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There were seven pre-Gameweek 2 press conferences held on Thursday afternoon.

We heard from the managers of Arsenal, Aston Villa, Brighton, Burnley, Southampton, Watford and West Ham United, while Nuno Espirito Santo will hopefully provide us with any fitness updates after Wolves’ UEFA Europa League tie against FC Pyunik this evening.

Unai Emery said Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac are “100%” mentally ready to feature against Burnley on Saturday after the events of the last seven days but will be further assessed on Friday before a decision is made on their involvement.

Both players have trained with their teammates, although Ozil had suffered with illness in midweek.

Emery said:

They came back training with us on Tuesday. They came to start training with us and really Mesut Ozil is a little sick, he didn’t train yesterday but today he trained with us.

I think each training gives us good information, good different options with them also for to take the decision if they’re going to be with us on Saturday, [if] they can play in the first XI. But we are going to wait until tomorrow, our last training.

When asked if Nicolas Pepe was ready to start after his substitute appearance against Newcastle United, Emery replied:

I am going to decide tomorrow because now is a small difference for my decision about the player. It depends how they will be tomorrow in the training.

Pepe is training with us, is improving with us, is knowing us, our idea, our style, is able to understand better his team-mates. Physically also, getting better. He’s more close to helping us at the beginning, after giving an impact for us during the match.

On his new signings in general, Emery said:

Each player is different and really after Newcastle this week the players they are working well. Today the same. We can decide and choose different options for each position in the squad.

We need to be competitive and we need different options to decide who is better [for] each match. If I have some doubt it’s good because it’s positive and after we are going to decide and it can depend on training tomorrow.

There was no update on Alexandre Lacazette‘s condition, with the Frenchman having watched on from the bench in Gameweek 1 after recovering from an ankle knock.

The Arsenal boss was asked about how often he plans to use Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang together, however, and said:

Last year they played a lot of matches both in the first XI, like a striker, sometimes Auba right or left as a winger. His capacity can help us also this year. They are strikers… but above all, I think we can use them in different situations.

Burney will be without Robbie Brady (rib), Steven Defour (calf) and Danny Drinkwater (match fitness) tomorrow but Charlie Taylor is back in contention.

The defender missed out in Gameweek 1 after a disrupted pre-season and will be involved in the travelling squad this weekend – although it seems likely that Erik Pieters will continue at left-back for now.

Sean Dyche said of Taylor on Thursday:

We crammed a lot of football into him at the end of pre-season. He missed the first two weeks when there was a lot of heavy work. I still think he needs a bit more football but he will come back into the thinking [as] a squad member. Erik’s got the shirt [at left-back] currently.

Dyche also seemed to suggest that Ashley Barnes and Chris Wood would continue up front, saying of Jay Rodriguez:

I still think Jay will still play plenty of football this season at some point.

Manuel Pellegrini has fresh injury concerns over Felipe Anderson and Sebastien Haller, both of whom picked up knocks in the defeat to Manchester City.

The Hammers’ boss said:

Mark Noble is recovering from his calf injury. I think that next week he will work with the team.

We also have small problems with Felipe Anderson and Sebastien Haller. They are recovering from the kicks that they had in the last game. That is the update on injuries. We’ll see tomorrow about Anderson and Haller, we have some doubts.

Jack [Wilshere] is working without any problems with our squad. 

West Ham are this weekend up against Brighton, whose manager Graham Potter didn’t report any new injury worries in Thursday’s press conference.

Asked about whether he’d make any changes this weekend, Potter said:

Well, that’s the thing that I’ll ponder over in the next hours. We’ve got a group that’s ready to help the team, that’s the good thing, we’ve got options from the players.

The Brighton boss said of his new 3-4-3 system, meanwhile:

We want to try and build up our attacks from the back so that extra player can sometimes helps and it also fits the overall attributes of the group in a good way.

Discussing striker Neal Maupay, Potter added:

He’s adapted really well into the group. Really good lad. Desperate to play football. He’s a nine that can play in behind or he can link up the play well.

Aston Villa will be missing three of their fringe players on Saturday, with Dean Smith delivering the following injury bulletin:

James Chester is still missing, Kortney Hause is still missing – he got an ankle injury in Leipzig – and Jonathan Kodjia as well, he got injured early on in the Tottenham game. He’s got a bit of a high ankle sprain so he’ll be about 10-12 days out.

Ralph Hasenhuttl didn’t report any fitness concerns at Southampton on Thursday afternoon, meanwhile.

Javi Gracia says that Danny Welbeck is close to featuring against Everton having sat out Gameweek 1 due to a lack of match fitness.

The Watford boss said:

He is training with us all this week, with the rest of the team. He is training well and I think he can help us in the next games because what I see is he’s ready.

Ismaila Sarr looks less likely to be involved, with Gracia adding:

He has started to train yesterday. He needs time to be ready and after a time resting, he needs time to recover his best condition. He is training and I expect he will be ready as quick as possible.

The Hornets’ head coach also shed light on why Gerard Deulofeu was hooked at half-time last weekend, saying:

Gerard had a stomach problem the day before. He was at the hotel, he didn’t have dinner and he was in his room. At the end, we decided he can play but we know he made an effort and it wasn’t possible to play all the game.

Asked if he would ring the changes against the Toffees, Gracia said:

I think it’s not the main solution. The solution to play better is try to work during the week, try to improve with all the players, because all the players will be important in the next game, in different competitions.


The other 12 Premier League bosses will hold their press conferences on Friday and we will bring you the usual article round-up and video summary on those tomorrow.

Lessons learned from Gameweek 1

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

    Reasons for/against a GW5 WC? Seems to be a popular strategy this season and don't think I could resist holding on until December

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

      i think most teams can cover essential/tv building/trendy transfers with sensible ft’s which opens up possibility of wildcard around ~gw15-18 when fixtures take a bit of a mad turn and fixtures pile up. few will do this though

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

        i orientate everything i do towards fixtures rather than form though

    2. Harper (No more Penandes)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      It's a perfectly viable strategy

    3. A19
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      It could be a great strategy. However, if your team is not in shambles comes GW5 I'd hold as a WC in December can be very useful to prepare for the festive period

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

      1) GW4 - GW8 is usually the earliest period when you have a solid base of information and therefore a WC can be used to maximum effect to take advantage of that information
      2) There are lots of players still playing the game early which means you can WC to take advantage of price rises and falls (i.e. build team value)
      3) There is a fixture shift around GW5 / GW6. Arsenal, Spurs, Burnley and Wolves have great fixtures for a number of GWs. This coincides with Liverpool having a tough run from GW6 (play 4 of the big 6 in 7 GWs)

      1. Rasping Drive
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Bur you're hardly going to ship all of your Pool players just because they have a relatively tough run, surely?

    5. Mr Peanutbutter
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Reason 1: you don't know what you don't know yet.

      Reason 2: 4 weeks of games is too soon to be making a long term commitment to a squad of players that might have just gone through their best 4 weeks of the season

    6. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      This season?
      Every single season I've played.

  2. R.C
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Is Leicester a trap?

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I WENT ONCE, I'M STILL HERE.

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

      no!

    3. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      sorry to be a nob, but what does that even mean?

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

        He's clearly mixed up 'Leicester' with 'Trojan Horse'. Easily done.

    4. A19
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No, just one game let's wait and see but I'm sure they will come good

  3. Make Arrows Green Again
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Where have I seen that photo before?

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

    Save my FT (that was my initial plan) or transfer Moura out for Pulisic? Really tempted after last night, some great fixtures coming up for Chelsea.

    Already have Rashford so didn't want to get Martial in.

    1. Rains of Castamere
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I'd hold. I don't think LEI is a great fixture for Chelsea anyway; they kept a clean sheet and won at the Bridge last year. Moura could get something on the break at the Etihad and has NEW next. If Pulisic was red hot and was facing Norwich at home next I'd possibly roll the dice but I personally would roll a transfer here.

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

      keep eye on pulisic, the chelsea fun run is gw7-16

    3. Capitan_K
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Id do it. Moura will get nothing against man C and after that you whant Kane or nothing from Spurs. But if you can afford Martual il like that dubbleup.

  5. Boris Bodega
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Scenes on here when Ozil scores 20 point vs Burnley 😀

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

      scenes when he gets kidnapped by a gang at half time and gets 1pt

      1. Party time
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Hahaha

        • Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          And Kolasinac gets 4 bonus points for beating up the whole gang.

            1. Rupert The Horse
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Ha, spot on.

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

            that’ll be his second yellow

        • Miguel Sanchez
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Ozil goes missing at the Emirates

          1. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Very good.

        • Simon69
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I lold

    2. A19
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Bench one:

      A) Wood (ars)
      B) Montoya (WHU)
      C) Perez (che)

      Currently, Montoya is sitting on the bench as I tend to favour the attackers

    3. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      so far I've seen people starting Lundstram over Moura, Perez and now Maddison...am I missing something?

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

        said the same in last article. baffling

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

        Yes, you're missing starting Kelly over Laporte. Seriously!

      3. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Defender with a chance of a clean sheet, playing in midfield who created two goal scoring chances last GW. I get it but still early days to be playing him over 7.5 mids

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

        There all by his mum

    4. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Anyone else considering O’Connell for next few weeks? 3 out of 4 at home, maybe treated to the odd attacking return too??? What do we think???

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I honestly don't know who that is.

        1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Sheffield United mate, one of those overlapping defenders!!

          1. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Thanks, I'll have a gander.

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

        Doubt many people would choose him over Lundy at the moment, tbh.

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

        hasnt done much since spearheading the catholic emancipation movement in 19th century ireland but could be a good differential

    5. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Glad I waited on Haller. Had him in every draft bar the last one

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

        who did you replace him with? I'm an owner, still think he will play

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

          He's a good player and I'm likely to own for long spells this year. Went double Bournemouth attack - so not amazing anyway

      2. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I had Deulofeu

        1. Freshy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Switched to Jota

      3. kennethrhcp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        not 100% out tho is he?

        1. Freshy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Hammers Striker

          1. kennethrhcp
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I didn't ask who he was 🙂

      4. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yup same as me. Pukki looks a good alternative

    6. Super John McGinn-
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Any changes to this?

      Heaton,
      Robbo, VVD, Digne, Zinc
      Salah (C), Sterling (VC), Siggy, Perez
      Wilson, King

      Button, Lundstram, Dendonker, Greenwood

      1FT 0 ITB

      1. One Man
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Hold. Would prob bring in Martial next week tho

        1. Super John McGinn-
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Was thinking the same, want to see how he gets on this week too

      2. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        No Jack Grealish?

        1. Super John McGinn-
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Trying my best to not have too many villa players

    7. One Man
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Rashford has being bang average in front of goal this past few seasons and not a good FPL asset. What makes people think that will change ?

      1. Mr Peanutbutter
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        the past few seasons he was a teenager?

        1. One Man
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          True, but last year he was 20/21 and didn't do it either. Maybe Mourinho was right when he said he's not a finisher.

          1. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Had a great purple patch last year.
            Just be happy that you don't own him and silly old me does.

          2. Mr Peanutbutter
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I think solskjaerI trusts him and that was reflected in the emphatics with which he took that penalty. I think this could be a breakout year for him if united keep scoring

            1. One Man
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              I hope you're right. There is little doubt he should get the minutes this season, I will hold off until a few more gamesweeks tho.

          3. Pukki Blinders
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            United have no other finishers besides Martial. They have no choice but to use Rashford as somewhat of a finisher.

      2. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        More minutes with Lukaku gone and he's ever improving.
        Maybe you aren't considering is tender age.

        1. One Man
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah, I could be wrong. But his points per minute's played last season was average. I do agree he won't be 22 until October tho.

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

            min xg was about 200, if he can get that down towards 160 (totally possible imo) he’ll finish the season on a decent amount of goals for an 8.5

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

              the odd pen will help that for sure

              1. One Man
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                True, it will. As a United fan I hope I'm wrong about him and wouldn't rule out getting him in if he looked impressive in next few games.

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

      2 price fallers. Otamendi and Batshuayi both drop .1m

      1. kennethrhcp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        no way...

      2. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Mate, this is absolutely awesome.
        This is a bigger game changer than the chips for me.

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

          Ok. Just got home from work checked the last couple of articles and couldn't see anything mentioned, no hot topic either. Guessing folk new about this then.

          1. kennethrhcp
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            it's in HT, 3rd down I think 🙂

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

              Ahhhh. Ok.

          2. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            No I really didn't!
            I thought you were saying that they've just dropped. If this is the case (that prices can change at any time) then its huge.
            Guess I got the wrong end of the willy.

            1. Rupert The Horse
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Just checked, happened last night as usual.
              Whoops!

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

              Dropped at 7am ish. I'm going blind.

    9. One Man
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      If Fraser/Zaha and Wilson fire home good points this coming gamesweek, it will create a dilemma for those looking to bring in United assets namely Martial and Rashford if they blank.

      1. Cojones of Destiny
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        this

    10. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I’d said to myself that this year is different, this year I’ll do late transfers only (if any).

      First FT done...

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        there is a genuine argument for protecting SV with earlier moves than usual at the start of the season, I don't see the problem with it if you want a player that's rising (as long as you're happy to play your no.1 bench player if something else comes up)

        1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          True

      2. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Price rises in the early gameweeks are a big factor to be fair

        1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah, FPLstats not being that reliable yet stressing me out

      3. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Thursday is fairly late.

        1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Still another 48 hours for things to misfire but it is fairly late I suppose

          1. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            43

            1. Rupert The Horse
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              actually 42

    11. Angin out the Begović
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Mount over Barkley? Created 4 chances last weekend and looked class in the Super Cup ?

      Barkley owners ?

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

        if you already own barkley, do nothing. if you already own mount, do nothing. if you own neither, do nothing.

        1. Angin out the Begović
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Its a draft league and i have Barkley but liking the look of Mount for the season.

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

            ah i know nothing about draft stuff sorry

        2. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I like that.

    12. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I have Wilson/King in attack. Knowing King's poor away record, would it be wise to bring in Pukki this week rather than next week?

      1. Angin out the Begović
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yep

      2. One Man
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        No way, sit tight cowboy.

        1. Pukki Blinders
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Why's that?

          1. One Man
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            You picked King for a reason, and one of those reason's was his good fixtures. Give the guy a chance, you could regret taking him out if Bour and King hit the net a few times against Villa.

            1. Pukki Blinders
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Alright you convinced me to hold!

              1. One Man
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Hope it works out for you. You could always offload be4 the City game anyway.

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

        save that

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

        wouldnt bother, dunno why you picked king if you feel this way

      5. E25
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        No way worth a transfer this week.

        1. Pukki Blinders
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          No way it's not or no way it is?

    13. A Team Of James McCleans
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      GW2 Wildcard

      Adrian (Stekelenburg)
      Rico Lundtsram Kelly Hanley Simpson
      Salah Sterling Mane Martial McGinn
      Aubameyang Pukki (Parrott)

      0.3itb

      Very risky at the back, I originally had AWB and Zichenko but couldnt find the extra 2.7
      Another option is to downgrade Pukki and go 4 atb

      Opinions?

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

        enjoy your red arrows buddy

      2. Angin out the Begović
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        You gunna need that wild card when all the new players start hitting form

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

        Midfield is great, and forwards are good. But asking fro trouble with that defence if you ask me. 4 players including the goalkeeper either could or will lose their spots fairly soon.

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

        Being balanced means fewer big hitters. I like it.

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

        this cant possibly be better than your current team

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

        I like it, but the moment your 4.0 defenders starts being benched you will be screwed beyond imagination 😀

      7. Harper (No more Penandes)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I was actually thinking about 3 £4.0 defs as a way to sneak in the big hitters in attack if Rico and Lundstram kept playing but 5!? thats crazy

      8. A Team Of James McCleans
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Question two, if there was someone above dispensable enough to downgrade to upgrade defence who is it?

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

          Martial

        2. E25
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Downgrade Martial to Jame McClean. Upgrade defender.

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

            Downgrade Martial to Dendocker and upgrade 3 defenders.

      9. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        When all 5 of your defenders don't play what are you gonna do

        1. A Team Of James McCleans
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          That is the big question

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

        Plenty of clean sheets in that defense

      11. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Reminds me of Tommy Lee Jones in Men In Black 2 when he says “this is a case of go home and do it again” lol

      12. Cluckfuster
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Grant Hanley is a) awful and b) will be benched the moment that Klose or Zimmerman are back.

        In my opinion you'll be using 2 transfers every week to get back on track until January.

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

          Tune in next week to see what he's going to do with the 20 points hit he's going to get chasing this weekend's points.

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

        Is this serious? That backline is the worst I have ever seen

      14. The Fantasy Doctor
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Worse than a team of James McCleans!

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

      A) Wilson and Diop/Fredericks
      B) King and Digne

      If A) which West Ham defender?

      1. Yankee Toffee
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        B

      2. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        why not take a brighton defender instead?

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

          Already got Montoya

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

      Play 2 out of:

      A) Montoya
      B) Dendoncker
      C) Diop

      1. Yankee Toffee
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        A b

    16. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Barkley to McGinn?

      Y or N?

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

        huge no

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

        N

      3. Yankee Toffee
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Or Buendia

      4. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Keep barkley until we know more

    17. Openboxman
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Start Montoya or Lundstram?
      I'm seeing mixed responses, hit me with some solid facts.

      Currently on Montoya

      1. Yankee Toffee
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Montoya

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

        Montoya

      3. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Montoya - 2nd most touches in the final third amongst defenders for gw1

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

        similar chance of cs but monty more nailed so id go with him

    18. BellyKlopp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Play Dendoncker or KWP?

      1. Yankee Toffee
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Wait and see after tonight’s EL

    19. C'mon the Fylde
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Am I GTG?
      I have 1FT.

      Pope

      Robbo VVD Digne Lundstram
      Salah Sterling McGinn Perez
      King Kane

      Button, Dendoncker, Greenwood, KWP

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

        It's....... beautiful

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

        kwp ahead of greenwood on bench

    20. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Australia have just put in a deep square long leg. Good idea?

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

        What are you on about Rupert

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Cricket.
          They had a gully and a silly point, which they then changed to a deep midwicket. That just wasn't working, so they put in a short fine leg, moved a deep cover point to extra cover. But the ball kept going over his head so he then moved down to deep extra cover while third man came up to fly slip in case this two pace wicket found some extra bounce and made past 1st slip and or keeper.
          So just wondering peoples thoughts on applying a deep square long leg. Bit risky but there's only 1 wicket remaining and thats Leach. Although having said that, in his last test he was put in as night watchman and grabbed himself 92.
          What do you think?

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

            Thank you

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

        Yeah, Broad's not going to muck around.

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

          Correct - he came in and now he's out very quickly. When I say came in I mean he went out, but when he was out he came back in again.

          1. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Precisely.

    21. A Team Of James McCleans
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Teemu Pukki or an extra 2.0 to invest in defense?

      1. Emiliano Sala
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Strange question

      2. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        We need some context

      3. The Fantasy Doctor
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        You need more than £2 million!

    22. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I am dying to see Pepe get a full 90 minutes to show us what he is capable of in the EPL. If he does start this weekend and he smashes it, I might consider losing Vardy for Pepe insted of Kane.

      Going to be an intersting weekend this.

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

        love your enthusiasm! dont look at his non penalty xg. if anyone tries to show you firmly tell them “no” cover your eyes

      2. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I'm sure he'll be honoured.

    23. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Digne captain punt?

      Salah or Sterling more likely for me but I can see a haul!

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

        deleting your team could be an interesting differential move

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

          Hilaaaaaaaaaaaarious. Where do you get your humour from? We could all line up for some.

          Thanks for your useful comment

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

            you’re very welcome

      2. Pinturicchio10
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Maverick to say the least!!

        • The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I wouldn't but captaining Doherty last season has put me off defender punts.

          1. Pinturicchio10
              4 years, 7 months ago

              I've had a few disasters with defenders as captain down the years. Seems like a great idea at the time but wow can it go horribly wrong.

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

                He got 1 points against Hudds, lol.

                1. Pinturicchio10
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    Vomit

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

              I thought I was brave for going with Siggy. Love it though mate. High risk, high reward.

              Looking at the fixtures, there wont be a viable opportunity for a differential captain in ages. I personally think it's worth the risk this week unless you own Auba.

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

                Cheers pal

          2. Emiliano Sala
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            G2g? Saving FT for a big mini wildcard next week by 4 transfers.

            Pope
            TAA Robbo Digne
            Salah(C) Sterling Martial Perez Barkley
            Wilson Jota

            4.0 Kelly Rico Greenwood

            1. Pinturicchio10
                4 years, 7 months ago

                That squad doesn't look like it needs a -8

                1. Emiliano Sala
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  First wanted to get son and kane for salah + wilson
                  Now I'm considering lanzini + laporte for barkley + TAA

            2. Cojones of Destiny
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              after gw 2 who’d be your pick :
              a. son
              b. kdb

              1. Pinturicchio10
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Son

                • Emiliano Sala
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  A

                • FOO FIGHTER
                  • 4 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Son will still be suspended GW3?

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

                    No

              2. Gnu
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                I have one simple wish and one only.

                Bernardo Silva to not drop in price by Saturday.

                There you go, simple as that.

                1. Gringo Kid
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Bilva will drop for sure

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

                    Boo to you.
                    Bubble burst 🙁

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

                  Aren't you wishing you outscore RCA this week ol'chap? 🙂

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

                    hahaha.
                    Yeah scrub that comment above.
                    The gloating would be unbearable (again).

                    Done any transfers yet or powder still dry?

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

                      I might ditch Dilva for Pulisic... my gut is screaming Pulisic 😀

                      How about you? Probably not if you're wishing Bilva doesn't drop!

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

                        Looks a decent shout but more inclined towards Rich.
                        Actually Pedro is looking decent, decision decisions but would rather hold.
                        Might need to look at RCA's first 😉

                3. FOO FIGHTER
                  • 4 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Mahrez might be the one standing in your way.