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We delve into the Opta data now with our usual post-Gameweek members’ article, focusing on a case of standout performers across the previous round of fixtures.

Arsenal’s attack comes under scrutiny ahead of favourable festive fixtures, while Chelsea’s midfield man of the moment puts in another outstanding shift.

We also check out Man City’s super-sub, the Potters’ playmaker and the impact of Claude Puel on Jamie Vardy’s goal potential.

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  1. Barnsley FC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Any idea what the cutoff for the cup is expected to be?

    1. Majestic Chanka
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      No one will have any clue until after a few matches are played, entirely depends the the gameweek.

  2. FPL Emu
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    I've got Jesus, who I want to move on, no Kane, and two free transfers. Trying to be ahead of the pack here. Getting Kane in would mean downgrading Vardy ahead of his three good fixtures.

    Should I do it?

    Or should I simply go Jesus -> Firmino and upgrade Gross to Sterling next week?

    1. FantaCity
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Jesus to Lacazette

    2. Gommy
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Yes, get Kane.

      Do not change to Lacazette.

  3. creetle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Hi, can I get some opinions please?

    Pope
    Alonso Moreno Naughton
    Sanchez Hazard Richarl Milivojevic
    Kane Morata Calvert-Lewin

    Elliot Daniels Choupo Siimpson

    2 FT 0 ITB

    A) Sanchez + Choupo > Coutinho + Sterling
    B) Sanchez + Richarlison > Salah + Sterling
    C) Sort out GK and DEF?

    Cheers

    1. La Gazzetta
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Does Sanchez to Salah leave enough to upgrade Milivojevic to Ramsey or someone better? Otherwise A.

      1. creetle
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        No, I'd only have 6.5 for Milivojevic replacement.

        1. Goalosaurus
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Could do Sanchez and Choupo > Salah and Ramsey

          I like A too though.

          1. creetle
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 3 months ago

            I can't make my mind up. I'll hold off until the midweek games are done. Thanks everyone.

    2. ewangri
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Difficult to go without Salah, So Sanchez -> Salah and save for me.

      1. creetle
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        I sold Salah in GW6 for some unknown reason.. .

  4. Jersey
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    which 3 defenders should start this week? having a hard time deciding, going back and forth:

    A) Dunk (hud)
    B) Otamendi (mun)
    C) Ward (WAT)
    D) van Dijk (ARS)
    E) Clark (LEI)

    1. Pep says
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Bench VVD and Clark. That's alot easier than most others this week.

      1. Jersey
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        thanks Pep

    2. Sune
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      ACE

      1. Jersey
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        thanks

  5. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Hope Kane goes absolutely bananas

    1. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Please no. Can't be doing with a red card

    2. FantaCity
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      He may well do, but whether he will score regularly is really the question at his price, isn't it?

    3. Gommy
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      This.

    4. Differential C (Mark)
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Please no, I just took him out for Morata

  6. JJJ
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    given Arsenals fixtures and the above stats of his recent turn in form, convince me why I shouldn't go Jesus to Lacazete?

    1. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      It's not our job to convince you 😉

      Go for it. Sounds like a good risk

    2. Gommy
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Because he's not a good enough FPL pick. Get's overhauled quite often by Sanchez & Co.

  7. ewangri
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    GTG for this weekend?

    DDG

    Azpi Gomez Zeegelaar

    Salah Sane Mane (V) Hazard (C) RLC

    Morata Abraham

    Elliot Mee Niasse Jones

    1. La Gazzetta
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Nice. Could do well with that midfield

  8. Majestic Chanka
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone else thinking that the xG for Lacazette and Sanchez is a bit inflated because of the DDG double saves?

    i.e. if a players takes a shot which is saved and then gets a rebound that counts as two chances which could be 0.6 xG each so 1.2 overall however only 1 goal could actually have been scored as if the first went in then the second chance wouldn’t have happened.

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

    Selection headache:

    Bench one
    a) RLC (BOU)
    b) Daniels (cry)
    c) Dunk (hud)
    d) Maguire (new)
    e) Christensen (whu)
    f) Jesus (mun) - Yes, seriously

    1. La Gazzetta
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      A or B depending how you think that game will go

      1. RealSocialDads
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        This

    2. Leonard hatred
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      E F

  10. The Big Fella
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    The guy that runs the FPL statistics website is really dedicated! I was just looking around the rest of the website (only ever use the table) and went to the news bit. He identifies rule changes and then adapts the code accordingly. I can't believe people compain about a free website like that when it requires as much effort as it does to maintain!

    1. Pep says
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Well said. Some people are such leeches and give out about something they know absolutely nothing about.. He does an amazing job and I consider myself lucky to have access to this for free

      1. The Big Fella
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah. Occasionally there are small blips but on the whole it is very precise and a useful tool for giving a very accurate, even if not 100% all the time perfect, idea of price changes. I really cannot understand people complaining about it!

    2. La Gazzetta
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Impressive. Surely a team of people..

      1. The Big Fella
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        I thought that but apparently not. He says the motivation for running and maintaining the site comes from the satisfaction in implementing the correct coding and getting it right. It would be hard to find even one person to do that, much less a whole team.

        1. La Gazzetta
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Very impressive. He must enjoy it more than FPL itself

      2. Ronnie Hotdog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Reading the post from Nov 1st in the News section it appears it's just one guy doing everything. I think he does a fantastic job and I can't believe some people actually complain about it.

        1. La Gazzetta
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah definitely a great guide. Saves me time looking at details of transfers in/out

    3. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Agreed

    4. Fuchs Mane Kante
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Price changes are minipulated bu the Russians apparently.

  11. Pep says
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    So Zeegelaar with 2 yellows from 4 games. Worrying stat. Should avoid suspension due to the cut off being so close but it surely has an affect on his baps potential.

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

    hazard and kane 50-50 in the captains' poll. look forward to losing the coin flip

    1. Pep says
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Just wait to the doggo to take his pick. That's all that really matters..

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

        woah, woah woah, what's this?

        1. Pep says
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Seriously?

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

            if there's a person doing awesome am happy to steal off them, getting desperate. doggo? JT's dog?

            1. Pep says
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 3 months ago

              The reddit dog. Has 58pts since he started picking FPL captains for his owner starting from Gw13.

              Hes been publishing the results of this scientific anomaly and now the dog is fast becoming a hero in Reddit fpl sub

          2. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 3 months ago

            First I heard of it was last week...

            1. Pep says
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 3 months ago

              Why does nobody us reddit..one of the greatest things the internet has to offer

              1. Sims
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 3 months ago

                not really

                1. Pep says
                  • 10 Years
                  8 years, 3 months ago

                  You're not a regular user I take it?

              2. Coaly
                • 13 Years
                8 years, 3 months ago

                What’s the thread called?

                1. Pep says
                  • 10 Years
                  8 years, 3 months ago

                  FantasyPL

              3. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
                • 8 Years
                8 years, 3 months ago

                Time mostly

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

    Lukaku > Morata, leaves me with 0.6itb. Or Lukaku > Firminio, which leaves me with 2.9itb. I have 2Fts.

    1. Differential C (Mark)
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Any other pressing issues? If not, get Morata.

      1. Maddamotha
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Other issues are Hemed, T.Carroll and Chopou as I see it. Also have Daniels. So was considering Lukaku and Daniels for Morata and Christensen, or Lukaku and Chopou to Firmino and 8.5midfielder. Not quite sure who to 8.5 tho..

    2. La Gazzetta
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Depends what other moves you need/want to make with that money. In isolation Morata

    3. SkeletONv01
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Why do you need the cash? 😀

      1. Pep says
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        New shoes obviously

  14. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Bench two
    A)Kiko
    B)Duffy
    C)Jones
    D)Tarkowski
    E)Wimmer

    Thx in advance

    1. La Gazzetta
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      CE easy for me

      1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        This

        1. Differential C (Mark)
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Thx to both

        2. La Gazzetta
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Klopp was it you in the scoutcast or was I dreaming?

          1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 3 months ago

            Don't think it was me - didn't get round to listening in the end! I didn't ask any questions so unless it was a "Rough with the Smooth" it wouldn't have been me 🙂

            There are plenty of us about though!

            1. La Gazzetta
              • 8 Years
              8 years, 3 months ago

              Haha you're going to make me watch it again to prove to myself I'm not losing the plot.

    2. Goalosaurus
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Wimmer and toss up between tark and kiko, I'm playing mee over zeegelaar

    3. Sune
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      CE

  15. Metamorph
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Currently sitting at 84k overall rank, just a little stumped as to where/how to improve this team;

    Forster / Elliot
    Mee / Walker / Christensen / Maguire / Daniels
    Hazard / Gross / D.Silva / Surman / Carroll
    Kane / Morata / Wood

    Have 1 FT and 1.2 ITB. Improve keeper(s)? Improve 5th mid Carroll? Swap Wood for DCL/Austin?

    Thanks for any suggestions all!

    1. Pep says
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Get Salah

    2. Jeremy Corbyn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Midfield very weak I find. At least get Coutinho

    3. Old Wulfrunian
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      I am thinking to get Wood.

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

        must. not. giggle.

        1. Boris Bodega
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          hehe
          Wood

      2. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Naughty

  16. bigwig
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    What combo would you rather:
    Vertongen + richarlison or
    Zeegelar + Hazard?

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Lol

      1. bigwig
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        What is the lol for ?

    2. Differential C (Mark)
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      B, z and h

    3. Sune
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      ZH

    4. Yozzer
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Easy. ZH

  17. bigwig
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Did Ramsey mean the touch for Lacazette's goal do we think?. It looked like he did

    1. Boris Bodega
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Looked like it, was a bit lucky it came off though.

    2. Differential C (Mark)
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Miscontrol, definitely

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Yes

  18. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Bench one
    A) Albrighton
    B)Niasse
    C)Jesus

    Thx in advance.

    1. La Gazzetta
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      B

  19. Coaly
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Sakho, Kiko F or Burnley double up?

    1. Boris Bodega
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Sakho, imho

    2. Sune
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Probably Kiko.

  20. hogree
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Got priced out of Jesus to Morata - anyone considering Jesus to Lacazette for next few weeks? Looked like he could have seriously hauled against United?

    1. Boris Bodega
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Lacazette is starting to look good, I have just got him in.

  21. Bonus magnet
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Best defender for £9.1 or less

    my other mid is Hazard , Martial, Zaha and ,Carroll

    1. Bonus magnet
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      *sorry best midfielder?

    2. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Cout

    3. Sune
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Sterling

  22. jacktins12
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    kane
    morata
    salah

    captain? and is it worth triple captaining this week?

    1. Bonus magnet
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Kane

      triple captain, NOOOOOOOO

    2. LC1
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Kane and no way in hell.

    3. La Gazzetta
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Kane but If you don't know who to captain you can't use triple captain

    4. Jersey
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Kane

      no TC

  23. Optic1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Save the FT this week?
    Is there a way of upgrading Richarlison > Coutinho without destroying this team?

    Pope
    Daniels Christenson Mee
    Hazard Salah Sterling Richarlison
    Kane Morata Wilson

    Joel Jones RLC Moreno

    Thanks

    1. La Gazzetta
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      I wouldn't bother as you probably need to downgrade Kane to do so.

  24. Pachi
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Fab (elliot)
    Otamendi - ward - kiko (naughton,mbemba)
    Salah - hazard - Kdb - richarlison - rlc
    Kane - morata (niasse)
    0ft, 0.4 Itb

    GTG??

    1. Rajveer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Fab team...gtg...

      1. Pachi
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks man.. im thinking of downgrade kdb to sane after his suspension and upgrade mbemba and niasse for christmas schedule

  25. hogree
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Exact money to do with 2 FT
    a) Eliott & Jesus --> Speroni & Morata

    b) Or play safe and save and maybe do Jesus --> Lacazette at the end of the GW?

    1. La Gazzetta
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      See how long you can hold out on A but try survive the champions league game

  26. Connor's Calling
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Given I’ve still got to use my 1st WC before 31st Dec…I’m looking for an opinion pls:

    a) WC in GW20 – taking out Spurs players, but leaving cash + 2 frees to bring Eriksen / Kane back in for GW22

    b) WC in GW17/18 to add Chelsea + Liverpool players (only have Morata/Salah currently), remove Bournemouth duo, lose Kane and then look to use ‘free hit’ chip in GW22 to temporarily get Spurs players back?

  27. Rajveer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Need some advice here guys...would appreciate any suggestion...

    Pope

    Azpi | Duffy | Moreno

    Salah (vc) | Sane | Ramsey | Zaha | Richarlison

    Kane (c) | Morata

    Bench :- Elliot | Mee | Mustafi | Niasse

    Have 2 fts and 0.5 itb...

    Thank u...

    1. La Gazzetta
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Niasse to DCL and save the other would be my move

      1. Tone E
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Silly question, however, if you have 2ft and only use 1 ft, does that mean you get 2ft the following week?

        1. La Gazzetta
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Correct. If you have 2FT and don't make a trade you will still have 2FT next week

          1. Rajveer
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 3 months ago

            Last week i had 2 fts and did not make any transfers...don't want to waste another one this week...but really scratching my head as to where should I make the transfer...Niasse > DCL looks very sideways...

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Mustafi might be injured
      Elliot could be dead wood
      You could restructure to accommodate Hazard using 2FT

      1. Rajveer
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        To bring in Hazard I need to get rid of Sane...

  28. Boris Bodega
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Captaining Lacazette this weekend, who is with me?

    1. Fuchs Mane Kante
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Nein.

    2. Bonus magnet
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      on your own mate!

    3. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Hazard or Salah for me. Think I may just leave the armband on Hazard for the next two/three, logic being I'll catch at lest one haul... Which I haven't done since Kanes brace before Pool 🙁

    4. André94PT
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      I guess you have to ask first who owns Lacazette around here :p :p

      1. André94PT
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Ooops emoji fail

  29. Fuchs Mane Kante
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Messi or Jesse.

  30. Bonus magnet
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Which one is better

    a.lukaku+KDB->Kane+Cout (-4)
    b.kdb->coutinho
    c.kdb->eriksen

    1. La Gazzetta
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      If you've gone without Kane recently it might not be worth getting in for a hit? B of those