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13 May 2018 5113 comments
Paul Paul
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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. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    wanna see this OR... see if i can crack 250k even after a shocking start

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

    If 2 people are level on points, are they then ranked by number of transfers made or team name alphabetically?

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

      If this is true, my team name next season will be "aaaaaaaaaaaaaa"

      1. Superflymonk
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        lol

      2. Lone Wolf FPL
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        "0" would beat you anyway 😉

    2. Debauchy
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      number of transfers

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

      Points.
      Least number of letters in team name.
      Transfers made.

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

        Least number of letters?! Why dafuq is that ahead of transfers made lol

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

            Oh cheers 🙂 Thanks to you too!

        1. Superflymonk
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah, that doesn't make sense!

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

      Transfers

  3. Rik Waller
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    My mate saved his BB for the last week. Didn't go well...

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/527020/event/38

    😀 😀 😀

    1. Blue&White85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      That's brutal but apart from that it's a great score. Don't get why you'd saved BB to week 38 though.

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

        He's got kids and FPL took a backseat in recent years for him. Hit some good players this year early on

    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      The Jesus TC has to be lowlight of he season for many

      1. Debauchy
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Hazard for me , but yeah he was a risk , Jesus was more expected to haul

        1. The Suspended One
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          You knew that was a cheeky risk tho

      2. Rik Waller
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Yep. Probably what cost me a top 10k rank

  4. ulsterfry
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    110pts, GW rank 5,433.

    Won £300 as well.

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

      Good work

  5. Fantastisk
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    The people with good GW rankings this week only got them because their season has been so sh*te that they needed to take risks in the final week. Discuss.

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

      No

    2. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I'm one of them and I concur.

    3. Ghost Gooner
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Partially true. That's why the very top guys were scared to take hits even though there were plenty of news of benchings

    4. Reuser
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Somewhat true for me - took a fun punt on Robertson and Auba that I probably wouldn't have taken if defending a high OR.

      That and I had saved TC for Salah as part of an alternative chip strategy.

      115 points (-4). 2k gw rank.

      1. Jigger & Pony
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Nice one. I ended up with 110 (-8) and a GW Rank of 5,750.

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

          Lovely stuff - thanks for all your insights and advice over recent weeks.

          Way off the 10k target this season, but at least I can carry the feelgood factor from this week across the summer.....

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

      Lol yer. I got reyt lucky in the end

    6. Ramboros
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I took 0 risks because I was happy with top 10k and scored big because of it.

  6. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    FFFix not working for anyone else?

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      same

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

    how fitting that my team with the name "Red Arrow United" ends the season with 3 red arrows in a row to kick off a great summer 🙂

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

      "Green Arrow FC" next year?

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

        yeah my luck may be better with a team name with more confidence 😆

  8. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    wtf are barcelona doing?

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

    damn.... I was ranked above 2mil at the halfway mark of the season... could crack 250k now

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      lol wait nvm thats not right. *in gw 14

  10. Mike82
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone tied at the top then it goes on least transfers made over the season

  11. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    ff fix gw live working for anyone else?

    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      No not for me either.

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        amazin season for you rca

        1. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          I'm actually disappointed.

          But thanks 🙂

          1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            if youre disappointed with that, then im off to hang myself

            1. RoysCallerAnne
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              lol have a beer instead.

  12. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    A very slick looking Mark reveals the formula behind goals imminent:

    https://mobile.twitter.com/OfficialFPL/status/995616463192055809

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

      Saw this on the FPL Show. Cringed.

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Have you also seen the prequel to this?

        https://goo.gl/images/upWcmH

    2. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Why did he drop his chalk at the end?

      1. stat
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Chalk wasn't nailed on

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

            I can't stop laughing at this.

    3. stat
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Bit of a long shot, but does anyone know how many pts the people who finished 2nd and 3rd in FPL in 06/07 had?

        I have stats (winner's name, winner's team name, points scored by 1st, 2nd, 3rd) on the top 3 finishers of every season (since FPL started in 02/03) and those are the only stats I'm missing.

      • merin
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        So, based on this season as a whole, what players do you consider essential for next season?

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

          Auba

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

          Auba, Salah. Those two only for me.

        3. Debauchy
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          None yet

        4. Jake Donahue
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          None

        5. Fantastisk
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Mahrez.

        6. XabiAlonso
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Van anholt

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

          No one. Adapt every season.

        8. Karan_G14
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Robertson
          Salah
          Auba

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

            Thinking the same.
            Kane is usually a slow starter.
            Not sure about any United or City players

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

          ...

        10. Lone Wolf FPL
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Just Salah
          But want Auba, Robertson, Zaha, Firmio, Arnie, Sterling

        11. Ghost Gooner
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Sterling Salah Auba Robertson

        12. Superflymonk
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          salah, sterling, utd defence, kun, kane but get kane after august ramsey very cheap for his value

      • Cityzen Kane
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Mahrez 13
        Vardy 13

        Unlucky

        1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          mahrez is such a troll

        2. Rik Waller
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Vardy loves playing the big boys. Counter attacking football is his thing

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

          Yeah I sold Mahrez last GW and Vardy this GW.
          oh well on to the next GW.
          oh wait

      • nobwak
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Who is the most expensive mid in FPL history, and how much more than them will Salah cost next season?

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

          Ronaldo was 14 if I remember correctly

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

            Or maybe 13.5

      • Don Kloppeone
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        So given my poor GW38 dropped me from the brink of top 20k OR to 36-37k, I’m looking for some other badge of honour.

        Top 5 of my 62 person cash ML isn’t enough because the only prize worth winning is 1st

        How about final TV of £105.4m

      • umerlfc
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        So 6th in the world wins it with Salah(TC)?
        Sweeeeeet

      • Mike82
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        5-1 levante

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

        Levante 5-1 unbeaten Barcelona

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

          Messi getting further and further away from getting a Balon D'or.

          I know he's not playing in this loss, but the voters don't care about that.

        2. Rik Waller
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Wenger will be loving this.

          #WengerIn #Unbeatables

      • Debauchy
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Wow 5-1

      • barracuda
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Crazy stuff in Levante

      • Eden Wizard
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        3 months of this, oh Jesus. Good job it’s a WC year

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

        "The Invincibles" lol

      • FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        wtf barca

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

        I know if you have the same points and transfers made you have the same rank, but how does it order it in terms of who's name comes first?
        Alphabetical or something else?

        1. Mike82
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Least transfers made wins the ML’s

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

            I don't understand why they have this rule. Surely a better manager is one who can make loads of transfers and still be on the same points.

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

              Mark needs to change it. They should be encouraging hits, not punishing those that take the most.

          2. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            No that's the same as well in total, unless you mean the current gameweek

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

          Whoever had Hazard for the most weeks is first because of the bigger handicap.

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

            Haha how did you get on today mate? I axed Eden for Salah like most. Got 78 and won my cash ML! Ecstatic

      • nobwak
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Smashing F5 already

      • Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        What initial price would Salah need to be to prevent >50% ownership next season? 13.5m?

        1. Superflymonk
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          even at 15 he'd still be over 50%, just too damn good

        2. MTPockets
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Apparently they read this forum, so about 10.5m

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

          So you're telling me Real couldn't beat this team...

          Our Year 😎

        4. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Ederson bench boosters ... Lol