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12 May 2023 1193 comments
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Here, two-time Indian FPL champion Lateriser compares Brighton and Hove Albion midfielders and picks some exciting midfield differentials.

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We’re almost there. You’ve only got 16 more days of FPL thinking to do and after that, you can give your brain a well-earned rest.

The Solly March (£5.3m) injury has definitely dented some plans and I’ve been wondering which is the best route to go. If you ask me, the Brighton asset I’m most convinced about is Julio Enciso (£4.6m) but the problem is that he’s a forward and, given the fixtures, using a transfer on a forwards needs to go on one of the Newcastle United strikers.

I wrote my thoughts on the Magpies’ pair last week and we covered the entire conversation in way more depth than I had predicted in our latest episode of The FPL Wire. We had Pras from Burning Questions join Zophar and me, playing a fun scenario game with regards to Alexander Isak (£7.0m) and Callum Wilson (£7.1m). For that reason, I won’t be covering them here.

JULIO ENCISO

Back to Enciso, I think he’s a really good player on the eye, is always direct and usually places himself in and around the box. I think he’s good for game-time due to his versatility – he can play on either wing or as the number ten – but March’s absence makes me even more bullish on the youngster as I like his expected minutes for the remainder of the season.



  1. DropkickMurphys
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Grealish Rashford Zinchenko… transfer out priority? Thanks!

    1. The Count of Monte Cristo
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Z

    2. waltzingmatildas
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Zinchenko

    3. Prinzhorn
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Zinchy

    4. Assisting the assister
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Zinc out for the season

    5. Assisting the assister
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Having said that Grealish>Mahrez could get more points this week

    6. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Rashford

  2. The Count of Monte Cristo
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Isak still with (c)aptaining over a SGW player if he only plays 120 mins?

    1. FPL Bond @ Twitter
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Yes

  3. Cobaro1
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Who to Captain

    A) Wilson
    B) Isak

    Leaning towards Wilson but seems everyone is captaining Isak

    1. waltzingmatildas
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      A

    2. The Count of Monte Cristo
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      If I had W, I'd C him.

    3. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I, no joke, had a dream last night where Isak bagged 16 points and Wilson blanked twice. Still captaining Wilson, though.

      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Hatty, 3 bonus but a yellow for taking shirt off

    4. Prinzhorn
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Wilson

  4. waltzingmatildas
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    In order to do Greenwood to Wilson/Isak, would you do either of these?
    A) Rashford to Gibbs-White
    B) TAA to White/Stones
    Or just go without?

    1. Prinzhorn
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      If you have none of them I would get at least one. I wouldn't lose TAA honestly though.

    2. FPL Bond @ Twitter
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Can you post your entire team?

      1. waltzingmatildas
        • 15 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Raya DDG
        TAA Trippier Botman Estu Coufal
        Salah Bruno Rashford Mac Mitoma
        Haaland Alvarez Greenwood
        1.7itb, 2ft

  5. Prinzhorn
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    RMT

    De Gea
    Trippier - Schar - Estupinan - TAA
    Salah - Mitoma - Eze
    Haaland - Isak - Jota

    Kepa, Mings, Rashford, March

    1. Scoop77
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I don’t like Jota in there, other than that ok

      1. Prinzhorn
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        ty hold and hope for the best

  6. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Lost on last: would you start Dalot or Fofana?

    1. FPL Bond @ Twitter
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Dalot

  7. The Gambler.
    • 16 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Dilemma- need your assistance, legends!

    Current front line is

    Enciso - Haaland - Greenwood

    Would you

    A) Rashford > Mitoma, Enciso > Isak (bench Greenwood)

    Or

    B) Rashford > £5m, Greenwood > Isak (bench £5m)

    So its basically Mitoma / Isak / Haaland or Enciso / Isak / Haaland

    I know Mitoma is very popular, I am leaning towards being different

    1. Mike82
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I’d stick with the Mitoma scenario personally

  8. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    NEW POST

  9. Assisting the assister
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Play 2 NEW defenders or play Shaw or Akanji instead of Botman? Cheers for thoughts

    1. Mike82
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Shaw

  10. HD7
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Mates,

    Who would you captain from Haaland Isak and Wilson?

    1. Mike82
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      One of the Newcastle lads

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        This

    2. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      If Wilson starts then him, if not then Isak for me. Hopefully get team news before the dearline

      1. FPL Bond @ Twitter
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Correct

  11. Karan_G14
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    March to Mac A worth -4 points?
    Or would you be happy starting Estupinan & Shaw this week?

    1. Mike82
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Happy as Larry me

    2. FPL Bond @ Twitter
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I reckon u dont take the hit.

  12. Hairy Potter
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Currently in Isak, but Haaland tempting (well worrying) me.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      He starts
      He scores
      He's subbed

      But when?

      A few Man City fans reckon it's a 1 nil win.

      Be brilliant if Everton can get something out of it.

  13. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    I reckon Newcastle easily beat Leeds.

    But wouldn't want to go against wise words from Gandhi too strongly.

    1-3!

  14. Mike82
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    No love for Salah as captain, in form, vs a Leicester team shipping a boat load of goals?

    1. FPL Bond @ Twitter
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Salah has dropped off a bit recently. Was lucky to get 2 penalties in recent weeks.

  15. OptimusBlack
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Who has balls to C Salah ?

    1. FPL Bond @ Twitter
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Very risky. Plus Liverpool are not that good away from home.
      But Leicester defence is poor. So could work out

  16. Redranger
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    GTG? No pressing matters so went Grealish > Mahrez

    DDG
    TAA Trip Estu
    Salah Mitoma Mac10 Mahrez
    Haaland Wilson (C) Isak
    Iversen Akanji Rash Toti

  17. Mike82
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Does Pascal Gross start both games? He can be explosive and if playing further up

    1. FPL Bond @ Twitter
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      He will start.

  18. kanuforpresident
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Leading my league

    DDG
    Trip* White Estu* Stones
    Grealish Salah Mitoma*
    Haaland Watkins Jota
    Subs: Raya, Mings, March, Rashford

    A) Jota to Wilson (keep it simple)
    B) Jota, Mings to Wilson, Botman for -4

  19. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Third time a charm? Start one:

    1. Dalot
    2. Fofana
    3. Stones

    1. FPL Emu
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      1

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Stones is in most predicted line ups.

  20. sam4775
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Morning!

    Steele
    Trippier TAA Estupinan
    Salah Eze Grealish Mitoma
    Wilson Haaland Toney

    Raya Rashford White Mings

    Thoughts please…

    A) Toney > Isak
    B) Grealish > Mahrez
    C) roll and start White over Grealish

    1. FPL Bond @ Twitter
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      A

  21. FPL Emu
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Schär feels close to scoring pretty much every match. Is he worth a hit over White (BHA)?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Nah

      White is a good pick and Newcastle can concede in both games.

  22. ratski
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Rashford injury definitely has put a spanner in the works.

    Is it worth dumping for either macA or Bruno.

    My other mids mitoma grealish martinelli and Salah I feel are worth keeping

  23. nozza
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Play Martinelli or Stones?

    1. FPL Bond @ Twitter
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Martinelli

  24. kanuforpresident
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Mings out for Botman worth it for -4?

    1. sam4775
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Not IMO

  25. jpine
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Raya home to West Ham or Kepa home to Forest?

    1. sam4775
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Raya

    2. FPL Bond @ Twitter
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Raya. West Ham on the beach.

    3. jpine
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Thanks, both.

  26. jpine
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Captain Wilson? Chasing down someone who generally goes with Haaland. But is this too risky? Could also go Salah, MacAllister or Mitoma.

    1. FPL Bond @ Twitter
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Only if the leak says he starts

      1. jpine
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        And if not? Salah?

  27. PScholes18
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Still haven't decided. Getting Wilson/Isak without a hit means selling Alvarez. All other moves require a hit. But guess I need one of them...

    1. ‘Tis the Season
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Worth a hit on dbl GW player

      1. ‘Tis the Season
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Esp if you are going to captain him as I suspect you are

  28. Forcella Boys
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Steele
    Tripp Botman Estu Shaw
    Salah Martinelli Mitoma
    Watkins Haaland Isak (c)

    Raya, Grealish Rashford Henry

    2FT £2.1m in the bank.

    Happy enough with team, should I get Lindelof in for Henry with thoughts on next week ?

  29. TyroneGAA
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Morning team below .. have some injured players but 20 points ahead in a ML and 40 behind first but still in the money position. Would you change jota to wilson and March to Mc? Or maybe just change March?

    Kepa
    Trent estu botman
    Martinelli mitoma salah rashford
    Haaland jota isak

    Martinez zinchenko March martinez

    1. GC123
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      March to Willock

      1. TyroneGAA
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Awww sounds good

  30. Guitarman84
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Play...
    Shaw or Botman?

    1. ‘Tis the Season
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Botty