Scout Notes

The key Fantasy stats underpinning Rashford and Pogba’s superb form

Our Scout Notes continue with two more fixtures that were contested on Saturday.

The two most-bought Fantasy Premier League players of Gameweek 23, Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford, were on the scoresheet again as Manchester United edged out Brighton and Hove Albion.

Newcastle United saw off Cardiff City in their relegation six-pointer, with two goals from Fabian Schar helping the Swiss defender to a Gameweek-high score of 21 points.

We round up the main Fantasy talking points, relevant manager quotes and headline injury updates from the matches at Old Trafford and St James’ Park.

Manchester United 2-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

  • Goals: Paul Pogba (£8.7m), Marcus Rashford (£7.7m) | Pascal Gross (£6.7m)
  • Assists: Diogo Dalot (£5.3m) | Davy Propper (£4.8m)

Transferred in by a combined 1.3 million FPL managers between Gameweeks 22 and 23, Paul Pogba (£8.7m) and Marcus Rashford (£7.7m) delivered further returns for their ever-growing number of Fantasy backers as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made it six league wins on the spin since taking temporary charge at Old Trafford.

Pogba won and converted a spot-kick to put United in front and went on to register seven shots on goal in the match – albeit without hitting the target again.

The Frenchman has always been prone to chancing his arm from distance but the positive aspect of his play of late from a Fantasy perspective is that he has been juxtaposing those speculative long-distance efforts with attempts on goal from more dangerous areas: four of Pogba’s seven shots on Saturday were from inside the Brighton box, including a bicycle kick that crept narrowly wide.

No Premier League player in any position has registered more attempts on goal or shots on target as Pogba since Solskjaer took charge, while only three FPL assets (one of whom is Rashford) have recorded more shots in the box than the former Juventus midfielder during that time.

Penalty-taking duties is another string to Pogba’s bow and Solskjaer confirmed that, despite some stiff competition, the France international remains at the front of the queue for spot-kicks:

Paul is the penalty taker but we have got players who want to take penalties and that is the key. If they want to take it, they can argue among themselves but Paul is the nominated one.

He scores them, which is what matters. I wouldn’t have done it that way. I would have run to the ball and smashed it, but he kept his calm.

It took two minutes before he was allowed to take it so that shows how composed he is and I think he enjoys playing football, as well.

Rashford’s underlying statistics are as impressive as Pogba’s since Solskjaer was appointed interim boss and, back in a central role after deployment on the right flank against Spurs, the England forward had six shots of his own on Saturday (including an effort blocked on the line), with his 41st-minute goal a superb curling effort from an acute angle in the Brighton area.

No FPL player has had more shots in the box than Rashford from Gameweek 18 onwards, with only Pogba having recorded more efforts on target.

Solskjaer praised Rashford, who is now the most-owned forward in FPL:

[His goal] wasn’t bad, was it? [That was his] 150th game which is a feat in itself being 21 as he is.

The level of his performances at the moment, the maturity in his finishing, his work-rate, it is just a dream to have players like him in a team. He is [confident], you have got to be, the way he plays.

Of course, he has played a lot of football this last six or seven weeks. He has played all the games in the last few weeks. He has just grown in confidence, the maturity the way he plays, but his work-rate never stops and that is the most pleasing.

The United boss downplayed any suggestion Rashford was injured after he was withdrawn in stoppage time:

He was tired towards the end because his work-rate is unbelievable. We also knew they were going to get some crosses and set pieces so I put Matteo [Darmian] on as an extra defender just to see the game out.

Jesse Lingard (£6.8m) quietly impressed with his link-up play and movement but from a Fantasy perspective, he doesn’t quite pack the same punch as Pogba and Rashford: the England midfielder has had only six shots since Solskjaer took charge and registered only one effort on Saturday, albeit one that should have brought a goal when he turned Rashford’s inviting cross wide from six yards.

Like Lingard, Anthony Martial (£7.3m) is also somewhat being overshadowed by Pogba and Rashford of late.

The French midfielder still posed a threat cutting in from the left flank and saw a presentable opportunity smothered by David Button (£4.0m), but his own attacking KPIs are similar to Lingard’s over the last half-dozen Gameweeks and there seems little incentive – price aside – to plump for Martial over Pogba at this juncture.

The return of Alexis Sanchez (£10.0m) may also cut into his game-time, with the Chilean named on the bench on Saturday after returning from a hamstring injury and set for a start in the FA Cup fourth round this weekend.

Solskjaer said:

Alexis is not 100 per cent match fit. He’s been out quite a while but he’ll probably be in the team for the FA Cup next week.

The Red Devils couldn’t complete a hat-trick of shut-outs after back-to-back clean sheets against Newcastle and Spurs, with Pascal Gross (£6.7m) firing in off the bar with 20 minutes remaining to set up a grandstand finish.

David de Gea (£5.7m) didn’t have to repeat his heroics of Wembley and made only two comfortable saves throughout but the Seagulls highlighted the still-present weaknesses in United’s defence with a late bombardment of crosses, while Glenn Murray (£6.3m) sliced horribly wide in the first half when through on goal.

Chris Hughton said of his side’s efforts:

If there was going to be one team [to score in the final minutes], then it was going to be us, or they were going to benefit on the break from the bodies that we were throwing forward.

At times we broke really well and had some really good build-up play, but we just needed a little more quality once we got into the final third. But the quality that they’ve got was the difference between the teams.

When you come here, you know you’ve got to stay in the game, and we paid the price for a slow start and conceding poor goals.

We showed great character after that, we certainly made it a game and made it a tense finish for them. But it was a game that we weren’t at our best, and I’d say the same for United.

Brighton were unchanged from Gameweek 22, while United were set to be likewise until Luke Shaw (£5.0m) fell ill in the warm-up and had to be replaced by Diogo Dalot (£5.3m) at left-back.

Manchester United XI (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Young, Lindelof, Jones, Dalot; Herrera, Matic; Lingard (Mata 75′), Pogba, Martial (Lukaku 82′); Rashford (Darmian 93′).

Brighton and Hove Albion XI (4-3-3): Button; Montoya, Duffy, Dunk, Bong; Stephens, Propper, Gross (Kayal 82′); Locadia, Murray (Andone 61′), March (Knockaert 61′).

Newcastle United 3-0 Cardiff City

  • Goals: Fabian Schar (£4.6m) x2,  Ayoze Perez (£6.1m)
  • Assists: Isaac Hayden (£4.3m), Jamaal Lascelles (£4.6m), Salomon Rondon (£5.7m)

Newcastle United recorded their seventh clean sheet of the season as they swatted aside Cardiff City in what could end up being an important result in the battle to beat the drop.

Only five teams – the current top four and Crystal Palace – have recorded more shut-outs than the Magpies in 2018/19, with Rafael Benitez’s side also having the joint-sixth-best rest record for goals conceded.

Newcastle have only shipped 12 goals in 15 matches against sides outside the current top six and all of their clean sheets have come against teams ranked seventh or below.

While the Magpies’ next two fixtures against Manchester City and Spurs are enough to deter Fantasy investment for the time being, Benitez’s troops then face only two “big six” sides in their remaining 13 matches of the season and sit top of our Season Ticker for defence from Gameweeks 26-38.

This was a comfortable clean sheet for Newcastle, with Cardiff’s only attempt on target being a 71st-minute header from Bruno Ecuele Manga (£4.4m) that Martin Dubravka (£5.0m) dealt with comfortably.

Both sides have struggled for goals this season but the Bluebirds were particularly toothless in this match, as they have so often been on their travels in the top flight: no other Premier League side has scored fewer goals on the road than Cardiff (six) in 2018/19.

More worryingly, Neil Warnock’s side have registered a total of just one shot on target in two consecutive matches against sides who were in the bottom three at kick-off.

The South Wales club have, at least, moved to address their striker problems with the loan capture of Oumar Niasse (£5.0m) and the club-record signing of Emiliano Sala.

This could bring Callum Paterson‘s (£5.1m) run of “out of position” starts up front to an end, though the Cardiff utility man was still used in a number ten role in behind Niasse at St James’ Park on Saturday.

Neither player registered a shot on goal, however, with Niasse only touching the ball once in the Newcastle area.

Warnock had warned in his pre-match press conference that Niasse wasn’t match-fit and the on-loan Everton man had a forgettable debut, albeit not helped by a lack of service.

The Cardiff manager said of Niasse:

He had trained. I wanted to start him rather than have him on the bench, it was so cold today.

I thought there might be more problems if he came off the bench, maybe pulling a muscle or what have you. I asked him to give me an hour and he did that.

The captures of Niasse and Sala would further dent Bobby Reid‘s (£5.2m) chances of starting, with Warnock saying of his summer signing from Bristol City:

I’ve had no complaints with Bobby and the opportunities he’s had. I always pick what I think is my best side if I’m honest and I don’t think that will change.

Victor Camarasa (£4.6m), a semi-popular budget bench fodder option in FPL, still didn’t look 100% fit and the on-loan Spaniard played in a more withdrawn midfield position on Saturday, though still had a couple of pops at goal from distance and was again on corner-taking duties for his side.

Camarasa was deployed in central midfield in the absence of Harry Arter (£4.9m), who Warnock said wasn’t seriously injured:

He tweaked his groin and we’re not sure what it is.

It was one of them, although you want to play him, with ten days until the next game you want to make sure you don’t aggravate anything.

We had a chat before the game as he was going to be a substitute. But why risk him coming on? He wasn’t sure whether it was an old injury he’s had in the past or a new one.

We thought ‘let’s wait and do some tests on Monday’. Hopefully, he’ll be ok for the Arsenal game.

Sean Morrison (£4.7m) also missed a Premier League match for the first time this season after appendix surgery and his possible medium-term absence may prompt Warnock to move for a defender in the January transfer window, given that Ecuele Manga was forced to move over from right-back to cover at centre-half.

Warnock said:

We are looking. I thought I’d got a full-back last week but unfortunately, that didn’t materialise.

We’ve got ten days now. We can intensify that, as I do think we need another defender. Hopefully, a lad who can play a couple of positions, someone quite versatile.

Fabian Schar (£4.6m) was the headline-grabber on Tyneside after scoring a brace, his first goal being a slaloming, Hatem Ben Arfa-lite run and finish and his second strike a much scruffier deflection into the net from a Jamaal Lascelles (£4.6m) flick-on.

Schar came to the Premier League with a reputation for scoring goals and the Swiss defender could have had a hat-trick here, nodding a Matt Ritchie (£5.8m) corner wide midway through the second half.

Benitez admitted though that the centre-back was not always his first choice and given the wealth of options available to the Newcastle manager in that position, Schar’s rotation risk status remains a little off-putting.

Benitez said:

He cost €3.5m. I knew him when he was at Basel but also when he was at Deportivo la Coruna; I have some friends there and they told me about the [relegation] release clause, and we started analysing things.

I would be lying if I said he was always the first target, but we knew he could come in and help. We knew he had experience and had some quality on the ball, especially with his right foot.

He has done really well. We have some really good centre-backs.

Salomon Rondon (£5.7m) was his usual bustling self up front and caused problems for the Cardiff backline, creating Ayoze Perez‘s (£6.1m) stoppage-time goal without really going close to scoring himself: three of the Venezuelan striker’s four shots were blocked.

Ritchie was another to impress and with Rondon and three centre-backs to aim for in Benitez’s now seemingly favoured 3-4-2-1, his set-piece responsibilities (at least, until Ki Sung-yueng (£4.7m) returns) enhance his assist potential.

Newcastle United XI (3-4-2-1): Dubravka; Schar, Lascelles, Lejeune; Yedlin, Longstaff, Hayden, Ritchie (Manquillo 85′); Perez, Atsu; Rondon.

Cardiff City XI (4-4-1-1): Etheridge; Peltier, Ecuele Manga, Bamba, Bennett; Mendez-Laing (Murphy 82′), Ralls, Camarasa, Hoilett; Paterson (Ward 89′); Niasse (Reid 64′).

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602 Comments Post a Comment
  1. kime67
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    what to do with doherty?

    1. Camp No No
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Why is that a question?

      1. drughi
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        11 points in the last 6

      2. Typo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        he started on the bench this weekend, and has three 1 pointers in a row. His program is quite good, so its a legit question..

    2. Sotamendi84
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Essential

      1. Starky22
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        he is averaging 2.8 PPG over last 15 with Wolves only keeping 1 CS... Far from essential IMO.

    3. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Kolasinac is a nice alternative imo.

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

      Time to sell

    5. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Keeping for now, mights sell for a player with a blank in 31/33 if wolves blank.

      1. Runaway
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        this. keeping because of the good fixture until GW30 then first to go for a blank player 31/33

  2. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Shaw or lindelof????

    1. Sotamendi84
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Shaw

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

      For Shaw

  3. doy
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Best 4.5m gk for this gw?

    1. kime67
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      pat

      1. Typo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I'll tell you. from somene who has held Pat for an eternity. He has held 1 CS in the last 15 matches. Do not bring this man in to your side mate!

  4. Sotamendi84
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Etheridge hamer
    Luiz doherty digne kiko* awb
    Sane pogba salah richa billing*
    Firmino rashford jimi
    1ft 5m itb

    Any suggestions who to upgrade?

    1. ResultatFar
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Look towards Man City

  5. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Why is Wilson still flagged?

    Did he pick up another knock or is it just delayed in being removed?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      hamstring again

      1. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        its knee this time, not hamstring

        1. as33
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          So Wilson is a big doubt for next GW, should i make transfers: Hart>Boruc and Wilson>Rashi for -4? or wait for Wilson news?

          1. Holmes
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            wait but if not fit, do the rashford move. would avoid boruc for now

      2. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        again!

      3. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Okay thanks. Hopefully 10 days is enough to recover...

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

      Annoying isn't it ??
      Had the same feeling while owning Arnie.
      No more 😛

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Suppose I could finally get Jimenez...

        Wilson is a sick note.

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Yes
          Get him.

    3. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Would keep Wilson injury doubt and such a schedule

      1. Peter Ouch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Wouldn't

  6. Dybala10
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Rich and Alli owners, where do we go now?

    So many out of form midfielders or have incoming blanks.

    Find myself looking at Hazard, Moura & Fanderson.

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Wait 2 GW’s for Son

      1. Typo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Nice shout! is he gone 2 more gw's? If so, I'm holding Rich untill then.

    2. Typo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Think I will save my FT this week, and deal with Rich next week. really need som City cover

      1. Dybala10
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Worth it with the blanks and some tougher fixtures?

        1. Typo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Ah, gw27 blank. Darnit! Back to the drawingboard

    3. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      If Moura looks fit and sharp before next league game he is surely an option...

      1. Dybala10
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Yep the cup games will be good for us and 10 days is a long time if it's only a strain.

    4. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Keep rich. Sell Alli.

      We really don’t wanna be mucking about with transfers.

      1. Dybala10
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Rich has 1 more game. I've been too loyal to him like last season and it's not paying off now. Being OOP isn't working in his favour as he looks lost.

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

    What should be my priority transfer? 2.6 ITB

    Pat / Hamer
    Robbo / Digne / Kola / AWB / Schindler
    Salah / Hazard / Sané / Pogba / Richarlison
    Rashford / Jimenez / Long

    Thinking about just rolling the transfer, and keep faith in Haz/Rich one more week.

    1. Sergeant Garcia
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I'd roll and one more week to assess. Good team for upcoming GW!

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

        Yeah, not to afraid about fielding that team in next GW. And to fix the Haz/Rich situation, I'd ideally want at least two transfers. Maybe even take a hit.

  8. Sergeant Garcia
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    2 FT, 0.3 ITB

    Fab Hart
    Robbo Digne Duffy Doherty AWB
    Salah Hazard Pogba FAnderson Hojberg
    Rashford Barnes Aubameyang

    Hazard > Sane
    Fanderson > Jota

    or keep Hazard because of the good fixtures?
    Really need some City tho...

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

      Hard to ship both Auba and Haz this week, but I would lose one of them to get Sterling or Sané.

      1. Sergeant Garcia
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Could do Hazard, FAnderson & Auba > Sterling, Sane & Ings 🙂

        1. DR0GBA
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          yes take out Auba, it'll make me feel better not owning him this week

          1. Sergeant Garcia
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            I knew it didn't feel right when I posted it 😀

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

            😀

    2. Robson-Canoe
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      City have Arsenal in GW25, Chelsea in GW26 and a blank in GW27, you've missed the train

  9. timPgoodwin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I have Son, didn't want to take a hit to move him out for GW23 - Can get anyone in to replace him, already have Pogba and Salah, who's the best replacement going forward? Sane, KdB or Sterling? Alli (if not injured)?

    1. The 5% Team
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      wait as long as possible....South Korea have 2 matches in Asian Cup before GW24 even starts, if in the small chance they are out, you might as well keep Son

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Raz

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He has SF on 28th watch out for that.
      If he gets out of the cup by then, no need to replace him 🙂

  10. Bavarian
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Play 2:

    1- Doherty (vs WHU Home)
    2- Digne (vs HUD Away)
    3- AWB (vs SOU Away)
    4- TAA (vs LEI Home)

    1. FF Dirtbag
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      2 + 4

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        This
        Just

        1. FF Dirtbag
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          With Doherty first defender on bench (if TAA doesn't show)

    2. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Same dilemma, currently on 2&4

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

      Definitely play 4 and bench 3.
      1 and 2 are very close.

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

      2&4

    5. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Wait a week then ask again

    6. CROCosta
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      2>4>1>3

    7. Bavarian
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Thank you all....so close between Doh and Digne

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

    What if I told you that Mili has more points this season than Eriksen?

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      😮

    2. The 5% Team
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I don't get it...so does Fraser

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

        Fraser has been a popular choice on here so why would that be surprising?

    3. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Pereyra as well 🙂

  12. FF Dirtbag
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    What are your thoughts on this possible FT - is it the best I can do?
    Wilson -> Aubameyang?

    Fabianski Button
    Robertson TAA Doherty Digne AWB
    Salah Eriksen Pogba Anderson Camarasa
    Jimenez Rashford Wilson

    1FT, 5 mill in the bank.

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

      Great move.

    2. Bavarian
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      who will be on bench this gw?

      1. FF Dirtbag
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        probs Doherty, Camarasa, AWB in that order.

        1. FF Dirtbag
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          actually swap AWB and Camarasa

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yes.
      Get Auba. Benching headache this gw 😉
      343 or 433 ??

      1. FF Dirtbag
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        3-4-3 I suspect unless I grow a dislike to anderson

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Good.
          I'm thinking about Wolves CS so asked 🙂
          GL

          1. FF Dirtbag
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Cheers!

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

      Do you then sell Auba before City?

      Given his recent form, I will wait until after City before considering him.

  13. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Mislintat confirmed to leave on Feb 8 2018

    https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/1087334018549514241?s=20

    Absolute joke. Arsenal fans, I absolutely feel for you. I really thought y'all were turning a corner. Now . . . No money to spend, no brain in recruitment. Just, wow.

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Woah, so rumours of him leaving were true. Back to signing the likes of Mustafi and Xhaka then..

      1. Nabs Kebabs
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Wenger isn't there anymore...

  14. Goat
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Alonso not facing any retrospective action.

    Pity, really want to get rid of him but not doing so for a hit

    1. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Might as well keep him now...again....for god knows how many weeks in a row

      Also gona keep Haz with Higuain coming in

      1. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Same

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

      He he

    3. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He will be dropped next game week I think. Emerson lurking...

      1. Robson-Canoe
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Do you post this every week?

      2. Clintymints
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Juve looking for Emerson apparently

    4. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      In all honesty, it was not that bad anyway...

  15. No_Mo_Salah?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Is getting Man City cover now viewed as essential? Gone without for some time but starting to hurt. I am thinking one of Sane or KDB going forward.

    1. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      On current form, Sane is your guy.

    2. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Sterling or KdB might be better with the Mendy effect, but Sane should be ok for a few more. Great form atm.

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I'll get one after gw27.
      That was the plan, gonna stick with it 🙂

      1. No_Mo_Salah?
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Going to hide behind the sofa like me for Man City vs Newcastle then?

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Yes.
          Actually their less ownership makes it less painful 😉
          I personally didn't like their fixtures so stayed away after Kane money. So gonna stick to it.

          1. No_Mo_Salah?
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Good advice. Ta.

          2. Zladan
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Huddersfield and Newcastle, what wasn’t to like? Lol

  16. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Pogba and Rashfords form and underpricing has made the template extremely strong and hard to break. Boring. Bring on next season please.

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

      See you in August mate

    2. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I think it's the Kane money making the template affordable for everyone

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Yea true. Top players being injured always makes the game more boring and templatey.

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Agree.
      Siggy,Jota,Moura are someones that can be tried for a change right though ??

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

      Coupled with the Kane injury, I'd agree - but just 2 weeks ago many of us were saying it's the most variety we've had in terms of premium options for a while, making it a really exciting season. Just goes to show how much can change in FPL so quickly. The template will shift before we know it.

    5. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      It’s all about your differentials and captain picks. As ever.

  17. MGMT
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Currently on WC, need help

    Fabianski (Speroni)

    VVD - Rob - Doherty (WanB, Bednrk)

    Hazard - Salah - Pogba - Alli (Puncheon)

    Rashford - Lacazette - Jimenez

    ITB: 0.3

    Tried to free as much cash as possible with puncheon (playing AM at 4.2), bednarek and speroni at 3.9, but still cant afford auba

    1. Robson-Canoe
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Alli's injured

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

      VVD to TAA if confirmed fit

  18. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Play one to play alongside VVD and Kolasinac from

    A AWB (sou)
    B Digne (hud)
    C Doherty (WHU)

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      B just

    2. Robson-Canoe
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      BCA

    3. Jenks
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Digne

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

      c

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

      digne

  19. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Lost 20/30 +pts to my rivals this wk even with Salah capt. No city or spurs mainly the cause.

    Fab

    Doherty/Luiz/TAA

    Salah/Haz/Siggy/Anderson
    Pogba

    Auba/Rashford

    (Speroni/AWB/Digne/Kamar)

    Chelsea/West ham letting me down last few wks...

    Still 120+ pts ahead in MLs.

    Would u stick with above and hopefully they repay my faith??..

    1. Robson-Canoe
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yes GTG for one more week - it's too late to jump on the City train until after GW27

      1. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Hauls up for grabs v Newcastle and Arsenal.

  20. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Best starting 3 defenders within a price of 16mil£

    1. Tommyg
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Robbo, TAA, and another.

      1. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        AWB

  21. Tommyg
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Richarlison replacements hard to come by aren't they?

    Who you considering at his price point?

    Moura may become a key differential?

    1. RustyBz
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He may, but I wouldn't bring him in just yet. I'm sticking with Felipe Anderson for now but on the look too...

      1. Tommyg
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        It's a bit barren isn't it!

    2. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Jota *runs away*

      1. Tommyg
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        That is not a bad call if I didn't already have 3 wolves players.

      2. SPorting
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        And stay out!

        1. Tommyg
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Come on sporting. Give us the one player who's gonna score loads for 7.0 or less.

          1. Holmes
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Milivojevic for next 4 and then Fraser

            1. Tommyg
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Nice.

            2. Tommyg
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Wow the comparison is coming out very nicely.

    3. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Groß

  22. davies
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    352...

    A) Pogba + Camarasa
    B) Richarlison + Lamela

    1. Tommyg
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      A

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

      If I was playing 5 in midfield I wouldn't want either of Camarasa, Lamela or even Richarlison at the moment.

      Gun to my head, A purely because of Pogba.

  23. dbeck
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I currently have 2 x city (Sterling and Sane) and 2 x everton (Digne and Rich). The city guys are proving useful and owning both is my nice differential, but I am seeing a few comments on not getting the city guys in due to the blank in GW27. Is anyone in a similar situation and what would the advice perhaps be? Start looking at an exit plan, if so, surely its Rich then Digne to offload first?

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

      Might save ft and play them vs Hud though.

      1. dbeck
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        yeah after hudds, I feel that game is Rich last chance with a lot of owners

    2. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I have Digne Rich Alonso Hazard Sane potentially blanking.

      Hopefully Spurs go through to save me a headache (unless Chelsea get DGW25)

      I will ensure I have 2 FT leading into GW27 to shift to Leicester & LFC assets.

      Hazard & Sane won’t have many replacements in midfield therefore they could be make up an expensive bench.

      (Maybe Mané, but LFC have United)

      So Alonso, Digne and Rich will take priority.

      1. dbeck
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Just checked, Leicester run from GW27 is a beaut, can they be trusted? Who from there you looking at as no one stands out?

        1. Zladan
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Leicester are the team I will load up on from 27 until last 3 weeks.

          OOP Pereira
          Vardy
          Maddison - Early favourite for a Rich replacement for 27.

          1. dbeck
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            cheers, hopefully Puel will be gone by then

            1. Zladan
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Hopefully he beats the scousers first.

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

            Is this not the time for play the Free Hit or you're going to be without 4-5 players?

            1. Zladan
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Nope. I will use the FH during a DGW so I have 11*2.

              I will use BB during the other for 15*2.

              I need to use my FT a wisely to navigate blanks. Have a wildcard in hand but saving that pre BB.

  24. OldBenKenobi
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Anderson > Lucas Moura (if fit)?

    1. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Rather save FT,

  25. tbhogal
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Which one go first out of these guys??

    A) Alonso
    B) Rich
    C) Anderson

    1. RustyBz
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      B, A then C

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

      thats tough, i'll vote A, only because there is some nice downgrade options which you will need to upgrade B or C. As nothing jumps out around the 6.5m-7m mid price

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

        Besides Jota?

        1. dbeck
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          sorry, you're spot on, besides Jota

  26. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Will wait until later in the week, but if no surprise new injury...
    Lingard to Sane? Or have I lost the train on him? Tougher fixture and blank coming up gw27...Eriksen maybe?

  27. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Which one would you choop long term to get Pool def (Preferably TAA):

    1.Shaw
    2. Doherty
    3.Digne
    4.WB

    I'm playing 3 at the back all the time.

    1. FF Dirtbag
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Doherty. His fixtures are really good but has been getting nothing recently.

  28. oispakaljaa
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Bought Doherty when he was just 4.4m and I only get 4.8m now if I sell him. Have 0.4ITB. Is it worth to do Doherty -> TAA (if fit)?

    1. Konig Luther
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I think so

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

      No. I’d downgrade someone else for TAA.

      1. oispakaljaa
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Other option is Digne -> TAA. I have Robbo as well but sticking with him.

        1. OldBenKenobi
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I’m likely going to do the Digne move myself

    3. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I’m keeping Doherty

  29. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Gday lads. Hope yer GW was alright. With 1FT, 0.2 ITB rolling the FT looks best here right?

    Pain in the arse not being able to get Rashford in right now is the only thing.

    Fabianski (Hamer)
    Alonso Robertson Doherty Digne (AWB)
    Salah(c) Hazard Pogba Sane (Camarasa)
    Auba Jimenez (Quaner)

    Weighing up Haz Alonso Quaner to Son TAA Rashford in a few weeks if Rash still looks essential then. May have to soldier through without til then at least, as dropping Auba/Jimenez maybe not best.

  30. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Possible teams to blank in 2+gameweeks of gw 27 31 33?