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8 April 2017 1643 comments
Mark Mark
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Saturday’s action continues with a batch of five afternoon kick-offs with the main focus on events at the Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City host Hull City, with all eyes on the performance and output of Sergio Aguero.

More than 550,000 or 12.5% have trusted the Argentine with the Gameweek captaincy having seen him provide four goals in his previous five outings. Aguero will be expected to produce, even without the service of Kevin De Bruyne in midfield – the Belgian is rested to the bench by Pep Guardiola.

Elsewhere, the Liverpool teamsheet at Stoke City sends shockwaves, with both Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino named among the substitutes. The former – owned by 919,132 (20.6%) – has just recovered from a bout of illness, while Firmino – part of 539,647 (12.1%) of squads – is apparently fatigued and therefore preserved.

At the London Stadium, Andy Carroll is only considered for a bench role against Swansea City having recently suffered further problems with his groin. Fernando Llorente returns from his own injury concerns but only makes the bench for the visitors.

Middlesbrough’s Alvaro Negredo is another striker benched today – he’s dropped by manager Steve Agnew who opts to retain Rudy Gestede with Cristhian Stuani also getting the nod.

Finally, there’s no return for Southampton’s Manolo Gabbiadini at The Hawthorns, while West Brom relegate Chris Brunt to the bench as Matt Phillips earns a recall.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 13 days ago

    Burnley

    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 13 days ago

      Scorer?

      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 13 days ago

        No but very very close

  2. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 13 days ago

    Useless West Ham goal. Kouyate G Snodgrass A

  3. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 13 days ago

    West Ham 1;0

  4. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 13 days ago

    West Ham goal

  5. Dušan Citizen
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 13 days ago

    Norwich-Reading 6:1

  6. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 13 days ago

    Goals galore

  7. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 13 days ago

    Too many goals

  8. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 13 days ago

    Swansea need to get Llorente on. Liverpool need to get Coutinho and Firmino on.

  9. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 13 days ago

    Norwich 6-1 Reading

    1. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 13 days ago

      7-5 full time?

  10. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 13 days ago

    Reading are 4th in the championship

    6-1 down after 40 minutes

    1. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 13 days ago

      🙁

  11. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 13 days ago

    Heavy hitters on at HT!

  12. Mark-O
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 13 days ago

    Anyone having this combo of Alli+Son+Kane now? Looks quite overkill with too much Spurs attack

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 13 days ago

      Not with their fixtures.

    2. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 13 days ago

      You can't have too much spurs

      1. Mark-O
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 13 days ago

        Minus their defence

        Wanted Davies actually

    3. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 13 days ago

      I'm planning Alli + Son + Eriksen

  13. wanaj84
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 13 days ago

    hello
    dgw new team already update?
    please

    1. wanaj84
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 13 days ago

      for gw 34

    2. BadgersBoys
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 13 days ago

      Say what?

      1. wanaj84
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 13 days ago

        dgw for 34

  14. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 13 days ago

    C'mon Kun pleeeease

  15. Federico
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 13 days ago

    Aguero -> Kane it is!

    1. JJO
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 13 days ago

      It surely is
      But he could score some goals in 2nd half anyway

      1. Federico
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 13 days ago

        Lets hope so! I need to make up for my Son sale somehow.

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

      Carroll to Kane for me. Kane - Kun - Origi 😀

      1. Federico
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 13 days ago

        I'll try to go with Ibra - Lukaku - Kane for GW34. Going 3-5-2 next week.

  16. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 13 days ago

    Klopp doesn't want European football

  17. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 13 days ago

    get the f out my team mcauley

  18. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 13 days ago

    Liverpool are so terrible it's almost funny

    1. BadgersBoys
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 13 days ago

      It is funny 🙂

  19. BadgersBoys
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 13 days ago

    Such a meh 45 of football. FPL wise

  20. Tansey
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 13 days ago

    pages flying with goals

  21. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 13 days ago

    Not even on for a clean sheet from my playing defender. This is quite disappointing

  22. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 13 days ago

    bring on llorente at HT please

  23. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 13 days ago

    people actually paid money to come and see boro v burnley?

    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 13 days ago

      Bet that's a classic

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 13 days ago

        8/15 for less than 2.5 goals looking good
        ...

  24. David Davros
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 13 days ago

    Lukaku > Kane... yes or no?

    1. Lav
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 13 days ago

      Look at Lukakus fixtures
      Look at Lukakus ownership

      1. David Davros
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 13 days ago

        Kane is a differential which is needed at this point.

        Don't think there is much in the fixtures tbh

        1. Lav
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 13 days ago

          Im going Kane Lukaku

  25. Lav
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 13 days ago

    Oh Tom Heaton

    Why have I never owned you this season?

    1. BadgersBoys
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 13 days ago

      Crazy

  26. SirStevieG
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 13 days ago

    Lanzini, Siggy and Aguero (c) you all suck

    1. BadgersBoys
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 13 days ago

      It's HT, mate.

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 13 days ago

        What Badgerboys says 🙂

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

    Going to end the day with around 14 points, probably, with only Valencia left to play. Incredible stuff

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 13 days ago

      How?

    2. Fitzy.
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 13 days ago

      I doubt that will eventuate.

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 13 days ago

        45 minutes left. Always more goals in the second half of football games.

  28. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 13 days ago

    Boro goal would be ideal. But they are such a poor team. The game plan should be so simple for them - just lump it into the box and have runners around Gestede.

  29. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 13 days ago

    wtf has happened to siggy? very poor

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 13 days ago

      No Llorente.

    2. L'Aeroplanino
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 13 days ago

      no support, poor as a team

  30. money face bandwagon
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 13 days ago

    Lol@ aguero captainers

    1. makaveli123
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 13 days ago

      This one is going to backfire

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 13 days ago

      Bit early - this will come back to bite you and I am a non-owner.

    3. BadgersBoys
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 13 days ago

      Wtf are you on? It's HT and it's Aguero.

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

      why would you write this (non augero owner)

    5. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 13 days ago

      Well done. Was waiting for this kind of nonsense just to reassure me that standards are staying consistent.