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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. Captain Phillips
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Kane, Alli and Eriksen, would love something from Eriksen the most!

  2. Somalion
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Xhaka is a bit of a fruit loop

    1. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Mmmmm... fruit loops.....

  3. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Xhaka should be off by now, Arsenal lucky as usual.

  4. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Xhaka in the refs good books

  5. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Wake up OX

  6. Mark-O
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    'One more time and I will book you Granit'

    1. Numb
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Taking no nonsense.

  7. La Roja
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Ox and Ozil have been shocking

  8. Somalion
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Granit Xhaka: Barrels around the pitch fouling everyone in sight, injures self in process.

    1. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Just trying to save his FPL managers a point.

      1. The Head-Ake
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Accurate as hell

  9. Mickey Tyrion™
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Could really do with the funds on wildcard to do Alli > Son. Decent shout??

    1. JÆKS ⭐
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Nope

    2. dhamphiir
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Noo

    3. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      What are the difference that the funds could do ?

      1. Mickey Tyrion™
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Improve defense. Or get a better 3rd attacker or 4th, 5th mid.

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

    Giroud should just be put down.

  11. Petr Cech the Table
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Xhaka coming off and maybe Arsenal can win this.

    1. Fred54
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      *Finish game with 8 men + Ozil, Ox and Giroud.

  12. Mark-O
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Just realised Ospina is fit

  13. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Vert down

  14. money face bandwagon
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    If they think that wenger resigns will fix the problem then it is so wrong

  15. JÆKS ⭐
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Played Vert over Alonso...

    1. Lawrø
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Didn't even consider that 😯

      1. JÆKS ⭐
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Why not? 😀 Excellent home record for Spurs, and no cs in the last 11 for Chelsea, well before the game 🙁 Everton should have scored one though

  16. Somalion
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Get up Vert you punk

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      He's not going to get up if you are mean to him imo

      1. JÆKS ⭐
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        That sounds just like what Adam West from Family Guy would say 😀

        1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          My work here is done 😎

  17. Lawrø
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Noo Vertonghen down, Dembele warming up

    1. Lawrø
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      He's alive!

    2. JÆKS ⭐
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Seems to be running again, hope he does a Bailly later on, so I can cheer for a Sanchez goal after 60 minutes in

  18. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Cech for the passing bonus 😛

  19. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Goodbye Vertonghen

  20. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Spurs grinding out results now it seems

    1. Lawrø
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      They've let you go already Bemba? 😉

      https://twitter.com/stew_magoo/status/858713491988938753

  21. Somalion
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Come on Vert.... Just another 1500 seconds

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Better

  22. Kane Train
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Lukaku > Jesus now before he drops?

    1. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Cue Lukaku hattrick next GW

  23. Mattymo23
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    No Vertoghen!!!

  24. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    If Rose could just be ruled out for the season that'd be great!

    1. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Or ruled in for the next 3 games. I want him

  25. FFrulesmylife
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    There is no way that Giroud is a footballer

  26. Somalion
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Giroud and Xhaka playing for a top 6 team in the PL gives me hope that I can still make it at that level.

    1. FFrulesmylife
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Agreed.

    2. Sims
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Xhakas first season...

      Apparently was excellent in bundesliga

      It's Ramsey that really bugs me

      1. Somalion
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        He was good in BL but vastly overrated when he signed for Arsenal. Was always an absolute lunatic.

        1. FFrulesmylife
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          I just don't understand why he doesn't play Sanchez through the middle? I know he's 'the boss' but I just can't see it

          1. Burger
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Sanchez said he prefers to play on the wing.

            1. FFrulesmylife
              • 8 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              Did he? Well maybe they don't need a manager then - it can be 'play where u want' Arsenal

  27. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Ramsey DGW TC?

    1. mcrayeps
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Thought on xhaka

    2. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      This is a legally binding statement

      1. Deulofail
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Or something

  28. Fred54
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Ramey first SOT in 2 years.

    1. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      lol

  29. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Gibbs close

    1. Captain Phillips
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      looool

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

    Sanchez just does not get in the box these days. Always looking to cross it in. Not worth the money IMO.

    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      And they are still waiting for his haul..

    2. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      I hope people still get him. Actually I'd like him to get an assist or something to give people false hope. He's not been in my plans for weeks, in fact months

    3. mcrayeps
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Keep talking like this to make him shoot more