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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. Whazza
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    How many goals in the ARS-MCI game?

    Thinking real goalfest like 5 goals

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

      Placing a bet for sure

    2. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      2-0 Arsenal

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

        Hope you're right but Give Cap Kun 1 please

    3. Kun Tozser
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      0-0 no doubt

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

      Inb4 a 0-0 that too.

    5. MTPockets
      9 years, 3 months ago

      2-3 featuring Aguero, Sanchez, Sane.

      1. ★Kuntheman★
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I'd be very happy with that

        1. MTPockets
          9 years, 3 months ago

          I might be a tad fpl-player biased.

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

      Looks that way

    7. RÏɠBY
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      i thought so to but i had that game as 2-0 so it'll probably be the opposite of a goalfest

    8. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Can't be 0-0 with peps line up!

  2. Vlad Tepes
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Glad i had Valdes, he will prolly get the 3 BPS 🙂

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

    After wrecking my Man Utd double cleanie late on, Boro nearly wrecked my Mawson cleanie at the very end.

    Anyway, 46 points with Sanchez(c) to go. Come on Alexi baby!! Need that brace more than ever.

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

    Score you t1t

    1. RÏɠBY
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      😆

  5. PvA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Costa ➡ Ibra
    King ➡ Tadic
    For -4?

    Pickford (Valdes)
    Alonso, Walker, Valencia (Yoshida, Kone)
    Sanchez, Alli, Sigurdsson, King (Capoue)
    Costa, Lukaku, Negredo

  6. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    So, Sanchez Vs Kun..who will come out on top ? My money is on Sanchez

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Hopefully alexis

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Kun 🙂

  7. Scratch
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Middlesbrough are a joke fouling their way to a 0-0 draw, good riddance when they get relegated.

    Madley should be demoted to the championship and join them.

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

    Siggy to Leicester a good move for him?

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

      Hypothetically

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      No

      Prefer siggy to Everton

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

        To replace Barkley?

        1. RÏɠBY
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          barkley will come good once he learns to calm the duck dowm

  9. nkhoughton
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    3 goalless draws this gameweek please let's not make it 4

    1. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Doubt the arsenal game will be goalless, look at city's midfield. No ball stoppers

    2. Live Lad
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      This

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

    Rudy

    Why Why Why

    You should've been a brick layer

  11. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Relegate both teams and all the referees involved in this game. Real shower of sheet

  12. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Aguero, Sterling, Sane, Navas, KDB and Silva?

    Pep wants to score 6 goals

    1. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Navas won't, so make that five

    2. Uncle Gamst
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Anytime is see the name Navas in a City team sheet I cringe. The guy is supposed to be a winger and can't cross the ball!!

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

    Llorente to Ibra for a hit is a reasonable move?

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

      Aye

    2. MTPockets
      9 years, 3 months ago

      To anyone (ok not Rondon)

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

      Cheers

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

    So glad that Costa, Alonso and Siggy - all three of whom I was thinking of captaining barely got over 3 points. Destiny!

    P.S : Went with Alonso at the end :/

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

      Good one

    2. Spg76
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I had the exact same fail

  15. mipola
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Amat
    Funes Mori
    Llorente
    Mane
    Davies

    Should I wc now or hold off until next week?

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

      What's wrong with Davies?

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

        Isn't Rose coming back soon?

      2. Pipermaru
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Might be Tom 😉

  16. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Out of the cup!

    Boom!

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Unless Sanchez gets -1 😆

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I'm on a knife edge.

      Me: 50 all out

      Him: 44 + Aguero

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

    40 with Kun to go. A bad GW but the still the best in a while hah

  18. Pep says
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Phew. Needed that clean sheet. Gutted there wasn't a Siggy Mawson combo but I'll take the 8 points.

    ML leader has Sané and Kun +1 vs my Sanchez. Praying for a miracle I can reduce the 13point lead.

  19. Ravager
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    30 points with Kun (C) to go. Please come through Sergio!

  20. _Jane
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Really got lucky

    My C is Llorente - VC Coutinho
    First Sub : Brunt

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

      ...that's ridiculous! 🙂

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

      Epic luck 🙂

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

      I had Deeney playing with Zaha as first sub in my mini.

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

      Woah. My auto subs are Maguire and Snoddy. Brunt stays on bench

  21. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Never thought that Alli(c) would've been a good choice

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Then why did you pick him? 😛

  22. TheBusDriver
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Ibra or Vardy? I NEED HELP PLEASE!

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

      maybe 1

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

        sorry reply fail

        Ibra for the DGW

    2. ☻ Jon Snow ☻
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Vardy

    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      You need help indeed...stuck in a copy-n-paste loop

    4. Ziro
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Aguero

    5. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      AGUEROOOOOOOOOOOO

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

    Any chance of bonus for Olsson, guys?

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

      He's on for 1 atm

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Maybe one....possibly

    3. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Olsson on 1 bap atm

  24. Lizard Lips
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    If Llorente had played I think 3-0 Swans, Siggy 2 assists 1 goal, Llorente 2 goals Fer 1 assist.

  25. boc610
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    has niall quinn commented yet on the statue of him at Madeira airport?

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

    I'm done and settled with a 41ish this week. What about y'all?

  27. jimmy.floyd
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    A) Siggy->Coutinho for -4
    B) King -> Zaha for -4
    C) Llorente -> Defoe for -4
    D) King + Llorente -> Coutinho + Origi for -8
    E) A+ B for -8
    F) A+B+C for -12

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      -12 are you crazy 🙁

    2. MTPockets
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Countinho maybe, Zaha maybe, Defoe no.

  28. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Played Jaku over Valdes >:(

  29. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Who wins:

    A. Aguero & 7pts

    B. Sanchez & Sane

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

      Who knows

  30. Rhinos
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone else bench 39 points? 😯 😆

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

      28pts for me......wow, you must be spewing, who you got?

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Damn!! Well least your whole team got form 😉

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

      No way!