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17 December 2016 1498 comments
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Saturday’s events continue with a quartet of three o’clock kick-offs.

From a Fantasy Football perspective, interest appears limited to Sunderland’s Stadium of Light encounter with Watford and West Ham’s meeting with Hull City at the London Stadium.

Jermain Defoe’s 25.4% ownership will have high hopes of the Black Cats’ marksman ahead of his collision with the Hornets defence.

Walter Mazzarri’s rearguard have shipped an average of two goals a game on their travels, a statistic that suggests that Defoe will have the opportunity to return to the scoresheet having blanked in his previous two Gameweek outings.

Much is expected of West Ham’s primary attacking asses – Dimitri Payet, Michail Antonio and Andy Carroll – against Hull City.

The Tigers arrive having conceded 20 goals in eight away matches, 35 overall this season – more than any other side on both counts.

Elsewhere, Swansea’s Gylfi Sigurdsson will carry the hopes of his 10.3% ownership into a Riverside Stadium meeting with Middlesbrough.

The home side shipped three goals in midweek to Liverpool, but, to that point, were resolute in defence, conceding seven goals over their seven previous outings on Teesside.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. davies
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Referees really do ruin football matches these days. Shame.

    1. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Wow! People complain so much about referees. They have very difficult jobs and get sooooo many decisions right, yet whiner whine.

      1. bojack
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 days ago

        They have really hard jobs, agreed. Robots are needed.

  2. Oven Glover
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 days ago

    I really like your commentary Bemba! Keep it up!

  3. M.A.G
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 days ago

    West ham is awful

    1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Are*

      1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 days ago

        is can be correct

      2. M.A.G
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 days ago

        Both can be used mate 😀

    2. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Do you think Payet has lost the faith? This time last year - Payet v Hull.. We'd be running out of fingers.

      1. Lecky Legs FC
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 days ago

        Yeah he's heading out of West Ham in the Summer for sure.

        1. Pep bites Kun
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 days ago

          Reckon so. PSG.

      2. M.A.G
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 days ago

        All the players 've lost the faith from what i saw , especially Payet
        but i hope that i'm wrong and the second half 'll be better

        1. Pep bites Kun
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 days ago

          Yep - too early to call for the priest - he' still breathing. Give them the hairdryer Billic. This is Hull!

  4. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Would you do Costa Ibra, Kane Costa swich if it involves -4. Is it worth to keep Kane for Soton game ??

    1. Over Midwicket
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Its better if you have a premium def or mid, otherwise Kane (sou) is a good third striker slot for 1 more week

      1. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 days ago

        It's like - will keeping Kane make up for -4 to sell costa for this 1 game

    2. MTPockets
        9 years, 3 days ago

        Depends what paid for Costa.

        1. Atimis
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 days ago

          10.6 😉

          1. MTPockets
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Costa Ibra / Kane Costa?
              I wouldn't take hit for kane -> ibra

              1. Atimis
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Sorry, I was typing on my phone:
                GW 18: Costa to Ibra -4
                GW 19: Kane to Costa

                or just bench Costa for one game, play De Roon, do Kane to Ibra for free this week

                1. MTPockets
                    9 years, 3 days ago

                    Bench (but paid 9.6m so biased). Might do Kane -> Ibra for next gw free, but honestly don't plan further ahead this season. Too many other things seem to come up.

            • MTPockets
                9 years, 3 days ago

                misread...

            • Pep bites Kun
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Personally I'd hold. You know you're getting him back in. Not worth losing points over unless you're absolutely guaranteed in writing by someone else. 1 goal -4 = ? Meh!

              1. Atimis
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Probably you are right and I will just bench Costa and do Kane to Ibra for free

          2. La Roja
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 3 days ago

            Raineri going mental

          3. Sailboats
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 days ago

            Member when Leicester were good?

            1. boc610
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              yeah i member i member 🙂

            2. Pariße
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Me. I remember 5 gameweeks of the Champions League.

            3. Malcolm Tucker for England …
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              member berries

          4. MrMaverick
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 days ago

            Holebas really should have 1 assist minimum

            Britos missed a sitter provided by Holebas, as did Ighalo

            CS intact tho

          5. Pariße
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 days ago

            Why did Vardy get a red and 5 of his teammates yellows, 4 of them in 2 minutes.

            1. Clump
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              They ve lost the plot.

            2. davies
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Clear foul and yellow card but referee gave red instead and thus ruined the game.

              Then we just lost our heads.

              1. Pariße
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Oh, I see...and the teammates are angry about it so they lost it, I assume? What kind of a challenge did Vardy make?

              2. tm245
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                That was a strange play, looked like Glen Jo pushed him into it, but then on the replay Vardy looked like he showed his studs when he could have fallen another way.

          6. Tarzan
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 3 days ago

            Possibility of Origi not playing?
            Allen would come on for him

            1. bojack
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Low.

            2. boc610
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              he was seen training today so...5%?

            3. GreenArrows
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Same

            4. Pariße
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Koné here. At least my bench order looks right for now.

          7. thorvaldsson
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 3 days ago

            Pieters quietly go about your business son...before they realize you get clean sheets on the low for cheap.

            1. MrMaverick
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              so why post this

              1. thorvaldsson
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                So you could feel important about your validating tone!

                1. MrMaverick
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  What?

                  1. thorvaldsson
                    • 13 Years
                    9 years, 3 days ago

                    Exactly

            2. L'Aeroplanino
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              couple of difficult fixtures coming up but yeah stoke defense has been overlooked

            3. Jonjo Shall_We? (Flowers - …
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Grant is cheaper and has saves and more bps too so not too big a pick to brag about.
              I own pieters though.

              1. Tansey
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Grant position under threat?

          8. GreenArrows
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 days ago

            I knew I should have started Allen over Hazard lol

            1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              No you didn't

              1. GreenArrows
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Was just joking around

          9. MarvelouSuccess
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 3 days ago

            who got stoke assist for penalty?

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

              None. Bojan, but he took the peno

            2. Pariße
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              I think Bojan was fouled and he took it, so no one.

            3. Ayew Serious
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              No one

            4. dhamphiir
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              No one
              Bojan's cross handled to earn penalty

          10. Kaneyonero
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 days ago

            Well I did Allen to Eriksen ages ago so there's justice there

            1. Numb
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              In what way?

              1. Kaneyonero
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Had Eriksen for all his Hauls while Allen blanked 🙂

          11. tm245
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 3 days ago

            Doesn't matter how lucky Allen is with his goals and assists, he is getting rewarded for being in such attacking positions. Still a great pick at that price IMO.

            Non owner.

            1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              No he's not.

              1. Licious Lizard
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                I am actually thinking of shipping him, but can't really see any better options? Got him at 4.8, so SP 5.0.

            2. MTPockets
                9 years, 3 days ago

                On my bench though.

              • Bunk Moreland
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Agreed, happy with Allen as my 5th mid over christmas. Got him for 4,9.

              • boc610
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                no better than capoue

            3. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Will Friend come off the bench when they are 2-0 up? Pieters sitting first drop.

              1. Sailboats
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                in the 89th minute

                1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  Don't even

            4. Scotty B
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Any chance Costa will get 2 bonus?

              1. Pariße
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Locked on one, I think.

              2. jbenny1107
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Nope

            5. afcblegend
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Wasn't Craig Pawson the one who refereed the game midweek and had a shocker?!

              1. bojack
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Yeah the Palace game? If that was him as well he'll need to be packed off to League Two to ruin games for us down there.

                Robots will referee football within the next 15 years.

                1. Pariße
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  They partially are already.

            6. bojack
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Siggy -> Lallana tempting me. Love the Sig, but with this moron in charge don't see his output being consistent enough.

              1. Atimis
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                I'm thinking about this move too

              2. itwaswritten
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Lallana or whatever won't even be noticed when Coutinho is back. But do you, I guess.

              3. Pariße
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                I wouldn't.

                1. mcrayeps
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  Thid

                2. bojack
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  Thought about it but I'll keep faith with Sig.

                  Kane -> Ibra probably my move if Ibra doesn't get a knock today.

                  1. Pariße
                    • 10 Years
                    9 years, 3 days ago

                    Are you not preparing to get Aguero back in? 🙂

            7. The Tinkerman
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Does Friend take his place back now he is fit? Would make a great Ibra enabler

            8. Drip Doctor
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Joe Allen is The Welsh Ramsey of 13/14

              1. Numb
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Better than Hazard

                1. Drip Doctor
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 15 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  Who isn't better than that fraud.

              2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                i think that'd be Ramsey

              3. Venom Snake
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                But Ramsey is also Welsh?

              4. Les Bleus
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Welsh Ramsey = Ramsey

              5. Drip Doctor
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 15 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                I've caught a few here lads. Lets eat.

                1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  your backpeddling amuses

                  1. Drip Doctor
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 15 Years
                    9 years, 3 days ago

                    I support Arsenal. You don't think i know Ramsey is Welsh?

                    1. Ayew Serious
                      • 10 Years
                      9 years, 3 days ago

                      You're not helping yourself. Nothing wrong with a mistake

                      1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 14 Years
                        9 years, 3 days ago

                        aye, this.
                        it's ok to err, we forgive you.
                        no need to protest too much

                    2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 14 Years
                      9 years, 3 days ago

                      i think you played on "the Welsh Pirlo" and wanted to compare to Rambo 3 yrs ago, and buggered up

                      1. Drip Doctor
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 15 Years
                        9 years, 3 days ago

                        Lol. Ok pal.

            9. Oven Glover
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Azpi or Bellerin going forward? Have Alonso.

              1. FALCAO & MOU
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Azpi, I am no astrologer though.

              2. Les Bleus
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                You should probably know.

              3. Pariße
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                With Mustafi out, Arsenal are probably not going to improve their CS record, Bellerin is amazing however, so I'd consider spreading the ''risk'' and the fixtures are really nice.

            10. money face bandwagon
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              F off ref

              1. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
                • 15 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                F u

            11. MrMaverick
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              I thought abiut getting Negredo for Nacho. liked the differential aspect

              Went Ibraa

              TYPICAL

              1. itwaswritten
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Captained Defoe. I am... disgusted!

                I hate this game.

              2. Licious Lizard
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Please don't

            12. FALCAO & MOU
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              If Payet doesn't give me returns today, Bilic will get sacked for Christmas, how do you have Payet and Carroll in the same team, and not get them to score a goal against Hull?

            13. The Left Duke #3
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Firmino the Payet instead of Eriksen/Lallana earlier in the week is slowly turning into the most awful transfer of my season

              1. FALCAO & MOU
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Me too boy, feel like throwing my head away.

              2. Smarty Pants
                • 15 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                you must be having a great season

                1. The Left Duke #3
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  was 18K OR before GW 16, 38K starting this week....literally posted a comment asking for advice and went against better judgement = rank drop 🙁 . Fingers crossed for a second half brace or else Payet will be joining Costa on the chopping block

              3. MarvelouSuccess
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                eriksen play for the better team and has better form between him and payet. you were warned that olympic stadium is a graveyard for west ham.

                1. The Left Duke #3
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  Ya mate, brain dead move on my behalf. Really regretting it and got caught in my cash ML as well. A big half needed by Payet as I fancy Eriksen to score against Burnley with the form he is in

              4. Karan_G14
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Worst picks of the season for me if they don't get points today.

            14. Hurricane Gilbert
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Amat really is the worst defender ever

              1. MOZIL
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                then what about stone lol

            15. _Ninja_
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Costa to Ibra then Kane to Costa the week after?

              Or just play Joe Allen v pool and do Kane to Ibra this week?

              Got Costa for 10.6.

              1. MTPockets
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  Depends how kane/ibra play but holding personally (got costa at 9.6 though to be fair).

              2. Js31
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Payet has been a massive let down with two easy fixtures

              3. itwaswritten
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Players to avoid: Defore, Kane, Carroll (he is still playing for a division 1 team?), Dull Ali...

                1. itwaswritten
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  Defbore*

                2. FALCAO & MOU
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  I got Dull in over Eriksen this week.

              4. Numb
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Bilic needs to change things up in attack

                1. Ayew Serious
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  And defence.