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30 April 2017 1880 comments
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After Gylfi Sigurdsson earned Swansea a share of the spoils at Old Trafford, we turn our attentions to a couple of mid-afternoon encounters that both get underway at 2.05pm.

Three of the top five captain picks for Gameweek 35 are set to feature in Everton’s home encounter with Chelsea.

Up against a defence without a clean sheet in 11 Gameweeks, Romelu Lukaku is looking to score for the ninth successive league match at Goodison Park.

The Belgian was handed the armband by 432,000+ FPL managers on the back of 11 goals in the previous six in front of his own supporters.

Diego Costa carries the captaincy hopes of more than 401,000 after serving up a season-high 16 points at home to Southampton on Tuesday, while a run of three double-figure hauls in six have persuaded 232,000+ to opt for his Chelsea team-mate Eden Hazard.

Meanwhile, Sergio Aguero is the number one armband choice among FPL managers this week for Manchester City’s trip to struggling Middlesbrough.

Backed by over 488,000 FPL managers, the Argentine has netted in five of his last six league outings, with the only blanking arriving against Man United on Thursday night when he fired nine attempts on goal without success.

Intriguingly, Gabriel Jesus starts alongside his fellow South American for the first time this season after returning from injury with an appearance off the bench in Thursday’s Manchester derby.

With home clashes against Palace, Leicester and West Brom before a final day visit to Watford, Jesus could now play his way into our wildcard plans if he can plunder the points against Steve Agnew’s strugglers.

Both Leroy Sane and Raheem Sterling are among the subs for City, with the German’s run of 12 successive league outings coming to an end at the Riverside.

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  1. DR0GBA
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Now my rival gets even LUCKIER with an Aguero (c) penalty... f*** off

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Standard for this GW.

    2. Rover
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      This.

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

      Me too 😀

  2. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    #THFC: Lloris (C), Trippier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Davies, Dier, Wanyama, Son, Eriksen, Dele, Kane. #COYS

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Son is back.

    2. Guvnor
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Walker forever getting benched. Whyyyyy

    3. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Trippier deserves to start, way better than Walker

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

    Why has sane been booked

  4. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Aguero goal

    Sane assist

  5. nkhoughton
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Kun penalty goal

    1. Sp0rting
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Who are you?

      Soccer guy?

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

        Nah football I ain't American 😉

  6. FALCAO & MOU
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Boro only home side to score this week.

    1. Here's Tom with the We…
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      ??

      1. FALCAO & MOU
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Sorry, not really good at this.

    2. The_FF_King
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Man Utd?

  7. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    No walker

    1. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Is he in the squad?

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

    Kun my beautiful son, grab a hat-trick now.

  9. gorilla
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    there it is. boro relegated

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

    #THFC: Lloris (C), Trippier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Davies, Dier, Wanyama, Son, Eriksen, Dele, Kane. #COYS

    1. Alnair
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      No Dembele, can see Spurs losing it

  11. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Had a feeling Aguero was still on penalty duties

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Not really, yaya isn't on pitch

    2. _Gunner
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Cuz Yaya is not on the pitch though

    3. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Ahhh ok that explains it. I swear Pep must make at least 5 changes between every game haha. Hard to keep up!

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

    Sane well done boy

  13. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Arsenal starting line-up: Petr Cech, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Kieran Gibbs, Nacho Monreal, Laurent Koscielny, Gabriel, Granit Xhaka, Aaron Ramsey, Olivier Giroud, Mesut Özil, Alexis Sánchez.
    Substitutes: David Ospina, Danny Welbeck, Francis Coquelin, Héctor Bellerín, Alex Iwobi, Rob Holding, Theo Walcott

    Spurs starting line-up: Hugo Lloris, Kieran Trippier, Ben Davies, Victor Wanyama, Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen, Christian Eriksen, Eric Dier, Harry Kane, Dele Alli, Son Heung-Min.
    Substitutes: Mousa Dembélé, Georges-Kévin Nkoudou, Michel Vorm, Moussa Sissoko, Kyle Walker, Kevin Wimmer, Vincent Janssen

    1. dark91
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Cheers
      Although not so happy with Giroud starting

      1. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Giroud starting is quite beneficial for Sanchez I believe.

        1. dark91
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          I hope so, especially that Walker isn't playing

  14. FALCAO & MOU
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Kompany to score winning goal.

    1. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Caballero*

  15. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Hmm. Something is really going on with Walker at Spurs. Lots of rumours around about him leaving in the summer.

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Trippier is better 😉

      1. how now brown cow
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Let's see how sanchez fares against him...

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

        Be funny if somebody snaps up Tripp instead

  16. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Kosc starts

  17. Weeb Kakashi
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    I have been talking about Pedro on Wc
    People writing him off!

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Ive had him for weeks and hes done nothing not even started sometimes, took him out this week what a surprise

  18. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Wally wagon derailed.....

    1. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Aye it might even be the Ox for a one week punt

    2. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      What a wasteful wish it was that Wally would start

  19. WVA
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    This week could not be going any worse, my casual ML rival is now 10 points behind me when i have spent the whole season on here trying my hardest! He brought in king this week and i took out pedro wtf

  20. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Theo on the bench..FFS

  21. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Theo benched

  22. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Was it a pen?

    1. Okladomah
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Nope. Player had no control of the ball and was looking to go down as soon as possible. Another poor penalty decision.

  23. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Giroud starts.

    Arsenal down to 10.

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      😆

  24. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Ozil on the wing today
    Wenger gonna try and make him run fast?

  25. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    This Kevin Friend is such a poor referee.

  26. Magic Bean
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Sane 3 points. Meh

  27. Sz21
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    So maybe keep Aguero after all!

  28. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Jags for the equalizer

  29. Mark-O
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Sane 3 pts is like playing 90' with a CS only 😆

    1. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      I'm getting a reading of 98 on my guffometer every time you post today!

  30. JÆKS ⭐
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    This is like the first time I bench Alonso, and now they are on course to get a cs....

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      NBNC 😉

      1. JÆKS ⭐
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Yea it was between him and Vert, Spurs and Everton have a great home record 😀