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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. liiusions
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Son bandwagon started yet?

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

      Derailed

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

      Spectating to decide whether to hop on or not

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

      Yeah he won first prize at the school contest

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

      Janssen crashed it.

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

    One in for free next week.
    A. Alli
    B.Eriksen
    C.Sanchez.
    D.Hazard

    Which one in for Coutino.Thanks

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

      C
      A
      B
      D

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

      C or A

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

    Thoughts on the following for -4 (dependent on the Kane injury news)

    Mane/Sterling to Sanchez
    Phillips to Son

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

      Not bad

  4. Jay_
      9 years, 1 month ago

      After doing Aguero to Kane last night, after doing Sterling to Firmino -4 to Coutinho (C) -4 it's fair to say I've had better Sundays. All my own doing. Just rage transferred Cout to Sanchez -4 and it's left me with this -4

      ----------------Pickford--------------------
      ------Alonso Coleman Daniels-------
      Sanchez Mane Siggy Antonio King
      -------------Lukaku Llorente------------
      ------------------------------------------------
      Jakupovic Kane Brunt Pieters

      If Llorente gets ruled out too, would you wildcard?

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

        Nah

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

        Thinking about the wildcard and in a similar situation. I would prob wait a little till we have more news on Kane/ Llorente

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

        Absolutely not. That team is fine. Save the WC for DGWs, IMO.

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

        Did kun- Kane too,only ourselves to blame
        Pretty good team to WC,llorente - Gabbiadini,Kane out,spurs mid in over the next 2 weeks

      5. Jay_
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Cheers lads, dug my own grave here

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

        Bottomed:

        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, and save wildcard

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

          Depends on injury news.

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

            Yeah will wait on news.,
            After a score of 39 -8 and losing a lot of ground on my ML rival it really tempting me.

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

        Thanks for the money Mane, it's time to go

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

          Sanchez?

      8. My Name Is Prince
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Was all set to bringing in Kane this week.... Now I'm lost for opinions... Coutinho --> Alli/Sanchez perhaps? And keep Aguero... Or Aguero --> Costa and Coutinho --> Alli/Sanchez -4?

        Or do I need Son now? 😀

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

        Is there any good intell on when the DGW fixtures will be announced?

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

          Hopefully later this month.

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

        Sanchez to start the next game?

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

          yes

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

          Up to Wenger.

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

          Not at this rate, you can't be sure. Let's see how things pan out over the next few weeks. Walcott a safer bet atm

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

        Kane could only miss 1 PL game

        After next week there is a 2 week international break

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

          or...he could miss the rest of them

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

            That would be a worse case scenario

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

              ik, but no point speculating until apres scans

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

                This ^

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

        Josh King ruined this gw, onto the next one

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

          Made it for those who owned him

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

          This. At least he won't play West Ham every week. So well done everyone but me. 🙂

      13. ♤TeddyBear♤
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Will we know more about DGWs after all FA cup matches are done?

        And is there any chance of anyone having another blank GW?

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

          Depends on how they schedule the midweek games.

      14. Lyonnais
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Just seen the Liverpool result...

        Looks like getting Mane and Coutinho (C) as part of a -12 hit was another genius decision from me.
        Why was Coutinho subbed after 59 mins?

        1. n-doggg
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Klopp needed to change something. Sacrificed, no injury.

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

          (C)outinho was woeful!

        3. My Name Is Prince
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          He was rubbish...

        4. Lyonnais
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          thanks all!

          Coutinho in for a hit.... and Coutinho out for a hit one week later it is 😀

          1. n-doggg
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            I'm still keeping tbh

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

        From all the news (call it accurate speculation if you must) around Sanchez, it seems obvious to go with Spurs/Chelsea mids over him for the approaching fixtures. Please tell me if I'm missing anything.

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

          Highest scoring player, your link was from a journo...

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

            My link one of multiple reports out there

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

              was one of* ^

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

              Can you find one that isn't referencing the Mirror?

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

                  That references the Mirror.

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

          You missed the part where you've posted twice about this already.

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

            My apologies, it was necessary for me to take it upon myself to save the misguided herd mentality headed towards an inevitable, expensive Sanchez-owning disaster 😉

      16. n-doggg
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Which DGW will come first the big or little one?

        1. Netley Lucas
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          The biggie looks like 37 for sure.

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

          little one

          1. n-doggg
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Thanks. And little one looks to be the 4 that missed out cause of the cup final?

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

              Some of them but not United

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

        A) Kane + Mane --> Costa + Sanchez
        B) Kane --> Costa
        C) Baines --> Walker

        What to do?

        1. n-doggg
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          B if he's out for a while

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

            Yeah 🙁 I'm wondering if I should wait, or Costa gonna rise soon

            1. n-doggg
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              I'm getting costa

            2. n-doggg
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Costa a few days from rising. At -36 at the mo

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

          A looks good to me

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

        If you are on the same points as someone in your ML- how is it decided who is higher?

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

          the best team name

        2. John t penguin
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Transfers

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

          Rock, paper, scissors

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

          Transfers

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

            Least I assume

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

          McAuley points

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

          overall rank

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

          total hits I think

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

          Lowest TV?

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

        Barnes two baps, i'll take that

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

          Definitely take that!

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

          I would take 2 Baps any day of the week

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

          Makes up for the red 🙂

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

        1) Start Barnes or Snoddy?
        2) Mane -> Sanchez with my FT?

        Grant
        Baines, F Mori, Brunt
        Eriksen, Mane, Firmino, King, Snoddy*
        Aguero, Lukaku

        Jaku, Barnes*, Stones, Robertson
        Bank 2.2m, 1FT, no WC left

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

          Aye, Barnes V Sunderland, surely Burnley will target that game.

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

        People with 2 Liverpool mids, what's the next step? Replace one/both or keep them for next 4?

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

          Keeping for Man City, getting rid of Coutinho after that

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

          sell sell sell

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

          Big games coming up.

        4. Netley Lucas
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          The Kane fire needs putting out 1st here lol

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

          Coutinho out. Holding Mane.

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

        How was Mane today?

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

          Fantastic really unlucky not to score

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

            Got the 2nd part right.

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

          Lost a lot of chances..

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

          struggled with the presence of Origi

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

          Manely rubbish

        5. Netley Lucas
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Needs Bobby back.

        6. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Wondering the same thing myself. I was watching the Bundesliga games.

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

        I can get the following team with a -4 for GW29 and still have 2.5m itb.

        Pickford (Valdes)
        Alonso, Coleman, Brunt (Evans, Amat)
        Hazard,Sterling,Sanchez,Son,King
        Lukaku,Carroll (Anichebe)

        Moves are:
        Mane to Sanchez
        Phillips to Son

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

        Cout > Alli/Eriksen 1FT?

      25. Shultan
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Harry Kane could miss rest of season with recurrence of ankle injury

        https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/mar/12/harry-kane-tottenham-hotspur-miss-season-ankle-injury-crutches?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard

        There goes my TC 🙁

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

          Was never gping to be my TC 😛

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

          Eriksen TC could be gold

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

        Going forward, which ones better?
        A). Pedro + Sanchez (No Spurs attackers)
        B). Eriksen/Alli + Coutinho

      27. Rhodes your boat
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        With Kane injured and ibra banned is everyone going with costa and lukaku?

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

          are u?

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

          Aguero, Lukaku

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

          Seems to make sense

        4. n-doggg
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Blates. Or Kun if you still have him.

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

        Divc*ck ruined my Mane

      29. Old Wulfrunian
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        (C)outinhoooooooooooooooooooo

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

        Sell Mane or Coutinho?

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

          the one whos blanked 8 of the last 9

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

        Punt Walcott over Sanchez for a few weeks if it don't work Sanchez can always come in on WC?