Matchday Surgery

The Saturday Surgery

While Gameweek 35 looks, on paper, to be an ordinary ten-match affair, with another set of double fixtures looming, Fantasy managers will already be using transfers to prep their squads in advance.

They’ll be much debate on how much to commit one week early and whether strong single Gameweek assets should be neglected in favour of those treated to two matches in Gameweek 36.

Our Matchday Surgery chatroom is now open for those looking for some real-time reaction to their musings and dilemmas.

There is, of course, plenty to take in about the site. Details on our Scout Pick selections this week can be found here, while Paul outlined three explosive differentials who could not only fill the void left by Luis Suarez, but potentially help make up ground on mini-league rivals. The team news has been collected and collated, together with our thoughts on the likely weekend lineups. Finally, there’s the ScoutCast, where Granville and I review the week gone by and give our views on the where the profits will lie for the Gameweek ahead.

That should keep you occupied if you’re furiously catching up this morning. The chatroom will morph into the Dugout Discussion in time for the early kick-off at the Etihad. Sadly, due to family commitments this morning, the usual Pre-match Preamble has had to drop from my schedule today. This will return next week when normal service is resumed.

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

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  1. Tmel
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Start Michu or Berba?

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    1. Chris_White
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      berbs

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    2. MCH
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      How many times is thins going to be asked! Its 50/50 go with your gut.

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    3. I Am Nobody
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Michu here

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  2. Nopli
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Tevez(C) FTW 🙂

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 15 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Go Mata.

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    2. MCH
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      FTW+1

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  3. jonnybhoy
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    QUICK!!

    Bench Anichebe out of this lot? -

    Michu CHE (A)
    Fellaini FUL (H)
    Mata SWA (H)
    Bale WIG (A)
    Walcott Man utd (H)
    Anichebe FUL (H)
    Van Persie ARS (A)
    Tevez WHU (H

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    1. SpinyNorman [*_*]
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Bench Michu

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      1. TeamSteam
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Never bench Michu.

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    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 15 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      RVP

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    3. Dante
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Yup.

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    4. Declan-
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Michu

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    5. The Team Principal
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      I know it's too late but I would probably have benched Tevez.

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    6. The Team Principal
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      I did say you should have benched Tevez. Sorry I never told you soon enough.

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  4. lfcserg
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Should I do any of these for a 4pt hit?

    A) Coutinho > Silva
    B) Caz > Mata
    C) Sagna > Kompany

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  5. Tatty Bojangles
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Play Sissoko (LIV) or N’Zogbia (SUN) ?

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    1. Evs
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      • 15 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Sissy

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      1. Tatty Bojangles
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers Evs, i am playing Sissoko at the minute. I just wanted to draw peoples attention to the fact that i still have Charles N'Zogbia in my team so they can have a good laugh 🙂

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        1. Evs
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          • 15 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          If I wasn't short of time I would have added this 😯 and this 🙄 to that part of my response (re insomnia)

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    2. Declan-
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Siss quick!!!

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  6. r0nh
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Tevez has missed the team bus this morning, he got delayed cleaning the streets of Manchester!!

    Mancini says it is OK, Aguero can cover him for 85 minutes!

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    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Yawn

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      1. r0nh
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Sleepy?

        Off to bed, NOONE will miss you.

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    2. Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      I see you didn't buy that book 😉

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      1. r0nh
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        I did, but this is more fun 🙂

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    3. Wild Rover
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      He doesn't need the bus, he will drive....

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      1. Pinoche
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        😀

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      2. r0nh
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        He lost his licence

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        1. Wild Rover
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          Never stopped him before..

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          1. r0nh
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            Surely he doesnt want even more community service though

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  7. Sarnab
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Last time

    DDG > Hart (-4) yay or nay??

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    1. good biashara
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      yes if you're planning to take the hit next week anyway

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  8. Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Pointless taking a hit for Hart this week with Bunn already.
    Hart has to get a cleany to break even.
    If Bunn gets a cleany it's basically worth 8 if no hit taken

    That is all.

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    1. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      With the double looming, the hits don't necessarily need to pay off immediately

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      1. Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        I can wait till
        Next week
        Well... I will have to wait till next GW now! 🙂

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    2. MCH
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Unless you are focusing on H2H you shouldn't look at hits based solely on the current gameweek otherwise they would rarely be worth taking.

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      1. Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        He'll be in for the DGW.
        Just no point for this week with Bunn at Stoke.
        Stk have one of lowest goal tallies in league.

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        1. Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          It's all academic now.
          But I'd be basically spending 4 to have a slightly better chance of gaining 4.
          Cue Hart peno save!

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  9. The Team Principal
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Stuck on last page

    Got RvP and Benteke. Need one other striker

    Please help, quickly

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  10. I Am Nobody
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Bale all the way

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    1. Ash
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      +1

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  11. It’s A Joke
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Arteta or Michu on the bench?

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    1. Evs
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      • 15 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Arteta, no brainer.

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      1. It’s A Joke
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers.

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    2. Wild Rover
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Arteta for sure

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  12. Red Devil Swede
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Playing Fellaini over Rooney. Done.

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    1. Evs
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      • 15 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Ouch.

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    2. Declan-
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Ballsy

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    3. Red Devil Swede
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Tried to change too Rooney instead but then game was updating! If evs says ouch there's got to be something in it.. 😉

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  13. SpinyNorman [*_*]
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Who to start?
    a) Morrison
    or
    b) Maloney

    Quick!

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    1. Wild Rover
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      M... sorry, ran out of time

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      1. SpinyNorman [*_*]
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        I spent all mi money on whiskey and beer 🙁

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    2. good biashara
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Maloney

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      1. SpinyNorman [*_*]
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers

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  14. Hibbo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Where u find the ladbrokes top fpl points scorer bet??

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    1. MCH
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      did you try search on ladbrokes? Or google?

      http://sportsbeta.ladbrokes.com/footballdetail?event=217034701

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  15. OSGOOD WAS GOOD
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    capt BALE or rvp

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    1. Chris_White
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Bale

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  16. The Gambler.
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    bale or tevez

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    1. OSGOOD WAS GOOD
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      bale

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    2. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      bevez

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  17. kaz 96
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Hart

    Kolarov Dawson Davies

    Walcott Mata(c) Fellaini Bale

    Defoe Tevez Kone

    Done

    100 points coming

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    1. Viper
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Kolarov! If I only I had the cohonas!

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    2. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      That will be about average this week

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    3. Nopli
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Mata (C) Nice
      I just didn't captain him because he's playing tomorrow . 🙂

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  18. Lateriser 12
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Good luck all.

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    1. Evs
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      • 15 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      ... And you.

      Btw, I stayed as was 🙂

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      1. Professor Abel X
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Good luck Evs, any transfers?

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        1. Evs
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          • 15 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          Bale & Tevez in.

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  19. Viper
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Time up!

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  20. Tin of Directors
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Kone (C) FTW

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  21. Gooner Kebab
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    bego or bunn?

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  22. K3lviN
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Last minute 4pt hit, only my second of the season.

    Man City better get a clean sheet now

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    1. SuperOsçarBaby
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      kompany?

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      1. K3lviN
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Yeh. Guy at no.2 in the world gave up 4pts as well. I had to pick between Turner, Shaw & Davies for the 3rd defender slot otherwise, so did Turner > Kompany

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    2. Declan-
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Good luck Kelvin

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      1. K3lviN
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers, feeling a bit of pressure this morning for once now we're getting closer to the finish line. I've done Bale (c) like most others probably will, hoping that benching Michu doesn't hurt me this week.

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  23. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 15 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    early update

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  24. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    TEVEZ! HAVE MERCY!!!!

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  25. Declan-
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Michu on the bench 😎

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  26. Nopli
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    UPDATING

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  27. A Defender's Nightmare
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Did 5 transfers thus 16-point hit 🙁

    Doing just 1 transfer for DGW so no hit will be taken 🙂

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  28. jonnybhoy
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Benched Anichebe over Michu. Regretting it already! 🙁

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    1. Pinatta
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      🙁 🙁 🙁

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    2. OPTA FPL
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      wtf?? just 1 minute before you decided that

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      1. jonnybhoy
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        yep ahhaa!

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  29. Red Devil Swede
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Good luck all!

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  30. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Went with my gut and played Michu over Koné... hardest decision all season for me.

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