Scout Notes

Barnes and Vardy impress ahead of Blank Gameweek 31

Two teams who have league fixtures in Blank Gameweek 31 met at the King Power Stadium on Saturday.

While interest in Fulham’s Fantasy assets will be lukewarm at best ahead of their meeting with Liverpool this coming Sunday, all eyes were on Leicester’s players ahead of their trip to Turf Moor next weekend.

The Foxes won 3-1 in Brendan Rodgers’ first home match in charge, with Jamie Vardy involved in all three of his side’s goals.

How Leicester assets performed in Gameweek 29 is the focal point of our Scout Notes piece below, while we also take a careful look at how Fulham fared given that many Fantasy managers will have a “triple-up” on Liverpool players at Craven Cottage on Sunday.

Spurs’s 2-1 defeat to Southampton is covered in this article, too.

Leicester City 3-1 Fulham

  • Goals: Youri Tielemans (£6.0m), Jamie Vardy (£9.0m) x2 | Floyd Ayite (£4.3m)
  • Assists: Jamie Vardy, James Maddison (£6.7m), Harvey Barnes (£5.5m) | Havard Nordtveit (£4.5m)

Jamie Vardy‘s (£9.0m) renaissance as a Fantasy asset gathered momentum on Saturday after a 16-point haul against Fulham.

Vardy grabbed an equaliser in Brendan Rodgers’ first match in charge in Gameweek 29 (he had also scored the first Premier League goal under each of Leicester’s previous three permanent managers) and this latest “new manager bounce” continued against the relegation-threatened Cottagers.

The Leicester striker had only scored three league goals at home this season before Rodgers’ arrival but was given a helping hand by an obliging Fulham defence at the King Power Stadium.

Vardy didn’t find the back of the net until the 77th minute but had repeatedly threatened in the opening exchanges.

As well as unselfishly teeing up Youri Tielemans (£6.0m) for Leicester’s opener, Vardy was twice denied by last-ditch Fulham tackles as he broke the visitors’ criminally high backline and was inches away from dispossessing the unconvincing Sergio Rico (£4.4m) as Leicester steamrollered their opponents.

Despite an improved display after half-time, Fulham almost predictably shot themselves in the foot for Vardy’s first strike: Havard Nordtveit (£4.5m) presenting the ball straight to James Maddison (£6.7m), who played in his team-mate for his 100th Leicester goal.

Vardy then rolled in his second after excellent work from Harvey Barnes (£5.5m) down the Fulham right to leave the King Power with his highest FPL score of 2018/19 to date.

The positive news for Vardy and Leicester’s other attacking assets is that the Foxes next face Burnley, who, despite markedly improved defensive performances in January and February, have shipped nine goals in the last three Gameweeks.

The Clarets are also without a clean sheet in their last seven Premier League games.

Rodgers said of Vardy’s performance:

He’s an incredible player and I’m very lucky he’s here. I’m very happy he’s here but it’s not just his striking. I think that defensively, I always like my central striker to be able to press and be tactically good.

From this early period working with him, he’s tactically exceptional, I have to say. He understands what it is we’re trying to do. On top of that, he’s a real, real major threat in the game.

I think he showed in the first goal how unselfish he is as a player, a team player. He’s through on goal [going for] 100 goals, but he squares it and Youri gets his finish. I’m lucky he’s here.

Leicester won’t encounter defences as porous or as vulnerable to the high press as Fulham’s every week, of course, and it should be said that the Foxes didn’t have the game all their own way.

The visitors were arguably on top at the point of Vardy’s first goal, having earlier equalised via a fine solo goal from substitute Floyd Ayite (£4.3m).

Nevertheless, there was plenty to encourage existing and prospective owners of Barnes and Maddison, both of whom registered assists.

Barnes, in particular, was impressive down the Leicester left, registering more penalty box touches than anyone on show and twice going close with curling efforts from the edge of the Fulham area – Rico brilliantly tipping one effort wide and denying Ben Chilwell (£5.0m) an assist in the process.

Rodgers said of Barnes’ performance:

He has big potential. In a short period of time, it is about working out his best position in the team.

Last week we played him more inside to come out, but his strength has been on the outside to come in, so we played him wider against Fulham, and he gets better and better as the game goes on.

I think with Harvey once he gets that first goal it will be a real spur for him. The beauty with him is he looks like he is going to score in every game he plays. He has a lot of potential.

As an attacking player you’re judged on two things, the goals you provide and the goals you score. If you finish the season on one goal and one assist you are not going to help us.

It is very simple, you need to get numbers in your game, but I’m hopeful the style we will get to in terms of intensity, and you saw it a bit on Saturday, higher up the pitch, that’s going to give them more opportunities and I think Harvey will benefit from that.

Maddison didn’t touch the ball once in the opposition box, though did supply three key passes and curl an effort narrowly wide of Rico’s right-hand post in the first half.

Maddison was fielded alongside Tielemans in central midfield in a 4-1-4-1, with Wilfred Ndidi (£4.9m) stationed in front of the back four.

Claude Puel insisted that Tielemans was not a defensive midfielder before his exit and the Belgium international looks to have as much license to get forward under Rodgers: no FPL midfielder registered more shots than the on-loan Monaco star in Gameweek 30.

Since his debut in Gameweek 26, only Barnes and Mohamed Salah (£13.4m) have attempted more shots than Tielemans among FPL midfielders.

Three of Tielemans’ five efforts on Saturday did, admittedly, come from 25 yards out or further, while over two-thirds of his shots in a Leicester shirt have been from outside the opposition area.

Rodgers’ switch to a back four allowed Barnes, Maddison and Demarai Gray (£5.4m) to be used in the same starting XI and the good news for owners of Barnes and Maddison is that, even if Rodgers decides to sacrifice an attacking midfielder to switch back to a 3-4-3 at Turf Moor next weekend, Gray was by some distance the least effective of that trio on Saturday.

There weren’t such positive signs for Leicester’s defenders or the Fantasy managers who have enlisted their services.

The Foxes conceded for the ninth league match in a row and it is now just themselves and Fulham who are without a clean sheet from Gameweek 22 onwards.

Ricardo Pereira (£5.4m) was perhaps the pick of Leicester’s defenders going forward and went close to banking an assist when teeing up substitute Shinji Okazaki (£5.2m) for a presentable opportunity.

Despite their ever-impressive underlying attacking statistics, however, Pereira, Chilwell and Harry Maguire (£5.4m) are all averaging less than two FPL points per game over the last nine Gameweeks.

Fulham’s fragile first-half display would have been of great interest to owners of Liverpool assets ahead of Blank Gameweek 31.

Much like in the west London derby, however, the Cottagers posed more of a challenge for their opponents after the break and almost edged in front when Kasper Schmeichel (£5.0m) tipped away an Aleksandar Mitrovic (£6.4m) header ten minutes before Vardy’s first goal.

Self-inflicted errors at the back were again their downfall, though, with Leicester’s first two goals coming from a loose pass and a dispossession.

Parker said of his side’s performance:

I think obviously individual errors have cost us the game in the end, it’s probably been a massive part of this year really. First half wasn’t us in the sense of how we wanted it to look, second half we improved a lot and got an equaliser. At that point, we felt we were in control of the game and felt we were a threat.

We changed things around a little bit to try and gain some control and get some bodies inside the pitch. First half we lacked that really, but second half it worked for us. We built from there really and got in some dangerous areas and really got a control of the game which was pleasing. Mistakes change the game and it was difficult from there.

From a Liverpool perspective, Sadio Mane (£9.9m) perhaps has the most enticing match-up based on Saturday’s evidence.

While left-back Joe Bryan (£4.8m) handled Gray’s threat well, Denis Odoi (£4.4m) had a torrid afternoon against Barnes on the opposite wing.

Fulham have indeed conceded more chances from their right flank this season than they have from the left or central zones.

Parker had named an unchanged team for this match after the heartening display against Chelsea but sacrificed the below-par Ryan Sessegnon (£6.0m) at the break on Saturday, with substitute Ayite going on to score Fulham’s only goal.

Leicester City XI (4-1-4-1): Schmeichel; Ricardo, Evans, Maguire, Chilwell; Ndidi; Gray (Okazaki 72′), Tielemans (Ghezzal 72′), Maddison (Mendy 81′), Barnes; Vardy.

Fulham XI (4-2-3-1): Rico; Odoi, Nordtveit, Ream, Bryan; Chambers, McDonald (Vietto 82′); Sessegnon (Ayite 46′), Cairney, Babel (Seri 68′); Mitrovic.

Southampton 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur

  • Goals: Yan Valery (£4.0m), James Ward-Prowse (£5.1m) | Harry Kane (£12.5m)
  • Assists: Stuart Armstrong (£5.1m) x2 | Dele Alli (£8.8m)

The three-week break that Spurs now enjoy before they return to competitive action couldn’t have come soon enough.

Both Mauricio Pochettino’s side and Southampton blank in Gameweek 31, with their scheduled Premier League opponents in FA Cup action next weekend.

Whether it was fatigue after the midweek exertions in Dortmund or a loss of nerve after their domestic struggles in recent weeks, Spurs contrived to throw away all three points at St. Mary’s on Saturday after utterly dominating their hosts in the first half.

There were encouraging signs in that opening 45 minutes, with Dele Alli (£8.8m) impressing on his return and seemingly having a galvanising effect on both Harry Kane (£12.5m) and Christian Eriksen (£9.3m) around him.

Spurs had lined up in a 4-4-2 diamond for this match, with Lucas Moura (£6.7m) deployed alongside Kane up front and Son Heung-min (£8.7m) handed what was probably a much-needed rest.

Lucas did little to impress as the “placeholder” for Son but Eriksen, Alli and Kane linked up excellently in the early stages.

But for Kane’s wayward finishing, Spurs would have been out of sight by half-time.

Twice the England striker snatched at presentable chances in the first three minutes after being teed up by first Alli and then Eriksen, before Maya Yoshida (£4.1m) turned a low Kane cross against the foot of his own post.

The breakthrough duly came after 25 minutes when Kane squeezed a low shot past Angus Gunn (£4.3m) after a fine Alli pass but chances continued to come and go for the visitors.

Eriksen struck the bar from a free-kick and Alli stung Gunn’s hands with a rasping drive, before Kane tested the Saints’ goalkeeper just after the break with a curling shot that required saving.

No Premier League player had more shots on goal than Kane in Gameweek 29 and, perhaps with a break and Son to come back into the attack, Spurs assets can appeal in the season run-in – although two trips to Anfield and the Etihad are off-putting.

Three successive away defeats is a concern, too, and Pochettino cut a frustrated figure at full-time:

It’s difficult to understand the second half, the way that we started the second half and the way that we gave the belief to Southampton. I feel so disappointed.

It’s too difficult in this level of competition like the Premier League when you are much, much better than your opponent and after 45 minutes you create a lot of chances and you dominate the game. I don’t understand why we change in the way that we change. It’s a thing that worried me.

I think that we showed a lack of aggression and hunger to kill the game and win.

You use the first half like an example of arrogance, playing with intention, focus, concentration, we matched them in everything and we were much better.

In the second half, it was arrogance in a bad way. I think it is a very good example for everyone of how you need to play for 45 minutes and how not to play for 45 minutes.

Credit must go to Southampton, too, who didn’t have a shot on target in the first half but who drastically improved after the break.

Nathan Redmond (£5.3m), again playing “out of position” as a central striker in a 3-5-2, twice fired into the side netting from inside the six-yard box before wing-back Van Valery (£4.0m) bundled in substitute Stuart Armstrong‘s (£5.1m) cross to level the game up at 1-1.

Armstrong picked up the assist for Saints’ winner, too, having been fouled for the free-kick that James Ward-Prowse (£5.1m) brilliantly converted.

That was Ward-Prowse’s third league goal in as many Gameweeks and his sixth in 2019: Sadio Mane is the only FPL midfielder to have scored more this calendar year.

Armstrong had only been on the pitch because of an injury to Shane Long (£4.7m), who himself was a tactical half-time change for the anonymous Charlie Austin (£5.5m).

Hasenhuttl said of Long’s injury:

He got a kick on the hamstring and I don’t know how big the injury is. Maybe it’s not so worse.

Southampton should have Danny Ings (£5.4m) close to full fitness by the time Gameweek 32 rolls around at the end of March.

Hasenhuttl meanwhile hailed the contributions of his two goalscorers – who were also both on target against Manchester United – and Josh Sims (£4.4m), who impressed after coming off the bench at half-time:

I was very happy with Josh’s performance. It was exactly what I wanted to see from him. He is always attacking and has good solutions on the ball, making very few mistakes in possession. He was really aggressive and has speed so he can really hurt defences.

Prowsey is amazing, his technique is sensational and I think the practice he does in this part of his game helps him a lot. In the second half, he played in the number six position and it was a great overall game, to decide the result like this is great for him.

[Ward-Prowse and Valery] showed that one is for free-kicks and the other is for getting into good scoring positions again!

Southampton XI (3-5-2): Gunn; Bednarek, Yoshida, Vestergaard; Valery, Romeu (Long 46′, Armstrong 72′) Ward-Prowse, Hojbjerg, Bertrand; Redmond, Austin (Sims 46′).

Tottenham Hotspur (4-4-2 diamond): Lloris; Walker-Peters, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Rose (Davies 82′); Sissoko, Dier, Eriksen, Alli (Llorente 81′); Kane, Moura (Son 72′).

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  1. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 19 days ago

    Hazard....

    Surely Hazard up against eve away (who kept Liverpool out in their last home game) isn’t essential like some are making him out to be? Anyone else going without? I’d prefer Mane alongside Salah vs Fulham.

    Somewhat similarly, Jimenez to Wilson move....

    I’d quite like Jimenez back without paying the extra 0.5m. While not having Wilson for a -4 could hurt, is that extra hit really worth doing in my case? I’m getting Fraser in for Camarasa, too

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 19 days ago

      I don't think I'm touching any Chelsea players.

      1. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 19 days ago

        I agree - I’d rather have Bournemouth players (cue a hazard hattrick)

      2. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 19 days ago

        Wise.

        I have Haz so no point changing now, but wouldn’t be chasing him if I didn’t already own him.

      3. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 19 days ago

        Cheers all, similar thinking then.

        Thoughts on the other aspect of my post?

        Planned transfers of Sterling Camarasa Doherty to Mane Fraser Ake (-8). If done, takes up 3 BOU spots so can’t get Wilson anyway

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 19 days ago

      You are paying -4 for two Wilson home games against Newcastle & Burnley

      You can’t compare a Merseyside derby result with a general Everton v anyone else game, didn’t Newcastle just put 3 past them ? ... Hazard v Everton & Hammers for -4?

      The upside for both is 20 points each, the down side is probably break even ...

      Alternatively protect your team value ... but your players are falling in price in a few days anyway

    3. tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 19 days ago

      I am more interested in Anderson > Fraser than Jimenez > Wilson myself. Have Brooks.

    4. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 19 days ago

      I will go 5-3-2 and bench sterling - double liverpool and double chelsea defence. Then my two attackers from chelsea and liverpool will be higuain and mane.

  2. Aaaatsu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 19 days ago

    Would you go

    1. Fraser & Vardy
    2. Mane & Calwert-Lewin

    for the two BGW ?

    1. Tcheco
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 19 days ago

      1 because it has two decent players as opposed to only Mane

    2. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 19 days ago

      1. For me.

    3. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 19 days ago

      1

    4. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 19 days ago

      1. Combo wins it

    5. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 19 days ago

      However, Mane Wilson would win

    6. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 19 days ago

      Easy 1 imo

  3. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 19 days ago

    Bench one:

    A. Fanderson (HUD)
    B. Rondon (bou)
    C. Brooks (NEW)

    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 19 days ago

      B

    2. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 19 days ago

      A 100%

  4. mackan
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 19 days ago

    Help!
    Fab button
    Vvd robbo Doherty tark peltier
    Salah haz Bacuna Pogba Almiron
    Vardy Jimenez king

    So tempted to do vvd and Bacuna to Chilwell and mane -8. Maybe not so bright but good looking team.

    Will give me:
    Fab button
    Chilwell robbo Doherty peltier tark
    Haz mane Salah Pogba Almiron
    Jiménez king Vardy

  5. jimmyabs1987
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 19 days ago

    So I am FH this week and team so far (it’s hard to pick this!)

    Boruc,
    Rice, Luiz, TAA
    Mane, Salah, Hazard, Fraser
    Vardy, Higuain, Wilson

    I also have Barnes, Siggy that I would want to play and Barnes at home to Leic is tempting over Higuain..as he isn’t scoring!

    Also maybe Fab over Boruc?
    If you had FH, any obvious players I am missing? Don’t trust Fanderson and he won’t play over any of those 4...

    Appreciate help!

    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 19 days ago

      Fab over Boruc yes

    2. Jigger & Pony
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 19 days ago

      Watch out for Arnie news

      1. jimmyabs1987
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 19 days ago

        You think he will start?

    3. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 19 days ago

      Fab over Boruc is a no brained

    4. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 19 days ago

      Same as mine except I’m doing Barnes instead of higuain and azpi over Luiz

  6. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 19 days ago

    Current gw31 team, after 1ft, 10 starters:

    Boruc
    Luiz vvd perreira
    Mane salah haz diangana
    Vardy King barnes

    Dian to fraser for a hit or leave it?

    1. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 19 days ago

      I'd leave it, well set.

    2. Tcheco
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 19 days ago

      go for it

    3. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 19 days ago

      I would say go for it.
      This the week to take hits less risk.

  7. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 19 days ago

    When will fixtures for GW32 be confirmed?

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 19 days ago

      After 31?

    2. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 19 days ago

      Fa cup is this weekend

  8. Daghe Munegu
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 19 days ago

    Schmeichel
    VVD Aké Diop
    Salah Mané Hazard Anderson Maddison
    Higuain Barnes

    Take a hit for Wilson and bench Anderson or save?

    1. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 19 days ago

      Rather Frase over Anderson. Watched Anderson last few games and he's playing in a deeper role. In his last game he only had one shot at goal.

    2. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 19 days ago

      FFraser #

  9. Whazza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 19 days ago

    Weird question, but just hit me

    Say you FH DGW32 and have no WC...

    Should you take hits to field 10-11 players gw 31 & 33, as they probably need to be shipped for more hits come DGW35?

    Anyone in my shoes? Thinking 9 players for -4, even though full 11 is tempting as the hits are gained on appearance points alone in 31 & 33.

    1. Jigger & Pony
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 19 days ago

      A WC team will also likely have Liverpool and Bournemouth assets so focus on those.

      1. Whazza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 19 days ago

        That's 6 players for me already locked in for 35, but thinking WC teams will be almost full of DGW players?

        1. Jigger & Pony
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 19 days ago

          And hope that Chelsea v Brighton gets organized for GW35 rather than GW32. Then you have a bonanza!

    2. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 19 days ago

      Taking it one step further, one could argue the players you get in have good a enough gw35 fixture to still happily keep despite no DGW.

      Bournemouth play Fulham at home
      Liverpool play Cardiff away
      Newcastle play Southampton at home
      Chelsea and Burnley play each other (CHE at home)
      West Ham and Leicester play each other (WHU at home)
      Everton play Man United at home, but they are not very popular for 31 and 33 anyway.. 🙂

      1. Jigger & Pony
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 19 days ago

        Yes exactly what I meant. Particularly Liverpool and Bournemouth have very good GW35 fixtures so if you have 5-6 from those two teams you are ok.

        1. Whazza
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 19 days ago

          Cheers, feel a lot more relieved about having no WC now.

    3. FPL Bielsa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 19 days ago

      Yes I am in this position and thing to bear in mind is that transfers in of players you don't want for DGW 35 will cost you 8 points as you are transferring in and out. I've got around 9 for 31 and 10 for 33 and if I save 33 transfers that gives me 3 frees before DGW 35 and will probably take a few hits on top of that if there are DGW players in 35 that look better than my singles. I am free hitting in 32.

      1. FPL Bielsa
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 19 days ago

        One other thing focus your transfers for 31 and 33 on forwards and mids as more upside on them and more likely to damage rank if you don't have, Ian going with Salah, Mane, Haz, Fraser, Rondon, Vardy and Wilson - with just Heaton and Trent at the back.

        1. Whazza
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 19 days ago

          Yeah good points. Thinking 3 Pool and 3 Bou is worth every hit.
          Perhaps Chelsea as well as they have BUR 35 (and maybe a DGW).

          1. FPL Bielsa
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 19 days ago

            Hazard for me is essential can be very frustrating but if he explodes in 31 or 33 it's a rank killer. Was thinking Higgy as well but Vardy has swayed me towards him instead this week.

            1. Whazza
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 19 days ago

              Agree. Thinking Haz + a Chelsea def for -4, only appearance points in 31 and 33 should cancel the hit. Then there's Burnley at home gw35 and potentially Brighton at home too - although likely to take place in 32 I assume.

  10. leocarter27
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 19 days ago

    Best 7.9 mid for 31 and 33 please?

    Not Fraser as have Boruc, Brooks and probably Wilson.

    Cheers

    1. Jigger & Pony
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 19 days ago

      Tough one. Who else do you have in midfield?

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 19 days ago

      Maddison
      Pedro

      1. Bobby_Baggio
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 19 days ago

        This or Barnes

    3. leocarter27
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 19 days ago

      Salah Sterling Brooks Pogba Hazard

      1. Shineonme
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 19 days ago

        Fraser over Brooks

    4. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 19 days ago

      Maddison

    5. Jay_
        5 years, 19 days ago

        One of Will or Pedro wouldn’t surprise me but bit of a gamble. Maybe Siggy/Mad

      • Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 19 days ago

        Not anderson anyway.
        I know that much!

        But I think westwood could be good and you could use the chase elsewhere on a 1week punt for a -4?

    6. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 19 days ago

      Choose one ?

      A Vardy (bur hud)
      B Wilson (NEW BUR)

      1. Jigger & Pony
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 19 days ago

        Wilson

      2. Jay_
          5 years, 19 days ago

          B

        • Shineonme
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 19 days ago

          Hard one but for me Vardy

        • Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 19 days ago

          A because Newcastle can be awkward and Huddersfield have Schindler!

      3. SuperMane Returns
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 19 days ago

        BGW31 team (took a -12 over last 2 GW's to set it up for 11 players) .
        How do people fancy my chances?

        Schmeichel
        Pereira Diop TAA
        Mane Salah Hazard Brooks
        King Vardy Rondon

        (Hamer/Pogba/Doherty/Duffy)

        1. SuperMane Returns
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 19 days ago

          Sorry, I'm FH32/WC34/BB35

        2. GREEN IS GOOD
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 19 days ago

          I guess you'll find out.

          1. SuperMane Returns
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 19 days ago

            Do you think im in trouble?

            1. GREEN IS GOOD
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 19 days ago

              Nah you'll be good. With all those chips too.

        3. Lingard’s Shin Guards
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 19 days ago

          Looking good

        4. Jay_
            5 years, 19 days ago

            Nice. Fraser and Wilson coming in big last week must have hurt but maybe it evens out this time

          • Shineonme
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 19 days ago

            Hope the Bournemouth players pay off for you but I'd rather Farser + Wilson instead of Brooks + King

        5. Lingard’s Shin Guards
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 19 days ago

          How does this look for 31? (For a -4)

          Fab
          Robbo TAA Digne
          Salah Haz Rich Westwood
          Vardy Wilson Barnes

          4.1m itb

          1. SuperMane Returns
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 19 days ago

            Looking good LSG, especially for a -4. What do you think of mine above? (although for a -12, 1.0m still ITB)

          2. SuperMane Returns
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 19 days ago

            What's your chips strategy going forward LSG, I take it you are FH32?

          3. Jay_
              5 years, 19 days ago

              Nice. Before moves though I’d wait. As if TAA out then I think I’d rather play with a man short and get Mane in. Will be a nuisance but will be a killer if Mane goes mental

          4. the vanisher
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 19 days ago

            Who scores more gw31:

            A. Hazard, Barnes

            B. Rice, FAnderson

            1. Bobby_Baggio
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 19 days ago

              a

            2. Freshy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 19 days ago

              WHAM are a known unknown

              1. SuperMane Returns
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 19 days ago

                Wet Sham

            3. Jay_
                5 years, 19 days ago

                I’ll go with B just for 31 but A over the course of 31 AND 33

              • Bggz
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 19 days ago

                A By a country mile

              • Shineonme
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 19 days ago

                Did you really have to ask. A of course

            4. Bobby_Baggio
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 19 days ago

              Evening all. Would be good to fill the gaps please? 16.8m to speand and using FH32. Thanks all.

              Fab
              Pereira - Robertson - Digne
              Salah - ____ - Mane - _____
              Vardy - Wilson

              1. Jigger & Pony
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 19 days ago

                Hazard and Fraser

                1. Bobby_Baggio
                  • 12 Years
                  5 years, 19 days ago

                  0.3m out 🙁

                  1. Freshy
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 13 Years
                    5 years, 19 days ago

                    fraser brooks

                2. Freshy
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  5 years, 19 days ago

                  this

              2. Top Lad Dakes.
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 19 days ago

                Hazard Brooks?

              3. SuperMane Returns
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 19 days ago

                Hazard and Brooks

              4. leocarter27
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 19 days ago

                Hazard Brooks / Barnes

              5. dunas_dog
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 19 days ago

                Hazard and Brooks/Barnes

              6. Bobby_Baggio
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 19 days ago

                Thanks all

              7. Jay_
                  5 years, 19 days ago

                  Haz Brooks

                • Shineonme
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 19 days ago

                  Does fraser Hazard work for you ?

                  1. Bobby_Baggio
                    • 12 Years
                    5 years, 19 days ago

                    Sorry no 0.3m out

              8. Top Lad Dakes.
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 19 days ago

                A) Sterling Camarasa Doherty —> Mane Fraser Ake (-8)
                B) Sterling Camarasa Jimenez —> Mane Fraser Wilson (-8)
                C) Sterling Camarasa —> Mane Fraser (-4)

                Tempted just by C... tough one. If I do B and sell Jimenez, likely won’t try to get him back.

                Current players:
                Fabs/Boruc, Robertson, Pereira, Salah, Anderson, Higuain, Vardy

                1. Jay_
                    5 years, 19 days ago

                    B if FH 32

                  • Bggz
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 13 Years
                    5 years, 19 days ago

                    Why would you take sterling out now?

                2. 'Broadsword Calling Da…
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 19 days ago

                  Anyone in this boat. They have all their Chips; they have Jiminez, with lots of value in him, and fear selling for Wilson this week is the wrong thing (value wise), does it matter? Especially if playing free hit 32?

                  1. Kiwivillan
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 9 Years
                    5 years, 19 days ago

                    I'm selling Rash and Aguero and keeping Jimi

                  2. Top Lad Dakes.
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 19 days ago

                    Same boat exactly! See above 😆

                  3. Bobby_Baggio
                    • 12 Years
                    5 years, 19 days ago

                    try and keep if you can - i got rid of rash for Wilson

                    1. 'Broadsword Calling Da…
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 7 Years
                      5 years, 19 days ago

                      Yeah, thanks lads, agree with you there BB. And I was just reading yours TLD.

                      Kiwi, yup, can see that, in any case, i prefer Sterling over Agu for Man City attacking cover.

                  4. Top Lad Dakes.
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 19 days ago

                    I had planned Rashford to wilson instead but was convinced enough by Vardy to do Rash to Vardy last week instead to great success!

                  5. Jay_
                      5 years, 19 days ago

                      If playing FH 32 for sure it’s worth the gamble on selling Jimmy. Getting 2 fixtures vs none would probably be worth losing .5. Alternative is to go with a cheap defender to make the numbers up and bench Jimmy but how you gonna feel if the striker gets a brace in each week?

                      1. 'Broadsword Calling Da…
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 7 Years
                        5 years, 19 days ago

                        I hear you, and Jimmy is looking pretty solid vs anyone. I think it's a hold for me too, cheers.

                    • Captain Beefheart
                      • 10 Years
                      5 years, 19 days ago

                      Am keeping Jimi, got rid of Son for Mane so playing 3 5 1, benching Jimi and Kun.

                    • Bggz
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 13 Years
                      5 years, 19 days ago

                      That’s one of the reasons I FH this week

                      1. 'Broadsword Calling Da…
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 7 Years
                        5 years, 19 days ago

                        Sure you want to FH this week, 35 or 32 (based on FA Cup results of course) could be huge double game weeks, more points haul there v this week. Lots of people will be taking hits this week, so you won't be alone if you need to also.

                  6. Mikey44
                    • 14 Years
                    5 years, 19 days ago

                    Pick 2 for next gw only:

                    A- Hazard
                    B- Higuain
                    C- Azpi
                    D- Wilson
                    E- Fraser

                    1. Jay_
                        5 years, 19 days ago

                        A/D

                      • Kiwivillan
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 9 Years
                        5 years, 19 days ago

                        DE at home to Newcastle with no Schär and possibly Lascelles appeal the most

                      • RAFA THE GAFFA
                        • 7 Years
                        5 years, 19 days ago

                        D and either A or E

                    2. Jay_
                        5 years, 19 days ago

                        I really want to use my TC in 32 but it would mean having to go with A) over B).
                        Reckon it’s worth 8 points, Billing over Wilson for 31/33 and being United-less in 32?

                        A) TC32 (-8)

                        Patricio (bur, MNU)
                        AWB (HUD, tot)
                        Fraser (lei), Milijovic (HUD, tot), Billing (whu, LEI)
                        Higuaín (car, BRI)

                        Vs

                        B) FH32

                        Ederson (ful, CAR)
                        Shaw (WAT, wol)
                        Pogba (WAT, wol) Jota (bur, MNU)
                        Lukaku (WAT, wol) Wilson (NEW, LEI)

                        1. Kiwivillan
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 9 Years
                          5 years, 19 days ago

                          How much will captain base score to outpoint the second team vs first?

                          1. Jay_
                              5 years, 19 days ago

                              This is it. Can’t predict that but it’s easily the best ‘on paper’ week fixture wise to TC. So hopefully the cap would get 20 plus

                              1. Kiwivillan
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 9 Years
                                5 years, 19 days ago

                                Lascelles highest scorer last DGW 20pts. How many plus 20pt DGW scorers last few seasons? I can think of Sanchez and Kane

                                1. Jay_
                                    5 years, 19 days ago

                                    Yeah but this time City have Fulham and Cardiff and Chelsea have Brighton and Cardiff. These are the kinda fixtures where Sanchez and Aguero went nuts a few years back. If TCers nail it in 32, FHers will gain nothing

                            • Jigger & Pony
                              • 10 Years
                              5 years, 19 days ago

                              Who would you TC and when will you play FH?

                              1. Jay_
                                  5 years, 19 days ago

                                  TC Kun probably but maybe Raz/Haz. Either way they’d all be in both scenarios but just the TC in play in A). Would FH35 with one eye on wildcarding 34 with 3 Pool and BB with Brighton and Brooks in Brighton mini DGW (if they get one)

                            • Thunder Warrior
                              • 9 Years
                              5 years, 19 days ago

                              1) Wilson and Fanderson
                              2) Fraser and Arnie
                              3) Wilson and Fraser (too much??)

                              1. JT11fc
                                • 5 Years
                                5 years, 19 days ago

                                3. 2 good home fixtures 31/33

                                1. Thunder Warrior
                                  • 9 Years
                                  5 years, 19 days ago

                                  Yes, but WHM vs HUD could be huge score..

                                  1. JT11fc
                                    • 5 Years
                                    5 years, 19 days ago

                                    You could go wilson plus Wham mid and change the mid to fraser for 2nd blank week

                                    1. Kiwivillan
                                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                      • 9 Years
                                      5 years, 19 days ago

                                      Which Wham mid they all have no consistent form. I have Rice. He's good enough for me

                                      1. JT11fc
                                        • 5 Years
                                        5 years, 19 days ago

                                        Personally im doing the bounemouth double up.

                              2. Kiwivillan
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 9 Years
                                5 years, 19 days ago

                                3 good fixtures form nailed

                            • JT11fc
                              • 5 Years
                              5 years, 19 days ago

                              Which for a hit?
                              1 pogba-fraser
                              2 doherty-ake

                              Fab / steele
                              Trent yedlin luiz / awb doherty
                              Salah mane hazard barnes / pogba
                              Higuain wilson / jimenez

                              1. RAFA THE GAFFA
                                • 7 Years
                                5 years, 19 days ago

                                Neither

                              2. Bggz
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 13 Years
                                5 years, 19 days ago

                                Nah

                            • George James
                              • 9 Years
                              5 years, 19 days ago

                              Would you free hit or just roll with this team on a -8?

                              Boruc
                              TAA • Rice • Laceslles* • Alonso • Robbo
                              Salah • Felipe • Hazard
                              Wilson (c)

                              1. JT11fc
                                • 5 Years
                                5 years, 19 days ago

                                Roll

                              2. Kiwivillan
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 9 Years
                                5 years, 19 days ago

                                -8 better value

                              3. George James
                                • 9 Years
                                5 years, 19 days ago

                                Cheers guys. Got a feeling it will end up being only 7 playing though 🙁

                                1. Kiwivillan
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 9 Years
                                  5 years, 19 days ago

                                  I have Lascelles and play or not probably 2pts at most. Not bothering with a hit for another defender

                              4. FPL Bielsa
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 7 Years
                                5 years, 19 days ago

                                Free hit has much more potential for DGW that team looks ok

                                1. Kiwivillan
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 9 Years
                                  5 years, 19 days ago

                                  Exactly

                            • AYLD28
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 8 Years
                              5 years, 19 days ago

                              Boruc
                              TAA Pereira XX
                              Salah (C) Mane Hazard Brooks
                              Higuain Vardy Rondon

                              Debravka Doherty AWB Kolasinac

                              0.3 ITB 0 FT

                              Is it worth doing a -4 to do Doherty or AWB > Rice? Or roll with 10?

                              1. Kiwivillan
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 9 Years
                                5 years, 19 days ago

                                10 is heaps

                                1. AYLD28
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 8 Years
                                  5 years, 19 days ago

                                  How’s my 10 do you think?

                                  1. Kiwivillan
                                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                    • 9 Years
                                    5 years, 19 days ago

                                    You have the key players

                                    1. AYLD28
                                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                      • 8 Years
                                      5 years, 19 days ago

                                      Only missing Wilson and Fraser I guess

                            • Hiphopopotamus
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 13 Years
                              5 years, 19 days ago

                              Evening lads. When do we expect the big DGW to be?

                              1. Kiwivillan
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 9 Years
                                5 years, 19 days ago

                                32

                                1. Hiphopopotamus
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 13 Years
                                  5 years, 19 days ago

                                  Cheers man.

                            • Greek Flair
                              • 8 Years
                              5 years, 19 days ago

                              Maddison or Barnes? Can afford either

                              1. #FPLBhuna
                                • 7 Years
                                5 years, 19 days ago

                                Barnes

                              2. dunas_dog
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 8 Years
                                5 years, 19 days ago

                                Barnes

                              3. RAFA THE GAFFA
                                • 7 Years
                                5 years, 19 days ago

                                Barnes

                              4. FPL Bielsa
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 7 Years
                                5 years, 19 days ago

                                Only Vardy from Leicester for me think Fraser and Brooks with two home games offer better value

                            • RAFA THE GAFFA
                              • 7 Years
                              5 years, 19 days ago

                              Son+Kun >> Hazard+Wilson (-4)? Leaves me this 11...

                              Fabianski
                              TAA • Digne • Rice
                              Salah • Mané • FAnderson • Almirón • Hazard
                              Vardy • Wilson
                              (Button / Schar* / Bednarek* / Kamara*)

                              1. FPL Bielsa
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 7 Years
                                5 years, 19 days ago

                                Looks very strong to me couldn't do much better with a free hit

                                1. RAFA THE GAFFA
                                  • 7 Years
                                  5 years, 19 days ago

                                  Thanks matey 😀

                            • kysersosa
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 9 Years
                              5 years, 19 days ago

                              Anyone have an insight into why Clyne didn’t start this week?

                            • Top Lad Dakes.
                              • 7 Years
                              5 years, 19 days ago

                              Would you do:

                              Jimenez 🙁 to Wilson

                              Early ie tonight to catch possible price swings soon?

                              Sterling Camarasa to Mane Fraser to be done after Liverpool UCL game

                              1. dunas_dog
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 8 Years
                                5 years, 19 days ago

                                Yes- I did Rashford to Wilson last night for that reason

                            • FCSB
                              • 8 Years
                              5 years, 19 days ago

                              best move:

                              1. Dunk >> Azpi
                              2. Dunk >> Pereira
                              3. Jimenez >> Rondon (have a lot of value locked in)
                              4. Jimenez >> Arnie (have a lot of value locked in)

                              thanks

                              1. dunas_dog
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 8 Years
                                5 years, 19 days ago

                                Azpilicueta

                            • Buck The Trent
                              • 12 Years
                              5 years, 19 days ago

                              Who would you keep ?

                              A Doherty
                              B Pogba

                              * both have same values tied-up