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We take our regular look back at the Premier League line-ups from the weekend just gone, analysing the systems and personnel used by the 20 top-flight clubs and seeing what lessons could be learned ahead of Gameweek 7.

As was the case last week, we are harnessing the use of the average position maps in our Members’ Area and highlighting some of the key stats from each game.

The figures in brackets given after each player name in the article below correspond to the numbered shirts in the position maps.

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Lessons learned from Gameweek 6:

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  1. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 14 days ago

    United and Spurs organising a friendly in Dubai for next Carabou week

    1. FPL Forward Thinker
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      Both focusing on the FA Cup

  2. Don Kloppeone
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 14 days ago

    Haller fail doesn’t bode well. He was clearly brought on to turn the game around and couldn’t.

    Decision to hold onto him looking poor!

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      I like Wesley more

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 14 days ago

        Hmm not sure I like either!

        Guess if Haller does zilch this week he’s an easy dump

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      Joelinton showing some promise too.

    3. BoleynWin
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      I don’t think you can judge a player brought on 2-0 down surrounded by teammates with their heads down & expect him to single handedly change a game. Albeit I have WC’d this week & he’s been transferred out through gritted teeth

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 14 days ago

        I’m just nervous as I consciously decided to keep him and bring in Tammy in a 3 up front alongside Haller and Pukki so it could be a stupid decision.

        He seems to have lost his early promise

    4. Coys96
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      Is Abraham in for him (-4) worth it then?

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 14 days ago

        It could be tbh.

        If not this week then I expect that move to pay for itself within next few.

        Trouble is there’s no guarantees Haller will continue to blank so a hit is always risky taking out a sure starter

  3. Rogue Todd
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 14 days ago

    Liverpool reaching final would add to their potential fixture pile-up rowards the end of the season.

    1. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      Would be two spare DGWs.

      1. Rogue Todd
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 14 days ago

        Club World Cup and potentially FA Cup too

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      Did you see the line up today

  4. DAVESAVES
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 14 days ago

    Barnes > Abraham for a hit??

    1. FPL_DON
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      I would

  5. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 14 days ago

    Ole looks like the after part of a Persil advert

    1. Like an Egyptian Magician
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      LoL

  6. Reeker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 14 days ago

    A lot of managers would go for an unchanged 11 after winning 8-0. Do you think thats a too simple way of thinking for Pep and will always tinker and reshape his team depending based on the opponent

    1. AC Pilkington
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      Sterling will start

    2. Rogue Todd
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      Guessing what Pep is going to do is a waste of time.

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      Think you probably get a similar squad, especially when Sterling played yesterday.

    4. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      Bsilva gets the rest this gw.
      Sterling did not play 90 and I expect him, kun, KDB as guaranteed starters.

      1. MosF94
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 14 days ago

        Agreed - 2 x 90 mins for Bilva in a row suggests he'll be benched imo

  7. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 14 days ago

    Beundia to Mount?

    Or a cheeky Buendia to CHO?

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      Too early for CHO I'd imagine

  8. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 14 days ago

    Put your bloody foot through it

  9. AC Pilkington
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 14 days ago

    Is Mane still injured for the Sheffield game?

    1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      Just read that he’s back
      I’m training tomorrow mate

      1. AC Pilkington
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 14 days ago

        Thanks

  10. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 14 days ago

    Callum Wilson has FINALLY blanked.

    1. FPL Forward Thinker
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      He won’t be up against the might of Burton every week and should get more than one minute +28 every week

  11. Bartowski
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 14 days ago

    Could Man U beating Rochdale at home after going to penalties be the turning point for their season?

    1. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      You joking right? As a Utd fan it's an embarrassment that this went to penalties

      1. Don Van Vliet
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 14 days ago

        He's being sarcasm.

        1. Don Van Vliet
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 14 days ago

          Or sarcastic*, even.

  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 14 days ago

    Glory Glory Man United

  13. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 14 days ago

    United through but embarrassed again.

    1. Arctic_Orangutans
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      So what, look at all the teams over years that have knocked us out even under fergie, it’s a shite cup

  14. Coys96
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 14 days ago

    Captain Son, Kun or Raz? I'm thinking Son (c) Raz (v)

    1. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      Yea I'm torn between these 3 and Salah
      Might go Son as hes the differential in my mini leagues

  15. FPL Forward Thinker
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 14 days ago

    Manchester United will win the League Cup.
    Winning every round on penalties.

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      by taking the opposition fans and management out of the game by putting them to sleep

    2. Coys96
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      They wont get league 1 teams every round 😀

  16. AC Pilkington
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 14 days ago

    Man U win

    Load up your DGW players with them!!

  17. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    7 years, 14 days ago

    Looks like I can wait till tomorrow to do James to Mount.

    Mount at +84%, James at -65%.

    1. Sharkytect
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      Why wait?

  18. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 14 days ago

    Major win for United.

    1. cravencottage
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      very impressive

  19. Coys96
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 14 days ago

    Need as many votes as possible please...

    Haller -> Abraham (-4)

    YES or NO

    1. Blanka
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      I did Barnes to Tammy for - 4.

      Kept Haller.

    2. Brosstan
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      No

  20. Brosstan
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 14 days ago

    Pogba cant even dominate the game against a league 2 side. Fraud alert.

    1. Coys96
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      league 1 but yes fraud !!!

    2. GreennRed
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      Just back from injury. Apparently improved in 2nd half.

    3. AuFeld
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      The biggest! Besides, he only has one world cup to his name.

    4. JIMMY TUGGINS
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      I've been working but watched the last min and pens, first thing I saw was Pogba give the ball away with a nonchalant back heel.

  21. Postman Ty
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 14 days ago

    Reece James is a LEGEND

  22. F4L
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 14 days ago

    why didn't Pogba take a pen?

    1. GreennRed
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      Doesn't do pens after 9 PM.

    2. FPL Forward Thinker
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      Scared

    3. Postman Ty
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      He misses a lot.

  23. JIMMY TUGGINS
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 14 days ago

    Greenwood has to start for us, it's grim that he's already better than many of our other options.

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      No no no he’s so bad

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 14 days ago

        What reason do you have for saying this?

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 14 days ago

          I watched him play football and seen he does it badly. He’s 17 what do you expect he’s not exactly mbappe, Messi or Ronaldo is he?

      2. JIMMY TUGGINS
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 14 days ago

        I'd play him RW ahead of Lingard or Perreira with James left.

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 14 days ago

          If Solskjaer possesses tactics i’m sure that could make sense some way but watching his team play football kills me

          1. Postman Ty
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 14 days ago

            I love how random people on the internet always think their ideas are better than the professionals doing their jobs who also see these people play every day.

            1. JIMMY TUGGINS
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 14 days ago

              lol.

            2. Ask Yourself
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 14 days ago

              Football isn’t that hard of a game to understand. Just because you aren’t being a paid a tonne of money for it doesn’t mean all that much

              1. Postman Ty
                • 12 Years
                7 years, 14 days ago

                You're right, it's a very easy game to pickup and understand. That's not comparable to managing a professional team, at the highest level in the world for that matter.

                1. Ask Yourself
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 14 days ago

                  So when that ability comes into question even from the random people on the internet then it’s time to question what on earth he’s still doing there

                  1. Postman Ty
                    • 12 Years
                    7 years, 14 days ago

                    Random people on the internet have probably 10% of the relevant information available. But you're right in the key matter that I don't think he's a very good manager. Good managers improve players. Granted, a few good managers have tried with this team now and 'failed'.

                    1. Ask Yourself
                      • 10 Years
                      7 years, 14 days ago

                      More than 10% for sure these days but I get you. 10% is all you need to see that Solskjaer is incompetent in his role anyway.

                      1. Postman Ty
                        • 12 Years
                        7 years, 14 days ago

                        Valid.

          2. JIMMY TUGGINS
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 14 days ago

            You're not alone.

    2. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      Hed struggle vs decent opposition mate. Astana and rochdale arent that.

      1. Nailed Jesus
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 14 days ago

        It’s arsenal defence mate

        1. InSaneMan-e
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 14 days ago

          Yea. Greenwood would struggle against even that at this stage.

      2. FPL Forward Thinker
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 14 days ago

        Easy to argue this without evidence.

        Throw him in. Give him 90 v Arsenal.

        Some kid called Rashford grabbed a brace a couple of years ago v Arsenal, plus my 11 year old could do a job v David Luiz

    3. AuFeld
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      Is Martial fit?

      1. JIMMY TUGGINS
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 14 days ago

        Wish I knew.

    4. Brosstan
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      Says more about the quality of trashmen like Lingard than the quality of Greenwood.

      1. JIMMY TUGGINS
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 14 days ago

        Absolutely.

  24. Wensink
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 14 days ago

    James > Mount for a free is a no=brainer, right?

  25. Bartowski
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 14 days ago

    Tremendous result for Manchester United beating their local rivals Rochdale tonight.

    These games are always tough but they managed to raise their game to the occasion.

    I'm sure the banter at work tomorrow between the Man U and Rochdale fans will be as tempestuous as always.

    1. GreennRed
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      Riits outside Old Trafford tonight, Rochdale ultras running amok.

    2. cravencottage
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      yes. A glorious victory for Man U! Sad to see how far they have fallen

  26. Ask Yourself
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 14 days ago

    Watched the United game for a laugh. Just seen we lost 4-0 to Oxford with a strong team out. Even conceded 3 more once Haller and Anderson came on lol. Only West Ham.

    1. tucaoneo
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      In fairness Pellegrini have had worse 4-0 defeat.
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcorconazo

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 14 days ago

        He loves getting ruined in cups by league 1 sides

    2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      We wanted to concentrate on the league. Oxford are a top top side.

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 14 days ago

        I don’t even understand how we manage it. Wigan, Wimbledon and now Oxford. Ffs.

        1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 14 days ago

          As you said..... Only West Ham 😆

          I’m not shocked in the slightest though, I’m a realist in terms of being a west ham fan, learnt what to expect over the years as I’m sure you have too unfortunately 😆

          1. Ask Yourself
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 14 days ago

            Every time you think it’s getting better...

  27. Nightf0x
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 14 days ago

    Which?

    A) zin lanzini barnes -8 to Ota lamela abraham
    B) ......................................Aurier cantwel vardy
    C) .....................................Tomori son ayew
    D) zin lanzini -4 to ota/matip (have vvd) mount

  28. Karhumies
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 14 days ago

    Individual GW ranks:

    GW1 rank: 2M
    GW2 rank: 7k (post WC)
    GW3 rank: 270k
    GW4 rank: 4.8M
    GW5 rank: 2M
    GW6 rank: 3M

    Overall rank: 243k

    The overall rank margins must be super small, since I've had only 1GW rank better than my Overall rank and 4/6 GW ranks have seriously tanked.

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      the game is all about being consistent

    2. Epic Fail
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      Doesn't actually work that way. You can finish with an overall rank much better than any single GW rank all season.

    3. Moderately content penguin
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      We're practically twins.

      839k
      19k (WC)
      3M
      3.9M
      5M
      300K

      Overall rank 243k

  29. Epic Fail
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 14 days ago

    Why has Sterling got Harry Potter's bolt of lightning scar on his head?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      Expecto Goalinvolvement.

    2. Wheyyyy
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      Wingoaldium Leviassista

  30. FPL Forward Thinker
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 14 days ago

    League Cup draw (played between GW 10 and 11 at end of October)

    Everton v Watford
    Aston Villa v Wolves
    Manchester City v Southampton
    Burton v Leicester
    Crawley v Colchester
    Chelsea v Man United
    Oxford v Sunderland
    Liverpool v Arsenal

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 14 days ago

      Juicy