Scout Notes

Pukki and Norwich blank on the road again as Wood finally scores

Burnley 2-0 Norwich

Goals: Chris Wood x2 (£6.2m)

Assists: Ashley Westwood (£5.4m), Dwight McNeil (£6.0m)

Bonus Points: Wood x3, Westwood x2, Pieters x1

Norwich City’s attacking assets registered a second consecutive blank away from home as they were defeated 2-0 at Burnley on Saturday.

Despite Teemu Pukki (£7.1m) and Todd Cantwell (£5.0m) both delivering offensive returns in the Gameweek 5 win over Manchester City, neither one has scored more than two points on the road since the opening night of the campaign.

Now that we are six matches into the season, we have slightly more data to play with which, at this stage, suggests that Norwich could be a side only worth relying on for home matches.

At Carrow Road in 2019/20, Pukki has scored five goals and registered two assists for an average of 13.3 points per game.

Pukki is yet to score away from home since Gameweek 1

However, on his travels, the Finland international has scored just once and averaged 3.7 points per game.

Cantwell has suffered the same disparity depending on the venue. All four of the midfielder’s attacking returns (two goals, two assists) have come at home.

Furthermore, Cantwell’s points per game at Carrow Road so far this season is 7.7, but just 2.0 away from it.

The form of both of those players will likely be a concern given that Saturday’s trip to Burnley was the first of three away matches between Gameweeks 6 and 9. In the next three matches, the Canaries have to go to Crystal Palace and Bournemouth.

However, we must say that Norwich have been rather unfortunate on their travels so far this season, so maybe it’s not the time to panic about them just yet.

Farke has been an unlucky manager for injuries in recent weeks, especially away from home

In both of their last two away matches they have been forced into substitutions due to injury in the early stages of matches.

As a team whose attacking threat stems from the ability to play the ball out of the back with composure, even injuries to defensive players can have a knock-on effect on the rest of the team.

Against West Ham in Gameweek 4, Norwich lost first-choice centre-back Christoph Zimmermann (£4.5m) after 35 minutes and, due to other injuries in the same position, Daniel Farke was forced to introduce holding midfielder Ibrahim Amadou (£4.5m) next to Ben Godfrey (£4.5m).

After struggling on the ball in his EFL Cup debut a few days previously, Amadou was a little exposed at the London Stadium.

Despite enjoying an impressive outing against Manchester City in Gameweek 5, Amadou was poor again at Turf Moor, giving the ball away too often and failing to cut out the supply lines to Burnley’s centre-forwards.

Amadou had a tough game at centre-back against Burnley

However, the effect on Norwich’s capabilities was compounded by Alex Tettey (£4.5m) having to come off with a muscle injury in the 13th minute.

Farke admitted after the game that replacement Moritz Leitner (£4.5m) probably wasn’t quite ready to enter the fray, doing so only because the options were limited.

It seems likely that Norwich being reduced to second-string options all over the defensive departments cannot be too helpful for them away from home.

Therefore, it is worth tracking Farke’s next press conference ahead of the trip to Crystal Palace, who have conceded just once in three home matches this season.

“(Tettey) felt a strain in his groin. I think it’s a muscle injury. It was unlucky that he had to come off because he was more or less our last holding midfielder who was available. Moritz Leitner wasn’t prepared for playing such a long time, but he had to come on the pitch and put in a decent performance. In general, it’s a tricky situation but it is what it is, so it doesn’t make any sense to cry or complain.” – Daniel Farke

Not only is Norwich’s attacking play reliant on defenders playing out from the back, but their goalkeeper also plays a part in that.

As we found during our research into the Canaries over the summer, Tim Krul (£4.5m) was top of the Championship for successful short-range passes last season.

However, in Gameweek 6, the former Newcastle shot-stopper was restricted in his contribution to Norwich’s movement of the ball because of a back problem.

He was able to play the whole game with the help of some strong pain-killers but Farke explained after the match that Krul had struggled in the warm-up and could have come off at half-time.

Fantasy managers might want to keep an eye on his fitness this week as he does play an important role for this Norwich side.

“It didn’t help that we had injury problems before the match. Tim Krul had to stop his warm-up and came in before kick-off with back problems. We tried to get him through this game anyhow, but it wasn’t easy. He’s one of our last leaders on the pitch, so with his injury, he was a bit more concentrated on himself instead of leading the group. We wanted to substitute Tim at half-time because he felt the pain even more. Thankfully, he did finish 90 minutes in the end because it was important to have him on the pitch. We have to wait for the outcome of that. I hope it’s not too bad because we have too many defensive players injured.” – Daniel Farke

All of those problems aside, Pukki still had chances to score against Burnley, denied by a good Nick Pope (£4.6m) save when he went clean through at 0-0.

The striker had other opportunities in the second half but was stifled by a Burnley side that has typically limited attackers in the penalty box at Turf Moor under Sean Dyche.

Cantwell offered a little less, restricted to a difficult headed chance early on, but it seems unlikely that Farke will make changes to his offensive players for Gameweek 7.

“We have to grow a bit, otherwise all the other clubs would be playing with a group of young players. We have to stick with them. We can’t punish them, just to make it clear that a reaction to come back into the game at 2-0 down is important. There were some positives to take, but we do have to speak about the first 15 minutes, that’s for sure.” – Daniel Farke

Barnes blanked against Norwich as Wood got his first attacking returns of the season

Meanwhile, there was some disappointment for those still invested in Ashley Barnes (£6.7m) as he registered a third blank in a row.

Ahead of a trip to Aston Villa, this week will prove to be a test of patience for his owners as he was probably unfortunate not to score against Norwich, after looking fairly anonymous in the previous two outings.

Barnes’ blank was probably all the more frustrating given that Burnley, as expected, capitalised on Norwich’s shortcomings in defence, but it was Chris Wood (£6.2m) who benefitted the most.

As predicted by Paul in his Scout Squad submission, the New Zealand international finally got his first goal of the season with a headed effort from a set-piece, a situation Norwich have struggled to defend against so far this season.

“For the set-piece, I was pleased with my staff because there are certain things they work on and they deserve a lot of credit for that.” – Sean Dyche

“It’s been a little time coming but it’s nice to be off the mark and rolling. I backed myself that they would come. I knew that it was hopefully only a matter of time. You want to get off the mark but as a striker, you know the next chance is around the corner so you can’t get too disheartened or too down. You’ve just to make sure you’re ready for when they do fall so you can stick them in the back of the net. It was nice to get two goals up for the team and we never looked like conceding after that.” – Chris Wood

It was Dwight McNeil (£6.0m) who was arguably Burnley’s best player in Gameweek 6, getting his third assist of the season, and his first at Turf Moor.

He gave Sam Byram (£4.4m) a torrid afternoon and put the ball in for Wood’s second of the game. The 19-year-old has been making a real name for himself over the last year at Burnley and with appealing fixtures on the horizon could challenge for a place as a fourth midfielder in FPL squads.

“For the second (goal), we know what a good young player Dwight is. He keeps developing all the time and he’s got great feet and pulls a lovely ball back. Woody is on the spot and it’s a great bit of movement and a good finish because they are not easy.” – Sean Dyche

Pieters earned himself a bonus point on top of his clean sheet in Gameweek 6

After a long wait, Burnley finally kept their first clean sheet since the opening weekend of the campaign. A lot could be read into a four-match run without a shut-out but the Clarets have still gone unbreached in two of their last three at Turf Moor.

Furthermore, they conceded virtually the last kick at Wolves in Gameweek 3 after their hosts had created very little, while Dyche’s side have also had to face Arsenal and Liverpool.

Either way, Burnley’s clean sheet potential remains one of the best in the Premier League right now, of particular interest for those hoping to find decent budget defenders in what remains a fairly poor pool.

Erik Pieters (£4.7m) had been written off as a flash in the pan after 14-point haul against Southampton in Gameweek 1, but may still have something to offer compared to his defensive colleagues.

Firstly, it is clear that he has nailed down the starting spot at left-back, having played 90 minutes in every match so far, Charlie Taylor (£4.3m) yet to register a single appearance.

Secondly, it appears that Pieters has been offering some threat going forward, the local press describing him as “unplayable in attack” against Norwich. He made some good overlaps with McNeil and could be one to watch for further offensive returns this season.

Finally, Burnley’s clean sheet was kept intact by that aforementioned Pope save in the first half. After the match, Dyche revealed that the goalkeeper had suffered from an illness in recent days, making his performance all the more impressive.

“It would have been a travesty (to concede), although Nick (Pope) made one good save to be fair. But over a 90-minute game, you may have to make a save and I was pleased because he was ill yesterday and came through that with good focus.” – Sean Dyche

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Burnley XI (4-4-2): Pope; Pieters, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton; McNeil (Lennon 79′), Cork, Westwood, Hendrick (Brady 90+2′); Wood, A Barnes (Rodriguez 79′).

Norwich City XI (4-2-3-1): Krul; Lewis, Godfrey, Amadou, Byram; McLean, Tettey (Leitner 13′); Cantwell (Roberts 90′), Stiepermann (Drmic 75′), Buendía; Pukki.

Lessons learned from Gameweek 6:

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  1. cra1g0s
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    So, crystal balls at the ready, who has the best chance of producing the goods, Mendy or Otamendi..?

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

      Mendy when he gets match fit and the games he starts.

      But for the rest of the season, maby Otamendy

    2. The Mantis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I actually think Otamendi. Was it 2 or 3 seasons ago he was constantly in the points

      Mendy is class but I've put Ota in for now

    3. _nod
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Bringing Otamendi in this week, but migth switch later. Mendy was certainly fun to own/watch at the start of last season.

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

    Are you playing Lundstram and TAA against each other next week, or benching one of them?

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

      No one is benching TAA and plying Lundstram .....are they?!

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

        ... but are you playing both?

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

          Not for me - see below but my defence will likely be:

          VVD/TAA, Ota, Soyuncu

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

            I’d caveat that Sheff Utd hate me. So far this season I’ve benched:

            Lundstram: 15
            Robinson: 11
            Lundstram: 12

            1. Bobby Digital
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Ouch

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

                This does show how fine margins it is only 6 weeks in.

                I’m currently c 800k - just getting those 3 right and a couple of 50:50 captain calls I’d be around 10k.

                So to everyone doing ‘badly’ - no need to panic. The cream will rise as it always does

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

                  Well spoken, good luck!

        2. PrettyDick
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Don't own TAA but Lundstram is sat furthest away on my bench (however, it's very likely he'll play since I have Emerson as well as Kelly..)

    2. ebb2sparky
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I have both and most likely will bench lundstram.

    3. The Mantis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I'd aim to bench any defender against Liverpool

    4. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Tempted to play lunds as he will be a differential and people won’t get his jammy points off the bench this week!
      Cs hell no? Assist or goal well maybe

    5. _nod
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I'm (disappointingly) still on VVD rather than TAA, but Lund is first on my bench this week.

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

    Just saw that late Wolves equalizer. Unbelievable screw-up from Ward. Tries to head the ball by falling on the ground when he could have easily taken a step & cleared and setups Jota.

    Commentator saying he slipped. Don't think so.

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

      He's the worst. My hopes are that Kelly will take his place

  4. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    RP as bottomed and because it blew my mind a little:

    https://twitter.com/fplkernow/status/1176106903870615552?s=09

    "The 26 defenders to have played against Man City so far this season have scored a combined 0 (zero) FPL points."

    Bye bye Digne?

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

      Crazy stat but it’s only 1 GW he gets 0 (or you can just bench him).

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yeh to be fair if I don't decide to lose him for TAA (double up with VVD) then I will just be benching him this week

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

    Hi all

    1 FT 1.6m ITB
    Ryan Button
    VVD, Soyuncu, Digne, AWB, Lund
    Salah, Sterling, KDB, Mount, Cantwell
    Pukki, Jota, Greenwood

    Which of these moves to make this week?
    A) Digne/ AWB -> Ota (leaning towards Digne as AWB has Newcastle week after next and enables me to do VVD to TAA)
    B) Jota -> Abraham (Jota has Watford at home this week so could give him that)
    C) VVD -> TAA (a transfer I always want to make but can never justify the -4)

    Should I just do A or B this week or how about A and C this week -4 and do B next week?

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

      A Digne to Ota

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

        Thanks - worth doing that as well as VVD to TAA for a -4?

        Find it v hard to justify but I need to do it at some point and TAA is going to explode soon

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

          Ok, then just get it done!

    2. PrettyDick
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      C

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

      A. Digne out

    4. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Very similar back line/ team.

      I have VVD, Ota, Soy (Digne, Lunds) at the moment and considering either VVD > TAA or Digne > TAA to double up but both would be -4 so I am very hesitant

      For you I would probably say Digne > Ota and plan to bring TAA next week but I share the same temptation and frustration re. not having TAA!

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

        I’ve got to do Jota -> Abraham next week (think that’s essential)

        So it’s take a -4 to get VVd-> TAA this week or don’t get TAA until GW9

        1. Don Kloppeone
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I’m still toying with Haller > Abraham also but not sure it’s worth a hit so probably holding off another week

  6. iL PiStOlErO
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    In all scenarios I will have Auba&Son but here is the headache:

    A) TAA Salah KdB Tammy Pukki

    B) Otamendi Mane KdB Kun Grenwood

    C) TAA Salah Geundouzi Kun Tammy

    Which combo you like the best?

    1. Gatsby
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      probably a

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

        yeah, I agree

        1. iL PiStOlErO
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Thanks guys. Thats on what I am at the moment. But ignoring Kun is hard for me, this is why I am maybe leaning to option C. I will lose KdB but I want to cpt Kun few times and for KdB not so sure. Idealy would want both but dont want to lose Che cover or Mo.

    2. Karhumies
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A. KDB > Pukki > Kun > the rest. IMO

      1. iL PiStOlErO
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        So you think Pukki should be more important to have then Kun?

        1. iL PiStOlErO
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Or Tammy also?

          1. Karhumies
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            I think that Salah, Sterling, Mane, Aubameyang, Kane are all viable options for having Aguero. Granted, Aguero has outperformed all of them so far.

            KDB and Pukki you "buy and forget" and let them haul points for the whole season.

            Tammy has been great so far. But for me, it's not Pukki vs Tammy, it's Pukki + Tammy.

            My preferred triple forward mix currently is Pukki + Aguero + Tammy/Aubameyang. I am
            currently sticking with Auba and not switching to Tammy.

            1. iL PiStOlErO
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Thanks. If I keep option A I will have Auba Tammy Pukki as the front 3 + KdB, Salah and Son which I am happy about and is very balanced (gives you attackers from five of the big six). Cheers and good luck.

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

    Really feel spurs will do well next few gws.

    with that in mind

    A) Taa + Maddison

    B) Diop + Son

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

      Lol that’s an incredibly leading question and sounds like you’ve already decided on B but in reality you know A is better and is what most will say.

      A

      1. Gatsby
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        haha, i am tinkering between the two

        A feels better, but B is the punty/possibly rank building option

        cheers tho!

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Son and (K)ane captain for the next 3 feels nice. Differential ville over here!
      Worked ok this week but was expecting more 😀

      1. Gatsby
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Kane already hurt me as C against newcastle,

        Really want Son, but just can validate it atm

  8. JP1995
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    WC team gtg?

    button/Pope

    Lund/ Tomori/ TAA/ Diop/ Ota

    Salah/ Sterling / KDB / Cantwell/ Mount

    Abraham/ Pukki / Wesley

    Any changes you would make?

    Cheers

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

      nope, looks great.

    2. ebb2sparky
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Im not sure about Villa. If I were to pick one it'd probably be McGinn rather than Wesley but guess that means ditching Cantwell which I wouldn't do if you got him for 4.5

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

    Lost on last page

    so it took me a minus 4 and a sterling sale (kinda regret now) but i got this lineup for gw 7

    Heaton
    Taa tomori lowton (lunds rico)
    salah kdb silva son cantwell
    Aguero Barnes (greenwood)

    Undecided on

    1. who to cap
    2. benching lundstrum

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

      1. everybody will be this week. You have a lot of good options
      2. Surely (first) on the bench. Who would you bench for him?

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

        lowton /: or first on the bench seems about right

  10. ebb2sparky
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Is Greenwood and Ceballos to Abraham and a 4.5 mid worth a -4 or is it better to do haller to Abraham for free? I'm thinking a 4.5 mid is a better pick than ceballos anyway!

    Team is
    Pope
    TAA, Ota, Cahill, Söyüncü, Lundstram
    Salah, Sterling, KDB, Mount, Ceballos
    Pukki, Haller, Greenwood

    1. Gatsby
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      yeah i'd downgrade and upgrade greenwood

      abraham, haller, pukki is an inciting lineup

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

    Pope
    Otamendi - TAA - Tomori
    Son(C) - Mane - KDB - Iwobi
    Pukki - Auba - Abraham
    Button - Hayden - Rico - Burn
    G2G? Thinking of using my FT to do Iwobi -> McGinn.

  12. fc_skrald
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Any suggestions for this team? - think I should just save the free transfer...

    Heaton
    TAA, Aurier, Digne
    Salah, Sterling, KDB, Cantwell
    Abraham, Pukki, Wilson

    4.0, Rico, Hayden, Lundstram
    1 FT, 0.1 million in the bank

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

      Save or Digne -> Ota are the real options

    2. PrettyDick
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Have a hard time seeing why Digne --> otamendi wouldn't be better than saving the transfer

    3. fc_skrald
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Thanks both - will wait and see what happens during the week and prepare for buying Otamendy or maybe Mendy if he is likely to start.

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

    My rank is dropping like a stone, lost ML lead and had 3 captaincy failures in a row...
    Fed up with fpl.

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

      We are only 6 weeks in.....

      Still largely a lottery this early. People I know who literally have no clue how FPL even works are top
      100k. There is 0% chance they are there at end of season

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Well said!

        Although I do get the fear when many of us are lower down in OR now than we have been at any point in the last few seasons!

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

          Ye it’s been an ‘interesting start’ - still gives us a chance to play catch up and get more green arrows 🙂

          1. Don Kloppeone
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            That’s what I’m telling myself!

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

        Its just soul destroying when you keep making wrong C chocies and each next one seems more difficult.
        Hard to get back on track.

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Who u captaining this week?

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

            Sterling most likely.

            1. have you seen cyan
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Kdb gonna be the safer bet but sterling should be good

        2. PrettyDick
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Who did you captain this week?

          1. have you seen cyan
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Kane and for next 3.

          2. have you seen cyan
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            U?

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

              Deciding between Abraham and Son. Leaning heavily towards Tammy atm but midweek games might swing that

              1. have you seen cyan
                • 4 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Son is my vice 🙂 but I’m spurs fan so you know

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

            Mane.
            Was too scared of Pep's roulette to go for City asset.

            1. have you seen cyan
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Ah that sucks I had mane also, had a gut feeling he was getting nought. Mainly because I did salah > mane and moved like that normally flop lol

            2. PrettyDick
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Ok. I'd like to raise the the possibility that your bad luck with City captaincies earlier GWS got into your head a bit this week? In my mind Mané wasn't your best choice this week.

              Try to get away from it for a bit, or do something else that has worked for you before.

              You still have a good team and a good rank, so absolutely nothing is over yet.
              Best of luck!

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

                I only have 40points more than you and I'm in the top2K. This week I have a hard time seeing Sterling, KDB, Mount or even Haller blanking for you, and with Sterlings benching on the last time out a long with KDBs importance for the team combined with this fixtures difficulty you should be safe from Pep rotation.

                best of luck

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

                Yeah need to clear my head.

                Thanks.

    2. Andy'81
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      It's impossible to get every decision right, don't worry about it and move onto the next GW.

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

        All I can do just want a bit of luck coming my way for a change.

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

          Just think how’s much you’ll
          Enjoy an awesome gameweek when you do have one

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

            Fingerss crossed soon enough.

    3. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Lol just seen your overall rank/ points - you are in no position to complain!

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

        Captaincy cock ups knocked my confidence and I'm really worried that will just carry on falling in ranks for ages now.

        But you right I should man up.

  14. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Only a small sample size I know but Chelsea vs Brighton:
    - Brighton have been better defensively away than at home
    - Both Tammy and Mount have returned more in away fixtures than home ones.

    Irrelevant? Or are Brighton going to give them a tight game?

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

      Ryan back to back 10 pointers incoming 🙂

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Probably just trying to persuade myself Chelsea assets can wait another week ^^

    2. The Left Duke #3
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Fancy Che to net a few in that game

  15. Disco Stu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    A. Bilva or Dilva

    B. Kane ir Auba

    1. The Left Duke #3
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I personally wouldn't go with either Silva with rotation.

      Defo Aubameyang for me and Son would be my Spurs selection

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

        Planning to transfer Sterling to either Silva so can upgrade Greenwood. Doing Son doesn't give me enough $

        1. The Left Duke #3
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Can you do Son and Vardy?

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

            Yes

  16. The Left Duke #3
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Best 2 moving forward or should i go 3 by downgrading Digne to 4m DF?

    A) Abraham - BH sou NEW bur wat CP
    B) Barnes - av EVE lei CHE su WH
    C) Haller - bou CP eve SU NEW bur
    D) Pukki - cp AV bou MU bh WAT
    E) Wilson - WH ars NOR wat MU new

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

      I currently have Pukki and Barnes, and I am using 2FT to go Digne and Greenwood to Rico and Abraham

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

    One thing is for sure, if I still had Sterling and was captaining Sterling every week, my OR would be a disaster.

    1. The Left Duke #3
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Unless you have KDB (vc) lol

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

        And when KDB was rested 🙁

        I got rid of Sterling for GW5 and did not cap him once from GW1 to 4 🙂

  18. Robson-Canoe
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Hey guys, what are your thoughts on Yarmolenko as an FPL option in the coming weeks? Fixtures look amazing!

    1. The Left Duke #3
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Defo an option I think. He looked very good before his injury last year too. I currently have Haller but if i didnt i would be looking at Yarm

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

      An explosive differential. I like him. Only issue is that midfield slots are very valuable so might not fit the structure.

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

      With Lanzini out, he could be more assured of starts

  19. GAMBIT
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Zinch, Martial, Ayew > Aurier, Mount, Tammy (-4)

    Yay or Nay?

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

      Yay

  20. Tmel
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Digne > Lundstrom or Aurier?

  21. dshv
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Play Rico over Cantwell , have Pukki also

  22. boc610
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Apparently B Silva thought Fassbender was the hero in 12 years a slave
    I wouldn't blame Kick it Out for actually packing it in . Nothing is changing and doesn't look like it will anytime soon.

  23. Kalou
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Magnus Carlson bringing his chess skills to fpl can he win it?
    389 Or

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Does he have Cech, mate?

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        And double Bournemouth; King and bROOKs

      2. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Cech retired at the end of last season.

        1. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          A year old is good for one of my jokes

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

      Only made 4 transfers as well

    3. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Short answer - no

      He did awesome last year too - think he was around 100 OR at one point before finishing c20k OR

    4. The 5% Team
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      What's his ID?

  24. jimbo90
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Commenting again as comment got lost a few pages ago:

    Which one would you play this week?

    A) Digne v City
    B) Lundstram v Liverpool
    C) Ceballos v United
    D) Greenwood v Arsenal (if he plays/impresses on Wednesday)

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

      C)

    2. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yuk

      Probably C

    3. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Out of those A

    4. The 5% Team
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      B

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

      Definitely C

    6. Relaxing
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      C

  25. dshv
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Choose my defense:

    Digne, rico, robbo, walker, lund

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

      Walker, Robbo , Rico

      Bench: Lund, Digne

    2. MTPockets
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Digne, rico, robbo, walker, lund

      • Chelsea91
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Bench lund

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

      How to use this FT?

      Pope Button
      TAA Otamendi Digne Pieters Lundstram
      Salah Sterling KDB Mount Cantwell
      Wilson Pukki Greenwood

      1 FT, 0.4 ITB

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

        Save it - lovely team - you are 2/3 transfers ahead of me

        Digne -> soyuncu May be something to look at given Leicester fixtures

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

          agree

        2. merin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Thanks!

          Is Soyuncu really that interresting?
          Fixtures may be nice, but his form is nothing special...

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

            Frees up a lot of cash compared to Digne

            Leicester xGA is v good too

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

        Digne to Söuyncu

    4. SALVA
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Barnes to Tammy -4?

      1. MTPockets
          4 years, 6 months ago

          would just do it for free a week later

        • Rains of Castamere
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Considering this. I fancy Tammy to outscore Barnes by 4pts this weekend.

        • TheDragon
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          You are the kind of guy who’d do sterling -> Aguero -4 aren’t you?

          It’s a v tempting transfer but don’t think it’s worth a -4

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

            I would but not possible without -8 🙂

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

          Brighton play 4 CBs these days probably the same vs one of the most relentless attacks in the league. Maybe hold but Barnes is playing at CAM effectively

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

        Is having both Tammy and Mount overkill ?

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

          not at all

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

          Nope

        3. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Think I might do it, it’s either that or Tammy and Maddison.

        4. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Look at those blue fixtures - nom nom nom

        5. Ady87
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Nope.

      3. Rains of Castamere
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Welcome to my team Heung-Min Son (c). Nice to have you back.

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

          Jealous

          1. Ady87
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Same, incredibly so.

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

            me as well- would love to figure out how to get him

            1. have you seen cyan
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Play a cheapie each week like Cantwell is one way

        2. dshv
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I am the same, the 2nd dangerous korean on earth

          1. have you seen cyan
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            King jong un got nothing on Sonny

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

          Don't make me wildcard to get him in

      4. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Reckon Ota will double rise this week?

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

          yes