Scout Notes

Wolves rotation set to be an issue as defences struggle at Goodison Park

We were treated to a surprisingly entertaining match at Goodison Park on Sunday, with Everton edging out Wolverhampton Wanderers in a five-goal thriller.

Both sides had struggled offensively this season and came into this match having only scored three goals between them in as many Gameweeks.

We analyse the main Fantasy talking points from what was the penultimate Premier League fixture before the international break in our article below.

Everton 3-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

  • Goals: Richarlison (£7.9m) x2, Alex Iwobi (£5.9m)| Romain Saiss (£4.4m), Raul Jimenez (£7.4m)
  • Assists: Moise Kean (£6.8m), Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.8m), Lucas Digne (£6.1m)| Willy Boly (£5.0m)

Wolves were one of the safest bets last season when it came to security of starts for their Fantasy assets.

Nuno Espirito Santo named the same starting XI for the first nine matches of the season and eight of their first-choice team started at least 34 league games – only injury likely preventing Diogo Jota (£6.4m) and Jonny (£5.5m) from doing the same.

That trustworthiness in Santo’s Premier League team selections is on the wane, however, with Wolves’ ongoing involvement in the UEFA Europa League looking like it will have a significant impact on their FPL assets.

Last week was a bit of a warning, with Leander Dendoncker (£4.5m) benched after playing the full 90 minutes in Turin less than 72 hours earlier.

There was more widespread rotation this time round, with Jota, Matt Doherty (£6.0m), Jonny and Joao Moutinho (£5.5m) all making way from the starting XI that drew with Burnley last weekend – all bar Doherty (who is set for minor knee surgery) of that quartet had played at least 80 minutes against the Serie A side on Thursday night.

Should Wolves progress to the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup, they will now play two games a week, every week, from now until 2020 (except during international breaks, of course).

Rotation could be here to stay then, particularly as Santo has shown a keenness to name strong teams in the Europa League.

Speaking after the match, Santo said:

It was a tough cycle, everybody knows what we’ve been through. We played Thursday night, it was a big high on emotions but we recover. Coming to Goodison Park is very difficult, even if you have 15 days of rest it’s going to be hard.

We want to play and challenge ourselves by playing two times a week against fantastic teams. The Premier League is very tough, and we have a new challenge ahead of us, but I’m proud. The cycle was tough but the answer very good.

This match saw Doherty and Jonny replaced by Adama Traore (£5.0m) and Ruben Vinagre (£4.4m) on the flanks, with the pros and cons of those two options at wing-back apparent in Sunday’s match on Merseyside.

Adama has really impressed from an attacking sense in the last fortnight and it was from one of his rampaging runs down the right that Wolves’ first goal came: Lucas Digne (£6.1m), who struggled against the former Middlesbrough man, unable to stop a cross that eventually found its way to goalscorer Romain Saiss (£4.4m).

The defensive side of Adama’s game has always been in question though and Wolves look less secure at the back with him in the side.

Indeed, Alex Iwobi (£5.9m) left Adama for dead for Everton’s second goal, nipping in front of the stand-in wing-back to head the Toffees back in front.

Vinagre is arguably less of a secure option than Jonny on the opposite side, too, and it was noticeable how many crosses Everton managed to fire over in this match: only Crystal Palace attempted more in Gameweek 4.

The pair couldn’t be blamed much for Everton’s other two goals, though: Conor Coady (£5.0m) and Rui Patricio (£5.1m) getting in a mix-up for Richarlison‘s (£7.9m) opener and Willy Boly (£5.0m) caught ball-watching for the Brazilian’s headed winner.

Boly was then sent off for a second bookable offence late on and will miss Gameweek 5.

Speaking after full-time, Santo said of his side’s defending:

Very bad. We made mistakes that usually we don’t, but it’s part of the process, keep on going and work.

I wish I had the answer, but it’s work – lack of communication, it happens, I’ve been there, I know how it is.

Both situations of crossing and players coming from behind attacking the box, we should defend better.

All of a sudden, with Boly suspended, Doherty’s fitness an issue, rotation a possibility and the wing-back understudies not offering that same amount of protection, Wolves’ defence isn’t quite looking the formidable unit it did in Gameweek 1.

Santo gave the following update on Doherty after full-time:

He has to have a small surgery. It’s something that is bothering him. I don’t know [how long he’ll be out]. We have to keep on giving him time to recover, first the pain that he has in the knee, then back to fitness.

Further forward, there was frustration for Jota’s owners as he emerged as a second-half substitute for the dreaded one-pointer – his sixth straight blank in FPL.

Jimenez was fairly quiet all told but popped for his second league goal in as many games, nodding in from close range following a Boly flick-on.

Patrick Cutrone (£5.8m) was arguably the Wolves forward who most impressed, with his movement bright early on – although there understandably wasn’t the same telepathic relationship with Jimenez as the Mexican shares with Jota.

It was the Italian’s near-post run that caused the chaos that led to Saiss’s goal and a promising debut from the summer signing would be a further worry for owners of Jota and Jimenez, given that the pair now have something they didn’t have last season: competition for a place up front.

Everton were also less than secure at the back.

The Toffees had ridden their luck in keeping a clean sheet against Watford in Gameweek 2, while Silva’s side had shipped two goals in the defeat to Aston Villa the week after and then again against Lincoln City in midweek.

Here their full-backs were given a torrid time by Wolves’ wide players, with Digne partly to blame for both of the visitors’ goals – although the Frenchman delivered at the other end with another assist.

The Toffees didn’t concede too many shots, at least (only Liverpool and Manchester City allowed fewer in Gameweek 4), and some frailties were to be expected given that Silva chose this game to bed in three of his summer signings: Iwobi, Moise Kean (£6.8m) and Fabian Delph (£5.4m).

The hard-working Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.9m) and Bernard (£6.5m) were benched, while defensive midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin (£4.5m) was also sacrificed from the centre of the park; Delph was impressive in his stead but is not quite the same sort of midfield spoiler as the Frenchman, the injured Jean-Philippe Gbamin (£4.9m) or, more pertinently, the departed Idrissa Gueye.

We’ll have to give the Toffees more time to see if they can recapture their impressive defensive form of the last six months but going forward, Silva’s side are starting to look more of a threat.

The front four who started today also lined up in midweek, when Everton put four past Lincoln.

Kean battled gamely without looking too much of a threat, nodding over one Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.8m) cross and getting the decisive interception that led to an assist for Richarlison’s first goal.

It was the three players behind him who most caught the eye, however.

Iwobi had a promising full league debut on the left flank, nodding in a Sigurdsson cross to put Everton 2-1 up having almost teed up the Icelandic international with a delivery from out wide early in the game.

For all the talk of Everton’s new signings, it was the tried-and-tested FPL options of Sigurdsson and Richarlison who perhaps impressed the most.

Richarlison registered two attacking returns in the same game for the first time since Gameweek 11 of last season and worked very hard for the cause, while Sigurdsson’s distribution was excellent and he arguably merited more than the five FPL points he collected for his efforts.

Confidence has always looked key to Richarlison’s form, as Silva himself said after full-time:

Richarlison scored two very important goals for us and he will keep improving in our offensive moments. He is a fantastic player and a fantastic boy. How he works not just with the ball, but his work without the ball.

He is a good example to all our players and very good for our spirit inside the dressing room. We will keep working with him and he will keep improving.

He is the type of player who sometimes needs good performances and goals to win more confidence. The way he celebrated the goal against Lincoln shows how he needs those types of moments.

He started the game against Crystal Palace after just 13 days working with the team. He cannot work miracles – footballers are human also. They need time to rest and prepare. He needs time to be in the best physical condition.

Everton’s fixture schedule remains positive but Fantasy managers without representation from Silva’s side may wish to see further evidence of this new-found attacking cohesion before reviving interest in the Toffees’ midfield and forward options, given the goal drought that preceded this week.

For existing owners of Sigurdsson et al, there were at least encoraging signs going into a meeting with a porous Bournemouth side in Gameweek 5.

Members Analysis

Everton XI (4-2-3-1): Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Mina, Digne, André Gomes, Delph, Richarlison, Sigurdsson, Iwobi (Bernard 76′), Kean (Calvert-Lewin 76′).

Wolves XI (3-5-2): Rui Patrício, Bennett, Coady, Boly, Traoré, Dendoncker, Neves (Neto 84′), Saïss (Moutinho 59′), Vinagre, Jiménez, Cutrone (Jota 68′).

Lessons learned from Gameweek 4

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

    So called “experts” taking hits tonight, 13 days before the deadline. This season is going quite nicely

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

      Early transfers during an IB are a special type of recklessness

      It’s FPL Darwinism in action - those for whom it’s a success will thrive & vice versa

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

        I don’t like making transfers on a Thursday. Never mind 13 days before 😆

    2. AVFCChris1984
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      People panicking about price rises

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

    Last Man Standing

    bcvy39 to join if have at least 66, 35, 36 and 40 after hits for GWs 1-4

    Over 3700 qualified for GW5

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2019/07/27/the-last-man-standing-competition-5/ for more details.

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

      Just in with 41.

    2. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      First time past week one!

  3. xtina
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    WC this team or -8?

    Heaton
    VVD, Digne, Doherty*
    KDB, Sterling, Mount, Perez*
    Kane, Barnes, Pukki

    Henderson, Aarons, Gundogan*, Rico*

    For -8 I could do Kane, Doherty, Perez -> Mane, TAA, Greenwood. Or just WC?

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

      Minus 8

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

      that minus 8 shud give you almost WC team!!

  4. Fiona B
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Hello deadzone, help requested please

    Ceballos and Kane -----> De Bruyne and Which Striker under 7.7?

    Thinking Tammy or Haller

    First to 3 wins!

    Thanks in advance

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

      same question re; strikers for me - tammy , haller or barnes!!
      thinking haller as tammy may share minutes with giroud at some point..

  5. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Who scores more long term -

    A) AWB, Digne

    B) TAA, Mings (-4)

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

      B

    2. Goat
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

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

      close.

    4. donkey73
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      b easy

    5. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah B.

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

      B

    7. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A easy

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

    How’s this WC looking?

    Pope (Button)
    Digne VVD Mings (Lundstram Rico)
    Salah Sterling KDB Mount (Cantwell)
    Haller Pukki Barnes

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

      Very template. Nice

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

        Cheers

    2. tommo1989
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Nice as long as you’re not bothered about Aguero or Kane anytime soon

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

        Unfortunately you can’t have em all!

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

      Somewhat close to this.
      But I'd drop a striker down to an Ayew or Greenwood If it meant upgrading Mings and having a starting defender instead of Rico.
      Probably Barnes, in good form and fixtures are good but I think there won't be many more 3-0. Coming from a Burnley fan (so even If I'm wrong I'm happy :p)

      1. BigBillyBass
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks mate, great advice

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

    Yes or no to these for -4?

    DDG & Dendonker to Pope & James

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

      Yes - don’t take hits before the internationals though

  8. acidicleo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Help please to pick the better combo..

    A) Kun + McGinn
    B) Haller + KDB - 4 (hopefully for the long run hence minus 4 may not be important?)

    Also best fwd option from these:
    1) Haller
    2) Tammy
    3) Barnes

    Cheers..

    1. donkey73
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      b2

    2. Kub3
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I did B this weekend and made up the -4 and ended 11 points up on what I would have before the hit. It’s worth it IMO

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

        cheers...among the 3 fwds would you still recommend haller?

        1. Kub3
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I would probably say Haller. Everything goes through him. Barnes is a good shout too though and Burnley have good fixtures

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

            cheers..

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

    Mina -> otamendi before ib?

    1. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No keep Mina. Looking a goal threat just need Everton to find their mojo for clean sheets again.

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

    Wc team

    Ryan (button)
    Taa digne mings/lowton ( Lund)
    Salah kdb maddison James ( dendon)
    Aguero Abraham pukki

    GTG ? Thanks

    1. Silva’s Left Nut
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I really like that team. Although I wonder if Vardy + Cantwell will outscore Pukki + Maddison

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

        Thanks

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

      Really like this one.

  11. Kub3
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Salah and Mané not on international duty. They’re going to be absolutely raring to go in GW5!

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

      mane will make sure he wont pass to salah though...

  12. Silva’s Left Nut
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    thoughts on Pukki + Moura + KWP ==> Aguero + Cantwell + Pieters for a -8?

    seems crazy to get rid of pukki but I envision a haul from Kun next week and would likely captain. Other forwards are vardy and abraham who I would prefer to keep over pukki.

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

      I thought about benching him next week but he so high ownership it will kill if he scores

      1. Silva’s Left Nut
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        benching whom?

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

          Sorry Pukki

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

    Hi all, so is A or B a better replacement for Laporte please?

    A: VVD
    B: Zinch and some change (would likely use the cash for Greenwood to Ayew after Spurs, or maybe Mount to a Leicester mid).

    Pope (Button)
    TAA, Digne, Laporte, Mings, Lundy,
    Sterling, Salah, KDB, Mount, Cantwell
    Pukki, Haller, Greenwood
    £0.0 itb

    (Repost, bottomed).

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

      A

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

      B

  14. Cookie Kid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Perez replacement:

    A) James
    B) Mount
    C) other?

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

      Mount

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

      B

  15. JJeyy
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Looking at my team I don’t think I really need a wildcard, but also don’t see getting rid of many of the players in the future either so wildcard can just help smaller issues... will it just get worse the more I don’t use it?

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

      I think personally, GW4 is always too early to wildcard, just wait. Because there will be weeks where you wish you had it, instead of using it early.

    2. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Don’t just burn it. A crisis will hit or form and fixtures will swing, or a high price asset will get injured and you will want to redistribute money. Just ignore it and you will know when you need it. It is a long long time until you get another

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

      Not worth using wildcard for cosmetic changes. Things change a lot in fantasy football and they'll be a week you're glad you kept the wildcard intact

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

    I know many have Laporte.

    I still haven't seen a consensus of what people are planning to do with him?

    It's not looking good on all accounts.

    I'm thinking Kelly and TAA in for Laporte and Montoya perhaps for 4 pts?

    Anyone? Wish I had 2 frees atm.

    1. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah nice transfers. Question though on using 2 Ft’s on defenders though.

      Laporte > Otamendi another option

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

      As a Kelly owner, don't think he will play much soon.

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

    So confused on what to do with team? Have 1 FT but a few people who aren’t performing.

    Pope
    Robertson / Emerson / Zinchenko
    Salah / KDB / Martial* / Mount
    Kane / King / Pukki

    Button / Montoya / Lndstrm / Dend

    1. tommo1989
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Robertson to Digne and Kane to Aguero

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

    Eriksen, did he look any good? Should I consider?

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

      is the european deadline over?

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

        Nope, but if he isn’t worth waiting for I won’t wait.

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

    Haller or Barnes on wildcard?

    1. tommo1989
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I have both but I’d say Haller with the three he has supplying him

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

        Yes great supply. It’s just the fixtures that slightly favour Barnes

        1. tommo1989
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          That’s why I have both

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

      Haller
      Burnley fan. We've got great fixtures but I just know we'll edge out a 1-0 from a Westwood or Cork goal for the next few.
      That said I F ing love Barnes 😀

  20. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    1.8m OR. Disaster. What needs to be done with the team? 1FT 1.2ITB

    Ryan
    Digne AWB Dunk Söyüncü Lundstram
    Sterling Mane KdB Fanderson Mount
    Rashford Pukki Wickham

    Appreciate any advice!

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

      As a non Salah team very little wrong with it, very early days. Just find an upgrade for that cash sloshing about.

      1. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks. Perhaps a downgrade for Rashford to afford AWB > Trent

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

          Yeah Haller or Abraham would do nicely

          1. Athletic Nasherbo
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Cheers. More inclined to go Haller as Abraham has two tough fixtures next.

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

      top 25% is a disatser but most people will say the man u assets. Personally i would keep awb and maybe do rashford to someone? rest is fine.
      its not bad its fine really

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

        top 25% isnt a disaster*

        1. Athletic Nasherbo
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Not happy with it though. Already 40 + points from the people I’m watching doing FPL content etc.

          Eyeing up Rashford > Firmino or AWB + Rashford > Haller + TAA (-4)

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

      Taa is what you need. Although not for digne. Hmm

      1. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Look above

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

          Big fan of haller and taa in move!

          1. Athletic Nasherbo
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Does sound quite nice doesn’t it!

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

              Very tasty!

              1. Athletic Nasherbo
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Thanks for your comments 🙂

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

                  Good luck with it. Great grav btw.

                  1. Athletic Nasherbo
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    Aha yeah love it! Cheers mate good luck too, will be sure to look out for you if you need advice!

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

      Agree with xl-shirts.
      Rash > Haller and hope Felipe delivers an assist

      1. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Thank you

    5. tommo1989
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I would downgrade either AWB or Anderson so you can swap Rashford for Aguero

      1. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I can do this now by getting in Cantwell. But Aguero and him will rise so that option goes-not making an early transfer.

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

      Im also 1.8m.. it can change. Your team looks pretty good.

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

        Actually scratch that, you need TAA. Rashford to Barnes and upgrade defense.

        1. Athletic Nasherbo
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Plan to go Haller instead of Barnes and do AWB > Trent.

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

    Can we allow diacritic insensitive search for players in the members area? Searching and finding Çağlar Söyüncü is quite a challenge in the drop-downs as it doesn't normalise characters down. Also, please allow the ability to type search on mobile as scrolling through all the names is no fun on mobile.

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

      Passed it on, cheers.

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

        Cheers TM. Much appreciated.

        1. matz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Thanks for the comment

          We already have an improvement to that filter on the list, i'm aware its currently a pain to use. Just waiting for that job to get to #1 and it'll get sorted. We have just added a new member (o/ Chris) to the Dev Squad who is skilled on front-end magic so that should happen a little bit sooner now.

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

            Excellent, thanks! I'm a backend Python dev if you ever need anyone.

            Thanks for getting back to me so quickly!

  22. Energetics
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Heaton Pope

    ROBERTSON COLEMAN AWB Zinchenko Lundy

    Salah Kdb MARTIAL Ceb Dedondocker

    Aguero Pukki Greenwood

    Players in Caps are the ones I would like to get rid of.

    TAA and Digne look much better than their opposite fullback due to set piece involvement.

    AWB and Martial both Set to fall in price tonight, though isn’t many mid price mid standing out atm.

    What should my priority be? All help appreciated!

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

      Fullback upgrade is the priority to me though many will say sideways. Taa and digne both outstanding options and season keepers.

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

        With 0.5 itb and 1 FT who would you move?

        Robertson to TAA?

        Hold AWB and Martial despite drops?

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

          I am holding martial. Think he will come back well and regain the drop.

          Yes, taa in this time for me. Only other thing I might consider would be martial to mount.

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

      Wouldn’t say any of your problem players are that big of an issue... maybe Robertson to TAA if you’ve got two frees otherwise I’d probably save a transfer

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

        Thanks! Probably worrying too much about team value.

        Market is crazy this year, Callum wilson as an example attacking returns 4 games in a row, great fixtures, droppped 0.2 mil!

  23. Maneonthemap
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Any advice appreciated...
    Pope (Button)
    TAA Robbo Digne Zinchenko Lund
    Salah Raz Martial (Perez Dend)
    Haller Pukki (Martinelli) 1FT 0.2 ITB

    Main issues ahead of IB are getting KDB and getting rid of Perez and trying to decide which is the bigger priority, can only really do both for -8

    A)Perez>Mount/James/Trossard etc
    B)Martial+Robbo>KDB+Soyuncu(-4)

  24. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Which WC do you prefer?

    A) Pope (Button)
    VVD Digne Mings (Lundstram Rico)
    Salah Sterling KDB Mount (Cantwell)
    Haller Pukki Barnes

    B) Pope (Button)
    TAA Digne Mings (Lundstram Rico)
    Mane Sterling James McGinn (Cantwell)
    Aguero Barnes Pukki

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

      I’d make having Salah and KDB the priorities so definitely A

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

        Cheers

  25. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    How the hell do I get Salah into this team.

    Heaton

    TAA/Digne/Zink/

    Sterling/Barkley/Kdb/
    Trossard

    Kane/Wilson/Pukki

    (Pope/Donker/Montoya/
    Lundstram)

    1ft 0Itb

    1. tommo1989
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Barkley and Wilson need to go and you’ll need to downgrade Kane to afford Salah

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

      3 transfers (Kane Barkley Wilson out to Barnes Salah and Haller- not sure if affordable?) or WC

      1. camarozz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        No way off been affordable.

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

      Ditching Kane and Barkley seems the obvious answer, don’t know if you can afford that with Barkleys price drops though... guess only other options are losing Trossard or waiting a week

  26. FPL Mentor
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    WC this lot?

    Ederson
    TAA Zinchenko Coleman Kelly
    Salah Sterling Sigurdsson Maddison
    Rashford Pukki

    Button / Greenwood / Lundstram / Dendoncker

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

      Definitely not, would love to have that team... maybe downgrade Rash and get KDB for Sigurdsson?

      1. FPL Mentor
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks man. Already have 3 city so no room for KDB 🙁

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

      I wouldn't. Team look solid.
      * Rashford to Haller would be interesting and it saves you some cash.

  27. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I wonder if the IB is a bit of a momentum/form stopper. For that reason, is it best to give (particularly strikers) players one week to prove they are still hot before going for them? Or am I overthinking?

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

      Overthinking, time for us all to take a little break

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

        Haha, thanks. Bed it is.

  28. The Royal Robin
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Done Wickham > Abraham for free but I'm considering Laporte > Zinc for -4. Yay or nay?

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

      Is there even laporte news yet?

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

      I went for Abraham as well, did you consider Haller or do you have him already? Not sure why i went for Abraham over Haller, i already have Lanzini so just thought i'd leave him, but then i also have Mount hehe.

      Laporte to Zinc sounds reasonable enough.

      1. The Royal Robin
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I went for Tammy because I couldn't afford Haller. I was between him and Barnes and Tammy just seems to be in the form of his life. Scoring braces for fun, and playing in a better team.

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

          Ahh ok, yeah if i went for Haller i wouldn't of been able to afford TAA as part of a -4. I agree, he seems to of really stepped it up a level and playing for a better team like you say.

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

      Not yet...have Zinchenko myself but think Otamendi looks a better long term option now, wouldn’t do for a hit this week either

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

    even if Martial comes back to fitness he will hit a sex scandal soon enough and bye bye

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

      Time to go...

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

      his focus is sadly not on football and thus he will never be a good fpl asset. Sad but true, will never reach his full potential

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

    Any clear moves needed??Hoping to keep WC until at least gw8. Considering rolling transfer and having 2 next week

    Pope Heaton
    Virgil Digne Awb Dunk Gibson
    Salah kdb Lanzini mount mcginn
    Kane Pukki king

    Cheers!