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Our final Tuesday evening article delves into members’ data, as we take our usual scan of some of the standout numbers over the weekend’s ten fixtures.

We compare Gabriel Jesus’ displays with those of Sergio Aguero at Manchester City and check up on the recent performances of Swansea City’s and Manchester United’s in-demand midfielders.

The impact of Philippe Coutinho since returning from injury comes under the spotlight, while we also analyse the frontmen at Everton and Crystal Palace after a weekend of wildly contrasting fortunes.

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  1. ILOVEBAPS
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 21 hours ago

    Play Pickford(SOU) or Heaton(CHE)?

    Pickford may be back, either way he will play from start or not at all.

    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 21 hours ago

      TOPS! I'm so important right now.

      1. Netley Lucas
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 21 hours ago

        Exactly.

        1. ILOVEBAPS
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 21 hours ago

          So who would you start?

          1. michudagawd
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 21 hours ago

            The player that will play.

            1. ILOVEBAPS
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 21 hours ago

              Pickford then for me. With Heaton to come on if he's benched.

          2. Netley Lucas
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 21 hours ago

            Think SUN/Jordan/Man may clean, not to sure about The Heat, or the SOT CHE may bring to the game?

    2. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 21 hours ago

      I'm going for Pickford (but haven't thought an awful lot about it to be honest, just feel like a no brainer)

      1. ILOVEBAPS
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 21 hours ago

        Cheers. I just saw his flag changed colour so thought I'd ask the question.

    3. Speédy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 21 hours ago

      With mannone in form,pick won't be rushed in

    4. Ibracadabra
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 21 hours ago

      Mannone will start one last time after two clean sheets, so probably won't be a decision that comes into play. That said, Pickford in the slight chance he gets the nod. I think Pickford will come back in after Mannone concedes in a match.

      1. ILOVEBAPS
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 21 hours ago

        You would have to think that would be the case. Way too harsh on Mannone to be dumped after CS.

    5. Ryan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 20 hours ago

      Yep, start Pickford and Heaton can be the auto sub if necessary.

    6. BRFC1883
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 20 hours ago

      I'd go Pickers

  2. Netley Lucas
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 21 hours ago

    Sess, I reckoned you had the best side last week, how's it looking this week?

  3. GXNG
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 21 hours ago

    A) Baines+Snodgrass
    B) 4.5 def+ Barkley

    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 21 hours ago

      B. Hull defender? Barkley a good differential

      1. ILOVEBAPS
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 21 hours ago

        Only this if you have Coleman already.

        1. GXNG
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 21 hours ago

          Have Holgate...

    2. Speédy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 21 hours ago

      A easy

    3. Ibracadabra
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 21 hours ago

      A without a doubt.

    4. Grand Thibauto
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 21 hours ago

      A

  4. Speédy
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 21 hours ago

    5th defender bench fodder to start only GW 28???
    A)Mawson
    B)robertson
    C) Maguire
    D)FM(not sure about 4.7 for 5th def

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 21 hours ago

      Many on here thing Maguire, for his "shots", I think Robertson is the class act here, some of his balls have been... right up there lol, see the stat's or watch the games?

      1. Speédy
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 21 hours ago

        Havent seen hull play much ,more on the stats with them

        1. Netley Lucas
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 21 hours ago

          Well it's funny, Harry doesn't look much of a scorer (this site will tell you he is) but Robbo does look like a quality assist, lol

    2. Athletic Bilbo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 20 hours ago

      Robertson is indeed the class act. Maguire is thrills and spills, good fun to have on your team I guess

  5. ILOVEBAPS
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 21 hours ago

    Any brave souls? Alonso Captain??

    1. The Overthinker
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 21 hours ago

      6 points fixed.
      6*2 = 12 you definitely are getting

    2. Pierce34
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 21 hours ago

      Despite his attacking potential, he still won't score in most games so I'd feel uneasy captaining someone just for a clean sheet.

    3. Speédy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 21 hours ago

      Ibra Alexis siggy before Alonso for me

      1. ILOVEBAPS
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 21 hours ago

        It is certainly a risk but I've seen worse.
        Looking at San(c)hez to bounce back this week.

  6. SKENG
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 21 hours ago

    Anything worth a hit here? Did Lallana > Siggy with my FT, 2.4m left in bank.

    Heaton
    Alonso Coleman McAuley
    Alli Eriksen Siggy Phillips
    Zlatan Kane Lukaku

    Jaku Fletcher Amat Holebas

    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 21 hours ago

      Nah G2G.

    2. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 21 hours ago

      I'd rather have done Phillips to Siggy but everything looks good, except Phillips of course. 😛

      1. SKENG
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 21 hours ago

        Surely Phillips looks the better option over the next weeks considering fixtures and no blanks

        1. fedolefan
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 21 hours ago

          Only on paper. I hope he does well too though as an owner. Liverpool have Leicester next too.

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 20 hours ago

      Your team is very reliant on spurs scoring, it xould be worth looking at Kane > Costa or Eriksen > Hazard to get some chelsea attack, particularly as Spurs add Thurs night europa league games into their schedule, but not worth a hit imo.

  7. The Overthinker
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 21 hours ago

    Captain Defoe.

    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 21 hours ago

      Not for me but a decent option. Will be playing a SOU defence without VVD (or Fonte). Is having a stellar season too.
      I'm banking on Alexis to show up Hull.

    2. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 21 hours ago

      He's my vice captain right now behind boring Lexi.

    3. Mini Mane Mo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 21 hours ago

      quite a differential but why not against a leaky Soton defence with their minds somewhere else...surely nobody wants to get injured before a final

    4. Speédy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 21 hours ago

      Southampton will feel vvd absence,could be a great punt

    5. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 20 hours ago

      Really good shout. He is a bit of a differential in my ML and i have the C on him now. Sunderland not too bad at home and Southampton have been conceding a fair bit.
      Not sure if i want to push it incase Sanchez or Ibra haul. Could be a good week for a punt. I don't have Lukaku so need to peg back some points.

  8. Mini Mane Mo
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 21 hours ago

    Who would you choose?

    A. Valencia
    B. Coleman

    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 21 hours ago

      B
      No blanks

    2. GXNG
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 21 hours ago

      Valencia 2 blanks so B

    3. Speédy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 21 hours ago

      Goalman

  9. ILOVEBAPS
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 21 hours ago

    Save or use my 1FT? 0.3itb

    Pickford
    Coleman Alonso Baines
    Eriksen San(c)hez Alli Phillips
    Ibra Defoe Lukaku

    Heaton McAuley Capoue Kingsley

    Obviously I want Siggy but cannot decide if AlliSen > is wise.

    1. Mini Mane Mo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 21 hours ago

      Save as Alli's got two home matches after this week... eventually you'll get Siggy in on GW27

      1. ILOVEBAPS
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 21 hours ago

        Thanks. Will get Siggy if not this GW then 27 for sure.

      2. BananaNose Maldonado
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 20 hours ago

        This. I don't get the rush to bring in Siggy. Alli is a great option for the next two weeks. By GW27 you'll know if Siggy still makes sense or Snod makes more sense or Antonio makes more sense, etc.

        I'll take Alli with liv and STK over Siggy with LEI and che.

    2. liiusions
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 21 hours ago

      I did Alli->Siggy fwiw. Probably the midfield option for the next 4 GWs

  10. liiusions
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 21 hours ago

    If Arsenal were playing on Sunday this captain decision would be so much easier ...

    1. Pierce34
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 21 hours ago

      Why? Because you don't like having your captain play first, or because you'd worry about Sanchez resting for Bayern?

      1. liiusions
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 21 hours ago

        Nothing worse than your captain blanking in the early game. Saying that the only time I've done it in the past year or so was Sanchez and he got a brace vs Sunderland

        1. Pierce34
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 20 hours ago

          Same, only time I've had my captain in the early match was Costa vs. Leicester, but he got me 18 points so it wasn't bad at all.

  11. Ben the Mee
      9 years, 21 hours ago

      Anyone else worried about Wenger cutting San(c)hez's minutes to save him for the mid-week match against Bayern.

      1. Mini Mane Mo
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 21 hours ago

        only if they are winning comfortably...Ars's top 4 position is under threat

      2. Netley Lucas
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 21 hours ago

        Not really, dumping to save 0.5 after HUL.

      3. Speédy
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 21 hours ago

        Only if Wenger wants another bench frustration show

      4. liiusions
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 21 hours ago

        Siggy(c) won't get subbed off

      5. Pierce34
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 21 hours ago

        I don't think so, for two reasons - first, that Wenger needs to keep Alexis happy and Alexis is only happy when he's playing, and second, there are three full days of rest and recovery in between. Maybe he comes off in the last 10 minutes if the match is already won, but no more than that.

    • fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 21 hours ago

      Rose at 6.0m again, hopefully 5.9m in time for GW 26. I love my 5 point something defenders. When is the cutoff for that 2 match ban for 10 yellows?

      1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 21 hours ago

        End of season.

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 20 hours ago

        Early April

        1. fedolefan
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 20 hours ago

          Ugh. That's too long. Thanks.

      3. SH
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 20 hours ago

        2nd Sunday in April

      4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 20 hours ago

        Would love it if he got to 5.8... Would be tempted to start him instead of Phillips & go 4-4-2

    • FPLEL
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 21 hours ago

      I want to get rid of Stanislas but I'm not sure how. Help me please!

      A) Stan -> Phillips
      B) Stan -> Snod
      C) Stan + Ibra -> Siggy + Costa -4
      D) Save FT and play Fletcher

      Thanks.

      1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 21 hours ago

        B

      2. ILOVEBAPS
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 21 hours ago

        D

      3. liiusions
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 21 hours ago

        B but I think Stan will play

        1. FPLEL
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 21 hours ago

          Cheers, what makes you think that?

          1. liiusions
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 20 hours ago

            They got battered playing a new system without him

      4. Joggers Nipple
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 20 hours ago

        b

      5. Athletic Bilbo
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 20 hours ago

        Depends how confident you are with the rest of your team. Stan will get some minutes, more threat. D for me. But definitely not C, no no no not this week

    • Pigeon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 21 hours ago

      Not sure what to do after gw28 have 0itb

      Heaton
      Brunt Baines Chambers
      Sanchez Eriksen Siggy Phillips
      Kaku Ibra Costa

      Jaku Yoshi De Roon Am at

      Need to get rid of Chambers or Yoshi so should I try and get a United or Chelsea defender and downgrade Sanchez or downgrade one of my forwards?

    • Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 20 hours ago

      3-4 3 back in vogue?

      1. FPLEL
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 20 hours ago

        Strikers are really stepping up. Even the cheapies.

      2. Ryan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 20 hours ago

        Has been for some time.

        1. Netley Lucas
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 20 hours ago

          So we all lose Alli or Erik then... nah, not for me.

      3. liiusions
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 20 hours ago

        Quite happy with 352. For me it's essentially Hazard vs Costa/Kane and I'd rather have Hazard atm

        1. Netley Lucas
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 20 hours ago

          Nice side, really must link mine up hic

    • ASAP Rocky
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 20 hours ago

      1 FT. 0 ITB.

      Thinking Lallana > Siggy + Llorente > 6.0 forward? Look ok?

      Grant - Mannone

      Alonso - Walker - McAuley - Baines - Love

      Lallana - Sanchez - Phillips - Alli - Davies

      Ibra - Kane - Llorente

    • Valar(Keith)
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 20 hours ago

      Start one of Phillips(whu) Allen(CPL) Pieters (CPL)
      Ive been starting Phillips of late.. however, got a feeling Stoke is gonna do well this week though and Allen has looked a bit more threatening of late

      1. Athletic Bilbo
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 20 hours ago

        Who is in the grav? If stoke do well then Pieters may be the man rather than Joe

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 20 hours ago

          Raylan Givens

          1. Athletic Bilbo
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 20 hours ago

            Hmm suppose I should check out Elmore Leonard then?

        2. Valar(Keith)
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 20 hours ago

          Cheers mate. Timothy Oliphant. Homage to Justified and Deadwood 🙂

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 20 hours ago

            Olyphant 😛

            1. Valar(Keith)
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 20 hours ago

              Oops. Autocorrect 🙂

    • machickenz
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 20 hours ago

      Which teams have blanks coming up? So like what players should I avoid trying to get or get rid of if I have?

      Heaton, Randolph
      Baines, Alonso, PVA, Pieters, Love
      Alli, Hazard, Siggy, Stanislas, Phillips
      Ibrahimovic, Lukaku, Jesus

    • Sz21
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 20 hours ago

      Heaton, Pickford.
      Alonso, Walker, Funes Mori, Brunt, Amat.
      Eriksen, Sanchez, Snodgrass, Phillips, Whelan.
      Ibra, Kane, Lukaku.
      1ft, 0.3m.

      1. Eriksen to Siggy.
      2. Save.
      3. Other?

      1. tm370
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 20 hours ago

        Save. Nice team.

    • Butters_lfc9
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 20 hours ago

      Have 2FT any ideas as to how should I use them? If I move out Giroud> Lukaku I would have to downgrade Lovren to a 4.1 priced player. With this in mind should I look at swapping Giroud for Defoe instead so I can keep 2 transfers for GW26 when there will be more info about GW28

      Foster
      Alonso-Lovren- Holebas
      Sanchez-Alli-Stanislas-Phillips
      Kane-Ibra- Giroud

      Pickford-Capoue-Amat-Pieters
      0.4ITB

      1. jon.terry.tfh
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 20 hours ago

        Why would you want to keep Lovren? Liverpool's defence is in shambles. Stanislas is being dropped too so I would prioritize in getting rid of both of them.

      2. Netley Lucas
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 20 hours ago

        Use Stan & Giroud to get Phillips & Big Andy Carroll in?

    • smix
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 20 hours ago

      Eriksen to Siggy. Good move ? Are there any FA cup games etc I need to wait for before pulling the trigger ?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 20 hours ago

        FA Cup is the weekend after.

    • smix
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 20 hours ago

      Also is Snodgrass a definite starter ?is he on set-pieces at west ham?

      1. KUN+10
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 20 hours ago

        I have only seen him taking some corners.

      2. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 20 hours ago

        Snodgrass should take a large majority, if not all of West Ham's free-kicks and corners but penalties are in dispute between him and Noble.

    • Butters_lfc9
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 20 hours ago

      Move Giroud and Lovren to
      A)Lukaku and Ake, hoping Ake gets gametime as Chelsea get closer to the league title
      B)Defoe and Coleman

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 20 hours ago

        B, unless you have Ake as 5th def... He isn't going to get many games

        1. Butters_lfc9
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 20 hours ago

          Defence is atm, Alonso, Pieters,Holebas, Amat

    • Joggers Nipple
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 20 hours ago

      Bored as I have done my FT already. Next week I will sell Sanchez, probably 2 blanks. The other choice was Ibra but he has better fixtures around the blanks. So,

      Sanchez to-

      A. Siggy (Chelsea away)
      B. Barkley (not sold)
      C Erik/Pedro (seems wrong to get in players who might miss 28)
      D. Antonio (urgh, triple West Ham)
      E. Someone else
      F Save

      GW26-
      Foster
      Alonso Coleman Brunt Pieters
      Snodgrass Hazard Alli ?????
      Carroll Lukaku

      Jakop Fletcher Ibra Amat

      Thanks for any input

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 20 hours ago

        No point bothering until 2nd leg Europa games are played tbh. If I don't take a hit this week, I probably won't make a transfer until just before GW26 deadline.

        1. Joggers Nipple
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 20 hours ago

          True. I will wait and see.

    • FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 20 hours ago

      Hello. Still unsure on what to do with my team. Save ft?

      Bench one of:

      A) Walker
      B) Phillips
      C) Mirallas

      Foster
      Alonso, Walker, Baines, Jones
      Sanchez, Sterling, Mirallas, Phillips
      Ibra(c), Kane, Lukaku

      Pickford, De Roon, Amat 1ft 0itb

      Cheers

    • Old Wulfrunian
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 20 hours ago

      Snodgrass or Antonio a better pick?

      1. BananaNose Maldonado
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 19 hours ago

        Doesn't seem to be much between them. At least based on the one full match we have for Snod he played awfully advanced. So I'm tempted to go with the cheaper of the two.

        1. Old Wulfrunian
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 11 hours ago

          thanks

    • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 20 hours ago

      Next 4x GWs set to be very interesting with all the FA Cup games, LC final, Europa League & Champs League kicking back in plus 2 blanks for some big players, sanchez, ibra, jesus etc... All you can really hope for is to get a set of 4x green arrows as the casuals get hit with the blanks & suddenly find themselves only being able to field 5 or 6 players & potentially take lots of hits to resolve, screwing up teams even further for the run in with no planning for double GWs.

      1. Netley Lucas
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 20 hours ago

        Kind of, yeah?

    • Jinswick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 20 hours ago

      Is there an argument for goinf Wally (HUL) over Siggy (LEI) for one week only? Wildcarding next week.

      1. Jinswick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 20 hours ago

        Or even Mhikitarian (WAT)

      2. HammersFan
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 20 hours ago

        Ah so you are going with the early wc then to get through the blanks and using free transfers to prepare for doubles?

        Also still prefer siggy. Hull lot more sounds at the back than Leicester right now

        1. tm370
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 19 hours ago

          I'm not against wildcarding early - I wildcarded 4 weeks ago and have gone up 260,000 places since..But now would it not be sensible to wildcard after the blanks? Then you could load up on GW 26 and 28 players and wildcard in 29 or 30 in readiness for the DGWs. It seems odd to do it now.

      3. HammersFan
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 20 hours ago

        Or why not a city mid? Sterling or sane vs Bournemouth would be juicy.

      4. fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 19 hours ago

        You surely have Jesus right if you're asking about 1 week punts?

        1. Jinswick
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 19 hours ago

          Can't afford him without a hit, but looking at doing Benteke -> Jesus (-4) also. Worth it?

          1. fedolefan
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 19 hours ago

            Only if captaining.

    • FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 19 hours ago

      Tempted by Lukaku captain again over Ibra and Sanchez

      1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 19 hours ago

        Naaaaahhhh

    • E25
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 19 hours ago

      Heaton
      Walker Brunt Alonso Coleman
      Eriksen Sanchez Alli Phillips
      Costa Ibra
      Jaku / Carroll Capoue Pieters

      1FT 0.1 ITB

      Anything need addressing and bench/formation OK?
      Thinking of saving transfer this week and getting Lukaku for Ibra next.