FPL Captain Picks GW4 Welcome to Fantasy Football FPL Captain Picks GW4 There once was a striker, Haaland by name, Whose goals brought him fortune and fame. With a powerful stride, And defenders denied, He’d score and just add to his claim. There you go, that’s as much about Erling Haaland as I’ll be mentioning in this article. And no, I didn’t even write that limerick either – it’s amazing what ChatGPT can do, isn’t it?! Rest assured, there’s no more AI to this article, and it will become abundantly clear that it’s a very bitter FPL manager who has written this on account of the fact that he… I… whoever, still doesn’t have Haaland in his team and has ridden the seven goals the Norwegian has so far scored this season like a ...[Read More]
Fantasy Football Tips Gameweek 4 Welcome to Fantasy Football Tips Gameweek 4 Whilst you have all been engrossed in the likes of Luxembourg 0-1 Belarus, and lapping up ‘Carsball’, or whatever, we have held a few writers under duress and forced them to come up with a few Tips for GW4 and beyond. Who knows, it may even help with some sneaky wildcards. DEFENDERS Dunk – Jamie Mc “And Smith Must Score,” one of the most iconic phrases in FA Cup Final commentary history. Well Smith did not score. Manchester United beat already relegated Brighton 4.0 in the replay of the 1983 FA Cup Final….and the rest is history. From the Goldstone Ground to Gillingham’s Priestfield Stadium to the Withdean Stadium to the AMEX. From the brink of relegation out of the Football League and their very existence u...[Read More]
Harry and Lloyd’s Fantasy Predictions GW4 Welcome to Harry and Lloyd’s Predictions GW4 Straight into this week’s winner which saw Ko NAY pull off an exact replica of GW2 with 14 + 5 points to secure a historic pair of back-to-back wins! Wow! In Second place with a decent 16 points was my fellow contributor Gear and yours truly (Rosco), and in third with 15 points was sweetbluetoffee. All of this week’s winners correctly guessed the FGS along with 16 others. Well played everyone!! Many congratulations to Ko Nay! Please email us here: contact@fantasyfootball247.co.uk to claim your prize. Overall League Table THIS WEEK’S COMPETITION… scoring couldn’t be much simpler: • Correct Score —> 3 points; • Correct Result —> 1 point; and • Correct First Goalsco...[Read More]
Fantasy Football Live Match Chat GW3 Fantasy Football Live Match Chat GW3 Just as we are getting going again, GW3 is the last before an International Break, so you get next weekend off. We begin this one on Saturday lunchtime with Arsenal hosting Brighton, followed by five 3pm games; Brentford v Saints, Everton v Bournemouth, Ipswich v Fulham, Leicester v Villa & Forest v Wolves. West Ham and Man City round Saturday off in the late one at 5.30pm. That leaves just the three games, with Chelsea v Palace and Newcastle v Spurs both at 1.30pm before the mammoth battle at 4pm (can’t be 4.30pm in case the fans are too drunk… go figure) between Man Utd and Liverpool. The games in full… Keep track of all the action, the goals, the talking points, right here at FF247 Live Matc...[Read More]
FF247 Site Team News GW3 “Boast like hell” Welcome to FF247 Site Team GW3 They say that karma is a… well.. you know the rest, and after our barnstorming season that ended in the summer, it was a stuttered start with 48 points – nine below the average. Here we go, we all thought, this is what happens – something will find a way of bringing you back down to reality. Well, karma, you can stay away for longer because we were among those “jammy enough” (see the fallout on X, or Twitter, for further details) to triple captain Haaland and end up with a fantastic score of 103! Hello 100 Club! The Man City number 9 turned out to be an utter HaaLAD, as we believe the youth would say, scoring 17 which automatically turned to a fantastic 51. Sure, that means t...[Read More]
Online gaming industry and millions of users across the globe playing different types of games from casual mobile games, competitive eSports to real money gaming platforms. The global increase of the online gaming sector means that governments, and other regulators must introduce new regulations to make sure everybody plays fair. Despite that, governing online gambling markets remains a complex proposition. A Balancing Act This article makes an attempt to identify those challenges due to the incessant innovation that is driving the online gaming industry. Global Nature of Online Gaming These regulators also have a hard time enforcing their regulations in online gaming markets, which tend to cross country borders. When hosted in a different country, on the other hand, players can access gam...[Read More]
FPL Captain Picks GW3 And the winner last week was of course… anybody who chanced the Triple Captain chip on Erling. 51 points if you did so, and you can happily chalk that off as a successful use of that particular chip for the season. After all, enough of us remember such DGW disasters as Kane with an assist, etc. The (only) downside there was that nearly everyone else captained him too, so just a 17 point jump start there. Whilst GW2 looked fairly obvious in the armband respect, GW3 looks less so. As such we have wheeled our team out to purvey the options for you. Off we go… Loud Atlas — Bukayo Saka v Brighton & Hove Albion No spoilers or anything, and sorry to disappoint, but Saka is going to be my vice captain this week. Yes, I can’t even persuade myself to look ...[Read More]
Harry and Lloyd’s Predictions GW3 Welcome to Harry and Lloyd’s Predictions GW3. Another week in the books and one that saw plenty goals in GW2. Thankfully we still haven’t witnessed a 0-0 result this season and in fact the only draw of the gameweek was the 1-1 draw of Bournemouth and Newcastle, and even that had a winner controversially ruled out! It was a case of copy and paste for Liverpool and Arsenal as they ran out 2-0 winners once more in their respective games. There were big wins for Man City, Spurs and Chelsea with 4-1, 4-0 and 2-6 wins. Not only were there plenty goals in the league there was plenty points in H&L with 24 managers getting double digit points out of the 54 participants. Of those 54, 12 got the FGS correct this week as Danny Welbeck poked home...[Read More]
Fantasy Football Live Match Chat GW2 Fantasy Football Live Match Chat GW2 WE hope that GW1 brought you many points, but even if not then don’t worry as we go again on Saturday with Brighton and Man Utd kicking off GW2 at 12.30pm. We then have five 3pm games with Palace v West Ham, Fulham v Leicester, Man City v Ipswich, Saints v Forest and Spurs v Everton. Villa and Arsenal finish Saturday off at 5.30pm. The remaining three games are all on Sunday this time as we have EFL Cup games this coming midweek. Bournemouth host Newcastle and Wolves welcome Chelsea, both at 2pm, before Liverpool and Brentford finish the short GW off at 4.30pm. The games in full… Keep track of all the action, the goals, the talking points, right here at FF247 Live Match Chat, an interactive chat which enc...[Read More]
Home advantage is a cornerstone of football that significantly influences match outcomes and team performance. This phenomenon, where teams often fare better at their own ground, stems from a combination of multiplier factors. Today, we are going to take a look at some of these factors, exploring what makes home advantage is so prevalent in even the highest level of football. How Does Home Advantage Affect The Game In this section, we are going to take a look at how the stadium in which a game of football is being played can affect the players and overall team performance. Historically The concept of home advantage in football has been around since the earliest recordings of the sport and, to this day, still plays a major part in the results of football. The first-ever World Cup, for examp...[Read More]
FF247 Site Team News GW2 Can we get a do-over? Welcome to FF247 Site Team GW2 Well, the season starts here… or next week… or whenever we get above the average score! We didn’t get off to the best start in gameweek 1 as we scored 9 points below the average score getting 48 points. It could have been worse atleast we did have some players who returned just not more than the ones we didn’t own. No Saka, Havertz or Salah in our team so that was a bit of a spanking alright. The brilliance of the Premier League referee was on full show to chalk out a wonder goal by Eze who also had an assist ruled out for offside (correctly). Gordon and our captain, Isak, were both screwed over by the theatrics of Brereton Diaz. The man doesn’t know if he’s English or Chilean ...[Read More]
Why Fantasy Football Betting Has Become Popular Online With the increase in the habit of online gambling, fantasy football betting has become a unique phenomenon. As the game’s popularity is slowly taking over across the world, more and more people are learning to enjoy the thrill of managing their own virtual teams of football players, and a bet on the success of their teams raises the excitement level another notch. This innovation-developed fantasy football combines the attributes of strategic thinking and sports knowledge, which appeals most to the fans of the game. To better understand the subject, the paper will look at some key aspects that influence flexibility in online betting, the notion of competition, and the possibility of enabling fans to test their knowledge. What i...[Read More]