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2 January 2018 5480 comments
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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.

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

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

    46 with Adrian, Lanzini, Arnautovic, Kane(c), Alli & Eriksen to go.

    Not sure if the free hit was worth it or not.

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

      Stop bragging

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

        Well there’s guys in my ML with the same score who haven’t used their free hit haha!

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      It was worth it. I am on 22 with Kane(c), Alonso, Hazard and Christensen to go. No chance I can catch the people with 4/5/6 DGWs.

    3. Ghost Gooner
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Depends on how much your team would have got ?:

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

      Nah you smashed it.

      Can't see us blank gw FH getting 60+...King (c) hatrick won't happen again.

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

        I'm gonna assume you do hit 60+, single Kane goal will do that alone.

    5. Zebras
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I wouldve failed to field a full XI had it not been for hte free hit. Half my squad was flagged

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

        Fair play!

    6. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I think not unfortunately. Going to be larger point swings in blank GWs.

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

      62 on free hit, 6 to go 😎

    8. FC Lackless [BALEGIUM]
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      50 with bonus possibly ?

    9. L S P
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      it wasn't

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

      Happy with 50 and 6 players (All TOT / WHU) to come .... and could have easily had Mahrez instead of Vardy

      A lot more that most ML rivals and no hits to worry about

  2. camarozz
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Son ➡ Pogba ➡rage ➡transfer #ragingwithson

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

      Lingard?

    2. FrankieTheGent
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      hold that train !

  3. Lone Wolf FPL
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    DGW...fools gold...

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      It was worth it. I am on 22 with Kane(c), Alonso, Hazard and Christensen to go. No chance I can catch the people with 4/5/6 DGWers.

      1. Lone Wolf FPL
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        what?
        ask masuaku, son or TC Kane owners about it

    2. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      *wrote this post few times lately...

    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      The pack on my back is aching...

  4. GXNG
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    (K)ane, Son, Lanzini, Masuaku giving me a total of 7 points..

    1. Paul
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      This exact same.... feel for you brother

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

        Hopefully our day on Thursday

  5. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    What a start to a dgw.. can't wait to delete fpl

    1. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      True to your name lol

  6. What's 1 x 3?

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

      Shite!

      1. DublinDude
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Thank you

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

      😕

    3. My Name Is Pepu
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Harry Kane

    4. _Make
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      1x is fairly irrelevant now. Ask again in two days.

    5. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Numbers must not have been your strong point in Countdown Jarvish. 😉

    6. CechYourHead
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      that's 3 quick maths

  7. borat
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    😆

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

    I never got all this Son love

    1. My Name Is Pepu
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      You wouldn't have said this had he scored, which ideally he should have. Extremely unlucky.

    2. Podge
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      ha could have had 2

  9. Ambrosiana Inter
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Ok let’s start it again now:
    Do,we think Kane starts vs West Ham?
    LOOOOOoOOoOOl

  10. Vlad Tepes
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Richarlison --> Pogba for free. My patience is done

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

      100%

  11. Un De Sceaux
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Salah to Alli worked out 😀

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

      Me too

  12. Kermit Special
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Get Aguero of the Baps ffs 😀

    1. Kermit Special
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      *off

    2. My Name Is Pepu
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He's off, Sane and Sterling getting 2 each.

      1. Kermit Special
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        🙂

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

    walker limping

  14. Weasel51
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero scored once and missed numerous big chances and he's on for 2 baps?

    Bit of a joke, really.

    1. Kermit Special
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Thankfully I didn't bring him in for a hit. Not worth the money imo.

      1. L S P
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        worked just fine for free and an armband tho 😉

        1. Weasel51
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          You captained him?

        2. Kermit Special
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Kaneee 😉

    2. MikeDuff
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      don't hate

      1. Weasel51
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Mossed chances only seem to affect midfielders baps

  15. TheCurseOfRaheem
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Really needed that Watford goal after that Arnie assist. Otamendi ownership in top 10k is frightening!

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

      Was my ticket to actually getting over 30 points this week

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

      As it should be.

  16. Ravager
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Starting to think that the big DGW's are the only ones worth a crap. I remember the hype over DGW27 for City last season and Kun got...one goal I think it was?

  17. MTPockets
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Walker was hobbling off a bit.

    • Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Aguero 2 baps is nice.

    • Coaly
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      West Ham can’t keep a clean sheet can they. Conning everyone with 3 in a row

      1. L S P
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        which is why the CS against Sp*rs will be so brilliant.

    • Alex_thekid
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      47 with Eriksen Kane tc Ogbonna Arnautovic and Loris to play could be worse

    • Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      The final nail in the GW22 coffin will be a Morata double digit haul

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

        Hazard*

      2. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Yep

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

        Think it'll be Hazard. More people sold him for DGW mids 😛

      4. No Luck
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        What a glorious nail that would be because I have him!

      5. Kermit Special
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Pls this.

    • Matt Sk
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      That 2nd kdb assist should count? thanks

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

        It really shouldn't. Cross palmed out by the keeper.

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

      Sterling is the gift that keeps on giving. So glad I kept him for so long.

    • Weeb Kakashi
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Any bonus for Sane/Vertonghen?

    • Bruno Bruno!!
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      41 with Alonso Son (C) & Alli

      1. Coaly
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Shambolic

    • gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      When is the next scoutcast? Thought it would be on tonight with it being Tuesday.

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Next week I think.

    • Postman Ty
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Don't understand why my keepers have been so useless almost all season. Need my one true love and saviour Heaton to come back.

      1. No Luck
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Why didn't you get Pope lol

        1. Postman Ty
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Wish I had early, but didn't see a reason at the time to waste a transfer with Lossl and Elliot who looked promising. Both dropped off significantly and by that time I was always scared of Heaton coming back which would have meant another keeper transfer.

    • Claudio555
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Any chance Kane will get that assist of Alli's goal?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        no

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

          That really sucks, such a beautiful pass

          1. Granville
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            FPL need to award points for key passes

      2. Ghost Gooner
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        NO

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

        No

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

        No chance. It was a rebound from Allis first shot.

    • Sz21
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      36 pts all out for now.
      6 players with games left, Kane TC (disappointment).

      Not the progress I wanted to be making but at least there is still some hope for a decent-ish week.

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

        32 pts 4 to go 😀

    • Hardly Athletic
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      This game suits dullards rather than mavericks. Something needs to change to make it more exciting. More transfers before a points deduction perhaps.

      1. TheCurseOfRaheem
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Oh cmon...

        It varies from week to week and the besides, the DGW isn’t over yet.

      2. Ghost Gooner
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Just admit you are just clueless 😆 Seen plenty of people play with riduculous strategies and prosper

      3. The real slim shady
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Go back to play your pay to win games.

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

        How would that help? Dullards would use the extra transfers too.

      5. Kim Jong Kün
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Players' values need to change more quickly, especially to the downside IMO. It's ridiculous that a player like Alexis hasn't dropped to a point where it's hard not to buy him.