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4 January 2017 5039 comments
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The festive fixture list finally draws to its conclusion this evening as Tottenham Hotspur welcome Chelsea to White Hart Lane at 8pm.

Four of the top seven captains for Gameweek 20 – Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Alexis Sanchez, Sergio Aguero and Romelu Lukaku – have already found the net earlier in the week.

The remaining three, Diego Costa, Eden Hazard and Harry Kane, have it all to do, then, with Costa the most popular of that trio – 11.6% have backed the Spain international, compared to Hazard (4.7%) and Kane’s 2.8%.

Costa, certainly, has been the more impressive of the Chelsea pair on his travels – the Spain international has scored eight away goals compared to Hazard’s two.

Yet the league leaders won’t have it easy – Spurs boast the tightest home defence in the top-flight, with just five goals against in front of their own fans.

Chelsea, meanwhile, have been similarly resilient, conceding just one goal in six away matches since Antonio Conte switched to a 3-4-3 set-up.

Nonetheless, many Fantasy managers will be keeping a keen eye on Kane along with Deli Alli and Christian Eriksen, with the fixtures set to smile kindly on Spurs from Gameweek 21 onwards.

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  1. Lizard Lips
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 23 days ago

    Frustrated Eriksen Kane Hazard owner here.

    1. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 23 days ago

      Yeah, I guess Haz and Erik have been close. I own both as well.

  2. Teahupo'o
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 23 days ago

    Bowyer Dyer 2.0

  3. BananaNose Maldonado
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 23 days ago

    Eriksen is class. On all set pieces too. I'll gladly keep him over switching to Alli.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 23 days ago

      i'd still prefer Alli imo

      1. BananaNose Maldonado
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 23 days ago

        Fair enough. I was just surprised by people considering Eriksen to Alli. Not much between them, I suppose, but I like having the one on set pieces.

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 23 days ago

          yeah there's plus's to each in different aspects i guess, if i had eriksen though i wouldn't be doing the sideways switch.

    2. liiusions
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 23 days ago

      I feel most who did Eriksen->Theo for a hit a couple of week ago hadn't been watching Spurs play. Been very good the last month or so

    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 23 days ago

      I might double up if Hazard doesn't start earning his keep

    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 23 days ago

      Imagine if Alli had set pieces and pens

    5. BananaNose Maldonado
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 23 days ago

      Or Eriksen can just assist Alll 🙂

  4. punkINdrublic
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 23 days ago

    ROFL Costa well pissed with Pedro

  5. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 23 days ago

    David Luiz needs to stop taking free kicks.

    1. Jay_
        9 years, 23 days ago

        Alonso turn next

      • Rolls-Royce
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 23 days ago

        This, cringey

      • walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 23 days ago

        Oscar used to be the guy, and he was better at this part of the job.

    2. Bleach †
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 23 days ago

      And yet they still let David Luiz take freekicks 😀 😀

      1. Robe Wan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 23 days ago

        Extraordinary

        Worse than me

    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 23 days ago

      Alonso needs to have a word with David!

    4. Legomane
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 23 days ago

      Alonso is a differential for me, though closest rival has Cahill and Courtois so only really damage limitation unless he scores...

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 23 days ago

        That is why you have Alonso. If they concede, he is the best set to still get points!

    5. makaveli123
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 23 days ago

      Vert feeling the pressure

    6. PvA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 23 days ago

      That is why Luiz is in my team

      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 23 days ago

        Cos you can't afford Azpi or Alonso?

      2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 23 days ago

        What? Free kicks into row z?

      3. walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 23 days ago

        Cos the higher the kick goes over the bar, the more points you get. Of course!

      4. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 23 days ago

        lol, and why's that?

      5. liiusions
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 23 days ago

        For them - BPS for skying every free kick?

    7. Davidinho
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 23 days ago

      Cracking game so far. How is Luiz still on free kicks though?

    8. Dimen
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 23 days ago

      Costa looking ripe for a yellow or red. I accidentally left him as captain this week, didn't know GW started monday..

      1. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 23 days ago

        A casual on FFS!? 😯

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

          And yet he's probably ranked above most of us...

          1. Dimen
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 23 days ago

            Well you don't have to be a casual to forget that the next gameweek starts the day after the last game from the gameweek before. And yes I'm most certainly ranked above you.

    9. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 23 days ago

      Verthongen passing to where a normal LB is stood not realising his LB plays as left forward.

    10. Clump
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 23 days ago

      Decent game this.

    11. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 23 days ago

      Matic's boot dead

    12. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 23 days ago

      Bertrand wouldn't have passed to Costa there. 😉

    13. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 23 days ago

      Hmmmmm.....

    14. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 23 days ago

      Haz - 50 goals and 32 assists in 137 PL games = 346 non-appearance points in 137 PL games = 2.5 non-appearance pts per game. Pretty good.

      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 23 days ago

        Plus he's a BAP magnet, and he took an entire season off.

      2. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 23 days ago

        His last 7 since I bought are rubbish

        1. Crow
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 23 days ago

          Hahaha, got him 3-4 weeks ago and he is doing well! Players can't double digit haul every game..

    15. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 23 days ago

      Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

      1. Jakarta
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 23 days ago

        Yup

      2. Davidinho
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 23 days ago

        Middlesbrough v Leicester was zzzzzz. This one's bubbling up nicely imo

    16. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 23 days ago

      dirty buggers playing tonight

    17. Jay_
        9 years, 23 days ago

        Fat Alan from love, honour and obey on the Spurs bench

      • Guy Demel
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 23 days ago

        Rose playing higher than Kane

      • Postman Ty
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 23 days ago

        Why is Rose being treated on the pitch?

        1. Bleach †
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 23 days ago

          What would be the obvious answer?

          1. Postman Ty
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 23 days ago

            treat him on the sideline...

      • Syd.
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 23 days ago

        Pedro needs to get hooked

        Willian needs brought on

        1. diesel001
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 23 days ago

          Agree. Can't be arguing with Costa.

      • Mr Arsenal
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 23 days ago

        Conte's bus is a double decker. Have they crossed the half way line yet?

      • Bubz
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 23 days ago

        Looking like a bad game to have 3 attackers in

        1. diesel001
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 23 days ago

          Giroud owners were saying something similar when Arsenal were 3-0 down yesterday.

          1. Bubz
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 23 days ago

            Not really the same. This is the two best defences in the league and Chelsea are pretty much bus parking and counter attacking

        2. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 23 days ago

          I have 3 and a defender from each side.

          All angles covered...I WILL get some kind of points out of this!

        3. Les Bleus
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 23 days ago

          Agree. Hopefully having Cahill will soften the blow a bit.

          1. Les Bleus
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 23 days ago

            And as soon as I say that 🙁

            1. Business Cat
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 23 days ago

              Have some yellow!

      • Crow
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 23 days ago

        Costa, Hazard, Alli and Alonso

        Someone, anyone score

        1. makaveli123
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 23 days ago

          Alonso OG hopefully

          1. Crow
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 23 days ago

            Nice jinx bruv

      • Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 23 days ago

        Ah the familiar disappointment of fpl

        1. Dynamo Chicken
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 23 days ago

          Hello old friend

          1. The Overthinker
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 23 days ago

            You sound like don Maroni

      • Rainer
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 23 days ago

        Costa making sure someone else in Row Z gets a ball, nice lad!

      • Paul
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 23 days ago

        Damnnn just noticed Terry in the crowd behind Conte on the article pic 😛

        1. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 23 days ago

          Pogba too.

          1. Paul
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 23 days ago

            lol