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24 February 2018 1612 comments
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After a 1-1 stalemate at the King Power, we turn our attentions to five mid-afternoon matches.

Liverpool’s home encounter with West Ham United will be the focal point for many.

Mohamed Salah is again the top captain pick by Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers as he goes in search of a thirteenth double-digit points haul of the season.

Backed by over 1.6m with the armband – including 77 of the top 100 managers – the Egyptian has already delivered a 15-point return against the Hammers back in Gameweek 11.

The Reds are one of four teams among the 3pm contingent who are guaranteed to play in Gameweek 31, with the likes of Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk also among the key targets.

Another of those sides, Bournemouth, entertain a Newcastle United outfit with a single clean sheet in their last 11 on the road.

Owned by 9.8%, Callum Wilson is their most popular pick on the back of 12-point hauls against both Arsenal and Chelsea in the last five Gameweeks.

Yet with two goals and as many assists in four since returning from injury, Junior Stanislas (0.9% owned) could be worth considering as a differential in midfield.

West Brom and Huddersfield also play in Gameweek 31 and go head-to-head at The Hawthorns in a vital six-pointer.

Encouragingly for the Baggies, Salomon Rondon has scored in each of his last two home matches across all competitions.

Meanwhile, the Terriers arrive with a woeful away record, failing to score in ten of their 13 road trips. However, David Wagner’s side will be buoyed by a 4-1 hammering of Bournemouth last time out, with Alex Pritchard and Steve Mounie both delivering double-figure tallies.

Elsewhere, Pascal Gross and Jose Izquierdo could be instrumental as Brighton welcome Swansea to the Amex Stadium.

The German has scored all five of his goals at home, playing a part in 60% of the Seagulls’ strikes in front of their own supporters. Izquierdo, meanwhile, welcomes the Swans on the back of successive goals against West Ham and Stoke in the previous two Gameweeks.

Finally, Burnley will look to rectify a run of one clean sheet in nine when Southampton make their way to Turf Moor. With the Clarets set for a kind run-in to the campaign, a return to resilient ways could bring the likes of Ben Mee back into consideration for some Wildcard squads.

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  1. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Chances on Salah getting baps?

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

      1%

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

      0%

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

      0.00001 %

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

    Phew! Newcastle hold on. Think Rafa would have taken 2-2 at the start of the game

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

    EPL Showing the world how to defend!

    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Similar to the NBA these days.. Smh.
      Cmon Jose prove them Wrong you're the only one who can do it

  4. SiSenõr90
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Was on the verge of doing a Otamendi to vvd and decided to swap for Davies. Liverpool track record against West Ham they always concede.

  5. Steinburg FC
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Whats the average looking like?

  6. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Barnet are actually going to win a game, I think the armegeddon is coming.

    Manager has realised what we all already knew. The best defence is playing two wingers at fullback in a 4-3-3. Our team is so young that their energy to stay in formation and chase everyball is the type of defence we need, not actual defenders!

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Another win for Plymouth 😎

      Bottom of the league in December, now in the playoff spots! 😀 😀 😀

      Are Barnet struggling, then? 🙁

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Struggling is an understatement..... woefully adrift. Akinde was injured for a good while, and since then weve been through two managers which isnt helping. Martin Allen is out of contract though.... so we could always make it four managers in one season 🙂

        I dont know if we can survive, but its all set up for a dramatic finish.

        Good work, sunny climate for you guys then. Though come on, dreaming of the Championship? We all remember when youve been hanging around for the last few years.

        1. Piggs Boson
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Thought the club was going under not long ago when they went into administration. Great that there's hope of a return to the Championship 🙂

          Barnet could survive. Not many pts off by the look of it!

          1. Ginkapo FPL
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Yeah, COULD, but not much optimism about the club.

            You lot have done well. Keep it up

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

    Nick Pope looked a lot like someone who isn't Tom Heaton when he walked off just now.

    1. Jsadler95
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Was the goal his fault?

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

        not especially, It was very un-Burnley. Long maybe at fault most. Tom Heaton is a far superior keeper though and would arguably have been more dominant.

  8. Jsadler95
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    A) Walcott, Sterling, Alonso and Mkhitaryan
    B) Eriksen + 16 points?

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

    Aguero over too you

    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Kane

  10. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    dunk fekin useless peice of sh!te. get out of my team 🙁

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

    I take it Burnley defenders still get clean sheet points as injury time doesn’t count towards clean sheets

    1. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      It was before injury time but point taken

      1. Steinburg FC
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        that is an interesting point though... if a game is 0-0 and the winner is in jury time the players don't get clean shets do they? fpl rules contradicting if so.

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

          Its not contradictory. A game is 90 minutes, and injury time is just added time to ensure 90 minutes are actually played. 4 added minutes means 4 minutes of play was lost through injuries and stoppages throughout the half/game and had to be added to get 90 minutes of play. It does not mean the game had 94 minutes of play.

        2. Dr Van Nostrand
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          But he actually scored before injury time it was like 89 mins and a half

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

    Double Burnley cleanie wiped out.

    Massive kick in the goolies.

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

    VVDickhead no CS again

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

      its all about FSM. van dyk is just an expensive ben mee

      1. LǝgleSs e|even
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Van dyke is a legend. Don't compare him to VVD

    2. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Liverpool defender doesn't keep a cleansheet.

      Shocker.

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

    Quaner > Murray?

  15. Butcher
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Why did Jordon Ibe not feature? Should I keep or get rid? Only have 5.5m to replace him with someone.

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

    ML rival had dunk and mee, lovely last 10 minutes

    1. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      As did I, such a let down!

  17. Azathoth
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    What else Salah must do to get bonus?

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

      Stop missing golden chances.

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

      He was one pass away from getting another 4 BPS.

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

      Not be my captain

  18. Sims
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    29 from 3. Will take it

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

      I'll ask you to comment after Kane's hattie tomorrow

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

    Average 33 from 5 played.

    77% of captains played.

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

      24 all out for the day here.

      1. Steinburg FC
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        47 -4 Kane, alonso, Eriksen and Sterling/Quaner to go

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

      I'll take it

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

      32. Knock off the point hits taken.

    4. MTPockets
        8 years, 1 month ago

        20

      • Alex_thekid
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I'm on 35 from 5 and I'm getting a red arrow from
        182,200 to 182,900 oh yeah forgot about the -4 Dooooooooooh 🙁

      • Midlands Saint73
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        32 from 6. Kane hattie incoming

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

      Firmino just took a massive hit in BPS for sitting on the bench for the last 10 minutes.

    6. PlayPercentage
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Played Lewis Dunk. 5 mins from a CS, ended up with 0pts.
      This game is annoying.

      1. LǝgleSs e|even
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        No defenders would have got a CS for you today.

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

        mr og adding insult to injury had enough of him.

    7. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      45 with 3 to play (37 with the stupid 8 point hit I took) feels like a fifth red arrow in a row already...

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

      Gabbiadini 3 Bones. How many minutes did he play?

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

        5mins 😀

    9. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      My team without Salah...

      2
      2
      2
      2
      2
      2
      2
      2
      2
      2
      2
      TWOOOOOOO

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

      Who would you sell first?

      A) Jones
      B) Otamendi

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

        The injured one.

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

      OMG Sunderland. What a game

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

      Alonso and Otamendi going to remind us why we all had them aren't they?

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

      After ox , mee has been my worse signing

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

        I've had Daniels and Mee since my GW14 WC.

    14. money face bandwagon
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      mane salah(c) firmino 😀

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        The problem is United away in GW30. May wait til after before tripling...

    15. Steve Stiffler
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      35 (not including shaqs baps) from 6, muck enough