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14 May 2017 936 comments
Mark Mark
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Sunday’s events begin at Selhurst Park in an encounter that’s crucial from a Premier League perspective but offers only partial Fantasy interest.

Following Swansea City’s victory at Sunderland on Saturday, relegation-threatened Crystal Palace and Hull City will go into the noon kick-off decidedly edgy, with the home side likely to be set up to avoid defeat, while the Tigers will surely need to snatch all three points.

Palace’s Wilfried Zaha is the most owned outfield player on show.

Still part of 12% of squads, the winger has nonetheless been shed by over 226,000 FPL managers over the past three Gameweeks following a dismal run of just seven points from his last five starts. That spell followed huge investment ahead of his two fixtures over Double Gameweek 34 which saw him produce a pair of 1-point returns.

Eagles boss Sam Allardyce will certainly look to Zaha to inspire his side today, along with striker Christian Benteke. The Belgian has followed a similar pattern to Zaha – spiking in ownership ahead of Gameweek 34, only to lose over 183,000 owners over the last two Gameweeks.

Benteke and his remaining owners will take some comfort from the fact that Hull City have shipped 13 goals from corners and the same number of headed goals – in both cases the most conceded in the Premier League.

But Palace have also shown fragility at set-pieces – they have also allowed 13 goals this season – a factor which could be exposed by Marco Silva’s visitors.

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

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

    Maguire goal plz

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

    1 - 1 please, Clucas & Thomkins

  3. boc610
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    cmon Marco , put that pint of wine swilling, bung loving charlatan in his place!

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

    Palace 0-1 Hull

    Maguire

  5. Odikostar
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Don't let this be a ZahaTekkers day please

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      lol

  6. Whats the Mata?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Predictions for today?

  7. Delhidynamo
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    How's the weather?

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

      Oooft

  8. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Apologies if I annoyed anyone.

    I don't live in London and I thought the news was genuine.

    I'm big enough and ugly enough to admit I was a bit of a Pratt.

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

      Don't apologise for being big and ugly

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

        😉

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

    Anything but Zaha involvement

    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      😀

    2. Egyptian Giza
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Lol

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

      Ah boy.

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

    Christ, it feels like I'm the only one that doesn't own Maguire.

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

      Don't worry, I don't either

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

        I'm not worried about not owning a Hull defender 😉

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

          It keeps me awake at night

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

    What have I seen Marco Silva in?

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

      The Land Before Time

    2. boc610
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      the american office

  12. FALCAO & MOU
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Hull 0-2, own goals from Jaku and Robertson. (I own them).

  13. andy85wsm
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I don't really want Swansea or Hull to go down

    Swansea because...Sigurdsson (although he'd easily get back in the prem)

    Hull because Silva got all that stick from Merson + Thompson and has done great since he got in for the most part

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

      Hull to down but Silva to get decent job.

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

        He had to beat Sunderland last week.

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

          True but he's done a pretty decent job taking over a club that had just sold it's star performer.
          Sunderland result will cost them.

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

      Hull should go down and Silva up to a better club

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

      True that, Palace should go down instead

      1. andy85wsm
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Benteke 🙁

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

      Agreed. I'm sure neither of these 2 clubs would have been in this position, had Silva and Clement managed them for the entire season.

    5. FALCAO & MOU
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I don't think a team which conceded two against Sunderland deserves to be up.(Double up grudge).

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

      Yeah me too

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

    Only have 3 Spurs today

    1. FALCAO & MOU
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I got 11.

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

        Max is 3

        1. FALCAO & MOU
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          I didn't say in FPL.

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

            This is FFS

    2. andy85wsm
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Same here, hoping to not lose any rank but I'd say it's unlikely.

      Not expecting Spurs to batter us just because it's the last game at WHL

    3. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Ditto

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

      His agent?

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

    Beautiful day for football, weather looks perfect.

    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Link?

    2. andy85wsm
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      You are the worst! 🙂

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

        😛 😉

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

      That is so Iowa 2014

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

      Reported. Ban this troll.

    5. Pariße
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      to play or watch it? 🙂

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

      Temp: 17c
      Humidity: 47%
      Wind: 21 km/h
      Perc: 0%

      To be precise

    7. semiconductor
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Great games all over Europe

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

    OMG zaha

  17. semiconductor
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    If hull won today it will be
    Cry 38
    Swa 38
    Hull 37

    Who do u think will go down taking into consideration the remaining fixture?

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

    Chucky explodes......max baps.

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

      😉

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

    My Hull CS gone after 2 minutes. HAHAHAHA

  20. andy85wsm
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Zaha! 1-0

  21. Alan_T
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    They deserve to go down for that...

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

    Anyone but Zaha I said...

  23. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Rannochia fail

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

    Yes Palace

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

    Filthy casuals win again.

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

      Zaha was easy to just leave on a bench for the past few gw's. He was great option option against Hull. I would say many planned to keep him purely for bench boost as they didn't see the merits in alternatives such as JWP or Albrighton.

      Kudos I say..

  26. SAY SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Kept Zaha 😎

    1. ste667
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I didn't. And he just scored past my BB keeper...

  27. Waynoo
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    this will be nil nil

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

      Good shout Nostradamus.

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

        😆

  28. Holmes
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Jakupovic cleanie gone 😮

    That Silva face 🙁

  29. andy85wsm
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Someone in my minileague didn't have a wildcard - into BB, just BB

    Has Pickford, Zaha (just scored), Olsson (CS), Holgate

    Not too shabby.