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

    If your bored of this game, please answer my WC quiz 🙂 any help would be great!

    1. Best 4.4m Def?
    2. Siggy, Sane or Fabregas?
    3. Lukaku or Vardy
    4. Best 4.4m Mid?
    5. Thoughts on Ndidi as 5th mid?

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Current attempt:

      Hennessey • Jaku
      Walker • Valencia • Alonso • Fabio • Yoshida
      Sanchez • Alli • Coutinho • Fabregas • Ndidi
      Ibrahimovic • Lukaku • Gabbiadini

      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Hennessey - Pickford
        Walker - Valencia - Alonso - Yoshida - Fabio
        Sanchez - Alli - Coutinho - Sane - Zaha
        Ibra - Lukaku - Gabbi

        1. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Can't afford that sadly:(

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      1. Yoshida
      2. Sane
      3. Lukaku
      4. De Roon
      5. No

    3. liiusions
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Yoshida
      Sane I guess, Siggy hasn't looked great today
      Lukaku
      T Carroll
      Not if you're playing 352

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        No as a 4-3-3

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

    Mawson yellow

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

      Omg. What nonsense.

  3. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Siggy riding a dragon.

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

    ha! best cross olsson has done all game and it was actually a shot
    doh!

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

    Negredo is absolutely wonk

    1. Okladomah
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      You see why we don't score. He is an absolute donkey of a player.

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

      Great name for a band......

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

    Stick that yc where the sun don't shine Alfie my son

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

    Mawson Red Card would be amazing.

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

      This x 1000000000

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

      Sanchez hammy after playing 1 minute will be amazing

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

        The anger...

    3. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Mawson and Olsson sent off for fighting.

      Oh no, wait that's Fanatical Football.

  8. OneDennisBergkamp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Got a question for the experts here. If you play All Out Attack chip and then one of your strikers doesn't play and your first player on the bench is a defender, does the defender come on and therefore cancel your All Out Attack?

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

      Sadly not. The risk of the chip is that some may not play.

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

        Sorry misread. If a defender comes on, you revert to a standard formation, but your chip will still be classed as "played".

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

      AOA wont be canceled. Defender comes on

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

      Yes...diclaimer - I'm not an expert. After 10 years of anything your are meant to be one..ive done this for 10...and I'm still not

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

    Ref has no clue

  10. Lav
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Tell you what Siggy to Alli -8? Or wait and hope I can afford midweek for free

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

      -8 is crazy

  11. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Damn Mawson yc.he better keep a CS now

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

      He will score

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

    da Silva dead

    1. Jereme Halliday
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      RIP

  13. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Damn - Fabio knocked out

  14. SirStevieG
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Why did I captain Siggy. Should have gone with Kun. What a terrible week.

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

      Every week is a terrible week for me, so I'm sorry to say Kun will score big. But at least he'll score big!

  15. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Siggy dancing on the graves on green arrows.

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

    Fabio cs confirmed

  17. Cojiro
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    any idea anyone of Llorente injury duration?

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      No point mate, he's dead to us as an option.

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

        I agree but can't get rid right now. too many other fires to put out

        1. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Take this opportunity to gamble. Not many weeks left now, they'll fly by.

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

    Off topic but Sánchez is kinda the best football player of all time. If only he didn't settle for a 4th placed team.

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

      On topic Arsenal are not 4th placed

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

        They usually end 4th and that was the point. This year it's even worse.

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

          2nd last year. Average is 3rd under Wenger isn't it?

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

          And they are a club on the rise in theory. They're having a bad year like Chelsea last year, though not as extreme. They just need a change, e.g. Wenger out, Lukaku in

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

      Hello there Harry Hyperbole...

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

    How long left?

    This is grim......

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

      27 min left

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

      Watched pots never boil...

    3. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Long way to go.

      Unfortunately.

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

        😆

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

    Fabio CS confirmed

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

      Keep up 😉

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

        Keep keeping on, I will beat you next time

  21. Arctic monkeys
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Fabio cs locked

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

    da Silva desperately wants to come back on so that his CS can be ruined.

  23. 1966 was a great year for E…
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    I've got the exact money for Llorente to Ibra, just need him to make it to Tuesday without a drop.

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

    Was soo looking forward to a Llorente and Siggy masterclass, seems when I didn't have them Llorente was heading in braces now I have him he doesn't even play!

  25. Yellin' in my Ear
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Considering a -8 for midweek, Mane & Llorente to Sanchez & Ibra but need to raise another 0.6 so think Baines has to go. Who would you bring in:
    A) Yoshida
    B) Boro defender
    C) Other (max £5m)
    Ta

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

      Boro defender and Yosh - I'd want both

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

    Wow Siggy

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

    Nearly siggu

  28. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    F off Valdes.

  29. SirStevieG
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    FFS SIGGY

  30. Jereme Halliday
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Sigggyyyyy