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Who are the most secure starters ahead of the FPL restart? Part four

With up to five substitutions allowed and nine Gameweeks crammed into little over a month, we’ve been looking at which players stand the best chance of regular starts when the Premier League resumes.

Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, Watford, West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers are the focus of our final article in the series as we highlight who has clocked up the most appearances and minutes under their current managers.

You can read our analysis of the other 15 teams in the division via the links below.

READ MOREWho are the most secure starters, part one (Arsenal – Burnley)
READ MOREWho are the most secure starters, part two (Chelsea – Liverpool)
READ MORE: Who are the most secure starters, part three (Manchester City – Sheffield United)

We’re in unchartered territory given the circumstances of these remaining 92 games and there’ll no doubt be the usual end-of-season blooding of fringe players and academy products at some stage, particularly involving clubs who end up with little to play for.

Still, the below analysis should hopefully act as a rough guide as to which Fantasy assets are likeliest to rack up the most pitch-time in Gameweeks 30+ to 38+.

Southampton

After some early-season tactical experiments that veered from the moderately successful to the downright disastrous, Ralph Hasenhuttl has from Gameweek 13 onwards been one of the easiest managers to second-guess.

It was during the 2-2 draw at the Emirates in November that the Southampton boss settled on and stuck with his preferred 4-2-2-2 formation.

James Ward-Prowse (£5.7m), Ryan Bertrand (£4.8m), Jack Stephens (£4.4m), Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (£4.8m) and Alex McCarthy (£4.5m) have all been ever-present from that point onwards, while Nathan Redmond (£6.2m) had an unspoiled record until injury enforced his absence after Gameweek 25.

Ward-Prowse, indeed, hasn’t missed a single minute of league football all season.

Jan Bednarek (£4.4m) has also been a first-team regular, starting 27 out of 29 games in 2019/20; only an Achilles injury in Gameweek 24 and a tactical benching in Gameweek 26 have seen him drop out of the starting XI.

Stuart Armstrong (£5.2m), meanwhile, appears to have first dibs on the second ‘number ten’ slot alongside Redmond, having started nine of the last 10 league matches that he was fit and available for.

Moussa Djenepo (£5.2m) being suspended for the next three games should further aid his cause.

Danny Ings (£7.1m) would perhaps be the main concern from a Fantasy perspective.

Southampton’s talismanic striker is one of the first names on the teamsheet when the Saints are playing just once a week but with the fixtures coming thick and fast in July especially, we can most likely expect a benching or two for the mid-price FPL forward.

Ings was rested in both Gameweeks 19 and 24 and the thing that those matches had in common was that they fell within a period of fixture congestion for the Saints, be it in league or cup.

Hasenhuttl’s previous comments about Ings playing three times in a week should also act as a cautionary tale, although it’s perhaps now more the physical demands put upon the front two, rather than Ings being particularly injury-prone, that is the primary reason for an occasional refresh up top.

Ings has actually featured in all 29 league fixtures this season but has only lasted 90 minutes in nine of them.

Shane Long (£4.7m), who has been a regular starter from Gameweek 15 onwards, has also been hauled off in 11 of his 13 starts.

The one problem position is at right-back, with Cedric Soares’ injury and subsequent departure leaving a void that hasn’t convincingly been filled.

Ward-Prowse, loanee Kyle Walker-Peters (£4.4m) and the previously out-of-favour Yan Valery (£4.6m) have all had stints there this calendar year, with the latter starting in Gameweek 29 but gifting Newcastle what turned out to be the only goal of the match.

Tottenham Hotspur

Son Heung-min (£9.7m), Hugo Lloris (£5.3m) and Harry Kane (£10.8m) have started every league match that they have been fit and available for under Jose Mourinho, while Steven Bergwijn (£7.4m) also boasts a 100% record since joining the club in January – although his manager had little choice but to field the Dutchman with injuries rife in the Tottenham Hotspur squad.

Dele Alli (£8.3m) and Serge Aurier (£4.9m) have also been key cogs in the Spurs machine since Mourinho succeeded Mauricio Pochettino but did suffer benchings shortly before the mid-March suspension: Alli against Chelsea after a petulant reaction to being substituted in the Champions League and Aurier in Gameweeks 27 and 29, with Japhet Tanganga (£4.1m) taking his place at right wing-back.

We can probably expect Ben Davies (£5.3m) to start the bulk of the games at left-back based on Mourinho’s previous comments about the importance of the Welshman to his system, while Toby Alderweireld (£5.3m) has lined up at centre-half in all but one of the 17 Premier League games that his current boss has overseen.

Giovani Lo Celso (£7.3m) had also been finding favour and form in the second half of the season, starting five of Spurs’ last seven league games and only being benched around key FA Cup and UEFA Champions League ties.

With the Lilywhites now out of both of those competitions, of course, the entire focus will be on the Premier League and a tilt at the top four/five.

The schedule for Spurs’ opening three games has been kind, with generous recovery periods between them, although we can expect July to be a tad busier thereafter.

Watford

Unavailability has led to most of Nigel Pearson’s changes in his 13 matches in charge of Watford, with unenforced alterations at a premium.

Ben Foster (£4.9m), Etienne Capoue (£4.8m), Craig Cathcart (£4.3m) and Troy Deeney (£5.9m) are all ever-presents since Pearson succeeded Quique Sanchez Flores, while Kiko Femenia (£4.2m), Abdoulaye Doucoure (£5.6m) and Gerard Deulofeu (£6.1m) have unblemished records when we remove injuries from the equation.

The only occasions that Will Hughes (£5.3m) and Ismaila Sarr (£6.4m) have been benched under Pearson have also come in their first games back from fitness problems, while Christian Kabasele (£4.3m) swiftly regained control of the second centre-half spot alongside Cathcart having initially dropped out through suspension.

Adam Masina (£4.3m) has started the last eight games at left-back, meanwhile, and may still have the upper hand when we return.

It remains to be seen how much Daryl Janmaat (£4.0m) features in Pearson’s plans (particularly as Femenia has played at left-back under his current boss) but there is still doubt over whether the Dutchman will be fit for the resumption.

One other thing to note: Deulofeu looks set to miss the rest of 2019/20 through injury, so Roberto Pereyra (£5.6m) may well get an extended run in the side having deputised in Gameweeks 28 and 29.

Pearson does now have Tom Cleverley (£4.8m) and Danny Welbeck (£5.8m) to call upon, though, following their return to fitness.

West Ham United

A total of 20 West Ham United players have started a game since David Moyes took charge on New Year’s Day, which is as many as Nuno Espirito Santo has used all season.

Declan Rice (£4.7m), Mark Noble (£5.0m), Angelo Ogbonna (£4.5m) and Aaron Cresswell (£4.5m) have all been ever-presents since Moyes assumed control but we can add Lukasz Fabianski (£4.9m) to the list of secure starters following his return from injury and Issa Diop (£4.3m) has started the last eight games alongside Ogbonna at centre-half.

The ‘out of position’ Michail Antonio (£6.9m) should also start more matches than not but, given his track record with muscle injuries, Moyes may well be managing his minutes throughout the run-in.

A hamstrung Antonio wasn’t risked for the second of West Ham’s Double Gameweek 24 fixtures against Liverpool, for example, with the more winnable clash with Brighton following three days later.

In truth, there are few seemingly nailed options in the Hammers’ attack.

Even Sebastien Haller (£6.8m) dropped to the bench in Gameweeks 26 and 27 as Antonio led the line himself but did return to the line-up thereafter when Moyes rolled out a 4-4-2.

It might be carnage with the attacking midfield positions, meanwhile.

Any two/three of Felipe Anderson (£6.6m), Manuel Lanzini (£6.1m), Jarrod Bowen (£6.5m), Robert Snodgrass (£5.2m), Pablo Fornals (£6.0m) and the fit-again Andriy Yarmolenko (£5.2m) could be used in ‘the hole’ or out wide, while Antonio has spent a lot of his time in east London on the right flank too.

It was Bowen and Fornals who had impressed as the two wide-midfielders in Gameweeks 28 and 29, so those two may have the upper hand for now, but at the very least we’ll surely see lots of in-game substitutions in those advanced positions based on what Moyes has done so far.

Elsewhere, Tomas Soucek (£4.9m) will return from injury to perhaps put pressure on (or play in a three with) Moyes’ favourite Noble in central midfield, while Ryan Fredericks (£4.4m) is also newly available after a lay-off – which is timely, as Jeremy Ngakia (£4.0m) looks set to leave the club on a free this summer.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Eleven of Nuno Espirito Santo’s squad have started at least 20 league games this season, while Willy Boly (£4.8m) has played every match that he has been available for.

Many of us could probably take a decent stab at naming Wolves’ first-choice starting XI, depending on the formation.

Boly, Romain Saiss (£4.6m), Conor Coady (£5.1m), Jonny (£5.4m) and Matt Doherty (£6.3m) look to be Santo’s first-choice back five in front of Rui Patricio (£5.2m), while Raul Jimenez (£8.1m) and Diogo Jota (£6.4m) have been regular starters either in a two-man or three-man attack.

Of late, Santo’s main dilemma has mainly been whether to use Adama Traore (£5.7m) on the right wing in a 3-4-3 or pack the centre of midfield with a trio of Leander Dendoncker (£4.4m), Ruben Neves (£5.2m) and Joao Moutinho (£5.4m) in a 3-5-2.

The picture wasn’t always quite so straightforward.

In the first nine Gameweeks of 2019/20, Santo chopped and changed with alarming regularity, with only Patricio, Boly, Coady and Jimenez escaping a benching.

Wolves were juggling Thursday-Sunday Europa League commitments for the first time, however, as well as some other underlying fitness issues (i.e. Doherty’s knee problems).

In Gameweeks 10-19, Santo reverted to type, making one solitary change (an enforced one, at that) through that ten-match period.

Jimenez, as was the case last season, looks the safest route into the Wolves attack, with 28 of his 29 appearances coming from the start.

Expect plenty of in-game substitutions for him and Jota, though, as they have been withdrawn on a combined 28 occasions already.

Doherty’s early-season struggles were soon banished and he has completed 90 minutes in 17 of Wolves’ last 18 games, with his only benching coming in a Gameweek 20 clash at Anfield – a match in which Santo also opted to rest Jimenez and Traore amid some punishing scheduling.

With Wolves’ opening three fixtures so good, Fantasy managers will be hoping the atypical early-season rotation was just a mere blip and that Santo has reverted to his more predictable approach, even if we can perhaps expect some regular flitting between a 3-4-3 and 3-5-2.

If there is one club well-versed in playing twice a week, it’s the West Midlands side.


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1,110 Comments Post a Comment
  1. moz_1983
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I'm still umming and ahing about what strategy to use for the restart. I have all my chips and WC intact. Obviously if I use unlimited transfers to load up on DGW players (with a view to WC afterwards) I'd lose a ton of value in players like Salah, TAA, Jimi, Ings, etc who I'd look to buy back later.

    Would it be better to use FH in that case? I wouldn't look to ship out all of the above players, but getting rid of Salah for example frees up good cash for Auba/Kun up front. I'm stumped. Anyone else in my position of indecision?

    1. moz_1983
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Sorry, I feel like that was a lame page topper :/

    2. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Depends on what your pre-unlimited transfers team looks like of course. If it's really solid, then yeah, why not use FH?

      But, for me, I can't let these free transfers slip through my grasp (and I'll be playing my BB before WC the week after).

      I'm letting Salah & Jimi go (combined 0.4 loss if I want them back) but I'm keeping Bruno & TAA through DGW and beyond. I think that's a fair trade off for team value v's making the most out of chips personally

    3. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I'm looking to building a BB team that can work for a 3 weeks and use my WC in 33

      You don't have to get every double game week player, 7 or 8 should be fine imo

      The likes of vardy and wolves players have reasonable fixtures for the first 3

      Good luck

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        How many double gameweekers are in your team?

        1. Champ
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          8 at the moment

    4. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I'm going FH as i like my team and don't like to sell Salah TAA Jimenez

    5. fusen
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I have BB, FH and WC left and I am going with FH first week to shape the team around the double, then second week I revert to my normal team who I am fairly (80%) happy with and then I plan to keep my wildcard ready to change my team up from the second week onwards as we have no clue who is going to be in form, which defences fall apart, which strikers have been doing their extra training vs those sitting on their sofas.

      Using the wildcard in week 2 to undo your team seems like you're leaving yourself open to having a week 2 sensible wildcard that turns out to be rubbish when it comes to week 4.

      It does all depend on how happy you are with your covid-freeze time though. I only really want to make 3~ transfers so I don't really lose much by ignoring the unlimited transfers

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Well said.

  2. Rover
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I'm looking to BB in GW30+ but not WC31+. How does this look for a balance between the DGW and the few fixtures following that?

    Leno Henderson
    TAA Doherty Egan Lascelles Targett
    KdB Mahrez Bruno Grealish Fleck
    Auba Rashford Jiménez

    Will then look to get Son/Kane in depending on first 2 GWs performance.

    1. Rover
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Forgot to mention, value tied up in KdB, Bruno, TAA and Jimenez (this I don't mind losing)

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      All good yep

  3. DannyDrinkVodka
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Anybody here considering an Arsenal offensive triple-up for FH DGW 30+?

    Auba/Pepe/Ozil or Auba/Laca/Ozil could be good.....

    1. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Not a chance. Two games on top of each other and one against city

    2. Phil's Stamps
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No way, I'm not even getting 3 Arsenal, Leno and Auba are plenty.

      1. DannyDrinkVodka
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        What is the rest of your team? I’m intrigued in how you are spending the FH $

    3. LLoris
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No thanks

  4. Hazardous1983
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    How is this free hit

    Leno (button)
    Stevens baldock targett
    Sterling pepe kdb grealish
    Auba abraham aguero

    Should i go targett or egan for third defender

    1. fusen
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Egan

  5. AC Me Rollin’
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Okay so I only have BB and FH left.

    Option 1: Use no chips

    Henderson
    TAA, Egan, Basham
    Cantwell, De Bruyne, Fernandes, Grealish
    Aubameyang, Agüero, Jiménez

    Pope,Hayden, Boly, Kelly

    Option 2: Use BB then WC GW31+

    Pope --> Leno
    Kelly --> Engels
    Boly --> Otamendi
    Cantwell --> Douglas Luiz

    1. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I would use the BB if I was you

      1. AC Me Rollin’
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Okay thanks, I'm guessing you mean option 2 is a better bet then?

    2. BullDogTevez
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Where’s the WC coming from if you only have BB and FH?

      1. AC Me Rollin’
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Sorry, I have WC as well -- my bad.

        1. BullDogTevez
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Option 2 for me then.

          1. AC Me Rollin’
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Surely there will be another DGW though, where you can use WC before and then field a team of 15 players with DGW.

            That's my only worry.

            1. Fitzy.
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 9 months ago

              Wouldn't count on it.

  6. Hazardous1983
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Did i do mistake by doing free hit. I have no wild card or tc

    1. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      since we are given a what is essentially a new wildcard, FH seems strange to use in my head. Used BB yet?

    2. LLoris
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      go for it

  7. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Tough call here?

    A. Doherty + Samatta(x2)
    B. Lascelles + Jimenez

    1. Kuzser
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Really tough and can go either way... A has higher ceiling for me

    2. Phil's Stamps
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      If you're holding long-term and/or have already - B. If not, A.

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Would only lose 0.2 in Jimmy.

        1. Phil's Stamps
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          My original plan was Samatta in for Jimi, but I think you want Jimi for the run-in, he could easily match Samatta in the double, and it would cost 0.3 to get him back whilst breaking my planned sexy exact-money WC squad.

    3. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      i´ll say

      it depends if Samatta is going to be used regularly or not in my view, as i pressume Lascelles is fourth or fifth defender? The best of two worlds would be Doherty and Jota maybe?

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Leno / Hendo
        TAA / XXX / Baldock / Stevens / Targett
        KDB / Grealish / Mahrez / Cantwell / Mount
        Auba / Agüero / XXX

        1. bench boost for every gamew…
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          still think Doerty and Jota is better, if you downgrade one of Stevens or Baldock to Egan it is managable? Not entirely sure having triple Hu def after the double is worth it, if you don´t have a wc then?
          Personally paying 11.7 for a striker without pens, is that wise, he is not nailed either, i´l rather punt on Sterling as that gives you easier route back to Salah/mané, again under premise you don´t have a wc left-)

          1. RAFA THE GAFFA
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            I do have my WC. I can go Egan, Doherty and Jota. Might go with this

  8. Captain_Shirokov
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Bench boost, free hit, wildcard all intact.

    What does your optimal bench boost team for GW30+ include?

    1. Captain_Shirokov
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I should mention I plan on WCing for GW31+.

    2. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      At least 2 City attackers, 2 SHU defenders and Grealish.

    3. LLoris
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      3 players from all the DGW teams

    4. Phil's Stamps
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      3 players from all DGW teams apart from Arsenal.

    5. jtreble
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      - SHU x 3
      - MCI x 3
      - Auba

    6. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I would focus on bench players as they contribute to actual bench points.

    7. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      since wc just after i would try to make the most of the double but also not overlook SG players, kind of textbook answer but 2 games which involves four teams will in some cases negates itself in manner of points potential.

      i have no wc so i made som compromises, but SHU defenders, 2 or 3 (Fleck could be a cheap fifth mid option if going that route), Grealish and maybe one more Villa, for me Auba is almost a must and that kind of leaves City options for the midfield, KDB, and then either one mid and a defender or 2 mids (Sterling/mahrez etc). One defender leaves one spot open for a Arsenal mid if that is preferable. If going 3 SHU defenders, McGinn could be your fifth mid, most would say a cheap Villa defender too, although the 2 games just does´nt look good for cs.

  9. Kuzser
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    So I have BB and FH left and this team atm:

    Pope Krul
    Taa Awb Doherty - Egan Taylor
    Salah Kdb Bruno Doucure -Saka
    Auba Jota Dcl

    Would you
    1) finetune it for the rest of the season, BB this week
    2) FH this week (and have the above team for gw31+)

  10. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    If we don’t use all our unlimited transfers in GW30+ do they carry over to GW31+?

    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Nope

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Seems a bit unfair....

    2. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Ha, how do you use up an unlimited supply?

  11. Common hypnotist
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Use the unlimited transfers and bench boost or put a double game week heavy free hit?

    My team ATM is this:
    Mcarthy, Button
    TAA, Taylor, Boly, Saiss, Tanganga
    Salah, Mane, Armstrong, Saka, Fernandes
    Hardy, Ings, Jimenez

    1. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Do you still have your 2nd WC?

      1. Common hypnotist
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        No.

        1. HamezMace
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Then I would build a team you’re happy with for the rest of the season with your unlimited transfers and put some DGW bench enablers in (Saka, Nketiah, Martinelli, Targett, maybe punt on Foden) just cheap fodder that can stay on the bench long term and not impact the funds of your main 11, and use BB this week.

    2. Common hypnotist
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Bad feeling it could blow up in my face putting in too many dgw players

      1. Pipermaru
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        That's the thing about DGW teams:
        AVL is a poor team with bad fixtures afterwards
        SHU is an ok team with poor fixtures afterwards
        ARS is ok team with lack of good options except Auba and Leno, mixed fixtures however
        MCI is v.good team but with very expensive and somewhat rotated players, good fixtures.

        Without WC (as I am as well) I wouldn't go more than 6-8 DGW players.

  12. Ranger3
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Wilcarding just after, what do you think of this :
    Leno, Henderson
    Oconnell, Stevens, Lascelles, Saiss, Targett
    Sterling, KDB,Fernandes,Saka,Cantwell
    Kun,Abraham,Jimi

  13. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    This question ained towards BB30+ and WC31+ Strategy

    Isnt gw31+ too early to wc.? Id prefer gw32+ where you get 2 games to give a fair assessment especially game changing fpl players returning from injury like Kane Son Rashford Tammy Pulisic Sane etc.

    Feel like gw31 WC has kneejerk written all over it.

    Thoughts?

    1. fusen
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      WC31 leaves you open to having an awful team for the rest of the season.

      1. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Not necessarily. Im looking to wc gw32. Plus In gw31 i can feild this team after doing Mahrez to Bruno for ft

        Leno(sot)
        TAA Lascelles(SHU) Targett(new)
        Salah(CRY) KDB(che) Bruno(SHU) Grealish(new)
        Auba(sor) Jota(BOU) Ings(ARS)

        Subs Ederson Egan Basham Fleck

        Looks decent enough. Gives you another gw to get a fair assessment of who's in form .

    2. LLoris
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      true but do you rlly want 3 villa players after your BB

      1. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I can survive with 2 (grealish and targett against Newcastle.)

        Gw32 wc after more data.. wildcaring in gw31 is too kneejerkery imo

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

      It’s a valid point, but I don’t think it’s makes much difference.

      I think it’s quite possible we’ll see a player start GW30 and 31, assume they’re nailed, and then get rested in 32.

    4. rnrd
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I agree with this

      I'm building my GW30+ without going nuts on DGWers but rather keep some players that have nice fixtures in GW32+ because I plan to FH in 31+ and only WC in 33 (using my GW30+ team in 32)

      I have the feeling WCing in 33 will give a better edge with much more info

  14. screamer73
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Best 5m midfielder for GW30+?

    A Fleck
    B Saka
    C Cantwell
    D Others. Please specify.

    1. LLoris
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      C or Douglas Luiz

    2. Phil's Stamps
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      C

    3. Bielsa's Bucket
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Gone Fleck myself for DGW potential

      1. Phil's Stamps
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        yeah, he's a close second.

  15. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Just had to do an entire A level “mock” exam and scan it and then email it to my teachers. Odd times!

    1. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I hope you googled the answers before you scanned it

      1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        😉

    2. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Would have done anything for no A Level exams a few years back. Worse stress of my entire life.

  16. rnrd
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    What's your prefered option for the double?

    A - Ederson (ARS, BUR) , H.Barnes (wat)
    B- Leno (mci, bha) , Foden (ARS, BUR)

    1. Phil's Stamps
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Don't like either but A if you must.

    2. LLoris
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      a

    3. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Don't go Foden. He may look like he has two fixtures coming up - but he really doesn't. Probably won't even start one of them

    4. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Leno and not foden

  17. Roy Rovers
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    FH team for GW30+.....change anything?
    Henderson
    Egan Luiz Baldock
    Sterling KDB Pepe Mcginn Grealish
    Kun Auba

    1. Phil's Stamps
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Can you stretch to Stevens over Baldock? He does better on the comparison tool. Otherwise looks tasty.

      1. Roy Rovers
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Yep can do....cheers.

    2. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Not sure about Pepe, but could be a nice punt for the double

      1. Roy Rovers
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Would you risk Ozil?.

    3. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Its fine

  18. Daghe Munegu
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Is it mad to go without Auba en BB?

    I could get Abraham Doherty Alonso instead of Auba Saiss Targett

    1. LLoris
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      kindeve aub with a Dgw

    2. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Not mad, I'm torn between kun and auba, kun more explosive but always a rotation risk, I expect auba to play both but he has worse fixtures. As I have no wildcard I think I will end up with auba as I like his fixtures going forward.

  19. olidooley
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Hey guys....How does it look here?
    Will BB this week but instead of all in, I'm holding onto TAA, Bruno and Jimenez as guys that I've money tied up in and will want for the rest of the season. As a result, Aguero is the fall guy in the team. But will he even start two?
    WC and FH intact

    Ederson
    TAA Egan Basham Tierney
    KDB Sterling(c) Grealish Saka
    Aubameyang Samatta

    Henderson Bruno Jimenez Hanley

    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      It's not ideal, but I think you can get away without Kun as you have Sterling and KDB.

      In an ideal world you'd have all 3 though of course

  20. thegaffer82
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Can't shake the feeling that this DGW is going to be underwhelming (as these smaller DGW's often are). I wouldn't be surprised if those who have no chips left (and so go very light on DGWers) do very well this week.

    Nonetheless, I'm still going heavy on the DGW of course and I'll WC next GW to get rid of the dross I'm putting out in DGW.

    So, how's this BB looking chaps?

    ------------Leno - Hendo
    TAA - Egan - Targett - Laporte - Saiss
    KDB - Fleck - Grealish - Bruno - Saka
    ------Auba - Kun - Tammy

    0.2 ITB (11 DGWers)

    Any changes you'd make?

    1. olidooley
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Sterling is the guy for me. I'm going without Kun as Jesus threat is too much

      1. thegaffer82
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Funnily enough, this is the key decision I've been pondering.

        It's basically Kun v's Sterling (3-4-3 v's 3-5-2)

        I've gone with Kun purely because of Sterling's patchy form this season

        1. olidooley
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          How likely is Saka to play?

          1. thegaffer82
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Hard to say. Tierney was injured/unfit before Covid shutdown. So Saka had played 4 or 5 games on the trot and was looking like a really dynamic LWB.

            Who knows where we stand now?

            But, I think it's a worthy punt for the price, and knowing I can use WC the following week if it's a failed punt

          2. bench boost for every gamew…
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Kolasinac says hi and maybe Tierney too, so depends on them fitness, which have not been good so far this season but the season were suspended for 3 months so who knows?

    2. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Looks pretty solid.

  21. EWH2020
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    How does this look as a FH team?

    Leno
    Egan, O'Connell, TAA, Doherty
    Sterling, KDB, Pepe, Grealish
    Aguero, Auba

    That was the best Sheff U defensive pairing I could afford.

    1. LLoris
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      pretty nice

    2. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Good one. Got all major bases covered there.

      Captain Kun or KDB I'm guessing?

    3. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Its good

  22. LLoris
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    What yall think any changes??
    Am I gtg?

    Leno
    Egan Stevens O'conell
    Grealish Pepe Sterling Kdb Sterling
    Auba Aguero Samatta

    1. olidooley
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      O'Connell is the spelling there
      You have Sterling twice

      1. LLoris
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        my bad any changes

        1. olidooley
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          who's the 5th mid then?

          1. LLoris
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            hed be on the bench 343

            1. olidooley
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 9 months ago

              Ah yeah...FH right? It's as good as it gets

              1. LLoris
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 9 months ago

                I don't know if Im gonna use TC or BB?

  23. Energetics
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I have got more screwed than most.

    Used my wildcard to load up on Man City and Arsenal players pre break, with a carefully thought out plan to get back to a team to finish the season strongly.

    Instead the double got cancelled and I dropped of the top of my cash league fir the first time in months.

    Now anybody can load up in the players I already had without using their wildcard which they can then use to wildcard back.

    Couldn’t have worked out worse.

    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah it sucks, it really does..

      I wasted my TC on Auba in that very GW you mentioned.

      Just gotta suck it up and move on. This season will always be known as 'the covid season' now anyway. So I'm not too bothered where I end up

  24. The Legend Squad
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    BB team for the first GW back. Thoughts? WC the week after.

    Leno Ederson
    TAA O’Connell Stevens Egan Stephens
    KDB Sterling Özil Grealish McGinn
    Aubameyang Jiminez Samatta

    1. LLoris
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      no aguero

  25. Tim Canterbury
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Would be nice to have a ‘best BB team’ in the hot topics

    1. The Legend Squad
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      See my comment above 😉

  26. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Is Baldock worth the 0.5 over Egan?

    1. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Depends what the saving helps you do, Steven's and baldock dont have many attacking returns between them this season, main attraction of sheffield united is clean sheet potential.

    2. LLoris
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      nope

  27. CONNERS
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    What is everyone's opinion on Salah vs Mane for the rest of the season?

    Read a few comments about Salah carrying a minor injury and i was therefore considering doing a swap to Mane while we have unlimited transfers.

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Mané for me

    2. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I'd probably go with the pens, but I hadn't heard about the injury.

    3. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Salah for me, has been more creative than mane and will be gunning for golden boot, penalties also in his favour.

    4. CONNERS
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I'd not heard much either tbh.
      Think I'll hang on to Salah for now.

      Thanks

    5. fusen
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No one will know the correct answer until 2-3 gameweeks in to the resumption

  28. Beavis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I just don't really see how a foursome of Reina, Boly, Lascelles, Pukki or Henderson, Targett, Lascelles, Mount to go with the 11 DGW is really worth bench boosting for, and losing all the value tied in the players that I'd want to sign again in 32.

    Think I'm gonna waste the unlimited transfers and just go for FH and save WC + BB for a bit later.

    1. LLoris
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      100% agree

  29. Kurupt FC
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Thoughts on Nketiah as a third striker for dgw on FH or BB??

    1. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      On free hit it's not a bad punt.

    2. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He’s in my team

      1. Kurupt FC
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Right now I have Leno / Saka / Aubama. Is it worth dropping Saka for Nketiah. Or maybe dropping Leno to Raina to get him in?

        1. CroatianHammer
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          We've all been burned by post-pre-season friendlies throwing up THE NEXT BEST THING, only to have them never ever start again... Brewster comes to mind. Tore it up for LFC last summer, got dicked over then once the season started.

          1. HamezMace
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Nketiah started the last three PL games post lockdown.

            I’m not expecting miracles, but he’s worth a punt at 4.4m with a DGW.

            1. HamezMace
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 9 months ago

              Pre-lockdown.*

              1. Kurupt FC
                • 3 Years
                3 years, 9 months ago

                Thanks Hamezmace. Would u drop Leno (swap to Reina - can't afford Henderson) or Saka for him?

                1. HamezMace
                  • 9 Years
                  3 years, 9 months ago

                  As below, not a lot between Saka and Nketiah for me.

                  If you could get Henderson I’d say yes. But Reina seems a big downgrade, some suggest he may not even keep his place going forward.

        2. HamezMace
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Not much in it between Saka and Nketiah for me, same price, probably similar minutes over two games.

          I’m not a fan of premium keepers, but lots of people are.

    3. LLoris
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      risky

    4. CONNERS
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Expect he'll get 30-40 minutes across the 2 games which is OK given his price.

      1. Kurupt FC
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Thank you. Would you drop saka for him or leno? I can tranasfer Nketia out for gw31+ if he's a no show!

    5. CONNERS
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I'd probably drop Sako as Leno is nailed.

      1. Kurupt FC
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Thanks @Conners

    6. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He was hauled off quite early in the last Gameweek, and Laca came on and scored so interesting to see where Arteta's head is at with regards those two

      Nketiah 1 goal in those three starts

      Laca 2 goals 1 assist in last 2 sub appearances

      Nketiah got the hattrick in training & is ultra cheap... but personally I'd want to see a wee bit more of him before getting him in for FPL

      1. Kurupt FC
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Thanks @Maximus.

        This my team as it stands with unlimited transfers:
        I have no wildcard. Got BB and FH. Trying to get a good balance for dgw and rest of season with perhaps a bit of tikering later.

        leno
        taa / lascelles / egan
        mcginn / salah / kdb / saka
        aubama / kun / jota

        pope / pulisic / aarons / holgate

  30. Stimps
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Sterling or Mahrez for 1 GW?

    1. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I’ve gone Raz

    2. LLoris
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      sterling

    3. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I'm going Raz just for one GW, then swapping him for Son next week.