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30 April 2017 3400 comments
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A busy Sunday comes to its conclusion with a north London derby at White Hart Lane.

Harry Kane welcomes Arsenal in stunning form. Firing double-digit returns in each of his last three home starts, the Spurs striker is the fourth most-captained player for Gameweek 35.

With four fixtures in the final three Gameweeks, many will be scouting Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli this afternoon, though Son Heung-min may yet have a part to play in our wildcard plans after returning to the Tottenham teamsheet.

Kyle Walker’s 33% owners will be looking elsewhere, though, as the right-back drops to the bench for the third time in six matches.

With back-to-back Double Gameweeks 36 and 37 on the horizon, we need Alexis Sanchez back in form after a run of just one goal in the last five fixtures.

Yet with Olivier Giroud returning to the starting line-up, the Chilean looks likely to take up a central support berth as Arsene Wenger continues with a 3-4-2-1 formation.

At the back, the 4.8-priced Gabriel is handed a fifth straight start. Almost 8,000 FPL manages have acquired the Brazilian since yesterday’s deadline passed as a cheap route into the Gunners’ rearguard for the run-in.

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

    best captain choice next week who doesn't have a double?

    1. For Fuchs Sake
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Jesus

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

      Honestly, maybe King.

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

        It's a toss up between Jesus and Kane I reckon. Kane away but two goals v West Ham last time round plus ham are utterly terrible at moment. Jesus is exciting though 🙂

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

        Maybe king, going to b pondering this all week

    3. Darklord_bg
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Hazard

  2. mr messi
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Do I need Gabbi?

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

      Nope

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

      With a lot of people burned by his 59mins as captain I would say no.

    3. Konig Luther
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      i have no idea

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

      I see little reason to get a striker who isn't fully fit on a typically defensive team who have nothing to play for.

    5. GE
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I would say yes

  3. the snazzy viking
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Annoyed I got in Costa instead of Jesus last night for Lukaku. I now want to remove Costa and get Jesus, but I'm left 0.1m short and in addition, I now can't do my plan

    1. Junior ⚽
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Snap

    2. the snazzy viking
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      On the other hand, I've written that comment so it sounds like I can't get Jesus in and I didn't clarify what my plan actually was and what I'm 0.1 short of. I am bad at sentence structure

    3. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Annoyed I got Tekkers instead of Jesus, we both messed up. I took the risk and did the transfer to Jesus last night as I'd have been priced out.

      1. the snazzy viking
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Unlucky 🙁

    4. Darklord_bg
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Why do you want to remove Costa? He has 4 easy games coming up including a DGW.

      Honestly, people jump on and off wagons after one game.

  4. makaveli123
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    What would you say is a decent rank this season? People have different experience and might be playing for fun, but stats and tips are easier to come by than earlier seasons, which makes it more competitive.

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

      My goal is always top 200k

    2. the snazzy viking
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Top 3 in my ML and I'm happy, top 500k in Overall would be decent for a noob like me who hadn't managed his team properly until GW25

    3. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Top 100k is pretty solid. Variance is huge in this game, there are plenty of very good players on here who are having poor seasons by their standards.

    4. HashAttack
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I aim for 2000 total points and top of MLs each season ... less interested in OR

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

        Yea 2000 points also good point

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

          1820 with 54 player games left ... should be okay... top 200K would be nice

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

      I think In the top 100k is good target for most people on here. Not achieving that isn't a failure, some seasons I got crap ranks then one season where I don't remember trying much managed to get 25k rank

    6. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I'm finding it increasingly more difficult. Always aim for Top 10k. My last season rank was 27k and that's my worst season from 5. Think I'll probably be about that. I'd love to break Top 1k one season, but I can't see that ever happening.

  5. GE
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Who to bench? (no AOA left)

    Sanchez/Hazard/Alli/Tadic/King
    Kane/Jesus/Gabbiadini

    Or just don't do Towsend -> Hazard (-4)?

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

      Tadic easy.

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

        So you think Hazard will score more than 8 points?
        (assuming Tadic gets only 4 points over 2 matches)

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

          I wouldn't bet against it. I might be biased however as a Chelsea fan.

    2. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      That's rough.

      I would not make the transfer then

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

        Agree 😉 It's so hard - you have probably right.
        Then I have to hide behind a sofa 😉

    3. Darklord_bg
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Gabbi...unlikely to start both games.

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

    a) Caballero and Vertonghen

    or

    b) Cech and Davies

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

      A. Rose coming back threatens Davies.

    2. Mr. Funny Name
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A as Davies not nailed for double

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

    Speaking of football, who else thinks that the real loser this week is Pep? In a period that he needs points and playing Boro, he somehow decides to rotate again (expectedly by Pep) and tries a new formation. And against Boro who are sure as hell going down, made them look good.

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

      He has another season of this ballsing about and he's gone.

  8. Mr. Funny Name
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Not the most exciting of questions but which would you rather?
    A) Redmond and Stephens
    B) Lingard and Yoshida
    C) Albrighton and Yoshida

    1. DJ1000
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      None

      1. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Real helpful. You've got a team full of Kanes do ya?

    2. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I've got C, not expecting much but fairly confident if appearance points.

      Lingard might be worth a punt over Albrighton if you can't spend the change elsewhere.

      1. Mr. Funny Name
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers, don't fancy Redmond?

      2. AYLD28
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I like C. Albrighton will assist Vardy imo

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

      C.

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

      A, Yosh is not worth the extra over Stephens and i like Redmond!

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

    Arsenal and Southampton didnt looks good this weekend but someone has to score points in their games next week. How many will you get ? 5 here atm and trying to convince myself Gabbi will come good. What do you think?

    1. Junior ⚽
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Not sure

    2. Mr. Funny Name
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      4 or 5

    3. JAC THE CAT
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Currently on 3

    4. DJ1000
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      3 Arsenal Cech Monreal and Sanchez. 2 Saints Stephens and Yoshida! Not sold on playing Stephens really

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

        same 5 ... think Sanchez could score the lowest points

    5. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      2 from each

    6. Darklord_bg
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      5...Sanchez, Monreal, Gabbi, Cedric, Yoshida

      But will probably play Alonso instead of Yoshida.

      Saints unlikely to keep a CS against LIV and ARS.

      I don't except much from Gabbi, honestly. I will be happy with a goal.

  10. Junior ⚽
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Spurs defence worth investing in for the run in?
    Vertonghen 5.7 the only option for me.

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

      Not a bad option at all imo.

      1. Junior ⚽
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Trying to find cash and not sure where to look

    2. JAC THE CAT
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yes, he's quality

      1. Junior ⚽
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Wish he was when I owned him at the start. Back then bonus and him were never mentioned in a sentence.

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

      So glad i benched him today!

  11. tm245
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Some idiot in my Mini Leagues went all in on Palace, then Boro, then Southampton assets and dropped 60k in two weeks, almost tripling his rank.

    Oh wait, that's my team...

    1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      What a moron 🙂

      1. tm245
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Seriously, what was that guy thinking?

    2. FP El Wonky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Double gameweek glory is a bi*ch

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

      I had Zaha *Valdes and thought getting Gibson FT was a waste of an FT but was playing WC the following week

  12. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Need some help with my WC, below is mu current team with no changes made. Need as many ideas as possible.

    DDG Pickford
    Alonso Alderweireld Valencia Evans Amat
    Sanchez Hazard King Alli Zaha
    Kane Gabbiadini Anichebe

    0.4m itb

    Early thoughts

    Valencia to Blind
    Sanchez to Sane
    Anichebe to Jesus

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Get rid of Zaha too if possible

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Do you have BB? Evans/Amat need changing, and DDG can be downgraded to Caballero as well if you need extra funds elsewhere. Going without Sanchez is either genius or a potential rank destroyer but you know that already.

  13. JAC THE CAT
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    With a back line of...

    Vertonghen - Blind - Stephens - Holgate

    Who else would you add to that for up to 5.1?

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

      You not giving for Alonso?

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

        going*

      2. JAC THE CAT
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        No, my budget is being invested upfront.

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

          What's happening up front?

          1. JAC THE CAT
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Kane - Costa - Jesus

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

              We are getting warmer...

              What else?

              1. JAC THE CAT
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                🙂

                Sanchez - Hazard - Eriksen

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

      Maybe a Bournemouth/Leicester defender?

      1. JAC THE CAT
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Any recommendations from them?

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

          Cook/Francis have been going in and out of my WC team recently.

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

      Gks?
      Tough actually... Gabriel maybe

      1. JAC THE CAT
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Gabriel is certainly an option.

    4. Junior ⚽
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Burnely defender?

      1. JAC THE CAT
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Haven't considered them.

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

      Daniels

  14. We Will Klopp you
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Doing Lukaku to Jesus with my ft but considering a defensive transfer for a hit

    Would you rather have
    A) Cahill -4 (in for Valencia)
    or B) Stephens (have Yoshida).

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

      A
      He and Chelsea r on fire!

    2. JAC THE CAT
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      B

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

      A by a mile

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

    Valencia Benteke Rashford > Gabriel Jesus Gabbi for -4?

    1. For Fuchs Sake
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

    2. DJ1000
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yep

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

      Damn that should say -8!

  16. Junior ⚽
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Tarowski nailed?

    1. Mr. Funny Name
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      If Mee is out for the season then yes

  17. Foozeball
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    A) Gabbi and Lukaku
    B) Gabbi and Jesus (-4)

    Need to downgrade some other random player in order to have B (price rises of Gabbi and Jesus screwed up the option), hence the hit.

    1. DJ1000
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I would go the latter. Jesus could get some big hauls

  18. Demel
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Do we have any concrete injury news on Kun or Bailly?

    1. For Fuchs Sake
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Nope!

    2. DJ1000
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Kun has a groin injury. Will know more tomorrow. Would doubt Bailly will play in the league again for a while.

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

        Kun potentially injured makes kun >Jesus perfect imo

  19. HD7
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    For 37:
    A)Sane and Rashford
    B Jesus and Pedro

    Original plan was A but now with the United draw think I will go plan B

    plan to make in 36:
    Benteke, Baily -> Jesus, Smith(-4)

    and in 37:
    Gibson, Zaha ->Holgate, Pedro(-4)

    Your thoughts please? 🙂

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  21. Proietti
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Is anyone else considering Herrera for the DGW?

    No mention of him but only £6.4m and surely a certainty to play.

  22. Niemi
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on this WC?

    Caballero - Pickford
    Azpilicueta - Cahill - Gabriel (?) - Yoshida - Stephens
    Sanchez - Hazard - Alli - Sane - Ward-Prowse
    Kane - Jesus - Anichebe

    Anichebe bench in 36 and 38. Stephens + either Gabriel or Yoshida bench in 36. Any better defenders than Gabriel at 5.0?

    1. AYLD28
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Dont like Gabriel. Azpi not a good FPL player at present.

      So go Monreal and then best DGW over Azpi

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

      King will outscore Ward Prowse

  23. Reuser
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Which one preferable?

    A) Monreal and A Smith (Bou) -8
    B) Monreal and Morgan (Lei) -8
    C) Gabriel only (Maybe Blind the following week) -4

    Would be to replace Bailly and/or Stones. BB in 37.

    Thanks.

  24. the snazzy viking
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I've probably made about 40 different drafts today, but I've only posted 1 so far, so this is version 2.

    I've opted to drop Costa to allow myself to have no benching headache for GW36 and keep Sanchez.

    Boruc Heaton
    Yoshida Stephens Alonso Monreal Maguire
    King Alli Sanchez Hazard Sane
    Jesus Kane Ayew

    1.0 ITB

    Thoughts?

    1. DJ1000
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I don't like Ayew. Surely Gabba in for him next gw. Downgrade Monreal to Gabriel if you have to.

      1. the snazzy viking
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Swansea fighting against relegation?

        1. DJ1000
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Ayew not good enough. Points tally woeful, despite a few assists. One from a foul for Siggi's fk. Siggi and Llorente only attacking players worth having from Swansea. Gabbi has a dbgw. Sort of player who scores against the better teams.

  25. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Let's not overthink this.

    Form = Spurs + Chelsea + Hull (at home)
    Fixtures = Spurs + Chelsea + Hull (at home)

    Go heavy on Spurs and Chelsea IMO. Get a Hull defender / GK for their home fixtures.

    Then punt on some teams with good DGW fixtures (e.g. Arsenal)

    1. DJ1000
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Have Costa for next week but utterly useless today! Great for picking up yellows. When I don't have him he scores, when I do have him he doesn't

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

        Should of got Vardy

        1. AYLD28
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          This

  26. Ambu
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Are gabiadini or Sanchez necessary for the wildcard teams. I've been disappointed with both and I'm considering not having either. Is this madness?

    1. the snazzy viking
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Not madness, but I feel Sanchez is still a must, despite poor form

      1. The Orienteer - find me in …
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Sanchez enjoys his football and will always be a threat because of that.

    2. DJ1000
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I think they are a must for next gw. Maybe replace with Sane and Jesus if they do well for gw37

      1. AYLD28
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I'm looking at Sanchez > KDB in 37

  27. Proietti
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Which would you do with an extra £0.3m?

    a) Monreal --> Koscielny

    or

    b) Azpilicueta --> Cahill

    or

    c) Neither

    1. the snazzy viking
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      B anyday

    2. DJ1000
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Like Monreal! Offers better attacking returns.

  28. La vida FPL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Got costa over jesus in my wc last week...regretting it now... worth jumping on the bandwagon?

    Also own sane

    1. DJ1000
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Not sure about next week. Boro woeful at Bournemouth recently. Palace more resilient. Jesus not 100% fit. I would wait a week and get Jesus in in dbgw37 if Costa is shit at home and Jesus fires.

      1. La vida FPL
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks, this makes me feel better

  29. Proietti
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Best midfielder for £6.7m?

    I already have King.

    Thinking Herrera?

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

      Fraser

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

        Oh with king idk.. Fraser probably best if u didn't have king. Personally I would go albrighton then

        1. AYLD28
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          I like the option of albrighton. Think I'm going to do Zaha > Albrighton next week for the doubles

    2. AYLD28
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I like Herrera. Don't know how many points hel get in a goal shy united team though

  30. AYLD28
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    No wildcard and been making changes via -4 for the last 3 weeks. Feel like my team is now a bit 'templatey'. Is that a bad thing?

    Henn / Pick
    Alonso / Valencia / Bertrand / Davies / Stephens
    Hazard / Sanchez / King / Eriksen / Zaha
    Kane / Gabbi / Jesus

    1. AYLD28
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Sorry my most recent move was Valencia > Monreal