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Our top team of Pro Pundits and Hall of Famers write about all things Fantasy Premier League (FPL) throughout the season.

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Here, two-time Indian FPL champion Lateriser decides which in-form Newcastle United forward is his favourite pick.

The FFS Pro Pundits 34

We’re in the final stretch of what feels like a season that has gone on forever. I wanted to touch base on a talking point that’s worth diving deeper into.

One upcoming decision for a lot of FPL managers is whether to buy Callum Wilson (£7.0m) or Alexander Isak (£6.9m). The former has scored eight times in just 395 minutes since Gameweek 29, which means he is scoring a goal every 50 minutes – this is ridiculous.

He’s in the form of his life and, in my opinion, Newcastle United don’t have much reason to ‘protect’ him with only four league games to go. Each is nicely spaced out.

The underlying numbers of Wilson and Isak since Gameweek 29 are quite telling. In this period, Wilson has had 395 minutes while Isak has had 542. Outside of expected minutes, Wilson destroys Isak on almost every single metric and I think there’s only one winner here.

We’ve entered an age where expected minutes seem to dictate everything in FPL and I think this seems like an exceptional situation. Let me just state some of the relevant statistics between the two.



    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      🙂

    2. TanN
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Thanks for that, think I will bench Haaland then!!

    3. theplayer
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Haha brilliant

    4. Jono295
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

    5. FC Hakkebøf
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      That link though

    6. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Almost 2 years old!

    7. DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      In that case. I will bench Haaland. Thank you sir!!

    8. Teomi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Haha

  1. TanN
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Raya
    Trent Estu (VC) Mings
    Salah Rashford Grealish March Mitoma
    Haaland (C) Isak

    Kepa Watkins Trippier Dalot

    FT used, GTG right?

    1) Have I benched the right players?
    2) Is the bench order correct
    3) Mad to VC Estupinan?

    1. FantasyClub
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      1. Yes
      2. Id probably put Dalot ahead of Tripp
      3. Yes

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      No. No. Yes.

      1. TanN
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Who would you bench instead then?

        1. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Id bench tripp and march

    3. FC Hakkebøf
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I would play Watkins over one of the Brighton mids I think

      1. TanN
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Which one though!? March?

  2. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Grealish starts

    Source: FPL Tomato

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Fried tomato?

    2. Total Foot 5
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Wbat about alvares?

      1. Total Foot 5
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        What*

    3. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Is it a fruit or a vegetable??

    4. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      who da fawk is dat

    5. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      He’s got less followers than me. Might stick “FPL” in my name snd post rubbish too.

      1. ididnt
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        *fewer

    6. El Presidente
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      FPL tomato sauce

    7. mdm
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Reliable?

    8. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      *sauce not source

      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Lob it at the king?

    9. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      So that’s 2 sources saying Grealish starts now

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        No I think it’s more two people typing what ever they like on their Twitter account for attention

      2. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Two sources I've never heard of. Sounds like undeniable proof to me.

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          (What happens is one randomer tweets it and the other people searching 'Latest' tweets will just repost anything for clout, then delete if/when wrong.)

      3. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Tomato source

    10. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Hahaha. FPL random vegetables

      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Think I’m going to call myself FPL Asparagus

    11. Free Hat
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      What does FPL Turnip have to say about that?

  3. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Think I'm one of the few here to still own saka and Marti:)

  4. mcginnntonic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Start 1:

    1) Mitoma
    2) Watkins
    3) Trippier

    1. Kay317
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Mitoma

    2. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Watkins

  5. MGD
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Bench 1:
    A) Isak
    B) Watkins
    C)MacAllister

    1. M2.0
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      C

      1. One Chop Allen
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        A

  6. Hairy Potter
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Oh well, Botman to Shaw is my FT this week.

    Have a saved FT which I could to do Saka to a Man City mid, but not sure I can be bothered to wait for any leaks. 2FTs might be useful next week or the week after.

    Good luck all!

    1. Sputnikboy
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Im doing the same 🙂

  7. Tronity
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Start MacAllister or Gakpo?

    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Gakpo of course

      1. M2.0
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        absolutely this

  8. M2.0
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Start KDB or Toney?

    1. Goodfeathers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      KDB, unless we hear news he’s not starting

      1. M2.0
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Cool

    2. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      KDB

    3. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      What

      1. M2.0
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        KDB is a benching risk

  9. Hy liverpool
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    This place becomes more annoying near deadline...

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Great isn't it

    2. Always a Red Devil
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      lots of very angry people i notice

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

      Just having fun!!

    4. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Only just noticed?

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        During matchdays it's just like that but now it's almost impossible.. Hop reddit don't become like that.

  10. Johnny99
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Do we think Ake starts ?

      1. Johnny99
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Thanks for that

        1. M2.0
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          No worries bud

      2. El Presidente
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        If that's the starting 11 I don't like it at all, no creativity in the middle

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Not Ake but looks like Akanji starts based on his Instagram

    2. Hoof It and Hope
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Kind of cruel of Pep to finally play Kalvin Phillips against the club that he loves facing relegation?

  11. McGalactico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Good morning! 1FT 0.4ITB

    Steele
    Trippier - Shaw - Estup - TAA
    Grealish - Rashford - Salah - Mitoma
    Haaland - Solanke

    (Kepa - Watkins - Odegaard - Gabriel)

    GTG and roll transfer? Who to play?

    A) Watkins
    B) Grealish

    1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I would play both and bench Mitoma

    2. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I would even play Odegaard for Trippier

      1. McGalactico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        I'm just playing him to protect rank and mini league leads. Scared of his ownership!

  12. Jam0sh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Ehich one would you rather have this week:

    A) Estupinan
    B) TAA

    1. One Chop Allen
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      TAA

    2. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Estupinan as I dont expect Liverpool cleanie

  13. FC Hakkebøf
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Benchheache. Bench one:

    A) Wilson
    B) Isak
    C) Mitoma
    D) March
    E) Rashford
    F) Grealish

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Bench headache*

  14. focaccia
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Bench one:

    A) Grealish
    B) Solanke
    C) Watkins
    D) March
    E) MacAllister

    1. Heavy Cream
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      B

  15. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Giani on sky sports news doing an FPL segment. Crazy how big this game has got!!

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      His head?

    2. Evasivo
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Much better 12 years ago when there weren’t paywalls for articles, stats and even comments… a new meaning to FFS

    3. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      He is a bad FPL manager btw but good for TV host

    4. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Sky have there own fantasy league to!
      Yet we see fpl pundits on their every week now

  16. Heavy Cream
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Kepa
    Estu Stones Mings
    Salah Rashford Mitoma Grealish
    Haaland(c) Watkins Welbeck

    Raya Marti Mee Burn

    Would you make any changes to this line up? GTG?

    1. DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Start Raya over Kepa?

  17. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Any jota news ? Assume benched ?

    1. mdm
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Bench likely

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Ok ta will bench then

  18. Moneymar
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Raya to Steele? Si o no?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Si senor

      1. Moneymar
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Muchas gracias

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          De nada

  19. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Pwn Grealish bit sort of hope he is benched

    1. Always a Red Devil
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      he starts apparently someone said

      1. Always a Red Devil
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        might not though

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Yeah but

          No but?

          1. Royal5
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Hopefully we'll know in time

    2. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Pwned

  20. Ruinenlust
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Play March or Grealish?

  21. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Start 2, which? Tia

    1.marti new
    2.jota BRE (injured)
    3.moreno wol
    4.eze tot

    1. Danstoke82
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      3 and 4 imo

      1. Total Foot 5
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers, im on 3 n 4

      2. Total Foot 5
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Would u do -4 jota for welbek or wilson or save and start 3 n 4?

        1. Total Foot 5
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Or -4 for alvarez also

        2. Total Foot 5
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Or -4 for alvarez

  22. Pep's Money Laundry
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    My transfer today will either be a city player or March.

    Good idea to triple up on Brighton even though their doubles aren't great? Plus De Zebri wants to become as bald as Pep

  23. Hazardous1221
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    If Grealish is benched:

    A) Grealish > Foden
    B) Roll and start Trippier instead

  24. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Today is the day Julian Alvarez scores a hattie

    1. TanN
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Hopefully! Should I transfer him in?

      1. Shark Team
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        If we get a leak he starts then yes!

  25. JoeJitzu +42
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Any news on Jota fitness?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Yes

      Yesterday and doubtful

      1. Shark Team
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Trained only 1 day so will come off the bench

  26. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    These moves yay or wait?

    This GW:
    Botman > Dalot 1FT

    Next GW:
    Jota > Wilson 1FT

  27. GC123
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Having been fairly confident of a KDB start earlier this morning, I’m growing increasingly sceptical as we move closer to the deadline. I now think it’s maybe less than 50/50. A benching would be a killer after last week’s no-show

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Considering he's entirely missed out on City's last 2 squads I'm expecting a cameo from the bench personally (not an owner)

      1. GC123
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        True but Pep did bring Haaland back in in similar circumstances not long back

    2. it lies in the proles
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Agree, makes no sense to risk him today

      1. GC123
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        But the flip side is throwing him straight back in V Madrid after missing three games

  28. Podorsky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    No leaks?

    1. Always a Red Devil
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      loads but theyre all useless as they all disagree with the other leaks

    2. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Found some water under the sink. Might have been the offspring though....

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Haaland starts is the only one that may be genuine but isn't a surprise either.

      So far....

  29. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Is this g2g?

    Steele
    TAA - Trippier - Shaw
    Mitoma - Mac10 - Rash - Salah - Grealish
    Haaland (c) - Watkins

    Raya - Isak - Botman - Zinchenko

    1. Nazz
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      That's my team

      I'm waiting on city news and will do Watkins to Alvarez
      I would also play isak over macA

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I would play Isak over MacAllistrr