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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.

  1. CloudSky
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Sunderland looking decent.

  2. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    All quiet on the Leicester front

  3. Mic
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Baines cross Kaku header
    Heaton pen save
    Brunt 35 yard screamer

    Cheers

  4. Sif
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Charlie Adam, hilarious handball 😀

  5. BALOOO
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Worst GW. Ever.

    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      this

    2. CloudSky
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Barely started.

    3. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Lol, and I just used my WC for nothing

    4. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Midweek GWs are always bobbins

    5. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Long way to go!

    6. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

    What a disappointing first half of games tonight

    1. Jay_
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Only Pickford or Heaton starters will feel content

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Charlie Adams corner LOOOL

    3. SuperMario
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      very dull evening so far....

    4. Conk
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

        This!

      2. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Brunt needs to redeem himself first

    5. Trading Bear
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

          This

        • twoplustwo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah didn't look great on loan at Derby

        • Mic
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month 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

      2. AA33
          9 years, 1 month ago

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

        • Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Ibra is absolutely atrocious.

          1. Magic Bean
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            😆

        • Dr Dream
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

            They're all just naturally selfish players

          2. Professor Abel X
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            3 very selfish players I think is the problem

          3. Business Cat
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 1 month 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?

        • Rainer
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Time to start scouting the Brighton assets!

          1. Jimmers
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            5 months to do that

        • Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

            Of everyone playing*

        • Jay_
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Deeney G

          • Bubz
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Deeney goal

            1. ILOVEBAPS
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

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

              1. Fred54
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                I advised my bro not to sell him.

          • fedolefan
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Defoe, please man, grab a goal.

          • ILOVEBAPS
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

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

          • Rainer
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Deeney G

          • Phil Dagger ⭐
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Deeney Goal

          • Sif
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Charlie Adam corner/handball

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

            😀

            1. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Like something out of AFCON 😀

            2. Mic
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Hahahaha

          • Greenbackbøøg…
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Oh screw off west brom

            1. MTPockets
                9 years, 1 month ago

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

              • McQueen
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

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

            2. Lord Flashheart
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              I still have deeney

              That's a pleasant surprise

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

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

            3. FPL Emu
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

                  A Blind Alli

              2. Team Cruel
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Fook off Brunt

              3. Lav
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Deeney owenership?

                1. Syd.
                  • 16 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  me 😎

                2. michudagawd
                  • 13 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  6.5% top 10k.

              4. c10™️ ⚽
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Deeneyyy

              5. Mic
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Whos got Deeney

                1. fedolefan
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Everyone in my mini league.

                  1. Donnie Brasco´s
                    • 12 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    I sold Aguero and Mane and bought Deeney and Vardy!

                    1. Zlatan Time
                      • 9 Years
                      9 years, 1 month ago

                      Not possible mane is a midfielder

                      1. Donnie Brasco´s
                        • 12 Years
                        9 years, 1 month ago

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

                    2. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
                      • 14 Years
                      9 years, 1 month ago

                      mane is a MF

                2. walkman666
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Hank Greenberg up above (sportsguy)

              6. Kaneyonero
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Go do one wbrom fuchs aje