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The FPL Digest: Bernardo profiting from Sane’s loss of form and starts

Our regular critique of a player, team and discussion point that attracted our attention in the weekend’s matches returns.

A player without a fixture in Gameweek 27 caught our eye on Sunday, while a team with some excellent matches ahead piqued our interest despite a defeat on the same day.

We also examine the potential impact of the return of European club competition on our Fantasy assets.

The Player – Bernardo Silva

The Leroy Sane (£9.5m) exodus is set to continue this week, following the German winger’s second benching in three matches and with Manchester City of course without a Premier League fixture in Gameweek 27.

Sold by over 400,000 Fantasy Premier League managers ahead of Gameweek 26, Sane has been transferred out by a further 140,000 FPL bosses since the Saturday lunchtime deadline.

Since the start of Double Gameweek 25, Pep Guardiola has plumped for one of Sane or Raheem Sterling (£11.3m) on the left flank, with the latter being handed the bulk of the minutes.

It remains to be seen if Sane can force himself back into his manager’s plans in the near future but after below-par displays against Newcastle and Everton, the Germany international has a lot of work to do to become the regular starter he was from Gameweeks 13-24 (Sane having only been benched once during that time).

One beneficiary of Sane’s demotion has been Bernardo Silva (£7.5m).

The return to fitness of Kevin De Bruyne (£9.7m) was viewed as a negative regarding Bernardo’s game-time in central midfield and indeed the Portugal international was benched in Gameweeks 23 and 24 as the fit-again Belgian made his latest injury comeback in the starting XI.

Since Sane’s relegation to bit-part player, however, Bernardo has been back in Guardiola’s team in a more advanced position, playing on the right of City’s front three.

That right-wing role is particularly intriguing from a Fantasy perspective, with Bernardo potentially even more attractive as a cut-price route into the most potent attacking team in the top flight.

Guardiola’s recent words about his City side being “Bernardo and ten others” echoed his early-season sentiments on the Portuguese midfielder and certainly provided reassurance regarding his future starts.

The City boss said last week:

To drop Bernardo Silva right now is almost impossible. It’s him and ten more players right now. The movement offensively and defensively, the way he lives the game. The other guys have to compete with Bernardo in that position.

From Gameweeks 5 to 26, Bernardo has started all but three of City’s 23 league fixtures (those two aforementioned matches when De Bruyne returned plus the Gameweek 13 clash with West Ham).

The evergreen Fernandinho (£5.3m) is the only City midfielder or attacker who can boast a better rate of starts in that time.

Price and regular starts aside, many Fantasy managers will need plenty of convincing that Bernardo can become a viable option from Gameweek 28.

The Portugal midfielder is without an attacking return in the last six Gameweeks, with – more pertinently – nothing to show for his efforts on the right flank in City’s last three matches.

David Silva (£8.5m) and De Bruyne have registered more penalty box touches in Gameweeks 25 and 26 than Bernardo despite only playing two out of three matches and being stationed in central midfield, while De Bruyne and Sterling have registered more shots than the Portugal international in the last two Gameweeks.

Bernardo is arguably one of City’s players of the season but the 24-year-old former Monaco prospect is often lauded for his touch, his work rate, his attitude and his dribbling – star qualities in Guardiola’s eyes but attributes that don’t necessarily translate into attacking returns in the Fantasy world.

Nevertheless, there were encouraging signs against Chelsea on Sunday.

Bernardo would have had at least one assist but for an unbelievable close-range miss by Aguero, while the Portugal international was denied three points in the build-up to Sterling’s opener as his cross was deemed to have deflected away from its intended destination and into the England winger’s path.

A total of two penalty box touches, no shots and only one key pass tells its own story, however, and many Fantasy managers will need more convincing before they even consider a move.

Perhaps if we don’t think of Bernardo in relation to Aguero, Sterling, Sane et al and instead on his own merits, he becomes a more attractive option: Bernardo is the fifth-highest-scoring FPL midfielder under the £8.0m bracket this season.

In fact, only Sterling can better him for value for money in the City midfield and attack.

With Guardiola’s side likely facing a blank in Gameweek 31 (barring a huge shock at Newport this weekend) and then potentially Gameweek 33, Bernardo is at least available at a more benchable price for the excellent fixtures (WHU, bou, WAT, ful) around those possible postponed games.

The Team – Leicester City

This week’s team analysis focuses on a club without a victory in five league matches and who were defeated 3-1 in Gameweek 26.

Top of our Season Ticker for the next nine Gameweeks and avoiding any of the “big six” until the end of April, Leicester City and their Fantasy assets are nevertheless particularly appealing as we head into the first Blank Gameweek of the campaign.

First off, the Foxes are one of just five clubs to be currently guaranteed a fixture in the decimated Gameweeks of 27, 31 and 33.

Any FPL managers who have already got one eye on building a squad in the run-up to Gameweek 31 especially will no doubt be tempted by the likes of Ricardo Pereira (£5.3m), Ben Chilwell (£5.0m) and James Maddison (£6.6m), given their kind schedule and unaffected fixtures in those aforementioned Blank Gameweeks.

Leicester are a difficult team to assess, however.

Having produced heartening displays to defeat Manchester City, Chelsea and Everton over the festive period, the Foxes then slumped to dismal losses against Cardiff City, Southampton and Wolves (as well as suffering an FA Cup exit at the hands of Newport County).

And, although they have taken only one point from the last three Gameweeks, Puel’s troops have been very competitive and occasionally superb in their most-recent fixtures against Liverpool, Manchester United and Spurs.

Sunday’s defeat at Wembley was particularly hard on the Foxes.

No Premier League team had more shots in the box or efforts on target than Puel’s side in Gameweek 26, while only Manchester City carved out more of what Opta deem “big chances” last weekend.

Substitute Jamie Vardy (£8.8m) missed from the spot before pulling a goal back for the visitors, while Harvey Barnes (£5.5m) missed a glorious one-on-one opportunity in the second half having earlier screwed another excellent chance wide of Hugo Lloris‘s (£5.4m) left-hand post.

Demarai Gray and Harry Maguire (both £5.4m) also nodded straight at the French goalkeeper when unmarked.

Claude Puel said of this latest defeat:

It’s the same feeling after our game against United. Another time today, we made good collective performance, with good quality and good moves. We hurt them, without finding efficiency. It’s a big shame.

It was not a fair result but it’s our fault because we have had a lot of chances since the kick-off. It’s a mixed feeling with the thought that we showed a lot of quality. It’s encouraging.

Also encouraging was Leicester’s defensive display, aside from two sloppy individual errors that led to Spurs’ second and third strikes.

Only two sides allowed fewer shots in the box than the Foxes in Gameweek 26, while Spurs’ only two clear-cut chances were the ones despatched by Davinson Sanchez (£5.8m) and Son Heung-min (£8.9m).

Despite facing the might of Liverpool, Manchester United and Spurs over the last three Gameweeks, only three clubs have allowed fewer big chances than Leicester during that time.

The Foxes are among the five best clubs for fewest shots in the box conceded over this three-match period, too.

That all bodes well for the supposedly easier tests ahead, though as we discussed earlier, Leicester have generally performed better against the “bigger” sides in recent times.

Pereira is an obvious candidate for these upcoming fixtures, with the gung-ho full-back creating another four chances in Gameweek 26 to go with the 20 key passes he registered before Sunday.

The Portugal international also sits just outside the top ten for attempts on goal among defenders in 2018/19.

Chilwell warrants a mention too – the Leicester left-back has created more chances than Pereira this season and no player on show at Wembley on Sunday had more touches than him in the opposition half or final third.

Picking a Fantasy asset further forward is trickier, with Barnes, Vardy, James Maddison (£6.6m) and Gray all having dropped to the bench at least once in 2019 as Puel rotated.

The potentially season-ending injury to Marc Albrighton (£5.1m) at least lessens the competition and the acquisition of Youri Tielemans (£6.0m) could be a beneficial one to Messrs Vardy, Maddison and Barnes, with the Belgian midfielder excelling in finding his more advanced team-mates with some defence-splitting passes at Wembley.

Maddison, incidentally, has only two attacking returns since Gameweek 16 – though Eden Hazard (£10.8m) is the only FPL midfielder to have created more big chances this season.

The Talking Point – The Return of the Champions League and Europa League

The UEFA Champions League returned from its winter hiatus on Tuesday night, with Manchester United succumbing to a 2-0 home defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.

The impact of that fixture was felt three days previously, with Marcus Rashford (£7.8m) and Victor Lindelöf (£5.0m) effectively rested (despite claims of injuries) in United’s 3-0 victory over Fulham with one eye on the Champions League.

Paul Pogba (£8.8m) and Anthony Martial (£7.2m) also had their pitch-time managed in that comfortable win at Craven Cottage, as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer preserved their legs for Tuesday’s encounter with PSG.

Spurs are in action against Borussia Dortmund this evening, while Arsenal and Chelsea resume their UEFA Europa League campaigns on Thursday night.

These three upcoming fixtures are unlikely to have any direct impact on Fantasy managers in the short term, with the FA Cup taking centre stage at the weekend, though it is perhaps prudent to take a medium-term look at the European fixtures ahead to see how our FPL assets may be affected in the coming weeks and months.

The current schedule up until the March international break looks as follows:

DatesPremier LeagueOther fixtures
Tue Feb 12 – Thu Feb 14 Champions League/Europa League
Feb 12: Man Utd v PSG
Feb 13: Spurs v Dortmund
Feb 14: Malmo v Chelsea/BATE v Arsenal
Fri Feb 15 – Mon Feb 18 FA Cup fifth round
Tue Feb 19 – Thu Feb 21 Champions League/Europa League
Feb 19: Liverpool v Bayern
Feb 20: Schalke v Man City
Feb 21: Chelsea v Malmo/Arsenal v BATE
Fri Feb 22 – Sun Feb 24Gameweek 27
(blank GW)
Feb 24: EFL Cup final: Man City v
Chelsea
Tue Feb 26 – Wed Feb 27Gameweek 28 
Sat Mar 2 – Sun Mar 3Gameweek 29 
Tue Mar 5 – Thu Mar 7 Champions League/Europa League
Mar 5: Dortmund v Spurs
Mar 6: PSG v Man Utd
Mar 7: Europa League last 16, 1st leg
Sat Mar 9 – Sun Mar 10Gameweek 30 
Tue Mar 12 – Thu Mar 14 Champions League/Europa League
Mar 12: Man City v Schalke
Mar 13: Bayern v Liverpool
Mar 14: Europa League last 16, 2nd leg
Sat Mar 16 – Sun Mar 17Gameweek 31
(blank GW)
FA Cup quarter-finals
   
Wed Mar 20 – Tue Mar 26 Internationals
   

Liverpool are in action against Bayern next Tuesday night, though the fact that they then have five days to prepare for their Gameweek 27 clash with Manchester United surely allows sufficient recovery time for rotation not to be an issue.

The return leg could perhaps pose more risk, lying as it does between league matches against Burnley and Fulham in Gameweeks 30 and 31, though whether Jurgen Klopp would jeopardise the Reds’ title tilt by resting key players is another question.

Pep Guardiola has the squad depth to do just that, though, and their meeting with Schalke next Wednesday kicks off a sequence of four matches in 11 days that also includes an EFL Cup final and two Premier League fixtures.

The Gameweek 28 and 29 matches against West Ham and Bournemouth, then, might see rotation in operation for the likes of Aguero and Sterling – though we will only be able to make more educated estimates on City assets’ game-time once we have seen the teamsheets for their forthcoming Champions League and EFL Cup ties.

The second leg of Spurs’ last-16 tie against Dortmund takes place in between the north London derby in Gameweek 29 and a trip to Southampton in Gameweek 30.

Mauricio Pochettino’s side will have contested five matches in 15 days (four of them Premier League fixtures) by the time they visit St. Mary’s on March 9.

The potential impact on Manchester United assets we have discussed in our Scout Notes article earlier today, while it remains to be seen if Unai Emery and Maurizio Sarri continue with their policies of fielding largely second-string starting XIs in the Europa League: that would certainly seem likely in the immediate future given that Arsenal and Chelsea are up against limited opposition in BATE and Malmo respectively in the last 32.

663 Comments Post a Comment
  1. kennethrhcp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    mad to go with Maguire over the fullbacks?

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

      not mad but not sensible

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

        haha, that's fair I guess 🙂

        cheers for the reply!

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

      I’d go Maguire if I get one. For sure.

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

    I’ve had bilva for ages. Super frustrating though. Plays so well but doesn’t get points. Losing patience. On another note, in an American werewolf in London, they get attacked in Yorkshire but wake up in a hospital in London. What’s that all about?? No hospitals in the north??:)

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

      Yeah, this was always among the dangers with Bilva really

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

    I saw a lot of chatter a couple about Barnes becoming essential now? What was that about?

    Sorry I can't find that post or comments

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

      ^couple days back

    2. Saint Steve-O (@EliteFPL)
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Plays in not only this blank, but in few weeks time blank too

      1. Saint Steve-O (@EliteFPL)
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        + good form

      2. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Does NEW have a blank in the next BGW (31)?

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

          Yeah

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

          No, they play Bournemouth.

          1. Scholes Out For Summer
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Cheers TM!

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

      Don't you mean Hayden! Essential

    4. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Shoots like he has chocolate ankles

  4. Whats the Mata?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone without Arsenal attack in gw27?

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

      o/

      at present... may have Auba/Laca

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

      Just Kola

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

      Yeh but not to fussed, looking forward to Sterling and Aguero in my team gwk28 and I have Son (c) this week which will do.

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

      Yeah and not too bothered tbh, they're in horrible form

    5. Saint Steve-O (@EliteFPL)
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yes. Stupidly didn't - 4 on 2 transfers I wish I didn't do, instead of Aguero > Auba

    6. G-Whizz
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      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      o/

      1. stat
          5 years, 1 month ago

          @G-Whizz check this out: https://twitter.com/i/moments/1095724647264514049

          1. G-Whizz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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            • 6 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Amazing work! :O

            Not gonna lie, just skimmed over it but does look good from what I can see, bit busy right now but will give it a proper read shortly and then see what my TL is saying 🙂

            Well played!!!

            1. stat
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Cheers 🙂
                Still have some more things planned - like looking at the average odds of non-CS

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

                  Great work mate

            2. G-Whizz
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              • 6 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              I tip my hat to you sir! Great use of the data and well laid out too!!!

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

        Will Chicha and Arnie play together?

        1. G-Whizz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          They did so earlier on in the season when both were fit (for a single game it may have been from memory)...

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

            Yep
            Arnie scored a 2 goals i guess after chicha was subbed off

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

        I wouldn’t get carried away with Pep saying it’s Bernardo and 10 others, he said exactly the same earlier in the season then promptly dropped him. Not to mention that City have scored 11 goals in the last 3 games with Bernardo not involved in any despite playing 90 mins in each

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

          He is not a great fantasy asset anyway (IMO)

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

            In value terms V(S) BSilva is right up there with Sterling and Aguero.

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

              He really isn't unless you're playing Draft

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

                Take a look in FPL Statistics and tell us what you find. :).

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

                  If you didn't have Sterling and Aguero last few weeks bad for rank. People weeks ago were saying look at Rich total score great value but he's a 2pt hole in your 11 most weeks

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

                    ... hence the use of the qualifier “... value terms ...”. :).

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

                      Hence good in draft. You can't stand still in normal league with such players. They need to be recycled

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

                        Best of luck to you. :).

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

        Very informative article.
        Cheers guys !!
        No need for rotation for city in gw's 28-29 😮

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

          Aguero and Sterling double up boom

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

            Aguerooo for sure.
            Not sure about Sterling as i don't have that much money to get him for Mane.

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

              Im looking at this

              Salah Sterling Maddison Pogba
              Aguero Jimenez

              Brooks and Chicharito on bench

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

                Great lineup.
                I have
                Salah,Son,Pogba,Mane,Jota
                Auba,Rash,kamara

                So Auba to kun is the plan.

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

                  This is also a very good line up, Aubameyang (c)?

                  I have Son for 27 get Sterling for him 28 and Kun on the bench 27

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

                    Absolutely.
                    Auba ©.
                    Auba Hattie could do well for me 😉
                    Son against Burnley is also a good option mate 🙂

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

                      Yeah Son is my (c) atm , good luck. What is your OR?

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

                        600k+
                        Was near 120k first time ever in my career but December free fall & Never recovered.

                        GL to you too mate !!

      5. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        How nailed is Boruc?

          1. Bobby Digital
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            What about Hamer playing in the previous game for Hudd?

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

              Lossl was ill.

              1. Bobby Digital
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Ok cheers

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

        Aguero still rising and Auba still falling. So much for the demise of the ‘casual’ 😀

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

          Transfer market slowing down now then will correct itself next week.

      7. BOATIES FC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        McCarthy
        TAA Doherty Shaw Kola
        Salah Pogba Fanderson
        Mitro Rashford
        Hamer AWB Sterling Rich
        1ft 0.1 ITB

        A Shaw > Chilwell
        B Hamer > Boruc
        C Rich >?
        D Hold

        Chilwell and Boruc both play 31 33 I'd be happy to lose Mitro too but it's not urgent..

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

          D for now, might get other players who play 27,31 and 33 depending on FA Cup results.

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

            Thanks. I will definitely be holding till after the cup games and reassess

      8. Joss Ackland’s Spunky…
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        So due to chip mismanagement I only have FH and BB left....silly I know.

        I'm looking to commit to one of 2 strategies.

        A.Continue with an eye on GW32 without considering GW31 ( I could have as little as 3 players if all premier league teams win).
        Then FH 31 and BB 32 or 35.

        B. Build for 31. FH 32 and Build and BB 35.

        What would you do?

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

          Not silly. Depends what you scored with your TC

          1. Joss Ackland’s Spunky…
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            I got 9 with Mane early on...least he got a clean sheet!

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

          FH31 if it's a 5 game GW.

        3. Nailed Jesus
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Since you don't have a WC, your only option is to build for the DGWs and FH in the biggest BGW imo.

          1. Joss Ackland’s Spunky…
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Yeah. I prefer the first option in all honesty. I may naturally have 8 or 9 sitting players by 33 anyway and not take ridiculous hits.

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

          B
          You could maximize Dgw with this strategy

          1. Joss Ackland’s Spunky…
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Just concerned about dismantling for 31. I'll obviously wait for the FA cup weekend.

            Patricio, Hennessy (soon to be Guita)
            Robbo, AWB, Bennett, Mendy (Kolasinac?)Bednarek
            Salah,Pogba,Son, Fanderson,Camarasa
            LLorente (?), Rahford, Auba/Aguero.

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

              Yep.
              Waiting for fa cup is inevitable. But your squad may need FH in gw31 i guess.
              I have 5 players in gw31 so not that worried.

              1. Joss Ackland’s Spunky…
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Cheers. I think It'll end up being A. We'll see. Good Luck.

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

                  GL mate 🙂

      9. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Was all set on luiz to Maguire but what about a newcastle defender ? Hud and Burnley home in the next two for Newcastle, not bad . Thoughts ?

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

          I’m probably getting a Newcastle defender. Were unlucky last game and they’ve had some brutal fixtures yet looked more solid defensively. Also no BGW helps.

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

          Good option too & cheap also.

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

          Yeah it’s why I got Lascelles for Alonso last week.

          Newcastle defence has to be the option before Leicester and then reassess nearer 30/31

        4. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Thanks all

      10. Jonny HOW SON?
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Who to get from these 3 guys:
        A) Kolasinac
        B) Pereira
        C) Chilwell

        Leaning towards Kolasinac, as Arsenal have something to play for, Leicester not so much.

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

          Kola for me

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

          B

        3. Nailed Jesus
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Depends if Arsenal blanks in GW31 and whether your free-hitting in GW31 or not. You'll find out before the deadline.

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

          Arsenal 2 ok games then 2 awful. Leicester 6 nice or great fixtures

      11. Coldplay
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Choose 1:

        A) Kolasinac(SOU) (-4)
        B Westwood(TOT)

        1. Jonny HOW SON?
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          a

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

          Wouldn't take hit for Arsenal defender.

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

          b

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

          B

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

          b not really close

      12. FPL Mentor
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        What to do with this lot?

        Fabianski
        Robertson Doherty Bennett
        Salah Son(C) Pogba Richarlison*
        Rashford Jimènez Deeney

        Hart / KDB* / Bednarek / Digne*

        1FT 2.1m ITB

        A. KDB & Deeney 》 Pereyra & Auba
        B. KDB, Digne & Deeney 》 F.Anderson, Lascelles & Auba
        C. Digne & KDB 》 Kola & Anderson
        D. Any better suggestions?

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

          Don't think a minus 8 is necessary C but with a Liverpool asset thrown in

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

        Declan Rice: West Ham midfielder declares for England over Republic of Ireland

        https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47231737

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

          He's average. Good luck getting games

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

            I think he's a canny player

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

            Some of your opinions are very strange

          3. el polako
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Average ?
            How many full West Ham games have you seen this season ?

            Fabianski, Felipe Anderson and Declan Rice are hands down 3 best players so far.

          4. I Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            He's been excellent more often than not this season.

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

          Going to be very good, he made the right decision imo (I'm Irish).

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

          Relax everyone. Salty reaction to his choice

        4. Celt Abroad
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          He’s a brilliant player. As an Irishman, very disappointed he has chosen England, but he handled his decision with class.

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

            Well said 🙂

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

        So whats the most smartest way to play the chips?i got all og them left.my team is

        Patricio-Guaita
        Robbo-TAA-Doherty-WB-Bennett
        Salah-Pogba-Son-Richarlison-Romeu
        Aguero-Rashford-Wilson

        2.0 itb 1 FT
        I thinking to to Richa to Andersson but also thinking when to use the chips?which players i need to get to first blank week?

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

          Ask again after weekend

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

            Your transfer seems sound for this gameweek tho

      15. Sterling Malory
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I was all set on Sanchez to Barnes in draft.

        Injuries to Martial and Lingard have got me thinking maybe not.

        Let Sanchez go anyway because he's crap?

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

        Should save the transfer this round to have two free transfers next week (could then go Mane and Rashford -> Fraser and Aguero). Or should I get someone in for Hazard this round even though I would like to keep him?

        a. save the transfer
        b. sell Hazard

        Foster
        Robertson, Peltier, Doherty, Pereira
        Pogba, Salah, Son, Mane
        Rashford, Jimenez

        Speroni, Bednarek, Hazard, Kamara
        0.7 million in the bank

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

          A. Looks good.

      17. banskt
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Button > Boruc for free this week?

        Rest of team:
        Robertson, Doherty, Pereira
        Pogba, Salah, Milivojevic, Son(C)
        Llorente, Jimenez, Rashford

        Subs: Ederson*, AWB, TAA, Sane*

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

          I'd go Ederson to Guita and next week Sane to Sterling.

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

            Thanks. Great suggestion but priced out of that move, I need at least 3 transfers to get Sterling. Also, Sterling doesn't play on 31 and 33.

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

          If you have two free transfer and dont want to change Sane to someone else like Eriksen/ Mane/Anderson, then yes, maybe get a playing keeper.

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

            Cheers mate. Playing keeper it is.

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

        Which combo is better from GW29 onwards?

        A) Jota - Lacazette - Alisson

        Or

        B) Sterling - Rondón - Guaita

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

          Have you seen Arsenal 29 30 fixtures? Laca alternative?

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

          A) Wolves possible blank in GW31 and GW33, Arsenal possible blank in GW31
          B) City and Palace possible blank in GW31 & GW33, Newcastle possible blank in GW33

          therefore, slight advantage (A)

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

          Better to wait for more information imo which you will get before the deadline...

      19. skipnicklee
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Who are the five teams guaranteed to avoid blanks in the upcoming weeks?

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

          Liverpool, Leicester, Bournemouth, Burnley and Huddersfield

        2. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Pool, Castle, Leics, Ham, Bournemouth?

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

            3/5

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

        #THFC: Lloris (C), Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Foyth, Vertonghen, Winks, Sissoko, Eriksen, Lucas, Son

        Gazzaniga, Trippier, Rose, Skipp, Wanyama, Lamela, Llorente.

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

          Serious trust in Foyth to push Vertonghen to LWB and bench Rose.

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

            May the Foyth be with him

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

          Rose rested for Valentine's...

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

          He had an injury I think

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

        Be safe out there Sonny

      22. Andy Mac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        2FT. Considering:

        A) Shaw & WB >> TAA & Pereira (free)
        B) Shaw & WB >> TAA & Kola (free)
        C) A or B + Hazard >> Mane (-4)

        Then Mane >> Sterling (free) GW28.

        Do it??

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

          Team would be:

          Etheridge - Guaita
          TAA - *Pereira/Kola* - Doherty - Laporte - Bednerak
          Salah - Pogba - Son - *Mane/Sterling* - Camarasa
          Aguero - Rash - Jiminez

      23. Ronnies
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Evening guys,

        Do Chelsea have 1 or 2 DGW's ?

        I own Luiz and not sure wether to sell or keep ?

        Thanks.

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

          Only 1 is certain.
          FA Cup results decide if they have 1, 2 or even 3.

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

          They currently have one, vs Brighton.

          If they beat United on Monday, they'll have another one vs Everton. Reach the SF will mean a 3rd DGW, vs West Ham.

          Wait till at least Monday before thinking about Luiz.

        3. Volley127
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          1 guaranteed.

          2 if they beat Man Utd this weekend.

          3 if they beat Man Utd & win the round after (or maybe one double one triple)

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

          It’ll just be one

          No way is anyone beating Utd at

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

            *atm

      24. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Trying to plan for this week, thoughts appreciated:

        1) Use FT and do Keane --> Pereira (CRY)
        2) Hold FT and play Snodgrass (FUL)(3 transfers next week to get Pereira and Rondon)

        Cheers lads

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

        What's up with Raphael Guerreiro not starting? Nobody had flagged him as a possible rotation risk.

      26. NoAccounting4Taste
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Aubameyang & -4 or Lacazette?

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

          Laca better stats playing big minutes lately

          1. NoAccounting4Taste
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Thanks, need a nudge to go for it as Auba has pens