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In the absence of both Andy and Mark, Az takes the reins in this week’s Premium Members video, which is a laid-back look at the key Fantasy Premier League (FPL) talking points ahead of Gameweek 16.

He is joined by Lateriser and Zophar, and this video sees all three managers nestled snugly inside the top 100k.

The trio discuss some of the key questions ahead of the deadline, including which Manchester United and West Ham assets to consider and their preferences within the Manchester City midfield.

They also look at the fixture swings for various teams, and we check out their teams ahead of Friday’s deadline, with two of the managers considering a captaincy that isn’t Mohamed Salah (£13.1m)…

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  1. Geriatric Unathletic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Woo Hoo

  2. Geriatric Unathletic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    On a minus 12 and it still feels good!

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

      Wild! What moves did you do?

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Go Abe Go!

  3. primal33
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Having to wildcard thanks to Sanchez, Steele, Son and Toney. How does this look?

    DDG (Bachmann)
    Cancelo TAA James (White Manquillo)
    Salah Jota Gray Bilva (Brownhill)
    CR7 Antonio King

    Anything you would change?

    1. gart888
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Looks good.

      Wild to me that Gray is back in wildcards. I had him in my GW5 wildcard.

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Wait to see if Jota is injured or not.

      1. primal33
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I got Jota at 7.5m so couldn't afford to buy back anyways

  4. Mooster©️
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    What’s with the Jota news? I jured??

    1. Mooster©️
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Injured?*

      1. Geriatric Unathletic
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I bloody hope not! :(.

        1. Mooster©️
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Me too. I really don’t need that as well

      2. Geriatric Unathletic
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Are you talking about the Jota from Celtic??

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He didn’t train.

      1. GreennRed
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Today or before Milan game?

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Today

  5. Geriatric Unathletic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Why bother with Bachman. DDG set and forget?
    Not sold on Manquillo when for a little more there is lamptey and livramento available.
    Gray? Would rather ESR for .2 more if fit.

    1. primal33
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      The above leaves me with 0 in the bank. Could drop Bachmann to Carson and Manquillo to Goode to free up like 0.4-0.5m

    2. primal33
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      ESR is 0.6m more than Gray

      1. Geriatric Unathletic
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yes sorry. 5.7 is my selling price, lol.

  6. Jolly Good
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Start livramento vs Arsenal or raphinha vs Chelsea

    1. waldo666
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Raphinha

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Raph.

    3. Geriatric Unathletic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Raphinia

  7. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Is Dennis and King too much?

    1. waldo666
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Probably.

    2. Geriatric Unathletic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I have been considering such. Great fixtures and both cheap and on form. Whats to lose?

    3. DaveZubie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I'm splitting the difference and going Pukki (someone talk me out of it ...)

    4. griffzinho
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Richarlison if you can afford it to spread risk??

  8. waldo666
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts here? 2 FT and 0.4 ITB

    Really unsure as to which way to go, feedback appreciated.

    Sanchez
    TAA James Cancelo
    Salah Mbeumo Raphinha Jota
    Ronaldo Antonio King

    (Steele White Livramento Gilmour)

    A) Steele to Bachmann
    B) Sanchez and Raphinha to DDG and Bowen
    C) Steele and Raphinha to Bachmann and Bowen
    D) Sanchez and Raphinha to Bachmann and Gundo
    E) Something else

    1. Geriatric Unathletic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I like "B".

      1. waldo666
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers mate, probably leaning that way myself although exact change so will disappear as an option if I don't do the moves now.

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      B is nice

      1. waldo666
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers.

  9. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Think I’ll save a transfer as I can see Chelsea struggling again with so many key injuries. Raph could expose that or get a pen. Thoughts?

    1. waldo666
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Not the worst decision, I'm probably getting rid of Raph but it is with slightly more reluctance than a week ago.

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah, how things have changed.

    2. hueycho
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Nah

    3. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Saving is good in a GW when many will hit and potential rotation midweek with 2FT in the hand. I'm keeping Raphinha, he's class, has form but Leeds arguably more depleted looking. Without Rodrigo and Bamford he'll be main attacking threat but against Chelsea defence angry not wanting to lose another cleansheet.

    4. Gunneryank
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Maybe. I'm moving Raph on for a pair of training cones though regardless.

    5. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Leeds' injuries are even more impactful

    6. Pacer.
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      You think?

      The state of Leeds. No Phillips, no Bamford. How many goals are they going to concede from set pieces. Chelsea are going to destroy them

      1. Amartey Partey
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        No Cooper too. He is a big miss for them. They started the season without him and conceded a bagful of goals.

    7. griffzinho
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I'm tripling Chelsea defence. Your comments have me worried. Raph vs Alsonso worries me too. 🙂

    8. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Chelsea struggling in what department? Nonsense man, 4-0 cruise control victory. We're going to be bottom 3 after Christmas. Philips is such a killer blow on top of cooper and Bamford

      1. Amartey Partey
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Chelsea are missing their whole engine room... 4 first-choice central mids out.

        Unless Jorginho is back? Although he has been very poor recently.

      2. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        They’ve got lots of injuries, conceded 6 in the last two etc

  10. Gav
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Would you

    A) play Wilson and Guehi (palace defender) vs Leicester and Everton respectively

    B) sell Toney and Wilson for a -8 to get Ronaldo and probably Broja?

    Probably a, right?

    1. Geriatric Unathletic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A week too early to be selling Wilson.

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Wilson really should stay this week, I guess it depends how bad you want CR7

  11. Skout
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    A) Bernardo
    B) Mount

    1. waldo666
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A

    2. hueycho
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A

    3. Geriatric Unathletic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      "B" for me.

      1. Geriatric Unathletic
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Too much rotation in the City mids especially with returning players and xmas period to navigate.

    4. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Bernardo

    5. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Bernardo

  12. primal33
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Wildcard activated. Brighton/Spurs postponement and the fear of not having Ronaldo for the next 5 gameweeks was too much!

  13. George James
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Stupidly went early with moves and on below team for -4.

    Best option?

    A) Son >> Mount -8

    B) Something else

    C) leave it and have Livra and Sissoko to save the day from the bench? 😉

    Sa
    TAA • James • Alonso
    Salah • Jota • Bilva • Son*
    Watkins • Antonio • King

    Steele / Livramento / Sissoko / Williams*

    1. Bobby_Baggio
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      C

    2. Geriatric Unathletic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      "A" for me.

  14. Skout
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    If you have Sanchez and Foster, worth a transfer?

    1. fricky_
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I would say yes, maybe to Guaita/De Gea/Bachmann

      1. leeboy104
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Did Sanchez to De Gea.

        1. Geriatric Unathletic
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Same

    2. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      For free, depending who you get. Not for a hit with Sanchez returning midweek.

      1. Geriatric Unathletic
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        If No playing Keeper then probably worth the hit to get a keeper for the long run, e.g. DDG. A clean sheet and you are in profit as would otherwise be a 0.

        1. GreennRed
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          DeGea is a quality keeper but just 3 cleansheets because he has a poor defence in front of him. Not convinced yet, despite easier looking fixtures, that Rangnick will turn them into a cleansheet machine. They'll concede less but the cleansheet is team based, De Gea can't control a few mishaps in defence.

    3. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yep, sold Sanchez

  15. Bobby_Baggio
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Which one please you clever sausages?

    Sanchez
    TAA - James - Rudiger - Livra.
    Raphinha - Salah - Gallagher - BSilva
    Vardy - Dennis

    (Steele) - Son - Hwang - Johnson

    A) Son > Bowen (no GK)
    B) Son > Mount (no GK)
    C) Son + Raph > Bowen + Mount (-4) (no GK)
    D) Son + Sanchez > Mount + DDG.
    E) Anything else.

    1. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Son to Jota.

      1. Bobby_Baggio
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Cool ok with no GK?

        1. GreennRed
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          That's up to you buf it's just for 1 GW and a quick turn to the next. You'll have the odd zero or even a minus points from players at times and it saves you a transfer and 4 points.

    2. Geriatric Unathletic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      "D" for me.

  16. Babit1967
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Salah 8.8 Bernardo 8.8 Jota 8.2 Mount 7.2 Ronaldo 5

    This confirms for me Ronaldo isn’t essential and it’s better to have a stronger midfield, if you’re captaining Ronaldo then fair enough but otherwise best to ignore

    1. Gunneryank
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Agree, but finding the right midfield is like searching for one particular needle in a stack of needles.

  17. BlzE_94
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Will Son and reguilon be back for midweek games?

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

      Spurs might not play midweek.

    2. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I wouldn’t expect it

    3. fricky_
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Likely for that game to be postponed as well

    4. LosBlancos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I'm reading out for 2GWs min

  18. Sheffield Wednesday
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Only seven teams have conceded fewer goals than Burnley.
    Do we really expect Antonio to return at this away match given he's scored one goal in last nine league appearances?
    I may bench him in favour of Gallagher at home to Everton. Crazy?

    1. fricky_
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Would play Antonio over Gallagher personally

    2. leeboy104
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I'd definitely start Antonio over Gallagher. Haven't watched Palace play, but their fans have noted how Gallagher is now playing in a deeper role. Antonio looked dangerous in his last match.

      1. Sheffield Wednesday
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks, haven't watched Palace lately.

    3. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      “Only 7” is hardly a good stat. I’d start him for sure

      1. Sheffield Wednesday
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Everton have conceded 25 to Burnley's 21.

        1. Qaiss
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Everton without DCL, Mina and Doucoure are probably worse than Burnley.

          Which sums up my team Arsenal...

    4. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Benching Antonio away at Burnley in favour of Gallagher at home to Everton not so crazy after all 🙂

  19. BitTight
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Do you guys think Lulaku will start v Leeds? Been building up his minutes recently or do you expect a cameo ?

    1. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Hang on let me just ring Tuchel…

      He said yes

    2. fricky_
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yes, definitely expect him to start

    3. BitTight
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks guys

    4. griffzinho
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yes I think 100% starting now.

  20. BitTight
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    ***Lukaku

  21. Beans on Toast
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Any suggestions, think I need to take at least one hit?

    Sanchez Steele
    TAA Cancelo Rudiger Reguilon Livramento
    Salah Jota ESR Raphinha Sissoko
    Ronaldo Toney King

    A) Sanchez/Steele to Ramsdale for -4
    B) Toney to Antonio for -4 (no GK)
    C) Both for -8

  22. fricky_
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Duffy & Sanchez > Masuaku and DDG for a hit crazy?

    1. leeboy104
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yes, a hit for Masuaku is crazy. Just to DDG move.

      1. Gooner97
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        This

      2. fricky_
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah it might be

    2. griffzinho
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No way Masuaku.. Creswell and Coufal FB's.

      1. fricky_
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Coufal it is I guess. Feel like a West Ham defender could be a decent differential with their fixtures

  23. Bielsa's Bucket
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ahhh ****.... just accidentally transferred James out when planning transfers... FML

    1. griffzinho
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Don't worry Leeds aren't much of a threat 🙂

      1. Bielsa's Bucket
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Was planning Cresswell in when fixtures were turning, but forgot to reset it before making the ACTUAL transfer I wanted. ARGH!

  24. Disco Stu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on ESR playing this week? I can swap for Bilva for a hit

    1. griffzinho
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I think he will play . Saints missing key midfield and Arsenal need to bounce from a bad two losses.

    2. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      We will probably know tomorrow, Arteta will say

  25. Ollie
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Toney to Antonio for -4 and no playing GK worth it?

  26. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    “Two of the managers considering a captaincy that’s isn’t Salah”

    Az and LR I’m guessing. But all three own Ronaldo now. LR and Zoph last week were saying how they’re unsure about Ronaldo’s FPL prospects 😀

  27. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone having trouble logging into fpl?

    1. leeboy104
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Just went down for me.

      1. waldo666
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Same.

    2. Skonto Rigga
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yup

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

      Yep, was working and just wanted to make one transfer before bed. Might miss the Kane drop now 🙁

    4. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

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  28. Rednev1983
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Sorry if this has been covered guys but what`s the feeling if Jota starting..Apparently Firmino seen training and Jota wasn`t..Not sure how accurate reports are..What`s the general feeling?

    1. leeboy104
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I'm waiting on pressers before making a decision. My gut feeling is leaning towards not playing.

  29. TheYogaDaddy
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Best Move Here?

    Ramsdale (Foster)
    Cancelo TAA James (Duffy) (Livramento)
    Salah (C) Jota Raphinha Mbuemo (Brownhill)
    Kane Pukki Antonio

    2 ft, 0.6 itb

    Do I go Kane to CR7 or do Kane to King and then have money itb for something else??

  30. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Gallagher, Son, Jesus to Bowen, Ronaldo, Gray for -8?

    1. Wolfman180
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Or keep Gallagher over getting Gray and just do -4

      1. FPLGOOD
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Keep Gallagher. Good two fixtures next, and if Mcarthur is coming back, then Gallagher could go playing further up again.

        Gray anyways you dont want to play GW17. So if no issues occur, and Gallagher doesnt deliver its easy swap for gw18 when Everton fixtures get good for around 10gameweeks.

        1. FPLGOOD
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          But Son you should get rid off, and like Bowen/Ronaldo.

    2. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      My advice is don't take hits right now unless forced to do so. We just don't know what's around the next corner