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FPL Question Time – Consult our panel ahead of Gameweek 17

After a frenzied period in which three FPL Gameweek deadlines whizzed by in the space of nine days, we Fantasy managers at least have a little more time ahead of Gameweek 17 to properly collect our thoughts.

There is plenty to consider following Mohamed Salah‘s (£13.0m) monster haul at Bournemouth, Eden Hazard‘s (£10.9m) pair of assists against Manchester City and blanks for the likes of Harry Kane (£12.5m), Alexandre Lacazette (£9.6m) and Raheem Sterling (£11.6m).

The FPL Question Time form is thus open once again for your Fantasy-related queries.

We’re keeping things in-house this week, with all three of our panel on the payroll at Fantasy Football Scout towers and enduring mixed fortunes at the weekend.

You can find out what they have to say about some of your questions on Tuesday.

Who’s on the panel this week?

Joe – the host of our Scoutcast – plus many other weekly videos – and who sits 79th in our Career Hall of Fame, having recorded seven top 10,000 finishes in ten seasons of playing FPL (including an “OR” of 840 in 2013/14).

David – the editor of Fantasy Football Scout and a regular contributor to the official FPL Show, who spends much of his week looking at the underlying stats in our Members’ area. David has nailed all 16 captaincy picks this season and lurks just outside the top 10k after Saturday’s matches.

Neale – the site’s deputy editor, who has mustered three top 5k overall ranks in FPL but who awaits his first top 1,000 finish after a last-ditch, Newcastle-United-in-1995/96-esque capitulation in the last two Gameweeks of 2017/18. Sold Mohamed Salah ahead of Gameweek 16…

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614 Comments Post a Comment
  1. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Hands up, who else is doing 5 at the back next week.

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

      Thinking going with 4.

      I already own Alonso, Robertson and Kolasinac and probably I’ll bring or a City or a Spurs defender

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

      I might go 3-5-2

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

      Me after three of my attackers are rotated

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

      No way? Can only see one CS in my team next week

    5. The 5% Team
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Nope, going 3-5-3

    6. FPL_Gyarados
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      4 at the back is likely for me unless Wilson is fixed.
      4-5-1 is the plan right now. Keeping an eye on price rises as I might get Hazard.

  2. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Fab | Hamer
    Laporte | TAA | Luiz | Chilwell | Bellerin
    Hazard | Mane | Richo | Fraser | Eriksen
    Aubameyang | Jimenez | Mitrovic

    WC in GW 19.

    0.0 ITB
    1 FT

    Suggestions appreciated!

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

      Need City attackers

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

        Mane to Sane or Alli/Eriksen double up?

  3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    I wonder does Emery really rate Lacazette? Any time I've seen him he's always looked pretty dangerous but...

    Emery gave him 9 consecutive league starts earlier in the year, and in the last four of those Laca contributed nothing (Arsenal had 7 goals/7 assists, Laca got 1 goal)

    Since then he's only started 3 of 4, and the one he started he was hauled off on 45 mins.

    Either Emery is going cold on him, or it's fitness related?

    1. Plymouth
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Formation related

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Similar concept though, right?

    2. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      It has to be fitness related for me. It would have been interesting to see if Emery would have subbed him if Laca had scored from those 2 chances he had

  4. Bolivian Seaman
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    No Jimenez

    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Not even on the bench.

      Bennett comes in for me

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

        Yes he is?

        1. DV8R
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          You're right... I was trying to find Jimenez but they put him down as Raul.

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

        He is on the bench

  5. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Jiminez not in squad.

    Bennet starts.

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

      He's on the bench

    2. Sedemuda
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Benched in squad

    3. Pasqualinho
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Jimz is on the bench

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

      "Raul" #9

    5. Weilong7
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Will he have a part later on? Hope not

    6. pablo discobar
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Idiot. Reported

  6. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Team News: NEW vs WOL
    Referee: Mike Dean

    NEW: Dubravka, Ritchie, Clark, Yedlin, Fernández, Lascelles, Atsu, Ki Sung-yueng, Pérez, Diamé, Rondón
    Subs: Woodman, Dummett, Manquillo, Kenedy, Longstaff, Muto, Joselu

    WOL: Patrício, Bennett, Boly, Coady, Doherty, Saïss, Vinagre, Neves, Costa, Traoré, Jota
    Subs: Ruddy, Moutinho, Gibbs-White, Dendoncker, Cavaleiro, Bonatini, Jiménez

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Jimenez benched. Hopefully he comes on for a 1pt cameo.

      1. Weilong7
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I’m hoping he doesn’t..

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

    A. Lossl + Kola
    B. Lloris + Schindler

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

      A

  8. delux
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    No Salah, Haz, Robbo. Surprisingly only dropped 378 to 773

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

      I had Salah (and Alli) but somehow dropped from 600 to 2,200! And now no Jimi in starting lineup...

  9. drughi
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    No Jimenez, this is just carnage

  10. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    No Jimenez in starting xI lads 🙂

  11. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Jimenez out.

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

      On the bench

  12. Pino
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Wilson to Mitrovic for hit?

  13. G-Whizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Lineup - Wolves starting line-up: Rui Patrício, Matt Doherty, Rúben Vinagre, Willy Boly, Conor Coady, Ryan Bennett, Rúben Neves, Romain Saïss, Adama Traoré, Hélder Costa, Diogo Jota.
    Substitutes: Leander Dendoncker, John Ruddy, João Moutinho, Morgan Gibbs-White, Ivan Cavaleiro, Raúl Jiménez, Léo Bonatini

    Lineup - Newcastle starting line-up: Martin Dubravka, DeAndre Yedlin, Matt Ritchie, Ciaran Clark, Jamaal Lascelles, Federico Fernández, Christian Atsu, Mohamed Diamé, Salomón Rondón, Ki Sung-yueng, Ayoze Pérez.
    Substitutes: Freddy Woodman, Javier Manquillo, Paul Dummett, Joselu, Sean Longstaff, Yoshinori Muto, Kenedy

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers G-Whizz... just need a Doherty hattrick & CS now 🙂

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Good luck with that 😆

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Jimenez benched. Hopefully he comes on for a 1pt cameo

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

        Then my 2 clean sheets would probably been busted if he has to come on 🙂

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

      Let's go doc and rondon

  14. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Jimmy benched as reported

  15. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Oh crap... Anyone else have Laca, Kane and Jimenez up front?

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

      Yes
      Scout picks were just awful

    2. Demel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Kane-Mitro-Jimenez

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

        Yep. Terrible week. Had Salah but 6 1pts in my team!

  16. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Bad, to worse, to even worse.

    My forwards: Wilson, Kane (C), Jiminez

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

      I feel you! Time to bounce back next week!

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I was already 20 points down on the average GW score before today... it may take a while to recover

  17. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Arnie to Wilson/Jimenez go well this week...

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

      Arnie to Mitro was no better.

  18. drughi
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    hopefully Jimenez gets at least 25 minutes at the end

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      *1 minute

  19. Baked baines
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    I really don’t understand the Jimenez being dropped situation.
    You would think they would target the winable games against teams like Newcastle and rest against the big boys like Liverpool next week!

    Anyway.....hoping for a 0-0 now!
    What a sodding last 2 GW’s!

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

      They have a draw against ManC and won Chelsea am i right?

  20. Ravager
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Swear I've struggled with a third striker spot since last season. Lol, I give up

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

      same here, next season will probably play 3-5-2 or 4-4-2

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

        Just feels pointless. No-one ever nails down a spot and when you think they do, injury or dropped.

        1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Just get Wilson, end of your problems

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

        Gave up on this season?

  21. Bouncebackability
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Looks like we have an accurate Wolves 'in the know' source.

    1. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Whom?

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

      Who are they?

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

      Same guys who posted Bennett benched in GW14 apparently.

    4. Weilong7
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Which is?

      1. Bouncebackability
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Will have to find the link.. someone posted earlier on Son thread. I'm not on Twitter myself

        1. Weilong7
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          I saw a comment on the earlier article too.. didn’t read much into it.. so was caught by surprise.. didn’t see the link though

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

      Will be handy Friday week when wolves are the first kick off of the weekend

  22. Valar(Keith)
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Current defense is
    Ederson
    TAA Digne Doherty Awb Diop

    Would you rather
    A) Digne to Kolasinac for a 2 week punt
    B) Diop to Schindler and play him next 2 weeks and forever be rid of the utterly useless West ham defense

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

      A makes some sense.

  23. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    If no injury problems this week, Haz to Sterling is a good move?

    Patricio, Foster
    Robbo, Laporte, Doh, AWB, Balbuena
    Haz, Martial*, Siggy, Kenedy, Schurrle
    Kane, Auba, Wilson*

    1FT, 1.2 IDb

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

      I'd Keep Haz. Maybe Martial to FAnderson...

    2. PastaFasul
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I did it, wanted to keep Hazard but wanted Sterling a bit more.

  24. Wheyyyy
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Good news with Jimenez out, I get AWB off the bench

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

      He can come on you know

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

        Not on the bench

        1. Weilong7
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          He is..

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

            My bad. The wolves twitter page didnt have him there.

      2. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Sarcasm detector broken

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

          Didnt sound like it... well thats the internet for you.

    2. Weilong7
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      On bench.. hoping he stays there

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

        This

    3. Jack Burton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Cook for me minus 2

  25. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Why is Kenedy benched? He was supposed to be my saviour this gameweek

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

      To give us with double Wolves defence A clean sheet

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Well if he stays on the bench I'll get Bennett come on so I'll roll with that

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

    Stay on the bench Raul!

    1. FantaCity
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      yup

    2. Weilong7
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yes pleaseeeee

  27. GoonerRed
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Can this week just be over already? Getting sick of managers resting all these players.

  28. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Have both Doherty and Rondon. A Rondon hatrick and a Doherty goal and assist too much to ask? 😉

  29. FantaCity
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Oh jeez, if Jimenezstays on the bench I get David Luiz and his 15 pts

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

      nervous 90 minutes for you, me I get nothing off the bench so hoping for a 30 minute run out

    2. DeathoftheParty
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Pray for Wolves to be banging um in for fun then...

    3. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Unlucky

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

      Cue the 1pt cameo.

      1. FantaCity
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I fear you may have that right

    5. Weilong7
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I will pray with you bro.. same player as u

  30. drughi
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Was really looking forward to watch Jimenez first game in my team, so bored by fpl right now.