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5 May 2017 3137 comments
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Double Gameweek 36 gets up and running at the London Stadium this evening as West Ham United entertain title-chasing Tottenham Hotspur.

The visitors roll up knowing that a win would take them to just one point behind Chelsea at the summit, with attacking trio Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen playing a prominent role in many Wildcards selctions over the last few days.

All three have merited our attention.

Kane – who has already picked up 13 points against the Hammers in Gameweek 12 – has seven goals and three assists in his last five starts and is second only to Alexis Sanchez in our Gameweek 36 Captain Poll, with 11% backing.

Eriksen has delivered double-figures in each of his previous two road trips, while Alli’s run of eight returns in the last nine Gameweeks has taken him to nine points off the top of the FPL player standings.

Devoid of a Double Gameweek, Fantasy interest in West Ham’s assets is minimal at best – the main impact will be their ability to breach a defence that’s conceded just once in their previous six.

Slaven Bilic’s side will take some solace in their 3-2 loss at White Lane back in November, though – that was one of only five times that Spurs have conceded more than a single goal in the league this season.

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

  1. Gabantoya
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    is missing the deadline for lukaku>costa a bliss? now i have 2 ft to work on the mess spurs left us.

  2. Deus
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    The result is fine people

  3. GoonerByron
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Finally owning no Tottenham players had paid off.. Shame I killed my rank WCing last week instead of this!

  4. JAC THE CAT
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Spurs assets are still good for me.

    They will want to sign off from White Hart Lane in style, they will also feel duty bound to perform against Hull in the relegation battle.

    Leicester is the only potential rotation.

    1. Karan_G14
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      I'm sticking with them for the double atleast.

    2. Pep says
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Will they though, they're gonna be pretty devastated after that!

      1. JAC THE CAT
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        It's a blow for sure, do you think they really thought they could pull it back?

    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Why would they feel 'duty bound'? The only duty they have is to protect their assets which means not letting them (i.e. Kane, Alli, Eriksen, Lloris) get injured

      1. JAC THE CAT
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        Protect them for what? They ain't going to sit out the rest of the season just in case.

        I fully believe they will play that last game with integrity.

    4. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      They wanted to finish above Arsenal last year and somehow completely bottled it.

      I think they will crumble now, fixtures aren't great either.

    5. Lallana_
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Let's find out how all the results go, some teams may be more/less motivated than others for the league

      1. JAC THE CAT
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        Imagine if Chelsea slip up, now that would be interesting.

    6. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Yeah United who have not conceded more than one in any of the last 25 games will roll over just because it is the last game at WHL.

      1. JAC THE CAT
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        1-0 win maybe 😉

    7. Dino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Lol talk about self affirming bias!

  5. JJeyy
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    TC:
    Jesus or Sanchez?

    1. Ibracadabra
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Jesus for me if Aguero groin doesn't heal properly.

  6. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Ditched Alli, Eriksen and Son on my wildcard this week.

    Finally safe to come out from behind the sofa.

    Still need the players I bought in to do better than 2 points each though.

    So far So good though..............

    1. Dino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      I ditched Kane but brought in vertonghen and still have Ali. I'll still be fearful in the double without Kane but his away form is rank awful

  7. Ange Ball
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    As Spurs fan I ready know how the last 3 games will pan out Draw with Utd and Lose against Leicester win against hull so get rid of Spurs players fast as we will finish 3rd. No character

    1. Lallana_
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Can't see much against United and Leicester BUT United might bin the league off this weekend if Arsenal beat them

      1. Camp No No
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        While the big match status could have some appeal to Spurs anyway. I think that match has chances to be decent for Spurs assets. The rest less so.

    2. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      I doubt that win against an in-form Hull team fighting for their lives.

    3. TLF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Can't see a win against Hull, not with their form and relegation fight

  8. Pieterke30
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Chelsea triple ups about to backfire big time in 37 now... only one start likely for Costa, Pedro,...maybe even Hazard.

    1. Lallana_
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Nah, they'll play to celebrate the title win at home.

      GW38 is the one to worry about

    2. Ibracadabra
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      #BuyWillian?

    3. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Should still feature in at least 1 of the 2 games, that's good enough for me. There are hardly a plethora of viable alternatives.

  9. Lallana_
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Arsenal v Man Utd prediction?

    Thinking 2-0 Arsenal. Think they'll show up for a change.

    1. Ibracadabra
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      2-1. Martial or Rooney for United with a consolation. A home win though.

    2. ryacoo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      1-1

    3. Tinzelbat
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      0 0 or 1 1

  10. Olee
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Dont get why people are so desperate cause of this loss...we all knew the stakes.
    All of a sudden CFC could drop a game, and then its game on!

    Relax guys, its not givet that Spurs will implode like last season...right!?

    1. MTPockets
        9 years, 27 days ago

        It's a manic depressive site.

      • George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        The only chance of that is away to a team already eating drinking cheap lager and eating chips in Skeg Vegas.

      • Patio Kev
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        Chelsea will absolutely batter Boro on Monday.

    2. Zebrahimović
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      AHHHH...Thought i'd activated my Triple Captain Chip to use on Sanchez this week! Alas no!

      Now i'm going to have to play it on the last GW as i'm BB-ing next week. Is this the end of the world?

      1. FPLHaggis
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        no

      2. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        No. That was Spurs losing against the Hammers tonight.

      3. Patio Kev
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        Nah, it's only worth something if Alexis goes nuts.......

      4. BC1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        Meh, not the end of the world .. There's this fella Spencer, top 10k OR, forgets to hit his wildcard button this gameweek leaving him with a -40 hit and Anichebe captain! ... that's damn near end of the world stuff.

        1. ChristoBisto
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 27 days ago

          That's hilarious! Don't know why people bother with doing loads of transfers but holding off hitting wildcard. Asking for trouble, he deserves it

    3. FPLHaggis
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Spurs will beat United, lose to Leicester and score at Hull..

      Don't panic lads 🙂

    4. Karan_G14
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Siggy looks such a good pick for the next 2 (sun, WBA) and maybe a Swansea defender too!

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        Glad I have him.He's gonna score tomorrow too.

    5. Roy Rovers
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      A or B

      A : Fuchs
      B : Huth.

    6. The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Can only afford Jesus before he rises. Risk this tonight?

      Benteke > Jesus

      1. Karan_G14
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        He won't rise.

        1. The Tinkerman
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 27 days ago

          Why not? Predicted to do so on both price rise sites

      2. Olee
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        Should have done it this week imo, risk if he gets injured tomorrow. But the transfer in itself is good

        1. The Tinkerman
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 27 days ago

          Would have cost me an extra hit to do it this week. And I didn't want to have to bench vertonghen... although didn't work out so great.

    7. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Mathematically Spurs still can win it even if Chelsea wins at Boro. So Chelsea's WBA game should still be safe. Unfortunately, if they do their best in that and win it, then it's finished before Spurs host ManU. Also before the Chelsea-Watford.

      1. the snazzy viking
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        COME ON BORO

        1. Camp No No
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 27 days ago

          Nah, Chelsea will smash them. Deal with it. 😎

          1. the snazzy viking
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 27 days ago

            probably but if anyone can slip up, it's John Terry's Chelsea

            1. George Sillett
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 27 days ago

              What on earth are you on about ?

              1. the snazzy viking
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 27 days ago

                Apologies, got caught up with John Terry's penalty miss and slip in the Champions League against Man Utd. I should never make these puns again

                1. ChristoBisto
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 27 days ago

                  I got the joke 🙂

                2. George Sillett
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 27 days ago

                  Apologies - blonde moment on my part . ☺

    8. boc610
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      We all got so much off spurs assets last few months,try be little grateful !

      Was bound to dry up some stage

      1. Patio Kev
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        Agreed, I've had a treble up since GW29, they have served me very well in that time.

        Ditched them all this week though..............

    9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      thinking of kane to anichebe to free up funds and go strong in midfield and defence

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        kane has 2 away games and 1 home game v stiff united defence

        we have already seen kane and spurs struggle away from home

        1. Lallana_
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 27 days ago

          Don't think Anichebe is a good bench boost option if that's what you're using next week

          1. IRBOX ⚽
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 27 days ago

            Great enabler

    10. Digital-Real
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Am i correct, same thing happened last season, we took out Spurs players and then they hammered Utd at WHL. This played went ballistic. Utd visit WHL next week.....

      1. Digital-Real
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        *place

      2. MTPockets
          9 years, 27 days ago

          Took them out b/c no dgw.

        • Weasel Boy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 27 days ago

          Shhhh
          Don't remind this fickle bunch

      3. Lallana_
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        Incredible turn around by Conte to (basically) win the title after that start. He just needed an adjustment period. I'm sure Chelsea will splash the cash this summer on a worldclass striker to replace Costa.

        Hope they sign Belotti for an inflated fee rather than someone like Griezzmaan.

      4. Big_Bear
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        What's the chances of Wal(c)ott starting on Sunday?

        1. Lallana_
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 27 days ago

          69%

          1. Big_Bear
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 27 days ago

            Cheers I'll take that....... 🙂

            1. Lallana_
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 27 days ago

              Make your Friday more enjoyable haha

        2. 32chickens
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 27 days ago

          Slim

        3. william prunier
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 27 days ago

          Slim in new formation

          1. Big_Bear
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 27 days ago

            Noooooo, I was obviously hoping for a start

      5. Boomerang V
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        6 points with 3 Spurs Kane, Alli abd Eriksen 🙁

        Bad start!

        At least I didn't captain any of them

      6. Scout picks challenge gw34 results
        @ocprodigy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 34 RESULTS

        Apologies for Gw36 - I will open it straight after this.
        I didn't realise there was a game on tonight.
        Of course Spurs and West Ham players are ***EXCLUDED*** from this gameweek. Do not pick them, they will score you zero.

        ***** GAMEWEEK RESULTS *****

        Scores on the doors;

        1st - The Snazzy Viking (89pts) [3pts]
        Top 4% - A Manager Has No Name (85pts), IanP1970 (80pts) [2pts]
        Top 10% - D3BUG (78pts), Camara, Squire345 (77pts), Jay, We Go For It (74pts) [1pt]

        with Scratch missing out on 71pts!

        The FFS Scout Picks and Differentials scored a respectable 75pts, so the following received a bonus point;

        The Snazzy Viking, A Manager Has No Name, D3BUG, Camara and Squire345.

        ***** THE STANDINGS *****

        Guys...really...IanP1970 is building a huge lead at the top! Your top three;

        1st - IanP1970 (31pts)
        2nd - Slippin' Jimmy (23pts)
        3rd - A Manager Has No Name (22pts)

        Spreadsheet: https://www.dropbox.com/s/oyuz31n7ppeccuu/Scout%20Picks%20Challenge.xlsm?dl

      7. JIM BOB
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        A load of clowns on here were slating Calleri, but I thought he led the line superbly.

        Excellent movement and pressed the Spurs defence in to mistakes.

        Great team performance.

      8. Kryten
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        Villa ronka didn't get Kane in his wc. The guys has fpl super powers

        1. Lizard Lips
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 27 days ago

          He's a machine. Unreal rank considering he does his transfers on Friday and the players all doing well made early transfers this season.

      9. Red Card Rockets
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        That pitch still seems like a tennis court to me.

      10. Hy liverpool
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        Went for Jamie Vardy over costa/Kane at the end .

        Very weird people didn't consider him as an option.

        1. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 27 days ago

          You're great.

          1. Hy liverpool
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 27 days ago

            RF
            Calm down

        2. Lallana_
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 27 days ago

          Nice pick! I was considering him but knew it would be easy to get him if I wanted to bin Costa/Kane if I didn't want them anymore

          1. Hy liverpool
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 27 days ago

            You have costa ?
            My ML rival captained him
            Need a big sofa this Monday 😀

        3. Kryten
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 27 days ago

          Fair play brave and you kept siggy.. good luck the game need people to mix it up or we end up with to many template dullards like me

      11. FPL Maldini
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        One of my ML rivals just transferred out Costa for Vardy (and he doesn't own Hazard)

        It's either the dumbest move or most genius move

        Thoughts?

        1. fedolefan
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 27 days ago

          It's either the dumbest move or most genius move

        2. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 27 days ago

          Is that him above?

          1. Les Bleus
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 27 days ago

            😀

          2. Hy liverpool
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 27 days ago

            Lol

        3. Kryten
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 27 days ago

          We will see but looks a bad move to me

        4. A.T
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 27 days ago

          Thinking wether or not it's bad to have a pot noodle at bed time.

          1. Tansey
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 27 days ago

            never a wrong time to have pot noodles

            1. Forza Papac
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 27 days ago

              True

        5. George Sillett
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 27 days ago

          Who cares ?

      12. Tansey
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        Which of these 2 moves to fund Afobe -> Jesus?

        A) Tadic -> Redmond
        B) Kane -> Costa

        1. Kryten
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 27 days ago

          I would wait till after the games probably a

      13. Kryten
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        I am frustrated with three spurs blanks but on the positive really look forward to 37 bb team look sexay with all those dgwers

        1. Hy liverpool
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 27 days ago

          Holgate Pickford and anichebe aren't looking good on my BB

        2. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 27 days ago

          Took Kane out for Costa. Yay

          Spent the extra money on Vert. Doh.

        3. faulksp
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 27 days ago

          How good does it look to see 14 dgw players all lined up..

          ...I really do need to get out more !!!!