As we brace ourselves for yet another international break, we turn to Saturday and Sundayβs fixtures and delve into the data in our first members article of the week. We assess Southamptonβs chief creator and main frontman as the points start to dry up, cast an eye over Chelseaβs penalty box predator, Man Cityβs talismanic Argentine and Newcastleβs recent defensive displays as the clean sheets keep coming for Alan Pardewβs men.
Need help Guys. What to do with this lot??
Forster
Wilson Duff Baines (Chambers, Hutton)
Sanchez Hazard Eriksen Siggy (Boyd)
Aguero Costa Austin
1 FT 0.3 in bank!
Thanks in Advance π
Eriksen to Downing would tempt me I think.
Eriksen -> Chadlii/Downing
Isn't it too late to get chadder??
Never too late. If you need the cash for another trade down the track then Downing could be another option. You could take the position that Chadlii has been a bit lucky to get goals when Spurs have been so bad lately.
Save transfer
Eriksen out for sure. Downing or Chadli the obvious options.
I would honestly save a FT...so that next week you have 2 and can use 1 to remove Forster (have tough fixtures coming) and a player as well
I was thinking this, but Eriksen.... errr . Does he deserve one more GW?? And will he start?
I don't think he will. He was hauled off for a reason at half time.
What reason Ryan??
He was awful
Does this look any good:
Sterling + Clyne/berty > chadli/siggy + Baines (-4)
Keeping in mind that southampton will probably keep a clean sheet this week. Pool have a good run of fixtures now, but not having Baines is killing me. I'm thinking of holding at the moment. Any help is appreciated kids.Yeah that looks solid. Not sure on which of the players to choose in both instances but the logic of the transfer makes perfect sense.
Morning Guys!
Whats the scene with Moore ? Is he not nailed on anymore?It would appear he's been dropped
sad another non playing Leicester player in my bench
Aye, Albrighton has been stinking up my bench for 11 GWs now π‘
The international break has officially begun π₯
U have 2 weeks to plan how to break into top 100 π
π I already know my transfer though!
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Mate you're flying at the moment. 2nd in NZ!
Pretty awesome eh. Just 5 points off 1st in NZ π
you are just 3 points off Chelsea's 1st position as well...NICE!
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Nice win in the H2H also!
Cheers π
I like it...some time to think about what to do with my team..and how to get less captain fails...I am on the verge to use my WC..because I literally have a non playing bench
Post your team and I'll tell you what I'd do π
Mignolet // Hamer
Coleman // Bertrand // Chambers // Duff // Moore
Hazard // Silva // Chadli // Downing // Albrighton
Aguero // Rooney // Pelle
0.3 itbHmm not a bad team tbh.
Your only real problems are your keepers, Moore, Silva and Albrighton (as well as Saints fixture swing soon). Coleman over Baines must be annoying too.
I think you can get away without using your WC. Get Sanchez in IMO, Silva + Pelle > Sanchez + Austin/Sakho? Then downgrade Mignolet to Green/Fabianski the next week, which will give you cash to get Baines or Costa or upgrade Bertrand to someone like Azpi.This looks like a good plan! thanks!
I was thinking I can go for Silva + Pelle --> Costa + someone in the range of 5 or 5.5 and then next week upgrade Albrighton to a 5 or 5.5 mid..that way I can rotate them as a 4th mid..how does this sound?I don't like rotating attackers, it leads to points (and value) on the bench. Attacking points are much harder to predict than clean sheets which is why defensive rotations are easier to gain from.
Liverpool just aren't keeping clean sheets though, and for 5.5m you should really expect a few clean sheets from your GK. If you need an extra 1m sometime then Mignolet would be the first guy I'd downgrade in your situation.yeah..okay thanks man! π
Mignolet has just 2 tough fixtures till GW23..why remove him now..I can do later Moore to Yun and Bertrand to someone else has well...
Your rank π― Congrats! Would need few tips in future π
Cheers Sherlock. Link your team to your profile, I've just been reading the last few pages and saw you had an awesome GW rank, congrats π
Thanks! Done π
innsie, wanna have some thoughts on my team π ?
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Eriksen > Chadli/Downing looks the best transfer.
Why is there so much Downing love π ?? I got him rid a week before to fung baines, should i really bring him back??
Get Chadli then π
Don't like him, i think i missed the ship. Sterling??
Only when Sturridge is back.
Good job on the rank pal, something to work towards eh?
You're gonna be in the t100 for sure at this rate πCheers Zasa! It's still early days, I don't want to get too confident but yeah I couldn't be much happier with where I'm currently at π
Grats on awesome gw and very nice OR!
Still way early but am bored.... Mind if I Get your thoughts on my defender setup and subs order for next gw? Have Baines, Chambers, Yun, Duff, Moore and Boyd. Which 2 def to play besides Baines, and sub order?
Moore lost his place for good, or just rested?Cheers TP!
I have Duff and Moore too, I'm undecided if I should start Moore and hope he doesn't get a cameo or just start Duff. Hopefully we find out Moore ( π ) on his situation within the next couple of weeks.
I'd probably start Baines, Chambers and Duff/Moore from your lot. Put Boyd first sub (I was burnt a few weeks ago by putting a defender ahead of Boyd on the bench and getting a 1 point auto sub instead of Boyd's goal!) Yun should be 3rd sub, I can't see Newcastle not scoring at home. Whoever you decide to bench out of Duff/Moore should be 2nd sub. All IMO of course πThanks for reply Innsie!
Interesting, was planning Baines/Yun/Duff. Yeah Boyd first sub, then Chambers(doubt cs vs United) and Moore. Newcastle that good now?
Might gamble on Moore starting given my limited options.Newcastle look good yeah. Beating City in the cup then Liverpool and WBA shows they're in some pretty impressive form. You'd have to think they're pretty much certain to score at home to QPR.
Forgot they beat City in the Cup, yeah pretty impressive form alright!
was looking for you over the weekend - fantastic week for you! Congrats man.
Thanks a lot Shifty! π
Where to go from here?
Foster Heaton
Baines Clyne Bertrand Naylor Moore
Sanchez AdM Fabregas Siggy Boyd
Aguero Sakho Berahino
1FT 3m ITB
All suggestions welcome aside from Costa. πBerahino to Austin?
That move is well sideways for me.
Berahino
to
Austin?Yeah. Austin is the flavor of the week. Not any better than Berahino or Sakho though for me.
Why do you not want Costa? Sakho and Berahino will both conspire to disappoint you
Because I'd rather have Hazard if I'm going for a premium Chelsea attacker. I plan on losing one of the two budget forwards soon but I'm content to wait and see as I like both of them. Also have a cheeky go at 352 in the back of my mind.
Whats wrong with doubling up with both Hazard and Costa? Chelsea are the form team at the moment.
If it will take another game to convince you then save a transfer this week and reassess once Costa gets a brace π
Too much money. And Costa comes with too many questions marks over his fitness. Never mind the fact that he's on four yellows.
They yellow cards is a fair enough reason I guess. You never know though, he might stay on 4 yellows for a while.
In terms of fitness, he seemed alright against Liverpool. Not sure what the problem is there.It's obvious it will be touch and go with him until he gets that surgery out of the way.
I'd be wary of believing such rumours.
True. But you see I do have decent enough reasons.
That aside what would you do then?Save then reassess.
Cheers, Ryan.
Save this week I would say and then next week remove both Clyne and Bertrand...not wise to have a saints defender in the tough fixtures...they may win those fixtures..but they are bound to concede..
I plan on moving one along next week but I'm keeping one all season. Saints are stout defensively and both those fullbacks are great in attack as well.
that also looks good..
Cheers.
Save or upgrade a striker.
Hmmm. I'm thinking Fab>Haz actually. Or a hit for Rooney. Again. π
Oh dear.
ππ Seriously though. What do you think of Fab>Haz? And are you still bringing Costa in even with him on four yellows?
Seems a bit sideways to me unless Fab really is injured. Hazard is in good form in real life but it's just not translating to FPL points. Yep I'm still getting Costa!
Yeah. Haz is well capable of exploding though. We both know it. Catching a run like his about this time last season would be mint.
Good luck with Costa. πIt would be. He's just as likely to explode as he is to get 2 points though π
Cheers mup.Yeah cheers, mate.
Save and then maybe berty > janmaat?
Eying up Dummett actually. Janmaat a good shout though.
Santon not a worry to come in for Dummett?
He's out a while yet isn't he?
Nice squad! if it were mine i would take out clyne or Bertrand for azpilcueta,
Cheers.
Bego Fabianski
Baines Bertrand Rose Naylor Duff
ADM Siggy Downing Chadli Tadic
Aguero Costa F Campbell
1 FT .2 ITB.
Thinking of doing ADM + Bertrand > Sanchez + Dummet for a hit.
Opinions?
Went from This
Fabianski (Krull)
Coleman, Clyde, Jagiielka, (Dawson, Shlupp)
ADM, Chadli, Downing, Tadic, (Diame)
Pelle, Costa, Berahino
To this
Fabianski (Krull)
Baines , Clyde, Janmaat, (Dawson, dummeet)
ADM, Chadli, Downing, Sanchez , (wanyama)
Pelle, Costa, Austin
Am I good I have a Wildcard to use With .9 in the bank ??
I have the exact money for a -4 hit:
ADM out, Chadli in
Berahino out, Costa in
I know the 4 above are a bit away from price drops/raises but I don't want to be caught out because I've just come home from work & already ADM has dropped. So would you do those transfers now.
Krul (Elliott)
Baines, Ivanovic, Clyne (Moore, Hutton)
Sanchez, Tadic, Downing, Chadli (Boyd)
Aguero (c), Costa, Pelle
Also those bringing in Austin. QPR v Newcastle away gw12. Are they not aware of this & the fact he'll blank when Newcastle keep another cs.
Thoughts & thanks in advance.
I'm contemplating losing Clyne, whom I've had since gw1. Aren't I an ungrateful asshole.
But PvA & Clyne -> STaylor & Azpilicueta looks so much better starting gw13.I've had him since GW1 too and I'm pretty set on losing him too π
Yeah, the fixtures turn rather horrific.
What are you going to do with the double Southampton defence?Swap them for Green and Azpi in the coming weeks.
Sounds pretty good. Green is an interesting choice. You have only one playing keeper, no? Home fixtures are good and qpr has shown signs of life, but he won't give much in the way of clean sheets, I'm afraid.
Yeah I only have one playing keeper.
I've had a look at 4.5m and 5m GK fixtures up until the Jan WC and Green's look the best in terms of potential clean sheets. That transfer will probably happen after the next GW so I've got plenty of time to change my mind though π
#1 rule of FPL: Always look ahead.
He'll appreciate your loyalty & kindness to leave him on the pitch
Aye both good moves, but can you afford Dummet instead?If I pull the trigger before PvA drops, and after Clyne rises once more, and before Azpi rises.... then yes. Either way, I'll have a little while to mull it over.
Right lads and ladies. Time to spice up the international break with my new league. Mentioned it before and it got excited feedback. What better to do than fiddle with a new team this fortnight?
With all the bargains available, the rules are simple.
---You MUST have 10 million in the bank at all times
---It must be a new team as of this week.
League name: Rainy Day League
Code:104815-709859
Scoring starts: GW12
I will buy a nice cold pint of beer for the winner πI think I'm going to have to spam this like crazy to make it work. I'm no TorresMagic!
No spamming, cheers.
Ha. I remember when you were chief spammer
Being a 2nd team and FPL towers watching the site, probably not a good idea. π
Hmmm. OK I'll forget it then. π
Hence the Dead Team Challenge at the beginning of season.
People that kept and played Siggy this week? o/
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People that sold him for Sanchez 2 weeks ago? o/
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Logged in just to raise my hand π o/
1) adm + berinho to chadli + costa
2) fab + pelle to chadli + costa
3) stay behind couch whn costa plays2
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3 is what I'm doing 'til next week
2. If only because Fab *might*, be kinda, maybe "international-break injured".
---------------------- Guzan ---------------------
------------ Baines - Clyne - Duff ------------
----- ADM - Sanchez - Tadic - Boyd ------
---------- Aguero - Costa - Pelle ------------
Elliot - Wisdom - Marney - Moore
Save and then Marney > Siggy and Pelle > Sahko/Austin/Berahino ??I mean for after the next gameweek
Yup looks like a good plan
Save yes. Ask the other a next gameweek
Other q*
Cheers lads, annoyed about the Siggy goal, was hoping he would end up at 6.5 by d time I got him back in, will probably be 6.8 now :'(
Thats what set pieces gets you I suppose. He was anonymous all game apart from that FK
Yeah seems like a solid plan
Aye for all, good moves.
Tadic would be on my naughty list if he blanks yet again though
Would you rather have
A. Cresswell + Yun
B. Naylor + Chambers
my other defenders:
Baines, Colo, Wisdom
any thoughts?A
Went from This
Fabianski (Krull)
Coleman, Clyde, Jagiielka, (Dawson, Shlupp)
ADM, Chadli, Downing, Tadic, (Diame)
Pelle, Costa, Berahino
To this
Fabianski (Krull)
Baines , Clyde, Janmaat, (Dawson, dummeet)
ADM, Chadli, Downing, Sanchez , (wanyama)
Pelle, Costa, Austin
Am I good I have a Wildcard to use With .9 in the bank ,Please help before I confirm transfer !!!No Aguero?
I cant find a way to get him in !!! π
You need him. Get rid of Dawson and Jag and get two 4.0's.
Nevermind. Was looking at the wrong version. Get rid of Clyne in that case.
You can but you won't. Pelle and Costa yellows will render your WC a fail most likely.
Is this a wc team? I wouldn't have pelle if it is? Villa away then fixtures turn.
I would try and get Aguero in some howYes it is ! Im looking to swap Pelle for kun
I may have to swap ADM though and I wanted to avoid this move!
New crowd, was hoping to get some thoughts on this team
(0.6 ITB, 1 FT)
Bego/Gilks
Baines | Clyne | Dummet
Hazard | AdM | Alexis | Siggy
Pelle | Aguero(C) | Sahko
(Marney, Duff, Wisdom) Did PvA --> Dummet today
Cheeky RMT?Looks good. Keep your other FT but deal with Bego soon.
Cheers innsie, yeah he'll go out next week for sure
Lovely team. Agree with Innsie, although I'd also be looking for a Pelle replacement.
That's my area of weakness right now, if Hazard hauls & Costa blanks, it'll be bittersweet tbh.
Costa will have to fit in at some point no?Not for me. Unless he just punishes us as non owners.
Ideally one would have both & negate the risk of going w/ one, but that seems nearly impossible for my team as it stands. I have a feeling Hazard has the higher ceiling, if not for pens, than defo for Costa's 4 YC's
It's inevitable he'll be on my team at some point, or else I'll be stuck w/ this horrible rank week in & week outHazard is the one to have.
Great team. Thinking of getting Dummet too.
Thanks man, it was the way forward for me this week.
Btw mate, congrats on the great GW, damn. 85 points? Jesus
Hands up who thought "please no" as Sig lined up the free-kick, and then felt a little bit sick as it flew in?
The exact opposite feeling for me π
Indeed. Pure elation. π
Oi! This isn't the gloating section!
Moaners only+1 :x:
Yes Ryan, you may stay. Good work.
Woke up to a beautiful Siggy goal and Welbeck assist π
Get out!!!
This. And made me feel victorious with my mid transfers.
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o/ I'm not too bothered though. I needed to downgrade him to afford Sanchez, I guess that payed off too. He was anonymous all game apart from that FK.
Yeah it definitely made a big difference though. My points went from 70 to 62 within a few mins to due to chambers and Sanchez yellow
Chambers was hopeless in that game. It would have been a miracle if he was to keep a clean sheet.
Depends, a lot of people shifted him for Chadli and Sanchez so might have been a bit bitter but in the grand scheme of things they are probably better off
Wassup people.
As we move along...
Di Maria or Hazard?
I have Costa too, if it makes any difference.Hazard. Chelsea have form and fixtures so its worth doubling up on them.
Good point. Haz to Fab to fund JT to Baines a few GWs back were the right things to do, but now thinking of getting the man back.
Di Mariaaaa
You think so? You need to convince me more π
Well, I am a frustrated Hazard owner, so can't suggest someone to get him π
You will be rewarded. Trust me π
Enjoy his points, I have taken him out π
Me too. Haz to Fab and it's been decent π
AdM although I feel a Hazardous moon is on the rise.
No bias here, Muppet? π Really like ADM next 3 fix, but Haz really put a show against Liv.
In fairness I may go into next week with both. π And as soon as I can work Rooney in may sell AdM for Sterling.
You and your love for Rooney! π
Quite warranted I think considering his history. π
Tough call I have the former duo but not the Spaniard, if Costa blanks Gw12, & Hazard has his "explosion" I'll be even more confused
Hazard had the same amount of SoT as Costa did, but that one lucky rebound fell to Costa thanks to the lovely Azpi run on his weak foot. This'll be the new Fab vs Hazard issue, w/ no clear cut winnerI know π Luckily we have the int break to really sort this one out.
Neither IMO. I'd prefer Walcott and Sanchez as my big mids. If you're talking about now before Wally is match fit, then I'd probably choose ADM, just.
Fab -> Wally is on the cards too. Thing is as a non-owner, it's really scary to watch him play and just pray for no explosion lol.
Wally looked well off the pace today.
Yeah, one for the future.
Thanks all.
Thoughts please?
Krul (Schmeichel)
Baines, Kaboul, Chambers (Wisdom, Colo)
Sanchez, Hazard, Siggy, Chadli (Boyd)
Aguero, Pelle, Austin
0 FT, 3.4 ITB
Anything worth a -4 hit for?
How about future transfers?Does anyone know why Saylor didn't play? He was my one transfer in this week to find chambers coming in for him!! Grrhhh
injured just before the game
Injured
Who will score more?
A) ADM .......(ars HUL STO)
B) Sanchez: (MUN wba SOU)Have to improve my bench plus starting XI. Cisse will probably get less gametime while Cheiky is dead. Worth doing Cisse and Tiote to Perez and Downing for -4pts?
This is the team I'm working towards in a couple of GWs...
Foster Heaton
Baines Bertrand Naylor Dummett Yun
Sanchez Hazard Sterling Siggy Boyd
Aguero Rooney Sakho
Thoughts?Looks solid. Not sure Rooney is the best bet up top though.
What are your thoughts on ADM btw. Do you think he'll score less or more than Sanchez in the next 3-4 fixtures?If I had to pick I'd say AdM but I don't think there'll be anything in it really.
Not sure how Rooney will go with RVP and Falcao in the side. He was very deep at the weekend. I think ADM and Fellaini got into his creative space a bit too much.
Rooney will play in the hole. Not sure what we'll do with Falcao and rather doubt we'll persist with Fellaini's useless arse. He's very capable of scoring from there as he nearly had a brace yesterday. Knocked a bit of rust off now look out.
The thing is Rooney played very deep. Unless that changes I wouldn't go near him.
But playing deep helps him with the BAPs. One goal and he'll be in the BAPs. Guaranteed.
Goals earn BAPs. He won't score many goals if he continues to play so deep.
We'll shall see, my friend. π
Does not look bad at all. Who would have thought that Rooney would be the flair pick?
I know. So bizarre.
Really like it. if only Roo is Costa π
It would be so much better as well. A comparison between the two players will result in only 1 winner.
Cool it with the costascout.co.uk routine, you two! π
It's warranted π
You bought Blackett back in yet π
Not yet. Thinking about Paddy though. π
Cheers all.
72 with colo and siggy warming my bench....if only.......feck!
I had 81 last week with 30 on the bench!
cheers....feeling better now π
3CS's and Oscars 10 points benched by accident lol... though Downing got 13 instead to save me π
I think with the amount of set pieces Siggy is getting, he's simply in the NBNC group like Baines. Hard luck.
Have the same thoughts, benching Siggy Gw1 you learn the hard way π
At least you've learnt your lesson. Young -. Siggy was my first transfer, and the only time I took a hit π
80 with 2 cs on my bench. And I had Chester with 0 and foster with 1
@Les Bleus and Billy,
nice week for us in the Fantasy Hoops. Can;t wait to face you guys πHad Curry today with the triple double...28 points, 10 assists and ... err ... 10 turnovers π³
But a Suns fan, so he can have as many turnovers as he wants when playing us π
Suns fan, eh? Good luck! π
Wow, 10 to. Nevermind, you still won that cat and that team you faced is only projected for the playoffs π
Haha got spanked in TOs...again...but I knew what I was getting into when I drafted them
Does anyone know where I can get an outline of ownership %ages of players for the top 10k?
I'm a little wary of doing Fab>Sanchez with Fabregas over 50% owned, but not sure it its that much nearer the top... I'm at 17k and want to break in to the top 10k!
Do not be worried abt selling a particular player becos of %..focus more on getting the right player at the right moment.
Sold fab to tadic to fund aguero on gw8..and my rank since then rises from 170k to top 1k.Thanks. Fabregas has a great run of fixtures though. However, I just checked and these teams he'll be up against are good at defending set pieces so that is at least somewhat reassuring!
Fab is still a good pick but sanchez is a better one haha if u have to choose either. The fact that fab does not score big often gives me the confidence that i can get close to a similar output with players like downing or chadli contributing assists.
Good analysis on the set pieces too! And great spirit going against the herd π
and fwiw, I got Tadic in gw3 already π Got Downing in gw7 instead of ADM (could afford either), so I'm not afraid of going against the herd! π
Innsie: Thoughts on this lot?
Forster
Baines Clyne Chambers
Hazard Sanchez Downing Chadli
Aguero Costa Sakho
Elliot Felipe Luis Moore Albrighton1.0 ITB
A boring sideways transfer of Luis > Azpi looks good.
Thoughts
Krul
Dummett baines chambers Bertrand
Sanchez di Maria Fabregas oscar tadic
Costa
Bench - sakho Berahino naylor
I would love aguero but it ent gona happenthats alot of chelsea attackers!
Wouldn't mind but I'm a baggies fan !!
Wait Sherlock... You kept haz? Thought you'd decided to switch to di Maria? I kept him too though.. hopefully pays off next week
I didnt π
Oh. Just above I saw you say frustrated hazard owner haha
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Have been frustration since I got him, feels good now π
Is this team worth wildcarding? Am not sure of what to do this week.
Foster Krul
Clyne Moore Chester Baines Vlaar
DiMaria Tadic Alexis Siggy Poyet
Sakho Aguero Costa
I have to do major damage control on my Defenders and ship out the southampton players slowly..
And get Innsie, congrats on your brilliant rank! I went downhill though πSigh... Stuck at the bottom as usual π
Cheers mate! Save the WC, your team isn't that bad.
Should I make any urgent transfer?
