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15 December 2018 1863 comments
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Rotation continues to affect Fantasy Premier League managers as Gameweek 17 continues with the Saturday 3pm matches.

Son Heung-min (£8.5m) and Christian Eriksen (£9.3m) were named among the substitutes for Spurs ahead of their match against Burnley, while Harry Kane (£12.6m) and Dele Alli (£8.9m) got starts.

Kieran Trippier (£6.1m) comes back into the side having missed Gameweek 16 through injury, while Ben Davies (£5.6m) was deployed at centre-back with Danny Rose (£5.8m) on the left.

Youngster Oliver Skipp (£4.5m) is set for his full Premier League debut in midfield.

With Bournemouth away at Wolves today, Callum Wilson (£6.9m) returned to the matchday squad after injury but was deemed fit enough only for the bench. Simon Francis (£4.4m) misses out meaning a second start of the season for Tyrone Mings (£4.3m) in the back-three.

Wayne Hennessey (£4.5m) misses out for Crystal Palace, meaning Vicente Guaita (£4.2m) comes in to replace him as Leicester come to Selhurst Park.

Jordan Ayew (£5.7m) lines up as a centre-forward with Wilfried Zaha (£6.7m) serving his one-match ban with Martin Kelly (£3.9m) filling in for the suspended James Tomkins (£4.3m).

Isaac Success (£4.6m) drops out of the Watford side hosting Cardiff with Gerard Deulofeu (£5.4m) coming back in to play up front.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Wan-Bissaka, Kelly, Sakho, van Aanholt; McArthur, Kouyaté, Milivojevic, Meyer; Townsend, Ayew.

Leicester XI: Schmeichel; Ricardo Pereira, Morgan, Maguire, Fuchs; Mendy, Ndidi; Albrighton, Maddison, Gray; Vardy.

Huddersfield XI: Lössl; Zanka, Schindler, Kongolo; Hadergjonaj, Bacuna, Hogg, Billing, Löwe; Pritchard; Depoitre.

Newcastle XI: Dubravka; Clark, Schär, Lascelles, Manquillo; Atsu, Diamé, Ki, Kenedy; Ayoze Pérez; Rondón.

Spurs XI: Lloris; Trippier, Alderweireld, Davies, Rose; Sissoko, Skipp; Lucas Moura, Alli, Lamela; Kane.

Burnley XI: Hart; Bardsley, Long, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Lennon, Westwood, Cork, Brady; Barnes.

Watford XI: Foster; Kiko Femenía, Kabasele, Cathcart, Holebas; Doucouré, Quina; Sema, Pereyra; Deulofeu, Deeney.

Cardiff XI: Etheridge; Ecuele Manga, Morrison, Bamba, Bennett; Gunnarsson; Hoilett, Camarasa, Arter, Murphy; Paterson.

Wolves XI: Patricio; Boly, Coady, Bennett; Jonny, Moutinho, Neves, Doherty; Gibbs-White; Jota, Jiménez.

Bournemouth XI: Begovic; Mings, Aké, S Cook; Daniels, Surman, Lerma, Ibe; Fraser, King, Stanislas.

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  1. Positive vibes
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Come on Kane!!

    1. Eytexi
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Hattrick incoming 🙂

      1. DaniCT
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Gotta make up the points for not owning Walsh last week . 2 goals and 1 assist. Not asking much here

  2. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Saw the lineups and sold sterling for a -4 to Hazard. Already have Sané

    Have I made a huge mistake?

    1. NOMONEY
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      difficult to say at this stage, not if hazard does well

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Possibly. Selling Sterling wasn't smart. You just have to prepare for the fact that he'll get benched now and then but as today shows, he can still score points when coming off the bench.

    3. maditass
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      You'll know on Sunday after Chelsea has played. But you need atleast 10 points to have no points lost for doing the hit transfer

    4. Dannyb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Sterling is staying in my team all season barring injury.

    5. Fantastisk
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Brilliant knee-jerk response, it's what we all would have done.

    6. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Not a huge mistake.
      Hazard has good fixtures.
      Is another genuine captaincy option particularly when man City have a harder fixture.

    7. Deli Alli OxenFree!
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      You A] JUST Sold Sterling TODAY (after seeing the lineups)?
      or B] You made that move BEFORE GW17 Startred?

      Because Pre-Match, I was disappointed w/ my Sterling(c); and then got hella pissed when he actually came on for Sané(also own)!
      ...so watching that header hit the net, was the very definition of a ‘Salvation-JAM!’ lol

    8. Alexis Nonsense
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Might be a good decision, fixtures are great but Haz is underperformin atm

      I think both Sané and Sterling play next so might be a hide behind sofa scenario

  3. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Kane(c)

    1. Eytexi
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Predictions?
      Spurs vs. Burnley
      Huddersfield vs. Newcastle

      1. Eytexi
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Comment fail

      2. KingOllie
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        2-0
        1-0

      3. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        0-0
        4-4

      4. Darth Vardez
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        3-0
        1-1

    2. Positive vibes
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Hatty incoming

    3. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Sames.

    4. SUPERMAN
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      2 pts

  4. fr3d
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    A bit weird if DCL gets the goal for a shot off target

    1. maditass
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Should be an assist as delph scored and own goal

      1. Fitzy.
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Shouldn't be and he didn't.

        1. fr3d
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          What game were you watching?

          1. Fitzy.
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Same one that the guys that officially awarded it were watching.

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      It's FPL, expect the unexpected.

    3. Fitzy.
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Keep posting about it, you might get it changed.

  5. Fernando Torres
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Too early to consider KDB?

    1. Dannyb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Yes

  6. KingOllie
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Digne essential after next GWK. Make a plan for him

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Cool kids already have him.

      1. KingOllie
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        He got me 10 points last week. And is warming my bench nicely this week yeeee

    2. MTPockets
      7 years, 7 months ago

      essential my arse

    3. maditass
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      The assist should be given to DCL and own goal to delph. But Digne is still worth it for that price he is at

    4. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Getting for Laporte I think and holding the cash for a rainy day

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah, that's my plan for after next week, as well.

    5. Positive vibes
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Agree

    6. yakirh
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Im playing him vs Spurs

    7. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      He’s no Doherty!

    8. Alexis Nonsense
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Essential until Kola hauls next two in a row

    9. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Got him in on my WC this week and benched him today.

  7. Fantastisk
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Son on against tired legs.

    1. Dele
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Absolutely

  8. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Classic Harold (C) blank in a plum home fixture incoming.

    1. Dannyb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Not today

    2. fr3d
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Moura gonna run away with the points

    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      No Eriksen, greedy Lucas, biggest bus ever seen at Wembley...

      2 points locked in if he keeps the head and doesn't get booked.

  9. Eytexi
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Predictions?
    Spurs vs. Burnley
    Huddersfield vs. Newcastle

    1. KingOllie
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      2-0
      1-0

    2. fr3d
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      1-0
      0-0

    3. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      3-0
      2-1

    4. Pierce34
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      A couple of boring 1-0s.

    5. drughi
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      2-0
      1-0

    6. Darth Vardez
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      3-0
      1-1

  10. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Wish I had Trippier. He's assisting Kane in this game.

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Got them both & Kane (C), hope you’re right!

    2. Black Knights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Yep, didn’t get Tripps back in as I was worried about the injury (owned v Saints).

  11. M.A.G
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    I know it's still early, but what are your thoughts about this?
    Son-Ederson-Jiminez (Out) / Sterling-Lloris-Kamara (In) for -4??
    any thoughts would be apperciated 😀

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Why would you sell Son? So he doesn't start this game.. fixtures are still outstanding. Keep.

      1. M.A.G
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Selling Son mainly to get Raheem tbh not because of the rotation. But you do have a point fixtures are still good.

        1. Steiger
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Crazy. Just hold your horses.

          1. M.A.G
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Think i'll do that, thanks mate

  12. GE
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    What happend to Vertonghen?

    TAA -> Vert failed big time!

    1. Regin
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      That's why I got in lloris

    2. Dybala10
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I know. I thought he was the most nailed!

  13. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Is it still worth keeping Ederson? Annoying regular 2 pointers at 5.8M

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Probably not worth a transfer out with the fixtures coming up but if you need to free up funds he's a decent bank to have.

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      If you're looking for a keeper I recommend Leno (4.8).

      CS and a bap last week 😎 , nice fixtures, Arsenal have tightened recently, and Kosc is closing in on a return. With the lack of good cheap keepers this season, Leno is worth a punt.

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Will hold for next game then see.

    3. DeathoftheParty
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I'm in this boat. Palace at home next week is kind... See after that.

    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Don't know what to do with him the little rascal

      Lloris? Leno? Fab? Stick?

      Not sure he's worth a transfer to be honest

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Thinking the same.

  14. sunzip14
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    I hope Eriksen does a Sterling today

    1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Son will.

  15. threeputt
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    They gave the Everton to goal to DCL ? Wow, was going wide imo

    1. maditass
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      They might change it after the last game is played, but he shouldn't get it as it's on the way to the corner flag if delph wasn't there

  16. Spacemonkey
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Thanks Mr Laporte for your 2.4 points per game contribution! Worth every cent.

    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I know, plus he seems to score in cup competitions (troll).

    2. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      He covered Aguero at one stage...

    3. Spacemonkey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      A bit similar to Wolves' defense: form turned when many decided that they are good and reliable enough to get in. Doherty at least compensates with his attacking returns. But 1 CS in 7 games for in the xGA sense the best defense in the league sounds a bit weak...

  17. Ruinenlust
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Does Bernado Silva know that Man City had a defeat to Chelsea last week?

  18. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Two free tranny’s.

    Might need a hit still for Salah set and forget.

    1. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      If that's what you're into...

      1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Fpl addiction comes first.

  19. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Happy Harry Hattrick Hunting Heveryone!

    1. _Make
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Cheers. You too

    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      What about Son owners ?

    3. Deli Alli OxenFree!
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I’m almost ok w/ that, As Long as Dele Alli ASSISTS All Three of them! (and then let’s say Alli scores another as well—if we’re wishing)
      #KaneKover?

  20. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Last chance for Laporte. Only one clean sheet since GW10 when I got him in. Last chance against CP...

  21. CaTriEm
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Score predictions for Wolves v Bournemouth?

    1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      2.3

    2. KingOllie
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Desmond

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Slang for draw?

    3. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      2-2

    4. drughi
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      2-1

    5. My Name Is Pepu
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      1-1

      Scrappy own goals x 2

      1. My Name Is Pepu
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Wait, I own Doherty.

        1-0 to Wolves, Doherty goal.

    6. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      5-4 to Wolves

      Fraser 1 goal, 1 assist
      Wilson 2 goals
      Doherty - 4 assists

  22. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Wan Bass and Ricardo OOP.

  23. KingOllie
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Kane thrives in the cold. He may have a blocked nose but he does not need it. Mouth breathing is OP

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Last years double game week disagrees, 3 pts

  24. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Literally everyone who is a serious contender in my ML captained Kane... Sofa time.

    1. _Make
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Are you not a serious contender then?

      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Not anymore if Kane scores a hat trick today.

  25. My Name Is Pepu
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Hatty Kane party inevitable. 😎

  26. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    My prediction.. Kane to blank and auba to go mad and get sent off.. hazard to score hat trick..

    1. My Name Is Pepu
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Get a HUGE SOFA then, you need it.

      1. Pacer.
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        History says otherwise

    2. Regin
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Why sent off?

  27. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Cheeky little bonus point for the legend that is Fernandinho 🙂

  28. GE
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Where is Vertonghen? 🙁

    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      he was suspended I guess?

      1. Black Knights
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Thigh injury.

        1. GE
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Should I know before I did TAA -> Vert this GW?

    2. tambourineman
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Thigh injury

      1. GE
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Should I know this before I did TAA -> Vert?

  29. N00B
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Is Moura for Kane what Morata is for Hazard?

    1. Regin
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      We LL know in 100 minutes

    2. My Name Is Pepu
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Atleast Moura can pass the ball.

    3. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      That's the theory

    4. Deli Alli OxenFree!
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Kind of...based off the beginning of the season at least
      ...but def think [DeleAlli+Tripper] COULD be ‘Kane’s Giroud’?
      lol

  30. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Kane can get stuffed if he pulls another CAR match from earlier this season. Luckily didn’t get him in then