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16 April 2017 1287 comments
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In the first of two Easter Sunday fixtures, we drop by the Hawthorns at 1.30pm as West Bromwich Albion entertain Liverpool.

Unsurprisingly, Jurgen Klopp recalls both Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino after both emerged from the bench to grab a goal apiece in the 2-1 win at Stoke last weekend.

Coutinho’s strike – his third in as many matches – made him the sixth most transferred in player for Gameweek 33, with over 89,000 new owners.

In light of the Brazilian’s recent output, it’s no surprise to learn that the he is the most captained player for today’s early kick-off, with 77,887 FPL managers handing him the armband.

As the only team without a Gameweek 34 fixture, sales of the Baggies main men are likely to escalate over the next few days.

Indeed, both Ben Foster and Gareth McAuley are the top-ranked keeper and defender for transfers out since yesterday, with over 8,000 FPL managers already ditching the latter.

After being withdrawn before the hour-mark in each of the last two league fixtures, the McAuley exodus was well underway last week, with over 44,000 FPL managers drafting out the centre-half ahead of yesterday’s deadline.

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  1. CloudSky
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Dont know whats worse, the pain from being hungover or the pain of having to watch this game.

    1. Jakarta
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      My rival has played triple West Brom defence. Against Liverpool. Please don't let this be another of his stupid decisions he gets away with...

      1. CloudSky
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        ML leader has McAuley playing so he'll score, get cs and max.baps.

    2. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Depends what you regret from being hungover.

      1. CloudSky
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Being too hungover to get up and get a remote so I could switch the channel.

    3. FrankieTheGent
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Turn on Beethoven's 9th and your re-living A Clockwork Orange...

    4. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      one can't be helping the other, but both should be better by the 2nd half

      1. CloudSky
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Hear hear.

  2. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    What a bad game of football, luckily United are on later

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

      😀

  3. Pinky Blinders
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Honest opinion, will Man U actually win the Europa league?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Lyon are the only team who can stop them I think.

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      No

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

      Really don't see why not given the opposition in general

    4. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Phyrric victory

    5. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      No

  4. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Liverpool playing so slow compared to early season.

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

      Hard to play a fast paced game without Mané.

      1. Jazz!
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        This and they always struggle vs teams like Brom.

  5. Tmel
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Pickford
    Robertson Valencia Baines
    Walcott Sanchez Alli Siggy
    Kane Benteke Lukaku
    (Grant Pieters Stephens Fletcher)

    Need to raise funds to facilitate Lukaku > Ibra, which one is better?

    a) Baines > Gibson
    b) Siggy > Zaha

  6. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Not happy if McAuley picks up a CS.........I seem to be avoiding playing him for CS's and playing for zero pointers every week atm

    1. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      As a Brunt owner and bencher a CS here would be too much to take

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

    hey guys, which new chips do people suggest needs to be added in FPL. most if not all people seem to agree that AOA is a shire
    chip.

    I wish there could be a chip where one goes with a full first 11 of a single team for a particular game week once a season or a chip that allows you to make one subsfitu

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      All out Defence...where all your offensive players earn defender CS points in addition to their usual points

    2. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Frodo likes the shire chip

    3. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Vice captain and captain both get double points=Double Trouble

    4. FrankieTheGent
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I like "auto-captain".
      Your highest scoring player becomes your captain.

    5. Pasqualinho
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      More AOA chips, please. I feel like I'm a lone voice in this crusade. One a year relies almost solely on luck - with four or five it could bring on a bit of transfer strategy. Are there no other supporters of multiple AOAs for the season?

  8. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Kan deserves a YC

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Kanu*

  9. Robe Wan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    If Sturridge ends up at a mid table team he could be fpl gold

    1. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      No he won't be. He'll still be injured wherever he plays...or rather doesn't play...

    2. Kun Tozser
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Still be injured

    3. andymck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Maybe if he actually started playing every week and was 3m cheaper.

    4. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Im looking forward to Defoe playing for a mid table team

  10. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    hey guys, which new chips do people suggest needs to be added in FPL. most if not all people seem to agree that AOA is a shire
    chip.

    I wish there could be a chip where one goes with a full first 11 of a single team for a particular game week once a season or a chip that allows you to make one substitution even when the gw has started.

    1. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Roll an extra transfer chip

    2. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Scrap the chips. Keep WC

      1. columbo
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Agreed.

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

      I would like to see some mechanism that promotes the use of defensive midfielders.

  11. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    hey guys, which new chips do people suggest need to be added in FPL. most if not all people seem to agree that AOA is a shire
    chip.

    I wish there could be a chip where one goes with a full first 11 of a single team for a particular game week once a season or a chip that allows you to make one substitution even when the gw has started.

    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A "C-VC" switch...

    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Posted the same thing 3 times

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Mods need to step in and remove redundant posts

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

      They should get rid of all of them imo - using the TC and BB chips during DGW almost renders them useless vs. other competent players

      1. Robe Wan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Agree

        It's a bore

    4. FrankieTheGent
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I like "auto-captain".
      Your highest scoring player becomes your captain.

  12. Ligdon
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Lukaku for the golden boot this season ?

    1. dark91
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Looks like it, unless Kane goes crazy in the last few games
      But it is between these 2

  13. Chris_White
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Pool reverted to 343 it seems

  14. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    hey guys, which new chips do people suggest need to be added in FPL. most if not all people seem to agree that AOA is a shire
    chip.

    I wish there could be a chip where one goes with a full first 11 of a single team for a particular game week once a season or a chip that allows you to make one substitution even when the gw has started.

    1. Ligdon
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Hahahaha

    2. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Great topic. Hulk this

    3. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I would love to see all chips removed from the game expect for the 2 wildcards

    4. dark91
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Very original 😀

    5. FrankieTheGent
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I like "auto-captain".
      Your highest scoring player becomes your captain.

  15. mcrayeps
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Do i need more chelsea cover?

    Sanchez zaha alli eriksen
    Costa kane kaku
    Plan this gw : Costa -> Ibra

    Im worry with only alonso when chelsea vs southampton on home, should i do Costa to Ibra or no?

  16. EspanYOLO
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Could this be anymore tedious. Can't believe I left Origi in this week..

    1. Sterling is £11Mill..…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I know I have Origi also, whats more annoying is Klopp wil sub him. But its not that Origi has been crap or anything they have just barely got the ball to him and had zero chances

  17. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Just take Origi off Klopp mate

  18. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Bottomed.

    hey guys, which new chips do people suggest need to be added in FPL. most if not all people seem to agree that AOA is a shire
    chip.

    I wish there could be a chip where one goes with a full first 11 of a single team for a particular game week once a season or a chip that allows you to make one substitution even when the gw has started.

    1. mcrayeps
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Ive seen it 4 times in the bottom

      1. Feloh
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        feel the power of Copy and paste

    2. nkhoughton
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Why would you want a full 11 of 1 team that would surely be worse than your current as not everyone would produce,

      Id probably suggest removing all chips or if to mix things up

      A do-over captain if your captain blanks you can repick it

      Instead of your a whole team, one week your captain will be the alotted 3 players from 1team I.e. Kane alli Eriksen

      1. Tanglebrain
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Are you 4 real?

    3. Pep says
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Having chips that can alter your score after the games isn't a chip. It's a tool. Chips are for gambling. Making subs or swapping captain after a player blanks is not gambling.

  19. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Why is Nyom not playing 🙁 I played Lovren and Nyom because I expected the game to be this dull!

    1. gorilla
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      because he sucks

      1. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        But how did it take Pullis all this time to realize that?

  20. nkhoughton
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Are WBA likely to score?

    1. gorilla
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      no

  21. gorilla
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    can this game get anymore boring

  22. CloudSky
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Stage set for a Lucas winner.

  23. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    hey guys, which new chips do people suggest need to be added in FPL. most if not all people seem to agree that AOA is a shire
    chip.

    I wish there could be a chip where one goes with a full first 11 of a single team for a particular game week once a season or a chip that allows you to make one substitution even when the gw has started.

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Plagiarist 😆

    2. mcrayeps
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Should be in discussion

    3. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      a 'Hindsight Transfer Recall' chip would have been handy a couple of times this season when I took Kane out just before his hauls

    4. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      a 'Captain > Vice Captain' switch chip would also have helped several times this season

  24. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Pulis should get fined every week by the FA for this rubbish.

    1. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      This is an awful, awful game.

      1. Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        It's why I sold Macauley. I really can't be doing with this kak.

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

      It works beautifully against Liverpool, loving it. 😎

  25. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    That ball in from Milner sums up the 1st half!

  26. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Brunt YC

  27. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Brunt YC

  28. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    McAuley foul, Brunt YC 😛

  29. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Sorry guys, repost, I got no replies.

    hey guys, which new chips do people suggest need to be added in FPL. most if not all people seem to agree that AOA is a shire chip.

    I wish there could be a chip where one goes with a full first 11 of a single team for a particular game week once a season or a chip that allows you to make one substitution even when the gw has started

  30. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    hey guys, which new chips do people suggest need to be added in FPL. most if not all people seem to agree that AOA is a shire
    chip.

    I wish there could be a chip where one goes with a full first 11 of a single team for a particular game week once a season or a chip that allows you to make one substitution even when the gw has started.