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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. Numb
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    IBRA HURT?

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

    Ibra dead

  3. vectorman
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Surprised there's no rest Ibra now comments lol.. He may well do

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

    Zlatan knew what he was doing there.

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

    Moyes halftime teamtalk worked a trick then

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

      They'll all be getting a slap later on

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

    Ibra is pretty tough, he's soldiering on.

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

      "6 foot 5 and hard as fck, he gets the Reds excited..."

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

      Pickford way worse off.

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

    That sounded terrible

  8. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Bye bye sunderland

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

      Is that you Moyes? 😛

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

      Sunderland's relegation and Newcastle's promotion to be confirmed on the same day?

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

    Who scores more?

    A) Eriksen, Zaha, PVA (-8)
    B) Tadic, Negredo, Walker

    A is 352 - B is 343.

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

      A.

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

      I don't know I'm not psychic.

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

      You got in Negredo for the DGW right? Keep him.

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

        Yes but I don't want him anymore. He got dropped and pretty sure Boro are going down

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

    Its gonna be 40 minutes of Ibra lazing about while United pass around the back, probably not worth watching

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

      Hopefully

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

      This lol. People seem to think Ibra will get a massive haul just because Utd are against 10 men 😆 . More of a chance they pass around the back

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

    Ibra needs to chill. Almost took out 2 of my players

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

    Where will Pickford move to next year?

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

      championship?

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

      Liverpool maybe

      1. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Mignolet 2.0

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

      Or Everton

    4. The Big Fella
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      City

    5. Ben the Mee
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Liverpool

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

    Sunderland fans should be putting their energy into booing the boss rather than Herrera

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

      Have they not started walking out yet. They like a good walk out up there sometimes.

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

      no more mr nice guy

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

      One of their forums had a 60 page thread on booing Moyes earlier today.

  14. K-win
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    What happened to Valencia?

    1. Ben the Mee
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Won 3-1 to Granada

  15. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Shaw an option??

    1. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Not with Mou smack talking him all the time.

    2. The Big Fella
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Wondering this myself but Valencia was doing and he is being rotated so no reason Shaw won't be either.....

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

    Pogba is shocking

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

    Do we know when Arsenal DGW is likely to be?

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

      It will be confirmed in the next week, but it's likely going to be 36.

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

        The Southampton vs Arsenal match of course.

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

      GW35 or GW36....be nice if Premierleague announced it tomorrow

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

      Sweet. Just want to get things straight in my head now!

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

    Did Mourinho say anything about Valencia?

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

      Apparently he had fatigue

  19. itwaswritten
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Kinda hope Ibra scores a hat-trick.

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Ibrah more likely to be subbed with Europe coming.

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

    I managed to get 48 points this week with only 7 starters, and no Alli or Son. Disaster averted.

  21. The Head-Ake
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    GW33 : Costa to Kane this week and King for Pedro (-4)
    GW34 : Lukaku to Ibra

    Good plan?

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

      Hard to drop King at the moment for me

      1. The Head-Ake
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        King in for Pedro out

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

    Thoughts on this wc team

    Valdes jaku
    Davies holgate Bailly yoshia Stephens
    Hazard Alli Sanchez zaha de roon
    Kane ibra aguero

    0 itb.

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

      extremely front heavy, defence looks weak as a result

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

      Not sure as I did on my WC about two Saints looking at their fixtures. And I was saying earlier we have one 4.3 DGW forward and look what you do with the midfield if you put him in.. Quite tasty 😉

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

        Sorry two Saints backs I mean..

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

    Sunderland corner goal would be nice

  24. HD7
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    First the Walker rotation, then Valencia... I really need an Anichebe goal

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

      Walker & Valencia again bleeding annoying

  25. TheSaint
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Hi
    is Puncheon still on set pieces for Palace?

  26. Brap.
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Wish refs would crack down on kicking the ball away. Basically every time there's a free kick now in the Prem it's done. Obviously managers are telling them to do it cause sometimes a completely unrelated player sprints in just to kick it away

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

    Would be nice to see Vardy given a rest today, he's earned it

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

      May well do I think

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

      With you on this

    3. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Don't

  28. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Really need a Rashford one point cameo.

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

      Why do you own Rash?

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

        Someone in my ML has him captain (!), Alli vice

        So I'm with Cilly

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

    Januzaj spotted.

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

      Baseball cap...terrible idea 🙂

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

    What a ball Fellaini