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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 Architect of Anarchy
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Some views and suggestions would be good. Using bench boost
    .1 ITB

    Players who should leave imo - McCauley, zaha. But who shall i replace them with ?

    Heaton
    Kompany-cahill-monreal
    Albrighton-siggy-eriksen-san(C)hez
    Gabbi-vardy-costa

    Bench - jaku,baines, zaha, McCauley

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

      McAulley to Maguire, Zaha to King.

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

      Wouldn't ditch Zaha unless for a decent DGWER. Palace Have to go for the points.

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

    Willy Pickford

    Gabriel Blind Stephens Vertonghen Holgate

    Sanchez Hazard Eriksen JWP King

    Gabbi Jesus Kane

    1FT - who is the best replacement for Gabriel at £5.1 or less?

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

      holding is 4.0 and looks to be playing every game now.
      Seems a great cheap defender, should leave you some extra spending money. and i think arsenal wont let many goals in pushing for that top 4 finish

  3. Jubilanus / BSC Small Boys …
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Lost on last page.

    If Kos wasn;t injured last night, would Holding have played?

    I have 4.5 m left for a def, and only 2 ars currently.

    Is he an option? Anyone better?

    Current def.

    Alonso, stephens, daniels, holgate,

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

    any help please

    i've to help a mate out with this lot.

    caballero
    koscielny williams gibbs
    eriksen son kdb zaha king
    jesus defoe rashford
    (grant, lovren, gibson, X)

    1) who to bench out of front 8
    2) TC or bench boost, thinking TC with that bench and i suppose kdb or jesus

    1. La Vida Latte
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      1 - Zaha if not BB
      2 - Hard to say. But BB in gw 38 is a nightmare on rotation street.

  5. boc610
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    my ML leader is no 42 overall so I don't feel too bad

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

      Hah. That's when you just hold your hands up

      1. boc610
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        he's never owned kane or ibra

  6. bigbudgie
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Pages fuuuuuuulying
    Good luck out there all you RMTers

  7. The Architect of Anarchy
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Is this the most number of comments on an article?

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

      nah

  8. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I have Bailly and Gabriel...

    Gabriel rested or new formation leaves him with no place?
    Bailly surely will not be rested again?

    1. FPL ZB
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      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      He's not been rested, he just isn't very good

      1. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        there is this...

    2. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Gabriel is a bit carp.

      Bailly was injured, I think.

    3. bigbudgie
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Bailly no way plays both games in the DGW. Nor Palace in 38. If United win tonight that is

  9. La Vida Latte
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Will we get news on Kosc today?

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

    DGW37/BB (30 players), no hits:

    Cech* - Caballero*
    Alonso* - Monreal* - Yoshida* - Ake* - Holgate
    Sanchez* - Hazard* - Sane* - JWP* - King
    Kane* - Jesus* (c) - Gabbindini*

    OR is 19k, chances of getting into top 10k?

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

      2/1

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

        I'll take that....

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

      good chance. (c) firm?

      Keeping Gabbidonkey?

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

        Think so, either him, Hazard, Kane or Sanchez for me....yeah not waste more points on shipping him out.

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

          thinking of throwing 4 points away to do Gabbi>Vardy for ML blocking purposes :/ Lame but might be necessary

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

            Why lame? Vardy is a good pick. I've got him in too.

    3. Moose™
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Gtg. Incoming 200 points. 😀

    4. Pep says
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Feeling the likes of Ake, JWP and Gabbi won't gain you as much points as you are hoping

      Hopefully you get as many clean sheets as we had this week though.

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

        Yeah they are defo the week links....just hope for something (a single CS or goal/assist) from each will be fine.

    5. The Architect of Anarchy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Pretty template

    6. 1Banksy
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Seems decent. We nailed it GW36 with our TC Sanchez 🙂

    7. XabiAlonso
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Most likely ul finish inside 10k

  11. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Any Aguero news today? Wondering about Jesus nailedness, against KDB captaincy

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

    Thoughts on holgate to holding with an ft?

    Thanks

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

      I'm considering, but thinking 2FTs in 38 is more valuable

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

    Koscielny to Monreal automatic, free transfer?

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

      Sounds sensible

  14. Shifty
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Best sub-5.4m midfield option for the rest of season? Except Albrighton.

    Not too bothered by DGW/SGW...

    Can? JWP? Fraser? Davies?

  15. Pep says
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Me vs Rival (who wins?)

    DeGea vs Heaton
    Cech

    Monreal vs Kosc
    Alonso vs Valencia
    Holgate vs Nyom
    PVA
    Mawson

    Sanchez (c) vs Sanchez (TC)
    Siggy vs Coutinho
    King

    Kane vs Gabbi

    Me +4pts

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

      Rival because of TC

      1. Pep says
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        You don't PVA Mawson Alonso Cech and King will outscore a single captaincy?

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

          Nope

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

    BB team for this weekend is -

    Cech - De Gea
    Fabio - Stephens - Yoshida - Alonso - Davies
    Sanchez - Sané - Zaha - King - AOC
    Kane - Costa - Jesus

    Already on -8 with 1.1m ITB. If AOC is out with injury, would you swap him out for another -4, and if so who for?

    1. Pep says
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Fabregas

  17. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Seeing all the talk of hits makes me feel better about having no BB 🙂

    1. Pep says
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Ya hits are a bit crazy for the bench boost. Kind of negates alot of what people are hoping to gain from it.

      Thinking of a strategy for next seaon

      Over the 1st 3 weeks, take some hits, as late as possible and BB the following week. Save a free heading into bench boost and have 2fts to re shuffle funds afterwards. Just take a punt on 2 or 3 in form teams with a good fixture and load up and bench boost.

      2nd WC won't be so focuses on spreading funds and taking hits for bench players you're only getting 2 games out of (if they start both that is)

    2. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Same. I deliberately used it earlier to not have it as a distraction for this GW. I don't want to take hits or ruin my team for having a great bench. That said, I absolutely failed it. And my AOA too. Let's hope the TC serves me better.

  18. Moose™
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    BB 37.

    Willy Pickford

    Alonso Vert Yoshida Kelly Holgate

    Sanchez Hazard Alli Sane JWP

    Kane Costa Gabbi

    2 FT & 0 ITB

    Planning to do Pickford + Kelly + Costa --> Cech + Stephens + Jesus(c) for -4.

    Do it?

    1. jimmy.floyd
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      You cannot have 4 from the same team

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

        Ah. Other alternatives for Stephens? Just remain Kelly in the team?

  19. andy85wsm
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Goooooooooooooooooooooooooood morning all!

    Loving the wildcard so far - 89 points, 4th highest GW rank of the season and up from 35k to 19k.

    Only mistake on the wildcard was punting on Tadic instead of just bringing in Sane straight away - now means I have to make the transfer this week leaving me with just 1 FT in GW38 which isn't ideal.

    How did you guys get on?

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

      89 points

    2. The Architect of Anarchy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      89(-8) points, helped me climb into top 85k

    3. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      very good Andy .

      I got 108 😀
      Sanchez TC and Double Chelsea and Arsenal defence

      1. andy85wsm
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Very nice!

    4. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Same OR here Andy, my 111pts this GW brought me up from 58k 😛

      Reckon we can get top 10k, or too late?

      1. andy85wsm
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Yup - reckon we still can, just need a big bench boost 🙂

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

      90 points on WC, looking forward to BB :))

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

        And from 8k to 4k

    6. Óró Sé…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      100 points. The sun is shining. Beating my two brothers. May catch ML leader who was 70 points ahead...

      1. andy85wsm
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        It's a glorious day here in Ireland! 🙂

        Catching a 70 point lead is a good feeling

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

          Didnt know you were from Ireland. I lived 5 years there. It's an amazingly friendly country.

    7. Shifty
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      same score, moved from 17k to 9k.

      More importantly moved 24 points clear in ML, was 4 points behind.

      Now have the headache of whether to spend 4 points to block out Vardy - ML rival's key differential.

      1. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        93 up to 11k

      2. andy85wsm
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Not sure Vardy is worth blocking. Who do you have instead?

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

          He's got Alli-Jesus-Lukaku-Vardy

          I've got Sanchez-Jesus-Kane-Gabbi

    8. Urchin
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Wow, my 78 points feel very measly after reading all these comments

      *depressed 🙁

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

      89 points even with Koscielny over Monreal and playing Maguire instead of either Stephens or Albrighton. Could have been my first 100+ score of the season. 🙁

      Won't complain though. 3800 overall. An outside chance of making the top 1k, although I need some luck as it's 42 points to catch (and 2800 managers).

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

      I captained Koscielny and lost about 15 points on his no-show.

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

      Hi Andy
      103 pts and up to 6k OR. Still leading Millionnaire league which is fun too

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

        BBed this week and will have a wide range of choice for TC this week : -)

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

      80, moved up 10k t0 26k

  20. Phil Dagger ⭐
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    liitle Perspective

    Gabbiadini (4) still scored more points than this lot this GW
    Lukaku Kane Rashford Benteke Negredo

    Plus Costa got 6 points .He Costa 4 million more
    Jesus score 5 points . He costs over 2 million more.

    Gabbiadini still has 3 games left too 😛

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

      Costa, Jesus and Kane will all score more this week

      1. Phil Dagger ⭐
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        very likely .I was just talking about this GW plus the money saved on Costa improves team that much that having no Costa won't harm of someone doesn't have him

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Sold his sorry arse after the Liverpool game. Good riddence

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

      *puke*

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

    Need 22pts from Willy* - King - Holgate - Ake*

    Possible?

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

      20

    2. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      ake will score 22 alone

  22. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    soooo we keeping Sanchez?

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

      Definitely

    2. boc610
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      he's getting the armband from me

    3. andy85wsm
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      (c)

  23. rnrd
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Jesus VS Alexis for the armband this WE is going to be one tough decision

    1. FPL ZB
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I've thrown it on KDB. Concerned about Jesus's minutes and Sanchez's form

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

      Probably going Sanchez due to him being more nailed on to play 180 minutes.

      1. The Overthinker
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Even ozil is nailed to play 170 minutes

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

    Straight question, can`t captain Sanchez, but own him (need differential from rival):

    1) Sane, Defoe, Jesus (C) + 4 points
    2) De Bruyne (C), Borini, Jesus

  25. Kane-harry Island
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I'm already on -4. I'm thinking of Lukaku to Jesus for another -4 is worth a shot or does Lukaku still have some hauls left in him?

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

      hes good. at home.
      so thats a fruit for the thoughts

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

      I'm thinking of getting in Lukaku for his brace vs Watford!

  26. The Overthinker
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Captain ozil?

  27. Sickboy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Costa & Alli to Jesus & KDB (-4)?

    Already have Kane, Hazard, Eriksen.

    Cheers guys.

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

    Sanchez the best captaincy pick now? I feel he's pretty much guaranteed to play 180 minutes. Not sure if I can take the fear of Hazard and Costa not playing both, same with Jesus really. Also own Alli and Eriksen.

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

      City players look tempting

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

      not sure why not many considering Kane for the armband....

      1. laGan1n1
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Kane (C) here, also doing Hazard > Ozil

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

          long time no see Laganini! How's your season coming along?

          1. laGan1n1
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            hi mate!

            im 14k so i will try something different and go Hazard > Ozil with Kane (C)

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

        Yeah, good pick for sure. Went with Costa over him on my WC though, so not an option.

    3. FPL ZB
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Or KDB?

  29. Super AL9
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    is rose fit again?

  30. asvpxmicky
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Hazard, Kane or Jesus for TC?