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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. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Costa or Kun to Jesus?

    1. Messiah Hazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Kun

    2. Max City
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Costa

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

    How many goals will Jesus score till end of season ?

    Foxtures - CPL LEI WBA wat

    1. Moose™
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      3 and that quite generous for me.

      1. HurriKane
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        surely there is a hatty in one of those games?

    2. Backup Dancer
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      4

  3. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    how did willy play today?

    1. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      You're dirty

    2. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Was up and down

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

    Negredo + Cout ---> Jesus + Sane

    yes or no?

    1. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      yes

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

    Ake was recalled from loan while Zouma was getting back match fit and JT was warming the bench (nothing had changed since the season start).

    Conte started using 3 atb and needed a solid back up. Ake starts FA cup SF and is first sub in...

    Hard not to think he'd come straight in for an injured Luiz.

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

      Do you want to run the risk though? If he doesn't start and Chelsea keep clean sheets it's a massive point swing.

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

        Alonso staying put regardless.

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

      FWIW. FA Cup 3rd round. Zouma started before Ake was back... Why recall Ake if Zouma was fit.

      http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38481659

  6. Alan_T
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Best combo chaps?

    A) Pedro + Sanchez + 1.5m

    B) Hazard + Ozil

    1. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      B

    2. The Head-Ake
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Haz and someone else

    3. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      A

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

    I take comfort in the fact that Mark is also having a shocking GW.

    1. 824545201
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Link?

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

    Do we think Walker will be a cameo?

    1. Junior ⚽
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Hope not or another 5 points down the drain

    2. Costa Nostra
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Please no! Chambers coming in for me!

  9. Clifford☯
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Lukaku & Bailly ➡ Jesus & Vertonghen for a hit.

    Yes or No ?

  10. El-Kloppico
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    That was bound to happen.. sold Negredo and Siggy and got double def City this week. got Gabby in. Benched Alonso..
    Story of my whole season 🙂

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

      What you doing next week? Want to do something different.

  11. Junior ⚽
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Anyone got anything good with this front 7?
    Hazard - Sanchez - Alli - King
    Jesus - Kane - Costa?

    I've had a tinker and only found this.
    Caballero Pickford
    Benalouane Gabriel Stephens Alonso 5.4 m
    (carroll)

    1. The Head-Ake
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Eriksen instead of Alli maybe

      As for defense, I'm going with Stephens, Love, Alonso, Monreal and Gabriel myself.

    2. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Benalouane will probably be out once Morgan is back

    3. Rones
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      At the moment I've got that front 7 with capoue, the same keepers and:
      Yoshi, Stephens, Monreal, vertonghen and ake (depending on luiz's injury). Will probs change again though

  12. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Play two SOU defenders again next week against Liv and Ars or play Alonso against Mid and bench one of them?

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

      The latter

      1. Junior ⚽
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        ^

      2. Max City
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Agree

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

      Sou DEFs

  13. FPL_Hazards
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    The season that keeps on giving!

    Negredo in for a hit last week (Costa out), then out for a hit this week (Gabbi in).

    Sterling off bench (0) with Maguire left behind.

    Joyous

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

      What you doing next week? Want to do something different to you

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

      I assure you you're not the only one!

  14. Duffy Dunk
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Currently on wildcard, team looks like this:

    Cech Caballero
    Smith Yoshida Lowton Alonso Maguire
    Eriksen Sanchez King Alli Hazard
    Kane Costa Barnes

    0.4 itb

    Thinking of getting Vardy (WAT) in place of Costa or Kane for gw36.
    What do you think?

    1. The Head-Ake
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Caballero to Jakupovic. Lowton to Gabriel. Smith to Monreal and Maguire to Benaloueue

  15. anish10
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Hows this WC

    Willy Pickford
    Gabriel Davies Blind Stephens Alonso
    Sanchez Hazard Alli King Carroll
    Jesus Costa Kane

    1. Junior ⚽
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Blind Davies Carroll the only ones to worry about

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

    Chelsea play Sunderland in their last home game, I am hoping they lose one of their matches before, that way, I can triple captain Hazard last game.

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

      FA cup days after the last match

      Title might be wrapped up before that match and Haz might be benched

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

        That's why I hope they lose 1 match.

  17. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Who needs to be get rid of first?(0.5 ITB),Have to take hits?No WC,have to BB in 37
    A)Gibson
    B)Walker
    C)Zaha
    D)Lukaku
    E)Carroll

  18. mcrayeps
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Didnt watch mid mci game.. How is jesus? Is he nailed and fit?
    Should i get him in for my wc?
    Current : Kane Lukaku Costa

  19. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Would love a Giroud brace to shake up the frontline.

  20. Flynny
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    So after that city game, presumably Jesus now sure fire bet for wildcard team.

    People still keen on sane?

    Or now considered too much of a rotation risk.?
    Thanks

  21. Moose™
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    A. Clyne + Alli + Cout + 45 points + no chips left

    B. Vert + Sanchez + Alli + Kane(c) + TC and BB chips

    I am really in tight spot, right? Right?

  22. 404_FC
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    who to go first for jesus

    a) lukaku (swa)
    b) benteke (mci)

    the another will go next week for kane

    this week make me so bad

    take willy for grant and sub is jaku
    gabby for negredo .....

    1. Max City
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Benteke

    2. Messiah Hazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Benteke

  23. Max City
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Bottomed:

    On WC, which one?

    A) DeGea Alli Redmond Vardy
    B) Forster Sanchez T.Carroll Vardy
    C) DeGea Alli Ozil Gabbiadini

    1. Messiah Hazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      C

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

    Eriksen playing deep..not good

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

      Wouldn't think so.

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

      Kane shot on target, who was following up for rebound.
      Yep, you guessed, the deep playing Eriksen.

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

    @Lawro. Eriksen playing deeper midfield position today so maybe not a bad bench shout.

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

      Too soon to start celebrating,

      I started Gabbiadini and Benteke ahead of him! 😉

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

      He could still be on set pieces though

  26. Petr Cech the Table
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Lets' go Kane, Alli and Sanchez

    No clean sheets please.

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

      This. Hope for lots, but expecting disappointment. Hauls have gone to Aguero, Chelsea defence, Negredo, King, Siggy. This will be a 0-0.

  27. Stats Don\'t Lie
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Got £5 on a treble, won 2 just spurs to win to go. Cash out or stick?

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

      If you're going to cash out why didn't you just put a double on?

  28. Red or Dead
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Good parting gift from Aguero (c)

    Anyone on WC keeping Lukaku? So many forward options

    1. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Im not on WC but thinking of selling for jesus

  29. FPL Footy Show Pod
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Current WC plan

    Cech

    Gabriel Azpi Stephens

    Eriksen Ozil Sane Hazard

    Gabbi Jesus Kane

    (Caballero / Bavies / Holgate / Carroll)

    Then unsure where to go from there!

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

      I like double Arsenal defence.

  30. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Kane close