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.
Decent team???
Cech
Jenkinson / Ivanovic / Targett
Payet / Ayew / Cazorla / Sterling
Rooney / Benteke (c) / Vardy
Yep. Except Vardy. Was there some dodgy news about him today? Could be totally mistaken.
Just a race related thing. Should be fine.
When do price changes happen ?
Around 01:45 GMT
My understanding is that it is now later @ 7am BST
Not anymore 🙁 it was sometime between 7:35 and 7:45 this morning
Thanks guys. I didn't know this.
Rate out of 10 plz guys and any opinions?
Adrian
Cedric Toby Gomez
Sanchez Payet Chadli Mane Ayew
Tekkers Aguero
McCarthy Kolarov Ighalo OxfordYou will have problems with your team, 4 of your players are rotation risks, good luck with that.
+ you have McCarthy.
What do you mean? He is keeper a palace.
Ok not Kolarov Darmian, Gomez will get lots of games and Yeh Ighalo and Oxford bench fodder, but will still chip in a little.
Price changes are likely to be:
Fallers: Kozak, Remy, Bamford
Risers: No one. Possibly Coutinho and Oxford
Already risen: Gomez and Mahrez
Already fallen: De Gea.Darmian is 5,6 and Ulloa 5,9.
Nice one.
Ulloa's down too. You basing this on Fiso data?
Where do you find this? Not sure of accuracy of any of what I've been checking as they're wildly different (to be expected early season)
I've been checking Fplstatistics and Fiso.
Fiso has a few rising. Really not sure which to trust. Fplstatistics had it covered last season but Fiso had year before.
To see who has already gone up / down, you can see on the official fpl website from the first page
I meant where is he finding the projection on risers / fallers - is there a site that has immediately hit the ground running or is it unreliable still?
Thanks for your comment anyway though.Believe they aren't yet reliable, http://www.fplstatistics.co.uk. Usually gets it right pretty quickly
Thanks. That's the one I've been looking at most as it was generally solid last season.
Glad to see most are looking in same places.
I use fabtasy football fix
Thanks. I'll check this too.
Who's the best mid to have for GW 2 and 3 only? I'm thinking maybe Depay or Ayew. Also Ayew could return a profit if I transfer him out for GW 4? (already have Sanchez payet mahrez)
Payet
Mane. One assist aided by ropey goalkeeping has not sold me on Payet
http://imgur.com/3a2QM4G
How am i looking for this Gameweek?g2g
Cute
I guess emoticons don't work. I was blowing you kisses jajaja
you know how youre looking
It looks like your team was no good and you didn't mind.
Are you serious? What should I do? WC already? A bad week doesn't mean your team is no good.
Yeh wc, probably a rage wc, Wally headache on bench, Sterling can't hit a barn door, Hazard couldn't score against swansea, but he will score v city? Rooney had to get help of Walker to score, he couldn't get there before Walker? Bournemouth what a disappointment.
Not sure if sarcastic or not. I'm pretty sure it is l, but it's harder to detect when simply text. I think this would be an overreaction
I don't love Walcott with his playing doubts, but if he's playing it's hard to find better value. Oxford is a risk but I'd imagine after his performance he'll be starting
Kind of ok but if Oxford doesn't play you're going to have a double Leicester defense against West Ham and that's going to be bad.
Should i start Francis?
No, definitely not. Unless you want to make a transfer you just have to hope that Oxford starts.
Anyone else looking to ship walcott tommorow night after deadline inorder to prevent that 0.1 drop ?
no, points win prizes
Considering it, but really only because I planned to drop him after the Palace game anyway.
Only problem is I'm not 100% sure who I'll bring in before the games....Tempted. Read the comments on the hot topic. Helped me make up my mind to not let that temptation prevail, though.
Yes because he was a short term option for me anyway and with Sanchez back and Wenger kind of confused i don't want a rotating 8.9M player.
No mate he deserves a crack off Palace and I wanna save my FT.
If he doesn't start he's my mid to downgrade in GW 3 to free up funds for Rooney --> AgueroI abandoned ship last night. He was a gamble and I was aware of it so first sign of non featuring meant I wasn't going to hold.
Ayew in to begin to stockpile the funds to make Rooney become Aguero was my move.
No sir
cheers guys.
Help needed.....Who to bench?
Butland Ruddy
Kosc Ivan Gomez Cedric Huth
Hazard Sterling Wally Ibe Mahrez
Defoe Rooney PelleAll of your mids
Cheers bud 🙁
Other than corners what was the roster for dead balls for Swansea at the weekend. ....Did Shelvey take any free kicks ?
Not sure... other than Montero going for goal direct from one of his corners!
Thought it was Shelvey, if I remember correctly?
Ah my first members numbers article. Nice. :smug:
Good isn't it...
The 4th one down (11) could be major this week. (C) hype 😉
Love it. I can now talk cryptically about the article.
And I agree - 4th one down (11) - in my team!
Is Mane worth 1.0 over Tadic?
Yeah
Yep. More goal threat. Would weigh up what that extra 1.0 could do elsewhere in your team though.
Could have easily Aguero+Gomis and keep Sterling if I get Tadic. But I have good feeling about Mane (although I was heavily against him before season started, now there is some voice inside of my head saying he will do well).
Yes in my opinion. Only worry is how Europa League affects him, but yes he's worth the extra funds in my opinion
Then, is Payet better option because they are out of EL?
I'm not sure. I'd generally prefer Mane as he's almost a wide forward. But Payet might be a great pick.
Cheers
Mane should be able to outscore him over the season. Last year tadic was good but the massive explosion of a game where he had 34 goals and 12 assists helped a lot
But that damned EL. 🙁
In case I evaporate and don't get a chance to change my team for GW2, I'm not using a transfer and heading into the Gameweek with 0.0 in the bank and this:
Ruddy
Mertesacker - Azpilicueta - Coates
Mahrez - Sterling - Hazard - Walcott
Sakho (VC) - Rooney (C) - Pelle
Subs: Butland - Ritchie - Francis - Huth
Good to go?Yep
gtg
That China blast is mental. Looks like a nuke went off.
i thought that! see explosions all the time on the news but THAT was something else!
Best site to see price changes? ty
Not sure, but this might help? http://fplstatistics.co.uk/
https://www.triggerlips.com/index.php/price-change-strategy/
Have written a page on price change strategy. Might submit it for community articleNice TL
Nice one 🙂
Good read
I've noticed that in the first GW Cresswell has had more touches than both Payet and Tadic. Interesting.
Thanks for this. Good advice.
Hi all-
Is this the best combo i can play with this lot in GW2?
Starting: Mert - Cedric - Azpi
Bench: Huth - SaylorYep, fo sho
Got to sort my team now as im going away tomorrow morning!
A: Rooney or Benteke (C)aptain?
B: Keep and start O'Shea, or bring in another defender?Benteke and start
Benteke
Is it free?yea free
I have coates andamsellingafter this week.
Maybe give one week then sell.
Carry one to have flexibility in choiceStupid phone space bar bit
Tekkers. Start (because he will).
This
how come so many thinking Benteke now?
I already was v Bournemouth the plum fixture of season
In all honesty because he has strongest fixture. Rooney has terrific form in past against Aston Villa but Benteke just seems the option that is most likely to bring points in my opinion.
It might be another blank but I think if I can't captain Benteke here I likely never will.
oh and
C: Keep Chadli or bring in Tadic
a
Chadli
Agreed. Chadli was a player I heavily considered in pre season and still would like to get. Some nice fixtures ahead too.
I would love to see some stats on the type of teams Benteke usually scores against...
Big game player or does he enjoying bashing around the newly promoted/bottom of the tableisnt every game a big game for Villa
This. Especially under Lambert. He was getting excellent scores on a lesser team so far in his Premier league career
Sherwood, as always, chooses to feed the beast with early balls...Whether BR sees it the same way Is another matter.... http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/my-stats-tables/view/6425/
Gameweek 2 choice:
David Silva or Callum Wilson?Your not really comparing like with like there... 🙂
Silva easy: form over fixtures
Silva. But I absolutely hate benching big price players unless they're short term absentees.
That is what I was thinking. Chelsea parking the bus is what scared me though!
What do you guys think of Haz + Wally -> Coutinho + Sanchez?
not worth a hit save ft
Yeh could do it next week for free. Or just 1 of those this week. To be honest Haz -> Cout really tempts me.
not for a hit especially as alexis not nailed on to start
That's good. Personally id prefer payet over coutinho. If you're making that transfer make sure you do it tonight before coutinhos price goes up 🙂
I have Sahko so I am not overly fussed on Payet. Would rather Ayew.
I'm glad others want Ayew.
I dumped Walcott for him (part security of starts and partly to aid the purchase of Aguero)
If yer 5th choice middy really is Silva I'd go aoa this week! lol
Surely were under false pretenses Rooney v Ast goal scoring record, he has scored away at Aston Villa since at least 2011.
Hasn't*
+ plus only scored one away goal last season(wasn't up front)
tbh I was shocked when I saw the cap poll this week, Kane on just 8%! Roo on 25%...
Anyone considering Aguero (c)? Just might be crazy enough to work
Chelsea missing Courtois and City are a very attacking side at homeNot really. I don't own Aguero but even if I did I don't think I would.
if I had him I wouldn't
he is a good enough differential as is..don't cap
I own him and I haven't considered him for the armband.
I am considering it. I don't think Chelsea are going to be able to keep City out. Currently on Gomis.
a)
GW2 Roo→Gomis
GW3 Tekkers+azpi/kos→Aguero+5.0
or
b)
just save ft and get kun @ GW4B
B
B easily
B
Thanks all !
Is Eriksen really that good option? Were his stats against United that good?
Well he had the best chance for sure, and looked lively compared to Chadli, guess that's why the fantasy gods have changed their minds.
Think there are several better options at and around his price.
Chadli better value
I agree, but then again, I'd rather have Tadic.
Like? Payet? Mane? Coutinho?, Firmino? Ayew?
Yes.
Schmeich
Azp - Mert - Targett
Haz - Mane(C) - Ozil - Mahrez
Rooney - Kun - Deeney
Bench: McCarthy - Wanyama - Francis - Huth
1 FT
A) Save
B) what to use ft on?a
Mccarthy over Schmeichel imo
*hope Mane to explode too*i think he is a safe 7-12 pts
A
ayew and vardy or mehrez and gomez??
mahrez/Gomis
This
Ayew/Vardy
Home isn't and wont be nailed for much longer. Plus you just missed the Mahrez and Gomez price rise. Shoulda made move yesterday.Gomez*
he meant Gomis (Swansea st.) I think
yes i did. but he is right, i missed the mahrez chance. i just prefer late transfers but it was a mistake
Not liking the way im shaping up this week.
Ruddy
Azpi / Mert / Coates
Haz / Mane / Ozil / Mahrez
Kun / Roon (c) / Wilson
Rudd / Huth / Beteleb / Targett
1FT - 0.0ITB
- Assuming that Bertrand is back and Targett is back on the bench
- Do i field Huth over Wilson?Save and leave the starting xi as is for me.
are you sure about Rooney(c) ??
Personally I'd play Wilson over Huth, I don't see either Foxes or Hammers keeping a clean sheet.
near identical team. Mane (C) for me
Mane was a tease last week, should have scored with the chances he had. Tough one.
i think he will contemplate on his missed chances during the week and fire come weekend 😉 people learn from their mistakes
Hope so! As a toon fan, wasnt exactly cheering him to score haha.
Why are you assuming Bertrand is back?
Is he not back?
Not yet.
Interesting. Start Targett in that case?
I would. A different defender like Martina could take his place, but I'd let autosub take care of that. He'll either start or not play. I doubt he'd be subbed on for a 5-minute cameo. And I would definitely play Wilson over Huth. Not sure if you're asking whether to swap Targett for Coates, or put in Targett over Wilson. In that case I'd go Wilson, but move Targett up in sub order. Soton probably not a CS, but more likely than Leicester.
I'd captain Mane probably
