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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. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    What to do with this rubbish? Thinking Rondon to Costa and Brunt to Vertonghen

    Grant - Hennessey
    Luiz - Baines - Brunt - Fernandez - Holgate
    Sanchez - Siggy - Firmino - Coutinho - De Roon
    Lukaku - Rondon - Llorente

    £6.3m ITB.

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yep. I like those transfers. Get those WBA out.

    2. Hakchak
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      How many ft? No need to waste points with that team

      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        1 FT

        1. Hakchak
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Just do one transfer, rondon to costa or Defoe or even deeney. Save brunt transfer for next week as you have Luiz, baines and hernandez

  2. Zlat-man
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    RP

    A. Kane/Llorente—> Gabbi
    B. Cout-> Alli
    C.. Davies > King
    D. Baines/Brunt —> Valencia

    Which ones to do?

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      A (Kane) and D (Brunt)

      1. kennethrhcp
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        these

  3. Legomane
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Heaton Pickford
    Alonso Coleman Brunt Pieters Smith
    Eriksen Coutinho Mané Sigurdsson Carroll
    Aguero Lukaku Llorente

    What would you do with this lot? 1 FT 1.7 ITB.
    Had been all set for Aguero Mane Brunt > Kane Sanchez Walker. But after today I want to rage dump Couts...

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Aguero Coutinho Brunt to Costa Sanchez Walker?

      1. Legomane
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Kinda less inclined to get rid of Sergio after that Lpool performance. .though a Chelsea attacker would be good.

    2. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      You could probably save a FT actually with that team. Either that or Coutinho to Alli

      1. Legomane
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Good shout - can just afford Cout Brunt > Alli Walker...

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      You do know Kane is injured?

      1. Legomane
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Yep. Dilemma instigator Kane!

  4. kennethrhcp
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Need to lose 1 of these:

    A: PVA (injured)
    B: Brunt
    C: McAuley

    & who'd you prefer to get in:

    1: Bavies (Rose out for much longer?)
    2: Walker

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      A to 2

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

        ^This

      2. kennethrhcp
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        cheers lads!!! i'll keep an eye on price changes & get on this.

        appreciate the input

    2. The Big Fella
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      A --> 2 you'd be losing a non-playing player to one of the ebst in the league. At least Brunt and McAuley are playing (although Brunt on the bench last match but he could ply, PVA has no chance)

  5. TLF
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Feeling quite deflated about my FPL season and need to start doing something right, how does this sound for a 3-5-2 going forward, will rotate Llorente & Gabbiadini as required.

    GW29 Markovic to Sanchez
    GW30 Carroll to Gabbiadini
    GW31 Brunt to Rose

    Would give me the following with .9 itb

    Jakupovic
    Alonso, Coleman, Rose, Pieters, Olsson
    Mane, Coutinho, Sanchez, Eriksen, Siggy
    Lukaku, Gabbiadini, Llorente

    1. Lav
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Decent. Only worry would be no Costa/Kane if he is okay or not out long.

      1. TLF
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah I've considered that, will monitor performance of midfield assets i guess and down grade one to bring in Costa/Kane as required. Other option is to down grade Llorente to Niasse and sell Lukaku in 34. That said i may be WC then anyway ! Cheers.

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Like it.

      1. TLF
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Nice 1 Diesel

  6. Jayv807
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Why is everyone dropping Mane? Liverpool have great fixtures after City.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Burnley was a great fixture.

      1. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Nope City is a great fixture 😉

        1. Jayv807
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          I agree actually. Hoping for a goalfest

        2. Darklord_bg
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          This

        3. Ruth_NZ
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          It probably is to be honest. Liverpool have trouble when teams sit deep. City have no idea how to do that. Could easily be a 3-3.

    2. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      id say a lot planned Mane for 3 games only. sticking to their plans, I'm keeoing for a week or 2 more id say & i'll reassess

      1. Jayv807
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I am guessing his price tag doesn't help either. But I am considering keeping him and Siggy through the DGWs.

  7. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Rondon > Kane > Rondon 😎

  8. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    By GW31 this will be my team. With all chips still left. And Price rises working out in my favour.

    Pickford (Valdes)
    Alonso, Coleman,Walker/Rose (Cedric, Evans)
    Hazard, Sterling, Sanchez, Son (King)
    Lukaku, Carroll, Gabbiadini

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      What about GW37?

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

        Ive got my WC for that

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 17 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          I want the team so I am can copy.

      2. kennethrhcp
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        he'll use his chips then, i'd say you read wrong... or I did

  9. sammy777
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Can't decide who to get for GW 31.

    A) Mane (H vs Bournemouth)
    B) Sanchez (H vs West Ham)

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      You do know it's GW29 next week right?

      1. sammy777
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Yes I know that but I'm trying to think a couple of weeks ahead as I already know what I'm doing GW 29 and 30

        1. Les Bleus
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Plans hardly work that away IMO. Look at this week alone with the injuries.

    2. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Has to be Sanchez... with the captain's armband and all

  10. FPL Footy Show Pod
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    What we doing with Kane?

    Costa or Kun?

    Can't believe I pulled trigger this morning when will I learn!

    1. Vinyl78LP
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Once/If confirmed, Costa until Ibra available. I'm done with City's rotation policy this season.

  11. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Foster Jak
    Alonso Walker Coleman McAuley Amat
    Mane Coutinho Eriksen Sigurdsson King
    Lukaku Llorente Diomande
    8.4m itb! 1ft

    A) Diomande->Costa
    B) Llorente->Costa
    C) Llorente+Coutinho->Costa+Sanchez-4
    D) Diomande+Mane->Costa+Sanchez-4

    1. Lav
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      C

    2. MTPockets
        9 years, 3 months ago

        d

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

      Just under 60 k for the first time this season but it could have been so much better.
      Damn you coutinho and Mane.
      Such a letdown.

      1. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Same. I was 12k GW rank yesterday, and with triple Liverpool + Heston, was expecting so much more today.

        1. Les Bleus
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          125k GW rank*

      2. Jayv807
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Well done. I think a lot of people are in the boat of having a few let downs this week. FM Brunt Llorente Firmino and Carroll were mine. I'll take my 65 points given that rubbish !

    4. ViperStripes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Well what a cr@ppy weekend. 4 players now flagged:
      Llorente
      Kane
      Baines
      Firmino

      Bench is decent (except Morrison vs Arsenal) for next week, so if I just use my FT, hopefully some of those flags will disappear. So who's the most important to drop?

      1. Lav
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Llorente should be fine. Isnt Baines & Firmino not serious? Probably Kane then

      2. walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Same four. I think kane is the only urgency. The other three could return, yet I will also sell firmino to Sanchez in the hopes of a big haul at leaky west Brom.

    5. Lav
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Alright some early thoughts for this week?
      2.0 ITB 1 FT

      Foster / Pick
      Alonso / Coleman / Brunt / Pieters / Robo
      Mane / Eriksen / Siggy / King / Roon
      Aguero / Lukaku / Carroll

      1. Individual
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Very nice actually. Be tempted to look at Brunt out for perhaps Walker to get some more Spurs cover in? They look essential to have 2/3 of.

        1. Lav
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah looking at replacing Brunt with Walker/Valencia. Foster to Jaku would be nice for more cash. Want to fit Sanchez + Costa in the team soon.

      2. walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Brunt > Valencia, but it's not urgent.

        1. Lav
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Decent shout. Definitely between Valencia & Walker

    6. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Kane

      36,696 Transfers in this week
      13,817 Transfers out this week

    7. TooDifficuIt
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      with kane most likely out who's your captain for the next gw ?

      1. PÍE
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Might go Lukaku

      2. Individual
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Kaku. Hull home. Suspect the vast majority will.

        1. TooDifficuIt
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          hull at home isn't an easy fixture i guess

      3. Lav
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Lukaku at the moment

      4. Ruth_NZ
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Same as it would have been had he been fit. 🙂

      5. HurriKane
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Lukakuuuu

      6. walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Lukaku or Sanchez.

      7. Donhush
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Lukaku easily. Punt Sanchez

      8. Darklord_bg
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Sanchez probably...

      9. MTPockets
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Lukaku

        • Limited & Mediocre Mana…
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Lukaks

        • Ronny Hotdog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Didn't Son's run of form coincide with Kane being out...?

      10. Individual
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        What to do with this lot?

        Randolph / Jaku
        Alonso RFM Coleman / Pieters Brunt
        Siggy Antonio Mane Sterling / Fletcher
        Kun Kaku (c) Llorente
        3.8 itb, 1ft

        I want to do Llorente to Costa, but what move do I finance this with?
        A) Mane to Eriksen
        B) If Kane is out, then take a punt on Son
        C) Don't do Llorente to Costa in the first place and just get a Spurs midfielder in

        Thanks all!

        1. Individual
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Sorry - B would be Sterling to Son

        2. Lav
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          B

        3. MTPockets
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Quite tough as no mids necessarily need to go. B at a push, but personally undecided on getting in spurs vs sanchez vs che.

        4. Old Wulfrunian
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          I think i'll start Brunt one last time or should i start S.Ward?

        5. Syd.
          • 17 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          The Wally with The Brolly sacked again

          http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39251254

          1. Poor man's Igor Biscan
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Beat me to the punch!

        6. Poor man's Igor Biscan
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Steve McClaren has been sacked by Derby for a 2nd time:

          http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39251254

          He really should just go back to being a top level assistant manager

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

            *McDonald's worker

        7. Rains of Castamere
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Pickford (SUN)
          Coleman (HUL) Holebas (cpl) Alonso (stk)
          Fer (bou) Mane (mci) Coutinho (mci) King (SWA) Sterling (LIV)
          Lukaku (HUL) Carroll (LEI)

          Bench: Kane, McAuley, Amat (Foster)

          My options:

          1) Coutinho to Sanchez
          2) Coutinho to Alli
          3) Coutinho and Sterling to Alli and Sanchez
          4) Kane to Costa
          5) McAuley to Walker (bench Holebas)
          6) Save.

          Mindbender.

          1. Donhush
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            3 seems exciting.

          2. Les Bleus
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            4

        8. TorresMagic™
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 17 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Hopefully break into top 1K next GW.

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

            Good Luck TM, im sure you will

          2. Ronny Hotdog
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Congrats (y)

          3. Syd.
            • 17 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Blatant Brag 😉

          4. Hakchak
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Coutinho to Sanchez transfer for this week? His stats looked so good pre this week but watching the match today really put me off

        9. UnitedXCI
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          What to do with this lot?
          Jaku foster
          Alonso Walker baines Holebas jones
          King mane firmino siggy de roon
          Costa lukaku llorente
          1FT 6.4ITB
          Firmino -> alli?
          Llorente -> gabbi

          1. bombayblues
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Firmino - Alli.
            Wait for more news on Llorente

        10. bombayblues
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Bottomed
          Forward 8 looks like this
          Sanchez. Siggy. Lanzini. Carrol. Mane
          Aguero. Lukaku. Diomande

          Should I do:
          Lanzini - Pedro?
          Lanzini - Eriksen (exact money)
          Lanzini - Son (bit of a gamble)

          1. UnitedXCI
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Eriksen

            1. bombayblues
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Thanks!

        11. leocarter27
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          If Kane is out for a while thoughts on this wildcard team?! (0.1itb)

          Lloris / jakupovic

          Valencia Alonso Coleman / Britos Yoshida

          Alli Sanchez King Siggy / Lee C-Y

          Costa Lukaku Defoe

          Thanks all. Would appreciate suggestions

          1. Donhush
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            How bad is your current team. I'd say save your WC as we don't know when Arsenal Southampton DGW will be

        12. JÆKS ⭐
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Now the site has calmed down, maybe someone can help me with my question. Under which circumstances will there be a dgw in 32 or 33?

          I also understand that gw 34 will be poor with only one of Chelsea or Manu playing, or am I wrong about this?

        13. Bruno Bruno!!
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Will phillips drop tonight

          1. Les Bleus
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Probably not.

        14. Darklord_bg
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Mane or Coutinho out for Sanchez?

          1. Donhush
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Coutinho

          2. Deulofail
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Cout. Mane is the man. I'd rather have him than Sanchez, all things considered

          3. Jayv807
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Mane, coutinio is a risk to be subbed off pre 60 minutes.

            1. Jayv807
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Sorry, mean keep Mane

          4. Jersey
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            neither.

        15. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          A) Walcott
          B) Son

          1. Donhush
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Son has the better fixtures

        16. brenks
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Barnes or Llorente to Costa or Aguero?
          1 ft, 7.6 itb

          1. Donhush
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Barnes has Sunderland next. Could be goals in that game

          2. TorresMagic™
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 17 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            May as well wait on the imports to play and Llorente news.