Scout Notes

Coleman and Digne display attacking threat against Monaco

The pre-season picture continues to build as more Premier League teams played summer friendlies over the weekend.

We’ve got all the latest Fantasy talking points as Everton, Crystal Palace, Norwich and Brighton were in action on Friday.

AS Monaco 0-1 Everton

Coleman scored the only goal as Everton beat Monaco on Friday

Goals: Seamus Coleman (£5.5m)

Assists: Oumar Niasse

Everton defenders Seamus Coleman (£5.5m) and Lucas Digne (£6.0m) both demonstrated their attacking credentials in Everton’s win over Monaco on Friday.

The right-back scored the only goal of the game with a brave header inside the six-yard box after an effort from Oumar Niasse.

Meanwhile, Digne, his colleague on the other flank, went very close with a spectacular left-footed volley from a Gylfi Sigurdsson (£8.0m) corner.

Between the two full-backs was young centre-half Lewis Gibson, who has been involved in all three pre-season matches so far.

In fact, no Everton player has registered more minutes in the summer so far.

Admittedly, he did give away a penalty against Monaco but the word is that he has largely been impressive.

Whether or not he has a serious chance at breaking into the first team is another matter entirely though.

With plenty still up in the air about Everton’s defensive situation, it would premature at this stage to seriously discuss Gibson’s potential for the season ahead.

We must remember that Yerry Mina (£5.5m) missed the first portion of pre-season as it fell under his extended leave following Colombia’s quarter-final exit from the Copa America last month.

The centre-back arrived back in training on Monday morning, along with Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£6.0m), and will fancy his chances of starting alongside Michael Keane (£5.5m) against Wigan on Wednesday.

Furthermore, the future of Kurt Zouma remains up in the air and should have an impact on the centre-back situation at Everton this season, as we found out in THIS MEMBERS’ ARTICLE.

“In terms of Kurt Zouma, he’s a very good defender for us, very good player, very good person and professional. I want him here, simple as that. We are competitive with the centre-backs we have in the team and he had a very good season at Everton and I can understand why they want him. But he’s a Chelsea player and I want him. I want him to be happy. He’s working really hard and if he competes and plays well, he plays.” – Frank Lampard

Gibson’s Under-23s colleague Nathan Broadhead has also been involved extensively in all Everton’s pre-season matches so far.

The winger has caused opposing defenders plenty of problems so far and may hold promise for the future.

However, like Gibson, we certainly can’t predict extensive first-team involvement this season just yet.

Richarlison (£8.0m) is set to return to Everton training on Monday, July 29 following a victorious Copa America campaign with Brazil and is ahead of Broadhead in the pecking order.

However, it is worth pointing out that Theo Walcott (£6.5m) and Bernard (£6.5m) have both been around for pre-season but still have fewer minutes to their names than Broadhead currently.

Finally, Everton’s pre-season campaign so far might have indicated who Marco Silva’s preferred second-choice goalkeeper is.

Despite limited summer minutes so far, Jordan Pickford (£5.5m) is still the number one, but Maarten Stekelenburg (£4.0m) has been the most-used so far.

It had been thought that Jonas Lössl (£4.5m), arriving from Huddersfield Town, would be the England international’s understudy, but Stekelenburg has impressed in pre-season so far.

Against Monaco, he put in a particularly strong display, with a string of decent saves, also saving the penalty conceded by Gibson and smothering the rebound effort too.

Everton (4-2-3-1): Stekelenburg; Digne, Keane, Gibson, Coleman; Schneiderlin (Davies 46), Gomes (Adeniran 83); Broadhead (Walcott 46), Sigurdsson (McCarthy 78), Bernard (Mirallas 78); Niasse.

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace

Roy Hodgson has not hidden his concern over Palace’s defensive problems in pre-season

Goals: None

Assists: None

Crystal Palace’s defensive problems continued as they were defeated by Championship side Nottingham Forest on Friday.

That came after a 6-2 loss against League Two outfit Barnet earlier in the week, with Roy Hodgson lamenting the defensive situation at Selhurst Park in the wake of injuries to James Tomkins (£5.0m) and Mamadou Sakho (£5.0m) as well as the departure of Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.5m).

“We really don’t have any defenders, to speak of. Aaron’s gone and we’ve got three others injured. We will have to do the best we can to make sure we replace [Wan-Bissaka] in some way.” – Roy Hodgson

Those issues led to another start at centre-back for Martin Kelly (£4.0m) alongside Scott Dann (£4.5m).

Joel Ward (£4.5m) continues to appear the temporary replacement for Wan-Bissaka as he started at right-back again.

There has been some interest in Connor Wickham (£4.5m) as a third-striker during pre-season but he wasn’t treated to any minutes at the City Ground, remaining an unused substitute.

Christian Benteke (£6.0m) remains the most nailed-on forward player for Palace’s Gameweek 1 line-up as he spearheaded a 4-4-1-1 attack.

The Belgian striker currently has the third-most pre-season minutes among Palace players, while only Alexander Sørloth’s total of 225 is greater than his 224 in the forwards’ department.

Supporting Benteke against Nottingham Forest was Jeffrey Schlupp (£5.5m), who was deployed as a number 10/second-striker in the 4-4-1-1 formation.

Meanwhile, Wilfried Zaha (£7.0m) continues to be absent from Palace’s pre-season campaign.

The fact that he was missing from the matchday squad in Nottingham caused some fans on social media to further fuel rumours that he is leaving the club.

However, Zaha simply remains on his extended leave period after involvement in the African Cup of Nations this summer.

Ivory Coast were eliminated from the tournament in the quarter-final stages on July 11, still only 11 days ago.

Extended leave after major international tournaments is typically three weeks, and if Zaha were to follow suit, he would not be back in the Palace fold until the first week of August.

That would mean the only pre-season friendly he could participate in would be the visit of Hertha Berlin to Selhurst Park on August 3.

Crystal Palace (4-4-1-1): Hennessey; van Aanholt, Dann, Kelly, Ward; Meyer, Milivojevic, McArthur, Townsend; Schlupp; Benteke.

Schalke 1-2 Norwich City

Pukki (right) has started pre-season just as he finished 2018/19 – in the goals

Goals: Teemu Pukki (£6.5m), Moritz Leitner (£4.5m)

Assists: Patrick Roberts (£5.5m), Pukki

Teemu Pukki (£6.5m) continues to look sharp in pre-season as he scored and assisted in Norwich’s 2-1 win over Schalke on Friday.

The Finland international already opened his summer account as Bonner SC were defeated 4-1 earlier in the week.

While these are only pre-season matches, impressive performances and a hand in three goals show that Pukki’s confidence is still high since winning the Championship Golden Boot last season.

The ex-Schalke forward could have come away with another goal against his former employers a few minutes later but forced a good save from Markus Schubert.

Norwich’s loan signing Patrick Roberts (£5.5m) also continues to draw some attention on the right flank of attacking midfield.

He has now racked up 195 pre-season minutes in three matches, only four players managing more, none of them in his position.

The Manchester City man assisted Pukki’s opening strike against Schalke, having also set up Adam Idah’s first goal against Bonner SC.

That takes his assist total for pre-season two so far, more than any other Norwich option so far.

There was welcome news for Daniel Farke in the defensive area of the field as centre-back Ben Godfrey (£4.5m) returned from the injury picked up in the first pre-season match against DSC Arminia Bielefeld game.

Christoph Zimmermann‘s (£4.5m) remains out with an injury that could see him miss the start of the season.

It had been assumed that Timm Klose (£4.5m) would come in alongside Godfrey, but is yet to play a single minute of pre-season.

Meanwhile, centre-back Grant Hanley (£4.0m) has registered more time on the pitch than any other Norwich option this summer.

Norwich XI (4-2-3-1): Krul (McGovern, 46); Lewis (Heise 83′), Godfrey, Hanley, Aarons; Trybull, Leitner; Cantwell (Idah 86′), Stiepermann (Hernandez 75′), Roberts (Byram 75′); Pukki (Srbeny, 75).

Crawley Town 0-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Goals: Taylor Richards (penalty)

Assists: Max Sanders

It was almost entirely a Brighton youth team that beat Crawley on Friday.

Of the 18 players involved in the friendly, only one of them currently has a price in FPL.

That is centre-back Matthew Clarke (£4.5m), who recently joined the club from Portsmouth.

The fact that Graham Potter chose him for this match, with most of the first-team used the next day against Fulham, probably indicates that he will not be troubling Shane Duffy (£5.0m) or Lewis Dunk (£4.5m) for a place in the first team just yet.

Leon Balogun (£4.5m) is yet to play his part in the pre-season friendlies given his time at the African Cup of Nations with Cameroon.

However, a second-round exit for the Indomitable Lions should see him back in time to provide the first line of cover.

Meanwhile, Tomer Hemed, who spent the 2018/19 season on loan at Queens Park Rangers, was handed 45-minutes against Crawley.

Brighton (4-2-3-1): Walton (Sanchez 46); Sanders, Baluta, Clarke, Cox (Cochrane 61); Ahannach (Gwargis 61), Roberts (Kazukolovas 74); Mlakar, Hemed (Spong 46), Gyokeres (Davies 61); Connolly (Richards 46).

1,579 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Tinmen
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Folks, which option is better?

    A) Digne Fraser King
    B) Coleman Brooks Wilson

    1. UnitedFan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Not much in it - could go either way

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Not too much between them I reckon

    4. KunDogan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A

    5. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A

  2. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Am I right in saying players can rise by 0.4 in a week under the new rules?

    1. - Z -
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      New rules?

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        1. Don't pick up the phone

        1. Queenofthestoneage
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Dont think he counts them

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Not 0.7?

  3. goriuanx
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Who are your differentials?

    Currently Pickford for me. Potentially Pogba / Moura.

    1. - Z -
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Pogba is in emo mode, Moura not nailed

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Benteke

      1. Lebowski85
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Good idea....will wait and see though

    3. jtreble
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      5 wing backs.

    4. Ask Yourself
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Leno
      AMN
      KWP
      Moura
      Pereyra
      Brooks (sort of)
      Auba
      Origi

      1. goriuanx
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I'm expecting you to either be top 100 or ranked 1m lol

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          He is bench boosting surely. Planning to WC in gw3 I take it?

          1. Ask Yourself
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Straight to the top ole x

        2. Ask Yourself
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          I am very excited x

      2. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Still could do nicely for a week or so

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          That be my plan. GW3 WC takes me from 100th to 1st

      3. peteshuk
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        technically your are joint first atm

    5. chilli con kone
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Kane - seems to be close to the differential club around these parts anyway

    6. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Zinchenko and Coleman according to %

    7. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Leic. defender beginning with P.

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        (P)organ?

        1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Menis

    8. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Nearly 7,500 people have taken the FFS formation poll at the right of the page...

      91% say they’re not playing a back 5

      My differential is probably my formation rather than my players

      Henderson
      TAA, Robbo, Digne, Coleman, Zinchenko
      Salah, Sterling, Perez
      Vardy, King
      Lol @ bench + 0.5 ITB

      1. jtreble
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Similar, going with 5 wingbacks.

      2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        If we’re going by ownership % then surely Dean Henderson wins considering he has a massive:

        0.0% ownership 🙂

      3. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        4 wingback for me minus Zinchenko

        1. jtreble
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Nice! I thought I was the only one stupid enough to try this. :).

      4. Peter Ouch
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        MBP it's a trap mate!!!!

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          After 11 seasons of back 3's & back 4's I need a change!

          It helps with this lineup of defenders this year 🙂

    9. UnitedFan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Great minds, was just about to ask this. Actually got no player below 10% ownership at the moment. Though my team is far from fixed at this stage and have been considering the likes of Yarmolenko and Gross from time to time. Maybe even Pereyra.

      1. UnitedFan
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        *no player below 10% bar Pope

      2. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Gross, I like ...

    10. Hanniballus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Pogba and Pereyra.

    11. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Eriksen.

      1. Bagheri Arce
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Jorginho - at 2-3% seems mad if he's nailed and on pens

  4. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Which is better?

    A) VVD + Siggy + King
    or
    B) TAA + Pereyra + Wilson

    1. Boscaiolo
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B

    2. chilli con kone
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A

  5. chilli con kone
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    A. Siggy and King
    B. DCL and Fraser + 1m

  6. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Virgil Van Dijk

    If you haven't, you should.
    Last thing I'm going to say on the matter hereon in.

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yep my only pool from GW3

      1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        We are one.

    2. chilli con kone
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Worst option of the 3 Liverpool defenders IMO

      1. - Z -
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Agree

      2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Everybody's entitled to their opinion.

      3. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I don’t think so.

      4. UnitedFan
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Only finished 5 points behind Robbo for the season. Don't think you can comfortably draw such a conclusion. 0.5 saving there as well now.

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          This

          1. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            VVD comments today also about going even better this year is encouraging!

  7. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Which option do you prefer?

    A Laporte and Coleman
    B Walker and Digne
    C Walker and Coleman
    D Zinchenko and Digne
    E Zinchenko and Coleman

    1. chilli con kone
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B personally

      A safest

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      D

    3. Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      D

    4. KunDogan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B

    5. The 12th Man
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I’m on D

    6. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      D

    7. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Not all the same value

      E to maximise the squad

    8. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Coleman and Digne ... full blown!

      1. Tigers Time
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        This - plus TAA & Robbo back four!

    9. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      D

    10. UnitedFan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A, maybe D

    11. Boscaiolo
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A

  8. Boscaiolo
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Ederson
    TAA VVD Coleman Cathcart
    Salah KDB Siggy
    Kane Wilson

    ***Bench***
    Button
    Kelly
    Dendonker, Stephens
    Wickham

    Comments?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Good!

    2. Tinkaman
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Are you only fielding 10 players?

      1. Boscaiolo
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah, I love to give my opponents same chance to win

  9. schlupptheweek
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Is this team too crazy?
    1.0M in the bank for some upgrades given the risk of some players:

    Gunn
    Zinchenko TAA Coleman
    Alli Ozil Salah De Bruyne Martial
    Wilson Jota

    Subs:
    Woodman Greenwood Simpson Lundstrom

    1. peteshuk
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      terrible

    2. Jolly Good
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Very non-template. Looks good. But Ozil?

      1. schlupptheweek
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Ozil seems more settled and at 7.5M is a big risk but he is still quality despite being infuriating.
        Thanks for your input though!

        1. Jolly Good
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Fair enough.. I would wait and watch Ozil and Sanchez. Both quality

    3. Adambailey7
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Wouldn’t have Gunn, Ozil or martial. There’s a lot better options out there

    4. IT'S JUST JAMIE VARDY
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Worst team ive ever seen in my life.

      1. schlupptheweek
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        If I put Sterling, Brooks, Perez, Robertson etc. I'd imagine you'd like it much more but safe template doesn't always guarantee points at the start of the season.

        1. Old Bull
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          This is the truest observation I’ve read on here all night

    5. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Not a fan mate, sorry

    6. Dr. Conundrum Caveat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

    7. Boscaiolo
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Not sure if Martial starts but it look refreshing and good to me!
      Not the usual template 😉

      1. schlupptheweek
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks I thought literally everyone would hate it. I can evaluate if the big risks are likely to start over pre-season.

        1. Tigers Time
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Going template won't get you to No.1 - go for it.

  10. Jolly Good
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    A) Ederson + Coleman (or)

    B) Digne + Pickford?

    Got zinchenko

    1. Boscaiolo
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Digne + cheaper GK

      1. Jolly Good
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Im going to try premium gk this time... think it’s going to be worth it

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Fabianski or Lloris

  11. HollywoodXI
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I keep going back to a back 5...thoughts?

    Ederson
    TAA Robbo Zinchenko Digne AWB
    Salah Sterling Siggy Perez
    King

    Button Nketiah Greenwood Dendonkey

    1. Adambailey7
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Very similar to my team. I can’t decide whether to have 4 or 5 at the back keep changing my mind

    2. Adambailey7
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      One of the issues of only having 1 striker and no back up on the bench is that if king doesn’t start you have no sub to replace him

    3. Boscaiolo
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Would downgrade Taa/Robbo for VVD, Digne for Coleman and AWB/Zinchenko for a 4.5.
      Reinvest the £££ To upgrade King (Wilson or similar)

      1. Tinkaman
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

  12. barracuda
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Hi fellas, search for a 5th def, a 3rd sub.

    A- Hanley

    B- Kelly

    1. Boscaiolo
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B

    2. Tigers Time
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B all the way

  13. sirmorbach
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Pukki or Jota?

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Not "The Goat" yet, too sour fixtures in the "beginning".

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        King, Deulo or Jota. Depends on the team also.

    2. Boscaiolo
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Pulki

      1. Boscaiolo
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Pukki

        1. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Correct spelling, thanks. Liv, Che, and Mci during the first five is a problem though.

  14. Tolly101
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    which is better?

    A) VVD, Coleman & Jimenez
    or
    B) Robertson, Digne & Jota

    Currently on:

    Ryan
    TAA, VVD, Coleman, Zinchenko
    Salah, Sterling, Perez, Fraser
    Jimenez, Wilson

    1. Cmondown
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I'm on B myself

      1. Tolly101
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        not so many people seem to be keen on Jimenez this season just yet eh

    2. Boscaiolo
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B

    4. Tigers Time
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I'd go for King instead of Jimi - first two fixtures are worth the double up.

  15. sirmorbach
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    While we're at it:
    A. Ederson, Zinchenko, Coleman
    B. Pope, Laporte, Digne

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B

    2. Boscaiolo
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A

    3. Adambailey7
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B

    4. Netley Lucas
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      PZD

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Yes 🙂

        1. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Or even PZC (my plan one week ago) and more cash?

          1. Eat my goal!
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            This

  16. Adambailey7
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Please help me choose.

    A- heaton or pope
    Walker, TAA, VVD, Digne (Kelly)
    Salah, sterling, zaha, brooks, (tielemans)
    Deulofeu, jota (Greenwood)

    Or

    B heaton or pope
    TAA, VVD, zinchenko, Digne, AWB
    Sterling, Salah, zaha, pereya
    Vardy

    Bench fodder

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      You can't bench Tielemans, he could be your top scorer. Is A a BB or something?

      B is as bad tbh, no bou or eve attack, I'd start again mate.

    2. abaalan
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A but Tielemans seems expensive for benching.. Otherwise similar to my thinking.
      Would do Tielemans or Brooks to Jorginho/Hayden/Dendoncker and upgrade somewhere else (forwards probably)

      1. Adambailey7
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I was just thinking I could rotate him with the front two depending on the fixtures

  17. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Kolasinic. I’m looking at him for the first two gw’s. Easy swap to WB/other in gw3. He has no competition for the LB spot with Monreal playing LCB does he?

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Emery wants a 4232 and openly said monreal won’t work as a CB in back 4. That leaves him in competition with kola for LB, along with their desire to sign tierney to add more competition to that role. Bellerin is out until October if you want a safe early punt into arsenal defence with a bit of attacking threat look not further than AMN at 5m he has everything you want and more x

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I’m sure I read Emery speaking after the Fiorentina match saying he wants to play Navho LCB because he has lost some pace and he is trying to work on Kola defensively?

  18. danlynch13
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on deulofeu? Is he a good option for first 4 weeks?

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Could be, seemed to do well v hud & car fwiw. Think Jota is a better striker in a better side but who knows, not me.

    2. Tigers Time
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He is if you're going to wc after week 4.

  19. Brian Boitano
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Anti template:

    Guaita Hennessey
    Jonny Alonso Keane Ritchie Aarons
    Mané Pedro Alli Townsend Noble
    Jesus Firmino Murray

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Anti points

    2. Tigers Time
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Benching headache incoming

  20. abaalan
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on this lot - fluid 4-3-3 / 4-4-2:

    Ryan / Pope (rotate)
    TAA / VVD / Zinchenko / Coleman / Kelly
    Salah / Sterling / Zaha / Jorginho / Hayden
    Rashford / King / DCL

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Rotating gk:s are waste of .5

  21. sirmorbach
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    A. Laporte + Jota
    B. Zinchenko + Haller

  22. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Ignoring Rose, who does Davies have to worry about for starts?

    1. Brian Boitano
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      His own shadow

      1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        this

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      We don't know yet imo...

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Vertonghen and Aurier

      1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I warned you about those mushrooms!

    4. MANGE TOUT RODNEY
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Poch

      1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        this

      2. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Mange tout!

    5. jtreble
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Sessegnon.

      1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Nania

        1. jtreble
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Sorry, don’t know Nania. New kid?

          1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            MK ULTRA CIA experiment.
            Implanted TM here.

    6. Netley Lucas
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I suppose KWP can play LB at a push, if it got so bad. Vertonghen can, and does for Belgium and occasionally for Spurs.

      1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Has Poch played Vert there?
        Hmm! Ok apologies TM.
        I still think you're a mushroom head though. 😆

        1. Netley Lucas
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          3 times last season but he's played there going back years, solid enough but not exactly what we want. 😆

          1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            ty 🙂

        2. Bagheri Arce
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Think he played a blinder there against Dortmund at home in the champers...goal and assist.

  23. goriuanx
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Arsenal have reached an agreement to sign Dani Ceballos.

    Yeah, my draft hasn't changed either.

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Very peculiar signing i’d Hate to be willock after doing so well to then be pushed back a place

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I avoided all Arsenal players last year and finished top 100 so I'm going to continue not to touch them 🙂

      1. goriuanx
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Fancy sharing your team? 🙂

    3. el polako
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Real gem, will see how he will settle in Premiership.

  24. MANGE TOUT RODNEY
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    How we looking? No City attack is obviously a concern.

    Ryan/Heaton (or Pope)

    Robertson - Walker - Digne (A. Smith/Diop)

    Salah - Richarlison - Zaha - Maddison (Dendoncker)

    Kane - King - Deloufeu

  25. Brian Boitano
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Ok so an interesting note on goalkeepers - and this seems to have gone completely under the radar. If you add the two scores together of the two Palace keepers last season, they come fourth on 148 points. So could Guaita be a hidden gem at 5m?

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Palace have an injury crisis

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      AWB is a big loss.

    3. Netley Lucas
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      But you'd get Fab for 5? We want a 4.5 who can get 150, Pope, Henderson, Heaton... ?

    4. 7rjngs lollygagger
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Guaita was a gem last season. Had him and Fab together. Think I read somewhere his ppg was in the top 4/5 keepers. He’s definitely a possible Fab alternative if you think a Palace will keep up their cs record.

      Problems are Palace defence looks much weaker this season and he’s not 100% nailed. Roy probably prefers him but Hennessey has an immortal quality that dictates that he keeps creeping back in - it wouldn’t altogether surprise if he managed it again this season.

  26. Murder On Zidanesfloor
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I have this idea of using the template as a base, i.e,

    Pope Button
    TAA VVD Zinch ______ Rico
    Salah Sterling ______ _______ _______
    ______ ______ Greenwood

    And then play 4 out of 5 mid priced options depending on form and fixtures, with a view of playing my WC as late as possible. The 5 would be Coleman, Perez, Fraser, Felipe Anderson, King and Deulofeu.

    What are your thoughts? Any criticisms of this approach? (I'm relatively inexperienced)

    1. barracuda
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Is Rico even nailed?

      1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        So rico doesnt start. The playing 11 would have Pope, TAA, VVD, Zinch, Salah, Sterling and then 5 out of the 6 players mentioned later

    2. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I meant 5 out of 6 players*

    3. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      5/6 other players you mentioned are 100% template on here anyway. Anderson only one that’s not. So your team is 10/11 template on here! Don’t know what the ownerships are in the game.

      1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Never said they are not. The approach is more about rotation within the template

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

      You might want to consider putting just nailed players on your “base”.

  27. 7rjngs lollygagger
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    A concept team

    Gunn
    Robertson TAA Ake Cathcart
    Sterling KdB Bilva Mo
    Jota Pukki

    If you’re going City attack why not go wild? They won’t all be rotated at once anyway. Pukki guarantees the first week cs anyway. You could of course shave 0.5 off Robbo to get Coleman

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Made me 🤢

      1. 7rjngs lollygagger
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        So that’s a no then. Disappointed

    2. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Terrible team

    3. Brian Boitano
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Tbh I prefer my >5% ownership anti template team.

    4. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Robbo to vvd
      ake to Coleman

      Different but potential

    5. Tigers Time
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Sorry but no - start again

  28. Jrs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Seeing as its looking quite possible that both Eriksen and Pogba might actually stay put, are many people considering them?

    Eriksen, not the best season last year, looking like he was ready to leave maybe signs a new contract and knuckles down. Good history of around 200 points.

    Pogba, supposedly not playing to good last year but still manages 179 points. Could be revitalised with a few new players in and a more pressing style of play implemented and a point to prove.

    1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Eriksen looks an even better shout with Trippier gone. He will be on most set pieces

      1. Jrs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        That was part of my thinking, I wont start with him as I’m pretty set on the Stirling - Salah combo, but I could potentially get Pogba in there at 8.5 if he looks like he’s going to perform anywhere near what he can.

  29. Lebowski85
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    A) In 4-4-2
    Kelly / Milivojevic / Delofeu

    B) In 5-3-2
    WanB / Stephens / Jiminez

    I just saw Jiminez ownership and sharted

  30. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I know it's a bit of template, should i change something here? relocation of 0.5 here and there?

    Ryan/4.0
    Trent/Robbo/Digne/Zinc (lundstram)
    Salah/Sterling/Perez/Fraser (dend)
    Wilson/Deulofeu (greenwood)