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11 August 2017 3415 comments
Mark Mark
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The 2017/18 season gets underway this evening as Arsenal entertain Leicester City at the Emirates Stadium.

With last season’s top scoring Fantasy Premier League (FPL) player Alexis Sanchez stuck on the sidelines through injury, the stage is set for new arrival Alexandre Lacazette to make an immediate impact.

Boasting an FPL ownership of 17%, he’s is the most popular Arsenal player after netting 28 times in Ligue 1 for Lyon last season.

Encouragingly for the hosts, Lacazette scored six goals in his last four opening day appearances in the French top division.

Fellow new arrival Sead Kolasinac also makes his Premier League bow tonight – he’s owned by 12% on the back of Sunday’s Community Shield strike against Chelsea.

With clashes against Man United, Chelsea and Liverpool also to follow in the first six Gameweeks, Leicester’s key assets have been mainly overlooked.

Only 4% have taken a punt on Jamie Vardy, who averaged a healthy seven points per appearance under Craig Shakespeare in the latter stages of 2016/17.

The Foxes also face promoted pair Brighton and Huddersfield over that period, though, affording us a chance to scout Vardy and new strike partner Kelechi Iheanacho as potential differentials up top.

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

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

    Easy transfer from Firm if he hits hot form. No problem.

  2. SADIO SANÉ
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy the first price rise...BHA next

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      straight swap for those with Batshuayi..

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

    Lol at people picking lukaku over vardy

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

    firmino to vardy locked in

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      This - if Vardy doesn't + 0.1 tonight & Firmino blanks tmr

  5. The Tinkerman
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Lol and me listening to you guys and taking Vardy out of my team on Wednesday...

    1. The Tinkerman
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      At*

    2. DAZZ
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      You didnt follow the herd did you?

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        🙁

        I had Vardy for about 75% of my drafts but got constant stick for it... decided it must be my fan bias towards Leicester and wanted a Liverpool attacker... so Firmino is in there.

        1. The Tinkerman
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          At least it's an easy transfer

        2. GREENDREAMS11
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          you have to take responsibility for your own actions

          1. The Tinkerman
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            No!

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

          Bobby is not even play yet

    3. FlockofSeagulls
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Hey fellas we got one! 😆

      He actually listened to us. 😆

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

      Here we go again

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

    Vardy is such a dangerous striker! Very good player

  7. 824545201
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    GW 2 captain choice? On Kevin at the moment.
    A) Firmino (CRY)
    B) Lukaku (swa)
    C) KdB (EVE)
    D) Salah (CRY)

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

      Confucius say, you don't eat the ice cream cone before first eating the ice cream.

  8. Siggy in the Middle
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Lol @ Arsenal

    1. BUZZBOMB ♡
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Is that the best you can offer? "Lol @ ____insert team/player name____ here" is the one and only reason I detest coming on here when there's a game on.

  9. Ser Davos
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    When I saw Vardy had Brighton GW2 I was tantalisingly close to putting him in.

  10. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Arsenal to win 4 - 3

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      called it

  11. Scoop77
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Most of us would've scored that though the marking was woeful

  12. the snazzy viking
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Arsenal amazing at defending

  13. PvA
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Kolasinac essentiallllllllllllllllll

  14. Pompel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Last minute switch to Monreal really working out well - just did it to have some excitement at season kick-off ...

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

      Someone tweet Monreal and tell him after 8 years of playing professional football someone has finally used the words 'excitement' and 'Monreal' in the same sentence.

      He's going to be wrapped!

  15. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Jamie vardy essential?

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

      Flossing and wiping your a-ss from front to back is essential.

      Vardy is an intriguing prospect in a saturation of potential targets who also has tough fixtures against better defenses than Arsenal's to come.

      You could argue that he was essential prior to gw1, but if you knew that you probably see dead people who also gave you the weekends lotto numbers.

  16. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Firmino to Lacazette to Vardy for a hit?

    1. Postman Ty
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Please tell me you didn't make a transfer after 2 minutes of the first game of the week.

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

      No

    3. FlockofSeagulls
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Just get Welbeck then email me.

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

    Mahrez is attracting me.

  18. makaveli123
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy 😎 Saving my GW

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

      "saving"

    2. Ser Davos
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Fair play.

      Did anyone have him at 10 for the Hull opener last year?

      🙁

    3. FlockofSeagulls
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Good call.

      Although using the term 'saving my gw' at the 60 minute mark of the gw's first match may be a little dramatic. 😉

      I respect the brave call to bring him in with those fixtures though. Not that Arsenal have had a water tight defense of late, but still a ballsy move.

  19. JayBomb
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Blue wickeds all round

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

    Whe price starter to rise ?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Sunday morning maybe.

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

    haha I love the idea of Kolasinac's assist points being cancelled out by goals conceded points.

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

      Your use of the word 'love' in this instance tells me you're the kind a guy who tells a girl he loves her on the third date whilst sharing a chocolate fondue after dinner.

      You're better than that!

  22. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    vardy is bae

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

      Benoit Assou Ekotto?

  23. How Mina You
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I'd be shocked if Sanchez didn't leave us now...

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

      wimp

      1. How Mina You
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Dafuq?

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

      Yep, Sanchez doesn't even have to wait for the whole season to see the mess. Waiting till transfer deadline is enough.

    3. FlockofSeagulls
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Who needs Sanchez when you have a world class goal poacher like Welbeck?

      Let him leave I say.

  24. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    in all seriousness kola needs to go till arsenal get the centre halves back

  25. the snazzy viking
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Schmeichel great save despite offside

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

    Lukaku or Kane to vardy?

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

    Bobby to Vardy done

  28. A Team Of James McCleans
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy bandwagon confirmed

  29. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Price rise site links?

  30. FlockofSeagulls
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy is the new Lacazette, and Lacazette is the old Welbeck.

    The game of fpl can be so profound.

    1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      8 point hit already

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

        12 here