Scout Notes

Clean sheet loss mars another fine Chelsea away performance

Watford 1-2 Chelsea

  • Goals: Gerard Deulofeu (£6.1m) | Tammy Abraham (£7.9m), Christian Pulisic (£7.2m)
  • Assists: None | Jorginho (£5.1m), Abraham
  • Bonus: Abraham x3, Pulisic x2, Deulofeu x1

Chelsea continued their fine away form at Vicarage Road on Saturday evening, registering their fifth successive victory on their travels.

The narrow winning margin flattered Watford, who had Ben Foster (£4.8m) to thank for keeping the scoreline down as Chelsea swarmed all over their hosts.

Any Fantasy manager who opted to back the Blues ahead of their fixture swing in Gameweek 7 has been nicely rewarded, with Frank Lampard’s side scoring 13 goals and winning all five league matches since their defeat to Liverpool in September.

It’s away from home where Chelsea have really shone this season.

No Premier League club has scored more goals or registered more shots on the road than the Blues in 2019/20.

It took just four minutes of Saturday’s encounter at Vicarage Road for Lampard’s side to add to their tally, with Tammy Abraham (£7.9m) latching onto a majestic Jorginho (£5.1m) pass and lobbing Foster to put Chelsea ahead.

Abraham turned provider for Christian Pulisic (£7.2m) to tap in after the break but there were numerous other chances besides, with Abraham wasting the best of them when being denied by Foster from ten yards.

The busy Watford goalkeeper also prevented Mason Mount (£6.9m) from recording a fifth attacking return away from home, pushing one of the midfielder’s efforts onto the bar, and did brilliantly to claw out a looping Pulisic header from a Willian (£7.1m) corner.

Mount was again thwarted by Foster after the break and Pulisic was only prevented from scoring a second goal when the hosts’ shot-stopper stuck out a boot to deflect the American’s shot wide.

Abraham was also inches away from turning in a Mateo Kovacic (£5.3m) cross-shot and there were some real positive signs for owners of Chelsea’s cut-price attacking assets, with Mount, Pulisic and Abraham registering 12 shots between them on Saturday.

Lampard was full of praise for his troops, whilst also bemoaning the Blues’ profligacy and Foster’s goalkeeping:

We dominated the game, played some great football for big periods of it and created enough chances. You have to give credit to Ben Foster because he made some great saves but we feel ourselves that there’s at least three or four goals in that game.

Two goals is never enough to put a game to bed. We’ve felt that already this season and it’s been a bit of a story of our season at times, especially away from home, but that shouldn’t take away from how well we played.

I enjoyed watching a lot of the play. For 25 minutes, it was outstanding and we controlled it, then we got a bit sloppy but again in the second half the link between Jorginho, Mateo Kovacic and Mason Mount a bit higher was really good. They’re all comfortable on the ball, they have the ability to find a forward pass and break the line and Kovacic, in particular, drove from midfield a couple of times. I thought they were outstanding.

Asked about why his side were so potent away from west London, Lampard added:

Maybe away from home teams open up against us slightly more. I don’t think today was one of those days but it’s happened in certain games, which then gives us the opportunity with the pace we’ve got in forward areas that we can counter-attack and create chances. Whereas at the Bridge, teams come and make it difficult for us to do that with as much freedom.

Those cautionary words from Lampard may well be at the back of Fantasy managers’ minds, too, with three of Chelsea’s next four league games being home fixtures against Crystal Palace, West Ham United and Aston Villa.

While Mount maintained his ever-present league record and Abraham started his ninth top-flight game in a row, regular starts aren’t something that Callum Hudson-Odoi (£6.0m) can count on – at least for now.

Following his blank in Gameweek 10, the Chelsea winger served up a one-point cameo off the bench on Saturday with Pulisic handed another start down the left flank.

Speaking of the USA international and his poacher’s goal, Lampard said:

It’s great to see Christian scoring a goal from four yards out. I love to see that because he could have decided not to go the extra mile and then that ball flashes across the face but nobody gets on the end of it.

If he continues doing that sort of thing then the goals will rack up because there are a lot of goals to get in the six-yard box. I thought his general performance was top as well.

There was also frustration for owners of Chelsea’s defensive assets, who were scarcely troubled and cruising towards a third clean sheet of the season before some over-playing at the back resulted in Jorginho fouling Gerard Deulofeu (£6.1m) – the contentious spot-kick being awarded and subsequently converted after VAR intervention.

Emerson (£5.5m) returned from injury to depose Marcos Alonso (£6.3m) from the left-back slot, while there was an eighth straight start for Fikayo Tomori (£4.8m) at centre-half.

Tomori and Kurt Zouma (£4.7m) drew praise from their manager after full-time, although Lampard did also highlight the looming return of Andreas Christensen (£4.9m) and, further down the road, Antonio Rudiger (£6.0m).

The Chelsea boss said:

Andreas is nearly fit and Rudi’s got some problems so he might be a bit longer, but I need that competition.

‘I’m very pleased with how they’re both playing, I think they looked very composed against Watford and didn’t look bothered at all throughout the whole game. It’s nice they’ve been able to form a little bit of a partnership, but we need all four so when the others come back it’ll be even better for the competition.

Christensen, N’Golo Kante (£5.0m) and Ross Barkley (£5.6m) were indeed all pictured in training on Monday morning and the French midfielder has been passed fit for the Champions League game against Ajax.

Kante’s services may well be needed in Gameweek 12, with Jorginho suspended for the visit of Palace after collecting his fifth booking of the campaign.

Easier tests await Watford over the approaching three Gameweeks, with Norwich, Burnley and Southampton to come for the Hornets.

Most Fantasy managers are likely to be shying clear of the Watford attack despite the favourable fixture swing, with the Hornets having scored only two goals in the last six Gameweeks.

The fact that their two big chances in this game came from a gift of a penalty and the head of Foster – up for a corner in injury time – said much about their offensive threat, with one off-target curler from Deulofeu in the first half about the best of their opportunities from open play.

The imminent return of Troy Deeney (£6.2m), a favourite of Quique Sanchez Flores during the Watford manager’s first spell, can’t come soon enough based on recent evidence.

Sanchez Flores has made a definite improvement from a defensive perspective of late but the Hornets’ back five couldn’t live with Chelsea’s potent attack and it’s safe to say that Foster has kept his side in it over the last two Gameweeks – only Paulo Gazzaniga (£4.5m) has made more saves than the Watford custodian during this period.

Matches against out-of-form sides likes Norwich, Burnley and Southampton, of course, ought to offer better clean sheet opportunities for the likes of Daryl Janmaat (£4.3m).

Sanchez Flores was greeted with boos when withdrawing Janmaat late in the game, with Kiko Femenia (£4.2m), rather than an attacking option, thrown on in his place.

The Watford manager said afterwards:

It’s normal because sometimes in the stands we are reading a different match and probably they are thinking we have one striker on the bench. But from my point of view I have the feeling with Janmaat, we are not deep anymore.

He made a very, very good first half but he’s not deeper anymore and we need someone deeper, so the only player we have to do that in this moment was Kiko [Femenia]. Someone fresh and the position was normal, player for player.

One defender who Watford may well be without next weekend is Craig Cathcart (£4.4m), who was withdrawn with a back injury in the first half.

Sanchez Flores said:

I think he had some spasm in the back. He didn’t report anything during the week and even in the warm-up, it’s okay, nothing. But I told you in the press conference this week I said the players, when they are playing with these kind of pressures – so heavy, so bad – the body could react in a lot of directions that we can’t control.

Probably it’s the first time I’ve seen Cathcart leaving after five minutes but now the pressure is there, it’s inside of the players and the muscles are reacting differently.

Watford XI (5-4-1): Foster; Janmaat (Femenia 75′), Dawson, Cathcart (Mariappa 20′), Kabasele, Masina; Deulofeu 6.5, Chalobah (Hughes 67′), Doucoure, Pereyra; Gray.

Chelsea XI (4-3-3): Kepa; Azpilicueta, Tomori, Zouma, Emerson; Kovacic, Jorginho, Mount; Willian (James 90′), Abraham (Batshuayi 87′), Pulisic (Hudson-Odoi 83′).

Members Analysis

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  1. stu92
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Is taking a -4 worth saving 0.1 of your squad value? I’m currently 40 points clear at the top in my mini-league and want to keep as much value as I can for using chips in the later part of the season.

    1. Big Ping
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      No

    2. Am sorry to say again it�…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Value means fck all

      1. St Pauli Walnuts
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        That's not true is it, though points should always take priority.

    3. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Not for me points more important than value . Still a long way to go until wc and free hit.

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

      No - Points over Value.

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

      No, and that's coming from someone who thinks team value is pretty important.

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

      Currently on a wildcard and i would give about 10 points right now for an extra 0.1

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

        unfortunately that is true regardless of how much money one has

    7. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I would .. not so much to save 0.1 but because players tend to go down in value when they are not performing

    8. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I took -4 to ditch Cantwell for Dendo. But it wasn't only to save .1 team value. I would have been forced to do that one day anyway, so decided that I rather bite the bullet now than just postpone the move and lose tv.

      This transfer should free funds and allow me to do Mendy to Robbo for free next week. Yes, there are risks, but this is a game where calculated risks are needed sometimes.

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

    Ashley Young is suspended. Does this mean Williams gets the nod?

    Can be very attacking and could be great value.

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

      No

    2. Pras (FPL)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He might actually - but not if he starts the EL game

      1. Pras (FPL)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        But only that 1 fixture - so prob not worth long term

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

      Thats only one gw. IMO it's not worth the transfer to bring him in and then eventually have to take him out.

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

        I have 2FT and will otherwise burn it. Hanley to Williams might be a decent one week transfer.

        Both absolute fodders.

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

          Could work out well. You could go Reid also to save that 0.1

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

      He should be starting anyway.

  3. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Aubameyang and Yarmolenko to Jiminez and Martial? 2.6m ITB for Chambers to Robbo.

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

      Sounds like a very nice plan. I will be getting Robbo next week too.

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I'd keep auba

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

      Easy yes. Auba absolutely cannot score vs Norwich and Southampton. Both are in form with sound defense. It absolutely cannot fail... 😉

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

    The love for Martial. Cough cough.

    Seriously, how many have kept tabs on UTD matches? They were pants over the weekend.

    Ole is in nomansland. UTD assets will follow the trend. Beware 😉

    1. st4rty
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I've just brought him in. Hat-trick v Brighton.

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

        GL

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

        Has he ever scored a hattie?

    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Erm he has 3 goals and 1 assist in 5 starts, is that bad?

    3. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He’s a pretty good asset when he starts. United also improve dramatically.

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

        Yesterdays news.

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

          Yeah but things can turn around very quickly, everyone thought Martial was great value after he scored and change their minds after a blank. You thought Soyuncu was one of the worst picks in the game last week and now you've put him in.

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

      Martial will keep ticking over. United won't.

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

      Brighton and Villa at home in the next 3 are tasty. I'll look to ship after that unless United show obvious signs of improvement.

      Their failure to acquire a 10 in the summer has cost them

    6. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Since he joined the Prem he has one of the highest points per game in the league. I’ll try dig out the stats, it’s actually pretty amazing how far up there he is for PPG.

      When he plays he gets points mate.

    7. twoplustwo
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      It’s absolutely mad when there are so many better cheaper players

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

        Like who?

    8. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Can’t find the up to date stats which include this year but here’s an older article that will give you an idea of why Martial can be popular.

      He just seems to always return.

      https://www.fantasyfootballgeek.co.uk/fantasy-premier-league-focus-anthony-martial/

  5. st4rty
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Daryl Janmaat anybody? 😉

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

      Cheap and seemingly nailed. Nothing wrong with having him in your squad.

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

        It's Watford though, are they really going to keep cleanie?

        1. st4rty
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          3 in a row before they played us.

          Norwich, Burnley & Saints next up.

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

            2 in a row for Watford. 3 in a row for Janmaat but I'm not playing on my defender coming off on 70 mins with a cleanie every week.

            Fixtures are really good especially given the offensive form or Norwich and Burnley.

      2. st4rty
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Differential to the other cheapies, I think over next 3 GWs, he could be great.

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

      Considered for sure. Not sure I could trust Watford though.

      Is he also nailed? In the back of my head I have doubts over who plays for Watford.

      1. st4rty
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        True, I think it's just the way I play. The odd uncertainty that pays off, is wonderful.

  6. Eric Banternaaa
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pope Button
    TAA Soyuncu Lund Rico Kelly
    KDB Mane Maddison Mount Elneny
    Aguero Wilson Abraham

    2FT 0.1ITB. Where to use transfer?

    Wilson, Kelly, Pope priority to transfer?

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

      Aguero to Vardy surely?

  7. Pigs in Blankets!!!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Should be a simple question but at present it isn’t.....
    A) Mount
    OR
    B) Maddison

    1. Eric Banternaaa
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      B

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

      B

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

      Irt's a take your pick, both ideally.

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

    Best option:

    a) Salah > Mane
    b) Sterling > Mane
    c) keep Salah + Sterling for now

    1. Eric Banternaaa
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      A. If no other priorities for transfer

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

      B, standout option.

  9. Eric Banternaaa
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Why everybody transferring out Aguero?

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

      Lost their shirt at the Pep Casino

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Too much rotation with jesus

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

      He might or might not start hemmoriging your funds at 12m plus.

      Pep needs a twitter account.

    4. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      After rotation he now has tougher fixtures.

    5. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Do you really have to ask?

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

    A total of 3 goals from captain choices, just wow.....

    Anybody better that? Vile season.

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

      2. Only assists apart from that.

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

        Disgraceful aint it bud, same here wit ha few measly assists, much of that thanks goes to fraud sterling.

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

          The worst was when I took the C off Salah(15) and put it on Kane for a hit who blanked in GW3, lol. I'm confident that Vardy will finally get me my first captain goal since GW2 this weekend.

    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      So what is your OR then?

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

        Absolutely shocking, worst ever in all years of playing, and i love my team, same as many with excellent ranks, yet i'm at 2.1m, gotta laugh.

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

      Saw someone on here earlier with the same. I'm on 5 goals from cpt (which isn't too much better).

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

        I'm so damn jealous 🙂

    4. AC Yew
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I'm on 3 too!

    5. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Similar mate ,only 4 goals,and I’ve had only 1 assist for my Captains in the last 5 gameweeks!! And I’m ranked 13k!! Could have easily been toward the top 1k if I’d have had any luck with the captaincy!!!

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

        Tough going, but still amazing rank mate, i've literally no idea what to do anymore apart from plod on and just hope things turn around.

        1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          It’s been a realy hard season imo mate, all you can do is keep trying, I guess I’ve been fortunate that I’ve just had my whole squad chipping in and I’ve only had Sterling benched once in my team all season, I’ve tended to stay away from anyone who isn’t pretty much 100 percent nailed, however this had a slight negative effect that I missed the first 2 Lundstram halls coz he was on my bench and all my starting 11 played those gameweeks,think a safe bet could be just stick the armband on Vardy everyweek while he and Leicester are in this form as will get solid scores week in week out!! Should aid climbing in rank as a result!!

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

            Yeah totally get what you're saying, and always best to stick with nailed players. I reckon i might do that wit hVardy from now on, starting with this week, between him and mane for forseeable, but as ya say, Lieester in this form, may as well just perm cap him, can't be any worse than what's already happened.

            1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Yeah absolutely right there mate!! In saying the permanent Mané captain could be even more fruitful after this week!! Plenty of food for thought!! Haha

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

                Indeed, my rival winning my main cash ML just started with both Salah & Mane, and perma apped Mane, dare i say it it's a casual player with not a good history, but still does make you woner what a good viable strategy it is. GL to us these coming GW's.

                1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  Yeah that’s right mate, my plans alway been to move Sterling to Salah, I have Mané and KDB, and if necessary it’s one switch back from Salah to Sterling rather than complicate it and use two transfers to double up TAA who I have too with Robbo coz then it’s another two transfers to switch back, just over complicates things when not completely necessary imo! Each person will have their own views and their own strategies which is another great thing about this game we all love!!! Haha

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

                    For usre, morethan one way to skin a cat and all that.
                    If you mean there that you'd rather double up on Mane and Salah with TAA, then i couldn't agree mroe there, that's what i've done. Not a fan of the double defence, would mean more transfers liek you say rather than just a simple switch fro Salah if you did want Sterlign back that is.

                    1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 6 Years
                      4 years, 4 months ago

                      Yeah completely agree mate!!! One switch nice and simple!! Mané and Salah double is is far more exciting that A TAA and Robbo double up imo!!

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

      Yeah, 6

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

        I'd feed a tiger with no barriers for 6.

        1. DantheManinaPan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Literally only been Salah and Sterling every single week (with the fortunate KDB VC points when Sterling got benched)

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

            Yeah true, time to spread out and start capping he likes of Tammy and Vardy more now. So sick of obvious choices blocking the even better choices, of course this is hindsight, but a trend that's been present since GW 1.

    7. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      7 goals 3 assists

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

        You must be absolutely killing it this season. You can advise me:

        What to change here at 2.1m, becasue i'm baffled.

        Pope
        TAA - Lundy - Soy
        Mount - Mane - KDB - Salah - Tielemans
        Vardy - Tammy
        _________________________________
        Button: Connolly, Rico, Gibson

        already done my moves of sterling + Ota > Soy + mane.

        Beteer still , wanna take my team off me for a month? I can email you my email and password.

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

          I'm going steady but only at 274k had a bad week. Look to get Jiminez in for Connolly?

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

            That's an excellent position at this stage of the season, 6 out of the last 7 GW's hae been bad for me. Jimenez i'm not too keen on thus far, quite happy with Vards and Tammy up there with the extra mid in a 352, but he's defo on my watchlist.

        2. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          We have virtually identical teams mate!! Haha
          Heaton
          TAA Soyuncu Lundstram
          Mané Sterling(soon to be Salah) KDB Mount Tielemans
          Vardy Abraham
          Subs 4.0 Connelly Montoya Prodl

    8. Pedersen
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      About same, rank 23k though, so the game is more than captain points

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

        Tbh mate there isn't loads of points in the rank difference , how many points you on?

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

          Yeah that's the only thing that gives me some hope, that one good week can catapult you up there.

          I know it wasn't asked at me but i'm on 552 points, yuk.

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

            618 me

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

              Cool, correction i'm on 553, big difference! lol.
              So 65 points difference bwtween us, it's not huge, but a gap nonethelss, shows what a hige difference a small switch in points does though.

    9. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      2 from Kane is week 1 ... but that was a false start

      otherwise just 2 goals
      GW 2 - Sterling + YC ... just 6 points
      GW6 - Auba + YC + gave a penalty to Pepe ... just 5 points

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

        Total Captain Points as % of Overall Score : 16.82% - Yikes!

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

          Brutal isn't it bud, things have to change from now, still early in the season thankfully.

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

            MY VC has been just as bad - total captain points 94, total VC points 53 - total if best player had been C, 314 points

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

              Mad isn't it, no idea what mine is, too depressing to work out, but it'll be around the same maybe and less.

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

                  Cheers bud will bookmark that and take a look.

    10. tambourineman
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Four goals here, although no attacking returns since GW6.

      Total Captain Points : 102
      Total Captain Points as % of Overall Score : 17.68%

    11. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Difference Between your Captain Points and Highest Possible : -220
      Points difference to 1st place - 216

      If only 🙂

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

        If only indeed haha! This game.

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

    Really want TAA. Is it worth doing Sterling and Matip to Maddison and TAA?

    Have KDB as City and will also get Robbo GW13.

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

    aguero > vardy for free, no brainer right?

    1. Jack Burton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I'm not so sure may give him the liverpool game I know pep rotation etc but surely starts in that one

  13. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Best captain choice for this week:

    A) Tammy (CRY)
    B) Vardy (ARS)
    C) Jiminez (AVL)

    1. gers23
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Can't see past Vardy

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      B

    3. Carefree Crew
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      B) Vardy

      Chelsea have been better away from home, Tammy a potential sub off assuming he plays CL tomorrow. Palace obviously a London derby. Much better defensively than Arsenal.

      Vardy plays 90 mins, at home against a porous defence, where it appears the manager has lost the dressing room.

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

    This is my second attempt at a wildcard in one day. Have taken notes from advice on here (thanks!)

    Gazzaniga (McGovern)
    TAA, chilwell, tomori (janmaat, lundstram)
    Mane, sterling, pulisic, martial, grealish
    Vardy, Jimenez (greenwood).

    0.2 spare.

    Any thoughts? Made me realise I haven't been looking after the pennies this year!

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

      Rico instead of Janmaat

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

      Greenwood Martial? On WC???

      Sorry not trying to be a downer but not what I would put on WC.

    3. Harper (No more Penandes)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Janmaat > Rico
      Pulisic > Mount
      Jimenez > Abraham
      Grealish > McGinn

      imo

  15. STORZ
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    1) Taa (MCI)
    2) Robbo (MCI)
    3) Rico (NEW)
    4) Lundstrum (TOT)
    5) Tomori (CRY)
    6) Connelly (MUN)

    Bench 2?

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

      Lundstram and conolly

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      rico and connolly

  16. Cruz88
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Would you rather Sterling or Vardy in the long run

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

      Sterling...over the season (REALLY long term)

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

        By the time he does something consistently the season will be practically over.

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

      Vardy for the next 6 games

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

      Easy, the one who scores.

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

        I love how much you hate Sterling now.

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

          haha! i gave him a sniff of faith, and he shoves it right back in my face, never again.

    4. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Vardy

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

      Vardy. Will not be rotated or benched 😀

  17. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Who would you rather have in your team A) or B)

    A) Aubameyang and Yarmolenko
    B) Jiminez and KDB

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

      B

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      B

    3. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Think if you have auba keep for the run of fixtures

      Yarma can go

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

        Ok maybe I go Chambers and Yarmolenko to Janmaat and Tielemans ?

        1. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah sounds good

  18. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    sterling to maddison?

    1ft 0.6itb
    ryan
    TAA lundy dunk willem
    mane sterling KDB mount
    abraham vardy (c)

    pope CHO rico connolly

  19. Greyling
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    2 FT to make changes for gw12.

    Pope
    TAA, Lundstram, Chilwell
    Mane, Sterling, KDB, Yarmalenko, Mount
    Pukki, Abraham, Greenwood

    Bench: Button, Pieters, Kelly

    A) KDB, Greenwood to Maddison, Jimenez
    B) Sterling, Greenwood to Maddison, Vardy
    C) Pukki, KDB to Jimenez, Maddison
    D) Other suggestions

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      B

  20. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Lucas Moura could be a good punt for a few weeks if Son is suspended

    1. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Tough fixtures

      1. Kun Tozser
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        IMO

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

      Best avoid I reckon

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

      Great shout

  21. gers23
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Is Maddison the best pick from the Leicester midfield? Is Vardy on his own enough from Leicester?

    1. The Wanton Trader
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I’ve just brought Maddison in for Son and also own Vardy.
      Got to be some decent returns in that run of games they’ve got coming up...

  22. Goat
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Best captaincy option this weekend?
    A) Vardy (ARS)
    B) Abraham (CRY)
    C) Jiminez (AVL)

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      ACB in that order

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

        Cheers. I am currently on B with A vice.

    2. I SPEAK ENGELS AND DRINK GI…
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I have same attacking trio and same consideration

      Im leaning to Vardy, his form superb
      Other hand Villa is poor in the air so Jimenez could head couple of goals

  23. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    So over GW12 and 13 I will get rid of C.Wilson CHO and Kelly. But to who?

    A. Greenwood Tielmans and Robertson. Could make all moves in 13 for -4
    enough to allow for price changes

    B. Greenwood Mount Robertson. Exact cash now

    C. Greenwood Pulisic VVD
    Exact cash now.

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      B looks good

      Just think Mount plays slightly further forward than Tilly. Both good picks though

      VVD is not a good option as minimal attacking returns and Puli not nailed IMO

    2. Evil Buddha
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      B

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

      Thanks. B does look good but if I don’t move now I might get caught by price changes.
      Going to take a hot anyway over 2 weeks but is Basically playing Mount over Wilson for a hit this week a good idea. As I would not take -8 to get Robbo in against City. What I should have done is got Mount 12 weeks ago 🙂

  24. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Price updates on homepage not updated since 1/11, what's going on?

    1. Rotation's Alter Ego
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I've reported it already, not sure. Will be fixed.

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

    I am actually feeling good going no City.

    1. DantheManinaPan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Good luck...

      I wouldn't!

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

      I’m down to just KDB myself

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

        kdb or sterling... that is the question!

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

      it will bite at some point. Maybe you have enough points to cover when it deos 😉

    4. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I am keeping Sterling and KDB the temptation to go Sterling to Salah is there.
      But I rather having Robbo TAA Mane Sterling and KDB

  26. I SPEAK ENGELS AND DRINK GI…
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Which one you would prefer to have as 4th mid 3-4-3 after next GW to fund Aurier-> TAA in place of Mount?

    A) James (nailed, good fixtures, bad team form)
    B) Perez (best fixtures, not nailed)
    C) McGinn (solid, hard fixtures 13&14)
    D) Grealish (more attacking role than McGinn, doubtful)

  27. Modest Bob
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I want to start again

  28. andres
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Here goes the following. (it is part of a bigger transfer)

    Sell one:

    A Sterling
    B KDB

    Buy one:

    C Tielamans
    D Madds

    1. The Wanton Trader
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      A + D for me...

  29. R.C
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Who to get?

    1. Trossard
    2. Grealish

    1. I SPEAK ENGELS AND DRINK GI…
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Grealish

  30. Debauchy
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Im busy trying to drown my sorrows but believe me Im still up for a good finish in FPL, so take what you will . in my state I say FU. Tomorrow I love you,, can you , Gnight fellas