Tips

The Complete Guide to Our FPL Gameweek 2 Tips and Advice

Isn’t it great to be back? After a long summer deliberating over our teams, FPL returned with a bang last week.

Anything you can do, I can do better.

Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) predictably added to the 562 points he’s amassed in the past two seasons with a goal and an assist at home to Norwich on Friday night. Not to be outdone, premium-assets Raheem Sterling (£12.1m) and Harry Kane (£11.0m) both surpassed his 12-point haul collecting 20 and 13 points respectively on Saturday.

It promises to be an exciting season if those three can hit the heights expected of them. And let’s not forget Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.0m) who opened his account with a goal away to Newcastle. The Gabon international currently sits second in our Captain Poll for Gameweek 2, just over 17% of the 12,000+ managers who voted picked the Arsenal forward. 

Last week’s runaway-favourite Salah is once again the popular choice for the armband. However it’s a decision that has been complicated by Liverpool’s extra-time win in the UEFA Super Cup in midweek, with the Egyptian playing all 120 minutes.

In addition, as Joe highlighted on the Gameweek 2 Captaincy video, Salah only managed two shots against Norwich. To help you make up your mind, Captain Sensible himself, David, delves into the members’ stats before making his recommendation in the captaincy article

We have a deadline of Saturday 11:30 BST for Gameweek 2. Still time to ponder those potential transfers. However, for many who enjoyed a good start, banking a transfer seems the most sensible option. 

Luke made a compelling case for saving a transfer on the Scoutcast, principally because you gain flexibility for Gameweek 3. Although even if you didn’t get off to a great start – don’t panic! FPL Heisenberg offered words of comfort to those who feel disappointed with their Gameweek 1 scores:

“There is plenty of time left. Don’t focus on the number of points you have right now, look at your squad and see if you’re in good shape for the next few Gameweeks. If your squad is fine, save your transfer. If you have issues, then sort them. Whatever you do, just remember – do not panic!”

Similarly, for managers considering selling Bournemouth assets, TheFantasyFreak is not in favour of jumping ship just yet:

“The likes of Wilson, King and Fraser are proven FPL assets and I don’t think one poor game makes them into a bad pick overnight. Aston Villa conceded the highest number of goal attempts and shots inside the box last week so I think it might be slightly premature to bin off your Bournemouth attackers.”

But ultimately it’s your team. As the FPL General noted in his opinion piece: 

“Only you can know what is right for your squad. Don’t bank just because others are saying it’s the best play.”

Neale (aka Skonto Rigga) has been rounding up the latest team news – the headline is the emerging goalkeeper crisis at Liverpool. With first-choice shot-stopper Alisson set to be “out for a while” after suffering a calf injury against Norwich, his replacement Adrian then picked up an ankle knock in the celebrations following Liverpool’s UEFA Super Cup win. The Spaniard is now a doubt for the trip to Southampton. 

Before the news of Adrian’s injury, David was already questioning the wisdom of doubling-up on Liverpool defenders. Are they still a reliable source of clean sheets? 

However it’s Trent Alexander-Arnold’s attacking prowess that sees him selected in this weeks’ Scout Picks. Despite conceding, the right-back was top for key passes and big chances created at Anfield on Friday night.

One of the main talking points from last weekend was the omission from the Manchester City starting line-up of Bernardo Silva (£8.0m). Teammate Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) was the beneficiary. Seizing his opportunity with both hands, the Algerian contributed three assists in City’s 5-0 win. 

With an ownership of just 3.7%, Mahrez is one of the three players highlighted by Ash (aka FPLHints) in this week’s differentials article. But will the City winger be a victim of Pep Roulette?

Bøwstring The Carp aimed to improve our understanding of Guardiola’s thinking with three insightful articles. In the first, he looked at Guardiola’s background and his influences as a manager. In the second article, he examined the ideas behind Manchester City’s attack. And in the final article he analysed how they defend out of possession

City’s local rivals United featured uppermost in FPLDave‘s thoughts as he reflected on Gameweek 1. Playing as a number 9 but listed in FPL as a midfielder, should we be getting excited about Martial?

Ahead of Gameweek 2, G-Whizz brought us his regular DS stats, fixtures and clean sheet odds – Arsenal, Liverpool, and Manchester City are predicted to do well. 

Greyhead is back with a brand new season of The Great and The Good, revealing a celebrity line-up to rival Strictly Come Dancing. Everyone’s favourite dad-dancer Mark Sutherns returns for the second series and is joined by newcomers including the sparkling Jules Breach and the aptly-named FFS Community Manager Geoff Dance

Geoff, who finished in the top 50 overall in 2016/17, added a touch of glamour to the Official FPL Podcast in midweek. To quote Len Goodman, watch out for this FPL guru “flying across the dancefloor like a rampant crab”.

Over the summer, Geoff also demonstrated his prowess in real football with a belter of a goal in the Fantasy Football Scout Charity Cup. The third iteration of the tournament, in which FFS users get-together to raise money for charity, has so far collected over £600 for the Stroke Association. Further donations are welcome.

Ógie noticed – and it won’t have escaped Greyhead’s attention either – that you are no longer able to see the team value or the amount of transfers made by other managers. An improvement that has largely been welcomed by FFS managers. 

For Scandinavians and hardcore fantasy managers who’ve been with us throughout the summer, Meltens previewed Gameweek 20 in Fantasy Allsvenskan and began a hot topic discussing plans for the week ahead. 

Meanwhile TallestJohn set the scene for Gameweek 17 in Eliteserien Fantasy. Keep reading for updates on the respective FFS mini-leagues.

Finally a technical note for FFS members who may have experienced problems, the solution for the time being is to whitelisting FFS with your adblocker. The heatmaps, for example, should work if you turn off the adblock.

To view all our discussions please visit our Hot Topics page, and if you’ve got some analysis, scout reports or features brewing, be sure to visit our community section to submit your article.

If you’re a member and are yet to get to grips with the custom statistics tables, you can view this movie for an explanation of how they work. Also, remember to tag them so that people can find the tables with ease.

COMMUNITY TOURNAMENTS

Mark Fisk is the early leader in our Fantasy Football Scout mini-league with 124 points after playing his Bench Boost. He is 283rd overall. This is Mark’s ninth season, his previous best finish is 34k. There are currently 41,065 managers participating in the Fantasy Football Scout mini-league, to join them enter code ooyz44 in your Leagues’ section on the FPL site. 

Jill Lees was quickest out of the blocks in our FFS Members mini-league with 112 points. Jill achieved her impressive points total without playing a chip, the only player to blank in her starting eleven was Ayoze Pérez (£6.5m). Jill is 4,402nd overall in only her second FPL season. The code to join the FFS Members League can be found on the Members page

In the seventh edition of TorresMagic’s Last Man Standing the safety score for Gameweek 1 was 66, this saw 219 managers fall at the first hurdle. 3,748 teams are through to Gameweek 2, when the threshold for elimination remains at 5%.

It is possible to enter the competition up until Gameweek 22 using the code bcvy39, however you must pass all the previous safety scores to qualify. Aside from bragging rights, the winner will receive a free Fantasy Football Scout Membership for the 2020/21 season.

The lead in the FFS Mods & Cons mini-league is shared by Ted Maw (aka Rotation’s Alter Ego) and Richard Beach (aka RedLightning), who both have 94 points. Ted starts the season as the reigning champion in the Mods and Cons after overtaking Mark Sutherns on a dramatic final day. Current joint-leader Richard is in his 11th season and has two previous top 4k finishes.

Joining the Mods and Cons league for the first time is John Pritchard (aka fclackless). John gains special entry after beating the Scout Picks by the biggest margin last season: 33 points (77 to 44) in Gameweek 10.

Sam Hopkins is the early pacesetter in RedLightning’s Top 10k Any Season mini-league with 122 points after captaining Sterling. Sterling’s hat-trick helped Sam to 463rd place overall. This is his ninth FPL season, with a previous best finish of 8,999. Managers with a top 10k rank in their season history may join the league using the code m0tq9y.

In Chaballer’s Top 1,000 HoF League Phil Olorenshaw is off to a flying start after he Triple Captained Salah. His 105 points also included double-digit contributions from both Sterling and Kane. This is Phil’s eighth season playing FPL and he has four top 10k end-of-season ranks, his best being 234 overall in the 2014/15 season. 

The number-one ranked manager in 2014/15 was Simon March (aka Dufflinks). Simon is running an exclusive mini-league called the FPL Champions League (aka Top 1 Any Season), a mini-league so exclusive that entry is only granted to former FPL winners!

The leader after Gameweek 1 is 2016/17 champion Ben Crabtree. Everton-fan Ben, who famously doesn’t pick Liverpool players, enjoyed a good start as both Sterling and Kane outscored Salah in the opening Gameweek. 

A total of 5,983 managers entered the FFS Head-to-Head Leagues, which are being run by Mark Reynolds (aka MIR) with support from Geoff, Mat (aka matzi11a), and Chris Atkinson (aka RMT’s Professor). There will be 300 leagues spread across 8 divisions with promotion and relegation taking place at the end of the season. 

In the FFS Eliteserien mini-league the leader going into Gameweek 18 is Svein Johansen with 1,189 points. Svein deployed his Rich Uncle chip in Gameweek 17 to make the most of a Double Gameweek. The Rich Uncle chip is similar to the Free Hit chip but gives managers an unlimited budget for one Gameweek only. 

Luke Dyer is in second place 16 points behind Svien, with Thomas Wickstrøm in third. Svein is currently fourth overall just 17 points behind new overall leader Håvard Gustad. 

In neighbouring Sweden, Daniel Sebestyen held onto his lead in the FFS Allsvenskan mini-league with Simon Eriksson 33 points behind in second place, and Niklas Tysander a further 16 points back in third. All three managers captained 51.3%-owned Muamer Tankovic (9.5m kr) who rewarded their faith with a goal.

Daniel is now 18 points off the overall lead despite slipping one place to fourth. 

If you are running a community tournament and would like the latest scores included in future Community Round-Ups, please email us a summary of the current leaders and a link to your league, spreadsheet or head-to-head competition at geoff@fantasyfootballscout.co.uk

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

    Great Laca news!
    Means he should be nailed from now on ?! or do y'all think Emery is doin Pep Roulette with Auba and Laca in the future?
    I'd love to replace my Auba with Laca to be able to get Sterling into my team...

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

      He’ll be rotated just as much as last season imo.

      1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Nah you're wrong mate

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

          Wow thanks for the extensive reasoning as to why I’m incorrect

          1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I'm looking for a link but cant find it. It's a pre season interview where emery says Auba and Laca play together in his best starting 11

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

      Think his plans are a PAL front three.

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

        Prefer LAP.

        1. Balls of Steel
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Be more like ALP!

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

            PLA

        2. Murder On Zidanesfloor
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          LAP all the way

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

    What is the origin/meaning of 'bus team' in FPL?

    Is it the team you set whilst on the bus for the following gameweek before making any substantial changes?

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

      Not sure where the term itself comes from but it's basically the team you pick for next week as soon as the game reopens after deadline. Just in case you die before then or something.

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

        😀

    2. Pacer.
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Team you set in case you get hit by a bus and incapacitated

    3. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      The Bus Driver's team.

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

      Thanks - I thought it mightv have some more sinister 'hit by a bus' meaning

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

        It does. It's the team you set in case you're hit by a bus midweek and are physically/mentally unable to change your team before the next GW

  3. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Best captian choice for gameweek3?
    Too soon to ask

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

      Salah/Sterling/Kane all have their merits.

      1. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Time to sit back and relax

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

      Raz

    3. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      (K)ane

    4. Pinturicchio10
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Who knows but I'm picking Sterling

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

        Sterling

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

      I fought the burger and rolled my transfer.

      Heaton
      Digne TAA VVD Zinch
      Perez Salah (c) Martial Sterling
      Wilson King

      Those Bournemouth boys are at risk of not making the cut for GW3.

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

        Burger should read as urge

        1. Pacer.
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Fight the burgers!

          Vegetables for the win

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

          Great, now I'm hungry, thanks.

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

          Burger sounds better though.

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

        Wow double Bournemouth attack

      3. Catastrophe
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Never fight the burger.

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

        I'm not sure why but that first line made perfect sense when I read it 😆

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

          I thought it was a joke on burgers vs rolls.. U fought the burger and chose rolls lol

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

          Same here. I actually prefer that liine than the one he actually intended!

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

          Hahaha I guess it does. Fighting burgers is the new transfer deterrent.

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

      All unite in prayer for Farcenal today so we have some high quality AFTV to watch later

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

        Wenger IN !!!

    7. The Station Kitchen Dorset
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Anyone else gone with Mane over Salah?

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Would've done if I was on a WC

        1. The Station Kitchen Dorset
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I am. First time ever in the second week. Had to be done..

          1. Party time
              4 years, 7 months ago

              It had to be done for me too. Mané & £ 1 is good business in my opinion 🙂

        2. Party time
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Hi

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

            From next week on for the rest of the season.
            Mané over Salah any day!

          • kysersosa
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I didn’t due to Salah’s away form vs Mane. I plan to bring him in for the next home game (where Mane has usually out performed Salah).

          • Greasy Grealish Gang
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I want both but it f it wasn't for his late return, I would've gone with Mané. Man's lethal!

        3. toystory2wasok
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          ozil can’t play because they killed his beloved dog and now he is spending the afternoon in his basement digging up guns.

          1. Fred54
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Seems legit.

        4. Catastrophe
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Good luck to my fellow Kane-stickers and Sterling-cappers!

        5. Party time
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Özil locked up in a trunk but Kola in the line up

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

              Death risk by fan running into the pitch and slide tackling him,. Safer on the bench

            2. MTPockets
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Being force fed playing future away games

              • Zladan
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Unsurprising news: Özil goes missing.

            3. Big boy Bowen
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              GTG?

              Pope
              VVD | Zinchenko | Coleman | Guilbert*
              Salah (VC) | Sterling (C) | KdB | Perez | Norwood
              Kane

              Button | Rico* | Greenwood | Wickham

              1 FT, 0ITB

              *Rico off the bench hopefully if Guilbert no show.

              Thanks!

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

              What are your contingency plans in case PEA(c) blanks in the first game?

              I have back up plans to go shore fishing to take my mind off the game if it happens and maybe go to the pub for the evening if things get really bad.

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

                Switch to Kane captain next week and captaining Regardless is my plan!!

              2. GoonerSteve
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Aggressive self flagellation.

                I’ve got Salah and Sterling too. Aubameyang a differential though. Could all go very wrong.

                1. Ógie
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  I may try the self flagellation part also although i will get some strange looks on the beach while out fishing. 😉

                  30% ownership is hardly a diff though.

              3. Ambrosiana Inter
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Othing could take the bad thoughts awau

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

                Mobile data turned off. WiFi off. Play Football Manager.

                1. The Overthinker
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  This

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

                  Nice tactic.

                  Civilization V is my comfort blanket when need some escapism.

                  1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                    • 14 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    Egypt all the way

                    Build wonders in half the time 😉

                    1. Ógie
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 11 Years
                      4 years, 7 months ago

                      The Egyptians are great for the early game at least.

                      I have Japan for my current game,Zero fighters and the Samurai.Huge world selected and i have being playing this current game with Japan for over 2 years now on and off with no end in sight.

                  2. Majestic Chanka
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    Watch out for that madman Gandhi!

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

              Looking forward to a 9.3m priced Pepe come GW6

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

              Genuinely feel sorry for Auber cappers today. Can see Wood and Barnes basically beating the s#@t out of Arsenal today

              It's going to be SAD

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

                Barnes really got under Luiz' skin last time he played against him

                1. Chelsea Rangers Loyal
                  • 10 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  And mine!

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

                And then he woke up and realised it was just a dream.

                The end.

              3. Ambrosiana Inter
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                How do u feel about me captaining Abraham @?

              4. Plant Based FPLer
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                They looked languid against Newcastle, that's for sure. Optimistically it was the rain. Pessimistically it was Gendouzi, Xhaka and Mikhitarian trying to lull us to sleep.

              5. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                That’s wishful thinking from you.

                The previous games have been the opposite, auba smashing Burnley every time he plays them.

                1. Pacer.
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  You need to check the team sheets and form of the teams at the team.

                  Get some context. Have you even seen this Arsenal side?

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

              Good luck all. Have to love Kevin.... He's the dude

              https://youtu.be/_K-L9uhsBLM

            8. Plant Based FPLer
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Someone please tell me what I just did. 75 points week 1 and I wc'd to:

              De Gea (Button)

              TAA AWB Digne (Dunk) (Lundstrom)

              (C) Mane Sterling Richarlison McGinn (Doendecker)

              Kean Pukki Rashford

              1. Ambrosiana Inter
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Looks good

              2. Pacer.
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                You made a bad team

              3. Skalla
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Also on WC after 77pts but could not go Mane over Salah , went Auba(c) instead to try and catch-up those missed Sterling pts...

                1. Plant Based FPLer
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  I just thought Mane looked like a deadly machine against Chelsea midweek. I still like Salah too. It's tough. I had Salah and Kane week 1.

              4. Down with this sort of thin…
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Interesting team, what was the original? Think Mane and Richarlison are great differentials.

                1. Plant Based FPLer
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  I mean it was fine. I wanted to get Sterling. I had Kane, Fraser, Wilson, Robertson, Perez, Jota... all players I could see myself getting again later.

                  1. Down with this sort of thin…
                    • 6 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    I'd put Sterling as a must have, but then I'd also put Salah in that category.

              5. CostaCoffee
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Don’t like the United defense picks, or the double Everton attack (they’ve scored 2 goals in 7 games), rest looks pretty template. GW1 team couldn’t have been that bad to have to use wildcard?

                1. Plant Based FPLer
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  I know. It's verging on hopeful. Thanks for replies all.

              6. Citizenkane91
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                I really don't rate it. You'll wish you had a new WC come gw 4. Too many players who could potentially become deadwood (Lundstom, Dunk, Richarlison, McGinn, Kean, Pukki), plus questionable Manu assets, City noshow, and 0.5 million of liquid assets locked to the GK positions relative to the 9 million combo currently in vogue.

                1. Plant Based FPLer
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  It was a success in the end barring hindsight blinders. I would've been 34 with Kane. Perez and Jota to go had I kept my original, now being 64 with 4 to go. I think I was unlucky with Kean not starting and Richarlison being subbed off. Marco Silva seems to not know what he's doing in my estimation. Kean looks like a beast, Richarlison was working through his struggles.

                  I knew I wasn't getting much value by having McGinn over a good 5.5 defender. I plan to go back to 4 prem defs when time permits.

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

              PL goals scored in first 50 appearances - Salah 35, Auba 33 jeez

              1. Rolls-Royce
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Auba would win PL for Chelsea/United/Pool

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

                  Should have gone united that Rashford martial Auba front 3 would have been terrifying

                  1. GREEN IS GOOD
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    Terrifyingly bad

                  2. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    Lacazette Aubameyang Pepe is more terrifying than that

                    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                      • 14 Years
                      4 years, 7 months ago

                      Terrifying for the physios

                      1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
                        • 7 Years
                        4 years, 7 months ago

                        ? None of them are particularly injury prone

              2. Pacer.
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Would like to see that /minutes

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

                  Auba played less mins than him last season I know that much

                  1. Pacer.
                    • 9 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    But salahs first 15 appearences were a bit part at Chelsea

                    1. Pacer.
                      • 9 Years
                      4 years, 7 months ago

                      500 minutes in 13 games. A sub, basically

                2. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Salah would have got more I imagine

              3. Hairy Potter
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Cole and Shearer 41

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

                Wish he was nailed every game. Just don't trust Emery

              5. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                45 extra points for Mo on goals alone

                Add assists - another 30-40 points

                Add cleansheets - another 30 ish points

                You can quickly see why Mo (and Sterling) operate on a different plane to strikers in FPL

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

                  the rules favour 'midfielders' certainly

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

              Last minute switch to Auba (c).

              Yo Pierre don't let me down.

              1. Jon Wicks
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 4 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                same!

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

              Pope
              TAA, Robo, Digne, Lundstram
              Salah (C), Sterling, Perez, Siggy
              Wilson, Jimenez

              Button, Greenwood, Rico, Dedoncker

              Correct bench set up?

              1. Ghost Gooner
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                No. Greenwood isnt a starter and should be last til he gets starts

                1. Ambrosiana Inter
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Prob won’t need the bench anyway, but yeah agree

              2. Down with this sort of thin…
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Is this for GW3? Agree re Greenwood, Dedoncker would be my first sub of those

            12. Ginkapo FPL
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Thank goodness I switched Captain from Pepe to Sterling. Though I am dissapointed.

              1. Down with this sort of thin…
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Phew...

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

                I know how you feel.

                I have Mhki and thought about giving him the armband.
                Looks like we both have an early candidate for next weeks FT.

                1. Down with this sort of thin…
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  I wish Mhki played every week, would love to see him as the focal point of a mid table club, the team built around him, and watch him tear it up.

            13. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Burnley are going to kick Willock, Nelson, Guendozi, Ceballos off the park here aren’t they?

              Smash n grab 1-0 Burnley special coming right up??

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

                Love it

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

                Ha ha
                Thinking about same. They might eat one/two of them. No comparison height/power wise

              3. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Hope so, that midfield is a posey of pansies. Only horse in this race is Heaton, would love to see a 10 pointer

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

                  You mean Pope

                  1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    😆 I do, that was a classic blunder

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

                I've been hawking this one all week. Burnley looked in their groove last week. Arsenal REALLY did not and their team is all over the shop, young, inexperienced. This could be pretty ugly

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

                  you think Burnley will beat Arsenal!? you didn't mention it

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

                Yep. I have Pope in goal and I'm not even worried.

                1. Party time
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    Then you know what is coming 😉

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

                  Willcok is a beast and they will bounce off him. Just watch..

              6. @persecuted_by_mods
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Me and the other three Ceballos owners are in for a treat!

                • Evil Genius
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Play Mings or Diop?

                  1. Evil Genius
                    • 6 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    Well?

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                • The Overthinker
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Can we all calm down now ?

                  1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
                    • 10 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    Never

                • Hairy Potter
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Anyone else struggling to remember if they captained Salah or Sterling in the end?

                  1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
                    • 10 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    Auba

                  2. Dynamic Duos
                    • 10 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    No i (c) Wilson lol.

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

                    I didn't switch! I try to stick to my original pick unless there's an injury doubt.

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

                    I went with Sterling. Damn me for not being faithful to my strategy!

                  5. Pinturicchio10
                      4 years, 7 months ago

                      No as my picks are set for 6 gws or so. Sterling.

                    • Ambrosiana Inter
                      • 6 Years
                      4 years, 7 months ago

                      Abraham

                      1. Pinturicchio10
                          4 years, 7 months ago

                          What happened to the Richarlison pick... or have I confubbled you with someone else...

                      2. The Knights Template
                        • 10 Years
                        4 years, 7 months ago

                        Bobby teeth

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

                      Updateeeeeee

                    • CostaCoffee
                      • 10 Years
                      4 years, 7 months ago

                      Are the Arsenal youngsters any good? How would you rate them in comparison to the Chelsea/United guys.
                      Haven’t watched as much Arsenal as I’d have liked to so have only really seen AMN play

                      1. Ginkapo FPL
                        • 12 Years
                        4 years, 7 months ago

                        Theyre better imo

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

                          Than guys like CHO and Reece James?

                      2. Pacer.
                        • 9 Years
                        4 years, 7 months ago

                        What was the last genuinely brilliant arsenal youngster who actually made it

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

                          Bellerin came through the youth system right? He’s decent

                      3. Ghost Gooner
                        • 10 Years
                        4 years, 7 months ago

                        As a collective the Arsenal academy players are better imo. I wouldnt go as far as saying they are better as individual when compared directly with the others

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

                        Haha.

                    • Tcheco
                      • 6 Years
                      4 years, 7 months ago

                      Looking forward to Arsenal fan TV gold tonight

                      1. Fred54
                        • 9 Years
                        4 years, 7 months ago

                        I'm all about Turkish this season. Hope his arc picks up.

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

                          His rants aren't as spicy as the rest

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

                        “This fury is brought to you by the courtesy of Barnes & Wood”

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

                        I get you blud

                    • Party time
                        4 years, 7 months ago

                        Adrian's first appearance in the PL was against Southampton which he picked up a red card for a foul on Sadio Mané.

                        Good Luck ye Adrian owners

                      • Evil Genius
                        • 6 Years
                        4 years, 7 months ago

                        Here we go then.

                        I hope you all have a terrible GW.

                        Makes my life easier.