Dugout Discussion
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.

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

    Kaku forgetting how to run with the ball.

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

      got a bad touch no?

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

    Lukaku pass!!!!

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

    Lukaku should have passed to Mirallas, would have been an easy goal

  4. afcblegend
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    The big question is, who's Mourinho going to blame when they lose today?

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

      Isn't something supposed to happen?

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

        Oh right yes they are actually a goal down. With all that urgency they are showing I hadn't noticed.

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

      Valencia

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

      Ecuador for being so far away from Manchester and making Valencia travel.

      1. Unbowed Unbent N'Golo
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        lol

      2. afcblegend
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        "The people of Ecuador, for me, have been very... very selfish. You cannot, in this stage, you cannot expect five thousand, six thousand miles travel in four days. It is not possible"

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

          Did you get a hold of his note pad? 😛

    4. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Shaw?

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

      Luke Shaw

      Blames him for everything else

  5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Lukaku has looked useless again

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

      Usually does then bangs a couple in

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

      He's playing a Top 8 club - what do you expect?

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

      That's a mirror Bemba 😉

    4. Qubit
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      These 2 games were always a bonus if he scored anything. Want to see how they do next week onwards really.

  6. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Kaku selfish

  7. Viper
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I want to sell Ibra already 😆

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Nor getting involved at all >:(

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

        Hasn't had a sniff since the earlier chance

  8. itwaswritten
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Why hasn't Vardy scored yet against a Sunderland? Ahhh, English excellence!

    1. Tired and weary
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Which Sunderland?

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

    Calm down guys, he just got a long touch..

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

    Ibra looking like he doesnt wanna be playing.

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

    I wouldn't pass to Mirallas

  12. WVA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Robles motm

  13. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Robles saving my Baines clean sheet!

  14. Knowledgeable meerkat
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Where is lingard even playing? Does he himself know?

  15. Back on the horse
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I would love an Everton CS. mainly because I still have Williams but also because of all the chat around how they arent the same team without coleman, funes mori and schneiderlin (logic of which I agreed with)

    1. George James
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      If you agreed with that logic why would you want them to concede?

      1. Back on the horse
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        ? I don't. Read it again

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

    Once again, every keeper that comes to Old Trafford, turns into Neuer

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

      So true.

    2. Boydinho
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Neuer hasn't been that good lately though so you are maybe right

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

      Aw poor United 🙁

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

      "doing a Heaton" you mean 🙂

  17. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Lukaku and Ibra are a couple of donkeys

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

    FFS

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

    Bird Pooh Mouth with a good cross

  20. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Herrera has looked surprisingly dangerous

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

      Ive said it all season and the stats prove it, up there with best cms in the league

      1. Unbowed Unbent N'Golo
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        pffffff!! That is pretty jokes.

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

    Who said you cant win anything with kids? 😛

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

      Alan Hansen.

      His stock adjective 'Diabolical' is where my FPL team gets its name from. True story.

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

    This united team is very meh. Got to make changes at half time.

  23. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Everton better with Mirallas

  24. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Barkley lol

  25. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Why are people selling Siggy and Lukaku? Ridiculous.

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

      1.5 blanks = sell immediately. That's the first rule of FPL, didn't you know?

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

      Siggy has some tough matches, pretty sure Swansea have no DGW, and there are some appealing alternatives. Lukaku is about Vardy, Ibra, and soon Kane.

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

    Ibra doing his best Lukaku impressions

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

    Four games, two goals. At least I am at work.

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

      Where do you work?

  28. andymck
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    As frustrating as this is as an Ibra owner it's always fun watching the scum struggle to do anything, win-win tbh.

  29. PvA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Why isn't Valencia in the squad?

    1. Kryten
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Knackerd

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

    United need more creativity