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Which Palace options are likely to start both matches in Double Gameweek 32?

Earlier in the week, we examined the minutes played by Manchester City players over the last eight Gameweeks, with one eye on which of their Fantasy assets stands the best chance of playing both matches in Double Gameweek 32.

We now turn our attention to Crystal Palace‘s squad ahead of their double-header against Huddersfield Town and Tottenham Hotspur.

Although their own Fantasy assets are very unlikely to be in demand for this upcoming Double Gameweek, we will also give Fulham and Cardiff City a quick once-over towards the bottom of this piece.

Crystal Palace

Goalkeeper

PosNameCostGW23GW24GW25GW26GW27GW28GW29GW30TotalMax.%
GKGuaita4.2INJ909090909009054063085.7%
GKHennessey4.5INJ0000090INJ9054016.7%
GKSperoni3.99000INJINJINJINJ09036025%

Vicente Guaita (£4.2m) has largely been Roy Hodgson’s goalkeeper of choice over the last eight Gameweeks and indeed since December of last year.

Wayne Hennessey (£4.5m) has only started one Premier League match from Gameweek 17 onwards, while Julian Speroni (£3.9m) – very much Palace’s third-choice custodian – only featured at Anfield in Gameweek 23 when both Guaita and Hennessey were injured.

While Guaita has been chiefly favoured by Hodgson over the last three months, his performance in the FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Watford on Saturday was far from convincing.

The Spanish shot-stopper flapped at several crosses and indeed Hennessey’s superiority at dealing with high balls was given as the reason for the Welshman’s inclusion at Turf Moor in Gameweek 29.

Huddersfield and Spurs, Palace’s next two opponents, rank in the top eight for crosses attempted over their last six matches – so there may be a modicum of concern about Guaita’s security of starts going into Double Gameweek 32.

Defenders

PosNameCostGW23GW24GW25GW26GW27GW28GW29GW30TotalMax.%
RBWan-Bissaka4.590909090INJINJ9090540540100
RBWard4.3000090900018072025
CBTomkins4.3909090INJ90909090630630100
CBSakho4.99090909076INJINJINJ436436100
CBDann4.40100130909019472026.9
CBKelly3.900090INJ900018063028.6
LBvan Aanholt5.4909090909082909071272098.9
CM/LWSchlupp4.5151990909090909057472079.7

Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£4.5m), Mamadou Sakho (£4.9m), James Tomkins (£4.3m) and Patrick van Aanholt (£5.4m) have been Palace’s first choice back four all season, not just in the last eight Gameweeks.

Sakho’s knee injury has created a void that Martin Kelly (£3.9m) and Scott Dann (£4.4m) have variously filled over the last four Gameweeks, with Kelly playing alongside Tomkins at centre-half in the FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Watford on Saturday.

Sakho looks unlikely to be back any time soon, so it’s a toss-up between Kelly and Dann for the vacant role alongside Tomkins – though there seems little to be gained by punting on one of these deputy stoppers over the Double Gameweek, with more secure alternatives available for a similar price.

It should be noted that van Aanholt, who was poor against Brighton in Gameweek 30, was omitted from the match-day squad at Vicarage Road last weekend, though there has been no official word on the reason.

The Dutchman has since linked up with his national team, suggesting there isn’t a serious injury problem.

Jeffrey Schlupp (£4.5m) played at left-back at Watford but has been deployed “out of position” in both central midfield and on the left wing over the last six Gameweeks.

The fact that he has lasted the course in each of Palace’s last half-dozen league fixtures potentially bodes well for his chances of starting both of Palace’s Double Gameweek 32 fixtures, though it should be said that there is plenty of competition for his place further forward.

Wilfried Zaha‘s (£6.9m) hamstring injury – more of which below – is something we will be carefully monitoring over the international break as an absence for the Ivorian could allow Schlupp to take the role on the left of Palace’s front three.

Midfielders

PosNameCostGW23GW24GW25GW26GW27GW28GW29GW30TotalMax.%
CMMilivojevic6.39090909090909090720720100
CMMcArthur4.7809090789060197658372081
CMKouyate4.77470INJINJ10790025154046.5
CMMeyer5.5901811029701315072020.8
RWTownsend5.8909090907990117661672085.6

Palace’s midfield picture is a relatively straightforward one.

Luka Milivojevic‘s (£6.3m) Fantasy appeal is obvious. As well as his role as Palace’s penalty-taker, he is one of the most “nailed” players in the top flight: the Serbia international is the only FPL midfielder to have played every single minute of his side’s Premier League season thus far.

Andros Townsend (£5.8m) and James McArthur (£4.7m) are favourites of Hodgson’s, too: up until Gameweek 29, they were also ever-presents along with Milivojevic.

The Palace boss confirmed after that win at Turf Moor that McArthur and Townsend were merely rested, rather than dropped:

It was rotation. It was a third game in a week and not just any games, we had to go to Leicester that was a tough game and a good victory. We played Manchester United at home and now we came to Turf Moor.

When you have got players like Max Meyer who hasn’t started or Kouyate who hasn’t started for a while, you’ve got these type of players you can put in and give players like James McArthur and Andros Townsend a bit of a rest. It seemed to be the right thing to do.

Palace have three matches in a week from Gameweeks 32 to 33 so rotation is always a possibility as it was in the example above, although both Townsend and McArthur aren’t involved with their respective countries over the international break.

While Milivojevic has lasted the course in every single match, McArthur and Townsend have been substituted on 14 and eight occasions in 2018/19 respectively.

Max Meyer (£5.5m) has started only one league match in 2019 while Cheikhou Kouyate (£4.6m) has been peripheral since effectively losing his place to Schlupp after getting injured ahead of Gameweek 25.

Forwards

PosNameCostGW23GW24GW25GW26GW27GW28GW29GW30TotalMax.%
LWZaha6.99086SUS909090789061462698.1
CFBatshuayi6.5N/AN/A8308577829037254068.9
CFBenteke6.300715901271316272022.5
CFAyew5.78090810400025572035.4

When fit and free of suspension, Wilfried Zaha (£6.9m) starts every match for the Eagles.

Zaha has only been substituted on three occasions this season, always late in the game.

It’s fitness that is the issue with Zaha at the moment, however, with the Ivory Coast international missing the FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Watford with a hamstring injury.

The former Manchester United winger has since flown out to join his national team for their double-header against Rwanda and Liberia, though we eagerly await further updates on his condition and availability for those two matches.

Hodgson said last Saturday:

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.

Michy Batshuayi (£6.5m) has established himself as Palace’s first-choice centre-forward over the last four Gameweeks and even started (and scored in) the FA Cup loss to the Hornets last weekend.

Christian Benteke (£6.3m) has been reduced to the role of impact substitute, while Jordan Ayew (£5.7m) has barely featured at all since Gameweek 25.

Final Thoughts

With Palace now out of the FA Cup, Hodgson has only the Premier League to concentrate on: positive news for those considering the Eagles’ assets.

The likes of Zaha, Wan-Bissaka, Tomkins, van Aanholt and Milivojevic have started every match that they have been available for and were even rotation-proof in similarly hectic periods (Gameweeks 14 to 16 and over Christmas, for example).

The benching of McArthur and Townsend in Gameweek 29 was evidence that Hodgson is not averse to resting weary legs, of course.

The impact of the international break is yet to be felt, too, with Zaha, Kouyate, Ayew and Schlupp on duty in Africa and Wan-Bissaka, Benteke, Batshuayi and van Aanholt representing their countries on this continent.

A home match against Huddersfield might seem the ideal opportunity to hand some of these key assets a breather but Palace are only five points above the drop zone and their form at Selhurst Park has been woeful this season, so Hodgson might be keen to name a full-strength side against the Terriers and not take any chances.

With Palace travelling to Newcastle less than 72 hours after they face Spurs, it could be that the second of the Eagles’ Double Gameweek 32 fixtures is most perilous regarding rotation.

Given Hodgson’s track record for stability and his trust in a select group of key players, however, the changes surely wouldn’t be wholesale.

Fulham

There’ll be relatively few Fantasy managers who are keen on Fulham or Cardiff City assets in Gameweek 32, despite both teams enjoying a “double”.

We’ll keep our analysis brief for these two clubs, then, but it’s worth acknowledging that some FPL bosses may be not using their Free Hit or Wildcard in Gameweek 32 and will perhaps instead have a “fodder” option as part of a Bench Boost.

Those Fantasy managers using their Free Hit chip may also want dirt-cheap assets to fill their benches and guaranteed game-time might be preferable in case of a surprise no-show from a premium asset.

For the Cottagers, it is perhaps just worth analysing their last three line-ups as it was in Gameweek 28 that Scott Parker first took charge:

Sergio Rico (£4.4m), Calum Chambers (£4.2m), Tim Ream (£4.2m), Joe Bryan (£4.8m), Tom Cairney (£4.6m), Ryan Babel (£5.5m) and Aleksandar Mitrovic (£6.4m) have started all three matches under their interim boss, with all bar Babel and Cairney completing 90 minutes in every instance.

Given how well Fulham performed against Liverpool in Gameweek 31, the likes of Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (£4.4m) and Floyd Ayite (£4.3m) may have done enough to keep their places ahead of Double Gameweek 32 – Ayite, being a winger and available at a bargain-bin price, would seem especially suited to a second or third substitute role in a Free Hit squad.

Cardiff City

The table below shows the appearance details for Cardiff’s squad over the last eight Premier League matches:

Neil Etheridge (£4.7m) is an ever-present between the posts this season (and the best-value FPL player, in terms of points per million spent), while Sol Bamba‘s (£4.6m) season-ending injury means that the defence in front of Etheridge is more settled than the above table suggests.

Neil Warnock even said recently that the “back four takes care of itself”, so we can likely expect Bruno Ecuele Manga (£4.4m), Sean Morrison (£4.7m), Joe Bennett (£4.4m) and budget-friendly right-back Lee Peltier (£3.9m) to reprise their roles (barring injury) in Double Gameweek 32.

Bennett suffered a hamstring problem in Gameweek 30 but “should be fine” according to Warnock.

Further forward, rotation is off-putting.

Oumar Niasse (£5.0m) has at least started every match that he has been eligible for since joining on loan from Everton, while Victor Camarasa (£4.5m) had been a secure starter until his calf injury flared up ahead of Gameweek 24.

Now fit again (at the point of writing), Camarasa has started the last two Premier League matches and will have had three weeks to recover from the cramp that forced him off against West Ham.

1,044 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    The mighty Azerbaijan in front away to Croatia

    Kazakhstan walloping Scotland earlier

    Are we witnessing the emergence of a new set of world superpowers

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      The Asians are taking over Europe

    2. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Scotland losing is just like the sun rising every day though.

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

        True, but don't let Borat here you deingrate their nation's glorious victory

        1. Fantasy Gold
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 9 days ago

          My wife!

        2. MANGE TOUT RODNEY
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 9 days ago

          Is nice!

    3. King Sheep
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      These countries play with pride, the truth is that a lot of Scotland's players don't. It's embarrassing, if you travel off to any country and are not operating at your full capabilities, not tackling or pressing and putting in 100% effort, then you are going to lose to a team who are, regardless of where they are ranked.

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

        They do have a population of 19mil to our 5mil I saw but still a poor performance from us.

        1. FPL Forward Thinker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 9 days ago

          Population means nothing
          It’s about getting between 11 and 40 players with talent and ability and follow a good coach’s instructions

          Scotland have non of the above

          I mean Palmer, McBurnie come on! Rather McNamara and McCoist played

  2. CSK1993
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Is there a forum for IPL 2019?

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Is there a forum for PIL 2019?

    2. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Said no one ever

      1. CSK1993
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        So no, then?

    3. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Have you heard of a thing called google?

      "forum for IPL 2019"

      You will find what you want, works better than using another site and waiting for someone to come back to you!

      1. Fantasy Gold
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        Nailed it

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

      Jeez. Be a bit more civil in replies. Person asks a perfectly reasonable question and gets a bunch of sass. No wonder they don’t become members. T’interweb, eh?

      1. CSK1993
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        There was a forum here for last year's IPL. Was just tryin to see if there is one for this year's as well!

        I see many names here who were a part of last year's IPL. So, raised the question here.

  3. kime67
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    how bad is rashford?

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

      Not very

    2. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Great talent imo

    3. MANGE TOUT RODNEY
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Think he's pretty good actually

  4. Fantasy Gold
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Batman close

    1. kime67
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      batsmanner ftw

    2. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      *swaps Zaha back to Bats*

    3. MANGE TOUT RODNEY
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Thanks Robin

  5. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    So is it just all the Man Utd players pulling out of international duty with "a injury" then?

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Shaw apart most of them have actually been injured in recent weeks.

    2. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Trent, Shaqiri and Robertson were Liverpool players last time I checked

  6. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Haz pen goal. Signs of things to come in the dgw

    1. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Sarri will screw him up.

  7. Fantasydreamer
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    So greenwood to start for united in the doubles?!

  8. n-doggg
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Kane could be a big differential looking at other FHs on here. He worth the cash. Could score big vs Palace...

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

      See my teams below. Is it worth the sacrifice in other areas?

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Kane on wc yes, on fh i wouldnt

    3. The Artist
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      differential for sure. worth the money quite something different. palace will be up for a london derby in a brand new london ground and anfield is, well, anfield.

    4. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Not sure Kane is worth it, most teams will have Haz, Sterling and Aguero to accomadate too. Dropping Kane gives me say, Lloris + Duffy + Dilva without him, otherwise it's looking like Ryan + AWB + sub 5m midfielder with him

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

        Would be Kane > Jimenez if downgrading him

    5. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      I’ve seen plenty with him in

    6. MANGE TOUT RODNEY
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Not convinced. Although first game in the new stadium COULD make him up his game a bit.

      Price tag and Liverpool away putting me off at the mo.

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

    best option ?

    A Wilson and salah to aguero and b silva for -4 and keep mane
    B wilson/salah/mane to aguero/sterling/doucoure for -8

    tc aguero in both cases

    thanks a lot 🙂

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

    How's this?

    Kepa
    Doherty Luiz AWB
    DSilva Haz Sterling Milli Son
    Deeney Aguero(c)

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

      Nice although if be worrying about deeny and son

  11. Naboo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Which FH team do you prefer?

    A
    EDERSON
    Luiz Lindelof AWB
    Hazard Sterling Pogba STEPHENS
    Aguero Rashford KANE

    B
    FOSTER
    Luiz Lindelof LAPORTE
    Hazard Sterling Pogba MILI
    Aguero Rashford HIGUIN

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

      B

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

        This is my current favourite

    2. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      A. Like the Kane factor here

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

        Do you think it's worth paying Stephens? If be happy with 4 from a 4.3 tbf but could be missing out on a haul for Deu/Mili etc

    3. FCSB
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      you must have a juicy TV

    4. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      My Fh team
      Ederson /
      Duffy/ Luiz/ schulpp/
      Hazard/ Sterling/ Deulofeu/ milli/ Pogba/
      Aguero/ Kane/

    5. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      A but surely a cheap def over Stephens. Dunk, WB, Kiko

    6. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Am very similar, but think I may for for A, but with 4-4-2, with Dunk instead of Stephens, more chance of returns with CS.

  12. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Money no object. Who do you prefer out of Silva's ?

    A) Bilva 0 assist in his last 6 pl starts

    B) Dilva 4 assists in last 6 pl starts

    Dilva in better form in pl but Bilva rocked it in last cup match

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

      B for me

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

      B by miles.

      A is useless.

    3. Phil's Stamps
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      I'm going Dilva for my third slot over the inevitable Ederson/LaPorte snorefest.

  13. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Couple of quick questions for FH32:

    1A) Schlupp + Dilva or
    1B) PVA + BIlva

    2X) Laporte + Alli in a 442
    2Y) Miljovic + Alli/Dilva in a 352
    2Z) Zaha + Dilva in a 343

    1. L S P
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      I am currently on 1A and 2Y (Dilva)

    2. King Sheep
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      1B
      2X

  14. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    is sane just a no go ? thanks 🙂

    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Order of city mids preference

      Sterling
      Dilva
      Bilva
      Sane

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      I recon he’ll play one of the two and outscore d Silva b Silva Kdb

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Just look at his minutes from GW24 onwards..
      72 - 0 - 58 - 0 - 56 - 0 - 26

      That's a total of 5 points from the last 7 games from him.

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        But played well in CL

    4. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Anyone who had him the last double gw wont touch him with a 20 mile barge pole

  15. n-doggg
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    My first FH draft. Thoughts on this:

    Rui
    Laporte, lindelof, awb
    Sterling, hazard, Pogba, son
    Aguero, rashford, Batshuayi

    Hamer, Peltier, Stephens, Bennet

    1. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Quite similar
      Kepa
      Laporte, Lindelof, Azpilicueta
      Sterling, Hazard, Pogba, Son
      Aguero, Rashford, Batshuayi

      Guaita, Dann, Dendoncker, Peltier,

    2. MANGE TOUT RODNEY
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Liking the Bats pick

      Rui???

      1. n-doggg
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        Budget

  16. lord_lucan
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    How am I looking? Any changes?
    Lloris,
    Duffy Laporte schlupp,
    Hazard(C) mililovic jota delef
    Higuan Kane Jimenez

    On wc 0.5 itb

    1. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      No Aguero a bit risky

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

        Thought that but aguero means no hazard

        1. n-doggg
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 9 days ago

          Hard one as Chelsea are terrible but fixtures are lovely

        2. L S P
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 9 days ago

          i don't understand the problem

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Wouldn’t cap hazard

    3. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      No Aguero no Sterling. Hide behind the sofa.

  17. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    The usual FH tactic is to go for at least 2 super cheap players to fill the bench and maximise outfield value with 1st bench a regular starter.

    However coming after International Break when we have all these friendlyitis injuries, not knowing which are real and which are just overly cautious, who is putting a little more value into the bench to cover e.g. Rashford.

    1. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Problem is, rashford will get some minutes. Not like he’s going to blank both so hard to put money on the bench when your starting 11 has a chance of playing twice

    2. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Too soon to worry about that. We'll get better injury news etc just before gw32 starts.

    3. L S P
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      why? anyone you're to bring in on a FH is *at least* going to play one game. if not, you're doing it wrong.

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

        Not necessarily, you get all sorts of fake news in Intl break injuries. You think a player is out, but then they miraculously recover for the club matches

        1. L S P
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 9 days ago

          SGW, sure but if you're using the FH in a DGW (like this one), i don't see any point at all in putting money on your bench.

    4. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      I can currently upgrade one of my bench fodder to Duffy allowing me to bench AWB, mind if Rashford is still a doubt after pressers the temptation is to get rid for someone more certain to play twice

  18. Kuzser
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Can you please help decide with these 3 options:
    Keep getting absolutely different answers. 

    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

    Others are template: Schlupp sterling pogba hazard kun

    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      3

  19. Saxe-Gotha
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Wow! Hello colour. Very nice.

    1. MANGE TOUT RODNEY
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Thought summat was different

  20. Claudio555
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    No one taking Rashfords injury seriously? Do we still dare to involve him in FH team?

    1. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Too soon to worry.

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      9 days until deadline

    3. MANGE TOUT RODNEY
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Wait for Dinnery in about a weeks time

    4. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      wait for news next week, there is always Batshuayi, or Lukaku if you downgrade someone like Higuain to Batshuayi.

  21. The Artist
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    A) Kepa + Duffy (Stephens 1st sub - 3 City, 3 United, 3 Chelsea)

    B) Ryan + Luiz (Stephens 1st sub - 3 City, 3 United, 3 Chelsea)

    C) Ryan + Duffy (Deulofeu 1st sub - 3 City, 3 United, 2 Chelsea)

    Maybe in DGW the 1st sub doesn't matter. On outside chance someone picks up a knock, I'd have a better 1st sub to come in (Deulofeu rather than Stephens). Is that insurance worth not covering Chelsea defense?

    Would love some advice.

    Thanks!

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

      B) I would just go the the cheapest playing bench fodder, wouldn't want a player to haul and be stuck on the bench either.

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

        Thanks for the reply. So you think Luiz' upside is greater than Duffy's?

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

          For sure, Luiz on freekicks close to edge of the box and is a danger from corners too. There is way more chance of Luiz having a clean sheet over Duffy to add to any attacking returns

    2. L S P
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      i'm on record saying don't worry about subs in a DGW.

      If anyone is seriously a doubt before the deadline, i'd advocate for not having them rather than carrying with a playable sub. but at this point, there's no way of knowing what injuries are real and which are not.

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

        that makes sense.

        i guess the only thing a strong 1st sub allows for is the situation where (for example) rashford is a doubt for the first match but could easily still haul in the second. i could easily play him and--in the worst case, where he didn't make the second match either--i'd still have a stronger sub to come in.

        but i recognize that it's an outside chance. probably best is to put as much money into the starting XI as possible and ensure that all starters are fit come the deadline.

      2. Phil's Stamps
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        This. If you're that worried spend the extra .1 on Stephens and relax.

  22. Merlin the Wraith
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Nooooorn Ireland finally ahead..... Fill yaa boots boys!

  23. Simply Loveleh
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    This is the best I can come up with, thoughts?

    Ederson
    Lindelof Luiz schlup
    Sterling pogba hazard milovojevic
    Aguero kane jiminez
    0.2m itb

    1. Phil's Stamps
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Jiminez may be a rotation risk, maybe look at one of the Palace lads if you can afford it.

  24. Phil's Stamps
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    This isn't that bad for a Kane team is it?

    Kepa
    Luiz Schlupp Duffy
    Sterling Hazard Pogba Dilva
    Aguero Kane

    1. Phil's Stamps
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      haha never mind, just when you think you've cracked it. Don't fancy Romeu as my 5th midfielder.

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

        Starting Romeu would be like only fielding 10 players then

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

      Looks excellent, I'm £0.6m short of that team 🙁

    3. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      The old 3-4-2 formation. Who’s been sent off?

    4. Phil's Stamps
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      If I really wanted to penny pinch, I suppose I could do Duffy to Dunk and Romeu to Stephens. That would give me 11 starting doublers.

  25. Uncle John from Jamaica
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Chaps

    Sorry I know its all a bit tedious can I ask for your view on my FH team

    Boruc (Norris)
    Laporte Lindelof Schlupp (Bednarek Connolly)
    Hazard, Sterling, Pogba, Deulofeu (Bacuna)
    Aguero Kane Rashford

    Thoughts? 0.2m in the bank? Rashford clearly a doubt I know.

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

      Like it all apart from boruc. Guita would be similar price but fears he may be dropped. Can you downgrade bench players even more to up grade to Ryan as an option?

    2. Phil's Stamps
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Boruc doesn't have a double. May as well gamble on Guaita.

  26. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    The colours of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
    Are also on the faces of people who get high

  27. FPL Forward Thinker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    RMFHT
    Kepa
    Azpilicueta, Laporte, Lindelof,
    Hazard, Sterling, Pogba, Son
    Batshuayi, Aguero, Rashford

    Guaita, Dann, Dendoncker, Peltier. 0.0itb

    1. Phil's Stamps
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      I don't think Son is for this week. Maybe swap for Dilva, swap LaPorte for someone else and upgrade one of your forwards.

      1. FPL Forward Thinker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        Quite fancy a wee gamble on an Arsenal lad ( attack mid or forward or kolo) but then again I fancy 15 DGWs just for fun on FH

  28. Phil's Stamps
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    A gamble on double Palace defence to crowbar Kane into the team. Any good?

    Kepa
    Lindelöf Schlupp AWB Duffy
    Sterling Hazard Pogba Dilva
    Kane Aguero

    1. MANGE TOUT RODNEY
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Like the Dilva pick.

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

      The irony is if the Kane pick does well, he will destroy your double Palace defence, do I guess the gamble is on a Palace cleanie vs Huddersfield and appearance points against Spurs will be a bonus

      1. Phil's Stamps
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        Wise words Revival.

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

    Which one do you go with?

    A) Alli

    B) Kane

    1. MANGE TOUT RODNEY
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      I'm not feeling a Spurs pick this week really (and I'm a Spurs fan!)

      Can't see much away at Liverpool. Can't see much at home to Palace (although new stadium might make them go nuts for sure).

    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Eriksen?

      Got to be Kane from them although weakened rest of team.

  30. MANGE TOUT RODNEY
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Lot of people saying 'Oh Deulofeu might be rotated' or 'Oh Jiminez might be rotated'

    Hello! EVERYONE might be rotated.

    1. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Matter of probabilities though, innit? Rotation surely more likely for teams with a season-defining fixture coming up a few days later.