Scout Notes

Aguero hits hat-trick as Mendy collects another two FPL assists

Sergio Aguero hit a hat-trick as Benjamin Mendy delivered another two assists in Manchester City’s 6-1 defeat of Huddersfield Town.

Watford’s fine start to the season continued, while in our re-cap of yesterday evening’s match, Chelsea and Arsenal both exhilarated in attack – but looked shaky at the back.

In our latest Scout Notes article, we analyse three goal-laden matches from Gameweek 2.

Manchester City 6-1 Huddersfield Town

  • Goals: Sergio Aguero (£11.0m) x3, Gabriel Jesus (£10.5m), David Silva (£8.4m), own-goal | Jon Stankovic (£4.0m)
  • Assists: Ederson (£5.5m), Benjamin Mendy (£6.1m) x2, Sergio Aguero, Leroy Sane (£9.5m)

Sunday’s demolition of Huddersfield Town suggested that Manchester City players are, as they were in 2017/18, going to be a rich source of FPL points this season – but that we must also be prepared for more rotation roulette.

After Leroy Sane‘s (£9.5m) owners were left cursing Pep Guardiola’s team selection last weekend, this time it was the turn of FPL managers who had backed Raheem Sterling (£11.0m), Riyad Mahrez (£9.0m) and Kyle Walker (£6.5m). All three of these premium picks – as well as Sane – started on the bench as Guardiola brought in Gabriel Jesus (£10.5m), Vincent Kompany (£5.5m) and David Silva (£8.4m) for their first league starts of the season.

Rumours that Sergio Aguero (£11.0m) would be dropped for City’s first home match of the 2018/19 campaign proved to be unfounded, with Aguero lining up alongside Jesus as Guardiola switched to a 3-5-2 to combat their visitors’ defensive set-up.

Aguero’s three-goal contribution – and in particular his hat-trick goal – left Guardiola purring:

The pass was outstanding, the control by Sergio Aguero. I never saw him like this since I was here, he is in an incredible condition with the ball and without the ball. I thought to take Sergio off before the hat-trick but in the end it was perfect, he scored a goal and off to a standing ovation.

After surgery with the doctor, he feels free now. He suffered last year with some problems but his whole game, not just scoring goals but his passing and his assists… he never stops!

When that happens, he is one of the best strikers in the world, without a doubt. Since he came back, in this period, in the Community Shield, against Arsenal and today, he has been perfect.

Given the level of speculation surrounding Aguero and his position in the City team over the last 48 hours, those comments should leave FPL managers in no doubt about the Argentinean’s importance to Guardiola and the City set-up.

Aguero had nine shots on goal in this match and no FPL forward has had more attempts on goal than the 30-year-old striker so far this season.

Guardiola reiterated after the match the importance of Benjamin Mendy (£6.1m) in the 3-5-2 set-up, a system that the City manager only rolled out once after the French left-back’s serious injury suffered at the beginning of 2017/18.

Last season Huddersfield played five at the back. We decided today, we would play with two strikers. All the players made a good performance. We could not attack in this way last year because we did not have Benjamin Mendy [due to a long-term injury], he is so clever to go up and down. When we have we are able to attack in that way.

While effusive in his praise of Mendy, Guardiola’s slightly tongue-in-cheek comments after the match hinted at the possible need to manage the wing-back’s minutes when City are back in midweek Champions League action:

He’s a guy who is full of energy, offensively and defensively and with the ball.

We know his physicality. Now, we have one game a week, we have time for recovery. I don’t know what will happen when we play every three days!

Mendy recorded a brace of assists for the second week running and played a big part in City’s second goal, with the loose ball from the Frenchman’s halted darting run being rifled home by Jesus. Mendy’s price will surely rise again this week, with the former Monaco left-back having already been bought by over 100,000 new managers since the Gameweek 2 deadline passed.

Although Walker was rested for the visit of Huddersfield (perhaps with Guardiola taking into consideration his World Cup exertions), the England wing-back would seem ideally suited to this 3-5-2 formation going forward. City’s shape off the ball on Sunday – with John Stones moving across to right-back as City became as 4-4-2 of sorts – is, however, an indication that there was also a possible tactical reason for Walker’s omission.

Mahrez and Sterling played centrally on occasion for their respective clubs last season so it is not necessarily a given that the pair couldn’t be integrated into such a set-up; Sterling, of course, was deployed as a striker for England in Russia in Gareth Southgate’s similar – albeit not quite as fluid – 3-5-2 system.

With Mahrez off the pitch and De Bruyne crocked, David Silva demonstrated his aptitude from dead-ball situations with a direct free-kick goal. Bernardo Silva (£7.6m), meanwhile, was mostly entrusted with corner-taking duties.

Huddersfield were without the injured Zanka (£4.5m) and Jonathan Hogg (£4.5m), while Aaron Mooy (£5.5m) missed the match with his wife in labour.

David Wagner sprung a few surprises in his bid to combat their hosts, deploying FPL defenders Jon Stankovic (£4.0m) and Florent Hadergjonaj (£4.5m) “out of position” in midfield.

Stankovic scored on his Premier League debut and could, depending on the severity of Hogg and Zanka’s injuries, be another bargain-bin defender to add to the short-term watchlist, particularly with the Terriers next at home against Cardiff City.

Wagner said after the match:

I’m pleased for Jon (Stankovic). It wasn’t easy for him in the last 12 months. We prepared him as a centre-back, but when City changed their shape to a three, he had to play alongside Philip Billing as ‘six’.

Aaron Mooy will be back for Cardiff. We also have to hope that Zanka and Jonathan Hogg will be back; we will make a decision on that later in the week.

The first-team prospects of the only £4.0m-rated goalkeeper to have started a Premier League fixture this season, Ben Hamer, might be in doubt after his display in this match, however. Hamer was particularly culpable for City’s third goal, shovelling a Mendy cross straight into the path of Aguero.

Manchester City XI (3-5-2): Ederson; Stones, Kompany, Laporte; Mendy, D Silva (Mahrez 64′), Fernandinho, Gundogan (Foden ’82), B Silva; Aguero (Sane 76′), Gabriel Jesus

Huddersfield Town XI (4-4-1-1): Hamer; Smith, Schindler, Kongolo, Lowe; Pritchard (Diakhaby 61′), Stankovic, Billing, Hadergjonaj; Sabiri (Depoitre 46′); Mounie (Sobhi’ 84)

Burnley 1-3 Watford

  • Goals: James Tarkowski (£5.0m) | Andre Gray (£6.0m), Troy Deeney (£6.0m), Will Hughes (£5.0m)
  • Assists: Johann Berg Gudmundsson (£6.0m) | Troy Deeney, Abdoulaye Doucoure (£6.0m)

With all the tactical tweaks and line-up changes going on at the Etihad, it was a Scout Notes writer’s dream to see two unchanged Premier League teams walk out at Turf Moor.

Burnley had the joint-best home defensive record outside of the top six last season, conceding on just 17 occasions in 19 matches on their own soil, but the first potential impact of their Europa League-influenced Thursday/Sunday schedule might have been evident on Sunday as they fell to a 3-1 defeat to the Hornets.

Although only Joe Hart (£4.5m), Stephen Ward (£5.0m) and Jeff Hendrick (£5.5m) of their starting XI today played the full 120 minutes against Istanbul Basaksehir, a further six of the team that faced the Hornets were also involved to varying degrees on Thursday evening.

Dyche though refused to blame the defeat on the Clarets’ hectic schedule and heavy legs:

It’s the story that started five months ago. It’s not new, but you’ll all run it, it’s your jobs. That’s the challenge, it’s here, it’s real, so that’s what we get on with.

The performances have been really good. First half we were very good, certainly the better side. Once they get 3-1 up, it’s difficult, at the end of the market, when teams have a two-goal swing.

The Clarets will again be in action on the next two Thursdays, taking on Olympiakos in a two-legged Europa League play-off less than 72 hours before matches against Fulham and Manchester United – something that will perhaps influence Fantasy managers’ decisions on whether to draft the likes of Hart, Johann Berg Gudmundsson (£6.0m) and Chris Wood (£6.5m) into their squads for Burnley’s appealing next half-dozen matches.

Gudmundsson, who registered more assists (nine) last season than anyone in the £6.0m or under price bracket, was the architect of yet another goal on Sunday afternoon, with one of his five corner-kick deliveries finding the head of James Tarkowski (£5.0m) for Burnley’s equaliser.

The Icelandic midfielder was also the most advanced Burnley player over the course of the 90 minutes, based on average positions.

To claim that Watford’s victory was down to their hosts’ weariness would be a disservice to an impressive Hornets’ side, though.

Javi Gracia’s well-organised “4-4-2 with inverted wingers” set-up once again allowed Jose Holebas (£4.6m) plenty of freedom to push forward from the left-back position, though he and the other hero of last weekend – Roberto Pereyra (£6.1m) – were to give up the stage for four other key players in Watford’s midfield/attack.

Troy Deeney and Andre Gray (both £6.0m) combined beautifully for the latter’s opening strike before Deeney got a goal of his own from Abdoulaye Doucoure‘s (£6.0m) sumptuous pass.

Speaking of his front pairing, Gracia said:

It’s good for our two forwards. They are doing a very good job, not only like today by scoring goals. They are creating difficulties for the centre-backs and today we have been able to keep the line a little bit higher.

Will Hughes, at £5.0m over one million pound cheaper than Pereyra in FPL, posed a bigger goal threat than his opposite wide-man and got a deserved goal on 51 minutes, punishing a sloppy pass from Matthew Lowton (£5.0m).

Crucially, Watford have now shaken off their away-day jinx under Gracia (this was his first win on the road) and they now face three successive home matches in the league with which to capitalise on their impressive start.

Burnley XI (4-5-1): Hart; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Ward (Taylor 74′); Lennon, Hendrick (Vokes 70′), Cork, Westwood, Gudmundsson; Wood (Barnes 65′)

Watford XI (4-4-2): Foster; Janmaat, Cathcart, Kabasele, Holebas; Hughes (Femenía 82′), Doucoure, Capoue, Pereyra; Gray (Sema 67′), Deeney (Success 88′)

Chelsea 3-2 Arsenal

  • Goals: Pedro (£6.5m), Alvaro Morata (£9.0m), Marcos Alonso (£6.5m) | Alex Iwobi (£5.5m), Henrikh Mkhitaryan (£7.0m)
  • Assists: Marcos Alonso, Cesar Azpilicueta (£6.5m), Eden Hazard (£10.5m) | Henrikh Mkhitaryan

After all the doom-mongering pre-season predictions about how life as an orthodox left-back in Maurizio Sarri’s 4-3-3 system would end his days as a worthwhile premium pick, Marcos Alonso (£6.5m) sits atop of the highest points-scorers’ table in FPL with only one match of Gameweek 2 remaining.

Alonso delivered his second successive double-digit return, registering a goal and assist in Chelsea’s 3-2 win over Arsenal to add to his 11-point haul in Gameweek 1.

The Spaniard had three attempts on goal in the win over the Gunners and made numerous overlapping runs past Willian (£7.5m) ahead of him, who would often cut inside to generate space for Alonso.

The introduction of Eden Hazard (£10.5m) arguably made him an even bigger threat in attack and it was the Belgian who found Alonso in the box with nine minutes remaining for the left-back to grab Chelsea’s winner.

Substitutes Hazard and Mateo Kovacic (£6.0m), the latter of whom completed 42 of his 43 passes, drew praise for their displays, though Sarri’s words after the match hinted that Willian and Ross Barkley‘s (£6.0m) starting positions might be safe for another week or so:

I am really very happy. But in my opinion, in this moment Kovacic and Hazard are not able to play for 90 minutes.

So I thought that it was better 25-30 minutes when the intensity of the game is going down, and Hazard has done two assists in two matches. So I am very happy, also because I think that Kovacic can improve a lot here.

While the Blues were potent in attack, the quarter of an hour of madness immediately before half-time would have been a worry for both Sarri and FPL managers who own a Chelsea defender.

Arsenal scored twice to peg the score back to 2-2 and looked in the ascendancy at half-time, having struggled to get into game for the first half-hour.

That Henrikh Mkhitaryan (£7.0m) created more chances than any other player at Stamford Bridge yesterday said much about Alonso’s failings defensively, though the Spaniard was not afforded a great deal of protection by the midfielders in front of him and wasn’t alone in his iffy showing at the back.

Speaking of his side’s defensive work, Sarri said:

We have to improve in the defensive phase, and I’m not talking about only the defenders. The defensive phase of all the team, all the players. If we press very high, we are able to do well. But, at the other moments, when we are not able to press in the other half, we are in trouble.

Pedro (£6.5m) scored his second goal of the season to open the scoring and was a threat all night, while Cesar Azpilicueta (£6.5m) and Alvaro Morata (£9.0m) demonstrated their almost telepathic understanding for Chelsea’s second goal. Azpilicueta, while not quite as gung-ho as Alonso on the opposite flank, made three key passes yesterday evening and now has seven assists since the start of 2017/18 – all seven of which were scored by Morata.

Jorginho (£5.1m) and N’Golo Kante (£5.0m) delivered eye-catching performances in midfield, meanwhile.

Jorginho was metronomic at the base of the central three, though the fact that not one of his 99 passes led directly to a chance says much about the Brazilian’s Fantasy appeal (the odd converted penalty aside).

Kante’s rebirth as a box-to-box midfielder continues to intrigue, however, with no player on either side having as many touches in the opposition area. The French midfielder also fired off three shots, though lacked conviction when presented with a goal-scoring opportunity.

Unai Emery was adventurous in his team selection, deploying Alex Iwobi (£5,5m) to the left of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.0m) and stationing Mesut Ozil (£8.5m) in the hole.

Nacho Monreal (£5.5m), meanwhile, was fit enough to return at left-back.

The Gunners’ offensive performance for the second half of the opening 45 minutes would have encouraged FPL managers ahead of Arsenal’s appealing run of fixtures from Gameweeks 3-10, though, like Chelsea, their defence left much to be desired.

Iwobi’s display in particular, capped off by a goal, would have given Emery food for thought ahead of next week’s home encounter with West Ham United.

Mkhitaryan, meanwhile, delivered a double-digit return to further his case in the mid-price midfielder bracket.

Aubameyang and Mkhitaryan both spurned glorious opportunities, but the fact that Manchester City were the only side to carve out more “big chances” than the Gunners this weekend speaks volumes about their attacking menace. Iwobi’s goal involved ten Arsenal players and 19 passes, underscoring their fluency in attack at times yesterday.

Ozil was withdrawn midway through the second half after a somewhat underwhelming showing, though Emery backed the German midfielder in his post-match press conference:

We need him. He helps us with his quality and also I want to push him to be competitive in every match. I am happy with Mesut because he worked hard. I decided to change it because I think we needed a little more of a push in the middle, so that we couldn’t let Chelsea progress easily with the ball.

We were defending too deep and we needed a push, so for that I brought on Aaron [Ramsey] to push up more and recover the ball to continue attacking. I am happy with Mesut. With him, I am going to do the same work, help him and demand also that he works every day. At the moment he is doing that and I am happy. In the process, he is one player that I am sure is going to have a good season.

Chelsea XI (4-3-3): Arrizabalaga; Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso; Kante, Jorginho, Barkley (Kovacic 60′); Willian (Hazard 61′), Morata (Giroud 74′), Pedro

Arsenal XI (4-2-3-1): Cech; Bellerin, Papastathopoulos, Mustafi, Monreal; Guendouzi, Xhaka (Torreira 46′); Mkhitaryan, Ozil (Ramsey 67′), Iwobi (Lacazette 74′); Aubameyang.

5,702 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Weasel51
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    A) PVA + King >>> Alonso + Ings
    B) Pickford + King >>> Foster + Zaha

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      A

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      A

    3. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      A

    4. Feanor
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Is it worth taking a hit to do King to Ings?

      I can afford to van Aanholt to Alonso by itself.

  2. JamieC180
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Thoughts on

    Sanchez to David Silva to accommodate TAA to Alonso?

    David Silva, Bernado Silva or Eriksen?

    1. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Eriksen isn't performing good...

      I'd do: Sanchez, TAA to Dilva, Alonso

  3. arndff_
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Tomkins, King > Alonso, Ings (-4pts)

    Yay or Nay?

    Think I'm about to pull the trigger...

    PS: Will have to keep Eriksen for at least one more GW... Hope he'll finally deliver.

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Yah

    2. captainjilflex
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      good transfers, not sure worth a hit though. I was thinking of getting rid of eriksen until i saw utds performance today

      1. arndff_
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        I wanted to ditch him too but think buying Alonso is a must...

        1. captainjilflex
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          yep could be the season of the defenders. Apart from Aguero today

  4. Mahrez The Magician
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Sanchez + King + 1.0 itb > Hazard + Zaha + 0.5 itb (Tonight)
    Should i do it !?
    A) Yay
    B) Nay

    1. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Looks good on paper to me

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Hazard still may not be starting. Even though he’s dropping, if wait one more week for King maybe? Sanchez out for sure though

      1. doublyG
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Why would he not start?

        1. captainjilflex
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Sarri has said that Hazard isnt ready to play 90 minutes yet. So maybe another week or 2. But he still delivers from the bench.

  5. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    It says a lot when the two players with the most touches in the opponents half of any game this weekend were Kompany and Stones!

  6. Dr. Rog
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Rest of the team is fixed

    A) Balanced:
    x Robbo Bellerin
    x x x Fraser
    x x x
    Subs: Kante AWB Bennett

    B) 4-4-2 option:
    x Alonso Bellerin Trent
    x x x
    x x x
    Subs: AWB Westwood Stephens

    C) $$ defence
    x Alonso Robbo
    x x x Kante
    x x x
    Subs: AWB Westwood Bennett

  7. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    A fun (?) comparison so maybe some of the people having stinkers can feel a little less disheartened...

    If you dropped in rank so far this GW, by how much? From what to what? Who’s dropped the most here so far

      1. doublyG
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Crazy! Although he might do ok once the week is done

        1. G-Whizz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Nah it's Firmino's turn tomorrow...

    1. FER FUSCH AKE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      73k to 304k

    2. tutankamun
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      From 30k to 160k but 4 left to play including (c)

      1. doublyG
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        13k to 199k 🙁

    3. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      50points, dropped 175k to 360k (83 first week)
      I have 3 pool + 2 palace playing tomorrow but obviously some conflict there
      I think I’ll end up around 250k this week

    4. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      About 15k to 25k with a score of 66. Something seems very wrong with that!

  8. Ronnies
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    King >> Ings (free transfer)

    Tnks guys

    1. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      A popular move this week. Could backfire though. Just be prepared.

    2. dan_247
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      I would say so. Think I am doing the same

    3. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Unless its being used to fund something else, I wouldn’t do that love this week. But that’s just me?

    4. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Just made that move to fund Alonso

  9. Tmel
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Patricio (4.0)
    Mendy Robbo Walker Peltier AWB
    Salah Mane Richarlison Jota Cairney
    Kun Arnie King

    a) Jota & Cairney > Maddison & Kante
    b) Jota & Cairney > Pedro & Kante
    c) Peltier, Jota & King > Alonso, Kante & Ings (-4)

    1. BBC_TF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Your back line is already expensive.

      I would do B

  10. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Sigurðsson, King to Richarlison, Zaha for -4?

    1. captainjilflex
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      go for it

  11. Craig
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Want to act on price changes. Does anyone think these are worth doing?

    Mahrez, King & Arnie > Kante(or other option to 6m), Aguero & Ings

  12. rokonto
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Bsilva to Pedro?
    (Pedro may rise 2nite)

    1. doublyG
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Feels a bit sideways to me given its a slightly bigger rotation risk.

    2. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      No

  13. Red Star Toro
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Fpl stats are dead for most of the day for me 🙁 any chance anyone could tell me potential risers and fallers tonight?

    1. Supersonic Marv'
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      It works but slowly.

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

      Mendy Kun and Alonso rising

      Too many falling...

    3. 420king
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Rising: Alonso Mendy and Aguero

      Dropping: Jota, Sane, Hudson-Odoi, Lacazette, Siggy, King, etc...

  14. AgentRed
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Any general consensus on whether Pedro will continue to get minutes? Easier to swap Jota given the consistent price, but could just provide another headache to deal with next week if he's benched.

    1. DanLynch
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Doesn’t seem he’ll be the one benched going on pre season and last two games

  15. Patch
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Am I blinded by hatred?

    Hate Richarlison too much to accept him back into the team...I'm even more tempted for Wally than him

    Is Wally nailed?

    1. Patch
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Wow crystal still have a fantastic run of fixtures...maybe Mili rather than Wally...

    2. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      FPL is not a game for emotion. Bernard could replace Wally. Get Rich.

    3. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Yes, unfortunately you are blinded by hatred. He’s a must have IMO.

    4. AgentRed
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Think he'll continue to start but I'd have more faith in Richarlison for consistency so think he's the better pick

    5. Patch
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Unfortunately last season I called him that bad smell and vowed not to descretate my team with his presence...

      I am going to have to honour that...ok just the Alonso transfer as pledged in the FPL Decision Tree then!

      At the end end of the day, Jota at 6.4 can still easily become Hughes, Peyrera, Kante etc

      One more week of info and 2FT in GW3 could be golden

  16. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Cairney will come good btw chaps

    1. doublyG
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      As a Cairney owner I cant see it. But I have bigger issues atm

    2. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      I hope so being a Fulham supporter. We just need time to gel

    3. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Looks like he was the worst 5.0 mid to pick..
      Neves Hughes Kante looking better
      I'm keeping Cairney for 2 more games

  17. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Hazard seems to be being over looked, could be a Super differential

    1. willl
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      12% owned isn't really differential, I think he'll do well though

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        I think he's a huge differential. That 12% is very low for someone like him and lots of top managers avoided because of coming back from WC. Now it's hard to fit a premium mid in too.

  18. R.C
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Who to get first?

    A) Mkhi

    or

    B) David Silva

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Doesn't matter as long as you have both by gwk4

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Neither?

  19. Everyday im Schneiderlin
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    shaw and bellrin to alonso and stankovich?

    1. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      No
      Bellerin still a good option

  20. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Avoided Price rise/drop and got the players I wanted for -8

    Previous Team:
    DDG*
    Mendy Shaw* TAA (AWB, Peltier)
    Bilva* Salah Mane Richarlison (stephens)
    Aguero Tosun King*

    After 4 changes:
    Ederson*
    Mendy Alonso* TAA (AWB, Peltier)
    Mkhi* Salah Mane Richarlison (stephens)
    Aguero Tosun Ings*

    Need to get rid of Tosun too but -8 is already too much

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Why would you sell Tosun? 2 shots on target. Jesus no patience

      1. OverTinker
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Should I keep him? He has good fixtures but didn't watch him play but 2 blanks so I thought may be I should get rid of him.

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      What's wrong with Tosun? Great fixtures coming up, didn't perform too bad.

    3. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Ok I will keep him then. Thank you guys

  21. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Transfers forced through tonight.

    Hamer
    Alonso Mendy Robertson
    Salah (c) Mkhitaryan Richarlison Fraser
    Agüero Zaha Firmino

    Patricío, Wan-Bissaka, Stephens, Bednarek.

    Hopefully no surprises between now and Saturday.

    GW1: 89 points 83k OR
    GW2: 65 points (5 to play) 74k OR.

  22. dan_247
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    King to Arnie or Ings?

    1. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Arnie

  23. DanLynch
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Maddison, Pedro or mhiki??

    1. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      I picked Mkhi

  24. Kun Tozser
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Pedro
    Maddison
    Mitrovic
    Wood

    Your preferred 6.5 pick?

    1. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Pedro

  25. JamieC180
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Thinking to being Dilva in for Sanchez. Thoughts?

    1. Rider on the Storm
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Ok

  26. BBC_TF
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    The players I really want are Hazard (every ball goes through him and he has pens) and Mkhti (great value given influence and fixtures).

    Would you do:
    Sanchez + Jota + King Out
    Hazard + Mhkti + Ings In

    1. oscardo
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Nice 🙂

    2. Big Hands Barry
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      100%

    3. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      I'm going Eriksen and King to Hazard and Ings , then wait a week and go Bilva to Mkhi

    4. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Go for it

  27. Rider on the Storm
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Do we know the injury of sanchez?

    1. tutankamun
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Mourinho said 1-2 weeks out

  28. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Wally and Richie double up confirmed 😀

    1. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Oh no...

    2. captainjilflex
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      dont need both. Rich is enough

  29. SheBangsTheDrums
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Yay or Nay (-4)?

    Sanchez, Cairney & King to Mkhi, Dilva & Ings

    1. Rider on the Storm
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Y

    2. Big Hands Barry
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      I like this

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

      Yay

    4. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Yes

  30. Jim Moriarty
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Link to mods and cons league ?