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Dugout Discussion – Sunderland vs Manchester United

The first of two Sunday fixtures gets underway at 1.30pm this afternoon as Sunderland welcome Manchester United to the Stadium of Light.

The most popular captaincy choice for Gameweek 32, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been handed the armband by 15.7% of Fantasy Premier League managers ahead of a visit to the basement-dwellers.

Encouragingly for his owners, the veteran delivered his highest haul of the season against the Black Cats, with a goal and two assists helping him to 15 points back in Gameweek 18.

With eight fixtures remaining in the final six Gameweeks, including a double Gameweek 34, the likes of Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan can play their way into our plans for the run-in today.

Those holding the hosts’ Jermain Defoe will be buoyed by the absence of David de Gea, who misses out for the first time this term with “a little problem, according to his manager.

Meanwhile, Antonio Valencia’s 17% owners are left frustrated yet again, as the Ecuadorian is omitted from the squad for the second match in succession.

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  1. makaveli123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Lukaku EO in top10k is 97% 😎

    1. Mic
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      EO? Is that Ownership?

      1. liiusions
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Effective ownership

        1. Mic
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          ThNks

      2. Ridcully
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Effective ownership. Percentage of teams that starts for + percentage of teams that he is captain of.

      3. liiusions
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        If they've captained him it means they've effectively got 2 Lukaku's

    2. liiusions
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Silly Q but if it's under 100% does that mean a goal is good for owners who haven't captained him?

      1. Ridcully
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Yes.

      2. makaveli123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Correct

      3. TheTinman
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Actually if you want to be nitty about it then it depends on your rank.

  2. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Ibra - "I feel like Benjamin Button"

    Hahahaha

    1. Jigger & Pony
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Haha

      1. boombaba
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Haha

        1. Greenbackbøøg…
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Haha

    2. Mic
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      So good

  3. liiusions
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Damn you Darmien those 7 points should be Valencia's 🙁

    1. Jigger & Pony
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      This

      1. liiusions
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        He's not worthy of me spelling his name correct

    2. boombaba
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Valencia didn't play so hardly

    3. Lemongrab
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yup. Any idea why he didn't play?

      1. GREEN IS GOOD
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Rotation perhaps. Man Utd in Euros this week and next.

        1. Lemongrab
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          So frustrating

  4. royals forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    If Sanchez blanks tomorrow I'm thinking of taking him out and getting him back in either 35 or 36 when the ARS/SOT DGW happens

    Is that a good plan or bad plan

    Any ideas would be welcomed

    1. boombaba
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I'd keep him. He comes up with a haul out of nowhere usually

    2. InSaneMan-e
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Only decent if the replacement mid is strong (Ali/Couts/Eriksen)
      and you're getting Kane/Ibra for a Llorente/Deeney/Carrol

    3. joeydordon
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      2 transfers over 3/4 weeks and cant really invest the money or thats more transfers! He can score against anyone

  5. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Larsson had his studs up and had no control over where he was going. He could easily break a leg with a tackle like that. Wish they'd stop going on about it being an okay challenge

    1. boombaba
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      It was a okay challenge

      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        No it wasn't

    2. Jigger & Pony
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      These tackles can break legs

  6. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    68 all out and out of the cup. Well played Pitstop1 (apart from your scabby Stephens and Yoshida subs) 😛

    1. Jazz!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      He had both of them get subbed on? Loool

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Yep, I got Mawson 😀

        1. Jazz!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          😆 This game, eh

    2. HVT
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Squad management > WR!
      😆

  7. Chris_H
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Tbf it does make things interesting with so many strikers doing the goods at the moment.

    Far more this than Aguero (c) every week

    1. Odikostar
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Indeed

    2. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Been a while since any of them have had a big score .. 9 points been a good captain choice recently

  8. PvA
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Oh yes baby

    3 - Ibrahimovic (39)
    2 - Shaw (36)
    1 - Darmian, Mkhitaryan (32)

  9. hafakilo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Another united clean sheet, delighted, i have valencia and de gea 😉

    1. Jigger & Pony
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Lol

    2. andymck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Your grav sums it up perfectly.

    3. Jazz!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      So do I, but Pickford's 3 and Yoshida 9 in 🙂

      1. HVT
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        12 ain't bad tbf, you'd have took it beforehand.

    4. Arn De Gothia
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Lol, big hug

  10. JÆKS ⭐
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Hope to get a bit more response this time but was planning to do Crouch to Negredo in gw 34, but would you do it this week and play him ahead of King?

    I know King has been on fire lately BUT Spurs at home, cant see them scoring with their away form

    1. MTPockets
        7 years, 1 month ago

        I'd play King. Got Negredo for this week, slightly regretting already.

        1. JÆKS ⭐
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          He almost scored though!

          1. MTPockets
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Played ok apparently. But benched for 1st half.

        2. Ravager
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Understand your reasoning for not wanting to play King...but it's MID so Negredo isn't exactly banging them in either...

          1. JÆKS ⭐
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Was impressed with him in the last 2 though, think he is a good shout for gw 34 since they will have to score goals to stay up

        3. Odikostar
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Not a big fan og him tbf. Who would play in 34 and 35 if you don't get him

          1. JÆKS ⭐
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            I'm probably playing AOA and benching Davies. Been playing 352 for a while but Crouch as 3rd sub. So If I won't get him, it will be Davies then

        4. MJM
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          I guess Boro have to go for it now to stay up so Negredo could be a good option GW33

      • HVT
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Kane (1pt yesterday) > Ibra?

        1. HazardAGuess
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          You gonna get rid of Kane vs. Bournemouth, when Ibra has Chelsea? :S

        2. HazardAGuess
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Also that was probably a joke, but still!

      • Plagued by indecision
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        No Valencia has really annoyed me, especially with so many of my rivals getting Gibson off the bench. Got a fair amount of rubbish to get rid of. Any thoughts?

        Heaton / Grant
        Yoshida / Valencia / Alonso / P.Jones* / Friend*
        Alli / Eriksen / Zaha / Pedro* / Allen*
        Aguero / Lukaku / Origi

        Thinking Aguero > Kane for next week and then make other moves later. What do you think?

        1. Odikostar
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah probably

      • J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Time to get rid of Valencia?

        1. Bubz
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          He's just being rested

        2. Moose™
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Looking to get rid imo.

      • Ravager
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Crossroads. Been bang average for the past 3-4 weeks. Wondering if I should bite the bullet and just WC

        Foster (Jaku)
        Alonso Walker Fernandez (Nyom Funes*)
        Sanchez Siggy King Alli (De Roon)
        Kun Lukaku Llorente

        1 FT 0.6 ITB.

        1. sunzip14
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          I think I would WC this team.

        2. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          West Brom and Swansea hurting your team. Get them out.

        3. c10™️ ⚽
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          I am on same to same scenario as you.. thinking to play WC ... im confused!!!

          1. Ravager
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Thanks for the replies everyone. Yeahh, I was planning to save for the DGW 37 but...can't be toiling around until then.

        4. MTPockets
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Similarish team. I'm holding out, but holding out so far has been a mistake.

          • Odikostar
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Nah wait to 35

            1. Ravager
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Lol and nah I'm confused again *sigh*

              What would be priority if I don't WC then? Funes > Gibson?

        5. TheTinman
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Light it up Ross

        6. sunzip14
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          "I was born old, I will die young" lol Ibra

        7. My neck my back my Saed Kol…
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Team in need of serious surgery. Got 2 FTs and willing to take some hits. Who are the players I should be looking to get in over the coming weeks? Current team-

          Jaku grant

          Alonso brunt Valencia pieters Amat

          Sanchez Alli coutinho siggy de roon

          Costa lukaku benteke

          All help appreciated

          1. trinzoo
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Brunt > Gibson

        8. trinzoo
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Bench one:

          A) Negredo (ARS)
          B) Holebas (SWA)
          C) Pieters (HUL)

          1. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            I can't, I don't own any of them 😉

            C

          2. JÆKS ⭐
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Think B

            1. trinzoo
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Yeah, between B and C, tough one.

        9. andymck
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          All I need is any return from Sanchez and I'm winning my cup tie, hopefully not too much to ask for!

          1. boombaba
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Easy, he will get a few points I reckon.

        10. boombaba
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Who are people using TC on if your not using it GW37

          1. JÆKS ⭐
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Sanchez probably

        11. _Ninja_
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          What a goal from Baines!

          just practising.

          1. DR0GBA
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            You actually got me excited there..

            1. _Ninja_
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Sorry 😀

          2. BALOOO
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            What about the missed pen? 🙂

            1. _Ninja_
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              I'm only in the 1st half.

        12. FPL Hitman
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          FFS Cup title defense over. Lost by 1 point.

          1. makaveli123
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Bummer. A manager has more luck next year

            1. FPL Hitman
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              A manager will bounce back next season.

          2. TheTinman
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Unlucky Kesh mate

            1. FPL Hitman
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Yeah. Had to end someday. Ibra assist nd 3 baps killed it in the end

        13. F4L
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Jafooli - 54 + baines
          v.s
          me - 57

          who wins?

          1. Jigger & Pony
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Can see Leicester scoring so you

          2. THFC4LIFE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            You win

          3. HVT
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            FFL

          4. Clifford☯
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            you win.

          5. F4L
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            yes lads, that was what I was hoping for. Come on Leicester!

        14. Messiah Hazard
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Wait a minute!!! Fuchs also doesn't start. I have only one defender playing.

          1. boombaba
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Oh fuch

        15. Jigger & Pony
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          I would guess Valencia and DeGea would get a rest next GW vs. CHE given the game is between the two Anderlecht fixtures.

        16. sunzip14
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Score check:
          61 with Lukaku, Sanchez, Zaha and Holgate to go!

        17. THFC4LIFE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Is this g2g for next week I know its early

          De gea
          Alonso Vertonghen Valencia
          Eriksen Son Sanchez(c) Siggy
          Origi Vardy Ibra

          Pickford Yoshida DeRoon Chambers
          0.8itb 1ft

          Thinking maybe Vardy > Lukaku or upgrade Siggy

        18. Mic
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Whos benching King (tot) theyve conceded 7 goals at home this season. Finally going to bench him I think.

          1. km79
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            I am of the same mind

        19. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Thoughts on holding off on Kane until 34 (Own Eriksen and Alli) and then doing Eriksen & Carroll to King & Kane.

          1. boombaba
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Get him for next week if I was you buddy

          2. THFC4LIFE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            I'm not getting him yet either have Vert Eriksen and Son

        20. The Head-Ake
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          GW33 : Costa to Kane this week
          GW34 : Lukaku to Ibra

          Good plan? Should I reverse the tranfers or else? What else would you do?

          1. Slam
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            That looks amazing.
            Just hope your team is not like mine and 2 players get injured every week...

            1. The Head-Ake
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              This would be my team lol

              Henessey
              Yoshida - Valencia - Alonso
              Sanchez - Alli - Pedro - Eriksen
              Costa - Kaku - Origi
              ( Jak - Gibson - Fletcher - Holgate) 1 FT and 1.9 ITB

          2. andymck
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            That's the ideal plan imo.