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. Whats the Huth
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Activated my WC.
    Thoughts on this team please?
    I am BB in GW37

    Gunn. Guaita.
    TAA. Robinson. Laporte. Valery. Bennett.
    Salah. Sterling. Son. Pogba. Milivojevic.
    Rashford. Jiménez. Llorente.

    0.1 ITB

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

      Who’s Robinson

      1. Whats the Huth
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Robertson

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

        😀

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

    For the run in..
    Salah or firminho to partner mane.

    Will mean losing one of ageuro or sterling

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

      Neither

    2. Whats the Huth
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Salah especially if you’re losing one of cury players.

      1. Whats the Huth
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        City

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

    Just have Kolasinac and Firmino playing today.. what about you guys?

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Martial and Lukaku

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Salah & Trent, need a few A & G 😉

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

      Triple pool taa robbo mane

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

      Kola Bobby mane was awb

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

        *taa awb

    5. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Kola, TAA, Robertson, Salah (C), Rashford. Bit nervous about Kola not playing though...

    6. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      TAA and La(c)a

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

      4 playing : Leno, Lacazette, Alexander-Arnold, Mané

    8. Rains of Castamere
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Kola Mane Salah Trent

      United fan but need points here. Conflicted.

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

      Robertson + Lukaku

    10. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      So just Firmino then?

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

      3 pool, Pogba, laca and Kola. Much catching up to do!

  4. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Lloris
    Laporte - Trent - Duffy
    Salah C - Sterling - Son - Jota
    Aguero - Jimenez - Wilson

    Foster - Deulofeu - Doherty - Valery

    Which Pool player to add?

  5. 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 and low budget!

    Who's that?

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

      Babel?

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I wonder where he’ll play next season

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

        Yes, soldier Ryan.

        I'll send you a telepathic hug

  6. manu4life99
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Leading ML, GW36 1FT:

    A) Vardy to Firmino (KDB/Jota start)
    B) Vardy,KDB to Zaha,Salah(TC) (-4pts & bench jota)
    C) Vardy,KDB,Lloris to Firm,Sterling,Patricio (-8pts & bench Jota)

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

      Just buy a player who your rival owns.

  7. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Vardy, Eriksen and Duffy to Mitro, Mané and VVD for -4? Or any forward up to 6.4?

  8. Rains of Castamere
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Save FT?

    Gunn (BOU)
    Duffy (NEW) Trent (HUD) Doherty (wat)
    Salah (HUD) Mane (HUD) JWP (BOU) Son (WHU) Sterling (bur)
    Jimenez (wat) Wilson (sou)

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

    Best DEF/MID/FWD trio to bring in for a BB this week?

    Budget = 18.9m

    Ryan, Foster
    TAA, Doherty, Duffy, Dunk, xxx
    Sterling, Son, Mane, Jota, xxx
    Aguero, Jimenez, xxx

    1. Rains of Castamere
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I'd say Valery, Babel, Firmino

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

        Babel looks a great pick for the run in.

  10. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone have any links to the carnage yesterday when Brighton finally kept a CS? 😆

    There must have been people that cancelled their BB, sold Brighton defenders for Watford and Southampton players and basically lost their sh!t.

    Just goes to show that luck and patience is required . Only the perverse would’ve kept Ryan and Duffy if they could pick any 15 without transfer penalties.

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I had doc and Duffy. Lovely scoreless draw.

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I brought in Jiménez for Deeney. He never scores for me, so it was a no brainier to keep my Brighton defence.

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

      I lost 3 points doing Ryan > Patricio but kept Duffy.

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        If I had the funds, I’d have probably done Ryan to Lloris. Funny old game this.

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

          Exactly. Classic example of the unpredictably of FPL

    3. DOG GOD IT - KEANE 15
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Had Ryan and Duffy, Patricio and Docherty (and Jimenez).

      Played all except Patricio in GW34 and we know how that went

      1. DOG GOD IT - KEANE 15
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Kept them all for GW35 and used BB, got 29 points so far from those 5!

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

    Only thing i want today is Firmino Hattrick !! (Pool CS too 😛 )

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      That's four things.

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

        Okay let's make it 5 with Auba blank 😉

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

      ^this
      Only thing that can salvage my DGW now

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

        Yeah.
        Need huge points from Bobby & Taa Robbo

  12. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Can't see Kola starting today.

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Thanks Bran.

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Lol. Watching last series?

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Oh yes! Not sure I can manage waiting a week in between but there’s no chance I’ll avoid spoilers if I store them up.

          1. DA Minnion (Former great)
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Same . Sad it's coming to an end.

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

            Avoid social media then.
            Some cruel people post the outcome of popular series 😀

            1. Twisted Saltergater
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              I do! Last Monday, I avoided everything, started up my car, the radio comes on and they’re talking about GoT!! All I heard was arrow in the eye before I could turn it off but that was bad enough!

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

                😀
                I haven't watched any so can't correlate but can completely understand the frustration mate 🙂

                1. Twisted Saltergater
                  • 14 Years
                  4 years, 11 months ago

                  I need to go underground 😀

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

      Ffs, really?

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Probably rested. Only guessing of course.

  13. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    How lucky have you been this season? Check it out at Fplreview.com

    No luck for me. I’m currently 7k but my ‘fair rank’ based on transfers and xG etc. is 350.

    TC: Red arrow
    WC: Red arrow
    BB: Red arrow.

    Just not happening

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      You still sound like an arse

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Knob comment

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

      Lol.

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

      Don't know about that.
      But I TC Sane, Kept Auba instead of Kun, Got KDB last gw, trusted Howe in gw 5 & binned Fraser on WC, sold Duffy this gw to list a few 😀

      Certainly not lucky.

    4. AndyCook
        4 years, 11 months ago

        How does this work then? Does it take your starting team and figure out a final position based on good/lucky decisions? Or does it use probabilities of goals etc to work out would should have happened with the team you have?

        1. AndyCook
            4 years, 11 months ago

            I found it! It’s based on odds pre match and xG post match. This means that people who follow the pre-game statistics should be generally seen as unlucky depending on the weighting of pre and post match

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

        If you owned both Son and Eriksen would you look to sell one? Unfortunately priced out of Aguero but I'm actually considering cheaper options like Redmond to free up cash.

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

          By Aguero I mean I would like to upgrade one of Wilson or Rondon to him.

      • Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        New article

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

        Thanks to those who talked me out of TC35.

        BB35 had always been my plan but triple Brighton bench made me wanna TC instead. I was in no doubts that Kev was my man, so no regrets.

        Rough so far : KDB (c), no show Lloris and Valery. Son, Sterling and Eriksen couldn’t repeat champions league returns.
        Smooth: Duffy and Dunk off bench for some CS returns. Own Bennett too and did think he’d no show again.

      • Whats the Huth
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        i have activated my WC.
        Would you prefer team A or team B? Different in capital.
        I am BB in GW37. Thank you.

        A/
        Gunn. Guaita.
        TAA. Robertson. LINDELOF. Valery. Bennett.
        MANE. Sterling. Son. Pogba. RESMOND.
        Rashford. AGUERO. Llorente.
        0.3 ITB

        B/
        Gunn. Guaita.
        TAA. Robertson. Laporte. Valery. Bennett.
        Salah. Sterling. Son. Pogba. Milivojevic.
        Rashford. Jiménez. Llorente.
        0.1 ITB

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

          B

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

        Eriksen and Vardy to Salah and Grant (-4)?

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

          Bo

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

            No

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

              Why not?

      • King Kohli
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Best TC for gw 36?

        A. Salah
        B. Mane
        C. Son

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

          Salah...

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

          A or B, one of them will get a hatty

        3. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Salah

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

          A

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

          If you have him it’s got to be A
          If not and you have mane then him

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

        A) Eriksen > Redmond
        B) Eriksen > Babel
        C) Eriksen > Redmond
        D) Pereira > Laporte

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

          Whoops, Redmond x 2 😀

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

          D

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

          It’s got to be D
          Very unlikely Pereria gets any points now, whereas eriksen could easily outscore his replacements

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

        Which Pool for the run in?

        A) Salah
        B) Salah+Mane -4
        C) Mane+Firmino -4

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

          I like C

          It seems unlikely both mane and Firmino don’t score points when Liverpool score.

      • Az
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Anyone else going without Salah next week?
        Bit scary isn’t it

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

          FOMO isn't it.

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

          I’d say as scary as not having mane. I’ve got mane and Firmino in an attempt to de risk not having the one attacker who explodes in that game. Hopefully even if it’s salah they are both involved too.