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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. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Silva to Silva, back to Silva who scores!

  2. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    I said it...he'll be the second highest scoring fwd soon...and he's kak...

    Rooney has now scored more than Lacazette, Lukaku and Jesus...and the same as Morata....

    RRRROOOONNEYYYY !!!

    1. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Which just shows how kak those big money signings really are...as kak as Rooney...

  3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Masuaku can't stay at 4.4 for long

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Looks really good in his current role.

    2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      He's good isn't he !

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Unreal, attacking left winger for a 4.4 defender!

        1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          I've brought him in this week!

  4. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Yes, D Silva!

  5. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Arnautovic goal....offside

  6. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Masuaku assist denied.

  7. Fresh_From_Desh
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Oh Arthur!

    He looks good so far!

  8. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Ronney now has more goals than Lukaku LOL

  9. Boydinho
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Since i sold Silva he has scored i three straight GWs...

    1. Leonard hatred
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      thx

    2. yakirh
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Same

    3. Gobigorgohome
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Same

  10. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Sold Silva, playing Fabianski. Great stuff.

    1. shearer9
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Why the hell would you sell Silva?

  11. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Mulder 4.0m wagon?

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      X-files is back ?

    2. rivercityransom
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      i want to believe

  12. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Looking forward to teams full of Rooneys & Mahrezs soon

  13. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Lascelles you twerp.. that's how you repay the faith 🙄

  14. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Rooney has only 10 points less than morata and costs 3.3 less than him that too through a difficult run that everton had..surely gets overlooked a lot on here imo

    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Has more goals than Lukaku ans same goals as Morata

  15. George James
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Wonder where WAXYS is ?

  16. Js31
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Did Silva > Coutinho before the United match lol

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Nice

  17. Guba
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    So typical that I held silva all that time and sold 2 game weeks ago after his third blank and now he's scored 3 games in a row. Frustrating

  18. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Firmino misses from 5 yards

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Assist for who ?

  19. GreenArrows
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Okazaki goal

  20. More Tragic
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Okazakkiiiiiiiiiii

  21. dhamphiir
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Okazaki goal

  22. thomashl
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    No assist for DCL? But KdB got assist against utd...?

    1. GreenArrows
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Calvert-Lewin's cross was headed goalward by Rooney, and Darlow spilled his header right back into his path and Rooney wasn't going to miss that from close range.

      From SKY

      1. thomashl
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        this sort of thing is so annoying. when the goal clearly would never have been without the pass, I think it should be an assist. was the same with Mkhi to Lukaku earlier this season

    2. Fitzy.
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      KDB didn't get the assist.

      1. thomashl
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        that's a relief at least.

  23. samaael
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    If people understood xg they’d wouldn’t unnecessarily get rid of Silva

  24. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    *checks Okazaki's price

  25. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    OMGazakiiiiiiiiiii

  26. Karan_G14
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Sold Silva for Hazard. He’s scored 2 goals since then and Hazard 2 blanks.

  27. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Firmino close

  28. George Sillett
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Lots of daft David Silva retrospective hard luck stories.

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Lol
      Omg

  29. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Salah assist denied by Firmino

  30. dark91
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Firmino wasting a Salah assist