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26 February 2017 3668 comments
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There’s just a single Gameweek 26 fixture on Sunday’s menu as Tottenham Hotspur entertain Stoke City in the 1.30pm kick off.

Harry Kane, Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli boast the main goal threat for the hosts as Maurico Pochettino names the same XI that started against Genk in midweek – an indication that Spurs will line up in a 3-4-2-1 set-up.

Snapped up by over 96,000 FPL managers last week, Kane was the sixth most captained player in the Gameweek – he’s bagged four goals in his last two at the Lane and fired a hat-trick against Fulham in the FA Cup last weekend.

Eriksen, meanwhile, has delivered double-figures in four of his last six home appearances in the league and served up a goal and assist on Thursday evening.

Alli has managed attacking returns in four of his previous six at the Lane but was still subject to more sales (66,000+) than any player without a Gameweek 26 fixture.

Meanwhile, Fantasy managers have the chance to do some early scouting on Stoke’s main men ahead of a potential double Gameweek 27.

Should Man City progress past Huddersfield on Wednesday night and confirm the double, the likes of Peter Crouch and Marko Arnautovic could find their way into our short-term plans.

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  1. Lizard Lips
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    If I had captained Lukaku over Kane last week and Kane over Lukaku this week I think my top 1k finish would have been alive. Damn these dreams and ambitions.

    1. French Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      if my grand ma had balls she d be my gran pa 😀

  2. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    All we need is an Eriksen goal and Walker assist now.

    1. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Would be nice

    2. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Please happen.

  3. Somalion
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Hughes has had this coming. Thought he was putting together a handy side last season but has tinkered it to death.

  4. asy1mpo
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    So whos smug and captained Kane? I went for Costa and Lukaku this week - at least they scored. And I've got Eriksen so getting some points.

    I need to know confirmation if City have double gameweek is GW27. Then get Aguero in. May have to jump on bandwagon and get Kane. 3rd hattrick in 9 games.

    Would have to get rid of Lukaku and Costa for Aguero and Kane. Would get rid of Phillips (since especially if hes injured) but would have £5 for a midfielder - not too many options.

    1. Rossamous
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Transfer out your third striker and Costa for Aguero and Kane? Maybe take a hit or two to bring them in by downgrading a mid

      1. asy1mpo
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Third striker is Rondon - want to get rid of him as hes in poor form. £6.7 with £3m in bank. If I have Kane, Costa and Lukaku, need to save £1.6m from somewhere. Midfielder currently Mane, Sigurdsson, Eriksen, Pedro, Phillip. (All my defenders cheap - Brunt, Love, Gibson, Amat, except Coleman). Only midfielders want rid of is Phillips. Need to see how Mane does. A cheaper LFC option would help things. Although dont want Liverpool to win, could do with Lallana hitting some form.

    2. Neeskens Under Matip
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Everton have a few. Davies hit the woodwork yesterday...

      1. asy1mpo
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Good shout on Davies. He was good at start - not sure hes done (as) much recently - but Everton have good fixtures

        1. Neeskens Under Matip
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Or Lookman...

  5. b✪mber
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Being in the top 10K was nice, hf+gl all.

    *has 0 Spurs*

    1. Mark-O
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Ouch

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      RIP

  6. NATSTER
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Sorry. Will any player get assist for the first goal ?

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

      No.

      1. NATSTER
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks.

  7. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Keown not even checking the score 😆

  8. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Kane could end up with 6 in this match

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      By my calculations, he is on for that exact amount if he continues this rate.

    2. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      As long as its eriksen, alli or walker providing the assusts I won't mind too much.

    3. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Enough of Kane now, I need Alli goals and Wanyama assists.

      1. Garlana
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        You own wanyama!?

  9. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Email already sent about a freekick I didn't see going wide.

  10. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Kane owner but didn't have balls to captain him...meh. This was my chance to shoot up in rankings

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Be happy you own him and shut up

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        All my rivals have him aswell so doesn't affect me much.

    2. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Whenever I captain him to shoot up the rankings, he does nothing. I can't blame myself too much. He's pretty much failed every time I've captained him and I've captained him 3-4 times.

    3. fiveyears
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Difficult call though in hindsight, after Spurs' games in Europe I thought a rested Lukaku would do more damage, you win some you lose some!

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah. Was set to captain Kane before that Europa league game where he played really poor. It changed my mind.

  11. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Alli & Eriksen softening the blow of not owning Kane, any thoughts on Eriksen getting the 1st assist?

    1. Crouching Tiger
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      0% chance

    2. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Doubt it, not really an assist, and im an eriksen owner

    3. JustPark
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Kane outscore them anyway.

      -Both owner.

  12. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    A Stoke goal would be laaaaavley

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yes
      Too many Walker owners

    2. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      This. Need it so much.

  13. FPL Puppy
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    One of my main rivals has Kane as TVC.... Thank God he had TC on Lukaku...!

  14. Tibbs
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Not sure how I feel getting rid of Alli>>Siggy last night (kept Ericksen).

    1. FPL Puppy
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      With this formation, Eriksen over Alli.

  15. KJT123
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Those without Kane expecting red arrow now?

    1. MTPockets
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Just Alli = moved to red arrow.

      • Syd.
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Probably not as I have A&E

      • Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Depends how many points they have.

    2. Rossamous
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      What percentage of players have Kane as captain this gameweek overall and top 10k?

      1. Sims
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Kane 8% top 10k

        Owned by 34% in the top 10k

      2. Pep says
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Think I saw 8% in top 10k

      3. Rossamous
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers. Kane owner but non captain still a healthy green arrow then

    3. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      @Lawro

      I feel for you mate

      1. FPL Puppy
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        What happened?

        1. Bubz
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          He was saying he wanted to bring in Kane for a hit and captain him all week. But he didn't.

          1. FPL Puppy
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Ouch.. 🙁

    4. Hurricane Gilbert
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      OR1 has Kane (C), Pedro, Lukaku, Baines with Firmino and Mane left too. McAuley on the bench though...

      1. Forza Papac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Absolute filth

      2. fiveyears
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Phillips too? Surprised they'd bench McAuley this week

      3. Stats Don\'t Lie
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Thats why he's ovr1

      4. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Jesus

        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Nope, doesn't have him

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

      Whose doing Kane > Aguero this week?

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        No one

        1. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Am I silly for contemplating it then?

      2. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I had planned to but pretty hard to do it now.

        But then again Everton won't be pushovers so may just ditch Kane and bring him back in for Lukaku GW29.

        1. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          I get the whole 'form' thing, but firm believer that a performance like this shouldn't affect decision making. Lukaku a perfect example. Aguero definitely has the better fixture(s) next week.

          1. ChampChomp
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            +1 Just because someone scores a hattrick one week, doesn't mean they'll do it again next week. Aguero with two prime fixtures(one against the team that just let Kane score 3) is more likely to outscore Kane vs Everton

    6. Sims
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      72 with 1/2half (kane (c) alli allen) mane lallana to go

      Finally a good week

    7. Pep says
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Lot of Captain Hindsights mentioning how they had Kane captained up to the deadline. Unlucky.

      Kaku captainer here, was afraid of not capping him since everyone in my ML has him and no one had Kane so I minimized risk like I'm sure alot of you did so no point crying about it now

      1. The Wise Owl
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I'm not crying, I'm laughing about it!

      2. Dreams
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Yes Pep. Did the same as you. Now I will fly in my ML. Happy about it.

      3. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Yawn. My posts had laughing smilies, not crying ones

    8. KJT123
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Kane's free kick was going wide, looked to me.

    9. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Son might come on for second half to give Harry a rest 😉

    10. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Predictions for second half
      Kane (2 goals)
      Eriksen (2 assists + goal)
      Peter Crouch (2 goals)
      Pieters (1 assist)
      Arnie (1 assist)

      1. fiveyears
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Only 8-4? Lot of people will turn over to the rugby in that case

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

        Kane will come off soon I reckon

    11. GXNG
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Which of the following should I sell this week:
      Carroll
      Stanislas
      Friend
      Phillips
      Holgate
      0.1 itb and 1FT

    12. Tangerine Army XI
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A goal from Eriksen and Pieters please.

      Too much to ask?

      1. Dreams
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Maybe pieters own goal.

        1. Tangerine Army XI
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Probably!

    13. Lizard Lips
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      In the same boat KUQI except I captained him up until 1359 when I changed my mind for Lukaku.

    14. Pierce34
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      What's the % of top 10k managers that don't have Kane at all?

      1. rdamjan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        ownership in top 10k

        Alli TOT 36.8%
        Eriksen TOT 31.7%
        Kane TOT 34.7%

        captain
        Kane TOT 8.0%

        1. Pierce34
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Thanks, not too bad as Kane owner and non-captainer then.

    15. rdamjan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      How to lost Dele and Kane now? But I guess is worth it. Aguero can destroy Stoke and Sunderland.

    16. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Eriksen in the driver's seat for 2 bonus