Scout Notes

Higuain makes league debut but doubts remain over Chelsea’s FPL assets

Our round-up of the Gameweek 24 matches continues with two fixtures contested on Wednesday evening.

We’ve got the main Fantasy talking points, headline injury news and salient manager quotes from the two games played on the south coast last night.

Bournemouth 4-0 Chelsea

  • Goals: Joshua King (£6.3m) x2, David Brooks (£5.1m), Charlie Daniels (£4.2m)
  • Assists: David Brooks, Joshua King, Junior Stanislas (£6.0m), Jordon Ibe (£5.0m)

After the acquisition of Gonzalo Higuaín (£9.5m) and the manner of Chelsea’s Carabao Cup semi-final, second leg performance against Spurs last week, Fantasy managers who owned Eden Hazard (£11.0m) and co. would have been optimistic that a corner had been turned in the Blues’ season.

While it is far too early to make a judgement call on Higuaín after his mediocre Premier League debut, there is something unquestionably rotten in the Chelsea camp at the present moment.

The eye-catching scoreline apart, Wednesday night’s match had a depressingly familiar feel to it for the 31.5% of FPL managers who own Hazard.

Despite total dominance of the ball for much of the opening 45 minutes and beyond (the Blues enjoyed more than two-thirds of possession), Sarri’s side could do very little with it.

The matches against Southampton, Crystal Palace, Newcastle United and Arsenal were again brought to mind on the south coast, with Bournemouth content to soak up pressure and comfortably dealing with anything the Blues threw at them.

Except for an early Mateo Kovacic (£5.7m) header that Artur Boruc (£3.9m) pushed onto the bar, Chelsea created little of note – the visitors’ subsequent attempts on goal being speculative efforts from the edge of the box or outside of it that Boruc easily dealt with.

Only two shots on target followed after the interval as Chelsea capitulated at the back, with the Blues recording their heaviest league defeat in 23 years.

Hazard could probably still have emerged from this encounter with an attacking return, having recorded a match-high five key passes and carved out presentable chances for Cesar Azplicueta (£6.3m) and Ruben Loftus-Cheek (£5.2m) late on.

This was deja vu for Hazard’s owners, though, a fifth successive Premier League match without a goal and another fixture in which he patrolled the edge of the opposition box, repeatedly finding himself crowded out or frustrated at a lack of movement ahead of him.

Higuaín suffered a disheartening evening too, not registering a single shot on goal or key pass. The on-loan striker only touched the ball once in the Bournemouth area.

Jorginho (£4.7m) provided his critics with more ammunition with an ineffective display, while the usually solid centre-back partnership of David Luiz (£5.9m) and Antonio Rudiger (£6.0m) were repeatedly ripped apart.

Marcos Alonso (£6.5m) was benched for the first time in the league this season but his remaining owners can take some solace in that Emerson Palmieri (£5.2m) suffered a tough evening from a defensive perspective – not that Alonso would likely have fared much better.

Sarri commented on Chelsea’s display:

It’s very difficult to have an idea about the performance because we played very well in the first half. In the second half, we conceded a goal after two minutes and we stopped playing.

In the offensive phase we played not as a team but 11 players, so it’s very difficult to understand why because after what I saw in the first half there was the possibility to solve the problem.

We had 43 minutes to play so we could solve the problem, but not with that kind of reaction. I tried to understand. I spoke with the players after the match but it was also difficult for them to say why so I will try again tomorrow. I need to understand why because I need to solve this problem.

They are always able to react very well against big teams. When we play against a big team we are usually able to play with a very big level of motivation, but in this match, I think the problem was different because in the first half I saw a team with a very high level of motivation.

Maybe it’s my fault, maybe I’m not able to motivate them. But the team is very strong, it is also able to win without the coach.

A home fixture against Huddersfield in Gameweek 25 might be the last hurrah for Chelsea assets in many of our FPL squads but Sarri’s words about a lack of motivation in matches against inferior opposition are a worry, with some Fantasy bosses no doubt ready to pull the trigger even before this weekend.

All credit to Bournemouth, though, who were superb at the back and incisive on the break, with Joshua King (£6.3m) and David Brooks (£5.1m) working beautifully in tandem for the Cherries’ opening two goals.

Junior Stanislas (£6.0m) then teed up King for the Norwegian’s second goal before Charlie Daniels (£4.1m) applied the cherry on the cake with a header from fellow substitute Jordon Ibe’s (£5.0m) delivery.

All this was done without top scorer Callum Wilson (£6.5m), who Eddie Howe gave an update on at full-time:

He’s just had a very minor knee operation just to clean out the knee. We don’t think he’ll be out very long, three to four weeks.

Brooks would have attracted more Fantasy attention after a man-of-the-match display and double-digit FPL haul but the summer signing from Sheffield United was forced from the field of play with an injury of his own on 68 minutes.

Howe said of the Wales midfielder:

David did a brilliant job beyond his years with his diligence, and then he showed his class at the other end as well so I’m pleased for him.

I need to speak to the physios and to David to find out the extent of his injury.

Ryan Fraser‘s (£6.1m) owners would have been slightly miffed to miss out on the points bonanza and indeed the Scottish winger didn’t register a single shot or key pass all game.

Owners needn’t worry too much: despite those statistics, the mid-price FPL option has still created more chances than any other midfielder in the last six Gameweeks.

Nathaniel Clyne (£4.4m) and Nathan Ake (£5.0m) were excellent and Howe paid tribute to his team’s defensive work after a second successive clean sheet:

The clean sheet is something we had to improve on. The whole team defended so well. You wouldn’t have thought we had struggled in that respect this season. Artur Boruc made a brilliant save which was pivotal, the two full-backs were brilliant as well as the centre-backs.

David Brooks and Joshua King were a threat going the other way, but also in dealing with Jorginho and in executing our tactical plan.

Bournemouth XI (4-4-1-1): Boruc; Clyne, Cook, Ake, Smith; Stanislas (Mepham 90′), Surman, Gosling, Fraser (Daniels 90′); Brooks (Ibe 68′); King.

Chelsea XI (4-3-3): Kepa; Azpilicueta, Luiz, Rudiger, Emerson; Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic (Loftus-Cheek 77′); Pedro (Willian 61′), Higuain (Giroud 65′), Hazard.

Southampton 1-1 Crystal Palace

  • Goals: James Ward-Prowse (£5.0m)| Wilfried Zaha (£6.7m)
  • Assists: Matt Targett (£4.2m)| Andros Townsend (£5.8m)

Crystal Palace’s draw at St Mary’s came at a cost ahead of their Gameweek 25 meeting with Fulham, with James Tomkins (£4.3m) and Cheikhou Kouyate (£4.7m) picking up injuries and Wilfried Zaha (£6.7m) being sent off for two bookable offences.

Roy Hodgson said of his crocked players:

I don’t know yet, both with Kouyate, who jarred his ankle and played on bravely for 20-odd minutes, and with Tomkins, who was feeling his hamstring. I couldn’t possibly tell you today. We probably have to wait until tomorrow when they’re assessed.

Zaha, who had earlier scored his first goal in four months, was dismissed in the dying stages of Wednesday’s match, his second booking being dished out for the sarcastic applauding of his first caution.

Hodgson said of the Ivorian’s sending off:

Well, I think it’s disappointing that the player who perhaps provided some of the best entertainment during the 90 minutes with his performance was consistently fouled throughout the game wasn’t able to contain his frustration with that consistent fouling.

Protests over a foul which is not given which probably should have been, but then once he applauds the referee’s decision to give him a yellow card the referee, under the rules of the game and the instructions they are given he’s got no option but to send him off so there’s not much one can say about it.

Palace didn’t create much from open play in this encounter, though Mamadou Sakho (£4.9m) wasted two excellent opportunities from dead-ball situations: the French centre-back hasn’t scored this season and these were his first attempts on goal since Gameweek 6.

Vicente Guaita (£4.2m) returned from injury to take his place between the sticks, with the fit-again Wayne Hennessey (£4.5m) only among the substitutes.

Guaita made fairly routine saves from Danny Ings (£5.5m), Stuart Armstrong (£5.1m) and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (£4.4m) but was beaten when Matt Targett (£4.2m) crossed for James Ward-Prowse (£5.0m) to score.

This was Ward-Prowse’s third goal in as many league matches and the budget midfielder seems to have consolidated his position in Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side, having started the last five Premier League fixtures.

These returns appear unsustainable, however, with Ward-Prowse having scored from all three of his shots on target over the period in question.

His goal against Palace came from his only penalty box touch of the night and indeed after he had been switched over to right wing-back in the second half.

Targett is a name that can perhaps be added to the budget defender watchlist, particularly while Hasenhuttl favours a wing-back system: the left-sided defender’s average position on Wednesday was higher up the pitch than any Palace player and no asset on show came close to matching his 48 touches in the final third.

The return of Ryan Bertrand (£4.8m) is one to watch, of course, but Hasenhuttl has shown admirable faith in several of his youngsters since his appointment.

The Saints boss said of his side’s display:

We knew that it would be difficult today and they gave us less chances to win the ball early, always long balls and didn’t really play football or build-up.

For us, it’s always dangerous as we have to build up the game with patience and therefore we need to be in the right shape which takes time.

It doesn’t make any sense if the crowd tries to push us forward, they can be sure we always want to play forward but sometimes it is not possible against such a team.

Therefore we need to have time to find the right space and find the right moment and the goal showed that this moment will come.

Southampton XI (3-4-2-1): McCarthy; Bednarek, Vestergaard (Elyounoussi 75′), Stephens; Valery (Amstrong 62′), Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Targett; Hojbjerg (Slattery 84′), Redmond; Ings. 

Crystal Palace XI (4-3-3): Guaita; Wan-Bissaka, Tomkins (Dann 90′), Sakho, Van Aanholt; Kouyate (Schlupp 71′), McArthur, Milivojevic; Townsend, Ayew, Zaha.

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  1. vardys party
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Lloris
    Rudiger Bennett Robertson
    Hazard Salah Pogba Richarlison
    Rashford Jimenez Firmino

    (Button Bamba Hobjberg Balbuna)

    2fts 0ITB

    A. Hazard and Pogba to Sane and Son
    B. Hazard and Balbuena to Sane and Laporte
    C. Any other ideas?

    1. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I like B, unless Pogba is confirmed out for a couple of GW's, then A.

  2. rnrd
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I think I have made up my mind to play my TC this GW.

    You can't guess who's going to play 180, so it wil be very hard to get an edge on the rest of the FPL players on this. However, playing it this GW makes a potential TC interesting because the edge that a TC captain COULD give you compared to managers who have not anticipated it is bigger than the one that those managers will have on you when then will be triple captaining the obvious in a future DGW as you will also be captaining this same obvious so will get 2/3rd of the points of it.

    1. Srv210
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      last year i was burned with kane TC giving just 6 points total as i thought I'll just be early and gain some momentum

      1. Mysterion
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah but he was ill and yellow flagged well before deadline...

    2. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I get your theory, and all luck to you, but I don't like the idea of not having it when everyone else does in the (likely) event I don't do really well on it.

    3. danishdynamite
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I agree with this

      With Chelsea falling to pieces, the chances are that most FFS'ers will play therir TC on a Salah in a single GW (vs Hudds?) . This can be mitigated by (C) ing Salah in the same week.

      1. danishdynamite
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        ....partly mitigated, obvs

    4. dbeck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Who are you TC'ing?

      1. rnrd
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        leaning towards Sterling.
        Waiting for news on Mendy. If Mendy's fit, then there's a chance Sterling might play on the left with Mahrez on the right with Sané making way. So that would potentially mean 180 for Sterling but this is just guessing.

        I also own Sané btw and he clearly is an option too

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

          good luck, i own sane and sterling and armband in on Sterling. if not this week, where are the other DGW options for TC? I assume one of the DGW will be BB so is there another one?

          1. rnrd
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            TC is quite an overhyped chip. I agree there won't be a better spot especially for those who stll have BB ad FH which can be both played on the two future DGW

          2. Last Raulist Alive
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            There´s another one, but should be FH.

  3. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    2FT, 0.7 ITB. Not sure I can stomach keeping Hazard any longer despite his upcoming fixture and I'm playing catch-up so probably need to take some risks...

    Fabianski
    Robertson, AWB, Doherty
    Anderson, Pogba, Hazard, Sane, Salah
    Rashford, Jimenez

    (Speroni, Lovren, Digne, Kamara)

    A) Hazard -> Sterling(c)
    B) Hazard & Digne -> Sterling(c) & Stones/Danilo
    C) Hazard & Kamara -> Aguero(c) & Camarasa
    D) Something Else...

    Cheers

    1. Ten Season Wonder
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Haz > Sterling

      1. Catastrophe
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks.

  4. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Considering a switcheroo on agueroyang but also tempted to sort out something for son. What would you do here (if pog is fit). Not averse to hits.

    Fab (button)
    Robbo trip Doherty (taa, holebas)
    Sane, sterling, pogba (camarasa, hoj)
    Auba, jimenez, rashford

    1ft 3.5itb

  5. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Toon sign Almiron (striker) for £20mil

    1. Srv210
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      he is an attacking mid

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        My bad

      2. Tatty Bojangles
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He'll play as a No.10 behind Rondon, where Perez usually attempts to play football.

        1. Mysterion
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          😀

    2. Drogba Legend
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He is solid. I'm an American and have watched him plenty. Really quick and good on the ball. Left footed and dynamic. Hoping he can find some form with them but we'll see. Happy transfer deadline day everyone.

  6. simong1
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Fabianski - Button
    Robertson - TAA - Digne - Doherty - AWB
    Salah – Hazard – Richarlison – Pogba – Masuaku
    Jimenez – Wilson – Rashford
    1FT, 3.5 ITB

    Is Pogba & Wilson > Sane & Llorente for a hit a good move? (if Pogba confirmed injured)

    Would look to replace Richarlison with Pogba the week after then (no loss of Pogba value as only got him in last GW)...thanks!

  7. FleckyT
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone considering City TC?

    1. danishdynamite
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yup, me

    2. Tshelby
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Salah (c) for me this GW

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Not that keen on captaining Sane, nevermind TC.

    4. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Captain sane but not tc

  8. HamezMace
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Kamara has moved to Turkish club Yeni Malatyaspor on loan.

  9. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Kyle Walker 😆

    Best thing he’s done all season!

  10. nicecat
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    The guy who is 1st Overall has done Aguero (TC) in GW2. Cojones.

  11. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    On the note of Chelsea strikers...

    Drogba is probably one of the most overrated premier league players of all time. He only scored more than 12 goals in the prem twice. He even went 24 apps 5 goals one season.

    1. No Kane No Gain
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ridiculous comment

      1. Random Name
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        lol explain

    2. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He was pivotal to that Chelsea side though . Considering his goal scoring record in isolation is not the correct way to view his overall contribution.

      1. Random Name
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        true but still

    3. Goat
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Go fish.

    4. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      You’ve improved at fishing, at last.

      1. Random Name
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Noone has any replies other than 'bait/fishing' because it's true

        1. Mysterion
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Or because it's bait, the expression on Laca's face gives it away

    5. jtreble
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      On the note of trolls...

  12. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Alonso probably back in team since they were so awful without him?
    Considering...
    A) Alonso to Laporte, Sane(C)
    B) Hazard to Sterling (C)
    C) Hazard to Sterling (TC)
    C is so temping since Salah wont have DGW and Sterling might do as well as any other option later.
    And it might be a good thing to "get it over with" since WC,BB, FH still available...

  13. danishdynamite
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Make my moves tonight, or wait til tomorrow / Saturday, whereupon they'll cost at least 0.4 more?

    It's a fair old chunk of money that

    1. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      If that much then now.

      1. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        No

        1. danishdynamite
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          err ......do it now, or don't do it ?

          1. Debauchy
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Lol now

    2. adams_6
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      What are they?

      1. danishdynamite
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Haz, Fandersen & Auba > Sane, Son & Kun

        1. danishdynamite
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          1st three falling tonight, at least 2 of the second 3 will rise tomorrow

          1. adams_6
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Worried about Haz burning you?
            I'm planning to sell for Citeh too but that HUD scares me.

  14. Debauchy
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Has Llorente found his mojo

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

      It was an accident

      1. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Grrrrr

  15. Deulofeu
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sane (TC) in for Hazard? Haz may haul against Huddlesfield...

    1. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Your user name suggests no Cpt only the "wise" move

  16. BOOM XHAKALACA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Siggy, Firmino -> JWP, Aguero? 2FT
    No other City and have Rich

  17. Henryyy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Would you go A or B here?

    Fab
    AWB Robbo Doherty Shaw
    Hazard Pogba Rich Salah
    Aubameyang Rash

    4m - Digne Snodgrass Kamara

    2FT 1.3m ITB

    A Hazard Kamara to Sane Jimenez
    B Hazard Aub to Sane Aguero
    C Something else?

    Cheers

    1. scampy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B Seems like a good option for the Double G/W, Would you have enough money ITB to bring back Auba after the g/w 25?

      1. Henryyy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yes, 2.4m ITB if i go that route.

        Cheers

        1. scampy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Personally I have gone down the Laporte/Sane/KDB route, after G/w going to bring in Kolasinac and Auba before G/W 27

  18. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Any update on Pogba?

  19. vardys party
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who would you take for Everton defence? Keane?

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Absolutely nobody.

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

      Run away

  20. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Everyone waiting on Pogba news then.....

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      indeed. him and fabianski i need to know

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers Pogba, Sons essential.

  21. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I would not be comfortable triple captaining a City player tbh... Salah(c) this week for me, despite owning Sane.

    1. Tshelby
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Doing the same! WHU like conceding goals

  22. Drogba Legend
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    G2G to save other FT? Plan is to drop Ings and Hazard for Auba and someone else next GW

    Patricio
    Robbo - Trippier - TAA**
    Salah - Sane (C) - Haz - Rich - Deulofeu
    Rashford - Ings - Jimenez

    Fabs - Ings - AWB - Digne**

    1FT, .5 ITB

  23. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Should I Fraser to Babel?

  24. scampy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Does anyone know if Captaincy Transfers from Captain to Vice Captain during a double game week if you Captain is dropped? eg, Sterling?sane vs Arsenal/Everton??

    1. Goat
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      If your captain plays 0 mins it goes to VC. Hardly difficult

      1. scampy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Mate don't think you put the question as I intended, please re -read the question.

        Does anyone know if Captaincy Transfers from Captain to Vice Captain during a double game week if you Captain is dropped when he played the first game? eg, Sterling?sane vs Arsenal/Everton??

        Eg Sterling and Sane play against both Arsenal, then Sterling is dropped for Mahrez and plays zero minutes vs Everton, Will Sane get the double points for his second game???

        Hopefully that clarifies what I was asking.

      2. jtreble
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yes, hardly difficult to understand at all. 🙂

    2. CarrollsPonytail
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Only if your captain doesn't play in either game.

      1. scampy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        So if he plays the first game and is absent for the second game (or vice versa), so basically non transferable during a double g/w if he plays either game?

        1. jtreble
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          " ... so basically non transferable during a double g/w if he plays either games ...". :). This functionality seems pretty broken to me. :).

  25. jtreble
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    How does C/V work when both captain and vice-captain have a DGW? Curious.

    1. fenixri
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Your Captain must play 0 minutes to switch to VC

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

      huh? The same as always?

      If your captain plays 0 minutes then it goes to VC.

    3. Black Knights
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      What?

    4. Keep Calm and Play On
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      See above, if your Captain plays even 1 minute it stays on him for the GW

      1. jtreble
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        :). A simple programming fix one would think.

  26. The Alli Way
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hazard to Sane for a -4? Already have Sterling and Ederson

  27. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Afternoon all - couple of questions for you:

    Captain:

    A) Sterling (ARS, eve)
    B) Sane (ARS, eve)
    C) Salah (whu)

    If A or B, Triple captain:

    1) Yes
    2) No

    Thanks

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

      Sane but no tc

    2. BOOM XHAKALACA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Would you even consider Sterling if he played any of these games in a single gameweek?
      C

    3. scampy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      a) If you want to Gamble on differential
      b) seems like the sensible option

      2) Think you will find a better candidate for triple captain in later double g/ws

  28. danishdynamite
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I've just been looking at Crellins odds for who will play in the BGW31.

    Man, it's depressing reading. It could easily end up being

    FUL v LIV
    BUR v LE
    BOU v NEW
    WHU v HUD
    BRI v CAR

    However, from 28-31 the top teams on the ticker are LEI, BRI, LIV, NEW, HUDD, WHU, BUR ......and they all play in 31. So, getting ready for 31 isn't too hard to deal with, insofar as the rubbish we'll need in 31 have decent games in the run up to 31

    Has anyone begun to make a transfer plan for post-25 which gets them ready for 31, or are we waiting to see if the games fall in line with bookies predictions ?

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

      Digne-Tarkowski asap here

      1. danishdynamite
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I'll be doing Digne > Perreira in 27

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

      Screenshoted your post, might be very useful, cheers mate!

    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Currently only 5 players from teams playing in GW31, so will need to use all my FTs from 26 to 31 to get 11 out in 31 without a hit/chip.

      1. danishdynamite
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I have four :-/

        On the face of it , there really aren't many players I can think of who would be worth a hit fo 31 (especially as most of us will be WC'ing (of FH) the week after.

        OTOH, there are some obvious moves that could pay off over the entire 28-31 period.

        Arse have gash fixtures from 28. Bye bye Auba, hello Wilson (if fit)
        Saints have a horrid run, so bye bye Ings, Redmond, JWP etc
        Spurs a bit ropey from 28, hello Mane / Shaq

        I think there are a few players worth doing a mini WC for in 28, rather than panic like hell in 31

  29. CelticBhoy1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Would you rather have Hazard or Sane for this GW?

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

      Sane - think Chelsea will struggle to a 1-0 win over Hudds

    2. Random Name
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Arsenal will dust Man City easily so Hazard

    3. danishdynamite
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Sane - all is not well at Chelsea

  30. WVA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Also waiting on Pogba news, if he is out I will have to wildcard unfortunately!

    What do you make of this team? 0.4 ITB for Keane > Periera

    Ryan
    Keane Jonny AWB
    Salah Hazard Sane Son
    Auba Rashford Jimenez
    Boruc Brooks Bednarek Schindler