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Our summer series of members’ articles – offering an in-depth team-by-team analysis of 2016/17 – continues with West Bromwich Albion.

To begin with, we’ll look at the performance levels over the team statistics in an attempt to spot trends or improvements.

We then delve into the player data, analysing the key individuals as we scour for early targets ahead of the new season.

In addition, we’ll check in on the Baggies’ threat from set-pieces, in particular, with their reliance on dead-ball situations remaining pivotal to their prospects.

West Brom certainly upped their attacking output in the previous season.

Pulis’ side netted a mere 34 goals – the second-worst record in the top-flight – on their way to finishing in fourteenth spot in 2015/6. Yet last term, they found the net on 43 occasions to claim tenth position.

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  1. The 12th Man
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Getting happier with my squad.

    Forster
    Kolasinac,Daniels,Davies
    KDB,Salah,Zaha,Fraser
    Kane,Lukaku,Mounie

    Elliot,Carroll,Suttner,Long

    Hows that?

    1. Steve Stiffler
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      decent yeah ive went with mounie aswell, dont know about fraser just, would change for JWP Atsu or Milojelivic

    2. Top 210 Club
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Fraser gonna score gw1

  2. Steve Stiffler
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Think ive tinkered around enough, and still not happy but give me yor verdict on the dustys please men:

    Foster
    Kolasinac, Cedric, Daniels
    KDB, Mane, Pogba, Milojelivic
    Kane, Lukaku, Mounie

    Subs: Elliot, Carroll, Suttner, Gamez

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

      Almost my exact team. I like it.

    2. EDEN THE MAN
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Look at the comments abov

      1. Steve Stiffler
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        its my own comment eden son

    3. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Mounie tough break

      1. Steve Stiffler
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        yeah fixtures look good and decent punt i think at that price, who would ypu put instead, thanks

    4. Top 210 Club
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      I have def from same 3 teams, Mkhitaryan over Pogba, KDB but still afford Jesus over Mounie

      1. Steve Stiffler
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Pogba less likely to get rotated i think man and cant afford Jesus, would have to get rid of Kane and ive had him and out more times than enough sticking with him

        1. Top 210 Club
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          Meant almost same big hitters, have Jesus with Kane and Lukaku but guess would mean no mane

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

    Foster/Elliot

    Kolas-Kompany-Yoshida-Suttner-Long

    KDB-Willian-Mane-Miliojevic-Carroll

    Lukaku-Mounie-Kane

    RMT please lads!

  4. F4L
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Its going to get messy on here if Rashford turns up tonight

  5. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Chris Löwe on penalties, is that right? If so then 4.5m for a defender is a bargain?

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

      Got him atm

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

      Unknown. Took the last one of the season with Mooy on the pitch but Ince also took some for Derby (mixed record).

    3. applebonkers
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      could be a graham alexander so lots of luck needed to hit one of those penalties as i don't think it's crazy to say huddersfield could be one of the most leaky defences in prem history

  6. 3Dog
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Anyone have any ideas why Everton v Arsenal is no longer showing in GW9?

    1. My Name Is Pepu
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Because of UCL of the poor man (Europa)

    2. Konstaapeli
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Europa League I guess

      1. 3Dog
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers, long way off but was wondering!

  7. My Name Is Pepu
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Holding worth a punt? Or should I play it safe and go for Charlie Daniels?..

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

      Play it safe. Would love to see Holding play regularly though...

  8. DonTheSpecialOne
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Double Saints at the back? I'm considering it. Great fixtures, 7/11 first GW's @ Home as well.

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

      Dont do it.

      1. DonTheSpecialOne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Why? I'm seriously considering it

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

          Bad memories I guess. If you think it's the right choice, I wish you well.

    1. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Lol at waxys

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

      Lol at anyone who thinks The Sun would get reliable info from a Liverpool source

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

        I don't see why I would doubt them

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

          Yeah, why would they ever lie or make shite up?

  9. Ninjaa
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Put these I order of 'nailedness "
    JWP Redmond Tadic

    1. Smoky Johnson
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      T R J

    2. Big Sum
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Redmond Tadic JWP

    3. My Name Is Pepu
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      All equally nailed

  10. some witty pun
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    How does this look??

    Elliot - Foster
    Dawson - Cedric - Daniels - Mee - 4.0
    KDB - Alli - Zaha - Redmond - Ritchie
    Kane - Lukaku - 4.5

    1. Smoky Johnson
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      This is what I love about this game.

      I also have
      Elliot - Foster
      Instead of Dawson > Hegazi
      Instead of Daniels > Francis
      Also, with Mee and 4.0

      Also KDB, but Eriksen instead of Alli.
      Now, also Ritchie but Carroll as fourth.

      The kicker? My front three: Kane, Lukaku, Jesus.

      1. Smoky Johnson
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Instead of Cedric > Yoshida*

      2. some witty pun
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Interesting, I'm also considering Carroll as a fourth too, so I can have Kane/Lukaku/Firmino

  11. TheBusDriver
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Remember, the most important thing is to have the highest owned players in the game. That's the key to success.

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

      Nope

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

        The key is to have the players who will score the most points

        1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          This

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      and people on here are going without Rangel, smh

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

      K

    4. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Well played

    5. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      That works only in 2nd half of the season

    6. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Stick to driving buses

    7. Smoky Johnson
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Only dead fish swim with the stream.

    8. Manif
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Your irony flew over the heads of a lot of people, I'm afraid. But I liked it. 🙂

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          8 years, 9 months ago

          Don't know how everyone missed it

    9. chaboi1998
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Front 3 of Luka King Firmino too weak?

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

        Nope if you have a good midfield

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

        Could be very nice if you're playing the fixtures.

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

      Which would you go for?

      A) Firmino and Philips
      B) Pogba and Mounie
      C) None

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

        C

        B if any

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

        B, but both are on the fringes of my team, so perhaps I should say C.

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

        Firmino + Ritchie?

      4. UshFPL
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        A but not with Phillips for me

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

      A) Kane, Zaha, Danilo
      B) Jesus, Alli, Daniels

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

        B

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

      What players do you have both in your classic and draft leagues?

      Mine intersection:
      Foster, Daniels, Kolasinac, and Ritchie.

    13. Ando
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Anyone taking a punt on PvA from the off? With clean sheets unpredictable from the start, Palace's decent fixtures, as well as playing with wing-backs, is he a good option?

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

        strongly considering him. Decent value imo

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

        I got beaten in my mini league by someone bringing him in at the end of the season. Eugh

      3. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Nailed in my team if Trippier is out.

    14. FDMS All Starz
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Alli or mane? Got Salah & Kane

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Alli

    15. Stevie B
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Why select the most people Elliot (NEW) as second goalkeeper and not Coleman (HUD)?

      Fantasyfootballfix says Elliot is a 26 % starter and Coleman a 100% starter. Or is this wrong?

      Thank you!

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

        Their lineups and starting xi % are pretty shocking.

      2. Rhodes your boat
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Huddersfield have signed ryan

    16. poidlolo
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      No chelsea, no arsenal
      DDG (Elliot)
      Stephen , Cahill , Daniels (Mee , Hune )
      Alli , Mane , KDB , Atsu (RLC)
      Lukaku , Gabbiadini , Vardy

      Any comment?

    17. Malinwa
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      A: Cédric - Bertrand
      B: Cédric - Dann

      Maybe not a good idea to put Cédric and Bertrand in my team? ... some 'easy' fixtures at the begining of the season.

    18. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      A) Carroll Benteke
      B) Zaha Abrahams

      1. Jimmy Boy
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        B

    19. Turmoil
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Fabianski Elliot

      Cahill Daniels Kompany Mee Suttner

      Eriksen Alli Fabs Siggy Atsu

      Firminio Vardy Bats

    20. AYEW KI-EDEN MEE
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Shocked at the lack of strengthening WBA have made this summer, hard to get excited about owning any of their players

      1. DonTheSpecialOne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Yup, I've gone from two to not having any WBA.

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

        They're really going to struggle. Only 6 clean sheets last year and they're weaker this year with Fletcher having left.

      3. some witty pun
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        I still trust their defence

        1. Smoky Johnson
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          Oh you mean the defense that kept 6/38 clean sheets last season?

      4. Old Gregg
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        I would love not to have Foster in Goal.

        Wanted Hennessey but Speroni is lurking.

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

          I've ditched all Baggies too despite fixtures.

          For a 4.5 keeper can't see much wrong with Bego, whom I'm going with,

    21. chaboi1998
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Thoughts on my long term defence guys?
      Kompany
      Valencia
      Kolasinac
      Bertrand
      (Hunemeir)

      Back heavy?

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

        yeaa downgrade 1 or 2

      2. Ninjaa
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Expensive

    22. Puntillimon
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      As a pool fan, it's disappointing that Coutinho wants to leave. On his day, couts is unplayable. That being said, on many occasions last season, it did seem like he was trying too hard in certain matches, shooting way too often from distance and those games where he didn't play, pool did seem to play better at times. Mane's absence hit us way harder. Hope the front 3 stay healthy all season and we use the money we get wisely

      1. EDEN THE MAN
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Who do you think will be the top scorer for Liverpool this season

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

          Mane

      2. Ghost Gooner
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Great loss for the league as well (as a footie fan I really enjoy his play). I think he will be underwhelming at barca

      3. applebonkers
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        sad as a neutral as i believe he'd now become the best player in the league

      4. Smoky Johnson
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        He wants to win the champions league with Messi.

      5. Teror
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        He's nowhere good enough for Barca.

    23. EDEN THE MAN
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Which option?

      A)Danilo,Mane,6,5str
      B)Kompany,Zaha,Firmino

      Cheers

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

        b

    24. Kippers
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Is anyone considering doing without kane and lukaku in an attempt to have an extremely well balanced team?

      Everyone seems to have kane and Lukaku so thinking of trying something different but scared at the potential loss of goals from not having them.

      1. Smoky Johnson
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        I am going Kane, Lukaku, Jesus up front so i am going to say - do it!

    25. Waxys
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Neymar and Dani Alves contact Alexis Sanchez to convince him to snub Manchester City and join Paris Saint-Germain

      I hate PSG they ruined football

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

        You ruined FFS.

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

          Leave then lol

      2. F4L
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        all they do is spend money, like several other clubs I could mention in the Prem

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

          Well they ruined some great transfers for my club man city so in my opinion they ruined football forever

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

        They really should contact Wenger and convince him to sell.

      4. Arteta
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Not gonna happen.

      5. Smoky Johnson
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        PSG is the Floyd Mayweather of football.

    26. Galza
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Slate my team.
      Foster(Elliot)
      Luiz,Dann,Maguire
      KDB,Salah,Mikhi,Walters
      Kane,Laca,Chica
      Elliot,Lascelles,Hun,RLC
      Any feedback welcome. Apologies if slow to respond to comments.