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Ex-FPL champion Simon March’s Gameweek 27 team and Free Hit thoughts

Former Fantasy Premier League (FPL) champion Simon March joins Az on the eve of another deadline to look ahead to Gameweek 27.

Az and Simon, in for the unavailable Mark, reflect on how they got on in the Gameweek just gone (or about to go!) and how their teams are set up for Gameweek 27.

Simon also shares his thoughts on using the Free Hit chip in the upcoming Gameweek and whether there is enough upside to justify its deployment.

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  1. Jono295
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Just looking ahead. Team for GW27 could be okay for -8. Best to FH now or FH in blank GW30?!

    1. TopBinFC
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      30

    2. Jono295
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Are there going to be far fewer games on 30 do we think?!

    3. tyron
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Think higher ceiling this gw opposed to 30 with the current fixtures

  2. TopBinFC
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    King now flagged? Is this because he is utter useless or is he doubtful? I assumed he would be dropped anyway

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Flagged, not flagged, injured, not injured, rested, not rested, playing, not playing doesn't matter. He will blank in all cases.

      1. TopBinFC
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Good point

  3. tyron
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Went a little different on fh

    Gtg?

    Pope
    Laporte livra mee
    Son bruno kdb mahrez
    Broja Kane weghorst
    3.9 dbh amartey tsimikas.

    Thoughts?

    1. Jono295
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Not all that different is it tho mate!?

      1. tyron
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Welll... Laporte kdb vs cancelo sterling.. never know

      2. FPL Brains
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Loool

    2. rick ding whoop
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      way too differential for my liking.
      I've got Bednarek over Livra.

  4. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Need a wolves CS!

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      And an Arsenal CS.

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Would finish off this week in style.

    3. fplgaruda
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      And arsenal's. 0-0 would do

    4. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Sorry this is Tricky Jimi's night

    5. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Lacazette will nick one and probably Martinelli

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Red or yellow?

  5. DavvaMC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    How's this FH team, do I have to many players from the same team? Should I spread the players from different teams?

    Pope

    Mee | Cancelo | Walker-Peters

    Sancho | Son | Sterling | Mahrez

    Broja | Weghorst | Kane

    BENCH: Matthews / Elanga / Livramento / Shaw

    1. tyron
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Like everyone's else lol I went with Laporte kdb instead of cancelo sterling just never know

  6. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Is my team template enough?
    Pope
    Walker Peters Mee Cancelo
    Jwp Son Mahrez Bruno
    Broja Weg Kane

    Bowen Amartey Williams.
    Any thoughts?

    1. Jono295
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Just about template enough!! Well played!! Debating FH this week or blank 30. Thoughts?!

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Really depends on your team . Could be handy in 30 if you have 11 playing this week.

  7. The Final Boss
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    I have Lamptey Sanchez dalot gray plus 5 pool and asnl players even if i take a hit with these played I can field only 10. Now with comments about illness in Brighton team leaning more towards fh. Have 2FH, wc, bb left. Alternate option is to wc this week which cover son,mahrez,cancelo,weghorst and bb28 (12dgw plus salah son tan) with a -8. Your thoughts on this is appreciated. TIA.

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I'd do it with two.

      1. The Final Boss
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Sorry? You mean fh?

  8. rokonto
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    When will we know if Chelsea have a double?

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Hopefully before deadline tomorrow

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Tomorrow hopefully - give Leicester going through will either be against Arsenal or Norwich- if the latter they may not make announcement until after FA cup I guess

  9. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Correction.

    FH

    Pope
    Cancelo Roberts Livramento
    Mahrez Sterling Fernandes Son
    Kane Broja Weghorst

    Jakupovic McArthur Amartey Tsimikas

    0.0 itb

    Is this good to go?

    Is there any better fodder for the bench?

    Thanks

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

      Looks similar to the Scout Bus team.

      1. FCSB
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Looks similar to every FH team*

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

          Are they good to go?

    2. RogDog_jimmy
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      good bench fodder, my exact team except I have Mee & KWP over Roberts & Livramento.

  10. TopBinFC
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    King out, Broja or Adams in?

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Broja

    2. sulldaddy
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Broja

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

    Guys, I need some help please.

    Sanchez

    TAA Cancelo Dalot

    Bowen Coutinho Salah* Saka*

    Ronaldo Dennis Maupay

    Ramsdale TAA Rudiger Martinelli

    Would you take a hit to field 11 players or FH?

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Take the hit

  12. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Ramsdale, Saka, Lacazette left for me. And for you?

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Saka and White

    2. TopBinFC
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Coady, ait nouri

    3. RogDog_jimmy
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Sa, Ait-Nouri
      Tierney, Saka

      there's definitely a way I get a terrible result, and only a few distinct good ones.
      but at least they'll all get some kind of points.

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

      Rams Gabriel Saka Saiss Jimmy

    5. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Ramsdale Tierney Saïss Saka and Jiménez

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        * so I really don’t know what result I would like!

    6. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Ramsdale, Saka, Tierney & Coady.

    7. Salarrivederci
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Gabriel, Saiss, Saka, Laca, Jimi

    8. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Sa, Ait Nouri, Tierney, Gabriel and Saka

    9. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Ramsdale, Coady, Saka

      Hoping for a boring 0-0.

      1. Philosopher's Stones
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Quite possible your wish may be fulfilled

    10. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Sá,Odegaard.

  13. Mattdrid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Gw27 to 30, who wins... Ramsdale (Wat a, Lei h, Liv h, AVL a) vs Dubravka (Bre a, BHA h, Sou s, Che a, Cry h)

    Lots of letters sorry. The answer is not 2 more letters (SA)

  14. Philosopher's Stones
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Take a -8 to sell Edouard for Jimi or do it next week?

  15. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    0-0 please

    1. RogDog_jimmy
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      yes yes.

      with that and the right bonus i'll jump into top 100k

  16. Couch Potato
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Best Burnley defender for the DGW?

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Pope, Mee, Tarkowski. In that order.

    2. Confusedleedsfan
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      This

  17. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Who is the best upto 4.4 midfielder on a FH (not Brownhill) will be first on the bench:

    1. McArthur (BUR)
    2. Gilmour (sou)
    3. Allan (MCI)
    4. Sissoko (mun)
    5. Bissouma (AVL)

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I started the season with Gilmour on my bench just to pay tribute to the master musician Mr David Gilmour. Stayed a good few weeks in my team. Never letting emotions dictate my decisions again. 4 of that lot.

      1. NorCal Villan
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Thankfully for me there are no players in PL named Garcia, Lesh, or Weir 😎

        1. FCSB
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Or Bieber 🙂

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Sissoko, unfortunately had him as first sub this week. Do'h!

  18. footballfreak
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Anything been said if chelsea vs arsenal or chelsea vs norwich be added in gw28?

  19. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Could really do with Saka vblanling tonight, didn't seem worth a hit at the time..

    1. Confusedleedsfan
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Noooooo, Saka hatrick and Gunners clean sheet please!

      1. NorCal Villan
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Yes please, I love the sound of that. Such a result would likely get me to 200

  20. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone WC 27 & BB28 if Chelsea fixtures get announced?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Regardless I am WC27 BB28, if CHE join the party that it's even better!

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Keeping Salah or have funds to bring back in?

        What’s WC looking like? 😉

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Set aside funds. See here: https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/24751842

    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Very tempting but team is very good for 27 anyway so may be a waste. I would sell salah and have funds to bring back otherwise significantly weakens your team for this game week

  21. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Best Edouard replacement upto 6.7
    Already own broja & Weghorst!

    1. Confusedleedsfan
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      There isn’t one. Go cheap and bench them

  22. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Suggestions? Current team
    1 FT 0.2 ITB & 2 FHs left

    Ddg
    Laporte cancelo digne
    Ramsey son Bowen saka
    Edouard Weghorst Broja

    Ramsdale salah TAA Robbo

    1. Confusedleedsfan
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I’d suggest you shift Edouard, but it’d take another transfer to get anyone decent. So I’d say roll your FT and keep your fingers crossed. Not worth a FH, as much as I have FOMO too

  23. @persecuted_by_mods
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Bobby brown shoes Martinez "Wolves have to adapt to losing their main goal threat Adama Traore"

      Wtf!

      1. NorCal Villan
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        He left, they started scoring. Coincidence?

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            2 years, 3 months ago

            Not at all!

      2. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Some Odegaard contribution would be nice this evening.

        1. Paqueta Rice
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          CS point ok for you?

          1. Paqueta Rice
            • 3 Years
            2 years, 3 months ago

            Need a 0-0 bad mate

          2. The 12th Man
            • 10 Years
            2 years, 3 months ago

            Ok then, just for you. I’ll take a Sá cs.

      3. Confusedleedsfan
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Is this worth a FH folks?

        DDG

        Tark — Cancelo — Romero
        Bruno — Bowen — Ramsey — Podence
        Broja — ASM — Weg

        Thanks!

        1. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          11 playing players this week.
          No way.

        2. Confusedleedsfan
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Short of Spurs and City though isn’t it! I’ll be watching through my fingers.

          I have 2 FHs by the way. Make any difference to your view?

      4. Mattdrid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Dubravka’s fixtures going under the radar a bit? 2 doubles over the next 3… Anyone?

        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          My DDG replacement next week

        2. Confusedleedsfan
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          I might

      5. NorCal Villan
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Tough decision: free trade- Fernandes out, Son in?

        Bruno in slightly better form but upcoming fixtures not great (City and Liverpool 2 of next 3, after Watford). Son on a dysfunctional club but playing well and could easily go big against Leeds—I see that being more likely than Bruno doing the same against Watford, who will look to take the air out of the ball. Son also has a much nicer, longer run of up coming fixtures.

        Leaning towards Son. What say y’all?

        1. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Can you not get Son in and keep Bruno this week for Watford?

          1. NorCal Villan
            • 2 Years
            2 years, 3 months ago

            Nope. I have KDB but I think he is gonna punish Everton, plus want him going forward, so he stays. So it is down to one or the other, Fernandes vs. Son, championship belts on the line, loser leaves town

            1. The 12th Man
              • 10 Years
              2 years, 3 months ago

              Long term Son.

        2. Confusedleedsfan
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          They could both do well this week, but then Son outscores Bruno quite easily after that imo

      6. Hooky
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        ESR has the squits.

        1. Confusedleedsfan
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          A Martinelli brace will piss a few people off won’t it

          1. The Ilfordian
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 3 months ago

            Me. Sat on my bench after stupid red card; a big score would be a real kick in the teeth

        2. NorCal Villan
          • 2 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Some people think it’s funny

      7. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Where’s my Emile Smith Rowe? Was going to score 2 today

      8. JohannaAdams10
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Who would you captain:

        A) Kane
        B) Weghorst