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9 April 2017 1534 comments
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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. Stats Don\'t Lie
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    So who else only has 10 men????

    1. martyhan
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah. Two weeks in a row

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

      Me

      Have had 10 men for the last 3 gameweeks

    3. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Sunderland

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

      9

    5. Odikostar
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      My rival has 9 :))

    6. Ben the Mee
      9 years, 3 months ago

      o/

  2. martyhan
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Would you wildcard this team?

    Heaton jaku
    Valencia brunt Alonso Jones Dann
    Alli Sanchez deRoon Erickson siggy
    Costa vardy lukaku

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

      No, sell Jones for a DGW player and it be fine

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

    Elbows booked

  4. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    What products does Romero use? Flawless hair.

    1. MTPockets
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Gentleman's relish?

  5. Somalion
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Manquillo with a lovely take down. Then he remembers he's Manquillo, so balloons it.

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

    No baps for Ibra or will change since winning goal?

    1. the snazzy viking
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      will probably get 1 after winning goal

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

        he won't

    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Will change

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

      Nah he wont get any

    4. McQueen
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      3 baps added for him if they don't concede. Not guaranteed a bonus though.

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

    Best two defenders for 11.8 mil? Cant be Spurs or United

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

      Yoshida and Alonso

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

        soz got Alonso, forgot to mention

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

      Gibson and Yoshida

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

        This

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

      Valencia and pieters

  8. JJeyy
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Is it time to get rid of Valencia?

    1. Ben the Mee
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Holding for DGW. Then ditching after

      1. JÆKS ⭐
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Home to Swansea?

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

          why is he not playing?

          1. JÆKS ⭐
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            We don't know, but prob rested AGAIN for EL

        2. Ben the Mee
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Need the funds to upgrade Siggy

  9. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Martial card magnet picks up another yellow.

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

      Really harsh that. Curved run away from the keeper I thought.

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

        Yeah just a fk

  10. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Martial just got booked because Pickford kicked him?

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

      Yep

    2. faver
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      basically story of my week

  11. Ambu
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Whys Valencia not playing?

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

      Europa

    2. MTPockets
      9 years, 3 months ago

      To be fair Mourinho did say he'd focus on the EL. I just didn't believe him.

  12. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Ibra dangerous FK incoming

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

    Looks like rotation city is starting early.....

  14. Lucky_Z
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Would you give Anichebe chance in XI against WHU?

    Holebas, McAuley and T.Carroll on the bench.

    A) Yes
    B) No

  15. muc1999
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Ibra must have something in his contract that says he plays every prem minute when fit

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

      Who else is gonna play there that's any good whatsoever

      1. muc1999
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Just saying doesn't even be brought off even the odd game they are cruising

    2. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      That actually sounds like something he may well have stipulated.

  16. Grounderz
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    That tongue by Pickford.

  17. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Pogba >:(

    1. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      He's no Alonso.

  18. HazardAGuess
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Ibra woulda scored it :'(

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

    Darmian in trouble-Tony V on?

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

      all 3 subs used anyways

    2. SirStevieG
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      He's not even on the bench.

  20. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone spot that trash tornado on the pitch?

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Rashford?

    2. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      The Sunderland trash vortex.

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

      They call 'em willy-willy's down-under.

    4. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Doesn't he play for Boro?

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

    Didier Ndonkey

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

    Best 5 man midfield from here on in:

    Currently own:

    Sanchez Haz Alli Eriksen Sane, anything to change?

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

      Eriksen to Coutinho. Then Kane up front.

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

        I've got Kane, Eriksen , Alli atm

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

      Son King Sterling Coutinho JWP

  23. The Wizard of Ozil
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Choose 2 strikers to have and to hold until the end of the season...

    Think mine is: Kane & Lukaku

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

    Mourinio smilling!

  25. Business Cat
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    So much garbage drifting around the pitch...litterbugs!

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      But enough about Pogba..

  26. tm245
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Very disappointing second half.

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

    Kun owners are you keeping him?

    Kun > Kane (C) makes sense right?

    I'd then do Lukaku > Ibra for gw34

    1. JÆKS ⭐
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Doing those moves myself

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

    do we think Spurs stay in a 4-2-3-1, even when Wanyama is fit due to Son's form?

  29. Goodricke
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    That could have been awesome. Rashford has pace but no intelligence!

  30. jia you
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Was cursing my luck with Walker not playing, but now with Valencia not playing also I will get Yoshi's haul for the second week running 🙂

    1. Jay_
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Nice 🙂