Scout Notes

Aubameyang benefits in Lacazette’s absence as Watford assets impress

An entertaining 2-2 draw at Vicarage Road is the focus of our latest Scout Notes article, as we run the rule over Manchester City’s Gameweek 6 opponents and assess Arsenal’s latest away-day display.

Watford 2-2 Arsenal

  • Goals: Tom Cleverley (£4.9m), Roberto Pereyra (£5.8m) | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.0m) x2
  • Assists: Gerard Deulofeu (£6.2m) | Sead Kolasinac (£5.4m), Ainsley Maitland-Niles (£5.1m)
  • Bonus: Aubameyang x3, Deulofeu, Cleverley x2

There have been, to varying degrees, significant changes at Watford and Arsenal since we last wrote about these two clubs in a Scout Notes article.

The struggling Hornets dispensed with the services of Javi Gracia during the international break and reappointed former boss Quique Sanchez Flores, who returned to Vicarage Road after a three-year absence.

While perhaps not quite as seismic, Friday afternoon brought the news that Arsenal will be without Alexandre Lacazette (£9.4m) until October, an injury blow that has implications for the likes of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.0m) and Nicolas Pepe (£9.4m) as Fantasy assets – something we will discuss further down this article.


Sunday was our first look at Watford in the second Flores era and the impressions were fairly positive, even if the Spaniard’s pragmatic reputation and defence-first policy have so far done little to stem the flow of goals being conceded.

Miracles can’t be expected after one week, of course, and there’ll be many Fantasy managers hoping that the Hornets are still penetrable when they head north to the Etihad next weekend.

Flores lined his troops up in a 4-2-3-1 for this game, with Kiko Femenia (£4.4m) and Jose Holebas (£4.8m) as his two full-backs.

Watford looked particularly vulnerable in the wide areas during the last 25 minutes of the first half and it was no coincidence that both of Arsenal’s goals during this period were assisted by the Gunners’ overlapping full-backs, with Sead Kolasinac (£5.4m) and Ainsley Maitland-Niles (£5.1m) supplying the passes that Aubameyang converted.

Pepe had earlier fired a warning shot narrowly wide of Ben Foster‘s (£4.9m) goal when cutting in off the right flank and Aubameyang was inches away from turning in Mesut Ozil‘s (£7.3m) low pass from the same wing.

What makes it difficult to appraise Watford’s defensive credentials going into Gameweek 6 is that: a) they shaded possession for much of the game and that: b) Arsenal’s brief threat mostly came on the counter-attack – neither scenario being likely when the Hornets take on Pep Guardiola’s side next Saturday.

No Premier League side allowed fewer shots than Watford in Gameweek 5 and in truth their backline had a quiet second 45 minutes as the two-goal deficit elicited a second-half siege from the hosts.

Flores said after full-time:

We had to care about the defence this week and we didn’t prepare to have 31 attempts at goal. It just happened. We just kept switching the play in the second half and this is how it happened. Sometimes this is possible.

While lone striker Andre Gray (£5.9m) and wide-right midfielder Will Hughes (£5.5m) struggled to make much of an impression in the 4-2-3-1 and were ultimately hooked early in the second half, two Watford attackers who caught the eye were Gerard Deulofeu (£6.2m) and Tom Cleverley (£4.9m).

Deulofeu being stationed on the left flank may be off-putting to some Fantasy managers given that he is an FPL forward but he was Watford’s biggest threat all afternoon, causing Maitland-Niles lots of problems and repeatedly cutting inside to fire off shots – a couple of which flashed narrowly wide of Bernd Leno‘s (£5.0m) goal.

While his assist for Cleverley’s strike was a fortuitous one – the former Everton and Barcelona man intercepting a farcical pass out from Sokratis (£5.0m) – Deulofeu deserved his first attacking return of the season and it will be interesting to monitor his displays for when Watford’s fixtures really ease up in Gameweek 10.

Cleverley is not a name we Fantasy managers have considered for a long, long time (if ever) but his performance on Sunday was eye-catching, particularly as he was stationed in an advanced number ten role and given that he is now available for less than £5.0m.

This isn’t merely a kneejerk response to him scoring a goal – the all-action, high-pressing Cleverley was a threat all afternoon, forcing Leno into an early save and having as many shots as the entire Arsenal team managed combined.

Todd Cantwell (£4.8m) remains the stand-out sub-£5.0m midfield option but having another attacking midfielder available in this price bracket would be a welcome prospect for those of us trying to scrimp in midfield; time will tell if Cleverley can replicate this display and indeed become a regular starter in his new manager’s team.

Flores has plenty of attack-minded options available to him, of course, and it was interesting to note that FPL midfielder Ismaila Sarr (£6.4m) was thrown on up front in the second half, with Roberto Pereyra (£5.8m) replacing Hughes on the right.

Troy Deeney (£6.3m) – scorer of 13 goals in Flores’ previous spell in charge – will surely have a big part to play when he returns in November but there was no sign of Danny Welbeck (£6.0m) in the matchday squad, with his absence so far unexplained.

In Deeney’s absence, it was Pereyra who stepped up from 12 yards to draw the scores level at 2-2 after David Luiz (£5.9m) had chopped the Argentina international to the floor.

After keeping a rare away clean sheet in Gameweek 1, Arsenal’s defence has reverted to type and is now looking as unappealing as ever from a Fantasy perspective.

Watford had 31 shots against Unai Emery’s side, the most the Gunners have allowed in a single game since Opta began collecting this data 16 years ago.

The north London outfit have now allowed more attempts on goal than any other Premier League club in 2019/20.

The blows were self-inflicted, too, with Luiz needlessly giving away a penalty and Sokratis gifting Watford possession in the Arsenal area to hand the Hornets a route back into the game.

These weren’t isolated incidents, with Matteo Guendouzi (£4.6m) twice very nearly costing his team goals with individual errors and Emery’s insistence on his side playing out from the back looking like Watford’s best chance of scoring.

When asked about the tactic, Emery said after full-time:

Yes, but after their goal, we tried once more and we broke their lines and we get into the attacking third with space. We didn’t achieve good chances in less moments we did that, but we need to repeat and we need also to have the capacity and to improve with being able to break when the teams want to press us like today.

For those with Aston Villa, Manchester United and Bournemouth attacking assets, there were plenty of encouraging signs ahead of their encounters with the Gunners over the coming three weeks.

There wasn’t much to crow about further forward but this was one of Ozil’s better away displays (faint praise), with the German – occupying the number ten role in a 4-4-2 diamond – ‘assisting the assister’ for Arsenal’s second goal having almost supplied a goal for Aubameyang shortly beforehand.

This wasn’t really a game to judge Dani Ceballos (£5.7m), given Arsenal’s loss of control in the second half.

The on-loan midfielder will perhaps come into his own when the Gunners boss possession (as they did in Gameweek 2 and as they will expect to do in many of their upcoming fixtures) but, after playing a key role in the opening goal and showing glimpses of promises in the first half, the Spaniard was a bystander and eventually replaced on the hour-mark.

Asked why he had substituted Ceballos, Emery replied:

But today it was very, very hot. We needed in the second half, some fresh players. We were struggling second half and I was thinking how we can improve with three players, fresh players, for give us more energy and give us also more capacity to be strong physically and tactically and also technically.

Pepe again failed to convince as a price-point rival to Kevin De Bruyne (£9.8m) and Son Heung-min (£9.5m) although he had little opportunity to impress after the break and it is still too early to fully appraise his long-term merits as a premium midfielder.

Aubameyang, however, again proved how lethal he can be with precious little service and indeed how more dangerous he is when deployed centrally rather than out wide, as will presumably now be the case for the next month with Lacazette sidelined.

The Gabon international’s goals came from his only two proper chances of the afternoon and his impressive conversion rate is one of his many redeeming qualities going into Arsenal’s favourable run of fixtures from Gameweeks 6-16.

No FPL forward scored as many goals against non-big six sides as Aubameyang in 2018/19, while the Gabonese striker now has 12 goals to his name in his last dozen Premier League starts against all opposition.

Members’ Analysis


Watford XI (4-2-3-1): Foster; Femenia, Dawson, Kabasele, Holebas (Janmaat 78′); Doucoure, Capoue; Hughes (Pereyra 63′), Cleverley, Deulofeu; Gray (Sarr 54′).

Arsenal XI (4-1-2-1-2): Leno; Maitland-Niles, Sokratis, Luiz, Kolasinac; Xhaka; Ceballos (Willock 60′), Guendouzi (Torreira 67′); Ozil (Nelson 71′); Pepe, Aubameyang.


All prices given were correct at the time of writing (Sunday night).

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  1. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    1FT 1.0m itb
    Henderson*
    TAA VVD* Digne Montoya*
    Salah KDB Sterl Ceballos*
    Wesley* Pukki
    (Stek, Diop* Greenwood* Dend *)

    * all players that ain't doing great. Would maybe even get rid of Salah and Sterl on a WC. Thoughts? Would want Son, Vardy, Abraham/Mount, few defenders and Cantwell.

    Time to Wildcard now or wait a week or 2??

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Should add I'm 2.8m OR and bottom of ML 🙂

    2. MTPockets
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Didn't you spend ages pondering wc last season - how did that go in the end?

        1. Tsparkes10
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I was doing great, wildcarded a week before it went and red arrows galore. Pulled it back and finished top 50k

          1. MTPockets
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Nice. Think I'd hold. eg. chelsea picks can wait a week. Son still has SOU bha WAT from gw7 etc

              1. Tsparkes10
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                True. Maybe GW7 is the way forward. Will miss price rises but can see how players do in Europe and International I guess

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

          Wc wc wc

        3. Lingard’s Shin Guards
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Time to wc

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

          I'd wait, team looks pretty good for this week, and once European games are done you can upgrade someone using your FT.

          1. Tsparkes10
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            True, but who do you recommend? Double pool defence, Henderson, Wesley all got poor fixtures next week.

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

              I'd consider downgrading VVD to a 4.5, possibly Lowton.

              Gives you a solid backline for this week, double City attack vs Watford, Salah against a leaky Chelsea etc. Also no probs owning Ceballos or Wesley this week.

              You'll then have a nice bit of money in the bank for maybe Greenwood > Abraham GW7?

              1. Tsparkes10
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                True, cheers.

      • FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Lampard about Tammy:

        "‘He had a bit of cramp,’ the boss revealed of Abraham. ‘It was probably excitement from his hat-trick and the energy he used up because he works so hard".

        He is fine and raring to go.

        Hulk me 😉

        Thanks

      • CheesyZoot
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Too soon to activate WC today? When are we expecting price rises etc?

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

          Price rises and drops happen every day

          1. Tsparkes10
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Cantwell, Mane, Mount, Abraham all gone up already

        2. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Would have been better to have already wild carded. What are you waiting for?

      • BigCoupes
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Zinch & Jota to Tomori and Abraham (exact funds) ?

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

          People trying desperately to get Tammy when they have Liverpool next.... I don't understand.

          1. FPL Daniel
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            He will score. Same as Pukky. Get him

          2. BigCoupes
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Probably looking past that fixture and being unable to afford him by that point. Also no reason why he can’t score against Liverpool at home.

            1. Offs!de
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              right point. Pool are not so resilient now a days

        2. Captain_Shirokov
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Not this week.

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

        The talks going on here today will be completely different on Thursday 😀

        European will change a lot of things

        1. Tsparkes10
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          You'll have Triple Pool when they batter napoli and city lose lol

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

            Can't see this happening.

            If it happens, a pizza for you !!

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

          United and Arsenal will play B teams. Chelsea playing Tammy and Mount in UCL will have people worried. I am most worried about city’s UCL line up

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

            They will go all out in Ukraine.

        3. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Naaah. If there are no injuries it won't

      • Shakshuka
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        As a lot of ppl here I got 2 FT's and struggling a bit for inspiration.
        AWB seems like the weakest link, but not a lot of great options to bring in. Aurier an option? Robbo + Greenwood to 4.1 + Abraham may be the most inspired option, but feel like that can wait. 0 ITB.

        Ryan
        AWB Stones Digne Robbo
        Sterling Salah KDB Mount
        Haller Pukki

        Button Rico Dendocker Greenwood

        Sidenote: Why in the heck is Tottenham referred to as 'Spurs' on the Fpl site?

        1. Tsparkes10
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I'd possibly lose stones before AWB tbh

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

            Seems like an overreaction, amazing fixtures for next 6 GW's (top of the ticker) and reasonably priced. But thx for your thoughts!

            1. Tsparkes10
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              True. You look good tbh. Maybe Dendonk to Cantwell?

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

                Would love to, but can't afford... Tricky tricky 😀

                1. Tsparkes10
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  AWB to Aurier then possibly? Or Haller to Abraham if he doesn't score tonight

      • Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Just caught the Arsenal-Watford highlights. Auba's first goal was outrageous. What a finisher

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Agree.

      • Manumana
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Hows this WC Team look. Cheers

        Pope Button
        TAA Otamendi Yoshida
        Salah Sterling Son Mount Cantwell
        C.Wilson Abraham Pukki

        Thx

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

          Rico Lundstram also

        2. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Everyone that scored last week. Knee jerkey?

        3. shugo
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I just WC (last week) and my team is:

          Adrian / Pope
          Zinchenko / Lowton / Maitland-Niles / Kelly / Lundstrom
          Son (c) / Salah (v) / Cantwell / De Bruyne / Mount
          Abraham / Aubameyang / Haller

          87 points this week & Haller still to play

          As it stands I'd change Zinchenko as it City just don't cut it defensively. Maybe try squeeze Buendia in (hes a gem) and if possible get a 2nd Spurs player in.....actually maybe Zinchenko > Aurier. De Bruyne > Buendia and Haller > Firmino.

          But can you afford that I don't know I got in before the price rises so it would work for me.

      • slove
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Best replacements for Robertson and Wesley? Have 0.2 ITB and 2FT

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Tammy and Tarkowski

        2. antis0cial
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Tammy / Soyuncu

      • grooveymatt65
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Hi guys.

        what do you guys think of my wc team? 0.5 itb

        Pope Button

        Van Dijk Maitlend Niles Lundstrum Diop Rico

        De Bruyne Mane Son Mount Chong

        Aubameyang Pukki Haller

        anything you would change? i might load up on city and take them out next week. 

        Thanks 

        1. MTPockets
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Looks ok. Have a personal aversion to Arsenal defenders

          • CheesyZoot
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Similar to mine however I have got Sterling instead of Mane, with a potential swap to Mane in GW 7 when they have Sheffield

        2. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Any other experienced managers having a brutal start to the season?
          Just keep sinking.

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

            Having a stagnant start, good first week, nothing since then. Biding my time.

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

              Yeah, my C the last few weeks have been messing up my rounds. A Sterling goal this week would have given me a big green arrow, but nope..

          2. MTPockets
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Down from 1m to 2m on a wc. Had better years

            • antis0cial
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              How bad is brutal? I think my issues stemmed from going big into Premium def in first draft. Not having faith in Pukki from the start cost me too.

              1. Rupert The Horse
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Down to 2.8m, red arrows, big ones, every week.

                1. Tsparkes10
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  Exact same as you. What's your team looking like? So tempted to wc

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

                    The more you think,the more confused you'll be

                    1. Tsparkes10
                      • 5 Years
                      4 years, 6 months ago

                      I know 🙂 should've done it other night before a few prices rises. Grr

                  2. Rupert The Horse
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    4 years, 6 months ago

                    Pope
                    Emerson* Zinch Mina Lundstrum Kelly*
                    Salah KDB Sterling Mount Cantwell
                    Pukki Haller Barnes.

                    Going Barnes over Abraham has really backfired.

                2. antis0cial
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  Ouch that is brutal, chips intact? Still very early, how's your team looking?

                  1. Rupert The Horse
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    4 years, 6 months ago

                    Already wild carded and team is now worse.

            • Maddamotha
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              One good game week and you will jump. Not that many points between ranks at this stage of the season.

              1. Rupert The Horse
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                I would need about 4 good game weeks in a row.

            • Matt Sk
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Keep calm still long way to go

            • Karan14
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              After 3 consecutive Top 10k finishes I'm langushing around 1.6m.

              Team looks good but seems to be going my way. Every week a new player looks like he's essential. Just can't catch a break.

          3. BoomXhakaLaca1
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Starting to get tempting to go Salah, mane and sterling in midfield

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

              Not convinced its the right time to double on Pool.

            2. Rupert The Horse
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              No KDB or Son?

            3. antis0cial
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Think Salah Son Sterling would be much better. Pool have some tough fixtures coming up

            4. Tsparkes10
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Mane, KDB and Son for me tbh

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

            Any changes needed here? 1FT 1.5 ITB

            Pope / Button
            VVD Zinchenko Coleman Lundstram Montoya
            Salah Sterling KDB James Dendocker
            Wilson Pukki Greenwood

            Considering....

            A) Save FT
            B) Dendocker > Cantwell
            C) Smth else?

            1. Bring the Cavalry
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              I would save, 4-4-2

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

                And play Montoya?

          5. Bring the Cavalry
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            2 FT struggling to see what to do, so might go for a big change.

            Pope
            Digne AWB Hanley
            Mane Sterling KDB Mount Cantwell
            Aguero Pukki

            4.0 Lund Soyuncu 4.5

            Sterling + 4.5 > Auba + 4.5?

            Leaves money itb

            1. Matt Sk
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Wouldnt do that ahead of Watford home for city, maybe Aguero could get rotated with Jesus so you could swap him for Auba but depends on who will play midweek I guess, or go for KDB -> Son and save a ft (or sort Hanley out if he wont play)

          6. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            On WC. Struggling with a final defender spot.. 5.7 to spend.

            Currently on Aurier.

            TAA Aurier Lowton Lund Mings.

            Any other? Maybe van Aanholt?

            1. Bring the Cavalry
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Aurier is a good shout

            2. Matt Sk
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Id go for a United/city def

            3. antis0cial
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              I'd be tempted to go someone like Soyuncu and use cash elsewhere

            4. CheesyZoot
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              I've gone for Aurier on my WC, just feel he is worth the punt for their easy fixture run coming up

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

            Pope / Button
            TAA / Digne/ Soyuncu / Rico / Lundstram
            Salah / Sterling / KDB / Mount / Cantwell
            Haller / Barnes / Pukki

            2 FTs

            Genuinely very happy with this bunch and can't see any obvious moves away from the template. Son and Auba are obviously appealing but any of Salah / Sterling / KDB could have a field day at the weekend.

            Anything obvious you would do? Half-tempted by a strijer > Abraham mainly just to 'save' a transfer next week when I'll no doubt want Abraham in anyway, but it's so difficult to consider any of the front 3 this week!

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

              *but it's so difficult to consider DROPPING any of the front 3 this week!

            2. diesel001
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              It is basically template other than Barnes is now changing to Abraham for many.

          8. pingissimus
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            How poor a call is United 5.5 defence? Mixed fixtures coming up of course but they’re sitting high on defensive stats tables. Looking midterm fixtures look nice.

            Didn’t see it but was that a merited cs versus Leicester? It took me by surprise - had that as a tough fixture.

            Holding AWB for a few more anyway while I shift attacking assets around.

            1. diesel001
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Everyone said they would concede against Leicester and they kept a CS

            2. Karan14
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              I'm also holding for this week atleast.
              Fixtures don't look good but I have other problems.

              Selling VVD ahead of him because I need that 2m to upgrade Wickham to Tammy/Wilson.

            3. Matt Sk
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Still a bit shaky but looked quite ok vs Leicester

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

              They conceded 3 goals from 4 shots before the Leicester game. I think their defence will do OK. Seems like no one is keeping clean sheets anyway.

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

                Yeah as a Palace fan that win was very very smash and grab I know.

                It’s a low priority move for me as City 5.5 doesn’t feel compelling and any swap there would almost certainly involve a hit in the next 3/4 gameweeks. At that point they get a decent fixture run in principle.

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

            Thoughts on this WC:

            Pope
            VVD-Ota-Digne
            Sterling-Kdb-Mane-Cantwell
            Wilson-Haller-Abraham

            Bench: Button-Lund-Rico-Dendoncker

          10. popcoin
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Question about using data and modelling.

            Has anyone done it, or would it be possible, to use previous season’s points data to build what would have been the “perfect” fantasy season, including initial squad, weekly transfers, wildcards and chips. Would be purely academic but would be interesting to see what that would look like.

          11. Ostrich Baby
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Would you wildcard from this:

            Pope Button

            Digne Otamendi Montoya Hanley Lundstram

            Pepe Sterling Salah Mount Cantwell

            Kane Pukki Wickham

            to this:

            Gunn Button

            Aurier Soyuncu Tomori Lowton Lundstram

            Son Mane Mount Martial (if fit) Cantwell

            Aguero Aubameyang Pukki

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

            Holding off WC. Who needs to go? 2 FT.

            Pope (Button)
            Robbo VVD Digne Diop (Lund)
            Salah Sterling KDB McGinn (Dend)
            Pukki Barnes (Greenwood)

            1. Ostrich Baby
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Would downgrade Robbo to Aurier and upgrade McGinn to Mount, maybe?

            2. Le Bluff
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              McGinn has to go, probably for Mount. Would look to downgrade either VVD or Robbo and use those funds.

          13. Karan14
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Best 4.5m defender if I already have Pope? Worth doubling on Burnley def?

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

              I am looking for one and I am coming to this conclusion more and more unfortunately

              1. Karan14
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                High risk high reward strategy.
                It worked well 2 seasons ago with Burnley.

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

              I am thinking about tripling

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

              West Ham left back

          14. Joyce1998
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            g2g for next gw??
            flickering between kdb and sterling as best captain choices

            pope
            taa, digne, chenko
            salah, sterling (C), kdb, mount, cantwell
            pukki, haller

            subs- button, soyuncu, lund, greenwood

          15. LangerznMash
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Need to raise £0.9m to do Lucas to Son (have £1.8m ITB)...
            I think TAA to Walker is my best downgrade, nut after the Norwich result is there any chance Walker gets benched by Pep?

          16. Christina.
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Top 10k EO

            Tammy 26%
            Mane 15%
            Haller 14%
            Bobby F 11%
            Auba

            1. Christina.
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              *Auba less than 10%

              1. Christina.
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Son less than 10%

                1. Cruyff's Eleven
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  Yup, Son still a differential..

                  KDB to Son swap sensible or silly?

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

                    Id wait a week at least.

                  2. Christina.
                    • 14 Years
                    4 years, 6 months ago

                    not this week

          17. Sharkytect
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Otamendi owners. Do we want him to play on champions league match? Getting "rotated" for that match might just demonstrate his place is not secure after the Norwich horrorshow

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

              Yeah for sure, I want a start and a much, much better defensive performance.

          18. HD7
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            1 FT; 0.0 ITB

            VVD to Ota or Aurier?

            Pope
            Digne VVD Rico TAA
            Salah Sterling Mount KDB
            Abraham Haller

            Subs: Button, Greenwood, Dendonker, Guilbert

          19. TheSteel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Ryan owners, are you keeping?

            1. Cruyff's Eleven
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              That's his job innit?

              1. Rupert The Horse
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                waaayyy

          20. wolves_simmo
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Should I?
            I have 2FT's and the exact money to do;

            OUT: Kane & Robinson
            IN: Pukki & Son

            Pope
            TAA - Digne - Robertson
            Salah - Sterling - Mount - Robinson* - Cantwell
            King - Kane*

            Subs: Montoya - Lundstram - Greenwood - 4.0GK

            1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Great moves

            2. TheSteel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Yes, great move.

          21. FC Bazalona
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            A . Salah and Barnes
            Or
            B . Auba and Son