Scout Notes

Influential Sarr injured as Watford record another clean sheet

WATFORD 0-0 SPURS

Goals: None

Assists: None

Penalty misses: Troy Deeney (£6.2m)

Penalty saves: Paulo Gazzaniga (£4.6m)

Bonus Points: Gazzaniga x3, Ben Foster x2 (£4.9m), Toby Alderweireld (£5.3m)

Paulo Gazzaniga (£4.6m) saved a poor Troy Deeney (£6.2m) penalty to ensure the weekend’s opening game remained goalless.

Deeney went into the match against Spurs having scored four times from eight occasions since returning from a knee operation but his 69th-minute spot-kick was only just off-centre and comfortable for Gazzaniga.

It was another good point for Watford and ensured Ben Foster (£4.9m) kept his fifth clean sheet in the same run of eight games, whilst disappointing the owners of Dele Alli (£8.6m), Son Heung-min (£9.8m) and Lucas Moura (£7.1m) by making it three games without a goal for Jose Mourinho’s side.

In a first half of few chances, the best fell to Lucas in the 38th minute when some excellent midfield play from Alli set the Brazilian through on goal but he was unable to lift it over the onrushing Foster.

Soon after, Deeney had a header in plenty of space after Nathaniel Chalobah (£4.4m) lifted the ball up. Because there was a lack of angle and not enough pace on the pass, Deeney couldn’t trouble the goalkeeper.

Watford had only scored nine times in their first 17 games and found themselves seemingly adrift at the bottom of the table until Nigel Pearson was appointed manager. Now, they attack with confidence and purpose, with Ismaila Sarr (£6.2m) looking a constant threat on the right-hand side.

He terrorised make-shift left-back Japhet Tanganga (£4.0m) in the first half, leading to an early yellow card for last week’s debutant after forcing a collision once his missed header set Sarr free.

The young defender may have been given a lesson on this occasion but he enters FPL at the lowest price and was part of Spurs’ third clean sheet of the season. Facing Norwich at home next week could swiftly add a fourth, making him an interesting option for those wanting rid of Diego Rico (£4.4m) or Martin Kelly (£4.4m).

New signing Sarr caused havoc and created chances for Gerard Deulofeu (£6.1m) and Abdoulaye Doucoure (£5.6m), where the latter really should have scored from inside the six-yard box.

With the Hornets unbeaten in six games, the upturn in form has projected itself onto assets like Sarr and Doucoure. Chalobah plays alongside Etienne Capoue (£4.8m), freeing up Doucoure to score twice and set up two more in the last four matches. Having brought in 12 and 11 attacking returns in the last two seasons, the Frenchman could be the best option amongst the lack of cheaper midfield candidates.

Sarr missed a golden opportunity after failing to get a firm strike on Deeney’s header and he was taken off late in the game, after seemingly hurting his hamstring whilst sprinting back to help the defence.

Mourinho again opted to use Lucas as a striker in Harry Kane’s (£10.9m) absence but, apart from the first half one-on-one with Foster, his only other big moment came right at the start when he was standing next to a clear Craig Cathcart (£4.3m) handball. His arm was flailing but neither the referee nor VAR gave a Spurs penalty.

Their system allows Serge Aurier (£5.0m) to be an attacking right-back and therefore Son has to stay extremely wide to contribute Spurs’ left-sided width. He had a big chance mid-way through the second half, sprinting forward to collect a through call but firing his shot narrowly over the bar.

“We had a lot of attacking players on the pitch. Apart from the four defenders, where Serge Aurier is more of a winger than a defender, we had only attacking players.” – Jose Mourinho

Earlier, he found himself on the right-hand side to deliver a great cross for Alli but the header was surprisingly off-target. Later substituted for Christian Eriksen (£8.6m), Alli’s sixth blank in seven games means his new manager bounce has well and truly ended.

Aurier was a threat going forward and his stoppage-time cross almost set up a winner, the ball eventually creeping to the goal line until Watford’s new signing Ignacio Pussetto (£5.0m) introduced himself to English football with a dramatic clearance. Replays showed the ball was millimetres away from being fully over the line.

Upcoming fixtures are a mixed bag for Spurs, who also gave a debut cameo to Gedson Fernandes (£5.0m). They host Norwich on Wednesday, before going against Man City and travelling to Chelsea soon after. Watford have Aston Villa (away), Everton (home) and Brighton (away) before the February break.

Watford XI (4-3-3): Foster; Masina, Cathcart, Dawson, Mariappa; Capoue, Doucoure, Chalobah (Pereyra 79’); Deulofeu, Deeney, Sarr (Pussetto 89’)

Spurs XI (4-2-3-1): Gazzaniga; Tanganga, Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Aurier; Winks, Lo Celso (Fernandes 80’); Lamela, Alli (Eriksen 73’), Son; Lucas Moura

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Arsenal 1-1 Sheffield United

Goals: Gabriel Martinelli (£4.5m) | John Fleck (£4.9m)

Assists: Bukayo Saka (£4.5m) | Billy Sharp (£5.6m)

Bonus Points: Fleck x3, Martinelli x2, Enda Stevens (£5.1m)

John Fleck (£4.9m) equalised to grab a deserved draw for Sheffield United at the Emirates Stadium, as they continue to defy expectations on their first season back in the top flight.

18-year-old Gabriel Martinelli (£4.5m) scored the opener for Arsenal, his ninth goal of the season in all competitions proving he is able to deputise for suspended Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.7m). On the other hand, supporters must be concerned by the barren streak of Alexandre Lacazette (£9.3m), which has extended to five Premier League starts.

Martinelli linked up well in the first half with Nicolas Pépé (£9.1m). It speaks volumes that the former Lille man is Arsenal’s top-scoring FPL midfielder yet began the weekend only 41st in that position’s rankings. After receiving the ball from Lacazette, Pépé floated an early cross to Martinelli that bobbled wide. The same combination then saw Pépé dribble inside and slipped in a promising through ball but it was blazed over.

“In the Premier League, if you don’t put the game to bed then in the last 10 or 15 minutes this type of team just need a long ball, a second ball, a set-piece, and you can give the points away. That’s it.” – Mikel Arteta

Their eventual goal didn’t need the Ivorian’s help. Nice interplay on the edge of the box found its way to temporary left-back Bukayo Saka (£4.5m). He dug out a cross from the left for Martinelli to calmly side-foot past Dean Henderson (£4.9m) from close range.

Aubameyang’s suspension only covers one more league game, making it difficult to identify an outstanding Arsenal asset for their promising run of games from Gameweeks 25-32. In it, they only face only one top half team.

The stand-out option definitely won’t be a defender. Only Norwich and Spurs have kept fewer clean sheets, whilst opponents Sheffield Utd sit joint top with eight. That is partly why John Lundstram (£5.1m) has 47.5% ownership, although the box-to-box midfielder showcased his attacking tendencies with a speculative shot after a Blades’ corner. He was then replaced by Callum Robinson (£5.0m).

Fleck made it 1-1 in the 83rd minute with a deflected shot that flew past Bernd Leno (£5.0m) into the top corner. His five goals have all occurred in the past 12 matches and he is the second-highest scoring midfielder below £5.5m. With many managers needing a cheap enabler in order to grab Sergio Aguero (£11.8m) or double-up on attacking Liverpool assets, Fleck has a wonderful run of fixtures following their meeting with Man City.

Three of the following five games will be home matches against Bournemouth, Brighton and Norwich alongside a trip to Aston Villa. Unfortunately, Lys Mousset (£4.7m) doesn’t have the stability of guaranteed minutes to be a realistic alternative, as his 56th-minute removal meant Sheffield Utd’s joint top scorer has only played more than 65 minutes on four occasions.

He was the only change to Chris Wilder’s starting line-up and missed two big chances early on. Both headers, the second was flagged offside but would probably have been given the green light by VAR.

Arsenal XI (4-3-3): Leno; Maitland-Niles, Mustafi, David Luiz, Saka; Torreira, Xhaka, Özil; Pépé, Martinelli, Lacazette (Nketiah 74’).

Sheffield Utd XI (3-5-2): Henderson; Basham (Besic 77’), Egan, O’Connell; Baldock, Lundstram (Robinson 67’), Norwood, Fleck, Stevens; McBurnie, Mousset (Sharp 56’).

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763 Comments Post a Comment
  1. The FPL Units
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Which one for a pool triple up?

    A Soy & Maddi to Robbo & Grealish
    B Mahrez & Jimi to Mane & Greenwood (Rash out for season?)
    C Soy to Gomez
    D Mahrez & Jimi & Maddi to Mane & DCL & Fleck/suggestions (-4)

    2ft and 1itb

    McCarthy
    Soy / TAA / Lundstram
    Salah / KDB / Mahrez / Maddison
    Vardy / Ings / Jim

    Bench: Button, Reid, Rico, Douglas Luiz

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

      A

    2. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Wow top post!

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

        Debatable

        1. The FPL Units
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Haha poor choice of words I agree

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

      C

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

      B

      1. The FPL Units
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        So 3 diff answers not making the choice easy.

        1. FCSB
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          It’s a tough week for transfers

    5. All For One
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A

    6. One Wheels Enough
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      what happens if one of your 'pool' players gets injured today?

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

    Play:

    A) Webster (bou)
    B) Fleck (MCI)

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A

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

      B, city defense isn't that great

    3. FCSB
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A

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

      A .... Flecks good fixtures start gameweek 25.

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

    Which is better? Currently Have Mane and Salah

    A- Rashford > Firmino for free
    B- Rashford + Tomori > Ings + TAA (-4)

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A

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

      B long term

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

        B

    3. FCSB
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A

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

      B for sure

    5. WATERMELONS
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Is Rashford 100% out of the Burnley match?

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

        Seems so

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

          God dammit. I lined up 5.5m in the bank to bring him in... where to spend that money now?

          I have 3x Liverpool.
          De Bruyne from City
          Greenwood from Utd

          Hmmm

          Bottomed!

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

    7 out of last 8 were red arrows. I fell from 5k to 165k. December and January were absolutely brutal and differentials let me down big time. Now I'm on the verge of getting a green and it's such a relief and feels so gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood!
    You seriously can't fully appreciate the good times without the bad ones 🙂

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Always embrace the green my friend! The reds are inevitable and can really depress you

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

      Good going mate

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        unlucky. keep it up there.

  5. POLSKA GOLA
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Just seen how referee mafia denied Arsenal a penalty. Clear foul on Pepe, defender didn’t get the ball and hit Pepe’s knee instead but Arsenal have been on receiving end from PL referees for years now

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

      You're on the wrong site for a fiddle tuner 😉

  6. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    43 any good this week? Seems about the average with Pope, TAA, Salah, Maddison, Vardy to play

    1. Party time
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Humble brag

        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          A rare opportunity this season 😉

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

            Keep it going. You can still make 100k before long. Best of luck!

            1. IRBOX ⚽
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Cheers mate, best of luck to you also

      • Aftermath
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        43 is a great score this week so far, top 10k average in low 20's if I remember correctly

      • Jamb0
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Way above average

      • Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Well done with Aguero ©

      • olidooley
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Check the colour of your arrow, the GW average and the top 10k average to see if it’s any good

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

        are you at it again haha, cracking score tbf!

        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          My greens are like a 4 leaf clover this season! Milking it big time 😆

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

            can't blame you, frustrating season for sure!

      • FCSB
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Great effort sir

      • el polako
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Only 43 ?
        Pathetic.

      • PapaWengzz
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I see 39...which is still way more than me hahah well played

      • Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Told you it was a green arrow in waiting

        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Thank you sir for the premonition

      • caldracula
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        How does that seem about the average?

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

      So what do I do now ? used my 2 ft this week on jimenez and traore for abraham and cantwell (18 points lost). Use TC this week ? a bit clueless on how to get out of this mess.

      Ryan
      Rico Taa Targett Soyuncu
      Salah(C) Mane KDB
      Abraham Vardy Ings

      button cantwell dendoncker lundstram

      1 ft 0.3 itb

      1. Aftermath
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Replace Rico with a better defender, cathcart/stephens/holgate/Fernandez good options in that price bracket

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

          yeah thinking targett/rico >holgate but dont know if its worth to use a ft on that ?

          1. Aftermath
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Since you're starting him every week I'd say it's worth it. Bou are dire atm

    3. FCSB
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Henderson
      TAA Soyuncu Dunk
      Mane Salah KDB Grealish
      Vardy Ings Greenwood

      McGovern Rico Lundstram Dendoncker

      1 FT, 1.7 ITB

      What to do here guys:

      1. Rico >> Williams / Tang / Holgate
      2. Dendoncker >> Doucoure
      3. Greenwood >> DCL (unless it looks like Greenwood plays BUR)
      4. Save FT

      Thanks all

      1. Aftermath
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        4, save unless you really want to do a transfer

        1. FCSB
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Typically I would but I think there might some rotation midweek so feel my first sub should be better than Rico

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

        3...DCL looking sharp after a run of games.

    4. MysticMac17
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      My current team for 24. Already used my FT getting Sn in for Sterling last night. Am tempted to bring in Haller for Connolly for a -4 as I'm not sure I'll have a starting striker for 25 so it may pay off. Thoughts?

      Gazzaniga
      TAA Robbo Soyuncu
      Salah KDB Mahrez Son Martial
      Greenwood Martinelli

      Subs: Stephens, Connolly, Kolasinac

      1. stu92
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Wouldn’t bother with Haller for a -4 this week, why not just wait until gw25 when you actually have the issue and get someone better for same money like Ings or DCL? I know he has double gameweek this week, but how many is he likely to score and then when you factor in the hit it doesn’t seem worth it.

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

        Don't take a hit unnecessarily, Haller isn't a proven pick and the fixtures aren't that good

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

      Which one would you play midweek?
      A. Dunk
      B. Williams

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

        B

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

          Cheers

      2. stu92
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        A, Dunk more guaranteed to start and Bournemouth not likely to score I’d say.

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

          Yeah, they have been Rubbish lately, Wilson in particular... don't know what happened him!

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

        Dunk

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

          Cheers mate

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

        B

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

          Ohhh 2-2 cheers

      5. Party time
          4 years, 2 months ago

          B. if nailed

        • Aftermath
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          A easy

        • Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          I’m playing Williams with dunk 1st sun

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

            feels a 50/50 and probably best to side with the home fixture but Bournemouth are so bad Dunk is more tempting

            1. Eat my goal!
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Burnley are bad too

      6. stu92
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Best one week hit?

        A) Maupay (bou)
        B) DCL (NEW)
        C) Delofeu (avl)

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

          B - scored twice against them already

          1. stu92
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Newcastle a lot more solid just now though. Leaning towards A tbh.

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

          A for me, can you extend till deeney?

          1. stu92
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            0.1 short 🙁 would’ve preferred him to Delo as my Watford option

      7. el polako
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        So I guess Ings back to Jimenez for a hit will be flavour of the week.

        Well done to those who kept patience with Wolves striker.

        1. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          He’ll likely score nicely through the tough fixtures to be brought back in for the fixture turn and then blank again

        2. Party time
            4 years, 2 months ago

            It was pleasing to watch people sell him tbh

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

          I've got 2 fts, it's a sideways move bit im considering KDB and Rashford > Aguero and Martial?? Thoughts

          1. stu92
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Risky. Aguero likely to be dropped at any moment, Martial hot and cold I feel. KDB the most consistent of those four players.

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

            Can be brilliant moves

          3. Aftermath
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            I can see it working, if the rest of the team is good and you've got 3 pool then go for it

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

            Aguero is tempting looking at his last two scores, and the last 7 mins saved him vs palace...

            But he has shu, tot, WHU, lei, ARS, mun, BUR, che, LIV, sou on the menu, and with champions league, league cup, FA cup, there’s no guarantee Pep even gives him the WHU & BUR gamea, and if he does start him, no guarantee of 90 mins etc

            I think if you own him, you have to stick, and if you don’t, he’s a tricky-ish signing with that lookahead

            A bit of a don’t buy/don’t sell

            But if he gets minutes he generally gets goals that’s for sure - albeit he possibly won’t generate 6 returns every two games going forwards either

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

              League situation different of course but from memory his minutes and appearances were this way last season.

              He only really missed when injured or just back from injury. Rotation with Jesus never really happened.

              Does no PL interest tilt the balance?

        4. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Hi lads,

          I am fed up with Ryan, 1 CS in 11 GW's.

          Is he worth a transfer out for Hendo or maybe for a WHam keeper?

          Thanks,

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

            Hold

          2. Party time
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Hendo

            • Holmes
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Henderson or Dubravka, yes

              1. FPL Daniel
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Dubravka showed yesterday to Kepa what is a good goalleeper. Kepa is terrible

                1. FPL Joker
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  Terrible? Like Ricardo? The most expensive Goalkeeper ever?

            • Aftermath
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Hendo after city looks great for some points

              1. FPL Daniel
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Hendo after City probably for me too, Brighton probably won't keep more than 1 CS till the end, they are so terrible in defense.

            • The FPL Units
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              McCarthy

            • caldracula
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Thinking of going back to Guaita

            • The Sociologist
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Foster doing well for me so far.

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

            What are Jiminez owners doing now? I was set to sell but yesterday has muddied the waters a bit.

            1. Party time
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Easy, play him against Liverpool

              • jaybradlights
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                I have a similar issue with Traore. They both love playing against the big teams so I am going to keep for now. If I had Jimi I would hold for a couple more GWs and bring in Ings if he is still firing or Tosun/Maupay/DCL if any of them are starting to show form.

              • GreennRed
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                He was class before yesterday. Why sell him now?

              • JasonG123
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Was considering selling him but will probably keep now and bench against Liverpool.

                He gets a lot of his points on the counter so United, Tottenham and Leicester aren’t terrible fixtures.

              • Oscar Slater
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Selling him (and another) to get Firmino.

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

              How many do people have left today? On 26 with below left and hoping for a green.

              Pope
              TAA
              Martial, Mane
              Vardy (c)

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

                Seems Leicester defence, Maddison, Salah are my enemies today.

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

                19

                Vardy, Pereira, Soyuncu
                Mane, Salah, Robertson

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

                  That's the Leicester defence that could hurt me, selling Soy to fund Salah..

              3. el polako
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                6 - 3 from Leicester including Vardy captain and 3 from Liverpool - hope to add to my grand total of 12 points from yesterday 😉

              4. The Legend Squad
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                34 with:

                TAA Gomez Chilwell
                Mane Maddison
                Vardy (c)

              5. Eat my goal!
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                45 with

                Robbo Taa
                Mane
                Vardy

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

              I think Lascelles looks like top value at 4.2 with great fixtures pretty much until GW 33.

              With a current defence of Soyuncu TAA Dunk Baldock Lundstram I'll be keeping a close eye on Leicester's defence today without Ndidi covering them. Anyone else starting to lose patience with Soyuncu, or is he still good value meaning that Dunk should probably go first?

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

                I sold Soy to fund Salah this week. Lascelles could well come in for Rico or Kelly when I have a spare ft to do it though!

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

                  Yeah it's never people's first priority to bring in a defender, especially with DGW fever being the main focus.

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

                I'll drop both of my LEI defenders if they concede in next 2.

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

                Soyuncu to Lascells is a move i may make to generate some funds.
                But Lascells will be injured as soon as I get him 😛

            4. FPL Daniel
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Wish list for today.

              Soyboy goal from Maddy assist together with a nice CS 😉 I wouldn't mind 1:0 with those guys being the scorers.

              Yours wishilst?

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

                Vardy treble return
                Maddison double return
                Pool cleansheet

                I’ll take that & run!

                1. el polako
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  +1

                2. FPL Daniel
                  • 14 Years
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  Maximus I think you have triple defense. brave man.

                  Great wishlist

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

                    Have had double all season, and switched to treble a few weeks back

                    Working well so far, but this GW is pivotal

                    The chickens could come home to roost... or they could stay wherever it is they are before they come home 🙂

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

                LEI CS

              3. Party time
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  Chilwell, Maddison & Vardy massive haul + Trent & Mané having fun against utd. That is just about it for me

                  1. FPL Daniel
                    • 14 Years
                    4 years, 2 months ago

                    only 5 players 🙂 good one 🙂

                • Fantasy Gold
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  For you to post something meaningful.

                  1. FPL Daniel
                    • 14 Years
                    4 years, 2 months ago

                    i.e.? I am happy to do it, pls tell me what you need or are expecting..

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

                Gazzaniga carrying my team to average this week.

                1. el polako
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  He scored more than my 5 players combined yesterday.

                2. IRBOX ⚽
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  That you Mark?

                  1. Party time
                      4 years, 2 months ago

                      😆

                3. Sz21
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 12 Years
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  Ryan.
                  TAA, Williams, Holgate.
                  Grealish, KDB, Mane, Salah.
                  Maupay, Ings, Vardy.
                  Stek, Lundstram, Soyuncu, Dendoncker.
                  1ft, 0.9m ITB.

                  1. Save the FT.
                  2. Maupay- DCL.
                  3. Other.

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

                  Anyone taking good old fashioned straight-up away FPL points into account when planning this week’s captaincy?

                  Away points this season (games played):
                  Mane 58 (8)
                  Salah 42 (8)
                  Firmino 67 (10)
                  TAA 67 (10)
                  Robbo 64 (10)

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

                    Taa 😮

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

                      Compares very favourably over many different measurement periods

                  2. JasonG123
                    • 10 Years
                    4 years, 2 months ago

                    Small sample size and Salah was injured for a lot of those games. I’ve never found home/away record to have much predictive power.

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

                      Not just a small sample size, positively tiny 😉

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

                    I was looking at their away (+home as well) returns in last couple of seasons 😀

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

                      Spoiled for choice 🙂

                      1. FPL Daniel
                        • 14 Years
                        4 years, 2 months ago

                        what about ppg for away games? that would be better measure IMO

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

                          He's given it to you, not hard to work out.

                5. Karan14
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  Benched Grealish for Cantwell and sold Jimenez for Ings. Only Vardy(c) can save another disastrous week.
                  Anyways looking ahead to DGW24

                  Hendo
                  TAA - Dunk - Soyuncu
                  Mane - Salah - KDB - Grealish
                  Vardy - Ings - Maupay

                  (4.0 - Cantwell - Rico - Lundy)
                  1ft & 0.7m

                  A) KDB ➡️ Son
                  B) Maupay ➡️ DCL
                  C) Save FT
                  D) Anything else?

                  Cheers! 🙂

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

                    C

                  2. jimmyabs1987
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 6 Years
                    4 years, 2 months ago

                    I have Aguero so I am tempted to do KDB go Son but trying to work out the risk/reward. Tempted to do it for a one week punt tbh even though I will lose .3 in value I think Son is due some goals

                6. Robson-Canoe
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  Hey guys what do you think about these moves for a -4? (Exact money)
                  Aurier + Mahrez + Pope > Robertson + Zaha + McCarthy

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

                  Which player is more nailed to play the next GW?

                  A) Williams (BUR)
                  B) Tanganga (NOR)

                8. diesel001
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  VVD for £6.4m vs Robbo for £7.0m

                  Which is the better pick? Not much separating them so far this season.

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

                    Robbo - if you want a cheaper option then go Gomez

                9. IRBOX ⚽
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  Aguero was an obvious captaincy standout over the past 2 GW’s so why did so many miss out on his hauls? Blinded by the Liverpool DGW? Too structured by the template and afraid to shake things up? Those who jumped on board are reaping the rewards and it has revived my love of FPL

                  1. diesel001
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 2 months ago

                    Aguero was only obvious if he started. There was a risk that he would not start against Villa. Could have been a very different story.

                    1. IRBOX ⚽
                      • 7 Years
                      4 years, 2 months ago

                      There was no risk. When he is fit he starts, fixture congestion aside

                    2. jimmyabs1987
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 6 Years
                      4 years, 2 months ago

                      But it’s always worth the risk, as he can play 50% of the games and score more than most who play double his game time

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

                    Dont think my team is template but didnt had cash for him or interest in him or players that I could drop.

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

                      Plus it was a calculated risk which worked for his owners, could have gone other way. His last double digits haul was in GW4 and there were no signs of explosion.

                  3. FPL Daniel
                    • 14 Years
                    4 years, 2 months ago

                    he has flattered to deceive so many times in the past with Pep roulette

                    1. IRBOX ⚽
                      • 7 Years
                      4 years, 2 months ago

                      Flattered to deceive? His record speaks for itself. Look at his points per minute in recent seasons

                  4. @persecuted_by_mods
                      4 years, 2 months ago

                      With the way some of our luck is going it's easy to get into your own head when things are going wrong. My original plan was to wildcard and get him in and captain him last week and this. Then I talked myself out of wasting my wildcard, then I talked myself out of taking a hit for him in case I take a hit for a player that doesn't start

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

                      In his 7 starts prior to Villa he had gone 6-9-2-6-2-2-8 which just wasn’t what we associate with the Kun of two or three seasons ago - it’s not terrible by any stretch, but was it 12.0 output?

                      Throw in the ever-present (and it is ever-present) possibility of Pep doing a Pep and there really wasn’t a huuuuuge amount in the tea leaves pointing to 6 returns in two games - so I’d say many in higher positions won’t have wanted to take the gamble with the downside risk

                      1. IRBOX ⚽
                        • 7 Years
                        4 years, 2 months ago

                        Fixtures create form and that’s a philosophy I’ve always played FPL by (to a pretty good extent). You tend to love to skew stats albeit to your own detriment at times. Kun was the standout captaincy option and delivered for those who knew

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

                          I wouldn’t raise the victory flag on “standout captaincies” just yet - what if Vardy matches or exceeds Kun for example?

                          “Fixtures create form” also sounds a little spurious as a player selection mechanic 🙂 How are Bournemouth’s Fixtures creating their form? Why didn’t Kun’s fixtures create his form earlier in those 7 starts? How has Sterling’s form been in his good fixtures?

                          Many also pointed out that Palace actually beat a better city team that the current iteration last season, and they went very close to it again yesterday, so it didn’t actually look like a standout fixture (to some)

                          But to be fair if “fixtures create form” is working so well for you as an FPL mantra, definitely stick with it - If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it as the old saying goes 😉

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

                        This....I'm in the top 20k and did think about the Aguero move but decided to play it safe...if I was having a poor season I would have probably gone for it...Well done to those took the risk of pep rotation.

                    • Nabs Kebabs
                      • 12 Years
                      4 years, 2 months ago

                      we get it mate you brought Kun in. Poor value option going forward anyway

                  5. supperspout
                    • 11 Years
                    4 years, 2 months ago

                    Hearing reports that vardy was on the lash last night and is on his 3rd red bull of the day, so should be in his element for today’s game

                    1. IRBOX ⚽
                      • 7 Years
                      4 years, 2 months ago

                      Pope penalty save would be brilliant

                  6. Postman Ty
                    • 9 Years
                    4 years, 2 months ago

                    So Balbuena in was a huge no-buena after 11 starts in the previous 12.

                    What's the deal with Holgate? Would hate to fall for the same trap twice in a row. He's on 14 starts in a row but not in the predicted line-ups from team news.

                    1. IRBOX ⚽
                      • 7 Years
                      4 years, 2 months ago

                      Predicted team news is awful. Listen to people in the know. Holgate was never going to be rested in this game. He has been out best defender under Ancelotti and he rates him extremely highly. Slim chance he is rested against Newcastle but I don’t see it

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

                    Ryan
                    TAA Soy Kelly
                    Kdb Mane Martial Salah
                    Maupay Ings Vardy
                    Button Rico Lundstram Dendo 1.0itb 1ft

                    Better move this week? Will look to replace my cheap defenders over the coming weeks...
                    A. Rico/Kelly to Holgate/Stephens/Williams/New def.
                    B. Stick: Rico or Kelly this week despite starting risks
                    C. Other move

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

                      2FT! Finally, now what to do with them? 0.9itb

                      Pope
                      Taa soy lund
                      Salah mane kdb grealish cantwell
                      Vardy jimenez

                      Subs, rico, kelly, connolly

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

                        Erm?

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

                      Rico to holgate

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

                      B

                  8. Bury94
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 6 Years
                    4 years, 2 months ago

                    Should be a good day of footy today. Triple Leicester with Vardy captain, triple Liverpool. Just hope the Mrs and kid leaves me alone!