I've decided against it, might come back to bite me. Got the extra cash for Cavani so got him instead.
Barnes I think is a good option to take advantage of Leicester's mixed early run of games.

I had him throughout late last season, would really like to include him, but probably only in a three man attack, rather than the 2 fwd + 4.5M I currently have.

So hard to chose between him Watkins Wilson and Antonio!

I'm staying away from him for now, and see how Leicester line up with Vardy and the new £27m man Daka

Could be if Jrod follows Carlo… don’t think Siggy will be taking many from jail

No Siggy, no James, would give Bernard and Davies a reprieve in the Everton squad, unless they get replacements:

Pickford
Coleman Godfrey Keane Digne
Allan Doucoure
Bernard Iwobi Richarlison
DCL

Begovic*
Kenny Holgate Mina Nkounkou
Gbamin Delph
Townsend Davies Gray
Tosun

Backups: Virginia (GK), Branthwaite (DF), Gordon (MF), Simms (FW)

He's nailed in my team, back four of TAA Robbo Cresswell Digne looks incredible, 700 points garanteed

Obafemi is my £4.5M bench forward, can't believe this may end up a sensible choice.

Thought Swansea are looking to loan him? If Saints get Armstrong he will be further down the pecking order. If he stays he's the best of the limited 4.5 fwds but thats not saying much!

They have loads of attackers so no

Tella is the one I'm monitoring

I'd probably go Robbo and Raphinha because Raph takes all set pieces and Robbo takes his fair share from the left hand side.

Yikes, tough one.
Trent and Harrison just edges it for me. Trent is just an exceptional player to own, with Van Dijk coming back to shore up the defence, his set pieces etc. Harrison's output is very underrated, 6 goals and 10 assists last season is no joke.

TAA + Sarr perhaps?

I've gone the latter pairing with 0.5M itb, rather than TAA + Raphinha which I could just afford.

I'm going with TAA Robbo and Raph, minimum of 500 points there

He’s Gylfi until proven innocent

> finished player

Looks the type

The FPL question here is thoughts on Everton

ESR is a bloody good 7th attacker & 5.5 is a gift

Will be a very popular player when the inevitable rush to squeeze in 3x premiums eventually comes along

Could see Ashley Barnes & Mbuemo fulfilling similar FPL makeweight type roles, where they are dirt cheap but can still contribute more than the odd return on their day

Cliche argument this, but if/when he bangs form or not, its a lot easier to work our way out of Bruno once the season starts instead of working our way to Bruno. Just a practicality thing. If you spread the funds and Bruno is Bruno, its very hard to get him in.

I like Cavani, Greenwood and Mahrez as explosive differentials but all three in the same team with a weak bench might be asking for trouble. If you're confident in it then go for it. I'd consider a guaranteed starter instead of Greenwood.

I'm actually happy enough with the 7.5-8.5 options. Although would love to have Kane once he moves to City.

The 7.5s look great

Once either one (or both) of this 2 things happen everything will change.

1. Kane moves to City
2. Chelsea/City signs Haaland

Last two Watford pens were taken by the person who won them.

He took one the he won but deeney wasn't on the pitch so I don't think he's first choice

Does De Gea even start? I was under impression Henderson is the main man next season.
I've never been a fan of 5-4-1, and that isn't changing any time soon.

One dud striker is fine, but two and your bench starts to get too weak imo, so it's really relying on Origi. It would be nice if he moved and became a nailed on option.

Viable formation otherwise!

Dier definitely

Yep, as soon as he goes in, he goes out for 0.5 cheaper, I think that's where I am sat.

Everton are awful against weaker teams, they struggle to break down a deep defence. And if Raph plays 2 up top its even worse for DCL

I prefer all the 7.5s

Leeds, Brighton, Villa in first 6 not easy

Benitez is a dour manager, should be good for CS but not keen to have forwards from one of his teams.

Think l would swap Buendia for Toney as you already have Villa cover in Watkins

Although lets be honest is it worth the fact you're going to need to save transfers for them after GW3?

I'm not sure it is.

Time to rip up our drafts then

I think the word "broken" is OTT. Fractured maybe. Playing in that condition is almost impossible unless it is the mildest of mild fracture.

I'm not too bothered. Will likely make the boring straight swap to AWB if Shaw isn't ready. Cresswell is also a good option at the same price or could save 0.5 by going down to Coufal, Tierney or Reguilon.

I'll probably go for slabhead if necessary, he's improved his attacking at setpieces (which he was already good at) and was a little unlucky to not score a few more last season

The 2 you’d imagine. Martinez and Meslier.

Yes. But I believe he’s innocent until proven Gylfi

Not as yet, I'm looking for a second sign

Not many 31 year old premier league players playing for Manchester clubs. No report on the extent of allegations either.

The typical 3-4-3

Good old missionary position 3-4-3

3-5-2 or 3-4-3. Depends on whether I go Nacho or Jota

Either 4-3-3 or 3-4-3.

442 makes sense with some key defenders doubtful such as Shaw, Digne and other going far in the Euros.
I don't want to waste a tfr on getting Shaw so I will probably play him in a 442 and have Smith Rowe or Mbueno on my bench.

3-4-3 , 4-3-3 rotation

343 but all defs have my trust to play even 5 ATB.

Certainly with 5 in midfield. So either 352 or 451 depending on what preseason throws at us.

Emille Smith Rowe.

Arsenal unfortunately

James a great option now then

Yeo. A big worry for me as Everton have just suspended a player. manchester Police "arrested a 31 year old" so that narrows it down,
The last thing I want to do is cast aspersions on anyone but the key words "Manchester and 31 years" limits it to one player in that squad. Jeez. if the press have got it wrong in any way it is so bad for the individual.
However a child sex offender needs to be nailed IMO!

Not touching City

Can't say I blame you. I may have a defender but doubt I'll go near a mid.

Had him most of last season and I lost a lot of hair because of it...and yes, I'm going with him again lol

be good for Costagne...think I'm going to chance him over Robertson

Easy to predict

Castagne Soyunku Evans Perrera

Ndidi Tielsmam

Maddison

Nacho Vardy Barnes

wouldn't read too much into that really...I don't think Pogba hinders Bruno and theyre a much better attacking team with both on the pitch

Think fatigue plus tactics against the bigger teams also affected Bruno's attacking output.

Quality of opponents when Pogba played with Bruno? Sample size can easily be skewed by fixtures here

We're selling Pogba

4 games for Cavani? 99 points in 1 350 minutes. (Better than Bruno)
Worth considering?

Have they finally added ability to do this type of comparison to the members area?

Sick of asking for this over the last 3 years going back to how Salah does with/without Mané etc

Having to stitch data together game by game in this day & age is ridiculous

Hard to know, the way I used to look at it was back when Bruno first joined for GW25’19

Pogba was injured and Bruno got 3 goals & 2 assists in his first 5 games

Then Pogba returned to the team as a sub in GW29, and started the following 8 games alongside Bruno…

Fernandes went up a gear with 6 goals + 4 assists in those 9 games (with Pogba present)

For me what’s really skewing those stats are three games where Pogba was benched last season - Everton GW8, Leeds GW14 & Southampton GW22

Utd scored 15 goals (!) in the later two matches where Pogba was benched… and Bruno made hay by treble returning in both games (2G 1A for 18 points vs Leeds, and 1G 2A for 17 points vs Southampton)

And then the other big one was Everton GW8 where Pogba was again benched, and Bruno again went mental getting 2G 1A for another 18 point haul

But Bruno has returned, and double returned, what seems like many times with Pogba there so not sure what to read into it tbh

More attacking returns from Robertson though I'll probably start with Trent. Fresh after an idle summer.

Find a way to get Trent

I concluded long ago that VVD is only worth it over Robbo if you hold him long term. Most probably won’t though.

Whether VVD will match his previous seasons following a long lay off remains to be seen. That's a big caveat for me.

As good as VVD is from corners, I'd rather rely on steady assists from Robbo than set piece goals personally. It's more consistent.

Robertson is pretty much a winger in a front 5 when Liverpool attack.

Rafa wont use n10 anyway, he always prefer wingers +strong CM

Just Digne so far.

I like it a lot, I've gone even stronger at the back but kept Bruno, Shaw sounding dodgy, love the Castagne pick.

Sanchez
TAA *** Digne Cresswell/Castagne
Salah Bruno Raphina
Watkins Wilson ***
Foster Brownhill Bissouma Manquillo

A. Robertson Toney + 0.5 ITB
B. VVD Nacho

I'm going for Son and Mahrez , no Bruno

So it's Mahrez Son Shaw v Bruno Raphina Robertson....

Shaw may rest.

It’s decent but Son is eating up cash, especially if Kane leaves, will he be as good as last season? He’d do better with Kane at Spurs.

I like him long term but not short term enough to get him in

Going to keep him until Firmino is the regular Starter , see then who is on Form.

Huge potential. Will be watching City's pre-season and the Community Shield closely to see whether he's still getting into dangerous positions like he was during that amazing winning run.

I think he benefits from Zinchenko playing as an inverted fullback tucking in behind him, and with Foden holding the width. It opens up space for him to attack. Those three work well together.

I just wonder whether Pep will try to include Sterling after his Euros performances. If Sterling plays LW cutting inside, Gundo's space is gone.

I think the +£2.0m price increase is too much. He benefited massively from KdB's injury as he largely filled the void. He won't have that freedom to roam forward with KdB back. It's a no from me.

In that price bracket there are so many nailed on juicy options... its a no from me.

Will probably get a couple of 15 pointers, but good luck trying to guess whether they come vs a champs lge side, midtable or relegation fodder

Injuries forcing Pep's hand could change things though

If he can still penetrate into dangerous area WITH significant amounts, maybe can be an option (but with a good sub, backup)

Are you rotating Cresswell, ESR & Toney?