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‘Five substitutes’ rule: How has it affected FPL so far?

26 September 2022 194 comments
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As of this season, Premier League clubs are allowed to make five substitutions per match.

Following up on an earlier article in the same mould, we look at what the impact has been on Fantasy Premier League (FPL) so far.

While we’re dealing with small sample sizes at this stage of the campaign, it’s worth keeping an eye on any trends developing over the season – particularly when we reach busy periods in the footballing calendar.

And we saw one such busy period in Gameweeks 4-6, when there were three sets of league matches played back to back. Last season’s top seven teams are also now involved in European competition, although we’ve perhaps yet to see the full impact of that due to recent Premier League postponements and a free weekend in between the first and second Champions League/Europa League/Conference League group games.

We focus mostly on the first six Gameweeks in this piece, with Gameweek 7 washed out completely and Gameweek 8 featuring only 14 teams.

GAMEWEEKS 1-6: SUBSTITUTIONS MADE BY CLUB

TeamSubstitutionsSubstitutions made before player reaches 60 mins
 Brentford296
 Chelsea264*
 Leeds United269**
 Crystal Palace253*
 Manchester United258
 Liverpool248***
 Newcastle United240
 Southampton246*
 Arsenal230
 Brighton and Hove Albion230
 Aston Villa223*
 Bournemouth226*
 Fulham223*
 Manchester City224*
 Nottingham Forest223*
 West Ham United215**
 Tottenham Hotspur191
 Wolverhampton Wanderers185*
Leicester City164
Everton154**

*one of which was confirmed as being enforced
**two of which were confirmed as being enforced
***three of which were confirmed as being enforced

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  1. Letsgo!
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Start bailey or coufal for gw9?

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    1. Stimps
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      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Coufal....

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  2. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
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    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Coufal

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    1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Bless you

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  3. Gon Freecss
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    How to de-template this wildcard team?

    Pope
    Cancelo, Trippier, James
    Mad, KBD, Martinelli, Zaha
    Mitro, Haaland, Toney

    Iverson, Andres, Neco, Saliba

    A) KDB > Son ... Saliba > Emerson ... Martinelli > Saka
    B) KDB > Sterling ... Saliba > Dias ... Andreas > Hojbjerg
    C) KDB > Sterling ... Saliba > Dias ... Andreas > Gordon ... Neco > Vestergard
    D) Something else?

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    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      All of these moves seems like a downgrade rather than de-template...

      Would consider Kane for Toney by downgrading Kevin to someone with decent fixtures. Defense is alright, Saliba to Dias will give benching headache

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      1. Gon Freecss
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks!

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    2. Stimps
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Sinisterra for Martinelli

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    3. Magic Zico
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      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Salah Solanke Barnes Sinisterra ... just one/two of them for punts if wanting to be slightly different

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      1. The Mentaculus
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        What a list Salah has made his way onto...

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    4. snow pea in repose
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Saliba to Guehi

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  4. The Abyss
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone know where I can get a decent curry in Cambridge?

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    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Naandos

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    2. Magic Zico
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      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Namaste Village, 45-47 Castle St, Cambridge

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      1. The Abyss
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Great shout - this looks perfect! Thanks!

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  5. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    If the UK were to become a republic, who would you nominate as President, and why? Cannot be an existing royal, or a current MP, must be alive, a current UK citizen, and must be over 18.

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    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      😀

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    2. Magic Zico
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      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Boris Johnson 😆

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      1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Current MP, for now...

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    3. Vermeerish
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Mark Noble

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

        Surname fits

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    4. Vermeerish
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      https://www.instagram.com/p/CihZ67gOIkS/

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    5. The Sociologist
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Jeff Goldblum. Give that man citizenship

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    6. The Sociologist
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      In all seriousness, someone like Nigel Farage would probably get voted in

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      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        😀

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        1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          https://youtu.be/KmR8fzQjuD8

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          1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
            • 16 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            🙁

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    7. Leaf
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      • 15 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      What sort of elite FPL forum would discuss this !?

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      1. Freshy
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        • 15 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        One that is bored to tears over international break

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    8. maglia rosa
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      • 15 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Paul Gambaccini, Russel Brand, Stephen Fry

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      1. maglia rosa
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        • 15 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Missed the why bit…….because all of my nominees have an element of the collective good about them and have at one time or another reacted in a positive way to the inequality and injustice inherent within the establishment/ruling classes that predicates much of the injustice we see from those tasked with leading this great nation of ours. 🙂

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

      Managing a country is an enormous and complex job, It would have to be someone with experience as a CEO.

      So probably someone like Steve Hare, one of the highest rated CEOs in the country. Degree in economics & accounting.

      Too serious? Gareth Southgate then.

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    10. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      michael palin

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      1. Gnu
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        • 16 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Good shout, I like this.

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    11. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Prince Harry. He gave up his Royal duties, right?

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    12. Dunster
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Joe from Scoutcast.

      Weekly podcasts can give the country bad news about actual GDP, but stress the encouraging news that xGDP is higher so an economic turning point must be close.

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  6. Weeb Kakashi
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    RMWCT

    Guaita
    James Trippier Coufal
    Salah Diaz Madders Saka Zaha
    Haaland Toney

    Dalot Dunk 4.3 FWD

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

      Salah & Diaz is overkill

      Turn Diaz into Mitrovic

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      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Salah and Diaz could be gold. Both are playing in attack for LFC and both are nailed AF.

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    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Saka to Mitrovic, Coufal to Dias/Cancelo if possible

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  7. Stimps
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Start Bailey or Andreas?

    Have Mitro, Pope, Trippier playing the one game

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

      I’d be afraid of a Bailey 1 pointer

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  8. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    If I was on a WC, I’d be going this. 0ITB

    Kepa
    TAA Trippier Saliba
    Sterling Foden Maddison Zaha
    Haaland Jota Mitrovic

    Mendy Kilman Andersen Murphy

    GW12:
    Bench Saliba, Haaland.
    Foden > 8.0m mid.

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  9. billnats
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Need to free up some cash… which way to go:
    A) Perisic to Fofana/Castagne
    B) Gross to Bailey

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

      B

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  10. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Best move this week?

    A. KdB to Salah (c). Play Andreas and bench Isak
    B. Isak to Toney. Capt. Haaland and bench Andreas.
    C. Isak to Solanke. Capt, Haaland and bench Andreas (this is a move I was thinking in gw 11 to fund Salah and TAA)

    Thanks.

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

      B

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    2. Maeki2
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      B

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  11. How I met your Mata
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    WC Solid or what changes?

    Guita
    James TAA Trippier Cancelo
    Maddison Salah Martinelli Zaha
    Mitrovic Haaland

    Iverson Andreas Neto Greenwood

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

      Solid

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

    Last Man Standing entry is open over the break.

    Minimum scores needed after hits are 44,44,36,48,55,33,Blank,42
    Just over 2050 qualified for GW9
    Code is 88xxin

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2022/08/02/how-to-enter-and-play-the-last-man-standing-competition-2022-23/

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  13. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Is Zaha on international duty? He's at 96% so I'd like to get him in before he goes up to 7.3.

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    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Most of it is due to WC's I would say. Those not on WC may only be bringing him in for GW10 due to the Chelsea fixture.

      Maddison has been looking like rising ever since the last GW and still no price change.

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

      Ya. He is away with ivory coast. Should just wait

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      1. Feanor
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks.

        My plan is to get him in for Gibbs-White. Can't afford Maddison.

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  14. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Female Players in the Prem

    https://imgbox.com/skiweRMG

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

      Haha Sterling...

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