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31 January 2017 4678 comments
Mark Mark
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Tuesday treats us to no less than seven Premier League fixtures as Gameweek 23 gets up and running.

Arsenal’s home encounter with Watford has earned Alexis Sanchez the top spot in our Captain Poll yet again, with the Chilean bagging a goal or assist in nine of the last ten Gameweeks.

Spurs make their way to Wearside with Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen all in fine form.

We’ve handed the latter two places in this week’s Scout Picks with the Black Cats hampered by injuries and suspension as they attempt to clamber out of the basement.

Kane, meanwhile, bagged third in our Captain Poll on the back of six goals and two assists in five.

We’re keeping a keen eye on mid-price midfielders Junior Stanislas and Matt Phillips ahead of clashes against Palace and Middlesbrough.

Both are in form and, crucially, have fixtures in Gameweek 26 and 28 – at present, Bournemouth and West Brom are two of only six sides guaranteed to feature on both occasions.

The same applies to Swansea pair Gylfi Sigurdsson and Fernando Llorente as Southampton roll up to the Liberty Stadium. Both were amongst the goals in the Gameweek 22 win at Anfield – their second victory in three since the departure of Bob Bradley.

Burnley’s Andre Gray is also a man in form – indeed, with five goals in as many matches prior to Leicester’s visit to Turf Moor, he earned a rare place in the Scout Picks.

All six of those matches get underway at 7.45pm, leaving Liverpool and Chelsea to play out the Tuesday fixtures in the 8pm kick-off.

Roberto Firmino bagged a brace in his previous Anfield appearance and could be key as the Reds attempt to avoid a fourth straight home loss in all competitions.

With a goal or assist in 16 of his 20 top-flight outings this term, Diego Costa was the most transferred in forward for the Gameweek at a time where the Eden Hazard exodus continues at pace, with over 122,000 FPL managers parting company with the Belgian ahead of tonight’s deadline.

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

  1. Crow
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 days ago

    My team looks like a disaster after this gw

  2. Athletic Dildao
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 days ago

    One of them game weeks. Bringing in Rose for this game week is a personal highlight.

  3. 4. Arsenal FC
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 days ago

    pedro close

  4. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 days ago

    pedro close

  5. Viper
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 6 days ago

    21 from 7.

    Anyone better? 😎

    1. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      30 from 8

    2. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      22 from 9 🙁

    3. MartialMatas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      27 from 7 including cap

    4. CloudSky
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      That looks like its going to be the average so close to half being better and the other half being worse.

    5. JJeyy
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      21 from 7 also

    6. Lumberjack
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      36 from 10

    7. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      20 from 7
      but Ibra (C), Kun, Lukaku and Jones to go; so gw could be saved

      1. Viper
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 6 days ago

        I'd love to have that left!

    8. The Wise Owl
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      27 from 7 -4

    9. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      25 from 8 .
      Giroud Rose doing the biz for me.

    10. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      30 from 9 inc captain 😎

    11. PÍE
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      Also on 21 from 7

    12. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      37 from 9, reckon it could be 40 after baps. Aww yeah 😎

      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 6 days ago

        Triple captain used then? 🙂

    13. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      32 from 5

    14. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      24(-4) for 7 including captain...though I do have Heaton baps to add

      Ibra, Lukaku, Jones and Baines to play

  6. Sif
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 days ago

    Heaton gave us no clues he'd be this good.
    Except the entire 2014/15 season.

  7. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 days ago

    Best 4.8 defender? Funes Mori?

  8. For Fuchs Sake
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 6 days ago

    Giroud to Gray and Holebas to Coleman -4?

    Pickford Grant
    Jones Pieters Holebas Amat McAuley
    Alli Sanchez Eriksen Phillips Capoue
    Ibra Giroud Lukaku

  9. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 6 days ago

    Kante is too good for that Chelsea team

    1. MarvelouSuccess
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      Leicester*. Kante carried Leicester. Now look how bad Leicester are.

    2. Harper_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      Should never have left Leicester

  10. Garlana
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 days ago

    17 with two to play, Ibra (C) and Jones...This could end badly, spurs a total let down.

  11. Scratch
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 6 days ago

    Lovren roaring in the linesman's face... whatever became of that new rule of booking players for mouthing off?

  12. MarvelouSuccess
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 days ago

    31 with ibra to go.

  13. JogaSemmedo
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 days ago

    The weeks of despair in this game are worth those with good decisions resulting in good scores.

    31 all out with Jones, Coleman, Kun, Carroll & Ibra left.

    1. Bored Ape Jota Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      If you have players left you are not all out...

      1. JogaSemmedo
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 days ago

        I know wrong wording realised after. Got a lot left and a 100+ money league leader to chase but am well on the way!

  14. tm245
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 days ago

    Hennessey my highest scorer and even then I still lose ground to Heaton owners. What a bust, this gameweek.

  15. 4. Arsenal FC
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 days ago

    CCourtouis save from Firmino

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

    Firmino misses another sitter.

  17. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 days ago

    Poor from Firmino

  18. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 6 days ago

    Firmino is sheeeeeeeeeeeeettttt

  19. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 days ago

    bobby f should score

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

    Firminio sucks

  21. leocarter27
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 days ago

    Help here lads. Do I ditch coutinho for Siggy?

    Coutinho since I've had him has scored
    1, 1, 2

  22. TooDifficuIt
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 days ago

    what happened to fpldiscovery ?

    1. Cojiro
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      Dead like the rest of this game week

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      Midweek game.

    3. Konig Luther
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      "gameweek stats DELAYED - 2 hours after FPL update"

    4. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      You miss it when it not working.

  23. F4L
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 days ago

    Firmino acc looks dangerous. Cout -> Firm?

    1. MarvelouSuccess
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      Firm cannot finish

    2. Ravager
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      Can't finish for jack though.

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

    Firmino still drunk

  25. Melvin Udall
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 days ago

    My team is an asshole casserole tonight. Lowest score in a long while.

    Away to bed.

  26. Rolls-Royce
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 days ago

    Firmino LOL

  27. Alnair
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 days ago

    Firmino surely has to score that?

  28. Mr Arsenal
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 days ago

    Firmino should go for some teeth whitening session I reckon.

  29. F4L
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 days ago

    Ibra and Lukaku to ruin/save peoples GWs then

  30. lordkippe
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 days ago

    28 points with jones, baines, antonio and ibra left. Decent given the low scores people assumingly got ?

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      that's good