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18 March 2017 1982 comments
Mark Mark
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The Gameweek continues with a batch of three o’clock kick-offs, as our eyes are drawn to Goodison Park.

Everton take on Hull City on Merseyside with striker Romelu Lukaku again the top captaincy pick in the Gameweek. Now part of more than two million squads, the Belgian is backed by more than a million of those – 24.6% of FPL managers – with the captaincy ahead of the Tigers clash.

With over 257,000 new Gameweek 29 owners, Diego Costa drops in on the bet365 Stadium to take on Stoke City. He’ll look to provide the cutting edge for leaders Chelsea, but will need to cope without the support of Eden Hazard – the playmaker is missing from the Blues line-up having been sidelined by a “little problem” according to manager Antonio Conte. Owned by almost 1.3 million, Hazard was brought into more than 83,000 new squads prior to today’s deadline.

Elsewhere, Jermain Defoe will look to improve on a run that has seen him register returns in just one of his last six Gameweeks when Burnley pay visit to the Stadium of Light. The veteran striker was acquired by over 88,000 FPL managers ahead of the Clarets clash.

West Ham host the ever-improving Leicester City at the London Stadium, with Fantasy managers scouting the claims of Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez ahead of back-to-back home fixtures for the champions.

Meanwhile, Sam Allardyce’s Crystal Palace go in search of a third successive win and clean sheet when they face Watford at Selhurst Park.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. AntonioKante
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    What to do with carrol would u get vardy in for a hit?

    1. McEwan
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Hull next? Got to keep for that surely

      1. AntonioKante
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Oh yeah but vardy has stoke

        1. McEwan
          • 17 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          I have Vardy so not against getting him, just not sure it's clear cut Vardy will outscore Carroll by 4 points for it to pay off

  2. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    46 from 4, top10k average 50.5, tough game 🙂

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Kaku got 48 alone

      1. MMN
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        He got 32

        1. Morgs
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          76 I thought

        2. Bruno Bruno!!
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          he must have TC Lukaku

        3. F4L
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          stuck in TC mode atm 😛

  3. SC not pearls before swine
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    I hate the all out attack chip so much

    1. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I almost used it.

      1. SC not pearls before swine
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        I figured, hey, Pieters/Dawson are playing Chelsea/Arsenal and Baines might not play, no time better than now. Stupid sexy Dawson.

    2. Mozart_s Balls
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Used it to play Barnes istead of Mee 🙁

      1. SC not pearls before swine
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        I need an "optimal bench chip"

  4. Ben the Mee
    9 years, 4 months ago

    My head said captain Lukaku. My gut said Sanchez. I will now punish my gut with whiskey.

    1. sunzip14
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Your head will say "Why did you punish me instead" tomorrow!

  5. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    King another hatty please, owe us after the misses last week!

    1. Lav
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      This

  6. Oi! Shadders!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Think we can take the flag off Baines now, please?

    1. Morgs
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Does it mess with the price movements?

  7. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Need Tom Carroll to do stuff with the Hazard no show. Josh King & Sigurdsson having a scrap and both being sent-off would be good too.

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Lol.

    2. Ziro
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I need this too

  8. Fergies fledgling
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    68 (-4) after baps with 5 to play. Sounds like a lot of high scores this week!

    1. Morgs
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Wow

  9. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Should have done Brunt > Sakho this week instead of saving a transfer, would have been 7 points better off

    1. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      3cs on the trott for palace but tough games up now.

      1. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah next 2 put me off, but points on board and all that

  10. Stats Don\'t Lie
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    All I ask for is a josh king blank

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Hush yo mouth!

  11. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Bournemouth need to run riot over swansea

  12. toystory2wasok
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    55 (inc bonus) from 4.

    if you have less.. feel better; my OR is shocking.

  13. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Why is the average so high.

    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Lukaku(c)

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      (K)aku got 48, 173% EO

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        sorry 32

      2. Uncle Gamst
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Go on I'll bite 😉

        1. Uncle Gamst
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Couldn't figure where you got the 48 from and TC didn't add up 🙂

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

      Lukaku, I guess.

    4. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Lukaku, Everton clean sheets, pickford

    5. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      We have none of your players...

  14. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Is this Swansea match on Sky??

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

      BT.

    2. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      BT Sport

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Arrrrgghhhhh

        1. GreennRed
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Also on Mobdro 😉

          1. Big_Andy_GAWA
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Yeah. I have technical issues with it: really can't be bothered with the buffering I get with it...

  15. Dušan Citizen
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Stephan Ward on the bench 🙁

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

      me too mate..so sad.I believed in Sunderland that they must win to stay up,,

    2. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Hopefully for Ireland too.

  16. Yank Revolution
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    So the big differential right now is Mr. King....please get some big points, sir!

  17. Thiga
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Look at my captain and laugh! Don't know what I was thinking. Probably wasn't thinking at all lol!

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/36219/event/29

    1. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      You can't even say unlucky to that. You've had a shocker there mate.

      1. Thiga
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Yup. Idiotic decision

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

      Really?

    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      What the b'jesus!?

    4. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Well in the cold light of day you'll be thankful rest of team bailed you out.

      1. Thiga
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        VERY thankful. Could've been a lot worse. Then again, it could've been a lot better if I was sane. 😆

  18. Lav
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    FPL fortunes changing at right time 🙂

    51 points (pre bounus). Mane, Eriksen, Siggy, King, Aguero to play.

    And 2 FT over break

    1. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Same 5 to go, but 1 FT only.

  19. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    I take it the Aguero rumour is untrue / unfounded? (My post seems to have been deleted) :/

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Have not heard a word about him not starting so....

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Comment on the last page. Maybe someone making things up. That's good...

        1. Yank Revolution
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Some rumors have teeth to them, like yesterday's when it was said Hazard didnt travel, but it wasnt confirmed...

  20. AntonioKante
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Would u get vardy or gabby for next week?

  21. GreennRed
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Are the BPS saves weighted on importance, difficulty, other or do keepers get passing BPS points? Pickford has 3 saves, Heaton 5 but they're on same BPS?

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah, distribution, caught crosses, etc.

      1. GreennRed
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Sound. 3 more from Pickford 🙂

    2. CloudSky
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      SCOUT: Heaton & Pickford set to share 3 #FPL bonus points - Heaton wins by 5 saves to 3, with recoveries helping Pickford tie in the BPS

  22. StalkingDwarf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    The thing I hate about the international breaks is that I can never tell which injuries are real. No early transfers for me I guess.

    1. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      See at this stage of the game forget about early transfers.

      Each one is so crucial the advantage changes from being about value to it being about all the available information.

      1. walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        This (take it from a notorious early transferer)

    2. Rover
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      This.

  23. Arctic monkeys
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    I hate score check

    1. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Only ever instigated by people with a decent score.

      1. Somalion
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        😎

  24. Zeeco
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Lakuku C for rest of the season

  25. Hibbo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Some week in FPL.

    I'll tell ye all something I'll be having sex tonight and everything.

    1. KingNidge
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Can't beat a good ride on the back of a green arrow

      1. Hibbo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Just imagine she's Lukaku man.

        1. KingNidge
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Could do to mix things up a bit lol

          1. Hibbo
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            That's it man stick an Everton top on her call her big ROM.

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Green lights tonight 😛

    3. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Lol

    4. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Green arrows, red lights.

  26. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Wenger on if he’ll[Sánchez] miss the Chile games…

    Chile goes to Argentina for a massive game but they play only next week and if it’s only a kick, he will play. If the ligament is damaged, he will not play.

    Read more at http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/20170318/the-latest-on-alexis-ankle#iwdXqS7dpQMrrT7o.99

    1. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      He will play then.

  27. The Wise Owl
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Would have had 54 from 4 players without a wildcard.

    Sitting at 56 with 6. I'm doomed.

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

      WC is long term though innit. Most people did well this week so hardly a suprise.

  28. Olee
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    So far my only complaint is that Alonso didnt hit the goal....47points and 5players to go, looks good! 🙂

  29. Siva Mohan
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Everton at Goodison park in 2017 - 6 wins, 6 matches, 5 clean sheets, 22 goals

    1. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      LEI and BUR to come in GW 32-33

  30. Baked baines
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Who was the guy who called Lukaku a donkey and raged transfered 60 mons in?!
    Reveal yourself?!

    1. Uncle Gamst
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      R Koeman?