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It’s as you were for Watford going into the start of the 2019/20 campaign.

At the time of writing and with just 24 hours before the transfer window closes, the Hornets had made only two first-team signings this summer – one of them Danny Welbeck.

Centre-half Craig Dawson (£5.0m) has arrived from West Bromwich Albion and he was the only player not on the books in 2018/19 who was involved in Watford’s final pre-season friendly against Real Sociedad last weekend.

Javi Gracia’s side are also set to be lining up in their familiar 4-2-2-2/4-4-2 shape, with the Watford boss having briefly experimented with a three-man backline in their penultimate friendly against QPR.

We can be fairly confident about the system and personnel going into Gameweek 1 and beyond, then, but what can Fantasy managers expect from Watford’s players this season and are they worthy of consideration?

Our latest Big Numbers piece delves into the underlying data from 2018/19 to see which players could prosper in FPL this season.

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  1. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Trying something but different to get Salah Aubameyang Vardy upfront (all possible captain options)...... What are thoughts on this or is B still better option

    A B Silva Aubameyang (as below)
    B Sterling Wilson (with .5 m in bank)

    Pope
    TAA Van Dijk Dunk Digne
    Salah B Silva Moura Lanzini
    Aubameyang Vardy

    McGovern Dendoncker Greenwood Lundstram

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      * Salah clearly meant midfield

    2. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      B

    3. KunDogan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      B

  2. adstomko
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Like it?

    Heaton
    TAA / Van Dijk / Laporte / Digne
    Salah / De Bruyne / Lucas / Pérez
    Vardy / Wilson / Adams

    1. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Benching head aches? That’s a 4-4-3?

    2. AuFeld
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Do you?

      1. adstomko
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Adams is a wait and see really

        1. AuFeld
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Ings is gold. Similar output to Wilson and on PK's.

          1. Manani
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            fixture pretty poor though

    3. CobraKai
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Good.. almost like mine. I have Deeney up front, I just went with more penalty takers.

      1. adstomko
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        I'm tempted to have Aubameyang in case Kane explodes

  3. Hansel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    A) Trossard

    B) Robinson + 0,5

    1. chilli con kone
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I’m on B

    2. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Not into Barkley Hansel?

      1. Hansel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Nope, too much uncertainty for me given Mount. I will wait and see, might get him after 2-3 gws if he looks nailed though

        1. drilsby
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Doing the same here.

    3. AuFeld
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I've been reading good things re Trossard.

      1. Hansel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Looks like a poor man’s Hazard to me and stats are good, although not perfectly transferable ofc. Currently on him

  4. mcgrejam
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Please help...

    Heaton
    Robertson, Digne, TAA
    Perez, Fraser, Barkley, Salah, Sterling
    Jota, Wilson

    No playing subs - good enough/any changes please?

  5. Manani
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Frase, Wilson, King
    or
    Barkley, Wesley, Kane

    1. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      First

  6. Daghe Munegu
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Lloris
    TAA VVD Coleman Zincheko
    Salah Sterling Martial Barkley
    Wilson Ings

    1M itb

    A: Keep itb to do Ings to Kean/Abraham later on
    B: Coleman + Zinch to Digne + Walker
    C: one of B + Barkley to Perez
    D: Something else

    1. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      C

    2. KunDogan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      C

  7. jimmyabs1987
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Holebas or KWP? KWP obviously for GW1 but an issue post this and Holebas can just stay in team...don’t want to waste a transfer

    Thoughts?

    1. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      KWP

      1. jimmyabs1987
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Elaborate?

        1. Hansel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Guessing he starts first 3 and I have a strange feeling he will score big GW1. If you just want to set and forget then get Holebas

    2. Pinatta
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Holybas always.

    3. Dybala10
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Holebas

  8. Heskey Time
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    trossard or Barkley or a 5.5 def??

    1. Manani
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Coleman

    2. aapoman
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      5.5 def

      1. Heskey Time
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        already have zinc, digne, and VDD in my backline who do you recommend?

        1. aapoman
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Coleman

    3. nisag17
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Depends on your team and your plan going forward. At those price points you rarely hit on the right player right from the off. But between Barkley and Trossard, I would get Trossard. Good first three fixtures, nailed on, set pieces, attacking manager, looked good in pre season and you can easily shift to Barkley if he starts 2 or 3 games in a row and does okay.

  9. Stupendous
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Bottomed...

    Heaton
    VVD Robbo Digne
    Salah Sterling Perez Barkley Moura
    Wilson Wood

    Button Dunk Rico Wickham

  10. RohanVaswani
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Wilson Jota salah hayden martial taa

    Or

    Kane firm Fraser Barkley Pereyra Vvd?

    1. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A

    2. _nod
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A

    3. KunDogan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A

  11. aapoman
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Shameless repost

    Can't decide between these 2 teams

    A.
    Pope
    Robbo VVD Zinchenko (Dunk Rico)
    Salah Sterling KDB Perez Barkley
    King Jota (Greenwood)

    B.
    Pope
    Robbo VVD Zinchenko Coleman (Rico)
    Salah Sterling Perez Robinson (Dendoncker)
    Auba King (Greenwood)

    1. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      B

    2. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      B looks better at first glance

    3. The 5% Team
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      close one. A

    4. Ninjaa
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      B definitely

    5. KunDogan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      B

    6. Jay Jay Okocha
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I'm in the same boat, on A but King/Jota feels so lightweight

      1. aapoman
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah but I love the midfield D:

        1. Jay Jay Okocha
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Could also do Barkley/Dunk to Digne/Donk

    7. The Albatross
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I prefer B.

  12. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Heaton Button
    TAA Robertson Digne AWB Lundstram
    Salah Sterling KDB Pérez Hayden
    King Ings Greenwood
    Not totally template, what do you think?

    1. AuFeld
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I like it.

    2. Ninjaa
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Personally I'd downgrade KDB and upgrade the attack.

    3. Tshelby
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Ings nailed? Like the defense and midfield

      1. AuFeld
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        While he's healthy. Cheap points.

    4. Bad Hat Harry
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      104.5m?

      1. Iceball
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        100.0m

        1. Bad Hat Harry
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Yep my bad, I read King as Kane

  13. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    In a fair few teams of course but lots of talk of cold feet on Zinchenko.
    Have I missed something or just jitters near the deadline?

    1. Ninjaa
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I think he should be nailed to start the season.

    2. Brosstan
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      The dullards are showing their true colors

    3. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Rotation threat, Man City's D and CS potential not as good as advertised (not that I agree with all of this...but thats whats causing peeps to drop Zin).

      1. FPL.team
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        No-ones D is ever as good as advertised.

    4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      and rightly so, you can't trust pep

  14. Ninjaa
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Which of these are likely to keep more clean sheets in the opening 5 fixtures??

    Sheff United
    Burnley
    Brighton
    Villa

    1. nisag17
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I think Brighton will surprise some people. I liked them pre season. Agreed its pre season but they looked good. And except Man City their first five or six fixtures are decent. Three decent home games in first five.

    2. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Brighton?

  15. _Greg
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone getting 4 fodder with the aim to play one each week to facilitate a decent upgrade?

    E.g I have Vardy Rico Dendoncker Hayden Lundstram having to play a crapper each week.

    1. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      6.5 fwd and decent player each week sounds better

  16. Sloths
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    I think I'm happy with this line up.
    Are there any glaring errors?
    Scores out of 10 appreciated.

    Pope - Heaton
    Walker Peters, VVD, Digne, Walker - Stevens
    De Bryne, Salah, Perez, Trossard - Hayden
    Wilson, Kane - Wickham

    1. Sloths
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Stevens to rotate with WP

    2. Ninjaa
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I think you'll need Sterling

  17. The Overthinker
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Bye bye Lukaku

    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Good news for Greenwood ...........should get 10 mins most games, protecting his value

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      72 million pounds, I'll take it

      1. AuFeld
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Yesss.

    3. AuFeld
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Where to now?

      1. Tshelby
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Inter

    4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      striker gone and no back up in

      awful business

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Rashford
        Martial
        Greenwood

      2. Ninjaa
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Agreed. Struggled for goals last season and then does
        Lukaku >
        Dan James <

        Madness

      3. AuFeld
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Martial, Greenwood, Rashford, and Sanchez.

      4. Dthinger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        I mean, Lukaku was the backup wasnt he? If they need a big man to be a target up front, they can just throw Maguire up there.

    5. Poseidon.
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Use 25m of it on Auba, come on Ole

  18. squ1rrel
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling + Wilson or KDB + Auba?

    1. KunDogan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      S+W

  19. Lucky Z
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    A. Wilson Vardy
    B. Ings Kane

  20. FCSB
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    RMT:

    Heaton Button
    Robertson VVD Digne KWP Montoya
    Salah Sterling KDB Barkley Dendoncker
    Jota King Greenwood

    Comments appreciated?

    Thanks.

  21. manu4life99
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Any upgrades to this defence without increasing budget?

    Robbo
    VVD
    Digne
    Montoya
    Lundstrom (3rd sub every week behind Dendoncker and Stephen's)

  22. MrCloppity
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Pope
    Robertson,Digne,Zinchenko.AWB
    Townsend, Salah, Sterling, Perez
    Kane, King

    Ryan,Greenwood,Kelly,Douglas,

    Thoughts please

  23. Johno99
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Spurs’ home games this calendar year in order: villa, Newcastle, palace, Southampton, Watford, sheff Utd, Bournemouth, Burnley, Chelsea, Brighton.

    Am I daft thinking Kane could get a hatrick against any of those? Perhaps Chelsea aside they all feel like mid or bottom half teams.

    Justifying the 3 premium picks to myself...

    1. Fantasydreamer
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Same thinking (see below) hard to ignore!

    2. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I had ignored Kane this whole time and now 2 days before deadline he's entered my team for the first time.

  24. Fantasydreamer
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    How’s this look for a 5-3-2?

    Pope
    VVD, TAA, digne, ake, KWP (change to Zouma after first few)

    Salah, sterling, Jorginho

    Kane, Wilson

    1. Johno99
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Similar to mine. All about narrowing down best cheap mids and defs. Hoping camarasa is 4.5 or 5 like last season. Also think Brighton def still good value. Your bench must be shocking with Wilson in there?

      1. Fantasydreamer
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah, the usual 4.5s. I think I’ll prob wimp out of the 5 at the back but no other way of getting the 3 big hitters in that I can see

  25. selig
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    repost:

    ryan (button)
    digne robbo taylor (diop) (targett)
    salah sterling barkley moura perez
    wilson deeney (nketiah)

    going to rotate taylor diop and targett as third defender in 3-5-2. Will play two of them for a 4-4-2 or even 4-5-1 when midfield or attack fixtures are dire.

    I’ve got 1.5 itb right now and wondering whether I should upgrade or even just keep it. I wanna transfer deeney or moura or both out pretty early for mids/fwds in the 6.5-7.5 range (martial, pulisic, haller...) when a good pick shows. the $ gives me flexibility to do so.

    1. stamboy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Would recommend upgrading button to a rotating GK. Barkley is a chance as not nailed could share minutes with Mount.

      Do you honestly think Nkeitiah will play?

      1. selig
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        I don’t really want to worry about rotating keepers. Honestly I usually mess it up so I’m just doing a set and forget on a 4.5, not sure who yet. I might change Barkley to trossard or even get a more expensive player but i’ve got a feeling he’ll get most of the game time at least in the first few weeks so im willing to punt. Nketiah is nothing but fodder, i was only planning on playing 1 or 2 up front based on fixtures so he’d never be called up.

        1. Vman
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Pope is a fine option.

          1. Vman
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Ryan has great fixtures but your looking who potentially will gather the most clean sheets so I always look at who is in front of these keepers too.

            1. selig
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              thanks, i think youve convinced me

          2. selig
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            even with taylor for double burnley coverage?

  26. SGHOP
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Pope (Heaton)

    Robbo VVD Zinchenko Dunk (Lundstram)

    Perez Salah KDB Milivojevic (Dendo)

    Kane Wilson (Greenwood)

    G2G?

    1. Johno99
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I like but potentially only one bench player?

  27. Evol29
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    What do you think?

    Pope (Heaton)
    TAA Digne AWB (Dunk Kelly)
    Salah Sterling Fraser Siggy Pérez
    King Jota (Greenwood)

  28. Loðbrók
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    If noble dont play, who tales pens for wh?

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Haller

      1. Loðbrók
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks. 100%? Did he take one in pre season?

        1. Markus
          • 17 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          No, but that's the general view I've picked up too. He might have taken some for frankfurt?

          1. Fpl Richie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            He has an excellent penalty record - I'm near certain he'll take plenty this season and Noble will share games now.

  29. In Carrick we trust
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Please please help, really struggling on which team to pick out off these two, which seems better?

    A

    Pope
    Cathcart, vvd, Zinchenko, robertson
    Salah, barkley, perez, sterling
    Kane, king

    Bench, button, greenwood, dunk, Dendoncker

    B
    Pope
    Cathcart, vvd, Zinchenko, robertson
    B.silva, salah, kdb, perez
    King, Aubameyang

    Bench, button, greenwood, dunk, Dendoncker

    1. stamboy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Prefer Wilson to King

  30. FPL Marc
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Any good drafts amongst the FPL community tonight?

    With no other option, I entered into a public one and everyone else was just on automatic - my squad is far better, so it already feels pointless haha.