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Chilwell v Pereira: how they compare ahead of Leicester’s fixture turn

Form versus fixtures is the age-old debate in Fantasy circles.

Leicester City are without a win in the last five Gameweeks and sit joint-bottom of the Premier League form table over that period, having taken just one point from a possible 15.

The quality of their opposition has to be factored into the equation, however: the Foxes have faced Liverpool, Manchester United and Spurs in their last three Premier League matches and also lost at seventh-placed Wolves in Gameweek 23.

The performances against those top four clubs in the last three Gameweeks have been encouraging, with Liverpool held to a draw and both Manchester United and Spurs perhaps fortunate to emerge from their encounters with Claude Puel’s side with all three points.

Last Sunday’s defeat at Wembley was especially harsh on the Foxes.

No Premier League side had more efforts on target or shots in the box than Puel’s side in Gameweek 26, while only Manchester City carved out more big chances.

Looking ahead, Leicester’s fixtures are among the most favourable in the division – perhaps even the best.

The Foxes are the only club to avoid any of the “big six” in the next nine Gameweeks, with all five of their home matches during that time against teams currently in the bottom half of the table.

Leicester’s defensive options are particularly worthy of consideration for this run.

Despite their recent winless sequence, only five teams have conceded fewer Premier League goals than the Foxes this season.

Crystal Palace are the only non-big six side to have kept more clean sheets, meanwhile.

With that in mind, we will take a look at two potential routes into the Foxes’ backline – both of whom offer the possibility of Fantasy returns at the other end of the pitch, too.

Ricardo Pereira (£5.3m) and Ben Chilwell (£5.0m) have both posted some impressive underlying statistics this season, though Pereira has had more joy from a Fantasy perspective so far given that he has registered eight attacking returns to Chilwell’s three.

We will compare the two full-back options in the Members’ article below, as well as looking at the case of another key component in the Leicester defence: centre-back Harry Maguire (£5.4m).

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

    If Leicester where playing all the top 6 in a row then that would probably be a more favorable run of fixtures for them based on how they have done this season

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

      Yeah

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

        Yep, will more likely draw 1-1 with Palace and lose 1-0 to Watford

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

          Unpredictable team.
          Can go on a winning run too

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

          Palace have scored 11 goals without reply vs Leicester last 4 league meetings

    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Puel is more likely to get sacked than for them to have a decent run.

  2. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Bbbbbbyyyyeeerrrsss

  3. Pieterke30
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    No WC left. What’s the best approach?

    Care to write an article about it please, Mr Munday?

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Best approach to the sofa ? Slowly from the side 🙂

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

      Stop, drop & roll.

      1. Pieterke30
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Uh?

    3. MTPockets
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Foetal position

        1. Pieterke30
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          And jokes aside?

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

            Think what the best approach could be... plan!

            Free hit gone? Current team? Chips you want in DGWs... All that matters.

            1. Pieterke30
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Still have FH and TC

              Patricio Guaita
              Doherty TAA Rob Bednarek AWB
              Salah Pogba Son Sané Redmond
              Auba Rash Batsh

              2 FT.

              Suppose I should prepare for DGW32 and FH in 31.

              Will see when we know more abt the DGWs schedule

              1. Pieterke30
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                And BB

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

                Well, you have 3 players in 31.

                I think a FH will gain you the most points.

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

                OR
                Manage gw 31 team with FT & try to maximize chips (FH & TC) in dgw's ??

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

                  This

                2. Pieterke30
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  But that would mean avoiding City players between 28 and 30 which sounds like a bad idea

                  1. TorresMagic™
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                    • 14 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Can't cover everything. Those with City players are already ahead.

          2. MTPockets
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Think I'd make transfers for the doubles (because generally the better teams), FH in 31 and hope for 33 (while trying to balance doublers between the like of mci who might not play in 33 vs Ars who will)

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

                31 and probably 33 are turning out to be rubbish. I wouldn't waste an FH on

                1. MTPockets
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    But if you don't have a wc?

                    1. Pieterke30
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 7 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      Yeah, that’s the thing here

          3. TorresMagic™
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            • 14 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Either write off the blank GWs a bit or carry less DGWers.

          4. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Keep good players that have a DGW32 , FH 31, cry in 33

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

              That's my plan. I don't think pulling my team apart for the blanks is worth it without a wildcard to fix it afterwards.

              1. Hotdogs for Tea
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Yip, the FH 32, WC 34 means you can plan for the blanks and fix the team in 34 ... down side is losing some good players in the few games before 31

          5. Majestic Chanka
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Is it just me or does this come across as quite aggressive?

            Have you tried coming up with a plan yourself!

            1. Pieterke30
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Just you apparently

          6. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Too early to say. Wait until after all the European fixtures this week. Assuming you have the other chips left (BB, TC, FH) then you need to make a choice:

            - Get in 15 DGWers before GW31. If you do this you can FH in GW31, TC in GW32 or GW35 and BB in GW GW32 or GW35

            - Get in as many SGWers for GW31 before GW31. If you do this you FH in GW32 then need to decide when to BB or TC (GW35 is an option for one of them).

            1. Pieterke30
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Yeah, thx man. First option sounds a bit tastier I think

        2. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Jacks are in the hat 🙂

        3. Debauchy
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Mayhem upon us. Just need a Chelsea win for Max

          1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            yes chelsea win needed

        4. GREEN IS GOOD
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          If Chelsea lose to Man Utd, Digne is essential.

          But only if you still own him.

          1. TorresMagic™
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            • 14 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Richo is more essential.

            1. GREEN IS GOOD
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Probably, but I only have Digne atm.

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

            Digne, Rich & Wally triple up. Will anyone not have them three?

            1. GREEN IS GOOD
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              The unholy trinity.

            2. Majestic Chanka
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Me, Everton suck!

          3. MTPockets
              5 years, 2 months ago

              the circle of fpl life

            • The Ejiptian King
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Everton's fixtures and form are awful but I guess at least they'd play.

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

            C'mon Chelsea!

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

              United victory needed 🙂
              Need some big hitters in gw 31

          5. Scotty B
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            So Palace & Wolves through.

            With just one the left what does this now mean for GW31 & 33?

            Article maybe?

            1. Hotdogs for Tea
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              No doubt

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

              One post, two questions.

              He's back!

            3. GREEN IS GOOD
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Carnage

            4. TorresMagic™
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              • 14 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2019/02/15/how-the-fa-cup-fifth-round-will-affect-fpl-blank-and-double-gameweeks/

              33 is still unknown. The FA Cup may be helpful when PL teams are paired against eachother.

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

                Cheers. So basically if already used WC load up asap on Liverpool, Leicester & Bournemouth and maybe West Ham & Newcastle may be safe too.

                TC 32
                FH 33
                BB 35

                1. TorresMagic™
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                  • 14 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Why FH in 33 as you'll have quite a few.

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

                    Will I? I'm getting confused lol.

                    FH in 32 then?

                    1. TorresMagic™
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                      • 14 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      Just relax until the articles and draw are out next week.

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

              It means you prepare for GW27, then 28 and so on...

          6. FPL Pillars
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Chelsea to lose and punish the Chelsea and Everton sellers!

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

            Any reason not to do Alonso to Pereira tonight just in case Pereira rises?

            1. TorresMagic™
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              • 14 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Another defender you own gets injured?

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

              United can beat Chelsea & Alonso will have a game in bgw31 ??

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

                No. Utd WILL beat Chelsea - let’s be positive bro

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

                  Hell yeah!!
                  😉

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

                Good point, thanks!

            3. Fpl Richie
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              He won't rise anyway will he?

            4. Hotdogs for Tea
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Are you that desperate for a .1 ?

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

            Haven’t done all the maths yet but with all top teams (besides pool) blanking in 31, why not just field 4-6 players and take the red arrow?

            All of us have had really poor gw ranks even while fielding 11, whose to say you can count on mid table players to be predictable in that 1 gw? May be best to just take the red arrow and better use the FH chip another week, once we know more

            1. TorresMagic™
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              • 14 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              GW33 is another issue.

            2. gaurava1216
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Who sets out to get a red arrow? ridiculous statement... not even bothering to read the rest

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

                Lol fair enough. Point is many will FH to get in say, Bournemouth and west ham attackers. However west ham have been very unpredictable and even though Bournemouth are at home, Newcastle are solid defensively.

            3. Mo Mané Mo Problems
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              I don’t get this red arrow stuff?

              This game is about points? Not arrows.

              You use your chips when you think they will gain you the most points. If your FH chip gains you 100 points on your non-FH team that week but you still get a red arrow, then you have absolutely won, because you have have cashed your chip for 100 points.

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

                I agree with OP. Why use chip on BGW where most teams will score 30-40 if that

            4. MTPockets
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Maybe not 4-6 but agree on the tactic. Think people are overestimating average players likely to be fielded that gw, and the relative impact of not putting out 11.

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

                  Exactly

              • Amey
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Yep.
                I'm also thinking same.
                8 player's minimum
                10 Maximum in gw 31

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

              No wc..
              With 2 hits, I can get this for 31:
              Boruc (Guita)
              Robbo Trent Pereira Chilwell Rice
              Salah Fanderson Fraser (Son Salah)
              Wilson (Auba Rash)

              Free hit 32, then use free transfers to navigate 33 and 35 (bb 35), how's it sound? Any better strategies for those without the wc?

              1. TorresMagic™
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                • 14 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Salah has a game.

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

                  Haha wrote Salah twice, meant to be Pogba 🙂
                  What do you think of the plan?

                  1. TorresMagic™
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                    • 14 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Looks a bit weak for BB35.

            6. Whats the Mata?
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              People wanting to FH in 32, which players exactly would you be targeting?
              Because as far as I see, most of them are template players right now and the remaining one's can be easily navigated through to gw32.
              Which gets us to gw31 now. Most of the dgw teams have amazing fixtures Gw28-gw30. Would you really like to replace them with players from WestHam, Bou and Leicester just to navigate the blank gw31. This makes FH a great week to be played in gw31, giving the added advantage of having TC played in dgw32, rather than a single gw.

              1. TorresMagic™
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                • 14 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                GW33 is also a blank.

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

                I don't have TC chil left.
                Don't think teams playing in gw 31 deserve FH.
                Will replace bench player's to one's playing in gw31,FH 32, 33 will be easier & WC 34, BB35

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

                  Chip*

              3. MTPockets
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Which of the dgw teams that you'd be targetting have amazing 28-30 fixtures (except mci/mun)?
                  (ok there's Brighton and Cardiff, but I'm assuming your dgw plans don't centre on them)

                  1. Whats the Mata?
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 9 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Triple City(Sterling, Kun, Laporte) and Double United (Pogba, Rashford) themselves make 5 among them

                    Added to which a potential double up on Brighton (Ryan, Duffy), Chelsea players if they win against United, Son(Arsenal, Chelsea and Southampton) are all leaky defenses and wouldn't lose him anyway.

                    There you go.

                    1. MTPockets
                        5 years, 2 months ago

                        Chelsea's still an unknown, so mci/mun + Brighton + Son.
                        That's not most of the dgw teams, and seems as manageable as alternative strategy

                  2. WE ARE RANGERS
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Would you really want to use your free hit on players from West Ham, Bou and Leicester?

                    I think there is an argument both ways but players from Lei and west Ham have good fixs up to 31, Newcastle too.
                    Bou, New, Lei all have great fixs GW33 too before the WC is unleashed in 34

                    But I already have 6 (3 pool, fab, perreira and puncheon) so I guess I am in a good position.
                    Also you have save 2 frees up to 31 so you do not need to "carry" those players up to GW31

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

                      Agreed

                    2. Whats the Mata?
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 9 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      But then would tpu abandon in form City, United and Wolves players to get players from Lei, Westham and New?
                      Especially the attackers?

                    3. mixology
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 11 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      Agree.Tried to explain that above. Entirely possible that Burnley, Huddersfield, and Newcastle get a good result against those sides

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

                    I'm on your side with this, though don't forget about 33.

                    Really, I just love that there's a genuine debate to be had and the answer isn't obvious

                    1. Whats the Mata?
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 9 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      Yeah all this assuming the 33 blank can be navigated with 2-3 transfers.

                  4. GREEN IS GOOD
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    You can save 2fts just for GW31. And bring in cheap Leic defenders etc before then.

                  5. Do I Not Like Orange
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    I want at least a few out of Hazard, Higuain, Auba, Sterling. These players aren't easy to get in my current team structure. I'd also have no qualms losing an expensive player like Robbo at home to Spurs to help fund these moves, but again, wouldn't want to lose him in the longer term.

                  6. Hotdogs for Tea
                    • 8 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    We don’t know which teams will have a double in GW32, therefore it is tricky to plan for it

                  7. Ajax Hamsterdam
                    • 9 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    need paracetamol

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

                      + alcohol

                  8. Hotdogs for Tea
                    • 8 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Build your bench first with players that have games in 31 & 33 (should have been doing this already), hold a decent 11 through 28, 29, 30, go into 31 with 2 free transfers and a few hits if necessary ... easy if you then FH in 32 and WC the rubbish out in 34 🙂

                • Barca_Rover
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Will GW 33 also be blank one ? (albeit of a lesser magnitude)

                  1. TorresMagic™
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                    • 14 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    yes

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

                      That then looms as the largest stumbling block imo ... your chip usage in GW31/32 also needs to factor in 33 .. phew

                • Deulofail
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Issues with my plan to use FH in GW31:

                  1) GW33
                  2) GW32 fixture confirmation
                  3) Currently owning dodgy players which fit the strategy: Sane, Martial, Aubameyang, Solanke and maybe Doherty and Digne. (Alongside hopefully decent options in Rashford, Pogba and Patricio).

                  Feels like a team set-up for this strategy (by design), but could end up being a trap if the dodginess is confirmed, having not been efficiently dealt with. Hmm, 6 free transfers before GW32 should be enough for me though, I hope.

                  Anybody in better shape for FH in GW31 strategy than this?

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

                    (Solanke only "fits the strategy" in that he has a good, confirmed, fixture in GW27 and 33, but is cheap enough to be benched in GW32 while I use TC on Duffy rather than BB 😀 )

                  2. TorresMagic™
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                    • 14 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    I have 3 GW31 players (Fab, Anderson, Salah) if Chelsea win.

                    1. TorresMagic™
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                      • 14 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      4 with Schindler.

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

                    2) is the issue isn't it

                    Worst case - the fixtures aren't confirmed until after 31 & the free transfers you've used are on players who's double ends up in 35 instead of 32

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

                      the big issue*

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

                      And in 5 years' time, the people of FFS won't believe you had a 50/50 call which decided your fate to finish either top 5k or 1m in the 18/19 season 🙁 Despair

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

                        Ha ha

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

                        😆 fine margins between those k's and m's

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

                      😀
                      Will be very harsh on people if this happens again like last year.
                      Hence using FH in dgw.
                      Doing all the transfer's after press, handpicked 11 dgw players 😮
                      Can't wait for gw 32

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

                        Agreed let's just pretend 31 and 33 don't even exist

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

                          😀

                  4. THFC4LIFE
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    I have 4 gw31 players atm (if Chelsea win) torn between FH31 or using transfers to get 8/9 players out and use FH32.

                    Another strategy could be to Wildcard in 30, FH in 31 and BB in 32 but it’s very risky

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

                      I have 5 I think. The other issue would be the sales of players we rely on for GW32, such as United, Wolves, City, Arsenal assets, by the masses. Weakens our WCs if our selling values are going down while most active managers' are going up.

                      If you only have 4 then perhaps, FH in GW31 is for you, but of course it depends on the players you have and want.

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

                    Hello mate 🙂
                    I'm not eligible to reply as going to FH in gw32.

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

                      And yet...
                      smh 😉

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

                        Wanted to say hello 😉

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

                          Hi!

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

                            🙂

                  6. Hotdogs for Tea
                    • 8 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    I have 6 for 31 at the moment ... plus 2 Chelsea & Hamer

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

                      So 6 plus 2 Chelsea then 😉

                • gaurava1216
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Regardless if Chelsea win or lose tomorrow they will most likely have a DGW in 32... A loss would mean no blank in 31 with a DGW in 32... I think I ll support united tomorrow.

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

                    Exactly 😉

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

                    why?
                    If they lose, they can't have a DGW32 right?

                    Or do you mean the fixture against Brighton? They are also in the QF of FA cup so they would have a DGW of their own (vs Cardiff)

                • Scotty B
                  • 11 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Best striker to get in under 7m besides Jimenez?

                  1. TorresMagic™
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                    • 14 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    The one below Jim on the watchlist.

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

                      Jim Beam 🙂

                  2. Whats the Mata?
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 9 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Arnie

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

                    Barnes

                  4. The Ejiptian King
                    • 5 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    I'm considering Rash to Arnie at some point and hoping he doesn't get injured as soon as I put him in like he has every other time. Otherwise gonna wait closer to 30 and get Wilson or King.

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

                    The one that's impossible to ignore of course

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

                      Rondon?

                • Sim Simma
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  I see Doherty got an assist and CS before his injury. Was it a bad injury ?

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

                    Just a knock apparently but wait for more info

                    1. Niho992
                      • 5 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      "Just a knock" are always serious. Expect him to miss next game.

                • THFC4LIFE
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  2ft’s and not a clue what to do with them.... thoughts?

                  Fabianksi Hamer
                  Robertson Digne Doherty Kolasinac AWB
                  Salah Sterling Pogba Son Hojbjerg
                  Firmino Rashford Jimenez

                  1.2m to play with

                  Cheers all

                  1. TorresMagic™
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                    • 14 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Digne out most likely.

                    1. THFC4LIFE
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                      • 7 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      Pereira?

                      1. TorresMagic™
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                        • 14 Years
                        5 years, 2 months ago

                        Read the article 🙂

                  2. gaurava1216
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 8 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Fab- Robbo- salah- bobby 4 31's you got
                    wait for tomorrow on Digne if Chelsea win i would:
                    I would probably do Hojberg and Digne for Chillwell and playing 31and 33 mid.... Money won't be an issue by the time you don't building 31 team- so don't need the fodder value.

                • Niho992
                  • 5 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Is 7-8 players for gw 31 enough ?

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

                    Should be

                  2. TorresMagic™
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                    • 14 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    If they are good players.

                  3. The Ejiptian King
                    • 5 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Depends on how many points they score.

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

                    Yep
                    3 pool
                    2 WH
                    1 Leister
                    1 Burnley
                    1 New
                    This is my plan

                    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
                      • 9 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      will you get rid of your wolves players ? i m losing so much value if i do i wouldnt be able to buy them back

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

                        IF Chelsea goes through next round I'd bin:
                        Kiko
                        Awb
                        Jota
                        Kamara + 1.3m itb

                        & Get Barnes,Brooks, Newcastle Defender.

                        IF Chelsea goes out (most probably 😉 )
                        It's easy to bin Auba too !!

                        What do you think about this ??

                        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
                          • 9 Years
                          5 years, 2 months ago

                          sorry for late reply. looks good yes

                    2. Niho992
                      • 5 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      Already have 2 Pool and Pereira. This week i will bring Dubravka instead Ederson and thats 4 and i will have 4 FT for GW 31 and i will probably take one hit so thats 8 or 9...

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

                        Great 🙂

                  5. Epic Fail
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 13 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    No, you need 9.

                  6. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
                    • 6 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    its a gamble .3 liverpool and atleast 2 whu i would say mustneeded.Getting more players can give u a better chance of thea lottery .Say for example if bournemouth newcastle is a 3-2 or 4-3 having 3 attackers in that game could be fruitful

                • jimmyabs1987
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  So is it best to try and get Wolves, Utd etc out of our team up to GW31 or just try and find a way around it as utilise the DGW? Clearly everyone plays the same amount of games in the end..
                  Is a TC chip better for DGW or blank? I don’t have wilcard or BB so freehit and TC

                  1. gaurava1216
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 8 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    good luck to you with no WC and BB

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

                    IF you can field 7-8 good players in gw 31, I'd suggest to use FH & TC in both dgw's to maximize the chip potential (IMO it's good to use them in dgw)

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

                    Your season is finished.

                    1. jimmyabs1987
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 6 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      How helpful this feedback is...

                • Bruno Bruno!!
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Here is my 7 man squad for 31

                  Fabianski
                  VanDijk
                  Anderson Mane Salah Fraser
                  Arnautovic

                  1. TorresMagic™
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                    • 14 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Fantastic!

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

                    Let me try with my team:

                    Fabs
                    Robbo, Pereira, Yedlin
                    Salah,mane,brooks
                    Barnes

                • lappingitup
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Most sensible option must be to load up with players blanking in 31 and then free hit

                  Leaving a huge DGW32?

                  1. TorresMagic™
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                    • 14 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Only if you score well in GWs 27-30

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

                    Wait to see what the DGW matches are. If City United happens then it may feel less enticing - especially if United continue to rotate.

                    You also need to factor in 33 which could turn into a massive fail on your strategy.

                  3. DA Minnion (Former great)
                    • 11 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    But then you're back to the players you had in 31 for 33.Will that work?

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

                      Write off game weeks anyway

                • rowdog24
                  • 5 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  If I have all chips remaining what should my strategy be? Prepare for DGW32 between now and then through transfers, playing free hit in BGW31?

                  1. TorresMagic™
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                    • 14 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    GW33 will be ugly.

                    1. rowdog24
                      • 5 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      Can I not just WC in 33?

                      1. TorresMagic™
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                        • 14 Years
                        5 years, 2 months ago

                        DGW35 will be ugly.

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

                          Beauty is in the eye of the chipholder

                        2. rowdog24
                          • 5 Years
                          5 years, 2 months ago

                          TC in DGW35 😉

                    2. The 12th Man
                      • 10 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      Surely we will find out who plays in 33 a couple of weeks before and we know now who is guaranteed a game in 33. Arsenal,Bournemouth,Etc.
                      So 33 still could be prepared for even if a FH was used in 31.

                    3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
                      • 6 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      not really atm.Fa cup quarter final fixtures needed.Can see 3 blanks not more with City vs cardiff and wolves vs utd most likely..No one cares about watford fulham anyway which is an irrelevant blank and newcastle palace.If brighton for example get city next round spurs could be safe of a blank too .fa cup Draw is key

                  2. Epic Fail
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 13 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    There is more than 1 strategy with no right answer.

                    You could free hit in 32 and just field a few less in 31.

                • The 12th Man
                  • 10 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  As it stands I have Fabianski,Robertson,TAA,Periera and Salah for GW31.
                  Plus 5 guaranteed for 33 (replace Fabianski with Aubamayang on the above list)
                  * 5 free transfers available between now and 31 means I can get 10 out in 31.

                  However, what it does mean if FH in 32 is transferring in players early for the blanks and not necessarily the ones I want.
                  E.g. I have to choose one of Barnes,Rondon or King as my Kamara replacement this week instead of my intended Kamara > Jimenez plan.

                  Also kind of ties one down to Aubamayang as well and not going with Aguero down the line.
                  Where as using FH in 31 allows one to bring any player of choice up to 31 such as City and Chelsea assets.

                  1. MTPockets
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      Would look at 32 (assuming 31 blanks go to 32) and pencil in your ideal dgw team.
                      If for example you currently had 3x mci, 3x mun, 2x wol, 1x bha then that's potentially a good reason to FH in 31.
                      Otherwise it's less appealing.

                      1. The 12th Man
                        • 10 Years
                        5 years, 2 months ago

                        As it stands I have 2 United,2 Wolves,1 Brighton,1Palace,1 Spurs, Kamara and Hamer.

                        Just feels wrong compromising GWs 27 to 30 potential for a DGW in 32 when FH could be played in 31 and just have these unfashionable players in just for one 1 week.

                        1. MTPockets
                            5 years, 2 months ago

                            Yeah have to weigh it up. Everyone including me has a bias due to their current squad.

                    • Pilgrim62
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 7 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      For those who are planning TC in GW32. Do you know who?

                      1. The 12th Man
                        • 10 Years
                        5 years, 2 months ago

                        Sane

                      2. Epic Fail
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 13 Years
                        5 years, 2 months ago

                        Presumably whoever they would give the normal captaincy. Shouldn't chance the player by using the TC.

                      3. The 12th Man
                        • 10 Years
                        5 years, 2 months ago

                        Oh, sorry thought you said 25.

                      4. Karan14
                        • 8 Years
                        5 years, 2 months ago

                        Hazard & Auba could have really good fixtures.

                      5. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
                        • 6 Years
                        5 years, 2 months ago

                        hazard auba kane son .Really good options

                    • Numb
                      • 9 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      Hold on, aren’t Leicester rubbish?

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

                        Awful.

                    • JRO093
                      • 7 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      To all the FH31’ers - which specific 32 dgw teams are you targeting?

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

                        Similar to the template now I would think

                      2. Karan14
                        • 8 Years
                        5 years, 2 months ago

                        Arsenal, United, City, & Chelsea for the premium players.

                        Brighton & Wolves will provide cheaper options.

                    • Karan14
                      • 8 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      Have 7 confirmed blankers + Digne, Kamara & Button.

                      3 Pool + Fabianski confirmed starters for GW31.

                      Hazard left.

                      Is FH31 my best option?

                      1. TorresMagic™
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                        • 14 Years
                        5 years, 2 months ago

                        I have less than you and still might FH32.

                        1. Karan14
                          • 8 Years
                          5 years, 2 months ago

                          How do you plan to go about GW31 then?

                          1. TorresMagic™
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                            • 14 Years
                            5 years, 2 months ago

                            Bring some in. Won't have 11, take some hits.

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

                            I have Salah only basically. Not bothered about fielding big numbers in rubbish GW

                    • FCSB
                      • 8 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      So assuming Man Utd beat Chelsea, how many GW31 players are people currently sitting with today?

                      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
                        • 6 Years
                        5 years, 2 months ago

                        4 if not 3

                      2. TorresMagic™
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                        • 14 Years
                        5 years, 2 months ago

                        6, expect Chelsea win.