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How I’m using the FA Cup weekend to forward plan in Fantasy Premier League

FPL Family’s Sam Bonfield is looking forward to the downtime on FA Cup third round weekend and planning ahead.


What a rollercoaster this festive period has been. This point of the season is where I normally hit my stride and by making good decisions during the Christmas fixture congestion, it usually sets me up well for the second half of the season.

With the close of Gameweek 19 I was around the 7k mark having had a green arrow of around 6,000 places and I was hoping that this was the start of holding my position as opposed to yo-yoing as I had been in the weeks previous.

Alas, Gameweek 20 went catastrophically wrong with my players blanking, my captain – Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) – missing and Kevin De Bruyne (£10.6m) causing me red arrows with every attacking return he registered as he was so highly captained and vice-captained as a result of Vardy’s absence.

In many ways, I think the Gameweek came too quickly for me – a match on the Friday followed by a new Gameweek on the Saturday just meant that I didn’t have the thinking time, which is so important to how I play the game.

One of my key FPL rules is that I never make a change on the day of the deadline, so this meant I had a matter of hours between the end of the Manchester City game on the Friday and my self-imposed deadline. I think I was also a little complacent as I had set my Wildcard team for Boxing Day’s Gameweek 19 and in turn also for Gameweek 20, meaning that because of the tight deadline, I didn’t think enough about the latter.

As a result, Gameweek 21 saw a lot of pondering. However, I just couldn’t settle on a transfer that felt right – they either involved getting in a player a week or two earlier than I had wanted or losing a player before a game I thought they would do well in. It was because of this I did something that I never do and burned a transfer.

This worried me but actually it was the right decision. Vardy was handed the armband again (mostly as a shield because he was rating so highly in all the captain stats and was indeed the most-captained player of the Gameweek) so when he missed the game, vice-captain Dele Alli (£8.8m) stepped up.

I really thought he would be better than he was especially given his record against Southampton, and so his blank filled me with dread as with most people’s vice-captains on Marcus Rashford (£9.1m) or De Bruyne I feared for my rank ahead of their fixtures. However, with blanks for Rashford, Anthony Martial (£7.9m) and De Bruyne, as well as a one-point cameo for Raheem Sterling (£11.8m) and Sergio Aguero (£11.7m) missing in action, I got away with it. Add that to goals from Todd Cantwell (£4.9m), Danny Ings (£6.7m) and Mohamed Salah (£12.3m), an assist from Tammy Abraham (£7.8m) and clean sheets for Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.4m) and Caglar Soyuncu (£5.1m), I have seen a green arrow back to around 9k. Now to maintain and build on it. 

For me, the first FA Cup weekend is the perfect opportunity to look ahead through the rest of January and into February, as it offers a breathing space following on from the busy festive period. This is the time where the Members Area and the Season Ticker take on ever-increasing importance.

This year the changes in managers over Christmas at West Ham, Everton, Arsenal, Watford and Spurs add a whole different element to this period. All five of these new manager teams sit in the top half of the Season Ticker for Gameweeks 22-26. All five clubs also contain key players who, with a combination of fixtures and new manager bounce, could be fantastic differential picks after the FA Cup weekend. 

The key players on my watchlist from ‘new manager bounce’ clubs are:

Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.8m)

Carlo Ancelotti saying that he thinks the striker “is going to be at the top in England and in Europe” highlights just how important Calvert-Lewin is likely to be in this Everton team over the course of the rest of the season.

His heatmap and the stats from the Members Area highlight how much of a positive change Ancelotti has had on his game, as does the three goals in the last four games.

As a result, he has already scored eight goals this season: more than in any other Premier League campaign. If Abraham continues to under-perform, Calvert-Lewin would make a lovely third striker option and is one I am seriously considering for Gameweek 22 onwards.  

Lukasz Fabianski (£4.9m)

West Ham’s poor run of form can be partially linked to Fabianski’s injury. Since his return for Gameweek 20, Fabianski has returned eight and six points respectively (a penalty save and a bonus point contributing to the first haul when he didn’t keep a clean sheet).

Historically, Fabianski has always been a great rotating keeper option. With West Ham needing the points and David Moyes being brought in to steady the ship, this should make Fabianski an attractive option once again, especially given the Double Gameweek 24 that West Ham enjoy.

Troy Deeney (£6.2m)

Nigel Pearson’s arrival at Vicarage Road has made Watford a team worth considering from an FPL stance and Deeney as their captain and talisman should not be overlooked.

Whilst he failed to return in Gameweek 21, his 12-point haul in Gameweek 20 shows that he has the potential to bring huge gains for brave FPL owners.

Deeney has the added advantage of being on penalties, which adds to his Fantasy appeal. If Watford continue to rebuild in 2020, Deeney or his teammate below could both be great options. 

Ismaila Sarr (£6.2m)

How I've risen up the rankings in FPL over the last two months

With three returns in the last four gameweeks, Sarr is the in-form Watford player of the moment.

Two goals, two assists, two clean sheets and two bonus points show the change in him, as he previously only had one attacking return up until Gameweek 18.

Sarr’s heat map, xG and xGI stats all look excellent and thus at £6.2m he could be an excellent pick, especially over the next three Gameweeks where Watford play teams that are currently conceding a lot of goals (Bournemouth, Spurs and Aston Villa).

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.8m)

At 18.3% owned, Aubameyang isn’t exactly a differential. However, he had been a difficult pick in recent weeks as a result of a lack of consistency in his returns.

Even with a blank in Gameweek 21, he has returns in two of the last three and, more importantly, Arsenal have improved dramatically since Mikel Arteta’s arrival and this should only continue over the coming weeks.

If Arteta can get Nicolas Pepe (£9.1m), Mesut Ozil (£7.2m), Alexandre Lacazette (£9.3m) etc playing at their best week-in, week-out, this will only strengthen Aubameyang’s appeal.

Aubameyang looks for me to be the premium striker who is about to go on a run and, therefore, with Harry Kane’s (£11.0m) hamstring injury, a straight swap from one side of north London to another looks like it could be a good idea. 

Ryan Sessegnon (£5.4m)

Spurs have a great deal of improvement to make and thus this one is very much a watching brief especially given that the Lilywhites play Liverpool in Gameweek 22.

However, with three consecutive starts, Sessegnon seems to be solidifying his place in the Spurs team. His positioning in the last two matches as well as the number of touches he has in the opponents’ half and in the final third, suggests that there is assist potential there.


Gameweek 22 feels like the tonic that we FPL managers need, with time to take stock, watch the FA Cup matches, get full updates on those injured in Gameweek 21 and make some forward planning decisions.

Knowing that Gameweek 24 is our first double of the season, rolling transfers, making transfers to free up funds and watching the markets will be vital in having the team you want.

For me, I want Sadio Mane (£12.3m) and Salah for their double and thus I need to free some money or at least plan where the cash to upgrade Alli to Mane will come from now.

I have £2.4m in the bank but this means I still need another £1.3m to make the transfer achievable. Ideally. I would have liked to move Toby Alderweireld (£5.4m) to Djibril Sidibe (£5.3m) – however, this only saves me £0.1m so I’ll either need to make another transfer to move Sidibe to a cheaper player in a couple of weeks time or I move him to a cheaper player now to free the money in advance. Doing the latter is a risk as it means early compromises to my team, while doing the former means playing to use an additional transfer which may be useful or needed elsewhere.

Either way, the FA Cup break is the perfect opportunity to look at the stats and heatmaps and forward plan for Double Gameweek 24 as well as for the rest of the fixtures in January.


Sam Bonfield is a member of our Pro Pundits initiative, a team of Fantasy managers here to bring you regular advice and updates on their teams. Sam has served up two top 30k finishes in the last two seasons and is currently inside the top 10k in the world.

Sam FPLFamily <p>Fantasy Football Scout's General Manager. Half of the FPLFamily. Pundit on the FPL Pod, Fantasy Show and Sky Sports News&nbsp;</p> Follow them on Twitter

974 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Whats the Huth
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Look good? No transfer left and 0.2ITB

    Henderson
    TAA. Sidibe. Söyüncü
    Maddison. Salah. Mane. KDB. Grealish
    Ings. Vardy.

    McGovern. Lundstram. Ayew. Rico.

    1.   
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      GTG

    2. zotter
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Good grief that must be some TV. I can get same team but Cantwell instead of Madison and I’m on 105

      1. zotter
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Oh and jiminez over ings

      2. Moose™
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Around 108 I guess..

  2. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Hello hello

    Pope
    Kelly Lord TAA
    KDB Sarr Alli Grealish
    Tammy Kane Vardy

    Cantwell Toby Simpson

    2 FT’s and 1.1 itb.
    I’m going to get rid of Kane, I was thinking of losing All too. Thoughts on replacements. Richarlison maybe.

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

      You need Mane/Salah!

    2. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Alright horse face, long time.

      Kane and Alli to Salah or Mane, and whoever you can afford...Ings probably.

      1. Kuzser
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        this

      2. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Hello Hamez Face.
        Don't know why Spurs are so bad.
        How about Salah and Jimi in?

        1. HamezMace
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Sounds good to me.
          I also have the Kane out transfer to make, and really can’t decide which striker to bring in.

          Ings seems obvious, but everyone has him, except you.
          Jiminez is a good shout.
          I don’t really like DCL, or Maupay.
          Tempted by a left field Deeney pick, or Haller with the DGW.

          1. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            ha, yes I have been a bit slow on the Ings up take.
            Everton have arguably the best fixtures, to am pretty tempted to ignore Salah this week and get Rich, to my downfall.

            1. HamezMace
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Mate, you need to get one of Salah or Mane in.
              You’re a Liverpool fan aren’t you? You know they have a DGW coming up, and everyone will have one of those two as captain.

              If you like Everton fixtures, get DCL in for Kane.
              And then use the funds to get an extra Liverpool defender ahead of the double.

              1. Rupert The Horse
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                That's some damn good advice. Great time to be a Liverpool fan.

                1. HamezMace
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  You’re welcome my friend.

                  And enjoy it, it’s never a good time to be a Northampton fan...except when we knocked you out of the league cup five years ago...which led to Hodgson getting sacked, and eventually Klopp coming in, so you’re welcome for that too.

    3. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Has to be Kane and Alli out? Mané or Salah and whoever you want

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

      Who's is the team link in your profile?

      1. BigBillyBass
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Sorry wrong post!

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

    Brandon Williams

    That's it. That's the post.

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Thats it, twice.

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      You say it best, when you say nothing at all 🙂

    3. BigBillyBass
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Cheap at 4.0 but in a garbage team and rarely gets a start

    4. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Shaw is still starting ahead of him?

  4. RAMZES666
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    How is this WC team looking?

    Fabs McCarthy
    TAA Evans Sidibe Dunk Lundy
    KDB Mane Madds Grealish Cantwell
    Vardy Jimenez Ings

    Left funds to do KDB to Salah after Villa game for DGW.

    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I would get a cheaper second keeper and a cheaper defender somewhere. Even if it’s not obvious now extra funds will be useful later

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

      If I was WCing now I would make sure I had TAA, Salah, Mane and KDB

      1. RAMZES666
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Think Grealish/Jimenez could outscore KDB/DCL over next 5 games?

        1. BigBillyBass
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          No I don't

  5. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    gazzaniga/kane to pickford /aguero

    -4 done

    shove VAR

    goodnight...

    1. BigBillyBass
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Crazy going so early

    2. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Gazzaniga was horrible.
      If anyone sees the guy called, Yankee revolution, I think.
      Tell him he was right.

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

    What do you guys think is the best use of the next 3 ft & accommodating a Liv player?

    1. Getting Salah as a 3rd player
    a) Alli Grealish Jiménez-> Salah Dendo DCL and play 3-4-3
    b) Rico Alli Jimenez -> 3.9 Salah Greenwood and play 3-5-2

    2. Getting a def as a 3rd player
    a) Alli Grealish Rico -> Richarlison Dendo Robbo
    b) Grealish Rico -> Dendo VVD
    c) Alli Rico -> Richarlison Gomez

    Ramsdale
    Taa Soy Lundstram
    Maddison Mane Kdb Alli
    Vardy Ings Jiménez

    Button Grealish Rico Kelly

    1. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      rico/alli to robbo/traore

  7. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    So my early transfers of Kane and Aurier to DCL and Dunk was necessary. Both acquisitions likely to rise tonight...

  8. The Mantis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Should I take out Greenwood & Chilwell for DCL & a defender up to 4.8M, for a -4 hit?

    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Who would you play instead of dcl. The transfers don’t seem worth a -4

      1. The Mantis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I wouldn't, I'm trying to get him as my 3rd striker to play. Only way I can afford him is to take out Chilwell (I think). There may be some better value def's

  9. ResultatFar
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Who to get in for Alli and Greenwood with my 2FTs?

    Current team apart from those two is:

    KDB - Mane - Maddi - Grealish - ****
    Vardy - Abraham - *****

    1.7 itb

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

      Punt on Bobby?

      1. ResultatFar
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        He just never seems to score... looking at both DCL and Jimenez, but struggling to find a mid I like

    2. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      ozil/ings

      1. ResultatFar
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        You must be joking with Ozil!?

        1.   
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Ozil is showing form again. Interesting differential

          1. ResultatFar
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Might be, but not for me haha!

        2. Jordan.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          be in every team in 4 weeks

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

      I did Alli > Richarlison

  10. HamezMace
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    So in preseason most teams were something like,

    TAA or Robertson, Digne, and VvD
    Sterling, Salah, couple of 6-7m players
    Aguero and king, Deulofeu, Maupay or whoever.

    Now our defence is TAA + Lundstram, Kelly, Rico, Kiko.
    And attacks is Ings, DCL, and Vardy

    But we can’t get Salah, Mane, and KdB into our midfield?

    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Don’t know anyone who started with Aguero

      1. HamezMace
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Maybe it was Auba then, think Arsenal started with good fixtures. Either way it was a premium striker...some might have gone Kane.

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

      Boring midfield

      1. HamezMace
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Then, or now?

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

          Now

          They say that we can only captain one, one of the LIV defenders will outscore him. Value.

          I'll be sacrificing Kevin though

          1. HamezMace
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            They could well do, but I’ve always backed my attackers with the captaincy.

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

      Team at start, don't forget everyone had Perez!

      Ederson
      TAA VVD Digne Montoya
      Salah Sterling Perez Moura
      King Wilson!!!!
      Button Dendonker Lundstram Greenwood

      1. HamezMace
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Montoya and Perez yes!
        So really if you’ve made similar moves in defence to what I’ve suggested you’ve made about 5m..that should fund a Moura to KdB.

        1. WVA
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          I actually started with Robertson so the only player remaining from my GW1 team is Lundstram oh and Button of course!

          Pope Button
          TAA Soyunca Lundstram Rico Dunk
          Mane KDB Alli Willian Cantwell
          Vardy Rashford Jimenez

  11. Mr_Barbs
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Not sure I'll be able to double up on pool attack for the double GW so this week would you...

    Ramsdale > Fabs
    Maupay > DCL

    2FT and got exact funds before price rises

    Ramsdale
    TAA, Soyuncu, Sidibe
    Salah, KDB, Martial, Maddison, Traore
    Vardy, Ings

    McGovern, Lundstram, Maupay, Kiko

  12. WVA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    For DGW, 2FT

    A. Jimenez + Willian > Firmino + Noble
    B. Willian + Rico > Rice + Robertson

    1. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Not A, but not sure I’m keen on B either really.

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Difficult to squeeze 3 from pool in!

        1. HamezMace
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Show me the team?

          1. WVA
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Fab
            TAA Soy Lundstram
            Mane KDB Alli Willian
            Vardy Rashford Jimenez
            Button Cantwell Dunk Rico

            1. HamezMace
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Any money in the bank?

              1. HamezMace
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Assuming no.
                And you’re lucky my advice is free.

                Alli, Rashford and WIllian to Salah, DCL, and Grealish, or Sarr....depending on funds, selling price etc.

    2. zotter
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Forget the hammer and reassess

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Got to downgrade somewhere, may as well punt for DGW

  13. Lignja
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    1ft 1.6m itb

    Pope
    Taa, Soyuncu, Lundstram
    Mane, Kdb, Alli, Traore
    Abraham, Vardy, Rashford

    Martin, Kelly, Rico, Dendoker

    A. Alli to Son
    B. Alli, Pope to Son, Fabianski -4
    C. Alli, Teaore to Maddison, Martial -4
    D. Alli, Rico to Maddison, Vvd -4

    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Alli Abraham to salah and dcl?

      1. Lignja
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        0.3m short , dont like any of my ideas?

        1. zotter
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          None of them help with the dgw

          1. Lignja
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            I think i rly like son for gw 24 nice fixture and diferential, every year we go crazy for dgw players and there is allways single week players that do much better in one game

            1. Ze_Austin
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Norwich are no longer the whipping boys

              1. HamezMace
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Well defensively they are.
                Them, and Bournemouth.

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

              agree with that - the two fixtures aren't great and there are some other ones that should be juicy

              For that 0.3 that you are missing, why not take the extra hit and d/grade Kelly to 3.9 fodder

  14. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Pope to Fabs or Ryan?

    1. Orion
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Fab cause of the double

    2. StoichkovFPL
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Ryan but save this GW imo as he wont get CS vs Eve

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

      Fab

    4. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Hold Pope

  15. gooner_112233445566
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Which one?

    A) Abraham, traore
    B) dcl, martial

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

      B

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

      B

  16. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Can we all take a moment to remember those who transferred Pogba in for GW19?

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

      Better than Pulisic. Atleast it finished quickly.

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        🙁

  17. RAMZES666
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Who scores more over next 5 games?
    A. Grealish, Jimmy
    B. KDB, DCL

    1. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      B

    2. gooner_112233445566
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      B

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

      B

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

      B

    5. WVA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      B

  18. abaalan
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Best combination to transfer in over next 3 gws (4ft) before double gw:
    A. Mccarthy, richarlison, Ings, firmino
    B. Ryan, sarr, Ings, firmino
    C. Mccarthy, trossard, firmino (keep Rashford + 1ft)

    1. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      B

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

      B

    3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      ABC in that order for me

  19. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Who as two week punt?

    A) Jimenez (NEW, sou)
    B) Aubameyang (cry, SHU)

    1. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      a

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

      A

    3. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      B

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

    Planning to move Alli to Cantwell and Greenwood to DCL on free transfers paving the way for Richarlison to Mané and Rashford to Ings before double week 24

    Team for 22 would therefore be as below. Look OK? And would you play Cantwell ahead of Grealish?

    Ryan
    TAA Söyüncü Lundstram
    Salah Richarlison KDB Grealish
    Vardy DCL Rashford

    Button Cantwell Rico Kelly

    1. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Gtg, play Grealish imho

  21. The Wizard of Ozil
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Hate early transfers but had to be done this week so fingers crossed

    Hendo
    Sidibe - Soy - Lund (Kelly,Rico)
    Salah - Maddison - KDB - Mane (Cantwell)
    Ings - DCL - Vardy(c)

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      GTG

  22. No Professionals
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Pope
    VVD Soyuncu Lundstram Rico
    Salah KDB Maddison
    Vardy Rashford Jimenez

    Button Grealish Cantwell Kelly
    1ft 1.7itb

    A) pope to fabianski
    B) pope to pickford
    C) save FT and use to add mane by gw 24

    1. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      a

  23. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    anyone got two playing GK?

    Have Fab and I can get Ryan as a second. I started with Pope, moved to Hendo and how have Fab, timing the runs quite well.

    just gives a bit more flexibility

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

      Only for BB. My team value is always low, so 2 gks is a no go.

    2. StoichkovFPL
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I always go with cheap GK plus 4.0 one. Works every season.

    3. Party time
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah. On both Fab & Hendo. Love the flexibility as well

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

      Will Jahanbakhsh play enough minutes for me to bring him in?
      He is a good enabler (to bring in Liverpool def) who scored two goals in last 2 games and Brighton have good fixtures.

      1. Yankee Toffee
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Super sub atm

      2. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Jahanbakhsh is not an FPL option

        1. aborg
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Who would you bring at his price bracket? I can't spend more than 5.8m to bring in Robertson for DGW.
          My mids are currently Mane, KDB, Martial, Grealish and Alli. Was thinking of shipping out Alli....for a

    5. FPL FREAK
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Mccarthy + Rico

      Or

      Henderson + 3.9 fodder

      Tempted by Henderson Cs record.... What do u say...??

      My backline:

      Gazzaniga. Button.
      TAA. Soy. Kelly. Lundstram. Rico.

      1. FPL FREAK
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Anyone...??

    6. WVA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Straight shootout, money not an issue, who would you prefer for the foreseeable? Have TAA and Mane, started with double Pool defence and didn't go well!

      A. Firmino
      B. Robertson

      1. wulfrunian
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        b

    7. Alexis Nonsense
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Have a feeling Rico is out of favour, after 45min sub and poor performances at the back, although haven't seen the games.

      thoughts?

      1. Yankee Toffee
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Had a great shot on target

      2. drughi
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        He will be firmly placed last on the bench until I wildcard him out

      3. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        He's first team for now that's confirmed. Howe does need to change up as in a rut but changes could come in other positions before his.

    8. dshv
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Need Help

      Ryan
      Soy baldock lund kelly rico
      Mane kdb alli martial dendo
      Kane vardy ings

      0.9 itb

      Do kane for DCL Or abraham for -4

      1. Yankee Toffee
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        DCL but might wanna wait til after the fa cup even if he does rise tonight

    9. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      The real question is DCL or Ings? Why?

      I’ll start, I wish DCL but Ings is nearly fixture proof now bc so many big teams are conceding this season. He’s just too consistent.

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Ings. Red hot form, pens, talisman

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

          Isn't JWP on pens?

          1. drughi
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            he is

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

                Suggests JWP is the primary taker, Ings second?

                1. Yankee Toffee
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  Not sure really.

          2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Maybe I'm mistaken, sorry!

      2. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Ings value has totally gone under the radar for many, long may it continue 🙂

        1. Yankee Toffee
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Cheers, no chance of him getting sold in January?

    10. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      GTG?

      Fabianski
      TAA Digne Lund
      Salah Mane KDB Martial
      Vardy(C) Ings DCL

      (McGov Rico Cantwell Kabasele*)

      1. Yankee Toffee
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Nice squad

        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Cheers