Scout Notes

McGinn remains best Villa asset as Wood outscores Barnes again

Aston Villa 2-2 Burnley

Goals: Anwar El Ghazi (£5.5m), John McGinn (£5.7m) | Jay Rodriguez (£5.7m), Chris Wood (£6.2m)

Assists: Frederic Guilbert (£4.4m), Trézéguet (£5.3m) | Erik Pieters (£4.8m), Matt Lowton (£4.5m)

Bonus Points: Matt Targett (£4.4m) x3, Pieters x2, McGinn x1, Wood x1

John McGinn (£5.7m) proved once again the value he can offer this season as he scored for the second game in succession.

The Aston Villa midfielder now has three goals and one assist this season and could have come away from Gameweek 7 with a hat-trick had he been a little more fortunate.

McGinn was arguably Villa’s primary goal threat against Burnley as three big chances fell his way.

In the first half, he headed over from close range before he swept home Conor Hourihane‘s (£5.7m) cross from the left – although that was correctly disallowed by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) for an offside in the build-up.

McGinn now has three goals and one assist this season

However, McGinn got his well-deserved goal in the second half firing home a cross from Trézéguet (£5.3m).

Not surprisingly, the Scottish international remains the top-scoring midfielder priced at £6.0m or under.

After the first seven matches, he has scored 38 points, averaging 5.4 per game. That makes him the best value in his price bracket too.

Aston Villa’s fixtures remain positive when it comes to attacking potential, Norwich (away) and Brighton (home) their next two opponents.

Despite Manchester City (away) and Liverpool (home) in Gameweeks 10 and 11, McGinn owners will fancy their chances in the following two matches when they travel to Wolves and then host a Newcastle side that lost 5-0 to Leicester on Sunday.

“(McGinn) is excellent. He’s been consistently good in all our performances. He consistently looks like he’s going to score goals. He’s scored two and had one disallowed. But it’s his all-round game. He’s all-action, wins free-kicks, gets into the opposition box, scores goals. Unfortunately, I don’t think he was protected as much as he should have been this weekend. They have targeted him because he’s one of our best players, that’s for sure.” – Dean Smith

Jack Grealish played in a more advanced position for Aston Villa on Saturday afternoon

Those in possession of or interested in Jack Grealish (£5.9m) will have been encouraged by Dean Smith’s tactical tweak against Burnley.

The midfielder was pushed into a more advanced role in Gameweek 7, deployed in the front three of the 4-3-3 system.

It was Trézéguet who made way with Hourihane returning to the side to fill the gap in central midfield.

By all accounts, this new system, with Grealish drifting into the middle from the left was successful, helping Villa fill the box with more bodies when on the attack. With the creative Grealish also involved in this group of players, it ensured that Smith’s team was more fluent going forward too.

Although Grealish did not get any attacking returns in this one, Fantasy managers should keep an eye on how often Smith stations him in the front three, as it could lead to more points potential in the future.

“I was really pleased with our game plan. We played Jack a little bit higher. I decided on it on Thursday. I have seen enough of Burnley. They like to go and press. But I felt they left gaps between their midfielders and their back four. I thought we could exploit that through Grealish and El Ghazi and I thought that worked really well in the first half. They had a number of chances. – Dean Smith

Wesley did not have the best of afternoons against Burnley

However, Gameweek 7 did not show the best of centre-forward Wesley (£6.0m) who was largely poor.

He struggled to hold his own against Burnley’s battling centre-backs James Tarkowski (£5.0m) and Ben Mee (£5.0m) and seemed to lack confidence in front of goal, giving up chances to shoot in order to attempt passes that were never on.

There was some concern for the player when he collapsed and had to be put in the recovery position but he was able to carry on and make it to the 88th minute was he was replaced for tactical reasons by Keinan Davis (£4.5m).

The 21-year-old forward, listed as a midfielder in FPL, could well see some more involvement in the coming weeks. With Wesley’s performances largely disappointing fans and journalists alike, the local press have been calling for Davis to start the next Premier League match, although Smith still had praise for Wesley at full time.

“I think the lads were worried at one stage but (Wesley) was fine. I think it fired him up, if I’m honest. He was a little bit sloppy at times in the first half but that fired him up and he became a better player.” – Dean Smith

Jay Rodriguez ended Villa’s run of home clean sheets with his second-half goal

While Aston Villa’s attacking players are showing some promise, it is proving difficult to consider their defensive options as they continue to give up leads.

Coming into Gameweek 7, no team had let more points slip from winning positions than Villa (six). That number has increased to eight with leads against Spurs, Arsenal and now Burnley all given up.

After two consecutive clean sheets at home, Villa conceded twice although perhaps we should not be surprised by that.

Some would argue that they rode their luck at the back against Everton and West Ham, while Burnley are still yet to blank away from home this season.

Unmarked substitute Jay Rodriguez (£5.7m) rose highest to nod Erik Pieters‘ (£4.8m) cross in the second half before Chris Wood (£6.2m) converted Matt Lowton‘s (£4.5m) ball into the box moments after McGinn’s strike.

“The second goal was definitely a lapse of concentration. They have kicked off. We went to press them. We didn’t get tight enough on Westwood. He plays to Wood, who comes off short – and we don’t get tight enough on him. Then they switch it and we don’t stop the cross. I am disappointed because it was three points we deserved – and I am disappointed with the manner of the goals we’ve conceded. We need to kick on with these games and win them.” – Dean Smith

Targett had to come off injured just after the hour-mark

There were still some positives to glean from one or two Villa defensive players though.

After weeks of promise, another good offensive performance from Frederic Guilbert (£4.4m) led to his first assist of the season.

Meanwhile, Matt Targett (£4.4m) made his home debut on the opposite flank, giving the Villa side better balance than when Guilbert and Neil Taylor (£4.5m) play together.

The 0.4% invested in Targett got off fortunately as he was taken off in the 61st minute, clean sheet still intact and therefore claimed maximum bonus points.

However, the reason for his departure from the pitch may concern his owners and Villa fans alike, with a potential hamstring injury to deal with.

“Targett is more worrying. He felt his hamstring – the opposite one from last time. But I am hoping it’s more of a cramp issue than anything else. He played 90 minutes on Wednesday. There was a risk to play him and get through the 90 minutes. But I thought he was having a really good game and gave us a different outlet going forward.” – Dean Smith

Dyche got Burnley back into the game by deploying a three-man front-line

Just as the home side made tactical changes at Villa Park, Sean Dyche also made changes of his own at half-time.

With Jack Cork (£5.0m) forced off with a shoulder problem, the Burnley manager opted to bring on Rodriguez rather than another central midfielder.

He deployed the former West Bromwich Albion forward on the right of a front-three, Wood through the middle and Ashley Barnes (£6.6m) on the left.

Midfield wide-men Dwight McNeil (£6.0m) and Jeff Hendrick (£5.4m) tucked into central positions with the full-backs providing the width.

Both Lowton (left) and Pieters (right) flexed their creative muscles in the draw at Villa Park

That was good news for both Pieters and Lowton as they were the two players to get assists for Burnley.

The left-back now has three this season, while Lowton, upon his return to Villa Park chalked up his first of the campaign.

That said, neither of them was able to keep a clean sheet as Burnley are yet to keep one in an away match in 2019/20.

The shift of goals from one forward to the other continues at Burnley.

Barnes is now four straight games without finding the net while Wood has registered three in his last two.

Aston Villa XI (4-3-3): Heaton; Targett (Taylor 62′), Mings, Engels, Guilbert; Hourihane, Nakamba, McGinn; Grealish, Wesley (Davis 88′), El Ghazi (Trézéguet 70′).

Burnley XI (4-4-2): Pope; Pieters, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton; McNeil, Cork (Rodriguez 46′), Westwood, Hendrick; A Barnes (Brady 83′), Wood.

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

    Gtg right bench right cap?

    Pope
    Trent. Lund. Ota
    Salah c. Kdb. James. Mount
    Abraham. Aguero. Pukki

    Button. Cantwell. Peters. Rico

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

      Captain KDB over Salah for me

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

        Thanks. Otherwise ok ? Really want to find a way to play cantwell!

    2. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      U play Lundstram away and bench pieters at home? Mmmm
      Captain Salah

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

        Everton surely carry more attacking threat than Watford ?!

        1. Ambrosiana Inter
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Dunno I have both and play pieters

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

            Fair enough. I have had peters points on bench last two weeks!

    3. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      James worth his price tag?
      Anyone else decent in this bracket?
      Mc Ginn maybe

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

      play cantwell over james imo

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

    Sell:
    A) Aurier
    B) Montoya

    Will bennch either for this GW so don’t mind Aurier’s suspension

    Buy:
    1) Tomori
    2) Diop
    3) Cresswell

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

      Wouldn’t really do either this week if benching

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

        Need to sell one of them to be able to bench the other though 🙂

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

          Oh. Sell Montoya then. Aurier should get place back. Buy Tomori imo

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

      FWIW. I just transferred Montoya out for Tomori. May bring him back in once Trossard returns from injury.

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

      Cheers. Montoya has avl, EVE, NOR whereas Aurier has WAT, liv, eve though so close call for me!

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

    Really want Bellerin to be fit very soon. Looks to be an assist magnet in emery’s team. Ota > Bellerin on the cards this week or next

    1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Clean sheets though

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

        This

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

        Will be fixed up when it’s Tierney and Bellerin not Koala and the Center mid at full back

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

          This is arsenal. They don’t fix sheets !

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

            I just love being punished don’t judge me

            1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              The problem is Xhaka and his midfield buddies, not judt the fullbacks

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

                When the full backs that can defend are back then Guendouzi and torreria eon’t Be responsible for covering their backs leaving Xhaka to do all the central midfield running alone. It will be much more balanced when they’re back

                1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  We'll see. I think I'll be quite sad if Arsenal sort their defence out, it's almost a comfort blanket in this changing times. Some things shouldn't change

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

      I've fallen into the Bellerin trap too many times over the past couple of seasons andi think I'm ready to fall again

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

        Lol. This time I think it’ll be different I really rate him and emery is the manager you want him play for in terms of FPL potential

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

          Why is Emery that man ?!?? When you see what Klopp is getting out of his full backs

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

            This is Bellerin he can do simple short crosses that’s what emery does. TAA and Robbo can actually cross technically. Bellerin is only crossing from the same place inside the box every time

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

              Ah yes I agree with that

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

            Ars on Liv's level but Emery does seem to place a lot of emphasis on their fullbacks

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

              by point of attack, I mean

  4. Napoleon IV
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    would love to see the lad Greenwood get the nod tonight.

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

      Rash in the squad is terrible news for us Greenwood starters

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

        Brilliant - can he do one for Pep roulette too?

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

    Tonight we have the worst defense vs the worst offense playing

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

      Smells of 1-1 lingaard and torreira goals

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

        Greenwood goal and AWB assist. Its obvious

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

          As a James owner I’m not confident.

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

          Dunno about that AWB assist...

  6. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Dendoncker to McGinn/Yarmolenko for a hit or play Greenwood/Dendoncker? Would be doing the same move with FT next week mostly anyway..

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

      Hit for me

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

    Thoughts on moves here? Perhaps a one week punt with the WC available

    Pope
    TAA Otamendi Alonso
    Sterling Son Mount James
    Aguero Pukki Abraham

    Woodman Lundstram Dendocker Montoya 1FT 0.2 ITB

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      james to

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

        Yarmolenko maybe

        1. Eleven Hag
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          yeah, with a few home fixtures coming

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

        James has Newcastle next

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

      Sterling to Mahrez a punt

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

        Hmmm - will have a think about any moves involving City after UCL games

    3. zotter
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Aguero to Auba if Aguero plays ucl

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

        cheers - as above

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

    KDB not flagged but a doubt for CL.

    WTF is happening?

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

      He is? Oh my

    2. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Rested

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

      Was injured vs Everton

    4. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Thats good, a nice rest before the game on the weekend.

    5. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Retired.

  9. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Arsenal's bus arrives at Old Trafford:

    https://twitter.com/FootyHumour/status/1178708916101959680

    1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      United and Arsenal travelling together?

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

      Naaah

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

      fake news, this is from last season, can clearly see ramsey is first off the bus

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

    Hello guys.
    Looking to save FT this gw.
    With 2FT in gw 9, which one looks better going ahead

    A. Mount Maddison Kun Salah
    B. Raz McGinn Mane Sterling (-4)
    C. Cantwell Vardy Sterling Salah

    Cantwell in C can be rotated with another 4.7/4.8 Midfielder or Lundstram/Rico

    Thank you !!

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      anything that has Kun in it

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

        Ha
        Exactly. Feels so good to have Kun.
        No Vardy though

        1. Eleven Hag
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Kun captaincy will cover for him 🙂

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

            Ha ha
            I can see me shouting Aguerooooooooo over here.
            Bloody miss that 😀
            And yes, miss © points too. Main lure towards Kun tbh

            1. Eleven Hag
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Yeah...Kun reduces the dilemma over captancy

              Auba in my team is blocking him for me atm...will wait until lacca is back and do auba to Kun for captaincy most of the weeks

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

                Yeah
                Will see how things progress till IB
                Cheers mate

      2. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Too rotation prone now imo

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

          Aguero ?
          Yeah. All are tbh in City
          He's reliable © though 😮

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

      I vote A

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

        Thank you 🙂

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

          yeah hot take is salah out vardy in on A?

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

            Yes
            Salah to Mane for ££ in B

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

      Lol
      B has Vardy instead of second Sterling 😀

    4. Party time
        4 years, 6 months ago

        A looks rich in multi vitamin

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

          Ha ha
          Thank you buddy

      • mdm
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        A

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

          Thank you

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

      2ft and 2m itb. Best thing to do?

      Heaton
      VVD TAA Digne Soyuncu
      Salah Sterling KDB Mount Cantwell
      Pukki

      Lundstram Greenwood Wickham

      1. Digne, Wickham -> Abraham, Tomori

      2. Digne, Mount -> Tomori, Son

      3. Digne, Pukki -> 4.0, Auba

      Other?

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

        1 boring but most balanced

      2. Greenbackbøøg…
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        1

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

      1. Hold pukki this week

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

        2. Enjoy his points

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

          3. ???

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

            4. Profit

            1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Godamit i was gonna write that

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

            4. ^^^^ in the rankings

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

        5. Captain him!!

    7. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      This must have been asked a lot already but, McGinn or Yarmolenko?

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

        I feel McGinn more secure for points medium term

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

        yarm has the fixtures so i reckon its him, both good tho

      3. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        mcginn for long term...yarmo if looking for a few GWs

      4. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yarmo has better fixtures

      5. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers all!

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

      RINSEBOY 11 hours, 18 mins ago

      Got 2 FTs and think am gonna drop Salah and play the fixtures for the next 5-6. Salah could do well of course but will get him back when fixtures turn better.

      Thoughts on Salah and Barnes to Yarmolenko and Auba. 
      Leaves 3.1 ITB for Pukki to Vardy if I fancy it next week.

      Pope
      TAA Otta Soyuncu Rico Lunds 
      Salah Sterling KDB Mount Cantwell 
      Barnes Pukki Tammy

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

        Risky but wouldn’t necessarily say don’t do it

      2. Hog Roast Junkie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Good moves

      3. Sid1891
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Long term plan looks goods
        Hope for Salah nit to have brace and will work

    9. bigdip
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Ryan (Button)
      Otamendi, TAA, VVD (Digne Lundstram)
      Mount Salah, Sterling (C) Cantwell (Dendocker)
      Abraham (C) Haller, Pukki

      1FT, 0.5 ITB
      A) Sterling & Pukki to KDB & Vardy/Firmino (for - 4 hit)
      B) Save FT and do Option A next GW (with no hit)

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

        B deffo. Especially if sterling doesn’t play ucl

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

      Come on Greenwood time for the first PL goal!!! Make us proud

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

        Lol

    11. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Will bellerin be nailed in the future or rotation with AMN?

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

        Surely nailed

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

      Is Pukki a viable captain option this gw?

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

        Unless you do not have any other captain options.

      2. mdm
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yes, but not ahead of Aguero/Sterling/KDB/Salah/Mane/Abraham/Auba/Kane

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

          Abraham is not at the same level as the other you've listed there.

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

      Think a cleanie for Arsenal and hiding for UTD on the cards tonight.

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

        I can see any result. Though would guess 1-1

      2. Murder On Zidanesfloor
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Arsenal CS away from home? The sun rising in the west is more likely

        1. Eleven Hag
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          wudnt suprise me if luiz comes away with 3 bonus points due to our poor and meaningless crosses from young and others

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

        Arsenal with Luiz would concede to Watford as well. United have a chance to score. Plus United generally play better on counter.

        I think United will win this 3-1

    14. Jässi
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Original plan was to WC during the next international break, but after good last two GWs and no big issues I'm starting to wonder should I save it for later? When are others still holding the chip planning to play it? One chance would be to get rid of Pool and West Ham players before their blank in GW18 and then WC to get those back.

      Squad at the moment is:
      Ryan - Button
      TAA - VVD - Ota - Tomori - Rico
      Sterling - KDB - Salah - Mount - Hayden
      Haller - Pukki - Greenwood

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

        Don’t worry about that blank. So far away and you don’t know about the rearranged fixture yet

    15. Party time
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I see alot of people are ditching Salah, Keep it going Lads! Salah will punish your flat arses

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

          Agree with this. Top scorer last two seasons

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

          I can admit he is a waste of money you should too

          1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            7 returns in 7 gameweeks, 3rd most points, + the most consistent captaincy option... is that really a waste of money?

            1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Blanked twice. What are you talking about?

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

                Total of 7 returns spread over 7 GWs

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

                  or rather 5

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

                    7 returns 5 GWs 2 blanks

                    1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
                      • 9 Years
                      4 years, 6 months ago

                      Still 7 attacking returns in 7 gameweeks

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

                        Yeah, and I don't dispute there's anything wrong with that. I was trying to clarify for Rosicky

                        1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
                          • 9 Years
                          4 years, 6 months ago

                          Appreciate that my man!

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

                            🙂

                2. Murder On Zidanesfloor
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  Strange way to put it

                  1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
                    • 9 Years
                    4 years, 6 months ago

                    Not really

              2. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Who r u?

                1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  Who r u?

                  1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
                    • 9 Years
                    4 years, 6 months ago

                    GG Math is hard.

                    1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
                      • 5 Years
                      4 years, 6 months ago

                      3 million+ rank. Read more, talk less

              3. Party time
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  Salah is a bargain at that price imo

                  1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
                    • 9 Years
                    4 years, 6 months ago

                    12.5 is better than 13 thats for sure.

                    1. Party time
                        4 years, 6 months ago

                        Absolutely! He is a bargain. I can see a hatty this weekend tbh

            2. Murder On Zidanesfloor
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Hes a waste! Ditched him after GW1 and I'm doing just fine

              1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                'what are you talking about?'

                1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  I think the guy struggling to break into the top 3 million shouldn't be giving advice

            3. I Member
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              He's a great fantasy asset but for 12.5m I need to be captaining him and I wouldn't until GW14 so he's gone.

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

                who are you getting in

                1. I Member
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  I got rid last week on WC. Have Sterling, KDB, Son and Firmino as my premiums.

              2. Party time
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  Good point, tbh I don't see united & spurs as tough opponents for Liverpool. @12.5m you get a player who is willing to dive to win you fpl points when it looks unlikely, I can't convince you tho but Salah is gonna punish alot, let's start with the Leicester game this weekend 🙂

                  1. I Member
                    • 8 Years
                    4 years, 6 months ago

                    Leicester are one of the better defensive sides in the division. Will you be captaining Salah over a City player? Doubt it.

            4. El Matador
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Locked in on him currently. Scored in every home game

              1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Is this a riddle? Its Pukki!

            5. Winston.
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Is this too risky? Or worth considering ?

              Salah + Greenwood —> Aguero + Yarmolenko/McGinn/Cantwell

              Four great fixtures for City coming up, three of which are home games...

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

                Not sure Aguero starts this week

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

                  Yeah, Sterling played CL and was benched.

                  Only City asset for me going forward is KDB.

                2. Big boy Bowen
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  Surely he will, had a good rest past 2 games

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

                    Jesus wants to play too and is scoring whenever he does

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

              Expecting Arsenal to deliver a pummelling tonight

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

              @JonathanShrager
              Via source. Pogba and Rashford both start for #MUFC tonight. Tuanzebe also starts. AWB doesn’t

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

                Nice.

            8. Big boy Bowen
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              8 mins til SCENES

            9. Big boy Bowen
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Why is Sterling still dropping when he scored?

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

                Because of Pep roulette I guess and the fact that he is not ripping up trees.

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

                  Pep roulette only an issue in terms of choosing cap. Their attackers still dominating the charts

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

                Casuals going for shinier toys. They'll be back when he grabs his next hatty

                1. Salah’s Sonnet
                  • 12 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  If it was any other player, he'd be transferred right out, Sterling is no excpetion. Hatty? whenever is that gonna happen again in a freely sporadic scoring City side lol

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

                  Nah, Salah and KDB will do just fine. Least Salah will not be benched or play 30 minutes here and there.

                  1. Salah’s Sonnet
                    • 12 Years
                    4 years, 6 months ago

                    this

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

                12m, 1 goal in 4 GWs...

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

                  This

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

                maybe they think Mahrez could match his output

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

                  KDB the City asset to own.

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

                Scores of 3, 2, 0, 7 don't inspire confidence. Especially when the only goal he scored wasn't even on target and needed a deflection off the crossbar to go in

            10. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Just realized McGinn and Lundstram rotate almost perfectly! A bit less worried about McGinn's fixtures after seeing that.

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

                Yes this could be a great solution.

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

                Wouldn’t be benching McGinn.

            11. Fred54
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Pogba is gonna dismantle Arsenal tonight.

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

                Okay cool

              2. Salah’s Sonnet
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Pogba can't dismantle a washing pole

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

                  He did a couple years ago tbf

                  1. Salah’s Sonnet
                    • 12 Years
                    4 years, 6 months ago

                    how else did he dry his clothes then? A dryer i suppose, he can afford one 🙂

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

                  in fairness they can be quite trick! you gotta twist that thing and get it in that hole while pushing it up

                  1. Salah’s Sonnet
                    • 12 Years
                    4 years, 6 months ago

                    haha! very true, tricky things 🙂

              3. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Nah - I'd hate to have to rely on Pogba for anything.

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

              David de Gea (GK) Victor Lindelöf Harry Maguire Paul Pogba Marcus Rashford Jesse Lingard Andreas Pereira Ashley Young Daniel James Axel Tuanzebe Scott McTominay

              Bernd Leno (GK) Sokratis Lucas Torreira Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Nicolas Pépé Calum Chambers David Luiz Matteo Guendouzi Sead Kolasinac Granit Xhaka Bukayo Saka

              Source: Reddit

              1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Good ebening.

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

                Xhaka RC incoming? He is due isn't he?

                Would be fitting in his first match after being elected captain.