Paddy Says
3 December 2016 636 comments
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It’s that time on a Saturday morning when we dunk Paddy’s sweet biscuit of odds into the steaming beverage of Anytime Goalscorer and Clean Sheet prices.

But before we dissect the various ways in which that particular cookie might end up crumbling, let’s savour the flavour of the latest enhanced offers available for new customers opening a Paddy Power account.

Gameweek 14 is cutting straight to the chase by holding the match of the weekend at 12.30 today. Man City host Chelsea and if you think Pep will prevail, you can get 6-1 on a home win. But Conte’s boys have won seven on the spin, so if you’re after eight then Paddy has absolutely mint odds of 12-1 on a Chelsea victory.

Arsenal and November get on like a dog and a postman, so Gooners everywhere will be thankful we’ve finally made it into December. Three points from a trip to West Ham this evening will seal the deal, and you can get 6-1 on them doing just that.

Even more generous are the odds on Man United winning at Goodison on Sunday – take advantage of the 7-1 available on that result here.

You can also get Spurs to beat Swansea at 4-1 as well as 5-1 on Liverpool beating Bournemouth.

And if accumulators are more your thing, there’s 16-1 on Leicester, Spurs and Arsenal all to win. The Foxes are away at Sunderland, to save you the bother of double checking.

Be sure to check the terms and conditions on all those offers and, of course, we should state that all these specials are only available to those aged 18 and over. If you’re going to wager, always gamble responsibly.

ANYTIME GOALSCORER ODDS – GAMEWEEK

PlayerTeamOdds
KaneTOT1.61
AgueroMCI1.83
BonySTO1.83
SanchezARS1.90
AustinSOT1.90
WalcottARS1.90
NegredoMID2.00
IbrahimovicMUN2.10
ManeLIV2.10
FirminoLIV2.10
OrigiLIV2.10
ArnautovicSTO2.10
DefoeSUN2.25
CostaCHE2.29
EriksenTOT2.40
SlimaniLEI2.40
LukakuEVE2.50

Harry Kane (1.61) won a bit of a landslide victory in our captaincy poll this week , scooping 37% of the vote on a platform of scoring against Swansea, opposing a third runway at Heathrow and greater acceptance of men with faces slightly longer than the average.

The Swans kept an away clean sheet in Gameweek 1 and… that’s it. Since returning from injury, Kane has three goals from three tough London derbies and Swansea look ill-equipped to stop him continuing his fine form.

Three other main men in the captaincy vote,  Sergio Aguero, Alexis Sanchez and Charlie Austin, are all short-odd prospects as well, as is Stoke’s Wilfried Bony (1.83). This says more about the Potters’ visitors, Burnley, than Bony, who might not even start.

If you’re looking for someone to capitalise on a Clarets defence that’s conceded at least three goals in all but one of their away days this season, then the returning Joe Allen (3.00 and a 13.6%-owned Fantasy asset) looks a better bet.

Another dodgy defence belongs to Man City, so the 2.29 on Diego Costa to make it six goals from his last eight Chelsea starts is perhaps more generous than it should be. And a revitalised Pedro, who has netted three times in five matches, is a tempting 4.20 to score against a team with just one home shut-out this campaign.

Of the outliers, the 7.50 available on Emre Can scoring for Liverpool at Bournemouth could be worth a look. With the Reds’ midfield missing some key figures, the German has been afforded a more progressive role in which he has been firing in the same level of goal attempts as the likes of Eden Hazard in recent weeks.

CLEAN SHEET ODDS – GAMEWEEK

TeamOdds
Tottenham2.10
Middlesbrough2.10
Stoke2.20
West Brom2.50
Man United2.62
Arsenal2.62
Southampton2.70
Liverpool2.80
Leicester3.00

A brief glimpse at the most popular Fantasy Premier League transfers of the week reveals Gareth McAuley at number five, with 93,000+ new owners. The West Brom centre half has two goals from his last five starts, which is double the number of clean sheets his team has managed.

But there’s clearly a lot of managers expecting another shut-out at home to Watford today, and Paddy’s 2.50 seems a reasonable price, particularly as the Hornets have scored just twice in their last four road trips.

Liverpool defenders Nathaniel Clyne and Dejan Lovren have also been popular this Gameweek as the Reds go for a third consecutive league clean sheet away at Bournemouth. You can get 2.80 on that, although the Cherries have only blanked once at home all season in a goalless match with Spurs.

Leicester’s record on the road has been poor thus far – both of their clean sheets have come at the King Power – so the 3.00 being offered by Paddy on them shutting down Sunderland looks rather short. The improving Black Cats are at 4.00 to frustrate the Foxes, and that looks the more appealing price.

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  1. adey70
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Bench two please (but only one defender):
    Lovren, Gundogan, Allen, Pedro, McAuley, C Benteke.
    Currently have Pedro and Gundogan on bench - but doesn't feel right...

    1. notidaho
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      You're probably right as Allen may has more chance vs Burnley at home

      1. adey70
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Thanks. Pedro mainly scores at home, Gundogan may not start / play 90mins. I dunno. Just have the fear I will already be annoyed before the 3pm kick offs!

    2. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Tekkers and Gundog.

      1. adey70
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Cheers. Yeah, Benteke doesn't score at home, innit?

  2. The Royal Robin
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Will Chadli play today?

    1. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      I don't think he'll start

    2. squits
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      If he does play he will be joining my team after next week

    3. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      I expect to see him on the bench, Brunt owner here!

    4. Tatty Bojangles
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      I think he will and brought him in as my Coutinho replacement.

  3. notidaho
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Player Heaton (sto) or Foster (WAT) ?

    Already have McAulley (WAT)

    1. The Royal Robin
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Heaton is likely to sit out this week too. HTH.

      1. notidaho
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Ye could be the answer right there. Just WBA annoyingly don't keep cleanies

  4. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    I'm benching Kun today and nothing you say or do will convince me to do otherwise. Thank you for your attention.

    1. squits
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Who for???

      1. kennethrhcp
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        probably just the attention 🙂

      2. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Friend (HUL)

        1. kennethrhcp
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 5 days ago

          you're messing for sure

          1. Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 5 days ago

            No. You can check my team link in 90 mins

          2. kennethrhcp
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 5 days ago

            red flag... I get jokes... just a little slow

    2. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      troll?

      1. Fitzy.
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Just a lame bench move.

        1. kennethrhcp
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 5 days ago

          i'm too tired for this, cheers 🙂 didn't even cross my mind

    3. stilicho
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Man this guy's an enigma.

    4. PvA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Same

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        You and me both Siggy mate

    5. bojack
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Tell us more..

  5. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    In what minute will Arsenal concede the penalty that ruins the clean sheet this gameweek?

    1. My Name Is Prince
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      11

    2. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      88 🙄

  6. My Name Is Prince
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Non-Kane owners, who are you capping?

    1. BB-8
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Alexis

      1. My Name Is Prince
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Yeah, I'm currently on him too...

    2. adey70
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Alexis

    3. stilicho
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Aguero

    4. Thiga
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Don't own Kane or Alexis 🙁 so currently on Costa

    5. Rhys85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Alexis

  7. BB-8
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Rondon -> Austin -4
    Yay or Nay?

    1. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Na

  8. hannesdela
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Allen, Siggy or Walcott? Who should I bench?

    Allen seems the obvious choice, but he has the best fixture..

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      A

    2. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Allen

  9. teki0s
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Play one:

    A) Allen (BUR(H)) (playing Pieters already)
    B) Phillips (WAT(H))

    1. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      B

  10. John wick
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Ibra or sanchez.....currently on sanchez.....but tempted to do ibra....
    Dont have kane

    1. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      i'd go sanchez

    2. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Sanchez

  11. dark91
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Hi guys, would you bench KDB or Costa ? (It has to be one out of these 2)
    I am currently benching KDB although i feel both will blank today

    1. squits
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Costa always dangerous, especially against a fairly light weight / risk taking city defence. He could bully them today

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      None! I refuse to believe you have 7 big hitters in your attack

    3. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      How has it come to this??

      1. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        It started with a kiss

    4. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      wtf are peoples teams like it they're benching aguero above & rather kdb or costa.

      are ye messing?

    5. dark91
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      I have
      Mane Siggy Walcott KDB Redmond
      Kane (c) Defoe and Costa
      And i think both Redmond and Defoe have higher chances of scoring points than KDB or Costa (This week only)

      1. Annie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        you'd bench Costa over Redmond....

        1. dark91
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 5 days ago

          No i am currently benching KDB over Redmond and i am not joking
          I haven't even changed that since last Tuesday
          I benched Lukaku (1) btw last GW over Redmond (2) as well

          1. Annie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 5 days ago

            Lukaku's form is terrible though and so are Everton. Any of those two over Redmond this week is just daft.

    6. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      bench Costa...
      just don't believe you.

  12. Sunkey
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Bench one please:

    A. Siggy
    B. Anichebe
    C. Phillips

    1. BB-8
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      B

    2. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      B

    3. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      B

  13. The Royal Robin
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Sanchez or Austin for (C)?

    1. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      sanchez

  14. PvA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Alors on danse

  15. Delhidynamo
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Currently benching Siggy for Can.

    Should I bench Tekkers and play both of them?

    1. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      of those 3 i'd bench can

  16. red devil 7
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Heat on > Pick ford (-4)

    Good or Hilarious?

    1. teki0s
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      No

  17. Oggle22
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    G2G?

    Chech
    Lovren Morgan Pieters
    Firmino Sanchez(C) capoue pedro
    Anichibe aguero Costa

    Bench: Pickford sig Williams Shawcross

  18. PvA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    J'adore ce jeu

  19. The Royal Robin
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Is Chadli > Moses a bad idea as a 4th mid replacement?

    1. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Great idea

  20. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Is Whelan for Stoke fit?

  21. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Team sheets yet?

    1. The Royal Robin
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Another hour and 7 mins to go yet.

    2. PvA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Bingo

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        How's he meant to run the bingo game when he doesn't even know what time it is. 😀

        1. Jafooli
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 5 days ago

          Reported

          1. PvA
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 5 days ago

            You'll do noutin

          2. Epic Fail
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 5 days ago

            No point reporting me. I run things around here. Mark is under my thumb. 😎

    3. stilicho
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      *flexes banstick

      1. Jafooli
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        😛

    4. squits
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Big day I have a lot of players playing today! Can't wait!

  22. mugharbil
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Bench one between Snodgrass, Capoue, and Redmond...

    Cheers for responses.

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Wow, your midfield 😮

      Capoue

    2. stilicho
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Capoue

    3. The Royal Robin
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Capoue.

    4. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Cap

    5. squits
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      You must have a monster attack!

      Kane Aguero Ibra?

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        He better have a monster attack.

      2. mugharbil
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        G2G?

        Grant
        Alonso/Pieters/Rose
        Redmond/Snodgrass/Sanchez/Hazard
        Austin/Kane(C)/Costa

        Bench:Pickford/Capoue/Stones/Friend

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 5 days ago

          10m in the bank I presume?

    6. My Name Is Prince
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Must be Kun - Costa - Kane upfront?

  23. skodaole2
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Play Milner or Can?

    1. Thiga
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Milner

    2. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Milner = pens

    3. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Milner all the way

    4. skodaole2
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Immidiate unanimous responses.. cheers everyone.. I thought though that Can will replace Coutinho upfront and Milner apart from pens is not a threat..

  24. Black Panther
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    If you fancy a bet today, the sky bet special looks good. Spurs, Southampton and Stoke to win is 6/1.

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Bit harsh trying to get people an addiction.

    2. Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Cheers BP, just stuck £50,000 on 😎

  25. What am I doing?
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    So against City defence I'm going (C)osta. Any love here?

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Not the worst idea. Definitely a good differential

    2. Thiga
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      o/

      Very scared about it though

    3. squits
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      For sure. He's the kind of player that will hassle their little passing all day, they won't like it!

      1. What am I doing?
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Thx for the comments, yeah it might work out

  26. batmaniac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    which to start...
    A) holebas
    B) Fuchs

    1. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      A
      Although Fuchs is due to actually score a point any game now

      1. batmaniac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        He's been terribly disappointing on a decent run of fixtures

  27. boredjames
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Mad to play Allen over siggy guys?

    1. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Nope

  28. Tatty Bojangles
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    A. Lukakaa

    B. Costa -4

    1. PvA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Kaka in the PL?

  29. Ibracadebruyne
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Playing Anichebe over Zaha...thoughts?

    1. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Palace won't do much against the Saints

      1. BROOKLYN GOONER
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        And Leicester letting in 2 per match these days.

  30. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Snow depth check - 1.3m where I am....

    1. PvA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      0...

    2. squits
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      0...... but not much snowfall in Seychelles ever ; )