Big Numbers
24 January 2021 980 comments
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Our Big Numbers piece looks at some stand-out player and team statistics ahead of the next Fantasy Premier League deadline.

Alongside the usual stats from our Premium Members’ Area, we will also be offering a few titbits supplied to us directly by Opta, our match data providers.

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  1. Sanchit
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Any news on Meslier fitness?

    1. MagicMessi
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I did a -4 to get Guaita as second gk starting him because I can't stand this situation and probably wont keep a CS Vs Newcastle

      1. Sanchit
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        If he starts I'm very optimistic of a CS

  2. Bennyboy1907
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Adams >> Kane -4 and play 1 from below.
    Or do it next week and play 2 from below.
    A) Play Coufal
    B) Play Raphinia (have bamford)
    C) Play Dallas
    D) Play Chillwell
    E) Play Adams

    1. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Over 2 weeks I think. There's plenty of decent options there that you are benching - so your -4 is off-set against their scores which makes it a big uphill task for Kane to make it worth it. If he had a better fixture then maybe...

    2. Cojones of Destiny
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      tough that Kane from next week for free and play D

    3. MagicMessi
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Next week and BD

      1. MagicMessi
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        100%

  3. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bottomed: Defender max. 4.7 for mid/long-term and DGW prospects, what's your suggestions?

    1. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Targett or Coufal are best in that bracket I think. Probably Targett due to his upcoming DGW's

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Thx mate

    2. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I've just looked at the same players (but for 4.8 maximum) and it ended up being Konsa vs a Fulham defender. I think I'm going with Konsa because Villa have better long-term defensive stats and good CS odds this GW.

      1. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Just realised that Targett is 4.6 - even better!

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Would you double up with Martinez?

          1. Forza
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Yes - defensive double ups are underrated and the downsides are overstated.

    3. MagicMessi
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Target

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers

    4. Bennyboy1907
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Coufal if no Martinez

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Got Coufal ta

    5. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Stephens

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Good shout, Vestergaard out long term yeah?

  4. Mr_Barbs
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who would you bench with this lot?

    McCarthy
    Cancelo, stones, Dallas
    Salah, son, Bruno, gundogan
    Bamford, Antonio, Kane

    Johnstone, Coufal, soucek, lowton

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Probably what you are doing

      1. Mr_Barbs
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers. Close one isn't it. Coufal and even lowton could keep cs.

        1. Fulchester's New Centr…
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Yep and Soucek could score. Newcastle being so terrible swings it for me.

    2. Cojones of Destiny
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      i’m playing coufal of that helps

      1. Mr_Barbs
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Over Dallas?

        1. Cojones of Destiny
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          yes

    3. MagicMessi
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Lowton first bench Soucek can score? But g2g

    4. Bonus magnet
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      The cowboys and also the Mavericks

  5. Cojones of Destiny
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    lads would you:
    a. KDB to Gundo for a hit
    b. Play Dallas

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B

    2. aleksaa2
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A

    4. HashAttack
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      a) - You don't want to be asking the same question for the next few gws, and if you are going to jump on Gundo, you want to do it for the next 3 fixtures

    5. Cojones of Destiny
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      thank you cheers

  6. DAZZ
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who’s falling for the Sterling trap with me? 🙂

    1. Probably

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Admiral Akbar told me not to

    3. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Nope.

      Been there twice this season - including his -1 in GW18 where he cost me a shed load of points cos I had him and KDB captain.

      He's not half the prospect he was in previous seasons and is basically a nostalgia pick these days

    4. MagicMessi
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Not trap but not a nice place to go I been there ... Captain tho?

    5. Flair
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      If Cavani starts today I'll be joining you

  7. WVA
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Has there ever been a player more suited to championship football than Abraham?

    Also I was wondering if Kepa is the worst signing in history bearing in mind his cost?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Gayle?

    2. TheDragon
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Kepa vs JoeLinton

      One of the great battles

    3. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ever heard of a young man called Brewster?

      Pure championship fodder!

    4. TheDragon
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      The whole West Brom and Fulham squads

    5. Treadstone
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Sorry mate cant resist it.....Che Adams

    6. pricycle
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Coutinho to Barca for £142m?

  8. fplking14
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Martinez Button

    Dias Stones Coufal Dier Douglas

    Salah Grealish Bruno Son Anguissa

    Vardy Antonio Bamford

    0.2ITB 1FT

    A. Vardy and Salah > Kane and Rashford (-4)

    B. Vardy and Salah > Kane and Sterling (-4)

    C. Vardy and Dier > Kane and Mitchell (next GW for free)

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      C

  9. Aster
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Really torn about who to start in the back (four or three). I have: Coufal, Dias, Dallas, Cancelo, Shaw

    What do you think?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I have all those except Stones instead of Dias - at present starting the Manchester 3.

    2. Well, you're definitely playing Dias, Cancelo and Shaw.

      1. thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        This.

        Easy peasy!

      2. MagicMessi
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        This easy

    3. Captain Vantastic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      What's the rest of your team like? I'd bench Dallas for sure.

      1. Aster
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks guys...

        This is my team:

        De Gea (McCarthy), Dias, Cancelo, Shaw (Dallas, Coufal), KDB (to be replaced), Saka, Son, Soucek, Bruno, Bamford, Antonio (Wilson)

        1 FT...I was thinking either KDB to Sterling (Sterling, Son, Bruno, Soucek (possibly Coufal), Saka starting) or KDB to Gundogan, Soucek to Grealish.

  10. AC Pilkington
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    With DCL looking close to fitness, is Digne now going under people's radars?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Maybe after Leicester

    2. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He's more costly than Dias, Stones & Cancelo. That's his main issue.

      In a bubble he's a good pick (if fit). But there's so much value elsewhere, I wouldn't bother

    3. The Sociologist
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Too much value elsewhere, maybe for a DGW though

  11. Marcin the Pole
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Play 3 of these 5:

    A) Justin (eve)
    B) Coufal (cry)
    C) Ayling (new)
    D) Targett (bur)
    E) Wood (AVL)

    Quite tough. Leaning towards benching Wood and playing 3 of the 4 defs.

    1. The Sociologist
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B), D), A)/C)

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Wood, Coufal, Targett

    3. Captain Vantastic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Bench Ayling and Justin

    4. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Tough tough tough

      A), B) & C) maybe.

      God knows!

    5. Tough - Justin and either Coufal or Wood I think.

    6. Marcin the Pole
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      The perils of BB! Thanks all

    7. MagicMessi
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      E A B

  12. Captain Vantastic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Madison and Barnes both start with Perez striker apparently.

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Nothing new there, he played that position last year with Vardy out

      1. El Presidente
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yes and could be a good punt...

  13. kime67
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    how much of a hedache will wc 25 be? feels difficult to get a good bb 26 and blank 29

    1. jomikijiq
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah, that's why FH/WC18 BB19 or BB26 FH29 made the most sense

      1. HashAttack
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Did BB this week without using any other chips ... nice that it's out the way now

    2. Bonus magnet
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Can a WC now be a better compromise

      1. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yep

  14. panda07
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who to bench?

    A) Robbo (tot)
    B) Dallas (new)
    C) Soucek (cry)

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      If considering A sell for a United or Leicester defenders

    2. Aster
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Robbo

  15. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Gabby Logan or Alex Scott for a -4?

    1. jason_ni
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Alex Scott always worth a -4 surely?

      1. aleksaa2
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        +1

      2. Bonus magnet
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Alex

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ban...

      Easy AS

  16. FootballDog
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    sold KDB and brought Sterling for -4.....

    now the question should captain him or bruno.... thinking on to keep it on sterling

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Got to (c) Raz or why did you get him?

  17. jason_ni
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Wow.. just saw the Luton goal.

    Chelsea be lucky to get close to 20 mill at this rate..

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Correction 2m

      1. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He’s alright till 2025, 54,000,000 contract.

    2. El Presidente
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      20???? I think they will have to pay part of his salary to see him go if you ask me..

  18. waltzingmatildas
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    If I do kdb to gundo, is this gtg?

    Martinez
    Robbo cancelo dallas coufal
    Salah Bruno(c) gundo soucek
    Bamford antonio
    (johnstone wood raphina ctaylor)

    1. TheDragon
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Almost identical to me so I say yes!

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      That'll do

    3. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I would play Raphinha over Soucek as playing woeful Newcastle

  19. HashAttack
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Play 1
    a) Wilson
    b) Watkins
    c) James
    d) Coufal

    Think it has to be Wilson - a lot of people benching Leeds defenders, so we think Newcastle finally score?

    1. MagicMessi
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Tough but A /B for me

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Have to play forwards or you don't need them.

  20. MagicMessi
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    G2G??
    Guaita. (Meslier)
    Cancel. Cresswell. Tierney.
    Fernandez C. Foden Maddison Grealesh
    Watkins Bamford Cavani
    ///Meslier. ESR Ogbonna Holding 10 million itb TA

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Nailed it.

    2. Aster
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Really interesting, non-template. Like it.

  21. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Luton don't fancy coming out for the second half 😆

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Excellent sh1thousery

  22. FantasyClub
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Pérez or Iheanacho?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Broge upped Perez the other day and Iheanacho has been consistently rubbish since he left City

      1. FantasyClub
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        what do you mean by upped?
        Sorry not familiar

        1. Fulchester's New Centr…
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Rogers said something about Perez being able to play as a forward when Vardy is out

      2. FantasyClub
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        And yeah PÉREZ definitely the better pick was just wondering who would be benched

  23. PAs lag
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    WC team
    Martinez
    Cancelo(V), Diaz, Shaw
    Fernandes(C),Son,Sarah,Gundo, Grealish
    Kane, Antonio
    Forster, Dallas, Mitchell, Brewster
    Gtg or someting else ?

  24. FPLClean
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Which three of these would you start and which three bench: Coufal / Chilwell / Robertson / Targett / Watkins / Soucek. Currently, I'm thinking Soucek / Watkins / Robertson