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28 December 2017 4341 comments
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The curtain comes down on the second of four quick-fire festive Gameweeks this evening as Crystal Palace welcome Arsenal to Selhurst Park.

Up against the only side yet to keep a clean sheet in front of their own fans, the Gunners’ Alexandre Lacazette is the tenth top captain pick for Gameweek 20, handed the armband by 2.1% of Fantasy Premier League managers.

Having found the net in each of the last two, Mesut Ozil is the visitors’ form player, though Alexis Sanchez was back on the scoresheet against Liverpool last time out.

Both are owned by just 2% and could prove big differentials this evening.

Tonight’s teamsheet brings good news for the 11% still holding Sead Kolasinac, as he returns to the starting XI for the first time in four Gameweeks as the visitors revert to a wing-back set-up

The hosts, meanwhile, welcome back Christian Benteke from suspension. He bagged a goal and assist in his previous league appearance away to Swansea to hint at a return to form, though it’s Wilfried Zaha who has been the Eagles’ most impressive attacker of late.

Stationed up top in a front two, he has scored or assisted in five of his six home matches since returning from injury.

That output has been key to a run that’s seen Palace score two goals in each of the last six at Selhurst Park and could prove pivotal against an Arsenal rearguard with just two clean sheets in six on the road.

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  1. Mr Dave
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Aguero to morata for 1 week before Getting Kane or hold? Impossible to know what pep will do regarding rotation

    1. MTPockets
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Pep seems to favour Aguero atm, and he actually played fewer minutes than Jesus last game.

    2. Chrisirwin01
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah I had Augero in for the past two GWs. I can't see pep starting him for the 3rd GW in a row. I've brought in Firmino. Then next week I'll bring in Kane.

  2. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Speroni/Hennessey (vs MCI 😮 )
    Otamendi - Jones - Naughty/Kiko*
    Hazard (c) - Salah (vc) - Sterling - RLC* - Carroll
    Firmino - Vardy

    Kane - Ogbonny - Naughty/Kiko*

    1 x FT, 0.1m ITB

    1. Reckon I'll get 11 players out?
    2. Anything worth doing with FT or save for DGW?

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      One option is Hennessey > Elliott (BHA), but not sure I'm interested in wasting a FT on that move, prefer to get an extra doubler in next week....

      1. MTPockets
        8 years, 6 months ago

        I'd save. Newcastle haven't kept a clean sheet in 11 games.

        1. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 6 months ago

          Cheers MT....

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

      I'd be worried about Jones

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Even with Bailly & Smalling injured and Rojo a tragic footballer. Also Lindorf is garbage?

        1. Alan_T
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah. They have two games in 3 days coming up and Jones needs protecting

          Can see Lindelof starting this week

          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 6 months ago

            Alongside who?

            1. Alan_T
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 6 months ago

              Rojo

          2. Salarrivederci
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 6 months ago

            2 games in 4 days*
            3 days of rest, and the way United are shipping in goals I don't see Jones being rested.

    3. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      change Kiko to Kenny

      what is wrong with RLC ? why the *

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Took a knock last night, came off at 70mins. Rumours that he is injured?

        Good call on Kenny...

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 6 months ago

          jeez, can't get a break with injuries

          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 6 months ago

            Just remember folk saying he was limping for much of the 70mins?

            Same on injuries, I'm getting hammered

        2. JJO
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 6 months ago

          Watched the game and didnt see that
          Anyway he is playing City so..

          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 6 months ago

            So he didn't look to bad?

            1. JJO
              • 13 Years
              8 years, 6 months ago

              It looked like regular sub for me
              But on the other side I expect him to be rotated in some of next games,cant see him playing every game

  3. Alan_T
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone doing Kane ----> Morata this week?

    Then swapping back?

    1. inSane in the ManeKane
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      you are losing the transfers that could be used for adding DGW assests

    2. KingCurlyFries
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      I have too much Value in kane to just sell and buy back .

  4. Ian Davis
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Current team:

    Pope / Elliot
    Christensen / Otamendi / Robertson / Ogbonna / Mbemba
    Salah / Sterling / Pogba / Rich / Hazard
    Kane / Firmino / DCL

    For the DGW?:

    A) Hazard/Pogba/Rich > Alli/Son/Arnie

    B) Hazard/Pogba/Rich > Eriksen/Son/Arnie

    C) Christensen/Hazard/Rich > Vertongen/Alli/Arnie

    D) Christensen/Hazard/Rich > Vertongen/Eriksen/Arnie

  5. Catastrophe
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    A) Mahrez -> Lingard
    B) Mahrez -> Lingard, Christensen -> Alonso (-4)
    C) Save

    Any more price changes before 1st Jan and I can't afford to get Alonso and Coutinho in. Cheers

  6. jlut
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Start Fab or Elliot?

    1. Sune
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Elliot

  7. Evasivo
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Best Defender with budget of £4.8mil?
    (not Watford, West Ham or Everton)

    1. KingCurlyFries
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Dunk

    2. Sune
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Robertson

    3. inSane in the ManeKane
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Duffy with his schedule

    4. L'Aeroplanino
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Duffy

    5. Evasivo
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Thanks all

  8. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    % chance of the following start this GW:

    1. Christiensen
    2. Pogba
    3. GroB
    4. Arter
    5. Rooney
    6. Stones

  9. drughi
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    DDG
    Jones Gomez Klavan
    Carroll Gross Hazard (C) Salah (VC) Sterling
    Aguero Depoitre

    elliott, naughton, mariappa, kane

    Am I gtg ? Want to save ft so I can load up on dgw players in gw 22. Any tips on what to do here ?

  10. built_this_city
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Really tempted to (c) Hazard now based on that news about Stokes backline.
    Its a risk though

    1. Catastrophe
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      'He is due a haul!

      Think I'm going Salah.

      1. inSane in the ManeKane
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        he could be rested also

        1. Catastrophe
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 6 months ago

          True. Although Klopp has already been burned and Chelsea don't need Hazard to beat Stoke but Leicester could put up a decent fight.

    2. JJO
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Chances of him being rested?

    3. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      I'm going Hazard 100%

  11. villian-ty
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Which keeper should i get for WC? only have 4.5

    Other keeper is Speroni

    A. Gomes
    B. Ryan
    C. Foster
    D. Adrian

    Already have Ogbonna

  12. Denzilirious
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Is shaw likely to start the next few games??

  13. Catastrophe
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Would you take a hit in next two gameweeks to get this Team (and Son just for the DGW):

    De Gea
    Otamendi, Kenny, ALONSO
    Salah, Sterling, LINGARD, ARNIE, COUTINHO
    Kane, Firmino

    (Elliot, Calvert-Lewin, Mee, Mariappa)

    Cheers

  14. dashdriver
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    On a Free hit, how does this look?

    Elliot BHA (H)
    Otamendi CRY (A) Bardsley HUD (A) Alonso STK (H)
    Sterling CRY (A) Lingard SOU (H) Richarlison SWA (H) Salah (C) LEI (H)
    Morata STK (H) Lukaku SOU (H) Firmino LEI (H)

    Bech not worth mentioning.

  15. KingCurlyFries
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    So I have Choupo and Zaha in my team . Id like to downgrade one to upgrade the other .... what options do I have ?

  16. Ëð
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    RMWCT:
    Adrian, Elliot
    Alonso, Otamendi, Kenny, Ogbonna, Mariappa
    Salah, Sterling, Coutinho, Lingard, RLC
    Kane, Morata, DCL

    £1.1m ITB. Will do Coutinho -> Eriksen for the DGW

    1. Catastrophe
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Personally would rather Firmino to Morata and think Alonso is enough 'attacking' coverage. I would do Morata and RLC to Firmino and Arnie (then will have the exact team I will have in two GWs, hopefully). Careful of Mariappa can't see him getting back in the Team...

  17. luisgarcia
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    hi folks

    currently at 33k still have WC..
    team is

    adrian pope
    ota jones kola masuaku long
    cou salah sterling richarlison rlc
    kane dcl kun

    problem is that im pretty satisfied with this, cant find any obvious changes so id really appreciate your help

    was thinking of getting rid of kun richarlison kola for the likes of firmino vertonghen/christensen or arnautovic but not convinced

  18. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Best 4.6m def for CS this week and next few?

    1. JJO
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Dont think any will get few CSc in a row

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

      Robertson, prob won't get a CS but could get some attacking pts.

  19. Butcher
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. Just an exercise I did for my own sanity. For whoever is interested, 4,194,304 teams qualified for the FPL Cup. There have been 4 rounds so far:

    GW17 - 4,194,304/2 = 2,097,152
    GW18 - 2,097,152/2 = 1,048,576
    GW19 - 1,048,576/2 = 524,288
    GW20 - 524,288/2 = 262,144

    Therefore there are currently 262,144 teams left in the cup. Long way to go yet for whoever is still in the mixer!

  20. MINUS FOUR
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    How many players from the so called 'top 6' clubs do people have? And is something you actually try to achieve to get as many as possible with your budget or doesn't worry you at all?

    I'm now up to 10 and it will be 11 next GW, which I don't think I've ever had before. Must be due to some fairly surprising options this season e.g. Lingard, Jones, Sterling and the fact a lot of the lower priced mids are doing the job over big hitters like Lukaku. It definitely gives you a confidence boost seeing that your players are somewhat fixture proof, but at the same time it doesn't mean anything if they're not producing fpl points within that strong team.

  21. Sol
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Is obgbonna worth having for the double will he start in both ?
    Cheers

  22. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    GTG? Enables me to have two free transfers for double game week.

    Foster
    Otamendi, Alonso, Christensen, Mee
    Hazard (C), Sané, Salah, Richarlison, RLC
    Firmino

    Bench: Periera, Quaner, Ogbonna, Kane

  23. ChrisTanFPL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Is Alonso worth 0.3 more than Azpi?

    Both are nailed, but Alonso is almost like an attacking winger rather than a defender plus he takes direct free kicks and gets in the box when it goes down the right.

    However, Azpi has better PPG, he's a BPS magnet and has a telepathic link with Morata.

    Conte hinted at rotation, but I'm not sure who he's going to rotate...

  24. FDMS All Starz
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Hazard or KDB on WC?

  25. Mambino
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Worst free hit ever. Brought Sterling in (only silver lining) but got rid of Pogba and Mahrez for Lanzini and Arnautovic and captained Kane and brought in Aguero - crying face emoji

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Most people were getting Mahrez in...