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8 April 2012 3631 comments
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The Easter eggs are only half-eaten, yet here we are again. With the Gameweek 33 deadline approaching at 11.30am tomorrow, it’s time to roll out another XI from the Scout Picks Selection Committee. Newcastle and United are firmly backed, while Everton also feature strongly in light of the Toffees’ recent form:

Tim Krul gets the nod between the posts ahead of tomorrow’s home showdown with Bolton. The Magpies keeper has been in sparkling form, conceding just a single goal in the last four Gameweeks and, with the Trotters failing to score in four of their last five on the road, a clean for Alan Pardew’s side is more than a distinct possibility.

This afternoon’s 2-0 triumph over QPR added yet another clean sheet to Jonny Evans’ recent tally. That’s five in a row now for Evans as United’s defence continues to prove profitable for Fantasy managers. A trip to Wigan should hold no fear for Sir Alex Ferguson’s side and with the Latics scoring just four times in the last six at the DW, Evan’s looks likely to pick up the points yet again.

With just a single goal conceded in their last five at Goodison, Everton’s recent home form has proven to be particularly reliable. No surprise, then, to see us give Leighton Baines the nod ahead of a home clash against Sunderland. While the Black Cats have produced the goods at home, they have failed to score in three of their last six on the road and, with set-piece and penalty duties also capable of boosting the left-back’s returns, Baines’ owners will be confident going into tomorrow afternoon’s match.

A home game with West Brom brings Vincent Kompany into this Gameweek’s line-up. City will clearly be devastated after today’s result but their Etihad form is unlikely to be troubled by Roy Hodgson’s side; the Baggies have netted just once in their last three on the road and looks set to afford City the perfect pick-me-up in light of their Emirates defeat.

With Steven Pienaar cup-tied for Everton’s semi-final with Liverpool, the South African looks certain to turn out in Monday’s Goodison encounter with Sunderland. Pienaar has shone in recent weeks, notching back-to-back assists in Everton’s last two league outings. The Black Cats will provide stern opposition for David Moyes’ men but we feel Pienaar could be the key figure, particularly if the Everton boss rests striker Nikica Jelavic ahead of the weekend meet with Liverpool.

Having scored in his last two league outings, Theo Walcott drew a blank in the 1-0 win over City but nonetheless remains pivotal as the Gunners look to seal third place. Like so many midfielders in the Gameweek, Walcott could suffer from rotation for the trip to Wolves on Wednesday but with Arsenal playing their Gameweek 34 fixture next Monday, there’s every chance that Walcott will be given another opportunity to add to his recent goal tally when Arsenal pay visit to the basement club.

Gylfi Sigurdsson is a must for a Swansea away day. Having scored all six of his league goals on the road, the graceful Icelander remains a top Fantasy target for the Swans’ visit to Loftus Road. Sigurdsson maintained his recent form with another display bristling with goal threat in Friday’s defeat to Newcastle and, despite drawing a blank, showed enough for us to back him to keep his start for the R’s clash and provide the cutting edge for Brendan Rodgers’ side.

Clint Dempsey’s brace at Bolton will have frustrated many Fantasy managers, having previously provided such disappointment on the road. Shifted to a striker’s role in the absence of ankle injury victim Pavel Pogrebnyak, Dempsey’s two strikes proved devastating and take him into the local derby with Chelsea brimming with confidence. With Pogrebnyak still struggling to overcome his knock, Dempsey looks set to lead the line and the threat for Martin Jol’s side in Monday’s clash.

Bolton’s visit to the Sports Direct Arena hands Papiss Cisse another chance to plunder the Fantasy points. The Newcastle forward’s incredible run of six goals in the last three games has Fantasy managers queuing up in their thousands to get in on the action – a price rise of 0.8 since Gameweek 30 is indicative of the show of faith. With the Magpies gunning for their fifth straight win, Owen Coyle’s side have an unenviable task ahead tomorrow, given Cisse’s irresistible form.

When you’ve gone four games without a goal, the best possible remedy is a showdown with Wolves. Robin Van Persie and on-form Arsenal now roll up to Molineux and, with the midlands outfit shipping an average of three goals per game since Terry Connor’s installation, the Gunners skipper is surely set to profit once again on Wednesday evening.

Wayne Rooney’s trip to Wigan is impossible to overlook. While Cisse has been lauded for his form, the United forward has been almost as reliable, notching nine times in his last nine games as the champions edge ever-closer to retaining their title. With an eight-point gap now established at the top, Sir Alex Ferguson will be determined to go for goals once again – United have averaged three goals per game over their last five away fixtures and the Latics are likely to afford them plenty chances for further attacking returns.

While Peter Crouch is doing all he can to squeeze his lofty frame onto England’s Euro 2012 plane, Stoke have scored just two goals in their last six away league outings. With that in mind, and having seen Villa defend like lions at Anfield, we’ve opted for James Collins for the defensive role on the bench. Always a magnet for impressive performance statistics, Collins will be integral to keeping Stoke at arms length on Monday night.

QPR’s Adel Taarabt claims the place on our bench for the midfield role. The Moroccan has come to the fore in recent home matches and with Djibril Cisse still suspended, Mark Hughes will likely look to Taarabt to lend his influence to QPR’s ailing attack as they scrap for points against Swansea.

Steve Kean shifted Junior Hoilett back out to the flank for the trip to the Hawthorns and duly saw his side slip to defeat. With Liverpool due at Ewood Park on Tuesday, Kean will surely look to renew Hoilett’s partnership with Yakubu against a Liverpool side with just one clean sheet in their last eight. Both Hoilett and Yakubu offer value, then, but we prefer the trickery and FPL price tag of the influential Hoilett for our bench role.

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  1. sushi36
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    My whole team only 1 goal between them, which was Wigan scoring at Chelsea. Any of your teams have 11 players who didn't concede ?

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  2. Danny x-factor
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Is my lineup is correct? I dont want another 31 points in bench again..

    Krul(BOL)
    Kompany(WBA) Simpson(BOL) Evans(wig)
    Sigurdsson(qpr) Dempsey(CHE)(C) Walcott(wol) Valencia(wig)
    RVP(wol) Rooney(wig) Pappis(BOL)
    Subs: Ruddy(tot) McClean(eve) Caulker(qpr) Enrique(bla)

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Caulker over McClean, that's what I have atm anyway

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      1. Danny x-factor
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Cheers. Caulker over McClean!!

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    2. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Don't captain Dempsey

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      1. Danny x-factor
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        SD, who is your captain?

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    3. thespirit
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Seems good. Probably its best to change captain to RVP or cisse...

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    4. CravenA
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Dempsey [C] is bold. Fulham v Chelsea - how many goals?

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  3. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Bubba is about to go

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  4. meclive
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Any thoughts in my team:

    Hart

    Evans – Jose Enrique – Cahill

    Walters – Sigurdsson – Silva – Bale

    Rooney – RVP |C| – Bendtner

    Subs: Bogdan, McClean, King, Simpson

    What do you reckon should be my transfer for this week? Get rid of Silva? or Walters - and who for?

    Thanks

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  5. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Hands up who got rid of Bale?

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    1. gledy
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I did, but several weeks ago 😀

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    2. CravenA
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Still debating with myself. The plan says either him or Bale [injury scare] has to go (temporarily)

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      1. CravenA
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Clint or Bale!

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    3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Me. Second time.

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    4. Eden Eden
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Done and no regrets. Sess will be good

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  6. alberto_gunners
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Is koscielny suspended for 1 or two games?
    Worth doing skrtel -> verm? (no hit). But if koscielny is suspended for Wigan Home as well then there is not much value In it maybe? Defence this week is simpson, taiwo and evans. So could use verm instead of taiwo.

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    1. gledy
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Kos out for 2.

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  7. Always (C)ane
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Krul
    Caulker Kelly Evans
    Bale Dempsey Valencia Siggy Sess
    Rooney RVP

    Mignolet Graham Turner Cahill

    4.2 in the bank and 1 FT.

    A. Kelly -> Vermaelen
    B. Kelly -> Kompany

    to get 11 players for GW34

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  8. Kevtheotter
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    anyone know anything on bale? have to freebies thinking of doing
    Ade- cisse
    and
    maybe bale - ?

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    1. gledy
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Yes, selling both Ade and Bale before NOR sounds like a good idea!

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      1. Kevtheotter
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        I know seems crazy but could see bale not playing and ade doing nothing. Cisse is like 1/35 to score a brace. Also looking ahead to 35 and 36

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        1. gledy
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          I don't think it's 1/35 😀 But I kind of get your point here yeah!

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  9. crystalpalaceRus
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Who should i play, 1 from 3

    Enrique
    GCahill
    Caulker

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

      caulker

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  10. FantasyFiend
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Quick question lads.. I'm 30 points ahead in my league

    I know for a fact my mate in 2nd place will forget to do his team by tomorrows deadline so his (c) will be Roonpig

    With this in mind who should I captain.. Cisse, RVP or Rooney?

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    1. Jinswick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I'd go RVP. 30 points is more than doable in 6 weeks and RVP is my pick this week anyway.

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  11. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Gw 34

    3 Ars 3 Utd 3 Swans 2 Sund

    Eggs/basket! 🙂

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    1. gledy
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      much more diversity here 🙂

      3 manu 3 sun 2 ars 1 qpr 1 manc 1 swa

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    2. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Wigan, Villa, Wolves and Blackburn all at home. Sounds good to me

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    3. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      3 Ars, 3 Utd, 2 Swans, 2 New & 1 Spud.

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  12. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    1 freebie and 3.6m in the bank - any changes worth making? Thinking of saving it for a Surman -> either Sess or Arteta (knee jerk?) move next week.

    Migs
    Kompany, JEvans, Skrtel
    Dempsey, Walcott, Siggy, Valencia
    RVP, Rooney, P Cisse

    Bogdan, Caulker, Turner, Surman

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    1. Flycroft
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      save it you have a great team for this week. considered playing caulker over skrtel? liverpool look truly awful and bburn do score goals

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      1. Jinswick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah I have, but Swansea aren't that great in defence of late either. With Agger now back that should help LIV's defence, and Skrtel is also a decent attacking threat for a DEF. Well that's my reasoning anyway! 🙂

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  13. FantasyFiend
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Who to captain Cisse, RVP or Roonpig?????

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    1. apolk27
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I'm going RVP(c) & Rooney(vc)

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    2. Flycroft
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      rvp

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  14. Schutang
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Do we get to see lineups tomorrow before transfers window close?

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    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Nope.

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    2. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Lineups an hour before the game. So no.

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    3. Kirby
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Nope.

      11:30 window closes, earliest match at 15:00 which isn't enough time to get lineup.

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  15. @ImpressiveTackl
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    OR updated yet?

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Hope not!

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  16. bring_on _the_fantasy
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Aguero or cisse in this gw?? Can't decide

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  17. beslowbowler
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Need to get rid of Enrique and Senderos over next two GWs. Who is the best

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    1. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Senderos to Turner/Caulker.

      Enrique to a Man City defender. Kompany and Lescott are the safe options, Kolarov is the renegade pick that could deliver double digit scores but more frequently doesn't play.

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      1. beslowbowler
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Thanks Milanista. Was considering Turner/Caulker/McAuley but Man City were off my radar. Good call though

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    2. beslowbowler
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Whoops

      Who is the best defender under 4.5m over the next few weeks? Cheers

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  18. United once again 😀
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Who beatween Walcot, Nasri or Sess?

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    1. Kirby
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Play Walcott.

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    2. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Walcott. Form combined with Wolves away and Wigan at home.

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  19. apolk27
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Need to make 3 trf's to get 11 on the pitch for GW34, would appreciate any help

    Tonight (4pt hit)....Bale --> Siggy & BAE --> Lescott
    Bale will probably play but Siggy should match score considering the extra GW...City looked tight at the back today, considering opposition, so WBA(h) NOR(a) WOL (a) should outscore BAE's 2 matches??

    GW34...Ba-->Aguero
    Play him NOR(a) WOL(a)...then swithc for Cisse or Ade GW36

    GW34 Team (Bank - 0.8)
    Mignolet
    Lescott-Evans-Caulker
    Valencia-Walcott-McClean-Siggy
    Rooney-RVP-Aguero

    Subs; Demps-Williamson-Kelly............thanks

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    1. CravenA
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Play Dempsey

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      1. Kirby
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        This, over McClean.

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        1. Kirby
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          Oh wait...GW34 team, my bad.

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      2. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        GW34

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    2. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Looks sound

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      1. apolk27
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        awesome....thanks

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  20. Kirby
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Just realised guy two below me in ML has only 6 available for GW34 currently and no WC, while I'll have a full 11, nice 🙂

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  21. Ismail
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    my front is currently bale siggy mclean valencia
    ba rvp rooney

    im gonna want walcott for surman anway next week,should i swap him,then bench mclean or wait?

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    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      i'd do it now and bench McClean

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      1. Ismail
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        ok thanks

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  22. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    weird choice of music from sky to end the masters, about jesus and all

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  23. meclive
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Guys what's your thoughts on my team:

    Hart

    Evans – Jose Enrique – Cahill

    Walters – Sigurdsson – Silva – Bale

    Rooney – RVP |C| – Bendtner

    Subs: Bogdan, McClean, King, Simpson

    What do you reckon should be my transfer for this week? Get rid of Silva or Walters – and who for?

    Thanks

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    1. Kirby
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Simpson over Enrique.

      Rid of Silva for Walcott.

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    2. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Link fail mate, fix it

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  24. RoysCallerAnne
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    ooh ooh I've had a nice GW !!

    Excuse me, good evening all !

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  25. FantasyFiend
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Caulker (away at QPR), Kelly (home the CHELS) or Shawcross (away to VILLA) ????

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    1. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Shawcross

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      1. gledy
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        +1

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    2. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Go with the bookies

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  26. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Who to bring in? Arteta or Sessegnon.

    Arteta - in great form, on set pieces, nailed on for a team in form playing Wolves and Wigan next, with 3rd place to play for

    Sess - in great form, playing OOP, slightly tougher fixtures than Arsenal and SUN with nothing really to play for

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    1. gledy
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Arteta not in great form - just decent, not on set pieces and unlikely to do anything.

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      1. Jinswick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        2 goals and 6 BPs in the last 3 would challenge this. Also, he is on 50% of corners and freekicks.

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    2. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Sess - next week

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    3. AMygg
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Sess, no doubt. Regardless of fixtures, Sess is the biggest goal threat of the two.

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    4. ★A-O-Chamberlain★ COYG …
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      If you want a differential go for Arteta.
      But Im an arsenal fan and i love Arteta and he is a great player but he just doesnt get much points, Sessegnon is more reliable and i think he plays striker now. And also, Arteta isnt necessarily on set pieces, basically just the right footed free kicks and corners, but other than that RVP takes the rest.

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      1. Jinswick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Hmm, don't really need a differential - 12 points behind ML leader and he has neither of the two. Arteta has outscored Sess by 24 : 18 over the last 3 and has better fixtures, but I think I'm going for Sess.

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  27. Buck The Trent
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Mignolet
    Jevans Simps Kaboul
    Walcott Siggy Bale Valencia
    Rooney Cisse (c) Rvp (vc)

    Subs Bog Dempsey Caulker Mcauley

    Captaining Cisse because all my main rivals have him and probably captained him. RvP is my differential (others have Ade, Torres etc).

    Bale (injury doubt) ahead of Dempey coz I think there won't be many goals against Che

    Thoughts? Much appreciated 🙂

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  28. Chris_White
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    33 points on the bench this week

    Migs, Suarez, Caulker & McAuley up next - Surely they will beat it 😉

    Sigh...

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      See you in the return leg Chris. 🙂

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  29. MCM
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Okay there we go. Subbing Siggy, playing Dempsey.

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    1. AMygg
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Mate, bench Song. He'll possibly play as a CB next game, and anyways, Siggy has a much bigger potential for points than Song, even when Arsenal is playing Wolves.

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    2. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I'm captaining Siggy.

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  30. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Right, here’s the plan

    Task 1: Get a full XI for GW34 ✔

    Vorm(BLA)
    Vermaelen(WIG) • Evans(AV) • Turner(WOL) • Caulker(BLA)
    Valencia(AV) • Walcott(WIG) • Sigurdsson(BLA) • Sessegnon(WOL)
    Rooney(AV) • RVP(WIG)(C)

    Subs: Sorenson(N/A) • Cisse(N/A) • Bale(N/A) • Simpson(N/A)

    Task 2: Get a decent amount of DGWers ✔

    GW34: Save
    GW35: Walcott + Vermaelen → Kaboul + Dempsey/Gerrard
    GW36: Rooney + Turner → Adebayor + Baines -4

    Vorm(WOL)
    Baines(FUL,sto) • Kaboul(BLA,bol) • Simpson(wig,che)
    Bale(BLA,bol) • Dempsey(eve,liv) • Sessegnon(BOL) • Sigurdsson(WOL)
    RVP(sto) • Adebayor(BLA,bol) • P.Cisse(wig,che)

    Subs: Sorenson(ARS,eve) • Caulker(WOL) • Valencia(mc) • Evans(mc)

    Bank: £1.0m

    Opinions please ladies!

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    1. AMygg
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Looks good. Any chance of getting Mata in for GW36? I know that he's a rotation risk, but with those games...

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    2. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      GW34: looks like a job well done

      GW36: also looking good. Dempsey over Gerrard.

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    3. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Thanks both, Toying between Mata and Dempsey for the final spot, but the games before and after the double make me swing more towards the American

      GW35-37

      Dempsey: WIG, eve, liv, SUN.

      Mata: ars, QPR, NEW, liv.

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