Scout Notes

Why Solskjaer benched Rashford – and the risk ahead for United assets

Paul Pogba continued his scintillating Fantasy form with a 16-point haul on Saturday.

Manchester United comfortably saw off Fulham 3-0 in the lunchtime kick-off but they did it all without Marcus Rashford, who remained an unused substitute at Craven Cottage.

We take a look at the reason(s) for the England forward’s benching, as well as recapping the other Fantasy talking points from the Gameweek 26 curtain-raiser in west London.

Fulham 0-3 Manchester United

  • Goals: Paul Pogba (£8.7m) x2, Anthony Martial (£7.2m)
  • Assists: Anthony Martial, Phil Jones (£5.1m), Juan Mata (£6.1m)

As if Fantasy managers didn’t have enough to consider with blanks and doubles on the horizon, the return of the UEFA Champions League could play havoc with our squads in the coming months.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has not been averse to tinkering with his starting XI since being appointed Manchester United manager in December but it is hard not to think the six alterations he made to his line-up at Craven Cottage on Saturday were exacted with one eye on the meeting with Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday night.

Solskjaer rotated all three of United’s frontline and three-quarters of his defence in west London, with Marcus Rashford (£7.8m) – the most-owned forward in FPL – and Victor Lindelöf (£5.0m) among those to drop out.

The United boss explained before kick-off that those two changes were injury-related but even in the following comments it was evident that the Norwegian had his mind on the visit of Thomas Tuchel’s side in midweek:

There’s a couple of niggles. Rashy got a dead leg against Leicester that he struggled with all week so we don’t want to risk him. Victor’s out, there’s not really a concern, I think he’ll be OK for Tuesday.

Mass rotation in Gameweek 24 almost cost Solskjaer his unbeaten record but only in the opening exchanges of Saturday’s encounter at Craven Cottage did United look significantly weakened by this latest raft of changes.

Fulham were the better team in the first ten minutes of the Gameweek 26 curtain-raiser, with Luciano Vietto (£5.3m) wasting a glorious chance from an Andre Schurrle (£5.6m) cross before the German winger himself skied a couple of efforts over David de Gea‘s (£5.7m) bar.

Paul Pogba‘s (£8.7m) opener almost killed the game stone dead, however, with de Gea’s goal only fleetingly troubled after that point.

While Rashford’s owners might have been miffed at missing out on Fantasy points in United’s three-goal victory, those who owned Pogba were rewarded yet again as the Frenchman’s renaissance continued apace.

Pogba added a second-half penalty to his 14th-minute strike – a superb first-time effort that caught Diego Rico (£4.4m) out at his near post – and left Craven Cottage with a fourth double-digit haul in nine Gameweeks.

Pogba has blanked only once in the nine Premier League matches that Solskjaer has overseen and has amassed a staggering 92 points in that time (at an average of 10.2 per appearance).

The France international was seemingly omnipresent at Craven Cottage, occupying both the left-hand side of central midfield and the pockets of space in behind United’s front three and oozing class in possession.

Not that many FPL managers will need converting to the cause but Pogba was again prominent in pretty much every United attack and continues to look a bargain even at his current market-driven price.

Anthony Martial (£7.2m) was similarly impressive on his return to the left flank, claiming the assist for Pogba’s strike and scoring a superb solo goal of his own when running half the length of the field to slot past Rico.

That was Martial’s first league goal since Solskjaer’s inaugural match in charge in December but the winger here looked more like the appealing Fantasy prospect he was in Gameweeks 8-12, racking up more than twice as many penalty box touches as anyone else on show at Craven Cottage.

His manager said of Martial’s performance:

Anthony in free flow is a great sight. His balance is fantastic, he is very strong, he shrugs defenders off and he is quick. He is a very, very good finisher and I think that goal won us the game. I think we were in complete control after that.

Further evidence that Solskjaer had one eye on the PSG encounter was presented when both Martial and Pogba were withdrawn around the 70-minute mark – this being the first league match under the interim United boss that Pogba has failed to last 90 minutes of.

Solskjaer even said after full-time:

[Paul] is doing well, he is enjoying himself, he is playing well. His energy is high so that was one of the questions I asked myself – should I play him or should I not, because there is a big game coming up on Tuesday? But I think the intention shows when you play Paul, and everyone knew that we needed to take this game seriously.

The second leg of the PSG game is scheduled to take place in between Gameweeks 29 (Southampton at home) and 30 (Arsenal away), so Fantasy managers perhaps need to be prepared for further tinkering from Solskjaer in the first of those matches especially.

United’s victory was more in spite, rather than because, of Juan Mata (£6.1m) and Romelu Lukaku‘s (£10.7m) inclusion, with those two players looking decidedly inferior alternatives to Rashford and Jesse Lingard (£6.7m) in the three-man attack.

The visitors’ much-changed defence had a fairly comfortable ride, with de Gea making three routine stops en route to a fourth straight clean sheet away from home.

Solskjaer said of his stand-in central defenders:

[Jones and Smalling] did well, the two of them. We must remember Chris hasn’t played for over two months and it was an absolutely fantastic performance from him. He has worked hard to get back, he has been on his own, up and down that touchline running with the physios. I was never in doubt he was going to play today because this was the game that I had earmarked for him.

This was an all-too-familiar story for Fulham, who have now conceded at least two goals in a Premier League match for six Gameweeks running.

Aleksandar Mitrovic (£6.5m) was at best a ‘handful’ but there was precious little goal threat from the Serbian striker or his team-mates after the opening ten minutes, save for a close-range Ryan Babel (£5.5m) effort that struck the upright in the final quarter of an hour.

Having abandoned his usual 3-4-3 system midway through each of the two preceding Gameweeks, Ranieri did the reverse on Saturday.

Lining up in a 4-2-3-1 at kick-off, the Fulham boss sacrificed Schurrle for Cyrus Christie (£4.2m) early in the second half – to a chorus of boos – and reverted to the wing-back system he had preferred in the previous eight Gameweeks.

Ranieri defended his substitutions and his refusal to start Ryan Sessegnon (£6.0m):

I change the system and Schurrle because he had some problem with the fever and he come back with us the last two days. I also wanted to put two strikers, Mitrovic and Vietto in front and Babel behind and try to find the solution on the flank.

We managed the ball better, we make the cross, but the Manchester players close all the space in front of their goal.

Ryan is a good player but in this moment is not at the best of his fitness and form. For this reason, I played with Joe Bryan.

With the Cottagers haemorrhaging goals, Ranieri evidently unsure of his best formation and the Fulham fans starting to turn on their manager, West Ham’s attacking assets look even more appealing in Gameweek 27.

Fulham XI (4-2-3-1): Rico; Odoi, Le Marchand, Ream, Bryan (Sessegnon 81′); Seri, Chambers; Schurrle (Christie 53′), Vietto, Babel (Cairney 77′); Mitrovic.

Manchester United XI (4-3-3): De Gea; Dalot, Smalling, Jones, Shaw; Herrera (Bailly 85′), Matic, Pogba (McTominay 74′); Mata, Lukaku, Martial (Sanchez 70′).

596 Comments Post a Comment
  1. pakornk
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Seems like Son will be benched too?

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No chance.

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Source?

    3. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ban ?

      1. Majestic Chanka
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Not like anyone can sell/bench him now.

        You’re like one of those players waving an imaginary yellow card.

        1. Punty McPuntface
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Hahaha

        2. Ron_Swanson
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I don't mind it when players do that. Seems reasonable

          1. Majestic Chanka
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            I don’t think waving imaginary cards is on the pyramid of greatness!

            Name does not check out 🙂

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

      He's had a week off and then has even more rest because Spurs are out of the FA Cup. He can manage Leicester today, Dortmund in 3 days and then 10 days rest to Burnley.

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

      If Spurs want to stay competitive, no way is he benched.

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

      Based on absolutely nothing

    7. Effe
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      What’s that based on?

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

        OP doesn't own Son?

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

    Morning all, planning to do Digne/Firmino > Bednarek/Auba for free, good moves?

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah.

      Mulling over just doing Firmino to Auba myself.

      Firmino could've had a cricket score against Bournemouth yesterday though...could've had 3 more assists and a goal if Liverpool had been clinical!

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

      do we know the Auba situation?

      1. Arteta
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He's still ill.

        1. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Next gw is a long way off

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

      Prefer Laca and better defender

  3. Dog and Fox
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Chilwell or pereira?

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

      or mguire 🙂

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Went pereira myself

    3. McEwan
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I’m going chilwell. Cheapest route in and my trust in leic defenders isn’t high.

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

      per

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

      Peirera 0.3m more for double and more the attacking stats. Peirera or no Leicester defender really

    6. fc_skrald
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      If Pereira still gets a chance now and then as a winger get him. I got him last week and was sad to see that he was back in the defence but still hoping he will get up there again.

  4. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    one to ship:

    A digne
    B holebas

    one to bring

    A chilwell
    B perreira
    C mguire

    1. Dog and Fox
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B, and a or b, same issue

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

      A
      B

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

      b to b

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

      A and B

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

      AB

  5. Modest Bob
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Is my team linked to my profile?

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

    2. Modest Bob
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Great. Thanks. Just worked out how to do it been trying all season.

    3. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No, someone else's team is linked

    4. Wolverine
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Well the team linked doesn't have Jonny and alli left this gameweek and is ranked much higher than your team so no you're team is not linked.

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

        Your*

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Well spotted 😮
          I thought he realy gone to 300k from 700k in 1 gw

        2. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Figure he meant 7k having jumped 3k

          1. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Well the team linked doesn't have the players his post mentioned and as for that crap about broken thumbs 😀

            1. Eat my goal!
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Didn’t pay that much attention - lol

              Seems like a befitting name then!!

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

          This is so embarrassing !

          What is up with some people, I don’t get stuff like that.....

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

            He's blatantly about 12

            1. Wild Rover
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/19867510

              Odd. He may have issues tbf

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

                ROFL! Okay, I agree, he may have issues but some of his comments, you just wonder what his angle is lol Does he want sympathy kudos to be recognized or what?

                "Not bragging because im a rookie, i finished outside top 5m last season finishing on negative points due to injury crisis and both my thumbs being broke so couldnt do transfers for 4 weeks"

                This is just funny.

  6. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Any chance Sane starts.

    1. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Heres hoping

    2. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      50/50

    3. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      35%

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

    Now I’ve got mane in (already own Taa and Salah) I really want Robertson and pool defence double up!

    Can anyone please advise me what I should do sick of being torn between these 2 options! Sal man and Taa or Sal rob and Taa

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Stick since you’ve made the moves

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

        But who else would you suggest gives the same potential each week as Robbo?

        1. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Agree, but that’s a whole lot of shifting about whilst there are other things to be concerned about

    2. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Stick with what you have. I'm looking at booting Digne for Robbo this week and doubling up with VVD. Mane isn't heavy enough for me and TAA seems injury prone.

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

        I guess but I’m tempted to swap mane for sterling and upgrade jonny or Awb for Robbo ..I have 4m itb

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I had Salah+Robbo & gone for mane.
      I don't trust City attacking player's anymore so lack of big hitters made me do it.
      Also pool attacking double is a differential than defensive double.
      I'd keep them & upgrade taa yo robbo IF have to or forget Robbo

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

        Thanks Amey, good point. I’ve kept Taa for ages now so I’m not sure I will get rid.

  8. Amey
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Auba & Rash should have played this gw. Could have been a very high scoring one.
    I'm down to 10 player's due to that now.

    What is your points prediction for below player's guys ??

    Jota+Doherty+Son

    20+ ??

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Around 8-10 I guess

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        😮
        Cheers Holmes.
        Hopefully get more than that though.

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Jota hattie incoming

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I'd love that 😀
        Jimenez blank would be great too

        1. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah switch from Jimmie to jota in order to bring in auba

          Worked out well so far lol

          Although losing rich isn’t really a blow

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Nice

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

      only jota will return points

      (I have all of them btw)

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Doherty used all his goals up in the cup?!

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Hopefully not

          1. Eat my goal!
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            I’ve Doherty and Bennett - need a nice CS and goals from both!

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              🙂

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

              Genuine

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

        I want jota to fire
        He's my differential in ML

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

    Bench one:

    A) AWB (lei)
    B) JWP (ars)
    C) TAA (mnu) - have Robbo

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Trent

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      C

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

      ΤΑΑ

    4. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      C

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

      Unanimous, ta

  10. George James
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Has there been any further update on Jota? Chances of playing tomorrow?

  11. Zinedine Kilbane
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    With 6 players involved in lpool vs United with hazard and Richarlson. Worth playing free hit?

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

      no

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No complete waste awful GW

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

      Get rid of Rich

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

      Most of us we have 5-6 plaeyrs from liv utd and couple of blanks. Imo Fh should be played on 32

    5. McEwan
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I thought about it sitting with 5 in that game. But what sort of team can you build for this week? Doesn’t look that wonderful so I am riding it out

    6. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Nah, also have six just wing my way though it. Don't like the idea of benching any either as chances are you'll bench the wrong one!

  12. Make Arrows Green Again
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    This must have been done to death but just watching MOTD.

    How was that a Kola OG when the ball was on course to go in if he hadn't touched it?

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

      He touched it?

      1. Maddi Son
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I haven't seen the goal but if the shot was on target, it doesn't matter if it hits the defender. The goal will be given to the striker.

        1. Make Arrows Green Again
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Maybe it wasn't on target then but it certainly looked like it was.

    2. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He touched it last maybe?

      1. Make Arrows Green Again
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I thought this only mattered if the shot wasn't on target. The shot he touched was accurate and had enough momentum to take it into the goal.

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Only if the shot was from an opponent. If a shot is off target and is deflected on target by a defender then another defender touches it on its way into the net, the last to touch gets the OG

          1. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            This seemed a lot clearer in my head before I typed it 😀

    3. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I haven't seen it but I think yesterday someone said another Arsenal player had deflected it to Kola

      1. Make Arrows Green Again
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Oh I see. Massively unlucky for Kola owners then. He was on for a clean sheet and three BAPS. 9 point swing?

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          10. He got booked over it as well 🙁

        2. Maddi Son
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          10 point swing in the end, it feels very sour.

          That last 10 minutes was pure cancer for me. Holebas picked up a yellow which has him banned for the next game. I planned him to cover Groß in the blank.

          1. Make Arrows Green Again
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Unlucky mate. This game sucks sometimes!

    4. DrD
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      It wasn't as though it deflected off him. He kicked the ball into the goal.

      1. Make Arrows Green Again
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I know i just feel that the ball was heading into the goal anyway. He certainly helped it along though XD

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

          He poked the ball in. I think the Huddersfield player who assisted was going for a pass not a shot and kola got ahead of the intended target. Kind of reminds me last season when Jones owners expected a cleansheet but got an own goal and a red card. Double whammy. Anyway, I've gotten more than my fair share of negative pts from Digne.

  13. geoffrolph
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Willing to do a - 4 hit to feild a full xi. What players are a priority to ship out going forward? And who to...

    Richalson
    Keane
    Ederson
    Aguero
    Luiz

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

      Rich and Keane. Everton are toxic

      1. geoffrolph
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah they are. Maybe for a Leicester def and Anderson?

        1. enrico.palazzo
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          What I’m doing

          1. geoffrolph
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            can afford anderson and pereira. Will do these moves tonight after the games.

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

      Everton boys

    3. McEwan
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Everton players out is the priority. Replacements I don’t know how much it gives you. Do you have a keeper to play this week would determine if Ederson has to go

      1. geoffrolph
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        My bench keeper is non playing.. Could do a - 8 to sort Ederson too

        1. McEwan
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I would try do as little transfers as possible to get an XI out.
          Don’t know your team but Schmeichel, Bennett and Son in would be in budget

          1. geoffrolph
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            If I only sold rich and Keane I can afford anderson and pereira. If I go - 8 to do Ederson too I'd have 5.7 in the bank to work with.

            1. McEwan
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Don’t mind them changes tbh.

              The keeper one is on what your plans are. It starts at a -2 for this week, so bit less risk and will end up with a clean sheet. All depends if you see a keeper you want longer term, wouldn’t take the hit if your wildcarding soon or don’t see a keeper you can buy and be happy with towards the end of the game

    4. geoffrolph
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      If I sold Ederson Keane and Richalson I'd have 18.1m to spend

  14. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I’m having a decent week, thanks for asking.

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

      You're welcome

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I lost 19 pts in the last few minutes, thanks for caring.

  15. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Which combo:
    A) Salah and Redmond
    Or
    B) Mane and Hazard

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Would you © Hazard or Mane comfortably ??
      If yes then B

    2. McEwan
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      That is quite a tough one but Redmond being in the equation makes B a slam dunk for me

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

      B easily

  16. Slip it like Stevie
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Groß is really putting in great stats. Can see a few hauls in near future condidering the fixtures.

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yep.
      If Wolves go ahead in fa cup he is my alternative for Jota

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Maybe from 29 but too expensive for big 4 mid and too many good 3 up front options

  17. mdm
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Firmino to:

    A. Vardy
    B. Rondon
    C. Jiminez
    D. keep

    Thanks!

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

      No
      No
      Maybe
      Maybe

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

      Why sell bobby?
      I am thinking of tripling up pool

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

    Auba no-show and Kola OG was beautiful.

    Now time to bring them in at cheaper prices.

    1. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      You gonna waste 2FTs on Kola over the next weeks?

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

        Probably. Depends on FA Cup results, particularly Wolves, Palace and Brighton.

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

      Honestly, just forget about arsenal defence.

      I’ve owned kola for a long time, it’s just heart ache after heart ache after heart ache.

      Don’t put yourself through it 😆 !

  19. mdm
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Richarlison to:

    A. Maddison
    B. FAndeson
    C. Gross
    D. Jota

    Thanks!

    1. geoffrolph
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B

    2. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B/D or perhaps a cheeky HBarnes

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

      b great fixtures

    4. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Jota if wolves go out of fa cup.
      B/C otherwise

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

      Snodgrass better stats than B last 2 though Fand 1 assist

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

        Snodgrass will be dropped on Nasri return though.

    6. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      D, cant trust WHU and other two seem a but meh atm

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

      D if wolves go out of FA cup.

      If they don’t, then B

  20. Kiwivillan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Big wicket NZ vs India 20/20 Game on!

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

      Followed by 6 *sigh*

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        What a shot that was though
        Confidence !!

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

      Yep

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

      3 full toss from Mitchell stahp

    4. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hardik Pandya looks like Blade

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

      Wow clever bowl

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Here comes my favorite player of all time !!
        MSD

  21. jia you
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Trippier, Eriksen, Son, Doherty, Rondon & Sterling(C) left to play, quite the merry bunch! I live in hope to turn my reds into greens 🙂
    Any City cappers out there?
    Expecting a big performance from the v Chelsea!

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      😮
      Huge points incoming.
      I've jota+Doherty+son

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Hopefully Son will bag a brace today!

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I need that 🙂

    2. King Kohli
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Looking to get Eriksen myself to double up with Son.
      How's it going for you so far?

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Wildcarded in Eriksen in GW23 but this is my first week with Son, fixtures turn a bit after 27 though.

  22. Rhodes your boat
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Is best upgrade here success to jiminez?

    Foster hamer
    Robbo taa awb Jonny bednarek
    Salah pogba son martial guendouzi
    Auba Rashford success

    1ft 3.2itb

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

      Yeah or Guendouzi.

      Actually, why do you have Guendouzi

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        God knows been in team for ages

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

          Never too late for Jim.
          Being stubborn myself not getting him till last week costed me a few red arrows

          1. Rhodes your boat
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Me too

  23. Go-on-son
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Call for help folks.

    Lagging badly in my leagues so I've hit the wildcard button. I need to avoid the template team though to make up points so not keen on Salah, sterling etc... Who are people looking at as differentials coming into the homestretch?

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

      Fanderson
      Gross
      Rondon

      Just brainstorming

      1. Go-on-son
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Appreciate it. No easy choices past the obvious players

    2. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Sterling is only owned by 10% I think. I'd definitely be looking to bring him in and possibly captain too. (GW28 onwards)

      Currently looking at Rondon, Jota & eventually Higuain

      1. Go-on-son
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Higuain is definitely on the list, keen to see how he goes today

      2. Go-on-son
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Didn't realise his ownership was that low, he's backed heavily in my leagues unfortunately

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Jota
      Gross
      Vardy
      Maguire

      1. Go-on-son
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks, been looking at Jota. Got burned by vardy earlier in the season a bit

    4. MyBall MyRules
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Higuain, Leicester defence.

      1. Go-on-son
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks fella, good shouts and will work well in my leagues

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

    Shocking GW and max 9 starters for GW27 - best moves here?

    A) Holebas & Siggy -> Chilwell & FAnderson (-4)
    B) Holebas & Sane -> Robbo & FAnderson (-4)
    C) Sane & Siggy -> Mane & FAnderson (-4)
    D) Sane, Siggy & Ings -> FAnderson, Maddison & Vardy (-8)
    E) Holebas, Sane & Ings -> Pereira, FAnderson & Arnie (-8)

    Fabs
    Kolasinac, TAA, Doherty
    Salah, Son, Camarasa
    Auba, Rashford

    Steele, Holebas, Digne, Siggy, Sane, Ings
    Bank 0.1m, 1FT

    1. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      C

  25. FlockofSeagulls
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    40 million people from a country I've never been to tuned in to watch a player I've never heard make his debut for a team I've never seen play.

    Source - ESPN UK

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

      *never heard of

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Iran so far away

  26. micsway
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who’s the priority to replace for this blank? Richarlison or Aguero?

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

      I can't believe this is a serious question

    2. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Richy

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

      Richa replace and forget

    4. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Aguero 3 great fixtures 28-30 vs serial blanker in a team where manager favourite next coached sacked and got hooked again around 66 mins

    5. Modest Bob
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Get both bro

    6. MyBall MyRules
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Rich by a mile

  27. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Which is better for next week?

    A) Bardsley +4pts (captain Laca)

    B) Auba (captain Auba)

    C) Rondon (captain Laca)

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

      Not B or C

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

      just captain Bardsley, due a goal

  28. Fortune
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I somehow end up with two huddersfield players.
    billing and hadergjonaj.
    for gw 26, if no major thing happes, which ones to do?

    kick
    a. digne
    b. hader

    bring in
    a. kola
    b. pereira
    c. chilwell

    my back 5 are robbo, doherty, awb, (digne, hader)

    1. Fortune
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      GW 27*

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      AB

    3. Fortune
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      thanks man

  29. Modest Bob
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hello 🙂

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

      Is it me you're looking for?

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

      Be honest, do you even have an FPL team?

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        😀

      2. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He has 17pts more than me but hopefully not after rest of games

    3. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Dribbles away...

  30. Plagued by indecision
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Is it worth ditching Hamer for next week or gambling on him starting again? Was Lossl injured? Other keeper is ederson and i’d rather not use the transfer for a keeper

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Lossl was ill i think

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Lossl flu apparently. Boruc chance at home of CS vs Wolves even though I have 2 Wolves attackers