Our usual post-Gameweek members’ article is up next as we check in on some of the standout performers across the previous weekend’s ten matches.
There’s cause for optimism in north London after Spurs and Arsenal hit a combined nine goals, while our new expected goals data offers plenty to ponder at Manchester City.
Elsewhere, Man United and Chelsea’s Belgian big-hitters have struggled to convince as Watford’s Samba star continues to catch the eye.
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cant see him being rested against Brom
There are 4 days till West brom..then 4 days till napoli after that. Kun is needing minutes. Very good chance he starts both. Don't panic folks. Tonight tells us nothing. I'd be more worried as a Jesus owner
lol what? Why would you be more worried as a Jesus owner? He was just rested against Burnley.
I kind of agree with Pumpkinhead. I think Pep got over his ego-trip and realized that Kun is the far superior and clinical striker, while Jesus can play out wide and be duplicative with Sterling and Sane and B. Silva. Will Kun get the occasional rest? Sure. But I think he's more nailed than Jesus at this point.
Yer. Kun only been rotated once hasn't he.
this. Plus Kun is more physical than Jesus, and therefore Pep will most likely start him away at the Hawthorns
Well, yeah, I'm not willing to go that far 🙂
Pep is still unpredictable.
But I guess if I had to own one of them long-term, Kun seems the safer bet to me, even if the occasional rest is something owners will have to deal with.
All today means it's that it's now impossible to C Aguero this weekend.
Yes but Jesus is the one that keeps getting reduced mins. Kun is back from injury and pep says he needs minutes to get his flow back. He won't get them on bench. Im.sure he wants him in flow for napoli. Who knows though. Just saying id rather have kun than Jesus at mo
It's not a bad shout tbh, Jesus start today, rest WBA, start Napoli.
Pep is hard to second guess but he may want the younger more workmanlike legs away at Napoli.
Remember, this is the man who took Sterling off early last week and then rested him.
As a Sterling owner, I'm worried, Bernardo seems to be getting regular mins now, might just make him Salah and thank him for two weeks ago (but not last week)
Nah. He'll be taken off early to go mad(again) against West Brom.
He’s going to score 4 goals at the weekend
Makes no difference
As a Aguero, Jesus and Sterling owner I am not too found on this formation..
Especially because I got sterling in for miki for a hit last week.. (fail of epic proportions)..
On the other hand Pep is a mystery. Might play them all three next week
He really is!I captained Sterling....(High 5 to massive fail)!
WBA are struggling at the back, Man city could bang in 5 again.....but who plays?!!
Wolves are a good side and Pep will want to win this game. You're all acting like it'll be a walk over tonight for City; it wont be
3-0 or something
with this line up, yes. But they couldn't just start the youngsters and expect to win
4-0
Wolves changed their whole team though.
ah. Havent actually seen the Wolves line up. If that is the case then at least Sergio will be subbed off early
8 0 ?
You just cant second guess pep.
All teams are resting their main strikers in this cup yet pep plays both of his!
He just wants Kun to break the record and then they will come off.
On a WC and would love an opinion...
Pope Elliot
Azpi Otamendi Moreno Ward Mariappa
Silva Saleh Gross Richarlison Zaha
Kane Aguero Abraham
Thinking to keep balance and have a playing bench so I can rotate and not worry so much about rotation.
Or is it better to go for another big hitter?
I have a similar team set up.
Except have TC as 5th mid & sterling over grosz.
I find having 3 big hitters up front ruins team balance
thanks. me too. would like moreno but feel i have to sacrifice saleh or silva. i had TC in but don't feel like it's a loss.
cheers for responding
This should be a walk in the park for City. 5-0 up within the first 20 minutes.
smh
Unlike you to get carried away.
Some respect please
ok, 4-0
this
Bristol City are over rated and Palace have improved alot.
On wildcard
Would you go with Kun or lukaku?
Have no other united cover and the city cover is D Silva
Lacazette
😆
Your sound.
Do you have kane?
I'd go with Kun.
I'd go with Kun. And if you get frightened about GWs 12 and 13 for United, you can always do the hokey-cokey and get Lukaku back in for them.
Ryan
Azpi Dunk Otamendi Ward
Salah Silva Richarlison
Kane Jesus Vardy
Elliot Jones RLC Carrol
Who should I upgrade with £1.2mil?
Jesus
To Aguero?
haha, no!
Who?
This MC guess who starts game is getting more interesting than regular old FPL. Its the game within the game
How's your season going?
I think I'm about to go on tilt Tony, I've loaded up with triple CHE and triple MC and 2 MU defenders on a WC. This run through New Years is going to be either amazing or amazingly bad. Either way, I'll probably start playing for rank in January if I have any time between diaper changing duty.
Hazard in those three?
stupid pep, now ill have to captain that tap in merchant
somebody's gotta do it.
any must have players for Wildcard teams this week?
Coutinho. Obviously Kane
Elliot
Otamendi
Salah/Cout Sane
Kane
Arsenal
Salah kane otamendi
Elliot. All through the season
yeah ive had him for the start, hes great.
for those who think kun starts this weekend, who misses out out of jesus/sterling/sane?
all wont start
Jesus
Pep should just play all of them always right? 😛 Screw defenders
sterling most likely
I find this week the hardest to choose a captain since the season started
Aye, there's a little Brazilian pocking his head round the corner
Jesus? 😉
😉 Phil
Haha I've found he's a but unpredictable to be a captain but then I captained Jesus last week so more fool me
(currently on Salah, might captain Kane because my ML rivals only have Kane or Lukaku as captain options)
Great choice but I don't have him
I reckon Wenger plays FPL and Pep obviously doesn't. You can tell by the teams they put out
Nah Wenger just doesnt have a striker trying to break a scoring record.
im not sure Wenger knows what the internet is
LOL!
A message to all those who frequent the FFS comments section
lol 😆
lol
Will Otamendi & Silva start vs WBA or have they now been dropped?
😀 😀
Gold
dropped until they're sold in January I reckon
Suggestions
DDG
Jones/Otamendi/Maguire
Sterling/Silva/Gross/Richarlison
Kane/Lukaku/Vardy
Bench-
Myhill/Tarroll/Schindler/Mbemba
1.4 ITB 1 FT
Save FT?
Or
Sterling+lukaku To Salah+Aguero (-4)
or which one of the two?
Save
Should I still do Jesus to Aguero?
Ryan
Azpi Jones Otamendi Ward
Salah Silva Richarlison
Kane Aguero Vardy
Elliot Dunk RLC Carrol
No one can definitively tell you who is going to start. If it's for free then it's your gamble. If it's for a hit then still only your choice, just a bigger gamble
For free
Still anyone's guess I'm afraid! I own Jesus but not planning to upgrade - more likely to ship out to Morata once he's bucked his ideas up and then maybe double in midfield
My plan also in couple of weeks.
Would you do it?
Jesus/Lukaku/Sterling->Aguero/Lacazette/Salah for -4
Just lukaku to Lacazette for this gameweek
Probably
Isn't this the reason everyone had KdB as "city cover" at the start of the season?
Yeah...he is the most nailed on safest route into the City attack for sure
The 107 points from Jesus and Aguero alone will turn anyone's head..
Myself included.
Might go grovelling back to him on a WC at some point
Yep, just a shame he ended up not justifying his price so far.
Let's hope he kicks on and our questions are all answered!
Sako scores for palace tonight..!!
If I were a betting man, I’d stick some money on it... 🙂
All the cognitive dissonance re Man City line up for the weekend is hilarious.
You can’t use words like that on here mate... 😉
'Man City' isn't that bad
I don’t know about that...
What's football got to do with cogs? 😉
I don’t know..
They rotate a lot like Pep...?
Wish I had a punchline :/
I know you are but what am I?
Well that's hooked a few.
just realized this is u. good to see youre not complaining about me not keeping my word still
Hahha . That's dead and buried now.
good times
Spill that gossip
Hate that..!
It’s like the, “I know something that you don’t know and I’m not going to tell you”.
Tbf I am just super nosy
😆
I always stick steadfastly to all my believes 😎
Please choose 1 player for my wildcard team
A) Eriksen
B) Salah
C) Coutinho
D) someone else!?
B
Salah for me
If you can only have one, Salah!
I can only afford one because I have Sane, and I dont want to get rid of bargain Richarlison
thanks everyone!
so now as I'm aguero owner it's obvious that aguero wont start on saturday
and unfortunately i got him yesterday instead of lukaku 🙁 what a blow
nothing is obvious
He may still. Most nailed to start this weekend are Sane and Silva.
What a dramaqueen.
🙂
only have yourself to blame
why?
Francesco chill out, aguero will start I reckon and lukaku won't score
i hope so 🙂
I still think aguero starts this weekend. He wont play v napoli
Everyone including Pep knows he is class.. He will needed more for Napoli compared to WBA as a win guarantees first spot in knockouts
Why the hell is the most boring team always on TV
I know they have the biggest support as they appeal to the knuckle dredgers and sheep but watching them is painful
which country?
UK ... Man U on again
Only match with both EPL teams
Subject to any injuries tonight, thoughts on the following -4?
OUT: Lukaku, Ritchie
IN: Aguero, Richarlison
(already have Sterling, Jesus and Kane)
Just why?
Kun may be rested for WBA as have imp UCl clash in 3 days time after it...Ritchie has been chipping with assists too
Fair question....
Don't fancy Lukaku returning anything over the next couple of games at least.
Kun might be rotated - but he might not. Fancy him to score more than Lukaku over the next few. And if he is firing, I can swap Jesus out for Morata instead.
Ritchie is delivering decent value. But I think Richarlison is much undervalued and has some great fixtures too.
Not sure you need to be getting Kun when you already have Jesus and Sterling
Very poor choices imho
Well that would be a common theme of my season so far!
What would you recommend instead?
Ryan
Azpi Jones Otamendi Ward
Salah Silva Richarlison
Kane Jesus Vardy
Elliot Dunk RLC Carrol
A) Jesus to Aguero
B) RLC to Choupo
C) Save money for Vardy to Morata later
Hopefully Sterling, Aguero and Jesus get taken off after 60 mins. Sane nailed for WBA though.
and does nothing AWAY so bully for his owners. 😛
In all the City line up madness I missed Jones on the bench - injured not injured for the weekend then 😉
6 years, 7 months agogood or bad news for aguero to get the record tonight?
he gets the record and pep gives him a reward by resting him at the weekend?