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28 August 2016 3827 comments
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After a stilted stalemate at the Hawthorns, it’s fair to say that we’re looking forward to some fireworks from the tea-time kick-off.

Manchester City host West Ham United at the Etihad as they bid to keep pace with Manchester United and Chelsea and make it three wins from three.

Pep Guardiola makes two changes, introducing Gael Clichy at left-back for Aleks Kolarov and handing a start to Nolito at the expense of Jesus Navas.

The Hammers are again without Dimitri Payet, with his absence surely set to lead to another mass exodus in FPL terms.

Slaven Bilic has changed shape in a bid to repeat last season’s victory in Manchester, recalling Angelo Ogbonna to a three-man rearguard.

Former Manchester United starlet, Ashley Fletcher, makes his first Premier League start up front in a 3-5-2 setup. Sam Bryam drops to the bench, whilst Håvard Nordtveit misses out through injury. Manuel Lanzini is fit enough for the bench.

All eyes will be Sergio Aguero – he heads into this encounter backed with the captaincy by 32% of FPL managers, just 1% less than Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who stalled with a two-point return at Hull on Saturday.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. Twelve years a slave
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Activated.

    1. Styles_X
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Activated last night.

    2. Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      We heard it first time.

    3. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Double post. Reported

      1. Hurrikane
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        fun at parties

    4. Mr. Blonde
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Might join you. Hadn't planned it but now I potentially need to get rid of Gray, Aguero, Lamela and then also Stones and Martial

      1. Coaly
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Why gray kun and Lamela?

        1. GREEN IS GOOD
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          All banned forever

          1. Coaly
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            ?

    5. Cecil The Lion
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Was it in your book?

    6. The Donald
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      do people actually buy your book? 😀

      1. Cecil The Lion
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Acquafresca

        1. KOLASINA(C)
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          shots fired

    1. Sylas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      No, thank you.

  2. rocrocodile
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Hazard / Sanchez / Sterling / Barkley

    That midfield makes a WC tempting.

    When will we know more about a ban? Tonight? Tomorrow?

  3. gaurava1216
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    A or B for -4

    Aguero/townsend/Redmond out for:

    A) Ozil Mane Benteke
    B) Sanchez Coutinho Negredo

    1. gaurava1216
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Could also do

      C) Sanchez Barkley Benteke

  4. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    I wouldn't mind wildcarding to get rid of Kun, get Alexis, Mane, Benteke etc. The only problem is when we will inevitably need to get Kun back in. Might be better to use the wildcard to get him back in...

    1. Zlatan Time
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Or leave money in the bank?

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Not a fan of that

      2. Yank Revolution
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Bad strategy...don't leave big chunks of change in your till until late in the season. Spend that dough now.

    2. Big Sum
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Ibra---->Kun should be easy with 2FTs

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Will want both though

        1. Zlatan Time
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Sunday just got a lot more stressful!

  5. Mighty
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Is McAuley nailed on at the back for West Brom? Seems odd he is cheaper than the other West Brom defenders.

  6. The Iron Tulip
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Schmeichel* (Jak)

    Baines - McAuley - Shaw

    Hazard - Deulofeu* - Capoue - Redmond*

    Aguero (c) - Vardy* - Ibra

    (Gaston*, Kingsley - Amat)

    Would you WC this team or take a -12 hit? (2FT ITB)

    OUT: Schmeichel, Redmond, gaston, Deulofeu and Vardy

    IN: Heaton, Sanchez, Fer, Sterling, Diomande (to rotate with Capoue)

    1. Zlatan Time
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      -12 are you mad?

      1. The Iron Tulip
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        So WC then?

    2. gaurava1216
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      lol! -12....

  7. Kroosin'
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Winston Reid has Aguero in his FPL team.
    He will likely come out and say he banged his head on to the elbow.

    1. Will's Faceless
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Nah, he captained aguero so he's furious he blanked.

  8. KOLASINA(C)
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    whattodowhattodowhattodo

  9. Stupendous
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Foster
    Baines Williams Terry
    Hazard Sanchez Sterling Cazorla
    Defoe Lukaku Benteke

    Hmmmm

    1. JJO
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Wow how many points have you got this gw?

  10. Rolls-Royce
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    @TM

    Are you WCing?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Only if I can copy a good team.

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Got 2 Fts to burn myself., might just take a hit or two, can't figure out a template.

      2. Numb
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Buy Triggerlips book and you can

  11. MountainBeach
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Any update on Walker?
    Also, Coutinho to Ozil?

  12. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
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    Activated

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      ...like anyone cares

      1. Wild Card this!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        I do

  13. F4L
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Is William nailed for the foreseeable future?

    1. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Very nailed.

      He was iffy this week for fitness but his manager still preferred him over Pedro. That sort of confirms all we need to know.

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        cheers, better pick than Barkely?

  14. Captain Vantastic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Deactivated

  15. Pacman
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    On Wildcard - please let me know which you like (1, 2, 3, or 4) better or other adjustments:

    1: Jakupovic / Pickford

    Baines / Valencia / McCauley / Friend / Amat

    Hazard / Ozil / Barkley / Lamela / Højberg

    Aguero / Ibra / Diomande

    2: Foster / Pickford

    Baines / Stones / McCauley / Friend / Amat

    Hazard / Sanchez / Redmond / Lamela / Capoue

    Aguero / Ibra / Diomande

    3: Jakupovic / Pickford

    Baines / Stones / McCauley / Friend / Amat

    Hazard / Sanchez / Sterling / 5.5 - Puncheon or King / Capoue

    Aguero / Ibra / Diomande

    4: Jakupovic / Pickford

    Baines / Valencia / McCauley / Friend / Amat

    Hazard / Ozil / Sterling / Redmond / Capoue

    Aguero / Ibra / Diomande

    Thanks in advance!

    1. Stupendous
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Did you REALLY just post this junk?

      1. Pacman
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Yes

    2. The Donald
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      gr8 post m8

      1. Pacman
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Glad to contribute

  16. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Sanchez worth the extra 1.4m over Ozil?

    1. The Donald
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      only if you plan on captaining him

    2. gaurava1216
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      depends what u can do with the 1.4...

      1. DV8R
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Makes it easier to bring Kun back in

    3. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Depends on GW...overall....think equal (more or less) points at the end...but Sanchez will defo have bigger hauls - if you captain him them - you've won

  17. Zlatan Time
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Got Stones, Gray, Aguero, Lamela, worth a WC?

    1. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      No

  18. Lallana_
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Stones one of the biggest FPL trolls this year

    1. Celt Abroad
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Agreed.

  19. KOLASINA(C)
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Notactivatedyet.

    Who am I kidding, noone cares.

  20. gaurava1216
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    when will we actually know about the Kun ban if its even happening?

  21. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    What's this about an Aguero ban?

  22. BB-8
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    People don't actually press activate. Make the transfers and activate before deadline

    1. The Donald
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      activated

      1. BB-8
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        😐

        1. The Donald
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          fine i'll deactivate for you 🙂

    2. Numb
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Don't be silly

      1. BB-8
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Why is that silly?

    3. gaurava1216
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      you should benefit from price appreciation during next 2 weeks... so sure a fool to not activate if using and gain 500k in value... very doable...

      1. BB-8
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        What?

    4. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Bad bad idea. Activate first then bring in the price risers.

  23. Big Sum
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Finally, I can have Sanchez, Hazard, Sterling and lallana in my team

  24. Coaly
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone else having the problem with the FPL site that when you log in and go to status > my points, it takes you to someone else's team?

    If I go to my team via leagues it works correctly :s

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      🙂

      1. Coaly
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        ?

    2. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Just hope it takes me to a team doing well.

      1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        🙂

  25. Respect My Authoritah
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Happy enough with next week's team. Kun to anyone for a free

  26. gaurava1216
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Evening all- A B or C for -4

    Aguero/townsend/Redmond out for:

    A) Ozil Mane Benteke
    B) Sanchez Coutinho Negredo
    C) Sanchez Barkley Benteke

    Thoughts pls? 🙂

  27. Weeb Kakashi
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Valdes Jakupovic
    Walker Baines Souare Mcauley Amat
    Hazard Redmond Bojan Payet Fletcher
    Kun Costa Lukaku

    Wc OR not to WC?

    Will definitely lose 0.3 M if not Wildcarded

  28. BPlease
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Before: 3 Players to go. McAuley Aguero Stones. 15 points to finish top for this week and claim the prize.

    McAuley CS 6 points. 9 points and two key players left to play. pfft not even a challenge.

    After: Aguero Captain failed. Stones Eyelash attacked. Ibra fanboys all over.

    Lost to a rival in the league. What a week.

    1. BPlease
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Took the hit -4 for Hazard before the match. Now going deeper.

  29. jurgenklopp.8
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    think i'll go with kun, lamela, and gray to iheanacho, sanchez, and lukaku for -8 then WC to bring kun back in