Opinion

Are Arsenal’s FPL assets worthy of interest for their next four fixtures?

The Premier League returns this weekend following the final international break of 2019.

We are about to embark on a sequence of nine Gameweek deadlines in the space of 40 days, with plenty of issues for Fantasy managers to consider as we approach the busy festive period.

A Liverpool triple-up continues to dominate the discussion, although a Blank Gameweek 18 for the Reds and injuries to a number of their key Fantasy asses are clouding our judgement.

Arsenal’s favourable fixtures, Leicester assets, mid-price midfielders and John Lundstram (£4.9m) are also topics of debate at present.

We’ve assembled another panel of Fantasy Football Scout users to help you out with your dilemmas.

WHO’S ON THE PANEL THIS WEEK?

Rainy: A long-serving Fantasy Football Scout moderator with a best finish of 3,585th. 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.

QUESTIONS

Chilli Con Kone: Double Liverpool attack or defence?

Rainy: Given Sadio Mané’s ability at headers and the regularity with which he dispatches a steady supply of quality crosses from Trent Alexander-Arnold, James Milner et al, he’s going to be first on my list. Or maybe Mohamed Salah is your must-have; either way, the price of both of them in midfield could mean missing out on a Leicester or Chelsea player.

Elsewhere, Roberto Firmino’s selflessness on the pitch these days means his kinder price won’t make my wishlist.

Skipping over the likes of Georginio Wijnaldum and Jordan Henderson to the backline, then, it’s got to be Alexander-Arnold and Andrew Robertson (if fit) for their unceasing threat in the opposition’s final third. You could pick one over the other and draft in a cheaper defender or even Alisson, but with clean sheets apparently of lesser importance than wins to Klopp’s side for the moment, I’d want to see attacking threat on the tin – wherever on the pitch you’re doing your shopping. 


jacklfc88: Andrew Robertson is flying and not looking like stopping at the moment! As a differential (which I need to catch up), is it worth swapping Trent Alexander-Arnold to get him?

Karan: No, not for me – I wouldn’t swap Alexander-Arnold for any defender in the game at the moment. 

After doing a small comparison between the two Liverpool full-backs over the first 12 Gameweeks of the season, Alexander-Arnold comes out on top for most of the key attacking stats, which is not surprising because he also has free-kick and corner duties for the Reds.

Alexander-Arnold is ranked second for key passes and big chances created in the league amongst all players, which in comparison to Robertson is way higher. Alexander-Arnold also edges out the Scot on goal threat with more goal attempts over the season. 

Alexander-Arnold has been very unlucky to have only one assist over the past eight Gameweeks. Given his Kevin De Bruyne-esque chance creation stats, I definitely believe this will change over the coming Gameweeks. 

It is also worth mentioning that Robertson seems to be carrying some sort of an ankle injury so I would monitor that situation and wait for more news. 

So to answer your question, no I wouldn’t swap Alexander-Arnold for Robertson as the former’s attacking threat is unheard of for a defender and most FPL teams would already have one of them – so owning either one is not really a differential.

But I would definitely consider doubling up on those two if it looks like Robertson is fit ahead of this weekend, as that double-up would make for a great differential. I think both will do well over the upcoming green patch of fixtures but Alexander-Arnold is a slightly a better option in my opinion.


yash777gandhi: Is Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane together the way forward?

Maximus Bonimus Pointimus: A Salah/Mane combination certainly could be a way forward, if not the way forward, considering that almost every other blue-chip premium attacker seems to be going through some crisis or other – be it form, fitness, positional identity, or even all three. For any team structures out there who like to utilise two or even three £11.0m and above players, the two Liverpool forwards look the pick of the bunch.

Investing almost £25.0m of your budget in Liverpool’s flying wingers would of course be dependent on the assumption that Salah manages to come through his recurring ankle injury difficulties, which look to be possibly transitioning from ‘minor’ to ‘worrying’ depending on what news we may or may not get from Jurgen Klopp’s press conference on Friday.

But there are always other ways forward. Personally, the two full-backs plus one of the aforementioned Salah/Mane sits more comfortably with me than the attacking double-up, but my personal belief/hunch/guess (delete as appropriate) is that Liverpool’s clean sheet statistics season to date are firmly in statistical outlier territory and are awaiting an imminent correction.

We should clarify though that overall, Liverpool probably haven’t been unlucky to concede the goals they’ve conceded – after all, their goals conceded is actually outperforming their expected goals conceded (xGC).

Relative to other teams, though, they do look to have been unfortunate not to keep more clean sheets than the two they have in the season to date. Leicester and Sheffield United, for example, are setting the gold standard for shut-outs at the minute, along with Manchester City (five each) but their respective xGCs are all currently worse than Liverpool – in the case of Sheffield United, it’s actually dramatically worse. Even Brighton have double the clean sheet count (four) of Liverpool from almost double the xGC.

So my personal, hopefully not misguided, hunch is that the outlier situation will somewhat correct itself not only with the simple passage of time but also with the return of a world-class goalkeeper and the softening of their fixture list.

But anything can happen, including injuries and suspensions, and even in the absence of those we still have zero guarantees; we all know the strange statistical quirks the game can throw up

So in summary, either attacking or defensive double-ups may be relatively lucrative routes to a share of Liverpool’s FPL points output over the favourable upcoming fixture list. Just make sure you have a plan for the Gameweek 18 blank if choosing either strategy!


Ibrahim: Is it advisable to transfer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in for Tammy Abraham given Arsenal’s kind fixtures?

Rainy: Arsenal’s defending has put the ‘c’ in calamitous but it’s the terrible muddle in their midfield which has concerned me most as an Aubameyang owner.

I’ve had him since Gameweek 1 and would be the first to tell you he’s a delightful player on his or any other day, but his club’s persistent malaise had me ready to make the easy swap to Jamie Vardy after his recent trio of blanks.

While Unai Emery’s recent comments around Granit Xhaka’s imminent departure, Aubameyang’s resultant takeover as captain, and Mesut Özil’s return in midfield gave me hope of some sort of renaissance, what followed – again – were rather tepid performances in their next two domestic games.

As an Arsenal fan I’d be delighted to be proven wrong, but unless some cosmic shift has taken place at the Emirates over the break there’s no way I’d recommend betting £11m on the hope of a turnaround in Pierre-Emerick’s fortunes when Tammy’s £3m less, two goals to the good, and abetted by the likes of Christian Pulisic, Willian and Mason Mount.


hustler7: Jamie Vardy or Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang captain this week if you have both?

Karan: Personally speaking, I wouldn’t be able to look past Vardy for captaincy even if I had Aubameyang in my team. 

I’m not sure if Aubameyang can be trusted for a haul as he has not been an explosive player, scoring only one double-digit haul this season. I can’t remember him having too many in the past couple of seasons, either – unlike Vardy, Sergio Aguero, Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah, Raheem Sterling etc.

Arsenal as a team have not passed the eye test for me this season and there is not much evidence to suggest that they will put in a great performance this weekend, except the fact that Southampton’s defence is a bit rubbish. The Gunners have also only scored more than two goals in a game once this season. 

The case for Vardy is simple: he is in great form and Leicester are playing great football.

Yes, Brighton have looked solid at home this season but it is worth noting that they will be without two of their first-choice centre-backs (in the form of Adam Webster and Lewis Dunk) against Leicester.

Albion under Potter have been an attacking team, a style of play that Leicester prosper against. Brighton’s backline was also recently exposed against United on the counter-attack, which is pretty much what Vardy excels at. 

So to summarise, I think Vardy is a safe captain choice this weekend and should get at least an attacking return against Brighton. 

Depending on your risk, appetite and style of play, I would only go for Aubameyang if you’re chasing and looking for a differential captain this week as it doesn’t seem like the worst week to take a punt given that none of the top four teams has a standout fixture. However, I’m not sure if Aubameyang has shown he is the explosive captain option we expect him to be. 


Murphs87: Who are your top Arsenal picks for their good run of games ahead? Mesut Ozil seems back in favour – could he be a good differentiator with a current 0.8% ownership?

Maximus Bonimus Pointimus: My personal shortlist for Arsenal’s good fixture run is exactly that – a very short list! So short in fact that it’s actually empty as I have long since given up trying to decode the FPL Enigma that is Arsenal FC.

That being said, their upcoming fixtures are as good as they get on paper and for those who closely follow the Gunners, they may be optimistic of Unai Emery rallying his troops to save him from becoming the next casualty to lose his grip on the Premier League managerial merry-go-round.

Pierre Emerick Aubameyang at £11.0m will probably be highly backed by those wishing to buy a ticket in this particular lottery but as a premium asset his captaincy returns are crucial and, despite his place at the higher end of the forwards points charts, his performances in Arsenal’s plum fixtures season to date do little to inspire confidence. The Gabon international has a disappointing total of 23 points from a favourable looking run of fixtures (BUR, AVL, BOU, CRY, WOL) that surely would have seen him carrying the armband for most owners.

Admittedly his donation of a penalty to Nicolas Pepe has taken some of the shine of what could and possibly should have been a much larger points total, but Pepe himself seems to still be trying to find his feet in his new surroundings, so it was certainly a nice gesture in spirit if not in FPL points!

Alexandre Lacazette is in the niche £9.0m-£9.5m price bracket but his return to fitness could certainly generate returns for any owners willing to take a risk, although he will perhaps be considered a gamble when we have such an abundance of value attackers in form at present.

Mesut Ozil, directly referenced in the question, is possibly a personal blind spot – as my initial reaction is a firm ‘no’ to offering him a place – but he is an outrageously talented player, with good fixtures and a reasonable FPL pedigree from seasons past so it’s not by any stretch a guarantee that he fails. Equally, he just has done very little in recent times to inspire confidence

Bargain basement option Bukayo Saka at £4.5m may also attract some attention for those looking to spruce up their substitute benches, but his place has been less than secure in recent Gameweeks.

At the back, Hector Bellerin finally has his first Premier League start of the season after his long injury layoff and could possibly offer value if he returns to the form he sometimes displayed prior to those injury issues. Similar to the Arsenal attacking options, however, it remains to be seen whether he is a realistic selection over the availability of other excellent defensive options elsewhere at present

In summary, even the strong fixtures aren’t enough for me personally to have any picks from Arsenal at the minute. I’ve been let down too many times by the same players in the past to go back there again at a time when so many other quality options exist in such abundance, at similar if not better price points.

But it must be said that virtually all the above Arsenal players are unquestionably extremely capable on their individual days and have the luxury of very strong fixtures (perhaps the best in the league on paper), so as a differential strategy, and depending on which version of Arsenal decide to turn up over the coming weeks, investment in the Gunners for this run definitely has the potential to pay dividends.


VanuaLako: Who is the best sub-£8.0m midfielder for the next five Gameweeks?

Rainy: In my humble opinion, it’s got to be Christian Pulisic – if fit – or Youri Tielemans.

While Tielemans’ teammate James Maddison enjoys set-piece duty, his positioning on the pitch paints him into a role of assistant to the assister in open play.

Pulisic, for his part, is certainly passing the eye test and has the form and goals to match. Indeed, the Official FPL site rates his form at 9.5, the highest of any player bar Vardy and much higher than the 7.2 of Tielemans, his nearest competitor in the middle of the park.

If you’re a fixtures manager, however, Tielemans has arguably the better run over the next five Gameweeks. 

Honourable mention goes to Anthony Martial who, artful player though he is and with remarkable returns over his very limited minutes this season, faces City away and Jose Mourinho’s Spurs in his next five. 


Jay Arell: Should we play John Lundstram in every single game, even if the fixture is tough on paper?

Karan: Yes, I believe that we be should starting Lord Lundstram in every single game up till Gameweek 19 at least. The two games when I would consider benching him for obvious reasons are in Gameweeks 20 and 21, against Liverpool and Manchester City away. 

I’ve owned Lundstram since Gameweek 1 and, would you believe it, Gameweek 11 was the first time I started him and got his points. Up until then I had overspent in defence and was forced to bench him – so I’m not going to make that mistake again.  

I think Lundstram is capable of scoring or assisting in most games and he reminded us about that when he hit woodwork against Spurs in Gameweek 12.

Sheffield United have been tough to break down for most teams this season, too, and are capable of keeping a clean sheet in three to four games out of those mentioned above. 

Statistically speaking, over the first 12 Gameweeks of the season, Lundstram has the most goal attempts and shots in the box amongst all Fantasy defenders. He is also ranked joint-third for big chances created.

The Blades have only conceded nine goals this season, which is remarkable and is only one more than the league-best.

This proves that Lundstram has points potential at both ends of the pitch, which makes it very tough to bench him even against tougher opponents. FPL has given us a gift by classifying a box-to-box midfielder as a 4.0m defender. 


Chilli Con Kone: Are Harvey Barnes or Ayoze Perez worth a risk as a viable route into Leicester City for those on a budget?

Maximus Bonimus Pointimus: For teams who are not in the luxury position of having the budget to stretch further up the pricing ladder, Barnes and Perez are definitely close to the picks of the bunch in that budget-constrained price range. The two have an interesting contrast in FPL styles, with Barnes to date providing a more ‘slow and steady’ drip-feed of assists and offering the slightly stronger value of the two, whereas Perez specialises in more of a ‘boom and bust’ cycle, following up quiet spells with sporadic bouts of explosive points scoring – the recent hat-trick against Southampton being a prime example.

On both absolute points, and per minute/per appearance basis however, it has been a case of ‘you get what you pay for’ with Leicester midfielders so far this season – so for teams who are in a position to stretch their budgets a little further, it may be advisable to look to Barnes and Perez’s slightly more expensive midfield colleagues.

For a little bit extra, your team can recruit the services of Youri Tielemans, for example, who in his short spell in the Premier League has established himself as the all-action cog in Leicester’s midfield machine, displaying a level of talent that would surely grace almost any team in the league. More importantly for FPL managers, he has generally brought home the points to go with that talent.

Slightly further up the pricing ladder sits James Maddison, who is exceeding even Tielemans in terms of his ability to deliver FPL returns. Maddison is steadily building a reputation as a genuine ‘FPL Postman’: someone who always seems to deliver, whatever the weather.

A certain Jamie Vardy and the Leicester team, in general, are consistently displaying a useful ability to bypass the foreplay of  ‘underlying stats’ and instead go straight for the FPL points jugular, which is obviously never a bad string to have on any Fantasy player’s bow.

But overall if Tielemans or Maddison are out of range, then Barnes and Perez certainly do both benefit from the excellent form and fixtures that accompany their status as (relatively) assured starters.

With their lack of European distractions paying dividends in allowing almost total focus on the league, combined with those favourable price tags, they certainly do look worth a risk as a viable route into Leicester for those on a budget.


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382 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Gunner1290
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Who gets more points this week

    A) Kane
    B) Vardy

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

      b

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

      Kane.

    3. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Bardy

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

      A

    5. Bucket Man
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Kane

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

      17 points apiece 🙂

  2. Jebiga
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Should i keep Kun Aguero in my team or swith to someone else ?
    I can not believe that decade legend in PL is now differential 😀

  3. Bucket Man
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Help really appreciated. Had planned Sterling and Connolly to Maddison and Jiminez. 2FT
    Have a few injury concerns now. If Salah out was thinking him to Tielemans and Connolly to Jim, leaving money ITB for KDB/Sterling to Mane next GW. However Robbo and worse off Heaton doubts too which causes problems, can't see a hit being worth it though.

    Heaton*
    Robertson*, Soyuncu, Lundstram, Rico
    Salah*, Sterling, KDB, Mount
    Vardy, Abraham
    Tomori, Connolly, Cantwell

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

      Wait on news i suppose. You could always consider Salah to mane if hes not playing and take sterling out the week after for maddison

      1. Bucket Man
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Thank you. I could do but feel it may be a tough game for Pool this week and then I'm stuck with in a 442 and will have to play Tomori as I couldn't afford Connolly to Jiminez.

    2. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Heaton seems to be out, Norwegian goalie is prepared to play as Heaton has not trained since he had that calf complaint

      1. Bucket Man
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Yes rather annoying. Not sure a hit worthwhile would have liked Henderson but he is out or Ryan but tough game.

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

    "Surely I can't be the only one who thinks Mourinho is overrated and too cocky... it just makes you look like a bad manager, I'm glad I'll never have to work with him." - Dele Alli 10/03/2012

    Well then...

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

      Lucas Moura time 😀

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

      Could try switching those names around perhaps.

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

      https://youtu.be/mzUwJ5Gh7lQ

      6:35 😉

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

        4:45 Kaaaaaaaane 🙂
        Cant deny Jose looks to have his mojo back!

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

      lol what a dumbass

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

        if true

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

      The pranksters have attempted to undermine the relationship of Alli and Mourinho on the first day he was in charge.

      The Tweet is false.

    6. Brehmeren
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Even the Sun knows it's fake.

    7. Ron_Swanson
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He never said that though of course

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

    If Kane transforms into a topscorer under Mourinho who will have to go: Vardy, Jimenez, Abraham?

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

      If Aguero scores a hatty against chelsea 2 players from your 3 will go 🙂

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

      Why do they need to make way? If they keep scoring there isn't any need to get Kane.

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

        If Aubameyang or Aguero scores well I can handle it. But Kane....the fear of him finding his old form is to much.

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

          Lol, he won’t

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

      Jimenez. I don't think he even deserves to be picked currently over the myriad of better mid-priced mids.

      Abraham is steal of the season if he keeps starting and scoring at this rate. Vardy too has insanely good fixtures and form.

      1. Wally banter
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Too harsh on jiminez

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

        Jimenez is cheaper than Abraham and outscored him over the last month or so.

    4. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Jimenez

    5. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Whats your midfield, if you get Kane? I can't afford him unless I sell my Man City midfielder

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

      Vardy for me which is unlikely to happen, thats why I'm more interested in Eriksen/Son.

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

      The first question: do you get enough budget?
      The second question: who else you are going to change?

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

        Probably lose Robertson.

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

      On a value basis (points/GBP) I can’t see Kane ever displacing Vardy, Jimi or Abraham. The math doesn’t work.

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

        As a (c) option he might

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

          The premium forward math doesn’t work any more. It’s too bad really.

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

            How did the math change?

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

              GIYF. There’s 10+ articles on FFS that detail the mathematical value problem with premium forwards. Have a read.

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

                We have had success with RVP, Suarez, Kun etc and Kane himself + The points system was the same back the

                = The math never changed and a premium forward can still potentially be a great assest in FPL.

                Thats all I need to know

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

                  Good luck to you mate.

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

        Maybe so. But a Kane hattrick would make most of us running around in our livingroom screaming about who to sell.

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

          My “screaming” days ended years ago. :). Good luck to you mate.

    9. DannyDrinkVodka
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      FWIW I’m planning Vardy>Kane GW18

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

        RIP

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

    A. Greenwood - > Jimenez (-4)

    B. Play Rico

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

      B

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

      Play Rico. Minor chance Jimenez may not play 90

  7. Carlos3
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pope Button
    TAA Soy Lund Janmaat Rico
    Maddi Mane Mount KDB Dendon
    Vardy Abraham Firmino
    1.1 ITB
    2FT

    Any suggestions what to do?
    Considering Maddi + KDB -> Tieleman + Sterling
    But 0,3 short, so would mean Jan/Rico to fodder...

    1. Bucket Man
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Very jealous of that, would look at Firmino to Jiminez personally and save.

      1. Carlos3
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Firmino has been pure dissapointment so far.,.
        But see him as a possible attacking differential for their next run of fixtures..

        1. Bucket Man
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Could be. If you wan't to keep. Dendoncker or Pope to someone. Could you donate me a transfer 😉

    2. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Hm, this was a tricky one as in damn that was a good team
      But alas, one FT feels needed to use am i right?
      I would, but that´s because i really like to have a second playing goalie consider to buy one. I would play four out of those defenders this week, means benching Mount, and therefore Dendoncker who imo could be turned into a better option while we are heading towards christmas but not sure what you get for 5.5 mid. I suspect most of you repliants to say no to Firmino, if i had him i would keep. Yes, Robertson might be better value and so on, but YOU have Firmino and therefore that will involve transfers to get there and if you count those transfers in points that´s 8. And there s blank coming up in gw18, then you can get rid, and restructure.
      If you want Dendoncker to for example Grealish/Mcginn for christmas as an perfect fifth mid who you can play or get from bench if injury/rest occur, then Maddison to Tielemans is a boring but fundgiving move. Saints goalie Mccarthy could be avery cheap second goalie, seems to be above Gunn in pecking order.

  8. the dom 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Just read this on Foxsports;

    "Mohamed Salah and Andrew Robertson are set to miss Liverpool’s game at Crystal Palace on Saturday after failing to recover from ankle injuries.
    Both players have been able to rest during the international break after being left out of their national teams’ squads, but the trip to Selhurst Park looks to have come too soon."

    is this enough to warrant Salah > Mane yet?

    Yes or No?

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

      No, wait for Klopp

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

        waited this long 1 more day wont hurt unless Mane is due a price rise???

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

          Answered your own question

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

      Klopp probably wont give a precise answer at the press conference anyway. Even if he is in the squad, it seems to me he is not fully fit anyway, and with Liverpools many fixtures coming up it seems sensible to do it. But wait unless priced out.

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

    Pope - Button
    TAA - Soysauce - Rico - Lundstram - Reid
    Sterling - KdB - Mane - Martial - Mount
    Tammy - Vardy - Wickham

    Any idea what to do? 2 FT, 0itb.
    Do I have to burn a ft..

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

    Salah > Mane sales are a bit of a tsunami atm.

  11. Jimmy Boy
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Thoughts on this potential WC team? Bit punty as I want to risk getting Kane in early.

    Gazzaniga
    TAA - Soyuncu - Lundstram
    Mane - Richarlison - D.Silva - H.Barnes
    Auba - Kane - Abraham

    4.0m - Clark - Dendoncker - 3.9m

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

      Midfield too risky- Richarlison awful fixtures after this week, DSilva rotation risk and Barnes does subbed off early- downgrade Aubameyang to Vardy or even Jimenéz and invest in midfield

    2. Meinhoff
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Vardy is a must imo. Auba -> Vardy also leaves you money to upgrade the bench

  12. Meinhoff
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Who do you think will be most nailed attacking midfielder in Mourinho's Tottenham? Son, Dele, Eriksen, Moura?

    Wanna take a punt right away if Salah is out

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

      I want to say Eriksen but cant be sure.

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

        I think he will be the least nailed. Mourinho hates non-commited players that don't contribute both ends of the pitch.

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

          Thats only this season tho. Eriksen normally is a hardworking number 10. If Mou can get him back to his normal standards he would be good, but it depends if Eriksen already made up his mind and dont want to stay at the club, but maybe Mou can change that 😉

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

      Not sure anyone can make much more than a wild guess at this stage.

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

        Yeah, but maybe he's praised a Spurs player in his interviews or something like that. Eriksen would be a perfect player for Jose tho if he wanted to stay

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

          Think he has his first presser today - hopefully he will give us some clues.

    3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      My guess is Son

    4. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      The one he goes for after a certain period tends to be his first choices and then he is often very loyal to that first 11. He tried to play Pogba deep in a double pivot, that did not work, but eriksen/lo celso got much better allround qualities than Pogba so if he opts for that one of them could be very nailed, but alas deep then. He could play both alongside one of Ndombele or Sissoko then it leaves just 3 spots further forward, then my bet is Moura/Kane/Son, but if he opts for a more traditional box to box that´s Alli for you, the most like for like Lampard´esque kind of player in that squad. If he plays Alli as a box to box then Lo celso could be an option further forward, leaving Moura out. Mopurinho is a pragmatist, and with the range and multiple quality of players to choose from it´s going to be interesting to see

      My bet is Erisken going to nailed. Son also

  13. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Bookmark this !!!

    Harry Kane will be top scoring forward between gw16-21

    BUR wol CHE BHA nor sot

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

      maybe, but will he outscore Son, KdB, Maddison/ Martial & co?

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

        Combined ? 😉

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

      ... and like all other premium forwards will provide poor value. The FPL odds are stacked against them.

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

        Not if he is also (c)

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

          When FPL fixes its pointing system I’d be happy to have a premium forward in my 11.

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

            Not sure what you mean, that points system seems alright and we have had great success with premium forwards in the past.

          2. bench boost for every gamew…
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            once a premium forwards hit 30 goals then he will be worth it, but as long as none of them does that having them for longer periods is waste, could be good in some patches if hitting right moment. Auba last years top scorer among strikers and he got 22, that´too low. 22, that´s just above 50% of al games, while if you hit 30, that´s 75% scoring pr game which makes captain choice much more reliable and ultimately also converts their points pr million to a much higher level when you include the C

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

    2 FT, 0 ITB
    Any obvious upgrades?
    I feel like Cantwell has to go but who do I get? Slim pickings in the 4.7 bracket. Dendoncker/Hayden?
    Or just Salah > Mane (just to b safe)?

    Ryan Pope
    TAA Soyuncu Lundstram Willems Rico
    Salah Sterling DeBruyne Maddison Cantwell
    Vardy Abraham Connolly

  15. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Bench 2 out of
    A) TAA
    B) Pereira
    C) Lundstram
    D) Tomori
    E) Rico

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

      D E

      1. Bucket Man
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        This

  16. kysersosa
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    This team looks pretty safe, is it worth taking a risk?

    Pope/Button
    Lord/TAA/Soy/Tomori/Diop*
    KDB/Mount/Maddison/Mane/Cantwell
    Jimenez/Tammy/Vardy

    1 FT 2.5 ITB

    Diop to Robertson was the plan, but now that's looking more unlikely.

    A) Hold
    B) PVA (next GW)
    C) Doherty
    D) VVD

    Thoughts?

    1. Bucket Man
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Save for sure

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

    No

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

    Pulisic or mount to mcginn?

    1. Bucket Man
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      No way

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

      It is worser than getting D Silva.

      1. Bucket Man
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Sorry If you have both I'd be temoted by Mount to Mcginn but City defence hardly great.

  19. Bucket Man
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Would you stick to plan?, take hits?, anything else?
    Heaton*
    Robertson*, Soyuncu, Lundstram, Rico
    Salah*, Sterling, KDB, Mount
    Vardy, Abraham
    Tomori, Connolly, Cantwell

    A) Salah/Sterling to Tielemans/Maddison and Connolly to Jim (possibly no GK)
    B) Salah to Mane and something else
    C) Anything else

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

      C change your third striker

      1. Bucket Man
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        No money ITB so can only do A, then get Mane next week.

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

      Stick

      1. Bucket Man
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        To Plan

  20. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Best Spurs atacking option to take a "gamble" on early on? I can see a resurgence and everyone would want to prove something to the new manager, Mourinho.

    Kane would have been the obvious choice for me but I look at him and see a player who is declining in terms of youthfulness and pace etc. Son is their best player but every manager comes with different tactics which suits a specific player.

    1) Kane
    2) Son
    3) Alli
    4) Eriksen

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

      Only 1 and 2 are options IMO. Get whoever suits your setup better

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

        Kane is just 26, might just be a case of finding himself again. I think he can head into a 2nd "prime", if that makes sense.

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

          I don't think it's a case of him "finding himself again" , more of being played as an out and out striker.

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

            There is a case that that's just the way he plays now. I think its the player as much as the manager that needs to work on the change.

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

          An Amazon 'Prime' 😉

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

            Nice Dad joke 😆

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

              I know! They're doing a Spurs doc this season though.

    2. Bucket Man
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      2. Good price

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

      2) son

    4. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I have Son so i´ll have to just wait and see. Can´t remember wide players in Mourinho teams doing well or bad. Hm, must check this out. Hazard done well in bits i remember, in that season when they were friends but Son is no Hazard

  21. the dom 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    5.6 to spend on a mid, who's the best choice to replace McTominay???

    Thanks in advance.

    1. Bucket Man
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Traore I like the look of

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

        Same. Good fixture GW18 too.

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

          Hi mate, Grealish or McGinn? I think I'm leading to Grealish having read your HT on it.

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

            I like both, but think Grealish still edges it... just.

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

              Cheers. Think I might get him this week provided he is fit.

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

                Good move, nice to have a bit of FPL involvement on Monday too.

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

            Grealish or McGinn equally fine picks IMHO.

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

      Hayden if it's 5th mid.

    3. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      squeeze out 0.2 or 0.3 to get Villa mids

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

      thanks lads.

      0.2 off grealish 🙁

      Traore still flagged 🙁

      Wijnaldum or Fabino?

  22. the vanisher
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Salah and Robertson owner here...
    I know nothing official as of yet, but what are expecting in terms of their chances to start this week?

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

      Wait until about this time tommorow. Presser will be on YouTube.

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

      Keep checking in meantime-

      https://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/?search=Salah+Robertson&lang=en

    3. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Klopp presser tomorrow and training pics usually on club site around 6pm.

  23. AnfieldLad
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    To fund Vardy:

    A) kdb -> Perez
    B) sterling -> Maddison

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

      B

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

      B

  24. Dannywaz
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Lucas moura

  25. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Mount to Son or KDB to Salah next week?

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

      hold and re-assess after this GW

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

      Mount to son

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

      Plenty of info yet to process over the weekend.

  26. Oldie99
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Salah & Greenwood --> Vardy & Özil

    need a differential and Özil is one of my top5 fave players of all time so it's an emotional punt - wish me luck

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

      Good luck. Ozil is a feast or a famine and not many feasts from him recently.

    2. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      We need to have a serious discussion on how Ozil makes your 5 of all time.

      1. Oldie99
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        South Africa 2010

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

          Fair enough.

          Vardy's a great pick and Salah has the fixtures (provided he is fit) so I'm mixed on the moves. Wouldn't be getting Ozil as Good Ebening usually makes him the fall guy.

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

      Ozil has wasted his unbelievable talent because he has a terrible attitude. A lot less talented footballers than him work hard on their game and I admire them. Ozil, not a similar player to Bergkamp, should look at his career, unreal talent but obsessed on improving himself. My favourite Premier League player. Arsenal selling Sanchez, even if his standard dropped, and keeping Ozil, made a stupid error that partly leaves them where they are. Sadly Ozil is not the only talented player in world football happy to take huge money for little effort or team ethic.

      1. bench boost for every gamew…
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        This is harsh

        This is more to do with him having a lot of health issues that keeps him from playing regularly, a manager that not appreciate him and the more important one imo, he is a type of player that with the extreme development in PL in the last years is not suited to to this game, wether that is because of his type of player or his health issues to blame i´m not certain of. Maybe a combination.
        What is the most easy by eyetest to notice is that while some years back he had pace, he´s either lost that pace or the game has flown by him, and with that kind of player you need to have that to function.

  27. Miniboss
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Hello!

    Final wildcard draft and next gw lineup here, is there anything you'd change?
    0.3itb

    Guaita
    Söyuncu TAA Lundstram
    Mane KdB Maddison Martial
    Vardy Abraham Jimenez

    Button Tomori Rico Dendoncker

  28. Paneorder
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    https://paneorder.com/blog/

    Any comment?

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

      Looks stylish. Can't check the content yet. Best of luck with it.

    2. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Have you done this via WordPress? If so, there's some top quality themes available which will make it all easier on the eye.

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

      I am vary of clicking on strange links

    4. Paneorder
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I did it in Wordpress. I may need the expert to work on it. Thanks.

  29. Krafty Werks
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    What to do here with at least 1FT? Not totally adverse to a mini-wildcard for a -4 either if the moves are good? Bit stumped tbh, any thoughts much appreciated, many thanks.

    Gazzaniga
    TAA / Tierney / Lundstram
    Mane / KDB / Mount / Perez
    Aubameyang / Vardy / Abraham

    Henderson, Soyuncu, Rico, Dendoncker

    2FT's 0ITB

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

      Would you like to get Son?

      1. Krafty Werks
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Not just yet tbh and anyway i really don't want to be losing Auba right now with Arsenal's 4 green fixtures of SOU, NOR, BHA, WHU...could be total suicide?!! Would consider a possible move to Lacazette though if need be?

  30. Jimmy Boy
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Could Martial's return from injury boost James's FPL prospects?

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

      Yes

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

      I select both as my XI