Scout Notes

Lacazette and Aubameyang return points again despite Arsenal defeat

Arsenal’s ten-match winning league run at the Emirates came to an end on Sunday as Crystal Palace produced another fine away display to mathematically confirm their Premier League safety.

There was little joy for Fantasy managers investing in either defence but the points flowed for the most-popular midfielders and forwards on show.

We also take a brief look at Fulham’s second successive Premier League victory in the Scout Notes below.

Arsenal 2-3 Crystal Palace

  • Goals: Mesut Ozil (£7.9m), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.9m) | Christian Benteke (£6.3m), Wilfried Zaha (£6.8m), James McArthur (£4.8m)
  • Assists: Alexandre Lacazette (£9.4m) | Luka Milivojevic (£6.4m), Christian Benteke, Scott Dann (£4.4m)

In a Double Gameweek in which many premium Fantasy Premier League assets have (so far) either blanked or delivered modest returns, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.9m) and Alexandre Lacazette (£9.4m) did what they have consistently done all season and registered attacking points for their owners.

Aubameyang’s goal and bonus point mean he is now the joint-highest-scoring FPL forward of 2018/19, while Lacazette’s assist for Mesut Ozil‘s (£7.9m) equaliser kept up the Frenchman’s remarkable record on home soil: the Arsenal striker has banked an attacking return in each of his last nine appearances at the Emirates.

Aubameyang’s achievement is all the more remarkable given the downsides associated with him as a Fantasy asset.

Be it through illness, injury or rotation, Sunday’s 90-minute showing was only Aubameyang’s fourth start in Arsenal’s last nine league fixtures.

With Unai Emery fond of changing formation from match to match and indeed during games, we never can be sure where the Gabon international will be lining up.

Aubameyang started off yesterday’s match alongside Lacazette in a 3-4-1-2 but with the Gunners trailing at the interval, Emery made two substitutions and altered his team’s shape.

Off went Carl Jenkinson (£4.5m) and Konstantinos Mavropanos (£4.7m) to be replaced by Alex Iwobi (£5.4m) and Ainsley Maitland-Niles (£4.4m), with Emery reverting to a 4-2-3-1.

That meant Aubameyang was pushed out to the right flank on the opposite wing to Iwobi, with Ozil playing behind Lacazette in “the hole”.

Emery explained his half-time changes after the game, saying:

In the first half, we continued with the three central defenders because I think we can be more consistent with that.

In the second half, we changed to play with two and we can take more possibilities in the attacking third, in the build-up, but defensively we gave them more space to take the transitions.

Their goals are from set pieces and one second action, but also we know that we can be taking more risks in the second half. But when the score is like that in the first half and we are losing 1-0, I think we need to do that.

In truth, Aubameyang did little of note outside of his goal – but how often have we said that this season?

The Gabonese striker had only one penalty box touch/attempt (his goal) all game, with even defender Shkodran Mustafi (£5.4m) having more touches in the opposition half.

As he proved last season, though, Aubameyang is among the most clinical forwards in the top flight.

Of strikers with more than 1,000 minutes to their name this season, the former Borussia Dortmund has the second-best goal conversion rate in the Premier League. Aubameyang was top for that statistic in 2017/18.

Lacazette was more involved than his fellow striker, registering nine penalty box touches and three shots, but two of his efforts were blocked and the other was off-target.

The Frenchman has started 12 of Arsenal’s last 14 Premier League games and, on paper, would seem a safer bet than Aubameyang to feature in Emery’s league line-ups.

In reality, no-one knows what the Arsenal manager will do in the Gunners’ second Gameweek 35 fixture and beyond.

Lacazette’s recent benching at Vicarage Road and Arsenal’s ongoing Europa League campaign makes second-guessing his involvement (or anyone else’s) nigh-on impossible, one of the main reasons why a large proportion of Fantasy managers have shied away from the Gunners’ two strikers – despite their consistent returns.

Emery explained his latest round of rotation and suggested changes will continue to occur for the rest of 2018/19, saying:

We changed because we are going to play a lot of matches. We have had some injuries, like with Aaron Ramsey, and we need to protect the players. For example, Xhaka asked to change in the second half against Napoli and today could’ve played, but with some risk.

We need to protect our players and to us other players. We are playing with a lot of players and they give us the performance, we lost today but we could also have lost with other players on the pitch.

Arsenal’s away form is also a bit of an issue, with Lacazette recording only one goal and one assist in his last six league appearances on the road. Aubameyang also has just one goal in his last half-dozen showings away from home.

With the Gunners on their travels in three of their remaining four fixtures, there would be understandable concern about not just minutes but FPL points in the season run-in.

Ozil is a prime example of Arsenal’s home-and-away schizophrenia.

The German’s goal was his eighth FPL return of 2018/19 but seven of them have come at the Emirates. Ozil, indeed, has only started one away league game this calendar year.

Ozil’s inclusion with Aubameyang and Lacazette on Sunday was perhaps one of the reasons why Arsenal’s defence was left so badly exposed, although the midfield shield of Mohamed Elneny (£4.2m) and Matteo Guendouzi (£4.4m) did little to stem the Palace attacks.

Mustafi lost Christian Benteke (£6.3m) and Wilfried Zaha (£6.9m) all too easily for Palace’s opening two goals, while James McArthur (£4.8m) was left unmarked to nod in Scott Dann’s (£4.4m) flick-on for the Eagles’ third.

Martin Kelly (£3.9m) had earlier blazed over following another Dann header, while Benteke skied a presentable chance high into the crowd and Bernd Leno (£4.9m) had to twice deny Cheikhou Kouyate (£4.7m) in the space of a second as Arsenal’s defence wilted.

That fragility at the back would potentially bode well for owners of Wolves assets ahead of the two clubs’ meeting on Wednesday, although Emery will at least have Sokratis (£5.1m) back from suspension and – fitness-depending – could well be able to call upon the services of Granit Xhaka (£5.2m) and Lucas Torreira (£4.7m) to add steel to the midfield.

Emery talked about his team’s defending after full-time, saying:

First, it’s because they have very good players. Second, it’s because today in the set pieces, we didn’t work and we weren’t strong like we were in the rest of the season. The first goal came from a free-kick, the third from a corner.

Today we struggled more than we wanted in these two situations and really the result can come, this result, through it.

Emery was also asked about Mustafi’s performance and replied:

In all the season I think he is being consistent. We speak about every match.

We can speak about players individually, but sometimes they can play very well, sometimes cannot play well. But I prefer to speak about the consistency in the season.

I think we are, every player, helping and every player is playing with a big performance and today also, when you can defend against a player like Benteke or Zaha, you can suffer more than maybe in other situations.

But if today we were better in the set pieces, maybe we could have won this match.

For all of Arsenal’s deficiencies, Roy Hodgson was right to point out how impressive his side had been.

Strike duo Zaha and Benteke terrorised the home defence, while the two banks of four in front of Vicente Guaita (£4.2m) limited Arsenal to just two “big chances”.

Hodgson said:

It was a very satisfying performance. Even a draw’s a result but to come and get a victory you have to give a really good performance. Your defending is going to have to be top-notch right through until the 95-96th minute and then you’ve got to make certain that when you do get the ball, you’ve got to hope that your two front players do what our two did today.

I thought they were really, really good and I thought we were good value for our three goals because we carried that threat I thought with the two front players. The midfield four and the back four were excellent at staying compact, staying narrow and we were able to reduce the clear-cut chances they were able to create.

Benteke, making his second successive start ahead of loanee Michy Batshuayi (£6.3m), surely cemented his place in the Palace team for Gameweek 36 by registering his first two attacking returns of 2018/19, with the Belgian striker also providing the assist for Zaha’s goal.

Hodgson said of Benteke’s display:

I think he’s more than just a goalscorer, his all-round performance today was fantastic. If he had played that way and someone else had scored the goal I wouldn’t be saying we should berate him in any way for not scoring.

It is good [that he scored], I agree. Front players need goals and of course, I’m sure it is a weight off his mind but the biggest weight off his mind must be that in tandem with Wilf today, he gave such a good performance.

Not only going forward, he did a good job defensively – both did – and our compact, narrow shape was also largely or certainly in part due to the fact that they dropped in so well and made it difficult for the Arsenal midfield players to get on the ball.

Luka Milivojevic (£6.4m) banked his fifth attacking return in six Gameweeks with an assist for Benteke’s goal, while McArthur is now the highest-scoring budget FPL midfielder under £5.0m after his own strike.

While Palace’s attacking assets caught the eye, they next face an Everton side with six clean sheets in their last eight Premier League games.

The Eagles are also back at Selhurst Park, where they have scored less than half the number of goals they have netted away from home.

Joel Ward (£4.3m) came into the Palace side at the expense of the benched Patrick van Aanholt (£5.5m), while Dann – a Fantasy favourite of yesteryear – caught the eye at set plays.

The veteran centre-half had three attempts on goal from dead-ball situations, with two of his efforts inadvertently leading to big chances (one converted by McArthur) and the other drawing a save from Leno.

Arsenal XI (3-4-1-2): Leno; Mustafi, Koscielny, Mavropanos (Iwobi 46′); Jenkinson (Maitland-Niles 46′), Guendouzi, Elneny (Torreira 68′), Kolasinac; Ozil; Aubameyang, Lacazette.

Crystal Palace XI (4-4-2): Guaita; Wan-Bissaka, Kelly, Dann, Ward; McArthur, Kouyate, Milivojevic, Meyer (Townsend 80′); Benteke (Ayew 78′), Zaha.

Bournemouth 0-1 Fulham

  • Goal: Aleksandar Mitrovic (£6.3m)
  • Assist: None

A week after their surprise 2-0 win over in-form Everton, Fulham produced another coupon-busting and Gameweek-ruining display at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday.

Callum Wilson (£6.7m) was the only “single Gameweeker” who was bought by more than 100,000 FPL managers ahead of Saturday’s deadline, while Ryan Fraser (£6.3m) was the subject of exactly 75,000 transfers in following his own double-digit haul at Brighton.

Both players were to blank on the south coast but how the pair emerged from this game without at least one attacking return each was a head-scratcher.

So often Bournemouth’s arch-creator, Fraser had more shots (seven) than any other player on show at the Vitality on Saturday.

Diego Rico (£4.4m) produced a superb save to repel Fraser’s 16th-minute effort before again denying the Scotland international when he was clean through on goal in the second – the diminutive winger firing the rebound wide.

Fraser also produced a teasing low cross that Joshua King (£6.5m) should have converted in the 14th minute.

Wilson, meanwhile, saw a header saved by Rico from point-blank range and was denied again by the uncharacteristically solid Fulham goalkeeper when firing low from 12 yards out.

We wrote in last week’s Scout Notes about the unpredictability of results at this time of the season especially and it was, quite simply, just one of those days where nothing went right for Bournemouth’s attacking assets. Two-point returns could have been double-digit hauls on another day, as Eddie Howe said after the game:

It was hugely frustrating, especially after last week when we were so good. We started the first half really well and I thought it was going to be a really good day for us.

We were sharp with the ball and created opportunities. With the amount of presentable chances we created, the fact we didn’t score after being so clinical last week is a difficult one to work out.

The Cherries weren’t helped by some bad luck, with three players succumbing to injury at right-back either before or during the game.

Nathaniel Clyne (£4.4m) didn’t make the match-day squad, while Adam Smith (£4.3m) pulled up in the warm-up and makeshift full-back Junior Stanislas (£6.0m) was substituted after just 22 minutes.

Howe said:

When you lose a player of Adam Smith’s quality before the game, it’s going to be difficult for the team.

Doubly so to lose Junior Stanislas, as well. He’s not necessarily a natural right-back but he’s played the position and done it very well. He uses the ball superbly and has the athletic ability to go box-to-box.

Upon his injury, we were then left with four centre-backs across our back-line, which is something we would never normally do.

Those injuries were difficult for us to overcome and we never fully got our rhythm back in the match. We just hope the injuries aren’t serious.

Nathaniel Clyne has been carrying a hamstring injury for a couple of weeks which is why he missed the game.

Nathan Ake (£5.1m) was again deployed at left-back, while Chris Mepham (£4.5m) moved over the right-back after the withdrawal of Stanislas.

Fulham’s mini-revival continued under Scott Parker and, while Bournemouth had plenty of opportunities, the Cottagers too carved out a lot of chances.

Aleksandar Mitrovic (£6.3m) scored from the spot after being felled himself but he should have put Fulham 1-0 up when blazing wildly over the bar from the edge of the six-yard box.

Ryan Sessegnon (£6.0m) fired straight at Artur Boruc (£4.1m) from ten yards out, while Ryan Babel (£5.5m) nodded a Calum Chambers (£4.2m) cross over from close range.

Mitrovic will grab the headlines but he was again profligate from open play: the Serbian has scored on only four occasions in the last 22 Gameweeks, despite taking 76 shots (57 from inside the box) in that time – no FPL forward has registered more of either.

While there will be little interest in Fulham assets in the season run-in, Babel is a budget differential to consider for the remaining three Gameweeks (the Cottagers’ last three matches are against Cardiff, Wolves and Newcastle).

Since his Fulham debut in Gameweek 23, no FPL midfielder has had as many big chances as Babel.

The Dutchman was presented with another gilt-edged chance on Saturday, while no player on show at the Vitality made more key passes.

Parker said of his team’s display after full-time:

It was a fine performance after having to weather the storm a little bit against a very good Bournemouth side, certainly at home, we knew they would come out fighting, we knew it would be a quick start from them and we were under it a little bit, certainly first-half.

But I felt once we got through that we put our mark on the game really and second-half we really controlled the game and played some lovely bits, then we got our noses in front and saw the game out which was pleasing. 

Tom Cairney (£4.6m) missed out at the weekend as his partner was giving birth.

Bournemouth XI (4-4-2): Boruc; Stanislas (Simpson 23′), Mepham (Mousset 76′), S Cook, Ake; Brooks, Gosling, Lerma, Fraser; King (Solanke 61′), Wilson.

Fulham XI (4-2-3-1): Rico; Odoi, Le Marchand, Ream, Bryan; Chambers, Anguissa; Sessegnon, Seri (Christie 79′), Babel (Ayite 85′); Mitrovic.

1,160 Comments Post a Comment
  1. ColdRainyNIght
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Glad I got them both on my WC team despite people telling me its a crazy idea. I am sure Arsenal are going to be scoring a lot of goals till the end of the season. No rotation worries for me

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

      Rotation is acceptable when we're talking about Raz/Kun imho Because of their monster ceiling.
      Auba/Laca don't have that so not bothered

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

        they always get points. They will get more points now as their defence is shcoking they just have to score at least 2 to get a point

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

    Ronnie has fouled! Chance for Cahill.

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Dirty boy - hope he cleans it up

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

    Best replacement for Murray?

    Have 7.9

    Other forwards are Jimenez and Wilson

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

    The reason i love The Rocket is his pace of playing.
    I'm watching the official website & it refreshes after 30 secs.

    He's the only player who can play two shots within that period 😀

    Amazing !!

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

      One of the reasons*

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

      Thepchaiya Un-Nooh is fast. Is playing Judd Trump later in round one.

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

        Cheers for the information 🙂
        No streams 😛
        Watching the score & watch highlights on YouTube generally

  5. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Micky hauls tonight, guaranteed.

    1. Cruz88
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      He plays tomorrow though 🙂

  6. royals forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    What would you do this GW to this team

    Leno Ryan

    Duffy Trippier Kolasinac Doherty Valery

    KDB Eriksen Jota Moura Ward-Prowse

    Aguero Jimenez Lacazette

    1FT 0.4 ITB

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

      I'd prob not expect lads online to pick my team for me 😉 haha

      If Trippier is out he'll need to go

      you're lacking Pool vs Hud

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

      It’s quite glaringly obvious what move you should do.

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

        I think he means KDB to Mane mate.

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

    Lost on previous page.

    Which is the better transfer?
    Don't mind a hit

    A. Eriksen > Mane (TC)
    B. Sterling > Salah (TC)

    Lloris
    Robbo Doherty Valery
    Sterling Eriksen Son Jota Deulofeu
    Kun Jimenez

    Foster Wilson Duffy Dunk

    1 FT 2.1 Itb.

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

      A

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

        Thanks buddy

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

      A

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

    This lot G2g for next gw?

    Ryan
    TAA. VVD Laporte
    Mane Sterling Son Eriksen
    Wilson Kun Jimmy

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

      Needs more Salah

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

        Yeah I looked at options to bring him in but too much tinkering. Happy with my pool cover

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

      Yes looks great.

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

        Thanks mate

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

      Yep

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

        Cheers Amey

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

    Really confused if I should get a 3rd Pool player or not as some of these moves just don't look worth it or could backfire.

    Lloris
    Robbo - Duffy - Valery
    Sterling - Mane - Son - Eriksen - Jota
    Aguero - Jimenez

    (Ryan - Ings - Doherty - Bednarek)
    0.5m

    A) Aguero & Eriksen to Salah & Zaha/Mitro (-4)
    B) Duffy/Doherty to Matip (Gomez might start over Matip?)
    C) Save FT

    Would appreciate your thoughts! 🙂

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

      See my question below as I’m also struggling!

      I was also thinking of A - only issue is Aguero has a good GW37 fixture....

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

        I agree both Aguero & Eriksen have good fixtures (bur, LEI, bha & WHU, bou, EVE) and are capable of scoring consistently as we have seen over the past few years.

        Really not sure if it's worth selling them for Salah.

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Same for me, no way to Salah without losing those two and I'd definitely take another hit to get Aguero back the week after, just weighing up if it's gonna be worth it. I'd get Rashford, Mitro or Zaha.

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

            Thats the thing no way am I going to take another a hit to get Aguero back next week. That would definitely make the moves not worth it unless they players im getting in are scoring 10+ points and the ones im selling are blanking.

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

      Replied on previous article.

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

        Cheers mate!

        That's the problem I can't get a better forward than Zaha/Mitro if I get Salah.

        If Eriksen is rested tonight then I think he would have had his rest till end of the season.

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

      C 🙂

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

        Cheers Amey!

        It does seem the sensible thing to do.
        But the lure of a 3rd Pool player or Salah is too much.

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

          I agree buddy 🙂
          I'm happy with double Defense now. Hopefully not too much damage from Salah 😉

  10. GuillermoDickero
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    For those of you that don’t have Salah in your teams (and have Mané instead), are you plannning on getting him in and if so, how?

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

      No, I’m happy enough with Mane and 2 pool defenders

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        But then TC?

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

          No TC, already played that card

          1. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Different if you still have it.

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

      Have Mane and TAA, planning to bring in Salah (TC).

      Straight swap for Sterling or for a hit involving downgrading Wilson with Eriksen

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

    Trying to fit in Salah

    Ryan
    Jonny Cathcart Robbo
    Son Mane Erkisen Sterling
    Aguero Vardy Jimenez

    Gunn Hojbjerg Valery Dunk

    1FT 0.2ITB

    What to do? Can't see a way of getting Salah in without a -8 unless Mane or Sterling go and i dont want to lose one of them.

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Eriksen + Vardy -> Salah + what ever you can afford (Deulofeu/Jota?)

      Tough fixtures for Leicester.

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Obviously not Jota/Deulo but a Striker lol

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

          that was my line but Niasse is about all i can afford that seems guaranteed a start.

          1. FC Hakkebøf
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            You can play Valery or Dunk in 36

            1. FC Hakkebøf
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Would actually Play Them both over Cathcart and Jonny in 36 hmm

  12. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Ooh hello Benteke.
    Dare I?

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      No

  13. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Ronnie's out.
    The biggest upset in snooker history.

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

      What a result!

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

      🙁

    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Apart from when Bill Werbeniuk's trousers split and his arse fell out.

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

        The people sitting behind him must be very "upset" 😀

      2. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        🙂

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

      Pathetic from Ronnie. He couldn't even clear up the colours which were all on their spots in second to last frame.

    5. Numb
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Good. No doubt he'll claim not to like snooker or threaten to quit again now

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Almost certainly, mad as a box of frogs.

    6. Iggypop
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      he looked wrecked, could barely keep his eyes open

  14. YEAH PITCH!
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Ronnie out.

  15. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Sorry for the snooker talk but how as Ronnie lost to an amateur?

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

      In the first session (yesterday), Ronnie was disrespectful IMO. He was taking shots on he would not usually play if it was a top ranked player. Then he realised it got competitive and the pressure was on.

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

        😮

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

      The amateur potted more balls than he did I’d imagine.

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Sarcasm, but thats not how it works.

    3. Oddjobleff
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      He couldn't be bothered by the look of it.

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

      Ronnie does what Ronnie wants, when Ronnie wants and how Ronnie wants.
      Ronnie decides.

  16. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Which transfer do you prefer?

    A) Eriksen -> Mane (TC36)
    B) Sterling + Foster -> Salah (TC36) + Fodder GK -4
    C) Aguero + Jota -> Salah + 5.9 forward (a few options here)

    Current team:

    Ryan
    TAA Duffy Valery
    Sterling Eriksen Son Deulofeu
    Aguero Firmino Jimenez

    Subs: Foster Jota Doherty Kolasinac

    1 ft 1.1 ITB

    1. SUPER 11
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      C) Aguero + Jota -> Salah + 5.9 forward Rondon

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Bad fixtures for newcastle

        1. SUPER 11
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          GW36 - Brighton (A)
          GW38 - Fulham (A)
          Rondon can easily score both games

          1. FC Hakkebøf
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Well that is true... The Liverpool game kinda make me overlook those games. Brighton will park the bus for the remainder of the season, so im not confident Rondon will score in that game though

            1. SUPER 11
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              He is 1057 in threat.

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

      A or C both look decent options to me.

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah I'm really split. Sort of like B as well as I get to keep Jota for an enticing game at home vs Fulham in 37

    3. Krafty Werks
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      A

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Your that confident in Mane?

  17. SUPER 11
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Mendy will play against MANU?

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

      Hopefully 🙂

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

      I'd be surprised. Looked to be severely lacking match practice vs Spurs last Weds. Zinchenko the sensible starter.

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

    Anyone else praying for a 0-0 in both games today? Have 5 def players plus 3 mids so would be getting 36 points plus baps 😀

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

      No chance

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

      Yes, in Watford Southampton.
      If any goals are scored hopefully they are from Deulofeu/Yoshida 😛

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

        Have Foster Deulofeu Yoshida Valery in that match

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

      Hoping for a Son brace assisted by Eriksen.

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

      Spurs and Southampton CS, yes. But not a Brighton or Watford one.

    5. SUPER 11
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Deulofeu is the man in form - surely will score

  19. tibollom
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    hey guys, saving my FT for next week to get maybe Salah...Current team G2G? Hows the bench order looking?

    Ryan (New H)
    Robbo (Hud H) Bednarek (BOU H) Laporte (BUR A)
    Mane (HUD H) Redmond (BOU H) Erik (WHU H) Sterling (BUR A) Doucoure (WOL H)
    Jim (WAT A) Kun (BUR A)

    Foster (WOL H) Gray (WOL H) Doherty (WAT A) Duffy (NEW H)

  20. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Ooh, those last 2 fixtures for Man U.
    Any players you'd consider?

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

      Rashford

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

      Rashford at best

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

      Possibly Firmino to Rashford depending what happens (and assuming I buy Firmino this week)

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Ooh, Firmino.
        I reeky hadn't thought of that, might do Aguero to Firmino for a hit.

        1. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Really?

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

      Pogba & Shaw

    5. Mysterion
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Grant, Morrison, Mendez-Laing...

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

    Get the feeling Son TC will do much better than Salah/Mane TC next gw.

    It's harder to predict who gets among the points for Liverpool and somehow I see it as more of a 2-0 win than a hammering.

    What do you think?

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

      Agreed. Im on Son TC

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

      All good options

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

      I am confident that Son will get something and absolutely unpredictable who will do better between Salah/Mane, but, Huddersfield will concede 3-4 minimum, absolutely terrible side, anyone in Liverpool team can get goals against them.

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

    Today will be interesting.. Triple Spurs, Triple Saints, Double Hornets and Duffy. Who you got?

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

      Ryan Duffy Son

      Foster Deu Valery

      Hopefully everyone starts

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

        You’re having a stormer mate!

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

          Thanks brah, Deu the difference maker plus Brighton jam

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Son, Eriksen, Ryan, Duffy, Foster, Deulo, Valery today

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

      10 tonight - 3 x Brighton and Wolves, 2 x Spurs, 1 x Watford and Soton.
      Unfortunately 6 are defenders and not Spurs so expecting 20 points max.

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

        Wolves play tomorrow

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

          good, less potential agony

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

      Son(c), Eriksen, Lloris
      Duffy, Dunk
      Foster, Delboy
      Valery

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

      Foster Deulofeu
      Yoshida Valery
      Lloris Son

    6. Krafty Werks
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      9 also : Eriksen, Son, Lloris, JWP, Valery, Gray, Masina, Foster, Duffy.

    7. shirtless
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Son, Ryan, Duffy, Bennett, Doherty, Jimenez(c), Valery, Hojberg, Foster & Gray. So 10 I think.

  23. Daghe Munegu
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    How do I get Mané in there?
    0 itb 1ft

    Lloris
    TAA Duffy Doherty
    Salah Sterling Son Moura Jwp
    Kun Jimenez

    Foster Gray Valery Dunk

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      You don't... Thats the key.

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Play Gray over JWP ....

        1. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          And Valery over Doherty..

  24. Winter_is_coming
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    I need 25-35 points from this lads - unrealistic or hope alive?
    Foster, Ryan, Duffy, Laporte, Boly, Son, Redmond.

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

      Doubt it unless Son hauls big time

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

        Actually Son the most reliable from the list, after it Laporte and Redmond can do well. Even those 3 with 7 points and it`s close to 30! 🙂

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

          3, 2, 1, 2, 1, 10, 2 = 21

      2. tm370
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Of course it's realistic - 3.5 points per player is very doable. I could see Son hitting 10, leaving 15 for the other 6.

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      2,2,2, 6, 2, 8, 2-7 = 24-29 points imo

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

        I like this math, hope Son can have 10+ and someone other do unpredictably well!

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

        Can’t see Brighton lads only conceding 1. 0 or 1 points for their defenders

        1. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          They will park the bus like they did vs Wolves .

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

            Spurs aren’t Wolves

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

              And Wolves should have scored 4 if not for poor finishing/bad luck

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

            They were lucky to get away at Wolves. Spurs will show them no mercy & should be more clinical than Wolves

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

          But Ryan have save points in him and every conceded Brighton goal increase Son`s chances for haul.
          Of course, that`s only my hopes, in can be 40 points or 15 points from all them easily.

    3. Krafty Werks
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      26pts would be my guess?

  25. Dybala10
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    For the weekend game, would you play Doucoure or Jota?

    Already starting Jimenez.

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Jota is a no brainer

  26. The Mighty Whites
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Thoughts? 1FT, 0.1 ITB:

    Lloris, Foster

    Robertson, Doherty, Dunk, Yoshida, Valery

    Sterling, Mane, Eriksen, Son, Hojbjerg

    Aguero, Jimenez, Wilson.

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

    think im not going salah......need a hit and losing one of eriksen/sterling.....cant see the value of that at the mo (cue hatty)

    laca to firmino? free

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

      If you can get him for Eriksen, I'd do it.

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I need a hit and loosing one of Aguero/Sterling to get Salah

      Can do Eriksen to Mane for free.. but am I confident in TC'ing Mane? Nope!

      Losing my head over this decision

      1. Tmel
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Similar - I'd have a take a hit and lose one of Kun/Sterling/Son. Not sure it's worth it (unless Kun/Sterling get injured/suspended tomorrow night)

        1. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Sort of hoping for a minor knock/injury (evil I know) as I am a Pool fan + it will force my hand

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

      Have to sell Aguero & Eriksen for -4 to get him not happy about it at all.
      Think I might go without him only.

  28. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Nine green arrows in a row and then almost doubled my rank. Now that is how you bench boost.

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah, I messed up big time.

      1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        My reply fail to this is on the next page

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Same.. almost.. went from 40k to 23k on BB so far

      1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Good job, though mine doubled rather than halved :p

        1. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Oh.. thought it was a double in a positive way

    3. Futile Tinkering
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I haven't had more than three consecutive green arrows all season.

  29. Me Spurs
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Kdb martial to salah 4.0 fodder -4
    a no brainier? Already own mane

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

    Murray —> Firmino
    KDB —> Bilva -4
    Sub Jiminez

    Lloris (WHAM)
    TAA (HUD), Duffy (NEW),
    Valery (BOU)
    Mane TC (HUD),Erik & Son (WHAM), Sterling & *Bilva (Burn),
    *Firmino (HUD), Laca (Leic)

    Subs: Leno (Lei), Jiminez (wat), Dunk (NEW), Bennett (wat)

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      How about: KDB + Murray -> Salah (TC) + Rondon?

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

        No enough cash.

        KDB to Salah means must find 2.6 elsewhere

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

          Wish sterling got injured and not De Bruyne