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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. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Score check..45 with Alexis(C) left

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      35

      1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Anyone left spyro tek?

    2. ChampChomp
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      60 with Alexis left to go

    3. I Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      46 all out

    4. Ridcully
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      52 with Sterling left.

    5. TooDifficuIt
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      52

    6. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      41 with Sanchez and Sane to go

    7. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      50(-4) all out

    8. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      63, single Sanch

    9. Lav
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      47 Aguero(c)

      1. Urchin
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Same here

    10. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      40 with Kun

    11. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      56

    12. Alexieishere
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      59 and done

    13. The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      46 all out.

    14. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      40 Kun left

    15. Qubit
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      42 with Kun and Sanchez(C)

    16. Caleb's Kitties
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      45 sanchez left

    17. Jigger & Pony
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      35 with Alexis(c)

    18. Ninja Škrtel
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      51...Kun left.

    19. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      35 with Sanchez left

    20. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      46 with Alexis(c). He needs to go big this week.

    21. joeydordon
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      49 + sanchez

    22. Perthite
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      63 all done.

  2. Lav
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    47 with Aguero(c) to go.

    How are you guys looking before this game?

    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      See above

      1. Lav
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Yeah we posted at the same time

    2. Urchin
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      exactly as you

    3. Live Lad
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      50+ Kun (c)

  3. ChampChomp
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Can see goals in this. Arsenal terrible defensively lately and City with an overly attacking line-up that should get exposed if Arsenal are anyway decent today

  4. Zlatan Time
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    How is Ndidi for a FPL pick, despite his goal yesterday.

    1. ChampChomp
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      I don't fancy him personally, although apparently his stats are decent. Are you planning on starting him all the time or rotating with the 3rd striker?

      1. Zlatan Time
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Rotation seems a good option with a DGW, stats good aswell

  5. jimmy.floyd
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 days 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

    1. The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      I wouldn't do any of those

    2. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      D is the best, but I aslo wouldn't do any of them

  6. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Mane Llorente to Coutinho Ibra seems resonable ? Have Sanchez and Eriksen already. Cheers !

    1. jimmy.floyd
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Yes

  7. Baked baines
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    I don't know what it is, but Sunday football this season is such a let down for points! So many times, few points scored!!

  8. Alexieishere
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Mane Llorente -> Sanchez Origi for -4

    Rest of attacker is Hazard, Siggy, Cou, Alli, Kaku, Rondon

  9. F4L
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Siggy ➡ Sane for a hit?

    1. jimmy.floyd
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Nah

    2. Dreams
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Patience.

    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Nah...maybe Zaha though

    4. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Siggy still played well today. Bench him for one week unless your whole team is improved by up/down-grading him

  10. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Average is going to rise by more than 5pts during this game isn't it... 🙁

    Desperate for a 1-1 draw with obscure scorers and no assists.

    1. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      What's the avg at currently?

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Before today 28, now it's 30 according FFFix, but Boro/Swans ownership is low. City/Arsenal much higher owned, and big scores more likely.

    2. tm245
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      From SmartyPants, effective ownership

      Top 10k
      Sanchez(47.8), Aguero(31.7), Sterling(11.4)
      Overall
      Sanchez(32.3), Aguero(28.1), Stones(12.9)

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Add Sanchez and Aguero red/yellow cards to my wish list above then.

  11. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    27 points benched this week. With all crap players.

    Foster, Smith, Robertson and T. Carroll

  12. 32chickens
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Jesus expletive navas
    What a pathetic pick
    What a limited bench
    Pep all that stuff about academy- use it with u23s and yoof team playing so well
    Jesus navas......

  13. tm245
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    This score check is for Costa captainers only. Anyone broken 40 points?

    1. tm245
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Alonso captainers also welcome.

      1. Alexieishere
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        alonso captain, 59 pts

        1. tm245
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 5 days ago

          Wow, nice work from the rest of your squad.

    2. MR SUNSHINE
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Yep on 46 points (Sanch to go) but only because of a flukey double WBA clean sheet

    3. Perthite
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Yeah - 63pts. Mainly due to Coutinho & defender/GK clean sheet, clean sweep.

  14. pls
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    alli or coutinho as a replacement for mane (have eriksen)

    1. Alexieishere
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Cou, you need that liverpool cover with that fixtures

    2. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Not sure. Couts not been playing 90 and there's 3 games in close succession. Alli for now? But both if you have space/FTs

  15. Flynny
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Any views on origi as llorente replacement and sanchez enabler?

    Wildcard in tact....and surely he'll play next few with mane and lallana out.thanks

    1. Alexieishere
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      my next move will prolly mane llorente to sanchez origi for -4

      1. Flynny
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Me too mate...

    2. SirStevieG
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Origi will play up-front if Mane is out. Lallana out for a few weeks too so Firmino and Coutinho will have to play on the flanks with Origi up-front. Depends how long Mane is out though whether Origi is worth bringing in or not.

      1. Flynny
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Hopefully we will find out tomorrow re mane..

        And he won't drop again tonight....

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

      For me, only worth it if Mane out for 3+ games. Need the FTs at this stage of the season. Definitely like to own him though

    4. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Mane may be back quickly

      1. Flynny
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        When will we find out re mane?

        Press conference tomorrow?

  16. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    So sick of Boro. Just leave already.

    1. Qubit
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Looks like they wont be going without frustrating a few more teams and FPL managers first......

  17. SirStevieG
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    41 with Aguero to come I feel like crying after Siggy failed me.

  18. JÆKS ⭐
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    With Valdes and Olsson on my bench, it was painful to watch this goalless draw. Then I checked my ML rival's bench: Valdes Carroll Brunt Amat, auwtch!

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      amat didnt play did he

      1. JÆKS ⭐
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        No but 10 - 6 - 6 is enough probably 😀 (just named his whole bench)

  19. Chicken-Mandy
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    king to zaha worth a -4?

    1. JÆKS ⭐
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Don't think it's worth it. Bournemouth are scoring goals (although they didn't score one yesterday, but still some great chances)

      1. Chicken-Mandy
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        look at the fixtures though.
        King- liverpool, chelsea, spurs, boro
        Zaha- soton, arsenal, leicester, dgw

        surely zaha will outscore him by 4 pts in those fixtures?

        1. Zlatan Time
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 5 days ago

          Or Ndidi?

        2. JÆKS ⭐
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 days ago

          You're looking at it from the wrong perspective imo, I have King and will be getting Zaha in as well. But don't think Zaha will score 4 more points than King in the next game, and think they will both blank against CHE/ARS. So I'm probably making the switch when King plays Spurs (for free)

          1. Chicken-Mandy
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 5 days ago

            why will they both blank?
            zaha just got a goal and assist in arguably the hardest fixture you can have, he is on fire. king has returned in 6 of the last 9 gw's- do you think he is going to keep that up?

            1. JÆKS ⭐
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 5 days ago

              Well in that logic you can also say that King is on fire, and if Zaha can score against Chelsea, then so can King 😀

              But well it's your call at the end, I'm not doing it fwiw. Bournemouth scored 4 against Liverpool earlier this season as well. And if Afobe wasn't such a donkey, King would have had an assist yesterday as well, what a miss that was!

    2. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Nope

  20. Junior ⚽
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Anyone else seen the fake twitter account of Mark?

    1. Hooky
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      No. Link?

      1. Junior ⚽
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        @suthernsmark

    2. The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Some people have far too much time on their hands

  21. Sims
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    52 all out

    Need aguero and Sanchez to fail

    1. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Pull out the couch

  22. dhamphiir
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Best 4.9 or less defender to replace Alonso?
    A. Cedric
    B. Yoshida
    C. Simpson
    D. Barragan
    E. Gibson

    Heaton, Pickford
    Walker. Valencia, Mawson, Robertson

    1. Zlatan Time
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      A

  23. FFPro
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    King 3pts auto sub in for Llorente
    Siggy (c) 6pts

    what a complete disaster this gw has been

  24. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Should have done Grant > Valdes (-4) this week, in hindsight.

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      -4 for a keeper is never a worthy risk

  25. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Ok I have asked this many times just one last time before I pull the trigger 😉
    Mane and Funes mori to Sanchez and Holgate(for any other defender upto 4.2,have stephens)for a hit?

    1. Zlatan Time
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      G2G

  26. Alexieishere
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Bench B.Davies or Siggy next week?

  27. I Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Who would you rather have for the next 3?

    A) Vardy (SUN, eve, cry)
    B) Origi (BOU, stk, wba)

    1. Alexieishere
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Origi

    2. We Will Klopp you
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Will Origi play all those games though? We don't yet have Mane news

  28. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Is Amat worth the extra 3,9m over not having an extra player?

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      If only there was a "sacrifice one of my players to the FPL gods" chip...Amat would be on many people's altars! 😉

  29. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    32 with Aguero(c), Sanchez and Sterling.

    Let's hope for a goal fest.

  30. boc610
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    fernandinho on sanchez ankle duty