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There are some big questions facing Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers ahead of Gameweek 19 and earlier in the week we set up some polls to gauge opinion on the key talking points.

Here’s how you voted over the last few days:

SELL SALAH IN GAMEWEEK 19?

Not far off 50% of responders are planning to offload Mohamed Salah (£13.0m) without a chip this week, with the vast majority of those not planning to buy him back before he departs for the Africa Cup of Nations after Gameweek 21.

FREE HIT OR NOT IN GAMEWEEK 19?

Over one in five Fantasy managers said they were planning to play their Free Hit chip this week but circa 30% were undecided at the time of voting, so there could be more in the offing – particularly as Spurs v Palace looks set to go ahead.

WHO TO CAPTAIN IN GAMEWEEK 19?

We’ve been used to seeing Salah mop up over 50% of the vote in our captaincy poll in recent months and the race is blown wide open this week, with Cristiano Ronaldo (£12.5m) leading the way with just over a third of the vote.

EXTRA FREE HIT: FOR OR AGAINST?

The decision by FPL to grant managers an extra Free Hit proveded to be a divisive one – more said they were against the move than in favour of it in on on-site poll but the result was reversed in the corresponding Twitter vote.


For more FPL assistance ahead of the 13:30 GMT deadline, check out our Gameweek guide below:

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  1. LIARS POKER
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    The risk of the server crashing was obviously higher than the risk of a game getting cancelled between 1.28 and 1.30, people who left it to the very last minute have only got themselves to blame

    1. jay01
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I didnt leave it last minute but thats a bit harsh. Given that people were punished for buying watkins like an hour before the deadline previously and got screwed. Its unlucky

      1. LIARS POKER
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah fair enough but still think it was pretty obvious to make your transfers around 10 mins before the deadline, no real upside to waiting beyond that

        1. Biggsy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Of course, if everyone did that, it still would have crashed only 10 minutes before and not 2....

          1. Hiiler
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Yeah, but at least then traffic would be spread around 10 minutes not 2. Thus more would get through.

            But yeah you have to take a risk either risk with late postponements or site crashing. I did my transfers 15-20 minutes before deadline. Seems some got their transfers done even on the last minute.

        2. jay01
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Bare in mind not everyone has the same timezone as us, and work commitments. I work as a pharmacist on bank holidays and i sometimes have to rush last minute for a change (between services for patients).. its bad luck

    2. Firmino
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      What's the point of these post?

      1. The Philosopher
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        To feel superior

  2. @persecuted_by_mods
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Holy crap, worst of all worlds free hit went through, with 3 players I'd have started on the bench and fodder starting

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Amartey Leicester and Williams for Norwich starting jeez this fpl season is one kick in the nuts after the other

      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Oooh man! Who's on your bench?

    2. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Oh dear.

    3. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Same happened with my FH

      Bilva, Tierney and Wilson on bench for Broja, Williams and Regulion

      Got to just laugh at this 😆

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Not much else to do haha

      2. GreennRed
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Reguilon good. Broja might do OK. I'll keep an eye out for Williams for you. Goes off on 61 mins, 0-0 then Arsenal win 3-0.

        I have De Gea, Trossard, Rodrigo and Williams on the bench. Best of luck to both of us.

    4. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Don't think you can beat my KDB, Son and Reguilon on the bench. Holding the fort are Williams, Broja and Dalot instead!

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        This is horrendous. Awful really, I do feel for you

      2. Thanos
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        HS!!!! 😮

      3. Pep bites Kun
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Sweet suffering moses! That's rough

      4. mojoindojo
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Wow

      5. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah - I feel numb atm. Completely numb. It's 100% my fault though.

      6. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        lol, some real life pep roulette

    5. Noisy Neighbour
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      You may get lucky. I’d say it’s 50/50 whether Foden comes on at all. And if he does come on, maybe he feels like he needs to prove himself to Pep and gets a couple of returns.

      1. Noisy Neighbour
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Lol sorry, never mind. I read fodder as Foden. My still sleepy American west coast eyes failed me.

  3. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I think the problem with getting angry if things don't go as you planned in FPL is the amount of time one spends in planning for transfers etc

    The moment people realize soon its just a game and it's never going to be smooth is the time they will start trying to spend less time on this game. I tend to do better with less reading what others think, as that skews my mind to go for options I maybe won't go with if I read much less. Also if you give less of your time on the game then bad gw's will be of less concern to you. Try and enjoy the game and play 'casually'.

    1. jack88
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      The more you over think the worst

    2. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Well put.

      Football is the beautiful game at the end of the day. Watch football to enjoy, not to play FPL and have your weekend ruined by your players getting points or not.

      1. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Football ain't got nothing on Dark Souls tho

        1. Josh.E
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          played dead cells?

          1. Zimo
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I have. I do not enjoy roguelikes unfortunately. I like my world to be painstakingly curated

        2. Qaiss
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          The only game that could make a case was Modern Warfare 2.

  4. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Transfers went through but I’m left with Cancelo(C) instead of Ronaldo. Not the end of the world I guess

    1. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Similar here, but I have Bilva (c). Could’ve been worse. Let’s hope City go nuts.

  5. jay01
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    So is the new rule to make transfers 5-15 minutes from the deadline? To account for cancellations and website crashes lol

    1. Noisy Neighbour
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yes, and then 25-30 minutes once everyone adjusts to that.

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Hardly a new rule

    3. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I think 20-30 mins is safe enough

  6. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    -8 transfer went through but captaincy still on Bowen instead of Ronaldo who I brought in... could be worse?

    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      not bad at all

    2. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I'm on Bowen captain too, quite happy with that to be honest

  7. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Some moaning that their transfers didn’t go through, and here’s me moaning that mine did go through

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      😆 nice one, what have you done mate?

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Salah, Brownhill, Scarlett
        To
        Martinelli, Mbuemo, Vardy (-8)

  8. Londongeezaa
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    This site is like a nursery with all the whinging and crying 🙂

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Harsh on nurseries.

    2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Just wait until kick off

  9. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    May as well as the question now in case the servers crash...

    GTG?

    Saving transfer, no Salah.

    Ramsdale
    TAA Cancelo James Reguilon
    Son Jota Mount Bilva
    (C)R7 Dennis

    foster Martinelli Broja Livra

  10. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Next gameweek spread over 3 days. Wouls sat there a high chance a match is postponed after FPL deadline which is 11am on the 28th has passed.

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      All we can do is to prepare with decent bench.

  11. Skout
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    How come some transfers gone through and some haven’t at time of crashing :/

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Some did it before the crash...

    2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Internet speed

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

      Apocalypse

    4. Noisy Neighbour
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Luck of the draw I suppose. I consider myself lucky to have gotten my Foden to Son transfer in with 2 minutes to go. Had to reload the page 7 or 8 times to get it to work.

      1. Skout
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Tried the same thing but didn’t work out!

  12. fricky_
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Extremely optimistic this GW, everyone starts, which is all I asked for

    1. HonestBlatter
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Except Antonio benched...expecting 30mins hattieshow against tired legs

  13. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Someone make me a WC team

    1. umerlfc
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Exactly this
      Clueless

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Don't worry, there will be more than plenty here soon 😉

    3. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Auto select

    4. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      x
      TAA Cancelo James
      Jota Son
      Ronaldo Kane

      Then just pick the rest based on Ben Crellin’s spreadsheet with fixtures plotted for DGW21&22 to best guessed effort.

  14. Sillet Bang
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Ramsdale
    Cancelo Gabriel Maguire James
    Mount Bilva Son Bowen
    Lacca Ronaldo@

    -12! got mine in 30 mins before 🙂

    1. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      -12! Wow okay. Nice team. Hopefully rewarded for the hits!

      1. Sillet Bang
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I always take hits just go for mini league not rank

  15. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Luckily I set my team early.. all good to go!

  16. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Christmas is basically ruined thanks to FPL

    1. Sillet Bang
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Laugh this season off. Thought last was a freak one

    2. Josh.E
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      same, the crash ruined me, son on my bench with cancelo captain it's a disaster

      1. Sillet Bang
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        may not be yet. Hang in there!

  17. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Wished I’d of left my transfers until the last minute 🙁

  18. Coaly
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Who would be your top 2-3 targets for a WC this week?

    Thinking Son, Martinelli and KDB

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Not Martinelli with those fixtures. Bowen over him.

      1. Zladan
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah Martinelli might even get a rest next game now. I brought him in this week as was best enabler with a very short term view (1week).

        Bowen I’m not sold on.. but they do have doubles to play so suppose maybe best value.

    2. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Not sure about De Bruyne, pricy for a lad with plenty of City attackers to eat his points. See what team looks like with and without him.

  19. Skout
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Might as well get the team ready for next GW

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Let's all do it now so the website crashes

    2. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      My favourite part of the GW. When hope is still a thing.

    3. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      You are late. I have done it already. Need to sell Laca for CR7 later though.

  20. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Come on KDB(C) !!!
    That Leicester defence looks trash

    1. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Hoping for come Cancelo and Raz magic!

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Congrats! It will be carnage

  21. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Come on Palace 0-1 win please !

  22. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    James Maddison transferred in Dewsbury-Hall for Raphinha lol

    Good to be ITK.

    1. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I'd rather be Maddison though than playing FPL. If only I hadn't two left feet and lost yards of pace.

  23. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Cup opponent on Salah (C) TAA (VC)

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He's the real winner. Having not stressed himself over this GW 😆

    2. Noisy Neighbour
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      That means his differential will score a double brace. ‘Tis the way of FPL.

  24. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Kane to take the lead in the golden boot race today

    1. The Philosopher
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Allowed if all assisted by Son

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Guaita is not starting ruins his chances somewhat

    3. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Quite possible!

  25. Ruinenlust
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Funny stuff

  26. Dr Mulholland
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Ben Davies didn't even start. Short bandwagon.

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Back on on Tuesday

  27. Baron Penguin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    No Kane. No Son. No Ronaldo. Maximum 9 playing including Foden (C). Big sofa required.

    1. Mozumbus
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No Kane and Ronaldo here.
      I'd need a two seater at least.

  28. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Top 3 captains from Live FPL

    RONALDO 46.63%
    SON 24.48%
    CANCELO 7.22%

  29. Mozumbus
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    This is what I could field this GW without a hit:
    Guita
    White Rudiger Coufal Cancelo(C)
    Son Silva Bowen DLuiz
    Antonio Watkins

    What are the chances of a green arrow?

    1. AIRMILES
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Let's be frank, if you were currently occupying the very last place in FPL, you'd still see a red arrow this week.

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Slim to none.

  30. GoonerGirl
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Ok, so I managed to get the FH team I wanted before the crash. Turns out I did pick BSilva over Foden and it didn't get my Captain change from Son to Cancelo (kind of like the idea of Cancelo (C) but happy with Son) so not at all bad really considering the site crashed multiple times whilst I was trying to confirm my FH.