We delve into the Gameweek 16 data now in our first members’ article of the week. Amongst this evening’s topics are West Ham’s wide men, Bournemouth’s goal threat from midfield, Tottenham’s toils up top and Watford’s relentless top scorer.
Looking to hold this week with my 6.1itb. ....then doing ighalo and kdb to kun and Ramsey for Xmas.....how does that sound?
Current team is......Advice appreciated
Ddg
Moreno Dawson vvd (kolarov oshea)
Ozil mahrez kdb Delofeou (drinkwater)
Kane ighalo lukaku
DON'T GET RID OF IGGY
This. On current form I would get rid Kane before Ighalo and not sure about Deulofeu either. Everton's fixtures get a bit tougher so double-up might be a bit much.
Doubt Kun will play all the games around Boxing Day / New Years
I like Ramsey though. Working out how to get him in myself.
Please help me with my team (repost)
I have 5.2 ITB and 2 FT's
Migs (Hennesey)
Smalling - Zouma - Bellerin (Francis - Kolarov)
Özil - Eriksen - Coutinho - Mahrez (Gosling)
Ighalo - Kane - Lukaku (C)
Currently thinking either
A) Francis + Gosling -> Simpson + Silva
B) Migs + Eriksen + Ighalo -> Myhill + Bolasie + Aguero ( through the next 2 GW's)
C) Something different ( What do you think? )
Don't do b as foster is due back soon, a seems good though
There is no return date for Foster, Myhill is safe.
I could be wrong but I think I heard he was due back December/January time
Those are old news, if he would be back soon, we would have heard something.
Andy Carroll will be this weeks differential.
Record vs Swansea for WHU: Played 4, Scored 4 Assisted 3.
Rondon
Bottomed. Barkley owners keeping or selling? Want to keep but not exactly impressed by his last two.
He hung the horseshoe upside down
I'll keep for this week probably, but he's benching candidate alongside Kane.
Selling unless something else comes up. Playing way too deep and off set pieces
Thats a good point also.
Sir Leighton its back!
What about the 5 before that? Good value for me, with decent fixtures to come. Keeping him till Payet's back at least
depends on the return of McCarthy.
Seems that in the last 2 games he was more defensive on the interior left (covering Kone)…allowing Cleverly to attack more.Holding
No real issues with my team, hold VVD or sell for Rose/Ward/Monreal?
Probably depends if you would play the replacement this week.
Probably not
Then maybe save and assess next week.
Xabi Alonso's fantastic half-volley for Bayern today:
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Alternate angles:
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Imagine you don't own Ozil or Lukaku. 🙂
Who would you bring in?
Front 8:
KdB-Ramsey-Barkley-Mahrez (Stanislas)
Kane-Vardy-Ighalo
10.0M ITB (!)fail 🙂
Cresswell or Zouma?
Cresswell
This
Zouma for me (playing us this week as well!)
I've been stuck with bench fodder Richards and Westwood for a long time, when I think I can finally sell them an injury pops up.
Is it worth taking a hit to clear them out?
Keep Richards, his fix are actually legit good over the next 4. WW -> Stanislas looks good though.
Sorry just read the hit part. Definitely don't take hits.
I did the WW > Stanislas move as part of a 3 transfer -4.
It could work out well for me with rotation coming having Stanislas in feels good.I moved early foolishly so maybe with the Hazard news.
Tbh if Hazard is out I'll get Stanislas off the pine.
No Hazard replacement I want this week anyway seeing its Sanchez I'm after.So you keeping Hazard and playing Stan?
We thinking Stanislas is pretty nailed? May move out my bench fodder D.Fletcher for him.
Fetty Wap 679
😛
So tell me what you see
Is it money is it me
Moreno splattered everywhere with jaw dropping stats, will he ever deliver those points?
I'm beginning to think not.
think that was his lot against Southampton in the cup.
Looks like he will be on my bench for the next two so he might. 😉
If it wasn't for that 9 pointer, he'd have 1 PPG in my side
As a 4.8m buy for me producing the numbers he is a the minute he's a pick I'm very happy with.
This
The problem is that attacking threat is secondary to CS potential and Liverpool don't seem to do clean
sheets. Two so far this season is a shambles.They've had 5 clean sheets this season.
So they have! I was looking at Moreno who didn't play the first 3 games of the season, which happens to be when they picked up 3 in a row.
Is it time to sell Zouma?
If so who for? My defence is currently
Moreno-souare-o Shea-Bellerin-ZoumaHold for next 2
Nice game this week, they "should" keep a cleanie. Next GW I'd bet on Ighalo to put one past em though.
If I'm Sunderland this is a game I'm thinking 'we can get 3 points here' from.
And I'm being dead serious too.Gotta love those relegation six pointers!
Hold
Hey guys, I made this fixture calendar for the Christmas fixtures to try and work out the teams more likely to rotate, make of it what you will:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14CldK7TlmOWaC1vo0s8-nhTvnj9h07ruaZY_IBgbKWY/pubhtml
thanks, bookmarked
Thanks 🙂
Very nice :): Cheers
Dark red most likely to be rotating?
Nice work btw.Dark red just harder fixture. Cells copied from the season ticker here.
Ah. On second glance it all makes sense.
Cheers for this and thx for the response on the last page
I'm Hunting for a new striker for one of my draft leagues, and have narrowed it down to the following options (with the help of Jonty's goals imminent table)....
Who is the best option?
A.) Zarate
B.) Gomis
C.) Kone
D.) Wickham
E.) RondonD for me, good fixtures and feel as if he's due a goal
Personally, I'd choose wickham as he's playing in a very smart acting side so is bound to pick up points, although this is coming from a mere non-member
Smart acting? I meant attacking sorry
Ha! As if being a member makes you better at fantasy football.
Any Sterling owners out there?
I've had since GW1 but may finally get rid. Ramsey/Coutinho easy swaps.You are patient.
Probably still captaining Hazard too!
Had Haz much too long this year...GW11. Not one for taking hits--none this season or last!
With this defence...
Butland/ McCarthy
Kolarov/ cedric/ Toby/ targett/ RICHARDS
And with a price fall coming, time for Richards to get on his toes i feel.
Who for?
A) zouma
B) ward
C) bit of luxury in baines
D) someone else?Villa have great fixtures coming up. But ya, they've only kept two cleanies so far. Wolly and Dawson are at the top of my list for Cedric replacements atm.
Dawson, it would be in your best interests to have some west brom cover with the upcoming fixtures
Cool. Cheers.
With but land giving me Stoke action, looks like WBA is where I need to go...Just about to do this but see ollsen is 4.3 to dawson's 5.1...
What do you reckon?
Olsson only really playing as Yacob has been out but he's due back so Evans will move back to CB
Zouma, especially if it's this week. (against us as well)
Got wijnaldum! feel like it's an important move with Sanchez and Kun coming back
Wijnaldum will score well villa poor poor poor
like that 🙂
Thinking of getting him for Barkley this week.
Newcastle on a roll at the moment and Villa are dog chocolate.
So, you just know I'll get him, Newcastle will revert back to being sh*te again and he'll pick up a YC and score an OG!Yeah it's a short term thing here for 3 gw's I think home game against villa is the best moment to get him, I benced Barkley for him
To be fair he's a decent punt as he's pretty much Newcastle's focal point in attack at the moment.
A matchup with Villa is hard to resist these days though.Yeah if he does great and Newcaslte keeps on a good game ill ship Barkley and keep Wijnal
You think Mahrez will rise in price tonight?
Looks like tomorrow.
Tomorrow night imo.
Unlikely, only you and me don't own him already 😉
yet hes the lynchpin of your UFPL team...
😉
Almost certainly not
Thanks all.
Haha yes Kim, it seems that way :/
Looking for some Stoke cover and possibly put a little money in the bank with a Kolarov > Wollscheid transfer. Is it worth pulling the trigger for this game week with this back 5?
Moreno - Dier - Ward (Kolarov, Bellerin)
the back 3 after the transfer would probably be:
Wollscheid - Dier - Ward (Bellerin, Moreno)FT?
If you need the money for something, then yes maybe. Stoke has been solid at the back. Personally I have both Butland and Pieters. Pieters seems to get decent baps as well.Thanks. yeah would be a free. Wary of Kola's rotation risk and City look leaky at the back of late. Between Pieters, Wollscheid, and Dawson.
Why does everyone seem to be planning there transfers around and preparing for the return of the Aguero and Sanchez when neither are in the top points per game in terms of there position (Aguero 4th and Sanchez 8th)
Not go mention the fact they will waste all your moneySeems like we're still playing the same tactics of previous seasons, which always worked. This season is just.....
fun.
It's not like I'll be wasting money that I don't have to spend AS.
I'll be delighted to get them both back in the way my season has went the last few weeks.Really?, even after all that money on Hazard 😉
He can go feck himself that wee rat.
For example
Butland
Kolarov, Bellerin, Moreno
Sanchez, KDB, Özil, Mahrez
Kun, Lukaku, Vardy
McCathy, Stanislas, J.Evans, Simpson.Call me mad but I think that team would look better with Ramsey and Ighalo
This is how I'll go bud.
Then big daddy Elliot as sub keeper for shits and giggles.It's all shits and giggles until someone giggles and shits
People are looking at the big hitters and hoping that getting them in early might save their season.
We are half way through the season. When does the term "big hitter" start applying to Mahrez?
When his price crosses the 9.0 mark.
Is that not "big priced"?
I know. You could as well call some mid-price defenders big hitters, but people only tend to use that term for expensive forward/mids.
I have been calling him my "first mid" for awhile now (not that I have had balls to captain him after the penalty thingy), so he is a big hitter for me.
It's potentially not a bad idea.
Aguero vs Sunderland
Sanchez vs Bournemouth
Sanchez vs Newcastle
You haul or two hauls in those three at a differential stage in terms of ownership it could boost the rank.I'm looking at a very similar front 7 you put up there.
I'll be delighted with that line up tbh.
Pushs my spend to max with my high enough TV.
Maybe I'll see an advantage from it finally.On paper it looks great, but you just never know with this season. Let's hope for the best and catch the "casuals" before they realize what hit 'em. 😀
I'll can always sleep easy saying to myself it looked the business on paoer.! 😀
Looks good to me as well, but still might just not. Wouldn't Özil + Giroud be enough of ARse attack? Yay is cheaper than Kun and seems safer too. And so on...
*Yaya
No room at the inn for Giroud.
And I like KDB as an FPL option.
An end of season dream team of the season midfielder.
I'm on 10.0M ITB 🙂
7.0 myself, still have no interest in either until I see prove of fitness, and form that is worth their price
You wait with those two there's a very real chance of getting spanked.
But you can spank back with your better value players who deliver constantly.
Aye. Your bang righ tbh bro.
I live in blind hope that normality resumes at some point soon.until they stop delivering constantly.
It's a spank I'll take and learn from but I don't expect to get it
Cheers all, I can see where you are coming from but will be staying clear myself at least for now, it's not like I don't have money to waste
Which 3 from ?
Simpson (eve) VanD (TOT) Moreno (wat) Sagna Bellerin ( Ars City)
DeGea
Not seeing many points thereVVD Moreno Bellerin
Thanks!
Best of a poor lot this week
Tough call. I think a lot of people are going to have a bad defensive week (at least it certainly looks like it on paper).
If I haaaaad to, I would choose VanD, Moreno and Bellerin in hopes of at least some attacking returns or baps.Ok 2 votes. That's it!
Thanks
VVD, Moreno and Belle
3!
Maybe I will score some defensive points
Imagine you don't own Ozil or Lukaku. 🙂
Who would you bring in?
Front 8:
KdB-Ramsey-Barkley-Mahrez (Stanislas)
Kane-Vardy-Ighalo
10.0M ITB (!)Özil and Lukaku.
*snigger* 🙂
Sure 🙂
But if you had to choose one for this GW?Not a great GW. Maybe Lukaku. Or Özil, if Kompany is still missing.
I think Lukaku!
Ramsey covers Ozil who is consistent but not explisive
Kane and Barkley out
Or bench headache with stanislas out altough you would end hope with benching Barkley most of the time since you got lukakuThats maybe a way.
Barkley is very inconsistent.
Is it a thing that he is sometimes asked to sit deep or does he wander back himselfI should stress inconsistent in FPL tetms
Tks guys.
Maybe just Kane to Luka… He is killing me.
Who's the best signing, money isn't an issue,
A) Ozil
B) Ramsey
Thanks.Gone Rambo last week.
Just think he has more explosiveness in himYeah that's a good enough reason, possibly a bit more fun as less ownership too..
Good luck!
Both till Sanchez starts playing again
Ramsey is cheaper and a differential. More explosive too, but Ozil will give you constant returns.
Butland (Hen)
Bellerin Alder Moreno (Ake, Simpson)
Ozil Silva Mahrez Barkley (Gosilng)
Aguero Kane Lukaku
1FT, 1mil ITB
Would you change anything?Tough round for defence, but I think it is like that for most people.
I would ship Barkley. Can't see him doing that much.I actually have the exact money to do Barkley > Ramsey, but I'd wait for another gameweek.
Why wait?
LEI still seems like an easier fixture than MCI, but that's a bit silly. I'd have triple Arsenal for the City game actually 🙂
I am guessing he doesn't want to play Ramsey against City. But Ramsey has a better chance of getting returns against city than Barkley does against Leicester imo.
Wouldn't wait either...Exactly. And what happens to Ramsey/Ozil when Sanchez is back?
I can understand your concerns about playing 3 ars this gw. But the rotation /position risk when Sanchez is back isn't going to change after this gw. Probably only going to get "worse".
I just don't see Barkley as a good pick. Stats are not good. Playing in a deeper role.
Ramsey on the other hand could be a good pick - even against City.
What is the best replacement for VVD?
A- Smalling (If fit)
B- WBA defender (Already preparing for the return of Kun)Both good fixtures.
Honestly I can see smalling being worth his price tag. People are always mentioning his attacking threat. What has he had this season? 1 or 2 assists? Yes maaaaaybe this will change IF United are forced to pllay a bit more on the offence.
That being said, I would still like to have some united cover 🙂
Being pretty new here, help is much appreciated.
What do I do here? Hold Hazard? Tadic out for who? Richards?
Myhill Butland
Kolarov VvD Azpilicueta Dawson Richards
Mahrez Hazard KdB Tadic Hoolahan
Lukaku Kane Vardy
2 ft 1.7 ITBI think it's hard to justify holding Hazard. Has he actually scored this year and he's very expensive
If he's fit you have to keep, as any player on a drought against us is nailed on for a goal.
Dont know about that, but I thought the would be the ultimate differential.
I agree with you, especially now that he is a doubt for the weekend. Was so sure he was getting back to old ways, especially after Spurs and Porto where he looked great.
No Arsenal?
Defenders are passable.
Midfield needs a lot of help.Want Ramsey, and as I am playing catch up I am thinking I should go something else than Mesut. Is Silva/Ramsey for Haz/Tadic too much?
Your defence need a fix, but I can see you playing Dawson, Azpi and a third this week. Richards should be gone soon with the busy schedule coming up, where you bench might come into play.
... Your midfield could use some transfers as well. If you really believe in Hazard, I am not going to try to change you r mind. Although as JOJO said, what are you basing it on? Now RUMOURS are even spreading that he was subbed off due to a bad relationship with Mourinho.
If this was my team I would ship Richards, VVD and Tadic/Hazard this week. The hit would definitely be worth it imoThanks for the reply. I did believe in Hazard, thought he looked great at Spurs and against Porto. However, I find it impossible to hold.
Thoughts on Richards, Tadic and Hazard out for Silva, Ramsey and Koscielny? Would leave me with 0.0 ITB. Not too keen on Azpi either, as he tends to be on the bench against "weaker" teams.Richards should go. Not sure I would pick Ars def atm. They don't seem THAT secure in the back and the fixtures are so-so. A lot of other good defensive teams now I think - and it may leave you a little cash in the bank. I personally just like to have a little wiggle room in my bank, but that is a style of play I guess.
Ramsey sounds good as long as you have thought about what happens when Sanchez is back. But like him and would want to get him in.
Silva is a great player. FPL wise this season? With Aguero back he could blow up, so maybe a good "differential" when you are chasing.
Will Hennessy keep his spot?
Hard to drop I'd have thought given not many goals going n
thoughts on this team ?
Butland
Toby Smalling Bellerin
Marhez Ozil Coutinho Silva
Vardy Aguero Lakuka
Subs Souare Bennett Stanislas
1FT 1.2 in bankLooks good imo. You could argue that Souare has a better chance of CS than Bellerin. Although I reckon Bellerin has a better chance of attacking returns.
Maybe consider changing bennett with the busy schedule coming up. Rotations are a risk and you will probably need your bench playersYea I agree with you on the souare and Bellerin bit and yea you could be right about changing him and have someone better on bench
Wild card team, thoughts please lads?
Butland Schmeichel
Kolorov Bellerin nyom ward Francis
De Bruyne Mahrez Ramsey Bolassie Stanislas
Lukaku Vardy Igalho
( money left in bank for Igalho > aguero before Boxing day ).Personally, scrap the Aguero thought and reinvest
Bench KDB or Ayew?
Ayew due
Aguero's chances of playing updated to 50% 🙂
That means his price won't lock
I won't be getting him in till his playing time gets above 50%
I used the WC to get him in -.-
But I can't complain too much, Ake was a good alternaive in my starting line-up.
