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New stats in the FFScout Members Area

Fantasy Football Scout is delighted to add a host of new statistics to our Members Area.

Numbers are a staple part of our diets as Fantasy Premier League managers and while some fall into the marmite category, I think we can all agree that the game would not be the same without them.

WHAT’S NEW?

Over the last couple of weeks, a number of new stats have appeared for Fantasy Football Scout members to feast on. When creating a table in the My Stats Tables section of the Members Area, subscribers now have the following additional options:

  • Goals Non-Penalty
  • Penalties Taken
  • Total Shots On Target
  • Fantasy Assist Potential (Shots)*
  • Expected Goals On Target (xGOT)
  • Shooting Goals Added
  • xGOT Delta
  • xG Prevented

*coming soon

Penalties

Both new stats are fairly self-explanatory: ‘Goals Non-Penalty’ is simply goals scored excluding goals from penalties, and ‘Penalties Taken’ is, you guessed it, the number of penalties taken. It means you can now create tables like this one:

New Shot Stats

Total Shots On Target’ combines two metrics – ‘Shots on Target’ and ‘Blocked Shots’. The reason for creating the new stat is that, according to Opta, blocked shots must be on target and:

Shots blocked by another player, who is not the last man, are not counted as shots on target.

– Opta

‘Total Shots On Target’ covers all shots on target.

Fantasy Assist Potential (Shots)’ goes one step further and includes all three shot types that can lead to a rebound assist: Shot on Target, Shot Blocked, Shot Hit Woodwork. Combined with ‘Fouls Won’, managers now have a quick and easy way to assess Fantasy assist potential. Fantasy assists make up 22% of total assists.

Post-Shot Expected Goals

Marmite lovers: get ready for a new taste sensation. ‘Expected Goals On Target’ (xGOT) goes one step further than Expected Goals (xG). 

xG factors in everything up to the moment of the shot – it measures the quality of the chance. What it doesn’t do is tell you how well the player takes his chance: does he fluff it completely or does he stick it in the top corner?

xGOT is different. Not only does it take into account the quality of the chance, it also measures the quality of the shot

It assigns a value to where the shot ends up within the frame of the goal. Shots in the corners are given a higher value than shots down the middle. The thinking behind this is fairly intuitive – shots in the corner of the goal are generally harder to save than shots in the middle of the goal.

xGOT only includes shots on target because if a shot is off target, there’s a 0% chance that it will result in a goal.

xGOT is termed a post-shot expected goal model, whereas xG is pre-shot

How can xGOT help us?

One thing it can do is to give us a better understanding of finishing skill.

For instance, let’s compare Jamie Vardy and Raheem Sterling this season. 

The table above shows the xG and xGOT totals excluding penalties.

What’s noticeable is that Vardy has done very well with the chances he’s been presented with – his shooting prowess means that he’s turned his xG of 9.69 into an xGOT of 11.97. 

Sterling, on the other hand, has done the opposite – his shooting ability has let him down, from an xG of 12.08 he’s produced an xGOT of 10.16.

So this confirms that Vardy is an excellent finisher and Sterling, well, isn’t.

Now I can hear all the eye-test fans immediately shout, “I could tell you that from watching them play, it’s obvious!”. But that, frankly, is the point. If a stat is going to be useful it should mirror reality. 

Not all FPL managers are able to watch a lot of games, like Simon March when he won FPL. And you want stats that can be relied upon to paint an accurate picture of what happened in a football match. 

Is it Skill or Luck?

By measuring the quality of the shot, xGOT tells us more than xG alone.

The next stat compares the two. Shooting Goals Added (SGA) uses both xGOT and xG to quantify finishing ability. 

This is essentially what we’ve just done. Looking at Vardy, we can see above that this season he has an SGA of +2.28. His xGOT is exceeding his xG. In other words, he is executing better quality shots, given the quality of his chances.

If SGA is a useful indicator of finishing skill, xGOT Delta is a guide to luck. It compares goals scored with xGOT. 

Interestingly, Vardy has not been as lucky as you might have imagined. Earlier in the season, there was a lot of talk about how Vardy’s goalscoring run was unsustainable, how it wasn’t possible for him to keep exceeding his expected goals. 

Well, as we’ve seen, expected goals doesn’t take into account finishing skill. Compare his goals tally to his xGOT and Vardy hasn’t overperformed to the same extent. In 2019/20, he’s scored two more non-penalty goals than we would have expected. 

The luckiest player is arguably Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The Arsenal forward has scored four more goals than we would have expected given the quality of his shooting and the chances he’s been presented with. Perhaps he’s faced some poor goalkeeping this year.

Sorting the table in the opposite direction reveals the unluckiest players. 

With only eight goals from an xGOT of 10.84, Roberto Firmino is arguably the unluckiest of all. Unlike Aubameyang, maybe he’s come up against some goalkeepers in outstanding form, or had a few attempts cleared off the line. He’s scored nearly three goals less than expected.

Also making the list is Liverpool team-mate, Mohamed Salah, along with two players each from Newcastle and Wolves. Could Matt Doherty’s luck change as we enter the final third of the season? 

The Irishman has been unfortunate not to score two more goals.

Guardians of the Net

The final use of xGOT helps us to evaluate goalkeepers. 

By looking at the quality of shots they’ve faced and comparing it to the number of goals they’ve conceded, we get an idea of how well our custodians are performing. 

Courtesy of Opta (now part of Stats Perform) we can see just how well Alisson has done this season.

He’s let in six goals from an xGOT Conceded of 7.3, meaning he has an xG Prevented of 1.3.

However, the best-performing stoppers this campaign have been Martin Dubravka and Dean Henderson, who have an xG Prevented of 7.1 and 6.2 respectively.

Both, however, have faced a much greater xGOT and conceded more goals than Alisson.

Sorting the table in the opposite direction reveals the worst performing ‘keepers this season. And it will come as no surprise to Chelsea fans to discover who is top. 

It’s also easy to understand why Alex McCarthy replaced Angus Gunn in goal for Southampton considering the latter’s -7.4 xG Prevented.

Testimonial

Our very own Pro Pundit Simon March, aiming for his fourth top 10,000 finish this year, won FPL in 2014/15 watching just four live matches over the entire season and in his winner’s interview, explained how much studying the data helped him:

If there is any advantage to this, then it’s that good performances in the real world don’t always translate into FPL points. I’ve often watched matches in the past and thought that a certain player looked good and transferred them in on that basis, only for them to do nothing except waste another transfer when I had to get them back out. Meanwhile, players that seem to barely touch the ball are somehow racking up the points. There obviously are advantages to watching matches, though, but not being able to can force you to think about players differently and, perhaps, in terms closer to how FPL is scored. And adopting that mindset can definitely work to your favour.

– Pro Pundit Simon March, FPL winner 2014/15

Please, sir, I want some more. And you shall have some more, young Oliver. 

We will continue to develop and improve the metrics available to Fantasy Football Scout Members and will keep you informed of progress. Thank you to Matzi11a for implementing the new stats. Hopefully, you find them useful and they give you an edge over your rivals.

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

    DZ!!!

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Ahoi

    2. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      What does that mean? I hear it a lot used here.

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

        Deadzone when majority are sleeping

    3. Dank Squid
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      DrunkZone? I´ve already sobered up ...

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

      Morning !

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

        Morning

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

          Evening!

          1. Don Van Vliet
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Evening all.

  2. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I have 11 points from 3 on the bench if any games should be cancelled. For those asking...

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

      Soyuncu on bench?

      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yes sir. Last on bench 😆

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

          Atleast you have him on bench. I did Soyuncu to Stevens for -4 😀

  3. Sz21
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    1. Holgate + Lundstram -> Boly + Taylor (Lascelles if his injury looks serious).
    2. Lundstram + Maupay -> Taylor + DCL.
    3. Something else.

    Hendo.
    TAA, Stephens, Williams.
    Grealish, KDB, Mane, Salah.
    Maupay, Ings, Aubameyang.
    Stek, Lundstram, Dendoncker, Holgate.
    2ft. 0.1m ITB. WC, BB, FH- my remaining chips.
    Auba-> Jimenez next GW likely + hit.

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

    Keep Sidibe for Arsenal? If he plays, he'll have a field day against Kola or Saka. The key word is "if" though.

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

      If Walcott is out, I would keep.

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

    How would the uefa ban affect Manc players?

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

      Let's wait and see if it gets appealed.

      1. pablo discobar
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        It will be appealed to the court of arbitration and imo city will get a suspended sentence at best. Christ if PSG can get away with it:D

        It's a non story which will give false hope to 5th place in the premier league until May

  6. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Finally had a player start to get underway this game week 🙂

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

      Nice

  7. pakornk
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Pereira or Doherty?

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

      Doherty

  8. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    It was a boring game yesterday. Stayed up till 3.30am to watch it. Hoping that vardy scores something.....
    Jimenez missed 2 easy headers too.

    Need good performance from VVD & Sonny now.

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

      Wow surprised that you have played BB, why this GW?

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

        FFS cup final 😀
        To match the opponent tbh.
        Not going well atm.....

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

      Saw the highlights, got lucky as a non-Jimenez owner 😀

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

        For sure !

    3. Stoic
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Dozed off at 2-30

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

        Good for you

        1. My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Score Amey? Are you gonna win?

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

            Very tight atm.
            Robbo Auba + 3 points for him
            Vs
            VvD Son Lascells for me.

            Really hope all the games go on.

            1. My heart goes Salalalalah
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              That's as close as can be. Son to be the difference!

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

                Yep
                Very nervous weekend for me 😀

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

              No city Players?!

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

                Common to both I suspect

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

                  You're right Sir 🙂

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

      I just saw the line up and went straight to bed 😀
      Was happy that j skipped the match

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

        Good call

    5. Don Van Vliet
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      It was quite entertaining, especially for a goalless draw.

  9. Stoic
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    4 from Jiminez and Vardy yesterday. First time thinking of selling Vardy, but from 28 he has nice fixtures. Gotta take it .
    Play Boly(NOR) or Vardy (MCI)

    1. Party time
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Got to be Vardy. Spot kick duty & City can't defend

      • Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Vardy

      • Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Boly - Vardy was non existent yesterday

      • Whats the Huth
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Has to be Vardy

      • IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Boly easily. Vardy is absolute rubbish. 0 shots and barely touched the ball against Wolves

      • Stoic
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        3-2 to Vardy atm

    2. fish&chips
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Keep Lund to see if he regains his place or switch to Lund?

      Dump Maddison or wait for fixture turn?

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

        Keep if you can cover him

        Would sell but not sure who you would pick in that price bracket.

      2. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Lund to Lund wasted transfer 😉

      3. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Is that Lund move a bit sideways ?

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

        Lund > lund a bit sideways imo, but go with your gut.

      5. Ron_Swanson
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I like Lund but Lund is also good. Tough decision. Go with Lund.

        1. fish&chips
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Haha thanks all, meant to say Boly but excellent inputs 🙂

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

      Winston Reid to MLS 🙁

      1. Don Van Vliet
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Wise move. He's been either injured or out of favour (or both) for some time now; jumping ship before West Ham go down isn't a bad idea if he wants regular football.

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

        It's about time we got rid. Massive contract for a never present player!
        Was awesome in his day but another perma crock, like Carroll!

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

      Henderson
      Stevens vvd taa
      Traore salah kdb grealish
      Jimmy ings auba
      McCarthy Stephens Perez lacelless
      Gtg gameweek 27 ?

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

      Norwich weather

      Today:
      Breezy start then becoming very windy, with localised gales developing and perhaps severe gales along the Essex coast. Spells of rain all day, these sometimes heavy. Temperatures will reach double figures, but it will feel significantly colder. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

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

        It's fine match goes ahead

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

        Yeah. It’s just going to be a bit breezy. Norfolk is generally a warm/dry county, they won’t get the worst of the storm

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

        Salah performs in breezy condition

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

      How did Vardy play?

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

        2 points

        Hopeless

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

          Vardy has 7 blanks in last 8....

          And I still own him...

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

            Same here. You going to sell or keep?

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

              Really a difficult decision to make. He has very good fixtures coming. It depends on who you replace him with ( assuming jimenez)

              He also is slowly becoming a differential. A nice differential to have.

              I assume teams will tighten up now and will concede fewer goals than first half of the season.

              So probably will see how he ( leicester) play in next 2 and yesterday's highlights .

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

                I'm the same.
                I think I am keeping, but I’m starting to become concerned.
                Rather like Sterling, I kept him for far too long. Thinking he’d come good. Even in the easy fixtures - and he still blanked.

                I am hoping that Vardy doesn’t keep the run of blanks going. He needs a goal soon.

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

                He’s still the most owned forward with only 5 other players in the game ahead of him - differential?

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

                  When you consider in how many active teams he is, you'll see a different number.

                  I remember he was owned 52% at one time, and now at 37.2(will go down before next deadline) , which clearly means active players are moving away from him for other strikers with better form.

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

                Looked at cs stats last season and there wasn’t really much difference from GW26 in

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

                  I just assumed it . Good to know and the scenario remains the same

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

                    I made the same assumption. Don’t remember exact figures but it felt as it it was within variance.

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

        He probably needs that one goal to get his momentum back. Good thing is not many forwards are doing well, especially premium forward. So owners have the luxury to hold him and assess in those easy games.

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

        I didn't see or listen to the match but is it more a question of our whole team playing poorly and giving Vardy no service rather than Vardy form itself? Amounts to the same thing in FPL terms? I'm tempted to swap for Jimi but apparently he missed a couple of sitters.

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

          You might have a nice point there.

          Vardy to Jimi will be the transfer of the gw

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

          Sitters? 2 sitters don’t carry an xG of 0.49. He had one good opportunity with a free header just outside the 6 yard box and should have hit the target. He played well otherwise and linked up play nicely off the ball

      4. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Didn’t realise he was on the pitch.. always a bad sign

        1. Don Van Vliet
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          When is Wilfred due back?

    7. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      So, Doucoure, Lundstram & Soy on the bench for a total of 23 points.

      Should've played the bench boost on the hindsight.

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

        Ouch.

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

        Ooof

      3. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Storm Dennis could really do you a favour today

    8. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Is this too much City pre UCL? Not sure what to do with 1FT and 0.4 ITB?

      McCarthy
      TAA Robbo Doherty
      Salah(c) KDB Mahrez Fleck
      Aguero Jimenez Ings

      Button Williams Webster Hayden

      A) Save FT
      B) Fleck to Saint-Maximin
      C) Aguero to DCL/Vardy
      D) Webster to Boly (Wolves double up)

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

        A

      2. fc_skrald
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Save it I think. Will be good with two free transfers when we know more about double gameweeks

      3. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I would maybe look at losing one City player, tough game v Leicester and CL fixture, plus then a blank.

        Maybe bring in a Wolves attacker this week, and Leicester next week for their respective games against Norwich

        Or just bring in Son, very attacking and Chelsea tend to concede

    9. fc_skrald
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Early thoughts for this team?

      a. Digne -> Boly
      b. Digne -> Doherty
      c. Cantwell -> Barnes

      McCarthy
      TAA, Lundstram, Robertson, Aurier
      Salah, KDB, Grealish
      Aubameyang, Ings, Jiménez

      Martin, Digne, Hayden, Cantwell
      2 FT, 1,4 million in the bank

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

        C

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

      Southampton v Burnley 67mph gusts at 13:00, rain; heavy rain by 14:00
      https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2637487

      Norwich v Liverpool, 55mph at 18:00, rain
      https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2641181

      Prediction of % chances of matches being on?

      1. fc_skrald
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Hopefully 100 % since I own players in both games...Is the predicted weather worse than what was predicted for the Man City game last weekend?

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

          I'm not totally sure but it looks like the wind won't be quite as bad but there will be more rain about - especially for the SOT-BUR match

          1. IRBOX ⚽
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Rain never hurt anyone

            1. GreennRed
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Apparently Noah is on standby for a Denis.

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

              Very true. I remember playing in driving sleet as a school kid - there was a kid balling his eyes out on the next pitch.
              If you're up in Scotland then I bet you've played in bad weather too.

          2. fc_skrald
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Ings to score some extra random goals due to the water on the field then!

      2. BigCoupes
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        67mph seems pretty high, how fast were the winds that got the city game called off?

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

          Think it was local flooding and transport systems which did for that one. Also had they done their crisis meeting a couple of hours later and not in the eye of the storm then the decision may have changed. It turned out quite a nice afternoon

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

          67 not high. I was driving West in 90 mph winds last Saturday, raining heavy enough. My car is an old light piece of crap. Not good for the nerves 🙂

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

        Look at the met office. These games wlll be on

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

          Quite different stats form BBC - the Sot-Bur match predicted wind is significantly lower. Que sera.

      4. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        100% ... it’s England, it’s windy and it rains a lot - need to have the transport stopped and trees falling over to stop a PL game ...

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

      Do cs increase as we get to pointy end of season?

      Just looked at last season comparing 1-26 to 27-38. Satisfyingly no change from a cs from every 3.66 performances in both periods if my sums are right.

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Teams on the cusp of relegation tend to tighten up a bit, the rest doesn’t affect much..

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

          Yep

          I was wondering whether there was a difference between overall and specific figures.

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

          Haven’t checked but given Everton and City has such amazing cs runs and must account for an abnormally high percentage of the cs from 27 on I wonder if marginal teams actually did worse towards the end,

      2. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        only for players I don’t own 🙂

    12. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Red arrow so far but feels a good one with 12 points and only 2 players played. Glad to avoid the Maddison, Vardy, Jimenez, Traore and Sheffield United defence blanks

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

        You’ve taken a hit though....

        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          So? Hits are working perfectly for me recently and expecting another green. Part of that hit was Maddison, Vardy > Son, Ings so going to be profitable for sure

          1. IRBOX ⚽
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Also was green before the Leicester Wolves match, with the hit already factored in

            1. Wild Rover
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              The point is you are 8 pts, not 12 pts

              1. IRBOX ⚽
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 1 month ago

                Tell that to those who chase GW rank..

                1. Hotdogs for Tea
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 1 month ago

                  i think he is telling you though ... 8 points is 8 points, you don’t have 12 points 😉

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

            Sonny RC incoming 🙂

            1. IRBOX ⚽
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Brace far more likely

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

              Don't say that

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

      Weather seems calm right now and forecast suggests it won't get any worse until a couple of hours before the SOU kick off which surely seems too late to call it off.

      Guess there's more chance of the Liverpool game being off if the forecast is correct.

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        All games to go ahead

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

          Hope so. Just want to watch some football at this point.

          1. IRBOX ⚽
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            For sure mate, has been painful - worse than an international break

      2. Rhinos
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Everton Palace was called off with about an hour till ko so assume nothing

    14. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      If you had to bet, would you bet on Lundstram starting the game or starting on the bench next week?

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

        he'll be benched, ain't rocket science

      2. Netley Lucas
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Bench, sadly.

      3. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        If he was getting a start I would have fancied it to be v Bournemouth. Looks like he benched now until someone is injured or badly screws up

      4. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        he has been dropped, so bench.

        Likely to come on though, and get points

      5. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Bench. A lot of players without much knowledge will play him because of his goal and they are setting them up for an inevitable 1 point cameo

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

        I think until he starts we have to assume he’s benched

        Good 3rd sub material though at 4.0

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

          great bencher with no game in 28 or probably 31

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

            If you have the bench strength for it he’s still a good fodder imo at 4.0 - if you need your third sub then that’s a different story - but I can bench him and still field an XI in GW28

            GW31 is still a little murky & stranger things have happened than Derby beating Utd, Reading beating SHU & Lundstram winning his place back in GW29, GW30 etc

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

          Worth selling if 4.4 SV or higher.. 1 point nightmare and first rule of FPL is to pick nailed (or at least first choice) players

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

            It’s all team dependent, if you have the bench strength to hide him, he’s a grand 3rd sub - just make sure you don’t actually need to rely on him starting at any point in the next 4 GW’s

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

              Agreed

              I sold as I also have Kiko and Holgate - rather regretting Rico out right now 🙂

      7. 32chickens
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Start on bench
        This is a contract dispute,lundstrum won't sign so Wilder has to protect his team.
        In fpl now time to cash in I think unless matters are resolved.But in draft worth stashing for dgw unless you play off driven

    15. Wally banter
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      7 from 4 and no Son. Auba, Kun, Mahrez ..
      Turning to a slow poison

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

        Better banter please

        1. Wally banter
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          you mean 7 with 4 played is a good score :O

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

        Likewise

        Except I do have Kun but that’s probably offset by also having Mane

    16. pjanns
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Morning all! Do you have any recommendations for this team?

      I'm considering: Martial + Reid --> Traore + Boly/Lascelles

      But I don't know, doesn't really feel as an upgrade. Any recommendations for me?
      2 FT 0,1ITB

      Ryan
      Lunds - Soy - TAA
      Salah - Mane- KDB - Martial
      Auba - Ings - DCL

      (Button - Williams - Dendo - Reid)

      1. pjanns
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Anyone? 🙂

    17. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      6 points from 4 on the pitch, 16 from 3 laughing at me from the bench, going well so far!

    18. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Is it genuinely time to ditch Vardy now?

      Great fixtures after next week, including playing in BGW28, but no goals in 8 games now.

      On one hand, the drought surely has to end. On the other hand, when is enough enough?

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

        Don't buy, don't sell I think

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          This is the problem.

          After next week you'd absolutely want an in form Vardy for that run of games.

          But he is not in any kind of form right now.

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

        Tough call, glad I ditched a few weeks ago.

      3. pjanns
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Sold him for Auba last weeks. exciting when I will regret this..

        I would move him on for now, but have a plan ready to get him in again, when he eventually starts scoring. 🙂

      4. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Feel I did the right thing getting rid of in GW25.

        He honestly looks lost on the pitch. Does not look like the Leicester team are working around him either. His workrate is also very bad.

        Whether it is a slump in form or something else, he can hardly get a shot on target and been like that for weeks now. Not sure I would look at him again unless their is a massive turnaround in form from him.

      5. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I own, think I will keep him.

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

        Wolves are a bit of a bogey team for him anyways, so even though he was smothered last night - I think it’s one of these situations where you have to scratch a little deeper than his recent raw FPL scores & look at some of the “whys” behind the scores, and then judge whether those “whys” are likely to continue - Is he really in “poor form” for example?

        Or has his output been contaminated by several black swan/anomalous factors that it may not be wise to expect to continue?

        GW18 mci - 9 (excellent)
        GW19 LIV - 2 (not going to criticise for blanking vs best team in the world)
        GW20 & GW21 - 0 mins - so zero points is hard to criticise
        GW22 - SOU - 1 Assist (a superb Assist) & a VAR disallowed goal millimetres from being allowed, plus a VAR disallowed Assist - would have been another haul
        GW23 - missed a pen - he’s only human - an 8 or 9 point swing with baps
        GW24 off injured unluckily early so couldnt get involved in the later goals
        GW25 - just back from injury - 1:1 big chance well saved by Caballero in first half, put a goal on a plate for Harvey Barnes that Barnes messed up just before being subbed off in 70th minute due to returning from injury
        GW26 - zero supply - probably the only game in the list to actually be concerned about - not a good day out - but that won’t be the case in every game

        I'd be very hesitant to write off a player of his destructiveness due to a missed penalty, two missed games, marginal VAR calls, and an unlucky injury tbh - Every penalty taker misses, some more than others - one of every 5 are missed or saved, there's a huge element of luck to taking penalties like every other aspect of the game

        Id also be hesitant to roll up 1 point in 3 games missed with injury as genuine "form" - it's important to separate luck (good or bad) from the player selection process imo - when I look at Vardy's last 7-8 games whilst I do obviously see bad FPL scores, I don’t really don't see bad form, I see more bad luck, and I don't fancy betting on that bad luck to continue

        Especially with AVL, nor, BHA coming up

        Getting Ndidi back would be nice though, and as someone who is positive on Vardy’s prospects, I’m always going to lean towards keep rather than sell - but personally I reckon he has a good shout of being on 200 points by GW31

        1. 32chickens
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Choudry ain't no Ndidi
          Rodgers bringing Ndidi back too quick has Donald ducked Leic, Vardy and Ndidi it seems.
          Their solid defence stands firm though

        2. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Very well reasoned post.

          Thank you, Maximus.

        3. KunDogan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Nice post, thanks MBP!

    19. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Morning Ladies and Gents, what is the whether like in England?

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Wet and windy here in Bristol. Not nice at all and going to get worse later on.

      2. Gobigorgohome
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Southamptom game will go ahead
        just less than 5 hours away now

      3. 32chickens
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        It was the local transport issues for a large match that caused postpone last week,don't believe same issues in burnley

      4. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I am in Deal on the kent coast and the weather is beautiful....a bit of wind but a fantastic morning in God's garden.

    20. Babelcopter
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Mane owners today could be massive for us. Double digit haul and WE FEAST!

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        On Salah's crumbs

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

        Hard to feast on very limited minutes

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

          Makes much more sense to start him and sub after 60 mins. But that's all we need. My body is ready!

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

            reply fail!

      3. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        going to be tough hauling when he is coming off the bench for the last 15 mins ...

        1. 32chickens
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Exactly

    21. Saro0808
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      0 from 0 till now,dropped from 59k to 97k 🙁
      hope my wildcarded team helps me to push up through the ranks.
      McCarthy
      Taa Vvd Stephens
      Salah Kbd Son Mahrez
      Ings Martinelli Kun(c)

      Bench: Button, Tanganga Hayden Williams.

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

        why are you moaning that 0pts has seen a rank drop?

        1. Saro0808
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          38k drop 🙁
          citys game being rescheduled this week gives a little hope tho,but 3 games in a span of 7-8 days means rotation.it could have been well different f the game would have played earlier.

      2. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        0 from 0. I thought I was lagging behind the rest of you with just DCL and Traore in action so far.

        1. Saro0808
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Dcl looks nailed under ancelotti,but poor fix ahead,so didnt get him,now i regret it.
          i feared that not owning shef utd defence could cost me,but i feel at the end of season,most teams concede.

      3. Wally banter
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        OMG, different level of brag

        1. Saro0808
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          lol,each team is unique,so we all have different levels of brags.

          1. Wally banter
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            so you accept it is indeed a brag

    22. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Only defender to score 10 goals in a Premier League season?

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

        Gareth bale

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

          Not as a defender

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

        Sir Leighton?

        1. 32chickens
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          This

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

        Baines??
        Alonso??
        Bale??

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

        Steve Bruce

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

        Pretty sure nobody has done it??

        Lescott the closest i can think of. Maybe someone from the 90s otherwise