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12 September 2016 2444 comments
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Gameweek 4 comes to its conclusion this evening as Sunderland welcome Everton to the Stadium of Light.

Both sides roll up in contrasting form – whilst the Black Cats have yet to win, their visitors are unbeaten so far under new manager Ronald Koeman.

Two goals in the first three means Jermain Defoe is the man most likely to help David Moyes get one over his former club.

At the other end of the pitch, Patrick van Aanholt netted in his previous home appearance and Jordan Pickford’s owners are boosted by another start for the 4.0-price keeper.

For the Toffees, Ross Barkley is by far the most popular FPL pick, sitting in over 18% of squads.

With Koeman’s side set for an excellent run of fixtures, this evening’s match allows us the opportunity to also scout the likes of Leighton Baines, Romelu Lukaku and potentially even Kevin Mirallas, who starts for the fourth straight fixture under the Dutchman.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. The Royal Robin
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Baines currently on for 3 BAPS. I like that.

    1. BadgersBoys
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      So do I, Robin. So. Do .I

    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Don't do it to yourself.

  2. mattk lfc
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    £0.1m away from Barkley to Firmino πŸ™

    1. Lyonnais
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I did the reverse move 2 GW ago. What have I done πŸ˜€

      1. BadgersBoys
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Done the exact same myself. Then got him out in WC this week.

      2. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Commiserations. See below.

      3. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Same. Disgusting

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I cannot tell you how stupid I feel now after swapping them a couple of weeks ago. In the opposite direction of course.

      1. BadgersBoys
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Feel your pain

      2. All Hail K
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        With Everton's fixtures it was the logical choice.

  3. For Fuchs Sake
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    I may actually hit my WC button! Especially with Souare out now, no protection against that sort of thing happening.

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I always avoid bad drivers, personally.

      1. For Fuchs Sake
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Ha ha!!

  4. Budweiser
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Everton have good fixtures they said.. Should we be already looking for Lukaku and Barkley replacements?

    1. Worzel Gummidge
        9 years, 3 months ago

        They are trolls. Both will score 2nd half.

        1. Pariße
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Nah, they'll both get double digits after 2 games, when everyone's selling them again.

      • TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Baines is enough Everton. Attacks, defends.

        1. BadgersBoys
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Not much attacking with Mirallas and Bolasie in the team.

      • Goaldigger
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I would have kept

    2. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Mkhi down to 9.1 and -44%.

      Let us rejoice.

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Why?

      2. Worzel Gummidge
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Why? He doesn't start and when he does he looks garage so then gets pulled. Dont understand your excitement.

          1. BadgersBoys
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            This.

            1. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              On a side note, your grav - The Music?

          2. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            I'm not of the belief he's gone abysmal overnight. I'll give him 3-4 more to adapt, hoping for form by GW8 wildcard.

        • Ziro
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Will take some time to get into the team. Was awful in the Derby.

          1. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            TIme I've got. Even if it's Christmas when he finds his feet, lower price benefits.

            1. Ziro
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              When he starts regularly, he is straight in my team.

        • Hibbo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Give me Snodgrass over him any day.

      3. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Terrible half of football.

      4. The Royal Robin
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Did Defoe have any chances in the first half?

        1. Pasqualinho
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Shinned a good chance over early on

        2. Stats Don\'t Lie
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Yes, skied from 8 yards

          1. The Royal Robin
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Ah well, sounds like he had a better half than Lukaku then.

            1. Stats Don\'t Lie
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Lukaku headed straight at keeper from about 8 yards

        3. DantheManinaPan
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          one big one missed

      5. GARYNEVILLESTASH
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Barkley is my Captain this week... great.

        1. Forever In Our Shadow
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Actually not so. πŸ˜‰

        2. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          You, sir, are a brave man. Can't do worse than Haz/Sanchez though!

        3. Goaldigger
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Would rather have him than Hazard atm

        4. All Hail K
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          "What an awful choice for captain," said the guy who picked Hazard.

      6. MarvelouSuccess
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Rate my CL team

        Oblak

        Umtiti Bartra Fabinho

        Modric Rakitic Sterling Kroos

        Ronaldo Lacazette Lewandowski

        Livakovic L. Hernandez Felipe Mor

        1. Pariße
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Isn't Lacazette our for 3 months?

          1. MarvelouSuccess
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Wasn't showing up on the site.

          2. Lyonnais
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            He's out for at least 4 weeks.

      7. ViewsFromThePo6ba
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        How has Lukaku looked?

        1. Podge
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Out of form, not had many chances, wasted one decent one

        2. TheSteel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Not good. Had a great chance saved by Pickford then went ghost mode and was not seen for the test of the half

        3. Forever In Our Shadow
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Lukapoo

      8. Jigger & Pony
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        *Yawn*

        1. BadgersBoys
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Go to bed.

          1. Jigger & Pony
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            May just sleep on the couch if the second half is anything like the first

            1. BadgersBoys
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Might join you... not on your couch, of course.. on my own. I've said to much.

              1. Jigger & Pony
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                πŸ˜‰

      9. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Help me out here

        Ok a revised wc team

        Cech Pickford

        Evans Stones Valencia Amat Lenihan

        Firmino Ozil Antonio Hazard Capoue

        Benteke Ibrahimovic Lukaku

        Better than having

        I previously had Lallana Koscielny Foster, swaped them out dor cech evans firmino.

        Right?

        1. Forever In Our Shadow
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Switch them back then.

          1. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Was the original better??

      10. The Royal Robin
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Why do people lose their minds at HT? There is another 45 minutes to go........

        1. Podge
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Where is my mind

      11. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Foster
        Amat Williams Valencia
        Hazard Sanchez Ozil Antonio
        Benteke Ibra Defoe

        Pickford, Capoue, McAuley Kone.

        Thinking of saving my FT? Thoughts

        1. Stats Don\'t Lie
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Save

          1. Make United Great Again
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Cheers. Ibra(C) Sanchez(vc) πŸ˜‰

      12. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Wish I'd got Kone instead of Pieters

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          I played Morgan instead of him. Silly boy.

        2. Stats Don\'t Lie
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          It was between smith, holebas and pieters for me, guess which one I picked...

        3. Make United Great Again
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Glad I did this! Stoke have been disappointing.

        4. Ziro
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Did you WC?

          1. Bubz
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Yeah

        5. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Who is pieters?

          1. Bubz
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Plays for Stoke...

      13. KUNingas
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Hi! This week has been nightmare.. Worth WCing next week?

        Heaton | Foster
        Valencia | McAuley | Friend | Stones | Pieters
        Özil | Hazard | Lamela | Barkley | Redmond
        Lukaku | Vardy | Gray

        And if so what to do with FT. 1.3 ITB

      14. Worzel Gummidge
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Pickford mugging me off from the bench. You better concede from a Gueye cross and Williams header.

          1. Ziro
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Dirt in your mouth. πŸ˜€

          2. Forever In Our Shadow
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            The Williams header would be nice.

          3. Wilshere Knowledge
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Ditto.

            But he needs good performances to keep a starting berth, so I'm not particularly upset.

          4. Lecky Legs FC
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Your not alone Pickford and Capoue are mugging most Wildcarders this GW.

        • Ziro
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Owen Hargreaves not injured yet? Been a long time standing.

          1. Forever In Our Shadow
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Pmsl

        • The Royal Robin
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          What would you do with this week's FT with this team?

          Heaton
          Valencia McAuley Baines
          Antonio Sanchez Sterling Hazard
          Defoe Ibra Benteke

          (Foster Capoue Amat Souare)

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Save it. Plenty of midweek games.

          2. Forever In Our Shadow
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Save for Kun return?

            1. The Royal Robin
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Fair enough, sounds sensible. Where do you think I should make my move for Kun? Going to have to take a hit still I think. Sanchez, Sterling and Defoe/Benteke out.

              1. Forever In Our Shadow
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                Ibra out. Thats what im doing.

          3. Forever In Our Shadow
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Defoe out though and Capoue starting. He looks a decent punt now.

          4. Make United Great Again
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Save

        • SantiClaus
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          How's this for my WC?

          Heaton Pickford
          Valencia Walker Evans Amat Kingsley
          Hazard Firmino Antonio Snodgrass Capoue
          Aguero Ibra Benteke

          1. Pariße
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Careful with Walker, I'd rather get Williams/Baines/Coleman. He could get rotated soon.

            1. Stats Don\'t Lie
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Utter bs with walker rotation. Been one of their best players so far, if not the best. No reason to rotaten

              1. Niemi
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                Pochentino rotated for every Europe match last season though.

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

                Wasn't Rose just rotated?

          2. Jigger & Pony
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Get Williams for Walker and upgrade Kingsley or Amat to Holebas

          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Any Bundesliga followers around? Is Joel Pohjapalo likely to start Bayer's next game with Chicharito still injured (I think) and after he scored a hat-trick last game?

          1. pundit of punts
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Don't go there.

            It' s just a transfer waiting to happen.

        • Sandy Ravage
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Both teams should just shake hands and call it a draw and spare the fans. The only reason I'm watching this snoozefest is to help make a decision between Defoe (tot) or Capoue (MU) for GW5.

          1. Epic Fail
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Maybe the fans are doing the same.

        • Lyonnais
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Any UCL fantasy players about?

          Cech / Semper
          Alba, Hummels, Grimaldo / Felipe, Bartra
          D.Costa, Sterling, Rakitic, A.Silva, Bjarnason
          CR7, Messi, Pohjanpalo

          6.0-6.5 keepers are too expensive imo. No good options at 5.0 so Cech looks like a good pick at 5.5.
          Not sure if D.Costa & Pohjanpalo (Leverkusen Fwd.) will start but probably not my final team anyway.

            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Think we can get better options for 7.5m or less than Rakitić. Bellarabi, Ben Arfa, Bernardo Silva, Brahimi (super easy group). Otherwise, looks fine!

            1. Lyonnais
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Will have a look at them.

              One think I read today is that Bellarabi got a long term injury on the weekend.

            2. VS10_
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Bellarabi injured on the weekend. Pohjanpalo is a big risk, amazing at the weekend, but still not nailed to start.

              1. VS10_
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                Oh didn't read under the team. πŸ™‚ You already knew that.

          1. MarvelouSuccess
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Im struggling for a good 4th midfielder with a strong frontline.

        • Forever In Our Shadow
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Delo warming up.

        • TheSteel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Delboy warming up

        • Syd.
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          MNF Pundits are shocking

          Be better off with a couple of Dummies from Burtons

          1. Numb
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Anything is better on a Friday than a Monday

          2. Jafooli
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Ha, is Burtons still around?

        • For Fuchs Sake
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Would you WC on this team? Too many uncertainties and injuries. Already used my FT this week too πŸ™

          Foster Valdes

          Friend Shaw Souare Stones Kone

          Capoue Lamela Hazard Tadic Townsend

          Ibra Negredo Lukaku

          1. Jigger & Pony
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            I would

          2. makaveli123
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Wait for Kun πŸ™‚

            1. For Fuchs Sake
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              I'll leave enough for him to come back in.

          3. Epic Fail
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Yeah maybe.

          4. Cok3y5murf
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            I would

        • Jafooli
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          What time does the game KO?

          1. Syd.
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            A quarter past two

          2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            2000 coming Friday.

        • KOLASINA(C)
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Am I the only one who actually prefers Friday games rather than Monday ones?

          1. ONSIDE 9
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            I hate fnf, have training myself, gonna miss Che v Pool πŸ™

          2. Make United Great Again
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Wow, Barkley off

          3. Worzel Gummidge
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Nope. I love Friday night games and loath Monday ones.

          4. Numb
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            This is finishing goalless.

            1. makaveli123
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              I hope not. My brother put the armband on PvA. He deserves a medal for stupidity.

            2. Epic Fail
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              No spoilers please.