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31 January 2017 4678 comments
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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. trinzoo
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Cech/Giroud > Randolph/Lukaku for free ?

    Have exact money to do it...

    1. KingOllie
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      yep

    2. *sigh*
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Yes good moves.Think West Ham defence can only improve with the Fonte signing

      1. trinzoo
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        And both playing 26&28 - thanks for approvals 😉

  2. Pacer.
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Anyone have any thoughts on Snoddy v Antonio in coming weeks. Will likely end up with both but which in the meantime?

    Go with Antonio and see how the lesser known quantity works out?

    1. *sigh*
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Antonio for me

  3. KingOllie
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Giroud -> Bentekers?

    I want the french donkey out asap... even for a belgian one

    1. Dirty Harry
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      How did he play today (tekkers)?

      1. KingOllie
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        was putting himself about, wont get loads of chances but palace are whipping in lots of balls for him

      2. KingOllie
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Plus my gut feeling is that Palace will kick on a little bit from this win, with their kind run of fixtures

  4. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Worth getting Mane?

    1. Alnair
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Don't go anywhere near Liv right now imo.

    2. Crow
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Looking at him, liverpool trio up front is back

    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      If you need a punt to gain some ground he's worth a strong look at ye. He's the difference at Liverpool.

    4. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      I'm getting him soon.

  5. JÆKS ⭐
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Hazard to Siggy or Antonio it will be then for me!

  6. Crow
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    A) Giroud to Benteke
    B) Play alonso and save
    C) take a hit to bring in Costa/Kane

    Ideas? Have Lukaku, Ibra, Eriksen, Alli, Alexis and Phillips, Can on bench.

    1. nikzgfx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Got similar just rage transferred Gru to Tekkers

  7. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Chelsea would have won if he hadn't hooked Eden 🙂

    1. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Might have won had they not played him in the first place. I hear he was poo poo.

    2. Alnair
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Not this logic again. If Hazard was still on the pitch you don't know whether or not Chelsea would've gotten a pen, for all we know Liverpool could've gone on to win the game instead.

    3. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      That was an easy supper's catch! 🙂 only playing guys! Tensions high tonight I guess

    4. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      He who buys free kicks and not much else

  8. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Ive got 2 free transfers so would I be best to use of them to buy a player that definitely has a fixture in GW 28?

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Not necessarily.

    2. Crow
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Depends how many players you got that don't blank now

  9. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    ROSE UPDATE??

    1. Concrete
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      BBC said knee injury

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      No BAPS

  10. Concrete
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Rose owners, what are you doing

    He won't be fit this weekend will he and will more than likely blank in 28

    I might get rid

    1. KingOllie
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Might get rid for PVA

    2. ***00tennis***
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Walker/Brunt/PVA

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

      Yeah will have to go. Sick of walker getting all the points.

  11. Sz21
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Need to get rid of Lallana + GIROUD.

    Lukaku is easy but that means a mid for about 6m.
    Snodgrass or Mirallas maybe?
    May need to just suck up Lallana's 0.1m drop tonight.

    1. *sigh*
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Mirallas playing further forward than Lukaku last match

  12. Dirty Harry
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    What to do with donkey Giroud?

    Already have Lukaku and Ibra.

    1. Costa (no other Chelsea)
    2. Kane (got Alli and Eriksen)
    3. Downgrade to someone else?

    1. Crow
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Exact same problem

      1. Dirty Harry
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Not sure if I should downgrade for a GW26/GW28 player or just run with Costa...

  13. adidasOriginals
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Is Holgate nailed on for Everton?

    1. Slartibartfast
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Would love to know this too.

      Need to shift one of Ake or Amat (assuming Ake doesn't move) and have 0.0ITB...

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Yeppers

  14. FPL Footy Show Pod
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Giroud to who???

    1. For Fuchs Sake
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Lukaku or Costa

    2. Big_Bear
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Lukaku. Check the fiTunes and Everton look good.

      I'm not a Lukaku fan but I think it's time to have him in for 5 GW's.

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Or tekkers or kane

  15. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    The Costa pen miss likely helped a lot. As it is, I'm on 35 with Ibra remaining and before BAPs (2 for Heaton). Ranked around 103K before GW start. Color of arrow?

    1. KingOllie
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      green for sure

    2. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Green tonight, might be red tomorrow 🙂

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Well, that will be deceptive, since six of the 35 are PVA on the bench tonight 🙂

    3. Sz21
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Solid green.

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Cheers. Looking at my ML, everyone else is in the teens to low thirties.

  16. For Fuchs Sake
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 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

  17. NATSTER
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Why did Costa take penalty ?

    One rare chance or a change in PK order ?

    1. Ravager
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Hazard wasn't on the pitch

    2. the Penman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      HAzard was dubbed.

    3. Jimmy Boy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Hazard had been taken off

    4. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Was subbed like a minute before....robbed of an extra 8 points there!

    5. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Thanks guys.

  18. AA33
      9 years, 5 days ago

      If Hazard wasn't subbed off, he would have got 13 points! (assuming that he would have scored it, of course)

      1. Crow
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Glad he didn't, sold him last gw

      2. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Yup, mega annoyed. Don't understand why Conte keeps taking him off early.

    • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      I suppose in fairness to liverpool, their bad 8 or 9 games coincided with missing coutinho & mane... Now that those two are back they might start scoring again

      1. Netley Lucas
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Good result.

    • Flynny
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Is stanislas worth keeping...potentially on the bench....until gw26 and gw28 when Bournemouth play....thanks

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Benching him this coming GW and will then reassess. Will probably just hold due to the fact his team play when others blank.

      2. Champione
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Same dilemma for me. I think I will get rid if I don't have the funds to bench him. Don't want to play him until GW28

    • Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Kante is probably the best and most influential player in the PL

      It's almost like you are playing with 2 extra men

      I don't think Chelsea would be up there without him as their defence is very overrated

      1. Crow
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        They seem solid, but I agree to a certain point
        Looks like he'll win prem two years in a row, coincidence? 🙂

        1. Syd.
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 5 days ago

          Firmino missed 2 sitters

      2. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Rarely mentioned but always in the right place. Special player!

      3. FPLtfs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Worth more than Pogba. And i'm a United fan.

      4. KingNidge
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        I would be inclined to agree you only have to look at Leicester this season to see what he brings to the pitch.. Matic beside him is just as solid as it comes

    • ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Current team:
      Heston (Robinson)
      Alonso Baines Brunt (Williams, Chambers)
      Sanchez Alli Lallana Phillips (De Roon)
      Ibrahimovic Kane Lukaku
      0.2 in the bank

      Thinking of Lallana+Lukaku+Williams+Chambers>Mane+Jesus+Holgate+Yoshida . Chasing in my leagues. Worth the punt?

      1. FPLtfs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Don't understand why people are selling Lukaku. -1.30 pr/hr. Any particular reason. I brought him in before this gw because he has no blanks.

      2. *sigh*
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Mental

    • Pacer.
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Is Brunt likely to hit 5.2 by the time we get an FT on Saturday?

      1. Concrete
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        No but will rise tonight

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

      Lovely double Spurs cs 😎

      Pity you only get 2pts for 2 mids

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

        I had a spurs defender and only got 1 point.

        1. Uncle Gamst
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 5 days ago

          I had Rose too.

          Transferred Sergio to Kane too...had awful feeling that Sergio might come back to punish me... just hope Pep plays him in midfield again or benches him as he might 'not be fully match fit'

      2. Uncle Gamst
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        3?

    • joersherman
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Out: Rose Giroud & Stanislas
      In: Coleman Lukaku & Siggy

      Already got Baines. Good for -4?

      1. For Fuchs Sake
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Looks good!

      2. ILOVEBAPS
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Yep

      3. Carlton P
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        All good

    • For Fuchs Sake
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Shall I get Tekkers back in, I was so torn getting him out because his fixtures look good

      1. KingOllie
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Just done Giroud -> Tekkers. Will keep him for his run of fixtures.

        Palace hopefully kick on from this result

    • joescores
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      livescore.com showing 6 Leicester shots. FPL only 5, which is correct?

      1. Carlton P
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        They had seven, I watched the game and kept a tally...if that helps

    • JIM BOB
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      No scout cast tonight?

      1. ***00tennis***
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        no

      2. FPLtfs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Mark said that they will try tomorrow.

        1. JIM BOB
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 5 days ago

          🙁

          Thanks for letting me know, couldn't see a hot topic.

          1. FPLtfs
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 5 days ago

            No problem. Don't know if there is one. Just read a comment he wrote earlier today 🙂

    • ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Keen Lallana for Hull away? 8.2 to spend.

    • ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Marco Gabbiadini signs for Southampton - let's hope he can recapture his from of the late 80s.

      1. The 12th Man
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Sunderland should of resigned him instead of turning into a team of Everton has beens.