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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. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    With front three of Ibra, Kane and Lukaku, I've not got a bit of dilemma ahead of GW27/28 😕 ....

    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Same, I'm doing Kane to Aguero, and probably benching Ibra and Aguero GW28.

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

        Have been set on Ibra to Aguero, mainly du to fund saved, and explosiveness of Kane. Could ofc forego Aguero altogether and go with Stering/Sane

        1. 1966 was a great year for E…
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          I'm getting one of them as well.

  2. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    lol @ Ibra sellers

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

      You can't get these points!

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

        jealous non-Ibra owner

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

          o/

        2. Pep bites Kun
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Jaysus Sails - 1 comment short of a full sentence there 🙂

          Good luck next week - I'll bookmark you 😉

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

    Great Ibra freekick. Probably a big conspiracy behind it though.

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

      Bound to be. We've bribed the whole country for every trophy we've ever won.

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

        Well yeah, hence why we've continued to smash it in recent seasons.

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

          Chips.....shoulders.....you know how it works.

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

            Yep, sure that's life!

  4. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    That was perfect range for Ibra. Just thump it. Not much finesse necessary.

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

      "just thump it" 😆
      Class insight.

  5. Phil Dagger ⭐
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Kane + Alli + Eriksen Pays off 😎

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

    Does Forster even save anything these days?

    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Good point that - seemed to have lost his mojo even before Fonte left.

  7. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I gotta give ibra his due respect. I really didnt think we would do it in the prem just cos i think his body wouldnt hold up due to age.

    Proven me wrong big time

    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Never had any pace to lose, which helps. Like Teddy Sheringham.

    2. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I thought he would find it a lot more difficult in PL - man's a machine and also half mad, but it work's for him. His book is a good insight.

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

    Ibra's 25th goal of the season. Didn't expect him to bomb but didn't expect him to be so successful either. Quality

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

      Very pleased he's done as well as he has. 35 year old coming from the "absolutely dreadful" Ligue 1 being one of the best strikers in England this season is quite nice

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

    Bailly & Smalling are well and truly first choice for choice now right

    Jones just squad

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

      Should have a ? in there

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

    I need Ibra back for BOU

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

      I'm thinking of selling 🙁

  11. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Ibra's one of those players who are especially unlucky to be playing in the Messi-Ronaldo era

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

      I think he's done alright

    2. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Why? He doesn't give a to$$ what they do

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

      How is that unlucky?

      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Because he reckons he's in the shadow of greater players - which he is. He's a great player in his own right, but not the 'talent' of Messi or Ron.

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

      I don't really think he is from the same era. Ibra is 35. Messi is 29 and Ronaldo is 32. 6 years on Messi is a lot.

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

        But then it depends on what's the time range for an era. There was always Henry or Zidane or real Ronaldo before Messi/CR7.

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

      He's still not the third best in the world, so even without those 2, he wouldn't be the best.

    6. Pards Against Humanity
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Hes a god in Sweden. I'd settle for that

  12. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Ibra price rise ?

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

    Time to get rid of linesmen altogether in favour of video refereeing?
    Or at least take them off offside duty and let them concentrate on other shizzle?

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

      Agreed, they should be selling hot dogs to the front rows of the stand.

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

      Get rid of the offside rule altogether I say

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

        That'd be brilliant. Just buy Akinfenwa and leave him in the box.

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

      Something like that, a video ref in the ref's ear with line technology. Makes it much easier. At least for things like that goal, the really big decisions like that, I just think it's vital. Not like there isn't huge money on the line with some of these calls these days, really should be instilled even purely from that perspective.

    4. Jigger & Pony
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A review system like tennis/cricket is needed

    5. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Oh yes . A travesty that the greatest game in the world is hampered by human error.
      It will happen sooner or later , so why must it be later ? Ridiculous !

    6. kalmoffit
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Nah. Soton get what they expected anyway.

    7. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Don't worry. In time it will all become video assisted.

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

        It'll need to be - players will have 'Spaceboots' & 'Nitro jetpacks' by then.

        😉

        1. Bun Rab
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Nice. World cup will be 96 teams by then too!

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

            Yep.
            Saw it in a magazine years ago, there was even a fish playing in goals

            1. Bun Rab
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Billy! It will also be VR so no contact is available.

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

                That's the chap, cracking goalkeeper. 🙂

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

            Syria to host.

            1. Bun Rab
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              In pre heated stadia.

  14. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Messi goal

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

      Yeah wasn't a clean strike.....

  15. Clifford☯
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Not sure if it was posted Earlier

    FPL‏@OfficialFPL 14m14 minutes ago
    UPDATE No assist for Spurs' 1st goal. Shawcross significantly altered the ball's intended destination, resulting in the opportunity for Kane

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

      All Mark's rivals probably had Eriksen so it didn't matter for him.

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

        😀 salty....

    2. Dirty Harry
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Surprised McAuley didnt get it

      1. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        This lol

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

      Significantly altered the ball's intended destination by deflecting it from going to Kane so it went to Kane instead.

      I didn't think it was an assist but my days they like to make things confusing.

      1. Camp No No
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        ^THIS 42 f**king million times!

    4. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      *gets popcorn*

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

      I'm gobsmacked. Well done FPL.

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

    Kane, Alli and Eriksen added 15 points to the top 10,000 average. LOL @ me for being optimistic at the start of every gameweek.

  17. Jeremy Corbyn
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I'm in big trouble.

    Costa->Kun
    Alli->Sterling
    Phillips->Sane

    That's what I've done. But now I regret it. Cause I will probably have to get 6 hits to pull a full squad in gw28.

    I don't understand what's best. Help me.

    1. Jeremy Corbyn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I'm on 77 + Mane to play. But don't feel any joy.

    2. Dirty Harry
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Meh GW28.

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

      Too late for regrets. Live with it.

    4. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Don't need a full squad for 28 imo.

      1. Jeremy Corbyn
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        ok, so you also think that huh? With few teams playing, there should not be a huge average score. Maybe it's the way to go indeed.

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

      Couldn't even wait for it tbc

      1. Jeremy Corbyn
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        you mean the double? that does not make a difference, I think

  18. Zlat-man
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Any way to find out 'what my cap scored VS what i could have scored if i selected the highest scorer of my team every gw"?

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

      Yeah there is a site but I forget

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

        http://anewpla.net/fpl/

        Found it

    2. Dirty Harry
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Anewpla

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

      gargatron?

  19. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Who wins:

    A.

    B. Mane & 6pts

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

      I'm gonna go out on a limb and say B.

    2. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A but tight

    3. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      B. Easily.

    4. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Ignore the casuals Jaf

  20. tm245
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Who is the second best forward for gw28?

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

      Luka Llorente Carroll in that order

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

      Carroll if fit. LLorente maybe.

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

      lolrente

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

      Andy Carroll. Someone needs to tell him.

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

        If you listen to Bilic, he's been running for like a month now and is almost always fit, yet just never plays because of some very minor niggle.

    5. tm245
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Motley crew, that.

      I might have more money not playing than playing for gw28...

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

      I'm going Barnes and switching to 352 after 28. Think Barnes is as good a shout as any against a Liverpool defence

      1. tm245
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Interesting idea. Hard for me to downshift to 2 strikers with Kane Aguero Costa Lukaku Ibrahimovic to pick from.

  21. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Ibra dead

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

    If Soton played like this all the time they'd be doing far better in the league. Look very up for it.

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

      Gabbiadini looks lively.

    2. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yoshida watch

  23. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Zlatan? Are you injured

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

      He's fine

  24. TOBY1
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Standing by 2-1 Soton - Gabbiadini winner

  25. camarozz
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    It's painfully to see three of my rivals with 20 points from Kane and another with 40 points as capt. Really screwed my gw up.

  26. C_G
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    who to sell for Aguero? Costa or Kane? Captained Kane so would be an insult to ship now

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

      Points > insults

    2. Pards Against Humanity
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      if you must, then Costa.

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

      Costa. Kane's returns are undeniable

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

      It's what is best for your team. I will sell all my best players to chase dgw points.

  27. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Looks like Man U and Southampton have switched Kits- Southampton the better in possession today

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

      Utd should use that grey kit again.

  28. TOBY1
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Can I ask any United Fans, do you find your style of play interesting to watch?

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

      Yes, its the finishing thats been frustrating this season

  29. UnitedFan
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    King the best replacement for Phillips?

  30. Sweetboi
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Lingard 2-0