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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. Jive Turkey
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Have 2 FTs. If I opt for free hit for this gw, do I lose the second transfer or would it roll to the following gw?

    Thanks.

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

      Lose

    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Lose, apparently. Bloody annoying.

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

        Love the grav pic Doos. Farage is a bloody hero.

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

      Lousy rule that

  2. Hardly Athletic
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Through to the next round of the cup thanks to Mike Dean awarding a late penalty that should never have been. 🙂 Opponent had Bellerin and would have won by 1 point if Arsenal kept a clean sheet.

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

      high five!

    2. Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Mine did too. I think I've sneaked through on tie-break

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

      Think I've gone out to a dead team on a tiebreaker. He Captained Ozil but Alonso vc.

  3. Lone Wolf FPL
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Fabianski (Elliot)
    Otamendi, Ogbonna, Holgate (Mee, Mariappa)
    Salah, Sterling, Son, Lingard (RLC)
    Kane, Morata, Firmino

    2.7 ITB. Would you make any move for a hit here?

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

      Wheres Arnie?

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

        Or Lanzini?

    2. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      elliot to adrian ?

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

      RLC out for Arnie. Consider Adrian too.

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

      Salah to Alli

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

        Do not do this. Madness.

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

          Salah out for next game and has Citeh after that.
          Alli has dgw.

          If it's value you're worried about, Salah is about to fall tonight so there's 20% made up of your max 0.5m gain.

          1. Lone Wolf FPL
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            I wont loose 0.5 just for some whu mid who will defo blank vs spurs

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

    I believe that if your C doesn't play, your VC guy should get the doubles but without the bonuses.

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

      I am sick of the lucky VC guys, it should be somehow hardened for VCers...

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

        Round them up and deport them.

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

          Punish them at certain level, that's all I want, the guy wasn't their number 1 guy, take the consequences and make it more difficult.

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

      Half the points and round down

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

        Dry up, thems the rules, maybe you shouldn't have signed up if you didn't like the rules?

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

          I signed up 10 years ago. I've watched it decline in both rules and Bap system but I'd never give it up

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

            Old system was nice where you had to decide the vice captain on bases of form or fixture. It was so random and had less jammy points

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

              Yer agree. Back in the day there was no VC at all I'm sure

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

                By VC what I meant is if the C doesn't start, the armband used to go to someone based on the choice you had made.
                I am so sure about this

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

                  Yer you are right I remember it. Before then thought there wasn't even a VC when I started

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

        Anything mate, just make it more difficult. If those FPL towers thinking about implementing some appropriate rule- here I come. Raise this point pls.

    3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Don't be silly. Don't be selfish. Investigate generosity of spirit. 😉

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

        Love you Doosra, cheers for your comment mate

        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          😀

    4. Alan The Llama
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Dry your eyes, Bono.

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

      Meh

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

        It's sluggish TM.

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

      That's silly.

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

        Why? Give me some substantial reason please. Many lucky movers up the ladder.

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

          Not their fault Hazard didn't play.

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

      Just lose the captaincy totally. It's mostly luck.

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

        No keep that fun in play, but hardener it for the VC guys. All I want

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

          Surely you want something like half points for subs then?

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

      No VCs fullstop.

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

        Makes it worse.

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

          Really. How?

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

            14 points lost for Hazard/Salah is hardly fair.

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

              In this one week.
              But you don't get rewarded when your VC out scores your class normally.
              If your captain doesn't complete 30 minutes you can't sub in your vc - like a defensive sub can for Cs.
              If you know you don't have a VC and Hazard is a small rotation risk you'd pick a different captain.

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

          Used to be that way TM.

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

    Cresswell or Masuaku?

    1. Magic Box
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      B

    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Cresswell, if you can afford him!

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

        You reckon because he's on some set pieces or more nailed?

        From the eye test, Masuaku is really unlucky not to have a few assists recently. He's created great chances.

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

      I wasn't sure until I saw West Ham play. Masuaku is a poor man's Alonso basically

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

        If that wasn't clear, I'm saying defo Masuaku

  6. Fantasy Gold
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Even though Bemba is a resident wind up merchant, his points about Kane recovery are actually fairly accurate.

    I think he misses the Swans game

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

    Why do people think that pic is from today? For all we know he took it days ago and only posted it now because it's NYE.

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

      What pic? Do you have a link?

    2. *sigh*
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      It was a ffs photo shoot especially set up for today's article and you sound ungrateful

  8. Magic Box
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    GW22 Wildcard team:

    Adrian Elliot
    Alonso Otamendi Trippier Masuaku Duffy
    Eriksen Salah Sterling Arnie Groß
    Kane Firmino Quaner

    0.1ITB

    Feels slightly like a benching nightmare. Thoughts?

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

    No chance the game will update tonight, all the FPL interns will be pissed out their noggins

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

      Yeah , and none of them own Hennesey , suckers..

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

        They'll be on the Hennessy sure enough though.

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

          Lovely tipple at this time of year 😉

    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Wasch??? 😉

  10. *sigh*
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Gtg?
    https://imgur.com/gallery/BJQW6

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

    1) Firmino to Aguero
    2) RLC to Arny (would then be benching Alonso)

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

      both

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

    Is Silva 100% out this week? Or just a doubt.

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Nobody knows

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

        Just Pep.

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

    My Kun plan involves a (-12) and triple Hammers.

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

      Not a problem, you can always bench the three West Ham players 😉

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        How very dare you. 😛

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

        Beats my Newcastle triple up early on in the season

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

    On free hit, injury updates on Kane and Salah?

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

      Kane hasn't trained. Salah is injured. No official update on the latter, but it's just a fact. Pool leaks are generally pretty good.

      1. Fantasy Gold
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        How do you know Kane hasn’t trained?

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

          look on Spurs site post pictures

          he's not in one of them

          and he's always in at least one of them...

      2. El-Kloppico
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Why train when they just played yesterday and got a reported knock. Better get a rest and play tomorrow.

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

    I think we need a little help from FFS here.

    We're all completely in the dark with the injury news.

    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      *pissed

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

      scenes if the mods ditch Kane and Salah

    3. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Mark, can you help with your inside knowledge?

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

        Time this nonsense stopped. It's not funny any more.

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

      Jesus and KDB are injured.

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

        Kane and Salah?

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

          Look at my team after deadline.

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

            Getting very coy lately.

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

              It's a joke. Expect Salah to have a game off and no idea on Kane.

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

        burn

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

      Hello darkness my old friend 🙂

  16. Sims
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    price not an issue, which 2 spurs mids would u get?

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

      Alli and Son, explosiveness

    2. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Erik and Alli

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

      Alli and Eriksen.

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

      I've lost count of how many times you've asked this.

      Son, Eriksen.

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

        this is the first time ive asked this specific question actually

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

          Heh.

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

      Alli and Son

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

      Alli and 1 other

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

      ErikSon

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

      Watched Spurs a lot recently and Eriksen's not been as effective, Alli finding his form and Son's a goalscorer. So those 2 get the nod for me.

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

      Son & Alli

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

      gone Alli and Son

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

    Kane has a blocked nose, no problem he doesn’t use it

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

      lol Harry the Human Hoover

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

    Bench order ok?

    Ric - DCL - Okazaki

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

      Lewin last

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

      Okazaki first

  19. awgJose
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Want to bring Arnie in, keep Groß or Richarlison?

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

      Gross

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

      Keep Rich imo

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

      Gross

  20. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Who's triple captaining Kane?

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

      50/50, any chance of Pool lineup pre deadline or travel news?

      1. Garfield1001
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Would love to know this too!

        You planning on holding all 3 Liverpool TM?

        Strongly considering moving 2 of them out.

    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Not I, said the fly. Not me, said the bee ...

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

        🙂

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

      Me

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

    Captain?

    A) Kane and risk just one game
    B) Son, explosive, consistent but at risk of one game
    C) Alli, explosive, returned to form?, nailed

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

      A

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

      A but C is tempting

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

    Which one?

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

    Thanks.

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

      C, probably gains you the most long term. A short term.

  23. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Rumor is Kane will play with his Batman mask against Swansea.

    Not for any health reasons, just because he plays better with it on. Activate TC.

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

      with or without snorkel ?

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

    Pick one of my little babies to start, and then a bench order for the remaining two, please.
    A) Alonso (ars)
    B) Dunk (BOU)
    C) Jones (eve)

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

      A C B

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

        this one

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

      I wouldn't feel comfortable benching Alonso

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

      Never, ever bench Alonso.

      C
      B

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

      You don’t have Alonso in there for clean sheets. He can score against anyone, never bench him. Flip a coin for the others.

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

    Best defenders to get in for a 1 week punt except spurs/hammers/city thanks

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

      on a FH ... went for (Ota, Cresswell), Maguire, Robertson and Yoshi ... Milner tempting too

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

        Milner is an interesting one actually.. basically I want who ever most likely to get a clean sheet.. think it's hard to choose this week

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

    Free Hit

    DDG
    Otamendi Jones Cresswell
    Alli Son Arnie Lanzini Lingard
    (K)ane Aguero
    ————
    Bench fodder

    0.4ITB, thoughts?

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

      Only now noticing the lack of Salah, dangerous game.

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

      Anyway I can cancel Free Hit?

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

        No. Salah is a big injury doubt.

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

      Salah’s a doubt,
      Id switch Jones to Maguire as you have De gea

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

      would risk Okazaki instead of Lingard and play 3-4-3

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

      How about Joe Allen for Jesse?

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

    How to spend my money?

    A) RLC to Arnautovic

    B) Firmino to Aguero

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

      A round of beers and a bag of party poppers

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

        I’ll take that as an A

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

    Team done. See you on the other side!

    Adrian
    Vertonghen Otamendi Maguire Ogbonna
    Eriksen Sterling Mahrez Arnautovic
    Kane(c) Aguero

  29. FPL Maldini
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    So realistically what is the minimum number of GWs Jesus will miss ?

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

      4 I would think

  30. Bad Kompany
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Do we know how bad KDB and Salah's injuries are

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

      No , but guess both out next gw at least