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31 December 2017 4044 comments
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Sunday’s pair of Gameweek 21 matches get underway at midday as Crystal Palace welcome Manchester City to Selhurst Park.

The latest teamsheet twist from Pep Guardiola sees both Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling drop to the bench, with Leroy Sane and Gabriel Jesus joining Bernardo Silva in the front three.

Ranked fifth and seventh top captains for Gameweek 21, Aguero and Sterling have been backed by 7.2% and 4.8% with the armband against the only side yet to register a clean sheet in front of their own fans.

Over 219,00 FPL managers drafted in Sterling on the back of three successive double-digit returns, though it’s worth noting that he’s emerged from the bench to score in two of his three sub appearances this season.

A big haul from the ever-present Kevin De Bruyne could have an impact on the FPL standings – 4.05% have handed the Belgian the armband as he goes in search of a sixth double-figure haul of 2017/18.

City arrive with the league’s best defensive record on the road, claiming more shut-outs (six) and conceding fewer goals (five) away from home than any side.

Yet the Eagles have proven a reliable source of goals at home – indeed, they have scored exactly twice in seven successive matches at Selhurst Park, which includes clashes with Chelsea and Arsenal.

With a goal or assist in all but one of those seven encounters, Wilfried Zaha has played a pivotal part in their renaissance under Roy Hodgson.

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

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

    Would you sell Alonso to fund Agüero?
    Disappointing returns from Kun but now he's probably nailed on to play WAT, NEW and WBA in the next 4.

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

      Yeah maybe but I’ve got both

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

        thx

        Pope, Elliot
        Alonso, Otamendi, Daniels, Fernandez, Ogbonna
        Hazard, Salah, Sterling, Richarlison, RLC
        Kane, DCL, Depoitre

        I think my only way would be a -8.

        Alonso + Hazard + Richarlison + DCL ---> Jones + Son + Arnautovic + Agüero

        Good or bad?

    2. Rik Waller
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Liverpool also a good fixture. Remember City against Spurs

  2. The 12th Man
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    -12 confirmed.
    Naughton,Hazard,Coutinho,KDB,Rooney > Ogbonna,Alli,Erikson,Arnautovic,Kane.

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

      Silly

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Don't do it.

    3. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Not bad!

    4. Dave Bauer
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      It’s bold, I’ll give you that. Could be glorious or backfire horribly, nature of the beast with hits!

    5. L'Aeroplanino
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      crazy

    6. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Didn't you take a -28 recently?

      1. The 12th Man
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        -24

    7. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Not worth it

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

      Could turn into a -20 when you consider future outs.

    9. @fpl_phenom
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A lot of the ones you removed have doubts so could work out!

      1. The 12th Man
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        That’s what I’m banking on

    10. Podge
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Use your free hit

    11. NestorC
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      go for it

  3. Psycho
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Elliot
    Christensen - Ogbonna- Gomez
    Salah - Zaha - Hazard - Gundogan - Sterling
    Morata - Kane

    Foster, Naughton, Calvert-L, Kenny

    2FT & 0.3M ITB.

    A) Hazard, Zaha and Naughton to Eriksen, Arnie and Verthongen for -4?
    B) Hazard, Morata and Zaha to Aguero, Eriksen and Arnautovic for -4?

  4. Red Dagger ✪
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Coutinho to Newcastle FC. Says so on the JD Sports site....

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

      Traded with Shelvey?

      1. Red Dagger ✪
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Triumphant return!

    2. Ron_Swanson
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Sports Direct website you mean

  5. Rik Waller
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Bit nervous as a Speroni/Adrian owner now.

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

      Why??

    2. Lukakwho
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      So am i

    3. Rik Waller
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Speroni rested/dropped today. Hennessay played well. Hart return always a possibility

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        it was possibly tactical with taller hennesey better for city aerial threat

  6. Mortiis
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Courtois
    Mustafi, Jones, Kenny,
    Hazard, Mahrez, Richarlison, Zaha
    Morata, Lukaku, Abraham

    Pope, Surman, Lowton, Mbemba

    To

    Pope
    Mustafi, Jones, Christensen, Kenny
    Sterling, Mahrez, Eriksen, Arnautovic
    Kane, Aguero

    Elliott, Crouch, T.Carroll, Mbemba

    Would be using WC
    Opinions?

  7. JJeyy
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Firmino + Hazard + Sane ---> Kane + Alli + Eriksen (-8)

    yes or no?

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

      Wouldn't double up on Spurs mids personally, pick one (I'd pick Alli)

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

        Agree

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

    What's the CB pecking order for city (when all are fit)?

    1) Kompany
    2) Otamendi
    3) Stones
    4) Mangala

    Sound about right?

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

      Otamendi on top

  9. jackhammer1
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    De gea
    Alonso Otamendi Dunk
    Salah Sterling KDB Richalison RLC
    Kane Firmino
    (Elliot mee DCL zeeg) 2ft 0.7itb

    A. Kdb and Firmino to son and Aguero
    B. Kdb and Richalison to son and Erik/alli
    C. Kdb and RLC to son and Arnie
    D. Kdb, zeeg and Richalison to son Arnie and vert-4

    I'm not too bothered about west ham defence.

  10. Boom Xhaka-Laca
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    KDB or Hazard to Alli or Eriksen

    1. TLF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Did you not see the game ? KDB stretchered off

  11. Kermit Special
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Otamendi. Legend.

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

      Had him in Sky all season but never in FPL. Pure stupidity

  12. Dave Bauer
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Lads do we prefer loading up on Spurs attack with Son and Alli/Eriksen in or should I spread the love and get one of them and Arnie?

    Have Kane too of course.

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

      More fun to spread it. West ham got some very good games coming up

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

    G2G?

    Adrian

    Jones, Xtensen, Ota

    Sterling, Salah, Arnie, Son

    Kane, Firmino, Depositor

    (Speroni, RLC, Schindler, Kenny)

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

      Not digging the Xname, but very Nice team duuuude

      1. Fitzy.
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah, what's that all about?

        1. People in Preston
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Xmas = Christmas
          Xtensen = Christensen

  14. FPL ElasticO
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Worth taking -8 for this Gwk??

    Fabianski/ KDB/ Hazard/ Rooney >>> Adrian/ Son/ Sterling/ Kane

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

      Yes

  15. Hurricane Gilbert
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Does anyone have a clue about top10k average with how many players left for the last game?

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Type fpldiscovery into google

    2. Clifford☯
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      https://fpldiscovery.wordpress.com/

      Bookmark this.

    3. Hurricane Gilbert
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers everyone

  16. Tshelby
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    G2g?

    DDG
    Otamendi, Mee, Duffy
    Sterling, Son, Arnie, Salah, Richarlison
    Kane(c), Kun

    Elliot,-Quaner, Kenny, Fernandez

  17. olidooley
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Morata to Aguero for a hit?

    1. slove
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I would do it if i had the cash

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

      Yes

  18. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    People tend to forget how much of a basket case teams can be over the christmas period

  19. vartshk
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Took a hit to bring vert in. 5 dgwers. Wish me luck

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

      Good luck!

      1. vartshk
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks ozil. That’s worth an extra 4 points!

  20. slove
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Who to ditch Eriksen for after GW22? Upgrading Morata to Kun and I'm 0.1 short plus eriksen's fixtures turn so who should i replace him with?

  21. JJeyy
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    A) Ward ---> Vert -4
    B) Play Kenny

  22. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Pep says Jesus could be out for '1 or 2 months', Can't think of a better time to get Aguero

    1. Homo Neanderthalensis
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      2 seasons ago was a far better time lol

  23. stat
      8 years, 1 month ago

      RMT:

      Fabianski vs TOT

      Kenny vs MUN --- Otamendi vs WAT --- Dunk vs BOU

      Son vs swa+WHU --- Arnie vs WBA, tot --- Sterling vs WAT --- Salah vs bur --- Coutinho vs bur

      Kane (C) vs swa+WHU --- Firmino vs bur

      Bench: Elliot vs stk (injured), Mee vs LIV, Zanka vs lei, DCL vs MUN

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

        Play Mee

        1. stat
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Instead of Kenny?

      2. Mayo for Sam
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        What are people's strategy for the DWG?

        A Free Hit
        B WC
        C Triple Captain
        D No chips just hits

        1. stat
            8 years, 1 month ago

            D: 8 pt hit to do Morata/Hazard/RLC -> Kane/Son/Arnie

          • Odikostar
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            D

          • money face bandwagon
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            A

          • Ron_Swanson
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            C

        2. SADIO SANÉ
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I've not taken a hit this year (on purpose, it's been painful), but seeing as it's NY how about:
          Speroni, Cout, Zaha -> Adrian, Alli, Arnie -4

          Swapping Alli to Son, I can also do Morata -> Aguero for an extra -4 ... thoughts?

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

            Yes with Son and aguerooooo

        3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          if kane is out who is the best c choice for the dgw?

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

            Eriksen

          2. Rainer
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Eriksen.

          3. JJO
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Son
            Alli
            Pick 1

          4. Syd.
            • 16 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Arnie

          5. Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Al

          6. TLF
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            I reckon Alli could do very well

          7. Arteta
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Your Son maybe

          8. Sir Edo
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            How do you figure out if he is fit or not? Any news?

            1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
              • 15 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              just the scenario if it is confirmed he is ruled out by poch or if we get news he didn't train yesterday which poch said was key

              1. Sir Edo
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                8 years, 1 month ago

                Oh, interresting..
                Keep me up to date.
                What about Sala?

          9. JJO
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Will we know anything before deadline
            Fak that Haz rest news,this is 5x more important

          10. NestorC
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Kane should play at least one game?

        4. true_Jerry
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Rich, Kdb and Kosc to Eriksen Arnautovic and Verth? for a -8 but think it could work

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

            Ditch vert

        5. Ode
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Took my first -8 of the season, thoughts?

          Abraham, Cork, Coutinho -> Quaner, Arnie, Son

          Switched my formation to 3-5-2, feels great!

        6. GreenArrows
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          0.1 short of doing Hazard RLC Morata > Arnie Son Aguero

          FML

          1. We Will Klopp you
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Lanzini instead of Arnie?

        7. Ruffio
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Any news on kdb injury? Missed the match #sillyseason