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With the schedule for Gameweek 31 now confirmed after Spurs eased past Rochdale into the FA Cup quarter-finals, our next members’ article of the week delves into the expected goals data for the eight teams involved.

We’ll look at each side’s recent displays, both at home and on their travels, and also assess them from an attacking and defensive viewpoint to help firm up our targets.

In addition, we’ll check out their respective strength of short-term schedules over the ensuing Gameweek 29-31 period.

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  1. Jimmers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Some helpful info here

    1. true_Jerry
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      not really

      1. Going Home
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        *applauds*

  2. olidooley
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts here? 1 FT 0.7 in bank

    Foster Adrian
    Alonso VVD Mee Chilwell Long
    Salah Sterling Son Shaq RLC
    Kane Aguero Ayew

    1) Kun to Firmino (no Mane possible then)
    2) Sterling to Mane (no Firm possible)
    3) save

    1. Going Home
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Downgrade Son, upgrade Ayew to Bobby an option? Think he is a better option than Mane (full disclosure, I own Firmino haha)

      1. Yozzer
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Why on earth would anyone lose son now it's likely he starts

        1. Going Home
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          "likely"? Really?

          There's a chance he starts, but he didn't start the last game and still got a solid hour in last night.

          Also think Bobby > Ayew more than makes up for it imo

          1. Yozzer
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            I got it wrong last time to be fair but

            -Lamela played last 2 and been distinctly average.
            -Poch says he wanted lamela for his seria A experience
            - lemela plays 90 mins , son gets brought off when they through after scoring 2 and setting up 1. He only played 10 mins Sunday so doesn't need the rest

            1. Going Home
              • 14 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              If Lamela has been average, and Son is looking good, which one do you think Poch would rather have fresh on Wednesday evening?

              I'm FPL risk averse - unless it's a city mf, I don't want to spend £8m on a possible rotation risk

              1. Yozzer
                • 8 Years
                8 years, 1 month ago

                Lamela. They will not want too much all put attack which Son is. Lamela won't play 3 games in a week either imo.

                Plus like I say. He played lamela last time for his "seria A experience".

                1. Yozzer
                  • 8 Years
                  8 years, 1 month ago

                  All out *

              2. Yozzer
                • 8 Years
                8 years, 1 month ago

                Ps. I didn't say buy him. I was more saying if people own him it's crazy to drop him now 🙂

                1. Going Home
                  • 14 Years
                  8 years, 1 month ago

                  I think this is the point. I deffo wouldn't get him, and it might be difficult for me to consider selling if I owned. But imo Bobby is a far better source of points over the next three weeks and I wouldn't be keen on shipping Kun or Kane. I think Sterling is worth keeping and so downgrading Son is the only way to do Ayew to Firmino

          2. Point-one short
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Why substitute him early if he's going to rested at the weekend? And why bring on Alli, when he, Eriksen and Kane were all rested? Surely point towards Son playing at the weekend.

  3. Going Home
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Sorry for the re-post - new article etc. etc.

    Pope (Elliot)
    Ota Jones Mee (Francis Ogbonna)
    Ox Theo Sterling Salah (McArthur)
    Kun (K)ane Bobby F

    2FT £0.5itb

    a) Ox and Ota -> Ramsey and Robertson (can't afford Jones out instead of Ota)
    b) Ox, Jones and Kun -> Ramsey, Robertson and Aubameyang
    c) Ox, Ota and Kun -> Ramsey, Robertson and Aubameyang

    If I keep Kun, I will probably have to keep him until GW31 where I bring in a paying striker for a week

  4. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Benteke!

  5. Rik Waller
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling sell or keep?

    Comes down to whether he starts against Chelsea. Pep said he's on course for a return and you'll want him for Stoke.

    Also, with WC to play gw32, any transfer is a 2 week punt(Mahrez, Erik, Mkhi) or a 3 week punt on a gw31 player that aren't too appealing (SIggy, Walcott, Stanislas).

    Difficult one to call.

    1. Going Home
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Looks like he hasn't travelled to London today to train in Manchester (according to his social media). Choosing to see that as he's in with a chance v Chelsea

      1. Rik Waller
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Yeh not travelled today, so might be bench for Chelsea.

        1. Going Home
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          It's all guesswork. I could argue he is rested today to ensure he's fit for the weekend. You could counter that if he's not fit tonight then he won't be fit enough to start on Sunday...

          Either way, I won't be selling because I would rather have him at the price I paid than replace him for one week and then have to find 0.5m

          1. Rik Waller
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            "guesswork" or predicting outcomes, which is what FPL is all about

            1. Going Home
              • 14 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              You can "predict" whether someone will score, based on form, opponent etc. You can't "predict" whether someone will get minutes based on his non-travelling for a game three days earlier. He has played enough football this season that match fitness won't be an issue. He seems in good nick based on a 10 second video on insta

              FWIW, after two games off, I would bank on him either not being in the squad or starting

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Leaning towards selling as he might not be fully fit to start vs Chelsea, off the bench for a 1 point point would be a disaster.

      1. Going Home
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Would it? Your big picture needs some work

        FWIW Sterling's little cameos earlier in the season were a great source of returns

        1. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Makes it easier if you don't plan on keeping/get him back on WC in 32.

          1. Going Home
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            If you don't want him long term then yeah, now is the perfect time to sell. But the guy is the third top points scorer in the game (and has a red card, not been involved in over 10% of City's games and has come on as a sub three times) - he's nailed for me until the summer

      2. Rik Waller
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        For me personally, I'll only have 8.6m for a replacement, so my options are:

        Son for 2 GWs - HUD/bou
        Mkhi for 2GWs - bri/WAT
        Walcott/Siggy for 3GWs - bur/BRI/sto

        What do you reckon?

        1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I have enough cash so going Erik. I would recommend Arnie or mkhi

        2. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Have Mahrez already? Like Son (if you think he starts both league games and misses Juve) and Mkhi over the Everton boys but they could save an FT in two weeks time... Its tough!

          1. Rik Waller
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Mahrez is 8.7. I'd go Son if he was certain to start both. I think it's likely but just can't be sure. Mkhi would mean a -4 for GW31. Everton have home Brighton W30. Yeh a tricky one

        3. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Depends on if you want him back on your WC and what you paid. i’m Probably not losing him as i’d have to spend 0.4 extra to get him back, and that SV could be vital in the WC where I want good BB players

          1. Going Home
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Exactly this. I think the 0.5m I'd lose justifies the risk that he returns 0/1 point this weekend. I have a bench and I get to keep the third highest scorer in the game

          2. Rik Waller
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            SP is 8.6 and CP is 8.8 so no big deal if I want him back. Won't lose much

      3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Ya that is it. Need to know more on his fitness. If not fit selling him

        1. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Hopefully Pep says something!

  6. Dotherightthing
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    What happens to the players if the game gets postponed? Will they get any points?

    1. Dotherightthing
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Tonight's game 🙂

    2. Going Home
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I don't mean to be rude, but what points would you picture them getting?

      1. Bojaninho
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        😀

      2. Dotherightthing
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Lol good point, in the other games they do .. Anyway, so they just get replaced by the bench (if any)?

        1. Going Home
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah, they get subbed out because they didn't play (basically a BGW)

          What points are they given in other games? I'm intrigued? They have a guess at who would have scored and got assists?

          1. Dotherightthing
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Exactly ... Aguero defo on the hat trick 🙂 There are average points, in games where the players also get votes 1 to 10 transformed in added points would get an average of 6 for instance

            1. Going Home
              • 14 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              This game sounds nuts! You got a link?

            2. Park the bus
              • 14 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              struggling to believe this game exists. you wouldn't just be saying this to cover up the embarrassment from your initial post??

              1. Dotherightthing
                • 10 Years
                8 years, 1 month ago

                Shit I got stuck into this now lol
                It's the italian version, pretty great actually 😀
                La gazzetta dello sport is the newspaper, quite famous paper actually

  7. Super Silva
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Arsenal just posted that tonight's game will 100% go ahead.

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

      ... unless there's a further announcement to the contrary.

  8. Super Silva
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Confirmation that tonight's Premier league game is going ahead 100%

    https://www.arsenal.com/news/update-tonights-match-against-man-city?amp=&__twitter_impression=true

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      It doesn’t say that at all

      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        This.

      2. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        are you blind

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Are you stupid?

          1. J âš’ Gimme ur Mané
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            😆

        2. J âš’ Gimme ur Mané
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          No he’s not, but it seems that you are?

          “We will continue to monitor weather conditions and work with local agencies but, unless there is a further announcement, the match is on.”

        3. Gnu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Top Lad?
          Top of what?

  9. Jairzinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Arsenal just tweeted. The game is likely to go ahead as planned.

  10. GreenArrows
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Jones / Otamendi > Bauer?

    Good or bad move? Depends if Ota plays tonight or not

    Pope
    Otamendi Jones VVD
    Salah (C) Sterling Son Walcott Shaqiri
    Kane Firmino

    Elliot Ogbonna Duffy Quaner

    1FT 1.0itb

  11. drughi
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    KDB and Aguero do some damage tonight

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Scenes if Quaner outscores Kun this GW 😮

    2. olidooley
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Aguero hattie would be sweet

    3. Yozzer
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Hammy for both and Ota goal

    4. Going Home
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Need Kun and Ota to return as I'm seeing plenty of Mariappas/Shaqiris in for Raheem while I only have a solid 2 points from McArthur *doh*

    5. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      With sterling gone need a OTA 15 pointer

    6. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Kun doesn't score many away does he .....?

  12. Mikey44
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Ryan Krul
    Alonso Ogbonna Naughton Bauer Rangel
    Salah Mane Sterling Shaqiri Mili
    Kane Vardy Firmino

    Any major issues with this squad or is it in good shape?

    1. Belalugozi78
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Your defense is not very good speaking frankly, but the rest is pretty impressive

    2. Yozzer
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Defence not great but your in good shape.

  13. The Nuttmxn
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    If you bought Deulofeu, would you sell for a hit or just hope he's miraculously fit for GW31?

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I don’t need him for the next two so I’m hanging on hoping he plays in gw31. I’d probably sell if I had a poor back up

    2. Lemongrab
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Don't sell for a hit but I would get rid next week, he's going to be out for a few weeks by the sound of it

  14. Tazah
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    there is still a chance the match gets cancelled during gameplay, got pretty grim in the spurs match yesterday

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Highly unlikely as no more snow is predicted

      1. Lemongrab
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Accuweather has snow forecast for 8pm...

        https://www.accuweather.com/en/gb/islington/n1-0/hourly-weather-forecast/323271

    2. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      The word you're looking for is 'abandoned'

    3. Going Home
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      See now this would raise FPL questions. Do I get my points accumulated during the game? Can I abuse the ref if City are keeping a clean sheet but he abandons it at 59 mins?

      1. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        You lose all points if the game is abandoned

      2. Pasqualinho
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Abandoned games score nothing and your subs will come in. As the game will be replayed at some point this still gives every player the potential of 38 games and no more.

        1. Going Home
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          The FPL equivalent of Lamela's VAR disallowed goal yesterday. Cheer an Ota brace, both assisted by Kun (let me dream) and then the game is abandoned

  15. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    With game going ahead now, knowing my luck Otamendi yc and goal conceded, Agüero 1 point cameo and KDB haul will happen 100%

  16. DaveBensonPhilips
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    What’s the appeal of VVD over Robertson? Is it just security of starts?

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Pretty much, also he’s due a goal or two 😉

    2. Going Home
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Exactly that - think I'm gonna gamble on Robbo while WC is in the bag. Would be a bigger question in GW32 tho

    3. Pras (FPL)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Mark has him

    4. DaveBensonPhilips
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Maybe he’s worth the extra then. I have Gomez at the mo and maybe Rob will go the same way

  17. Dr. DOOM
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Ota to Ben Davies worth it? Got 2FT and no other major issues. Got VVD and Alonso too.

    1. No Totti No Party
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Ota to someone with a game in gw 3, or Arsenal defender

  18. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Wonder if Kun will start tonight

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Surely. Jesus can't be ready to lead the line from the off.

    2. Lemongrab
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He will start

  19. Ziyech on the Bench
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    0 FT, 3 ITB

    Adrian, Elliot

    Duffy, VVD, Fernandez, (Ogbonna, Mbemba) (BB used already - 19pts)

    Sterling, Salah (C), Shaqiri, Hazard, Albrighton

    Kane, Firminho (Quaner)

    GTG?

    Thinking to use the 3M with Albrighton to Arnautovic and Sterling to KDB.

  20. No Totti No Party
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Hello LADS
    would u do
    A: SANCHEZ QUANER OUT - Firminho Arnie IN (-4)
    B:SANCHEZ WILSON OUT - Firminho Mahrez IN (-4)
    C:Calm down
    (Kane third striker)

    1. TheBabyfacedAssassin
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      C. CHill.

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

        Clint Hill?

  21. TheBabyfacedAssassin
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    1FT 0.4ITB. Save and GTG? Or any suggestions? Cheers.

    Foster
    Alonso, VVD, Ogbonna
    Salah, Hazard, Mahrez, C-Moting
    Kane, Firm, Wilson
    Subs: Daniels, Schindler, RLC

    1. Ziyech on the Bench
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      GTG, who are you captaining?

      1. TheBabyfacedAssassin
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Kane or Salah. The latter for security, I guess.

    2. I Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah I'd save.

  22. The special 5
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Game 100% confirmed on 🙂

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Even if a meteor hits London?

      1. lilmessipran
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        doesn't that always happen in the United States?

  23. No_Mo_Salah?
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Naughton to come on for Sterling... sweet. Quaner sitting pretty as my last sub.

  24. EWH2020
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    % chance of Sterling or Elneny playing any minutes tonight?

    My ML rival has Tompkins as 3rd sub FML

    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Rumours growing that Sterling didn't travel

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Elneny might (assuming not injured) but looks like Sterling is definitely out. Tomkins, stand by.

      1. The special 5
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Sterling didn't travel with squad

  25. faux_C
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Even if I achieve nothing else this season, at least I'll manage a decent GW31 XI with no hits...

    Hennessey
    Zanka, VVD, Hegazi
    Shaqiri, Salah, Ibe, Walcott, Pritchard
    Firmino, Deeney

    (Speroni, Kane, Lascelles, Ward)

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Not bad, I'll only manage 10.

      Pickford
      Robertson Hegazi Daniels
      Salah Shaqiri Doucoure La Parra Milivojevic
      Firmino
      Coleman Kane Vardy Alonso Monreal

  26. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Would you get rid of Son this week or do you reckon he'll play?

    1. jack149331
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      play

  27. gawa11
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    So far this is my team for GW31

    VVD/Kenny
    Shaquri/Salah/Walcott
    Firmino

    What 3 other players would you bring in?

    1. jack149331
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      need 5 aha

      1. gawa11
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        dont think the fixtures are good enough to go with 5

    2. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A forward..trekkers, Niesse or Wilson
      But tbh I wouldn't bother and just stick with what you've got

      1. jack149331
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        im gonna wildcard as would take too many hits

        1. potatoace
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I still wouldn't bother. I'd prioritise getting good players for gw29 and 30 instead

    3. Lemongrab
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Switch your bench keeper for someone? Maybe Daniels too.

      1. jack149331
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        no i mean im wildcarding for gw 31 but keeping aguero kane sterling on bench

      2. gawa11
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        would it not be better to bring in attacking players with my free transfers?

  28. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    ‘’We will continue to monitor weather conditions and work with local agencies but, unless there is a further announcement, the match is on.‘’

    The match has always been on, but still could be off 🙂

  29. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Lads, what would you do with Son? Chance that he'll play v Hudders?

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

      I don't own him but would like to help the pressing issues of others.

  30. jack149331
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    play duffy or hegazi?