Scout Notes

Alonso passes the FPL eye test in stalemate at Stamford Bridge

A scrappy, niggly affair at Stamford Bridge on Sunday ended in a goalless draw between Chelsea and Everton, with only the two clubs’ defensive assets emerging from the stalemate with notable Fantasy returns.

Eden Hazard‘s owners endured a frustrating afternoon in the Belgian winger’s first league start since Gameweek 9, while Fantasy managers who were sitting on Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson ahead of a home match against Cardiff City after the international break would have been concerned at their injury-enforced substitutions.

We round up the key Fantasy talking points and manager quotes from a tetchy match in west London, including the latest injury updates on Everton’s mid-price midfield pair.

Chelsea 0-0 Everton

Though Marcos Alonso (£7.0m) emerged from Gameweek 12 with a clean sheet and two bonus points to his name, the Spanish left-back’s owners could have easily been dining out on a double-digit return from the premium defender.

“Goalonso’s” attacking numbers have taken something of a tumble since the September international break, with the Chelsea full-back averaging less than one shot per match in the seven Gameweeks preceding this one.

Alonso has instead ticked over nicely with assists and clean sheets in the last two months, but on Sunday, the leading Fantasy Premier League points-scorer was again discernible for his goal threat and came within inches of grabbing a winner for the Blues in west London.

The Spain international clipped the outside of Jordan Pickford‘s (£4.9m) post with a shot from a narrow angle in the second half, but the abiding memory of Alonso from this fixture will be his beautifully connected volley from a well-worked Willian (£7.4m) free-kick that stung the hands of the Everton and England goalkeeper shortly before half-time.

Only Willian and Eden Hazard (£11.3m) had more touches in the final third than Alonso in this fixture, meanwhile.

Hazard hasn’t scored in the league since before the October international break and his owners might have been left disgruntled with Sunday’s blank at the Bridge, but on another day the Belgian talisman could have banked several attacking returns having been the catalyst for his team’s improved performance in the second half.

Hazard had created a “big chance” for Alvaro Morata (£8.7m) within seconds of the resumption of play after the interval, before minutes later fizzing another cross along the six-yard box that the Spanish striker failed to connect with.

And had Alonso’s aforementioned shot crept inside the post instead of rattling it, then Hazard would have collected the assist for the left-back’s goal.

Hazard also laid on a clear-cut opportunity for Willian, who ran onto the Belgian’s beautifully weighted through ball before firing a foot wide of Pickford’s right-hand post.

In terms of his own goal threat, Hazard called Pickford into action with two shots from distance before going closer late in the game when sending a shot wide of the former Sunderland custodian’s goal from inside the Everton box.

No player recorded more shots, take-ons, key passes, touches in the final third, touches in the penalty area and big chances created than the influential Hazard in this fixture.

The west London derby with Fulham in Gameweek 14 is reason enough for Fantasy managers to keep hold of Hazard, but on the evidence of this first 90 minutes for the Belgian in three weeks, there is little to suggest he won’t also deliver an attacking return away at Spurs in a fortnight’s time.

Those two aforementioned chances created by Hazard were the sum of Morata’s involvement, though the in-form striker did have an effort ruled out for offside after a cross from Cesar Azpilicueta (£6.3m).

The fractious nature of the goalless draw also seemed to get the better of Morata, who had claims for a penalty waved away by Kevin Friend and who showed signs of frustration after being repeatedly flagged for offside by the assistant referees.

There was little to champion elsewhere in Chelsea’s midfield or attack, with Willian a peripheral figure other than the chances we outlined above and Mateo Kovacic (£5.9m) – in for the benched Ross Barkley (£6.0m) – also having minimal impact on the game.

Sarri gave this rather unenlightening answer when asked why Barkley was only named among the substitutes yesterday:

Ross played for the 90 minutes in the last match three days ago. We are lucky because we have Kovacic, a great player who is fresh to play today.

Antonio Rudiger (£6.0m) performed admirably at centre-half and shackled Richarlison (£6.9m) out of the game, though a booking picked up in an unsavoury incident with Bernard (£5.9m) cost the German centre-half a bonus point to go with his clean sheet.

After doubts over his fitness were raised in Marco Silva’s press conference on Friday, Richarlison was fit enough to lead the line for Everton but he had next-to-no impact on the game from an attacking perspective, save for a deflected shot wide after only two minutes of the match.

The opening exchanges of Sunday’s game were when Everton did the bulk of their attacking, with Lucas Digne‘s (£4.8m) set-piece deliveries causing havoc in the Chelsea backline and creating half-chances for Andre Gomes and Yerry Mina (both £5.4m).

Thereafter Everton’s performance was one of pragmatism, with Silva highlighting the important off-the-ball roles carried out by Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.5m) in negating the usually influential Jorginho (£5.0m):

This afternoon we didn’t see Jorginho because we block well. Jorginho, in my opinion, is one of the key players for Chelsea this season.

It was one of the keys [to stopping Chelsea]. Fantastic work by Gylfi and Richarlison in the first moment and after with Andre and Gana, we did really well. In my opinion, he’s one of the keys in Maurizio’s system and model this season.

In my opinion, what we miss in some moments is what we did in the first 25 minutes with the ball, we miss in some moments in the second half.

As Silva himself said there, Everton’s goal threat dissipated after the break, though the openings they did carve out came from the boot of Sigurdsson – the ineffectual Bernard and Theo Walcott mis-controlling balls from the Icelandic midfielder when in excellent positions in the second half.

Sigurdsson and Richarlison both hobbled off late in the game and Silva had this to say on his crocked midfielders:

Like you know, [Richarlison] had a small problem during the week. He started to feel a little bit during the match. It looks nothing special, let’s see in the next days how he will react.

I hope we don’t lose Sigurdsson for the next matches after that tackle by Jorginho. Now they come the international match, I think he’s not in condition even to play for his international team. Let’s see the next days how he reacts.

As well as losing Sigurdsson and Richarlison to injury, Silva watched on as Walcott and Digne were given medical treatment in a bruising first half – though both players were fine to continue.

Mina made his full debut for the Toffees at the heart of the defence, with his promotion to the starting XI coming at the expense of the ineligible loanee Kurt Zouma (£5.0m).

Sarri meanwhile reflected on his side’s inability to convert possession into chances, a feature of their performance – at least for the first hour – against Crystal Palace the previous weekend and BATE in midweek:

The last three matches, we created few goal opportunities in relation to how we played. In this moment, it’s maybe a little problem but three matches is a very short time so I don’t know. Maybe it’s by chance, but we have to be careful.

Chelsea XI (4-3-3): Arrizabalaga; Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso; Kante, Jorginho (Fabregas 64′), Kovacic (Barkley 81′); Willian (Pedro 68′), Morata, Hazard.

Everton XI (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Coleman, Keane, Mina, Digne; Gomes, Gueye; Walcott, Sigurdsson (Jagielka 76′), Bernard (Lookman 64′); Richarlison (Calvert-Lewin 89′).

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1,096 Comments Post a Comment
  1. caldracula
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Double wolves defence looks tasty for the next two

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      It sure does.

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

      nearly worked yesterday aswell... 86 mins killer

    3. Bragazeti
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Can't wait to post "HOLD" in the 80th minute of both games

      1. caldracula
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Don’t jynx it

  2. Reckoner.
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    I've had triple Liverpool since GW1 (Alisson, Robertson & Salah) but after this international break I'll be getting rid of Salah. Here's why:

    We know Salah is better at home than away:
    5 goals, 2 assists @ home vs 1 goal, 1 assist away this season
    19 goals, 8 assists @ home vs 13 goals, 3 assists away last season

    Out of the bottom half of the table Liverpool have already played 5/10 at home (Brighton, West Ham, Southampton, Cardiff & Fulham). They next play another of the bottom half teams in 7 games time (Newcastle GW19).

    This season Liverpool aren't the same attacking force, if we compare them this season vs last and also compare against City's record:

    Liverpool 17/18 Average Goals scored per game: 2.21

    Liverpool 18/19 Average Goals scored per game: 1.92

    City 17/18 Average Goals scored per game: 2.79

    City 18/19 Average Goals scored per game: 3.00

    Liverpool simply aren't scoring enough this season, also every chance Mane could get the points rather than Salah this season. City however are still scoring enough to consider an attacking double up. This is why, for now, I'll be getting rid of Salah, most likely for Sterling. Conversely I'll be keeping my Liverpool defenders:

    Liverpool 17/18 Average Goals conceeded per game: 1.00

    Liverpool 18/19 Average Goals conceeded per game: 0.42

    City 17/18 Average Goals conceeded per game: 0.71

    City 18/19 Average Goals conceded per game: 0.42

    1. caldracula
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I have the same three, Salah and Robbo stay, Alisson going for me.

    2. Reckoner.
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      The other big difference this season vs last also is price, when he isn't quite performing (points wise) like last season then this, for me, can't be ignored any longer.

    3. Nabs Kebabs
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yep, makes sense to me. In the next 10 he's only a good captain option in GW19. I've owned since GW1 and triple captained last GW. Already sold for Martial before he went up in price.

      1. FourLokoLeipzig
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Surely he’s the standout captaincy option next weekend? That’s part of the reason I’ve held.

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

      Thanks for this, very interesting. Considering Salah down to Mane on WC and posts like this really help.

    5. MTPockets
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Maybe but should probably consider that his away fixtures have included lei, tot, che, ars

        1. Reckoner.
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Yup worth considering, Palace and Huddersfield away also though.

          1. MTPockets
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Yep but 2A 1G in those

        2. Warby84
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Salah stays...

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

          i'm flip flopping between keeping& shifting to Sterling... own Robertson & TAA also from Pool

      • FPL Forward Thinker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        What would you do?
        Any transfer advice for this lot ? - thanks
        Have 2FT & 0.1 itb (Happy with -4 to use 3 transfers)
        Was planning Trippier downgrade even before his knock and upgrade elsewhere.
        Team (selling value):

        Ederson (5.7)
        Alonso(6.8),Robertson(6.4),Bennett(4.1)
        Hazard(10.9),Mané(9.7),Fraser(5.9),Kenedy(4.9)
        Aguero(11.2),Aubameyang(10.8),Arnautovic(7.0)

        Subs: Hennessey (4.5),Trippier(6.1),Hojbjerg(4.4),Wan Bissaka(4.1)
        TV 104.8 (SV 102.6) 141k -733pts.

        Advice appreciated for next move. Thank you

        1. mike09
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Trippier > Mendy
          Kenedy > Martial
          Auba > Wilson

          1. FPL Forward Thinker
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Thanks Mike09
            If I do Auba to Wilson it’s blatant what will happen:

            Auba in squad 6 weeks = 18pts (1st 3 & last 3)
            Auba when not in my squad 6 weeks = 49pts!

            Wilson bought GW4 for 4 GWs = 13 points
            His other 8GWs = 59pts!

            I jinx both. Auba and wilson score great when not in my 15man squad.

      • Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        vardy owners, keeping or selling ?

        thanks

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

          nearly sold for Jimenez yesterday but holding the FT til international matches over. 90% sure he's being sold

        2. MAVER!CK
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Sold prior to Jimenez price rise

      • Numb
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Any word on the FFS Cup qualifying score? I would think pretty high, maybe mid to high 60s? Think I will miss out on 62

        1. Bragazeti
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Would be harsh if you missed out with such a high score

      • rodog
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Mane to Sterling or Salah?

        1. Fulchester's New Centr…
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Sterling

        2. french holiday
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Keep Mane for 2 weeks

      • caldracula
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Time for the first maverick captain of the season, Richarlison(c) Doherty(v)

        1. Eytexi
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Also tempted but reckon I'll go aguero after doubting him against Southampton.

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

          Nothing obvious this week so could be a good call. Even if I did Cap Rich I lack the guts to back him up with Doh, but could be great.

        3. GREEN IS GOOD
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Only if Siggy is also playing

      • StoichkovFPL
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Is Doherty worth that 0.4 over Jonny?
        Is he really that more attacking??

        1. internal error
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          yes

        2. Eytexi
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Yes

        3. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Since I chose between those two jonny has had 2 returns and Doherty has had zero.

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

          Seems to be. Even the weeks his returns have only been average he has not been far off a big score.

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

          If you watch any Wolves game he's basically a right winger, gets forward more than Jonny

          1. StoichkovFPL
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            yeah, true that mate

      • internal error
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Fabianski over Patricio as a set and forget keeper?

        1. Eytexi
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Yep - fabianski staying in my eleven for a while.

        2. StoichkovFPL
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Fab can get points even without CS so add this tasy fix after City and that the answer

        3. Pukki Party
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          No

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

          For Fab it would seem that you are relying on saves rather than CS so perfect set and forget; no need to worry about quality of opposition at all.

          1. Ask Yourself
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            There will be saves in every game the defence is terrible

      • Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        one more please 🙂

        kenedy and vardy out

        for

        pogba and jimenez

        thanks 🙂

        1. Fulchester's New Centr…
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah.

      • Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Surely Salah is the go to Captain next week? 100% the main man in his team and Watford aren’t going to sit back. Pellegrini will have something up his sleeve against his old club don’t think he’ll let Aguero run riot. Don’t trust rich to haul consistently especially if there’s no siggy. What are your thoughts ?

        1. XabiAlonso
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          I'm on Salah at the moment I think he's coming back into form

          1. Ask Yourself
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            This is what I believe too

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

          Maybe. Interesting post by Reckoner above re. Salah and Aguero. Rich would be a punt, but if not this week then when?

          1. Ask Yourself
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Why do we have to change? I’ve stuck by one of them or hazard each week and every single week have had a return absolutely no need to look elsewhere. As xabi said Salah is looking lively again and Aguero can score from anything at home like yesterday. I’m going to stick with consistency rather than an unnecessary punt.

            1. Fulchester's New Centr…
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              I wouldn't either, I am not punty at all. It is just that the choice between Salah and Aguero and Haz has been for the most part pretty obvious every week so far, but not this week.

        3. boogle
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          agree

        4. Warby84
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          I’m going Salah cpt definately

        5. Sgt Frank Drebin
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          I'm set on Salah captain for now.

      • HamezMace
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Anyone with more than two of the GW12 dream team?

        Hart
        Dunk Foyth TAA Robertson Bamba
        Paterson Cavaleiro B.Silva
        Gabbianini Rondon

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Absolutely made the wrong call between Bamba and Morrison

          1. HamezMace
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Long term thinking mate 🙂

            1. Ask Yourself
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Was a long term choice a few weeks ago as I needed a space filler for two weeks and unsurprisingly returned 1 and 2! He becomes digne this week which I am more excited about

              1. HamezMace
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Yeah Everton looking more solid with Mina coming in

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

          Just the same one nearly everybody else has.

        3. Shatner's Bassoon
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Foyth essential. Triple captain material.

          1. HamezMace
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            After his performance the week before last that would have been a truly maverick move.

      • ABCDEFC
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Good move?
        Maddison + Trippier > Martial + Jonny (-4)

        1. StoichkovFPL
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Not sure its worth a hit if they are fit but it may work actually. I would be tempted

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

          Maybe just Bennett and keep the change.

      • boogle
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        looking at these moves over the next 3-4 weeks

        Begovic, Salah, Rich, Diangana, Lacazette > Fabianski, Sterling, Martial, Paterson, Kane

        Will leave me with this team coming up to Christmas which seems solid? Thoughts?

        Fabianski
        Alonso, Robbo, Mendy
        Hazard Sterling Martial Paterson
        Kane Arnie Wilson

        Duffy Bennett Hojbjerg

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Yep good enough depth on the bench imo all of those in mid/attack should be there every game bar maybe Martial and sterling

          1. boogle
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            thanks for the input!

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

          Only one that bothers me is Richarlison,he could be a rank killer

          1. boogle
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Aye, could always keep him over Martial and upgrade Paterson to Fernandinho maybe?

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

              Paterson better option than fernandinho imo

        3. Fulchester's New Centr…
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Looks solid. If Paterson to rotate with bench then decent fixtures well into the spring.

          1. boogle
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            yep will be rotating according to fixtures, thanks!

        4. Warby84
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          For me I would rather have Salah than Kane

          1. boogle
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Yes it's a risk for sure but really like the look of Kane's run up to Christmas

      • Sgt Frank Drebin
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Mkhitaryan with a shot in 86th minute that was worth 0.01 xG to ruin our Wolves CS... I somehow knew it...

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          I was begging for a goal sorry i’m Getting too lucky this year. Had to switch over to it after Aguero got subbed and omg I was so relived. Was a cross lucky to be worth 0.01 xG tbh

          1. Sgt Frank Drebin
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            So it's your fault. Well, I'll remember it.

        2. internal error
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Sickening goal to concede

        3. Black Knights
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          You knew Wolves would concede at Arsenal? What will this week's lottery numbers be bro?

          1. internal error
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            That's not what he is saying

            1. Black Knights
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Ah, my bad.

              He's saying he knew Arsenal would score in the last 5 minutes from an unlikely scenario? In that case, what will this week's lottery numbers be bro?

              1. internal error
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                You're not too bright bro.

                1. Black Knights
                  • 12 Years
                  5 years, 4 months ago

                  That's not true.

                2. Black Knights
                  • 12 Years
                  5 years, 4 months ago

                  I'm brighter than Bobby Firm's smile.

          2. Sgt Frank Drebin
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            1,2,3,4,5,6

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

          Didnt deserve a clean anyway after Auba missed an open goal.

          1. Sgt Frank Drebin
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Yeah I know. But it's a Monday and I have to moan a little...

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

        Ryan
        Alonso Mendy TAA Doherty
        Salah Hazard Richarlison
        Aguero Wilson Arnie
        Hamer Hojbjerg AWB Madison

        0.2 itb 1 ft
        Should I save, don't have cash for madds to Martial, only by doing Wilson to Jimenez for a hit

        1. MTPockets
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Guess so. Assume Maddison could be fit by then - still wouldn't be keen personally but good enough vs bha if necessary to not take a hit.

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

              I don't mind to have him on the bench one more gmwk, cheers

          • Black Knights
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Would you not be tempted to play Maddison if he's fit? I have him in over Alonso at the moment, but it feels wrong.

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

              I could do that but, Alonso ownership is so high,and I'm currently in the top 10 k so could hurt me more and also have Ryan so will be cheering for a CS

              1. Black Knights
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                I've fallen from 4k to 13k in three weeks, with very average scores.

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

                  I could bench Arnie

        2. Spartac Mac
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Barkley... Stick or twist?

          1. internal error
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            twist

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

              He was always a twist

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

            Twist

          3. danishdynamite
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Was always a punt (and I punted) but he can do one now

        3. CFRM
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Does anybody know whether Aguero will travel for Argentina matches during this IB?

          1. MTPockets
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Not in the squad

              1. HD7
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                He retired

            • CFRM
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Thank you, guys. May the force be with you (:

          2. NATSTER
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Just a few events that I remember from the last two international break.

            1) Fraser got injured and withdrawn from international squad
            2) Liverpool players got injured from training or international games

            Keeping 1 FT for unexpected events.

          3. HD7
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            I know a lot of us have 4-5 players from Wham and City...
            Are you playing all in the next GW ... in one match? If not, who are you benching?
            I have Fab, Anderson, Arnie, Mendy, Kun

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

            Fell asleep and missed doing my planned FAnderson > Martial transfer.

            Could be a blessing in disguise.

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

              Martial messing up for City's second goal is the excuse Mou has been waiting for to drop him.

              1. Shatner's Bassoon
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                If Mourinho drops Martial now it's safe to say that he's trying to get fired.

              2. internal error
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                He let him take the penalty so he's high up on his fav's list.

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

              Could be. Fander nailed and WHAM great fixtures (bar the next one). With Tony Martial who knows what will happen now Kaku is fit no matter how well he is playing.

          5. The White Pele
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            what to do here?

            Hart
            Alonso Robertson Doherty
            Salah Mane Hazard Richarlison
            Wilson Arnie Murray

            Hamer Bennet AWB Obiang

            1ft, 2m itb

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

              Mane to Sterling

            2. mike09
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Mane > Martial

            3. Fulchester's New Centr…
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Yes. What Luka/Mirko said.

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

                Hvala

                1. Judders
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 4 months ago

                  Srce mi goli

          6. Gameweek 12 Rough with the Smooth
            Geoff
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Gameweek 12 Rough with the Smooth

            Feel free to post your tales of joy and woe from Gameweek 12 here:

            1. DAZZ
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Rough has to be bringing brooks in for maddison instead of Kenedy or Felipe A, the two other options, and no Alonso.

              Smooth would be TAA and Robertson assists, clean sheet and 5 baps. Salah (c) and another Dunk goal.

              1. asquishypotato
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                It’s about what you did do not what you potentially could have.

              2. FPL_Sponge
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Smooth smooth smooth: 75 points, 225k to 120k OR.
                - Trent and Robertson for 23 points - planned the double up on Pool defence as part of my wildcard played back in GW9. Long-term patience with Trent has paid off.
                - FT last week was Maddison out for Felipe Anderson (immediate 8 points up as Doherty would have come off the bench)
                - Fraser assist and Fabianksi save/bonus both a nice trickle of points returns

                1. FPL_Sponge
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 4 months ago

                  Whoops reply fail!

            2. Black Knights
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Rushing into Richarlison at the start of the week, so not being able to change Maddison after the injury news.

              I text my friend on Saturday morning that, so close to my wildcard, any one of Felipe, Martial, or Shaq would be worth a short-term punt, but did none!

            3. Lazaretti
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Rough Mane C fail, injuries to Ings, Richarlison, Hughes

              Smooth: Pereira, Robertson, Alonso combined 29pts. Ings bps even subbed after 40mins. 67pts total fairly happy with it.

            4. Hotdogs for Tea
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Smooth - 7 out of 11 players providing ‘slow burner’ returns to give 71 points ... Allison, Robbo, Alonso, Salah, Fraser, Ings, Aguero ...
              Rough - not much really 🙂

            5. #FPLBhuna
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              87k > 75k OR despite a -8 which including binning Kane to bring in Salah

              Hits policy seems to be working for me, Hazard > Sterling(c) -4 didn't work out too bad last week either

              1. #FPLBhuna
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                rough: ings brought in instead of jiminez as part of the hit, jiminez matched him despite the fixture, and now ings is potentially injured

            6. StoichkovFPL
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              I wanted to sell TAA to Laporte and get Wilson but decided:

              Smooth: kept TAA (double with Robo), sold Mitro and Maddison to Martial and Jimenez so as City def and Wilson blanked was a big smooth! Got 80pts as only Haz, Richa and Arnie blanked in my team.

              1. StoichkovFPL
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                *getting Broks was the plan too so dodged a bullet as it would be for -8 all together...phewwwww

            7. Mo Mané Mo Problems
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Rough: nothing really.
              Smooth: Pereira the gift that keeps giving. Hopefully his undeserved price drop will be restored this week.

              17k to 10k with 70 points, 7th straight green.

              Starts getting hard now.

            8. Shatner's Bassoon
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Rough: Ederson giving a penalty away for the second week in a row to take Mendy + Walker's clean sheets away.

              Don't even own the guy and he's ruining me. I make that 15 points he's cost me in two weeks. Sad face.

              (I imagine there are far worse than this, but I love a good moan).

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

              Rough; Stephens red card as first sub. Got away with it though with Rich and Haz starting ok.

              Smooth; Went for the Salah(TC) and boosted me to 75 points and 21k GW rank. Robertson, Aguero, last week’s trade Silva scoring again, Jimenez and Ings returning plus a couple of three pointers. Happy with that. 76k overall now.

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

                Stretching it to call 8pts with the TC chip a smooth.

              2. Pras (FPL)
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Salah TC for 8 points should be a rough, not smooth mate

                1. shirtless
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 12 Years
                  5 years, 4 months ago

                  Better than 3 points off Kane last year and some rivals captained Hazard and Mane so I outscored them this week considerably.. Moving from 150k to 76k is good for me.

                  1. Pras (FPL)
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    5 years, 4 months ago

                    When you TC -you don't compare vs what rivals got (or what you did last season). You compare vs what rivals will get when they TC.

                    If anyone plays it in a DGW - they get 4x3 just for appearance (i.e. both banks) - so 8 points is slightly disappointing.

                    Not saying it was a bad decision to TC - many did. Just saying it is not a great result.

                    1. shirtless
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 12 Years
                      5 years, 4 months ago

                      If the player plays twice when dealing with the Europa/Champions League rotation lottery. Been there before and also seen people tripling Andy Carrol. I’m better off than last season when I still managed a 25k finish so I’m happy with it.

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

              Rough: Not much.

              Smooth: Shaqiri punt and finally D. Silva lives up to his stats and outscores Sterling, Hazard, Richarlison etc. 73 points all out.

            11. Killersquad
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              while a simple maddison -> felipe anderson playing 3-5-2 would have been logic I decided to do

              pickford - maddison - kamara OUT
              ryan - diagnan - arnoutovic IN

              for a -4

            12. Klein
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Smooth: salah(c) shaq robbi and kun
              Rough: everybody else blanking 🙁

            13. panda07
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Smooth- I had TAA and Robbo in defence. TAA got an assist straight after the disallowed Mitrovic goal so I got 2*4 points for clean sheets, 3 for the assist and 3+2 bonus points which they probably wouldn't have got if the goal stood. That's a 16-point swing. Ended up on 80 points and a GW rank of 4,407

              1. StoichkovFPL
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Same here with TAA+Robbo...it was truly from hell to heaven in few seconds 😛
                Also ended with 80 pts so high 5 🙂

                1. panda07
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  5 years, 4 months ago

                  Yeah hi five! Good Luck

            14. Balotellitubbies
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Rough: Mark's transfers

              1. Pocky
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Smooth: Looking at those made me feel better about my GW.

            15. Red Wasabi
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Mixed:

              1. Hart to Fabianski

              after Maddison got injured, and Richarlison got a knock ...

              2. Maddison+ Richarlison = Martial + Gudmunsson (-8)

            16. french holiday
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Rough: McCarthy 5 points on bench with Ryan getting 2 and Pedro 1 point.

            17. Johnny 8
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Replaced Maddison with F.Anderson before being priced out by his rise. 9 points instead of 0 taking me to 70 for the week.

              1. StoichkovFPL
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                no bench??

                1. Johnny 8
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  5 years, 4 months ago

                  2 point Murphy as Mo Mane pointed out.

              2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Well, 7 technically, as Jmurph would subbed on, but still nice transfer!

                1. Johnny 8
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  5 years, 4 months ago

                  Cheers.

            18. Rains of Castamere
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              61 points, up from 123k to 102k. Happy with a nice green arrow before international break.

              Smooth: Captain Salah, Robertson, Jimenez, Alonso, Aguero.

              Rough: Not much else - blanks from Arnie, Hazard, Ederson, Duffy, Murphy.

              Now looking to bring in Sterling and Doherty for Hazard and Duffy.

            19. Rover
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Rough - 8 players scoring 3 points or less
              Smooth - Alonso, Robertson, Salah (c) the remaining three
              A marginally above average score and another (albeit small) green arrow

            20. shearer9
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Rough: Ederson's uncharacteristic act of idiocy cost me clean sheets for Mendy and Laporte.

              Smooth: Entered the top 12k for the first time ever.

              1. shearer9
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                (12k OR)

            21. Speédy
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Rough - Mane (c). Have VVD and Bobby Firmino along with Mane instead of Salah and Robbo.
              Trippier went off,losing 5 points in the process.
              44 points. Drop from 250k to 350k

            22. asquishypotato
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Robertson and TAA and Salah cap.

              Absolutely sod all else.

            23. Basil1977
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              smooth: Maddison to Anderson total of 73 points finally into the top 100K (66K) after a slow and steady climb from 450K in game week 1.
              Rough: Dropping to 4th in my cash mini league at work after the guy who was 4th got 102 points this week, he did use his triple captain on Salah thou.

            24. AllGonePozzo
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Rough: Did Patricio and Maddison to Mane and Hamer. Was .2 short for Maddison to Mane for free so a net -1. Getting Success in the week before to finance it was a big mistake.
              Smooth: Salah(c) Robertson, Alonso Aguero. Up 13 places to a round 100

            25. bench boost for every gamew…
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Rough; Mané cap, Firmino blanks again (now i´m tired so sold him), watching Dunk score a header when you have Duffy. Hazard and me are no best friends, never returns when i own him. 51 point kind of meh, but i saved a transfer despite Maddison injury so not the end of world
              Smooth; nothing really but after Fabianski lost cs 5 pointer was nice, Fraser 6 points, Luiz got his 9 pointer, but since Alonso got 8 it was kind of yes, but oh must he (Alonso should have had a yellow bordering on red for a nasty challenge on Walcott, to me that one looked just like the one he was suspended for last year) so little to be amused about. 130k is ok ish i guess, not very good but not bad either.

            26. nicoTours
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Rough: burning my TC chip in a single GW when all the FPL experts repeat it should be played in a DGW. At least Salah scored a goal.

              Smooth: Robertson's assist and CS. Broke into the top 100K (the earliest I've been in in 3 seasons).

            27. VIRATKOHLI18
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Rough!! Took TAA, Mahrez out for a hit, thinking both were rotation risks and got in Zabaleta for fixtures and Mane. Captained Mane over salah thinking of returning the hit points and being too clever. 25point swing

            28. Scholes Out For Summer
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Rough: Thought would capitalize on Liverpool's FUL fixture and did Aguero + Maddison to Murray + Mane and resulted in a -7 point differential

              Smooth: That move allowed me to get in Sterling and Martial so hoping for a big rebound next GW

            29. The Train Driver
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Smooth: Capped Salah and kept Pereira...

              Rough: Doherty losing 8 points last minute..

            30. Deulofail
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Rough: Sold the following players in GW 11:

              Lacazette (6, 2)
              Shaqiri (1, 8)
              Alexander Arnold (2, 11)
              Hudson-Odoi (bench)

              Bought the following players in GW11 for -12:

              Mane (2, 3)
              Barkley (2, 1)
              Mendy (2, 2)
              Kamara (bench)

              Captained Mane this week for 6 points. Captain would have been Shaqiri for 22 points if I still owned him (I bought Shaq for GW10 captained him, and would have been happy to do it again. If not him, then probably TAA. Sold Shaq as I figured Mane was a better shout).

              So far, those transfers have cost me (at least) 35 points.

              However, it gets worse. I only took the hits in GW11 as part of a plan to buy David Silva for a hit the same week. But I bought Barkley half an hour after his price rise, not realising that the price changes were at a different time since the clocks have changed. This priced me out of selling Ozil (2, 1) for Silva (7, 9), which has cost me 9 points so far, and likely more in the future.

              So I estimate my GW11 cock up to have cost me 44 points and counting. I've dropped from 5k to 113k since GW8 while trying to consolidate my strong position. 31 points this week (GR: 5.5m). What a fail. 😀

              Smooth: Alonso clean sheet and bonus. My only player to return this week.

              1. Pras (FPL)
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Hope you have better weeks ahead mate - this is really rough.

                The good news is you will surely be featured on the Scoutcast.

            31. sambyy
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Rough: double City cleanie gone because of Ederson's unnecessary foul. Doherty's cleanie and bonus points gone at the end because of Mkhi's lucky goal.

            32. rojojojo
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Smooth: Mitrovic (2), Maddison (0), and Kabasele (0) to Jimenez (6), Gray (3), and Alonso (8) for a -4. After taking the hit and auto subs into consideration that's 5 with no transfers compared to 13 with, and with still some good fixtures to come from my replacements

              Rough: after wildcarding gw9 and doubling up on liverpools defence the plan was always to transfer out TAA after Fulham. Ended up abandoning the plan and doing TAA to Mendy last week which hasn't worked out thanks to Ederson's two penalties.

            33. HotShot Hamish
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Rough Doherty no clean sheet with a few minutes to go, Stephens sending off although he was a sub.
              Smooth bringing in Martial....reasonably pleased with 63 points and green arrows up to 14k.

            34. Rash
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Smooth

              Sterling and mendy out for dunk salah for my 1st hit of the season.

              73 -4 into the top 2k for 1st time ever

            35. skeyrd
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              brought in Shaqiri and Salah for Maddison and Sterling for a total of -4.

              Worked out...for now...will be looking to do the Salah-Sterling-Hazard hokiecokie every week and captaining the one with the best fixture

            36. TonyE
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Mostly smooth - banked my trade, played 3-4-3. Robertson, Alonso, and Pereira in defence netted 29 pts, Fraser, Salah (c), Jiminez and Aguero also contributed. Result 74 points, and cracked the top 5K. Rough ? Ederson conceded another penalty, so no cleansheet.

            37. CAPTAIN BLACKLIST
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Smooth as a baby’s bottom - Felipe, Fraser and TAA in for Barks, Shirley and Mendy - 13pt gain even after the -8 - very satisfying to win all my H2Hs against guys who had just left Maddison in and relied on hojberg autosubs - god sakes guys this is meant to be fun just take a hit, it doesn’t hurt! Ended up with 81pts with 3 goals, 3 assists, 3 cleanies and 12 baps - great week! Just gutted about the international break killing the momentum!

            38. Blue&White85
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Smooth: 64 points and a rank rise from 305k to 229k.

              Rough: injuries to Ings & Richarlison.

            39. Matjes_taet
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Rough:
              Was hiding behind the sofa for full weekend. No Salah, captained Mane.
              Played Ryan instead of Pickford.

              Smooth: My well rested Mkhitaryan came off the bench for Maddy. (8 Points)
              Green arrow 25k --> 18k.

            40. The Left Duke #3
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Smooth

              Triple Liverpool success, TAA Robbo & Salah (c)
              70 pts total and OR jump from 13.7k --> 7.3k

              Rough

              Maddison to Gudmundsson FT fail. Wasted of a FT where I should have held to have 2 FT over the Int break

            41. Fpl Richie
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Rough: Brought in Duffy (over Dunk) for Pereira to allow Mitrovic to Arnie. Down 8 points on that one.
              Smooth: Robertson. Kenedy finally returned an assist and Jimenez stepped in for Maddison.

          7. HD7
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            GW:13 Right order of starters and bench?

            Fab
            Mendy Robbo Alonso Duffy
            Salah Richa Kenedy Hazard
            Aguero Arnie

            Subs: Button, Fanderson, Success, WanB

            (Dont want 5 players in one match)

            1. Bucket Man
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              I'd say that looks good. If Rich looks out maybe move Success above F.Anderson

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

              G2G depending on what happens over next couple of weeks.

          8. Bucket Man
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Another awful week, but so tight in rank from 100k onwards. Thinking Firmino - Lacazette?
            Fabianski
            Alonso, Mendy, Jonny, Duffy
            Hazard, Sterling, Mane
            Firmino, Arnie, Jiminez
            Hamer, Deulofeu, AWB, Obiang

            1. Fulchester's New Centr…
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Yay. Firm has to go.

              1. Bucket Man
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Forgot to say 1FT and 2.0ITB, could afford Auba but Laca better value?

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

              I think extra ITB is worth having yes.

              1. Bucket Man
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Thanks 🙂

          9. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Are Wolves the real deal defensively ... or just flat track bullies they have now been found out ? Can the double or triple up in Wolves defence be justified any more ?

            They have had 4 clean sheets this season - against WHU and Burnley, Palace and Southampton.

            Palace and Southampton are firmly in the bottom 3 for goals scored with just one more goal each than Huddersfield, Burnley are not doing much better and for all of the Hammers riches in attack they are also under performing.

            1. Black Knights
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              They've got Huddersfield and Newcastle next anyway, so it doesn't matter.

              1. Black Knights
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                *Cardiff

          10. evolve89
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Wilson, Balbuena -> jimenez, Mendy?

            1. Bucket Man
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Looks good!

          11. Miguel Sanchez
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            What do we think about benching Arnie? Any other preferred options

            Ryan
            Alonso Robertson Mendy Doherty
            Salah (c) Hazard Sterling (vc) Richarlison Fraser
            Wilson

            Hamer Arnautovic AWB Kamara 0.3 ITB

            1. VS10_
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Currently also benching Arnie. Bournemouth Arsenal could be an open game, though only Wilson here.

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

              I think you have it right. City only concede from pens and even if there is one, I think Noble is still first choice taker.

          12. The Train Driver
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Keep:

            A. Wilson
            B. Fraser
            C. Both

            1. Miguel Sanchez
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              C

            2. The Wise Owl
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Re-assess after next game.

            3. Fulchester's New Centr…
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              C for Arsenal game definitely.

          13. Daniel John Alexander Cough…
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Smooth Transferred Out Trippier, Sterling & Mitrovic (-4) For Dunk, Salah & Jimenez.