| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |
 Raya Martin
|
ARS | |
| No Change |
 Lammens
|
MUN | Vs |
| No Change |
 Verbruggen
|
BHA | |
| No Change |
 Pickford
|
EVE | Vs |
| No Change |
 Kinsky
|
TOT |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |
 Gabriel Magalhães
|
ARS | |
| No Change |
 van Dijk
|
LIV | |
| No Change |
 Mosquera
|
ARS | |
| No Change |
 Maguire
|
MUN | Vs |
| No Change |
 Gvardiol
|
MCI | |
| No Change |
 Tarkowski
|
EVE | Vs |
| No Change |
 Canvot
|
CRY | |
| No Change |
 Muharemovic
|
LEE | |
| No Change |
 Williams
|
NFO | |
| No Change |
 Ajer
|
BRE |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |
 Bruno Fernandes
|
MUN | Vs |
| No Change |
 Szoboszlai
|
LIV | |
| No Change |
 Mbeumo
|
MUN | Vs |
| No Change |
 Semenyo
|
MCI | |
| No Change |
 Wirtz
|
LIV | |
| No Change |
 Palmer
|
CHE | |
| No Change |
 Groß
|
BHA | |
| No Change |
 Ismaila Sarr
|
CRY | |
| No Change |
 Dewsbury-Hall
|
EVE | Vs |
| No Change |
 Gibbs-White
|
NFO | |
| No Change |
 Le Fée
|
SUN |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |
 Haaland
|
MCI | |
| No Change |
 João Pedro
|
CHE | |
| No Change |
 Calvert-Lewin
|
LEE | |
| No Change |
 Isak
|
LIV | |
| No Change |
 Thiago
|
BRE | |
| No Change |
 Brobbey
|
SUN | |
| No Change |
 Igor Jesus
|
NFO | |
| No Change |
 McBurnie
|
HUL |
Paul
We dig into the weekend data now, with the first of our weekly articles for members. Under the radar this time are City’s Spanish frontman, the Cardiff midfield, Everton’s full-backs, Sunderland’s wide-boy and the new role for Liverpool’s captain:
Fulham has conceeded 1.3 goals per match with Hangeland playing this season, and 2.93 without him.
He was back in yesterdays clean sheet victory against Norwich.
Will we see an immediate improvement with his return to the PL?
But its worth bearing in mind that they may not be on the end of a spanking now. For example some are keeping Ozil purely for FUL
A slight improvement perhaps, but not one that warrants investment
I was thinking more about those investing/punting heavy in the opposition. Don't think they'll be rollovers.
Well he's a quality player and they surely can't get worse
The new price protection rules this season really are awful. It just forces you into having to take a gamble on a player coming back from a long term injury, or end up paying 0.5 or so more than you could have done.
There are no new rules. Just managers messing us about more with injury updates. The protection rule is the same as last season.
Yes there are. Players used to be price protected for 8 days from the moment their flag was removed, this is no longer the case and they can rise far more quickly now.
They have always been protected when coming off a red flag. Not sure if it's more frequent, but I can't remember this many people going from red-yellow-no flag.
So coming off a red still means protection right?
Pretty sure, yeah.
Aguero went from red to yellow on 13th Jan, from yellow to nothing on 14th Jan and per the sites, was eligible for a rise immediately.
Exactly, so he came off a yellow in between, not red-no flag.
Really, no protection? I hadn't noticed
Wrong. Players are still protected when they go from RED FLAG --> BLUE. If a player goes from RED FLAG --> Yellow ---> Blue the the NTO/NTI is reset but there is no protection. THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE RULE
Cheers thought so
Sound like a good thing to me. What's the change in the rules though?
See above. I understand taking gambles is part and parcel of playing the game, but those are generally calculated risks based on the need for differentials or jumping on to early signs of form from a player. Gambling on whether a player comes back ok from an injury is just hoping for blind luck imo.
Aguero hasn't gone up 0.1 yet. Whats your beef? Just get him after seeing how he does in the CAR game. You'll lose 0.1 tops
@GTS.
Hearing rumours about Ki being recalled. Don't know if it's true.
ML said he wont be as he's doing well at Sunderland and wouldn't be playing every week at Swansea
Huw Jenkins just pointed out they have the option up until 31st. Only likely if they don't pick up a striker or if they lose another mid
Wanted to wait until I WC, but team is dire. Any opinions on this lot?
Jask / Mannone
Azpi / Coleman / Gabbi / Chester / John
Hazard / Ramsey / Lallana / Puncheon / Mutch
Suarez / Aguero / Sturridge
Punch and Mutch rotate quite well.
Boruc
Kosc Nasty Parr
Yaya Ozil Hazard Silva
Suarez Giroud Lukaku
Davis, Pozuelo, Azpi, Chester
0 itb, save FT?
How does this Wildcard look for week 23 or 24 guys?
Foster Guzan
Coleman sagna chiriches Azpi Clyne
lallana Eriksen hazard wilshere (or similar) januzaj
Giroud Aguero Suarez
was worried about the mid but its growing on me as can play a few strong functions if injuries or rotation
Formations.
Bloody autospell
Help?
Go for Boruc/Davis.
And Ramsey instead of Wilshere. Plus i think you need Silva.
Rest is good
Cheers fella. SOT defence is tempting now the band is back together. Would free funds for one of the other moves too. 🙂
What formation would you be playing? Are you sure about having Foster/Guzan and Chiriches in there? If I were Brendan Rodgers, I'd be fondling a thick manilla envelope here.
Wilshere simply isn't worth the money. Might easily upgrade your midpark by taking scissors to that defence.
Possible wc please rate
Current team
Szczesny-Marshall
Mert-Terry-Coleman-Ward-Brayford
Ozil-Hazard-Barkley-Whittingham-Shelvey
Suarez-Negredo-Lukaku
Transfers
Barkley->Lallana
Coleman-> Jagielka
Lukaku-> Welbeck
Marshall-> Boruc
Ward-> Skrtel
Shelvey-> Januzaj
Mert-> Koscielny
WC v1.0 any suggestions?
Szczesny, (Mannone)
A Cole, Kolorov, Jagielka, (Chester, Parr)
Hazard, Ozil, Silva, Januzaj, (Parker)
Suarez, Aguerro, Sturridge
Obvious Issue of 4th mid:
A) keep Janu?
B) or Upgrade to 7.? Mid (who?) by downgrading Szcz and 1 def (who?)
Tumbleweed..
Funny how virtually every rmt has sas upfront on the basis of one 20min cameo post long injury. Shows how knee jerky this game is and also the value of waiting to wc, bound to be a new 'obvious' option by gw24
They are playing Villa this weekend
True. But striker is probably where most will rotate each week and sturridge can easily be downgraded to all bar Roo & Neg. So maybe worth a punt before switching to giroud/Ade/Luk depending on fixture
At 9.1 sturridge is a bargain based on over 2000 minutes accumulated in the last couple of seasons. Admittedly his cameo helped remind people of this!
Guys any suggestions on my team. I WCd last week and just need some clarification on what to do
Marshall Manonne
Coleman Kosc Clyne Ward Burner***
Silva Hazard Ozil Eriksen Pozuelo
Suarez Lukaku Adebayor
1FT and 0.0 itb
Want to get rid of Burner as he does not start any more
I will get Ramsey in for Ozil next week and then bring in Sturridge and Aguero for Lukaku and Adebayor
Any suggestions?
Which would you prefer for the next 4 weeks?
Ki (SUN) - 4.8m (SOT, STO, new, HUL)
Puncheon - 4.9m (STO, HUL, ars, WBA)
Januzaj - 5.2m (che, CAR, sto, FUL)
B
He was my initial pick, but he probably has the worst fixtures, is the least nailed on and is the most expensive. The other 2 also have pens in their locker.
Hes probably got the best fixtures after this week.
Yeah that's true. Reckon it's worth the gamble to rotate him with Gnabry?
FUL, CAR, CPL, FUL would be the next 4....
Would only need Gnabry to play this week though, which looks very possibly given Rosicky's nose injury and Ramsey only just coming back. Then Januzaj can take over for CAR, sto FUL. Gnabry's only 4.2m at the end of the day so not a massive risk I don't think.
Punch/ Ki are not on PKs.
I think it's a little unclear, but both have taken them this year.
Ki took the one before AJ from memory (and presumably AJ only got it last week as he was on a hatty and the game was pretty much over).
Puncheon took the last 2, and I'd be surprised if he lost them after missing 1. Has that happened before to any player?
Ki's behind Borini too. Losing pens after a miss happens all the time.
Ki took the one against EVE with Borini on the field though?
It's certainly not clear, but perhaps AJ is 1st choice.
I can understand if he's missed a few, but it was only 1 miss (albeit a very bad one! 🙂 )
But then Borini took the one in the League Cup semi with Ki on the field.
Punch was. Got the ball in my back garden to prove it...
Punch
Right, latest WC draft.
Boruc Davis
Baines Kosc Azpi Kolarov Chester
Lallana Silva Ramsey Hazard Gnabry
SAS
0.3 itb.
Very nice. Huge team value you have there!
I'd be tempted to go with Ozil until Ramsey is confirmed back though - he's a beast at home.
Perhaps Baines can wait 2 weeks?
downgrade a def, upgrade a mid. Pozuelo over gnabry.
Waiting for 2 weeks for Baines is in my thoughts. But still doesnt get me enough for Ozil. I bought Coleman in at 6.5
Got Ozil again last week before price rise.But now transferred him to Gerrard to catch some profit.
How bad are Blackburn?
With Silva and Yaya out how likely is it that they lose by 3 goals to City??
Morning all 🙂
I don't follow Championship. Are Blackburn a decent side?
Without Silva and Yaya do you Coty winning by 3+ ?
Blackburn 1.71 Man City 3.00 Draw 3.10
Bookies think they won't lose by 3.
Cheers. Guess I'll pick Blackburn then.
Doesn't mean that it will happen. Man City @ 3.00 is winning by 4+.
City are actually favs in the 3 bet market as they are 1.55 if you combine the two.
Best 4th mid to have? (6.0m max)
Januzaj
Thoughts on Wilshere? Nailed on?
Wouldn't say so with Arteta and Ramsey back in the picture
If I wildcarded now, I wouldn't have him, but I will wait and see for a week or two, maybe he's the new Ramsey. 😉
In any case, he naturally plays more advanced position, so he should have more FPL potential.
Ok folks - Koscielny or Sagna, both £5.6. Who's the better pick?
Koscienlny
ta!
ignore - went with Koscielny
What about gibbs .2 cheaper & with Monreal rumored to have broke his foot no risk of rotation
Well Kos has bonus point potential on his side as @Mipola says.
That's not so much of bonus points so far, really. I would save that 0.2 with Gibbs if he can be assured to start. Its small difference, but can turn out to be important at some point.
If this is affirmed, then yes, Gibbs is a good option - in case that Arsenal is not getting a new LB, as I've understood that they may be getting a new player able to play left back to rotate with Gibbs, which may be wise seen how injury prone he is.
So: as long as Gibbs is not rotated, good, but if Monreal returns soon or a new player is added to the squad who can rotate with him, then I wouldn't risk it.
Should i do Adebayor>Giroud this week due to favorable fixtures of Arsenal? I have 1FT and 2.5M in the bank. The team is:
Mannone
Coleman – Kosc – Clyne
Hazard – Ozil – Silva – Lallana
Suarez – Lukaku – Adebayor
Subs: Marshall – Olsson – Chester – Noone
If i bring in Giroud, ill only be able to bring in Aguero after 3 GWs when ManCity would be done with Cardiff, Spurs and Chelsea. So should i do it? Or save transfer this week to bring in Aguero immediately next GW?
What FPL apps you lot using atm?
Have been using Fantasy Football Buddy, which is decent, but feels a little rough round the edges.
Use it too. good for checking points on the go
Fantasy Football Manager for Apple.
On android? Fantasy football manager. Decent though a bit slow. Wouldn't want it when doling the armband around seconds to the deadline but good enough for general use.
Sorry. Yeah on Android.
Pleased with my WC team (which means I'll be full of loathing by the weekend)
Boruc KD
Koscielny Coleman Bards Chester Ward
Özil Hazard Eriksen Lallana Januzaj
Lukaku Suarez Aguero
£0.2 in the bank as well.
Kosc > Gibbs
Lukaku > Giroud
Eriksen > Silva/Navas
Lallana > What budget allows
Ooh sorry mate, different points of view here. Gibbs nowhere near Kosc's bp potential, Lukaku for me is a season keeper and in any case a more explosive option than Giroud, Agüero is enough City cover for me (long story), Lallana in form good pick, Eriksen is a stopgap for Ramsey
Next week a perfect time to wildcard?
- 10 days to wildcard before next match, consider well and ride the prise rises. Last wild card week is only 3-4 days to get price changes and make decisions.
- we know more about return from Aguero, Ramsey, Rooney, Silva, Yaya, Distin, Evra, Evans etc. from injuries.
- we know more about the transfer window
-
There is no perfect time to WC. All depends on your situation
Agree with that!
Think my team can take another week without wildcarding, strong home fixtures,only probably bringing in Aguero for free for lukaku this week.
Agree with my team to go another week?
Howard
Mertesacher, Zabaleta, Ward
Özil, Sterling, Gerrard, Cabaye
Suarez, Giroud, lukaku (to Aguero, possibly)
Subs: Lewis, Chester, JWP
I would hold.
This is true. I would also add that making the decision as late as possible is generally "better" as you have more information on which to base the decision. But activating the WC on Saturday morning to get price rises is a sound plan, you could conceivably bank 0.5 if the right players rise aggressively... Or if you're holding the players that rise you could probably add up to 1.5m to your team value (say 5 players go up by 0.3 each)
In selling prices that would be only 0.5, if they rose from their purchase price, and even in the best case scenario 1.0.
Extended window just means transfers are done slower. Dont buy all this more time to rise rubbish
There's still chance for more rises, because each player can only rise 0.1 per day. So, if there's a short window, then people are buying a lot the same day, maybe passing the limit largely but still player rises only by 0.1. More time, more chances for prices to rise several times.
Only 3-4 days to make decisions?
Damn you're a deep thinker 😛
It's a fair point. Although it shouldn't matter that much, the 3/4 days between Gameweeks will put a few people off WCing in the last week. The only real difference is that the 3/4 day window pretty much ensures that no-one will triple-rise, whereas they have more of a chance in the 10-day window, but that's about it (and is that really much of an advantage, anyway?)- I'd still expect an equivalent number of transfers in both Gameweeks, just more concentrated for GW24.
Huge dilemma at the back.
Koscielny, Nasty,Azpi, Parr, Chester
Uncertainty over nasty, tough fixture for azpi and good fixtures for the budget options make a benching dilemma, currently have:
Kosc, Nasty, Parr (Azpi,Chester)
Who would you play/bench?
a) Yaya + Gnabry
b) Silva + Januzaj?
Imagine if, 5 years ago, I told you Manchester United's top scoring midfielder would be 5.2 million on FPL and in many people's eyes not a good option.
I'm not saying this makes januzaj a must buy, I'm saying it demonstrates the decline of Manchester united!
Not sure if serious...
