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14 January 2017 1888 comments
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Fancy a year in China with a few – and by few we mean 30 – million quid to cover some of the basic costs while you’re there?

You don’t have to answer straight away. Have a think about it.

And while you’re doing that, you might as well check out the Anytime Goalscorer and Clean Sheet odds Paddy has lined up for the weekend. Just in case, you know, things don’t quite…work out with the…with the China…thing.

Before that, here’s the latest Enhanced Offers for new customers opening an account this weekend.

And some of them are seriously enhanced,  like the monstrous 16-1 you can get on Liverpool beating Man United in Sunday’s match of the weekend.

If you’re a United fan or just think the Red Devils will win, or both, (what with it being at Old Trafford and everything), then there’s 10-1 available on exactly that outcome.

Sunday’s other offering, Man City v Everton, also gets some odds – 8-1 on Pep’s boys winning at Goodison.

Chelsea’s trip to Leicester was always going to be tricky. The Foxes are vaguely remembering how defending champions are meant to act, while the Blues have now completely forgotten how teams on a long unbeaten run should behave.

And now, you know, Diego and the…the China thing. Still, you can get 8-1 on Antonio Conte to prove that nobody is bigger than the team.

Arsenal beating Swansea looks considerably more predictable, unless Alexis Sanchez gets a pre-match offer to play up front in a 3-5-2 far, far away with Diego, and Paddy are offering 7-1 on the Gunners winning.

The Wenger boys also feature in this week’s Acca, with 20-1 available on Arsenal, West Ham and Chelsea all winning.

The Hammers, who have their own issues with the talent at the moment, are at home to Palace. And at least their unhappy bunny only wants to go back to France.

Be sure to check the terms and conditions on all those offers and, of course, we should state that all these specials are only available to those aged 18 or over. And if you’re going to wager, always gamble responsibly.

ANYTIME GOALSCORER ODDS – GAMEWEEK 21

PlayerTeamOdds
AgueroMCI1.80
SanchezARS1.83
GiroudARS1.83
KaneTOT2.00
PerezARS2.10
IbrahimovicMUN2.25
WilsonBOU2.29
SonTOT2.40
DefoeSUN2.50
BentekeCRY2.50
IheanachoMCI2.60
HazardCHE2.62
AlliTOT2.70
LukakuEVE2.70
BatshuayiCHE2.70
HernandezHUL2.80

 

Alexis Sanchez is the overwhelming captaincy favourite of Gameweek 21, but not the scorer of choice for Paddy.

Fantasy bosses look at the Arsenal man’s away goalscoring record (10 on the road, three at the Emirates) and factor in Swansea’s home form (seven goals coughed up in their last two matches) and that’s good enough for them.

Paddy, however, has gone for Sergio Aguero (1.80), compared to Alexis on 1.83. The Argentinian has been drafted in by nearly 76,000 managers ahead of City’s trip to Everton, but he still lags well behind Sanchez’s 36.7% ownership figures.

Spurs entertain West Brom in today’s lunchtime match, with the Baggies conceding, on average, just a goal per away trip.

Harry Kane (2.00) hasn’t scored at White Hart Lane since Gameweek 15 and is owned by just 15.5% of Fantasy managers, so you can see why it is the Arsenal man proving a more popular armband choice there as well.

This week’s bandwagon boy, Dele Alli, has been bought in by a staggering half a million-plus managers on the back of his seven goals in four Gameweeks. He’s at 2.70 to continue that streak.

Coincidentally, Chelsea’s Michy Batshuayi is also at 2.70 to score at Leicester, with Eden Hazard – another contender to take over up top in the absence of Diego Costa – at 2.62.

Of the outliers, the 3.40 you can get on Robert Snodgrass making it three league goals on the spin when Bournemouth visit looks tidy.

Stoke’s Peter Crouch is priced at 3.60 to ‘do a Snodgrass’ at Sunderland, and you can get 6.00 on the third most popular transfer-in of the Gameweek, Albion’s Matt Phillips, to score against Spurs.

* As sharper eyes quickly noticed, we originally stated that Kane was at Evens with Paddy, which was correct when we checked first thing this morning. The odds have since been updated to a decimal value so we’ve changed the article accordingly. Apologies for the confusion, most of which resided with the author.

CLEAN SHEET ODDS – GAMEWEEK 21

TeamOdds
Tottenham1.72
Chelsea2.29
Arsenal2.40
Watford2.40
Southampton2.50
Man United2.75
Man City2.75
Middlesbrough3.00
Bournemouth3.10
West Ham3.20

Paddy has really got the hots for Spurs this weekend, making them the clear favourites, at 1.72, to keep a clean sheet.

The news that Nathan Ake has been recalled to Chelsea from his Bournemouth loan has made him the second most transferred-in defender of the Gameweek, with managers presumably taking a punt on him being an immediate, and cut-price, starter in the Blues’ back line.

That’s a proper gamble. Take him out of the equation, however, and Tottenham’s Danny Rose is one of the defenders of choice for Fantasy bosses, with just over 58,000 drafting him in this week.

Middlesbrough’s Calum Chambers just edges Rose for transfers-in and Boro are at 3.00 to keep a cleanie at Vicarage Road, while Watford are at 2.40 to do the same, so Paddy’s getting a 0-0 feeling about that one.

Burnley have just about given up travelling this season. When you’ve managed one whole point from away matches, you might as well save a lot of time, effort and money and just send an email congratulating the opposition on the three points.

But at Turf Moor, they are strangely awesome. And they’re also 3.40 to blank visitors Southampton today. The Saints are priced even lower to keep their sheets clean – 2.50 – so that could be another potential 0-0 worth investigating.

  1. D0GS B0110XS FC
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 20 days ago

    quick pol for captain?

    a - sanchez
    b - giroud
    c - alli

    1. Bobby_Baggio
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      A

    2. Aubaaaaa
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      A

    3. ZakAFC_
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      A

  2. Littlefish92
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 20 days ago

    Capitan pick ?

    Hazard v Leicester
    Sanchez or giroud v Swansea
    Kun v Everton
    Kane v west brom

    1. Aubaaaaa
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Sanchez v Swansea

    2. Bobby_Baggio
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Sanc

  3. Eric the King
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 20 days ago

    Hmm...

    Costa to Giroud
    Or
    Costa / Allen to Aguero / Fraser (-4)?

    1. Guru Mediation
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Gru

    2. Aubaaaaa
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Giroud

  4. ZakAFC_
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 20 days ago

    GTG?

    Heaton
    Alonso Chambers Pieters Brunt
    Sanchez Hazard Eriksen Phillips
    Ibra Giroud

    Grant Origi de Roon Kingsley

  5. Numb
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 20 days ago

    Got a feeling that Costa owners will inadvertently benefit from a Giroud haul this weekend. Seems to be the way this season.

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      yes ive never got a haul from giroud............... fate has to chose

      1. Numb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Have you done the move?

  6. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 20 days ago

    "The news that Nathan Ake has been recalled to Chelsea from his Bournemouth loan has made him the most transferred-in defender of the Gameweek, with managers presumably taking a punt on him being an immediate, and cut-price, starter in the Blues’ back line."

    He has been losing ownership ever since the Chelsea news. According to FFFix atleast. He was brought in in numbers before the news though.

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      yes this is an odd part of the article, most have dropped him due to risk of non-starts

      1. FPLtfs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        yes, and in addition, the Ake transfer gave a lot of teams 4 CFC players, and they had to transfer one out anyway before making other transfers. Before last nights Costa news the choice was pretty easy.

    2. MTPockets
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Yeah I wondered about that.

    3. Scotty B
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Ibra or Giroud captain??

      1. Aubaaaaa
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Giroud

    4. Swanny18
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Assuming Ake won't play, should I have Kingsley as first sub or play AOA and start Capoue?

    5. GuillermoDickero
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      My whole bench is flagged as red. Let's hope my whole 11 starts otherwise I'm screwed!

    6. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      New template:

      Heaton - Jaku
      Rose - Azpi - Jones - Baines - Amat
      Hazard - Sanchez - Sterling - Phillips - Lallana
      Ibra - Kane - Diomande

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Can't take a team without Brunt seriously

      2. rogerbarton
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Template? That team costs about £110m.

        1. diesel001
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          About £106m. Just miss out on affording it so downgraded Baines to Chambers.

    7. GloryBXI
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Costa to Lukaku for a -4 or take Phillips score?

      1. HazardAGuess
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        If you think Lukaku will score you at least 6 points, maybe? Probably worth it given Lukaku's upcoming fixtures vs. Chelsea's - regardless is Costa is back.

      2. MTPockets
          9 years, 20 days ago

          Probably needs at least a goal to break even.

      3. karvs155
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Ibra will play?

        1. ZakAFC_
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          Yes

      4. ZakAFC_
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Play Brunt or Origi?

        1. Aubaaaaa
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          Brunt

        2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          brunt nailed to start, origi likely to be benched

      5. Costa's Counsellor
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Who do you reckon will end up being the highest scoring player in the game this season?

        1. Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          Alex

          1. Costa's Counsellor
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            He retired from Milan last year mate.

            1. Team Cruel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 20 days ago

              Alexis

              But just because Brunt missed half the season

        2. Qubit
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          Sanchez.

      6. keano
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Costa to
        a)Giroud
        b)Aguero

        1. Lecky Legs FC
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          B

        2. MTPockets
            9 years, 20 days ago

            b

          • ZeBestee
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            kun

          • XabiAlonso
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            B like me

        3. Lizard Lips
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          What's on your wishlist?

          (1) George Friend to finally get a start
          (2) Giroud, my bogey player, to bring in any sort of return

          1. Aubaaaaa
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            1. Because I've got him in my team too.

          2. Individual
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            2) as well. I'm a Gooner but hate having le donkey in my team, makes watching us move from figuratively to literally unwatchable. He's on a hot streak now, but he and Theo both have the same capability of missing absolute p*** easy sitters. Hoping too I finally get some points from him - more than 6 would be great seen as I got him in for Costa for the -4 last night!!

        4. white lightning
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          (a) Costa to Defoe for -4 or
          (b) play Phillips

          Thanks.

          1. MTPockets
              9 years, 20 days ago

              b. Holding Costa personally (for today at least).

            • seanysheep
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 20 days ago

              I buckled under the stress and went for A late last night

          2. GE
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            Transfer in Coutinho this GW on a WC, or wait?

            1. Team Cruel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 20 days ago

              He blanks tomorrow so wait

            2. Numb
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 20 days ago

              I'd wait

            3. Chris_White
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 20 days ago

              Get him next week if he looks good

            4. GE
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 20 days ago

              Thanks 🙂

          3. S.Kuqi
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            Last tweak of wildcard.

            A) Walker & Rose and next gw Mustafi in for one of them

            B) Mustafi & Rose and save FT next gw

            1. Team Cruel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 20 days ago

              Always try saving FTs on WC

          4. Costa's Counsellor
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            Where's my grav gone?!

            1. Team Cruel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 20 days ago

              To China

          5. Sonic Huth
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            Costa - Kane as soon as the GW starts to avoid price drop
            Yay or nay?

            1. XabiAlonso
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 20 days ago

              Let the gw finish at least

          6. Lizard Lips
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            Think I've owned Giroud for 20 games over the last few seasons and maybe sneaked 1 or 2 goals from him. Having just bought him in I urge owners to consider he is now heavily voodooed, I apologise in advance.

            1. Team Cruel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 20 days ago

              I'm owning him for the first time ever. Lucky omen. Hat-trick on the way

          7. manu4life99
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            A) Kosc & Smith
            B) Jones & Mustafi/Gabriel
            C) Other £11m combo

          8. Sid07
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            Have 1 ft
            Jacku and hennessey are my keepers
            Save and hope one of them starts on ditch Hennessey
            If ditch Hennessy to ??

          9. soup natsi
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            Already brought Giroud in for Origi last weekend, so having hard time choosing a replacement for Costa. For a hit too. Would you keep, or go A. Lukaku B. Defoe. Not happy with the fixtures of both tbh.

            1. XabiAlonso
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 20 days ago

              Lukaku out of those

            2. MTPockets
                9 years, 20 days ago

                Both have ok fixtures for a while - Lukaku's better.

                Defoe: STO, wba, TOT, cry, SOU, eve, MCI, mid, BUR, wat
                Lukaku: MCI, cry, sto, BOU, mid, SUN, tot, WBA, HUL, liv

            3. FPL Virgin
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 20 days ago

              Crikey, is that the time?! I need to stop goofing around on FFS and make some transfers!!!

              Need to get that Brazilian Spanish fella out of my team.

              1. Ziro
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 20 days ago

                Hold him, take 2 FTs into the next week.

                1. FPL Virgin
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 20 days ago

                  Sabotage!!!!

              2. XabiAlonso
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 20 days ago

                Do it
                Feels good

            4. denial
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 20 days ago

              You have to love a massively hung-over last-minute wildcard.

              1. denial
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 20 days ago

                Can I get opions on this please!! I'm royally screwed:

                Heaton Grant

                Rose Baines Jones Chambers Brunt

                Sanchez Eriksen Alli Phillips Stanis

                Lukaku Giroud Ibrah

                1. XabiAlonso
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 20 days ago

                  Pretty template apart from no haz. I think it's good tho

                2. 42towels
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 20 days ago

                  Looks good! (but then I have 11 of those players)

                  Money spread all over, so benching issues will have to be dealt with, but good for flexibility moving forward into BGWs and DGWs.

            5. RajGas
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 20 days ago

              Thinking of another chelsea midfielder but not Hazard, ideas?

              1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 20 days ago

                pedro/william

            6. The Bandit
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 20 days ago

              Costa owners and Chelsea fans have no idea how hilarious this is to the rest of us 😛

              1. denial
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 20 days ago

                Absolutely.

                Great fun

              2. Numb
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 20 days ago

                Couldn't have happened to a nicer club! And the Payet thing for West Ham as well! Karma?

              3. Ziro
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 20 days ago

                Enjoy the +1s 😉

                1. The Bandit
                  • 15 Years
                  9 years, 20 days ago

                  Would have done better at the top of the next page 😉

              4. Colonel Shoe 肝池
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 20 days ago

                certainly livened things up on ere

            7. Romford Pele - Don't w…
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 20 days ago

              Does anyone have the links of the teams for the guys on the scoutcast? Thanks!