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The Complete Guide to FPL Blank Gameweek 31 tips and advice

Welcome to the Fantasy Football Scout Guide to Blank Gameweek 31. A reduced fixture list this week and no early kick-off means a later than usual FPL deadline of 2pm. Plenty of time to make those last minute transfers and switch the armband back and forth a few more times.

The business end of the season starts here. The first major Blank Gameweek will be immediately followed by the first major Double Gameweek. In preparing for this period FPL managers have opted for a variety of strategies to maximise points returns, the most popular of which involve using the Free Hit chip either this Gameweek or next.

At the time of writing only 38% of the 8,000+ managers who have taken part in our poll will be fielding a full 11 players. 70% of managers polled will be taking at least one hit this week. Amongst the top 10,000 managers, 22% have used their Free Hit chip already and 31% have used their second Wildcard. Before making any transfers, we estimate these elite managers have on average seven players starting this week.

What does all this mean? In a word – opportunity.

With most managers unlikely to field a full complement of players, it means those who do should be at an advantage. Especially if you haven’t had to take a hit, either because you are playing the Free Hit chip or through careful planning.

However, if you are part of the estimated 70% who will be taking a hit, it’s a good week to do it. As the FPL General observes in his opinion piece:

The way the Blanks are falling this season (in 31 and 33) makes it easier to take a -4 to get a player who plays in both Gameweeks, especially for those who plan to use the Free Hit chip in Double Gameweek 32 and the second Wildcard in Gameweek 34.

Legomané remarks in his hot topic that this should reduce the 4 point cost of a hit to zero if you are getting rid of a player without a fixture in either Gameweek.

When weighing up transfers this week, it’s worth noting that the FA Cup tie between Watford and Crystal Palace kicks-off at 12:15pm today – this means that we should know the result of the match before the 2pm deadline.

Why does the FA Cup matter to us FPL managers? Well, as Holly Shand explains in FPL Question Time:

We should have a good idea whether Watford v Fulham or Newcastle v Crystal Palace will go ahead in Blank Gameweek 33 around the Blank Gameweek 31 deadline.

If Newcastle get to play in Blank Gameweek 33 as well as 31, this increases the appeal of their options, meaning a hit for one of their players this weekend carries less risk.

So which players are worth bringing in?

To an extent this will depend on how you are using your chips. Of the three main strategies outlined last month, one includes deploying the Free Hit chip this week. For those on that path Legomané started an FH31 RMT thread and, for members only, David prepared four excellent articles looking in-depth at the best goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders, and forwards to buy.

However, as Neale mentioned when outlining the three main strategies, you can achieve success by going down a completely different route:

Last season, Yusuf Shiekh Wildcarded in Gameweek 25, Bench Boosted in Gameweek 37 and used his Triple Captain chip in Gameweek 38 – and finished first in the world.

This week, for FPL managers who have strayed from the main path, we’ve had two fascinating contributions from the community: Deulofail champions using the Free Hit chip in Gameweek 38, while Chris Kish has some thoughts for those who have already played their Wildcard and Free Hit chips.

Our Scout Picks which, like a Free Hit chip, feature the best players for the coming Gameweek – include two Liverpool attackers. Salah and Mané both make the cut. The pair also headline David’s Captain Sensible article this week. An enticing fixture away to Fulham is leading many to consider using the Triple Captain chip.

It should be mentioned that Mané did not feature in any of the 54 photos released by Liverpool of their Friday afternoon training session. However nothing about a potential injury was mentioned in their press conference, and Liverpool don’t play until tomorrow. In fact, as Neale reports in his Team News Round-up, Klopp was singing Mané’s praises.

The reason the pendulum has swung from two Liverpool defenders to two Liverpool attackers is Mané’s outstanding form. Is this simply recency bias? As J0E asked on Tuesday’s Scoutcast, certainly Mané is in outstanding form – two goals against Burnley was followed up in midweek with a brace against Bayern Munich.

Bournemouth also provide two attacking players for this week’s Scout Picks in the shape of Callum Wilson and Ryan Fraser. With home fixtures in both Gameweeks 31 and 33, Bournemouth players offer appealing value – a hot topic discusses their potential, there was debate on the Scoutcast including a look at budget goalkeeper Artur Boruc, and an article highlighting Callum Wilson’s flat-track bully tag.

Players from Chelsea, Leicester and West Ham are also fancied this week ahead of favourable fixtures. With many managers needing to transfer in players for Gameweek 31, this could mean selling players who have increased markedly in value. For those who purchased Pogba and Jiménez when they were considerably cheaper this poses a tricky dilemma.

Adam Hopcroft pointed out last December that:

It can put you in a position of weakness when you have a lot of value tied up in a player.

However there’s an added dimension to this way of thinking because many will want to buy players such as Pogba and Jiménez for either their Free Hit chip next Gameweek or Wildcards later on. A riveting debate took place on the Scoutcast about whether it was right to keep or sell such players.

Elsewhere on site, G-Whizz provided his regular DS stats, fixtures and clean sheet odds, Greyhead reviewed The Great and The GoodMark is now into the top 1,000 overall – and Rotation’s Alter Ego supplied his handy summary of all the team news.

Away from FPL, Johannes (formerly known as Niemi) has kindly contributed two articles on Eliteserien, looking at price changes and providing a team guide. And Geoff asked if anyone will be playing Allsvenskan Fantasy this season? The Fantasy game for the top division in Sweden. Fantasy addicts will not go hungry this summer!

To view all our discussions please visit our Hot Topics page, and if you’ve got some analysis, scout reports or features brewing, be sure to visit our community section to submit your article.

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COMMUNITY TOURNAMENTS

The second round of the Fantasy Football Scout Cup saw another former winner depart with Wild Rover losing out to Lal Toofan on overall rank following a drawn match. David brought us all the latest from the competition including the draw for the next round – 128 managers are through to round three. The final is scheduled for Gameweek 37.

In TorresMagic’s Last Man Standing competition the safety score in Gameweek 30 was 46, this saw 64 managers eliminated. 237 teams are through to Gameweek 31, when the threshold for elimination moves up to 25%, a minimum of 60 managers will depart. The final will take place in Gameweek 37.

Still in the Last Man Standing competition, still top spot in both our main FFS League and our FFS Members League, Adam Levy increased his lead at the summit to 31 points.

I mentioned last week that the current record points total for an FPL winner is 2,668 set by Jon Reeson (aka Westfield Irons) way back in the 2009/10 season. Jon was the first ever member of FFS to win FPL, and it’s worth appreciating that he achieved his mammoth points score at a time when multiple chips weren’t around – he only had one Wildcard to use that season. The second Wildcard – at first just available in January – wasn’t introduced until the following year.

Over the remaining eight Gameweeks of the season Adam needs 599 points to beat Jon’s longstanding mark. He still has his Wildcard, Free Hit, and Bench Boost chips available.

Mark extended his lead over Chris Atkinson (aka RMT’s Professor) to 67 points in the FFS Mods & Cons as he moved up to 829th position overall. Mark has had four previous top 1,000 finishes and last week became the number one manager in our Live Hall of Fame, overtaking Sean Tobin.

Jack Baxendale is the new leader in RedLightning’s Top 10k Any Season mini-league. He captained Raheem Sterling on his way to 98 points in Gameweek 30, and has shot up to 58th overall. Jack is in his fifth FPL season, his best previous finish being 5,720 in 2016/17. He has not yet used any of his chips, apart from his First Wildcard which he played in Gameweek 20 –  he has had nine successive green arrows since then.

Elior Carsenti has regained the lead from JOZ V in RedLightning’s January to May League He has had seven green arrows in eight Gameweeks since he played his Second Wildcard in Gameweek 23. He has risen from 49,997 to 3,691 since Gameweek 22. He has not yet used his other three chips.

Karen Goh is the new leader in RedLightning’s The Last Ten Gameweeks mini-league. This is Karen’s third season and by far her best, she is currently in 21,583 overall. Karen played her Second Wildcard in Gameweek 29 and then captained Sterling in Gameweek 30 for a score of 102.

Jay Placey’s mini-league, The Home Stretch, also began scoring in Gameweek 30. Out of the 306 teams in it the top four all scored 100 points or more.

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  1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    TC Salah anyone?

    1. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      o/

    2. Art Vandelay
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Plenty, I am sure. I am going to leave it in the back pocket for the time being. Fancy a late season Kane (TC) if Spurs find some form in the run in. They have history of battering "beach" teams in the run in.

    3. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Yep

    4. antis0cial
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Very tempted, either today or vs Hudd home

  2. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Anyone want to risk getting arrested and go to melwood training ground to see if Mane trains today

  3. Oooo Matron
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    I'm a Fulham fan and I think I'm gonna Triple Captain Salah. Is it a bad idea? I've got all my chips left so limited times to use TC this season. Away at an appalling Fulham team seems as golf as any.

    Any thoughts on when could be a better TC week?

    1. Lucackadoodledoo
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Same dilemma here mate although I've used 2nd wc. Next week FH for the double and will try and set up team for the next dgw as best I can to use BB. I'm not sure if there's another dgw to use tc

    2. antis0cial
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      GW 36 Home to Hudd is other option for me, still tempted today though

  4. McGowan
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    A) Azpil, Maddison, F.Anderson and Firmino
    OR
    B) Ogbonna, Mane, Fraser and Higuain

  5. SuperHam
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Was planning sterling to mane for this week but guessing that would be silly with the nagging doubt?

    Could just go Jonny to TAA/VVD instead. Although if Mané starts it would be annoying

    1. Sting in the Tail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      I'd play safe and get VVD

  6. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Fraser or Hazard?

    1. OneDennisBergkamp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Haz

  7. Kun Tozser
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Fraser, Lanzini or Pedro?

    1. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Fraser

      1. OneDennisBergkamp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Fraser

  8. John Colby (Capt)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Honestly think Arnautovic is a serious ‘under the radar’ option this game week. Huddersfield’s injury list is long, Hernandez’s form is patchy especially after last week and Arnie’s ready to win the hearts of Hammers fans again.

    1. Konig Luther
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      unfortunately his injury list is also long.

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

      Good point.

    3. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Yeah im tempted by him this week.

    4. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Totally agree. Would punt on FH but not on FH

    5. Art Vandelay
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      I would definitely be bringing him in on FH, but I have my strikers sorted and am saving FH for next week.

    6. Not again Shirley
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      If you wanted Arnie would you remove rash or Jimmy to get him?

  9. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Worst thing about FH is knowing who to bench

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Worst thing will be seeing FH32 teams posted

    2. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      I'll have 2 fodder and 1 playing sub just incase

  10. Gashead9
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Have taken a -4 to get 9 players, is it worth a -8 to swap Pogba for Maddison/Pedro/Lanzini/Siggy?

    Heaton,
    Robbo, Luiz, (AWB)
    Salah (TC), Mane, Fraser, Anderson, (Pogba)
    Vardy, Wilson

    Hamer - Bednarek, Doherty, Jimi

    1. FPL DONKEY
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      I would, assuming you didn't buy him for 7.8m

      1. Gashead9
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        8.1, will cost 0.3 to buy back

  11. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Do I keep Mane on my FH? Or go Double defence now?

    1. Not again Shirley
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      After tough game in midweek in Germany the Fulham game may not be a walkover like most people think so double defence may be prudent option. But hey what do I know.

    2. jiGGidyJ1
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Keep him, Klopp hasn't mentioned him being injured. It's a BS article from the mirror that assumes he's injured because he wasn't in training the day after a CL game. Wait for news today

    3. Jigger & Pony
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Firmino?

  12. Kiwivillan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Luiz over Rudiger yes?

    1. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Yes.

      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Ty

    2. Merlinsnose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Or Emerson if you need funds elsewhere?

  13. Art Vandelay
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    I have been nursing Balbuena back to fitness since GW20. Praying he gets a start...

  14. Norfolk&Chance
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Firmino instead of mane?

    Robbo
    Salah
    Firmino

    1. Art Vandelay
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      I have TAA Salah and Firmino. Go Bobby!

  15. Lazaretti
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    This must be stupid to even ask, Camarasa to Brooks for another -4 (totals -8) yes or no?

    I've full starting 11 but no Bou cover. My biggest ML rival is already on -8.

    1. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Fh32 wc34

      1. FPL DONKEY
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        You'll likely get the -4 back in appearance points so you might as well

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      I'm about to do -12. Will pay for itself. Would prefer Fraser in your case

      1. AuFeld
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Who are you bringing in for -12?

        1. Kiwivillan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          Lascelles to Luiz for 10 players 31/33 FH32

        2. Kiwivillan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          1 CS = profit

        3. Ruth_NZ
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          So after all your insistence that GW31 is a dud week and the FH must be reserved for GW32 you are starting with a 12-point disadvantage and a player short? 🙄

          Of course, you didn't have to get the likes of Vardy, Maddison, Wilson or Fraser early so I guess that will have eased the pain.

          1. Kiwivillan
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 14 days ago

            I have no problem with my strategy. FH31 is junk. I will have same 10 for 33 and best finish 2 seasons ago was hit intensive

          2. Kiwivillan
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 14 days ago

            Hits only fail if they don't pay for themselves. Have you ever played poker? Speculate to accumulate

      2. Fantasy Challenged
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Same situation as above, but already have Fraser and have 6.3 ITB.
        Would you go Brooks, Barnes or Tielemans?

      3. Lazaretti
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        unfortunately not enough funds for Fraser.

    3. Fantasy Challenged
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      I'd definitely bring in Brooks in your case

    4. Bronski
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Defo

    5. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Ok thanks all. Only doubts in my team are Higuain and Anderson (form & game time). So might not even need any bench cover. But I also dont have any use for Camarasa

  16. thischarmingman
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Thanks for the help so far guys, think I might be getting there finally.

    A) Aguero + Mouthinho -> Wilson + Max 10.4 MF (who?) (-4, field 11)
    B) Aguero + Moutinho + Digne -> Wilson + Haz + Rice (-8)

    Team looks like this before transfers:

    Fabianski
    Robertson, Pereira, Digne
    Salah, Mane, Brooks,
    King, Vardy

    Speroni, Aguero, Pogba, Doherty, Moutinho, Wan-Bissaka

    Free hitting GW32

    1. Not again Shirley
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Do if City have DGW next week you’ll want Kun back right? If so probs not worth it.

      1. thischarmingman
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Free hitting, mate

        1. Not again Shirley
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          Ah I see. This is where I am falling over. So if you did tan have your FH anymore would you still do sterling to hazard out of interest? Cheers

  17. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Lascelles to Rice for -4??

    1. OptimusBlack
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Yes

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

      Yes , (hit the post last week could have hauled 15pts )

    3. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Definitely

    4. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Cheers

  18. HD7
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    If Mane doesnt play then this is definitely the better fixture to TC Salah than vs Hudds?

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Don't see the correlation. Liverpool team without Mane is weaker

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Incorrect. Mane can’t assist. So selfish

        1. HD7
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          You TC bro?

    2. OptimusBlack
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Yes

    3. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Do it

  19. waltzingmatildas
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Got this team with a - 8....
    Fabianski
    Robertson rice a.Smith
    Salah mane hazard fraser Anderson
    Wilson vardy
    Hamer jimenez Doherty rashford

    Worth doing this for another - 4
    rashford to deeney

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Watford don't play so what???

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

      Deeney not playing this week. Try Barnes instead.

    3. waltzingmatildas
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Sorry meant Barnes!!!

    1. Not again Shirley
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Yep lovely looking bloke.

    2. Patch
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Ok that has swung it then

      I hope I can trust you

    3. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      He trained.

      Lascelles also trained and was ruled out.

  20. Crunchie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Can you do a 1 FT save and then FH?

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

      Yes but FH cancels all previous tfrs and hits as i understand it. No worries

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

        Thanks. interesting.

        Can try it 🙂

        1. Kiwivillan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          You lose FT and any transfers made

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      You really shouldn't be FH now.

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

        Only have 5, players, Kiwivillan trying to get 6 for gw 33

        1. Kiwivillan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          I'm taking -12 Sold Aguero Sterling Rashford already

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

        Plus 2 wolves and 2 man u for next week

  21. Blythy
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    I have Salah.....

    The question is to have Maddison or Mané in my side to accompany him.

    So the question is -

    A) Mané (with the injury worry’s)
    B) Maddison

    Thoughts everyone? 🙂

  22. YoungPretender
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Is it worth bringing in defenders for a hit? Already on a -4, but Luiz and TAA my only playing defenders. Currently on 9 players.

    1. Art Vandelay
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      If they play in GW33 too, then I think this is a decent tactic.

    2. kalmoffit
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      No.

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

      Be careful rule is generally def not worth a hit. Chelsea def prob most likely

    4. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      If they have good 31 33 fixtures.

  23. AllThePies
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Morning Gents.

    Tripled up on Leicester (Vardy, Barnes, Tielemans) on my FH. Think I need to bench one for Rondon?

    Mo-Haz-F.Anderson-Barnes-Tiele
    Wilson-Vardy

    Rondon benched currently. Dilemmas...

    1. Patch
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Rip no madison

  24. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Best thing about Mane likely being out is it improves Salah’s potential markedly. Mane has 2 assists all season - what a dreadful output by a wide forward.. just awful. His passing game is terrible and always selects the wrong option in the final third. If Shaq or Adam play instead - it’s definitely triple captain time!

    1. Ruth_NZ
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      I agree with this. Even if Origi plays.

      Was always going to be my captain but I'm saving the TC for a better opportunity. 🙂

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

      Yeah. I always feel like he hates to pass to Salah too. He seems to never be bothered to pick him out. Maybe doesn’t like the limelight on him all the time.

    3. drughi
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      agree and often in the way for salah in the box, I hope he is out for my TC salah

    4. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      But we won’t know if he plays beforehand. No use thinking about it. I am playing TC and here’s to hoping Mané is out...

  25. BEEZUS
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Pogba to:

    A) Fraser
    B) Madison
    C) Almirom

    Doherty to:

    1) Rice
    2) Chelsea def
    3) Bournemouth def

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

      A 2

    2. Klaren
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Not sure about the first one but defender should be Rice by a distance if it's only for GW31.

  26. Klaren
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Which ones should I transfer in (only for GW31, wildcarding next week)
    A) Fraser
    B) Brooks

    1) David Luiz
    2) Ake

    1. barcaa7
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      A
      1

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

      A 1

  27. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Did a -4 to get 11 players including Mane.

    Worth another hit in case one of the players e.g. Mane doesn't play?

    1. Art Vandelay
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Unless, there is further information pointing to Mane missing out, I would stick and cross your fingers.

  28. OneDennisBergkamp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Start Maddison or Fraser?

  29. Aubamazette
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Wan B to Rice -4?
    FH 32 WC 34

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

      Wait till lunchtime game result today

      1. Art Vandelay
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Good advice.

      2. Max City
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        If Watford vs Palace game finished in 90 min it will be about 15 min before the deadline, am I correct?

        1. Art Vandelay
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          Nope. 90 mins (+HT) is the deadline as KO is 12:15.

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Wait the CPL game