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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. Rash
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Son winner anyone?

    1. A Team Of James McCleans
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Fine by me

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

      The game will finish 1-1 🙁

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

      Vert plz or Kane

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

      +1

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

    That Son goal took me from 70 down to 65 the little bollix

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

      Humble brag, eh?

    2. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Oh shut up.

    3. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Double WHU defense?

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

      Wow. Subtle.

  3. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    I’m remembering Kane winning me £1000 with the last kick of the game. In Harry I trust

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

      Wow, what was that backstory?

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        It was actually played out here live

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

          Class! Was it a bet or what?

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

      Was that when spurs won 2-1? Can’t remember who against. I remember a Kane last minute goal winning me £800 a couple of seasons ago

  4. Man Getting Hit By Football
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Actually lost three points on that last goal despite owning Son.

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

    Son Captainers Unite!

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

      \o/

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

      🙂

    3. Aston-villain
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yay

  6. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Still sell Son next week to afford Alonso?

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

    THERE IS STILL TIME

    IT IS NOT TOO LATE

    1. Futile Tinkering
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      😆

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

        FOUR MINUTES!

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

    awful awful awful gameweek

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

      Amazing gameweek lol

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

    1-1 with low owned scorers.

    Balle balle.

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

      I got both lol

  10. WVA
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    I have Obiang and Son!!!!

    1. FDMS All Starz
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      What?! Well done, did you play both?

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

        Yes of course dgw

  11. FDMS All Starz
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Kane still worth holding? Fixtures look hard after the next two! Kun and Morata a better pain to own?

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

      Morata is no worth owning

      1. FDMS All Starz
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Could've had a hatty and surely won't be dropped? Fixtures look good too

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

      Not Morata

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

      Yep, hold and captain every week & use him to structure your team well - h's the best captain in the game. He's only half fit tonight with th cold

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

        Agreed, but now the majority of those who bought him in for dgw will sell him

    4. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      You still drunk from New Years?

  12. the snazzy viking
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Eriksen and Masuaku goals

    please

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

    4 minutes of DGW to go 🙁

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

      Good riddance I think many would say if finishes like this.

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

      It'll be no time till the last minute of gw38 believe it or not 🙁

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

      Woohoooo. Some quality ground gained this week!

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

    Lively now

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

    Kane -> who? -12

  16. Maddamotha
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    I have Son, too bad ML leader has (C) on him and i dont..

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

    That goal cost me 12 points. Back to the Mil I go lool

  18. Dacra
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    75(-8)

    DGW's rule 😀

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

      I hate you 😀

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

      81(-0) 3 bonus points from Son incoming (I hope)

      This has been a great week!

  19. Guy Demel
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Roberto Soldado winner pls

  20. pjomara
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Son's Baps knock me out of the cup by 2 pts

  21. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Do you think getting 20 points more than your previous team is enough to call Free Hit a success?

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

      Yes wtf

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

        Why wtf?

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

      Including hits? Minimum probably.

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

        I think had I took hits instead of free hit I would have ended up with less points

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

      Yeah...20-30pt boost from any chip is the dream

      1. BUZZBOMB ♡
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I would agree for any chip. Ive been stung by many over the years. This is a new one tho and you dont know how the fixtures will play out - could suddenly have a GW around the FA cup when only the middle 8 teams in the PL are playing and then suddenly this chip becomes valuable for one week only.

    4. Bored Bear
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Not really - but I won't be sorry not to be lumbered with many wham and spurs.

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

        25 by my reckoning.
        However real benefit is not wasting my TC chip which I would have played.

    5. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yup, hey, your in my cash mini-league.

    6. Guru Mediation
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I'm on 17, could have been worse

    7. sbuod
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I made 24 more than I would have otherwise, and saved my 2 FT (had initially used them to replace Hazard and Mee with Arnie and Alonso). Think it worked out for the best - thinking I'll now keep Hazard and ship out Morata, and Arnie has been shifted back to midfield so not worth it anymore

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

    4 mins...

  23. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Kane to Aguero (-4?)

    1. Guru Mediation
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      After next gw for free is my plan... Kane.still.the.best.captain option next gw

    3. FDMS All Starz
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Maybe after next week

    4. Guru Mediation
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      When will people learn. Don't get rid of Kane ever. He always comes good and smashes it.

  24. FC Hakkebøf
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    That Sn goal hurt my.feelings... should have gone.for that greedy boy over Eriksen.. 🙁

  25. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Masuaku denied so many assists in recent matches. I want my assist so I will be holding on to him.

  26. The Enlightener
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Just 4 minutes with that much WH time wasting. That is why teams do it.

  27. salazar1963
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Andy Gray would have said What a hit,Son, what a hit

  28. UshFPL
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    4 minutes because Mike Dean loves Spurs

  29. EspanYOLO
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Accidentally (c) son this GW

  30. BON
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Lol @ Son sellers

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

      Predictable .