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More Fantasy Premier League (FPL) player prices for the 2022/23 season are being released and we’re bringing you live updates as and when they drop.

Chelsea were the first club to make an announcement on Sunday morning, with Reece James and Ben Chilwell among the players priced up. West Ham United and Jarrod Bowen then took centre stage at noon, with Newcastle United, Southampton and Bournemouth following on.

READ MORE: FPL 2022/23 prices released: Friday round-up – Haaland’s price revealed
READ MORE: FPL 2022/23 prices released: Saturday round-up – Salah’s price revealed
READ MORE: Every FPL player price released so far

CHELSEA

There has been plenty of talk in the Fantasy community over the last month over whether a cheaper Ben Chilwell could ‘cover’ the more expensive Reece James in 2022/23 but what we didn’t anticipate was that FPL would price them identically.

James and Chilwell both start the new season at £6.0m, which is on the generous side for James given his attacking threat. The right-back’s patchy fitness record and the defensive turmoil that Chelsea are facing this summer, with Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen making an exit, are contributing factors to his cost but there’ll be plenty of takers at that price.

The Blues are near the top of our Season Ticker for fixture difficulty in the first seven Gameweeks, meeting only Tottenham Hotspur of last season’s top six.

Also to be filed under ‘bargain’ is Edouard Mendy (£5.0m), who like Alisson yesterday has been priced up cheaper than virtually all of us would have predicted. Mendy has fallen one million pounds from last summer and the popularity of the set-and-forget £4.5m FPL shotstopper strategy is certainly being challenged, with Ederson surely set for a lower starting price given what was happened with the goalkeepers of Liverpool and Chelsea.

Thiago Silva (£5.5m) and Cesar Azpilicueta (£5.5m) were the other Chelsea defensive assets priced up this morning.

Further up the pitch, we have seen the expected positional reclassification of Kai Havertz (£8.0m). The German is now a forward in FPL, with just over 60% of his league appearances for Chelsea last season coming when playing through the middle up front. By our rough calculations, Havertz would have lost 18 clean sheet/goal points had he been a forward in 2021/22 but earned an estimated 10 extra bonus points to partly compensate.

Mason Mount has had a minor price rise to £8.0m following his best-ever season for FPL points. The England international racked up 22 attacking returns from just 27 starts and five substitute appearances, averaging an impressive 6.1 points per start.

Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5.5m), Jorginho (£6.0m) and Christian Pulisic (£6.0m) are the other Chelsea midfielders priced up, while Timo Werner (£8.0m) remains a forward and costs the same as Havertz.

READ MORE: Chelsea player and team stats

WEST HAM UNITED

Jarrod Bowen‘s (£8.5m) reward for a barnstorming 2021/22 in which he racked up 29 attacking returns and outscored all FPL midfielders bar Son Heung-min and Mohamed Salah is a price hike of £2.0m.

In all likelihood, there’ll probably be few initial takers in the right-winger, and not just because of price: West Ham face Man City, Spurs and Chelsea in the opening six Gameweeks, along with big-spending Aston Villa and a deceptively difficult Brighton side.

Michail Antonio (£7.5m) started last season on fire but ended up something of a damp squib, scoring 40 points in the first three Gameweeks but only adding a further hundred in his next 33 run-outs. FPL have consequently decided to leave him static at £7.5m, and again there will likely be limited interest come Gameweek 1.

There are some potential future bargains in defence if new signing Nayef Aguerd (£5.0m) can help tighten up a backline that kept more shut-outs than just four other teams in 2021/22.

Aaron Cresswell (£5.0m) and Vladimir Coufal (£4.5m) have offered decent attacking threat and returns over the last two FPL seasons but that sometimes hasn’t been backed up with clean sheets at the other end. FPL have thus dropped them both half a million in price.

Aguerd is highly rated and was part of a Rennes side that had the third-best defensive record in Ligue 1 over the two seasons he was at the French club.

Ben Johnson, a bargain-bin £4.0m in 2021/22, is similarly available at £4.5m this time around.

In midfield, Declan Rice (£5.0m), Said Benrahma (£6.0m), Pablo Fornals (£5.5m), Manuel Lanzini (£5.5m) and Tomas Soucek (£5.5m) have also been priced up today.

READ MORE: West Ham player and team stats

NEWCASTLE UNITED

There are some potential FPL bargains from big spenders Newcastle United, who have been splashing the Saudi cash this summer on new recruits.

The Magpies will have designs on a top 10 finish next season, with heavy investment set to continue over the next two months.

One of their recent arrivals, Nick Pope, starts life on Tyneside at £5.0m. FPL royalty Pope will hopefully be playing under better defenders than he was at Burnley but still not quite at the top-level standard where he’ll be deprived of the save points that have helped boost his appeal over the years. Still, with Chelsea’s Mendy surprisingly listed at £5.0m and Alisson only half a million more expensive, the appeal of mid-price goalkeepers outside the top four has taken a bit of a dent.

Kieran Trippier and Matt Targett also both come in at £5.0m, meanwhile. Since making his debut in Gameweek 24 last season, the corner-taking Targett ranked fifth among defenders for chances created and second for successful crosses. But it’s Trippier who is probably the slightly bigger draw, with the England international not only on a share of indirect dead-ball duties too but a whizz at direct free-kick situations, as well.

Dan Burn (£4.5m) and Fabian Schar (£4.5m) are cheaper routes into the Magpies’ defence but one of them could make way for the as yet unpriced Sven Botman.

Newcastle are second in our Season Ticker for fixture difficulty between Gameweeks 6-15 and also entertain newly promoted Nottingham Forest on the opening weekend.

Further forward, Callum Wilson stays at £7.5m despite another injury-ravaged campaign. His record at Newcastle overall is pretty elite, with 20 goals, six assists and 204 FPL points arriving in 39 starts. String that record together over the course of one campaign (minus the 39th game!) and you’re into ‘Team of the Season’ territory, although ever-present status has been a pipe dream when it comes to Wilson.

Allan Saint-Maximin has been reclassified as a midfielder and now costs £6.5m, while influential January signing Bruno Guimaraes has moved up from £5.0m to £6.0m. Joelinton (£6.0m) is also now an FPL midfielder following his redeployment in the engine room under Eddie Howe.

Joe Willock (£5.0m) and Chris Wood (£6.0m) are kindly priced but reliable game-time may well be an issue when Howe has a fully fit squad at his disposal.

SOUTHAMPTON

There’ll be precious little initial interest in FPL assets from Southampton, with the Saints facing a tough run of fixtures in the opening five Gameweeks and finishing 2021/22 in limp fashion.

Now minus Armando Broja and with Tino Livramento potentially sidelined until 2023, there aren’t too many players from Ralph Hasenhuttl’s squad on the Fantasy watchlist.

James Ward-Prowse (£6.5m) is about the pick of a mediocre bunch, with the midfielder not just reliable for starts last season (as always) but also having his best-ever season for FPL points. The penalty-taking, free-kick-scoring, corner-delivering England international has the monopoly on set plays at Southampton and has banked 15 attacking returns in each of the last two seasons.

He finished just outside of the 10 top-scoring FPL midfielders of 2021/22 but hasn’t risen in price.

Kyle Walker-Peters (£4.5m), Jan Bednarek (£4.5m), Romain Perraud (£4.5m) and Mohammed Salisu (£4.5m), part of a defence that shipped goals for fun at the back-end of last season, are all priced the same as one another, while new signing Gavin Bazunu joins the £4.5m goalkeeper club. New centre-half Armel Bella-Kotchap is, you guessed it, also at £4.5m.

Che Adams (£6.5m), Nathan Redmond (£5.5m), Stuart Armstrong (£5.0m) and Oriol Romeu (£5.0m) were also part of today’s reveal.

BOURNEMOUTH

Bournemouth’s very own penalty-taking talisman comes in at half a million cheaper than Aleksandar Mitrovic (£6.5m).

Dominic Solanke was priced up at £6.0m by FPL on Sunday evening and is unsurprisingly the Cherries’ most expensive asset.

The former Liverpool striker played a direct part in just under 50% of the goals that Scott Parker’s scored in their promotion-winning campaign – and that’s without looking at ‘Fantasy assists’ for things like shot rebounds.

FPL have applied a broad £5.5m brush stroke across anyone else of attacking note from the Bournemouth squad, with wingers David Brooks, Jaidon Anthony and Ryan Christie and forward Kieffer Moore all available this price. So too is Philip Billing, who hit double figures for both goals and assists last season in a more advanced central midfield role than we were previously accustomed to seeing him in.

Lewis Cook, a deep-lying playmaker who posed little attacking threat in the Championship, might be overpriced even at £5.0m.

At the back, we’ve got a clean sweep of £4.5m assets.

New signing Ryan Fredericks, attack-minded left-back Jordan Zemura and centre-half Lloyd Kelly are all at this price point, along with the Championship ‘Golden Glove’ winner, Mark Travers.

For more analysis of the Cherries’ Fantasy options, check out our Promoted series below:

READ MORE: The FPL lowdown on Dominic Solanke and Bournemouth’s midfielders
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  1. FPL Brains
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    • 14 Years
    4 years, 15 days ago

    Good to be back in time for some pre-season.

    Hello everyone!

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Welcome! Things are upping the gears now rapidly

    2. Skonto Rigga
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      • 8 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Welcome back, Brains!

    3. Drexl Spivey
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Hiyaaaaa!

    4. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Hello there.

    5. FPL Brains
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Been browsing through the previous articles, nice to see the usual suspects and more are back already.

      General feeling is that prices seem remarkably low so far!

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        Too low imo
        It’s making it too easy and templates already setting in
        We need a strong Man Utd start to throw a spanner in the works

    6. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Howdy!

    7. Chilli Heatwave
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Welcome back!

  2. The Knights Template
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 15 days ago

    Mine lobbying of FPL Towers for a universal template has succeeded! We all win!

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Going to be huge core & 1 or 2 differentials, boring!

  3. jay01
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 15 days ago

    Probably template but RMT?

    Alisson 4.0
    TAA, Cancelo, James, Trippier, Tomiyasu
    Salah, Saka, Maddison, Martinelli, Neto
    Haaland 4.5 4.5

    1. Arn De Gothia
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Iaf Haaland won’t play a game u r screwed

      1. jay01
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        Could work it so its Jesus instead of Saka.. what do you think?

        1. Arn De Gothia
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 15 days ago

          I honestly think “wait until it opens” but at least one playing sub is needed at fwd position

  4. Jambot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 15 days ago

    Can anyone else not sort the ticket? Also, can’t access members area? It says my renewal automatically happens in August so assume I’m still a paid member?

    1. Jambot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      *Sort the fixture ticker

    2. JoeJitzu +42
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Same boat, can log in to Members area but can’t sort ticket on main page… says I’m already subscribed.

      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        I keep the members area ticker page open in a tab.

      2. TwiggsJameson
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        I had the same issue, but it seems to have sorted itself out now??

      3. Skonto Rigga
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        Are you both using the ticker at the below address?

        https://members-beta.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/#/ticker

        That's the only place now where you can use the filters, eg sort by difficulty.

        1. JoeJitzu +42
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 15 days ago

          I can use this ticker, yes.
          I guess I’m old and have old habits and just use to use main ticker locates with Comments/Hot Topics, Tweeter and Scout Picks.

          I haven’t been able to renew I guess because my last years subscription is still active. How do I check how long I have left?

          1. JoeJitzu +42
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 15 days ago

            *Twitter 🙂

            1. Skonto Rigga
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              • 8 Years
              4 years, 15 days ago

              If you click on your profile (top right on desktop) and then 'Edit Profile', you should see a renewal date there. I can check for you though if it's easier for you?

              1. JoeJitzu +42
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 15 days ago

                Thanks Skonto,
                I’m on mobile and when I tried to go desktop it keeps reverting back to mobile. Thanks anyway, I appreciate the follow-up

        2. Jambot
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 14 days ago

          Thanks Skonto, I can log in to the Members area now, so all sorted

    3. Studs Up
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Ticker is working ok

  5. JoeJitzu +42
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 15 days ago

    Chelsea GK 5.0m is that right?! What is going on…..

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Straight in

      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        Until Lloris is revealed to be 5m also tomorrow.

        1. FPL Pillars
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 15 days ago

          Aye, getting there slowly

  6. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 15 days ago

    That Salah money can be spread very far to give a great starting 11 …

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Yep, I do think they nailed the relative price of Salah. A debate can be had there.

    2. Jambot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      I’m not understanding the logic of ‘now we have more money to go around, let’s drop Salah ahead of two captain-able games against promoted teams in his first four matches’

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        Son (SOU, nfo) is not a shabby alternative in those weeks, and you might be able to make up the points difference with the cash saved.

        Depends on Sonny's price tomorrow...

        1. Jambot
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 15 days ago

          I can get Salah and Son though. As a result of the other players being cheaper.

      2. Drexl Spivey
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        Not the only player capable of a haul.

        1. Jambot
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 15 days ago

          Didn’t say he was.

      3. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        Salah is relatively even more expensive now. So with that Salah money people can do more upgrades elsewhere. 4.5 gk to 5.0 for example. There is logic behind it but also counter arguments are valid.

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 15 days ago

          exactly … players underpriced compared to last year and Salah at 13 makes him effectively more expensive this year in comparison …

        2. Jambot
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 15 days ago

          I see your point with the relative thing. Personally, I still think owning and being able to captain Salah vs being able to upgrade a 4,5 goalkeeper to 5 etc leads me to start with Mo though

      4. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        all 11 starters score and there are some very good other captain opportunities … Diaz £5 mill cheaper and that is a serious amount of money to spread on the rest of the starting 11.

        1. SweepaKeepa
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 15 days ago

          Diaz was $5M cheaper last season too.

          1. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 15 days ago

            surprised by that because last season he was untried, untested, Mane factor … this season is a different proposition and he looks like so much value compared to Salah.

        2. Jambot
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 15 days ago

          I get this. As you aren’t relying on Diaz as captain and saving 5M for the deficit on the base points. I can make such a good team with Mo due to the prices though. I’ve made a team without him and given I’d C Salah so often at the start, I much prefer to have him. If I wasn’t going to captain him for some games I would consider going without. Maybe

    3. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Should have been Salah 14, Haaland 12.5 Trent 8.5, Cancelo 7.5
      This is too easy

      1. Ser Davos
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        They seemingly have some kind of formula for their caps that they never deviate off

        Each time historically those caps have proved too high

        RVP 14m 13-14 terrible value
        Joe Hart 7m terrible value
        Kompany 7.5m 12-13 terrible value
        Baines / Vidic 8m 11-12 terrible value

      2. Jambot
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        Easy might be better for team variance. We’d probably all still have those 4 at higher prices and our options would be so limited for the rest that we’d all have very similar teams. I’m interested to see how this season goes and if there is less of a template at the start now. Hope so.

    4. DeathoftheParty
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Yep, you can basically cover him with TAA, Diaz and Nunez and it still wouldn't make a dent...

  7. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 15 days ago

    Time bomb dropping tomorrow

    UCL / euro format

    1. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Highly unlikely. Not casual friendly. Far more likely is a larger squad for the same money.

      1. ☈☾
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        15 man squad is confirmed

        1. George Sillett
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 15 days ago

          By whom ?

          1. Baps Hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 15 days ago

            By me for example 😉

          2. jay01
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 15 days ago

            Man city website when they first launched their prices they said 15 man squad and 100 mil budget

        2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 15 days ago

          You keep saying this and not providing a source. If it's the article on the City website that looked like an assumption based off of recent seasons

          1. jay01
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 15 days ago

            Tbh with the wording of it, i dont think it was an assumption, they probably just got given a brief of the game and wrote an article on it.. and given they said it, i think its more likely to remain the same than anything else

        3. George Sillett
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 15 days ago

          You still haven't produced definitive evidence of a 15 man squad. You're just guessing based on heresay aren't you ?

          1. George Sillett
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 15 days ago

            "hearsay"

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Below zero chance 😉

  8. Arteta
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 15 days ago

    Lloris (if £5.0m, otherwise Mendy)
    Alexander-Arnold Cancelo James

    The basis of this year's backline template?

    1. SkyByBo
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Needs more Cash

    2. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      And Ayling

  9. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 15 days ago

    Any mods about? Can’t access the fixture ticker, says need to be a member, my memberships doesn’t run out until end of August….

  10. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 15 days ago

    Edouard Mendy 5.0! Didn't see that coming. Goodbye to the thumb rule of having 4.5 gk from the start. People are very stubborn though and many will still play 3-4-3.

    1. MJF
      4 years, 15 days ago

      I think there’s a reason 3-4-3 is a go to, the 4.5 and even 5.0 forwards are all non-players almost every season.

      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        That's my reason for playing one up top. You have to fork out at least 6.5 for a playable 2nd striker. You can get a premium defender for that.

        1. MJF
          4 years, 15 days ago

          My issue is you end up paying 1.0 more for two almost guaranteed non starters than you do for two 4.0 defenders. But I take your point too.

      2. Ser Davos
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        This. And let's recall the start of last season. Once it started all our transfers were scrambled on the likes of Tsmikas, Antonio, Benhrama... none of us had too much interest in end of season points totals at that point

  11. LangerznMash
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 15 days ago

    I was originally of the opinion that these low player prices would lead to a strong template, but now I acknowledge that it gives a much wider variation of selection choices.

    Ederson (£4.0m)
    TAA, Robbo, James, Chilwell (Tomiyasu)
    Son, Diaz, Grealish, Rashford, Martinelli
    Haaland (Greenwood, Moore)

    It's a headache omitting some of the amazing value players because there are simply too many to fit in your team.
    For example, I was always dead set on having James + Chilwell (due to attack returns), but now with Mendy at only £5.0m I'm questioning this is worthwhile.

  12. Ser Davos
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 15 days ago

    Havertz a FWD!!!

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Was crap as a mid definitely dead as a forward

      1. Ser Davos
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        True, he's an option as an 8m MID, now a dud unless scraping in a DGW ala Richarlison

  13. Arteta
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 15 days ago

    Arsenal will announce Gabriel Jesus on deadline day at this rate. They really are experts on how to take off excitement and kill the vibe with long delay.

  14. Emiliano Sala
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 15 days ago

    There are so many defenders I like but hate to play 5 at the back

    1. Ser Davos
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      That's why there will be tons of variation

      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        Exactly. I don't get all the negativity.

        1. Arn De Gothia
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 15 days ago

          Same moaning every year, slightly different topic

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
            4 years, 15 days ago

            Some are acting as if there being a template is a new thing

    2. Drexl Spivey
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      You can afford to have a decent 15 at this rate.

    3. Chilli Heatwave
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      How come? If there is the best options there surely it makes sense to?

    4. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      I am considering 5-5-1 one hybrid with Gelhardt or promoted team fwd to be 2nd sub.

  15. Ser Davos
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 15 days ago

    FFS don't hold all the comments from the last 30 days anymore..?

    1. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      And only the latest that fit on one page 🙁

      1. Ser Davos
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        Strange. I know I post a bit of spam ::-): but its nice to glance back at debates and conversations

    2. Brimble82
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      All my words of wisdom falling to the cutting room floor 🙁

    3. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Yeah noticed this too, if you comment even semi regularly before the day is over you won't be able to go back to conversations :/

      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        When I'm up in the morning, I like to click on the last posts I made in threads with good discussions the day before and see if there are any replies.

        1. Brimble82
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 15 days ago

          Same.
          If nothing else it’s polite.
          But mainly as I’m interested in people’s follow up responses.

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
            4 years, 15 days ago

            Yup I'm with you lads, on the rare times I ask for advice sometimes I might not look at the responses instantly either so like to go back and thank people

            1. Brimble82
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 15 days ago

              We're such good people.

              https://tenor.com/bgvOw.gif

    4. RedLightning
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      This is only temporary and will be corrected in due course.

      1. Brimble82
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        Great news. Thanks

      2. The Knights Template
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        Sir Humphrey Redlightning!

      3. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 15 days ago

        Nice thanks!

    5. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      As upgrades go it's absolutely shocking.
      Might just be the final nudge for me.

  16. Herogrows
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 15 days ago

    I see so many going with 2 x 4.5 strikers this season.
    I know that there is so many good picks in defence but it still doesn't seem right to me, I think we see a lot of rotation this season and having playing subs could be vital

    1. LangerznMash
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      On the contrary the five sub rule should mean more players get minutes on the pitch each match.

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      agreed … always worth having staters

      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        I have a third view: oncoming subs for one or two--point cameos aren't much use to me. I'd rather suffer the odd zero-pointer for starting 10 players than weaken my squad and risk losing hauls.

        1. Herogrows
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 15 days ago

          but depending on rotation you may end up only fielding 8 or 9

          1. Andy_Social
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 15 days ago

            Might happen on occasion, esp around CL fixtures. But if the alternative is a steady drip of 2 or 3 points from budget enablers or Solanke, I'll suck it up.

            1. Herogrows
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 15 days ago

              fair enough, I'm rubbish at this game anyway!!!

  17. LangerznMash
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 15 days ago

    Has everyone gone of Jesus (if £9.0m)? Not seen him in any squads posted.
    He was only thing everyone was talking about last week.

    1. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Jesus is dead. Mohammad and his holy writ is the new thing.

    2. Herogrows
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      he is up front along side Haaland in my draft

    3. Fish up a tree
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      He’s in my team if no more than 9

      1. LangerznMash
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        Jesus on the heavenly cloud 9

  18. LangerznMash
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 15 days ago

    That is a risky thing to write haha

  19. adstomko
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 15 days ago

    Salah-less draft, yay or nay?

    Ederson
    Trent, Robertson, Chilwell, Trippier
    Diaz, Saka, Maddison, Foden
    Kane, Wilson
    (4.0, Aït-Nouri, 4.5, 4.5)

    1. Herogrows
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      It feels like you should have money in the bank

    2. Arn De Gothia
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Hell no

  20. Ser Davos
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 15 days ago

    Chelsea defence. Obviously Tilva/Azpi getting older and they've lost Christensen but honestly, he seemed to feature less and less...

    If they can replace Rudiger then surely they should be still decent defensively? He ultimately was a free roaming left back than a JT permanent wall from I saw...

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      I think they need two top CBs at least. Difficult in the current market as many top clubs are after CBs.

      Yeah the wide CBs need some qualities that a fullback has, because he'll be in those areas more often (Src: Steve Holland). Ake would actually be ideal.

      Whoever they sign will be key to James and Chilwell this season.

      1. Ser Davos
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        Yeah, the CBs will be key for FPL to facilitate James/Chilwell, but James/Chilwell remaining fit will be the key for Chelsea

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Main issue is they're barely linked with anyone, kounde has gone quiet and seems to favour Barca, sterling is an attacker and they got linked with ronaldo

      1. Ser Davos
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        De Ligt? That Ajax 2019 semi team are a bit cursed?

        Perhaps it was all ETH....

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
          4 years, 15 days ago

          Lightning in a bottle

  21. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 15 days ago

    Given the prices so far, what do reckon Spurs' will be tomorrow?

    Son 11.0
    Kane 11.5
    Perisic 5.5
    Doherty 5.0
    Dier 4.5
    Kulu 7.5
    Richarlison ???

    1. adstomko
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Son & Kane 11.5

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Kulu 8
      Rich 8
      Son forward

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        He’s confirmed a mid this season

    3. James VARdy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      And Lloris at 5 will do nicely

    4. Ser Davos
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Kulu 7.5 - 8
      Kane 12
      Son 11.5

      Richarlison 7.5 - 8

    5. Brimble82
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      I don’t understand - and I’d like to - why everyone is predicting Son to be less than KDB?

      He outscored him by 60pts last season and has posted consistent returns year on year.

      I’m expecting (though hopeful he won’t be) £12.5m

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        He was 2.0m less last year than KdB, don’t think one season will mean he leap frogs him.

        1. Brimble82
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 15 days ago

          In 19/20 KDB was £9.5m
          He clocked 251 pts
          The next season he was £11.5m (a £2m jump)
          In that season he clocked 141 and still went up £0.5m going into his pricetag last season (most recent) of £12m

          Son started 2122 at £10m
          He clocked 258 pts (only bettered by Salah and 62pts ahead of Kev).
          I don't see why he wouldn't get a £2m price hike?

          I'm not saying it will defo happen - for me, I'd love him at £11.5m as I would be able to fit him in to my current 'desired' draft - I just think we may have a few shocked faces around here when he doesn't come in at £11.5m

          But I am fully prepared to be proven wrong.

          1. LangerznMash
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 15 days ago

            Hard to argue with that. Son probably should be £12.0m and I wouldn't touch him at that price.

          2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 15 days ago

            I think it’s viable he’s same price as Kev but don’t think it warrants him being more.

            Remember City/Liverpool players have a ‘premium’ uplift.
            I think he will be 11.5

            1. Brimble82
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 15 days ago

              Noted the MCI/LIV premium added to prices.
              Agree.

              And hope he’s £11.5m

              Guess we’ll know at 10am tomorrow.

      2. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        It's certainly not prices I would pick. If Son and KDB were the same price, I'd pick Son.

        I'm just trying to predict the bizzare thinking of the FPL Tower of Barad-dûr.

        1. LangerznMash
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 15 days ago

          I'd pick Kane if they were the same price.

      3. James VARdy
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        If Son (and Kane) comes in at 12 or 12.5 then it becomes too easy to just go with Salah and Haaland. Kane and Son at 11.5 each or even 11 (wishful thinking) opens the premium pool up and can cause some diversity in the team selections.

    6. LangerznMash
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      If Son is £11.0 then every one will have him (a million less than KdB).

  22. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 15 days ago

    I reckon it’ll be possible to have all 4 of Kane, Haaland, Salah and Son at this rate!

    1. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Probably could, especially as a row of 4.5 defenders wouldn't look that shabby. Not for me, though.

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        Something like a James/Chilwell double up instead of Trent/Cancelo

    2. LangerznMash
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      That's probably £48.5 - £49.0 on 4 players. You would have to start multiple £4.5s to enable that.

  23. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 15 days ago

    Wasn't Mendy like super average FPL option last year? Don't get the appeal even at 5m

    1. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Agree. For me, it raises the probability of Lloris being 5.0, which is who I'm really after.

    2. Ser Davos
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Started well

      1. Ser Davos
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        and got loads of save points

  24. Kobayashi
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 15 days ago

    Only need one premium at this rate, there's too much value across the board.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Don't you use that value to get in more premiums

      1. Kobayashi
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        Sure you can, but for me it comes down to points per million spend where I've found its far easier to build a more balanced team with a decent bench.

    2. Conners
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      I agree with the one premium thinking.

      The value lies in the defenders and the mid-priced midfielders.

      The "you'll only have one captain choice" is nonsense. Trent, Cancelo, Bowen, Saka, etc are all viable, although perhaps fixture dependent to some degree.

  25. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 15 days ago

    With only 9 team to go its looking like 1 team at a time
    Today 12/2/4 & 6pm
    Monday 10/12/2/4/6pm
    Launching Tuesday ? (4am ?)

    1. Ser Davos
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      They're possibly just stalling due to transfers

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      They will launch the game on Monday when (before) all player prices are already revealed.

  26. Ser Davos
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 15 days ago

    It's that time of the year...

    "VVD-set-and-forget-vibes"

    1. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Ahem, I've got him.

  27. 15th Time Lucky
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 15 days ago

    What are people's opinions on Son as a premium option?

    I've always been reluctant to captain him due to the perception that he does best against the better teams who come at Spurs and leave more space for the counter and is weaker (compared to other top players) against the whipping boys.

    This goes against what you typically want for a captain, which is hauls that are as predictable as possible. As a 'sub-premium' it was never an issue as he was just cheap enough to own and get great value without needing to captain, but if he moves up to the premium category like we're expecting, does it present a problem?

    I checked his averages in the second half of last season (so under Conte and on the hot form that will have earned him his high price) although I recognise this is a small sample size. I checked him against MCI, LIV, CHE, ARS, NEW & WHU as in my opinion they were the strongest in the second half and then checked him against the other 13.

    11.4 average points against top teams
    7.0 average points against weaker teams
    9.0 average against NOR, WAT, LEE as the three weakest defences

    I don't have any conclusion as to what this means going forward, but found it interesting to consider.

    1. Kobayashi
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      I understand why you only selected the second half of the season for the reasons mentioned, but you would then also have to consider both home and away form against some of these teams.

      That said, it is interesting he scored higher average points against top teams - and implies that he could well be considered fixture-proof as a captaincy option.

    2. Fish up a tree
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      He’s a great premium option & I think he is the best captain in GW 1,3, 6 & 8

      Realistically you have to go without one of Haaland or Salah to accommodate him though so it’s not easy

    3. Ser Davos
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      I am strongly considering him over Haaland

      50/50 atm

    4. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Best player in the game right now

    5. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      I was quite happy putting the captaincy on Son a few times in the second half of the season and would do it again especially if Salah's form/fixture dips.

    6. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      I think this is genuine issue. I definitely would like to have him, but giving how explosive Salah can be, it's prolly just too risky.

  28. Fish up a tree
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 15 days ago

    I’m struggling to see how these prices make sense as like people are saying we only need to pick from the top 5 teams from last year with maybe 10-15 players from all of the other teams combined being viable options.

    Will the points system be changing to favour picking forwards over defenders.

    Could the CS points come down for defenders & goals points go up for forwards so we then need to spend more monies up top which would make the budget a lot tighter.

    Maybe I am overthinking but something ain’t stacking up

    1. noquarternt
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      The game is for PL engagement, a fun free sideshow. They’re doing this so casual fans can pack their team full of top 6 players and not have to worry about Denis etc.

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        On the other hand that is a problem for tv rights. People generally weren't interested in Burnley vs Canaries unless they had at least someone playing in either team.

  29. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 15 days ago

    My 20 player shortlist:

    Sanchez 4.5
    Trent 7.5
    Cancelo 7.0
    James 6.0
    Cash 5.0
    Tomiyasu 4.5
    Robertson 7.0
    Chilwell 6.0
    Jonny 4.5
    Doherty ~5.0
    Salah 13.0
    Diaz 8.0
    Son ~11.0
    Martinelli 6.0
    Saka 8.0
    Kulusevski ~7.5
    Neto 5.5
    Haaland 11.5
    Kane ~11.5
    Mitrovic 6.5

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Foden 8.0
      Mahrez 8.0
      Grealish 7.0
      Coutinho 7.0
      Bowen ???

      Make it a 25 man list, just need to make a 15 from it now!

    2. Kobayashi
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Here it comes, all aboard the template express.

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        Yup

    3. LangerznMash
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      12/20 of my shortlist.
      Missing; a £5.0 GK, Grealish £7.0, Rashford £6.5, Jesus £9.0

    4. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Add Lloris and Raya. Bruno Guimares anyone?

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        And maybe Eriksen.

        Realistically our squads will be a combination of max 25-30 players

    5. Chilli Heatwave
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      I’d add Maddison to that too

    6. James VARdy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Some decent options I'll be adding to my shortlist
      Lloris
      VVD
      Digne
      Laporte
      Bowen
      Maddison
      Watkins
      Toney
      Jesus
      Vardy

    7. SwissWavey
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      I'll definitely be keeping an eye on Rashford. Probably not from the start though.

  30. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 15 days ago

    Keen to own Vardy. I think he will start the season sub-5% ownership again.

    1. Chilli Heatwave
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 15 days ago

      Him or Maddison will be in my team, need to see his price first

      1. LangerznMash
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        Leicester play Arsenal, Chelsea and Man Utd in opening 5...

        1. James VARdy
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 15 days ago

          Arsenal is not a bad fixture for attackers. Chelsea's defence is currently in flux. United have a long way to go before we should consider them a difficult fixture for attackers - 57 goals conceded last year, more than Burnley and Brentford

      2. Kobayashi
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 15 days ago

        Maddison for me too.