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16 August 2014 5665 comments
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With the purr from the Gylfi Sigurdsson bandwagon in our ears, Fantasy managers will now be looking to a batch of three o’clock kick-offs for similar targets. A quintet of afternoon matches await, before Arsenal host Crystal Palace at the Emirates this evening.

Interest in the top bracket looks somewhat limited, although the likes of Stoke and QPR have become unlikely sources of budget and mid-price assets, with the performances of Bojan, Jordan Mutch and Charlie Austin of particular interest. All start this afternoon and, interestingly, Austin is partnered by Loic Remy in the QPR attack, while Thomas Ince appears to be up front for visitors Hull.

Elsewhere, Romelu Lukaku is handed a starting berth at Leicester by Roberto Martinez, despite fitness concerns. Kevin Mirallas is kept on the Everton bench with budget buy Steven Naismith earning a start. Meanwhile, down at the Boleyn Ground, Spurs start with both Christian Eriksen and Erik Lamela as expected – although the likes of Eric Dier, Danny Rose and Aaron Lennon are all on the team sheet with Ben Davies, Lewis Holtby and Roberto Soldado amongst the subs.

You can look to out Twitter feed for all the lineup from today’s matches.

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  1. PGR
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Opta Joe:
    After going three entire PL seasons (& 97 games) without a goal, Brede Hangeland has scored on his PL debut for Crystal Palace. Impact.

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      cue bandwagon

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  2. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Kosc will score.

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    1. the cromulent one
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Good call.

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    2. davies
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Jeezus.

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    3. Zombie
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Happy now 😉 ?

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    4. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Lotto numbers please?

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    5. Rivaldo Izback
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Respect

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    6. Not Irish
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Are you king? 😯

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  3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Hahahhahahhaha

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    1. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      a bit late 😀

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  4. Pavsboot
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Arsenal always look so good until they don't

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  5. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Does Cazorla get bps for that?

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  6. Aurora
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    HAHAHAHHAHHAHHA CAZORLA SEEING THE FUNNY SIDE

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  7. Essan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Chambers may not be such a bad bet when you see his BPS even despite having conceded a goal .... By far the best of the ARS defenders so far.

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    1. SEASIDER
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Problem is Wenger doesn't use BPS when picking his team. Mert will replace him.

      I have Chambers btw.

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  8. gravless
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Has Fabianski ever won at OT before today?

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  9. Stupendous
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    How were Villa today at the back??

    Thinking Vlaar or Cissokho in for Chambers.

    Two plum home fixtures

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    1. avfcaidan10
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Solid, head and shoulders better than Stoke defence. Beware our fixtures after those 2 though 😉

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  10. SW6
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Leaving Sanchez to mark Hangeland 😆

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    1. andyinasia
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Sanchez, Kos and Hangeland at it again!

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  11. Aurora
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    HA LOL WHY WAS ALEXIS MARKING HANGELAND AT THE CORNER!

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Cuz Wenger

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    2. Giroud U Kidding
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      He shouldn't even be defending corners. He should be the counter attack option

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  12. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    I should have learned by now not to be so optimistic and expectant about a new season 😐

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      gw 1 boom n bust cycle

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  13. Siva Mohan
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Alexis marking Big F**ing Norwegian in set pieces..

    funny!!

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    1. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      That's where they need mertesacker

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    2. TheDogTor
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      I know, who the hell let that happen

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  14. Honeybadger
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Rofl Arsenal, why the hell is Alexis covering Hangeland on a corner, it's like 1 meter difference in height there...

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  15. Griezlad
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Had vlaar on bench

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    1. The Albatross
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Had Siggy and Chester on bench

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  16. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    What we've learned from GW1:

    If you pay in peanuts you get monkeys

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    1. Crouching Tiger
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      If you pay in bananas you get donkeys?

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      1. Bøwstring The Carp
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Surprisingly Giroud and Caroll are nowhere to be found 😉

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    2. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      But elephants eat peanuts?

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      1. Bøwstring The Carp
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        So do monkeys! 😀

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    3. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      I got an elephant with my peanuts...

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  17. Captain Shirokov
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Chambers yellow card

    oh lol

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  18. Wouter
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Chambers! Why??

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  19. Bath Alty
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone beat Siggy and Chester on the bench - played Blackett and Bojan instead.

    Hoping Chelsea game is postponed due to freak weather - Hazard and Luis drop out and my team score more than doubles!

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  20. Volk
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Arsenal have the best midfield in the world but are losing to Crystal Palace.

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    1. Stupendous
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      :O :O :O :O :O :O :O

      U what?????

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    2. copps
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      in the world? lol

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      1. Stupendous
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Can name 7 better off top of head

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        1. Tommy Template
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Certainly Bayern and Real Madrid would probably chuckle at this thought

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    3. Pea Soup
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      That's a bold statement...

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  21. Aurora
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Sanogo just shoots from wherever he is whenever he is

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  22. Crouching Tiger
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Chambers yellow card. GW1 totally ruined...

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  23. copps
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Rio & Alexis competiting for the worst set piece defending this week

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    1. Honeybadger
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      not Alexis fault there...

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    2. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      At least Alexis has an excuse.

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  24. Frank Black
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    LOL Chambers yellow...why have i bought him?

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    1. money face bandwagon
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      now u still need the transfer out for chambers when he is benched for mert

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  25. Dougal McGuire
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Chambers booked. Dang,

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  26. Limbo
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Started out nice (siggy Rooney). Then Naismith and Chester on bench sort of changed that.

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  27. Pea Soup
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Tut tut

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  28. Aurora
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Ha lol makes up for united

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  29. The Machine
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    need to move sanchez to the left. looking so one dimensional atm

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    1. Licky
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      He's doing all them tricks, but this isn't La Liga, defenders will cop it.

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  30. Licky
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    The initial plan was Chambers GW1 and then get Chester...

    ... guess that's off the cards.

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