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UCL Fantasy 2026/27: Matchday 1 clean sheet odds

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As the opening round of UCL Fantasy nears, we take a look at the Matchday 1 clean sheet odds to identify which teams have the strongest defensive prospects.

These odds come from our brand-new UCL Fantasy Toolkit!

There’s free stuff in there for every UCL manager but, as ever, Chief Scout Members can dig even deeper.

From player points projections and underlying statistics to the Fixture Ticker and Draft Tool, it’s all here to help you build your Matchday 1 squads.

TOP PROJECTED CLEAN SHEET ODDS: MATCHDAY 1

Note: You can access all 36 clean sheet projections in our toolkit.

SUMMARY

PSG are comfortably out in front for clean-sheet potential in Matchday 1. The back-to-back European champions have, according to the bookies, a 71% chance of a shutout at home to Slovan Bratislava. That puts them 16 percentage points clear of every other side.

Slovan had to come through three qualifying rounds to get here, and needed extra-time to squeak past Celje in the play-off.

Manchester United rank second on 55%, despite the iffy domestic defensive form. They host Champions League newcomers Sabah, the rank outsiders for the tournament.

Barcelona complete the top three on 50%, ahead of their home meeting with Feyenoord. Barca have the best defensive record in La Liga so far this season, with just two goals conceded in four games.

This means only three teams have been handed at least a 50% chance of keeping a clean sheet in Matchday 1.

There is then a cluster of sides just below them. Stuttgart sit fourth on 44% for the visit of Viking, while Bayern Munich and PSV are level on 42%. Bayern may seem a little low but remember that Bodo/Glimt made it to the round of 16 last season, and were close to progession to the quarter-finals.

Eight of the nine highest-ranked teams are playing at home. Arsenal are the exception, with a 40% chance of shutting out Napoli despite playing away from home. Any other team bar the stingy Gunners, and they’d be nowhere near this list for a fixture at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

AEK Athens and Liverpool follow on 38%, with Manchester City and Real Madrid level on 36% in 10th place.

Gakpo, Szoboszlai, Sangare, Konsa: Buy, keep or sell in Gameweek 4?
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  1. Dynamic Duos
    • 13 Years
    10 hours, 57 mins ago

    Play 2?

    A) Cherki
    B) Tzolis
    C) Hall
    D) Wissa
    E) Gvardiol

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    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      9 hours, 38 mins ago

      BD

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  2. BR510
    10 hours, 45 mins ago

    Gtg?
    Verbruggen
    Calafiori Konsa De Cuyper Hall
    Bruno Palmer Sangare Yalcouye
    Haaland Pedro
    (Lecomte, Foden, Wissa, Egan)

    Thoughts on this:

    1. If Foden starts vs Porto - Foden to Odegaard
    2. If Foden is benched - Bruno and Yalcouye to Szobo/Saka
    3. Roll

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    1. Atlan Arjan
      • 6 Years
      5 hours, 57 mins ago

      Roll

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  3. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • 9 Years
    10 hours, 33 mins ago

    Thoughts on this free hit team folks??

    Raya
    Konsa VVD De Cuyper
    Gakpo Palmer Rogers Gross
    Haaland Isak JP
    Bench.. 4.0 Slater Thomas Mendy

    Cheers everyone!!

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    1. Diles Mavis
      • 2 Years
      10 hours, 20 mins ago

      Looks good. I have Verbruggen Saka instead of Raya Gross and no VVD.

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      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • 9 Years
        10 hours, 18 mins ago

        Ooo nice mate!!! Plenty of points there!!

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    2. Diles Mavis
      • 2 Years
      10 hours, 11 mins ago

      Slater > Yalcouye

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      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • 9 Years
        10 hours, 10 mins ago

        Good idea mate!!

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  4. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 hours, 29 mins ago

    Hmm I'm considering WC'ing this week. I'm on a -4 already and this draft really tempts me.

    Kinsky 4.0
    Calafiori Konsa Dedic De Cuyper Thomas
    Fernandes Palmer Gakpo Barnes Yalcouye
    Haaland Pedro Wissa

    It's only a few players different to my current team but they are all meaningful upgrades in midfield.

    Fernandes, Gakpo, Barnes vs Szoboszlai, Tzolis, Gross. Plus it eliminates the hit I had to pay. Downside is ofc losing the WC and having a somewhat weak third defense spot. Could just go Muharemovic set and forget as well though.

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    1. ted mcnure
      • 15 Years
      10 hours, 20 mins ago

      Not sure it needs it, patience..
      I´ve played BB and TC and I certainly need to cool it, save tfs,
      see how IB goes surely?
      That is not worth a WC, Palmer and Konsa in on the -4?
      gtg

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    2. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 hours, 48 mins ago

      Dedic with Livra back and Dedic had a horrible last match?

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  5. FDMS All Starz
    • 10 Years
    10 hours, 29 mins ago

    Which combo on WC?

    A) Bruno, Kinsky, Egan (5th def)
    Or
    B) Palmer, Kinsky, Vanheck (5th def)

    Rest of the team:
    4.0 xxxx
    Calafiori Konsa Muharemovic Hall xxxx
    Rogers Gross Gakpo KDH xxxx
    Haaland Pedro Wissa

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    1. FDMS All Starz
      • 10 Years
      10 hours, 28 mins ago

      B has Raya, not kinsky

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    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 hours, 27 mins ago

      A. Don't like having a super expensive 5th defender and Raya isn't good value either imo.

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    3. Diles Mavis
      • 2 Years
      10 hours, 24 mins ago

      You need Bruno Palmer Gakpo Haaland Isak Pedro on a WC imo

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      1. ted mcnure
        • 15 Years
        10 hours, 19 mins ago

        Ouch

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      2. RICICLE
        • 4 Years
        9 hours, 23 mins ago

        Not on a WC ya don’t imo

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  6. Diles Mavis
    • 2 Years
    10 hours, 28 mins ago

    If Hughes drops then I can afford this FH

    Verbruggen
    Konsa De Cuyper Mitchell
    Palmer Saka Gakpo Rogers
    Haaland Isak Pedro

    (Dubravka Yalcouye Mendy Hughes)

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    1. Three Pints of Schlager
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      9 hours, 49 mins ago

      You need Bruno Palmer Gakpo Haaland Isak Pedro on a FH imo

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  7. The Knights Template
    • 12 Years
    10 hours, 24 mins ago

    Iwobi and ESR have deleted all Fulham related posts from their Instagram accounts apparently.

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    1. ted mcnure
      • 15 Years
      10 hours, 18 mins ago

      *clutches pearls..

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    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      8 hours, 24 mins ago

      esr showing better work rate on his socials than he has ever shown on the pitch in a fulham shirt

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      1. The Knights Template
        • 12 Years
        6 hours, 56 mins ago

        True!

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  8. Tmel
    • 15 Years
    10 hours, 19 mins ago

    Who scores more this week?

    a) Barnes (lee)
    b) Rayan (BRE)

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    1. ted mcnure
      • 15 Years
      10 hours, 18 mins ago

      B please Bob

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  9. Price Changes
    rainy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 11 Years
    9 hours, 54 mins ago

    Price changes 8/9

    Rises:
    Isak 9.1
    De Cuyper 4.8

    Falls:
    Tzolis 6.4
    Buendía 5.9
    Dorgu 5.8
    Aït-Nouri 5.3
    Lacey 4.9
    Maguire 4.9
    Matusiwa 4.9

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    1. 3 A
      • 10 Years
      9 hours, 50 mins ago

      Tzolis going down even he deliver like Mbeumo.

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      1. Three Pints of Schlager
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        9 hours, 46 mins ago

        Mbeumo already went down and so did Semenyo.

        Tzolis following them could be a good sign.

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      2. rainy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 11 Years
        9 hours, 45 mins ago

        LiveFPL has him trending out for Gakpo

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        1. Three Pints of Schlager
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          9 hours, 42 mins ago

          Hunting previous points and fomo on next haul.

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    2. Three Pints of Schlager
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      9 hours, 45 mins ago

      Thanks

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    3. The Night Trunker.
      • 3 Years
      8 hours, 32 mins ago

      I hope more peeps buy Isak.
      He's a wronging in a mid table team this season.
      So over-rated.
      So lightweight.

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      1. Jacquet of all trades, mast…
        • 7 Years
        4 hours, 47 mins ago

        He was all that on Newcastle and banged +20

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    4. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 9 Years
      6 hours, 55 mins ago

      Thanks Rainy!

      Given up trying to defend my TV with this crazy market 😆

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    5. Jacquet of all trades, mast…
      • 7 Years
      4 hours, 46 mins ago

      Cheers

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  10. Slurpy
    • 11 Years
    9 hours, 25 mins ago

    Can't decide if to FH or WC

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    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 hours, 21 mins ago

      I'm leaning FH even if it means missing out on the price gains already made

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    2. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      9 hours, 9 mins ago

      Show us your team, you mightn’t need either.

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      1. Slurpy
        • 11 Years
        9 hours, 3 mins ago

        Verbruggen Kinsky
        Califiori De Cuyper Gvardiol Shaw Diop
        Ndiaye Cherki Fernandes Szobo Gomez
        J.Pedro Haaland DCL

        4 City players and 1FT

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        1. The Knights Template
          • 12 Years
          6 hours, 54 mins ago

          I’d just get rid of one of Cherki or Ndiyae.

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  11. Kane Train
    • 11 Years
    9 hours, 17 mins ago

    Which one would you rather have?

    A) Pascal Groß
    B) Elanga

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    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      9 hours, 8 mins ago

      Neither. Yuck.

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    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 hours, 4 mins ago

      Neither and I'm on WC or FH but Groß

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      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 hours, 3 mins ago

        ... if gun to my head

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    3. Tony Moon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      9 hours, 3 mins ago

      Gross

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    4. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 hours, 40 mins ago

      Gomez is 0.5 million cheaper

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    5. Dr Mantis Toboggan
      • 11 Years
      6 hours, 29 mins ago

      Probably Gomez if choosing a Brighton mid, and he'd be my pick of the 3 too. However only if you are rotating your front 8, not as a perma-starter with a 4.5 on the bench

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  12. FDMS All Starz
    • 10 Years
    9 hours, 12 mins ago

    Pick 1 combo:

    A) Isak, Sangare, O’Shea, Kinsky
    Or
    B) Wissa, KDH, Vanheck, Raya

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    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      9 hours, 8 mins ago

      A without O’Shea

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      1. The Knights Template
        • 12 Years
        9 hours, 7 mins ago

        Saying that in a poncy poet’s voice btw!

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    2. Hibbopotamus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 hours, 2 mins ago

      B for me, but it's not worth wildcarding to get there if that's what you're really asking

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  13. hazza44
    • 14 Years
    9 hours, 11 mins ago

    Hi all, suggested transfers for this week?
    Raya
    Cala Hall De Cuyper
    Palmer MGW Szob Foden
    Haaland JPedro Wissa
    (Dub Sangare Konsa Egan 1FT £0.0)

    A) Roll
    B Foden to KDH/ Barnes Tav
    C) Foden & Sangare to Rogers & Gomez for -4
    D) Other

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    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      9 hours, 6 mins ago

      A

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    2. Hibbopotamus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 hours, 3 mins ago

      A. Easy roll.

      Just monitor how Foden's, Konsa's + Cala's xMins are looking after UCL. Foden would be my first priority sell (i like the KDH move), but you could very easily just play Konsa or Sangare over him if a start looks unlikely. Konsa vs SUN is probably better than Dewsbury-Hall vs TOT this week anyway.

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  14. Doolittle
    • 14 Years
    8 hours, 52 mins ago

    For the next 2 weeks

    A) Bruno and Rogers
    B) Palmer and Cherki

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    1. DeSelby
      • 4 Years
      8 hours, 50 mins ago

      Not sure yet until we see Chelsea's team in the Milk Cup on Wednesday.

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  15. DeSelby
    • 4 Years
    8 hours, 51 mins ago

    My team value is banjaxed! It's hella aggravating. Feel sorry for me!

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  16. The Night Trunker.
    • 3 Years
    8 hours, 48 mins ago

    Let's call a spade a spade.
    That Triple Captain by the Blancmange should go down as the biggest mind feck since the fake Moon landing in rhe 1960's.
    I hope there are some some peeps on this site that are actually friken awake.
    We move.

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    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 hours, 37 mins ago

      TC Palmer vs Hull... I would just see J P and Rogers doing all the scoring like Son and Kane.

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      1. The Night Trunker.
        • 3 Years
        8 hours, 27 mins ago

        Depends on.if you believe the numbers on the Hull defensive Iron Dome are justified or an enigma that will be busted.
        TC is an absolute no, this chip will be mint further on for the sages.

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        1. A Fat Spanish Waiter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 hours, 50 mins ago

          I don’t get all the shade getting thrown at the TC this last week. The weekly forecast on this very website doesn’t have a single player over eight points in any gameweek and Haaland got nine. Ya, it’s not amazing, but nowhere near a disaster either.

          If he had scored once more, he would have returned 13 points. That’s four more. Like… I hope Palmer crushes it next week, or Halland in GW 7, but if not, there will be a lot of people eating crow.

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          1. The Night Trunker.
            • 3 Years
            7 hours, 41 mins ago

            You believe we landed on the Moon in baked bean can in the 60's don't you?

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            1. have you seen cyan
              • 7 Years
              7 hours, 40 mins ago

              Holy moly, we found him guys. He thinks the moon landings were fake.

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              1. The Night Trunker.
                • 3 Years
                7 hours, 31 mins ago

                Hey guys we found him.
                This guy must work for the mainstream media linked to our intelligence services to deceive us plebs.

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                1. have you seen cyan
                  • 7 Years
                  7 hours, 23 mins ago

                  I'm embarrassed for you. You doubled down too. So you think the media are in on the conspiracy too?

                  They literally left evidence on the moon of the moon landings, for example, reflective mirrors. You can literally bounce a signal from the moon back, right now, using that mirror if you had the means.

                  Let me guess, Russia, just decided to go along with this conspiracy too?

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                  1. The Night Trunker.
                    • 3 Years
                    7 hours, 13 mins ago

                    Don't be embarrassed for me please. I can do that on my own which has been the occasion on many a full moon. It's part of being a free wiil thinking human being.
                    I will table down if you like without any embarrassment on this subject.

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                    1. The Night Trunker.
                      • 3 Years
                      7 hours, 12 mins ago

                      Treble20.

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        2. The Knights Template
          • 12 Years
          6 hours, 53 mins ago

          A very herbaceous response!

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    2. Dr Mantis Toboggan
      • 11 Years
      7 hours, 33 mins ago

      Haaland scoring 9 points as TC is objectively a good result - he’s just moved the goalposts on what a good captain score looks like, especially after how consistently great he was at the World Cup.

      I can understand why people are disappointed though. Greed is a funny thing.

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      1. The Night Trunker.
        • 3 Years
        7 hours, 30 mins ago

        It was a horrendous result for the TC.
        Spade is a Spade.

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        1. Dr Mantis Toboggan
          • 11 Years
          7 hours, 15 mins ago

          Would you call 9 points horrendous if he was your regular captain? A spade is a spade after all

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          1. The Night Trunker.
            • 3 Years
            7 hours, 11 mins ago

            Yes

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            1. Dr Mantis Toboggan
              • 11 Years
              6 hours, 44 mins ago

              Praying your captains never subject you to the horror of a 9-pointer then

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              1. The Night Trunker.
                • 3 Years
                6 hours, 37 mins ago

                I know where you're coming from but my expectations from an armband are high.
                My TC captain somewhat more.

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  17. tim_oriordan
    • 11 Years
    8 hours, 48 mins ago

    How’s this wildcard looking?

    Kinsky
    Calafiori Konsa Muharemovic
    Saka Palmer Gibbs-White Rogers
    Haaland Pedro Awoniyi

    Dubravka Thomas Isak Egan

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    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 hours, 35 mins ago

      Isak who? as bench player...

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  18. MikeLowrey
    • 8 Years
    8 hours, 47 mins ago

    Current squad

    1FT - 0.5 ITB

    Verbruggen
    Gabriel, Calafiori, O'Reilly
    Wirtz, Grob, Schade, Gomez
    Halaand, Pedro, DCL

    (Kinsky, Mbuemo, Maguire, Hume)

    A) Mbuemo to Rogers
    B) Maguire to Konsa
    C) WC

    I think A or B is fine, especially this week, but Ideally I want to move off Gab & O'Reilly as they're not providing value

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    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 hours, 36 mins ago

      I wouldn't wait, C sorts everything.

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  19. WaynerSpurs
    8 hours, 19 mins ago

    Best 9m keeper combination?

    a) 2 rotating 4.5m (Kinsky/Verbruggen)?
    b) Trafford & 4m?
    c) Anything else?

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    1. Dr Mantis Toboggan
      • 11 Years
      7 hours, 18 mins ago

      Prefer a 8.5 combo with set and forget starting GK (Verbruggen/Steele). I think being able to upgrade an outfield player with the 0.5 saved is more valuable than being able to rotate your GKs (and get frustrated when you rotate wrong every other GW).

      Upgrading a 4.0m to 4.5m def or a 4.5m to 5.0m mid will arguably gain you more points with the rotation and coverage opportunities it creates

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  20. Ini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 hours, 14 mins ago

    Thoughts on this move:

    Gabriel and Foden —> [Hall/Thaiw/Van Hecke or De Ven/ Milenkovic] and Palmer

    Can’t make up my mind on a defender. With Forest I expect Glaser to figure it out and be defensively sound. Hall and Dedic have attacking threat but Newcastle’s midfield simply isn’t that great and are easy to play through despite good fixtures. Spurs are at home three in the next four. Not keen on DeCuyper because their fixtures are gonna be turning and it feels like points changing.

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    1. The Night Trunker.
      • 3 Years
      8 hours, 6 mins ago

      My thoughts on this are you are extremely confused like the vast majority on here.
      Your suggestions lack clarity and reasoning and you are abandoning players that could do better than the ones bringing in.
      I just don't know how to.pit up a considered answer with the framework you have goven

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      1. Ini
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 hours, 59 mins ago

        Yes, that’s why I said I can’t make up my mind with the defenders bc there are a lot of factors at play.

        Gabriel will do better than all the replacements but I’m downgrading to use the value to upgrade Foden. I have Konsa and Cali. Foden is a rotation risk + Europe so Palmer is a notable updated.

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        1. The Night Trunker.
          • 3 Years
          7 hours, 52 mins ago

          Gab will do better than all the replacements.__Keep him.
          I would try to alchemy the others into a structure that does not weaken your drawbridge.

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          1. Ini
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            7 hours, 38 mins ago

            Good perspective. Appreciate the insight.

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          2. A Fat Spanish Waiter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            7 hours, 36 mins ago

            Sure Gab is better than all the rest, but he is terrible value. The question isn’t whether he is the best and will score the most points. I don’t think you will get much debate on that point. Rather, the question is whether you can score more actual points by redeploying the funds someplace else.

            Look, you have to dump Foden. Who knows if he will even play. Palmer has amazing fixtures, and a great one next week. If you don’t want to pay up, go Rogers and be done.

            If you want Palmer, you need to sell Gab down. Newcastle are top for fixtures going forward, and it’s a coin flip between Hall and Thaiw. Honestly, defenders have so much unpredictability week to week and so little long term variance, you are better off just playing the fixtures. If you buy a membership for the site and check the RMT tool (no, I am not shill), you will see there is very little variance over a 4-6 week period for defenders outside of the top 3-4 players.

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            1. Ini
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              7 hours, 29 mins ago

              Yeah unfortunately I have to get rid of Foden (see thoughts below). I can’t deal with the rotation risk.

              And you expressed my thoughts on Gab really well. Those funds can be deployed to a good place.

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    2. Dr Mantis Toboggan
      • 11 Years
      7 hours, 42 mins ago

      Gabriel potentially overpriced now with Califiori having equal or greater attacking threat and Konsa coming in as a likely nailed 4.4m starter in league's best defence. There is merit in downgrading him, however I don't see the rush unless you urgently need to free up funds for another transfer. Waiting allows you to see how teams playing in Europe are likely to rotate, along with assessing the value of someone like Muñoz at Forest.

      Foden always had UCL rotation risk, but when he plays he is one of the best mid options. I would definitely wait and see how City's UCL game goes before deciding what to do with Foden.

      There is also merit in keeping them both for another GW, both have double digit scoring potential. For that reason I would lean towards keeping them (for now) and save the transfers.

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      1. Ini
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 hours, 31 mins ago

        Foden is a constant risk. Palmer isn’t and a captain option. There isn’t a rush but I’m thinking longer term and see the merits of having Palmer over him. I do agree that Foden looks so dangerous and has missed some good opportunities but unfortunately he isn’t a guaranteed starter..which is rule number 1 in FPL. I did Shaw to Konsa with one of three free transfers.

        I can definitely wait this week since price changes seem stable. I feel hard pressed to lose Gab..he’s actually a differential.

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        1. The Night Trunker.
          • 3 Years
          7 hours, 19 mins ago

          Sorry if I was too contrite earlier.
          Keep Gab.

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          1. The Knights Template
            • 12 Years
            6 hours, 51 mins ago

            He slayed you with kindness and appreciation!

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            1. The Night Trunker.
              • 3 Years
              6 hours, 49 mins ago

              I'm truly humbled and reflective.

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      2. A Fat Spanish Waiter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 hours, 30 mins ago

        Sorry, but I think all city midfielders are sell at this point. Between Foden, Cherki, Semenyo, Anderson, Enzo, Doku and Ndiyae, how in the world do you predict who will play? I’m probably missing someone, but that’s seven world class midfielders. It’s worse than pep roulette.

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        1. Ini
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          7 hours, 28 mins ago

          +1

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        2. Cantonesque
          • 5 Years
          6 hours, 16 mins ago

          O'Reilly and Boauddi make 9; Kovacic Lewis Nunes McAidoo also liable to feature in those areas

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  21. Dr Mantis Toboggan
    • 11 Years
    7 hours, 54 mins ago

    Decided to wildcard on a whim yesterday while bored at my desk - ranked around 2.7m which isn't disastrous but have fallen well behind in my ML and feel some changes are needed.
    Do we think the new team is an improvement and did the old team warrant a wildcard?

    OLD (0.2m ITB)
    Raya, (Dubravka)
    Calafiori, Van de Ven, Shaw
    Palmer, Mbeumo, Cherki, Tzolis
    Haaland, Isak, Wissa

    (Dubravka, van Ewijk, Diop, Hughes)

    NEW (0.1m ITB)
    Verbruggen
    Calafiori, De Cuyper, Konsa
    Palmer, Cherki, Gakpo, Rogers
    Haaland, Isak, Pedro

    (Steele, Thomas, Mendy, Slater)

    Something I am weighing up with the new team is swapping one of Rogers/Gakpo to Odegaard/Barnes, which allows me to upgrade one of the 4.0 defenders to Hall giving me 4 playable defenders. However I am leaning towards leaving as is - would love to hear any thoughts

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    1. Ini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 hours, 22 mins ago

      I wouldn’t double up on Brighton defense. Their fixtures aren’t really great in the longer term.

      I like swapping Gakpo to Ode and upgrading elsewhere. Isak is enough for Pool.

      Cherki is a great player but i do feel like he is a rotation risk / not a 90 min man (see some comments above).

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      1. Dr Mantis Toboggan
        • 11 Years
        6 hours, 57 mins ago

        Thanks mate, appreciate the insight and I don't disagree with any of your points.

        I am keen on a 8.5m GK combo and Brighton seems like the best option for this. De Cuyper I am treating as a cheap route into Brighton attack that can also get clean sheet points, if there any indications he will play in a less advanced role he'll be moved on.

        Cherki passes the eye test better than anyone in the league, reluctant to drop despite rotation risk.

        Gakpo could easily be a points chasing move, so I like what you've suggested there too.

        Chelsea attack is a bit of an enigma this season, hedging my bets and picking all 3 while fixtures are decent seems an ok move. Understand it could easily go pear-shaped but a risk I'm happy to take, at least for now

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    2. Ini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 hours, 21 mins ago

      Don’t know if you need tripe Chelsea either. Seems like a lot.

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    3. Hibbopotamus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 hours, 10 mins ago

      think the lesson from this past week is you can't trust Cherki or Foden unless one of them is injured. the ultra-cheap bench is fine but it means you really need nailed-on picks.

      will echo others in saying double BHA defense is probably too much. i would probably drop Isak down to a 6m and use those funds to upgrade one of those two + the bench, but if you're really set on him i like your proposed moves. don't think you (or anyone else) will really want 2x Liverpool or 3x Chelsea beyond this week.

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      1. Dr Mantis Toboggan
        • 11 Years
        6 hours, 54 mins ago

        Thanks Hibbo, you make a very good point in needing nailed on picks when going with an ultra cheap bench, something I hadn't really considered. Food for thought

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  22. have you seen cyan
    • 7 Years
    7 hours, 45 mins ago

    Think this WC team is good?

    Raya
    Califori, Konsa, Gvard,
    Gross, Schade, Palmer, Rogers
    Haaland, Pedro, Isak

    Subs Dub, Ajer, Thomas, Yalcouye

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    1. A Fat Spanish Waiter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 hours, 27 mins ago

      If you fancy Isak, it’s a great team. I’m on Saka myself (so obviously no Raya), but this could do super well.

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      1. have you seen cyan
        • 7 Years
        7 hours, 20 mins ago

        Had Saka at first, then I thought Isak, and triple arse at the back. But I doubt konsa lasts long in reality.

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    2. Hibbopotamus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 hours, 17 mins ago

      not sure on Isak. huge upside of course but i think we're just getting to the point where we'll actually learn what his mins look like while Liverpool juggle UCL. already got one early sub this past weekend. should smash it this week but fixtures after are iffy for a bit.

      always risk in tripling up on one side's attack but i get why everyone's going there with the Chelsea trio.

      pretty much all 5 of your defenders could feasibly be rotated in any given week, but for now the backline is great.

      overall i think it's a very strong draft, just playing devil's advocate!

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    3. The Night Trunker.
      • 3 Years
      7 hours, 2 mins ago

      There seems to be a lack of Arse attacking options here and a sole reliance on an Arse bulwark masterclass all season.
      I don't like it.

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  23. Hibbopotamus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 hours, 27 mins ago

    this would be my team after using 3/3 FTs this week:

    Raya (Verb)
    Cala, Konsa, JPVH (Ajer, Diop)
    Bruno, Rogers, Szobo, Sangare (Slater)
    Haaland, JP (c), DCL

    this would be my preferred WC4 team if i went there:

    Martinez (4.0)
    Cala, Konsa, JPVH (Thiaw, Egan)
    Palmer (c), Saka, Szobo, Gross (Dewsbury-Hall)
    Haaland, JP, Wissa

    think it's worth it? 95% sure my existing team does not need a WC on its face -- and i'm not sure if i actually think Palmer is a better captain than Pedro -- but the second team sets up real well long term and should get me to 5 FTs pretty easily. is that enough to pull the trigger? currently ~50k fwiw.

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    1. Dr Mantis Toboggan
      • 11 Years
      6 hours, 33 mins ago

      Save the WC.

      GK better in first team, haven't gotten an indication that Chelsea defence is any good yet
      DEF same starters either way
      MID Palmer/Saka/Gross only marginally better combo than Bruno/Rogers/Sanagare, not enough to warrant a WC
      FWD DCL/Wissa 50/50 for me

      Additionally Palmer vs JP captain seems 50/50 for me too, so personally that wouldn't be a huge factor in the decision

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