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8 April 2017 1643 comments
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Saturday’s action continues with a batch of five afternoon kick-offs with the main focus on events at the Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City host Hull City, with all eyes on the performance and output of Sergio Aguero.

More than 550,000 or 12.5% have trusted the Argentine with the Gameweek captaincy having seen him provide four goals in his previous five outings. Aguero will be expected to produce, even without the service of Kevin De Bruyne in midfield – the Belgian is rested to the bench by Pep Guardiola.

Elsewhere, the Liverpool teamsheet at Stoke City sends shockwaves, with both Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino named among the substitutes. The former – owned by 919,132 (20.6%) – has just recovered from a bout of illness, while Firmino – part of 539,647 (12.1%) of squads – is apparently fatigued and therefore preserved.

At the London Stadium, Andy Carroll is only considered for a bench role against Swansea City having recently suffered further problems with his groin. Fernando Llorente returns from his own injury concerns but only makes the bench for the visitors.

Middlesbrough’s Alvaro Negredo is another striker benched today – he’s dropped by manager Steve Agnew who opts to retain Rudy Gestede with Cristhian Stuani also getting the nod.

Finally, there’s no return for Southampton’s Manolo Gabbiadini at The Hawthorns, while West Brom relegate Chris Brunt to the bench as Matt Phillips earns a recall.

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

  1. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Burnley

    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Scorer?

      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        No but very very close

  2. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Useless West Ham goal. Kouyate G Snodgrass A

  3. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    West Ham 1;0

  4. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    West Ham goal

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

    Norwich-Reading 6:1

  6. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Goals galore

  7. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Too many goals

  8. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Swansea need to get Llorente on. Liverpool need to get Coutinho and Firmino on.

  9. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Norwich 6-1 Reading

    1. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      7-5 full time?

  10. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Reading are 4th in the championship

    6-1 down after 40 minutes

    1. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      🙁

  11. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Heavy hitters on at HT!

  12. Mark-O
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Anyone having this combo of Alli+Son+Kane now? Looks quite overkill with too much Spurs attack

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Not with their fixtures.

    2. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      You can't have too much spurs

      1. Mark-O
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Minus their defence

        Wanted Davies actually

    3. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      I'm planning Alli + Son + Eriksen

  13. wanaj84
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    hello
    dgw new team already update?
    please

    1. wanaj84
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      for gw 34

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

      Say what?

      1. wanaj84
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        dgw for 34

  14. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    C'mon Kun pleeeease

  15. Federico
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Aguero -> Kane it is!

    1. JJO
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      It surely is
      But he could score some goals in 2nd half anyway

      1. Federico
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Lets hope so! I need to make up for my Son sale somehow.

    2. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Carroll to Kane for me. Kane - Kun - Origi 😀

      1. Federico
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        I'll try to go with Ibra - Lukaku - Kane for GW34. Going 3-5-2 next week.

  16. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Klopp doesn't want European football

  17. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    get the f out my team mcauley

  18. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Liverpool are so terrible it's almost funny

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

      It is funny 🙂

  19. BadgersBoys
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Such a meh 45 of football. FPL wise

  20. Tansey
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    pages flying with goals

  21. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Not even on for a clean sheet from my playing defender. This is quite disappointing

  22. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    bring on llorente at HT please

  23. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    people actually paid money to come and see boro v burnley?

    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Bet that's a classic

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        8/15 for less than 2.5 goals looking good
        ...

  24. David Davros
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Lukaku > Kane... yes or no?

    1. Lav
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Look at Lukakus fixtures
      Look at Lukakus ownership

      1. David Davros
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Kane is a differential which is needed at this point.

        Don't think there is much in the fixtures tbh

        1. Lav
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Im going Kane Lukaku

  25. Lav
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Oh Tom Heaton

    Why have I never owned you this season?

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

      Crazy

  26. SirStevieG
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Lanzini, Siggy and Aguero (c) you all suck

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

      It's HT, mate.

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        What Badgerboys says 🙂

  27. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Going to end the day with around 14 points, probably, with only Valencia left to play. Incredible stuff

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

      How?

    2. Fitzy.
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      I doubt that will eventuate.

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        45 minutes left. Always more goals in the second half of football games.

  28. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Boro goal would be ideal. But they are such a poor team. The game plan should be so simple for them - just lump it into the box and have runners around Gestede.

  29. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    wtf has happened to siggy? very poor

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      No Llorente.

    2. L'Aeroplanino
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      no support, poor as a team

  30. money face bandwagon
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Lol@ aguero captainers

    1. makaveli123
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      This one is going to backfire

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Bit early - this will come back to bite you and I am a non-owner.

    3. BadgersBoys
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Wtf are you on? It's HT and it's Aguero.

    4. BobBradleysOpportunity
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      why would you write this (non augero owner)

    5. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Well done. Was waiting for this kind of nonsense just to reassure me that standards are staying consistent.