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2 April 2017 1431 comments
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We head to the Liberty Stadium for the first of two Sunday afternoon encounters as Swansea City entertain Middlesbrough in the 1.30pm kick-off.

Having served up returns in eight of his ten league outings since the appointment of Paul Clement, Gylfi Sigurdsson has been handed the armband by just over 62,000 Fantasy Premier League managers.

Tellingly, though, the Icelandic international was the most captained player of the top 100 heading into Gameweek 30, with 20 of those managers placing their faith in him.

All three of Sigurdsson’s double-figure hauls have arrived at home, though in spite of that consistency, he has managed just one 10+ points haul under the new head coach.

Up top for the hosts, Fernando Llorente – who was drafted in by over 84,000 FPL managers for Gameweek 30 – misses out with an ankle problem, allowing Jordan Ayew the chance of a rare start.

With a double Gameweek 34 – against Bournemouth and Sunderland – on their upcoming agenda, many will be running the rule over the likes of Gaston Ramirez and Alvaro Negredo as short-term picks for the run-in.

Yet with just a single goal in their last seven away matches, the Teesside team face a tough task to convince us that they are worthy of investment.

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  1. tm245
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    No idea who I am going to ship for Ibrahimovic.

    Aguero Costa Lukaku, who makes way?

    1. Zlatan Time
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Kun

      1. nkhoughton
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Costa

    2. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Costa.

    3. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Aguero

    4. Ballistics
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Same three strikers here but shipping one to make room for Sanchez. Can't decide.

      1. tm245
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Have Sanchez already, no idea which one.

    5. Sims
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Aguero for sure

    6. HonestBlatter
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Costa

    7. Ballistics
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Consensus here either Kun or Costa. If I ship Kun I feel I need to try and squeeze Sane into my midfield.

      1. tm245
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        I am thinking same.

    8. jia you
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      It's tough (see below my dilemma) but I'm thinking of getting rid of Lukaku even though I bought him at 9.6m. Just feel this could be at turning point for EVE and their season will peter out.
      In your case I'd free up the Aguero funds though, Kun + Ibra is too much

    9. tm245
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Cheers, all -- it is a tough call.

  2. The Red Devil
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Llorente mane king
    Out
    Origi Sanchez zaha
    In
    Yay or nay?

    1. Zlatan Time
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Yay

    2. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Feels very knee jerky. Just Llorente & Mane if you can.

      1. The Red Devil
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        True

    3. JustPark
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      For a hit or two? No. Just Mane to Sanchez at the moment. Decide the other two after updates.

      1. The Red Devil
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        2 FTs

  3. UnitedXCI
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Jaku foster
    Valencia Walker Alonso jones Holebas
    Mane alli king siggy de roon
    Costa kaku vardy
    1FT 2.3ITB

    Have exact cash for mane -> Sanchez. Any other suggestions? Thanks lads.

    1. UnitedXCI
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Or costa to ibra????

  4. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Looking for help. .2 m in bank. Only logical move I think may be Mane to Coutinho? Cannot see easy plan to get Sanchez but views welcome. Willing to take hits?

    Pickford Jakupovic
    Valencia Alonso Mawson Yoshida Coleman*
    Mane* Alli Eriksen Siggy King
    Costa Lukaku Vardy

    1. Moses _H
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Coleman --> Davies
      Mane --> Sanchez

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Thanks but. 9 short! Could do it with - 8 and King to De Roon/TCarroll

  5. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    It's amazing how much more I'd like our lineup if we had a different Jesus

    1. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      He's going to resurrect soon

    2. Whazza
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      I was so sure that Navas would not get a start after Pep arrived. Can't see why he plays if Pep is such a magician

  6. Dreams
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Arsenal fans are really pulling out all the stops to get Wenger sacked. They have even started a petition and distributing papers. This is too much. He should resign after all.

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      They've triggered the process of Wexit?

      1. Dreams
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Sort of. They have an online petition too. It raised 2k cash already.

    2. Sims
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Arsenal fans are pathetic

  7. Sterling is £11Mill..…
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    If Neymar did join the epl, what price tag you reckon? 14mil I think

    1. grumpyman
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      13

    2. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      11.5 if midfielder, 13 if forward

    3. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      4.5 😉

    4. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Well seriously i guess 12.5

    5. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      What did Ronaldo used to cost? It'd be that

      1. Sterling is £11Mill..…
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        if Neymar does join that would be sick, I will take Griezzman or Neymar im not picky

  8. Sickboy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Coutinho or Firmino?

    Thanks

    1. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Coutinho

      How's Begbie?

      1. Sickboy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        In prison. Again.

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Coutinho

  9. jia you
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    I want to bring Ibra into my team, which move do you prefer gents?

    A. Lukaku + Deeney to Ibra + Gestede (move to 352 and have Gestede for the dgw).
    B. Hazard + Deeney to Ibra + Zaha
    C. Lukaku + Hazard to Ibra + Eriksen

    Pickford/Jaku
    Alonso/Walker/Valencia/Mawson/Yoshi
    Sanchez/Hazard/Alli/Siggy/King
    Lukaku/Gabbi/Deeney
    2FT 0.1itb

    1. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      C from those.

      1. jia you
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        I'm leaning towards this, thanks mate! Spurs are looking so good a tripe up might work!

  10. Miguel Sanchez
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    13.0

    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      42

    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      14

  11. Malcolm Tucker for England …
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Sane to score twice @10/1 is tempting.
    City 7/1 for 3.5+ goals is too.

    Ray, take my money

    1. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      I'd be happy with both of those

    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Only 10/1 😳

  12. mogadishu
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Need 0.1 from somewhere to do Mané ➡️ Sanchez. Who should make way?

    a) Funes Mori ➡️ Fabio/Yoshi
    b) Snoddy ➡️ Zaha
    c) Costa ➡️ Vardy

    Heaton Robinson
    Alonso Walker Brunt FunesMori* Amat
    Alli Mane Siggy Sterling Snoddy
    Lukaku Costa Barnes

    1. Whazza
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      A as he is out for the season

  13. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Any specific predictions?

    - Ospina to concede unnecessarily.
    - Arsenal collapse under disappointment and pressure.
    - Xhaka gets a YC in the first 15 mins and has to tread carefully the rest of the game.
    - Ozil shows class and threads through several balls to Welbeck who is in good positions but hits the keeper every time
    - Ultimately the first City goal and all their chances can be traced back to Ozil's laziness anyway, and it turns out his "class" isn't worth the losing scoreline.
    - Bellerin lost all game. Sane shines.
    - Mustafi puts in a fairly solid performance, but still makes mistakes.
    - Sanchez fails to win the game by himself.

    1. Whazza
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Fernandinho YC, like printing money

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      I'd like to see some hamstrings snap...a bit of injury calamity to mix up everyone's best laid transfer plans 🙂

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        No-one in this game in my transfer plans, personally, except 70% likelihood of Sanchez coming in

  14. Miguel Sanchez
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Has a defender ever started an FPL season with a price of £7.0m?

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Baines I think

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Indeed.

    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Baines or Ivan must have

    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Baines did, Ivanovic did 2-3 years ago too I think.

  15. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Walcott, Welbz and Coq nicely rested after the internationals then

  16. Pino
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    I have a fealing Aguero will deliver, Sanchez wont.

    1. Whazza
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Me too!

    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Exactly opposite feeling...

  17. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Alright lads.

    Mané dropping last night has cost me the exact money I needed to do to transfer to Sanchez. annoyed me earlier!!!

    Anyway, need a Captain for next GW. Thinking Özil punt if he does well here... :/

    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Free up some cash with a hit if you need to, just get Sanchez.

      1. 1966 was a great year for E…
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Get a Boro defender for DGW34 or something.

  18. Dele
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    How essential is Ibra?

    Defoe & Yoshi > Ibra & Holegate -4

  19. Malcolm Tucker for England …
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    10/1 looking good vs this dross for the Sane brace

  20. Lone Wolf FPL
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    What do you think ?

    Mane, Lanzini, Llorente > Alli, Coutinho, Vardy -8 ?

  21. JLAEST
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Trying to decide on my strategy until the end of the season:

    Foster/Jaku
    Walker Luiz Bernardo Yoshida Fernandez
    Hazard Capoue Alli Tadic Coutinho
    Costa Lukaku Crouch
    0.6 ITB, 1 FT, all bonuses available.

    Crouch has pretty much been my enabler so far but I'm not sure if I shouldn't get Ibra for him and change the team around.

    Any ideas on what to do? Get Ibra? How should I use the bonuses? (first complete season playing)

  22. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    From BBC live text:

    Arsene Wenger looks worried. Father whose daughter is in labour worried. Head on hand, then a rub of the face, all while Steve Bould tries to think of something to say. It's like Captain Mainwaring and Sergeant Wilson.

  23. DR0GBA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    CAPTAIN AGUEROOOOOOOOOOOO

  24. balint84
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 days ago

    heaton
    cédric-evans-chambers
    hazard-coutinho-alli(C)-sigurdsson or fraser
    costa-lukaku-gray

    bench everton and swansea defs. no transfers. playable?

  25. SpaceCadet
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Play one this gw

    a. luiz
    b. baines
    c. daniels