We delve into the data this evening in our first members article of the week. Watford, Man City and Everton’s strikers arrive under analysis, whilst we also assess United and Newcastle’s attacks before casting an eye over a couple of defensive differentials from City and Liverpool.
So i've racked up a nice total of 155 bench points thus far this season, with only 7 coming on to attribute to my final gameweek scores.
How is everyone else going in regards to benching the wrong players?
I can join your club. All logical but wrong choices so I think there will be a few on this site with similar tales of woe.
I thought my 111 is bad enough...
58 points
57
play payet or lukaku this week?
I see it this way. 2 pts or 12 for Lukaku or 5 to 7 points for Payet.
both and bench someone?
Luakaku, IMO.
best 5th mid for 5.6 or less?
or keep drinks and use funds elsewhere?Davies Soton why he holds the no 10 shirt.
thanks mate ill look into him
So I have the template front 8 with bony as the 3rd striker.
Why are people not considering making pelle (C) this week? Is he really that bad away from home??
He's my vice. Think City could batter Villa so I'm going KDB.
Scored 1 and assisted 2 away to Chelsea earlier this season...
Any idea how to revive a deleted FPL account anyone?
I can't recall my FPL ID number
Look in your history and get your ID
Do you think Arsenal v Spurs will be a goal fest?
1.1
I can't see it happening this year because they both seem so defensively solid but I can never predict how their games will go so we'll have to see.
It has happened fot a while
Nah a tight game I think
4-4
Sanchez 4
Kane 4No. Both form and history point to a low scoring game
Play Payet or Ayew?
Payet Not keen in Villa (Joke!)
@ Evs
Whats your thoughts about replacing Darmian?
Moreno or Rojo?Either.
Though Blind can play instead of Rojo.
anyone else feel KDB is not great value for money in that city midfield at present?
I'm starting too tbh....
He needs to be playing in the hole.He's not value no, but he's worth his money.
o/ But value isn't a problem *yet*. When I need Aguero in he'll be shot though.
yep. would rather Yaya and (soon) Kun along with one of Kola or Kompany
This
6+ PPG since he arrived at City means he should stay put.
I hate that word value. Value's got nothing to do with it - its won on points.
Value has everything to do with it when you have a limited budget.
yes won on points maximised thrugh optimal value
If you had 200m budget it wouldn't matter but we don't
Gawd...lads...don't get me started on this...
Hi
Absolute not.
Season keeper to me.
He's a great option. Value isn't the issue
He IS a great option.
There are just as good for less in the same team imo.
The problem is there are so many good options in the City midfield who can rack up the points in any given gameweek
You pick one and hope your number comes upthis
plus sterlling and yaya have more goal threat than him
I'm not so sure about that.
What? 😀
kdb has been more dangerous than both in front of goal
Im not so sure about that actually, most of his shots tend to be outside the box,sterling is playing central at the mo (albeit had had more limited minutes but i expect this to improve now ) and yaya is leading for shots out of city mids last couple weeks and shots in the box plus on pens.
hmm fair enough. I was just going by the fact that kdb has actually scored in multiple games lately, sterling and yaya have not. Sterling got his goals all in one, and yaya just got a pen last week.
yes looking back he is but i am expecting his goal numbers to run out in the near future
*decrease rather , although he will still have healthy assist rate. If he was to be moved centrally I would then be much more encouraged of his goal scoring chances
im actually more encouraged when silva comes baclk, as the newcastle game proved this will kdb to find himself even more forward with silva pulling the strings
At the moment yes but when Silva and Sergio are back he'll be worth it IMO
Morning everyone! I've got a bit of a defensive dilemma that I'd appreciate help with.
My current defenders are Bellerin, Kolarov, Clyne, Wollscheid and Targett with no money itb.
With no chance of Targett playing, Bellerin a doubt and Clichy back fit there is a chance I could end up with just 2 defenders (AOA chip played). Kolarov has a plum fixture but has gained me a total of 2 points since I got him before the West Ham game so my patience has run out. I want to get Ozil and Eriken in the next few weeks so is Kolarov to Simpson madness? My previous plan was to save. Any decision will be after the the pressers.
CheersKolv to berty. AFTER this weekend
vVD
Tricky - who to bench - i'm leaning to Sanchez due to Spurs defence and tiredness after bayern munich. Who would you bench? Payet is the other option I guess
a> Vardy
b> Lukaku
c> Pelle
d> KDB
e> Sanchez
f> Mahrez
g> Payet
h> ManeSanchez
Benching Sanchez could massively end in tears. If you have all put attack then use that, if not Pelle due to away form
I would never bench Sanchez. Madness
Especially at home
Good morning guys.
Ft Mata to Sterling/Yaya/Ozil?Save transfer
No way Mata stays in my team, utd are boring and play rubbish football.
Then.
Sterling short term.
Ozil long
sterling or yaya for short term explosive option while aguero+ silva still out. Ozil safe long term pick.
Probably Özil for me
Ozil. If only I had a midfielder poor enough to allow me to get him in 😐
Özil, IMO.
Whats the backline for ManU when they all are fit?
Darmian - Jones - Smalling - Rojo(Shaw)DDG
Plus darmain dropped
Blind/Valencia/Young can all come one and play somewhere there.
I would only touch Smalling and DDGRojo not safe option then? Has played last 3 pl games and yesterday in ucl.
I wouldn't touch any of them. Except snaking or DDG
Ah good ol' snaking
Not yet, imo.
Woud you play
Myhill or henesey
alderwield dawson or nyom
Butland
Clyne Reid VVD
Mahrez Payet Sanchez KDB
Lukaku Vardy Costa
Subs - McCarthy Westwood Richards Gomez
0.2 ITB & 1 FT....
Keep Costa or swap to Rooney or Benteke?I wouldn't get Roo or Benteke. Chelsea have reasonable fixtures coming up, even tho they are playin very poorly, i would save FT
My current Front 8 :
Sterking yaya KDB Sanchez mane
Pelle Ighalo Vardy
0.2 ITB 1FT
I wc'ed mahrez out GW9 when his place was looking dodgy. i never planned to get him back in cos of the fixture shift and also having vardy. I dont think it is going to be a good idea to have them both when they start playing much better defences. The general plan was always to do pelle and kdb to aguero and cheapo in a couple of weeks. But now im thinking the risk of not owning mahrez currently is high even with vardy and if i get mahrez now this gives me the option of stikcing with mahrez + pelle and let vardy become my aguero spot instead. Given that I dont view KDB as a good long term option due to poor value perhpaps it would be better for me to pull the trigger now on KDB to mahrez as well as the fact that KDB was going in couple of weeks anyway. Thoughts much appreciated :).so you wont get aguero?
no i am getting aguero ether way, if i stick as is and risk not having mahrz then will be doing kdb + pelle to aguero + cheapo in couple of weeks. If i do KDB to mahrez now then I can rather keep pelle if i want and have the option of going vardy to aguero in couple of weeks ( will have 4.0 itb so will need a downgrade elsewhere)It also gives me the option of keeping mahrez plus vardy long term (doubtful ) or keeping mahrez over vardy.
i would get rid of Sterking
thats not an option at the mo. KDB is my aguero enaabler. Im certainly not dropping streling while playing in the no. 10 role at least for this weekend
Sterking or Streling? confused
I'm only messsing, i would go KDB too for Ozil
lol thats also not an option this is all about mahrez fear! 😛 + having more flexibilty when looking to transfer in aguero.
Deulofeu nailed?
No.Similar to Barkley game time 2 years ago. Martinez has a few options.
He should be , but sometimes is used as a sub, so wouldn't risk it
Has anyone compiled a list of the internationals with dates? I mean those which affect our FPL lineups?
Or any site which compiles this?Earliest and Latest Dates:
South America:
Thursday 12th - Tuesday 17th
Europe:
Thursday 12th - Tuesday 17th
Asia:
Thursday 12th - Tuesday 17th
Africa:
Wednesday 11th - Tuesday 17th
Friendlies (of importance):
Friday 13th - Tuesday 17th
http://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/international-tournaments/fixtures-results/index.html55 International matches in total on Tuesday 17th November
payet to ozil next week
Yay or nay?Nay. Similar points getters but Ozil more expensive.
but look at their fixtures in two weeks - Norwhich, Sunderland, Villa. I think I might get him in just for those as I can see some big hauls coming in atleast one, maybe two of those.
Jese Lingard. Definitely one for the future. If he can break into the starting 11 next season. I would have him in my team. He was immense last night.
Meh. Wasn't great in the Championship aside from a freaky four goals in one game for Birmingham, struggled a bit for Brighton, never really nailed a first team spot for Derby.
I reckon United'll sell him to someone like Leicester in a year or twoI wouldn't say he was immense
Is he nailed on to start at the minute?
This week captain choice is even harder than last week. No standout option to me.
Currently leaning towards Mahrez.yeah i think the leicester boys take it. Head says mahrez but gut is telling me vardy.
Wish I could say the same 🙁
Night Weon
Cya mate 🙂
Hi Guys.
Cant figure out who to sub this week for my front 8.
Team is as follows:
Myhill (McCarthy)
van Dijk, Moreno, Kolarov (Naughton, Souaré)
Payet, De Bruyne, Sanchez, Mane, Wijnaldum
Vardy, Lukaku (Ighalo)
Also am I strange in thinking of giving the arm band to Wijnaldum this week?For fellow Mane owners, during the international break he plays on Wednesday morning for Senegal and then plays for Southampton on Saturday...Hmmm
He'll be alright , he isnt like one of these overweight lazy chelsea boys
No its Tuesday night according to the FIFA website.
Wednesday morning Australian time 😛
Any chance one of Bellerin, Richards or Westwood will be fit for the weekend? Already did Martial to Lukaku with my free. My next transfer was going to be Darmian to van Dijk probably but I don't really want to spend four points on it if I don't have to.
Bellerin should be fine.
and Richards aswell
Cheers lads. I'll keep an eye on it.
Should i do a tranfer with my defence
Williams (Swansea arent good , 1 yellow of suspension)
Bellerin (staying, altohugh he may be injured , but a keeper) ***
Kolarov (City cant keep clean sheets, and hard fixtures soon , and clichy lurking)
Evans (Wba are good in defence , but fixtures are hard)
Alder (Bench this week, but ill probably keep him)
1ft - Can afford anyone - southampton or lpool defenders?
Thanks in advanceWilliams > Moreno
easy oneI was thinking that, and as a lpool fan who watches him every eek its a n easy cahnge - thanks 🙂
🙂
Also keep an eye on Kolarov he should be the next one to go... maybe Bertrand of VVD
This. Clichy back and Sevilla attacked well down Kolarovs side last night.
VVD VVD
1FT. 0.0itb. Should I play my AOA bench Clyne and play Martial and Ayew or Bench Martial and play Ayew ( 3-5-2 )
Cech
Clyne, Sagna, VvD
Payet, KDB, Sanchez, Mahrez
Martial, Vardy, Pelle
Subs: Hennessey, A.Ayew, Dawson, OxfordMaybe Martial, Playing LW agaisnt a stubborn WBA isnt great
2FTs, 3.2M ITB.
Looking use 1 and save the otherfor GW13 for international week.
Would really appreciate some advice/opinions! Thanks guys!
Gomes
Bellerin - Cedric - Jones (UTD)
Mane - Sanchez - KdB - Ayew
Vardy - Pelle - Lukaku
Bench: Hennessey - Souare - Simpson - Ben Watson
A) Ayew > Mahrez
B) Ayew > Ozil (bearing in mind Ayew has 2 tasty fixtures looking up and Ozil has Spurs, traditionally a low scoring game on both ends)
C) Gomes > de Gea / Butland
D) Other suggestions?Ozil should be brought in next week , gomes is pretty sound gets alot of save points, Is jones defoo nailed? Maybe just save for international break - But mahrez is soooooooo tempting i admit
Jones isn't nailed on, I was hoping he was. But he'll probably play this weekend seeing as how Utd's defence has so many casualties at the moment.
I agree about Ozil too.
Cannot save more than 2 FTs, so i'd be wasting 1 FT if I don't use it this week.
Wait on Bellerin news...
Looking to keep Bellerin long-term. Any good
B. regardless
C. DDGI wanted Ozil so badly for 3 weeks now, my friend told me it was stupid to have 2 Arsenal mids. Screw him tbh.
But I don't think he'll get many points this week either.
DDG would leave me 0.2 short of getting Aguero back in. Just checked.
Elliot hennesey
Bellerin bertrand azpi moreno janmaat
Sanchez kdb payet mahrez alli
Lukaku pelle vardy
2 ft 2.6 in the bank
Thinking elliot to ddg and azpi to cheaper? If so what cheaper? Thinking evens walker or cathcartToby Alder and DDG
Would make getting aguero back very difficult without at least 3 transfers.i was hopeing for 5 or under def.x
Danny Simpson 3.9m
Your defence is pretty sound - iwould think of ttot defender after arsenal, maybe just do elliot to ddg, and save 1 transfer till next week
Probably most sensible option to be fair.cheers.x
Gomis (nor, BOU ) or Mitrovic (bou, LEI) to score better over next couple of weeks?
Draft league decision.Tough call... I'll say Gomis
Gomis is poot, but those are such easy fixtures, so i would go with gomissss
Mitrovic
Gomis
Newcastle seem to be creating more just recently. Good team attacking stats so Mitrovic...but very tough call
Mitrovic for me.
Mitrovic
