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16 May 2017 5292 comments
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Double Gameweek 37 enters its fifth day of action this evening, serving up two more fixtures to entertain Fantasy managers.

Arsenal welcome Sunderland to the Emirates in the 7.45pm kick-off as Alexis Sanchez looks to add to his goal and assist haul in Saturday’s demolition of Stoke.

Captained by 10.6% of FPL managers, the Chilean is the second most popular armband pick for the Gameweek. As expected, he has shrugged off a leg problem to start against the Black Cats, while fellow weekend scorers Mesut Ozil and Olivier Giroud are also named in the first XI as Arsene Wenger’s side attempt to keep their hopes of a top-four finish alive.

Man City entertain West Bromwich Albion in the second match of their Double Gameweek at 8pm.

Sergio Aguero returns to the starting XI alongside Gabriel Jesus as Raheem Sterling drops to the bench for the home side. The Argentine produced zero points as a sub at home to Leicester on Saturday, though boasting a 17% ownership, he is City’s most captained player (8.1%) for their pair of fixtures.

The top transfer target for Double Gameweek 37, Jesus rewarded his 217,000+ new owners with an eight-point haul against the Foxes, while Leroy Sane’s 7% backers will be hoping for more of the same after he delivered a season-high 11 points in the weekend win.

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  1. French Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    I still remember Zaz bashing Arsenal and Ozil on the scoutcast. No wonder he has an awful OR if he doesn't Bank Sanchez

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

      Zaz? Or gaz? Isn't he a Tottenham fan? Very biased if so

      1. French Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        His nickname is Zaz as I believe. The Arsenal hater on the scoutcast. Constantly dissing the team and advising FPL managers not to get Sanchez.
        "He doesn't look happy"
        "He doesn't perform on the wing"
        "He doesn't look interested"

        Oh well for a player who doesn't look interested he's not too shabby ain't he ?

        Pathetic biased scoutcast guest. The rest are great mind you

    2. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Retweet.

    3. MTPockets
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Az

        1. French Gooner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          I initially thought it was Az as wel till Marc called him introduced him as Zaz

          1. MTPockets
              8 years, 7 months ago

              Oh maybe it is then.

      • Hibbo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Weirdly feeling after backing Sanchez tonight for league top scorer prior to kick off.

        I want Kane to pull up like a horse tomorrow, and Sanchez to pull it out of the bag again on Sunday.

        1. Hibbo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Or whenever the hell Kane is playing.

        2. 1966 was a great year for E…
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Cash out?

          1. Hibbo
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Na, I'm a greedy heure.

            1. 1966 was a great year for E…
              • 15 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              Still, good timing!

              1. Hibbo
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                8 years, 7 months ago

                Could be a nice sweat on Sunday when watching the season finales.

      • squits
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Top of the Seychelles league and pretty much won it now!!! Open top bus tour through Mahe next week i think : )

        1. Yank Revolution
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          And a parade of one? 😉

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

            Haha yeah competition isn't too tough out here! Only about 50 or so really play it properly!

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

          FPL on the beach - sounds like a tough life!

      • nygunner
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Sanchez only 2 bps?? I know I'm being greedy but that extra 3 points could be crucial in ML.

      • Harper_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Just following on from dgw talk, I have a few points on this..
        1. Play the wildcard as close as possible to the big DGW's so you can assess who is entering form going into the dgw, potential injuries, who might be rested.

        2. Quality over quantity, it was correct to go for all the big hitters in 37 at the expense of other areas leading to having a bench of players like Pickford, Holgate, Stephens, Anichebe etc, however maybe it wasn't best to play the BB in 37 given these players weren't expected to get many points?

        3. Picked 100% nailed on players. Need I say more? if a player is at risk of not playing, don't pick him.

        1. 1966 was a great year for E…
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          1) is much more important than the BB / TC decision.

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

            I think so. Sure there may be a lot of people who used the WC early and benefitted from it but I think with careful planning the strongest move is always going to be to save the WC for right before the dgw's.

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

          Pickford is a hero

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

          About #1:
          Some of those who played WC early claim to have gotten around 50 points of value off of the early WC. That would indicate that you could still swap all the players you want before DGW and still come out ahead in the standings (who seriously swapped more than 12 players before this DGW)?

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

            I'm sure many of those who played the WC earlier also took a lot of hits in order to gain the players they wanted for DGW's 36 and 37 later on. I'm amazed if there was anyone who played the early WC and didn't take a single point hit after that. So perhaps some of the gain created from it was negated by this.

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

              I took loads of hits and I've come off pretty well

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

              I'm not sure you got the point.

              To make it clear:
              People claime to have gained somewhere around 50 points on early WC just a few weeks after it was played (AZ is a good example, and they talked about early WC on the scoutcast).

              One could then play the game like one normally would.
              (One would probably still have a more solid team for a long time)

              Then when the rest WC you can simply do as many trades as you wish.

              I swapped 9 players on WC. That's 36 points. If I had gained 50 from early WC I would've netted 14 points from early WC.

              Sure a -36 would look bad, and would probably not be worth it for that GW, but that would just indicate that it's even a bigger benefit to WC early.

              1. FPL Husaria
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 7 months ago

                Swap 9 players give you -32. Transfer no 1 for free

        4. MTPockets
            8 years, 7 months ago

            1. yep
            2. have to balance either way b/c no point getting too good a bench to just sit there for 36 & 38
            3. yep

          • COYR
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Currently on 144 before bonus and very happy I played an early WC. Just needed careful planning

            Completely agree with 2 and 3, although you can get quality and quantity if you TV is good enough (was lucky enough to have a TV of about 109M which has helped a lot with BB planning).

          • skeyrd
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            can't say I agree with A. wildcarded gw 30 and it has worked a charm, allowing big scores for every dgw with good planning

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

              B,C on point though 😀

          • Uncle Gamst
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Saved for next season 🙂

        5. Meme2011
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          which top players will not play gw38?

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

            Hazard?

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

              He will feature

          2. Syd.
            • 16 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Zabaleta

        6. FPL Footy Show Pod
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Any advice for this week chaps - 1FT, 0.4 ITB and AOA to play with

          Downgrade Hazard to

          A) Coutinho
          B) Firmino
          C) Other

          This would enable a hit for Anichebe - Llorente OR Albrighton - Fabregas/Pedro

          Otherwise I just hold onto Haz

          1. Smoky Johnson
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Probably A

          2. Johnny 8
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            A & Fab

        7. YoungPretender
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Pickford bagging me a cheeky bonus. Every little helps.

        8. Rawslang
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          When can i find my predicted place improvement that people are talking about?? Thanks

        9. Smoky Johnson
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          How many points tomorrow?

          Kane - ?
          Eriksen - ?
          Yoshida - ?
          Stephens - ?

          1. Smoky Johnson
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Sorry, and thursday 😎

          2. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            I agree with you

          3. Ha.
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            10
            5
            6
            7

            1. Smoky Johnson
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              We have a deal!

          4. 1966 was a great year for E…
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            13
            7
            2
            2

          5. the snazzy viking
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            12
            8
            7
            6

          6. Moose™
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Kane(c) here.

            20
            2
            6
            15

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

            13
            6
            2
            2

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

            17
            3
            0
            9

          9. The 12th Man
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            10
            5
            2
            2

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

            13 (brace + 3 bonus=
            7 (someone has to assist Mr. Kane, and 1 bonus + 1 cs point)
            Benched
            1 (United gonna score two)

        10. Calderano FC
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Choo Choo come on and do the conga.... what a send off

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

            😆
            Great spot (listen)

          2. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            All very surreal - whatever next - a woman pundit in the Sky Sports studio?

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

              No, that's Niall Quinn I think. 🙂

              1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
                • 10 Years
                8 years, 7 months ago

                I thought it was Ronaldo

                1. Calderano FC
                  • 15 Years
                  8 years, 7 months ago

                  Was waiting for the all time party classic push pineapple shake a tree by agadoo but was sadly disappointed

        11. Coaly
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          a) Haz Gabbi to Cout Giroud -4
          b) Haz to Cout
          c) Do nothing, play King

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

          Those Sanchez doubters 😆

          1. Frank Koscielny
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            This. Might have secured me a top three and money in my ML

        13. ViperStripes
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Golden Boot:
          Lukaku 24
          Sanchez 23
          Kane 22

          Will you have all 3 for GW38?
          If you do who will you captain?

          I don't have Lukaku, thinking of doing Gabbi & Hazard/Ozil > Lukaku & benchfodder for a hit so I cover all 3. Surely all 3 teams will be helping their guy towards the GB.

          1. Smoky Johnson
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Lukaku > Jesus for a hit? Nah.

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

              reply fail?

          2. 1966 was a great year for E…
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Barkley and Mirallas will be as greedy as ever. They might let him take a pen...

            1. Smoky Johnson
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              nice. captain sanchez last game?

        14. matiakez
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Mustafi hitting the bar then getting booked wasn't half annoying

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

            Monreal similar hitting the post on Saturday. Kosc owners should count themselves lucky 😉

        15. It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          I'm 0.1 off from doing Haz and Costa > Sanchez and Sturridge...

          What to do?

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

            Too late for Sanchez now.

            1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              Mirroring my ML rival as I'm leading the out cash league. Go Cout instead?

              1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
                • 12 Years
                8 years, 7 months ago

                *our

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

                Need Sanchez then to be safe, unless you're leading by 50.

        16. AndyCook
            8 years, 7 months ago

            23 from an early bench boost and 157 this week with Sanchez TC. Nice when a plan pays off.

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

              Turned out to be the correct tactic. Well done!

          • NestorC
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Haz, Anich, Kosc and Vert
            to
            Cout, Costa, Ake and Bene (for a -8)

            Is it worth a punt or not?

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

              He'll no

            2. Johnny 8
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              Just lose Haz & Anich.

          • Colonel Shoe 肝池
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            vardy worth a shout v (BOU) ?

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

              *whispers* No

            2. Johnny 8
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              Could be but B'mouth haven't been as leaky lately. What do I know? End of season, could be a goal fest!

          • KickIt
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            I know he got loads of points but Sanchez missing the full bonus game is annoying, Ozil even got a yellow? How does that work!

            1. Parm
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              12 chances created(most in like forever), 90% pass accuracy, 3/3 take-ons.

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

                How does that compare to Sanchez? Surely has to be more weight to scoring goals as well? Like is 1 goal the same as 1 chance?

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

              Yeah i know, crazy! 2 - 0, scores the 2 goals, ozil gets assist, and somehow gets the max bonus?! I watched the game as well - both played well, but max BPS has to go to Alexis!

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

              I concur, as per below. Frustrating regardless of the haul

              1. KickIt
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                8 years, 7 months ago

                Especially when I am now exactly 1 point behind the leader in my league!

            4. drughi
              • 16 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              Never seen anything like it, özil yellow also

            5. Johqvist
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              This is madness? Two goals in a 2-0 game has to be max bonus??

              1. MTPockets
                  8 years, 7 months ago

                  Mids don't get as many bp for goals as fwds:
                  https://www.premierleague.com/news/106533

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

                    Yeah that's true. I'd still say Sanchez made more impact on the game than Özil, regardless of his chances created and pass % completion. I might also be a biased Sanchez captainer but I don't think that has anything to do with it 😉

              2. ChampChomp
                • 13 Years
                8 years, 7 months ago

                Sanchez lost Bps because he gave the ball away a ridiculous amount of times

                1. KickIt
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  8 years, 7 months ago

                  To the keeper who picked it up out of the net.

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

                    I have Sanchez captain as well mate. I'm just saying that's why he didn't get 3. Obviously he deserved them over Ozil

                    1. KickIt
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 14 Years
                      8 years, 7 months ago

                      1 point behind the league leader so every points counts. 🙂

            6. Parm
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              The thing about using your bench boost after a WC is you don't really know how many points it's actually added. My team would probably be different if it wasn't for my BB/AOA combo.

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

                I wasn't thinking exactly this earlier

                My bench boost is currently on 8 which sounds poor

                But I'm on 150 overall with a few to play so have to mark as success

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

                This. I set up my team on my WC to play BB this week. I spent a lot more cash on "the bench" than I normally would. That's why it's hard to say how many points BB gave me.

            7. jason_ni
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              Tempted to get in Coutinho - do i
              A)drop Hazard
              B) Costa and upgrade my bench fodder mf(T carroll) playing 3 - 5 - 2?

              Cech/Cabellero
              Cahill/Bavies/Yoshida (Stephens/Robertson)
              Sanchez/Alli/ King/ Hazard (T carroll)
              Kane / Jesus / Costa

              Have 2 FT's

            8. Moose™
              • 13 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              66 points should make the ML wrapped up?

            9. Syd.
              • 16 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              Niall Quinn just called Pickford - Pickwick 😆

              1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
                • 10 Years
                8 years, 7 months ago

                Very Dickensian

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

                At least he didn't call Walcott, Alexis and try cover it up after 😆

            10. Evasivo
              • 15 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              Call me greedy, but I'm still raging and wondering how Ozil stole BPs over Sanchez...

              1. KickIt
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                8 years, 7 months ago

                This! Posted same above.

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

                  Ozil one assist and yellow card vs 2 goals mmm

              2. Delhidynamo
                • 11 Years
                8 years, 7 months ago

                12 chances created

              3. DeadStarComing
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                8 years, 7 months ago

                It's how the BPS points work. Personally I think bonus should be just that and not include goals or assists at all. I've suggested over several weeks the FPL game needs some tweaks but most round here don't want it to change.

            11. AC Pilkington
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              Who is the better / safer captain punt?

              A) Vardy

              B) Sturridge

              1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
                • 12 Years
                8 years, 7 months ago

                Sturridge, more to play for

            12. Spg76
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              Valencia going to play tomorrow?

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

                No, apparently didn't travel.

                1. Spg76
                  • 9 Years
                  8 years, 7 months ago

                  I have no idea why I still have him anyway. That's why I'm a mickeymouse casual at 140000 overall

            13. drughi
              • 16 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              Looks like 150 points post bps with kane, eriksen, davies and stephens to go. 19 points from them I beat my all time high

              1. Moose™
                • 13 Years
                8 years, 7 months ago

                140 here.

                Kane(c), Eriksen and Stephens to go

                1. drughi
                  • 16 Years
                  8 years, 7 months ago

                  not bad

                  1. Moose™
                    • 13 Years
                    8 years, 7 months ago

                    Harry's brace should be good enough for me to justify not captaining Alexis.

            14. Matamatics
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              122 still got 9 to play 😎

              1. Moose™
                • 13 Years
                8 years, 7 months ago

                Wowww

            15. Ephurion
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              Zabaletas kid and Agüero having fun 😀