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14 January 2017 1780 comments
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We return from an FA Cup hiatus with an opening fixture that could easily make or break Gameweek 21 for many Fantasy managers.

An in-form Spurs, off the back of five straight victories, will host an equally buoyant West Brom with a cast of major assets on show.

Dele Alli is unquestionably the headline act.

Subject to more than 560,000 transfers in ahead of today’s deadline, there is huge expectation on his shoulders as he bids to maintain form that has seen him fire seven goals in his last four Gameweeks.

Christian Eriksen and Harry Kane look capable of overshadowing even Alli from their supporting roles.

But Kane has been a source of major frustration of late, blanking in his last three White Hart Lane encounters, including plum fixtures with both Burnley and Hull City.

In contrast, Eriksen has been a consistent force by his previous standards. Five double-figure returns from his last eight Gameweeks suggests that he will again be major figure in today’s Baggies clash.

West Brom have their own major Fantasy asset.

Matt Phillips has emerged as a key value target for our five-man midfields, notching seven assists and four goals in his last ten outings; he has been subject to more than 450,000 transfers in since Gameweek 19.

It remains to be seen if he can continue such form against a Spurs backline that has shipped just five goals in 10 home matches.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    Come on Kane!

    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      (C) 😎

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Filthy bar steward. Top post as well.

    3. Evasivo
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      *Pick up a knock in warm ups

    4. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Come on Kane...drop really deep and support Alli and Eriksen's unstoppable point scoring streak!

  2. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    I was going to captain Eriksen

    Went with Sanchez

  3. ILOVEBAPS
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    Cmon Eriksen!!!

  4. Numb
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    Guess the time of Alli's FIRST goal

    1. Eden Azzzar
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      7 mins after Erksen bags his hattie

      1. Kroosin'
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        😀

    2. Kroosin'
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Ten minutes after Eriksen hattrick.

      1. Eden Azzzar
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        Wow

    3. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      GW27.

      1. Numb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        🙁

  5. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    Bloomin heck, 5 minutes to go and the game still hasn't updated!

    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Has for me

    2. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      You're probably refreshing the updating page...

      1. Numb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        He's not that stupid!

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 18 days ago

          ...

        2. Clump
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 18 days ago

          I am 🙂

          1. Numb
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 18 days ago

            😉

        3. Lawrø
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 18 days ago

          *tumbleweed*

        4. FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 18 days ago

          I am 🙁

          D'oh!

          1. Numb
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 18 days ago

            We've all done it

      2. Clump
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        ^ I was doing this 🙁
        #numpty

    3. GreatCarragherReef
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      updated 40 mins ago for me

    4. Clump
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      I had to shut it down, reload and re log in. Fine now.

    5. Kroosin'
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Stop refreshing the update page.

    6. JAC THE CAT
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Close the page down and open a new page

  6. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    My teams looking a bit ropey this week. Seem to have lost my way a bit with the fixtures.

    Fingers crossed.

    1. XabiAlonso
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Couple of minus 4s can sort most problems

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      I don't think too many people are happy with their team this week

      1. Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        For the first time this season I'm looking at my brother's team and not feeling confident.

        Costa didn't help. No Chelsea attacker now or Spurs defender.

        Costa > Giroud instead of Clyne > Rose has killed it.

    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Just don't fire the wildcard cannon too early.

      Take a hit per week for 2-3 weeks, check the season ticker, get back on track.

  7. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    A) Ake to VvD
    or
    B) Holgate to Baines?

    Ta 🙂

    1. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      B unless you need that Chelsea spot, or Holgate is your fifth fodder. Your 'Amat' if you will.

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        Holgate is fifth def

    2. The Mighty Hippo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      B. I'm looking to do the same move myself.

    3. tm245
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Ake to Baines, keep the cash and count the points with those fixtures for Everton.

      1. Venom Snake
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        This

      2. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        Soton fixtures are great too. Possibly better

    4. Clump
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Check out Bertrand points per match if you like saints defence.
      Quite surprising compared to vvd.
      He's missed quite a bit of the season so is off radar.

    5. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Cheers all

  8. tm245
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    Do you own Eriksen, Alli, neither, or both?

    Alli here

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Eriksen.

    2. Kroosin'
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Eriksen

    3. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Lionel Eriksen

    4. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Both

    5. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Both

    6. Eden Azzzar
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Dat boy Eric

    7. GreatCarragherReef
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Erik

    8. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Alliiii

    9. tm245
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Thought it would be a bit more evenly split.

    10. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Both...and Rose

  9. GreatCarragherReef
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    Alli to score, spurs to win 2-0 14/1
    You are welcome

    1. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Pretty crap odds

      1. GreatCarragherReef
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        Don't think so at all

        1. Venom Snake
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 18 days ago

          Choosing 1 out of 20 players to score as well as picking the correct score.

  10. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    Alli & Rose let's go!!

    1. Danstoke82
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      This!

  11. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 18 days ago

    Andy has Pickford in goal. Least coolest thing in the world. Getting very old now.

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      How old is he?

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        Innit.

  12. Jay_
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Brunt and Phillips benched for me. Only Alli from Spurs with Foster in goal. Strange feeling.

    • TokyoRisingSun
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Have a feeling Spurs double, possibly even triple up is the way to go after the City match. Rose/Walker, Eriksen, Alli. Fixtures are too good to ignore

      1. Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        Yep. I'll feel happier when I've bulked up on those again.

      2. twoplustwo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        Yeah I think with that run until the end of the season they can challenge for the title

      3. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        I'm already there...feels good.

        Might feel less good by 14:30 though...

      4. Over Midwicket
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        Yeah, I'm getting Erik, Alli and Rose. Possibly Walker instead of a mid too.

    • Licious Lizard
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      What does it mean that Nyom isn't in the squad?

      1. Eden Azzzar
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        He's at home

    • Arteta
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Come on Kane, Alli and Phillips!

    • Bubz
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Christ I have 4 players in this game

      1. Over Midwicket
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        Nice grav.

      2. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        Me too, pity one of them is a WBA def 😀

      3. Ravager
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        Same. Foster-Walker-Erik-Phillps

      4. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        Same here.

        Rose, Alli, Eriksen, Phillips

    • tm245
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Just realized all three of my forwards play tomorrow.

    • Danstoke82
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Come on Alli and Rose!

      Really need Kane to be quiet as I chose Kun as Costa's replacement and the rest of my ML chose Kane :-/

    • Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Same... Eriksen, Alli, Brunt and Phillips with a chance of McAuley off the bench!

      1. Lawrø
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        Well I was due a reply fail 🙄

    • Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Is it possible for Eriksen to score a brace plus assist and have Foster make 15 saves?

      1. XabiAlonso
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        Il take that

      2. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        Yeah.

      3. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        Lottery odds, but possible yes

    • rdamjan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Kane soooo close

    • Danstoke82
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Kane just wasted a Rose assist

      1. si
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        You clearly don't play football.

        1. Danstoke82
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 18 days ago

          Sorry what?!

          1. si
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 18 days ago

            He did well to read the cross and get a touch on it at that pace in a packed area, let alone almost redirect it towards the far corner. Top, top player

            1. Danstoke82
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 18 days ago

              As a striker he needed the instinct to get the right touch though especially considering how close he was.

              Still don't get how that means I clearly don't play footy though. Far from it.

      2. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        This sentence breaks my heart

        1. Danstoke82
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 18 days ago

          The Rose part definitely.

          The Kane part not so much

    • Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Lucky Kane is crap or else it was early devastation for me

      1. si
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        😉

    • Boydinho
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Foster and Phillips cmon!

    • Bubz
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Kane rakcing up the shot off targets

    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Rose the creator of all

    • diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Kane over the bar = bad for BAPS

    • Ryan Naysmith
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Rose is one of the best defenders you can have. Crossing more than alonso.

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        Injury prone historically though

      2. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 18 days ago

        Sadly, don't think it'll take long to acquire those 2 YC

        Just clobbered Dawson

    • Kryten
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Spurs starting strong

    • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 18 days ago

      Kane is getting chances today... Or at least 2 in the first 7 mins... Could be a bad day for non-owners 🙁