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Kane’s FPL appeal examined after brace against Villa

Harry Kane (£11.0m) ended his opening-day drought with a brace in Tottenham Hotspur’s 3-1 win over Aston Villa on Saturday but the Lilywhites left it late to see off Dean Smith’s stubborn side.

We discuss all the main Fantasy talking points in the article below.

Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Aston Villa

  • Goals: Tanguy Ndombele (£6.0m), Harry Kane (£11.0m) x2 | John McGinn (£5.5m)
  • Assists: Lucas Moura (£7.5m), Moussa Sissoko (£5.0m) | Tyrone Mings (£4.5m)

After the earlier successes of fellow premium options Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) and Raheem Sterling (£12.0m), Kane followed up with a double-digit haul of his own.

Heading for a frustrating blank with 85 minutes on the clock, Kane struck twice in the dying stages and emerged with his biggest single-Gameweek FPL return of 2019 (13 points).

Kane had begun the match in a front two with Lucas Moura (£7.5m) and the familiar drawbacks of Kane starting up top with the Brazilian were again apparent, with Moura staying in fairly central positions as Kane dropped deep and wide.

Kane was presented with few sights of goal in the opening 45 minutes but fluffed his lines on two occasions, heading over from the edge of the six-yard box and screwing badly wide when clean through – although that second chance was later called back for an offside flag.

The introduction of Christian Eriksen (£9.0m) and the switch to a 4-2-3-1 in the second half seemed to aid the England striker’s cause, with Lucas moving to a wider role and Kane becoming the focal point of the Spurs attack.

The premium forward’s two goals indeed arrived after these tactical changes, with Kane first firing in after Erik Lamela‘s (£6.0m) shot had been blocked and then finishing expertly from a Moussa Sissoko (£5.0m) pass.

Despite the concerns, Kane still finished Gameweek 1 with more than twice as many goal attempts to his name as any other FPL forward.

No player in his position had more penalty box touches or shots in the box this weekend, either.

With Kane and Spurs in general, the consensus seems to be that the Lilywhites have looked a lot more comfortable when playing in a 4-2-3-1 than in the 4-4-2 diamond that Pochettino started the game with.

A compact Villa side frustrated their hosts in the opening 45 minutes and the fact that Spurs’ two gilt-edged first-half opportunities – headers from Kane and Lucas – came from crosses underscored the fact that there was little joy to be had when play was being funnelled through the centre of the pitch.

Spurs’ average position map below shows just how narrow Pochettino’s side were for much of the game:

While Lamela – who interestingly was on corners and free-kicks in Eriksen’s absence – and Lucas toiled to no great effect, Eriksen had a significant impact upon his second-half introduction.

The Dane drew a superb save from Tom Heaton (£4.5m) with a free-kick and set up Davinson Sanchez (£5.5m) for a ‘big chance’ that immediately preceded Tanguy Ndombele‘s (£6.0m) equaliser.

Eriksen continues to be linked with a move away from north-east London and the speculation over his future may have been a contributing factor in his benching yesterday.

While the Denmark international was far from his best for much of 2018/19, Spurs looked much better for his presence in the second half against Villa.

Asked if Eriksen’s introduction had made all the difference, Pochettino said:

I don’t agree. I will agree that we were a little bit predictable on the first half, but we never found our best position to play and move the ball quickly. They were very compact. In the second half we played very well.

Of course, when Christian went on to the pitch he was more fresh and had more quality, of course he is a top player. He helped the team to win the game, I am so happy. That is the advantage of a player that cannot play 90 minutes, but is on the bench and his quality can help you to achieve the victory.

Ndombele opened his Spurs account with a rocket of a goal but whether the Frenchman can enter the Fantasy radar in the long-term is questionable: the summer signing from Lyon had just one league goal to his name in the two preceding seasons before joining Spurs.

Ndombele did bank 14 assists in 69 Ligue I appearances and it may be that he is the supplier of more goals than he actually scores: certainly, there were several instances of the France international opting to play a pass when he was presented with a shooting opportunity.

Having started on the left of the midfield diamond, the Frenchman was later shifted back into the double-pivot alongside Sissoko when Pochettino shifted to a 4-2-3-1.

The Spurs boss said of the debutant:

It was a fantastic performance. But to be honest there is a lot to improve, he only showed 30 or 40 per cent of his potential. He has amazing potential to improve.

Kyle Walker-Peters (£5.0m) put in a decent shift at right-back, meanwhile, even if his end product was sometimes lacking: indeed, not one of his crosses found a teammate against Villa.

Jan Vertonghen (£5.5m) was a surprise omission from the Spurs back four, with Davinson chosen alongside Toby Alderweireld (£5.5m) at centre-half.

Asked about Vertonghen’s omission from the match-day squad, Pochettino said:

I want to play the players who deserve to play, who I think to deserve to play and who are playing well. My decision today was to play Toby. If the players didn’t play today, they need to work hard to get their opportunity.

With all the players fit you struggle to find a starting 11. We have more than 25 players and everyone needs to understand we have plenty of good players in every position. We can only play with 11. It’s always the judgement of the manager and the coaching staff.

After five years I’m going to play the players who deserve to play, there is not any issue but my decision today was play with Toby and Davinson to provide a good balance for the team.

With the trip to Spurs out of the way, Villa now sit top of our Season Ticker from Gameweeks 2 to 9 and there were faintly encouraging signs for those Fantasy managers looking to invest in Dean Smith’s side.

The Villans did concede more goal attempts and shots in the box than any other Premier League team this weekend but the performance of their backline, in particular goalkeeper Heaton and centre-halves Tyrone Mings and Bjorn Engels (both £4.5m), was impressive under sustained pressure and they came within 15 minutes of an unlikely clean sheet.

The fact that they had taken the lead early in the game shifted the focus to a backs-to-the-wall approach and Spurs may not have racked up 31 shots had they not been trailing for over an hour.

Mings was especially impressive, registering more than double the number of clearances, blocks and interceptions (CBIs) as anyone else on the pitch.

The former Bournemouth man’s defensive contributions, combined with his assist for Villa’s goal, indeed resulted in him picking up two bonus points.

On the subject of his defence, Smith said:

There were some really good individual performances, especially defensively.

Bjorn Engels did very well at the back with Tyrone Mings in his first game.

It’s unfortunate we got caught in possession and they got the goal that ultimately killed the game.

There were interesting choices in the full-back department, with Mohamed Elmohamady and Neil Taylor preferred to summer recruits Frederic Guilbert and Matt Targett (all £4.5m).

The attack-minded Guilbert and Targett had featured prominently in pre-season (Elmohamady had admittedly been away at the Africa Cup of Nations) and may well be recalled for games in which Villa are on the front foot but the fact there is already a rotation risk associated with these assets is immediately off-putting.

Asked about Guilbert’s omission from the 18-man squad, Smith replied:

It was just a selection. I decided to go with the team I went with. I felt I wanted two defenders, two midfielders and two forwards on the bench. Either Matt Targett or Freddie Guilbert had to miss out and, unfortunately, he’s had a good pre-season as well. There’s only 18 players I can choose. Ezri Konsa was on the bench and Ezri has played a number of games [at right-back] who could go there if one of our full-backs got tired. Matt Targett got the nod over him on the bench.

Smith added:

Three of the back four played the last 15 games of last season and only conceded 11 goals.

We understandably didn’t see a great deal of Villa as an attacking threat after their goal, with lone striker Wesley (£6.0m) having just one attempt all game and spending most of his time tussling with Spurs’ centre-halves.

Trezeguet (£5.5m) caught the eye on the right flank after being included at the expense of Jota (£6.0m) and tested Hugo Lloris (£5.5m) with one first-half effort that was teed up by Jack Grealish (£6.0m).

With Villa seeing only 30.9% of the ball, the talismanic Grealish didn’t have much chance to dictate play but we will likely have a truer test of his FPL credentials in the more ‘winnable’ games to come.

The post-match words of Smith suggested that Grealish and goalscorer John McGinn (£5.5m), who latched onto a long pass from Mings to calmly slot past Lloris on eight minutes, will continue to get opportunities.

Talking of the goal, Smith said:

We worked on that. We felt we could get some deep runs from John McGinn and Jack Grealish. It was a good ball through from Tyrone Mings, too.

McGinn certainly looked the bigger goal threat, as we will discuss in the Members’ section below.

Reflecting on the game overall, Smith said:

I was disappointed with our second-half performance really. We were too cheap on the ball, gave it away very cheaply. Never retained the ball and giving the ball away and chasing as hard as we did today, defensively, I just thought their physicality shown through at the end hence them getting the win.

We want players to express themselves. I thought Wesley was a handful up front without having too much of the ball. I didn’t think he was protected enough, to be honest, throughout the game. A number of challenges weren’t given against him and that’s something we’ve got to get used to.

Members Analysis

Tottenham Hotspur XI (4-4-2 diamond): Lloris, Walker-Peters, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Rose, Winks (Eriksen 64′), Sissoko, Ndombele (Skipp 90′), Lamela (Nkoudou 88′), Lucas, Kane;

Aston Villa XI (4-1-4-1): Heaton, Elmohamady, Engels, Mings, Taylor, Hourihane (Luiz 82′), Trezeguet (Jota 59′), McGinn, Grealish, El Ghazi, Wesley (Kodija 74′).

CLICK HERE to view the full player and team data from Spurs v Aston Villa

Lessons learned from Gameweek 1

2,620 Comments Post a Comment
  1. andres
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone has 3 pool or 3 city?
    If yes which combinations?

    Currently on:
    Taa + salah
    Zinchenko + sterling

    Thinking to get a third pool...
    Also own kane.

    Thanks

    1. Gooner Kebab
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Would the budget fit?

      1. andres
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        A stretch.. just wondering if there is a magical combo;)

        Pool def double up seems popular.
        With city players it gets more tricky

    2. Evil Greg
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Adrian worth it for a few weeks at 4.5m?

      1. andres
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Considering but have heaton / pope which should be ok long term

    3. royals forever
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      What about Gomez

    4. JonBoy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      3 Pool- Trent, Salah, Origi.
      2 Man City- Sterling, Bilva.

      I have a good bench (Dendoncker, Dunk, Kelly) so I'm not panicking.

      1. andres
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Origi... i like this guy for some reason, will loose the spot though?

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

          I expected Origi to lose his spot but thought he'd score. Will probably blank next week with Mané in but my team can cope, hopefully.

    5. Man Getting Hit By Football
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I'm on 3 of each.
      Salah, Trent & Robertson
      Sterling, KDB & Zinchenko

      Scored 92 this Gameweek.

      1. Man Getting Hit By Football
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Having said that, I'm slightly concerned about eventual rotation.

      2. andres
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Kdb seems a good option!

        1. Man Getting Hit By Football
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          He is, I initially wanted to turn him into Son for gw3 but now I'm not so sure. City attack is an apparent gold mine.

          1. andres
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            For me this means dropping kane probably or go very light elsewhere...

  2. Gooner Kebab
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    How was Vardy? Worth holding on?

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

      No, he has consistently scored well particularly under Rodgers but one game he blanks you should get rid

      1. Gooner Kebab
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Lol, easy Partridge.

  3. The Legend Squad
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Nothing in their contracts to stop VVD and Mane playing against their old club that we’re aware of?

    1. Beatle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      What??

      1. The Legend Squad
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        😉

    2. Evil Greg
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Haha

    3. FPL_Hazards
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      yeah neither can play against them for the rest of their careers

      1. ‘Tis the Season
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Lol can’t be a serious question

  4. Shankly611
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Putting Rashford in my team a couple of hours before deadline was surprisingly a great decision, unlike when I made those last minute changes earlier in my career.

    100 pts this gameweek! 🙂

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

      Well done. Good call, not mentioned much on here

  5. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Urgh. Kneejerky but already considering Lucas > Martial. Madness?

    1. Gooner Kebab
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I'd do it

    2. Evil Greg
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      It's tempting ain't it.

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Sure is ")

    3. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Nah I'd do it. Martial is nailed, listed at midfield but playing at striker and Lucas is less nailed, not at striker and against City next week then Son returns.

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        My thoughts as well. Should get goals imo, even though Rash looked sharper.

    4. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Go for it

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

      I might do it. It was a 50/50 between them anyway and Moura will lose his place soon.

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yep. And Lo Celso soon in the mix as well.

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

    Was gone for weekend and came back to 87pts. Predicted rank?

    1. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Around 600k

    2. Evil Greg
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I was 200k with 80, so probably 150k? There's a live rank website you can use to check.

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

        Right now it says 150k after yesterday but I only got 5pts today so guessing I'll go down a fair bit

    3. Evil Greg
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I'm 641k with 85! Gah!

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

        Can't be right, I'm at 641,000 with 77. Is that the rank after auto-subs?

        1. Evil Greg
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yes

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

            Weird.

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

            Sorry I'm on 85 as well. Hasn't added my auto sub into overall score.

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

      86 here and I checked from livefpl and if I remember correctly rank is around 670k

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

      Exactly the same to me 500K rank

    6. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I am on 92 with a rank of 262k inc Auyosubs

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

    Anyone know how to make your Sky Fantasy team private?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Settings probably unless they changed it.

    2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yes, settings on the pitch view.

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

      click on "my team" on the bottom right of your team is settings, click on that and set it to private

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

      thanks guys

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

    Do you think that the following players are worth keeping hold off for another week

    Drinkwater ( BUR)
    Jagielka (SHU)
    Webster (BRI)

    Any ideas would be welcomed

    1. Gooner Kebab
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Jags shouldn't be there in the first place

    2. JonBoy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I don't like any of them.

    3. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No
      No
      No

    4. DantheManinaPan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      How did you end up with those three... Hacked?

    5. royals forever
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Not me somebody else in my work ML

  9. FPL_Guru_OM
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Evening chaps..
    Does it worth to do Fraser/Wilson to Pulisic/Rash for long term ?

    or just Fraser to Pulisic now ?

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Maybe on draft mode Pulisic could be worth it in the long-run but wouldn't touch him if on the standard game

      1. FPL_Guru_OM
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I just dont think fraser/wilson be as same as last year honestly.. thats the only reason..

        1. FPL_Guru_OM
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          and if I dont do that today, tomorrow i wont be able to afford them due to money

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

          Did you make that decision based on 1 game?

  10. Tmel
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Wilson > Rash for free or too knee jerk?

    1. royals forever
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Wait until after Aston Villa game then decide

    2. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Do it next week. Wilson has the easier game next week then Rashford is at home to Palace while Wilson has City

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I wouldn't - Wilson has better potential GW2 I would think

    4. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      If Rash gets close to a rise or Trossard close to a drop, it may force my hand into a hit. (Rash/McGinn in, Wilson/Tross out)

      PS I don't mind hits.

  11. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Apart from Sterling, Salah and Kane, which five players caught your eye after GW1?

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      VVD
      AWB
      Rashford
      Pukki
      Kelly (4.0m def)

    2. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Cantwell, Emerson, McGinn, Pukki, Pogba

      I would say Martial too but I own him already.

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

      Rashford
      AWB
      Maguire
      Mings
      McGinn

    4. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Söyüncü
      AWB
      Ndombele
      Buendia

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Pieters

      2. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Poch on NDombele: "“It’s one of the aspects he needs to work on, he didn’t score too many goals at Lyon, but that is one of the areas that is a target for him to improve this season."

      3. ‘Tis the Season
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Like the soyuncu pick

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

      AWB, Pukki, Gudmundsson, Andone/Maupay, Zaha (the fact that he is playing with normal tenacity regardless the transfer saga)

    6. Evil Greg
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      De Bruyne, Rashford, Wan Bissaka, Dunk, Pukki.

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

      Robinson
      Dunk
      Grealish
      Maupay
      Slabhead*

    8. ENZO SZN™
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Pukki
      Buendia
      Emerson
      Rashford
      Martial

  12. Begbie.
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Was it definitely Martial that got booked? I thought it was but Sky came up saying McTominay. Either way FPL have given it to Tony.

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Martial was booked

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

      Think it was mctomminay for the foul

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

        Defo Martial.

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

      It was Martial. McTominay fouled someone, the ref stopped play and Martial kicked the ball away.

  13. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Just realised AWB got 2 bonus points for the team that won 4-0 ,,, clean tackles all over?

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He may be the best right back in the world right now. Yup, I said it.

  14. Fred the Red
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Is Perez to Martial for free a good move?

    Or should I consider King to Rashford for a hit?

    1. cravencottage
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Prefer King to Rashford.

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

      I'm wondering the same for Perez to Martial.. Either that or Wilson to Rashford for me but like the idea of Martial being OOP

  15. Viper
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Always like to roll a FT in gw1 but not sure what to do with Trossard.

    What are other owners doing? Hard to see him starting after that win

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

      Keeping for now.
      As we say in danish: "Hit cold water in the blood"

  16. cravencottage
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Is Sterling a must have? If so would you do:

    KDB, Robbo > Sterling, Montoya/Dunk ?

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yes and yes I would, but wish you had started the season that way instead...

      1. cravencottage
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yes, I agree with that!

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

      Sterling a must have. Do it

      1. The Legend Squad
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Probably for Montoya? Feel he’s more OOP

    3. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He's probably a must own but that transfer would be poor IMO. KDB and Robertson will score more points than Sterling and a Brighton defender will.

      1. cravencottage
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I could go with any 4.5- ideas?

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

          I still think KDB and Robbo is a better combination than Sterling and any 4.5. Sterling is a better pick than KDB but Robertson cancels it out IMO.

          1. cravencottage
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            True. Only other way is Auba to Rashford

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

      No I would not

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

      Wait and see if Brighton are really solid at the back. Ken and Robbo should both hit 200. You need the Brighton defender to score 150+ to get value

      1. Blunder fc
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Kdb not ken

  17. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Sigurdsson and King to Martial and Kean before GW 3?

    1. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No way.

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      See how GW2 goes.

  18. Regin
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Despite Chelsea thrashing, was mount impressive or not? He has some goal threat?

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Steer clear of all Chelsea until they figure something out

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

        Pretty much but I think there *could* be value in getting in Emerson or Pulisic just now.

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

          Emerson looked dangerous

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

      He’s a championship player, same as Pulisic and Willian - don’t belong in EPL

  19. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    This is a strange one. Who would you start at the weekend?

    A....guilbert v bou. Likely to play 0 or 90

    B.....trossard v Brighton. Could play 0, a cameo or 0

    Thanks

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

      Trossard for sure

  20. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Save FT or try and fit Rashford in?

    Pope
    Zinchenko - Robbo - VVD - Mina
    Salah - Sterling - Martial - Moura
    King - Wilson

    Subs: Button - Lunsdrum - Wickham -Dendonker

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Save

  21. Eastman
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Trossard has to go?

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Clue is in his name....

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

    Funny.... I asked people if they thought Aguero or Salah would be more likely to score. Almost everyone says Salah.... Not according to the bookmakers!

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

      It's not like Salah blanked tho...

    2. JonBoy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Score FPL points or score goals?

    3. ENZO SZN™
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Did the bookmarkers factor in FPL points like extra point for goal/clean sheet?

  23. DantheManinaPan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I don't want to sell Bilva for Martial but I'm tempted by the price changes...

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

      Same

  24. Regin
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Which many defender to get Maguire, Shaw or awb.
    Awb bonus magnet, Maguire set piece threat and Shaw potential for assists?

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

      *manu

    2. Evil Greg
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Wan Bissaka BAPS KING

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

        Is that dependent on clean sheets though or does he still rack them up even if his team concedes? can't remember the situation last season. I know MU got a clean sheet today but they could've easily conceded a few themselves.

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

          Shaw rarely gets any attacking returns, I’d go Maguire and AWB all day over him

  25. werthers11
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pullisic for Martial or give him another week?

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

      Give another week. Should probably start and they're at home so worth keeping.

  26. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Price changes are going to be savage

    I may want to do fraser and tross to mcginn and martial gw3. Got 0.5m leeway but evenfthat may not be enough....

  27. royals forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Do you think that Zouma or Christensen will be CB alongside Rudiger once he is back?

    Any ideas would be welcomed

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

      After today probably Christensen but we'll see how it goes on Wednesday.

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

        Zouma didn’t look good especially on the ball

    2. el polako
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Zouma was shocking be surprised if he keeps his spot.

  28. FPL_Hazards
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone know why some teams showing £100.5m, £101m and £101.5m TV ?

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

      It's a glitch.

  29. Nr.10
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    After the gameweek what do you think about Mount? Wanted to change to him but now I am not sure. Anyone else to consider in the same bracket ?

  30. Arctic_Orangutans
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    So how did Jota and Maddison do today?

    Anyone watch the match

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

      Probably one of the worst matches you will see.

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

      Jota look like garbage, basically

      Got subbed with Crutone

      Maddison could not link with Vardy or Perez

      It was a spicy game, tho