Scout Notes

Solskjaer provides Rashford injury update as Rodgers backs Vardy from the spot

Liverpool 2-0 Manchester United

  • Goals: Virgil van Dijk (£6.4m), Mohamed Salah (£12.4m)
  • Assists: Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.5m), Alisson (£6.1m)
  • Bonus: Alisson, van Dijk x3, Alexander-Arnold x1

Marcus Rashford (£9.0m) faces at least six weeks on the sidelines after Ole Gunnar Solksjaer confirmed that the England striker had suffered a stress fracture of his back.

Rashford wasn’t involved at Anfield on Sunday, which Solskjaer did warn us of in Friday’s pre-match press conference – although the Norwegian’s reputation as something of a wolf-crier led many of us to cast doubt on the suggestion he would miss out.

Ahead of kick-off on Merseyside, Solskjaer provided the following update on Rashford:

He got a couple of knocks and jolts when he came on against Wolves and has aggravated his back. I wouldn’t expect him to be back in the next few weeks. We’ve got a mid-season break coming up; I’m not sure we’re going to see him before then.

However, speculation swelled throughout the afternoon that Solskjaer was perhaps not providing us with the full details of Rashford’s injury, with journalist Henry Winter suggesting the in-form FPL forward has a double stress fracture and will be sidelined for two to three months.

Asked again about Rashford’s injury in his post-match press conference, Solskjaer gave a slightly different answer:

He suffered a stress fracture against Wolverhampton [in the FA Cup last Wednesday]. Normally six weeks before you can get going slightly, probably, and then he’ll need time to get match-fit again.

That prognosis would put Rashford out until at least Gameweek 28, raising the possibility of increased game-time for budget FPL forward Mason Greenwood (£4.4m) – although, as we saw when Anthony Martial (£7.9m) was sidelined throughout the autumn, Solskjaer may still choose to handle his teenage striker carefully in this his breakthrough campaign.

Indeed, Solskjaer hinted at looking for “short-term deals” for strikers after Sunday’s game.

Greenwood was understandably overlooked for this daunting fixture, with Solskjaer opting to instead introduce Luke Shaw (£5.4m) as a third centre-half and revisit the wing-back system that helped achieve a 1-1 draw against the runaway league leaders back in Gameweek 9.

While still being battered for long periods of the game, a Rashford-less United perhaps performed better than many anticipated, giving Liverpool a scare or two.

Andreas Pereira (£4.9m) was inches away from converting an Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.3m) pass shortly before the break, while Martial had a glorious chance to level the scores at 1-1 when blazing over the bar on 58 minutes.

Fred (£5.3m) also had an impressive game in the middle of the park, although a midfielder with no attacking returns to his name in 2019/20 will be persona non grata to Fantasy managers.

Speaking of his side’s performance, Solskjaer said:

In the last half hour, I thought we were excellent. We pegged them back, pressed them, had the majority of the possession in the second half, pushed them back and created chances, big chances. And we created the pressure, I thought they looked nervy and then, of course, we send everyone up to get the equaliser and they get that [second] goal.

While Liverpool were given the odd fright by their visitors en route to their seventh straight Premier League clean sheet, chances came and went far more frequently at the other end.

Until Mohamed Salah (£12.4m) raced onto a long punt out from Alisson (£6.1m) in second-half stoppage-time to put the game to bed, it had looked like Liverpool’s front three would all blank in the same match for the first time since Gameweek 14.

It wasn’t that Liverpool’s premium attacking options were short of opportunities, though – quite the contrary.

Salah should have been on the scoresheet 45 minutes before he was, somehow fluffing a chance from six yards and ruining an Andrew Robertson (£7.0m) assist in the process.

Sadio Mane (£12.4m) ought to have avoided a second successive blank, too, firing at David de Gea‘s (£5.4m) boot just before the interval and twice missing the target in the second half from the corner of the six-yard box.

The Senegal international also couldn’t bring the ball under control when set free midway through the first half and saw an assist chalked off after the VAR spotted a Virgil van Dijk (£6.4m) foul on de Gea.

It was Roberto Firmino (£9.4m) who put the ball in the visitors’ net for that disallowed goal and the Brazilian can’t catch a break at Anfield, with his goalless streak on home soil stretching back to Gameweek 32 of last season.

Firmino came within inches of an assist, too, teeing up Jordan Henderson (£5.4m) for a shot that crashed back off de Gea’s left-hand post.

While the FPL returns were thin on the ground, the volume of chances arriving at the feet of Liverpool’s front three was encouraging going into Double Gameweek 24.

The problem, of course, is that we FPL managers only have three slots for Liverpool players, and the Reds’ defence is making a damn good case of their own.

On top of their seventh consecutive clean sheet, three of Liverpool’s backline were involved in the hosts’ two goals: van Dijk heading in a Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.5m) corner to break the deadlock before Alisson set Salah free in the dying stages to seal the win.

With Liverpool’s defenders matching and in some cases outpacing their more expensive attacking teammates for FPL returns over the last seven Gameweeks, there is certainly a case to made for a double-up at the back based on current form.

Speaking after the match, Jurgen Klopp said:

Very dominant in most periods of the game. I didn’t like too much in the first half the last five or seven minutes but nothing happened really, just we were not as dominant as before.

We played outstandingly well, we dominated the opponent, we played exactly in the space we had to.

And then the start of the second half was absolutely brutal – wow. We jumped in and had, I don’t know, three, four chances at least and didn’t score. How it always is and how it often enough was now in that season, the opponent has the chance to come back. That’s what happened. 

We had to defend them. The organisation was OK but it’s just about timing then, ‘When do you have the challenges, where do you have the challenges?’. We were a bit late in these moments and that’s why they came through, that’s why they could at least finish their situations off. But we defend then with a lot of passion and big heart and stuff like this.

Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Oxlade-Chamberlain (Lallana 66′), Henderson, Wijnaldum; Salah, Firmino (Origi 83′), Mane (Fabinho 83′)

Manchester United XI (3-4-2-1): De Gea; Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw (Dalot 87′); Wan Bissaka, Fred, Matic, Williams (Greenwood 74′); Andreas Pereira (Mata 74′); James, Martial.

Members Analysis

Burnley 2-1 Leicester City

  • Goals: Chris Wood (£6.2m), Ashley Westwood (£5.4m) | Harvey Barnes (£5.9m)
  • Assists: Ben Mee (£5.0m) | Dennis Praet (£5.3m)
  • Bonus: Nick Pope (£4.6m) x3, Westwood x2, Wood x1

To no-one’s great surprise, Brendan Rodgers confirmed that Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) would remain on penalty-taking duties after his latest miss from 12 yards on Sunday.

Vardy hadn’t technically failed with a spot-kick this season before Nick Pope (£4.6m) saved his effort at Turf Moor but the most-owned Fantasy Premier League forward had originally been thwarted by Mat Ryan (£4.9m) in Gameweek 13, only for VAR intervention to allow him a second bite at the cherry due to penalty box encroachment.

This time, though, there was no reprieve, with Pope’s save resulting in Vardy’s third duck-egg in four Gameweeks – although the other two blanks were due to his absence through injury/paternity leave.

Speaking after full-time, Rodgers said of Vardy:

There’s no blame attached because he’s been absolutely brilliant for us and we wouldn’t be in the position that we’re in without him. Just one of them days, the goalkeeper saved everything that was there.

He’s normally clinical in that situation. If we have another penalty again, he’ll be the one who’ll step up and take it.

Vardy was anonymous for large chunks of this match but, then again, he often has been this season and still delivered the goods.

The premium FPL forward had only 24 touches of the ball in Lancashire – the same number as 74th-minute substitute Youri Tielemans (£6.3m) – but, to give an example, that’s still one more than he managed in Gameweek 16 when delivering a double-digit haul against Aston Villa.

Vardy has always made the most of limited service or possession, with a lot of his good work done off the ball; as Rodgers said above, this was simply just one of those days.

Pope later stood up well to deny Vardy when the Leicester striker was presented with his second ‘big chance’ of the match on 77 minutes and the impressive Burnley goalkeeper had earlier advanced off his line to force Vardy wide when he was clean through on goal, with the opportunity fizzling out into nothing.

With this being Vardy’s first (playing) blank of 2019/20 against a team currently in the bottom half of the table, many of us will be willing to cut him some slack, particularly as a fairly appealing home fixture against West Ham United is upon us.

Around 90,000 FPL managers have already seen enough, however, shipping Vardy out ahead of Double Gameweek 24.

Therein lies one of the reasons why Vardy is deemed dispensable by some, as funds may have to be generated to lump on Liverpool’s premium assets ahead of their forthcoming double-header.

While Vardy’s slow start to 2020 can be perhaps mitigated, there is growing concern about the players behind him and Leicester as a collective.

The Foxes have won only two of their last seven fixtures and have now lost back-to-back matches against teams in the lower reaches of the Premier League, with only one clean sheet arriving from Gameweek 16 onwards.

We discussed Leicester’s defence in great detail last week, highlighting their spiralling underlying stats but also the fact that a shot-shy Burnley would perhaps provide them with an ideal opportunity to bounce back to form.

The Foxes had seemed comfortable at the back in the first half, restricting their hosts to just one effort in the box, but were undone by the Clarets’ speciality: a set play.

It was Chris Wood (£6.2m) who prodded home to level the game on 55 minutes, pouncing in the six-yard box after Ben Mee‘s (£5.0m) header was repelled by Kasper Schmeichel (£5.4m).

That rarest of beasts, a poor Jonny Evans (£5.3m) clearance, then played a part in Burnley’s winner, with Ashley Westwood (£5.4m) slamming home the loose ball shortly after Pope had denied Vardy for the second time.

The absence of Wilfred Ndidi (£5.0m) was perhaps keenly felt again at both ends, with Nampalys Mendy (£4.3m) the latest pretender to fall some way short of the Nigerian’s levels.

There is some good news on the Ndidi front, however, with Rodgers saying after the match:

We’ll see how he is for Wednesday, I think it’ll be too quick for him to be back by then, but certainly by the weekend, and I would say for Aston Villa, hopefully, he’ll be available.

One member of the Foxes’ regular back four missed out on Sunday, perhaps paying the price for some below-par recent performances.

Ben Chilwell (£5.7m), along with Hamza Choudhury (£4.3m), failed to even make the matchday squad, with Rodgers diplomatically saying after full-time:

They missed a very important session for us in the week, which was the build-up leading into this game, so we couldn’t bring them into the game today.

Both will be in contention for Wednesday.

Ben has played a lot of games, so we looked at that, and this was probably the game he could miss out on.

They were just unavailable for the training. We were doing a lot of preparation for this game, they were unable to be there, so we now move on.

Further forward, there wasn’t a great deal of inspiration behind Vardy.

James Maddison (£7.7m) blanked for the sixth time in seven Gameweeks and spent a lot of the afternoon on the floor, although did provide his usual teasing deliveries from dead-ball situations and probed outside the Burnley box.

The hit-and-miss Harvey Barnes (£5.8m) was perhaps the pick of Leicester’s attackers, registering the visitors’ first attempt of the day and later opening the scoring when running onto a Dennis Praet (£5.3m) tackle to fire underneath Pope.

It was Barnes who teed Praet up for a shot that Pope did brilliantly to tip away just after the interval, with the young winger later winning the penalty that Vardy missed when outpacing, and then being brought down by, Mee in the 66th minute.

The Clarets next face Manchester United and Arsenal in the Premier League, so this win will likely do little to renew much interest in their Fantasy assets in the short term.

Let’s not forget that Pope had averaged only 2.56 points per match in the nine Gameweeks preceding this one, either.

Only one home team (Newcastle United) had fewer shots than Burnley in Gameweek 22, meanwhile.

Still, Burnley will head to Old Trafford on Wednesday with a goalkeeper brimming with confidence – not so good news, perhaps, for the Fantasy managers who own the likes of Anthony Martial (£7.9m).

The Clarets’ menace at dead-ball situations may also come into play, considering that United have conceded eight goals from corners already this season.

Speaking of Pope after the match, Sean Dyche said:

I thought Popey was very good again, not because he had ridiculous amounts to do, but when he did, he made big saves.

That’s the important quality a big keeper has, a top keeper has, so not just the penalty, there were a couple of other moments where he made big saves just by standing up and being what he is, fast reactions from a big frame.

Burnley XI (4-4-2): Pope; Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Hendrick, Westwood, Cork, McNeil; Wood (Lennon 90′), Rodriguez.

Leicester City XI (4-1-4-1): Schmeichel; Pereira, Evans, Soyuncu, Fuchs; Mendy; Perez (Iheanacho 73′), Praet (Tielemans 73′), Maddison, Barnes; Vardy.

Members Analysis

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

    With nothing to separate Salah and Mane for the TC. I'm very tempted by TAA TC.

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

      Weirdly I'm more tempted by either Salah or TAA then Mane. It smells of opportunity. Too low to worry about being defensive anyway!

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

      I agree with you, I think TAA is a very good option

      I know there isn't much rotation with pool but (like mane coming off yesterday) TAA will play x2 90 minutes

  2. Jatz10
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    McCarthy (Pope)
    TAA Soyu Kelly (Rico, Lundstram)
    Mane KDB Maddison Grealish (Cantwell)
    Vardy Jimi Tammy

    Planning on Rico and Jimi out for Gomez and Ings. Thoughts?

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

    GTG?

    Pretty template but Vardy out for Firmino

    Henderson
    Dunk - TAA - Lund - Chillwell
    Maddison - KDB - Mane (C) - Grealish
    Firmino - Aguero

    Cantwell - Greenwood - Kelly

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

      I’d play Greenwood over Chilwell

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

        Thanks, am going to make that change

  4. The Left Duke #3
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    What are people's thoughts on the TC chip this week on a Lpool player obviously.

    I am a little hesitant (even as a Lpool fan) as I used the TC in an early GW 3 of the last 4 seasons and only Aguero scored a single goal over those 6 matches (kane and Lukaku blanks).
    Used the TC on Salah v Hudd last year and hauled.

    Thoughts?

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      They have 6 days between games so whoever you pick likely to play both.

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

      Salah(TC) all the way

      1. The Left Duke #3
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I'm thinking this. Have Salah Robbo and trent so need to hope Mane doesn't run riot.

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

      It feels pretty safe to me - I can't see any TC option scoring less than 20 something and that's incentive enough. If it goes well - 40-60.

      1. The Left Duke #3
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Ya the way Lpool are playing i should just do it.

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

      I'm giving it a go. Can't get much worse than Sane last year!

      I also think that Klopp will start rotating Salah and Mane once the Champions League starts again as the league is nearly won.

      1. The Left Duke #3
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Yes you are right about rotation and it's hard to know what kind of DGWs are ahead.

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

      It's two away games, but Liverpool can batter anyone home or away.
      And decent gap between games so unlikely to be rotation.

      Just a lottery between who you pick.
      Salah > on pens
      Mane > better away stats
      Bobby > away goals
      TAA > potential for massive hauls

      I have Mane, Salah & TAA and I'm leaning towards Salah at the moment. Lower EO at the top.

    6. The Left Duke #3
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Cheers all, you ghave me convinced.

      Salah (TC) for the second year running. Hopefully a haul and a Robbo and Trent double clean sheet and multiple assists 🙂

  5. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    What transfers are needed..?

    Guaita
    Sidibe Soyuncu Taa
    KDB Salah Mane Richarlison
    Ings Vardy Mason

    Bench:Button,Todd,Lundy,Hanley

    0 ITB 2 FT..

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

    I’d rather be rooting my TC on with TAA and Robertson bombing down instead of bringing in Mane and rooting for him to blank

  7. Shatner's Bassoon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Got to love when your captain has his penalty saved by the keeper you binned because he's been DREADFUL FOR MONTHS.

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

      Sh!t happens. Can never predict such outcomes.

      1. Shatner's Bassoon
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Amen. Triggered me a bit Sunday haha, been pretty stoic (all in all) this season including Son(c) red card but this was a tough one to take.

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

          Just work on recovering the lost points in the upcoming gwks. Still plenty of pts to grab if you pick and captain the right players.

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

      I binned Pope for McCarthy who I played. Would have been Gazza if I had kept Pope. You got to laugh.

    3. fish&chips
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Tell me about it. Almost as bad as earlier in the season when I didn't have Vardy (c) and he missed with Maddison (in my team) putting away the rebound, only for it to be retaken for encroachment and Vardy banging it in.

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

      This game is all luck mate, ridiculous!

  8. Greko82
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Who to start?

    A) Greenwood
    B) Grealish

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

      B

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

      Grealish

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

      b

    4. Greko82
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks

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

      B

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

    What is the best way to get Salah?

    Ramsdale
    Aurier/Sidibe/Gomez
    Maddison/Martial/Richarlison/Richarlison
    Wilson/Firmino/Vardy

    Button/Grealish/Reid/Rico
    1ft 3.7itb

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

      sell one of the 2 Richarlison's

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

        !It's DSilva.

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

          Downgrade Wilson to DCL and replace Maddison

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

            thank you

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

    What are Martial owners doing now? He's still an OOP striker in a top 6 team and he now has penalties. But without Rashford I'm not sure he'll be as effective.

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

      Will wait and see how he gets on this week.

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

      Keep for sure now. Burneley and Wolves at home coming up.

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

        What if he's the only one to make way for Salah?

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

      He was effective enough yesterday

      Man U has still posted good attacking stats with Lukaku out, Martial out, Pogba out, McTominay out... I'm not sure how Ole does it, but he does it

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

      Kept him for this week but after that he is gone from my team.

    5. Yome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      He missed a glorious chance yesterday. His finishing is poor. He links up better with Rashford.
      I'd be tempted to sell since Rashford is injured for 6 weeks.

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

      Keeping until the injury comes - next 5 fixtures aren't terrible & he's good enough to score versus any team in the league anyway (should have scored yesterday again) with or without Rashford & still looks quite favorably priced

      I'm more worried about Son to be honest - looks frustrated as hell under Mou but thankfully has Norwich & Villa in next 3 to give some certainty on whether he's worth keeping

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

        Are you still convinced by double defence over double attack?

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

          In a way - no 🙂

          I moved from double defence to treble defence 3 GW's ago, 71 points and counting they've gone and smashed in

          GW24 was always going to be pivotal though - if Salah & Mane decide to live up to their price tags it could be tricky & vice-versa

  11. kime67
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Will williams start? Shaw looked pretty tired in the end.

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

      I think so

  12. JoeSoap
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Any preferences?

    A. Soyu/Jimmy/Aurier>TAA/DCL/Robbo
    B. Soyu/Jimmy/Kelly>TAA/DCL/VVD
    C. Vardy/Kelly>Firmino/TAA
    D. Other

    2FTs & 3.5

    Gazza
    Aurier, Soyu, Rico
    Salah, Martial, KDB, Maddy
    Vardy, Ings, Jimmy
    McCarthy, Lundy, Dendo, Kelly

    1. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A for me

    2. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A

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

      Thanks

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

    Ryan
    TAA Soy Stephens
    Mane(TC) Salah (VC) KDB Grealish
    Vardy Ings Greenwood

    Button Kelly Lund Dendoncker

    1FT 1.9ITB

    Can't really see anything I'd like to do? Any ideas?

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

      Greenwood->DCL

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

        Even with Greenwood vs Burnley (H)?

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

          Greenwood might not start and play only 20 minutes.

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

            I'd be surprised considering Rashford is out, but thanks mate! DCL could be a shout.

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

    Any suggestions welcome!

    2FT - 2.0ITB

    foster
    kelly, robbo, sidibe
    salah (c or tc), kdb, sarr, grealish
    maupay, vardy (vc), firmino

    subs: button, lundstram, dendoncker, kiko

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

      Ings maybe

  15. CostaCoffee
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    A) Soyuncu & Rashford > VvD/Robbo & Maupay (-4)

    B) Soyuncu > VvD/Robbo (bench Rashford)

    C) Rashford > Firmino

    1. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      C

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

      Rashford needs to go. Would chance C

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

    Snod or Noble for 3 a week punt?

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

      for a 3 week punt 🙂

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

      why those and not lanzini or fornals?

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

        Rotation risk

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

        Lanzini has been very average recently

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

      Noble nailled and on pens, snod the assist machine... Happy to consider other hammers though.

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

      Snodgrass, should be more nailed with Anderson out for a while. Also been playing well and his set pieces have been really good recently!

  17. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Want to bring Salah for the TC. Better move? B looks like only one upgrade but Lei def not great atm and is it worth losing Vardy for Salah/Mane double-up?

    A) Richarlison+Vardy> Salah+DCL
    B) Richarlison+Jimenez+Soy> Salah+Greenwood+Lascelles (-4)

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

    Why am I doing so badly all of a sudden?

    McCarthy
    TAA Soy Dunk
    Mane KDB Alli Willian
    Vardy Firmino Jimi
    Button Lundstram Cantwell Rico

    1. Whats the Huth
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Alli. William.

      That’s why

  19. Eze Really?
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Defender of the weekend for me. Don't laugh.
    I have not seen his heat map but I was impressed with "Tubby Shaw"
    I hope it was not a once off he plays as a third C half.

  20. quayle99
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Alison
    Trent(c) Soy Kelly
    KDB Richarlison Mane Maddison
    Vardy Abraham Martinelli

    Krul Traore Maitland-Niles Lund

    I'm thinking of wildcard after double gameweek, would you?

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

    Ings or DCL?

    1. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Ings

  22. Bubbles1985
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Which order for these 3?
    1 will start and 2 on the bench!

    A - Kelly
    B - Rico
    C - Lund

    1. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      That order

      1. Bubbles1985
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        That's how it is currently!

  23. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Repost
    Hey lads, 2FT, 0.5ITB, what do I do here?

    Kinda want Firmino

    Henderson, Button
    TAA,Soy,Stephens,Lund,Kelly
    Salah,Kdb,Ali,Traore,Grealish
    Jimenez,Vardy,Deeney

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

      Alli Deeney to Noble Firm...

      1. Not again Shirley
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Alli has Norwich at home next though.

  24. Whats the Huth
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    If you’re going to TC Mane.
    There’s no point. The upside is very little. As mane is highly owned and many people will captain Mane.

    Whereas, captaining TA could pay off. As hardly any will captain the fella.

    However, the biggest upside is TC Salah. Low owned in top 10K and a haul will shoot you up the ranking

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

      surely he wont be low owned come deadline

      these top 10k rats are no mugs

    2. Your Man With The Hair
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Unless of course Mane halls in both games in which case you drop like a stone. Illogical.

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

      Well I'm putting armband on Mane because I think he will outscore them, nothing to do with EO.

  25. ameisin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Roll FT or any moves needed?
    0.4 ITB

    Guaita
    TAA | Soy | Dunk
    Mane | Salah | KDB | Grealish
    Vardy | Ings | Maupay

    McGov | Lord | Dendo | Rico

  26. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Just a warning, I TC TAA, so he'll probably get injured 5 min into the first game, that's how my season has been going so far...

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

      *insert violin playing emoji* 🙂

  27. Mikey44
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    RMT please, is the bench order correct? Feels weird to have 3 players from CPL-SOU particularly Kelly vs Ings..

    Mccarthy
    TAA Soyuncu Kelly
    Salah Mane KDB Grealish
    Vardy Ings Greenwood

    Subs: Button Traore Lascelles Lundstram

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

    Chris Wood worth a punt from 26 perhaps.

    Fixed my template defence and now looking for an offbeat attacker or two. Don’t think the injury to Barnes is bad news and looking at stats from last 6 is quite hopeful and fixtures are quite ok.

    Thoughts?

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

      Could be a handy maupay out move personally if he doesn't start scoring - but both teams don't score enough sadly.

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

      Good punt

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

        Ty

        Got Rondon in about this time last year and looking for someone with a similar profile.

        Suspect Burnley will turn things around and finish decently

  29. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Which pair do you prefer for next 4 gws?

    A) Grealish DCL

    B) Traore Jimenez

    1. Your Man With The Hair
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A

  30. Jones Town
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    So I put Aguero in a few weeks ago with plans to sell to get Mane with TAA and Salah who I already have, but seems silly to sell now right?!

    Other options to get Mane mean selling Vardy and Martial or selling KDB. Keep Aguero? Who to get rid of if so?

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

      Exact same dilemma. Plan was to sell kun for mane. Now might dump kdb. Very undecided.

    2. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Dont sell KDB