Scout Notes

Maddison stars for 10-man Leicester in win at Burnley

A selection of Burnley and Leicester players have made a case for inclusion in Fantasy Premier League squads despite a lack of any Double Gameweeks.

While very few of the popular options from either side lived up to their billing in Blank Gameweek 31, there were still some standout performers.

We’ve assessed their assets in this latest Scout Notes article.

Burnley 1-2 Leicester City

Goals: Dwight McNeil (£4.4m) | James Maddison (£6.8m), Wes Morgan (£4.5m)

Assists: Charlie Taylor (£4.4m) | Youri Tielemans (£6.0m)

The form of popular Blank Gameweek 31 forward Ashley Barnes (£5.7m) seems to have dropped off in the last few matches, much to the disappointment of those who signed him for Burnley’s defeat to Leicester. In the last four matches, the Burnley forward has recorded inferior totals for goal attempts, shots in the box, efforts on target and expected goals (xG) compared to the four before that. However, there were still a few positives from Barnes’ performance as no Burnley player created more chances than him in Blank Gameweek 31. Furthermore, he was top of any player in the match for touches inside the penalty box.

“When a team goes down to 10 men so early it can feel strange unless you get a grip of the game straight away, and we didn’t. In the second half we corrected things and had a lot of the play, but those quality moments that you need to win a game weren’t close enough. You have to have that moment of truth and clarity. I will say it’s not easy to break down a team that set up 4-4-1.” – Sean Dyche

Either way, the upcoming circumstances will probably see Barnes owners cash him in for Double Gameweek options in the next few days, with Free Hit and second Wildcard season upon us. Forward options such as Marcus Rashford (£7.6m), Raúl Jiménez (£6.8m), Wilfried Zaha (£6.9m) and Michy Batshuayi (£6.5m) have already had two matches confirmed in Gameweek 32, while Glenn Murray (£6.3m) and Troy Deeney (£5.9m) are expected to have the same soon.

Chris Wood (£6.2m) looks even less of an option than Barnes still. He has now blanked for the last four matches in a row and continues to be the forward Sean Dyche prefers to replace. This was the third match in a row that the New Zealand international made way for Peter Crouch (£4.5m).

Dwight McNeil (£4.4m) should remain on the radar of Fantasy managers after fifth midfielders though. The youngster continues to hold down his place in the Burnley team, making his 12th consecutive start on the left-wing against Leicester and scored a second goal of the season. In fact, no player had more shots than McNeil at Turf Moor on Saturday, who was also top for efforts inside the penalty area too. While the Clarets have no Double Gameweeks between now and the end of the season, they still have Wolves (home), Bournemouth (away) and Cardiff (home) as their next three opponents. There are few midfielders priced at £4.5m or under with as much goal threat as McNeil so he could still form part of Free Hit squads in Double Gameweek 32, while he could be a shrewd option to start in Blank Gameweek 33.

The 19-year-old’s place in the team was also strengthened by the fact that Johann Berg Gudmundsson (£5.5m) is now back in the starting line-up on the opposite flank to him, rather than instead of him. The Icelandic international has made a phased return from injury over the last few months earning just his second start since Gameweek 24 against Leicester. It was Jeff Hendrick (£5.2m), recently shifted out wide, who made way. Gudmundsson continued to re-establish himself as the set-piece taker for Burnley but still shared such duties with Ashley Westwood (£4.6m), as he was substituted in the 78th minute.

It is hard to fully assess Leicester’s prospects moving forward after this match as the odds were stacked against them from the fourth minute. That was when Harry Maguire (£5.4m) was sent off for bringing down Gudmundsson as the last man. The England centre-back is now banned for one Premier League match, which means he will miss the Gameweek 32 meeting with Bournemouth and return for the trip to Huddersfield in Gameweek 33.

“I think (the referee) made the right call, as much as it goes against us. We can deal with it better. Harry is obviously disappointed, but he was happy for his team-mates. He is a really good guy and what I love about Harry is he has come through levels so he knows the other side of football, playing in the lower leagues and coming through. He is a big talent but he knows he still has a lot to work on and improve on. It was just one of those unfortunate incidents in a game.” – Brendan Rodgers

His dismissal forced Brendan Rodgers to shift from a 4-1-4-1 formation to a 4-4-1. Demarai Gray (£5.4m) was the unfortunate individual who drew the short straw and was replaced after just five minutes. The winger had been named in the starting line-up for the second match in a row as he continues to try and re-establish himself in the Leicester side.

Wes Morgan (£4.5m) was the natural replacement at the heart of the defence, where he sat alongside Jonny Evans (£4.8m) for the remainder of the game. He is likely to fill in for Maguire against Bournemouth next time out, although Rodgers has been singing the praises of Caglar Söyüncü (£4.9m), who could feature.

“(Söyüncü) has done very well in training. There has been stability with the two centre-halves Harry and Jonny, but it gives us a chance to look at it for the next game.” – Brendan Rodgers

James Maddison (£6.8m) was the key man for the Foxes in their win as he alleviated pressure on his side in the first half with an excellent free-kick. The midfielder reminded Fantasy managers what he is capable of in dead-ball situations, becoming the first ever Leicester player to score two direct free-kicks in a Premier League campaign. Not surprisingly, Maddison was also the top creator for Leicester at Burnley, recording more shots on target than any of his colleagues too. Even with no Double Gameweek coming up, matches against Bournemouth (home) and Huddersfield (away) in the next two Gameweeks bode well for the former Norwich man. Only one player has played more key passes than Maddison in their last four matches.

“That’s his strength, his technique. Whether it is a through-ball for Jamie Vardy or a free-kick, and it is not by accident. He works very hard at that and he got his reward today. He’s a good boy and knows where he is at. He knows he is going the right way. He is a wonderful talent and will get better and better.” – Brendan Rodgers

The circumstances of the match are largely what led to a blank for Jamie Vardy (£9.1m). Thanks to Leicester playing with 10 men for the majority of the afternoon, their star striker was below his usual level of performance, through no fault of his own. In the four matches prior to Blank Gameweek 31, Vardy was averaging 4.8 penalty box touches per game, 2.5 shots, 2.3 in the box and one on target. Against Burnley, it was three touches in the box two shots, one in the box and one on target.

The same was the case for Harvey Barnes (£5.5m) who also blanked at Turf Moor. Compared to an average of 8.25 penalty box touches, 4.5 shots, three in the box and 0.5 on target between Gameweeks 27 and 30, in Lancashire, the former West Bromwich Albion loanee recorded four penalty box touches, two shots, one in the box and none on target.

Youri Tielemans (£6.0m) continues to go from strength-to-strength since joining Leicester on loan. It was the Belgian who provided the assist for Morgan’s dramatic winner, taking his goal involvements for the Foxes to four in six Premier League appearances. The local press were also impressed with his stamina levels at Burnley given the extra running that was required with the man disadvantage. With Vicente Iborra and Adrien Silva reportedly taking time to adapt to the energy levels required of central midfielders in the English top flight, Tielemans has also taken time to regularly complete matches. Further solidifying his place in Rodgers’ good books, he registered a second 90-minute outing since arriving, spending the last 15 minutes marking marauding full-back Charlie Taylor (£4.4m).

Burnley XI (4-4-2): Heaton; Taylor, Mee, Tarkowski, Bardsley; McNeil (Vydra 90+1′), Cork, Westwood, Gudmundsson (Brady 79′); Barnes, Wood (Crouch 70′).

Leicester City XI (4-1-4-1): Schmeichel; Chilwell, Maguire, Evans, R Pereira; Ndidi; Barnes (Mendy 77′), Maddison (Fuchs 64′), Tielemans, D Gray (Morgan 6′); Vardy.

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  1. FreddyP3
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Ederson
    Valery azpi lindelöf Doh
    Son sterling pogba Hazard
    Aguero higuain

    Bench fodder

    Looking ok? Any obvious flaws?

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Doherty might only play one game if nuno rotates
      But I suppose it is worth the risk.
      Alternatively you could get lindelof instead of doherty and get tomkins instead of valery?

      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        2 lindelofs?

        1. FreddyP3
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 11 days ago

          One with ö and one with o

        2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 11 days ago

          haha I meant shaw. 😀
          I think I have had enough fpl for the week!

    2. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Doh might be rested for the FA Cup.

      Haz is enough Chelsea attack for me.

    3. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Valery probably has one game.
      Doherty might be rested for one.

      1. FreddyP3
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        Valery and Doh out for schlupp and shaw? Have exact funds..

        1. TorresMagic™
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          • 14 Years
          5 years, 11 days ago

          Probably better until Shaw yc.

    4. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Finding it hard to justify an out of form Higuain over Kane myself atm.

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        Higuain is an odd one scored big against Huddersfield 13 got 8 v fulham the rest 2 points.
        If chelsea speeded up there play slighly and went slightly more direct ocassionally instead of this slow sarri ball shite they would do far better - imo.

    5. LSK
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Good team

  2. Klein
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Fpl site acting wierd again. Adding new players to squad in transfer is bringing up the player profile and gets stuck there. Anyone else having this problem?

    1. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      You might have caught it during price change time - not sure

  3. Sam (Team Sam)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Assuming all potential doubles take place, which of these should take up my final two spots?

    A) Schlupp & Higuain
    B) Son & Jimenez
    C) JWP & Higuain

    (I have all of the usual suspects already, just ironing out my differentials)

    1. F_Ivanovic
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      B

    2. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      I have A bit not sure about Higuain
      A diff for sure but an expensive one.

      1. Sam (Team Sam)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        Team with B would be:

        Ederson
        Doherty, Luiz, Lindelof, Schlull
        Sterling, Pogba, Hazard
        Aguero, Rashford, Higuain

        Subs: AWB, JWP, fodder

        1. Albrightondknight
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 11 days ago

          I have very similar but Milli instead of Doh in a 343 must have a little more cash than you.

          1. Sam (Team Sam)
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 11 days ago

            I can afford that with Peltier in for Doherty. Not sure I want Mili though

        2. Sam (Team Sam)
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 11 days ago

          A*

    3. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      S'ton is an unlikely potential double in 32.

      1. Sam (Team Sam)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        Thanks. Yeah, I'd seen. C would then not happen, but thought I'd include it

      2. JD @JDCochran2
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        TM do you know if City are a Double in GW 32?

  4. jia you
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Prob just leave last night's draft alone now until closer to deadline, but any obvious flaws?

    Foster
    Lindelof / Luiz / AWB
    Sterling / Pogba / Hazard / Mili
    Aguero / Kane / Rashford
    (Hamer, Valery, Romeu, Connolly)
    0.2

    1. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      draft without Kane has City defensive cover and Lukaku over Rashford but have an feeling Kane's gonna do well.

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        But not going to capain Kane so he's damn expensive! Which combo do you prefer?
        A.
        Milivojevic
        Rashford
        Kane
        B.
        Eriksen
        Batshuayi
        Lukaku

        1. The Overthinker
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 11 days ago

          A

          1. jia you
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 11 days ago

            cheers

    2. LSK
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Looks good. I don’t have Kane myself but I expect him to hit double figures

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        cheers

  5. MillsAU
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Gunn
    Luiz / Lindelof / Schlupp
    Sterling / Hazard / Pogba / JWP
    Aguero / Kane / Zaha

    3.9G / 4.2M / 3.8D / 3.8D

    Thoughts on Gunn?

    1. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Good chance he wont have a DGW but if he does I'll likely go for him!

  6. PepSala
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Pick one for FH

    A) A. Young, D Luiz and Batyuashi
    B) Lindelof, D.Luiz and Zaha
    C) Lindelof, Azpi and Batyuashi

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      b

  7. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Hows this for a first draft FH team:

    Ederson
    Lindelof Azpi AWB
    Pogba Hazard Sterling Mili
    Aguero Rashford Jimenez

    Boruc JWP Valery Simpson

    0.9 ITB

    Thanks

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      upgrade lin to luiz

      1. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        I am not for doubling up on Che defence after this weekend but they do have nice fixtures.

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 11 days ago

          then why even bother getting one? what difference does it make? they have much better fixtures than united (who also conceded 2 away at home to a mid table team)

    2. LSK
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Pretty good. Not convinced on Mili myself, but a penalty or free kick goal will do I guess. Don’t think you need so much money on the bench

  8. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    By when can we expect man City, Chelsea's and Watford's dgw fixtures announced?

    1. Mini Mane Mo
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Wed latest according to Ben Crellin

      1. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        Cheers

  9. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Thoughts on this fh draft folks?

    Ederson
    Luiz young Boly (Valery)
    Sterling pogba Jota Milivojevic
    Kane Kun rashford

    1. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      decent, same front line as me currently, unsure about the Wolves double up though

      1. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        Cheers. Could do mili and Jota > Pedro and jwp, but pedros gametime is a concern

        1. jia you
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 11 days ago

          yeah, wouldnt go Pedro myself but could work out well.

        2. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 11 days ago

          so is jotas

    2. LSK
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Will Young play? Dalot could be used at right back

  10. Manumana
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Hows me FH team shaping up ?

    Kepa
    Luiz Lindelof Schlupp Valery
    Sterling Pogba Deulofeu
    Kun Kane Lukaku

    Fodders

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      think kane and lukaku are really bad value

      people on here saying deulo likely to be rested for cup

    2. Shake n Bake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      I prefer Rash over Lukaku as is gives u more money to spend

    3. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Southampton most likely won't have a double, too much up top for mine. I wouldn't go in with 4 at the back either, probably downgrade Kane or Lukaku and then pick up another quality mid, save fodder for defenders.

      1. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        Yeah getting the
        2 defenders at 3.8 helps with budget.

    4. LSK
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Wow. Striker city. Two blanks from Hazard and you’ll be laughing. Two hauls and you’ll be crying.

      1. Manumana
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        Thx for all the replies. Much appreciated

  11. Metropolis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Thoughts on this FH:

    Kepa
    Azpi Lindelof AWB
    Sterling Hazard Pogba Dilva
    Rashford Aguero Zaha

    Bench is cheapos

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      if dilva likely to start both its good

    2. LSK
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Similar to mine so I like it

  12. jia you
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Are Sterling/Kun no brainers for the armband for 32?

    1. Shake n Bake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      I think so

    2. Metropolis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Yes definitely

    3. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Yep

    4. Hart-ake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Yep- just need to decide which one!

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        Sterling(c), Aguero(vc) for me

  13. Shake n Bake
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    RMFHT,

    Guaita (Speroni)
    Azpi, Lindelof, Schlupp (Bednarek, Simpson)
    Stirling, Bilva, Hazard, Pogba (Stephens)
    Aguero, Higuain, Rash

    Thoughts?

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      wondering if dilva better option than bilva but unsure myself

      chelsea not creating much but look good at the back so prefer a def double up to higuain personally

  14. Scotty B
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Any changes needed to FH32 draft?

    Patricio
    Lindelof Luiz Laporte
    Sterling Pogba Mili Hazard
    Aguero Rashford Jimenez

    Ruddy AWB Bednarek Romeu

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      looks decent but might switch awb to fodder and upgrade pat to kepa

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        if possible which it might not be

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

        Could do but don't really fancy double Chelsea defence

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 11 days ago

          what difference does it make? why not just pick the keeper likely to get the most points?

    2. Hart-ake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      I wouldn't go for Patricio personally- can't see Wolves getting a clean sheet in either of thost DGW32 matches.

  15. Hart-ake
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    RMFHT

    Guaita (Speroni)
    Luiz Laporte Lindelof (Connolly, Valery)
    Hazard Sterling Pogba Deulofeu (Romeu)
    Aguero Lukaku Zaha

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      not 100% confident lukaku starts both games. think he has similar chance to rash but rash a lot cheaper

      1. Hart-ake
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        If fit, I think he would, but yeah, I think I'm faced with a choice between Rashford and, say, Son or Lukaku and Deulofeu/JWP.

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 11 days ago

          deulo apparently likely to be rested for one of the games due to cup, jwp unlikely to get a double. mili safest option but he is more expensive.

          1. Hart-ake
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 11 days ago

            Yeah- and that means that Deulo will probs miss the easier match. I do lean towards spending more in that spot, but not totally convinced on Son.

            1. EMBOLOFAN
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 11 days ago

              right now my 4th mid spot is on dilva/bilva

              1. EMBOLOFAN
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 11 days ago

                w/ double chels defence

  16. peco12
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    I don't have a FH to use. Will this be ok for this game week or is it too weak?
    Im thinking this team could be set for GW33. Any Advice appreciated
    0FT

    Fab (Foster)
    Digne - Van Dijk - AWB - (Rice - Peltier)
    Mane - Salah - Milivojevic -Pogba - Sterling
    Jimenez - Wilson - (Barnes)

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      not sure how you'd wanna go about it but i'd be scared about not having kun this week

    2. LSK
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      You’re going to suffer. But without a free hit there’s not much you can do, other than take loads of hits then loads more next week so maybe just Salah to Hazard as he plays 33 as well

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        yes, could spend the money saved upgrading peltier to luiz

        1. LSK
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 11 days ago

          Yeah I’d do this for a -8 and you’ll be well set up for next week as well

  17. LSK
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Any thoughts on my draft?
    De Gea
    Luiz Azpilicueta Van Aanholt
    Sterling Hazard Pogba D Silva
    Aguero Rashford Batshuayi
    3.9 4.2 3.8 3.8

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      prob best one i've seen

      easy to save money by doing kepa lindelof schlupp instead of ddg azpi pva but im not sure where you'd spend it anyway

      one thing i'd say is schlupp stats are better than pva since he's reverse oop

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        oop not reverse*

        1. LSK
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 11 days ago

          Cheers might consider Schlupp. PVA has done well for me in past seasons though so it’s a good chance to use him again

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      whats your tv btw?

      1. LSK
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        SV was 104.8 before I made the team. Have 0.2 in the bank so I can afford Silva and De Gea to Son and Ederson but I like Silva as a differential

    3. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Identical to my latest draft

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        May get Sane instead of Dilva though..

        1. LSK
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 11 days ago

          Schlupp for PVA would allow that, but after Sane TC in gameweek 25 I might stick with D Silva.

      2. PepSala
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        Had close to that TV and can't afford that team..fishy

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

          Easily able to do it.

        2. LSK
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 11 days ago

          Add up their current values and it will come to around 104.8. I have 0.2 in the bank but Hazard and Sterling have gone up since I brought them.

    4. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Nice - Dilva could be good and Bat too. Solid with some diffs

      1. LSK
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        Cheers. Hope so.

  18. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    How about a 352 for FH 32
    Annoying that cheapest forward is .3 more than Romeu but still can get this and I kinda like it.

    Ederson

    Luiz Rudiger Lindleof

    Sterling Hazard Pogba Son Milli

    Kun Rashford

    Fodder bench with Crouch at 4.5
    Keeper 3.9, Simpson Connolly

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Quite like it tbh. Not sure Chelsea convince me enough that I’d wanna double up on their defence but otherwise looks pretty goo. Mili pick could come good, definitely one to consider if I can fit him in

      1. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        Yeah double Che defence I said about 5 posts ago may not be a good idea 🙂

    2. LSK
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Good team. 3-5-2 could be the way to go.

  19. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    What keepers do people see as the best one bar the seemingly most popular Ederson and Kepa picks on here?

    DDG worth a shout if you have the £ ??? What about budget keepers, like Ryan?

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      yeah

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        ed/kepa/ddg, cant see any reason not to have one of these

        1. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 11 days ago

          Yeah, all have upsides and downsides. Kinda tempted by DDG as a slight differential for my 3rd United slot

    2. BROOKLYN GOONER
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      • 12 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Thinking ddg, to have an extra city outfielder...just need to crack the code of who’ll get two precious starts...pep can’t rotate’em all, can he?

    3. Fitzy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Foster for a budget one.

    4. LSK
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      I think a premium keeper in 32 and 2 budget keepers in 35 is the way to go if you're following the FH 32, BB35 route.

  20. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Or, in place of Ryan for example do people prefer Duffy as a pick?

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      currently on:
      3x city
      3x chelsea
      3x united
      3x palace
      2x fodder

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        Wish I could afford that.

      2. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        You convinced enough by that lackluster Chelsea side to put 3 in? I currently have Higuain (cos I already owned and am undecided on him) and Azpi (in case of potential price rise) in my active FH, but not at all convinced. Hazard another potential candidate but same deal

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          • 14 Years
          5 years, 11 days ago

          You have Azpi for a price rise? 😆

          1. Top Lad Dakes.
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 11 days ago

            Huh that’s weird lol, fplstats had him close to one the other day (like at +90.something). Relax. Massive swing all of a sudden or that was an error. Better remove him now then

        2. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 11 days ago

          6th best team in the league playing 18th and 15th

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 11 days ago

            Far from 6th best atm.

            1. EMBOLOFAN
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 11 days ago

              dont think there's any debate to be had about having other players instead of ones from chelsea. am i gonna get duffy instead of luiz? no way

          2. Top Lad Dakes.
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 11 days ago

            6th best in terms of current points aye, but agree with TM

  21. Kabayan
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    A. Son + Rashford (3-4-3)
    Or
    B. Kane + Tomkins (4-3-3)

    Leaning towards A

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      a

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      A I’d say

  22. Scotty B
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    A Kepa, Laporte & Batshuayi
    Or
    B Ederson, Luiz & Jimenez

    1. the german
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      A but not sure that laporte plays both of the games.

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        he always plays

  23. the german
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    What was the price change today?

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Sterling up.

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Check hot topics or price change widget >>>>>>>

  24. Avo24
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    For FH 32 team, why there several people here spend money on the bench? IF you play dgw 11 players and when they play just once, sub cannot be active right? So its useless, or is there any other reason? 1m can really makes a difference in main 11

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      I think my bench will be 4.0, 3.8, 3.8, 4.3.

    2. LSK
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Correct, no need for any money on the bench

  25. The Ejiptian King
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Dammit, if I can't afford a FH team by .1 then it's because I forgot to transfer in Sterling earlier.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      I'm sure you can find 0.1

    2. LSK
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      You can squeeze an extra 0.2 from the bench you just posted so .1 won't be a problem.

  26. MillsAU
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Trying something different without City D.

    Kepa
    Azpili Lindelof Schlupp
    Sterling Hazard Pogba DSilva Mili
    Aguero Zaha

    3.9 / 4.5F / 3.8D / 3.8D / 1M leftover.

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      its good

  27. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Had a look at the provisional DGW fixtures and still cant see the merit of WCing this week over FH. We already planned for 33, why change now? The template did badly last week but apart from sideway moves who would you change?

    I would want different players for 32 and 35 also, and you are BBing in 35.

    Upside is that you can TC Kane in 34 vs HUD, but there are still good fixtures in 36-38 when the boys are going for the Golden Boot.

    Any thoughts?

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      not sure who you're arguing with

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      No argument found here! FH active

    3. L'Aeroplanino
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      ignore me, saw many mentions about this on twitter...

  28. PepSala
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Kepa
    Schlupp Azpi Lindelof
    Hazard Sterling Pogba D.silva
    Aguero Zaha Rashford

    Done tinkering.

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      super

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Front 6 look solidddd. Batshuayi could be a differential over Zaha maybe? Looks decent at the back too. Double Chelsea only concern maybe

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        small sample size but bats stats (in goal involvement terms) slightly better than zaha

    3. the german
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Im with the exact same team with son instead of silva.

    4. LSK
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Good team

  29. the german
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Dont want to sound silly but, is it that i need to refresh this site everytime for new comments and posts? My site doesnot refreshes itself.

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Yeah you have to refresh it. Or it does it itself if you post a new comment obviously

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Would be a data killer if it did and you couldn't comment.

      1. the german
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        Yeah true that.

      2. the german
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        I didnt meant refereshing the whole site. But just the comments section. Like how we see commemts update in facebook without manually refereshing.

    3. jtreble
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      "... Don't want to sound silly but, is it that i need to refresh this site everytime for new comments and posts? My site doesnot refreshes itself....'. Standard WordPress functionality - 75 million+ sites. :).

  30. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    What are people’s thoughts on Duffy if Brighton get their DGW?

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      much prefer palace