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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. umerlfc
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Ake -> Holgate?

    1. Reggie Nainggolan
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Yes

    2. Skyarm
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      for free yes

  2. PvA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    The most baffling moves I am seeing:

    Lallana out
    Ibra out

    1. Polo
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Ibra has two probable blanks coming up, not that surprising that people are starting to get rid. Lallana has done nothing for weeks now too

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Lallana has outscored Sanchez in last 9 gws and probably Liverpool's best player!

  3. Reggie Nainggolan
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Who would you buy between

    Walker
    Baines
    Coleman

    1. Skyarm
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Baines

    2. Cars and Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      One of Baines or Coleman for me. Toss a coin.

      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        lot of metal being thrown about due to these toffee fullbacks

    3. Demí
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      One of the everton guys. maybe decide who looks better in tomorrow's game

    4. PvA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Baineeeeeeeeeeeeees

    5. Reggie Nainggolan
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Alright baines or Coleman?

  4. GoonerByron
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Ibra (c) could be great tomorrow now.. Fingers crossed..

    1. Demí
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Amen

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

      As a United-fan I hope so, as a Ibra (vc) I hope some others scores 😉

    3. A.T
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      I've got a funny feeling about that game. 1-1 🙁

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

    2FT, 1.8 itb

    Wait to do?

    Heaton
    Rose/Baines/Brunt
    Sanch/Haz/Alli/Phillips/Stanislas
    Ibra/Kane

    Bench: Robinson, Amat, Chambers, Diomande

    1. Cars and Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Fix your bench.

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

        Chambers -> Funes Mori a good idea? Or something else?

        1. Cars and Mané
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          Yeah, I'd say that's a good move.

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

            Or Amat -> Funes Mori?

            1. Cars and Mané
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 4 days ago

              Both reasonable moves.

              1. GE
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Thanks 😉

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

    Heaton Pickford
    Alonso Bellerin Baines Brunt Friend
    Sanchez Alli Mirallas Phillips DeRoon
    Ibra Kane Crouch

    1FT 4mITB

    A. Walker > Bellerin
    B. PVA > Bellerin
    C. PVA, Mane > Bellerin, DeRoon (-4)
    D. Others

    1. Skyarm
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      C

  7. Chris_White
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Trollkaku, do your thing. A casual brace, please.

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

      Lukaku straight red would really throw the cat amongst the pigeons

  8. Netley Lucas
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Baggies will have 2 Wilson defenders? Kane & Marc... 4.0 v 3.9

  9. Chicken-Mandy
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    2ft's

    Lallana to siggy a no brainer?

    1. TLF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Siggy is looking increasingly like a fixture proof option.

    2. Demí
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Siggy looks good from 27. Keep Lallana this week, then reassess

      1. Chicken-Mandy
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Was going to do it before this gw, pretty frustrating. Think it's time for lallana to go

      2. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        im thinking 25 to go at leics as well

    3. Jebiga
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      No way before hull 😉

  10. TLF
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Taking blank GW's into account, Lukaku or Costa going forward ?

    1. GoonerByron
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Lukaku

      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        all day

  11. hannesdela
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Who should I get as replacement for Giroud?

    Already have Lukaku and Ibra and don't have the money for Costa, Kane or Aguëro.

    Carroll? Benteke? Llorente? Someone else?

    1. GoonerByron
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      I got Benteke..

  12. Jebiga
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    All set to transfer brunt in for phil jones ?

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      All set for Brunty & Holgate in for Daniels & Wasil here...

      1. Jebiga
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Is holgate nailed ?

        1. Netley Lucas
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          In a 3-4-2-1 he is, let's hope eh.

  13. liiusions
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Mannone Jak
    Alonso Baines Brunt Pieters Amat
    Hazard Sanchez Eriksen Alli Phillips
    Ibra Giroud Barnes
    1FT 0.9ITB

    I'm almost certainly doing Giroud->Lukaku, to fund it would you:
    A) Pieters->Holgate
    B) Hazard->Siggy
    C) Hazard->Mane

  14. Sancidino
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    What to do with this mess?

    Cortouis Pickford

    Amat Alonso Daniels Cedric Jones

    Antonio Phillips Alli Eriksen Sanchez

    Giroud Zlatan Anichebe

    1FT 0.1ITB Giroud»Carroll maybe? Thanks!

  15. CABAYE4
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Defoe, Rondon or Benteke?

    Wilson needs to go, what a dud he's been!

    1. Skyarm
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Benteke

  16. PvA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Wait what

    Costa took a pen?

    Did he take them off Haz?

    1. Skyarm
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      He missed so Haz will probably take the next one.

    2. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Haz was subbed a bit earlier, sigh...

    3. dhamphiir
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Hazard was subbed at 71 minute and Costa took penalty at 76 minute

    4. liiusions
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Hazard wasn't on the pitch when it was taken or for most of the match

    5. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Haz was subbed

    6. tm245
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Brutal to find that out. Nine point swing probably, plus a nice edge over Hazard owners. Sigh indeed...

    7. jay01
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      No hazard was subbed off before the pen

  17. Mayo for Sam
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Best move,

    A Defoe > Benteke
    B Friend > PVA
    C Amat > Holgate
    D Save

    1. top556677
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      C

  18. tm245
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    I can't keep up with matches and transfer deadline on the same day. Wish they would have made it yesterday or Thursday.

    Grosicki the only name I recognize, glad we have another midfielder to consider.

    1. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Not much to keep up with. Other than Gabbiadini, Grosicki & Leitner it's been a fairly underwhelming DD as usual.

      1. tm245
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Cheers. I don't know the other two but Grosicki looked good in the Euros.

  19. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Starting to think Heaton is spilling shots to get the double saves in so he can win the keepers fantasy point table

      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        lol

    1. Reggie Nainggolan
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      I think FPL give him anything for a save followed by free bonus point.

      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        he is keeping me afloat but would have liked just one more save

        1. joescores
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          He made 6 saves, not 5!

          1. GENERATION X
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 3 days ago

            five i have showing. 1 save point and 2 baps

          2. Reggie Nainggolan
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 days ago

            See what I mean. At FT he was on 5 smh

            I guess I'm annoyed I didn't buy him after his utd heroics and still haven't got him due to dealing with other problems

  20. Jebiga
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Is brunt fine after game ? No injury ?

    1. Demí
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      He's great

      1. Jebiga
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Thansks, im doing transfer tonight, because if he rose i cant afford

  21. OLLY G
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Giroud to Benteke or save FT?

    1. Kun Tozser
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Think I'm doing the same, good fixtures, he scores against those sort of teams, Zaha back

    2. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Giroud to a tentpole would make sense at this point

      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        or the opposite gru to deeney

    3. Sancidino
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Thinking the same. Wondering Benteke or Carroll.

      1. hannesdela
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Same headache here. Carroll doesn't have the blank in GW 28. Might wait to see what he offers in his match tomorrow.

    4. hannesdela
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Thinking about the same move. Giroud will be benched against Chelsea. I am sure I want to get rid, but there's no real decent option in the middle-price bracket. But Benteke probably edges Carroll and Llorente for now. Will wait and see what Carroll does tomorrow.

  22. Rains of Castamere
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Any news on Daniels?

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Got a knock in training so not risked, should be okay for Saturday.

      1. Rains of Castamere
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Cheers

  23. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Anyone got the average, yet? 🙁

    1. Demí
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Evening, Doos. Nice to see you. Apologies, i can't help with your Q

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Hello, mate. No worries. My score is a bit crap.

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

          Your score is great! 🙂

          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 4 days ago

            I'm just beginning to realise ...

            What a relief. Been crapping myself this evening.

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      22

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Really??? 😯 Are you sure? Of course you are. 😀

      2. tm245
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        From how many played?

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

        haha im on 21 from 7

    3. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Single figure I hope

  24. Ligdon
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Any news on rose ?

  25. EL_FENOMENO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Friend to:
    a) Dawson (great for blank GWs)
    b) Fabio

  26. Zeeco
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Anyone wild carding after this crap week!!

    1. cassanata
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      I'm tempted but it was so useful last year to keep it and use bench boost for the DGWs. Seems like it would be a bit of a waste to use it now.

  27. Roosey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    2FT's, £2.0ITB

    Foster
    Alonso, Williams, Kosc
    Eriksen, Sanchez, Phillips, Lallana
    Lukaku, Ibra, Crouch

    (Jaku, Amat, Friend, Fletcher)

    A. Crouch > Antonio
    B. Kosc > Walker/Coleman/Brunt
    C. Friend/Amat > Coleman/Brunt (would have to drop Fletcher or Phillips)

    Do any of these options even sound remotely worthwhile or any other suggestions? I haven't got a clue in terms of preparing for blanks...

  28. cassanata
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    I haven't been keeping up with whats happening on here for a while. Are the GW26 blanks for Arsenal, City, Utd and Southampton confirmed?

    Any good article on blanks, DGWs? Thanks

    1. Cars and Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Yes,

      Was one on here last night I think.

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Thank you. 🙂

      2. cassanata
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 days ago

        Perfect, thanks.

  29. Astronautovic
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Was tottenham so bad today or sunderland's defence so good?

    1. Spike ⚽️
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      We were very bad mainly

  30. Spike ⚽️
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Bournemouth lose out on Ake deal

    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      wish id never heard about this have had hopes dashed twice now

      1. Spike ⚽️
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Yeah. Their 18 million bid was just a bit late coming apparently

        1. GENERATION X
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          cest la vie. i have him and alonso so not sure where thats going long term