Back from a break, with two teams missing, us Fantasy managers are nonetheless thankful to have a sense of normality restored. Having said that, the next few weeks promise to be anything but normal.
For starters, Gameweek 27 is all about getting elven men on the pitch, almost as if what they do once there is a secondary concern. With a slew of blanks looming in Gameweek 29, a complex puzzle has formed and our decisions with just over an hour to go are the first of many tricky dilemmas to come in the next few weekends.
For now, our Matchday Surgery chatroom is open to collect provide a real-time sounding board for your current thinking.
The day’s Dugout Discussion follows around 12.30 before the early kick-off at the Cottage, with a troubled Pre-match preamble wrapping up warm and braving the cold in the next half-hour.

