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18 October 2014 3269 comments
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Back in the game after another international interval, Saturday presents us with an array of treats that begins at the Etihad. Manchester City host Mauricio Pochettino’s Spurs side in what looks to be a fascinating encounter, with a gaggle of prime Fantasy assets on show.

Given the doubt surrounding Diego Costa’s availability, suddenly the significance of Sergio Aguero’s pitch time and points increases. The Argentine will doubtless carry the armband for some and, in the main, they’ll be hoping that Spurs can provide opposition that forces Manuel Pellegrini’s men to seek out goals.

Certainly Spurs are set up to trouble the home side, with Pochettino’s high pressing game and emphasis on the counter, potentially exploiting key weaknesses in the City rearguard.

Following this, we have a fresh batch of six three o’clock clashes warming in the oven and you can look to our Twitter feed for all the lineup news from those matches.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. The Mighty I
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Didn't captain Aguero but can't complain with 4 goals either way. Nice to have him rather than scramble to get him in.

  2. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Sigh.. not sure which game to watch. Chelsea on tv so gonna stream the soton game i think.. Tadic!

    1. Arsenal Deli
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Link for streams please mate? Thanks

  3. schifoso
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Colemannnnnnnnnnn! Back in the ball game, yeah!

  4. Think Tank
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Looks like Aguero 3 bps, Eriksen 2 bps and Lloris on 1 bps

  5. Art Vandelay
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Aguero owners need to enjoy the differential while it lasts. Today's performance with the injury to Costa will se his ownership double in the next week.

    1. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      RIP differential

    2. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      That's what this game's about though, getting on these bandwagons before the first explosion.

      1. Rassi
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Exactly.

      2. Rasping Drive
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Absolutely this.

    3. Not Irish
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Annoying. Differentials are hard to find this season.

    4. Tony Yeboah
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      then costa to score 4 nxt week....that would b awesome

    5. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Although I'll enjoy my 23.6% differential in UFPL 😎

  6. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    If Albrighton gets attacking returns I'll be so smug

  7. The Machine
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    any update on the newc game?

    1. JWF
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Statement at 3pm apparently.

  8. JWF
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Looking like I might have to go Costa>Berahino this week. Not really sure what to spend the extra £5m on... don't really want Baines. Jedinak>Fab maybe...

  9. DRY PEANUT
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Sanchez I need you

  10. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    TOP VICE-CAPTAINS

    Random Sample
    1 Di María 12.4%
    2 Fábregas 10.6%
    3 Diego Costa 10.5%
    4 Sterling 6.8%
    5 Agüero 3.7%
    6 Falcao 2.8%
    7 Sigurdsson 2.6%
    8 Pellè 2.5%
    9 Hazard 2.5%
    10 Howard 2.3%

    TOP 10K
    1 Di María 29.4%
    2 Diego Costa 19.6%
    3 Fábregas 9.0%
    4 Agüero 7.0%
    5 Pellè 6.4%
    6 Sterling 6.0%
    7 Falcao 5.1%
    8 Welbeck 4.3%
    9 Hazard 2.0%
    10 Sigurdsson 1.4%

    1. MattysFantasyFooty
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      This makes me feel better

    2. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Including vice captain information:

      - 17.2% of top 10k have Agüero captain
      - 8.4% of all players have Agüero captain

  11. Tony Warner Fan Club
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    ((Aguero captain brag post))

  12. Arvin-ation
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    GET CALLED OFF PLEASE.

    Cisse not playing would make me feel better.

    1. tm245
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Boooo!

    2. The Machine
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      -billions

    3. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Cisse not playing? O.o

  13. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Has anyone posted the benches today? Not in stickies

  14. @ocprodigy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Best part about this Aguero haul (even without him captain) is the amount of hits people around me will be taking to bring him in - ensures a decent GW next week already 😎

    1. Think Tank
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah, plus WC's will be played.

  15. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Who will play striker in place of Jelavic? 🙂

    1. iiMuse
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Hernandez

  16. BigManBakar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Breaking: Newcastle's big screen

    1. Not Irish
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Nicely done.

      1. Demí
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah, good one TFF. Assuming you thought of it yourself

    2. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      😀

  17. hagop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Is Mane playing?

    1. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      no

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

      no

  18. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Dont count your chickens yet regarding Agueros 3 bonii, the post-game BP shuffle is yet to come 😉

    1. MattysFantasyFooty
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      He is guaranteed the 3BPS

    2. Lloyd Xmas
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      lol

  19. indiangunner
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    I took negative 4 to rope in Aguero and make him my captain... finally my captain delivers and how!

    1. Lloyd Xmas
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Excellent , well done,its nice when they pay off.

      1. indiangunner
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        thank you sir 🙂

  20. VougieDipond
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Mourinho: "Was coming for everybody except for the people that don't care about it" - when asked if Costa missing a few games was coming.

    1. Not Irish
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      And everyone told me I was nuts to sell him. Again, the Telegraph doesn't talk shite.

    2. Tony Yeboah
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      hes done it to make a point to spain i reckon

  21. The Finnisher
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    I was going to watch the Arsenal game but the George Boyd show is hard to resist.

    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      He is a sexy bar steward

      subbing in for Tomkins for me

  22. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    The good news for those with Costa but not Kun is that your transfer for this week is sorted

    Having both makes finding a Costa replacement hard

    of course I have 38 points to make up for it

    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Tekkers.

      1. Think Tank
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Thinking Lukaku.

    2. @ocprodigy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Depends, if Costa is fit next GW, is it really worth taking him out?

      1. Gazza2000
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        ^this

    3. JWF
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Yup same problem. I'm thinking Berahino or maybe Welbeck.

    4. Seb Wassell
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Not replacing Costa myself. Not until we know alot more.

  23. NilSatisNisiOptimum16
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    NO AGUERO, COASTA (C) BAINES (VC)... COME ON BAINES!!!!!!!!!! PLEAAASSSSE!!!

    1. NilSatisNisiOptimum16
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      *costa

  24. Hibbo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Who did Triggerlips captain?

    1. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Kun

    2. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      He seemed rather smug on here earlier, so I'm guessing Kun

    3. The Machine
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      aguero i think

    4. Evs
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Standard Costa, and Aguero vc (I think)

    5. Kerz
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Aguero

  25. Captain Shirokov
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Make or break for Everton today.

  26. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Lots of hits likely this gw. 🙂

    And I'm sitting here with 2 FTs and Kun in my team. 😎 😀

    1. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Great post

      1. Not Irish
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        He's such an entertaining poster.

    2. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      One FT only but I do have Kun

      wish I had 2 though, wasted one on Tomkins

    3. @ocprodigy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Same here 😎 😀

    4. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Anddd City is warming up...just need Chelsea to bottle it today

      1. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        This.

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

      lucky you

    6. super zlatan
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Me too PoP. 😉

  27. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    I really hope this game isn't cancelled

  28. Touré De Force
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Only 1 of the top 10 in the world has Aguero (and captained him). Major shake up in OR coming by the end of the gw.

    1. Carl@streetkids.com.au
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      It's one game with one game of the week gone.

    2. Think Tank
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      How many have Costa/Aguero C/VC combo though?

      1. Touré De Force
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        None

  29. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Quick panic WC RMT?

    Adrian

    Baines Clyne Chambers Hutton Moore

    ADM Sterling Siggy Walcott Milner

    Costa Kun Naismith

    1. Buck The Trent
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Wally nice

    2. Seb Wassell
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Do not hit that button until the weekend's games are done, you don't know what could change. But decent.

      1. denial
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Won't do that, but have to do it this week to afford Kun

        1. Seb Wassell
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Fair enough mate. I fancy Guzan over Adrian and Milner to a 4.5m mid (as you don't want benching dilemmas, especially as Milner isn't guaranteed 90mins once Nasri is back) giving you a bit of money to updrage Naismith?

  30. SPorting
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Mr. Wanyama.

    Now is your time to shine.

    1. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      *shite.

      1. Billy Gilmore
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Is he related to Puncheon?

      2. Captain Shirokov
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        He's on the bench, isn't he?

        1. Seb Wassell
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Seems to be