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13 May 2017 2308 comments
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Saturday’s action concludes at the bet365 Stadium now as Stoke go head-to-head with Arsenal in the evening kick-off.

With four of the top five captains for Double Gameweek (Diego Costa, Romelu Lukaku, Sergio Aguero and Eden Hazard) failing to find the net already, Alexis Sanchez’ 10.6% armband backers will be hoping he can build on his midweek strike at Southampton.

Indeed, with a home encounter against Sunderland also to follow in midweek, the Chilean has been triple-captained by 70,403 in the penultimate round of fixtures.

Handed a third straight league start, the Gunners’ Rob Holding was the fourth top transfer target for Double Gameweek 37 – over 100,000 FPL managers drafted in the summer signing from Bolton as a budget-friendly route into a rearguard that’s delivered three clean sheets in their previous four.

Marko Arnautovic looks the man most likely to breach the Arsenal defence. The Potters’ wide man has played a part in four of his side’s last five strikes, serving up a goal and three assists over the last four Gameweeks.

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  1. Wizard of Ozil
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Crouch you dirty cheat... ruined my defensive points!!!!!

    1. My Name Is Pepu
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Same but I'm happy because lot of people have double Arsenal defence 😉

  2. InSaneMan-e
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Guys. Any chance Ozil gets in on the bonus?

    1. My Name Is Pepu
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      No, got tackled a few many times. Didn't do much except for the goal.

  3. Vinyl78LP
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    58 Points without BB, 13 to go - Might just survive this week in tact...

  4. Moose™
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    I think I saw someone in Top 50 with Aguero(c), Gabbi, JWP, Stones without any points whatsoever. Pity him!

  5. HD7
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Sanchez C and the Leader in my ML has TC him... feels strange to want your captain to be non profitable. It says that he injured himself, can he miss Sunderland?

  6. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Will Sanchez be fine for the next match? Will he play?

    1. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Everyone is saying yes as he was smiling on the bench.
      But Sanchez doesn't ask to come off unless there's something, so I really don't know

    2. Viper
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Wenger is speaking in 5 mins, at least wait until then 😉

    3. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Hope so !

  7. Junior ⚽
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    5 points from BB how many did you get?

    1. MTPockets
      9 years, 2 months ago

      4

    2. Viper
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      7 so far

    3. Firminooooo
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      5 points to... and lost CS on Cech, Monreal and Yoshida.
      Still 16 to go and have 75 points.

    4. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      4

    5. Soopaboonch'o'lad…
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      15 so far. Siggy, Mawson and Willy

    6. Ravager
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      King-Yoshida-Holgate-Pickford

      so 13 when King gets his baps I think

    7. Pariße
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      1 🙂

    8. Konig Luther
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      1... but only 1 players played so far

  8. We Will Klopp you
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    48 pre baps with Coutinho, Alli, Eriksen and Kane to go in the first round of games, optimistically hoping to get to century before the second round of games.

  9. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    18 possible players left

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Are you including Anichebe, Hazard and Costa

      1. Syd.
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Only own Costa

  10. liiusions
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Sanchez flagged 🙁

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Kosc still flagged... See what Wenger says.

    2. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Well he did go off injured

    3. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Based on comments from Wenger or just FPL flagging him as they normally do when a player has taken a knock and is then substituted?

      Make no difference either way...

  11. TokyoRisingSun
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    How's everyone doing with their BB? Grand total of 4 here with Pickford, Anichebe, Yosh and Stephens

    1. Pocky
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Yosh, Big Vic, Pickford & Huth here lol....but other than that, having a great week!

  12. Cocky Spaniel Alves
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone else have the excellent Southampton trio of Stephens, JWP and Gabbiadini this week while bench boosting?

  13. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Sanchez injured? I'd more or less given up this season but this could be a gift from the FPL gods

    1. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Yes he was injured before he scored the goal

      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        I went out so didn't see. Thanks Syd

      2. Vinyl78LP
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        ...then fully recovered, scored and remembered he asked two mins earlier to be taken off and sheepishly started limping again - footballers... born actors !!

        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 17 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Ah. So it wasn't muscular then

  14. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    It was too good to be true...Sanchez injured and I TC him. Still happy with 36 points

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

      He'll probably be grand

  15. Viper
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Wenger is just going to say

    "He felt a little niggle, we will have to see tomorrow. He has a small chance for wednesday"

    Saved you all waiting 😉

    1. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      A Small chance 🙂 🙂

    2. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      He didn't say that.

    3. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Never hear that in the interview

  16. FFrulesmylife
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Sanchez will be fine - dead leg it looked like - he will be raring to go vs Sunderland I'm sure

  17. Jayv807
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    After GW 35, I was in 2nd place in my ML and trailing by 107 pts. The lead will be down to 24 if Baps stay as is for today's games. He has TC Costa this week so am praying he is rested against Watford so maybe I can complete a miracle comeback.

    1. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Yea. Wow
      107 points in 3 gw.immemse

    2. Shifty
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      that is nuts.

      really hope you win it!

      1. Jayv807
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks! Fingers crossed!

    3. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      absolutely Brilliant

  18. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    even if sanchez misses sun im not unhappy with 12. kdb will need to work to get that

    1. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      No. Sunderland is a huge opportunity. Stoke was bonus. I want a mad Sanchez game against Sunderland, too!

  19. HD7
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Its a strange game when you play it for money...you think only about the differentials between you and the leader of your league and dont really care about the overall...

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

      I'm greedy, I want both 😆

      1. HD7
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        To be fair dont really care if Cech ( we have him both) has a clean sheet. In fact im happy they conceded because opponent has also Holding and this makes the gap smaller... see my point there 🙂
        Its a really strange way but it is like this

  20. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    49 points on BB and my bench would have been holgate, anichebe and Stephens.

    Bad day out.

  21. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Time for Zaha to show who is boss - we know he is capable of an occasional double digit haul

    In the reverse fixture vs Hull he scored......

    16

  22. Pep says
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Sanchez played 20 or more mins with a swollen ankle, went to Chile and played 180mins and came back and kept on playing.

    I'm sure Wenger had agreed with him that if he feels anything, he has to come off if the game is won. He signaled to come off but still went on to score.

    He was just being precautionary, he will play the next game

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

      How's your team doing Pep?

      1. Pep says
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        77 with Kane Alli Tekkers and DeGea to play.

        11 dgw players, a fairly guaranteed their 90mins so lookin like I'll break the century.

        You?

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

          67 only. Vert, Alli, Kane to play.

          13 DGWer to go excluding Anichebe. Will I break the century?

          1. Pep says
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            Surely you break the 100 mark @Moose

            Kane brace tomorrow I'd wager

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

              If Bailly plays, it will be a bit hard tho. Anyway, it is the last game at WHL. Please, Harry. Get a hattie!

  23. Viper
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Wenger hasn't mentioned much about the injury other than he's a special talent with lots of desire

  24. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    WengerOut SanchezIn

    1. THE Wild Rover
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Sanchez already picks the team, Wenger runs the club 😉

  25. tm245
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Wenger didn't say much beyond praising Alexis for being special.

    1. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Agree, saw same interview.

  26. cantcatchabreak
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Chances of stephens and gabbiadini not playing next game? Really need albrighton and king points

    1. Evasivo
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      You're not playing Bb?!

  27. walkman666
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Post match sky interview did not yield any concrete status on Alexis. Wenger merely indicated that Sanchez asked to come off, Wenger left him on, Sanchez has great desire, and that was pretty much it. The sky sports interviewer never specifically asked about how Sanchez is feeling. We will have to wait.

  28. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Sanchez totally saved me today.
    Hope he plays vs Sunderland.

  29. Junior ⚽
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Cheers stoke
    Kos and Holding owner.

  30. Moose™
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Post mortem.

    Kelly --> Monreal
    JWP --> Fab
    Gabbi --> Anichebe
    Costa --> Jesus

    Does all this moves worth -8?