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18 September 2016 4862 comments
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A busy Sunday of football comes to its conclusion at White Hart Lane as Spurs and Sunderland go head-to-head in the 4.30pm kick-off.

The hosts’ 4-0 win over Stoke last weekend boosted out faith in the likes of Harry Kane and Dele Alli, yet their midweek Champions League loss to Monaco at Wembley suggests Mauricio Pochettino’s side have yet to hit top gear.

Christian Eriksen and Erik Lamela owners are left cursing their luck after the duo were named amongst the subs, with Mousa Dembele returning to the XI following a six-match suspension.

Certainly, the home side will be buoyed by their visitors’ second-half capitulation at home to Everton on Monday night.

The Black Cats have yet to win under David Moyes and, considering their current form, may well be lucky to avoid a repeat of the 4-1 reverse in the corresponding fixture last season.

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  1. Heavy Data
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Zero left in the bank and a shaky defense but the attack is good for me

    Pickford/Jaku
    Baines/Holebas/Galloway/Friend/Love
    Sterling/Sanchez/Antonio/Capoue/Carrick (yes thats right, Carrick)
    Aguero/Lukaku/Zlatan

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

      At least you don't need to agonise over who to bench from your mids.

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

    Think this is my wildcard settled chaps....0itb

    Would love lukaku....but had ibra since the start and not willing to ditch with 2 home games next

    Heaton jaku
    Shaw williams Evans holebas amat
    Firmino Antonio sanchez snoddy capoue
    Kun ibra deeney

    Comments appreciated...thanks

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

      Not sure if I want Shaw at the moment, or any United defender.. Looking poor defensively, and a pretty tough schedule next weeks

    2. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I can see the logic behind every pick, which is about as much as you can hope for on a wildcard.

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

      I have a minimum of 11 of those

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

        Cheers guys...

  3. _Gunner
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Current front 8: 2FTs. 0.9 itb

    Hazard Ozil Redmond Lamela Barkley
    Ibra Lukaku Diamonde

    Which is better to get Kun back?

    A- Hazard + Ozil + Diamonde > Capoue + Lallana + Aguero (-4)
    B- Hazard + Ozil + Redmond + Diamonde > Capoue + Mane + 4.4 + Aguero (-8)

    C- Other?

  4. Johnny Drama
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Lukaku likely to rise tonight, I'm not 100 % if I want that troll. But if I don't get him and want him before the deadline ends I will lose .1 🙁

    1. Gaffa914
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Get him imo

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Same!

      Thinking of WC-ing and doing:

      Stones+Hazard+Lamela+Nacho

      For

      Smith+Antonio+Sterling+Lakaku

      Just so I don't miss the price rises! What you reckon?

      1. FPL Puppy
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Why smith? He won't rise.

        1. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Smith is a 4.6 to get the other 3! Downgrading Stones

      2. Johnny Drama
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Seems good to me, but I would try to get a Liverpool midfielder in. Maybe Firmink instead of sterling?

        1. Johnny Drama
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Firmink..

          1. RAFA THE GAFFA
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            I already have firmino cheers

    3. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Who else will change do people think?

  5. Bellerinmondo
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    was there ever any news on what happened to PVA?

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I was at the Lane and only realised 10 mins in he wasn't there!

      Having seen Sunderland play I'm not sure why I own him.

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

        he's in my team as he was so great last year, hope he maintains his attacking form

        1. how now brown cow
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          It was a real mystery today.

  6. Jigger & Pony
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    How was Ibra today? Assume quite bad and is on the chopping block?

    1. Gaffa914
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Shocking

      1. Jigger & Pony
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Selling or keeping?

    2. Zebblox
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Barely noticed him

    3. Bellerinmondo
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      usual , didn;t do much but could/should have scored at least one

    4. FPL Puppy
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      He didn't get any service. Got an assist and was close to a goal. People need to fund for Aguero.

    5. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      same as usual. Two chances and got some points. He didn't look on it, slow and out muscled a few times.

    6. Jigger & Pony
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers guys

  7. Lecky Legs FC
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Taking a -4 hit this how does this template team look?

    Foster
    Bailly Masuaku Williams
    KDB Haz Capoue Antonio Lallana
    Aguero (C) Costa

    Subs: Pickford,Barrow,Amat & Love

    (Note I'm getting rid of Masuaku,Love & Barrow GW's 7,8 & 9)

  8. Marcin the Pole
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Hit the WC button. Team now looks like

    Foster Pickford
    Baines Walker Daniels Holebas Amat
    Sanchez Firmino Sterling Puncheon Capoue
    Aguero Lukaku Deeney

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

      Puncheon to Snod then looks good

  9. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Is Hazard going to drop tonight?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      i've heard it's very likely according to fffix

    2. proczell
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      no way

    3. FCSB
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Unlikely, he dropped last night

      1. Danstoke82
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Ok cheers!

    4. FPL Puppy
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      No, but maybe tomorrow or the next.

  10. Gravless wonder
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Does anyone know where to post rough with the smooth entries

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

      Need to wait for the Hot topic

    2. ONSIDE 9
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Should be hot topic tomorrow or Tuesday

    3. Gravless wonder
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      thanks

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

      very strange

    2. FPL Puppy
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Say WHAT??

    3. Ser Davos
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Hold my hands up, dismal bandwagon. Wasn't completely convinced ("indulgent luxury" I think I referred to him as), but he's been an absolute stinker.

  11. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Price not a factor, who would you prefer out of Firmino and Mane?

    just trying to decide which pool mid i would like.

    Many thanks.

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

      Firmino

    2. Jigger & Pony
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Mane

    3. Ibracadabra
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Mane explosiveness does it for me, especially if you are in a H2H league as those swings could win a GW. Firmino more of a consistent 1 goal or 1 assist provider over the long run... I prefer Mane.

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        cool cheers man, some part of me does favour him more i must say, i suppose the points are spread out regardless really.

    4. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      ooo split decision, anyone else wanna weigh in?

    5. Ser Davos
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I vote Mane. Always looks so dangerous. I'd double but for Sterling and double mid has gone terribly this year for myself, though that could be irrelevant.

      Firmino will be in the thick of things but Mane looks like he could create something out of nothing, even if Pool are struggling

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Some good points there Ser, thanks, Mane does look amazing, and is the player i fear more than Firm i guess, Mane it looks like then 🙂

    6. Johnny Drama
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I can't pick one. Why not get both?:)

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        only have 2FT's, and the other move is iBRA > aGUERO

    7. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Mane if we're disregarding price, Firmino if we're not.

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        ahh ok cheers Sully, this is what i wanted to know but the pages are flying by haha.

  12. ankil2009
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Best mid below 6.5: Chadli or Bolasie or Snodgrass?

    1. Jigger & Pony
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Snod

  13. Cooper123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Repost, I'm afraid. Would love some advice on this.

    Scraping round for pennies at the back. Need to choose from the following...

    A) Jaku and Pickford, Walker, Lovren
    B) Jaku and Marshall, Walker, Kelly
    C) Jaku and Foster, Valencia, 4.5 (e.g. Evans)

    WBA's fixtures are about to turn and Walker looks like a good pick, so not too keen on C. Just pondering which of A or B is less of a compromise. Currently favouring A.

  14. tm245
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Surely Capoue is a better seventh attacker than Deeney, just because of the massive price savings?

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

      352?

      1. tm245
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        That is my debate right now. Diamonde + Capoue enables so, so much, and as a first time buyer of Capoue he will be priced into the next bracket up for me and I won't be worried if he fizzles.

    2. Cooper123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Unwise. There was a discussion on Capoue a couple of pages ago, check it out.

      1. tm245
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Will look for it.

  15. bici
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    repost:

    Antonio/Sanchez/Bolasie/Capoue/Snodgrass
    Aguero/Ibrahimovic/Slimani

    Thoughts? I have 0.8 ITB, could get Lukaku for Slimani but i dont want do double up on Everton.

  16. ArsenalBankai
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    What has made Man Utd fall off the rails recently? Leicester up next. Might bet on Lei assets instead.

    1. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Their squad is gash

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

      We have a number 10 and captain that wouldn't be out of place in the amateur league

    3. Jigger & Pony
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Philosophee will take time to change

    4. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Poor refereeing decisions

      1. sumatera
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        lol funny joke

  17. Flynny
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Who to play next week....

    A....snoddy at lpool

    B....capoue at Burnley ( already got holebas and deeney playing)

    Ta

    1. royals forever
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      B

    2. ANON.
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      A

  18. JIM BOB
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Ozil or Hazard --------> Firmino ???

    I'm leaning towards ditching Hazard purely due to price and fixtures.

    Anyone got a view?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Hazard, two blanks, awful fixtures, better players in the price brackets, give Ozil one more game i say.

  19. Robe Wan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Did stones start and

    A) get dragged off

    B) get dropped and came in second half

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

      B

      1. JIM BOB
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        B, but rested, not dropped

  20. ANON.
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Is Lukaku definitely not injured? Any actual news?

    1. For Fuchs Sake
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      He was injured, but seemed like more of a knock. Only time will tell.

  21. Funkdoc
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    (Not WC)
    Heaton
    Valencia Evans Walker
    Sanchez Antonio Capoue Cazorla
    Ibra Lukaku Kun

    As for the rest lets just say I won't be playing BB for a while

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

      Pretty good

  22. PvA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Mini leagues updated

    Eat that you ****. Took back my #1 place

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

      Can I join your 3 person league?

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

        No stop stalking me TM

    2. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Don't worry about your rivals. As long as you stay relatively close before Christmas you'll be able to destroy him in the second half of the season DGWs.

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

        I can't stand being lower even for 1 week lol

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

      FK U Capoue.

  23. white91
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Thought I was sorted a few weeks back

    Foster/Heaton
    Stones/Walker/Amat/VanAan/Shaw
    Haz/Antonio/Snod/Cap/Bark
    Ibra/Kaku/Negredo

    4ITB

    Number are currently underperforming do I take hits (1FT)?

  24. LVRD
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Shaw or Walker?

    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Walker

  25. FPL Diet
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    RMWCT Please...

    Cech / Jak
    Baines / Holebas / Evans / Amat / Kingsley
    Sanchez / Sterling / Firmino / Antonio / Carrick
    Aguero / Lukaku / Deeney

    How's it looking?

  26. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    I have 2 FTs but I am really stumped who to get rid off

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

      2 united players?

  27. Xuey
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Opinions on this front 8?
    Hazard Firm Sterling Antonio Leko
    Aguero Lukaku Tekkers.

    Consider doing
    Ozil -> Firm
    Payet -> Antonio
    Costa -> Aguero

    No Arsenal coverage is a little concerning but i feel that's the best way to get Aguero back i can think of.

    Cheers Fellas.

  28. Pedram
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Lots of people are buying Snodgrass, is he likely to rise tonight ?

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

    a) Ibra Deeney Snod Capoue
    b) Lukaku Deeney Sterling Capoue
    c) Kane Lukaku Capoue 4.4

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

      B imo

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

        The problem with B is who to start of Capoue and Deeney. As I think it's a 50/50 then c looks alright, no?

    2. Elijah's Wood
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      B, though i think Snoddy is a great pick