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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, 2 months ago

    How many goals in the ARS-MCI game?

    Thinking real goalfest like 5 goals

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

      Placing a bet for sure

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

      2-0 Arsenal

      1. Debauchy
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Hope you're right but Give Cap Kun 1 please

    3. Kun Tozser
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      0-0 no doubt

    4. itwaswritten
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Inb4 a 0-0 that too.

    5. MTPockets
        9 years, 2 months ago

        2-3 featuring Aguero, Sanchez, Sane.

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

          I'd be very happy with that

          1. MTPockets
              9 years, 2 months ago

              I might be a tad fpl-player biased.

        2. Debauchy
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Looks that way

        3. RÏɠBY
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

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

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

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

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

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

      • fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 2 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.

      • Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Score you t1t

        1. RÏɠBY
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          😆

      • PvA
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Costa ➡ Ibra
        King ➡ Tadic
        For -4?

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

      • Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

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

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

          Hopefully alexis

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

          Kun 🙂

      • Scratch
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 2 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.

      • Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Siggy to Leicester a good move for him?

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

          Hypothetically

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

          No

          Prefer siggy to Everton

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

            To replace Barkley?

            1. RÏɠBY
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

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

      • nkhoughton
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

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

        1. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

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

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

          This

      • Syd.
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Rudy

        Why Why Why

        You should've been a brick layer

      • Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

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

      • Venom Snake
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

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

        Pep wants to score 6 goals

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

          Navas won't, so make that five

        2. Uncle Gamst
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 2 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!!

      • NestorC
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Llorente to Ibra for a hit is a reasonable move?

        1. barracuda
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Aye

        2. MTPockets
            9 years, 2 months ago

            To anyone (ok not Rondon)

          • NestorC
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            Cheers

        3. The Head-Ake
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 2 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, 2 months ago

            Good one

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

            I had the exact same fail

        4. mipola
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Amat
          Funes Mori
          Llorente
          Mane
          Davies

          Should I wc now or hold off until next week?

          1. nkhoughton
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            What's wrong with Davies?

            1. mipola
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Isn't Rose coming back soon?

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

              Might be Tom 😉

        5. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Out of the cup!

          Boom!

          1. HuttonDressedasLahm
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            Unless Sanchez gets -1 😆

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

            I'm on a knife edge.

            Me: 50 all out

            Him: 44 + Aguero

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

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

        7. Pep says
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 2 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.

        8. Ravager
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

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

        9. _Jane
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 2 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, 2 months ago

            ...that's ridiculous! 🙂

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

            Epic luck 🙂

          3. The Head-Ake
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

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

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

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

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

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

          1. Royal5
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            Then why did you pick him? 😛

        11. TheBusDriver
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Ibra or Vardy? I NEED HELP PLEASE!

          1. _Gunner
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            maybe 1

            1. _Gunner
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              sorry reply fail

              Ibra for the DGW

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

            Vardy

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

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

          4. Ziro
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            Aguero

          5. Make United Great Again
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            AGUEROOOOOOOOOOOO

        12. FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Any chance of bonus for Olsson, guys?

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

            He's on for 1 atm

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

            Maybe one....possibly

          3. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            Olsson on 1 bap atm

        13. Lizard Lips
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

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

        14. boc610
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

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

        15. The Head-Ake
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

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

        16. jimmy.floyd
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 2 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, 2 months ago

            -12 are you crazy 🙁

          2. MTPockets
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Countinho maybe, Zaha maybe, Defoe no.

          3. Royal5
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            Played Jaku over Valdes >:(

          4. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            Who wins:

            A. Aguero & 7pts

            B. Sanchez & Sane

            1. nkhoughton
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Who knows

          5. Rhinos
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            Anyone else bench 39 points? 😯 😆

            1. Jafooli
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

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

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

              Damn!! Well least your whole team got form 😉

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

              No way!