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. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What are people’s strategies like on here for the blanks?

    A. Biting the bullet and keeping players with blanks?
    B. Point hits
    C. Free Hit chip

    1. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I wasted my free hit long ago (it seemed like a good idea at the time), so I'll be riding out the main blank with they key assets and not much else.

      In previous blanks, scoring opportunity has been low and generally one player (hello Josh King) is make or break.

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Very true about them being low scoring game weeks. I’ll be able to field 7 players at the most.

        May just go with that and hope triple Liverpool pull me through the week.

        Free Hit seems best for the Man City gameweek

    2. Young Lingard
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Wishing that Chelsea knock Liverpool out of the cup to have a chance of fielding for GW 31

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

      GW28: Only have KDB & Stevens, so holding.
      GW31: Probably FH (my rank is too poor to risk bringing in trash!)

      May not be the FH usage like in GW34ish like others had planned - but I still have my Wildcard to play.

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I’ve got Stevens Eagan KDB Grealish and Auba all blanking 🙁

        In your situation holding makes a lot of sense. I’m leaning towards FH GW31 though, much more of an upside

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

      FH 31.
      WC in 32 or 33.
      Bench boost in 34 or 37.

      That's it.

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Aye. FH 31 seems to be the consensus.

        Good plan in place there my friend!

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

          FH31 seems like a waste if there’s only 3 games?

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

            This is why i'm going FH34. (Probably)

    5. Alberto Tomba
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      A

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

        Set up WC so I’ve got 7 plus Liverpool + Lascelles potentially for GW31. Assuming Spurs go through in FA Cup.

        Tempted to BB this coming week:
        McCarthy AVL
        Grealish sot
        Lascelles cry
        Boly NOR

        FH GW34 set up to transfer to Son, Aguero, etc. for GW37 so I have 7/8 strong DGW players.

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

    Appreciate some thoughts on the below.

    McCarthy
    TAA / VVD / Stevens
    Salah / KDB / Son / Martial / Traore
    Ings / DCL

    Button // Deeney / Pereira / Rico

    Team is basically set for next week, although one move I'd drafted was:

    Deeney/Martial > Jimenez/Barnes (-4)

    Is this a move you would make, nah? Essentially it's a hit for Jimenez (NOR) VS. as I'd potentially bench Barnes (MCI) over the likes of Son (CHE) and DCL (ARS).

    Saving a FT could work?

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

    Does anyone have GW 31 in the backs of their minds at the moment?

    Only 2 confirmed fixtures going ahead:
    - WOLVES v BOURNEMOUTH
    - BURNLEY v WATFORD

    A lot riding on the Chelsea v Liverpool cup tie, for obvious reasons. But also the West Brom v Newcastle cup tie (Newcastle v Villa would go ahead if West Brom beat Newcastle).

    Personally, I would love it if both Chelsea and West Brom won. That would mean all Liverpool assets, Grealish and Lascelles would have a fixture. And may prevent the need for a Free Hit. Throw in well-owned assets like Traore and Jimenez and you're getting close to an XI.

    Gut feeling says Chelsea will knock Liverpool out as I expect Liverpool to play a 'weaker' line-up, and I also fancy West Brom (who are at home) to beat Newcastle.

    Which all leads to the idea that playing the Free Hit chip in GW 31 may not be entirely necessary if you can field 8/9 players which includes a Liverpool triple-up.

    What are other people's thoughts?

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

      My answer is simple:
      If LIV blank, I will FH.
      If LIV don't blank, I won't FH.

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

        Why? Does it actually matter?

    2. Young Lingard
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I can on theory field a team if Chelsea do everyone a favour
      But what if we all plan for this and the league is wrapped up
      Imagine a Klopp rotation in that week lol
      But basically love that idea to save a chip

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

      Remember that a 3rd game is certain.

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

        Norwich - Everton /
        Spurs - Whu

        is certainty.

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

          Norwich - Everton much more likely.
          If FH I would be quite happy to field besides DCL also Richarlison and Digne(?) + Pukki, Cantwell, Buendia. There could be goals in that match.

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

      Going to try to navigate with FTs. Then WC after we know about the remaining fixtures. Saving FH likely for DGW

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

        When are they going to announce dgw:s? I can't remember when it was done last year.

        1. 1895Reds
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          More than likely during the international break ( end of March )

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

      I FH that week regardless I think. Good value to FH a blank GW and the only alternative is for the doubles and I have my WC in my pocket still to prepare for at least one.

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

        Should we try to calculate the expected pts benefit? RMT actually isn't too bad in these cases.

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

          Expected pts are roughly 4 per player. Wood is injured, so I will have DCL and Jimenez + (3x Liv). That would mean about roughly 9x4 or 6x4 pts gain from FH. Looks decent enough for me. Then WC to play BB and use ft:s for 2nd dgw.

          Getting over 20 pts with dgw FH is difficult imo. Saving FH or WC for last week(s) when some teams are on holiday in away matches remains an option though.

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

      With my WC gone I will try everything to avoid using my FH in GW31, but I'll only know nearer the time if it's feasible.

    7. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I really don't want to FH in 31 but it's completely dependent on Liverpool

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

    Thoughts? Suggestions?

    McCarthy McGovern
    TAA Soyuncu Fernandez Stevens Rico
    Salah Mané KDB Barnes Dendoncker
    Vardy DCL Ings

    0 FT, 1.4 ITB

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

      Keep rollin rollin rollin

  5. The Big Fella
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I want to get rid of Maddison, Maupay and Lundstrum. Any suggestions about who to bring in for any of them and which I should prioritise in getting rid of first?

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

      FWD: Jimenez (Assuming you have Ings)
      MID: Barnes(?)
      DEF: Stephens, Boly, Soyuncu/Evans

      1. The Big Fella
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I do have Ings and I do want Jimi. I am just short of the cash though 0.1 if I get Traore and short of 0.3 if I get Barnes. Really tough decision!

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

          Although I prefer the two we've listed, Armstrong (SOU) has looked positive, and Hudson-Odo (CHE) has good fixtures again in a couple of weeks.

          Only thing about CHO is thst Pulisic may be back soon/now - but at least he's cheap.

          1. The Big Fella
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Also good shouts. I will mull it over during the next few days. Cheers!

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

    Saints v Villa next week - more like Ings v Grealish. I own both and feel quite good about it.

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Score draw. Brace each

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

      Can see them both getting returns.

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

      3-3 would be nice.

    4. el polako
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Ings C

  7. Alberto Tomba
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    2 full weeks since the watchlist was updated. - much more important than some of the many fairly mediocre articles in this period where not a lot of games are occurring.

    Sort it out FFS

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

      DCL not in the watchlist is just obscene

      1. Alberto Tomba
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        And Mane showing as injured when in fact he has scored.

        Sounds like there's bureaucracy in the FSS Ivory Towers polluting what people really benefit from. The article above does sod all for the average user of this site.

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

    FWD: Jimenez (Assuming you have Ings)
    MID: Barnes(?)
    DEF: Stephens, Boly, Soyuncu/Evans

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

      Fail reply to The Big Fella.

      1. The Big Fella
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Appreciated nevertheless!

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

    Is Firmino+DCL to Jimenez+Ings worth a -4?

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

      Not likely. Unless the plan is at the crux of getting your 3rd Liverpool player.

  10. VARtual Reality
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Gw31 possibly play free hit?

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

      Possibly

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

      Check above

  11. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Thinking ahead to 28, would you do this hit now?

    Kun+Greenwood+Mahrez >> Ings+Jimenez+Son (-4)?

    Gives me a bench headache this week but great for 28.

    McCarthy
    TAA • Lunds • Aurier
    KDB • Salah • Grealish • Mahrez • Traoré
    Kun • Vardy
    (McGov. Rico. Soy. Greenwood)

    1. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I like it a lot

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Price changes are killing me 🙁 trying to cling onto after the mid week games but it’s so hard. Already missed out on the Ings rise so bang on the money now. No idea what to do

        1. Stormbringer22
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          When I am in situations like this I usually pull the trigger and hope for no injuries. It is risky though, especially with midweek games

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

            Just brIngs him in. I held out until a few GWs ago, was adamant he was going to get crocked at some point and it just hasn't happened.

            1. RAFA THE GAFFA
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Make the moves then?

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

      Can you afford to wait on Son?

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        No mate? 🙁

      2. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Bang on the money for the moves now. Not sure what to do. What you reckon?

      3. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        It does leave me with a monster benching headache though haha

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

    RIP Andy Weatherall.
    Thanks for all the tunes

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

      Primal scream producer or am I being forgetful?

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

        Yep, and DJ
        Without him there was no screamadelica. He took that album, shook it up and made it into the icon it is.
        Made a lot of "average"bands legends with his genius production

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

          It is an incredible album and no offence to them but you can tell he made that into something a level above. RIP.

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

    Have 2FTs and don't know how to use them or one of them :

    Mccarthy / Henderson

    TAA VVD O'connell Stephens Lascelles

    Salah KdB Grealish Traore Martial

    Jimenez Ings Auba

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

      Burn a transfer?

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

      Or O'connell to Boly?

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        must have a headache with your bench every gw but i assume you like to play it this way. transfer you mention looks good

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

          Not really through choice, more that this season there's so much value plus big hitters not been vital. I don't like bench headaches as a rule! Boly does look like a good option.

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

      Crazy team, enjoy the spoils

    4. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Either the transfer you mentioned or Martial. Problem is, there are no good replacements in that price bracket for Martial

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

        Martial was a mistake on WC, should've gone for son instead. Tempted to keep him for Watford at home.

  14. Stormbringer22
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ryan
    TAA, Soy, Holgate*, Lundy*, Kelly*
    Salah, KDB, Maddi*, Traore, Cantwell
    Auba*, Vardy, Ings

    A) Auba + Maddi -> Mane + Martinelli
    B) Auba + Holgate -> Jimenez + Robbo
    C) Auba + Maddi -> Jimenez + Son but no Liverpool triple-up

    Cheers!

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

      Do those moves involve hits?

      1. Stormbringer22
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Sorry, should have said, no for free all of them

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

          Not tempted to keep Auba?

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

            B if you want to lose Auba

            1. Stormbringer22
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Nothing against him, just feel like I am lacking in other areas and need someone to free up the funds to sort those out.

              Thank you!

  15. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone have any players tonight?

    Bruno +B.Williams for me

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

      Martial here

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

      Martial

  16. Shatner's Bassoon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Being patient this season is rubbish. Held Haller too long, held Maddison too long, Held Martial too long, held Maupay too long ... all because of "fixtures".

    held Mane over this injury. Held Vardy.

    Lesson learned. Be more casual & stop looking at fixtures beyond current GW.

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

      Haha yes. I was far more patient earlier-on and it didn't help me out.

      Just the way the cookies crumbles.

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

        I was patient with Pope as well through the nonsensical 'ghost months' he had where he couldn't save anything.

        Ditched him the week he saved the Vardy(C) penalty didn't I.

    2. luk46
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      depends, held Mane and he returned vs Norwich, agree with the names above, have Maupay for weeks and couldnt really get DCL instead yet...

  17. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    ryan button
    taa vvd stephens soy hanley
    salah kdb grealish traore cantwell
    auba vardy dcl

    1ft 1.5 itb

    a dcl to ings
    b vardy to ings (could do grealish to son following gw)
    c save

    thanks a lot

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

      A probably

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        cheers

    2. Your Doing It Wrong
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      C

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        thanks

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

    Just a while ago I convinced myself to keep Alli, but right now I convinced myself to sell him. Why is this game so annoying at times?

  19. luk46
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Would you hold Grealish after Soton? I might get Barnes and upgrade Maupay to DCL...

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      ill probably sell, not sure for who though ...

      1. luk46
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Not too many options ye, Traore or Barnes or just a 5th mid

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

      DCL with Everton’s run of fixtures?

      1. luk46
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Form over fixtures, I guess. Another problem is who to get for Maupay anyway? I could go with 352 and just downgrade, too.

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

          I need to figure a way to ditch Maupay too. Wood a possibility if his hamstring recovers quickly.

          1. luk46
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Thats an option, maybe just downgrade in my case tho, got a strong 5 men midfield

  20. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Afternoon gents

    A) Save FT
    B) Vardy > Jimi
    C) DCL > Jimi
    D) Grealish > Traoré
    E) Martial > Traoré

    1FT 3.3itb
    McCarthy
    TAA, VVD, Stevens
    Salah, KDB, Martial*, Grealish*
    Vardy*, Ings, DCL*
    (McGovern) (Holgate, Cantwell, Williams)

    Pretty much a case of fixtures vs form in both sets. Original plan was DCL out but he’s looking v good and not sure how bad his fixtures look. Martial is probably on his last legs and Grealish is still a focus for his team but he has a blank and some tough fixtures incoming.

    I'm also weighing up bringing in Son in GW28 for Martial/ Grealish

    Appreciate the advice. Cheers

    1. Your Doing It Wrong
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      A 100%

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Vardy’s form and missing Wolves form + fixtures worry me in particular!

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

      Perhaps bad timing as the fixtures lick up again very soon, but B is useful.

      He hasn't shown any signs or picking up returns just yet, although with N'didi potentially back soon - you never know.

      Thing is with Leicester, that they have some fairly quality midfielders you can get in his place (Maddison/Barnes etc) - whereas not so much for other teams.

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks mate. I know the upcoming LEI fixture run throws a spanner in the works IF Vardy suddenly finds his form again.

        If I do drop Vardy though I could have the team below for GW28 with £3.5m itb!

        McCarthy
        TAA, VVD, Williams
        Salah, Son, Barnes, Cantwell
        Jimi, Ings, DCL
        (McGovern) (Holgate, KDB, Stevens)

  21. Ronnies
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ryan
    TAA - O'Connell - Lascelles
    Salah - Mane - KDB - Grealish
    Vardy - Ings - Jimenez

    Button - Soy - Dendoncker - Holgate

    1FT, 0.0 ITB

    A) Holgate > Stephens & bench Lascelles

    B) Soy > Boly & bench Lascelles

    C) Save free transfer.

    Thanks guys.

    1. Your Doing It Wrong
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      A

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

      B

  22. 11 smelly shirts
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    United- Fans (and others): any update on when Rashford is back?

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

      No update yet.

      1. 11 smelly shirts
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        So March 7 as suggested by the Fantasy Football webpage is rather unlikely, huh?

  23. Nightf0x
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Dcl sidibe -4 to jimi &

    A) boly/saiss
    B) egan/basham (have lund)
    (Gw28 ft will be lund out)

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

    Hendo Button
    TAA VVD Stephens Stevens Lascellas
    Mo KDB grealish tarore Hayden
    Ings jimi auba

    Got 2 ft, 0.1 itb

    I'll be short of a GK and an outfield player on gw28. But don't know how to fix that.
    More importantly, Saka looks interesting but don't know how to fit!
    Any help appreciated

    1. Alberto Tomba
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Mo to Son, Hendo to Alisson

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

        Auba to calvert-lewin
        Grealish to Son/Richarlison

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

          DCL has a tough run of fixtures though

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

      Maybe just burn ft this week or KdB to Son and upgrade Button for gw28

  25. Alberto Tomba
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    How about this Eddie Nketiah who has played in four of Arsenal's last 5 games?

    4.3 Striker.

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

      By all accounts he had a pretty poor performance in his start yesterday. Not nearly nailed going forward. Not cut out for Premiership at this point.

      1. Alberto Tomba
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Ok cheers, back to Leeds may be harsh though 🙂

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

      Bench fodder

      1. Alberto Tomba
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I'll happily have him on the bench if he plays 🙂 GW28

  26. SlipVertonghen
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Son or Richarlison, taking into account form/fixtures?

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

      Son i'd say

    2. Boss Hogg
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Son

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

    Thoughts here? Currently plan is to navigate 28 and 31 with free transfers, prefer Jimmy in over Ings because he has a game 31.

    McC
    TAA Aurier Lundstram Fernandez
    Salah Mane KDB Moura
    Vardy Deeney

    4.0 Holgate Cantwell Greenwood 2ft 0.0itb

    A) Vardy, Deeney to Ings, Jimmy
    B) Greenwood, Moura to Jimmy, 4.3mid
    C) KDB, Greenwood, Deeney to Mount, Jimmy, Ings -4

    Cheers

    1. Boss Hogg
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      C

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

        Actually like that option a lot. Only a problem if ManC get that dgw29, not sure how likely it is.

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

      A, those 2 have great fixtures

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

        Cheers. You'd rather sell Vardy over KdB who has (lei, blank)? Can get KDB back easily by going Mane/Salah to him and get double Liverpool def.

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

          Option C? If you don't mind the points hit, and you won't lose value on KDB then this is probably your best bet

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

            Bought at 10.2 so wouldn't mind that.

    3. luk46
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I would prioritise Deeney and Moura, Jimenez and Barnes instead?

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

        Have 5.6 to spend on a mid. Could do Ings and Adama, but Jimmy is my main target.

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

          *5.6 if i get Jimmy.

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

            I'd rather use that money for a defender tbh

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

              Yeah same thinking.

  28. Boss Hogg
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Buying Jiminez.
    But who to sell?

    a. DCL
    b. Aguero

    ???

    1. luk46
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Depends on your team, if you can use funds elsewhere, B

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

      A

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

      Pep-roulette says b

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

    On a WC. Who should be third striker alongside Ings and Jimenez?

    A. Aubameyang (means a downgrade from Robbo to Gomez)
    B. Vardy
    C. DCL
    D. 352 with Richarlison/Barnes

    1. Boss Hogg
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      B

  30. Pia06rc
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Which teams are currently confirmed to play GW 31? And likely to?

    Cheers

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

      Wol-bou, bur-wat confirmed. Nor-eve likely to be blank.

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

        One of Tot-whu or eve-nor will be played, depending on result in tottenham vs. norwich facup fixture.

      2. Over Midwicket
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        So Eve Nor should go ahead?