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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. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Does anyone have any insight about the likelihood of Hazard being rested or getting reduced minutes? Does it have any relation to when the prem trophy will be presented, for example? If they win next game, will they get the trophy in 37 or 38? Also is Hazard likely to play GW38 anyway, simply because it's at home, and a kind of celebration/exhibition match? Or less likely?

    1. GS456
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      38 is when they get the trophy.

    2. Rhinos
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      He will get minutes in all the games. How many is pure guesswork

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

        Thanks. Worth getting KDB this week since he's likely to get more minutes over the next 3 games? (For free)

        1. Rhinos
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Pep is a rotator without compare. Would be be confident of kdb starting all 3

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

            Would not?

          2. Rhinos
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Wouldn't be

    3. Digital-Real
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      The answer lies in what Conte did at Juve. Did he rest players when league was in the bag or did he play them?

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

        He did indeed, a lot from what I've read

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

      He only ever plays about 70 mins so he's hardly that tired. It's important for players to be up to speed before big games too.

      I think he gets 140 mins in the dgwk, title or no titke

    5. adidasOriginals
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Who knows the answer to that? Mad question

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

        Asking for insight dude. You clearly don't have any. I can admit when I don't know something. Thanks for your input nonetheless. I'll be sure to clarify that you I'm not asking you specifically in my next post 😀

    6. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Assuming they win their next game, I would've thought it makes more sense from a team fitness point of view to rest them in the game a few days later. Leaving the rest for 38 runs the double risk of too much intensity over the short turn arouns followed by too little in the run up to the cup.

  2. JaydenLFC87
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Chasing in my ML at the moment

    Yay or Nay to the moves below??

    Grant Ozil King Kos

    >

    Willy KDB Eriksen Ake

    -12

    Team would be

    Willy
    Brunt Toby Stephens
    Haz Eriksen Sanchez KDB
    Jesus Costa Gabbiadini

    Jaku De Roon Ake Britos

    Have the exact money so would have to be done tonite with KDB going up in price

    1. soup natsi
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Keep King and Kos

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

      No, only get Caballero

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

      Nay

  3. Max City
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Benchboosting:

    Pick Caballero
    Alonso Stephens Yoshida Blind Maguire

    Eriksen Sanchez Hazard King Sane
    Kane Jesus Gabbi

    1FT

    Is KdB a "must have" now?
    Who needs to go: Gabbi, Blind, Maguire, or Hazard?

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

    bertrand or yoshida?

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

      or huth...

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

      Bertrand

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

    Will make the transfer now

    Jakupovic -> Pickford?

    I have no other problems in my team, a great WC imo

    Yay or Nay?

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

    Tempted by Alli to Sane with my ft. Sane to play both games?

    1. Rhinos
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      It's pep, all bets are off

  7. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Is Gibbs and Holding nailed?

    If Koscielny is confirmed out, how does that affect things?

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

      Holding more so than Gibbs imo.
      Monreal will go LWB when all defenders fit

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

        If kosc is out, Gibbs keeps his place imo

      2. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers Vipers.

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

    Thoughts on the following for -8? Have exact money.

    Hazard / Gabbiadini / Coutinho > KDB + Pedro + Jesus

    1. MarkyMarkovic
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I like it

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

    With everyone fit who starts: Holding or Gibbs? Thoughts on Tripper starting both? I need a defender under 4.7..

    1. MTPockets
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Why risk it? Same conversation last week about Gabriel.

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

          Which defender would you suggest for less than 4.7? I already have Yoshida, Stephens and Holgate and playing BB

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

            how about holebas?

          2. MTPockets
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Not sure any others are totally certain/decent fixtures. Morgan if fit, Kone if now nailed?

      • ralfb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Gabbi siggi and valencia to

        A vardy ndidi monreal
        B vardi albrighton clichy

        For -8, worth it?

      • SuperHam
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Holgate to Holding for free?

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

          If no other pressing issues

        2. Azerbaijan Shopping Centre
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          yes ....

      • applebonkers
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        cech had zero bonus points this season going in to this gw.
        forster had 1 bonus point and had never saved a premier league penalty.
        going in to gw34 de gea had 2 bonus points all season and had never got 2 save points in a match.
        tim howard once scored in a dgw!

        meh, just gutted i went koscielny over cech as the latter is the man for bonus

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

          how much is a GK goal out of interest? 7?

          1. applebonkers
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            6. presumably they didn't bother contemplating more as they thought it would never really happen

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

            6

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

          I had both so slightly got away with it but still gutted Kosc missed out. I bet it would have been an 8 pointer

        3. applebonkers
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          *the former is the man for bonus

        4. Yankee Toffee
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          True!

      • Bainesill
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Which 1 do I get?

        A. Monreal
        B. Mustafi
        C. Vertonghen

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

          A

      • batmaniac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Which of these moves would you reccomend...

        A) Walker - monreal -4
        B) Walker & jaku - holding & willy -8
        C) save

        Have foster as other keeper for the dgw bb. Looks like a hit might not be wasted on a keeper.

      • dialeemo
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Alli King Pedro KDB Sane
        Kane Jesus Lukaku

        Playing TC so can't play AOA so have to drop one of these

        Please help!

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

          Very tough choice a very strong front 8. You must have a high TV. I would bench either King or Alli considering you already have Kane. But Alli has two fixtures.

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

            I'm sure I'll regret whatever I do.

            King has such a tasty fixture but then can I really drop a DGW Alli?

      • Legomane
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        89 after that horrible Friday night with triple Spurs attack feels pretty decent...
        37pt swing in ML 🙂

        1. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          90 all out here. Shows how important defence and timing is as front 7 has a goal and assist between it, albeit a captain goal.

        2. Rhinos
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          89 feels pretty decent. Kill me now

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

            Plenty of 100+ scores with TC's etc rolling about...

            Pretty decent after such a horrific start...

        3. Stimps
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          90 but snap 🙂

      • TerryVenables
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        (A) Matic or Albrighton?
        (B) Pedro, Fabregas or Sterling?

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

          Al
          Fab

      • Alan_T
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I need a midfielder for one of my draft leagues?

        A) Willian
        B) Son

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

          A

      • Dugout
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        ML rival due to play TC chip GW37. I'm playing BB chip. He's likely to TC Sanchez. I don't own Sanchez!

        Yes or no:

        Hazard -> Sanchez & Kane -> Vardy (-4)

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

          Risk it and go KDB

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

        LUKEDB242 mins ago
        Pickford / Henn*
        Monreal* / Kompany / Alonso / Bertrand / Stephens*
        KDB (c) / Eriksen* / Hazard* / King* / Zaha
        Gabbi* / Jesus / Kane*

        0 itb 90k OR

        Currently 60 behind my mini leader. Need help as he has 8 of my 15 players so need differentials to him. Players he has that I do are starred.

        Thoughts or recommendations chaps? Or am I good to go with the 7 differentials I have?

        Thanks!

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

          you've posted this 9 times?

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

            Probably have, no one answers what can I do haha

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

              Eriksen -> Pedro
              Hennessey -> Cech/DDG/Lloris for me

              Something around those lines, upgrade Hennessey and Eriksen. If not, downgrade Zaha, Gabbi or Bertrand.

              Guessing you have BB

      • PepSala
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        is DDG to Cech for -4 worth it?

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

          Not for me no

      • TorresMagic™
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Looks like 95 will be the safety score in LMS.

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

          Never mind. Had a decent run. Thanks for organising 🙂

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 17 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Great run Liastro.

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

          I'd get eliminated every week if I was in that 😉

        3. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Looks like I made it 😎

          Scraped through with just a point to spare for the second week in a row.

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 17 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Great score, well done 🙂
            Looks like 4 in the final.

            1. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Thanks very much 🙂

              Looking forward to working out what players in their teams differ from mine. Hopefully all four will have bench boosts too, it's going to be a very interesting DGW with no clear captain option as well.

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

        Did I genuinely get the highest points in the FFS league with 103??

        Think im 4th highest in the world this GW?

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

          May have made a mistake tbf

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

            This

        2. applebonkers
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          no way 103 will be 4th highest in the world. must be yesterday's totals

        3. Rhinos
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          It's your team you tell us

        4. Smurf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          I don't think you are at all. Plenty more bigger scores than that in the world.

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

            Yeah I ballsed up, dream over haha

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

          I have 116 and did not even have Sanchez as TC.

      • adidasOriginals
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        BB in wk 37 but still have my TC chip to use in 38. Yeah I know. Foolish not to have used it before now.

        Who is a good bet in 38? Got to be one of the sides still chasing something going into that fixture.....

        Arsenal - Sanchez
        Man C - Jesus, Sane, KDB
        Liverpool - Cout, Firm

        Any tips appreciated...

      • VFORVANDETA
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        87 after bps.

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

          90 for me, hope to push into top 100

        2. Rhinos
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Thanks for the update

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

        there is any fwd (except Jesus) that worth pick for a -4? or better stay with Benteke?

      • xtina
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        anything worth changing for bb week? 0.2 itb, 1ft. Can't think what to change!

        jaku/ caballero
        davies/ alonso/ stephens/ benalouane/ holgate
        hazard/sanchez/king/eriksen/sane
        anchiebe/vardy/jesus

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

        Good idea to double up on Mustafi and Monreal ?

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

          Get Cech instead.

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

            Need to get rid of Valencia unfortunately

      • Buck The Trent
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Which one do you prefer ?

        A Holgate (points range 2-6)
        B Holding (points range 0-12)

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

          If Kos out Holding otherwise Holgate

      • Individual
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Evening all

        Any theories on most nailed Chelsea def for last 3? Guessing one of Alonso, Cahill or Azpi, right?

        1. Rhinos
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Azpi. He plays every minute simple as. Pedro could come in for Alonso, Terry for Cahill

        2. potatoace
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          prob Azpi. Tough to call

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

          Thanks guys, think it probably will be Dave.

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

          Alonso, he will get rested for the FA Cup Final for Terry and then Ake will play LWB, pin it if you want

        5. Legomane
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          You had me convinced on Azpi earlier 🙂

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

            Ha yeah... just wondering if anyone had any theory that Alonso, principally, isn't gna be dropped. Think Dave will be the call tbh

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

              Why's he called Dave ? 🙂

              1. Fred54
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Its easier to say than Chicken Ceasar Salad Azpilicueta.