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Spurs host Fulham in Blank Gameweek 18 as Villa fixture postponed

Fantasy Premier League have been subjected to yet another spin of the fixture-dice as Blank Gameweek 18 changes complexion once again.

Just over 24 hours before Tuesday’s 16:30 GMT deadline, Aston Villa’s meeting with Tottenham Hotspur was officially called off.

That means no midweek fixture for Jack Grealish (£7.7m), Ollie Watkins (£6.1m) and Emiliano Martínez (£5.1m), three popular Fantasy assets.

However, Harry Kane (£11.0m) and Son Heung-min (£9.8m) remain viable options for Blank Gameweek 18 as their home meeting with Fulham was added as a replacement for the Villa game.

Considering how short-notice the fixture is for the Cottagers, both of Spurs’ dynamic duo are certain to wrestle their way into the captaincy conversation.

They both registered double-figure hauls in their last home Premier League game, against Leeds, and could benefit from Fulham’s short turnaround.

Meanwhile, it also means that budget options such as André-Franck Zambo Anguissa (£4.5m) and Ademola Lookman (£5.0m) have been added to the pool of players who could help managers in Free Hit squads.

The secondary knock-on effect of today’s fixture changes also impacts on Double Gameweek 19.

That is because Fulham’s Friday-night meeting with Chelsea has been delayed until the following day, kicking off at 17:30 GMT now.

As this was the opening match of Double Gameweek 19, it looks as if the deadline for that round will move to 11:00 GMT on Saturday morning ahead of Wolves’ lunch-time meeting with West Bromwich Albion.

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  1. tbos83
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Big captain dilemmas now.
    A) KdB
    B) Bruno
    C) Kane
    D) Son

    1. dshv
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Kane

    2. Runaway
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      c

  2. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Naughty FH team...

    DDG
    Reguillon Tierney Cancelo
    Son KDB Bruno Gundogan Saka
    Kane Laca
    (4.0, Brewster, Kilman, Mitchell)

    Gundogan can become Wilson or Laca to Martial. Is Reguillon nailed? Maybe Aurier if fit and not suspended

    1. FFSbet.com
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Looks good,yeah Wilson over Gundo

  3. dshv
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Stones or awb (have diaz already)

    1. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      AWB

    2. Runaway
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Stones

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

      Stones

  4. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    darlow
    Stones alderweireld tierney
    Saka gundo kdb(c) bruno son
    Kane wilson

    Subs dubravka awb brewster mitchell

    Hows this fh?

  5. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    DCL ➡️ Wilson with and save FH?

    Regulion - Dias - Maguire - Holding
    KDB - Son
    Kane(C) - Wilson - Brewster

    1. Team Bobcat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Looks pretty solid

      1. FFSbet.com
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers

  6. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Just feck it. WC!!!

  7. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Fellow wildcarders let’s see your drafts

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      As you wish 🙂

      Pope areola
      Dias stones AWB Dallas cresswell
      Kdb Bruno rashford soucek Smith Rowe
      Kane (c) Wilson ( to Rodrigo gw19) bamford

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

        Leno (Martinez)
        AWB Cancelo Dias Lowton (Coufal)
        KdB Bruno Son Rashford (Soucek)
        Laca Wilson (Bamford)

        then do Wilson --> Antonio (or similar) for DGW19
        - Gives 12 DGW's + Leno, Laca & Son

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          What a mid!

  8. Chandler Bing
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    A. Get Stones (-4), field 8 and save FH?
    B. FH.

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

      depends on the other 7

    2. Chandler Bing
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Other 7 are Dier, Dias, Wan-B, Son, Bruno, KdB, Kane

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

        I think you can ride the GW with just taking a hit to be honest

      2. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I'd do A

        1. Pukki Party
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Or just play those 7 you have

      3. FFSbet.com
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Probably keep and ride it,no need for 4th defender

    3. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Depends on the 7 you have, who is Stones replacing?

    4. R.C
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      B

  9. Michu 9
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Would you free hit?

    Dias Dier Lewis(?)
    KDB Bruno Zaha Son
    Kane DCL(?)

  10. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Lindelof or Shaw?

    1. Bonus magnet
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Both likely out tomorrow

      1. R.C
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        No they both trained

    2. Saxe-Gotha
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Shaw

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

    I´ve got exact money for this 3-5-2 power midfield FH draft, do you think the extremely weak bench will not matter this week?

    Ramsdale
    Stones - AWB - Holding
    Son - Rashford - KDB - Bruno - Saka
    Kane - Lacazette

    Bench: 4.0, Mitchell, 3.9, 4.3

    1. Tony Moon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Looks v good. Bench won't be an issue for a FH team. Could have Pieters as your 4.3m, which at least gives you another player likely to play.

    2. weaver93
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      same as mine -gtg
      except Dias-AWB

  12. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    2FTs available. Which option is better?

    McCarthy*
    Dier, Holding, Mitchell
    Grealish*, Bruno, KDB, Son, Zaha,
    Kane, DCL*
    Forster*, Brewster, Coufal*, Justin*

    A) McCarthy+Grealish> Leno+Smith Rowe/Saka (play Brewster in place of DCL)
    B) McCarthy+Grealish+DCL>DDG+Smith Rowe/Saka+Laca (-4)

  13. Bonus magnet
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Xxxx
    Tierney Mitchell xxxxxx
    Son Mahrez Bruno
    Martial Brewster Kane

    Forster+ Dunne-> Tuanzebe+ Areola (-4) gives me 11 or just do one FT

    1. Bonus magnet
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Forgot Zaha

  14. MattysFantasyFooty
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone interested in Aubameyang?

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Fools imo

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

      If on FH I think KDB, Bruno, Son, Kane are all a must

      So there's no funds left

    3. Cojones of Destiny
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      nope

  15. 1314
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I have used up 2 FT to get in City players, if I activate FH now, I will not have both of them for dgw correct ?

    1. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      yes

    2. Tony Moon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Correct

    3. FOMFF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      You will have to sign them again

  16. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Freehit active 🙂

  17. FOMFF
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Apparently my previous A/B on DCL for the FH is moot.

    A. Zaha
    B. Wilson

  18. mixology
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Wow- now realizing that Saints and Leeds may NOT double in GW19 if Saints FA cup game is postponed.

    Nobody thinking that far yet?

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/football/2021/jan/07/southampton-could-get-fa-cup-bye-after-shrewsbury-covid-outbreak

    1. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Not really. GW18 is a bigger headache right now.

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Explain why a bye for SOU affects the double for SOU And Leeds?

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

        Possible FA cup postponement of Saints/Shrewsbury before January 23rd. Saints/Leeds due to play January 20. Shrewsbury currently isolating

  19. Dynamic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    My Team

    Stone Dias Mitchell
    Bruno KDB Rashford Son
    Kane

    Only 8 players.

    Would you FH?

    1. Cojones of Destiny
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      nope

    2. Gross Blank Point
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No

  20. Cojones of Destiny
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    would you free hit this lot;?
    Dier, Stones, Cancelo
    KDB, Son, Bruno
    Kane

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      One more than but most of the big hitters, I might ride it out

    2. rowdog24
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No way.

  21. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Repost. Thoughts on this fh draft?

    Ddg
    Cancelo Fernandez holding
    Kdb Bruno rashford son gundogan
    Kane Laca

    Xxxx Mitchel xxxx xxxx

  22. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    A) Lloris Stones (city double defence with Cancelo)
    B) DDG Dier/Saiss

    Which would you rather on FH? Currently have A but tempted by B

    __
    Cancelo Tierney __ (Mitchell 3.9)
    KDB Bruno Son Saka (Stephens)
    Kane Lacazette Richarlison

    (Could also ditch Richa for Wilson to get Reguilon in for example)

  23. ChelseaGuy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    On FH

    A) Dier Foden
    B) Dias Saka
    C) Tierney Gundo

    First to 5 wins

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

      B

    2. Cojones of Destiny
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      C

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

      'First to 5 wins' optimistic lol 🙂 B is safest, but i'd go C I think

    4. weaver93
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      B

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

      Thanks all, think I'm gonna do B myself then

  24. SomeoneKnows
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Best 9.8 max combos for GW18 & GW19 (will be taking a -4 hit in order to play the first name of each pair this week):

    A) DDG + Holding
    B) Leno + Coufal
    C) Dier + Meslier

  25. dshv
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    At the back

    1.Cancelo holding diaz
    2. Awb dier diaz

  26. Von Lipwig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Currently on A, but are Foden/Gundogan tempting differentials?
    A) Stones + Wilson (442)
    B) Saiss + Foden (442)
    C) Digne + Foden (442)
    D) Gundogan + Wilson (352)

  27. Captain Vantastic™
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I can't find anything on Wilson. When was he declared fit by Bruce?

  28. No Professionals
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Who would you prefer on FH18

    A) Rashford
    B) Son

    1. dshv
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Both

    2. Taegugk Warrior
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      If you can’t afford both, then B

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

      B

    4. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      B

  29. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Pages flying now, was only a matter of time 🙂 replies now lacking... go ahead and ask a Q

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

      Currently on A, but are Foden/Gundogan tempting differentials?

      A) Stones + Wilson (442)
      B) Saiss + Foden (442)
      C) Digne + Foden (442)
      D) Gundogan + Wilson (352)

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Gundo yes. Not too keen on Wilson though. I’d probs go A out of thes

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

          cheers mate

  30. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    People seem to think Lacazette is starting this week as per FH teams, past minutes disagree. Why do you think he will start?