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5 April 2017 6460 comments
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After the first four fixtures of Gameweek 31 treated us to just seven goals last night, hopes are a little higher for the remaining six matches.

Many Fantasy managers will be keeping a keen eye on the Emirates as Alexis Sanchez looks to punish West Ham once again.

The Chilean is the third most-captained player this time around, having served up 23 points against the Hammers back in Gameweek 14.

Dele Alli – the most popular midfielder in FPL – and Spurs team-mate Christian Eriksen also have the opportunity to deliver a big profit as they travel to a Swansea City outfit that boasts the worst home defensive record in the top-flight.

Crystal Palace and Middlesbrough are also in action this evening, affording us an early scouting opportunity as both gear up for a double Gameweek 34.

Christian Benteke and Wilfried Zaha roll up to St Mary’s looking to build on their goal and assist apiece away to Chelsea, with Sam Allardyce’s men seeking a fifth straight victory.

‘Boro face a tough task away to Hull, though. The Tigers are a tough nut to crack at home under Marco Silva, with six wins and a draw in seven in front of their own supporters across all competitions. Notably, the Teessiders appear to have opted for a front two for tonight’s clash.

Chelsea and Man City square up at the Bridge in one of two 8pm encounters.

Diego Costa is the second most-captained player for the Gameweek – over 10% are backing the Spain international despite a run of two goals in seven. Meanwhile, for the visitors, Sergio Aguero has persuaded 8% to take an armband punt on the back of three strikes in four.

Liverpool seek to gain revenge on their 4-3 capitulation at the Vitality Stadium earlier in the season as Bournemouth make their way to Anfield. With Sadio Mane sidelined, Philippe Coutinho – the top transfer target for Gameweek 31 – and Roberto Firmino carry the main threat to a defence that’s been breached 31 times already on their travels.

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

  1. Feloh
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Sanchez out, epic captain fail twice consecutively. big sam will close down the shop and try to get a cleansheet. yay or nay??? am getting kun in.

  2. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Thinking of shaking my midfield up for a couple of hits, have 0.5 ITB.

    Sanchez > Eriksen
    King > Coutinho
    Siggy > Sane

    Any suggestions?

    Heaton, Pickford.
    Valencia, Walker, Alonso, Brunt, Robertson.
    Sanchez, Alli, Siggy, Zaha, King.
    Ibra, Lukaku, Gabbi.

  3. Annie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Origi down to 1 BAP?

    1. Azerbaijan Shopping Centre
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      2nd bournemouth goal killed it

  4. Demel
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Jak - Pick
    Brunt - McCauley - Baines - Coleman - Valencia
    Sanchez - Sane - Coutinho - Siggy - Zaha
    Ibra - Lukaku - Defoe

    I can do..

    A) Defoe > Benteke
    B) Coleman & Siggy > Holgate & Alli (-4)
    C) All 3 of the above (-8)
    D) Don't panic transfer
    E) Terrible gameweek = Wildcard

    1. Azerbaijan Shopping Centre
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      C probably but definitely atleast b

  5. GS456
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    a) siggy to sane
    b) siggy to silva (think hes looked good in the last 2)
    c) Sanchez to sane and Origi to Ibra (-4)

    thanks folks

  6. DantheManinaPan
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Gabbi to Origi? Sort of seems daft after keeping Gabbi these two weeks but looks like a fair move.

    Will likely wait until deadline

    1. Azerbaijan Shopping Centre
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      dont compound the error ... do it

  7. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    People selling Sanchez and Siggy :O.....

    You crazy.

    Quality always rises to the top

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Let them off 🙂

    2. DantheManinaPan
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      I'm keeping both. It doesn't surprise me that people are selling, but I do remember the last time Siggy was sold by many (including myself) and it didn't pay off.

    3. WE GO FOR IT
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      This.

    4. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Same thing applies to Alonso.

      Madness to be selling now IMO

  8. Dušan Citizen
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Do you think that maybe Alli or Eriksen will be rested against WAT?

    1. Azerbaijan Shopping Centre
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      no

    2. boc610
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Eh ,no

    3. GHB
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Zero chance

    4. Cheese Crunch
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      not likely.

    5. WE GO FOR IT
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      I doubt

      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Lettle chance, they need to give 100% in every league game now.

    6. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      What for?

    7. ljuta zena
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      MUTD and LEI are suspicious

  9. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Any chance alli goes up in price tonight

    1. WE GO FOR IT
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Nope

  10. Demel
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Jak - Pick
    Brunt - McCauley - Baines - Coleman - Valencia
    Sanchez - Sane - Coutinho - Siggy - Zaha
    Ibra - Lukaku - Defoe

    I can do..

    A) Defoe > Benteke
    B) Coleman & Siggy > Holgate & Alli (-4)
    C) All 3 of the above (-8)
    D) Don't panic transfer
    E) Terrible gameweek = Wildcard!

    1. Smoky Johnson
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      A

    2. Rider on the Storm
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      D and A

    3. Crow
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Coleman to gibson. Trust me

      1. Demel
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        I quite like the look of that actually.

      2. ILOVEBAPS
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        This ^ and A

  11. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Yoshida or Stephens?

    Will WC before their DGW vs Arsenal anyway.

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Stephens then as cheaper

  12. Stats Don\'t Lie
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Sanchez + lukaku > ozil + aguero (c) (-4)?

    1. Azerbaijan Shopping Centre
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      noooooo

    2. Smoky Johnson
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Naah

    3. Rider on the Storm
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Kneejerk

    4. DantheManinaPan
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Go to sleep and come back tomorrow with a fresh mind

      No, to answer the question

    5. Alexis Nonsense
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Dude... Top scoring striker and top scoring mid.

      Keep em

    6. Pirlø's Pen
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Ha, noo

  13. Annie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Out of both FFS cups on rank...

  14. Smoky Johnson
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone considering Eriksen, Alli, Kane triple combo when he is back?

    1. Rider on the Storm
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      No

    2. Pasqualinho
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      I would think it's crossed the mind of most who don't already have a Spurs defender.

    3. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Yes

    4. DantheManinaPan
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Would like to - probably will end up with Kane Alli Walker though

      1. Crow
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        This

    5. WE GO FOR IT
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Alli/Erik + Kane is my plan right now!

  15. Rider on the Storm
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    What to do with my defense?
    Valencia Alonso Baines Pierters Amat
    0 itb

    1. GE
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Downgrade Baines

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

      Amat to Yoshida? Or Baines to BDavies?

    3. Pasqualinho
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Not worth a transfer here this week. Save it if you can.

  16. camarozz
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Alonso to yoshida or Stephens to free up much needed funds for my WC?? May need kun back soon.

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Yep

    2. DantheManinaPan
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      If you mean what I think you mean and you're WCing now, then go for it.

  17. Bainesill
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Defoe to:

    A. Negredo
    B. Origi

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      DGWegredo

    2. DantheManinaPan
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Origi

    3. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Origi

  18. Alexis Nonsense
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    So King just made my plans a little harder...worth keeping him as fourth mid with those fixtures?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Form > fixtures.

      Chelsea hating CSs lately.

  19. GE
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Siggy -> Sane, save or doing something else?

    (1FT, 0.0 itb)

    Heaton
    Walker/Valencia/Baines
    Sanchez/Alli/Cout/Siggy/Tadic
    Ibra/Lukaku

    Bench: Jaku, Chambers, Robertson, Diomande

  20. FPLAdmiral
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Rank is dropping like a stone, any help or suggestions to stop the rot?

    1FT, 1.3m ITB

    Heaton
    Valencia, Baines, Alonso
    Alexis, Alli, Zaha, Siggy
    Zlatan, Lukaku, Carroll

    (Jakup)(Brunt, Snoddy, M.Wilson)

    1. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Fundamentally first XI looks fine. Look to offload Snoddy as a first port of call. Maybe Baines thereafter

  21. cuervos
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Is it time to let go of Alonso?

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Yes

    2. djpete
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      They just played Man City.

  22. BananaNose Maldonado
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Pickford - Grant
    Walker - Davies - Baines - Ake - Amat
    Sanchez - Coutinho - Firmino - King - Grosicki
    Aguero - Lukaku - Carroll

    Had to work and missed all of today's matches.

    I have been planning on Firmino to Eriksen for GW32 all along. Is that still the most sound thing (don't have money ITB for Alli), or did something else come up with my players I should know about?

    Thanks in advance for any responses.

    1. Moosie the Staggie
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      That looks a very sound move. Nothing between Alli and Erik anyway.

      1. BananaNose Maldonado
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks, Moosie. I actually prefer Eriksen for all of the corners and set piece duties.

  23. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    The best midfielder option to 6.1 for next 3?

    1. Pasqualinho
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      I'd say Zaha

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Zaha / JWP

    3. WE GO FOR IT
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Zaha/JWP

    4. Smoky Johnson
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Zaha?

    5. Old Wulfrunian
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      thanks all

  24. Business Cat
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Quick poll for someone who's still nursing Mane and looking to move him on...what would you do (sale price 9.5m, 1.7m itb):

    A) to Sane...was set to do this til all this resting talk started

    B) Coutinho...moved him out 2 weeks ago and been heavily punished since...do I backtrack?

    C) Hazard...good tonight, but bad fixtures coming up...most away from home.

    D) Sanchez...can't afford without a hit to downgrade a defender...probably Brunt. Also not looking like an option.

    E) another

    Already got Alli, Eriksen, Siggy

    Would prefer a cheaper mid to open up Vardy -> Kane in a couple of weeks.

    Thoughts?

    1. Pirlø's Pen
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      A or C, C ideally but A is still a great move

    2. WE GO FOR IT
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      A

    3. DantheManinaPan
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      B - if it weren't for the hit I'd say D though

    4. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Who's your 5th mid?
      I like A from those but have a plan for Sanchez in soon.

      1. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        TCarroll...not moving him til WC

    5. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Went for Sane in the end.

      Now have 3m+ itb and trying to resist the urge to do Vardy to Aguero too....must resist!

      Thanks all!

  25. Swansea Bloke
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Pickford (Jaku)
    Alonso/Valencia/Davies (Stephens/Barragan)
    Sanchez/Alli/Son/Coutinho/King
    Lukaku/Vardy/Deeney

    Want to bring in Citeh players due to decent fixtures (I'm thinking Sterling or Sané) but can't seem to justify losing any of the above as most are bang in form. Should I stick or twist??

  26. joersherman
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Any thoughts on next transfers guys? 2.1m itb.

    Grant Jaku
    Alonso Valencia Davies Yoshida Brunt
    Sanchez Alli Siggy Zaha Clayton
    Kun Kaku Llorente

    Cheers !

  27. camarozz
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Will there be an article or two anytime soon on WC-ing and use of chips and also players to bring in etc??
    Having great difficulty with getting my head around it this season for some reason....

  28. NotsoSpursy
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Costa -> Origi ?

    I have Lukaku and Kun

    1. DantheManinaPan
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Nah

      Unless you're desperate for the funds

  29. tambourineman
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Brought Yoshida in for Amat on WC and all of a sudden I'm benching points, I knew Amat had a purpose.

  30. jimmy.floyd
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Bench one

    Tadic
    Zaha