Scout Notes

How the FA Cup semi-finals may also impact on Double Gameweek 32

Watford, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Brighton and Hove Albion and Manchester City progressed to the FA Cup semi-finals over the weekend.

Those four clubs’ quarter-final victories ensured that they would blank in Gameweek 33 and increased the likelihood of these sides having Double Gameweeks in 32 and 35 (this was already confirmed in Wolves’ case).

We will cover City in their own Scout Notes piece tomorrow and instead focus on the other three Premier League teams to make it through to the last four of the FA Cup in this article.

While we stress that we are yet to hear official word from the Premier League regarding the full Double Gameweek picture, we know already that Wolves will face Burnley (a) and Manchester United (h) in Gameweek 32.

A fixture announcement from Spurs yesterday means that Brighton may well face Chelsea (a) in Gameweek 32, along with their already-scheduled match against Southampton (h).

The Seagulls’ match against Cardiff (h) also remains outstanding.

Watford face Manchester United (a) in the first Gameweek back after the international break and could then have a midweek fixture against Southampton (h) or Fulham (h) to go with it.

Again, this is educated guesswork at present and will hopefully be confirmed in the next few days.

While it looks likely that Watford and Brighton will join Wolves in having a Double Gameweek 32, it is worth considering just how appealing the Fantasy assets are from these three clubs.

The FA Cup semi-finals take place just a few days after the proposed second fixture in Gameweek 32 and would perhaps throw into doubt just how strong a side Wolves and Watford in particular would name in a midweek Premier League game, given that those two clubs meet at Wembley on the weekend of April 6/7.

Brighton are, of course, embroiled in a relegation scrap and Chris Hughton would surely be averse to making wholesale changes with their Premier League status still in the balance.

Whether the likes of veteran Glenn Murray (£6.3m) would start three matches in the space of a week is open to debate, however.

Wolves and Watford, comfortably sitting in seventh and eighth in the Premier League table, might be a different proposition.

Gracia rested seven players for the trip to Manchester City in Gameweek 30, sparking speculation that he was sparing players for Saturday’s quarter-final against Crystal Palace.

The Watford boss said at the time:

If I have to take my decision again, I will do it the same way. I’ve chosen for this game these players, it’s because before the game I thought we needed fresh legs to compete today to defend well and run a lot.

We have lost the game [but] in my opinion we’ve competed well against a very good team and now we can focus on the FA Cup, we will try to get a good result and try to carry on in that competition.

In this moment, we have 26 players available and all of them deserve to play. 

The fact that Gracia currently has a fully-fit squad to choose from would surely only increase the risk of rotation in the likely Double Gameweek 32.

Wolves perhaps haven’t quite got the same depth of squad as the Hornets but Nuno Espirito Santo has demonstrated recently that he is not averse to making changes when the fixture congestion kicks in.

The Wolves boss rested four of his “midfield five” – including wing-backs Matt Doherty (£5.4m) and Jonny (£4.3m) – in the 2-0 win over Cardiff in Gameweek 29, which was the third of three games that his side contested in the space of a week.

Santo explained his thinking after that win over the Bluebirds:

It’s a short squad, a very short squad of 16 [outfield] players, so credit to them as they prepare themselves for the moment the chance comes.

I think it is our job to prepare the squad well, so we’re always able to choose a strong XI.

When you have a tough cycle of games in a week, the third one is the one we believe requires some attention.

Although the “third” game after the international break will be the FA Cup semi-final, it could be that Santo instead chooses to tinker with his starting XI in one of the two preceding league matches with one eye on the trip to Wembley.

While Raul Jimenez (£6.8m) played all three of Wolves’ fixtures in Gameweeks 27-29, he had previously been benched at the back-end of a similar run in Gameweek 16.

Santo could again choose to keep cup specialist John Ruddy (£4.2m) ticking over with an appearance in Double Gameweek 32, meanwhile, as he did against Cardiff a fortnight ago.

All of this could potentially bode well for Fantasy assets whose teams play Wolves and Watford in Double Gameweek 32 – namely Manchester United, who face both.

The likes of Paul Pogba (£8.9m), Marcus Rashford (£7.6m) and Romelu Lukaku (£10.8m) have an eight-day break between their second Gameweek 32 fixture (Wolves away) and their Champions League quarter-final tie against Barcelona, so rotation wouldn’t quite be of the same concern.

The rest of this article quickly recaps the events of Brighton, Wolves and Watford’s FA Cup quarter-finals.

Wolves 2-1 Manchester United

  • Goals: Raul Jimenez (£6.8m), Diogo Jota (£6.1m) | Marcus Rashford (£7.6m)
  • Assists: Ruben Neves (£4.9m) | Luke Shaw (£5.1m)

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said Manchester United produced the “poorest performance” of his short tenure as his side bowed out of the FA Cup at Molineux.

The Norwegian said:

It was a big step backwards. That’s the poorest performance since I’ve come here. The lack of urgency going forward, lack of forward passing, lack of regains.

Last week [against Arsenal] we were happy with the performance. We got what we deserved today because we never deserved to win this game.

Sometimes international breaks come in handy and we would have loved to play it again and put it right.

Hopefully some of them will have good experience with the national team, some will have a few days off and train hard here.

Then we will be ready to push again because we’re in a great position in the league, we’re in the Champions League.

United, missing the in-form Romelu Lukaku (£10.8m) because of a foot injury, were toothless in attack, with Marcus Rashford (£7.6m) too often choosing the selfish option in possession and Paul Pogba (£8.9m) well below his usual standards.

A long-distance effort from Rashford in the first half was the Red Devils’ only shot on target before the England forward scored a stoppage-time consolation.

Sergio Romero (£4.9m) was one of the few United players to have emerged from the game with any credit, having kept his side in the game in the second half with a number of key saves.

Solskjaer at least welcomed back a number of first-teamers from injury, with Ander Herrera (£5.0m) and Jesse Lingard (£6.7m) starting and Juan Mata (£6.1m) appearing off the bench.

Anthony Martial (£7.2m), who didn’t look himself and who didn’t register a single shot or key pass at Molineux, was subsequently revealed to have picked up a knee injury and dropped out of the France squad.

An official FFF statement said:

Anthony Martial is suffering from recurring problems in the right knee. He again felt severe pain in his right knee after Saturday’s match against Wolverhampton.

Victor Lindelof (£5.1m) was omitted from the Sweden squad for “personal reasons”, meanwhile.

Wolves were excellent, particularly in the second half.

Diogo Jota (£6.1m) had earlier spurned a chance from a Matt Doherty (£5.4m) cross before wasting the best opportunity of the first half, firing straight at Romero after being set free by Ruben Neves (£4.9m).

The hosts ramped up the pressure after the break, with Romero tipping over a Joao Moutinho (£5.3m) drive and producing a superb stop to push Raul Jimenez‘s (£6.8m) goalbound header onto the bar.

Jimenez lashed in Wolves’ opener with 20 minutes to go after a spot of penalty box pinball, before Jota shrugged off Luke Shaw (£5.1m) to double the hosts’ lead on the break.

Jimenez and Jota may have grabbed the headlines but there wasn’t a bad performance in the Wolves side, with their back three comfortably dealing with United’s attack and Moutinho and Neves excelling in central midfield.

Moutinho, indeed, registered seven key passes.

Santo said of his side’s display:

In the first half, we defended very well. We were very organised and very compact. We allowed them to have possession of the ball but tried to recover in the right areas. We were well organised and the shape worked very well.

In the second half, we were much better with the ball, we had possession and created some problems for them with our movement.

Wolves XI (3-4-3): Ruddy, Saiss, Coady, Boly; Doherty, Dendoncker, Neves, Joao Moutinho, Jonny; Jota (Traore 87′), Jimenez (Costa 90′).

Manchester United XI (4-3-3): Romero; Dalot, Lindelof, Smalling, Shaw; Herrera (Pereira 71′), Matic (Mata 86′), Pogba; Lingard (McTominay 86′), Rashford, Martial. 

Millwall 2-2 Brighton and Hove Albion (4-5 penalties)

  • Goals: Jurgen Locadia (£5.3m), Solly March (£4.8m)
  • Assists: None

Chris Hughton hailed the contribution of his substitutes after Brighton rescued victory from the jaws of defeat the Den on Sunday.

Trailing 2-0 after 88 minutes, the Seagulls were on the verge of a cup exit (and a Premier League fixture in Blank Gameweek 33) before two goals from Jurgen Locadia (£5.3m) and Solly March (£4.8m) forced the match into extra-time and then penalties.

Hughton said:

At that stage of the game, we were going to have a lot of possession. When you’re a home team leading the game, the inclination is to protect your lead.

We knew we’d have a lot of the ball, but you need moments. Solly’s introduction changed the emphasis of the game a little bit and gave us more in the final third, and the same with Jose [Izquierdo].

Anthony Knockaert (£5.2m) and Alireza Jahanbakhsh (£6.7m) have started Brighton’s last three competitive matches on the flanks but both wingers were withdrawn in the second half on Sunday, with Jahanbahksh in particular ineffective down the Brighton left.

The impact of March was especially telling, while Locadia was used on the left of a front three in the first two months of 2019 and – along with Jose Izquierdo (£5.9m) – is another name to add into Brighton’s attacking midfield mix as we approach Double Gameweek 32.

March’s darting run down the right led to Locadia lashing in Brighton’s first goal before March himself got on the scoresheet when his overhit free-kick sailed through the grasp of Millwall goalkeeper David Martin just before full-time.

Albion were perhaps fortunate to force extra time as they had offered little in the way of serious goal threat until late in the second half, with Glenn Murray (£6.3m) not getting much of a sniff all day and indeed missing in the shootout.

Beram Kayal (£4.4m) had the best of Brighton’s chances before their late revival, forcing Martin into three fairly unremarkable saves.

The fact that substitutes Izquierdo, March and Locadia had five of Brighton’s other six shots on target said much about their threat for the best part of normal time but Albion fans would point out they perhaps should have a penalty for a foul on Shane Duffy (£4.7m) and that they then had Murray blocked off in the lead-up to Millwall’s first goal.

Locadia was denied a perfectly legitimate goal in extra-time, too, when Martin Montoya (£4.3m) was erroneously flagged for offside.

The Lions had the better of the chances before Alex Pearce nodded in a 70th-minute corner, with Lee Gregory looping a shot onto the roof of the net and then firing straight at Mathew Ryan (£4.5m) when through on goal.

Aiden O’Brien doubled Millwall’s lead with little over ten minutes remaining and Brighton’s defenders didn’t instil a great deal of confidence for those Fantasy managers looking at the likes of Duffy and Lewis Dunk (£4.4m) for the Double Gameweeks to come – though Duffy’s prominence at dead-ball situations continues to catch the eye.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI (4-3-3): Ryan; Montoya, Dunk, Duffy, Bernardo; Stephens, Propper, Kayal (Izquierdo 73′); Knockaert (Locadia 73′), Murray, Jahanbakhsh (March 67′).

Watford 2-1 Crystal Palace

  • Goals: Etienne Capoue (£4.8m), Andre Gray (£5.9m)| Michy Batshuayi (£6.5m)
  • Assists: Craig Cathcart (£4.5m), Roberto Pereyra (£6.0m) | None

Roy Hodgson provided an update on Wilfried Zaha (£6.9m) after his side crashed out of the FA Cup on Saturday afternoon.

The Ivory Coast winger was missing with a hamstring complaint and Hodgson said:

Well you never know with hamstring injuries and strains, you have to be very careful especially with players as explosive as Wilf is. 

He felt it after the Brighton game and didn’t train during the week, we took him out on Thursday just to test it slightly under controlled conditions but it was pretty obvious that it would have been an enormous risk to play in the game today and risk a much more serious injury.

With the two weeks coming up now we can only hope that he will recover in time for when we play our next game.

He’s an outstanding player and I don’t think when you take players of that quality out of a team you’re not going to be able to say you didn’t miss them.

Mamadou Sakho (£4.9m) was again absent after having knee surgery and Hodgson said that both the centre-back and Zaha were “difficult to replace”:

During the season I think we’ve been playing reasonably well and those periods have been with Wilf and Mamadou Sakho. They are two difficult players to replace and quality is very hard to replace.

The quality of Sakho and Zaha whenever you go into a game without them you’re going to miss them, you can only hope that the guys who get their chance in place of those players can take the opportunity and play well themselves.

Patrick van Aanholt (£5.4m) was unexpectedly absent from Palace’s matchday squad, meanwhile, with no details provided of any injury the Dutch defender may have.

Jeffrey Schlupp (£4.5m) was therefore deployed at left-back but it was the performance of Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£4.5m) that caught the eye on the opposite flank.

The young right-back produced a couple of teasing deliveries before setting up a chance for Max Meyer (£5.5m) just before half-time, while he went close to scoring his first ever senior goal late on when flashing a shot just wide.

Wan-Bissaka also made a crucial block to deny Gerard Deulofeu (£5.6m) late on as he continues to impress from a defensive perspective.

Michy Batshuayi (£6.5m) scored in his third straight away match for Palace after capitalising on an error from Adrian Mariappa (£4.2m) and would be an interesting differential forward option should the Eagles be given a Double Gameweek 32, particularly as one of their fixtures is a match against Huddersfield Town (albeit at home, where Palace have struggled).

Vicente Guaita (£4.2m) wasn’t quite so impressive though, flapping at a number of crosses and being caught in no man’s land when Etienne Capoue (£4.8m) turned in a 27th-minute corner.

Palace’s goalkeeping situation looks as uncertain as ever going into the season run-in and Wayne Hennessey (£4.5m) will fancy his chances of a recall after seeing his positional rival make a pig’s ear of several deliveries on Sunday.

Andre Gray (£5.9m) came off the bench to grab Watford’s winner after a superb pass from the improved Roberto Pereyra (£6.0m) and the Hornets’ super-sub continues to make a strong case for inclusion in Javi Gracia’s starting XI: this was his third goal as a substitute in five competitive matches.

Who Gray replaces is another question, though, with Troy Deeney (£5.9m) in commanding form and Deulofeu providing plenty of menace as he buzzes around the Watford captain.

All four of Deulofeu’s shots on Saturday were on target, with Guaita making a fine one-handed stop to prevent the best of the ex-Everton midfielder’s efforts from creeping inside the near post.

Gracia indeed had all three of his main striking assets on the field in the final quarter of an hour, with Deulofeu moving back to the right flank to allow Gray to play alongside Deeney.

The Watford boss said:

It’s not a surprise [that Gray scored] because he’s doing it in the last games, he always has chances to score and he’s finishing very well.

It was a difficult decision because the game was open but to take off Will [Hughes] and put Gerard on the right and Andre up front with Troy – it was good for the team.

Jose Holebas (£4.8m) came off at half-time of this encounter, meanwhile, after taking a knock to his foot.

Watford XI (4-4-2): Gomes; Femenia, Mariappa, Cathcart, Holebas (Masina 45′); Hughes (Gray 77′), Capoue, Doucoure, Pererya; Deeney, Deulofeu (Cleverley 89′).

Crystal Palace XI (4-2-3-1): Guaita; Wan-Bissaka, Tomkins, Kelly, Schlupp; Kouyate, Milivojevic; McArthur (Benteke 84′), Meyer, Townsend; Batshuayi.

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  1. FPL Puppy
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    First?

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

      Well done...and it wasn't a question on how the FH works.

      1. FPL Puppy
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Why would I ask that? It’s clearly specified on the actual website and numberous of posts have already adressed this. 😛

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

          LOL

    2. FPL Puppy
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      My mother will be so proud! 😀

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

      Well done. Next time just say it instead of asking #believe

  2. FPL Puppy
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Any feedback would be lovely on this FH team. 🙂

    Ederson - 3.9
    Azpi - Luiz - Lindelöf - 3.8 - 3.8
    Pogba - Sterling - Hazard - Milli - 4.2
    Aguero - Lukaku - Zaha

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Looks good

      1. FPL Puppy
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Thanks. 🙂
        Have exact cash for it also, so need to monitor all the risers and fallers.
        Could also swap Lukau for Rashford and upgrade Milli to a Spurs-midfielder.

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

      confused by chelsea players...why? they havent kept a clean sheet in a while.... surely get in players with two games

      my team is:

      ederson / 3.9

      shaw / Schlupp / rose

      Pogba / jota / Milo / Sterling (captain)

      Aguero / KAne / Rashford

      Subs: Moutinho / Valery / 3.8

      1. FPL Puppy
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        You are aware that Shaw is on 9 yellow cards? IF he gets his 10th in the first game, he will not play the second.
        Why Jota? Wolves will most likely rotate since they’re safe in the PL and will focus heavily on FA semifinal.
        Also, Downgrade Moutinho and Valery to a 4.2-mid and 3.8 defender since they will not be of any use since it’s for one GW and you would want to maximize your starting 11. 🙂

        That front three though... Very nice!

        1. poulteren
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          that's some lovely insight on shaw! much appreciated! thanks

          Worried that someone wont play in the first game and so wanted a decent player / team on the bench...no?

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

          who would you swap for jota...he's on form and playing OOP, no?

        3. Shineonme
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          ^^ That's very good advice ^^

      2. FPL Puppy
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        To answer your question regarding Che.
        They have, on paper, a better clean sheet potential and (if I remember correctly) they do tend to do well during a DGW. Also, don’t fancy their attack more than Hazard and both Luiz and Azpi have attacking potential.
        I want Pogba and Rash/Lukaku and Sterling and Aguero - and I don’t trust Spurs defence, so that only leaves me with only Che-defenders. 😆

      3. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        5CS in their last 8 in all comps including for 120mins vs city and vs spurs??

        1. poulteren
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          fair but there last three....conceeded four...one against fulham! 2 vs everton. 1 wolves

  3. poulteren
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    GW 32 approaching and i am going to use my free hit.

    If for example I make a transfer of hazard to sterling.......and then confirm it...then leave it a while and THEN activate my free hit chip...will sterling or hazard be in my squad in GW 33? thanks

    1. FPL Puppy
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Whatever you do on a FREE HIT, it will be reversed back to your original team as it was during GW31.
      No matter if you transfer in 2-3 players before pressing the FH on the 4th transfer, everything will be reset since the FH is made for you to create a unique team for a specific GW, without comprimising the original team you had.
      All price changes on your FH team will not be permanently gained, but if a player from your original team rises or falls - that will affect your value. Only advantage to play the price market on a FH is to gain 0.1-0.2 if you know you’re going to need it for your final FH team.

      1. poulteren
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        OK, thank you and sorry to ask this at all....to clarify - So no matter what you cant make a transfer for preparation of GW 33...

        1. FPL Puppy
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          If you are on a free hit during gw32, you can NOT prepare anything for gw 33 until AFTER deadline.

    2. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Not sure why you wouldn't want both in a FH team this week but your team for GW33 will be exactly what it was just after the GW31 deadline - as if you had done nothing since then - only changes will be any value changes since that point....

      1. poulteren
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        was just an exmaple.....but to be honest, i dont want hazard...he only has one game and chelsea look poor / mediocre. Cardiff fighting for their lives.

        my team is:

        ederson / 3.9

        shaw / Schlupp / rose

        Pogba / jota / Milo / Sterling (captain)

        Aguero / KAne / Rashford

        Subs: Moutinho / Valery / 3.8

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

          No Chelsea are very likely to have a DGW of car, BHA which on paper is a great double

          1. poulteren
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 12 days ago

            ohhh, cr+p. Right. Got it. thanks!

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

              No problem mate.
              Couldn’t understand why you were so adamant about avoiding them!

  4. Whazza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Thoughts on something different? I present to you my BB32 FH35 strategy

    GUAITA Boruc
    AWB AZPI Van Dijk Kolasinac Pereira
    POGBA HAZARD Salah Mane Fraser
    Vardy Barnes King

    BB is like having 4 DGW players, so it's like 9 DGW players pre transfer(s).

    Thinking Salah to Sterling (c) with FT.
    Got no WC or TC, so could use FH35. Fixtures look great fwiw.
    Dare I go against the flow??

    Would have a full XI for GW33 either way 🙂

    1. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      I'm still here btw

      1. Whazza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        I feel so alone amongst you FH32, do I cave in?

        1. Jigger & Pony
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          I am using TC fwiw.

          1. Whazza
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 12 days ago

            What's your strategy? Interesting in anything not involving FH32 tbh 🙂

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      the benefits you describe (having 4DGW players on your bench) equally applies to BB in DGW35. the difference is you can WC to set up for it. just free hit this.

      1. Whazza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Correct, was stupidly thinking people WC35 so won't BB, but they'll WC34 won't they 🙁

    3. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      I predict your lose a lot of ground on dgw 32 players that are using the FH in dgw 32

    4. Zco
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Whazza I'm in the same boat and thinking along these lines too. Yeah I might lose a bit of ground, but just the fact that I'll still have FH left gives my ML opponents something to worry about (instead of me worrying about them). They've still got WC, which is great, but factors in future gameweeks, whereas FH should potentially do more damage in any given gameweek. I'm even thinking about saving it for GW38, as long as I'm still in touch. Salah went for Sterling last night by the way.

      1. Whazza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Cool man, I'm still undecided. Good luck !

  5. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    I think it would be useful to see stats for the following:

    - Home performance vs away performance
    - Performance against Top 6 teams
    - Performance against Bottom 8 teams

    For example, Chelsea have won only one away game against teams in the Top 12 in the table. But they have lost only one game at home all season. Their potential DGW of car BHA therefore looks good on paper.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Palace have only failed to score in two of their away games in the PL this season. Five of their nine clean sheets this season have come against teams in the bottom 4. Their potential DGW of HUD tot looks good on paper.

    2. puhd
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      True that

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      5 of Brighton's 6 CS in the PL this season have been at home. They have not managed to score more than one goal away from home in matches against Top 12 teams this season.

    4. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Cool.
      Hazard & Luiz for me.
      No fund's to get Azpi/Kepa though

    5. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      feel not tripling up on chelsea is bizarre decision

  6. puhd
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Aguero out for Kane?

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Not sure many will be doing that move

    2. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Yeah I wouldn’t keep Aguero in a double gameweek against Fulham and Cardiff

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

        Boring.

      2. Shineonme
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Haha sarcasm at its best

  7. NotsoSpursy
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    No WC left
    Better to play free hit or triple Capt this week?
    Cheers

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

      FH

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Depends how many double game week players you have.
      But if city have a double I'm going T c

  8. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    I see Luke Shaw has picked up an international injury

    Withdrawn from the England squad

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

      I picked up an international injury once. It was in the canaries in '95.

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

        Knob rot?

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

          She was from Blackburn. You tell me

  9. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Laporte or BSilva for 3rd City spot on FH?

    Currently on Sterling and Aguero

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

      ederson

  10. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Essential FH 32 players?

    Currently I am trying to squeeze in all of Sterling, Haz, Aguero, Kane and Pogba. Any other essentials out there?.

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

      Kane essential is not true for me.

      Triple City & pogba + Hazard because of high ownership needed imo.
      Rest can be your choice

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Comes down to Haz vs Kane.

  11. Amey
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Nice that Manchester United have enough break between games.
    Looking good for Triple United attackers.

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

      Which 3?

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

        I'm going for Pogba Rash Lukaku
        Wanted to go for Martial initially but hot N cold type player so avoided him

    2. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Same thinking. see below.

  12. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Really liking the look of this FH team. It's a bit different.

    Ederson
    Luiz - Rudiger - Schlupp
    Sterling - Hazard - Pogba - Martial
    Aguero - Rashford - Zaha

    With Watford and Wolves having one eye on the cup, it could be profitable to have triple united attack. Double chelsea defense just because of the fixtures and Zaha interest me because he plays Cardiff and a leaky Spurs.

    Thoughts? 🙂

    1. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      *Zaha play Huddesrfield

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Like it.
      Martial can be tricky though. World beater on his day, completely uninterested on other days.
      Chelsea defense double up is nice.
      I can't get it as lack funds

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

      Pretty good. Good that you're not overthinking things. Good luck

    4. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Cheers both.

    5. Union_Jacks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      I like that.

  13. Eugeniekwh
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    ederson / pogba / rashford vs gomes / milli / lukaku.

    which 3 would you guys much prefer.

    rest of the team consists of hazard, aguero, kane, sterling and fodders

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

      Gomes?

      1. Eugeniekwh
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Sorry i meant foster

    2. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      First one

    3. Sharkytect
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Yeah, lukaku vs Rashford is the tough one. So much money to be saved in rashford, so much potential in lukaku.

      Still weighing this up myself.

      1. Eugeniekwh
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        exactly. when they are in the team lukaku seems to play better.

  14. Sharkytect
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    So...is guita first choice at palace?

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

      Atm yes.
      I would avoid him tbh. One bad performance & in comes Hennessy

  15. Gabriel Agbonlahor
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Which combo should make into my FH team?

    A) Milivojevic Valery
    B) JWP Lindelof

    Ederson
    Luiz Schlupp X
    Hazard Sterling Pogba X
    Aguero Kane Rashford

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

      It seems doubtful saints will get dgw32 from what I have read

  16. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Have exact funds for salah/mane/wilson to sterling/aguero/mili for -8 (tc aguero). Should injuries occur i could use fh and cancel these transfers.

    good moves or bad moves ? thanks 🙂

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

      Can you get Mane back next gw again ??
      He's looking awesome atm.
      Moves are obviously great

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        i'd use fh 33

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          my main concern is having 2 wolves players which could easily be rotated.

        2. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          Can i ask you why are you not using FH this gw only ??

          TC can be a tricky chip & we need this gw to go well.
          Taking 8 points hit just to play TC isn't cool imo.

          Maybe try N FH this gw & tinker with original team next gw ??

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 12 days ago

            will think about it Amey..i just like the tc chip on a dgw player...thanks a lot as always 🙂

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

              Cheers mate

  17. Scotty B
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Used WC & TC.
    This is my squad as it stands...

    DDG
    Doherty VVD Luiz
    Salah Richarlison Maddison Mane Anderson
    Wilson Higuain

    Boruc Rondon Pereira Bednarek

    So like many of us I will be using the FH chip in 32.

    Last week I did Speroni & Jimenez > Boruc & Wilson for -4.

    With my team and chip state where they good moves overall even though I missed out on Maddisons bench points this particular gameweek?

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

      Too late to change them now so don’t worry about them. Focus your energy on your future moves.

  18. Dannywaz
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Just built this fh team
    Ederson
    Schlup Luiz lindelof
    Son pogba haz sterling
    Ageuro Rashford zaha
    Fodder ... you reckon ??

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

      Same as every other team posted - looks good

  19. Jigger & Pony
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Who would you Triple Captain?

    A. Aguero (rested over the international break)
    B. Sterling (higher ppm compared to Aguero)
    C. Hazard (scored 33 points in the reverse fixtures)

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      has to be a for me

      1. Jigger & Pony
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Yup, on him currently

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      b plays more often has more points and is in better form. no idea why youd consider any other option.

      1. Jigger & Pony
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Just that he will play in the international break, while Aguero will be rested. Jesus is also likely to play over the international break.

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

          fair points

    3. jimmy.floyd
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Not Haz

    4. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Aguero safe pick

      Bdw thanks for Hazard stat 🙂
      Now I'm more excited for hazard

      1. Jigger & Pony
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Cheers

  20. Scotty B
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    When will City and Chelsea double gameweeks be confirmed?

    1. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      This week

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

        Hopefully 😀

  21. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Maybe there should be a rate my fh team topic ?

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

      It is getting a bit ridiculous given every FH team has 7+ of the same players, the doubles aren’t 100% confirmed and there is 2 weeks to go with an international break in the middle

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

        yeah i haven't even really bothered looking at mine yet

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      I think there has been ?

    3. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      I reckon my FH team is the Dogs B@

  22. I Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Thoughts on this FH draft?

    Ederson
    Azpilicueta, Lindelof, Wan-Bissaka
    Sterling, Hazard, Pogba, Townsend
    Aguero, Higuain, Rashford

    1. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Don't like the Higuain pick personally

  23. Alpharius
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Thoughts on this?

    Ederson
    Lindelof, Doherty, D.Luiz
    Sterling, Hazard, Pogba, Milivojevic
    Aguero, Kane, Jimenez
    (Hamer, Bacuna, Simpson, Connolly)

    Options:
    A) Team as is
    B) Jimi/D.Luiz to Rashford/Schlupp
    C) Doherty/Jimi to Batshuayi/AWB

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

      jiminez more likely to play both than doherty imo

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

        Yea I’m tempted to downgrade him to AWB/Schlupp or Boly regardless of other moves.

    2. TeddiPonza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Prob C

    3. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Can't see Jimmy or Doc playing both dgw games

  24. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    How is this FH draft?

    Kepa
    Laporte Valery Lindelof
    Sterling Haz Pog Redmond JWP
    Kane Aguero

    Bench: Garbage

    Thanks

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

      jwp probably wont double

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

        Ehy do you say that? Heard that Watford and Southampton would be moved to 32

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

      Maybe Kepa to Gunn and upgrade Redmond to another midfielder/forward.

  25. Ribus
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Hmm they only fixed the Spurs fixture. Still waiting to pull the trigger on FH

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

      what are you waiting for? in what scenario would you not fh?

      1. Ribus
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        When it would stand like now. Just Utd-Wovles and Spurs-Crystal.
        I have no City, thats my main issue.

        1. bitm2007
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          City can't play Cardiff in DGW35, and can't play them on European nights either. So that is 99% certain to be in DGW32

        2. Jimmers
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          City are 99% certain of a DGW on 32

  26. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Some very good points raised in this article regarding rotation of the teams to play Man U

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

      Agreed
      Very informative article

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Triple united attack?

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Maybe double defence ?

      2. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        with martial, lingard, rash and lukaku all presumably fit its a bit of a minefield imo

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

          Rash & Lukaku should start when fit given their impact on the team play. (Imo)

  27. EMBOLOFAN
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    any palace fans on here?

    is schlupp nailed?

    1. Union_Jacks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Not a palace fan. But i think he’s fairly safe.

  28. Twister Sunday
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    How does this look? On the proviso City & Chelsea doubles confirmed. Protecting, so avoiding yellow flags & Watford/Wolves.

    Ederson
    AWB Luiz Lindelof
    Sterling Son Pogba Hazard
    Bats Kun Rash

    Romeu 3.9, 3.8, 3.8

    Feel commited to Son as I made the schoolboy error of bringing him in last night without checking his price drop on FPL stats!

    1. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Identical to my current draft.

      1. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        I've got 0.2m ITB to upgrade one of those 3.8's, have you ?

        1. Twister Sunday
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          Zero in the bank but I'd be worried if I needed to use either of them!

  29. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    I think my DGW FH team will come down to this.

    A. Martial + Rudiger

    or

    B. Son + Lindelof

    Thoughts? 🙂

    P.S. - Have Luiz already.

    1. Twister Sunday
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      I've gone B (see above). Considered Martial but might not be 100%. Utd could be good for a cleanie or 2 against FA Cup focused teams.

      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Ta

    2. Union_Jacks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Do you not like Alli more than Son with Kane back?

      Also consider Son’s lengthy travel Korea internationals.

      1. Union_Jacks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        I like B out of the two though.

  30. The Naga Khan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Daft question, how do you activate the wildcard......when I press the tab it comes up with a box to say once activated it an't be reversed but it doesn't have an activate button?

    1. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      You need to make transfers, before it gives you the option to WC.