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30 September 2017 2568 comments
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Kane delivers 13 points for a third successive away match to reward the 17.4% of managers who gave him the armband. Now it’s over to Romelu Lukaku to step up.

It was reported this morning that the Belgian was a doubt heading into today’s clash with Crystal Palace but, presumably, he has shaken off a knock sustained in training to start.

Expectations will be high and he is backed by over two million managers with the armband – his biggest total of the season so far.

Lukaku has scored in each one of his outings for Man United, aside from the Gameweek 3 win over Leicester City, though he missed a spot-kick in that outing. He collides with a Palace defence that have conceded more goals (13) and more shots on target (37) than any other team.

Phil Jones and Antonio Valencia also start, despite concerns on their fitness heading into today’s contest. They will go in search of a sixth clean sheet of the season, though Eric Bailly is benched and looks set to miss out on that possibility.

Old Trafford is undoubtedly the main focus this afternoon, with little Fantasy interest elsewhere.

Jamie Vardy is the top owned attacker on show in the other four matches; he’s backed by 11.6% of managers ahead of his trip to Bournemouth.

Meanwhile, Ahmed Hegazi’s 27.4% owners will be relieved to see the Egyptian retain his start in a West Brom back four at home to Watford.

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

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  1. The Head-Ake
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    To all who didn't waste their TC on Kaku due to me, you owe me big time

    1. Pierce34
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Were many people considering it?

      1. The Head-Ake
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        Duh, they thought it'd be nice coz CP

    2. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      You flatter yourself. I'm sure everyone is hanging on your every word.

    3. Seb Wassell
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Who are you?

  2. ooooo
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Coutinho or salah?c

    1. The Head-Ake
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Cout if you really need the money elsewhere. Else Salah

  3. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    6 clean sheets in 7 but tougher fixtures coming up.

    Trust in Jose or move United defensive assets on?

    1. Yozzer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Keep jones. He's value personified

    2. Harper_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Ditching Valencia for Jones

    3. 42towels
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Keeping Jones, selling Valencia

    4. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      keep, but really don't expect much. United will have some high scoring fixtures soon

    5. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Not sure. Mourinho's Chsea sides always had strong CS potential against the top sides.....

    6. fedolefan
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      You got to keep him for that clean against Huddersfield. Decide after that.

    7. Sims
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      I'm keeping him long term if he avoids getting injured will be gold after tough fixtures

    8. S.Kuqi
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Time to cash out imo. Can you get Danilo instead?

      1. fedolefan
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        Is Danilo playing today?

    9. Football Weekender
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      I was all set on moving out de Gea to free up funds for Morata/G.Jesus but it’s so difficult to move out any Utd defensive assets. They’ll probably be even tighter against better opposition too with Mourinho usually playing very defensively in such games. Plenty to think about.

    10. Edmond
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Believe in Jose's bus

    11. MrZ
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      I did this week to maguire.
      For a hit.
      Same reason & maguire has goal threat too. Hope maguire will pay the hit in 2-3 weeks ahead.

  4. Sims
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Top 10k and overall averages both 33

    Will rise considerably if city Chelsea is high scoring

    1. Gt1996
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Chelsea, Man city, Arsenal, Liverpool all still to play... Lots it going to change

    2. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Also Arsenal & Liverpool.

  5. My Name Is Pepu
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Kane (c) has done his job. Time for my triple City to show up with something special now.

  6. Edmond
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Score check lads?

    57 with 3 to go.

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      56, 4 to go. Captained played

      1. The Head-Ake
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        53

    2. My Name Is Pepu
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      52 with 6 to go.

    3. CloudSky
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      65, 3 to go.

    4. VFORVANDETA
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      71 with 3 to go.

    5. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      54-4 with 5.

    6. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      69, Hazard & Brady left.

    7. KEN YA DIG IT
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      36 with 4 to go

    8. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      55 4 to go

    9. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      63 with 5 to go.

    10. Reuser
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      59 with 5 to go.

    11. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      60 with 4 left to play

    12. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      56 with 5 to go.

    13. Dreams
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      36 without baps and 4 more to go. Captain yet to play.

    14. grumpyman
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      65 with 2 to go.

      1. Feloh
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        75(-4) with 2 to go

    15. Yozzer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      53 with 5

      Damn Swansea

    16. Crofty92
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      34 with 7 to go

    17. dr. Phil
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      66 with Salah to go.

    18. AllanM
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      A lot of good scoring.

  7. Mr Arsenal
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Can Palace get a whole season without scoring?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Goal vs Chelsea guaranteed.

  8. Yav
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    I get the feeling that Lukaku will be last seasons Costa. Will score 1 in a game but tends not to explode too often.

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      nope not at all. Played poorly today and could have had 4

      1. Yav
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        Just don't think he is as clinical or as explosive as Kane & Aguero for example. Imo.

        1. Yav
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 15 days ago

          Now that I've said that, he will probably score 2 or 3 in the next game!

          1. F4L
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 15 days ago

            it is Pool, hat trick could be on 😉

        2. F4L
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 15 days ago

          yeah fair enough, but I think he is tbh. Getting more big chances now than he did at Everton, and in the big games he will turn up. Don't see a reason why to get rid

          1. MrZ
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 15 days ago

            Wil keep until huds game.

            1. MrZ
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 15 days ago

              *Until after huds game

          2. Yav
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 15 days ago

            To be honest, even if he carries on at the rate of a goal a game its pretty good!

    2. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Doubt it.

  9. Patch
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Sorry another Casual question...so are ppl hitting the wildcard right now in order to start the IB fun?

    1. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Lot's will.... I can't decide!

    2. My Name Is Pepu
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Yes

      1. Patch
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        I almost want to wait till after tomorrow games concluded...if my score is still weak then I may WC...

        Between now and then hopefully not too much price movement...

        1. My Name Is Pepu
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 15 days ago

          Don't wildcard considering tomorrow's score, look at your team, the kind of players you have and upcoming fixtures.

          1. Patch
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 15 days ago

            Time to get out the notepad and start shuffling figures and positions around for form and fixtures then...

            What I have is not sustainable or likely to improve over the coming weeks...

            1. Patch
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 15 days ago

              I wonder if I would have swept this under the carpet (+not consider seriously WC) if I had captained the right one today ;0)

  10. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    A. Morata & 10pts

    B. Alonso & Rooney

    Who wins?

    1. CloudSky
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Probably A.

    2. My Name Is Pepu
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      B, easy

    3. Kuqi Monster
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      A

  11. Tim Canterbury
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    69 😎 Salah to play

    1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Tee hee

    2. Dr. DOOM
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Nice score 😉

    3. S.Kuqi
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      59 with Laca,Firmino,Ramsey,Kola,Mee and Elliot to play 😎

  12. OldBenKenobi
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Last minute captain change from Kane to Lukaku 🙁

  13. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Why Jones still flagged?

    Lazy towers...

  14. buttigieg93
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Would you WC this lot? Have 2 FT's and 0.0 ITB

    Foster,Elliott
    Davies,Jones,Bertrand,Suttner,Long
    Salah,Silva,Mhki,RLC,Carroll
    Kane,Lukaku,Firmino

    If I don't WC was thinking this.
    Firmino and Mhki > Morata and Richarlison
    Thanks!

    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Solid squad. Think you can hold the WC until you actually need it.

      Mhki > Richarlison after the Liv game perhaps? But I'd def want Morata for CPL.

  15. Bring the Cavalry
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    If on a wildcard you transfer a player in who will double rise then transfer him out again do you gain the 0.1 profit?
    Genuine question so don't take the piss please! Haha

    1. CloudSky
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Yes

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      yes

    3. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Yep.

    4. Bring the Cavalry
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Nice one thanks guys

  16. Dr. DOOM
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Lukaku to Morata will be very popular i guess

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Like a right of passage.

    2. My Name Is Pepu
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      *to Jesus

      1. Dr. DOOM
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        Will depend on who scores out of those 2 😀

        1. My Name Is Pepu
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 15 days ago

          No Kun = Jesus party

          1. Dr. DOOM
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 15 days ago

            Chelsea no pushovers 🙂

            1. My Name Is Pepu
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 15 days ago

              & City are not Burnley, oh wait. 😆

              1. Dr. DOOM
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 15 days ago

                😀 Not gonna forget that, are we

    3. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Understandable really considering the fixtures and Morata's form

      If he blanks vs City might dampen it for people who aren't looking ahead

      1. Dr. DOOM
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        Both Jesus and Morata scoring would make matters interesting.

        1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 15 days ago

          Well I would like that as a Jesus owner who brought him in for CPL 😛

          1. Dr. DOOM
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 15 days ago

            Interesting 90 minutes ahead of us. 😀

    4. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Morata is yet to prove himself against the big teams in the Prem. If he scores tonight, im sure it will be under consideration for most

      1. Sims
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        Morata doesn't face any big teams in the next 3 plus atletico stronger than premier league sides defensively

        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 15 days ago

          midweek was encouraging, but its not the Prem. Need to see him score 2 tonight to be convinced

      2. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        Morata fixtures are too kind..

        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 15 days ago

          as are Lukaku's next 2.....

          1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 15 days ago

            Is Liv a kind fixture? Kind of depends if the "We're going to rip you a new one" team turns up vs "We're going to roll over and let you kick the **** out of us"

            1. Dr. DOOM
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 15 days ago

              😀

      3. Dr. DOOM
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        Big test vs City. Was not at all impressive against Arsenal.

        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 15 days ago

          yeah, i'll be watching closely

  17. We Will Klopp you
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    1 ft, any ideas for this lot?

    Fabianski
    Clark Davies Naughton
    Salah Silva Mkhi Brady
    Kane Lukaku Vardy

    Elliott Jones Chalobah Rosenoir

  18. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    In ifantasy footie woukd u bro g in Haz or Sterling for this match?

    Thanks

    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Bring in **

    2. My Name Is Pepu
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      None

    3. Fuchs Mane Kante
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Sane.

  19. ooooo
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Elliot
    Davies Azpi Maguire Cedric
    Richarlison Salah Silva
    Kane Morata Jesus

    Pereira 4.5 4.5 3.9

    Changes i should make?

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      anything itb?

      1. ooooo
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        none

        1. S.Kuqi
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 15 days ago

          Can't see much to change

  20. borat
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Should I wait this
    Foster
    Baily bavies yoshida lascelles
    Mikhi Ritchie Salah
    Kane kaku laca

    I want mikhi> Silva
    Ritchie> richarlison
    Laca> morata
    Baily> jones

    1. borat
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Correction wc this

    2. S.Kuqi
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Looks good to me. Would rather have Ritchie than Richarli son next gw

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        Just take a hit rather than wildcard.

      2. borat
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        Thanks for the reply. Will wait I guess

  21. Fuchs Mane Kante
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    RLC to Fellaini.

    Get on this wagon.

  22. Football Heaven
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    I have 1 ft and don't know if I should use it. Cedric to dress well is appealing. Both have good fixtures but like I said at the start of the season, Cedric won't get any points apart from cs

    1. Epic Fail
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      dress well? 😀

      1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 15 days ago

        He looks good in a nice suit so I hear

  23. mcrayeps
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Mkhi + lukaku to
    A) Silva/Sane/Sterling + Morata
    B) Hazard + Jesus

  24. Coaly
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Bin Ramsey (good fixtures, not doing much) or Richarlison (horrible fixtures, doing well)?

  25. GuyIncognito
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    How did Richarlison manage not to get any BPs 😐

    1. Epic Fail
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Wasn't in the top 3 for bps.

    2. S.Kuqi
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Yeah. Thats really unfair

    3. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      Because I benched Doca so fecker has to get 3.

  26. Lord of Ings
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    60 with 3 to go,good score? Also comment down your scores below lads!

    1. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      67 with 3 to go after bonus

    2. S.Kuqi
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 15 days ago

      lots of points and players to go

  27. Klip Klopp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Another red arrow coming. Time to Wildcard?

    Foster - Elliot
    Mee - Kolasinac - Jones - Davies - Dunk
    Ritchie - Alli - Mkhi - Ramsey - T.Carroll
    Abraham - Lacazette - Lukaku

    Really want to sort my midfield out...

  28. nicecat
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Danilo in my team, not starting.
    Naughton my first sub with 6 pts + 3 bonus pts.
    And then that Sakho dude ruins my day.

  29. Puzzle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Wildcard this to get in City/Chelsea and dump deadwood?

    Foster, Elliott
    Davies, Bertrand, Jones, Suttner, Long
    Salah, Mkhi, Atsu, Carroll, RLC
    Lukaku, Lacazette, Kane

  30. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 15 days ago

    Morata brace incomming, I hope 🙂