Digest

Brighton’s Double Gameweek 34 opens up new Fantasy options

Our regular analysis of a player, team and discussion point that attracted our interest in the previous weekend’s matches (aka The Digest) returns.

As one of only two sides who had a Premier League fixture in Blank Gameweek 31 and who have a double-header in Gameweek 32, we turn our attention to Chelsea for our player and team analysis.

We also cast our eyes a little further forward following Tuesday’s announcement that Brighton and Cardiff will have a Double Gameweek 34 and ponder a slightly different chip strategy.

The Player – Eden Hazard

While much attention has been directed towards the failings of Mohamed Salah (£13.3m) as a Fantasy asset over the last few months, Eden Hazard (£10.9m) has been arguably more underwhelming for a more sustained period of time.

Whisper it quietly but the Belgian winger has only three goals (one of which came from the penalty spot) and two assists in his last 11 Premier League starts, averaging 4.64 FPL points per match over that time and blanking in seven of those fixtures.

The influence of Alvaro Morata and Olivier Giroud (£7.7m) on Hazard was a much-discussed topic earlier in the season but the arrival of Gonzalo Higuain (£9.6m) in January was initially seen as a positive, with those two players seemingly striking up a good understanding from the off.

The Argentinean’s signing has done little to stop the rot in Hazard’s underlying stats, however.

From Gameweek 20 onwards, Hazard’s rate of expected goals is half of what it was in the first 19 matches of the season.

While Hazard’s rate of penalty box touches and shots in the opposition area have remained around the same before and after Gameweek 19, the Belgian’s average number of big chances has plummeted from 0.7 to 0.2 per match in the second half of the season.

There is even more of a drop-off in Hazard’s big chance creation.

Having been the supplier of 13 clear-cut opportunities in the first 17 Gameweeks of the season, the Belgium international hasn’t carved out a single big chance in his subsequent 13 appearances.

Sarri’s inflexibility when it comes to his team’s shape and system has perhaps made it easier for other clubs to negate Hazard’s influence if they know exactly how Chelsea will line up.

There remains the question over just how committed to the Chelsea cause Hazard is, too, with a summer move to Real Madrid potentially in the offing.

The quality of Chelsea’s next three opponents perhaps makes it more difficult to overlook Hazard over the next two Gameweeks: the Belgian racked up double-digit hauls against Brighton and Cardiff earlier this season.

The limitations of those two clubs and West Ham (more of which in the section below) means that, even in third gear, Hazard could still rack up a tidy score despite our misgivings.

Unless he seriously bucks his downward trend in the next three matches, however, Hazard looks like a dispensable premium asset from Gameweek 34 onwards.

The Team – Chelsea

With Chelsea having a Double Gameweek 32 as well as a fixture in Blank Gameweek 33, many Fantasy managers will be pondering on which players in Maurizio Sarri’s side are worthy of consideration over the coming month.

The Blues’ Jekyll-and-Hyde display at Goodison Park was the chief focus of our Scout Notes article earlier this week and it is this unreliability that is so off-putting, especially when many of their assets cost a lot of money to buy.

Of particular concern is their attack.

When clubs are filtered by their last six matches, Chelsea rank a respectable third for overall attempts and shots in the box and joint-fifth for efforts on target.

However, it’s the quality of the Blues’ opportunities that is worrisome: only Everton have registered fewer “big chances” than Sarri’s troops over their last six Premier League games.

Whilst “big chances” are a somewhat arbitrary yardstick, the fact that Manchester City have recorded more than three times as many gilt-edged opportunities as Chelsea in that time says a lot.

Hazard’s own personal drop-off in numbers (see above) are, of course, intrinsically linked to the Blues’ overall woes as a team.

It is away from home that Chelsea have really struggled.

Sarri’s troops are actually unbeaten in the league at Stamford Bridge in 2019 but have lost four of their last five matches on the road.

Again, big chances are the issue as the Blues fare well for other attacking KPIs (such as shots in the box) over their last six away games.

Not that Chelsea have been turning on the style at home, either: they rank only joint-tenth for big chances and shots in the box over the last six at Stamford Bridge.

There is more of a home/away divide when it comes to defensive statistics.

So secure on their own patch, Chelsea rank first for fewest shots in the box, efforts on target and big chances conceded over their last six home fixtures.

Only three teams have allowed more big chances than Sarri’s side over their last half-dozen league matches on the road, however.

The Blues haven’t kept an away clean sheet in 2019.

Looking ahead to Gameweeks 32 and 33, it is Chelsea’s opposition – rather than the west London side themselves – that fills us with optimism.

Home matches against Brighton and West Ham are obvious sources of attraction for those considering Chelsea defenders, while the Hammers are even more woeful than Sarri’s side on their travels: Manuel Pellegrini’s outfit have allowed the highest number of big chances of any top-flight club over their last six away matches.

The trip to Cardiff gives the Blues the perfect chance to remedy their recent away record, too: Warnock’s side have lost all eight of their meetings with “big six” clubs this season (including the reverse fixture at Stamford Bridge, 4-1), conceding 27 goals in the process.

The calibre of Chelsea’s opposition is probably reason alone to invest in their Fantasy assets over the next two Gameweeks – which is a good job, as the Blues’ hit-and-miss players are not making a convincing case of their own.

The Talking Point – Double Gameweek 34

The Premier League’s much-anticipated fixture announcement on Tuesday brought us confirmation of the largely expected line-up for Double Gameweeks 32 and 35.

We also knew that Brighton and Hove Albion would have a third Double Gameweek thrown in there too but, until a few “in the know” accounts leaked the news shortly beforehand, we didn’t really have many clues as to which Gameweek the Seagulls’ match against Cardiff City would be tagged on to.

The revelation that Brighton (and Neil Warnock’s side) will now have a Double Gameweek 34 prompted discussion about a possible new chip strategy on both this site and beyond:

As mentioned in the comments above, this “new” strategy would be particularly of interest to those who still have their Triple Captain chip available and especially to those who have their other chips still left to go with it.

Gauging by the comments on Fantasy Football Scout and on social media, the following strategies have become popular as we approach the blank and doubles ahead:

FH32, WC34, BB35
WC32, FH33, BB35

What those strategies had in common was that a Triple Captain chip could then be used on a player in a single Gameweek (Mohamed Salah at home to Huddersfield in Gameweek 36, for example) or on a Brighton player if their match against Cardiff was rearranged between Gameweeks 36 and 38.

Now that the Seagulls and Bluebirds are scheduled to meet in Double Gameweek 34, only the second of the two above strategies allows for a triple captaincy of a Brighton player.

First, the advantages.

The most obvious upside to deploying the Triple Captain chip on, say, Glenn Murray (£6.3m) or Shane Duffy (£4.7m) is that Fantasy managers get two bites of the cherry in Gameweek 34. Should our Brighton assets fail in their first fixture, they then go again three days later.

Another positive is that Brighton are at home in both fixtures and the Seagulls have traditionally been a stronger proposition on home turf than they have on the road.

Chris Hughton’s side have registered twice as many points at the Amex as they have on their travels in 2018/19 and conceded 12 fewer goals.

Five of their six clean sheets this season have been at home.

Goalscoring-wise, they don’t particularly impress: only Crystal Palace and Huddersfield Town have hit the back of the net on fewer occasions on their own turf in 2018/19.

It’s not just the fact that Hughton’s troops are on home soil, it’s that they face Cardiff and Bournemouth – two of the five leakiest defences in the top flight this season – at the Amex.

The Bluebirds have scored fewer away goals than all other Premier League teams and both they and Eddie Howe’s side sit in the bottom five for their overall record on the road.

Pooodle outlines some of the wider advantages for venturing down the “Wildcard in 32” approach, from price rises to possible benefits in Gameweek 33, too.

And now, the disadvantages.

Quite simply, which Brighton asset would you use this chip on?

It remains to be seen if Pascal Gross (£6.7m) can recover from a hamstring problem over the next three weeks or so, while Hughton has five fit players who have been used in the wide midfield areas this season – so rotation is a distinct possibility on the flanks.

While Murray has started every league match in 2019, Florin Andone (£5.0m) was meant to line up at Palace in Gameweek 30 before a groin injury struck in the warm-up and the Romanian striker had been suspended in Gameweeks 26 and 28.

When Brighton last encountered fixture congestion in December, Murray and Andone alternated their starts from Gameweeks 15-21.

Duffy, Lewis Dunk (£4.4m) and Mathew Ryan (£4.4m) offer security of starts, at least, and in Dunk and (especially) Duffy’s case their attacking threat is very appealing.

Using a Triple Captain chip on a defender, and a Brighton one at that, is bound not to sit well with many Fantasy managers, though.

The “swords and shields” analogy is one way of looking at it: for those Fantasy managers looking for a fairly high-risk differential strategy to climb the ranks, a Brighton Triple Captain would seem very much a “sword”.

For the rest of us dullards, pragmatists and shield-wielders, it could well be a maverick move too far.

Palace Ash and Forza, meanwhile, outline some of the other pitfalls of using a Wildcard in Gameweek 32 in the images above.

 

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  1. Deulofeu
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Given poor Hazard form, would you consider other Chelsea assets instead? Pedro, Willian, Kante comes to mind... Thanks.

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Nope.
      He's bad but other's are worst

    2. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      he's the most important and, considering their fixtures, I feel the triple up is a no-brainer despite their recent from.

    3. Deulofeu
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Thanks all

  2. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    On a FH

    How’s this:

    Ederson
    Azpi Schlupp Duffy
    Sterling Hazard Pogba Deulofeu
    Kane Aguero Rashford

    No cash to spare with these boys.
    Kane is eating up money but I do have fairly high TV so I believe the rest of my team is ok set up. I’ll consider the Silvas, waiting on internationals obviously. Ederson and Apzi offer nailed routes into both Chelsea and city defence right now. Others not as confident will get both. Kane best route into spurs for sure right now.

    1. theodosios
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      wow dude, what's your TV?

      1. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        105.8 SV

    2. EMERGING STAR
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Wow this is great. I could only afford Higuain instead of Kane

    3. JELLYFISH
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      V similar to mine. I am only 0.1 short of doing Duffy>Dunk and Deulofeu > Bilva

  3. Gabriel Agbonlahor
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Any thought on 3 city united chelsea + 2 palace strategy?

    Kepa
    Luiz Lindelof Laporte
    Hazard(VC) Pogba Sterling Milivojevic
    Aguero(C) Lukaku Zaha

    1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      What's your TV? Damn

      1. Gabriel Agbonlahor
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        Original tv is 107, 105.3 after FH

      2. jia you
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        can afford that team with 0.5 to spare 😉

    2. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      That strategy seems pretty rock solid, nice team!

      1. Gabriel Agbonlahor
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        Thanks, might leave it until deadline..but will monitor lukaku & zaha over IB

        1. jia you
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 9 days ago

          How about Ederson + Rudiger over Kepa + Laporte?

  4. dee_top
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    How is this FH team looking, guys? Reposted
    0.0 INB

    Ryan
    Lindelof | Luiz | Schlupp
    Pogba | Hazard | D.Silva | Sterling | Mili
    Aguero | Lukaku

    bench: 3.9, 3.8, 4.3, 3.9

  5. b91jh
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    FH draft number 22305.

    Kepa
    Luiz Laporte Lindelof Schlupp
    Deulofeu Sterling Haz Pogba
    Kun Kane

  6. pakornk
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Who are you captaining on gw32?

    1. theodosios
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Kun Sterling Hazard trilema in my choice...

    2. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Hazard atm

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Aguerooooo

    4. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Sterling more than likely

  7. Lucky Z
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    A. Kane Schlupp AWB Montoya
    B. Higuain D.Luiz Lindelof Duffy

    The rest is a template

    Ederson
    Hazard Sterling Pogba
    Kun Rashford

    1. Lucky Z
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      and Mili

  8. Murder On Zidanesfloor
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Hows my FH team looking?
    4-4-2
    DDG
    Azpi Luiz Duffy Schlupp
    Sterling Hazard Pogba Bilva
    Kun Lukaku
    0.0 itb

    Any advice appreciated:-)

    1. Lucky Z
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Strong. Don't believe in B.Silva however.

      1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        Who would you rather have as a 4th mid? I could do
        DDG + Azpi > Kepa + Smalling
        And get Dilva. Is Dilva the extra 1m over Bilva?

        1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 9 days ago

          Worth the*

        2. Lucky Z
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 9 days ago

          I have Mili as 4th MF. Choosing between him and Jota.

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      9 same player's 🙂
      Solid team mate !

      1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        Cheers, still considering your choice of the last 2 as well hahah

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 9 days ago

          Ha ha
          Keep tinkering 😉

          1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 9 days ago

            Yeah the core 8 will remain the same though most likely.

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 9 days ago

              Definitely.
              As long as Lukaku is declared fit.
              I think I'm going with same 11

    3. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      solid team that

      1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        Cheers.
        Would you do DDG + Azpi > Kepa + Smalling and then get Dilva over Bilva?

        1. jia you
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 9 days ago

          The Silvas could go anyway, luck of the draw, so no I'd leave it

  9. King Kohli
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Appreciate ideas to improve this FH team.

    Kepa
    Rudiger Duffy Schlupp
    Sterling Hazard Pogba Dilva
    Kun Rashford Batshuayi

    1.6 itb

    1. Mini Mane Mo
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      upgrade your defence with the money you have itb?

  10. jia you
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    I am a complete pleb!
    Was playing around with my team and just realised that I sold AWB, now it will cost me 0.3 more to buy him back!
    Guess it's no AWB on FH for me lol

    1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED WITH ME. You are not alone

      1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        Gone Schulppy now

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 9 days ago

          This

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Very Freudian... Sounds like your sub-conscious doesn’t rate him over Schlupp/PVA for the DGW

    3. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      I sold him also. I just decided that I dont need him in GW32

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        think I might go Mili + Zaha/Bats now out of spite and ignore Palace defence 😉

        1. Lazaretti
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 9 days ago

          Or if you want CPL defender pick PVA. He must be due. No attacking returns in last 8.

          1. jia you
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 9 days ago

            just posted my most recent draft below with Schlupp in it, he looks great value oop!

            1. Lazaretti
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 9 days ago

              But will he play for sure?

    4. juho
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      i did far worse - sold Pogba to avoid a potential drop that didn't happen

  11. Lazaretti
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Any thoughts? How is this FH team looking

    Kepa
    Luiz - Smalling - Van Aanholt
    Sterling - Hazard - Pogba - D.Silva
    Aguero - Rashford - Deeney
    Hamer - Camarasa - 3.8 - 3.8

    0.6 Itb + Camarasa could be 4.2 midfielder so 0,9 to use if need

    1. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Love it mate. Very nice team, im on D.Silva aswell. City could score 8+ in these next 2 games a defender is a waste IMO. Maybe Deeney to a Palace striker i’d say. But deeney isnt a bad option

      1. Lazaretti
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        Thank you. City have really good chance to score a lot that's why I've added 3 city attackers. One option would be getting B.Silva for D.Silva and change Deeney to Zaha. Watford plays against Fulham and Deeney doesn't have international duty might have rotation risk though due to FA cup.

  12. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    See these Man City defenders still on the menu then. Haha, i cant wait for them to beat cardiff 5-1, plenty will moan when they concede the inevitable home goal

    1. Mo Mané No Problems
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Or people are doing it for a potential reward of a Laporte 20-pointer like GW 25

    2. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      What do you think about my question below? Thought you might be interested

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      I can see why a defence that has conceded 0.7 goal per game season to date would be popular

      Especially when they have fixtures against the two worst attacks in the league (bar Huddersfield)

      Quite easy to understand the popularity in fairness. Probably harder to understand the criticism all things considered.

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        bang on, abs nothing between punting on a Silva or City defence!

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

      And D Silva doesn’t get on the pitch 😉

    5. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Lol

  13. The 5% Team
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Would you rather have:

    A. D.Silva
    B. Alli

    1. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      A

  14. Snipez21
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Kepa
    AWB Laporte Lindelof Azpilicueta
    Son Pogba Hazard Sterling (C)
    Aguero Rashord

    Any Changes you would make?
    Lindelof I’m not so sure about.

  15. Murder On Zidanesfloor
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Is Dilva really worth the 1m over Bilva?

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      The real question is Bilva worth selecting over a Man City defender and a different midfielder...

      Quite a long list of cheaper players are outscoring Bilva, and an even longer list offer better value

      But in a once-off GW or DGW, anything can happen of course

    2. Lucky Z
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Is Bilva worth 1m over Mili?

    3. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      I think City do tend to concede 1 goal against weaker teams and since they are the 2 weakest (except hud), both games can be very high goal tallies for city, which makes me lean towards getting 3 attackers

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        Bilva’s not really an attacker as such thouh, his game really isn’t really rewarded by the FPL points system at all... hence the long list of players outscoring him, and the longer list of players offering better value

        But he does have two good fixtures mind you, and anything could happen in a single GW

        Remember your logic is also writing off his two potential clean sheet points so you’re literally relying on him scoring a goal to haul - something that happens with way less frequency (5) than Man City keeping a clean sheet (14), especially against two bad attacks

        But he could score of course, it’s just not very statistically likely

    4. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      No imo

    5. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Bilva plays @ RW when either kdb/Fernandinho are fit atm.
      Too good an opportunity to miss for me.

      Last gw he put an excellent cross which Aguero missed heading into an open net.
      Assist potential + he scored in last two cup games i think.

      I'm sold on him. B Silva is Definitely in my team.
      Laporte played @ LWB last dgw so I'm not expecting a haul tbh.

      And besides all I'm chasing. So need to take some risk

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        Good luck 🙂

        Although I’m still not convinced by the logic of selecting him over a Man City GK or defender for example...

        If you remove Bilva’s 10 CS points he has managed just over 100 points this season despite making 29 appearances...

        That’s around 3.3 points per appearance playing in one of the most potent attacking teams England has ever seen... he just doesn’t do it for me as an FPL pick

        He could definitely buck this trend and do well in the DGW though, no doubt, as he is a genuinely superb player IRL, if not for FPL

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 9 days ago

          Cheers mate
          Agreed

    6. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Dilva doesn't have international duty so imo he will start for sure against Fulham. For me he is also more proven PL player. If I would go with B.Silva I could upgrade Deeney to Zaha but I am not sure if it is worth it?

  16. Lucky Z
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    D.Silva is not starting every 4th game. He started last 3. Just saying as also considering him. Thoughts?

    1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      You say Bilva is not worth Mili + 1m, what makes you consider Dilva? He is Mili + 2m. But both have almost the same points tally 119 and 117

      1. Lucky Z
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        D.Silva is a class player proved himself as FPL asset for years. If no rotation risk, he would be in my team definetily ahead of B.Silva.

      2. ChuckN
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        In 400 less mins.....(bsilva).

    2. french holiday
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      too risky due to age and may not be risked to play 3 days before the FA CUP semis

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

      He has no international duty, one of their only players to get a two week rest.....

  17. Lignja
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Double Che or one Utd one Che def?

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

      One one

      1. Lignja
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        Ty

  18. Deulofeu
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Will you prefer Hazard or Kane in your team?

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

      Haz for fixtures

  19. The 5% Team
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    which one?

    1. Patricio, Doherty and D.Silva
    2. Patricio, Laporte and Alli

    1. Weeb Kakashi
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Dont like either tbh.

      2 if at all.
      Wolves prone to rotation.

      1. The 5% Team
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        yes, but not on a FH...so to take a -4 to change the goalie is not something I want to do

  20. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    ****
    Laporte Lindelof Tomkins
    Sterling Hazard Pogba
    Aguero Higuain

    Pick one
    A Kepa Pereyra Zaha
    B Ryan/Foster Luiz Rashford/Zaha

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

      B

  21. jia you
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Think I've finally nailed my Kaneless draft, now just need to decide on which to go for!
    Thoughts on my Kaneless team (it is Palace heavy but I think they are value fillers):

    Ederson
    Azpi / Luis / Schlupp
    Sterling / Hazard / Pogba / Mili
    Aguero / Lukaku / Zaha
    (Hamer, McTom, Simpson, Connolly0
    0.3itb

    1. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Here's my Kane draft, which do you prefer?

      Ederson
      Azpi / Luiz / Young / AWB
      Sterling / Hazard / Pogba
      Aguero / Kane / Deeney
      (Speroni, McTom, GibbsW, Connolly)

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

        Still prefer kaneless, don’t get the need to change team for Kane, better options for me

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

      3 palace is too much imho

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        the HUD game could be gold though!

    3. maratus
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Strong template team

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        cheers

      2. ChuckN
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        Theres at least 25 good options this week. Any combo of them is classed as "template".

        Would love to see an amazing non template team.

    4. french holiday
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      lukaku zaha luis are all doubts for the 1st game of the double

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        way too early to know one way or the other, but think they'll all be starters.

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

    Ryan
    Luiz / Laporte / Lindelof
    Haz / Sterling / Pogba / Mili
    Higuain / Aguero / Rashford

    Latest version, gambling on Higuain playing.

    Thoughts?

    1. Weeb Kakashi
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Rash Milli Ryan are Zaha Pereyra Tomkins for me.
      Kepa instead of Luiz is what i have gone for .

      Pretty solid team with secure starters . Like it

    2. french holiday
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      higuain not worth the money imo..would rather gamble on a cheaper 2nd chelsea mid or kepa

  23. mdm
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Which option:

    A. Milli and Deeney
    B. Deul and Zaha

    1. Weeb Kakashi
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Zaha Pereyra?
      Pereyra was rested recently so could start both.
      Would have loved Deu instead

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

    Mili or Zaha?

    1. french holiday
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      batman

    2. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Milli

    3. maratus
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Jiminez

  25. jomikijiq
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    on FH. Eriksen, Dele or Son?

    1. french holiday
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      eriksen as he looks as essential as Kane for Spurs

    2. KUN_DE_BRU_YNE
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Dele or son
      Most probable Dele for me

    3. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Dele.

      Son knackered.
      Eriksen uninterested atm.

  26. altan8797
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    good morning to all. rate my team please. TC active atm.

    fabs
    robbo | pereira | awb
    sterling(vc) pogba salah bilva
    kun(c) deeney rashford

    speroni | taa | puncheon | bennet

    is kun the right choice for tc or should I go for sterling? kun not being called up for Argentina made the difference for me.

    1. french holiday
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      do robbo out for rudiger

  27. Scotty B
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Which teams will you be concentrating on bringing in players from for 34/35?

    1. french holiday
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      watford arsenal

      1. Scotty B
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        Not Brighton - Murray with 2 doubles in a row?

        1. french holiday
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 9 days ago

          oh yes i will wc to bring murray and dunk in 34 as well

        2. rainy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 9 days ago

          Three doubles in a row, in fact. Seven games in 25 days.

          1. Scotty B
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 9 days ago

            No only 34 & 35 isn't it?

            1. rainy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 9 days ago

              Tbf they have a blank in 33 but their Cup tie vs City fills the gap:

              30/3 BHA SOU (32)
              3/4 CHE BHA (32)
              6/4 MCI BHA (FA Cup)
              13/4 BHA BOU (34)
              16/4 BHA CDF (34)
              20/4 WOL BHA (35)
              23/4 TOT BHA (35)
              27/4 BHA NEW (36)

              1. Scotty B
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 9 days ago

                2 doubles then haha?

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Southampton fodder also

      1. Scotty B
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        City, United Spurs no?

  28. Lucky Z
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Which set for FH?

    A. Kane Schlupp AWB Montoya
    B. Higuain D.Luiz Lindelof Duffy

    1. KUN_DE_BRU_YNE
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      B due to kane tough fixtures & palace double def

  29. KUN_DE_BRU_YNE
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Suggest one combo on FH:
    A) Lukaku dunk (on 3-4-3)
    Or,
    B) Alli/son(?) Luiz (on 3-5-2)

  30. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Anyone looking at Romain Saiss? He plays OOP and has a knack of a goal in a game. He had a very good recently for them and is only 4.2 as well.