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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. Krafty Werks
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Would you currently take Alli over Hazard even if you already owned Eriksen?

    Yay or nay? Ta.

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

      Yes from me - better value.
      But if that makes it hard to get Kane if having 3 Spurs-players I would save the spot for Kane

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

        Thism

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

      Yes.

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

      yay

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

      Yez

    5. Krafty Werks
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Thanks for replies all, so does Siggy/Baines > Alli/Yoshida sound good? Ta.

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

    Assuming DDG/Pickford are keepers, whats the best defense for a WC?

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

      Spurs Valencia Southampton Boro 4.0-4.3 defender

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

    Having lost faith in Sanchez is this a good move?

    Sanchez, Carroll and McAuley > Alli, Vardy and Bavies -8

    1. Jusagoras
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Keep Sanchez. Do you really feel he won't be scoring points anytime soon?

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

        I don't see it. Think he will get the odd goal or assist only

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

      -8

    3. Feed tha Sheep
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      No

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

      Not for a -8

  4. VFORVANDETA
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Do King >Eriksen tonight or wait?

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

      Wait! King is on fire!

    2. Feed tha Sheep
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Wait

  5. Tshelby
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    64 this gw without going for Sanchez great game week!
    Only sad thing is Yoshi on the bench

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Considering I am on 51 my heart bleeds for you 🙂

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

        Sorry everybody has a great game week when someone has a "less" one. 51 still is good

        1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Ah I'm only messing with you hence the 🙂 . It's a good score now gimme your points

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

            You can have the Yoshi points 😉

  6. Jusagoras
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Heaton
    Walker McAuley Gibson
    Sanchez Alli Coutinho Siggy
    Kun(c) Lukaku Carroll

    Jaku Carroll Pieters Amat. 1FT, 0.1 ITB.

    Save?

  7. andymck
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Any thoughts on this lot?

    Grant Pickford
    Alonso Valencia Davies Evans Amat
    Sanchez Alli Sigurdsson Sterling King
    Ibra Lukaku Crouch
    Still have WC

    A) Sterling > Sané
    B) King > Zaha
    C) Sigurdsson > Pedro
    D) Alonso > any def

    Or other?

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

      A

  8. Baked baines
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Costa & Baines > Aguero & Stephens/Holgate -4?!

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

      Yep. Stephens.

  9. Bobby_Baggio
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Evening all. Which to transfer??? 2.1m ITB

    Heaton
    Luiz - Baines - Nyom
    Alli - Sanchez - Siggy - Cout
    Aguero - Origi - Lukaku

    Mawson - DeRoon - Chambers

    A) Nyom > Davies
    B) Siggy > Sane
    C) Siggy > Zaha
    D) Anything else

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

      A

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

      A

  10. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    who is captaining Alexis (C) vs Palace? don't forget his away form..

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

      Sakho though

    2. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Even if he had bagged a brace tonight I'd still be going Lukaku.

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

        many good options weekend for Captaincy, and Sanchez is up there

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

      Not this time. May do Lukaku(C)!

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

      Not a lot. But if he delivers, he will be a great option for Boro away in GW32.

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

        Kun

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

      Not me. Looking at ibra, eriksen and alli. Maybe lukaku also as not a fan of early kick off captains.

  11. EL_FENOMENO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    a) Brunt to Davies
    b) Baines to Verthongen

  12. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    How dangerous is it not to have 2 Spurs midfielders for the next two?

    1. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Very. Get in Dembele.

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

        *Sissoko

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

          *wanyama

        2. UnitedFan
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          *Sissoko and Dembele, forget the others

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

          Wanyama-Dembele?

    2. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Brilliant.

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

    Captain choices everyone?

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

      Romelu 'flat-track bully' Lukaku

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

        Would you suggest vardy-lukaku (c)?

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

          No, Vardy is up against a weakened defence

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

      Kun, Alli/Eriksen, Lukaku.... Sanchez

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

        Wish I had kun at this point

    3. The Wizard of Ozil
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Alli.

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

      Agüero!!

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

    A green arrow with a captain fail is always a relief!

  15. ALegendJ
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Why do some team do not appear on season ticker?

    1. Fred54
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      You only paid for basic membership it seems.

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Screenshot?
      I think the DGW is confusing you on there.

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

    Pickford
    Valencia Brunt Vertonghen (Yoshida SWard)
    Alli Coutinho Eriksen Siggy (Clayton)
    Costa Barnes Lukaku
    1ft 5.5 itb

    A)Barnes+Siggy->Ibra+Zaha
    B)Siggy->Sanchez

    Thanks

    1. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Close but A

  17. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Pre autosubs, the LMS safety score is 44.
    Hopefully FPL will update soon or else I may work it out in an hour or so.

    1. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Cheers TM. Through to the GW32! 🙂 Turned out to be really good gameweek after horrible start

    2. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      I'm doing rather well.

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Well done RCA, you'll pass me next GW.

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

      Congratulations on the frequent poster cup victory.

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers Tony, good battle.

      2. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        lol cheers and congrats PotaoAce

        1. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          oh woops thought that was for me

  18. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    FPL taking too long to update tonight 🙁

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      What's your score?

      1. Chucky
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        73. Sanchez(C) ruined it. 🙁

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Glad the WC worked out. 🙂

          1. Chucky
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            yeah it did thanks to you. 🙂

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

    Captain?

    A. Kun
    B. Lukaku
    C. Alli

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

      Has to Kun if you own him.

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

        Cheers. 🙂

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

      A

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

    Need some help 🙂

    1) Siggy -> Sane (have no City)
    2) Heaton and Tadic -> Pickford and Sane (-4)
    3) None of them

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

      3

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

      3

    3. UnitedFan
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      2 if any

    4. VFORVANDETA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      3

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

    Bench

    Zaha
    Tadic

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

      zaha

    2. UnitedFan
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Tadic

  22. FPLHaggis
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Thinking about pushing the WC button - how's this?

    Valdes Pick
    Walker Valencia Stones Yoshi Holgate
    Alexis Haz Alli Son TCarroll
    Lukaku Aguero Origi

    0.0itb

    33: Roll transfer
    34: Son & Lukaku > Zaha & Ibra

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

      Reconsider son-t.carroll

    2. Flynny
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Save the ft mate

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

        That's my proposed WC team

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

    A brave Origi and thats a winner 🙁

  24. Flynny
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    What are people thinking nowhere players to get for dgw34.

    Boros miserly defence concede 4 tonight

    United going to rotate.

    Guess looking at ones benteke or zaha and valdes

    Is that it?

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

      Sanchez walcott mustafi. Set for dgw

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

        They dont have dgw34....

        35/36 And 37

  25. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Zaha punt failed. Should have just replaced Llorente with the standard Origi.
    5 points lost 🙁

    1. The Wizard of Ozil
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Annoying when a punt fails and the obvious goes on to happen.

      1. Bruno Bruno!!
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        true say

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Yep, now it's whether to give Llorente the West Ham game if available or Zaha the Arsenal game? Could also replace Llorente for a hit.

    2. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Yup...Did I do this...of course not 🙁

    3. UnitedFan
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      I did King to Zaha after word on here had King out 🙁
      My own fault though

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

      Mané to San(c)hez fail here.
      Should have gone with my gut and got Alli or (C)out instead.
      It was fear of ownership and C that did it. 🙁

      1. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Erm... Yep same here

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Much easier to replace an injured player. I ended up replacing Fletcher for a hit instead of getting his points.

    5. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Be patient he might pay you back in time

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Can hope. Standard play would have been better unless I went Carroll.

  26. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    I think tonight hailed in the business end of this season.
    from now on clean sheets from anywhere will be few and far between.
    Its time to rearrange your defence, go ridiculously cheap or go goalscorer

    1. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      This

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

        This

  27. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Time for a WC?
    Heaton Jaku
    Chambers Walker Brunt Alonso Valencia
    Siggy Lanzini Sterling Sanchez Allen
    Lukaku Costa Llorente

    Thinking I need spurs mid, Kun or Ibrahimovic, downgrade defence etc...

  28. FPL Puppy
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Evening you lovely people. Good to go or any changes/transfers?

    Heaton
    Alonso - Walker - Valencia
    Sanchez (VC) - Alli (C) - Eriksen - Sigurdsson
    Costa - Lukaku - Llorente

    Foster, Brunt, Robertson, De Roon

    1ft, 1.7 ITB.

    1. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Llorente or Costa out imo. Llorente to Origi perhaps

      1. FPL Puppy
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers 🙂

  29. AYLD28
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    GTG

    Valdes
    Bertrand, Alonso, Valencia
    Sanchez, Eriksen, Zaha, Tadic, Siggy
    Ibra (c), Vardy

    Subs: Pick, B.Davies, Origi, Fabio

    1. Starting 11, GTG?
    2. Would you use the FT for siggy > Sane with no city cover

  30. Mind över Mata
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Any thoughts here gents, please cheer me up, has been a disaster in my H2H:

    Heaton
    Alonso, Vertonghen, Maguire, Valencia
    Alli, Coutinho, Sanchez, Siggy
    Lukaku, Costa

    Grant; Llorente, Chambers, De Roon