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2 April 2017 1431 comments
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We head to the Liberty Stadium for the first of two Sunday afternoon encounters as Swansea City entertain Middlesbrough in the 1.30pm kick-off.

Having served up returns in eight of his ten league outings since the appointment of Paul Clement, Gylfi Sigurdsson has been handed the armband by just over 62,000 Fantasy Premier League managers.

Tellingly, though, the Icelandic international was the most captained player of the top 100 heading into Gameweek 30, with 20 of those managers placing their faith in him.

All three of Sigurdsson’s double-figure hauls have arrived at home, though in spite of that consistency, he has managed just one 10+ points haul under the new head coach.

Up top for the hosts, Fernando Llorente – who was drafted in by over 84,000 FPL managers for Gameweek 30 – misses out with an ankle problem, allowing Jordan Ayew the chance of a rare start.

With a double Gameweek 34 – against Bournemouth and Sunderland – on their upcoming agenda, many will be running the rule over the likes of Gaston Ramirez and Alvaro Negredo as short-term picks for the run-in.

Yet with just a single goal in their last seven away matches, the Teesside team face a tough task to convince us that they are worthy of investment.

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  1. AA33
      9 years, 7 days ago

      Sane no.10?

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        Didn't vote for him, you?

      2. Alan_T
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        Raheem

    • ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 days ago

      So either that's a 3-5-2 or Navas is playing straight up RB...

      Either way I'm terrified

      1. Alan_T
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        Fernandino RB surely?

        1. ★Kuntheman★
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 days ago

          Or maybe Fernandinho CDM. That's why I'm confused. No defensive midfielders if Navas isn't RB.

          1. Deulofail
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 7 days ago

            To chase Walcott?

            1. Deulofail
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 7 days ago

              Oh RB not LB. Hmmm

      2. Ravager
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        Fernandinho is at RB.

    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 days ago

      This game is so annoying

      Come on siggy my son

    • AA33
        9 years, 7 days ago

        That is a very attacking line-up from City

      • Scratch
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        Madley should be reffing the championship

      • JÆKS ⭐
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        As someone who benched Olsson and has Siggy C, I don't like it!

        Lots will probably also have some jammy points from the bench now Llorente is injured?

      • ★Kuntheman★
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        All I can say is, Pep's got massive balls

        1. @fpl_phenom
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 days ago

          Why?

          1. ★Kuntheman★
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 7 days ago

            I've never seen a more defensively lacking midfield in my life

        2. Wilshere Knowledge
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 7 days ago

          Wenger's an action man.

      • Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        Penalty denied

      • @fpl_phenom
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        So what do we think the gw 37 team is gonna look like?

        1. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 7 days ago

          11 players

      • Pariße
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        I watched an explanation of Pep's tactics behind his weird line-up and it made sense eventually...however it's still impossible to figure out the logic behind his selection today.

        1. ★Kuntheman★
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 days ago

          I think he's just trying to throw everything at that Arsenal backline

          1. Pariße
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 7 days ago

            haha very likely

      • Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        Another Swans pen denied. Ref has triple Boro def and no Siggy

        1. The Head-Ake
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 7 days ago

          Ref probably owns M'Borough defenders too

      • Our Man Charlie
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        so when does super sunday start 😆

      • Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        How has Walcott not been dropped yet. One of Arsenal's worst players in 2017 so far!

        1. dark91
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 days ago

          Who else do they have ?

        2. ★Kuntheman★
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 days ago

          He scores against us a lot

        3. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 days ago

          Not really. Ospina and Ozil have cost the team more. In general, Ramsey and Xhaka have been worse than Theo. Theo hasn't been much off his normal performances. Just hasn't gone his and the team's way as often as normal.

      • Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        Score a feeeeking goal yah Viking long boat curly horned egit....

      • Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        Ospina to concede unnecessarily. Arsenal collapse under disappointment and pressure. Xhaka gets a YC in the first 15 mins and has to tread carefully the rest of the game. Ozil shows class and threads through several balls to Welbeck who is in good positions but hits the keeper every time, but ultimately the first City goal and all their chances can be traced back to Ozil's laziness, and it turns out his "class" isn't worth the losing scoreline. Bellerin lost all game. Sane shines. Mustafi puts in a fairly solid performance, but still makes mistakes. Sanchez fails to win the game by himself.

      • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        This ref is a joke

        1. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 7 days ago

          I know

      • Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        Gestede YC incoming

      • Crow
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        A) Pedro+Sterling+Barnes

        B) Eriksen+Origi+JWP

        Which one? WC activated

        1. Whazza
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 7 days ago

          B if you must. Origi could be very short-term though

          1. Crow
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 7 days ago

            There's another option considering Sterling, Origi and Redmond, how about that

      • Fowler23
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        FML
        Zaha Valdes and McAuley on my bench

        1. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 7 days ago

          wowzers :O

        2. Arctic monkeys
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 7 days ago

          OUCH

      • Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        Mawson goal incoming

      • Back on the horse
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        was fabio injury bad? Chance Friend could be in pole position as he gets fit?

        1. Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 days ago

          Looked like concussion. Shouldn't be that bad

        2. diesel001
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 7 days ago

          Concussion protocol. Should be fine

      • Lawrø
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        KDB and Silva DMs or Navas right back? Either way I'm backing Arsenal to win this one 😆

        1. Whazza
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 7 days ago

          I think it's fine.

          4-4-1-1

        2. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 days ago

          Goals galore mate!!! 🙂

      • Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        How are the Aguero (C)'s feeling?

        1. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 days ago

          Pep is going for it that's for sure. Wish I had him (C)

      • SirStevieG
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        Siggy PLEASEEEEEEEE

      • Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        Come on mawson. Grab a goal

      • Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        Should've bought, played and captained Britos 🙁

        1. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 7 days ago

          *Simpson

        2. Back on the horse
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 7 days ago

          *heard of, looked up, bought,played and captained....

          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 7 days ago

            😀

      • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        If this ends 0-0 relegate both sides 😡

      • diesel001
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        Do or die time for City - time to attack:

        Caballero
        Fernandinho Stones Otamendi Clichy
        KDB Silva
        Navas Sterling Sane
        Aguero

        Ospina
        Bellerin Mustafi Koscielny Monreal
        Xhaka Coquelin
        Walcott Ozil Sanchez
        Welbeck

      • Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        My goodness Pep has picked such an attacking side.

      • BadgersBoys
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        Tactical masterpiece, this game. Such a joy to watch

        1. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 7 days ago

          Like a finely balanced game of Kerplunk