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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. andrinho
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Pick 1 please:

    a) Phillips
    b) Ritchie
    c) Shaqiri (I know he's a massive gamble due to fixtures & inconsistency)

    Thank you again 🙂

    1. WE GO FOR IT
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      A

    2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      A but after gw1 poss B

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

      I'm playing Shaqiri

  2. CatMac
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Sorry to add to the list of RMT questions but

    a) Zaha and Mounie/JRod
    b) Fraser and Benteke

    as 4th mid and 3rd striker?

    many thanks

    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      B). 🙂

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

      B

    3. WE GO FOR IT
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      B

    4. CatMac
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      A resounding b).

      Thanks guys

    1. A Betting Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Fancy joining this, but does the title of the league mention FFS?

        1. A Betting Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          I'm in! Don't like promoting any sites which might give my slightly more casual mini-league rivals an edge haha.

  3. WE GO FOR IT
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    RMT

    Foster | Fabianski
    Darmian | Cedric | Daniels | Manquilo | Goldson
    Mane | Sane | Zaha | Redmond | Carroll
    Kane | Lukaku | Chicha/Austin/Gabbi

    1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Is Darmian nailed on?

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        No

      2. WE GO FOR IT
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        I think he is.

  4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Lokilo added to FPL at 4.5m

    Started last 2 friendlies as part of the front 3

    Anyone tempted?

    1. Bambi
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      yes, tempted

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

      who

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Young Belgian for palace

        Not sure who he is replacing in those friendlies but thought it's interesting he starts under the new manager

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

          cheers; just had a look. Probably a squad player at best, but surely on to monitor

    3. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Interesting.

      Did he last long in those games?

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        61 first game
        79 second

        1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          Hmmm...

          Thanks Bemba, good to know. Going to keep an eye out.

    4. Respect My Authoritah
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Oooo. If I was going with 2 up top, he'd be my 3rd forward

    5. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Only tempted if starting the season.

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

      Nah. Won't be nailed on unfortunately

    7. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Can't see an 18 year old starting regularly, but in that case he would be a wonderful 4th mid budget-enabler

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

    If one of Pogba/Mkhi/Rashford score tonight, will they be straight in your team?

    1. STEP rOVERS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Got high hopes for Mkhi this season

    2. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Mkhi could emerge as a great pick this season.

    3. WE GO FOR IT
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      If Mkhi scores, he is straight in!

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

      Am very keen to see how Pogba plays.

      1. Win'dian
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Pogba most nailed amongst these whatever happens tonight

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

          I mean that if he has a strong showing, then he becomes an FPL prospect for me.

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

      Will they Fuchs.

    6. Kroosin'
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      They won't score. It will be Fellaini.

  6. Bambi
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Evening chaps, any glaringly obvious things wrong with this squad?

    Elliot Speroni
    Bailly Cedric Daniels Suttner Long
    KdB Mane Eriksen Fraser Carroll
    Kane Jesus Abraham

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

      no lukaku, 19 million on mane and eriksen

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

        rest of team solid

        1. Bambi
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          invested in two mids who i think will be top scorers over the first 8 gameweeks. historically mids have averaged higher points per million than forwards, so going three premium makes sense

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

            I'm avoiding pool mids till the champs league qualifiers are out of the way, and i think double spurs attack could be risky given they aren't at white hart lane and have average fixtures

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

      Not much wrong at all. Weak in goal but there should be some points from saves.

    3. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Is Speroni starting ?

      1. Bambi
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        not sure, 50:50 with hennesey at the moment. Elliot is the sure starter of the 2

    4. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Keepers are risky, other than that it looks pretty strong to me.

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

      I think it contains too many compromises.

      1. Bambi
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        as in fraser AND abraham? I see them as the best value enablers in the game, so why not exploit their under-valuation?

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

      Really nice. Speroni + Elliot an obvious risk like.

      No Lukaku brave with his ownership and fixtures. But I like Jesus as well.

      1. Bambi
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Thanks Bojack, hows your team coming along?

  7. TheNovocastrian
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    If anyone has any thoughts or advice on how to improve this it’d be appreciated:

    GK: Foster /Fabianski (Rotation pairing)
    DF: Alonso, Bailly, Kolasinac
    MF: De Bruyne, Zaha, Pogba, JWP
    FW: Lukaku, Jesus, JRod

    Subs: Francis / Suttner (rotation pairing), T Carroll
    £0.0m itb

    Cheers

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

      nice team, alonso to cedric and jwp to willian perhaps

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

        Thanks for feedback, I've had Willian in each of the 10,000 different drafts until this one but I expect he won't be getting a consistent start once Hazard is back. Previous team to this one had Willian/tadic for Jwp/Pogba.
        Compromise everywhere but I think it'll be the lack of mane and Ali where I lose out most.

  8. The Royal Robin
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Bottomed.

    Is Firmino nailed to be Liverpool's striker?

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

      I would expect him to start every game, maybe not always as striker.

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

      Yeah

    3. Respect My Authoritah
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Probably. But may play wide on occasion

      1. Respect My Authoritah
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Which is probably better!

        Not convinced on him yet

    4. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Yes, as far as I know. Studge to be supersub.

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

    Thanks for the advice a few pages back, a surprising amount of replies.
    i have ended up with....

    Forster, Elliot
    Alonso, Kompany, Kolasinac, Cedric, Ake
    Eriksen, Redmond, Phillips, Atsu, Carroll
    Lukaku, Jesus, Firmino

    1. The Royal Robin
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Way too much in defence.

      1. The Royal Robin
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Shows in the midfield.

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

          This

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

          What if he plays 433 or 523?

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

        I think that's where the value is this year, in terms of ppg they exceed similarly priced mids.

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

          That may be where the value is but part of the appeal of having a couple of big midfielders is that you can jump on Sanchez / KDB / Hazard as they become essential.

          Value quickly becomes unimportant when you end up needing -4 / -8s to shift that money into big hitting mids later. Starting the season with 2 big defenders, 2 big mids and 2 big forwards means you can very easily shift money around as need be.

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

        Agreed. Top up that midfield

      4. Respect My Authoritah
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        5-2-3/4-3-3. Could work well

        1. Respect My Authoritah
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          Valencia over Alonso for me

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

      Starting line up

      Forster
      Kompany, Kolasinac, Cedric
      Alonso, Eriksen, Redmond, Phillips
      Lukaku, Jesus, Firmino

      Midfield doesn't look that light with Alonso in there.

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

        But he's not a midfielder, as if he flops you can only directly swap him for a defender.

  10. STEP rOVERS
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Foster / Elliot
    Kola / Otamendi / Yoshi / Suttner / 4.0
    KDB / Mkhi / Ince / Carrol / Salah
    Kane / Kaku / 4.5

    0.5 spare

    Any suggested changes?

  11. Whazza
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Please

    A. DDG Bertrand Gross Firmino
    B Heaton Daniels Salah Mounie

    1. The Royal Robin
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      A

      1. Whazza
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Thanks, how's your team looking? We were really similar recently

    2. STEP rOVERS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      B

    3. jiGGidyJ1
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      A

    4. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      A.

      1. Whazza
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Any numbers to back that up? 😉

    5. Kroosin'
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Easy A.

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

    A) Fraser
    B) JWP

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

      I have Fraser

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

      JWP

    3. Ser Bronn of The Blackwater
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Fraser

  13. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Phillips is my 4th mid. Worth downgrading to a 5.5m mid and getting a 2nd 4.5m goalkeeper?

    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Worth switching to Ritchie if you ask me

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

        Not until he proves himself. It's being able to switch to Ritchie is why I have a 6.0m mid. Actually I'll just leave it. Elliot is a starter for now.

  14. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    I think I must have sun stroke or something because Tom Carroll has just been promoted to my 3rd mid - or alternatively Alonso is viewed as my 3rd mid in a 433 🙂

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

      Could work out!

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

      Show us your team! *excited*

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        3 mill itb to dump Zaha after GW1

        Foster
        Alonso Cedric Francis
        KdB Zaha Carroll
        Firmino Kane Lukaku

        Rotation of RLC/Romeu/Mee/Suttner for no.11

        Myhill bench fodder

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

    A or B?

    A) Firmino + KdB

    B) Jesus + Mané

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

      I have gone A

    2. StalkingDwarf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      B

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

      B

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

    Will Chalobah be nailed on?

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      I think so, can't see him moving to Watford if he wasn't going to start

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

        That logic never works

        1. Respect My Authoritah
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          It does sometimes.

          Looks like he'll start the season and he has the quality to keep his place

  17. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Building on comments that big 3 up front weakened midfield how is this team shaping up? Mounie seems lowest priced guarantee other than JRod. No Zaha only concern but cannot get them all!

    Foster Elliot
    Kolasinac Danilo Ake Stephens Suttner
    KDB Mane JWP Ritchie Carroll
    Kane Lukaku Mounie

  18. CloudSky
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Lokilo added as a midfielder not a forward sadly.

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Now I'm even more interested!

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

    Hey!

    Is it just me or does the prices seem inflated this year compared to last year?

    Of course if a spesific player has a good season its normal that his price is higher next season, but it seems the prices has gone up in general, especially in defence.

    For example last season the most expensive defender was 6.0 and most premium defenders was 5.5, this season the most expensive defender is 7.0 and most premium defenders is 6.5.

    In midfield the most expensive was 11.0, this season the most expensive is 12.0...

    So the "marked" is inflated by a million overall it seems?

    Anyways, whats the verdict on my 200th draft?:

    Foster
    Walker Cedric Bertrand
    Alli Ritchie Pogba Phillips
    Kane Lukaku Firmino

    Speroni Carrol Long Hunemeier

    Gone heavy on Saints and WBA because of the fixtures.

    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Nice team. You need more bang in your midfield. All can't do it all on his own.

      You just need one of Ritchie or Phillips, upgrade Pogba, and get maybe Fraser.

  20. Ser Bronn of The Blackwater
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    2 more days to go!!! How's this looking guys?

    DDG (Elliot)
    Cedric Davies Hegazi (Mee, Rangel)
    KDB Salah Zaha Carroll (Fraser)
    Lukaku Kane Gabbiadini

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

      Benching Fraser?

      1. Ser Bronn of The Blackwater
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah. After Carroll registered 3 assists in his last game, I went for him.

    2. Oven Glover
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Don't like Hegazi and Rangel. Would play Fraser over Carroll gw1. Otherwise good!

      1. Ser Bronn of The Blackwater
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Carroll registered 3 assists in his last game, so I went for him,it's a risk i know, might be like Sigurdsson. I don't like Rangal either, using him as a 4.0. I'll see what I can do with Hegazi. Thanks!

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

    A) Alonso & Pedro
    Or
    B) Danilo & Mane

    1. The Seagulls and the Trawle…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      B

  22. The Royal Robin
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    What are people's thoughts on JRod? Seriously? Too much of a risk?

    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      West Brom. That is all.

  23. Visionaries
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    G2G?

    DDG
    Daniels, Dawson, Bertrand
    Atsu, Salah, Willian, Zaha
    Lukaku, Kane, Jesus

    Elliot, Mee, Rosenior, Carroll

    1. The Royal Robin
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Atsu isn't nailed apparently.

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

        Oh no, that was my most recent change that I was happy with?
        He's been smashing it though surely

    2. The Royal Robin
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Is this team even affordable?

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

        Haha, you're right actually. I've got Cedric instead of Bertrand, sorry

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

    Anyone think Moreno will start LB and Milner in midfield?

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

      Klopp made comments suggesting this was likely

    2. The Royal Robin
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      This would be lovely if someone knew this.

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

      Plenty.

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

      Maybe

    5. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Moreno's mom

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

      No. Klopp just wants us to believe that to hide a lack of transfer activity.

    7. The Seagulls and the Trawle…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      What about Robertson?

    8. Kroosin'
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Both of them won't play regularly.

  25. STONEROSES
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Any other £4.5 Mids aside from RLC & Tarroll?

    1. Whazza
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Cork should play. Chalobah, Romeu likely too

  26. Garth Marenghi
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Gabbiadini or Josh King?

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

      Gabbi

  27. shearer9
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Just to confirm, do we believe Begovic is absolutely nailed?

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

      yes

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

      Should be

  28. Kambo
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    De Gea (Elliot)
    Bertrand Danilo Ake (Mee/Long)
    Pogba/Mkhi Wijnaldum Willian Can (Carroll)
    Jesus Lukaku Kane

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

      someone else in Wijnaldium/Can price bracket will give better points value...no point taking Wijnaldium/Can for the sake of Liverpool cover...Salah/Mane if you could fit any one in, but either way suggest to swap them two for better potentials

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

      Can just lets the team down. Can you upgrade to Zaha by downgrading Bertrand and Danilo or is it too much?

  29. Evs
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Anyone got a good team I can copy off please? 🙂

      1. Evs
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Thanks bud. Not looked at this yet.

        But lets not peak too soon 😉

      2. Evs
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        That's a corker, who's is that ? 😛

        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          Next page, Evs. 😉

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

          Granville's team.

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

      😀