Metrics

Half of FPL top 10k have exhausted chip supply

Nearly half of the top 10,000 Fantasy Premier League managers ahead of Double Gameweek 35 have now exhausted their chip supply for the season.

47.9% of those at that level have used all of the chips and will have to rely only on their transfers for Gameweeks 36, 37 and 38.

47.0% have just one left in their locker, with the Triple Captain currently the least used of the four.

That has been used by 59.48% of the top 10k managers, suggesting that there is a real opportunity either to make ground in that bracket or break into it with an effective deployment of the Triple Captain.

Not surprisingly, the Bench Boost was deployed extensively at that level of the game for this round of fixtures.

The number of top 10k managers who had used it after the Double Gameweek 35 deadline rose from just 18.61% to 86.12%.

That means a huge 67.51% of them are enjoying points for all 15 players over the next few days.

The most popular cheaper options likely to have been included in Bench Boost scores are Shane Duffy (£4.8m), Mat Ryan (£4.4m), Yan Valery (£4.1m) owned by 44.88%, 39.68% and 39.05% of the top 10k respectively.

There was a small portion of upper echelon who considered the Triple Captain chip.

7.87% of them went for an enhanced skipper for Double Gameweek 35, with Raheem Sterling (£11.5m), Sergio Aguero (£11.8m), Raúl Jiménez (£6.9m) and Son Heung-min (£8.8m) the only four options considered for it.

Manchester City’s midfield star Sterling was the most popular from that quartet for the Triple Captain among the top 10k and has it all to do at Old Trafford after scoring just one point against Spurs.

Those options were also the key players in the normal captaincy debate too, which was exceptionally tight at the top level just as it was for everybody else.

Sterling was handed the armband by 28.14% of managers in the top 10k, more than any other player.

Aguero was second placed with 24.57% and Jiménez third on 22.08%.

Given that last weekend was the most popular for the Wildcard chip, it should be no surprise that there was little change in the top 10k most owned players between Gameweek 34 and 35.

The only major difference between the two models is up front. Jamie Vardy (£9.0m) was the third most popular forward among the top 10k for Double Gameweek 34, behind Aguero and Jiménez, but that honour now falls to Alexandre Lacazette (£9.4m).

The Arsenal man is in 22% of top 10k squads for Double Gameweek 35, with fixtures against Crystal Palace (home) and Wolves (away) coming up.

Those who had Wildcarded in Double Gameweek 34 also had to make a change, following Troy Deeney‘s (£5.9m) sending off on Monday night.

Despite conceding seven goals in Double Gameweek 34, Duffy remains among the most owned defenders, although has lost a fair amount of his backing among the top 10k.

No defender was in more squads than him last time around, with 71.6% effective ownership in the top 10k, but that dropped to just 51.86% for Double Gameweek 35, which of course will be influenced by considerably fewer captain’s armbands.

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  1. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Score predictions for Ars Cpl?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      3-1

      1. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Laca brace and assist then. Perfect, thanks

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      1-1 Mustafi + Townsend

    3. Gegenpress
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      3-0 Kola Hatty

      1. Konstaapeli
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I agree

  2. Schafsalat
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    I have seen quite a few posts asking what to do with KDB (my captain this GW by the way - not ideal).

    Do we know he won't be back until the end of the season? If he's ready again for the last two GWs at least, is it actually worth it to get rid of him for a hit since most of us have a playing bench now? I'm not sure someone like B. Silva can repay a hit in just one GW.

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I'm a KDB owner too. Will wait till deadline for more information. Not seen the Injury so can't comment on that.
      Feel sorry for you mate. He was in brilliant form & could have been a great differential for you.

      1. Schafsalat
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Thanks mate! My chips and Man City captains don't like each other - also got TC Sané in GW25 😉

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          😀
          Same here !!

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Makes sense to me

      1. Schafsalat
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Thank!

    3. HollywoodXI
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Nobody knows how serious the injury is. Pep didn’t rule him in or out of Weds game. I watched the game and it looked like he over stretched when taking a shot and pulled a muscle. He knew he was done as he kicked the ball out to get subbed.

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Doesn't sound good 😮

      2. Schafsalat
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah, I watched it too. Don't think he'll be back on Wednesday, even though he could at least walk himself off the pitch.

    4. Rash
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Makes it easier for me to bring in Salah

      1. Schafsalat
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        That's definitely a "glass half full" point of view ;-). Personally, I'd still need to take a hit to get Salah, could get Mané though (initially planned to get Mané for Eriksen).

  3. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    The distance between player & goal saved JWP from RC yesterday ??
    He was definitely the last man 😮

    Also after watching the Wolves match highlights, I'm not in pain of selling Duffy anymore. They should have conceded 2/3 goals yesterday. Just that kind of day for Wolves.

    1. HollywoodXI
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      How did Wolves not score in that game?! Painful as a Doherty, Jota and Jiminez owner.

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Same here 🙂
        Add Duffy ex-owner too 😛

        1. HollywoodXI
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          I held Duffy and Dunk thankfully

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Well done

    2. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      There were 2 covering players. Being a little ahead of them from that far out isn't conclusive. You run slower with the ball.

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        😮
        Thank you!!

  4. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Which option for the run in?

    A) Son, Eriksen, Salah
    B) Son, Mane, Salah -4

    1. HollywoodXI
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I’d go B personally.

    2. JELLYFISH
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I’m considering B, or an option to bring in Firmino

  5. JELLYFISH
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Jimenez has been one of the standout picks in my team this season. However just getting the feeling him and Wolves are running out of steam. Contemplating getting rid for the last few gw’s

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Focused on FA Cup and that failed as they didn't make it to the final. Struggle against teams who park the bus (Brighton came for a point and got it).

      See how they do against Arsenal IMO.

  6. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    How likely is it that Lacazette doesn’t start today?

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      50/50 with Emery 🙂
      I think he tosses a coin on the day before the match & decide between Auba/Laca 😀

    2. SpaceCadet
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Think laca starts

    3. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      lol if he doesn't start

    4. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      He starts

  7. myteamissheeeeeeeet
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Thoughts chaps.

    Sterling or Salah for the run in. Already own Mane & Kun.

    Cheers

    1. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Salah for me

    2. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Salah

  8. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Bringing Ki, Almiron and Rondon into the first XI has really improved Newcastle. Sign a good LB and CM and they would probably be competing with Leicester, Watford etc in terms of the quality of their first XI.

    1. rjcv177
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      still think the squad is very bad overall...great group and teamwork high score.

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Most squads outside the Top 6 are bad overall. One of the biggest factors of success for non-Top 6 teams is low levels of injuries to first team players. If you can select the same team every week it is a massive help. Wolves have definitely been helped by this. I think Everton have been hindered by it (particularly by injuries in defence).

  9. Warby84
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Is it a good idea to double on Spurs for West Ham, need to lose Maddison and have exact funds for Moura to double up with eriksen

  10. Strchld
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Which one?

    A) KdB and Moura to Salah and Bilva
    B) KdB and Moura to Mane and Sterling
    C) KdB and Gray to Salah and Rashford

    A and B means I will triple captain Mane and have to play Doucure or Gray every week.
    C means I dont have any City attackers for rest of the season, but have better starting XI when dont have to play Doucure/Gray.

    1. rjcv177
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      B
      Find a way to get UTD for 37+38

      1. Strchld
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Always could do Laca > Rashford later.

    2. Schafsalat
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      B

  11. drughi
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Eriksen>Mane worth doing for free ? Have Salah locked in for TC already

    1. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Yes

    2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      For sure

    3. drughi
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      cheers

  12. fenixri
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Chances of Auba and Kola starting today?

  13. sovietrockettes
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Changed my TC from Lacazette to Aguero 5 minutes before the deadline......smh

    1. rjcv177
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      for now was a better option than Sterling, KDB, Jim, etç...

    2. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Could be 5pts up on the deal already for all you know.

      1. sovietrockettes
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I just think Laca will haul today

  14. rjcv177
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    IF no inj this is me for 36
    Anything worth a hit? (thkx in advance)

    Lloris
    TAA, Cathcart, Kola/Dunk
    Mane (3C), Eriksen, Son, Pogba
    Kun, Firmino, Jimenez

    Foster, Boly, Kola/dunk, Hojbjerg

  15. Karan14
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Jota & Jimenez to Firmino & fodder worth (-4)?

    1. rjcv177
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      i'm holding jim because of Fulham...but in fact they have not been that bad lately

      1. Karan14
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah that fixture is my only worry but Wolves seem to struggle against the Bottom 5 and their form seems to have dipped.

  16. EL_FENOMENO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Triple on Bobby F for next week locked in

    1. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Did it last week on my wc m.

      Taa Robbo Bobby

  17. Burger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Forgot to hit the BB button yesterday, when best to play next? GW38 blowout?

    1. rjcv177
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      IF teams still fighting for something yes. (CPL, SOU, FUL for cheap enablers)

      1. Burger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Babel could be recent for last day fireworks

        1. Burger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Decent even

  18. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    How many Liverpool player do you have today? Wondering how many people stacked up on dgw at the expense of Pool

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Mane and robbo fur me

    2. Party time
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Taa, Mané, Salah(c)

      • Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Robbo and Salah.

        Obviously the wrong options as it’ll be VVD and Mané cleaning up today!

      • Karan14
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Mane & Robbo

      • Rash
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Robbo mane

      • Burger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Robbo, Salah, Firminho for me. Hoping for a haul today, given recent GW's I'm expecting Salah and Robbo benching. 😎

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Should do well with those 3.

      • rjcv177
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        TAA and Mane

      • THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        TAA Robbo Mane

      • Werkself
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        TAA and Mane

      • Make Arrows Green Again
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Salah Mané TAA

      • Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        More than I thought. Or maybe non owners are staying quiet 🙂

      • 007 [RoboKlopp]
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Only Robbo. Will have Mane and Firmino next week.

      • Peter Ouch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Taa Robbo Bobby

      • Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Taa robbo and mane

      • HollywoodXI
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Mane and TAA for me

      • Pras (FPL)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Bobby,Mane,TAA

      • FPL Forward Thinker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        TAA and Mané

      • Our Man Charlie
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Salah Mane & Robbo 🙂

      • Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Only VVD

      • Schafsalat
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Van Dijk and Firmino

      • XabiAlonso
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Salah and vvd

    3. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      2 DGW keepers. Bench Boost played. 1 point.

      Ah, ya gotta love DGWs.

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I kept Ryan so I'm happy

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          I sold him for Foster -4 😎

          1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Ouch....
            Plenty did the same...I just had other fires to put out

          2. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Frying pan and fire springs to mind.

          3. Peter Ouch
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Have both

    4. drughi
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Lloris
      Yoshida Laporte Robertson
      JWP Son Mane(VC) Salah (TC)
      Ings Aguero Jimenez

      Foster Jota Duffy Doherty

      How do I look for next week ? bench and bench order correct ?

      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Mane tc over salah

    5. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      8 point hit for Wilson, Redmond and Deulofeu.

      Fortunately, Deulofeu made that back already.

    6. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Is Matip nailed now?

      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Doubt it, Lovren and Gomez lurking

      2. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        See after today IMO. Liverpool are winning so hard to change a winning team, but players will be rested because of CL semi vs Barcelona.

      3. Pras (FPL)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        That’s gotta hurt

      4. Karan14
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Cheers guys!

    7. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      The lack of tactical flexibility employed by Eddie Howe is quite annoying.

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Funny game, Rico was inspired yesterday, made some amazing saves. Especially the one to deny Wilson.

    8. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Any chance of making top 10 k? 23 k at the moment with TC left...

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Possible

        1. Chucky
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Cheers... need to be in inside top 15k by the end of this DGW... 😀

      2. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Only if you have a team of differentials who all haul while all the templates blank.

      3. Werkself
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        You'll need serious differential success.

      4. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Long way to go in this gw so if on bb you could easily be close to 10k

      5. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Cheers all.. will get some serious differentials for last 2 weeks

      6. Peter Ouch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        No

    9. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Which move to make?

      A) KdB > Mane (TC)
      B) KdB + Lukaku > Salah(TC) + Rashford -4

      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        A

      2. Schafsalat
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        A

      3. The Royal Robin
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        A

    10. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Just seen MOTD. That Brooks pass for Fraser on the break was a thing of absolute beauty.

    11. Jinswick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Brighton are killing me. Delayed BB after last week's disaster, so probably have to play it this week. Best move here?

      A) Connolly & Deeney -> Yoshida & Ings
      B) Connolly, Eriksen & Deeney -> Yoshida, JWP/Babel & Firmino (-4)
      C) Connolly, Eriksen & Deeney -> Robbo, Deulofeu & Mitrovic (-4)

      Ryan
      Duffy, Dunk, TAA
      Sterling, Son, Mane, Eriksen, Jota
      Aguero, Jimenez

      Foster, Doherty, Connolly, Deeney
      Bank 0.0m, 2FT

      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        B with Babel

    12. You Must Be Jokin Ere
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      BB this week:
      Guaita
      Wan-Bassika
      Robertson
      Perez 17
      After benching Perez 9 last week, this is how FPL can turn!

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Amazing

    13. The Head-Ake
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Finally almost back inside the top 100k - onwards from here. Jimmy brace would help a lot

    14. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      13 games played this season, 63 points already with yummy (non stressful) fixtures!

      Who's that?

      1. FPL Forward Thinker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Ryan

      2. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Ryan Babel