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12 March 2017 3021 comments
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The shortened Gameweek 28 comes to a conclusion this afternoon when Liverpool entertain Burnley at Anfield.

With Sadio Mane and Philippe Coutinho both among the top 10 players transferred in this week, many Fantasy managers will be hoping the Liverpool midfield duo can wreak havoc against a Burnley side that has managed just one clean sheet on their travels this season.

Mane has produced five double-figure hauls at Anfield, helping explain why over 8% of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) bosses have handed the Senegal international the captain’s armband.

Coutinho, meanwhile, found the back of the net in the 3-1 defeat to Leicester City in Gameweek 26, and slowly looks to be returning to his best form.

Roberto Firmino was also brought in by over 103,000 FPL managers, but the Brazilian has been ruled out due to a knock, with Divock Origi taking his place in the starting XI.

The Reds will have to get past Tom Heaton though, who returns for Burnley after missing the 3-2 defeat to Swansea City due to illness, providing a boost for his 19% ownership in FPL.

Liverpool did, of course, lose 2-0 to the Clarets in the reverse fixture in Gameweek 2, and will be hoping to improve on their dismal record against teams from the bottom half, having lost to Swansea City, Hull City and Leicester over the last six Gameweeks.

  1. Ghost86
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    No spurs or arsenal players

    Coutinho to

    A) Sanchez
    B) Alli/Eriksen

    1. The Wise Owl
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A

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

        A...if u can afford

  2. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    My Cout over Firmino hope/punt didn't work then. Ahh well.

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

      Tbf he did outscore Firmino today

      1. Danstoke82
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Very true so kind of a win.

        Am binning him for Alli though

  3. leocarter27
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    If Kane is out for a while thoughts on this wildcard team?! (1.5itb)

    Pickford / jakupovic

    Valencia Alonso Coleman / Britos Yoshida

    Alli Sanchez King Siggy / Lee C-Y

    Costa Lukaku Defoe

    Thanks all. Would appreciate ideas

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

      Get Spurs defender

      1. leocarter27
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Maybe upgrade pickford to lloris?

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

      I like it. Except I'd want spurs defense

  4. Dušan Citizen
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Another captain fail.

    Gosh, I am good at it.

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

      Defoe or Sanchez next one

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

      2 weeks in a row for me.

      Kun and Mané.

      Time to actually trust Lukaku from now on.

  5. JÆKS ⭐
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Can someone explain to me in which situation there will be a dubbel gameweek in 32 or 33?

  6. 7alwachi
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Been away from fpl for a while, why is Sanchez -85% to rise on fpl stats?

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Arsenal blank in 26 and 28

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

      He is the anointed one.

    3. Konig Luther
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      because people are now buy him

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

    Dele Alli, I'm sorry I ever sold you! Let me take you baby.

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

      Not sure I'd invest so happily in spurs with kane set to be out..

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

        He'll be more involved goal time but discipline is questionable once again. Son maybe a better pick.

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

        Yeh, they only scored 6 without him...Even if it was just Millwall.

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Kane out, won't be playing Millwall every week

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

      Yep this has been a distaster. Alli --> Sterling(-4) --> Coutinho(-4) --> Alli(-4) might be on the cards 😆

  8. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    24 points net, I prefer red arrows anyway

    1. EDEN THE MAN
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      23 points net here

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

    Are there any midfielders worth up to 5.3 worth investing in to rotate with king?

    Want to do Coutinho to sanchez but 0.4.

    So guess snoddy to 5.3 should be my enabler.....

    Unless I downgrade Kun...

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Snoddy not nailed

      Maybe de roon, Davies, schneiderlin

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

        Cheers mate.

        I already have snoddy....so need to take him out for a 5.3 to afford sanchez .

    2. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Just get a bench fodder, and play King every week.

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

        Who would that fodder be mate?

        1. Les Bleus
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          T. Carrol of Swansea maybe?

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

      Get Davies and don't rotate.

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

        Cheers....Davies of Everton?

        Is he nailed?

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

          At the moment. Not bringing many attacking ng returns, had a few when he broke into the team. But don't expect much from fodder.

  10. EDEN THE MAN
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Sorry for repost

    Coutinho(Have Mane)+Barnes to Costa+Alli?

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

  11. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Glad I listened on here and went with Lukaku over Mane as captain.

    Many thanks all that advised me!

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

      not trying to sound hindsightist, but it was the clear choice once firm was ruled out

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

        I should have listened.

  12. Lawrø
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Scores 71(-4)pts

    Loses H2H 😎

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

      Sorry, Lawro, but I've been overdue a good week. You were unlucky to be the victim.

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

        Congratulations! Fantasic score 😀

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

          Thanks. Awesome score yourself. You're having a great year!

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

    Cout and Firm ➡ Sanchez and Son for a hit?

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

      I am thinking Lanzini and Grosicki to Sanchez and Son for -8

  14. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    52-12

    And you know what, that -12 brought back only 5 measly points!

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

      Actually, this week hits are only actually -2 points so it's actually only -6 actually.

      1. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Don't start that crap with me Numb. 😐

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

          They confirmed this on the ScoutCast!

      2. Konig Luther
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        😀 say that to his score

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

          This.

  15. Sleep Talk
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Thankful that I went for Lukaku as captain, but I could have been without those extra three transfers for Mané, Coutinho and Llorente..

  16. Tim Canterbury
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Six one-pointers in my team but still managed 72

  17. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Barnes likely to keep any Baps?

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

      Can will get 3 bonus for winning goal

  18. Gruu
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Quick poll
    A. Mane > Alli
    B. Mane > Eriksen
    C. Coutinho > Alli
    D. Coutinho > Eriksen

    Grant
    Valencia Baines Brunt
    Mane Coutinho Siggy King
    Lukaku Costa Llorente

    (Jaku Zaha Robertson Chambers)
    1 FT, 6.2 m ITB

    1. Konig Luther
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      C for me

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

      C

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

      Sanchez?

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

      C of the lot

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

      Take 4 pt hit and do A and D get rid of both Liverpool clowns.

  19. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    He definitely leaves the pitch on 60....

    https://twitter.com/andrewyee/status/840979998513221634

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

      59:59 😛

    2. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      That's the most he ran all game too.

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

      Crossed the line between 59:59 and 60:00

    4. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Reminds me of VDV a couple of years ago... that was final game of the season right? I know my brother lost his cash ML because of it. On some screens it showed after 60 and some before.

    5. Pasqualinho
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Time is taken when he leaves the pitch. I remember a couple of years ago Yaya trudging off slowly when his number went up just after 59 mins, but he still got full appearance and CS point.
      If Cout hadn't have run off then he'd have earned the extra point.

      1. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Are you sure, maybe they changed it, would make more sense to go by the whistle.

        1. Pasqualinho
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Can I have my Amat point, then? Because Rangel got injured in the 29th minute.

          1. Fred54
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Okay, that proves that.

            Have Amat too!

    6. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Its when the ref blows though, not when he actually cross the line.

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

      That's 60. We need that additional point.

  20. EDEN THE MAN
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Is there any chance Kane plays Southampton?

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

      no. definitely out

    2. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      1%

    3. STONEROSES
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Be surprised. Didn't look great

    4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Unlikely but there is little bit of hope until confirmed news

  21. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Mane (c)

    I under estimated Liverpools crapness

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

      Same here.

  22. STONEROSES
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Best mid price striker to go for?

    A. Gabbiadini
    B Defoe
    C Others...

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

      A imo

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

      A

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

      get both

  23. Crow
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    WC team of around 105-106m? Is this too lazy? xD

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Cech - Pickford
      Valencia - Alonso - Coleman - Walker - Yoshida
      Alli - Sanchez - Siggy - Firmino - King
      Costa - Lukaku - Gabbiadini

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

        Caballero a better option from 32 onwards?

        1. diesel001
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Yes.

  24. WVA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Baines Coutinho Rondon > Yoshida Sanchez Costa for -8?

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

      Nah, Baines will outscore Yoshida next week probably. Add in the -8 and you will be net down in score

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

        Cheers, wouldn't play Yosh next week though. Hoping Sanchez and Costa can make up the -8 v west brom and stoke!

  25. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Im now pleased with my Coleman (C) 🙂 probably should have gone lukaku but wanted to go differential this GW

  26. lordkippe
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    which move ?

    Pickford (Jakupovic)
    Alonso/Coleman/Valencia/Walker
    Mane/Coutinho/Sigurdsson/Antonio(Carroll)
    Kane/Lukaku(Gabbiadini)

    A : Kane&Coutinho > Sanchez & Defoe (-4)
    B : Kane & Coutinhi > Alli & Costa ( -4 )

  27. FFPro
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    *Nervously updates https://fpldiscovery.wordpress.com/ in anticipation of huge benchwankery points avg added*

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

      Gonna be about 10 points onto the average I reckon

  28. TOPCAT1960
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Looks like 60pts for me after hits and 3 Baps for Barnes. "#only7playersfrom15

  29. MFC86
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Not seeing much love for Hazard. I was thinking of going Coutinho to Hazard

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

      I think most want Sanchez back and there's not much space to fit them both in.

  30. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    HOLD them BAPS Barnes!