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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. greghammer95
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    68 after Baps this week. Second highest of the season. I reckon will be a high scoring week across this site?

    1. King Klopp
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      75

    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Think most will be there or thereabouts Mr Valentine

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

      66 here. Reckon so..

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

      68(-8) sanchez and phillips repayed their hits very very happy

    5. Tommy J
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      76

  2. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    That was a bit easy for Spurs tonight

  3. Epic Fail
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Personally I would have given MOTM to Eriksen over Alli. He ran the show. Everything went through him.

    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Agreed.

    2. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Wanyama had a great game

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        Aye he would be up there too.

        But I guess goals always outweigh everything else.

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

        Indeed, ultimate Real world gold fantasy poop tonight

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

      And so many on here wanted to sell this week to get Aguero funds.

      Might double up with Alli after Chelsea - Hull. Want to keep Haz for that.

      1. Tommy J
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        I'm thinking of getting rid of Haz/Origi for Delli/Giroud

    4. Magic Bean
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Yup

  4. The Orienteer - find me in …
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    You are the man!

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

    So Chelsea defenders are to be benched vs the big teams

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

      Like Stoke? 😀

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

        Stoke are definitely a big team based on Crouchie alone, pretty sure Shawcross is about 6"3 too

  6. OLB
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Best striker 5.9 or below - Vokes?

    1. n-doggg
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Not vokes. Barnes. There isn't really a good option below Carroll or grey or Wilson price

    2. JustPark
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Crouch?

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

      Think I'm gonna give Crouch a few weeks. Probably on the bench mostly.

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

      Crouch

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

    Poch beats City and now Chelsea, when they looked unstoppable.

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

      To be honest, it was bound to happen after 13 games like, sometimes you just lose even if you do everything right

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

    Walker kept a CS. Benched...Damn

    1. 1314
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      benched Eriksen for Lallana

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

        Wow. Made me feel better there...sucks though

  9. n-doggg
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Are people getting in Alli now as an urgent transfer?

    Feels like chasing points in a big way. He won't be getting a another brace soon

    1. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Spurs only have 2 tough fixtures in the next 10.

      Might do firmino to alli before price rise

      1. n-doggg
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        That would be my move but I've also got anichebe so would be for a hit. Painful

    2. bojack
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Nah he's cheap enough to wait for.

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

      Worth the chase with returns like that, no?

      You sound quite sure about the brace situation. How?

      1. n-doggg
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        My gut

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

      Why won't he? He just scored two against the best defence in the league

  10. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Vertoghen in the baps. Lovely stuff.

    But I had luiz, hazard, costa so its bittersweet

  11. Magic Bean
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    My rival: Alli
    Me: Alonso Hazard Costa

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

      Guess he's better than you

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

      No Spurs coverage is madness

      1. Magic Bean
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        I know, had other transfers to be doing before sorting that out

    3. n-doggg
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Games a pig sometimes

      1. Magic Bean
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        Looking for them to repay me next GW fingers crossed

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

    Oh damn, Origi dropping tonight.

    1. Sif
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Check your purchase price, may not mean a drop in SV.

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

        He will 🙁

  13. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Thoughts on my current WC draft:
    Heaton Hennessey
    Ake Luiz Brunt Chambers Pieters
    Sanchez Alli Lallana ( To Coutinho when fit) Phillips De Roon
    Ibra Costa Defoe

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

    Through in the cup!!!! Thank you Giroud and Costa blank

  15. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    What are people doing with hazard?

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

      Keeping.

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

      He's going and I'll be backing him to score vs Hull...

    3. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Keeping for sure

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

      Keeping, he has pens and a couple of good fixtures coming. He will come back to glory

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

      Hazard>Alli -4 had enough 2 goals and an assist in 8 games

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

      Lolling at his owners 😉

    7. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      What are you doing with him?

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

      Keeping for next 2 GWs - bigger issues to sort

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

      Probably time to bring him in at 10.1m?

    10. bojack
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Keep for another two weeks then sell to Alli or Coutinho.

    11. Tommy J
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Going

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

      Got him at 9.9. Keeping is the way I reckon.

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

    All out for 75 after 2 Eriksen baps.

    Not too shabby.

    1. King Klopp
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Same here

    2. Tommy J
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      76

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

    Rubbish FPL season for me - got to be a way to get it right.

    1. v12w12
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      +1 I've lost the plot! Can't seem to get it right. Can't even think straight! 🙂 Aguero time for me I think

  18. Danno - Emre Canada
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Well Siggy and Eriksen to Phillips and Lallana wasn't my best decision, no sympathy I guess, part of a long term plan hmmmm

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

      What long term plan?

      1. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        Well it was to get Aguero but not quite sure now but Anichebe needed to go.

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

      I also did the same transfers. I needed the cash for upgrading Origi anyway

      1. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        Yep same financial needs as me

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

    By GW22 I'll have:

    Alexis, Alli, Coutinho, Philips, Stanislas
    Kun & Ibra (Barnes)

    Will only cost -8 over the 2 weeks.

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

      Things change very quickly in this landscape.

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

        Very haha 🙂

    2. 824545201
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Currently i have the same lineup but with Hazard and Costa instead of Kun and Stanislas.

  20. naanda
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Who do knee jerk

    Erikson or Alli

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

      *who do I

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

      Get both

    3. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Alwaus go with the goalscorer

  21. Fergietime
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Took a -8 these transfers well chuffed
    Alli in for Hazard
    Phillips for Payet
    Agüero C for Llorente

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

      Good man on the Hazard>Alli. Ahead of the curve

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

        Thanks, good point, no doubt a popular transfer for next gw

  22. JÆKS ⭐
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Just short of Hazard + Origi to Alli + Lukaku, so what would you do with this front 7?

    Hazard Sanchez Eriksen JRod
    Ibra Costa Origi

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

      Do the moves but get some cash from defence

      1. JÆKS ⭐
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        That would mean a -8....

  23. Pigeon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Is Alli injured?

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

      He got a knock, hobbled round for a bit then got subbed.

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

        Alright cheers

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Knock

    3. Winks Club
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      No

  24. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    So original plan was Zaha > Stanislas. Do I now do;

    A. Zaha > Stanislas
    B. Zaha > Alli
    C. Zaha > Stanislas and Antonio > Alli for -4

    1. King Klopp
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      B

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

      B

  25. 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

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

      B

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

      I did A.

    3. Tommy J
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      I'm thinking of A

  26. Zizou
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    hazard to alli even though i have eriksen

    one of them will become coutinho eventually

    plus i have costa as chelsea cover

    yay or nay

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

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

    I am .4m off form doing benteke > giroud.
    got 2FT, any recommendatioins??

  28. wbreid7
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Foster
    Mcauley Rose Koscielny
    Capoue Lallana Hazard Sanchez
    Defoe Lukaku Costa

    0.1 itb

    Any changes for next week?

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

      5th mid?

  29. Winks Club
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Alonso will keep his place, right?

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

      Lmao

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

      Of course, just a tactical sub

    3. liiusions
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      No one else to play there but he is pretty awful

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

    Why is Alli not flagged?

    1. Tommy J
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Minor knock