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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. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Will West Ham be pleased or upset with that?
    Didn't watch it myself.

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

      Upset

    2. Maarrrr17
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Relatively happy.

    3. Anathallo
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Delighted I'd have thought.

  2. The Enlightener
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Kane looking shite for his price tag. I drop and two hat tricks. Pick him back up. Shite again. Gotta luv this game. 😎

    1. Rash
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Same here 😆

    2. Lemongrab
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Right there with you buddy. 2pts. 2pts. Sell. Hat trick. Hat trick. Buy. 1pt. 2 pts.

  3. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Below average and I used triple captain. Shocker.

    1. barracuda
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Bottles flying

  4. arndff_
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    53(-4) with 4 DGW players lol

    1. the snazzy viking
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Try 48(-4) with 5

      1. arndff_
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Rubbish GW. And so overrated!

    2. Gimli son of Gloin
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      48 with 5. Glad I didn't waste a chip, at least.

      1. arndff_
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        My chips are alive too.

    3. UshFPL
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      52 with 4

  5. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    How many here TC Kane?

    1. Sleep Talk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Me 🙁

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

      Me

    3. Longlatini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Me

    4. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      I almost did, held off.

  6. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    As usual better off doing no transfers.

    Probably applies to a third of GWs so far.

    Hazard and Morata > Son and Kane - 4

  7. F4L
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Wildcard time bitches!

    1. Postman Ty
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      don't do that to yourself...

  8. Hardly Athletic
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Worst GW of the season. Kane TC fail and out of the cup. 🙁

  9. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Thank you Poch for sharing Kane's illness!

  10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone up for a #kaneexit?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Hopefully most do.

    2. OLB
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Yup

    3. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Yup.

    4. F4L
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      gone and I aint looking back

    5. Bad Kompany
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Didn't even get him back this gw

    6. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      He'll get a hat trick again

  11. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Didn’t use a chip but didn’t actually get any points either so swings and roundabouts

  12. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Effectively only lost 3pts overall due to the goal by son but lost 11pts in my mini league. Feck it.

    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      ??

  13. LIARS POKER
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Was planning on downgrading Son to Lingard to fund Alonso, but am I better off downgrading Eriksen and keeping Son for the Everton?

    Whichever Spurs mid I keep I will be getting rid of after Southampton game anyway

  14. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    69 points with Son (C) and Alli the only DGW players in my team if Bonus stays as it is

    1. Anathallo
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Fairplay - well done.

    2. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Turned out nice in the end 🙂

  15. OLB
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Lesson learned. Never captain Kane.

    1. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Bad lesson.

    2. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Try again.

  16. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Double West Ham défense but have Son. Not sure how I feel. I think I lost more than I gained

  17. seanie3
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Son was the man to captain this week, who would have thought.

    1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      my ml leader lol

    2. Podge
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      I said it was sons dgw
      Didn’t have the balls to C him tho 🙂

    3. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      0/

    4. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Mahrez got 14pts!

  18. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Was set on ditching Masauku but he, and West Ham, have looked alright tonight. Is it a trap?

    1. arndff_
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      I'm keeping Ogbonna for now.

    2. Andy'81
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      They're hard to figure out, they defend well against the top six teams and fall to pieces against the rest.

  19. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Kane got to go for someone else like Aguero??

  20. Costa in Wengerland
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    ThankGod I captained Eriksen
    Better than Kane TC atleast

  21. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Son(c) ftw!

    My highest scoring player

    1. Anathallo
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Well played - a ballsy move paying off

  22. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    LOL@DGWs

  23. pjomara
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    knocked out of the cup by 1 pt presuming Son gets 2 baps.
    Had only 10 players thanks to Salah Cout and Kenny

  24. MindlessFreak2
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    That Son goal saved my GW as TC phew 🙂

  25. tafrère
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    I feel bad for the Kane TCappers.

    1. Frozen flying mammoth
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      73 (-8) with Kane C so I'll take that.

    2. Hurricane Gilbert
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      It’s 15-20 points lost if the next popular TC candidate scores well. Now us Kane TCers need to make up that ground in other ways.

  26. hogree
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Alonso gonna rise tonight? 99.9% on fplstatistics

  27. Shultan
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone lower than 48 points (pre son BAPS)?
    Had 4 DGW players

    1. Andy1
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      No

  28. PocketZola
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    45 all out, drop to second in ml....thanks spurs and hammers

  29. LewanGOALski
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Team is:
    Pope - Elliot
    Otamendi - Jones - Christensen - Robertson - Ogbonna
    Salah - Sterling - Alli - Arnautovic - RLC
    Kane - Morata - DCL

    1 FT
    Bank: 1.3

    Thinking about those 2 moves:

    A) Robertson & Arnautovic ➡ Alonso & Albrighton (-4) - no cash for Morata ➡ Aguero straight swap

    B) Robertson & Alli ➡ Alonso & Lingard (-4) - gives me cash for the Morata ➡ Aguero next week too

    What do you guys think?
    Worth it? If so, which one?

  30. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Son baps being fixed

    1. barracuda
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      How many?

    2. Rash
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Fixed to 3 juicy ones I hope

      1. barracuda
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Get in.