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14 March 2015 3434 comments
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Game week 29 delivers a quartet of three o’clock kick offs before Man City make their way to Burnley in the evening’s Turf Moor showdown. Arsenal could make it five wins on the bounce when they host West Ham at the Emirates, whilst Tony Pulis will be looking to get one over former club Stoke as the Baggies look to bounce back from a pair of defeats to midlands rivals Villa.

Arsenal attempt to record an eighth successive home league win as they welcome London rivals West Ham United to their backyard. Olivier Giroud is the Gunners’ form man coming into this match-up, having netted in each of his last three starts. With five assists in seven outings, Mesut Ozil also looks back to his best, whilst Alexis Sanchez’ owners will be hoping for more of the same after the Chilean was amongst the goals at QPR last time out. The big news from the Gunners’ teamsheet is that both Santi Cazorla and Hector Bellerin have been relegated to the bench with Theo Walcott and Calum Chambers earning starts.

Leicester City search for their first win in six attempts as they play host to Hull City at the King Power Stadium. We’ll be hoping for big performances from Scout Pick Jeffrey Schlupp and Spot the Differential candidate Riyad Mahrez as the hosts embark on the first of seven home matches in their remaining 11 fixtures. Hull new boy Dame N’Doye will hope to consign Leicester to further misery at the foot of the table, having scored in all three of his starts for Steve Bruce’s outfit.

Sunderland entertain a resurgent Aston Villa side at the Stadium of Light as they strive to snap a five match winless streak. Those 2% of Fantasy mangers that picked up Jermain Defoe as a differential may call time on the 32-year-old if he fails to deliver for a fifth successive league outing. As for Villa, Tim Sherwood is able to call on Christian Benteke in today’s lineup as he recovers from a knock which saw him miss last weekend’s FA Cup quarter-final victory.

West Bromwich Albion have their work cut out as they welcome a Stoke City team that are unbeaten in their last three away trips. Saido Berahino, who’s bagged three in four starts, will need to be marked diligently by the Potters’ defence, while Victor Moses will likely carry the threat to the Baggies.

Just three Gameweeks after holding leaders Chelsea to a draw at Stamford Bridge, Burnley face a home match-up against the Blues’ fellow title-chasers Manchester City. The hosts’ top scorer Danny Ings will fancy his chances against a Sky Blues defence that’s not recorded an away clean sheet since early December. For the visitors, David Silva’s 23.9% ownership will count on the Spanish playmaker to emulate his goalscoring exploits of last week, whilst Captain Poll favourite Sergio Aguero will be looking to continue the form that has seen him serve up returns in ten of his 12 away appearances.

  1. Lallana_
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Scorecheck so far?

    11 pts from 4.
    This gameweek is looking low-scoring.

    1. Every Dog Has Its Day
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      28 from 5

    2. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      14 from 5

    3. Whazza
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      5 from 3

    4. drokkeh
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      18 from 5

    5. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      23 from 7 pre-baps with C left

    6. Nobodinho
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      16 from 6

    7. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      23 from 5 after bonus.

    8. davies
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      17 from 5

    9. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      10 from 5

      Kun still to play but my hopes are low

    10. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      4 from 4 with clyne coming off the bench

    11. Konig Luther
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      14 from 3

    12. World XI
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      3 from 3

    13. SEASIDER
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      5 from 4.

      Hoping to make double figures.

    14. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      22/23 from 5 after baps

      1. Nanoelektronicar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        18 form 5. PvA and Foster 🙁

    15. Essan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      38 (pre bps) from 6 incl (c)

      1. Essan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        should be 36 ....

    16. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      14 from 3 after bonus ... Captain Kun still to play ...

    17. Too Mane Men
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      3 from 4...

    18. faux_C
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      31 from 6

    19. stumanchuu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      26 from 5 pre baps

  2. mouldy_uk
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    12 from 4 :/

    Could have been a lot better with Bellerin not playing, Foster coming off and Philips looking nailed to my bench

  3. KUN+10
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    How did mahrez perform today?

    1. davies
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Not as dangerous as usual.

    2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      In a nil nil?
      Phenomenal. Now a must have...

      1. KUN+10
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        what do you think?

        Walters---mahrez
        Austin---giroud

        Or

        Sanchez---Ozil
        Austin---giroud and later bring in ivanovic?

        1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 10 months ago

          B for me

  4. Captain Shirokov
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    All things considered, 19 with 5 + captain to go isn't that bad.

  5. dodger49
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Who would have thought a benched Cazorla would get more pts in 19 mins than a starting Sanchez

  6. FantaCity
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    I want my Foster CS and I wannit now ... *pouts/stamps foot*

  7. Elfozzie 42
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Wow, I don't think this game week could've gone much worse if it had been scripted
    Foster off 5 minutes before cleansheet, Sanchez does nothing in a 3-0 win (other than getting booked), PVA actually plays but again delivered nothing and Austin not involved in the only goal as QPR get spanked. It really does come to something when Alex Bruce coming off the bench (for non-playing Bellerin) can double your game week score! Technically 10 points from 5. Dire.

  8. A guy
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Glad I didn't play Foster over Pantilimon...would've been a huge disappointment, if I saw a WBA clean sheet and then check the points to see he was off after 55 minutes.

  9. davies
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    All 3 promoted teams are going back down.

    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Qpr to non league as championship won't have them

    2. Elfozzie 42
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      As an Everton fan all I can say is 'I bloody hope so', the way we're playing in the league we'll need all the help we can get!

  10. Henrzd
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    15 from 4 a good score right??

    1. ralfb
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Not really

      1. Too Mane Men
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        Not really?!?! Some of us have thre chuffing points from Bellerin, Foster, Austin and PVA mate. Count your blessings.

    2. Elfozzie 42
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Not a bad score at all, way more than me with 10 from 5.
      Really need City to turn it on now, although I suspect the only differential i have is Clichy who frankly owes me a few points. Aguero and Silva will be in most sides.

      Still could be worse, I was considering Eriksen to Puncheon this morning!

  11. Moin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Should've started McShane!
    Hope P.Jones doesn't start tomorrow

    1. FantaCity
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Bruce my biggest scorer despite a YC with a huge 5pts 🙂

      1. Elfozzie 42
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        Likewise.

  12. Demí
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Did PVA get booked or not then? Lucy?

    1. Whazza
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Bridcutt it seems

    2. World XI
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      no booking. just a joke i think. Scared me!

  13. Mull
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Need a Walker goal to make this GW respectable.

  14. ralfb
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Is mc shane a good replacement for pva?

  15. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Schlupp is moved to defence and Leicester keep a clean sheet. Impenetrable.

  16. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Why do people feel the need to post scores now? More than half of most people squads still to play!

  17. Oxford Comma
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Defoe the useless tw@t.

  18. AgentMZK
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    12 from 3

  19. MMN
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    So wish I did Wisdom/Wolly > Schlupp now ... but really didn't see Bellerin not starting.

  20. nampyeonchoigo
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Non-owners, you've been Schlupp'd!

    Just one of those players whose points feel twice as righteous as any other player. Happy to be on board!

  21. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    So Palermo win or draw (h) to Juventus and I get £450 for a £1 bet.

    Should I cover my bet and back Juventus? They are 10/11

    How much would you bet?

    1. Whazza
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      YES back Juve, madness to bet against them in the Serie A imo.

    2. nampyeonchoigo
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Yes! Get yourself a guaranteed win.

      Well done!

  22. Super PVA - Small Spuds
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Foster and Myhill. FML.

  23. icywrists23
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    the 2 times I've played pva he has got me a total of 1 point and then when I bench him last week he comes off the bench and gets an assist. this guy is a waste of money . fk him lol

    1. Siva Mohan
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      same here 😀

  24. applebonkers
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    team 13, bench 13. oops

    1. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Team 10 bench 6, Foster 1 point is cruel

  25. Siva Mohan
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Silva + Aguero(C) owners

    Enjoy the game 😎

    1. jernej93
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      same here ... good luck to other Aguero or Silva captainers 🙂

    2. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      I do hope so.....

  26. Moin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Foster 56th min off is cruel :'(

  27. jernej93
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Thoughts on Ramsey? 🙂

    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Quite hairy. Needs a shave

  28. Sid07
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Time to ditch sanchz

  29. Shifty
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Those who did Giroud > Austin (-4) for the double gameweek must feel like donkeys.

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Did that last night, about the only thing that's gone right for me this GW!

      1. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        The reverse of that, I mean. 😉

      2. Shifty
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        at least you weren't stubborn about it. some fellas were really stubborn and so bullish on Austin.

        1. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 10 months ago

          Funny thing is its the first time I've owned Giroud all season!

    2. Better off with a pin and a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      I do. To make it worse CPL/QPR was the first game I've watched live for weeks and they were dire.

      1. Better off with a pin and a…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        (they = QPR, if there was any doubt).

    3. deathorglory
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      This, said it at the time that it as madness.

      Some folk said they were gonna do it and then get G back next game... wonder how many did...

      1. Shifty
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        yeah. there was a hot topic on it and it just made no sense whatsoever.

        But those Austin owners over DGW were like "wow Austin super attacking, essential at that price"

    4. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Somehow made the reverse transfer when drunk last night. Didn't know I'd done it till lunchtime!

      1. Zombie
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        That's never true. No one makes a transfer they don't know about while drunk.

        I don't know why people say that.

  30. fplking14
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    So this is by far the worst gameweek I have had.
    Moses, puncheon, foster and Larsson injured
    Bellerin not playing, I have azip starting who might not play so Wilson and clynre will come on

    Austin did nothing....

    1. World XI
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      A lot of these injuries are minor no?

      1. fplking14
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        They better bloody be minor!!!

    2. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Having Moses, Puncheon and Larsson in midfield is hardly a good starting point to begin with. However, bad luck nevertheless.

      1. fplking14
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        Well Larsson was on the bench but still....