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29 September 2017 1995 comments
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Our partner game Yahoo are offering another big Premier League £10k Saturday contest for the upcoming Gameweek.

This consists of the six Saturday matches that take place from 3pm onwards, ending with the 5.30pm clash between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge.

Guaranteed to run, it’s £5 to enter and is a multi-entry offering, allowing you to select up to 10 teams. The top 450 places pay out – there’s a minimum win-back of £10, with £1,000 going to the Yahoo manager who finishes in top spot.

Our selected XI will therefore focus on this contest, which offers the biggest pay-out over Gameweek 7.

Driven by Opta data, the Yahoo offering has a scoring system that is ideal for members of our community on the search for a Daily Fantasy Sports game.

New players can sign up and claim a free £50 in credit to your account when you deposit just £5. Promocode: Fantasy50.

It’s also worth checking out this Strategy Guide before selecting your XI to give you a better idea of the mechanics of the Yahoo game and those players who are likelier to profit.

My Strongest XI

David de Gea – £17
Antonio Valencia – £17
Aaron Cresswell – £14
Craig Dawson – £13
Eden Hazard – £23
Eric Choupo-Moting – £18
Junior Stanislas – £14
Grzegorz Krychowiak – £13
Romelu Lukaku – £29
Jamie Vardy – £22
Andy Carroll – £17


As Yahoo allows late swaps up until each kick-off, our listed line-up could be subject to change.

Up against a Crystal Palace side that has yet to find the net, David de Gea is an obvious contender between the posts. Given that keepers earn points for wins or draws and claim double the points for clean sheets than defenders, the Spaniard still looks worth the outlay. Man United are the only side yet to concede at home, while the Eagles roll up without a recognised striker after Christian Benteke was sidelined through injury.

We’re doubling up on Jose Mourinho’s defence and call upon Antonio Valencia for the Palace encounter. Rested from midweek Champions League duties in Moscow, he looks set to be unleashed from the off against Roy Hodgson’s strugglers. Only Henrikh Mkhitaryan has supplied more crosses than Valencia so far (28 to 26), with the latter ranked among the top two defenders in the final third for touches (171), passes received (107) and successful passes (94) over the first six Gameweeks.

West Ham’s Aaron Cresswell has been one of the main beneficiaries of a recent change in formation by manager Slaven Bilic. Unleashed as a left wing-back in a 3-4-3 set-up in Gameweek 4, Cresswell has produced more crosses (47) than any defender over that period and has taken 16 of his side’s 17 corners. The Hammers have two clean sheets in three since that switch and host a Swansea City side that rank bottom for goal attempts (40) this season.

Craig Dawson is our West Brom weapon of choice as Watford make their way to The Hawthorns. Along with Ahmed Hegazi, he is the only defender to start all six matches for a Baggies outfit that have conceded just one goal in three home fixtures. Dawson boasts a consistent goal threat, having netted four times in each of the last two seasons, with five of those arriving at home.

Eden Hazard is our only pick from the 5.30pm clash between Chelsea and Man City. Intriguingly, the Belgian was handed a central role in Wednesday’s win over Atletico Madrid as Antonio Conte opted for a 3-5-2 in Spain. He fired four attempts on goal and created seven chances – more than any player in the midweek round of Champions League matches. Hazard scored three times against City in the league last season, including both goals in a 2-1 win in the corresponding fixture.

Eric Choupo-Moting earns the nod as Stoke City entertain Southampton at the bet365 Stadium. Since being handed his first start in Gameweek 2, the Cameroon international has fired 15 efforts inside the box – only Harry Kane, Romelu Lukaku and Sergio Aguero have managed more. Considering that the rest of the Stoke squad managed a combined 22 shots in the penalty area over the same period, Choupo-Moting looks the most likely to break the Saints’ resilience.

Handed his first league start of the campaign last weekend, Bournemouth’s fit-again Junior Stanislas offers a budget-friendly option at just £14. Last season, the winger scored or assisted 53.3% of his side’s goals when on the pitch, more than any team-mate. He supplied the assist for Josh King’s recent cup winner over Brighton and followed that up by producing more crosses than any other Bournemouth player in Saturday’s 2-1 loss at Everton.

West Brom’s Grzegorz Krychowiak has been quick to make an impact since making his debut in Gameweek 4. The loan acquisition from PSG is joint-top when it comes to tackles (nine) and leads the way for interceptions (nine) for the Baggies over that period. His combative display in the centre of the park looks vital as Tony Pulis’ side seek to prevent Watford from chalking up a fourth straight win on the road.

Romelu Lukaku may be the priciest player in the Saturday £10k game, but there’s no way we can ignore him for the Crystal Palace encounter. A midweek brace against CSKA Moscow took the Belgian’s tally to nine goals in eight appearances for Man United this season. Considering that the Eagles shipped five away to Man City last week, Lukaku could wreak havoc against Roy Hodgson’s strugglers on Saturday.

Leicester’s Jamie Vardy makes his way to Bournemouth in fine form. The Foxes striker has netted five times in the opening six Gameweeks, netting against the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool over that run. He’ll fancy his chances of extending that streak against a defence that has conceded more shots in the box (62) than any side this season. Vardy is expected to shrug off a minor hip problem to feature.

Andy Carroll looks set to be handed a start as West Ham welcome Swansea to the London Stadium. Utilised off the bench against Spurs last weekend, the target man’s record when playing the Welsh side has convinced us he’s worth a punt. Carroll has racked up five goals and three assists in his last six outings against the Swans and the Hammers’ recent switch to a wing-back set-up will ensure he’s supplied with plenty of crosses. At £17, he’s far cheaper on the budget than team-mate Chicharito (£22).

This Week’s Contests

As mentioned above, the Premier League £10k Saturday contest offers the biggest pay-out – this gets underway at 3pm and covers the six matches over the remainder of that day.

Once again, the Saturday 3pm slot has the three biggest prize contests of the weekend.

There’s the Premier League £2k Saturday, which costs £10 to enter and has a minimum win-back of £20 to the top 60 Yahoo managers. Guaranteed to run, you can enter up to two teams for this contest, with the winner earning £200.

The Premier League £1k Saturday costs £25 to enter and is also guaranteed to run. The top 13 Yahoo managers share the prize pool – top spot earns you £200, with a minimum win-back of £50.

And Yahoo are also running a Premier League £1,000,000 Perfect Lineup Cup , which takes place over Gameweek 1-19.

There’s £40k in prizes on offer, with £30k shared among the top 5,000 and £10k going to the winner. The Yahoo Cup also has a “£1,000,000 challenge”, which gives away £1m to any user who selects the perfect line-up in any given Gameweek to score the maximum possible points.

You can open an account and get started immediately.

If you register and deposit £5 or more, Yahoo will also give you a £50 bonus to be used as cash to enter paid contests.

Register here to claim the bonus.

You must be over 18 years of age, resident in the UK, and of legal capacity to register with Yahoo Daily Sports and open an Account. If you sign up, please always play responsibly.

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  1. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    9 years, 26 days ago

    I said earlier this week that I was going to leave my team this week and not make any transfers. Im an aguero and jones owner. Oh boy here I go transferring again!

  2. Ask Yourself
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Those after cresswell for one week be warned we are likely to go 442 this week

    1. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Nice evidence of 4-4-2'ing. I can guarantee they won't.

      1. Ask Yourself
        9 years, 26 days ago

        Calm

      2. Odikostar
        9 years, 26 days ago

        damn chill dude

    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      9 years, 26 days ago

      You reckon he'll still start?

      1. FortunesAlwaysHiding
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        9 years, 26 days ago

        Masuaku may start. Cresswell will be less effective with Lanzini resuming set piece duties.

        1. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
          9 years, 26 days ago

          Masuaku was so bad SO bad in the first game! I was lolling

      2. Ask Yourself
        9 years, 26 days ago

        He'll start yes but those after him long term be wary of strong competition from masuaku

        1. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
          9 years, 26 days ago

          Masuaku is the worst left back i've ever seen.

          1. Ask Yourself
            9 years, 26 days ago

            You ok mate?

            1. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
              9 years, 26 days ago

              It's Friday, yes.

    3. GENERATION X
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Appreciate this - may be Maguire is a better nailed shout...

    4. britlander
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Does Antonio fit into that 442?

      1. Ask Yourself
        9 years, 26 days ago

        Yes after a late fitness test he apparently has passed on the right side of it. Chicarito also facing a test but no solid news on that yet

      2. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
        9 years, 26 days ago

        Right mid yes.

      3. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
        9 years, 26 days ago

        More pertinently, Lanzini doesn't if Arnautavic is LW and Noble is CM.

    5. Danno - Emre Canada
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Do you think Annie will start and if so, what do you reckon of returns from him?

  3. Elwood
    9 years, 26 days ago

    I am (or maybe was) going to captain Kane.

    Just did a vs Lukaku in the comparison tool - anyone else looked at that?

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Link?

    2. Yozzer
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Shhhhh why tell everyone 🙂

    3. Johqvist
      9 years, 26 days ago

      I don't think that applies as much to the heavy hitters who can explode.

      1. Johqvist
        9 years, 26 days ago

        ( Yes, I am captaining Kane 🙂 )

  4. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Who has hit the post most times this season, Kane or Kun?

    1. Ha.
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Kane

    2. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Kane obviously!

    3. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Though Kun is 1 up this GW already 😉

      1. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        9 years, 26 days ago

        wow

        1. Ha.
          9 years, 26 days ago

          This was literally the punchline of the original post...

        2. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
          9 years, 26 days ago

          It was inferred by the question anyway. PC brigade can GTFO.

    4. Odikostar
      9 years, 26 days ago

      kane by far, once every game

    5. Sims
      9 years, 26 days ago

      i see what u did there

  5. VIRATKOHLI18
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Play Willian or ship?

    1. Odikostar
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Ship has the better fixture this week

      1. Odikostar
        9 years, 26 days ago

        Willian scored against city last year rho, but will be benched eventually

    2. Mauricios Cappuccino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      9 years, 26 days ago

      ship

    3. COYS.
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Ship
      I took sterling in his place

  6. okan58
    9 years, 26 days ago

    1 FT
    Bank 0.2

    Foster
    Cedric - Jones - Davies
    Ritchie - Eriksen - Mkhitaryan - Ramsey
    Jesus - Kane (c) - Firmino
    Subs: Elliot, Carroll, Mee and Rangel.

    Any suggestions?

    1. aleksios
      9 years, 26 days ago

      You have Mee if Jones wont make it.Save.

  7. Cruz88
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Which one:

    a) Aguero > Jesus (-4) (don't own Kane or Luk but can't afford them)
    b) Aguero + Alonso > Kane + Kola (-8)
    c) Free Hit chip
    d) Other

    Don't want to hit to bring in Lukaku when he only has one good game in the short term

    1. MTPockets
      9 years, 26 days ago

      a or d

    2. aleksios
      9 years, 26 days ago

      A

    3. WUSS
      9 years, 26 days ago

      A

  8. aleksios
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Glad to hear your opinions please.
    Free hit is for blank weeks.But would you use it now if you were on -8 and with this team?

    -Foster
    -Alonso-Davies-Kola
    -King-Eriksen-Gross-Richie
    -Kun-Luk-Morata
    -----Elliot-Suttner-Chalobah-Jones.

    Thanks all.

    1. MTPockets
      9 years, 26 days ago

      No because you'll only end up back where you started.

      1. MTPockets
        9 years, 26 days ago

        *Actually, depends what the transfers were - it wipes them.

  9. Rainer
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Healthy amount of benchwonkery this weekend 😎

  10. choppers13
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Bring in the following for Jones:

    a) Trippier or b) Monreal

    1. aleksios
      9 years, 26 days ago

      B

    2. Kenny Dogleash
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      9 years, 26 days ago

      How long is jones out for?

      1. choppers13
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        9 years, 26 days ago

        Im wildcarding next week so if there is any doubt over whether he will play I can use my FT

  11. WUSS
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Aguero out for
    A. Morata
    B. Jesus (got Silva already)
    C. Lacazatte
    D. Kane and subbing Eriksen off too for 8.7m mid for a hit

    Choose one guys

    1. aleksios
      9 years, 26 days ago

      C.

    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      9 years, 26 days ago

      A or C

    3. WUSS
      9 years, 26 days ago

      I worry about Kane though

    4. TOBY1
      9 years, 26 days ago

      B for me. The one city concern was nailedness - now he is more guaranteed than ever and might be on pens... Highest scoring team in the prem...

      1. WUSS
        9 years, 26 days ago

        Yeah but they are playing Chelsea at the Bridge. But with Luiz out lol. It's going to be close

  12. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    9 years, 26 days ago

    1 - play one of:
    A - ward (eve)
    B - naughton (whu)
    C - otamendi (che)

    1. TheBusDriver
      9 years, 26 days ago

      C

  13. odannyboys
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Am I correct in thinking that the free hit option should probably be used for the double game week?

    1. aleksios
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Correct.See above.

    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Or when there aren't many Fixtures (normally when the FA Cup 1/4 Finals are on)

      1. merin
        9 years, 26 days ago

        This

    3. merin
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Or in the weeks when there are a lot of postponed matches
      Remember you have TC and BB in the double GWs aswell

      1. Rogue Todd
        9 years, 26 days ago

        Yeah - a cold winters day where 7 or 8 games are postponed at the last minute would make this a fun chip to have in your pocket 🙂

  14. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Lascelles to rise tonight?

    1. Ha.
      9 years, 26 days ago

      He's been at c.98% all week, make of that what you will

    2. merin
      9 years, 26 days ago

      seems like it

  15. merin
    9 years, 26 days ago

    GTG?

    Foster
    Jones Cedric Hegazi
    Eriksen Mkhitaryan(v) Salah Atsu
    Kane(c) Jesus Chicharito

    (Elliot Brady Lascelles Naughton

    FT: 0, ITB: 1.1

    1. aleksios
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Gtg.

    2. Johqvist
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Brady vs Atsu is a tough one though.

    3. COYS.
      9 years, 26 days ago

      I would go from Brady

  16. Lord of Ings
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Start one of:-
    1) Naughton
    2) pascal groß

  17. Scout
    9 years, 26 days ago

    which one?
    davies and alonso
    azpilcueta bailly

    1. Ha.
      9 years, 26 days ago

      The first pairing

      1. Scout
        9 years, 26 days ago

        even with Man Utd against palace?

        1. Ha.
          9 years, 26 days ago

          Well, if you are looking at if for one week only I'd go Bailly and Davies.

    2. Clintymints
      9 years, 26 days ago

      A for me

      Jones can always come in later for 5/5.1

  18. JaydenLFC87
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Any truth that Firmino will be rested this weekend??

    If so the below is tempting me big time..

    Fab Firmino > Chicharito Mkhi -4

  19. Scheister
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Draft league - Play one:

    A) Baines
    B) Pedro
    C) Arnautovic

  20. Jimjam
    9 years, 26 days ago

    A) Sterling & Kane

    B) Eriksen & Jesus

    1. COYS.
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Tough
      I am owning sterling and Eriksen ..hehe

  21. Lord of Ings
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Is Creswell nailed on?

    1. Johqvist
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Yes

  22. CrouchDown
    9 years, 26 days ago

    G2G or do I need to take hits?

    Foster

    Valencia Dawson Bertrand

    Eriksen Salah GroB Carroll

    Kaku(C) Kane Firmino

    Subs: Myhill, Suttner RLC Ward

    1. aleksios
      9 years, 26 days ago

      No hits.G2g.

  23. Salarrivederci
    9 years, 26 days ago

    What to do?

    1 FT
    1.0 ITB

    Lloris Elliot
    Alonso, Monreal, Jones, Lascelles, Mbemba
    Eriksen, Mkhitaryan, Jese, Kante, Carroll
    Kane, Lukaku, Wood

    1. Creedey
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Get rid of Jones this gw. Get rid of Kante next gw. Double up on newcastle defence? Cheeky

      1. Salarrivederci
        9 years, 26 days ago

        Triple Newcastle def.. I know.. had Mbemba and Elliot the whole time, and got Lascelles in before his price rise and goals 😉

        Just have to keep them i guess.
        Would like to get Sterling next week, which means i need to take a hit this week or next week,

  24. Creedey
    9 years, 26 days ago

    I've got 2 free transfers, and 0.3 ITB. I'm thinking Jones -> Cedric/Kolasinac and KDB -> Sané. What do u reckon?

    Foster - Elliot
    Davies - Jones - Naughton - Suttner - K. Long
    KDB - Salah - Eriksen - Ritchie - Carroll
    Kane - Jesus - Joselu

    Cheers!!

  25. Gudjohnsen
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Any West Ham fans who reckon Antonio will start this weekend?

  26. Ronnies
    9 years, 26 days ago

    When is the Man u presser ?

    Has Jones being confirmed out ?

    Tnks

  27. Gunner77-
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Who to get?

    A) Kolasinac
    B) Bavies
    C) Hoedt

    1. COYS.
      9 years, 26 days ago

      C) if for this week
      Stoke is without 7 first team players .. gonna be smooth road for soton

  28. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Lanzini likely to start at the weekend?

    I have him in my draft but not sure if he gets in the first team with the options West Ham have.

  29. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Is Azpelicueta in the Spain squad?

    1. Ramboros
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Yes

    2. Clintymints
      9 years, 26 days ago

      probably the first name on the team sheet

    3. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Cheers, may have to wait till after the IB games have finished, don't want him getting injured

  30. alexdelarge
    9 years, 26 days ago

    How does this look?
    (Haven't gone according to plan and I'm dead last in ML) I know it's punty and back heavy (too much?) thinking 5-3-2/5-2-3

    De Gea - Elliot
    Otamendi-Stones-Jones-Monreal-Kola

    Sterling-Salah-Ritchie-Groß-Caroll

    Kane-Kaku-Okazaki
    0,1 ITB
    (Lukaku to Morata after ManU-CrP)