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How to handle FPL bandwagons in early Gameweeks

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This week, Joe is joined by Az and David to discuss the key Fantasy Premier League talking points ahead of Gameweek 3.

The next round of action is an important one for Fantasy managers as many will be wielding their two free transfers.

Already bandwagons have begun to form, so our Scoutcasters will be discussing how best to approach these.

Naturally, Teemu Pukki (£6.7m) is a prime example after he scored a hat-trick in Gameweek 2.

However, we will also be examining Liverpool assets after a lacklustre start to the season at both ends of the pitch.

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Lessons learned from Gameweek 2

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  1. Mr. Mystic
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pope Heaten
    VVD TAA Digne Lundstram Kelly
    Salah Sterling Siggy Martial Perez
    King Ings Greenwood

    2 FT’s:
    Perez&Siggy -> KDB&Cantwell? Thoughts?

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

      I would

      1. Mr. Mystic
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        OR

        TAA&Siggy&Ings -> Cantwell, Kane & AWB?!

    2. AndyCook
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Problem with Cantwell is you probably have to play him a lot..

    3. Obi-1 Kenobi-0
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Thoughts on this potential wildcard would be very much appreciated. I'd like to preface the below by saying that the plan is to downgrade Rashford to Barnes/Kean after the next two fixtures, and use the spare money to upgrade Zinchenko to Laporte and/or AWB to VVD when the time to replace Adrian arrives.

      Adrian
      Digne Zinchenko AWB
      Sterling Mane KdB Martial Mount
      Rashford Pukki
      (Button Lundstrum Kelly Wickham)

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

        Looks pretty good apart from Adrian. Hate a gk transfer and that’s one waiting to happen

      2. Four Hit Wonder
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Better play Lundstram and use the cash to get an actual goalkeeper

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

        Adrian May just get 2/3 more - seems a waste of 4 points in a transfer for dubious cs.

        Very dodgy bench feels a dicey way to WC to me.

        Mount could be gold but I’m doubting his value in this set up. Week 2 after missing the Super Cup and a couple of dodgy results and CHO due back say wait to me

    4. BigPoppa19
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Also need advice, my current team after playing my wc is: Pope, awb, laporte, Digne, mane, Trossard, martial, KDB, pukki, jota, rashford. I have Heaton, vvd, ceballos and montoya on the bench. Would you make any changes to the starting 11??

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

        Never bench VVD

        1. BigPoppa19
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Who does he replace in my team, please help haha

      2. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Your bench is better than most of my starting XI

        1. BigPoppa19
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I added a lot of strength with the wc

      3. Four Hit Wonder
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        You benchers are ridiculous with your benching.

        1. BigPoppa19
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          What would you change?

      4. AndyCook
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I think you may regret spreading your cash so widely

          1. BigPoppa19
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Time will tell I guess, may be a bad decision but my bench boost chip could be big now for me

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

        Here's where I'm at after a -4. Looking ok?

        Pope
        Digne - AWB - Dunk - Lundstram
        Sterling - KDB - Martial
        Kane (C) - Auba - Pukki

        (McGovern - Dendoncker - Hayden - Rico)

        Start Lundstram or Dendoncker?)

        1. Wally711
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Very nice.

        2. POLSKA GOLA
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Like it

        3. jdp219
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Leaning toward Dendoncker

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

          Good team - Liverpool could punish you all over though! Hiding behind the sofa for that game I'm guessing.

          Lundstram for me.

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

          thanks guys

      6. Wally711
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Please help, I have 2 FT’s but I’m looking for a few suggestions.

        My current team

        Ederson
        Robo, taa, digne, Lundstram
        KDB, salah, sterling, Norwood (could play dendonker)
        Jimenez, jota

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

          who are your benched players and assuming 0 itb?

          1. Wally711
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Ya dendonker, Rico, Greenwood, button

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

              I would consider moving some of your funds out of defence to strengthen your 4th mid/3rd striker. Maybe think about Robertson/TAA to a 4.5 like Dunk, and look at Greenwood to Pukki/Barnes. Or to a 5.5 def like AWB and a 4th MF like Ceballos or Mount?

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

        1 FT, 2.5 ITB

        Pope
        VvD Digne Zinchenko Soyuncu
        Zaha* KdB Salah Sigurdsson
        Jimenez* Wilson*
        Heaton Diop Stephens Greenwood

        A) Zaha -> Son
        B) Jimenez + Wilson -> Pukki + Kane (-4)
        C) Zaha + Jimenez/Wilson -> Martial/Pogba + Rashford (-4)

        Thoughts on these options? Thanks in advance

        1. Mr. Mystic
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          B

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

        Best 6m forward?

        A. Chicharito
        B. Wesley
        C. Ings
        D. C Adams

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

          It’s a horrible bracket - D I guess (maybe A)

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

          Get that extra 0,5

        3. LWO23
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Unfortunately, I also wouldn't touch any of them

          1. LWO23
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Just go to a 4.5 if you can't find the money for a 6.5 and buy someone decent at another position

        4. Dr Dream
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Welbeck possibly sometime soon.

        5. Four Hit Wonder
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Your best 6.0m forward is Greenwood, and then you use the 1.5m elsewhere.

          1. LWO23
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I was basically just saying the same thing above. Agreed.

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

        Potential WC to this...

        Pope
        Mina, AWB, Zinchenko
        Ceballos, KDB, Sterling, Salah, Martial
        Pukki, Rashford

        Only playing subs are Kelly and Lundstram - does this team need Kane please?

        1. LWO23
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          That is basically what I would wildcard to. If you can live with Mane instead of Salah, you can put a little more in do or bench. But I totally get that to go without Salah is a really big call and I'm not even sure I would do that.

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

            I just can’t let Salah go...not yet!

            1. LWO23
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              I feel the same (not on wildcard). It is the exact midfield I would want. While I would also really like Kane, I feel like you have to pick your poison and accept that you can't have them all. It is just a tricky week to not have him because Newcastle seem awful.

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

                I can go with this...

                Pope
                Mina, AWB, Lundstram
                Ceballos, KDB, Sterling, Mane, Martial
                Pukki, Kane

                Only playing subs are Kelly - worth a gamble?

          2. thepeen555
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I let salah go as always wanted mane.
            Had to put salah in at the start due to mane not training etc

        2. Big Red Rom
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Precisely the team I’m looking at! Only notible difference is Hanley over Kelly as think Hanley will last longer as a starter (unless you know more?).

          Personally, I think Kane is a busted flush so I would swerve, even if he has the plumb fixture of the season next

      10. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        King to Jota for -4?

        1. cuppatea78
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I wouldn't

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

        What would you do?

        1) Jota -> Pukki (-4)
        2) King -> Pukki (-4)
        3) Not worth it

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

          2

        2. Botman and Robben
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          3

        3. Blue&White85
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Not worth it.

        4. Mr. Mystic
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Not worth it

        5. LWO23
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I think 2 is worth it. Odds are very strong that King is going to blank this weekend. Pukki is the form play. Low risk because Pukki is probably someone you want to keep for a while anyway.

      12. Jam0sh
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Hello guys. What would you do here?

        Heaton
        TAA, Van Dijk, Zinchenko, Digne
        Salah, Sterling, Perez, Moura
        Wilson, King

        subs: Pope --- Lundstram, Dendoncker, Greenwood --- 2 FT, 0 ITB

        A) Wilson & Moura -> Pukki and Martial
        B) Wilson & Moura -> Kane and Cantwell
        C) Wilson, Moura & Zinchenko -> Pukki, KDB & Soyuncu

        1. Botman and Robben
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          A

        2. Jam0sh
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          C is for a hit

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

          For what it’s worth I did Wilson to Pukki and Pérez to Martial- keeping Moura for Newcastle as even if gets 20- 30 minutes off bench could grab couple of goals- but hoping he starts of course!

      13. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        How is this? 0FT 0.9ITB

        Ryan
        TAA VVD Zinchenko
        Dendoncker Salah Sterling(C) Siggy Mount
        Vardy Pukki

        Button Greenwood Kelly Smith

      14. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        A. Lanzini + Laporte + Alderwiereld/Emerson/Coleman

        or

        B. KDB + Dunk + Lowton/Soyuncu

        Leaning towards the former because I have a feeling that KDB won't hit double digits very often and getting him would mean a very weak defense.

        KDB was playing as a part of the front 3 vs Spurs and hence the increased involvement. City needed a defensive Gundogan for the big game.

        Now with easier games to come, that defensive insurance won't be needed and KDB will again go back into midfield meaning more of dictating the play and creating from deeper rather than goals and assists.

        Thoughts? 🙂

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

          Think with the fixtures I would go with kdb. Had the same touches in the box in gw1 and 2 although wasn’t as involved in final third in West Ham game but still think he’s great value at 9.5 esp with the next 4 games. Can always downgrade after 4 games if not working out

        2. Mr. Mystic
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I was thinking that, but if you look at his stats it says otherwise

      15. Daghe Munegu
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        What do you guys think of Lanzini?

        1. pundit of punts
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Huge upside.

          In my WC team atm.

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

          Think he's a good FPL asset tbh. Specially for that price.

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

          Great fixtures in an attacking team. Probably their most nailed midfielder, but could face rotation because of the amount of midfield options they have.

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

          I always like him and 6.5 is a good price

        5. Four Hit Wonder
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          WHUFC are known to be a place where half-talented guys like Nasri and Lanzini, who are deficient in many areas of football game, most notably consistency, come to finally be found out as duds that they are.

          1. Four Hit Wonder
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Have you seen what happened to Snodgrass when he joined this graveyard of players?

          2. Jafoole_88
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I don't agree with this. Andy Carroll absolutely smashed it at West Ham

      16. Whattheheck!
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Hi guys, which would be your preference for 1FT:
        A) Wilson -> Kane
        B) Perez -> Martial + 1.9m
        C) Siggy -> KDB + 1.4m

        Thanks a lot!

        1. pundit of punts
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          A

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

          A

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

          A

        4. Whattheheck!
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Very interesting. Thanks a lot!

      17. milanista10
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Team A:
        Pope
        TAA / AWB / Zinchenko
        Salah / Sterling / KDB / Martial / Mount
        Pukki / Barnes

        Button / Lundstram / Kelly / Wickham

        Team B:
        Pope
        KWP / AWB / Zinchenko
        Mane / Sterling / KDB / Martial / Dendoncker
        Kane / Pukki

        Button / Lundstram / Kelly / Wickham (Dend & Lund will rotate)

        Which team would you prefer?

      18. I Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Anyone know what happened with the free transfer glitch on the app? Did people get away with it or did they apply hits?

        1. My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Seen many people crying about it on Facebook. Huge points lost

      19. bitars
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Cant decide what's the best last peace of the puzzle in my wildcard.

        A. Laporte, Martial , Barnes and two 4,5 GK Pope+Ryan

        B. Zinchenko, Dendoncker, Kane and 4,5+4,0 GK Ryan+Button

        Dendoncker or Barnes will be rotation players with Ceballos and Söyüncü.

      20. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        A. King to Jota for -4
        B. King to Barnes for -4
        C. King to Pukki for -4
        D. Play King & don't take a hit

        1. Hy liverpool
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          C or D

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

        Sitting pretty with Pukki and Jota up top for next week. But need some advice on getting Martial in...

        Moura or Perez out?

        Perez was god awful against Chelsea, however Moura never really seems to get his PL chance in that Spurs side regardless of how he performs.

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

          Pérez- Moura v Newcastle worth the risk

        2. pundit of punts
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Perez out

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

            why though? Their fixtures are plum. Leicester assets just waiting to be the next mini bandwagon.

            1. Four Hit Wonder
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Useless right midfielder.

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

                nail on the head. Not a Rodgers man, poor signing from the king

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

        Which option is best guys?

        A-Kane and Cantwell
        B-Son and Jota/Barnes?

        Many thanks

        1. pundit of punts
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          A

        2. Hy liverpool
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          If Cantwell will be one of your starters everyweek so b

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

            Cantwell will be on the bench.team as follows if I go that way..

            Pope
            AWB-Zinchenko-Mina-Dunk-lundstram
            Mane-Martial-KDB-Sterling-cantwell
            Kane-Pukki

            1. Hy liverpool
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Great team this !

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

                Thanks.i hope it pays off.

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

        Rashford or Martial please?

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

          Rashford if you can afford it. I went with Martial tho...

        2. pundit of punts
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Martial

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

            Can WC to this...worth it?

            Pope
            Mina, AWB, Zinchenko
            Ceballos, KDB, Sterling, Salah, Martial
            Pukki, Rashford

            Only playing subs are Kelly and Lundstram - does this team need Kane?

            1. pundit of punts
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Depends. For starters how many changes would you be making?

        3. Hy liverpool
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          It's rashford vs Martial +1m
          That's why i'm leaning towards martial.

        4. Blue&White85
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Martial.

      24. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Do we think Kane will rise until after the arsenal game

        1. Mr. Mystic
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Depends how he does

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

        Any of these players that may rise before the start of next GW??
        Pukki
        Trossard
        Ceballos
        McGinn

        And will the below players drop in price?
        Vardy
        Perez

        1. Hy liverpool
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Pukki
          Vardy tonight

      26. Mr. Mystic
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Pope Heaten
        VVD TAA Digne Lundstram Kelly
        Salah Sterling Siggy Martial Perez
        King Ings Greenwood

        2 FT’s:
        Perez&Siggy -> KDB&Cantwell For free
        OR
        TAA&Siggy&Ings -> Cantwell, Kane & AWB?! For a 4point hit?

      27. Klopp's Kids
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Thoughts on Pukki?

        He has some hard games coming up. With this bandwagon of new owners, I feel as though if he blanks a few times, they'll be a mass exodus and he'll go down in value.

        He's a good player on form though.

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

          SO. MANY. SHOTS.

        2. cuppatea78
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          And if he doesn't blank?

        3. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Think he's good value in the bracket and will have high goal involvement % whenever Norwich score
          Just he's become pretty template now - was 3% owned this time last week and now is 18% owned (which I reckon is more than double that for active players on here) - so won't move the needle as much even if he does well

      28. Matteera
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Best defender up to 5.5? On Zink or AWB atm..

        Also, Thoughts Aguero? He’s probably due his early season hat trick against Brighton!

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

          AWB. Man U's clean sheet potential is great. If you don't have a city defender Zinc could be a shout. But I'm after AWB right now.

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

        A: Perez + Robertson > KDB + Söyünkü -4

        B: King + Salah + Robertson > Kane (C) + Mané + Söyünkü -8

        C: Roll the free transfer

        Currently on:
        4.5 4.5
        Robertson Van Dijk Digne Zinchenko Lundstram
        Salah Sterling Martial Perez 4.5
        King Pukki 4.5

      30. Wally711
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Please help, I have 2 FT’s 0 itb

        Ederson
        Robo, taa, digne, Lundstram
        KDB, salah, sterling, Norwood (could play dendonker)
        Jimenez, jota

      31. cuppatea78
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        What do you reckon?

        A) Mane & (Greenwood)
        B) Auba & (Douglas Luiz)

        1. Wally711
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          A

          1. cuppatea78
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            That's what I currently have. If I went with B I'd have no Liverpool cover at all.