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24 February 2018 1253 comments
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Gameweek 28 gets underway at the King Power Stadium as Leicester City entertain Stoke City at 12.30pm.

Interest in Foxes pair Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy was on the rise ahead of this one.

Back on the teamsheet after his mooted move to Man City fell through last month, the Algerian has served up attacking returns in nine of his last 11 league starts.

As a result, he was the number one midfielder for transfers in for Gameweek 28, with 108,000+ snapping him up to face the Potters.

Vardy, meanwhile, claimed over 135,000 new owners after scoring in five straight matches across all competitions.

Up against the league’s worst away defence – with 32 goals conceded on the road – the hosts’ prospects have been boosted further by the absence of Stoke skipper Ryan Shawcross through injury.

Currently one of just eight teams guaranteed to feature in Gameweek 31, the visitors’ performance will be keenly monitored by Fantasy managers.

The recent arrival of Paul Lambert has been particularly kind to Xherdan Shaqiri, who has served up two goals and an assist in four league outings under his new manager.

There’s no surprise, then, that the playmaker was their most sought-after asset heading into Gameweek 28.

Over 105,000 acquired his services for a schedule that also pits him against Southampton and Everton in the upcoming three rounds of fixtures.

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  1. Manani
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    why is Ibe not in BOU squad?

  2. Cocky Spaniel Alves
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    So Mahrez in for Sterling (instead of keeping or getting Eriksen) was a success then!

    2 points! The others have 0 so far...

    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Sterling brace coming

    2. HurriKane
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Mahrez got 2 great chances to score and nearly had assist as james hit the post.

      chin up lad.

  3. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    need 0-0 in bou-newc as i have 3 def in that game... plzzz

    1. CloudSky
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Lol, a Bou cleanie? And unicorns are real. (just kidding Chaz, bring home that 15 pointer)

    2. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      😮

      Toon triple up?

      1. Chucky
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        bou double up and my boy lascelles 😀

        1. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 6 months ago

          *lolascelles 😉

  4. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Why play with 4 defenders. Stupid!

    1. L'Aeroplanino
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      what was he doing ???

    2. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      MK Utra glitch.

  5. HurriKane
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Butland to nick 3 baps off Shaq after scoring OG?

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      And what an of it was

    2. gunner 2727
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Even more sickening when you own mahrez (saved 3) and rival owns albrighton (palms cross in) 🙁

  6. threeputt
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Didn't Shaqiri get a yellow early doors ?

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      No

      1. threeputt
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        ok, I didnt see it, I just thought I heard the commontata call it

  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy a big club bully, is useless against smaller teams

    1. grumpyman
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Just scored against Watford, Everton and Swansea.

    2. *Reformed-Character*
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      .......zzzzzz

    3. Ravager
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      The Antithesis of Lukaku?

    4. HurriKane
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      😀

  8. drughi
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    mahrez and vardy blank was a pleasant surprise

    1. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Very nice 🙂

      1. Steve Stiffler
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        not one of my ML rivals have Mahrez, course I brought him in

        1. Nomar
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 6 months ago

          This.

          Sums up my season.

  9. Boom Xhaka-Laca
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Ugh Mahrez and Maguire thought I could get some 13 points from them

    1. TheRealDog
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Unlucky. Two good fixtures up next for a change of fortune

  10. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Pool team today?

    1. Fitzy.
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      It's been out for 25 minutes, try having a look.

    2. threeputt
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      yes, they do have a team today

  11. Dušan Citizen
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Shaq 1st sub for me.

    Hoping Sterling won't play now.

  12. HD7
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Sold Ota and Kun for VVD and Bobby... now I bought Sterling for 8.3 and currently going to fall from 8.9...
    Now Im sure even with their hard fixtures they will probably do well... the question is can we find better and stay without City cover? I am thinking of gettig Walcot for Sterling btw

    1. MTPockets
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Sold for Mane, but kept Aguero.

      1. HD7
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        This was the alternative but then I thought I will have VVD Salah and prefer Bobby because If I got Mane and then Aguero starts being rotated I wont know who to get probably Vardy... but prefer it like this

        1. MTPockets
          8 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah had Mane/Firmino choice - awful rank so need something different, plus couldn't sell Aguero yet personally.

  13. L9
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    so joe Gomez no longer nailed... ruins my gw31 plans..

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Tell me about it. Gotta sell this sod

    2. drughi
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      getting rid next week most likely

  14. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Shaq - 3
    Butland - 2
    Albrighton - 1

    Is how the BAPs should end 🙂

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Butland does not deserve any bps for that og.

      1. Fitzy.
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Vardy should get them for trying to claim it.

    2. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Butland bumped to 23 before deductions.

      Likely to get 3 along with Shaqiri.

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Bonus Points:

        3 - Butland (23)
        2 - Shaqiri (20)
        1 - Albrighton (19)

  15. Sims
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    anyone with salah not captain and no firmino too?

    1. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Own Salah and Firmino but captained Kane!

      Hoping for a nice 1-0 Firmino goal, VVD assist win.

      1. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Oops I misread. That’s what I got anyway.

    2. The White Pele
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      yes

  16. TallestJohn
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    If Shaqiri does well over the next 3 he could genuinely be my signing of the season 🙂

    Was thrilled that I put him in my Sky team as well on overhaul but then remembered I took him out last night for Walcott 🙁

    1. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Don't really care if he does well now or in the blank when everyone jumps on.

      Its all about getting the points ahead of the curve 🙂

      1. TallestJohn
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Yep, already been a decent differential for a few weeks. Got the big players (Kane, Aguero, KDB, even Salah for a few weeks) wrong for a lot of the season so getting the likes of Shaqiri, Gross, Lascelles, Fabianski in before they've done well has been important for me.

    2. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Hope so too mate. Great lad. Sto deserved 3 pts if not for lame Campbell, choups and Butland

      1. gunner 2727
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Butland made 9 saves!

      2. TallestJohn
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Not sure about Shaq's stats beyond goals and assists but he's passed the eye test all season.

        He's always had quality but is becoming a little more consistent than previous seasons and since Lambert's come in he looks very dangerous and regularly involved in attacks.

  17. columbo
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Will Butland get extra for last goalscorer?

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      #banter

  18. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Shaqiri to lose BAPS for giving away the ball?

  19. Sims
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    shaqiri getting 3 baps with 24 sums up his jammy run

    1. Sylas
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Sore much? 😆 😆 😆 😆

    2. Own Goal
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Do you watch football on teletext?
      Clueless.

    3. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Table Salt.

  20. I Have No Idea What I'…
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    I'm going to be lucky if I have 11 players playing!

    Ibe (out), Jones (out) and Gomez (benched) to be replaced by Ramsey, Otamendi and Mustafi from my bench.

    I still have Sterling and Aguero in my team, so hopefully both start on Thursday.

  21. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Who's your best player pick for this Lei v Sto match

  22. Lokako
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Score check. 10points (10 players left) above avg?

    1. grumpyman
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      -6, 10 players left. Standard.

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      0 from 0

    3. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      11 pre baps

    4. Own Goal
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      No.

    5. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      0 from 0

    6. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Gravless non-linked non-member bragging at its least subtle.

    7. GE
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Lol

  23. Hy liverpool
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Feck off J.Gomez

    1. drughi
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      He is done I feel

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Will be rotated .. so we don't know when he would play ( we need the fecker for GW31)
        Gomez to VVD is needed

        1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 6 months ago

          Or Robertson

  24. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Shaqiri (24)
    Butland (23)
    Albrighton (20)
    Allen (17)
    Badou Ndiaye (14)
    Choupo-Moting (13)

    Still to be updated for dispossessions. Come on Butland!

    1. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Bonus Points:

      3 - Butland (23)
      2 - Shaqiri (20)
      1 - Albrighton (19)

  25. jia you
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Mahrez(C) was unlucky in the end and Maguire played very well, but alas no FPL returns...now to listen to some of the morons on here that don't even watch the games! 😉

    1. MTPockets
      8 years, 6 months ago

      But fpl points

  26. SpaceCadet
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy to Kane looking tempting for next gw

    1. threeputt
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      but gw31 unlikely for spurs ?

      1. SpaceCadet
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Same for lei. Scarier not to own Kane

    2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Nah, Leicester home to Bournemouth next week. Vardy back with a bang!

  27. Point-one short
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Will Shaqiri get 3bps for winning goal, or does the butland og wipe that out?

    1. Tekkerslovakiaftw
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      well it's not a winning goal is it...

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      No winning goal BAPS. Hopefuly deductions for losing the ball

    3. CloudSky
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Did they win?

    4. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Surely not serious?

    5. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Fish off!

    6. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      😆

    7. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      How can he get winning goal bps when it wasn't a winning goal?

  28. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    TAA nailed? Clyne no where near being back and Gomez seems done. 4.2 on set pieces could be a steal.

  29. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    3 - Butland (23)
    2 - Shaqiri (20)
    1 - Albrighton (19)

    😮

    1. Delph & Safety
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Joke.