Scout Notes

Confusion as Pellegrini substitutes Arnautovic in FA Cup first half

Fantasy Premier League managers were left confused over the status of Marko Arnautovic during Saturday’s lunch-time FA Cup matches.

The West Ham forward was substituted early on but did not seem happy with Manuel Pellegrini’s decision.

Elsewhere, Brighton were the latest side to exploit Bournemouth’s defensive problems, Burnley went for an experimental formation against Barnsley and Manchester United won again.

The Fantasy talking points of all these matches are the focus of this latest Scout Notes article.

Bournemouth 1-3 Brighton & Hove Albion

More defensive errors from Bournemouth cost them an FA Cup run this season as a clinical Brighton side took advantage. The fact that the Seagulls are typically poorer away from home perhaps highlights how vulnerable the Cherries are at the back. The hosts were on top of proceedings for the first half an hour but failed to take their chances before Brighton quickly established 2-0 lead, both first-half goals coming within three minutes of each other.

Nathaniel Clyne (£4.4m) was thrown straight in at right-back after joining on loan from Liverpool on Friday. Diego Rico (4.2m) played on the opposite flank of a back-four with Steve Cook (£4.5m) and Jack Simpson (£3.8m) in the middle.

What caught the eye most about the 4-4-2 formation named by Eddie Howe was the fact that Ryan Fraser (£6.1m), fresh from a 12-point haul in Gameweek 21, was deployed as a striker alongside Lys Mousset (£4.9m). Josh King (£6.3m) and Callum Wilson (£6.7m) were given the afternoon off entirely while new signing Dominic Solanke (£4.7m) was also absent, presumably connected with the muscle injury he is currently carrying.

As expected, Luke Steele (£4.0m) started in goal for Brighton with David Button (£4.0m), Premier League number one in Mathew Ryan‘s (£4.4m) absence, on the bench. Lewis Dunk (£4.5m) was the centre-back to get a rest, with Shane Duffy (£4.6m) paired with Leon Balogun (£4.2m), while Bruno (£4.4m) and Gaetan Bong (£4.4m) came in for Bernardo (£4.2m) and Martin Montoya (£4.3m).

Chris Hughton diverted away from his usual 4-4-1-1 formation in this one, opting instead for a 4-3-3. Dale Stephens (£4.4m) kept his place in midfield, with Yves Bissouma (£4.7m) and Beram Kayal (£4.4m) coming in to play either side of him. The front three consisted of Jurgen Locadia (£5.3m) and Anthony Knockaert (£5.3m) on the left and right flanks respectively, Florin Andone (£5.0m) was picked to lead the line. Locadia’s start was his fifth in all competitions, Hughton presumably not worried about his minutes considering his bit-part role with the side until Gameweek 18.

Knockaert’s first-half goal will help him fight to reclaim his place after he failed to feature in either of Brighton’s last two Premier League matches, with Locadia and Solly March (£5.0m) preferred in wide areas recently.

Bournemouth XI (4-4-2): Boruc; Rico (Daniels 78′), Simpson, S Cook, Clyne; Pugh, Surman, Taylor (Brooks 45′), Ibe (Stanislas 70′); Fraser, Mousset.

Brighton XI (4-3-3): Steele; Bong, Duffy, Balogun, Bruno (Montoya 86′); Stephens, Bissouma, Kayal; Locadia (March 73′), Andone, Knockaert (Gyokeres 90+1′).

Burnley 1-0 Barnsley

Nick Pope (£4.8m) made his long-awaited competitive return for Burnley in their FA Cup tie with Barnsley. The goalkeeper has been out with a shoulder injury since pre-season but was back in the squad to keep a clean sheet on Saturday afternoon. That will further confuse the situation between the sticks for the Clarets with Joe Hart (£4.5m) and Tom Heaton (£4.8m) also available. The former was Burnley’s Premier League custodian from the start of the campaign until Gameweek 19, with Heaton taking over for the last two top-flight matches.

Also back in the side was Stephen Ward (£4.7m) and Steven Defour (£5.3m, at left-back and central midfield respectively. It was something of an experimental line-up named by Sean Dyche with James Tarkowski (£4.7m) named at right-back, allowing Matt Lowton (£4.6m) to get a rest in light of Phil Bardsley‘s (£4.2m) injury.

Further forward, Ward’s return to the starting line-up, with limited fresh alternatives in wide areas of midfield for Dyche, saw him deployed left-back Charlie Taylor (£4.4m) at left midfield. The former Leeds United defender took this role in some Europa League matches and pre-season friendlies over the summer, so could eventually do so in the Premier League, especially if Ward is now back in contention for starts. At £4.4m and classified as a defender, he could present an interesting option.

Burnley were finally awarded a penalty during the first half at Turf Moor although they had to wait until stoppage time to actually take one. A spot-kick was given after a foul on Matej Vydra (£5.7m) in the opening period but was ruled out for offside after a VAR review just as the former Reading forward was running up. However, there was no doubt in the second half as another penalty was awarded which Chris Wood (£6.2m), on as a substitute for Sam Vokes (£5.3m) put away for the win.

Burnley XI: Pope; Ward (Gudmundsson 59′), Gibson, Long, Tarkowski; Taylor, Hendrick, Defour (Cork 78′), McNeil; Vokes (Wood 74′), Vydra.

Manchester United 2-0 Reading

Competition for places in the Manchester United attack took another turn on Saturday lunch-time as Romelu Lukaku (£10.7m) scored in his first start since Gameweek 17. The Belgian now has three strikes in as many matches, having emerged as a goal-scoring substitute in each of his last two Premier League outings. Whether he leads the line against Spurs in Gameweek 22 remains to be seen, especially with Marcus Rashford (£7.2m) still in good form, four goals and four assists in his last six league starts. The Englishman was also named on the bench against Reading, suggesting Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wanted to give him as much rest as possible.

Rashford had to come on in the 64th minute to replace Alexis Sánchez (£10.0m), who started the match and assisted Lukaku’s goal. He had to come off with a hamstring problem but Solskjaer seems hopeful that the Chilean will be fit to face Spurs, inferring that he had to come off because he was tired. If he comes through his slight doubt, Sánchez adds a further selection headache for Solskjaer and Fantasy managers targetting the Manchester United attack.

“Hopefully okay. He was feeling his hamstring. He should have told me before, though, because I made two subs. Hopefully, he’ll be okay for next weekend. I think maybe he’s happy that he got through 60 minutes. Hopefully he won’t be too bad, because he’s been out for a month now, he had 20 minutes against Newcastle, maybe, he’s had 60 minutes [today], and of course you know the quality he has. I think maybe when he gets another few games under his belt he would have finished a little bit earlier on in the first-half. Because he had one touch too many, he could have finished when he was driving through that box, but he’ll be fine.” – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Manchester United’s back-four looked a little makeshift but was able to keep a clean sheet against Championship strugglers Reading. Not surprisingly, Sergio Romero (£5.0m) was in goal, with Lee Grant (£4.9m) on the bench. Ashley Young (£5.7m) and Diogo Dalot (£5.3m) either side of a centre-back pairing of Phil Jones (£5.1m) and Matteo Darmian (£4.6m). That was an unfamiliar position for the Italian full-back, who performed his role admirably according to Solskjaer.

“He is the biggest plus today. Matteo looked like he had played there before. I don’t think he put a foot wrong.” – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Anthony Martial (£7.3m) and Victor Lindelöf (£4.8m) were unused substitutes while Paul Pogba (£8.4m), Jesse Lingard (£6.8m) and Luke Shaw (£4.9m) were given the afternoon off.

Meanwhile, there was good news for Manchester United’s youth academy as young midfielder Tahith Chong came on for a 28-minute substitute’s appearance in the second half.

“He had two or three really good moments, as you do when you’re young. You don’t run the game as a first performance for a 19-year-old. But he got the crowd going, and has shown one or two glimpses of what he can do, he has in training anyway. And the game wasn’t won, it was 2-0 and was still go out there and perform. It’s not like it was 4-0 and it’s just a pity, so he did well defensively as well and I think he’ll remember this for a long, long time.” – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Manchester United XI (4-3-3): Romero; Young, Jones, Darmian, Dalot; Fred (Fellaini 62′), A Pereira, McTominay; A Sánchez (Rashford 64′), Lukaku, Mata (Chong 62′).

West Ham United 2-0 Birmingham City

Confusion was rife among Fantasy managers in connection with West Ham’s FA Cup tie with Birmingham City. Not only was it perplexing that Marko Arnautovic (£6.9m) started the match, having only recently returned from injury, but manager Manuel Pellegrini was forced to substitute him in the 20th minute “as a precaution”. The Austrian forward did not look particularly pleased with being removed from the game as he had given the Hammers an early lead. Even after the post-match press conference, Arnautovic’s status seems unclear and it appears we are set for an important media commitment with Pellegrini next week in the build-up to Gameweek 22.

“It is not important because we won the game. He felt some pain in his back at the beginning of the game, I thought it was better for him to come off. It was not good to take that risk. He was angry one minute. He wanted to carry on. It was just a precaution.” – Manuel Pellegrini

Andy Carroll (£5.4m) stepped up his bid for regular first-team starts by lasting 70 minutes after coming on for Arnautovic, and scoring in stoppage time too. That was his first goal since April, ending another lengthy period without being able to contribute due to injury.

“Well very happy for him but we cannot consider that he hasn’t scored since April because he hasn’t played from April until December. When you are coming off such a long injury, especially as a striker, all you want is to score a goal. If you review his game, he scored a goal, he missed another goal with good play, he clear two or three different balls in our box. In the way he plays he will return to be the player we know.” – Manuel Pellegrini

The former Newcastle and Liverpool forward could seriously provide competition for the centre-forward positions at West Ham, if he is able to regain full fitness. Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez (£6.2m) is still out and it feels as if Pellegrini has been asked about Arnautovic’s fitness more times than we care to remember this season.

“I think that if Andy Carroll recovers his shape and continues working every day of the week without injury, there are not too many players with his quality.” – Manuel Pellegrini

Samir Nasri (£5.5m) made his first start since returning to English football with West Ham, lasting 58 minutes before being replaced by Robert Snodgrass (£5.4m). Pellegrini was satisfied by what he saw, to the point that the former Manchester City midfielder could be considered for Premier League matches soon. There was also a return to the line-up of young attacking midfielder Grady Diangana (£4.5m), whose role in the Premier League has become somewhat bit-part since five consecutive starts between Gameweek 9 and 13.

“There were a lot of positive things today. One of those is the minutes that Nasri played after a long time without playing games. I was very happy in the way he played today. He is a player that gives you time with the ball, has good technique that always the ball is around him. He now will be considered in different games. Next is Arsenal, we don’t know if he will start or be on the bench but now he demonstrates that he is back and he will continue to improve his performances in every game he plays.” – Manuel Pellegrini

After that also, other positives are that we won, Andy Carroll scored. Xande Silva and Diangana played and are young players, we kept a clean sheet, it was all positive today.” – Manuel Pellegrini

In an attempt to give Pablo Zabaleta (£4.3m) more time off, Michail Antonio (£6.8m) was used at right-back again, also getting himself an assist against Birmingham. Meanwhile, Fabian Balbuena (£4.3m) continued to be absent with the knock sustained against Watford, which meant Angelo Ogbonna (£4.2m) and Issa Diop (£4.3m) had to keep their places following a busy Christmas period.

West Ham United XI (4-1-4-1): Adrian; Masuaku, Ogbonna, Diop, Antonio; Rice; X Silva (Anderson 79′), Nasri (Snodgrass 58′), Obiang, Diangana; Arnautovic (Carroll 20′).

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1,259 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Ohh1454
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Thoughts on siggy or richy captain next week ?

    1. Nascimento
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      They’re risky but you already know that. I personally wouldn’t trust in them but if you’re ever going to do it now’s Probably the time

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      No.. go Salah or another bighitter.

    3. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      very risky with Everton's rotten form

      Will hold Richy but not expecting anything more than 8 pts max

  2. mdm
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Which option is better:

    A. Hazard and Deulofeu
    B. Pogba and Richa

    Thanks

    1. BeDreamin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      B due to fixtures

      1. Ruth_NZ
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I thought I read "Breadbin". Got all excited for a moment. 😉

  3. BeDreamin
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Is it too risky transferring in Siggy when I already have Richy

    1. Nascimento
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Great fixtures but based on recent performances I still wouldn’t. 1 or the other is enough for me

  4. Gentle_Turks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Will Jason Puncheon be nailed for Huddersfield?

    1. Nascimento
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Too early to say. Come up a couple of times today and there’s no consensus

    2. LSK
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I've started to seriously consider him as a 3rd bench option. With Xmas over he shouldn't be needed until bench boost time and if he does play you can't go wrong at 4.2 million

      1. Gentle_Turks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Exactly my thinking. I recently went to 4-4-2 / 3-5-2 with Kamara, but now thinking about switching back to a fodder 5th mid strategy.

        1. LSK
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Same. Lingard & Kamara to Puncheon & Arnie/Wilson is an option for me.

          1. Gentle_Turks
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            I was considering Arnie but the latest injury doubt puts me off. Hard to trust his fitness.

          2. Gentle_Turks
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            I fancy Rashford instead.

    3. LarryDuff
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Read comments on his transfer, sounds it

      1. Gentle_Turks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Comments on here?

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

    Would you bother getting Salah if you don't captain him every week ? I just love my team's shape atm and Salah will just make it unbalanced

    1. Nascimento
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I plan on getting him and most likely won’t captain every week. If you’re not going to captain at all, I wouldn’t bother

    2. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      if you love your team leave it alone

    3. Ruth_NZ
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I just transferred him out in GW21, having had him all season and for his recent hauls. I don't plan to get him back till GW26, though that could change, it'll be a week-by-week call for me.

      It is very risky having no Salah but presumably you have someone else instead for the captaincy? If you can match or beat Salah on captaincy when you don't have him and have used the 13.3m wisely in your squad then you could also gain a big advantage, especially if he blanks once or twice.

      One thing is for sure, you are in for a roller-coaster ride if you go that way. You won't often be getting average scores; you'll be going up when everyone else is going down and down when they are going up. 😉

      Oh, and they will say you are a fool if it goes wrong and call you lucky if it goes well. Have to be prepared for that too. 😀

      1. TLF
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I currently have Vardy and am considering a switch to Firmino after Southampton instead of Salah for a few weeks & see how I get on. Got Kane, Haz and Pogba as arm band alternatives. Not decided yet though, any interest in Firmino for you ?

        1. Ruth_NZ
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Not personally because I have no slot for him in my team. But his underlying numbers are much improved in the last few weeks and I don't think he's a bad pick at all in his own right.

          He doesn't cover Salah, though. Salah must be covered by you having alternative captains that do as well or better. That's the only way it works.

          1. TLF
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Yep, captaincy is indeed the key, if I do go without I can only hope the 3 players i mentioned cover the arm band issue. Good luck and enjoy the brief break from FPL.

          2. Geoff
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Firmino is an option I'm strongly looking at, but with Kane, Arnie, and Jimenez I'm not moving now. Rashford and Firmino are on my watchlist, but not as an alternative to Salah.

            Having Firmino means that even if Salah's EO is as high as it usually is I can get rank boosts from big Liverpool scores, and I've been fairly impressed with him lately. I hope he can pick it up a bit more

  6. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Which one would you have for the coming GW? 😉

    A) Salah (c) Hazard Martial
    B) Hazard (c) Son Sane

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      b

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

    Folks is Ings first choice when fit. Thinking of bringing him in as an enabler

    1. The 5% Team
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      think he is...but he will miss at least next 2 weeks

    2. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      yep

      it's a big if though - fitness record is poor

    3. Ruth_NZ
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yes. Barnes maybe?

    4. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Better enablers imo.

  8. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Suggestions here? have 1ft and 2.7m

    Fabianski -- Button
    Alonso • Holebas • Digne • Schindler -- Doherty
    Hazard • Rich • Pogba • Son • Anderson
    Kane -- Jimenez Kamara

    A: Son + Anderson >> Salah + Hojberg (-4) and start Jimenez (not ideal)...will then look to upgrade Kamara > Ings/Arnie in gw24 by downgrading alonso > taa in gw23

    B: Son + Anderson >> Salah + Redmond (-4) and continue with 352 but ideally I think 343 might be better as not too many other mids between 5-7m range if the Redmond punt backfires

    C: Alonso + Son >> S.Morrison (good fix, very attacking) + Salah (-4), stick to 352....and keep Anderson and getting rid of Alonso (NEW) although Alonso has tough fixtures thereafter

    D: something else (son > sterling? But then only way to get salah is by removing hazard in gw23)

  9. I Have No Idea What I'…
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Is there a reason why people are selling Pogba tonight?

    It seems people are worried he wasn’t on United’s flight to Dubai, but he was already in Dubai.

    Am I missing something or are people selling at completely the wrong time?

    1. The 5% Team
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      yeah very strange...what a yellow flag can do.

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Flags cause panic

    3. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      presumably tinkering by those on WC?

  10. T96
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Eriksen & Pogba --> Salah(c) & Redmond?

    All have good fixtures and even though Pogba had 3 good games he won't be scoring that often & I want Salah.

    Fab
    Alonso TAA AWB
    Haz Salah(c) Sane Rich Redmond
    Jimenez Aub

    Hamer Doherty Kamara Femenia

    1. T96
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      And, Eriksen and Pogba play each other this week...

    2. zotter
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yes probably worth it. Can get pogba again for hazard or sane. And get Kane for auba

  11. thewhitepele
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Fabs
    TAA Digne Bamba
    Salah Haz Eriksen Pogba Rich
    Jimenez Mitrovic

    McCarthy, Shaw, Doherty, Solanke
    1FT, 0.2m ITB

    Save FT or something worth doing?

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Save

  12. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Eders
    Robbo Alons Awb Kola
    Salah Rich Ander Son
    Kane Mitro

    Hamer Jim Billing Dohrrty
    2FT 1.5itb

    Burn a transfer if no injuries? Never burnt a transfer before...

    1. thewhitepele
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Mitro --> Rashford?

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        bur vs tot

        Maybe next week

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Ederson has had his day?

      1. zotter
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Yes why not just get alisson in for him and roll the other

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Yea thats a transfer Ive thought about... It would be typical for city tht they would go on a cs spree now though

          1. zotter
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Can’t see it even v wolves. They soon have arsenal Chelsea Everton back to back as well

    3. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Ederson among the worst 5 starting GKs in EPL.

      Save money and upgrade on Mitro for Rashford

      Son has only one game before wasting time at some regional international tournament- get Pogba

  13. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Any changes needed or GTG?

    #Flappy#
    Digne, TAA, Pereira
    Salah, Hazard, #Son#, Pogba, #Fanderson#,
    Auba C, Rashford,

    Button, AWB, Doherty, Kamara

    Thinking hold Son, swap Flappy & Anders > Alisson & Fraser?

    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Not sure Fraser just yet. Small risk king goes onto wing now. But that probably would threaten brooks

    2. zotter
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Like the balance of your defence. You can easily play all five. But not spending too much on them

  14. zotter
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Leno and snodgrass for alisson and puncheon -4? Other keeper is Hart. Waste of 0.5 on bench if I do that

    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Or Diop and snodgrass to trent and puncheon -4?

  15. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Gravless attack

    1. LSK
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      We're taking over. Rising up against our persecutors. Very soon it will be you who is in the looked-down-upon minority.

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Bah! We'll always have the "years on here" graphic showing our superiority!

      2. Alan Watts
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Vive la revolutcion

        1. Alan Watts
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          need some yellow vests...

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

      😆

    3. NIKO.
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Haha brilliant wondered what was happening

  16. Arsenal97
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Etheridge eriksen kamara in
    Ederson Fanderson ings out
    Go for it ??

    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Have you got another playing keeper?

      1. Arsenal97
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Button the 4m keeper but he will be benched when Ryan back ?

        1. zotter
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Etheridge risky in that case. I would get alisson in somehow

  17. zotter
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Think I can squeeze one more week out of snodgrass?

    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yes imo. They will be trying to get Nasri up to speed.

      1. zotter
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Ok thanks!

    2. Ruth_NZ
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah, should be good for another 2 points. 😉

      1. zotter
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Lol yes last week 0!

      2. badgerboy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Seems likely. But with some set pieces you never know.

    3. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I've ditched him, can't stand the sight of his binary scores in my team

      went for Westwood to save funds

  18. zotter
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Gtg? One ft. Zero itb. Asterisks are players I might want to shift soon ish

    Leno*
    Awb. Vvd. Digne*
    Richarlison. Salah c. Pogba. Snodgrass*. Hazard
    Auba*. Rashford*

    Hart*. Jimi. Doherty. Diop*

  19. Releasebreaks
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    A - Martial + Richarlison

    B - Pogba + Deulofeu

    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      A

  20. Fantasyamateur
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Fabianski
    Bissaka - Digne - Robertson
    Salah - Felipe - Hazard - Pogba - Camarasa
    Kane - Rashford

    Bench: Button, Jimenez, Doherty, Yoshida

    1M ITB and 2FT. Any suggestions on what I should do here?

    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Fab to lloris?

      Or fab and Andersen to alisson and rich ?

      1. Releasebreaks
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        this option with Allison + rich

  21. tibollom
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    help guys, 2 FT, 1.5 ITB and no clue what to do with this lot.

    Fab, Stek
    Robbo Alonso digne awb doherty
    haz pogba fanderson rich camarasa
    kane jimenez mitro

  22. Fernandito
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Is doing Ederson, Anderson and Son to Etheridge, Salah and Mcneill/Stephens madness??

    Would leave...
    Etheridge
    Digne Shaw Kolasinac Doherty Bennett
    Pogba Hazard Sane Salah Mcneill/Stephens
    Kane Rashford Kamara

    1. Ruth_NZ
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Not exactly madness but it sure isn't helping your squad structure.

      You have 4 premium attackers there if you count Sané and it is weakening your team. You basically have to play 4-4-2 and those defenders aren't good enough to play 4 every week.

      If I were you I'd wait a week for Salah and then decide whether to lose Hazard, Sané or Kane along with Son in order to fund him.

      1. Geoff
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Nice response Ruth, glad to see you around a bit more lately.

        I agree completely the McNeil/Stephens + Kamara combo doesn't interest me. Those defenders are really nice for rotation but not for playing 4 at the back.

        Bennett > TAA could mean 4 at the back would work though

    2. Fernandito
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks for that!

  23. Distinctly Average
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    How’s this looking?

    Lloris
    Digne, TAA, AWB
    Salah(c), Pogba, Rich, Snoddy
    Kane(v), Auba, Rashford

    (Stek, Camarasa, Kola, Doherty)

    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Wouldn’t get kola or snodgrass. Get alison

    2. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Pretty scary for next week, would hate to play you H-to-H

  24. Releasebreaks
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Worried about Martial minutes, who should I get to replace him?

    Money 7.3, plus richarlison already in my team

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Depends on your squad and what else you want to do

    2. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      What other MU do you have?

      At 7.4, you cant get a quality top-6 attacking threat like Martial that does not also have limitations due to rotation or injury prone

  25. Meme2011
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    what position did Puncheon play today?

    1. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He is a hacking and mentally ill midfielder with a criminal record and nearly ended De Bruyne's season last year with a horror tackle

  26. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Jeez, this weeks captaincy for me rests on the fitness of Pedro and Willian. Just finding it so hard to cap Hazard with Mr. Offside leading the line. Thinking Auba or Kane are better bets. Shame as I bought Hazard in last week for the captaincy this week.

    1. Gentle_Turks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yes a frustrating captain choice. I captained him last week and watched the whole game. By the end I felt like pulling out my fingernails.

    2. Gentle_Turks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      You don't have Salah?

      1. fedolefan
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        No, not getting Salah for 3 more weeks. Kane, Auba are as good (better) cap picks 23, 24. 22 was when Haz was to cover.

  27. FPL_Crisis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Thinking Felipe Son Mitrovic to Milivojevic Eriksen Firmino over the next 2gw. How does this plan look?

    Currently have exact money for these moves...

    1. Hits from the Bong
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Not very keen

      1. FPL_Crisis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Ta, which parts don’t you like?
        Mitro our either way
        Eriksen placeholder til Son replies
        Mini on pens with good run coming up

    2. Releasebreaks
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Try something like Deulofeu Sane Firmino

    3. Hits from the Bong
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      You do you, but personally I wouldn’t want Firmino or Milivojevic.

  28. S3
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Fab
    Robertson AWB Lovren Kiko Doherty
    Haz Sane Pogba Son Martial
    Auba Jimenez Kamara

    2FT and 3.7ITB

    Original plan was: Sane + Martial> Salah + Richarlison, but with Man City performance from yday am a bit wary of proceeding with that plan. Son's current form makes me think its worth leaving for the Utd game

    Any recommendations on how to bring Salah in?

  29. altan8797
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    he is injured already?? is this a joke

    1. child of God
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Who? Arnie ?

      1. altan8797
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        yep

  30. Jeko
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Best mid option at 6.5?

    1. Hits from the Bong
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Fraser pereyra deulofu

    2. child of God
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Pereira maybe