Scout Notes

Big chances for Aubameyang as Arsenal remain work in progress under Arteta

Burnley 0-0 Arsenal

  • Goals: None
  • Assists: None
  • Bonus: David Luiz (£5.7m) x3, Hector Bellerin (£5.4m) x2, Charlie Taylor (£4.2m), Bernd Leno (£5.0m) x1

Arsenal enjoy one of the best runs of fixtures in the Premier League over the next two months but it won’t be just the blank in Gameweek 28 (and a potential postponement in Gameweek 31) that gives Fantasy managers reason to doubt the Gunners at present.

We have used the words “work in progress” on umpteen occasions since Mikel Arteta’s appointment and, as mentioned in previous articles, it may not be until 2020/21 that we see the ex-Manchester City assistant really make a telling impact at the Emirates.

There is no doubting that Arteta has already put his own stamp on Unai Emery’s former side.

Only Liverpool and Spurs have conceded fewer league goals than the Gunners since he took charge, while the aggressive pressing we have seen from the north Londoners from Boxing Day onwards is lifted straight from the Pep Guardiola coaching manual.

At times, Arteta’s Arsenal look like a very good team indeed.

Burnley couldn’t cope with their visitors in the first 25 minutes of Sunday’s match, with Sean Dyche’s troops reduced to aimless long hoofs upfield (and no, that isn’t Plan A) in a bid to relieve the incessant pressure.

Mesut Ozil (£7.2m) was finding a lot of space in between the Clarets’ defence and midfield, while premium FPL forwards Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.8m) and Alexandre Lacazette (£9.3m) both had excellent opportunities to break the deadlock.

The pair combined as early as the first minute, with Lacazette nodding a cross from his teammate agonisingly off-target.

Aubameyang, transferred in by over 280,000 FPL managers ahead of Gameweek 25, wasted two superb chances of his own, skewing horribly wide from a David Luiz (£5.7m) pass before seeing an attempted lob smothered by the advancing Nick Pope (£4.6m) when latching onto a similar through-ball from Granit Xhaka (£5.1m).

A fine James Tarkowski (£5.1m) tackle had denied Lacazette his first away league goal in a year in between those efforts and Arsenal would have been good value for the lead at that point.

As has been the case previously, however, the Gunners could neither make their early pressure count or sustain their dominance.

Fatigue had evidently been an issue in the defeat to Chelsea in Gameweek 20 but there were parallels with the Crystal Palace game in how Burnley strong-armed their way back into this one, with Arsenal unable to regain a foothold for long periods.

Arteta said after full-time:

I think we started really, really well, we could have scored at least two. We dominated the game like we wanted, we got out from their pressure pretty well, we played in the opponents’ half and we controlled the long balls and second balls.

After 20 to 25 minutes, we started to concede a lot of unnecessary free-kicks, throw-ins, corner-kicks and when that happens you can’t find any continuity in your play and that is not the game we want to play.

I was very disappointed with the way we started the second half, the first 15 to 20 minutes we could not control any aspect of the game and we allowed a lot of crosses and second balls inside our box, and at some stages, we were lucky not to concede a goal.

The positive thing is the reaction in the last 20 minutes, when we started to play again, we had the courage to play and the courage to take the opportunity that they allowed. The space was there because they committed a lot of people forward but we couldn’t finish the actions well enough to score.

While there has been a definite improvement in an individual and collective sense in defence – Shkodran Mustafi (£5.1m) was again unrecognisably impressive at centre-half – some familiar failings remain at the back.

Burnley clearly targeted the Gunners with deliveries from wide areas, with one comical moment occurring shortly before half-time when the Clarets implored referee Chris Kavanagh to award a free-kick rather than play advantage in a promising position.

Over half of Burnley’s efforts came from headers, with Tarkowski, Ben Mee (£5.0m) and Jeff Hendrick (£5.4m) all missing presentable chances in the air.

The best opportunity of all fell to Jay Rodriguez (£5.7m), who rattled the underside of the bar with a volleyed effort from close range on 78 minutes following another cross and headed lay-off.

The loss of Bukayo Saka (£4.5m) to injury at half-time didn’t help the Gunners, with Xhaka forced to deputise at left-back and unable to offer the kind of attacking thrust that the teenager had been providing in the first half.

Arteta said of Saka’s fitness after full-time:

He had a knock in his knee and his hip, so we will see.

He’s been a threat for us and in the way we planned the game, we thought we could exploit them with him and he did really well when he was fit. 

I think in the last 10/15 minutes [of the first half] he was carrying his injury. We decided to substitute him because he wasn’t feeling good, so tomorrow we will know how he is.

Gabriel Martinelli (£4.6m) was also nowhere near as effective as he had been in recent weeks, with a switch of flanks to accommodate Aubameyang’s return seemingly having a negative impact on the young Brazilian.

The only Arsenal player with double-digit FPL ownership, Aubameyang will be the main candidate for inclusion in our squads either side of Blank Gameweek 28.

Seven straight matches against sides ranked ninth or below sees Arsenal riding high in our Season Ticker, and Aubameyang’s existing and prospective owners would have been encouraged at the positions he found himself in at Turf Moor.

Another excellent chance presented itself in the 75th minute, with the Gabon international nodding a Lacazette cross just wide.

Overall, though, the Gunners are flattering to deceive under Arteta from an underlying attacking stats perspective: only two clubs have had fewer shots from Gameweeks 19-25, while just three teams have carved out fewer big chances.

Burnley’s fixture schedule is less inviting (matches against a much-improved Southampton, Spurs and Manchester City are to come before the March international break) but there are more appealing games against Newcastle and Bournemouth in the short-term and a guaranteed fixture in Blank Gameweek 31.

Pope is doing his best to establish himself as a set-and-forget goalkeeper whatever the opposition, having registered an unfathomable total of 28 points in matches against Manchester United, Leicester City and now Arsenal.

His ninth clean sheet of the season (no FPL goalkeeper has more) could have been even better, had Opta adjudged an injury-time catch to be from a Martinelli shot on goal rather than a cross – that would have not only handed him a save point but some bonus points, too.

Dyche was full of praise for his troops after the game, saying:

It’s probably our best all-round performance of the season and if there’s a tiny niggle, I felt we deserved to win it with the chances we created. I thought the whole performance level was good, but you don’t want to get greedy.

I thought the front two were excellent. How one of them hasn’t got on the scoresheet is a surprise, and their partnership grows in the absence of Ashley Barnes.

Behind that, the midfield does an excellent job with and without the ball, and the back four have been solid.

Once you get all those connections right, you are heading the right way, and when you don’t you have a keeper behind them who is outstanding.

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

Arsenal XI (4-2-3-1): Leno; Bellerin, Mustafi, Luiz, Saka (Torreira 46′); Guendouzi, Xhaka; Aubameyang, Ozil (Willock 63′), Martinelli; Lacazette (Nketiah 89′).

Members Analysis

1,142 Comments Post a Comment
  1. BennyM90
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Would you WC this team?

    Guaita, Button
    Robbo, Soy, Lund, Kelly, Rico
    KDB, Salah, Grealish, Maddison, Cantwell
    Ings, DCL, Vardy

    Conscious of blanks in GW28 and the lack of starters in my defense :/

    Or do I save WC for DG'S later on in the season?

    Cheers

    1. BennyM90
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I have 3.9M ITB

    2. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      A hit can sort your defence out. Lund to TAA

    3. BERGKOP
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      No

    4. Fuddled FC
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Think you could save

      Might as wll keep Soy if you're still holding and just prioritize Lund & Kelly out

    5. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      You have enough money itb to work that out. I would say defence is your priority. Too much unsecurity there also you already miss TAA so need better cover

    6. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Kelly > TAA is fine.

      No need to WC yet.

    7. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Batshit crazy to WC that my good friend

    8. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I wildcarded a similar team and made 10 changes. It's a fine team to keep maintaining position/making small gains, but changing it up might be more fruitful.

      1. BennyM90
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I'm behind 30 points or so in my league and most of the teams are pretty similar so if I WC'D I was hoping I'd have the possibility of catching up.

        Every man and his dog has Salah TAA and Robbo right now

  2. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Roll the Ft Here or Lund/Kelly/Rico to a better option? 0.3 ITB

    McCarthy (Ryan)

    TAA Robbo Lund (Kelly, Rico)

    Salah Son KDB Traore (Dend)

    Vardy Ings DCL

    1. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Kelly to Taylor

  3. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ings v Burnley
    Or
    Jimenez v Leicester
    Who scores more?

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Jimi probably. Burnley have really tightened up

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yeh thinking this. Probably going to be bringing them both in but one this week for Greenwood then the other for Deeney or DCL the week after.

        Ings hasn’t impressed in recent weeks so another week of monitoring might be the wise course.

        1. Soto Ayam
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Personally I felt he was impressive against LFC all things considered

          1. The 12th Man
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Yeh thinking about the Burnley defence as well.

    2. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Leicester are defending awfully at the moment so I'd lean towards Jimenez.

    3. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Jimmy

  4. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I'm a bit out of the loop in terms of blanks and doubles.

    What's the consensus on when to use FH, WC and BB? 🙂

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

      Casual alert

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        It might explain why I've been getting greens recently!

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

          😀

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I'm the same. Have switched off a bit this season.

    3. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      There are going to be a ton of blanks in 31.

      I think the general strategy is to batten down the hatches in GW 31 or FH it.

      WC prior to a huge DGW (34 or 37) and then BB the double GW.

      If you can somehow survive the blank 31 without the FH, you can use that to FH aggressively one of the two big double GWs instead.

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        +1
        Thanks, I think it's time to re-follow Ben Crellin then.

    4. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      34 seems to be blank and dgw. 37 dgw.

      In that case im FH gw34, WC gw36 and BB gw37

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Nice one FH

    5. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Possible trap here if 37 is the big DGW - hoping to BB 30 starters after late WC in 36 when late season rotation is rife could misfire.

      Also if 37 is the big DGW there’ll be plenty of FTs to get side out for that without using WC

  5. PocketZola
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Robbo or vvd? Already have salah and taa

    1. Bavarian
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      VVD

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Gomez.

    3. Catastrophe
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      VVD

  6. The Head-Ake
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ramsdale - Button
    Taa - KELLY - LUNDSTRAM - Hanley - SOYUNCU
    Salah - KDB - Mane - Grealish - Dendoncker
    Vardy - Jiminez - Ings

    2FT and 0.4 ITB. What transfers would you recommend? I was thinking of getting Stephens and Taylor/Tanganga in for Kelly and Soy but I also don't know what to do about Lund? I also see a lot of y'all recommending Stevens for Lundstram and I'm not completely convinced. Would appreciate inputs 🙂

    1. Bavarian
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Kelly-Lund >> Fernandez-O'Connel

      1. The Head-Ake
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Why SHU defenders? Also don't they have a blank?

        1. Holmes
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Enjoy the points and cover them in blank. BGWs are overrated...

          1. The Head-Ake
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Makes sense. O'Connell or Stevens?

            1. Holmes
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              I like Stevens

              1. Bavarian
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 1 month ago

                Stevens if you can afford but O'Connel can do the job

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

      Tanangaga is on my potential wc

    3. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lundstram has to go. 3 games without starting.

      Getting rid of Soy when he's at least starting is definitely incorrect imo. The other 3 defenders are far more pressing removes.

  7. PocketZola
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What would you do with 6.6millions?

    1ft

    Pope
    Taa holgate soy
    Salah kdb grealish traore
    Martinelli vardy jimenez

    Subs, cantwell, lund, kelly

    Im tempted to wc?

    Or Kelly to vvd/rob?

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I'd buy a mansion and eat junk all day.

    2. Catastrophe
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah you need your 3rd Liverpool. I would go Kelly -> VVD and keep the rest spare if/when you need to upgrade Martinelli or Grealish. Probably need to ship Lund out for another SHU defender after although bear in mind blank.

    3. yosim
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      upgrade Martinelli

  8. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Williams -> Taylor? 0.1 ITB. Will be priced out when Taylor rises. May need a decent sub as Traore is doubt.

    McCarthy
    TAA, VVD, O'Connell
    Salah, KDB, Grealish, Traore
    Aguero, Aubameyang, Jimenez

    (Button, Lascelles, Hayden, Williams)

    Cheers

  9. Bob McMayday
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    It seems like we are in a transitional period right now with no real template. Who do we all think are the most important players to own right now? I’d say double Liverpool defence is looking good along with Salah or Mane when fit. A Sheffield Utd defender/keeper is looking good also. Maybe some mid/lower price players like Jiménez, Grealish, Traoré etc. too but outside of that I feel like you could go so many different ways so I’d be interested to know what people think?

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      It depends on your overall strategy with the WC.

      But yes, it's quite nice really to have a lot of different teams.

    2. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Jimenez&ings are the ones I feel like I must have them in.

  10. Klip Klopp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Worth wildcarding to sort out my team? Or Can I take a hit to sort it out?

    Ryan
    Baldock, Robertson, TAA
    Grealish, Rico, Salah, KDB
    Vardy, Ings, Jiminez

    Button, Dendoncker, Kelly, Traore

    0 FT, 2 itb

    A. Rico --> Holgate/Stephens
    B. Vardy —> Auba
    C. Any other suggestions?

    1. Klip Klopp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Or Traore --> 7.6 mid?

    2. farmerfat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I would not WC this team.
      You have 6-8 players that most people are getting in.
      1 or 2 transfers and you GtG

      1. Klip Klopp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Ok thank God. a few weeks ago it was a lot worse. What about being forced to play rico? worth taking a hit to get rid of Rico or do Vardy to Auba?

    3. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Team is good for this week. Don't WC.

      1. Klip Klopp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        What about being forced to play Rico this week?

        1. Holmes
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Why is Traore on bench? You can start him over Rico

        2. farmerfat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Why dont you play Traore over Rico? Atleast wait for news, i dont think the knock was too serious.

    4. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Rico > Stephens

    5. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Certainly don't need WC

  11. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Have missed out on 23 points and counting 3 weeks on from Pope ---> Ryan. That would've had me well inside the top 1k. Silly mistake.

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yeh that hurts. I moved Pope for Ryan a while back .

      Burnley were garbage though and suddenly turned it around. What makes it annoying is they turned a corner when they had hard fixtures which made it an easy sell on paper.

      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah there was no way to predict this. Just annoying as I rarely ever make GK transfers, I'd had him since GW1. Just so happened to have 2FTs and not much else to do so pulled the trigger.

      2. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        this - exactly this, It's a Burnley thing, not just Pope.

    2. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Seemed like the right move at the time tbf.
      But dont fancy switching gks this year.
      At the end the difference between them is negligible.

    3. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Talk about pope to Pickford in GW 20 .... costed me around 18 points

      Did the same because i had one FT to burn.

      Probably will bring pope back in soon

    4. andy85wsm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Definitely going back to not using transfers on goalkeepers next year!

  12. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Henderson
    TAA,VVD,Digne
    Salah,KDB,Son,Grealish
    DCL,Deeney,Greenwood

    McCarthy,Mooy,Lascelles,Williams

    5.5m to spend. 1FT.

    This week Greenwood > Jimenez
    Next Deeney/DCL > Ings

    How does that sound?

    1. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Looks great

  13. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on what to do here with 1ft 0.0 itb? Guess i'm keeping Moura for Villa. Do i need to ship Lundstram now? Would like to wait one more week for confirmation that he's dropped.

    McC
    TAA Aurier Lundstam Holgate
    Salah Mane KDB Moura
    Vardy Deeney

    Martin Fernandez Cantwell Greenwood

    1. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He is dropped.
      managers positive comments makes it more confusing

    2. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I sold last week. Too much uncertainty.
      You could take the risk in keeping him. Trouble is he could come on for a cameo again.
      If you think the TOON will keep Arsenal out play Fernandez instead.

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I'd take Lundstram 20 minutes cameo against BOU over Fernandez against Arsenal away i think.

        1. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Then either sell or play Lundstrum

      2. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I agree. I am tempted to do a "sideways" move by bringing in another Sheffield united defender for Lundy

        1. Pukki Party
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          This is what i would do if i got rid.

        2. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Yeh good move.
          I sold for VVD. Wanted to take a GW 28 blanker out.
          Will probably bring another Sheffield United defender in after 28.

          1. The Overthinker
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Very Good move this

        3. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          This is exact;y what I'll be doing.

    3. suddenorgan
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      probably ditch Lundstram as don't fancy your bench this week

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks.

  14. Checko
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Save transfer?

    Henderson
    TAA lascelles Oconnell
    KDB Salah Traore Grealish
    Jimmy Ings Auba

    mccarthy, Lund, kelly, hayden

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Save, gtg

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

      Lund and kelly have to go

  15. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Alli > Bergwijn? Berg isn’t eligible for the FA cup game so got plenty of time to recover from his cramp. Or just stick with Alli?

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Wait for news on Alli injury

  16. ClothedinSun
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    74 Points this gw so I'm pleased but I'm not to sure about the best way forward with this lot? Roll the FT?

    Henderson,
    TAA, Webster, Digne,
    Traore, Salah, Grealish, Son, H.Barnes,
    Auba, Jimi.

    Foster, C.Wood, J. Stephens, Lascelles.

  17. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Would be nice to know if Maupay will start vs Watford.
    Dont fancy a min 4 to switch to Ings if he might start...

    1. andy85wsm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Feels unlikely that he would miss another game but you never know I guess.

  18. Kryptonite666
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    85 points behind ML leader

    Are there any obvious differentials I should hop on for a hail mary ?

    Pope

    TAA Soyuncu Gomez (Fernandez) (Kiko F*)

    Salah KDB Grealish Traore (Orial Romeu)

    Jimenez Vardy Ings

    Have 5.3 ITB (mane cash). What upgrades will you make ?

    1. Boomerang V
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Son is under 10% ownership

      1. Kryptonite666
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I had Son(c) when he was red carded so wounds are still fresh. I unfortunately can’t do Oriol to Son because of -0.3 sadly.

        Which assets are you betting on to rise up ?

    2. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Captain kdb against westham

      1. Kryptonite666
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Tough. Salah against Norwich. Whom are you captaining ?

  19. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    A) Fleck, Aguero
    vs
    B) Son, Ings, -4

    1. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      A

      Aguero (c)

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      A this week, B long term

  20. Will Kane
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Just played an impulsive wildcard. My season has collapsed since the moment Pope saved Vardy's penalty. In three GWs I've gone from two points off top in my ML to 99 points off top. So I've gone from this:

    Ryan, Button
    TAA, Soy, Lund, Cathcart, Holgate
    Salah, Mane, KDB, Traore, Grealish
    Vardy, Ings, Maupay

    to this:

    Henderson, McCarthy
    TAA, O'Connell, Stephens, Cathcart, Tanganga
    Salah, Mane, Son, Traore, Cantwell
    Auba, Ings, Jiminez

    What do you think?

  21. james 101
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    GTG / bench right?

    Hendo
    TAA Rico Stephens
    Salah(c) KDB Grealish Traore Mane
    Aguero(vc) Ings

    (Button. DCL Fernandez Williams)

    (0.5m available but no more FTs)

  22. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    WC or not?

    Schmeichel Button
    TAA Lundy* Rico* Williams* Kelly*
    Salah KDB Martial* Traore* Dendo*
    Aguero Vardy Deeney

    1 FT 0.4 ITB

  23. aidmata
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What should my priorities be here guys? Got 2FT with .5 ITB - thinking Lundstram and Kelly to Fernandez and Stephens this week? Want to hold off using WC for now.

    Ryan Button

    Lundstram Kelly Robertson TAA Soyuncu

    Maddison Cantwell KDB Martial Salah

    DCL Vardy Ings

  24. Aaa
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ryan/Button
    TAA/Robbo/Lund/Rico/Kelly
    Salah/Son/Richa/Martial/Grealish
    Vardy/Ings/Maupay

    Kelly/Martial/Maupay -> Stevens/Mooy/Jimenez for a -4?

  25. fkmzcgp
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    A) Vardy and Traore --> Aubameyang and Fleck
    B) Vardy and Martial --> Jiminez and Son

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      B

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

      Vardy is finally coming back from injury and matched Auba & Kun at the weekend... No Blank 28, nailed + talisman effect...

      When I see people looking to sell I have to admit I wince a small bit at the potential that move has to backfire horribly between now & end of season

  26. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    When will sarr be back?

  27. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I’m so sneaky in draft;
    Berg, fernandes and Boly in 😀

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nice IF you get them.

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Hopefully expect to get at least two probably berg and Boly, most my opponents tied up with premiums so can’t actually get the cheapies + most people not paying attention

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          My draft team is better than my fantasy team tbh, assuming I get those three:
          Allison (foster)
          Lascelles - Fernandez - Boly (tang, O’Connell)
          Alli - Berg - Traoré - Fernandes - Fraser
          Kun - Martinelli (Pukki)

          1. The 12th Man
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            That’s nice. Guessing Fraser is a permanent bench feature.

            1. have you seen cyan
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Only had him one week, they don’t have great fixtures so yea might rotate him pukki and Martinelli around. Just saw Fraser prior to the last game saying he hadn’t been playing good and it was unacceptable, form normally follows a statement like that. He coulda had a goal last game as well

          2. The 12th Man
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            My draft team as it stands is
            McCarthy(Kepa)
            VVD,Gomez,Digne,Sidibe,Evans
            Moura,Perez,Traore,Pepe,Almiron
            DCL, Deeney,Lacazette

            Surprised I’m second in my league with this but playing waivers and fixtures has helped me.
            Guy who is top has quadrupled on Sheffield United defence.

            1. have you seen cyan
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Wow that’s a nice team, I was in an 8 man draft and got a horrendous team. Didn’t play for 12 weeks, then I just loaded up on all the cheapies and been gaining massive ground. 96 points behind first place currently, hoping I can claw it back he was like 200 in front. Gw23 I got a staggering 76 points 😮

              1. The 12th Man
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 1 month ago

                He have a chance with all the blanks and doubles coming. GL

        2. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          That’s the key. Know how many opponents are active in the waiver market. Prioritise who you want the most.
          My waiver this week is Kepa out for Lloris.

          Unsure about Bruno, don’t think I’d get him anyway. Too many United fans in my league.

          1. have you seen cyan
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Yea tbh I’m not overly bothered by fernandes only taking him incase he becomes a good option, I’m sure people will want him, especially if any Man U fans in there.

  28. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    indeed - especially as he's in our teams. 🙂

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      reply fail to Denial

  29. Gunner1290
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone know how many potential double gameweeks there will be? And what teams will be involved? Trying to plan efficient use of my chips

  30. Daniel Exeter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Been saying for ages we need a new chip.

    We need the 'captain swap' chip - sack off TC chip.

    Captain swap chip needs to be played before midnight on the day of the game, not by the end of the game week.

    i.e. captain Salah gets 2 points, but Aguero scored 15 - you need to play captain swap by midnight that day, even if there are PL games the next day within the same game week.

    (bitter Mane TC owner)

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

      They want the chips to encourage casuals - think this would only discourage them.

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

      We need rid of the chips (except WC)

      The game didn't need any more variance

      There's enough with the captaincy imo

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I agree with this more chips mean more element of luck.
        Also the majority of obsessive players end up using the chips around the same time anyway. Creating an even more' them and us' feel to the game.
        Back when I used to play fantasy football in the newspaper with a (dial tone phone) there no such things as chips etc.
        That was real fantasy football in my opinion, now it is all a bit gimmicky.

    3. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nope this would be a poor rule - it is like training wheels for an fpl player. You make your decision based on logic.
      I started the year without Sterling, Salah and had Ailsson. Also recently I benched TAA for his 24 points (leicester form team against them at the time).
      You live and die by your decisions just make sure you research them and you will not feel so bad.

      The mane injury was just unlucky. I TC - TAA and VC Salah. TAA could easily have conceded v West Ham or Salah could have missed his penalty.
      There is a large element of luck to the game.
      There are many fpl players who are struggling at the moment.
      Well known ones in the 'fpl community'
      Mark Sutherns:
      https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/21074/event/24

      And Andy of LTFPL
      https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/58/event/24

      They both captained Mane - at least you can console yourself that you are in good company with that decision.