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Burnley’s Taylor suffers hamstring injury as Saka impresses for Arsenal

BURNLEY 1-0 SHEFFIELD UNITED

  • Goal: Ben Mee (£4.9m)
  • Assist: Robbie Brady (£5.0m)
  • Bonus: Mee x3, James Tarkowski (£5.3m) x2, Erik Pieters (£4.3m) x2

TINKER, TAYLOR, SOLDIER, DYCHE

Charlie Taylor received treatment before being substituted

Charlie Taylor (£4.6m) suffered a hamstring injury after just eight minutes against Sheffield United on Tuesday night.

The left-back has had two £0.1m price rises since Gameweek 14 as FPL bosses invested in the Burnley defence.

After the match, Sean Dyche reported:

“Charlie Taylor is a hamstring injury. We will wait and see but we are stretched again. We are stretched and we can only hope these injuries stop coming and we can get everyone fit. There was a foul which the referee doesn’t give and then [Charlie] pulls it stretching. If [the referee] had blown for a foul, I don’t think he would have stretched it. We will see how it looks.” – Sean Dyche

James Tarkowski (£5.3m) also went down on the Turf Moor in the first half but soldiered on to play the full 90 minutes.

SHEFFIELD OF NIGHTMARES

Ben Mee heads past Aaron Ramsdale

Aaron Ramsdale (£4.7m) saved two gilt-edged Burnley opportunities in the opening half of a hard-fought contest.

The Blades keeper kept out Ashley Barnes‘ (£6.0m) close-range effort after just 56 seconds when Chris Wood (£6.2m) knocked the ball down for his strike partner.

Ramsdale then denied a Wood header on 31 minutes from seven yards out, though the shot-stopper was beaten from the resulting corner.

Ben Mee (£4.9m) rose highest in the Sheffield United area to convert Robbie Brady‘s (£5.0m) dead-ball delivery. On Burnley’s performance, Mee remarked:

“We dug in at the end and the strikers defended really well from the front. We are getting back to where we want to be. We are tough to beat and that will get us up the table. We are moving in the right direction.” – Ben Mee

It is now three clean sheets in the past five gameweeks for the Clarets, with Nick Pope (£5.4m) only conceding two penalties in that time.

The biggest threat to Burnley’s shut-out came on 28 minutes as Rhian Brewster (£4.5m) saw a header from a corner cleared off the line by Josh Brownhill (£4.9m).

Dyche’s troops are scheduled to face Fulham at home in Gameweek 17 before a Double Gameweek 19 consisting of trips to West Ham and Liverpool.

The Clarets have a Blank Gameweek 18 ahead of their double helping of fixtures in Double Gameweek 19.

Sheffield United are winless in their 16 Premier League games this season – equalling Queens Park Rangers’ Premier League record of longest winless run from the start of a campaign (16 in 2012/13).

Well-owned FPL assets Wilfried Zaha (£7.4m) and Callum Wilson (£6.5m), along with Spurs pair Harry Kane (£11.0m) and Heung-min Son (£9.7m), are all set to face the Blades’ defence over the next three Gameweeks.

On the 1-0 defeat to Burnley, Chris Wilder lamented:

“The year we had last year was a perfect storm for us, we took big moments and found that bit of quality. This time we don’t find that bit of quality and it marries up with the results. It is a big arm wrestle and a big struggle for us.” – Chris Wilder


Burnley XI (4-4-2): Pope; Taylor (Benson 8′), Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton; Pieters, Westwood, Brownhill, Brady; Wood, Barnes (Stephens 78′).

Sheffield United XI (3-4-3): Ramsdale; Robinson (Fleck 56′), Egan, Basham; Stevens, Osborn, Ampadu (Norwood 66′), Baldock; McGoldrick, Mousset (Burke 62′), Brewster.

BRIGHTON 0-1 ARSENAL

  • Goal: Alexandre Lacazette (£8.2m)
  • Assist: Bukayo Saka (£5.2m)
  • Bonus: Rob Holding (£4.4m) x3, Alexandre Lacazette (£8.2m) x2, Pablo Mari (£4.4m) x1

BOOM SAKA LACA

Lacazette converts Saka’s pass beyond Sanchez

Alexandre Lacazette (£8.2m) gave Arsenal the lead immediately after being introduced from the bench on 65 minutes, his first touch controlling a Bukayo Saka (£5.2m) pass before his second was fired past Robert Sanchez (£4.4m) in the Brighton goal.

“[Alexandre] Lacazette is in a good moment. He’s full of confidence. We wanted to change the team in the second half and give it some freshness.” – Mikel Arteta

Sanchez had already saved a big chance from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.4m) shortly into the second period.

Saka was also the creator of that opportunity, with the midfielder popping up on the left and right of Arsenal’s attack.

Since the start of last season, Saka has registered 15 assists in all competitions for Arsenal; more than any other player for the club.

While the budget midfielder is one of few Arsenal assets presently on the Fantasy radar, Saka did require on-pitch treatment late in the game with what looked like an ankle issue.

The winger continued before jogging off when substituted in the 82nd minute. Post-match, Mikel Arteta stated when asked if Saka has a serious injury:

“Hopefully not. He was limping but I think he took a strong challenge there. Hopefully he will be fine.” – Mikel Arteta

On Saka’s performance, Arteta added:

“In the second half, the moment we started to play different balls and attack in a different way [we] found more freedom, more space and more capacity to unlock the situations and the [Brighton] block. We created four or five big chances and he [Saka] was involved in most of them.” – Mikel Arteta

After a poor first-half showing, Arsenal dominated the second period as Lacazette’s introduction saw Aubameyang move out to his customary left-wing position.

Aubameyang sees a gilt-edged chance kept out

“We weren’t threatening in certain areas. In the second half we looked much more confident and we were playing more forward. The best medicine is wins. It’s a different world and a different story. The picture looks much better.” – Mikel Arteta

LAMP DOWN

Having said that Tariq Lamptey (£4.7m) “is going to be a few days, maybe weeks” after Brighton’s 2-2 draw at West Ham in Gameweek 16, Graham Potter’s latest update will not inspire any confidence in fantasy terms.

“Tariq [Lamptey] is not far away and Danny Welbeck had a slight feeling in his knee. Adam [Lallana] is an outside chance for Wolves [in Gameweek 17].” – Graham Potter

Lewis Dunk (£4.8m), meanwhile, is now teetering on the suspension tightrope, having picked up his fourth yellow of the season on Tuesday.

Brighton have won just one of their last 14 Premier League games, drawing seven and losing six.

“We are suffering a bit at the moment. We have to play better, we have to do everything better.” – Graham Potter


Brighton & Hove Albion XI (3-5-1-1): Sanchez; Burn, Dunk, Webster; Bernardo, Gross, Bissouma, Propper (March 68′), Veltman; Jahanbakhsh (Trossard 74′); Mac Allister (Maupay 67′).

Arsenal XI (4-2-3-1): Leno; Tierney, Mari, Holding, Bellerin; Xhaka, Elneny; Martinelli (Lacazette 65′), Smith-Rowe (Maitland-Niles 88′), Saka (Ceballos 81′); Aubameyang.

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  1. PascalCygan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I went into the gameweek with 15 starting players but I’m going to end it with no more than 10, including Taylor’s eight-minute cameo.

    Most of my ML rivals were totally unaffected. Can’t believe it.

    What’s the latest with Spurs? I’m a Son owner but, with the amount of Kane cappers I’m up against, a postponement might actually work out well!

    1. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      How can they be totally unaffected? No City, Spurs, Everton etc. seems unlikely

      1. PascalCygan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I wrote this before Spurs got called off. That’s a leveller.

        1. St Pauli Walnuts
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Ah fair enough, I always have a mooch on the latest comment page of the day's article when I get around to reading them!

          I have KDB and Cancelo with no Spurs (not to mention having DCL, Coufal and Taylor), so yep ... Spurs call off is definitely a leveller!

          1. PascalCygan
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Fair enough! I have KDB, DCL, Coufal, Zouma, Taylor and Son. But Son is less of a blow. Ownership is huge and a few rivals captained Kane, so it’s probably a net gain!

            1. St Pauli Walnuts
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Whole season is a minefield. I don't worry about it too much though, everyone is in the same boat. Plus at the end of the day, it's only a game (one I spend many hours on every day though ha)

              1. PascalCygan
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Ha, same!

  2. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    West Ham players are a problem for the double gameweek.

    They have the best fixtures but only 2 days rest before games.

    Just watched the full Moyes interview on MOTD and it sounds like he'll be rotating again during short turnarounds.

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      One of the reasons why I'm definitely looking at Fabianski more than anyone else

    2. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      That makes Antonio a complete no-go most likely. Also puts Coufal at risk.

      1. Muchentuchel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        think Antonio will get one game and Haller the other one

      2. St Pauli Walnuts
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Maybe Coufal has had his rest now while others played this week. Or does he have injury history that makes him more prone to rest in short turn-arounds?

    3. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Good job Coufal has got his out the way already then!

      1. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        And Balbuena

    4. FPL_Motty
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Is it not 3 days?

      1. Homer21
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        It is

  3. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Will Robbo at least be on the bench?

    25 min run out and 4 to 5 points with an assist for the winner!

    1. FPL_Motty
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Definitely on the bench, depends how game goes if klopp brings him on. But probably unlikely

  4. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Didn't the City game get called off because they didn't have time to retest all the players which would mean a risk going through with the game with possible infected players playing? Fulham has more time for the tests therefore if they have a squad they'll play?

    1. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Been thinking this too, I feel that you're correct but we'll find out soon

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Not sure, but on that basis couldn’t the City match have been rescheduled for the following day or something?

    3. Muchentuchel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      City was called off because they clearly didn't want to play for some reason and Guardiola is their coach.
      They've also got around big transfer bans or points deductions because they're City.

      Fulham are just Fulham.

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Spot on. Blatant and pathetic favouritism from the PL

        1. St Pauli Walnuts
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          You really are a pathetic individual. You're all over these boards with your incessant whinging, woe is me routine and constant negativity. Get a life in 2021 eh, do us all a favour.

      2. Studs Up
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        City hate?
        Reply makes no sense unless you clarify "for some reason"

        1. Muchentuchel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Couldn't care less if this was about Liverpool or City. I just hate things like these and City always gets preferential treatment.

          1. St Pauli Walnuts
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Care to throw a few facts in to back up this preferential treatment claim?

      3. St Pauli Walnuts
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Clearly? Basing that on what exactly? What do they gain from it, it merely exacerbates their existing fixture pile up. So how about looking at the facts we have, there are 7 city players who have tested positive plus several more staff, it would have been completely reckless and endanger many lives for the game to have gone ahead, that is not subjective. Don't let the facts get in the way of your bs paranoia though.

        Take your tin foil hat off and can your spam.

    4. Kane and Ablett
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      It got called off because Pep wanted it so and City’s sheikh back lawyers terrify the football authorities....

  5. jam
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Hmm they just said on the radio the FUL TOT match could be cancelled.

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Was it a 90s station?

      1. jam
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        1XTRA! And they know... 🙂

        1. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          That sounds far too modern for me - give me a bit of Magic FM, or even just a Kenny G CD.

  6. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    "Very strong news the Fulham match is off"

    https://twitter.com/FulhamNews1879/status/1344260563753426946?s=19

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Can't see it. Who is from and what does it say?

      1. Stupendous
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Think it's a troll account tbf

    2. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Oh cr*p....

    3. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Damn

    4. thedarkhorse
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      LOL. From a new account created yesterday, with 3 posts in total.

      Attention seeker . . .

      1. Stupendous
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Agreed

      2. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Lol what a plonker , cheers

    5. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Account with zero followers

      1. Stupendous
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I saw.

    6. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      more DGWs.nice

    7. Footieboot
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No sources + dodgy account. Probably bullshit. Just wait for an official announcement.

    8. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Doesn't look very reliable

    9. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Misquote of a troll account. I'm convinced!

      1. Stupendous
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Haha I did misquote didnt I ffs

    10. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Seems like the kind of bs brosstan spews out every 5 mins

      1. Stupendous
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Calm down

        1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          You are right. That was unfair to this troll account

      2. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Rent free

        1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          There he is

  7. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Source for LFC team lineup? Can't find it on Twitter.

      1. JBG
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah thank :).

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Nevermind, found it.

    2. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Does he just use the initials of players so the tweet won't get flagged?

      1. JBG
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Probably.

      2. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Precisely

  8. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    nooo plz noo Spurs 🙁

    1. Muchentuchel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      no worries it will be on

  9. jam
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    The Spurs match is gonna get postponed, you know it! Given the current climate everyone is being more careful than ever. Doesn't suit me at all but I don't think they'll risk it.

    1. Muchentuchel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Wait did he just say they dominated Liverpool and Leicester and they deserved wins?
      How deluded can one be? 😀

    2. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Means nothing

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Why would they post this if they knew the game was likely to be off?

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Why wouldn't they? The social media people probably don't care about that. They aren't respinsible for whether a game is called off or not. They'll likely just stick to their plan until they get confirmation of something else. No one will be mad at them because it's out of their hands.

    3. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      (Just) posted 1 hour ago, probably automated. Make conclusions at your peril!

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Also wanted to paste Spurs post on their account. Used "Just" for that. Go and check that one.

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        😆

      2. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I didn't see that tbh...

    1. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yikes

      1. Stupendous
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Got me

    2. Muchentuchel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      it is not, get a grip

      1. Luton_Fan
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Only a matter of time though 🙁

    3. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      What a troll 😆

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Chucky, or that Twitter account?

  10. lordkippe
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    22 with Dier and Salah left. Already down from 85 to 160k. Can I stay inn the top 500k you think? Also I lost about 20 points om City match being off When my rival gained 15. 35 point swing on bad luck.

    1. adams_6
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      *Not Dier

  11. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    It's as if the fate of planet Earth and all life on it, rests with the impending decision to play a football match or not!

    What the hell is wrong with us all?

    I honestly need to reassess my life at this point!

    Refreshes Spurs Fulham search on Twitter....

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Go build a tiny house in the mountains

      1. Stupendous
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        The irony is I will be doing that one day fairly soon!

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          You have the resources for that? I'd be too scared to do that right now without any savings (or a job) haha

          1. Stupendous
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            It's planned!

            1. Deulofail
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Well good luck with that. Exciting stuff

    2. Muchentuchel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Nothing wrong following your hobby mate.
      We are certainly not the people who will ruin the world one day just because of being fanatic about football.

      1. Stupendous
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        This isn't a hobby it's a game that involves staring at screens.

        One I very much enjoy by the way.

        I would argue that by supporting corrupt organizations, wealthy elite private entities owned by gazillionaire oil barons from Russia and the Middle East, and cheering people on who earn 400k quid a week for kicking a ball, we may ACTUALLY be supporting those intent on ruining the world one day.

        But there ya go.

        1. Muchentuchel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I understand what you mean but I have been a football fan since I was 3 and I support both my village club and my favourite Premier League club. I don't see the point in spoiling the fun just because the conditions aren't the same as they were 100 years ago.I just love everything that has to do with sports, tactics, stadium visits, but also FPL and sports betting. Nevertheless, in the rest of my life I am careful not to do unnecessary harm and to support small businesses rather than large corporations.
          If I could afford to live in a small house in the wilderness, I would do it in a heartbeat.

          You can keep your eyes open and try to do the right thing, but you can never do everything right.
          Cheers!

          1. Stupendous
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Cheers pal

  12. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Rival getting Bednarek for Robbo ffs

    1. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Robbo not playing????

  13. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    @JTreble I’ve just seen your request, I have replied yes you can

  14. Luton_Fan
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Justin or Castagne for gw17 and dbls. Might be a small chance justin gets a rest this gw methinks

    1. Maeki2
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Still like justin more

      1. Luton_Fan
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Ofc you do. All the best things are made in luton.

  15. Who are all Lukakus
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    KDB, Cancelo, DCL + Zouma + Welbeck for a total of big fat 0 points. Also Robbo possibly.
    Sorry for being selfish but I really want Spurs game going to be cancelled 😀 Have no Son or Kane.

  16. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    So the spurs game postponed?

  17. boc610
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    feel for shffield united and wilder, they got totally shafted. they could have pulled a sly one like city and fulham but were able to field a team and played. city are saying they were totally overrun by it like newcastle yet the ground is now open . pork pies all over the shop. nice rest for city and dodnt have to play a weakened team against an in form everton side.

    1. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      How many positive cases did Sheffield have, 1 or 2? City had 5 players confirmed (on top of existing 2) plus about the same in staff too. It would be ridiculous for the game to have gone ahead until the rest of the team and staff were confirmed negative, otherwise you are putting the Everton team and staff at risk too.

      Everton have several of their key players out who will likely be back when the game is rescheduled. Plus all this does is exacerbates City's existing fixture pile up. Don't let the facts get in the way of your flimsy conspiracy theory though.

      1. Supersonic Marv'
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        You're really swinging the light saber tonight mate. Good for you!

        1. St Pauli Walnuts
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Got to put the siths down somehow eh mate, otherwise the world becomes a dark place!