Weekend friendly round-up: Arnautovic bags brace, Valencia injured

Wow. That’s a huge league lol

LMS?

What else is new?

imagine the admin if that was the LMS league

FFS league code anyone??

top 40k is a great achievement

tok 10k isnt the same when there are 10k players and 10mil players, is it?
Just to show you that it is all about %s, 10k was easier before. Especially since luck plays a part in this game.

Almost 6,000,000 players and top 40k isn’t any good? I need to set my goals on life higher I guess.

Where did you finish last season?

There aren't 6 million players. No one can believe that. I'd wager the majority of the 6 million teams are duplicate accounts.

They're just lowering the goalposts because everyone wants to be an FPL expert now. 40k isn't good.

decent but I would stay away for Deulofeu

Spurs might struggle at first (Davies). They had 9 players in the WC semi finals that will be rested for first 2 weeks.

Mcarthy seemed to be starting a the end of last season

A. McCarthy to begin with, most likely.
B. Mustafi and Papa

Sokratis definitely. With Mustafi (not 100% though)

Thanks all. Probably won't jump in til week 3 anyway so time to assess.

A but choose Coleman for the first couple of weeks till Bellerin's fixtures improve and we see what the Arsenal defence looks like. I like Ralls for the 5m midfielder - on pens.

A) Bellerin... lots of great mid options at 5m too

All about the mid you want.

Save money from elsewhere to do it

This far out, probably not. I know I don't bother until next month with Community Shield the start of the real stuff.

Tried that my first 6 seasons. Did not go well

I think it is a good time to work some of those awful ‘Walcott’ type picks out of your system 🙂

I'm going with nay. I have Robertson, bailly, Cedric, Daniels, 4.0

Been in my team since my first draft - he will be like a winger 🙂

I'm also concerned about his clean sheet potential which is beginning to put me off

yay for me.
Coleman did so well to come back from that injury and play so well last season. He can only get better as well and the fixtures fall so nicely, he has to be a good reliable option to at least make your team until the first WC

We're expecting Sane and Mahrez to start while Kev and Raheem are missing.

I'm going with Sane, although I wouldn't be surprised if KDB is back in GW2.

Pep can't afford to not play D.Silva w/o Kdb

SNe Silva Mahrez should all start, be very surprising if he benches one of them... probably something like:

Gundogan, _______
Mahrez, Silva, Sanè
Kun

I think citynmay actually need to sign another DM for this season, Fernanindinho is 33!

well

Like this?

https://www.anewpla.net/fpl/report/

Put your team number in and it calculates all sorts of statistics etc about your team, points, captain choices, formation etc.

Only works during the season though as it needs data to process.

I like it

Alonso won’t get the attacking returns he did in previous seasons (same with Moses)... chelsea are getting rid of the wing-back system and going with 4 at the back again.

Without an expensive premium striker in your lineup it will be difficult to get in a Kane/Aguero/Lukaku/Aubameyang level of player when you need too.. your budget is not spread around enough.

My prediction if you go with this team.... you’ll be taking point hits to rearrange the structure to get more cash in the strikers.

£50m spent by Everton + rested over the summer = nailed from GW1.

As long as Wood is fit he will start, Dyche has said the Premier League will take priority over the EL.

I'm on Baines over Coleman, but in the minority. Isn't Baines on pens since Rooney left? I have Wood and now am not so sure. Can't see switching to a Burnley mid despite fixtures. GL

He’s as nailed as a 32 year old virgin

I think he is a great choice for weeks 1 to about 3. I must say though I have only seen "lucky" players find differentials. The folks in the top 1k are usually conservative. That is why they are called differentials

Don’t see any potential there, but I’m wrong sometimes

It's either him or sanchez once the rest of the players return and are available. You think he can nail his place ahead of sanchez?

Martial was really poor in the pre season game last night. I’m not convinced at all at the moment.

Suspect defense, good midfield. Personally I would downgrade auba, as I am not sold on him and arsenal, and upgrade at defense

1 when both are fit and in good form but not viable for the whole season, 2 would be more reliable in that case. I'd start with 1 personally.

I prefer 2

That means 500 pts as captain so yes.

Yes

Yes

Of course, especially if captaining most weeks

Yep

Currently 4 for Wan, but I like Tompkins. If I went for him I'd probably swap out Wan, I wouldn't want to double up on palace

Ask in May

Eriksen of course

It'll be close. I'd actually say B.

Im asking because i have no spurs player but currently triple pool(mo,fir and robbo) so thinking should i switch firmino to someone cheaper forward and buy eriksen?

This Season - maybe Eriksen by 10 or so.... but wouldn’t put it past Firmino to improve again this year and get a hattrick or two, or a few games where he sets up 2 and scores 1 etc in which case he could be 10.0 or 10.5 next year.

For GW1-6 I would definitely back Firmino to score more points though

Zaha

Not bad to be honest 7/10 bt I'd be wary of Fulham players i think they could struggle bt that's just me

Ars poor fixtures first 2 and Mkhi better option IMO.

Not sure Smalling is nailed

Pedro could be a very astute pick

I think the 1st sub is always important just in case a player in your XI doesn't play

Not before gw4, but after 4 is the 1st int.break so that could be the moment.

Good lookin’ bunch that.

Richarlison I’m not entirely sold on

Bournemouth only 3 CS all season last year has put me off them