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How the FPL title race looks ahead of Gameweek 38 finale

Fantasy Football Scout member Adam Levy is in a very strong position to become the 2018/19 Fantasy Premier League champion.

The New Zealand manager has held the number one spot since Gameweek 29 and from then onwards has only consolidated his position.

Crucially, he pulled in triple-figure hauls for every single one of his chip deployments apart from the second Wildcard.

Playing his Triple Captain on Sergio Aguero (£12.0m) in Double Gameweek 25, he scored 125 points.

The Free Hit chip in Double Gameweek 32 yielded a score of 102, while a Bench Boost in Double Gameweek 35 produced a 117-point haul.

Despite not playing any chips in Gameweek 36, Adam still managed 109 points to strengthen his position ahead of the final two sets of matches.

All of those scores helped him create one of the biggest cushions an overall leader has ever enjoyed going into the final day of the season.

The gap between him and second-placed Falah Allawati stands at a massive 60 points.

The would-be challenger from Oman may also be out of chips but does have a few assets over the world leader.

Adam Levy’s team in Gameweek 37

At this point in time, there is an overlap of just six players between the two squads, Hugo Lloris (£5.4m), Trent Alexander-Arnold (£5.8m), Aymeric Laporte (£6.3m), Raheem Sterling (£11.7m), Son Heung-min (£8.7m) and Raúl Jiménez (6.9m) the assets they share.

Crucially, at this stage, Adam has no Liverpool attackers.

He currently has a double-up on their defence with both Andrew Robertson (£6.8m) and Alexander-Arnold.

The fact that Falah owns Mohamed Salah (£13.3m) could prove the difference, although Son’s suspension may have opened an easy opportunity for Adam to cover the Egyptian off.

As of Friday night, Adam had cashed in the two free transfers he banked in Gameweek 36, opting to do them fairly early.

Son will have almost certainly been one of these, and a downgrade of Christian Eriksen (£9.2m) to bench-fodder will probably have given him the extra cash to get Salah if he wants – or Sadio Mané (£10.3m), who Falah currently doesn’t have.

That would allow Adam to start both Ryan Fraser (£6.3m) and Callum Wilson (£6.8m) against Crystal Palace’s out-of-sorts defence on the final day of the season.

How Falah got on in Gameweek 37

That’s an exciting attacking double-up that Falah owns neither of, although he has also done two transfers as of Friday night too, admittedly for a four-point hit.

Adam’s other exposure after Gameweek 37 is the fact he does not own Aguero.

The Manchester City striker may be a little out of form, just one goal in his last six matches, but he remains a highly-owned figure.

This could be who Adam pursued with his two free transfers, as the money gained from downgrading Son may have helped him upgrade Alexandre Lacazette (£9.4m).

However, despite all of these potential avenues for Falah to catch up with Adam, it really would take something utterly spectacular from the world number two to stop the FPL title heading down under to New Zealand on Sunday.

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  1. No Pirlo No Party
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Lloris
    Robertson - TAA - Doherty
    Sterling - Mane - Eriksen - Son* - JWP
    Vardy - Jimenez
    _______________________________
    Ryan - Bednarek - Duffy - DCL (2FT - £0.5 ITB)

    Wise moves with 60 and 80 point leads in ML?

    Doherty > Laporte
    Son > £7.9 - Fraser/Bilva or any others?

    1. Party time
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Son-> Moura

        1. No Pirlo No Party
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          Interesting. Good suggestion. I do already have Eriksen though.

          I think my rival has brought in Wilson, so Fraser is looking like a good move for me personally.

      • jason_ni
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Doubt they will catch 60 unless they have tc chip and nail it

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      A. Hazard Mane Sterling Rondon

      Vs

      B. Salah Aguero Fraser Rashford

      1. the dom 1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        like both actually lad

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          Cheers :p

      2. Fantasydreamer
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        B

      3. JurgenRocks
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        B

      4. Party time
          4 years, 10 months ago

          B

        • Cojones of Destiny
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          b

        • Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          Would give me this:

          Ederson
          VVD TAA Laporte Shaw
          Pogba Fraser Salah
          Aguero Auba Rashford

          Travers Valery Hayden Elliott

          Now I just need to get the captain right....

        • jason_ni
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          B

      5. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Unless I take a -4 this week I’m going to be forced to play a Wolves player.
        Which one would you start?
        A) Jimenez
        B)Jota
        C)Doherty

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          Jim

        2. No Pirlo No Party
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          Jimenez - Jota - Doherty. In that order.

          1. Latch86
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 10 months ago

            This

        3. Hits from the Bong
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          A

        4. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          Thanks.

        5. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          Jota > Jim > Doh

          1. The 12th Man
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 10 months ago

            Yeh I have considered starting Diogo as it gives me an extra differential over ML leader. He’s in better form as well.

          2. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 10 months ago

            Agree

        6. Ron C John
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          A

        7. jason_ni
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          B a c

      6. JurgenRocks
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Play Foster or Lloris?

      7. Donhush
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Which of these combos for Son/Firmino/Doherty
        A. Salah/Long (start Doherty)
        B. Pogba/Wood/TAA (-4)
        C. Pogba/Wilson/TAA (-4)
        D. Pogba/Zaha/TAA (-4)
        E. Any other strikers like Arna?
        Any other striker combo

        1. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          A.
          Take a gamble on Doherty getting some attacking returns.
          Worth it considering Salah’s upside plus 4 points.

          1. Donhush
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 10 months ago

            Have Mane and no pool defence

        2. Party time
            4 years, 10 months ago

            A

        3. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          A) TAA + JWP + Kun
          B) Laporte + Tielemans + Auba

          1. The 12th Man
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 10 months ago

            You fancy Arsenal away to Burnley?

            Actually B could be gold.

            1. Deulofail
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 10 months ago

              That's my current team, but it seems Kun and TAA are high priorities around here

              1. The 12th Man
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 10 months ago

                I have Kun and TAA.
                I’d say all 6 of those options are good ones this week.
                Auba could be boom or bust. A real rank decider.

                Yesterday before the Yoshida injury news I’d considered Hazard,Jimenez > Moura/Fraser,Aubamayang -4 .

          2. Latch86
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 10 months ago

            A

        4. Rocky FPL
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          Pogba or Vardy?

          1. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 10 months ago

            Vardy

          2. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 10 months ago

            Vardy

          3. Party time
              4 years, 10 months ago

              V

            • Darth_Newdar
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 10 months ago

              Vardy

            • FPL Pillars
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 10 months ago

              Vardy

          4. MGD
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 10 months ago

            Who scores more:
            A) Rash + Redmond
            B) Rash + Moura
            C) Long + 11.0
            D) Redmond + Vardy

            1. Party time
                4 years, 10 months ago

                B

                1. Party time
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    /D

                2. Latch86
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 12 Years
                  4 years, 10 months ago

                  D

                3. FPL Pillars
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 10 months ago

                  You have Mane already I take?

              • Poseidon.
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 10 months ago

                Congratulations to Villa! Always remember them because of that goal RvP scored for us against them where carrick played it over his shoulder and RvP just hit it on the volley

                1. Party time
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    Lol

                  • Tsssst
                    • 12 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    You the same MPSR off 365?

                  • Saxe-Gotha
                    • 9 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    By Carrick you mean Rooney, right?

                    1. jason_ni
                      • 8 Years
                      4 years, 10 months ago

                      Yes.. he does!

                2. Cassius Clay
                  • 12 Years
                  4 years, 10 months ago

                  Suggestions pls.. A or B

                  A) Play Jota/Gray
                  B) Transfer for -4 to fraser/Laporte/Zaha/Wilson/Anyone

                  Already playing Jimi...

                  1. Darth_Newdar
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 10 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    Play Gray, I think

                3. Richd
                  • 11 Years
                  4 years, 10 months ago

                  I’d love villa to not win the playoffs. They could end up in Bolton style trouble 😀

                  Teams shouldn’t be rewarded for spending above their means. It’s why I respect Burnley, Reading and Bournemouth above all others.

                    1. Richd
                      • 11 Years
                      4 years, 10 months ago

                      Just reading and Burnley then

                    2. Do I Not Like Orange
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 11 Years
                      4 years, 10 months ago

                      Definitely agree on Burnley though, they're the template all smaller clubs should follow in getting established in the top flight.

                      1. Richd
                        • 11 Years
                        4 years, 10 months ago

                        Like old school charlton. They were a model club for sure.

                  1. Andy'81
                    • 6 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    It's a horrible, horrible league to get stuck in, I dread to think what could have happened to NUFC if we hadn't of bounced back at the first attempt/s. On Villa they've had great success in the loan market.

                4. Sharkytect
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 10 months ago

                  When are the press conferences?

                  1. Darth_Newdar
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 10 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    Already happened

                  2. FPL Pillars
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    You’re late to the party

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

                  Son -->

                  A) Fraser (already have Wilson)
                  B) Pogba

                  Currently thinking A because of Pogba's lack of form. Of course it's always possible he decides to turn up because it is the last match of the season, but I trust Fraser/Bournemouth more.

                  1. Lukakuna
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    A

                  2. Tsssst
                    • 12 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    Pogba actually plays well it's just those around him that let him down

                6. Kane Train
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 10 months ago

                  Which ones

                  Aubameyang or Rashford

                  Fraser or Redmond

                  1. Latch86
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    If you can afford it, Auba and Fraser

                  2. Darth_Newdar
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 10 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    Auba and Redmond

                  3. Tsssst
                    • 12 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    Fredmond

                7. Cojones of Destiny
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 10 months ago

                  whod u go for :
                  a. fraser (got wilson)
                  b. long (got redmond)

                  thx lads

                  1. Darth_Newdar
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 10 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    Fraser

                  2. Latch86
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    a

                8. Rupert The Horse
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  4 years, 10 months ago

                  Just for those who haven't seen the photos.
                  61 of them, no sign of Robbo.
                  https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/349758-liverpool-training-photos-melwood-wolves

                  1. Numb
                    • 9 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    Haven’t we learned that this means nothing? Mane - didn’t train, played, ditto with Salah recently. Klopp has said that Robbo is fine.

                    1. Rupert The Horse
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 11 Years
                      4 years, 10 months ago

                      Ah, thanks for adding this.

                  2. Tsssst
                    • 12 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    Pogba wasn't seen training before the Huddersfield game but still started

                    1. Rupert The Horse
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 11 Years
                      4 years, 10 months ago

                      Gotcha, nothing to see here the I guess.

                  3. Hazz
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 6 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    For clarity, those are from Friday, not today.

                  4. StoichkovFPL
                    • 8 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    Some manager said (maybe even Klopp or Pep) that at this stage players can miss training

                    1. jason_ni
                      • 8 Years
                      4 years, 10 months ago

                      Was klopp

                9. Lukakuna
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 10 months ago

                  Leaning towards benching Ward-Prowse instead of Jimi or Perez. In case he comes on for a one pointer.
                  Correct?

                  1. Cojones of Destiny
                    • 6 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    but it’s huddersfield...

                  2. Krafty Werks
                    • 9 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    Not for me, i'm defo playing JWP over Jimenez.

                  3. Christina.
                    • 14 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    incorrect

                10. seewhyaxe
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 10 months ago

                  Any suggestions for me guys?

                  Lloris, Foster
                  TAA, Valery, Doherty, Duffy, Dunk
                  Mane, Sterling, Deu, Son*, Hazard
                  Aguero, Jim, DCL

                  1FT, 0.5m ITB.

                  I'm thinking of Son & Hazard out for Salah & Fraser/Antonio. But that would mean I have to start Doherty

                  1. Latch86
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    Son out - Dilva / Bilva in

                11. Tsssst
                  • 12 Years
                  4 years, 10 months ago

                  9 points behind 1st in ML

                  Son > Redmond
                  Hudson-Odoi > Fraser

                  worth a 4 point hit?

                  bench would then be Jimenez Bednarek Dunk

                  1. Latch86
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    Not sure it's worth the -4. Bench H-O and play Jimi or Bednarek?

                    1. Tsssst
                      • 12 Years
                      4 years, 10 months ago

                      And get which from Fraser or Redmond?

                      Rivals got Redmond and JWP so if saints haul I'm done. So Fraser is the difference

                      1. Latch86
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 12 Years
                        4 years, 10 months ago

                        I think you've answered the question yourself... at this stage matching doesn't help you. You need differential, surely?

                    2. Tsssst
                      • 12 Years
                      4 years, 10 months ago

                      Hudson odoi is also injured

                      1. Latch86
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 12 Years
                        4 years, 10 months ago

                        Unless you're bench-boosting, that's pretty much irrelevant for this GW if he's far enough down your bench

                        1. Tsssst
                          • 12 Years
                          4 years, 10 months ago

                          I'm thinking in case of any surprise rotation selections. Ie. Robertson or Pogba missing out

                12. The 12th Man
                  • 10 Years
                  4 years, 10 months ago

                  Who scores more?
                  A)Hazard,Jimenez +4
                  B)Moura,Aubamayang

                  1. Hy liverpool
                    • 10 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    B

                13. Hy liverpool
                  • 10 Years
                  4 years, 10 months ago

                  A. Robbo and Son to Kompany and mane
                  Or
                  B. Son and Jiminez to Sterling and Zaha and Moura

                  1. Latch86
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    B

                    1. Hy liverpool
                      • 10 Years
                      4 years, 10 months ago

                      Not sterling
                      Zaha and Moura?

                  2. Rupert The Horse
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    B please.

                14. ShaunGoater123
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 10 months ago

                  Anyone else joining me and punting on mitrovic?

                  Playing old club, likely last game for fulham and hopefully a bit of feel good around the club with Parker been announced!

                  Brace or red card incoming!!

                  1. Hazz
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 6 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    He does hate Newcastle, but it's a no from me.

                15. Hazz
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 10 months ago

                  Which Defender?
                  A) Walker
                  B) Kompany

                  Which Midfielder?
                  C) Redmond
                  D) Fraser

                  Any of these hits worth it?
                  E) Jimenez > Wilson (Bench: Jota)
                  F) Hojberg > Fraser (Bench: Jimenez)
                  F)

                  1. Latch86
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    A + D

                  2. The 12th Man
                    • 10 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    A.
                    Take your pick. Both good.
                    E and F could pay off .

                16. Fpl Richie
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 10 months ago

                  Gunn (Ryan)
                  Robbo TAA Valery (Doherty Cathcart)
                  Jota Mane Eriksen Sterling (Son)
                  Llorente Kun Jimenez

                  Best move?
                  A. Son and Jimi to Vardy and Fraser/Redmond.
                  B. Son, Doherty and Jimi to Vardy, Redmond and Kompany (-4)
                  C. Son and Doherty to Laporte and Fraser/Redmond
                  D. Son and Jimenez to Antonio/Bilva and Wilson.

                  120k sadly so I need a big push

                  1. Latch86
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    A

                17. jumbob
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 10 months ago

                  Thoughts on:
                  Patricio + Duffy + Jimenez --> Speroni, Shaw, Rashford (-4)?

                  Foster
                  Shaw / TAA / Bednarek
                  Salah / Mane / Sterling / Fraser
                  Kun / Wilson / Rashford

                  The transfers worth a hit, or any other pressing issues?

                  1. Latch86
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    Wouldn't bother with the GK for -4. Just play Foster. Speroni would have to get a big score to make the -4 worthwhile!

                    1. jumbob
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 5 Years
                      4 years, 10 months ago

                      Speroni will be benched, transfer only necessary to free up cash for Rashford

                18. Hand of clod
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 10 months ago

                  Who do we think is the best low cost defender for this GW (5.0m or less?) Want to ship Duffy.

                  1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    Valery

                19. #FPLBhuna
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 10 months ago

                  If, and only if we somehow get concrete reports suggesting robertson misses out

                  Thoughts on robertson + eriksen > salah(c) + 4.5m def (-8)

                  1. Latch86
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    Too big a hit

                  2. Christina.
                    • 14 Years
                    4 years, 10 months ago

                    not sure where you expect to hear that. Surely better to just let a player sub in?

                    Salah is not worth a -8.

                    1. #FPLBhuna
                      • 7 Years
                      4 years, 10 months ago

                      Hm ok

                      Best captain in your opinion

                      Mane
                      Sterling
                      Kun

                      1. Latch86
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 12 Years
                        4 years, 10 months ago

                        Order: Kun, Sterling, Mane

                      2. Christina.
                        • 14 Years
                        4 years, 10 months ago

                        tough call that...Mane has best record(h) of all the milfs.

                        I'm on Sterling at the moment.

                        1. #FPLBhuna
                          • 7 Years
                          4 years, 10 months ago

                          Milfsss haha :p

                    2. #FPLBhuna
                      • 7 Years
                      4 years, 10 months ago

                      Anfield express and other Anfield accounts like Liverpool echo tend to be on the money with their reports on twitter usually

                20. The 12th Man
                  • 10 Years
                  4 years, 10 months ago

                  So Hazard,Jimenez > Moura,Aubamayang-4 would give me

                  Lloris
                  TAA, Doherty, Valery
                  Salah(c)Moura,Sigurdsson, Redmond
                  Aubamayang,Aguero,Lacazette

                  Foster,Jota,Duffy,Yoshida

                21. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 10 months ago

                  Fraser or Redmond?
                  Thanks

                22. Strchld
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 10 months ago

                  Would you do Jimenez to Wilson for a hit?