The Stock Check – Saturday – Part Two

Anthony Pilkington earns the points for Norwich with a superb headed effort extending his side’s unbeaten run to five. Robin Van Persie fails to score or assist for the first time as a starter for United, with the Canaries resilient defence proving too good for the most prolific attack in the Premier League:

Going Up

Norwich Defence
The Canaries came into this evening’s game having conceded a single goal in their previous four Gameweeks but the visit of United was considered a real test of their resolve. A 1-0 win continued their upturn in resilience as Chris Hughton’s influence starts to have a real effect – they now have five clean sheets this term, three more than this evening’s beaten opponents.

Anthony Pilkington
His first goal of the campaign was enough to produce the points for the hosts. Norwich have not tasted defeat since a 4-1 battering at Chelsea in Gameweek 7 and while they may not score many – netting more than once on a single occasion so far – Hughton’s side concede even less; the opposite of last season’s form under former boss Paul Lambert.

Going Down

United Defence
David De Gea was given the day off after a trip to the dentist caused problems but Anders Lindegaard could do little about Pilkington’s excellent headed winner. United have now conceded first in eight of their 12 matches and for once, their attack was unable to bail them out.

United Attack
Tonsillitis kept Wayne Rooney out of the reckoning and with Javier Hernandez selected to start, Robin Van Persie dropped a little deeper. Having racked up 29 goals in the previous 10, with at least two goals per game over that run, the visitors were snuffed out for the first time since Gameweek 1. Three favourable fixtures in the next four look set to offer Van Persie a chance to rectify tonight’s blip – this was the first time he has failed to produce a goal or assist when starting a league game for United.

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@ImpressiveTackl
11 years, 5 months ago
Team for GW13

Bego
Baines Rafael Gorrks Demel
Cazorla HBA Sterling
RVP Suarez Ba

Subs: Gaza, Taarabt, Davies, Fellaini
1 FT and 1.9m

Sorry to do this but... Any ideas?
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1. JK - Cønt ⭐
  11 years, 5 months ago
  HBA out might be a priority, maybe to Theo?
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  1. @ImpressiveTackl
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Yeah that's actually a good idea.
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  2. Spike ⚽️
    11 years, 5 months ago
    HBA was Newcastle's best player today and unlucky not to score
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    1. @ImpressiveTackl
      11 years, 5 months ago
      Theres only so much patience one can show.
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      1. Spike ⚽️
        11 years, 5 months ago
        this - that's why I transferred him out GW10
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2. hazza
  11 years, 5 months ago
  needs city coverage somewhere
  
  baines + hba to silva and enrique
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Brutus619
11 years, 5 months ago
Baines to get any bonus? I'm guessing not with the 3 goals scored :/
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1. the axolotl
  11 years, 5 months ago
  i think fpl rules dictate that he should get at least 2
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2. Jax
  11 years, 5 months ago
  baines < enrique
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  1. Jax
    11 years, 5 months ago
    baines has kept 2 clean sheets out of 12. why h why do scout picks have him EVERY week?
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JK - Cønt ⭐
11 years, 5 months ago
best defender for less than 5 million to replace Hangeland?

Am thinking either double on Sunderland with Cuellar/Bardsley (have Migs) or on Stoke with Cameron (have Huth)
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1. Keane There Dunne That
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Cuellar.
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2. floydy_floyd
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Cuell
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3. Brutus619
  11 years, 5 months ago
  or get Turner from Norwich?
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4. aaamanion
  11 years, 5 months ago
  hughes!
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AK ⭐
11 years, 5 months ago
WR, I really think you're good with avoiding the kneejerks. Care to help?
Baines to Enrique and Crouch to Ba (-4) is what I'm thinking, though is it too much of a kneejerk?
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1. floydy_floyd
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Crouch needs to go tbf
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The Chosen One...
11 years, 5 months ago
Are we sure Liverpool will continue with 3-5-2? Don't wanna bring in Enrique only for him to fail as happened with me last year......
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Keane There Dunne That
11 years, 5 months ago
2 red arrows after all green arrows and dropped 200000 this week 🙁
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1. FPL_Liger
  11 years, 5 months ago
  I'm down to 330,107
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hazza
11 years, 5 months ago
dropped 13k to 42500

who would have guessed united wouldnt score this gw and ruddy would keep a cs on my bench.
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1. Evs
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Not me.
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Smakies
11 years, 5 months ago
My team is :
Hart/cerny
cuellar/cameron/baines/hughes/clyne
santi/mata/sterling/michu/pienaar
rvp/ba/berbatov
0.2 in bank
My transfers last week :
tevez and lambert out ba and berbatov in
I actually think i'm going to be saving my ft if Silva doesn't rise this week
My plan for next gwk:
santi to silva
and maybe ba out for giroud (but not too sure about this one)
What do you guys think !
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1. Evs
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Your team is good, but more work needed on your spacing 😉
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  1. Smakies
    11 years, 5 months ago
    yeah ok ! thanks but do you reckon i should ditch santi !
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    1. Evs
      11 years, 5 months ago
      I did this week and look what happened.
      
      Decent games, keep for now and review...
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Evans
11 years, 5 months ago
Fiso still showing Fellaini to go up ?
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1. bennydebull
  11 years, 5 months ago
  yup
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2. TorresMagic™
  11 years, 5 months ago
  That won't be changing.
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Mighty
11 years, 5 months ago
Looking at the overall top teams there seems to be a much of a muchness between the GK, defenders and midfielders... and then the big difference seems to be going with RVP and a cheap option, or Tevez and Suarez (Berbatov being the third striker in nearly all cases).

RVP will deliver the more reliable captain choice over the season, but will that outscore a combination of Tevez and Suarez over the season?
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bennydebull
11 years, 5 months ago
Enrique or Suarez for the 3 baps?
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1. TorresMagic™
  11 years, 5 months ago
  🙄
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  1. bennydebull
    11 years, 5 months ago
    That's not really helpful
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  2. TorresMagic™
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Seriously though, very close. Probably Enrique.
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    1. bennydebull
      11 years, 5 months ago
      More like it 🙂
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    2. TorresMagic™
      11 years, 5 months ago
      But the assist might get Suarez home. 2/7 is terrible though.
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      1. bennydebull
        11 years, 5 months ago
        5 off target? -Surely Enrique then
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      2. Philman
        11 years, 5 months ago
        Assist?
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        TorresMagic™
        11 years, 5 months ago
        Was a blocked shot instead. Should be very close.
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2. J.Mata
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Enrique. Suarez has 5 shots of target
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3. Jax
  11 years, 5 months ago
  enrique 3
  suarez 2
  sterling 1
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rickytoso
11 years, 5 months ago
Is Suarez almost essential?

Have RVP Tevez Lambert.

I'd have to trade Tevez for Suarez, leaving me with no City players, and I already have Liverpool cover in Sterling.

any thought?

thanks
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1. Alton E.
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Getting Tevez out after 2day is just....
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  1. rickytoso
    11 years, 5 months ago
    it would be a bold move, bit i reckon suraez will outscore him in the next few weeks.
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    1. Alton E.
      11 years, 5 months ago
      remember that 1 yellow is coming
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2. Gnubuntu
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Every week someone becomes essential.
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Demí
11 years, 5 months ago
Why is Van Persie still flagged?
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1. FPL_Liger
  11 years, 5 months ago
  That's just the Man Utd shirt pattern!
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  1. Alton E.
    11 years, 5 months ago
    ohh
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2. Spike ⚽️
  11 years, 5 months ago
  He was playing with an injury 😉
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  1. Smarty Pants
    11 years, 5 months ago
    This explains his poor return.
    Why did so many people captain an injured player anyway? 😉
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3. Jax
  11 years, 5 months ago
  gameweek's not over
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Gnubuntu
11 years, 5 months ago
Abbiati is awful. AC Milan need to fix themselves.
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Waitakere_
11 years, 5 months ago
WIll Suarez get the 3 baps? Or Enrique?
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1. bennydebull
  11 years, 5 months ago
  see above
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  1. Waitakere_
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Hmmm not what I wanted to hear. Come on Suarez!!!
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King Kohli
11 years, 5 months ago
Not sure where to use my transfers. Would really appreciate some help!
Foster / Federici
Gorkss / Baines / Cuellar / Clyne / Demel
Santi Cazorla / Guthrie / Hazard / Bale / Johnson
Berbatov / Van Persie / Tevez

2 FT, £0.0m in the bank. Have to do 1 transfer so that i dont waste it.
Foster--->Ruddy & keep some cash for future?
Anything better?
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1. Waitakere_
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Why do you still have Guthrie?? That would be my first priority
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  1. King Kohli
    11 years, 5 months ago
    No cash to upgrade him mate. Dont know who else to take out, want to give Baines 1 more week.
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Wild Rover
11 years, 5 months ago
Forgot to buggu it but I posted last night that Bale, Michu, Hazard, Cazorla, Tevez and Torres would bring tears...

5/6 ain't bad.. 😉
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1. AK ⭐
  11 years, 5 months ago
  WR, a little help? You're the calmest of the lot here when it comes to kneejerks..
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  1. Leaf
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Yes rover ,fancy checking my team and tell me a transfer
    
    Very clouded
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  2. Wild Rover
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Fire away but don't take my advice as gospel... 🙂
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    1. Leaf
      11 years, 5 months ago
      🙂 linked
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2. Leaf
  11 years, 5 months ago
  A lesson against short termism & the value of sticking with
  
  ...saying that planned to sell tevez after villa game , he put in a convincing argument that I'm being a bit stupid
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Licky
11 years, 5 months ago
* (6)
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Live4pool
11 years, 5 months ago
would you rather have

1) Baines + Michu

2) Enrique + Walcott
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1. aaamanion
  11 years, 5 months ago
  baines/michu for now...could change after next week
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2. King Kohli
  11 years, 5 months ago
  2
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3. FPL_Liger
  11 years, 5 months ago
  My loyalties say 1 but i think 2 seems a slightly better option. Maybe Baines and Walcottt?
  
  Liverpool next 3 = Swan (Away), Spurs (Away), But Southampton at home
  Arsenal next 3 = Villa (away), Everton (Away), Swansea at home
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4. Leaf
  11 years, 5 months ago
  2 by a long way
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5. Onana Whatsmyname
  11 years, 5 months ago
  2 mate
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Chu Young Ping Pong
11 years, 5 months ago
My GW rank is 2m. Anybody beat that???
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1. TorresMagic™
  11 years, 5 months ago
  2,044,678
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2. .
  11 years, 5 months ago
  ha
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JDubz13
11 years, 5 months ago
RVP (C) to Tevez (C) last minute Saturday morning

Beautiful
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1. Gnubuntu
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Lies
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2. Waitakere_
  11 years, 5 months ago
  RVP to Suarez for me 😀
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Raddy
11 years, 5 months ago
Hmm. Walcott-Cazorla double up. Madness, genius, or somewhere in between?
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1. bennydebull
  11 years, 5 months ago
  The gunners are patchy right now - Spurs were down to 10 don't forget. I just don't like Walcott for fpl - he's always been so inconsistent.
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  1. don parcheesi
    11 years, 5 months ago
    +1 they were so flat the past 2 weeks that doubling up doesn't seem wise. If you have one already, I'd say stick. If you're gonna bring one in, maybe Walcott
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Back on the horse
11 years, 5 months ago
Thought with 31 might be going out of the cup, until I looked up my oppo http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/104173/event-history/12/ on 23.
This horse is still in the race!
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1. Bun Rab
  11 years, 5 months ago
  You horse is gonna win my friend!
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The Chosen One...
11 years, 5 months ago
Anyone got predictions for New v Swans baps?
I'm thinking

De Guzman 3
Michu 2
Hernandez 1
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1. Onana Whatsmyname
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Think Ba will sneak 1
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  1. heartsattack
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Why do you think that?
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  2. Jax
    11 years, 5 months ago
    no he won't.
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heartsattack
11 years, 5 months ago
Bed and chat on here till MOTD OR stare at Helen's boobs on Celebrity Jungle thingy?

Must be getting old time for bed.
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1. Somalion
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Boob staring for me!
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This Dijk aint free
11 years, 5 months ago
Back up keeper. McCarthy -> A) Gazzaniga or B) Tremmel

Re-Post
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11 years, 5 months ago
Tempted to FINALLY jump on the Fellaini bandwagon for GW14, but only if he falls in price a couple of times because of the ban and his massive ownership. Didn't see the game, was he playing in the hole behind the striker today or in a deep position:?:
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Le Gooner
11 years, 5 months ago
Is it time to stock up on Manchester City players here on in considering they are realistically out of the Champions league and the 5-0 result today or were Villa awfully poor today? City do have some tough fixtures coming up. Wondering if it's Wildcard time?
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1. JK - Cønt ⭐
  11 years, 5 months ago
  am definitely getting Aguero
  
  Considering Nastasic as well
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Crouchy
11 years, 5 months ago
overall rank was 7,066 and now 2,466 . very disappointed...
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1. Alton E.
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Hard times for u
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2. Alton E.
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Benched Raheem though?
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  1. Crouchy
    11 years, 5 months ago
    and Michu , overall happy out though.. esp after rvp 2 pointer
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3. busteddocket
  11 years, 5 months ago
  sigh.
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@ImpressiveTackl
11 years, 5 months ago
Is Fellaini out viable?
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1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Yeah, I want Silva
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