Fixtures

Which Gameweeks could be affected by the Champions League and Europa League

The UEFA Champions League and Europa League recommence this week following a two-month break.

As we have learned the hard way in the past, that could have a knock-on effect for Fantasy managers regarding squad rotation in the top flight.

Seven Premier League sides are still involved in European competition, with Arsenal, Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers, in particular, facing a busy time of it.

While Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur only face a two-legged, last-16 Champions League tie between now and the international break, the trio of clubs still involved in the Europa League will face four Thursday night games over the same period.

Six of these seven teams (Wolves being the exception) are still involved in the FA Cup, too, while City have a League Cup final to come in less than a fortnight’s time.

Should United progress to the semi-finals of both the FA Cup and Europa League, for instance, they will likely be in action twice a week, every week, from now until the end of 2019/20 (barring the international break).

With that in mind, we thought it was worth a look at the fixture schedule for Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea, Spurs, Arsenal, Manchester United and Wolves over the next month.

The picture obviously gets more clouded from Gameweek 31 onwards, with blanks and doubles still to be determined, so we’ll stop in earnest at that point and revisit the article during the international break when we’ll hopefully know a little bit more about postponements and rearranged matches.

MANCHESTER CITY

Wednesday 19 February: Gameweek 26 – West Ham United (h)
Saturday 22 February: Gameweek 27 – Leicester City (a)
Wednesday 26 February: Champions League last 16 – Real Madrid (a)
Sunday 1 March: EFL Cup finalAston Villa (n)
Wednesday 4 March: FA Cup fifth round – Sheffield Wednesday (a)
Sunday 8 March: Gameweek 29 – Manchester United (a)
Saturday 14 March: Gameweek 30 – Burnley (h)
Tuesday 17 March: Champions League last 16 – Real Madrid (h)
Saturday 21 March: Gameweek 31 – Chelsea (a)*

*possible blank due to clash with FA Cup quarter-finals


City could well be in action twice a week until the international break if the Premier League opts to crowbar in an extra fixture for Pep Guardiola’s side in Gameweek 29. That is still a hypothetical scenario at this stage, however, and would depend on results in Europe and in the FA Cup.

With the league title gone and a place in the top four (which, of course, may not necessarily translate into Champions League qualification for next season) looking fairly assured, the Gameweek 30 clash with Burnley could see some key players rested, as the second leg of City’s tie against Real Madrid follows just 75 hours after that game.

This week’s league matches against West Ham and Leicester may also see a degree of rotation (what’s new there, many of you will ask) but Guardiola’s previous comments about City’s players needing “rhythm” before next Wednesday’s trip to the Bernabeu are at least heartening.

LIVERPOOL

Tuesday 18 February: Champions League last 16 – Atletico Madrid (a)
Monday 24 February: Gameweek 27 – West Ham United (h)
Saturday 29 February: Gameweek 28 – Watford (a)
Tuesday 3 March: FA Cup fifth round – Chelsea (a)
Saturday 7 March: Gameweek 29 – Bournemouth (h)
Wednesday 11 March: Champions League last 16 – Atletico Madrid (h)
Monday 16 March: Gameweek 30 – Everton (a)
Saturday 21 March: Gameweek 31 – Crystal Palace (h)*

*possible blank due to clash with FA Cup quarter-finals


As if they need any assistance on their procession to the Premier League title, Liverpool’s schedule is arguably the most favourable out of the seven clubs in European action.

The Reds have six days to recover from their exertions in Madrid before they take on West Ham in the top flight in Gameweek 27, which ought to diminish any risk of fatigue-led rotation.

Similarly, the second leg of their Champions League tie with Atletico falls four days after the visit of Bournemouth and a generous five days before they take on Everton in the Merseyside derby.

Klopp kept rotation in the league to an absolute minimum around the Champions League group stage and, although his side has since built up a huge lead domestically, the carrots of an unbeaten 2019/20 and a triple-figure points tally will hopefully see our key Liverpool assets avoid more than the odd breather between now and May.

Given his previous for naming youthful sides in the third and fourth round of the FA Cup, it’ll be interesting to see how Klopp approaches the fifth round tie against Chelsea in terms of team selection, with that game falling in between Gameweeks 28 and 29.

CHELSEA

Monday 17 February: Gameweek 26 – Manchester United (h)
Saturday 22 February: Gameweek 27 – Tottenham Hotspur (h)
Tuesday 25 February: Champions League last 16 – Bayern Munich (h)
Saturday 29 February: Gameweek 28 – Bournemouth (a)
Tuesday 3 March: FA Cup fifth round – Liverpool (h)
Sunday 8 March: Gameweek 29 – Everton (h)
Saturday 14 March: Gameweek 30 – Aston Villa (a)
Wednesday 18 March: Champions League last 16 – Bayern Munich (a)
Saturday 21 March: Gameweek 31 – Manchester City (h)*

*possible blank due to clash with FA Cup quarter-finals


Given the importance of the Gameweek 27 clash with Spurs to the race for a top four place, it’s difficult to see Frank Lampard approaching that match with minute management in mind even though a Champions League last-16 tie against Bayern follows just three days later.

Lampard’s “favourites” – Cesar Azpilicueta (£5.8m), Willian (£7.1m) and Tammy Abraham (£7.7m), for example – generally started every league and Champions League game when the group stages were on anyway, so the Chelsea boss doesn’t seem to have any qualms about his first-team regulars racking up game-time in busy periods.

A Double Gameweek 29 has been mooted in some quarters but that would hinge on both Chelsea and Manchester City’s progression to the FA Cup quarter-finals and a swift rearrangement of their Gameweek 31 clash, not to mention other factors like Arsenal’s elimination from the Europa League (the Gunners also have an outstanding fixture against City to be rearranged).

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

Wednesday 19 February: Champions League last 16 – RB Leipzig (h)
Saturday 22 February: Gameweek 27 – Chelsea (a)
Sunday 1 March: Gameweek 28 – Wolverhampton Wanderers (h)
Wednesday 4 March: FA Cup fifth round – Norwich City (h)
Saturday 7 March: Gameweek 29 – Burnley (a)
Tuesday 10 March: Champions League last 16 – RB Leipzig (a)
Sunday 15 March: Gameweek 30 – Manchester United (h)
Friday 20 March: Gameweek 31 – West Ham United (h)*

*possible blank due to clash with FA Cup quarter-finals


Jose Mourinho took charge of two Spurs games in the Champions League after his appointment in November, with the likes of Son Heung-min (£10.0m), Dele Alli (£8.4m) and Harry Kane (£10.8m) starting all four league matches around those ties – although the mid-December defeat in Munich was something of a dead rubber.

The Gameweek 29 clash against Burnley falls just three days before the Lilywhites travel to Germany for their clash with RB Leipzig but, given how tight the race for fourth (maybe even fifth) is at present, it’s surely more likely that Mourinho will opt to shuffle his side (or manage minutes) in the FA Cup fifth round ahead of that trip to Turf Moor.

ARSENAL

Thursday 20 February: Europa League last 32 – Olympiakos (a)
Sunday 23 February: Gameweek 27 – Everton (h)
Thursday 27 February: Europa League last 32 – Olympiakos (h)
Monday 2 March: FA Cup fifth round – Portsmouth (a)
Saturday 7 March: Gameweek 29 – West Ham United (h)
Thursday 12 March: Europa League last 16, first leg
Saturday 14/Sunday 15 March: Gameweek 30 – Brighton and Hove Albion (a)
Thursday 19 March: Europa League last 16, second leg
Sunday 22 March: Gameweek 31 – Southampton (a)*

*possible blank due to clash with FA Cup quarter-finals


With Mikel Arteta not taking charge of Arsenal until Boxing Day, we are in the dark as to how seriously he will be taking the UEFA Europa League regarding team selection and its impact on the Premier League front.

The Gunners will, of course, have a Blank Gameweek 28, given Manchester City’s involvement in the EFL Cup final on that same weekend.

Should the north London side be eliminated from European competition at the round-of-32 stage, that would open up the possibility of their postponed match against Pep Guardiola’s troops being moved to a Double Gameweek 29 – although it’s all conjecture at this point and nothing has been, or likely will be, confirmed for some time yet.

MANCHESTER UNITED

Monday 17 February: Gameweek 26 – Chelsea (a)
Thursday 20 February: Europa League last 32 – Bruges (a)
Sunday 23 February: Gameweek 27 – Watford (h)
Thursday 27 February: Europa League last 32 – Bruges (h)
Sunday 1 March: Gameweek 28 – Everton (a)
Thursday 5 March: FA Cup fifth round – Derby County (a)
Sunday 8 March: Gameweek 29 – Manchester City (h)
Thursday 12 March: Europa League last 16, first leg
Sunday 15 March: Gameweek 30 – Tottenham Hotspur (a)
Thursday 19 March: Europa League last 16, second leg
Saturday 21/Sunday 22 March: Gameweek 31 – Sheffield United (h)*

*possible blank due to clash with FA Cup quarter-finals


Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s priority in the first half of the campaign was very much the Premier League, with second-string players frequently used on the continent.

Marcus Rashford (£8.9m), for example, started only two of United’s six Europe League group games but every Premier League fixture around those matches.

The teamsheet in Belgium on Thursday will perhaps provide us with some clues as to whether that remains the case, and there could be a point later in the season (much like Arsenal) where qualification for next season’s Champions League is more realistic by winning this year’s Europa League than it is by finishing fourth.

As we mentioned in the introduction, United’s schedule has the potential to be the busiest of all seven clubs featured in this piece, should they go deep into the Europa League and FA Cup.

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS

Thursday 20 February: Europa League last 32 – Espanyol (h)
Sunday 23 February: Gameweek 27 – Norwich City (h)
Thursday 27 February: Europa League last 32 – Espanyol (a)
Sunday 1 March: Gameweek 28 – Tottenham Hotspur (a)
Saturday 7 March: Gameweek 29 – Brighton and Hove Albion (h)
Thursday 12 March: Europa League last 16, first leg
Sunday 15 March: Gameweek 30 – West Ham United (a)
Thursday 19 March: Europa League last 16, second leg
Saturday 21/Sunday 22 March: Gameweek 31 – Bournemouth (h)


Nuno Espirito Santo rang the changes in the first quarter of the campaign as Wolves juggled the Premier League and Europa League but, from Gameweeks 10-19, the West Midlands club’s starting XI was the most settled in the division despite their involvement on the continent, with only one change (an enforced one, at that) being made over that period.

The hope from an owners’ perspective is that Santo adopts that latter approach when the knockout stage recommences this Thursday, and an early elimination from the FA Cup (thus giving Wolves a breather in between Gameweeks 28 and 29) is certainly advantageous from that perspective.

Happily for those of us who own Raul Jimenez (£7.7m), the Mexican striker started every single league match either side of a Europa League group stage game.


635 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Toby and DCL to Coady and Ings -4?

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

      Boly over Coady surely?

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

    G2G?

    Ryan
    TAA, Robbo, Lund
    Salah, KDB, Martial, Grealish
    Jimenez, Ings, Vardy
    Button | Dendoncker, Soyuncu, Simpson

    With the fixtures surely this team gets a decent green arrow this week?!

    1. Gunners in Haaland
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I'm considering Button -> Pope and playing him ahead of Ryan this gw.

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

        Ryan has been a complete and utter disaster hasn’t he

        1. Von Lipwig
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          yes. still kicking myself

    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Replied on previous article, looks fine, good luck mate.

    3. V-2 Schneiderlin
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I have Martial myself, but not that confident in him (tonight will be interesting) - I'm keeping for next week but then he's gone

  3. FF Dirtbag
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    A) Dendoncker -> Traore for a hit and play over Pukki this week
    or
    B) Play Pukki

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

      B

    2. Gunners in Haaland
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not for a hit!

    3. FF Dirtbag
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers all

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

    I'd go B

  5. Ozzy smith
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Stick to the plan and Bench Boost this lot for GW27? 1FT 1.8ITB

    Hendo
    TAA Egan Boly
    Salah KDB Son Traore
    Firmino Ings Jimenez

    Pope (BOU)
    Taylor (BOU)
    Fleck (BHA)
    Stephens (AVL)

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

      I have the same bench except McCarthy instead of Pope.
      I am also considering this but it will be a last minute call. Have to make sure everyone is starting.

      In my opinion it is a good plan if you have no WC left. Because if you do, it is surely safer to WC just before a DGW and BB then.

      If you have no WC left, which is my case, you'll probably need a couple of hits to sort you BB in DGW and in it can potentially lead you to missing out moves for your main team as well.

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

      Only just seeing this now, I have the same bench except that instead of Fleck I have Douglas Luiz of Villa. I floated the idea a while ago of bench boosting and was ridiculed! But I also have no wildcard and wondering when I'll have better fixtures to BB.

  6. Pieterke30
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Am I the only one here not convinced by Son (and Spurs)?

    Seems like everyone wants him now.
    Sure, he had many shots yesterday (vs the worst defense in the league), but could easily have blanked. Fixtures not great, Spurs still unconvincing.

    Think Id prefer Salah + Mané than one + Son.

    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      "He had many shots but could easily have blanked." Doubt that makes sense.

      1. Pieterke30
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        It does. Reina played well, that’s his job. Dubious pen, which he missed + last second goal thanks to a horrible mistake by Engels = he could easily have blanked.

        1. Cok3y5murf
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Reina playing well actually makes Son look good because he won’t face him every week.

          As for the horrible mistake, if we’re going down that route, we can practically say any player could have blanked in any week. Horrible defenses like Villa make horrible mistakes and that’s why owners had him for this game.

          Agree that Spurs aren’t convincing, but we’re scraping the barrel in midfield. If not Son, then who really? Salah + Mane would be better, but I prefer double pool defence.

    2. Ozzy smith
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      It’s one plus Son plus a Liverpool def though isn’t it.

    3. FF Dirtbag
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      No idea what sauce you are on, but Son was cleanly hitting a lot of shots yesterday and Reina was working miracles.

      1. FF Dirtbag
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Plus now seems to be on pens (even if he missed)

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

      I have Son. I thought he wasn't very sharp yesterday. I expected more. I am keeping as I trust him.

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

      A player can score a hat trick and have 20 shots and you could argue he could have blanked with that kind of mindset.

      Even if they were the same price, I’d take Son playing as a striker over Mane.

      1. Pieterke30
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Guess we’re different then

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

        Son above mane???? :O
        i can get the two lv def+ Salah, Son better than one pool def+Salah, Mane
        but cannot understand why to take son above mane with those fixs (direct comparison)

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

          I don’t think Spurs’ fixtures are terrible after Chelsea (away). The reason for me is due to Son playing further forward compared to Mane, the fact that he is on penalties, less rotation risk (as Liverpool will win the league soon) and the other good alternatives in the Liverpool squad (3 of Salah, TAA, Robertson, Firmino).

          Of course others might disagree though, just my opinion on this.

    6. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      4 goals in 3 games, decent stats. Easy to turn too.

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

      Just get em all is what I'm thinking.

      Front 8 of:
      Salah Mane KdB Son
      DCL Jimenez Ings

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

        Maybe for now, although DCL's fixtures are awful, but once the league is wrapped up, I think I'll prefer a double Liverpool defense.

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

          Robertson and TAA may be rotated or rested after that also.

      2. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Only issue is having decent bench for BB with that attack (Thank you Pulisic for destroying my tv) if money is tight.

    8. Pieterke30
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      See?? Now everyone is gonna sell him!

      🙂

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

    Aguero/Lundy to Jimmy/VVD worth -4?
    Will wait until Friday

    1. La Vida Latte
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      No. I am in the same boat. I am either doing both next week or Just Aguero->Jimi this week. 4 points for a defender is rarely worth it.

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks!

        Would Aguero/Martial to Jimmy/Son or Mane be worth it?

  8. ludaslol
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What would you plan to do here in the future for the BGW28?

    Pope
    Lascalles TAA Egan Kelly Williams
    Grealish Salah KDB Mahrez Saka
    Ings Firmino Auba

    so I have 6 players starting now, 5 blanks and 2 non starters/injuries.s And only 2 transfers.. Would you do FH in this case or make an -8 next GW to field 10 atleast??

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

      See reply on previous page.

  9. GRIMANDI [formerly boring M…
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Prefer Son & double Pool defence

    1. FF Dirtbag
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Exactly.

  10. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    GTG? 2FT but not really sure what to do... up to 7k OR 🙂 but with no one left to play...

    Henderson
    Trent • Robertson • Boly • E.Stevens
    Salah • Son • Grealish
    Aubameyang • Ings • Jimenez

    McCarthy • A.Traore • H.Barnes • Fernandez

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

      Going for no City - not sure if that's a risk or not.

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

    Could holding Alli be a nice differential? He has a pretty good record against Chelsea.

    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      They said that before the last time he faced Chelsea too, and he blanked. It's largely irrelevant.

  12. La Vida Latte
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Pick 2

    A) Doherty
    B) Robertson

    1) Firmino
    2) Jiminez

    Thanks!

    1. La Vida Latte
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      (B1 is not an option, since I have Salah and TAA)

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

      B2

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

      B2

    4. La Vida Latte
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks!

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

    Anyone know why Montoya was not in the Brighton squad?

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

      No idea, I've googled but can't find anything, only his FPL owners seem to care 🙂 was hoping to keep and play in 28 but think I'm going to replace him now due to on going uncertainty over starts.....now watch him start and get a goal and CS.

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

        Yeah I am in the same boat, own both Ritchie and Montoya who seem to be benched now, makes navigating 28 a lot more difficult for me.

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

          Fielding 9 or 10 isn't the end of the world, you never know they may get game time yet. Personally I'm likely to sell Montoya for Robbo this week for a hit, means I can bench Soy v City this week and not have to rely on Montoya in 28. Hoping the -4 will be returned swiftly.

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

        Probably a good idea to sell him anyway. Terrible defence and very little attacking threat.

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

          Yeah but it's Palace in 28, can't get much better CS odds than that. I disagree about attacking threat, likes to get in the box, passes the eye test from an attacking stand point when he plays.

  14. Eze Really?
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Informative article but no conclusions to speak of.

    1. Skonto Rigga
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Oh I'll take that, that counts as high praise around these parts.

      1. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I hope you don't think me rude. My observation, that is all.

        1. Skonto Rigga
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Not at all, not many conclusions to draw at this point. All utter conjecture at the end of the day, innit? I've built a career on it.

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Liverpool assets are good to own, since they have best schedule 😉

  15. I Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    That Burnley fixture looks like rotation central for City.

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yep, probably starts for Foden, Kinkladze and Goater.

      1. Skonto Rigga
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Team news entry: "Kåre Ingebrigtsen will be hopeful of a recall, while Tony Coton could be poised for a run-out between the posts. Phil Foden is expected to be among the substitutes".

  16. Lignja
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What would you do with this team?
    2ft 0.2mitb

    Pope
    Taa, Robo, Lundstram
    Salah, Kdb, Grealish, Traore
    Auba, Vardy, Ings

    Kelly, Rico, Dendoker

    Im thinking Kelly to Lascales and roll other ft (dont know if i should start Lundstram or Lascales in that case)

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lunds

  17. Winter_is_coming
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I have a place for midfielder punt just for 27 and 28 (already 3 LIV), help to choose, please:
    1) Bruno / Martial (WAT, eve)
    2) Zaha (NEW, bri)
    3) Son (che, WOL)

    1. I Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      3

    2. Pieterke30
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Bruno

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

    Helpful article, thanks

    1. Skonto Rigga
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      No problem, cheers!

  19. boc610
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    son's penalty technique has to be one of the worst I've seen in quite some time.

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

      The run up's a bit ugly tbf but it wasn't a bad penalty. It was a good save by Reina

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

      Not the best I’ve seen, but if that’s the worst you’ve seen,you probably haven’t seen a lot or only watch Bundesliga.

      1. boc610
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        its no Zaza but its pretty bad..his body shape means it will be a much less clean strike to the keepers' left than to the right so i think he will naturally hit a lot where he hit them yesterday. nothing in his run up improves how he hits the ball or puts more disguise on it.

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

      Yeah it's pretty bad. He can't hit it the other way with that run-up. Both the two PKs he took this season were to the pull-side.

      I would have put the odds on him missing as very high in that PK anyway. Not a regular taker and Reina is a penalty saving God.

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

    Not sure I'm in a rush to get Wolves players. They don't score too many goals, clean sheets aren't necessarily a guarantee, and I'm FHing in 31 anyway (which is one of their better fixtures).

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

      ok

  21. I Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Is there a cut off for yellow card suspensions or does it go until the end of the season?

    1. Skonto Rigga
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      The threshold for ten yellow cards is after 32 league fixtures (which may not necessarily be GW32, given likely postponements). After that, it raises to 15 until the end of the season.

      1. I Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Thank you kind sir.

        1. Skonto Rigga
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          No problem!

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

    Bottomed previous article

    Went and had a look and Top 10k most owned players are as follows

    Henderson 37.66%
    Button 33.97%
    TAA 87.23%
    Lundstram 62.63%
    Kelly 38.23%
    Soyunchu 34.87%
    VVD 26.13%
    Salah 96.1%
    KDB 90.5%
    Grealish 51.56%
    Traore 37.98%
    Cantwell 34.47%
    Ings 68.95%
    Vardy 52.84%
    Jimenez 38.75%

    Thought I would post this for those chasing the top 10k at the moment. Sort of helping me to figure out which differentials I should punt. Obviously the %'s and players above can change quickly but solid base to work from at the moment.

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

      Meh, more top 10k elitism

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

        Looking for this? Could be useful.
        Top1 overall effective ownership:

        Patricio 100%
        TAA 100%
        Gomez 100%
        Dunk 100%
        Salah 100%
        KDB 100%
        Adama 100%
        Richarlison 100%
        Auba 200%
        Ings 100%
        DCL 100%

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

          Quite a nice team the number 1 in FPL has.

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Probably number 2 after City play.

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

              I am going to watch that match with my eyes closed. Hoping for a West Ham upset lol.

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

              Will update post after wednesday.

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

      Don't have 11 of them, good start 😉

  23. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Sooooo for 28, I have:

    Williams (Non starter)
    Lundstram (Blank)
    Kdb (Blank)
    Auba (Blank)

    With this weeks FT and next weeks:

    Kdb > Son and Williams > any playing defender seems reasonable?

    Worth getting Son in today to catch price rise?

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

      Are you talking about Brandon Williams? Wouldn't be sure that he is a non starter personally.
      Would sooner use a ft on Lundy, even then, would prob hold him one more week.

      1. Dacra
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        You might be right - and yes that will be my transfer next week before the 28 blank.

  24. NATSTER
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Has Hayden lost his starting place?

    Early sub last week and starting on bench this week.

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

      Looks possible

    2. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Possibly. Bentaleb is better on the ball than Hayden to be fair.

  25. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Maddison/Lundy/Martial are annoying me.

    Should I just hold the FT, and gives some wiggle room for next week.

    McCarthy
    TAA - VVD - Lundy - Williams - Rico
    Salah - Kdb - Martial - Maddison - Dendo
    Jimi - Ings - Auba

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

    Early thoughts on what to do with this Team chaps? Will wait until after the City game regardless. 2 FT, 0.1 ITB - don't want to burn a FT.

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

    (Button, Williams, Lascelles, Hayden)

    A) Aubameyang & Grealish -> Ings & Son
    B) Salah, Jimenez & Williams -> Son, Ings & Robertson
    C) Williams -> Taylor
    D) Something Else
    E) Burn FT

    Cheers.

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

      Def not B- losing Salah on a -4?!

      A looks ok, considering both will miss 28.

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

        Cheers. Would be over two weeks so no hit, and I would be swapping him for Robertson.

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

      Wolves play Thursday night too, best wait until Friday this week

      Out of those choices, I would do a)

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

        Cheers, good shout.

  27. Whats the Mata?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Thinking of going Salah + Mane + TAA on my WC.

    I mean, Pool have easily been the best defense in the league, however, they've been lucky to not concede in some of the recent matches.

    Plus, the main reason being Salah+Mane. Could be a good differential to go with, especially with me wanting KDB out (wanna go differential with my current rank and City have difficult games and rotation written all over)

    Can get some City cover later if they have a dgw29.

    Another reason being, I'd have good defenders on my bench and with double pool defense, two good defenders will be rooted to my bench every week as I'd start double Pool def every week.

    Thoughts?

    1. Crystal Alice
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      £ per point, money is better spent on either Salah/Mané and spreading the cash elsewhere

      1. Pieterke30
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Except if youre not sure Son outscores Harvey Barnes over the next 4, and/or if youre not sure Auba outscores Jimenez/DCL/Vardy over the next 4,...

        Really get the value argument, and it’s correct, but I prefer to own Barnes and Jim than Son and Auba, so why not double up on Salah/Mané? Money has to be spent somewhere.

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

      Only works if the clean sheets stop.

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

        Or if both salah mane goes berserk in the next three...
        I am still optimistic with attacking double up till gw31, after that switch to Gomez or VVD plan

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Mainly comes down to Mane as majority has Salah. Title will be close to sorted by 31 so if in Europe, expect some rotation etc.

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

            Yep, i currently have both and planning to ride out till 31 with both. hoping for the best tbh
            Last year i made this same mistake during this same time switching from double attack to double defense and paid the price, now with mane being a sweet differential im happy to hold

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

      Planning the same thing - Booby+KDB > Jimi+Mane

      Happy to give KDB a few weeks off and want to maximize the chance of attacking points - I can hope my cheap defenders get the 6 points instead of VVD or Gomez

      The one I can't really understand is people buying Alison - just don't see any value there

    4. Pieterke30
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Agreed, would defo go for that triple up on WC now. And will even probably sell VVD to bring back Mané before WHU (H).

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

      I have Mane and Salah atm. It's more fun to watch the games, but when Liverpool keep a CS you need a goal from Mane to at least match defenders, two returns if they keep a cs. Do you think they will start winning 3,4-1?

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

        The way I see it is that there are other options for getting the 6 point CS - whereas top scoring midfielders, with the fixtures are a bit thin on the ground

        The other thing I really dislike is double defense and mid (C) means you drop 10 points when the CS gets wiped out
        I prefer to be dreaming of more points from Mane + Salah than stressing over a CS for the last 10 minutes of a game

        1. Pieterke30
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Same thinking for me too

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

      I'm on the contrary - getting the feeling that triple LIV won't be "essential" soon. League will be wrapped up soon and we may begin to see some rotation for UCL games.

      1. Pieterke30
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Then I will sell one of Salah/Mané but happy to have both until they win the league, as in vs WHU, BOU, WAT, EVE and CRY.

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

          same plan, gw31 seems to be the ideal time to sell one of them

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

      Going off recent form, Pool defensively look solid, and only score 1-2 goals per match. That puts me in favour of the defensive double up and one of Mane and Salah. Even so, I wouldn't put anyone off getting the two as I do think they could easily turn it on over the next few weeks.

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

        They won Everton 5-2 not so long ago. Salah has had form and injury problems, Mane has just become fit again. There is that Golden Boot thing also. And should they concede, they'll need to score more. It can go either way imo, but I have planned and prepared to get DA so no need to change that now.

  28. andymck
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy and Martial > Jimenez and Son for free?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      After they play midweek perhaps.

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

      I'm keeping Martial for WAT. Then we'll see.

      Might even go for Pepe instead of Son (desperate for some differentials and potential DGW with City in GW29)

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

        How are you doing rank wise now?

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

          Around 100K mark. Been a disappointing season in truth. Quite unlucky overall.

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

            Same here, i was yoyoing in 50-80k for a long time and now a real drop has came, so many decisions gone wayward.

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

        So you'll keep him for Everton too?

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

          We'll see. Maybe.

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Probably on his last game tonight for me. Wish I got Grealish instead.

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

    For the first time this season I may just bank a free transfer!

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

    Will we see the rise or begining of utter flop Fernandes tonight?