Matchday Surgery

The Saturday Surgery

This is no ordinary Saturday but, while a Wembley showpiece and the offering of just a single Premier League match provide distractions, we can’t allow ourselves to waver ahead of the penultimate Fantasy deadline of the season.

There is still much at stake throughout the mini-leagues and, indeed, at the very top of the Fantasy Premier League and Sky Sports standings. Wrestling with doubts, suspensions and the continued threat of chop and change amongst the Chelsea and City lineups, Gameweek 37 is far from routine.

As always, we’ve prepared a suite of articles offer some assistance, including last night’s Scout Picks and Differentials. The team news, together with our take on the Gameweek lineups can be found here, while this week’s ScoutCast also has a view on what may lie ahead.

Our Matchday Surgery chatroom is now open for those who require more immediate feedback. The Dugout Discussion on today’s single league match will follow around 12.30, with the Pre-match Preamble stripping off for its warm-up as this is typed.

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

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  1. Cymro
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Bench maloney or kone? Or is it a 50/50. Im thinking bench kone because maloney is on pens?

    Other question is the popular question today. Captain rvp, bale or wally. Im leaning towards Rvp.... not sure at all though.

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    1. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Always play the striker IMO, higher glass ceiling

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      1. Joga Bonito®
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        I agree.

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  2. Evans
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Why are people selling mata ?

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    1. Joga Bonito®
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      It's all a bit mad. People are swapping Chelsea for Chelsea. I can't see the reasoning.

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    2. Tibidabo
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Who knows

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    3. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      it's the last stand of a fantasy great

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  3. FPL Emu
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    I've done some real detective work in my ML, just wanna hear if you guys agree with my feeling here:

    My rival had 0.2 in bank before this round. Suddenly he now did two transfers, leaving him with 2.8.

    This is the team: http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/814905/event-history/36/

    He bought RVP at 13.0, meaning he should now get 13.3 from him.

    Selling RVP for Sturridge leaves him with 6.2. Plus his 0.2 = 6.4. Buying Walcott (9.1) for Sissoko (5.5) uses 3.6 out of that, leaving him with 2.8. Which is what he has.

    Right?

    Am I reasoned here?

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    1. King Henrik
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      thats quite impressive mate !! spot on imo

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  4. Pratik
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    HOLY SHIT!!!!! I cannot believe I fecked up like that! Just did Mata->Lampard instead of Michu->Lampard for a hit! FECK!!!!

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    1. Joga Bonito®
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Well done haha

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      1. Pratik
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        I never make mistakes like this.......Was in a hurry, so just clicked confirmed, before I realize what was happening. So pissing off!

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        1. Joga Bonito®
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 10 months ago

          Michu to Coutinho is the only option now 🙂

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    2. Joga Bonito®
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Time to take another hit my friend.

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  5. Judas
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Need some help, this is my current team::

    De Gea (Federici)
    Shaw, Sagna, Martin (Demel, Davies)
    Bale, Walcott (C), Felliani, Snodgrass (Toure)
    Lukaku, RVP, Tevez

    What should I do:

    A- Start Toure and bench a striker
    B- Toure —> Coutinho (-4), bench Snod
    C- Toure —> Coutinho (-4), bench striker
    D- Bench Snod, start Toure
    E- Leave it as it is with no hits

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    1. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      E

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      1. Judas
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        So definitely play Snod over Toure?

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    2. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      leave
      you're good to go

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  6. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Should I start Townsend or Maloney?

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    1. Tokenbod
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Maloney

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

    Ok have decided

    Hazard stays and not signing lampard for a hit

    Come on Eden

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    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      good lad

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  8. Tokenbod
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Maloney or Lambert ?

    Chasing 12 pts!

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    1. MCH
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      I assume that is stick with Maloney or Lampard -4 right?

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    2. Joga Bonito®
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Lambert

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  9. Torres76
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Hazard to which one please:

    1. Fellani
    2. Lampard
    3. Coutinho

    Not sure about Fellani for game week 38 though.

    Thanks people

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    1. Lloyd Xmas
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      2

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    2. Indio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Lamps

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      1. Torres76
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers to you both

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    3. Torres76
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      My team is

      DDG
      Zabaleta, Sagna, Vertoghen
      Mata, Walcott, Bale (C), Hazard
      Sturridge, Lukaku, Aguero

      Sess, Demel, Davies

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  10. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Anyone on here listen to fighting talk?

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  11. hillbillypete
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    any hint of a Che lineup yet???

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  12. Mainevent
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Do I need to take Michu out for a -4 ?

    current front 7 are:

    Mata, Lampard, Wallcott, Bale (Michu)
    Lukaku, Tevez, Kone

    and if so for who?

    thanks

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    1. Torres76
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Look all set to me. Not sure if RVP will score a truckload?

      Could do

      Michu - Maloney
      Tevez - RVP?

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      1. Mainevent
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        yeah, earlier i asked if it was worth -8 to get VP in and most said NO

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  13. Torres76
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    My team is

    DDG
    Zabaleta, Sagna, Vertoghen
    Mata, Walcott, Bale (C), Hazard
    Sturridge, Lukaku, Aguero

    Sess, Demel, Davies

    Doing the following:

    1. Hazard to Lampard
    2. Ageuro to RVP

    Sound okay?

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    1. Mainevent
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      for -4? looks great

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  14. hillbillypete
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    A) Mata to Walcott (have lampard)

    or

    B) Michu to Walcott
    Tevez to Sturridge -4

    I only have an 11 point lead on rival who has Walcott.

    ???

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    1. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      B

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  15. Clay
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Walcott, Bale or RVP for the armband? This feels like my hardest captain choice of the season ...

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    1. FPL_Liger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      It's a toughie for sure

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  16. Paul
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    any chance RVP might not play this GW???

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    1. FPL_Liger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      I think he;ll get some minutes or a full game, i'm (c)'ing him but VC'ing on Bale

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      1. FPL_Liger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        Actually i've just captained Bale. My logic is mini league based- my main rival can afford Bale but not RVP so at least if we both captain Bale, RVP will do his thing and it won't affect the main points from (c)

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  17. Tmel
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Hazard > Lampard for a hit?

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  18. Ash
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Pens down

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