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In the first of a number of members articles over the international break, we delve into the data from the Gameweek gone by. Palace’s approach with Christian Benteke arrives under the radar, whilst we also take a look at Paul Pogba’s first away outing for United, Chelsea’s in-form attacking duo and the performance of City’s playmaker in the weekend win over West Ham.

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  1. MOULACTICOS
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Thoughts on wildcard team:

    Foster Jaku

    Shaw McAuley Baines Evans Amat

    Sterling Hazard Ozil Bolasie Capoue

    Ibra Negredo Lukaku

    Got 1.4 ITB, so when Kun back will sell Ibra to get him back.

    I won't have both of them in my team simultaneously this season, as i prefer a balanced squad.

    Thoughts?

    1. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      It's excellent. Some will object to your double Baggie defence coverage but I say they've got the form and the fixtures, so go for it.

      However, keep an eye on Sakho going to WBA on loan today.

      1. MOULACTICOS
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks for your comments Andy, the Evans pick just for now.

        I plan on starting Shaw McAuley and Baines. Evans will be bench.

        Any other 4.5 options available in your opinion?

        1. Andy_Social
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          At the moment Byram seems a decent punt.

      2. BrockLanders
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        He's going to Sunderland

        1. Andy_Social
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Sakho? Hope so!

        2. MOULACTICOS
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Who you talking bout Brock?

          1. BrockLanders
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Sakho. The Liverpool Echo said he doesn't want WBA. Talk he's due for medical today at Sunderland

    2. mikess
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      You gotta have a flexible solution to Kun. Ibrahimovic has matched him point for point what if he scores well in his absence?

      1. MOULACTICOS
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Hi Mikes

        Then i will definitely keep Ibra in that case, unitl Aguero maybe hit serious straps again. Would then potentially monitor Ozil's returns, because then i could use the 1.4 ITB to upgrade him to Sanchez.

  2. lasmons
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Schmeichel* - Jaku
    Stones* - Friend* - Evans - Shaw - Amat
    Firmino - Hazard - Townsend - Redmond - Fletcher
    Kun* - Ibra - Gray

    Just wait and see after the int.break to do something? 1FT and 4 players out + maybe Gray....

    1. Nesvy
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      same problem

  3. Ready Manager One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Comments most appreciated!

    1) WC for Kaku, Tekkers, Ozil, Sterling, Williams, Souare, McAuley; or

    2) -4 for just Kaku and Tekkers

    Current Team:

    Foster-Heaton
    Valencia-Morgan-Stones-Friend-Amat
    Haz-Firm-Lamela-Redmond-Cap
    Kun-Ibra-Gray

    1. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Very little wrong with your squad. Def shift out Kun and Gray. That just leaves a question mark over Friend's return, but you've got plenty defensive cover for that. So no need for a WC.

    2. b✪mber
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Only Kun > Lukaku?

  4. ANON.
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    What should I do if Gray is banned? Just bench him or wildcard?
    Took a -4 to do Aguero + Redmond to Lukaku + Ozil

    0ft, 0.5 in the bank

    Foster, Jaku
    Valencia, Stones, Evans, Friend, Amat
    Hazard, Ozil, Mahrez, Lamela, Capoue
    Ibra, Lukaku, Gray

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Depends on ban length. If short I would bench. If longer the price drops might force your hand.

    2. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      As I just wrote to a poster above, your squad is very decent. You've got plenty cover for Gray, as a 442 or 352. Just leave him for now.

  5. zøphar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    anyone thought about rotating diomande and capoue?

    1. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      They're both good bench material - will start and may fluke you points off the bench. Rotating one in if your other starting X are strong - sure.

    2. pundit of punts
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Plenty on here.

    3. noquarternt
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      2 pts one week, 2 pts the other.

  6. pundit of punts
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Benteke out of contention now that I have Aguero cash to burn.

    Lukaku and Kane in for Aguero and Gray this GW for me.

    Who's joining me on the Kane Train? 😀

    Ownerships -

    Kane - 13.2 %
    Lukaku - 6.2%

    Differentials... 😉

    1. BrockLanders
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Lukaku's a MNF goldmine..

      1. Twelve years a slave
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        No guarantee that Kane or Lukaku will outscore Benteke just because they cost more

        1. Cheeseoid
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          And vice versa to be fair.

        2. pundit of punts
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Agreed.

          But, better team,better manager better fitness has to account for something.

    2. ANON.
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      There's a reason why Kane is a differential at the moment

      1. pundit of punts
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        True but he won't soon be one with Dembele back and his fitness getting better.

    3. Four Four Boyz
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Spurs look very sluggish... I won't be touching Kane till Dembele is back and until they look even half as on point as they did last season.

      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Yup, they're very much a wait-and-see proposition, followed by a leap on the bandwagon as soon as it starts rolling!

      2. pundit of punts
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Dembele is back in another GW.

        With a few games under their belt, Spurs should start to fire now.

    4. Mini Mane Mo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      IMO, wait till Dembele is back before getting Kane in

    5. noquarternt
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      What about Sturridge? He's an under-performing high cost striker being played out of position as well!

      1. pundit of punts
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Not getting starts. Out of consideration.

        I'd love him to be an option though.

  7. BrockLanders
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Jeff Hendrick could be a nice differential at Burnley..

  8. MTPockets
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Not many price changes then - guess a lot of people activated wildcards.

      1. Scholes Balls
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        It is nice cause we are not force to make hasty decisions that we could later regret.

        1. MTPockets
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Indeed. Pretty helpful.

        2. bitm2007
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          No price changes at all last night, guessing there was a glitch in the FPL system.

          1. MTPockets
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Don't remember exactly what other sites were predicting, but there was a lot of borderline stuff and others where % fell a bit due to (I'd assume) wc'ing.

            • Pasqualinho
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              FPL Statistics (prob the most accurate price site so far this season) had two just rising (at 100.1% of target) and five just falling (all less than 101% of target) - it's possible it was just an inactive night. I'm thinking there will be only dribs and drabs of changes this break until the Internationals are out of ther way,

          2. Andy_Social
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Or waiting for the transfer window to close and players to return from internationals. There'll be a mad rush on the 9th.

        3. The Hindu Monkey
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Aguero and Tadic out

          Sanchez and Benteke/Lukaku in

          It's pretty simple isn't it?

          1. MTPockets
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Not convinced by benteke or lukaku moves yet to be honest.

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

            Tadic + Aguero ➡ Sanchez & D.Costa (-4) looks like a no brainer, doesn't it?

            Although, no plan how I will get Kun back for GW6. But I think I'll figure it out later somehow...

            1. The 12th Man
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              I was looking at this move. Hazard and Costa too much?

            2. The Hindu Monkey
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              I think make the transfers now and get Kun back in on a wildcard is my plan - will have a clearer idea of bandwagons/form by then as well

          3. knightrider
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            How would you bring Kun back into this lot?

            Foster - Jaku
            Williams - mcauley - valencia - friend - Amat
            Hazard - Ozil - sterling - Lamela - capoue
            Lukaku - ibra - Benteke

            Thanks!

          4. Christina.
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Alexis over Ozil means I need to WC Kun back or take a -4.

            GW 6 WC might not be so bad after all looking at them fixtures...

            1. pundit of punts
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Exactly.

              Pool,West Ham,Stoke(Berahino?) etc....

            2. BigManBakar
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Hi there.

              How's the new FPL season treating you?

            3. Pasqualinho
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              GWs 6 or 8 are the ones I'm looking at

          5. Respect My Authoritah
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Zazaaaa in you come.

            Off on holiday later today, so just would like some quick thoughts on this WC set up:

            Heaton Pickford
            Valencia Baines Kone MID Amar
            Hazard Ozil Lallana/Redmond Snodgrass Capoue
            Kun-filler Ibra Zaza

            1. Respect My Authoritah
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              *Amat

            2. Scholes Balls
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              I would wait on Zaza as he might need time to accustom to pl. Also he does not have the stats two warrant that excitment, I would look for someone else

              1. Respect My Authoritah
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                Thanks. It's him or Benteke but I fancy West Ham's fixtures more

                1. The Hindu Monkey
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 4 months ago

                  With the added bonus of Benteke surely on pens now, that swings it for me

                  how much is zaza?

                  1. Andy_Social
                    • 13 Years
                    9 years, 4 months ago

                    7.0

          6. Luca Toni
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            So Lamela escapes FA attention and any prospective ban,... one less thing to worry about 🙂 .

            1. Scholes Balls
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              It would have been to painful to have them both banned.

              1. Luca Toni
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                Yes.. I don;t have Gray in my team.. So only Aguero to take care of now ..

                1. Fergietime
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 4 months ago

                  was Gray banned?

                  1. Luca Toni
                    • 13 Years
                    9 years, 4 months ago

                    He would be mostly as he has been charged by FA already and had time till yesterday or today to respond ..

                    1. Fergietime
                      • 10 Years
                      9 years, 4 months ago

                      Thanks for that, really dont want to use WC until halloween time but might have to

          7. Costa's Counsellor
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            David Luiz.

            Really?!

          8. You've got red on you.
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Took a -4 to get here and went Ozil and Lukaku instead of Sanchez and Gray. At least I still have my WC. Reassure me that it's all good...

            Foster
            Terry - Valencia - Stones
            Hazard - Ozil - Tadic - Barkley
            Tekkers - Lukaku - Ibra

            Subs: Jaku - Friend - Capoue - Amat

            1. Garlana
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Looks good

            2. bitm2007
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Looks good assuming Kun get's the ban.

          9. Lateriser 12
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            I visited them Palace forums and had a hard look at stats.

            Nothing between Evertons stats and Palace stats.
            Nothing drastic between Lukaku and Benteke stats.
            But Palace are singlehandedly playing to Tekkers strenghts.

            1. pundit of punts
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Remy signing throws a spanner in the works.

              Don't know how they'll line up. Remy will surely take some of Benteke's points away.

              Moreover, Koeman is a far better manager than Pardew. Should get the best out of Lukaku. Everton will definitely create more chances for Lukaku.

              1. Andy_Social
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                Right on the button.

              2. BigManBakar
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                And Lukaku will create Lukaku more chances for the rest of his team - works both ways 😉

            2. BigManBakar
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              I'm in a similar situation LR where I can afford to get either but I'm leaning towards Lukaku. His fixtures and better than Benteke's for a start. His stats are slightly better too.

              1. BigManBakar
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                are*

            3. Jazz!
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              I'll probably have both.

            4. The Hindu Monkey
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              love this

          10. Costa's Counsellor
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Oh and, where's the Rough with the Smooth hot topic?

            Anyone else do Vardy & Sanchez to Ibra and Barkley last week? :'(

            1. b✪mber
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Did only Vardy to Ibra (had the funds from the start)
              Had I done Sanchez to Barkley on top of Vardy to Ibra I'd develop suicidal tendencies. 🙂

              1. Shano23
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                Swansea at home and Watford and u made them transfers. hehe

                1. Costa's Counsellor
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 4 months ago

                  Form over fixtures 😉

            2. FootballGeorge
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Exact same transfers 🙁

          11. Wilment123
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Reluctant to use my WC at the moment but feel like it might have no choice!

            Foster heaton

            Shaw stones McCauley amat holgate

            Hazard mahrez capoue deulofeu Redmond

            Zlatan aguero gray

            Thoughts??

            1. jay_walker
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Well, Holgate will most likely be benched for coleman who is expected back after the break, and I would also consider getting rid of deulofeu, as for stones, well, city should be able to keep a clean sheet at some point, no? a WC sounds like a good option here

          12. jay_walker
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            I've been Wildcarded!

            Here we go
            Foster-Heaton
            Nsue-Amat-Collins-McAuley-Jagielka
            Hazard-Lamela-Capoue-Sterling-Sanchez
            Ibra-Giroud-Negredo

            0.3M ITB

            1. Cheeseoid
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Sounds like it was forced upon you? Were you violated?

              1. jay_walker
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                Drunken transfer bonanza..

            2. Respect My Authoritah
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Giroud not safe now

              1. jay_walker
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                YEah, but i have this weird feeling that he'll suddenly be his old self again. But considering lukaku instead. Good fixtures there

          13. BrockLanders
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Aguero and Lamela to Sanchez and Lukaku is worth a -4 right??

            1. JUNITED
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              I think so

            2. pompeyfan
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              you never know with a 4 point hit, and it would depend also what bench cover you had for Aguero. Always a gamble.

              I'd do it though. I've also made a 4 point hit to remove Aguero

            3. S.Agueroooooo
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              I was going to do exactly this but then I thought about it..

              aguero will be back in two weeks so you'd have top keep both transfers between now and then and swap sanchez back out.

              Or wildcard back in but is this a waste if not necessary. Think im going to just remove aguero and not waste too many points here.

          14. JUNITED
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Wildcard on

            Stuck with this options:

            A) Barkley + rotation of Capoue and Fer

            Or

            B) Mirallas + 6.0-6.5 price (Chadli or Redmond or Bojan, etc..)

            1. The Hindu Monkey
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              def A

            2. laoshi
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              A for me

          15. The Hindu Monkey
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Thoughts on this wildcard team? Thanks!

            Heaton Jaku/Pick
            Valencia Morgan Masuaku (Evans, Amat)
            Hazard Sanchez Barkley Sterling (Capoue)
            Zlatan Benteke Defoe

            thanks

            1. JUNITED
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Looking solid because it's balanced but what's the plan getting Aguero back to the team? Don't you want Lukaku who has good fixtures? Would probably be better if you go Morgan to Williams based on fiztures.

              1. The Hindu Monkey
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                I plan to save a transfer so it's easier to bring kun back in (as you can then make 3 for just a minus 4 hit)

                May have ozil instead of alexis and money in the bank to make it easier. Not sure...

            2. makaveli123
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Looks good. Prefer Williams over Morgan. Benteke still a question mark in my book.

            3. FootballGeorge
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Who's Masuaku and his price?

              1. Andy_Social
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                Hammers wing/full back at 5.0m. Was exposed by Sterling on Sunday but otherwise played very well and looks to have nailed his place.

                1. FootballGeorge
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 4 months ago

                  Ok interesting thanks

            4. Let-me-tiger-you
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Nice, I would suggest a defender from Everton: Williams/Baines.

            5. Andy_Social
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Looks brilliant to my eye!

          16. FootballGeorge
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Thoughts on my Wildcard team ?

            Pickford Foster
            Shaw Baines McAuley (4.5) Kingsely
            Lamela Sterling Ozil Hazard Capoue
            Lukaku Ibra Benteke

            Best 4.5 ?
            Thanks !

            1. Andy_Social
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Pickford and Kingsley could both be dead wood by next GW.

              1. FootballGeorge
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                Other options at that price or not really ?

          17. YoungPretender
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            A) Aguero + Redmond > Ozil + Lukaku (-4)
            B) Aguero + Lamela > Sanchez + Lukaku (-4)
            C) Aguero + Redmond > Tekkers + Sanchez (-4)
            D) Play WC

            1. FootballGeorge
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              A

            2. makaveli123
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Given that the rest of your team looks alright, I'd say A.

            3. _Gunner
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              A

          18. Yome
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            So Sunderland negotiating with Norwich for Ruddy. That is the end of Pickford 🙁

            1. Respect My Authoritah
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Damn! Ah well my team needs a bit of holy

            2. FootballGeorge
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Noooooo

          19. papabouba
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            looks like Ville Ronka has played his WC....

            https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/30327/event/1

          20. Syd.
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            I hope that Nasri stays at City. If he sorts himself out he still has the potential to be one of the best midfielders in the PL

            1. athreya
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              He will be a bench option at best.

            2. Alan The Llama
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              If he sorts himself and plays better than he has for years.

          21. HVT
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Those on a WC,
            What's the ideal front 3 right now?
            (Ibra/Lukaku/?)

            1. Yome
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Ibra Lukaku Benteke

            2. Respect My Authoritah
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Ibra +2
              For me atm, Costa and Zaza/Benteke

            3. papabouba
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Depends how heavy you want to load the MF. Planning a cheaper 3rd ST plus Ibra Kaku with MF of Özil Haz Sterling Lamela

          22. HellasLEAF
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Shaw + Valencia > Shaw/Valencia + De Gea

            surely yes?