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14 January 2017 2031 comments
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With the Spurs assets delivering in the early kick-off, we move our attention to six more encounters to seek out further returns.

Arsenal’s trip to Swansea City undoubtedly provides the key interest, with more than 700,000 (16.5%) FPL managers turning to Alexis Sanchez as their Gameweek 21 captain.

With Olivier Giroud earning more than 350,000 transfers ahead of today’s deadline, it’s fair to say that Fantasy managers will be willing Arsenal to follow Spurs’ lead and produce goals and points aplenty.

Paul Clement’s first home game in charge provides an unwanted x-factor, however. It remains to be seen if he can lift a Swans side that has shipped 23 goals at the Liberty Stadium, the worst home record in the Premier League.

Elsewhere, Sunderland’s Jermain Defoe is heavily backed ahead of a home encounter with Stoke City. Brought in by 266,000 FPL managers ahead of Gameweek 21, more than any other FPL forward, Defoe has returned a goal or an assist in five of his last six Stadium of Light encounters.

Meanwhile, at the KCOM Stadium, a host of mid-price and budget assets go head to head with our focus on the likes of Robert Snodgrass, Junior Stanislas and Charlie Daniels.

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

  1. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Trying to follow the games on here is a mare with all the crap that's posted. Can't wait until tomorrow when i can watch both games live

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      I'd pay money to have a Prem goals show like UCL.

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        By pay I mean dodgy stream.

    2. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Heck of a delay you have there mate.

    3. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Don't follow on here then. You're such a miserable so-and-so, aren't you

      1. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        There's no excuse for non funny , misleading and idiotic comments though. He has a very good point.

      2. Pep bites Kun
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        Epic Fail getting a bit of a bashing 🙂 I see you're on +7 for that comment - pity it's not FF points 🙂

    4. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Gru subbed Siggy pk gru on yc Ki

    5. FPL Emu
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      50% of all the posts are Bemba posts stating something either obvious or completely wrong, though

    6. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      What's wrong is that others get banned for the same thing and some of these cretins dont.

    7. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      why dont you go somewhere else that less crap then??

    8. Funkdoc
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      So many trying to 'be first' end up posting false information

      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        Noticed that myself ... Trying to force the market. Very wrong!

    9. My Name Is Prince
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      This, the site is horrendous during games...

  2. Shultan
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Is giroud on or off?

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      on but squirming

      1. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        Another affair?

    2. Lizard Lips
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      On but looks likely to come off at half time, hope I am wrong.

    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      On at the moment.

    4. twoplustwo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Think so based on livescore - no subs yet

    5. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      He is on and HT

      Hopefully he will be back on but seems injured

    6. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      still on

    7. Smarty Pants
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      somehow still on

    8. Conte Cristo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      He'll subbed at 2nd half literally

  3. NATSTER
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Giroud finished first half. It looks like he's okay now.

    1. Grand Thibauto
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Looks like he will be subbed really

      1. NATSTER
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        Probably.

    2. Debauchy
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Intimated he needed strapping. Could survive

  4. sillyhilly69
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Will you just get off the pitch you donkey.

  5. dcarlito
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Take Le Donk off Arsene, his leg is hanging off.

    Come on Sanchez.

  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    ozil assist given

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Should be no assist I reckon

  7. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Probably been discussed a million times but can anyone tell me what's going on with Costa?

    Should I just assume he is not going to play against Hull and transfer him out?

    What are all the cool kids doing?

    Merci Beaucoup.

    1. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      The cool kids did Costa > GRU this gameweek. The smart ones went Kane

    2. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Costa hasn't travelled to Leicester. Had a blazing row with Conte telling him to "go to China" midweek. Costa's agent in China apparently, plus Costa apparently saying he has a low-back injury but club physios saying he's fine.

  8. Numb
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Can people wait a few seconds before posting wrong information?

    Giroud coming off - no
    Swansea pen - no

    1. twoplustwo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Agree, rubbish

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      People love to be the first to post information for some reason. No matter how wrong it is.

      1. Numb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        I know. Speed rather than accuracy.

      2. The Enlightener
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        The moon just exploded!

        1. The Enlightener
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 21 days ago

          Oh wait. Nevermind. False alarm.

        2. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 21 days ago

          Bookmark this just incase. Just imaging how much props you might get in the future 😎

          1. The Enlightener
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 21 days ago

            Lol. Right!

      3. Debauchy
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        All about first it seems, and hope like hell

    3. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Agree. It's an unintentional form of trolling. Especially for us who can't watch the games

    4. Smarty Pants
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      well, Giroud did ask for a sub several times and Ox was standing there ready to come in
      and the referee call did look initially like a penalty call, even Kos got angry first 😀

      1. Numb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        I know but count to 10 and then....post

        1. BabyB
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 21 days ago

          You think they can count that high?

        2. Smarty Pants
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 21 days ago

          But people get excited 🙂 I think the main problem is that people are watching lagging streams and are too vague about what exactly is going on, this creates chaos 😀

    5. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Why is there no form of censure for this ?

      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        Tough to implement up to the second censuring with traffic like this - without a delay that is.

  9. Point-one short
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    As a Gru owner and Sanchez captainer, I guess Giroud off at HT would be good.

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      this

  10. Lawrø
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Well that was dreadful.

    I want 2016 back already

  11. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Sanchez captain fail.

    Carroll can sod off out my team too.

    1. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Half time you tit

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        Trying reverse psychology.

        1. Annie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 21 days ago

          Won't work with Carroll

  12. The Head-Ake
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Jaku - Henessey
    Alonso - Ake - Chambers - Muniesa - McAuley
    Sanchez - Hazard - Philips - De Roon - Eriksen
    Costa - Ibra - Barnes

    I wanna really get Giroud in for Sanzhez and Barnes out for Coutinho and Rose for Alonso. Good moves? Ill have 3.3 ITB which I'll use for De roon out next week. Yoir thoughts?

    1. twoplustwo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      De Roon has OK fixtures and is dirt cheap, why move him on as a 5th mid?>

      1. The Head-Ake
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        Ill have money in the bank so why keep it when I can get 4 strong midfielders?

  13. Delhidynamo
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    With Giroud at ST Sanchez is not worth 11.9

    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      I said the same earlier

    2. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Said this 2 weeks ago to much backlash. Sadly kept him. May well shift anyway

      1. The Big Fella
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        Ditto. I was actually called a moron for saying it by one poster

      2. Delhidynamo
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        I've said the same to myself and on here earlier too

        the problem is his streak can come anytime, even in the second half rn

    3. fiveyears
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      I look forward to the mass exodus before the next two games, after which he'll be 'essential' again.

      It's not like he hasn't got points out on the wing before.

      1. The Big Fella
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        Yeah, he did, but fewer points and less money to buy

    4. Boydinho
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Kane was worth his price today though playing in midfield for last two months

    5. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Patience.....

      Ibra out
      Kane out
      Hazard out
      Sanchez out

      People getting burned every week

      1. Numb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        When did the Hazard sellers get burned?

        1. Live Lad
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 21 days ago

          Tonight

        2. diesel001
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 21 days ago

          When he got his 10 pts after the Palace game.

      2. Delhidynamo
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        it's almost impossible to take him out but really because goals will come but not worth 11.9

    6. I Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Good thing I paid 10.9 for him.

  14. Sandy Ravage
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Giroud seems to have shaken off his niggle.

    1. twoplustwo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      🙂

  15. Hy liverpool
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Carroll you piece of sh*t ...

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      This.

    2. twoplustwo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Always

    3. M.A.G
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      My baddest transfer so far , 7 game weeks and counting

      1. twoplustwo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        Jeeesus

      2. dcarlito
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        Baddest? As in bad ass?

  16. DantheManinaPan
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Borini + Lallana --> Kane + De Roon looks pretty solid, right?

    Will be forced to play Phillips and Stanislas for a few weeks until I drop one of Ibra/Kane/Kun but they're both on great form with great fixtures

  17. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    How long will 3-5-2 be in vogue when all these forwards are delivering? 3-4-3 FTW.

    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      More midfielders are delivering

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      I haven't even remotely considered 352. Especially while I've got Defoe.

    3. Lizard Lips
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      its always been 3-4-3 🙂

    4. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      3-5-2 is a conservative formation because not many mids score hattricks. More points per goal and a higher chance of scoring 10-11 for mids but a lower chance of scoring 17 or more.

    5. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      3-4-3 with Crouch seems to be the answer..

      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        Now Crouch, before it was Barnes, before that Diomande. They are priced that cheap for a reason.....

      2. Konig Luther
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        it was just until this week in my opinion.. then he needs to go to bench

  18. ronty
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Just get to 60 minutes Giru

    1. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      dis

  19. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Crouchy has been a decent differential.

  20. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    I'm actually thinking of swapping Sanchez out soon. 11.9 is too much for a possible blank whilst Giroud rips it up

    1. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Half time dude

      1. Danstoke82
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        Indeed it is!

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      ahead of burnley and watford at home?

    3. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Is 11 too much?

    4. Sz21
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Giroud is hobbling on 1 leg..
      I'd prefer to be a Sanchez captainer atm..

      1. Point-one short
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        Hobbling on 3 legs surely
        ?

  21. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Just p*** off Gru

  22. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    I didn't want to spend 4 points to swap Benteke to either Defoe or Crouch.

    And what do you know, Benteke looks garbage and the other two score.

    I can't win in this game.

    FORM OVER FIXTURES

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      This.

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      They both have a better fixture than Benteke though.

      1. Venom Snake
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        Beyond this GW

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 21 days ago

          Aye fair enough. I still wouldn't be too put aback though, I would expect them both to outscore him this GW in isolation.

          But yeah, there's no consolation for him being poor in general.

          1. Venom Snake
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 21 days ago

            I fully expect him to get benched early, then dropped next GW.

  23. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Arnautovic looks like the killer from The Fall

  24. Sz21
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Doubt Giroud will reappear in fairness..
    Has been hobbling for about 30 mins..

    Brought him in and captained him and all.
    Think they are better off with Sanchez up there anyway.

  25. The Big Fella
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    I have Alli. Lallana or Eriksen?

    1. Lizard Lips
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      ?

      1. The Big Fella
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        If you had Alli and Lallana, would you prefer to keep Lallana or bring in Eriksen?

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Coutinho if going Pool and have the money for me. Tough one though.

      1. The Big Fella
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        I'll get him in a few games mate. For the time being, Spurs are in form and have fixtures. Coutinho is coming back from injury and have quite a tough run.

    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Eriksen

    4. My Name Is Prince
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Eriksen mate

    5. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      eriksen

  26. Debauchy
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    With Sanchez Cpt and Giroud , could be ok if Giroud taken off ?

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      This

    2. dcarlito
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Probably best case scenario for ya.

    3. Debauchy
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Will take the 5 plus a bp perhaps.
      Wally and Carrol out for Giroud and Stanislas still looking ok

      1. Debauchy
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        -4

    4. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Nice work holding in to Kane fella.

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        on* to

      2. Debauchy
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        Cheers Epic , have'nt made many good decisions this season, so elated.

  27. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    To be fair - Costa to Giroud worth a hit this week. Still better off than with Costa. Can FT Giroud if he is badly injured but bank the price rises / net gain.

  28. My Name Is Prince
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Ok, I have no Spurs players and that is obviously very dumb, so who to get next? I just opted for Giroud instead of Kane.... Kane looking good now? Maybe get Eriksen instead? Or Alli? Or Rose? God this is confusing.... again... 😀

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Think yourself lucky.

      I have no spurs and Andy Carrol

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      I always have the mids/forwards as priority.

    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Alli most transferred in this week - delivered an assist. Need some patience in this game. I know most of the people here hate Ville Ronka, but look how much patience he shows and it pays off over time (i.e 4/5 GWs).

    4. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Kane looking good? He just got a hattrick.

      1. Numb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        And could have scored more

      2. My Name Is Prince
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        Well he's not looking bad, is he? 😀 Yeah, he's looking DELICIOUS at the moment... But I just bought Giroud.... You suggest Kane in then... Cheers!

  29. AA33
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Crouch and Stanislas owner 😎

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        Both on the pitch?

        1. AA33
            9 years, 21 days ago

            Yes I played both!

        2. JIM BOB
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 21 days ago

          Chufties

        3. Venom Snake
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 21 days ago

          Pieters, Smith and Benteke owner 😎

        4. BabyB
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 21 days ago

          Arnie and stanislas 😎

        5. tm245
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 21 days ago

          Which one did you play?

          1. AA33
              9 years, 21 days ago

              Both

          2. Debauchy
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 21 days ago

            Nice

        6. twoplustwo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 21 days ago

          Brunt to a Spuds defender?