Our first members’ article of the week takes a look back at the four fixtures that comprised a somewhat reduced Gameweek 28.
Bournemouth’s hat-trick hero is placed under the microscope as his transfer bandwagon picks up pace. We also cast an eye over Liverpool’s latest source of midfield returns and check up on a Swansea defender whose eye for goal continues to reap the rewards.
I prefer a 352 with Hazard/Barnes instead of Carroll/Costa. Good otherwise. Defoe>Gabby will free some funds up later which is nice.
I'm considering saving a FT and getting Gabbiadini in for GW29. Have you considered that? He could easily score against Spurs.
Depends on your overall WC aim, I'm also on mine at the moment, I'm very keen to have players with DGW's in now. So for example, where you've gone for Carroll & Ferd I've gone for Capoue & Kone, cheap enough to bench until I bench boost in GW37. I prefer to get them in now and stick them on the bench rather than spend transfers on poor, albeit, DGW players later if that makes sense.
Just curious Pocky, what keeper/defs you planning to have?
Pickford / De Gea
Cheers. Planning Pickford/Cech myself. Now onto the 5 defenders.
Yeah, Cech was the other one I considered, Actually, Caballaro could be an option after GW31 (4 C.S. in last 5).
Currently going with -
Pickford De Gea
Walker Alonso Valencia Kone Yoshida
Capoue King Siggy Alli Sanchez
Costa Lukaku Vardy
So I do have 3 non DGW players in there at the mo...I don't see 3 as being too much of an issue. I can do Lukaku to Gabbi next week, leaving me cash to upgrade King when I see fit & also get Lukaku back (for Vardy) in 32 if I wish. That's the rough plan anyway.
Solid team.
I looked at Caballero, altho he seems nailed now, I just cant have it if Pep decides he wants to field Bravo again, causing headache.
My plan is to have the back 7 and the 5 mids fixed and good to go for dgws, and having cheap frontlines like Gabbi - Deeney - Defoe and then upgrade accordingly.
Cool, Yeah, Caballero will be considered only after 31 and only if I need the extra funds. Gabbi Deeney & Defoe all look good, little worried about Defoes form of late, but expect him to come good again, I'll have him in again before long too no doubt.
Good to go? AOA played.
Pickford
Baines Mawson
Hazard Sigurdsson Coutinho King (v) Mane
Gabbiadini Lukaku (C) Aguero
Bench: Heaton, Cedric, Robertson, Evans
I've still to use mine...
I would save that card. You will have even more headache next week. Bench Gabb
WBA players have made total 40 appearances in my team (the most by any team) returning 79 points .
Thanks a lot Evans Brunt Phillips and Rondon.
One lesson i ill carry to next season is not to trust any WBA assets apart from McAuley. Btw who has been your Bogey team this season ?
source- anewpla.net/fpl/report/
cheers
This is great, thank you!
West Brom. Evans/Rondon killed me.
Another player that killed me is Baines over Coleman 🙁
Chosing Evans over McAuley at the start of the season has been a big mistake
And ignoring McAuley again by getting Brunt was another. 😉
Same as you, Brunt, Foster and Phillips after his hauls
scratch that, BOU is mine apparently
bourneouth averages 18 points for me 😀
sunderland is the only team not to feature any player in my team.
time to get Defoe?
I had Evans & Phillips for a long time, and Foster all season. They've been rank.
How did you find out the stats?
Just checked - 60 appearances for 152 points - ugh. No idea how I've got a respectable rank with that muck...
2.53 per match average, that worse than me 2.96 from 33 appearances,
Yep, a lot of it Foster and Evans on the bench, but still - rank.
14 points from Phillips in 7 games, and didn't get much better returns from him last season.
I also should have got rid of Foster months ago, he's prevented me from getting a WBA defender all season (not keen on double ups)
West Brom - 61apps - 224pts 😎
Bogey team would be Swansea - 44apps - 2.1pts per appearance...
Not to sure how I've managed 44apps from Siggy, Amat, Mawson and Caroll...
thats decent from the westbrom bunch .
amat on the bench from the start ?
Ah right, now it starts to make sense 😆
Didn't realise it included bench apps, West Brom's didn't seem strange as play them all the time anyway
20 Appearances, 60 Points
One key thing in playing the game is to follow the form of the team.
Is it worth downgrading Kosc to Monreal to free up funds to do Niasse to Gabbiadini?
Yes
As referendums are bang in fashion right now. Kane & Snodgrass to:
A) Costa & Son
B) Gabbiadini & Hazard
C) Gabbiadini & Alli
D) Gabbiadini & Mkhi
Rest of front 8: Mane, Siggy, King, Carroll: Lukaku, Aguero.
Thanks - Aguero will go next week or week after probably to facilitate Sanchez.
How about Just Kane --> Costa this week?
Then Aguero + Snoddy --> Gabbiadini Alli next week (or sanchez/hazard)
You make a good point...
its all about the timing 😉
I got Gabbiadini and Hazard in for Ibra/Snod myself so B
WILDCARD TIMING
With the international break coming up, if I wanted to wildcard is it a good idea to WC early and catch the risers and then sit back and assess the situation after the international fixtures?
Or is this not the GW (GW30) to be wildcarding?
Not for TV at this stage. Too many casuals have dropped out and price rises happen much slower. It's a good idea to activate it to be able to react to injuries that might be picked up in the internationals, but not for risers/fallers.
would people recommend kane to gabbi for -4 or free next week?
Depends who's playing if you don't make that move
llorente if fit plus kane is dropping
I done it, had T Carrol coming in but will probably be taking a hit or two over the next few GW's to get Sanchez and defence sorted out anyway.
Reposting. Sorry..
On a WC and it has come down to this:
1) Costa in a 3 -4 - 3 with Carroll as the 5th mid
or
2) Hazard in a 3 - 5 - 2 with Barnes as the 3rd Striker
Which one please.
I prefer 2 but that could all change if Ibra comes back firing and it'll be hard to get him in
we are exactly in the same place mate
Firminooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Bobbyyyyyyyyÿ
Hazard did nothing for me for about 15 weeks so why am I bringing him back in this week?!
Who would you rather have?!
Costa or Hazard?!
I decided Hazard, more explosive and I need a captain GW30
costa has scored 2 goals against palace in their last 2 meetings 😉
Prefer Costa. Plus Depends on your team. if you could field a mid of Sanchez Mane Alli Siggy i cant see who to get rid for hazard
But Costa upfront along with that mid could be the way to go. Some have strong cases for pedro over hazard too
Please Check my squad!
Courtoise (Jakupovic)
Baines *,Mawson,Danial(Holgate,Chambers)
King,Siggy,Mane,Pedro,Antonio
Kun,Lukaku,(Niasse)
3.4£in bank,1FT
What should be my next move?
Current team is....
Grant - (Jakupovic)
Walker - Baines - Brunt - (Friend - Amat)
Sanchez - Sigurdsson - Mané - Eriksen - (Capoue)
Costa - Lukaku (c) - Gabbiadini
0.1m, 0FT. Good to go?
Which option that will give more point for next 2 GWs?
Kane + Chadli -->
A. Carroll + Sanchez
B. Gabbiadini + Hazard
C. Any other combinations
Cheers
Gabbi + Sanchez would be perfect.
A because of Alexis and WHU has good fixtures too
Randolph, Jaku
Alonso, Coleman, Fernandez (Evans, Holgate)
Sanchez, Mane, Siggy, Lanzini (Fletch)
Costa, Lukaku, Llorente
If Llorente is out:
a) Llorente > Gabbiadini -4? (I would probably get him next week anyway)
b) play Fletcher
B
Good to save? Depends on Llorente news to extent
Heaton
Coleman Alonso Williams
Mane Siggy Antonio King Alli
Lukaku Aguero
(Grant Llorente Nyom Friend)
1FT, 0.6 itb, WC intact
Definitely save.
Alli or Sanchez in for Coutinho. Or, another alternative.
Mane Firmino Coutinho Siggy Davies
Costa Lukaku Lorente
Alli
Imho i just want to say to everyone who is thinking to WC this gw to think that we have international break coming+unstable condition with Sanchez-Liverpool mid-Spurs without Kane+dgws coming and maybe its better to reconsider.
Is there anyone?
From yesterday i have seen at least 20 posts
After GW29 during international break will the DGW fixtures be announced? as thats a good time to use the WC
Looks most likely to be when the fixtures are announced.
Who is the bigger priority to bring in:
A) Costa
B) Sanchez
B. I see neither as essential this week or next but after that Sanchez will be.
Haven't considered either.
Is it a coincidence that all the BIG numbers above refers to SGWers? Doesn't help our planning for DGWs 😠
Coincidence? It's an article about gameweek 28... :/
A lot of people shifting Coutinho/Mane. Be interested to see what peoples score predictions are for City v Liverpool?
1-3 Liverpool.
Agreed
Yep I think goals too. If theres 3 goals gotta imagine cout and mane will be involved.
As I.
Im going for a city 2-1 win. coutinho out of form , firmino struggling with an injury and no jordan henderson
they clearly arent the free flowing liverpool at the start of the season
We are against anyone good.
and city has improved at the back with 4 cs in last 5. cant say that about liverpool defence
Yep. I still think we'll concede but we will score well.
Now that Pieters has bested allcomers as the 4.5m defender of choice, is it time to look back and laugh at them that spent all August hoping he'd drop to 4.4m?
Appreciate your thoughts on my squad. Looking to make a couple of transfers
Pickford Grant
Coleman Brunt FunesMori Maguire Wasilewski
Mane Siggy Lanzini King DeRoon
Kun Ibra Lukaku
3.6 ITB, 1FT
Cheers guys!
Ibra + Brunt to Costa + Walker -4
Guys,
1. Who would you start this week? Jaku or Valdes
2. Best replacement for Ibra? Have Kun & Kaku
a. Costa
b. Defoe
C. Vardy
D. Gabbiadini
Appreciate your responses
1. Valdes
2. a
0FT 8.3 ITB..GTG?
Heaton
Alonso coleman mcauley
Hazard mane eriksen siggy
Lukaku(C) carroll llorente*
Jaku de roon a.smith amat
Gw30: carroll to costa
Gw31: siggy to sanchez
GTG
Looks good
If Lorente doesn't play . . . .
Walker in for Brunt and play a 442 or Defoe/Deeney in for Lorente and play a 343
Alonso Coleman Jones (Brunt McAuley)
Costa Lukaku Lorente
Defoe/Deeney in for Llorente
gabbi in if anyone
Thinking of bringing in Gabbiadini after the international break, as 3rd striker, but also keen to retain King as my 5th midfielder, who would generally be benched in a 3-4-3.
Is the money invested in King at 5.5 worth it as no doubt rotation, injuries etc will see autosub in a few times, or is it just a waste?
Just think that swapping out for a 4.5 type midfielder isn't too tempting with a reasonable TV/SV of 106.8/104.9.
Any thoughts?
Depends what you'd spend the money on
Sounds good. King and Gab rotate well for the next 4 GWs - after then you'll probably be ditching King for a DGWer anyway.
Reckon its asking for trouble. Will probably get a fair few bench points.
Bench points and points scored from players not in your squad both score zero for your team - have never understood this argument!
Thanks lads
Which is the best to do?
A) llorente and Tarroll to Barnes and Antonio (-4) (switchd of formation)
B) take -8 hit and do both
no way would i do that
Both of what?
Have we had any more news on Baines and llorente injuries?
Llorente hasn't been in training see tweets
7 years, 1 month agoHow's this wildcard looking?! Suggestions would be helpful.
0.4itb
Robles / Jakupovic
Alonso Valencia Walker / Fernandez Yoshida
Alli King Sanchez Siggy / Carroll
Defoe Lukaku Costa
*will bring gabbiadini in for 30*