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Gameweek 21 and Premier League football in 2017 concludes at The Hawthorns with a clash between West Brom and Arsenal, a fixture that, from a Fantasy perspective, is likely to have little impact.

Sadly, the Gunners have failed to ignite as a source of Fantasy talent, with Alexis Sanchez, in particular, only flirting with our squads. However, last season’s top scoring player did fire a brace in the midweek win at Crystal Palace, while striker Alexandre Lacazette boosted his stock with a pair of assists at Selhurst Park. However, they will need to conjure opportunities without the influence of Mesut Ozil who misses out with a knee problem today.

Sanchez and Lacazette head into today’s contest back by 2.8% and 9.3% ownership respectively, with wing-backs Hector Bellerin (11.3%) and Sead Kolasinac (11.0%) now the most popular assets in Arsene Wenger’s squad. Typically, however, the Gunners have kept just two clean sheets from their last six Gameweeks.

As for West Brom, they started strongly as a Fantasy force but have faded to become an afterthought over past months. Three clean sheets in their last six hint at a revival in defence, though the Baggies have mustered just two goals in those six matches under Alan Pardew.

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

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

    A) go into dgw with Kane (c) and arnaut (-4 hit)
    B) (A) + salah --> alli/eriksen/son (which) (-8 hit)
    C) (A) + DDG --> lloris (-8 hit)

  2. jbenny1107
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Coutinho likely to play tomorrow or take an additional -4 to get Eriksen? I've seen a few tweets stating he'll play his last game with Liverpool tomorrow. Have Salah and Firmino already. Picking up Kane, Son most likely for -4. Or, get Arnie in the mix instead of Son/Eriksen and upgrade Christensen to Alonso next gameweek.

  3. ChadW98
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Is Firmino+Coutinho->>Aguero+Sterling for -8 worth it?

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

      Bah

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

        Sorry, meant Nah!!

  4. Darth_Krid
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Has a player ever fallen and then risen on consecutive days before?

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

      Jesus

    2. MTPockets
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Jesus jokes incoming

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

          Should have forseen this 🙁

      • AIRMILES
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        is that going to happen to Kane?

    3. The Alli Way
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Lloris and Eriksen/Alli or Son and Eriksen/Alli for the DGW? Already have Kane

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

        I’d go with the attakers.

    4. Carcaju
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Hazard + Richarlison + Kenny -> Son + Arnautovic + Vertonghen for a -4 ?

      1. Pep's Money Laundry
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I would

      2. Lumberjack
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Probably just the first two, I wouldn’t bother with Spurs defense.

      3. Mishon
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I like it.

    5. Lumberjack
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Pogba to Son/Alli worth a -4? Already have Kane.

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

        Yep son

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

          Cheers

    6. davysteen
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I haven't been taking FPL particularly seriously this season and missed a few transfer deadlines but find myself in the top 800..so going to try and improve upon this and need some advice..

      I don't have any Spurs or West Ham coverage, should I take the free hit card this week and get some coverage or perhaps take a -8 hit to bring in 2 Spurs and 1 West Ham?

      1. La Roja
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Stopped reading after you said not serious on FPL

        1. davysteen
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Just been busy and not able to give it the time unfortunately

          1. La Roja
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Sorry, no excuses. I don’t see my wife often because of FPL

      2. circusmonkey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Keep going with the ignorance, it seems to be bliss.

      3. AIRMILES
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Nice one. I'd suggest just doing Morata to Kane and a defender to a Spurs defender.

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

      All this talk of Powell's Hazard news, and Jafooli's genius prediction on RLC goes unnoticed...

      http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2017/12/29/frisking-the-fixtures-gameweek-21-the-weak-5/?hc_page=6#hc_comment_17343402

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

      Son or Eriksen?

    9. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Why is everyone so sure that coutinho is gone? till when the transfer window open?

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

      Repost (one response)

      Best 5.1 defender?

      A) Danilo (how nailed?)
      B) Robertson
      C) Schindler

      Cheers

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

      Speroni to Adrian for a hit?

    12. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      any news on if kane will start vs swansea?

    13. La vida FPL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      G2g?

      Lloris
      Otamendi, Ogbonna, Jones, Duffy
      Salah, Alli, Arnautovic, Sterling
      Kane, Firmino

      Pope, Kenny, DCL, RLC

    14. lordkippe
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Got 2 frees and 1.3 ITB. For the double my plan was always getting funds from downgrading Aguero. But it seems that would be a bad decision atm. My other options are Salah or Hazard.

      Hazard - I believe in Hazard and always own him for his big hauls. He is fresh, usually does good against Arsenal and got great fixtures after.

      Salah - I dont think Salah will perform as he has done. He will probably miss Burnley and is back after the break. But if I am wrong it will really cost me to get him back. Got a lot of money invested in him.

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

        It isn't worth selling players you've got value in to cover a 1 week absence or a dgw.

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

      How many goals are West Ham scoring against this Pardew wagon?

    16. MarvelouSuccess
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      i spun a wheel online and between alli, eriksen and son it chose son. if this works i'll laugh.

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

      Anyone got any West Brom assets?

      1. La Roja
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Fosterinho

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

        Foster

      3. Guy Demel
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        In accounting they're called liabilities

    18. Yozzer
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Why are people dropping De Gea? I assume it's for Lloris

    19. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Brilliant player, but I’ve never really taken to Sanchez, always seems so miserable and angry

      1. SAY MY NAME
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        he has a huge ego (partly because he knows he is the best player in the team), but great player

    20. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Why am I Humming the Muppets theme tune watching this game.

      1. The Knights Template
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Swedish chef theme here

    21. Blue&White85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      What's been your best and worst transfers so far this season?

      Best - Otamendi - got him week 6 for 5.5 (now 6.4) and have had 7 clean sheets, 3 goals and after tonight 14 bonus points since.

      Worst - Femenia - took a -4 to get him in week 16 looking to set up my team for what looked like good December fixtures. Hardly played since due to injury apart from 10 minute cameo in which he limped off and conceded two goals. Finally sold this weekend.

      Have had Salah and Kane since the first game so can't count them.

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Worst- Hazard, got in for Silva as part of an -8 hit and captained him over Kane, and of course Silva exploded over that period too

          1. Blue&White85
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Sold Silva for Sane as part of my wildcard. Turned out a very bad move.

            1. @persecuted_by_mods
                8 years, 1 month ago

                Also got in sane a few weeks ago over Coutinho

          2. MTPockets
              8 years, 1 month ago

              Worst: KDB to Silva to Lingard this week for -4.

              1. Blue&White85
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 1 month ago

                Depending on KDBs injury, it might not be that bad.

          3. KJT123
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Who to ditch first?

            Quaner
            DCL

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

              DCL

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

              DCL defo

            3. The Count of Monte Cristo
              • 13 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              DCL

          4. Knowledgeable meerkat
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Arsenal’s reputation as a team that play nice football and sometimes try to “pass it into the net” is just outdated and inaccurate

            Arsenal in my view have had nothing specially attractive about their football for several seasons now, yet for some reason this label still seems to be attached to them?

            1. The Count of Monte Cristo
              • 13 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              We have lost our identity mainly cos our midfield is not what it has been.

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

            Wenger taking the point

          6. The Count of Monte Cristo
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Thinking: Foster + Hazard + Richarlison --> Lloris + Son + Arnie (-4). Bit too much or worth it?

            Foster
            Jones - Maguire - Ogbonna
            Hazard - Sterling - Salah - Richarlison
            Kane - DCL - Firmino

            Elliot - Christensen - Long - Carroll [2FT + 1.2m ITB]

          7. yakirh
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Kane news??

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

            final question to decide it all -

            Which selection of players would you rather have:

            A) Aguero, Kenny, RLC + DCL
            B) Firmino/Vardy, Stones, Richarlison + Quaner

            Rest of the team:

            Adrian (Elliot)
            Christensen Jones Masuaku Duffy ----?----
            Salah Eriksen Sterling Arnie ----?----
            Kane ----?---- ----?----

            Cheers ! 🙂

          9. Ady87
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Free Hit team, thoughts?

            Schmeichel
            Ota Maguire Cresswell Dunk
            Eriksen Son Sterling Arnie
            Kane(c) Kun

            Subs: Elliot Depoitre Carroll Mbemba