

        The best way, in my opinion, to run a game like this would be to try and make it represent actual football as much as possible. You don't really say that somebody assists the scorer if he wins a penalty or a freekick, or if he puts in a random cross in the box that the keeper then spills. Those scenarios shouldn't result in an assist in FPL either.

        I'm also not really having the argument that the game wouldn't be as much fun if they as a result gave fewer points. I think it would cause less stress and anger because a correct decision could be taken quicker, and the game would be easier to follow for people with a basic knowledge of football but with no interest in studying the FPL rules.

        1. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 11 months ago

          I need a sparknotes for this post

          1. Gargamel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            8 years, 11 months ago

            Here they are: grumpy old man thinks he knows better than the team of professionals who actually run the game

            1. Numb
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 11 months ago

              I like the Telegraph system. Based on key contributions, and you can have two of them for a single goal.

              1. Tinzelbat
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 11 months ago

                Then why don't you go and play telegraph instead Then?

            2. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 11 months ago

              You da real MVP

      7. Oven Glover
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        Evening lads

        Sanchez & Jesus -> Kun & Raheem -4?

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 11 months ago

          Indeed.

        2. TOBY1
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 11 months ago

          sounds good

        3. MTPockets
            8 years, 11 months ago

            yep

          • Oven Glover
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 11 months ago

            Thanks!

        4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 11 months ago

          Lukaku assist not given V Bournemouth

          Can't see how brunt assist can be given

          1. Numb
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 11 months ago

            Different situation.

          2. ChelseaGuy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 11 months ago

            Plus he's not McAuley

        5. thunder_mike
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 11 months ago

          I have exact funds to do
          Jesus + Eriksen > Kun + Sane, but it has to be done before Jesus price drops tonight. Should I?

          1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 11 months ago

            No

          2. RAFA THE GAFFA
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 11 months ago

            I deffo would do that

          3. rivercityransom
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 11 months ago

            imagine city don't advance in the fa cup

            1. TOBY1
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 11 months ago

              then they will still have gw27 and gw28...

        6. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 11 months ago

          How do I get Kun into this lot?

          Thinking Lukaku+Eriksen > Kun+Snoddy. Then getting Lukaku back GW28. Open to all suggestions though. 0.0 ITB.

          Jaku
          Alonso - Walker - Coleman
          Eriksen - Mane - Siggy - Phillips
          Kane - Lukaku - Zlatan
          (Heaton - Evans - Capoue - Pieters)

          1. Numb
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 11 months ago

            Kane out instead of Lukaku?

            1. RAFA THE GAFFA
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 11 months ago

              Don't fancy losing Kane and Eriksen! Will see! HATE this DGW! Hope city get beat me

        7. Shultan
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 11 months ago

          Brunt won't get that assist, I don't get good luck in FPL!

          1. Les Bleus
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 11 months ago

            Have you seen the goal?

        8. We Will Klopp you
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 11 months ago

          jesus, Alli and Firmino to Aguero, King and Sterling -8? Will reverse the firmino after dgw

          1. KUNingas
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 11 months ago

            Keep Firmino

        9. Tibbs
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 11 months ago

          Erickson or Alli to make way for Siggy? Valued in the same so price not a factor, who have people been ditching?

          1. Business Cat
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 11 months ago

            Keep Eriksen

        10. Differentiator
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 11 months ago

          Half tempted to go without any City even if they have a DGW

          1. Numb
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 11 months ago

            See who gets spared too many minutes in the FAC (assuming they get through, which is not a given)

            1. Differentiator
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 11 months ago

              Given rotation, the ONLY one of interest is Aguero, and even he might have minutes cut given the game afterwards....

              I'd probably end up spending a similar amount of pts on the transfers just to get them in and out, so will have to do some simple maths and see if it's even worth it

          2. Les Bleus
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 11 months ago

            I refer you back to Villa vs. QPR 2015. DGW are never a letdown.

            1. Numb
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 11 months ago

              Only if you have the right players

            2. Differentiator
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 11 months ago

              Pepfactor will spoil all city DEF and MID picks IMO.

            3. djpete
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 11 months ago

              Everton and Palace last season wasn't great. I triple captained Lukaku.

              1. Les Bleus
                • 14 Years
                8 years, 11 months ago

                Damn 🙁

              2. TorresMagic™
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                • 16 Years
                8 years, 11 months ago

                Palace got 2 clean sheets?

                1. djpete
                  • 12 Years
                  8 years, 11 months ago

                  Your memory serves you better than mine does me. I think maybe I put 6 players in and expected a little too much 😉

          3. potatoace
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 11 months ago

            well you are the differentiator

          4. MTPockets
              8 years, 11 months ago

              Half tempted to bin Phillips and plans for Snodgrass/DEF and go for the DGW.

          5. Flynny
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 11 months ago

            Kane and alli to kun and sterling for a hit seems obvious.

            Is it worth taking a -8 and disposing of stanislas or Phillips too?

            Heaton pickford
            Alonso Coleman brunt Pieters Robertson
            Mane alli Phillips snoddy stanis
            Kane ibra lukaku

            Thanks

          6. FCSB
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 11 months ago

            Who out for Siggy:

            1. Phillips
            2. Snodgrass

            Thanks

            1. KUNingas
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 11 months ago

              1..

            2. TOBY1
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 11 months ago

              1

            3. Differentiator
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 11 months ago

              Honestly, see how Phillips is. Possibly neither as no benefit in GW28

            4. Duffy Dunk
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 11 months ago

              Disappointing Phillips

            5. RAFA THE GAFFA
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 11 months ago

              1! He's been garbage recently anyways!

          7. The Overthinker
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 11 months ago

            Brunt assist given?

            1. Numb
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 11 months ago

              You tell me

          8. TOBY1
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 11 months ago

            If city don't go through FA cup they will have GW28 game. It's win win bringing city players in imo

          9. fedolefan
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 11 months ago

            Karanka is getting the sack this week, right?

            1. HuttonDressedasLahm
              • 16 Years
              8 years, 11 months ago

              After he's won the league

              1. fedolefan
                • 11 Years
                8 years, 11 months ago

                I don't even know what that's supposed to mean.

            2. George Sillett
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 11 months ago

              Are you Steve Gibson ?

              1. fedolefan
                • 11 Years
                8 years, 11 months ago

                Genius, if I was, I wouldn't be asking on here. He'd be sacked already.

          10. Duffy Dunk
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 11 months ago

            Where do you guys find the bonus points changes at this time?

            1. potatoace
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              8 years, 11 months ago

              loads of places.
              primarily you find them on the fpl fixtures list, under your team
              click on the fixture

            2. Numb
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 11 months ago

              FPL Points page, click on the match at the bottom

            3. Duffy Dunk
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 11 months ago

              Thanks all 🙂

          11. HuttonDressedasLahm
            • 16 Years
            8 years, 11 months ago

            Mata and Aguero
            Or
            Sterling and Ibra
            ??

            1. TOBY1
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 11 months ago

              B

          12. Captain Vantastic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 11 months ago

            What's the deal with Stanislas? Sell or hold?

            1. KUNingas
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 11 months ago

              Sell

          13. FFPro
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 11 months ago

            So I looked at Mark's team...

            I now know why Brunt keeps getting robbed of points and McAuley keeps getting gifted points

            Inside job

            1. VS10_
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 11 months ago

              I saw on flashscore that WBA scored so I opened a stream which was prefectly delayed and just saw Brunt getting ready to take the corner. And thought that this will be a McAuley goal and something will happen that Brunt won't get the assist.

              1. FFPro
                • 11 Years
                8 years, 11 months ago

                Two weeks in a row.

                And McAuley miraculously coming from behind about 6 players to share 2 baps on the final update.

                Absolutely ridiculous!

          14. Duffy Dunk
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 11 months ago

            Phillips latest points in WBA's nice fixtures
            3,2,2,2,0

            Would you keep the faith for one last match?

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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              • 16 Years
              8 years, 11 months ago

              GW28 means most will keep and hope.

            2. Konig Luther
              • 13 Years
              8 years, 11 months ago

              not.. out for Sterling

            3. 1zverGGademN
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 11 months ago

              Same situation here and I'm planing for fast swap with someone like King