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After taking a look at the main goal threat from Fantasy Premier League defenders priced at 5.0 and under earlier in the week, we now turn our attentions to the centre of the park.

With the likes of Alexis Sanchez, Eden Hazard and Raheem Sterling high up on our shopping lists after bagging double-figure hauls in Gameweek 3, the need for value in midfield is vital.

This time around, then, we look at the leading contenders in the sub-8.0 bracket over the first three rounds of fixtures.

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  1. Sir Jose Wenger returns
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Rondon will score this weekend. You read it here first

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Probably also the only time I'll read it.

      1. Sir Jose Wenger returns
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        9 years, 6 months ago

    2. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      No he won't

    3. Pasqualinho
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I did read it here first. A couple of weeks ago.

      1. Sir Jose Wenger returns
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Doh

    4. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Not out of the question ... It is B'mouth

      1. Sir Jose Wenger returns
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        He scores on average once every three games I know he is not on a schedule but thats where that random little nugget came from

    5. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      He did last time. (have an interest btw) hic!

  2. The Left Duke #3
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Used my 2 FT on Tadic and Kun to Sanchez me Lukaku. WC still in the bag, no need to use it this week right? (Provided a few injuries don't pop up between now and weekend)

    Heaton (Foster)
    Shaw Baines McAuley (Stones Amat)
    Hazard Sanchez Townsend Lamela (Capoue)
    Lukaku Ibra Gray

    Cheers for any suggestions/comments 🙂

    1. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Keep it

      1. The Left Duke #3
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks pal

    2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Keep the WC safely in the pocket!

      1. The Left Duke #3
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Ya thinking that mate. Hopefully Lamela and Sanchez will be back injury free and Shaw shakes off the calf injury

        1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Shaw is fit. Will play. The only doubt from your team at this moment is Lamela. But I am only going by the reports.

          1. The Left Duke #3
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Ya even if he doesn't play, Capoue deserves a run after his start to the season 😉

    3. TokyoRisingSun
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I'm jealous of how good your team looks without a wildcard

      1. The Left Duke #3
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers bud. Happy out with my start (OR 50K) and only used 1 FT before this GW (Capoue in for Fletch). Let's hope we can keep it up

  3. Tornado
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Benteke vs midd

    Or lukaku vs sunderland

    Obv lukaku!

    1. Backup Dancer
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      When you put it like that...

  4. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone else unable to uncheck players (far left column) in the tables in the article?

    1. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah think my phone is broken though

  5. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Looking for a few more suggestions, hence reposting...

    Another WC draft . Trying to pick "form" players. Please rate:

    Foster/ Pickford
    Baines/ Valencia/ Souare/ Holebas/ Amat
    Barkley/ Ozil/ Antonio/ Hazard/ Capoue
    Ibra/ Defoe/ Costa

    .4 ITB.

    Thanks!

    1. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      It looks like a good team but Antonio is playing the OoP the wrong way round

      1. TheTinman
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        PoO

      2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Will play a more advanced role now.

    2. The Left Duke #3
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      No Chelsea dbl up for me, so I would downgrade Costa to a Lukaku and upgrade Barkley maybe.

  6. Graceless Goof
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    A) Foster + Sterling

    B) Cech + Antonio

    No other city cover

    1. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Ferling

    2. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      No actually Stoster

      1. Graceless Goof
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Haha, fair enough

  7. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Rondon will score 6 goals this season, you read it here first

    1. Sir Jose Wenger returns
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      And then sign for Barcelona

      1. TheTinman
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Arsenal are looking for a cb

    2. itwaswritten
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      12 😉

  8. JimmyB
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    For three weeks who is better punt?
    A) Bony
    B)Benteke
    C) Lukaku
    D) Zaza

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      The biggest punt is Lukaku, not in betting terms but...

    2. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      B

  9. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    They might be a proper bunch of odd balls, but the Bee Gees do some good tunes....

    1. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I must have missed them all ..........

    2. Zasa
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Better than anything Oasis conjured up at least

    3. Pasqualinho
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Did. They're only down to one Bee Gee now, sadly.

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Aye true....

  10. Karan_G14
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Best Gameweek to get Liverpool mid GW6 or GW9? Has anybody had a look at the fixtures. In my case it will be Barkley out for Coutinho.

    1. Arctic_Orangutans
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Mane

      1. Sir Jose Wenger returns
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        I love an answer like that

  11. The Royal Robin
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    On the last little fine-tune of my WC and I would love an honest opinion on both of these options as I strongly feel there's a case for both. My 2nd keeper would be Foster in both cases (which is worth considering).

    A) Heaton, McAuley, PvA, Antonio and Williams
    B) Pickford, Evans, Souare, Barkley and Baines

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      You have asked for an honest opinion before I think, it's a surprisingly rare term so I note, even when pessed.

      B if you can do something about Souare.

    2. Twiggy SRFC
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      A

  12. Arctic_Orangutans
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Antonio or Redmond

    1. Sir Jose Wenger returns
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Antonio

  13. JJO
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Lukaku and Gru starting
    Play well tonight,stay ok and welcome to my team

  14. shady4revr
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    best kun replacement? other two strikers are zlatan and gray

    1. StalkingDwarf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Lukaku/Costa/Tekkers imo

      1. The Gohan
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        What is tekkers, I am confused? Have heard it alot

        1. shady4revr
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Benteke.

        2. StalkingDwarf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Benteke

      2. shady4revr
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Lukaku nailed? Costa attitude problem and Crystal Palace are looking all over the place.

        1. Twiggy SRFC
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          There's no great striker's to have ATM. Lukaku is best to choose from though

        2. vk9
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          get Kane

        3. The Gohan
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Is zaza nailed?

          1. Arctic_Orangutans
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            I wouldn't touch benteke until he proves himself at palace. Costa all day

  15. Captain Vantastic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    How's this for a WC team guys? Would you change anything?

    Foster

    Valencia - McAuley - Baines

    Hazard - Barkley - Sanchez - Antonio

    Ibrahimovic - Negredo - Benteke

    1.5M in the bank. Subs: Jakupovic Capoue 4.5M Amat

    1. Sir Jose Wenger returns
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Nice

    2. Twiggy SRFC
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Great team

    3. Twiggy SRFC
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Jesus, you've 1.5m in the bank aswell! Wow..... :0

  16. The Gohan
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Any thoughts on Zaza, is he nailed?

    1. The Gohan
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      anyone?

    2. vk9
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      he is nailed

    3. Sotamendi84
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Should start

      1. The Gohan
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Because Valencia is also gone now and Fletcher is least likely to start again

  17. The Royal Robin
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Valencia or Shaw?

  18. Twiggy SRFC
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Sanchez or Hazard to Captain?

  19. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Rashford hatty

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Tbf, Norway have a girl in goal 😉

  20. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Who is better, Martial or Rashford?

    1. KingNidge
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Rashford has been our best player since he broke onto the scene

      1. Netley Lucas
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Every time I've seen him on telly he has this drifting@speed quality and gets into the most dangerous positions so fast?

        1. KingNidge
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Quite simply he is special..

          lol @ big Sam

          1. Netley Lucas
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Nobody wants te play him coz he makes the heavy wages look like sheet? 😆

    2. vk9
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      rashford definitely

    3. Twiggy SRFC
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Rashford

    4. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Martial will find Rashford a real threat, very soon.

    5. MOZIL
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      martial

    6. Moyesinho
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      If Zlatan gets injured this season, then Rashford will be the most valuable player in this game by price.

  21. Sotamendi84
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    If money no issue who shall i get?
    A) payet
    B) sanchez
    C) mane
    D) sterling

    1. The Royal Robin
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      B

    2. StalkingDwarf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      All if money is no issue

    1. Sylas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      What a talent! Kudos to LVG. 😉

      1. KingNidge
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Deserves a certain amount of credit for throwing him for sure

        Go on Louis my absolute son

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Big deflection 😉

      1. KingNidge
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Perhaps a cleaner strike for ya mate

        https://youtu.be/0RtNiNpc63A

  22. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Is Costa best two gws option untill Kun is back? Looks captain candidate this gw to me

    1. Pasqualinho
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      That's what I've done. I'm assuming you already have Ibra?

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Yes. Of course 🙂

    2. Sir Jose Wenger returns
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      The captain poll says no

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        What do they know 😉

    3. sminkypinky
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Could be. Swans and Pool so not the toughest defences. Also form. I dislike the man hence he's out for me.

    4. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Cheers all.

  23. MCTAVISH
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Kone + Baines or PVA + Williams?

    1. StalkingDwarf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      K + B

    2. Clump
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      The second one.

  24. The Royal Robin
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Who is the best £4.5m defender? (Excluding Evans + McAuley)

    1. Jersey
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      here's 3 to look at:

      Kone (SUN) -- Robertson (HUL) -- Friend (MID)

  25. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Reckon I'll be in trouble with my defence this gw?

    Valencia Stones Mee Holding Amat

    No FT's left.

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Not looking good but you never know.

    2. Jersey
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Holding and Amat should not be owned. Sort that out whenever you wildcard.

      This week, play Valencia/Stones/Mee, and have Amat in the first defensive bench position, Holding in last spot.

  26. Bullet Eder
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Why does nobody on this site like Souare?

    Good fixtures, decent cross and targets to hit now with Benteke and Remy.

    Is it just because of AFCON in January?

    1. StalkingDwarf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      It's risky having a defender merely for attacking returns. Clean sheets are much more regular for defenders and Palace don't get much of them.

    2. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Not really, want see them cleaning, he looks way behind others in the 4.4/4.5 region atm. It could change though...

    3. Sir Jose Wenger returns
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I like him

    4. El-Kloppico
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Coz nobody trust CPL defense

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        This

  27. paza12
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Made one FT this week, but if I play my wildcard, will I get that FT back to use next week? Cheers.

    1. Sir Jose Wenger returns
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I think the two FTs is only possible when you have made no changes the previous week and on a WC you have made changes

    2. Sylas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Nope.

  28. Tornado
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone have any lukaku stats on his last game...penalty box touches, shots etc?

    1. Clump
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      The members do!

    2. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Threat was up there, needs a goal tbh.

    3. StalkingDwarf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      From whoscored: 4 shots, 1 shot on target, 3 key passes and 7 dribbles

  29. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    anyone else going to stream the begium /cyprus game to see how lukaku looks

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Planning of doing this

      1. Bruno Bruno!!
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        also going to stream the france game to see how giroud does