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26 August 2017 3316 comments
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The today’s proceedings culminate at Old Trafford now as Manchester United welcome Leicester City in the 5.30pm kick-off.

Jose Mourinho’s side are heavily favoured after serving up back-to-back 4-0 wins over West Ham United and Swansea City.

Three goals in his first two league outings for the Red Devils means that Romelu Lukaku is the top captaincy pick for the third Gameweek running.

Over 1.7m FPL managers have handed the Belgian the armband, up against a Foxes side that have conceded at least two goals in five of their seven road trips since Craig Shakespeare took the helm.

Both Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan have also been subject to heavy investment – indeed, the pair have outscored Lukaku’s 19 points, with 23 and 21 respectively.

Meanwhile, Jamie Vardy will be looking to build on his two-goal haul at Arsenal in Gameweek 1 and end United’s run of consecutive shutouts.

Over 161,000 FPL managers sold the Foxes’ frontman after he failed to find the net at home to Brighton last weekend.

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  1. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    ....RLC

    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Is a good lad

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

      Is... Injured. It's that right?

    3. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      no don't WC

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks

    4. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Sorry guys haha!!

  2. Urchin
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    With Jones unlikely to get any bonus... Suttner on my bench with 7 points sux... Hope Davies goes big tomorrow...

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

      Could be worse. I had Daniels first sub and Stones in my starting 11. He came on for one minute.

      1. Hot Fuzz
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        bummer red arrow sorry man 🙁

      2. Urchin
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Whoa... That is sad... Must be agonizing

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

          Yeah I listened to the game on the radio I knew he'd come on if city scored! Cheers lads 🙂

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

      Jones 1 bap.

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

    Thoughts on this team? Pop the WC?

    Foster Elliot
    Valencia Danilo Yoshida Hegazi Long
    KDB Alli Pogba JWP T.Carroll
    Lukaku Chicharito Mounie

    FT: 0, ITB: 3.9

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      What was ur FT?

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

        1FT now, sry. Mistyped it.

    2. Hot Fuzz
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      nah looks good ...

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

        Even with KDB, JWP and Danilo in it?

        1. Hot Fuzz
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          yap you got 3.9 mil so imo just upgrade JWP coz of his minutes since the new guy joined but all of you others are ok KDB to one of the spurs mids if you like but not a WC wait for that after the International break

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

            Good options. Thanks 🙂

            What about Danilo? He'a prone to rotation and at some point I'd prolly want to get Trippier instead
            If I don't already have 3 spurs, ofc.

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

      KDB -> Silva and use the extra 2m later.

    4. Calculated Risks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      No need, kdb to a livers, Hernandez to kane and you're gold

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

        Can't afford that, sry (tried both KDB to Mane and Salah).
        Doesn't give me enough money to do Hernandez -> Kane

  4. Nanoelektronicar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Ritchie > Antonio (-4), there go 8 points down the drain.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Rough

    2. The Royal Robin
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Any chance Jones could rise tonight? When is the cut off point for each evening?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        When price changes occur.

        1. Bøwstring The Carp
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Think he's looking for the time that price changes occur TorresPedantic

          1. sinik
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            lmao

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

        2.10am UK time.

      3. FDMS All Starz
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Many went above 100% the past few days but didn't rise, so my guess is no

    3. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Oh dear messing up these posts big time!!

      Wildcard now or wait? 1FT, 0ITB

      Foster
      Kolasinac | Lowe | Alonso
      Ritchie | Fraser | T. Carroll | Mane
      Aguero | Kane | Lukaku

      Elliot | Suttner | Long | RLC

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Aguero downgraded to Firmino and fix up the midfield, hurts my eyes to look at that

        • The Royal Robin
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          I'd WC, yeah. Aguero, Fraser, RLC can all go and I'd use the funds for Aguero to sproose the midfield up.

        • Ode
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          I would just wait

        • TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          That midfield needs surgey.

        • Lanley Staurel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Just fix that midfield with some spare cash. Priroity number 1 Id say.

        • More Tragic
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          nah
          Aguero + Kola out and upgrade a mid sorts it

          -8

        • Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Thanks everyone, I know midfield has been poor!

        • *sigh*
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Just downgrade Kun to improve Fraser.Rest is good.Slowly slowly catchy monkey.

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

          With that team I'd wc yes

      2. F4L
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Well, at least Pogba and Lukaku still looked dangerous. Points will roll in the weeks to come

        1. Karan_G14
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Pogba was wasteful. (United fan)

          1. F4L
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            wasteful but still dangerous. Could be on pens as well now

          2. @persecuted_by_mods
              8 years, 7 months ago

              Always is, still tries one too many skill in dangerous areas. Usual occurrence of him being caught doing something silly when a simple pass was on

          3. Hot Fuzz
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            this

          4. FDMS All Starz
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Agreed

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

            Deserved MOTM I'd say, a couple of close efforts and some slick passing. Most likely next penatly taker.

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

          KdB falling tonight.
          Who to bring in?
          Other 4 mids are : Pogba Mkhi Alli Eriksen
          Not keen on Liverpool mids coz I have Firmino

          Mahrez maybe? Siggurdson? Ozil?

          1. F4L
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Mane

          2. Calculated Risks
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Silva looks as good as kdb for 2 mill less.

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

              Avoiding city now. Silva could lose his place to b.silva soon

        3. Jonny Sutt
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Which would you choose?

          A)Jesé
          B) Richarlison

          1. F4L
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            literally, I have no clue. Probably B still

            1. Jonny Sutt
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              Well he is likely to rise so I'm swaying that way. Doesn't seem like he did much today though.

              1. F4L
                • 11 Years
                8 years, 7 months ago

                didn't have much of a chance tbf

          2. Hot Fuzz
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            for who and why? how much money you got to spend? .......

          3. Calculated Risks
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            B

        4. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Had Elliot and mbemba on the bench, bit gutted :0

        5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Micky playing deep, a bit of a worry?

          1. fedolefan
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Not the deep stuff again.

          2. Jairzinho
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Nah, the FPL judges love him and will give him random assists even if he didn’t actually assist it.

          3. skriniar
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            lol micky can play from bench and make 49 asist

          4. skriniar
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            jairzinho perfect

          5. Royal5
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Didn't play deep at all.

        6. Lanley Staurel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Am I reading Smarty Pants stats correctly that over 85% of top 10k players have now played their captain this gameweek?

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            yes

            1. Lanley Staurel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              Wow

              1. TorresMagic™
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 16 Years
                8 years, 7 months ago

                Plenty have played chips to get there and don't own Kane.

          2. DA Minnion (Former great)
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Yes . Kane haul would be orgasmic.

          3. Je suis le chat
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            85% of last weeks top 10k players.

            1. Lanley Staurel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              Indeed!

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

          Kdb to Eriksen tonight to beat the price drop??

          Thanks

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

            Yes I would

          2. DA Minnion (Former great)
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Yeah I think Erik is a must.

          3. MTPockets
              8 years, 7 months ago

              I want to see eriksen, alli, sanchez, mane tomorrow first. Rather lose 0.1 than get it wrong.

          4. Fred54
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Has the comments/side bar thing in Desktop mode gone for others?

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              Maybe you changed it to phone mode?

            2. Fred54
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              Nah, just Firefox being its usual arsey self. Re loaded and back. I thought I ad blocked it all out!

          5. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Chances of TAA starting tomorrow? I have hope it's 0

            1. @persecuted_by_mods
                8 years, 7 months ago

                90% he'll start

                1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
                  • 10 Years
                  8 years, 7 months ago

                  Based on what?

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

              anyone have any idea on rose injury, i can't find anything recently said about his recovery

            3. Jonny Sutt
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              How did Richarlison play today?

              1. Pirlø's Pen
                • 10 Years
                8 years, 7 months ago

                Looked dangerous but was always going to be limited with 10 men.

            4. Qaiss
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              Took out Lacazette for Lukaku this week... Does nothing... Being an Arsenal fan, this hurts.. He's gonna score tomorrow isn't he?

              1. More Tragic
                • 10 Years
                8 years, 7 months ago

                hopefully
                He's in my team

                😉

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

                I HATE THIS GAME

              3. Greenbackbøøg…
                • 11 Years
                8 years, 7 months ago

                He hasn't scored for one week dude

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

                  yes but you see where I am coming from? My luck this season has been atrocious

            5. Nanoelektronicar
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              Daniels stays 5.0 now?

              1. Jonny Sutt
                • 11 Years
                8 years, 7 months ago

                I'm getting rid in a few weeks, I always bench him and he's not going to get many clean sheets

            6. bojack
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              I need Kane to score 15 goals tomorrow.

              1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 7 months ago

                All Eriksen assists

            7. Pirlø's Pen
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              Would you WC this team? V close to hit the button.

              Begovic
              Alonso Danilo Stephens
              KDB Salah Mkhi Richarilson
              Lukaku Jesus Mounie

              Elliot Suttner Carroll Long.

              1. MTPockets
                  8 years, 7 months ago

                  Not at all.

                • We Will Klopp you
                  • 9 Years
                  8 years, 7 months ago

                  No

                • Artorias
                  • 11 Years
                  8 years, 7 months ago

                  No.. Get rid of Kdb for Alli / Eriksen.. Rest looks ok

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

                  Totally agree with artorias, kdb out for a spurs and you're fine

                • Hot Fuzz
                  • 9 Years
                  8 years, 7 months ago

                  why? what you gonna do ?you got already the bandwagons in there......

              2. Ayew Holding Mee Cork
                • 10 Years
                8 years, 7 months ago

                Get Jones before the rise or hold to see if he survives the international break?

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

                  Injury risk so I would wait

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

                  Does he play for the NT?

                3. skriniar
                  • 8 Years
                  8 years, 7 months ago

                  low % TSB, price din't rise

                  1. Diva
                    • 11 Years
                    8 years, 7 months ago

                    ?

              3. buttigieg93
                • 10 Years
                8 years, 7 months ago

                What's the average?

                1. DA Minnion (Former great)
                  • 13 Years
                  8 years, 7 months ago

                  17

                  1. Hot Fuzz
                    • 9 Years
                    8 years, 7 months ago

                    how do you know this?

                  1. buttigieg93
                    • 10 Years
                    8 years, 7 months ago

                    Lmao

                2. Whats the Mata?
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  8 years, 7 months ago

                  a number expressing the central or typical value in a set of data, in particular the mode, median, or (most commonly) the mean, which is calculated by dividing the sum of the values in the set by their number.

              4. Reddonkeyham 42
                • 12 Years
                8 years, 7 months ago

                I'm on 19 with Valencia baps to be added and 5 players left including Kane captain.
                What's every one on?

                1. DA Minnion (Former great)
                  • 13 Years
                  8 years, 7 months ago

                  21 with Kane captain .6 left.

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

                  20+Valencia baps, 5 to go, no captain (Lukaku :()

                3. Jairzinho
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 15 Years
                  8 years, 7 months ago

                  16 with 7 left inc captain.

                  Most people doing way better.

                4. Dannyb
                  • 9 Years
                  8 years, 7 months ago

                  35 pre bonus with Alli, Mane, and Foster to play.

                5. Dannyb
                  • 9 Years
                  8 years, 7 months ago

                  Should be getting bonus for Mbemba and Jesus though.

                6. Pirlø's Pen
                  • 10 Years
                  8 years, 7 months ago

                  36 with Alonso and Salah to go.... not sure how to feel.

                  1. Pirlø's Pen
                    • 10 Years
                    8 years, 7 months ago

                    Sorry 42 with bonus.

              5. Shakshuka
                • 13 Years
                8 years, 7 months ago

                Daniels and Ritchie to fall tonight?

              6. Red Dagger ✪
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                8 years, 7 months ago

                Question: I intend to wildcard. Should I active it tonight?

                1. F4L
                  • 11 Years
                  8 years, 7 months ago

                  yes if you're dead set on WC'ing

                2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
                  • 9 Years
                  8 years, 7 months ago

                  I did mine last Saturday and managed to jump on Pogba's price rise that night, I'd say if you're planning on doing so this GW do it tonight

                3. We Will Klopp you
                  • 9 Years
                  8 years, 7 months ago

                  If you do (wouldn't advise it unless absolutely necessary) then yes, aiming to catch those rises

                4. TorresMagic™
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 16 Years
                  8 years, 7 months ago

                  You should start making changes tonight for rises and avoiding falls.

                5. @persecuted_by_mods
                    8 years, 7 months ago

                    If you intend to use it then why not activate now and make changes before prices rise or drop

                  • DA Minnion (Former great)
                    • 13 Years
                    8 years, 7 months ago

                    Yes of course.

                  • Red Dagger ✪
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 8 Years
                    8 years, 7 months ago

                    That's what I'm getting at. A wildcard doesn't freeze price changes correct. Those will still be in effect for me yes?

                6. Ode
                  • 8 Years
                  8 years, 7 months ago

                  Thoughts on this WC team:

                  Foster
                  Naughton Bert Dawson Kola
                  Eriksen Mkhi Atsu
                  Laca Kane Lukaku

                  1. Ode
                    • 8 Years
                    8 years, 7 months ago

                    Bench: Elliot Carroll Chalobah Mbemba

                  2. Pirlø's Pen
                    • 10 Years
                    8 years, 7 months ago

                    Big 3 up top never seems to work.

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

                    Kola to Bailly or Jones imo.

                7. Jairzinho
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 15 Years
                  8 years, 7 months ago

                  Any chance KDB will rise tonight? Thinking about getting him in for Pogba (-4)

                  1. @persecuted_by_mods
                      8 years, 7 months ago

                      Rise from the deep

                    • dhamphiir
                      • 10 Years
                      8 years, 7 months ago

                      KDB is on -99.9% on fplstat

                      1. We Will Klopp you
                        • 9 Years
                        8 years, 7 months ago

                        Maybe if you hack everyone's accounts'

                    • MTPockets
                        8 years, 7 months ago

                        none

                    • BROOKLYN GOONER
                      • 14 Years
                      8 years, 7 months ago

                      Could we please stop asking people if a transfer is free or not? Unless you are in the rare situation where you have 2 FT and cannot find a solid transfer opportunity, then just assume every transfer costs -4. Doesn't matter if it prevents you saving one, or if it is a second transfer costing you a -4, or if it is your fourth transfer, moving your -8 to a -12, in almost all situations, you should assume that _every_ transfer costs you -4. Takeaways:

                      - If you don't have a free transfer banked, and you have a transfer that you are considering, but would not do if it cost -4, then DON"T DO IT. Save the transfer.
                      - If you already spent -4, but you see another transfer that looks to yield much more than 4 points over the next few gameweeks, then DO IT. Whatever you already invested/wasted is done and dusted and should not affect your future choices.

                      1. That Was Easy!
                        • 11 Years
                        8 years, 7 months ago

                        Having 2FTs is hardly rare

                        1. BROOKLYN GOONER
                          • 14 Years
                          8 years, 7 months ago

                          Yes, but having 2FTs _without_ having an obviously beneficial transfer (one worth more than 4 points over short term, two worth more than 8 points over short term, etc.), is rare, though.

                    • Fred54
                      • 11 Years
                      8 years, 7 months ago

                      Slowly trying to convince myself that captaining Lukaku over Kane means I still own Kane! Kane not being owned by 70%, so any points is good points.

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

                        LOL... Hang in there buddy..