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10 May 2017 6213 comments
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Gameweek 36 finally comes to an end this evening as Southampton entertain Arsenal at St Mary’s.

Alexis Sanchez will again be the focus of most managers’ attentions. Sitting in over 27% of FPL squads, the Chilean was the most captained player (11.2%) in the round of fixtures but a blank at home to Man United in his first match of Double Gameweek 36 means he has now netted just once in seven league appearances.

Meanwhile, his team-mate Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain looks to add to a pair of assists in the 2-0 weekend win over Jose Mourinho’s side. The Gunners’ wing-back has been drafted in by over 15,000 FPL managers this week for a Double Gameweek 37 against Stoke and Sunderland.

For the Saints, Manolo Gabbiadini was the fourth most transferred in player ahead of last week’s deadline, with over 108,000 taking the plunge.

Yet a blank against Liverpool took his run to one assist in five, as Claude Puel’s defence racked up the points at Anfield instead thanks to a fourth clean sheet in seven.

Thanks to his spot-kick stop away to Liverpool, the Saints’ Fraser Forster leads the way among the Double Gameweek contingent on 16 points ahead of tonight’s 7.45pm encounter.

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  1. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Captaining a goalkeeper is getting increasingly tempting given that I own Willy and Cech. Although Sanchez slightly more appealing now. News of an extended injury break for Kun would hand it to Jesus though I think.

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Hazard will destroy Watford.

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

        Will get him in for GW38

      2. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        For how many mins though?

        1. Davido989
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          If I was offered 90 mins vs WBA and 60 mins vs Watford I'd captain him a million percent.

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

            even if Jesus offered 90 and 90 w/ Aguero out injured?

            1. Davido989
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              I'm taking extra point per goal, cs into account. And the fact that Watford are crap.

              Leicester capable of a good performance.

          2. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            If he was guaranteed those mins I would myself. With the FA cup final though if the league is won I'm unsure if he will even get half that versus Watford.

      3. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Have him, also an option. I'll probably play it safe with Haz/Kane/Sanch/Jesus but it is tempting to go for a Cech or Alonso type as a differential. Had a poor season, looking to claw back around 35 points on those above me in GW37.

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I just have a feeling that Jesus is going to go wild after they scored 5goals and none by him. That would have annoyed him for sure.

    3. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Too many better options I think. I captained Cech this week, but my DGW options were otherwise all defenders

  2. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Hi folks. Pretty happy with my WC team so far. 86 this week with my back 7 all doing great. Issue is with my attack. Thoughts?

    Cech, Pickford
    Alonso, Cahill, Kompany, Monreal, Stephens
    Hazard, Ozil, Alli, Mata, King
    Jesus, Kane, Anichebe

    BB active.

    A) Save ft for 38, leave as is
    B) Hazard and Mata to KDB and Fabregas, -4
    C) Other suggestions

    1. v12w12
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      B

    2. The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A, if I did anything with that it would be lose Mata for free.

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah but nobody forless than 7.2 is appealing other than Fabregas but I have 3Chelsea

  3. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Cech on 1 Bap

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

    Chasing leader by 20 points is Captain Sanchez different?........I assume leader will go city Captain.

  5. paza12
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    ​Ben Foster to Cabellero and Naughton to Stephens/Holding?

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

    REPOST:
    Any changes here? 0.1ITB, 1FT

    Cech Caballero
    Vertonghen Alonso Huth Koscielny Stephens
    King Alli Sanchez Hazard Carroll
    Jesus Kane Anichebe

    Thanks!

  7. VDiesel26
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Can't make up my mind, what would you do with 1 FT + 0.9m ITB + Bench boost:

    Cech Caballero
    Yoshida Stephens Alonso B-Davies Holgate
    Sanchez Alli Hazard King Coutinho
    Gabbiadini Kane Costa

    1. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Looks a lot like mine did. Could take a hit, do Gabbi -> Jesus and downgrade Coutinho to a DGW mid

  8. JÆKS ⭐
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Surprised to see only a few with Kane (C)...

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      This week or for next gw?

      1. JÆKS ⭐
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Next week 😀

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

      It is amazing how one bad gw can change how managers look at a player that is only a few goals of the golden boot

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

        And one good

    3. matiakez
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I'm tempted the last game at the lane for the home boy against a weakened United looks good.

    4. Bouncebackability
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      It's between him and Sanchez for the armband for me. Can't believe he's not being considered. You don't win 9 on the bounce and suddenly turn bad after one game. Last game at WHL.. Kane hatrick?!

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

    What are you guys hoping for from your bench boost next week point wise?

    I used mine this week and have managed 21 points, not quite the 41 that I benched the week before but i'll take it!

    1. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Given its DGW for most teams I'm hoping for minimum 20, up to 30

    2. L S P
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      41? Whoa.

  10. Emiliano Sala
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Do you think bavies will play both games ?

    1. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Waiting to hear about Rose at presser. Rose return keeps going back so I'm thinknig of buying in Bavies

  11. Pedram
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    On a scale of 1 to 10, how nailed is Kieran Gibbs?

    1. Viper
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      With everyone fit, I think Monreal will play LWB with Holding, Mustafi & Koscielny in the middle

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

      4

    3. Ibracadabra
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      4 or 5, didn't look great on the ball today.

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

      surprised he played tonight .. that quite a few games in a row, for Gibbs
      Worth a punt conspiring his cost and oop

    5. matiakez
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      If kos is out think he'll be pretty solid in there.

  12. Henning
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Any suggestions how i get in a dgw keeper for Jakupovic?
    have 0.1m in the bank and can afford 2 transfers

    Monreal Azpi Vertonhen Yoshida Stephens

    Pedro Özil De Bruyne Sanchez King

    Jesus Kane Anichebe

    1. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      How much would you get if you sold Jaku (I don't know what you paid for him)

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

        4m thats make me 0.1 m short to get pickford : (

  13. istanbul05
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Koscielny owners are you getting rid?

    1. Viper
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Depends on fitness update

    2. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      probably but will see what pressers reveal

    3. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Nope - higher priorities and likely to play both if fit again

    4. Only a Hazard of time
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Will be if there's no injury update before the deadline

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

      If the news isn't good I will... challenge is who to replace him with. Who's on ur short list of replacements?

  14. Moose™
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Preparation to break into Top 10K. BB 37

    Willy Pickford

    Alonso Vert Yoshida Kelly* Holgate

    Sanchez Hazard Alli Sane JWP*

    Kane Costa* Gabbi

    2 FT & 0 ITB

    Kelly + JWP + Costa --> Monreal + Albrighton + Jesus(c).

    Worth -4?

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

      Shame you can't just do Jesus and Monreal and leave JWP

      I'd do it, I think

  15. Earn your Spurs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Already doing -8 to get to :-

    Cech, Pickford
    Alonso, Koscielny, Yoshida, Stephens, Stones
    Sanchez, Sane, Capoue, King, Hazard
    Jesus, Kane, Costa
    £0.4m itb

    Are either (or both) Stones -> Davies or Hazard -> KDB worth -4?

    1. MTPockets
        9 years, 1 month ago

        If Stones isn't playing (nor Rose) then yes on that part. The other has to be a personal call.

    2. Liastro ⭐️
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      2FTs, 0.4m in the bank. Best way to get Jesus into this team?

      Cabellero Pickford
      Bailly Gabriel Yoshida Stephens Holgate
      Sanchez Hazard Eriksen King Capoue
      Kane Costa Gabbiadini

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

        See my post below. That way 😉

      2. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Bailly, Eriksen and Gabbi to Holding(risk but I see him playing), Fabregas and Jesus

      3. VDiesel26
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Maybe Gabriel + Bailly > Holding + Ben Davies free enough for Gabbiadini >Jesus

        Holding + Ben Davies are both not assured of starts though...

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

        Does Gabriel to Holding and Bailly to Benalouane give you enough to do Gabbi to Jesus?

    3. Jabba12
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Best defender for up to 5.3m?

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

      Who wins here:

      A - Vert, Stephens, Sane, Alli, T Carroll +1

      B - Benalouane, Davies, Ward Prowse, Ozil

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

        & Albrighton

      2. Moose™
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        A

    5. trinzoo
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Me and $ML rival are on top with the same no. of points, we both WC this GW and will BB GW 37. We have 9 the same players, difference is below:

      CECH v PICKFORD
      VERTO v KOSCIELNY
      HOLGATE v YOSHIDA
      JWP v SANE
      CARROLL v ALBRIGHTON
      KANE v GABBI

      Basically, its Kane vs Sane I would say, I'm scared 😀

      Who is favourite ?

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

        3-3... prob left hand side but very close

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

          Im left, and thinking to add KDB v HAZARD there 😀 he cant get him cause of 3 City already, also he has Kosc so might be forced to use this transfer...

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

        Left hand sideis fav for sure

    6. Lizard Lips
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Jesus barely had any chances last match, central strikers at city seem to miss the show and be used by the wingers as decoys and to drag the defence away

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Do you just repeat everything you hear/read? Make a point.

        1. Lizard Lips
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          irony being, what's your point son?

          1. Deulofail
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Such grand Irony.

      2. Deano
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Haha, famous last words of an atheist!

      3. sminkypinky
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Really? Didn't see the show but I was kinda under the impression he was a must buy.

    7. Pap Boomez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Folks, is this a good move for -4?

      Gibson + Son -> Holding + Fabregas

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

        Yes

    8. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      If only the Spurs boys turned up 🙁

      1. Deano
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        And Sane and Pedro took their chances!

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

      Bare with me...
      Mad or Genius??

      Bailly, Gabriel, Haz, JWP, Gabbi -> Yoshi, Holding, Sane, Fab, Jesus -12

      Leaves me with
      Cech Willy
      Yoshi Stephens Alonso Holgate Holding
      Sanch Sane King Fab Eriksen
      Kane Costa Jesus

      Opinions?

    10. Petr Cech the Table
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Valencia -->

      (A) Azpilicueta
      (B) Kompany
      (C) Koscielny/Monreal

    11. Bring the Cavalry
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Surely if Kos trained he wasn't risked tonight and will be back for the next game?

      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        ive been burned before waiting on players coming back. hope we get proper news on all the defenders

    12. Lizard Lips
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Alexis has to be the obvious (c) for me this week. Most nailed and have Sunderland at home!

      1. FPL Maldini
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Yep!

        Also Arsenal back into decent form

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

        Think his minutes will sway me

        Jesus open for rotation or reduced minutes

      3. GHB
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Always seems better away from home

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

        Wasn't he awful two hours ago?

    13. nick_pkt_12
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Could use some help here, did a big -8. Still considering a -12 if anyone has suggestions. Trying to catch someone in my ML that has only 5 players with DGW and we have no similar players whatsoever..

      Cech
      Bertrand, Kompany, Alonso
      King (no double), Eriksen, Sane, Fabregas
      Lukaku (no double), Kane, Jesus

      (Jaku, Jagielka, Zaha, Robertson)

      Triple Captain:
      A. Jesus
      B. Eriksen
      C. Fabregas
      D. Lukaku

      1. Professor Abel X
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        A

      2. v12w12
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        A

    14. DirtySchmit
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Evening all,

      Fairly happy with my 90 and BB to come this week.

      Thinking of doing Kos - Gibbs and Ali - KDB for -4. Would give me:

      Cech, Cab
      Yosh, Gibbs, Alonso, Stephens, Davies.
      KDB, Hazzard, Sanchez, King, Pedro.
      Kane, Jesus, Anichibe

      GTG?
      Only other concern is Davies. Could do -8 for a £5m or keep and hope Rose isn't fit?

      Cheers

      1. Professor Abel X
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Once Kos is back, one of Gibbs and Holding will go

    15. Postman Ty
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Looks like I got 99 this week with Forster on the bench... If he played it would have been 100 even. That's a tad annoying.

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

        I hear you, got 99 too, so close yet so far

      2. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Still a good score, looks like i'm going to be on a round 100, thanks to Sanchez TC. Of my 36 captains so far this season only Kuka in GW24 outscored Sanchez 14 this GW.

        1. Postman Ty
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          I feel you, I think I've genuinely averaged about 3 from captains this entire season. It's disgraceful.

    16. Pique boo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      1) Will Sane start both games in the DGW?

      2) What's better Arsenal defense or Manchester City Defense

      3) Is Rose back? Davies will still start?

      Thanks