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FPL Think Tank – Double Gameweek 32

We are bringing back Fantasy Premier League ‘Think Tank’ in time for the Double Gameweeks ahead.

With Gameweek 32 chocked full of additional fixtures, which can be found here, Fantasy managers have plenty of questions.

In order to get a idea of the Fantasy Football Scout consensus on these issues, you can create your own poll and customise what answers are available.

Later in the week we will pick our favourite ones and publish them in an article for you all to vote in.

So submit your polls in the Google Form below…

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  1. Walcoff life
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    A) Ryan + Laporte
    B) Ederson + Duffy

    1. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      B imo

      Ederson a rock solid pick and Duffy is on decent form with good attacking potential

    2. Phil's Stamps
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      I've come around to the thinking that City defensive cover is not a must this GW. They are hardly watertight, and it's a waste of a slot that could be used for another city attacker.

  2. buzzkill
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Possibly a bit early for this but TC Sterling or Aguero?
    I guess it comes down to who is most likely to play 2x 90

    1. Walcoff life
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Agu imo

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

      Aguero I think

    3. Sting in the Tail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Minute wise, I think the fact that Aguero isn't on International duty tips the balance in his favour.

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

      Aguero

    5. balint84
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      kun

  3. CROCosta
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Ok I think we have managed to get template 6 which will have over 100 EO in FH teams:
    Kepa (Ederson)
    Luiz
    Sterling - Hazard - Pogba
    Kun

    Have yet to see one FH team which does not have all of these players, anyone?

    1. Saint & Reevesy
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      They’re good players

    2. Sting in the Tail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Might go cheaper gk and double Chelsea def.

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

        If you wanna do that just go Kepa and Luiz.

    3. Ruth_NZ
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Over 100 EO? Do you understand what EO is?

      Some of those will struggle to make 50% EO in FH teams. And what is this obsession with identifying the template anyway? Why not just figure it out for yourself, isn't that the whole fun of the game? [Well, I say fun advisedly because when you are having a season like mine it really isn't that much fun but that's another story.]

    4. Phil's Stamps
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Mine doesn't. No Luiz at least.

  4. drughi
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    wow basically every FH team on here looks the same

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      because not so same FH teams wont be posted 😉

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        This - what's the pointing of posting as you know the comments will be just "remove Mr non-Template and replace with Mr Template".

    2. money face bandwagon
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Yet they still ask for rmt. Rate our team maybe?

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        Then we are just being asked to vote for the inevitable ROT 😆

    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Yep - and still 11 days of it to go!

    4. HammersFan
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      I think up front is where there will be the most variance as most will have sterling haz and Pogba.

      Aguero, Kane, Rashford, Lukaku, Jimenez, Zaha, Batshuayi, Higuain any 3 of those would be good picks right now.

      Then you have the 3rd city spot, of course Laporte is the common one but also Ederson Bilva or dilva could be interesting differentials

    5. Geoff
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      They all have Quaner?

  5. fish66
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    (a) Milivojevic & Jimenez
    (b) Deulofeu & Zaha

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

      Deulofeu & Jimmy

  6. Tsssst
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    FAO those without a free hit or wildcard for DGW32

    1. are you taking hits? if so, how many?
    2. will you be using BB or TC?

    1. balint84
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      take maximum -4
      considering a TC but not sure

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

      -4, TC, field 11 DGW players

      1. The 5% Team
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        same here...will have to play Patricio and Pedro

  7. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    United fans, how nailed on is Lukaku right now?

    1. Saint & Reevesy
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      He’s got to be pretty nailed surely

    2. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Fitness is the real issue

    3. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      If fit he is our main striker bow

    4. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Thanks all

    5. SM001
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      FYI: He had an MRI yesterday while on international duty.

  8. R.C
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    *** NO FH LEFT ***

    Guaita Ryan
    Dunk Doherty AWB TAA* Bednarek*
    Pogba Camarasa Jota Sterling Hazard
    Higuain Aguero Rashford

    What should I do?

    Plan A
    1. Use 1/2 transfers and improve bench and play BB - WC34 TC35
    2. TC Aguero, roll the transfer and use 3 transfers so that I have 9 players in BGW33 - WC34 BB35

    Plan B
    Wildcard DGW32 in a way I'm set up for both DGW32 and BGW33. bench boost in DGW34 (Bench of Cardiff/Brighton players) and TC GW35

    1. Ruth_NZ
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      No, don't waste the wildcard. If you are in that situation then play the TC this week, it is by far the best opportunity for it. And you have the 3 key players for GW32 already so the main bases are covered.

      The one thing I would do would be to move Doherty out for someone that has a worthwhile DGW and also a GW33, Tomkins or Schlupp maybe. Reason being that I doubt Doherty will start twice in GW32, though with Wolves having a Tuesday midweek game and a Sunday FAC SF the rotation pressure may be a bit less than it could have been.

      Otherwise, save FT is a good idea really. But in that case you'd better not log in to FFS for the next 10 days, otherwise FOMO will take you over. 🙂

      1. R.C
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        Thanks. I can get Luiz instead of Doherty.

        Forgot to mention I have 0.9 ITB

        1. Ruth_NZ
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 10 days ago

          Even better. 🙂

  9. balint84
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    no free hit

    ederson
    Lindelöf-AWB-Robertson
    Son-Sterling-Pogba-Maddison-Fraser
    Kane(C)-Jiminez

    not a disaster, is it?

  10. Saint & Reevesy
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    What percentage of the game would be on a FH this week?

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Of the game? 10-20%. Of the top 10k? 20-30%.

    2. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      a poll on here last week suggested 60% odd of FPL members.

      1. Saint & Reevesy
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        60% of FFS members or FPL players?

        1. bitm2007
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 10 days ago

          only FFS were polled.

  11. manu4life99
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Any better options than Son & Deulofeu for FH

    Ederson
    Luiz Azpi Smalling
    Haz Pog Sterling Son Deulofeu
    Aguero Rashford

    1. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Smalling to Lindelöf to upgrade Son to Alli/Eriksen or Azpi to AWB to get Alli/Eriken and Batshauyi/Zaha

    2. Phil's Stamps
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Ederson to someone else, Son to Dilva.

  12. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Best Diffs next g/w?
    Jesus Erik & Lingard for me.

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Either Silva

      1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        Yep.

        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 10 days ago

          Jesus is interesting

          1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 10 days ago

            Fingers crossed for minutes.

  13. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Fairly settled here. The fixtures are far too good for City and Chelsea to not go all in on their attacking assets:

    DDG
    Azpi Duffy Schlupp
    Sterling Hazard Pogba B.Silva
    Aguero Higuain Rashford

    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Solid. I like. 🙂

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

      Best I’ve seen

    3. Saint & Reevesy
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Why the love for rashford when Lukaku is in miles better form, especially as you say Utds fixtures are tasty.

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        Lukaku ain’t fit enough to play 2 games in a week imo. Fancy the millions saved to spend elsewhere

        1. Saint & Reevesy
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 10 days ago

          You don’t think he’ll get 180 mins?

          1. IRBOX ⚽
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 10 days ago

            Thinking 120-150 much more likely

    4. Emiliano Sala
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      bilva's ceiling is laporte's assured points. dilva is better but more expensive

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        This is inaccurate. Bilva with a goal and assist in his last 2 starts.. I make that minimum 10 pre bonus.. much more upside

        1. Emiliano Sala
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 10 days ago

          ok. mine is:

          ryan
          rudiger shaw schlupp
          sterling pogba hazard dilva
          aguero rashford higuain
          not sure on defence and gk.

          1. IRBOX ⚽
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 10 days ago

            Don’t get Shaw (9 YC’s). Lindelöf the better option. Otherwise I think is strong

            1. Emiliano Sala
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 10 days ago

              i know it's a risk. lindelof is a risk too due to mrs.lindelof. guaita or ryan you think ?

    5. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      i've got Bilva in atm. assured starts, good involvement and around 8 % ownership.
      i'm still looking at getting at least 3 or 4 low ownership to make FH a differential.

  14. manu4life99
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    A) Deulofeu Smalling
    B) Milijoveic Lindelof

    1. Kane Toads
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      b) 'cos it has lindelof.

  15. milanista10
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    A) Foster/Ryan & Rashford
    B) DDG & Batshuayi

    On FH, help lads 🙂

    1. Kane Toads
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Going by RMT predictions: A) with Foster.

      A) 17 pts
      B) 15 pts.

  16. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Who is more likely to start both games in the DGW?

    a) Higuain

    b) Lukaku

    c) Rashford

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Higuain

    2. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      A

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

    [A} FOSTER
    Azpi, LUIZ, Smalling
    Sterling, Pogba, Son, Hazard, BILVA
    Aguero, Rashford

    {B} KEPA
    Azpi, LAPORTE, Smalling
    Sterling, Pogba, Son, Hazard
    Aguero, Rashford, ZAHA

    In short;
    A. Foster, Luiz, Bilva
    B. Kepa, Laporte, Zaha

    1. Kuzser
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      B

    2. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      B no doubt

  18. NLRED
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Very template FH32 teams. TC likely to be the biggest differential.

    WC 34 onwards is much more interesting IMHO.

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      TC is just worth X points as long as it doesn't affect your strategy elsewhere.

      If Sterling/Kun score 30-40 points (lol what). Then yes, you are dreaming as these will not be beaten for the season imo.

      If the FH template fails outside of that TC choice then yes, you've smashed it.

      1. NLRED
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        I have 7/11 of the players being picked in the majority of FH teams without using FH - Kepa, Luiz, Sterling, Pogba, Hazard, Kun, Jimi. I can use the TC, so only way I can lose if this is going to be the template is if the other 4 spots which are more smash it ahead of mine. Those 4 or 5 differentials and the TC are going to be the difference.

        The WC34 plans are more interesting and likely to be far less template, influencing rank more.

  19. Kuzser
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Can you please help decide with these 3 options:

    1) Kepa- Duffy Laporte Smalling - Zaha Lukaku. Play 4-3-3
    2) Kepa - Luiz Smalling - Dilva- Zaha Rashford. Play 3-4-3
    3) Ederson - Luiz Duffy awb - Jimenez KANE. Play 4-3-3

  20. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Like everyone, Salah has seriously tested my patience...

    However, with a run in of Cardiff, Huddersfield, Newcastle, Wolves I’m nervous of offloading him.

    Keeping him is a luxury I think I might have to afford - enablers like Valery, Boruc, JWP help as they also have nice fixtures.

    What do you think?

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Will be interesting when it comes to GW34 WC as everyone will want him for GW36 (possibly as TC), so people will need to either just have him on the WC (eating budget for the GW35 BB) or leave a route to bring him in for 36, which may not be easy and is always fraught with danger.

      1. Champ
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        Agree. Getting the balance right for 35 is tricky. Chase the double week 35 too much and it could leave you unbalanced coming out of it with a team you may not want...

  21. Kane Toads
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Haz or Higs? or both?

    1. HammersFan
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Personally I would go haz. Chelsea haven’t done enough for me to double on there attack. Also there are lots of options for strikers.

      Saying that with Chelsea fixtures I can see why people are going for the double up.

  22. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Are we likely to get many more minutes out of Kun, Sterling, Rashford, Son and Lindelof, than the Wolves and even Pool players many of us have ditched for them, who non FH'ers will have in their GW32 squads ? I can see all of those players being rotated.

  23. FPL-(VAR)dy
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    anyone here without WC??How are you getting about your business from now on??

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      WC34, BB35

      1. LC1
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        ..

      2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        Oops

    2. FPL-(VAR)dy
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      I meant without WC.

    3. No Kane No Gain
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      hits galore

    4. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Shrewdly

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

    The big question for Free hitters is whether to include Kane or not.

    So what’s the verdict? To Kane or not to Kane?

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Would love to have him, but too darn expensive.

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

      not to Kane on FH, on WC, yes.

    3. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      One of the first names on my FH

    4. LC1
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Desperate to have Kane but simply can't justify downgrading 3 players to have him in.

    5. MTPockets
        5 years, 10 days ago

        Don't think I will. Prefer eg. Higuain + Silva to Kane + Mili/Deulofeu

      • MFC86
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        Just asked this myself, I’ve got him at the minute but can’t afford Hazard

    6. Bubbles1985
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Who is more nailed for both games in the next GW:

      1 Lukaku
      2 Rashford
      3 Kane
      4 Higuain

      1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        Kane

      2. LC1
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        Kane

      3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        3

    7. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      First FH attempt, any major issues?
      Kepa
      Boly AWB Lindelof
      Bilva Sterling Pogba Son Hazard
      Rashford Aguero

      1. MTPockets
          5 years, 10 days ago

          No. Not sure about Boly's appeal

      2. MFC86
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        Hazard or Kane ? Can’t afford both

        1. FeedTheGoatAndHeWillScore
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 10 days ago

          Kane in a DGW for me

      3. tmduc
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        Would you recommend Ederson + 2 Chelsea DEFs?

      4. FeedTheGoatAndHeWillScore
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        No United in this FH draft but think I need some. Not sure how to work it in. Any ideas/inspiration greatly appreciated

        Kepa
        AWB, Doherty, Laporte
        Hazard, Sterling, Jota, Deulofeu
        Aguero, Jiminez, Kane
        £2.2m ITB

        Cheers

        1. Thomas M.
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 10 days ago

          Jota + Deul -> Pog + fodder?
          Jiminez -> Rash?

      5. Warby84
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        No Free Hit

        I currently have 7 DGW players on a -8

        Patrício
        Robertson Azpilicueta AWanB
        Sterling Hazard Pogba Richarlison Maddison
        Kane King

        Boruc Rondon TAA Bednarek

        Is it worth a bench boost???

        1. Legohair
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 10 days ago

          No bb,use tc or fh if you have still those left

        2. Vedas
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 10 days ago

          Team doesn't look worth bench boost, save for 35