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30 April 2017 3400 comments
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A busy Sunday comes to its conclusion with a north London derby at White Hart Lane.

Harry Kane welcomes Arsenal in stunning form. Firing double-digit returns in each of his last three home starts, the Spurs striker is the fourth most-captained player for Gameweek 35.

With four fixtures in the final three Gameweeks, many will be scouting Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli this afternoon, though Son Heung-min may yet have a part to play in our wildcard plans after returning to the Tottenham teamsheet.

Kyle Walker’s 33% owners will be looking elsewhere, though, as the right-back drops to the bench for the third time in six matches.

With back-to-back Double Gameweeks 36 and 37 on the horizon, we need Alexis Sanchez back in form after a run of just one goal in the last five fixtures.

Yet with Olivier Giroud returning to the starting line-up, the Chilean looks likely to take up a central support berth as Arsene Wenger continues with a 3-4-2-1 formation.

At the back, the 4.8-priced Gabriel is handed a fifth straight start. Almost 8,000 FPL manages have acquired the Brazilian since yesterday’s deadline passed as a cheap route into the Gunners’ rearguard for the run-in.

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  1. anish10
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Are people going Costa or Gabbiadini on WC, Gab not doing much so far.

  2. Junior ⚽
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Sanchez on wildcard or just ignore the useless Chile merchant?

    1. The Head-Ake
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Keep for first DgW

  3. Weeb Kakashi
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Thoughts on this WC lot?

    Cech | Caballero
    Alonso | Vertonghen | Gabriel | Stephens | Holgate
    Sanchez | Hazard | Alli | Pedro | King
    Kane | Jesus | Anichebe

    0.2 ITB
    Thoughts??

    1. The Head-Ake
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Willy to Jak and its good

  4. D0GS B0110XS FC
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    is kane out for jesus madness?

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

      Yes

    2. Petr Cech the Table
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Yes. Find another way.

      1. D0GS B0110XS FC
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        would probably mean take out sanchez but can put ozil in?

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

      A bit

  5. The Head-Ake
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    I got the WC figured out I guess? No BB or any other chip and WC on :

    Jakupovic - Pickford
    Monreal - Stephens - Alonso - Gabriel - Love
    Carroll - King - Sanchez - Hazard - Eriksen
    Costa - Kane - Gabbi - (WC 0.2 ITB)

    Then I'll take a -8 to do Monreal, Sanchez and Gabbi to Jesus, Vert/Blind and Alli. Fair enough?

    Could be better but TV only 104.2. What are your thoughts?

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

      Seems a bit ridiculous to plan a -8 after a WC.

      1. The Head-Ake
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        -4?

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

      Obviously not one of your important teams then? 😉

      1. The Head-Ake
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

  6. Beautiful Game
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Which one is the better combo?

    A) Koscielny + Defoe

    B) Gabriel + Jesus

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

      B and find a Gabriel replacement.

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

    Bench 1 please?

    Alonso(MID) Daniels(STK) Gabriel(MUN,sou) Yoshida(liv,ARS)

    1. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Yoshida

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

      Yoshida

      Prepare for the flames with this answer

    3. Junior ⚽
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      I'd say Daniels so start Daniels

    4. Good Times
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Yosh

    5. Digital-Real
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Danny boy

    6. Petr Cech the Table
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Gabriel if you don't think he'll start both otherwise Daniels

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

      yoshida

    8. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      That's tough.. Gabriel perhaps? I can see Arsenal's season petering out badly for the remainder.

      In other news.. I got 52 pts this week. I'm not making it to GW36 in LMS, am I? 😮

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

        Very unlikely 🙁

        1. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          That's unfortunate.. 🙁 It was a good run all the same, thanks for hosting the competition.

          At least I'm in good company - it looks like Mark and Triggerlips are both goners too.

    9. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Yoshida

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

      Cheers all.

    11. Caleb's Kitties
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Daniels

  8. FPL Maldini
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    What are people with Gabbiadini doing? Assuming you haven't got your WC of course

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

      DGW

    2. makaveli123
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Just brought him in. Will give him the next GW, at least

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

      I'm thinking about Long tbh.

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

      Bringing him back to Napoli

    5. Fred54
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Give him the benefit of the doubt.

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

    Im sick and tired of FPL right now...haha! Wondeling if im just gonna hit a bit before next week. (No WC left)

    Caballero
    Bailly-Yoshida-Holgate
    Sanchez-Eriksen-Alli-King
    Kane-Rashford-Benteke

    Bench: Randolph-Chambers-Mustafi-JWP

    Would you do:
    A: Sanchez, Benteke, Chambers -> Hazard, Jesus, Alonso (-8)
    B: Eriksen/Alli, Chambers -> Hazard, Vertonghen (-4)
    C: Eriksen/Alli -> Hazard

    All tips will be apperciated 🙂

  10. The Red Devil
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    RMWCT please
    Willy Pickford
    Alonso blind Stephens yoshida huth
    Sanchez hazard Alli King Albrighton
    Kane Jesus Gabbi

    0.1ITB
    Ozil over Sanchez? Or no Arsenal at all?

    1. The Head-Ake
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Huth to Gabriel and I'd rather have Eriksen for Sanchez after the DGW36 if he messes up

      1. The Red Devil
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Fancy a Leicester CS against Watford over Gabriel double games, not sure if he'll play both games

  11. Good Times
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    WC Active! =D

    Caballero Pickford
    Vert Azipi Kompany Gibbs Stephen
    Haz Sanchez Alli King Carrol
    Kane Jesus Vardy

    Feeling good =)

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      i'm not keen, it's ok i guess

      1. Good Times
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        anything sticking out like a sore thumb? Top 1k ranking right now! =D

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

      Forward line looks good, thinking of this myself.

  12. JÆKS ⭐
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Why is are so many selling Alonso?

    1. JÆKS ⭐
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Why are*

    2. Petr Cech the Table
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Budget problems.

    3. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      stupidity is contagious?

    4. Digital-Real
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      That kid Ake

      1. JÆKS ⭐
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Who has been there for like 10 games and never played ahead of Alonso ever?

  13. Beautiful Game
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Yoshida

    Imho the southampton defenders are in our dgw squads to play 37(not for 36) and because they are cheap.

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

      Cheers Niel

  14. Luis Suarez Ate My Homework
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    What a load of shite this week was. 27 points oin the bench (Jaku, Davies & Siggy) and 26 on the field.

    Still have Alli bonus points to come, and Coutinho to play tomorrow, but still... I'm weeping.

    Dropping back even further in my H2H league.

    1. makaveli123
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah, many bench points seems to be the norm this GW.

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

      No bonus for Alli. And as a fellow owner don't have pleasure in telling you this...

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      alli getting bps?

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

    Good evening guys

    Please could u help with this conundrum

    CECH (Jaku)
    BETRAND stones maguire (holgate evans)
    SANCHEZ (c) Alli Sterling (son zaha)
    GABBI Jesus Costa

    2.1 itb. TC and BB available

    A) make two changes and BB this week
    B) leave it like this
    C) make a suggested change

    Don't want to triple captain Sanchez or gabbi this week as I think they are both out of form

    Cheers

  16. Fred54
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    53 all out.

    70 if played Jaku over Heaton and Zaha/Townsend > King, which was one of the many punts I considered. (Did Lukaku > Gabbi)

    I know I used the word IF, but this was more to illustrate how the littlest things can make a big difference.

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

      I might have scored more IF I didn't WC. 😛

      1. Fred54
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Rough guess probably 10 points more if I did WC.

  17. Legomane
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Really want to double up with Cahill and Alonso...explosive

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

      Clean sheets are rare though

    2. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Exactly what I'm doing in my wc.

    3. Expected Toulouse
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      The fixtures suggest it could work. Very pricey though.

    4. 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      I've done that and Pedro is my third Chelsea. Shame I benched Cahill though.

      1. Expected Toulouse
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Should i replace Valencia with Cahill? Already have Alonso.

  18. FPLHaggis
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Pick one:

    a) Lukaku > Costa (Got Hazard)
    b) Benteke > Jesus (No City)

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

      B

    2. Good Times
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      B

  19. Lucky_Z
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Gents,

    1. Why JWP did not play yesterday?
    2. No love for Pedro as DGW option instead of Hazard?

  20. Malcolm Tucker for England …
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Wenger flounced out of the NBCsN interview in a strop

    1. Sp0rting
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Got the Arsene on

    2. Petr Cech the Table
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      He's gonna go sign the contract now.

      1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        ultimate eff u to Arsenal fans that'd be 🙂
        do an interview on MOTD2 and show him signing!

    3. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Spurs are the best club in North London now, no disputing that.

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

        Kim -jun Wenger doesn't agree.

  21. Viprin
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Keep Alli or Eriksen or WC?

  22. Sweetboi
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Yoshida or Stephens?

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

      Yoshida imo

    2. Expected Toulouse
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Yoshida, more nailed

  23. Good Times
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    gibbs nailed on?

    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      should be...

      to a desk

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

      How is it possible? Was awful today IMO. Monreal to LWB and Holding in as LCB

  24. Alnair
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    With the way the results have gone this weekend would anyone be surprised if Watford beat Liverpool and a Holebas bandwagon started (again)?

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

      I would.

  25. boc610
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    wenger was onto a good thing with alexis up top, only he knows why he suddenly stopped using him there

    its cost them dearly

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

    Who plays next week Davies or Rose?

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

      Davies.

    2. Petr Cech the Table
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Davies

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

      Davies, but Rose will be back for the DGW I think.

  27. trinzoo
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    One extra game its not enough, KDB over Sanchez on WC.

    1. Fred54
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      I agree, but don't waste your time with KdB.

  28. WE GO FOR IT
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    What are people without Sanchez doing?
    Getting him in for the double double or going without?

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

      I own Ozil instead and I'm thinking about dumping Arsenal altogether.

      1. WE GO FOR IT
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        If it weren't were for the double double, i wouldn't be looking anywhere near them.

    2. Expected Toulouse
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      He is not doing enough to justify his price from what i've watched last few weeks. I will probably only get him for DGWK37. Arsenal struggle against united and Soton and many single game week players have good fixtures this week so not so worried.

      1. WE GO FOR IT
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Agreed!

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

          I think Sanchez doubters are wrong tbh. What were people expecting today at the lane?

          Saints are useless
          United are without any defenders

          Keep the faith!

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

            Easy for me, I have him, and no WC to tempt me to do otherwise.

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

    6 team hybrid wildcard draft:

    Cech Boruc
    Yoshida Stephens Clichy Monreal Ake
    King Alli Eriksen Hazard Sane
    Costa Kane Jesus

    0.1 ITB

    I know Ake probably won't start both games in the DGW but can't find a nailed def at 3.9

    Thoughts?

    1. The Head-Ake
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Benaloueue

  30. DR0GBA
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    People with Stephens and Yoshida in their WC teams not worried at all?

    They face 4 teams in the space of 10 teams (rotation risks) and only 1 fixture is decent..

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

      Only there so I can spend more money elsewhere. Bargains

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

      No other CB options for Spurs and CBs and GKs are rotated the least.

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

        Saints*