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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. chaboi1998
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 11 months ago

    Chance of Sane coming on?

    Negredo first sub

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      99.99%

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Very high chance if this continues

    3. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Big chance considering the scoreline.

    4. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Should be 1st on

    5. Don Rogers FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      I don't want him on, reckon now I'd rather have Sanchez off the bench

    6. BobBradleysOpportunity
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      on the brights side at least hell get 30-45 mins instead of 5 mins

      1. chaboi1998
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        Reckon he will get a goal against tired legs?

      2. Don Rogers FC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        Even the bright side is starting to look gloomy this GW

  2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 11 months ago

    Pep out

    Embarrassing stuff

  3. Expected Toulouse
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 11 months ago

    Wow Negredo goal, friend assist, heaton cs, gabby 1, rival gets bailly cs and brought in willy too cap it all off.

  4. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 11 months ago

    The way today has gone Kane blank is locked in!

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

      Need it. #WengerIn

    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      With a Theo hattrick

    3. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Jammy assist last GW too. Eriksen did it himself.

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        At least Sakho wont be marking him today 🙂

  5. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 11 months ago

    Can't wait for tomorrow, we can finally say 'the season ends this month'!

  6. chaboi1998
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 11 months ago

    Who owns kompany lol?

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Meeeeeeee

    2. Oven Glover
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      I do. What's so funny?

      1. chaboi1998
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        lul

    3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      I do. First GW. Looking great!

    4. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Shareholders

  7. CarsonYeung
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 11 months ago

    Hands up if you rage sold Negredo to Gabbiadini. Bonus points if you captained Negredo last week and Gabbiadini this week.

    1. Hamstergod
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Glad I get the bonus 😀

    2. dark91
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      That is me, where is my bonus?

    3. Old Man Willow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      That's the only bonus points I'll be getting this week then.

    4. Garlana
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      I did all of this, I will take these bonus points as they're the only ones I seem to be getting.

    5. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      \o/

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

      I didnt rage sell personally. Was always my plan to get Negredo out...I just find this all funny

    7. LarryDuff
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Still have him 😀

  8. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 11 months ago

    Think I'll be going for Walcott on my WC. Thought I'd just say it before it becomes a bandwagon 😉

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      The cool kids already have him

    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Only an idiot would have Walcott in their team.

      1. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        Please do not talk about Arsene Wenger like that.

        1. Wilshere Knowledge
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 11 months ago

          😛

  9. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 11 months ago

    If the FPL Gods are playing. Does this mean Gabbi will haul in GW36?

    1. CloudSky
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Plan to have him so thats a no.

  10. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 11 months ago

    This game is fun 🙂

    1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      I concur

  11. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 11 months ago

    Not to worry Kun owners, remember vs Newcastle he didn't do much in the first half.

    1. Messiah Hazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      That's so last season

  12. TheBusDriver
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 11 months ago

    Caballero you useless bold idiot!

    1. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Very bold indeed

    2. makaveli123
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      He is bald too

      1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        Baldilocks and the three hairs

    3. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      *bald

  13. _Gunner
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 11 months ago

    Terrible score from a WC team 😀

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      This.

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

    I got 1 point from two players who cost a combined 16.5.

    1. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Nice work mate!

  15. Malcolm Tucker for England …
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 11 months ago

    City look so unbalanced.
    Comfortable saying the dual striker experiment won't happen again, they'll play with wingers every match, yaya will be back after his week off, and Pep will start to realise underestimating teams I'm the PL has more of a downside that in la liga

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      The central midfield is an absolute joke

      1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        yaya back without a shadow of a doubt

    2. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      They miss Silva - he makes them tick

      Not sure what tactics Pep is trying today but it isn't working needs to get Sane & Sterling on

  16. JÆKS ⭐
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 11 months ago

    Did Mourinho say anything about Bailly's injury?

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      1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        Language 🙁

      2. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        Malcuumm Tooker I knew you'd come

        1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 11 months ago

          😀

          1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 11 months ago

            Have you still been watching since it went off uk tv?

            1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              8 years, 11 months ago

              not really, been keeping updated on Lords of Pain.
              worth tuning in without the broken one. pretty much ECIII and no-one else isn't it?

              1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
                • 14 Years
                8 years, 11 months ago

                They have merged with GFW. Lots of new faces (and old ones) LAX are back, Magnus, Sanjay Dutt, Crimson, Alberto Del Rio. Big changes

                1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 15 Years
                  8 years, 11 months ago

                  might take a squint 😉

                  1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
                    • 14 Years
                    8 years, 11 months ago

                    Your old friend ODB is back as well. BAM

                    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 15 Years
                      8 years, 11 months ago

                      😀

    2. makaveli123
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Unclear. Was talking about fatigue. Shaw's injury described as "bad"

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

        Cheers!

  17. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 11 months ago

    Boring destroying city

    Not sure what to think of it

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Did Boro autocorrect to boring?

      Apt. :lol;

  18. FPL Maldini
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 11 months ago

    Surely Aguero will be the on sacrificed than Jesus if they take one off first?

    1. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Why ?

  19. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 11 months ago

    I hope Captain Pep have the decensy to stay with his sinking ship.

  20. TheBusDriver
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 11 months ago

    Caballero you useless bald idiot!

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Bold comeback

    2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      repost after typo just gets embarrassing

      1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        Delete delete delete delete

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

      That's a bold assertion

  21. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 11 months ago

    Pep hasn't impressed me this season

    Still hasn't adapted to the PL

    Needs to get his finger out

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      He underestimated the intensity of fixtures and overestimated his defence/central midfield I think.

      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        The full backs are definitely an issue

        Gundogan has been missed in central midfield and they always miss Silva when he doesn't play

    2. makaveli123
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Both Manchester managers have failed to impress

    3. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      players out today don't have enough creativity, miss Silva/Toure

      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        Even without those 2 a team of Citys quality should be beating Middlesbrough easily... It is up the manager to deploy the correct tactics and get the best out of the players he have. Pep hasn't done this

  22. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 11 months ago

    Gibson 9 points locked in?

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Definitely as he's on my bench

    2. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Friend will get the baps because of his assist.

  23. @persecuted_by_mods
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Hi guys posted this a few pages back, any app or website that monitors how good your transfers were? Was pointed to the below link but it only totals the points you gained from transfers, it doesn't minus the points of the players you took out

      https://anewpla.net/fpl/report/

    • Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Been watching Chelsea game. How has Kun/Jesus looked so far?

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        Pretty invisible

    • Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Come on Haz, you can do it

    • ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      worst transfer of the season:

      Took Valdes out for Caballero to bench Jaku..

      For a hit!

      1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        I did the same.
        Ft being Negredo to Gabbi

    • Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Anyone here captain Negredo?

      1. The Overthinker
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        Anyone here started negredo?let alone captaining him

      2. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah.

        Last week.

    • Numb
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Negredo owners getting their rewards now

      1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        A bit like dropping a tenner, then finding a fiver.

      2. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        Any left ?

    • Jonny Sutt
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Sanchez hat trick is my only hope for a differential return, everyone else in my ml has the Spurs players. Wouldn't hurt me if hazard got a goal too!

    • Kane Toads
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Trollgredo....

      1. Oven Glover
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        It's Regreto. You regret owning and selling him. You also regret captaining him and vice versa.