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2 January 2018 5480 comments
Mark Mark
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Tuesday evening treats us to four more fixtures, as Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham prepare for their first matches of double Gameweek 22.

The big news is that Harry Kane starts on the bench at the Liberty Stadium.

Having headed into Monday’s deadline as a doubt, the Spurs striker has been handed the Fantasy Premier League captaincy by a relatively low 24.2% of managers. However, over 121,000 also played their Triple Captain chip on Kane after he produced back-to-back hat-tricks in his previous two Gameweek appearances. They will now hope that he gets used from the bench tonight and that he can deliver big against West Ham in 48-hours time.

Son Heung-min, Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli are also among the top 13 armband picks and all start in Wales, with Fernando Llorente leading the attack against his former club. Indeed, Son was the top transfer target for Gameweek 22, acquired by 498,000+ new owners on the back of four goals and as many assists in six starts.

Despite a run of five strikes in as many matches, just 17,000 have placed their faith in West Ham’s form player, Marko Arnautovic.

Nonetheless, that output hasn’t gone unnoticed – he was brought in by over 368,000 for a Gameweek that sees him entertain West Brom at the London Stadium before making his way to Wembley later in the week. Interestingly, however, he looks to have dropped back to a support role behind the lone striker Andy Carroll.

Elsewhere, John Stones, David Silva, Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling all return to the Man City XI for a plum home clash against Watford.

Aguero’s tally of 20 points in a 6-0 win over the Hornets back in Gameweek 5 remains the highest individual haul of the season. With Gabriel Jesus sidelined for a month at the very minimum, he now has the opportunity to audition for our three-man frontlines ahead of visits from both Newcastle and West Brom before the end of January.

Sterling, meanwhile, has bagged double-digit hauls in each of his last three starts to move into second place in the FPL player standings behind Mohamed Salah.

Kevin De Bruyne also starts for the hosts as he recovers from the Jason Puncheon challenge that forced him off at Selhurst Park on Sunday.

Southampton and Crystal Palace square up at St Mary’s in the other Tuesday fixture.

With a goal or assist in four of the last six outings, the Eagles’ Wilfried Zaha is the form player in this one. Yet the home side will be buoyed by Saturday’s goalless draw at Old Trafford which helped them to a first clean sheet since Gameweek 9.

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  1. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Really want Hazard, Christensen and Alonso to deliver tomorrow. Would take a 0-0.

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

    Yessss Arniiiieeeee

  3. Ambrosiana Inter
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Arnaaaaautovviiiic

  4. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    C'mon Aguero, grab one more goal.

  5. moz_1983
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Carrol brace!

  6. MTPockets
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Carroll DGW recovery hero

  7. Dybala10
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Arnautovic and Alli ruining it all at the end.

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      ...or yanking the iron out of the fire in my case 😉

  8. Hect.OR 98th
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Yes! Arnie assist. Foster in goal but would be delighted to see WBA and Pardew get relegated.

  9. doy
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Freakin andy carroll!

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

    Arnie assist?

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

      Sounds like it

  11. tm245
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Lanzini assisting the assister.

  12. Pranav Santhosh
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Carroll brace

  13. Ibralicious
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Arnie was always a better pick than explosive Son tbh

    1. doy
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Another game to go still.

  14. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 17 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Why can't people behave themselves on here?

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

      How long have you been here?

    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Because the original call to the mods pointed at the wrong areas. 🙂

  15. rivercityransom
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    CITY CS GONE

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

      LOL

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

    Andy Carroll has always been a DGW hero

  17. Kiwivillan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Alli goal = *vomit*

  18. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Ffs ota CSgone

  19. Maddi Son
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone else worried they might give that Alli assist to KDB? Currently 2 points ahead of my head-to-head and he has KDB.

  20. 420king
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Gray G

    1. 420king
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Carillo A

  21. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    F off otamendi

  22. Messsiaah
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Yesss. Ota cs gones

  23. HALFSPACE
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    OTAMENDI CS GONE HAHAHSS

  24. WE GO FOR IT
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    City CS ruined!

  25. 404_FC
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    sad OTAMENDI cs gone

  26. doy
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Imagine TC'ing Carroll...would have taken some major balls!

    1. Bored Bear
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Adjoined to a large phallus out of your forehead

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Troy Deeney sized "cojones"

    3. doy
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Lolz

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

    YES CITY CS GONEEEEEE

  28. Ambrosiana Inter
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Yessss goallll watfoooord

    1. doy
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Noooooooo

  29. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Good lads Watford!!

  30. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Lol at Otamendi owners...oh wait