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The penultimate team in our series of membersโ€™ 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 weeksโ€™ time.

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

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

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

    1. Ibe & Baines
    or
    2. Bolasie & Morgan

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

    Chelsea gonna have most clean sheets. Terry gonna play. No money for Terry. He my Asa Akira.

  3. Earn your Spurs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    I remember seeing someone had done a really nice spreadsheet showing all the fixtures by week, colour-coded for easiness of the game - but I can't find the link. Could anyone point me to it please?

    thanks ๐Ÿ™‚

  4. The Mighty I
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    How we looking?

    Foster Heaton
    Azpi Shaw Williams Souare Friend
    Mahrez Mkhitaryan Ayew Gradel 4.5
    Aguero Costa Austin

    Williams will likely become Stones if he moves to City. All suggestions very welcome.

    1. JIM BOB
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Decent. Would want reassurance from preseason that Austin is nailed.

      1. The Mighty I
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers. Yeah hopefully we get a better indication, lots of good options at 6.5 as well.

  5. JIM BOB
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    With Chelsea not having any European football to worry about, is Hazard the pick of the FPL midfielders?

    If not, who will outscore him over the course of the season?

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

      KDB, Micky T.

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

      Can't see anyone obvious really, maybe kdb if he plays behind aguero.

    3. Jönny
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      He could well be. Depends how Conte sets them up i suppose.

    4. JIM BOB
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Nobody fancies Mahrez or Ozil then?

    5. ***00tennis***
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      YES.... he will play all 38 games, others won't especially KDB when Citeh play 4 times in 2 weeks with Europe qualies.....Pep loves to rotate....

  6. Matsy123
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Rate My Team?

    Foster/Heaton
    Shaw/Gabriel/Francis/Friend/Macauley
    Hazard/Mkhi/Ayew/Townsend/Hojbjerg
    Kun/Costa/Gray

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

    They should have more dogs like this around the football grounds..

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIC41HClSg8 ๐Ÿ˜€

  8. kalmoffit
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Any interest in Jermaine Lens this season? He did start well last year before injury.

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

      Not gonna start

  9. Jönny
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Evening all. First time on in an age. Hope you're all having fun tinkering....best bit of the season, this: anything is possible.

    For what it's worth, here's my latest draft. It will doubtless change a LOT between now and kick off...

    Valdes, Heaton
    Terry, Shaw, Funes Mori, PVA, Smith
    Silva, Mahrez, Bojan, Fischer, Hojbjerg
    Ageuro, Rooney, Costa

    Think whatever happens I'm going to go big up front to start with. Had Ageuro, Ibra and Vardy before but that just seemed excessive...

    Happy tinkering y'all.

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

      Perhaps look to free up to funds to field a slightly stronger midfield? Maybe cut down to three 5m+ defenders and get a few 4.5s or even 4m bench fodder. Forget this suggestion if you are adamant you want a 4-3-3 formation...

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

        Probably right...defenders all seem 0.5 cheaper than you'd expect so I've stocked up!

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

      Solid team, not very template which is good, but I don't think Rooney in a role behnd the striker is an option worth the 9m. I would perhaps downgrade him to upgrade one of the mids (Ayew, Tadiฤ‡, Sigurdsson, Mirallas - if nailed all seem like good options).

  10. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Ayew scores again, I think I need him

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

      ๐Ÿ™‚ this

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

      Over siggy? I'm torn on this decision

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Don't have either atm, but yes

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

          Siggy just seemed so consistent last season when ayew dropped off, plus set pieces and pens sways it. If Ayew remains upfront then it makes this decision much harder.

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

        Same here. Ayew as a forward or Sigurdsson with every set piece possible.
        Are they in for a new striker even?

    3. The Mighty I
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      First two fixtures are delightful.

    4. Jönny
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Hadn't realised how high up the midfielder rankings he was for last year. To say he's 2M cheaper than Payet he looks very cheap..or Payet looks expensive. Either way...

    5. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      3 away matches to start the season at 'pool though...

  11. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Those Russian athletes uniforms! ๐Ÿ˜ฏ

  12. Delima
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Is physioroom.com a reliable source concerning injuries? Chris Brunt out till oct 16 it states. Likely?

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Den Binnery is all you need

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

    Deadzone send to have kicked in about 5 hours early ๐Ÿ™

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

      *seems instead of send

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Look up

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

    de Gea (Jaku)

    Pieters / Stones / Azpilicueta (Moreno / Fernández)

    Tadic / Arnautovic / Ayew / Lamela (Feghouli)

    Agüero / Long / Kane

    RMT please?

  15. woodles
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Thoughts on this team. starting to take shape I think:

    Adrian/Jaku
    Shaw/Fuchs/Baines/Mcauley/Friend
    Miki/Hazard/Siggy/Feghouli/Leko
    Lukaku/Aguero/Gray

    Think Feghouli has looked very good in pre season (I'm a west ham fan) and should definitely start the first few games of the season. Has scored a couple of goals already too. Can always downgrade one of my 4.5 defs to a 4 and try to upgrade to townsend or shaquiri or deulo. Any advice appreciated

  16. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Can anyone deny any of this?

    City is gonna play offensive football given Gvardiola is their manager, at least 2 offensive players are essential, Kun and Kdb preferably.

    Utd is Mou's this and years to come, meaning they won't score or concede alot--->Mikh or Zlatan, one is enough.

    Konte's defence is essential which means Terry or Azpi>Shaw.

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

      I think United will be much more offensive this year, due to criticism recieved the last few years. Also, it is generally a misconception that Mourinho's teams don't offer attacking threat and just play defensively. Chelsea and Real scored many goals under Mourinho.

      Mikhi and Zlatan also combine for a whopping 2.5M less than Aguero and KDB, that's a lot of funds that can be used elswhere so early in the season. I personally feel I can't afford the City duo.

      Feels like I have all the eggs in one basket and the rest of the team sufers

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

      Mikhi/Aguero seems the best option for me at this moment.

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

        I got Ibra, Kun, Kdb and my team looks just fine mate. Mikh an Zlatan is an overkill really. Pep's teams play offensive football and that's a fact.

  17. Sauzée
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Meunier screamer!

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

    This is how Southampton will line up at the start on they season:

    Forster
    Bertrand - Fonte - VvD - Targett
    Davis - Hojoberg
    Tadic - JRod - Redmond

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

      No Striker? :O

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

      Austin/Long up top

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

      Lol only 10 players
      Two left backs no right back
      Wrong formation also. They will go with a 4-4-2 diamond
      PS I mixed your Birthday yup with someone else's ๐Ÿ™ . Sorry ๐Ÿ™‚

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

        What it's not his birthday? I'm taking the sticky down then.

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

          ๐Ÿ˜€

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

      Lol

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

      Surely Tadic will be central?

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

      Who put this in green? ๐Ÿ˜€ False info
      Not even the right formation!
      Two left backs and no right back?
      JRod and Redmond to start lol.

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

        Romeu first choice cdm also
        Not trying to sound rude but the way jafooli ๐Ÿ˜‰

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

        *by the way

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

      Source?

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

      This is offensively inaccurate.

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

      And maybe Ward-Prowse also......