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11 March 2018 850 comments
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The first of two Sunday fixtures gets underway at the Emirates Stadium as Arsenal entertain Watford at 1.30pm.

After their morale-boosting win over AC Milan on Thursday evening, the hosts are looking to halt a run of three straight league defeats this afternoon.

Certainly, their goal scoring form at home offers plenty of encouragement – only Man City have netted more times in front of their own fans than the Gunners this season.

With back-to-back home fixtures (STO SOT) following their Gameweek 31 blank, the likes of Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang could yet play their way into our Wildcard plans for the run-in.

The latter is the most captained player among the starters, with 1.3% handing him the armband on the back of two goals in four outings since joining up from Borussia Dortmund.

However, Aaron Ramsey again misses out – drafted in by over 25,000 after he scored at the San Siro, the Welshman is rested for the second successive Gameweek with one eye on Thursday’s return leg against Milan.

The Hornets, meanwhile, have improved markedly since the appointment of Javi Gracia, claiming three clean sheets and a trio of wins in his five matches in charge.

One of only eight sides set to feature in Gameweek 31, Watford also have the fixtures to profit from over the run-in, with Bournemouth, Burnley, Crystal Palace and Newcastle set to visit Vicarage Road in the final seven.

That bodes well for the in-form Troy Deeney to continue as a differential – he has found the net in three of the last four Gameweeks but is owned by just 1% of FPL managers.

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

    That's a penn

  2. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Should have been a penalty to Arsenal

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

    Deeney deserved that

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

    How’s that not a pen?

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

    Holebas's customary yellow

  6. Euro Raiders
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Blimey. That was more of a pen than the one given to Watford. Poor decision by ref.

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

      Shocking. The clearest foul in the box you'll ever see.

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

    Okaka

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

    Mhki denied a 2nd assist by the hopeless Ref

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

    Zero points for Holebas. Should have played Daniels instead, FFS.

  10. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Karma is a bitch .

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

      Yeah I know her.

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

    Harry Kane is going to make headlines today...

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

      for his 3+ goals

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

      Quadriple??

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

      6 goals minimum

  12. #FPLBhuna
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Deeneys head right now: going to get grilled on arsenalfantv lol

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

    Aguero out for tomorrow!!

    Heard here first if not already posted

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No source no integrity

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

        When am I usually wrong.

        Yea he's a doubt

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

        Posted before you Googled didn't I?

        Yep

        Jog on

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

          Actually mate, you weren't even first. Look one page back. Sit down with your smugness.

          https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2018/03/11/dugout-discussion-arsenal-vs-watford/?hc_page=4#hc_comment_17792319

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

      you have to qualify that with a source otherwise ...

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

      where the f did you hear this like

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

      Otamendi drafted in up front.

    5. MTPockets
        8 years, 1 month ago

        My cap, so that will be annoying if true.

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

        not a problem mahrez vc and mee first of the bench

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

      Is everyone else having as much of a shocker than I this GW...?!

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

        On more than 12? 🙁

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

        On 12 myself.

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

          Geez. How many left...?!

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

      Need Mustafi to lose his CS

      God do the needful...not willing to sacrifice in terms of a Kane blank...but pls just mess Mustafi up

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

      When to play the WC? I've played my free hit already... I can take a -8 to stay competitive next week. Then thinking to playing the WC after and riding the next 6 weeks on FTs. What are the arguments against?

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

        What other chips do you have?

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

          Walkers

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

          Bench boost

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

        I here talk of gw36. Do we know who's likely to be playing Yet?

    9. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      https://mobile.twitter.com/SpursOfficial/status/972844127976153088

      Kane walking fine arriving with the team here

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

        His mouth isn't open. Something must be up.

        1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          😆

        2. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          😆

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

        Davies not shown.

        Let's start rumours.

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

      "Cech has been waiting for Troy Deeney so he can make his first Arsenal penalty save. It was a long play, but it's paid off today. Grabbing his testicles in celebration and shouting 'COJONES' was unnecessary though."

      😆

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

      FPL aside, it would be nice if Cech rounds off his 200th PL clean sheet with the penalty save just now.

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

      Just sub off Mustafi!

    13. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Baps currently

      Cech 43
      Mustafi 33
      Kola/Holding 27
      Mkhi 26

      Arsenal conceding would help Mkhi

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

        Sherlock, is that you?

    14. The Nuttmxn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I'm very annoyed with these Strikers that can't take decent penalties

      1. The Nuttmxn
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Rewatched Deeney's penalty and it's so poor, could have got an assist as well.

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

        It's ridiculous. There's no excuse for not scoring other than a brilliant save by the keeper.

        1. The Nuttmxn
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I wouldn't go that far, but you have to make the Keeper work.

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

      Mustafi cleanie banked

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

      Mustafi cs banked

    17. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Omg ... scenes

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

        Son out?

    18. Arctic monkeys
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Jammy Mustafi owners

    19. Black Panther
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Mustafi clean sheet locked 🙂

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

      Deeney up against a CB pairing of Holding and Chambers. Lol.

    21. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      #THFC: Lloris (C), Aurier, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Rose, Wanyama, Dembele, Eriksen, Dele, Son, Kane. #COYS

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

        Son :-). Save me awful gameweek

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

        Davies on in 89th Min to ruin my Mee bench points!

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

          Not gonna happen bud

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

          Not in the squad, congrats.

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

            Oh blimey. That's a stroke of luck.

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

          Not in the squad.

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

      Team News: BOU vs TOT
      Referee: Mike Dean

      BOU: Begovic, Francis, Aké, Steve Cook, Daniels, Gosling, Stanislas, Adam Smith, Lewis Cook, Mousset, Wilson
      Subs: Boruc, Surman, Arter, Fraser, Ibe, Defoe, King

      TOT: Lloris, Rose, Vertonghen, Aurier, Sánchez, Alli, Wanyama, Son, Dembélé, Eriksen, Kane
      Subs: Vorm, Trippier, Lamela, Dier, Sissoko, Lucas Moura, Llorente