Scout Notes

De Bruyne hauls again as decision time over City assets draws nearer

Manchester City 2-0 West Ham United

  • Goals: Rodri (£5.4m), Kevin De Bruyne (£10.8m)
  • Assists: De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva (£7.8m)
  • Bonus: De Bruyne x3, Rodri x2, Kyle Walker (£5.7m), Nicolas Otamendi (£5.0m) x1

Kevin De Bruyne (£10.8m) registered his highest Fantasy Premier League points haul of the calendar year in Manchester City’s 2-0 win over West Ham United on Wednesday night.

The routine victory for Pep Guardiola’s side finally, finally brought an interminably long Gameweek 26 to a close, with the focus now swiftly switching to the Saturday’s Gameweek 27 deadline.

Given that the reigning champions next face a trip to Leicester, a blank in Gameweek 28 and a flurry of cup matches that could trigger some rotation in the Premier League, there’ll be a significant number of Fantasy managers who will be considering ditching their City assets.

Four of the ten most-sold players of Gameweek 27 are on the Citizens’ books, with over 50,000 Fantasy bosses having already shipped De Bruyne out over the last week and a half.

The Belgian is doing his utmost to prevent that exodus intensifying, with his 14-point haul against the Hammers taking him back to the top of the overall FPL points table.

He is easily on course to break his best-ever single-season points total and he has now matched his number of attacking returns in 2017/18 (eight goals, 18 assists) with a dozen games still remaining.

His latest double-digit bonanza began with an assist for Rodri‘s (£5.4m) opener, with the Spanish midfielder meeting De Bruyne’s corner with a looping, 29th-minute header to put City in front.

The Belgium international then doubled the hosts’ lead after the break, taking the ball off Bernardo Silva (£7.8m) after some neat interplay and firing a deflected effort past Lukasz Fabianski (£4.9m) at his near post.

There could have been other/further attacking returns, with De Bruyne teeing up the misfiring Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m) for two big chances at either end of the game: the first blocked by Aaron Cresswell (£4.7m), the second fired straight into the midriff of Fabianski from eight yards.

It was a real off-night for the Brazilian striker, who had missed City’s first quality opportunity of the evening when needlessly overcomplicating a one-on-one with the West Ham goalkeeper following David Silva‘s (£7.4m) fine through-ball.

Jesus, playing on the left of City’s 4-3-3, enjoyed the best of the home side’s chances on Wednesday but Sergio Aguero (£12.1m) had plenty of sights of goal, too, registering more shots than any other forward in Gameweek 26.

The Argentine striker evoked memories of Ronaldinho’s goal against Chelsea in 2005 with one off-target effort in the first half, later sending a cross-shot narrowly wide of Fabianski’s post and seeing a handful of other attempts blocked by a West Ham defence that were content to sit on the edge of their own box.

Aguero could easily have had a penalty in the first half, too, with Angelo Ogbonna (£4.5m) escaping punishment for a grab at the City striker’s nether regions as he prepared to shoot.

Despite City being down two wingers in the form of Raheem Sterling (£11.7m) and Leroy Sane (£9.3m), Riyad Mahrez (£8.6m) missed out on a place in Guardiola’s starting XI for only the second time in nine Gameweeks.

There were little clues as to his manager’s team selection thoughts in the post-match press conference, with much of the discussion centred around City’s potential two-year suspension from the UEFA Champions League, and therein lies one of the problems about continued investment in this free-scoring City side: security of starts.

Who knows what Guardiola has lined up for Gameweek 27? Mass rotation ahead of the trip to the Bernabeu or another game of “finding rhythm” before the Champions League last 16?

Mahrez and Fernandinho (£5.2m) at least will fancy their chances of a start after failing to get off the bench in midweek, while an early substitution for De Bruyne, plus the fact that he has now started 18 league games in a row, perhaps points to the Belgian getting another run-out.

Beyond that, it’s the usual guesswork and no-one will be 100% confident of a start at the King Power Stadium.

Guardiola made five alterations to his team for this encounter, with Aymeric Laporte (£6.3m), Benjamin Mendy (£5.5m), Jesus, Bernardo and Silva replacing Mahrez, Fernandinho, Ilkay Gundogan (£5.2m), the suspended Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.2m) and the injured Sterling.

It remains to be seen if Silva is fit in time for the clash with Brendan Rodgers’ side, with the veteran midfielder having hobbled off in the second half on Wednesday.

Guardiola said of ‘El Mago’ in his post-match-presser:

He told me that he felt something but no big issue, I think. So tomorrow we are going to know exactly. He told me that it was more caution after the action he has in the goal with the keeper.

West Ham scarcely endangered City’s clean sheet, not having a single shot on target, but then this was never about going toe to toe with Guardiola’s side and more about an exercise in damage limitation, with David Moyes indeed stressing the importance of “goal difference” in his post-match interview.

In that sense, the Hammers were partly successful, coping fairly well after an early 20-minute blitz and restricting City to two shots on target (one of which was De Bruyne’s goal) in the second half.

Ogbonna impressed at centre-half, while Declan Rice (£4.7m) was excellent in midfield, mopping up in front of the back five.

Many Fantasy managers (over two-thirds in our captaincy poll) will be handing the armband to a Liverpool player in Gameweek 24, with the Reds taking on West Ham next Monday evening.

This latest display from Moyes’ side at the Etihad was surely a taste of what’s to come, with visitors setting up in a 5-4-1 behind the forlorn figure of Michail Antonio (£6.9m) up top.

Reflecting on the match, Moyes said:

I thought we were really well organised defensively, I think we worked with a good organisation. The structure we set up tonight was to try to make it difficult for Man City. I think with the quality they have got, there will be very few teams come here and be open, I think we have seen that with lots of teams.

We done a decent job. Not good enough to get any points from the game, but I thought there were some bits of defending that were very good. Man City played very well on the ball, yes we gave them the ball sometimes but we also tried to make it hard when it mattered and we ended up conceding from a corner-kick and maybe one we could have stopped with the second one.

The West Ham boss said of Ryan Fredericks (£4.4m), who was substituted on the hour mark with a shoulder injury:

We think it’s something to do with his AC joint [shoulder], we think he may have popped it. We don’t think it is a dislocation and I don’t know yet exactly what it will entail.

Manchester City XI (4-3-3): Ederson; Walker, Otamendi, Laporte (Stones 65′), Mendy; De Bruyne (Gundogan 78′), Rodrigo, D Silva (Foden 84′); Aguero, Jesus, B. Silva.

West Ham United XI (5-4-1): Fabianski; Fredericks (Zabaleta 60′), Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Masuaku; Snodgrass (Bowen 79′), Rice, Noble, Soucek; Antonio.

Members Analysis

617 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What to do with this team?
    Henderson
    TAA Gomez Cahill
    (S)alah KDB B.Fernandes Adama
    Kun Jiminez Ings

    Bench:McCarthy,Fleck,B.Williams,Lascelles

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

      Bench Boost would be tempting if Aguero and Williams were more nailed

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

        Yes - although, I am a United fan and I think Williams is nailed

        I also think Villa will score VS SOU,Lascelles,and Fleck will blank

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

          Thought Williams on ly played tougher games when United reverted to a 3-5-2

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Looks good Tony - maybe even BB as Miguel suggests.
      Even if Kun only plays last 20 mins he can get something.

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

        Thanks!

        yes for sure that's why I will keep and get rid the following week

  2. Legomané
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Any advice for this lot?
    1FT 1.0 ITB. Cheers 🙂

    McCarthy
    TAA Robertson Lundstram
    Salah KDB Mahrez Traore Cantwell
    Aguero DCL

    (Lewis Rico Greenwood Evans)

    (Need to ditch 2 of Kun/ KDB/ Mahrez/ Lundy/ Greenwood over the next 2 gameweeks if I'm going to field 11 in GW28 blank.)

    1. Legomané
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      No Ings(AVL) and/or Jimenez(NOR) is a bit of a worry this wk 😮

    2. Almathkourq8
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Save and transfer next gw

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

      Aguero and Greenwood to Ings and Jimenez for -4pts

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

      I'd drop Aguero > Ings or Jiminez this week. Worry about GW28 when it comes around. Aguero is a huge rotation risk now with the Real Madrid game coming up soon after Leicester.

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

    If I’m doing Lundstram -> Lascelles, should I do it this week or wait until next week, Lundstram has the nicer fixture but good chance he doesn’t start again

    1. Almathkourq8
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Wait he might start this week..

    2. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Just do it. He lost his place weeks ago.

    3. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I'd just pull that plaster off now. Why should Lund start - new MF man has just had a fortnight to train with team.

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

      Can't see Lund starting he's lost his place . He'll probably come on off the bench again though and you're be hoping he scores again. Not the kind of hope I like.

  4. Almathkourq8
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Would you transfer Vardy for Jiménez?

    Already have DCL & Ingsy..

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

      No

      1. Almathkourq8
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks but why?
        I don’t he is going to score against City

    2. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I wouldn't be selling anybody who has a fixture in GW28 regardless of how good the GW27 fixtures look.

    3. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Dazz knows.

    4. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I did. A long time ago. Not regretting it at all.

  5. YouReds
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I'm a bit stuck this week, 2FT 0.6 itb. Obviously need to do something with my blank players next week but nothing obvious standing out here:

    McCarthey
    Lundstrum Robertson Stephens
    Salah(c) KDB Mahrez Fleck
    Auba Vardy Ings

    3.9 GK - Lascelles Holgate Dendonker

    Any ideas?

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

      Fleck to Saint Maximin?

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      St Max could be good, looking lively and Palace don't seem to do CS anymore.

    3. CMJC
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Personally I’d also play Lascelles over Lord

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

        Has lund deffo lost his place now? even with that goal?

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

      Doubt very much Lund starts. He'll probably come on off the bench late on though.

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

        Has lund deffo lost his place now? even with that goal?

    5. YouReds
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      thanks all, will look into Saint Maximin!

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

    How does this team look for gw27?

    Ryan
    TAA VVD Lund
    Salah(c) KDB Bruno Traore
    DCL Ings Jimenez

    Button Lascelles Williams Cantwell

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      If Lund starts your golden.

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

      Don’t start Lundstram.. asking for 1 point

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

      Lund has lost his starting place.

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

      Thanks guys!

  7. Party time
      4 years, 1 month ago

      How is that not a Laporte goal from a Rodri assist?! Kdb cappers lucky there 😆

        1. Party time
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Lol... Unlucky Laporte owners, they were robbed last night

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

          No touch, confirmed by multiple angles

          1. Party time
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Clearly a Laporte goal. Don't know what you saw

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

                Come and see me for a consultation.. I’m quite good at eye tests

              2. GREEN IS GOOD
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 1 month ago

                One angle shows Laporte was nowhere near it.

                You are confused coz ball hit the post as it went in.

          2. Fulchester's New Centr…
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Aymeric, Archbishop of Banterbury

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

            Should have gone to spec savers

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

            Laporte never touched it that's why

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

          Hi all,
          McCarthy (McGovern)
          TAA, Soy, Rico, Kelly, Lundstram
          Salah, KDB, Grealish, Redmond, Dendoncker
          Aguero, Vardy, Ings

          1 FT & 1.1 in the bank - (Redmond and Kelly both red flagged)

          Still got WC, should I go for it or is this fixable? Thinking of Aguero -> Jiminez or Redmond -> McNeil

          Cheers!

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

            Redmond --> Traore

          2. Fulchester's New Centr…
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Just fix Redmond. Not sure about McNeil though. St Max?

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

              Not a bad shout! Didnt realize Newcastle's fixtures were so cosy, Traore the safer pick. Thank you both!

        4. quayle99
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Who would you get in just for GW 28?

          A. Vardy
          B. Richarlison
          C. Martial
          D. OtheR?

          Would play with

          Salah Perez Traore *****
          Ings Jiminez *****

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

            Vardy
            Martial.

        5. ‘Tis the Season
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Pep’s post match press conference last night was very telling and honest. He isn’t going anywhere which means the big players will stay. It will more than likely bring all of them closer and make them a tighter unit. PL next season going to be interesting and not a one horse race like this season.

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

            I don't think Aguero will stay.

            1. ‘Tis the Season
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Wouldn’t mind feedback from a city supporter but reckon he might finish his career at city.. he has legend status

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

              I can see a heroic return to South America on the cards at some point

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

                It would be an injustice if a player of his quality doesn't win the CL tbh.

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

                  Ronaldo (Brazilian)
                  Zlatan
                  Vieira
                  Bergkamp
                  Cannavaro
                  Buffon

                  1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                    • 6 Years
                    4 years, 1 month ago

                    Djimi Traore
                    Andersonl
                    Jesper Blomqvist
                    Sulley Muntari
                    Pedro Mendes
                    Jose Bosingwa

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

                China

                1. ‘Tis the Season
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 1 month ago

                  Yes bud?

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

            Why would he want to say anything else?

            City are facing a European ban so things would get even more complicated if Pep said he is leaving.

            What players and managers say should be taken with a pinch of salt.

            1. ‘Tis the Season
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Watch his interview. It’s not the cagey, morbidly reserved Pep. Sincere and objective.

          3. DAZZ
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            IF the ban holds up and Man City are banned from the Champions League for 2 seasons, i see some form of exodus, perhaps not instantly, but De Bruyne will be 29 before the first year of the ban starts, and Aguero will be 32.

            Regardless of what Pep does, these players cannot afford to not be playing in the CL at their ages. I imagine Sane will leave for Germany, i can see Kun leaving, and i dont imagine KDB will be happy without CL for 2 years. It will be really interesting to see how things pan out.

            1. ‘Tis the Season
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              It won’t be two years. Typically extremely harsh ban for room to negotiate. Be reduced and negotiated down to 1 year.

          4. Fulchester's New Centr…
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Sheikh Mansour's brother to buy Leicester and they just swap all the players and staff - like in Champman where you take over another team and sell their players to you.

        6. BananaMan
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Perfect timing with the article...
          Before last nights game I was 99% sure that today would bring -
          Maupay, DLC & KDB --> Ings, Jimenez & Traore (-4)

          For;
          - sets me up nicely for GW28
          - Wolves & Southampton, good fixtures
          - Pep roulette
          - City, tough fixtures
          - Still have my wildcard so could be swapping the lot of them in about 4 weeks
          - Maupay, terrible
          - DLC, rough fixtures
          - Most around me in ML have Ings & Jimenez

          Against;
          - Losing KDB, I've had him from GW1
          - Nearly everyone has KDB

          Will Ings, Jimenez & Traore offset any hauls by KDB?

          With the transfer;
          Ryan - Stek
          Aurier - Stevens - Lundstram - TAA - Rico
          Mane - Salah - Grealish - Traore - Cantwell
          Vardy - Ings - Jimenez

          Opinions greatly appreciated!

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

            I would consider keeping KDB especially since you have so much value tied up in him. I can assure you, you will want him back before the end of the season, and depending on your rank, i didnt even move last night when KDB hauled, i actually dropped a few thousand places. If you didn't own him it could be catastrophic for your rank if (WHEN) he hauls again.

          2. Fulchester's New Centr…
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Hold Kev tight and never let him go.

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

              I thought this might be the general response.
              I can easily see his next 6 GW's looking like this -
              2 - Blank - 3 - 6 - 2 -2

              I'd need him back by 33!

              1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 1 month ago

                I guess that is what WC is for, but don't think Jimi and/or Ings really cover him - they are gradual points accumulators.

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

                  My alternative move is:
                  Maupay, Grealish & Aurier -> Ings, Traore & J.Stevens

                  1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                    • 6 Years
                    4 years, 1 month ago

                    Not as exciting, but prefer this - 2 x clear upgrades and Traore over Grealish on fixtures/lack of blanks.

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

                      It does seem the more sensible option!
                      Unless there's anything else you see....
                      Current;
                      Ryan - Stek
                      Aurier - Stevens - Lundstram - TAA - Rico
                      Mane - Salah - Grealish - KDB - Cantwell
                      Vardy - DLC - Maupay
                      Thanks for your input!

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

          Got 2FTs (0.1itb) and don’t know what to do with them?!?! 3 city boys but ideally would like to keep them for after the blank for potential DGW. Any thoughts welcome!!

          Pope - McCarthy
          TAA - VVD - Stephens - Williams - Laschelles
          Salah - KDB - Mahrez - Perez - Traore
          Aguero - Jiminez - Ings

          1. Fulchester's New Centr…
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            You've almost picked that team too well Nuno.
            Kun out seems the obvious one, but otherwise sideways Perez to Barnes work?

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

          Hi all
          Aguero to Jiminez this week? Own Traore as well

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

            sensible move

        9. n-doggg
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Would you do

          A. DCL to Jiminez
          B. Save FT
          C. Other

          4.0 itb

          McCarthy
          TAA, VVd, soyunco, Rico, Kiko
          Salah, Kdb, Grealish, Traore, hayden
          Vardy, Ings, dcl

          1. Fulchester's New Centr…
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            A or do something about Rico/Kiko

        10. Ci Siamo
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          What is considered a respectable rank without stating the obvious?

          1. n-doggg
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            If you are engaged on here and active, then I always feel anything in the top 100k should be achievable/respectable by the end of the season

            1. Ci Siamo
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Thanks daaawg

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

            Anything above 483,214

          3. DAZZ
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            If you can get in the top 1% that is superb. But obviously people like to set themselves higher goals. Top 70K-75K is a great achievement. Currently sit at 110K, I'm aiming for top 35K

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

            Top 1%.

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

          Which front 3 do you like the most?

          A. Auba, Vardy, Ings
          B. Jimi, Vardy, Ings
          C. Auba, Jimi, Ings

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

            C

          2. Ady87
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            I've got C.

          3. DAZZ
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            I've got C, and it wont be changing anytime soon. I will bench Aubameyang for GW28

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

            For this gw
            Aub. Ings. Jiminez
            For gw28
            Vardy.ings. Jiminez.

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

          Start 1

          A-Cahill (Newcastle Home)
          B-Lascelles (Palace away)
          C-B.Williams (Have Bruno) (Watford Home)

          1. Nüno Vippan
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            B

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

              Really!?

              He is last on my bench!

              1. Nüno Vippan
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 1 month ago

                Why are you asking then 🙂
                I dont respect Cry attack at all and newcastle can play wisely

        13. some witty pun
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Dont ask me why I own him, but what would you do with Redmond?

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

            Get Maximin or someone like Cantwell and Jorginho

        14. ‘Tis the Season
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Winning the FA Cup May be the only way Spurs get European football next year. That sparky new stadium needs it imo

          1. Fulchester's New Centr…
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Yes.
            Jose pact with he-who-shall-not-be-named to trade the life force of his start players for results might be starting to back fire.

        15. Nüno Vippan
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Start one of:

          Snodgrass (liv)
          Hayden (cry)
          Sidibe (ars)

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

            Sidibe

        16. ZakyJ
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          My team

          Hendo* (Button)*
          TAA / Robbo/ Stephens / Lascelles / Williams
          Salah / KDB* / Grealish* / Martial / Hayden
          Auba* / Jimi / DCL

          1.1ITB 2FT. (* No GW 28)

          GW28 no starting keeper and don't really want to start Hayden, So:

          a) Hendo & Hayden > McCarthy & Barnes?
          b) Auba, Hayden & Hendo > Ings, Pepe, Pope (over 2 weeks)
          C) H&H for Pope and any 5.6m middie
          D) anything else?

          Thanks for any help

          1. Nüno Vippan
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            How about button -> pope
            Time for two active gk imo

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

              Still going to be starting Hayden though

              Can do button and Hayden to McCarthy and a 4.9m middie but who

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

          Need differential so:

          Captain?

          1. Salah
          2. Mane
          3. Auba
          3. Ings

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

            Two 3?

            Mine is either Salah or Ings

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

            Noble

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

            Mane

        18. Link
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Can anyone convince me to keep Maddison?

          Have Soy and Vardy and doubt I'll shift either, and despite fixtures - Leicesters form hardy warrants a triple up...

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

            Lack of options and decent Fixtures is good enough reason?

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

              I'm thinking of downgrading to a Traore/Armstrong - which allows an upgrade elsewhere (eg. Doherty).

              In fact, if feeling ballsy this week I could take a hit for Maddo + Rico > Armstrong + Doherty

          2. Fulchester's New Centr…
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Sorry, I can't. You are quite right.

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

            GW28?

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

              Still will have 11 whether I keep or ditch him for someone else playing in 28. Which is why Traore/Armstrong appeal

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

                Not for me. Good luck though.

        19. EWH2020
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Saiss or Boly and why?

          1. Fulchester's New Centr…
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Boly - nailed now fit. Saiss in competition with Dendo.

        20. buzzkill
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          I can't decide if this is worth a hit or not, the Mahrez benching has annoyed me as I thought he would have been a great differential last GW.

          Mahrez and Firmino -> Mane and Ings (-4)

          I have Salah and TAA already so would have to bin Bobby to make space.

          1. Fulchester's New Centr…
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            No. Mahrez "surely" has to start on Saturday, do it for free next week.

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

            Mahrez out? Ha ha. Good one. 🙂

        21. We Will Klopp you
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Got 2 fts now and 10 players for gw28 as it stands and don't want to lose any of aguero, kdb or Grealish.

          so how does Stevens to boly sound?

          Can either bring him back in for boly for gw29 or bring in Egan for Taylor with the mitb.

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

            You just know Stevens will haul when you sell him, he's due a big score

        22. Kuzser
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Those who still have Dele Alli, what are you doing?

          Feels like a waste and anyone can outscore him.
          Best replacement?
          1) Martial/Bruno
          2) Willian
          3) Traore
          4) Ward-Prowse

          1. Fulchester's New Centr…
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            3's popular, but too hit and miss for me. 1.

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

          Better transfer?

          a. kun > jiminez
          b. dunk > doherty

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

            A

          2. Fulchester's New Centr…
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            A

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

            A

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

            A

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

          Is anyone else fielding less than 11 in BGW28? I'm thinking of playing 10 and holding 2FT's into GW29 incase of any doubles come up. Can't imagine it being catastrophic for rank as the teams blanking have some highly owned players.

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

            Ill be fielding 11 but only due to using bench fodder, imagine most will do the same

        25. Reacher
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Can only bring in one of the pair below this week and will be waiting until after tonight's UEL game but who to get first!?

          A, Ings

          or

          B, Jiminez

          whoever I decide the other will follow for GW28

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

            A