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Our Rate My Team tool and the associated Projections enjoyed an extensive update overnight as we applied tweaked player appearance probabilities based on the pre-season matches.

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  1. Elijah's Wood
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Thoughts on Leicester defence? Worth it without Kante?
    Already have Chelsea and United defence (with Kone as back up), wondering whether to commit with Fuchs

    1. JIM BOB
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I think so, but depends on how new signings settle. Should be good value though

    2. jmcclory123
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Going to leak a lot more without Kante I know that much.

    3. Sjaugen
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Fuchs easily could be

      1. Elijah's Wood
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks guys, provided Kone starts for wherever he ends up he rotates nicely with Fuchs.

        Maybe worth it vs Hull and Swansea both getting pillaged of their players

    4. Wheato182
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Better options at his price i reckon.

      1. Elijah's Wood
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I think there are options like Everton and Spurs but both have a bad GW1 fixture which is what im looking for

    5. GinjaWhinja
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I'm having Fuchs for first 3.

      Hull - 'nuff said.
      Arsenal - Without Wilshere, Ozil, Giroud, Mertz and now Gabriel.
      Swansea - in turmoil with no Williams & Ayew

      1. Elijah's Wood
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Thinking of benching him for Kone in GW2 but agreed, Leicester could have a great start

      2. VS10_
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Özil and Giroud will be back for GW2 and could start then.

    6. Rococo
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      The ease at which Jesse Lingard walked through them for his goal was worrying.

      1. Elijah's Wood
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Exactly! I was pretty happy with owning Lei assets until Sunday

    7. BIG TONES
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Will decline without Kante, but still decent returns. All about MUN defence this time around

      1. Elijah's Wood
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Im still wary of Mourinho, took a while before Chelsea were settled and getting consistent clean sheets, starting with Valencia but dont think theyll be solid from the off

  2. sharper
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    RMT:

    Foster / Jak
    Valencia / Baines / Stones (Friend / Wollscheid)
    Tadic / Lamela / Oscar / Walcott (Routledge)
    Aguero / Kane / Gray

    £1.5 ITB..... to still tinker

    Players picked on pre-season form and potential to start GW 1 - 5

    Thoughts please?

    1. 1justlookin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Midfield far too weak

      1. sharper
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Who would you keep / swap?

        1. JoBro
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          All of them! Except tadic

          1. sharper
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Harsh but probably fair.... GK's happy with, DEF happy with, ATK happy with - Lamela, Oscar and Walcott are slight risks.

            I have £1.5 to upgrade 1 or 2

    2. delarrn
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Walcott is asking for trouble. Backed him as a differential and been stung too many times already.

  3. Waterboyd
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Foster, Jaku
    Shaw, Stones, Terry, Friend, Williams
    Gradel Townsend Hazard Firmino Capoue
    Gray Ibra Aguero

    Too much? I'm pretty happy with Gradel / Townsend, liking the value in both of these.

    1. Odikostar
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Feel the same, and you've got a solid ibrakun team there

  4. JIM BOB
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Do I have the following midfielders in the correct order in terms of FPL priority?

    1. KDB
    2. Hazard
    3. Ozil
    4. Firmino
    5. Payet
    6. Mahrez

    1. Sjaugen
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      4
      2
      1
      3
      5
      6

    2. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      3
      1
      2
      5
      4
      6

    3. lupinski7
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      How about Sanchez who will play more as a striker ?

  5. GinjaWhinja
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Ayew or Oscar?

    1. Elijah's Wood
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Both arent assured to start on the weekend, both are to be monitered tbh

  6. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Looks like Kone's on his way. We're all livid up here! I wouldn't sell him for 20 million. Whats the point!!!!!!

    1. JIM BOB
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      WOW! Everton splashing that Stone cash wastefully I see

      1. 1justlookin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Ha. Hes quality.

      2. A.T
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        He's quality from what I've seen.

        1. A.T
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Which admittedly isn't very much 🙂

      3. Every Dog Has Its Day
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Wastefully? lol mug

        1. JIM BOB
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Calm down dear

      4. Worzel Gummidge
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Kone is a great defender.

          1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            looool is he?

            Take your word for it, i've only ever seen him play half a dozen times

            1. JIM BOB
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 8 months ago

              This was half my point. Half a season in the Prem.

        • JIM BOB
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Ok, so my choice of words wasn't great.

          I agree he's a good defender, but struggling to get my head around him being worth 20m after half a season in the Prem.

          The market has gone a bit crazy I guess!

      5. 1justlookin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Good in the air, massive heart. Not great technically but a great athlete.

        1. pompeyfan
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          I've heard he's a good player.

          But on a side note, that is such an English description of what you want in a defender!

      6. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Great business for sunderland. Bad move football wise. Sunderland needed that solid defence to even have a chance now im not so sure.

      7. Cesc's old mullet
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        There goes my rotation...

        Any other Sunderland defender nailed on at 4.5?

        1. Elijah's Wood
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Kaboul?

        2. the cromulent one
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          If Kone starts at Everton, he's a far better option than he was at Sunderland.

          1. Cesc's old mullet
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Fair point. Remains to be seen whether he actually starts at Everton

      8. the cromulent one
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        So Sunderland will muddle through with O'Shea and Kaboul?
        Good luck with that.

        1. 1justlookin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Idiot. We signed a c.half last week for 8 mill

    2. Ian Davis
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Current team:

      Foster / Jakupovic

      Shaw / Terry / Stones / Friend / Paredes

      Hazard / Firmino / Redmond / Lamela / Capoue

      Aguero / Ibra / Gray

      Any suggestions?

      *I'm thinking of possibly having Deulofeu instead of Lamela

      1. delarrn
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I'm not convinced by Deulofeu myself. Rest of the team looks nice

    3. NissA
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I was settled on having Baines from the get go. The current Williams news makes him an even better prospect, although Ashley will probably be hogging the bonus points in case of a clean sheet.

      If Koné finally goes to Everton, would any of you consider doubling up on their defense? With a bonus points hogger, an alleged set piece taker and a massive aerial threat, just for 5.0., 5.5. and a measly 4.5. respectively, playing for a manager with a decent defensive record over at Southampton, I'd find it hard not to pick more than one during their easier period of fixtures.

      1. 1justlookin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Too risky

    4. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Terry or Williams (everton) ?

      Both has decent fixtures at the start

      1. Oooof
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Is Terry injured?

        Dugout FC says he is.

        Not sure if they're reliable or not.

      2. Scots Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Williams is more secure. Terry will surely be at risk once Zouma returns.

    5. lupinski7
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      What do you think guys ? RMT please.

      Foster 4,5 / Jakupovic 4.0
      Valencia 5,5, Stones 5,0 (City), Friend 4,5 Byram 4,5 Souare 4,5
      Martial 9,5 Hazard 10,0 Sanchez 11,0 Firmino 8,5 Hojbjerg 4,5
      Kane 11 Gray 6,5 Carroll 6,5

      1. ANON.
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Looks ok. Risky without Aguero. Think Byram might not start due to new signing

        1. lupinski7
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          i decided to bring sanchez instead who will play as a striker and have 5 pts for goal and another +/- 15 for CS and safe me 2 mln so I can have hazard and firmino as well, with ayew and payet delivery Carroll if fit can have some good numbers.

    6. adstomko
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I'm starting to think a 5-3-2 could potentially work

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        It won't

      2. JIM BOB
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        lol

      3. Oooof
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Maybe in Fantasy Serie A

      4. Waterboyd
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Ay, now that you mention it.

        Foster, Jaku
        Shaw, Stones, Terry, Friend, Williams
        Gradel Townsend Hazard Firmino Capoue
        Gray Ibra Aguero

        With an upgrade on Townsend this could easily work.

        1. Waterboyd
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Or not.

      5. Worzel Gummidge
          9 years, 8 months ago

          For Everton it might do.

      6. nicecat
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Ok I think I'll go with this one:

        Courtois \ (Jakupović)
        Valencia \ Walker \ Sagna \ (Paredes \ Amat)
        Hazard \ Firmino \ Tadić \ Fletcher \ (Capoue)
        Ibra \ Kun \ Gray

        Any comments/suggestions?

        1. ANON.
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Wouldnt have Fletcher 4th mid. Also wouldnt go with 2 4m defs

        2. Sjaugen
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Downgrade Sagna for playing defenders

        3. nicecat
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Got any suggestions on cheap playing defenders for my bench?
          I assume there aren't any priced 4M.

        4. Elijah's Wood
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Courtois -> £4.5m
          Sagna -> Terry
          Fletcher -> £5.5m

          1. nicecat
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Courtois -> Foster
            Sagna -> Terry
            Fletcher -> Drinkwater

            Maybe this?

        5. nicecat
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Thanks!

        6. Get in ma Dembele
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          be careful with Paredes and Amat, if you're not intending on playing them then get 4m with low selection %, otherwise mass transfers out from the casuals will cause both their prices to drop. If you want a 4m starter, Lenihan from Hull is a starter.

          Downgrade Sagna and Swap Fletcher, other than that i'd say G2G

          1. nicecat
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Thanks!

      7. Camp No No
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        So, now that City is in possession of the two most expensive defenders of the history of football,* they are Mangala and Stones! 😆

        *Although if you count in inflation, Ferdinand may have been more expensive than Mangala. Doesn't change that this is funny, though.

        1. Slartibartfast
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Wasn't David Luiz more?

          1. Camp No No
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Nope, less.

            1. pompeyfan
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 8 months ago

              thought he was £50m

              1. Camp No No
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 8 months ago

                He was slightly less than 50M _euros_.

                1. pompeyfan
                  • 16 Years
                  9 years, 8 months ago

                  seems you are going off an alleged leaked document. Accepted wisdom still seems to list Mangala as being cheaper than Luiz

        2. Every Dog Has Its Day
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          and we are selling Mangala.

          1. Camp No No
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Since you paid about €50M for him, I guess around €5M will be a fair price. 😉 😆

            Nah, who would be so dumb as to pay that much for that big pile of donkey sheet?

      8. ANON.
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        RMT please:

        Foster
        Shaw, Friend, Pieters
        Hazard, Mahrez, Alli, Redmond
        Aguero, Vardy, Gray

        Jaku, McAuley, Capoue, Kone

        1. Oooof
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Defence is a bit light, but everything else looks solid.

      9. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        The full banner picture 🙂 Looks like FFS gave us all a treat for free! 😀

        http://d1bfnpscahnssj.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/rmt_16.jpg

        1. Every Dog Has Its Day
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Yeah I want a refund

        2. A.T
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          A little taster to get you hooked 😉

        3. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Arnie? Lol 😀

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

          but what week does it start and when was it last updated? looks different from the rmt tool just now..

      10. Coaly
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        a) Firm Tadic Lamela
        b) Mane Redmond Ayew +0.5m

        1. UnitedFan
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          A

        2. Elijah's Wood
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          A, but not convinced with Lamela. Could get Firm/Redmond/Erik?

          1. Coaly
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Not a bad shout there!

            I do think Mane will be the one to benefit most from Liverpools system though, even with Firm at false 9

      11. Sweden11
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        A) Coutinho and Kane
        B) Mahrez and Lukaku
        C) any other combo for 18m

        1. #23
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          A is 19 and B is 18,5

          C) Vardy + Mahrez ?

      12. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Can someone please rate my team out of 10?
        GK: Heaton

        Def: Baines,Walker,Valencia

        Mid:,Hazard,Eriksen,Bolasie,Tadic

        Forward: Aguero, Gray,Vardy

        Bench:Jaku, Routledge,Friend,Paredes

        Will rotate heaton and Jaku according to fixtures.
        Also do you think Firmino instead of Eriksen?
        Thanks to everyone who replies!!

        1. ANON.
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          I would go Alli instead of Eriksen

      13. UnitedFan
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Carroll or Wilson?

      14. Scotty B
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Anyone getting Pogba @8.5?

        1. UnitedFan
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Not me

        2. SAINTS
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          See my post below. Surely he's not guaranteed to start or else everyone would have him?

        3. JÆKS ⭐
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Most of the casuals are

        4. Slartibartfast
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Watchlisted for now. Doubt he'll start GW1 anyway.

        5. Scots Gooner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Can't see him out scoring similar priced midfielders. He'll be playing deep in a conservative Mourinho system, so think the are better options.

      15. Cradders
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Is Kightly nailed??

        VVD or Williams?

      16. Gazpilicueta
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        been thinking about membership for a while, is now the time to take the plunge?

        1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Depends what you want from it. It's a waste of money imo unless you just want to support the site.

          1. Limbo
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Disagree. RMT + Tactical Analysis + Proper Season Ticker

            1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 8 months ago

              Ticker is useful for sure... the rest is just someone's opinion on fantasy football that doesn't know as much as me lol 🙂

        2. Beavis
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          You are a member apparently?

      17. jacklockett
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        which teams have the easiest first 3/4 game weeks do we think?

      18. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Gabriel out for up to 8 weeks?

        http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37023804

        1. Beavis
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Evans essential

        2. Every Dog Has Its Day
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          mane is going to destroy arsenal

      19. SAINTS
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        First post all Summer, but is Pogba on at 8.5m a joke? If not, why isn't he in everyone's team?

        1. Gazpilicueta
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          crack on mate, if u want him, have him

          1. SAINTS
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            I just don't get his price? Why so cheap?

            1. VS10_
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 8 months ago

              lol

        2. UnitedFan
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Plays too deep for consistent returns

        3. Cradders
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          He's not gonna play he's had no training sessions since the Euroas and I doubt he's gonna play up the field with Mkhi Martial Rooney etc he'll probably play alongside a DM in a double pivot

        4. Worzel Gummidge
            9 years, 8 months ago

            He won't get you many FPL points compared to others around that price maybe?

          • CC22
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Bit of a card magnet and a deep lying midfielder. He's not going to be banging in 15 goals from midfield and a hatful of assists.

          • Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Do you know where he'll play positionally?

        5. HurriKane
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Noob question.

          How to change fpl team name.?

          Thanks in advance

          1. Al Bundy
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Go to your team, bottom right corner it says Team Details.

            1. HurriKane
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 8 months ago

              cheers mate

        6. Kered
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          What are the chances of Batshuayi starting alongside Costa this season? Very hard to tell what system Conte will opt to use, because with Willian, Hazard, Costa, Oscar than 2 of either Kante Matic and Fabregas...Guess if they play 4-2-4 he could replace Oscar but he is on decent form at the moment.

        7. Sweden11
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          How would you fill my last 2 spots?

          Hazard Firmino Redmond Capoue ___
          Aguero Caroll ___

          Have 18m itb

          1. Wag the Drog
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Ibra, Townsend

            1. penguinsofdeath
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 8 months ago

              this

          2. Al Bundy
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Many will say Ibra + Deulofeu.

            I say you need to Spurs it up. Kane and Lamela great options, both might be a bit much. But Kane, and find yourself a mid sub 7,0 you like.

        8. TheCurseOfRaheem
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Thoughts on Stones' chances of starting?

        9. Wag the Drog
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          For 4th MID:
          A) Ibe+Fegouhli
          B) Deulofeu+4.5