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

    Boruc and Jako seem like a good GK combo

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    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Now the real stuff..goals and points?

      1. I Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        1 point difference.

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Pens: Deeney

    3. Le Bluff
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Think I'm with you (see my post below).

      Only thing that favours Deeney is pens.

      1. I Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Which is big with the amount of penalties being awarded this season. The 0.4 price differences matters too.

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

      Makes a nice change to him scoring with every shot.

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

      This proves why basing things on transfers alone is such a bad idea.

      One of Ighalo's shots off target was the miss of the season against an open net and just highlighted his lack of confidence.

      Deeney on the other hand had a few great near opportunities and looked the most likely to score all game.

    6. I Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Deeney on 3 yellows. Something to consider.

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

        I think with the way form goes that it's not too much of a consideration. Easy to swap him should he get two more.

  3. Ajax Down Trees
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Foster - Pickford
    Valencia - Francis - Kone - Pieters - Amat
    Hazard - Ozil - Sterling - Capoue - Hojbjerg
    Zlatan - Lukaku - Costa

    Ozil & a striker (probably Costa) >>> Antonio & Aguero by best option????

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

      Yes.

  4. Le Bluff
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    On WC...Ighalo or Deeney?

    Deeney has pens and is 0.4 cheaper, although Ighalo has better stats in his favour (excluding his horror miss today!).

    Thoughts?

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Deeney.

    2. Worzel Gummidge
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Deeney

      • Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Deeney

    3. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Who are Watford playing in the cup?

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

        They got knocked out last round.

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

      So, GW6 is next.
      Those that used their WC in GW4, have your plans changed? Read that most would try to have 2FT for this upcoming GW to bring in Aguero and downgrade a midfielder.

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        No nothing changed that's exactly what I've done. Ruined my WC with changes on the deadline day though

      2. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Nope. 2 FT. Got Sanchez, Walcott, Antonio, Lukaku and Benteke in GW4 and over the moon.
        Hazard to Peryata, Bolasie or Snod to fund Aguero. Easy.

    5. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Used my 2ft on Ibra and Hazard to Firmino and Aguero.

      Foster
      Valencia, Dawson, Bellerin
      Payet, Sterling, Firmino, Cazorla, Capoue
      Aguero, Benteke

      Jak, Bony, Kone, Amat

      Anything warrant a -4? Bony to Rashford/Deeney?

    6. Back on the horse
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Will Love play? why am I seeing him in WCs -cos he's 4?

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

        Cheap option that WAS playing.

    7. Krul Runnings
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      When did Haz drop from 10.3 to 10.2?

      Thanks

      1. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Last night.

        1. Le Bluff
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          See he's already hurtling towards another drop..

      2. Z
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Might drop again this eve.

      3. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        So volatile the price changes this season.

        1. RegularJohnny84
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Guys, are you picking up price drops from anywhere other the FPL site?

    8. Robert's Son
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Costa at 75% price rise, his rise will give me 0.1 increase.
      Ageuro at 50% price rise.

      Do costa > ageuro or wait until costa rise? No other transfer needed itb 3.2m

      Do we expect ageuro to rise today? Or ageuro to rise before costa?

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        You had answers last time you asked.

        1. Robert's Son
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          But dont know whether ageuro will rise, that will put me off.

      2. Worzel Gummidge
          9 years, 4 months ago

          No way I would be dropping the most in form striker in Costa. I dropped Ibra for Aguero and with the change you can have Sterling/Firmino instead of Snodgrass

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

            +1

          2. Robert's Son
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Red card waiting to happen with those fixtures.

            1. Worzel Gummidge
                9 years, 4 months ago

                This RC nonsense is a myth tbh.

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

            Same day for both.

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

          keep getting end of page!

          please let me know which one would you do?

          A) Haz to KDB
          B) Haz to Firminio + Ibra to Aguero - 4pt hit

          1. Weasel Boy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Got to be B

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

              it's a much bigger move!

        • RubberDucky
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Any chance of Aguero rising tonight? was surprised Hazard fell so a little nervous. I didn't wasn't to get him in until I really have to incase of freak training ground injury!

            1. Giovanni Giorgio
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Tomorrow

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

            Most promising defender at £4.8 or lower?

            1. william prunier
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              holebas

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

                Already have him in my WC draft. Someone else?

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

              Zuniga for a punt

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

                He doesn't seem to be nailed at all.

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

                  do you have McAuley as he is the obvious one to go for?

          • william prunier
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Is Fletcher ever gonna drop, been -98 for ages!!

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

              I hope so, want him in for Capoue. Bank the difference and never worry about points on the bench again!

              1. Iceball
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                Capoue on pitch is even better 🙂

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

                  Can't do it. He trolls me, as soon as I put him in he will blank I know it. He can't keep this up.

          • Bhau cha dhakka
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Antonio-deeney-kun-ibra
            OR
            Barry-Lukaku-kun-ibra ?

            1. FPL Blow-In
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              First one

            2. william prunier
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              a

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

              Antonio-deeney-kun-ibra

              Deeneys fixtures mainly, and deffo pennos.

          • SuperMario
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Foster - Jaku
            Shaw - Stones - Friend - Amat - Terry
            Hazard - Townsend - Redmond - Antonio - Capoue
            Lukaku - Ibra - Vardy

            2.4 and 2 FT.

            A. Wildcard
            B. Make 2-3 transfers

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

              Into top 30k so really looking to capitalise this year with a good start..

            2. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              WC for me. Time is right.

              1. I Member
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                Even though he has 2 FT?

                1. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 4 months ago

                  Price rises!

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

              what's your aguero moves?

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

              B
              Vardy + Hazard out for Aguero and someone else

            5. FPL Blow-In
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Would not WC at all

            6. Mick J
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              I would for option B. Can you afford both Agüero and De Bruyne for Ibrahimovic and Hazard? Hazard might come good, naturally, but City seems unstoppable!

          • Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Why was Valencia taken off?
            He's probably been United's best defender.
            Worth switching to Shaw?

            Or neither!? Baines and stones or Williams and shaw/Valencia?

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

              Tactical imo.

            2. KJT123
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Dunno
              Correct
              No
              What?
              B

          • Fernando Torres
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            A) Lukaku + Mane
            B) Ibra + Antonio

            All vote now.

            1. Mick J
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              I would rather have option A) for the coming game weeks. I’m pretty sure both Lukaku and Mané will do very well, both have great fixtures. United have Wayne Rooney, so they will probably not score many goals. Antonio won’t keep scoring, I think.

          • EDEN THE MAN
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            PLEASE HELPPPPPPPP

            Which WC team do you prefer.

            A

            Jaku/Foster
            Walker/Williams/Friend/Evans/Amat
            Sanchez/Firmino/Sterling/Antonio/Capoue
            Aguero/Lukaku/Deeney+ 0.2

            B

            Jaku/Foster
            Walker/Baines/Shaw/Evans/Amat
            Sanchez/Firmino/Antonio/Snodgrass/Capoue
            Aguero/Lukaku/Benteke + 0.7

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

              B - with Deeney instead of Benteke.

            2. Worzel Gummidge
                9 years, 4 months ago

                A and it is not even close for me.

              • Mr_Majestyk
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                A

            3. George James
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Could someone explain the fpl statistics price change predictor to me please, at what figure/point are we sure they will rise overnight?

              Who will rise fall tonight do we think?

              Thanks in advance

              1. EDEN THE MAN
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                100+ Rise

                -100 fall.

                Risers: Sterling,Antonio,Lukaku

              2. Epic Fail
                • 15 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                They're predicted to rise/fall at around 100.

              3. popcoin
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                By my understanding, if a player is above +100 they will rise immediately overnight (their Target will be outlined blue), and if they are below -100 they will drop overnight (Target will be outlined red). This means that they have reached the threshold for Net Transfers in or out to warrant a price change. After they have changed price overnight by 0.1, the table will reset their Target to the next threshold and they will start at the bottom of the table again.

                Tonight's certain risers: Sterling, Antonio, Walker, Lukaku.
                Tonight's potential risers: Iheanacho, McAuley, Kingsley, Snodgrass, DeBruyne, Koscielny, Love

              4. George James
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                Cheers guys

            4. Humlesnurr
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Hi guys! This season is crazy - need help on a big move:

              Hazard, Sanches, negredo, benteke --> Ibra, lukaku, snodgrass, firmino for a -8 punt?

              New team:
              Foster (Heaton)
              Valencia, McAuley, Baines, Collins, Amat
              Snodgrass, Sterling, Antonio, Firmino, Capoue
              Ibra, Lukaku, Kun

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

              Why are people keeping Foster on the WC?

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

                Who do you suggest?

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

                  Boruc better fixtures?

              2. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                Best keeper at 4.5.

            6. popcoin
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              When you WC all these price-risers hoping to make a profit.... then realise you probably want to keep them all anyway....

            7. FALCAO & MOU
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Zlatan has given returns every week except one, yet I dropped him for Aguero. Feels like chasing points, not right.

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

                11.9mil of points when you have lukaku or costa with same scores and cheaper. 3 loses without prospects for better play, utd is nah for me now. im die hard fan...

                1. FALCAO & MOU
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 4 months ago

                  Me too. But Guardiola has converted City into a relentless machine, just can't avoid them.

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

                    thats right, because thats the point of this game

            8. jimaldred
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Challenge time, using WC and want to make this work

              Foster / Jaku
              Valencia / Dann / Williams / Collins / Amat
              Sanchez / Sterling / Antonio / Capoue / Fer
              Lukaku / Kun / Kane

              Unfortunately this leaves me -£3m. What do people think, can i lose 3m in defence or just give up hope of a dream front 6?

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

                Kane has a sprained ankle, switch him out... Fer too expensive to keep as a 5th mid if you play Capoue, don't love Dann unless you've owned him since the start, that's chasing his goals...

              2. aboodyyousif1996
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                Downgrade Kane to Deeney.

            9. The Red Devil
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              My terrible start to the season continues, dropped below 200k now, WC gone
              This is my team

              Heaton/Pickford
              Valencia/baines/McCauley/Robertson/amat
              Hazard/Sanchez/Sterling/Antonio/fletcher
              Ibra/negredo/benteke

              2FT 0.8 ITB

              Sell ibra hazard & negredo to aguero, capoue & Costa

              Or keep ibra & no Chelsea cover?

              Suggestions for this team, willing to take a hit, (-4)

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

                Need a link update

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

                Keep Ibra no Chelsea cover, fixtures aren't great anyway.

                Negredo to Aguero and Hazard to whatever you need to fund that move and your team looks good!

              3. Iceball
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                200k not terrible at all

            10. Energetics
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Foster Pickford
              Valencia Baines Collins Pieters Amat
              Mane Sterling Antonio Snoddy Capoue
              Aguero Zlatan Lukaku

              How Is my team looking?

              No Sanchez is a worry.

              I realise I need to change Pieter and Collins but not on a wildcard and don't think it's worth a -4?

            11. Torres76
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Which 5 players are making up your midfield?

              1. Capoue

              2. Cazorla
              3. Antonio

              4. Coutinho
              5. Mane
              6. Firmino
              7. Payet

              8. Sanchez
              9. Hazard
              10. KDB

              Cheers gang

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

                Capoue

                Antonio

                Hazard

                Sanchez

              2. william prunier
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                1 cos hes capoue
                3 value
                5 returns
                8 essential
                &4.4m

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

              WC Activated:

              Just got Lukaku, Antonio & Sterling to avoid missing price rises then will decide later in the week whether to keep!

              Anyone else likely to rise that you experts would recommend?

              Kun?
              KDB?
              Others?

              1. MTPockets
                  9 years, 4 months ago

                  I got those + KDB, Iheanacho, Walker, Snodgrass and already have Costa.

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

                2 Questions.

                1. Will Rashford start from now on after this weekend's performance? Can he be used to cover for Ibra points if indeed he starts playing regularly?

                2. Can Swansea cause an upset next weekend against Man City? They drew 1-1 the last time they met in Wales. But Pep is a different beast?

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

                  1. Rashford will start. Too early to tell if he improves the team overall and Ibra's goal output stays consistent, or if he cuts into it.

                  2. Anything can happen in football. Leicester won the league last season. 🙂

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

                  Don't think you'll really be able to cover Ibra's points, he's very much the main man in that team in terms of goalscoring. Better off just looking for a good pick elsewhere to replace him.

                  As for Swansea, I'd be surprised if they got anything there.

                3. aboodyyousif1996
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 4 months ago

                  Simply no & no.

                4. faver
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 4 months ago

                  1. no, same case as with ihenacho. sometimes he will start, sometimes no, even if he's best player, he's still 18
                  2. no, perhaps no clean sheet for city but 10-2 or something seems possible with current city form.

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

                  1. Don't think he can be relied on yet and even if he does play it is a reverse oop

                  2. No. Man City look a different beast under Pep.

                6. Worzel Gummidge
                    9 years, 4 months ago

                    No
                    No

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

                    No
                    Unlikely