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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. Top 210 Club
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Here Here
    Raise a glass to us fellow jammy Hazard cappers with Salah (v)

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

      Aye!

    2. Go and do one!!! 😆

      1. Top 210 Club
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Looking smart tonight Doos

        1. I aim to please. Your aim will help. 😉

    3. BHA_Seagull
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I'll drink to that one

    4. Debauchy
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      *glass up

      1. Sláinte!

    5. Ataris
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers!

  2. adam28193
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    hazard + Firmino > Son and Aguero for free?

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

      Yeap

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

      think I would keep Firmino if I had him

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

        This

    3. Debauchy
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yep, like

  3. DeadStarComing
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Young and Naughten have 3 game bans I see. Lots of injuries this week too. I reckon there's a lot of red about on the team pages.

  4. A Team Of James McCleans
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Anyway to cancel a Free Hit?

    1. Top 210 Club
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Nope

    2. The Hindu Monkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      nope

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

      Unfortunately, no.

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

    SO BUY KANE OR AGUERO? ILLNESS OH ILNESS

    1. Jet5605
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Personally I'm not considering Kun until after the Liverpool game. Kane has the jersey until then.

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

        Good point

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

      Have a little nap mate, sleep it off.

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

        I know

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

    Just wondering. Who would deputise for Kane's spot? Son, yes?

    1. The Hindu Monkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      obviously Lorente, especially against his old club

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

      eriksen maybe

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

        His position.

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

          ah thought it was penalty spot, my bad

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

      Llorente vs parent club.

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

      Llorente could

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

      Alli stepped up last time!

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

        And he's young, finding his form now!

    6. â­ Bemba_Da â­
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Llorente

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

    Which one?

    a) Gross to Alli -4.
    b) CL to Firm -4.
    c) Gross-CL to Arnie-Firm -8.

    Thanks guys.

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

    Already done my 2 FTs, now 0 ITB:

    Fabianski
    Azpilicueta Jones Ogbonna Kenny
    Eriksen Son Sterling
    Kane Morata Crouch

    Bench: Elliott Salah RLC Naughton

    Would you do:

    A) Fabianski to Adrian for -4
    B) Naughton to Masuaku for -4
    C) Both for -8
    D) None of these

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

    What are Coutinho owners doing?

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

      Drinking.

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

        most sensible thing to do

        1. Boozers' gloom ...

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

            😀

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

      Selling fro Son

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

        This really 😉 or Erik

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

        Thanks guys. Could be a blessing in disguise. Another dgw player in my team

    3. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      making arrangements to greet him at El Prat Airport

  10. The Overthinker
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Doos or G-whizz you around?

    Wanna have a look at what the numbers say

    1. Here I be, Here I stay. 🙂

      1. ARS : CHE -6
        BOU : bri -174
        BRI : BOU 174
        BUR : LIV -167
        CHE : ars 6
        CPL : sou -126
        EVE : MUN -58
        HUD : lei -189
        LEI : HUD 189
        LIV : bur 167
        MCY : WAT 531
        MUN : eve 58
        NEW : stk -15
        SOT : CPL 126
        STK : NEW 15
        SWA : TOT -436
        TOT : swa 436 WHM 507
        WAT : mci -531
        WBA : whm -40
        WHM : WBA 40 tot -507

        1. Not updated yet. Excuse me, I may get pissed. 😉

          1. The Overthinker
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Drunk yet?

            1. No. It takes nearly three bottles, now I'm much better. 😀

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

          Im a bit of a novice to these numbers.. do they have anything to do with a team keeping a clean sheet? Need 2 defs for my free hit

      2. The Overthinker
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Haha Thank you !!

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

    Which set of fixtures for the next 4 weeks looks the most appealing?

    Swansea (a)
    West Ham (H)
    Everton (H)
    Southampton (a)

    Watford (H)
    Liverpool (a)
    Newcastle (H)
    West Brom (H)

    Be honest. 😉

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

      The latter

      1. Debauchy
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        This

        1. Debauchy
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Kun terrain

    2. JoeSoap
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      The second set

    3. HashAttack
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      The first lot would also look great ... if you are Man City

  12. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    New Kane Insta pic just posted

    https://goo.gl/images/htWPYc

    Doesn’t look too bad...

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

      You *'#_£+! 😀

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

        ‘Legend’?

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

      "Naughty Jaf"

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

        Chucky is the you?

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

          Just here to serve and do the job.

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

            😀

    3. Arse.

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

        😎

        I plan to continue just as I am into 2018

  13. arndff_
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    A possible squad for me later in January. Just want to hear some thoughts on it. Thanks!

    DDG (Elliot)
    Alonso Otamendi Dunk Ogbonna (Long)
    Salah Eriksen Sterling Arnautovic (RLC)
    Kane Firmino (DCL)

  14. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Have a feeling Kun is gonna tear Watford a new one.

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

    How to spend my money?

    A) RLC to Arnautovic

    B) Firmino to Aguero

    Thanks

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

      A

  16. Carpe Diem
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Pope Elliot
    Smalling Jones Christensen Duffy Wimmer
    Salah Hazard De Bruyne Richarlison Coutinho
    Morata Depoitre Niasse

    Hazard, De Bruyne, Depoitre, Morata -> Aguero, Kane, Son, RLC (-12) madness or a -12 that can actually pay off?

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

      On a double game week, yes.

  17. ImTheDude
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    On my free hit, Alonso away to Arsenal or walker home to watford?

    1. SoccerBoi69
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Walker. SUUURELY. Yeah? Yeah. Walker.

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

        That’s the obvious choice to me and what a buddy told me.....which gives me pause, we are both usually wrong.

      2. Maddi Son
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Woah. Hey there! Yup. > ok

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

      Alonso saves his biggest hauls for the biggest games.

    3. HashAttack
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Prefer Ota to Walker .. but yes, MCI home as opposed to CHE away

  18. A Betting Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Firmino & Hazard & Lingard & Christensen >

    > Kane & Son & Arnautovic & Ogbonna

    -8?

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

      Just do the first two in my opinion. No need to take a hit.

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

        agree with this

  19. Postman Ty
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    What did I actually do to deserve this?

    Hazard (C) plays 0 minutes.
    Sterling (VC) gets a 30 minutes sub appearance for 1 point.
    RLC plays 0 minutes.
    Elliot out injured.
    Kiko still out injured.
    Ward was still injured and cost another transfer.
    Kane didn't have a game and is ill.
    Vertonghen didn't have a game.
    Abraham can't even make 60 minutes and blanks again.
    Pogba blanks again.
    Firmino blanks again.

    All of that happens in the same week, after months of keeping 15 starting players in my squad.

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

      Most of those missing players were known before this weeks deadline. You didn't prepare very well. Plus your captain choices were awful.

      1. Postman Ty
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        How is Hazard at home to stoke a bad captain choice..? Or Sterling who has been easily the second best player in the game all season? And before you talk crap about preparation all of my transfers were used, plus hits, getting rid of injured players

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

          You already had 5 out from what I can see? Plus there's always rotation at this time of year. Vice captaining a rotation risk was wrong. Your vice captain should be a safe boring starter.

          1. Postman Ty
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Kiko, Kane, and Vertonghen were out. Ward was one of the transfers I had to waste so he's not included. Elliot was announced injured the night before.

            Sterling Vice-Captain a rotation risk? Get the fk out of here with that crap. He started 14 of the last 16 games. He's arguably been Pep's most important player next to KDB. Not to mention that logic is crap to begin with; Vice-Captain has nothing to do with being a safe boring starter. It's the exact same as your Captain, just the second best choice.

            If you're going to have constructive criticism then by all means throw it at me. Sound advice on what to do better, I'm all ears. But you're just spewing nonsense.

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

              I sympathise with your bad luck. But I think you're being naive if you think your team was well set up going into this week. I assumed you posted to get people's opinions. There's no need to be rude if you don't agree with mine. I think you'll find most would agree Sterling was a rotation risk this week.

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

                Plus blanks are part of the game. You picked those players. Suck it up. If you don't want people's opinions don't post on this site.

              2. Postman Ty
                • 11 Years
                8 years, 1 month ago

                Fully aware I wasn't well prepared for this week as it came, but it was through little fault of my own; the injuries have killed me. Regardless, having 3 players randomly rested in the same week as 2 players miss a game and 3 more get injured... there's no good outcome there. The poor performances from those who did play was just salt in the wound.

                I humbly disagree with Sterling as a rotation risk. Earlier in the season, absolutely, but not recently. This was the tone you should have started with, thank you I accept the criticism.

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

                  No worries mate it's all good fun. I'm sorry I didn't come across more sincere from the start. I thought from your first post you wanted brutal honesty. Have a great new year!

                  1. Postman Ty
                    • 11 Years
                    8 years, 1 month ago

                    Cheers mate, happy new year. Good luck to us all with the rest of the season.

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

      shit happens

    3. Harper_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      The winter months have been tough on us all, definitely more injuries this year than I recall the past three years. Hazard is and always will be a fantasy troll.

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

      Not all that happened this week, but token sympathies anyway.

      1. Postman Ty
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Poorly worded on that part I supposed, it just all accumulated to this week. A lot of it has been building up and there just aren't enough transfers to put out the fires. Hits have been used as well.

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

      Bad planning and you held onto a few players for way too long. There's no point in feeling sorry for yourself. Suck it up and move on...

      1. Postman Ty
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Was it bad planning when Choupo got dropped, or Abraham dropped, or Morata suspended, or Kiko injured, Ward injured, Smalling injured, Elliot injured, Ramsey injured...
        How far back would you like to deal with all those? The planning has been as good as possible without actually knowing the future.

        1. Postman Ty
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          It also doesn't help when players are listed as day-to-day could be back and end up missing 5 games in a row.

    6. HashAttack
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      not mentioning your 9 points for Lossl and Jones

      1. Postman Ty
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        2/15 not bad 😉 should have captained. About time Lossl and United did something.

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

    Willllst du mit mir drogen nehmeeen?

    I should probably cut down on Hendricks.

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

      and on drugs

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

        😉

  21. Boss Hogg
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    a. Richarlison and Aguero
    b. Alli/Erikson and Firmino

    Which pair is better this gameweek?

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

      b

  22. AYEW KI-EDEN MEE
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    For those wondering about Salah, Liverpool team news unlikely to be leaked before early deadline. Plan without him this GW, have bench cover.

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

      Coutinho travelled?

  23. 1-1 at Newcastle
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    So, for everyone in the Kane will not start/miss Swansea boat. Are you still captaining him or going for another Spurs mid?

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

      Still capping. Nobody in the midfield is 100% nailed.

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Eriksen is

  24. Sarri-ball
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    On a free hit

    Keep otomendi or take walker for gw

    1. Feed tha Sheep
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Why would you want walker over Ota?

    2. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Keep ota

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

    Who plays in a more advanced position, Alli or Eriksen?

    1. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Allo

      1. Jazz!
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        i

    2. Reuser
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Alli.

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

      Hey, mate. Are you the leader @FPL this season? If yes, I just want to say congrats! 😉

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

        http://anewpla.net/fpl/league/ if you search 'team name' for 'boom xhaka' you'll see how many players use that team name 😛

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

        Haha no!

  26. pakornk
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Im just wondering Niasse will be coming on for my starting 11 who didnt play. But who? I have Kiko, RLC and Hazard. Does he come in for Kiko? Or RLC?

    (I know it's a really trivial thing but just for my curiosity).

  27. JoeSoap
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    A. RLC, Vardy, Gomez (or similar 4.7 defender)
    B. Richarl, DLC, Maguire

    Answer will determine this weeks transfers.

  28. Jeremy Corbyn
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    I'm drunk

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

      hic here

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

      Don't drive.

  29. Dont give a fuchs
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Morata salah and doucoure for kane eriksen and son for -8?

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

      I'd keep Salah.

      1. Dont give a fuchs
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Then its kane and son for morata and lingard?

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

      Don’t sell Salah

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

      what

  30. Dynamic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Good (-4)?

    DSilva/Hazard/Morata -> Son/Alli/Kane

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

      FPL Suicide.

    2. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yup

    3. Abaddon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah. Morata completely donkey and Silva probably mia.

    4. Ataris
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yes