Skonto Rigga
Ahead of the Gameweek 6 deadline, we take a look at the data available to subscribers in our Members’ area and present the eye-catching stats that may be of interest to Fantasy managers’ and could help shape transfer decisions.
We’ve run down the stand-out figures in every position, as well as looking at the strengths and weaknesses of various teams to assess which Fantasy Premier League assets could have a profitable weekend.
Members can read on for our analysis below.
Ryan
Digne Zinc Robbo VVD Lund
Sterling Salah Siggy Mount Dendoncker
Barnes Greenwood Pukki
Thinking for this week:
Siggy + VVD > Son + Soy
Gives me enough for next week:
Barnes > Abraham.
Sound plan? Anything more pressing?
Siggy is still a good pick
Consider wildcarding to redistribute the funds of that strong defence?
Personally I like those moves
Would Pep dare to rest Sterling being 5 points adrift of Liverpool already? I would seriously doubt it to be honest! Sterling captain this week.
Do you think City can win the game without Sterling starting?
That's what Pep has to decide this weekend! Sure everyone thought they would beat Norwich easily and look what happened, another defeat here and it's game over..
Game over after 6 games... behave.
It’s not game over, but it’s a climb Pep would prefer not to have
Well it would be an 8 point gap which is a 3 game advantage...a considerable lead by any means and with City's defensive crisis ouch!
Captain is a bit risky but I think he'll start.
All things considered, they all point to him starting imo.
Of course
Do you think he's going to carry on playing him until Liverpool draw or lose while resting KdB and Kun?
He may rest or play him but being 5 behind in week 5 will have absolutely zero to do with it
Being 5 behind has a lot do with it i would of thought, he can’t afford to let Liverpool slip further
You seriously think Pep is going to wait on Liverpool results before deciding his team? Is he going to take a draw as a sign that he can give Sterling a breather? Or will it take a loss? Or both.
How can he wait on Liverpools result when City play before Liverpool?
Take what as a loss?
Their result won’t matter, if Liverpool win, he has to play strongest team, if they lose, he has to play strongest team to ensure the gap is closed. Why would Sterling need a 10 day breather? All roads lead to him starting.
By your logic Pep will not rotate at all before Liverpool lose one and draw one. He will abandon his plans and strategies for the season because a 5 point gap in 33 matches may be too much.
Or do you believe that Sterling is such a special case in real life as opposed to fantasy that he is absolutely immune to the 5 or so rotations he suffered last season. I don't recall City leading that one from first to last.
Sterling may play may not. Not bothered really. Just questioning your logic.
He probably won't be rested. But there is that small doubt. If you had Aguero would you captain him instead?
Yes sir, that is was I am doing and I have kdb, sterling and aguero
Don't agree with the logic tbh. It's not about 'being x pts behind' at all.
Not like city don't have a wealth of talent on the bench either. That being said, I still think he's a good chance to start. Just disagree with the logic behind why. Points wont dictate lineups.
I'd say it's 50:50 whether he'll be rested. Yes they need to win the game but their squad is more than good enough to beat Watford without him.
He's been playing far too wide for my liking for the last few games, but of course he could/should have scored in both. I've made the switch to Agüero for now to avoid this issue.
Best one?
1) Aguero, Cantwell
2) Abraham, De Bruyne
3) Barnes, Sterling
2 looks like more points
From those, 2
On 2, cheers!
2
3
1 short term if you don't have a good captain instead of Kun.
2 over the next 5 GWs or so.
Thoughts on this WC team? Any changes?
Pope - button
Digne - tomori - Lundstrum - Rico - Pieters
Mane - Sterling - cantwell - son
Abraham - pukki - Aubameyang
0.0 itb
Cheers
Dendoncker 5th mid*
Nice, I want this team! Except for digne
KdB and TAA beat Sterling and any 4.5/6 type.
Thanks im considering this heavily
Digne has poor fixture after this week. Plans to move him on?
Rico long term starter?
I like Aubameyang. Presume you captain him this week?
No KDB. Kun, and especially TAA worries me...
This is a great point thanks!
Haller to Abraham for free is a good trade?
I'd save and assess next week
Jota dropped again?! Annoying. Priced out from Jota + Zinch > Haller + Lowton now. Was going to do it after the DL.
Martial lost abou 75% of his ownership and dropped once. I wish the mods had Jota instead.
Ikr was gonna transfer jota to pukki today but now I can't.....
Hope he bangs in a hattrick now!
This is why, this season, I have just taken points hit to get rid of players losing value.
You can make 4 points up during the season easily enough but it's virtually impossible to make up lost player values.
Thoughts around Salah/Mount/Haller to
Son/Mcginn/Auba?
Salah has 4 tough fixtures. Might get him back after those. Have sterling so I could make the switch pretty easy.
For -8? -4? Who would you captain this week?
It's risky either way
-4, would C on Auba
play
a. mcginn
b. cantwell
*got pukki
B
Any update on that young chap Mason Mount?
I would be surprised if he plays this week.
Trained on his own yesterday but the facts he’s training already is a good sign, I imagine he won’t play this week but should be back for Brighton
Wouldn’t buy him before confirmed fit, but also wouldn’t sell for one match as the injury wasn’t bad and likely back next week.
This was A player everybody bought A couple of days ago and a player you’ll want back for next week
This is why we all have Cantwell
Maitland-Niles anyone?
Not for me man hate arsenal defense
Got him yesterday.
I think he's worth a go with the fixtures ahead of them. Has attacking potential and you may get a cleanie or two out of him.
If not, you can always downgrade. It's not like there are any standout defensive choices out there at this early stage of the season.
Yeah, considering him. He can get attacking returns easily
Bellerin very close to a return
Pope
TAA - Digne - AWB - VVD
Mane - Sterling - KDB - Cantwell
Pukki - Barnes
(4.0 - Mount!! - Lundstarm - Wickham)
1.0m & 1FT
Save FT or VVD to Otamendi to free up some cash?
Save
Maddison/Greenwood—Tammy/Cantwell for -4?
Could wait a week but will be getting son in so will have to take -8 over next 2 weeks one way or another.
Yey or ney
Do it
Seems like managers are very restless so far this year, chasing last weeks points and having difficulties to find enough consistant points contributors among the big hitters.
Or is it the opposite - that there are too many big hitters performing, so therefore difficult to decide?
Selling Sterling because he might be rested one game seems a waste of a transfer for a player everybody will bring in again when he scores again, and are among the 3-4 players in the game that pretty sure will be competing to score most points over the season.
Also seems A bit hasty sellling Mount, who maby will be out for A match, maby not. Also A player everybody will buy back next week.
We all know what will happen and turn the fpl transfer market if Auba and Aguero blanks this week, and Sterling, kdb, Mane and Salah scored this week.
It's just a game, play it for fun.
Got rid of Sterling because I want to captain Aubameyang
but if Mount is not deemed too serious I'll keep him on my WC
I think there’s a lot more good options this year
Some simplifications going on with your points:
-A lot of people are WC-ing, hence more chat of Sterling out. He could be rested given 2 x 90 mins in a week, and he has blanked in 3 in a row, fact. So people will be getting cold feet. Sure, he could score a hat-trick this weekend;
-Last week was a very poor week for many FFS managers. Lots of differentials hitting high scores. And, lots of captaincy fails recently, so managers are probably looking at their strategies and considering a more risky approach. Could be overthinking, or maybe the start of this season is about the slightly lesser obvious options;
-No one likes a flagged player in their team. It depends who they get in for Mount, and who their bench is. They could sell him for good reason.
All fair points, I also see them.
And see that you also agree that the season seems a bit unsettled and many managers still seems a bit like searching for the right big hitter options.
Maby the right prospects will arise this weekend, or maby not and we’ll have another week changing out our big hitters for Others.
And after writing this, I bet Pep will punish me benching Sterling 😉
I had 2FT and sold Raz and Greenwood for Cantwell and Aguero last night..
My reasoning being that Kun and Raz will score fairly similar points but Cantwell is clearly going to outs ore Greenwood at this point in the season.
Agree. Did Digne/Greenwood to Rico/Tammy for free. Know it could backfire, but think a forward line of Pukki, Haller, Tammy and Kdb+Sterling will make up for not having Kun or Auba.
Either of Kun or Sterling with KdB is fine.
Like you I'm looking at Barnes to Tammy next week and my front line then will be Kun, Tammy and Pukki.
Keeping Digne for now.
What should I do with Mount and D. James? 1.4 itb 1 ft
Bench if they’re players you will want next weeks and make transfers as you planned before they got injured
Lost on the last page; Any advice on what to do in here? 1FT, £0.1 itb Cheers in advance.
Heaton
VVD Digne Lundstram
Salah Sterling Lanzini Cantwell
Kun Pukki Barnes
McGovern | Dunk McGinn Rico
A) VVD + Lanzini + McGinn -> Son + Lowton + Hayden (-8)
B) Save
B
Captain:
a) KDB
b) Son
Thanks
kdb
Would you captain Sterling over him?
yes
Thanks
Sterling if you have him. Son looks interesting next GW.
Yeah I have Sterling too. Cheers
Any thoughts on my WC team folks?
For me it boils down to 3 key players. No LIV mid or 2nd City attacker at this point:
Pope / Button
TAA / Otamendi / Lindelof / Soyuncu / Lundstram
?1? / KDB / ?2? / Cantwell / Hayden
?3? / Abraham / Pukki
Obviously there's lots of combinations involving Kun, Salah/Mane, Aubameyang, C Wilson, Haller, Son. I'm thinking of doing:
?1? = Salah
?2? = Richarlison
?3? = Aguero (c)
0.0 ITB
Because:
-Son is overperforming
-Salah has the pens over Mane and will be up against CHE weaker left side this week compared with Mane
-Aubameyang does have great home fixtures and he's probably the hardest to leave out, but you cant have them all
-C Wilson seems to be back on home form, will possibly get him next week, see below
-Haller im not convinved by yet, again can't have them all
-The exist strategy of Kun+Richarlison > C Wilson (C) + Sterling is available next week with 0.1ITB if it all goes wrong
You judged son is overperforming from just two matches?
Either way, I'd go Mane and Son, and downgrade Lindelof to afford it.
thanks
Yes, i only had a max of 3 to choose from.
His 1 high-scoring performance last week was 2 goals from an xGI of 0.29.
How would you get Son in?
I don't think xG of one week is a good estimator for Son's performance. If Son played 3000+ minutes a season, he would reach 220+ points every year.
Maybe. But equally you're judging that Son should be in based on just 2 games where he's returned. My Richarlison punt isn't based on much either, but he's affordable without having to remove well-owned MNU players who arent conceding many chances, and swapping Salah to Mane where Salah has much the higher xGI in total this season.
Son away at LEI too this week, LEI aren;t conceding many chances, i just dont think Son is essential at the moment
Help me out. Auba have some realy nice looking games a head but a 3-4-3 has me thinking.
What would you choose (Im on my WC)
0.4 ITB
A,
Pope Button
TAA Lundstram Aurier Söy Rico
Mané Sterling KDB Cantwell Guendouzi
Auba Pukki Ayew
B,
Pope Button
TAA Lundstram DIGNE Söy Rico
SALAH Sterling Kdb Cantwell Guendouzi
ABRAHAM Pukki BARNES
Any thouthgts appriciated.
Not set on Guendouzi and Aurier as well...
Son Wilson over Sterling Ayew
Would you prioritise TAA or Mane if you could only fit 1 Liverpool player?
TAA
Mane
Mane definitely
Taa
TAA
Said TAA because there are plenty of big hitter (c) options in Manes price range like Auba, kun, sterling or even son and KDB.
But TAA is head and shoulders above every defensive asset
Mane - gives you a (c) option
Good point and probably the deciding factor as the vote is split!
This .
Gtg on wc?
Pope
Taa soyuncu rico
Salah sterling (c) kdb son Cantwell
Abraham Pukki
Button lundstram Diop greenwood
0.2itb
Worries are no aguero or auba but guess I can’t have them all! Appreciate any feedback
Good team. 12/15 a same as mine
Looks fine. 10/15 the same as mine.
Does Rico keep his place?
Finally gonna upgrade VVD - to whom?
A) TAA (currently on)
B) Robbo
Haven’t seen any pool games this season, so appreciate the feedback
TAA for sure
In need of some advice.
1,6 over budget, who would you downgrade?
Pope
TAA / Ward / Soy / Lund / Rico
Sterling / Son / Mané / Mount / Cantwell
Auba / Pukki / Abraham
A) Son to Lamela
B) Ster to KdB
C) Auba to Wilson
D) Mount to Hayden
E) Other
D definitely
That's basically the same team as I've come up with, but E) currently without TAA. The attack is so nice.
B
A WC without Salah Sterling or Aguero too bad?
Mane KDB Son Cantwell
Auba Wilson Pukki
With a good enough defence
Brave, should have gone with one of Aguero or Sterling considering their fixtures
Have Auba though and getting Aguero for him makes me compromise either Otamendi or Go 433 with Cantwell>4.4
Could just go Sterling over Mane at least, hard to captain Mane in the coming fixtures
It's still a great front 7 but will periodically suffer when City win big. But you can't have them all and if you have three good defenders and a solid team you will have XI players who can bring quality points every week. Good luck.
Even if City do well Kdb will have his share. Cheers mate for the output.
Could have gone Aguero over Auba but it means i lose Otamendi or lose Cantwell>4.4 mid and play 433 every week.
Feel Otamendi gives good value at 5 .4 with some goal threat.
Auba has good home fixtures for captaincy.
Could work out. Need an option to get Abraham in if he continues to profit
Wilson could make way .
Pretty easy with Wilson
It'd be risky to remove Wilson next week when at home to WHU imo
Are you happy with the captain options without those 3?
He can captain Auba or Mane.
On Wildcard
Son, Mane & Kun
or
Sterling, Salah & Barnes/C. Wilson
SO used to having Salah it feels strange to drop him
First group
1st option
That is tough. I prefer B except for having to hope Sterling isn't rested this week as presumably you captain him
But i say that with my WC team going for Kun (c) from 1 and Salah from 2. The rest i'm not getting on WC.
Starting Mount so need to decide on a good 1st sub if he gets a rest - Pieters (have double Norwich attack and Pope) or Soyuncu?
Soyuncu
Yeah. Not the most fun choice, that.
Play Rashford (whu) or bring in C.Wilson (sou)
If you want to see the difference between the Top 6 and the pretenders such as Wolves, Leicester, Everton then look no further than the EL results last night. Man Utd and Arsenal play the second teams and win. Wolves play the first team and lose.
The Top 6 know how to deal with the expectation of finishing in the Top 6. When Leicester or anyone else does it, then they act surprised and they mentally don't know how to cope with it.
Wolves were in the Championship the season before last. Sustaining league form and Europa League with their squad is a big ask.
Do I really save the FT having the below team?
Pope (heaton)
AWB TAA lund (pieters kelly)
Sterling kdb mount* ceballos (cantwell)
Kun pukki haller
Getting rid of players on my wildcard like TAA, Salah, Sterling, Ederson and Digne
Yikes 😉
Yikes. Im only getting rid of Sterling and Digne from that bunch, on current draft anyway
Auba or Sterling Captain?
Same dilemma. Currently on Auba
