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4 April 2017 4897 comments
Mark Mark
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Gameweek 31 is upon us and underway courtesy of a quartet of Tuesday night matches under lights.

In Fantasy terms, the focus will be on Old Trafford where Zlatan Ibrahimovic returns to the equation and Manchester United’s starting line-up against Everton.

Having once been owned by over 2.4 million FPL managers, he’s now part of just over half that number and, intriguingly, goes head-to-head with the new top owned asset in Everton’s Romelu Lukaku tonight.

The Toffees frontman will be under renewed pressure to deliver following his tepid display in Saturday’s Merseyside derby. With Ibrahimovic now returned ahead of United’s two double Gameweeks, Lukaku needs to show willing and perhaps produce points to stave off increasing sales.

Elsewhere, Leicester City’s renaissance receives its latest test with basement dwellers Sunderland at the King Power Stadium. The Foxes have won four successive Premier Leauge matches and, while Jermain Defoe is fit to start for the visitors, Jamie Vardy and company will be backed for another win and further returns.

Meanwhile, Burnley host Stoke City at Turf Moor with Tom Heaton the key asset on show, while West Brom make the trip to Vicarage Road with Gareth McAuley the big draw – he boasts six goals from corner kicks, with the Hornets conceding ten from set-plays, only Bournemouth have conceded more.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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

    Okay, you call Mark and I'll call Mark, and whichever one comes over and does the best Tony Pulis impression is the real Mark.

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

    Good luck everyone, hope you all get 100pts plus....

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Good luck Jafooli same to you 🙂

    2. A.T
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Aw shucks thanks Jaf

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

      You too! 🙂

    4. Individual
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Jafooli you always give yourself 100 points

    5. Magic Bean
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Good luck to you

    6. mad_beer ✅
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I don't trust anyone being nice on here. 😛

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        That's a shame. 😛 😉

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

    Come on Brunt my son, prove those naughty scout pickers wrong.

  4. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    C'mon Vardy!!

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

    Burnley. Must. Concede.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Guaranteed now.

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

        Heatons 3 BAPs.

  6. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Vardy captain come on!

  7. Lav
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Bottomed on old thread. Score check?

    -4 from 0

  8. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    O'Shea's father died so he's gone back to Ireland. What a shame..

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      ðŸ™

    2. Jay_
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Sad news

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

      RIP Jim

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

      oh no ðŸ™

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

    So all my main rivals sold Lukaku for Vardy and captained him. I can see that ending in tears with a Defoe Double and a Lukaku Hat trick

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

      Not that I own any of the two 🙂 and United will struggle without Valencia

    2. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I think maybe that your visionary powers will fail you.

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

        Get back to me in 90 min

        1. George Sillett
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Just getting back to you as requested by yourself regarding your stunning predictive powers Nostradamus. You couldn't have been more wrong.

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

            Hahahaha

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

            😆

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

    Own Vardy but captained Sanch..Who is with me?

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

      c'est moi

    2. The Wizard of Ozil
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Me.

    3. Kloppen Schloppen
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      C'mon you little Chilean firecracker!!!

    4. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Here here.

    5. Boomerang V
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I changed from Vardy to Sanchez in the last minute after hearing scout cast. I was talked into doing it. I hope they were right.

  11. Jay_
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Stoke and Watford!

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Half right.

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

        second time's the charm

    2. Pierce34
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      You mean come on Burnley and West Brom?

  12. Legomane
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Valencia autosub role call :

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

      Pieters (bur)

    2. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Gibson

    3. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      de Roon

    4. andymck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Evans (wat), another boring 0-0 and 9 pointer pls.

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

      maguire

    6. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Ben Gibson (I think that's his name)

    7. Boomerang V
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Stephens

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

      Mawson the Beast

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

      And mikhi for me yoshida siggy

    10. Jay_
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yoshida

    11. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Nyom

    12. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Alonso.

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

      King

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

      Baines (mun)

      Also got T. Carroll coming in for Barnes. Hopefully no more surprises as i have Mane sat in 3rd place on the bench.

    15. grumpyman
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      King

    16. marquinhos
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Holebas

    17. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yoshida

    18. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Holgate

    19. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      King or Barnes.

    20. Pierce34
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yoshida

    21. Ben the Mee
      9 years, 3 months ago

      de Roon (hul)

      1. Individual
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        The legend Erik Pieters

    22. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Baines

    23. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yoshida

    24. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Nyom

    25. timmmuh
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Baines

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

      Defoe

    27. A.T
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Benched him 😎

    28. tutankamun
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Amat

    29. Crouching Tiger
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      King

    30. Buck The Trent
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yosh

    31. Kloppen Schloppen
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yoshida

    32. SAY SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Andre Ayew

    33. Mr. Blonde
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Alonso. Lukaku second sub so a bit of couch hiding to be done

    34. Al Bundy
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Siggy

    35. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Davies

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

    Long way to go.

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

      😀

  14. Gazj11
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Anybody else captained Zlatan?
    Chasing in my ML so had to do something different. Nobody else in my ML has him!

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Good shout.

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

      Good luck

    3. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      o/

    4. joeydordon
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      United are due to beat someone heavily at home, hoping its tonight!

  15. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Incredibly scared non-Vardy owner... ðŸ™

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

      I'm not, Defoe and Lukaku will outscore him today

  16. Boomerang V
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Changet armband from Vardy to Sanchez in the last minute.

    Lets see what happens. Good luck everyone!

    1. Sideways Backwards
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Same

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

      Ditto - good luck!

  17. Yank Revolution
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Cmon Sunderland, you were Dr. Herriot's team!! Show some steel!!

  18. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Own Vardy and captained Sanchez. Main ML rival captained Vardy so not sure I want more than 1 Vardy goal!

    1. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Errr no. You want a 0 pointer.

  19. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    OMG Valencia

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

      goal already??

  20. mad_beer ✅
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    I hav 0 points so far. My team is cack.

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

      Long way to go

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

      Null points

    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      You're still ahead of all those people that took hits.

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

      Me too

  21. Sideways Backwards
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Players today count?

    1. mad_beer ✅
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Only to 5.

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

      Lukaku + Bruntinho

      1. Sideways Backwards
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Same plus Vardy

    3. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      2 plus an autosub

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

      11 x 8. Plus potentially 24 subs.

      1. Sideways Backwards
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        😀

    5. JJeyy
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Lukaku, Foster and Vardy

    6. timmmuh
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      4 - Vardy; kaku; schmeichel; and brunt

    7. Al Bundy
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Super Tom Heaton, Bruntinho, Lukaku

  22. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    1-1 - that beautiful score when you have no FPL interest in a PL match. Hoping for a few of those today!

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

    Anyone kind of hoping Valencia comes off the bench for Everton and scores am own goal just for the confusion alone?

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

      Only if it's an Ibra assist.

  24. JJeyy
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    score check?

    -6 overall from 2

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      1 from 1

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      0 from 0

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Minus something.

    4. Pierce34
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      2 from 2

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

    Okay seen enough of Lei vs Sun 😳

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

      Looks like it'll be a rout 😎

  26. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Don't get why the deadline was at 6.45pm if all the games don't start till 8.

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      They started at 7.45

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

        Too easy 🙂

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

      Ha.

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

      3 kicked off at 7:45

    4. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      7.45

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

      😛

  27. Individual
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Gna be back to 0 of Valencia comes on and nothings happened lol

    1. Individual
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Oops, Kaku i meant!

  28. Legomane
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    (me) Heaton : Alonso Davies Pieters(auto) : San(C)hez Alli Sigurdsson : Lukaku Origi
    (him) Jakupovic : Baines Bailly Fuchs : (C)outinho Hazard Lingard : Costa Gray

    Been neck-in-neck the last few weeks…after his WC last week, it looks like this could be one of those weeks to change it up a little…9 differentials.. only Vardy and Eriksen shared.

  29. CloudSky
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Pickford masterclass to shut out Leicester. Heard it here first.

  30. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Mmmm....Sanchez on 40% (c) and Vardy 18% (c)...Big game then this Lei game. I didn't realise Vardy was so highly owned.