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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, 28 days 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, 28 days ago

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

    2. Hakchak
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 28 days ago

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

      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 28 days ago

        1 FT

        1. Hakchak
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 28 days 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, 28 days 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, 28 days ago

      A (Kane) and D (Brunt)

      1. kennethrhcp
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 28 days ago

        these

  3. Legomane
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 28 days 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, 28 days ago

      Aguero Coutinho Brunt to Costa Sanchez Walker?

      1. Legomane
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 28 days 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, 28 days ago

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

      1. Legomane
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 28 days ago

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

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      9 years, 28 days ago

      You do know Kane is injured?

      1. Legomane
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 28 days ago

        Yep. Dilemma instigator Kane!

  4. kennethrhcp
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 28 days 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, 28 days ago

      A to 2

      1. Lawrø
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 28 days ago

        ^This

      2. kennethrhcp
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 28 days 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, 28 days 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
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 28 days 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, 28 days ago

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

      1. TLF
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 28 days 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, 28 days ago

      Like it.

      1. TLF
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 28 days ago

        Nice 1 Diesel

  6. Jayv807
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 28 days ago

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

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 28 days ago

      Burnley was a great fixture.

      1. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 28 days ago

        Nope City is a great fixture 😉

        1. Jayv807
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 28 days ago

          I agree actually. Hoping for a goalfest

        2. Darklord_bg
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 28 days ago

          This

        3. Ruth_NZ
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 28 days 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, 28 days 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, 28 days ago

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

  7. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 28 days ago

    Rondon > Kane > Rondon 😎

  8. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 28 days 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™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      9 years, 28 days ago

      What about GW37?

      1. Bruno Bruno!!
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 28 days ago

        Ive got my WC for that

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 28 days ago

          I want the team so I am can copy.

      2. kennethrhcp
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 28 days ago

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

  9. sammy777
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 28 days 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, 28 days ago

      You do know it's GW29 next week right?

      1. sammy777
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 28 days 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, 28 days ago

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

    2. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 28 days ago

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

  10. FPL Footy Show Pod
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 28 days 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, 28 days 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, 28 days 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, 28 days ago

      C

    2. MTPockets
        9 years, 28 days ago

        d

    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 28 days 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, 28 days 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, 28 days ago

          125k GW rank*

      2. Jayv807
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 28 days 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, 28 days 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, 28 days ago

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

      2. walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 28 days 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, 28 days 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, 28 days 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, 28 days 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, 28 days ago

        Brunt > Valencia, but it's not urgent.

        1. Lav
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 28 days ago

          Decent shout. Definitely between Valencia & Walker

    6. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 28 days ago

      Kane

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

    7. TooDifficuIt
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 28 days ago

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

      1. PÍE
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 28 days ago

        Might go Lukaku

      2. Individual
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 28 days ago

        Kaku. Hull home. Suspect the vast majority will.

        1. TooDifficuIt
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 28 days ago

          hull at home isn't an easy fixture i guess

      3. Lav
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 28 days ago

        Lukaku at the moment

      4. Ruth_NZ
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 28 days ago

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

      5. HurriKane
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 28 days ago

        Lukakuuuu

      6. walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 28 days ago

        Lukaku or Sanchez.

      7. Donhush
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 28 days ago

        Lukaku easily. Punt Sanchez

      8. Darklord_bg
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 28 days ago

        Sanchez probably...

      9. MTPockets
          9 years, 28 days ago

          Lukaku

        • Limited & Mediocre Mana…
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 28 days ago

          Lukaks

        • Ronny Hotdog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 28 days ago

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

      10. Individual
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 28 days 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, 28 days ago

          Sorry - B would be Sterling to Son

        2. Lav
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 28 days ago

          B

        3. MTPockets
            9 years, 28 days 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, 28 days ago

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

        5. Syd.
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 28 days 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, 28 days ago

            Beat me to the punch!

        6. Poor man's Igor Biscan
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 28 days 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, 28 days ago

            *McDonald's worker

        7. Rains of Castamere
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 28 days 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, 28 days ago

            3 seems exciting.

          2. Les Bleus
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 28 days ago

            4

        8. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 28 days ago

          Hopefully break into top 1K next GW.

          1. Bruno Bruno!!
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 28 days ago

            Good Luck TM, im sure you will

          2. Ronny Hotdog
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 28 days ago

            Congrats (y)

          3. Syd.
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 28 days ago

            Blatant Brag 😉

          4. Hakchak
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 28 days 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, 28 days 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
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 28 days ago

            Firmino - Alli.
            Wait for more news on Llorente

        10. bombayblues
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 28 days 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, 28 days ago

            Eriksen

            1. bombayblues
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 28 days ago

              Thanks!

        11. leocarter27
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 28 days 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, 28 days 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, 28 days 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, 28 days ago

          Will phillips drop tonight

          1. Les Bleus
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 28 days ago

            Probably not.

        14. Darklord_bg
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 28 days ago

          Mane or Coutinho out for Sanchez?

          1. Donhush
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 28 days ago

            Coutinho

          2. Deulofail
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 28 days ago

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

          3. Jayv807
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 28 days ago

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

            1. Jayv807
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 28 days ago

              Sorry, mean keep Mane

          4. Jersey
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 28 days ago

            neither.

        15. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 28 days ago

          A) Walcott
          B) Son

          1. Donhush
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 28 days ago

            Son has the better fixtures

        16. brenks
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 28 days ago

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

          1. Donhush
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 28 days ago

            Barnes has Sunderland next. Could be goals in that game

          2. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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            • 16 Years
            9 years, 28 days ago

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