Scout Notes

Another blank for Pukki as Villa expose Norwich’s leaky defence

Norwich City 1-5 Aston Villa

Goals: Josip Drmic (£5.4m) | Wesley (£6.0m) x2, Jack Grealish (£5.9m), Conor Hourihane (£5.7m), Douglas Luiz (£4.5m)
Assists: None | Anwar El Ghazi (£5.5m) x2, Hourihane, Matt Targett (£4.4m) Wesley
Bonus Points: Wesley x3, Michael McGovern (£4.0m) x2, Hourihane x1

Norwich City’s thrill-a-minute return to the Premier League continued on Saturday with a 5-1 battering at home by fellow promoted side Aston Villa.

The commitment of Daniel Farke’s team to attacking football is refreshing, exhilarating and, increasingly, self-defeating. Since Gameweek 5’s famous 3-2 win over Manchester City, the Canaries have lost three straight games by an aggregate score of 1-9.

Their well-documented injury woes – just the nine regulars unavailable against Villa – goes some way to explaining all of that, but an inability to defend on even the most basic level is starting to look like a terminal issue.

It was certainly exploited by the visitors, with striker Wesley (£6.0m) enjoying by far his best display since his summer move to the Midlands. He opened the scoring when he controlled Anwar El Ghazi‘s (£5.5m) cross and turned and fired past Norwich keeper Michael McGovern (£4.0m), before he doubled the lead with a tap-in from Conor Hourihane‘s (£5.7m) low ball from the left.

That made it four goals in eight starts for the Brazilian – not exactly a bad return for a forward who some Villa fans were criticising after last week’s 2-2 draw with Burnley.

He added an assist for the fifth goal when Douglas Luiz (£4.5m) curled home from distance to bring in 14 points, including maximum bonus, for his 2.0% Fantasy Premier League (FPL) ownership.

The only downer on his day came when he had a first-half penalty, and the rebound, saved by McGovern – a blip which cost that ownership a further six points.

Despite all that, there is no indication of an FPL rush to bring in Wesley just yet, probably because a) it was only Norwich, b) the international break is upon us and c) Villa’s upcoming schedule is far from appealing.

Dean Smith’s side host Brighton in Gameweek 9 before embarking on a punishing six-match run involving two trips to Manchester, one to Chelsea and a home fixture against Liverpool.

However uninspired Manchester United, or generous at the back Chelsea, might be, no side will be anywhere near as accommodating as Norwich at present.

The Canaries allowed their visitors 22 shots, of which 12 were on target; Villa’s midfield ran riot as a result.

Jack Grealish (£5.9m) made it 3-0 when he combined sweetly with El Ghazi, and the tireless Hourihane then capped a fine individual performance with his first goal of the season, set up by the equally industrious Matt Targett (£4.4m).

But while Wesley stole all the headlines, it was El Ghazi who was arguably the star of the show.

The Holland international now has two goals and three assists from his last five games and he was joint-top for chances created at Carrow Road. With just 0.8% ownership, he could be a major differential, particularly when Villa’s schedule eases dramatically from Gameweek 17 onwards.

One player proving way more popular than El Ghazi is the 11.7%-owned John McGinn (£5.8m), who came into the match with back-to-back goals and 214,000+ new owners to his name.

His blank was a bitter blow, as was the late consolation goal handed to Norwich when Tyrone Mings‘ (£4.6m) ill-judged back pass to Tom Heaton (£4.5m) allowed substitute Josip Drmic (£5.4m) to charge down the keeper’s attempted clearance and roll the ball into the empty net. That denied Villa a third clean sheet of the season – and a first away from home – but manager Smith was happy to dwell on events further up the pitch:

They were really good goals, our tactical discipline was really good today. Our performances have been there. That result today is probably what we’ve deserved in the last few weeks. – Dean Smith

And he was keen to praise Wesley:

He’s a young player, he’s only 22, he’s been in Belgium for a year or two and then Slovakia before that. So it’s a new culture, a new team a new group of players, and a big price tag. But he handles it well and I saw a big response from him this week. – Dean Smith.

Wesley’s Norwich counterpart, the 43.5%-owned Teemu Pukki (£7.2m), could only dream of receiving such praise.

After three double-digit returns from his first five matches, the Finn has now blanked for three straight Gameweeks.

Norwich attacked throughout on Saturday – the top four players for penalty area touches all came from the home side, with Pukki among them.

But the Finland international managed just two shots, neither of which were on target, and has had just seven attempts across his current barren spell.

It is no surprise, therefore, that he is currently Gameweek 9’s most-sold player, even with a trip to a Bournemouth side without a clean sheet to come next.

The Canaries’ other popular asset, the 25.7%-owned Todd Cantwell (£4.9m), survived an injury scare to start against Villa, but he also blanked for a third Gameweek running.

He did at least out-shoot Pukki and he was also joint-top with Emiliano Buendia (£6.0m) for chances created among the home players. And the third-most-owned Norwich player in FPL? That would be goalkeeper McGovern (5.6%).

The 380,000+ Fantasy geniuses who have the Canaries’ third-choice stopper in their squads would have walked away with nine points yesterday courtesy of his penalty heroics, six other saves and two bonus points.

But that was if – and it’s a big if – he wasn’t languishing on their benches in all his £4.0m glory.

Glory was certainly far from Farke’s mind post-match:

We have to accept this loss. We made too many mistakes. We created maybe more than they did in the first half, but the mistakes and the goals we were conceded were not good enough. We had so many on the pitch playing with pain killers and they have not been able to train properly this week. So really we are not prepared as we need to be. Then in addition, one or two crucial players do not have their best day. – Daniel Farke

In truth, only McGovern had his best day against Villa, and even he looked nervy before his spot-kick save.

As for the rest of the players, the international break looks to have come at just the right time, allowing them to escape overseas, take a break or recover from injury – whatever is needed to reverse a slide that is looking unstoppable at the moment.

How many Fantasy managers keep faith in the likes of Pukki and Cantwell before November’s final break of the year is unclear. Their fixtures are okay – Bournemouth and Brighton away, Man United and Watford at Carrow Road – but their form is anything but.

Members Analysis

Norwich (4-2-3-1): McGovern; Aarons, Amadou, Godfrey, Lewis; Leitner, McLean; Buendia, Stiepermann (Roberts 76′), Cantwell (Srbeny 80′); Pukki (Drmic 84′).

Aston Villa (4-3-3): Heaton; Guilbert, Engels (Konsa 75′), Mings, Targett; McGinn, Nakamba, Hourihane (Douglas Luiz 78′); El Ghazi (Trezeguet 64′), Wesley, Grealish.

Lessons learned from Gameweek 8

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

    Just took a - 8 to get to this. Wc still intact, may press and jump on Mane rise. Hmm

    Hendo
    TAA Digne Lund Soy
    Salah KDB Mount Maddison
    Wilson Abraham
    (Stek, Ceballos, Diop, Greenwood)

    1. AYLD28
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I’d just wildcard dude

    2. Keep the Faith
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Id WC Salah to mane, ceb to dendonker, digne to 4.5, upgrade greenwood

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

        Yh that was the wc plan. Salah to Mane, ceb to Saka or Dendonk, Digne to Dunk, Diop to Willems/Tierney and Gwood to Vardy

        1. Keep the Faith
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Ive been reading a few pages and seen your posts... as a feel Sheff U fan I wanted to try and help 🙂

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

            Cheers mate :), life long fan and go to many games?

            1. Keep the Faith
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              Same here supported last 38 years but don't get to go to as many games with family life....also KDB may not be back for next GW who knows with Pep...allows you to tinker for 2 weeks, solve any injuries and you can always do the -8 in later GWs, WC seems a no brainer to me

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

                Cheers mate, appreciate it. And yhhh be surprised if you weren't a life long haha, not exactly a glory team but then again 😉 I ain't complaining.

                1. Keep the Faith
                  • 12 Years
                  4 years, 5 months ago

                  Come along way in the past 4 seasons....we just need to be more clinical in front of goal...should stay up looking at how some of the teams are performing

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

                    Yh for sure, pretty confident. Mousset and Sharp for me could be the one. Not sure on Mcburnie just yet and would like to see Morrison and Freeman with more game time but hard to drop any of the cms.

                    1. Keep the Faith
                      • 12 Years
                      4 years, 5 months ago

                      Agree with you there although I like McGoldrick for his workrate

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

                        Yhh as do I. Just not a goalscorer and can't be playing 2 strikers in a 352/532 and have one who doesn't score goals. Wilder will get it right and the goals will come, rather be solid at the back as that's much harder to sort out

                      2. Keep the Faith
                        • 12 Years
                        4 years, 5 months ago

                        This is true...make sure you do Salah to mane before the price increase..you can WC later if needed

  2. AYLD28
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Pope
    TAA Ota Tomori (Rico Lundstram)
    Sterling KDB Mount Son (Cantwell)
    Abraham Pukki Vardy

    1.2m ITB 2FT

    1. Pukki > C.Wilson
    2. Pukki Son > Aubam Yarmelenko/McGinn
    3. Pukki Son Ota > Aubam Maddison Soyuncu (-4)

  3. Wılly
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Yes or No?a

    Pukki, Greenwood, VVD, Robertson > Wilson, Vardy, Soyuncu, Rico (-8)

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      if you think United score, maybe.

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

        We're pretty impressive going forward.

        1. TorresMagic™
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          • 14 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          April Fools?

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

            Sorry, was watching Premier League Years 08

    2. Wılly
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Pukki, VVD, Dendoncker > Wilson, Maddison, Reid (-4)
      or
      For no hit at all I could bring in Wilson, Rico for VVD, Greenwood, keeping Pukki.
      OR
      Mane and Vardy in for Salah and Pukki

      Do any of these sound better?

      1. mysteryDave
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I'd do the hit free option and give Pukki another game or two particularly if you bought him at an odd price (6.5/6.7/6.9/7.1) as the price drop doesn't immediately impact your sale price.

  4. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Taken a different approach to the choosing captaincy this season, with relative success. Instead of analysing the fixtures every week and picking a captain that way. I've selected a single team with a good fixture block and chosen a player from that team to captain throughout that fixture run, Eg.

    GW1- GW6: Sterling (C)

    GW6- GW12: Abraham (C)

    GW13 - GW19: Mane/Salah (C)

    Would be interested to hear peoples thoughts

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

      Doesn't work like that imo, too much in form, rotation etc. Will hurt a lot

      1. Bruno Bruno!!
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        done okay from it so far 5 out of 8 with the captaincy

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

      would just rather captain my attacker with the most favourable home fixture to be honest

    3. rdpx
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I'm not being funny like, but if you don't want to analyse the fixtures every week and try to figure out who are the best players, what the #fudge are you doing playing fantasy league???

      😀

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

    Pope - Button
    TAA - Otamendi - Lundstram - Soyunca - Diop
    Mount - Salah - Sterling - Cantwell - Dendonker
    Aguero - Barnes - Pukki

    2 FT - 0.3

    Thinking of WCing just because of Tammy rising tonight and I can't really use my 2 FTs right now because there are a lot of unknowns, and really not sure what to do.

    1. Firmino
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Use your free transfers now and WC later if needed.

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

    A) Save FT
    B) Otamendi and Ceballos -> Kelly and Maddison (-4)
    C) Something else

    Pope
    TAA Otamendi Soyuncu
    Salah KDB Mount Cantwell
    Aguero Abraham Vardy

    Button Rico Ceballos Lundstram

    1FT; 0.1itb.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      A atm.

      1. Francescoli
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers TM. What would you do with Ceballos? Downgrade to Dendoncker or find some cash in another player and upgrade him to someone like Maddison?

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          • 14 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          You have Vardy and the double up may be too much.

          1. Francescoli
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Good call. Three Leicester seems a little excessive even with those fixtures.

        2. Francescoli
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          The Dendoncker move could facilitate something like this:

          Aguero, Ceballos, KDB -> Auba, Dendoncker and Sterling

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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            • 14 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Only if KDB is out.

  7. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Last Man Standing

    Entry is now open.
    Code is bcvy39
    Scores needed after hits are 66, 35, 36, 40, 36, 46, 38 and 30 for GWs 1-8
    Over 3000 qualified for GW9
    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2019/07/27/the-last-man-standing-competition-5/

  8. waltzingmatildas
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Thinking of zinchenko and cantwell to Rico and mount for - 4
    Tempted to do it now, then wc if there are any more issues?
    Would give me
    Pope Heaton
    Robertson digne Rico lundstram cathcart
    Mane kdb maddison mount dendoncker
    Aubameyang pukki abraham

    Look like good moves?

    1. Baked baines
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I would be inclined to make Pukki first transfer out for Callum Wilson perhaps?

      1. waltzingmatildas
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Hmm was thinking of King actually.....

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

    is it worth going CHO and Wilson over Maddison and Vardy if it means Robbo comes in at the back over 2 rotating 4.5s, say Targett and Dunk?

  10. Riggs
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Vardy and Yarmolenko vs Wilson and Maddison?

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

      Wilson and Maddison

    2. Reeker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Wilson and Maddison

    3. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      W and M

  11. Sz21
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Who do we think is the best mid for 8.5m or under besides Mount to bring in at this stage? Pre- WC so no issue with taking a slight punt.

    Maddison, Tielemans, Yarmalenko, Mcginn in the mix to name a few.

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

      Maddison or CHO

    2. Reeker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Maddison

    3. Aubaaaaa
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      CHO could be a good shout.

      1. paza12
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Who is CHO? Cheers.

        1. Aubaaaaa
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Callum Hudson Odoi

  12. rdpx
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Should I:

    A. dump Kun for Aubameyang?

    B. Dump Pukki and Sterling for Aubameyang and Mount?

    C. Keep them all and get rid of Noble for Traore?

    D. Chill out and wait until after the ib.?

    1. rdpx
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      So D then thanks guys for your wisdom

    2. mysteryDave
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      B

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

    Rooney Tevez Ronaldo

    James Rashford Perreira

    Not sure I could choose between them.

    1. mysteryDave
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      There was a fantastic update on BBC live text at 81 mins:

      "United have a free kick. It's in Beckham and C. Ronaldo range.
      It is Perreiera and Fred standing over it.

  14. Firefoxed
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Choose 1. Vardy or callum?

    1. Scout15
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Vardy

    2. mysteryDave
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Wilson

  15. paza12
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    How can you tell when the Rate my Team area has been updated? Still showing Söyüncü as 4.6m so assuming it hasnt been updated recently. Cheers.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Don't think they do the prices during the week. Updated tomorrow probably but international break is a factor.

  16. mysteryDave
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Total Dilema. Selling Pukki & Zinchenko (2FT)
    Getting in Wilson.

    Do I just get a 4.4/4.5 defender? If so, who?
    A) Fredericks? Have Pope/Ryan as keepers and not keen on double up else would go Lowton.

    Or do I use an extra transfer to fund a better def?
    B) Aguero -> Aubameyang, Otamendi
    C) Salah -> Mane, Soyuncu
    D) Salah -> Mahrez, Pereira
    E) Cantwell -> Soyuncu, 4.6 or less mid. Who? Longstaff?

    Currently:
    TAA, Lundstram, Tomori, (Zinchenko, Kelly)
    Salah, KDB, Maddison, Mount, Cantwell
    Aguero, Abraham, Pukki

    1. Keep the Faith
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Zink to Soy...Pukki to Wilson?

      1. mysteryDave
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Short by 0.2 otherwise no brainer. 0.0ITB

    2. Keep the Faith
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Salah to mane to fund it then...maybe risky -4 with 2 weeks before next GW but live a little 🙂

      1. mysteryDave
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I'll hold that wildcard button in reserve!

  17. Scout15
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Probably won't decide tonight but still, I would like to hear what'd you do...

    A) Button -> Heaton (have Pope)
    B) Douglas Luiz -> Traore
    C) Salah -> Mane
    D) save FT

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      DCAB

    2. Keep the Faith
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Agree with TM

      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Actually DCBA for me.

        1. Scout15
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          It does seem like a week when saving FT is good thing to do. So boring two weeks ahead of me...
          Those other options are there mostly because I can't wait to get rid of Button and Douglas Luiz 🙂
          Cheers for the answers TM!

      2. Scout15
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks!

    3. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      C

      1. Scout15
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks

    4. mysteryDave
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Either C but tonight not later (unless there is further injury news, ( or D if it was me

      1. Scout15
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers!
        Probably will save... Definitely can see Salah scoring couple goals against ManU if I sell him 🙂

  18. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Pope
    TAA Otamendi Van Dijk Rico
    Salah KDB Mount Sterling
    Vardy Abraham Nich

    McGovern Can Greenwood Diop

  19. UKG
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Tomori or Soy?

  20. marquinhos
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    What are Son owners doing?

    1. rdpx
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Crying into their soggy chips

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Eating breakfast.

      1. marquinhos
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        fair enough

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          • 14 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Selling if obviously on the bench in GW9.

    3. SkeletONv01
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Giving him the next game. Will see after that.

  21. PepSala
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Who's going to be rising in price tonight?

    1. rdpx
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Mane Abraham Mount

    2. Keep the Faith
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Mane Mount Abraham

  22. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    If on WC, Kelly or Rico, or hold?

    Either could be dropped. Palace gash fixtures; Bournemouth fairly stellar.

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

      Kelly to* Rico. (I have Kelly.)

    2. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Palace fairly stellar defence, Bournemouth gash

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

        Fair argument, ha!

      2. mysteryDave
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        This

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

      Neither imo. Both bench fodder for next few. Prefer Rico, on corners edges if

  23. Firmino
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Rank these in order:

    A) Jimenez
    B) C. Wilson
    C) Maddison

    1. Aubaaaaa
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      BCA

  24. Pranav Santhosh
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Would you wc this side
    Ryan
    TAA Otamendi Digne Soyuncu
    Sterling Salah Mahrez Mount
    Pukki Abraham

    Button Cantwell Lundstram Greenwood

    1FT 1.5 ITB

    1. rdpx
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yes

    2. SkeletONv01
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      No, downgrade Digne, upgrade Mahrez to KDB for a hit.

  25. thunder_mike
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Double up Wilson with King for the next 2 or just get Vardy/Aubu.

    1. Aubaaaaa
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Get Vardy/Auba

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

      Double-up could pay off massively, but you likely only need one.
      Do Wilson & King (NOR) score more vs. Auba (SHU) / Vardy (BUR)?
      Quite possibly.

      Then (WAT) vs. (SOU) / (CRY)?
      Less likely, still possible.

      Writing this, do I even want Auba vs. SHU & CRY?! They're solid, lol.

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

        Nah you don't mate ;). Cs for us

  26. Pinky Blinders
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    I like Wilson's next two fixtures. Swapped him out for Pukki before the price drop. I'm 35k right now, trying to play more aggressively this season when it's clear players are out of form. Would like to get Pukki back in down the road but dont like his and teams form and medium term fixture run.

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

      Right way to play so far, it seems. I've played that way the last 3 years or so (unshy of hits); took a different approach this season: patience.

      Hasn't worked out & those I did bring in, mostly at the wrong time.

      Would infinitely rather C. Wilson over Pukki for the next few.

  27. Aubaaaaa
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Which trio? (KDB will be from GW10 onwards)
    A. Son Mount Vardy
    B. KDB Mount Wilson
    C. KDB CHO Vardy

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      B or C. B, I think

    2. SkeletONv01
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      B

    3. cravencottage
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      BCA

  28. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Which triplet for you?

    a. Mané, Pukki, KdB
    or
    b. Salah, Aubameyang, Cantwell

    1. Aubaaaaa
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      A

    2. SkeletONv01
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      A, have all 3 😉

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Are you going to keep Pukki for the Bournemouth game?

    3. cravencottage
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      A

  29. FPLMarc
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Right, so these next few transfers are tough.

    I think I've decided that Salah, De Bruyne, Mount & Abraham are the essentials, which would you go with?

    A) Aguero, Vardy, Cantwell
    B) Auba, C Wilson, Maddison

    (Seems like Sterling fits in neither because the midfield would be too expensive)

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      B

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      B feels more explosive

    3. mysteryDave
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I like B

  30. Kane Train
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Are people trading Salah > Mane or backing Salah to come good

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Backing

    2. FPLMarc
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      They'll alternate their good weeks, so I'm sticking with Salah. I'm confident that he'll outscore Mane by May.

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      If I want KdB and Sterling, I think I need to go with Mané over Salah but I’m hugely reluctant.