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13 December 2017 5292 comments
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After Eden Hazard failed to deliver in Chelsea’s 3-1 win over Huddersfield, eight of the top ten captains in Fantasy Premier League are set to feature over this evening’s seven matches.

All eyes are on Harry Kane as Spurs welcome Brighton to Wembley Stadium – after a weekend home brace against Stoke, he’s the top armband pick for Gameweek 17, with 25.2% of managers handing him the captaincy – his biggest majority of the season so far.

Mohamed Salah is second only to Kane, with 17.8% backing after serving up seven sets of double-digits. Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino are also back on the Liverpool team-sheet, though, after featuring as subs against Everton.

The latter was second only to Kane for transfers in ahead of Tuesday’s deadline – over 197,000 acquired Firmino in the rush to replaced the stricken Alvaro Morata.

Romelu Lukaku, Sergio Aguero and Alexis Sanchez will be hoping that history repeats itself this evening.

Lukaku is toiling for form right now, with a single goal in nine Gameweeks, but scored four at home to tonight’s visitors Bournemouth while at Everton last season.

Aguero, meanwhile, netted twice in Man City’s win at Swansea in 2016/17 – he returns to Pep Guardiola’s XI as Gabriel Jesus takes up bench-warming duties.

Sanchez heads to West Ham, where he ran riot on his way to three goals and an assist in the previous campaign.

Elsewhere, Charlie Austin and Dominic Calvert-Lewin were both subject to significant transfers in ahead of Gameweek 17, with 156,00+ and 172,000+ new owners respectively.

Both have the fixtures to strengthen their claims as budget third strikers.

Austin – with four goals in three starts – hosts a Leicester defence with one away shutout to their name.

Ranked top for points per million, Calvert-Lewin has a goal and three assists in the last four Gameweeks and visits a Newcastle defence that’s conceded an average of three goals per game over their previous five league fixtures.

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

  1. james 101
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    So how are Salah and Cout looking?

  2. BERGKOP
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Dembele on can only mean one thing...

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Engage Dembele Effect!

  3. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Sane > Silva then, yeah? Wait, god knows, Pep will probably rest Silva next week, just to mess with us all.

    But seriously... Sane > Silva?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      missed Silva's goals, whats the point? may as well keep.

      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah, I know. Just kicking myself because I had Silva in for Sane. Just didn't click the button.

    2. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

  4. Neevesy
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    If Kaku gets BPS something is wrong. One shot.

    1. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      to be fair, he's been allright tonight

  5. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Average is 44 now

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      No way

    2. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Gaining ground - only 3 behind!

    3. George James
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Surely not

  6. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Aguero Goal

  7. tm245
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Yes!!!

  8. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Aguero goal

    1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Sterling assist?

      1. GOTHAM City F.C.
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Mangala perhaps

        1. GOTHAM City F.C.
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Sorry wrong

        2. Rik Waller
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Racist

    2. Patch
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Wrong

  9. GAMBIT
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    What a tackle by Lingard to deny himself

  10. OldBenKenobi
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Dembele on! This is it guys! Come on Kane prove the Dembele theory true!

    1. jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      seconded

  11. rivercityransom
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    yaya assist

  12. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    lolgard

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      ??

  13. SkeletONv01
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Aguero assist?

    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Yaya

  14. Jimmy Boy
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    City goal

  15. More Tragic
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    AGUUUUUUUUEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOO

  16. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Ughuero

  17. Dannyb
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    KUN!!!! Thank f&%@ for that.

  18. KEN YA DIG IT
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Kane was the most transferred in player this week.We should have considered that

  19. Oven Glover
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Wilshere misses a sitter

  20. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Have City score 2 goals in 2 minutes ??

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      scored*

  21. el polako
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Wilshere close.

  22. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Iwobi Off, DatGuy On

  23. the snazzy viking
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Toure assist, bye FPL cup

    1. SkeletONv01
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      So not happy about no Rooney off bench? 😛

  24. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Went for Aguero captain differential over my work ML who went Salah and Kane. Please pay off!

  25. DAZZ
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    LOL @ me. 25 points

  26. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Yaya assist

  27. GAMBIT
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Technically, my Coutinho (C) isn't a fail because he's scoring more than Kane and the same as Hazard and Salah

    1. George James
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      6 is ok to be fair mate

    2. mir
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Positive, I like it. 15 mins left. Still hope but then its the hope that get ya!

  28. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Why are people posting fake scores.. annoying

  29. Hect.OR 98th
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Gross needs to come on or I'll be welcoming Naughton's zero points to my team.

  30. tm245
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Oops, Yaya.