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4 January 2018 5309 comments
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The final round of festive fixtures comes to its conclusion at Wembley Stadium as Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham play the second match of their double Gameweek 22.

Much to our collective relief, Harry Kane returns to the hosts’ starting line-up after producing just a single point from his 22 minutes off the bench at Swansea on Tuesday night.

It’s fair to say that the Fantasy Premier League hopes of many managers rely on the Spurs striker this evening.

Not only is he the top captain pick for the Gameweek (24.2%), a hefty 121,000+ Triple Captain chips have been wielded on Kane in light of back-to-back hat-tricks in his previous two starts.

The allure of a double Gameweek has also boosted in interest in Spurs midfield trio Son Heung-min, Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli. All three join Kane on the teamsheet and are also among the top 13 armband picks for Gameweek 22.

The top transfer target for Gameweek 22, with 498,000+ new owners, Son has scored in five of Tottenham’s last six at Wembley, totalling 57 points over those matches.

Eriksen and Alli, meanwhile, bagged an assist and goal respectively in Tuesday’s win at Swansea to continue their improved form.

The Dane has supplied points in six of his last seven outings, while Alli has two goals and four assists in his previous three.

At the back, Ben Davies earns successive starts for the first time since Gameweek 16 as Danny Rose misses out with a knee complaint again.

The big news for the Hammers is that Marko Arnautovic is sidelined with a minor hamstring problem.

Drafted in by over 368,000 for his pair of fixtures, he ends double Gameweek 22 on five points, having earned the assist for Andy Carroll’s late winner against West Brom.

Carroll’s two goals in the Baggies’ clash isn’t enough to keep his role in the XI, though – he drops to the bench as Chicharito leads the line instead.

The Mexican and Manuel Lanzini – who has supplied four assists in his previous five – carry the main threat to a defence that’s looking for their tenth clean sheet of the season.

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  1. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Half time

  2. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    WHAT A SAVE

  3. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    DGW utter fail

    1. Pieterke30
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      yep

      except for one lucky pr*ck in private league who got two defs from each team...

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

    Shit half....

  5. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    WHM have great fixtures. So I'm gonna drop Adrian and Ogbonna.

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      That’s how they work

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

    How come Kane didn't score?

    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Offside

  7. Pieterke30
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Well lads, if you wanna keep Spurs mids, be my guest but I won't

    Easy to play against a BUT def missing two keys elements, and vs a SOU def missing both its full backs and, generally, a SOU team not ginving the tiniest FCK, but Spurs looking unable to break down a hard working team that defends very deep at Wembley.

    Will surely start Pickford in 23 though.

    1. Pieterke30
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Edit - BUR* of course, spelling

    2. mosmof
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      That Spurs hammering of Southampton was an outlier, given the latter's recent defensive resolve at Old Trafford, Stamford Bridge and Etihad. Southampton imploded at Wembley, on a day when they could have conceded more.

      Eriksen won't be staying long in my team.

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

    Kane looking worse for wear

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

    that's enough, i will go watch black mirror

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

      Started watching Dark, incredible.

      Watch with German audio and English subtitles

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

        i got lost with all this characters

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

          I have to get my partner to explain it. Can't handle time mysteries

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

        Very good show. Not incredible, but solidly better than 95% of the utter junk prestige drama out there

    2. Patch
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Very good few starting episodes!

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

        really? i didn't like the first one this season actually

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

          The Star Trek one with Jessie Plemons? That was awesome!

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

            maybe because i don't like Cristin Milioti 😆

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

              or star trek

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Is it any good? I need new to. Fargo season 3 on the go at the minute (Mary eliz winstead wow)

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

        yeah, it's better made than fargo

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

        yeah it's, although i have a bad felling about the new season

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

        "Cup of the king" 😉

  10. The Left Duke #3
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Worst first half of football I've seen all year.....and typically it coincides with a DGW ffs

    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      You didn't see Man U v Sot then

    2. Tone E
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Well the year just started...

    3. *Reformed-Character*
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      You clearly don't watch much football boy...

  11. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Would 9 points for a triple captain be considered failure? Lol

    1. The Left Duke #3
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I actually thought my Lukaku TC two years ago 4x3 was as bad but this is just a kick in the stones. I can see Kane getting subbed too

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

      Same as Aguero got last year. Not failure, but not the best

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

        Think he means 3x3, not 9x3

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

        I mean 9 in total.

      3. Licious Lizard (delete acc)
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I think he is talkkng about a total of 9 points after TC.

      4. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        9x3=27 would be good.

        3x3=9 would definitely be considered a failure.

      5. Fpldonny
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Unfortunately it would be 🙁

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

      3 - Aurier (16)
      2 - Sánchez (11)
      1 - Vertonghen, Eriksen (10)

    4. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Rival capped Vert and I felt very confident with Kane (c) Son and Arnie as differentials. Lol @ me

    5. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      You know it's been a crap game when the ref blows HT at 44:57.

    6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Son should just drive at zabaelta, he has had him beaten a couple of times but holds the ball too long

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

        True that

    7. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Should've kept KDB, haz and pogba

      1. Pieterke30
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        blimmey!

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

      Adrian save point!!

      1. MTPockets
          8 years, 1 month ago

          woohoo

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

        FDGW.... I am out...

      3. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Adrian save point added 😎

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

          DGW success!

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

        lol at all our rivals that didn't even realise there was a DGW!!

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

        3 - Aurier (22)
        2 - Sánchez (11)
        1 - Vertonghen, Eriksen (10)

        Kane (-1)

        1. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          How the hell is Aurier on 22?

          1. how now brown cow
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Been good going forward.

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

        Not a great advert for playing twice in three days.

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

          Plenty of other teams did.

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

          Pretty sure that's not the reason it's like it is.

      7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Casuals loving this

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

          So casual they don't even know it

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

          Kane C with TC intact loving this

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

            You have Tom Carroll?

        3. George Sillett
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          They won't even be watching it. Obsession with casuals is ridiculous. . Who cares ?

        4. Sandy Ravage
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Casually didn't take a load of hits to get DGW players in, and won't have to take more hits to replace them.

      8. Desperately Seeking Dusan
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Scenes here if it finishes 0-0

        1. The Left Duke #3
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          The game is too boring to even cause a scene. Just head to the scratcher

        2. G-Whizz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Really?
          Many will be happy with a Hammer's clean sheet I reckon...

          1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Just going by the bantz Gee there’s a lot of people backing Spurs attack. And Kane in particular. Don’t most of the top 10k have him as C and a lot of people here seem to have played TC.

            Don’t see too many celebrating Adrían and Ogbonna! Think it was a CS vs Wbrom that was the target for them and writing this one off.

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

              I have Adrian and Masuaku...I wouldn't mind a 0-0 😎

              Would give me a better rank rise than Kane(c) and Alli who I also have going wild

              1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
                • 14 Years
                8 years, 1 month ago

                THIS BC. I have them both and I’m not sweating Kane since I think most top teams have him and have captained. TC could hurt me if he hauls. West Ham not conceding the differential for sure.

      9. Jay_
          8 years, 1 month ago

          If it’s still 0-0 with say 10 minutes to go, expect a Adrian yc for time wasting.

          1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            And a red as he brings down kane for a pen on the 90th min

            1. Jam0sh
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              And then saves the pen

              1. Jam0sh
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                8 years, 1 month ago

                Wow ignore this lol

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

          Aurier 22 bps! Smashing it

        • Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          This is exactly why I got a defender from each side.... with 4 potential clean sheets over a DGW there is at good chance of getting at least 2 clean sheets.

        • HALFSPACE
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Masuaku, Adrian and Vert owner

          0-0 would be just fine

        • GXNG
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          This dgw is reminding me of Man City’s last season.

        • celticman
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          LET DOWN SO FAR