Scout Notes

Lampard downplays fresh Abraham injury worries after striker hauls on return

Chelsea 2-1 Aston Villa

  • Goals: Tammy Abraham (£7.9m), Mason Mount (£6.6m)| Trezeguet (£5.2m)
  • Assists: Reece James (£5.0m), Abraham | Ahmed El Mohamady (£4.2m)
  • Bonus: Abraham x3, El Mohamady x2, Trezeguet, James x1

Having missed out in Gameweek 14, Tammy Abraham (£7.9m) made a swift return from a hip injury in Chelsea’s 2-1 win over Aston Villa on Wednesday evening.

The Chelsea striker duly delivered his fifth double-digit haul of the season, nodding the Blues ahead from a Reece James (£5.0m) cross before brilliantly teeing up Mason Mount (£6.6m) for the winner when chesting the ball into his team-mate’s path.

Just as the Fantasy Premier League managers who retained the services of Abraham were reaping the rewards of their patience, the highly owned forward gave them another scare.

Abraham seemed to pick up a knock to his knee in a goalline scramble involving Tyrone Mings (£4.5m) and it wasn’t long before he was withdrawn by Lampard, walking gingerly from the field of play after some attention from the Chelsea physios.

The good news is that it seemingly wasn’t a recurrence of the hip injury sustained in the match against Valencia last week.

Lampard’s post-match comments were also heartening, with the Blues’ boss saying:

It doesn’t seem too bad in there, so I’m presuming no, he’s alright.

There were no obvious signs that the hip injury was adversely affecting Abraham throughout the match, with the in-form striker a constant menace to the visitors’ defence.

The former Villa loanee could quite easily have had further attacking returns, missing a handful of other chances including a 72nd-minute effort that skewed narrowly wide of Tom Heaton‘s (£4.5m) post.

For those that witnessed Olivier Giroud‘s (£6.6m) line-leading display against West Ham United in Gameweek 14, these were chalk-and-cheese performances.

Lampard had rung the changes for that defeat to Manuel Pellegrini’s side, with the mass rotation looking like a misstep when the Blues produced arguably the worst performance under their manager to date.

It was perhaps no coincidence that the Blues carried much more of a potent threat up front with Abraham, Willian (£7.1m) and Mount back in the starting XI, who were again joined by the superb Christian Pulisic (£7.5m).

It has to be said that Mount’s form has dipped of late, and we’re not just talking FPL returns – of which there had been only one in the preceding six Gameweeks.

A benching had been coming for a while as his overall contribution dipped and there were signs of his malaise in an unimpressive first-half showing, with two half-chances going begging.

Mount’s superb volleyed goal just after the interval seemed to reinvigorate him, however, and his remaining owners would have been pleased to see him getting into the advanced central positions that made him so appealing in the early part of this season.

Lampard said of the midfielder after full-time:

I don’t think Mason should be measured solely on goals. We had an international break and he did not start a couple of games but goals are part of his game and his all-round game in the second half is what we expect of him, because it wasn’t just the goal, it was the threat he had from the edge of the box, his link-up and his winning the ball back in high areas which is his game. I thought he had a really good second half.

Mount himself said of his recent form and his relationship with Abraham:

We were actually in the tunnel before the second half. We spoke to each other and said if the ball falls to Tammy and he can’t shoot, I would be near him and he would set me. That’s what happened and I was buzzing it came off.

It’s been five or six games where I haven’t had a goal or an assist, and I obviously put that pressure on myself to step up and try and help the team. When you’re not scoring it’s difficult at times, so to get that goal and that confidence back up, hopefully I can carry that on.

Pulisic blanked for the third Gameweek in a row and has, rather predictably in this sometimes short-termist Fantasy world, already been ditched by over 40,000 FPL managers in the run-up to Gameweek 16.

His remaining owners needn’t fret too much as he was again heavily involved in Chelsea’s attacking play, evoking memories of Eden Hazard with some of his gliding runs through the centre of the park: the USA international’s total of eight take-ons, six of them successful, was more than any other player recorded at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.

A bit like Hazard, who tended to attract the attention of a swarm of defenders with his mazy dribbles, there were a number of Pulisic’s shots that were blocked but the American did test Heaton with a low shot late on and teed up Willian for an early chance that the Villa goalkeeper beat away.

Lampard said of the former Borussia Dortmund player:

He is playing really well. He can score more, we have a player in Christian who is someone who is really exciting us but when you see this type of player, you see another level which is goals and assists and he has the ability to go on to that extra level which is the top level of world football.

At the moment he is doing really well and hopefully, that will be the next part of the progression.

Willian isn’t every Chelsea fan’s cup of tea but he is a favourite of Lampard’s, who has repeatedly praised his performances this season.

Sitting in the awkward price point between Mount and Pulisic, the Brazilian hasn’t quite been able to appeal to Fantasy managers, either.

A modest total of five attacking returns is only one more than Jorginho (£5.1m) has banked but the Brazil international was a threat against Villa, again testing Heaton from inside the box after the break before forcing a superb save from the busy Villa goalkeeper from a free-kick in the 79th minute – the ball tipped onto the post by Heaton and narrowly evading Pulisic on the follow-up.

Lampard’s latest round of rotation also saw Emerson (£5.5m) drop out, while Fikayo Tomori (£4.9m) was benched for the first time in the league since Gameweek 3.

Whether the young centre-half’s omission was a one-off remains to be seen but the 8.8% of Fantasy managers who own the stopper could do without the rotation risk at this time of year, with security of starts an issue up and down the country.

Andreas Christensen (£4.9m) took Tomori’s place on Wednesday and, with Antonio Rudiger (£6.0m) expected back fairly imminently, the competition for places at the heart of the Chelsea defence looks set to intensify – although the Germany international does tend to play on the other side of the defence to Tomori.

Can we expect further rotation against Everton, given that that game follows less than 72 hours after the Blues’ win over Villa?

The likes of Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5.6m) and Jorginho are fresh options off the bench, with Mateo Kovacic (£5.3m), Kurt Zouma (£4.7m) and Pulisic the only Chelsea players to have started all four of their competitive fixtures after the November international break.

As we discussed earlier this season, however, Lampard isn’t averse to playing his key players twice a week over an extended period of time.

The Blues lost their latest clean sheet when Trezeguet (£5.2m) scruffily bundled an Ahmed El Mohamady (£4.2m) cross into the net five minutes before the break.

Lampard’s side remain on three shut-outs for the season – eight clubs have more at the time of writing.

It didn’t take a particularly bright Villa performance to breach the Chelsea defence, with a second successive away game against a ‘big six’ side perhaps taking its toll on Dean Smith’s side.

The Villans continue to look porous at the back, which should fill owners of Leicester assets with optimism ahead of their Gameweek 16 clash on Sunday.

Smith’s troops have allowed more attempts on goal and shots in the box than any other Premier League side this season.

Jack Grealish (£5.9m) couldn’t add to his recent FPL returns but again looked the likeliest to make things happen from a Villa perspective and, as we’ve discussed previously, he will be a midfield option that many are monitoring ahead of the fixture swing in Gameweek 18.

His existing and prospective owners will likely face some worrying moments: the division’s most-fouled player was again the target of some special ‘treatment’ in Gameweek 15 and was fouled on seven occasions, more than twice as many times as anyone else in west London.

Smith said of Grealish after full-time:

There’s been a tag team at times, fouling Jack Grealish. I spoke about it the other day. There were five or six. There was a foul on the edge of the box that wasn’t given – then they had one that was given. I’d like to see a lot better officiating.

If he doesn’t get protection then, yeah, you worry for him. You can’t have tag teams having a free whack at him all the time. The officials will have to sort that out.

Villa had only three attempts on goal in the first 73 minutes of the game, with some late pressure boosting their shot count to a more respectable total.

Smith admitted that his side were second-best after the game, saying:

I thought the best team won on the night. I thought they started each half a lot better than we did. We grew into each half, but in the first 20 minutes of each half, they put us under a lot of pressure.

I’m disappointed with the manner of the goals, two crosses. We spoke about stopping crosses and we didn’t do well enough at doing that. We didn’t move the ball quick enough at times and gave it away too cheap.

I feel we can be as good as teams like Chelsea but we have to be more consistent in our play to do that.

Chelsea XI (4-2-3-1): Kepa; James, Christensen, Zouma, Azpilicueta; Kante, Kovacic; Willian (Jorginho 90+1′), Mount, Pulisic (Hudson-Odoi 85′); Abraham (Batshuayi 82′).

Aston Villa XI (4-3-3): Heaton; Elmohamady, Konsa, Mings, Targett; McGinn, Nakamba, Hourihane (Luiz 58′); Trezeguet (Jota 76′), Wesley, Grealish.

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

    many keeping Kane over xmas?

    felt wrong getting in in on WC a few weeks ago but think I'll let it play out now

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Hat trick waiting to happen

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

        it feels like that doesnt it.

        he's due a few points, cheers for the reply!

        1. Christina.
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          no it doesnt feel like it. not at all

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

      that run over boxing day to new year is juicy for spurs, and tricky for City and Liverpool so could be a very good diff, but at that price he will not be more than a 3 game diff in some part of the season as he is not value over longer course

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

    Can’t upgrade tielemans without downgrading somewhere.. .any advice?
    Jimi to tammy?

    Hedno
    TAA Soy Lund
    Mane KDB Son Tielemans
    Rash Vardy Jimenez

    Kelly, cantwell, Pieters 0.6 ITB 1FT.

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      roll the transfer

  3. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Abracadabra

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

      I've got food issues... read that as abrakebabra

  4. Lucky Z
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Pope • Button
    TAA • Soy • Lund • Willems • Pieters
    Son • KDB • Pulisic • Perez • Nakamba
    Auba • Vardy • Tammy

    2FT, 2.1ITB

    Pieters Perez => Kelly Alli for FTs

    A. Guendouzi => H.Barnes
    B. Other
    C. Save FT

  5. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I can see liverpool making 4-5 changes again next gw

    Mane Origi Shaqiri Milner Lallana to drop to bench

    Salah Firmino Ox Hendo Keita Gomez to start

    Can you see something similar happening?

    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      *TAA to drop out for Gomez as well..

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

        damn you... ruined my joke 🙂

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

        Watch LIverpools game vs Napoli and you will know that this won´t happen again this season unless we have won the league before last game.

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

      drop 5 players & replace them with 6... Klopp the sneaky genius! 🙂

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks Klopp for the update 😉

  6. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    *TAA to drop out for Gomez as well

  7. R.C
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Best value GK to get for long term?

    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      David Martins

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Guaita - one very tough fixture between now and GW 31

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

      Guaita if you can stomach 5 mil for a Palace keeper

  8. arkom
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Pope / Button
    TAA / Soy / Lund / Aurier / Rico
    Mane / KDB / Maddison / Tielemans / McGinn
    Auba / Tammy / Jimmy

    2 FT
    0,1£ ITB

    Guys, what to do with transfers?

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Downgrade Auba and upgrade Tielemans or mcginn

  9. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Going to keep zaha and jimi for now.

    What transfer shall I carry out:
    a. connolly > moussett
    b. dunk/ willem > soy
    c. roll transfer

    I think dunk and willem are ticking along well and good differential and cheap options so leaning towards A since there is no major transfers that need to be made.

    1ft 0.3itb
    ryan pope
    TAA lundy dunk willem rico
    mane maddi KDB son zaha
    jimi vardy connolly*

  10. corderz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    How do I get Mane in?

    Gazzaniga Button
    TAA Robertson Tomori Soyuncu Lundstram
    KDB Alli Maddison Mount Dendoncker
    Vardy Aubameyang Jimenez

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Just don’t get him in

      1. corderz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Red arrows this week from not having him

        1. Miguel Sanchez
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Might be benched this GW though...

          1. corderz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Really?

            1. Miguel Sanchez
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Benched for the same fixture last year around this time of year. Salah and Firmino had their rest this week already.

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Auba to Ings
      Mount to Mané

      1. corderz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        That's one option. What about dropping Robertson?

        1. Miguel Sanchez
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Not gonna raise enough funds. Would leave it seeing as Liverpool blank in 18 and Mané may get a rest soon.

    3. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Downgrade Auba to ings or mousset and upgrade mount or dedoncker to mane

    4. zdrojo187
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Robbo & Maddy/Jimenez out for me...

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

      Easy, Robertson and Auba

  11. beetlejuice
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Could not find any info about Joel Ward? Is he expected to be back any soon?

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Not soon, no

  12. Maddamotha
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Which one for free?

    A) Sterling, Mount > Alli, Son
    B) Sterling, Greenwood > Alli, Abraham

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      B

    2. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      B

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

      B

  13. StoichkovFPL
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Henderson, McGovern
    TAA, Aurier, Lundstram, Soyuncu, Kelly
    Mane, KDB, Son, Maddison, Pulisic
    Jimenez, Vardy, Greenwood

    2FT, 0.1 ITB.
    Maybe: Soy > Targett this GW (would bench him in next 4 fix anyway and need funds to get Tammy)
    Maddison, Greenwood > Dendonker, Abraham next GW

    Good idea or you have better advice what to do?

    1. Gaddafi
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Son -> Dilva

      Greenwood -> Ings

      Would rather drop Son to Alli and try and get the funds elsewhere, but Greenwood has to go, you need a power 3 this ssn imo, having 5 expensive midfielders isn't viable IMHO.

    2. AndyCook
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Söyüncü is phenomenal value and fixtures are still good, I would get rid of Alexander-Arnold until after Leicester game and do Maddison to Alli

        1. AndyCook
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Or roll a transfer with a view to getting Abraham next week

      • Gaddafi
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I'm coming 150k, have thus far avoided Mane entirely.

        Is it getting to a stage where I need to get him? I feel like if I buy him now, MC will start banging goals in and LP will lose momentum and I'll regret it.

        1. Christina.
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          shame

        2. Maddamotha
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Man City have difficult fixutres tho. Maybe the Arsenal game I can see many goals. But I dont expect them to score laods of goals against United, Leicester or Wolves.

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

          He's out in GW18, might be rested this GW for CL. Wait, your rank is sound without him. Decide for GW19.

          1. Gaddafi
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            I have to burn a wildcard though. I have Sterling and considering dropping him to Dilva because he feels like wasted funds.

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

              What has Mane it to do with that? Can keep wildcard until end of the year

              1. Gaddafi
                • 4 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Does the wildcard not run out at Christmas if you don't use it?

                Feel like using the extra funds from that transfer to get in Mane could be productive, but I don't want to trap myself.

                Ryan (Button)
                Van Dijk, Tomori, Lundstram (Kelly, Mings)
                Maddison, Sterling, De Bruyne, Alli (Dendoncker)
                Vardy, Wilson, Ings

        4. Threat Level Midnight
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Link your team Big talker

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

        are the clowns gone?

        1. Maddamotha
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          You're still here?

          1. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            😀

          2. Christina.
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            exactly. I need to train the elephants. You need to jump!

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

          Nobody said FFS booked a circus for the Christmas party.

          1. Christina.
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            it seemed so this afternoon. jeez. crazy

      • Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Captain - risky or safety in numbers?

        A) Alli (BUR)
        B) Vardy (avl)

        1. Gaddafi
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          I have the same options, not fully convinced by Alli just yet, would go Vardy still I think.

        2. Clintymints
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Depends on your rank/position/team

          Did safety in numbers captain this week and didn't work out as planned

          1. Flynny
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Vardy

          2. Podge
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Yes it did, safe 5-7 points over risky 2-12 from others.

        3. CRO KLOPP
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          A
          I'm going Son

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

          Vardy.

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

          Both good options. Not sure Vardy can continue this run.. Villa away isn't a good fixture but he's gunning for the record

          1. Miguel Sanchez
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            I think he'll get one but maybe no more than that...

      • Flynny
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Hi.... just dawned on me that I have cash to upgrade zaha to alli for free. Only brought zaha in a couple of days ago. Is it worth it? Thanks

        Pope
        Taa lunds aurier (soy rico)
        Mane kdb maddison zaha (nakamba)
        Vardy abraham jiminez

        1. Gaddafi
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          nakamba (C)

        2. Clintymints
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Palace fixtures great

          However, Palace are a bit toothless in attack and I think Zaha is a trap. Playing with 10 men didn't help his case, but so many mid performing at the minute patience will be tested

      • Clintymints
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        First world benching problem here

        Current team...

        TAA Soy Lundy
        Mane KdB Alli Maddison Pulisic
        Vardy Abraham

        Jiminez Kelly Rico

        Who the hell do I bench! That's the current order, but Kelly at Watford and Jiminez at Brighton, decent fixtures themselves

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

          I would play Jimi before pulisic

        2. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Pray for rotation to make the decision less decisive

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

          Between Jimi/Maddison/Pulisic for the last spot is where I'm at but seems like a Lottery

          Tammy also a doubt (but reckon he's fine) so there's the rotation. It's a good problem to have but really hard to make a decision

          So many bench points of late with value players scoring, tricky to get them all on the first 11

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

          You got to pray for things going your way, i don´t think Abraham solves it for you. The way i would think is who has most upside and who´s is most likely to be benched, if any? Listen to the managers press conferences and try to make an educated guess on if any of them is mentioned in a way that could indicate bench. Jimenez, Mané, KDB, Pulisic is in red zone, question is will they still start?

      • Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Maddison or Alli for the next few gws ... have Vardy, Soyuncu and Aurier, Gazza

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

          Alli.

        2. Clintymints
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Alli, if you have no other Spurs mids

        3. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Cool chaps!

      • Steve McCroskey
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Is Kelly nailed on for CPL?

        Thinking of Jimenez and Willems to Abraham and Kelly

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

          While Ward is injured, until at least January.

        2. Flynny
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Yes for now

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

          I believe he's filling in for another while yet

          N evidence to support this just read something about it a few days ago

      • Firmino
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        0.3ITB 0FT

        Gazza
        TAA Soyuncu Lord
        Mane KdB Son Alli Zaha
        Vardy Abraham

        McGovern; Tomori, Rico, Greenwood

        GTG?

        1. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          GTG

      • SKENG
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Salah captain next GW anyone?

        1. Pinturicchio10
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Probably

          • Clintymints
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            The logic is there

            BUT ARE THE BALLS

          • Podge
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Is double crap better than crap ?

          • HNI
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            I am, unless Klopp says anything. With the imp of Ucl match midweek I would be more unsure on all matches played Mane not starting rather than rested Salah playing at weekend..Plus 4 goals in last 2 vs bou who have been pretty bad defensively of late. Glad I was able to get Alli using Mount so Salah stays for Bou Wat then have WC

        2. Pep Roulette
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Robbo & H.Barnes to Evans & Pulisic?

          1. FC Hakkebøf
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Tough cookie. Rather get Aurier than Evans if you already got Soy?

            1. Pep Roulette
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Got Schmeichel

        3. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          What to do here?

          Gazza
          TAA Aurier Lundstram
          Mane KDB Son Pulisic
          Vardy Abraham Jimenez
          _____
          Button; Soy Tomori Hayden

          2 FT 0.7 ITB

          A) Tomori to Willians (Jim ->Rashford next week)
          B) Tomori -> 3.9 (Gazza + Pulisic -> Alli + Henderson next week)
          C) Pulisic to Maddison
          D) Son to Alli (Jim to Rash next week + 0.5 itb)
          E) Waste FT

          Leaning towards A or B.

          1. Firmino
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            A with Kelly?

            1. FC Hakkebøf
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Did Kelly to Aurier two weeks ago.. Should have done Tomori to Aurier, but I did not expect Kelly to play, nor that Rashford + Alli would find form.

          2. Rash
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            I think B

          3. Miguel Sanchez
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Improve GK

            1. FC Hakkebøf
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              So B? Spurs got Burnley at home... Should be a decent chance of a CS

              1. Miguel Sanchez
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Possibly but I don't like getting in a 3.9 non playing defender during the fixture pile up

                1. Clintymints
                  • 14 Years
                  4 years, 3 months ago

                  One dead sub from 3 is ok if you get more points from your 11

                  hardly even a sacrifice tbh

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

            Son to Ali and Grealish for Hayden next week

            1. FC Hakkebøf
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Already got a decent bench imo.. Wouldn't the proposed moves just give me a benching headache?

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

                Mane doesn't play gw18. Look at Jimi s fixtures 19&20 and check Grealish. He covers those weeks beautifully. And that's before any unforeseen injuries etc

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

          Thoughts on this lot

          Henderson
          Trent Soy lundy
          KDB maddison mane pulisic
          Kane vardy ings

          1ft .5itb

          Thinking either save or cut ties with kane.

        5. Pep Roulette
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Evans or Aurier? Have Schmeichel.

          1. Clintymints
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Aurier

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

            Aurier because of higher ceiling, frustrating to own as they concede but he is baps monster and gets you bonus points even if they concede

            Evans is the safer choice on paper, but having Schmeichel is enough cover for defense and blocks a mid spot if you want that. Evans tends to get a niggle here and there when games come thick and fast, if memory serves me right

        6. Saxe-Gotha
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          2 FTs with 3.6 ITB and no idea what to do. Any ides?

          Ryan (Button)
          Robbo / Soy / Lundstram (Willems / Kelly)
          Mane / KdB / Son / Mount (Cantwell)
          Vardy / Jimenez / Ings

          1. Podge
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Jimi to rashford or ings to Tammy

            1. Saxe-Gotha
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Yeah I was leaning Jimi > Rashford but the City fixture keeps me second guessing that. It really shouldn't though considering Rashford's form and City's defensive form.

        7. Igz08
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Tielamans, Janmaat need to go, both benched atm, 1.2 ITB and no FT.

          Not worth a hit though, right?

        8. CostaCoffee
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Best Martial replacement? Have 4.1m in the bank so 11.7 to spend

          1. Firmino
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Alli

        9. Where dahoud at
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Gtg

          Pope
          Taa, lundstram, Pereira
          Kdb, maddison, mane, Pulisic,
          Ings, vardy, abraham

          Bench, mcgovern, O'Connell
          Cathcart, cantwell