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31 December 2016 3021 comments
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A Gameweek that has delivered modest returns so far, continues at pace with an tea-time encounter of some promise.

Liverpool host Manchester City at Anfield, with Fantasy managers on alert and on a scouting mission as Sergio Aguero makes a return from a four-match ban to lead the attack for Pep Guardiola’s men.

There’s also a significant change in the Reds line-up, as manager Jurgen Klopp brings Emre Can into his starting XI, shifting Roberto Firmino back to the central striker role, with Divock Origi dropping to the bench.

The Belgian went into Gameweek 19 found in more than 434,000 FPL squads having provided four goals and two assists in his last six appearances.

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

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

    0.1m off Kane & Siggy to Aguero and Phillips 🙁

    1. ***00tennis***
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      that 0.1 arrggghhh.....whats your team Smurf?

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

        It's such a pain. My team is:

        Foster / Jaku
        Alonso / Jones / Pieters / Nyom / Amat
        Hazard / Ozil / Eriksen / Ozil / De Roon
        Ibra / Kane / Lukaku

        0.0m ITB 🙁

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

          shocking defence smurf

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

          Ozil heavy

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

      Stanislas

    3. Rossamous
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      How about Zaha?

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

        Much rather have Phillips with form and fixtures on his side plus no AFCON.

    4. ***00tennis***
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      who's the 2nd Ozil Smurf?

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

    oh boy.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      At least you have your captain.

  3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    just cant catch a break lately 😕

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      hope origi comes on and scores 2nd half

  4. Rolls-Royce
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    City's play putting me off bringing in Kun this week. Anyone else thinking same?

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      i would hate to go without a fit kun for any length of time, we all know what he can do

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

      Nope. He's coming in

    3. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      They won't be playing a good team every week. Hehe.

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

        Lol +1. Sums up the league really

      2. Rolls-Royce
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        They have been appalling in recent weeks anyway.

    4. Christina.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Im worried. Need to sell Origi though.

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Sunderland next

      2. Rolls-Royce
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I'd hold Origi for Sun game, good chance of starting. I'm looking to bring in that Lallana fella.

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

        Sunderland on Monday and he's likely to start

    5. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I'm not seeing anything to worry me currently.

      Sticking to Ibra Costa

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I need to sell this Kane fella. Surely, Costa over Kun atm.

  5. ***00tennis***
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Y or N gents? TV=£106m ITB=£0.4m

    Have exact money to do this tonight as Phillips going up 0.1

    Siggy>>Phillips
    Costa>>Kun

    Plan is to use 1 x FT most weeks between Kun/Ibra/Costa depending on fixtures to have 2/3

    Heaton/Pickford
    Alonso/Azpil/Bellerin/Jones/Amat
    Alexis/Lallana/Eriksen/*Siggy*/Zaha
    Ibra/*Costa*/Anichebe

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

      It's hard to get rid of Costa with the form he's in.

      1. ***00tennis***
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Yes thanks, he has LEI after TOT as well(although slightly fix proof I know) - just a thought of switching between the 3 (with 1 x FT each week etc).....of Ibra/Costa/Kun especially when 1 of them have supposedly an easy fixture....

    2. Conte Cristo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      just do siggy > phillips and leave costa

      1. ***00tennis***
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Yep cheers - like that

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Costa to Kun? How much have you had to drink??

  6. D0GS B0110XS FC
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    one week punt before i wc, what you guys think?

    hazard, siggy and origi out for aguero, phillips and zaha?

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

    Has 13m Aguero even touched the ball?

    1. Beatle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      12.8

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

        Lol

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

      12.8.

    3. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      He nearly touched it when Mignolet channelled his inner Ronaldinho.

      1. Jazz!
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        😀

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

    Those man city fixtures look ripe for aguero after the pool match. Burley, Everton and west ham.

    Spurs in the middle but there defence seems to be in shambles currently anyway.

    Any takers?

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

      Bringing in Kun. Sold Walker for Baines on Thursday but will plan to get a spurs defender back for GW24 on. Fixtures improve significantly

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      How many points would you want from Aguero in those games to justify his price?

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

        Well I'd be captaining him so a goal would do nicely. To be fair his scores speak for themselves.

    3. thunder_mike
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Spurs have one of the best defenses in the league

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

        So do Chelsea and they conceded 2 at home It's a lottery most weeks and Spurs have tricky fixtures coming up

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

        Concerned against pool, arsenal, Chelsea and man u.

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

          Conceeded*

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

    Exact funds tonight to Siggy & Kane to Kun & Phillips. -4
    Another early price driven transfer 🙂

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Doing the same but with Ibra 🙂

      1. Jazz!
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        😮

        1. Davido989
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Could take a hit and keep Ibra but not sure how many times I'm going to captain him.

          1. Jazz!
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            The most inform striker in the most inform team imo. We're controlling every single game. Don't think it is wise to sell. Even if you don't captain him, you'll still get his double digit hauls 😎

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

        Nice Berbs.
        Gives Me Ibra & Kun!

        1. Davido989
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          And then.. Costa and Kane score! That's how it goes, right? 😉

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

            Nailed it 🙂

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

        Thinking the same.

  10. Cruz88
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Which is best:

    A) Siggy, hazard, Amat > Alli, pogba, Ake (-4)
    B) Siggy and Amat > Phillips and Baines (keep Hazard)

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

      B

  11. Conte Cristo
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Heaton
    Alonso Ake Vertong McAuley
    Lallana Alli Hazard Allen
    Costa Ibra
    Forster Defoe Barry VvD*
    0 ITB 1 FT
    Was thinking VvD > Baines, thoughts?

  12. Tansey
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    what channel is game on?

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

      Bt sport

    2. Neeskens Under Matip
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Kodi, castaway, dimsports, link 6

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

    Man City 3 touches in the box. More than I've had in ages 🙁

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

      😆

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

    I have a grand total of 2 points from my goalkeeper and defenders this week.

    Foster (2)
    Alonso (0) / Nyom (0) / Jones (0) / Pieters (0) / Amat (0)

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

      2 points better than me then..

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

      loool. good one 😀

      similar . Heaton(2) Alonso (0) Cedric(0) Evans)2) Amat(0) Pieters(0)

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

      Same for a lot of people this week.
      Except for people who have Baines. Concedes two goals and gets 3 BPs.

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

    The key question: Should people transfer Aguero in for 2017?

  16. makaveli123
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Tony Martial, na na na.

  17. tm245
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Sergio, stay safe and stay quiet, I'm welcoming you back tonight.

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Are you his drip doctor?

      1. tm245
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Ha!

  18. TSILIKAFENEIAKOS
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    best Llorente replacement for up to 6.4 ?

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

      Gray ...not much at that level...

      Rondon is 6.7...

      Dunno bout carroll

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

      Gray is the obvious rage transfer.
      Some tough away fixtures coming up, though.

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

      Think I'd say Negredo for now

  19. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    There will be a lot of lol'ing @ aguero owners if he blanks in next 45 mins & doesn't start v Burnley.

    There will be a lot of lol'ing @ non-owners if he doesn't.

    Either way.

    There will be a lot of lol'ing.

    1. makaveli123
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Lol

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

        Lol

  20. Flynny
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Any views on a minus 8 for

    Kane llorente and Hazard

    To

    Costa Kun stanislas

    To give

    Heaton pickford
    Alonso Jones cedric Pieters amat
    Sanchez lallana zaha stanislas capoue
    Kun ibra Costa

    And just enough to cash for zaha to Phillips next week?

    Thanks

  21. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Bentekkers looks like a great captaincy option for GW20 at home to Swansea.

    1. greghammer95
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Indeed.

  22. FPL Puppy
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    2 FT, but thinking of taking a -4.

    Holebas, Siggy, Kane -> Brunt, Philips, Costa

    Thoughts?

    1. ***00tennis***
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Brunt likely to move to LB with Nyom off to AFCON.....

  23. andymck
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Thought I'd pulled a blinder with Phillips today but turns out half the chumps in my mini league have him 😐

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      But the other half don't...still a win

  24. Earn your Spurs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    What do you think is in Klopps mind about Origi?
    a> Dropped as a one off to strengthen midfield vs City and will start vs Sunderland
    b> His time has passed and he'll just be an occasional substitute now behind Sturridge
    c> Other

    thanks 🙂

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

      A, I would think.

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

      Either way he's probably going to be nailed to the bench in a couple of weeks once Coutinho's back.

      1. Earn your Spurs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        But Mane goes so Coutinho just steps in there?

  25. Ghost86
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Which combo is better?

    A) Lallana + Carroll
    B) Philips + Benteke

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

      B

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      B for me, phillips is a machine

    3. ***00tennis***
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      B although Lallana is a great pick at price

  26. James101
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Will origi come on?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      He might especially if 1-1

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

      Can see him coming on for Lallana for the last 20 mins

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

      Doubt it at 1 0

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

      More than likely

  27. Jay_
      9 years, 1 month ago

      ----------------------Foster-----------------------
      ------------Alonso Jones Pieters------------
      Sanchez Hazard Pogba Lallana Phillips
      ----------------Ibrahimovic Kane--------------
      -------------------------------------------------------
      Pickford (!) Anichibe (!) Holebas Amat (!)

      FT used (Siggy > Phillips) 2.1m ITB, 0 FT

      Plan was always to do Kane to Aguero for a hit but with Costa scoring again and having no bench except Holebas, I'm really unsure what to do. What looks best?

      A) Kane > Aguero (c) -4
      B) Kane > Costa -4 (then Pieters to Bellerin over break)
      C) Amat > 6.1 def -4
      D) Leave it as it is

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        60 minutes might have a clear answer.

        1. Jay_
            9 years, 1 month ago

            True, 2 quick fire Pool goals with Aguero subbed would be nice

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

        Is Smith to Ake a decent move to free up .2?

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

          sideways

      3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Aguero looking essential yet?

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

          no not until he scores

      4. No_Mo_Salah?
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Clyne to Van Dijk is going to hurt this week - at least it was a FT but still 🙁

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

          will pay off long term. liverpool have difficult fixtures