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5 March 2017 3420 comments
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After Spurs edged past Everton thanks to two more goals from Harry Kane at the Lane, it’s now time for Sunday’s main event.

Manchester City travel to Wearside in the first of their double Gameweek fixtures, with Pep Guardiola’s in-form outfit subject to huge Fantasy Premier League investment over the last few days.

Snapped by over 377,000 FPL managers, Sergio Aguero was the most sought-after asset prior to yesterday’s deadline after racking up four goals and two assists in his last pair of appearances across all competitions.

Surprisingly second to Zlatan Ibrahimovic in terms of overall armband backers for Gameweek 27, Aguero has, however, been triple captained by a substantial 159,000+ FPL managers, with City also set to entertain Stoke on Wednesday evening.

With a goal or assist in eight of his last ten league outings, Raheem Sterling acquired over 338,000 new owners last week – over 16,000 have wielded their triple captain chip on the winger.

Four goals and three assists in his last seven starts across all competitions has Leroy Sane shaping up as a differential, with the summer signing sitting in just 3% of squads, but Kevin De Bruyne’s owners are left disappointed as the Belgian surprisingly drops to the bench for the first match of double-header. As many as 6,937 FPL managers have played their Triple Captain chip on De Bruyne for Gameweek 27.

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  1. Stupendous
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    73 with Grant Alonso Sterling Aguero (tc) to go.

    I'll take it!

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      You'll have to. 72 here with Grant sterling De Brunye Crouch and tc.aguero

      1. Stupendous
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Nice!

    2. For Fuchs Sake
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Nice, 59 with Kun TC Grant and Pieters

    3. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Hits ?

      1. Numb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Assume that's netto

    4. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      78 with Grant Alonso Sterling Sane Aguero(TC) 😉

  2. GoonerByron
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Going to take a -8 for Ibra, Sane, De Roon -> Llorente, Firmino, Siggy... Will give me the below team, does that look OK?

    Foster
    Baines - Coleman - Nyom
    Coutinho - Firmino - Siggy - Lanzini - Philips
    Llorente - Lukaku

    Heaton - Aguero - Jones - Alonso

    1. KUNingas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I would

    2. Pep says
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I'd go Coutinho, he's due..

      1. GoonerByron
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Have him in already 🙂

    3. MTPockets
        9 years, 1 month ago

        If it affords Sanchez back in.

    4. KUNingas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      So basically if you dont make fielding 11, hit will cost only -2

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        depends if you want them back

        1. KUNingas
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          True

      2. Jimmers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Also got to take into account hits to get players back in the following week

        1. KUNingas
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Im thinking Llorente and can keep him

        2. Pep says
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Many people didn't consider this when they did Alli to Sterling and the like. Same principals

      3. Sims
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Not really

        Hits will cost u 4 points regardless

      4. Hooky
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Depends if they get booked, concede loads of goals, miss a penalty. Baseline is 2 points I guess

        1. KUNingas
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Yep, but basically

      5. andymck
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Whoever you bring in still has to return for the hit to pay off though.

    5. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Has Gabbiadini done enough to prove himself?

      1. KUNingas
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Will that continue?

        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          that's what im asking 🙂

          1. KUNingas
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Hope it will

      2. UnitedFan
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        More than enough. Good pick for the doubles

      3. Hooky
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        6 in 4 games not good enough for you?!

        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          well if you put it that way 😛

    6. PvA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Total Averages

      Top 10k: 49.1
      Average: 33.7

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        75 here 😎

      2. The Overthinker
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        63
        With 3 Chelsea, sterling (C) , pieters left

    7. PvA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Will Ibra get a retrospective ban?

      1. Mic
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        No Q

      2. Hooky
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Should do

    8. PlayPercentage
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Are people getting Sanchez back in for GW29 and the final ten games of the season?

      1. UnitedFan
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I am

        1. PlayPercentage
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Sanchez (and other Arsenal players) will still bag some big FPL points hauls before the season is over.

      2. MTPockets
          9 years, 1 month ago

          yep

      3. Begbie.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Jaku
        Brunt Baines Holgate
        Mane Siggy Antonio King
        Lukaku (C) Rondon

        OK for next week? I know Holgate probably won't feature.

      4. FPL Maldini
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Why is Sane, Sterling and Kun rising tonight?

        Surely people can see it's a blank

        1. PvA
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Kane is top 5 for transfers in

          I wonder how I'm ranked so low when I see rivals do things like that

        2. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          http://www.fplstatistics.co.uk/

          They aren't.

        3. potatoace
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          They're actually falling

      5. Hairy Potter
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Can't decide which to do for next week to get 10 starters. Have already done Ibra to Llorente.

        A) Sane to Firmino (have Mane)

        B) Aguero to Lukaku

        1. Begbie.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          B.

        2. CABAYE4
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          You'd be very brave not to do B.

        3. KUNingas
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          B

      6. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        It's a good feeling when on a Sunday evening you still have 6 players left to play!

        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          points over players. But I get ya, cant wait for Wednesday \o/ \o/ \o/

          1. Ha.
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            But I'm still filled with the hope that all my players will get hatricks 😛

            1. F4L
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              well, Aguero will 😉 Actually make it a double hattrick

      7. thep025
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Would you do
        De Roon->Tom Carroll for a hit?
        How about Friend->Robertson?

      8. For Fuchs Sake
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Got these 6 playing next week (hopefully).....
        Coleman McAuley
        Mane King Philips
        Kaku

        Got these not:
        Grant Pickford Holebas Eriksen Amat Pieters Capoue Ibra Kun

        Do Grant to Jaku and Ibra to Llorente to give me 8 playing for -4?

      9. CABAYE4
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        If Ibra and Mings avoid bans due to their "it was just a battle on the pitch" style comments after the game then it'll be an absolute farce.

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Theybwont

        2. F4L
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          mings banned for 6, Ibra for 3 imo

          1. CABAYE4
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            I'd be surprised if anything more than the standard 3 was dished out.

            1. F4L
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              what Mings did was scum like. Could have seriously hurt Ibra

              1. bitm2007
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                IF (big if) it was deliberate then 6 matches sounds fair.

        3. bitm2007
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          More to do with rather the ref states that he saw the incident in his match report. If he states he did, they will probably escape a ban.

      10. Iceball
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Jak
        Coleman McAuley Amat
        Mane Firmino Coutinho Gylfi
        Lukaku(C) Llorente Diomande
        Foster Alonso Walker Sane
        Decent for -8(Kun,Sterling,Eriksen out...Firm,Cout,Llorente in)?

      11. Lone Wolf FPL
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        people buying Gabbiandini..now 🙂

      12. trinzoo
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Would you double up on Liverpool mids or go with 1 and Antonio ?

        1. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Antonio myself, but feel I'm in the minority

          1. Ruth_NZ
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Yeah, Antonio for me too.

        2. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          25 points for Mane/ Firmino combo yesterday.
          I think they will shake off this not being able to bury bus parkers.
          4-1 win incoming.
          or 0-1

          1. trinzoo
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            That's my thinking, they actually play better against top teams. Will see Antonio performance tomorrow anyway.

            1. Ha.
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              He's suspended

            2. dunas_dog
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Not playing tomorrow as banned

              1. trinzoo
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Ah, right :/

                1. Ha.
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Fresh for Bournemouth 😉

            3. MTPockets
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Antonio suspended for tomorrow. Additional problem.

          2. MTPockets
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Debating this myself. Liv makes more sense right now but...

          3. RoysCallerAnne
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            humm, 8 players next week may have to do. Reluctant to take a hit.

            1. Ha.
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Only -2

              1. Numb
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                But to bring in a player who doesn't have a DGW pending for one that probably does?

                1. RoysCallerAnne
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 16 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Yeah this is it..

                  1. Numb
                    • 11 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Stick imo

                  2. Ha.
                    • 10 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Then only -6 to bring in and out. If it's someone decent you can easily make that back

            2. Numb
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              That's plenty imo

            3. CABAYE4
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              All depends who you'd be getting rid of.

              A hit to get rid of some deadwood is probably worth it.

              1. RoysCallerAnne
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                The 8 are a decent 8. Can't even see a hit that looks tasty..

                1. CABAYE4
                  • 14 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Then I would sit pretty if I were you.

                  If you've got Lukaku, Mane and Siggy with a few others thrown in I'd imagine you'll get a nice little rise.

                  1. RoysCallerAnne
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 16 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Will do Zlatan or Aguero -> Lukaku

                    Mignolet, Coleman, McAuley, Mane, Firmino, Siggy, Llorente, Lukaku

                    I think that'll do 🙂

            4. KingNidge
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              8 is grand.. would only take a hit if it is for a long term option not to make up numbers

              1. RoysCallerAnne
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Yep cheers Nidgey

          4. RAFA THE GAFFA
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Who wins?

            A. 66 + Kun(TC)
            B. 53 + Snod + Pedro + Costa + Stones

            1. F4L
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              hahha, for real?

              1. RAFA THE GAFFA
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Yep

                1. F4L
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  obv A

                  1. RAFA THE GAFFA
                    • 10 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Hope so

            2. bitm2007
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              A if all the players start their matches.

            3. fedolefan
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              You can lose. It's not locked in yet.

              The only way you lose is if Kun blanks -> 6 points and Stones(City) keeps a clean sheet against Stoke. I can easily see Snod + Pedro + Costa getting more than 13 points.

              1. RAFA THE GAFFA
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Yeah! I thought that 🙁

          5. simvik91
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Aguero, Capoue -> Llorente, Coutinho (-4 hit)

            Already have Mané. G2G?

          6. Totally !rre!evant
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Amat ->>

            Money no object... Already have Baines & Mawson for next week.

            1. F4L
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Alonso/Walker, but obv wait

            2. Ha.
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Coleman

            1. Numb
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Cry myself to sleep with that score 🙁

            2. PvA
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              See the blank out and then potentially WC

              1. nkhoughton
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Thinking of using WC for DGWs

          7. The Overthinker
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Costa to Kane
            Shall I wait for Chelsea's match or do it?

            1. nkhoughton
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Kane doesn't play next week so I wouldn't

          8. Lone Wolf FPL
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Sterling > Mane worth -4?
            Probably not, right as I can field 11 but I will sell him for Sanchez next week anyway

            1. Robe Wan
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              No

            2. @fpl_phenom
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              I'd say yes if you gonna captain him...

            3. walkman666
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Yes

          9. fedolefan
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Thinking I'm holding on to Sane even after GW 28. Excellent goal threat and is proper value. Can easily rival the likes of Pedro.

            1. F4L
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              but can he rival Coutinho?

              1. fedolefan
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                If you think he can't then you should get Coutinho too. I think he is a slightly better bet than Coutinho if you take into account the lottery with the Liverpool mids.

          10. F4L
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Totally forgot about that AOA chip. What a stupid thing

            1. The Overthinker
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Will.use it in last gw :p

            2. KUNingas
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Same 😀 Should have used earlier

          11. KUNingas
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Aguero -> Llorente today or save?

            1. Numb
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Nah think we've missed the boat on Llorente

              1. KUNingas
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                How so?0

                1. Numb
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Just don't see him maintaining that kind of scoring. Could be wrong of course, I usually am!

                  1. KUNingas
                    • 10 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Hope he will

            2. thep025
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              I just did

            3. dunas_dog
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Why save?

          12. John wick
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Shocker of a question....any1 looking for vardy after gw 29..have preetty good fixtures

            1. potatoace
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              For his price, I'd need more evidence yet

          13. We Will Klopp you
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Pick one

            A) Aguero to Llorente, Sterling to Firmino, Morrison to Coutinho (Liverpool treble up), bench mee -8
            B) Aguero to Llorente, Sterling to Firmino, bench Mee -4
            C) Aguero to Llorente, Morrison to Firmino, Mee to Mawson -8

          14. @fpl_phenom
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            When will the FA act on Ibra if they are in fact going to issue sanctions?

            1. potatoace
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Midweek