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Looking at it from a positive perspective, Manchester City’s five-match losing streak is over. However, letting a 3-0 lead over Feyenoord disappear in the final 15 minutes certainly feels like a continuation of the champions’ recent freefall. Up next is a trip to Liverpool, in the main event of Gameweek 13.

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MATCHDAY 13 PICK’EM

Sleeper Pick'em predictions for Matchday 13

With both sides in such conflicting form, we tip table-topping Liverpool to successfully pull 11 points clear of Pep Guardiola’s side on Sunday.

Brighton and Hove Albion can temporarily go second if they beat struggling Southampton on Friday night but Arsenal will overtake them by winning at West Ham United, albeit not the 6-0 thrashing of last season.

Meanwhile, we think Chelsea v Aston Villa ends in a draw, just like encounters at City Ground and Molineux.

Averaging 4.83 goals per game, Brentford’s home matches practically guarantee entertainment these days. Managerless Leicester City come to town but will lose before Ruud van Nistelrooy officially replaces Steve Cooper.

Crystal Palace have only scored in one of their previous encounters with Newcastle United, in all competitions. But the Magpies showcased their unreliability on Monday night and the same could happen here.

To conclude, Tottenham Hotspur are backed to follow up last week’s stunning 4-0 win at Man City by defeating Fulham, whilst Ruben Amorim’s first home match in charge of Manchester United should end with a hard-fought victory against defensively strong Everton.



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111 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Kaptenen
    • 8 Years
    4 days, 23 hours ago

    Mykolenko to Gabriel -4 or start Myko (mun)?

    1. Black Knights
      • 12 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      Same dilemma as you. Can't decide if a -4 for a defender is worth it this week. Although obviously sets you up better over winter too.

      Go for it!

    2. CONNERS
      • 5 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      Has Gabriel been confirmed fit to play?

      Either way, I'm not sure I'd take a hit to bring him in for an away fixture in a London derby.

  2. Atimis
    • 8 Years
    4 days, 23 hours ago

    One out (Second to stay on bench):
    1) Rogers
    2) Semenyo

    One in (Second to come next week):
    A) Saka
    B) Palmer

    1. Black Knights
      • 12 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      1 out. 2 doesn't give you a bench headache this week, has good fixtures, and is more central to his team's points.
      A in this week. Villa a tough fixture and Palmer played a bit deeper last time out.

      1. Atimis
        • 8 Years
        4 days, 23 hours ago

        I still can't decide on Semenyo, like his numbers are ok but not much output

        1. ball c
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          4 days, 23 hours ago

          I have similar dilemma. I would keep Semenyo. He’s the talisman for a good Bournemouth team. And Saka in this week

  3. DavvaMC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    4 days, 23 hours ago

    Think my captain choice is now between

    A. Pedro (Brighton v Saints)
    B. Palmer (Chelsea v Villa)
    C. Saka (West Ham V Arsenal)

    What do you think the score predictions will be for the above and what about captain choice?

    Thanks

    1. Black Knights
      • 12 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      I have all these 3.

      I have Salah captain but if i had to VC anyone, it would be Saka (Pedro a bit too much of a punt, although could be the exciting one).

  4. Black Knights
    • 12 Years
    4 days, 23 hours ago

    Morning all.

    I've used my 2FTs this week to give me this:

    Sels
    RAN, Digne, Konate (Robinson, Faes)
    Salah, Saka, Palmer, Mbeumo, Rogers
    Cunha, Pedro (No-one)

    Happy with 352 this week, the but defence is a bit ropey.

    What we do we think on a -4 for Faes to Dunk/Timber?

    A) hit for a defender not worth it. Do next week.
    B) if it's going to pay off any week, it might as well be this week when Robinson or Faes aren't ideal Konate replacements.

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      You have 3 defenders that will likely start so don't see the need for a hit here

      1. Black Knights
        • 12 Years
        4 days, 21 hours ago

        OK, thanks. Can do Faes to Timber later to bulk up the squad over the festive period.

  5. The Knights Template
    • 11 Years
    4 days, 23 hours ago

    I predict the owners of Sleeper will make a tidy profit and all those that play this execrable game will believe they’ll win, but won’t! How does FPLMarc sleep at night?

    1. The Knights Template
      • 11 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      And yes, children use the site!

      1. x.jim.x
        • 10 Years
        4 days, 23 hours ago

        F all the gambling ads, but I seriously doubt any children are on here when Twitter and Reddit exist

    2. Merlin the Wraith
      • 8 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      This site will always seek & find a way to facilitate gambling companies regardless of opposition. Scruples, ethics will always be trumped by hard cash. I don't think FPLMarc would require medication to help him sleep at night. Dreams of a positive financial balance would allay any worries in that regard.

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 days, 23 hours ago

        Yeo, hence no membership.

  6. Dutchy FPL
    • 1 Year
    4 days, 23 hours ago

    Brought in Saka for Bruno, all good?

    Raya
    Hall - Gabriel - Dalot
    Salah (V) - Palmer (C) - Saka - Mbeumo
    Wood - Solanke - Cunha

    Valdi, Rogers, Faes, Lewis

    1. Atimis
      • 8 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      GTG, (c) up to preference

  7. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 days, 23 hours ago

    Morning folks. Here are the first of today's press conferences:

    Arteta (09:30 GMT)
    Guardiola (12:30 GMT)

  8. focaccia
    • 7 Years
    4 days, 23 hours ago

    Pick one:

    A) Lewis
    B) Dunk
    C) Greaves
    D) Sell one for a hit

    1. Atimis
      • 8 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      B

  9. Friday's Press Conference Times
    Skonto Rigga
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 7 Years
    4 days, 23 hours ago

    Good morning, all, here is the full list of press conference times via Sky Sports (in GMT). Nothing yet from managerless Leicester, while Ange was listed at 10.15pm which I'm assuming was a typo...

    9am - Iraola (BOU)
    9.30am - Arteta (ARS), Howe (NEW)
    10.15am - Postecoglou (TOT)
    12.30pm - Guardiola (MCI)
    1pm - Maresca (CHE)
    1.15pm - O'Neil (WOL)
    1.30pm - Amorim (MUN), Silva (FUL), Glasner (CRY), Frank (BRE), Dyche (EVE)
    2pm - Emery (AVL)

    1. CONNERS
      • 5 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      Ange's watch is stuck on Australian Eastern Daylight Time.

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 days, 23 hours ago

        The press conference probably took place after the post match press conference last night and the embargo is being lifted at 10:15am.

    2. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      Hopefully Howe will be grilled after the appalling West Ham result / last half hour performance. Too many of the NE journalists are too timid to ask him tough questions.

    3. x.jim.x
      • 10 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      Leicester are apparently set to announce Van Nistelrooy today

    4. Skonto Rigga
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 7 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      Dawson! Dawson! We got Ben Dawson here! See? Nobody cares.

      New addition:
      10.15 - Dawson (LEI)

  10. Atimis
    • 8 Years
    4 days, 23 hours ago

    Thoughts on Lewis to Timber -4 as a long term move?

    1. Atimis
      • 8 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      Otherwise have to rotate Lewis/Myko/Greaves playing along Gabriel and Hall

    2. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      Taking a hit for a defender (unless it is prime Marcos Alonso) never works out.

      1. Atimis
        • 8 Years
        4 days, 23 hours ago

        Even long term? Like Lewis scored 2x0 last 2GWs for me, fixtures for Myko ain't promising as well

        1. jthmt
          • 2 Years
          4 days, 23 hours ago

          just roll and do it next week

  11. Maddamotha
    • 8 Years
    4 days, 23 hours ago

    Which one do you prefer?

    A) Semenyo > Saka -4
    B) Semenyo > Salah -4
    C) Play Rogers

    1. Aster
      • 3 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      B

    2. Atimis
      • 8 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      Probably time to bring someone for a hit, I'm doing it myself, just can't decide between Saka and Palmer, would have dilemma similar with Saka vs Salah...

      1. Maddamotha
        • 8 Years
        4 days, 23 hours ago

        Yepp. A 50/50 call. Can Salah keep going like this? My gut says no. Maybe City will show up against Liverpool?
        I just know I will get this call wrong lol

  12. George James
    • 9 Years
    4 days, 23 hours ago

    Team in a bit of a mess this week, best move?

    A) TAA >> RAN

    B) Larsen >> Pedro

    C) Something else 1FT 1M ITB

    Flekken
    TAA* • Gabriel* • Gvardiol
    Mbeumo • Palmer • Rogers • Salah
    Larsen • Solanke • Isak

    Vlad / Myko / Greaves* / Semenyo*.

  13. Aster
    • 3 Years
    4 days, 23 hours ago

    1) Watkins to Jackson
    2) Watkins to Isak
    3) Roll

    Thank you

    1. Boz
      • 12 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      If you are moving Watkins it needs to be this week. If you already have Cunha and JP/Welbs then 1

  14. The Mighty Whites
    • 9 Years
    4 days, 23 hours ago

    Mbuemo, Rogers or Semenyo to Saka?

    1. ZeBestee
      • 10 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      Semenyo

    2. Boz
      • 12 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      Wait a week and Mbuemo. If this week Semenyo

    3. ball c
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      I would keep Rogers and Semenyo as long term picks.
      But you can’t transfer out Mbuemo this gw. So wait a week?

      1. The Mighty Whites
        • 9 Years
        4 days, 23 hours ago

        Would mean holding off on Saka and playing Rogets

    4. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      4 days, 22 hours ago

      Semenyo, attack this GW

  15. Connor's Calling
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 days, 23 hours ago

    Current D:

    Flekken / 4m-er
    Gabriel Lewis Virgil Greaves Bednerak

    1FT

    Bednerak ->
    A) Estupinan
    B) Colwill
    C) Mazraoui
    D) Aït-Nouri
    E) L Hall

    1. David Parkinson
      • 2 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      D is not too late, still got 5 good fixtures.

  16. dansmith1985
    • 2 Years
    4 days, 23 hours ago

    G2G?

    Flekken
    Gabriel RAN Hall
    Mbeumo Salah Palmer Bruno
    Cunha Solanke Wood

    Fabianski Rogers Anderson Greaves

  17. ZeBestee
    • 10 Years
    4 days, 23 hours ago

    unpopular opinion.

    Salah > Saka > Palmer for the captaincy this gameweek.

  18. how now brown cow
    • 10 Years
    4 days, 23 hours ago

    Sangare & Haaland -> Saka & Cunha worth a hit?

    1. ZeBestee
      • 10 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      yeah

  19. Boz
    • 12 Years
    4 days, 23 hours ago

    2FTs

    A) Watkins to Pedro
    B) Watkins + Semenyo to Pedro and Saka

    Thinking A and bringing in Saka for Mbuemo next week

    1. David Parkinson
      • 2 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      B is good because then you can get Bowen for Mbeumo midweek. Gets you to a better place quickly.

      1. Boz
        • 12 Years
        4 days, 22 hours ago

        Great shout!

  20. jcr1997
    • 3 Years
    4 days, 23 hours ago

    1 Free transfer, £0.3m ITB

    Flekken
    VDB Aina Gabriel
    Saka Palmer Salah Rogers
    Wood Cunha Isak

    Fab, TAA, Myko, Semenyo

    1) Hold transfer and start Rogers
    2) Hold transfer and start TAA
    3) TAA > Timber

  21. ball c
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 days, 23 hours ago

    Bruno owners.. are you keeping or
    Getting rid?
    I’m looking to upgrade to Saka

    1. JBG
      • 6 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      Getting rid next GW

    2. x.jim.x
      • 10 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      I'm probably going to do the same - we're a work in progress under Amorim and Bruno hasn't exactly shined so far. Mount had a good game as part of the front 3 last night (where Bruno played vs Ipswich) so wouldn't surprise me to see the same lineup on Sunday, with Bruno part of the midfield 2.

      1. JBG
        • 6 Years
        4 days, 22 hours ago

        This.

  22. ball c
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 days, 23 hours ago

    Would you transfer out Larsen to Cunha for a -4?

    1. David Parkinson
      • 2 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      No, just play him.

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 10 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      Defo no

  23. jthmt
    • 2 Years
    4 days, 23 hours ago

    first week after wc

    sanchez
    hall, konate, ran
    palmer, saka, rogers, esr
    haaland, isak, pedro

    fabianski, winks, digne, hb

    0,5itb ,1 ft

    any tips? tough fixtures ahead and thought I'd just roll

    1. David Parkinson
      • 2 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      Not too late to swallow pride and do Haaland & Winks to Cunha & Salah-4.

      1. jthmt
        • 2 Years
        4 days, 22 hours ago

        haha got it! my bad have salah, not saka, but still too late for that

  24. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 days, 23 hours ago

    Considering Palmer>Saka - the extra cash would be useful next week for Wissa>X

    OR

    Mbuemo > Bowen

    Or Gabriel > Timber if we get news on Gabriel's niggle.

    1. David Parkinson
      • 2 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      I'd not be selling any of those 3 this week. Hold your nerve unless Gabriel is out.

  25. dshv
    • 7 Years
    4 days, 23 hours ago

    Konate to Ait nouri ?? Hold???

    1. David Parkinson
      • 2 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      Strong hold, unless he's out.

  26. mookie
    • 11 Years
    4 days, 23 hours ago

    Gabriel?
    Arteta: "wait and see"

    1. David Parkinson
      • 2 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      He'll be fine or he'd have gone straight down the tunnel.

  27. Waynoo
    • 11 Years
    4 days, 23 hours ago

    Anyone sticking with Haaland? I really don't know what to do with him?

    1. David Parkinson
      • 2 Years
      4 days, 23 hours ago

      Which premiums have you got already?

      1. Waynoo
        • 11 Years
        4 days, 21 hours ago

        Salah Palmer TAA. Really want Saka but need to drop Haaland.

    2. vova
      • 14 Years
      4 days, 22 hours ago

      I've got him in still... in an ideal world I would have downgraded him but I also have other priorities re: transfer at the moment and don't fancy taking a hit to get him out

  28. afs2239
    • 7 Years
    4 days, 23 hours ago

    Mbuemo , Andreas
    To Saka , Amad for -4

    1. vova
      • 14 Years
      4 days, 22 hours ago

      Woudln't get rid of Mbeumo with Leicester at home coming up

    2. The 12th Man
      • 11 Years
      4 days, 22 hours ago

      not this week.

  29. Utopsis
    • 4 Years
    4 days, 23 hours ago

    A little help please folks:

    A. Pickford (mun)
    B. Fabianski (ARS)

    1. vova
      • 14 Years
      4 days, 22 hours ago

      Pickford I guess

      1. Utopsis
        • 4 Years
        4 days, 21 hours ago

        My initial thought as well, thank you!

    2. The 12th Man
      • 11 Years
      4 days, 22 hours ago

      Pickford

      1. Utopsis
        • 4 Years
        4 days, 21 hours ago

        Thanks!

  30. vova
    • 14 Years
    4 days, 22 hours ago

    Cap 1

    A) Salah
    B) Mbeumo
    C) Pedro

    1. The 12th Man
      • 11 Years
      4 days, 22 hours ago

      A

    2. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      4 days, 21 hours ago

      A