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
Guys should I do :
Rooney and negredo in , aguero and lukaku out
FDMS – I’m currently deciding between Rooney OR Negredo..
..why are you taking Lukaku out to get them both?
Both could turn out to be must haves I got the cash to do , everton players were quiet reluctant to pass to lukaku last match he was lucky to get the assist Imo
-4.hit though
and my def is : flanagan(car)/dawson(sound)/baker(sto)/distin(swa)/collins(man u)
Who do I start from this def next week or should I sell just aguero for either negredo or rooney, and use my other transfer on a def e.g collins to evans ?
I would keep Lukaku. Unsure who to get out of Negredo and Rooney.
Then you can use a transfer on defense, or just play Flanagan Dawson and Baker in a 3-4-3 and save taking a 4 point hit.
Could you advise me please? Previous page, post 129
James
Based on what I said below about Negredo, out of Rooney or Negredo, I would go Rooney.
Other point, I would say Oscar and Walcott
Cheers, you’ve made up my mind, Rooney it is. Then I’ll have a solid top 3, all main men for their teams, and all guaranteed starters.
Here’s the dilemma – Ozil out gives me more cash and Chelsea coverage…
…but Oscar is not a guaranteed starter at the moment is he? Because if he doesn’t start v Arsenal I would only have 2 main mids which could hurt me…
Thanks again, but still unsure on the midfielders
FDMS
Why take Lukaku out?
Im in a rut myself about replacement for Aguero. I already hav e Rooney and Suarez.
Rooney will definitely get full gametime. Is Negredo guaranteed the same? What about Dzecko if City go just 1 up front?
Pottys in the House
After studying stats and Matches that this lads got I have done my weekly transfer!!!
As you know..if your loved you feel good not to mention some good Duvet action.
Finally my new signing is loved so this will mean goals.
Over Xmas his team over their 4 fixtures play all the bottom 3 and Man Utd,for this game I will bench him.
So Potty has purchased
Gary Hooper of Norwich.
This spells Happy Festive Days.
Potty
PS…..back to the Duvet action…..spare a thought for Bench who currently uses a single sheet,says it all don’t it
Potty
Desmo…
Are we related???
See above….
Maybe so.
Potty
I have arrived home from Hawaii. Hello normal bed. Hello laptop for fantasy football!
Hello M&B, how are you? Good time? I’ve just gone Aguero ? Rooney
Now debating if a 4pt hit for Oscar ? Wally is worth it this week…
Hello hello Jimbo. I am exhausted, 26 hours of flying. But other than that, yes it was a really good time
I’ve got Aguero too. Problem is I have Rooney already. So might go for Negrado or Jay Rod. I could go for a 4point hit too and bring in Hazard/Wally for Sessegnon.
26?! Oh wow.. I’m sure it was worth it though haha
Hmm, Negredo would be a good shout. If he starts, and hasn’t been relying on Aguero that is, but I expect he’ll do well. I considered him for a while
What do you reckon to my 4pt hit move above? Arsenal have good fixtures and Wally could destroy Chelsea but Oscar might finally start and bite me…
I much prefer Wally over Oscar to be honest. Last season he was FPLGold. I’ve got Ramsey now, so its hard to go with the double midfielders from one club otherwise I would have him in a heart beat.
Milky – I’m gonna wait til mid week (ish) to see how Oscar fares
In my heart of hearts I want him to do badly to make the decision of getting Walcott in for him seem easy. If he score a brace I’ll have a headache
Haha. Well thankfully Aguero is red flagged, so no price drop for now. I’ll also decide midweek-ish if I should take a hit or not. Two weeks of red arrows is not pleasant.
Haha that’s easy enough then. Though after -101,000 NTI today alone, I didn’t realise his price wouldn’t fall? Also just noticed he’s expected to return for City’s home game vs Cardiff… …we’d all best get planning ahead! 😉
Agueros price will drop until the removal of his red flag no? Or just because the flag changed colour does that also freeze the price? I swapped him out anyways…can’t really afford to have 11,1 million on the bench!
Hi, just a heads up, when a player is red flagged his price can still drop. It’s when a red flag is removed that a players price is frozen for 8 days.
Aguero was on 180% to drop around midday but when he was red flagged he dropped to 90%, so it requires double the amount of transfers out to force a price change.
That’s what I thought, thanks for confirming guys
He’ll be hard to buy back but I had to sell him…
Bongo – is it not when flag changes that the NTI is reset? Its similar to what you said but a little different.
also, so a player is only protected when coming off red? That would make sense as Michu, Oscar, Gerrard all dropped while on red.
The Dreamers, yes it’s only a red flag that when removed the players price is protected.
I’ve not noticed a reset in a players NTI on any other colour flag tbh, and I’m not sure Aguero’s NTI was reset today (assuming you mean to zero) as he was on 90% to drop within moments of being red flagged..
Milk and Bigtits..
Did you meet Horatio????
I love CSI x
Potty
Not this time. However, I did go to the Hawaii 5-0 HQ and their shrimp truck in Waikiki?
Milk and Bigtits…
My dream is to do Miami..
Right now its out of Pottys reach due to my Brazil trip in 2014.
Potty
Everyone….
Check Pottys Predictions at 7pm..
You would be mad not too…
Potty
Who do I play :
Distin and r.morrison
Or
Dawson and shelvey
My other defenders, flanagan/collins/baker(may not start If vlaar comes back, which means dawson and distin will start so in that case who is better jonjo or ravel?)
Shelvey