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How Leicester’s FPL assets are shaping up ahead of their excellent fixture run

Crystal Palace 0-2 Leicester City

  • Goals: Caglar Soyuncu (£4.8m), Jamie Vardy (£9.4m)
  • Assists: Jamies Maddison (£7.3m), Demarai Gray (£5.2m)
  • Bonus: Soyuncu, Maddison x3, Kasper Schmeichel (£5.1m) x1

If the 9-0 victory over ten-man Southampton hadn’t fully convinced some Fantasy managers that Leicester City were worthy of investment, then maybe Sunday’s quietly impressive win at Selhurst Park would have provided the necessary incentive.

Plenty of Fantasy Premier League bosses did jump on the Foxes after their thrashing of the Saints.

Four of the five most-bought FPL assets of Gameweek 11 were on Leicester’s books, with just under 1.9 million transfers in total being used on Brendan Rodgers’ squad overall.

The cynics and the glass-half-full brigade, understandably pointing to the freak nature of the result and circumstances at St. Mary’s, would have been cautious about Sunday’s fixture in particular, with Crystal Palace having kept clean sheets in three of their five home league fixtures before this weekend.

No top-flight club had conceded fewer goals than the Eagles on their own soil in 2019/20, either.

This was perhaps a final audition for Jamie Vardy (£9.4m) and co, then, with some of the Premier League’s most obliging defences – including Arsenal, Aston Villa, Watford and Norwich City – to come in the next six Gameweeks.

While the goals didn’t flow as heavily as they did on the south coast, the Foxes produced the kind of accomplished performance that – dare we say it – bore the hallmarks of a title-chasing side.

Another tilt at the Premier League crown is probably unlikely but Brendan Rodgers’ side, along with Chelsea, are looking by some distance the best of the rest after Liverpool and Manchester City.

As for the Foxes’ Fantasy assets, there is plenty to excite.

This was another classic Vardy performance, with the Leicester striker anonymous for long periods (he had the fewest touches of any starting FPL forward in Gameweek 11) but somehow always a threat and popping up with his customary late goal after a superb team move when a rare blank seemed on the cards.

The premium FPL forward had already come close to giving the Foxes the lead in the first half, firing at Vicente Guaita (£5.0m) from a narrow angle on 17 minutes and then being narrowly pipped to the ball by the recalled Palace goalkeeper just before the break.

Both of those chances had been set up by sublime balls from James Maddison (£7.3m) and Youri Tielemans (£6.5m), with Vardy peeling off the Palace defence and almost benefitting from his teammates’ vision.

So long as those two playmakers remain fit and firing, then Vardy will get plenty of chances in the weeks and months to come.

The Leicester striker averages 7.43 FPL points per match since Rodgers first took charge at the King Power Stadium ahead of Gameweek 29 last season, and the former Celtic boss was asked about what tweaks he had made to Vardy’s game over the last eight months.

Rodgers said:

Firstly, from a defensive perspective, he’s not having to press the whole back four. He’s a guy that would run all day for you, so it’s now much more synchronised in terms of how he want him to press the game, he’s doing short bursts of pressing. He’s so clever in setting traps to press.

He’s playing more on the corridor, so he’s playing more central. The other guys, it’s their job to create the opportunities.

And I’ve asked him to stay on the last line because he’s such a threat. There was a couple of times there today I thought he was away – and when he’s away, he scores.

He’s a really, really top striker at this level, [we’ve made] some little adjustments that help him. He’s playing with a smile as well, he’s really enjoying his football and that’s always important as a player.

Maddison and Tielemans had as much work to do off the ball as on it at Selhurst Park, with neither posing much of a goal threat in their own right.

Maddison was a creative spark, though, particularly from dead-ball situations.

A goal from a set play had looked like it had been coming even before Caglar Soyuncu (£4.8m) got onto the edge of Maddison’s deflected cross in the 56th minute, with Jonny Evans (£5.1m), Soyuncu and Ricardo Pereira (£6.3m) having gone close with headers.

Evans had indeed looked the likelier scorer up until his fellow centre-half’s opener, with Soyuncu more often the decoy or blocker at free-kicks and corners.

Tielemans, meanwhile, fired over from a well-worked corner on the half-hour mark.

Rodgers said of his side’s work at set-piece situations:

We try to be inventive, we try to be clever. We’re fortunate that we’ve got an incredible technician in James Maddison that can put it where you want.

We were unfortunate with one we worked in the first half, with Youri Tielemans. And then James’ delivery for the goal was fantastic.

We do a lot of work. Games like this here, that are going to be tight, it might be a set piece that wins you the game.

The Foxes kept their fourth clean sheet of the season on Sunday – only Sheffield United and Manchester City have recorded more – and in truth they were scarcely troubled, with a teasing Cheikhou Kouyate (£4.9m) cross and an off-target Wilfried Zaha (£6.7m) curler about as close as the Eagles came to breaching the visitors’ defence.

Ben Chilwell (£5.6m) very nearly recorded his second successive double-digit haul, too, striking the inside of the post from close range in injury time.

While owners of Vardy, Tielemans, Maddison and the Leicester backline would have been relatively content with their assets’ displays, it was another mixed bag from Harvey Barnes (£5.9m) and Ayoze Perez (£6.1m).

The two wingers had shone at St. Mary’s but have been inconsistent for the most part this season, with Sunday another example of that: Barnes was peripheral after a bright start while Perez was frequently dispossessed or errant in possession, although did produce a couple of mazy runs into Palace territory and worked hard off the ball.

Perez’s dallying when clean through allowed Patrick van Aanholt (£5.6m) to get back on the half-hour mark, while Barnes couldn’t take a sublime Maddison pass into his stride later in the match.

While their Gameweek 10 hauls were eye-catching, let’s not forget that it’s just two weeks since Rodgers said that his wingers needed to “do more” for the side.

Palace still have a double-header against Chelsea and Liverpool to come before their FPL assets really demand our attention, with the Eagles top of our Season Ticker from Gameweeks 14-21.

Their attacking options still need to convince Fantasy managers of their worth, however, and Roy Hodgson’s side managed only three shots from inside the Leicester box on Sunday.

A lack of goals has been Palace’s problem for some time now and the creatively limited nature of their midfield – we saw James McArthur (£5.3m) playing in an advanced right-wing role on Sunday – is obviously to the detriment of attacking assets like Zaha and budget striker Jordan Ayew (£5.1m).

Their defence has been a strong-suit for a while and will perhaps be of greater interest to the Fantasy community upon the fixture swing, with the Eagles generally handling Leicester’s threat quite well on Sunday – although they did concede their third goal from a set-piece situation in two Gameweeks.

The fit-again Martin Kelly (£4.1m), still in one in four FPL squads, was only among the substitutes again as James Tomkins (£5.0m) and Gary Cahill (£4.5m) continue to keep him out of the side.

Cahill, McArthur and Kouyate all picked up injuries of varying degrees during the defeat to Leicester, with Hodgson saying of his walking wounded:

The worst one is McArthur because he has been struggling somewhat with a back injury. He definitely felt his back quite seriously during that second half, that’s why we had to take him off. He was actually having a very good game but his back injury prevented him from continuing.

As for Gary Cahill and Cheikh, I think they were blows to the head, which we see more and more these days, but I don’t think either of those two will be out of training on Tuesday. But they may have a sore head I’m afraid this evening and they will need tomorrow to recover.

Reflecting on the match, Hodgson added:

I thought it was a relatively even game. I don’t think I could have asked a lot more from the Palace team than they gave out there today. 

I thought our defensive organisation was good and we restricted them to basically a minimum of chances. Our defending from the set plays and free-kicks had been good but unfortunately one proved too much for us.

We weren’t out of the game even at 1-0. I never had the feeling we were out of this game. But at 2-0, so close to the end, I’m afraid that was a bridge too far and we had to accept then that we weren’t going to get back in it. It was important then, I felt, not to concede more goals because we’d opened up our midfield and gone to a 4-4-2 at 0-1 in an attempt to bring it back to 1-1. That was making it a lot easier for them in that very good midfield area, where they have so many talented players, and I would have been disappointed if we conceded more goals.

Crystal Palace XI (4-3-3): Guaita; Ward, Tomkins, Cahill, Van Aanholt; Milivojevic, Kouyate (Meyer 74′), Schlupp; Zaha, Ayew (Benteke 78′), McArthur (McCarthy 78′).

Leicester City XI (4-1-4-1): Schmeichel; Pereira, Evans, Soyuncu, Chilwell; Ndidi; Perez (Gray 74), Tielemans, Maddison (Praet 90′), Barnes (Morgan 85′); Vardy.

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  1. DGW Sane TC Fail....
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Anybody think Man utd will String a few results together?

    1. Le Bluff
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      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Potentially but they're just so unreliable. Watched the game on Saturday and it was dross.

      Saw some horrid stats about Utd's goals from open play being incredibly low, rarely scoring more than 1 goal per match etc.

      1. DGW Sane TC Fail....
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I missed the game this weekend and was hoping for a unlucky performance. How did Martial play?

    2. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yes - a string of disappointing ones.

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

      I do yes

    4. Swanremainsthesame
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      for other teams, yes.

    5. DGW Sane TC Fail....
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I see there is no belief haha

  2. Lev Yashin
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    2FT + 1.6m

    Ryan
    TAA, Tomori, Rico, Lund
    Mané, Martial, Kdb
    Vardy, Abraham, Jiménez

    Button, Lund, Saka, Mendy

    CHO -> Pulisic?

    1. Lev Yashin
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      D'oh

      2nd Lund is CHO....obviously.

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

        Nice looking team.

        Wait for CL but CHO > Mount or Pulisic looks good.

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

    Not one usually for early transfers but did Auba > Vardy on Saturday night and Yarmolenko > Mane last night to catch both price rises (had 2 FTs).

    Leaves me with this:

    Pope
    TAA / Soyuncu / Lundstram / Rico
    Sterling / KDB / Mane / Mount
    Vardy / Abraham

    Subs: Connolly / Cantwell / Otamendi

    Bench/bench order correct?

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

      Yes

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

      Team is g2g. It's pretty much the same team as mine. Although your Mount will likely be my Pulisic this week and I have Tomori over Ota.

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

    Early thoughts on a benching dilemma. Can’t afford to bench to two most magic of beans ever to have graced our game but what would you do here? Will likely have and captain maddison so will have a Leicester player in the TV game regardless so fun isn’t an argument here x

    Play 2 of:
    A) Perez (ARS)
    B) Rico (new)
    C) Lundstram (tot)

    1. avfc82
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I'd prob play Perez and Lundstram.

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

        Hmmm haven’t considered that combo yet thanks mate. I do like the way newcastle are playing atm but bournemouth defending and Ramsdale keeping brilliantly.

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

        Hey mate! What's your plan for CHO? Keeping for now?

        1. avfc82
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          • 14 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          I got rid last week - too much uncertainty with his starts at the mo.

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

            I see you got Walcott........

            1. avfc82
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              • 14 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              I did, disappointed he got hauled off when Iwobi was playing so poorly, but I knew it was a risk. I'll probably give him Southampton and Norwich.

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

                Yeah I wouldnt go near Walcott with a ten foot pole tbh. Could get something in those fixtures though

                1. avfc82
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                  • 14 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  Lol, you and 99.9% of other FPL managers!

                  If Pulisic starts vs Ajax, maybe Hudson-Odoi gets the nod vs Palace?

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

                    Maybe. Though lampard has shown that he is prepared to start his best 11 in both the CL and PL, so I wouldnt get too excited as a CHO owner if Pulisic starts.

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

                      Yeah he is so consistent that you expect him to rotate and he just doesn’t CHO really unlucky to lose his place because it was just a Case of being overplayed after long term injury and then Pulisic smashed it with his big opportunity. I think CHO could fight his way straight back after a well travelled IB for Pulisic though

                      1. avfc82
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                        • 14 Years
                        4 years, 4 months ago

                        Agreed, shame its City away after the IB, tho you'd back Chelsea to score on current form.

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

                        For sure given the state of city’s defence aswell. Loving lampard’s chelsea

                      3. avfc82
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                        • 14 Years
                        4 years, 4 months ago

                        Yeah he's massively surprised me - originally I was pretty down on the appointment having watched a lot of Derby last season.

                    2. avfc82
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                      • 14 Years
                      4 years, 4 months ago

                      Yep, one to monitor.

    2. Kenneth Tang
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Perez is likely to be benched vs top 6 side, so I will play the other two

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

        That’s a fair point but I think he only does hat away vs top sides. Started at home vs spurs for eg and now looks to have nice confidence

      2. avfc82
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        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Why would he be benched, and who do you see replacing him?

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

          Was benched away vs united and liverpool. Unsure if it was down to form or tactics but a more defensively capable wide player had started in those cases in gray and I think albrighton respectively

          1. avfc82
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            • 14 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            I'd put that down to form, Rodgers talks up Perez's work rate regularly in interviews. Could be wrong tho.

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

              Cheers, last time I benched Perez he scored a hat trick so probably best I don’t

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

          Could be an extra midfielder with Praet. Madds and Barnes on the wings, 433.

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

            But to be fair, he could come in for either of Barnes and Perez.

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

              Think it would be Barnes to go in that case as he plays Maddison LW in those scenarios

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

                Cant be sure. Not sure if Barnes cant slot in on the right

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

                  Well he has never done it before so would be interesting but there are still players like gray and albrighton who both play there very well too so it is still a possibility Perez drops out but I doubt it

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

                    Cant see barnes dropping out personally since hes got that extra pace, with arsenals susceptibility on the counter especially against that kind of player

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

                      I think Barnes and Perez play personally if the counter is what Leicester are playing for, maddison pointless on the wing in that case. Think Perez is decided still 50/50 on Rico and Lund

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

                        Maddison to play people through ofcourse. Always important type of player for counter attacks

      3. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Don't think that there is a top 6 atm. More like a top 2 followed by Chelsea. Spurs and Arsenal are not good and Man Utd are utter dross

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

          Top 2 followed by Chelsea and Leicester.

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

      Perez and Rico.

      Bench Lundstram.

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

        That’s what I have atm and was set on until lundstram’s brace. Unlikely to happen again though lol especially against spurs’ compact midfield

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

          Hes outscoring Auba, Sterling and Salah though. I'd start a player with that points potential every week.

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

            Look at the fixtures he did them in though. He's not exactly hauling against top opposition (Spurs away is still no easy fixture)

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

              My thoughts exactly

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

      C probably shouldnt be on this list.

      I'd play Perez

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

        It’s reaching that point but spurs are so unpredictable and think 4 central midfielders nullifies lundstram’s attacking runs

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

          Not sure about that tbh. Wouldnt bench any player on the back of a brace

    5. DGW Sane TC Fail....
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      i would go for Rico

      1. DGW Sane TC Fail....
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Rico to bench sorry

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

          Thanks

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

    Who scores more in next 4 weeks?

    A: Sterling and 4.5 defender

    B: KDB and Robertson

    1. Lukey27
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Who's the 4.5 defender?

      1. Lukey27
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        King Lund?

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

          Already got him! Other defenders are TAA Soyuncu Rico Lundstram

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

        Probably Tomori, anybody up to 5.6 value but cant see value between 5 and 5.5 million defenders

        1. Lukey27
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Do you want Sterling or KDB?

        2. Lukey27
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Can your team manage without Robbo?

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

      B easily.

  6. LC1
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Otamendi coming on for 1 minute preventde Soyuncu coming on for 14 points... Ouch.

    What to do with this team;

    Pope
    Soyuncu TAA Rico
    Sterling KDB Mount Yarmolenko
    Vardy Aubu Abraham

    Button Lundstrum Otamendi Dendo

    2 FTs 0.0 ITB.

    Otamendi must go!

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

      Would look at doing Yarmo, Auba, Otamendi --> Jimenez, Mane, Cheap Defender if you can afford it

      1. LC1
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Unfortunately not. Leaves me with 3m for a defender.

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

          Shame, think a Liverpool attacker is the #1 priority for that team anyway, Mane looks fantastic right now

    2. The Man Pastore
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      That's painful indeed... Priorities are Otamendi and Yarmo out for sure.

    3. The Man Pastore
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I think you will have to get rid of Sterling also next week if you want Mane in for the Liv good run of fixtures.
      In this case I would do Ota --> Cheap def (4.5m) and next week Sterling + Yarmo to Mane and Maddison for free.

      Can you afford that? If not Tielmans i/o Maddison and you could afford a better def too

  7. The Man Pastore
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    My team:

    Pope Button
    TAA Chilwell Lundstram Lowton Kelly
    Sterling KDB Maddison Mount Cantwell
    C.Wilson Auba Abraham

    2FT / 0.3ITB

    My plan is :
    - This week: Auba --> Vardy for FT
    - Next week: Sterling + Wilson --> Mane + Firmino for 2FT

    Should I go for it? Do you have a better suggestion?

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

      whats your TV? like this team!

      1. The Man Pastore
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        It's not that great tbh: 103.3m.

      2. The Man Pastore
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Do you like both moves?

    2. Lukey27
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Something like Auba+KDB>Vardy+Mane this week.
      Wilson>Jimenez next week

      1. Lukey27
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Sterling over KDB

        1. The Man Pastore
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Still 0.7m short for these moves

      2. The Man Pastore
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        That's way too expensive... I would be off 3.7m for the first move and 3.0m if I do the 3 this week.

        1. Lukey27
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Auba 11+KDB 10.2 and your bank .3 = 21.5
          Mane 12+Vardy 9.4 = 21.4
          Wilson 7.9>Jimmy 7.2

  8. Pinturicchio10
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Pope
      TAA / Rico / Tomori
      Salah / Sterling / Mount / Maddison
      Abraham / Vardy / Jimenez

      Button / Lundstram / Dendoncker / Fredricks

      A) save
      B) sort one of Pope / Fredricks / Sterling

      1ft 0.8itb

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

      Keep bottoming (ooh err)...
      Which combinations do we like or dislike? Replacing CHO-Kun-Boly.

      A. Robbo Maddison* Jimenez (lots of money banked)
      B. Robbo Trossard (would rotate) Auba
      C. Willems Maddison* Auba
      D. Robbo Maddison* Laca
      E. Pereira/Doherty Martial* Firmino

      * anyone from Mads/Martial/Tiele/Puli

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

        A with Pulisic

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

        Hey mate - I am basically planning A but not sure what my midfield upgrade will be as I already have Mount and H.Barnes

        Are you planning to do the moves this week or hold Kun for LIV?

      3. Lukey27
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        A and B look good

    • JammySprat
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I unfortunately captained Son this gameweek and was more concerned for Gomes than the red card but now I am hearing it might be rescinded due to it not being due to the tackle. If this was to happen does it affect GW11 points or would they not change?

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

        Good question, surely others have had Red's over turned and know the answer but I believe from memory they don't backdate the decision in FPL terms?

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

          Thanks, I know they change goalscorer points after Mendy/KDB/Dilva in GW10 but not heard of red cards

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

        Rotten luck there, am 99% sure the points will not be changed, but obviously he is likely to have the 3 game ban removed as it wasnt a red card

      3. KingOllie
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        points wont change, ban will

    • Ady87
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Bottomed, advice appreciated.

      172k OR, going steady but not going anywhere fast. Who am I missing that I need in?

      Pope
      TAA Tomori Soyuncu (Lund Willems)
      Mane Sterling KDB Mount (Cantwell)
      Abraham Jiminez King

      £0.2m ITB. WC used a while back. Can probably bank some cash from Cantwell but not yet I imagine?

      1. popcoin
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Leicester mid/forward

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

          I can do Mount > Tielemans and have money left over or downgrade Sterling maybe and be able to get Maddison and Vardy?

      2. popcoin
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        like Willems and Jiminez a lot btw

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

          Thanks, they were for Otamendi and Wesley so working out well so far.

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

        The main aim should be Vardy or a LEI mid.

        Sterling is probably the right fall guy as it stands, as painful as that feels

    • popcoin
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Anyone have an understanding of how Traore and Doherty are lining up at the moment down the right?

      I'd very much like to get Doherty in this week.

    • Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      2FT 0.1 ITB

      Pope Button
      TAA Otamendi Rico Lundstram Dunk
      Sterling KDB Salah Mount Maddison
      Abraham Jimenez Wickham

      Thoughts of KDB and Wickham to Dendoncker and Vardy this week ?
      Will bring Mane in next week for Sterling of Salah.

      1. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        2 weeks ago KDB essential.
        Keep him and move Sterling IMO

    • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Lundstram on track for a 235 point season at his current rate

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

        Around 9 goals, 3 assists and 15CS at this rate lol for a 4m defender

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

        It'll be sad to not see him in the defender bracket next year 🙁

      3. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        It won't happen when Shef fall off the cliff with 2 games per week soon.
        No doubt a major cock up from FPL Towers though

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

          He played as a right back last season didnt he. They couldn't have predicted a positional change

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

        You just have to hope for this sake he doesn't go the way of AWB

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

          Saw someone on here saying United should buy him to play next to mctominay lol was one of the funniest things

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

            Really?! That's exactly what United don't need in midfield.

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

              I hope it was a very good troll but I can’t say for certain

    • gelisiguzel
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Considering Martial>> Maddison. Does it worth it or any other suggestions?
      0.3 ITB

      Gazz (Button)
      TAA, Tomori, Aurier ( Chillwell, Lunds)
      Mane, KDB, Mount, Martial ( Cantwell)
      Auba, Abraham, Vardy

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

        I would definitely hold Martial if you have him. I wouldn't be getting him in but to ditch when he is still their OOP forward is not sensible imo.

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

          Thanks

      2. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Lunds benched AGAIN!

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

          yeah I hope this time will be different 🙂

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

      Morning all

      Here is my team as it stands for GW12:

      1FT 0.4itb
      Pope
      TAA, Lunds, Rico
      Mané (v), KDB, Mount, Barnes
      Aguero*, Vardy (C), Abraham
      (McGovern) (Willems, Dendo*, Boly*)

      Over the next couple I plan to do:
      Kun > Jimenez
      Boly > Robbo
      £3.4m to upgrade midfield (either Dendo > ? or upgrade Barnes or Mount)

      I see two main options for me for this week:

      A) Save FT, hope Kun plays and have 2FT for IB moves
      B) Jump on Kun > Jimenez (AVL) now for his good fixture and have the cash to do the Robbo move after MCI and make an informed decision on the mid upgrade

      What do you think?

      Cheers 🙂

      1. Gazza2000
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Save, team looks good

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

          Cheers mate

          Will see what Kun does midweek also.

          Any thoughts on what you’d do with the £3.4m left to upgrade mid when I make the moves?

          Dendo > ? seems obvious but will give me a benching headache!

          1. Gazza2000
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Would upgrade Boly or Barnes

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

              Already planning Kun, Boly > Jimi, Robbo so you reckon upgrade Barnes rather than Dendo and have benching headache?

    • The Hindu Monkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Team of the Weak is up.

      Read it and gently weep like a sacked manager and failed journalist.

      https://hindumonkey.blogspot.com/2019/11/premier-league-fpl-team-of-weak-gw.html

      1. Gazza2000
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers Monkey

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

        Nice haven’t seen this for a while. Someone must have brought in mendy 😉 love these thanks

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

        Oh man. No Andreas Pereira
        🙁

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

          I wanted return of the amorphous blob

    • Ribus
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      What do to with Yarmo? Time to sell or good to keep one more week?

      1. The Man Pastore
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I would sell if no other pressing issue

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

        Selling. I'm not gonna want him for the next few fixtures anyway and have money to spend on a good replacement.

      3. InvertedWinger
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Sell and look at Maddison/Tielemans

      4. Zimo
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Oh man. No Andreas Pereira
        🙁

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

          Replied to wrong post. Please ignore.

    • hugothedog
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      2 FTs and 0 itb

      Gazzaniga
      TAA - Lunds - Rico
      Sterling - Mount - Kdb - Mane
      Vardy - Tammy - Jiminez

      Subs: Button - Kelly - Dendonker - Lowton

      I am pretty happy with my team but want to use 1 FT
      A) Lowton - > O'Connell (good defense but bad fixtures)
      B) Lowton - > Lascalles (good fixtures)
      C) Lowton - > Jaanmat (good fixtures and attacking potential)

      Any thoughts?

    • KGFC
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Is Chilwell worth the extra over Soy? He got quite forward against Palace and could have also scored.

      1. InvertedWinger
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I didn't think so before but I saw the game and he looked very threatening. Could've had the reverse scores with Soy on another day.

        1. KGFC
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Exactly. With LEI tasty fixtures now, think he could benefit.

          1. InvertedWinger
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            If you can stretch it without compromising the rest of the team too much then yes, definitely do it.

            1. KGFC
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              I think I can :-). Thanks mate!

      2. The Man Pastore
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I think he does

      3. El Presidente
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I think he is great, I got him at 5.4 an absolute steal

    • AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Pope
      Taa Tomori Lunds
      Salah Sterling Martial Yarmo
      Tammy Vardy Wilson

      Button Soy Hayden Hanley**

      0.1 IDB
      1 FT

      What to do here?
      Wilson to Jimenez is one of the moves but what with Salah and Sterling? Would you do Salah to Mane for a hit?

      1. InvertedWinger
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Maybe just go Salah to Mane and do anything else?

      2. hugothedog
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I have done both, Wilson -> Jiminez and Salah -> Mane, but I wouldn't do it for a hit before the Man City game

        1. Planet_Marss
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          not for a hit.. but citys defence is there for the taking. im a liverpool fan and im telling you, we're not settling for a draw like everyone thinks.. we're going for the jugular while laporte and sane are out.. this is our opportunity before city squad comes back next time we play them (at etihad).

    • InvertedWinger
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      About to burn a transfer for the second time in three weeks and I've never ever done so even once before. Anything glaring to do with this lot?

      Pope Button
      TAA Soyuncu Tomori Lord Lundstram Rico
      Mane KDB Sterling Martial Mount
      Tammy Wilson Connolly

      0.7 itb

      Want to go Wilson to Vardy eventually but I can't see whom to downgrade to get the 0.9 I need so willing to give Martial another week.

      1. KGFC
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Wilson to Jimmy then? Or lose Sterling and upgrade to Jimmy and Vardy

        1. InvertedWinger
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Wilson does have Newcastle though which is a fairly decent fixture. Worth a 1-2 week punt before I move to Vardy though

          1. George Sillett
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            I dont think away to Newcastle is a decent fixture from an attacking perspective for the likes of Bournemouth. I much prefer the Vardy option out of the 2.

      2. XABI 15
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        i was in same position last week. Ended up doing Ota to Cancelo which worked out nicely as got Ricos 6 points off the bench!

      3. Planet_Marss
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        lose sterling for sure.. youll need vardy v arsenal

    • Olivier Bernards watch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      auba and cho to vardy and pulisic for a -4?

      1. XABI 15
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Just Auba to Vardy

    • XABI 15
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Have 2ft and current team below.

      Pope
      TAA Soy Rico
      Salah KDB Mount Mcginn
      Aguero Wilson Tammy

      Button Cantwell Lund Cancelo

      Would you do Aguero + Wilson to Vardy + Jimenez for free? thanks

    • CloudSky
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Would you rather have Martial or Jimenez for the next few? Leaning towards Jimmy.

      1. KGFC
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Jimmy

      2. The Man Pastore
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Jimenez

    • The Man Pastore
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I would your thoughts on my plan below :

      Pope Button
      TAA Chilwell Lundstram Lowton Kelly
      Sterling KDB Maddison Mount Cantwell
      C.Wilson Auba Abraham

      2FT / 0.3ITB

      My plan is :
      - This week: Auba --> Vardy for FT
      - Next week: Sterling + Wilson --> Mane + Firmino for 2FT

      Should I go for it? Do you have a better suggestion?

    • Stimps
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Sterling -> Madisson?

      1. Planet_Marss
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        or tielemans

      2. The Man Pastore
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        What's your full team? What will you do with the money?

    • Arse Craic
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Overall points: 666 :O

    • TLF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Mount v Maddison v Martial as a CHO replacement is something I'll be mulling over this week. Mount looked superb at the weekend and I felt like I dodged a bullet as a non owner, he's the one I'm leaning towards currently. Any thoughts ?

      1. The Man Pastore
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I think Mount is still the best value

    • FPL FREAK
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Red arrows after red arrows dissapointment after dissapointment .... What the hell should I do...?? Going in to bottom...

      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Most disturbing bit of this is the last 4 words.