Scout Notes

What we learned about Liverpool and City assets in the Community Shield

Liverpool and Manchester City wrapped up their pre-seasons on Sunday afternoon in the Community Shield.

The game always looked like being a decent signpost as to how last season’s top two might line up in Gameweek 1 and there was plenty to discuss from the game at Wembley.

Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City (4-5 Penalties)

  • Goals: Joel Matip (£5.5m) | Raheem Sterling (£12.0m)
  • Assists: Virgil van Dijk (£6.5m) | David Silva (£7.5m)

Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.5m) appear primed to feature against Norwich City in Gameweek 1 after starting in yesterday’s Community Shield.

Salah completed the full game as Firmino got a 79-minute run-out up front, with the Egyptian in particular catching the eye on the right flank.

There were at least five instances when Salah could have scored against last season’s title winners.

The Egypt international first scuffed a Firmino pass wide when well positioned inside City’s box before clipping the outside of Claudio Bravo‘s (£5.0m) post from a tight angle.

Salah struck the woodwork again after the break with a low shot before having another attempt smothered by Bravo and seeing a header hacked off the line by Kyle Walker (£6.0m) in the dying stages.

Salah had ten shots in total: more than Manchester City managed overall.

While his radar may have been slightly off it was notable just how sharp Salah was on his first 90-minute appearance for the Reds this summer.

Firmino impressed too with his link-up play and pressing but, as has been the case for some time now, simply doesn’t get the volume of chances that the two players either side of him are presented with – the Brazilian striker had one attempt on goal all afternoon, forcing a save out of Bravo early on.

Sadio Mane (£11.5m) returns to the first-team set-up this week but it will be a big ask for the Senegalese winger to be ready to start against Norwich on Friday evening with less than a week’s training under his belt.

Asked about Mane last week, Klopp said:

Let’s have a look at him. How we all know, Sadio had 16 days off – he will be in a good shape. He doesn’t drink, he doesn’t eat too much.

He had a training programme, maybe after ten days probably he started with a little bit of running, so I think he will be fine. But we have to see.

Georginio Wijnaldum (£5.5m) had deputised for Mane in a couple of pre-season games as Klopp experimented with a 4-1-4-1 but Divock Origi (£5.5m) was the man preferred alongside Salah and Firmino in the Community Shield.

The Belgian striker has more pre-season minutes to his name than any other Liverpool outfield player bar Fabinho (£5.5m) and none of his teammates have scored on more occasions.

As was the case against Napoli, though, Origi underscored the fact that he is very much at a level below Liverpool’s first-choice front three and particularly unconvincing on the left flank.

Wijnaldum, Fabinho and Jordan Henderson (£5.5m) made up Liverpool’s central midfield three, with James Milner (£5.5m) not risked because of a muscle problem.

When asked if he thought the veteran midfielder would be fit to face Norwich on Friday, Klopp said:

I would say yes. It was a minor muscle injury. I would say he can probably train tomorrow, although I am not 100 per cent sure.

For today it did not work out, but I think by at least Tuesday he can train.

For a team that kept more clean sheets and conceded fewer goals than any other Premier League side last season, Liverpool again failed to really convince at the back.

The Reds’ first-choice back four had shipped five goals in games against Sporting and Napoli and they were breached after just 12 minutes at Wembley when Raheem Sterling (£12.5m) finished off a City set-piece to put Pep Guardiola’s side in front.

There is no questioning Trent Alexander-Arnold‘s (£7.0m) attacking credentials – he was again on dead-ball duties at Wembley – but the Liverpool right-back is occasionally exposed against top-class opposition (as was the case against Napoli) and he again looked vulnerable on Sunday, eventually being withdrawn in the second half.

Joe Gomez (£5.5m) started the match at centre-back before switching over to right-back following Alexander-Arnold’s substitution, with the latter’s replacement, Joel Matip (£5.5m), scoring Liverpool’s equaliser.

Virgil van Dijk (£6.5m), the most-owned defender in FPL, claimed the assist for Matip’s goal and further highlighted his own undoubted threat from corners and free-kicks when shooting against the underside of the crossbar in the second half.

Reflecting on the game, Klopp said:

I’m completely happy about the full performance. I said before the game, if you want to be prepared for Man City you have to make a pre-season game against Man City; no team plays like them. You saw that in a few moments in the first half, when they can do what they do. We struggled a little bit positioning-wise but that’s normal. The biggest threat was pretty much the long balls from Bravo in behind, where our last line was not a line. The first two balls, I think. The third ball was dangerous as well with Sane then on the other side. That makes it difficult but that’s how they stretched our formation and then when you expect these balls, they play it in between, in the half-spaces, that’s pretty tricky. We could have had a bit better positioning, we changed that for the second half, which helped us a lot.

The second half is about will and all that stuff. That’s another thing in pre-season: you fill your body with all this physical information but you are not used to it after four or five weeks that you really can go over that point. We went over that point today, then nobody felt tired anymore and they could really go. I liked that a lot.

Football-wise, the second half was just really, really good, the best way you can play against City. They are in the early stages as well, they will be in a different shape in a couple of weeks, for sure. But having this amount of chances we had today is a very good sign for us, absolutely. I liked the game a lot. I don’t like the result but I liked the game a lot, so for us it was very, very important.

As Klopp alluded to there, the match was very much a game of two halves.

City were largely on the back foot in the second half and had only one attempt on goal in the final 40 minutes.

Before that, though, they were again the better side and Kevin De Bruyne (£9.5m) looked classy in the centre of midfield in the first half.

One shot and no key passes perhaps highlights one of the drawbacks with De Bruyne as a Fantasy asset, with his deeper role partly an issue: the Belgian ‘assisted the assister’ for Sterling’s goal to underscore that point.

Those stats weren’t a fair reflection of De Bruyne’s early influence on the game, however, and his role at set plays and ability to drive from midfield is a tantalising prospect.

De Bruyne’s fitness issues of 2018/19 is another black mark next to his name and there were concerns when the Belgian hit the turf late in the match, although cramp was widely reported as the issue and there doesn’t appear to be any serious concerns.

Leroy Sane (£9.5m) is more of a worry, however.

The German winger limped from the field early in the game with what appeared to be a knee injury and Guardiola provided an update after full-time:

The first impression was not good. But I think not bad I don’t know as I have not spoken to the doctor. I will wait but I think he will be okay.

Aymeric Laporte (£6.5m) missed out for the champions, meanwhile, having reportedly picked up a knock last week.

While Salah and Firmino look primed to start in Gameweek 1, the chances of Sergio Aguero (£12.0m) featuring in Pep Guardiola’s line-up at West Ham appear slimmer.

The Argentinean striker, who returned to training last week, didn’t even make it off the bench as Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m) was brought on to replace the stricken Sane.

Sterling had begun the match as City’s central striker but moved over to the left flank following the Brazilian’s introduction, with Bernardo Silva (£8.0m) – carrying on where he left off last season and producing a fine performance without looking like he could rack up serious points in FPL – stationed on the right.

Regardless of his position, Sterling was still City’s main goal threat.

The former Liverpool winger got on the end of David Silva‘s (£7.5m) flick to open the scoring and later had two gilt-edged opportunities to add to his tally, hitting the post just after the break and then running straight into Alisson (£6.0m) when clean through on goal on the hour.

Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) wasn’t involved, meanwhile, with Guardiola providing the following update after the game:

Riyad called me straight after being champion and say he wants to be back against Liverpool. And I said he was more than welcome

But Riyad took some medicine but we don’t know what was in what he took and therefore doping control today was a risk because the doctors did not know what was in the medicine. So that’s why he did not play today.

A guy who rested less but could have played some minutes but we could not take a risk because the doctors didn’t have the medicines or exactly what happened and we did not want to risk it.

Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m) got the nod at left-back and looks to have the edge in that position for Gameweek 1, although was given a torrid time by Salah and didn’t look comfortable.

With Laporte out and Vincent Kompany having departed, John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi (both £5.5m) were the default options at centre-half and looked vulnerable – encouragement perhaps for those considering West Ham’s in-form attacking assets this weekend.

Liverpool XI (4-3-3) Alisson; Alexander-Arnold (Matip 67′), Gomez, van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson (Lallana 79′), Fabinho (Keita 67′), Wijnaldum; Salah, Firmino (Shaqiri 79′), Origi (Oxlade-Chamberlain 79′).

Manchester City XI (4-3-3) Bravo; Walker, Stones, Otamendi, Zinchenko; De Bruyne (Foden 89′), Rodri, Silva (Gundogan 61′); Bernardo Silva, Sterling, Sane (Gabriel Jesus 13′).

1,725 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Niall909
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Thoughts on this team and is lack of subs a problem?

    GK Foster,
    Def Digne,Robertson,VVD.
    Mid Perez,Salah,sterling,Fraser.
    Att Haller,king,Jota.
    Subs button,Simpson,dendoncker,kelly.

    1. dbeck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Subs isn’t a problem,as you’ve got a settled team there. Looks great, nice punt in Haller

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      bench is fine as i think dendo is assured of starts, foster is a horrible choice, and i wouldnt punt on haller from gw1 just get him in if he looks good

      1. Niall909
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Just looking at keeping foster in for the first game not sure who else to swap out for Haller could go cheap st and get a midfielder.

  2. JamTart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Think I'm starting to settle and finally happier with my strikers. Wood will come in eventually I feel.

    Pickford
    Robbo / TAA / Stones / KWP
    Salah / Sterling / Moura / Barkley
    Kean / Wilson

    Button / Dendoncker / Lundstrum / Greenwood

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      doubt kean starts gw1 personally, moura plays city gw2 then dropped, kwp/stones not nailed and of your subs only dendo is assured of games. might end up fine but also you could easily be in a mess by gw3 and hitting wildcard because of taking largely unneccessary risks

    2. Ekip
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Not sure Kean will start week 1
      KWP has City in week 2 then good chance of losing his place to Foyth from week 3

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

      Stones may not start, Kean may not start (no pre-season) and Greenwood likely dropping in value before GW2

    4. JamTart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Fair comments on Kean, maybe back to the drawing board on that then! Think I may ditch KWP off the back of this too! I'll review and repost.

  3. D1B
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Heyo peeps,

    Been agonising over my team for a while, at the moment I'm floating 0.5 which does allow me to be a little flexible in gw1/2 transfers.

    So RMT please 🙂

    Pope
    Robertson | Zinchenko | Digne
    Salah | Sterling | Fraser | Perez
    Murray | Origi | Wilson

    Bench: Ryan | AWB | Dendoncker | Lundstram

    With Origi being a bit of a punt, just for the start of the season, I'm ok with AWB on the bench for gw1.

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      origi to fodder, pope to allison

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        bin off the keeper rotation

    2. PeteMorr
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Don’t like Origi, sorry!

  4. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Thoughts on this team?

    Llrois
    KWP, VVD, Robbo, Stones
    Salah, KDB, Fraser, Perez
    Kane, King

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      2.5m GW1 rank

      1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Nice! Guess I'll have to punt on Martial

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Bitter gravless:O

          1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            4

            1. Ask Yourself
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Yes this was because you said bitter cow earlier

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

        How comes?

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I let point scorers would be salah, VVD, Robbo and Perez imo.

          1. Ask Yourself
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Only*

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

              Surely KWP might fancy it at home to a promoted team?

              1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Kane at home against Villa

              2. Ask Yourself
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Been shocking in pre season. I foresee an error leading to goal.

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

                  I think you’re swimming against the tide on this one, but we’ll see what happens.

                  1. Ask Yourself
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    Okay say he does get a CS (even tho villa are one of the form pre season teams for goals). Aurier is back in training since a few days ago so that’s the only points KWP will get

                    1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
                      • 9 Years
                      4 years, 7 months ago

                      Maybe, maybe not.

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

                      Transfer him out

                      1. Ask Yourself
                        • 7 Years
                        4 years, 7 months ago

                        You’d waste a transfer on Kyle Walker-Peters to another 5m defender for the sake of one game against Aston Villa?

                      2. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
                        • 9 Years
                        4 years, 7 months ago

                        Surely you're not opposed to a punt or two?

                      3. Ask Yourself
                        • 7 Years
                        4 years, 7 months ago

                        Absolutely not at all, but there are far better ones than KWP for one game unless you are WCing early

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

                        The flexibility is there of course.

                      5. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
                        • 9 Years
                        4 years, 7 months ago

                        I can accept the KWP point. Lets be more productive here. What changes would you make to the team?

          2. Ekip
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Villa fan?

            1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Must be

            2. Ask Yourself
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              No

              1. Ekip
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Arsenal fan then? Or a logical reason to think all 3 spurs will blank at home against a Villa team that didn’t know each other a few weeks ago?

                1. Ask Yourself
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  West Ham. And no I think moura affects kane’s Output. I haven’t got Moura either I have a very unbiased and informed view on this. I think kane is essential when son is back

                2. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  I agree that KWP is a risk but I think we are giving far too much credit to promoted teams. Lots of new players, new to the EPL, they need time to adjust imo.

        2. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          just a bitter cow

          1. Ask Yourself
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Nothing to be bitter about just think it a bad team x

            1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Bookmarked

              1. Ask Yourself
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                You asked for thoughts mate sorry I disagreed with you

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

        I disagree

    2. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Good to go

    3. Tony Moon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Villa played very well in pre-season, including beating Leipzig, a very decent team. Their defence has been good too. Think they'll score at least against Spurs, so double defence is not great. Rest of team is good though.

      1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Fair point.

  5. n-doggg
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pick one:

    A. Walker
    B. Digne

    1. dbeck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B

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

      B

    3. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B

    4. Sparkys Barmy Army
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B

    5. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

    6. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A, B if Cancelo joins

  6. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A. De Bruyne, Barkley
    B. Moura, B.Silva

    Have Kane

    1. Sparkys Barmy Army
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

    2. The Wanton Trader
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

    3. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

  7. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Have Wilson...

    1. Fraser + Kean
    2. King + Siggy/Rich

    1. dbeck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      2, Kean might not play gw1 and I think is over hyped

    2. Sparkys Barmy Army
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      2

  8. Sparkys Barmy Army
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Which 13.5m combo? Both will be starting.

    A. Martial - Ings
    B. King - Kean/Abraham
    C. Haller - Ings
    D. Another?

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

  9. germanyozil10
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A or B? Why?

    A. Digne + Fraser/Martial + King/Jota /Wood

    B. 5.0 def + Barkley + Vardy

    Thanks!

    1. Sparkys Barmy Army
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A with Martial and King.

      Barkley is a rotation risk and there are no 5.0 defenders really standing out for me

  10. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Have a question maybe nobody can answer but hope I am wrong.

    On the season ticker member’s area, we can change the values for each team’s difficulty, but how are these numbers produced in the first place? I want to know so I can best reappraise them for myself, thanks.

  11. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Thoughts on Firmino as a short term punt instead of KDB?

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

      He looked sharp yesterday, but has yet to prove to be a goal hound in that red shirt. If only movement counted towards points!

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah I thought so too. Not facing city the first two gw’s though 😉

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

          True!

    2. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Not a bad shout, but both are probably a little overpriced

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        KDB is underpriced imo

    3. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Sadly he’s the sixth best liverpool option (at best)

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yep, but currently have only one pool defender and Salah, so it was just something that crossed my mind.

        1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Do you have a spot for another pool defender then?

          I don’t hate it but would rather vardy.

          1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            No but will get two when I use my wc GW3.

  12. Bruno_02
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Martial or siggy?

    1. The Wanton Trader
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Martial

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

      I fancy Martial’s OOP ‘there it is’

  13. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Just wanna get a quick poll on the following players

    1) Rashford or Siggy
    2) King or Jota
    3A) Kdb/Barkley or 3B) Siggy/Moura

    1. Sparkys Barmy Army
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Rashford
      King
      Siggy/Martial

    2. Lucackadoodledoo
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      1. Siggy
      2. King
      3. This one has had me pickled also. Currently on A.

      Can't decide between TAA or Robbo. Was on TAA until community shield. Now I'm thinkin Robbo. Thoughts?

  14. Blaine McC
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Any Improvements to my team guys?

    Lloris
    Taa wan bisaka van dijk Simpson
    Salah sterling Fraser b. Silva
    Jota Wilson

    1. PeteMorr
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Looks good!

  15. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Best 5.0 forward?

    1. dbeck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      There isn’t one, need to get to 5.5 really for any decent punts

  16. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Have £14.5 mil.. please fill gaps...

    Pope | Button

    VVD, TAA, Digne, Zinchenko | Rico

    Salah, Sterling, Perez, ______ | Dendoncker

    Wilson, ______ | Greenwood

    1. dbeck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Eriksen and Ings (need to downgrade Digne to goalman tho)

    2. Cleric
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Zaha and king

  17. n-doggg
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Who would you upgrade for 0.5 or keep in the bank for flexibility?

    Ryan/Heaton
    Robertson, digne, Adams, Lundstram, Rico
    Salah, sterling, Barkley, Perez, dendonca
    Kane, king, ings

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

      Any chance Rico plays?

      1. n-doggg
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Monitoring

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      that defence is rough

      1. n-doggg
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        2 out of 5 not bad! 3 at the back generally works the best over the long term

    3. Ekip
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Who is Adams? Is it Adam Smith?

      1. n-doggg
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yea

        1. Ekip
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Defence definitely needs an upgrade then and not sure 0.5 is enough. Maybe downgrade a keeper and swap Smith for a 5.5 or at least upgrade Lund or Rico to give a rotation pair with Smith

  18. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Palace have won the race to sign Gary Cahill. Could be interesting if he’s 4.5m.

  19. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    So is Kodjia not a starter then? Thought he would be.

    1. Andy'81
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He looked awesome when Villa first signed him but his injuries (Ankles?) seem to have relegated him to more of a squad player.

  20. mcgrejam
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Rate my team please...

    Heaton
    Zinchenko, VVD, Digne
    Fraser, Perez, Sigi, Salah, Sterling
    Wilson, Jota

    No playing subs - good enough?

    1. Sparkys Barmy Army
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      As long as Zinchenko starts

      1. mcgrejam
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Well I’ll give it two game weeks then do the following

        Salah to Mane
        Zinchenko to Laporte

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      no

    3. PeteMorr
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Looks nice to me!

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

    https://twitter.com/Matt_Law_DT/status/1158424995351138309?s=19

    Palace looking like they're signing Gary Cahill. Even more of a detractor for Kelly?

    1. slamdunk
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I reckon so.

    2. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yep

    3. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      doubt he goes straight in gw1 and expecting sakho back gw3 anyway so doesnt really matter

  22. slamdunk
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Which one is best?

    A-fraser & Digne
    B-Kdb & Coleman/other 5.5

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A to start, IMO.

      1. slamdunk
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Cool,I have sterling.

  23. Pigeon
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    For the first 2 or 3 weeks?

    A) KDB and King
    B) Richarlison and Wilson

    Have Sterling and Fraser

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B

  24. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Which is better?

    A) Sterling + Wood
    B) Bilva + Auba

    Have Salah.

    Thanks.

    1. Lucky Z
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers.

    2. Pigeon
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

    3. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

  25. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Kean the new Everton signing is 6m ??
    I'm tempted 😮

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      *7m

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

      FPL has him at 7.0

    3. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      *7m

    4. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Look again.

    5. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I wish

    6. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Boom
      My bad.
      Cheers all

    7. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      7

  26. lldeanoll
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A) Robertson McGinn
    B) VVD Barkley

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

      1. lldeanoll
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks, I know Robertson will offer more attacking threat than VVD but I'm pretty sure Barkley will be a better option than McGinn? I can't decide lol

        1. EmreCan Hustle
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          McGinn is a bit of an unknown. But I do feel points will be more spread out among Chelsea assets as compared to Villa assets.

          1. lldeanoll
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Yeah I see your point, I'm going to take a punt on McGinn.

            Thanks again.

  27. Lucky Z
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Why those who left EPL (Trippier, Lookman) still are available.for selection instead being removed?

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Guess cus they may already be in people's teams

      1. Lucky Z
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        and what this changes? thise who have are in advantage?

    2. Andy'81
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      They can't just remove them as people still have them selected.

    3. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      why do you care mate

      1. Lucky Z
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        just. complicates the search.

    4. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      To trap casuals

  28. MASTER ROSHI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A) Auba + 5.5mid (probably robinson)
    B) Wilson + Bilva

    have no other bou players

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      aaaaaaa

      but find 0.5 and make it barkley

  29. Lucackadoodledoo
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    TAA or Robbo? Have VVD

    1. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Robbo got to be first choice surely?

      1. Lucackadoodledoo
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Thinkin that too. Just tempted by the whole set piece thing but he was crap against city

    2. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      That is the question.

      If both were 100% nailed, then you choose TAA all day long. If you can handle the risk of rotation (unlikely) then go with TAA. If you prefer not to worry about rotation then go Robbo.

      1. Lucackadoodledoo
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yep. It's a pickle. On Robbo at the minute but not sure

        1. only2
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          or, go robby and taa like me

  30. Big Chris Wood
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Hey Folks!

    Got a good old rate my team for you all. I like the idea of just two premiums so I can spread the love. Had kane, sterling and Salah until today but Kane I don’t think i’ll ever captain!

    Pope Henderson
    Digne Walker Robertson A.Smith Gibson
    Moura Sterling Salah Dendonck Maddison
    King Jota Wood

    What do you think?

    1. socho
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Kane against Villa is tempting? You could save 1.5 on L.Moura>Lamela maybe and upgrade the forward line?

    2. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I like the GK choices

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

      Sone solid picks there

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

        *Some