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24 February 2018 1120 comments
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Saturday’s slate of seven matches comes to a conclusion at Vicarage Road as Watford entertain Everton at 5.30pm.

This evening’s encounter affords Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers the chance of short-term scouting, with both sides two of only eight teams currently guaranteed to play in Gameweek 31.

The Hornets swept aside Chelsea 4-1 in their previous home match under Javi Gracia, with the likes of Gerard Deulofeu and Abdoulaye Doucoure emerging as potential targets for our five-man midfields.

Meanwhile, both Theo Walcott and Oumar Niasse will fancy their chances against the league’s worst home defence.

The Toffees pair have both delivered two goals and an assist in the last four Gameweeks to earn the interest of Fantasy managers.

Indeed, Niasse was the fourth most transferred in player for Gameweek 28, claiming over 152,00 new owners, while 40,000+ have opted for Walcott as they square up to a backline that’s conceded 26 times in front of their own fans.

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

    How does Butland manage to score an og and get 3BPS?

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

      Because of saves and no one else did anything

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

        shaqiri waa running the show

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

      9 saves outscores the -6 for an og

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

      Because the bonus point system doesnt punish OGs that much.. Which is fair as most own goals are just random deflections that arent really anyone's fault. There should be negative bps for "error leading to a goal against" imo.

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

        There is: Making an error which leads to a goal -3

  2. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Watford don't look at all like scoring.
    I think it is time to call an end for my time with the "deadly predator" that is Richarlison. It think I'll try Gareth Barry or Tom Carrol - they're much more dangerous.

    1. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Probably the worst match of the season so far. Both teams are a disgrace.

  3. HD7
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    What are you doing with Callum Wilson ? If selling alternatives?

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

      Wanna swap with my Ayew?

    2. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No point before 31. Then he's gone.

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

      Why sell? He's got a game gw31

      1. HD7
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        The way he is going he might not even start matches

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

      My early thought is to sell him for Vardy.

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

      might go Niasse

      he's cheaper, so easier to accept the blanks

      Wilson is one of the biggest trolls of this season

      he scores 16 points than can't even touch his own willy for 6 weeks

    6. Norman Conquest
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      swapping pogba and wilson for firmino and any cheapie i can afford

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

    Walcott anonymous

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

    Hmm don't think I will consider Niasse.

    Why is there so much garbage about...come on Wally and Richarlison, please do something productive.

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

    Ah I have missed winding up the masses. All true though 🙂

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

      Nice work 🙂

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

        Haha 🙂

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

    Does anyone actually get any pleasure from playing FPL?

    All it seems to do is make me annoyed.

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

      Only when i have a good week and extend my ML lead

    2. Magic Bean
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Addiction more than pleasure

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

      Nope. Horrible addiction. Most frustrating thing in my life

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

        Green arrows are like little dopamine hits.

    4. gunner 2727
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      It's that time of the season fella. Bored and frustrated also.

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

      Only on good weeks. The problem is, they are so few & far between 🙁

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

      same
      Salah captain from GW1 to 38 is all it would have taken for us to have a, amazing season.

    7. Positive vibes
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      When sell player, he start to score and when I buy player, he start to blank even injured.

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

    Wally and delof disappointing me again. Gw 31 turning out to be a trap

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

      u were expecting anything different given the teams that are playing ?.

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

        Yes they have got points playing for them. Just before I got them

  9. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Ox with 1 assist to get more BAPS than Salah on 1 Goal + Assist .. shocking

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

      I really dont understand it sometimes.

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

    Niasse is so bad, why does he keep playing? Walcott completely wasted on the wing, hes not a good winger.

    1. gunner 2727
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He's a crap striker also...

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

        Better than Niasse, and if he played up top Siggy and Rooney would have someone to play through balls to. Right now the passing quality in their midfield is wasted.

        1. gunner 2727
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I can't argue with that but he was bought for pace wide.

  11. fr3d
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Watford haven't got their pen yet?

  12. Hy liverpool
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Leaked Manchester United and chelsea line ups for tomorrow

    https://ibb.co/nd2QFx

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

      😆

    2. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Link not working. All I see is two fleets of buses

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        😉

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

      If ever there was to be a 0-0 game tomorrow is it. As a DDG/Alonso owner - I'm not going to complain either!

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

        0-1, Alonso FK (I hope)

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

          I would accept this also

      2. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        It won't be 0-0

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

          It has a v good chance of being so with Mourinho & Conte involved

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

            I respectfully disagree completely. Both will be desperate to win this and get one up on the other after their publicised lovers tiff a few weeks ago

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

              Mourinho doesn't do desperate to win, he does desperate not to lose. Same with Conte, he will play v defensively imo & let Utd come onto them. I could be wrong of course but I don't see either of them taking any risks for the first 60 mins & v good chance of cancelling each other out for a 0-0.

              You can't legislate for individual mistakes or moments of brilliance or both, but from an approach perspective both mgrs will be setting out not to lose first & foremost imo.

  13. gunner 2727
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    POSITION VACANT:-

    Transfers Manager.

    EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:-

    Any evidence of a history of better transfers than Niasse, Walcott, Bauer, Lingard, VVD, Mahrez

    RENUMERATION:- N/A

    START DATE:-

    Sometime before Rage Transfer O'clock.

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

      Is that you WBA?

      1. gunner 2727
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Pardew is out of my league at present frankly

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

      😆

    3. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Need any references?

      1. gunner 2727
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        No but will require signing a contract in not selling Shaq.

        #twomanteam

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

    Nigel Owens been very anti-English today.

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

      More crap from Owens again. Being so much more lenient for Scotland.

      1. The Mighty Hippo
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        lol

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

          Letting England take that penalty quickly was the first thing that Owens let England do.

  15. FPLHaggis
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    C'mon Scotland. Never a better chance than this

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

    How’s Scotland doing in the rugby?

    Asking for a haggis....

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

      😉

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

    It's all about luck, episode 2,454

    Salah (c) should have scored twice, but hit the post and only scored once

    Maguire hit the post

    Mané should have scored twice, but hit the post and only scored once

    Mahrez should have scored

    Burnley (Mee) should have kept a CS but did not

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

      "Could have"

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

      tldr
      Couldda wouldda shouldda

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

        No mate, they were all good picks but once again, luck wasn't on my side

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

          same games, if lucky could have got 4 or 5 more goals

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

          Sorry I was being flippant. I do see your point and as valid as they are every week we can all tell the same kinda story. Hope it picks up for you with your remaining players.
          I'm happy with Salah(C) but waiting to see what Harry does tomorrow...

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

            Of course

            this season is just one of those when it has never happened for me really. incredibly unlucky this season, trust me

            but yeah, Im' obviously not the only one with such stories/lamentations

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

              Well you're a far better player than myself, I just hope the luck turns for you (and me) in the final stretch and we can finish the season strongly.
              I was hoping for a top 100k finish but not sure that's still on from way back here (745k OR) but gonna give a go!

  18. AzzaroMax99
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Maybe Salah is awarded with winning goal bonus when they remove Daniels 1 phantom point 🙂

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

    “This is the Saturday with no clean sheets”, they said!

  20. HD7
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Did Kun to Firmino for -4...

    Ota to VVD for free first but hearing Jesus will make the bench for the final makes me uneasy about Thursday match...
    At least it gives another transfer for 31

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

      Youve posted this about 1000 times and im not sure why. You arent even asking a question so im not entirely sure what the point is?

      1. gunner 2727
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        He really has!

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

    I think my Fabianski is broken, it didn't come with any saves

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

      Why did you predict it though?

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

      England going to get a 'Daniels 1 pointer' to hit 14? 😛

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

        He still got his 1pt? 😎

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

          How did you pull it off? 😆

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

            Check Marks team 😉

    3. gunner 2727
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      First sensible thing I've seen you post here since... well ever actually!

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

        This 😀

        1. gunner 2727
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          😉

  22. Duffy Dunk
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    No-clean-sheet days like today have to remind us not to load up on defensive garbage for bgw31.

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

      Where is the correlation?

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Don't you know? No clean sheets today means no clean sheets in 31.

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

      I'm honestly thinking of just ignoring GW31 & planning for the doubles instead. I have 3x Liverpool plus Theo, Kenny, Daniels.... I think that's enough shite in my team. Maybe mcburnie & Elliott > Niasse & Hennessey to get an extra body or 2 out but nothing dramatic

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

      Even when these two BGW31 teams keep a CS here?

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

    Salah 1 goal 1 assist just 2 more bps than Adrian who conceded 4

    I can't even

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

      Has one million touches per game.

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

      were you one of the happy chaps who found it ok that Kane did not get any bonus last GW?

      I think you were, and Im pretty sure Kane deserved bonus points last GW much more than Salah did today

  24. Positive vibes
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Will Salah get 1 bps?

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

      Nowhere close mate

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

      1 bp, 2 bps, no s for 1

      1. St. Joseph
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Bps = bonus point system

        He's right 🙂

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

          1 bps wouldn't be much then would it? Near the baps :-p

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

          Nah he's not. Should read 1 BAP imo

  25. Epic Fail
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Why did Benzema take a penalty when Ronaldo was not only on the pitch but also on a hattrick? Is this real life?

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

      brcause benzela has been really bad in the past MONTHS and needed some incentive

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        It's not like Ronaldo to give a shit about other people.

    2. El-Kloppico
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Christiano felt it was time for some charity..

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

      Strange alright.

    4. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Is benzema still a player?

    5. dark91
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Cristiano wanted to know how it feels like to be Messi 😉

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

      Maybe to keep Benzema's confidence up. Always handy for your centre-forward to be on the scoresheet.

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

    Is that an Ake bap I see? Star of my team today apart from Mo 🙂

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

    This game has Kiko winner written all over it.....

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

    Hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooold Scotland

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

      You mean Hold Nigel Owens

      1. The Mighty Hippo
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Lol 🙂

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

    YES!