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The Digest: Wilson’s flat-track bully tag appeals for Blank Gameweek 31

Our regular analysis of a player, team and discussion point that attracted our interest in the previous weekend’s matches returns ahead of Blank Gameweek 31.

As there are only five Premier League fixtures being contested in Gameweek 31, we have focused on those players and teams that don’t blank this coming weekend.

We also look at the importance of team value at the business end of the season.

The Player – Callum Wilson

Callum Wilson (£6.4m) has timed his return to fitness nicely.

The mid-priced Fantasy Premier League forward played for the first time since Gameweek 23 on Saturday, scoring a goal and setting up another in Bournemouth’s 2-0 win over Huddersfield Town.

With the Cherries enjoying an excellent run of fixtures over the next six Gameweeks and indeed being one of only two clubs to be at home in both Gameweeks 31 and 33 (the other being Everton, who face Chelsea and Arsenal), Wilson is a fresh name to add into the FPL forward mix in the short-to-medium term, at least.

Wilson has played three Premier League matches in 2019 and scored in all of them.

In the three games that Wilson has started this calendar year, Bournemouth are unbeaten and have scored seven goals.

We highlighted in last week’s Digest how much more potent Eddie Howe’s side are with Joshua King (£6.5m), Ryan Fraser (£6.2m), David Brooks (£5.1m) and Wilson in the side and that trend continued at the weekend against an admittedly limited Huddersfield team.

Wilson’s own individual record against sides outside of the “big six” this season is even more encouraging, given that the Cherries avoid the two Manchester clubs, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Spurs between Gameweeks 31 and 36.

All but two of Wilson’s 20 attacking returns this season have come against the sides outside of the top six.

Wilson’s record against the “also-rans” of the Premier League in 2018/19 reads as follows:

Played16
Started15
Goals9
Assists9
Blanks5

Wilson has only blanked twice in nine home matches against non-big six sides. The Bournemouth striker has four goals and six assists in the other seven fixtures.

Wilson’s underlying stats weren’t great on Saturday – two shots on goal, one key pass – but his own attacking KPIs away from home mirror Bournemouth’s struggles on the road.

The England forward averages a chance every 33.2 minutes at the Vitality Stadium, compared to one every 50.5 minutes in away fixtures.

Wilson’s rate of shots in the box, efforts on target and key passes are also significantly superior on home soil, too – relevant statistics particularly for those Fantasy managers looking at acquiring Wilson initially only for Gameweeks 31 and 33 (and perhaps playing their Free Hit/Wildcard in Gameweeks 32 and 34).

The Team – Fulham

Many of the clubs in Premier League action this weekend have been the primary focus of our Gameweek 30 Scout Notes over the past couple of days.

One team who, for obvious reasons, haven’t quite been devoted the same amount of column inches is Fulham.

The Cottagers are by some distance the least-represented top-flight club among the leading Fantasy managers of 2018/19: there were, on average, only 0.07 Fulham players in the squads of the top 10,000 FPL bosses as of Gameweek 30.

Indeed, Fulham’s most-owned player in the top 10k is bench fodder option Aboubakar Kamara (£4.5m) – who departed for Turkish side Yeni Malatysapor in a loan move in January.

A brief analysis of Fulham is not so much taken with an eye on their own Fantasy assets ahead of Gameweek 31 but rather with a focus on how their weaknesses could be exploited by Liverpool this weekend.

While he has lost both of his matches in charge of the Cottagers, Scott Parker has at least got a reaction out of the players that looked so meek in the final weeks of Claudio Ranieri’s reign.

The battling second-half displays against Chelsea and Leicester City in Gameweeks 29 and 30 are a testament to Parker’s ability to instil a bit of pride in his Championship-bound squad, but the same failings seem to remain.

Fulham have shipped five goals with Parker at the helm, while no Premier League club has allowed more attempts on goal, shots in the box or efforts on target than the west London side over the last two Gameweeks.

While Opta deem that Fulham allowed only a combined four “big chances” in the matches against Chelsea and Leicester, there were plenty of other scares and near-misses during those games for the statistic to be taken with a pinch of salt.

Jamie Vardy (£9.0m), for instance, twice broke free of the Fulham backline in the first half on Saturday and looked poised to score before desperate, last-ditch interventions from Havard Nordtveit (£4.5m) and Joe Bryan (£4.8m) thwarted the Leicester striker. Those two situations weren’t classed as “big chances” by our data compilers.

Also encouraging for owners of Liverpool assets would be how often Leicester, under the guidance of new manager Brendan Rodgers, caught out the Cottagers with a high press in that opening 45 minutes and how much space Parker’s side left in between defence and goalkeeper.

Jurgen Klopp’s “gegenpress” would seem ideally suited to exploit this weakness and it might be that the Liverpool manager decides to adopt the same attacking 4-2-3-1 that Rodgers used at the King Power Stadium on Saturday to exact more pressure on the fragile Fulham back four.

The Cottagers have lost possession on more occasions than any other Premier League side over the last two Gameweeks, seeing only 41.1% of the ball. Two of the goals that Parker’s troops conceded against the Foxes came from their own errors.

Another observation to share is how much of a weakness Denis Odoi (£4.4m) looks at right-back.

While Bryan played well and largely nullified the threat of Demarai Gray (£5.4m), Odoi had a nightmare up against the promising but still raw Harvey Barnes (£5.5m) down Leicester’s left.

Parker’s decision to play a left-winger – be it Ryan Sessegnon (£6.0m) or Ryan Babel (£5.5m) – on the right flank has often left Odoi exposed, too, such is their relative inexperience in that role or their proclivity to cut infield.

Parker has the option of recalling Cyrus Christie (£4.2m) at right-back, of course, but that position has been a problem for Fulham all season: the Cottagers have conceded more chances from their right flank than they have from the central and left zones in 2018/19, while no club has allowed more opportunities to be created from their right wing than Fulham this calendar year.

Sadio Mane (£9.9m) and Andrew Robertson (£6.9m) might have a field day down Liverpool’s left, then, when the Reds visit Craven Cottage on Sunday.

Offensively, Fulham have scored in five of their last six home matches.

Under Parker, they sit in the bottom seven for big chances created, shots in the box and overall goal attempts, though have indeed registered the same amount of efforts on target as Liverpool over the last two Gameweeks.

Certainly, there would seem more chance of Fulham scoring against Klopp’s side than keeping a clean sheet: the Cottagers are the only Premier League side without a shut-out in 2019 and have conceded two or more goals in each of their last ten top-flight fixtures.

The Talking Point – Team Value

A significant proportion of Fantasy managers face something of a crossroads as we approach Blank Gameweek 31.

Those FPL bosses who are not deploying their Free Hit chip this weekend may have a bit of dilemma regarding the players they have value tied up in.

The likes of Paul Pogba, Marcus Rashford, Matt Doherty and Raul Jimenez are all without a Premier League fixture in both Gameweeks 31 and 33, while Manchester City assets such as Sergio Aguero are only a win over Swansea City away from doing likewise (Pep Guardiola’s side are assured of a blank this weekend, of course).

What those five players above have in common is that they have all risen in cost considerably, either from their starting price back in August or from a mid-season low.

Jimenez had jumped from £5.5m to £6.9m, Pogba from £7.8m to £9.0m and Doherty from £4.4m to £5.5m.

All three of those players have begun to come down in price over the last week or so, while Rashford, who had leapt from £6.7m to a high of £7.8m, has done likewise.

Fantasy managers who own one or more of the above may now face a choice between cashing in their valuable assets in order to acquire players with fixtures in the Blank Gameweeks or retaining their services in order to maintain team value ahead of the Gameweeks in which they plan to use their Free Hit and second Wildcard – if they still have those chips, of course.

The question has to be asked: do FPL bosses want the likes of Pogba and Doherty back, if sold?

The answer might well be yes, as both Wolves and Manchester United will enjoy two Double Gameweeks.

For the ‘Free Hit in Gameweek 32/Wildcard in Gameweek 34’ brigade, re-obtaining Pogba, Jimenez et al will be straightforward enough in that hits won’t have to be taken – but team value will have been damaged as a result of any sales ahead of Gameweek 31.

Retaining a decent team value has to be of some importance for the Double Gameweeks ahead, particularly as the rearranged fixtures have still to be announced and we don’t yet know how many premium assets we will covet when these doubles finally roll around.

There are always options, however.

Taking a £0.5m loss on Doherty, for example, might make a Fantasy manager unable to bring the Irish wing-back in, should their transfer budget be stretched to the limit.

Would Jonny (£4.3m) be such an awful alternative for the Double Gameweeks and remaining fixtures, however, given that Doherty hasn’t banked a double-digit haul since Gameweek 8 and has only averaged 2.86 points per match since?

Another factor to consider is how busy a month Wolves and in particular Manchester United might have.

Should Wolves prevail in their FA Cup quarter-final, would Nuno Espirito Santo rest some of his key players (as he has done previously when three matches fall within a week) in the Double Gameweek 32 match at Old Trafford ahead of the cup semi-final which takes place just days later?

Manchester United, meanwhile, will play twice a week throughout the whole of April should they reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer demonstrated in the win over Fulham in Gameweek 26, which took place three days before United faced PSG in the Champions League, that he would not be averse to resting big names (or managing their minutes) in league matches should he deem it necessary.

As ever with these things, a balance has to be struck.

Selling all three of Pogba, Jimenez and Doherty in one fell swoop ahead of Blank Gameweek 31, for example, might lose £1.5m in market value and would perhaps be folly given the uncertainty over the Double Gameweeks ahead.

Offloading one or perhaps even two of these profit-making assets isn’t a strategy to be pooh-poohed though, particularly as we have just eight Gameweeks of the season remaining and team value counts for very little once the final ball of 2018/19 has been kicked.

MINUS FOUR’s hot topic on this very subject prompted some excellent discussion and sandwich analogies, and is a recommend read.

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  1. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 17 days ago

    Anybody captaining not so famous player? Going against the crowd?

    1. Jammyfpl
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 17 days ago

      Haha name checks out, I’m on salah no doubt

    2. Emiliano Sala
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 17 days ago

      Vardy if that counts

  2. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 17 days ago

    For GW31?:

    A) Wilson, Fraser
    B) Wilson, Haz
    C) Vardy, Fraser

    I already have Higuain (I know may be out), Luiz, Maddison and Pereira if that makes any difference

    Leaning towards C and having the option to bring Haz for Pogba in GW33 for 1GW in case it seems worth it....

    What think you?

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 17 days ago

      B

    2. Jammyfpl
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 17 days ago

      B

    3. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 17 days ago

      C

      Fraser covers Wilson and Vardy has Huddersfield in 33

  3. shearer9
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 17 days ago

    Anyone TCing Salah?

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 17 days ago

      Some considering it but it’s a no from me.

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 17 days ago

      considering but will probably not

      fulham conceded a similar amount at home to hudds away so not much in it. if there was another bgw though that could tempt me, even if it were brighton

    3. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 17 days ago

      what with the form he's in?! I doubt whether I'll give him the armband

      1. shearer9
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 17 days ago

        Goals are imminent. Fulham are dire. I appreciate there are many more opportunities to TC before the end of the season however.

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 17 days ago

          I’ll probably just cap Mane.

        2. The Overthinker
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 17 days ago

          Captaining Robbo probably

        3. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 17 days ago

          If I do captain him then it would only be a hedge (shield in the popular parlance) against everyone captaining him. Jury out.

      2. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 17 days ago

        "form" isnt really predictive imo

    4. WVA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 17 days ago

      Ridiculous shout with his form

  4. Lets jump straight into it.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 17 days ago

    Any Bournemouth ITK out there?

    or anybody else:

    Who's more nailed, Clyne or Daniels?

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 17 days ago

      Daniels

    2. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 17 days ago

      Clyne.

      Rico could play in Daniels position.

    3. Lets jump straight into it.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 17 days ago

      Thanks, that's pretty clear then....

  5. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 17 days ago

    I lose the same 0.5 off either player, which should I do?

    a) Jimenez --> Firmino

    b) Pogba --> Mane

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 17 days ago

      B. Quite easily.

    2. Jammyfpl
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 17 days ago

      B all day

    3. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 17 days ago

      B

    4. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 17 days ago

      B of course

    5. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 17 days ago

      B of course

  6. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 17 days ago

    Son+Kun >> Hazard+Wilson (-4)? Leaves me this 11...

    Fabianski
    TAA • Digne • Rice
    Salah • Mané • FAnders • Almirón • Hazard
    Vardy • Wilson
    (Button / Schar* / Bednarek* / Kamara*)

    1. Jammyfpl
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 17 days ago

      Good moves mate and nice team, love the Almirón pick 😉

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 17 days ago

        Aye 😀

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 17 days ago

      Very nice.

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 17 days ago

        Thanks mate! Appreciate the input 🙂 only slight downside is dropping Kun but it might only be 0.2-0.3 if I want him back

    3. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 17 days ago

      Lovely mate. If I bring in those 2 I have to forego Vardy

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 17 days ago

        Thanks mate

  7. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 17 days ago

    Do I take a hit to get 11 playing?

    Fabs
    Taa vvd pereira
    Salah hazard Fraser
    Wilson Barnes rondon

    Going to let Pogba and sterling sit on my bench so it’d be a defender

    Have Bennett and Doherty, happy to trade in either

    1.1 mil itb

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 17 days ago

      Probably not. Only one worth it might have been Robbo and that’s not possible

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 17 days ago

        You don’t think a Chelsea defender is worth it considering it’s be for 31 & 33?

        1. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 17 days ago

          In the long run it might just about pay off yeah

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            its worth it for 31 alone

    2. Party time
        5 years, 17 days ago

        I've 10 also and I will pull the trigger this gameweek with 10(No hits needed)

        1. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 17 days ago

          Yeah I’m torn on azpi

          I’m happy with the ten, but see the potential for a hit to pay out over 31 & 33 eve WHU

          1. Party time
              5 years, 17 days ago

              I' ve Luiz myself but tbh Chelsea are just so unpredictable in keeping clean sheets. I still fancy their defence but for a hit this gw, Personally I wouldn't. A lot of people will be taking hits, I will rather relax with the 10 than take a hit for a defender

              1. Party time
                  5 years, 17 days ago

                  Everton could even score, you still could after this gw but I get your point

                • EMBOLOFAN
                  • 5 Years
                  5 years, 17 days ago

                  azpi and luiz both have over 4ppg

        2. FPL Maldini
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 17 days ago

          Thoughts on this FH team?

          Allison
          Rice / Diop / Azpi
          Salah / Mane / Brooks / Fraser / Hazard
          Wilson / Higuain

          1. Distinctly Average
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            You better hope Bournemouth spank Newcastle

            1. Eat my goal!
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 17 days ago

              Don’t see lots of goals in that one personally

          2. Eat my goal!
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            Not sure on rice and Diop

            1. FPL Maldini
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 17 days ago

              Who else this GW do you think will score goals?

              1. Eat my goal!
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 17 days ago

                Barnes home to Leicester instead of brooks

                Ake instead of diop

          3. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            Nice. Just keep an eye on Higuain to see if he’s out. Otherwise go Vardy or punt on Arnie.

          4. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            would probably 3x west ham defence

          5. Shineonme
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            Don't like higuain. Vardy is a much better pick because of gw31 & 33

        3. LordEllison
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 17 days ago

          Got 8 players for GW31 Anything worth a -4?

          Fabianski
          Wan Bissaka* - Robertson - TAA
          Hazard- Pogba* - Salah(C) - Brooks
          Aguero* - Vardy - Wilson

          Subs: Guaita* - Kolasinac* - Doherty* - Hojbjerg*.

          Thanks for the help

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            i'd probably be taking at least a -8

        4. FER FUSCH AKE
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 17 days ago

          which Chelsea defender is worth a -4 over 31 and 33?

          1. FPL Virgin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            Azpi or Rudiger.

          2. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            Azpi

          3. Eat my goal!
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            This is my dilemma

            I’ve been considering azpi or Luiz but mainly azpi

            Just not sure it’s worth the -4, might just make the move for 33

            1. Rupert The Horse
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 17 days ago

              Definitely worth it if your defender misses both weeks.

            2. EMBOLOFAN
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 17 days ago

              it's worth it for this week alone. 40% chance of CS (according to bookies)

              1. Eat my goal!
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 17 days ago

                Yeah that’s not bad odds

            3. pingissimus
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 17 days ago

              But you also get them for a nice probable double in 32

          4. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            worth it for this week alone (just)

            1. EMBOLOFAN
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 17 days ago

              any of them

        5. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 17 days ago

          When do we find out if more teams are in the DWG 32?

          Thinking about using my TC this week and FH - unless it's only Man U with a DWG next week and if so then I can probably just hold my FH.

          1. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            Well after the FA cup ties are played.

          2. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            Plus it’s impossible for only Man U to have a double.

          3. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            there will be loads of games

          4. Shineonme
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            There will be more dg week teams in 32

        6. fc_skrald
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 17 days ago

          After use of my two free transfers I will have 10 players.

          a. play 10
          b. take a -4 point hit

          Boruc
          Robertson, Diop, Pereira, Stankovic
          Salah, Fraser, Mane, Hazard, (Pogba)
          Wilson

          Foster, Doherty, Rashford, Jimenez
          0.6 mil and chips in the bank

          1. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            Could consider Rondon.

            1. fc_skrald
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 17 days ago

              Thanks. I have been considering him, but I think I should avoid him with Boruc in the goal

        7. FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 17 days ago

          Why are people ignoring Mane's atrocious away form?

          1. clodhopper
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            FEAR

            1. FPL Virgin
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 17 days ago

              Just 3 goals all season away from home.

              1. Whazza
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 17 days ago

                Well he didn't play Huddersfield and Burnley away 😉
                But he's a homeboy, I agree.

                1. Eat my goal!
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 5 Years
                  5 years, 17 days ago

                  & Bournemouth only 25 mins

          2. Whazza
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            It's Fulham

          3. THFC4LIFE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            Ignoring as in bringing him in?

            1. FPL Virgin
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 17 days ago

              Yeah.

          4. Eat my goal!
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            Tbf the recent away matches were tough - I don’t have him but I still think he’s a better captain option than salah who’s been nothing but a disappointment of late

          5. FPL Maldini
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            Some of us aren't 😉

          6. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            Good general form and it’s Fulham. But you seem decided.

            1. FPL Virgin
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 17 days ago

              I prefer Firmino but there are too many forwards I want in 31.

              1. Rupert The Horse
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 17 days ago

                Firmino a great shout but I’m in the same situation.

          7. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            because it doesn't really mean anything

          8. AuFeld
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            I'm not. Going to triple up with Salah, Robo, and TAA.

            Tranferring in Robo this week who has four clean sheets and an assist in his last 6 away matches.

          9. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            Because there is limited choice in a blank gameweek and its Fulham 🙂

        8. thunder_mike
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 17 days ago

          Think I am bringing in Mane and Wilson (waiting until fixtures pressers are over), who else for GW31, can bring in one of the others for GW33.
          A) Haz
          B) Vardy
          C) Higuain

          Fab
          Robbo Digne
          Salah Brooks Almiron
          Barnes

          1. Tsparkes10
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            B

          2. Shineonme
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            A or B forget C

        9. Whazza
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 17 days ago

          With Robbo my only defender, is it worth a -4 or -8 for one or two more? (FT used, FH32 and no WC...)

          Currently got Kolasinac, Doherty, AWB & Bednarek blanking.

          1. Tsparkes10
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            2 imo. Try bring in Ake and Rice?

            1. Whazza
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 17 days ago

              Forgot to mention I've got 3 Bou already. But which 1-2 of my blankers need to go? Got a little banked so could possibly get a Che def or Pereira

          2. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            liverpool, west ham and chelsea def all worth a hit this week in isolation vs not fielding a player

            1. Whazza
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 17 days ago

              Agree, unsure about West Ham though as they play Chelsea away in 33

              1. EMBOLOFAN
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 17 days ago

                doesn't matter. worth it this week alone. 58% implied odds of CS

        10. Barca_Rover
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 17 days ago

          Have 10 for GW 31 .. had planned to transfer out Sterling to get in the 11th on a FT . With doubts over Lascelles and Higu .. shiuld i be doing a -8 to cover all bases. or just restrict to -4 maybe ? or just use the FT on Sterling ?

        11. FPL Maldini
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 17 days ago

          Firmino has a better xGs than Mane for away games.

          Just sayin.....

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            more likely to be variance than anything meaningful. liverpool don't really set up any differently away from home

            1. Fantasy Gold
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 17 days ago

              Firmino was a star for me last season, yet not owned once yet this season.

              Tricky player to fit in at his price point when you factor in Vardy

        12. Tsparkes10
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 17 days ago

          Think im gonna go Mane less. Too much hassle in taking out VVD as have triple pool and will regret if VVD ends up hauling. For 31 and 33:

          A) Ake (442)
          B) Madisson (Have Vardy... 352)
          C) King (Have Wilson and Fraser.. 343)

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            b

        13. Tabbara
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 17 days ago

          Which trio is better:
          A: Brooks, Vardy and Van djik/Robertson
          B: Wilson, Rice and Mané

          Players that will be transferred are: Aguero, Puncheon and Bennett
          Have Salah and TAA

          Thanks

          1. Tsparkes10
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            B but Ake over Rice?

        14. Fantasy Gold
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 17 days ago

          Which do you prefer?

          A) Azpi and Wilson

          B) Rice and Higuain

          Thanks!

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            a

          2. Tsparkes10
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            A Fo sure

          3. kalmoffit
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            B

          4. FPL Virgin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            A.

          5. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            A comfortably.

            1. Fantasy Gold
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 17 days ago

              Thanks guys

          6. Shineonme
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            A wouldn't want either in B

        15. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 17 days ago

          #LFC: Alisson; Trent, Matip, VVD, Robertson; Milner Henderson Wijnaldum; Salah, Firmino, Mane.

          Can just see it now, Milner or Fabinho filling in against Fulham and an 'international injury' for Trent to protect him for the run in as the only RB.

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            seems to be an ongoing myth on here that trent is often rested when fit. has happened 2 times this season iirc

            1. Fantasy Gold
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 17 days ago

              Rainer does have a valid point here though.

          2. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            gomez will be back after intl break

            1. Rainer
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 17 days ago

              Gomez is the 2nd best CB at the club, Trent the starting RB.

          3. Mysterion
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            Nah, start and come off at 85' again with that 'international injury' 😉

          4. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            yeah i have lascelles as well so i might have to factor this in on a transfer

        16. bigdip
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 17 days ago

          Any hits worth making? (No FT and 0 ITB)
          Fabianski (Patricio)
          Van Djik Robertson Digne Maguire (AWB)
          Snodgrass Maddison Salah Brooks (Son)
          Vardy (C) Rondon (Aguero)

        17. Tsparkes10
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 17 days ago

          Team for - 8 currently :

          Fab
          TAA VVD Digne
          Salah Haz Felipe A Fraser
          Wilson Vardy

          For final player:
          A) Moutinho to Madisson
          B) AWB/Doh to Ake
          C) Jimi to King

          1. Fantasy Gold
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            A

        18. Jaok
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 17 days ago

          Sterling + Son + Rashford + (pogba / kamara) to

          A: hazard + Wilson + Mane - 4
          B: Mane + Wilson + Fraser - 4
          C: hazard + mane + fraser + Wilson/vardy - 8
          D: Mane + Vardy + Wilson + Fraser -8

          AB, 10 players, CD, 11 players. FH32

        19. Goonermeister
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 17 days ago

          Is Salah Mané Firmino an option on free hit?

          1. Fantasy Gold
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            Of course

            1. Fantasy Gold
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 17 days ago

              Although i prefer the Robbo/VVD + Salah and Mané configuration

          2. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            Absolutely, its Fulham!

          3. pingissimus
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            Yes

            If you FH I reckon you have more room to go off piste. By the same token I’d be looking at Arnie in a FH - just not in combination with Firmino. Big upside and if you cover the main hitters pretty safe too

        20. bigdip
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 17 days ago

          Help! Any hits worth making?

          Fabianski (Patricio)
          Van Djik Robertson Digne Maguire (AWB)
          Snodgrass Maddison Salah Brooks (Son)
          Vardy (C) Rondon (Aguero)

          (No FT and 0 ITB)

          1. pingissimus
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            No I like it

            Maguire and Digne could be winners and the Maddison Cardy combo could be very powerful

            1. bigdip
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 17 days ago

              Thanks mate

        21. Tsparkes10
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 17 days ago

          31 and 33: FH in 32

          A) VVD and Madisson
          B) VVD and Ake
          C) Memphan and Mane (-4)

          1. Fantasy Gold
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            A

            1. Tsparkes10
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 17 days ago

              Hmmm

        22. Noob
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 17 days ago

          Navigating these gameweeks is the trickiest it's been in a few years!

          Any help appreciated on the below:
          Either:
          A) AWB + Jimenez -> Daniels + Wilson
          B) Bednerak + Jimenez -> Rice + Barnes

          Third rogue option if JL is ruled out:
          C) Lascelles + Jimenez -> Diop + Wilson
          Would prefer not to do this one with Lascelles potentially being available GW33.

          The moves would be for -8 but Whu/Bou/Bur are all certain to play 31 + 33.
          Only other drawback is losing 0.5 on Jimenez.

        23. petergriff
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 17 days ago

          For those FH32, is there a reason the consensus seems to be to WC34 rather than WC33? Maybe a daft question...

          1. kalmoffit
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            Players you may want, not playing in wk33.

          2. Now I'm Panicking
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            Easy to switch when the fixtures are announced if it is plausible

          3. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            FH32 = planning for BGW31 and in turn 33.

            Plenty who play in 33 wont double in 34.

            1. Rainer
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 17 days ago

              wont double in 35*

        24. Goonermeister
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 17 days ago

          Is this acceptable on FH?

          Fab
          Robbo Azpilicueta Rice
          Salah Hazard Mane Fraser
          Vardy Wilson Arnie

          (Cheap bench)

          1. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 17 days ago

            Yeah good team for 31 and 33.