Scout Notes

The latest on Martial and Lingard’s injuries as Pogba sees red

Manchester United’s unbeaten record under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer came to an end on Tuesday night as they were beaten by Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League last-16 tie.

Progress to the quarter-finals now seems a tall order, particularly given that Paul Pogba was dismissed towards the end of last night’s defeat and will now be suspended for the second leg in three weeks’ time.

United also lost Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial to injuries, the severity of which are still to be determined.

We’ll discuss the potential implications of this loss to Fantasy managers in our Scout Notes below.

Manchester United 0-2 Paris Saint-Germain

Jesse Lingard (£6.7m) and Anthony Martial (£7.2m) picked up muscle strains in the first half of Manchester United’s 2-0 defeat to Thomas Tuchel’s PSG side on Tuesday evening.

The injuries led to both players’ substitutions before the second half had kicked off, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer having this to say about his midfield pair:

Oh, don’t know [how serious they are]. Muscular injuries: hamstring, groin. So we’ll have to have a couple of days to assess them.

The belief that United are a significantly inferior team without Lingard and Martial was further evidenced in a flat second-half showing by Solskjaer’s side, with Juan Mata (£6.1m) and especially Alexis Sanchez (£10.0m) once again failing to exert the same influence that their crocked team-mates have imposed since the Norwegian took charge in December.

Of course, United won’t face a team the calibre of PSG every week and they demonstrated on Saturday that they are more than capable of carving out league victories even without one or more of their first-choice front three on the pitch.

However, the Red Devils next face Liverpool in the league and have matches against Arsenal and – subject to rearrangement – Manchester City looming on the horizon in Gameweeks 30 and 31.

While Martial and Lingard aren’t too widely owned in Fantasy Premier League (6.1% and 4.4% respectively at the time of writing), the effect of their possible absences on the significantly more popular Paul Pogba (£8.8m) and Marcus Rashford (£7.8m) is certainly worthy of consideration.

Before Saturday’s no-show at Craven Cottage, Rashford’s only two blanks under Solskjaer came when Martial wasn’t on the pitch.

In one of those matches, the Gameweek 24 draw with Burnley, Rashford was used on the left flank in Martial’s absence and was noticeably less effective in an attacking sense.

With Alexis in such poor form, the possibility of Rashford being deployed on the left wing in the event of a Martial absence (and this has yet to be confirmed, it must be stressed) is reared again.

Solskjaer added to the discussion on Lingard and Martial:

They’re big parts of our squad and they have played really well. When they went out, in the second half, we didn’t have so much movement and pace to get in behind them.

Then Juan [Mata], I thought he was one who got on the ball for us and created a few bits. So, we need to maybe find a different way to play when Anthony and Jesse are out.

Speaking of Sanchez’s form, the Norwegian added:

I can’t do anything about Alexis Sanchez.

When he plays he needs to find himself because we know there’s a quality player there.

Rashford was largely anonymous at Old Trafford last night, save for one early ambitious effort from an acute angle that forced Gianluigi Buffon into his only save of the match.

The French champions also doubled up on Pogba to limit the former Juventus star’s influence, though the in-form midfielder still drew praise from his manager despite a late dismissal for two bookable offences:

He tries to get his body across and Dani Alves is clever enough to put his foot in there, so he hits him. From the side, I knew that all Paul wanted to do was shield the ball, but he’s unlucky and hits him on the knee.

Disappointed, of course, that we’re not going to have Paul next round because I thought he was our best player. He had three players around him all the time and he was still out on top.

So that’s a big blow because he’s been fantastic for us.

That European suspension is, of course, positive news for Fantasy managers as it would seem to nullify any threat of rotation for Pogba in Gameweeks 29 and/or 30 (those matches against Southampton and Arsenal sandwiching the return leg against PSG).

The possibility remains of Rashford being rested for one of those matches, perhaps the more “winnable” home fixture against Southampton, though any prolonged absence for Lingard and Martial would limit Solskjaer’s alternative options in attack.

The effect of losing the pace and energy of those two injured midfielders also appeared to have a negative effect on United’s backline last night, with the hosts unable to exact the same aggressive press using Mata and Sanchez and subsequently allowing PSG to push further up the pitch.

While United had a couple of close calls with offside decisions before the break, the bulk of PSG’s opportunities came after half-time and United ultimately had to rely on David de Gea (£5.7m) to keep the scoreline down.

Les Parisiens’ undid their hosts with two goals in seven second-half minutes: Presnel Kimpembe volleying in an Angel di Maria corner before Kylian Mbappe finished off a slick break to double his side’s advantage.

De Gea later foiled an attempted Mbappe chip and had to fist away a rising Juan Bernat effort, while Dani Alves had a goalbound shot deflected narrowly wide.

Solskjaer said of his side’s defensive efforts:

We’ve got to look at this game and see where it went wrong. Of course, when you concede a goal from a set-piece, you concede a goal on the counter-attack, you should not concede those goals.

In the first half, there wasn’t really much in it, and then they got the first goal. When they got that one, it was a poor goal to give away. Then they got the momentum. They started to control the game. They had the experience to play it out.

Manchester United (4-3-3):  De Gea; Young, Bailly, Lindelof, Shaw; Herrera, Matic, Pogba; Lingard (Sanchez 45′), Martial (Mata 46′), Rashford (Lukaku 84′).

375 Comments Post a Comment
  1. evilfish
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hi

    1. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hello there 🙂

    2. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Sup fish

    3. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hi

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

      Hi 🙂

    5. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hello

  2. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I thought Ashley young was sent off!

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

      No PSG players tried getting him sent off over an accidental collision

    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      The graphic showed him getting a second yellow but it was intended for Pogba.

  3. RUUD!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    If you had to bench one of Shaw, Robbo or VVD this week which would you?

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

      Tough one - probably VVD.

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

      Amazed you have the luxury of a bench

      1. RUUD!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        it really pays off this time of year

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

      VVD (IF Martial & Lingard get fit by then)

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

      Shaw

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

      Vvd

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

      VVD for me - wouldn't want to have 2 Liverpool defenders, but Robertson has a lot more attacking potential than VVD.

      Cheers

    7. BATISTUTA ®
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Shaw ,worth a gamble... on TAA & VVD myself

    8. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Shaw

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

      shaw

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

    Sanchez needs to get his act together. United will need him after both first choice wingers are Injured.
    Now or never i think.

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

      Sanchez get his act together!!! LOOOOOL

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

        ??

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

          Won't happen - he's sitting on his retirement package at united. Not even close to being the same player he was.

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

            Yeah.
            I really love him tbh due to that monster haul for TC 2 season ago & WH 25 haul.

            FPL wise he was monster & football wise a great goalscoring asset.
            He's none atm.
            I hope he will become good or be sold next season as he's holding up a spot & enormous wage packet

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

      He was horrid today

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

        Yep.
        Don't know what happened to him. He used to be a BEAST @ Arsenal

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

          why though....i was discussing with my mates same thing, just cant understand what has happened to him

          he was immense at udinese and then at arsenal even better! hes not even old yet 🙁

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

            Burned out IMO.
            His playing style is very very demanding.

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

            Personally - he'd been chasing a big payday for a while. The last three windows before he went it was always about who was coming in for him and Arsenal not offering sufficient terms. He was distracted from what he was good at by that. He got the move, the payday. Then what? Lost focus

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

        And yesterday

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

          And for last 1 & half season

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

      Sanchez has been a bust. Avi and Ed need to put him on the auction block.

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

        Sad but true !!

    4. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Nah, he's done.

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

        Yep.
        You're right 🙁

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Apart from being completely awful, he's single handedly driving our wage bill up because every new contract negotiation will start with, "If Sanchez is on that much..."

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

            Yep.
            Who knows it better than you 😉

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

    As an Arsenal fan I only wished horrible things upon Sanchez when he left to United. I cant say I'm upset about his current form. Snake !

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

      embarassing

  6. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Schär or Lascelles?

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

      Schär

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

      Schar on 8 yellows so I’d go the latter.

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

        This

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

      Yedlin for me

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

      Lascelles

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

    If Chelsea’s game against Spurs gets postponed and Chelsea end up in the Europa semis and Palace were to get disqualified from the FA Cup with Spurs being reinstated when would the original Chelsea Spurs League game be rescheduled for?

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

      That game is not at risk of being postponed?

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

        No, I’m just saying if. Think bad weather or something

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

      What are you on about

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

        I’m contingency planning. I’m not saying it’s likely

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

          Do you have a contingency plan for the possibility of every single game in a season gets postponed?

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

            I’m meticulous like Pep with incredible attention to detail

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

              Nothing but respect for this type of planning! Kudos

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

                Thank you!

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

            Would be mad to have a plan for every game but this is Feb

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

            Hahaha

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

      Why would PL postpone a random game ??

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

        It’s happened loads with snow and that in the past

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

          Okay.
          Keep a close eye on the weather !!

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

      Lol this is pointless

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

        Everytime i see your grav, it hurts 😀
        Horror gw 25 !!

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

      we're so lucky to have you posting on here...

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

        Thanks!

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

      I never have my VC playing in the same game as my C for this reason and I thought I was being a bit OTT just doing that.....

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

        That is a bit ott tbh

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

      haha this post ! lol

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

      So you're the one behind the bomb scare at Old Trafford a few years ago?

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

        That was embarrassing 😀

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

      If all this happens, the game will be rescheduled for April 12th.

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

      Forget the random postponement, that has a small % chance of happening.

      Why on earth would Palace get chucked out of the cup?

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

        Very unlikely but I did acknowledge tag

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

          *that

          There’s no reason they would be that I’m currently aware of

    11. Dammed Utd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      John kettley is weatherman and so is Michael fish

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

    Early thoughts...
    Play 3:

    1-Robertson
    2-Pereira
    3-Doherty
    4-TAA
    5-AWB

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

      2,4,5

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

        are you sure?

      2. DantheManinaPan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Surely you'd play Robertson ahead of Trent?

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

      My reply is below

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

        123 then 🙂 thanks

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

      123

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

        Thanks mate

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

      123

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

        Cheers

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

      I have the same defence except 5 - Luiz.
      I'm playing all all 4 of the others but TAA will be the first to be benched if I take a hit for a mid.

    6. skeyrd
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      1,2,3

  9. Jones Kusi
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    When are you planning to use your chips?

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

      FH gw32
      WC gw34
      BB gw35

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

        This

        1. Jones Kusi
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          How many players are you going to have gw31 and 33 playing? I feel like my team will get weak if I take in too many who don't blank.

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

            It all depends upon FA cup (Boring answer i know but it's true)
            As of now I've got
            Salah+Robbo+Mane+Fabs+Pereira (5) players.

            Probably add 4 more if none other of my squad will play in gw31 with 4 FT till then

            1. Jones Kusi
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Yes i've got 5 players too right now and planning to replace Digne with probably a Leicester defender.
              But then what? Then I pretty much got all the big hitters and other player that have raised and that I have alot of value in and I'll probably wanna have them to the end.

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

                We can always get 2-3 player's for our bench players from Bournemouth/Leister/Burnley (Barnes stats are hard to ignore, if you know what I mean 😀 )
                By sacrificing a big hitter.
                FH in gw32 is my main aim tbh.

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

        That

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

      Probably FH 31, BB 32

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

      Firstly Meatpiesausageroll, now talk about chips. I'm getting hungry!

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

        Bacon baps

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

          Only if you have brown sauce

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

      If all the PL teams, and Chelsea, go through in the FA cup, then FH in 31.

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

      I’m going to save all of mine mine in case games are randomly postponed and Liverpool are re-instated to the cup in place of Wolves.

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

    123

  11. YouReds
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on the options below?

    I was set on B all week, but actually thinking of benching Sterling + Aguero for the good fixtures after the break. The lack of Auba this week does worry me though!

    a) Sterling > Pogba/Mane - Play Bednerek vs ARS
    b) Aguero > Auba (c) - Play Bednerek vs ARS
    c) Cedric > Lejeune (HUD) - bench both sterling + Aguero (or other 4.4def?) Only 0.2itb

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

      C.

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

      B

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

      C

    4. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      C) Cedric has to go anyway so this makes sense.

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

      Thanks all!

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

    Anyone have any ideas if Arnie will or won’t start vs Fulham?

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

      He is made of butter 😀
      Only Pellegrini can tell you about it tbh.
      (Injury) time bomb !!

  13. JohnCarewCarew
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Been a little bit “tired” since the Brazilian Brummies scored 3 in 8 minutes on Friday night. All a bit of a haze. Can someone tell me about Almiron? Looking at him as my Richarlison replacement.

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

      Well, John. If you’d looked at the site properly you’d have seen there was a whole thread about it earlier! Please keep up so everyone can carry on banging on about Sanchez.

      1. Pep Pig
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Haha just thought I'd join your convo 🙂

  14. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Would appreciate your help.Only for gws 30-31.
    a)Arnie,Wilson or Rondon?
    b)Anderson,Fraser or Maddison?

    1. The 5% Team
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B

    2. Pierce34
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Assuming everyone is fit, Wilson and Anderson for me. If Wilson is not fit, then Rondon (can't risk Arnautovic with his history). I like Fraser too from B, it's a toss-up.

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

      A has the higher potential for reward, B is safer.
      Depends on your management style.

    4. Pierce34
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He's just asking to pick one from each line, guys...

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

        Good point 🙂
        Wilson and Anderson then.

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

        🙂

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

      Wilson & Anderson

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

      thanks all.

  15. The Ejiptian King
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone else considering getting rid of Rash and just going with Pogba going forward? Tough fixtures on the horizon, not sure who to go for instead though, doubt I can find the cash for Lacazette and already have 3 Wolves so not Jimi plus their kind fixture run ends soon.

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

      Vardy/Laca

      King/Wilson from GW30 onwards

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

      Nope.
      I'll keep him. He is main CF for United team under OGS for 6.9 for me. Bargain

    3. The 5% Team
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Thinking about it...chances are that he will be rested against Southampton as well (PSG return match a few days later)

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

      Nope. Happy to keep.

    5. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Happy to keep Rashford. He's a bargain if you got him around 7mill.

  16. Typo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hmm, who do I bench out of this front 8?

    Son(bur), Salah(mun), pogba(LIV), F.Anderson((FUL), Jota(bou)
    Auba(SOU), Rash(LIV), Rondon(HUDD)

    I'm leaning towards Rash or Jota tbh. What do you think?

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

      Yeah Jota

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

      This is the thing that resist me from getting a playing striker for Kamara with the money itb.
      Headache & frustrating if you bench the haul.

      Jota for me too. Just though

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

      Tough - probably Jota.

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

      rash

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

      Thanks, will see how the games go up to GW 27. Cant see Rash hauling against LFC, then again, dont think Jota will repeat his hattrick any time soon.

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

    How nailed is Boruc? Seems like a great value option for second keeper given no blanks for Bournemouth.

    1. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Currently No.1 keeper in Team

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

      Fixtures, general defense for BOU are meh

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

    A) Alisson - Westwood(bench) - Jimenez (+0.9itb)

    or

    B) Guaita - Mane - Kamara(bench) (0.0itb)

    Boruc second GK

  19. Surfeit of Lampteys
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I've not owned any of the current top three fpl scorers for a single gameweek this season. Anyone 'better' that? Could go down as foolish. Obtuse certainly.

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

      Depends. What's your OR?

      1. Surfeit of Lampteys
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        242k. But that's improved dramatically of late. So no I'm not doing too well either lol.

  20. Scotty B
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    De Gea
    Doherty VVD Bednarek AWB
    Salah Son Anderson Mane
    Jimenez Rashford

    Speroni Gallagher Richarlison Laporte

    2.5m ITB.

    A Richarlison > Pogba for -4
    B Gallagher > Arnie for -4
    C Stick with above

    1. Pep Pig
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I'd be very tempted to go B mate. Only because I'm confident Arnie will be a good captain pick for the Fulham game

      1. Scotty B
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yes that's my thinking mate thank you

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

      Tough one, my advice is to get FFS membership. For now I'd do C until next week.

      1. Scotty B
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Membership?

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

      Don't minus 4 the week after you have WCd..

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

        Team above isn't the one on his link... Rumbled?

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

          Indeed... Do you think Camarasa is back in the first team now?

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

            Yeah it was only a fitness thing that saw him benched

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

              Thanks mate.

        2. Pep Pig
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          It is mate. Just that he's made one transfer with Anderson... relax 🙂

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

          My apologies!

          1. Pep Pig
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Haha

      2. Scotty B
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I haven't just wildcarded

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

      Why did you keep haz, sane, Rich on a wildcard last week? And have Gallagher?

      Bizarre.

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

        Because he's hedging off other account(s)

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

          Ah. His link is to his GW23 team.

          Why do people have such trouble?

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

          Apologies again!

          1. Pep Pig
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            😀 You're having a very good season mate.

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

              Thanks very much! Seem to have recovered from a nasty dip in form, but feels like I need a bit of a reshuffle to stay competitive.
              How are you getting on?

              1. Pep Pig
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2019/02/13/tyne-to-shine/?hc_page=1&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_19887440

                Someone asked me earlier so I did the above reply mate,
                Things are getting better and hopefully I can get a respectful finish

      2. Scotty B
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I never wildcarded last week so get your facts right.

        Sane & Rich had a DGW so why on earth wouldn't I keep them? And Has got me 15 points v Huddersfield

      1. Scotty B
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Is it ok now?

        1. Rotation's Alter Ego
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Yep

  21. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Jota or FAnderson?

    Jota basically cheaper and playing as a second striker.

    FAnderson „only” a winger, though has better GW27 fixture and his fixtures after City also look very tasty.
    More pricey though...

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

      I'm team Anderson.
      Jimenez and Doherty is enough Wolves.

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

      I'm going James Maddison

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

        Good player, shame his manager doesn't think so

  22. spikkis
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Robbo and rich —> perreira and mane? (-4p)

    1. Dammed Utd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Preach

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

        ?

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

      Wouldn't bin Robbo

    3. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Depends on rest of your team really...

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

        Have robbo, TAA and Salah from lfc. I want to upgrade rich to someone and mane is my standout candidate for the next gw. I can upgrade mane too haz/Sterling later too

    4. skeyrd
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      nah, not for -4

  23. skeyrd
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Etheridge
    Lascelles, Doherty, AWB, Periera
    Salah, Pogba, Son, KDB*
    Llorente, Rashford

    Speroni, Shaw, Long, Sterling
    2 FT 0.1.3 itb

    Considering KDB & Llorente to Babel & Auba or Anderson & Laca

    what say you?? thank yah 🙂

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

      Second one

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

        word, I think it is the more balanced one. ty for input

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

      Second one too. But I’ve a soft spot for Llorente so hanging on for another week ( at least)

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

        he's done everything right to stay in my squad! great value for money over the past 4...maybe keeping him for a week (assuming Kane isn't near coming back as well) could be the move...in that case KDB > Mane and saving a FT feels good

  24. Plymouth
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Does anyone know why Arnautovic is always so highly rated by RMT?

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

      Last week is a good reason.

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

        Did he do anything besides getting subbed in at 70' ?

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

          Members area says not really.
          West Ham have the fixtures to start scoring more than one apart from GW28.

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

            Cheers

    2. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Well, when fit and playing - he was giving always good returns considering price tag...

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

      Arnie is loved by FFS

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

        one of the most underrated players on fpl imo

  25. shearer9
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Luiz -> Pereira?

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

      Uh huh

    2. skeyrd
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      definitely

  26. phrampton534
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    2 FT and looking at different options:

    1) Sane, Kamara -> Camarasa, Lacazette (Free)
    2) Sane, Kamara, Laporte -> Camarasa, Aubameyang, 4.4 DEF (-4)
    3) Sane, Kamara -> Rondon, FAnderson

    3 - would leave budget for tweaking the defence later but would give me a benching issue going forward. 1 - I'm not totally convinced with Lacazette but would mean Camarasa would be an easy bench choice but also good cover for blanks. 2 - would give me Aubameyang but would weaken the defence and cost 4 pts...

    Open to advice:)
    Cheers.

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

      1, basically replacing Sane with Lacazette (good move, especially for this week) and switching Kamara (non playing) to Camarasa

      two upgrades, no need for a -4

    2. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Well, so far this season Laca wasn’t really good Auba replacement in FPL...personally, wouldn’t look Lacazette’s way...

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

    Fab
    Robbo - Jonny - Toby
    Shaq* - Salah - Son - Pog - Camarasa
    Jimi - Rash
    [Etheridge - Shaw - Kun* - Cedric*]
    2 FT, 0.3 ITB

    1) Shaq, Kun, Cedric > FAnderson, Auba, Yedlin (-4)
    2) Shaq, Cedric > Jota/Madd & Yedlin

    1) would be with a view to bringing Kun back pretty sharpish, and downgrading Toby to Pereira

    What do you guys think?

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

      2

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

        Thanks. Prefer Jota or Madd?

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

          Jota

  28. Spicy Mayonnaise
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    With an eye on GW31...Lucas Moura + Lindelof out

    A) Maddison + Chilwell
    B) Fraser + Pereira
    C) Something completely different

    Fraser, from what I can see hasn't got any more than 2pts against the top teams home and away with (ars, MCI) to play before a really great set of fixtures (hud, NEW)

    Maddison on the otherhand doesn't get as many reliable mins these days...but I think he'll get good returns if Puel doesn't get out of bed on the wrong side and bench him...

    P.S Chilwell or Pereira 'cause i'm leaving a buffer for Kola > Trent if Wolves qualify.

    1. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B

  29. TaiwanHC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I still don't understand why people here are favoring FAnderson over Maddison. Have you compared their stats over the last 6 gameweeks?

    Can someone please explain?

    (I know that Maddison may have limited minutes, but he played 90 minutes last game).

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

      probably eye test

    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Points?

      Anderson has 7 hauls of 9+ points this season to maddison's 2.

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

    Really unsure on this Ederoson to Dubravka -4 or keeper blank?

    1. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I would as frees money and a City slot for Mendy!

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

      Not a fan of Dubravka. Back to back matches with an error leading to goal.