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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. FPL Footy Show Pod
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    Siggy to Zaha before the drop or wait it out?

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Wait it out, expect belated returns from sig at Watford.

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Why not wait if you can wait?

    3. Digital-Real
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Swansea playing to remain in the league, Siggy has to perform and proven FPL player

  2. KeepCalm
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    I need to see some WC teams for inspiration..

    1. sminkypinky
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      I've just been toying around with this:
      Valdes Pickford
      Alonso Bailly Holgate Bavies Yoshida
      Haz Theo King Zaha Alli
      Kaku Ibra Kane

      Just doesn't hit me with a Wow effect though...

      1. KeepCalm
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Gabbi instead of Ibra and get Sanchez in maybe..

      2. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Impressive given the strike force. Only key omission Sanchez of course

    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      I've come up with

      Hennesy pickford

      Barragan Stephens Bailly Alonso Fabio

      Alli son Sanchez king jwp

      Kaku ibrah kane

      Not sure I'm.wildcarding though

    3. Donblaster
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      I used mine two weeks ago and went for this...

      Valdes Pickford
      Davies Gibson McAuley Stephens Holgate
      Sanchez Coutinho Alli Zaha De Roon
      Ageuro Ibra Lukaku

    4. The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      I don't have a WC, but my team will be this come GW37:

      Caballero, Pickford
      Alonso, Valencia, Vertonghen, Yoshida, Holgate
      Alexis, Eriksen, Sane, Sterling/Tadic, TCarroll
      Kane, Ibra, Gabbiadini

      Providing these players are not dropped from their positions (Thinking of Caballero here).

  3. F4L
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    Coutinho or Haz?

    1. Odikostar
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Coutinho for fixtures and price

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      toss a coin, like coutinho but hazard in form too and on pens

  4. Jay_
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Siggy to Zaha or Negredo to Benteke worth a -4? Or even both for a -8?

      Siggy (wat, STO, mnu)
      Zaha (LEI, liv, TOT, BUR)

      Negredo (ARS, bou, SUN)
      Benteke (LEI, liv, TOT)

      Haven't included gw35 for forwards as Gabbiadini comes in that week, Zaha would be a season keeper. Siggy to Zaha would also avoid a hit in 35 for Negredo to Gabbiadini.

      1. Jazz!
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        I'd keep Negredo, those Benteke fixtures are just a bit underwhelming. Hopefully he's had his 'rest'.
        As for Siggy to Zaha, I like it. 🙂

        1. Jay_
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Cheers Jazz, yeah plus it frees up needed funds later down the line. Thanks mate

      2. Allthepresidentsmen
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        63 with Zaha and Sanchez still to play, not bad ? What's everyone else at ?

        1. Syd.
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          86 with Sanchez left

          1. Allthepresidentsmen
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Nice, let's see your team ?

        2. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          63 Sanchez

        3. Odikostar
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          79 after bonus and subs with sanchez left

        4. Jazz!
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          70 with Lexi

        5. Digital-Real
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          71 Sanchez remaining

        6. Jay_
            9 years, 2 days ago

            57 Sanchez, Mustafi

          • Iceball
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            74 Sanchez left

          • Donblaster
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            64 with Zaha and Sanchez (c) to play 😉

          • Clifford☯
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            67 + Alexis

          • Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            76 with Sanchez.

            No kun so I consider this a huge success. Dreading this gw

            1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 2 days ago

              Oh 79 forgot kaku bps

          • THFC4LIFE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            After baps and bench players 84 with Sanchez left

          • Yank Revolution
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            79 post baps and sub, Walcott to go.

          • Jigger & Pony
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            98 with Sanchez to go

            1. Allthepresidentsmen
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 2 days ago

              Nice, let's see your team ?

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

                Valdes Jaku
                Alonso Valencia Holgate Bertrand Olsson
                Sanchez Alli Son King DeRoon
                Ibra Lukaku Costa

            2. sunzip14
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 2 days ago

              Holgate assist would have made it 100. It wasn't to be today. GL for tomorrow 😀

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

                Yup 🙂

          • sunzip14
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            75+Sanchez,Zaha

          • BobBradleysOpportunity
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            84 with walcott and sanchez

          • Weasel Boy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            79 with Zaha and Sanchez to go.

          • Business Cat
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            83(-4) all out

          • The Tinkerman
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            59 + Alexis. Majority of my players have scored, yet I'm still on a red arrow I think. Not the best.

            1. The Tinkerman
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 2 days ago

              Ah, wait... 68 after Yoshida comes on.

            2. Gudjohnsen
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 2 days ago

              Strange gameweek three of my midfielders scoring, two of my strikers scoring and two defenders keeping clean sheet. 75 points and no players left.

              1. The Tinkerman
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 2 days ago

                Yeah, my entire defence and keeper scored 6 or more. Two of my mids and two of my strikers (inc. 6 for C Eriksen)... still looking like a red. All of the high owned players firing. Ibra damaging me again.

          • ceejay106
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            93 all out. Best week of the year.

        7. Bruno Bruno!!
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          Any transfer suggestions looking ahead to GW33.

          Kane in seems the obvious move

          Valdes | Pickford
          Alonso Valencia Alderweireld | Evans Amat
          Sanchez Hazard Alli King Sterling
          Vardy Carroll | Anichebe

          1 FT and 0.9m ITB

          1. The Head-Ake
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Sterling to T.Caroll and Kane for Caroll

            1. Bruno Bruno!!
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 2 days ago

              0.8 short

          2. Lav
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Kane

        8. DA Minnion (Former great)
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          Aguero to lukaku for a -4 .yeah or neigh.

          1. Mickey Tyrion™
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Why?

          2. Odikostar
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Kane and ibra?

            1. DA Minnion (Former great)
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 2 days ago

              Got kane . No Ibra.

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

            Because I don't have him.

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

          Have a feeling Kun -> Kane move gonna bite in the arse. So torn on this!

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

            Kun is 1 goal at best, not an issue

        10. The Head-Ake
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          Does anyone have the link to the Jarvis Cup? I wasn't able to find it on google. A lil' aid would be appreciated 🙂

          1. Epic Fail
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            No need to Google. You could have used the FFS search.

        11. KISSES
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          Bailly nailed, given the CB injuries?

          1. Jazz!
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Yeah.

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

            Yes

        12. Lav
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          Is anyone here going without Sanchez? Hazard over Sanchez?

          1. Bruno Bruno!!
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Sanches to Walcott for me

          2. Epic Fail
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            No

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

            I've Walcott instead.

          4. Yank Revolution
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Walcott over Sanchez for me.

          5. Crow
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Keeping him this and next week. We'll have to see after that

        13. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          Last Man Standing Pre Bonus

          Safety score = 59
          Top score = 85

          1. Jazz!
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            🙂

          2. Syd.
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            High safety score today

            Should rocket tomorrow with Sanchez and Auto Subs

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 2 days ago

              Yep, probably knocked out this week unless Sanchez does well.
              Should rise at least 2 if not 3 after bonus.

              1. Syd.
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 2 days ago

                🙁

          3. joeydordon
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Am i right that hits dont count in lms

        14. Rhodes your boat
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          Walker/Valencia owners!
          Are you sticking or moving them on?

          1. DA Minnion (Former great)
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Walker one more week.

          2. Iceball
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Think I stick 2 weeks then WC

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

            Sticking

          4. Professor Abel X
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Sticking

          5. Yank Revolution
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Sticking (Antonio V)

          6. The Tinkerman
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Sticking Valencia for rest of the season

          7. Awesom-o
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            I've moved him on. He's very expensive for a defender and if he's not nailed on to play I just don't think he represents value especially when the 3 Spurs slots are a precious commodity.

            I've moved him out for Stones, who I don't rate by the way but he's pretty cheap and if Willy is in goal they should keep few clean sheets with their generous run-in.

            That's allowed me to bring Kane back and have money left over to increase my DGW options.

        15. Syd.
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          13 points today

          Green or Red arrow

          1. Epic Fail
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Depends on the rest of your points.

          2. Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Same colour Seb Larsson saw.

          3. The Tinkerman
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Just Lukaku? I didn't captain him and every time he scored I got further below the FFFix top 1k average, so his EO must be high. I'm expecting a red arrow.

          4. Iceball
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Red

          5. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            red from yesterday

        16. PvA
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          3 - Lukaku (55)
          2 - Jagielka (45)
          1 - Mirallas (40)

          3 - Ibrahimovic (42)
          2 - Shaw (34)
          1 - Rojo, Darmian (31)

        17. The Tinkerman
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          Kane vs. Lukaku is going to be a very tough captain call next GW.

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

            Coin flip time

            1. The Tinkerman
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 2 days ago

              Drawn to Lukaku simply because Kane is coming back from injury and may not get a full 90. Plus, sentimentally, Lukaku (C) has been superb for me this year. Got all of his big hauls. Kane ownership still likely to be relatively low amoung active players though, so very tempting.

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

                Same. Plus Kane in an early kick off game, and have Alli + Son too as a hedge. Think Lukaku(c) it is.

          2. Digital-Real
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Kaku for me, Kane is just returning from injury, there is no form there.

            1. Yank Revolution
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 2 days ago

              Kane looked up for it in his sub appearance, dont be so sure.

              1. Digital-Real
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 2 days ago

                Kane is always up for it! I prefer Kaku as he has the momentum

                1. Yank Revolution
                  • 14 Years
                  9 years, 2 days ago

                  You'll never hear me say a bad word about Rom.

        18. Mayo for Sam
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          Pick one,

          Pedro >

          A Zaha
          B Coutinho/Firmino
          C Save

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

            B

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

            A

          3. StalkingDwarf
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            I think it all depends on how Zaha plays tomorrow.

        19. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          big moment tomorrow for sanchez, fails to deliver I think he is leaving my team

          1. Yank Revolution
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            The exodus will be epic if he gets 3 or less.

            1. The Tinkerman
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 2 days ago

              He could have 5 fixtures in 3 GWs later on, he is going nowhere in my team even if he blanks from now till then. If I had a WC still it might be different mind...

              1. Yank Revolution
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 2 days ago

                Ok! Even though he isn't central lately? *Pray for Alexis*

                1. The Tinkerman
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 2 days ago

                  Yeah he is wider, had no problem scoring out from there before though. Need to check his stats but I believe he is still getting plenty of chances and taking enough shots.

                  1. Yank Revolution
                    • 14 Years
                    9 years, 2 days ago

                    Very limited shots/touches in the box since moving out wide....

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

            Bet he is bricking it as he reads this

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

            Yup all other big guns have delivered. He needs to step up.

          4. Crow
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            I'll be happy with 1

          5. StalkingDwarf
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            He's in my team for the rest of the season I think.

          6. DA Minnion (Former great)
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            I don't have him but I think he'll score at least one goal. He looked dangerous last week.You can't keep a good man down.

          7. Weasel Boy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Sanchez to Haz for me if he blanks

          8. william prunier
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Let them sell him

        20. Weasel Boy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          79 with 2 to play.
          How's everyone else doing?

          1. Epic Fail
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Score check near the top of the page.

            1. Chucky
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 2 days ago

              😀

            2. Weasel Boy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 2 days ago

              Doh!

        21. d3bug
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          Brought in Jagielka... So I guess Kane will have to wait

        22. THFC4LIFE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          Help with this lot please lads

          De gea Pickford
          Alonso Valencia Vertonghen Yoshida Kone
          Siggy Son Sanchez Eriksen DeRoon
          Origi Vardy Ibra
          1ft 0.8itb

          A. Vardy > Lukaku
          B. Son/Vardy > Zaha/Kane
          C. Ibra > Lukaku
          D. Other

          Cheers

          1. StalkingDwarf
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            B

        23. Bruno Bruno!!
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          Didnt even realise i qualified for the frequent posters cup

        24. balint84
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          plan:
          drop Lukaku to Kane, because of his dgw
          hold Costa same reason
          Lukaku has no dgw
          or just drop Costa to Kane?

        25. Lord Flashheart
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          Just saw this:
          7 shots on target at bravo this season.
          7 goals from those shots.

          Must be the worst stat of any keeper ever.

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

            Season or calendar year?

            1. BigAsGiroud_
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 2 days ago

              calendar year

        26. PvA
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          Sometimes I know other people's score more than my own with the amount of bragging on here

        27. FPL Footy Show Pod
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          So I've no idea what to do with my squad

          Heaton

          B.Davies Cedric Robertson

          Siggy Sanchez Alli Lanzini

          Lukaku Zlatan Vardy

          2FT & 0.1ITB
          Immediately thinking Vardy and Lanzini need to go.... but for who?

          Coutinho and Tekkers/Defoe?
          Eriksen and T/D?
          Hazard and Niang/Hernandez?

          1. BigAsGiroud_
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            just Lanzini to Zaha maybe...then wait and see

          2. Hooky
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Needs Kane

        28. F4L
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          im stuck, will Spurs play with 4atb next week, or will Wanyama come in for Son?

          1. THFC4LIFE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Not sure myself might wait til the pressers see a lot can happen in training from now til Saturday

        29. BigAsGiroud_
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          Hold Siggy one more week, and GW34
          1)Siggy+McAuley → Zaha+Gibson
          2)Siggy+Diomande → Zaha+Negredo

        30. Syd.
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          C'mon Sergio

          Let's do this tonight

        31. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          Absolutely regret getting Kane in for a hit when also looked at Ibra and somehow talked myself out of the saner move.

          On 68 - 4 with Sanchez left.

          Would have been 79-4 if with Ibra.