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3 March 2017 1446 comments
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Laurent Koscielny and Aaron Ramsey are back in contention for Arsenal’s trip to Liverpool. West Brom wide man Matt Phillips remains doubtful for the visit of Crystal Palace, though Andy Carroll is expected to be fit as West Ham go head-to-head with Chelsea.

Aaron Ramsey and Laurent Koscielny are both available for Arsenal’s trip to Liverpool, though Mohamed Elneny has been ruled out for three weeks with an ankle complaint. Arsene Wenger has suggested that Mesut Ozil “should be okay” after being sent home from training due to illness on Wednesday.

Andy Carroll is back in training ahead of West Ham’s match with Chelsea on Monday, with Slaven Bilic “very optimistic” on the target man’s availability. Michail Antonio serves a one-match ban after being dismissed away to Watford last time out.

Simon Francis has failed to recover from a hamstring complaint in time for Bournemouth’s trip to Man United, though there’s better news in attack for the Cherries, with Jordon Ibe passed fit.

Tony Pulis conceded that West Brom are “still waiting” on the fitness of Matt Phillips, though the winger is expected to return to training today. Craig Dawson is available after being forced off with a head knock last weekend.

Lazar Markovic is expected to be fit for Hull’s trip to Leicester City, though fellow new arrival Evandro remains sidelined. Dieumerci Mbokani is out for six weeks with a hamstring complaint sustained against Burnley last week, though Marco Silva reckons that Harry Maguire “should be okay” after sustaining a knee problem in the Clarets’ encounter.

Mauro Zarate is ruled out for the rest of the season with the knee injury that forced him off against West Ham last weekend. Costel Pantilimon and Daryl Janmaat are set to be assessed, though Nordin Amrabat, Christian Kabasele and Ben Watson are sidelined through injury.

Xherdan Shaqiri remains a big doubt for Stoke’s double Gameweek, with Mark Hughes admitting that the Swiss international is more likely to be available next week. Jon Walters is back in contention ahead of clashes with Middlesbrough and Man City.

George Friend and Antonio Barragan are both back in training and expected to be available for ‘Boro’s trip to the bet365 but Calum Chambers remains ruled out.

Jefferson Montero has returned to training but remains sidelined along with Ki Sung-Yeung for Swansea’s clash with Burnley. Johan Berg Gudmundsson and Steven Defour are still unavailable for the Clarets, though the latter is now back in training. Ashley Barnes serves a one-match suspension but Jeff Hendrick returns from a three-match suspension.

All this and more has now been updated in the Team News section ahead of tomorrow’s deadline. Keep an eye on our official Twitter Stream for breaking news – as the day unfolds, we will issue updates from Friday’s press conferences and refresh our Team News tab accordingly to keep you informed.

  1. Jimjam
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Heaton
    Alonso, Coleman, Brunt
    Mane, Eriksen, Alli, Phillips
    Aguero, Ibrahimovic, Defoe

    Bench: Jakupovic, Carroll, Chambers, Wilson

    0FT, 0.2 in bank

    Phillips --> King worth a -4, or just let Carroll (Swansea, not West Ham) come in if Phillips doesn't play?

    1. Lav
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Youre GTG

    2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I put Carroll in for Phillips already as Phillips is gimpy and Carroll is home to Burnley. But you are... good to go

    1. AZERTY
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I just bought a bread

    2. Jam0sh
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Panic

    3. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      That's when he felt the tighntess according to Dinners

      1. _Gunner
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Aguero has a slight Injury???

        1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Nah... nothing about an injury

    4. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Definitely not starting. Match against Huddersfield, training and a match against Sunderland? I don't think so.

  2. Yorkshire Tyke
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Morning gentlemen.

    Play 1:

    Yoshida (wat)
    Lanzini (CHE)
    T Carroll (BUR)

    Cheers for replies like!

    1. Jimjam
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      That is a tough one. Carroll for me I think.

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Tough! Carroll just too

  3. _Gunner
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Bench one please:

    A- Holebas
    B- Baines
    C- Philips

    1. Yorkshire Tyke
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Holebas.

    2. Hernanred
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I'm benching Baines at the moment, but it's a difficult choice.

      1. _Gunner
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Watford will probably concede, but still Holebas's attacking potential can't be ignored.

    3. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      A

      I have Phillips

  4. AA33
      9 years, 3 months ago

      When is Pep's press conference? When is it? WHEN IS IT??? 🙁 😉

    • Az
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      There will be (at least) one new user who comes onto this site, sees the Allen bandwagon, jumps on and hands him the TC.

      They will become the hero of their workplace when he scores 20+

      1. Numb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        This. Its bound to backfire

        1. Jøssy ⭐
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Absolutely this!!

    • Irish Madridista ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Typical, just typical... Now all the casual Aguero TCers are going to jump on my differential TC.

      Can't catch a break this year.

      1. Gegenpress
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Aguero TC - That's the differential!

      2. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Better move it to Glen Whelan TC instead

    • Hernanred
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Start Holebas or Baines? Already starting Goalman...

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Play Baines and Holebas

        1. _Gunner
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          would you play both ahead of Philips?

          1. Ha.
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            No, I'd play Phillips ahead of Holebas

            1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Phillips is likely out

    • RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Which 2 of these 4 to play in the below team:

      A. Coleman
      B. Phillips
      C. Evans
      D. J. King

      Heaton
      Alonso - Walker - Pieters(x2)
      Mane - Siggy
      Kane - Kun(C)(x2) - Zlatan

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Phillips
        Evans
        Kun x3

      2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Phillips? Isn't he still unlikely to play? Coleman and Evans

    • Aubaaaaa
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Heaton
      Alonso Brunt Maguire
      Mane Alli Sterling Siggy
      Aguero (c) Ibra Crouch

      Pickford Phillips Coleman Baines

      Did I get my bench right? Should I play anyone on my bench instead?

      1. Going Home
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Don't bench Coleman and Baines. One of them in for Maguire

    • BobB
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Any news on Henderson?

    • Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I have Sterling and Kun

      Alli to Sane (-2) as well?

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I'm suspicious about the -2

        1. Robe Wan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Plays twice innit

          1. Ha.
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            There's no guarantee of that...

    • GE
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      1) Phillips -> Sane for a hit and transfer out before GW30
      2) Chambers -> Stones for a hit and keep long term

      1. Robe Wan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        1

      2. GE
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Will play Robertson/Phillips if not doing 1) or 2).

      3. Going Home
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I did 1. Slight buyer's remorse today but the side looks great with 4 doubles!

        1. GE
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          You have Sterling and Aguero as well?

    • kumast
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Anyone triple captaining Sterling?

    • FPL ElasticO
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      How many City players will you look to have & may be a stoke player too???

      1. Irish Madridista ⭐
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        All you need is Joe to keep you Sane.

        His Sterling efforts in the next week will Grant me my highest haul of the season, before it inevitably Pieters out.

    • ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Anyone got a link for the Aguero hamstring tweet?

      1. Numb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Az

        1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          So just BS then?

          1. Numb
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Assume so

          2. Somalion
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            It is.

      2. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Just go on Ben Dinnery account and look back about 2 hours, he says it multiple times in response to questions from others.

        1. The Tinkerman
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          https://twitter.com/BenDinnery/status/837595557954732032

          That's the one quoted earlier

        2. A.T
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Yes but where is he getting it from?

          1. The Tinkerman
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            His crystal ball? I tend not to question him 😀

            There is a Pep quote floating about talking about his hamstring, but I don't know if it's genuine.

        3. Somalion
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          It began, from what I can see, with this

          https://twitter.com/BenDinnery/status/837594214552776705

          However, if you search that quote from Pep, it doesn't show up anywhere. To me, looks like someone has falsely attributed a quote to Pep and fooled Dinnery into commenting on it (isn't hard, Dinnery likes to pretend he's "itk" so any rumour you create that's even semi plausible will have him responding to it).

          1. A.T
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            😆

          2. Irish Madridista ⭐
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            🙂

          3. The Tinkerman
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            You're right, clearly I should have less faith in him.

    • Karan_G14
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Is the City presser today?
      Feeling nervy about Aguero Captain now.

    • Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Stopped reading at Ben.

      1. Robe Wan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Stop going on about Benjamin Netanyahu

        1. Going Home
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          You're never going to meet him

      2. Irish Madridista ⭐
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Mr. Dover will be very disappointed.

      3. Robe Wan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        #bonygate

        1. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          This.

          #neverforget

      4. Christina.
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Ben after reading?

        Good movie.

        Ben Arfa reading.

        Good team name.

    • Kings of Lyon ★
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Now aguero is potentially fecked and my TC is active

      Fletcher to Allen TC for -4 ?

      1. I Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Kun to Nacho.

        1. Kings of Lyon ★
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          what about the false 9??

          1. Irish Madridista ⭐
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            That's harsh on Nacho, he's still young..

      2. Irish Madridista ⭐
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Wait I thought you were already on Joe TC? I've been talking him up solely because I thought you had done the research?

        1. Kings of Lyon ★
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          It was Woody Allen I was talking about 😉

          1. Irish Madridista ⭐
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            That happens far too often to me..

          2. Business Cat
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Tim Allen a better pick

      3. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I heard there is a cheat where if you deactivate your TC, activate your WC, and then activate your TC again, you get a triple triple captain (i.e. x 9 points)

        1. Kings of Lyon ★
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Haha ! I bloody love this

      4. Pasqualinho
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I think you'll need both Allen and Fletcher going forward. They have the perfect DGW/No Blank combination.

      5. Ten Season Wonder
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        You can un-activate it you know...

    • FFPro
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Start who:

      A) Phillips
      B) Carroll
      C) Yoshida

      1. FFPro
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        whom* ?

      2. Ten Season Wonder
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Phillips (Carroll first sub)

        1. FFPro
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          That's what I had, cheers. Typical Pulis wish he would give something more definitive.

          I think Phillips more likely to start if he's fit enough

    • Hungry Singh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Morning chaps!

      Would you start Phillips or Rondon?

      1. Going Home
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Not unless I was Tony Pullis

        1. Going Home
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          And even then, probably only Phillips

    • radelaide
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      hey lads. Already have Sane and Aguero.
      thinking sanchez > kdb or sanchez > sterling for the -4.

      Thoughts? Cheers.

      1. Ten Season Wonder
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Sterling and save extra funds for next week

    • Christina.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I'm playing false 69 this week. Wifey said so.

      Christina(TC)

      1. Pasqualinho
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Ballsy.

      2. Chris_White
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        You got me all wet.

    • Zappamorata
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Bench three(3) please thanks:

      A- Alonso E. Fraser
      B- Baines F. Son
      C- Walker G. Mcauley
      D- Yoshida

      1. Ten Season Wonder
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Baines
        Yosh
        Fraser

        1. Zappamorata
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Baines as first sub?

          1. Ten Season Wonder
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            100%

    • Ten Season Wonder
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Sorry for sounding like a novice, but will Spurs (notably Kane) have a DGW at all? if so, when? and what fixtures??

      1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        They'll have one at least - no-one knows when or what fixtures though

      2. Christina.
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        no he won't. Spurs will only play 36 fixtures this year.

        1. Ten Season Wonder
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Sarcasm is my second favourite language Christina 😉

      3. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Yes, but we don't know when or who one of the fixtures will be. They blank next week, that fixture will be played anywhere between GW32-37.

      4. Ten Season Wonder
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I'm asking because I am debating whether to TC Kun this weekend

        1. Athletic Bilbo
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          If they beat Millwall in the cup they also blank in the weekend GW34, although may rearrange that fixture for the following midweek

    • Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I hope that Pep doesn't "do a Pulis" and just not mention the Aguero thing at all 🙁

      1. A.T
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Oh you're good, I'll give you that 😀

        1. Numb
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          😉

    • AusBest11
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Transfer another man city player and for who? Or leave?

      Play Phillips or crouch?

      Grant (Foster)
      Azpil Coleman Reid (chambers Holgate)
      Erikson Mané sterling Siggy (Phillips)
      Aguero lukaku Crouch.

    • ♤TeddyBear♤
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      PUT A FLAG ON AGUERO SO NONE OF MY RIVALS GET HIM

      1. Christina.
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        ƃuᴉɯɐǝɹɔs doʇs

    • Pompel
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      On the flip side, if Pep mentions Kun hammy, TC Kun will be a true differential if he actually will be OK and play both 🙂
      Break or bust!

    • meerlight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Has there been any news on Allen in the pressers?

      1. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        He has a tight headband