Scout Notes

Young’s display adds to Shaw rotation worries as Lukaku scores again

Our penultimate Scout Notes article from Gameweek 5 looks back at the remaining two matches from Saturday, as Manchester United and Arsenal ran out 2-1 winners at Watford and Newcastle United respectively.

Ashley Young (£5.8m) grabbed an assist in Luke Shaw‘s (£5.1m) absence, while Romelu Lukaku (£11.0m) continued his fine run of form by scoring his fourth league goal of the season.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan (£7.1m) was once again forced to make do with a cameo appearance off the bench as Mesut Ozil (£8.3m) – who was effectively playing in the Armenian midfielder’s stead on the right flank – came away from St. James’ Park with a 10-point haul.

Alexandre Lacazette (£9.4m) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.9m), starting together for the second successive league match, both registered “Fantasy assists” as Arsenal secured their third win on the spin.

Reaction to tonight’s match between Southampton and Brighton will come tomorrow morning.

Watford 1-2 Manchester United

  • Goals: Andre Gray (£6.0m) | Romelu Lukaku (£11.0m), Chris Smalling (£5.8m)
  • Assists: Abdoulaye Doucoure (£5.9m) | Ashley Young (£5.8m), Marouane Fellaini (£5.0m)

Ashley Young (£5.8m) laid down a marker to absent team-mate Luke Shaw (£5.1m) at Vicarage Road on Saturday evening with an impressive performance at left-back in the Red Devils’ 2-1 victory.

Young created more chances for his team-mates than any other United player and delivered more crosses than anyone on show at Watford – one of which led to Romelu Lukaku‘s (£11.0m) opening goal.

From a Fantasy Premier League point of view, Young didn’t quite pack the same attacking punch as Shaw has been delivering this season, with the 33-year-old England international not having a single shot on goal and only registering one penalty box touch in 90 minutes at Vicarage Road.

Creatively, though, Young shone: the veteran full-back fired over more crosses in this one match than Shaw has managed all season. Young being on set-piece duties is another feather in his cap, with Lukaku, Marouane Fellaini (£5.0m) and Chris Smalling (£5.8m) dominant in the air and increasing the chances of Young’s deliveries being converted into assists. Young, indeed, “assisted the assister” for United’s second goal when his corner was nodded on by Fellaini for Smalling to volley home.

Mourinho praised both of his left-backs in the post-match press conference and indicated that Shaw would start in the UEFA Champions League match against Young Boys in midweek:

Shaw plays Wednesday. We can’t do it with one left-back and Ashley Young is not just a left-back – he’s also a right-back.

They both are doing well and they both are different players, and they both understand that one is a young player and the other one is the experienced one, and it’s good for us to have these two options.

Mourinho’s comments heighten the worry about rotation in the left-back department – if Shaw plays on Wednesday, then there remains the possibility of Young coming back into the starting XI for the visit of Wolverhampton Wanderers next Saturday.

The United boss did highlight Young’s ability to play at right-back, however, and Antonio Valencia (£6.5m) was not particularly convincing in the win over Watford – the Hornets’ consolation goal coming from the Ecuadorian’s flank. The imminent availability of Diogo Dalot (£5.4m) only complicates the full-back situation further.

One United player who is almost rotation-proof is Lukaku. The Belgian striker featured in all 34 matches in which he was fit last season, with only two of those appearances (one over Christmas and another in April when fixture congestion took hold) coming off the bench.

Lukaku was praised as much for his work-rate as his goalscoring contribution in Mourinho’s post-match interview:

I think this last Lukaku tackle as a right-back, I think shows everything. I think he is the image of the team… that played very well in long periods in the first half.

Whilst the United number nine had only two attempts on goal at Vicarage Road, he was also denied by Ben Foster (£4.5m) when clean through on goal after a superb lofted pass from Alexis Sanchez (£10.2m).

No FPL forward has been presented with more big chances than Lukaku this season, with only Callum Wilson (£6.3m) having more shots from inside the box and Aleksandar Mitrovic (£6.8m) registering a higher number of shots on target.

Intriguingly and perhaps encouragingly for a player often labelled with a “flat-track bully” tag, all four of Lukaku’s goals have come away from home this season – albeit against sides outside of the “big six”.

Fellaini’s growing importance to this United side was again evident, with the towering Belgian posting impressive Clearances, Blocks and Interceptions (CBI) and recovery statistics for the second match running in a deep-lying midfield role.

While this is largely by-the-by for Fantasy managers looking for value in the budget midfield bracket, Fellaini remains a dangerous threat at set-piece situations: the former Everton midfielder was involved in the build-up to United’s first goal before registering an assist for their second.

Mourinho paid tribute to Fellaini after the match:

We made defensive mistakes against Brighton and against Tottenham. Against Brighton, we didn’t deserve to win, against Tottenham I think we did – but (in the two games we conceded) six goals and made defensive mistakes.

Then we go to two matches away, difficult matches. I felt that my central defenders need, especially in this moment of a bit of instability, they need somebody to support them and give them the first wall, physically. Marouane is giving us more than that, he is giving that but also quality and simplicity. He is playing simple and well. I’m really happy.

Fellaini’s starting berth looks even more secure for the time being with Nemanja Matic (£5.0m) set to sit out Gameweek 6 after his dismissal for two yellow cards in the victory over Watford.

With just two key passes and one shot on goal between them, Sanchez and Jesse Lingard (£6.8m) failed to further their causes as FPL midfield options. Paul Pogba (£8.2m), however, had more attempts on goal than any player on show at Vicarage Road – only two FPL midfielders have registered more shots than the World Cup winner in 2018/19.

The three most-owned FPL players in Watford’s squad – Jose Holebas (£4.8m), Roberto Pereyra (£6.3m) and Troy Deeney (£6.1m) – failed to emerge from the encounter with any attacking points, with Andre Gray (£6.0m) scoring his second goal of the season from Abdoulaye Doucoure‘s (£5.9m) cut-back.

There were signs of encouragement though, with Deeney only being denied a goal by a smart David de Gea (£5.9m) stop and Pereyra creating more chances than any player on show on Saturday evening. No FPL defender has delivered more crosses than Holebas this season, meanwhile.

Watford were unchanged for the fifth match running and even in defeat, their starting XI looks like one of the most settled in the top flight.

The second-half performance, in particular, was encouraging, as Javi Gracia highlighted in his post-match presser:

We were much better in the second half than in the first. United played better in the first half; they created more chances and had more possession. In the second we were able to take a step forward to have more possession and to create more chances. In the last seconds we had two good chances to score. Today we don’t get the points but I can be proud of the second half.

In the first half we conceded two goals, after that the game was tough, we needed to press higher. We suffered some difficult situations, but we had to try and score two goals. It was a pity.

With matches against Spurs and United out of the way, Watford rank highly on our Season Ticker over the next seven Gameweeks, with Arsenal the only “big six” side that the Hornets face between now and the November international break.

Watford (4-4-2): Foster; Janmaat (Femenia 72′), Cathcart (Success 88′), Kabasele, Holebas (Masina 84′); Doucoure, Capoue, Hughes, Pereyra; Deeney, Gray

Manchester United (4-3-3): De Gea; Valencia (Bailly 92′), Smalling, Lindelof, Young; Pogba, Fellaini, Matic; Lingard (Martial 71′), Lukaku, Sanchez (McTominay 84′)

Newcastle United 1-2 Arsenal

  • Goals: Ciaran Clark (£4.5m) | Granit Xhaka (£5.3m), Mesut Ozil (£8.3m)
  • Assists: Federico Fernandez (£4.4m) | Alexandre Lacazette (£9.4m), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.9m)

Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s stock continues to fall after he started on the Arsenal bench for the second successive match. Only Mohamed Salah (£13.0m) has suffered more FPL sales since the Gameweek 5 deadline passed, with Mkhitaryan having been transferred out by over 130,000 managers at the time of writing.

The Armenian midfielder was – and remains – the most-owned Arsenal asset in FPL, but if a large chunk of his managers were playing “wait and see” regarding his selection in Gameweek 5, then the exodus will surely continue at a pace this week.

Mkhitaryan may instead get a run-out on Thursday evening, as Unai Emery hinted that he would rotate for the visit of Ukrainian side Vorskla in the UEFA Europa League:

We are going to change and use a lot of players for different competitions, but only thinking about the best performance for us to win on Thursday. Every competition for me is about [doing as well as you can] and normally you use a different goalkeeper in those [other] competitions, but it’s about giving [your best] performance.

Mesut Ozil (£8.3m) was stationed on the right wing again for the second successive match, straying in from the flank to get involved more centrally when Arsenal were in possession.

That inward drift from the wing though seems to be something Emery is encouraging Ozil to do, which bodes well for the German’s goal threat in the season ahead.

Emery said:

His quality helps the team. It is important he scored. I want not only for him to assist, we need him to go in the box and score like today.

Like the rest of his team, Ozil was better in the second half than in the opening 45 minutes, scoring what turned out to be the winner on 57 minutes after following up Alexandre Lacazette‘s (£9.4m) blocked shot.

While that was Ozil’s one shot on goal in the entire match, only Lacazette registered more penalty box touches than the German midfielder on Tyneside.

Ozil also created more chances than any Arsenal or Newcastle player on Saturday afternoon, doubling the number of key passes he had previously made all season.

We will need to see more evidence of Ozil’s progress before he enters our thoughts as a premium FPL midfielder, however, with Aaron Ramsey (£7.4m) indeed having registered more than twice as many penalty box touches and attempts on goal than the German schemer in almost exactly the same amount of minutes this season.

Aubameyang’s slide from favour in the Fantasy community continues, despite the Gabonese forward collecting a “Fantasy assist” for Granit Xhaka‘s (£5.3m) superbly converted free-kick. Aubameyang’s skewed attempt across goal in the second half was the only time he touched the ball in Newcastle’s penalty box in the entire match.

His frustration at being hooked after 69 minutes summed up his underwhelming season so far, though Emery downplayed Aubameyang’s petulance in his post-match press conference:

It’s normal. I want the players when I change the team or when I decide them not to start them in the first XI to be angry and have ambition to play and help the team and stay on the pitch. For me it’s a normal situation.

Ramsey was also withdrawn with ten minutes to go, but Emery slightly eased any injury worries over the Welshman:

He played with the national team two matches and then he played 80 minutes with us, so he asked us to change him. It’s not a big problem but he was tired. I think it is no problem.

Lacazette, as one would expect from a central striker, was Arsenal’s chief goal threat, setting up Aubameyang for his one opportunity and having three efforts of his own. Given Aubameyang’s form of late, the Frenchman must surely stand a chance of an extended run in the first team after another all-round positive display.

While not a budget midfield asset many FPL managers will be interested in, Lucas Torreira‘s (£4.9m) man-of-the-match performance after being introduced as a half-time substitute for Matteo Guendouzi (£4.5m) could have positive repercussions for the attackers in front of him.

Arsenal were much-improved after the Uruguayan’s introduction, with his added steel in the centre allowing Xhaka a tad more freedom – and indeed the Swiss international played an integral role in Ozil’s goal, supplying the initial pass for Lacazette’s blocked effort.

Speaking of Torreira, Emery said:

I am very happy with Matteo and also very happy with Lucas. But maybe in the second half, we needed a little more balance on the pitch with the positioning. Lucas gives us this balance.

Arsenal are still without a clean sheet this season, meanwhile, with Shkodran Mustafi (£5.4m) particularly shaky and getting caught under the ball for Ciaran Clark‘s (£4.4m) headed consolation. Hector Bellerin (£5.4m) and Nacho Monreal (£5.5m), meanwhile, didn’t create a single chance or register an effort on goal.

For the Magpies, it was another spirited but limited performance that resulted in their fourth 2-1 defeat of the season against one of the “big six”.

Their stubborn displays have caused problems for the title-chasing sides in this campaign, but their performance on Saturday was more akin to the opening-day loss to Spurs than it was to the backs-to-the-wall displays against Manchester City and Chelsea.

Ditching the 5-4-1 in favour of a 4-4-1-1, Newcastle took the game to their visitors in the first half and had the better of what few chances were created, with Jacob Murphy (£4.9m) – preferred to Kenedy (£5.0m) on the left flank – forcing Petr Cech (£5.0m) into a save with a header across goal and Matt Ritchie (£5.9m) also impressing early on.

The injury that Jamaal Lascelles (£4.9m) picked up in the warm-up led to the influential United defender’s withdrawal at half-time and that substitution seemed to upset the Magpies’ rhythm, with Arsenal well on top in the second half.

Benitez gave an update on his captain after the match:

He twisted his ankle in the warm-up. We’ll see – the doctor said to check in a couple of days.

He said he was fine but afterwards it was a problem for us because we were making one substitution already.

In the second half when you concede two goals you need to change something but we were a little short of options. As soon as you have made one substitution already you can’t react too much.

The United boss also explained the rationale behind his decision to name Jonjo Shelvey (£5.4m), Kenedy and Salomon Rondon (£5.9m) on the bench.

We had five decisions to take: (Matt) Ritchie was fine, Jonjo (Shelvey) was not fully fit and Kenedy was not fully fit either. (Salomon) Rondon and (DeAndre) Yedlin came back late and we didn’t want to take the risk with both of them.

Joselu was doing well in the week so we thought it would be fine. (Isaac) Hayden, coming back with energy and desire, we thought he would be fine.

There is at least light at the end of the tunnel for the Magpies after their tricky start: Newcastle sit top of our long-term Season Ticker between now and Christmas, with Manchester United their only “big six” opponents between now and Gameweek 18.

Newcastle United XI (4-4-1-1): Dubravka; Yedlin, Lascelles (Clark 45′), Fernandez, Dummett; Hayden, Diame; Murphy (Kenedy 69′), Ritchie; Perez (Muto 79′) Joselu

Arsenal XI (4-2-3-1): Cech; Bellerin, Mustafi, Sokratis, Monreal; Guendouzi (Torreira 46′), Xhaka; Ozil, Ramsey (Welbeck 80′), Aubameyang (Mkhitaryan 69′); Lacazette

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1,814 Comments Post a Comment
  1. FPL-(VAR)dy
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    How likely are Crystal palace to keep a CS against Newcastle at home??

    1. Differential C (Mark)
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Im doubling up CPL defence this week, CS is likely if Sakho and Tomkins play, those two are beasts.

    2. Holmes
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      50% I would say

      1. fedolefan
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        You sound confident.

        1. Osman
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          The mans name is Sherlock Holmes,

    3. noquarternt
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Dunno, ask betfair

    4. Moeda
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Not a high chance. Toon have scored in all games this year including against Chels, City, Arsenal and Spurs.

      1. Do I Not Like Orange
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        But not including Cardiff.

    5. maratus
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      I would say the chances are quite slim.

    6. jia you
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      I sold PVA this week, which could prove a mistake yet!

  2. The Final Boss
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Guys can you please list me the fall and rise last night if any?TIA

    1. BAMBAA
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Hot topics help you.

      1. The Final Boss
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks.link?

        1. BAMBAA
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          You can find hot topics in the right side of the page. But here for this night https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/18899412

          1. The Final Boss
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Thanks mate..Moura rise surprising..

        2. Pass
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Pick the sort by sticky from page drop down menu of this article. You'll find many useful topics too

  3. BAMBAA
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    What to do with Arnie if he's ok to play? Ship him anyway or just save the transfer?

    1. Holmes
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      save, its not like chelsea's defense is top class 😮

      1. BAMBAA
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Thinking the same. And if (when) he scores should be more than ok with Manu also..

    2. noquarternt
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Just keep him. He's invaluable.

    3. Konstaapeli
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      I'm keeping. He's good value.
      https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1041362151305359361

  4. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Suggestions for this team folks? 1 ft, 0.2m itb

    Patricio
    Alonso mendy awb
    salah (c) hazard pedro Maddison
    kun mitro Wilson

    McCarthy holebas bennett ward

    1. noquarternt
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Wait. But probably save.

    2. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Save

  5. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    So if Mendy gets ruled out for a few weeks, what’s the plan?

    A) Hold
    B) Alonso (for those without)
    C) Trippier
    D) Monreal
    E) Shaw
    F) Someone else

    1. noquarternt
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Delph

    2. BAMBAA
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      A/C for me.

    3. Ben the Mee
        6 years, 1 month ago

        A and okay AWB

        1. Ben the Mee
            6 years, 1 month ago

            *play

        2. KUNingas
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          A

        3. Valar(Keith)
          • 15 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Yedlin/Dummett

        4. Nice to Finally Michu
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          cheapie and upgrade up top

      • noquarternt
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Bernardo Silva. Is it worth persevering? Could've scored on another day?

        1. BAMBAA
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Keeping for now.

          1. noquarternt
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Yeah bigger fish

            1. BAMBAA
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Yes and for me if he starts most games it is enough to keep him. I think he looked good in the last one, better than dilva.

        2. KUNingas
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Was MOTM in last match. Very unlucky not to score any points.

        3. Jafalad
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Keep. Will come good...again.

      • YoungPretender
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Best Mkhi replacement?

        A) Richarlison
        B) Maddison

        1. Nice to Finally Michu
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          I have B but would say A

        2. Ben the Mee
            6 years, 1 month ago

            I'd consider Richarlison a season keeper. But Maddison has the fixtures.

          • KUNingas
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            A

        3. Nice to Finally Michu
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Anyone looking to compare and advise on Fantasy UCL teams before the deadline? I like where i'm at but as always with this game there are just so so many viable options on hand.

          1. 420king
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Yeah. Show me.

            1. Nice to Finally Michu
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              I'm on
              Areola-Olsen
              Kimmich-Cancelo-Akanji-Nagatomo-Ruben Dias
              Sterling-Asensio-Marlos-Lopes-Mantalos
              Ronaldo - Messi - Suarez
              0.0ITB

              1. 420king
                • 10 Years
                6 years, 1 month ago

                No bad picks but before I rate it I have to know your LWC/WC plans.

                1. Nice to Finally Michu
                  • 11 Years
                  6 years, 1 month ago

                  planning to hold WC til knockout stages, preferably later than not, i may do LWC during the groupstage or earlier in the knockouts

                  1. 420king
                    • 10 Years
                    6 years, 1 month ago

                    Ok well you HAVE to use your LWC during groupstage. Infact I think you have to plan it ahead and build your team accordingly. Not only is LWC wasted after groupstage (5m more budget),the matchups are a lot less favorable.

                    I've planned mine (for GW2) and built my (not yet finished) team around it.

                    1. Nice to Finally Michu
                      • 11 Years
                      6 years, 1 month ago

                      ah interesting, guess i hadnt thought that far ahead, may center it around the liverpool-red star match at anfield

                      1. 420king
                        • 10 Years
                        6 years, 1 month ago

                        Yeah, I figured since GW1 isn't too ideal I might as well center my team around GW3&4 and use it on GW2.

                  2. GreennRed
                    • 13 Years
                    6 years, 1 month ago

                    Is Areola nailed for CL? Lovely price.GW3 is a good time for WC, min FT and a lot of hitters play minnows home and away in GW3 and 4. GW6 for LWC. Can trim squad to 12 or 13 plus fodder for knockouts.

                    1. Nice to Finally Michu
                      • 11 Years
                      6 years, 1 month ago

                      areola is nailed for the first 3 matches, after that buffon steps in

                      1. GreennRed
                        • 13 Years
                        6 years, 1 month ago

                        Nice one! Had the Bruge keeper and Pyatov.

        4. KUNingas
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          My current OR is 2986. Never been so high and it is so stressful. Feels like I can't make any maverick moves

          1. BAMBAA
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            587 here and all I can think is why VVD was before WB on my bench. Oh well, it will change soon again.

            1. KUNingas
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Nice. Have to remember that this is marathon, not sprint

              1. BAMBAA
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 1 month ago

                I think should enjoy the sprint as the marathon is going to be painful. 😀

          2. Lord Flashheart
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            It’s gw5

            1. waldo666
              • 14 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              This, chill out. 🙂

            2. KUNingas
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Yeah I know, but still!

          3. Jafalad
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            In other words, you are choking...and it's week 5.

          4. jia you
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Haha up there with you but doing the opposite and making maverick moves. Brought in Lukaku(c) + Maddy for a hit last week and have taken a hit already this week! Enjoying the ride 🙂

        5. steven8991
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          95 points this week
          shocker from Fraser and Hojberg

          Could've been more if I captained Hazard

          1. arndff_
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            You must be happy

          2. Warblers
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Everyone could have had more if they captained Hazard.

        6. Rasping Drive
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Woke up this morning to see the Mighty Ings scored last night and my first green arrow of the season. Happy days 🙂

        7. Eze Really?
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Critical decisions GW5:
          Did you get Hazard?
          Did you captain Hazard?
          Did you keep Fraser with the hamstring hype?
          Did you play him or bench him?
          Di you play or bench WB?
          Did you get lucky with either of the above or both by them replacing Mendy and co?

          I think the above had the biggest impact on points this week.
          Anyone out there tick all the positive boxes or all the negative boxes?

          1. Jafalad
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            No
            No
            No
            No
            Bench
            No.

            In a word...no.

            1. Eze Really?
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Bloody hell! Ouch!

          2. arndff_
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Yes
            No
            -
            -
            Bench
            Yes

            1. Eze Really?
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              About 70 points?

              1. arndff_
                • 12 Years
                6 years, 1 month ago

                65(-4)

            2. Pass
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Exactly same... 66 points

          3. pundit of punts
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Yes
            No
            Yes
            Play
            Play
            No

            1. Eze Really?
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Mid 80"s I suppose?

          4. Eden Wizard
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Never entertained Fraser, your assumption of groupthink worries me

            1. Eze Really?
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Now why would it worry you?
              Lucky not to have more to worry about.

              1. Eden Wizard
                • 6 Years
                6 years, 1 month ago

                “Keep Fraser” assumes everyone has him, I hate groupthink

                1. Eze Really?
                  • 10 Years
                  6 years, 1 month ago

                  No. You assume. A lot had him and moved him out.. If you are on this site "groupthink" is what you will encounter a lot of the time.

                  1. Eden Wizard
                    • 6 Years
                    6 years, 1 month ago

                    Ok sorry maybe I’m just over sensitive to groupthink 😆

                    1. Eze Really?
                      • 10 Years
                      6 years, 1 month ago

                      OK bud.

                    2. Eze Really?
                      • 10 Years
                      6 years, 1 month ago

                      Just listed a few bandwagons for fun! (Smile)

          5. Do I Not Like Orange
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Only thing I got right out of those was WB first on bench and off it for Mendy.

          6. Eden Wizard
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Already had
            No
            Who?
            -
            Bench
            In for Mendy

          7. Xhaka_Laca
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            No
            No
            Yes
            Play
            bench
            Yes

          8. Eze Really?
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Thanks for most of your replies guys.
            Anyone have big OR changers this week?

            1. Eden Wizard
              • 6 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              First green of the year 😆 86k>66k steady away

            2. jia you
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              17.8k to 2.6k 🙂

              1. Eze Really?
                • 10 Years
                6 years, 1 month ago

                The week with the biggest green/red arrows to date.

            3. Rasping Drive
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              325k to 84k

              1. Eze Really?
                • 10 Years
                6 years, 1 month ago

                Luvly!

          9. jia you
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            No (had him since GW3)
            No
            Yes
            Started
            Benched behind Cook
            No

            1. Eze Really?
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Mixed bag?

              1. jia you
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 1 month ago

                90pts but if I'd captained Haz and put AWB first sub!!

                1. jia you
                  • 8 Years
                  6 years, 1 month ago

                  112!!

                  1. Eze Really?
                    • 10 Years
                    6 years, 1 month ago

                    Its funny how we are never satisfied. (smile)

                    1. jia you
                      • 8 Years
                      6 years, 1 month ago

                      the more you have, the more you want 😉

          10. Ginola14
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            1 already had
            2 yes!!!
            3 yes
            4 bench
            5 bench
            6 yes fraser in for benjamin
            95 went from 518k to 74k

            1. Eze Really?
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              What a beauty. Nice one!

            2. jia you
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Nice you jammy Fraser bencher you!

          11. mookie
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Already owned him
            No, captained him the previous GW
            Didn't own him
            See above
            Played him over Robbo even with Hennessey in goal
            No

          12. Holmes
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Yes
            No
            Yes
            Bench but auto-subbed
            Bench
            Fraser

            1. Eze Really?
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Some nice and not so nice stories. A big GW IMO

          13. French Gooner
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Yes
            No
            Yes
            Yes
            Payed WB
            Lucky jammy TAA Cleanie off the bench for Mendy instead
            =88 points with OR just over 10k

            1. Eze Really?
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Good week. I could have added a few other juicy luck stories. You just added one.

          14. Rains of Castamere
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Yes
            No
            Yes
            Play
            Bench
            Yes

            Huge rise from 750k —> 125k 🙂

          15. Fortune
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Yes
            Yes
            Yes
            Play
            Bench
            I got bennet coming for mendy

        8. samaael
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          rp

          Play Bennett (MUN) or use FT to Fernandez (New)?

          1. arndff_
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Such move doesn’t worth it

        9. Mic
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Why is Mendys flag gone?

          1. arndff_
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            No such thing. He’s yellow flagged

            1. Mic
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Oh.. glitch on my side

        10. The Final Boss
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          A bad Saturday followed by a decent sndy and mndy takes me to 54 without Hazard..Still.not confident enough to bring haz in especially in the expense of salah and the reputation of haz failure that whenever I bought him in.

          1. Eze Really?
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Human nature to remember past trolls but if you can keep it from your mind you will prevail.
            Salah will score lots of points but does he offer the points per mil other top dogs do?

            1. The Final Boss
              • 6 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Anyway should have bring haz a lot earlier,I am.hesitant to bring haz in also because I am transferring out a strong captain candidate salah to the one who is less.atleast for this gw..All my mini league members have Haz.

              1. Eze Really?
                • 10 Years
                6 years, 1 month ago

                He looks on fire to me and your decision is not an easy one.

              2. Eze Really?
                • 10 Years
                6 years, 1 month ago

                Sort of glad I don't have Salah. My scare would be rotation against Soton.

          2. Do I Not Like Orange
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Yeah I agree after a very similar weekend and score. If Salah was worth keeping at all, he was worth keeping for SOU. Reassess after that.

          3. mookie
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Wasn't Hazard the top scoring FPL player a few seasons ago?

        11. Weeb Kakashi
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Would you Wildcard this?

          Foster
          Robertson Mendy AWB
          Hazard Salah Mane Pedro Gray
          Aguero Deeney

          Patricio. Kamara Cedric Peltier

          1. arndff_
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            No

          2. IRBOX ⚽
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            If you feel like wasting your wildcard then yeah sure

          3. Mic
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Yes

          4. mookie
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            No

          5. Chenku╰☆╮
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Yes.. if aguero or Mendy is injured your bench is dire.. you won't field 11..check pressers and decide

        12. pundit of punts
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Save FT?

          Patricio
          Alonso - Mendy - AWB
          Sterling - Hazard - Fraser - Ward
          Aguero - Lukaku - Vardy

          Hamer - Bennett - Schneiderlin - Schelotto

          Nothing in the bank.

          1. arndff_
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Looks pretty good to me.

            However, I’d be afraid to go without any Liverpool asset vs Saints at home.

            Be prepared Salah/Mane to haul or go for Sterling > Mane.

            1. pundit of punts
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Just WCed last gw and got rid of pool assets.

              Prepared to go without till gw 8.

        13. Eden Wizard
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          0 points from McCarthy at home to
          Brighton is NOT why I bought him...

          1. Mic
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Best give him a STERN talking to.

        14. maratus
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Morning lads!

          Ederson (Hamer)
          Alonso - TAA - AWB (Mendy!, Kabasele)
          Salah - Moura - Fraser - Mane
          Aguero! - Zaha - King

          0.3 ITB and 1 FT.

          Save?

          1. navin
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            This week yes. But need to tweak to bring in Hazard.

            1. maratus
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Yeah i was thinking to do salah to hazard couple gameweeks ago. But definately keeping Salah for this one.

          2. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Save

        15. navin
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Need your help guys..

          Question 1 - Who to bench?

          Hennessey
          Robertson - Alonso - Mendy - Holebas - AWB
          Mané - Hazard - Fraser - Pedro - Maddison
          Wilson - Mitrovic - Kun

          Bench 1 : Hamer
          Bench 2 :
          Bench 3 :
          Bench 4 :

          Question 2 - Pedro to Richarlison or save? 1m ITB.

          Thanks guys.

          1. Farke in hell
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Pedro has an easy fixture. Might as well wait for one more game.

            1. navin
              • 14 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Thanks for the reply. So save now and next week will go for :

              Pedro --> Richarlison
              Holebas --> Trippier / Vertoghen.

              1. Farke in hell
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 1 month ago

                I guess there is plenty of time to think about it. Maddison is also an option.

        16. ol3andre
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Is there a City presser before CL? So we can get some Mendy news...

          1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            There should be

          2. Farke in hell
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            I think it already happened.

        17. Styles_X
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Suggestions for the team people?

          Hennesey/Begovic
          Mendy Robbo Alonso AWB Bennett
          Haz Mkhi Wally Fraser Mane
          Agueroo Zaha Mitro

          2FT 0.5M ITB
          I'm thinking Wally and Mkhi out. Who should i go for?

          1. navin
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Wally and Mkhi out to be replaced by?

            1. Styles_X
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Wally Mkhi -> Pereira, Maddison/Rich sounds good?
              Rich i want to wait and see so might go for maddison

          2. IRBOX ⚽
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Wally to 4.4 fodder (Hojberg), Mkhi > Silva. Not sure you want a benching headache every week

            1. Styles_X
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Silva is a very good player, but fantasy wise he just isnt consistent enough for me for his price... So i would rather take 2 mid price mids and rotate...but thats just my opinion 🙂
              Thanks for the reply!

          3. Rasping Drive
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            I think you should downgrade one of them to bench fodder (4.5). If you do that, can you afford Eriksen or Alli?

        18. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Wally to Rich with FT or Play Tomkins(playing AWB also) and save FT.

          1. French Gooner
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Been on this for 3 days mate ?

            1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Yeah 🙁 hard to decide

          2. Styles_X
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            wally is going to drop in price

            1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Well yeah thing is I would be tempted to play Tomkins even if I had Rich(although that sounds crazy)

        19. tibollom
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Hi guys,

          Got a decent 71pts this GW but now my team is not looking great for the weekend. got 2FT:

          DDG
          Robbo Trippier Mendy AWB
          Salah Haz Kante Walcott
          Kun Arnie

          Stek, Cairney, Peltier, Ings

          Should I sell Cairney (injured) + Kante for Fraser and Hojberg?

          1. Spoox777
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Walcott > Richarlison

          2. French Gooner
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            How can your team look “good” when Kante is your 4th mid?

            1. tibollom
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              didnt say my team looks good, that's exactly the point of my msg. Kante was a gamble early season that he would play more offensive under Sarri... anyways Cairney + Kante out for Fraser+ Hojberg seems a good move?

            2. J T
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              He’s here for addictive not to be mocked.
              Yes I like those moves dude

              1. J T
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 1 month ago

                Advice *

        20. K.F.C
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Hey guys any thoughts on this WC team?

          Ederson/Hamer

          Alonso, Robertson, Bennett,Wan-Bissaka, Duffy

          Salah, Fraser, Richarlison, Hazard, Fellaini

          Kun, Zaha, (King/Wison)

          Appreciate the help lads!

          1. Holmes
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Thats 2nd team I have seen Fellaini with, how much is he?

            Other than that, looks fine to me

          2. K.F.C
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Thanks mate, hes 5m i had Kante in my original team but Fellaini could be more exciting to own haha

            1. Fantasyamateur
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Fellaini definitely more exciting to own if you get excited by yellow and red cards..

          3. K.F.C
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Haha thanks for pointing that out im not a huge spectator of football i just play this with work mates 🙂

        21. jia you
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          'I think this last Lukaku tackle as a right-back, I think shows everything. I think he is the image of the team… that played very well in long periods in the first half.' JM

          That was amazing attitude and workrate shown by the beastly big man!
          Really hoping that he can continue his form and MUN improve! Captaining him was probably a step too far last weekend but he's going to score plenty of goals over this upcoming run of games I feel.

          1. French Gooner
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Flat track bully - can’t cut it vs the top sides

            1. jia you
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              apart from City and Chelsea away he has a nice upcoming run of fix though to do exactly that

          2. Karan14
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            My Kun replacement for sure if he’s injured.

            1. jia you
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              I have both, which seems a bit heavy for many, but one of them can be downgraded to accomodate Salah/KDB in the future if needs be.

        22. SUPER 11
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          When is Traore expected to start?

          1. jia you
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Prob best used as an impact player from bench but Jota hasnt been in great form so could come in for him or Costa for a start soon!

        23. Starvaiger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Arnie to King or hold the FT?

          1. French Gooner
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Wait for the pressers, hold for now imho

          2. Eze Really?
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Wait a bit

          3. Styles_X
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            hold for now

          4. Karan14
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Wait for pressers. Wilson over King.

        24. J T
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          1M > 100K in 5gws.. well happy 😀

          1. J T
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Well 4 actually.

          2. jia you
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            I've went from 5m+ to 1.6k in 5GWs 😉

        25. Demel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Ryan
          Alonso - Mendy - Robertson
          Pogba - Salah - Maddison - Hazard - Fraser
          Aguero - Jimenez

          Button - Docherty - AWB - Kamara

          2FT
          0 ITB

          A) Ryan > Patricio
          B) Pogba > Richarlson
          C) Pogba & Kamara > Richarlson & Ings
          D) Pogba & Jimenez > Richarlson & Mitrovic