Opinion

The Digest – FPL Gameweek 1

Our Gameweek 1 coverage climaxes as we reflect on the player, the team and the latest talking point to demand our attention.

Raheem Sterling returned to Premier League action quicker than expected to remind us of his potential, while Crystal Palace provided the perfect performance for the multitudes of Fantasy managers who had Eagles assets in defence and attack.

We also examine the “death” of the Fantasy Premier League forward…

The Player

Raheem Sterling was far from most FPL managers’ thoughts and teams ahead of Manchester City’s trip to Arsenal on Sunday afternoon.

Sitting in just 2.1% of FPL squads, the England international was only the seventh-most popular City midfield asset in the game before the Gameweek 1 deadline.

A World Cup-affected pre-season and increased competition in the midfield spots – notably the capture of Riyad Mahrez and the summer form of Bernardo Silva – were contributing factors in his unpopularity among Fantasy managers, but a price hike to £11.0m was perhaps the chief reason why the highest-scoring City player in FPL last season was overlooked.

That Fernandinho (£5.5m) had over three times as many owners as Sterling ahead of the meeting with Arsenal summed up just how ignored the former Liverpool midfielder had initially been. Only 21,600 managers have snapped up Sterling since then, too.

With Mohamed Salah’s starting price ballooning to £13.0m and City alternatives such as Mahrez (£9.0m) and Leroy Sane (£9.5m) available for less money after a full pre-season, Sterling was the inevitable fall-guy as FPL managers endeavoured to make their £100m budgets stretch that little bit further.

It took all of 14 minutes of the match at the Emirates for the England international to serve a reminder of his worth: cutting in from the left flank after a lay-off from Benjamin Mendy, Sterling rifled home City’s opening goal past an unsighted Petr Cech from just outside the box.

Sterling registered more penalty box touches (11) than any Premier League midfielder this weekend, while only Callum Wilson could better that tally among FPL forwards. No City player had more shots than Sterling in the win over Arsenal, either.

Sterling’s deployment on the left flank was also a reminder of his versatility, an all-the-more important quality this season following Mahrez’s acquisition. While predominantly stationed on the right wing in 2017/18, Sterling played across the City frontline last season and, of course, toiled up front for England as a forward this summer. If Mahrez starts, it doesn’t necessarily follow that Sterling won’t.

By contrast, Leroy Sane’s route into the City team is seemingly one-way: of the German international’s 27 Premier League starts last season, only one wasn’t on the left flank.

That Sterling was fast-tracked straight into City’s team after only five days of training at the expense of Sane, who had a full pre-season under his belt, says much about Pep Guardiola’s trust in the 23-year-old.

After establishing himself in the City starting XI in Gameweek 11 of last season, Sterling was to start 24 of City’s final 28 league matches. Two of the fixtures he missed were enforced through a hamstring injury, while one of the other two non-appearances was the Double Gameweek 37 draw with Huddersfield after City had wrapped up the league title.

With all six of the most recently promoted teams to come in the next half-dozen Gameweeks, the fixture list couldn’t be better poised for Sterling to add to Sunday’s seven-point haul. Attacking returns in the matches against Huddersfield and Wolves in the coming fortnight will have the 97%+ of us who don’t own the City midfielder questioning our position and, just perhaps, looking at ways to accommodate yet another premium pick.

The Team

Was there a more talked-about team in pre-season than Crystal Palace? Every other social media post seemed to be musing on either the cluster of attractive defensive options in Roy Hodgson’s squad or whether Wilfred Zaha was worth the punt as a reclassified FPL forward.

Those who lumped on the Eagles’ assets for their Gameweek 1 trip to Fulham weren’t to be disappointed.

Three of Palace’s FPL defenders – Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Patrick van Aanholt and an “out-of-position” Jeffrey Schlupp – all delivered attacking returns to add to their clean sheet points, while Zaha found the back of the net after starting the game alongside Christian Benteke in attack.

No team had more shots on target in Gameweek 1 than Hodgson’s side, with eight of their 12 overall attempts on goal coming from inside the box.

That Palace managed this in spite of their otherwise unremarkable attacking statistics could be seen in both a positive and negative light.

The Eagles’ possession rate of 34% was the lowest of all the 20 Premier League clubs last weekend, while Palace also ranked in the bottom three for touches and possession in the final third.

That only five clubs had more penalty box touches than Palace, however, showed just how clinical Hodgson’s troops were with what little time on the ball they were afforded: something the Eagles will surely have to emulate next Monday for the visit of Liverpool.

Though the fact that Fulham were allowed 15 shots on Wayne Hennessey’s goal is a slight worry for those FPL managers sticking with a Palace defender for the Gameweek 2 encounter with Mohamed Salah and co, cut a little deeper and the underlying defensive statistics aren’t quite as troubling: Palace were one of just five teams who didn’t allow their opposition a single “big chance” at the weekend. Only six of Fulham’s 15 efforts were from inside the area, meanwhile.

Saturday’s shut-out was Palace’s fifth clean sheet in nine Premier League matches, too.

The Talking Point

Not a single Premier League striker scored more than one goal or registered more than eight FPL points last weekend. Of the 25 goals recorded in the English top-flight in Gameweek 1, meanwhile, only six of them were scored by a forward.

The move away from a top-heavy FPL squad was already in motion before the opening weekend of the 2018/19 season, but the meagre attacking returns from our forwards – only three of whom registered assists – in Gameweek 1 has seemingly increased that momentum.

Nine defenders and six midfielders registered double-digit scores in the weekend just gone and, of the ten most-bought players of this round so far, not one of them is a forward.

While the short-termist, knee-jerk response would be to jettison our premium forward picks, it is far too early to write them off as disposable budget-freers.

Harry Kane, admittedly, looked well off the pace in Spurs’ 2-1 away win over Newcastle United and didn’t manage to register a single shot on target in the match. That Kane was starting the game at all, though, came as something of a surprise. The England striker was one of a number of premium picks, not just in attack, who looked unlikely to start in Gameweek 1 following their World Cup exertions, but whose selection made a fool out of many an FPL manager/pundit/writer/”expert” who were expecting a gradual reintroduction.

That unremarkable run-out against the Magpies, then, will at the very least have helped Kane to improve his match fitness and provide a platform to end his August goal drought when newly promoted Fulham – who conceded more shots on target than any Premier League club in Gameweek 1 – visit Wembley this Saturday.

Manchester City and Arsenal’s fixtures are about to take a turn for the better, too. Having faced each other in the final match of Gameweek 1, Sergio Aguero and Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang will have far easier fixtures ahead of them in the coming months.

As mentioned earlier, City face all six of the sides promoted in 2017/18 and 2016/17 between now and the end of September, while Arsenal just have to get a trip to Stamford Bridge out of the way before a sequence of eight league matches in which they play none of the other “big six”.

After a 25-minute run-out against Leicester City, meanwhile, Romelu Lukaku will surely line up this weekend against a Brighton & Hove Albion side who conceded the most attempts on goal out of all 20 Premier League clubs in Gameweek 1.

Jamie Vardy was the only premium forward to get on the scoresheet last weekend and his Leicester City side now face a Wolverhampton Wanderers team that looked very exposed on the counter-attack against Everton on Saturday: a defensive flaw that Vardy has exploited time and time again in the past.

While we should, of course, pay heed to the weekly Fantasy trends, we need to be beware of the forward backlash that might lie just around the corner, particularly when reallocating funds to other positions. It wouldn’t take anything more than an Aguero/Kane/Aubameyang brace or hat-trick for us to be scrambling to raise funds again for their services.

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1,035 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Favourite FPL Goal
    FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Question - What is your favourite ever FPL goal?

    Mine is DCL tapping in from a Fabianski pen save and Rooney miss last year. Gave me about a 14 point swing on a rival

    1. Pep says
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      So many of Josh King's goals in the 16/17 season. He just kept on scoring every week, some were absolute screamers too, it was really great owning him.

      1. willl
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        explains all the nostalgia picks 😉

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Probably Mendy into Bilva last week or Robbo to Salah.

      Short memory.

      1. I Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Mendy to Bilva was amazing.

      2. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Those both were nice. Robbo assisting Mané last april (may?) also and one City goal with assist points + 5 baps also.

        Yet I am waiting for the best to come. The goal that makes me win fpl will the best one 😉

    3. stat
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Haha I remember that - I had both Fabianski and DCL. Good times.

      • Mic
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        My first ever season on FPL, opening game of the 10/11 season (I think). Drogba's second against Hull in the last minute.. could have meant to cross it but endes up an awesome chip from a ridiculous angle. First was an awesome dipping free kick and I captained him. As a Chelsea fan that's probs my favorite FPL moment

        1. Mic
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          And it won the game for chelsea

      • THAT'S LIFE
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        The hat-trick goal for Benteke - 7th April 2015.

        That night I stood OR2 behind Simon March with 7 weeks of the season to go....

        1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Wow, where did you finish?

          1. Les Bleus
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            53

            1. THAT'S LIFE
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              Yep - I went for broke and didn't get Aguero in for QPR (H) towards the season end as it would have meant a big restructure.

              City won 6-0 Kun got 4 - blasted clean out of the water...

              1. McNulty
                • 14 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                I know your pain! I was 36th before that game and I also got destroyed by Aguero. Benteke had almost identical stats and an easy fixture (I forget which) and I thought it was now or never and Benteke captain blanked and I fell a couple hundred places. Finished 202nd but I kind of wish I played it safe to have some sort of double digit rank. Still have that to aim for!

                1. THAT'S LIFE
                  • 11 Years
                  6 years, 2 months ago

                  Yeah maybe we should have taken the hit on Kun and looked at another way to attempt the dream! In hindsight it was a bad call as QPR were packing to come home from their hols let alone on the beach!

      • Pierce34
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Alexis Sanchez scoring seconds after he was apparently injured in the second half of the second match of a DGW that I triple captained him. Forgot the opponent - Southampton I think?

      • Well you know, Triffic
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Double game week where everyone captained Sessengon and he did nothing except in the final 10 seconds of the 2nd game when he scored.

        1. Congressman
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Exactly my thoughts. And Cuellar with the assist.

        2. Les Bleus
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Same 😀

      • Bleach †
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Haha I remember that, had both Fab and DCL. Good times.

        Not a goal particular, but remember captaining Lukaku when he scored 4 vs Sunderland. Good times.

      • Les Bleus
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Sessegnon goal from a Cuellar assist in a DGW. Got 15 points or so from that goal

      • Congressman
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Sessegnon goal in final minute of DGW, assisted by Cuellar. Everyone captained Sess and had Cuellar in their team. It sent FFS site into meltdown.

        1. Reedy
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Grrr I knew someone would say this! I HATED that goal.

      • It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        (C)harlie Austins hattie vs WBA

        1. Weak Become Heros
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Yes! Skipper that week too!

      • GoonerByron
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Not a single goal, but a Kone brace and PVA freekick in a 3-0 win vs Everton in DGW37 while owning both is the first thing that springs to mind.

      • Jam0sh
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Aguero's fifth goal vs Newcastle when my friend had not captained him and we watched the match together. He quit FPL after that

      • DJ1000
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Yep - Mendy to B Silva last weekend. Absolutely brilliant. Especially since Aguero had just missed a sitter.

      • Going Home
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Take your pickj of any of my skipper Olivier Giroud's goals v Aston Villa on the last day of the 2015/16 season. Those 34 points won me three MLs from pretty much nowhere

      • Legomané
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Cheating slightly, but Salah's 4 v Watford were particularly juicy last season after I'd 'let slip' to my main rival I was "going rogue" with captaincy for the Blank Game Week...loosely implying Firmino(c) - he backed Bobby 😆

        Season before, Vincent Kompany's early goal in GW38, virtually sealed my ML victory and kicked off a sensational afternoon return of 110 points.

        1. FPL ZB
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Season before that was the one where Smalling scored a 90th minute own goal to absolutely destroy many of our ranks!

          1. Going Home
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            That was the icing on the cake - was trailing by five I think in one ML before that goal. Loses four for the clean sheet, and another two for the OG (plus any bonus he may have been on for). One happy manager!!

          2. osceola31909
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            Funny, I didn't see this when I commented below. This is my favorite too.

      • Ramboros
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Mawson scoring from a Sigurdsson free kick in stoppage time during the BGW in 2016/17 was pretty sweet.

      • osceola31909
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Smalling's own goal at the end of the season a few years ago. I owned Smalling and it cost me a few thousand places, but it was just too funny not to laugh about.

      • Fantasynørden
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Michu's first goal in his debut against QPR in 2012. Had him in my team from the very start, when my mates hadn't even heard his name. Great feeling.

      • wulfrunian
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        I imagine a lot in here will remember this game.Everton-Aston Villa 2-3,2008.I had in my team A.Young(2 goals) and Lescott(2 goals) was my captain.

      • Reedy
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        I love it when a differential captain comes in. Going back a bit now, but I still remember Solano(c) scoring for me.

      • Sir David White
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Two years ago, I had Sterling as a differential who was left out by Pep.

          His replacement was De Roon who scored the most unlikely last-minute header to wipe out my opponent's Stones clean sheet and give me a narrow win.

          1. Tired and weary
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            Ha, that goal made my All Out Attack chip implausibly pay off, think De Roon took some baps away too

        • Pork Pie Sausage Roll
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Kun QPR goal to win me my mini league by a point, I was very nervous when he took of his shirt to celebrate though

        • DMil
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Kane's vs. Stoke last season, oh wait..

        • CoolBeans
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Both the Jesus goal last day of the season and the Aguero title winner won me my cash mini leagues. Wouldn't have it any other way!

        • FPL ZB
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          I also have Kane against Stoke from a couple years back, was only just back from injury and not many had him, and I captained him - 3 goals and an assist in the first half. Was just amazing to see.

        • applebonkers
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          sessegnon scoring in the 93rd min of the 2nd dgw game (reading at home?), from a cuellar long ball too, incredible drama.

          special mention to alex's freekick vs arsenal to help him towards a 14 pointer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLJyrGnqa1s

        • Shifty
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Tadic. GW8.

        • AA33
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          I had Tosun and Richarlison this GW. Both of them combining for the 2nd goal with their team playing with a man down......has to be one of my favourite FPL goals

        • El Muñeco
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Sessengon's goal has to be up there - was following it from my phone on a night out.

          But also Alan Hutton's goal in 14/15 against Leicester which sent me through in the FPL cup.

          Bellerin's goal against Chelsea was my favourite from last year from FPL perspective

        • lugacun
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Eriksen almost completing his hat-trick against Hull in 16/17

          his free kick was barely saved by Marshall and Wanyama scored from the rebound.

          two goals+1 assist+ cs+ 3 BP= 38 pt for my captain!! i am thinking of giving him the armband again this week 🙂

        • Rains of Castamere
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Probably the opening day brace from Mahrez (5.5) in 2015 - an ultimate differential at the time. Then the bandwagon started.

          1. Rains of Castamere
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            Holebas 15 pointer at Boro a couple of years ago was nice too.

        • Goat
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Lukaku coming on for West Brom and bagging a hat trick against United on the last day to win me my mini league

          1. Pat Bonner
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            I remember that well, transferred him out for Sturridge and lost mini league after rival brought in Kevin Nolan for his hatrick vs reading

        • A19
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          All of Aguero's 5 goals against Newcastle in 2015. It was my first year playing FPL, I did not know the rules quite well and triple captained him in I think it was GW5... 75 pts what a day that was!

        • mosmof
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          The first of Fabregas's double for Arsenal v Villa in 2010. He was my captain but was benched initially with a hamstring strain. Cue doom and gloom. Only for him to come off the bench on 57 minutes, curl a 25 yard free kick into the corner, add another and then go off injured again after aggravating his injury celebrating his second. The banter on here was unreal between owners and prematurely gloating non owners. Ah memories.

        • the Penman
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Sessegnon’s last-minute goal at the end of a double gameweek where he was basically my only hope; made all the sweeter by being assisted by Carlos Cuellar my 4.5m defender of choice that DGW! Madness on here, FFS servers crashed for 5 minutes, I hit 100 points for the DGW.

        • Don Corleone
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          THE best goal (or goals) for me was both of Papiss Cisse goals in the 11/12 against Chelsea away.

          I thought 1st goal was masterpiece (stopping the ball with one leg in air then scoring a volley immediately with other leg) and then came 2nd goal which was just wow. Volley with outside part of the foot was just pure beatuy.

          Probably I don't need to mention I was the only one who had Cisse that day in my mini-league. 😀

          Beautiful memory.

        • Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          A few spring to mind, Sessegnon, which has already been mentioned, but I always had a soft spot for VDV and remember getting him straight back in after his usual hamstring injury for a double against Villa around Xmas. No one in my mini league had him. Also special mention to Defoe for his 5 goals vs wigan and Walcott for his 3 goals and 2 assists against Newcastle - I had both captain

        • tricpic
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Rashford goal last kick of last game of last but one season. I didn’t even own him, but it meant he got a one point bonus rather than a Man U defender owned by my mini league rival ...and I won the league.

        • The Red Devil
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Smalling own goal in the last few seconds
          Cost me in FPL, but won me that season's scouts pick

        • Chucky
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          RVP(C) brace against Liverpool at Anfield in 2011/12 season... very few captained him that week and i remember some even benched him.......

        • No Luck
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Van Persie's hat trick away against Chelsea. Everybody followed the fixtures and it felt like I was the only one who captained him in all of my mini leagues. Got a massive jump in rank and Van Persie pretty much confirmed 'essential' status for that season.

        • El Lobito 10
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Holebas two seasons ago out of nowhere!

        • stufail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          May 13 - last game of the season. I bring in Emerson Boyce against Wolves to try and solidify a top 100 finish. He scores twice and I finish 19th.

          I'll kiss the man when I get to meet him.

        • FFPro
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          3 seasons ago when Payet (TC) assisted Reid at the very end VS Man Utd giving them 3 and 2 baps respectively. Payet (3+3)*3 + Reid 6+2 = 26. 26 points from one goal is hard to top, I'll never forget it.

        • the snazzy viking
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          the Lukaku goal assisted by Pogba in the DGW last season

          a miracle

        • Forza
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Milner assisting a Sakho goal after I got them both for a bench boost in a double gameweek. It was worth less than 15 points, but it helped make my entire chips strategy worthwhile.

        • Ben_dot_ji
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Giroud's hat-trick last day of the season (think 16/17 season) against Arsenal's thrashing of Villa. Everyone else in mini-league had captained Sanchez and by some miracle he offered nothing.

          1. Ben_dot_ji
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            *I captained Giroud

        • Ryssel
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Lukaku's Hatrick for West brom vs Man United when he came off the bench in the last game of that season.
          I won my mini league by 1 point after trailing by 100 points with 6 gws to go. Nobody else had lukaku 🙂

        • Halftime
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          The famous Carlos Cuellar to Sessegnon goal a few seasons ago.

      • THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Someone mentioned that Mata would not play if Lukaku starts.

        Is that accurate?

        1. Big Sum
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          It's a possibility

        2. BadgersBoys
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Possibly. I would he would be on the bench if Lukaku starts..

          1. BadgersBoys
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            *would say

            1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              Would you have a stab at the m/f and forwards please?

              1. AndyCook
                  6 years, 2 months ago

                  It’s a fair bet Sanchez keeps his spot and if Lukaku goes through the middle you probably have one spot for Lingard, Mata, Rashford. Presume the deep 3 will be the same as before

                  1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
                    • 7 Years
                    6 years, 2 months ago

                    Ok__ tx!

                    Need a re-think.

          2. Fulchester's New Centr…
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            "I think we will have the same players [as against Leicester],” Mourinho said. “I think the injured players aren’t going to be back for Brighton. What we have is Paul [Pogba] with nine days’ training, [Marcus] Rashford with 11 days’ training, [Marouane] Fellaini with nine days’ training and, of course, they will be in a better condition.

            “Normally, these boys that [against Leicester] were in a difficult situation will be ready to give a bit more [against Brighton] – more [Romelu] Lukaku, more Rashford, probably Lingard coming back, more Fellaini. I think normally we’re going to have more.”

            1. Fulchester's New Centr…
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              So maybe.

              1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                That's insightful thank you. 🙂

          3. @fpl_phenom
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            DDG
            Darmian Bailly Lindelof Shaw
            Fred Pereira Pogba
            Mata Lukaku Sanchez

            I think he will play

            1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              tx

            2. Demel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              Mata has never played in that position for United.

              1. The Finnisher
                • 13 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                Right wing? He played there last week for starters...

              2. @persecuted_by_mods
                  6 years, 2 months ago

                  He has played there many times (RW)

                • Threat Level Midnight
                  • 6 Years
                  6 years, 2 months ago

                  Wrong

              3. BeDreamin
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                I wouldn't be surprised if Jones starts

              4. AndyCook
                  6 years, 2 months ago

                  Young?

              5. FlyingWithoutIngs
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                I think Lukaku will start with Alexis and mata

                1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 2 months ago

                  Cheers!

            3. EL tridente
              • 6 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              A) Salah,King and Cairney
              or
              B) Mané, De Bruyne and Joselu

              1. Park the bus
                • 13 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                A

                Joselu?!

              2. cravencottage
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                B but must be someone better than Joselu

              3. Fulchester's New Centr…
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                A, but if doing B, Kamara for Joselu and keep the change?

              4. Shineonme
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                KDB is out for a while

            4. Park the bus
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              plan was always to save FT this week but getting seriously tempted by Richarlison in for Jota. Yes it was one game but Rich looked excellent and can tell already he will be a key player. Jota was pretty withdrawn and didn't even manage a shot all game - got the lucky assist but his final ball was woeful and genuinely looked like he was struggling to make the step up to the prem. anyone else in the same position?

              1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                Think it is just a wait and see if you can still afford to make the change.

              2. Mic
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                Never understood the Jota pick. Wondering how long it will take for people to xfer him out. People are so afraid of 'knee jerking' they will probably hold on to his trashy a$$

                1. Well you know, Triffic
                  • 14 Years
                  6 years, 2 months ago

                  He pretty much plays upfront. Even the last game he was in the box alot just never got any service into him. I haven't seen that many midfielders stay in the box as much as he did!

                  1. BeDreamin
                    • 8 Years
                    6 years, 2 months ago

                    He only had 2 touches in the penalty area. Richarlison had 5

                    1. Well you know, Triffic
                      • 14 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      He didn't get the ball as I mentioned but he was at the backpost alot.

              3. Well you know, Triffic
                • 14 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                Tough one, i'd get Rich as i think he should really be 7.5m

              4. Four Hit Wonder
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                While you were being tempted, Richarlison rose to 6.6m and this transfer is no longer an option.

              5. The Polymath
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                Jota is a class player, everyone can have an off day. But go ahead, swap for Rich, make my day 😀

            5. cravencottage
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              After this weekend:

              A) Kun and Siggy
              B) Lacazette and KDB
              C) Firmino and Hazard

              1. FlyingWithoutIngs
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                A all day long

                1. FlyingWithoutIngs
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 2 months ago

                  That is assuming you already have either mane or salah for Liverpool

              2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                Depends on the rest of the team. Not a huge fan of any tbh.

              3. Fulchester's New Centr…
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                Are we allowed to see rest of team or does that have to go on RMT page?

              4. Demel
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                C has some merit.

                1. Baps hunter
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 6 Years
                  6 years, 2 months ago

                  Not much though. Firmino 4th Pool option and Hazard starts as a sub.

              5. caldracula
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                Firmino & KDB?

            6. Well you know, Triffic
              • 14 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              I think Sterling could outscore Salah over the next 6 weeks. That price point is tough though, plus Mane may become essential aswell.

              1. Demel
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                Owning both Mane and Salah will not be essential. Especially with upcoming fixtures.

                1. Well you know, Triffic
                  • 14 Years
                  6 years, 2 months ago

                  Hmm i dunno. I feel Mane will be the highest scoring 9.5mid this year. He's kind of been underpriced imo

                  1. Team Bobcat
                    • 7 Years
                    6 years, 2 months ago

                    I have seen mane play last year. He is much more selfish on the ball and lacks vision. Some weeks that may work in your favour but overall an inferior player to Salah in my eyes to. He can be a bit blind when he has the ball. May effect his assists. Everyone to their own

                    1. Well you know, Triffic
                      • 14 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Of course, you'd have to bank on him improving his finishing. But 9.5 in the front 3 of one of the best attacking sides in the league is a snip! (So much so, that i didn't buy him at the start lol)

                      1. jtreble
                        • 8 Years
                        6 years, 2 months ago

                        +1.

              2. OldBenKenobi
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                if you feel Sterling is a safe captain option go for it!

                1. Well you know, Triffic
                  • 14 Years
                  6 years, 2 months ago

                  I may just do it, i feel Pep favours him and his position is safer in the city team than most the other midfielders because of the amount of goals he scores.

              3. Fulchester's New Centr…
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                Even at 11, probably worth it, but tricky to fit in as you have said. I am trying to think of a way to get Sterling in.

                1. Well you know, Triffic
                  • 14 Years
                  6 years, 2 months ago

                  I'm thinking, Firmino -> Zaha, Bernardo -> Sterling.

                2. Well you know, Triffic
                  • 14 Years
                  6 years, 2 months ago

                  What;s your team?

                  1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                    • 7 Years
                    6 years, 2 months ago

                    I'd definitely do that if I could. I would basically have to sell Aguero or Salah to do it

                    1. Well you know, Triffic
                      • 14 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Ah tougher situation as you're selling two players who are just as explosive.

              4. BeDreamin
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                Totally agree with this. It's just such a leap of faith

              5. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                I think something could happen in FPL that has a greater than 0 chance of occuring.

                1. Well you know, Triffic
                  • 14 Years
                  6 years, 2 months ago

                  Your username suits you.

                  1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
                    • 8 Years
                    6 years, 2 months ago

                    Makes it more satisfying when I beat people. Like the moron I beat last season who gifted me this name.

                    1. Baps hunter
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 6 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      I remember that. I copied "the idea" and named myself Casual Rookie Schautzer 😉 1213 pts gw19-38 was okayish I believe. At least my rank rose over 2.5 million places.

                2. Cok3y5murf
                  • 8 Years
                  6 years, 2 months ago

                  Lol. I don't know why people simply speculate or show wishful thinking without any arguments as to why.

                  1. Well you know, Triffic
                    • 14 Years
                    6 years, 2 months ago

                    To spark a conversation which it was successful in doing?

                    Arguments as to why: Think it's common knowledge City have one of the best run of fixtures in FPL history in the coming weeks...didn't even think it had to be said.

                    1. Cok3y5murf
                      • 8 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Doesn't take much to spark a conversation here 😉

                      I think if you look at Salah's fixtures, comparing them for the next 3 fixtures instead of 6 makes much more sense. But I was more referring to your comment about Mane being essential.

                      1. Well you know, Triffic
                        • 14 Years
                        6 years, 2 months ago

                        Fair enough.

                        9.5m in one of the best attacks in the league, gets a ton of chances and could be on pens.

                        1. Cok3y5murf
                          • 8 Years
                          6 years, 2 months ago

                          I think those factors would make a lot of players essential 🙂

              6. Four Hit Wonder
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                Agree. That's why I have Salah, Sterling and Mane.

                1. Well you know, Triffic
                  • 14 Years
                  6 years, 2 months ago

                  You capping Sterling this week?

            7. MAVER!CK
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              Repost-
              Draft question
              So this guy is offering me Allison as I don't have a starting GK (he has Ederson as his 2nd) and in return, he wants Mane for Hazard (I have Salah). Not sure why's he being so generous..are Madrid rumors surfacing again? Should I bite?

              1. Demel
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                I am almost certain (injury permitting) that Hazard will outscore mane this season. He won't move to Madrid.

                1. jtreble
                  • 8 Years
                  6 years, 2 months ago

                  If Mane is on pens that logic might not work out so well this year ...

              2. Fulchester's New Centr…
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                You lose Mane but get Hazard and Allison? Yes, seems to go too be true, but I don't know of any reason why not to - surely Chelsea won't sell him this year.

              3. @fpl_phenom
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                id take that mate! arm n all!

              4. AndyCook
                  6 years, 2 months ago

                  Take it. That’s a bizarre move, worst case Hazard and Mane could no considered equal

                  1. AndyCook
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Could be*

                  2. MAVER!CK
                    • 7 Years
                    6 years, 2 months ago

                    thanks all. Bite it is!

                  3. jay01
                    • 10 Years
                    6 years, 2 months ago

                    I’d take that offer and run

                • @fpl_phenom
                  • 9 Years
                  6 years, 2 months ago

                  Thoughts on Coleman? Thinking of removing him to Gomez on FPL draft ? good move? or keep Coleman? I have allison also.

                  1. BadgersBoys
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    6 years, 2 months ago

                    Keep Seamy. Great fixtures and I think his bombing down the wing will come back..

                    1. @fpl_phenom
                      • 9 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      hmmmm ye I guess

                      My defense is

                      Allison
                      Bailly Laporte Rudiger Coleman Valencia

                      Doing:

                      Valencia > Shaw

                      Was thinking Coleman to gomez also...

                      tricky one....

                      Everton should be better defensively with new signings right?

                      1. BadgersBoys
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 11 Years
                        6 years, 2 months ago

                        Valencia > Shaw is a really bad move, imo. I.would be surprised if Shaw has no attacking returns for the remainder of the season. Also, I don't think Utd will have the same season as last season as far as CS's come in.

                        1. @fpl_phenom
                          • 9 Years
                          6 years, 2 months ago

                          dont agree on this one mate... but thanks for the feedback

                  2. AndyCook
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Gomez won’t get enough games. I’d keep Coleman as you can play him when he has good fixtures only

                      1. @fpl_phenom
                        • 9 Years
                        6 years, 2 months ago

                        ye good call... cheers guys!

                    • Les Bleus
                      • 13 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Definitely keep Coleman. Gomez was filling in for Lovren I believe.

                  3. Rhinos
                    • 11 Years
                    6 years, 2 months ago

                    I love how Kun who's now started 14 home games in a row is a slightly risky pick yet everyone is rushing to buy Mendy who for whatever reason has yet to srart 3 games in a row for City.
                    Could it be that people just want to believe things to justify their moves ie kun 2pts Mendy 15pts

                    1. BadgersBoys
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 11 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      I do think Kun is more of a Rotation risk due to Jesus though.

                    2. Mic
                      • 7 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Did you have Mendy?

                    3. Greenbackbøøg…
                      • 10 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Agree regarding Aguero, but Mendy is also nailed on

                      1. Baps hunter
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 6 Years
                        6 years, 2 months ago

                        Not if he continues attacking like that and Pep wants to kill him like he said 😉

                    4. Keno
                      • 10 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Mendy is gunna be a beast

                    5. Bleach †
                      • 8 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Man I'd be f*cking thrilled if Mendy would be benched, ain't gonna happen though 😛

                    6. Rhinos
                      • 11 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      im not doubting Mendy is a good pick what I'm saying is people gloss over his rotation risk because he scored 15 whereas Kun blanked so now suddenly Jesus is a huge danger

                      1. DJ1000
                        • 9 Years
                        6 years, 2 months ago

                        Think Mendy will play most weeks. Was absolutely outstanding last week. Most City players are rotation risks but still worth it if they miss the odd game. Aguero will score at the weekend.

                      2. Congressman
                        • 13 Years
                        6 years, 2 months ago

                        Exactly. Jesus hasn't been nailed on since 2000 years ago.

                  4. Maddi Son
                    • 7 Years
                    6 years, 2 months ago

                    Total points prediction for the following this week please:

                    a) Sanchez & Janmaat
                    b) Sterling & Holebas

                    1. Rhinos
                      • 11 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      4
                      312

                    2. BadgersBoys
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 11 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      3
                      9.6

                    3. caldracula
                      • 8 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      14
                      14

                    4. Pea Soup
                      • 13 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      4
                      4

                  5. OldBenKenobi
                    • 7 Years
                    6 years, 2 months ago

                    Feel a bit aggrieved about feeling forced into Davies > Mendy move early.
                    Took a chance on GW1 and it failed.....

                    1. BadgersBoys
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 11 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      How so?

                      1. OldBenKenobi
                        • 7 Years
                        6 years, 2 months ago

                        see below

                    2. Pep says
                      • 9 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Did you take a chance though? Davies is a proven FPL asset. No one expected Mendy to get 15pts in Gw1.

                      1. OldBenKenobi
                        • 7 Years
                        6 years, 2 months ago

                        couldnt risk being priced out of the move.
                        Ideally I wanted to have Davies for the first 2 GWs but had to make the move a week earlier in the end 🙁
                        Mendy has the better fixtures longer term

                    3. Botman and Robben
                      • 8 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Keep Bavies, ditch other def to get Mendy.

                      1. OldBenKenobi
                        • 7 Years
                        6 years, 2 months ago

                        couldnt as I didnt not enough cash and its not worth a hit.
                        Its already done anyway

                    4. Pea Soup
                      • 13 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      You haven't been forced... you'd popped your cork early at the first sight of trouble!

                  6. Pep says
                    • 9 Years
                    6 years, 2 months ago

                    No hot topic today? Whats going on??

                    1. Reedy
                      • 14 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Life.

                  7. OPTA FPL
                    • 13 Years
                    6 years, 2 months ago

                    J.King has Wilson in his FPL team, not surprised he let Wilson take the penalty lol

                    1. Bleach †
                      • 8 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Reckon that King is back at them, since Wilson bottled it?

                      1. OPTA FPL
                        • 13 Years
                        6 years, 2 months ago

                        likely

                      2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
                        • 8 Years
                        6 years, 2 months ago

                        Yes IMO. They had a little moment when Wilson won it. I think King was happy for him to take it because he win it himself. Idk for sure though.

                  8. jay01
                    • 10 Years
                    6 years, 2 months ago

                    I need draft advice as I’m thinking of a crazy move.. is it me or is Sane out of favour at City? My team has Mahrez and Sane.. and my rival has Maddison.. should I make a shocking swap offer?

                    1. Fantasynørden
                      • 9 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Calm and steady.

                      1. jay01
                        • 10 Years
                        6 years, 2 months ago

                        I feel Sane won’t play as much in the prem whereas Maddison is nailed and will shine.. should I stay off the glue?

                    2. Marmalade Forest
                      • 7 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      I think over the course of the season, Sane will score more.

                    3. Well you know, Triffic
                      • 14 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      I think he could be out of favour based on Pep saying he was not ready for the season even though he didn't have the world cup and played pre-season. Add to that he had a shocker in the Community Shield, Pep may play hard ball with him for a while to make a point? All speculation but valid imo.

                      1. jay01
                        • 10 Years
                        6 years, 2 months ago

                        That’s what I was thinking, I could be playing a real blinder here with that swap.. if Sane barely plays that is

                  9. Fantasynørden
                    • 9 Years
                    6 years, 2 months ago

                    Who is your captain for GW2 and why is it Aguero?

                    1. Reedy
                      • 14 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Aguero and stop spying on me.

                    2. Big_Andy_GAWA
                      • 13 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Aguero. Because he is Sergio Aguero.

                    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
                      • 12 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Salah for Monday night football.

                    4. Bleach †
                      • 8 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Salah.

                    5. It’s gonna Ben Mee
                      • 10 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Salah

                    6. WoofWoofGrrrr
                      • 14 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Salah...have Aguero

                  10. DA Minnion (Former great)
                    • 12 Years
                    6 years, 2 months ago

                    Looking forward to watching city this weekend with mendy on board
                    Last week was torturous.

                    1. TorresMagic™
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • Has Moderation Rights
                      • 15 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      He won't play Arsenal every week.

                      1. OldBenKenobi
                        • 7 Years
                        6 years, 2 months ago

                        😆

                      2. DA Minnion (Former great)
                        • 12 Years
                        6 years, 2 months ago

                        True T M
                        But his marauding runs down the wing will cause havoc plus he covers ederson for clean sheets
                        If he plays regularly he 'll be the top defender this season.

                        1. Big_Andy_GAWA
                          • 13 Years
                          6 years, 2 months ago

                          I benched him, ffs. Would have had 107 points if played him.

                          1. DA Minnion (Former great)
                            • 12 Years
                            6 years, 2 months ago

                            Lots did. You would have expected arsenal to score.
                            I think he's in the never bench never captain category now
                            Well never bench anyway.

                            1. Going Home
                              • 13 Years
                              6 years, 2 months ago

                              A 6.0 defender should have immediately been in the "never bench" category!

                              1. Ramboros
                                • 13 Years
                                6 years, 2 months ago

                                A defender facing Arsenal away should immediately have been in the "always bench" category!

                                1. Going Home
                                  • 13 Years
                                  6 years, 2 months ago

                                  If you spend that kind of money, surely it is because you back the team he plays for to keep it tight at the back, as well as provide attacking returns.

                                  Hell, it would take City/Liverpool away for me to bench 5.5 Seamus Coleman!

                          2. OldBenKenobi
                            • 7 Years
                            6 years, 2 months ago

                            aww poor you 😆

                        2. jtreble
                          • 8 Years
                          6 years, 2 months ago

                          IMHO, if Mendy doesn't improve the defensive side of his game Pep will "manage" his minutes ....

                          1. DA Minnion (Former great)
                            • 12 Years
                            6 years, 2 months ago

                            Pep knows what mendy s all about. He watches him in training every day. He won't rein him in too much I reckon.
                            Hope not anyway.

                            1. jtreble
                              • 8 Years
                              6 years, 2 months ago

                              Did you catch the look on Pep's face when he was repeatedly dispossessed in his third or read his comments about Mendy after the game? He didn't seem very happy at all. I have Mendy - I'm concerned.

                          2. Going Home
                            • 13 Years
                            6 years, 2 months ago

                            +1

                            It's fine when it comes off. But there will come a time where his dereliction of duties costs them a goal. And then I can see Pep taking it poorly

                  11. The Seagulls and the Trawle…
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 7 Years
                    6 years, 2 months ago

                    Hart (vs WAT) or Foster (vs bur)?

                    I see many favouring Foster but am not convinced.
                    Thoughts?

                    1. Chris_White
                      • 13 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Hart. Burnley at home against weaker teams = CS.

                      1. The Seagulls and the Trawle…
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 7 Years
                        6 years, 2 months ago

                        Was thinking the same exactly.

                    2. OldBenKenobi
                      • 7 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      I dont really have a choice!
                      Its Foster or Hamer 😆

                      1. OldBenKenobi
                        • 7 Years
                        6 years, 2 months ago

                        luckily I have Mee also

                    3. Reedy
                      • 14 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Neither looks a great option but yeah I'd be edging towards Foster I think. If nothing else, I like an away keeper for the saves.

                      1. Reedy
                        • 14 Years
                        6 years, 2 months ago

                        Christ sorry, he's at Burnley now isn't he. Yeah play Hart.

                    4. child of God
                      • 6 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Foster

                    5. Fulchester's New Centr…
                      • 7 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Back the home team if in doubt.

                    6. The Seagulls and the Trawle…
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 7 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Hart it is (for thr moment).
                      Thanks for the input!

                  12. dilksymatey
                    • 6 Years
                    6 years, 2 months ago

                    Who to captain this week?

                    A) Salah
                    B) Mendy

                    I also have Aguero but I can see him being dropped for Jesus.

                    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                      • 7 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Aguero > Salah > Mendy

                    2. The Seagulls and the Trawle…
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 7 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Same dilemma here. Am very much thinking about Mendy. If nailed i think he can be one of the highest scoring defenders of all time. It feels like he will have at least 3 good opprtunities of assist/goals per game.

                      1. dilksymatey
                        • 6 Years
                        6 years, 2 months ago

                        The way I see it is he's very likely to get a clean sheet so that's 6 points on the board. Then he could easily get attacking returns too.

                        I might be thinking too much about the pain I'll be feeling when the teamsheet gets announced and Aguero is on the bench.

                  13. Rich89Cook
                    • 6 Years
                    6 years, 2 months ago

                    I have Lacazette in a 3-4-3 stick with and risk another bench or go for Bobby F, Morata or Zaha. Or bench him and stick on Cairney 3-5-2

                    1. BadgersBoys
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 11 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Bobby & Wilfred

                    2. Maddi Son
                      • 7 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Laca will be a bandwagon soon, keep him.

                    3. Fulchester's New Centr…
                      • 7 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Stick and play. Not sure how much Cairney will do much against Spurs away. Last week he and Seri got in each other's way.

                    4. Pea Soup
                      • 13 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Keep him. You'd didn't get him for the City fixture anyway.

                  14. Bleach †
                    • 8 Years
                    6 years, 2 months ago

                    Why bother having the captain poll when people still ask here about it 100 times a day 😆

                    1. Bleach †
                      • 8 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      #NoHate

                      1. BadgersBoys
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 11 Years
                        6 years, 2 months ago

                        Hater.

                    2. Cok3y5murf
                      • 8 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Never understood this.

                  15. FDMS All Starz
                    • 9 Years
                    6 years, 2 months ago

                    Who will you captain?

                    A) KDB
                    B) Eriksen
                    C) Salah

                    1. dilksymatey
                      • 6 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Out of those I'd say Salah.

                    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
                      • 8 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      All of them could outscore one another this week. Just in case you didn't know!

                  16. OPTA FPL
                    • 13 Years
                    6 years, 2 months ago

                    Football players that play FPL 18/19

                    Van Aanholt: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/769483/history

                    Austin: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/986509/history

                    Targett: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/1434940/history

                    Alex Mccarthy: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/2926390/history

                    Stephens: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/1435656/history

                    Shane Long: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/4431204/history

                    Nick Pope: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/3225417/history

                    Solly March:https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/4011457/history

                    Glenn Murray: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/3288744/history

                    S.Duffy: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/1340873/history

                    Begovic: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/1293706/history

                    David Brooks: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/4177725/history

                    Ake: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/1653323/history

                    A.Smith: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/2696766/history

                    Daniels: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/3644319/history

                    D.Gosling: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/3683665/history

                    Wilson: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/1513926/history

                    S.Cook: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/1562270/history

                    Naughton: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/3277185/history

                    James Collins: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/3653112/history

                    Jedinak: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/1559433/history

                    James Chester: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/3646852/history

                    G. Whelan: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/880026/history

                    Scott Hogan: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/2862112/history

                    Tommy Elphick: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/345390/history

                    Micah Richards: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/116926/history

                    Gabriel Agbonlahor: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/1382181/history

                    Onuoha: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/3393219/history

                    Pritchard: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/1221011/history

                    Kyle Bartley: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/1114910/history

                    Matthew Pennington: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/4012010/history

                    Casper Ankergren: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/3246432/history

                    Anton Ferdinand: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/2725573/history

                    Rio Ferdinand: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/2309997/history

                    1. BadgersBoys
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 11 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Nice, you could throw Rooneys in there also.

                    2. The real slim shady
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 8 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      All AFCB seems to be in a league with Wilson Lol

                      1. OPTA FPL
                        • 13 Years
                        6 years, 2 months ago

                        Official leauge, free enter with money price
                        https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/club-news/prizes-to-be-won-in-clubs-official-fpl-league

                    3. Marmalade Forest
                      • 7 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Aaron Ramsay and Robbie Savage in the league with Rio.

                      Can find loads of them through the leagues that they’re in

                      1. Nüno Vippan
                        • 10 Years
                        6 years, 2 months ago

                        ramsey man utds fun club?!

                    4. Mo Mané No Problems
                      • 7 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Josh King has Wilson in his team and not himself. xD
                      Confirms my King > Wilson plan.

                  17. Totti
                    • 8 Years
                    6 years, 2 months ago

                    play

                    A) foster
                    B) fabianski (i already owning king)

                    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                      • 7 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Fab

                    2. Reedy
                      • 14 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Right, this is the question I thought I was answering above!

                      I'd play Foster over the West Ham 'keeper, but it's close.

                    3. BadgersBoys
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 11 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      I'm going Foster again.

                  18. jay01
                    • 10 Years
                    6 years, 2 months ago

                    On FPL draft, I have Kepa, David Luiz and Rudiger..

                    Some guy has offered me Ben Davies for David Luiz.. am I dreaming?

                    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                      • 7 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      If this is all happening at your primary school or Davies is riding on a unicorn then probably yes.

                    2. Holmes
                      • 11 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Not a bad deal

                    3. jtreble
                      • 8 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Taking this deal would make you a thief.

                  19. Fantasynørden
                    • 9 Years
                    6 years, 2 months ago

                    Anyone taking a chance on Obi Wan against Liverpool? We know that he won't get a CS, but can he get an assist he might as well get some bonus points.

                    1. jtreble
                      • 8 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      No, his GC could be 10+. :).

                    2. Gudjohnsen
                      • 7 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Not me. Have him and Tomkins and am playing Tomkins ahead og him.

                    3. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
                      • 9 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Depends on the rest of your defenders, but you must have some real gnarly ones if he doesn't end up on your bench.

                    4. Fulchester's New Centr…
                      • 7 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Seems like a bad idea. If you play him who gets benched?

                      1. Fantasynørden
                        • 9 Years
                        6 years, 2 months ago

                        Doherty (Wolves)

                        1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                          • 7 Years
                          6 years, 2 months ago

                          Play Doherty is safer.

                  20. FDMS All Starz
                    • 9 Years
                    6 years, 2 months ago

                    Chances of KDB starting? If he starts who will be dropped from the team that strarted vs Arsenal? Will pep not drop anyone to avoid dropping confidence?

                    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                      • 7 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      I would imagine ("hope") that he starts if fit. Not sure Pep worries to much about upsetting players.

                    2. I Member
                      • 9 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      I think he'll start. Gundogan or Mahrez to make way.

                    3. child of God
                      • 6 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Kdb in for gundogan

                    4. Fingerspitzengefühl
                      • 8 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Gundogan makes way

                  21. The Polymath
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 9 Years
                    6 years, 2 months ago

                    A) Peltier
                    B) PVA

                    Which to play?

                    1. OPTA FPL
                      • 13 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      Sad to see you dont have any Wolves defender

                      1. The Polymath
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 9 Years
                        6 years, 2 months ago

                        Have Patricia in Goal.

                    2. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
                      • 9 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      A, though I would expect blanks from both in reality.

                    3. Fulchester's New Centr…
                      • 7 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      A, but not confident. Of the two, PVA more likely to end up with minus score.

                    4. Reedy
                      • 14 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      A for me.

                    5. I Member
                      • 9 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      B easily. So much attacking threat.

                    6. jtreble
                      • 8 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      I have Peltier. I hopefully never have to play him. :).

                      1. Pep says
                        • 9 Years
                        6 years, 2 months ago

                        Lol I feel the exact same!

                  22. Fantasynørden
                    • 9 Years
                    6 years, 2 months ago

                    On Richarlisons "injury": "Richarlison’s injury is not serious and he was simply suffering from cramp when he was withdrawn. He was seen by Everton’s medical staff on Monday, and took part in full training on Tuesday, and is now expected to start against Southampton on Saturday."

                  23. Dynamic Duos
                    • 11 Years
                    6 years, 2 months ago

                    Those wanting to ship Jota and are thinking Richarlison , are you not interested in Maddison?

                    1. OldBenKenobi
                      • 7 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      I have Jota and Richarlison. Im monitoring Maddison as a possible Jota replacement (need to see more of each first though)

                  24. Jules Rimet
                    • 6 Years
                    6 years, 2 months ago

                    Anyone thinking about getting Bellerin 5.5 for GW 3-8 ?
                    Talented wingback, great fixtures? What are possible worries with this punt? Injury prone, lichsteiner, monreal, few clean sheets?

                    1. El Lobito 10
                      • 7 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      rotation. otherwise, brilliant shout

                    2. william prunier
                      • 9 Years
                      6 years, 2 months ago

                      He will be rotated though