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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. Mingles
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Alonso + Siggy -> Daniels + Alli (-4)?

    1. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Why not Ake and save the cash? I know the game is a bout points, not cash, but Ake have attacking potential.

      1. Mingles
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        ML rival has Ake and has a big lead. Also has Eriksen so looking for differentials v him.

        1. sinik
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 24 days ago

          too early to worry about differentials vs a single rival..

  2. Numb
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    I assume Alli will get flagged tonight?

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      He's not injured

      1. Numb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        Got a knock, hobbled round a bit and immediately got subbed. Usually means a 75% one. Remember Hazard recently?

  3. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Why isn't Alli flagged?

    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Probably be a 75% one based on recent similar ones.

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Because he's not injured

      1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        He came off injured.

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 24 days ago

          No he didn't

        2. ZeBestee
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 24 days ago

          had a knock not injury

        3. Yome
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 24 days ago

          Serious? He was walking off to the bench normally.

  4. Captain Vantastic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    AOA successfully played. Gained 2 points!

    1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Hope you win FPL by 1 point 🙂

      1. Captain Vantastic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        Not even close 🙁

  5. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    I need some help filling the last spot in this WC team:

    Foster, Heaton (keeping both)
    VvD, Walker, Bellerin, Holgate, Ake
    Eriksen, Alli, Lallana, Philips, 5.0
    Giroud, Costa, Ibrahimovic

    5.0 in midfield buys me out of form Capoue (4.9), "in-form" Adam (4.7), the silent de Roon (4.4).

    Should I go for one of these or perhaps get a 4.0 goalie to upgrade my 5th mid. I'm leaning towards a real option in goal, as the 5th mid will be benched a lot.

    1. Mingles
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      4.3/4.4 mid.

      Might need the cash when you want rid of double Spurs mid.

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      To biased by the last game, wouldn't have both Eriksen and Alli

      1. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        Who to get then? It's impossible to answer.

    3. Oven Glover
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Sanchez?

      1. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        Giroud.

    4. Krionos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Too much giroud, too little sanchez..

    5. Crow
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Walker to rose.

  6. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    #teamhazard

  7. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Need Poch to say he took Alli off cause of a small knock and get him flagged!!

  8. andy85wsm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Going live to talk FPL if anyone wants to join the chat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wdgnCR6q-s

    Alli essential?

    1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Nobody is essential.

    2. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      In a word: yes.

    3. greghammer95
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      What at he can craic here? YouTube comments? Struggling on the iPad.

  9. The Left Duke #3
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Have the FT and cash ITB to do Siggy to Alli. Pull the trigger right, no point waiting?

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      No brainer.

    2. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Done it last GW

  10. Kiwivillan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    I'm having flashbacks from last season. People holding on to Hazard with gritted teeth saying he'll come good. Just you wait and see

    1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Chelsea are a bit different from last season. Could say similar things for Vardy and Mahrez

    2. The Big Fella
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Hhahah this is me

  11. bobbysmith76
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Lallana > Alli? Liverpool have awful fixtures

    1. Yome
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      No, wait for Cout and then do Lallana to Cout

    2. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Thinking the same. Though just got Lala

      1. MFC86
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        Exact same situation as me. I only brought Lalana in this week and got 1 point. Tempted to pull the trigger on him to Ali before Ali has a double price rise

  12. weeurquahrt
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Benches hazard and played alder and vert.I'm getting seriously good at this game.

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Very good. I fancied 0-0 or Spurs win and CS

    2. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      and so modest too

  13. Manani
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Grant Hennesy
    Alonso Ake Holebas Chambers Nyom
    Lallana Sanchez Phillips Fletcher Eriksen
    Aguero Costa Benteke

    2FT,

    I want giroud but .4m off. any suggestions?

  14. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Hazard and Origi for 2 FTs to:

    A) Alli and Giroud (would need to do it tonight)
    B) Alli and Defoe

    Thank you

    1. Yome
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      I am against selling Hazard but I would do A for a Giroud punt on next 3 games

      1. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        Cheers

  15. Cocky Spaniel Alves
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Cech Pickford
    Alonso Lovren Chambers Pieters Holebas
    Sanchez Lallana Siggy Pedro Carrick
    Ibra Kane Defoe

    2 FT 0 ITB

    Maybe Pedro to Phillips?

    +

    A) Lovren > Rose
    B) Holebas > Baines

    Also do it now or wait?

  16. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    lei away next...........anyone holding haz?

    1. Hurricane Gilbert
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Many

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      No

    3. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Yep, Hull at home after that. Will then reassess.

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        sounds like common sense

        ill admit my knee is trembling

    4. Ravager
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Lei is where he'll reappear.

    5. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Think so. Going Mkhi > Alli insead

    6. MTPockets
        9 years, 24 days ago

        Think Costa's enough.

      • MFC86
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        Yeah for his double figures against Hull

    7. Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      No Eriksen, huge red comming.

      Baby I'm down down down down down

      1. Arteta
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        No Eriksen, no Alli, I'm screwed.

        1. Hurricane Gilbert
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 24 days ago

          This

    8. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Horrible result for my team.

      So possible moves...

      A. Origi to Defoe.
      B. Whelan to Alli, Origi to 4.5.
      C. Haz to Alli, Origi to Defoe/Lukaku.

    9. bobbysmith76
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Why does everyone want Lallana ahead of Liverpool's fixtures?

      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        He's undervalued

      2. MTPockets
          9 years, 24 days ago

          Swansea, Chelsea, Hull?

      3. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        FPL 2016/17 - season of the kneejerker?

        1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 24 days ago

          every season is kneejerk season

          someone scores a brace or more.........insta transfer

          1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 24 days ago

            tbf alli has maintained this form for weeks..........so not really a kneejerk

          2. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 24 days ago

            Well, I would have been well off transferring in Eriksen after his brace!

        2. Kiwivillan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 24 days ago

          Alli has 3 braces in a row. Hazard has 2 goals and 1 assist in 8 games/9 game weeks. This is the antithesis of knee jerk

        3. Krionos
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 24 days ago

          I agree. This season is nuts. Everyone will be selling costa for giroud now. He's most likely not gonna play when ozil and walcott are back...

      4. Arteta
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        I can't believe Kane and Costa both blanked. So annoying!

        1. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 24 days ago

          Only positive of the night as a Kun & Ibra owner.

      5. cniami
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        sorry for the stupid question, but if i have 2 free transfers this week, and i use my wildcard, will i have 2 transfers next week?

        1. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 24 days ago

          No, resets to just the one.

        2. Messiah Hazard
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 24 days ago

          No. If you use WC then next week you are back to 1

        3. jam
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 24 days ago

          Think not

        4. dcarlito
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 24 days ago

          Hold your wildcard. Perform minor surgery with maybe 4 transfers for a -8 if you really need to.

      6. Messiah Hazard
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        Eriksen, Hazard, Sanchez. Who to oust for Alli?

        1. We Will Klopp you
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 24 days ago

          Hazard

          1. Ravager
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 24 days ago

            Sure you want to do that with Hull in 2?

            1. We Will Klopp you
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 24 days ago

              Hazard just isn't worth the price with so many options just below his price bracket (Alli, Pogba, Couts (when back), Lallana, Eriksen)

      7. We Will Klopp you
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        *For gameweek 22* Pick one

        A) Alonso, Lallana out for Baines, Coutinho
        B) Kingsley, Lallana, Aguero out for Costa, Coutinho, Baines

        1. scootadee
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 24 days ago

          B

      8. Rolls-Royce
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        Hazard looked bright, It would be uneasy selling him

      9. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        How long will Alli be out for?

        1. Aubaaaaa
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 24 days ago

          What happened to Alli?

        2. Yome
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 24 days ago

          Until GW21

        3. Pasqualinho
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 24 days ago

          I would think he'll miss the Villa game.

      10. andymck
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        Anything on this team worth a hit? Really getting annoying now.

        Marshall Pickford
        Alonso Vertonghen Ake Evans Amat
        Sanchez Hazard Lallana Phillips Fletcher
        Costa Ibra Wilson

      11. Scotty B
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        If you could choose one would you go with Alli or Kane?

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 24 days ago

          Alli all day

        2. Manani
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 24 days ago

          alli

      12. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        Eriksen has a golden beard! So subtle...

      13. We Will Klopp you
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        Hmm, could this be the calm before the haul with Hazard?

        1. Pasqualinho
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 24 days ago

          I think the haul (if it happens) may come vs Hull - not so sure about vs Leicester.

        2. GENERATION X
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 24 days ago

          chelsea will be stung by this and i see them making a statement in next two