FFS Cup
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The draws for the fifth round of the FFS Members Cup and the sixth round of the FFS Cup have taken place following the completion of Gameweek 19.

As planned, we skipped Gameweek 20 due to the swift turnaround between the two sets of fixtures.

We’re down to the final 32 Fantasy managers in both tournaments after the Boxing Day games.

FFS CUP

The results from the fifth round of the open-to-all 2019/20 FFS Cup are available by clicking here.

The sixth round draw in full can be accessed here.

Our highest-ranked manager in round five (more of whom below) made it through to the round of 32.

Teddy Brewski, still chasing a cup double, beat Jeanz 70-39 in Gameweek 19 and will next face robharr.

Our only all-top 10k clash in Gameweek 20 sees beetlejuice take on Mataatti, who saw off another manager inside the top 10,000, Bury94, in round five.

Two of our three remaining site users who lie outside the top 150k, Coquelino and A Team Has No Name, meet each other in round six.

FFS MEMBERS CUP

The scores from the fourth round of the 2019/20 FFS Members Cup are available by clicking here.

The fifth round draw in full can be accessed here.

Our highest-ranked entrant left in either competition is now up to a remarkable 14th in the world.

frankiem, who first entered the top 1k four months ago, saw off sandgrounder 66-64 in Gameweek 19 and will meet Emm7980 in the fifth round.

ActorJeff, who has an overall rank of 630th, also progressed and will next play OlivierGiroudsHair.

A further seven managers in the round-of-32 draw are also in the top 10k after Gameweek 20.

One of those, the aforementioned TeddyBrewski, will face moderator TorresMagic in the first Gameweek of 2020.

WHAT IS THE GAMEWEEK SCHEDULE?

The FFS Cup competition will be played out according to the following proposed Gameweek schedule, though this could be subject to change.

Fantasy Football Scout Cup Round Dates
Qualifying – Gameweek 13

Round 1 – Gameweek 14
Round 2 – Gameweek 16
Round 3 – Gameweek 17
Round 4 – Gameweek 18
Round 5 – Gameweek 19
Round 6 – Gameweek 21
Round 7 – Gameweek 22
Quarter-Final – Gameweek 23
Semi-Finals – Gameweek 25
Final and third-place play-off – Gameweek 26

Fantasy Football Scout Members Cup Round Dates
Qualifying – Gameweek 14

Round 1 – Gameweek 16
Round 2 – Gameweek 17
Round 3 – Gameweek 18
Round 4 – Gameweek 19
Round 5 – Gameweek 21
Round 6 – Gameweek 22
Quarter-Final – Gameweek 23
Semi-Finals – Gameweek 25
Final and third-place play-off – Gameweek 26

WHEN ARE THE FIXTURES RELEASED?

Where possible, the fixture list for each round will be published before each Gameweek deadline.

PRIZES

Overall Prizes
The prizes for both cups are as follows:

1st Place: £150 Amazon voucher
2nd Place: £100 Amazon voucher
3rd Place: £50 Amazon voucher

  1. Bobby
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Is there any disadvantage of playing second wildcard now? Do people tend to keep for DGWS etc?

    1. Kuzser
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Generally yes, but you may get significant advantage if you do it now in case your team needs big changes

  2. Goonermeister
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Rate mahrez as an option

    1. The_Fish
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      6. Not nailed enough, annoyingly.

  3. Sike
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Hi all,who would you transfer Targett out for?

    1FT

    0.1 ITB

    My team is

    Guiata Button

    Soyuncu Lundstram Rico Targett Hanley

    Salah Mane Kdb Ali Richarlison

    Vardy Greenwood Ings.

    1. Sike
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Any help someone new?

      1. Sike
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        For*

    2. Will Kane
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      I feel like you have way too much money in midfield. I would consider something along the lines of Richarlison to Cantwell and Targett to TAA (I have't checked the maths to see if that exact move is affordable).

      1. Sike
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        I think you may be right

        Appreciated but going with triple Liverpool are you sure?

        And in that case I would have to play a 4 back?

        1. Will Kane
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 1 day ago

          Personally I like the Liverpool triple up. I played my WC 2 weeks ago and brought in Salah and Mane. Admittedly, Salah hasn't paid off yet but I still feel there is huge potential and obviously there is the double gameweek on the horizon. Unfortunately for me, I went for VVD over TAA to save a bit of cash - have learnt the hard way that TAA is more or less essential, so I'm getting him back either this GW or the next. And yes, things could be a bit tricky in terms of your formation because of having Greenwood. You could play Cantwell in a five man midfield but he is a rotation risk. Possibly in the longer term you could try and upgrade Greenwood to Calvert-Lewin...?

    3. Chelsea91
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Salah to maddy, get taa

      1. Sike
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        Will consider thanks for opinions

  4. Lone Wolf FPL
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Better pick:

    a) Martial
    b) Jimenez

    1. KINGS
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Martial if I have to pick one

    2. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Jimenez

    3. The_Fish
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      I have both.

      1. Lone Wolf FPL
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        ok

    4. fc_skrald
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      I want to bring un borh for a -4 hit this gw..

  5. Kuzser
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Thanks to Kdb (c) and mane my gw was rescued. How does that look and what is the best strategy to get extra Liv player?
    3 transfers over the next 3 weeks

    1) Alli Grealish Jiménez-> Salah dendo Dcl (don’t like loosing Jimi and Alli is playing at home vs Norwich)
    2) Grealish kelly Rico -> dendo Vvd/robbo 4.0 def

    Ramsdale
    Taa Soy kelly
    Maddison Mane Kdb Alli
    Vardy Ings Jiménez

    Button Grealish Rico Lundstram

  6. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Is it worth getting Fabianski?

    1. Lebowski85
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      I've gone for it, as I've always been a fan & think Moyes will tighten things up. I would understand if someone wanted to wait though.

      However....home to Bournemouth seems a good time to start tightening up at the back.

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        Would you​ do Schmeichel & Aurier to Fab & Evans for free?

    2. claretparrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      I quite like it. I have Pope so may as well wait and see this week, but it's on the radar!

  7. Baros Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Pope
    TAA Soy Rico
    Salah KDB Martial Maddison
    Vardy Jimmy Tammy

    Henderson Kelly Lundstram Dendonker

    1FT....
    1.3m itb

    Bit worried about my weak bench with potential benching for KDB / Tammy / Salah....

    Considering getting on the Traore bandwagon for DD (although does leave me with benching headache)

    Thoughts please?

    1. claretparrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      I'd hold and take 2FT into next week

  8. claretparrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Pretty poor week - 80k rank drop - but still can't see the obvious use for 2 FT this week.. Any thoughts!?

    2 FT, 2.7 ITB

    Pope
    Trent - Rico - Soy
    Salah - Madds - Grealish - KdB
    Ings - Vardy (C) - Jiménez
    [Button - Cantwell - Kelly - Lund]

    Thanks!

    1. OLLY G
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Grealish to Martial

      1. claretparrot
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        Thanks, mate. I've been stung by Utd assets so many times that I'm boycotting them this season!

    2. Baros Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Grealish to Adama

      1. Baros Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 1 day ago

        Could also consider changing keepers??

  9. EgyptianKing
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Hi mates. Any feedback? 1 FT 0.1 itb.

    Thinking of just rolling FT.

    Pope
    Aurier, Tomori, Chilwell
    Martial, Alli, Mane, KDB
    Vardy, Rash, Abraham

    Button, Cantwell, Lundstram, Williams

    Cheers!

    1. claretparrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Think hold is the right move this week. Tomori or Aurier could become someone like Holgate afterwards?

  10. MikeLowrey
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Pukki & Alli to Jiménez & Martial a no brainer? Team below

    Henderson
    TAA Digne Soyuncu
    Salah KDB Alli Grealish
    Vardy Abraham Pukki

    (Button Lundstram Kelly Dendoncker)

    1. claretparrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Not bad moves. Better with Madds in my opinion

  11. CFC1990
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Is Kelly and Alli to VVD and Traore a good move for free?

    It will give me:

    Pope
    VVD, TAA, Soyuncu
    Mane, KDB, Traore, Maddison
    Abraham, Vardy, Pukki

    4m, Grealish, Rico, Lundstram

  12. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Is anyone considering using the TC chip on Liverpool's DGW? Personally I will have Mane & Salah, but don't like the fixtures enough to use a chip on them. Think I'll roll the dice and hope that a Vardy or KDB has a better double in the later rounds.

    1. JIMMY TUGGINS
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Not sure, I definitely won't be using it on a Liv player in the later DGWs if they've already wrapped up the title.

    2. Miniboss
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Considered it but will leave later, just because it's more fun and I've burnt myself with early TC before.

    3. OldBenKenobi
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Between TAA and Salah but yeah I’ll likely be using it

    4. The_Fish
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      I'm 99% using it then.

    5. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Yes, best time to use it.
      Provably on TAA for me as I will have triple Liverpool defence but obviously Salah or Mane are the prime options.

  13. G Banger
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    GTG?... open to reccomendations!

    Ryan
    TAA Kelly Soy
    Mane Alli KDB Cantwell
    Jiminez Maupay Vardy (C)

    Button Grealish Rico Lundstrum

    1. OldBenKenobi
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Grealish over Maupay?

  14. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Chances of Tammy being rested this week?

    1. Black Panther
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Very unlikely. Most teams will be full strength next GW because they can rest players in the FA cup this weekend.

  15. JIMMY TUGGINS
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    GW rank 6m, pretty cool as Klopp would say.

  16. checkit_j
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    What do with this motley crew?

    2ft 0.7itb

    Gazza

    Soy Rico Kelly Taa Lund
    Salah Maddi Moura Kdb Dendo
    Vardy Ings Rash

    1. G Banger
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Lose Gazza... much better options out there... Ryan for fixtures?

      1. checkit_j
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        Do I wait till after the Southampton fixture though? Ramsdale or Ryan?

        1. G Banger
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 days ago

          Wait one then Ryan... don't trust Bournemouth defence at all

  17. fish&chips
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Guita,
    TAA, Aurier, Lund, Kelly, 
    KDB, Grealish, Alli, Madds, Cantwell, 
    Rashford, Vardy, Kane

    2 FT, 0.4 ITB

    a) Grealish -> Traore
    b) Grealish & Aurier -> Doherty & Traore
    c) something else

    NB. Happy for no Liverpool mids until GW24

  18. MSTRKRFTSMN
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Looking at the fixtures I think it’s time to switch. It’s my keepers, and hopefully save some cash. Have Pope and Henderson, and they’ve worked well for me but think it’s time to change both. Hat are the recommended cheap keepers for second half of the season?

    1. OldBenKenobi
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      I’ve both myself but not changing just yet. I’ve more important moves to think about. Seeing love for Fab but not sure myself

  19. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Best defender for up to 6.0 ?

    1. claretparrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Given fixtures, something Foxy

    2. OldBenKenobi
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Maybe Everton def after this GW?

  20. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Morning all! Is this team G2G on a -4 atm.

    Pope
    TAA Soyuncu Hanley
    Salah KDB Martial Cantwell
    Vardy Rashford Jiminez

    Button Grealish Tomori Lundstram

    1. claretparrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Start Tomori over Hanley. I'm doing Grealish over Cantwell myself, too, but that's a closer call

  21. OLLY G
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Bottomed

    (A) Martial and Ings

    (B) Maddison and Tammy

    Thanks.

    1. claretparrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      B. Do you have Jimémez?

      1. OLLY G
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        No. Doing surgery for triple Liverpool. Still unsure on Salah or double defence.

        1. claretparrot
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 1 day ago

          Got to be Jimi over Tammy in B then

  22. JJ123
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated, 2FT 0.0 ITB

    Ramsdale Button

    Soyuncu Lundstram Willems TAA Kelly

    Mane KDB Grealish Zaha Maddison

    Kane Rashford Greenwood

    Thanks a lot!

    1. OLLY G
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      I would ditch Kane to upgrade Greenwood/Grealish/Zaha personally.

      Maybe Ings & Martial.

  23. anish10
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Play Grealish or Cantwell

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      I'm playing Cantwell myself, but Pope in net has sorted of swayed me.

    2. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Grealish, more nailed and central to everything.

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        Except for last game when he got moved to the left wing

        1. Snevitz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          6 years, 2 days ago

          He still has set pieces though doesn't he?

  24. FPLShaqiri
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Danny Ings has played in all 20 League games this season. Crazy considering he's regarded as pretty much the most injury prone player there is (after Wilshere).

    1. JIMMY TUGGINS
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Ings has absolutely murdered me in my ML this past month or so, he's been so good, doubt he'll be at Southampton next season if he stays fit for all of this one.

  25. JIMMY TUGGINS
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    I really don't like Grealish for the upcoming fixtures but can't see a better alternative around his price point, can't get Traore because I'm already maxed out on Wolves annoyingly. Perez is way too punty right? I like that he's back at his former club next but his minutes are so inconsistent.

    1. El Presidente
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      On Wolves?? With?

      1. JIMMY TUGGINS
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        Doherty, Dendo, Jimenez.

    2. OldBenKenobi
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Mount?

      1. JIMMY TUGGINS
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        Hmm maybe actually, I hadn't even considered him, I might still keep Grealish for Burnley and then re-evaluate with 2FT, I do think he'll blank though.

  26. Stimps
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Worth a hit?

    Rashford, Grealish, Aurier -> Jiminez, Martial, VVD

    1. OldBenKenobi
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Dunno about that

    2. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Wouldn’t sell Rashford in his form with Arsenal and Norwich coming up.

  27. Sike
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Targett to whom?

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Holgate,Ogbonna

    2. Wally banter
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Colgate

      1. Sike
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        In that case would you just roll the ft?

        As holgate has Man City...

  28. Wally banter
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Thoughts on Sarr?
    Haven't watched watford matches, but stats looks decent.

  29. Egg noodle
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Firmino Kelly to DCL Robbo?

  30. pedro-tacuara
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    How has Maddison looked? Currently being transfered out, but im now looking to bring in. Reckon he could outscore Martial?

    1. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      He had tricky fixtures and people have no patience. I'm keeping for the next few games at least.

      1. Tony Soprano
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 1 day ago

        Leicester have a good run of fixtures. I’m holding for now.