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13 May 2018 5113 comments
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Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers have one last chance for mini-league glory as the 2017/18 season comes to its conclusion this Sunday afternoon.

Mohamed Salah and Harry Kane, the top two players in our Captain Poll for Gameweek 38 and rivals for the Golden Boot, both start.

Three goals ahead of the Spurs striker, Salah seeks a tenth double-figure home haul as Liverpool welcome Brighton to Anfield.

Sadio Mane is passed fit to start for the Merseysiders, while Roberto Firmino and Dominic Solanke are also in the XI against a Seagulls’ side that they have already beaten 5-1 earlier in the season.

Meanwhile, Kane collides with a Leicester defence that he’s scored five goals against in their previous two league meetings. However, owners of Dele Alli, Son Heung-min and Ben Davies are left disappointed as all three are named on the bench at Wembley.

Elsewhere, Jose Mourinho is true to his word and makes numerous changes to the Man United teamsheet.

The likes of David De Gea and Chris Smalling are – as their manager suggested – both rested, though there’s no Anthony Martial in the squad to face Watford at Old Trafford, as the Frenchman misses out through injury.

In the blue half of Manchester, Gabriel Jesus is the man to miss out up front, with Leroy Sane, Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva all starting against a Southampton side with two clean sheets in 17 home matches. Ederson and Kyle Walker are named among the subs, while David Silva and Nicolas Otamendi miss out altogether at St Mary’s.

Arsene Wenger rolls out the big-hitters for his final match in charge of Arsenal, with Alexandre Lacazette flanked by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan for the trip to Huddersfield.

Eden Hazard and Olivier Giroud are named on the Chelsea teamsheet at Newcastle but there’s no place for Marcos Alonso, who drops to the bench. Eight goals in nine against the Magpies makes Giroud a potentially big differential today.

The most transferred in player for Gameweek 38, Wilfried Zaha is again named up front by Roy Hodgson for Crystal Palace’s clash with West Brom. The Ivory Coast international has delivered 14 points in each of his last two at Selhurst Park.

Finally, Marko Arnautovic is another out-of-position starter who could have a big impact in the final standings.

The Austrian has ten goals and six assists since being moved up front in Gameweek 16 and could prove the difference as David Moyes looks to get one over former club Everton at the London Stadium.

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  1. Rik Waller
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Biggest shock of the week... Wilson not gonna get his 2 pts!

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

    Oh Son, don't forget my Lingard, nor my Naughton.

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

    Meh, went VVD over Lovren as had exact funds, £0.1 less in the bank and I'd be on for a 15 pointer.

    1. BERGKOP
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Should coulda woulda. No one in their right mind would pick Lovren. Really.

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

        Haha this

    2. Tekkerslovakiaftw
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Surely Robertson over van dijk would be the obvious one

  4. Volley127
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Vardy and Mahrez.. sickening.

    1. BERGKOP
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Trolls

    2. 1569Tippins
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Absolute worst. Snakes!

    3. Futile Tinkering
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      F@(kers 😡

  5. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Poch is a massive fraud. Get Son and Alli on ffs.

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Alli is the fraud! 😉

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      His in game management is poor (see matches vs Juventus, Utd and City) and he doesn't buy the right type of player to support from the bench.

      1. Fantastisk
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Massively overrated manager.

    3. Hulk Smash
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Anyone who plays Sissoko in CM has issues

  6. Jairzinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    I thought Man City were after that goals record?

    1. Mikeharbrw
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Mark Hughes can ruin anything and everything

    2. COLLIN QUANER
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Did they not already break it?

    3. sunzip14
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      They've already achieved that, No?

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

      Think it's an away games record they after today

  7. Give The Todd Some Love
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Van Der Hoorn making a late bid to be the FPL player I hate the most

    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Mawson an JAyew making a strong case for me.

  8. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Need Burnley to hold for 45 mins.

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

    Burnley Letdown Bingo!

    What minute do Bournemouth score?

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      56

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      80

    3. Respect My Authoritah
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      78

    4. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      89

    5. Pierce34
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Injury time, for maximum amount of pain to owners.

    6. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      84. Just when you have hope they kill it

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

      69

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

      Sooner the better but they won't cos they shite

    9. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      BINGO!

    10. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      They won't - keep positive.

      Ah okay - 82

    11. 1569Tippins
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      90 +3

    12. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      65

    13. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      62. Just after the clean sheet points get added.

    14. Hulk Smash
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Pls never

  10. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Jesus has to come on right?

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah

    2. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      World needs him

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

      Maybe, but he has 5th appearances to hand out to Foden and Diaz yet for medals ?

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        They need to win the game though

      2. Give The Todd Some Love
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        I'm still not sure about this - don't City get as many medals as they want these days?

        1. badgerboy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Think it's at the managers discretion who medals are given to, no?

      3. Unimaginative
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        No longer the rule

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          It is. 5 appearances. But they do still get a bunch of medals to give to whoever they want.

    4. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      B Silva has been shite.

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

      come on who

  11. Point-one short
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    please bring on jesus, son, willian, lingard at HT.

  12. Rik Waller
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Chances both either Jesus/Lingard don't get minutes?

    1. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      You tell us

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

      Jesus will unless they score score soon

  13. Ask Yourself
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Just need TAA, Lowton and take to keep CS, Kane to score 2 more minimum and a goal from Arnie then i’ll Be alright

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      So not much then

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        I don’t think so

  14. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Son and Jessie need to come on

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      * Jesus?!

  15. Sid07
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Should have done
    Son + jesus to rash + salah

  16. Epic Fail
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    My going without Salah experiment is going well.

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      It actually is. He should have a hat trick

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

        mane can't pass the ball if his life depended on it

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

      Could and should be a lot worse . Hoping for a slight hammy twinge

    3. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      yeah , bit surprised you did'nt cover but time still on yr side

      1. Debauchy
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Im scrambling to stay ahead of Bubz , hey ho

    4. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Experiment in gameweek 1, not 38.

    5. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      I agree. SHould have had a hat trick today.

    6. Cocky Spaniel Alves
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Same here. But I had to. Only chance to go different when chasing.

    7. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Did you trade Vardy for Vokes? My experiment hath failed, too.

  17. Shultan
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Doing vardy > jesus last week cost
    me ML
    Rival has auba & cut my lead
    He got king/salah this week to cover my Salah C & king bloody scores

  18. Voodoo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    How’s Zaha playing?

  19. OldBenKenobi
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Arnie assist under review surely?

    1. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      These are not the assist points you are looking for.

    2. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Only by non owners

  20. tm245
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Will be interesting to see if JAyew VDH and Dummett can finish on positive points off the bench. It is tight so far.

    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Should do.

  21. doy
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    took out de gea, smalling, alli, d.silva and jesus for romero, robertson, salah, zaha and aubameyang....paying off atm! just need zaha to do sth..

    1. Johnny Leghorn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Needed to...you must be on a - 12.

  22. Waynoo
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    No need for Salah to stay on is there?

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      No reason for him to come off either

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

      Went off at 2-0 vs WBA and it ended 2-2...

    3. Arctic monkeys
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      yes need

    4. BERGKOP
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      He'll stay to 5-0

  23. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Kane PL goals:

    14/15: 21
    15/16: 25
    16/17: 29
    17/18: 29 (with second half vs Leicester to go)

    Not his fault FPL priced him at 13.0m. Should be 12.0m at most.

    1. Tekkerslovakiaftw
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Well based on that record 13 mill is fair

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Kane FPL points:

      14/15: 191
      15/16: 211
      16/17: 224
      17/18: 210 (and counting).

    3. Tekkerslovakiaftw
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Might be more next year

      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Lol @ this

    4. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Your post actually suggests he should be the most expensive player. 13.0 is right.

      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        FPL's pricing is too geared towards midfielders IMO. Needs to be readjusted to make it more competitive

        1. Ramboros
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          I agree, but you don't achieve that by lowering the prices of the consistently best forwards.

    5. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      He was priced fine this season, but since he hasn't delivered for that price, he should be 11.5m tops next season. 12m is too much

  24. Zenith UK
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    If Chelsea and West Brom score, West Ham get a top 10 finish, what a joke of a season. LOL (West Ham fan).

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

      You fancy Moyes to stay on?

      1. Zenith UK
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        I rate him. Had Everton floating top 6-8 for years (regularly trying to break into top 4) with no investment. Nobody was going to succeed SAF and do well.

        He's got the best out of a lot of players so far (granted there was going to be time for them to mesh). Give him some proper money this season. Shoot for 6-8 next season.

        1. diesel001
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          And that IMO, is deluded thinking. Get PL safety, before thinking about European places....

          1. Zenith UK
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            West Ham finishes;
            12/13 - 10th - 46 points
            13/14 - 13th - 40 points
            14/15 - 12th - 47 points
            15/16 - 7th - 62 points
            16/17 - 11th - 45 points

            So for a team consistently finishing "safe" our next step would be aiming for Europa League spot no?
            Especially when we finished 7th that crazy season Leicester won and we saw shocking investment from the board rather than management.

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      The joke is that teams outside of the Top 6 think they should be getting European football on a regular basis. Outside of the Top 6 you are in a relegation battle.

      1. Zenith UK
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Considering 7th place gets European action (as we did a few seasons back) it's acceptable for certain clubs to think they should be pushing for it (to help propel their clubs to the next level);

        Everton, Southampton, West Ham.
        Buzzing for Burnley, genuinely am.

  25. The Mighty One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Swansea has been the clear biggest disappointment of the run in. Wow. Pathetic.

    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Yep. Good riddance.

    2. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah , and Hudders the surprise

  26. barracuda
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Arnie's assist should be reviewed.

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Email fpl

    2. Richd
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Cos you don’t own him ?

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

        No, because in no replays shown was there a touch from him. And this is coming from an Arnie owner 😉 I hope it stands though 😀

    3. Perthite
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Non owner?

  27. Debauchy
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Mata goal imminent , surely

  28. rdamjan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Lacazette over Auba for differential went well then.

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

      haha this!

  29. The Overthinker
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Man City failed to have a first half shot on target for the first time in a PL game this season. Pep has lost the dressing room.

    1. MrZ
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Pep's team can't stop making records

  30. mad_beer ✅
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    My Mahrez to Zaha move has gone well. 🙁