Yeah I agree. If he starts firing quickly and is on pens that might sway me, but it’s a definite wait and see from me.

I prefer Zaha to anyone cheaper than him in attack, just have 2 of the strikers and stacked midfield

Not for me. Sheffield are relegation fodder this season and are incapable of scoring goals. Jimenez, Ings, DCL, Maupay and Antonio when fixtures improve are far superior for the extra outlay

Think a 4.5 nailed starter is always a good buy (remember Greenwood last year)
Think I'll jump on & it'll help me get the holy Trinity of Mo, Kevin and Bruno

I get to keep salah over son if i get brewster over a midprice forward so I'm good with having him

Brighton got two pens last season I won't be holding Maupay for 2 penalties.

I'm on WC right now and strongly considering him. I rate him on Mitrovic level minus pens at the moment. But I need confirmation of his transfer before deadline to add Robbo to my squad as third Liv player

McGoldrick accumulated 17 Big Chances and scored 2, McBurnie had 13 Big Chances and scored 3. Brewster's stronger finishing ability and quality will give him viability for sure. I would wait before writing him off or jumping on him, though I expect he'll be in my starting 11 against Fulham next GW.

There's not any difference between 5.5 and 7.5 mids yet but it won't continue for the rest of the season. A nailed 4.5 is always useful.

The likes of Antonio and Maupay are fantastic value for attacking players, but not great value compared to defenders. Value is relative.

Which is why I prefer a 442.

I think the likes of Reece James, Lamptey, Trent, Robertson, Castagne, Digne or even KWP are better value than the forwards.

Currently have DCL Jimenez as my front 2, but I will probably have DCL Antonio up front eventually, when West Ham's fixtures improve and Wolves' drop. Then I'll pack the midfield.

I think the likes of Pulisic and Bale will come into our thinking soon, and with Salah/Mane/Sterling/KDB/Auba/Bruno/Rashford/Son all vying for our attention too, I think the midfield is the place to invest. Having an extra defender over a forward allows you to do this, and is better value.

I have him in my team. IF he plays better option than most 4.5-5 defenders and a huge saving on anyone else up front.

makes 3-4-3 a very tasty, stick him alongside a pair from Jimi/Ings/DCL and you have big money to spend elsewhere.

Will his club update to sheff utd now then once the move is made as its not a loan move (hope so, robertson trent double up is then possible alongside salah)

Put it this way..... I currently have Bissouma coming in at 2nd sub at 4.5... Brewster could take that spot and instead of going up to a mitrovic or wood you can upgrade a 5 mill defender to Robertson.....

I think the important question is, will Brewster push Burke out of the starting XI?

Your argument seems to be based on the fact, that the 1.5 - 2.0 more expensive forwards compared to Brewster are on pens.

Then I don't like the fact, that you subsequently state there is not much difference in Podence vs. Zaha 😉

Personally I like 3-5-2 more than 3-4-3, and therefore I think Brewster is fine.

Interesting perspective, but it's easy for me: you have to have three bench players, at least one of whom has to be a midfielder or a forward, which means that unless you spend a whole load extra to rotate viable cheap options (Soucek and Podence maybe), most people will have a fodder forward or midfielder at some point anyway.

Brewster is perfect for a forward fodder slot. He's as cheap as a forward can be and he's likely to end up spearheading the attack of a decent, well-managed PL team. 4.5m players are priced according to the following rough expectations:

- Will never play for a bigger club
- Will hardly ever play for a medium club
- Will sometimes play for a smaller club but won't do much

He's extremely likely to exceed expectations in that middle bracket with this move. United don't have loads of money to waste on bench fodder. He will almost certainly represent excellent value.

Hell, even if he rarely plays he's an OK asset as you can keep him on the bench for 0.5m above baseline, and the potential upside is enormous. Well worth the risk involved in moving early, and likely to catch some hefty price rises if he starts to perform.

Yes, there is value at the moment up front but the template formation changes several times a season, and you don't need many injuries to key forwards to make the pool too thin to make you want to draw from them.

Brewster's a no-brainer for me.

Great question. Right now, I think I'd rather have the performing 6-7.5 m forwards and ignore him. I think he could be useful later in the season though if a switch to 3-5-2 is desired to get in the likes of Greenwood, Pulisic, Ziyech, Son etc as 3rd/4th mids, who are all currently non-options due to injury and transfer speculation.

I think for the time being going with a front 7 of:

Salah, KDB, Rodriguez, Podence (Burke benched)
DCL, Ings, Jiminez

or similar looks sensible.

Then in a few weeks, for the West Ham fixture swing and lets say that Chelsea have Ziyech and Pulisic back and firing, you could switch to:

Salah, KDB, Son, Pulisic, Soucek
Antonio, DCL (Brewster benched)

I think more than being a great asset in his own right, its importantly to be mindful of the potential he unlocks elsewhere in our squads. Sheffield united strikers tend to get very few chances, there's very little creativity in that side.

I'm biased because I got him in a GW2 WC, but I think people are underestimating Sheffield United. They have been unlucky not to score so far because their big chances (and penalty) fell to Lundstram. I can see a proper finisher doing very, very well.

As a 3rd striker he's surely a must now. Won't play until GW5, he'll have time with the squad and on U21 duty to keep fit and updated on shape. He takes penalties, albeit not well from the Shield result, and could easily take that duty from Lordstram, who also missed GW2.
I'm not going to take a -4 this week unless it's clear that I'll lose 0.2 team value, but with 13 hours left before price change I might be okay.

A lot better option than 4.5M mid fodder

At the end of the day he's a huge upgrade on Bissouma.

i like him as an option and put the extra $ into a strong midfield

I'm not giving up on my Martial Werner double up so Brewster helps a lot..

I wouldn't plan to play him in my XI without more evidence, but if he looks good, you could rotate him or nail him into your XI to save big money.

I wouldn't say there's an abundance of mid priced forward options. I can't see many competing with the likes of Ings, Jimenez and above for points, besides maybe DLC. Below DLC, I think returns will be scarce, long-term, and you're getting into the territory of considering playing an extra defender instead. So may as well drop to Brewster and bench him imo.

Another solid fodder option allows for more dodgy, unnailed, risky rotation picks like Foden, Greenwood, Mahrez, Saka etc, or defenders like Gabriel, Holding, Maitland-Niles, if playing more than 3 defenders, and good backup for corona emergencies. You can also consider non-Arsenal defenders 😆

But if you have 3 forwards in your plans, then he's not essential, especially if you plan to bench him, as I would. A fodder mid will do instead. You can still jump on him for cheap later on if you want rid of a forward, fo an easy boost in cash.

No need to complicate things,4.5m best value player in the game and will get points.

Sterling

Klich
1 penalty & 1 assist for Bamford

I really hope this is Adams.

Having watched two of their three games so far, I buy into the theory that he's been unlucky rather than his finishing has been poor. Great fixture to prove it!

Lacazette - keeps flying under the radar but expect him to hit a brace or hattie this weekend

Werner

James Ward Prouse to haul against West Brom. A free kick, assist and all 3 bonus.

Armstrong

Martial

Jimi. 4th Hatrick of the the FPL season incoming.

Trossard awful luck to change

greenwood

WBA at home will probably suit R. Bertrand well as WBA have been extremely vunerable down the left flank. Other less owned players that might do well this week: H. Barnes and Neto.

Barnes

Anybody I havn`t got I expect, or who I have just transferred out ... Werner or Martial

Sterling to have a good day at the office for me. Here's my brief thoughts...

https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/22576114

Richarlison

Barnes ( I hope, just got him in!)

Kane, Spurs will find space against MUN defence

Havertz

Madisson

Sterling C all the way to the bank

Sterling to finally get in the goals. 14 away last season, brace midweek, Leeds will leave space. And Citeh love wallopping teams after they've lost a game

Siggy will get his chance with Allen and Gomes out.

Adama Traoré

has to be Jota now with the Mane news