Aston Villa 0-0 Sunderland
Prince William was in attendance this afternoon, as he made his first ever visit to Villa Park, but even he could not influence this dour encounter. Sunderland’sEmanuele Giaccherini wasted the chance to be king for the day and will need a royal pardon from manager Gus Poyet for an awful miss in the first half. This was far from a royal performance as the home side struggled against a team who have been woeful on their travels and it proved to be a forgettable experience for the Duke of Cambridge as Christian Benteke produced another anonymous performance and has now gone six games without scoring, cheers greeted his substitution four minutes from time. Benteke had gone close in the 34th minute,Karim El Ahmadi pulled the ball back for Ashley Westwood and he laid a pass off to Benteke who pushed an effort a yard high, fantasy managers who still have him will be hitting the transfer button soon. To sum this game up, both sides produced performances full of erratic passing and slovenly finishing.
Bonus Points: Mannone, O’Shea & Brown (3)
Cardiff 0-3 Arsenal
Arsenal increased their lead at the top of the table with this comfortable win away at Cardiff. Aaron Ramsey was the scorer of the first and third goals and his efforts were applauded by the home crowd. Arsenal could have gone ahead as early as the second minute when Jack Wilshere clipped a shot against the Cardiff bar and the Gunners definitely should have gone ahead midway through the first half when Mesut Özil put Olivier Giroud clear on goal only for the Frenchman to stop, believing he was offside which he never was. By the time Giroud realised he was free to play on it was too late as Steven Caulker had tracked back to cover. Always play the whistle Olivier! On thirty minutes the deadlock was broken as Ramsey rose near the penalty spot to divert Özil’s cross beyond David Marshall with a perfect header. Ramsey kept the celebrations to a minimum against his old club though and the home crowd were generous with their applause. The remainder of the first half and most of the second one were a cagy affair until the 86th minute when Arsenal substitute Mathieu Flamini rolled his sleeves up (I hope you all get this), latched onto another Ozil assist to whip a first-time shot past Marshall into the Cardiff net. The script was now written for a final Coup de Grace to be delivered when Theo Walcott broke on the counter attack to lay it back for Ramsey to hammer a shot into the top corner. The Cardiff crowd serenaded him with ‘there’s only one Aaron Ramsey’ and he responded with the Cardiff ‘Ayatollah’ celebration.
Bonus Points: Ramsey (3), Ozil (2), Koscielny (1)
Everton 4-0 Stoke
This game was all about the performance of Gerard Deulofeu who was starting a Premier League game for the first time since signing from Barcelona last summer. The 19 year old winger, who impressed as a substitute last weekend scored the opener; supplied the second, then took the corner that led to Everton’s third. It all started on 45 minutes when Deulofeu, the boy with the magic feet played a one-two with Gareth Barry and rifled a shot in at the near post and then did a Gabriel Batistuta ‘machine gun’ celebration. Next up Deulofeu picked out Barry with a pin-point cross and, while the midfielder’s touch was poor, the ball broke for Seamus Coleman to finish. Everton’s third ensured they had the rarity of both full-backs scoring goals. After Deulofeu cut a corner back to the edge of the area, Bryan Oviedo drilled in his first Everton goal via the inside of the post. Scorer then turned supplier when Oviedo, covering for the injured Leighton Baines, set up Lukaku for his fifth goal in as many games to complete Everton’s biggest win under Martínez. Now who says David Moyes is missed at Everton.
Bonus Points: Oviedo (3), Barry (2), Duelofeu & Coleman (1)
Norwich 1-0 Crystal Palace
Tony Pulis commenced his managerial reign as Crystal Palace manager but it wasn’t a case of “Lets Be ‘aving you” as Norwich’s Gary Hooper scored the only goal in this encounter to give maximum points to Chris Hughton’s outfit. The pre-match talk at Carrow Road was that a defeat could spell dismissal for Hughton but he was rewarded for key team changes when his £5 million summer signing Hooper bagged the winner following great work by Nathan Redmond who started the move that lead to the goal with a fine run down the right, his ball across reached Wes Hoolahan, who laid it on a plate for Hooper to crash home from seven yards. Pulis’ first game as manager of Palace was promising in the quality of football that his team produced but the lack of a cutting edge that has restricted them to seven league goals this season was clearly evident. The Norwich pair of John Ruddy and Martin Olsson combined well to keep out Barry Bannan as his goal bound header was cleared off the line and up on to the bar. Pulis made three changes, but the closest he came to seeing his side equalise came when Jimmy Kébé pulled a shot wide with six minutes remaining. The result leaves Palace with their worst points tally after 13 games of a Premier League season. They have been relegated in all their previous four top-flight campaigns!
Bonus Points: Hooper (3), Bassong & Bennett (2)
West Ham 3-0 Fulham
Second-half goals from Mo Diamé, Carlton Cole and Joe Cole heaped the pressure on Martin Jol as West Ham brushed aside a poor Fulham side. The first half was dire to say the least and it appeared to be meandering towards a 0-0 draw. By the end though, West Ham had scored three times and this could be the straw that broke the camels back for the Fulham manager. West Ham had been the more energetic team, and their goal just after the break was due reward. Diamé robbed Steve Sidwell and hit a low shot that was deflected by Fernando Amorebieta. It was their second goal at Upton Park in six weeks. As the home team continued to press Fulham faded further. West Ham’s second came with eight minutes to play, Carlton Cole, a second half substitute, scored with his third touch, tapping home from Downing’s cross. The third, swept home by Joe Cole, confirmed West Ham’s complete superiority by the end. Fulham failed to have a shot on target all match and Jol attempted to arrest this with 12 minutes left by sending on the 36-year-old defensive midfielder Giorgos Karagounis! This was Fulham’s fifth league defeat in a row and they have now lost 16 of their last 24 matches in all competitions. The Fulham owner, Shahid Khan, is known for his patience, I imagine that is being severely tested at present.
Bonus Points: Diame (3), Cole & Demel (2)
Newcastle 2-1 West Brom
Question-who are the only team to win all four of their Premier League matches in November? ………………..Newcastle United, that’s who! After a fine fun of form, during which they’ve seen off two title hopefuls in Chelsea and Spurs, Alan Pardew’s side demand some serious attention: they’re a mere eight points off top spot. Todays win saw Newcastle move up to fifth in the Premier League table with victory over West Brom. Yoan Gouffran scored for a third successive match at St James’ Park following a corner from Yohan Cabaye to make it four wins out of four in November for Alan Pardew’s side. West Brom’s Chris Brunt lashed home the equaliser on 53 minutes latching onto a flick on from Shane Long. Moussa Sissoko stole the headlines with the winner on 57 minutes, his driven shot following a clever header from Loic Remy gave Boaz Myhill no chance. Despite a game effort from the Baggies, Newcastle held on for a deserved win.
Bonus Points: Sissoko (3), Gouffran (2) Cabaye (1)
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Could you all give me some ideas for transfers (team is linked) Im keen to ditch Januzaj and Ivan and would like to get Wally in, happy to take a 4PH to do it (maybe Johnson to a cheapie?) I have 2FT’s and 0.5 in the bank. Thanks.
GJ to Flanagan would be the obvious suggestion as Enrique is out for long. So if you intend to keep Liverpool cover at the back, id suggest Flanagan who comes at 4.5M. But do keep an eye on today’s game to see his game time.
If you want to get rid of Liverpool cover, then Swansea it is. Got Newcastle, Hull, Norwich and AV in next 6 which is pretty decent.
I cant really see how you will accomoate Walcott in that midfield. Youll have to lose either Gerrard or Ramsey for that, which doesnt make sense given their current form.
The B, I am trying to get him in for Jan, hence downgrading my defence. My concern is it I am sacrificing too much in def to get Wally in. Although so far I have done pretty well with my midfield, Jan is not playing and I feel Wally is the man for job! Tricky decision.
In this particular GW14 would it be wiser to hold on to your FT until around the transfer deadline? Team sheet would surely be available before the deadline so we can basically see who will play or not!
Or am I still day dreaming a little…FPL can not be that nice can they now?
KungFu, if you have a specific transfer in mind price change may be a factor and I have seen occasions where the predicted teams have not materialised.
Okay sure thing. Normally price is also a factor for me. Since I have 6,8 in the bank for once it won’t matter too much and wanted to take a punt on having the real team sheet so that I would not waste my FT on a benched player. But like you say, if team sheets actually change then there is no real point in “loosing” the additional 0.1 or 0.2 on a player! Cheers!
Kung fu panda, if you wait till the deadline on tuesday, you will only have team news from palace v whu anyway, all other games are on wednesday. :tick-tock:
Haha I was gonna use my wildcard now and take a punt on 6 players from that game!!
Nah okay maybe not 😛 Yeah did not realise that! So my question above suddenly became moot! I will then go on my usual business and try to gain team value and transfer the right bloke in! Cheers!
Gooood morning Vietnam!!
Kop, how are you lad!?
Not too bad Alex…
Ireland qualified for the T20 WC in style yesterday and I got a couple of green arrows last night, my first in about 6 or 7 weeks!!
So things can only go downhill today!
And you?
Haha I hear you Kop! Ozzie TRASHED NZ in the league, which breaks me as you do wonder what England could have done had they been able to hold on in the semis…… Well done on the T20, looking forward to it! Its a format that (whilst I love a good 5-sayer) is bloody good to watch! Any how as for FF not too shabby but struggling for ideas this week and would value your opinion; I want Ivan and Januzaj out, Ideally I want Wally for Jan but that would mean downgrading Ivan to a 4mil and Johnson to a 3.9, is this too much? Who would you suggest to transfer? Thanks mate, I’m going round in circles with this!
I do think downgrading Ivan & Johnson to extent is a step too far. If you really want Walcott I think you might need to bring him in for one of your better mids as you’re not going to downgrade your forwards.
Thanks kop. So in my shoes, you are ditching Ivan and jan; who would you bring in? I am really struggling this week, normally I have a gut feelig but nothing is jumping out!
Alez, Newcastle have been quite impressive of late…how about Cabaye?
Thanks kop. Of to bed so I’ll sleep on it!
Morning kop, any toughts on this squad please,
Migs, boruc,
Mert, coleman, baker, turner (nor) , chester,
Ozil, cout, nasri, barkley, januzaj,
Kun, goofy, remy.
Yesterday, baker, turner, + barkley didn’t play, chester on his way back from injury, januzaj may not play today, could be a few problems in weeks to come, 1ft, 0.1 in the bank. :red-flag:
Morning elle,
Unfortunately I’d reckon that Baker has lost his spot now that Luna is back, not sure why Turner was dropped but with Norwich keeping a clean sheet they may stick with the same back 4 for the coming weeks.
Barkley & Januzaj are certainly going to be subject to rotation over the coming week.
The problem is, you don’t have much room for manoeuvre as all the players you have doubts over are quite cheap which limits your options.
I know Morrison was benched yesterday but I’d probably bring him in for either Barkley or Januzaj. To free up some cash you could consider Rramsey or Walcott for Ozil.
Kop, ozil to wally was going to be my transfer now, still may do it hoping wally plays on wed, then do another transfer for -4, purely just to have players on the pitch. :thumbup:
I’d be surprised if wally doesn’t start on Wednesday night!
Kop, with ozil out + wally in leaves 1.3 in bank, think i’ll do a defender 1st, as i can cope with my 3 playing mids for 1 week, sound logical to you ? :red-flag:
It does elle, because as it stands you might only have 2 playing defenders.
Kop, messing with transfers, now i like ozil to ramsey + nasri to haz, take a chance on defs, but worried about ramseys game time + only 2 defs possibly playing, really like arsenals + chelskis games midweek for big points.
Drew Your Attention Please
Boruc/ Harper
Dawson, Flanangan, Clyne,/ Ridgewell/ Coleman
Ramsey, Gerrard, Oscar, Morisson/ Barkley
Aguero, Suarez, Remy
Plz note, I have 2.4m in the bank and 1 FT
Then maybe get Lallana
Get rid of Barkley
For all RVP owners, there are reports this morning that he won’t play due to groin injury.
Only 3 players played for me yesterday, and Turner for Norwich didn’t start. So I have 19 points but with 8 players to play (Dawson on my bench). Suarez is my captain. I need a big day today otherwise I’ll be very disappointed.
Anyway guys, I doubt I will be around and available to post the lineups after Spurs/United, so I’ll do them but for afterwards just keep your eye on Twitter, thanks.
TJ, you deserve some time off every now and again…not too much though as we’d be lost without you