Aston Villa 0-3 Man Utd
Man Utd were dealt a huge blow midweek with the news that Robin van Persie would be side-lined for about a month with a thigh injury. Aston Villa were without the influential Fabien Delph who was serving a one game suspension and the Villains were hoping to end their abysmal home run against Utd, their last league win against Utd was 18 years ago. Sadly for Villa after just 18 minutes of play they found themselves two nil down thanks to Danny Welbeck. The first came after Adnan Januzaj had hit the post and Welbeck was first on hand to slot home, the second came three minutes later following great work from Antonio Valencia down the right who produced a pinpoint cross into the path of Welbeck to convert. Man Utd keep up the pressure in the first half and both Welbeck and Wayne Rooney came close to increasing the lead. Villa on the other hand failed to test David de Gea. The second half was a feisty affair, de Gea and Gabriel Agbonlahor had a handbags moment shortly after the re-start which resulted in both being booked. Agbonlahor will therefore miss Villas next fixture away at Stoke. Utd kept up the pressure and were rewarded on 52 minutes when Tom Cleverley (yes that is correct!) finished off a Wayne Rooney assist to make it three nil. Mathew Lowton was the next name in the referee’s book when he caught Januzaj and shortly afterwards Utd supporters rose in unison to welcome the return of Darren Fletcher following serious illness. Rooney was unfortunate when he found himself clean through only for the referee to bring play back following more handbags by Welbeck and Nathan Baker. The remainder of the match just petered out with no more clear cut chances, Villas Ciaran Clark was booked and Christian Benteke was missing in action again and is clearly short of confidence. Man Utd will take some positives from this result, three crucial points, a comfortable win and signs that when they attack down the flanks the Red Devils can be a handful, Villa though will be very concerned with their poor run of form.
Bonus points: Welbeck (3) Cleverley (2) Jones & Valencia (1)
Norwich 1-1 Swansea
This intriguing encounter at Carrow Road saw Swansea without the industrious Chico Flores who was suspended and the home side were without their influential midfield pair of Robert Snodgrass and Anthony Pilkington due to injury. Fantasy managers were hoping this game would be as action-packed as the previous six meetings which have produced 25 goals and the signs at first were promising when Nathan Dyer put Swansea ahead on 12 minutes following a great passage of play from Ashley Williams. Michu should have doubled the lead but took a wild stab and saw his effort sail over the bar. The turning point in the first half came shortly after Dyer was stretchered off the field with a nasty ankle injury, when deep into stoppage time Johan Elmander found Gary Hooper and the former Celtic Forward unleashed a 25 yard volley that gave Michel Vorm no chance. The second half was a messy affair, Swansea were frustrated by The Canaries and picked up silly yellow cards, Angel Rangel, Michel Vorm and Jose Canas were all booked by the referee. Hooper was denied late on following great work by Leroy Fer and Michael Turner headed against the bar. Norwich will be disappointed not to have taken all three points, they were denied by the woodwork and outstanding goalkeeping by Vorm.
Bonus points: Hooper (3) Dyer & Williams (2)
Tottenham 0-5 Liverpool
Sundays stand out game was the visit of Liverpool to White Hart Lane who had their captain Steven Gerrard missing due to injury. Spurs had enjoyed a small run of form but have won only one of their last five home league matches. The first 45 minutes showed a side to Liverpool that has been lacking away from Anfield. They were relentless at times against Spurs, Phillipe Coutinho had a great chance after just 2 minutes following good work from Liverpool’s Stand in Captain Luis Suarez but the Brazilian scuffed his shot. Liverpools passing was played at a high tempo and was slick and they broke through the Spurs defence on 18 minutes when, following a period of extended pressure, Michael Dawson lost possession to Jordan Henderson and his pass found Suarez who obliged with a brilliantly well placed finish. Liverpool now had the bit between their teeth and Coutinho saw an effort hit the crossbar and Spurs were then forced into an early substitution when Sandro retired injured. To compound his departure more sustained pressure from Liverpool saw Henderson calmly volleying into the goal for Liverpool’s second after an effort by Suarez had been saved. Just before the break Simon Mignolet was fortunate when an effort by Roberto Soldado was disallowed following a shoulder barge. The second half performance by Liverpool showcased their potential, and the result was devastating to Spurs. Goals from Jon Flanagan, Raheem Sterling and Suarez were no more than Liverpool deserved and Spurs’ job was made all the harder when Paulinho was red carded in the 63rd minute for a foul on Suarez. The standout performance has to go to Suarez, 2 goals and three assists says it all, the home fans had long gone as the sound of You’ll Never Walk Alone reverberated around White Hart Lane. The result moves The Reds up to 2nd place, just 2 points off top spot. Sensational!
Bonus points: Suarez (3) Henderson (2) Flanagan (1)
This article was written by Eddy
Pellegrini on Aguero injury
In quotes published by ESPN, City boss Manuel Pellegrini said, “We will see him with the doctor, maybe he has some problem with his calf, but I don’t know at the moment how many weeks (he will be out for).”
Hi Jeet,
Thanks for the update there, has anybody been commenting if they have or will be transferring Aguero out today & if so for who ? … if he is out for WEEKS then surely his price is going to drop like a stone because not many people will keep 12.5M on a bench surely ?
What do you think ?
Well if Pellegrini confirm tomorrow that AGUERO is injured for weeks then I would transfer him out for Rooney If u have Rooney then LUKAKU.
My strikers are Rooney, Suarez & Aguero currently, had Aguero from 11.0M so will make a nice profit BUT if he is out for a few weeks then i’ll want him back but will cost big bucks !!!
I shipped out Lukaku for Rooney 3 weeks ago
this week i already know my transfers.
Navas -> Walcott & Williams -> Chester
im done.
delighted with my team at the moment
Hi Bob,
Why are you taking the hit mate ? …. You not seen that Arsenal have Chelsea next week ? …
Also Hull are away against West Brom and they don’t travel too well so is it worth taking the 4pts hit ?
I have major dilemma about Aguero if I keep him or ship him out ? … I was super happy with my strike force until this happened
i have 2 ft mark.
and williams has everton – better than a managerless west brom!
and on aguero, He’ll probably be out for 3 weeks i think.
looked like he pulled his hamstring.
if you’ll lose value on him – i wouldn’t sell him, but if you’ll only lose 0.2 or 0.3, then there are alot of good striking options you could get at the moment
As said above, I had Aguero @ 11.0M so already he is up to 12.5M with the likely hood of a price drop tonight ? … Already -73.4% on FPL Price drop so is dropping like a stone ?
With a busy xmas schedule and a lot of games then he could drop considerably over next 3 weeks ?
sorry about that i just posted before you wrote that
if i were you I’d wait of more news and maybe try to keep him for a bit longer.
btw, ive heard fpl price drop can be a bit dodgy – the on you want is totfpl.com
http://totalfpl.com/pricechanges
Actually it’s totalfpl is the site I’m looking at sorry my head is fried here trying to decide sit or ship him out ? … Think I will wait until tomorrow before transferring him out as if he drops tonight then I still won’t lose anything value wise but if he continues to drop then tomorrow is big decision time.
sounds good to me!
4 players to play today (Vorm, Vidic, Rooney(c), Suarez) so must’ve been a good day. No Vidic, Rooney not doing much, Dawson coming in for -1 and Henderson on the bench, oh well…
On the plus side I scored 70 points overall so it’s still a decent week.
Does anyone know what’s happening with Vidic?
no.
Vidic… Whose he?
EBC, the only thing that’s happening with Vidic, is that your gonna be transfering him out …?
Right..?
Well he has good fixtures? What’s wrong with him? Will he be back for the next game?
yeah!
all that’s happening with vidic is nothing.
i think he got hit in the head last game…
anyway, utd cant jeep a clean sheet for their lifes at the moment
Apart from today…
I didn’t see the game but had Vidic and Rooney as captain, obviously disappointed when I checked the line ups and goalscorers at 2-0.
So who are people getting in for Ageuro if he is out for a couple of weeks? Rooney or Negredo?
Rooney!
In the same boat as you mate but already have Suarez & Rooney so will ship him out for possibly Negredo as he will be filling the boots of Aguero for sure ?
Lukaku is a cheaper option but I shipped him for Rooney only 3 weeks ago.
Alright.. Think I might pull the trigger tonight as it looks like Aguero will drop. Selling value for him is 12.1 at his current price, but would be 12.0 tomorrow if he drops. Im thinking that he would be out for at least a week. Just noticed that United play midweek, so Rooney better not get injured as well..
Evening guy’s