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The penultimate team in our series of members’ articles, which review the numbers behind the 2015/16 season, are West Brom.

We get our analysis underway by assessing the Baggies team statistics and compare them to the rest of the Premier League and their previous league campaign. We then take a close look at their first-team squad, main goal threats and creative sources with one eye on the season kick-off in just over two weeks’ time.

The Baggies finished in fourteenth position last time out – just six points clear of the drop zone – after a dire run of form saw them draw four and lose five of their final nine league fixtures.

Pulis’ side struggled for a cutting edge and managed to find the net on just 34 occasions – down on their 38 goals from 2014/15 and a tally superior only to basement-dwellers Villa.

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  1. eivtho
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Please rate my team! This is huge in Norway btw⚽️

    Valdres - Foster

    Pieters - Walker - Shaw- Morgan - Friend

    Hazard - Martial - Tadic - Barkley - Ibe

    Aguero - Austin - Gray

    1. zotter
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Personally think you need a second decent striker like lukaku or benteke if he moves. Would downgrade Barkley and / or Ibe to facilitate

    2. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      don't need double Boro defense and Valdes may not even be nailed seeing as they're going for Guzan..

      striker price balance isn't great

      1. eivtho
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks! That makes sense! If not Valdes, who is the best gk at 4,5?

        1. sinik
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          I like Foster/Jaku for 8.5m total

  2. stachman
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Best midfielder for 7.5? Try to avoid Everton - already have Lukaku and Coleman in my draft...

    1. proczell
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Siggy

    2. zotter
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Can you stretch to 8 for CouTinho ?

      1. stachman
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        I could, but I need some proofes he is actually nailed

        1. Clump
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          He is nailed. Prefer Siggy though. Does the business every year.

          1. stachman
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            He didn't look so nailed last season... What makes you so sure?

            1. Clump
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              He plays when fit. I follow Liverpool.

              1. stachman
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                Thanks mate... I'll keep an eye on him - always admired his talent

          2. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            siggy is good choice for first two games or ayew its a lottery who will score more in first two weeks with such good fixtures

    3. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Tadic?

    4. Alan Hansen's Emu
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Ayew , Tadic , Siggy.

      Siggy is my preffered.

    5. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Ayew

    6. Art Vandelay
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Ayew (if OOP) or Siggy

      Lamela if feeling punty.

    7. Gold Monster
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Ayew

  3. coriswrasse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Greetings from North Carolina.

    Gomes, Foster
    Azpi, Taylor, Friend, Gabriel, Shaw
    4.5, 5.5, Alli, De Bruyne. Ayew
    Giroud, Carroll, Aguero

    Can I have a quick rating please.

    Thoughts on Batshuayi or Lukaku over Girou?
    Thinking Leko and Gradel as cheap mids. See who arises at 5.5.

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Giroud may not start first game after a long summer at Euro 2016 so I would start with Lukaku or Batsh. I have also got Leko and Gradel as well, think they could be a couple of really exciting wingers this year.

      1. I Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Lukaku might not start the first game either.

    2. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      do you think Bats is going to start with costa upfront for chelsea. If so I'm very tempted. I've recently changed from giroud to lukaku.

  4. Jack Burton
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Whats the best 6.5 or under stricker thinking of Rhodes.

    1. Clump
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Andre Gray straight in my team. Big prospect.

    2. Jack Burton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers clump was looking at Gray but not sure about fixture.

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        4 out of his first 6 are at home, on penalties, championship top scorer last season and scored 6 already in pre-season...

        1. Jack Burton
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          didn't know that cheers mig

      2. Clump
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Rhodes might not start every game now unless they play 2 up top.
        Decent pick, but a wait and see for me.

        1. Jack Burton
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          ok cheers both might give him a try then

  5. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Kun has gotta hit the gym
    https://twitter.com/sportlobster/status/758337838266146816

    1. Clump
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Brave enough to go without? He started poorly last year.

      1. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        have tinkered with it:
        http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/13616762

        1. Clump
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Brave man. Kun messed up my start last year, I captained him week after week (until GW 8) 🙁

          1. sinik
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Well that draft has a tidy 0.5m available which makes it an easy swap to Martial/Aguero (which is likely).

            1. Clump
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Might go Kun less to start with. Worst case would be a WC during international break.

    2. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Looks fat indeed, but has it been confirmed that that pic is real and recent?

      1. Chandler Bing
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Check the Man City YouTube channel.

  6. Zareos
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Option A (3-4-3):

    KDB, Mahrez, Ayew, Gradel, Capoue
    Aguero, Zlatan, Gray

    Or, Option B (3-5-2):

    KDB, Hazard, Mahrez, Ayew, Gradel
    Aguero Gray (Carroll)

    Defensively both teams are of the same value comprising of Middlesbrough, Palace and WBA cover.

    1. Däzzy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      B

    2. coriswrasse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      A. seems stronger and you can rotate between whoever is the hot mid at 7.5

    3. Thiga
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Option B but I personally would swap Gradel for Feghouli and Carroll for Wilson. Just a preference 🙂

      1. Zareos
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        I really like that suggestion

  7. Magic Man
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Thoughts?

    Foster - Mannone

    

Azpi - Fuchs - Zuniga - Friend - Naylor 



    Mahrez - Ayew - Deulofeu - Redmond - Fletcher



    Kun - Zlatan - Wilson

    1.0 itb for Benteke if -> CPL

    1. A.T
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Who is Zuniga?

      1. Magic Man
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Watford LWB.

      2. zotter
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        An attacking mofo

      3. Däzzy
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        This piece of $&@%#
        http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Qxz5y5Lv-K4

  8. zotter
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Which strikers are nailed for 6.0 or under

    I have a space for a 9.5 mid (already have MK) but would like to downgrade berahjno so I can get hazard

    1. Däzzy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Vokes, abel hernandez, wickham

      1. zotter
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Ok thanks. Hernandez probably most appealing

        Alternatively can go 6.5 plus mahrez

    2. Ziegler1988
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Borini

      1. Däzzy
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        This too I forgot

    3. mattk lfc
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Far better options at £6.5m if you can find the 0.5 elsewhere

  9. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Does anyone think Firmino or Coutinho can compete with the likes of Mkhit, Ozil and Sanchez?

    1. zotter
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Totally especially Firmino. Apart from Sanchez he is right up there IMO in terms of threat

    2. Oooof
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Didn't Klopp like Firmino up front away from home at times last year.

      If Sturridge gets injured, he'll be a good shout.

      1. zotter
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Even without IMO. Though if Sturridge fit he is an even better shout.

  10. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    If Pogba comes to United and plays LCM, that nails Martial in my team. Interplay with Ibra up top, Pogba behind, and a more-than-capable LB in Shaw as opposed to a different one every half like he endured under LVG. Not to mention he managed a tidy 11 goals and 4 assists in 32 appearances in the offensively blunted system of last season at the age of 19/20.

    1. Oooof
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I like the logic.

      What's happening with that Pogba deal? Does he even want to rejoin Utd?

      1. zotter
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Don't think he does. Holding for Madrid imo. And Madrid been oddly quiet so far

        1. sinik
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          that's not true

          1. zotter
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Which part

            1. sinik
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              That he doesn't want to go to United. He's been directly quoted as still loving us. He may also like Real but there's no connection there.

              Also the Real piece about Zidane's comments are referring to them training in the US, nothing to do with Pogba.

      2. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        He considers United his first family. I think he wants to join us but also likes Real. According to LaStampa (highly reliable), the deal is done and now they're just discussing the payment structure.

  11. markiks
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    rate team please

    de gea / valdes

    azpi / shaw / walker / van Aanholt / 4.0

    deulofeu / hazard / bojan / silva / coutinho

    giroud / gray / batshuayi

    1. zotter
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Horrifically risky strike force.

    2. Däzzy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Aguero essential

  12. Game of Throw_ins
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    RMT please. Open to suggestions / comments.

    Foster
    Fuchs / Dann / Walker / Friend
    Mahrez / Ayew / Eriksen / Mkh
    Aguero / Kane

    Bench: Janku, 4.0, Fletcher, 4.5
    ITB = Egg !

    All starting 11 look nailed on plus fletcher on bench for contingency. In few weeks can find out suitable 4.0 and/or 4.5m playing subs.

    Question: Should I downgrade defence for Fletcher --> Townsend ?
    Cheers !

  13. sirmorbach
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    first time playing the EPL Fantasy. whoa, harder than I thought. lol

    so far I've got

    Foster / Cech
    Koscielny / Moreno / Friend / Evans / Azpilicueta
    Feghouli / Ayew / Arnautovic / Tadic / Lamela
    Ibrahimovic / Kane / Long

    1. Däzzy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Defence and keepers way too expensive.
      You MUST own Aguero

      1. Däzzy
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Where is your 4.5mil mid also

        1. sirmorbach
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          very good points, mate. really appreciate it.

  14. goneill79
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    How's this draft looking?

    Foster Jaku

    McCauley Friend Barragan parades smith

    Hazard Mahrez Mkhi Deulofeu Holjberg

    Kun Vardy Long

    1. zotter
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Too light in defence for me.

      1. zotter
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Get Lukaku in for Vardy and Firmino in for one of the other mids. Spread the rest on defence

      2. goneill79
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Like to start off cheap in def.Theres always a few lesser sides like Watford last season that do well at the back

    2. Däzzy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Downgrade Mahrez. Double Leicester attack to much anyway. Upgrade your defence from remaining cash

  15. Kered
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    How nailed down we think wijnaldum will be for pool? Understandably hard to tell at this point but it's for a draft league and all other pool attackers are taken

    1. AK ⭐
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Prone to a lot of rotation imo

    2. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Nailed to the bench probably.

    3. Ayew Serious
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Nailed enough

    4. Oooof
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I think he'll play mainly when Liverpool are at home.

    5. Kered
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Okay thanks all. Lots of different opinions. I'll avoid for now

  16. jonny3110
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    RMT:

    Foster - Jakup
    Gabriel - Stones - Paredes - Shaw - Souare
    Hazard - Mahrez - Firminho - Feghouli - Zaha
    Kun - Lukaku - Austin

    1. Magic Man
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Parades isn't nailed neither is souare dont think austin is either

  17. Oooof
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone think Lacazette will come to the Premier League?

  18. KOLASINA(C)
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Hi, yet another RMT, feel free to share your thoughts about it ppl

    Heaton/Foster
    Baba/Shaw/Friend/Byram/Pieters
    Mahrez/Firmino/Siggy or Tadic/Feghouli/Watson
    Aguero/Ibra/Gray

  19. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    So most FFS managers think that pre-season form isn't always the best 'basis on which to pick a player' and 'form doesn't go into the real league most of the time'.

    Many managers on here believe that 'nailed on-ness' and 'fitness' are more likely to translate in to future FPL points. And only the most nailed(with the exemption of a couple of differentials) and the fittest should be in our teams.

    If this is true, is it possible to comment on the players fitness levels in future Scout Notes?
    We already get good updates on game time during pre season.

    Thanks.

  20. Knowledgeable meerkat
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Southamptons gw1 line up leaked

    Neuer

    Bellerin, stones, boaeting, evra

    Kdb, hazard, kante, mkhi

    Someone/someone

    Green me please

  21. Kizza_10
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Can I get a rating on this team please:

    Hart
    Shaw Baines Gabriel
    Ibe Ozil Payet Alli Mahrez
    Aguero Gray

    Subs:
    Jaku, Evans, Smith, Grabbon
    (Poor bench I know)

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      7

  22. Elijah's Wood
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Ive got 3 places to fill with £21m, playing 3-5-2:

    Foster
    Morgan XXX Friend Kone £4m
    Mahrez XXX Ayew Townsend XXX
    Aguero Ibra £4.5m

    A) KDB + Fischer/£5.5m + Wimmer/£5m
    B) Firmino + Deulofeu/£6.5m + Azpi/Baines
    C) Firmino + £5.5m + £5.5m (keep £1.5m ITB to upgrade to Hazard)
    D) Suggestions?

    1. Zareos
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      C but just go straight to Hazard. Arsenal away is a tough start.

      1. Elijah's Wood
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Original plan was to start with KDB and swap to Hazard in GW2.

        Arsenal isnt so bad now that Koscielney/Giroud/Ozil/Sanchez/Ramsey/Mertesacker probably wont play

    2. Pariße
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      B for me

      1. Elijah's Wood
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks Parisse

  23. Moyes4ever!
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Is Nasri nailed?

    1. Oooof
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Don't think so

    2. Dre
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Not a chance

      1. HellasLEAF
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        no

    3. bici
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      nobody is nailed at city

    4. Freddie Cutecat
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      He's the inverse of nailed

      He's hammered

      1. Moyes4ever!
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Lol, I think he could play a role. However, I ain't Pep. ha ha

  24. Däzzy
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Someone should create a guess Southampton's gw1 team competition/hot topic 😀 😉

    1. Dre
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      *insert But Why meme*

  25. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Right shall I give the Everton GW1 team a go?

    1. Ayew Serious
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      🙂

    2. Däzzy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I'll try one
      Stekelenberg
      Hibbert Mori Stones Oviedo
      McCarthy Osman
      Lennon Cleverly Niasse
      Kone

      Put this in green please mods 😉

  26. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Alexis Sanchez looking like a big differential on here. Not seen him in one team.

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Is he in yours?

      1. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        I haven't made one yet, the layout is too annoying.

    2. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      this is so true and have been thinking it the whole time. rough start though, but i guess it doesn't matter what team he plays! price is what is throwing people off.. he's not 10mil anymore

    3. ronty
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      as he is a major doubt

    4. Graceless Goof
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Still a doubt and priced at 11. WOuld be a case of wait and see for me. Easily interchangeable with KDB and Hazard though. Still don't fancy those early fixtures.

  27. Just A Hat
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    This is how Saints will line up GW1
    Forster
    Cedric, Fonte, VVD, Bertrand
    Hojbjer Romeu
    Davis, Tadic, Redmond
    Austin

    1. HellasLEAF
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      If Cedric nailed firm in my team. Good team, good price, attacking threat..

    2. Lucy.
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Well it's not a diamond/4-3-3 so this is definitely wrong.

      1. Ayew Serious
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Stop taking people seriously lol

        1. Däzzy
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          This lol. If this is over two weeks before the season starts imagine you when the real action stats 😀 😉

          1. Lucy.
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            I won't be here most of that period. I'll be on honeymoon. B)

        2. Lucy.
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Why not? Otherwise it's just s*** 'banter'. FFS loves to run a joke until it's so tired it looks like my gran's kitchen.

          1. Däzzy
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Lol Enjoy your ban 😀

            1. Lucy.
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              It's self-censored...

    3. Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Forster not first choice for kick off.......

  28. Super Frank8
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Wickham scores. 1-0 Palace

    1. Däzzy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Wickham essential

    2. Optimus.
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Wickham One(good Faithless tune)

  29. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Fryers assist. Someone check on the Carp

  30. KOLASINA(C)
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Southampton GW1 first XI

    Jones
    Dodd Lundekvam Williams Bridge
    Telfer Svensson Oakley Marsden
    Pahars Beattie

    1. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Le Tiss fail.

    2. Oooof
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      They're getting on a bit.

    3. Slartibartfast
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      No Francis Benali?

      I was watching my brother graduate a couple of weeks ago and Benali happened to be there picking up an honourary doctorate. Was pretty weird. He gave a good speech, though.

    4. KING_ZLATAN
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      James Beattie was a beast on fantasy at SOTON