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The Numbers Game – Premium Midfielders and Forwards

8 September 2016 784 comments
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It’s fair to say that Sergio Aguero’s three-match suspension has changed the landscape across Fantasy games as we look for solutions to the Argentine’s enforced absence.

For many Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers, wildcards have been the order of the day, allowing us to distribute funds across the midfield and forward positions whilst penciling in plans for the Argentine’s return in Gameweek 6.

Having assessed some of the most impressive mid-price midfielders and forwards in separate articles earlier in the week, we now look to the premium options in both categories, seeking out the form options and highlighting some overlooked alternatives.

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  1. Magic Man
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Play Stones or Kone ?

    On Kone but confident EVE will score; not so sure about the derby.

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    1. A.T
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Kone for the goal threat.

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      1. Magic Man
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        cheers

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  2. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    I see Roy Hodgson is being linked to West Brom.

    *removes second WBA defender*

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    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      *sells rondon for - 80 "

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  3. Tri-hard
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Any thoughts?

    Foster - Heaton
    Shaw - Stones - Williams - Evans - Amat
    Lamela - Hazard - Sanchez - Bolasie - Hodjberg
    Ibra - Lukaku - Benteke

    Plan Lukaku to Aguero & Sanchez to Cazorla

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

    Would you wildcard this lot? Overall Rank = 245k. £0.3ITB. 1FT.

    Foster
    Pieters, Valencia, Friend
    Capoue, Redmond, Barkley, Hazard, Firminio
    Ibrahimovic, Gray

    Jukupovic,Stones, Amat, Aguero

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    1. Magic Man
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      too late now imo.

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    2. Kings of Lyon ★
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      No, just sell Aguero and bench Capoue

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    3. Mookty
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Ok. Thanks guys, Makes my time much easier.

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    4. Krafty Werks
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Kun & Firmino > Costa & Sanchez with 1.0 ITB for surgery next couple GW's.

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

        I like it. Firmino is dropping in price it seems. Thanks

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

        I've done this exact trade! Cheers!

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        1. Krafty Werks
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          no worries, good luck 😉

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  5. Captain Knackered
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    RMWCT please:

    Foster/Pickford

    Shaw/Williams/Stones/Amat/Evans

    Sanchez(c)/Hazard/Antonio/J.King/Capoue

    Kane/Costa/Lukaku

    Kane out for Serge; Costa or Lukaku to Bony or Benteke as my Serge plan.

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    1. Kings of Lyon ★
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      GKs 1/2
      Def 5/5
      Mid 3/5
      Attack 1/3

      10/15.

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  6. Prison Mike
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Lamela -> Sanchez or Redmond -> Ozil worth a hit?

    Foster Jaku
    Valencia Stones Williams Friend Amat
    Hazard Barkley Lamela Redmond Capoue
    Zlatan Costa Gray
    4.8m ITB

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    1. Magic Man
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      i've done Firmino to Sanchez for a hit.

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      1. Prison Mike
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Alright will probably pull the trigger on Lamela to Sanchez then. Are you captaining him?

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      2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        You may regret that sir

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        1. Prison Mike
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          How come?

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          1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Firminio is going to explode. He was decent vs spurs

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    2. Mr. Funny Name
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Lamela -> Sanchez I would say, would you captain Sanchez if you got him?

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      1. Prison Mike
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Alright thanks and it would be either him or Hazard still undecided

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        1. Mr. Funny Name
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          If you'd captain Sanchez is definitely take the hit

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  7. Mr. Funny Name
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Could do with a hand here, struggling to choose...

    A. Baines, Benteke, Bony
    Or
    B. Williams, Lukaku, Rondon

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

      A bur replace Bony with Defoe, I wouldn't punt on both Benteke and Bony

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    2. Magic Man
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Do you not have 0.1 to get Benteke instead of Bony (A)

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

    New Post

    http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2016/09/08/frisking-the-fixtures-gameweek-4-the-weak-3/

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

    I wonder why i haven't seen noone considering Zlatan as cpt this GW.He has stong motivation,playing against the "Philosopher".

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  10. Costa's Counsellor
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Is Redmond to Sanchez worth -4?

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    1. Big Red Dog
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah

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    2. Azathoth
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      If Alexis score at least 1 goal,then yes.

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

    Has anybody managed to get a decent looking team with Hazard - Ozil - Pool Mid - Aguero - Ibrahimovic included?

    Not happy with anything I come up with.

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  12. Heskey Time
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Holebas or Robertson to rotate with Evans?

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  13. Frank Black
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    How long is Rose out for? Should i keep him on wildcard? He's a big differential for me, if i switched to Walker i'd just be getting a player everyone else already has.

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    1. H-SF
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      2-3 weeks

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  14. hitmansam23
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Hi guys thinking of playing my wildcard this week...

    Please rate my W/C team

    Foster/ jaku
    Valencia,baines,Evans,Amat,Collins
    Hazard,Ozil,Antonio,Sterling,capoue
    Luk,ibra,Benteke

    Thanks

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

      I'm fairly sure that template has been RMT g2g about 10,000 times this week.

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      1. hitmansam23
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I could get Sanchez in and keep gray?

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  15. H-SF
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    anyone else on Lanzini?

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

      yes

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  16. skiprat384
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    ok playing the wc

    foster/Jaku
    Valencia/Collins/Williams/Amat/ McAuley
    Hazard/Sanchez/Sterling/Antonio/Capoue
    Costa/Ibra/Stuani

    Thoughts please

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  17. KJT123
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    I don't really understand how Liverpool are so short this week in the betting. 1.67 best price to win. Double chance on Leicester at 2.35 looks a great bet.

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  18. Hotdogs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    On fplstatistics Friend was on his way to drop in value at around -80%, and now his status is fit again and he's suddenly gone back to -0.5%.

    Anyone know why? I thought player values are supposed to change *faster*, not slower, when fit? Seems unlikely that everyone's suddenly bought him back so I'm at a loss

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

      massive recalc of how many of his tf were by wc most likely
      So many being thrown out there been players touted to be 100%+ every day for a week and still not go up/down

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

      He was flagged and now he isn't - so his NTI count has been reset to 0.

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  19. Pogdigal Son
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    WC squad:

    Foster, Jaku
    Shaw, Baines, Collins, Evans, Amat
    Hazard, Ozil, Mane, Sterling, Capoue
    Ibra, Benteke, Bony

    Thoughts?

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  20. timPgoodwin
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Gone with the humble and modest big swede as Captain this week, hoping he puts Stones on his dull Yorkshire ar*e and slots a couple past Alpha Bravo - Welcome him and Pep to the Premier League and to Manchester.

    "Välkommen till Premier League"

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  21. royals forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    2 WC Defensive questions for you to ponder

    On WC which 2 teams would you use choose a Defender from to be in your team for at least next 4 GWs

    Everton
    West Ham
    West Brom

    &

    Apart from Foster who is the best 4.0 - 4.5 GK to have in your WC team

    Any ideas would be welcomed

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

      For defence there is only ARS & MUN
      if you are asking cheapie then WBA & WAT next 5 to 8gw

      Bilic doesn't play for clean sheets.
      The Koeman effect has yet to be seen, same with Conte & Moyes.
      I'll buy into them when they prove it with results.

      &

      Myhill, in case Foster injures himself.
      or Pickford to put 0.4 itb & hope Foster doesn't get injured/banned

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  22. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Good to go?

    Foster
    Kone Shaw Williams
    Sanchez Hazard Redmond Lanzini
    Ibra Lukaku Rondon
    ----------------------------------------------
    Jaku Rodwell Stones Amat

    Thanks.

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  23. FPL Mentor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Help, which team looks better?

    A.
    Heaton Pickford
    Baines Shaw PVA MCAULEY Amat
    Sanchez Hazard ANTONIO BOLASIE Capoue
    Ibrahimovic Costa BENTEKE

    B.
    Heaton Pickford
    Baines Shaw COLLINS EVANS Amat
    Sanchhez Hazard TOWNSEND SNODGRASS Capoue
    Ibrahimovic Costa LUKAKU

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  24. Inside Left
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    On a WC - is going 5.5/4.5/4.5/4.5/4.1 in Def a bad strategy? Worried that if I push higher my 3rd Mid (after Haz and Ozil) will be too lightweight. Cheers.

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  25. Nerazzuro
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Gradel -> Capoue for -4?

    Gradel set to drop again...

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  26. FIRMANHO
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    GTG after WC?

    Foster
    Williams Terry Shaw
    Hazard Sanchez Mirallas Lamela
    Benteke Costa Lukaku

    Valdes Stones Capoue Amat

    Bit worried I don't have Ibra....

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  27. _werre_
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    DDG
    Baines-Valencia-Dann
    Antonio-Hazard(C)-Townsend-Mirallas
    Costa-Rondon-Lukaku

    Hennessy-Fuchs-VVD-Fletcher

    Any recommendations?

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  28. Desperately Seeking Dusan
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Why does RMT continue to undervalue Capoue? I benched him yet again this week after RMT convinced me to do so and go with Ramirez...

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