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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. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 8 days ago

    Rovers reject coming on to spoil my Mawson cleanie 🙁

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      Villa reject too

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      Agree - Boro are a better team when they play 4-4-2 and launch the ball into the box.

  2. TheBusDriver
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 days ago

    Ibra or Vardy? Help me please. I'm having an awful week..

    1. liiusions
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      Bless 🙁

    2. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      Jack Daniels

    3. Hooky
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

  3. makaveli123
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 days ago

    I need this to be a 1-1 match with goals from Clayton and N. Taylor

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      Neil Taylor?

    2. liiusions
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      Taylor will get the assist for both goals

    3. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      Might be a bit hard considering Naylor plays for Villa.

    4. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      Taylor who plays for Villa?

    5. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      Awkward 😀

    6. Paul
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      taylor?

    7. makaveli123
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      Haha. My bad lads. Meant Naughton!

  4. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 8 days ago

    Fer trying to bend it like Beckham

    1. HazardAGuess
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      He did, just the complete wrong direction.

  5. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 days ago

    Gestede hasn't won any of his last 38 PL games. Remember Bale started off without winning any of his first 20 odd games. Then 'Arry subbed him on once they were leading 4-0 with two minutes to play.

    1. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      Gestede Madrid bound then? 😉

      1. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 days ago

        ...only if he got in early booking his holiday this year 🙂

    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      Says a lot about him

    3. Bazzalona
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      Arry made Bale. Bale did nowt. All down to Arry.
      It usually is.

  6. Visionaries
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 days ago

    Does anyone know if Coutinho is likely to rise before midweek? I assume he would

    1. liiusions
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      Probably will tonight

      http://www.fplstatistics.co.uk/

      1. Visionaries
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 days ago

        Cheers

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      Probably, then blank next

  7. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 days ago

    Woodgate sighted. Felt Az was doing him disservice on the cast. He's one of the better CB's England have ever had.

  8. Ravager
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 days ago

    Llorente is out? Just checking this out...jeez this week has been terrible to me.

    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      Yip terrible week

      Only 10 players for me

      1. Ravager
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 days ago

        I have Walker too. Smh, only Nyom worth a thing coming off the bench but still...

        Kept a free to survey this week for surgery but this might just make me WC instead.

  9. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 8 days ago

    Scott Sinclair has just scored a hat trick

    Shows you how bad the SPL is

    1. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      Blah blah blah, we know that, so move on.

    2. TheOx95
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      He's a good player. Just not Man City's level. Villa was a sinking ship

    3. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      Gestede + Altidore would be a deadly duo in that league.

  10. Lav
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 days ago

    Aguero(c) brace or hatty would cap off this week in a brilliant way.

    1. VFORVANDETA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      Yess.

    2. the snazzy viking
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      I want him to do ok, because I was switching captains all week with him and Costa and eventually made the wrong choice. I would take an 8 pointer from Aguero

  11. Hurricane Gilbert
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 days ago

    Siggy needs to have more of the ball ffs

    1. bigbudgie
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      yep the play is totally bypassing him.

  12. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 8 days ago

    Ayew being serious with me

  13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 8 days ago

    Ayew trying to set a record for offsides or fouls

  14. bigbudgie
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 days ago

    Was there any news on Chambers or Friend? Red flagged but both 'expected back on 05 April' ?

  15. Goodricke
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 days ago

    Suggestions for new chips next season. Especially for the AOA chip. I suggest a: substitution chip. If a player on your bench outscored one on the field, you can sub him before the gameweek ends.

    1. Pep says
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      No!!!!

      Chips should automatically gain you points.

  16. Team Bobcat
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 days ago

    Not a bad oul game

  17. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 days ago

    Poor game so far.

  18. SirStevieG
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 days ago

    Siggy (c) isn't looking good after that poor first half 🙁

    1. Hurricane Gilbert
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      Dreadful

    2. Digital-Real
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      Let's see what the second half brings, just takes a Swansea goal for the game to open up and more space for Siggy.

    3. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      Couple of shots, he´ll come good.

  19. Krafty Werks
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 days ago

    Looking forward to the DGW's..

    Costa, Llorente, Brunt > Ibra, Gabbiadini, Yoshida now for a -4.

    Yay or nay? Thanks.

    1. @fpl_phenom
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      Gabbi injury is up in the air, Ibra rojo n Barnes I'd say

  20. KUNingas
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 days ago

    Llorente -> Vardy no brainer? Would leave me 0.0 ITB.

    1. @fpl_phenom
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      Yep

    2. Gamoriola of the Galaxy (Eu…
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      It's kizmet

    3. laoshi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      Do it

  21. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 days ago

    Can see either of these 2 sides really challenging for the title next year.

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      You mean the Championship

  22. borat
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 days ago

    who wins ffs cup tie
    me 37 with siggy playing and sterling to come on
    him 37 with siggy(c) playing and kun to come on.
    think this could be close. i needed atleast 2pts from llorente

    1. DantheManinaPan
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      Things don't look great for you, but you never know...

      1. borat
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 days ago

        yes. llorente 0 pts will haunt me.

    2. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      I am Nacho Novo, not Mystic Meg

    3. WE GO FOR IT
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      Close! Kun might just give him the victory.

  23. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 days ago

    Bored to death

    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      boroughed to death

  24. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 days ago

    i have deeney home to SUN and llorente home to MIDS

    i fully expect a barrage of points.

    how am i doing so far?

  25. Vinyl78LP
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 8 days ago

    Siggy (c)rap - Dont know if it's him today or his team mates are just so low quality to find him.

    ML chasers have Valdes/Mawson - 0-0 really is the pits atm.

  26. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 8 days ago

    There's going to be chaos if Arsenal lose today. Can see Sterling and Sane giving Bellerin and Monreal a hiding.

    1. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      Hence why I did a sneaky Sterling in transfer 😉

    2. Gooner Kebab
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      Even if we win, i doubt the protests will end.

  27. DantheManinaPan
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 days ago

    Sterling to Coutinho if he blanks tonight?

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      pools fixtures are deceptively good...............and as a pool fan i underline DECEPTIVELY

  28. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 days ago

    so rare i ever get (c) right...... minefield this week with lukaku, costa and currently siggy underperforming

    1. Feloh
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      who did you captain?

  29. NATSTER
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 8 days ago

    Hope for 8 points from Siggy & Kun to level with mini-league leader and more to go above.

    It sounds easy as Siggy could alone does it but look uncertain now.

    1. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 days ago

      high probability, needs one goal and you are level