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13 December 2017 5292 comments
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After Eden Hazard failed to deliver in Chelsea’s 3-1 win over Huddersfield, eight of the top ten captains in Fantasy Premier League are set to feature over this evening’s seven matches.

All eyes are on Harry Kane as Spurs welcome Brighton to Wembley Stadium – after a weekend home brace against Stoke, he’s the top armband pick for Gameweek 17, with 25.2% of managers handing him the captaincy – his biggest majority of the season so far.

Mohamed Salah is second only to Kane, with 17.8% backing after serving up seven sets of double-digits. Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino are also back on the Liverpool team-sheet, though, after featuring as subs against Everton.

The latter was second only to Kane for transfers in ahead of Tuesday’s deadline – over 197,000 acquired Firmino in the rush to replaced the stricken Alvaro Morata.

Romelu Lukaku, Sergio Aguero and Alexis Sanchez will be hoping that history repeats itself this evening.

Lukaku is toiling for form right now, with a single goal in nine Gameweeks, but scored four at home to tonight’s visitors Bournemouth while at Everton last season.

Aguero, meanwhile, netted twice in Man City’s win at Swansea in 2016/17 – he returns to Pep Guardiola’s XI as Gabriel Jesus takes up bench-warming duties.

Sanchez heads to West Ham, where he ran riot on his way to three goals and an assist in the previous campaign.

Elsewhere, Charlie Austin and Dominic Calvert-Lewin were both subject to significant transfers in ahead of Gameweek 17, with 156,00+ and 172,000+ new owners respectively.

Both have the fixtures to strengthen their claims as budget third strikers.

Austin – with four goals in three starts – hosts a Leicester defence with one away shutout to their name.

Ranked top for points per million, Calvert-Lewin has a goal and three assists in the last four Gameweeks and visits a Newcastle defence that’s conceded an average of three goals per game over their previous five league fixtures.

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

  1. LarryDuff
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Sane to Mahrez on the cards

    1. Midlands Saint73
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Did that this week as I had a feeling he would score against us. Not sure how to feel about it.

      1. TomSaints
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        You can like it after we come back and win 3-2 with a mahrez double =D

  2. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Any news on Kiko...how can a player get injured twice in the space of a week

    1. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      By poor medical staff management. Bringing back a player before they're 100% fit...

  3. CloudSky
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez averaged 1.7 ppg for me.

  4. dark91
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Some people with a low stream making me think Mahrez scored twice !!
    Come on Mahrez boy get that hattie

  5. My Name Is Prince
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    I will put the case of "3-5-2 or 3-4-3" to rest with merely one sentence:

    Only one forward, Kane, has more points in the game than Mahrez.

    😎

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      5 man midfield essential.

      Haz, Salah, Pogba, one of Cout/Mané, one of Mahrez/Sané/Sterling/silva

      It's not even crazy expensive

      1. mir
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Pretty much spot on I'd say

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Yep, plus two of DCL, Murray, Tammy, Bony to accompany Kane up top

          1. My Name Is Prince
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 2 months ago

            This!

    2. CloudSky
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Where is the case for 451 over 352?

      1. My Name Is Prince
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Only two forwards in the game, Kane and Morata, have more points than the two best scoring defenders, Azpi and Valencia, only the defenders are approximately twice cheaper...

  6. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Has Kane scored yet

    1. Essan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      No - Captain Fail 🙁

    2. Midlands Saint73
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      I dreamt he scored a first half hattie and I hadn't captained him but I have and he hasn't . . .yet.

  7. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    C'mon 'arry!

  8. Celt Abroad
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez starting to become hard to ignore.

  9. Rash
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Toyed with the idea of downgrading morata and upgrading RLC to Mahrez.. but as I'm slightly anti hit this season I didn't opt for it.

  10. VFORVANDETA
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Richor to Mahrez?

  11. XabiAlonso
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    What happened to gross

    1. Kun Tozser
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Rested

    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      needed a rest

    3. XabiAlonso
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Ok thanks

  12. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Niles bossing it

  13. pakornk
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Which game to watch?!

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      City

  14. Ravager
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Wow Vardy has been useless

  15. Sterling is £11Mill..…
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    I literally told all u guys for ages to get Mahrez. Guess what I took him out when his fixtures got worse lol what a fool

  16. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Coutinho > Mahrez?

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      For -4

    2. SkeletONv01
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Wait Couts hattrick is coming.

  17. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Ota..didn't

  18. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Otamendi chance.

  19. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Come on .... Mbemba

  20. Licky
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Laca, Jesus and Kola all not starting... ugh.

  21. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Oh

  22. SkeletONv01
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    P*SS off Otamendi, dont you dare to score again :[

  23. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Zebestee...did you keep hold of Ozil ?

    1. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Yes i did lol. Am sitting here frustrated tbh..looks lazy

      1. ZeBestee
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        But am hopeful above all

  24. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Kenny in the baps! Hold!!

  25. Ould Onion Bagger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Just curious - is Goal Rush worldwide or just for us in the US?

    1. FPL_Hazards
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      US, which channel?

      1. Ould Onion Bagger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        I think it's only online or Roku/equivalent. NBCSports.com

  26. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Where are the goals ?

    1. FPL_Hazards
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      US. Which channel?

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        fail 🙂

    2. VFORVANDETA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Incominh

  27. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Cout very deep, blank incoming

    1. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      So deep into the game too.

    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      that's what she said

    3. Davidinho
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      He always plays deep

  28. VFORVANDETA
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Cmon Couts.

  29. Big P
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Who to transfer out first? Who is most dead?

    A) Kiko
    B) Moreno

    1. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Moreno

  30. Patch
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Let's not be shy guys, so many games there should be lots more game specific commentary!