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FPL Question Time – Consult our panel ahead of Gameweek 7

As per usual, there are a tonne of questions ahead of the Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 7 deadline.

Manchester City assets continue to be under threat from rotation, Liverpool still can’t keep clean sheets and Norwich continue to blank away from home.

To answer some of these dilemmas, we have put together another panel of Fantasy managers to help you out…

Who’s on the panel this week?

FPL General – Contributor to the Scout site who has three finishes inside the top 400 in the last five seasons and who has a huge following on Twitter. General – aka Mark – also appears regularly on the official FPL Show.

FPL Hints – One of the most-followed names in the FPL community, a seasoned veteran as well as a Scout writer and an Official FPL panellist. Finished 110th in the world in 2011/12.

FPL Heisenberg – Influencer within the FPL community with a top 10k finish in 2016/17, followed by top 1k in 2017/18.

Joe – Our very own Scoutcast and video host, long-time servant of the site, keeper of the Goals Imminent table and seven top 10k FPL finishes.

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

    Best option here with 2fts and 0.4m

    Heaton — Pope
    Taa • Zincheko • Vvd— Rico Digne
    Sterling • Kdb • Cantwell • James — Docker
    King • Kane (c) • Pukki

    A: James >> Mount and carry FT
    B: King >> Tammy and downgrade one of vvd/digne/zincheko to raise 0.7m
    C: James + Kane (c) >> Son (c) + Tammy....keep King (WHU) this gw and get rid next gw

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

      A or B, probably more B and downgrade Digne

    2. rrcmc
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      All options have merit.
      Tammy over Mount IMO
      Perhaps C?

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

    Digne & Barnes to Azpi & Abraham for -4 before I get priced out?

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

      i'd go for it

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

        I'm thinking for my transfers: Mount + Digne to Son + 4.5 (maybe Diop) for -4
        I already have Abraham.
        other option; leave Mount and go Digne to TAA
        thoughts?

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

          Cheers... I like your second option of Digne to TAA

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

          I'd keep Mount and just do Digne to TAA.

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

            Same

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

            This and this again.

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

      Only conceded 2 shots to SHU. They’re a good defence and Pickford is a good keeper. Not going to be an absolute thrashing by any means

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

      Probably some irrelevants to score. Mahrez and Jesus? Jesus to come on late and grab one in the late eighties

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

      Why I do not want to captain Kun over Salah plus EVE are a wounded animal. You touch, it bites.

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

    What to do with Digne?

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

    1 FT, 0.4 ITB

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Get Aurier

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

        Is he nailed?

  4. Frank Koscielny
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Salah + Barnes to Son + Firmino.. Madness or not?

    1. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I fee like this could pay off. Do it

      1. Frank Koscielny
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers! Would you still do it for a hit?

        1. Stormbringer22
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I wouldn't do it for a hit, no

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

      I don’t dislike it but most here love salah and any removal of him normally isn’t encouraged. He is annoying not to own though, if you’re aware of the risks.

      1. Frank Koscielny
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers!

    3. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      if for free looks good

      1. Frank Koscielny
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Answers my question above, thanks!

    4. Pinturicchio10
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Think Salah and Barnes is stronger.

    5. Igz08
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      (Bottomed)

      Digne, Ceballos,Zinchenko -> Aurier, Mount, Ota (-8) Done ✅

      Pope
      TAA Aurier Ota
      Mount Cantwell Salah KDB
      Aguero Pukki Haller

      Heaton Pieters Dendoncker Kelly

      A) Activate WC. Sort out bench, recoup the hits
      B) Chill

      1. Frank Koscielny
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Reply fail B

        1. Igz08
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Cheers

    6. Frank Koscielny
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      B

    7. john25
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Hey guys, considering between Pieters and Soyuncu to bring into my team. Who would you say is the better pick? I don’t have any other def/gk from either teams.

      Cheers

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

        Difficult. Pieters slight chances at attacking return. Soyuncu great fixtures from gw9.
        Both good option.

        I would go Pope&Soyuncu myself

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

          Agree

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

      Pope
      Ota TAA Digne Soy
      Sterling Salah KDB Mount
      Haller Pukki
      (4.0 Rico Dendoncker Greenwood)

      1FT & 0.4ITB

      a) Digne > Lundstrom
      b) Digne > Aurier
      c) Haller > Abraham
      d) c and one of a/b (-4)
      e) Save FT

      1. Frank Koscielny
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        A

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

        Surely not A with Lundy having LIV next. C (and play Rico over Digne)

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

      Yet another WC-question!

      C.Wilson - Pukki - Tammy in a 3-4-3

      or

      Auba - Tammy - fodder in a 4-4-2

      My defence of right now is: TAA - Ota - Soy - Diop - Lund

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

        Close - probably first one

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

          Cheers!

    10. BradtheLAD
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Thoughts on this WC team? 0.2 itb.

      Pope Button
      TAA Otamendi Tomori Diop Rico
      Son Mané De Bruyne Cantwell Mount
      Abraham Pukki Firmino

      All replies appreciated.

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

        I like it. Would personally downgrade Cantwell as I'm guessing you will play your front three every week.

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

          Agree with that, if you had sterling or kun who could be deemed rotation risks then having cant as a sub would be good but ur team currently isn’t at risk of rotation really. Maybe firmino could be when Origi fit again

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

        Like the Firmino pick

    11. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Should we be looking to add a premium/semi premium (9-12m) striker to our teams if we don't have one?

      Auba, Aguero & Firmino are doing very well.
      Vardy also has good fixtures on the horizon.
      I guess everyone is too fed up of Kane but even he has decent fixtures.

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

        I would like to, but have salah, sterling, kdb midfield... And Im not complaining so.
        Pity cant have them all, but I personally like to go heavier in midfield. More points + clean sheet.

    12. Sterling Malory
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      On WC, how's this?

      Pope
      TAA Soyuncu Otamendi
      Sterling Mane Son KDB
      Pukki Abraham
      Button Greenwood Lunny Hayden

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

        Missing a defender?

        1. Sterling Malory
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Rico soz.

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

            Frontline looking great. Would like to upgrade the 4th defender.

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

              Disagree. I think Lundstrum has shown he's worthy of first bench spot.

              If I was on WC, it's basically what I would do.

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

                Late answer but Lund as first benchspot means Rico as playing fourth defender, no?

      2. Hasselbaink Forever - Defoe…
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Very nice

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

      Bench one of Guilbert and Rico next GW?
      First has set pieces
      Second has better clean sheet chance

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Play Rico

    14. Modest Bob
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Teemu Pukki to Colin Wilson will be popular this week surely?

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Callum Quaner could also be popular

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

      G2G if Mane fit?

      Pope
      TAA - Aurier - Soyuncu
      Sterling - KDB - Mane - Son - Cantwell
      Tammy - Pukki
      ---
      Button - Lowton - Lund - 4.5

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

        Looks sharp

    16. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      GTG or Digne -> Otamendi (-4)?

      Pope
      TAA, VVD, Digne, Rico
      Salah, Sterling, KDB
      Tammy, Pukki, Barnes
      [Button, Cantwell, Lundy, Donkey]

      Cheers 🙂

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

        Not worth -4

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

        Save and play Cantwell over Digne.

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

        -4 will pay off over the next few weeks

    17. Cahill
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Hey lads, bit lost what to do:

      Heaton Button
      Montoya Rico robbo VVD Lund
      Salah Sterling Dilva KDB Ceballos
      Tammy Pukki Greenwood

      2FT; 0.2 ITB

      A) Ceballos -> McGinn (have 2FT next week
      B) Ceballos Dilva VVD -> Son Otamendi Guendouzi (-4)
      C) VVD Dilva -> Soy Son (Stuck with Ceb)
      D) Dilva -> Mount/Maddison

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

        I wouldnt drop VVD before Sheffield utd

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

        I like the look of C

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

          Actually A.

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

        C

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

        A

    18. andres
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Pope button
      AWB Taa lund (pieters KELLY)
      Sterling kdb mount CEBALLOS (cantwell)
      Kun pukki HALLER
      2FT, 2.0

      Any ideas how to use my 2 FTs?

      A keep city trio, and bin abw & haller
      B sell aguero, haller, ceballos => firmino, tammy, son (-4)
      C sell sterling, haller, abw => son, tammy/firmino, ota

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

        A

      2. Bucket Man
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I'd look at AWB out maybe Ceballos too. Otamendi for AWB prehaps.

        1. andres
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          3 city slots used

          1. Bucket Man
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Aurier/Soyuncu.

            1. andres
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Yeap, both good options. If maddison was fit i could bring him in for ceballos.

              With so many strikers delivering I feel I need to remove haller first though

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

        Awb to Ota
        Haller to Tammy.

        No need to sell aguero or sterling. Arsenal good fixtures with ceballos. Even haller has good fixtures with whu.

        1. andres
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          3 city slots used.
          Ceballos has been a disappointment as has heller. The fixtures wont get the points I think.

          Wish I could get son without moving the city trio but not possible

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

            Sorry, looked over it. But team looks rather good, wouldnt do anything drastic atm.
            Only awb and ceballos then worth moving out I guess.

            1. andres
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Thanks for the advice. Noted!

    19. Toplad
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Which one:

      A) Soy, Salah, McGinn, Aguero
      B) Rico, Mane, Son, Firmino

      Thanks in advance !!

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

        A for me. Rico isnt a nailed option imo.

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

        A all the way

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

      It's been an amazing season for forwards so far! Pukki, Aguero, Abraham, Aubameyang, Firmino, C.Wilson all with 40+ total points and the only mids able to match that are Man City (KDB leads with 54. less than 40 on Sterling, D.Silva, Mahrez, B.Silva) and Liverpool (Salah/Mane).

      Barnes/Wood have also been great for the price, their mid "equivalents" being Mount, McGinn, Lamela, Cantwell.

      Deulofey, Maupay have also been individuals with excellent form, it's just that their teams have not been able to fully support them.

      I finally converted into a 3 forward system (3-5-2 into 4-3-3) with a -4 for GW7. I feel like I should have done this 3 GWs ago already.

      1. Sgt Frank Drebin
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Because of how well forwards have been doing so far people seem have some high expectations for them (ie Haller exodus after just two blanks). In my opinion it is rather unsustainable and we will see many of them slowing down but it doesn't mean the likes of Abraham Pukki or Haller won't be a good value still!

    21. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Does anyone have Magnus Carlsen's team ID maybe? Interested to see what is the chess master strategy in this game!

      1. Jernau M Gurgeh
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Here is a link, Magnus is mentioned under "pundits etc" about 6 pages down.

        https://www.reddit.com/r/FantasyPL/comments/co8ncb/a_list_of_former_champions_veterans_and_pundits/

        Hope it helps you.

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

          Oh I see so a chess master has KDB VC and jammy Lundstram points. Nothing to see here

        2. Sgt Frank Drebin
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Thanks!

    22. Saka Rice
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      1FT I'm thinking to save?

      Pope
      TAA Otamendi Soyuncu (Digne Lundstram)
      Salah Sterling KDB Cantwell (4.4)
      Abraham Pukki Barnes

      1. Bucket Man
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I'd save g2g

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

        Your team is incredibly similar to mine ( benchers and all) except that I have Mane instead of Salah and Kelly instead of Soyuncu !!

        🙂

    23. silvan14
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      On a wildcard. Weighing up between Firmino and Auba. Can afford both (no cash left if go Auba). Other forwards Aguero and Tammy.

      Firmino- cheaper but worse draw. Are Pool fixture proof? Auba- more expensive, better fixtures. Does Laca coming back affect?

      I'm torn. Advice appreciated

      1. Bucket Man
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Get Auba if it doesn't weaken rest of team and as long as you have Salah/Mane.

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

        With the fixtures I d go Auba.
        But front 3 with auba kun tammy... I like to think the rest of the team is quite weak then...

        1. silvan14
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Gone cheap defence, only Ota and 4.5 def or less.

          Mids KDB, Son, Mount, Lamela, McGinn

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

            Not too bad. Only Lamela bit of a rotation risk.

            1. silvan14
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Yep and my last thought is to change him to Tielemans. Which might be super risky but Leicester fantastic draw, means I don't have 2 Spurs mids

            2. Bucket Man
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Yes would change Lamela, Yarmolenko? Defence not too bad then.

    24. leo_messi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Ryan
      Otamendi Taa Lowton
      Kdb Sterling Son Mane* Cantwell
      Pukki Abraham

      Sub: Button Lundstram Elmo* Greenwood*

      How can I use my 2 FT this week with 0.4 itb?

      A) Ryan, Elmo -> Pope, Tomori/Soyuncu
      B) Elmo, Lowton -> Tomori, Soyuncu
      C) Mane,Greenwood -> Mount, Firmino/Vardy (bench Cantwell - double Norwich away doesn't look good)
      D) something else

      Thanks

      1. Bucket Man
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Elmo to Soyuncu prehaps. Save the other FT.

    25. Wheyyyy
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Maguire, Digne, Haller --> Azpi, Otamendi, Abraham -4?

      Allows VVD -> TAA next GW.

      Yeah?

    26. Bucket Man
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      1FT 0.1ITB. Digne to Soyuncu and then next gw Jota to Abraham/Wilson?
      Heaton
      Robbo, Digne, Rico
      Salah, Sterling, KDB, Mount
      Haller, Pukki, Jota
      Cantwell, Cathcart, Lundstrum

      1. andres
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Sounds good. If it was me I would take the hit now. Tammy price will go up.

        1. Bucket Man
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Not sure if it is worth it, Jota might hit a bit of form and decent fixture. Will do Digne to Soyuncu to get extra 0.1 so should be fine to get Wilson or Tammy.

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

        I would rather lose Cathcart atm. Seems a waste of space.

        1. Bucket Man
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I had him rotating with Montoya. Got rid of the wrong one last GW. Can't really replace him with much at the moment though.

    27. CelticBhoy1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Start one:

      A) Soyuncu

      B) Cantwell

      C) Lundstram

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

        Soyuncu.

      2. Bucket Man
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        A

    28. G Banger
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      What to do with this team... Ideas on a postcard!

      Pope / Button
      Montoya / Digne / Soyunco / VVD / Lund
      Salah / Sterling / Lanzini / Mount / Dendo
      Kun / Pukki / Greenwood

      1FT; 0.3 ITB

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

        Dunno wait see how lanzini is

      2. G Banger
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Apparently out for 3 to 4 weeks... want rid of him really

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

          No stellar options at 6.8 really. You could do a -4 though and do digne>ota and lanzini>maddison.
          Assuming Maddison is fit and your money can buy that, Maddison does have Liverpool in two weeks tho if that bothers you.
          Digne is likely getting you nothing this week tho so it’s not a bad move imo for a -4.

          1. G Banger
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Like this, had considered

            Digne + Lanzini + Greenwood => Aurier + Cantwell + Tammy (-8)

            But seemed a bit expensive for the improvement...

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

      Pogba back. Greenwood should be back. Rashford out (not sure how long). Shaw and martial not quite ready yet hopefully for weekend

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

        Nothing to see here lol.

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

          They bottomed me on purpose