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The Big Numbers – Gameweek 1

Our usual post-Gameweek article for members arrives this evening as we delve deeper into the data for the first round of fixtures. Leicester’s two-goal hero, Man City and Southampton’s chief creators, Swansea’s improved goal threat and an eye-catching cameo from Arsenal’s Chilean all come under analysis.

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  1. Blue Lion
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Would you rather have Rooney + Kun or Benteke + Kun?

    1. iCon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      I'm on the latter. When Rooney hits form it's usually easy to spot. Based on last weeks showing he's a bit away from it yet...

    2. dmhomag
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Both not match fit. I'd pick Roon if only because I think BR does not know how to utilise a centre forward; ruining the careers of Lambert Balotelli, Carroll, Borini etc.

    3. Big Red Dog
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Benteke vs (BOU) is too tasty

    4. MarkyMarkovic
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      The second option is fine.

  2. jiGGidyJ1
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Stuck at the bottom of the previous page...

    Hi guys, here's my current team:

    Ruddy Butland
    Kosc Azpi Cedric Gomez Coates
    Hazard Cazorla Mane Chadli Anya
    Rooney Benteke Sakho

    I want to get Aguero in for GW3, but I'd like your advice on how to get him in:

    A. Rooney + Benteke -> Aguero + Vardy
    B. Rooney + Benteke -> Aguero + Deeney (+0.5 ITB)
    C. Rooney + Cazorla -> Aguero + Ritchie
    D. Rooney + Cazorla -> Aguero + Mahrez (+0.4 ITB)

    1. Ari Gold
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      C or D for me.
      Ritchie or Mahrez might depend on whether Mahrez can confirm his form in GW2

  3. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Delighted with my results 🙂 Got into the university I initially wanted but will be taking a different career path in accountancy. Life is good, God is great. Now for a good gameweek please!! *off to celebrate by smashing my forehead into some lasses*

    1. The Gambler.
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Well done lad

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers SS

    2. andy85wsm
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Congrats!

      None of it is worth it unless your captain choice comes off though 🙂

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Thanks mate. Ip-dip-do for me this week, not sure who to captain 😛

    3. Trust John
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Enjoy!

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Thanks mate

    4. Scoredelario
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Congratulations.

      It was all you mate. Don't give God the credit 😉

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        I won't be the judge of that. 😉

    5. The Machine
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Congrats BF. A levels was ridiculous hardwork i rememeber. Well done

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Glad it's all over. Thanks

    6. Nickofoz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Congrats Berb. What uni?

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers. Goldsmiths

    7. David Slade
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Good job buddy! All the best at uni, make sure you enjoy first year and party as much as you can 😉

    8. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Congrats 🙂

    9. Gooner Kebab
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      welldone, not sure about accountancy though:)

  4. Trust John
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Apologies if I've missed it..... but didn't know if there has been a 'Worst to First' League set up like last year - for teams with a GW1 Rank of 2,000,000 +. My lovely 25 points in GW1 would qualify me to enter this year!

  5. exammy
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Anyone else planning on accepting the 0.1m loss on Walcott to see how he plays?

    1. Trust John
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Yes - me! Want the flexibility of two transfers next GW.

    2. johnbarnes
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      It's just £100k...take the loss

    3. turboLuck
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      If he goes down 0.1 then I can't get Aguero in next GW. But I'd really like to keep him for this weekend.

      1) I ship him now.
      2) Keep and hope he scores to raise his price back up

      Risky. I should transfer him. But Walcott hype tangled me up good this time.

      1. exammy
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        I've already got Aguero so the 0.1m loss doesnt seem all that bad right now

        1. turboLuck
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          In your situation. I'd take the 0.1 loss and see how this gw goes.

      2. JonnyAFC
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        No way, I'm an arsenal fan get walcott OUT now.

        Not a guaranteed starter, injury prone, form is hit and Miss,

        Hes just not worth the 9.0 M or the 8.9 M for that matter.

        I'd take aguero ANY DAY.

    4. Psakhotherapy
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      yeah, trying to hold out...unsure what kind of score/performance it will take to persuade me to keep him for GW3 though

    5. Super PVA - Small Spuds
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Do we know he will actually go down? Or just a hunch? How reliable are the prediction sites anyway?

  6. puria
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    A) Silva, Ayew and Deeney

    or

    B) Payet, Mane and Gomis

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      I prefer A

      1. puria
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        I was thinking of going with B since all three have really good fixtures coming up!

    2. Big Red Dog
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      A

    3. Trust John
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      'A' for me.

      1. puria
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Not sure why but I'm leaning towards B more...

  7. DIXON
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    How to improve this WC team?

    Fabianski / Schwarzer
    Williams / Cedric / Alderwireld / Francis / Oxford
    Haz / Sanchez / Ayew / Ritchie / Westwood
    Pelle / Kun / Sakho

    1. Big Red Dog
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Keeper

  8. The Mighty Whites
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    How would you get Aguero in over the next couple of weeks?

    1 - Benteke & Sterling to Aguero and Albrighton
    2 - Rooney & Benteke to Aguero & Sakho
    3 - Rooney & Sterling to Aguero & Ayew
    4 - Something else

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      3

    2. BigBadWolf
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      I like Rooney and Sterl for Aguero and Ayew (a Swansea player a must for coming weeks, him or Gomis who is on pens).

  9. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Who is everyone captaining this GW?

    Benteke didn't convince me vs stoke tbh

    1. Big Red Dog
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Mane

    2. MarkyMarkovic
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      I'm on Mane/Payet or Benteke.

      I think L'pool will be a lot different against Bournmouth than they were against Stoke.

      Stoke look pretty formidable again this year.

    3. johnbarnes
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      sakho

    4. Trust John
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Maybe a cheeky Sakho captain choice. What do you reckon?

    5. The Man Pastore
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Sakho

    6. CableEnable
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Roon, not 100% fit but just think he'll pop a few over the line & Villa were pretty average defense.

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  11. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Yaya anyways seems to excel when Aguero doesn't play. Hopefully he stops banging them in now. Otherwise I'd probably ignore him again thinking he'll stop...

  12. Shifty
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Just noticed FPL has removed the WC status on team page.

    Well that's one small advantage lost.

    1. andy85wsm
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      If you click gameweek history it will show chips being used but not sure if it shows when activated or just once the game week deadline has passed.

  13. Cov
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Why? "Your comment has been marked for review. It'll be published shortly."

    1. andy85wsm
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Some bad language maybe?

      Otherwise probably just a glitch

  14. BobbyV
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Best pair for the next few games?

    A - Payet & Defoe
    B - Lens & Sakho

    1. Logic
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      A

  15. @fifa_ox
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    My team:
    Adrian (Cech)
    Darmian and cedric (Bellerin, oshea, steven taylor)
    Schneidrlin, hazard, silva, cazrola and wanyama
    Defore, Benteke and kane

    and i got 1.5M
    1. I have got several questions who to start, Adrian or Cech?
    2. Should i change hazard, silva, schneirdlin, for countinho, tadic and depay and add rooney (if yes which striker should i remove for rooney) if i remove kane for rooney i would have 4M in the bank
    (Using the 3-5-2 formation this gameweek))

  16. puria
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Deeney or Defoe?

    Any other cheap strikers that I should consider?

  17. ktongue
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    QUESTION

    Ruddy, (Butland)
    Azpilicueta, Cédric, Prödl, (Huth), (Mings)
    Mané, Hazard, Henderson, Walcott, (Ritchie)
    Sakho, Wilson, Agüero

    Using the RMT tool that's 315 points over the next six games weeks. Not confident in Walcott and uninspired by Hazard. Options:

    A - Walcott > another Arsenal Midfielder either Caz or Ozil
    B - Hazard > Sánchez... next week Walcott to Oscar
    C - Walcott > Sánchez and find 2k to keep Hazard in the squad as well
    D - Stick this week

    Advice really appreciated.

  18. Airsen
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Any Sunderland fans care to have a guess at the starting back 4 this week?

  19. tattwelshie
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    What's everyones thoughts on Sinclair? He going to do anything this week?

    1. Paulie Walnuts
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      i'd say no...

  20. UntitledUser
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    So is Brendan Galloway set to get a couple of months as Everton's marauding left-back or is Oviedo gonna play?

    1. Paulie Walnuts
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      yes and he is going to get run ragged by Mane

  21. Paulie Walnuts
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Mane or Benteke for (C) this week?

    1. UntitledUser
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Benteke for me

  22. JonnyAFC
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Played my WildCard in week 1... Thoughts?

    Fabianski (Hennesey)
    Ivanovic Fonte Jagielka Morgan Lescott
    Hazard Ozil Puncheon Richie Anya
    Ageuro Benteke Deeney

    TO THIS

    Adrian Myhill
    Richards Cedric Cameron Oxford Targett
    Fabregas Sanchez Silva Ayew Cabaye
    Benteke Rooney Deeney

    1. Paulie Walnuts
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Thats crazy taking Aguero out!

  23. JonnyAFC
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Oh damn, Sorry that was a first draft, I never had Aguero, Had Rooney from the get go!

    So strike force didn't change lol

    1. Paulie Walnuts
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      too early imo... im waiting until week 4 to WC

  24. JonnyAFC
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Played my WildCard in week 1... Thoughts?

    FROM THIS:

    Fabianski (Hennesey)
    Ivanovic Fonte Jagielka Morgan Lescott
    Hazard Ozil Puncheon Richie Anya
    Rooney* Benteke Deeney

    TO THIS

    Adrian Myhill
    Richards Cedric Cameron Oxford Targett
    Fabregas Sanchez Silva Ayew Cabaye
    Benteke Rooney Deeney

    Suggestions welcome as WC is still active....

    1. Paulie Walnuts
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      wait...

  25. JonnyAFC
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    WC Has already been activated my friend, so help of the team selection would be gratefully received!

    1. Paulie Walnuts
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      when i WC Sanchez and Aguero will be first on my list...

      - Adrian in goal?
      - buy Oxford before his price rises, cheap def.
      - cresswell, merte, darmian, oxford, azpi
      - i would look at an alternative to fabregas maybe sterling he will come good i think.
      - Rooney played very deep so he is coming out of my team for aguero. Benteke and sakho maybe?

  26. KOP86
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    My GW2 Team:

    Adrian
    Cedric-Clyne-Cresswell
    Mane-Ayew-Coutinho-Payet
    Gomis-Benteke(C)-Fletcher

    Bench: Schmeichel,Davies,Azpi,Mahrez, +7,5M in the bank for Kun and maybe Fabregas or Depay.

    Any transfer now or after gw2??
    THX

  27. Jatz10
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Hi guys

    Thinking of saving my transfer, for gameweek 3, and making two changes bringing in Aguero for one of my 3 strikers, and downgrading Hazard. Got 0.5 in the bank.

    Cech

    Azpilicueta Mertesacker Targett

    Sinclair Milner Cazorla Hazard

    Rooney Benteke Pelle

    Bench
    Schmeichel Ritchie Huth O'Shea (Swap with Targett, if you'll think his starting?)

    Thanks

  28. T444
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Hi Guys,

    Long time reader & first time poster, I've just registered and this is my 2nd year as a fantasy player. In the first year my lack of knowledge was actually a great asset as I was willing to punt on so called 'knee-jerk' players which sometimes worked and sometimes didn't, but in the end my -4's for double transfers added up and I ended up 3rd in my mini league. This year I want to be more careful about my tranfers so I picked a team with few punts which I expect to keep for most of the year i.e. putting aguero in for GW1. Like many I have had a disastrous GW1 and am tempted to start double transfers, my eye is on Mahrez and Sanchez and my current team is below.
    I would be grateful if any of you would have a look at my GW1 team and suggest any changes you see appropriate,

    I'm tempted for
    Jagielka --> Darmian GW1
    or
    Drop Walcott and depay for Sanchez and Mahrez.

    any advice is welcome
    thanks in advance -Ter

    Cech (Hennessy)
    Jagielka - Cedric - Azpi (morgan - baker)
    Depay - Walcott - Silva - Walters (wanyama)
    Aguero - Benteke - Wilson

    1FT, 0.5ITB

  29. samgwaters11
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Rooney, Aguero, or Sanchez?

  30. Bennison
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Week 2 am i good to go?
    I do have unlimited transfers due to starting this week any improvements would be appreciated
    http://imgur.com/RBtLvpk