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28 December 2016 5543 comments
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Gameweek 18 comes to its conclusion this Wednesday evening as Southampton welcome Tottenham Hotspur to St Mary’s.

Claude Puel’s men seek a fourth successive clean sheet in front of their own supporters, with ever-present Virgil van Dijk (13% ownership) the most popular Saints player by some distance in Fantasy Premier League.

After netting twice in the 3-1 win at Bournemouth, Jay Rodriguez retains his role up front and is afforded another chance to play his way into our plans ahead of some fine upcoming fixtures.

Back-to-back home blanks against Hull and Burnley persuaded many to part company with Harry Kane last time out – the Spurs frontman was second only to Diego Costa for transfers out in Gameweek 18. Nonetheless, a big performance could have a big effect in the FPL standings – Kane is the sixth most captained player for this round of fixtures.

His Tottenham team-mate Christian Eriksen also earned significant sales after failing to deliver points against the Clarets, yet both have the underlying numbers to punish those who chose to look elsewhere.

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

    Klopp talking about Coutinho: "If I could shoot like Coutinho I'd get up and just shoot the f***ing ball around in the garden. He is outstanding"

    😆

    1. Teahupo'o
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      LOL

  2. Kiwivillan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Why isn't Kane poaching their instead of ball watching

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

    Was having a good gw until Poch with his flabby jaws came with this lacklustre team to ruin it all

  4. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Why couldn't Wanyama have scored

  5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Kane got the touch of a Sunday league footballer out there

  6. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Kane looks atrocious!!!

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      You are no oil painting yourself

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 days ago

        Weird

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

    43' - Spurs starting to get into gear. Boufal trying stupid moves thinking he's still in Ligue 1

  8. makaveli123
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Kane will dress up as Bane to contribute in the HT show.

  9. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 days ago

    So are Kane owners selling before Watford?

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      I sold just now

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

        very frustrating i did not sell yesterday. I still hope he will get something during the second half otherwise he is gone

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

      No way I'm selling for Aguero when Kane has Watford. Maybe if you wanted Costa

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

      Selling the minute the referee ends the game.

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 days ago

        Even if he scores a hat-trick?

  10. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Dammit someone pull Kane out of Rojo's pocket. Poor guy must be suffocating in there.

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

      Rojo?

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 days ago

        He's been in there for 20 days now. Poor kid.

  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Kane to Costa done

    1. Arctic monkeys
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      OMG not to Aguero ?

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

        Aguero next week VS Burnley, wait and see.

    2. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      yep.
      Was always the plan particularly after Kane choked in those 2 home games as my captain.

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

    Apart from the goal, Alli has been awful. Shadow of his former self.

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Spurs generally are playing poorly. CL hangover.

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

      Hard for anyone to be good when they hardly get any service. Same with Kane.

    3. Big Red Dog
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Alli has been good

    4. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      A 20 year old a shadow of his former self?

      Lol

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

        Bonkers, ain't it?

        Some idiots have been insisting on here that Hazard is in poor form as well.

        To much spreadsheet, not enough sense. 😕

        1. how now brown cow
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 days ago

          Alli has 39 league goals as a washed up 20 year old midfielder.

          I would swap my job.

  13. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 days ago

    I bought Defoe for 7.7m he's now at 7.8m but he's gonna drop tonight so does that mean my selling value will stay at 7.7m or drop to 7.6m?

    1. wachu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      7.7

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      7.7m

      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 days ago

        Cheers

  14. Pierce34
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Rooting for ML rival to beat his cup opponent's dead team - all he needs is a Kane goal or Walker assist or something similar... Should be ok, right? Right...?

  15. tisza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 days ago

    this really isn't a very good game!!

  16. Bellerinmondo
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 days ago

    is anyone actually watching the game? Spurs have been well on top the last 30 mins or so, pressing saints right back

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Don't think they have they all been moaning about Kane and Eriksen not scoring them points

    2. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      but not doing anything with it.
      getting as far as the Saints' box and then it stops.
      again an awful lot of poor crossing & blocked long-range efforts.

      1. how now brown cow
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 days ago

        Story of our season

      2. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 days ago

        Soton are a well organised team and hard to break down especially with 9 men behind the ball

  17. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Does anybody know any good words to describe that?

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

      Semi-assonance

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

        ha, yes

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

          😉

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

      crap

    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Half empty

  18. alastair
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 days ago

    He's only 20 -bit young to be a has-been

  19. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 days ago

    How does this look for a -4?

    Kane > Kun
    Eriksen > Chadli
    Lovren > Van Dijk

    Would give me:

    Heaton
    Walker Van Dijk Pieters
    Sanchez Hazard Chadli Siggy
    Kun Ibra Carroll

    (Jaku, Evans, Amat, Capoue)

    Thanks

    1. makaveli123
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Costaaaa

  20. JIM BOB
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Baines or Dann for the medium term nice fixtures?

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        9 years, 3 days ago

        Neither

      • diesel001
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 days ago

        Baines for me

      • BrockLanders
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 days ago

        Dann could be a lovely differential

      • Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 days ago

        Dann the man

    2. Hand of clod
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Spurs looks pretty lethargic and toothless. One shot on target this half? Kane no shots on target, and the Saints mascot presently looks more likely to score than Kane does....

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

      Is Pickford injured? My app says 75% chance to play. If so, long term injury, or back for GW21?

      1. fitzy
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 days ago

        He's likely out for 2 months.

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

        long term injury hes done for

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

      Harry Kane is absolutely abysmal. Offers virtually nothing and you're almost totally reliant on Spurs getting a pen. He's gone tonight

    5. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      FPL discovery live widget not working?

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

        Nope. Maybe Smarty Pants is having a party

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

          Smarty Party

      2. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 days ago

        Thanks.

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

      Spurs single handedly destroying my gw

      1. tisza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 days ago

        nay - Can chipped in to help ruin mine as well.
        Lucky me Cedric off the bench for Toby !!

    7. Crow
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      No points from kane eriksen vertongen tonight I guess 🙁

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

        You have 3, don't be greedy

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

          lol

    8. Danstoke82
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Which two to own?

      A) Ibra
      B) Costa
      C) Aguero

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

        A and C

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

        A & B this week, BC long term

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

      Will Kane do a Firmino by scoring against watford when no one around here owns him ?

      1. Bleach †
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 days ago

        Im selling after Watford.

      2. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 3 days ago

        I still own Firmino. Last night was great 😀

    10. Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Any chance that VVD goal will be rescinded?

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

        Definitely. Also they can't let Wanyama out for the 2nd half (parent club etc)

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

          Good, need a Vertonghen CS.

    11. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      COYS 1-1 COYS