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

    Sterling > Zaha to free up funds for Mane > Sanchez? I know they beat Chelsea but I do not like those fixtures at all...

    1. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Mane -> Sanchez makes sense so why not

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

      I'm doing this I think...Tempted by Siggy -> Cout/Firm on top of that but -8 is too heavy...

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

    Pickford Lei(A) next, definitely 5 points with all the saves he is going to make?

    1. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      -1 more likely (hopes with Vardy (C)

  3. AA33
    9 years, 3 months ago

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

    1. I Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Tomorrow and Tuesday I would assume.

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

        What he said.

  4. I Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Mane -> Sanchez done.

    Foster
    Alonso - Valencia - Vertonghen
    Sanchez - Alli - Sigurdsson - Pedro - Capoue
    Costa - Lukaku

    Pickford, Llorente*, Nyom, Amat

    A) Stick (play Capoue or Nyom?)
    B) Llorente -> Origi (-4)

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

      I'm tempted by B as well...

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

      A

    3. Totally !rre!evant
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      B

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

      Take the hit

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

      B but maybe with Benteke instead? Got form now and has a double

  5. Earn your Spurs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    a> Stick
    b> Lorrente -> Ibra
    c> de Roon -> Coutinho

    Team is :-
    Grant (Randolph)
    Alonso, Bavies, McAuley, Baines, Mawson
    Sanchez, Alli, Siggy, Lanzini, de Roon
    Lukaku, Vardy, Llorente

    Also - captain Sanchez vs Vardy - can't decide

    thanks 🙂

    1. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      this would be for -4

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

      A and Sanchez

  6. Mr.Moses
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    When is the next DGW ?

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

      GW34

      1. Mr.Moses
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        cheers guys

    2. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      GW34 for Manchester United, Middlesborough and Palace,

  7. 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. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I've similar issue - looking at de Roon -> Coutinho or Llorente -> Ibra

      For you I'd do Coutinho

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

        Yeah I can't afford Llorente --> Ibra, that would be a no brainer really... But if Mane isn't out for too long then Origi is just a transfer waiting to happen.... Coutinho might do the trick indeed....

  8. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Out all day at a match so missed the Prem. Anything major from the games?

    Siggy miss Llorente? Sanchez?

    1. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Swansea badly missed Llorente.

      Sanchez was glued to the left wing and largely ineffectual.

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

        He was ineffectual but he did look great, killer passes down the left side though, the class is there, he will explode soon imo!

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

    Any chance of Jones being back for the DGW?

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

      Slim.

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Why would you care? Prossessional sicknote

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

        Because he's on my bench with very little chance of having a transfer to get rid before then 😉

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Get rid mate, injury described as 'long term'

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

            Have 4 good fit defenders (Alonso, Valencia, Mustafi, Nyom) for now so can't see it's worth a hit, will probably get rid for a Boro defender at some point before the DGW 🙂

    3. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I'm shipping for B.Davies.

  10. 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. aleksios
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Gtg great team

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

        Thanks, forgot to say i have 1.6 itb and 1FT. Let it roll this week?

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

          For sure.Very lucky to save these days.

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

      Happy to be keeping hold of Pedro? I'm also an owner. Played wingback yesterday, minutes under threat, rotation risk and fixtures aren't great. I'm considering moving him out for Zaha.

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

      Davies ahead of Alonso

  11. thunder_mike
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Am I mad to start Robertson instead of Alonso this GW?

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

      Not really.

      1. Jazz!
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Of course not, I'd do the same.

        1. Jazz!
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Oops was meant to be a reply to thunder mike

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

      No you're not... I might bench Alonso too, although it's risky... Always...

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

      Cheers guys 🙂

  12. Arteta
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Lads, would you rather play Grant or Heaton?

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

      Heaton

    2. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Heaton for sure.

    3. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Heaton.

    4. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks all!

  13. K-win
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    On WC to steal a march on rivals, they're all without Sanchez and Ibra and have no WC left.

    Valdes, Pickford.
    Alonso, Walker, Valencia, Fabio, Stephens
    Sanchez, Alli, Erik, Zaha, De Roon.
    Ibra, Lukaku, Origi (Gabi when fit.)

    2.4 ITB

    Any changes?

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

      Seems solid

    2. Infamy, Infamy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Would be tempted to do Origi to Barnes. Would give you funds to turn De Roon into Coutinho or Fimino.

  14. Jazz!
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Play ONE:

    A) Yoshida (CPL)
    B) Alonso (MCI)
    C) Fabio (hul)

    Leaning towards C personally. Boro looked solid defensively, Hull a bit blunt imo.

    1. K-win
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Alonso.. for the goal threat. Have all 3 too.

    2. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I agree c>

    3. aleksios
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      B is always a risk to bench

  15. 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.

  16. Manani
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    got mane + llorente

    3.7m in bank,

    thinking of sanchez + 7.9m, but no good forwards are at that price range though

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

      Origi?

    2. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Gabbiadini if fit

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

    Made a mistake

    Heaton(STK) or Jaku(MID)?

    1. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Heaton. Negredo will score (*gulp*)

    2. Viper
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Heaton

    3. Sweetboi
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Fancy them both to keep a CS, Heaton for potential bonus I guess.

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

      Cheers all, tough decision

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

      Jaku

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

    Which defender to go for:
    A. Fuchs (form n decent fixtures)
    B. Borough defender (has dgw)

  19. Frank Black
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    I'm not so convinced about doing Manè to Sanchez now. He still has good fixtures and a DGW but he didn't look great today. Maybe i should just go for Coutinho.

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

      Sanchez didn't look great today? What are you smoking?

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

        What are you smoking? Felt like slapping him till he stopped whining today.

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

          He was one of the best players on the pitch... Amazing passes all the time... What's your argument for him being poor then, because he didn't score and didn't get an assist? Because he didn't get any fantasy points? Lol...

          1. Frank Black
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Because he looked annoyed and bored every time he touched the ball and wasn't threatening at all.

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

              He had at least one good shot that was close, his passing was great, he didn't look bored every time he touched the ball at all, he wasn't indifferent, you are exaggerating that in my opinion... He was glued to the left, that would be my only concern, but he still looked very promising to my eye, and also Welbeck was poor so Sanchez might be shifted back to a more central role soon...

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Captain this GW then?

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

      1 bad match for sanchez & 1 good match for cout

      1. Frank Black
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        One bad match? He's only delivered points in two of the last six games and if he's still pissed with Wenger(he should be) that could obviously impact his performances.

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

          You're saying it here yourself, bad match = no fantasy points, lol...

        2. Somalion
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Compared to Cout who has delivered points in 2 of his last 8...

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

      Coutinho has Stoke and WBA away in next 3, dont think he'll get anything there

  20. Viper
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    54 with no hits.

    Another alright gwk but I really need a big gwk soon, it's been a while

  21. kayss
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Mane to Sanchez, Alonso to Simpson (-4)?

  22. Harper_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Is there a way to see top 1k stats like there is for top 10k?

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

      FFFix

      1. Harper_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Thankyou TM

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

    Sanchez 3 goals and 1 assist in reverse fixture, definitely best captain choice this week?

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

    Heaton Mannone
    Alonso Valencia Davies Daniels Amat
    Sanchez *Mane* Eriksen Sigurdsson Fletcher
    Costa Lukaku *Gabbiadini*

    1 FT, 1.5 ITB

    Best replacements for Mane & Gabbiadini ?

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

    which boro def should I get for the dgw.

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

      Valdes 😉

      The rest a bit too expensive unless Fabio or Chambers are definitely fit

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

      Gibson or Valdes. Maybe even both

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

        Valdez is out of question since I already have degea.

  26. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Mane -> Sanchez still a go or was Sanchez a worry today?

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

      Sanchez is the top fpl player so...

  27. thunder_mike
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Heaton
    Robertson Valencia Walker
    Siggy Pedro Sanchez Alli Coutinho
    Lukaku Vardy

    Pickford Alonso Llorente Holgate

    0.1 short of Gabbi if confirmed fit, should I get Origi or Barnes instead?

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

      I would save

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

    Coutinho the best captain in this 11?

    Heaton
    Mustafi - Valencia - Alonso
    Walcott - Coutinho - Firmino - Siggy
    Lukaku - Aguero - Negredo

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

    RP

    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.

  30. Dreams
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Who do you think will be the best differential for gwk 31?

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

      Walcott

    2. shirtless
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Coutinho(c) maybe.