Our next members article of the week takes a closer look at goal threat from the back. We focus on Fantasy Premier League defenders priced at 5.0 or below as we delve into the Opta data in an attempt to seek out value in our five-man backlines.
Guys did Ashley Williams get injured yesterday for Wales? Weird that he'd get subbed off on 82 minutes
Google says no
Cheers Google! Did try it and nothing came up, thought maybe somebody here was watching and would be able to better tell if he picked up a knock
I assume to let the fans gave a standing ovations for the captain
Ah thanks
A: Sanchez, Antonio, Lamela
B: Ozil, Sterling, Redmond/Snoddy/Bojangles
It's always A, right?!?!
Always
Definitely A
A
well always A until you put those three on B 😀
It's no longer unanimous... I prefer B. With Redmond.
RMWCT
Foster| Pickford |
Valencia|*****| Collins | Pieters| Amat
Hazard | Sanchez | Firmino | Antonio | Fletcher |
Ibra|****|*****
Pick one
A Lukaku Rondon/Remy Williams
B Costa Rondon/Remy Kone
C Costa Vokes/Hernandez WilliamsA
A with Remy
Thoughts on Stuani please? My whole team depends on him as a regular starter!
Isn't that enough reason to change your team slightly? It relies on a player that isn't even nailed for Middlesborough!
Keeping ownership aside, pick one-
A. Ibra Benteke Lanzini
B. Rooney Costa Antonio
B
B for sure
A gives you two penalty takers potentially though if Cabaye gets kicked off them by Tekkers. B gives you 0. Just something to consider.
Didn't consider that. Back on A 😀
B
A
Rate my WC team
Foster
Williams Shaw PvA
Sterling Hazard Sanchez Snodgrass
Ibra Costa Negredo
Subs: pickford, capoue, Amat, EvansGood to go
Midfield is quite something...
Dam......Mike Dean not directly reefing...
Manchester United v Manchester City
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Assistant Referee: Jake Collin
Assistant Referee: Simon Bennett
Fourth Official: Mike Dean
Arsenal v Southampton
Referee: Bobby Madley
Assistant Referee: Marc Perry
Assistant Referee: Edward Smart
Fourth Official: Simon Hooper
AFC Bournemouth v West Bromwich Albion
Referee: Kevin Friend
Assistant Referee: Simon Long
Assistant Referee: Derek Eaton
Fourth Official: Christopher Kavanagh
Burnley v Hull City
Referee: Paul Tierney
Assistant Referee: Simon Beck
Assistant Referee: Ian Hussin
Fourth Official: Michael Oliver
Middlesbrough v Crystal Palace
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
Assistant Referee: Scott Ledger
Assistant Referee: Andy Halliday
Fourth Official: Mike Jones
Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Assistant Referee: Peter Kirkup
Assistant Referee: Gary Beswick
Fourth Official: Jonathan Moss
West Ham United v Watford
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Assistant Referee: Stephen Child
Assistant Referee: Stuart Burt
Fourth Official: Stephen Martin
Liverpool v Leicester City
Referee: Craig Pawson
Assistant Referee: Harry Lennard
Assistant Referee: Adrian Holmes
Fourth Official: Lee Mason
Sunday 11 September
Swansea City v Chelsea
Referee: Andre Marriner
Assistant Referee: Adam Nunn
Assistant Referee: Andrew Garratt
Fourth Official: Roger East
Monday 12 September
Sunderland v Everton
Referee: Mike Jones
Assistant Referee: Mark Scholes
Assistant Referee: Darren Cann
Fourth Official: Neil SwarbrickTaylor given two pens already and Stoke give them away under pressure against better opposition at home.
(K)ane for me this week. Predicting one penalty and one open play goal or assist.
Where do you go to get the ref info pal?
Guys, I need your help. Which forward line
Ibra Lukaku Benteke
Ibra Lukaku Bony
Ibra Lukaku Costa
Ibra Lukaku Kane
Ibra Lukaku Diomande
Ibra Lukaku Defoe
Benteke Bony Costa
Benteke Bony Kane
Benteke Bony Diomande
Benteke Bony Defoe
Benteke Bony Ibra
Costa Kane Diomande
Costa Kane Defoe
Costa Kane Benteke
Costa Kane Bony
ThanksJust noticed that I missed a few combinations
Defoe Bony Diomande
R
Hahaha!
Ibra Kane Diomande
Get Bony in next week. Amazing fixtures.🙄
Ibra Lukaku Costa...but then the rest of your squad becomes too light...
Ibra Lukaku Benteke/Negredo also looks good....🙄 🙄
Ibra Benteke Costa
🙄 🙄 🙄
Ibra Costa Defoe, Costa > Aguero in two weeks
Foster
Valencia - Walker - Friend - Azpi
Mane - Redmond - Hazard - Payet
Diomande - Ibra - Kane
Jaku - Capoue - Routledge - VVD
G2G? WC not played yet is a bonus.
Not felt this quietly confident about my team in a very long time.
If Kane breaks the Dembele curse I'm on for a stormerSquad looks good....
Can look at Negredo instead of Diomande...and Kane can be swapped for Lukaku...
Rest squad looks fantastic!
interesting question
what here people thinks there fpl price will be based on their real life skill sets ?I'd be a 4.0 non-starting left back 😀
The first ever 3.5m player
Sorry, I meant 35m player. Like Kun but tripled importance
7.5m striker, 6.9m after GW3 international break
4.0
I think i I'd be a very good premium mid with goals assists plus CS or a defender who keeps CS plus scores goals
Blowing your own trumpet there
don't want to come across like that I play for my big local team so based these things on that
gold 😀
5 mil DM like Kante with huge ownership but kak in Fpl lol
Just footy skill set? (you used the plural "sets", so I wasn't sure)
If just footy then a 5.0 midfielder who gets on after 65 minutes.
that's one pointed nailed for sure....
point**
I reckon about £6m cos even though I'm absolutely gash as football I've told everyone that George Weah is my cousin and that seems to impress them.
Dunno but there definitely wouldn't be any problem affording premium players.
Midfielder 9.0m
On penos + set pieces + playing as no. 10 (Riquelme) to be accurate 😀
What about you ?same here plus I can be a defender too getting CS points aswell....if I play def. lol
😀
If a defender and on set pieces that would be gold (Baines)
4.5 M Daley Blind Jr.
I didn't realise we had so many exceptional talents on the site.
It all balances out.
Lol @ Your name
I'd be permanently red flagged..no I really would
I'd be the older version of Kingsley. 4.2 at one point then drop to 3.9 in less than a month.
Almost 10 years since my last match so not even listed anymore. In my playing days a Hatem Ben Arfa type of player. All show and no go with the excepiton of a once in a year MOTM solo effort goal.
As it stands(Have 1 FT for either Philips or Parades):
Heaton-Boruc
Stones-Ivan-Parades-Friend-Mcauley
Firmino-Philips-Kante-Sanchez-Eriksen
Negredo-Ibra-Hernandez(Hull)
WC Team:
Heaton-Boruc
Valencia/Shaw-Ivan-Gibson-Collins-Mcauley
Hazard-Capoue-Barry-Sanchez-Puncheon
Negredo-Ibra-Lukaku
Thoughts?parades is not even in Watford pl squad of 25
Thats why i have 1 FT...but wondering whether to do WC or not....
ivanovic in Wc team? also no hazard in your initial team is a worry
plus def. mids are a no go
Don't have the cash for a Kante -> Hazard swap...can look at upgrading Firmino/Eriksen to Hazard or downgrade one and buy Hazard next GW...
Don't want to take a points hit...IMO downgrade ivano too to maybe williams or baines
Not much Mf power other than Hazard and Sanchez. If Pardew decides to go 4 4 2 with Remy and benteke up front not sure if Puncheon can edges out zaha and townsend for the 2 wide roles.
Not sold on Negredo either he has really poor stats despite his goal and assists. If you are not planning to swap out Ibra for Aguero then I dont think you can keep both Hazard and Sanchez.
Just my 2 cents. =)Puncheon as a player is better than Zaha i believe.
And he has showed in the past that he can be a terror even with mixed fixtures...good Bonus point gatherer too.
And i had Aguero upto GW3...have swapped Ibra in this break and will do a swap again before GW6 to get Kun back.
Middlesborough set up allows Negredo to notch up assists and goals...dont see their Mids doing that much damage goals wise.
Thanks for the observations....will think about it! 🙂
Throw me your best 1 week punts for GW6.
Currently looking at Nolito/Sterling.
Silva
Interesting.
Gw5*
Sorry my bad.
4gls + 2 assist in last 3 games
Plays a different position for Spain.
...well, it's to be seen how City changes things up with Kun out. I have high hopes for him while Kun is out. I punted on him before when it was the case and it paid off handsomely...
Agreed. Likely on pens and in a derby he's likely to get one if Smalling plays and does his usual ShawX impression at corners 😆
Mane
Vokes
Sturridge
Bournemouth are gonna get pummelled. Pep will learn from West Ham game that they need to be ruthless
Erm, that's GW5 😆
Antonio, Willian.
Oh week 6. Try again
Ihenacho.
Defoe, Baines, Sterling
Nolito definitely...Sterling and Lukaku....
Kane in for Kun is my 2 week punt.
Pick one
a. ozil and mane
b. sanchez and lamela
A
A
Ouch first time to pick ozil over sanchez (biased 😀 )Tough one this.
talk of lamela rest and sisso starting.
From where?
there was a link. I can't be bothered looking for it. not sure if it was ligit.
Cool, ta. Wasn't being a d*ck, but have lamela in my WC team... 🙂
cheers, might just avoid for now
Fans don't think so. What is up with your grav? Can't be seen.
Plenty missing - including mine... 🙁
All gravs are working here.
Can't see yours either!
Try Ctrl + F5
Nope, not working on mobile either. The ones that are missing show up in the comments bar over on the right though. No big deal, but something is amiss as there are plenty missing and I'm not the only one not seeing them.
Me? No idea. I can see all. My own included.
I can see everyone's except yours. Just a small box with a cross
I can't see either of yours!
It's another of the "South American player X doesn't arrive back until Friday so won't start on Saturday" storylines.
So I heard, but hard to see that happening after his good start
Hazard and willian double up?
Sánchez and Antonio should be an option
Already have antonio
A
A
Mane after GW 6.Double up on Ozil and Sanchez
I think one of those hot topics or articles proved that the double up with Ozil and Sanchez doesn't really work- when one is doing well the other usually isn't. Last season I owned both for a while and can tell you the same. Maybe it'll change this year
Stuani or Vokes? Money no issue
think issue is with both of them
would appear money is an issue! vokes for me, will play as a striker and will be the main man once gray is banned
Who goes first Alli or Townsend ?
Alli ... atleast townsend is nailed for 90 mins .
Why lose either. Townsend looked a different player in his last match (I am keeping) and Alii looked great for England. The past has gone. Look to the future.
Alli looked really lively in his cameo last week.
It's only a matter of time before we're all rushing to get Alli back in. I'd keep tbh not long to go for Dembele's return
Who do you rate as the best value player in the game at this point in time?
For me it's probably these guys in this order:
Valencia
Shaw
BentekeHazard (considering his price tag). Although points on the board it would be Capoue.
Which option is better?
A- Stones & Williams
OrB - Pieters & Baines
mc / evan + baines
@LR - Nolito/Silva stats look better then Sterling considering their fewer minutes...
I just want to see who plays striker.
Yeah, I'm ready to pounce either way with moela itb....
Definitely wildcarding post GW6?
Will see how it goes. Something special would need to happen to make me not...
Not comfortable without Kun.I have a feeling we could be in for some price hikes that week if certain players come to the party over the next 2 weeks....
Morning! RMWCT please?
****** - Jaku
Valencia - ******* - PVA - Evans - Amat
Sanchez - Hazard - Sterling - Antonio - Capoue
Ibrahimovic - Benteke - Defoe
£0.0 ITB
Is Pickford more likely to play than Jaku?
A) Foster & Baines
B) Adrian & Williams
Thanks guysEasy. A. Team looks solid. I would worry about how you get Kun back into it though.
Sanchez & Ibra to Ozil & Kun
I don't want Ibra & Kun
Yes pickford more likely to play.
A
which do u think hav more point this week ? and how many ?
a) hazard + costa
b) barkley + lukaku
c) ozil + sanchez
A
a and c very close. ..... likely it will be A
A, but obviously it's something of a lottery. Guessing the actual points is even more of a shot in the dark. I'll say 16.
thx A all day long again !
Azza absolutely hammers Alexis on all stats. Whether you look at last week or whether you look since the start of the season.
Add to that the fact that Saints have much poorer defensive stats compared to Swans.
Easy captaincy decision then unless you have a strong gut otherwise.Saints being poorer is a plus for Alexis mate
Yup but their defensive stats are better than Swans.
wait, Hazard has better stats, but to add to the fact Saints have poorer defence (Is that supposed to be swans)
Im going with haz for sureeeeeeeYa typo there. Same overrated.
who's azza
Zaza's nemesis
hahha you hv made it even more complicated...
saying hazard got better stats but Alexis will plays vs saints who got a poor def. recordSwans have a poorer defensive record. Was a typo.
Also, don't have the exact details to back me up but Hazard seems to haul at home. Even in the 14-15 season and Alexis has a good record against Soton
Hi guys please give me some advice
Foster, Jakupovic
friend, amat, stones, smith, mcauley
hazard, firmino, coutinho, capoue, redmond
aguero, ibra, rondon
2ft
1mil in the bank
Thinking of
A.
out - coutinho and aguero
in - sterling and costa
or
B.
out - coutinho and aguero
in - nolito and costa
C.
out - coutinho and aguero
in - who????
Please advisesanchez/ozil and lukaku
do i risk Kane could pay off like when i did last year after man city, tempting
Kudos if it pays off - I punted on him from the start and regretted it!
I'd keep if i had.
I'll start again.
A Stones & Williams
Or
B Pieters & BainesB
A imo
A for me
B but pieters is 4th or 5th def right ?
Foster
Valencia, Williams, Evans
Ozil, Antonio, Firmino, Sterling, Hazard
Benteke, Ibrahimovic
Jakupovic/Pickford, Diamonde, Friend, Amat
With enough in the bank to do Ibra -> Aguero upon his return.
Realistically I'm never going to go for it but that midfield is nice to see in my team, even if it is only for a little while before I press the reset button 🙂That Midfield is the definition of PERFECT
It's delicious isn't it?
I know I'll end up falling in line with conventional wisdom and opting to go with something like Capoue + Defoe instead of Antonio + Diamonde so that I can play 3-4-3 though 🙂Guess it comes down to something like Firmino/Sterling vs Benteke/Defoe - ish?
That's why I think this 3-5-2 looks good!Something like that - I might fiddle with it a bit more and see if I can persuade myself to take a punt!
Agreed. Are you a 3 striker man though?
Always have been in the past. My only dalliance with alternative formations was when I went 4-3-3 for a while a few seasons back. It was less fruitful than I'd hoped (although I still think the theory is sound).
Why not go for it? I like it...
I like it too but there's usually several strikers tearing it up who you get burnt by if you don't have. Basically I'm a massive dullard!
True, but then there's usually quite a few midfielders tearing it up, too, and we can't have them all...
Hard to decide between Lukaku and Costa....
Should i go with Costas better form even tho i have Hazard and no Barkley?Long term or short?
Short, will sell for Aguero gw6
if i no hav barkley i will go with lukaku > costa
Costa
My transfer this week was going to be Lallana to Antonio.
But now there have been articles about how he has the most shots in the box for a midfielder and how he is second for ICT, just behind Aguero.
One more week?
Lots more weeks
What do we make of the Andre Gray news? And when is the hearing? He is just trolling us FPL-managers at this point.
I have decided to go with my guts and play on 3/5/2 or 4/5/1 this season
Cech (Pickford)
Stones Masuako Baines ( Amat Love)
Hazard Sanchez Sterling Ozil Lamela
Ibra Stuani (Diomande)
Honest thoughts please, would really appreciate it!
* Ibra --> Aguero is my aguero plan ..That Mid is perfect tbf
Ozil to Payet.
Even if you're playing with 1 or 2 strikers you need better options than Stuani and Diomande.
One of Amat or Love need to be upgraded to a £4.5m defender.Thanks a lot 🙂 Solid advice!
I think sanchez and ozil is overkill, get in a liverpool mid or downgrade ozil to cazorla (penaltys) in order to upgrade Stuani or diomande....
Liverpool dont have good fixtures, and Cazorla is I think a rotation risk .. also don't like the bandwagoning on Benteke/Bony/Negredo (the only credible budget options acc. to me) until they prove themselves ..that's why stuck on this for the moment 🙂
Kun and redmond to
A ozil and costa/lukaku
Or
B sanchez and benteke/bony?
XA if no Hazard or ev Mid
B if you have Hazard (Benteke and sanchez)Cheers mate.x
