jackbrennz
With the countdown on to Gameweek 1, we’ll be getting a flurry of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) team reveals from our pundits, contributors, Hall of Famers and more.
First up, last year’s world number two! Jack Brennan, aka jackbrennz, finished just 23 points off the covered first place in 2024/25 after a superb campaign.
And here’s his current draft, complete with defensive contribution (DC) magnets and the newest £4.0m goalkeeper and £4.5m forward playthings…
Probaly my most different draft but here it iss
Sanchez
VVD Williams Vdv
Salah Palmer Wirtz Cunha Reindeer
Watkins SL
Bench : Dubz Richards Guiu Esteve
Thinking SL as a set and forget and I really like the midfield , with Cunha playing with better players than he did at wolves.
Rudolph is only good over the Xmas period.
I had VVD for some time. Yesterday's game has put me off their defence, especially with the first 3 fixtures.
Think Cunha is a wait and see personally, yet to score/assist for United and facing a tough defence on Sunday. Not the best fixtures either.
Im praying on Reindeer going crazy this season unexpectedly
Who’s a better pick AWB or Diouf?
Diouf by a country a mile
Any specific reason? Has he just been way better pre season
Way more attacking than AWB. Don't see AWB defcon points being much better
Diouf looks a decent punt. Not many CS for both.
Guys help on Haaland vs Salah, thinking to go with neither of them. too much on a 50-50 right now
Haaland is City's dominant attacker.
Salah is Liverpool's dominant attacker but will have a bit more competition for Liverpool's attacking points.
I would go Salah over Haaland. Both have great potential but Salah has the additional point for scoring midfielder and potential clean sheet, as well as the bonus points are different this season for team work defensive contributions regarding tackles etc, so i think Salah all the way
I think swerving both is a reaction to the community shield with most set up with just Salah.
I bet by Thursday that the premium picks are back in most teams.
Which option is better?
A. Guiu & Ndiaye
B. J.King & Larsen
A
He might not of signed in time but regarding Everton players, you now need to take into account Jack Grealish otherwise out of the 2 options ypou listed i would go with A
Grealish signed today
It's a done deal
A
Moyes main attacker options:
Barry
Beto
Grealish
Ndiaye
McNeil
Alcaraz
KDH (could move to 8 role)
New RW signing (e.g. Dibling)
ST:
Barry or Beto
LW/CAM/RW options:
Grealish/Ndiaye/New Signing
Ndiaye/Grealish/New Signing
Grealish/McNeil/Ndiaye
McNeil/Grealish/Ndiaye
Grealish/KDH/Ndiaye
Grealish/Alcaraz/Ndiaye
The attackers are versatile and can be interchanged between different positions.
Ndiaye can play CF too
I don't think Moyes will consider playing Ndiaye at CF ahead of Barry/Beto
Thoughts on Aznou for gw1? (BB)
Be wary of the fact Moyes subbed him on and off in the Roma game. Everton finished with Coleman at LB.
Yeah but it was friendly after all. Everyone gets subbed usually
He came in 11th minute
And played 70 minutes
And debut match for him. Very first minutes for everton
Wasn't only letting you know. He was getting skinned by Soule.
They have any other option?
Coleman is 37 in 2 month
No. I've seen talk of a back 3 (Tarkowski, Branthwaite, O'Brien) and "emergency" wing-backs.
Yeah but aznou is LWB in that case in those reports
What did I miss about Myko?
Went off v Roma holding his groin area.
Sels
VdV, Cuca, Diouf
Mo, Palmer, Kudus, Wilson
Gyok, Watkins, Fulkrug
Bizot, Reijnders, De Cuyper, Reinaldo
Any thoughts on this? 0.5m left and planning to BB in first week. Thanks lads.
3-4-3 is a good option with bench cover
Especially if you want to save the first wildcard for a while for squads to settle down
Planning to BB and get it out of the way as I think all my squad will start. And then downgrade Bizot to Dubravka next week to get 0.5m back.
Bizot is a waste at 4.5m.
1 Game against a decent side. And then your stuck with a non playing 4.5 gk or an early transfer wasted on a GK. I'd go for someone like Verbruggen. Or take the gamble dubravka plays. And then spend 1m elsewhere.
Nah, I'll just transfer him to Dubravka (he's definitely not playing) next week, as I'm not planning on making any other transfers for a couple of weeks.
I don't like, locking your first transfer in for a keeper who very easily could concede in the first GW. I think its better to go for two 4.5s if your planning on bb. Or as I sold take a gamble on Dubravka starting, which is 50/50
True, I'll revisit that. Thanks
Might just gamble Dubravka or Petrovic, not keen on Verbuggen at all.
Need to know if Gyokeres takes pens from Saka!
Arsenal fan here, I expect them to be split tbh
Nah I think Gyok will take them (Arsenal fan here too) as the club will want to give him momentum and confidence. Plus his penalty record is insane. I'd expect it to be Gyok, Saka, Ode.
He will, 100%
This is what I needed, saves me a mil!
Saka will probably gift him some, specially when owners need a goal from Saka
Same reason I don't have Saka this season, not as attractive if he potentially loses pens though I still expect him to get decent points.
Good Team for GW1 Bench Boost is what I am looking for:
Sels / Verbruggen
Esteve-De Cuyper -Gudmundsson-Reinildo-Tuanzebe
Salah-Saka-Palmer-Reijnders -Anderson
Mateta - Gyo - Wood
Thoughts?
I think you need some Villa cover in there, can you get Mateta/Wood to Watkins? As much as I love Saka, I'd downgrade him personally and then upgrade that defence. Can't see Burnley keeping a CS v Spurs.
Don't like the defenders, but you probably are going for attacking players to bring you the points. Just a heads up on Brighton though, they looked pretty open at the back last friendly match.
I have de cuyper and verb too
Isn’t it too much?
I’m worried about that
Yes, I'd dump Verbuggen tbh. Brighton get ripped at the back but De Cruyper is a good attacking threat. If he doesn't start well he's an easy swap.
That Defence is awful. Your forced to start 2 defenders from the promoted teams every week. Who for years famously go straight back down with loads of goals against them. You need to find some funds from somewhere and increase that back line. 0.5 from a keeper, 3m from wood to Guiu. Would be my moves.
Frimpong and Füllkrug or De Cuyper and Mateta?
A
Everyone seems to be locked on Salah. No one else worried about his Community Shield performance plus two Pen misses in a row? Not sure Liverpool are playing in a way that suits Salah.....
Too risky to not have him, can always swap him out if needed.
Penalties aside, Salah has not scored in any community shield game for Liverpool. 4 appearances, 1 assist.
I wouldn't read too much into it.
I am a Liverpool fan and doubted Salah last season and it burnt me. Can’t help but notice he’s not touching the ball much - overthinking it!
People doubt Salah every season. If he goes down, we all go down together.
He is still going to be the most popular cap GW1 and most weeks.
Salah was superb in the last campaign. One poor game isn’t going to sway me.
He usually starts well and can easily be swapped out if he doesn’t look good.
Unlike a lot of players he has nothing to prove.
I suspect in a *non-competitive* game like the CS he just lets others duke it out.
(Self-aware Seagull)
Branthwaite going to be available?
If he isn't available, EVE can get whoever in and it just won't matter.
I'm beginning to experience serious Reijnders fomo but I can't quite shake the fear that Pep can randomly play two of Bernardo, Gundogan and Nico G in midfield just because he's Pep. Anyone want to talk me into or out of Reijnders?
Watch the Man City Palermo friendly highlights. That's what swayed me. Reijnders looks the real deal.
I know how good he is, watched a lot of him at Milan.
Did Rodri play central? I like the look of Reijjnders but worried about his position in the team. If Rodri is out does Gundo play 6?
The fact that Rodri is out, Reijnders is as nailed as you can get imho
He'll be wrecked pulling the midfield sleigh without Rodders.
Not sure Rodri being out is good for him though. May be asked to play as a 6 rather than a 8.
Tbf he's only 5.5m so worth the Pep roulette risk. Should be playing whilst Rodri is out though.
If he's playing Rodri's position I'm not interested. Needs to have attacking freedom like he did at Milan and in the Palermo friendly.
Evening folks, is there a 4.5 defender who is a better pick than the 5.0 midfielders?
Andersen probably
Cheers
Dorgu for me is the big gamble. If he is nailed and Man U start to turn it around, I think he's huge value at 4.5
He is pretty nailed. Will lose some mins to dalot and Leon but will be last 5 or 10. he’s a beast and could be great pick
I imagine he will be similar to Amad, who was a great midfield pick playing RWB. So if Dorgu is the same, the fact he's a defender as well, holds huge value.
Diouf?
Is Reindeer nailed on?
No but worth the risk imo, especially with Rodri out
is this a load of auld shyte ...
sels
VVD Diouf AWB
grealish, palmer, dewsbury hall , wirtz
joao ped, haaland, gyokres
(dubrovka, gvardiol, a ramsey, konsa)
Injury updates:
https://www.premierinjuries.com/injury-table.php
Am I right in saying Dubravka and Guiu will be in line for a 0.1 price drop if they don’t feature this weekend? Both have significant ownership.
I would have thought that very possible indeed
More for Guiu than Dubravka, as people may be wanting to upgrade their striker fodder, regardless of which particular fodder it is
I'd say its unlikely, as most will need a -4 to transfer out their non playing players. Even if Dubravka drops I don't see any issue, as they'll just stay on the bench throughout the season.
If you WC, you won't get that 0.1 back, so you'll have to stick with Dubravka or lose it. On an early WC, that could be an effective 0.5 loss, so maybe avoid him unless you plan to save the WC for later in the season, I guess
It's very likely Dubravka will start at some point, when he does, for me it makes no difference if he goes down to 3m, he will just be my cheap playing GK to sit on my bench for 90% of the games. Only issue you have, is if he doesn't become their number 1
Probably need to take a hit or keep money ITB if looking to sell fodder picks in GW2
Updated with correct plan and diacritics
Verbruggen Areola
RAN Cucurella Tarkowski (Diouf AWB)
Palmer Saka Wirtz Zubimendi (KDH)
Gyökeres Ekitiké Pedro
GW1: BB
GW3: FH
GW4: WC
GW7: 4FTs available for Arsenal fixture swing rejigification
Areola not totally nailed with hermansen
Just need him for GW1, then he's for the knackers yard. Do you think he's unsafe even in GW1?
Why not?
I guess today is his first day of training
You must have some faith in that West Ham backline.
Lol
Not at all, just playing the odds! The FBs are popular picks, and they're rarely going to be better than GW1. I never have to see them again after that. (I've ditched Areola for Bizot, as I don't know if he'll play.)
Verbruggen
RAN Cucurella Frimpong
Palmer Bruno Wirtz Gakpo
Gyökeres Watkins Pedro
Bench is weak though
Sels over Verbruggen, Reijnders over Gakpo
Donnarumma excluded from PSG's Super Cup squad.
He has been linked with United and Chelsea.
https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1954939761539584302?t=JOCti1Fx2mN0RCANlU5-8Q&s=19
Definitely PL bound unfortunately
47 million wasted on Onana or 25 million wasted on Sanchez?
Evening all. Any thoughts on this?
Sels (Dub)
Cucu - VDV - De Cuyper
Salah (c) - Palmer - Saka - Ndiaye - Reijnders
Watkins - Pedro
Subs - reinildo, guiu, bijol
Ta
Really like this team. Mostly as it has 7 of my current front 8, haha.
I am not sure on Ndiaye. I know why he's been picked (penalties), but not convinced.
Although I don't need Palace till GW4 earliest I might look into a similar rotation, as they have all those midweek games to tire them out (maybe).
