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.
when is aguero due back? a lot of chat going on about his return here...
Not this week. After that, anyone's guess
Bony or Lukaku then in for Martial..
coin toss
Lukaku....The Bony window is all but done now. The last thing you want after the international break is a non starter that you could have avoided...
^ This
Per Lineker... Bellerin is out.
...of tomorrow nights game
Minor groin strain - probably back at w/end
Small groin injury.
My quick research says they heal in a week.
Phew.
May just play AOA if so
First timer in our 29 man ML this year. Started with an autocomplete team incl Baines, Dzeko and Remy. He's captained his gk 6 times and a def 3 times. He's currently leading by 42 points with a ranking of 11k. Sometimes this game defies all logic!
Chin up you will get there, guy at top on my work league used his bench boost this week for an extra 7 points
A guy I know used his bench boost to start Ighalo over Naughton, oh wait that was me
hahaha hope for us all then, don't reckon he will be top come end of season.
Anyone have any insight whether danny simpson is nailed on or a risk?
3.9m for a leicester defender seems temptingGood price but 1 CS this season
Cheers im thinking as a cheap 5th defender currently have ward at 4.4m so could save .5 to use elsewhere
how many points would you give up today for an extra £1.0m in the bank?
None at the moment with Aguero out.
Is he really back for Liverpool game?
4 points
Deserves to be totp that. 😛
Wenger say how long Bellerin out for?
Just midweek
Thanks Demi
Best punt to take for just this week before wildcarding next week? Already tripled up on City with Kolarov, KDB and Bony
Bentekkers
Let me get a crystal ball and I'll see what it predicts without your team being linked
Will it ever be worth playing aoa with drinkwater?
No....only with Mahrez as 5th mid
No sir, never.
oops sorry about being top, i'll drink my water and run.
should i get in a 5th mid now ? still havent used the aguero cash apart from on my defence.
Pretty tempted by a Bony(C) punt after reading those big numbers
Goal and assist tonight.
Really? After he let down everyone against Norwich?
He had a lot of chances though.
Can't help but feel whichever of Bony or Pellè I captain will blank.
I believe this is a good week for a (C) punt.
Ighalo 🙂
Bony over Pelle??
Pelle is has a poor record away from home
I would normally agree but it's against leaky Sunderland this week!
Yeah that stat gives me nightmares!
People are really latching on to this since the start of the week, which is weird because it was actually more relevant at the before now as we have a little evidence this might not be the case anymore. It's not true of this season so far. It was last season but.. that was last season.
At this point last season Sigurdsson was a must and Fabregas couldn't stop setting up goals. Things change quickly.more relevant before now*
Though unlikely, do you think there will be very few goals in the villa game due to a new manager? Villa players will be out to prove themselves
Villa didnt seem that fussed about it yesterday, but Bony burned me at the weekend. Think I will go for Pelle, I remember the game against Sunderland last year, he went crazy.
Fabianski
Monreal | Cédric | Janmaat
Sánchez | Hazard | De Bruyne | Mané
Lukaku | Pellè | Ighalo
2FT, 0.0M.
Thoughts on:
– Hazard –> Sissoko (bou, LEI, cpl)
– Fabianski –> Da Gea (WBA, wat, lei, WHM, bou, NOR, stk)
It leaves enough for Pellè –> Agüero in one move.
I like theose moves.
Sissoko punt could very well work out.Thanks.
Fab faces Norwich this week, save 1FT!
A fair comment, well made.
Norwich are terrible defensively but they do have some decent attacking options.
Butland McCarthy
Azpi Kolarov Bertrand Francis Richards
Sanchez KDB Payet Maherz Westwood
Pelle Lukaku Vardy
1 FT , 3.3 itb
A) Azpi --> Rojo
B) Richards/Francis --> Moreno
C) SaveI would be tempted to save with the break coming up
Francis to Moreno would be my choice. Azpi can then either go for Arsenal defender, or a cheaper option if you need any cash for Aguero in a few weeks.
I have Cresswell at home to Everton in my team. Is it worth taking a hit for Rojo as he has a far better chance of keeping a clean sheet and then l will have United defensive cover for their good run of games?
Naah Chill, Not for a hit.
Anyone else planning DGW Bench Boost followed by AOA?
My thinking is to get 5 good mids, 3 strong attackers, and 1 good defender with 4 cheapies who have 2 games.
Then hit AOA the week after and hope for the best. Hopefully it's near the end of the season so a dire defence won't do much harm.Depends on the DGW teams, in the past Def have been just as important to have in a DGW as the forwards, usually more nailed on
Bottomed - if you could have £1m extra itb how many points would you pay to buy £1m?
Interested because I have a great team value in my league but a large points deficit
It's all about how you use it.
The top teams have less than most of us.Should that come good over time? They can't move when the big expensive beasts start to fire?
Need Aguero to prove his worth for that to occur. So much value around in the likes of Vardy, Mahrez, Iggy etc.
Right now, I would only pay 4 points for an extra 1 mil ITB. I've had about 5 mil ITB for half the season so far.
If the likes of Aguero and Hazard improve, then it would be a lot more valuable.
Martial played wide or as a striker tonight ?
Wide as usual.
Cheers Weasley.
Not true.
No he didn't.
OK guess I was wrong
Played as a striker, subbed for Fellani in the 66th minute
Huh really?
Yeah really, he played up top
Worth keeping ?
I am
OK thanks.
Yeah. You didn't watch it and just took a guess.
Thanks man.
He played up top with Rooney in the 10 role
didn't see the game, how did he look ?
105.4TV
How you all doing for cash?101.5M.
Ooops.Lol, not to worry. Hunt the bargains.
Yeah.
Sissoko this week!
103.7 TV plus 1.4itb
Wow
104.8
Same
105.1m.
SV actually matters though.104.8, the -0.4 Hazard drop hasn't helped me in points or money!
SV 102.1
102.8SV
No idea how that's happened. I had a dire start to the season and was around 100m for a few weeks.
£106.1m
MIAOW!!TV^
SV £102.8m
miaow....Interesting that you're +0.7 on TV but equal SV
Tv less than your at 105.7, but all important SV higher at 103.4. Meeeeeeeooooow.
106.4
Here they are, the cash heavies. I'm a lot richer than usual around this point. 2nd wildcard I'll probably be at 111-112m
My plan is to gain an advantage in my casual mini leagues through price.
If I'm ahead in money I can keep my team ahead and better than the competition making it harder for them to match or catch me.
That's the theory anyway.
104.3
103.5
105.1
Took a drop with Huth and Azpi last week
106.1 tv 103.1 sv
105.6
Any more opinions on this
One of these has to be benched
Ighalo lei
Payet EVE
Kane arsPayet but this is tough
Kane all day imo
Ighalo imo
Could bench Ayew (nor) but they are leaking chances
Definitely not Ighalo.
I'm probably benching Payet, even though I know he'll score. I don't think he'll score two.. 😛He may assist two
He may.. I'm kinda hoping Everton will pick up the pace soon though.
It's a great fixture for Payet, but City have a useless Villa, there's a NLD, Leicester and Watford looks set for goals with both in form, and Southampton have one of the worst teams in the league in Sunderland..
Payet just misses out.Then again, I'm playing Koscielny, so probably Kane if I had him.
I'd bench Kane, though I'm considering player ayew over payet so what do I know!?...its the differential in my league
Kane
Thanks all !
ozil or payet from next week onwards?
Ozil.
cheers bud
Ozil if monies no issue
Got my (c) and line up bolted down, so now the only thing that will be in my thoughts all week is OZIL v STERLING.
Ozil
Ozil, I assume you have 2 Man city players so Sterling takes up a 3 spot meaning more future transfers?
No just Bony
Ozil, but not this week.
Why?
2FT and thinking of doing Guzan -> Hennesey tonight before possible price changes to free up some cash for the Aguero kitty. Other keeper is Myhill and although I'm planning on playing him this week I could then put in Hennessey for Palace's 2 good home fixs (SUN & NEW).
Good to go or is Hennessey too much of a risk with the other 2 Palace keepers breathing down his neck?I think this is kind of dangerous with Palace keepers floating around plus Foster due back soon and lindergaard too, you could end up with no keepers
Yeah, would be a bit of a gamble but then having Guzan is as bad as having no back up anyway! 😉
True may be worth it with 2FT and spend -4 if both get dropped, you could always do Williams to Moreno
Cheers, will think on. Owning Williams is starting to become a bit annoying at his price!
I have this combo and it's worked well so far. However, from now they don't rotate too well so looking for another keeper if I have a spare transfer.
Thanks. I'll probably still play Myhill most of the time anyway then swap him for Foster eventually. Its mainly for when West Brom play Arsenal at home that I'd want a decent alternative
Thoughts on Begovic>De Gea?
Chelsea have Stoke next who have scored 2 goals in the last 4 games.I like it
It's not a priority, especially with Chelskis fixtures.
Think it's a good move if for free and no other squad issues
I would make the move if no Man U def
Michael Cox's take on Chelsea's woes - http://www.espnfc.com/club/chelsea/363/blog/post/2691553/chelsea-players-fight-for-jose-mourinho-but-boss-struggling
Little bit similar to Ruth's with the "oh but they're playing well" angle
Oh, nice 🙂
Anyone a little concerned about KDB being benched tonight?
Nnnnnope
Not one bit, it seems he was rested
Not really. I think Pellegrini wanted to give him a rest and use pace on the wings to help Bony.
Already sold
Needed a freshen up. International break soon.
I heard it was to allow Navas to play against his old club
He could have still played behind Bony.
On the contrary, glad he'll be boxfresh for the weekend. The class will out
So I have 2 FTs and WCing next week. What to do with this lot?
Myhill
Kolarov Dawson Cedric Francis 4m
Sanchez Mahrez Mane DeBruyne Payet
Pelle Vardy Bony
What to do? Might do Dawson -> MU def
Any attacking punts?Dawson + Myhill out?
Tbh attacking wise it looks like a benching headache as all are good to go imo.. Changing to a united defender looks like a sound decision, I envy this team considering you still have a wc to play!
Use 1FT this week for defence and leave it at that, No need to WC next week with 2FT, do 4 transfers for -8 if needed but I don't think your squad needs it
*4 transfers next week I mean if needed
Agree. Save WC for a congested December.
2FTs,3.2itb....Don't want to change my forward line.
How would you use one free transfer on my def?
Gomes(lei)
Hennessy(liv)
Bellerin(doubtful tot)
dawson(utd)
simpson(wat)
moreno(cry)
Van dijk(sun)Dawson -> Koscielny / Smalling
Rojo? Cheaper/LB/corner threat aswell/bps magnet/can get Kun without breaking my team.
Myhill
Bellerin Kolorov
Sanchez KDB Payet Mane Mahrez
Vardy Pelle Ighalo
Mccarthy Darmian Whittaker Oxford
4.1 itb
Would you do Darmian to Smalling for a hit just in case Bellerin doesnt play and bench Bellerin?Not for a hit, maybe for free
No
Best cheap 5th mid for when Aguero returns?
Watson....takes set peices and cheap as chips, should be a starter but not guareented.
Surman
Ighalo
Not a mid, but play 352 instead...
Watson / Wanyama or Alli if you want the option of playing.
Surman hasn't missed a minute.
And is 4.3
Wanyama
Alli
Gosling
Albrighton?
So I just spent the last ten minutes trying to find Kolorov on fpl statistics only to find out he is actually called Kolarov.
Seriously, how did that happen
Spent the last 3 months spelling his name wrong in rmt's. Dont I feel like a plum.😆 did neither I nor anybody else not get you with a Kolo Toure joke?
