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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. cutch
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    I'm still alive in the Aston Villa Cup which started in gw 22. This is the first gw when I think that i actually have a (small) chance of going all the way till the end. Anyone else here still alive in any of the general cups?

    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Mine cups are empty.

  2. The_FF_King
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Bench Martinelli or March?

    1. Yes Don
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      marti

  3. HD7
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Is this the best shape of the team?

    Steele

    Trippier Stones Estupinan
    Salah Rashford Grealish Mitoma 

    Jota Haaland Watkins

    Kepa Martinelli Shaw Henry

  4. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Start Trippier of Mings folks???

    1. Feed tha Sheep
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Il similar with Moreno below swinging towards him I think but it’s close

      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Very close mate!! I usually like to start the home player, have been on Mings starting all week tho

        1. Feed tha Sheep
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          Same been on Moreno all week. Trippier been poor FPL wise lately and Arsenal obviously a better attack than Wolves but Trippier is Trippier

          1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 9 months ago

            Yeah that’s right mate, could easily sneak an assist from a set piece even if he conceded, hmm wavering a little now!! Haha

  5. The Great Statuto
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Could anyone share the sources of these team leaks to look out for please, particularly Man city news? - never got a single one yet me!

    1. abaalan
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Ha me neither. One time I did then fpl site crashed (think was a haaland benching!)

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        He had KDB out at the start of the double but is toying now

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          What a bilend. Deadline needs changed to stop these types of people.

      1. Ron_Swanson
        • 15 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah this one almost always gets Man City early and often Man Utd

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          He's the most reliable but is on a train to Newcastle for the Arsenal game so it does depend on network connectivity etc too.

          1. Bobby Crush
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 9 months ago

            Is Northern UK an underdeveloped region?

            1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              2 years, 9 months ago

              Where ?

            2. Biggsy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              2 years, 9 months ago

              The UK rail network is an underdeveloped transportion system...

            3. Hairy Potter
              • 10 Years
              2 years, 9 months ago

              Mobile coverage isn't always that good in the areas where the train tracks are, or in tunnels!

              1. Bobby Crush
                • 11 Years
                2 years, 9 months ago

                Tunnels, fair. But otherwise, that seems odd.

    2. The Great Statuto
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Thanks folks. I'm going to just checkout @Teamnewsandtix only to save scrambling around.
      Good luck all

  6. Feed tha Sheep
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Start?

    A. Moreno (wolves)
    B. Trippier (ARSENAL)

  7. abaalan
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    If grealish is benched, worth doing:
    Grealish to mahrez / foden? Or too short termist (will be playing rest of season)
    Got trippier first bench

    1. Feed tha Sheep
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I’d just play Trippier personally as Grealish more likely to play rest of games including DGW

  8. Our Tiny Windows
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Grealish to Martinelli? Helps me find martial to Wilson next week

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      There's better options than Martinelli surely. He might not even start

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

      Not martnelli

  9. thewhitepele
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    G2G and save FT? Got 0.4m itb.

    Steele
    TAA Tripps Shaw
    Salah Rash Mahrez Mac Mitoma
    Haaland Watkins

    Kepa, Botman, Gabriel, Greenwood

  10. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    A. Maddison to Rashford

    B. Jesus to Alvarez (pending lineup news)

    C. Jesus to Wilson

    1. Yes Don
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      A or B for this week

  11. Guitarman84
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Who to bench..
    A - Toney
    B - Isak
    C - Mac A

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

      That is tough.. May be C but could backfire

    2. Shipstontrev
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      A

  12. Kante Touch This
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    KDB owners, straight to Salah or taking a risk and keeping?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Playing

      He's in Team Line-Up Predictions.

      No guarantees but he should start.

    2. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Keeping (also have Salah)

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

    A. Head.. Keep Salah, save ft
    B. Heart.. Salah to Son(c)

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      You should visit a cardiologist

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

        50k atm.. Nothing to lose

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          Hey? 50k great rank !!

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

        Bookmarked.

    2. Rojo's Modern Life
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Mental. You've got into your own head. Son is a waste this season.

      1. One for All
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        He's on form now, good record against Crystal Palace too.

      2. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Son's showing recent signs of improvement

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

      Not sure if that suggestion is from your heart or your bowels.....

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

      Cheers all.

  14. Henning
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Play Mings or Shaw?

    1. One for All
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Mings

  15. One for All
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Ederson
    Shaw, Estupinan, Taa
    Grealish, Mitoma, Mac Allister, Rashford, Salah
    Haaland, Jota

    Iverson, Isak, Botman, Trippier

    2FT 0.1 ITB, FH remaining

    A) Salah>Son
    B) Mac Allister>March
    C) Jota>Alvarez, Grealish>Bruno

    Which option guys?

    C looks tempting not sure if Jota and Grealish would start.

    1. Chipmunk
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I’m looking at C myself.
      Watkins > Alvarez
      Grealish > Bruno
      -4

      1. One for All
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah c looks good I might just go for it.

  16. FDMS All Starz
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Not sure how to use the 2FTs, please help

    (2FTs & 0.0itb)
    Steele
    Trent Trippier Estu
    Salah Bruno Rashford Mitoma Grealish
    Haaland Isak

    Kepa Pinnock Henry Greenwood

    1. FDMS All Starz
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Still have FH for GW37 probably

    2. Die Hard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Sell your two Brentford defenders and get maybe a ManU defender and a cheap one.

  17. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    If we know Haaland is not starting this gameweek, will you bench him or sell him?

    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Contrary to popular belief, City haven't yet won the PL title so I think they might need a goal or two more from the big man

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Neither !!

      1. Ron_Swanson
        • 15 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Same. Just needs even 20 mins to get a brace and enhance his record to something looking unbreakable

    3. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Neither. Would just shift captaincy

  18. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Will need a -4 to get in one of Isaq and Wilson in GW 36 or -8 to get both.

    Are hits worth it and how many?

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      -8 defo not worth it imo

    2. BERGKOP
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Just the one hit

  19. McSlu
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Play Jesus og grealish?

    1. McSlu
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      *or

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Jesus

  20. Skogen89
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Schar and jota > wilson and taa (-4)?

    1. BERGKOP
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Yes

  21. SpaceCoyote97
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Grealish or March to bench?

    1. BERGKOP
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Grealish

    2. Well you know, Triffic
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Grealish if he isn't starting. Even if Grielish starts, you should play March aswell imo.

  22. dimitros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Start Kepa or Raya?

    1. BERGKOP
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Kepa

    2. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Raya for saves

    3. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I’m on Kepa

  23. BERGKOP
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Who to play?

    A) Solanke
    B) Isak

    Thanks in advance

    1. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      A gamble on him

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      B

    3. Die Hard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      B

    4. BERGKOP
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Thanks all

  24. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Grealish >> Bruno F or Foden/Mahrez if he’s benched? Or roll FT and play Shaw?

    Kepa
    TAA, Tripps, Estu
    Salah, Grealish, Rash, Mitoma, Mac A
    Haaland(C), Isak
    (Raya, Shaw, Schär, Greenwood)

    1. BERGKOP
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I'd go Bruno. More chance of assured minutes.

  25. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Alvarez not worth in if it means -4 to get Wilson next week?

    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      It is if he scores at least 5 more than whoever you take out this week. That's the risk you take

      1. Blueberg
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        And at least 5 more than Wilson this week.

    2. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Correct

  26. Better Call Raul
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Start Mac Allister or Martinelli?

    1. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      MacA

    2. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Mac

  27. Bobby Crush
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Seems we are not expecting a new manager bounce from fat sam's Leeds?

    1. BERGKOP
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Maybe something but will it amount to much vs City away? Doubt it.

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Not sure it will the trashing everyone expects here to be honest

    3. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      He will keep it to 4-0

    4. Bobby Crush
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Hard to say. The gap in quality should be there, but will City have one eye on RM?
      Or will the City squadies bust a gut to get into the team for that game?

  28. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Who to bench?

    A) Mitoma
    B) Watkins
    C) Jota

    1. Bobby Crush
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      C

  29. stufail
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Unless I'm missing something (?), I think the RMT function isn't working correctly.

    The below squad (mine) is showing as 56.72 points this week based on using best 11 players in valid formation with best score doubled and "bench effect" added on.

    But if I add up the total of the 11 best players, it totals 47.46, plus Salah again (6.56), is 54.02. Which is different to the 56.72 below per RMT.

    What's going on here?

    Player GW35
    Steele 3.36
    Iversen (b)
    TAA 4.68
    Trippier 3.79
    Shaw 3.23
    Botman (b1)
    Pinnock (b2)
    Salah 6.56 (c)
    Mitoma 4.54
    Rashford 4.22
    Fernandes 4.01
    March 3.7
    Haaland 5.61 (v)
    Isak 3.76
    Greenwood (b3)
    56.72 *

    1. rainy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      If you hover over (or tap) a player’s score, their adjusted points and expected minutes pop up; adding each player’s adjusted points for the week should give the total you see at the bottom of the column.

      There’s an explainer on the calculations mid-way through this article

      https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2022/02/12/fpl-points-projections-for-double-gameweek-25-fernandes-tops-the-pile/

  30. GoonerByron
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Start one (Also have Chilwell starting)

    A - Neto
    B - Kepa

    1. Shipstontrev
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Lloyd Kelly is in the Bournemouth defence, so Kepa