We cast an eye over the members’ data now, assessing some of the top performers over Gameweek 4’s fixtures. Chelsea and Everton’s improving frontmen are assessed, as are West Ham and Man City’s standout weekend performers, whilst we also analyse a couple of new recruits at Goodison and the Bet365 ahead of some fine fixtures.
Which 2 to play, out of
PvA (tot)
Friend (eve)
Wilson (mci)
Gray (lei)
PVA and Gray
With great value to be found in the mid price midfield options, can you have a decent team with a forward Kunbraku trio?
Easily.
It very much reduces your capacity to have a midfield heavy hitter though, unless you play Capoue as long term 4th mid which I don't think is a good idea.
Otherwise you'd maybe be able to have Mane as your best mid with other 5.5-8's
Quite like the idea though, would be a deadly trio up top
Yes if you have Capoue as 4th mid!
Don't think this will work for the whole season... I'm tempted to try it for his good run of fixtures though from GW6 on
I'm on wildcard now and going for that through to the HUL game. Plenty of time to come up with an out before then!
I will soon
cap haz firm lanz & zaha
could easily dgrade haz to allow more expensive zaha
yes. -- it depends what you are willing to accept in your midfield. it's easier Benteke as thrid striker than Lukaku.
i'm sure with with Lukaku, you can do something like Hazard, Antonio, Bolasie, Snodgrass, Capoue . . .
it's just a question of whether that is heavy enough for you.
Team, marks out of 10 to use two FT next week for Sterling & Ibra (out) to Aguero & Mane (in) so my front 7 reads:
GW5
Sterling (BOU)-Sanchez (hul)-Hazard (LIV)-Antonio (wba)-Capoue (mun)
Ibra (wat)-Benteke (STO)
GW6
Mane (HUL)-Sanchez (CHE)-Hazard (ars)-Antonio (SOU)-Capoue (bur)
Aguero (swa)-Benteke (sun)
then upgrade third striker (Long) with remaining cash to Rashford for Utd attacking cover when they face Stoke for
GW7
Mane (swa)-Sanchez (bur)-Hazard (hul)-Antonio (MID)-Capoue (BOU)
Aguero (tot)-Rashford (STO)
(bench: Benteke vs EVE)
Covering all "big team vs small team" points potential in the next 3 weeks, with exception of MUN vs lei in GW6... Rationale is that Utd have (liv) and (che) after (STO), so Rashford affords exposure without the cost crippling my team for the next two fixtures. Alternatively, I use a points hits to free up funds from Hazard (5.2/.3 replacement - Fer?) for Ibra in place of RashfordJust got back from Mugaritz. Ha, it was rubbish.
I didn't know they served horses in there?
😉They do. And they taste rubbish.
Should be banned 😉
Welcome back!
@ BF, do you prefer Mane or Firminho for FPL points?
Hi. Not BF here, they are pretty much neck and neck. I always liked Mane at Southampton but at Liveepool he looks terrifying, 200 points a season terrifying.
Appreciate the reply, I'm edging to Mane-he really looks terrific there now, I have him in Sky and had no hesitation whatsoever in (c) him last weekend, once I sort Aguero back in, I need to get a pool mid in for sure.
But I wouldn't discount Firmino at all. Many of our players are getting bought in to suit Klopps style, some players are getting used to his way, Firmino is a Klopp player!! Signed from Dortmund and will be prolific.
Firmino was signed from Hoffenheim.
I agree so much with this. Top midfield goalscorer I'm predicting him to be.
Not BF, but from what ive watched, mane looks like the one to go for. Seems more explosive, and plays further forward when firm is in the false 9. Plus he seems much more direct to me. Looked class at southampton. Better attack around him just heightens his appeal.
With their fixtures,
Cazorla
Ozil
or
Firmino?This week Ozil or Caz, longer term Firmino
Arsenal have good fixtures. However, between Caz and Ozil, which pick is the best?
Then, you have the sharing in the Liverpool midfield. Lallana, Mane and Firm.
Ozil! 😀
Özil
Which 2 to play for max points, out of
PvA (tot)
Friend (eve)
Wilson (mci)
Gray (lei)
maybe I'll search their goalscoring/CS odds
I'd play the attackers
Lets be realistic, the chances of any of them scoring anything other than a 1 or a 2 is low. I would always advocate playing the attackers where possible.
tempted to do pogba & barkley to firmino & zaha this week.
almost certain I will do it next week anyway. Pogba not looking value and barkley maybe benched
thoughts?
Think Barkley will play, would rather Snoddy than Zaha in the mid-term.
only have 5.5 to spend
think benteke will help zaha get points
Zaha on 3 yellow though
he promised me he will behave
plus cap is there for back up
Think I'd stick this week.
I like those moves, though id prefer mane
so do I but cant squeeze extra 0.5
Do u need the rest as kun money?
yup
How's this WC team for next week?
Foster Heaton
Jagielka stones smith friend amat
Cazorla erikson lallana snod capou
Costa ibra aguero
I own Antonio. Who should I start this week?
A. Evans (WHU)
B. Amat (sou)
C. Kone (tot)A
A by defult
Some people need to stop posting the same comment multiple times on 1 page. Its not gonna make it any more likely that you get replies.
Meh
I think choosing my GW6 wildcard team is going to prove even more difficult than the GW1 team..
Glad I don't have a WC anymore then 🙂
A) KDB and Fer
Or
B) Lallana and antonio
Which pair would you expect to score more points just in GW5?
A) Eriksen + Townsend
B) Firmino + Mirallas
Really not sure what to do with Capoue! Any idea?
I've benched all of his 34 points...I think most people are in the same boat tbh.
Play him as 4th mid and spend the cash on the big hitters who are performing
keep benching until his red card when you play your bench boost
whilst it is slow on here I have a value related question
is there any early candidates that FPL seem to have under priced?Too early to say just yet.
Possibly capoue.Cazorla probably the biggest one for me. If he starts every week he is a total bargain. Capoue obviously, looking at form.
Possibly Antonio
But at the start of the season nobody would pay 7m for Hammers defender.
Firmino
at this point, how could anyone have been more underpriced by FPL than Capoue at 4.5?
The West Brom Defence
Baines if he stays on pens
Walker if he isnt rotated
Firmino
Mirallas
Antonio
Shaw/Valencia
Son if he keeps his placeLukaku
Bolasie, possibly.
aguero is price protected against rises as well as falls upon return right?
Yes.
Will almost certainly double up on Pool mid and Toffee defenders
Mane and Firm
Baines and Williams
Anyone else?Not I sir.
not me
Yep.
Have 3/4, and bringing in Firm after Chelsea.What's the rest of your team looking like?
Going with Kunbra?Pickford - Jaku
Evans - Pieters - Williams - Baines - Amat
Sanchez - Ozil - Redmond - Mane - Hazard
Lukaku - Diamonde - Costa
Planning on doing Costa to Bony and Redmond to Firmino.No Kun or Ibra?
I salute you, Sir!Haven't owned them all season. 😉 Those 3 pens in the opening 2 GW's hurt, but thankfully I've managed to recover. 🙂
But how convinced are you about the Sanchez/ Ozil double up? Nolito/ KdB/ Sterling not tempting?
Only asking because no City looks like an obvious gapPretty confident. Great fixtures, great players.
Don't like any City attacking assets because they have too many options. Can't tell who'll play wide each game, and I think Gundogan in will push KDB wide (I think Silva is a better 8), creating more problems.
I'm toying with double Everton and it's looking like Firmino at 8m isn't happening, so will get him too. Mane, hmm not so sure.
lukaku has always had huge scores in him, even as early as his west brom days. his consistency is the annoying part. am really not overly feeling putting the armband on him this gw.
wondering if Antonio's heading success against Watford will translate to Ibra, as on paper at least Kaboul is very good in the air and Ibra may not be coming in from wide areas like Antonio doesthere is no way mboro centre halves will be as poor as sunderland at marking
danger for me is his huge ownership, if they all stick the C on him and he scores... its a risky week to try and find a punt
ibra that is...
You won't get an easier captain choice this gw in Ibra, unless you have Kane.
Both are playing terrible defences and both are more than capable of scoring a brace or hat-trick.
I don't have Kane so will be captaining Ibra.
City have the fixture but Goodluck picking which player will star in Aguero's absence.
Lukaku is playing a team that will park the bus and actually know how to do it.
Sanchez is another good option and is my vc, however he's also playing a Hull team that will park the bus, and whilst they're not particularly that good at doing it, they've so far proved this season that they can at least do so well enough to frustrate the opposition.
I think CHE and LIV players cancel each other out in what I think will be a close affair. Not confident in picking anyone in this match.
Benteke a possible dark horse against a terrible Stoke defence, however he's playing for a terrible team himself and I want to see more from him before I consider captaining him.
That leaves Ibra and Kane for me.
The best captaincy choice in your opinion?
A) Hazard - LIV(H)
B) Eriksen - SUN(H)
C) Sanchez - HUL(A)
D) Ibra - WAT(A)
E) Iheanacho - BOU(H)
e then b
C
DECAB
Sounds like your next favourite low caffeine coffee alternative...E
Look up. 😉
whats ur top 3 predicted point scorers for the coming gw.?
i would have nolito mahrez and zaha
honestly think one of Liverpool mids will be there
With Terry out Luiz shall start, so Im with you on this one 😉
Iheanacho, Ibra, Kane
i nearly chose iheanacho too
KDB
Kane
VardyKane, Iheanacho, Alli
What is taking the Gray's verdict so long? Are we expecting the verdict before this GW deadline?
have they even announced when his hearing is yet?
Captain Benteke Lukaku or Sanchez?
Lukaku of those
Sanchez
Hows this for a wildcard team, works for me if Aguero drops to 12.9
Heaton, Pickford
Valencia, Williams, Evans, Holebas, Amat
Hazard, Mane, Firmino, Antonio, Capoue
Aguero, Lukaku, Benteke
Dont be a fool now. Get Ibra in there.
Good. Like Mane/ Firmino double up as both could be prolific and share points and no Europe distraction
Looks good until Ibra scores a hat trick this gw and you panic about not having the most owned goal scoring machine in the game. 😉
No offence to you personally, but I still don't get the general denial on this site regarding Ibra considering his record is only matched or exceeded by the likes of Ronaldo, Messi and Saurez.
No one would think twice about going without the above players, and they too play for teams that dominate in their league and play for much better teams than Ibra did last season if you buy into that theory. I don't.
Class is class regardless of which team or what league a player plays in.
Im currently comparing between two duos: KDB-Kane and Nolito-Ibra. KDB seems to be getting most of the shots from that City midfield so he's more likely to score, Nolito is more of a David Villa who needs to get in the box to score. Kane and Ibra Im more undecided on, Kane has great fixtures and is starting to pick up form. Ibra scored 5 in 5 so that quiet says it all. Thoughts?
Nolito's game time is a big worry. He was benched for Navas last night before the game was postponed.
So the first, although I think KDB has game time worries as well with Gundogan back.True. Will greatly depend on whether he'll start their CL game or not.
Whether he starts tonight is irrelevant with regards to long term planning, imo. He's clearly at risk of being rotated, and I wouldn't want that headache.
You're rightly so but Nolito is/would be part of my plans in getting Aguero back, so Im not considering him as a long term option
best 2 defenders for 4.5m
for next 6 weeks say
Holebas and Kone
Just for curiosity 🙂 what is your total points in FPL history ( including this season ) I'm on 17953pts
About 10,500. 🙂
for the next GW only, who'd you rather have:
A. Lukaku (MID)
B. Vardy (BUR)
C. Iheanacho (BOU)
D. Benteke (STO)
??AD
Im captaining Benteke.
B
so far in perceived easy home games there have been 20 goals scored by home team and only once so far has more than two goals been scored by a team.
top teams away from home have scored 31 regardless of opponent.
not sure if these stats mean anything but we have all been burnt before by the obvious captain at homeLukaku, Ibra or Nacho for captain?
Nacho. Gut feeling
Ibra - most of his huge ownership will captain him, you dont want to be the one that doesnt if he does well!
Lukaku and Nacho are relatively low ownership, if they do well you can be lucky just to have them.
