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. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Who would you prefer to get in for the remaining weeks?

    A) Mili (EVE, car, BOU) £6.4m
    B) Babel (CAR, wol, NEW) £5.5m
    C) Deulo (WOL, che, WHM) £5.6m
    D) Moura (WHU, bou, EVE) £6.8m
    E) Fraser (sou, TOT, cry) £6.3m

    Cheers

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      C then B

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

      Wait for today's match. If Deulofeu keeps scoring for fun its a no brainier.

      I actually like Milivojevic & Babel too. Might end up with one of them in place of Jota in gw 37

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Yeh thanks. Obv no moves to be made until after tonight’s matches!

        To quote the FFS poster, “make arrows green again!”

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

        Said this about Deulofeu as his half points have came against Cardiff & Hudds

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

      B then A.

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

      A

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

      Waiting on tonight's info but currently on C.

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

    Would you rather?

    A) Eriksen + Vardy > Salah (TC) + fodder (-4)
    B) Eriksen + Vardy > Mane (TC) + Rashford (-4)
    C) Vardy > Firmino (Son TC)
    D) Other

    Team:
    1ft, 0,6 itb
    Ryan – Gunn
    TAA – Doherty – Dunk – Duffy – Valery
    Sterling – Eriksen – Son – Moura – Jota
    Aguero – Vardy – Jimenez

  3. simong1
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Best replacing KDB so or holding on the chance he plays again this season?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Sell

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

      Replace. Too expensive to hold

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

      Sell

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

      I'm selling next gw for Hazard.
      Have Jota on bench in gw 36

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

      Get rid for sure

  4. Brimble82
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Who to bench for GW36:
    - Jota (WAT A)
    - JWP (BOU H)
    - Jimi (WAT A)
    - Gray (WOL H)

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

      Gray

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

    Which one? Have Mane and TAA

    A) Foster>Alisson
    B) Laca>Firmino

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

      B

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

      B

  6. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    When is the Scoutcast this week folks?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Guessing tomorrow.

  7. Cookie Kid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    A) Salah and Vardy
    B) Mane and Jota

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

      Got that completely wrong!

      A) Salah and Jota
      B) Mane and Vardy

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

      Yes

  8. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    I can afford De Bruyne and Vertonghen to Mane and Alexander Arnold. Worth doing? I already own Salah.

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

      Yes yes

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

      Looks good to me

    3. Brimble82
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I would

    4. antis0cial
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      yep

  9. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    It's time to leave the casuals behind over the next 2 evenings and soar up the rankings. Most of them didn't have their Bench Boost and had more SGW players then us "experts".

    Or am I being arrogant?

    😀

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

      It's the way I feel too.

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

      You might finish in the top 80k for the first time ever. Like an expert

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

        Some people would consider me an an "expert". In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. ;-D

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

        Anyway at least I have cajones to show my FPL history.

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

          I don’t have any as I deleted my account intending to guilt.

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

            *quit

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

          yeah, valid point, I don't get why people don't show their FPL history here. mine is hardly stellar but its there lol

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

            In most cases people don’t want to show their team, not their history.

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

              Surely lots of people have their actual name attached to their team so don’t want to reveal personal details.

              If I could solely show my Season history then I’d 100% do it

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

                Yep, the top players would be more than happy to link their history but not their team.

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

        Brutal

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

      I've got 14 players to play. It's like a whole new week.
      Got 53(-4) and a small red arrow. Come on some green!

    4. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Absolutely - and you are well ahead of me and I thought I wasn't a casual.
      Worst season in ten years mind you 🙁

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

      Wildcard to BB cost me points last year and it will cost many people points this year too. It's something to do with setting a team up, essentially, for one gameweek. It's not really a surprise that it's so disappointing for so many.

      The hard truth is that there will be many teams which are not optimised for 36-38 either.

  10. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Any news on Lloris? Will he play what you think?

    1. Brimble82
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      http://www.tottenhamblog.com/2019/04/22/video-pochettino-gives-injury-updates-on-lloris-sissoko-and-winks-ahead-of-brighton/

      He says (on Lloris):
      "I hope yes, we are going to assess, we have a training session and we hope it is not a big issue, we hope he is going to be available."

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

    Only thing left to play for this seasob is to crawl back into 100k - ..sigh....
    Seeinf Salah bettering Mane on stats lately, what would you choose this GW in a last effort to climb the ranks :

    A) KDB -> Mane
    B) KDB + Eriksen -> Salah + Mili/Babel -4pts

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

    With triple Southampton and double Brighton, I'd love a couple of clean sheets from them tonight 🙂

  13. madame shelly
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Any news on Valery ?

    1. Brimble82
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      https://twitter.com/FFScout/status/1120454996565295105

      "we will have a look"

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

    inb4 Lloris starts and brighton score their first goal in 7 matches

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      You're a bundle of fun - I'd prefer him to
      a) play
      b) keep a clean sheet
      🙂

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

      Duffy goal from a Dunk assist and Ryan saves two penalties. I see it.

  15. Pariße
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    How many SGW players did you leave in for the DGW?
    Mine were Hazard (7), TAA (11), and Robertson (6)

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

      Mane (3) Wilson (2) ...terrible!

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

      None (0)

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

      One TAA (11)

    4. FPL DONKEY
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Mane (3), Vardy (9), TAA (11) and Robertson (6)

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

      Taa Robbo Firmino

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

        Oh and i have Lloris Valery & KDB too 🙂

    6. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Wilson (2), Salah (6), Robbo (6)

      Could be worse...

    7. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      TAA (11), Robertson (6) and Mané (3).

    8. lugs
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      6

      Schar 2 , Robbo 6, TAA 11 Mane 3 Hazard 7 Vardy 9,

      i made a mistake playing Schar over Dunk but i didn't feel like doubling up on Brighton's defense again with Ryan

    9. ljuta zena
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Vardy 9, Mo 6, TAA 11, Alisson 6

    10. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      25 points so far. TAA 11 Robbo 6 Salah 6 Wilson 2

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

      TAA, Robertson, Salah, Wilson.

  16. My neck my back my Saed Kol…
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Need to get rid of de bruyne. Already have TAA and mane from Liverpool and aguero from city. Best to get

    A) Salah
    B) Sterling

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

      Difficult one. I'd say Salah if you've got the funds

      1. My neck my back my Saed Kol…
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I can make either happen by downgrading Eriksen. It’ll either be to delafeou if I get salah and someone like moura/ siggy if I get sterling

  17. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Perfect FPL evening would be:

    Yoshida goal
    Gray goal
    Duffy goal
    Ryan and foster pen saves,
    Son goal
    Eriksen goal
    Vertonghen goal

    I'm not asking for much...

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

      You forgot miraculous Valery recovery

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I'd settle for just all my Tuesday players starting.

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

      I hope my players do well too.

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

    Suggestions for this team folks? 1ft, 0.9m itb.

    a. kdb > mane
    b. kdb martial > salah camarasa -4

    foster
    vvd trippier doherty
    eriksen son kdb martial
    firmino gray laca

    ryan duffy cathcart jota

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

      A at the moment, but more injuries incoming tonight and tomorrow probably.

  19. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    How many points do you expect from double Brighton defense vs double Spurs attack? 1,1,15,10?

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

      You have high expectations 🙂

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

      Brighton be defending for their lives.

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

      Another 9 points from Ryan
      Duffy scores and keeps a clean sheet
      Son doesn't play
      Vertonghen gets a red card

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

    Will Moura start tonight ? or Llorente to take is place ?

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

      Llorente starts IMO.

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

      I never get these Q's. You cant doing anything about it.

  21. Waylander
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    I have 9 players playing today and last 2 GWs have been so poor in expecting 10 points 🙂

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

    KDB Gray > Bernardo and Firmino -4?

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

      I’d prioritise getting whichever of Aguero or Sterling you don’t have

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

    Before this gameweek and using BB I choose 3 players (and keeper) that will score the least projected points from entire team and set them to bench, this is the definition of BB for me, I`m right?

    The most funny thing, that my bench is Ryan (9), Duffy (6), Boly (6) and Wilson. While Valery (0), Mane (3), Eriksen(2) and other players in starting 11.

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

      That's fantasy football, it would be no fun if it was predictable.

    2. The 5% Team
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      a well played BB it is then 🙂

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

      21 points so far. Nice.

  24. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    If you had to lose one (probably for all of GW36-8) which would it be?

    A) Wilson (sou, TOT, cry)
    B) Jiménez (wat, FUL, liv)

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

      wilson

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

      Wilson Don. They look like they’re in another slump.

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Thanks Rupe

        Looks like unless Eriksen storms it tonight I have my move sorted. YOLO

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

      A

  25. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Happy to own Duffy and Dunk tonight. 9.8% and 3.8% ownership. It was obvious owners should have held on to them after last week.

    1. The 5% Team
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      after the GW34 results, it was the obvious move to get rid of at least one

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

      would you have taken 1 clean sheet out of 4? was thinking about this earlier

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

      Haha. How’s the fishing trip?

    4. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Don't agree. With games away at wolves and spurs it made more sense to sell 1 of them. Just sods law that they get a jammy clean sheet at molineux.

      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        That's why I have a 9 next to my name. More pts incoming tonight.

        1. Christina.
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          ...not to mention Newc(H)

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

        Why is it jammy they got one against Wolves? Is it jammy for non owners that they didn't get any last week then?

    5. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Oh dear

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

    I guess it doesn’t really matter now but do we think Lloris will play?

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

      Christina's piss is boiling

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

        So grab me a mug.

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

          Off topic, but can vegans drink human piss?

          1. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Only their own 🙂

            1. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              This seems right

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

              You would respond to this. 😉

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

            They can drink Vegan humans piss, as long as they have been vegan for at least 12 weeks so their system is clear. I just made this up as I’m as bored as you obviously are.

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

              Who on here isn’t?

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

            I’m not really vegan.
            And yes of of course. Tastes like strawberries.

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

              I'm not buying fruit from the Waitrose you shop at 😉

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

                I only buy wine and spirits from Waitrose anyway. Otherwise it’s over priced organic markets for me.

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

        Have you smelled boiled piss? Worst smell ever.
        Long story...

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Can’t be worse than boiled cabbage water or boiled sprout water ?

          1. Christina.
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            ...I guess worst will be boiled piss after you have had boiled cabbage water?

    2. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Potch's comments on it were enough to have hope but nothing more.
      It comes down to a fitness test for a muscle injury we know next to nothing about

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

        Thanks. Just clutching now.

        1. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          I'm with you in the Lloris-KDB (C) camp. Choosing to believe he'll play and get his CS

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

            Was your game week as bad as mine?

            1. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Not quite. TAA over Robbo and a Laporte CS, with only one hit.

              It's been a tough few weeks

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

                29 points for me so far. Woohoo

                1. Christina.
                  • 14 Years
                  4 years, 11 months ago

                  your season has gone to shitt.

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

                    I’m aware.

  27. thischarmingman
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Would you rather:
    A Eriksen, Sterling, Son (Current)
    B Eriksen, Salah, Son
    C Mane, Sterling, Son
    D Eriksen, Sterling, Mane

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

      Would you rather bum a goat and nobody know?
      Or not bum a goat but everyone thinks you did?

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

        B

        1. thischarmingman
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          I'd think for sure you'd be firmly in the A camp

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

          Ahahahaha mate!

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

        The goat will know

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

          Yes I would

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

        Whatever floats your goat.

    2. Pilgrim62
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      C imo

      1. thischarmingman
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Thanks, mate

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

      C

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

      I’d wait but probably say B.

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

      C

  28. Thescaff
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Duffy to Matip this week?
    Reckon he keeps his spot?

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

      Yes he has been great imo

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

      Lovren and Gomez lurking, think it’s too risky getting Matip. At least TAA would be worth a gamble, considering his upside, but I’d be nervous about him too. Then again, you can overthink things so just go for it if it feels right.

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

      I would

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

      A bit risky with Gomez back.

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

        Time to gamble

        1. Rocky FPL
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          I guess its better to gamble with someone who has more upside.

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

            Doherty would be first sub, just fancy Liverpool to keep things ultra tight and grind out 3 wins

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

      Matip has been great, but there’s surely no chance Gomez and lovren don’t see decent minutes before the seasons out.

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

      if you dont have trent then no

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

    Best transfer(s)?

    A) KDB to Mane
    B) a+ Trippier to TAA -4
    C) a+ Aguero to Firmino -4

    1. thischarmingman
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      A

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

      A

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

      a

  30. Pilgrim62
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Who would you rather till end of season ? Pick two:
    Mane
    Son
    Sterling

    1. Rocky FPL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      All 3 ideally. If I have to pick 2, then I think it depends on who else I have got in my team.

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

      Ooh another would you rather. Cracks knuckles.

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

      Mane Sterling

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

      depends