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31 March 2014 874 comments
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It’s nights like this that separate Fantasy managers from the typical football fan. Sunderland’s home game with West Ham may not offer immediate appeal to most folk, but for us, the chance of a Vito Mannone clean sheet makes our Monday viewing worth the while:

The Black Cats have kept out their opponents in two of the last three at the Stadium of Light, and with a pair of double Gameweeks still to follow, their main Fantasy assets are central to our thoughts this evening. Adam Johnson owners will be frustrated, though, with the wide man left on the bench once again by Gus Poyet.

Sam Allardyce’s side will be looking to build on last week’s home win over Hull – a victory tonight would take them 12 points clear of the Wearsiders and give the Hammers breathing space ahead of a tricky schedule which sees them square up to Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs and City in the remaining six Gameweeks.

Our Twitter feed has the latest news from the Stadium of Light, while our Dugout Discussion chatroom is once again open for any folk wishing to vent in real-time.

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  1. JT's Dog
    12 years, 4 months ago

    I just pressed the highlights button in bottom corner for this game
    http://youtu.be/gb6DsmyWBMM

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  2. Optimus.
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Koscielny fit in 2 weeks supposedly if you believe him(last paragraph) 🙂

    "One final note for optimism. I met Laurent Koscielny in the car-park after the game yesterday and he said that he will be fit in “two weeks”. Assuming that it’s a real two weeks and not a Wenger two weeks he should be back for Wembley and Wigan Athletic. Fingers crossed."

    http://tinyurl.com/o45sn8w

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  3. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    AJ + Adrian to Harper + Nasri for free looks a no brainer aye? gives me

    Harper (Mannone)
    Baines Coleman Azpilicueta (Dann Chester)
    Yaya Silva Nasri Hazard (Mutch)
    Suarez Lukaku Sturridge
    and 0.3 in the bank

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    1. RÏɠBY
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      i would

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  4. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Bench Coleman next week?

    Zabaleta, Azpilicueta, Skrtel, (Coleman), (Shaw)

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    1. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      You fancy City to keep Soton out?...I don't.

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      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        No but I don't fancy Everton to keep Arsenal out either.. May be doing Shaw to Ward to free up funds to afford Aguero also..

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  5. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    McCartney off at HT, hammy

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  6. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Does anybody know which team the old bloke in the Barclays advert supports??

    Is it Fulham??

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    1. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Everton I think...always assumed that anyway.

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    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Everton.

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    3. RÏɠBY
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      i just thought it was a fictional team

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    4. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Really like that advert, been tiring to work it all out myself.

      Old man is Everton
      Middle Aged Man and young lad are at West Ham
      Young couple on coach are Man City fans at Spurs away I think.

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  7. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Waiting for someone to say johnson on so i have a reason to watch the game

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    1. Valar(Keith)
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      feck.. no changes :aaargh:

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  8. PogChamp
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Which player will have the biggest price rise for next season. Yaya:? Hard to believe he was 8.5 at the start of the season. Big jump for Jrod too i reckon.

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    1. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Lala..started at 6.5...he'll be 9 mill I would have thought.

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      1. Pinky and Brain
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        He started at 6.

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        1. Dr Dream
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          Crikey...

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      2. PogChamp
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Those Southampton player sure were cheap at the start.

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        1. Dr Dream
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          Hard to believe Jrod is still so cheap.

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    2. 1234thro
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      It will probably be Suarez, here are my predictions for the two (if you care :))

      Suarez: 11.0-->14.0

      Yaya: 8.5--> 11.0

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      1. PogChamp
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        14m! Yikes.

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    3. RÏɠBY
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      lalana has gone up as much as yaya.. 1.9
      unsurprisingly suarez is king with 2.2

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    4. copps
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      torres

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  9. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Wickham 😡 Bardsley was about to smash that!!

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  10. CapFive
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Who to play next gw

    Mannone or Szczesny?

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    1. LOCO ABREU
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      szczesny

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  11. SUPERMAN
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Keep your ass on the bench Colback. I want those ward points 🙂

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  12. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    AJ warming up

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    1. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      He must be tapping his feet

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      1. Syd.
        • 17 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Oh so he is

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  13. copps
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Gus is going to do a benitez here and refuse to put Johnson on until his method is proven correct

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  14. Blue Moon Rising
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Mannone Adrian

    Bruce Flanagan Coleman Azpi Ward

    Delph Yaya Hazard A. Johnson Noone

    Suarez Sturridge Lukaku

    1FT 0.5 in the bank

    On Wildcard.

    Need to get more City/Everton cover.

    Any suggestions?

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  15. GlasgowFF
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Is Mirallas nailed on?

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    1. xuwei
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      No.

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  16. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Sunderland's 11 players have 9 goals and 6 assist - Adam Johnson ALONE has 7 goals and 5 assist

    😯

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    1. DonTheSpecialOne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      #freeAJ #bringhimon

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  17. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    2-0 Diame

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  18. KISSES
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Diame Army!!!

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  19. DonTheSpecialOne
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Carroll assist

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    1. RÏɠBY
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      yes! 🙂

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  20. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Feck off sunderland and mannone.. i may actually get rid of mannone instead of adrian.. sheesh

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  21. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Mannone over Buruc FAIL

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    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      And Nolan fail so far.

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  22. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Oh Phil 🙁

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    1. DonTheSpecialOne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Unlucky, he's had a good game so far. Very attacking

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    2. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      What did he do?!

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  23. Towsor44
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    What is it with West Ham games and my players getting injured! Last week was McGregor, this week McCartney

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  24. copps
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    vergini 😆 grew up playing with my little ponies

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  25. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    AJ coming on

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  26. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Mannone concedes 2 and Nolan does feck all

    This GW 😆

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    1. banskt
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      😀

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      1. banskt
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Hopeless... 🙂

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  27. JJO
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Bravo Gus rest AJ for next season

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    1. copps
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      resting him for the world cup

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    2. JJO
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      So glad they conceded another one
      That manager logic-I dont want to make changes at half time cause that would meant I was wrong
      so I m gonna continue like this and hope for miracle

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  28. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Sod the DGW, if AJ isn't going to get starting role, then time to ditch him

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    1. Ross Geller
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      I really want to keep him, but it's sensible to get rid. Even with 2 dgw

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    2. Bad Pen
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Aye, can't see why Gus isn't starting him.

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  29. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Milk turns quicker than Wickham

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  30. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    waves bye bye to Flanagan's points

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    1. Tony Warner Fan Club
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Oh, do you have some spare points on the bench or something?

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Flanagan and Ward

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