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26 December 2013 1937 comments
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We’ve three Gameweeks to navigate in the next six days as the Premier League spoils us with fixtures aplenty over the festive period. To get us underway, Hull welcomes United to the KC Stadium – a place where the hosts have conceded just three goals in seven home matches this season.

Along with Arsenal, Steve Bruce’s side are one of only two teams to keep Luis Suarez quiet thus far – a suggestion that David Moyes’ men may not have it their own way quite to easily. Nonetheless, Wayne Rooney ended up top of this week’s Captain Poll and carries the armband hopes of many Fantasy managers heading into the lunchtime encounter.

The team news sees Darren Fletcher afforded his first league start in over a year for United as Phil Jones drops out. David Moyes hands Antonio Valencia and Ashley Young the wide roles, with Adnan Januzaj and Shinji Kagawa warming the bench alongside the likes of Nemanja Vidic. Up front, Rooney and Danny Welbeck continue together, with the former looking set for another withdrawn role.

There’s no alterations for the hosts, though, as Steve Bruce names an unchanged for the fourth game running.

Once again, we’ve opened the Dugout Discussion chatroom for those partial to some real-time reaction.

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  1. weetonyharris
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 29 days ago

    Fantasy Football has ruined watching football....

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    1. Jax
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      not today 🙂

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    2. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      Sad but true

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    3. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      This could be last season playing fantasy...

      serious

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  2. DonTheSpecialOne
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 29 days ago

    8 pts (vc)!! 😆

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  3. FollowFollow
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 29 days ago

    Thinking of deleting my team this season - everything and I mean everything I do seems to backfire (just sold Rooney because of him playing in midfield, rival has him as (c).

    Anyone else feeling like this?

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    1. Just A Hat
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      lol "playing in midfield" - playing behind the striker isn't playing in midfield, you have been on this site too much

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    2. isacki: full casual
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      Can feel like that. but when you are doing well, you don't notice what you're doing right. When you do badly, you notice every mistake.

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    3. FACUPARSE
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      Donkey move. Your own fault

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    4. AK ⭐
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      That's no reason to ditch him. He's still United's main man until RVP is out.

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    5. Viper
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      He was top of the captains poll!!

      You don't sell one of the best goalscoring strikers in the PL who is also on all set pieces vs. Hull

      Your own fault!

      I'm sorry 🙁

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    6. The Mandalorian
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      Patience is key

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    7. Calderano FC
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      Got the fantasy blues?

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  4. andres
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 29 days ago

    Roo (c) next week ahead of suarez?

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    1. Rafabio
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      Yes, he was always a 2 week (C) punt for me with Suarez's fixtures.

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    2. FridayNightFail
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      Not if Suarez punishes the non-believers today with a hat trick!

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  5. Chelskimagi
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 29 days ago

    Janu yellow upcoming for diving!!!

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    1. jas5sk - Youtube channel
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      agreed

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    2. FridayNightFail
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      They don't use video to punish people after the games for this sort of thing, do they?

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  6. Just A Hat
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 29 days ago

    haha 😀

    GET INVOLVED - #bbcfootball
    Chris Hare: Great to see these two workman-like mid-table teams putting on a great game for Boxing Day.

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  7. jas5sk - Youtube channel
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 29 days ago

    Alex Bruce MOTM

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  8. crystalpalaceRus
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 29 days ago

    How the hell did we beat hull at their ground?

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    1. Jax
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      you wanted it more

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  9. Elniñorules
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 29 days ago

    My sources at Etihad have informed me that Adebayor hasn't trained and unlikely to feature for City.

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    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      I'd say you're right

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    2. Just A Hat
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      :(!! Elnino! I believed that for a second! Would have been perfect with my rivals captaining him!

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    3. Jax
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      what's the point in posting this tripe

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      1. Elniñorules
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 29 days ago

        right back atcha

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        1. Jax
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 29 days ago

          you're not funny.

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  10. chandramouli
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 29 days ago

    played the hull vs man utd game in fifa 14... 6-2 was the scoreline... heading towards that i guess.

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  11. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 29 days ago

    McGregor 0 Points 🙁 but Rooney(C) 🙂

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  12. ktk_interista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 29 days ago

    Rooney you beauty. I feel he will be a differential captain eeven if he got most votes on this web-site. Utd will probably score again and Rooney to have a hand in it. Utd also lost a CS so a great start to the GW. Suarez captainers on the ropes for now 🙂 .

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  13. FACUPARSE
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 29 days ago

    No more Rooney goals please. Lukaku (c)

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    1. Scottys Army
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      + 1

      only suarez (C)

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    2. Zombie
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      Wrong day to pray

      Suarez (c)

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    3. toxik
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      Me too but as only one of two Roonpig owners in my ML fill yer boots son.

      Romelu Sunderland have both centre backs out, fill yer boots son!

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  14. Chris_White
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 29 days ago

    A city insider on Twitter is the one spreading the news.

    He said that there was an injury in training yesterday, and that the victim was rumoured to be Negredo or Demichelis.

    In other words, he is probably just fooling around.

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    1. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      With a pony tail like Demichelis', I'm not surprised he's fooling around.

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      1. Chris_White
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 29 days ago

        Exactly 😆

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  15. r0nh
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 29 days ago

    I know what the rules state regarding goals & own goals, but surely that should be an Evans OG?

    If he doesnt touch it, the keeper makes an easy save.

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    1. andres
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      Should be evans OG, 100%

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    2. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      It should, but if it was on target (hard to sat) FPL data otherwise...

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      1. Chris_White
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 29 days ago

        Feck me autocorrect

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    3. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      I already said that it's an og by any logic other than the one that matters

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    4. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      What do the rules say?

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      1. r0nh
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 29 days ago

        If the shot was on target, the attacking player gets the goal.

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  16. Scottys Army
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 29 days ago

    lol at people getting overexcited about their captain score before suarez even plays

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    1. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      A goal assist n top bps is all one can ask for and if you took the punt there's a sense of relief.

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  17. Malcolm Tucker for England …
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 29 days ago

    Januzaj to get a 2nd yellow for diving? Could be amusing

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  18. Chris_White
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 29 days ago

    Handball!!

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  19. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 29 days ago

    ERM, JESUS JUST SEEN CHESTER HAS SCORED!

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    1. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      Jesus too?

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      1. Elniñorules
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 29 days ago

        Thought jesus played in the late kickoff!

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    2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      Has he just turned on the telly? Probably got a hangover as was his birthday yesterday

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      1. Billy Gilmore
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 29 days ago

        Hangovers do last a while for 2000-year-olds

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  20. ktk_interista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 29 days ago

    Who is the most expensive player in FPL history? Rvp at 14 I'm guessing but did Ronaldo ever break the 14 mark at some point? Probably Suarez will do that this season.

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  21. joinho
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 29 days ago

    I now find myself in the strange position of owning Suarez but hoping he doesn't get anything at Man City.

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  22. asdasdasdadasdasda
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 29 days ago

    I dont know what i was thinking but i have made Tim Howard as my Captain instead of rooney 🙁

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    1. andres
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      Hope you score well!

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    2. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      nice

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      1. Calderano FC
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 29 days ago

        Schoolboy

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  23. King H
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 29 days ago

    Suarez no goals and a yellow card today ...
    you heard it here first.

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    1. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      THIS

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      1. jonny77
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 29 days ago

        NOT THIS

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    2. toxik
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      Thought that would happen last week and captained Lukaku 🙁

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    3. Scottys Army
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      sofa ready ....

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    4. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      Wouldn't be surprised. It will be a frustrating game for him. There will be goals though

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    5. asdasdasdadasdasda
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      Suarez 1 goal Henderson Assist
      Liverpool Win 1-0
      Man thats some wishful thinking

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  24. Scottys Army
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 29 days ago

    This is why i own wazza

    You can rely on solid 10 to 13 pointers but never gets over 15 points without captaincypoints included , so not captain material imo.

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      🙄

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    2. SuperOsçarBaby
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      Not sure if serious or not

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    3. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      What are you on?

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    4. waitinginthelonggrass
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      Yeah because a solid reliable 13 points doesn't justify captaincy. You must have huge scores every week.

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    5. AK ⭐
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      What? 😕

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  25. Cheggers
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 29 days ago

    Is there a way I can block any posts with Rooney in midfield? So sick of reading it

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    1. SuperOsçarBaby
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      Rooney in midfield

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      1. Calderano FC
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 29 days ago

        Rooney in the hole, in midfield

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  26. TokyoRed 東京赤
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 29 days ago

    I've been chipping this week about Hull's home defensive record. I stand corrected.

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    1. isacki: full casual
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      It was good and I believed in it too, it contributed to my decision to sell Rooney last GW when he appeared to be out. They should have defended Smalling's goal from a set piece better, but Rooney's goal was a worldie, not much you can do about it.

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  27. isacki: full casual
    • 14 Years
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    Is it slippery at the KC? Could Rooney possibly slide into someone? 😉

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    1. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      He doesn't need to. Just get someone to wind him up so he kicks out at someone. 😉

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      1. isacki: full casual
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 29 days ago

        If anything does happen it will probably involve Januzaj, he's already defending the diving bugger.

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    2. Stephen - Robot Daniels
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      Should have already been booked.

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      1. isacki: full casual
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 29 days ago

        Yeah c'est la vie. Everything was going shite at that point for United too. How games change. Could change again!

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  28. waitinginthelonggrass
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 29 days ago

    Chester firmly rooted to my bench as second sub! At least his clean sheet is gone.

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    1. Jax
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 29 days ago

      most people have him benched.

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  29. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 29 days ago

    Both my H2H and cup rivals have Rooney captain. At least neither even have Suarez 😀

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  30. Evs
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 29 days ago

    The united double defence still awesome 🙂

    At least I got Chester (2nd sub) 😉

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