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Manchester City assets set to compete for Gameweek 4 captaincy

Manchester City assets are expected to compete amongst each other for the Gameweek 4 captaincy in the coming days.

Pep Guardiola’s men host Brighton on Saturday afternoon, one of the most appealing fixtures for premium Fantasy assets.

The Seagulls have looked a little fragile at the back in their last two outings, against West Ham and Southampton, and conceded four times the last time they faced Manchester City, admittedly under a different manager.

However, the reigning champions are in scintillating attacking form, with Raheem Sterling (£12.2m) proving a reliable source of points in the first three Gameweeks.

In that time, he is joint-top in the race for the Premier League Golden Boot, his five strikes level with Norwich forward Teemu Pukki (£6.9m).

However, those in possession of Sergio Aguero (£12.0m) will almost certainly be considerin the forward after he finished as the top-scoring player from Manchester City’s recent win over Bournemouth.

The Argentinian played 90 minutes for the first time this season at the Vitality Stadium, which coincided with Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m) being ruled out with a hamstring problem.

That should keep the Brazilian out until after the international break, so Aguero’s route into the team against Brighton is unrivalled, and his chances of minute-management by Guardiola will be reduced too.

Also looking like a viable candidate is Kevin de Bruyne (£9.7m), who recorded his fourth assist of the campaign against Bournemouth.

While he is not quite as explosive as his colleagues further forward, the Belgian midfielder has a history of being a reliable source of points when he is a regular in the team.

Many of the other premium options face tougher tasks in Gameweek 4, although that’s not to suggest there won’t be attacking returns on offer.

Liverpool travel to Burnley this weekend, to face a Clarets defence that has got back to its best under Sean Dyche this season.

However, the Reds have scored an average of three goals per game in 2019/20, Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) involved in four of them so far.

Meanwhile, Sadio Mané (£11.5m) was the key man against Southampton, while Roberto Firmino (£9.5m) has been a constant threat for the Reds.

Meanwhile, Arsenal and Spurs go head-to-head in the north London derby on Sunday afternoon.

Following a blank against Newcastle, interest in Harry Kane (£11.1m) may be low, but he does have a good record against the Gunners.

Meanwhile, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.0m) has attacking returns in each Gameweek so far this season.

Alternatively, Pukki might garner some support for Gameweek 4 after an excellent start to the season.

With five goals in three matches, a match-up with the West Ham defence could reap rewards for the Norwich man.

You can vote in our latest poll below, or in the sidebar of our website.

Also, Joe and David will be discussing the Gameweek 4 captaincy in a live video on our YouTube channel at 12:30pm on Tuesday lunch-time.

Lessons learned from Gameweek 3

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

    Used my 1FT This week to get Perez out, I'm now stuck with the Kane Dilemma.

    Patricio

    VVD - TAA - Digne - Zinch

    Salah - Mount - KDB

    King - Kane - Pukki

    Button / Dendonker / Hayden / Kelly

    Do I ditch Kane for Aubameyang, or someone like Haller.. And upgrade KDB to Sterling?

    1. Pukki blinder
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Leave him in usually scores against arsenal

    2. Rbyrne95
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I think you need either Sterling or Aguero. Would point towards Sterling more so.

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

      Keep Kane for now and access him this GW.

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

    Pope Button

    Zinchenko KWP* TAA Digne Lundstram

    KDB Sterling Deondocker Salah Martial*

    King* Jota* Greenwood

    1FT with 0.4ITB - worth saving the WC for now and taking a hit or two over the next few weeks to sort out?

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

    Shaw's out for a month. That means Young starts often

    Does this cancel Man U defence out completely for you? They've had good defensive stats so far...

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

      Young will do a job

      Utd weren’t really an option to begin with

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

      not interested in their def at all. prefer Coleman.

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

      Young is a good deliverer of set pieces, something Utd have lacked in their first XI recently. Could give Slabhead some attacking returns.

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        This.

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

        Ah yes! This counts

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

      No huge difference in defence between Shaw and Young imo. Obviously Shaw's youthfulness helps but United as a whole haven't been bad in defence so far. If you have 1 Utd defender, I will keep.

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

    Aguero TC against BHA this weekend anyone?

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

      nah, more fun holding on to it.

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

      Has been a long time since I have done really well out of TC with Sterling DGW 24 pointer last season and Kane DGW 3 pointer in 17/18. Even Aguero DGW in 16/17 was only 27 points.

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

      I did an early TC on Kun last year - got me triple 7

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

        Fulham?

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

          Can’t remember might have been Cardiff away or Brighton Home

          But he scored a hat trick early on and then subsequently never got into doubles until the second half of the season

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

      I know it’s Kun, but Kane v NEW hype put it into perspective 😉

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

    Anyone help my Kane dilemma?

    Patricio

    VVD - TAA - Digne - Zinch

    Salah - Mount - KDB

    King - Kane - Pukki

    Button / Dendonker / Hayden / Kelly

    Do I ditch Kane for Aubameyang, or someone like Haller.. And upgrade KDB to Sterling? 0FT and .7m itb.

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

      Save

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

    Tough decisions...

    A) VVD + Mcginn + Kane (-4)...and go without Salah unless i WC
    B) Perez + King + Kane (-4) with the possibility of doing Perez + Kane >> Salah + Wickham (-4) in gw5 and start Lundstrum every gw
    C) Lundy + King + Salah (-8)

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

    Time to WC?

    Ederson button
    Robbo AWB KWP** Digne Guilbert
    Salah Sterling Martial** Moura Dendonc
    Pukki Deeney** Greenwood*

    1ft 0 itb

    Thanks

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

      yep. slap the wildmonkey

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

        Haha

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

      I would've done it on Saturday for sure, perhaps even on Friday.

  8. GW3 Rough with the Smooth
    Geoff
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Gameweek 3 Rough with the Smooth

    How did your GW3 go? Were any of your players benched? Did you get any injuries? How did your bench perform?

    Feel free to post your tales of joy and woe from Gameweek 3 here:

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

      Cue all the Kane cappers stories of woe

      1. Geoff
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        And WCs gone wrong!

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          2/2 here 😀

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

        I actually have a rare Kane (C) tale of relative joy!

    2. Mighty Wings
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Made some beautiful wc decisions:

      Out: Salah, Cilson, TAA, Heaton, Vardy, Guilbert

      In: Mane, Son, Pope, Rashford, El Mohamady

      Love this game...

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

        Wow. This stings

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

        Wow unlucky

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

      Son punt failed miserably and ended up being an average GW with 46. Team needs a few fixes but I’m holding on to that WC for as long as possible.

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

        Rough - Friday night, my triple toffee defence finally failed me. GW wipeout before it had began.
        Or so it seemed.
        Smooth - by Sunday, every other defender has blanked so I still won my weekly cash league!

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

          Niiiiiice 🙂

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

          I call it smooth then 😉

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

      Only playing player on my bench was Guilbert who had not started the first 2 matches.

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

      big money back 5 - 6pts
      Keeper & front 5 - 58pts.

    6. Top 210 Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Wildcared out Heaton, Guilbert and Salah for Adrian, Maguire and Mane.

      1. Top 210 Club
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Finished on 46 after kdb and sterling saved me.

    7. Wally banter
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Geoff is an enigma to me, who are in you ffs podcast 😮
      anyone care to enlight? is it a pseudonym like TM?

    8. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      56 with Kane(c) and no Salah.

      Happy.

      1. Wally banter
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        56 with cap kane and yes salah, pretty content

    9. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Rough:
      7 players blanked from my starting XI including Kane(C)...below average GW!
      Smooth:
      WC activated with a huge shake up of 13 new players (only Sterling + Pukki remain)...onto GW4!

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

      having a nightmare season so far, not even in the top million atm!

    11. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Rough: Heaton & Henderson. Cantwell buried ...
      Smooth: Pukki, Barnes, Mount & Sterling(c). Oh! Mustn't forget Boly's 2 bonus points!

    12. Lemongrab
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Slightly rough:
      Captained Sterling over Salah
      Sold Haller (but for Pukki so only 2pts lost)

      Smooth:
      GW score of 70 so delighted with that and into the top 100k 🙂 Now to stay there!

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

      65 with a -4 hit.

      Happy to have saved the WC.

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

      Smooth: caught the Pukki train. Fraser + Wilson > Martial + Pukki.
      Rough: captained the wrong S three weeks in a row.

      1. Doni555
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        "Rough: captained the wrong S three weeks in a row."...me too

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

      Smooth: Walker & Otamendi both started. Had Salah, Pukki, Cantwell, Martial and Sterling (c). Got 65 points.

      Rough: Walker & Otamendi 1 pointers and no CS for my defence.

      Had Kane (not C), but pleased he blanked against Newcastle and Newcastle got first win of the season.

    16. 42towels
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Smooooth! Took a hit for Perez, Moura, Wilson to Mcginn, KDB, Pukki. (-4). Only 2 players blanked. Patience for Haller worked out.

      80(-4), 15k GW rank and OR went from 280k to 15k.

    17. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Had a very rough/smooth week, all of my own reckless doing.

      Rough: Salah (C), Vardy, Fraser -> Sterling (C), Pukki, Martial for a -8 was a bust, despite all of my recruits returning.
      Still think Sterling will outscore Salah over the next few, but I'm already looking at how to get Mo back in for Martial.
      Also the usual double Liverpool defence roughness and Pope's loss of CS + bonus in the 98th minute.

      Smooth: Completely lucked into it, but in thinking I had enough cash ITB to be safe from price rises/falls I waited on Wilson -> Kane (C) -4. Wilson's fall priced me out of it, thank god.

      1. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        -4 not -8

    18. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Smooth: 73 pts, Salah (c), pukki, vardy

      Rough: Pope’s cs and bps gone in the last seconds of the game 🙁

    19. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Smooth - Bringing in KDB, Mount and Pukki for a -8 worked out. Owned Salah and Sterling. Rough was defence again - Liverpool losing the CS cost be quite a lot of points

    20. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Smooth. Very smooth.

      GW2: Locadia + Robbo to Pukki + Zinch (-4) 300k to 60k OR
      GW3: Montoya + Perez + Wilson to Kelly (benched) + Mount + Barnes, with 3.5m ITB. 60k to 10.1K OR

      Won unexpected money from a minileague as manager of the week there

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

      Rough:

      Was doing great before that Jimenez pen. Benched Heaton for Pope, like many others. Pope was on for a couple of BAPS before that happened so it's a 6 point swing.

      Smooth:

      Held on to Haller through two weeks of roughs, brought in Pukki. Kept Salah (but didn't cap him). Can't argue with 71.

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

      Went to the Pukki party. Ignored the Kane invite. All smooth!

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

      Guilbert to AWB for a hit went well and getting Trossard over Mount with 50/50 decision, I suck at those

      Had a nice week overall, top 24k for now

    24. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Smooth: Salah (C) 😎

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

      Mentioned here last time 30M goal and defence scored 1 1 2 2 5, attackers did marvellous job with both FTs worked, creeping up to closer to 125K, so not bad

    26. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Rough: gk, defenders and forwards got one return (TAA assist)

      Smooth: Midfield 4 goals 1 assist between the four of them. Captain Salah so basicly 6+1. 319K-->55K

    27. mookie
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Rough: big defence let me down. My punts Son and Deulofeu blanked despite good stats. Should have picked Cantwell over Dendo on WC.
      Smooth: will come next GW

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

      Smooth: Haller repaid my patience.

      Rough: Montoya & VVD only 2 players in my 11 without returns

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

      Rough - I continue to ignore Pukki/Cantwell to my cost.
      Smooth - Perez, Moura, King ➡ Martial, Ceballos, Haller (-4) went well and hanging onto Vardy also worked out. 71 (-4) will do for me.

      (Not looking forward to seeing West Ham try to defend against the well owned Norwich attack next week though!)

    30. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Rough: my 4 back line gives me 2 pts. Lundstorm, AWB and Coleman with 0 pts. Only KWP gives me 2 pt and get off injured.
      Benced Cilson for murray who get on for 1 pt.

      Smooth: my 3 premium mid consistencly deliveris from the off(KDB, Raz, Salah).

    31. Bird Raymond
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Rough - I made the hideous decision to bring in Kean instead of Pukki, something I have quickly rectified.

      Smooth - Jiminez's penalty and accompanying baps, which also wiped out Pope's points, who I don't have, turned it into a decent gameweek.
      Kane's blank and the penalty call also a smooth for me as a non-owner.
      Wildcard intact, no hits taken, into top 25k.

    32. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Wildcard week;

      Trent to VVD, Salah to Mané and chose Bernardo over De Bruyne, all to fund Kane(C).

      Oh, and I took a punt on Moise Kean rather than the rather more popular and assured Teemu Pukki.

      35 points. 😎

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

        Rough: Liverpool triple defence fail again, and the Pope clean sheet loss.
        Smooth: perma-captain Sterling, and the Norwich gifts of Pukki and Cantwell (what do points make? Price rises!)

      2. dicky2014
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Ouch

    33. The Special Wan
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Rough : WC in Kane (C) Lloris and AWb

      Smooth: Pukki Barnes and Mount

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

      Smooth - remembering the previous seasons where I've dismembered my team to get Kane in for an easy home fixture and declining to follow this path; Heaton, TAA, Martial, Mo, Sterling (C), De Bruyne, Pukki

      Rough - Wolves form - the curse of the Europa League - looking to ditch Jota

      Overall, pretty happy, into the top 12k OR

    35. Pirlø's Pen
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      + Wildcarded in Haller, Mount, Pukki, KDB and Martial.

      - Sold Salah for Mane.

    36. ChuckN
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Wildcarded

      Rough
      Capo Kane
      Dropped Salah
      Didnt sign Cantwell after having him on WC most of the week

      Smooth
      Pukki, kdb, TAA, Lanzini, Soy,
      Held Martial
      Avoided all price drops
      Dropped Robbo, Perez, Siggy, KWP
      Avoided Rashford

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

      Wilson and Guilbert(10) -> Lundstram and Rashford(0)

    38. El Lobito 10
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Smooth: Mount, Sterling captain, Pukki
      Rough: Booted Salah, Firmino blank despite playing great, Cantwell on bench but chuffed in the team

    39. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Smooth - did a -4. Moura, Fraser & wickham > Cantwell, Martial and Pukki.
      Only downside was I benched Cantwell.

    40. Carlton_Goal
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      All smooth. Kept faith in my team despite the temptation to wildcard and just used my FTs to bring in Pukki. Salah, Sterling (c), Haller and Pukki all returned to give me 71 points total. Moved up 33k overall after being 320k last week

    41. Judders
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Rough: all my defence no CS. Double Pool defence looking a problem. Pope losing CS and bonus in the last minute. Wrong captain pick again.

      Smooth: Martial and Pukki in very early paid off and transfer rises caught. 59 points total with Salah and Sterling.

    42. sambyy
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Smooth: Fraser, Perez & Wilson --> KdB, Mount & Pukki for -4. I thought Mount was a bit risky but it paid off so far!

    43. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      5 minutes before the deadline I changed captaincy from Sterling to Salah. Just fancied Liverpool to smash Arsenal again....

      Ended up on 69 points with Pukki, Martial and Trent chipping in as well.

      Huge green from 480k to 70k, glad I went with my gut this time!

    44. The Left Duke #3
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Very Rough 2FT

      VVD (2) & Wilson (5) --> AWB (0) & Rashford (0)

      -7 pts how are you 😉

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

      Rough: Bringing in Kane (C) for -4 (particularly painful with the denied penalty)

      Smooth: Still finished on 62 points. The other 2 moves in mini-WC payed for the hit. Wilson (5), Perez (2) & Moura (2) > (K)ane (4), Cantwell (7) & Mount (8). So 6 points up after hit. Others to deliver for me: Heaton, Salah, Sterling & Vardy

    46. KaBoZ: Kids,don't Drin…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Smooth:
      I'm 2 ML's:
      ML1: Rank 1,3,4 sold Salah, I was ranked#2 and captained him, I'm now rank1 with 20 pts difference.
      ML2: My direct competitor sold Salah, we were almost equal in points, now I'm up by 20.

      So a Big shoutout to Salah for trolling all the sellers out there 😀

      1. KaBoZ: Kids,don't Drin…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I also did donkey, vardy, robertson ---> Martial, Pukki, Wan Bisaka +0.7m
        I took a hit, but saved cash, I'm happy with these transfers so far hoping Martial returns from injury and expecting return from bisaka soon. double-up in liverpool defense doesnt make much sense this season imo

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

      33pts to start. (K)ane, Pope combo in final ten minutes. No pen for Spurs and goal conceded for Burnley. Siggy, Digne, Zinchenko, VVD, KWP all delivered 2pts or less. Worst GW for 2 years....

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

      It’s not me, but one of my family transferred out Aguero and Salah, for Sterling and Kane (for a hit)
      https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/3864073/transfers
      His entire team scored less then those two!!

    49. Belalugozi78
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Smooth: transfer Mount for Perez, Sterling (c), Pukki, KDB, Salah, TAA
      Rough: lost Pope and double Liverpool defense CS

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

      Smooth: transfers of Pérez, C Wilson & VVD > KBD, Pukki and Lundstram for -4 still made me a small 3 points profit.

      Rough: Kane (C) like many, although a non Salah owner here so not many better alternatives.

      42 points, many red arrows but still managing to stay inside top 100k...just!

    51. A Fat Spanish Waiter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Smooth:

      King to Pukki early in the week (so caught the price rise), and kept the faith in TAA and Jiménez despite considering a hit to move them on. GW score 68.

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

      smooth, Haller(c) Salah, Jimmy

      rough, i stupidly bought Martial Friday night for woeful Richarlison only to see Martial get injured a few hours later 🙁

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

      Nice week apart from Kane(c)!

      Smooth: Both trades worked out ok, Wilson>Pukki and Tielemans>Martial. Salah top point scorer, KdB, Trent assist.

      Rough: Kane(c) fail, could see it coming, but if I’d have gone KdB I’d only have been 3 points better off. Liverpool conceding with double defence, Jota failing, played Walker Peters over Lundstram but only worked out a couple of points better anyways.

      55 for the week, second green up to 500k.

    54. RedLightning
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Smooth: Tom Foster, the new leader of our FFS Members mini-league, is now 76th in the world without the assistance of any chips or wildcards.

      He is an experienced player who finished 48th in the world in 2017/18.

      He took a 4 point hit in GW3 to replace Guilbert(5) and Perez(2) with Soyuncu(5) and Cantwell(7).

      The main contributors to his GW3 score of 70 were Sterling(C)(16), Salah(15) and Pukki(11).

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

      Rough... back 4 and keeper got 10 points between them.

      Smooth... still managed to score 71 even with captaining Sterling instead of Salah (wrong again!) and have managed to move into the top 10k with all chips in hand.

    56. rojojojo
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Wilson and dendoncker (6 points in total) to pukki and Mount (17 points) for a hit went well

    57. M.A.G
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Very Smooth.
      Took a -12 hit (Yes!) and it worked !
      Out:Perez-Fraser-Aubameyang-Robinson-Rico
      In:KDB-Martial-Pukki-Cantwell-AWB

      Finished with 73(-12),Went from 1.3m to 572k and caught few price rises in the way ! 😀

    58. dicky2014
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Rough - Perez stinking my team up but can't sell before home to Bournemouth.

      Smooth - Playing Heaton over Pope, Walker not getting sent off, Sterling (c), Vardy and Pukki.

      Up to top 74k

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

      Smooth - swopped Perez, Siggy and CWilson for Mount, De Bruyne and Pukki for a net gain of 11 points after the hit.
      Rough - changed Captain from Salah to Sterling 2 minutes before cut-off.

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

      Took out: Salah (15) Wilson (5) VVD (2) Fraser (2) for a -8
      Brought in: KDB (5) Kane (2) AWB (0) Martial (5)

      Net score of 29 pts for the GW. Dropped from 300k to 1.5m

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

    Play one:

    A. Trossard (mci)
    B. Lundstram (che)

    TIA

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

      A

  10. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Thought on this WC team please

    Pope

    VVD Digne Zinchenko Dunk Lunds

    Salah Sterling KDB Mount Cantwell

    Pukki Barnes Haller

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

      Similar to one on the previous page. Very good team.

      Zinchenko played a cross which KDB missed kick for the first Aguero goal, he did really well offensively imo. Mendy coming back (when though?) may be an issue after the IB though but Zinchenko may well be a mainstay all season long given Mendy's injury history.

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

      +1

    3. The Man Pastore
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Are you sure you can afford this defense?

    4. Better luck next year
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Looks solid. Would prefer Trent over VVD, but can't really see who to downgrade. Mount to McGinn perhaps if Mount is ruled out for next GW.

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

      No TAA?

      Also zinc could become an issue... or not but it’s something to consider

    6. The Man Pastore
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      for me that's a 101m team. I doubt you can afford it

    7. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Exact same keeper, midfield and forward line as my WC 🙂
      (my defence is: TAA / Matip / Zinchy / Lunds / Rico)
      GL with her!

      1. The Man Pastore
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        That is affordable. His defense is not I reckon

        1. jia you
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          yeah, perhaps he made an error

  11. Little Frank
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Best option for 6.6:
    a. Barnes in a 3-4-3
    b. VVD in a 4-4-2
    c. Laporte in a 4-4-2

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

      b

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

      A - clean sheets seem to be hard to come by

    3. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I have all 3 of them.

      Laporte
      Barnes
      VVD

      Probably in that order for me.

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

      C for me

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

      Thanks guys, Laporte narrowly edges it, was leaning that way myself.

    6. Spartac Mac
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Definitely Barnes.

      Know the big defenders are tempting, but so far form clearly would say Barnes.

      I'd rather someone with goals in his last 4 than rare clean sheets.

  12. The Man Pastore
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    On WC, G2G?

    Pope
    VVD Laporte Kelly
    Sterling Salah KDB Mount
    Pukki Haller Barnes

    Button Cantwell Lund Lowton

    Would you play Cantwell (whu) ahead of Barnes (LIV) ?

    1. Better luck next year
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Pretty template = Good. Cantwell/Barnes choice is 50/50, would play Barnes since you have Pukki.

  13. Karan14
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pope
    AWB - VVD - Laporte - Digne
    Mane - Sterling - KDB - Martial - Cantwell
    Pukki

    (4.0 - Barnes - Lundy - Wickham)

    If Martial is out:
    A) Save FT
    B) Martial to Lanzini/Mount/McGinn
    C) Martial & Wickham to Haller & Dendoncker (-4)

    Cheers!

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

      That is my team except greenwood over wickham, hope you do well

      1. Karan14
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Are you looking to stick with 4 atb?
        I'm quite tempted to downgrade AWB/VVD in the coming weeks and invest more in attack.

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

      Also, I think it depends how long martial is out for

      1. Karan14
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        By the looks of it I'd say if he's out he'll probably be back after the international break.

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

    Yay, Cilson and Hilson is a thing! Because Dilva and Bilva wasn't stupid enough!

    1. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      It's so annoying, I'm not taking part in this madness, they are Callum and Harry to me 😉

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

        Chambers and Kane?

        1. jia you
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Only one Harry, the other is dead to me 😉

    2. Shatner's Bassoon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Why is it stupid? Just an easy way to differentiate between players with the same last name...

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

      I though Cilson was a Finnish player I hadn’t heard of

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

        *Thought

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

          Eat my goal...
          Eat my goat...
          Eat my pukki!!! 😉

          (last word is accurate translation of goat)

    4. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Raylor, Naylor and Saylor for the win

    5. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Fanderson will always be the worst

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        such a waste of a letter that one!

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

      And your username is ........?

      1. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        A spoonerism

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

      Good morning,

      Thank you for your time writing in and expressing your feedback and ideas.

      We really appreciate hearing from keen FPL managers like yourself, and so your e-mail has been forwarded to the design team for review.

      Regards,
      Fantasy Premier League Support

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

        Re: the Wilsons. Not that I'm fussy...

  15. ShaunGoater123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    thoughts on lanzini as a robinson replacement? Current team below:

    Heaton
    VVD / Digne / Laporte
    Salah / Sterling / Mount
    Kane / Pukki / Greenwood

    Button / Dendinker / Rico / Montoya

    1. But to who Chris Kamara
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah I have lanzini I would do that

  16. Shatner's Bassoon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Transfer time!! Want to bin Moura.

    A) Lanzini (free)

    B) Mount (free)

    C) Mount + also do Jota -> Haller (-4).

    Mount obv relies on positive fitness news. Will take other suggestions.

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

      I'm pondering Lanzini vs Mount myself. Both have similar pros.

    2. But to who Chris Kamara
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

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

    On WC. Bring inn:

    A) Abraham - SHU (H) (switch to Barnes next GW depending on results)
    B) Haller - NOR (H) (switch to Barnes next GW depending on results)
    C) Barnes - LIV (H)

    1. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Haller

  18. SOTHPAW
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Likely there will be an update on Martial's injury today?

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

      I bloody hope so

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

    Hit WC after a few beers this weekend! How's this draft looking?

    Pope
    Digne Trent Zinc
    Salah Sterling McGinn Cantwell
    Aguero Barnes Pukki

    Button - D. Luiz - Lundstram - Kelly

    Thanks.

    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Very strong. But I would not go in to bat with that midfield. Needs Mount, or maybe Ceballos, rather than Mr. Luiz.

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Also, Kelly is time limited - you may have set yourself a trap there.

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

        Yep my thoughts entirely - been trying to work Mount in but just can't unless one of the big DF come out..

        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Agüero to Haller.

    2. Alan Watts
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      D Luiz on bench seems a waste,and not a good option going forward imo

      Consider downgrade Luiz , upgrade Barnes to Haller for next two, and maybe then switch to Barnes

      1. Alan Watts
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        *Thought Douglas was David L. - disregard ...

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

      I'm on a similar WC team. Not sure about Cantwell as 4th midfielder. With him in XI you are amplifying the risk & return of Pukki. They are a newly promoted team after all. Also you can only captain one of Raz and Kun. For these reasons my draft is upgrade D. Luiz to

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

        someone around £6.5 and downgrade Raz or Kun to KDB, compared with your draft.

  20. Old Gregg
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Moura Owners What are your plans?

    1. Dr. Conundrum Caveat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Too risky to hold, I think. Likely to go Mount or Martial, but waiting on injury updates

      1. Old Gregg
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        That's what I'm thinking and looking at those 2 players also.

        Mine would be for a -4 though. Still worth it?

        1. Dr. Conundrum Caveat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yes. A -4 for me too

    2. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I would sell, and buy if/when Kane gets injured. It's pretty obvious now Kane hinders the rest of the team for self glory.

  21. wanaj84
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Lucas + taa
    To
    Kdb + soyunco have extra 0.5

    Yay or nay?

    1. Pinturicchio10
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Nay

    2. Spartac Mac
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Morning,

      Which transfer do you prefer?

      Son (ars) > KDB (BHA)

      Perez (BOU) > Mount (SHU)

      Jota (eve) > Barnes (LIV)

      Cheers

      1. Doni555
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        The first one considering KDB's next 8 games

      2. Pinturicchio10
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Probably Son > De Bruyne

        • Spartac Mac
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Cheers for input.

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

        A few questions about bench fodders:
        1. The only non time limited 4m defender option is Lundstram, yeah? When are we expecting sakho back to replace Kelly?
        2. Do we reckon ayew will get selected ahead of benteke now? Any reason why he didn't feature gw2?

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          1 don't know
          2 Roy admitted he made a mistake for gw2

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

          1. Probably right. Altho' Rico may get a few games depending on Daniel's knee problem.
          Hanley might keep his place although Canaries won't get any clean sheets.

          2. Doesn't really matter - both are FPL anathema!

          1. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Lloyd Kelly could well be back before Daniels, it's a suspected dislocated kneecap isn't it? And only shortly after he'd had knee surgery. Either way, Rico is still time-limited

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

              Yeah. if anyone's looking at 2x4.0/4.1 defenders, they're hanging an albatross around their necks.

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

            That's a bit harsh on ayew, he has scored 7 a couple of seasons in a poor side. If the choice is him vs 4.5m defender as a sub, it's a bit of a closer call.

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

              For the sake of 0.5 I think I prefer Ayew to Wickham on my bench.

      4. DV8R
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        To do Perez + Greenwood -> Cantwell + Haller (-4)?

        Will give me

        Pope
        TAA, VVD, Digne
        Sterling, Salah, Martial, Cantwell
        Wilson, Pukki, Haller

        Button, Dendoncker, Lundstram, Montoya

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I don't like the Norwich double up but I know it's popular in here

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

            Both are terrific value. If Cantwell dries up he's ideal bench fodder.

            1. Ajax Hamsterdam
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              That means you could end up with 4 bench fodders though could be tricky to sort .

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

                One of Donkers/Cantwell/Lundy//Monty will always have a nice fixture.
                I might wait a week to avoid the hit, but it's a decent squad, that.

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

              He’s currently an upgrade to dendoncker so no biggie

      5. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Pogba is dealing with things rather well considering he's:

        - Undoubtedly the best player in the team and should be playing for a team winning trophies yet didn't hand in a transfer request, although he wishes to leave
        - Racially abused by his own fans
        - The only player to be confronted by fans post Cardiff loss
        - Blamed for not doing 3 midfielder's job
        - Criticised by club legends on a weekly basis
        - Called selfish for missing a penalty, yet when Rashford misses penalties are considered 50/50

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

          Sure. All good reasons not to have him in your squad!

        2. Big Fella
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Exactly. He's by far the best best player in our team and yet he is the most criticised.

        3. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah to be fair those are pretty miserable working conditions, I know I wouldn't show up for work if it was me and you'd think there are lots of other players who'd be demanding a move in those circumstances.

          Toxic situation, would've been better for everyone if it was resolved over the summer

        4. 42towels
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Seriously. Add that he's not playing his preferred position.

          Always thought of him as a brat, but seems to be proving me wrong. Putting in a real shift.

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

            I was one of those who thought he was like that too, but he's the opposite. I don't think many players would be handling themselves the way he is.

            To be racially abused by your own fans yet not down tools is admirable.

        5. Wings Fan
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          re: Rashford's penalty miss, the punditry on Match of The Day was absurd.

          "That's so unlucky" and "At least he took it with conviction" were the comments from Ian Wright and Danny Murphy.

          They'd have wanted Pogba hanging from the gallows for that.

          1. Twisted Saltergater
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Everyone appears to have an agenda.

      6. Lucas8406
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Better team
        A) Pope
        VVD Digne Lundstram
        Salah Sterling Mount McGinn
        Barnes Pukki Aguero

        B) Pope
        VVD Digne Lundstram
        Salah Sterling Mount KDB
        Barnes Pukki Haller

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

          It would be easier if you posted the differences 🙂

          A) McGinn Aguero
          B) KDB Haller

          I prefer B 🙂

          1. Big Fella
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            B

          2. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            B

      7. Big Fella
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Maguire or Wan-Bissaka for Shaw?

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

          AWB

          1. Come on you Kante
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Awb

        2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Maguire. But I will be selling him in 2 weeks.

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

        Owning Kane is an extreme sport

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          You keeping ? I'm 100% torn on that one ...

      9. Come on you Kante
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Who is most likely to replace luke shaw? Surely Ashley young Y/N

        1. Big Fella
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Dalot also injured according to fpl site, so yes - Ashley Young.

      10. Wardinator
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Hi community, please RMT /10

        Pope
        VVD. Digne. Söyüncü
        Salah. Sterling(C). KDB. Maddison. McGinn.
        Rashford. Pukki.

        (Button, Greenwood, Hanley, Kelly)

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Dodgy bench

        2. The Special Wan
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Downgrade Mcginn to Cantwell and Upgrade Hanley.