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Gameweek 21 and Premier League football in 2017 concludes at The Hawthorns with a clash between West Brom and Arsenal, a fixture that, from a Fantasy perspective, is likely to have little impact.

Sadly, the Gunners have failed to ignite as a source of Fantasy talent, with Alexis Sanchez, in particular, only flirting with our squads. However, last season’s top scoring player did fire a brace in the midweek win at Crystal Palace, while striker Alexandre Lacazette boosted his stock with a pair of assists at Selhurst Park. However, they will need to conjure opportunities without the influence of Mesut Ozil who misses out with a knee problem today.

Sanchez and Lacazette head into today’s contest back by 2.8% and 9.3% ownership respectively, with wing-backs Hector Bellerin (11.3%) and Sead Kolasinac (11.0%) now the most popular assets in Arsene Wenger’s squad. Typically, however, the Gunners have kept just two clean sheets from their last six Gameweeks.

As for West Brom, they started strongly as a Fantasy force but have faded to become an afterthought over past months. Three clean sheets in their last six hint at a revival in defence, though the Baggies have mustered just two goals in those six matches under Alan Pardew.

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

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

    A) go into dgw with Kane (c) and arnaut (-4 hit)
    B) (A) + salah --> alli/eriksen/son (which) (-8 hit)
    C) (A) + DDG --> lloris (-8 hit)

  2. jbenny1107
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Coutinho likely to play tomorrow or take an additional -4 to get Eriksen? I've seen a few tweets stating he'll play his last game with Liverpool tomorrow. Have Salah and Firmino already. Picking up Kane, Son most likely for -4. Or, get Arnie in the mix instead of Son/Eriksen and upgrade Christensen to Alonso next gameweek.

  3. ChadW98
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Is Firmino+Coutinho->>Aguero+Sterling for -8 worth it?

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

      Bah

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

        Sorry, meant Nah!!

  4. Darth_Krid
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Has a player ever fallen and then risen on consecutive days before?

    1. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Jesus

    2. MTPockets
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Jesus jokes incoming

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

        Should have forseen this 🙁

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

      is that going to happen to Kane?

  5. The Alli Way
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Lloris and Eriksen/Alli or Son and Eriksen/Alli for the DGW? Already have Kane

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

      I’d go with the attakers.

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

    Hazard + Richarlison + Kenny -> Son + Arnautovic + Vertonghen for a -4 ?

    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      I would

    2. Lumberjack
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Probably just the first two, I wouldn’t bother with Spurs defense.

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

      I like it.

  7. Lumberjack
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Pogba to Son/Alli worth a -4? Already have Kane.

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

      Yep son

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

        Cheers

  8. davysteen
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    I haven't been taking FPL particularly seriously this season and missed a few transfer deadlines but find myself in the top 800..so going to try and improve upon this and need some advice..

    I don't have any Spurs or West Ham coverage, should I take the free hit card this week and get some coverage or perhaps take a -8 hit to bring in 2 Spurs and 1 West Ham?

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Stopped reading after you said not serious on FPL

      1. davysteen
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Just been busy and not able to give it the time unfortunately

        1. La Roja
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 6 months ago

          Sorry, no excuses. I don’t see my wife often because of FPL

    2. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Keep going with the ignorance, it seems to be bliss.

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

      Nice one. I'd suggest just doing Morata to Kane and a defender to a Spurs defender.

  9. SUAREZ_MESSI_COUTINHO
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    All this talk of Powell's Hazard news, and Jafooli's genius prediction on RLC goes unnoticed...

    http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2017/12/29/frisking-the-fixtures-gameweek-21-the-weak-5/?hc_page=6#hc_comment_17343402

  10. ChampChomp
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Son or Eriksen?

  11. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Why is everyone so sure that coutinho is gone? till when the transfer window open?

  12. Boom Xhaka-Laca
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Repost (one response)

    Best 5.1 defender?

    A) Danilo (how nailed?)
    B) Robertson
    C) Schindler

    Cheers

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

    Speroni to Adrian for a hit?

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

    any news on if kane will start vs swansea?

  15. La vida FPL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    G2g?

    Lloris
    Otamendi, Ogbonna, Jones, Duffy
    Salah, Alli, Arnautovic, Sterling
    Kane, Firmino

    Pope, Kenny, DCL, RLC

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

    Got 2 frees and 1.3 ITB. For the double my plan was always getting funds from downgrading Aguero. But it seems that would be a bad decision atm. My other options are Salah or Hazard.

    Hazard - I believe in Hazard and always own him for his big hauls. He is fresh, usually does good against Arsenal and got great fixtures after.

    Salah - I dont think Salah will perform as he has done. He will probably miss Burnley and is back after the break. But if I am wrong it will really cost me to get him back. Got a lot of money invested in him.

    1. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      It isn't worth selling players you've got value in to cover a 1 week absence or a dgw.

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

    How many goals are West Ham scoring against this Pardew wagon?

  18. MarvelouSuccess
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    i spun a wheel online and between alli, eriksen and son it chose son. if this works i'll laugh.

  19. Rik Waller
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone got any West Brom assets?

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Fosterinho

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

      Foster

    3. Guy Demel
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      In accounting they're called liabilities

  20. Yozzer
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Why are people dropping De Gea? I assume it's for Lloris

  21. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Brilliant player, but I’ve never really taken to Sanchez, always seems so miserable and angry

    1. SAY MY NAME
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      he has a huge ego (partly because he knows he is the best player in the team), but great player

  22. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Why am I Humming the Muppets theme tune watching this game.

    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Swedish chef theme here

  23. Blue&White85
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    What's been your best and worst transfers so far this season?

    Best - Otamendi - got him week 6 for 5.5 (now 6.4) and have had 7 clean sheets, 3 goals and after tonight 14 bonus points since.

    Worst - Femenia - took a -4 to get him in week 16 looking to set up my team for what looked like good December fixtures. Hardly played since due to injury apart from 10 minute cameo in which he limped off and conceded two goals. Finally sold this weekend.

    Have had Salah and Kane since the first game so can't count them.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Worst- Hazard, got in for Silva as part of an -8 hit and captained him over Kane, and of course Silva exploded over that period too

      1. Blue&White85
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Sold Silva for Sane as part of my wildcard. Turned out a very bad move.

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
          8 years, 6 months ago

          Also got in sane a few weeks ago over Coutinho

    2. MTPockets
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Worst: KDB to Silva to Lingard this week for -4.

      1. Blue&White85
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Depending on KDBs injury, it might not be that bad.

  24. KJT123
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Who to ditch first?

    Quaner
    DCL

    1. adidasOriginals
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      DCL

    2. Boom Xhaka-Laca
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      DCL defo

    3. The Count of Monte Cristo
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      DCL

  25. Knowledgeable meerkat
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Arsenal’s reputation as a team that play nice football and sometimes try to “pass it into the net” is just outdated and inaccurate

    Arsenal in my view have had nothing specially attractive about their football for several seasons now, yet for some reason this label still seems to be attached to them?

    1. The Count of Monte Cristo
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      We have lost our identity mainly cos our midfield is not what it has been.

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

    Wenger taking the point

  27. The Count of Monte Cristo
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Thinking: Foster + Hazard + Richarlison --> Lloris + Son + Arnie (-4). Bit too much or worth it?

    Foster
    Jones - Maguire - Ogbonna
    Hazard - Sterling - Salah - Richarlison
    Kane - DCL - Firmino

    Elliot - Christensen - Long - Carroll [2FT + 1.2m ITB]

  28. yakirh
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Kane news??

  29. the snazzy viking
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    final question to decide it all -

    Which selection of players would you rather have:

    A) Aguero, Kenny, RLC + DCL
    B) Firmino/Vardy, Stones, Richarlison + Quaner

    Rest of the team:

    Adrian (Elliot)
    Christensen Jones Masuaku Duffy ----?----
    Salah Eriksen Sterling Arnie ----?----
    Kane ----?---- ----?----

    Cheers ! 🙂

  30. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Free Hit team, thoughts?

    Schmeichel
    Ota Maguire Cresswell Dunk
    Eriksen Son Sterling Arnie
    Kane(c) Kun

    Subs: Elliot Depoitre Carroll Mbemba