Scout Notes

Nine goals in as many Gameweeks for Mane but Salah flops yet again

Liverpool kept their title bid on track at Craven Cottage on Sunday with an unexpectedly close-run win over relegation-threatened Fulham.

There was further joy for owners and (especially) captainers of Sadio Mane as the Senegalese midfielder registered his third double-digit haul in four Gameweeks and drew level on Premier League goals with Mohamed Salah for the season.

The Egyptian, however, blanked for the sixth time in eight top-flight games.

There was to be no clean sheet either for those Fantasy managers backing Liverpool’s defence after a calamitous passage of play allowed Scott Parker’s side to temporarily draw level.

There’s plenty to discuss in our Scout Notes below.

Fulham 1-2 Liverpool

  • Goals: Ryan Babel (£5.5m) | Sadio Mane (£13.4m), James Milner (£5.6m)
  • Assists: None | Roberto Firmino (£9.2m), Sadio Mane (£9.9m)

There was a depressingly familiar feel to Mohamed Salah‘s (£13.4m) performance in west London on Sunday.

For those not watching the match, the Egyptian’s underlying attacking statistics would have caught the eye.

Top of all players on show at Craven Cottage for penalty box touches, overall goal attempts, shots in the box and efforts on target, the data analysts amongst us would have been impressed by Salah’s numbers.

In reality, the Egypt international rarely looked like hitting the back of the net.

Only in the final 15 minutes did Salah pose any kind of serious threat but even when afforded a one-on-one opportunity with the error-prone Sergio Rico (£4.4m) just before full-time, FPL’s leading points-scorer (still) of 2018/19 lacked any kind of conviction with his finishing.

The Liverpool winger fluffed an early chance wide and fired in another two efforts that Rico should have gobbled up with ease – though the Spanish custodian made a hash of both shots, with one error proving costly.

Even aside from his tame shooting, Salah frustrated.

The Egyptian’s touch was awful and he failed with all five of his attempted take-ons, getting tackled on nine occasions – more than any other player in Gameweek 31.

A miserable afternoon for the 44% of Fantasy managers who own him, particularly the 1.7 million who captained him, was summed up by Liverpool’s winning goal.

Rico hauled down Sadio Mane (£9.9m) after spilling Salah’s 79th-minute shot to give the Reds the chance to retake the lead from the penalty spot but it was James Milner (£5.6m), on as a substitute just seven minutes earlier, who stepped up to win the game for Jurgen Klopp’s side.

The Liverpool boss shared his thoughts on the Reds’ spot-kick running order after full-time:

Mo scored a lot of goals and then he got the penalties as well but when Millie is on the pitch, I think it makes sense. And so, wonderful. Doubts, no, but even Millie is a human being and you can fail. But, you know, very, very good.

What to do with Salah is now a serious question that many Fantasy managers will have to ask themselves.

For those with the Free Hit and/or Wildcard chips still in their locker, the Egyptian is, some would argue, perhaps dispensable for Double Gameweeks 32 and 35.

Whether he remains a staple of Fantasy squads outside of these dates (and after Blank Gameweek 33) is another matter.

Salah will undoubtedly deliver attacking returns between now and the end of the season, maybe even posting a double-digit haul or two in the run-in.

Some attractive fixtures (Huddersfield at home in Gameweek 36, in particular) and his overall/effective ownership are further points to consider and it is this “fear factor” that deters many of us from selling him.

A blank against the worst defence in the Premier League may have been the tipping point for a sizeable percentage of Fantasy bosses, however, and his average FPL score over the last eight Gameweeks is now 3.5 points per match.

Mane, in contrast, is in red-hot form.

The Senegalese midfielder averages 8.9 points per game over the same period and now has 11 goals in his last 11 competitive starts, including nine in as many Gameweeks in the Premier League.

Mane’s underlying stats away from home haven’t been great of late and again, on Sunday, he hauled despite registering so-so numbers: two shots, one key pass.

There could well have been other attacking returns, though, despite these unremarkable KPIs: it was Mane that sent Salah through on goal in the dying stages, while the Senegal international himself hit the woodwork with a header from a Trent Alexander-Arnold (£5.6m) corner.

Quite simply, the stats tell only part of the story and don’t begin to reflect Mane’s current confidence and clinical streak in front of goal.

While there was an element of fortune about his “Fantasy assist” for Milner’s penalty, Mane’s goal was superbly constructed: the former Southampton winger trading passes with Roberto Firmino (£9.2m) and meeting the Brazilian’s cut-back to put the visitors 1-0 up after 25 minutes.

How many Fantasy managers missed out on captaincy points or Mane’s 13-point haul altogether because of his absence from training ground photos on Friday is an intriguing question.

Liverpool in general made hard work of a side that had conceded two or more goals in all ten of their previous league fixtures in 2019.

The Reds’ recent away form is something of a worry and this latest display was similar in style to their previous league matches on the road this calendar year.

While Liverpool average 3.4 goals per league game at Anfield in 2019, they are scoring at a rate of 0.83 goals per match on their travels since the turn of the year.

The Reds rank a lowly 11th for total attempts on goal over their last six away games, joint-eighth for shots on target, sixth for efforts in the box and joint-fifth for big chances.

They rank in the top three for all of the above categories over their last six Premier League fixtures at Anfield.

Klopp acknowledged that Milner’s penalty came at just the right time before any panic could set in:

I didn’t see us panic, that’s right – I liked how we reacted – but we needed a penalty for that situation.

That doesn’t say we were sensational, the boys are human beings. I was sure we would not panic, we would not show the nerves you are all waiting for. We are long enough in this situation. We know it’s difficult for other teams to beat us, that always gives us the opportunity pretty much to win it.

Most of the draws we had, we were closer to winning the game. That gives us confidence, that we know another chance will come.

Much of the league leaders’ early threat came from their full-backs, in particular Alexander-Arnold.

The Liverpool right-back conjured up memories of his performance against Watford with some of his teasing deliveries, with Joel Matip (£4.9m) wasting a free header from one Alexander-Arnold corner and Mane hitting the bar with another.

His distribution from open play was also commendable, with the England defender finding Salah in the box (who predictably took too many touches) with one pass early on and then producing a superb cross-field pass to Andrew Robertson (£6.9m) minutes later.

Robertson ought to have done better when he broke into the box on ten minutes but could only find Rico’s arms with a pass along the six-yard line.

The Scotland left-back could have had an assist himself later when Georginio Wijnaldum (£5.5m) headed his cross over.

Virgil van Dijk (£6.6m) was again prominent at set-piece situations, drawing Rico into a save with one header and very nearly capitalising when the unconvincing Fulham goalkeeper spilt a Salah shot at his feet.

Not only was there not to be any attacking returns for owners of Liverpool’s defenders, there was to be no clean sheet either.

Fulham had barely troubled Alisson (£6.0m) before their 73rd-minute leveller and the Cottagers’ goal was all Liverpool’s own making.

Milner’s skied clearance towards his own goal put van Dijk in trouble, with the Dutch centre-half producing a tame header back to a hesitant Alisson and allowing Ryan Babel (£5.5m) to almost apologetically score against his old club.

Klopp said:

We let them back a bit into the game, with counter-attacks and passing the wrong ball. It’s just the intensity of the competition, it’s nothing to do with nerves. Trent passed the ball into the middle, they get the ball, pass only one time and then Babel is against one or two [defenders]. These situations hurt, but it’s normal.

The goal they scored, I thought a little bit we begged for it – there were two or three moments where we asked for it. There were two or three moments not exactly like that but they had their best moments in that period of the game and then finally they scored.

But then I actually saw the reaction of my players and I’m really pleased with that. It was a good reaction. After they got the equaliser, we were again much clearer than we were before the equaliser. So, all good, a good reaction. Not a perfect football game but, in a difficult week for us, a sensational result.

For Fulham, this was another battling display under their interim manager.

Parker kept faith with a 4-2-3-1 set-up but brought Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (£4.4m), Jean Michael Seri (£4.9m), Timothy Fosu-Mensah (£4.5m) and Floyd Ayite (£4.3m) in at the expense of Kevin McDonald (£4.2m), Ryan Sessegnon (£6.0m), Denis Odoi (£4.4m) and Havard Nordtveit (£4.5m).

Calum Chambers (£4.2m) moved back to centre-half, meanwhile.

Manchester City next face the Cottagers in Gameweek 32 and there have been signs over Parker’s three-match reign that they won’t quite be the pushovers they were towards the end of Claudio Ranieri’s tenure.

Ultimately, though, they have shipped seven goals in three Gameweeks under Parker and rank bottom for shots on target and efforts in the box conceded during that time.

Joe Bryan (£4.8m) again impressed at left-back, however, and whoever plays on City’s right in a fortnight’s time will likely face a sterner test than their counterpart on the opposite flank.

Parker said of his side’s display and of the forthcoming clash with Pep Guardiola’s side:

First half, we set off a bit and tried to stay in the game and we worked on that this week and the second half as the game moved forward we put them under pressure and got a goal, albeit from a mistake.

We played against the best counter-attacking team in Europe, a front three which are pretty deadly. We need to stay in the game and we did that first half and there was some massive positives in the second half where the players took the front foot and we got back into the game, but it’s a shame we couldn’t hold on.

We worked all week on a gameplan, the boys have been superb in understanding and applying themselves daily and they’ve been first class. We’ll do the same for Man City.

Klopp meanwhile provided an update on Jordan Henderson (£5.3m), who missed out with an ankle injury:

Hendo will go to the national team; two or three days at Melwood to do the rehab, but it looks positive.

I think he is in contact with Gareth [Southgate] so when he can train in that moment, he will go to the national team. If he plays, Gareth will decide then, but it’s really positive.

He was still not able to play today but it was not that serious and now, in three or four days, he should be fine.

Fulham XI (4-2-3-1): Rico; Fosu-Mensah (Christie 74′), Chambers, Ream, Bryan; Anguissa, Seri (Sessegnon 65′); Cairney (Kebano 82′), Ayite, Babel; Mitrovic.

Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, van Dijk, Robertson; Wijnaldum, Fabinho, Lallana (Milner 73′); Salah (Sturridge 90′), Firmino (Origi 72′), Mane. 

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  1. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Is the DGW32 all but confirmed to be Cardiff/Fulham.

    Given that the united GW32 double has been confirmed and therefore the Derby will be played in 32

    1. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      sorry the derby will be moved to 35

    2. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Yes - should be confirmed in next couple of days

  2. Jay_
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Before this gw I had just had 3 greens on the bounce, was feeling on a roll after a nightmare run of 11 reds in the previous 13 weeks. Had 11 men for -4. Ended up with a net of 18 and a huge red. Oh and the -4 was for Maguire a minute before deadline.

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        What do you want me to say? 😉

        1. Jay_
            5 years, 13 days ago

            Just venting mate. Plus I hope it’ll make others having a bad gw, feel a little better.

            1. Jimmers
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 13 days ago

              I ended up with 21(-4). A lot of planning to get 10 out this week and ironically I did well with some of those I brought in before GW31 (Vardy!) bur they bombed this week. Them's the breaks!

            2. waldo666
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 13 days ago

              I had an absolute mare as well and yes I do take solace in the fact that I am far from on my own.

            3. Jay_
                5 years, 12 days ago

                Sorry to see that lads. Onwards ‘n’ upwards.

        2. Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 13 days ago

          10k possible from 90k? All chips available.

          1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 13 days ago

            Yes that's possible

          2. Jay_
              5 years, 13 days ago

              Yep

            • Chucky
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 13 days ago

              Yes just need to nail 32 and 35...

              1. Team Cruel
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 13 days ago

                Casuals are stronger than ever this year. Not sure if nailing the doubles will have as big effect as it used to.

            • Anathallo
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 13 days ago

              I'm in the same.position and think it'll be nearly impossible. Would snap your hand off for top 20k

          3. UptheBlues
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 13 days ago

            Is there anyway to navigate price drops on a free hit? if I were to make actual transfers prior to playing the free hit would that revert my team back to how it was at the conclusion of this Gameweek for gw33 or the way it is prior to activating the free hit?

            1. Jay_
                5 years, 13 days ago

                Nothing you can do. You’ll get your gw31 team back no matter what. Only slight help you can do is sell a player dropping now like Salah, to give yourself.1 extra to play with on FH. But in 33, Salah will be back at his new low price.

                1. UptheBlues
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 13 days ago

                  Thanks mate! and this applies for as many transfers as you like without losing points when playing free hit? Because I also have Son who looks like dropping

                  1. Jay_
                      5 years, 13 days ago

                      Yep sell Son before he drops, just bring in anyone if you’re not sure who yet, as long as they’re not close to a drop. Get Mane and hope for a double rise maybe.

                      1. Jay_
                          5 years, 13 days ago

                          Just realised Son has a Dgw too, sell him tonight, then buy back once he drops, if you want him back

                2. The Beer Baron
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 13 days ago

                  A. Hazard & Schlupp
                  B. Pogba & Azpilicueta

                  1. Jay_
                      5 years, 13 days ago

                      B

                    • Captain Beefheart
                      • 10 Years
                      5 years, 13 days ago

                      A

                    • Victor6359
                      • 6 Years
                      5 years, 13 days ago

                      B

                  2. Jay_
                      5 years, 13 days ago

                      Gotta feel for Salah TC’ers with double Pool D. Milner cost them around 28 points.

                      1. Team Cruel
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 8 Years
                        5 years, 13 days ago

                        But they wouldn’t have won that particular pen if Milner wasn’t on the pitch.

                        1. Jay_
                            5 years, 13 days ago

                            Don’t ruin it mate 😉

                        2. The Overthinker
                          • 7 Years
                          5 years, 13 days ago

                          I loved it !!

                      2. The Overthinker
                        • 7 Years
                        5 years, 13 days ago

                        How many more fixtures could be added to gw32?

                        1. Jimmers
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 13 Years
                          5 years, 13 days ago

                          Likely 3 plus the current one confirmed (Wolves v ManU)

                      3. Andy Mac
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 6 Years
                        5 years, 13 days ago

                        Team for GW32. Subject to DGW confirmations. Should I BB or TC?? And if TC - Sterling or Kun?

                        Guaita
                        Doherty - Lindlehof - Wan B
                        Salah - Mane - Pogba - Sterling(c)
                        Aguero(vc) - Rash - Jiminez

                        Boruc - TAA - Perreira - Camarasa

                        1. Jay_
                            5 years, 13 days ago

                            TC easy

                            1. Andy Mac
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 6 Years
                              5 years, 13 days ago

                              Cheers Jay! Sterling or Aguero mate??

                              1. Jay_
                                  5 years, 13 days ago

                                  Either but Kun probably edges it, not being in the Arnie squad

                                  1. Jay_
                                      5 years, 13 days ago

                                      Argie *

                              2. FPL Pillars
                                • 7 Years
                                5 years, 13 days ago

                                Yes TC obviously

                              3. Magic Zico
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 5 Years
                                5 years, 13 days ago

                                TC Sterling looks tasty

                            2. dezille
                              • 6 Years
                              5 years, 13 days ago

                              Getting rather confused with this FH/team value stuff. Am I right in saying that the correct thing to do is sell Salah for Sterling tonight to avoid a price drop and possibly gain 0.1 profit from a double rise), then activate the free hit later in the week once dgw fixtures are 100% confirmed? Currently have Mane on for a rise tonight, so should I wait to activate the FH until afterwards? Cheers for patience

                              1. potatoace
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 12 Years
                                5 years, 13 days ago

                                This.
                                Anyone ?
                                The text is very uncertain.

                              2. Art Vandelay
                                • 13 Years
                                5 years, 13 days ago

                                It doesn’t matter when you hit the FH button.

                              3. Team Cruel
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 8 Years
                                5 years, 13 days ago

                                Makes no difference when you activate it.

                              4. YEAH PITCH!
                                • 5 Years
                                5 years, 13 days ago

                                Yep

                              5. cigan
                                • 5 Years
                                5 years, 13 days ago

                                So I should do Salah > Sterling now? And do FH later? Very confusing

                                1. Team Cruel
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 8 Years
                                  5 years, 13 days ago

                                  Makes no difference. The only thing worth considering is that you can't overturn the FH when first activated. If you don’t activate it you can still use WC.

                                2. cigan
                                  • 5 Years
                                  5 years, 13 days ago

                                  To make it simple - if I do Salah >> Sterling now and hit FH button next week, will I have Salah or Sterling in my team for GW33?

                                  1. TorresMagic™
                                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                    • Has Moderation Rights
                                    • 14 Years
                                    5 years, 13 days ago

                                    Salah

                                  2. dezille
                                    • 6 Years
                                    5 years, 13 days ago

                                    When you say next week, I assume you mean when the DGW fixtures are confirmed, rather than after the next deadline. you will have salah back for GW33.

                                    1. cigan
                                      • 5 Years
                                      5 years, 13 days ago

                                      Yeah I meant that. Sounds good, thanks

                                    2. cigan
                                      • 5 Years
                                      5 years, 13 days ago

                                      I won't gain any "team value" for 33 but if I do the change and Salah drops I'll have 0.1 more for building a 32 FH team, am I correct?

                                      1. TorresMagic™
                                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                        • Has Moderation Rights
                                        • 14 Years
                                        5 years, 13 days ago

                                        The drop may mean 0.1 less to spend. Make no difference to me but sold him anyway.

                              6. Jay_
                                  5 years, 13 days ago

                                  You won’t gain nothing from Sterling as you’ll keep him anyway and anything you gain whilst on FH can only be spent this week. The .1 won’t come back in 33. Mane is the only player that has a chance of a double rise so get him in tonight. But I doubt he’ll ride again anyway, once all the rest of the doubles are announced. If you already have Mane, keep him for now, until he rises (if that rise gains you SV)

                                  1. dezille
                                    • 6 Years
                                    5 years, 13 days ago

                                    Okay so you can't gain team value at any time before or whilst a FH is activated.

                                    Looking on kammy.io , many players are making the Salah > Sterling move, presumably a large portion of those will FH32, so I'm not quite sure why they are making the move when team value is irrelevant for this freehit gameweek)

                                    1. MTPockets
                                        5 years, 13 days ago

                                        To avoid losing 0.1 on Salah (for their FH teams)

                                      • TorresMagic™
                                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                        • Has Moderation Rights
                                        • 14 Years
                                        5 years, 13 days ago

                                        Salah dropping means less FH spending money for most of them.

                                      • cigan
                                        • 5 Years
                                        5 years, 13 days ago

                                        If I understand the situation right:
                                        Sell Salah now and you get 13.4 for your FH team or sell Salah tomorrow and get 13.3 for your FH team?

                                        1. TorresMagic™
                                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                          • Has Moderation Rights
                                          • 14 Years
                                          5 years, 13 days ago

                                          If you bought Salah at 13.4

                                        2. Jimmers
                                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                          • 13 Years
                                          5 years, 13 days ago

                                          Correct.
                                          And will be worth 13.3 when you get him back for GW33

                                      • Jay_
                                          5 years, 13 days ago

                                          It’s not irrelevant for this gameweek, it’s irrelevant for when your team comes back in gw33. If Salah triple drops, there’s absolutely nothing you can do about that. He’ll come back in gw33 .3 cheaper. What you can do, however, is sell Salah tonight, before he drops, to give yourself an extra .1 to play with whilst on FH.

                                  2. Bruno Bruno!!
                                    • 8 Years
                                    5 years, 13 days ago

                                    Is the Manchester City DGW32 all but confirmed to be Fulham/Cardiff.

                                    Given Manchester United have already been allocated DGW32 fixtures, the rearranged derby would therefore take place in 35.

                                    Correct me if Im wrong

                                    1. Keep the Faith
                                      • 12 Years
                                      5 years, 13 days ago

                                      Already confirmed for GW35

                                  3. Uncle Gamst
                                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                    • 12 Years
                                    5 years, 13 days ago

                                    Thinking behind my DGW team:

                                    Man U playing Watford and Wolves who meet in FA Cup 6.4.19 and might rest key players, so good chance of clean sheet.
                                    Palace have Huddersfield at home.
                                    Chelsea have Cardiff and Brighton (who are also in FA cup), surely possibility of clean sheets...even for Chelsea?
                                    City...gone for 3 main attackers. If either Sterling or Sane rested the other should play; get returns against Fulham & Cardiff and they have to win!
                                    Southampton could have Brighton & Watford and JWP on fire ATM

                                    What do you think?

                                    De Gea
                                    Lindelöf, Wan-Bissaka, Luiz
                                    Sterling, Hazard, Sané, JWP
                                    Agüero, Rashford, Zaha
                                    Gunn, Valery, Connolly, Hudson-Odoi,

                                    1. Team Cruel
                                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                      • 8 Years
                                      5 years, 13 days ago

                                      No Kane no gain

                                      1. Warby84
                                        • 8 Years
                                        5 years, 13 days ago

                                        5/8 home games, he’s in my team now..

                                      2. Uncle Gamst
                                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                        • 12 Years
                                        5 years, 12 days ago

                                        Don't think that works or me on a FH. Perhaps on GW34 WC

                                    2. MTPockets
                                        5 years, 13 days ago

                                        Zaha has one goal one assist at home all season fwiw

                                        1. Uncle Gamst
                                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                          • 12 Years
                                          5 years, 13 days ago

                                          Thanks, I could keep Jiménez instead?

                                          1. MTPockets
                                              5 years, 13 days ago

                                              Don't know, just had a look at his numbers after reading your post

                                            • Earwicker
                                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                              • 7 Years
                                              5 years, 13 days ago

                                              He's got a friendly in the U.S. on the Wednesday before. Could be rested for cup.

                                              1. Uncle Gamst
                                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                                • 12 Years
                                                5 years, 12 days ago

                                                Thanks, you mean Jiménez?

                                                1. Earwicker
                                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                                  • 7 Years
                                                  5 years, 12 days ago

                                                  Yep

                                      • Wılly
                                        • 10 Years
                                        5 years, 13 days ago

                                        A, Lindelof, Bilva, Milivojevic
                                        B. Azpi, JWP, Rashford

                                        1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
                                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                          • 9 Years
                                          5 years, 13 days ago

                                          B

                                      • The Overthinker
                                        • 7 Years
                                        5 years, 13 days ago

                                        Will Vardy be in your FH team?
                                        Has a pretty good home fixture vs Bournemouth

                                        1. MTPockets
                                            5 years, 13 days ago

                                            nope

                                          • Kiwivillan
                                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                            • 9 Years
                                            5 years, 13 days ago

                                            No

                                          • Wılly
                                            • 10 Years
                                            5 years, 13 days ago

                                            Nooo

                                            1. clodhopper
                                              • 10 Years
                                              5 years, 13 days ago

                                              Nah

                                          • FPL Pillars
                                            • 7 Years
                                            5 years, 13 days ago

                                            no

                                        2. Mayo for Sam
                                          • 8 Years
                                          5 years, 13 days ago

                                          Are Chelsea confirmed to have a DGW in 32 and also a game in 33?

                                          Considering Salah > Hazard tonight (Triple captaining Kun/Sterling in 32)

                                          1. TorresMagic™
                                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                            • Has Moderation Rights
                                            • 14 Years
                                            5 years, 13 days ago

                                            I wouldn't get Hazard if he is playing for Belgium.

                                        3. Scout15
                                          • 6 Years
                                          5 years, 13 days ago

                                          I was planning to use FH this GW, but now not sure if BB is better option. Even Fffix suggests me to use BB.
                                          My team currently looks like this:

                                          Ederson - Boruc
                                          Robertson - Perira - AWB - Daniels - Diop
                                          Hazard - Mane - Pogba - FAnd - Billing (if using BB I would sold him)
                                          Aguero - Vardy - King

                                          As you see I'm lacking some good template options for FH, but not sure if there is going to be a better chance for BB...
                                          What do you think?

                                        4. The Mighty Whites
                                          • 9 Years
                                          5 years, 13 days ago

                                          Thoughts on FH team? 1.7 ITB:

                                          Ederson - Boruc

                                          Azpilicueta - Luiz - Lindelöf - AWB - Valery

                                          Sterling - Hazard - Pogba - JWP - Stephens

                                          Aguero - Rashford - Jimenez

                                          1. Bruno Bruno!!
                                            • 8 Years
                                            5 years, 13 days ago

                                            Jiminez may only play 1 of the games with FA Cup Semi finals a few days later

                                            1. The Mighty Whites
                                              • 9 Years
                                              5 years, 13 days ago

                                              Sound, cheers.

                                              Who would you go for instead? Zaha / Batshuayi or someone else?

                                              1. Bruno Bruno!!
                                                • 8 Years
                                                5 years, 13 days ago

                                                Zaha looks good

                                        5. Wılly
                                          • 10 Years
                                          5 years, 13 days ago

                                          A. AWB & JWP
                                          B. Valery & Deulofeu

                                          1. Kepa & Laporte
                                          2. Ederson & Luiz

                                          1. The Mighty Whites
                                            • 9 Years
                                            5 years, 13 days ago

                                            A 2

                                        6. Mysterion
                                          • 6 Years
                                          5 years, 13 days ago

                                          This will be the week Pereira gets his 12 pointer, when everyone has FH'd him out

                                          1. fedolefan
                                            • 9 Years
                                            5 years, 13 days ago

                                            I think it's safe to say some things will never happen.

                                            1. Mysterion
                                              • 6 Years
                                              5 years, 13 days ago

                                              😀

                                          2. MTPockets
                                              5 years, 13 days ago

                                              And a H.Barnes hattrick

                                            • CaTriEm
                                              • 10 Years
                                              5 years, 13 days ago

                                              I had him for his GW2 12 pointer, he was my proud differential back then. Now he's just trolling the template, myself included.

                                          3. Bruno Bruno!!
                                            • 8 Years
                                            5 years, 13 days ago

                                            Thoughts on the following -8 ?

                                            Arnautovic + Anderson + Salah -> Aguero (TC) + Sterling + Millivojevic

                                            1. TorresMagic™
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                                              • 14 Years
                                              5 years, 13 days ago

                                              What's the plan for GW33?

                                              1. Bruno Bruno!!
                                                • 8 Years
                                                5 years, 13 days ago

                                                Take a hit to field 10

                                                1. Bruno Bruno!!
                                                  • 8 Years
                                                  5 years, 13 days ago

                                                  Then WC 34 BB 35 FH37

                                                  1. TorresMagic™
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                                                    • 14 Years
                                                    5 years, 13 days ago

                                                    Fair enough.

                                                    1. Bruno Bruno!!
                                                      • 8 Years
                                                      5 years, 13 days ago

                                                      Gives me 7 DGW32 Players

                                                      1. TorresMagic™
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                                                        • 14 Years
                                                        5 years, 13 days ago

                                                        Better hope Aguero is worth it.
                                                        Others will have 11 for free and have you covered in 33 too.

                                                        1. Bruno Bruno!!
                                                          • 8 Years
                                                          5 years, 13 days ago

                                                          20 point return is what im hopeful of so that would be 60 for Aguero TC. Plus whatever the other 10 get me

                                                          1. Earwicker
                                                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                                            • 7 Years
                                                            5 years, 12 days ago

                                                            You'll just have to hope he doesn't go to Holland again on his week off.

                                                            1. Bruno Bruno!!
                                                              • 8 Years
                                                              5 years, 12 days ago

                                                              lol true 🙂

                                                        2. Bruno Bruno!!
                                                          • 8 Years
                                                          5 years, 13 days ago

                                                          Also lots with double or triple westham defence, in 33 think i can easily make up for having to take a hit

                                            2. Athletic Nasherbo
                                              • 7 Years
                                              5 years, 13 days ago

                                              Lovely

                                          4. The Overthinker
                                            • 7 Years
                                            5 years, 13 days ago

                                            FH team. Is this the best I can do? ITB 0

                                            Ederson
                                            Awb Lindelof Jonny Valery
                                            Sterling jota hazard mane
                                            Kane Aguero

                                            Hamer romeu peltier crouch

                                            1. TorresMagic™
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                                              • 14 Years
                                              5 years, 13 days ago

                                              You can do better.

                                              1. The Overthinker
                                                • 7 Years
                                                5 years, 13 days ago

                                                Can I get some assistance?

                                                Can't really think of anything ATM

                                                1. TorresMagic™
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                                                  • 14 Years
                                                  5 years, 13 days ago

                                                  Give it a week, don't overthink it.
                                                  Plenty of teams posted are better.

                                                  1. The Overthinker
                                                    • 7 Years
                                                    5 years, 13 days ago

                                                    Okay cheers. Thanks

                                            2. Now I'm Panicking
                                              • 9 Years
                                              5 years, 13 days ago

                                              Southampton probably slightly less than 50/50 to have DGW in 32 as they play on the Friday of GW33

                                            3. FPL Pillars
                                              • 7 Years
                                              5 years, 12 days ago

                                              to many mane

                                          5. cylus11 ( Manager) - Russia…
                                            • 12 Years
                                            5 years, 13 days ago

                                            How many triple captained Salah in Gw 31. Any stats on this one ?

                                            1. TorresMagic™
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                                              • 14 Years
                                              5 years, 13 days ago

                                              Nearly 3% of top 10K

                                          6. The Overthinker
                                            • 7 Years
                                            5 years, 13 days ago

                                            FH'ers

                                            Any SGW tempting?

                                            Auba? Vardy? Kolasinac?

                                            1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
                                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                              • 9 Years
                                              5 years, 13 days ago

                                              No chance

                                            2. MTPockets
                                                5 years, 13 days ago

                                                Arsenal would be the only team I'd consider, but it's Arsenal

                                            3. seewhyaxe
                                              • 7 Years
                                              5 years, 13 days ago

                                              Just ranting my gw31 team.

                                              Carefully planned with 10 decent players and a hit, yet it was torned apart by the results.

                                              Fab
                                              TAA, Robbo, Luiz, Pereira
                                              Salah (c), Hazard, Brooks
                                              Vardy, Barnes

                                              None of them returned. 20(-4)

                                              Isn't this the beauty of fpl. I captained by highest scorer too!

                                              1. Jay_
                                                  5 years, 12 days ago

                                                  Very similar here. It hurts don’t it

                                                • dezille
                                                  • 6 Years
                                                  5 years, 12 days ago

                                                  Indeed, FPL is infuriating, however you can look at the positives in that you had multiple hauls from TAA, Vardy (and some Barnes, Hazard points) in the run up to 31.

                                              2. Athletic Nasherbo
                                                • 7 Years
                                                5 years, 13 days ago

                                                Another FH draft here. Thoughts?

                                                Guaita
                                                Azpilicueta Laporte Lindelöf Dunk
                                                Sterling Pogba Milivojevic
                                                Kane Aguero Lukaku

                                                Norris Romeu Hudson-Odoi Connelly

                                                1. MTPockets
                                                    5 years, 13 days ago

                                                    Fwds kill your mids somewhat, but could work

                                                    1. Athletic Nasherbo
                                                      • 7 Years
                                                      5 years, 13 days ago

                                                      I agree. Hazard the obvious one who else midfield am I missing?

                                                      1. MTPockets
                                                          5 years, 13 days ago

                                                          Maybe another mci over defender, Son's cheaper than Kane, possibly Deulofeu for value
                                                          But looks ok. The highest scorers in DGWs are often defenders so 4-3-3 could be a good idea

                                                          1. Athletic Nasherbo
                                                            • 7 Years
                                                            5 years, 12 days ago

                                                            Not a fan of the city mids-only Bilva will play twice and he’s rarely in the points. Son is a great player and has been fantastic for me but seems to have gone off the boil a little-understand the appeal for sure. Watford will rotate I think for the Semi-Final.

                                                            Of course I’ll change my draft and consider your views as you make good points

                                                    2. grumpyman
                                                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                                      • 8 Years
                                                      5 years, 13 days ago

                                                      I like it. What's your sell value?

                                                      1. Athletic Nasherbo
                                                        • 7 Years
                                                        5 years, 13 days ago

                                                        Thanks. 103.3

                                                  • Costa Nostra
                                                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                                    • 9 Years
                                                    5 years, 13 days ago

                                                    Shocked to be through to next week in LMS with a 34 (-4) for a 30. Never been this far before. Not to mention my dismal rank of 180k! Guess I’ve just not had a stinker week..mediocrity at its finest!

                                                    1. TorresMagic™
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                                                      • 14 Years
                                                      5 years, 13 days ago

                                                      Fantastic! 🙂

                                                  • chaser123
                                                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                                    • 6 Years
                                                    5 years, 13 days ago

                                                    Who have you or are you bringing in for FH32? Any to be done tonight for prep of price rises/falls?

                                                    1. Now I'm Panicking
                                                      • 9 Years
                                                      5 years, 13 days ago

                                                      Connolly and Simpson - the greatest double act since Morecambe and Wise.

                                                      1. Optimus.
                                                        • 13 Years
                                                        5 years, 12 days ago

                                                        theyre no Kevin McNaughton

                                                  • SuperDan
                                                    • 8 Years
                                                    5 years, 13 days ago

                                                    Pick one for GW32:
                                                    A) JWP
                                                    B) Milivojevic

                                                    1. Athletic Nasherbo
                                                      • 7 Years
                                                      5 years, 13 days ago

                                                      B

                                                    2. Now I'm Panicking
                                                      • 9 Years
                                                      5 years, 12 days ago

                                                      JWP may not have a double anyway, but probably B regardless.

                                                    3. 007 [RoboKlopp]
                                                      • 7 Years
                                                      5 years, 12 days ago

                                                      Tempted to have both if they have DGW. Look below.

                                                  • fedolefan
                                                    • 9 Years
                                                    5 years, 12 days ago

                                                    Oh no, "Your comment has been marked for review. It'll be published shortly."

                                                    1. FPL Pillars
                                                      • 7 Years
                                                      5 years, 12 days ago

                                                      BBC ?

                                                    2. Team Cruel
                                                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                                      • 8 Years
                                                      5 years, 12 days ago

                                                      It never gets published.

                                                      1. fedolefan
                                                        • 9 Years
                                                        5 years, 12 days ago

                                                        I was answering your post..lol

                                                        1. Team Cruel
                                                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                                          • 8 Years
                                                          5 years, 12 days ago

                                                          Swear words aimed at me? Reported!

                                                          1. fedolefan
                                                            • 9 Years
                                                            5 years, 12 days ago

                                                            Lol, I thought the word sh*t was allowed. Apparently not. Was using it to describe this week, but had I known it was not going to be published, I might as well have sworn at you instead.

                                                            1. Now I'm Panicking
                                                              • 9 Years
                                                              5 years, 12 days ago

                                                              Weird, as shite is fine.

                                                              1. fedolefan
                                                                • 9 Years
                                                                5 years, 12 days ago

                                                                Yeah, I tried again and it got marked for review...lol

                                                                1. Mysterion
                                                                  • 6 Years
                                                                  5 years, 12 days ago

                                                                  Mine got deleted... was it you TM 😛

                                                                  1. fedolefan
                                                                    • 9 Years
                                                                    5 years, 12 days ago

                                                                    Most likely him after his GW. If TLD or TMSparkes start moaning a bit, they're in for bans I'm sure.

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

                                                                      Hahaha what's wrong with a moan

                                                          2. Kiwivillan
                                                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                                            • 9 Years
                                                            5 years, 12 days ago

                                                            What would Matip do?

                                                    3. Now I'm Panicking
                                                      • 9 Years
                                                      5 years, 12 days ago

                                                      Wonder how many people genuinely wait for it to be published shortly.

                                                      1. fedolefan
                                                        • 9 Years
                                                        5 years, 12 days ago

                                                        I believed it once. Kept refreshing for like 10 minutes. Then read a comment Epic Fail made about it and gave up..haha

                                                    4. BROOKLYN GOONER
                                                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                                      • 12 Years
                                                      5 years, 12 days ago

                                                      They are quite Victorian. Which semi-racy word did you use? (Be careful).

                                                      1. fedolefan
                                                        • 9 Years
                                                        5 years, 12 days ago

                                                        Answered above.

                                                  • 007 [RoboKlopp]
                                                    • 7 Years
                                                    5 years, 12 days ago

                                                    Hi, anyone plan to play 352 on FH32?
                                                    Tired on template team as this season getting worse lol.

                                                    Draft team
                                                    Guaita,
                                                    Laporte, Luiz, Doherty
                                                    Sterling, Haz, Pogba, Mili, JWP
                                                    Kane, Kun
                                                    [Boruc, Valery, Solanke, Simpson]

                                                    -Mili and Solanke can become Hojberg and Zaha/Batman.
                                                    -Fear of Jimenez rotation
                                                    Cheers 🙂

                                                    1. Athletic Nasherbo
                                                      • 7 Years
                                                      5 years, 12 days ago

                                                      Looks good except JWP may not have a double and Doherty likely to be rotated.

                                                    2. Team Cruel
                                                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                                      • 8 Years
                                                      5 years, 12 days ago

                                                      United def over Doherty who surely will miss one game

                                                    3. Now I'm Panicking
                                                      • 9 Years
                                                      5 years, 12 days ago

                                                      I quite like the Kane pick - can't believe he won't score in first game at new stadium.

                                                  • jia you
                                                    • 7 Years
                                                    5 years, 12 days ago

                                                    Going Salahless for the season feels a bit like cheating these days 😉

                                                    1. fedolefan
                                                      • 9 Years
                                                      5 years, 12 days ago

                                                      Think the only way it would work is if you've gone without for the season since you've seen the benefits of going without for a longer period to start of with. For a majority, going without coincided with that explosive run, and now that going with has included the barren run, it's a case of once bitten twice shy.