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13 December 2016 1970 comments
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Henrikh Mkhitaryan is ruled out of United’s trip to Palace with a short-term ankle problem. Arsenal’s Shkodran Mustafi is sidelined due to a hamstring injury, whilst Emre Can is still doubtful for Liverpool’s trip to the Riverside.

Shkodran Mustafi is out for three weeks with the hamstring problem that forced him off during Arsenal’s weekend win over Stoke. Aaron Ramsey remains sidelined with a similar complaint for this evening’s trip to Everton.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan is ruled out of United’s trip to Palace with an ankle problem, though Jose Mourinho expects the Armenian international’s absence to be short term. Antonio Valencia is suspended after falling off the Suspension Tightrope with his fifth yellow of the season against Spurs.

Emre Can remains a doubt for Liverpool’s trip to Middlesbrough, though is expected to return in time for next week’s Merseyside derby with Everton at the latest. Jurgen Klopp remains uncertain as to whether Dejan Lovren is available, after the defender was forced off with cramp against West Ham on Sunday.

Junior Stanislas and Andrew Surman will remain unavailable for Bournemouth’s clash with Leicester, Eddie Howe conceded yesterday.

Craig Dawson is suspended for West Brom’s home clash with Swansea after earning a fifth caution of the season during Sunday’s loss at Chelsea.

Marc Muniesa and Glen Johnson are rated as slight doubts for Stoke’s clash with Southampton. Jon Walters and Ryan Shawcross are back in training, with the former more likely to be available.

Charlie Austin is set to stay on the sidelines for around three-to-four months with shoulder ligament damage sustained on Europa League duties last Thursday.

Younes Kaboul is back in training and will be assessed ahead of Watford’s trip to Man City. Valon Behrami is a slight doubt due to illness, though Roberto Pereyra is available, having served a one-match suspension.

All this and more has now been updated in the Team News section ahead of this evening’s deadline. Keep an eye on our official Twitter Stream for breaking news – as the day unfolds, we will issue updates from Tuesday’s press conferences and refresh our Team News tab accordingly to keep you informed.

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  1. Totti
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    bench 2
    1) walker
    2) coleman
    3) evans
    4) holebas
    5) amat

    1. Rajveer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Coleman and amat

    2. Simon Says...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Coleman and Holebas....tight between Holebas and Amat. Think City could go wild tonight though.

  2. Forjaz
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    So...

    A. Payet and Phil Jones
    B. Walker and Alli.

    I have Kane, btw.

    1. Moose™
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Triple Spurs not too much tho?

      1. KingOllie
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Not for the next 2 !

      2. Forjaz
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        thats a bit of a problem...since i have already triple chelsea...problem is...i really want a spurs defender...and i really want payet, could Be a huge diferential!

    2. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      B all the way for me. Maybe Rose rather than Walker although I own Walker.

      1. Forjaz
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Cant. Have the exact money for both those players. Rose is 0.2 more expensive than Vertonghen!

        Realised now that i wrote Walker and not Vertonghen.

        Only have money for Vert and Alli

        1. Polster
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          A for differential

  3. Worzel Gummidge
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Can't believe I am playing Amat over McAuley with Holebas nailed to the bench. I have Siggy and Llorente and I just can't bring myself to start McAuley. Wouldn't be able to cheer on my Swans attackers as pathetic as that sounds. Maybe I should play McAuley but time will tell.

      1. meenabakery
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Play McAuley! If your Swansea attackers flop you can at least console yourself with a McAuley clean sheet!

      2. Whats the Huth
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        McAuley might score

      3. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        McAuley goal and Siggy/Llorente can score as many as they like

      4. Numb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Amat might score

        1. Gnu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Fabianski mi

          1. Gnu
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Oops.
            Fabianski might score. 😉

      5. Rajveer
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Mcauley over amat all day no matter what

      6. The Polymath
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I liked your other head Worzel it suited you, why did you change it? 🙂

    • meenabakery
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Bottomed, but sneaky (c) for Lukaku against a Mustafi-less Arsenal?

      1. drughi
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        no

      2. Swan - Villa Proud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Balsy

      3. Simon Says...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Now that is a differential shout. Not too bad actually.

        Gotta think Everton are gonna turn up sometime soon.

    • Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Ville Ronke mate what are you doing this GW? Mustafi to Alonso/Toby I guess? Anything else my friend?

      1. KingOllie
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Just getting toby in mate.

    • LakhaneeFC
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Bottomed out (reposting)

      Finding it very hard to choose between Sanchez and Hazard for captaincy.

      Sanchez: minutes are a question but his away form is mind blowing
      Hazard: away form is poor, but it's Sunderland

      Should I just go ahead and stick it on Costa?

      Really need help on this one

      1. Moose™
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Hazard home form is also mind blowing but he blanks. Time to reverse the curse! Hazard (c). Hattie incoming.

        1. LakhaneeFC
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          I went with Siggy last week. I think I'm done punting.

          I honestly wanted to choose Haz over the rest. But the stats are against him

      2. Swan - Villa Proud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Costa the safe choice imo.

        1. LakhaneeFC
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Yup, Costa it is it seems
          Thanks!

      3. ★Kuntheman★
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I'm just sticking on Costa this week

        1. LakhaneeFC
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Yup, I just shifted mine. Atleast I'm guaranteed a goal

    • Swan - Villa Proud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      GTG here ? Debating Walcott->Payet for a hit

      Heathon
      Walker Alonso Evans
      Sanchez Walcott Erikssen Siggy
      Kane(c) Costa Nacho

      Jaku Allen Cedric Amat
      0FT 1.6M ITB

      1. Carlton P
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Don't do it IMO
        You may want to get rid of nacho next week if he doesn't play. If he plays then Evans > Valencia would be pretty sweet

    • ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Is Fer a good pick for the future? Worried that he didn't start against Sunderland

      1. Simon Says...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Siggy or Llorente the only real Swans picks. And of course the boy Amat.

    • TheBusDriver
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      KDB a decent captain option??

      1. Moose™
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Great differential imo.

      2. Chris_White
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Very, imo.

      3. Christina.
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        ...you've gone full circle in last 24 hrs....

        -Selling Hazard for KDB and captaining him
        -Is KDB a decent captain option? Bought him for Hazard
        -Did Hazard -> KDB (c). Madness?
        -KDB a decent captain option??

        lol

        1. TheBusDriver
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Don't stalk me...

      4. United10
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I have him. Wouldn't captain him with Guardiola playing him in all sorts of positions.

    • Yellin' in my Ear
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Anything worth a hit, going 4-4-2 this week as it stands (0ft, £2.4m itb)
      Heaton
      Evans, Smith, Alonso, Cedric
      Siggy, Sanchez, Hazard, Eriksen
      (C)osta, Kane

      Pickford, Holebas, De Roon, Anichebe

      Cheers

    • IWR
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Sanchez minutes prediction through this fixture pileup?

      1. Fowler23
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        He is a beast. Will be taken off if Arsenal are cruising. Otherwise I'm expect him to play most minutes

      2. Numb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Something like 90 90 90 90 90

      3. Somalion
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Anywhere between 90 and 90 + injury time.

      4. KingOllie
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Will start every game. Will be subbed when the win looks guaranteed

      5. Simon Says...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I see him starting every game and if they're two goals up being taken off at 70 minutes or so.

      6. InvertedWinger
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        75-80 if Arsenal lead by 2 or more at that point. Otherwise 90 all round.

    • Fowler23
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Is it worth doing Jaku to DDG for free next week if no other concerns.
      Other keeper is Pickford

      1. Simon Says...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Yep sounds good.

    • TeddiPonza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A. Play Can or Fletcher?
      B. Buy Payet, Eriksen or Siggy for Firmino?

      1. Fowler23
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Can,
        Hold Firmimo for one week. We've all seen this season selling a player can punish sellers

    • Carlton P
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Jones on 92%, he likely to go up before the deadline?
      I think it will be tight

      1. Fowler23
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Risky buying if he plays Wednesday. Could be rotated

      2. Christina.
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        He won't

        i promise.

        1. Carlton P
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          I will take your word for it. A rojo red would be perfect
          Mustafis injury came a few weeks to early too!

      3. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        He'll get to 99.9% then injure himself in a reckless tackle 😉

      4. Halftime
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        He can't, prices rises only happen in the early hours of the morning.

        1. Carlton P
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Gw16 firm + holebas > Antonio + Alonso 0.2ITB
          Gw17 Evans > Jones
          Jones isn't that risky if I wouldn't have played Evans? and I have
          Chambers, cedric + Amat
          Good moves?

    • RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Carroll or Origi??

      Carroll BUR HULL swa

      Origi boro eve STO

      First to 3 and I'm pulling the trigger.

      1. Forjaz
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Is carroll nailed?

        1. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          are either nailed?

      2. Fowler23
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Origi
        Carroll made of glass and not guaranteed to start

      3. Simon Says...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Origi, expect Carroll to start 1/2 of those. Origi will probably start all three.

    • thegynn
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      HELP!
      Karius
      Alonso Pieters Evans
      Milner Hazard Firmino Sanchez
      Defoe Kane Deeney
      Bench - Pickford, Fletcher, Amat, Holebas.

      I'm 2nd in a big money mini league and with two game weeks left I want to win it! I'm thinking either -
      Sanchez & Deeney > Erikson & Costa -4
      or, Firmino > Erikson for free.
      WHAT SHOULD I DO?? Any other suggestions? Thanks in advance!!

      1. Rajveer
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Sanchez will tear apart everton tonyt.. And no hits as u r in a delicate situation... Just do deeney>> origi or deeney>> Caroll

        1. thegynn
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Thanks Rajveer. Was thinking Carrol however with Antonio & Ayew around I'm not sure if his minutes would justify the move. Also origi no option as I have 3 liv players... After everything I might just stick... AAAhhhh!!

      2. Rajveer
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Deeney to rondon?? In one way or d other deeney needs to go

        1. thegynn
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Agreed but Rondon has utd in his second fixture. I think it's carroll or Wilson or nothing...

          1. Rajveer
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Save tis week then and do deeney>> Anichebe and upgrade milner??

    • Forjaz
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Whats the deal with Negredo? Will he play?

    • Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Who to start?

      A. Amat
      B. Anichebe.

      1. Numb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Always the attacker

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

          Always the attacker UNLESS the attacker costs about the same as the defender.

        2. Make United Great Again
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Normally would. Just can't see the latter doing anything.

      2. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        A

      3. Moose™
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Amat. But many people were advicing playing forwards instead of defenders. Dlip a coin.

    • InvertedWinger
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Every single one on here says they're bringing in Alonso and I almost never see someone say Azpi or Cahill and yet, they're rising rapidly.

      1. Christina.
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        why is that?

      2. Simon Says...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        The masses usually buy last weeks points scorers. Cahill and Azpi got bonus - so they get bought.

        1. InvertedWinger
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          That's true.

      3. KingOllie
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Luiz is the flair pick. For that one screamer per season he scores

        1. InvertedWinger
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          I think the issue with Luiz is that he's one away from a ban, gets lesser BPs than Cahill and Azpi with lower attacking threat than Alonso.
          So no go for me.

      4. Worzel Gummidge
          9 years, 1 month ago

          There are more players of FPL than just the people that use this site.

          1. InvertedWinger
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            You don't say?

        • Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Because this community is probably smaller than 1 % of the total amount of fpl players. Casuals only pick whoever has the most points in the game.

          1. InvertedWinger
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            I get that, of course. I just find it interesting.
            I can't remember seeing a comment saying they're getting in Azpi or Cahill.
            Azpi is actually as good a shout as Alonso imo

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

              Not if you look at the stats.

          2. potatoace
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            I think that's possibly where we're all going wrong 🙂

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

              Why? Alonso would be the top defender if he started in GW1.

        • Somalion
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          It's almost like there are people not on here who play FPL 😯

          1. potatoace
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            "play" is such an emotive term.

        • Fowler23
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Casuals will bring in Cahill or Azpi. Good enough to know Chelsea defence is essential but not aware enough to realise Alonso is playing a lot more advance and cost only an extra 0.1

          1. potatoace
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            nailed it

          2. Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            They all cost the same

          3. InvertedWinger
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Azpis BP clamour for a CS is pretty huge though.
            PotatoAce may have a point.

      5. Rajveer
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Hi everyone!! Hope u all are geared for d first midweek gw..

        Boruc
        Alonso Vertonghen Mcauley
        Sanchez Hazard Mane Siggy Allen
        Kane Benteke

        Subs Pick Anichebe Holebas Amat

        0 itb and used my ft for Lovren>>Alonso...

        Gtg?? Any pressing changes reqd??

        1. Rajveer
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          *Geared up

          1. Bruno Bruno!!
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            not keen on boruc in goal, also McCauley playing against siggy

            1. Rajveer
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Do u think Pickford against che will gve me more points than boruc against lei??

      6. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Fletcher or Amat 1st sub?

        1. Simon Says...
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Toss that coin in the air.

        2. Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Amat

        3. Rajveer
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Fletcher

      7. MDK
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I think I'll follow the crowd with Kane (c)

        1. potatoace
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Eriksen for me.
          got Kane

      8. axos86
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        What to do guys?
        Courtois(Pickford)
        Walker Amat Cedric(Williams Kelly)
        Sanchez Hazard Pogba Firmino Cabaye
        Kane Iheanacho(Anichebe)

        1FT, 0.0 ITB Any transfers?And who to captain?

        1. Rajveer
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Pogba>> Siggy

      9. Squires FC
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I'm definitely starting holebas after his performance at the weekend. Would'nt be a surprise to see watford beat city tbh.

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Yes it would 🙂

      10. Bruno Bruno!!
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Thoughts on my WC, please note i only had 100.8m to spend. 0 ITB. Any Suggestions would be welcome

        Forster (Pickford)

        Alonso, VanDijk, Jones, Chambers (Evans)

        Payet, Hazard, Eriksen, Sigurdsson (DeRoon)

        Kane, Costa (Anichebe)

        1. MDK
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Probably as good as you're going to get with the money

        2. ANON.
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          VVD to Cedric, Jones to Amat, Forster to someone cheaper and spend that money on De Roon or Anichebe

        3. Rajveer
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Downgrade defence and upgrade de roon..

      11. Cebolinha
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Any love for 4.7 Phil Jones as a 3-4 shot?

        Thinking of going Adam Smith -> Phil Jones?

        a.) Yay
        b.) Nay

        1. Totti
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          nay

        2. Cebolinha
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          3-4 weeks i should say....

        3. MDK
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Could be a good move given fixtures, but with Bailly back and him going to the AFCON I could see some rotation at the back for MU.

      12. Totti
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        gtg? -4 taken
        boruc
        walker evans amat
        sanchez hazard eriksen antonio allen
        costa kane
        pickford anichebe coleman holebas

        1. Rajveer
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Gth

          1. Totti
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            gtg or gth 🙂

        2. Rajveer
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Gtg I should say 🙂

        3. Rajveer
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Nice team

      13. Lizard Lips
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Why the love for Vertonghen. Never scores assists or gets bonus points.

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

          Cheap and nailed.

        2. drughi
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Cheapest way into the spurs defence, I rather pay 0.2 more for rose though

        3. Numb
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          It's a great point

        4. BabyB
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Agreed. Toby ftw.

      14. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Payet or Eriksen, already have Kane.

        1. potatoace
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Erik

      15. Rains of Castamere
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Tempted to play Holebas... always looks a threat in open play and from set pieces and City regularly concede.

        Would you play Holebas over Allen?

        -------------------------------Foster (SWA)---------------------------

        -----McAuley(SWA)-----Koscielny(eve)----Alonso(sun)------

        Hazard(sun)---Eriksen(HUL)--Allen(SOT)---Sanchez(eve)

        -------Anichebe(CHE)-----Kane(C)(HUL)-----Costa)(sun)----

        Subs - Pickford | Holebas, Capoue, Amat