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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. TorresMagic™
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    • 17 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Last Man Standing Update

    Safety score = 64
    Top score = 88
    LMS average = 66.94

    1 game plus lots of autosubs to go.

    1. liiusions
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Autosubs will put that safety score a few points I'd say

    2. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Jheez. You may be in trouble TM. 🙂

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Pretty close to guaranteed out unless Sanchez wakes up.

        1. Jazz!
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          You have any idea what the Sanchez ownership is in LMS? Surely very high?

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 17 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Well there are 133 players left out of 140 teams so majority are Sanchez.
            Will have a look now.

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 17 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              109 are Sanchez.

              1. Jazz!
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                Cheers.

        2. Nomar
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Same here.

          Oh well, vest la vie.

          1. Nomar
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Cest la vie.

            I hate autocorrect!

    3. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      64 + just Sanchez

      I'm screwed aren't I?

      1. Jazz!
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        It'll be very close ...

        1. Jazz!
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          I for one am getting 12 points from autosubs, suspect others will get a bit too.

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Need double figures from Sanchez probably.

        1. Nomar
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Sanchez needs to deliver unto us a 2 goal salvo with a clean sheet and max baps.

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 17 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Probably still won't be enough.

    4. Jam0sh
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      What is your verdict about 69 + Sanchez? If Sanchez gets something it should look good to get through?

    5. Mr. Blonde
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Didn't even realise I was still in. Excellent

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

    Why did Kolarov miss the previous GWs?

    Injury?

    1. liiusions
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Pep

      1. PvA
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Nuff said

    2. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      He is a bit useless at defending

  3. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Best way to get Kane here? 1FT 0.6 ITB. Cheers

    Thinking Origi/Sanchez -> Kane/Zaha then WC Sanchez back in 35?

    Heaton / Pickford
    Walker / Alonso / Yoshi / Baines / Amat
    Sanchez / Coutinho / Alli / Siggy / King
    Origi / Lukaku / Ibra

  4. Camp No No
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    What are these rumours that Sanchez won't play against Palace?

    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      God no, please no this isn't fair

    2. FALCAO & MOU
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      No No rumors.

    3. fedolefan
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      What? Please no. I can't take 4 players not playing.

    4. Pocky
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I don't mind...King 1st sub!

    5. PvA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Don't start this

      I'm out of autosubs

    6. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I would take 9 points from Kane !

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        * King!

    7. The Hindu Monkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      er, what

      1. Camp No No
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        The rumours that I'm starting here and now.

  5. Smoky Johnson
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Losing ground on ML rival who fielded this:
    King, Hazard(C), Coutinho, Son, Aguero, Ibra..

    Stuck! 1 FT 1.0 itb - what to do?

    Pickford / Jakupovic
    Alonso / Bavies / Mawson / Fabio / McAuley
    Sanchez / Alli / Eriksen / Sigurdsson / de Roon
    Ibrahimovic / Lukaku / Benteke

    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Siggy to zaha or king

  6. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    I remember it good that I can make transfers first and than activate WC ?

    1. liiusions
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

      1. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks mate 😉

  7. FALCAO & MOU
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone here has TC left, if so, what are you doing with it?

    1. Al Bundy
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I dont, but I would've used it on Kane in Spurs dgw

    2. AndyCook
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Playing BB next week with a bench of Middlesbrough mostly and then WC for a TC in 37.

  8. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone know the average score so far? TM?

  9. Gazza2000
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Play Holebas (SWA) or Valencia (CHE) ?

    1. *sigh*
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Asked this earlier and the answer was a resounding Holebas

  10. kirwy
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    WC draft. Thoughts?

    Hennessey
    Mustafi – Alonso – Fernandez
    Sanchez – Alli – Son – Zaha
    Ibrahimovic – Kane – Lukaku

    Pickford – Yoshida – Gibson – T Carroll

  11. The Hindu Monkey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Please help, doing Costa to Zlatan but need to offload Brunt to afford it and only have 4.3 left to play with. That will be even less if left beyond tonight.

    I already own Bertrand and Holgate (plus Valencia and Alonso) and haven't played my wildcard.

    A. Yoshida
    B. Stephens
    C. Chambers and hope for the best for double
    D. Bernardo (is he nailed)
    E. Kelly (how bad is Palace injury crises?)
    F. Naughton. (Two good fixtures next.)

    1. HVT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      A easy

    2. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      C

    3. *sigh*
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      A

  12. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Barragan or Fabio?

  13. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    average score so far anyone?

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      48

  14. cescpistols1
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Pickford Jakupovic
    Pieters Smith Yoshida Holgate Gibson
    Hazard Sanchez Alli Sterling Redmond
    Ibra Lukaku Barnes

    Thoughts on this WC team? Still have 0.6m ITB. Thanks lads!

  15. HVT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Turned the screw bigtime in my mini league this week!
    #experience

  16. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Finally rid of Rose.

    Aside from cheap 5th defenders, what's the longest you've ever held on to an injured player?

    8 games for Rose has to be a record for me.

    1. HVT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Shane Ferguson
      😎

    2. liiusions
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      How did that happen? What made you keep him for so long? Had Baines for about 6 or so weeks this season but he was always a week away from coming back ..

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Preparing for GW 28 I had bigger priorities, and that was an ongoing theme, since I always had 4 other decent defenders with decent fixtures, or else they too were injured (Coleman/Friend etc). Plus his return date kept getting pushed back when it seemed promising to keep him as a differential on his return.

  17. Kalou
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Fabio of middlesburgh likely to start next gw?

  18. AYLD28
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Current team:

    Valdes / Pick
    Bertrand / Valencia / Davies / Alonso* / Fabio
    Sanchez / Siggy / Zaha / Eriksen / De Roon
    Aguero / Ibra / Origi

    Are these moves worth a -8

    Aguero > Kane
    Origi > Lukaku
    Alonso > Holegate

    Which will give me with the big front 3 of Ibra / Lukaku / Kane without harming my first 11 too much I feel.

    Or do I go without Lukaku and just do Aguero > Kane or do I go Aguero > Lukaku.

    Thoughts?

  19. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Sane or Eriksen?

    Sanchez, Alli, _____, Zaha.
    Ibra, Kane, Lukaku.

    1. royals forever
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Sane

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

      Sane

  20. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Whats the best option (i'm WC'ng in GW35) ?

    Jak (Foster)
    Alonso, Davies Holgate (Mawson, Amat)
    Sanchez, Alli, Coutinho, King, Siggy
    Kaku (c), Costa (Gray)

    1 FT, 0.8 ITB

    A
    Costa to Kane
    then Siggy and Kaku to Zaha and Ibra next GW for a hit (bench Gray)

    B
    Siggy and Costa to Zaha and Ibra for a hit
    then Gray to Negrado next GW (bench Kaku whu)

    A gives me 2 DGW'ers, B 3GW'ers

    1. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      A

  21. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    56(-4) Sanchez and tekkers to go, am pissed off, I hate fantasy football.

    Sanchez+ niasse-> Kane(c)+ Walcott. already done, so give me your thoughts guys.

    1. *sigh*
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Would have kept Alexis who hasn't even played yet

  22. Shirokov(c)
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Not sure why I still have Valencia and Llorente.

    1. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Why is Valencia not starting?

      1. Shirokov(c)
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        No idea, surely it's fitness related?

  23. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Valencia yellow flagged with knock. Any news on this?

    1. HVT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Back for Anderlect and Chelsea-chill!

    2. Epic Fail
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Scout tweets

  24. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Heaton > Valdes this week or wait till GW34?

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Wait, anything can and will happen, no rush. I keep forgetting its 33 and not 34 next week.

  25. PvA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on Mustafi as a differential?

    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I'm not to keen, fwiw. I'm going to replace Walker with Holebas, then WC35.

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        *too

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

        Why holebas? Surely a dgwer would be a better option

        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          I have both Gibson and Valdés.

          1. Sims
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Oh okay

      3. PvA
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Holebas is a risky one, but as you said - WC makes it easier for you. I've used mine 🙂

        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Ah. Monreal?

    2. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I'll definitely be getting him when I use my wc in gw 35/36

    3. WVA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Been good since i got him on my wc and has great fixtures

  26. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Clasie will he be nailed to play now for sou at least 75 min?

    he was good while in Holland

  27. Flynny
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Who are people captaining next week. .?

    Kane

    Lukaku

    Thanks

    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      That's the question of the week isn't it. It will close to 50/50 split

    2. Epic Fail
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      One of them 2 definitely.

    3. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Haven't decided yet

    4. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Lukaku due to goals he is scoring at home and poor Burnley form away

    5. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Lukaku

    6. zon
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Kaku as I think I'm not bringing Kane in yet

    7. WVA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Kane

  28. Sims
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Lol one guy in the top 10k getting Son off the bench for Carroll

    Talk about jammy points

  29. F4L
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Eriksen Siggy Barnes âž¡ Zaha 4.2mid Kane for a -8? Yay or nay

    1. PvA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I'm not sure. You're moving away from 352 while I'm trying to get to 352

      1. AYLD28
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I think 3-5-2 is dead. The big hitters are back!

        Aguero, Lukaku, Ibra and now Kane..

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

      I'd rather have Eriksen and Siggy over Zaha and Kane FWIW

  30. IL LUCE
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    How does Valencia + Siggy to Hazard + Holgate sound for the squad below?

    Hennessey - Pickford
    Valencia* - Davies - Yoshida - Gibson - Robertson
    Sanchez - Alli - Sane - Siggy* - Zaha
    Ibrahimovic - Vardy - Origi

    0.9 ITB 2 FT

    I'm a little worried I wont be able to get Kane in after that..