Fantasy Football Live Match Chat Game-week 34 – Fantasy Premier League 2014/15
GW34 is live! And what a way to start this double gameweek. A lunch time kick-off to get the blood boiling and the accusations of plagiarizing floating. Oh when the Saints/Spurs go marching in, oh when the… Nothing like a sing off to lay claim to a song by, errr an American? Well after that episode of X-factor we get six 3pm games. Including the relegation derby between Foxes and Clarets. But that is not the only fixture with relegation in the equation, Hull visit Palace in a game they must have. QPR running out of chances face the best possible match up as the Hammers have been laying down for all opposition. Sunderland visit the Britannia as they also battle for survival. In the “who cares” game of the week we have Newcastle hosting the Swans. Liverpool visit the Baggies in the first game in their double, as they look to lock up a Europa League spot. Hee hee, sorry that was uncalled for. In the last Saturday game, legend Tim Sherwood (teacher) takes on Pelligrini (student) in what promises to be a chance to count empty seats.
Sunday brings us two tasty fixtures. First the Toffees host the Fellaini led United side. One can only imagine the tears shed as Everton fans remember how lucky they were to have had the Mop, but that is all in the past now. He is sole property of the Manchester club now and their -kick it high, kick it long and let Afro bring it down- style. Sunday also treats us to the best ‘on paper’ fixture of the gameweek. The Emirates will be the sight when old Gunner favourite Mourinho brings in his eleven behind the ball side to probably grab a scoreless draw or eek out a 1-0 win. For the sake of our footy entertainment, we hope Arsenal miraculously scores first, that way the Chelsea ‘forward’ can stop holding hands with Courtois and is forced to actually take up an attacking position.
After one day off we welcome the second game for Hull and Liverpool. Hopefully this will see our DGW investments take the pitch and not be rested. Surely Hull will play their best XI with so much on the line, but will Liverpool?
In the last affair of the gameweek, we have Leicester looking to grab something, anything from the soon to be champs. Who knows how Jose will play this one out, will he finally give some of his players a rest? Hopefully you invested wisely and have picked the guys that Jose will utilize in this the tastier of their double gameweek.
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Saturday in full…
Southampton v Spurs 12:45pm
Burnley v Leicester 3pm
Crystal Palace v Hull 3pm
Newcastle v Swansea 3pm
QPR v West Ham 3pm
Stoke v Sunderland 3pm
West Brom v Liverpool 3pm
Man City v Aston Villa 5:30pm
Sunday sees two fixtures…
Everton v Man Utd. 1:30pm
Arsenal v Chelsea 4pm
Tuesday is part deux of the double for 2 squads
Hull v Liverpool 7:45pm
Wednesday ends the game-week with the second game of a double for the two remaining sides.
Leicester v Chelsea 7:45pm
Keep track of all the action, the goals, the talking points, right here at FF247 Live Match Chat, an interactive chat which encourages you to keep involved and share your thoughts and emotions as the matches take place.
Good luck to absolutely everyone for GW34 from all at FF247!
I’m sure someone’s asked the question, but I can’t find it, scrolling back. How does FL explain the bps for the Arsenal-Chelsea game? The Arsenal defenders had sweet tweet to do, and Mou was ecstatic about Terry’s performance. Not that I particularly care for Terry, but I do think he got jobbed on this one?
Ki – I think this might be what you’re looking for
How is the BPS score calculated?
Players score BPS points based on the following statistics (one point for each unless otherwise stated):
Action BPS
Playing 1 to 60 minutes 3
Playing over 60 minutes 6
Goalkeepers and defenders scoring a goal 12
Midifielders scoring a goal 18
Forwards scoring a goal 24
Assists 9
Goalkeepers and defenders keeping a clean sheet 12
Saving a penalty 15
Save 1
Open play cross 1
Creating a big chance (a chance where the receiving player should score) 3
For every 3 clearances, blocks and interceptions (total) 1
For every 3 recoveries 1
Key pass 1
Successful tackle (net*) 1
Successful dribble 1
Scoring the goal that wins a match 3
70 to 79% pass completion (at least 30 passes made) 3
80 to 89% pass completion (at least 30 passes made) 6
90%+ pass completion (at least 30 passes made) 9
Conceding a penalty -3
Missing a penalty -6
Yellow card -3
Red card -9
Own goal -6
Missing a big chance -3
Making an error which leads to a goal -3
Making an error which leads to an attempt at goal -1
Being tackled -1
Conceding a foul -1
Being caught offside -1
Shot off target -1
*Net successful tackles is the total of all successful tackles minus any unsuccessful tackles. Players will not be awarded negative BPS points for this statistic.
Data is supplied by Opta and once it has been marked as final will not be changed. We will not enter into discussion around any of the statistics used to calculate this score for any individual match.
Thx Kop, and do they say how does this convert to 1, 2 or 3 BPS?
Players points are racked up to give them a BPS score. The highest, 2nd highest and third highest get 3, 2 and 1, respectively.
Anyone wants to give me some early advice on my team for next GW?
Thinking Silva>Sanchez or Kane>Giroud as one of my FTs, cause i can only afford one of Sanchez and Giroud, but not both. Although it would be nice to have to make the most out of the coming great fixtures of Arsenal.
Also thinking of replacing Siggy once he has faced Stoke, and thinking of getting someone from Newcastle in his place perhaps, due to fixtures. Best mid of Newcastle?
B regarding Newcastle – just a suggestion but maybe wait for GW36, ignore the midfield and get Cisse for Vardy?
Best Newcastle mid? Probably Cabaye… errrr…. scratch that. Nobody so
B..
If I can offer some early help it would be to take a cold shower, have a lay down or take a good long hard look at yourself in the mirror..
Newc midfielder ? lol.
Good one mate
B, thats a tough one between Silva>Sanchez or Kane>Giroud
Kane has proved he can do it at big games and with Villa putting 2 past City I can see Tottenham scoring…but out of of those 2 I’d prefer to bring in Giroud…useful I know
Then again, B’s got a ranking of like 1,000….. so maybe we should all be looking at Newcastle midfielders? 😉
Midweek team news:
Hull – Diame and Robertson could return.
Liverpool – Sturridge remains out, may not return until next season. Moreno still a doubt (seems unlikely to feature).
Leicester – Schlupp and Nugent remain doubtful. Pearson doesn’t rule out “freshening things up”. …does this mean, playing a weakend team and concentrating on Newcastle game at the weekend I wonder?
Chelsea – Oscar should be ok to travel to Leicester, Jose says Costa remains doubtful due to his hsitory of injuries. Translation = unlikely to be risked, in my opinion.
To be fair Blue Liecester team couldn’t get much weaker so I doubt anyone would notice 😉
Apparently they’re trying to get big Emile out of retirement and Pearson may appear at centre back!!
Thanks for this Cookie, always useful with the team news.
It sounds like my great signing of Moreno has really bummed out and I will be getting Yosh’s mighty 2 pts lol!
Good luck with that Photek, but Yoshida only got one point!!
Did you hear that, Cookie? “useful”. Kinda like finding a euro down the back of the sofa
:hippo:
In fairness NIN, it’s the best thing I’ve been called today, so I’ll take it!!
Thx Cookie, I am now hoping that Schlupp doesn’t make it given I have Kane as 1st sub and don’t fancy Leicester to keep a CS. I needed to bench kane and hope for a Saints CS ML chasing wise but now I want his 5 pts. “back”!
Anyway, did he actualy touch that ball?
DMC, Kane owners should be very thankful he was awarded that assist!
So, looking at early next season FPL plans who should we consider from Watford?
The opposition 😉
Ehehe they are that good ah?
I’m probably being unkind to them. Gomes or Deeney could do okay i suppose.
Cheers NIN
Kop Warrior,
Thanks for the bps matrix. Looking at it, I still find it difficult to fathom how the static twin towers for Arsenal outscored Terry in particular, but perhaps the others on the backline (Azpi for 3)?I got the sense they were just trying to vary the distribution of points. Mou clearly didn’t agree:
Mourinho also described John Terry’s performance as the best the captain has given in two spells under his management at Chelsea.
“I think it was his finest performance in the five seasons we have worked together,” said Mourinho.
“He had a fantastic performance in my first season, at Highbury, but here everything was clean, reading the game, covering around the game, making interceptions.
“The team was phenomenal but John was one step ahead of that.”