Scout Notes

Minutes for Hazard as Lacazette gets another attacking return

Arsenal and Chelsea recorded their second successive UEFA Europa League victories last night with wins over Qarabag and Vidi respectively.

While there was much rotation from Unai Emery and Maurizio Sarri, there were cameo appearances for the likes of Eden Hazard (£11.2m), Alexandre Lacazette (£9.5m) and Mesut Ozil (£8.3m) and impressive performances from one or two squad players that may impact on their managers’ team selections in Gameweek 8.

We round up the goals, assists, Fantasy talking points and manager quotes from the two fixtures involving the London clubs yesterday evening, as well as bringing you the latest injury and availability updates.

FK Qarabag 0-3 Arsenal

  • Goals: Sokratis Papastathopoulos (£5.2m), Emile Smith-Rowe, Matteo Guendouzi (£4.5m)
  • Assists: Nacho Monreal (£5.5m), Alex Iwobi (£5.5m), Alexandre Lacazette (£9.5m)

Unai Emery will check on the availability of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.8m) and Aaron Ramsey (£7.4m) ahead of the trip to Fulham on Sunday after the pair missed the win over Azerbaijani side FK Qarabag on Thursday night.

Ramsey stayed behind in London to be with his pregnant wife, while Aubameyang missed out through illness.

Speaking of the pair, Emery said:

Aubameyang and Aaron are in London and we will look tomorrow and Saturday to see how they are for Sunday to see if they can play.

Should either of those two players miss out, then Alex Iwobi (£5.5m) is pushing hard for a recall in their stead. The Nigerian international delivered an assist and a man-of-the-match performance on the left wing on Thursday evening, and Emery was asked if Iwobi would start against the Cottagers this weekend – though gave his usual non-committal answer:

Each match is one exam for them. I am very happy with how they are responding on the pitch. Alex Iwobi is another player who is the same. When we arrive on the match at Sunday against Fulham, it’s also very important that we decide the best first eleven and the players on the bench for continuing together in this way, away at a very good and difficult team like Fulham.

Iwobi collected the assist for Emile Smith-Rowe‘s second-half goal, which was the youngster’s first competitive strike in an Arsenal shirt.

Smith-Rowe (not listed in FPL) also impressed playing on the other side of Danny Welbeck (£6.5m), going close to scoring in the first half before he opened his account after the interval.

Emery paid tribute to the youngster after the match:

Emile Smith Rowe worked very well with us. He knows how we want to play and he is very humble to continue improving and progressing with us and in every training and match, like today. I said to him, after he left the match, that before he had one action and with ambition, he can go inside the box and score more.

A little bit of all the qualities he has: physical, mentality and quality with his right foot. Working in combinations with other players. If I can say one condition, for me, it’s his mentality. He is humble and he is humble to listen every day in training, in the video analysis and also before the match to continue improving and to keep taking one step more, like today.

The last matches he played, for example against Brentford, he had three actions in the opposition boxes and didn’t score. But today, he had two and one was a goal. I think this is one step more for him. I prefer to not speak a lot about him, because I think it’s best for him to continue to be humble and continue working in every match to keep his feet on the ground.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan (£6.9m), another Arsenal midfielder who stands to benefit in the possible absence of Aubameyang and Ramsey, missed out yesterday evening due to the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict.

Emery made nine changes to his side for this Europa League match, with only Nacho Monreal (£5.5m) and Rob Holding (£4.4m) keeping their places from the team that started the victory over Watford.

Emery also changed his system, deploying an unconvincing 3-4-3 in the first half before switching to a back four at the break. The Arsenal boss revealed that formation switch, rather than an injury problem, was the reason for Monreal’s substitution at the interval:

I changed Monreal because we wanted to play with a back four in the second half. Also, we needed to put one midfielder more on the pitch.

The wing-back system doesn’t appear to be a tactic Emery will use again in a hurry based on last night’s evidence, with Bernd Leno (£4.8m) excelling in the first half especially to keep the Gunners in front.

Despite registering a third successive clean sheet, the Arsenal defence looked creaky throughout and Fantasy owners of Aleksandar Mitrovic (£7.0m) will have been encouraged to see just how often the Gunners’ defence was breached by their Azerbaijani opponents – home striker Mahir Madatov going close on several occasions and having an effort ruled out for offside.

Sokratis (£5.2m) returned from a dead leg to deflect Monreal’s header past Qarabag goalkeeper Vagner in the fourth minute, while Sead Kolasinac (£4.9m) continued his comeback from injury by playing 90 minutes at left-back/wing-back.

Alexandre Lacazette (£9.5m) and Mesut Ozil (£8.3m) were sent on as second-half substitutes and the French striker delivered yet another attacking return, teeing up Matteo Guendouzi (£4.5m) for Arsenal’s third to put the gloss on a somewhat mixed display from the Gunners.

Arsenal XI (3-4-3): Leno; Holding, Sokratis, Monreal (Torreira 46′); Lichtsteiner, Elneny, Guendouzi, Kolasinac; Iwobi (Lacazette 71′), Smith Rowe (Ozil 65′), Welbeck.

Chelsea 1-0 MOL Vidi

  • Goal: Alvaro Morata (£8.8m)
  • Assist: Willian (£7.4m)

Eden Hazard (£11.2m) was given a 40-minute run-out as Chelsea made hard work of their victory over Hungarian side MOL Vidi at Stamford Bridge.

Hazard was thrown on by Maurizio Sarri on 54 minutes with the game still goalless and looked sharp, his introduction seemingly galvanising his team-mates and underscoring just how important he is to the Blues even in fixtures of this magnitude.

The Belgian came through his cameo appearance seemingly unscathed, to the relief of the 43.2% of FPL managers who own him, though that Hazard’s services were required at all was a reflection of how limited Chelsea’s second-string were in attack.

Pedro (£6.5m) had an unremarkable return from injury playing in a front three with Willian (£7.4m) and Alvaro Morata (£8.8m), the latter two of whom combined for the much-maligned striker’s winning goal on 70 minutes.

Morata had earlier missed two presentable chances from just outside the six-yard-box (the first being a gilt-edged opportunity with the goalkeeper committed on the floor) and it had looked like being another frustrating evening for the Spanish forward before his well-taken winner.

Speaking of Morata, Sarri said:

I’m really very happy for him. It’s very important for him to score, but I think it’s very important for him to play a good match. It’s very important for him to play for the team like he did this evening.

Alvaro can restart from this performance. He played very well, better than the last period. He has to take confidence from his performance. Sometimes you can score, sometimes not, but the performance is important.

He’s a very important player for us. At the moment we have Alvaro and Giroud. We have to play every three days for a long time I think, I hope, so they are both very important for our season.

While Morata’s goal drought may have come to an end, Olivier Giroud (£7.8m) will surely return to the starting XI for the trip to Southampton on Sunday.

Sarri made eight changes for the visit of Vidi, with Willian, Mateo Kovacic (£5.9m) and Kepa Arrizabalaga (£5.5m) the only players to retain their starts from the side that drew with Liverpool. Kovacic and Willian were indeed withdrawn in the second half with one eye perhaps on that encounter with Mark Hughes’ side.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek (£5.2m) put in a promising display in the centre of midfield on his return from injury, being denied a clear penalty after one jinking run into the Vidi box.

Another player returning from the treatment table had a less-than-stellar evening. Andreas Christensen (£5.1m) put in a shaky performance at centre-half but wasn’t alone in looking uncertain in the much-changed home defence, with Vidi forcing Kepa into a couple of decent stops and having a headed effort cleared from within the six-yard-box by Emerson Palmieri (£5.2m).

Sarri said his side “must do better” from a defensive perspective after the match:

It was very hard. In the first half we had opportunities for scoring. We didn’t do it, and so the second half was very hard.

We created a lot of goalscoring opportunities, but we conceded two or three opportunities to the opponents, and we have to do better in the defensive phase, in the positions under the line of the ball to avoid counter-attacks.

For those FPL managers considering playing Danny Ings (£5.7m) this weekend, Chelsea’s back four will, of course, be completely changed for that meeting at St. Mary’s on Sunday.

Chelsea XI (4-3-3): Arrizabalaga; Zappacosta, Cahill, Christensen, Emerson; Kovacic, Fabregas, Loftus-Cheek (Barkley 66′); Willian (Moses 74′), Morata, Pedro (Hazard 54′).

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2,224 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Champions united
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    Kane or haza

    Im going for kane what others are going

    1. KingOllie
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Kane alll day

  2. Ivz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    start doherty or wan bissaka?

    1. The Yorkshire Pirlo
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Doh

    2. Dele
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Doh

  3. Gameweek 8 Captaincy
    Gregor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    Far more deliberating going on with the captaincy this week, if you have Kane then you will surely hand him the armband, but what about those without?

    Given Spurs slogged out a tough game on Wednesday night, have key players missing and tougher fixtures to come after the break, is it still worth bringing him in now? Even for a hit? Possibly at the expense of Kün Aguero who you then might want back?

    We could just look elsewhere, Eden Hazard faces a Southampton side that have conceded 7 goals in their last 3 league games whilst Mo Salah, who has scored in all 3 Premier League home games so far this season, faces Manchester City in what promises to be an open game and a fixture in which he scored in both games at Anfield last season.

    But maybe this is the gameweek where a deadly differential can pay dividends, a lethal Lacazette or a venomous Vardy perhaps?

    Who are you captaining this gameweek and why?

    1. goriuanx
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Who? Kane.

      Why? Cardiff.

      1. Lord.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        ... nuff said!

      2. Cok3y5murf
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        Underthinker.

      3. Alpharius
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        Let's be fair to Cardiff.......

    2. Bubz
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Hazard because he looks absolutely deadly this season and I don't own Kane

      1. DeathoftheParty
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        All this

    3. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Hazard. Took me far too long to get him in & he's cost me precious points in my MLs, finally have a chancs to get those points working for me.

    4. nadman89
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      kane all day .

    5. The Darkest Knight
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Hazard ..... because i don't have Kane.

    6. Better off with a pin and a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Hazard for me. Don't have Kane, am afraid of what he might do, but not prepared to take a hit and move Kun out for just 1 week when Spurs have played a tough Wednesday night game and have injury problems. Salah VC, Alonso would be a cheeky punt against a Southampton side who will struggle to score, I think.

    7. tokara
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      selling kun to kane

      i dun think kun will start

      1. Bubz
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        You dont think Kun will start...? In the biggest game of the season?

        1. Brosstan
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 28 days ago

          Delusional Kane hitters

          1. asquishypotato
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 28 days ago

            Do much l this.

      2. Don Kloppeone
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        Madness. I can’t see him not starting for such a big game!

    8. nadman89
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      IF you have kane definitely KANE

      IF you dont have kane and have hazard definitely HAZ

      IF you have neither get one in

    9. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Kun, don't have Kane and think Chelsea will only score 1.

      1. Bubz
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        What makes you think Chelsea will only score one against Southampton?

        1. Annie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 28 days ago

          Just a feeling. They might score 2, nobody knows.

    10. beefo
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Hazard, because I don’t own Kane. Though I did nearly go maverick and captain Vardy.

    11. johnnys balloons
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      I am going Vardy coz I bought him for -4

    12. AuFeld
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Vardy.

    13. Brosstan
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Vardy. First maverick C pick of the season.

    14. Kane Toads
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      I have Kane and Haz ??? I guess it Kane for the armband...

    15. SADIO SANÉ
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      really tempted to go Aguero -> La(c)a, but probably going to just hold and stick it on Hazard

    16. Goalosaurus
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Salah (C). Has done well at home, hopefully he'll put away one of his chances.

    17. Mingo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Brought in Kane so he has to be captain. Didn't really want to lost Lacazette this week but he was a necessary makeweight.

      1. asquishypotato
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        Might regret that

        1. Mingo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 28 days ago

          I might well. Disappointed to miss out on his price rise tonight as that could have been a nice 0.1 profit. But I've been pondering it all week and Kane & Maddison will become Salah & Arnatovic after the IB.

    18. asquishypotato
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Remember when Kane was playing Middlesbrough and battered them, only to come away with 6 points? I’m getting wiffs of that.

    19. zzquack
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Lukaku, for fun.

      1. Goat
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        There won’t be any fun in it for you my friend

        1. zzquack
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 28 days ago

          I know, but low expectation makes it better if he did score a bunch.

    20. AlissonBecker fell alone
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Fabian Delph because he won't play,however I brought in Kane today to be as vice...

    21. Over The Mounié
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      I don't have Kane.
      Mitrovic will be my captain. Arsenal's defence is hugely overrated. They had a strong defence for many years but not now. This season away from home, they have conceded 3 to Chelsea, 2 to Cardiff and 1 to Newcastle. Looking at this calendar year, their shots conceded is similar to Brighton. I'm surprised that a home game against Arsenal is red on the season ticker - what is that based on?

      1. Gregor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        Arsenal are the odds on favourites with the bookies, I do fancy Mitrovic this week though, I’m considering him as well.

        1. Over The Mounié
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 28 days ago

          Arsenal may well win the game. But I think it's unlikely they will keep a clean sheet. They managed I think only three away clean sheets in the league last season.

    22. Kai
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Kane. Cardiff.

    23. President Giggs
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Hazard, will be the highest points scorer this season and Southampton are shite

      1. President Giggs
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        Would reluctantly Kane if I had him. Don't see him getting more than one goal though.

    24. jia you
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      KDB(C), in before the crowd as he orchestrates a City win at Anfield.

    25. WesMantooth
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Hazard

      Because: dont own Kane or Laca

      1. Flynny
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        Have been planning kun to Kane - 4 all week.

        But now getting cold feel as ill want kun back gw9

        So hazard (c) it seems - and hope Kane doesn't go nuts tomo.....

        Also don't think my rivals will have Kane ....

    26. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Hazard.

      Contemplated Alonso but decided to go more dullard instead.

  4. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    What to do with Dilva.

    A) stick, shift to Salah next gwk
    B) downgrade to Maddison

    1. Bubz
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      A

    2. Strchld
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Im also doing A.

    3. The Darkest Knight
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      I am downgrading him to maddison...

  5. Millie22
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    Salah, kamara > Kane, Jorginho -4?

    1. grumpyman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Aye, I would.

    2. KingOllie
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Dont get Jorginho... just get a 4.4m mid

    3. nadman89
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      will hughes > jorg

    4. Millie22
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Cheers guys

  6. FleetwoodMacAllister
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    Who to bench???
    Fraser, Richarlison, Maddison or Ings? Got Hazard, Mane, Laca and Aguero around them. Also - double up on Wolves defense or use Wan Bissaka?

    1. nadman89
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      ings played a full 90 midweek

      1. FleetwoodMacAllister
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        Oh yeah forgot they had a cup game! Cheers!

  7. #FPLBhuna
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    gtg?

    henny
    alonso - doherty - pva
    hazard - richarlison - fraser - moura
    kane(c) - mitrovic - vardy

    hamer - robertson - awb - guendouzi

    torn on the last defensive slot - for me it's between doherty and robertson.. who would you play? currently on doherty

    1. I Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Doherty quite comfortably.

  8. klavan
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    Bench:
    A) Fraser
    B) Wilson

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      B

    2. United84
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      lol same issue, hadn't seen ur post

    3. MTPockets
        6 years, 28 days ago

        a

    4. United84
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Who to bench...

      A Wilson
      B Fraser

      1. #FPLBhuna
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        A

    5. KUNingas
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Bench one

      A) Robertson
      B) AWB
      C) Mendy
      D) B.Silva

      1. KUNingas
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        Fixtures:
        MCI
        WOL
        liv
        liv

      2. klavan
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        C

      3. BAMBAA
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        A

    6. DaftKing
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Kun & Dilva > Kane & Son?

      1. bialk
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        Yes if it's for free.

    7. Ferris Bueller
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Salah & Wilson > Richarlason & Kane for -4

      A) Crazy talk
      B) do it

    8. konrad.sygula95
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      How would you set this defence?

      Pick one of them:
      Fabianski/Patricio
      And 3 of them Pereira/Robbo/Doherty/AWB

      1. The Yorkshire Pirlo
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        Similar situation. I’ve got...

        Patricio
        Robbo, Chilwell, Doherty

        Wan-B

        1. konrad.sygula95
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 28 days ago

          I want to spread the risk and will use Fabianski in a goal

    9. LD
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Zaha -> Arnie for free?

    10. YouReds
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      who do I bench?

      1) Robertson
      2) Bilva
      3) Mendy
      4) AWB

      1. bialk
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        Bilva

      2. Meinhoff
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        4 but Mendy won't play so

    11. Strchld
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Only this GW, which one to play.
      A) Lukaku (NEW)
      B) Arnie (bri)

      1. bialk
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        A

    12. bialk
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Who to captain:
      1. Son
      2. Hazard

      1. JJO
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        Everyone here will tell you to go with Haz

    13. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Are Southampton even capable of doing what West ham did by crowding chelseas left flank out and nulifying Hazard?

      1. internal error
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        West ham looked awful defensively prior to that game. Perhaps the Europa game had an impact. Difference is that Europa game was away and approx 5 starters played

        1. nadman89
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 28 days ago

          well 3 starters started for chelsea and a couple came off the bench so its the same . think teams would just rather crowd haz and have someone else beat em

      2. MTPockets
          6 years, 28 days ago

          Their defensive stats suggest not.

          1. internal error
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 28 days ago

            Hey mate. Who are you captaining?

            1. MTPockets
                6 years, 28 days ago

                Hazard, so fingers crossed on that.

        • Meinhoff
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 28 days ago

          Choose one to play of each category:

          1) Fabianski (bha)
          2) Patricio (cry)

          A) AWB (WOL)
          B) Dunk (WHM)
          C) Bennett (cry)

        • Dybala10
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 28 days ago

          I've only ever held KDB for like 2 gameweeks, which were the first couple last season when he started as DMC.

          Is he a serious option?

          I always have him in that Eriksen bracket of getting steady assists while I always go for the explosive/inconsistent players like Sane, Sterling or Alli.

          1. Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 28 days ago

            He's a set and forget option. Coming in for me after the break and won't leave until he gets injured or Pep decides to use him in goal.

          2. MTPockets
              6 years, 28 days ago

              Think it's more the security of starts for a Mci mid.

            • LD
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 28 days ago

              I think most want him as a one of the few nailed, attacking players at man c. Think I’d prefer keeping Aguero though

          3. Teddy Brewski
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 28 days ago

            Very undecided here!

            Bench one;
            A. W-B (WOL)
            B. Doherty (cpl)
            C. Robertson (MCI)
            D. Fraser (wat)

            1. nadman89
              • 12 Years
              6 years, 28 days ago

              bench a or b based on gut .

            2. ted mcnure
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 28 days ago

              I have all 4, and benching Robbo fwiw..

          4. mackan
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 28 days ago

            zaha and dilva - kane and 4,5 for a -4?

            would you?

          5. makaveli123
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 28 days ago

            Ship Salah or Mane for Hazard? Cheers

            1. EmreCan Hustle
              • 12 Years
              6 years, 28 days ago

              Mane if you have to, but having both for GW 8 is a good option too.

          6. EmreCan Hustle
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 28 days ago

            Boring question.

            But bench ONE;

            A) Bennett
            B) AWB
            C) S. Cook

            Thanks.

          7. Kazza_
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 28 days ago

            would u roll a trf if had below team:

            Fab / foster
            mendy / WB / alonso (bennet/TAA)
            Salah / Fraser / Haz (c) / Moura / Richarlison
            Aguero / Arnie (kamra)

            also got WC just seem to have missed best chance to use it 🙁

          8. Yoshioka
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 28 days ago

            I have it in mind to use my WC during this international break, but, if it isn't 100% essential right now, is there an argument for using it during the busy Christmas/New Year period or is that a bit of a late waste?

            1. Spatburgunder
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              6 years, 28 days ago

              Just use it when your team needs it the most. As a rule if I can fix it with a hit I would never wildcard.

          9. Londoner_FPL
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 28 days ago

            Patricio (Hamer)
            Mendy, Shaw, Robertson, Alonso (WB)
            Salah, Fraser, Hazard, Maddison (Cairney)
            Arnie, Aguero (Ings).

            2FT, not sure what to do. Aguero -> Kane and back would lose me 0.2.
            Maybe Arnie -> Mitrovic?

            Also may play WB over Robertson

            1. nadman89
              • 12 Years
              6 years, 28 days ago

              lol you really have no transfers to make , what you can do is transfer out shaw to doherty or holebas and play WB.

              1. Londoner_FPL
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 28 days ago

                Yeah might be best, he's been returning OK - but hard to trust Utd atm.

          10. Donblaster
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 28 days ago

            2FTs:

            A) Ramsey to Maddison
            B) (A) + Wilson to Arnie

          11. Eze Really?
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 28 days ago

            Auba Kun Sanchez Salah
            What do these guys have in common?

            1. AuFeld
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 28 days ago

              Neither one plays for England?

            2. nadman89
              • 12 Years
              6 years, 28 days ago

              never won the champions league
              never won the world cup
              arent from australia
              dont play rugby for a living
              have the letter "A" in their last name
              are fast in fifa

              1. Eze Really?
                • 10 Years
                6 years, 28 days ago

                All going down in price

          12. lilmessipran
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 28 days ago

            Like always we have a hot topic on the captaincy conundrum...the burning question this Gw amongst this community however is on picking the right defenders to play in a template backline, say

            Alonso (Robbo/taa, Awb, Doherty/Bennett, Mendy) are we looking to spread the risk (many with double wolves defence) or are we backing one team . Can we have a hot topic that captures people's views on this?

            1. nadman89
              • 12 Years
              6 years, 28 days ago

              template is gonna be : alonso / mendy / taa or robertson /doherty or bennett / AWB

            2. nadman89
              • 12 Years
              6 years, 28 days ago

              i think patricio + doherty/bennett + jimenez should be owned alot all 3 together

            3. Son is Rising
              • 14 Years
              6 years, 28 days ago

              AWB, Doherty, Mendy, Robbo, TAA for me going forward.