Scout Notes

Groundhog Day for Aguero as Sterling sits out City’s rout of Burnley

Our second set of Scout Notes from Gameweek 9 focuses on two matches contested on Saturday afternoon.

Sergio Aguero is now the leading goalscorer among Fantasy Premier League forwards after he scored his sixth of the season in Manchester City’s 5-0 win over Burnley, but the Argentinean forward once again had his minutes managed.

Raheem Sterling, meanwhile, watched the match from the bench as an unused substitute.

There were blanks for Ryan Fraser, Callum Wilson, Joshua King and Danny Ings as the defences won out in a stalemate on the south coast between Bournemouth and Southampton.

Manchester City 5-0 Burnley

  • Goals: Sergio Aguero (£11.3m), Bernardo Silva (£7.6m), Fernandinho (£5.4m), Riyad Mahrez (£8.6m), Leroy Sane (£9.2m)
  • Assists: David Silva (£8.5m) x2, Fernandinho, Benjamin Mendy (£6.3m)

It was a match of few surprises at the Etihad on Saturday afternoon, though Pep Guardiola’s midfield rotation policy left another set of Fantasy managers frustrated at missing out on the Manchester City goal bonanza.

There were several eminently predictable outcomes: Sergio Aguero (£11.3m) got his token goal and was withdrawn just after the hour mark, City’s defence recorded a clean sheet, Benjamin Mendy (£6.3m) registered an assist, the league champions racked up more big chances than any other Premier League side this weekend and Burnley conceded the most shots on target in Gameweek 9.

What wasn’t quite as anticipated was the omission of Raheem Sterling (£11.2m) from Guardiola’s starting XI for this routine victory over the Clarets.

Sterling had been transferred in by over 220,000 FPL managers ahead of Gameweek 9 (and was the most-bought City asset of this round), following a run of six successive league starts and a brace in England’s 3-2 win over Spain last Monday.

Those international exertions might have played a part in Guardiola’s thinking, of course, with Sterling racking up more minutes for his national team than any of the other options available to the City coach in midfield or attack yesterday. That the Citizens now have to travel to Ukraine for an infinitely trickier-looking Tuesday night encounter with Shakhtar Donetsk may have been at the front of Guardiola’s thoughts, too.

A couple of poor displays from Riyad Mahrez (£8.6m) and Leroy Sane (£9.2m) on the flanks might have softened the blow for Sterling’s owners regarding the frequency of his future involvement but the two wingers were among several star performers at Eastlands yesterday.

Mahrez especially was a strong contender for man of the match, scoring City’s fourth with a sublime curling shot and making four key passes – two of which were superbly crafted “big chances” spurned by Aguero early in the first half.

The Algerian international, who missed a penalty in the 0-0 draw with Liverpool a fortnight ago, was once again at the centre of City’s attacking play, trailing only Aguero for efforts on goal and shots in the box at the Etihad yesterday.

No player on show in Manchester created more chances than Mahrez, either.

Speaking of the Algerian midfielder, Guardiola said:

He [Mahrez] played so good at Anfield, that’s why I decided to play him again. It was not easy playing there with a lot of personality, football can happen but only takers can miss penalties.

He scored an incredible goal [vs. Burnley], but an aggressive approach with the ball to go to the full-backs, the movement between the full-backs, especially in the second half with Phil, [Foden] was so good. The second half Bernardo [Silva] moved better in that position and we made a good performance.

But we knew it. [Mahrez] is a talented player and a guy who likes to play with the ball and he doesn’t miss balls. In the box, he is a dangerous guy because he can go to the byline or score with his left or his right, he is a good signing for us.

Sane meanwhile had more penalty box touches than anyone in this rout of Burnley, scoring City’s fifth goal with one of his three attempts and terrorising Matthew Lowton (£4.8m) throughout – though was lucky to avoid a red card for a late kick out on the Burnley right-back.

Sane’s goal came from a low Mendy cross and this was the first match this season in which the two left-footed players had been paired together on the same flank.

Mendy delivered more crosses than anyone else at the Etihad yesterday and created three chances, but it’s stating the obvious to say his numbers are somewhat inferior playing in a back four with a natural wide-man in Sane ahead of him to the attacking KPIs he recorded when lined up in a 3-5-2 earlier this season. Mendy’s number of touches in the final third, touches in the opposition half, passes received in the final third, penalty box touches, goal attempts and crosses were down by 50% or more on the numbers he posted in the Gameweek 2 demolition of Huddersfield.

The numbers are all relative, of course, and despite the drop-off in underlying statistics Mendy still created more chances this weekend than all other FPL defenders bar Joe Bennett (£4.5m).

For the 51.7% of FPL managers who own Aguero, Saturday was Groundhog Day. The Argentinean forward was withdrawn after 65 minutes for the third Gameweek running having again only scored once.

There is nothing wrong with Aguero’s underlying statistics: the long-serving striker had more goal attempts, efforts in the box and big chances than any player on show at the Etihad and indeed all other FPL forwards on Saturday.

That he emerged from the rout over the Clarets with another single-digit (below ten points) FPL return – his eighth in nine Gameweeks – was all the more frustrating, then, particularly given that he was once again the overwhelming captaincy choice this weekend.

His match was summed up when one of his four big chances – a rebound from a saved David Silva (£8.5m) header – ended up drifting out for a throw-in.

Fantasy owners could look at Aguero’s displays and underlying stats in one of two ways: that one big haul in nine Gameweeks and 65 minutes per appearance simply isn’t good enough for a premium forward, or that he is reliably ticking over ahead of an imminent repeat performance of the one he delivered in Gameweek 2 against Huddersfield. Cashing in on Aguero would certainly be a brave move given his sky-high ownership.

There will be those FPL bosses who immediately move Sterling on after his no-show yesterday – the England winger is already the third-most-sold midfielder of this round – but as David Silva and Bernardo Silva (£7.6m) have proven this season and again yesterday, it is perhaps advisable to just stick with one City midfielder for an extended period of time and accept that the occasional rest will happen.

Bernardo scored City’s second goal after a David Silva cut-back, with the diminutive Spaniard’s underlying creativity finally paying dividends for his owners with two assists (the other being for Aguero’s opener). No midfielder has created more chances than David Silva this season, but the long-serving City schemer hadn’t registered a league assist in 2018/19 before Saturday.

The two Silvas lined up in a midfield three with Fernandinho (£5.4m), who top-scored in this fixture with a goal and assist of his own.

Kevin De Bruyne (£9.7m) will soon be another name to contend with in those central midfield positions and the Belgian playmaker made his long-awaited comeback from injury with a 32-minute cameo.

Speaking of the influential De Bruyne’s return, Guardiola said:

Kevin is quick. There is no pain, he is so strong. He needs minutes that is why playing 30 minutes is important.

We will see about Shakhtar. We have three years together, so when we say something he knows straight away what to do.

He is a guy who will help us achieve. Our first target is the result, which we feel is a consequence of how we play. And since the beginning, we said that.

The City backline recorded their fifth straight clean sheet and sixth shutout of the season overall, with Ederson and Aymeric Laporte (both £5.7m) keeping up their ever-present record and maintaining their statuses as the safest – if not the most exciting – routes into the Sky Blues’ defence. Kyle Walker‘s (£6.6m) owners missed out on the clean sheet points, though, with the England defender missing from the match-day squad with a reported groin problem.

There will seldom be easier days for Ederson: the Brazilian wasn’t forced into a single save, with two Sam Vokes (£5.3m) headers from Johann Berg Gudmundsson (£6.0m) deliveries the closest the visitors came to troubling the City goal.

Steven Defour (£5.4m) made his Premier League return from injury in central midfield, meanwhile.

Joe Hart (£4.6m) at least compensated for his loss of clean sheet with another save point, with Burnley’s defence once again offering little protection to their goalkeeper in allowing 24 shots on goal – ten of which were on target.

The porous nature of the Clarets’ backline should at least offer plenty of encouragement for Eden Hazard (£11.4m) and co. when Chelsea visit Turf Moor next weekend.

As well as bemoaning the controversial nature of City’s second goal (the ball looking like it had rolled out for a goal kick before Silva’s pass) and several other refereeing decisions, Dyche highlighted the naivety of his side’s defending in stopping play in the build-up to that Bernardo strike:

I’ve seen it back. With the best view we can get of it the ball was out of play – forget about everything else. The biggest learning curve, I was saying to the players afterwards, you have to stay focused and then afterwards remonstrate.

The problem was we were that locked in that moment we didn’t let it go and then they scored from a really soft corner and the game’s gone then. We’re not getting back here at 3-0.

Manchester City XI (4-3-3): Ederson; Stones, Kompany, Laporte, Mendy; B Silva (De Bruyne 58′), Fernandinho, D Silva (Foden 75′); Mahrez, Aguero (Jesus 66′), Sane.

Burnley XI (4-4-1-1): Hart; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Lennon (Westwood 69′), Cork, Defour (Barnes 75′), Gudmundsson; Hendrick, Vokes (Wood 69′).

Bournemouth 0-0 Southampton

Ryan Fraser (£6.0m) once again shrugged off a fitness concern that curtailed his involvement over the international break to start for Bournemouth in the league – but there was to be no repeat of the 18-point heroics of Gameweek 5 at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The Scottish winger indeed failed to test Alex McCarthy (£4.5m) in the Saints goal and only created one chance for his team-mates before being withdrawn on 77 minutes.

Fraser was far from alone in being below-par, with Bournemouth not really posing the threat they had exhibited in recent weeks when putting four past goals past both Leicester and Watford.

Eddie Howe said:

We didn’t get going. It is frustrating because we know we can play better than that. We have to look at ourselves and analyse that game and come back better. A draw is probably a fair result.

Howe had named an unchanged side for this encounter with Southampton after that win over the Hornets before the international break, but with Junior Stanislas (£6.0m) and Jordon Ibe (£5.1m) waiting in the wings, the concern over Fraser and David Brooks‘ (£5.1m) security of starts going forward may have crept up a level or two following this stalemate on the south coast.

Brooks, who had scored two goals in as many matches coming into Gameweek 9, shanked his only effort wide in the first half and for the second time in three league fixtures was substituted before the clock had passed 60 minutes. Both he and Fraser only recorded one penalty box touch apiece.

Callum Wilson (£6.4m) posed little threat in attack, heading his only half-chance wide, and it was Joshua King (£6.4m) – in keeping with the underlying statistics we highlighted last weekend – who represented Bournemouth’s main outlet up front.

The Norwegian striker, who had himself been an injury doubt coming into this match, sliced the best of his three chances wide in the second half after a Wilson cut-back.

Nathan Ake (£5.0m) demonstrated his threat from set pieces by nodding a Fraser corner straight at McCarthy, but the fact that Bournemouth’s best chance of the match – an air-kick from Adam Smith (£4.5m) when well-placed in the first minute – didn’t even result in a shot on goal said much about the Cherries’ struggles on Saturday.

Wilson, who has a league-high seven assists to his name in 2018/19, at least demonstrated his knack of compensating for a lack of goals by creating both of his side’s big chances.

Bournemouth fared well in our international break assessment of defensive KPIs but they were indebted to several stops from Asmir Begovic (£4.5m) and some profligate finishing from Southampton.

Much like their hosts, two of Southampton’s best chances won’t actually have been recorded as shots: Charlie Austin (£5.5m) dribbled wide when one on one with Begovic, before substitute Stuart Armstrong (£5.1m) kicked air when seeing the whites of the Bosnian goalkeeper’s eyes.

Fellow replacement Manolo Gabbiadini (£5.6m) had perhaps the game’s best opportunity, nodding over in stoppage time with the Bournemouth goal unguarded.

This was the fourth league match in a row in which Southampton had failed to score and their ineffectiveness in front of goal – only Huddersfield Town have a worse conversion rate this season – was writ large here. Austin and Danny Ings (£5.6m) failed to muster a single shot from inside the Bournemouth box, with Ings’ only effort being from outside the Cherries’ area.

Ings dropped in price this week and his remaining owners will have been perturbed by his insistence on drifting wide and deep yesterday. The budget forward indeed didn’t touch the ball once in the Cherries’ box.

Hughes at least seemed pleased with his side’s ability to carve out chances, highlighting the roles that he wants wide-men Nathan Redmond (£5.3m) – who created Gabbiadini’s opportunity – and Mohamed Elyounoussi (£6.3m) to play going forward.

Hughes said:

[The chances] come from people getting out in wide positions and getting good balls into the box.

We’ve talked about trying to get more service to our front men. It’s important if we get in good areas we shouldn’t ignore the actual ball into the box.

Clearly, we want to up our numbers in terms of crosses and good-quality balls into the box.

The clear-cut chances came from good deliveries from wide areas, so that’s something we’re going to build on and make sure we’ve always got in our game.

Those FPL managers who own Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (£4.5m) as a fifth midfielder at least have a budget asset on their hands who isn’t afraid of a shot: the Danish international had three sweetly struck efforts on goal, the best of which forced Begovic into a flying tip over.

Hughes reverted to a back four for this match, with Jack Stephens (£4.3m) partnering Wesley Hoedt (£4.4m) in a new-look central defence.

The Saints manager was pleased with his side’s defensive performance, highlighting the work the club had done over the international break in tightening up:

The pleasing part was the way the guys embraced what we talked about during the week.

We did a lot of work with the back four and I think probably some were a little bit surprised with the selection in terms of personnel, but it was a consequence of really the good work that had been done in the week and I felt confident that Wes, Ryan and Jack understood totally what we’re trying to do and I think that helped the rest of the guys, because they were able to press higher up the field.

We had good numbers and were always in connection with each other, and that’s what we were trying to achieve.

Hughes was hopeful that a knee injury picked up by midfielder Mario Lemina (£5.0m) isn’t too serious.

Hughes said:

He got a bang on his ribs just before half-time and went up for a ball and hyperextended his knee as he came down.

He was able to carry on so that would suggest he’s just going to be sore for a couple of days we hope, but we will just have to wait and see how the next two days go. Hopefully, it will just settle down.

Bournemouth XI (4-4-2): Begovic; Francis, S Cook, Ake, Smith; Brooks (Stanislas 59′), Lerma, L Cook, Fraser (Ibe 76′); King (Gosling 85′), Wilson.

Southampton XI (4-4-2): McCarthy; Cedric, Hoedt, Stephens, Bertrand; Elyounoussi, Hojbjerg, Lemina (Armstrong 66′), Redmond; Austin (Long 79′), Ings (Gabbiadini 79′).

 

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1,718 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Vardy or Arnautovic and why?

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

      Vardy... not sure why!

      tbh tho i'm going both (see below 🙂 )

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Arnie is cheaper.

    3. Fantastisk
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Arnie. Less Brexit.

    4. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      both but first vardy and then arnie few weeks later...

    5. Wiz
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Both if possible

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

    evening lads, rarely put up whole team but just wondering if i'm missing something obvious; 1FT 2.2itb:

    Patricio (stek)
    Robertson, TAA, Alonso, Doherty (WanBis)
    Salah, Hazard, Fraser (Guendouzi, Chalobah)
    Aguero, Arnie, Zaha

    I'm thinking Zaha to Vardy after tomorrow's match... right move? opinion(s) much appreciated!

    1. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Yes,Zaha to anyone

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

        harsh 🙂

        *but fair

    2. Wheyyyy
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Seems like a good trade but have you thought about strengthening your bench?

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

        I have... a lot! but can't seem to find a spare FT to get a playing 4th/5th mid

        still have WC & doing pretty well so getting by with it so far

        thanks for the reply!

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

      With TAA rotation risk your priority is upgrading 4th mid.

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

        cheers, I agree & I think I'll address that next week if possible

  3. Wheyyyy
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    2FT with just enough ITB to do this:

    Dilva + Trippier > Salah + Duffy

    Thoughts?

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

      Do ot

    2. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Good moves

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I am planning to do Kane + Dilva >> Arnie + Salah. A bit boring though. But not confident to have Mané with armband and keep Dilva. (Could afford to ditch Richarlison or Frser for Mané, but not for Salah).

    4. kennethrhcp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      looks good

  4. Legomané
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    ____
    Alonso Robertson Mendy Pereira
    Hazard Salah Fraser
    Aguero Mitrovic Jiménez

    ( ____ Kenedy Costa AWB)

    Good to save?
    Play which GK?
    1. Patricio (bha)
    2. Foster (HUD)

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

      1

    2. MTPockets
        5 years, 5 months ago

        foster

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

        Foster

      • Legomané
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers guys really struggling with this - really don't trust Watford defence despite Fos CS this w/e...may have to dig into some stats!

    3. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Which option for free?

      A) Kane/TAA to Lacazette/Mendy

      B) Kane/Mitro to Lacazette/Vardy

      1. Wheyyyy
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        I wouldn't be shipping Mitro just yet with his upcoming fixtures so I'd be leaning towards A

      2. CRO KLOPP
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        A

      3. jimmy.floyd
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        A

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

        A

    4. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Ryan
      Alonso TAA Doherty
      Salah(c) Hazard Richarlison Maddy
      Aguero Wilson Mitrović
      Hart Trippier Hojbjerg AWB
      1 ft 0.4 itb

      A) Save
      B) Trippier to Mendy /Robertson
      Cheers

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

        B to Mendy

        1. CRO KLOPP
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Who should I bench then?

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

            Difficult, Doherty, maby?

            1. CRO KLOPP
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              What about Richarlison?

            2. CRO KLOPP
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              Thanks mate

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

        B to Robertson & bench Doherty this week? may come in for TAA anyway (but he'll surely play)

        1. CRO KLOPP
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Will know better on Friday I hope, cheers mate, appreciate it

      3. jimmy.floyd
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        B

    5. Dosh
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Need to raise 0.1m for Sterling --> Salah.
      Which one to downgrade?
      A) Richarlison -> 6.6 mid
      B) Cairney --> fodder
      C) Alonso -> Mendy

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

        B

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

      So I saw a post saying it is getting very template. IDEA: 1 position in your starting 11 is picked each week, doesn't count towards transfers. It has a % ownership limit on it, or is from a list of teams that fpl decide each week, underdog teams. Thoughts?

      1. Fantastisk
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        There would be just end up being a poll on here like the captaincy poll and everyone would choose the same player.

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Too complicated for the majority.

      3. DAZZ
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        I like it, its been the same for year, i'd like to see a change or a mix up, add something new

      4. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Everyone would just pick the same player...

        For instance "you have to play a defender with less than 5% ownership this week", everyone would just look at who had the easiest fixture (anyone playing against Huddersfield) and pick the one within the ownership constraint that has the most attacking threat. It would be more template, not less.

      5. XabiAlonso
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Chips played on single gws and two sets before and after Xmas

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

      Rank is taking ages to update this evening.

      1. Fantastisk
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        This is a good thing.

    8. Dr. Rog
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Ederson/Patricio
      Mendy Robbo TAA Doherty (AwB)
      Salah Haz Mad Richi (Westwood)
      Aguero Wilson Jimmy

      which 2 to bench (other than AwB & Ww)?

      1. CRO KLOPP
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Tough one
        Patricio and Richarlison

        1. CRO KLOPP
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Ederson and Rich sorry

      2. Dr. Rog
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        if it helps fixtures are as follows:

        tot/bha
        tot CAR CAR bha (ARS)
        CAR bur WHM mun (CHE)
        tot ful bha

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

        Pat and Jimmy. BHA good at home.

    9. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Will Brighton score enough goals to make Murray and Gross good options over their nice run of fixtures?

      1. Fantastisk
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Will Groß even feature, more to the point...

        1. Piggs Boson
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Should be back soon, right? 75% on FPL.

      2. Team Bobcat
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        He was in line for a late fitness test the last matvh before the IT break rhen he is not even in the squad yesterday. Seems to me that he is struggling a luttle with his injury. Either way he is too pricey as richalison or maddison wins out in that price range

      3. kennethrhcp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Murray looks good but will he miss a game or 2? bad knock it looked

    10. Scotty B
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Schmeichel
      Trippier TAA Alonso
      Mane Moura Son Maddison Hazard
      Mitrovic Aguero

      Stekelenburg Cook AWB Kamara

      0.3 ITB & 0 FT.

      Thoughts?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Sort the weak links which you have pinpointed.

        1. Scotty B
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Which one first you think?

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Depends on midweek and the quality of replacement.

      2. Fantastisk
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Way too many spurs.

      3. MTPockets
          5 years, 5 months ago

          How have you ended up with Trippier Moura and Son vs MCI, and 0 FT?

          1. Scotty B
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Lol sorry 1 FT

        • Wheyyyy
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          who did you transfer in already?

          1. Scotty B
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            That was a mistake I do have one thankfully ha

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

          Good team.

          What transfer did you do?

          1. Scotty B
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            I haven't done one yet

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

              Son or Moura got to go IMO.

              I think Anderson would be a nice replacement for one of them, but differential too.

              1. Scotty B
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 5 months ago

                Which one would you ship out of Moura & Son?

            2. Fantasy Gold
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              Solid team.

              What transfer did you do?

              1. Scotty B
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 5 months ago

                I haven't

        • fr3d
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Think I would take a hit to sort out Son/Moura

        • Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Just wait
          .Mane may make the choice for you

          TAA
          Moura
          Son
          Trips ( fixtures and Aurier back)

          All gotta go

      4. camarozz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Probably been greedy but with city scoring for fun isn't just a goal and 66mins not enough form Aguero??

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

          feeling the same but honestly cant even think of getting rid... you just know you'll miss a haul or 2

        2. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Only 4 forwards have scored a goal this GW.

        3. MTPockets
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Could be better, but as the article says still had better attacking stats in those 66 mins than the rest in 90.

          • King Kun Ta
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Could have easily scored a hattie in the first half yesterday....missed the sharpness i guess.

            1. Baps hunter
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              Or was just unlucky? A better day, worse keeper etc and hat trick at home coming.

        4. King Kun Ta
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Richarlison or Fraser out?

          1. Baps hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Rich wasn't excellent but played as a striker. Fraser has fixture change for worse coming anyway. So at this point ditching Fraser is not a serious mediun term risk. Last time I watched Rich to play, he passed the eye test. Today not.

          2. StoichkovFPL
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Fraser

          3. King Kun Ta
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Hmmmmm....hard choice?

          4. circusmonkey
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Fraser after next gw

            1. King Kun Ta
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              But need to get a MF out to get Salah/Mane in....other candidates are Maddison or Stephens (only Mane possible).

        5. Zebrahimović
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          How to get Robbo back? Got 1.0ITB and a back line of

          Patricio/Hamer
          Alonso TAA Doherty Pereira WB

          1. Zebrahimović
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Is there anyone who is any good I could get sub 5.0 to free up some cash?

          2. Chucky
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            doherty to duffy and TAA to Robbo.

        6. fedolefan
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          These Mendy price rises are killing me. This week needs to go by fast damn it.

          1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Rises?

            Last night and August?

            1. fedolefan
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              It's not like he's going to stop, is he? Am assuming the second one is going to go through this week as well.

              1. Brosstan
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 5 months ago

                I doubt it. People dont have tons of transfers to burn and the alternatives in his price bracket that people already own are doing well too or have good fixtures.

                1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 5 months ago

                  He’s a casuals dream though. So 100k in isn’t crazy...

                2. fedolefan
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 5 months ago

                  I hope that's right, but I have stopped second guessing what people can do or will do? A price rise on a Saturday for a player that's done well is usually trouble.

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

            There's only been 1

        7. The Road Dogg
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Any bright ideas for what I can do with my FT?

          Currently lined up like this for next week:

          Alisson (Hamer)

          Alonso Doherty Bennett (Trippier, AWB)

          Hazard Salah Siggy Madison (Gunnarsson)

          Mitro Aguero Wilson

          Save or make some form of transfer?

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

            anything itb?

            1. The Road Dogg
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              0.4

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

                Bennett to Duffy within the budget?

                1. The Road Dogg
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 5 months ago

                  Yeah just I think.

        8. Udo
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Lads I am having difficulties in sorting out my team, comments are welcome.
          I"d like to have Arnie in for Jimi, but can't do it straight have 2FT and 0.5itb. Current team
          Ryan, Ederson
          Robbo, AWB, Alonso, Shaw, Trip
          Salah, Mane, Rich, Mad, Knock
          Kun, Kamara, Jimi to become Arnie
          after doing Jimi to Arnie I am having -0.9 itb.

          1. The Road Dogg
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Downgrade trippier?

            1. Udo
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              I am kind a happy with him, had a mad idea of downgrading Shaw to stankivic, as I haven't used my WC yet?

          2. Fantastisk
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Trippier to a bench 4.0.

            1. The Road Dogg
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              Holebas or Duffy have good fixtures

          3. Nüno Vippan
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            I think ryan doesnt need any back up. So ederson -> Hammer

            1. Udo
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              Yeah, that was crossing my mind too, thanks

          4. Udo
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Really need to think now do I want to get ride of Trip, thanks everyone, appreciated!

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

              Doing Trippy to Gomez then next gw Wilson to Arnie. If nobody knacks themselves.

          5. Baps hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Knock didn't even start. If he is dropped or rotation risk downgrade him?

          6. Maneonthemap
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            I’d say having hazard is a bigger priority.

        9. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          I dont have premium striker curently(have lacca but)
          So what to do
          A: buy vardy and arnautovic instead lacca and kane or
          B: buy aguero and arnautovic

          With both option i can buy hazard instead fraser

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

            I want to reply but cant pick! 5 possibly great FF players there.

            A= more cash for midfield... would it be spent well? does it mean less obvious Capt picks each week?

            1. Niho992
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              I got intention to captain Salah and Hazard in next few fixtures so not but dont have citty atackers or midfielder(got ederson) and aguero is best option despite his minutes

        10. mr messi
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Anyone getting KDB or is Salah now flavour of the month?

          1. COYS Down Under
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            KDB isn't a flavour yet. He's like the smell of food lingering in the air on the bus when you get on, and you know somebody is having a good meal tonight but its not you.

            Salah is the flavour for the next 3 weeks, then he'll be forgotten again.

        11. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          If Danny Rose is properly injured - Bavies could be great at 5.5.

          Shame about the evil next 5 fixtures though

          1. chilli con kone
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Yep fixtures ruin it

        12. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Channel 4 desperate for Hamilton to win today so that he secures the title at a race they can show live. Not so good for them commercially if he wins when there is only highlights available.

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

            Car racing is boring.

        13. chilli con kone
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Patricio / Hamer

          Alonso / Robertson / TAA / Doherty / AWB

          Salah / Haz / Rich / Maddy / Kenedy

          Kun / Mitro / Ings

          2fts 0.9 itb

          Any ideas? - looking to make just one FT.

          1. jomikijiq
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            TAA -> Mendy and Ings -> Arnie are the only possible upgrades I see, but you would need 2 FT for any of them

            1. chilli con kone
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              Yeah they will be my transfers the week after for sure but with them both having a decent fixture this week I might as well wait one more on those

          2. Team Bobcat
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            May just have to lose the tranfer. A simply goalie transfer could work as wolves entering choppy waters shortly. Failing that re access later in the week depending on how you big shots survive midweek

            Patricio > Ryan

            1. chilli con kone
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              Thanks mate good advice. Will probably go for a Keeper swap if no injuries

          3. THFC4LIFE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Maybe Patricio > Ryan but tbh I wouldn’t do anything else

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

              Look at all you Wolves lovers suddenly jerking. Ryan in 2 weeks ago is my best brag.

        14. Baked baines
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          So my 1 week punt on Stering was terrible, was always moving him on for Salah for Cardiff game!

          So Salah and 5.5 midfielder required.

          Apparently Gerard Deulofeu was very good yesterday and playing a false 9. Was a real handful for the Wolves defence. At 5.4 does he look a good option?!

          1. chilli con kone
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            I'm considering. Just still a bit punty

            1. Baked baines
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              When full match fit, think he could be a steal at 5.4

        15. THFC4LIFE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          With 2ft’s and 0.6itb what would you do with this lot?

          Hennessy
          Holebas Robertson Alonso
          Hazard Dilva Rich Knockaert
          Kun Kane Mitrovic

          Hamer Doherty Hojbjerg WB

          1. chilli con kone
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Move on Hennessey. Fab or Ryan and bank the other FT.

            Alternatively Kane to Kun in prep for the week after or Kane to Arnie to free up cash

            Can you have a look at mine above?

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

            with 2fts & team looking good it's prob time to sell Hennessy for Fab/Ryan with his hard fixtures en route.

            bank 2nd FT id say

            1. THFC4LIFE
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              No Liv attacker though?

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

                feck didn't spot that

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

            Kane Diilva to Arnie Salah

            1. THFC4LIFE
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              Thinking this or maybe Mane and Vardy

        16. Dacra
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          200k to 300k so far this week.

          Bad times.

          1. Chucky
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            OR updated for you?

            1. Dacra
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              Oh just estimated from FFFix sorry. Not much movement today is there, nobody scored any points?!

              1. Chucky
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 5 months ago

                the usual suspects all blanked so yeah not much movement expected...

        17. Dreaming of glory
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Up 30k to 90k overall this week but that's me all out ( bennett off bench but for 0)
          Predictions for how much of my gains will i lose tomo with the match + subs

          1. Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Even if Lacazette, Maddison and Vardy all blank, you will probably fall to at least 120k

          2. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Back down to 90k

        18. FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Jordan Pickford's foot has ruined my gameweek 😡

          1. Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Do you own Milolevic?

            1. Chucky
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              bbye..

          2. Eden Wizard
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            How

          3. Eden Wizard
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Linked team suggests you’re lying/crap

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              Zaha

              1. Eden Wizard
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 5 months ago

                Is terrible

                1. TorresMagic™
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 14 Years
                  5 years, 5 months ago

                  Engage brain 😛

              2. Fantasy Gold
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 5 months ago

                Boohoo 3 points.

        19. Weasel51
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Had a couple of poor weeks, especially this one.

          Wildcard this

          Hennessey
          Alonso Robertson Trippier
          Hazard Sterling Bilva Fraser
          Kun Arnie Wilson

          4.0 AWB Peltier Stephens

          >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

          Fabianski
          Alonso Robertson Jonny Mendy
          Hazard Salah Maddison
          Jiminez Vardy Kun

          AWB, Stephens, Elneny

        20. #FPLBhuna
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          If Mane is confirmed fit for the weekend would you say he’s enough to cover Salah?

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

            If you believe in attacking coverage then I'm sure he's grand cover.

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

            Yes.

          3. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Did he cover him last season?

          4. Fantasy Gold
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Cover. Always makes me laugh.

          5. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Mane doesn’t cover any other player, but it is good to have s Liverpool attacker, irrespective of which one it is