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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. CloudSky
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Sunderland looking decent.

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

    All quiet on the Leicester front

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

    Baines cross Kaku header
    Heaton pen save
    Brunt 35 yard screamer

    Cheers

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

    Charlie Adam, hilarious handball 😀

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

    Worst GW. Ever.

    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      this

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

      Barely started.

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

      Lol, and I just used my WC for nothing

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

      Midweek GWs are always bobbins

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

      Long way to go!

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

      Ibra, vardy (c), mccauley and grant playing. 5 points scored with a -4 hit.
      I need things to change if I'm gonna survive the FFS cups. Both opponents captained sanchez. Ohhhhhhhhhh!

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

    What a disappointing first half of games tonight

    1. Jay_
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Only Pickford or Heaton starters will feel content

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

    Charlie Adams corner LOOOL

  8. SuperMario
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    very dull evening so far....

  9. Conk
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Full time please, give me my clean sheets and lets move on to the real fun tomorrow

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

      This!

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

      Brunt needs to redeem himself first

  10. Trading Bear
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Lingard is exactly the sort of player who'll be at Sunderland in under 2 years.

    How him and Fellani are in the starting XI is a mystery.

    Rashford up top with Ibra, mhiki behind them, pogba and herrera behind mhiki.

    1. AA33
      9 years, 3 months ago

      This

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

      Yeah didn't look great on loan at Derby

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

      No idea what that means Lingard looks like a promising youngster.
      Fellaini playing okay.. For me he needs to be deep or in the box nothing in between.

      But yes they have to come on

  11. AA33
    9 years, 3 months ago

    I guess Pogba and Mkhitaryan will come on at start of 2nd half

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

    Ibra is absolutely atrocious.

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

      😆

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

    I've said it before and I'll say it again. There's a problem between Lukaku Mirallas and Barkley and it's so damned obvious by how they so often absolutely refuse to make the obvious pass. It happened the last time I watched all three together in exactly the same way...and the time before that.

    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      They're all just naturally selfish players

    2. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      3 very selfish players I think is the problem

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

      Mirallas is just poor.

      Still think back to that penalty he took out of Baines hands then missed.

      Did he ever really recover from doing that?

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

    Time to start scouting the Brighton assets!

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

      5 months to do that

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

    As a non owner of playing except brunt and Grant, it's going pretty well so far.

    Plus I chose Jagielka in a drinking game I'm playing so my opponent was duly punished.

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

      Of everyone playing*

  16. Jay_
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Deeney G

  17. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Deeney goal

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

      Knew he would! Dang it why didn't I buy 🙁

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

        I advised my bro not to sell him.

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

    Defoe, please man, grab a goal.

  19. ILOVEBAPS
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    I feel vulnerable without Coutinho in my side.
    Hold me. 🙁

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

    Deeney G

  21. Phil Dagger ⭐
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Deeney Goal

  22. Sif
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Charlie Adam corner/handball

    https://twitter.com/ChadRusty/status/849349417132060672

    😀

    1. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Like something out of AFCON 😀

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

      Hahahaha

  23. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Oh screw off west brom

    1. MTPockets
      9 years, 3 months ago

      WBA away clean sheets this season - GW1 & last week.

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

      2 shots on goal, 2 goals, hate them, never again, on bench vs Man U, 2 CSs, classic WBA arghhhh

  24. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    I still have deeney

    That's a pleasant surprise

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

      That's a big game, goal + assist. Nice.

  25. FPL Emu
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Seriously, why are people having a go at Lingard, when Rashford has been playing worse than him almost every game they've both been on the pitch. Rashford is so ridiculously overrated.

    Sure, Lingard hasn't done much either, but at least he has a shot in him and doesn't run with the ball into a blind alley ALL the time

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      9 years, 3 months ago

      A Blind Alli

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

    Fook off Brunt

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

    Deeney owenership?

    1. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      me 😎

    2. michudagawd
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      6.5% top 10k.

  28. c10™️ ⚽
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Deeneyyy

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

    Whos got Deeney

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

      Everyone in my mini league.

      1. Donnie Brasco´s
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I sold Aguero and Mane and bought Deeney and Vardy!

        1. Zlatan Time
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Not possible mane is a midfielder

          1. Donnie Brasco´s
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            and Llorente, all those 3.
            Have 2 FT and this cost me -4!

        2. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          mane is a MF

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

      Hank Greenberg up above (sportsguy)

  30. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Go do one wbrom fuchs aje