Scout Notes

Kane’s hat-trick the stand-out story from Saturday’s internationals

Saturday’s Euro 2020 qualifiers and friendlies get the once-over as we continue to keep an eye on Fantasy assets over the international break.

Subscribers can view data on some of the matches listed below in our Members’ Area, with details available here.

England 4-0 Bulgaria

  • Jordan Pickford (£5.6m) – 90 minutes
  • Michael Keane (£5.5m) – 90 minutes
  • Harry Maguire (£5.5m) – 90 minutes
  • Danny Rose (£5.5m) – 90 minutes
  • Declan Rice (£4.9m) – 90 minutes
  • Ross Barkley (£5.8m) – 90 minutes
  • Marcus Rashford (£8.5m) – 90 minutes
  • Harry Kane (£11.0m) – 77 minutes
  • Raheem Sterling (£12.3m) – 71 minutes
  • Jordan Henderson (£5.5m) – 67 minutes
  • Mason Mount (£6.4m) – 23 minutes
  • Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (£6.4m) – 13 minutes
  • Tom Heaton (£4.5m) – 0 minutes
  • Nick Pope (£4.6m) – 0 minutes
  • Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.1m) – 0 minutes
  • Ben Chilwell (£5.4m) – 0 minutes
  • Joe Gomez (£5.4m) – 0 minutes
  • Tyrone Mings (£4.5m) – 0 minutes
  • Harry Winks (£5.5m) – 0 minutes
  • James Maddison (£7.1m) – 0 minutes
  • Callum Wilson (£7.8m) – 0 minutes

Harry Kane (£11.0m) and Raheem Sterling (£12.3m) were England’s goalscorers as Gareth Southgate’s side kept up their 100% record in European Championship qualification Group A.

Kane finished from close range on 24 minutes and later scored twice from the spot to complete his hat-trick, also setting up Sterling for the City winger’s goal.

Sterling, playing on the right flank of England’s 4-3-3, had been the creator of Kane’s first strike and would have had an assist earlier in the game had the Spurs forward not drifted offside when finishing the premium FPL midfielder’s cross.

One shot and one key pass was perhaps not a fair reflection of Sterling’s influence on the game but Kane was more eye-catching on the underlying stats front, registering nine penalty box touches and five shots in the box – the limited ability of England’s opponents meaning that there was not as much ‘dropping deep’ from the Spurs man.

Fantasy managers care little for international performances, of course, and are primarily concerned with their assets getting back to their clubs in one piece and not fatigued.

Happily for their owners, Sterling and Kane came through the match unscathed and were even handed a breather in the final 20 minutes, being replaced by Jadon Sancho and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (£6.4m).

There was even better news for owners of Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.1m), Callum Wilson (£7.8m) and James Maddison (£7.1m), who were among nine players who remained unused substitutes at Wembley.

In-demand mid-price FPL midfielder Mason Mount (£6.4m), meanwhile, had less than 25 minutes of action as a second-half replacement for Jordan Henderson (£5.5m).

Having started Gameweek 4 as Manchester United’s central striker, Marcus Rashford (£8.5m) was back on the left flank for this match.

Rashford won Kane’s first penalty after being fouled following his driving run into the Bulgaria box and actually matched the Spurs striker for efforts on goal, although three of his five attempts were from outside the box.

Jordan Pickford (£5.6m), Michael Keane (£5.5m), Harry Maguire (£5.5m), Danny Rose (£5.5m), Declan Rice (£4.9m) and Ross Barkley (£5.8m) all lasted 90 minutes, meanwhile, although it was a relatively quiet afternoon for England’s more defensive-minded players as Bulgaria’s bright-ish early start amounted to little.

Jesse Lingard (£6.4m) missed this win and won’t be involved in Tuesday’s Euro 2020 qualifier against Kosovo having withdrawn from the squad due to illness.

Southgate said of the Manchester United midfielder:

We decided to send [Jesse] home. He hasn’t been able to train the last couple of days. We don’t think he’ll be ready for Tuesday. We’ve still got 23 players [so won’t call up a replacement for Lingard].

View player and team stats from England v Bulgaria in our Members’ Area.

Brazil 2-2 Colombia

  • Ederson (£6.1m) – 90 minutes
  • Richarlison (£7.9m) – 84 minutes
  • Roberto Firmino (£9.5m) – 83 minutes
  • Fabinho (£5.5m) – 0 minutes
  • Yerry Mina (£5.6m) – 90 minutes
  • Davinson Sanchez (£5.5m) – 90 minutes
  • Jefferson Lerma (£4.9m) – 29 minutes

Five Premier League-based players started and lasted at least 80 minutes as Brazil and Colombia shared four goals in Saturday’s friendly in Miami.

Everton pair Richarlison (£7.9m) and Yerry Mina (£5.6m) were perhaps the pick of the FPL assets in this match, with Mina looking more assured than Davinson Sanchez (£5.5m) at the heart of the Colombian defence.

The Toffees’ centre-back also underlined his aerial threat when nodding over early in the game.

Having scored in back-to-back games in league and cup for Everton, Richarlison looked like a player brimming with confidence.

Reprising the role he has played for Everton over the last six months, Richarlison was a menace down the Brazil right and went close to scoring when curling an effort narrowly wide of David Ospina’s post.

The former Watford winger registered four shots on goal, three key passes and six penalty touches – tallies that all trumped Roberto Firmino (£9.5m).

The Liverpool striker was leading the line for Brazil on Saturday but an early headed half-chance was his only real sighter of goal and his evening was summed up when he inadvertently blocked Neymar’s goalbound shot.

Ederson (£6.1m) played the whole 90 minutes, while Bournemouth’s Jefferson Lerma (£4.9m) made it off the bench for Colombia just after the hour mark.

Fabinho (£5.5m) was an unused substitute.

The concern for owners of Firmino and co. is that Brazil and Colombia are both in action in America in the early hours of Wednesday morning, with the Selecao facing Peru and Colombia taking on Venezuela.

While Richarlison and Mina have an extra day to recover ahead of Everton’s trip to Bournemouth on Sunday afternoon, Firmino, Fabinho and Liverpool are in action on Saturday lunchtime against Norwich.

A long-haul flight back from North America is not ideal preparation for Gameweek 5, then.

Firmino was indeed benched after returning late from international duty in Gameweek 9 of last season.

View player and team stats from Brazil v Colombia in our Members’ Area.

France 4-1 Albania

  • Hugo Lloris (£5.5m) – 90 minutes
  • Olivier Giroud (£6.8m) – 90 minutes
  • Lucas Digne (£6.1m)- 10 minutes
  • Kurt Zouma (£4.9m) – 0 minutes
  • Matteo Guendouzi (£4.5m) – 0 minutes
  • Moussa Sissoko (£5.0m) – 0 minutes

There are usually several Premier League-based players on show when France are in action but only two started at the Stade de France on Saturday.

Didier Deschamps was deprived of the services of N’Golo Kante (£5.0m), Anthony Martial (£7.7m), Aymeric Laporte (£6.5m) and Paul Pogba (£8.5m) thanks to injury, while Alexandre Lacazette (£9.4m) was again overlooked.

Hugo Lloris (£5.5m) and Olivier Giroud (£6.8m) started and finished Saturday’s Euro 2020 qualifier against Albania, while Lucas Digne (£6.1m) emerged as an 80th-minute substitute at left-back.

Kurt Zouma (£4.9m), Matteo Guendouzi (£4.5m) and Moussa Sissoko (£5.0m) failed to make it off the bench, meanwhile.

Giroud wasted an excellent opportunity after 12 minutes when electing to nod back across the six-yard box rather than at goal but got on the scoresheet quarter of an hour later when finishing Lucas Hernandez’s low cross.

Lloris conceded from Albania’s only shot on target: substitute Sokol Cikalleshi making no mistake from the spot after the Spurs goalkeeper had brought down Taulant Xhaka in the box late on.

Digne et al may get more of a look-in on Tuesday night should Deschamps decide to rotate his squad with minnows Andorra in town for another Euro 2020 qualifier.

View player and team stats from France v Albania in our Members’ Area.

Serbia 2-4 Portugal

  • Nemanja Matic (£4.8m) – 90 minutes
  • Luka Milivojevic (£6.8m) – 87 minutes
  • Rui Patricio (£5.1m) – 90 minutes
  • Bernardo Silva (£7.8m) – 90 minutes
  • Joao Cancelo (£5.4m) – 25 minutes
  • Joao Moutinho (£5.5m) – 5 minutes
  • Ruben Neves (£5.5m) – 0 minutes
  • Diogo Jota (£6.3m) – 0 minutes

While Europa League participation threatens to make Wolves players rotation risks over the coming months, three of their Fantasy assets were at least handed breathers of sorts in Saturday’s Euro 2020 qualification win over Serbia.

Ruben Neves (£5.5m) and Diogo Jota (£6.3m) remained unused substitutes in this six-goal thriller, with Joao Moutinho (£5.5m) only getting off the bench for the final five minutes.

Teammate Rui Patricio (£5.1m) played the full 90 minutes in goal and didn’t really have much chance for either of Serbia’s goals, with the Wolves shot-stopper doing well to tip over a rising Adem Ljajic effort.

Bernardo Silva (£7.8m) played the whole 90 minutes for the visitors, reprising his role at Manchester City on the right flank.

Bernardo has already been benched twice in the league this season in favour of Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) and there may be concerns about the Portuguese midfielder’s involvement over the international break, although Mahrez does face a friendly against Benin on Monday with Algeria.

The City winger curled in the final goal of the match with his only shot of the game, having earlier provided the assist for Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal with a fine defence-splitting through-ball.

Teammate Joao Cancelo (£5.4m), who seems set to threaten Kyle Walker‘s (£6.0m) security of starts in the coming weeks, was handed a 25-minute run-out at right-back.

Nemanja Matic (£4.8m) and Luka Milivojevic (£6.8m) were paired together in central midfield, with the Palace midfielder not on set-piece duties for his country and subsequently not creating a single chance.

View player and team stats from Serbia v Portugal in our Members’ Area.

USA 0-3 Mexico

  • Christian Pulisic (£7.5m) – 90 minutes
  • Raul Jimenez (£7.4m) – 0 minutes

Raul Jimenez (£7.4m) wasn’t involved as Mexico beat their old rivals 3-0 in an international friendly on Saturday but Christian Pulisic (£7.5m) lasted the full 90 minutes for the hosts.

Mexico dominated from an early stage and Pulisic had little chance to impress, failing to register a single shot and recording only one key pass.

The concern for Jimenez and Pulisic’s FPL owners is that both players are anticipated to be involved in their countries’ respective friendlies in the early hours of Wednesday morning, with the USA hosting Uruguay and Mexico meeting Argentina – both matches taking place in the States.

A long-haul flight back from America then follows, leaving perhaps only two days of training at best for both players ahead of Wolves’ clash with Chelsea on Saturday.

Jimenez started in three of the four Premier League matches immediately after the international breaks last season but was benched after his most-recent mid-season appearance for Mexico in March.

In Patrick Cutrone (£5.8m), Wolves also have a rested alternative up front – something they didn’t have in 2018/19.

Iceland 3-0 Moldova

  • Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.8m) – 90 minutes

Everton’s Icelandic midfielder was the only representative in this Euro 2020 qualification Group H encounter.

Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.8m) played the full 90 minutes as his country breezed to a 3-0 win over limited opposition, although the Toffees’ playmaker didn’t bank an attacking return.

The underlying stats were familiar: Sigurdsson had four shots on goal but only one was from inside the opposition box.

The former Spurs and Swansea man is next in action against Albania on Tuesday night in another Euro 2020 qualifier.

View player and team stats from Iceland v Moldova in our Members’ Area.

Lithuania 0-3 Ukraine

  • Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.6m) – 90 minutes
  • Andriy Yarmolenko (£5.9m) – 60 minutes

FPL defender Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.6m) was in his usual central midfield position for his country as Ukraine comfortably saw off Lithuania.

The Manchester City left-back indeed popped up in the middle of the box to fire the visitors in front on seven minutes and perhaps should have done better with another shot from inside the Lithuania area just before half-time.

Zinchenko also created three chances for his teammates in his more advanced role.

West Ham winger Andriy Yarmolenko (£5.9m), playing as part of a front three, was withdrawn on the hour-mark having not registered a single shot or key pass.

Ukraine next take on Nigeria in a friendly on Tuesday, so owners of these two FPL assets will be hoping for managed minutes as we approach Gameweek 5.

Turkey 1-0 Andorra

  • Çaglar Söyüncü (£4.5m) – 90 minutes
  • Cenk Tosun (£5.8m) – 90 minutes

Budget Leicester defender Çaglar Söyüncü (£4.5m) played the full game as Turkey narrowly avoided an embarrassing goalless draw with Andorra.

The Foxes’ centre-half, who has started all four league games so far this season, was booked in the second half but had little defending to do as the Group H minnows produced a brave rearguard effort.

The hosts had to wait until the 89th minute to break the deadlock and profligate Everton striker Cenk Tosun (£5.8m) was one of the main offenders in front of goal, hitting the post with one of his efforts from inside the six-yard box.

Turkey are in action again on Tuesday against Moldova.

Costa Rica 1-2 Uruguay

  • Lucas Torreira (£4.9m) – 45 minutes

Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira (£4.9m) will be assessed after requesting to be substituted just before half-time of Uruguay’s friendly win over Costa Rica on Saturday.

Torreira has since been pictured in training with his international teammates, however, so may still be involved in the friendly against USA in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

A late arrival back at Arsenal ahead of Gameweek 5 appears possible, then, although the Gunners at least have an extra day of preparation as they head to Vicarage Road on Sunday.

The situation, along with Granit Xhaka‘s (£5.4m) injury, will be keenly monitored by owners of Dani Ceballos (£5.7m) given that those two players started ahead of the on-loan Spaniard in the north London derby last Sunday.



972 Comments Post a Comment
  1. No Professionals
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Pope
    VVD Laporte* Digne Lundstram
    Salah Sterling Mount McGinn
    Aguero Pukki

    Button Greenwood Cantwell Kelly

    0.1itb 1ft

    A) laporte to otamendi
    B) laporte and sterling to TAA and KDB

    1. Beatle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Don't get rid of Sterling

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A

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

      A

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

    This is where KDB gets injured, knowing his luck.

  3. Wensink
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Reckon this is worth a -4 hit this week?

    Martial,Wan-Bissaka > De Bruyne, Mings

    Current squad:
    Pope/Heaton
    TAA/Lundstram/Montoya/Kelly
    Sterling/Salah/Trossard/Dendoncker
    Kane/Pukki/Greenwood

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

      Wait on Trossard news before making any news.

  4. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Why need a brace from 12.1 when you can get a hattrick from assists for only 9.7.

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

      9.8, soon to be 9.9

      1. Free Hat
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        My mistake! Thanks for the correction

    2. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Who?

      1. golden skulltula 69
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        KDB

  5. Oggle22
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Since last week been set on Pukki to Barnes stick with it?

    Pope
    TAA Zinchenko Pieters
    Salah Sterling Cantwell Mount
    Pukki Haller Kun

    Button Douglas Lundstarm Kelly

    Cheers

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

      If you think Zinchenko gets a clean sheet, sure.

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

    KDB what a legend.

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      He's on fire.

    2. golden skulltula 69
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      That's right!

  7. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    GTG?

    Pope
    TAA, Lund, Guilbert
    Salah (c), Sterling, KDB Mount, McGinn
    Firmino, Pukki

    4m, Dunk, Cathcart, 4.5

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      nobody wants to rmt

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Sterling to Dendoncker
        4.5m to Aguero

        Better captain option and extra bench player.

    2. MTPockets
        4 years, 6 months ago

        yep

        1. Bruce Lee
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          thanks mtpockets you always reply to me

          you are a good man

      • Ze_Austin
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        GTG

        1. Bruce Lee
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          ze austin thank you very much

          follow him on twitter everyone

      • Corgz Dark side of the Loon
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I really like the Firmino and Pukki frontline

        1. Bruce Lee
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          i really like this comment corgzzzz pal thank you ever so much

      • THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Nice team, G2G

      • Like an Egyptian Magician
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Downgrade Mount Dunk Cathcart and upgrade Firmino to Aguerro

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

      Pope (button)
      Digne Otamendi TAA Mings/Dunk
      Ceballos sterling son salah kdb
      Pukki (Greenwood, 4.4)

      Happy with this WC

      thoughts? Playing 4-5-1 most weeks

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        You sure about Ceballos?

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

          Need arsenal

      2. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        1 bench player not great especially when UCL rotation kicks in to Man City and Ceballos continues to not be nailed

        1. Bruce Lee
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          great insight

          1. Ask Yourself
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            How can you have a problem with that critique it cannot be more valid than at the start of the UCL next week

    4. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Play...

      A. Pukki
      B. Otamendi
      C. Both, bench Lundstram
      D. Both, bench Ceballos

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        A... I always back the st

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

        B

      3. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Whatever RMT says 😛

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Nice idea! Ive never used it before.

          That or http://www.magic8ball.com

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

            http://www.ask8ball.net/ actually.

            Gave me "As I see it, yes".

            1. Twisted Saltergater
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              That’s the one. What question did you ask? 🙂

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

                Play...

                A. Pukki
                B. Otamendi
                C. Both, bench Lundstram
                D. Both, bench Ceballos

                1. Twisted Saltergater
                  • 14 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  I couldn’t get a more ambiguous answer from a politician!

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

                    Asking the 4 questions individually.

                    A - Signs point to yes
                    B - My sources say no
                    C - My reply is no
                    D - Cannot predict now

                    1. Twisted Saltergater
                      • 14 Years
                      4 years, 6 months ago

                      Interesting, might use it more often 😀

                      Pukki and Lundstram definitely start then.

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

                        😀

                        Might be the only way to get green arrows.

                        1. Twisted Saltergater
                          • 14 Years
                          4 years, 6 months ago

                          Feels like that at times, mate!

                          Cheers TM.

    5. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Hi, my name is Kevin. How can I assist?

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Ha ha

      2. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Hi Kevin, I purchased a pair of air pods but they keep getting tangled and I'd like a refund.

        1. My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Step inside my box. I'll turn that frown upside down

    6. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      When you have Salah, Kun and Sterling then there is nothing wrong with going Sterling to KDB...

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        This

      2. No Professionals
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Unless there is

      3. F4L
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Sterling>Kun.

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Kun(c) > Sterling(c)

          1. F4L
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            only at home

            1. Twisted Saltergater
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Last season. Without De Bruyne.

              Aguero scored a brace away in GW3.

          2. FOO FIGHTER
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Yes, that is always an option later if need be. Benifits of having Kun.

            1. FOO FIGHTER
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Sorry meant if you want to switch back to Sterling.

      4. avfc82
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Nothing wrong with it no, just depends how important you view Sterling as.

      5. No Professionals
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Just doesn't feel a great move this week. You'd want to reinvest the difference to make it feel while, and taking a 4 point hit to remove sterling feels bad.

        Feels like one of those moves that you end up regretting badly.

        1. FOO FIGHTER
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Can still live with Sterling to KDB when I have Kun. Cannot do without Salah though.

          1. No Professionals
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            For a hit though, borderline self harm

    7. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      How is TAA only 83 in fifa?

      Joke

      1. ZeBestee
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Guess he was 78 on 19, +5 is a huge upgrade anyway.

      2. F4L
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        he'll have a TOTY card soon enough anyways

      3. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        And Sterling with 79 shooting. Just EA things

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          What’s Sterling’s Finishing rating?

          1. Cok3y5murf
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            In-game stats will only be known when the game comes out.

            1. Twisted Saltergater
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              He’s quite a good finisher now but I’d say 79 shooting is quite fair.

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

          I cant off the top of my head remember a single good long shot by Sterling

          1. Cok3y5murf
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Shooting comprises of 6 different stats, long shots being one of them, so it depends on where they gave him lower ratings. But I've still never seen an 88-rated attacker having under-80 overall shooting.

      4. Well you know, Triffic
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Suspect at defending.

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

        Spot on rating. Hes not good at defending.

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

      Is doubling up on Burnley defence (Pope and Tarkowski) too much up until GW8?

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Nah they're good

    9. FCSB
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      What to do here please?

      Pope
      Robertson VVD Digne
      Salah Sterling KDB Mount Dendoncker
      Pukki Jota

      Button KWP Montoya Greenwood

      2 FT, 0.3 ITB

      1. MTPockets
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Are you happy with Jota/KWP?

          1. FCSB
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Jota needs to go, I’d possibly keep KWP if turns out he is fit to play...

            Jota >> Barnes looks best shout and free up the extra 0.1 from either KWP or Montoya?

            1. MTPockets
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Looks better to me

        • ZeBestee
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          KDB with 3 assists so far. What a player!

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

            + one FA and a goal.

        • Sir_Durs8
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Kane & Martial/Lucas -> Wesley & Salah(c) for -4 worth it?

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

            Expect more than 2 points from Wesley?

            1. Sir_Durs8
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Not necessarily but 3 decent home games in next 5 makes me thinking he’s the best striker in that price bracket.

          2. avfc82
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Kane out for a hit before Palace at home, not for me.

          3. ZeBestee
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Kane just scored a hatrick + he now has a good run of fixtures. Martial may be back as well.

            Will keep both unless Martial is out, then Martial 》 DSilva

        • Well you know, Triffic
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          KDB isn't going to play Scotland every week.

          1. Annie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Norwich and Watford are miles better....

            1. No Professionals
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              They are to be fair

              1. Annie
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                No clean sheet in 24, of course!

            2. golden skulltula 69
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              +1 😉

          2. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Not sure KDB is even trying...............have you seen his next 8 fixtures ??

          3. Jimbo-Jones
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Sometimes he gets to play Norwich.

        • Greymist
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Not able to think of an answer to this. Please help.

          Salah + Sterling + Auba + De Bruyne
          Or
          Mane + Sterling + Aguero + De Bruyne

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

            Have the 2nd one, wouldn't mind the 1st.
            Long term, the first.

            1. Greymist
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Yeah, that is the exact dilemma..

          2. F4L
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Salah and Auba for me

          3. MTPockets
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Both options must hammer rest of the squad, but B

              1. Greymist
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Well, if the rest of the squad haa

                Digne, TAA, Lundstram, kelly
                Cantwell
                4.5 midfielder or another 4 million defender will be the 11th
                Abraham

                You think it is worth it?

                1. MTPockets
                    4 years, 6 months ago

                    Could be. Depends if Cantwell keep up his form and not too much rotation/injuries

              2. Twisted Saltergater
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Both options leave little strength elsewhere. I’m going Salah, KdB, Aguero, Firmino with the option of doing Firmino to Lacazette if he starts against the easier teams.

              3. HollywoodXI
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                I’ve got Salah, Sterling, KDB and Firmino

                1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  wow........now thats a front 4 with those fixtures

            • Twisted Saltergater
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Please get De Bruyne off NOW

              1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                • 13 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                He seems to be getting better the more minutes he's playing. Getting back to full fitness again

                1. Twisted Saltergater
                  • 14 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  I was thinking that. He’s running more tonight than earlier in the season. Also trying outside of the boot flicks which might trouble the groin or knee.

                  Looks like he’s well over his injury and now building match fitness.

            • Forza Papac
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              KDB goal.

            • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Kdb goal

              1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                20 pointer

            • Rainer
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              KDB blank vs Norwich as good as confirmed.

              1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Think i will take a chance on him

              2. F4L
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Only way that'll happen is if Pep deploys him as a makeshift CB

              3. Free Hat
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                And a yellow

            • Twisted Saltergater
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              If you saw Firmino in your rivals team, would you feel:

              A. worried; he’s a steady source of points
              B. comforted that he’s overspent.

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

                A

              2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                C not sure either way

              3. No Professionals
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                He's a solid pick

              4. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Bobby looking really good this season and has some great fixtures, noticed he is playing more forward and in the box much more

              5. F4L
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                the same feeling i'd get seeing Vardy in my opponents team. Probably A

              6. MTPockets
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  C. concerned about Salah blanking

                  1. Twisted Saltergater
                    • 14 Years
                    4 years, 6 months ago

                    Salah will be a steady source of assists now 😉

                • Twisted Saltergater
                  • 14 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  Interesting, thanks. I think peoples’ perception of Firmino is slowly changing. It’s been surprising that he’s barely registering from a creative standpoint but is having more shots and penalty box touches.

                  Tempted to switch out for Haller but not before the Newcastle game unless he arrives back late from international duty.

                • Like an Egyptian Magician
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  B

              7. La Roja
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                KDB is on fire

                1. g40steve
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  Correct, needs a rest?

                2. Weak Become Heros
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  just his barnet

              8. Top Lad Dakes.
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                KDB an another planet on this form.

                Gonna blank v Norwich, then.

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

                Be ready for questions like

                Salah/sterling to KDB yaay or naay

                1. No Professionals
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  If you're on aguero and sterling, moving to KDB is really tough. Not that it's not a good long term move, just that the week you take one of them out they'll score 3.

                  1. The Overthinker
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 6 months ago

                    Hence keep 2 and stick

                2. ZeBestee
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  Robbo 》 TAA ?

                  1. The Overthinker
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 6 months ago

                    That is so gw4

                    1. ZeBestee
                      • 9 Years
                      4 years, 6 months ago

                      Better late than never I guess.

              10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                • 13 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Robertson has been absolutely awful tonight

                Hat-trick incoming v newcastle

                1. ZeBestee
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  Robbo 》 TAA ??

              11. Ci Siamo
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Spurs fans, talk to me

                Is Son worth his 9.5m price tag? Or is he still a rotation risk ?

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

                  CL = rotation risk.

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

                  Better than 11M midfielder

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

                  What about KWP 4.9

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

                  Despite there being a lot of poor options, Poch has too many to trust Son.

                  Let Spurs click 1st before investing.

              12. Rainer
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                50/50 for KDB to start vs Norwich.

                Extended minutes mightn’t help his case either.

                1. ZeBestee
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  I think he starts. Has 5 days to recover.

                2. avfc82
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 14 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  Hmm, Bernardo could partner Silva, but I’d back De Bruyne to start. Why hold him back in this kind of form.

              13. dunas_dog
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Foden brace! Wonder when will get run in City side