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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. Camp No No
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    The silver lining in the dark cloud that was this GW are the Kane triple captainers.

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

      What about the free hitters? Epic failure also.

      1. Jay_
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I’d say FH’ers would be reasonably happy

          1. Camp No No
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            What did the free hitters do in general? I think the triple captainers captained Kane, but have no idea of the free hit strategy for this GW. I guess for last GW it would have been Spurs and Hammers, and if somebody played it now, probably Irons in this time, but I don't imagine many took Spurs in for one week only?

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

              I did

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

                Lol.

            2. Jay_
                8 years, 1 month ago

                Mahrez, one or two Leicester defenders plus Son and one of Alli/Erik has given every one I’ve seen so far between 20-30 points over the top 1k average. It’s also a success that they still have their TC chip. It wasn’t just the free hit, it was also wiping out the -8 (average) that they would have taken to load up on doublers. Plus they get Salah back with no worries and also a in form Hazard with great fixtures. I regret not playing mine.

                1. Camp No No
                  • 12 Years
                  8 years, 1 month ago

                  Personally, I didn't take hits for this GW, didn't use any chips, and didn't sell Salah either. So everybody wasting some of those for nothing cheers me up.

            3. Costa in Wengerland
              • 14 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              Happy with my FH aswell

          2. Camp No No
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Yes, they too! Although I guess many of them took a few Hammers with free hit and keep Spurs(?), and that wasn't so much of a failure. Even if there will likely be a better time to use it.

            The Kane triple captainers really made my week.

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

            I'm happy with mine

          4. Professor Abel X
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            80 from free hit, putting me top of my league. Success

            1. Camp No No
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              Nice! What were the free moves?

            2. Offside Trapattoni
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              Also reached 80pts on my free hit, didn't have any Spurs or Hammers to took 3 of each with a c on Eriksen. Satisfied overall.

            3. JJO
              • 13 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              Same
              Happy with it

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

                Around 35points gain

          5. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Cue people in denial

          6. Fantasy Gold
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Free hit I scored 81.

            Normal team with hits would have got 44.

            How do you work that out mate?

        • FF Dirtbag
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Those unfortunate people...

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

        Was that one of the worst DGW in recent time?

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

          I thought it was great 😆

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

          82pts is a good double gw score considering there was only one extra fixture.

          1. Old Wulfrunian
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            You are the exception.

      3. Jaok
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Are people keeping alli and son? Or are you selling?

        And if you had otamendi and sterling, who would you pick from aguero or KDB?

        1. We Will Klopp you
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          KDB

        2. Our Tiny Windows
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I’m keeping Son. I like value for money.

        3. Chazz69
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Keeping / selling for ????

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

            Dunno yet. Maybe selling couthino and alli to get kdb and maybe lingard

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

          Sold alli, not loving the fixtures

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

            Arnie is better value for money than son

            So I keep Arnie and lose son if Arnie fit.

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

              Agree, not so sure about the minutes for son

        5. jdp219
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Was thinking is keeping to stash the FT, but KDB is awfully tempting.

      4. Catastrophe
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Kenny -> Jones? Exact cash so have to be at least a few days before deadline...

        DDG
        Alonso, Otamendi, Mee
        Sterling, Lingard, Son, Arnie*, Salah*
        Kane, Firmino

        (Elliot, DCL, Kenny, Mariappa)

        Cheers.

        1. Our Tiny Windows
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Yes

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

            Cheers

        2. FF Dirtbag
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Do it. Jones is worth it

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

            Cheers.

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

        Free Hit result

        Old team 44 - 4
        Free Hit 66 (22 Net)

        OR 19K to 10K

        1. FF Dirtbag
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Meh not the greatest

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

          I almost played the fh chip and would have scored 77 with it but my no hit team got 82 so thankful enough.

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

        Probably the moment of this dGW:

        https://twitter.com/ODDSbible/status/949013306366464000

        1. Jay_
            8 years, 1 month ago

            😀

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

          What's the triple (c) % used this gw??

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

            10 thousand-odd players captained him.

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

          My captain scores since GW10:

          2 6 2 1 2 12 2 2 2 2 1 3

          I'm captaining Kane next. You have officially been warned.

          1. Our Tiny Windows
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Oh. Dear.

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

            I analysed that I need to roll a dice

        4. Ruinenlust
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I warned you not to triple captain Kane.

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

            Thanks. Got the memo.

        5. Big_Andy_GAWA
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Is there a worse Premiership ref that Mike Dean?! Absolutely brutal!!!!

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

            Loonie

          2. Chazz69
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            won't affect your points i'd say

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

              Won't affect my points?! He has for the entirety of his existence!!!

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

            Oh yeah, yesterday Belkerin kicks Hazard and it is a pen
            Today - no pen for the same action in the box

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

              That yellow card for Fàbregas yesterday was an horrendous decision.

        6. Dr Dream
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Gained 20pts over my rival with FH. Not great but provided I get maybe seven players out (min) when he plays his FH in a BGW I should be ok....

          Some nice fixtures for GW 28 to start bringing players in for.

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

            Gained 17, still crap :mrgreen:

            1. Dr Dream
              • 13 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              Spurs didn't half pick their moment to turn to crap goalscorers...any other week eh...

        7. Big_Andy_GAWA
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Guys,

          Will Silva be back in time to face Liverpool?

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

            Its up to Silva himself.

          2. Chazz69
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            isn't he back yet ?

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

              Yeah, but journo yesterday said that he may well have to go back to Spain. Or perhaps it was on Tuesday night that he said it...

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

          Only two DGW players make the Dream Team. Ouch.

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

            Three*

        9. The Mandalorian
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Worst Dgw ever

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

          Hey lads. Who should İ play this gw?

          A) Ogbonna (hud)
          B) Quaner (WHU)

          Cheers!

          1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            A) Solid clean sheet chance.

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

              True.. Quaner might be autosubbed in for some other player anyway 🙂

          2. jackhammer1
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            A

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

          save me

          Adrian (Elliot)
          Christensen Jones Duffy (Masuaku, Kenny)
          Salah Eriksen Sterling Arnie Richarlison
          Kane Vardy (DCL)

          1.1 ITB, 1 FT

          (A) Vardy + Eriksen ➡ Lingard + Aguero -4, Kenny ➡ Stones next week.
          (B) Vardy + Eriksen + Christensen ➡ Choupo, Alonso + Aguero -8, essentially give up on the game
          (C) Just Eriksen ➡ Lingard this week, Stones and Aguero the next for a hit
          (D) Kenny ➡ Stones this week, do the other moves for Aguero and Lingard for a hit the next
          (E) something else

          Saving the free transfer is not an option 😉

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

          I feel strange about those who TCed. I mean, what the hell?

          1. FF Dirtbag
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            I think people shouldn't pick on them. They took a chance. It could have worked. It didn't. Move on.

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

              I am not picking, seriously. I am just viewing my internal thoughts. Strange decision and I hoped for 2 from him.

          2. Tiki-Taka
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            hindsight

          3. Dr Dream
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Perfectly good idea before Kane was Ill....fantastic form and fixtures. I would have done it for sure without that illness.

            Really clutching at straws as soon as that illness was announced though.

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

            If I hadn't TC Kane I probably would have done another Spurs player anyway, those fixtures were epic. FH28, WC34, BB37, hopefully C kinda covers the main TC option in 31 if there is one. Win some lose some.

          5. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Burnt mine on Alonso a few moons back.

            He scored 1 point. Happy days 🙂

          6. thegaffer82
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            The Kane yellow flag was there for all to see, so no sympathy for Kane TCers.

            I feel sorry for all those who planned ahead for this DGW (maybe even played FH), for it to be probably the worst DGW in recent memory.

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

            Who did you captain?

        13. jackhammer1
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          A. Keep Alli
          B. Keep son
          C. Keep both

          The transfer would be to Mahrez, lingard or pogba

          1. FF Dirtbag
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            A

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

            B

        14. The Royal Robin
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Would you do Eriksen > Mahrez?

          Pope
          Otamendi Ogbonna Vertonghen Jones Alonso
          Sterling Lingard Gross Eriksen
          Kane

          Adrian Firmino Arnie Quaner

          1. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            No wait.

        15. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Only 3 DGW players in team of the week (Trips, Son and Carroll). Madness.

          Also, can someone please explain how Salah hasn't gone down in price yet?! Can't be that many Wildcards being played already surely.

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

            Mark doing everything in his power to stop his team value from lowering 😉

            1. Scapegoat Salah
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              Does Mark run the actual fantasy premier league website as well as FFS?

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

              I expect he has a BOT that automatically creates new teams that buys Salah and 14 random players

          2. Chazz69
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Why worrying about Salah's price ?

            1. Scapegoat Salah
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              To be buy him back....

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

          and the gap between captain points and max captain points grows by another 18 points 🙁

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

            Its only 9 if you have both

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

          So guy in one of my ML posted on Facebook yesterday that he'd given up OR and was just trying to win weekly and he's done it with -52pt hit 😆

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

            if we were really good at this game, that is what we should do every week

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

            Bench Boost Darlow Fuchs Cook Diouf no Kane Son C

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

          Best defender at 6.0 or less?

          1. Our Tiny Windows
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Bellerin

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

            Jones

            1. Chazz69
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              Jones ? phhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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

                9+6 from last two, good fixtures ahead

        19. Our Tiny Windows
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I’m downgrading Kane to...Crouch I think in a week or so. Leaves me cash to end up with such a nice team of

          DeGea
          Jones Alonso Christensen
          Silva Sterling Son Lingard Mahrez
          Aguero Firmino

          That’s the goal anyway.

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

            And the Kanexit saga Chapter 2 has officially begun

        20. rokonto
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I'm captaining Coutinho next...

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

            What's the link to La Liga FPL?

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

              Http:// I'm a mug.... there u go

          2. Chazz69
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            great move !! ahhh

          3. Chazz69
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            I've actually Ronaldo

        21. It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          ML rival captained Kane GW 19, 20 and took him out GW 21 but forgot to bring him in again.

          He also forgot to field Son but he, together with McArthur, is coming off his bench...

          1. Our Tiny Windows
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            I like your friend

          2. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Couldn't write it could you

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

            Ask him for the Lottery numbers

          4. Twisted Saltergater
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Does he have Aguero instead of Kane? If so, maybe he didn't forget at all.

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

          Anybody know the gw average?

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

            51

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

              Great thanks!

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

              As if it's that high now =[

              So disappointing with that Son goal

        23. Shardlow
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Gomes (Elliot)
          Ota, Azpi, Mee, Masuaka (Mbemba)
          Salah, Sterling, Eriksen, Son (RLC)
          Kane, Firmino (DCL)

          £1.5 ITB 1 FT

          Cant afford RLC > Lingard so:

          A. RLC, Gomes > Lingard, Adrian (-4)
          B. RLC, DCL > Lingard, Quaner (-4), upgrade Mbemba next week
          C. Eriksen > De Bruyne
          D. Other
          E. Save

          cheers!

        24. Ten Season Wonder
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          When is the scout cast on?

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

            Should be fun 😀

          2. Costa in Wengerland
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Next week i guess

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

          Am I good to go for next week? Or should I do something in particular?

          Pope
          Jones Christensen Mustafi Ogbonna
          Salah Eriksen Sterling Pogba
          Kane (C) Morata (VC)

          0 ft 1.1itb

          Cheers!

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

            Subs: Krul Quaner RLC Gomez