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23 April 2017 3123 comments
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The final double Gameweek side take to the pitch in Sunday’s late kick-off, with Crystal Palace making the trip to Anfield to face Liverpool.

Fantasy managers will, of course, be focused on both Wilfried Zaha and Christian Benteke in the Palace attack, with both commanding 144,000+ and 148,000 new Fantasy Premier League owners for Gameweek 34 respectively.

Benteke is skippered by 96214 (2.1%) of his owners as he bids to extend a run of three goals in his last four outings. He’ll face his former club in form, then, with Zaha and Andros Townsend tasked with providing him with the ammunition.

While Sam Allardyce’s side have every motivation to earn a third successive win at Anfield, Liverpool also have every incentive to claim a victory.

Their quest for a top spot and Champions League qualification goes on, with Fantasy managers focused on the efforts and output of Brazilian pair Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino.

Coutinho has been signed by over 34,000 FPL managers ahead of Gameweek 34, with Firmino earning 58,000+ new owners following his run of returns in six consecutive Gameweeks.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. Ben the Mee
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Well thats confirmed it then. Chelsea winning the double.

    • Chucky
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      baps out

      1. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Ahh those 3 on Tekkers look sweet.

      2. Urchin
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Nothing for DDG 😉

      3. *sigh*
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        What a sight to behold

    • Sterling is £11Mill..…
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Countinho needs set pieces to score roberto can score anytime any place

      1. afcblegend
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Salty

      2. CloudSky
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Coutinho non owner? Could smell you from here.

      3. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Doesn't matter how the points come.

        1. Sterling is £11Mill..…
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          It's ok he can never get more then one goal a game he gets subbed and wrapped in cotton wool

      4. Differentiator
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Firmino's goals only count for 4 points though. No benefit to him playing OOP.

        1. dark91
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          I thought Firmino is classified as a mid

          1. Differentiator
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            He always gets a YC immediately after scoring for taking his shirt off 🙂

            1. Live Lad
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              You meant his YC. I thought so.

        2. Live Lad
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          What are you saying?

    • Oven Glover
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Out of the ashes -> the fire

      Triple Boro -> Triple Southampton

      Has this dgw taught us nothing?

      (For people on a WC. Thank me later.)

      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Southampton are a bit better than Boro

        1. Oven Glover
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Fixtures, rotation from Mr. Puel...

          1. Syd.
            • 16 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            I don't think he will rotate

            1. Oven Glover
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              Alrighty then

    • Bruno Bruno!!
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      benteke red card incomming

      1. BRFC1883
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Hahaha you wish

      2. KUN+10
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        shut your piehole

    • Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Rob Holding should be nailed!

      1. Deulofail
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Does he have goal threat?

        1. La Roja
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          He almost scored from a corner

          1. Deulofail
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            Does he have goal threat aside from once nearly scoring from a corner?

    • Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      How is Hennessey still first choice? Where is the Mandanana guy?

      1. ChelseaGuy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        He's been brilliant last few games. Give the guy a break

    • Guvnor
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      How's Zaha looking?

      1. Holmes
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Better than Bellerin 😳

    • Jethrik
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Couple of Benteke captainers gloating in my mini-league.

      Not sure why. He was always on track to get something at Liverpool but he's not going to put anything past Spurs.

      Just add 2pts, subtract -1 for his customary yellow and you have his DGW points.

      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        do you think they care about spurs thats just bonus now

      2. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Still a decent GW captain

      3. Whazza
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        You just can't take it 😆

        1. Jethrik
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          I can't take it from my mini-leaguers - you're right there!

          But I have Benteke and King and Coutinho and my (C) still to play.

      4. makaveli123
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        He's on form, but every attacking return against Spurs would be a bonus 🙂

      5. andy85wsm
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        12 is an excellent captain score and now Spurs is just a bonus.

        Spurs away not quite the same as Spurs at home (although still very good). Benteke could get a goal and that would be brilliant!

        1. Deulofail
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Benteke only has to turn up to be my best captain this season. A YC an he draws on 26 with 2 or 3 other GWs. Sure it's a terrible captaincy record for me, but Beteke has clearly done the business already, and might do more as Andy says

        2. Jethrik
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          He won't get anything from Spurs. They're not going to let him goal hang.

          1. BananaNose Maldonado
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            How many clean sheets do Spurs have on the road this season?

            This feels like wishful thinking, to be honest. He was always the best captain pick.

            1. Jethrik
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              Hardly wishful thinking. Benteke's not Lukaku or Kane. This is only his third double digit score of the entire season. I thought he might get something at Anfield but the defending was non-existent. He didn't even have a marker.

              Yes Spurs have a worse away record but if you think they are going to let him stroll into the box when they're four points off winning the league, you're crazy.

              He did well to get a brace and max bonus but that's it, and as such he 'wasn't always the best captain pick'. We won't know who that was until the GW's over. Coutinho could have easily had three and max bonus in that game.

              1. BananaNose Maldonado
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                8 years, 8 months ago

                Fair enough. I just found the "he won't get anything from Spurs" to be a bit presumptuous given their lack of clean sheets on the road, Benteke's form, and his recent level of involvement anytime Palace score. Good luck.

                1. Jethrik
                  • 10 Years
                  8 years, 8 months ago

                  It WAS presumptuous on my part, but football discussions are aren't they? In reality anything virtually could happen in any match. Good luck to you too.

      6. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        BFS says Hi

        He loves to give the bigger teams a bloody nose so expect more points to come

      7. Ibracadabra
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Should have stuck to my guns and Triple Captained him, floated the question a few times on here and was laughed at... glad I captained him in the end, didn't have the courage, oh well at least I have my TC in tact for GW36...

    • Lawrø
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Benteke goal: https://streamable.com/v6y1o

      I love Tekkers. Well done owners and especially captainers

      1. The Mandalorian
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Probably the best goal Ive ever seen...

      2. Deulofail
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Yesss. Just got to it first. Non zaha/townsend owner here. Keep it up Cabaye.

      3. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks but what awful defending

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

        Cheers lawro

      5. *sigh*
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks for this Lawro

    • d1sable
      • Has Moderation Rights
      8 years, 8 months ago

      There is still someway to go guys,

      Negredo could score a couple against Sunderland, Benteke could get sent off........you just never know what luck/misery/elation is around the corner!

      Anyhow we have more DGWs coming!!

      Chin up!

      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Agree - just got to hope it falls for you.

      2. Harper_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        I agree disable, everyone has their lucky GW, but you need to have bad gameweeks to really appreciate the good ones

        1. d1sable
          • Has Moderation Rights
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Indeed.

          Think im stockpiling the bad ones for GW rank 1 in the future lol

    • La Roja
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Cabaye clos

      1. La Roja
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        e

    • fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Coutinho will score 23 points here.

      1. Holmes
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Too much to ask for, I'll take 15pts 😛

      2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        this is the most pointless post possible.
        Why do people do this??

        1. fedolefan
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Because people like you get easily wound up by it.

          1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            not wound up, just curious

            1. fedolefan
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              It's typically a post by a non-owner really worried about a major haul by a popular pick. He's been getting all sorts of chances if you're watching.

        2. Holmes
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          *jinx jinx*

    • Glasner Ball
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      I HATE MORENO 11 mins ago "None. Sorry. Palace won't score"
      (C) Tekkers says hello 😀

    • Syd.
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      That should be Palace safe but let's have one last hooray against Spurs

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Just need an absolute insane goalfest in that game. I have 5 attackers in it 😆

        1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Me too 🙂

        2. Syd.
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          I have 3

          Tekkers, Eriksen & Son

        3. Fred54
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          5 also, Benteke (C), Zaha Towsend, Kane and Alli.

        4. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Benteke(c), Townsend, Kane, Alli, Eriksen for me...a goal-blizzard would be nice! 😉

      2. NATSTER
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Hope Zaha gets some positive points from that game.

    • Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      This is our day Benteke armbanders

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Hope so, need saving. Benteke winner, Zaha A would be perfect.

      2. pundit of punts
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Get in

    • GuillermoDickero
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Fantasy lesson for me this year - form over fixtures

      1. The Overthinker
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        We don't learn, do we?

      2. Ravager
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Definitely

      3. Deulofail
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Not sure about that. Can't discount fixtures. Pool was never a bad fixture for Benteke for example. Plus keeping poll mids for their good fixtures when others have moved for form others has works.

    • Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Robbie from ArsenalFanTV will probably be taking out a Wonga loan this week then. Viewership to tumble.

    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Aguero sitting on the stairs like a bum

    • Guvnor
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      *travels back in time*
      *Kaku > Benteke*

    • Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Up to 3.6k now. Captain Kane yet to play....and up another 10pts in my ML.

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Very nice!

      2. Jay_
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Well done Wakey

        • EmreCan Hustle
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Nice Wakey!

        • UnitedFan
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Great work

        • TLF
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Nice one

        • Colonel Shoe 肝池
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          quite a season there wakey

          ive been meandering for weeks

        • Debauchy
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Nice Wakey , head down now and play for OR

          1. GENERATION X
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            he always says OR is irrelevent

        • DeadStarComing
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Fair play

        • TLF
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Just seen your team value, it's insane !

      3. Sims
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        One donkey replaces another

      4. Rossamous
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Captain Benteke and not Negrado or Rashford. Check

        1. pundit of punts
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          O/

      5. pundit of punts
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Benteke (c)

        😎

        1. La Roja
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          😎

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

          Sunglasses face don't know how to do it

          1. Jafooli
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            : cool :

      6. Shifty
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Benteke DGW specialist .

        Nice to see some old faces with him as C.

      7. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        As a Liverpool fan, I don't know how to feel about captaining Benteke. It looks like there could be more goals there for him.

      8. Budweiser
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Why do I have Valencia and PVA in my team again?

        1. dhamphiir
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Why did you buy them?

        2. Deulofail
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          I suppose they seemed like better options than the alternatives in your side. Otherwise, I don't know

      9. Captain Blanks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

      10. Chucky
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        BENETKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
        JUHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

      11. Arteta
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE