Scout Notes

Solskjaer provides Rashford injury update as Rodgers backs Vardy from the spot

Liverpool 2-0 Manchester United

  • Goals: Virgil van Dijk (£6.4m), Mohamed Salah (£12.4m)
  • Assists: Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.5m), Alisson (£6.1m)
  • Bonus: Alisson, van Dijk x3, Alexander-Arnold x1

Marcus Rashford (£9.0m) faces at least six weeks on the sidelines after Ole Gunnar Solksjaer confirmed that the England striker had suffered a stress fracture of his back.

Rashford wasn’t involved at Anfield on Sunday, which Solskjaer did warn us of in Friday’s pre-match press conference – although the Norwegian’s reputation as something of a wolf-crier led many of us to cast doubt on the suggestion he would miss out.

Ahead of kick-off on Merseyside, Solskjaer provided the following update on Rashford:

He got a couple of knocks and jolts when he came on against Wolves and has aggravated his back. I wouldn’t expect him to be back in the next few weeks. We’ve got a mid-season break coming up; I’m not sure we’re going to see him before then.

However, speculation swelled throughout the afternoon that Solskjaer was perhaps not providing us with the full details of Rashford’s injury, with journalist Henry Winter suggesting the in-form FPL forward has a double stress fracture and will be sidelined for two to three months.

Asked again about Rashford’s injury in his post-match press conference, Solskjaer gave a slightly different answer:

He suffered a stress fracture against Wolverhampton [in the FA Cup last Wednesday]. Normally six weeks before you can get going slightly, probably, and then he’ll need time to get match-fit again.

That prognosis would put Rashford out until at least Gameweek 28, raising the possibility of increased game-time for budget FPL forward Mason Greenwood (£4.4m) – although, as we saw when Anthony Martial (£7.9m) was sidelined throughout the autumn, Solskjaer may still choose to handle his teenage striker carefully in this his breakthrough campaign.

Indeed, Solskjaer hinted at looking for “short-term deals” for strikers after Sunday’s game.

Greenwood was understandably overlooked for this daunting fixture, with Solskjaer opting to instead introduce Luke Shaw (£5.4m) as a third centre-half and revisit the wing-back system that helped achieve a 1-1 draw against the runaway league leaders back in Gameweek 9.

While still being battered for long periods of the game, a Rashford-less United perhaps performed better than many anticipated, giving Liverpool a scare or two.

Andreas Pereira (£4.9m) was inches away from converting an Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.3m) pass shortly before the break, while Martial had a glorious chance to level the scores at 1-1 when blazing over the bar on 58 minutes.

Fred (£5.3m) also had an impressive game in the middle of the park, although a midfielder with no attacking returns to his name in 2019/20 will be persona non grata to Fantasy managers.

Speaking of his side’s performance, Solskjaer said:

In the last half hour, I thought we were excellent. We pegged them back, pressed them, had the majority of the possession in the second half, pushed them back and created chances, big chances. And we created the pressure, I thought they looked nervy and then, of course, we send everyone up to get the equaliser and they get that [second] goal.

While Liverpool were given the odd fright by their visitors en route to their seventh straight Premier League clean sheet, chances came and went far more frequently at the other end.

Until Mohamed Salah (£12.4m) raced onto a long punt out from Alisson (£6.1m) in second-half stoppage-time to put the game to bed, it had looked like Liverpool’s front three would all blank in the same match for the first time since Gameweek 14.

It wasn’t that Liverpool’s premium attacking options were short of opportunities, though – quite the contrary.

Salah should have been on the scoresheet 45 minutes before he was, somehow fluffing a chance from six yards and ruining an Andrew Robertson (£7.0m) assist in the process.

Sadio Mane (£12.4m) ought to have avoided a second successive blank, too, firing at David de Gea‘s (£5.4m) boot just before the interval and twice missing the target in the second half from the corner of the six-yard box.

The Senegal international also couldn’t bring the ball under control when set free midway through the first half and saw an assist chalked off after the VAR spotted a Virgil van Dijk (£6.4m) foul on de Gea.

It was Roberto Firmino (£9.4m) who put the ball in the visitors’ net for that disallowed goal and the Brazilian can’t catch a break at Anfield, with his goalless streak on home soil stretching back to Gameweek 32 of last season.

Firmino came within inches of an assist, too, teeing up Jordan Henderson (£5.4m) for a shot that crashed back off de Gea’s left-hand post.

While the FPL returns were thin on the ground, the volume of chances arriving at the feet of Liverpool’s front three was encouraging going into Double Gameweek 24.

The problem, of course, is that we FPL managers only have three slots for Liverpool players, and the Reds’ defence is making a damn good case of their own.

On top of their seventh consecutive clean sheet, three of Liverpool’s backline were involved in the hosts’ two goals: van Dijk heading in a Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.5m) corner to break the deadlock before Alisson set Salah free in the dying stages to seal the win.

With Liverpool’s defenders matching and in some cases outpacing their more expensive attacking teammates for FPL returns over the last seven Gameweeks, there is certainly a case to made for a double-up at the back based on current form.

Speaking after the match, Jurgen Klopp said:

Very dominant in most periods of the game. I didn’t like too much in the first half the last five or seven minutes but nothing happened really, just we were not as dominant as before.

We played outstandingly well, we dominated the opponent, we played exactly in the space we had to.

And then the start of the second half was absolutely brutal – wow. We jumped in and had, I don’t know, three, four chances at least and didn’t score. How it always is and how it often enough was now in that season, the opponent has the chance to come back. That’s what happened. 

We had to defend them. The organisation was OK but it’s just about timing then, ‘When do you have the challenges, where do you have the challenges?’. We were a bit late in these moments and that’s why they came through, that’s why they could at least finish their situations off. But we defend then with a lot of passion and big heart and stuff like this.

Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Oxlade-Chamberlain (Lallana 66′), Henderson, Wijnaldum; Salah, Firmino (Origi 83′), Mane (Fabinho 83′)

Manchester United XI (3-4-2-1): De Gea; Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw (Dalot 87′); Wan Bissaka, Fred, Matic, Williams (Greenwood 74′); Andreas Pereira (Mata 74′); James, Martial.

Members Analysis

Burnley 2-1 Leicester City

  • Goals: Chris Wood (£6.2m), Ashley Westwood (£5.4m) | Harvey Barnes (£5.9m)
  • Assists: Ben Mee (£5.0m) | Dennis Praet (£5.3m)
  • Bonus: Nick Pope (£4.6m) x3, Westwood x2, Wood x1

To no-one’s great surprise, Brendan Rodgers confirmed that Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) would remain on penalty-taking duties after his latest miss from 12 yards on Sunday.

Vardy hadn’t technically failed with a spot-kick this season before Nick Pope (£4.6m) saved his effort at Turf Moor but the most-owned Fantasy Premier League forward had originally been thwarted by Mat Ryan (£4.9m) in Gameweek 13, only for VAR intervention to allow him a second bite at the cherry due to penalty box encroachment.

This time, though, there was no reprieve, with Pope’s save resulting in Vardy’s third duck-egg in four Gameweeks – although the other two blanks were due to his absence through injury/paternity leave.

Speaking after full-time, Rodgers said of Vardy:

There’s no blame attached because he’s been absolutely brilliant for us and we wouldn’t be in the position that we’re in without him. Just one of them days, the goalkeeper saved everything that was there.

He’s normally clinical in that situation. If we have another penalty again, he’ll be the one who’ll step up and take it.

Vardy was anonymous for large chunks of this match but, then again, he often has been this season and still delivered the goods.

The premium FPL forward had only 24 touches of the ball in Lancashire – the same number as 74th-minute substitute Youri Tielemans (£6.3m) – but, to give an example, that’s still one more than he managed in Gameweek 16 when delivering a double-digit haul against Aston Villa.

Vardy has always made the most of limited service or possession, with a lot of his good work done off the ball; as Rodgers said above, this was simply just one of those days.

Pope later stood up well to deny Vardy when the Leicester striker was presented with his second ‘big chance’ of the match on 77 minutes and the impressive Burnley goalkeeper had earlier advanced off his line to force Vardy wide when he was clean through on goal, with the opportunity fizzling out into nothing.

With this being Vardy’s first (playing) blank of 2019/20 against a team currently in the bottom half of the table, many of us will be willing to cut him some slack, particularly as a fairly appealing home fixture against West Ham United is upon us.

Around 90,000 FPL managers have already seen enough, however, shipping Vardy out ahead of Double Gameweek 24.

Therein lies one of the reasons why Vardy is deemed dispensable by some, as funds may have to be generated to lump on Liverpool’s premium assets ahead of their forthcoming double-header.

While Vardy’s slow start to 2020 can be perhaps mitigated, there is growing concern about the players behind him and Leicester as a collective.

The Foxes have won only two of their last seven fixtures and have now lost back-to-back matches against teams in the lower reaches of the Premier League, with only one clean sheet arriving from Gameweek 16 onwards.

We discussed Leicester’s defence in great detail last week, highlighting their spiralling underlying stats but also the fact that a shot-shy Burnley would perhaps provide them with an ideal opportunity to bounce back to form.

The Foxes had seemed comfortable at the back in the first half, restricting their hosts to just one effort in the box, but were undone by the Clarets’ speciality: a set play.

It was Chris Wood (£6.2m) who prodded home to level the game on 55 minutes, pouncing in the six-yard box after Ben Mee‘s (£5.0m) header was repelled by Kasper Schmeichel (£5.4m).

That rarest of beasts, a poor Jonny Evans (£5.3m) clearance, then played a part in Burnley’s winner, with Ashley Westwood (£5.4m) slamming home the loose ball shortly after Pope had denied Vardy for the second time.

The absence of Wilfred Ndidi (£5.0m) was perhaps keenly felt again at both ends, with Nampalys Mendy (£4.3m) the latest pretender to fall some way short of the Nigerian’s levels.

There is some good news on the Ndidi front, however, with Rodgers saying after the match:

We’ll see how he is for Wednesday, I think it’ll be too quick for him to be back by then, but certainly by the weekend, and I would say for Aston Villa, hopefully, he’ll be available.

One member of the Foxes’ regular back four missed out on Sunday, perhaps paying the price for some below-par recent performances.

Ben Chilwell (£5.7m), along with Hamza Choudhury (£4.3m), failed to even make the matchday squad, with Rodgers diplomatically saying after full-time:

They missed a very important session for us in the week, which was the build-up leading into this game, so we couldn’t bring them into the game today.

Both will be in contention for Wednesday.

Ben has played a lot of games, so we looked at that, and this was probably the game he could miss out on.

They were just unavailable for the training. We were doing a lot of preparation for this game, they were unable to be there, so we now move on.

Further forward, there wasn’t a great deal of inspiration behind Vardy.

James Maddison (£7.7m) blanked for the sixth time in seven Gameweeks and spent a lot of the afternoon on the floor, although did provide his usual teasing deliveries from dead-ball situations and probed outside the Burnley box.

The hit-and-miss Harvey Barnes (£5.8m) was perhaps the pick of Leicester’s attackers, registering the visitors’ first attempt of the day and later opening the scoring when running onto a Dennis Praet (£5.3m) tackle to fire underneath Pope.

It was Barnes who teed Praet up for a shot that Pope did brilliantly to tip away just after the interval, with the young winger later winning the penalty that Vardy missed when outpacing, and then being brought down by, Mee in the 66th minute.

The Clarets next face Manchester United and Arsenal in the Premier League, so this win will likely do little to renew much interest in their Fantasy assets in the short term.

Let’s not forget that Pope had averaged only 2.56 points per match in the nine Gameweeks preceding this one, either.

Only one home team (Newcastle United) had fewer shots than Burnley in Gameweek 22, meanwhile.

Still, Burnley will head to Old Trafford on Wednesday with a goalkeeper brimming with confidence – not so good news, perhaps, for the Fantasy managers who own the likes of Anthony Martial (£7.9m).

The Clarets’ menace at dead-ball situations may also come into play, considering that United have conceded eight goals from corners already this season.

Speaking of Pope after the match, Sean Dyche said:

I thought Popey was very good again, not because he had ridiculous amounts to do, but when he did, he made big saves.

That’s the important quality a big keeper has, a top keeper has, so not just the penalty, there were a couple of other moments where he made big saves just by standing up and being what he is, fast reactions from a big frame.

Burnley XI (4-4-2): Pope; Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Hendrick, Westwood, Cork, McNeil; Wood (Lennon 90′), Rodriguez.

Leicester City XI (4-1-4-1): Schmeichel; Pereira, Evans, Soyuncu, Fuchs; Mendy; Perez (Iheanacho 73′), Praet (Tielemans 73′), Maddison, Barnes; Vardy.

Members Analysis

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

    Folks, Ideas on the best move here? have 1ft and 5m itb

    Ryan
    Taa Aurier Zabaleta -- Lundy Rico
    Grealish Salah Kdb Martial -- Stephens
    Vardy Ings DCL

    A: Martial >> Mane for a few gw's..will need to downgrade him by gw27 to upgrade the likes of DCL and Grealish
    B: DCL >> Firmino + 1.4m. Means i can keep firmino long term. Can also keep martial (BUR, WOL) for their "good" fixtures but unsure on united's prospects
    C: Something else

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

      A , so much A

    2. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A

  2. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Bit the bullet and brought Aguero in for the first time this season, replacing Vardy. Already regretting it but hoping for more minutes for Aguero and poorer form for Leicester.

    Ryan
    TAA, Holgate, Kelly
    Salah(c), Mane, KDB, Grealish
    Aguero, Ings, DCL

    (Woodman, Traore, Lundstram, Simpson)

    Good luck all.

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

      Username to transfer decision check out 😉

      It’s ‘bold’ obviously but your team looks great

      1. Catastrophe
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        😀 😀

        certainly a big risk, I was planning to keep Vardy all season. May end up downgrading Salah or Mane and getting Robbo/VVD in instead, but I wasted too many transfers last season chopping and changing Liverpool players. Cheers

  3. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    My team feels underwhelming and I dont know why?

    Pope (Mcgovern)
    TAA - Williams - Kelly (Lundstram, Rico)
    Salah - Mane - Kdb - Martial (Dedonker)
    DCL - Vardy - Abraham

    Need good things.

    1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Looks good enough to me 🙂

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

      Because Abraham is the most annoying player to own ever - if he had any ability in front of goal he’d be on 30 goals for the season
      So far the number of chances he misses

    3. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Looks gd. But yeah I got pissed with Abraham and took him out a while ago

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

    Henderson
    TAA • Soy • Stephens
    Salah • Mane • KDB • Maddison • Grealish
    Vardy • Ings
    (McGov, Greenwood, Kelly, Lundy)

    2FT, 0.2 ITB

    A) Kelly > Williams
    B) Madds > Martial (Kelly>Williams to have funds)
    C) Soy (got at 5.1) > any def up to 5.3
    D) other idea

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

      a

    2. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A

    3. Ross Geller
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A for me but also consider buying Lascelles instead of Williams who isn't a sure starter

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

    Should i save my FT this week or move Rico/Kelly out to someone? 0.8m itb.

    Ryan
    TAA - Soy - Kelly
    Salah - Mane - Maddison - KDB
    Vardy - Ings - Maupay

    Button Traore Rico Lundy

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

      Rico -> Everton defender must be tempting

      Bournemouth have great fixtures but a) Rico is at risk of losing his spot and b) there is clearly something seriously wrong at Bournemouth, they are terrible currently.

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

        I think Kelly is more at risk from Ward than Rico is at losing his spot but your right about Bourn, no cleanies look near.

    2. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Sorry mate, had I seen your post I wouldn't have posted pretty much the same question just below...

      I would say definitely keep Kelly.

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

        Cheers mate, seems Ward is back fit and 1st choice so not sure how much Kelly will play, would rather keep him than Rico if both play.

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

      Kelly is really tricky

      Ward is back and favoured to get the RB spot as soon as he has match fitness. The wrinkle is that the LB spot is also vacant and he or Kelly might move there pro tem.

      I’ve gone Lascelles. But there again I also went Kiko and Guilbert so not perhaps the best model!

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

        Cheers mate, Lascelles is a great shout at that price, maybe from next week for me tho.

    4. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah Rico or Kelly our

  6. Stormbringer22
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Ryan
    TAA, Soyuncu, Lundy, Kelly
    Salah, Mane, KDB, Maddi
    Vardy, Ings

    Subs: Rico, Greenwood, Cantwell
    1FT, 0.3 itb

    Am I okay to bank the transfer or do you see any major issues. The following gameweek will look into starting to offload some Leicester assets with the 2FTs. All good?

    1. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yes
      Yes No Yes No
      Yes Yes Yes No
      No Yes
      No Yes No

      1. Stormbringer22
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Agree with you, as I said, I would look into offloading Leicester soon. Would you say any transfer is imperative this week though or can it one gameweek?

        1. Eze Really?
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Well, Kelly and Rico must go soon. I would have a 1 week punt on Cantwell to Noble/Snoddy. Easy to move on later and Hammers assets will probably get more than Norwich in the short term.

        2. Eze Really?
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          You can bench Kelly too with that move.

          1. Stormbringer22
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Cheers mate, will look into it

    2. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yes or lose kelly/rico

  7. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Should I be playing rico (BHA) or Kelly (SOU) over Lundy (MCI)?

    1. Bucket Man
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Kelly maybe wouldn’t Rico.

    2. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I have gone with both Lundy and Kelly in the starting 11.

      1. Bucket Man
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Good luck 🙂

        1. Stormbringer22
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Sarcasm or...? 😀

          1. Bucket Man
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            No genuinely meant best of luck. I’m benching Lundstrum but expect him to come in for someone.

    3. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

  8. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I imagine lots of people will be taking hits to get their Liverpool players in. If you're not taking a hit you're at an advantage already heading into DGW24

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

      Assuming they already have triple Liverpool of course....

    2. In a Rush
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yes definitely that’s why I chose rash ➡️ Firm for free to go with Taa and mane. Salah would of cost -4.

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

      Or you could have just saved 2 FT's knowing weeks in advance that there would be a DGW.....

      1. JasonG123
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I did. Then Ramsdale and Rashford got injured...

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

      Took a hit to sell injured players

  9. drughi
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Ryan
    Taa Rico Targett Soyuncu
    Kdb Mane Salah (TC)
    Vardy Ings DCL

    button cantwell lundstram dendoncker

    0 ft and 2 mil itb.

    anything worth a hit ? play cantwell over Rico/targett ?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Looks ok. No obvious need for a hit, but in general def looks a bit meh

    2. Ross Geller
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Cantwell away isn't as good as at home so it's 50/50. Otherwise all good

  10. Big Hands Barry
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Greenwood to get a start this week?

    1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      most likely

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

      I'd say so

    3. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Prob

    4. Big Hands Barry
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks guys

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

    McCarthy (Button)
    TAA - Soy - Kelly (Lund, Rico)
    Mane - Salah - KDB - Grealish (Cantwell)
    Aguero - Ings - DCL

    hoping that Vardy stays quiet and that there is not too much Pep rotation!

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Fingers crossed.

      1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Thank you 🙂

  12. Moose™
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Set for GW24.

    Ryan

    TAA Soyuncu Stephens

    Salah© Mane KdB Grealish Cantwell

    Vardy Tammy Greenwood

    Subs: Button Cantwell Lundstram Simpson

    2FT & 1.1ITB

    GTG?

    1. Moose™
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      0FT

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

      Assuming Cantwell is on the bench then yes good to go

      If you’ve found a hack to play 12 players then let me know please. 🙂

      1. Moose™
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Having a long day today. Cheers mate

    3. Bucket Man
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Your playing Cantwell and benching him haha. But looks good

      1. Moose™
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Love Cantwell too much I supposed. Lol

  13. Champione
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Schmeichel
    TAA Gomez Sidibe
    Salah KDB Maddison Grealish
    Vardy Abraham Ings

    McGovern Cantwell Kelly Lundstram, 1 FT, 2.2 ITB

    A) Gomez > Robertson
    B) KDB + Gomez > Mane + 5.4 def -4
    C) Keep Gomez

    1. Moose™
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      C

    2. Bucket Man
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A for me.

    3. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A

  14. Bucket Man
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    1.6ITB 2FT.

    McCarthy
    TAA, Sidibe, Soyuncu
    Salah, KDB, Mane, Grealish
    Vardy, Rashford, Ings
    Lundstram, Kiko, Stephens

    Again I lost value on a player in Rashford argh. Anyway thinking Maddison and Rashford to Ayew/Greenwood and Mane. Who would people prefer. Greenwood this week. Ayew long term but I have 4 decent defenders as well.

    1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Greenwood.

      Nice team anyway

      1. Bucket Man
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Sorry Mane is Maddison. Thank you.

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

      Greenwood with Rashford out injured

      1. Bucket Man
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks. Gives me some funds as well to possibly upgrade a defender if I need to play 442 for a while.

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

    Is best moves here Aguero and Richarlison to Ings and Mané and don’t overthink it. Was always plan but hard to let Aguero go after gifting me 66 points 🙂 over last 2 weeks

    Ryan
    TAA Söyüncü Williams
    Salah KDB Richarlison* Grealish
    Aguero * Vardy DCL

    Button Cantwell Kelly Lundstram

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

      What about Maupay? Won’t Ings be rested? He is the obvious long term pick I guess.

      I’d hate to lose Kun now too. Will you TC Mane? If not, won’t you be transferring him in and then praying he does nothing? 🙂

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

        Thanks -Yes triple captaining so yes sort of hoping Mané blanks but if he hauls then with high ownership better to get single points. I agree Ings may be rested and then plays Liverpool. Maupay not really firing. Perhaps double defence best way to go?

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

          It’s a very hard call. I think they concede against Wolves so no.

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

      Ings seems iffy

      Will he start this week? Touch and go. The Palace home defence is in great shape and has been for almost 2 seasons now. Next week is Liverpool of course.

      I'd lose Rich to DD if that works.

      1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I think (hope) Ings will play against Palace. He should play the matches they have better chances of winning.

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

    Would you agree with the statement that Mane is a better player than Salah now? #TCDilemma

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

      prefer to TC Salah

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

      Yes

      Those picking Salah are going for him just for the sake of differential

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

      No.
      On what grounds would you base that assumption?

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

        It’s not an assumption, it’s an opinion. Mane outperformed Salah in 2019.

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

          He had a few more goals but stats wise Salah has always been better.
          I feel teams put more pressure on Salah which is why he doesnt get as much joy as he used to .

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

            I hope your right as I’m going Salah TC anyways 🙂 GL mate

    4. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Mane was definitely better in 2019 but not before that.
      Still think both are equally good and equally important to Pool.

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

        Yeah. I’m torn between them. On Salah now fwiw just for Pens and slightly more central but that horror miss yesterday and a few very iffy moments didn’t fill me with too much confidence. What you thinking Karan? You going TC?

        1. Karan14
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          I'm firmly in the Salah(TC) camp because of the reasons you mentioned and also because he's lesser owned than Mane.
          I think Salah has really passed the eye test and has great stats since his return from injury.

    5. Will Kane
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Last 10 appearances, Mane 70 points, Salah 71 points. This included a couple of games where Salah was still recovering from injury and had his minutes managed. Salah on pens edges it for me. I have both but will go Salah for TC

    6. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Salah got attacking returns in last 2.gws Mane blanked in last 2 gws

      Easy decision. Salah(TC)

  17. hustler7
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Awful GW captaining Vardy! Total of 39 points. Should I save my FT?

    McCarthy
    TAA Soyuncu Holgate
    Salah Mane Martial KDB
    Vardy Ings DCL

    Will decide who to use my TC chip on, will be either Salah or TAA. 100 points off first in my ML and none of the other 4 in front of me have TAA so may use it on him.

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I captained Jamie too (boo), but had Pope in goal (hooray).
      Looks decent, I had TC on Mane originally, but have switched to Trent for the moment.

    2. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Snap on the points.
      Save your FT
      Weird nobody having TAA

    3. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Join the club!

  18. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Choosing between Mane vs Salah this week for captaincy is a total lottery.

    No doubt one of them will score much higher then the other as FPL is a cruel mistress.

    But regardless of outcome - picking the right one is luck not skill.

    I also see that no one is taking about Robertson as he has been relatively quiet the last few weeks - I do wonder whether he will end up being the one to have owned....

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      No way of knowing. Who'd have thought Allison would be the man to have yesterday?

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

      Pool will draw 1-1 with wolves. wijnaldum goal hendo assist.

      Luckily they spank west ham 0-4 salah hatty.

      1. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I could live with that

  19. UshFPL
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Thoughts on this? 1 FT, 0.1 ITB

    Ryan
    Robbo TAA Soy
    Mane(TC) KDB Maddison Grealish
    Vardy Ings Jimenez
    (Woodman Sarr Kelly Lund)

    What moves would you recommend? Considering Maddison -> Trossard, could sell Sarr either depending on injury news

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Looks plenty ok for this week. Would keep Madds.

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

      Youre good i think

  20. Jam0sh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Hello guys. What would you do here?

    Ryan
    Kelly, Soyoncu, TAA
    Salah, KDB, Martial, Traore
    Vardy, RASHFORD, Abraham

    Subs: Button --- Lundstram, Cantwell, Rico --- 1 FT, 1.7 ITB

    A) Rashford & Martial -> DCL & Mane (-4)
    B) Rashford & KDB -> Ings & Mane (-4)
    C) Rashford, Martial & Abraham -> Ings, DCL & Mane (-8)

    1. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Or just Rashford and Rico to Ings and Robertson for a hit

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

    Thoughts and ideas please!

    Foster/Button
    Trent, Lundstram, Soyuncu,Sidibe, Tomori
    KDB, Mane, Maddison, Noble, Dendoncker
    Aguero, Vardy, Ayew
    £1.1mil in the bank and 2 free transfers

    What would you prioritise with this team?
    I would like to get rid of, Tomori, Maddison and probably Vardy, but not sure in what order, or for who.
    I would like to get in Gomez or any second liverpool defender this week.
    I might play my TC on Mane this week, but Aguero has been my main source of points!
    Anything I am missing let me know. thanks in advance, and if you got this far, here's your dose of positivity.

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Tomori to Joseph Dave Gomez seems most straightforward. Not sure I'd dump Leicester mid/forwards yet, they are playing the Hammers.

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

        hey dude, thanks for the reply 🙂 how are you?

        1. Fulchester's New Centr…
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Sad about yesterdays result and performance. Happy VVD and Trent saved my GW. You alright?

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

            yeah not bad at all thanks, Aguero captain 2 weeks in a row basically took me from 100k to 14k so im very happy with that. still aiming for my target of 10k at the end of the year.

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

    Morning! Any change you would do?

    Foster Button
    Trent Sidibe Soyuncu Lund Rico
    Mane Kdb Maddison Mahrez Cantwell
    Firmino Ings Jimenez

    Any advice is welcome. At top 100k

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

      really like this team. its pretty epic, whats your overall team value? 105+?

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

        104.7
        Thanks mate!

        Thinking of shiping Mahrez Madds Soyuncu in few weeks,
        Any advice?

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

          Im also thinking of getting rid of Maddison and Soyuncu, possibly next gameweek. I think there are more exciting players. I quite like the look of Brighton just now.
          Are you gonna TC liverpool?

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

            Still thinking about Mane or Firmino, but Trent is also very good choice!
            What you up to?

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

              I have decided to TC this week. I am just deciding between Mane, who for me is the safe option, or Trent, who could be a genius move but is likely to just be like 6-8 points over the 2 games

  23. Old Gregg
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Morning,

    Hendo
    Soy-Taa-Rico
    Grealish-KDB-Mane-Maddy
    Ings-DCL-Vardy

    4m-Sarr*-Kelly-lund
    2FT 4.3m ITB

    a) Sarr+Maddy > (Fleck) + Salah
    or
    b Rico + Sarr > VVD + Martial

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

      b

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Big Virg - "essential"

    3. Ross Geller
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A imo

      1. Old Gregg
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        thanks. I was expecting more Salah love.

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

    Struggling this week with the TC and a possible Liverpool swap.

    McCarthy
    TAA, VVD, Sidibe
    De Bruyne, Grealish, Mane, Martial
    Ings, Vardy, Abraham

    (Martin, Lundstrum, Traoré, Williams) £2.6 in the bank

    Have enough money in the bank to do VVD to Cathcart and then upgrade Martial to Salah but not sure if it's worth it?

    VVD, TAA and Mane have worked well but worried that Salah will come back to bite me if I don't have him.

    Otherwise, if I make no change then I'm tempted to put TAA Triple Captain.

    Any thoughts?

    1. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Maybe just flip Mane to Mo. Virgil just got you 15 points, he gets the odd 20 pointer.

  25. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    One of Holgate or Kelly will start right?
    Not terribly keen on the Lord coming in 🙂

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

      Sir holgate

    2. Ross Geller
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Holgate should start

  26. KDB4PREZ
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    As a 1st time player in a competitive ML I’m unsure if should use the TC on Salah this week. Ino City will have one but can we really trust the bald fraud? Surely now is the best time to go for it or am I underestimating the need for this chip later in the season? Any thoughts and ideas welcome and appreciated

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

      Pop your cherry when you feel is the right time...

    2. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Hedging on regular captaincy of Mo keeps you with extra firepower in the bank for later gw.

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

        Tc is a myth, better to spunk it early and move on imo

    3. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I would. Salah should play in both you feel as klopp is very focused on closing out the league. Two reasonable fixtures esp hammers. Penalties. Okay, away goals havent been flowing but thats not putting me off. Good luck.

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

        I agree TC is a good shout I remember last season I ended up having to choose between TC and another chip in a DGW, which isn't ideal. The question is who to TC...Mane looked more dangerous and got subbed a bit early so maybe he looks the better captain candidate?

    4. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I am pretty stumped on it, tbh. Could be wrong but I see these fixtures as ones where Liverpool keep it tight & win by the odd goal. Happy to own Mane & Salah for it, but not sure I see them hauling.

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

      Reminds me of last season where everyone and their dog played TC on Sane....
      He blanked and only played 1 game.
      Aguero went on to get a hatrick vs Arsenal then blank in the second.
      It is way too risky.

      1. KDB4PREZ
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks all much appreciated and goodluck

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

    You only need a single Mane or Salah assist to match any possible clean sheet for the backline

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

      Wolves will score the var gods must be destroyed

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Oh Rafa, why didn't you say that earler?

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

        Anyone think vvd goal should be disallowed? Clear holding from gomez, if it was pool kloop would be grinding his teeth in uproar

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

        🙂

    3. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      But Trent gets the assists...

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

        True dat 🙂

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

    What is a "minimum" haul that you would accept from you TC this week?
    I will be happy with 18 or above.....

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

      18 x 3 = 54. I dont mean 6 x 3 :p

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I shall be writing a strongly worded letter to my MP if I don't get at least 50.

    3. Mo Salah No Mane
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      1t

      1. Mo Salah No Mane
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        *15

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

          Mo + mo + mo = ?

          1. Mo Salah No Mane
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Mo Momo and 50 points tc

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

      10 + trebled is a reasonable outcome.

      Obviously we all dream of 20+ Scores but it’s very rarely reality

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

      Id be happy with 1 return per game, so a goal or an assist plus playing points, 12 points x3 = 36 total.

    6. JasonG123
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      1 return across two games + appearance points. That'll at least get 7-11 points.

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

      10 minimum. 30 glory land

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

      Just as important the combined score of 3 Liverpool players as ‘everyone’ will be doing it

      I’m hoping for at least 15 points per player including using TC so effectively 75 from 3 players

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

        seems a bit much to expect

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

          Did say hoping...

  29. jontybonty
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Gone for a different 3rd liv.
    Appreciate your thoughts!

    Alison,
    Robbo, Lund, Soy,
    Mane(TC), KDB, grealish, martial
    Vardy, Ings, Abraham
    Bench: traore,dunk,ballock

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

      Balls pool must conced soon

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

        Thanks for the great insight.