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14 December 2016 7080 comments
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Fantasy managers are treated to the remaining eight matches of Gameweek 16 this Wednesday evening, with a trio of
encounters getting underway at 7.45pm.

Sadio Mane and Divock Origi are the form men as Liverpool look for a first win in three at the Riverside. Roberto Firmino arrives on the back of four straight blanks and was second only to Charlie Austin for transfers out in the Gameweek.

With Eden Hazard absent, the stage is set for Diego Costa as Chelsea visit Sunderland. The Blues frontman was the most captained player in Fantasy Premier League for Gameweek 16, with 23% handing him the armband.

West Ham embark on the first of three very favourable fixtures, with Dimitri Payet and Michail Antonio on our radars for the visit of Burnley.

In the 8pm matches, all eyes will be on Captain Poll winner Harry Kane as Spurs welcome Hull to White Hart Lane. We’ll also be monitoring Scout Picks duo Toby Alderweireld and Christian Eriksen against the struggling Tigers.

In-form pair Christian Benteke and Zlatan Ibrahimovic go head-to-head as Palace welcome United to Selhurst Park. With returns in six of the last seven, Wilfried Zaha was the most transferred in player for Gameweek 16.

With Sergio Aguero suspended, faith in Man City has dwindled ahead of what should be a plum home clash against Watford. Kevin De Bruyne is the man most likely as the Etihad side look to recover from back-to-back defeats.

We’re also keeping a keen eye on Differential Sofiane Boufal as Southampton head to Stoke. Having bagged the winner at home to ‘Boro, the Moroccan could be set to step up in the absence of Charlie Austin, promoting his prospects as a mid-price midfield candidate ahead of some fine fixtures.

West Brom have their work cut out to stop Gylfi Sigurdsson as Swansea make their way to the Hawthorns.

The Swans’ playmaker has racked up four goals and as many assists in eight appearances under Bob Bradley and faces a defence with one clean sheet in the last 12 Gameweeks.

Matt Phillips and Salomon Rondon also have the chance to maintain momentum tonight – Swansea have conceded 12 goals in four road trips since their new manager was installed.

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

    Januzaj over Anichebe?

    David MoNO CANCELLED!

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

      Anichebe injured.

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

        Welp.

        No warning at all in the game smh.

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

          There was in Moyes' conference though - referring to injuries to key players.

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

        How serious is it?

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

          Moyes didn't reveal, but Anichebe is generally injured for a long time.

  2. Teahupo'o
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Stoked about Cedric's akeing absence today. 8 points off the bench 🙂

  3. @persecuted_by_mods
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Is it just me or does Firmino now look like the cat from Red Dwarf

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

        haha, if he had sterlings haircut, maybe

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

        Looked more like him when he had the ponytail

    • RubberDucky
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I know I'm being slow here but how bad is Evans injury really?

        Do we know anything yet?

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

          Supposedly calf injury.

          1. RubberDucky
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Are we thinking long term????

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

                Not know yet. Wait for pressers. I think its going to be atleast few weeks.

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

          started grant ahead of heaton and pieters coming off bench sigh!!

          double stoke def with heaton making 9 saves min

        3. Ógie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Rooney going for the Conor McGregor look

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

          liverpool looking like arsenal yesterday = useless

        5. Les Bleus
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Scenes at the Palace stadium. Cheerleaders and all.

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

            I would get a seat behind them if I could. Wiggly asses.

        6. HamezMace
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Cedric to Jones seem sensible?

          1. ILOVEBAPS
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Jones is an injury waiting to happen.

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

              Evans to Jones then? 🙂

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

            Yeah I might do this

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

            Just brought him in, not for just this week, have to be thinking longer term.. Lets see if he is back the weekend

        7. ILOVEBAPS
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Move for next GW.
          Hazard > Zaha

        8. itwaswritten
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Bottomborough better snatch a draw against Flopp's team.

          1. jurgenklopp.8
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            *Klopp

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

              Look at his defence

              Flopp

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

            Yeah hopefully a win

        9. Hughes Your Daddy
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          COYP!

        10. Evs
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Anyone worse than missing 5 starters?

          Cedric, Evans, Stones, Haz and Itchy Nacho !!!

          1. InSaneMan-e
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Nacho, Haz, Cedric, Friend, and Anichebe for me

          2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Cedric , Kaboul , Friend , Kelchi , Hazard . It's a draw

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

              Kaboul, really man?

              1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
                • 15 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Holebas was not assured of starts at the time

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

            just 4

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

            Williams > Cedric for a hit

          5. KING_ZLATAN
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            RIP ..

          6. itwaswritten
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            What is Stones doing in your team?

            xox

          7. ILOVEBAPS
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            You win.
            Nacho from bench for a point tho.

          8. rdamjan
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            I have playing 11 plus playing 4 on bench.

          9. sminkypinky
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Wow. Ouch!

          10. Ógie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            That is a raw deal

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

          is there chance nacho play second half?

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

            have naylor to sub on so i think id like nacho to come on regardless, cant see swans keeping a cleanie

          2. Epic Fail
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            If he's on the bench.

        12. Coaly
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Why no Cedric again? He's been playing well

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

            I'm guessing he was rested after the Europa game, and as they kept a CS at the weekend no need to change the defence

            1. Coaly
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Not sure he'll be back at the weekend though

              Who needs two games rest at this level

        13. Paul
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Who will score the first goal of the night??

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

            predictions

          2. Annie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Alli

          3. BlzE_94
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Firmino

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

            Sinclair

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

            kane

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

              +42 This

          6. itwaswritten
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Pedro

          7. soumyeah
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Sterling

          8. SuperMario
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Eriksen

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

            Payet.

          10. Limbo
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Mee

        14. Hybrid.power
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Wouldn't mind the Chelsea game staying 0-0 tbh

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

            this

          2. Ógie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Hopefully

          3. Pino
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Agree even if I have Costa, Hazard and Alonso.

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

              nobody told you?

        15. Morgs
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Isn't Rooney close to Bobby Charlton's goal scoring record? Don't know why they never mention it...

          1. Ógie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            They did and have been for a long time

            1. Epic Fail
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              ...

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

              Lol

          2. Hybrid.power
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            lol

          3. Pierce34
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            From the BBC commentary: "Wayne Rooney is sporting an impressive beard tonight. Maybe he's not shaving until he breaks Bobby Charlton's Manchester United scoring record. A reminder that he is one goal off equalling BC's 249."

        16. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          I wouldn't mind if the players I don't own don't get any points .

          1. Epic Fail
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Welcome back, Breadbin.

            1. Jafooli
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              😀

          2. SAY SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Not me. I like it when I do badly.

        17. Scotty B
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Pickford
          Clyne Vertonghen Evans Pieters
          Firmino Sanchez Hazard
          Ineanacho Kane Costa

          Heaton Fletcher Capoue Amat

          2 FT, which option is better?

          A Clyne/Nacho > Gibson/Defoe
          B Firmino/Nacho > Payet/Llorente

          Evans and Hazard other concerns

        18. Lawrø
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Brunt definitely left back 🙁

        19. mad_beer ✅
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Seriously Kane, why haven't you scored already?

          1. Epic Fail
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            'cause he's online reading these posts?

            1. mad_beer ✅
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Remind me not to pick FFS members as my captain.

        20. PvA
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          8 games

          0 goals

        21. Kroosin'
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Last three GW a combined captain score of 10 points.

          At least score one goal Kane (c).

        22. The Generalator
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          spurs stream please??

          1. Epic Fail
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Reddit soccer streams

          2. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            not allowed to give links on here

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

            Live on YouTube tonight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

        23. FPL Maldini
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          What is the captain % this GW?

          Can't find a tweet for it anywhere

        24. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Come on Firmino, do something this game. Also would absolutely love a jammy De Roon goal.

        25. itwaswritten
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Why does it say 0 for KBD when he is playing?

          https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CYXw6qpVAAAtLJL.jpg

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

            Nvm they fixed it.

          2. Epic Fail
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Must be putting his final score in advance.

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

              He shall at least get an assist sweaty so you're WRONG.

              xox

        26. Dr Dream
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          I don't think Palace have kicked the ball yet....seriously...

        27. seaside
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          where can I stream the premier league games in a "conference". Is that what you call that in english? In german we say literally "conference" to a stream that switches between games so you can stay up to date with all the games simultaneously and not miss any highlights. Any suggestions where I can find such a stream? Only manage to stream games separately...

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

            Are you playing fantasy conference league?

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

              great banter.