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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. Dacra
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    As a Liverpool fan, Foster on 10 being my best player is a kick in the teeth.

  2. For Fuchs Sake
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Eriksen to Hazard seemed so simple and obvious at the time..... 🙁

  3. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    WHU cloooooose

  4. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Adrian announced as Man Of The Match.

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

      Arnie according to BT

  5. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Man Utd under pressure, 4 mins left.

    1. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Come on bmth, grab a goal

    2. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      When I looked earlier Bou had more SOT than Man Utd!

      1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        A fair few more

  6. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Out the cup got really unlucky placed against a 63k rank. By the way my team is an absolute shambles...

    Hennessey Speroni
    Otamendi Ward** Kiko**Dunk Yedlin
    Hazard Salah Coutinho Richarlison**T.Carroll
    Kane Morata** DCL

    No Man City killed me again. Very lost.

    1. dark91
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I am 3.4K and my cup opponent is a dead team ranked 4.2 million
      Guess what, he won 😀
      It has nothing to do with the rank

    2. Back on the horse
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      This round depended on what score you got last week. e.g. if you got 40 you would play someone with 60

      1. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        All my mini league rivals got 4 million rank...

        1. Back on the horse
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          the rank was irrelevant it was all to do with last week's score. you were unlucky, I guess.

  7. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Arsenal Very Lucky there... Bar saves Arsenal

  8. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Wow! Chicartio! So so so so close! Come on West Ham!

  9. el polako
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Lucky Arsenal

  10. the snazzy viking
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    FFS Cup - out
    FPL Cup - out
    Main H2H league - lost by a mile
    OR Rank - green arrow???

  11. OldBenKenobi
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Son is a machine!

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      human

  12. Duffo
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Sold Foster for Pope this GW
    Not sure how to feel...

  13. F4L
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Why the feck did Gomez have to come on 😡

  14. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Arsenal under immense pressure here

  15. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    United conceding knocks me out of the cup. It is 100% going to occur.

  16. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Dear everyone - no-one cares if you are out of the FPL Cup in the first round.

    1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Thank you Jarvish!

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Are you out also Jarvis?

    3. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I go out first round most every year, its really meaningless

  17. Sharkytect
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Please just end, gameweek, I have had enough

  18. George Sillett
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    I wish that there were more shit game weeks.

  19. BERGKOP
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Perfectly poised for a 90+ minute WBA goal. Classic Pool.

  20. CloudSky
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    You need a winner and you put on Ox and Solanke.

    Melon.

    1. GAMBIT
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      They both almost scored

      1. CloudSky
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Emphasis on almost. If one of them could actually stop the ball they even could.

  21. el polako
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    On a positive side Harry Kane is pretty consistent as my captain this season.

    1. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Lol

    2. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      😆

  22. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Hold Utd!

  23. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Bad gameweek in like 10 gws. Going to sleep

  24. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Well done Masuaku, Ogbonna owners

    1. the snazzy viking
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      cheers, 2nd highest scorer for my team lol

  25. minges
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    did silva to sterling a few weeks ago to catch the price swing... smh!

    1. Man Getting Hit By Football
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yep same it's frustrating but at least we have some returns today!

  26. Coaly
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Kane is a disgrace

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

      wait for the city game

    2. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Still time to score

    3. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      yeah, terrible year for goals....

    4. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yes he really is shit isn't he.

  27. Fudge
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    OMG chicharito so close!!hdsghiuwgiuhgueqhgiu

  28. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    So now we get to worry about a Salah rest...

  29. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Another thoroughly 'meh' gameweek

  30. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Liverpool, you mugs!!!!