Spot the Differential

Differentials among the top 10k FPL managers

There are only two Gameweeks remaining of the 2018/19 season, with very little time left for Fantasy Premier League managers to improve their overall rank or claw back a mini-league deficit.

This is the time of the season when “differentials” really come to the fore, with a carefully chosen, low-owned Fantasy asset carrying the potential to boost an FPL manager’s OR.

While looking at overall ownership within the game is one way of filtering out differentials, the fact that there are now millions of inactive FPL teams skews the figures somewhat.

Ownership within the top 10k is therefore a more reliable barometer and also provides a clue for those in and around the top 10,000 as to who their rivals are currently backing – or overlooking – in the season run-in.

We have used data mined from Ragabolly‘s site, livefpl.net, for this analysis.

High-Owned Players

The players with an ownership of 10% or more in the top 10,000 are as follows:

Obviously there is something of a hangover from Gameweeks 34 and 35 within those figures, with the majority of the players in the list having had at least one Double Gameweek in the past fortnight.

Fixture Difficulty

Sorting clubs by fixture difficulty on our Season Ticker for Gameweeks 37 and 38 gives the following:

Differentials

Manchester United’s double-header against Huddersfield Town and Cardiff City is perhaps the most-appealing pair of fixtures in Gameweeks 37 and 38 but there would be understandable reservations about their players on current form.

Their Gameweek 36 match against Chelsea on Sunday can act as an audition of sorts but the nature of the fixtures beyond that may be enough to convince some FPL bosses to take one last punt on a United player.

Paul Pogba (£8.5m) and Marcus Rashford (£7.3m) are already above the 10% threshold and will likely see their ownerships rise further despite their indifferent form but Romelu Lukaku (£10.6m) is in genuine differential territory, currently only owned by 0.46% of managers in the top 10k.

Security of starts is an issue with the Belgian and he was indeed benched in midweek, while he is without a goal since Gameweek 29 – although he has had seven big chances in his last six appearances.

Luke Shaw (£5.0m), owned by just 0.53% of the top 10k, is perhaps a more appealing option given that United face the lowest-scoring teams in the Premier League in Gameweeks 37 and 38.

Cardiff pretty much have to win against Crystal Palace in Gameweek 37 to stand any chance of avoiding the drop, which will force the Bluebirds out on the front foot against Roy Hodgson’s side.

The likes of Wilfried Zaha (£6.9m) and Christian Benteke (£6.3m) – owned by 3.79% and 0.08% of the top 10k respectively – could have a field day against Cardiff then, particularly as Palace have been much better away from home this season.

Bournemouth are the visitors to Selhurst Park on the final day of the season and have conceded more away goals than all bar relegated Huddersfield and Fulham in 2018/19.

Spurs, Chelsea and Arsenal enjoy two “blue” fixtures in Gameweeks 37 and 38 but much uncertainty surrounds their respective managers’ team selections in the run-in, with those three clubs in Champions League or Europa League semi-final action around their remaining Premier League games.

Eden Hazard (£10.9m) is still an eye-catching omission from our above list, however, with the Belgian sitting in just 8.19% of top 10k squads.

The likes of Cesar Azpilicueta (£6.4m), David Luiz (£5.8m) and Gonzalo Higuain (£9.0m) also all have ownerships of less than 5% within this group of elite managers.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.9m) would be a high-risk, high-reward punt.

The Gabonese striker is the second-highest-scoring FPL forward and sits in just 2.93% of top 10k squads but second-guessing Unai Emery’s team selections is nigh-on impossible and Aubameyang – for one reason or another – has only started in four of Arsenal’s last ten Premier League games.

Out of Europe, Manchester City’s focus is very much on the league.

Bernardo Silva (£7.7m) and David Silva (£8.5m) are cut-price routes into a City attack that has not failed to score in the last 19 Gameweeks.

Owned by 7.61% and 0.39% of the top 10k respectively, the two Silvas have posted modest returns this season but sit in the top 12 midfielders for expected goal involvement (xGI) in 2018/19.

Casting our net further, the in-form Ryan Babel (£5.5m) and Shane Long (£4.6m) are two budget options who have been racking up the returns of late and who both enjoy two “blue” fixtures in Gameweeks 37 and 38.

No midfielder under £8.5m has a better points-per-match average than Babel this season, while Long has scored four goals in his last five games.

The pair were owned by 1.86% and 3.16% of the top 10k respectively at the point of the Gameweek 36 deadline.

West Ham United have started delivering some much-improved performances recently and were excellent at Spurs on Saturday.

Not one of the Hammers’ players was owned by more than 4% of the top 10k as of this weekend, with Marko Arnautovic (£6.7m), Felipe Anderson (£6.9m) and Michail Antonio (£6.7m) all owned by less than 0.6% of these managers.

Anderson and Antonio sit in the top ten midfielders for shots in the box and efforts on target in the last four Gameweeks and face a now-safe Southampton and FA Cup finalists Watford in their last two games.

Finally, a word on Everton. While the Toffees still have a trip to Spurs to come, Marco Silva’s troops are one of the Premier League’s form teams at present and were much the better side against Palace yesterday.

Like West Ham assets, all of Everton’s players are owned by less than 4% of FPL managers.

Lucas Digne (£5.3m) is part of an Everton backline that has kept seven clean sheets in their last nine games, while Richarlison (£6.4m) and Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.4m) have scored more goals this season (13 each) than any midfielder under £10.0m in FPL.

239 Comments Post a Comment
  1. NATSTER
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Good article. Looking at Zaha and B.Silva for the last two GWs.

  2. Kno
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    2FT to play with. Thoughts on losing the spurs boys? Bournemouth is not a bad fixture but they feel woefully out of form / CL matches inbetween the PL games

    Eriksen and son -> hazard + any midfielder up to 7.0

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

      I’m thinking same. Spurs (Eriksen and Son) out
      Hazard and Babel/Mili could work

    2. Offs!de
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Hazard and Babel/Redmond

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

    I have all the wrong differentials

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

      That might make them the right ones though? The 'group' isn't always right

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

    Come on Leicester!

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

      Yup

  5. Rhodes your boat
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Looking at Duffy replacements, Matip or lovren likely to start last 2 premier league games?

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

      Take a punt on Bryan?

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

      Who knows. Can't strech to Shaw?

  6. fusen
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Not sure if @Ragabolly is around to see this but it'd be cool if livefpl recorded where in the top 10k players actually were.

    So like in bands of 1000,2000,3000 how many times say Sterling features in each band.

    As Sterling may be in 50% of teams but he's actually only selected by everyone in positions 4k-10k so would be a good pick to then move up from 4k to 1k but wouldn't really help apart from keep your place if you were 8k ranked

    1. Midlands Saint73
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      That level of granularity would be pretty awesome.

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

      Not everyone cares about the top 10k. He already has bands for this reason, they just cover everyone.

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

        Yeah it's just that he clearly actually scans and records the teams of the top 10k where as he uses averages for other teams to calculate position.

        So in theory he should be able to get this sort of detail for the top 10k where as I don't think he'd be able to for the rest

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

      Pretty fine margins to regulate. I think the spread would be fairly even (eg a player owned by 70% of the top 10k is most likely owned by close to 70% of each 1 thousand bracket

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

        Maybe, but it may be more interesting for say a 25% owned player who ends up barely being owned by anyone in 1-5000 and so is actually a much much bigger differential for gaining places

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

    So where are we all ranked and are we happy with it.
    13 k here but likely to drop a bit today.
    Been an ok season but feel it could have been better.

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

      11.6k with an average amount of players to go (Aguero, Sterling, Laporte). Been a very frustrating season with some bad decisions so can’t complain but not really happy either.

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

        Yeah I seemed to make some silly moves this season that stalled my progress.

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

      90k

      Never tried hard enough to score well. First season playing without rules and it has been boring... 😮

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

        What kind of rules?

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

          Only one player from one country is my preferred choice.

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

            Why is this a rule for you? Ederson, Luiz, Allison, Richarlison, Firmino have all been solid options

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

      3.6k but only Laporte to go. Aguero out for Firmino sums up my season.. not getting the 50/50’s right..

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

        Firmino out was a big blow especially with Huddersfield being such an easy fixture.nice rank though

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

        Tell everyone about it! Wilson > Firmino here.... what a swing!

        Great rank though mate

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

          That’s rough, feel for you mate

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

            It’s a rollercoaster this game. But we keep coming back for more lol.

            No idea how iPhone decided to do it but my post above was meant to say “tell me about it” the autocorrect made it sound a bit sarcy!

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

        Great rank, you must have had quite a few 50 50s go the right way 🙂

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

          Keeping Aubameyang rather than shifting to Kun for the double GW and consequent hat-trick against Chelsea probably cost me 75 points and top 1k. Still, a reasonable season

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

        On 3.6 too. I'm pretty happy with where I am on one hand. It's my second year playing so pretty good result. On the other hand weeks ago I was at about 1.1 k and hoped to break into the top 1k. I then went out to just over 10,000k. Now I'm pleased I will most likely break 10,000k and possibly 5,000K. 🙂

    4. el polako
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      120k which around these parts is probably bit rubbish.

      My aim for last two games is to jump into top 100k and win my ML - very tight battle at the top of it.

      Got 2 FT and spare cash so my next decisions will be crucial.

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

        Top 100 k is respectable considering over 6 m play.

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

      75k. Was 250k three weeks ago so I'm pleased after a tough season. Always aim to finish in the top 1% of registered players so around 60k is my target.

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

        I'll drop today. No Aguero. Only Sterling left.

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

          I've sterling and Ederson so need kun to be quiet. Don't hold out much hope though.

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

        Yeah always a good season when you're in the top 1 percent.

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

      20k. Been solid since my different chip strategy (early WC) on GW28. Horrible Xmas fixtures without Salah and Son ruined my chances for great season.

      Massive weeks for money leagues left!

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

        Son always trolls me. Didn't have him when I should. Got him and he blanks.

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

          Same for me. I even had him for 3 GWs early this season so its not like I dont rate him. Just Bad timing that's all.

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

      Just under 12k post-autosubs.

      Aguero, Vardy, Laporte to play.

      I have had a good season that petered off a bit after DGW25 (and a failed TC in GW31), but the Salah captaincy has helped me regain some spots to give me a chance at 10K.

      Fingers crossed...

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

        Salah was great to have the other night.

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

      35k after baps/ autosubs but only Kun and Laporte to go so will drop.

      Happy enough as I was at 126k only 6 GWs ago but want to finish strongly

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

      627 atm, cant complain 🙂

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

        Very nice.

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

        Neither would 1. Great stuff.

    10. Vobinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      201K with Sterling left.

      It's been such a yoyo season.. Been getting some crucial decisions wrong that have meant - 50 points in a week and it's constantly put me behind the 8 ball.

      I'm not happy with the rank as it's my first serious season, but I think it's widely regarded as a tough season and logic hasn't worked out at times.

      Learning from the mistakes and hoping for better next season.

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

        That's it. A lot of luck involved. Next year could be totally different.

    11. Jayv807
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      68k currently which is my highest this year. Was 370k after GW29 so I've managed a decent climb. Have 4 players left this week and BB next week, hoping for maybe top 30k or so.

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

        Yeah you should get up close to that ifyou get a good bench boost and with four playing today should get a rise too.

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

      Top 500 with Sterling & Aguero to go. Would love top 500 but would be delighted just to consolidate top 1k. Hopefully I can.

      This season has been all about a lot of high variance 50/50 choices.

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

        Yeah you'll finish inside 1k now I'd expect.Great season.

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

          Historically I do terribly in GW38 so I’m not taking anything for granted!

    13. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      80k.. Had a few good weeks but not pool defense (conscious gamble just hoping they concede as a differential pick) has had me drop 20k already this week. Still have a small hope of top 50k

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

        Liverpool defense was crucial this season.I had robbo most of the season and went to Taa for the last few.

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

          I have had them most of the season. What's killed me is not owning mane for a single gw

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

      Currently at 172k but given that I was at 500k 2 weeks ago I'm happy enough now! Been a pretty rough season I normally finish within the top 100k, would be delighted if I could break that in the next two weeks.

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

        13k best season ever and number one in all my leagues ..

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

          Can't argue with that. Shame yous won't won the Ulster championship.

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

            Haha ...

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

      601 after Jota autosub

      Very happy considering I think I've been incredibly sloppy in most of the middle of the season

    16. Midlands Saint73
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      First season as a member here has been a nightmare. 347K looking like my third worst season ever but was 558k before Friday's kick off so clawing back some respectability with a 100 and two to go this GW.
      Felt like all my 50/50 selections were wrong even when I started doing the opposite of Az 😉
      Main issue for me has been Captaincy choice and wasting WC and Chips at wrong time.
      Still enjoying the game though . .mostly

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

        It is a great game. Frustrating and addictive in equal measures.

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

      157k.
      Up from 833,453 in Gw 29
      Best start ever, turned into a terrible mid-season.
      Hopefully with a late recovery...

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

        That's a big rise in 6 weeks. Keep going.

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

          Thanks. Despite the trials and tribulations of this year's blanks and doubles I find the focus makes me a better player.

    18. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      3k .. reasonably happy, with outside chance to finish back to back top 1k

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

        You should be. Great rank.

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

      Crazy week after 107 points I'm up to 25k from 54k! I will take a top 30k finish for sure it would be my best ever 🙂

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

        Sat about 2,500 after another Calum Wilson boost yesterday. Been in and out of top 1k most of season so bit disappointed my different wildcard strategy didn’t quite work out. Even though I wasted TC few weeks ago I think it was week 33 that’s hurt the most - most of team did ok but didn’t have Hazard or Vardy who everyone captained. Hard to get back in top 1k now. Will be happy if I stay top 5k though. Need Aguero to blank today!

    20. HammersFan
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I decided to jump on the Brighton train in gw34 and did Fraser to Knockaert for a hit.

      Turned out to be a 21 point swing and killed my 2k rank at the time.

      Have clawed back into the top 10k again and aiming for 5k if I can. Still have tc left and it’s very tight at the top so hears hoping.

    21. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Season summed up by 5 straight reds followed by 9 steady greens. 250k to just outside 30k. Man City double with Sane and KDB cost me a boatload of points. 107 this week with Kun and Laporte to go has made it a respectable campaign

    22. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      5.2k at the moment. Would love to get inside 5k but will still be happy under 10k

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

      80k with Aguero Sterling Laporte to go.
      Was 350k five weeks ago........what could of been 😉

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

      75k, could be better

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

      8.6k Laporte, B.Silva and Aguero to go. And tc chip in pocket. Hope I can stay inside 10k and most important to win my ML lwading by 50pts atm

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

    Did Jiménez come off injured?

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

      I think only Cathcart got injured

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

      No why?

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

        I read that he did.

    3. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Looked that way. Why hasn't Mark flagged him?

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

        Mark doesn’t do much these days apart from dominate the rankings

  9. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Why are people buying Palace players? They won't want to give their rivals Brighton a helping hand

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

      Brighton are 99.9% safe.

      1. All For One
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        True can't see Cardiff winning their last 2 games

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

          Don't need to win both. Assuming Brighton get spanked by Arse and City, and Cardiff beat Palace they'll only need a point at OT

          1. All For One
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            They have to win both Brighton have superior goal difference if they go level on pts

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

              Spanked = beaten badly = goal difference taking a massive dent

              Arsenal could win 4-0 at home and City are capable of dismantling them on the last day. And Cardiff will improve GD by beating Palace

          2. All For One
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Interesting that could happen lol, expect Brighton to park the bus

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

      Frankly Cardiff are down and out. Can't see them winning both remaining games.

  10. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Gunn.
    *Duffy. Kolasinac. TAA.
    Sterling. Son. *Eriksen. Mane.
    Aguero. *Wilson. Jimenez.
    Ryan. Redmond. Valery. Dunk.

    Which pair to get in, for a hit??

    Duffy + Eriksen ->
    A) Laporte + Pogba
    B) Robertson + Bilva

    Duffy + Wilson ->
    1) PvA + Zaha
    2) Shaw + Rashford

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

      A.
      Wouldn’t lose Wilson.

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

      a

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

    No mention in the article of the machine that is JWP 😮

    1. Skonto Rigga
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      He's owned by 22.6% of the top 10k, is why!

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

      22.6 EO in Top 10k. It's there in the article. Above 10%, so not really a differential.

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

        Agh my bad - missed him in the list - glad to see 22% of the top 10k are geniuses

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

    Vardy/Cathcart to Rashford/Digne -4

    Yes or No?

    Ryan (Foster)
    Laporte VVD Digne* (Yoshida, Valery)
    Salah, Mane, Son, Jota (Babel)
    Aguero, Jiminez, Rashford*

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

    Wilson owners what are your plans? Not the easiest fixtures left so might Dell with 2 FTs. Looking at Zaha and Rashford, maybe Kun If decide to block him in MLs.

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

      Would feel bad ditching him now after yesterday's heroics.

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

        Might sell both him and Salah

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

      Keeping for sure.

  14. Party time
      4 years, 11 months ago

      What do you think about the autosub rule in fpl? and the formation rule?
      (e.g I have Wilson first on my bench & because I played 3 defenders he can't come in for a defender who does not play Whereas If I played 4 defenders then he will come in).

      Likewise, I believe every manager should play whatever formation they want, even if they play 2 defenders as long as it is 11 starting players

      1. No Professionals
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I like the rule

        1. Party time
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Yikes! I hate it. Every manager should be able to give an all out attack strategy whenever they want. That is why it's their team. Also the autosub rule is just pointless to me, whoever is first on the bench should be able to come in for anyone.

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

          Wouldn’t change anything about the required formation

          1. Party time
              4 years, 11 months ago

              I would. I have had times this season I wish I could play a 2-5-3 to get the best out of my team because of that rule I can't but then it is my team & I feel we should be able to throw out whatever formation we want to keep things more interesting

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

            I like the rule too .. your just gutted Wilson is on your bench hahahaha

            1. Party time
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Not really, I knew he will troll but I did not know he will troll so hard hahaha. To be honest, we should be able to pick whatever formation we want & just like in real football, a manager can remove a defender for a striker in a 3-4-3 formation if they want with regards to the autosub rule

            2. Andy'81
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              I'm not really a big fan of autosubs, I'd like to see teams locked completely so points don't come in off your bench, however that would probably create more complaints than solve issues for those at FPL towers so I can understand it not being implemented.

              The two defenders rule just isn't going to happen.

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

                Ridiculous.

                We would all have 4 bench fodder and the season would be crap

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

                  There would be weeks you have 4 or 5 players get points

                2. Andy'81
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 11 months ago

                  It's hardly ridiculous, we should be rewarded/punished by the decisions we make as managers (hence why the (c) is so important every week), being rewarded for failing to set the right line up is a bit meh imo, and the 4-5 players example is bit extreme, I think I've had bench points come in three times this season.

                  1. Party time
                      4 years, 11 months ago

                      It's ridiculous. It's nobody's fault that a player isn't available for that fixture. This is a football game & in football there are subs

                    • Stupendous
                      • 11 Years
                      4 years, 11 months ago

                      So if you have Doherty, Alonso, D Silva, Aguero, Lacazette and their managers all play the same rotation game on the same game day and nobody comes on then you have picked awful players????? Perhaps Alonso is a push now but point is made.

                      You're talking utter rubbish mate sorry

                    • Stupendous
                      • 11 Years
                      4 years, 11 months ago

                      I didnt say what weeks. Blank weeks, late season, Europe weeks.

                      Still talking crap

                    • DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
                      • 10 Years
                      4 years, 11 months ago

                      Half points rounded up for players coming in off bench. It should be part of the game to identify rotation risks not moan if you have too many

              2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Of all the areas th egame could be improved (imo) formations & autosubs aren’t on the list for me...

                I’d rather they did something with FT’s, price changes, and the 3player cap from a single team

                1. Party time
                    4 years, 11 months ago

                    Nothing bad with FT& price changes to me. It's just the autosub rule, formation rule & yes captain picks even if that will remove the fun 🙂

              3. No Professionals
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                What has been everyone's stupidest move this season? Mine is from

                Switching captain from
                aguero to sane at 11.25am the week aguero scored hattie against arsenal (to block a rival)

                Taking aguero out for aubameyang when aguero scored 3 against Chelsea, again at about 11am

                Taking VVD out for dunk tor a hit

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

                  Picked Morata as a differential early on. What was I thinking...

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

                  Wild carding Salah out for City treble attack in December, backfired spectacularly

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

                    Did exactly the same and I dropped from 65k to 148k in a couple of weeks.Its been a long slog back to 35k.

                3. el polako
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 11 months ago

                  There is a fine line beetwen stupid and unlucky.
                  Often there are good reasons to act in certain way and only in hindsight(when it goes wrong) it seems stupid.

                  Mine was TC Sane for the whole 3 points and sticking with Alonso for much longer than I should.

                  1. No Professionals
                    • 6 Years
                    4 years, 11 months ago

                    Agree, but mine were stupid and going against what I'd been doing.

                    A 50 50 captain call is one thing. Taking out aguero for a flagged aubameyang when there are rumours of him not travelling, that's moronic.

                4. Taff1952
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 11 months ago

                  Panicked and picked origi for -4 when firmino news emerged

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

                  Wildcarding out Salah before his hattrick

                6. Vobinho
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 11 months ago

                  Transferring in Mahrez (c) for Sou (h) instead of Sterling captain

                  Getting in Alli instead of Son on WC through december

                  Went Sane instead of Aguero in DGW

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

                ⚽ Team News 📰
                LEI: Schmeichel, Chilwell, Pereira, Evans, Maguire, Maddison, Ndidi, Tielemans, Choudhury, Albrighton, Vardy
                Subs: Ward, Söyüncü, Fuchs, Mendy, Barnes, Gray, Iheanacho

                ARS: Leno, Kolasinac, Maitland-Niles, Mustafi, Sokratis, Xhaka, Mkhitaryan, Iwobi, Torreira, Aubameyang, Lacazette
                Subs: Cech, Mavropanos, Koscielny, Elneny, Guendouzi, Willock, Nketiah

                1. Party time
                    4 years, 11 months ago

                    Alright let the party begin!

                  • diesel001
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 11 months ago

                    Very attacking Arsenal team particularly with Kola and AMN at full back.

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

                  Doubt you would Be posting this Jere had you started Wilson. Would Be pointless If you could field 0-0-8-3 or something.

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

                    Reply fail to Hakim

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

                    Hangover?

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

                      Naah, just very annoying auto correction on my phone

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

                  Kola gonna burn me today.

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

                    Vardy brace guaranteed.

                4. Brosstan
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 11 months ago

                  Thank God auba starts.

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

                  That Arsenal team and squad has to be the absolute worst I've seen in years.

                  What a shade of the Vieira, Henry and Begrkamp days

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

                    Bergkamp

                    1. Supersonic Marv'
                      • 7 Years
                      4 years, 11 months ago

                      Even Begrkamp would get in the team these days.

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

                        Haha yep

                  2. el polako
                    • 6 Years
                    4 years, 11 months ago

                    Henry is arguably the best ever striker to play in Premiership - kind of hard to replace.

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

                    Can't say that midfield fills me with confidence.

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

                    I've seen worse.

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

                      Like?

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

                        Andre Santos days had some horrendous teams.

                6. Lucky Z
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 11 months ago

                  Ryan
                  TAA Bennett Valery
                  Son Mane Sterling Pogba
                  Kun Jimenez Gray

                  Foster Eriksen* Bednarek Duffy

                  2FTs, 0ITB

                  Which is better?

                  A. Eriksen => fodder this GW, Jimmy Son => Rashford Salah next GW
                  B. Eriksen => B.Silva this GW, Son Jimmy Duffy => Salah Long Fodder -4 next GW

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

                    B

                7. El Matador
                  • 10 Years
                  4 years, 11 months ago

                  Cant wait for a Vardy brace

                  1. Party time
                      4 years, 11 months ago

                      I prefer a hat trick

                  2. Arteta
                    • 8 Years
                    4 years, 11 months ago

                    KoLacasinac in this game for me. What about you?

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

                      Auba

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

                      Begrkamp

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

                      Auba and Laca

                    4. Party time
                        4 years, 11 months ago

                        Vardy & Kola

                      • Perthite
                        • 13 Years
                        4 years, 11 months ago

                        Just Laca

                    5. SM001
                      • 8 Years
                      4 years, 11 months ago

                      Mustafi starts = Vardy hatrick

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

                      Any news on Joe (Jonty)?

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

                      Need Kola and Laca to be quiet.

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

                        Need everyone to be quiet.

                    8. Bartowski
                      • 13 Years
                      4 years, 11 months ago

                      Is 6Koscielny dropped or rested do we think?

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

                        Injured no? If not fefinitely rested, Kos is leagues above Mustafa.

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

                          He's on the bench so I don't think he's injured. They do have Europa midweek so maybe thats why although you would think getting 4th would still be too much of a priority to rest him.

                    9. sjhuk
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 10 Years
                      4 years, 11 months ago

                      Have Babel & Hazard.

                      Amazed that Hazard has an EO of 8.14% going into a tragic Man Utd, Watford at home (he got 15 points against them in the reverse fixture) and then a leaky Leicester.

                      Guaita at 1.42% EO is a steal too - Cardiff and Bournemouth to go

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

                      Does anyone know a betting site where you can accumulate a bet for a player depending on Goals and Assists?

                    11. Game&Watch
                      • 5 Years
                      4 years, 11 months ago

                      Eriksen + Gray > Pog + Rash (-4) decent transfers? Guess I’ll have to see how United look today, or maybe not seeing how bad Hud and Cardiff are..

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

                        Gray is a goal machine - 2 in 2 😉

                        1. Game&Watch
                          • 5 Years
                          4 years, 11 months ago

                          Yeah, but can’t see him doing much against Chelsea.. Could deliver some points in GW38 though..