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25 October 2015 1756 comments
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Sunday’s football feast continues apace with two main courses. Bournemouth will try to put an end to Tottenham Hotspur’s eight-match unbeaten streak when Mauricio Pochettino’s men pay them a visit, while the Manchester clubs do battle at Old Trafford.

Despite conceding fewer shots (44) than Arsenal (55) across the last four Gameweeks, the Cherries ranked joint-top for big chances conceded (15), promoting investment in Spurs’ attacking recruits. The Lilywhites, however, have established a resolute last line of defence, conceding the fewest goals (three) and big chances (three) since Gameweek 6. In fact, no side has watched their net ripple on fewer occasions (seven) than Tottenham this campaign.

If the form of both sides is anything to go by, the Manchester derby promises to be a high-scoring affair. From Gameweek 5 onwards, Man City (14) and Man United (12), place first and third, respectively, for goals scored, with the former carding a whopping 11 goals in their previous two outings. Notwithstanding their dominance from an attacking perspective, the Sky Blues rank joint-fourth for goals conceded (eight) over the last four Gameweeks, casting doubt over their clean-sheet prospects.

  1. Gaz Downright
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    • 15 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Have Myhill Boruc; Bellerin Williams Prödl Gomez Muniesa.

    5.3 moneys.

    Transfer suggestions?

    1. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Gomez to Coleman

  2. Coaly
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Cedric Pelle to Moreno Lukaku for free?

  3. SANTACLAUS
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Time to get rid of Martial, playing on the wing

    1. meerlight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      i think so. martial to lukaku?

      1. SANTACLAUS
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Martial to kane

        Sherwood sacked, coming off a hatrick, at home

  4. Ziro Becomes One
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    @balders

    What happens when tied with opponent in the 2nd match? In the playoffs..

    1. Ziegler1988
      • 11 Years
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      Bench points

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Highest goals I think.

  5. money face bandwagon
    • 12 Years
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    54 with mane n cedric. Happy

  6. bibon27
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    i still cannot brain why LVG is playing Martial wide, he was so influential as the striker

    1. meerlight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      giving the opponents a chance.

  7. Slam
    • 10 Years
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    Ooooh Cheeseoid.
    Kane has saved me, all I need is 4+ points from Mané and I've beat you! 🙂

    1. Shifty
      • 12 Years
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      Fantastic. Well done SM

      1. Slam
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers Shiftii 🙂

        1. Shifty
          • 12 Years
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          It's me btw. Shifty here. Haha

          1. Slam
            • 10 Years
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            Ah,
            with the yellow grav 😆
            Some of these changes have got me.

    2. Slam
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Where is that guy that said it was impossible for me to come back?

      1. Cheeseoid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        I told you it wasn't over

        1. Slam
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 3 months ago

          My god, I see Mané hitting the woodwork 2 times this game 😕
          Well, good luck to you this game Cheeseoid, we will see who will emerges victorious after.

          1. Cheeseoid
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 3 months ago

            I have Cedric coming off the bench as well as Pelle remember

            1. Slam
              • 10 Years
              10 years, 3 months ago

              Yes, I cancel him for my Fonte coming off the bench for Prödl.
              Unless he scores again… or Cedric assists or even picks up a yellow 😉

  8. Cruicky
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    I like Martial and think he'll be a top player, but until he's playing uptop instead of Rooney, I can't see him as a credible option in the attack.

    Martial to Lukaku it is.

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      What about Kane

      1. Cruicky
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Haven't seen the match today but looking at it, Pelle at home to BOU, Lukaku at home to SUN & Kane at home to AV all have the potential to put up big numbers.

        Difficult to decide on which 2 of those + Vardy for the front 3.

  9. davies
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    How'd Spurs defence look? Worth investment?

    1. Planet Jo
      • 13 Years
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      Toby or Dier, even though he didn't do much today

      1. Paulie Walnuts
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Toby assist

        1. Planet Jo
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 3 months ago

          Dier

    2. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      I just can't decide between Toby and VvD. Will see how SOT look.

    3. Niemi
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Rose could be a great option too, he is really offensive. Toby safer option though.

  10. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone worse than 31?

    1. Trigg ⭐️
      • 13 Years
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      23, but 3 to play.

    2. For Fuchs Sake
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      o/ 25 🙁

      with Pelle and Mane to play though

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      I'm on 25 with Skrtel and Pelle left 🙁

  11. Del Griffith
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Can we LOL @ Jonty for selling Kolo ? 😉

  12. Planet Jo
    • 13 Years
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    Had Kane since start of season. That's meant some disappointing game weeks, but I'm enjoying my day in the sun.

    Who to get next week for Gomis though? Front 8 =

    Sanchez, Ayew, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Wijnaldum
    Vardy, Kane, Gomis
    £1,0m in bank

    Who though, for max. £8.0m? Am a bit short for the likes of Pelle, Lukaku.

    1. Whats the Huth
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      ighalo

  13. Vardy Gras PBFC
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Just need a Benteke goal from the bench to return to the UFPL score I started with at the beginning of the day.

    Decision-making at its finest.

  14. For Fuchs Sake
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Lingaard one to watch, great potential and LvG clearly rates him!

  15. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    how did martial play?
    patience running thin - is martial to lukaku for free a good move?

    1. The Machine
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      He is not an option when playing wide

    2. squ1rrel
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Yes. Do it. Everton has great fixtures coming up. Martial can't do crap playing on the wing.

    3. bibon27
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      LVG no balls to drop Rooney, at least Mourinho had the balls to drop Terry

  16. Somalion
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Might captain Pelle next week.

    Bournemouth are getting relegated.

    1. Gaz Downright
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      • 15 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Have had rotten luck with those injuries. Their season is over before it started really.

      1. Somalion
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        That's true, but tbh I had them for relegation before hand...

    2. Bolivian Seaman
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Sounds like a tadic match to me, I'm happy just with mane though

      1. Somalion
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Could well be, might bring in Mané myself

    3. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      They have ever been relegable (is that a word? it is now), but to lose to Spurs less than 3 days since their loss at Belgium with first team... well, when you look at the shot charts, you know that was never a 1-5 match. Not as crazy as Newcastle's 6 goals last week, but not far.

      1. Somalion
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Aye. I think the blitzing tactic is admirable, but really a Championship group of players trying to go full tilt at PL teams ends in tragedy. Reminds me of Blackpool a few years back.

    4. Murder on Zidane's Flo…
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah, they are whipping boys now.

      Spirit has to be low seeing all those most capable in the physio room for the long haul.

      1. Somalion
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        That's true. They have a few okay matches soon that might help, but really aren't up to it imo.

  17. C_G
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    44 with pelle, not too bad hey

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Exactly same here with pelle too.46 for us then

      1. C_G
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        hoping we hit 50!

    2. Gaz Downright
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      • 15 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      43*

    3. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      *42

    4. squ1rrel
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      47(-8) with Pelle

    5. GK
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Not too bad, not too good

  18. Demí
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Just seen the Pool lineup. So davysteen(for once) and Berbinho posted the wrong team. No benteke?

    1. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      twats

    2. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      no mahrez??

    3. Licky
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Will probably come on later in the game. Milner starting is a bit stupid though. He's been utter brainless dross this year.

      1. Van Klinkert Delarosa
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        I rather have Milner than Lallana.

        Although, I'd prefer Firmino than both.

      2. Demí
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Works hard though 😉

    4. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      The twitter source said there are conflicting info, but he chose to tweet one version with Benteke in starting and Milner on the bench. It's wrong.

  19. squ1rrel
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Here's team for next week.

    Gomes

    Alderweireld | Kolarov | Monreal

    Sanchez | De Bruyne | Mahrez | Payet

    Vardy | Lukaku | Pelle

    Good to go? I want to upgrade Monreal>Bellerin later and then maybe get rid of Lukaku? And get Bony

    1. Planet Jo
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Bony?

      Our cleaner is better than him.

      1. squ1rrel
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Yeahh you're right.

  20. Je suis le chat
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Big Vin; played 6, 6 cleanies. Good to have him back.

  21. The Light Knight
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Kompany, Kolarov, Toby, Kane (c)
    I do love Sundays 🙂

  22. Ayew Serious
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Captaincy
    A) Pelle/Mane
    B) Bony/KDB?

  23. Murder on Zidane's Flo…
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Jones @ 5.2.

    Considerable value if (yeah it's a big one) he can stay fit

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Steer clear, always am injury waiting to happen.

      1. Murder on Zidane's Flo…
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah, hence why I mentioned. I can feel it sucking me in all the same!

  24. Harper_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Man City - Norwich
    S'ton - B'mouth
    Spurs - Villa

    Which will be the higher scoring?

    1. The Machine
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      City norwich

    2. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      B

  25. Paulie Walnuts
    • 10 Years
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    I hope Kane doesn't ruin my chance of a 9th green arrow.

  26. Rains of Castamere
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    United city bps?

  27. AlCapwnUK
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    just checked my H2H
    49 Moreno vs 38 Mignolet.

    Let's just not have lots of saved penalties and i'm golden

  28. charlie1X
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Super Sunday shedding CSs like rattle snakes

  29. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Martial scores 3 goals in his first 2 games as a striker for United. Then LVG decides to play him as a winger.

    1. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      There's a causal relation between the two events.

    2. bibon27
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Talk about stupidity

  30. JÆKS ⭐
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Hi guys,

    Sanchez KDB Payet Mahrez HAZARD
    IGHALO Pelle Vardy

    A) Ighalo + Hazard --> Bony + Mane/Ozil and play AOA

    B) Ighalo + Hazard --> Bony + Mane/Ozil and bench Mahrez

    C) Hazard --> Mane/Ozil and bench Ighalo