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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. dark91
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Federer Vs Nadal started for those interested

    1. d3bug
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Cmon RF!! bring on those back hands and drop shots

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

    0 from 0 today 😎

    1. Whats the Huth
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Ouch

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

    Was the Sterling sub purely tactical?

    How does Mane and him to Sanchez and Zaha (-4) sound?

    1. cheese XL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Sounds good

    2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I believe yes
      And yes good move

  4. cheese XL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Help please

    Jaku
    Valencia Yoshida Mee
    Alli Coutinho Siggy Lanzini
    Costa Lukaku Kun

    Heaton Brunt T. Carroll Amat
    2.8itb, 1ft

    A) kun > Ibra (free)
    B) kun & Siggy > Sanchez & Ibra (-4)
    C) kun, Lanzini & brunt > Sanchez, Ibra & Holgate (-8)

    Cheers in advance

    1. Rock Papiss Cissès
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Thinking of B myself

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

    RP: How does this team look (-4). Not pulling the trigger yet (Mane +Llorente out).

    Jak
    Valencia, Maguire, Brunt
    Eriksen, Firmino, Coutinho, Siggy
    Kun, Defoe, Origi
    Grant | Snoddy, Mawson, Rose

    (2.8 ITB for Snoddy to Sane/Alli for the weekend)

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

      It looks very nice...

      Think I'm heading to origi too...

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

        All depends on any news we hear from about Mane. I won't do it if he's not confirmed out for 2 GWs at least (though earlier I said 4, then 3...)

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

          Guess we should hear that tomorrow?

          Hope mane doesn't drop tonight or I can do my mane and llorente to sanchez and origi....

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

            That would be ideal. Can't afford it myself. Mane to Cout a no brainer tonight to catch the rise and avoid the fall. Although I'll be avoid if Mane's back for the weekend, as I'd prefer to bench him during the week

  6. Football Weekender
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Pedro to Zaha anyone?

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

    lukaku to zlatan -4 yay or nay?

    1. @fpl_phenom
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I think yes, you gonna want him for the upcoming doubles and think he will be well rested and rearing to go Tuesday night, Lukaku not doing it v the big teams and Utd hard to score against

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

        am scared of taking the hit, is it worth it, the -4?

  8. Ëð
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    A) Mane -> Zaha & Llorente -> Ibra (-4)
    B) Mane -> Eriksen, Llorente -> Gabbi & Lukaku/Costa -> Ibra (-8)
    C) Other

    Rest of squad is:
    Heaton, Jaku
    Luiz, Valencia, Evans, Pieters, Amat
    Sanchez, Alli, Mane, Siggy, De Roon
    Costa, Lukaku, Llorente
    £1.7ITB.

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

      B if Gabbi is fit

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

        Do you think I should get Eriksen or Coutinho?
        And should I ditch Costa or Lukaku?

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

          Coutinho for long term benefits.
          Probably Costa

  9. JD @JDCochran2
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Kun and King > Vardy and Coutinho? -4

    Current team

    Alonzo/Valencia/Davies/McAuley/Ake

    Siggy/Alli/Sanchez/Zaha/King

    Kun/Lukaku/Llorente

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

      Keep Kun I think....scoring regularly

      1. JD @JDCochran2
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Thinking same thing

  10. FALCAO & MOU
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    I got all my chips left, any ideas when I must use them?

    1. Ange Ball
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      34 35 37

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

      DGWs are a good idea. WC just before.

  11. Ange Ball
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    54 all out can't complain eve tho swapped the cap to Costs from Aguero.

    GW 31 G2G?

    Forster
    Pieters Brunt Bertrand
    Sanchez Alli Coutinho Mahrez Sane
    Vardy Origi

    Pickford Alonso Defoe VanAaholt

    1. The Head-Ake
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Play Alonso over Pieters and yes you're GTG.

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

      Would be tempted to play Defoe over Sane, or at least 1st sub. And Alonso over Pieters or Brunt. G2G otherwise

  12. The Head-Ake
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Henessey
    Yoshida - Valencia - Holgate - Alonso
    Fletcher - Alli - Pedro - Siggy
    Costa - Kaku
    ( Jak - Gabbi - Mane - Coleman) 1 FT and 3.9 ITB

    What changes to make to this team for the next GW? Really confused here and would appreciate some replies 🙂

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

    Heaton(STK) or Jaku(WBA)?

    1. DR0GBA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Heaton

    2. AA33
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Heaton

    3. Ange Ball
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Heaton

    4. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Heat

    5. @fpl_phenom
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Heaton

    6. Prøfeßör …
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Hull is v Middlesbrough.

      Probably Heaton but expect a clean sheet for both.

    7. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Jak has MID, no?

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

        😳

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

      Cheers all.

    9. Shifty
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Jaku. Boro are clueless goingforward .

      Jinxed it didn't I.

    10. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      When does Jaku play West Brom?

  14. AA33
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Which player should I bench?

    A) Lukaku - MUN(A)
    B) Barnes - STK(H)
    C) Sigurdsson - TOT(H)

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

      Barnes

    2. cheese XL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      B

    3. @fpl_phenom
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Barnes, but none are great

    4. @fpl_phenom
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Iv got them too by the way 🙁

  15. AYLD28
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    GTG?

    Valdes,
    Valencia, Alonso, Bertrand
    Siggy, Sanchez, Pedro, Tadic, Eriksen
    Lukaku, Vardy

    Bench: Pick, B.Davies, Fabio, Gestede

    1. The Head-Ake
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Perfect! Tadic concerns me though.

    2. Kane-harry Island
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Your squad is goal for me. GTG

  16. AF90
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Sane -> Zaha or Aguero -> Ibra?

    1. My Name Is Prince
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Latter

    2. Ange Ball
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Keep Sane get rid Aguero

  17. My Name Is Prince
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Did Mane --> Sanchez already... Could just leave it there, although not very happy with Siggy/Llorente/Sterling midweek... Well, Sterling should play if he was rested for midweek (was he?), but eventually he has to go as Pep does rest him a lot... Llorente injured, Siggy there as well versus Spurs...

    Could do Sterling/Siggy --> Coutinho, or Llorente to Origi/Tekkers... Thoughts, please? 🙂

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

      I'm thinking of doing the same. I like the Origi punt with security of owning Coutinho as well.

      These are my likely moves:
      Mane, Lanzini(or king), Llorente > Coutinho Sanchez Origi for -4

      ...may take another hit to finally replace Coleman

  18. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Mane Llorente to Coutinho Ibra an easy move ? 😉

    1. My Name Is Prince
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah if you already have Sanchez...

    2. AA33
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah

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

      Also, play Robertson over Alonso ?

    4. Judas
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Surely you can afford this with Sanchez

  19. Chris_White
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    I'm starting to doubt my original plan (Mane/Aguero to Sanchez/Zlatan), especially if Mane is declared fit...

    1. My Name Is Prince
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Sergio looked hungry alright... I'm having doubts over him to Ibra as well... Sterling perhaps needs to go instead though for me...

  20. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Some WC questions! Any help would be great:

    1. De Roon or Tom Carroll?
    2. Chambers or Fabio?
    3. Siggy, Sane or Fabregas?
    4. Lukaku or Vardy?
    5. Thoughts on Ndidi as 5th mid?
    6. Gabbi, Deeney or Welbeck?

    Current WC:

    Hennessey • Jaku
    Walker • Valencia • Alonso • Fabio • Yoshida
    Sanchez • Alli • Coutinho • Sane • De Roon
    Ibrahimovic • Lukaku • Gabbiadini

    1. d3bug
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      pickford instead of jaku?
      Also is gabbi fit

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        We don't allow Sunderland players in our main league, it's a rule 🙂

      2. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        And they are garbage!! 🙂

    2. AYLD28
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      1. Neither, play 3-5-2
      2. Fabio
      3. Siggy, Sane in 2/3 GW
      3. Both, Vardy for next 2/3
      4. Better than de roon or Carroll
      5. Gabbiadini. Never welbeck. Ever.

  21. Judas
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Are people still getting Sanchez in?

    1. My Name Is Prince
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Of course, why not? He was great today! Will score big in the future!

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

      Nah, I will for the DGW.. Happy with just Walcott at the moment

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

      Yes

      Arsenal played not to lose today

      1. Debauchy
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        This

    4. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yep, see him back at front to WH

      1. fedolefan
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Why would you think that, Debauchy? You saw some tactics behind the reason he hugged the touchline so much?

        1. Debauchy
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Easier game , and Danny did not impress that much.
          Iwobi back in on the left

          1. Debauchy
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Sanchez on wing gave Arse a bit more defensive bight , imo anyway

            1. Debauchy
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              bite

            2. fedolefan
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              I was thinking that but Sanchez didn't track back too much. Annoying how he lost the ball often and then just gestured or sulked.

          2. fedolefan
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Yeah, was wondering why Iwobi stopped getting game time.

  22. Lone Wolf
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Any newsa about Antonio ldas? For how long is he out?

  23. Clifford☯
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Best forward and Midfielder combo for 17.7 ?

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

    Do we have an idea what the average is including autosubs

    1. Clifford☯
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Overall Avg is Around 41

  25. EL_FENOMENO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    a) Alonso + Antonio to Davies + Alli
    b) Baines + Antonio to Yoshida + Alli
    c) Kun + Anotnio to Ibra + Alli

    First option to reach 3 votes is the winner. All three are for free. Much appreciated

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

    Heaton
    Alonso Valencia Davies Pieters
    Mane Alli Eriksen Sigurdsson
    Vardy Lukaku

    (Pickford Llorente TCarroll ASmith)

    Exact funds for :

    Mané > Sanchez is a given..

    Very worried about no pool cover next week. Main ML rival has Couts...

    Siggy > Cout worth a (-4)?

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

      you need to have a pool mid in there so yeah go for it.

  27. We Will Klopp you
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Not bringing Sanchez in for a hit if he's going to be on the wing, his hauls this season have come from a striking role bar the jammy Hull one and tempted to just bench mane and avoid the hit, could also just put Lanzini first sub just in case Mane's fit.

    Heaton
    Alonso Fuchs Baines
    King Siggy Mane Alli
    Lukaku Costa (V)ardy

    Subs: Grant, Lanzini, Mawson, Olsson

    Other proposed moves
    A) Olsson to Gibson -4 (bench Baines/Alonso)
    B) Lanzini to Coutinho/Firmino -4 (bench Mane)
    C) Mane to Coutinho/Firmino -4

  28. AA33
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Will we have the pressers for the midweek games? If so, when?

  29. PlayPercentage
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Tempted to go Llorente -> Origi.
    Origi will get game time in the next few games. Maybe even for the rest of the season.

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

      Me too...

      Would like definitive newst on manes injury first tho....

      1. Hurricane Gilbert
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Same here

  30. The Overthinker
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Need to replace brunt, mane and maybe llorente

    Budget 23.4. have FT.

    One place is for sanchez, need other teo

    Suggestions please

    Heaton (jaku)
    alonso/Davies/Maguire (brunt, pieters)
    Firmino/mane/Alli/siggy(TarroLl)
    Costa/Lukaku /llorente.