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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. I Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Son or Alli? Free Hit active so don't worry about money going forward. Can't quite stretch to Eriksen.

    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Alli

    2. J T
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Son

    3. ooooo
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Son

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

      Son

    5. doy
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Love Son but have a feeling Alli will get more mins.

    6. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      son

  2. NachoMan
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Any ideas?

    Down to this choice for me...

    a) Kane (TC), Arnie, Son IN -8
    b) FREE HIT with six DGW's.

    Current team is;

    Fab
    Maguire, Ota, Jones, Alonso
    Sterling, Salah, Hazard, Gundogan
    Morata, Firmino

    Free Hit team would be;

    Ryan
    Maguire, Ota, Masuaku
    Alli, Arnie, Son, Lanzini, Sterling
    Kane (c) Kun

    1. HashAttack
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      for me it was a question of who do I want going forwards for gw 23 ... hence using the FH
      If you took the -8, who would you be selling?

  3. AYLD28
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Those who don’t have Kane

    Bringing him in or holding?

    I have Aguero so if he’s out of Swansea then I’d rather keep Aguero but if he plays then obv it’s Kane (c)

    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      If you don't own Kane your FPL season could be over come Friday

      1. AYLD28
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I do agree with this. I just want to know if he’ll be bloody fit or not hahah

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Getting him in and keeping him now.

      Lessons well and truly learned after selling him about 4 GWs ago.

      1. AYLD28
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Even if he doesnt play v Swansea

  4. ooooo
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    DDG
    Ota Jones Christ
    Salah Sterling Son Rich
    Kane Firmino DCL

    A) Rich to Alli
    B) Firmino to Aguero.

  5. the axolotl
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    ian dowie lives in leroy sane's throat.

    https://twitter.com/kieran_spratt/status/947458598820564994

    pretty funny, ..., well i think it's pretty funny 🙂

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Looks more like a cat to me, ears at the top are too pointed to be Dowie.

    2. XabiAlonso
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      That's hilarious

  6. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    If you use your free hit chip, does your free transfer get carried over or is that ridiculous talk?

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Nope

  7. Call Me Old Fashioned
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    DDG Foster
    Ogbonna Jones Otamendi Kenny Mbemba
    Salah Sterling Grob Richarlison RLC
    Aguero Firmino Kane

    2FT, 0.6 in bank

    1 - Foster and Richarlison to Adrian and Arnie
    2 - DDG and Richarlison/Gross to Adrian and Son
    3 - anything else? Free hit?!

  8. SADIO SANÉ
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Speroni -> Adrian worth a -4?

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No playing keeper otherwise..

      1. doy
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Yep cos u get the 4 pts back just from the appearances.

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah depends if Speroni plays, guess he's dropped though

          1. doy
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Yeah can't trust the Palace keepers!

      2. Elycea
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        A no-brainer imo Adrian will easily beat 4 points and look at West Hams fixture list.

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah it kinda is really, cheers

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

      Did it myself so hopefully yeh

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Ok cheers, gl

  9. nazrijack
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Who should make a way for Arnie?
    1) Richarlison
    2) RLC

    1. Toby Lerone
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      2

  10. Mesh
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    What happened to KDB?
    Just seen he's flagged

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Ran out of hair dye.

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

      Dial up internet?

    3. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Brutally assaulted by Puncheon

    4. doy
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Thuggery by Punch

    5. J T
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Punchoned

  11. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Also, if this gameweek isn't a good idea to use your free hit chip, when is?

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      GW28 should be

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

      Blank gameweeks when top teams don’t play for cup postponements... or bigger double gameweeks where there are 4-5 teams playing twice.

      1. doy
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        This

      2. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        This x 2

    3. Rash
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Or when your team is in tatters like mine.. have coutinho salah potentially missing out.. morata and hazard tricky fixture.. No dgw players.. I'm tempted to play it this week

      1. Homo Neanderthalensis
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Hazard will shine at the Emirates. He’s been unlucky last couple of games.
        Fully rested he will haul. I’m holding him to laugh at everyone who got rid in a few days lol

    4. Qubit
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      We have wildcard, triple captain and free hit. Will we get 3 more double gameweeks?

  12. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Current team

    Pope
    Alonso Otamendi Dunk
    Sterling Son KdB Salah Arnie
    Depoitre Kane

    Subs: Elliot DCL Mee Mariappa

    Already done Son and Arnie in for Haz and RLC.

    Worth -4 to bring in Alli/Eriksen for KdB as he is a doubt for Watford?

    1. Reiger
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yes. Alli.

  13. Toby Lerone
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Out of these who would you start:

    1) dunk
    2) Robertson
    3) c wilson
    4) depoitre

    Currently on Wilson away at brighton?

    1. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      1 guaranteed cleanie and baps

  14. marcus2704
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Transfer which of the below:

    Mahrez to Son
    KDB to Eriksen

    Would like to transfer today to avoid any potential price rises. I have KDB at 10.2m so would be unable to buy him back unless his price drops.

    1. yakirh
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      B

  15. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Zaha > Arnautovic the obvious transfer?

    DDG 3.9

    Martina Jones Otamendi Mee Alonso

    Salah Groß Sterling Son Zaha

    Kane Rooney Okazaki

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      1FT + 1.0 ITB.

  16. FPL Mentor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Gomes (vomit)
    Christensen Jones Lindelof
    Eriksen Son (vc) Sterling Sanè Arnautovic
    Kane (C) Firmino

    (Elliot, Wilson, Mee, Mbemba)
    -8

    Defence a bit of a horror show tbh and needs addressing.

    A. Gomes 》 Adrian (-4)
    B. Christensen 》 Cresswell/Masuaku (-4)
    C. Stick.

  17. Mcgugan
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Advice very much needed on this WC team:

    Adrian - Elliot

    Alonso - Otamendi - Jones - Massuaku - Everton Defender

    Salah - Sterling - Arnie - Son - Atsu

    Quaner - Kane - Aguero.

    0 ITB.

    As I have good defensive cover, should I downgrade Jones so I can upgrade Atsu? Currently planning 4-4-2 most weeks with WHU and EVE rotation.

    Thoughts?

    1. Reuser
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Personally, I think RLC is all you need from a cheap 5th midfielder.

      Newcastle will probably be signing a new keeper in the transfer window, so Elliot may only be short-term back-up.

  18. Red Dagger ✪
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Do Arsenal have onesies on?

  19. GreenArrows
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Pick one

    A) Richarlison > Arnie
    B) Hazard + RLC > Son + Arnie

    Pope Elliot
    Otamendi Jones Ogbonna Kenny Duffy
    Hazard Salah Sterling Richarlison RLC
    Kane Morata Quaner

    0.8itb 2FT

    1. GreenArrows
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Anyone?

  20. hurrrrr
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    With the doubts surrounding Salah and KDB, the DGW (and no current Spurs ownership) plus difficult fixtures/fitness doubts around other areas of my squad, I’m seriously using the free hit chip.

    Would you do it with this team? (* Denotes a doubt)

    Transfers: Hazard + Morata -> Eriksen + Kane (-4)

    Adrian
    Chilwell* - Jones - Gomez - Christensen*
    De Bruyne* - Salah* - Eriksen - Sterling
    Firmino - Kane*

    Pope - Richarlison - Kenny - Quaner

    Gomez/Firmino hardly assured starts either.,

    1. J T
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Chris will be back and Kane you will keep Kane anyway. Everyone has the Salah problem so you’re left with Kdb and the obvious thing to do is take a pick on a dgw mid and hope things go ok

      1. hurrrrr
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers - reckon I’ll do a -8 and get both Alli & Eriksen in.

  21. The Royal Robin
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    What's the maximum amount of hits that is sensible taking for a DGW if any?

    1. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      2 for a small one like this

    2. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      8

      1. Red Dagger ✪
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        2 hits for 8 i mean.

    3. doy
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      -8 max IMHO

    4. doy
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      For a huge DGW, -12 max IMHO

    5. Homo Neanderthalensis
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      In terms of transfers or points?! The above answers are a mixture lol

      1. doy
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Pts!

    6. Rik Waller
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Judge the merits of each hit. With Wham and Spurs having decent fixtures after, I believe hits will be worth it for this one

    7. J T
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Careful planning 0 hits. 4dgw players

      Although that careful planning got me 41points this week

  22. I Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    This week only:

    A) Lloris + Jones
    B) Adrian + Vertonghen

    Bit worried that Hart might get a game. Is Vert safe for both?

    1. Winners900
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      B

  23. Homo Neanderthalensis
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    To transfer out David Silva or not??

    This personal issue is pissing me off now back and forth (with all respect to the guy with whatever’s gone on)

    Thing is... city NEED him now more than ever! Will he get recalled back for Watford? Will I regret selling him?

    1. Reuser
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Pep has said he doesn't know when he will return - that's a sell for me.

  24. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Think I'm going to use my free hit chip.

    1. doy
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Save it

      1. Homo Neanderthalensis
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        This

  25. Reuser
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Looking to address double gameweek, Aguero and a weak bench in one go, for a potential -8....

    OUT: Mbemba, Sane, Hazard, Firmino
    IN: Duffy, Arnie, Alli, Aguero

    Seem sensible enough? Could do Mbemba to Duffy next week for free - but with Salah probably out and Niasse stinking up my bench, think it might be worth investing in Duffy this week instead.

    Would give me: -8

    Pope
    Otamendi, Christensen, Ogbonna, Duffy
    Salah* Sterling, Arnie, Alli,
    Kane (c), Aguero

    Myhill**, Kenny, RLC, Niasse

  26. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    For this gw would you have
    A Pope
    B Adrian -4

    1. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      a

    2. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Assess a reasonable return for both and B has some merit due to saves over 2 games

  27. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    A) morata + rich + couts to son + Arnie + aguero(-8) 0.1 itb
    B) rich + couts to son + arnie(-4) (1.4 itb)
    C) rich + couts + fab to Adrian + son + arnie(1.6 itb) (-8)
    D) rich + couts + fab to lloris + son + arnie(-8) (0.4 itb)
    Reply pls and give some suggestions??

  28. doy
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Any idea yet how long Jesus will be out for? Poor guy was in tears by the sounds of it.

    1. J T
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Atlesst a month minimum

    2. Reuser
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Pep says "maybe 1 or 2 months"

    3. doy
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers lads. No rotation for Aguero then.

  29. MTPockets
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Start Richarlison (mci) or DCL (tot)?

      Pope
      Alonso, Dunk, Masuaku
      Sterling, Richarlison, Salah, Son, Arnie
      Kane(c), Morata

      (Krul, DCL, Zeegelaar, Naughton)

    • Rik Waller
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A)Sane + Wilson>Lanzini + Kun (-8)

      B) Daniels + Sane + Wilson > Masuaku + Arnie + Kun (-8)

      Which one?
      Cheers