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9 April 2017 2916 comments
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After Zlatan Ibrahimovic delivered a goal and assist for his 29% owners in United’s 3-0 stroll at the Stadium of Light, we now make our way to Goodison Park as two of the most in-form frontmen in the top-flight go head-to-head.

Everton’s Romelu Lukaku looks to score for the seventh successive home match, having struck ten times in the previous six in front of his own supporters.

Over 10% of Fantasy Premier League managers have pinned their captaincy hopes on the Belgian, making him the fourth most popular pick for the Gameweek.

Jamie Vardy rolls up on the back of five goals and a pair of assists in the last five Gameweeks.

Backed by over 16% of FPL managers, the Leicester City frontman faces a tough task against a defence with five clean sheets in their last six home fixtures.

Yet with the Toffees hit hard by injuries and suspension at the back, Craig Shakespeare’s side will fancy their chances of claiming a sixth straight league win since the departure of Claudio Ranieri.

In saying that, it remains to be seen whether the decision to bench Riyad Mahrez will backfire, with the Foxes manager clearly having one eye on the midweek Champions League encounter with Atletico Madrid.

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  1. andymck
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    72 pre baps with Sanchez left, it's nice when you cover yourself with the big players and they all click.

    1. KJT123
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      is that supposed to be a good score?

    2. itwaswritten
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      83 pre baps with Sanchez left. I've only done this good once.

  2. FALCAO & MOU
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    68 points fielding 10 players, no points from defense is not so bad.

  3. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Re-post: Eriksen or Alli, which one goes to get Kane?

    1. Assisting the assister
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Eriksen

    2. PvA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Neither, but Eriksen if you have to

      1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        This

  4. PvA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    The captains are scoring more and more as time goes on:

    Alli - 8
    Aguero - 9
    Hazard - 10
    Ibrahimovic - 12
    Lukaku - 13
    Sanchez - ?

    1. PvA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Alli - Early KO on Sat
      Aguero - 3pm on Sat
      Hazard - Late on Sat

      Ibra - Early on Sun
      Lukaku - Late on Sun

      Sanchez - Monday night

    2. Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      16

    3. Mark-O
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Mathematically u mean >13

    4. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      To make it balance, he'll get 2pts

    5. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      14 completes the sequence it seems

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

        2 goals 2 appearance points, 3 baps and a YC

  5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone actually sell lukaku?

    1. PvA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah for Kane even though Kane is just getting back from injury and Lukaku is scoring

      That was sarcasm. People complicate things for no real reason

    2. cravencottage
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Yes- for Ibra. Not a great idea!

    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah for vardy last week. I'm delighted with myself obviously.just want this game to be over.

  6. DR0GBA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    68 and looking at a red arrow 🙁

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      68 should give you a green no mater where you are

    2. Mark-O
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      92 small green arrow

      Beats me why

  7. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    High scoring game week

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

    TM: No Kane for you??

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Maybe later in week.

  9. BALOOO
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Why the hell did Vardy get subbed?!

    1. Mark-O
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Atletico Madrid

    2. makaveli123
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      CL

    3. Konig Luther
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Champions league

    4. PvA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Madrid coming up

    5. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Manager think they can beat Madrid 😳

      1. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Has all the makings of a Shakespearean comedy/tragedy (probably both) 🙂

    6. Norrin Radd
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      CL this week. Being rested. A taste of things to come?

    7. BALOOO
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Damn, totally forgot about them having CL 🙂 Still sucks, but at least i know who of Kaku/Vardy makes way for Ibra.

    8. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      He was taken off with an eye on Wednesday, presumably

  10. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Oh no Dublin goal 🙁

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      legend

      1. boc610
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        get in

  11. 404_FC
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    can someone explain why valencia not play for 2 game T_T

    1. Magic Bean
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Fatigue. Played in South America and a lot of games prior

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Saved for midweek.

    3. 404_FC
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      rest 1 game is not enough right?

      cheers guy

  12. Legomane
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Someone in my ML is on 64(-4) with Walker Valencia and Fuchs all rested...Yoshy coming off the bench for third week running for him to soften the blow (wish I'd not tipped him Yoshy!)

  13. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Jagielka will score another goal

    1. Mark-O
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      No

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

      If that is what romelu now calls himself, I agree.

  14. Jigger & Pony
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Come on Holgate get yourself an assist...

  15. NestorC
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Anybody knows what is happening with Valencia? The special one said nothing about him.

    1. Mark-O
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Focus on Europa trophy seems more practical for them

    2. PvA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Given a rest I assume

    3. Clifford☯
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      rested for Europa League.

    4. borat
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      showing muscular injury on fffix. likely to be avbl for chelsea match

    5. NestorC
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      So he is good as nothing in pl games, as much as a fpl asset?

  16. borat
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    on 61(-4) pts. fffix predicting a bigred arrow. now need sanchez to rescue my gw

  17. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Time to sell Valencia and Walker? DNP in two games in a row-.-

    1. Viper
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      I'm keeping Valencia. He's had his rest now I hope

  18. Crow
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    81 + sanchez, pretty nice, nobody blanked this week 🙂

  19. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    On WC:
    Would you go with Hazard + Zaha permanently or Coutinho + Zaha with possible switch to Sterling/Pedro ?

  20. My neck my back my Saed Kol…
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Costa to ibra for free?

  21. Viper
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Lukaku has Watford at home in gwk 37. He's going to be difficult/risky to leave out of those WC teams

    1. *sigh*
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      This is the dilemma. At the moment id back Lukaku v Watford against Gabbiadini x2.

  22. FALCAO & MOU
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Is Ibra essential for 34? Man may defend for their lives, but Ibra will score against Guardiola and Burnley can defend well too, I can't decide here.

    1. *sigh*
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah id say so. Perfect captain material then you can get rid if you want.

  23. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Baines red incoming

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Reported...

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

    So Kane (Burnley) or Lukaku (Bmouth) as capt this week? (or Alli)

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Kane change teams?

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

      Sorry other way around with them fixtures

    3. Crow
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Kane (bou)

    4. *sigh*
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Kane

    5. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Kane captain
      Mee and Heaton can stop Kaku

  25. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    81 point gameweek after bonus and subs.

    How the hell I get Kane back I don't know but with Lukaku playing Burnley it won't be any time soon...!

  26. tm245
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    I have no players in the Everton Leicester match, when does it start?

    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      After 15mins

  27. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Time to sell King ?

    1. makaveli123
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Why?

    2. Mark-O
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Andy King?

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

        Yes 🙂

    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      No. Have you seen his fixtures after Spurs? Can't say he is not in form.

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

      If it is Josh king absolutely not!!

    5. BALOOO
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Keeping till the end i think, great fixtures after Spurs.

  28. We Will Klopp you
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Always have a playing defender first on your bench when playing 3-4-3/3-5-2, it's a gameweek saver

  29. jackhammer1
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Have Davies, AllI and Erik... current front 2 of Ibra and Aguero.

    A. Get kane in for Aguero. -4 (mustafI for Davies as the make way)
    B. Lukaku in for Aguero. Free transfer

    What do you reckon??

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

    If WALKER and VALENCIA played this week I would be on 70+ right now...

    Instead I am on 59 (pre bonus) with Sanchez left

    F OFF