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16 May 2015 1404 comments
James Barnes James Barnes
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Although our gaze is naturally drawn towards the double Gameweek teams, thereโ€™s still plenty of Fantasy intrigue amongst the remaining head-to-heads. The first match-up of the weekend sees Southampton play host to Villa, with the Saints looking for a first win in five, while the Villainsโ€™ will be hoping to seal their survival with a third straight victory.

Having lost four road matches in the last six Gameweeks, Southampton will be relishing their return to St Maryโ€™s. In spite of their recent troubles on their travels, Ronald Koemanโ€™s side have remained steadfast in front of their own fans and have racked up three clean sheets in the last four home outings. Further up the field, Graziano Pelle netted three goals across Southamptonโ€™s previous two at St Maryโ€™s ties and will be determined to further atone for a 14-match barren spell in mid-season.

Despite tallying the bulk of their recent points at home, Tim Sherwoodโ€™s Villa outfit have proved that theyโ€™re a capable of testing opponents on the road, pushing Manchester City all the way at the Etihad and recording a 1-0 win over Spurs at White Hart Lane. Christian Benteke (10 goals in nine) remains the West Midlandersโ€™ principal threat, while Tom Cleverley (three goals in three consecutive starts) has enjoyed the freedom to roam under Sherwoodโ€™s stewardship.

With the FA Cup final in mind, the visitors will surely be going all out for a win today. If Villa can seal their survival, Sherwood will then be afforded the option of rotating his main men for next weekโ€™s home encounter against Burnley.

  1. Tomeister
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Finally, a reminder to why spurs got rid of sherwood....:)

  2. Numb
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Bound to be a consolation goal here as Soon switch off at the back

    1. Az
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      No! Dont say that! ๐Ÿ™

    2. Numb
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      *Soton

    3. World XI
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Hope not. Playing Aldi over Ivan

  3. Az
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    no chance benteke will be benched next week

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Good point

      He needs to get something today though too

  4. SW6
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Mane!!!!! Wow just seen the score.. ๐Ÿ˜€

  5. World XI
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Shane Long double assists.

  6. Forza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Dim Tim's tactical genius is a tad questionable...

    1. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Maybe that nickname tells something.

  7. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Hmmmm, guess my prediction of 5th 6th and 7th all losing was a bit off? ๐Ÿ˜†

    1. Lucy.
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Ha. ๐Ÿ˜‰

    2. World XI
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      That bet was crushed. Utterly crushed.

  8. Camp No No
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Nooooo.... nood.... Villa, you lousy suckers!!!

    1. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      and thank you autocorrect! You suck too!

  9. Beavis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Pelle assist

  10. rickytoso
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Last week Mane was in 3% of top 10000 teams.

    I'd guess slightly less than that this week.

    1. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      I guess he's in significantly less than that.

    2. Wings of Steel
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Id be surprised if it is as many as 1%

  11. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Villa should be relegated just cause of this performance

  12. Sergeant Garcia
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Who needs a DGW when you have Mané :p

  13. Bod
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    As a Pelle owner this is infuriating

    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Assist!

      1. Bod
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Don't think they've added it...

    2. Numb
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Timing! He just got you an assist

  14. Ninja Škrtel
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    is this a FIFA15 match?

    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      With the difficulty on amateur and the sliders all in your favour, yes...

    2. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Why? Has it been abandoned?

  15. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    COME ON BERTY GET INVOLVED

  16. Saint & Reevesy
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Almost mane assist

  17. Every Dog Has Its Day
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    I have no Southampton players in my eleven!

    1. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      I have Davis lol

  18. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone have info on hits taken in top 10k by any chance?

  19. pundit of punts
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Mane only 1.5% ownership.

  20. Jax
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Villa should beat Burnley next week. can't see hull getting a win.

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Even if Villa don't beat Burnley I can't see Hull getting to 38 pts.

  21. ralfb
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Whats longs ownership in top10k? Overall its only 1.4%

    1. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      We don't know yet.

  22. HP.
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Will Pelle get the assist for the first goal? It was similar to silva assist last week.

  23. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Mane 1.5% ownership

    Long 1.4 % ownership

  24. Every Dog Has Its Day
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Mane ownership. Overall live teams 3.1%, top 1000 2.5%

  25. MMN
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    My rival brought in Mane last week ... That's my season over then.

  26. The Light Knight
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Villa getting the mistakes out of their system before the Cup final ๐Ÿ˜‰

  27. Mr. Grv
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    hazard to mane -4 ?

    1. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      For this GW, yes.

    2. Duke Silver โ˜‘
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      If you have a Delorean go for it.

  28. Lucy.
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    We want 8! ๐Ÿ˜‰

  29. Somalion
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Well done Sadio Mané.

    First session in the PL coming from the Austrian league and he sets a new PL record as well as being a very important player to a team that are bidding for Europa.

    Great season for him.

    1. Lucy.
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Excellent player and the fans have really taken to him ๐Ÿ˜€

      1. Somalion
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Hope he stays on next season, I love these little gems who come in from relative obscurity!

  30. Stats Don\'t Lie
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    On 0 from 2 so far. Thank you Ron Vlaar