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27 October 2018 2472 comments
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Fantasy Premier League managers were given an unexpected shock as Andrew Robertson (£6.4m) was benched for the first time this season.

Jurgen Klopp named Alberto Moreno (£4.2m) in the left-back position for Liverpool’s Gameweek 10 clash with Cardiff City.

There was relief in other areas of the squad though as Mohamed Salah (£12.9m), Sadio Mané (£9.7m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.3m) were all reunited in the starting line-up.

Glenn Murray (£6.6m) kept his place in the Brighton line-up to face Wolves despite going off with a serious-looking head injury in Gameweek 9.

Their opponents made a change for the first time in a league fixture this season with Adama Traoré (£5.5m) coming in for Diogo Jota (£6.0m).

Another week, another defensive change for Fulham. Sergio Rico (£4.4m) comes in for Marcus Bettinelli (£4.4m) in goal. Bournemouth come to Craven Cottage with Josh King (£6.4m) not in the matchday squad following the ankle problem he picked up over the international break.

Despite being available after suspension, José Holebas (£4.8m) and Christian Kabasele (£4.5m) have not gone back into the Watford starting XI.

BRIGHTON XI: Ryan; Bruno, Duffy, Dunk, Bong; Jahanbakhsh, Stephens, Kayal, Izquierdo; March; Murray

WOLVES XI: Rui Patrício; Bennett, Coady, Boly; Doherty, Rúben Neves, João Moutinho, Jonny; Hélder Costa, Traoré; Jiménez

FULHAM XI: Rico, Le Marchand, Fosu-Mensah, Ream, Odoi, Seri, McDonald, Schurrle, R. Sessegnon, Mitrovic, Kamara

BOURNEMOUTH XI: Begovic, Francis, S. Cook, Ake, Smith, Lerma, L. Cook, Daniels, Fraser, Brooks, Wilson

LIVERPOOL XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Moreno, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Lallana, Mane, Salah, Firmino

CARDIFF XI: Etheridge; Bennett, Bamba, Morrison, Ecuele Manga; Murphy, Gunnarsson, Camarasa, Hoilett; Reid; Paterson

SOUTHAMPTON XI: McCarthy, Cedric, Bertrand, Stephens, Hoedt, Romeu, Lemina, Elyounoussi, Redmond, Ings, Austin

NEWCASTLE XI: Dubravka, Dummett, Lascelles, Fernandez, Yedlin, Ritchie, Shelvey, Diame, Kenedy, Perez, Muto

WATFORD XI: Foster, Femenia, Mariappa, Cathcart, Masina, Doucoure, Capoue, Hughes, Deulofeu, Pereyra, Success

HUDDERSFIELD XI: Lossl, Jorgensen, Schindler, Lowe, Mbenza, Mooy, Hogg, Billing, Durm, Pritchard, Depoitre

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  1. Rash
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Wildcarding last week to basically get in sterling which resulted in dropping salah and Mané when I could have easily held firm and just done Kane to aguero has really bitten me in the arse.

    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Sometimes the temptation to wc really round teams

      1. Pep's Money Laundry
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        *ruins

    2. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      You dropped Salah and Mane just at the start of their good fixtures? Sorry but that was a bad move (obviously).

      1. Rash
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Hindsight.. I went for double defence instead and got bitten by rotation and until the last 2 mins salah and Mané wasn't pulling up trees score wise.

    3. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Surely you must have had your Man U glasses on ditching Liverpool players ahead of playing Cardiff.

      1. Rash
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        I've not had them on all season as I haven't had a single man United player.

  2. King Sheep
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    TC'd Salah was hoping for another goal or 2

    1. Kub3
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I might TC him against Fulham

  3. Tempestic
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Holy cr**,
    my draft team has Fraser, Wilson, Mane and Salah...

  4. Pep's Money Laundry
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone know what's wrong with Arnie?

    1. Srv210
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Ill

    2. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Fever. Bug maybe.

    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Knee pains must have caught up with him.

    4. Podge
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      virus

    5. Krionos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Didn't quite hear what Pellegrino said about him... Seemed like the choice was not to risk him, so I'm guessing minor injury.

      1. Podge
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        said he has "virus for two days"

    6. Lazaretti
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Knee problem. inflammation in bone or something like that.

    7. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Virus and illness for the last 2 days, not in condition to play.

    8. Carlton_Goal
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Illness, nothing to do with the knee injury

  5. Eytexi
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Fraser to Maddison now a good move?

    1. Eytexi
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      "now" meaning before next week, not this moment.

    2. Srv210
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I'm gonna do it too...Fulham look lethargic

    3. Gentle_Turks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Tricky. Probably a yes, because Bournmouth fixtures about ti change but Leicester's are very good. However, I would try to have both.

      1. Eytexi
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        I'm being stubborn keeping Richarlison so that's not an option unfortunately. Thanks!

        1. Gentle_Turks
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Fair enough. I sold Rich for Maddison for this week.

  6. Srv210
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Would you switch Salah to mane to get this

    Salah,TAA, Mitrovic, richarlison to mane,mendy,lacazette,5.8 (deulofeu)

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      No

    2. Podge
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      too kneejerky

    3. Krionos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Absolutely not. Salah proved today why you don't get rid. He's involved in everything

    4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Lol

  7. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Sell Mitro ASAP or keep for Huddersfield?

    1. Eytexi
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Keep

    2. 1zverGGadeM
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Keep

    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Keep for Monday night fun.

    4. janowsc
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Who you getting?

    5. noahzark22
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Hud just conceded three

    6. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Keep

    7. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Keep.

  8. Pia06rc
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Is 54 (after BPS) with 6 to play above average? Seems like there a lot of high scores about.

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      we only hear the stellar ones, 54 is very good

    2. Eytexi
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Way above average. Very good score.

    3. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Strangely those with high scores this week never post their low scores in other weeks 😉

    4. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Yes it is. Check out averages as the games are being played here.

      https://fpldiscovery.wordpress.com/

      1. Pia06rc
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers for that mate

    5. Krionos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      These posts are so f***ing annoying...

      1. badgerboy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        To be fair it's a gravless newbie. Probably doesn't know where to look to get averages.

      2. Pia06rc
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        As annoying as Man U fans not from Manchester?

        1. Krionos
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          You're not the only one. But that reply is just ridiculous.

  9. Delhidynamo
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Any news on the missing Arnie?

    1. Azathoth
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Got the flu.

    2. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      He'll be back

    3. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Illness.

    4. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Ill

    5. Delhidynamo
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Cheers guys

  10. Kub3
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Salah and Mané both on 3 BPS

    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Is this final?

      1. Kub3
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        I’m going off FPL’s official twitter

      2. Eytexi
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        No

    2. MTPockets
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Salah always gets deductions though. Don't know about Mane.

      • 1zverGGadeM
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Is that final BPS provision?

        1. Eytexi
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Not confirmed

      • GoonSquad
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        See who had more giveaways or missed chances ... Mane had winning goal too, so assume he gets 3 Salah 2

    3. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Puel saying in his pre-match interview that it's basically because of lack of training that Vardy isn't starting but talking about the impact he can have from the bench.

      1. MTPockets
          7 years, 5 months ago

          5 minute cameo hopefully

      2. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Stop all these humble brags already ... yes you are a having a good week 🙂

        1. Begbie.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          I've scored 70+ with 5 (and 1 off bench) still to go. No humility here. Just sheer smugness. Until it all crashes down again next week.

          1. Football Heaven
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            He wasn’t asking for another one

            1. badgerboy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              😀

          2. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Much better 🙂

      3. jam
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Jimenez & Arnie need to go, but other than Wilson the cheap front line options look pretty weak. And Bournemouth's fixtures ain't great.

        1. Begbie.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Keep Arnie

        2. Mind över Mata
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Arnie is going nowhere

        3. Desperately Seeking Dusan
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Why would you ditch Arnie unless you know something beyond the official line that he’s ill?

        4. Krionos
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          The Knee Jerkiness is strong this afternoon! Very strong indeed. Time to log of FFS, cos the stoopid is getting to me!

          1. jam
            • 16 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Fair point, I can hold Arnie.
            I've had a bad week...!

      4. ZeBestee
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Anyone have an idea about bps for the Pool game? @Rainer

        1. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Mane 3
          Salah 2
          Wijnaldum to just beat Shaq to 1.

          1. _Ninja_
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Cheers

          2. ZeBestee
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Thanks mate. Cheers.

        2. Ghost Gooner
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Be patient

        3. Podge
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          3 each salah and mane as it stands

      5. thunder_mike
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        If Hazard doesn’t play I have a 9 players this week.

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          If Hazard doesn’t play I get -1 from MacDonald ... count yourself lucky 😉

          1. thunder_mike
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Haha yeah at least my score isn’t going down.

        2. jam
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Yep I'll have 10 at best.
          Grim.

      6. gonzalocampos
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Ryan for Hennessey worked perfectly

        1. Unliklinho
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Congrats. Did same 🙂

        2. AandyzZ
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Same! Good move

        3. MTPockets
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Hennessey hasn't played yet

            1. gonzalocampos
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              He will not reach 10 points vs Arsenal.

              1. MTPockets
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  Let me dream...

                  1. gonzalocampos
                    • 10 Years
                    7 years, 5 months ago

                    You got it LOL

            2. Carlton_Goal
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              Someone told me to get them both for rotation in GW3 on my wildcard, has worked near perfectly so far

          • janowsc
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            When are the baps confirmed?

            1. Pinturicchio10
                7 years, 5 months ago

                When the bra is on the floor

                1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
                  • 14 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  Lol

                  “YOU HAVE NO BAPS!”

                  1. janowsc
                    • 11 Years
                    7 years, 5 months ago

                    =p

            2. JJeyy
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              Best set and forget keeper?
              Fab, Foster or Ryan?

              1. GoonSquad
                • 15 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Ryan for next 8 weeks.

                1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
                  • 14 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  this

              2. Begbie.
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Of those I'd say Ryan.

                If money is no issue Ederson.

            3. threeputt
              • 16 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              Captain is a tough pick this week, Haz or Aguero ?

              1. Begbie.
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Depends who plays in the cup midweek. If both rested then who knows. If one plays then the other gets the band.

            4. Mind över Mata
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              No Arnie, Hojbjerg or Robbo.. dreadful, and we haven’t even got to Eden

              1. thunder_mike
                • 13 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Same for me and I have Knockaert also.

                1. Mind över Mata
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  Whoa, it’s like Christmas time already

                  1. thunder_mike
                    • 13 Years
                    7 years, 5 months ago

                    At least we know that they will get back in the team, Knockaert however I am happy to ditch.

              2. jam
                • 16 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Yep I have that trio of doom.

              3. Carlton_Goal
                • 10 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Robbo, Holebas, Arnie here. Hoping that Haz plays

            5. MattysFantasyFooty
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              Anyone know the current averages?

              1. Sgt Frank Drebin
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Top10k 42.3 Overall 27.0

                1. MattysFantasyFooty
                  • 12 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  Thanks

                2. XabiAlonso
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  How many players is that for

                  1. Sgt Frank Drebin
                    • 9 Years
                    7 years, 5 months ago

                    It's after Baps btw. Averege players played Top10k 5.1, Overall 3.9

              2. Hotdogs for Tea
                • 10 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Does it really matter ? Lots of games to go 🙂

                1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
                  • 14 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  This. Don’t understand why people care about averages and ranks when the week is half done.

              3. badgerboy
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Just check here. Saves asking.

                https://fpldiscovery.wordpress.com/

            6. seewhyaxe
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              pending mitrovic to Murray transfer after the huddersfield game

              1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                I’m doing exactly the same

              2. GoonSquad
                • 15 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Mitro has been a massive fail for me...can't wait to ditch him after next week.

                1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
                  • 14 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  This. Should have gone with my gut and remembered the crap I saw playing for Newcastle rather than knee jerk reactions on podcasts going on about how he’s a different player now. Still, that is my error to rectify.

                  Thinking Murray too.

            7. Football Heaven
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              I know 13.0 is a lot but as it stands Salah is the second highest scorer in the game... just saying

              1. Mind över Mata
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Post baps?

                1. Football Heaven
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  Haven’t calculated them yet

              2. Desperately Seeking Dusan
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                He has more points this season than last.

                I realise it’s not necessarily going to happen but if you were told he would match last season’s score, would you pay 13? Of course.

            8. jia you
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              Dare we get rid of the disappointing Mitro ahead of playing Horrible Huddersfield?

              1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                No point in getting rid before Huddersfield.

              2. Podge
                • 15 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                I darent

              3. GoonSquad
                • 15 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                for who? I'm keeping 1 more week.

                1. jia you
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  ...downgrade him to fund Mendy an option...but I'll likely keep him for that fix!

              4. Desperately Seeking Dusan
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                I just can’t, not vs Hudd.

            9. circusmonkey
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              66 from 5, spawned Mane as cap instead of Robbo, Ryan is signing of the season.

              1. The 12th Man
                • 12 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                AWB 9 pointer

              2. MTPockets
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  Could be worse. Hazard may not play

                • sunzip14
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  ouch!

              3. The 12th Man
                • 12 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Doherty,Periera > Diop, Mendy for -4?

              4. Wizard of Ozil
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Anyone know if both Salah and Mane will get 3 bonus points.
                Mitrovic is now history!!!
                Who to replace him with?
                Wilson, Murray or someone else?

                1. Carlton_Goal
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  Probably Murray. Wilson's upcoming fixtures are terrible

              5. CelticBhoy1
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Wilson is in amazing form but Murray's fixtures are great.

                Pick one?

                1. Rainer
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  Don't sell the man in form, in a team that can score for fun.

                2. Begbie.
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 12 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  Wilson. Bournemouth better and more attacking. 3 of Murray's next 4 are away. Seems to do a lot better at home.

                3. badgerboy
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  Bournemouth look really good on the counter and with the upcoming fixtures they will be doing a lot of that.

                4. Desperately Seeking Dusan
                  • 14 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  Murray. Wilson’s fixtures are terrible and Bournemouth always feel just around the corner from a drubbing.

              6. emyoueffsee
                • 10 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                62 points if bonus stay the same with Alonso, Awb, Mendy, Maddison and Aguero to go.
                Took out Hazard and Richarlison for Salah and Pereyra (-4) last night and its looking like a good decision. Arnautovic and Robertson non starters was unlucky, especially Arno.