Scout Notes

Aguero hits hat-trick as City assets issue a timely reminder of FPL worth

Aston Villa 1-6 Manchester City


  • Goals: Anwar El Ghazi (£5.5m) | Riyad Mahrez (£8.4m) x2, Sergio Aguero (£11.8m) x3, Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m)
  • Assists: Trezeguet (£5.2m) | Aguero, Jesus, Kevin De Bruyne (£10.6m) x2, David Silva (£7.4m), Mahrez
  • Bonus: Aguero x3, Mahrez x2, Silva x1

With many Fantasy managers trying to redistribute funds in order to crowbar three premium Liverpool assets into their squads, Manchester City’s similarly priced players might be among the makeweights.

Sunday’s demolition of Aston Villa was a reminder of what Pep Guardiola’s side are capable of when on-song, however.

Even the Reds, unbeaten all season and 14 points clear at the top of the Premier League, don’t come close to matching City’s attacking stats.

While they have admittedly played a game more, City have scored 12 more goals than the runaway leaders and attempted over 100 more shots.

Efforts on target, shots in the box, big chances: you name it, Guardiola’s troops boss it.

They were rampant at Villa Park on Sunday, with Sergio Aguero (£11.8m) at his devastating best and registering his highest single Gameweek score since August 2018 – becoming the record overseas goalscorer in the Premier League in the process.

Asked about the Argentinean striker after full-time, Guardiola said:

He was a legend already and that legendary status became bigger tonight. I think he is one of the most incredible players I have seen in this league.

The most important thing is that he is an incredible person – you cannot score this many goals or break so many records if you are not somebody is happy to be with his team-mates.

He has to always be fit to be at his best and he sometimes needs a bit of time after he has been injured or in pre-season, but he loves to play football and he is a guy who when he is in the final third always has a goal in his mind.

Riyad Mahrez (£8.4m) and Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m) also emerged with double-digit hauls, while Kevin De Bruyne (£10.7m) banked two assists to became the first player to hit the 150-point mark in Fantasy Premier League in 2019/20.

Two quickfire goals from Mahrez set City on their way, with the Algerian squeezing a shot past Orjan Nyland (£4.3m) at his near post and then capitalising on debutant Danny Drinkwater‘s (£4.4m) error to double the visitors’ lead.

De Bruyne then assisted goals for Aguero and Jesus – the first a superb strike by the Argentina international and the second owing much to De Bruyne’s excellent run and cross – as City went into half-time 4-0 up.

Aguero completed his hat-trick after the interval, peeling off the Villa defence to fire low past Nyland and then being the beneficiary of another individual error from Kortney Hause (£4.4m) to fire in his third with ten minutes to go.

There could have been other goals, too.

Jesus was particularly wasteful, firing over when well-positioned in the first half, seeing a shot cleared off the line by Tyrone Mings (£4.5m) after the break and then spurning two efforts on 77 minutes, the first saved by Nyland and the second crashed wide from eight yards.

Aguero fired over the bar and David Silva (£7.4m) sent a free-kick narrowly off-target in the first half, too, as Villa were torn apart.

Owners of De Bruyne may even have felt a little miffed at emerging with ‘only’ nine points, with the Belgian brought off by Guardiola for a well-earned breather with the game well and truly won by the 60-minute mark.

Those who still own the benched and unused Raheem Sterling (£11.8m) had it worse, though: the only two league matches that the England international has not played a part in this season were the ones in which City have scored the most goals (the other being the 8-0 thrashing of Watford).

Therein lies one of the problems with City assets: the unpredictability of starts.

As anyone who checks in with our line-up predictions every week knows, second-guessing Guardiola is a nigh-on impossible task.

Sterling previously hadn’t been benched in two successive league matches in 2019/20 or 2018/19, while Jesus and Aguero hadn’t been paired in tandem in the Premier League in 16 months.

Efforts to crack the Pep code earlier this season had mixed results at best, while the City manager’s recent experiments with a striker-less system in the EFL Cup and a 3-4-3 over Christmas makes anticipating team selections all the harder. 

Who knows who Guardiola will send out in Gameweek 23?

De Bruyne is, at least, a relatively safe bet: this was his 14th consecutive Premier League start and he has only been benched once (he also missed the home defeat to Wolves through injury) all season.

Mahrez, meanwhile, has quietly racked up five starts in a row. Perhaps at his reduced price, we can stomach the odd benching, but the £11.8m we have to fork out for Aguero and especially Sterling is a lot considering the week-to-week uncertainty.

Chasing the fixtures and regularly switching the FPL big hitters (in the process being able to target matches in which starts appear most likely) is another strategy, of course, and one that served Pro Pundit Lateriser12 well this week when he drafted in Aguero especially with Villa in mind.

Which brings us to our next caveat: City won’t play Dean Smith’s side every week.

Aston Villa are either bottom or second-bottom for goals, shots in the box, big chances and attempts on goal conceded this season and this was one of City’s easiest tests of 2019/20.

Guardiola’s side now sit bottom of our Season Ticker over the next ten Gameweeks, with Liverpool right at the top.

Next up for the Sky Blues is a Crystal Palace side that hasn’t conceded more than one goal in a game since November, followed by a trip to Bramall Lane, where Sheffield United have kept five clean sheets in 11 matches.

If there’s one team that can crack a tightly knit defence, though, it’s City.

Guardiola’s troops have already put a combined four goals past those two teams in the reverse fixtures and have scored at least two goals in 19 of their 22 Premier League games this season.

It should also be noted that Villa, although generally porous for much of the season, had restricted a full-strength Leicester City to a 1-1 draw at the King Power Stadium just last week, so had shown slight improvement at the back.

Reflecting on City’s overall display, Guardiola said:

It was good. From the beginning we were always in control. We made a lot of transitions and short passes and it was a great result and good performance.

We played well against United but they played better in the second half – today it was for the full 90 minutes.

I think we have always been there this season, even when we have lost games like at Norwich, we created lots of chances – but sometimes maybe we lost our incredible focus occasionally and after back to back titles, it is difficult with the reality of everything.

This was a punishing defeat for Villa and a reminder of their defensive limitations from a Fantasy perspective.

All four of their clean sheets in 2019/20 have come in home games against bottom-half teams and they only have one such fixture (against a resurgent Watford) remaining between now and May.

Their attacking assets, in particular Jack Grealish (£6.5m), are more enticing options, although the striker-less Villans had little joy against the Citizens on Sunday.

Grealish’s frustration boiled over on a few occasions and it was no surprise that he was booked for dissent late on, with his owners’ miserable afternoon completed when Anwar El Ghazi (£5.5m), rather than the Villa talisman, stepped up to take the hosts’ 90th-minute penalty after a foul on Trezeguet (£5.2m).

With Wesley (£5.6m) out for the season, it may well be El Ghazi on duty from the spot between now and Gameweek 38.

After the game, Smith was right to point out that many of the same players (and a similar shape) were used against Burnley and Leicester to better effect:

We were certainly contributors to our own downfall today. We made mistakes for goals and I think the third goal summed up our performance.

They made 20 passes without any physical contact and Sergio Aguero puts it in the top corner from 20 yards out with no one within three of four yards of him.

As good a team as Manchester City are, if you’re making any physical contact on them then you’re going to get punished.

We know that we’ve contributed to the scoreline today, which doesn’t help. A lot of those players are the same players who did so well against Burnley and Leicester City.

We’ll learn from it and move forward. We were very poor against Watford, got beat 3-0, we learned from it and went and put in a really good performance against Burnley.

The loan signing of Pepe Reina should bolster their goalkeeping options, at least, and is expected to be confirmed on Monday.

Aston Villa XI (5-3-1-1): Nyland; Elmohamady, Konsa, Mings, Hause, Taylor; Hourihane (Trezeguet 71′), Drinkwater (Lansbury 79′), Douglas Luiz (Nakamba 65′); Grealish; El Ghazi.

Manchester City XI (4-3-3): Ederson; Cancelo, Stones, Fernandinho (Otamendi 63′), Mendy; De Bruyne (Foden 63′), Rodri (Gundogan 71′), D Silva; Mahrez, Aguero, Jesus.

Members Analysis

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  1. Saka Rice
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Please help. 2FT and 0.2ITB

    Ryan
    Soyuncu TAA Lundstram (Otamendi Tomori)
    Grealish Maddison Salah KDB (4.4)
    Vardy Rashford Abraham

    A) Rashford+Maddison> Greenwood+Mane
    B) Otamendi+Rashford> Robertson+Ings
    C) Maddison+Rashford> Son+Ings

    1. ‘Tis the Season
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      see below bud

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      B
      Definitely not A

      1. KUNingas
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        This

  2. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez over KDB could be my route to Mane/Salah double up. Is he still at risk despite recent output?

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      He is, but he is at a price where the risk is more palatable than someone like Sterling. Strong bench required though, and not sure I would have him and not KDB - I'd try to get both.

    2. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      He will be cold in one game and gets the boot

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

      Of course he's still at risk... City have plenty of depth is the issue.

  3. mlm
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Gazzaniga (Button)
    TAA Soyuncu Aurier (Lundstram Kelly)
    Salah(c) KDB Martial Maddison (Traore)
    Vardy Rashford Abraham

    0.7TB, 2FT

    A) Martial/Maddison => Richarlison
    B) Rashford => Ings/DLC (get cash for triple liverpool in next gw)

  4. ‘Tis the Season
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Tammy to Ings and hold other FTto get Robbo & Willams in for Ota and Tomori

    1. ‘Tis the Season
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      next GW

    2. ‘Tis the Season
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      reply fail. That was for you - please answer me! lol

    3. KUNingas
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I did this. However, now thinking that I should have done Jimmy -> Ings instead

  5. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Is it time to shift to 5 mids from 3 fwds?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Depends on who the fowards/mids in question are

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Salah Mane KDB Grealish Donker
        Vardy Ings Jimenez

        With 0.9ITB I am looking to replace Jimenez for good, and feels like it wud be better to pick a midfielder like richarlson (for Donker) over any other fwds under 8.0

        1. Miguel Sanchez
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Jimenez to Greenwood and Donker to Mahrez/Richarlison work?

          1. Eleven Hag
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Yeah that's the route I wanna go - and do u think going 5 mids over 3 fwds wud work for me here in the long term ??

            1. Miguel Sanchez
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              You could do that or downgrade Jimenez to a DCL/Maupay/Ayew type and then get Grealish up to Rich or Mahrez.

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I've just gone the other way

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Who did u pick

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          I have Vardy Aguero Ings but may get Firmino for Vardy

          1. Eleven Hag
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            So No MoMane for u ?

            1. Wild Rover
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              No. TAA, Salah and Firmino

    3. Le Bluff
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I'm considering it.

      Something like:

      Mane / Salah / KDB / Martial / Grealish
      Vardy / Ings / Greenwood

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Haha wud be my exact team

        1. Le Bluff
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Yep. I currently have:
          Mane / Salah / KDB / Grealish / Cantwell
          Vardy / Ings / Abraham

          Feel that Norwich will continue to plummet and have awful fixtures so want to get rid of Cantwell. Abraham isn't completely firing and has tricky fixtures, so a midfielder like Martial or Richarlison makes sense.

          There's quite a lot around that price bracket (Maddison, Rich, Martial, Dilva, Mahrez) so I think it can work long-term.

    4. Quackadoodz
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I would. More value in midfield than the frontline tbh.

      I myself am currently on Salah, Mane, Rich, KDB Martial, Vard, Ings.

      Might consider dropping Martial for Grealish and getting Son for Rich as I feel Son’s due an upturn in form soon.

  6. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Who scores more next two:

    A) Mahrez (CPA, shu)
    B) Sarr (TOT, avl)

    ta

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A

    2. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A if he starts both

    3. bialk
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A if plays

  7. Johnny Drama
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Guys, what to do with this team? Have dropped a lot of ranks the latest GWs, something needs to change! Feeling like I have issues everywhere...

    Pickford
    TAA - Lundstram - Soy
    Salah - KDB - Alli - Cantwell
    Rashy - Vardy - Jimi

    Stekelenburg - Aurier - Rico - Douglas Luiz

    0.2 itb

    1. Johnny Drama
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      1 FT

    2. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Difficult to advise without knowing what you are looking to do to bring a third Liverpool in for 24.

      1. Johnny Drama
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Leaning towards double defence. VVD or Robbo

        1. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Ok - I'd probably be boring and save FT this week then reassess with 2FT prior to GW 24.

          1. Johnny Drama
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Jimi and Aurier to Deeney and VVD, thoughts?

            1. Now I'm Panicking
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Could work for next week, sure.

              1. Johnny Drama
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Thank you for replying.

                1. Now I'm Panicking
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  No worries mate - good luck 🙂

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Alli and Aurier to Robbo?

      1. Johnny Drama
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        That's an option. Alli isn't looking great atm, but his fixtures with Norwich and Villa coming up tempts me to hold...

        1. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          You might see Son and Moura do the scoring though.

      2. Johnny Drama
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Could do Jimi + Aurier to Deeney + VVD, thoughts?

  8. Ray Sterling
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Any recommendation on Madison and Willian.

    Gazz
    Sayuncu-Lund-TAA
    Salah- KDB -Willian- Maddison
    Vardy-Rashford-Ings

    Button - Cantwell-Montoya-Kelly.

    Thanks.

    1. Ray Sterling
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      2 FT
      2.3M ITB

      1. mlm
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I have a similar team, think about………
        Maddison to Richarlison
        Gazz to alisson

    2. Atom&Humber
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Keep Willian for Newcastle

  9. Atom&Humber
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Which wildcard team would you guys prefer:
    McCarthy x
    TAA lundstram Williams x x
    Salah kdb grealish Cantwell x
    Ings x x

    A) ryan, Chilwell Sidibé , mane, vardy Maupay

    B) Schmeichel, Holgate dunk, martial, firmino aguero

    1. Ray Sterling
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      B if catching up.

  10. Kane Toads
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Abraham or Rashford out for Firmino?

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Tammy

    2. Al-Chemy
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Abraham

    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Abraham if had to (fixtures turning sour imminently), but I wouldn't be looking at getting Liverpool's 6th best FPL option in for the DGW and subsequent plum fixtures - I'd want the big guns.

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        He's been good away though?

        1. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Would you think though hand on heart he is more likely to haul big than Salah and Mane in the DGW? Even if this away thing is a phenomenon, you have to consider the plum fixtures Liverpool have afterwards as well (which aren't all away).

          1. Baps hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            My team is linked. I have Salah, TAA and Mané 😉

            1. Now I'm Panicking
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Nice 🙂

    4. Kane Toads
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      thanks for the comments

  11. white heart pain
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Gaz
    TAA Lund Holgate
    Mane Salah KDB Martial
    Vardy Ings

    Play:
    1) cantwell
    2) greenwood
    3) trade kiko > Williams/Cathcart/Connell/Matlin-niles

    1. Al-Chemy
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Cantwell. Bournemouth are pretty terrible atm

    2. Ray Sterling
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      1

  12. Al-Chemy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    What do you think is my best move here for GW24?
    Ryan Button
    TAA Sidibe Lunds Soy Kelly
    Salah KDB Alli Martial Hayden
    Vardy Tammy Ings

    A) Sidibe and Alli -> Robbo and Grealish
    B) Alli and Tammy -> Grealish and Firmino
    C) Sidibe, Alli and Tammy -> Holgate, Richarlison and Firmino (-4)

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A with soy

  13. jennmenn
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    What is the assumption on Fabianski? Can see that he is yellow on FPL.

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      3-5 weeks

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Warning notice: my asumption only

        1. jennmenn
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          heh 😉 Ty for the notice

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Have to wait for update

      1. jennmenn
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Yea, will try, if the values let me 😉

      2. No Totti No Party
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Does that mean, Martin will play both games in DGW ?

  14. dbeck
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Help me out here,

    Who to sell:

    A) Rico
    B) Kelly

    Who to replace them with:

    A) Holgate
    B) Dunk

    1. KUNingas
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Toss a coin
      A

    2. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Rico to Holgate

      Think Kelly may be good for a few more. Even if Ward is back this week if next the chances are that either he or Kelly plays on the left.

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Kelly will drop in price like a stone when he is dropped.

        1. pingissimus
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          As will Rico probs

          Think both have a limited shelf life just think Kelly is likely to get the next two anyway.

      2. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Dunk has at least decent fixtures and more attacking threat.

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I did BB

  15. KUNingas
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    A) Son + Gomez
    B) Maddison + Robertson

    1. Another Hoops
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Robertson and Maddison

  16. Le Bluff
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Those looking to downgrade one or both of Kelly/Rico, are you looking at Brandon Williams?

    For me, I think Williams will continue to get gametime in the league this season, particularly against the weaker teams at home where his attacking instincts are needed. Utd have some favourable home fixtures coming up so, if you can find a rotation pairing or at the very least have some bench cover if he does miss out, I think he could be worth looking at.

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Depends how reliable on him to play you will be. May be worth a punt if you have a strong bench.

    2. Your Man With The Hair
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Not a bad shout as long as you have another nailed on defender on the bench.
      He's likely to either get 90mins or 0mins.

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      There is always possibility that both Martial and Rashford are needed (Martial owner). So one cheapie could be either him or Greenwood. It is between them. Next one is vs Liverpool, but he certainly is an option after that.

  17. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Would you WC this team:

    Ryan - McGovern
    TAA - Soy - Lund - Kelly - Rico
    Salah - Mané - Kdb - Maddison - Dend
    Vardy - Jimenez - Ings

    into this:

    McCarthy - Martin
    TAA - Lund - Holgate - Williams - Reid
    Salah - Mané - Kdb - Cantwell - Chaudhurry
    Aguero - Vardy - Ings

    ?

    The idea is after gw 24 sell one of Salah/Mané and gradually rebalance the team

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Nah no WC needed

    2. puhd
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      No

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      No way

    4. Boomerang V
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      cheers

  18. FPL_BUCCANEER
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Ryan
    TAA Soy Lund Stephens
    Mane Salah KDB Grealish
    Vardy Rashford

    Button Greenwood Kelly Dendoncker

    1FT 0.0 ITB

    Any advice please?

    1. puhd
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Save

  19. Gazpilicueta
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Haven't been on here in ages, any thoughts appreciated.

    Foster Button
    Trent, Lundstram, Soyuncu, Sidibe, Tomori
    Mane, KDB, Maddison, Wijnaldum, Dendonker
    Aguero, Vardy, Ayew

    0.7 in the bank and 2 free transfers

    1. Johnny Drama
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      What's your plan for DGW?

      1. Gazpilicueta
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        don't have a plan yet, ive basically turned into a casual for the last 2 months. what do i need to do?

        1. Johnny Drama
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          I wouldn't touch the front three.
          Think it's hard to get Salah in that team without ruin the balance.
          So try to get one more Pool defender. Maybe downgrade Soy/Sidibé and Tomori for a Pool and a budget defender?

          1. puhd
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Good advice

          2. Baps hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Notice Wijnaldum!! One downgrade now and then Kun out and Wijn to Salah.

    2. puhd
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I would look into gradually getting rid of Tomori, Dendo, Wij and Ayew.

      Can you somehow get Salah?

  20. puhd
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    How did DCL look?
    Thinking of doing Greenwood to DCL.

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Making my blood pressure rise with these bloody late YCs he keeps getting 🙁

    2. Your Man With The Hair
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Is that for a playing place or first sub?

      1. puhd
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Playing. 1st sub would usually be Fleck.
        I would have the following Front line:
        Salah Mane Maddi KDB Fleck
        Vardy Ings DCL

        1. Your Man With The Hair
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Then I'd do it. Wouldn't have been worth the extra ££ if he was going to sit on the bench,

  21. Fishy
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    im not sure how i can improve this lot??? Got 2 free transfers...
    Schmeichel button
    Dunk taa kelly lundstram sidibe 
    Moura martial kdb salah traore
    Vardy ings dcl

    1. puhd
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Moura can go

    2. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Obvious question is how you find triple Liverpool. Also awkward spread of funds with both Traoré and DCL with 4 starting defenders.

      1. Fishy
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Vardy to firmino?

        1. puhd
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          No

      2. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Traore, DCL or Moura out now imo. Then at least one downgrade and 3rd Pool player in.

  22. lindeg
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    why is everyone sleeping on firmino? salah is worth nothing away from home ...

    1. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      22,versus 23 in last 3 away fixtures.

    2. Another Hoops
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I'm considering him but I'd probably want rid after the double where as double defence is more appealing long term and Rashford has a decent fixture in 24 to potentially match Bobby.

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

    Thinking of going 4 at the back, TAA, Lundstrum, Kelly (good fixtures and cheap), who would be your 4th? Can't be Liverpool....

    1. Kabayan
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Dunk?

    2. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Not this week with Kelly surely. Think he may hang around a bit longer than some expect but he’s on borrowed time probably.

      You can never tell with Palace but a full back coming in pre deadline does seem on. That would put him on ice.

      I’d go Holgate - Everton fixtures turn in 27/8 but he looks value.

    3. Another Hoops
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Be careful with Kelly mate I think Ward is on his way back soon and could lose his place by February. Holgate or Cahill look like better options.

  24. dezille
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    2FTs, 2.3 ITB. Would be good to get some thoughts.

    My plan prior to this gameweek was to go Rashford Martial > Salah, Ings, giving me the Liv triple-up and sticking with the 343. I think with United playing Liverpool next, my best time to shift to the triple-up is now. Obviously reluctant to get rid of Rashford however recent comments by Ole suggests his gametime will need to be managed, and with Liverpool fixture next, perhaps now is a good time to jump off. Don't care about losing Martial as ownership is too low to worry. Southampton have a juicy fixture run and Ings ownership is climbing fast.

    Guaita
    TAA Soy Lund (Rico, Kelly)
    Mane KDB Martial Traore (Cantwell)
    Vardy Rashford Abraham

    A) Abraham > Ings (or Rashford > Ings if we hear even more news on his 'injury')
    B) Rashford, Martial > Salah, Ings, then move Abraham on in 1-2 weeks (happy to keep him for Arsenal game at least)
    C) Guaita > Mcarthy to avoid burning a tranny & gaining funds, and get Salah in next week

    1. dezille
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      D) Abraham > 4.3 is also an option to fund Martial > Salah, but think I'm uncomfortable moving away from 343. Feels like it gives you so many chances for points/spreading the risk around

  25. No Totti No Party
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    A:Aurier + Maddi -> Mane Catchcart / Play Vardy Salah TAA KDB /
    B:Vardy + Aurier -> Aguero Robbo / Play Maddi Salah TAA KDB /

  26. One Wheels Enough
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Q who's the highest scoring English midfielder in the Premier league?

    A Todd Cantwell!!!

    1. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Grealish not count?

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Maddison and Grealish say fail

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        And Sterling

        1. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Maybe he is a BNP member and only considering those that are pure-bred?

          1. Now I'm Panicking
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Actually, I fear this is exactly what he is doing :/

    3. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Sterling?
      Maddison and grealish have 6 goals too

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        So do Wilson and Alli

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Oh wait, Wilson is Welsh

          1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Just replace the lamb with chicken and ditch the leeks, onions are fine.

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

      Thats what happens when you have only one wheel.

  27. No_Mo_Salah?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    1ft - save?

    Next week thinking either A. Jimi and Kelly to Ayew and Robertson or B. Jimenez, Abraham and Maddison to Ings, Greenwood and Salah.

    Foster (McGovern)
    Soyuncu TAA Lundstram (Kelly Rico)
    Grealish Maddison Mane KDB (Martial)
    Vardy Jimenez Abraham

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

    Would you rather ditch Tammy or Jimenez for Ings? Both have fixture turns...

    1. Another Hoops
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Tammy out of those two. Jiminez seems to do well in tougher fixtures and has Norwich in 27 I think.

    2. Juza
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Tammy

  29. KingOllie
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Which mid do you reckon?

    A) Sarr
    B) Grealish
    C) Trossard/Gross

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A