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Dugout Discussion – Arsenal vs Man City

After Gylfi Sigurdsson disappointed during Swansea’s goalless draw with Middlesbrough at the Liberty, Gameweek 30 comes to its conclusion with the small matter of a 4pm showdown between Arsenal and Man City at the Emirates Stadium.

Two of the top five captained players in this round of fixtures go head-to-head now, with Sergio Aguero and Alexis Sanchez handed the armband by 8.8% and 5.7% of Fantasy Premier League managers respectively.

Sanchez, certainly, is the most reliable of the pair, serving up a goal or assist in 13 of his last 15 league outings to clinch a place at the top of the FPL leaderboard.

Aguero has upped his output in recent weeks, though, with two goals and an assist in his previous four appearances.

Up against a defence that’s been breached three times in three of their last four league fixtures, the Argentine goes in search of a fifth double-figure away haul.

With Arsenal playing ten times in the remaining eight Gameweeks and City boasting nine fixtures over that stretch, the likes of Raheem Sterling, Leroy Sane, Mesut Ozil and Danny Welbeck also have a chance to impress, with the latter handed a third straight start by Arsene Wenger.

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  1. Zareos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    A. Llorente to Vardy, or
    B. Mane to Sanchez?

    Whoever comes in will have the armband.

    1. Flynny
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      B

    2. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      B

  2. TooDifficuIt
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    aguero/hazard/mane > ibra/sanchez/alli
    aguero/mane/baines > ibra/sanchez/barragan
    aguero/mane/alonso > ibra/sanchez/valencia
    all for -4, any help ?

    1. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      The second one but not Barragan - not sure he's nailed with Chambers and Friend due back

  3. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Lol, highest scoring team this week with 103pts is a dead team with Rooney as vc 😀

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/3021725/event/30

    1. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Haha probably still above me in OR

    2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      OR 3 million ... wow
      They did do 2 transfer this week so it appears they awoke from the dead.

  4. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Last Man Standing GW30 🏆

    Safety score = 42
    Top score = 69
    LMS average = 48.19 (49.55 - 1.36)

    244 : 54 eliminated.
    190 through to GW31
    25% or minimum 48 out next GW
    Congrats to the final 190 😀

    1. Jazz!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      😀

      1. Jazz!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        One hell of a season you're having TM! Did you manage to crack that Top 500? (On my phone, can't be bothered checking your link)

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          521 🙁

          1. Jazz!
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            I'm inches off the Top 10k myself (which I wish I'd have cracked). At least next GW only a couple days away to do so. 🙂

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 15 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Well done, you should crack it by the weekend. 🙂

    2. Lawrø
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      😀

    3. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      44 after hits. Phew.

    4. Syd.
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      43 🙂

      Thought I had gone

  5. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Is the lpool presser tomorrow?

    Want some mane news before investing in origi.

    Ta

  6. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    What to do with Coleman? Already used my FT 🙂
    Heaton
    Brunt Mawson Pieters
    Coutinho Sanchez King Siggy
    Ibra Costa Kaku

    Bench Jaku Coleman Francis Carroll 1.7 ITB

    A) Coleman to Valenica -4
    B) Coleman to Davies -4
    C) Siggy to Alli -4
    D) King to Son -4
    E) Do nothing

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      A

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks roja 😀

  7. Sweetboi
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Pick one, cheers:

    a) Sterling > Eriksen

    b) Barkley > Son

    1. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      A

    2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      A

  8. Lawrø
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    OR updated!

    Personal best rank 😎

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      What transfers you planning Lawro? You are smashing it this season.

      1. Lawrø
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I'll get two of Sanchez, Alli and Ibra on a hit... having a tough time deciding what to do 🙁

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Awesome rank. Tough luck with the bench!

      1. Lawrø
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks mate, I see Bendtner's started to do some work 😀

    3. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Congrats...surprised you're doing so well given you can't predict a match to save your life.

      1. Lawrø
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        😆

    4. Jazz!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Are you the geeza 1st in the LAWR classic league?

      1. Lawrø
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah I've clung on for quite a while 😀

        1. Jazz!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Jheez man, well done. So humble of you as well haha. 🙂

    5. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Keep up the great work Lawro!

    6. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Good man! Congrats! I'm considering WC now to nail the last 7 weeks 🙂

      1. Lawrø
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        It's all a bit hectic, big call!

  9. FPL Notebook (John)
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Don't understand - 10 points today, but a small red.

    Still, best gameweek of the season, 30K gameweek rank and finally the wee boost I needed!

  10. Whats the Mata?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Mane+Lanzini+Deroon to Gabbiadini (Or a 7.5m striker)+Sanchez +Alli(no spurs cover) for -8??

    1. Whats the Mata?
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Mane+Deroon+Kun*****

      1. Whazza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Gabbi is injured so no

        1. Whats the Mata?
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          I meant gabbiadini if fit and playing 3-5-2

          1. Whazza
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Sounds good if fit.

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      How can you move 3 mids to a striker and 2 mids?

    3. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      try again

  11. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Thoughts on this WC? 0.2itb

    Hennesey (Jaku)
    Walker • Valencia • Alonso (Yoshida • Chambers)
    Sanchez • Alli • Coutinho • Sane • Fabregas
    Ibrahimovic • Vardy (Barnes)

    Reply
    0

    1. Crow
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Looks similar to my WC team , except I have bertrand for alonso and undecided on the sane-fabregas line

  12. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Up to 521st 🙂

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Very nice 🙂

    2. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Holebas >

      1. John wick
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Nice..need your help TM on this
        A. Siggy to coutinho for free
        Or
        B. King to coutinho and llorente to rudy/barnes for a hit

        I dont like to take hits bit I cant see siggy getting anything against spurs and is not explosive compared to coutinho

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Soon you'll want to lose King if you lose Siggy. Don't like either but for GW31 only, A.

    3. Junior ⚽
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Nice!

    4. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      82nd

    5. Lawrø
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Well played TM 😀

    6. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      splendid

    7. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Not bad 😉

    8. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Well done TM

    9. ChristoBisto
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Nice! 🙂

    10. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Cheers everyone.

  13. John wick
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Who will outscore this midweek
    Siggy or king

  14. Junior ⚽
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone ditching King?

    1. andymck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Other fires to put out so no

    2. Chicken-Mandy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      yep, to zaha for a hit. king has 3 of the worst fixtures and then boro at home
      zaha has ok'ish fixtures and then a double.
      plus i want him for the double anyway and by then he will be 0.3 more expensive.

  15. Who Ate All Depays?
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Worth doing Mane & Siggy -> Sanchez & Coutinho for -4?

    1. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

  16. mogadishu
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Need 0.1 from somewhere to do Mané ➡️ Sanchez. Who should make way?

    a) Funes Mori ➡️ Yoshi
    b) Snoddy ➡️ Zaha

    Heaton Robinson
    Alonso Walker Brunt FunesMori* Amat
    Alli Mane Siggy Sterling Snoddy
    Lukaku Costa Barnes

    1. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      A as out for the season and Amat isn't playing

    2. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      A and bench Snoddy

  17. Jazz!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Wow what a shot Suarez, what a player. Unlucky not to go in.

  18. Vlad Tepes
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Hey who whould you choose as third striker, max 7,3.

    A) Gabbiadini
    B) Benteke
    C) Other

    1. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      A when fit

      1. Sweetboi
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Origi looks good for the next few

  19. BBC_TF
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Which move would you do?

    A/ Costa -> Ibra

    B/ Costa + Lanzini -> Origi + Sanchez (-4)

    Cheers

  20. Whats the Mata?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Errorless repost

    Mane+Kun+Deroon to Gabbiadini if fit(Or a 8m striker)+Sanchez +Alli(no spurs cover) for -8??

  21. Recoba
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Is Yoshida spot under threat? Need a def 4.6 or less.

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      VVD out for season so I don't think so

  22. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    178 pt gap to close in my ML. Neeever gonna happen, despite having chip advantages

  23. cuervos
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Antonio and Mane for Coutinho and Sanchez?(-4)

  24. 1966 was a great year for E…
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Just sneaked into the top 20k for the first time this season, top 10k still on 🙂

    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Sure. With chips
      Im 20k , would be disappointed if I don't finish at least 10k

      1. 1966 was a great year for E…
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah, chips and doubles will benefit FFSers.

  25. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Jaku
    Alonso Holebas Valencia
    Siggy King Son Mane
    Kun Lukaku Llorente

    Pickford Barkley Brunt Amat

    Can do Sanchez to Mane for free and scrape through, or go for some hits or hit the WC...?

    Might try and hold.off till next gameweek

  26. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Red arrow 🙁

    1. Syd.
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Same

      1. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        ML lead cut to 6 points too, despite having a 5m advantage in team value 😆

  27. ralfb
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Is there any good forward for max 8.0?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      A fit Gabbi looked the part.

    2. william prunier
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Tekkers
      Carrol

    3. ralfb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks all, might edit for news about gabbadiane

  28. We Will Klopp you
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    How did Sanchez look in that game (didn't catch much of the match due to technical issues), did he get any shots off? was he dropping deep in the first half? did he look threatening? Can do Mane to Sanchez for a -4 with 0.1m to spare.

    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Ran around like a headless chicken, really. Don't remember any shots on target.

      1. 1966 was a great year for E…
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I'll still be captaining him next week, though. Welbeck should be dropped imo, get Sanchez back up top.

    2. Unbowed Unbent N'Golo
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Not a good day for Sanchez, dropping deep, barely got a shot off. But probably still go ahead with the transfer for WHU at home.

    3. Davros
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      He played a full throttle match, popping up all over the pitch in defence, attack and everywhere in between. Did threaten but don't think he got too many shots, certainly deeper than I've seen him in other matches. I've just done the transfer as against his better upcoming fixtures I'm sure he won't need to be as deep.

  29. Davros
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Omg. Just back from watching the match to check baps. Navas? Really?? And sane 5th best Man City player?

  30. FPL Footy Show Pod
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Decision

    If you could have a team with Sanchez/Ibra/Vardy/Lukaku in would you?

    If so who should my 4th mid be

    A) Can
    B) De Roon
    C) Ndidi
    D) Fer