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FPL Question Time – Consult our panel ahead of Gameweek 3

It is a short but important week coming up for Fantasy Premier League managers.

There are some big decisions to be made ahead of Gameweek 3 as some prepare to spend their two free transfers, others consider the Wildcard and that’s before we even get on to the captaincy.

So we’ve put together another panel of fine FPL minds to help you with any dilemmas.

Who’s on the panel this week?

Simon March – Former FPL champion who won the title in 2014/15 and has provided excellent advice ever since.

Always Cheating – The USA’s number one FPL podcast duo comprising of Josh and Brandon.

Gregor – Long-time Fantasy Football Scout moderator.

Doosra – Fantasy Football Scout user with some rather popular custom tables.

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  1. All For One
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    A)

    Ryan
    KWP, AWB, Coleman, Zinchenko
    Mane, Sterling, Martial, Son, KDB
    Pukki

    Button. Greenwood. Lundstram, Wickham

    B)

    Ryan
    VVD, Coleman, Zinchenko
    Salah. Sterling, Martial. Son, Lanzini
    Jota, Pukki

    Button, Greenwood, Kelly. Lundstram

    A or B guys?

    Thanks

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A

    2. zaidinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A
      I am looking for building something like your A, but bigger at the back, with the same MIDs and FWs except Mount or Trossard instead of Son.

    3. All For One
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Thanks guys

  2. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Tear this wildcard team apart please...

    Ryan
    VVD AWB Zinchenko
    Salah Sterling KdB Trossard Mount
    Rashford Pukki

    Button Lundstram Wickham Rico

    1. All For One
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Would downgrade Rashford to a 6.5 and upgrade Mount to Martial

      1. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Which 6.5 though? Would be all up for Martial but there’s no good cheap strikers right now.

        1. FISSH
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Barnes? Think Adams for SOU will come good

          1. Athletic Nasherbo
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Barnes next 2 are rubbish.
            Much prefer seeing actual form for Adams to bring him in. Fixtures aren’t a great either.

    2. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Looks good, but no Kane to captain is a big risk.

      1. FISSH
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        exactly this

      2. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        It’s risky. Fancy Sterling captain over the next 3...makes Kane kind of redundant.

        1. FISSH
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          If you feel this do it!

          1. Athletic Nasherbo
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Yes. Would ABSOLUTELY love a Spurs asset but right now I can’t fit Son in at all. Can’t have them all I guess!

    3. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Kelly over Rico.

      Maybe Adrian over Ryan, but will be an xfer waiting to happen down the line.

      1. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Hopefully Kelly can keep his spot. Adrian is possible as I’m planning on getting 7/8 GK change anyway.

        1. Athletic Nasherbo
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Gw 7/8**

        2. Pukki Blinders
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Alisson will be back by then

          1. Athletic Nasherbo
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Yes may just keep Ryan

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

      I think you need to be getting Martial on a WC

      1. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Do we think he’s a much better option than Rashford?

        I certainly don’t right now.

    5. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Salah to Mané would allow you to do Zinch to Laporte for security of starts.

      1. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Not sure I’m brave enough to go without Salah...but Laporte is the better option.

    6. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Pope instead of Ryan

  3. simong1
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    AWB or Maguire the better option?

    1. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A

      1. Steve Stiffler
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        a

  4. simong1
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    A or B?

    A) Robbo & Perez
    B) AWB & Martial

    1. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B

    2. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B

    3. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B

  5. riccorich
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Quick question for you guys. Appreciate all feedback
    A) Robbo, Vardy and Barkley(...) or
    B) Zinchenko, KDB and Pukki for -4??

    1. golden skulltula 69
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B all day

    2. Sharkytect
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Tough one. I take it you have 2FTs? Is there an option for a single transfer for this ganeweek?

      1. riccorich
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Yes, 2 FT. Have to get rid of Barkley with Ceballos (tough fixture) and McGinn in mind, but meh...

        1. Sharkytect
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          I'd go with B, then

  6. Sharkytect
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Who to bench out of these three:

    A) Montoya (SOU)
    B) Zouma (nor)
    C) wilson (MCI)

    Thank you!

    1. riccorich
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B

  7. Mr. Mystic
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    KDB or Kane?

    1. FISSH
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Kane for one week only

    2. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Different prices and positions, so difficult to answer.
      How would you be using the £1.5m difference?

    3. Sharkytect
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      For captain? Kane

  8. Stallone in Goal
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Perez to Ceballos, worth making the change or save the FT?

    Any thoughts please.

    1. All For One
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Save for now Perez has Sheff United, Caballos against Liverpool

    2. The Wanton Trader
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      That’s a move I think I will be making in the not to distant future...

    3. Sharkytect
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Save for one gameweek

    4. I Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Perez: shu & BOU
      Ceballos: liv & TOT

      Think you can wait till GW5.

    5. Sloths
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I'd do it now. Sheff Utd not the mugs people think they are. Especially at home.

      1. Stallone in Goal
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I agree about Sheff Utd at home. And I want rid of Perez. If only Ceballos had better fixtures! He passed the eye test on Saturday with flying colours.

    6. Stallone in Goal
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Thanks, all. I'll hold off on this transfer for now.

    7. In a Rush
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I’ve done it I think he’s going to do well and offer good value plus arsenal can score against anyone. He should get a decent amount of assists.

    8. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Perez playing out on the wing and was far to deep on many occasions the weekend. He went out off my team after that game.

  9. La vida FPL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Wilson > Pukki -4?

    1. FISSH
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      not this week

      1. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        This week is the best week to do it. Wilson has city.

  10. Inter Me Gran
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Help kindly requested...

    A) KDB and Lundstram (for -4)
    B) Robertson and Pérez

    Cheers

  11. Starlydon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Is zinchenko absolutely nailed on guys? Or if not how long is he expected to keep place??

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Prob til international break but has Mendy, Angelino and Cancelo as competition.

    2. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      No one is nailed under Pep.

  12. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Hard not to want to captain Kane after rewatching the Norwich Newcastle highlights.

    1. Inter Me Gran
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Just done exactly that

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        And having one of Mane or Salah for GW5

    2. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Hard to sell Moura as well

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah, even if he were benched, 25 mins against a tiring defence could still provide a haul.

    3. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Send Dr Mantis a link of those highlights please 🙂

  13. 11 smelly shirts
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Is Perez to Martial worth -4?

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      If you don’t have a good sub to play over Pérez I would

      1. 11 smelly shirts
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        There is Dendoncker, but that would most likely come to the same than keeping Perez. Other option is to go with another defender which would mean to play two of Lundsram, Montoya and Cathcart

        1. Rasping Drive
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Then play Lundstrom and Montoya

    2. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      On paper for the sake of FPL, it's terrible. As a Manchester United fan, definitely.

      1. 11 smelly shirts
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        As a Liverpool fan, I guess should not panic as it's than twice terrible 🙂

  14. Steve Stiffler
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Bench two:

    A) Montoya (SOU)
    B) Lundy (LEI)
    C) Wilson (MCI)
    D) Pieters (wol)

    Thanks

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A and B probably

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Other way round sorry. I read as play. I’d play A and B

    3. Catastrophe
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Bench D. Then coin-flip between B and C. I would probably bench C and D.

    4. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      BD

    5. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      BD

  15. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    2FTs. Best move please?

    A. Pérez+Wilson >> Martial+Pukki
    B. Pérez+TAA >> Martial+AWB
    C. Wilson+TAA+Moura >> Kane+AWB+Mount (-4)

    Heaton
    TAA • VVD • Digne • Zinchenko
    Salah • Sterling • Moura • Pérez
    Wilson • Jota
    (Pope, Rico, Dendonk, Greenwood)

    1. 11 smelly shirts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A sounded most attractive before I saw you double up on Liv defense. So, I go for C, Kane might be essential vs Newcastle

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks. I could also make that move with VVD to 5.0m?

  16. corderz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Transfer suggestions? Have 2FTs and nothing in the bank

    Pope Button
    TAA Robbo Digne Montoya Lundstram
    Salah Sterling Fraser Perez Drinkwater
    Vardy King Greenwood

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Fraser -> Martial
      Perez -> Mount

    2. FPL ElasticO
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      a) Vardy, King & Robbo/ TAA >> Kane, Pukki & 4.5-5.0 def
      b) Vardy, Fraser & Perez >> Kane, Martial & 4.5 mid

      1. corderz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Was intending to keep hold of Vardy Perez for their decent fixtures

  17. FPL ElasticO
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    I have done early transfers this week ..... G2g??

    Ryan
    Zinchenko/ Digne/ TAA/ Lundstram
    Trossard/ Salah/ Sterling/ Perez
    Kane(c)/ Pukki

    Bench:: Button/ Pieters/ Cantwell/ Greenwood

  18. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    How's this draft chaps?

    Pope
    Zinchenko, AWB, Lundstram, Dunk
    Mane, Sterling, KDB, Martial
    Kane, Pukki

    (Button, Dendoncker, Soyuncu, Greenwood)

    Lundstram/Dunk/Dendoncker/Soyuncu rotation looks decent for the next 4 weeks.

    Cheers..

    1. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Solid team. Don’t fancy Son though?

      1. Catastrophe
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers. Unsure of his minutes otherwise yes, and will allow a little stronger defence. I do like having a sub 4.5 midfielder though given Dendoncker/Cantwell are decent and there is no good 4.5 fwd option.

    2. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Looks solid

      1. Catastrophe
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers

  19. Obi-1 Kenobi-0
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Thoughts on this potential wildcard would be very much appreciated. I'd like to preface the below by saying that the plan is to downgrade Rashford to Barnes/Kean after the next two fixtures, and use the spare money to upgrade Zinchenko to Laporte and/or AWB to VVD when the time to replace Adrian arrives.

    Adrian
    Digne Zinchenko AWB
    Sterling Mane KdB Martial Mount
    Rashford Pukki
    (Button Lundstrum Kelly Wickham)

  20. It's his Job.
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Perez>Ceballos -4 Y/N

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Ridiculous,Perez next two could be great

    2. corderz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      No

    3. In a Rush
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I’ve done it, I don’t think it’s ridiculous in the long run but Perez does have 2 good fixtures he’s not looking that threatening though.

    4. Stallone in Goal
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Not for -4.

      I'm thinking about the same move with a FT. Ceballos passed the eye test with flying colours, but those next two fixtures! Although my heart says Arsenal will score goals, and if he's involved, I want those points!

  21. subhojit123
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Which one would you go for -
    1. (Original)
    POPE
    taa VVD Zinchenko walker-pieters kelly
    Salah Sterling KDB Martial Mount
    King

    2. (Wildcard)
    ADRIAN
    taa Zinchenko walker-pieters DIGNE LUNDSTRAM
    Salah Sterling CEBALLOS CANTWELL dendonkar
    KANE RASHFORD

    Is it worth a wildcard?

  22. MrFrodo
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Who would you prefer
    A: Shaw 2% ownership
    B: WanB 36% ownership

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B

    2. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B by miles

    3. WVA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B

    4. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B.

    5. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I got B but Shaw can be a great differential, a bit more attacking, had same bps as awb (19) last game and on corners...

  23. WVA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    A. Lundstram KDB Rashford
    B. AWB Mount Kane

  24. Coolboy9191
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Rate my team guys with 2FT
    Ederson
    Lundstram, AWB, Alderweirld
    Mane, Martial, KDB, Trossasd, Dendoncker
    Kane(C) Lacazette
    Subs: Button, VVD, Kelly, Martinelli GTG?

  25. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Has anyone else noticed that quite alot of people have been incorrectly stating "bad fixtures" as a reason to ditch or not get a player. But half the time they dont actually have bad fixtures, maybe they have like 1 bad fixture (in regards to Bournemouth) or a few spread out (like Brighton) but over-all their fixtures are good.
    In that article is says Brighton have the joint worst fixtures??
    Sat 24 Aug 15:00 3 SOU (H) 2
    Sat 31 Aug 15:00 4 MCI (A) 5
    Sat 14 Sep 15:00 5 BUR (H) 2
    Sat 21 Sep 17:30 6 NEW (A) 3
    Sat 28 Sep 15:00 7 CHE (A) 4
    Sat 5 Oct 12:30 8 TOT (H) 4
    Sat 19 Oct 15:00 9 AVL (A) 2
    Sat 26 Oct 15:00 10 EVE (H) 2
    Sat 2 Nov 15:00 11 NOR (H)

    So from now to 11 I see 3 hard fixtures (if you call Chelsea a hard fixture), and out of these 9 games 5 are at home and only one of those home games is vs a top 4 opponent (spurs).
    So no imo those are not bad fixtures, and rotating a Brighton player for those 3 bad weeks would work.

    IDK I seen many people saying this, the Bournemouth one jsut makes me lol hard.
    Sun 25 Aug 14:00 3 MCI (H) 4
    Sat 31 Aug 15:00 4 LEI (A) 3
    Sun 15 Sep 14:00 5 EVE (H) 2
    Fri 20 Sep 20:00 6 SOU (A) 2
    Sat 28 Sep 15:00 7 WHU (H) 2
    Sun 6 Oct 16:30 8 ARS (A) 4
    Sat 19 Oct 15:00 9 NOR (H) 2
    Sat 26 Oct 15:00 10 WAT (A)
    Oh god no! One hard game then the next hard game is Arsenal? Who are hardly tight at the back. Callum Wilson is getting 0 goals with these fixtures 😀

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      People just say stuff to justify taking out good players for bandwagons

  26. Nolberto Solano
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    What set of transfers should take priority?

    A) Robbo & Siggy OUT Kelly & KDB IN
    B) Perez & Wilson OUT Martial & Pukki IN

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B

  27. Zenith UK
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Got caught at work, my post fella behind on a previous page... New WC team, thoughts please - note: leaves 3M ITB.

    Pickford
    Digne, Laporte, AWB, Lundstram
    Sterling, Martial, NDombele, KDB
    Rashford, Pukki

    McGovern, Pieters, Ceballos, Wickham

    1. 11 smelly shirts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Looks good, I personally would go lighter in defense and bring in Ceballos after GW 4 and use funds for someone who more likely provides points in the next 2 GWs and bench Lundstram (he won't deliver on a regular basis and Leicester will get a lot of chances vs Sheffield)

      1. Zenith UK
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        At 5.6 I can class him as fodder for the next two GWs.
        Lundstram is an enabler if anything anyway

        1. 11 smelly shirts
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Then go for it! You should get a good score with this team

  28. corderz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Drop Vardy or Perez?

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Vardy if you need to free up funds

    2. Coolboy9191
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      perez

  29. Typo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Walker nailed on? Considering him.

    Walker + Salah

    Or

    VVD + mane

    1. 11 smelly shirts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Walker & Mane, Liv likely to conced vs Ars and Mane has better stats than Salah (which might not mean a lot between the two)