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Ings starts third straight match for Saints in Sunday’s only Gameweek 32+ fixture

Gameweek 32+ continues to move at a glacial pace, with just one Premier League fixture taking place on Sunday.

Southampton are the visitors to Watford, with kick-off at Vicarage Road at 16:30 BST.

Danny Ings (£7.2m) makes Ralph Hasenhuttl’s starting XI for the third straight match, quelling fears that he may have been rested amid the fixture congestion.

The Southampton manager has made changes to his starting XI elsewhere, however, with Stuart Armstrong (£5.2m), Yan Valery (£4.6m) and Michael Obafemi (£4.9m) all dropping to the bench.

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (£4.8m) misses out with an ankle injury.

Oriel Romeu (£4.3m), Will Smallbone (£4.5m), Kyle Walker-Peters (£4.4m) and Shane Long (£4.7m) are the players replacing them.

Jannik Vestergaard (£4.5m) fills in for the suspended Jack Stephens (£4.4m) at centre-half, meanwhile, but Alex McCarthy (£4.5m) keeps his place after his high-profile error in the defeat to Arsenal.

Nigel Pearson has made three changes to his starting XI from the side that lost 1-0 at Burnley.

Craig Cathcart (£4.3m) replaces Christian Kabasele (£4.3m) at centre-half, while Roberto Pereyra (£5.6m) and Abdoulaye Doucoure (£5.6m), both of whom were rested in midweek, return to the side.

Danny Welbeck (£5.8m) and Tom Cleverley (£4.8m), as well as Kabasele, are all among the substitutes after their run-outs against the Clarets.

Three of Watford’s fringe players, Andre Gray (£5.5m), Nathaniel Chalobah (£4.4m) and Domingos Quina (£4.3m), have all been omitted from the matchday squad amid rumours of a “lockdown party” hosted by Gray.

Ings has been transferred in by approximately 260,000 FPL managers since his double-digit haul in Gameweek 30+.

The striker is by some distance the most-owned player on show in today’s fixture and has been handed the armband by just over 75,000 Fantasy bosses.

Over one in five of the top 10,000 FPL managers own Ings, too.

The forward and Ismaila Sarr (£6.3m) were both on target in the reverse fixture back in November, with Hasenhuttl’s troops running out 2-1 winners.


Watford XI: Foster, Femenía, Cathcart, Dawson, Masina, Hughes, Capoue, Sarr, Doucoure, Pereyra, Deeney.

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Bertrand, Smallbone, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Redmond, Long, Ings.

FPL Lessons Learned from Gameweek 32+

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  1. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    JWP screamer

  2. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    JWP what a kick

  3. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Decent game this.

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Love Hasenhuttl.

      Breath of fresh air.

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

    Any news on pulisic?

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

      Seems like it wasn't too serious

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

        Great. Cheers!

  5. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    A Che A

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

    Who won the foul?

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Che

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

        Getting too greedy with the Dingy points

  7. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    So frustrating that they had to concede

  8. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Smashing fk.

  9. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Wgta?

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Che A dams

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Ta

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Che Adams

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

      Adams i think.

  10. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Was leading mini league with the next three 15-20 points behind

    Ings in each team. Bloody hell

  11. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I think new Ings owners will be disappointed with those fixtures

  12. Reg83
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Just saw jwp goal. Pls don't tell me ings got the assist

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

      Adams

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    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Nope

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

      Nope.

    3. DycheDycheBaby
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Oh Sky commentary got it wrong haha

    4. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      You sure?

    5. michudagawd
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Adamsssssss

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

    Just had a feeling he’d do that. So good

  15. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Just realised I haven’t taken a hit since GW8. It’s worked well this year. Recommend people do the same instead of constantly switching their players

    1. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I rarely do hits but sometimes they pay off..

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

      Can cut both ways. I’ve been way more bold this year. About 40 points in hits and sitting just in top 10k for first time

    3. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Hits at the start of the season

      Chill the beans with hits at the end of season

      That’s my jam

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

      Congrats that it’s worked for you, but that does not mean hits are bad in absolute terms.
      Just last week I took a -12 to shift DGW players for double United and double Spurs. Net points swing of +16 after the deductions.

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

        Kenny Rodgers school of thought

        1. Yank Revolution
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          The Hold Em Fold Em mantra

  16. PL Ball
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    He's done that quite a few times now. Lad knows how to put em away.

  17. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    How did watford beat liverpool

    Dreadful team

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

      Passion
      Counter attack
      Pool were slightly arrogant in their approach

      Probably they will survive due to those 3 points 😀

      1. Legendary!
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Gonna be tight - On paper, WHam have more potentially winnable fixtures and then they face each other as well - the famous relegation 6pointer.

  18. Amey
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Dead ball specialist they said ..

  19. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    James Wow Peach

  20. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Son DCL to Mahrez Ings could be a brilliant move soon

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      or a disaster

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        This

      2. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Why? Neither DCL nor Son looking great. Opposite for the other 2

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

      Those ings fixtures tho...

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

        That Ings form though

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

          Against piss poor Watford though

    3. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I feel like if you have Ings keep, if not the fixtures not the best time to get him in. However lots of folk have 2ft and he’s in golden boot territory

    4. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Will have Son, Mahrez,Ings on WC.

      Richarlison for Everton cover

      Perks of WCing late

      1. Lucy2019
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Apologies, what are the perks of WCing late?

        1. pundit of punts
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          That I could fit them all in

          1. Lucy2019
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            What has that got to do with a late WC LOL

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

          Having an extra two GWs (plus FA Cups) worth of form and rotation as information

          I’m assuming that the conversation here is about WCing in 31+ vs 33+

  21. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    On WC

    A. Taylor + Kiko

    Or

    B. Holgate + Lowton

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

      B

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      B

    3. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Cheers all

  22. BNMC
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Do we think Watford could be dragged into the relegation battle, or are the teams below them just much worse...

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Being 1 point ahead means they are in it.

  23. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    McCarthy legend

  24. Clintymints
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Watford are having a bad time

  25. Babit1967
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Ings is one of those players I stay away from, anytime he’s in my team he doesn’t get any points, when not in my team he scores big

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      EXACTLY this, owned him 2 or 3 times this season and he always blanks or no shows for me

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

      I think (like DCL) you need to keep him for the long run. Can’t predict where the returns will come but over the season they’re both incredible value

      1. Babit1967
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Deffo, for his price he’s amazing don’t get me wrong, but just doesn’t do it when I have him, but like gabbiadini back in the day lol

  26. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    A. Ings and Origi

    B. Nketiah and Jiminez

  27. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pleased to see Lundstram only has a yellow flag 🙂

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

      That injury looked a lot more serious than just a yellow IMO

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah weird how only a yellow flag been added!

        1. Goonsquad245
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          It’s because the damage isn’t confirmed - they always do it until they’re ruled out.

  28. teneighty
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    So the answer was Ings all along. Ledge!

  29. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Don’t care how many goals he scores vs Watford and Norwich; not regretting ditching ings with 3 games in a week followed by three terrible fixtures. Shite happens

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

      Had him before the lockdown and sold in the wc in the first week of the return

      No Ragrets

      1. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Had him all year really; never plays midweek games; fair play to Ralph for prioritizing the easy ones, surprised he played v arsenal though

  30. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Only silver lining is ings has tough fixtures at least.