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31 December 2017 4044 comments
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Sunday’s pair of Gameweek 21 matches get underway at midday as Crystal Palace welcome Manchester City to Selhurst Park.

The latest teamsheet twist from Pep Guardiola sees both Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling drop to the bench, with Leroy Sane and Gabriel Jesus joining Bernardo Silva in the front three.

Ranked fifth and seventh top captains for Gameweek 21, Aguero and Sterling have been backed by 7.2% and 4.8% with the armband against the only side yet to register a clean sheet in front of their own fans.

Over 219,00 FPL managers drafted in Sterling on the back of three successive double-digit returns, though it’s worth noting that he’s emerged from the bench to score in two of his three sub appearances this season.

A big haul from the ever-present Kevin De Bruyne could have an impact on the FPL standings – 4.05% have handed the Belgian the armband as he goes in search of a sixth double-figure haul of 2017/18.

City arrive with the league’s best defensive record on the road, claiming more shut-outs (six) and conceding fewer goals (five) away from home than any side.

Yet the Eagles have proven a reliable source of goals at home – indeed, they have scored exactly twice in seven successive matches at Selhurst Park, which includes clashes with Chelsea and Arsenal.

With a goal or assist in all but one of those seven encounters, Wilfried Zaha has played a pivotal part in their renaissance under Roy Hodgson.

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

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

    Richard Dunne is a boring ol' bugger

  2. SADIO SANÉ
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Well that was brutal - pretty much ALL rough this week for me..ffs.

    FIX SAYS - 1.2 million Wildcards activated in the last 15 minutes ... might have to join them!

    1. MTPockets
        8 years, 2 months ago

        That can't be correct.

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah I'm guessing it must be a 'joke' from them, wasn't funny though

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

        I doubt 1.2m have even checked FPL in the last 24 hours never mind so many activating the WC in the last 15 minutes.

    2. CostaCoffee
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Will Salah be rested seeing as he picked up a knock?

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Yes.

      2. Cocky Spaniel Alves
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Very probable IMO

      3. TooDifficuIt
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        yes

    3. Cocky Spaniel Alves
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      A) Coutinho (bur)
      B) Alli (swa, WHU) -4

      1. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        B

    4. MGD
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Bottomed

      A) Grob
      B) RLC

      To

      1) Eriksen
      2) Alli

      For free. Don't want Son, minutes seems threatened.

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

        B2

    5. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      fabiansky to loris worth -4?

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Long term

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

      FOR -8

      Hazard Sane Gomes Loftus-cheek OUT

      Eriksen Son Adiran Arnautovic IN

      Worth it?..

      1. Weasel51
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        I'd say yes

      2. Podge
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Probably, could use free hit tho

      3. dbeck
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Hazard Gomes and RLC to Alli, Adrian and Arnie imo

        Gives you sane at home vs Watford

    7. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Just got home..what happened?jesus injured?who d have gotten the assist of milo d scored the penalty?thanks

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Zaha

      2. Cocky Spaniel Alves
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Zaha

        1. Ambrosiana Inter
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Nooooo i m out of the cup for 4 points...the difference between Zaha getting an assist and walker a clean sheet

      3. NATSTER
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        it ended 0-0

      4. Fpldonny
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Lol why does it matter who would have got the assist?

        1. Ambrosiana Inter
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          See above..just to add to the pain

      5. Fasya
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        jesus will be out for 1-2 month.
        penalty saved

    8. ol3andre
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      gtg?

      Foster
      Jones - Christensen - Mee
      Coutinho - Arnie - Son - Sterling
      Kane (c) - Firmino - Aguero

      Subs: Elliot - K.Long - Cork - B.Smith

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

      Kane (assuming he misses Swansea) or Kun?

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Kane. No point assuming.

        1. Ambrosiana Inter
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Was Jesus out injured?

          1. pricycle
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 2 months ago

            Yes out for a month or two

          2. MTPockets
              8 years, 2 months ago

              Yes, very injured.

      2. Homo Neanderthalensis
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        What do you think?

        Pogba & David Silva -> Son & Alli??

        (No Kane)

        1. No_Mo_Salah?
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Looks sensible to me.

      3. Don Rogers FC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers diesel

        1. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah let's all thank Diesel for masterminding this Palace performance, he must have passed his notes to Woy.

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

        Is this a good (-4)?

        Hazard/Silva/Morata -> Son/Alli/Kane

        1. pricycle
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Probably, for at least one week...

      5. Bruno Bruno!!
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Worth Brining in Lloris for the DGW?

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah

      6. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        A) rooney --> kane
        b) firmino --> kane
        c) surman --> alli
        d) surman --> son

        obviously looking for both most minutes as well as most points please

        1. GAMBIT
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Gotta be A

        2. No_Mo_Salah?
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          A or C for me

      7. Kermit Special
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Play Mee or Niasse? 🙂

      8. GAMBIT
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        68 all out. Hopefully the next game isn't too damaging

        1. Football Heaven
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          You know that’s a good score

        2. Kermit Special
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Humble brag.

      9. Over Midwicket
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        What are KDB owners doing? Worth ditching for a Spurs mid (-4)?

        1. BENFICA É MERDA
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          I am

        2. The 12th Man
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          I was ditching either Coutinho or KDB for Son.

          Easy choice now.

          1. Over Midwicket
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 2 months ago

            What are your moves for the DGW? Taking multiple hits? I know you like 'em

      10. Sánchez
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Walker Otamendi double up in past 3 weeks has been a life saver for me. That Ederson save was huge.

        Now. Walker to which Spurs defender?

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

          Vertonghen

        2. Black Panther
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Has to be Vertonghen, most likely to start both out of defenders.

      11. Boom Xhaka-Laca
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Just logged on and saw a lot of people thinking of using the free hit, why? Surely it’d be better used in a GW where few teams play or a bigger DGW.

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Cause people have a shit load of players missing and DGW players to bring in

          1. Boom Xhaka-Laca
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 2 months ago

            Ok thanks

        2. GAMBIT
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Injuries and no one wants to use the TC chip anymore

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

          Depends on individual situations.I used mine a couple of weeks ago when I lost Silva and Morata and was already on -8.Brought Aguero in for his hat trick and total of 88.Reckon I had a 50 point positive swing.

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

          Because of the amount of injuries and the likelihood of huge rotation next GW. It's also a double gameweek fixture where both West Ham and Spurs are likely to have minimal rotation due to the relative rest they've had the past few days. I'm strongly considering it myself, and doing my WC the GW after once the dust settles, mainly as I'm well behind

      12. Elwood
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Sanchez sized hole in the City team?

      13. Reiger
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Already did Haz > Alli... Worth a -4 for KDB > Eriksen now?

        1. Hulk Smash
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Surely Eriksen will get at least 4 points so why not.

      14. Dilzy
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Should I make these changes for -8?
        Femenia -> Ogbonna
        T.Carroll-> Arnautovic
        Hazard-> Alli
        Morata-> Firmino

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

        £0.1m off being able to afford Aguero 😆

      16. Steve Stiffler
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Pope
        Otamendi Maguire Ogbonna
        Sterling Coutinho Salah Arnie Son
        Depoirte Kane

        Had a terrible terrible week 1st to 3rd in my ML, yay or nay???

        Coutinho > Alli (-4) ???

      17. CostaCoffee
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Anyone know why Shaqiri didn’t play yday

        1. pricycle
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Hughes said there was no point playing talented players vs Chelsea, saving for Newcastle at home.

      18. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        would this be g2g?? 0.8 ITB
        DDG
        Jones Azpi Ota
        Lingard Sterling Salah Arnaut (vc)
        Kane (regular cap) Firmino Ayew

        Fab Gomez Mee Surman

      19. Psycho
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Elliot
        Christensen - Ogbonna- Gomez
        Salah - Zaha - Hazard - Gundogan - Sterling
        Morata - Kane

        Foster, Naughton, Calvert-L, Kenny

        2FT & 0.3M ITB.

        Hazard, Zaha and Naughton to Eriksen, Arnie and Verthongen for -4?

      20. No_Mo_Salah?
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Anyone not having Kane for the double? FPL suicide? Thinking Alli and Erik/Son only...

        1. Homo Neanderthalensis
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Me I think. Unavoidable with my team as it stands unless I get rid of some players I really want to keep.

          I’m thinking either Alli+Son or Son+Arnautovic

          Already have Ogbonna

          1. No_Mo_Salah?
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 2 months ago

            Glad im not alone! Defo Alli for me but not sure on Son or Erik...

      21. Football Heaven
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Even if kdb is fine, he still might not play next gw and alli has a dgw so will probably score more points