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FPL Question Time – Consult our panel ahead of Gameweek 13

Following the final international break of 2019, Fantasy Premier League returns this weekend.

Gameweek 13 certainly feels like a long time since the last round of action and we are sure you have plenty of dilemmas and questions.

That’s why we’ve assembled another panel of managers to help you out…

WHO’S ON THE PANEL THIS WEEK?

Rainy: A long-serving Fantasy Football Scout moderator with a best finish of 3,585. Has always been grateful for the existence of Theo Walcott after he saved his Gameweek three years ago.

Maximus Bonimus Pointimus: Veteran Fantasy Football Scout member, poster, and widely acknowledged as a bastion of truth, logic and reason in the wild world of Fantasy football discussion. Currently pursuing an elusive fifth top 10k finish, and with an overall career-best rank of 958th, the highs and lows of 12 FPL campaigns have left him completely desensitised to seeing good players get bad scores in good fixtures – and vice-versa!

Karan14: FFS community member who has finished in the top 10k in each of the last three seasons.

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  1. Tmel
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pope
    Lund TAA Digne
    Sterling KDB Mount Martial
    Vardy Jimenez Abraham
    (4.0 Soy Rico Dendoncker)

    0.1ITB & 1FT. Holding Digne for NOR this week but will likely shift for Tomori after that (possibly then Mount > Pulisic with the funds).

    a) Sterling > Mane
    b) Mount > Tielemans
    c) Save FT

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

      C

    2. seewhyaxe
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      save

    3. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      B

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

    Pope
    TAA Lundstram Rico Robbo
    Martial KDB Mane
    Jimi Abra Vardy
    Button - Mount/Soy/Dendo

    I haven't looked at my team for a week or so, so easing myself back in today.
    1. Change bench/starting line up?
    2. 0 FT. Shall I do Mount to Maddison? Or save?

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

      Play Mount over Rico

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

        Would you play Mount over Lundy?

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

          No

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

            Bon.

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

      I'd play Mount or Soy over Rico.

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

        Agree & save

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

      We have the same team apart from Jimi v McGinn.

      I have similar starting xi doubts but am edging towards Mount ahead of Rico. I'll be honest, part of that is that I'll be watching the City game and I'm happy to use that as a tiebreak when I believe the expected points are super close.

      I'd definitely keep Mount either way. Having the four points more valuable than maddison over mount in next 5 games, imo.

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

    Is Son in the starting line up vs Brazil?

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

      Yes, he's startinh

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

        Game is in Middle East so travel back shouldn't be as bad

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

    Which duo would you rather have playing most weeks over the next 40 days?

    A) Sterling Robertson
    B) Kane Martial
    C) KDB Rashford
    D) Son Rashford

    Option A has Greenwood as fodder and the other 3 options have a playing 4.5 defender.

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

      A

    2. JoeSoap
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      A Depends on the rest of your players as well.

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

      Just a shame A is with Greenwood.

      What About Aubameyang, Martial and Clark?

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

      a

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

      A by a million miles (I'm a Martial owner but don't expect Man Utd to score that much).

      I think bench strength is being over-hyped. The chances of needing your third sub are slim as even with rotation there will be lots of sub cameos. Then, when that happens, your third sub will almost certainly have an expected points of around three. The difference between that and playing with ten is pretty small. Also, Greenwood can still score points.

      This is all assuming you'd have 12 outfield starters and Greenwood is the exception.

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

    Would you save FT?
    Have 1.5 in bank.

    Pope
    Robby, Lund, Soyu,
    Mane, Maddy, KDB, Mount
    Abraham, Vardy, Jimmy
    Gazza, Rico, Tomori, Dendo

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

      Save GTG

    2. seewhyaxe
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

    3. JoeSoap
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks all

  6. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I know it's premature, but who should I captain out of these? Got no Leicester.

    1. Salah (cry)
    2. Mane (cry)
    3. KDB (CHE)
    4. Martial (shu)
    5. Jimenez (bou)
    6. Abraham (mci)

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

      I'd rule out 4.

    2. JoeSoap
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Probably 1 or 2. Tough 1

    3. seewhyaxe
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      So either Salah or Mane out of these?

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

      2

    5. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      KDB. Goals conceded when playing home: CRY = 5, BHA = 6. CHE goals conceded when playing away = 12.

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

        skewed by utd result

    6. AJ24
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      1/2 followed by 5

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

      Mané the safe option, De Bruyne the madcap pick

  7. mcgrejam
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Team is...

    Foster
    TAA, Soy, Robertson
    Pulisic, Mane, KDB, Maddison
    Vardy, Jimenez, Abraham

    Subs - Button, McGinn, Lord, Rico

    Do I play Pulisic or McGinn this week please?

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

      Would be tempted to play McGinn

    2. D.Glynn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Really like your team.!
      McGinn looks a good call to me

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

    Just recycled news on Salah, wont get any really update until Friday?

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

      Nope, and Klopp can be frustratingly ambiguous in his pressers too.

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

        Hmmm pretty stressful, already on a -4

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

    01 free transfer, 0.4 in the bank, wildcard available.

    Pope / 4.0
    TAA, VVD, Chilwell / Lundstram, Rico
    Salah, Sterling, Mount, Tielemans, Hudson-Odoi
    Vardy, Abraham / Connolly

    A. Hudson-Odoi out, McGinn / Harry Wilson / McNeil in (who?)
    B. VVD and Hudson-Odoi out, Badock and Richarlison in (- 4)
    C. Something else

    Leaning towards A with McNeil. What do you lads suggest?

    1. AJ24
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      A) Mcginn out of those options

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

        Cheers!

  10. AJ24
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    G2G?

    Pope
    Trent, Lund, Soyuncu
    Salah (C), Sterling, Martial, Maddison, Mount
    Jimenez (VC), Tammy

    Heaton, Connolly, Pieters, Tomori - 0.1 ITB

  11. Fantasy123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Really struggling on what to do here - the two transfers I want to make (Digne > TAA and Sterling > Mane) don't seem sensible this week. Any advice?

    2 FT £2.2 ITB

    Pope Button
    Digne Chillwell Lund Rico Dunk
    Sterling Martial Mount Maddison Donk
    Aub Vardy Abraham

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

      Either you do the move or trasfer Dunk out for a 4.5 defender and wait a week on the other moves.

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

      I'd do the Mané transfer if you want him in.

      Digne one next week.

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

      no idea why youd sell digne this week

  12. Cabra
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    What to do with this lot, have 2FT and have 0.6 itb.

    Pope - Button
    Lundstram - Taa - Rico - Soyunchu - Montoya
    Salah - Sterling - Kdb - Mount - Perez
    Abraham - pukki - Greenwood

    Want Vardy but not sure how without downgrading any of those big three.

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

      Montoya, Perez and Pukki out to Kelly/4.0, Hayden and Vardy for a -4?

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

        0.2 short.. So annoying.

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

      Sterling and Pukki out for Vardy and someone

  13. yer old da
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    G2G and roll the FT to next week? Play Mount over Rico?

    Pope
    TAA, Soyuncu, Lundstram, Rico
    Mane(vc), Sterling, Martial
    Vardy(c), Abraham, Jimenez

    Subs: Gazzaniga, Mount, Tomori, Dendoncker

  14. Malkmus
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    A'noon All. 2 FT's and 1.2 ITB. Tielemans to Maddison give me this. Go for it?

    Pope (Button)
    Robbo - Tomori - Chilwell - Lundy
    Sterling - KDB - Mane - Maddison
    Tammy - Vardy

    Subs - Rico, dendonk, wickham

    Ta!

    1. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I wouldnt sell Tielemans
      I would look at selling KDB/Sterling and upgrading Wickham/Dendoncker

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

        OK thanks, I will have a think.

  15. sirmorbach
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pope / 4.0
    TAA, VVD, Chilwell / Lundstram, Rico
    Salah, Sterling, Mount, Tielemans / Hudson-Odoi
    Vardy, Abraham / Connolly

    A. Hudson-Odoi out, McGinn/McNeil in
    B. VVD and Connolly out, Kelly and Jimenez in for a hit

    What do you think?

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

      A and McGinn

  16. jia you
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Good to see a few regulars from the community on the panel 🙂

    1. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers mate!

      First time for me got to work on that not so exciting intro for next time 😛

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

        🙂

  17. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    2FTs, 0.6ITB, thinking about following moves:

    1) Mount to Willian/Pulisic
    2) Mount KDB to Willian/Pulisic Son

    Pope
    TAA/Soy/Lund
    Mane/KDB/Mount/Maddison
    Auba/Vardy/Abraham

    Button/Rico/Tomori/Hayden

    1. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Like both move honestly.

      Maybe you could wait a week for Son as he might be rested after IB.

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

        Almost settled on Mount to Pulisic but still can't decide on selling KDB.
        Either way, giving Auba 2 weeks also and then probably downgrading him.

        1. Karan14
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          You can probably wait for another week and then make a decision.

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

            Good point, thanks

  18. Lignja
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    A. Jimenez, Martial, Dendoker
    B. Greenwood, Martial, Maddison -4

    Pope
    Taa, Soyuncu, Lundstram, Rico, Kelly
    Kdb, Mane, Mount, xxx, xxx
    Abraham, Vardy, xxx

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

      A

  19. Bagayokeso
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pope,
    TAA, Lundstram, Willems, Soyuncu
    Salah, KDB, Sterling, Mount
    Vardy, Abraham,
    Bench: Button, Rico, saka, Connolly

    1m ITB 1FT

    My options

    A. Soyuncu > Chilwell (feels like a horizontal move but higher ceiling for sure)
    B Salah > Mane (worried about salahs injury and most in my ML have Mane, but I actually want to keep him)
    C Roll Transfer

    Any advice appreciated

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

      Save

  20. Gunner1290
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    A) Rashford and son
    B) Kane and martial

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

      B

  21. eamonhegg
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    OR-30k

    Need to get rid of cresswell. Thinking a punt to Tiereny is a shout?

    1. ElliotJHP
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Not for me

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

        Why? Not enough minutes

        1. ElliotJHP
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Don't trust Arsenals defence enough

    2. PapaWengzz
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Chilwell, PVA or Enda Stevens

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

      no chance

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

      No way

  22. Neo-Viper
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Ryan
    TAA Periera Lundy
    KDB Mount Mane Maddison
    Jimenez Tammy Vardy (C)

    Button Rico Norwood Lascelles

    Is this good to go for the next?

  23. YEAH PITCH!
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    What's the biggest transfer hit you've done?

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

      -8

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

      -8 I think

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

      -12 in GW10 to get in Vardy, Jimenez, Dilva and Janmaat for Kane, Pukki, Cantwell and Otamendi.

    4. Horlicks esq.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I’d you go into the -12’s you are getting a red arrow, basically

      1. YEAH PITCH!
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah

      2. jia you
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I got 79 points and a GW rank of 200k... just saying 😉

        1. Horlicks esq.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Hence the basically assessment, I didn’t say definitely.

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

            hehe, they are rarely viable tbf unless you realistically feel your team is a mess and needs a major shake up!

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

          GW ranks don't include hits do they?

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

            not sure but I halved my OR from 400k to 200k so significant green on -12 regardless luckily enough of course!

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

              Well played sir 🙂

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

                Cheers mate

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

            They don't.

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

        Err...

        This is a nice thing to see while considering -12 😀

        Might still, might not. Oh well

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

          Let's see the moves

    5. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      -12 and i5 paid off

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

      First season I did a -28 to counter a -24 by my ML rival. First ever season and very annoyed I didn't get to read this site before it...

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

        ...ruins my HOF rank...

    7. Party time
        4 years, 4 months ago

        -16 & -44 in total 😆

    8. RealSocialDads
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Play McGinn (NEW) or Mount (mci)?

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

        McGinn probably

      2. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        McGinn

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

        Mount

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

      Which midfield is better?

      Mane KDB Maddison Dendoncker Pulisic

      or

      Mane/KDB (which 1???) Maddison Pulisic Mount Dendoncker

      If going with choice B might go with Robertson/TAA in defence

      Any ideas would be welcomed

    10. Horlicks esq.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Do I need Maddison or Vardy?

      I’m thinking Sterling & Pukki
      To
      Maddison & Auba

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

        What midfielders could you get with Vardy?

        1. Horlicks esq.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          9.5m

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

            Maddison

            1. Horlicks esq.
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Part of your -12 method

              1. Horlicks esq.
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                🙂

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

      Excited to resume my game of 'How Many Points Will Soy Score On My Bench?' this weekend or HMPWSSOMB? for short, probably needs a catchier title.

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        6

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

        same. ive had him since gw2 and keep benching his points

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

          lol, I only got him on GW9 WC but played him once since for 2 points.

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

          Points since WC

          Doherty - 10
          Soy - 30

          I'm giving Doh at least 50 for eye test though.

      3. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Chelsea boys no doubt will be on a few benches waiting to punish....

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

        Soy Story - to infinity bench points and beyond.

    12. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Play 1:

      A) Clark (avl)
      B) Traore (bou)
      C) Mount (mci)

      1. royals forever
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        C

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

        B

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

        c

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

        C

    13. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      19 Nov 2019

      The day of a million FFS announcements

      Love the progress 🙂

    14. Von Lipwig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      2FTs, thinking:
      Salah + Wilson > Mane + Jimi
      Thoughts?
      Any better suggestions?

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

        Fair moves imo

      2. PapaWengzz
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Mane + Rashford if possible. Trashy about to explode