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13 December 2017 5292 comments
Mark Mark
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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. Foozeball
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Salah please score!

  2. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Intentional or not i dont think hand ball goals should stand.

    Good decision by ref imo.

  3. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Is Morata to Vardy worth considering?

    I'm worried Morata won't play much over Xmas.

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Vardy has been anonymous for weeks

    2. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I’m actually thinking of getting rid of Vardy. Rooney maybe, dunno.

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

    Always fun losing first week of the cup to a team 1.4 million places behind you.

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

      Try 4 million

    2. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Unlucky mate - only 22 wins away from winning the thing too.

    3. HonestBlatter
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      CUP is lottery

  5. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    praying for arsenal and spurs to concede pleaaaaaaaaaaaase!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

    I have 4 points on my bench "0 1 0 0"

  7. aleksios
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Kola and Richa out for Ogbonna and Silva?

  8. Super Silva
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Kane Post

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

      What did he say ?

      1. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Told some guy called Bemba to do one.

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

    Hammers defence

  10. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Kane post ffs

  11. Winners900
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    DDG on 3 BAPS

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      ffs

    2. Licious Lizard
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Not sure it will stand when Lukaku gets winning goal?

      Hopefully it will 🙂

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

    Best West Ham assets to own?

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

      By the looks of it Adrian, Ogbonna and Masuaku. Won't be too sad if they blank, because they're cheap and WHU looking like they'll grind out results so bonus

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

        Might start getting some in. I can see them conceding to Stoke this weekend.

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

          Brought in M for Moreno this GW for a hit haha...

  13. Super Silva
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    What happens.if you draw against a team in the cup ?

    1. dark91
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Most goals scored

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

        Coolest name, surely?

        1. dark91
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Or best grav

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

            Solid idea

    2. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Goals scored by your team.

      1. Super Silva
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks.

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

      It's in the Cup rules.

      1. Super Silva
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Why read the rules when I can just ask someone here.

  14. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Enjoy your final 10 mins in my team this year Mr. Kane.

    1. FPL_Hazards
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I'm guessing you are 14

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

      good luck in DGW

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        There's no DGW this year.

  15. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    That's it had enough of kane

    1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I know the feeling of having enough of someone.........

      1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Hahahaha

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

        lmao

    2. Sylas
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      You say that every week.

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

      Good. Can't wait to stop hearing you moaning about him. You'll probably just start on someone else.

    4. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      The " King of Drivel" speaks again.

      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        😆
        It's his current 'style'

  16. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Absolute nightmare. This season feels tough.

  17. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Dammit.

  18. Spartac Mac
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Hazard > KBD then?

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

      He doesn't exist

    2. *sigh*
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Overpriced apparently

  19. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    So it was about now that it fell apart last night.

    Chelsea pointless goal conceded (read United for tonight). Come on Firmino, SCORE!

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

    I hate otamendi
    I hate David de gea

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

      You only get to choose 15 players. Surely you must hate lot more than just two.

  21. rdamjan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    DDG with 2 save points. Whats goin on?

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

      Mourinho determined to show that sitting back does work

    2. HonestBlatter
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      on route to conceding

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

    Rage transfer check?

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

      Kane>Okazaki

  23. Pranav Santhosh
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Kane close

  24. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Trollane blanking again

  25. FlockofSeagulls
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    My cup opponent has a dead team with DDG captain, lol.

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

    DCL yc. ooh perfect!

  27. Mr. Funny Name
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    *celebrates Joe Gomez coming on*

    Sums up the gameweek really...

  28. Kiwivillan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    FML out first week of cup atm 54-54 against a dog's dinner of a team Can Bakayako F'dino

  29. Ayew Holding Mee Cork
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    80+points after BPS!

    in draft

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

    Son goal. Eriksen assist.