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We continue our series of members’ articles, which review the numbers behind the 2015/16 season, with a look at Southampton.

To get underway, we assess the Saints’ team statistics in Ronald Koeman’s final year in charge and compare them to the rest of Premier League, before analysing their first-team squad, main goal threats and creative sources in an attempt to gain insight on their prospects for the upcoming campaign.

The Saints finished in sixth position after embarking on a superb run of form that harvested seven wins and a draw in the final nine league fixtures.

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  1. KingOllie
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    DDG / Jaku
    Azpil / Shaw / Baines / Taylor / Lenihan
    Martial / Hazard / Townsend / Siggy / 4.5
    Aguero / Long / Benteke (presuming he moves to CPL)

    First draft, pretty happy

    1. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I think they'll do well again.

  2. andymck
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    First rough draft

    Mandanda / Fabiasnki
    Azpi;icueta / Shaw / McAuley / Friend / Wasilewski
    Mkhitaryan / Firmino / Tadic / Townsend / Snodgrass
    Aguero / Trollkaku / Gray

  3. Jairzinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Højberg nailed on do we think?

    1. Meinhoff
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      No, I wouldn't say he's nailed on, but will get his chance to shine

    2. Murder on Zidane's Flo…
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      No. Plus never scores does he? Apart from for Bayern II. I'd look elsewhere personally

  4. djpete
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Just entered the phase where I justify to myself that all my punts are amazing. I love FPL.

    1. djpete
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Yep, my team is absolutely amazing.

  5. Davido989
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Isn't there a way of renewing existing leagues?

    1. Davido989
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Ah found it. Nevermind

    2. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah, you can. I did. Click on leagues and the one that says renew or whatever it is. Sorry I can't be more helpful, but it's quite simple.

      1. Davido989
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Yes, cheers. I clicked "Create an join leagues" on the right hand side of My Team.

    3. KingOllie
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      click on leagues and its easy to find

      1. Davido989
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Yes cheers. Can't renew it from accessing leagues from my team tab lol

  6. The Royal Robin
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Dier strikes me as a solid 5th mid choice.

    1. Ayew Serious
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      5.5 lol

    2. willl
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Not worth having as a mid, majority of the points it show him as having got last season were from clean sheets. Hopefully a few casuals don't realise this and go for him.

  7. Elniñorules
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    I hear Bruniesta is back on the nomination list for 2017 Ballon D'or.

    All aboard.

    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      he has to recover from his knee injury first

      #BruntiestaforBallonDor

      1. Elniñorules
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Best left foot in the world.
        5.0 TP defender with potentially all setpieces.
        Plays for one of the best defences in the league.

        Stuff of fantasy dreams.

        1. JK - Cønt ⭐
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          if he's not injured

  8. Norb
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on following

    Zieler 4.5m ahead of Schmeichel? Terry at 5.5m? Gray or Wilson?

    1. UnitedFan
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Terry a bargain at 5.5.

      1. Norb
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Surprised so few of him in RMTs i've seen

    2. Licky
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Zieler could be great. Excellent goalkeeper supposedly.

  9. Davido989
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Thank you to TM for running LMS again 🙂

    1. Ayew Serious
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Don't speak too soon.

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Haha, seems scoring is a bit trickier with the new site. Wish it was GW1 every week as no hits are involved.

      1. djpete
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        What do you mean TM?

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 17 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Scoring for FPL doesn't include hits for GW score. In GW1, scores are 100% correct as no hits.

          1. djpete
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Excuse my stupidity but my ML has a best GW score prize, how is the scoring trickier with the new site?

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 17 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              I got the score before the update etc. A best GW score could involve hits and not be the best score. Not sure if you guys look at that when working it out. It's even worse in the monthly leagues where hits in the 1st week of the month haven't counted. Hopefully the new site have fixed it but it's very doubtful.

              1. djpete
                • 13 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                Aha, ok, sort of swings in favour of the best GW score if it stays the same, it's a prize for those who aren't challenging in the league, we don't subtract hits. Either way 🙂

                1. Jøssy ⭐
                  • 12 Years
                  10 years, 1 month ago

                  You really should! Someone could take 14 hits to nail the prize. Surely not fair.

                  1. Cheeseoid
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 14 Years
                    10 years, 1 month ago

                    I concur

                  2. djpete
                    • 13 Years
                    10 years, 1 month ago

                    Noted, but you'd be surprised, even with a wildcard it's a really difficult price to win. In the end the 2nd place league finisher won it last season for GW34, he hadn't wildcarded and had a mix of double and single gameweekers...

                    1. Jøssy ⭐
                      • 12 Years
                      10 years, 1 month ago

                      Fair enough, but if you recall, a lot of us who ditched out SGW players got punished in the run-up to and during that DGW. Not playing his WC may have helped him.

                      Anyway, it's your league, Just my thoughts.

                      1. djpete
                        • 13 Years
                        10 years, 1 month ago

                        Absolutely, that was my meaning, that it's a difficult prize to win especially considering the unpredictability of results. It's one we monitor closely anyway.

      2. Davido989
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        🙁

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 17 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Something will get sorted.

  10. Cebolinha
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Too many primos and not enough spread round? Do I need some Chelski and Arse cover?

    Foster Heaton
    Terry Stones Pieters Roberston Peredes
    Mkhi KDB Alrighton Townsend Hojbjerg
    Zlatan Kun Gray

    1. AriseSirGiggsy
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Albrighton place under threat

      1. Cebolinha
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        From?

        It was Schlupp towards the end of the season when Vardy was out as Claudio wanted to inject some more pace. Have they signed a threat to his place?

    2. andymck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Maybe downgrade Mkhi as you already have Zlatan.

    3. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      No Brunt. No Party.

      1. Cebolinha
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Injured?

  11. AriseSirGiggsy
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    @ anyone with Rhodes in your team....

    Come on, get real

    1. UnitedFan
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Why? This season's Ighalo.

  12. Frank Black
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    I really want Ayew but after the first two good fixtures it looks like a neverending nightmare. Is he a transfer waiting to happen after GW2?

    1. AriseSirGiggsy
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      If he does well his price will go up and you make money, if he doesn't you cut and run

      1. Swan - Villa Proud
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        This. It's low risk/high reward

    2. willl
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      He is a good pick if you plan on wildcarding GW3.

  13. Bubz
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    I haven't even looked at the prices yet. Finding it hard to get excited about this season of FPL for some reason. Not sure what's wrong with me. *splashes cold water in face*

    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      *slaps Bubz*

      Pull yourself together man

      1. Bubz
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Hated last season and the chips so much that I've fallen out of love with the game a bit 🙁

        1. JK - Cønt ⭐
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          happened to me

          I gave up my works ML as I felt that was the biggest influence

          If I don't enjoy this season I am done

    2. Ayew Serious
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Finding it hard to get excited?

      1. Bubz
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Yes. I'm sure there's some pills you can give me.

  14. Ronnies
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Best pick of these 3 ?

    a) alli

    b) firmino

    c) silva

    Tnks

    1. AriseSirGiggsy
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Alli only one nailed

    2. Ayew Serious
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      B

    3. andymck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Firmino probably the best value.

    4. Licky
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Firmino

  15. BilalM
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Alright. 1st draft

    Forster/Heaton

    Shaw/ Friend/ McAuley/ Williams/ Walker

    Hazard/ Martial/ Townsend/ Ayew/ Hojbjerg

    Aguero/ Wilson/ Carrol

    I think i'm light in the forward dept. Might have to reassess. 1mil itb

    1. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Brunt over McAuley and you get a potential top scoring defender of the season.

    2. AriseSirGiggsy
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      What's all this Hojbjerg love?

      1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        4.5?

        1. AriseSirGiggsy
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          So he'll be 4.3 by GW4

        2. AriseSirGiggsy
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          This man is not a goal scoring player, better with Fletcher (Darren) if your stooping to a 4.5

      2. Ziegler1988
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        He's essential

      3. Cebolinha
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Football Manger?

  16. The Royal Robin
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Foster is definitely first choice over Myhill, right?

    1. AriseSirGiggsy
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      1000000%

  17. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Lukaku/Mirallas are the new Pelle/Mane for Koeman 😉

    1. Swan - Villa Proud
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I'm hoping Deulofeu takes the Mane role.

    2. AriseSirGiggsy
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Except Mirallas is declining whereas Mane is improving

    3. Bubz
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Signed a contract in blood saying that I won't buy Lukaku this season. If I buy him, I'll go to hell. See you in my GW1 team Romelu.

  18. A.T
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Here's a ZlatKun team I've thrown together. Easier than I thought really.

    Foster Jaco
    Baines Terry Shaw Kone 4.0
    Haz Townsend Siggy Mirallas 4.5
    Zlat Kun Austin

    0.5 itb

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Mids need to do something or else it's trouble.

      1. A.T
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        I'm going with it btw. 🙂

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 17 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Deadline isn't tonight so likely to change.

          1. A.T
            • 16 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Phew 😉

            I won't have a proper look until a couple of weeks before. So many transfers still to be done.

        2. A.T
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          *not
          Grr new phone spell check hates me.

    2. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Mirallas? Really

      he should be on the list of trolls tbh

      Terry to a 4.5, and the 4.0 to a 4.5

      gives 0.5 spare to swap out the troll

      1. A.T
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Mirallas is a bargain if he's playing, which he should be at the mo

        1. JK - Cønt ⭐
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          He is a bigger let down than Rom

          But I have Ayew atm for the first 2

          after that I should hopefully know the Arsenal and Everton mid situations and can move someone in

          1. MrMaverick
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            expecting big points hauls from him GWS1and2 then he's out

          2. A.T
            • 16 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            He was more expensive back then and I think people expected too much. I think his price now is very tempting. He's a selfish bugger remember. Good for him, not so great for Rom.

            1. JK - Cønt ⭐
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              like I said, assess after 2 GWs

              Ayew (bur, HUL)

            2. JK - Cønt ⭐
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              it's only bad for Rom if Gerry D isn't on the other side

              1. A.T
                • 16 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                Indeed. 🙂

    3. d1sable
      • Has Moderation Rights
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Similar to mine.

  19. The Royal Robin
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Ibra or Lukaku?

    1. Gareth nose
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Ibra but only if you can afford it!

    2. UnitedFan
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Lukaku,
      - good fixtures
      - cheaper
      - PL proven

  20. Budweiser
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Is Neil Taylor nailed?

    1. Gareth nose
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      75%

    2. Ziegler1988
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I'd rather Fernandez

      1. Budweiser
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Ok Fernandez nailed? Thanks

    3. Reedy
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      They don't call him Naylor for nothing

    4. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Neiled on

  21. Gareth nose
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Been on the FPL website since 11 this morning and I'm still not happy with my team. Got to stop doing this to myself.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Have a week off 🙂

  22. Henryyy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    My team so far, any ideas?

    3-4-3

    Cortouis (Jakupovic)

    Shaw - McAuley - Taylor (Parades,Lenihan)
    Mahrez - Hazard - Tadic - Ayew (Højberg)
    Augero - Lukaku - Deeny

    1. The Royal Robin
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Watford's fixtures are horrendous to start with. I like your team otherwise though, very balanced.

  23. Aladdin Sané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts?

    Mandanda-Jakupovic
    Azpi-Shaw-Dawson-Friend-Mee
    Haz-Martial-Ayew-Townsend-Hojbjerg
    Aguero-Batshuayi-Long

    £0.0 mil ITB

    1. Swan - Villa Proud
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Not sure Batshuayi starts from the get go. Rest looks good

    2. BilalM
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Is Mandanda sure to start over Hennessey? Considering how good he performed in the Euros

      1. Postman Ty
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Mandanda got keeper of the year in the french league last season, and I doubt that Palace would have paid 1.5M for another reserve keeper. So I hope the answer is guaranteed starter, that's the way it looks.

        1. Aladdin Sané
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          This.

      2. Aladdin Sané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        See my comment below. I think Mandanda will be first choice - he would be France's number one if it wasn't for Lloris, plus Hennessey was pretty ropey in the PL last season, especially towards the end.

        1. MrMaverick
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          palace low cs potential. bad pick

          1. Aladdin Sané
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Who would you go with at that price? Valdes? Heaton?

  24. Too Mane Men
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    this might be shot in they dark but do we know anything about who will start out of Mandanda/Hennessey for Palace?

    Tempted to cover their def with Dann/Ward in case of rotation or picking the wrong one. I assume they will share friendly games pre season which won't help at all.

    1. Aladdin Sané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Don't see someone like Mandanda leaving Marseille, where he was first choice, to sit on the bench at Palace. Hennessey was ropey at best last season, would expect Mandanda to be first choice.

    2. Gareth nose
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Mandanda will be first choice without a doubt

  25. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Silva & Siggy over KDB & Snodgrass right?

    1. UnitedFan
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Correct.

    2. BrockLanders
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Yes for me

    3. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Not for me. Silva's form and injuries would concern me. Siggy's a decent shout but Snodders isn't heavy enough. I'm a big KGB fan but I'm not sure if he'll start week 1.

      1. UnitedFan
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Fan of KGB? Bit extreme.

    4. Postman Ty
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I think the real question there is who to replace Snodgrass and paid with KDB

  26. JÆKS ⭐
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Haven't checked everything yet but was thinking to go with something like this:

    5.5 4.0
    6.0 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.0
    Mhki Hazard Townsend 6.5 4.5
    Aguero Lukaku 6.5

    Does this look like a good structure? Some decent shouts at 6.5 for that striker spot. The 5.5 gk and 6.5 + 5.5 defender allow me to go with Chelsea City and Manu defensive cover as well. Avoiding Arsenal for now

    1. djpete
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Remember Haz never starts guns blazing 😉

  27. skeeb14
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    I'm not convinced Martial is a better pick over Mkhitaryan. I don't think Martial will be nailed on.

    Moo favours the players he brings in over the players he inherits. Plus Martial is only 20-years old compared to 27 for Mkh. And I'm not sure about Martial's defensive hustle, something Moo demands.

    Both are 9.5

    1. BrockLanders
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      MickeyRyan all day long for me

    2. UnitedFan
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Why wouldn't Martial be nailed. Depay is off the mark by a lot.

    3. Licky
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Mkhitaryan openly criticised Klopp over his methods and training, this was regarding being 'held back' because he was asked to work hard and defend. Make of it what you will.

    4. BilalM
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      if Mou plays 4-3-3 Martial will be on the left wing.
      If Mou plays 4-2-3-1 Martial will play on the left
      If Mou chooses 4-4-2 (highly unlikely) he can play him up top.

      Either way, he starts. And he is dynamite

    5. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      My thinking exactly. Miki is the clear winner in this debate imnvho.

      1. Saint Channon
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        What does the 'n' stand for?

  28. BrockLanders
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    I take it the FPL site is open?? Only just logged on and doesn't seem to be open via my mobile??

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Clear cookies or try new another browser.

      1. BrockLanders
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers mate

  29. Jay_
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Didn't see the game at all but from what I can gather on Twitter it seems Antonio at right back was at fault for both the oppositions late goals in West Hams 2-2 draw.

    1. Postman Ty
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      "one of the best right-backs in the league" lol. He's a god damn winger, let him play forward and score goals.