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1 April 2017 1618 comments
Mark Mark
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Having been backed by 13.5% of FPL managers, Romelu Lukaku’s blank puts extra emphasis on the three o’clock kick-offs, with Chelsea’s Diego Costa under the spotlight.

The Spaniard is fit to start and is the top Gameweek 30 captain pick with 14.4% trusting the Blues striker with the armband. Eden Hazard – supported by 4.5% – is also fit to start for Antonio Conte’s side, who deploy Pedro at wing-back in the absence of the injured Victor Moses.

Elsewhere, Spurs’ trip to Burnley will also be under focus.

Mauricio Pochettino makes some significant changes to his line-up, with Kyle Walker, the top owned FPL defender, rested to the bench with Gameweek 31 in mind. Son Heung-min sits alongside him having returned from international duty with South Korea – Vincent Janssen earns a rare start, then.

Leicester City’s recent revival will be tested by a stubborn Stoke City at the King Power Stadium, with striker Jamie Vardy backed by 197,000 new owners as the top transfer target for Gameweek 30 – 4.5% have the armband with the Foxes marksman today.

Manchester United’s depleted squad take on West Brom at Old Trafford, with, bizarrely, Gareth McAuley the top owned asset on show. Antonio Valencia, supported by 187,000 new owners, will be under scrutiny in this one.

Finally, Hull City host West Ham United at the KCOM and Sunderland make the trip to Watford.

Troy Deeney is benched by Walter Mazzarri at Vicarage Road ahead of three matches in a week – a major disappointment fo the 53,000+ who made him their transfer ahead of today’s deadline.

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

  1. Jay_
      9 years, 10 days ago

      7 minutes injury time at Chelsea

      1. Jay_
          9 years, 10 days ago

          4 minutes at United

          1. Jay_
              9 years, 10 days ago

              6 at Hull

        • Sif
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Jak down

          1. Sandy Ravage
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            Could everyone stop getting shot!

        • TOPCAT1960
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          1st sub is Barnes and 2nd Sub is Mcauley

          Will I get the points for Mc in a 4-4-2 formation please ?

          1. Differentiator
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            No

        • Differentiator
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Well (C)osta went well :/

          1. diesel001
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            This.

        • fedolefan
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Please Defoe!! Still hoping.

          1. The Big Fella
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            Ditto but the dream is dead my friend.

        • Fred54
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          Long way to go.

          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            😀

        • Rainer
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 10 days ago

          7 mins at the Bridge cause of Costa ownership or what?

          1. Lawrø
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 10 days ago

            Mark doesn't have him so he won't score

        • MTPockets
            9 years, 10 days ago

            The one week McAuley/Foster benched...

            1. Jafooli
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              Same. Feel sick.

              1. MTPockets
                  9 years, 10 days ago

                  I'm pinning my hopes on Svendsen (norway) now. Double bubble.

              2. TooDifficuIt
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 10 days ago

                i even transferred one out

              3. L'Aeroplanino
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 10 days ago

                Benched Brunt.

              4. Ravager
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 10 days ago

                Foster/Nyom here. Only saving grace is Nyom coming in for Walker..

            2. Goodricke
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              7 mins extra time at chelsea

            3. Viper
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              Hold West Brom, hold

            4. FPLtfs
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              Come on Costa..

            5. Rainer
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              LOLebas & Brunt on the bench 😛

              1. Viper
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 10 days ago

                Lol also on for a bap

              2. Jafooli
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 10 days ago

                LoLebas on for 4 baps also...

              3. 5os
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 10 days ago

                I Holebas in my team since GW6 and finally shipped him for Davies on a -4. At least I think that's a good move for the next few weeks.

            6. Chucky
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              Cmon Costaaaa.

              1. diesel001
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 10 days ago

                No chance. Not their day. Lady Luck not on their side.

            7. Emiliano Sala
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              Luiz and alonso to valencia and walker/vertonghen?

            8. Goodricke
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              Hennessey 11 saves

            9. Sim Simma
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              Costa(C) fail

            10. Van der Faart
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              7 minutes. That's surely an April Fools?

              1. Numb
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 10 days ago

                Was there a bad injury or something?

            11. Rainer
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              Mark, get Valencia the 3 BAPs at least 😛

              1. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 10 days ago

                Down to 2, Evans at 3...

                1. rivercityransom
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 10 days ago

                  lots of competition for those baps, valencia could end up empty handed

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

              Evans 9 trolling from bench

            13. Count of Monte Hristo
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              Costa > Vardy worked beautifully.

              1. dark91
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 10 days ago

                Same here, Vardy (C)

            14. Gooner97
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              I can't believe Aguero(C) might work after all

              1. Numb
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 10 days ago

                Looking good

            15. Ógie
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              Could Spurs come back to win the title?

              1. Business Cat
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 10 days ago

                7pt gap, 9 left to play for both...outscoring Chelsea by ~1pt per game would be tough.

                No IMO

            16. Ha.
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              Leicester CS locked in

            17. Venom Snake
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              I hope WBA score..

            18. Van der Faart
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              Benched Foster and Brunt.

            19. Mic
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              V unlucky costa cappers. Great chelsea performance just no finishes.. Palace took their chances and rode their luck

            20. Speédy
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              panic wc incoming

            21. Rainer
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              Vardy will lose the 2 BAPs. Should get 1.

              1. Fred54
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 10 days ago

                Well as sure I've bored you guys to death with, he was meant to be my captain, but still had it on Lukaku.

                All things considered got away with it more ways than one. Still annoyed with myself, but two goals and more BAPs would have been more of a sickener.

            22. Ha.
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              Holebas CS 😎

            23. Jafooli
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 10 days ago

              So many CS's 🙁