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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. Mr Arsenal
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Wanyama - a player Arsenal refused to buy because they had Coquelin...

    Wenger is a genius.

  2. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Tricky options upfront with Anichebe:
    Anichebe>
    a) Defoe - which ties up funds but he is on form and doing well
    b) Crouch - only striker in the team, on form, cheap so allows me to use the 3.5m I'll have spare to upgrade defence (Love or Holebas) or a midfielder (Allen most likely), nice differential too if he does well.

  3. Mayo for Sam
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Start Philips v Spurs or are any of these worth a hit:

    Anichebe >

    A Defoe
    B Carrol
    C Negredo

    Evans >

    D Daniels
    E Brunt
    F Save

    1. ViperStripes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      A or F

    2. Dasher0303
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      A is only one I would consider

  4. KingOllie
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Hows this wc team looking? I want to play 3-5-2 for the first time ever:

    Grant / Mannone
    Walker / Baines / Brunt / Jones / Ake
    Alexis / Eriksen / Alli / Lallana / Phillips
    Zlatan / Costa / Barnes

    0.4 iitb. I think the balance is nice and i wana try cash in on the spurs run i beliebe theyre gonna have

  5. jamie1972
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Knee jerk to punt Benteke & Morrison for Alli & some gimp?

    He can't keep this scoring run going can? Can he???

    1. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Not at this rate but it's not like he didn't smash it last season too. He'll continue to score and assist well.

      1. jamie1972
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        Pressed it, had exact money to do it, so considered that a sign..

        (Benteke will be fine, score a hatty at West Ham. Alli's legs will fall off)

  6. Plagued by indecision
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Well Alli saved me this week after a couple of disastrous transfers. Might need a bit of help though with what to do next... what should I prioritise?

    1 FT and 0.4m in the bank.

    Grant / Pickford*
    Amat / Keane / Holebas / Stones / Evans
    Alli / Hazard / Sigurdsson / Lallana / Capoue
    Aguero / Rondon / Ibrahimovic

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

      Stones??? But a lot to do

      1. Plagued by indecision
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        Yes, would have got rid of him earlier if all the other eejits didn't keep getting injured and suspended... any suggestions?

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

      Stones

    3. Dasher0303
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Amat and Stones to Ake and Jones??? Or maybe try and get some Arsenal in there.

  7. Tronity
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Make my Hazard/Origi > Phillips/Ibra switch now or hold off until nearer the next deadline?

  8. Canary_Kid
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Lallana to which 7.6 and under????

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

      Snodgrass or Phillips, presume you already have WBrom somewhere so I would go Snodgrass. If I could have him I would, great fixtures coming

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

        It looks like he has the worst possible fixtures coming up to me! Arsenal, United, Chelsea and Liverpool four weeks in a row!

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

        Already have Philips but snoddys fixtures aren't great are they?

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

          Oh my bad, I must have mixed his fixtures up LOL, no they are pretty bad :/ could still be in the points tho. Stanislas maybe

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

        Hull's fixtures are awful?

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

          Chelsea Liverpool united arsenal in the next 5 no?

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

      What's happened to Lallana have I missed something?

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

        Terrible fixtures

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

          Including Swansea and Hull in the next four?

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

        if that's all I've got other things to worry about in the team.

  9. Manani
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    giroud or defoe??

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

      One look at fixtures should make that easy decision

      1. Sess!
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        Rotation muddies the waters...

    2. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Check the hot topics. There was a one about it earlier.

  10. UnitedFan
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Do we think Wilson is nailed for Bournemouth?

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

      hope so, im getting him

    2. BigManBakar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      No, Afobe has withdrawn from the AFCON.

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

        wilsons minutes have tended to be better

  11. OptimusBlack
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Reeeeposssst 😀 Help Pleaee
    Benetek & Hazard > Costa & Alli
    FOR -4 Pts
    Yaaaaaay
    Naaaaay

    1. AA33
        9 years, 24 days ago

        Yay

      • Mulla
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        I would do that

      • OptimusBlack
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        Thxxxxx

    2. The Big Fella
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Hazard owners! What are you going to do with him? It is too many games without doing anything. I sold Walker to fund Aguero. I am debating selling Hazard for Alli now and using the spare cash to upgrade Cedric to Walker. Great form, good fixtures.

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

        Do it mate

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

        I am. Had enough

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

          Now or next week? Alli too?

      3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        Keeping for Hull

        1. Sess!
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 24 days ago

          This

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

          He may do well at Hull. Alli will probably do well between now and then though. Even if he gets a goal and an assist, I don't think it makes up for the lack of points he gets week in/week out.

      4. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        He's gone...just flushed him...welcome back to my team Deli Alli!

    3. dcarlito
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Has FPL Statistics crashed for anybody else? Not surprised I'd say it exploded with the knee jerk activity after that game 🙂

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

        Yup. Currently trying to work out if Alli is rising lol.

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

          Isn't

    4. Yome
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Could Jakupovic starts again with Hull's new manager?

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

        Why him specifically?

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

          Look at his price, good enabler for upgrades

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

        He probably still has him like a lot of players

    5. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      If I do Hazard > Alli then Hazard will score 3 in his next 2 with Alli blanking

      If I stick with Hazard then the opposite will happen

      So, might as well save the transfer, right?

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

        this is myy thinking too

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

        yup, f*ked either way.

      3. Mulla
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        Sods law pal

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

        Hazard stats are pathetic. It's not strange that he's not converting no matter how fancy everyone says he looks. Successful take ons don't award fantasy points

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

        Do it! For the sake of others.

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

      Thoughts on Lallana > Alli?

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

        Am doing it

      2. MTPockets
          9 years, 24 days ago

          I'd rather do Lallana -> Coutinho & someone else to Alli, but recovery dependant.

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

        Had another disappointing week and have already used my FT, is anything worth a hit or are these all players worth holding onto for now? I still plan to save my WC for the DGWs.

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

      4. Sonic Huth
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        Don't get Alli, its a trap

      5. AA33
          9 years, 24 days ago

          Did Alli get injured?

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

            Just a knock I think

        • MTPockets
            9 years, 24 days ago

            Worth doing Holebas -> Friend/Chambers to start?

            Foster
            Alonso, Ake, Holebas
            Sanchez, Alli, Lallana, Phillips
            Aguero, Costa, Ibra
            (Pickford, DeRoon, McAuley, Amat)

            1. AA33
                9 years, 24 days ago

                Yes. Oh what a team!

                1. MTPockets
                    9 years, 24 days ago

                    Thanks

              • TLF
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 24 days ago

                There is no way I'm selling Hazard now, after the lack of returns in recent weeks he is the definition of due. Leicester and Hull next, Conte will be wanting a response from his players after that defeat, points in coming....

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

                  Can only hope...

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

                  People said this last season and kept getting red arrows

              • diesel001
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 24 days ago

                Hazard last 8 - 38 points.
                Alli first 12 - 43 points.
                Firmino last 9 - 30 points.
                Ibra GW3 to GW12 - 32 points.

                Managers have not become bad overnight - just less consistency this season. Far more peaks and troughs and timing of transfers has become more important.

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

                  Hazard is a dead horse that I'm tired of flogging

              • korbendallas82
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 24 days ago

                Finally back on top in my minileague. Only 7-10 points, depending on Eriksen bonus. Been behind all season. Major returns from West brom, everton and Spurs. After some poor gameweeks, im gonna enjoy the 12 days on top, befor next gw.

                But i dont think i can go without alexis Much longer without getting stung. Aguero i think i can manage, as long as the other strikers are as good as They are right now.

                Anyone else think alexis will start returning points soon?

                1. French Gooner
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  9 years, 24 days ago

                  He will be the highest point player at the end of the season.
                  Sanchez is a monster

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

                  He already is returning though?

                  1. korbendallas82
                    • 12 Years
                    9 years, 24 days ago

                    Yes, but no explotions in a good while. I though think they are due to come pretty soon. Hes been looking hungry and sharp.

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

                      He always has so much energy and it's carrying that team, I'd be scared to go without him.

                3. MTPockets
                    9 years, 24 days ago

                    Last 8: 14, 23, 5, 7, 5, 3, 6, 7

                4. French Gooner
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  9 years, 24 days ago

                  Is it time to drop Hazard ?

                5. My Name Is Prince
                  • 13 Years
                  9 years, 24 days ago

                  Why the hell is Lukaku dropping?

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

                    He won't drop, many people sold him before this gameweek but now sale is slowing down after his haul

                6. melvinmbabazi
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 24 days ago

                  SCOUT: Dele Alli scores a 3rd successive double! He's now matched his 10-goal tally from last season #FPL #TOTCHE

                7. Hect.OR 98th
                  • 16 Years
                  9 years, 24 days ago

                  Anyone turned around a 120 point deficit from this point in the season? I have much superior squad value but that hasn't helped so far!

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

                    I'm in a similar situation myself...

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

                  Heaton
                  Ake Baines Pieters
                  Sterling Sanchez Lallana Phillips
                  Costa Kane Ibrahimovic

                  Foster Chambers Amat Mutch

                  0 ITB

                  Any changes needed to my above WC team? I know you will all say Alli but he won't carry that on.

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

                  Alli last 3 PL matches. - 2 goals each

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

                  Might get hazard back for hull. Alli and Stanislas welcome 😎