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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. Sims
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Was 10k this morning

    Only 2 points today

    Looking at around a 3k fall?

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

      Maybe less

      1. Dave Boozle
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        depends how many bench w*nkers like torres magic.

    2. A.T
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      1k

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

      Link

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

    People still keen on keeping Mane and Coutinho

    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      They disgust me

    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I'm. Losing coutino for sanchez

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

      No one will have to go.

    4. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      GW29 and 30 fixtures are really good.

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

        Really? Passable at best on paper

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

      I am keeping Coutinho and Firmino. Nothing to lose now.

  3. Sp0rting
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    67 (-8).

    Now to navigate some saddo benchwankery in my leagues.....

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

    Sell Coutinho, Sane or both?

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

      coutinho only, sane looks so dangerous

    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Coutino. Sane looks good

    3. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      coutinho if you have mane

      doubling up on liv mid is not as clear cut as early in the season

    4. MTPockets
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Well, I'm starting with Coutinho.

      • Numb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Take it you're keeping Kun now?

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

          If Kane is out, for now. Got money in bank to get most mids.

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

            Coutinho.

      • Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I'm selling Sterling but would probably keep Sane.

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

        Cheers all.

      • WVA
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Sane looks so good!

    5. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Find it amusing when Granville still has and keeps defending Lallana despite 0 goals 0 assists in last 9 😉

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

        Wijnaldum is the new Lallana

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

          Yeah. I had 7.8m to spend on a Liverpool mid for my -4 this week. I should have gone with the other option, instead of the one that netted me -3. Can't complain too much about this week though. 🙂

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

        He's as casual as they come

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

      Are those BAPS final? Barnes still on 3 🙂

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

      Considering bringing in Son and Sanchez for -4

    8. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Keep Mane and Coutinho one more week and assess Sanchez ?

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

      3-5--2 the way to go now???

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

        Of course.

      2. Holmes
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        4-4-2

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

        It changes so quickly

        No idea, was 4 at the back few weeks ago

    10. the german
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      suggest a wildcard team for 102 m keeping in mind DGW players

      1. Sp0rting
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        German efficiency at its finest here folks.

        1. Spike ⚽️
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Hilarious - Have an up vote

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

        Suggest a wildcard team for 110 m keeping in mind cheese

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

        Pickford/Valdes
        Vertonghen/Cahill/Yoshida/Britos/Valencia
        Alli/Pedro/Zaha/Walcott/De roon
        Gabbiadini/Defoe/Costa

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

          😯

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

        Lol, first post too.

        You must be crazy to think anyone will actually give you a team.

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

        King
        King King King
        King King King King
        King KIng King

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

          Kong
          Kong kong kong kong kong
          Kong kong kong kong
          Kong

      6. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Auto select is your friend

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

        Pickford - Cech
        Vertonghen - Luiz - Yoshida - Valencia - Lenihan
        Sanchez - Alli - Tadic - Siggy - De Roon
        Costa - Lukaku - Gabbiadini

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

      Kane purchases on the increase again (after a slight dip for about 2hrs)

      this has got to be the weirdest year for transfers.

    12. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Which combination of these transfers would you do:
      A). Coutinho -> Pedro
      B). Eriksen -> Sanchez
      C). Carroll -> Costa
      Only one FT.

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

        B), would you feel safe going a single week without Alexis? I think not.

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

      Updated WC team- leaves 0 in bank (so need to make changes tonight) but 10 players* with DGW (Coleman will become Valencia in couple of weeks)

      How does it look? Siggy had to go to make it work so TCaroll in as 5th midfielder

      Pickford* Cabellero*
      Walker* Coleman Alonso* Cedric* Mawson
      Mane Sanchez* Sterling* Eriksen* T Carroll
      Costa* Lukaka Gabbi*

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

        Very nice except Stirling

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

          Thanks, could keep Siggy (triple Swansea) or triple up on Chelsea with Pedro?

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

      A) Kane + Mane --> Costa + Sanchez
      B) Kane --> Costa
      C) Baines --> Walker
      D) WC and take out Kane, Baines, Mane, Coutinho, Heaton, Brunt and Carroll and get good players

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

      Llorentes dead leg should be fine for next week??

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

        he better be

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

        Depends what grade but they'll play him if they possibly can.

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

        Should have been fine an hour after.

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

        Seance is due tomorrow.

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

          I'm counting on him

          Too many other fires to fight thanks to coutinho and snoddy

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

      anyone for the Eriksen, Alli, Son triple up hmmmmmmmm

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

        Would like that except what's the story with Janssen

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

          He'll still be poor.

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

            Would he still be played though
            Son's time is questioned for now..

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

          there isn't one imo, Poch dosnt rate him

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

      Origi not getting the 1st assist was very unlucky!

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

        it wasn't, never an assist for that

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

        Unlucky for whom? No one owns him

        1. Spike ⚽️
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          RCA does and captained him!

    18. Sp0rting
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Looks like it'll be Lala -> Sanchez and Kun (C) now

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

      32 - 8 truly gutted, lost h2h to a dead team, over 1.7m rank ,mane my 11th (c) failure this season,see you in august I surrender....

      1. Sp0rting
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Just take a breather.

        Step outside and get some Air Jordan.

    20. Lav
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Went up 130k yesterday to 205k. Looking like 10k-15k drop today. Still very happy hopefully I can build off this.

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

        ive risen from 330k to 150k in the last 2 gws. Still hoping to make top 30k

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

          Good luck. This is my second year playing FPL after being a fan for so long. Finished just inside 150k last year, this year has been a bit rough for me.

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

            same , first yr playing proper for me, finished 70k last yr. Hoping to improve on that tbh

    21. Ibralicious
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      [Sanchez was twice pictured on the bench sniggering after their defeats to both Liverpool and Bayern Munich, and it is reported his team-mates have had enough. A ‘dressing-room source’ told the paper: “Alexis is being moody and disruptive and it’s getting to the rest of the squad. “The players are getting fed-up with it. If it came to a straight choice between which side to choose, there is no doubt they would back the manager.” The Sunday Mirror’s Neil Moxley goes on to explain: “The stand-off is similar to the problems caused at West Ham earlier this season by Dimitri Payet. The France international was called out publicly by Hammers boss Slaven Bilic and criticised for his behaviour.]

      Sanchez definitely a question mark atm. Surely this Payet-esque rebellion can't be good news for FPL?

      1. Dave Boozle
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        not surprised team-mates backing Wenger given he continuously plays them and gives them new contracts despite rubbish performances.

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

        spurs mids over Sanchez atm

      3. Sp0rting
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Ah, those seasoned professionals.

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

        Papers making up complete bollox as per usual

        1. Dave Boozle
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Prove it's bullocks.

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

            Are you that gullible

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

            Timbo just did (below)

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

          If you've watched any of Arsenal's recent matches barring the non-league FA cup quarters, Sanchez's body language itself says otherwise... Plus the training bust-up last week to go with it. His days at Arsenal seem very limited atm...

      5. A.T
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        It's the Mirror though

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

        Sanchez is better than the whole team though, if I could choose between him and the rest of their squad it's gotta be him

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

        He's still playing though

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

        Departing or not, the guy put in a decent shift in, albeit against lower league oppo. As FPL managers we just care about his output on the pitch. He's a trier and at the moment would make heck of a diff if he still explosive.

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

          Fair enough, but he can't try enough when he's got 10 sticks of wood, so to speak, around him can he? Surely he would be looking for a transfer out to one of the Spanish giants, where he would be actually 'rewarded' for his trying...not benched

      9. Fuchs Mane Kante
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 29 days ago

        San(c)hez has been watching to much Afc Tv and has no respect for dinosaur Wenger. Payet was never the same after the brexit vote i am sure that snowflake is a closet racialist. Lol

    22. Adz87
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      had 3 city and a treble captain last week, obviously I beat that with only 4 games this week, swings and round abouts ☺️

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

      Kane out for more than a month means back to 3-5-2?

      1. Sp0rting
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Jansen.

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

        Ashley Barnes says hello 😛

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

        could go Kaku Gabbi Costa Defoe? Will want Ibra in 2 gws as well

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

          Already have lukaku and Costa. llorente is the third striker.
          I want to remove one of two pool mid plus brunt.

      4. Speédy
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Yup,lukaku,kun,Costa the only available big hitters

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

      Thoughts on going without a Spurs attacker until Kane gets back, if he is injured for a few weeks?

      1. Sp0rting
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Alli still a good little performer.

      2. Jacket Potato
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Thinking Ali till the end of the season regardless

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

        Would prefer walker

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

      very frustrating getting 3 city playes last gweek and 2 pool players this week. Lost just 1 point on my ml rival despite he had captained lukaku. If only I did the same

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

      A) Llorente to Costa
      B) Diomande to Costa
      C) Llorente+Cout/Mane to Costa+Sanchez-4

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

        B)

        Then Llortene to Gabbi.

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

      How likely will Barnes keep 3 BAPS?

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

        50%

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

          0%*

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

        Down to 2 now.

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

        Unlikely.

      4. LÖrKingMuch
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        He's going to get 2

    28. Orange Roughy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      How bad did the Kane injury look? Like a lotrought him in last night to avoid Ibra's price drop

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

        Pretty bad.

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

        Could be out for a few weeks only good thing is there is only one more PL this month

        1. Orange Roughy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Cheers, will hold for now and see what happens

      3. Orange Roughy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Sorry for the typo, was editing on the train. Middle part missing, but general sentiment is there

    29. Jacket Potato
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Evening lads, would you wildcard this team, Or is it salvageable?

      Foster Heaton
      Alonso *Baines* McAuley *Holgate* Amat
      Coutinho Mane Sterling Siggy Romeu
      Lukaku *Kane* *Llorente*

      1ft (£6.0m itb)

      A) Wildcard
      B) Mane > Sanchez
      C) Kane/ Llorente > Gabbi
      D) Holgate > Walker
      E) -4 save the wildcard.

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

      People doubled up and tripled up on teams like Liverpool, West Ham, Hull, WBA... not because they have good form or fixtures

      But because they played in 28

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

        Antonio is not a bad pick.
        Even mane.

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

        100%

        And a team or players in poor form won't become world beaters because they have seemingly easy opposition or because they have a DGW.