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FPL Question Time – Consult our panel ahead of Gameweek 30

After a short absence, Fantasy Premier League Question Time is back for another instalment ahead of Gameweek 30.

The quick turnaround between recent rounds of matches has made it hard for us to bring you opinion on the latest talking points.

But with one Gameweek left before the Blank in Gameweek 31, it’s time to re-assemble our panel.

Who’s on the panel this week?

Always Cheating‘s Josh and Brandon – Both halves of the USA’s most popular FPL podcast.

FPL Family – Husband and wife team of Lee and Sam, with popular YouTube channel and a long list of FPL Show appearances.

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

    est option:

    a) Fraser (+Smith/Clyne in GW 31+33)
    b) Brooks (+Pereira in GW 31+33)
    c) H.Barnes (+Chilwell in GW 31+33) (have Vardy)

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

      *Best

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

      B with Maguire

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

        Unless Rodgers uses Pereira OOP

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

      Can’t answer this question until the games have played today as I’d like to say Barnes but can’t until we see Rodgers plans.

    4. XABI 15
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Wait and see how Rodgers plays. I am in a similar boat comparing which of Barnes/Brooks to get etc.

      But for now I would go B

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

    The rice tasted good last night. So good.

    But now I feel unwell.

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

      A Hazard not to mention a Salah headache coming....

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

      Mouthwash, and go to a sexual health clinic and get tested.

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

    17(-4) with Hazard(c), Deeney, Salah and Robertson to go.

    Cmon, boys!

    1. XABI 15
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      11 (22), 6, 8, 11

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

        Good enough!

    2. Midlands Saint73
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hoping for Robbi no show so I can get WB points off bench.

  4. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    People with both jiminez and Rashford...
    Who are you getting rid of and who are you going to keep ?

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

      Getting rid of Rashford, Jimenez has great fixtures in gw 34-37 plus dgw in gw 32. Lot of value tied up in him aswell as Rashford but easier to get rid of Rashford as he is more expensive

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

      Are you fh32, wc34. What about waiting a week, getting rid of both

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I want King this week..

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

          Tough call. I'd think of keeping Jimi. Less competition.

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

      Most likely selling Jimenez first, not sure about Rashford yet.

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

    VVD 2 goals last game, confidence must be sky high. Go on my son Virgil and score a hatty

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

      This made me chuckle 😆

      Imagine if he does! Scenes!

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

      All assisted by Origi

    3. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Everton are hopeless at set pieces so it wouldn’t surprise me to see him score again today

  6. XABI 15
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Seems a bit knee jerky but Anderson to Barnes this week?

    Allows me to do Kamara to King (and keep Jimenez). Or could just do both for a -4?

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

      probably best to wait and see what Rodgers does with Barnes

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

    I’m free hitting in gw31 and creating a team of hammers, cherries and scousers. What say y’all?

    1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Do it’s.

    2. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Plan for GW32?

    3. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Plan for GW33?

  8. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Name: Dave.

    Question: Why I only have four points from six players.

    Answer: Paul Pogba.

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      😆

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

      🙂

      Some have Auba as well!

    3. easy_conners
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I was one of those. Had the C on Pogba and Auba on the field to. Yuk!

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

    2ft

    rashford and son -> mane and king?

    after the liverpool game ofcourse

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

      Still not sure about King. Wilson back soon? Brooks back too meaning King perhaps dropped? He's played a lot of football recently covering these injured players.

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

      Wait until later in week for King/Wilson to see what Howes says

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

    How did the Wolves rotation rumour break before yesterday's game? Is there a Twitter account we should follow for further confirmed rumours like this?

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

      Wolves ITK

    2. XABI 15
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      follow the Wolves fan forum. They have been pretty good this season predicting both of Dohertys benchings.

      Warning that they might ring the changes next week too before Chelsea... again according to the forum.

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

      Wolves forum I believe

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

      Following FFS is enough 😉 need to sort the wheat from the chaff though

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

      It was a tough call anyway. Even though I heard of Doherty being benched I was still happy to start him. He is the sort of player who could come on and get something. Just look at Az this week - he has Jota sat on his bench with 11 points! He obviously thought he might miss out.

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

        Thanks all

  11. Fantasy Gold
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Wilson should be back next weekend judging by Howe’s comments.

    Might be worth picking him up instead of JKing

    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hasn't he been almost back for a while

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

      Feel King is safer...

    3. XABI 15
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      one to watch for sure. When both fit is Wilson defo the better pick? in these smaller gameweeks I think the value of having a pen taker is a tasty benefit

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

      Same dilemma.
      He's so injury prone though. Want Wilson/King till gw 33
      Confusing tbh.
      King has pens as slight advantage

  12. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Currently 8 players for GW31 (planning FH32 and WC34). Issue is I have 3 Wolves (Jimi, Jota and Doherty). They have good fixtures and a double after the blank so who would you hold onto? I have the most valued ties up in Doherty so thinking of ditching either just Jota or Jimi and Jota. What would you do?

    1FT 1.0itb
    Fab
    Robbo, TAA, Pereira, Luiz
    Salah (v), Sterling (C), Pogba, Jota
    Jimi, Higuaín
    (Hamer) (Barnes, Doherty, JWP)

    Cheers

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

      How does WOL having a double down the road matter if you FH in 32?

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Sorry didn’t word it well. I meant it’s a complicated situation as they have a double and good fixtures but was planning to FH in 32 so not sure which to hold onto

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

      Definitely sell Jota imo.
      Jota to Leister mid
      Jwp to Brooks

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks mate. Tbh I didn’t even think about selling JWP

  13. Bonus magnet
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    de Bruyne+Son+Llorente-> Hazard+Maddison+King (-8)

    worth it?

    1. XABI 15
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      i dont normally like -8s. but that should immediately reap the rewards. 3 nailed starters with no blanks so for 31 you are getting 2x3 more points so its a -2.

      Go for it

    2. Dave Bauer
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I hate Hazard as an fpl option, but otherwise this is a great move IMO.

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

        Hate one of the highest scoring players in the game?

        1. Dave Bauer
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Yes because he has scored every single one of those points when I haven’t had him and done nothing when in my team.

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

      Yes

    4. Bonus magnet
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      thanks all, looks unanimous.. ;let me press the button

  14. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Doherty+Son >> Robbo/VVD/TAA+Maddison for free? Building for 31 also

    Fabianski
    Doherty • Schar • Kolasinac
    Salah(C) • Mané • Son • Almirón • FAnderson
    Aguero • Vardy
    (Button / Digne / Bednarek / Kamara)

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

      Lola and doh to Liverpool def + Luis?
      Do Son next week?

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Not possibly sadly

  15. hjalmarekdal
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    What's up with Arnie? Why didn't he start yesterday? May getting King in this week instead of Arnie now...

    1. XABI 15
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      wining formula I guess, Hernandez looked lively

  16. XABI 15
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Would you rather have.

    King - hud, NEW, lei, BUR, bri, FUL
    Jimenez - che, - , bur+MUN, - , sou, double

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

      King

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

      King looks sooo much better on fixture but jiminez can punish against almost any team

    3. XABI 15
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I remeber last couple of seasons around this time of year Bournemouth turn it on and King is a major reason. Hopefully with those fixtures they do the same again

  17. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Planning to do Shaw, Rashford -> Ake, King

    Ryan
    Shaw Robbo Pereira
    Pogba Salah Maddison Sterling
    Vardy(C) Jimi Rash

    Foster Camarasa Doherty Bednarek

    (A) Pogba -> Mane (-4)?
    (B) Camarasa on for Jimi?

  18. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Manu and Wolves the only 2 teams we know will have A dgw GW 32?

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

      They're the only two officially announced. There will likely be more but we won't have confirmation until after GW31 (during international break I think?).

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

    Seven straight red arrows from 5k to 60k.....

    Top 10k still possible?

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

      Definitely still possible.

      I went from 39k to 250k in 6 weeks.

      If you can fall that quickly, you can always gain just as quick. For me, I’m aiming to get back to 39k over the next 6 weeks and then push on from there.

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

        It’s just annoying because it seems like I can’t turn it around 😛
        Did you start to climb already or still dropping?

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

          Actually I went from 39k to 298k in 5 weeks.

          Last week climbed 50k places and got to 250K. Hoping to get another green this week and climb out of the 200K section.

          Keep your chin up, you can always climb as fast as you fell.

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

            Cheers pal. GL with your comeback as well

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

      absolutely if you got chips intact

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

        Yeah, will be interesting to see how 31-33 plays out

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

        Not so sure that will be enough.
        https://www.livefpl.net/figs

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

          short memory with your TC rank gain?

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

      yep, still possible. I've had a similar drop and will be green from here on in.

  20. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Best player in EPL this year ?

    1. XABI 15
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Salah, Sterling or Aguero. But saying that i think VVD has been the MVP

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Robertson by a country mile

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

      Jiminez gets the underdog vote from me. Wolves have been great this season. I think many have even forgot they only got promoted last season.

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

      B Silva/VVD

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

      VVD for me. The blokes been unreal.

  21. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    In FPL terms Man City are a bit of a disaster without Fernandinho:

    L 2-3
    L 1-2
    W 1-0
    W 1-0

    Sterling, Sané & Kun have a combined 2 attacking returns between them in the games he hasn’t started

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

    Liverpool: Alisson, Robbo, Salah
    West Ham: F. Anderson, Balbuena
    Newcastle: Rondón
    Leicester: Pereira
    Huddersfield: Puncheon

    Here's my GW31 team right now. How many more players minimum should I have for BGW? Puncheon is unlikely to feature, so that leaves me with 7.

    1. XABI 15
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      get some Bournemouth attackers

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

        With their current form?

        1. XABI 15
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          look at their fixtures

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

            I know, but I don't know if I trust BOU assets to deliver.

            1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Remember if you have a blank spot in GW31 & GW33 it is effectively a free hit to transfer a player in

              2 x 2 points in 31 & 33 covers the 4 points so no excuse not to be fielding 11 in both 31 & 33

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

                Only true if you have a wildcard.

                I think if you taking the FH32 approach, you need to keep a 4/5 potential DGW35ers.

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

                  *if you don’t have a wildcard.

                2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                  • 14 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  If you still have chips yes assuming FH32 & WC34

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

                    Do have WC still, and planning on that strategy. Considered other strategies, but had three Liverpool players already several weeks back, as well as Balbuena and Puncheon, so that decided which strategy to use.

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

                      Puncheon will likely not feature though, so that was a blow for the GW31 planning.

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

                That's true of course – didn't think of it that way. Would mean a -4 two weeks in a row though. Can only hope I don't get punished by mini league rivals in GW 30.

  23. EMERGING STAR
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Any GW32 games to be confirmed?

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

      Yes, lots. Probably.

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

    Would appreciate some feedback on transfer plans. So far off the pace that i’m trying to keep hold of my chips for bigger potential DGWs at the very end of the season (still have WC, FH, TC and BB)

    GW30: Hamer > Fabianski
    Ederson, AWB, Digne, TAA, Salah, Pogba, B Silva, Anderson, Jimenez, Higuaín, Barnes. Subs: Fabianski, Hayden, Shaw, Doherty.

    GW31: B Silva > Mane, AWB > Taylor
    Fabianski, Taylor, TAA, Digne, Mane, Salah, Anderson, Hayden, Barnes, Higuaín. Subs: Ederson, Jimenez, Pogba, Shaw, Doherty (field 10)

    GW32: Salah > Jota, Barnes > Lukaku
    Ederson, Doherty, Shaw, TAA, Pogba, Jota, Anderson, Mane, Jimenez, Lukaku, Higuaín. Subs: Fabianski, Hayden, Taylor, Digne.

    Then will probably wildcard in GW33, especially if this has not gone well.

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

      why you want to hold onto all of your chips....32 is certain to be the biggest DGW, and you can only play 1 chip in a GW

      like the teams your going for though, a bit different from most I've seen here

  25. BEEZUS
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Plan to FH in 32 and WC in 34.

    Stick or twist with Jimenez?

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

      Twist to who when?

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

    How has Almiron looked? Worth bringing him in over Fraser/Brooks?

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hasnt looked terrible by may stretch, runs around A LOT and is very high energy

      I’d prefer BOU guys though, Almirons start bodes well for next year after he has a pre season under his belt & has a bit more PL experience

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

        Thanks!

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

      MLS player playing for Newcastle. See West Ham result

  27. Unimaginative
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Is Always Cheating actually the "USA’s most popular FPL podcast"? Curious as to where you can get this sort of data.
    Thanks

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

      From number of downloads presumably.

  28. adr3nalin
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Can anyone please point me to an article/website where I can have a decent look at upcoming blanks/doubles yet to be confirmed etc. ? Pleeeeeasseee... I need to W/C sooner than later and need to obvs keep an eye on this...

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

    DM'ed the leicester ITK 'Sean from Enderby' regarding any changes to the starting line up today

    His response below for anyone interested:

    "Hearing it's unchanged but Maddison has a fitness issue so u might see him left out"

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

      Good info from a reliable source. As much as Sean seems a bit mad from his tweets, he's the best ITK in the game right now.

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

      not what I wanted to hear

  30. FPL AXE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Remind me, when I play free hit chip, does it wipe out any rolled free transfers so that you'll only ever get 1 free transfers the week after playing your FH chip?

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

      Correct

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

      Unfortunately this is correct.