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Sky Sports Fantasy Football has launched for the 2019/20 season.

We have set up our usual free-to-all Sky league ahead of the new campaign and you can join us by entering the following pin: 8421088.

Tomorrow we’ll have our first proper Sky article of the summer covering the basics of the game before we delve into more detail in the coming weeks.

There are several differences with Fantasy Premier League, with Sky not being a squad-based game (i.e. you only have to select 11 players on a given Gameweek), transfers allowed between Gamedays and more rewards on the equivalent bonus system for shots on target, tackles and completed passes.

Jorginho (£9.8m), for example, was among the ten highest-scoring midfielders in Sky last season mainly thanks to the bonus points he picked up for passing.

We’ll elaborate more on the Sky game in our ‘How to Play’ article tomorrow.

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  1. Jimmy Boy
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    CARLOS SANCHEZ ESSENTIAL

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

      Hell yeah.
      Question is, will he be the OOP striker we need?

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        We ??
        As in WH or us FPl managers ??
        😛

  2. Robman
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Hi folks, can i get some thoughts on my team please:

    Heaton / Button
    Trent - Van Dijk - Coleman - rotating 4.5s (Cathcart and Almohamedy)
    Salah - Sterling - Townsend - Perez - Dendoncker
    Vardy - Deulofou - King

    Chosen Townsend as just have a feeling that this will be his best season and wanted three strikers up front that would all play. What I like is only 1 fodder so stronger bench than some teams.

    Any suggestions for improvements.

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

      Dont like Townsend but I don't wanna burst your bubble

    2. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Good team. Pereyra @ $6m is worth considering with his opening fixtures.

    3. fantasyfog
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      points on the pitch not bench!

  3. circusmonkey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    First draft Sky team:
    Pickford
    VVD, Laporte, Zinchecko, Mepham
    Siggy, Lanzini, Milly, McNeil
    Salah, Sterling

    Thoughts?
    Has anyone spotted any giveaways in there yet?

  4. farmerfat
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Best defender at £5?
    Thinking Ake with fixtures and goal threat.

    1. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Bournemouth though innit, I’d probably just get a £4.5m and spend the change elsewhere.

      1. K.Jabba 88
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Ake might be at city by the start of the season

        1. Gregor
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          If he’s first choice at City then I think we’ll all be getting him.

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

        Playing a 4-4-2 with Digne TAA and VVD. Not a fan of the 4.5 options. Maybe C. Taylor

        1. Gregor
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Taylor or Lowton could be good, maybe in a rotation with Targett who’s at Villa now.

        2. panda07
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Burnley recently signed Pieters from Stoke so C.Taylor may not be nailed

  5. JurgenRodgers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Hi, Are there any tutorial vids for members area?

    Been a member over 2 years but would only use player comparison & Rmt

    Can’t get my head around stat tables etc..

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Feel your pain mate

    2. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Might be on YouTube. xG and xA are nice stats to determine who is under/over-performing.

      1. JurgenRodgers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Thats the Stats im looking for

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          player stats > pick a position > "expected"

          the sorting of the tables has never worked properly though

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

    Is no one worried about Joe Gomez? The guy can play in the whole backline. TAA missed 1000 minutes compared to Robertson and VVD. I'm sure Klopp will use Joe as a utility man. He will will want to give the fullbacks a rest. That's my issue, although Van Dijk is a lock he doesn't explode like Trent or Robertson.

    1. Queenofthestoneage
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Doesnt need to Explode.
      Balon dor favorite with messi, best defender in pl, second highest fpl points for a defender ever. Nailed 3420 minutes next season. At 6.5 thats mental......

      1. Wheato182
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I'd say only Virgil and Robertson are bolted tbh. Gomez will defo get game time.

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

      I'm a lil worried

    3. NUFCAndrew
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      TAA out through injury

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

        Yea that's true but I guess a player has to be injured multiple times to be considered injury prone. I'm wondering if Trent is...He is a lot of money. Him missing one game in a Fpl team is a huge weight. It was all fun and games when I had him at 5m last year and he was hurt, it was ok. At 7m you better play 51 games a season for me!

    4. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      keep him for 38 weeks. what's your problem.

    5. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Just get Taa & stop overthinking

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

        You're right, better to start high than "highish!"

  7. Wheato182
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Hows this looking guys?

    Allisson
    Laporte - Robbo - Digne
    Richarlison - Salah - Fraser - B.Silva
    Vardy - DCL - Deulofeu

    Bench - Button - Kelly - Dend - Targett

    1. fantasyfog
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      pretty good but Everton are after a striker so DCL may be redundant

      1. Wheato182
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        One i'm keeping an eye on, have 0.5 to change DCL to King if needs be.

  8. RichieW
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Feed back appreciated

    A) Ederson + AWB + Digne

    B) De Gea + Laporte + Coleman

    1. Wheato182
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B without De Gea - maybe Lloris.

    2. Bullet Eder
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A

  9. NUFCAndrew
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    To play every week, would you rather:

    A: Ake

    B: Adam Smith +0.5

    1. Bullet Eder
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A

    2. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      its not every week. when are you WC? Look at fixtures and plan.

      look at first 4 weeks maybe?

      1. NUFCAndrew
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I’ll wildcard when I feel it’s time to, but most likely after 7/8 weeks I’ll have pulled the trigger

        1. Christina.
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          well, then I suggest you look at first block of fixtures and maybe get some sort of 4.5m rotation going between 2 def. I dunno, first 4 weeks for my max. No planning further than that.

          1. Dthinger
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Okay...so for the first 4 weeks, would you prefer Ake or Smith?

            1. Christina.
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Ake if you can afford(and if at Bournemouth) He might be sold though.

              Lots of 4.5m def with attacking threat and fixtures

              1. Now I'm Panicking
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                Attacking threat? 5 goals in last 2 seasons and bookies have him down for less than 3 goals this season.

                1. Christina.
                  • 14 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  jeez, leave me alone!

                  1. Now I'm Panicking
                    • 9 Years
                    4 years, 8 months ago

                    Waiting for you to mention the cricket next 😉

                    1. Christina.
                      • 14 Years
                      4 years, 8 months ago

                      South Africa should have won.

                      1. Now I'm Panicking
                        • 9 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        Must have been a bummer when you heard the other 9 teams had turned up.

                      2. Christina.
                        • 14 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        it was our B team

                        our A team(de villiers) was at home.

  10. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Hi all .

    A B or C

    Ryan
    Laporte Digne xxx xxx Kelly
    Salah Siggy Perez xxx Dendoncker
    King xxx Greenwood

    A) Coleman VVD KDB and Kane
    B) TAA Robbo KDB and Vardy
    C) Ake VVD Sterling and Vardy

    1. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      If you plan on captaining Sterling, then C. Otherwise, B.

      1. fantasyfog
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        b

  11. I Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    West Ham 2-0 (Antonio G, Noble A)

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

    Antonio 2-0 with brute force/workmanlike goalie rounding in the WH friendly

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

      As a side note, if Snoddy meets with Higuaín, they can have competitions to see if one can break the 15 second 100m sprint.

  13. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    "Laurent Koscielny has refused to travel to the US for our pre-season tour.

    We are very disappointed by Laurent’s actions, which are against our clear instructions.

    We hope to resolve this matter and will not be providing any further comment at this time."

    Arsenal statement on Laurent Koscielny's recent actions. Ohhhhh, so you're "disappointed", big boy words. I've had sweet elementary school teachers scold me harsher than this. Should be for the basket of "statements that should be deleted right after they are sent"

    1. Boris Bodega
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      He wants back to France, Lo-Lo

    2. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      At least if you're going to be so lenient, at least keep in private, y'know what I mean. Putting it out in the open is even more embarassing.

      1. Boris Bodega
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Agree. Bizarre statement, not like Arsenal to pull public nonsense like this.

  14. Dthinger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Toying with something quite different from what looks to be the template:

    Ryan
    Maguire Digne Ake Dunk
    Sterling Mane Tielmans Torreira
    Auba Lacazette(or Vardy)

    Pope Targett Long Hojberg

    1. Wheato182
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Arsenal fan?

      1. Dthinger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Not necessarily. I'm a fan of Laca and Auba; and Torreira seems like the most likely 5.0M mid to grab attacking points to me.

        1. Wheato182
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          I'd only go for one of Laca or Auby and upgrade Torreira.

          Personally i'm keeping away from Arsenal unless I see some good form. Think its gonna be a tough year for them, can't see them making top 4 (maybe even staying in the top 6) at the moment.

        2. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          so youre an arsenal fan

  15. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Liverpool kick off pre season tonight. Here is what to look for:

    It is a big opportunity for harry wilson and rhian brewster to impress. Last season klopp gave extended rest to hendo and lovren due to world cup commitments and both missed the first few games of the season (lovren and hendo played champs league final and were first teamers at the time). Mane is therefore a huge risk for gw1. This means that a likely front line against norwich is origi firmino salah. Next man up should something go wrong is Brewster or wilson depending on how pre season goes. Wilson shone in championship and many prem league clubs believe he is ready. Liverpool will keep if he carries his impressive form over. Brewster is a future star that Klopp loves. He has been promised opportunities. Shaqiri injury and mane late back might allow him one earlier than anyone realises.

    Also watch out for adam lewis at left back. Liverpool only have one recognized left back who is currently injured in robertson. He is due back for season start but i doubt he starts gw1 if he has not had enough time to get ready in pre season. Klopp is big on game readiness. Robertson is a risk. Milner probably starts ahead of lewis but with liverpool unlikely to sign anyone else lewis is another promising youngster with fewer obstacles in front than you would expect.

    My current gw 1 prediction is:

    Allison
    Trent matip vvd milner
    Henderson fabinho gini
    Salah firmino origi

    1. DeathoftheParty
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Why no Robertson?

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Read the post

        1. DeathoftheParty
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Yeah my bad... Feel asleep before I got to that part.

          1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            So if mane and/or robertson dont start gw1 my useless boring post would have helped someone less obtuse.

            Brewster scored 2 and assisted 1 in 45 minutes. Pretty boring. It was so dumb to mention him.

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      robertson and mane will be fine

    3. Canary_Kid
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Gomez over Matip

  16. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    West Ham defence essential

  17. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Sheff U is gonna through us a spanner early on I reckon.

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Quite possibly - promoted teams always unpredictable, and rarely get turned over badly in first couple of weeks.

      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        yeah, just think someone like Norwood or one of their attacking def's might tick over nicely in first 4/5

        1. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          No way would I get any of their players before GW1 though.

          1. Christina.
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            you know nothing. reminds me of Epicfail.

            1. Christina.
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              ...besides you just said they do well early doors..make up your mind loser.

              1. Now I'm Panicking
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                You are reading what you want to read 😛

        2. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          based on what

          1. Christina.
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            my ball hairs

  18. Chappers96
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Hows this looking..

    Heaton(or ryan or pope)

    VVD, Robbo, Digne, Zinch (if not looking nailed coleman)

    Salah, Sterling, Siggy, Moutinho

    Vardy, King

    Button, Kelly, Dendocker, Wickham..

  19. Hesoyam
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    First draft, any suggestions?
    Heaton - button
    VVD - tripper - walker - Ake - Kelly
    Salah - sterling - Moura - tielemans - dendoncker
    Wilson- Jimenez- ings

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Not understanding Ake in quite a few RMTs - only Huddersfield and Fulham conceded more goals than Bournemouth last season. Have I missed something?

  20. Boris Bodega
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    England in the finals. Noice 🙂

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Absolute thrashing, couldn’t have hoped for better 😀

    2. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      So Sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!

  21. Eze Really?
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Who have the lads picked over the last 4 years that were differentials and were a success.

    2016 Mahrez
    2017 King
    2018 Son
    2019 Fraser

    All low ownership when I took them up

    1. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Doherty did ok last yr. Gro$$ was massive as well.

      Need to get in early.

      1. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I had the doc but after 1st week success and a forced tfr. So I can't really take credit.
        My best luck one was with that Swans player at 4.5 that was planned as bench fodder

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Fraser Jimenez Doherty were good for me last year, especially fraser’s 18pter or whatever it was early on when he was flagged

      1. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Yep. Got him then on the field due to injuries.
        Digne got me lots from the bench too

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

    Who is more nailed to begin with from Walker or Zinchenko?

    1. Queenofthestoneage
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      W

    2. MANGE TOUT RODNEY
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Probably Walker I guess? Mendy might be back.

  23. farmerfat
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Everyone going nuts about Siggy, Fraser only 1 point less last season and 7.5? Seems like. a bargain to me

    1. Queenofthestoneage
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Siggy consistent for many years, talisman in better team, on all set pieces

    2. dbeck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Siggy has multiple season of good data to support him, Fraser only has one. Siggy is the safer pick

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        For me right now though it’s lookin like:

        A) Ake Zinchenko Sigurdsson (no Everton defenders)
        B) Coleman Zinchenko Fraser
        C) Coleman Laporte 6.5

    3. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I’m tempted by both but may even start on Brooks since it allows Laporte over Zinchenko

    4. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      siggy isnt a scottish dwarf

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        🙁

  24. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Pukki turned into Pukey then?

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Worst possible first fixture. A wait and see

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      hard to justify over king however bournemouth fans seem to be talking up solanke

    3. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I'll be surprised if he scores ten goals. There is a general lack of success for strikers transitioning into the PL. I think the best case was Murray back in 12/13 for CRY in the CL with 30 goals and then he scored 13 goals the following season in the PL.

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        vardy did ok 😉 took him a year though

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

    I know there are some Yarmolenko fans about (well for FPL), he's playing the second half on WHU facebook stream.

    1. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      First time in a while I wish I had FB.

  26. Karan14
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    This is a tough one

    A) Sterling & Deulofeu/6.5 (Have King)
    B) KDB & Vardy
    C) Fraser & Kane (No City attacker)

    Cheers!

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Tempted to say B

      1. Karan14
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Even I like the look of it but Sterling would be a worry.

        1. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          I’ve managed a decent team w/ salah Sterling and Vardy:

          Heaton (Button)
          TAA VVD Laporte Coleman (Gibson)
          Salah Sterling 6.5 (Dendoncker Hayden)
          Vardy King Deulofeu

    2. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Sterling+Kane+Salah+King

      😉

      1. Karan14
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        That's impossible :p

  27. Kante FC
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Which team to go with and why?

    A:

    Ederson

    Robbo - TAA - VVD - Digne - Coleman

    KDB - Siggi - Maddison

    Kane - Vardy

    Bench: Button - Dendoncker - Stephens - Greenwood

    B:

    Ederson

    Robbo - TAA - Laporte - Digne - Coleman

    Salah - Sterling

    King - Deulofeu - Jota

    Bench: Heaton/Pope - Dendoncker - Stephens - Romeu

    1. amit1964
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      b

  28. Siggy in the Middle
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Gudmundsson or Barkley?

    One's nailed but isn't in a great attacking side. The other is the opposite. Thoughts?

    1. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      don't go there.

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Not sure Chelsea could be classified as a great attacking side w/o Hazza

    3. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      keep an eye on both but not an option for gw1

    4. Siggy in the Middle
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Cheers all. Decided to just downgrade Fraser to Brooks and upgrade Barkley to Maddison

  29. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Who's your punt for GW1? Has to be below 5% ownership.

    I'll start:

    Che Adams

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      prob agree

    2. jtreble
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Rhian Brewster.

    3. Das Boot
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      No for GW1 but for the season, John McGinn

    4. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Pereyra, but 0.2% over.

    5. Gringo Kid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Nick Pope

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

      Giroud and Yarmelenko

    7. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Origi

  30. SH1M1
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    A) B.Silva & Siggy

    or

    B) KDB & Brooks