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Geoff
GW35+ Breakout Players

Who do you think will find form and step up to score big this GW, and why? Maybe someone who is a bit under the radar, has very few transfers in, or has low ownership. Have you seen something in …

5 years, 11 months ago17

G-Whizz
GW35+ Fixture and clean sheet odds

GW35+ fixtures and clean sheet odds GW35+ fixture odds can be found here: http://prntscr.com/tezrbb (Provided by Betbrain) GW34+ clean sheets MCY: 58% ✅ MUN: 49% ✅ CHE: 47% ❌ WOL: 44% ❌ W…

5 years, 11 months ago11

Geoff
GW34+ Rough with the Smooth

How was your GW34+? Were any of your players benched? Did you get any injuries? How did your bench perform? Did your captain return? Tell us your tales of joy and woe from Gameweek 34+, here:

5 years, 11 months ago33

zøphar
The Salah Conundrum

The Salah conundrum Salah showed his appetite for the golden boot yesterday with his biggest haul of the season so far - 18 points. He took EIGHT shots, five of which were on target. He has now p…

5 years, 11 months ago59

J0E
Live Scoutcast Thursday 1pm - leave your questions here

Scoutcast Thursday at 1pm ahead of #GW35 On the show I'll be joined by @lateriser12 and @FPLCruyff74 Feel free to leave your questions here

5 years, 11 months ago29

Gregor
Gameweek 34+ Captaincy

Kevin De Bruyne, Bruno Fernandes and Harry Kane look like the main captaincy contenders this gameweek, but which horse are you backing? KDB: Rested, home game, opposition have injury problems and…

5 years, 11 months ago36

Geoff
GW34+ Breakout Players

Who do you think will find form and step up to score big this GW, and why? Maybe someone who is a bit under the radar, has very few transfers in, or has low ownership. Have you seen something in …

5 years, 11 months ago12

@ocprodigy
Scout Picks Challenge GW34+

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 34+ GW32+ results to come, followed shortly by our prize round of GW33+! I'll possibly be doing more prize rounds in the next few GWs, but will keep this one as a …

5 years, 11 months ago16

Geoff
GW33+ Rough with the Smooth

How was your GW33+? Were any of your players benched? Did you get any injuries? How did your bench perform? Did your captain return? Tell us your tales of joy and woe from Gameweek 33+, here:

5 years, 11 months ago33

G-Whizz
GW34+ Fixture and clean sheet odds

GW34+ fixtures and clean sheet odds GW34+ fixture odds can be found here: http://prntscr.com/tczzx8 (Provided by Betbrain) GW33+ clean sheets MUN: 57% ❌ LEI: 46% ✅ MCY: 46% ❌ CHE: 45% ✅ L…

5 years, 11 months ago11

BigManBakar
GW33+ Review

The Review: GW 33+ Hi everyone, welcome to the latest edition of The Review. Presented below is my statistical analysis of the Premier League action in GW 33+ with a view on GW34+: (Data taken f…

5 years, 11 months ago15

J0E
Live Scoutcast 5:15pm today - Leave your questions here

Scoutcast today at 5:15pm I'll be joined by Andy and Az. Feel free to leave your questions for us here.

5 years, 11 months ago52

Meltens
Fantasy Allsvenskan GW6 Scout Picks

This weeks scout picks for Fantasy Allsvenskan: https://www.allsvenskan.se/fantasy/fantasy-football-scout-gw6-scout-picks I have unfortunately not had the time to write more here on FFS to go with…

5 years, 11 months ago4

Gregor
Gameweek 33+ Captaincy

Form, fixture, motivation, more rest since the last game over their opponent - all roads seem to lead to Man United assets, but with Martial and Rashford bagging the points in GW31+ and Fernandes a…

5 years, 11 months ago63

@ocprodigy
Scout Picks Challenge GW33+ (Prize for this game-week)

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 33+ [PRIZE FOR THIS GW] To spice things up a little and offer additional support to the website, I'm willing to donate a FFS Membership for the upcoming season to …

5 years, 11 months ago26

Rotation's Alter Ego
Community Articles before GW33

Evening all. Little HT about the Community Articles we've had go up between the deadlines just in case you hadn't seen them over on the sidebar - please do go give them some feedback if you have a…

5 years, 11 months ago0

HollyShand
5 in Midfield?

Forward Formation Surely it's not just me who feels that there's a distinct lack of forwards to pick from? I'm thinking of switching to a 3-5-2 this week, with Rashford and Jimenez, bolstered by N…

5 years, 11 months ago24

BigManBakar
The Review - GW32+

The Review - GW32+ Hi everyone! Confused with what transfer(s) to make? I present to you this week’s “The Review” with a view of bringing clarity to your transfer thoughts ahead of GW33+: (…

5 years, 11 months ago24

Long ago I drew a walrus
Who might get rotated this week?

My thoughts on FH choices and rotation for the upcoming GW. 1. There is no reason for Salah and Mane to be rested. They're playing their 2nd match in 4 days, not their 4th in 11, they're naturally…

5 years, 11 months ago28

Coys96
Priorities for a plethora of attackers

With so many good attacking options coming through at the moment, which should we prioritise? It seems sensible to double up on both City and United attack and of course Mr Reliable, Jimenez. But …

5 years, 11 months ago17

Geoff
Gameweek 32+ Rough with the Smooth

How was your GW32+? Were any of your players benched? Did you get any injuries? How did your bench perform? Did your captain return? Tell us your tales of joy and woe from Gameweek 32+, here:

5 years, 11 months ago16

avfc82
Summer transfer window

The 2020 summer transfer window in England is expected to open as soon as the Premier League season ends, with clubs looking at how they can improve their squads. But who is likely to be splashing…

5 years, 11 months ago54

G-Whizz
GW33+ Fixture and clean sheet odds

GW33+ fixtures and clean sheet odds GW33+ fixture odds can be found here: http://prntscr.com/tarsbb (Provided by Betbrain) GW32+ clean sheets ARS: 42% ✅ MUN: 42% ✅ WOL: 41% ✅ CPL: 38% ❌ C…

5 years, 11 months ago6

_Make
Targeting Captaincy Hauls

OK here's a fun bit of analysis which I think heartily supports Lateriser's strategy for targetting the hauls each gameweek. The question I asked myself is this: taking a ludicrously (and unnecess…

5 years, 11 months ago33

Rotation's Alter Ego
June Community Writer of the Month

After a brief pause due to no football, Community articles have been flowing freely including a fantastic growth in the Scandanavian Fantasy games. Every month we ask you to vote for the Community …

5 years, 11 months ago0

Meltens
Allsvenskan GW 5 Plans

5 years, 11 months ago11

J0E
Live Scoutcast Thursday - leave your questions here

Live Scoutcast 1pm Thursday. We'll be looking ahead to GWK 33+ Feel free to leave your questions here

5 years, 11 months ago40

Sam FPLFamily
Looking forward

The mid-price forward options continues to give FPL Managers lots of choice. Danny Ings has scored in two of Southamptons opening three games, Jimenez likewise has return in 2 out of 3, with Rashfo…

5 years, 11 months ago26

FPL_Sponge
Gameweek 32+ Captaincy

GW32+ captains: Jiminez - “the postman” of FPL consistency and playing early for those worried about captaining someone with an FA cup fixture. Despite Villa looking a good opponent “on pape…

5 years, 11 months ago29

@ocprodigy
Scout Picks Challenge GW32+

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 32+ Some results.. rest incoming soon I promise. I want to be caught up very soon! GW27 results: https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/21951583 GW28 resu…

5 years, 11 months ago16

Rotation's Alter Ego
Latest Community Articles

ICYMI - 4 Community articles went up today, so I'll give them all a shout as they'll likely be the last ones before the 3 deadlines (FPL, Allsvenskan and Eliteserien). First up was an update on th…

5 years, 11 months ago0

BigManBakar
GW31+ Review

The Review - GW 31+ Hi everyone, welcome to the latest edition of The Review. I hope that this summary of takeaways from GW31+ will be helpful for FPL managers heading into GW32+: (Data taken fro…

5 years, 11 months ago27

avfc82
Best forward options for the run in

Thought I’d jump on and talk forward options for the run in. I currently own Calvert-Lewin, Jimenez and Vardy, and will probably move on the latter this week. Looking at my ‘Hitman’ custom …

5 years, 11 months ago55

HollyShand
Buy, Sell or Hold Man City?

What should we do with Manchester City assets now? I only have Kevin De Bruyne at present, but even tempted to sell him to free up funds for some Manchester United players in my squad. It's Liver…

5 years, 11 months ago20

Geoff
GW31+ Rough with the Smooth

How was your GW31+? Were any of your players benched? Did you get any injuries? How did your bench perform? Did your captain return? Tell us your tales of joy and woe from Gameweek 31+, here:

5 years, 11 months ago41

MGD
Sometimes Goals are scored...

What is your current rank, rank goal for the season and your rank this year compared to the previous year? Why have you succeeded or failed in this year compared to previous year?

5 years, 11 months ago71

G-Whizz
GW32+ Fixture and clean sheet odds

GW32+ fixtures and clean sheet odds GW32+ fixture odds can be found here: http://prntscr.com/t6khxe (Provided by Betbrain) GW31+ clean sheets LIV: 55% ✅ MUN: 52% ✅ WOL: 46% ✅ LEI: 41% ✅ T…

5 years, 11 months ago7

zøphar
Time to Triple on United attack?

Triple Man. Utd. attack? The Red Devils have the best fixture run from now till the end of the season. With B. Fernandes in most teams, FPL managers have mostly opted for a defender + either Marti…

5 years, 11 months ago30

_Make
Site Suggestions

What site developments would the community like to see on FFS in the off-season (albeit a shorter one than usual, presumably)? For me, the one that is top of the list is something that I discusse…

5 years, 11 months ago78

andy85wsm
New Live Matchday Stream on YouTube

Hey all, We're trialling a new live show tonight - Scoutcast: Matchday! I'll be live on Youtube with Gianni + Toby from FPL Diary and Lee from FPL Family, reacting to all the matches with covera…

5 years, 11 months ago0

J0E
Live Scoutcast 5:15pm Thurs - Leave your questions here

Gameweeks moving swiftly. It's Scoutcast time again tomorrow (THURS) Feel free to leave your questions here Looking at 5:15 start with Az and Andy joining me. Look out on our Twitter stream to…

5 years, 11 months ago31

Lateriser 12
Early captaincy plans

What is everyone's early thoughts with captaincy next week? No standout fixture except Wolves maybe? Do we risk captaining a player playing in the FA Cup?

5 years, 11 months ago65

Geoff
GW31+ Breakout Players

Who do you think will find form and step up to score big this GW, and why? Maybe someone who is a bit under the radar, has very few transfers in, or has low ownership. Have you seen something in …

5 years, 11 months ago13

Gregor
Gameweek 31+ Captaincy

Bruno Fernandes leads the Captains Poll for the first time this season and it’s easy to see why - the January import has delivered in every game bar his debut, looks to be first choice for taking…

5 years, 11 months ago34

@ocprodigy
Scout Picks Challenge GW31+

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 31+ Onto the next one - look out for results today as well. I'll be spending quite a bit of time going through the GW27-31+ so hopefully at least 2-3 results today…

5 years, 11 months ago14

Geoff
GW30+ Rough with the Smooth

How was your GW30+? Were any of your players benched? Did you get any injuries? How did your bench perform? Did your captain return? Tell us your tales of joy and woe from Gameweek 30+, here:

5 years, 11 months ago40

TorresMagic™
Price Changes

Price Changes - 23rd June 2020 🔺  Rashford (8.9), Fernandes (8.7), Ings (7.2), Jiménez (8.2) 🔻  O'Connell 4.6, Lacazette 9.3, Fleck 4.9, Leno 4.9, Ighalo 6.4, Bowen 6.4, Sané 9.2, Samat…

5 years, 11 months ago7

G-Whizz
GW31+ Fixture and clean sheet odds

GW31+ fixtures and clean sheet odds GW31+ fixture odds can be found here: http://prntscr.com/t4mpbl (Provided by Betbrain) GW30+ clean sheets LIV: 39% ✅ MCY: 39% ✅ & 51% ✅ CHE 38% ❌ WOL: …

5 years, 11 months ago8

BigManBakar
GW30+ review

The Review - GW 30+ Hi everyone! The Premier League games are coming thick and fast and with a quick turnaround between GW30+ and GW31+, I present to you this week’s “The Review”: (Data tak…

5 years, 11 months ago18

Geoff
Best GK to finish the season

There are a few managers out there with Henderson or Leno, and a few on Wildcards. Are you looking to use rotating GKs or just sticking with one? Who is the best GK for the run in?

5 years, 11 months ago42