Scout Notes

Long delivers on underlying numbers and outscores Ings in win over Villa

SOUTHAMPTON 2-0 ASTON VILLA

  • Goals: Shane Long (£4.6m), Stuart Armstrong (£5.2m)
  • Assists: Moussa Djenepo (£5.2m), Che Adams (£5.3m)
  • Bonus Points: Long x3, Armstrong x2, Alex McCarthy x1 (£4.4m)

Southampton moved up to 12th place and kept Aston Villa hovering over the relegation zone after a dominant 2-0 win, sealed with goals from Shane Long (£4.6m) and Stuart Armstrong (£5.2m).

However, Fantasy Premier League managers will almost certainly rue this match as a missed opportunity as highly-owned assets Danny Ings (£7.1m) and Jack Grealish (£6.7m) both blanked.

In truth, it could and should have been a lot more after the Saints tallied up 28 shots to Villa’s four. Many of the chances involved the trickery of Moussa Djenepo (£5.2m), signed in the summer from Standard Liege but unable to get a sustained run in the team.

It was he who assisted the opening goal after eight minutes. On the left flank, Djenepo crossed with the outside of his right foot, which was met by Long at the near post. VAR ruled against a handball and Southampton took the early lead.

Five minutes later it was Djenepo again, twisting through Villa’s defence to set up a poor Ryan Bertrand (£4.8m) shot. The Malian was denied by the busy Pepe Reina (£4.5m) soon after, before returning to the field to play with a bandaged head after being caught by Mbwana Samatta’s (£6.0m) arm.

“The only negative was that we didn’t score more, with some massive chances. At 1-0 you never know, and in the second half we had to stay concentrated. We didn’t have so much possession today, but we tried to play quickly in behind, and I think this helps us because we have the strikers to do this.” – Ralph Hasenhüttl

While Ings is the league’s third-highest scorer with 15 goals, his even cheaper strike partner has gone under the radar. Over the last four Gameweeks, Long has higher xG (expected goals) and xA (expected assists) totals than Ings, scoring 1.05 versus 0.78 goals and 0.68 versus 0.15 assists – and he finally delivered on that against Villa.

Both strikers were replaced after 72 minutes, frustrating the 2.5 million managers who surely thought a home clash against the league’s worst defence would guarantee at least one goal for Ings. He had one great chance in the first half, coming inside the box past near-namesake Tyrone Mings (£4.5m) and opening up to shoot, only to hit it straight at Reina. He later set up a fantastically-hit volley from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (£4.8m) that forced a good, low save.

There was also a blank for popular Villa talisman Grealish. Southampton’s strategy was to double-up on him when possible and it kept him quiet for large periods of the first half.

There were occasional glimpses of Grealish though, such as his beautiful feint that eventually slipped in Samatta for an offside goal. His influence began to grow in the second half but to no avail, rounding off his third blank from four matches by getting a stoppage-time yellow card.

“It was a dreadful performance from start to finish. We wanted to start the game well like we did against Tottenham last week and take heart from that performance, but it wasn’t good enough. I take full responsibility for the performance as the head coach. Nowhere near enough fight in the first half at all. I said to the players before the game that we’ve got 13 cup finals left. They certainly didn’t play like it today. There were certainly a few players that have played themselves out of the cup final next weekend.” – Dean Smith

How many inactive players do top 10k FPL boss have for Blank Gameweek 28?

Having produced attacking returns against Spurs, Leicester, Manchester United and Arsenal, it could be argued that Grealish is fixture-proof. Especially as Dean Smith’s side went into the match having scored the most goals of all those in the bottom half, with Grealish at the epicentre of many by scoring five and assisting four since his Gameweek 13 return.

He is the highest-scoring midfielder under £8m and managers will be at a crossroads in regards to keeping him. There are few outstanding midfield candidates to replace him with but next week’s Carabao Cup Final means Aston Villa will not play in Gameweek 28. Then they have Leicester (away), Chelsea (home), Wolves (home), Liverpool (away) and Manchester United (home) surrounding a possible Gameweek 31 blank that depends on whether Newcastle eliminate West Brom from the FA Cup.

Whereas Villa have conceded more often than any other Premier League team, Southampton now have four clean sheets from nine matches. On top of this, centre-back Jack Stephens (£4.4m) has four attacking returns from 11 and had a chance for a fifth early in the second half, meeting a free-kick of James Ward-Prowse (£5.7m) – who, in a dream scenario for the world of acronyms, played instead of Kyle-Walker Peters (£4.4m) – at the near post but missing the target.

Investing in either Stephens or goalkeeper Alex McCarthy (£4.4m) has potential, ahead of an encouraging trio of games against two of the bottom three and a Newcastle side allergic to goals. Elsewhere, manager Ralph Hasenhuttl handed a league debut to 20-year-old Will Smallbone (£4.5m) in midfield. He scored against Huddersfield in the FA Cup Third Round and had a deflected shot that hit the post after six minutes.

In the second half, former Celtic midfielder Armstrong pounced on some Mings hesitation and took the ball around Reina, only to hit the side netting from a tight angle. It could have been a vital miss for the hosts, as the away side enforced some late pressure and were hopeful enough to send goalkeeper Reina up for a corner in the 95th minute.

But a quick counter-attack left Reina stranded up-field as Che Adams (£5.3m) presented Armstrong with an open net to seal a 2-0 win for the Saints.

Southampton XI (4-4-2): McCarthy; Ward-Prowse, Stephens, Bednarek, Bertrand; Smallbone (Romeu 80’), Hojbjerg, Armstrong, Djenepo; Long (Obafemi 72’), Ings (Adams 72’).

Aston Villa XI (3-4-3): Reina; Konsa (Hourihane 60’), Mings, Hause; Guilbert, Douglas Luiz, Nakamba (Borja Baston 81’), Targett; El Ghazi (Trezeguet 28’), Grealish, Samatta.

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489 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Teomi
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Save my ft for he 28?
    Means Play without keeper next gw?
    Don’t fancy any alternative to Leno tbh..

    Leno*
    Robbo soy Stephens lasc
    Salah mane martial
    Vardy dcl Ings

    Button Rico saka* kdb*

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

      *gw

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

      just buy a starting keeper ?

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

        0,0 itb... means either taking Leno out or taking a hit

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

          take out Leno then

  2. MysticMac17
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Team for next week. Would you do anything different?
    Pope
    TAA Doherty Boly
    Salah Mane Barnes Perez Martial
    Ings Jimenez

    Subs: McCarthy, Long, Stevens, Baldock

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

      Gtg

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

      Damn good team for 28.

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

      Long over Perez

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

      Wc?

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

        Played it last GW

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

      You really removed KDB instead of just playing Long? Bad decision

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

        Can always get KDB back I guess. Straight swop for Mane.

        Cannot deny he has a deadly team for GW28.

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

          If KDB is the fall guy for getting in double LIV mids then its much better to have double def and keep KDB

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

            True

  3. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    One of the points of VAR was to provide on-field officials with replays so they can assess whether they made the right decision (i.e. give them more looks).

    It is strange the PL is opposed to on-field refs using screens. It worked at the World Cup (both men and women).

    So what is the PL's motive for denying replays?

    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Because there's two professional refs sat in a room watching the replays multiple times - and they can liaise with the on-field ref and tell him what they saw, and even over rule the on-field ref if needs be.

      Is there really any need for a third set of eyes (plus the time it takes for the on-field ref to keep trotting over to the technical area to watch replays?

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yes. Because the VAR officials should not be making the decision. VaR should notify the onfield ref of an incident, tell the onfield ref the relevant rule and the onfield ref should make the decision after looking at the replays.

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

    For GW 28 Here is my current starting X1
    Hendo* (Button*)
    TAA, Stephens, Lascelles, Holgate, Lundy*
    Salah(C), Mane
    Vardy, DCL, Ings

    Bench: Dendo, KDB, Grealish
    1 FT and 1.6 itb

    whats the best move here?
    1. Button to Pope
    2. Button + Lundy to Pope + Boly (-4)
    3. Lundy + DCL + Grealish to Boly + Barnes + Jimi(-8)

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

    Grealish to:
    a) Traore
    b) Martial
    c) Richarlison

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

      D) keep

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

      Keep

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

      keep, yeah

  6. rnrd
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    is it madness to consider selling DCL for Vardy for gw28 onwards?

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

      no, but it is if you are planning not to FH in 31 and Eve has a fixture and Lei doesn't.

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

    Why does livefpl only estimate new overall rank pre-autosubs, and not post-autosubs? Still too early in the GW?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Too early in the GW. Also takes ages to run with auto-subs and estimate every minute.

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

        thanks

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

    Will it be West Ham's final nail in the coffin with having to deal with both Mane and Salah...

    28 definitely the GW to have those two. Bloodbath incoming!

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

      hope you are right

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

      I have but I am not sure both will deliver

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

        Got both + firmino.. So.. It's probably gonna be 2:0, and 1 of those goals will be someone like Wijnaldum or something..

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

          TAA is essential

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

    jose running Spuds into the ground earlier than expected. yes , they are missing key players but troy parrot , last I checked, is a striker. but he's not ready apparently. was mason greenwood ready when he was thrown into the mix? take a chance, if it doesn't work , take him off but all he does is complain about what he doesnt have. how would that make the others feel other than well he clearly doesn't trust us. id say Ali already wants out of the club. id be so scared if I was a spurs fan. there could be years of this.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Mourinho not known for improving youngsters or even giving them a chance.

      Lukaku, De Bruyne, Salah etc.

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Pretty easy to manage:

        Lloris
        Aurier Sanchez Alderweireld Davies
        Ndombele Lo-Celso Sissoko
        Bergwijn Kane Son

        Gazzaniga
        Tanganga Foyth Vertonghen Sessegnon
        Dier Winks
        Fernandes Alli Lamela
        Moura

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Given injuries to Kane, Son and Sissoko and with Alli quite difficult to fit into a 4-3-3, then he should be playing:

          Lloris
          Aurier Sanchez Alderweireld Davies
          Ndombele Lo-Celso Dier
          Bergwijn Moura Lamela

          If he needs to change it up he can bring on Parrott, Fernandes and Alli for Moura, Dier and Lamela/Bergwijn.

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

      I think Mou still might wriggle them into top 4 somehow

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

      Any team would struggle if two of their main goal scores are injured.

      Cannot really blame Mourinho for that. Parrot is still a spring chicken but he should be considered being Spurs need a striker on the pitch.

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

        yes they would struggle but you make the best of what you have. but thats not his MO. its just excuse after excuse.he says his players are tired?? whose arent?. wolves have played nearly 50 games already. troy parrot could have one great 45mins and then kick on. whats he got to lose other than another game of football which is what him and his players seem to expect now anyway , because jose is drilling that into them. if those two players-kane and son- are that important then all the good work pocchetino did counts for nothing.

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

      Typical Mou.

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

      Jose hates playing youngsters. I think he's afraid that they will hit the ground running because that would give him less leverage when asking for new big money players in the summer.

      He did the same thing with Rashford at United. Claimed he had 'no strikers' even when Rashford was fit

  10. NoName
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Has Williams been written off? Didn't see the EL game but ppl are suggesting to get rid. He's currently bench fodder with the hopes of starting here and there (i.e. today). No longer the case?

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

      if Ole play 5 at the back, he is in

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

      Good bench player, can't rely on him to start though

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

      Ok. Cheers both.

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

      just hold him, good bench player

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

      Starts when they play 3-5-2

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

    Not sure what to do here. 1 free transfer and 2.2 in the bank

    Guaita Button
    TAA Lund Robbo Lascelles Reid
    Salah KDB Rich Grealish Hayden
    Jimenez Vardy Ings

    Currently I have 9 players and Hayden (starting?) for game week 28

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

      Hayden to Barnes

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

        This. To Perez.

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

          Perez is 6.2 sorry. Barnes then.

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

            This would result in me taking a hit or fielding 10 players

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

      Grealish 》 Perez/Barnes?

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

        Was thinking about that. Should I take a hit or just play Hayden?

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

          Field 10 players imo.

  12. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What will you do with this team?

    Pope
    TAA Doherty Stephens Lascalles
    Salah Mane Bruno Traore
    Ings Jimi

    Williams kdb Nketiah

    Worth sacrificing Kdb for Perez/Barnes?

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

      Nope

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

        Cheers. G2g?

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

      good team for the blanks

  13. Mind över Mata
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    1 FT, 0.1m - any obvious moves here? Shift Grealish? Trouble is that I’ve x3 Wolves and x3 Leicester already

    Schmeichel
    Soy, TAA, Holgate, Saiss
    Mane, Salah, Dendoncker
    Vardy, Ings, Jimenez

    4.0; KDB*, Grealish*, O’Connell*

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

      save and reassess after blank GW

    2. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Grealish > H. Barnes looking good

      1. thegaffer82
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        oops... never mind. 3 leic players

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

      Nope. Save

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

    Morning.....Bolly or Sais ??

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

      Sais for me

    2. Jay Arell
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Boly, bonus magnet and goal threat for 0.3 more

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

      Boly

  15. Walcoff life
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What rank is 1600 points? 7k-ish?

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

      I have 1596 and I’m 7.5k so probably about right.

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

        thanks

  16. Jay Arell
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Any Newcastle fans know why Hayden has been dropped suddenly?

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

      better options in mf

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

      Do you want the technical term for it? It’s because he’s shaite

    3. JT11fc
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      New signings

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

      Bentaleb

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

    Another crap GW, 16 from 6... need Jimmy, Traore, Salah (c), Mane and TAA to deliver

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

      lets hope for them green arrows

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Jimmy hat-trick incoming.

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

      probably average position

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

      8 -4 from 4 here.

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

      And yet it looked so good on paper.

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

    This is me for next week without using a transfer.
    McCarthy
    TAA,VVD,Digne,Lascelles
    Salah,Traore,Mooy
    Ings,DCL,Jimenez

    Henderson,Williams,KDB,Grealish 1 FT 5.4m itb.

    Think I might need one or two Leicester but not willing to shift any strikers for Vardy.
    So,
    A) Save
    B) Williams > Periera (bench Mooy or Lascelles)
    C) Mooy > Barnes
    D) B and C for -4.

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

      Why do you need Leicester?

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

        Norwich,Villa,Watford,Brighton next 4.

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

          They’re not exactly firing though

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

            True.
            I’ve got away with not having Vardy the past month.

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

      A

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

      C looks good.

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

        Yeh that’s the attacking move . Could pay off over the next few games and cover Any Vardy points. Gives me an option of benching Everton players too without selling.

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

      C

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

    Kdb > mane (free) worth it?

    Got kdb at 10.7 no real loss.

    Assuming city dont have a dgw in 29

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

      Easy for you to do with no value lost.

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

        Yes thats what im thinking

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

        this

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

      Do it

  20. Bonus magnet
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Team for GW28

    ryan
    robbo stephens lascelles tanga
    salah(c) maddison wilson
    vardy ings firmino(v)

    button fleck kdb lundy

    would you get a palace or brighton mid for harry wilson or keep wilson?

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

      Palace or Brighton? No thanks

  21. Doctor Evil
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Good position to be in this gameweek?

    I have 12 points from 3

    Still to play is
    VVD
    TAA (c)
    Williams
    Salah
    Martial
    Traore
    Auba
    DCL

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

      Your doing better than I am this week.

    2. Fozzyb34r
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Absolutely fine. If Salah hauls you’ll plummet though

      1. Doctor Evil
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Thats definitely the risk but if he blanks I could soar i guess

        1. Fozzyb34r
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Very true. Good luck to you brother

          1. Doctor Evil
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Thanks and to you

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

      Better than many

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

      Sorry but we badly need a goal against pool

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

    Will there be double gameweek news before the next deadline? I think I will change Lundstram to PvA but price changes will kill that move...

    McCarthy
    TAA, Robertson, Doherty, Aurier, Lundstram,
    Salah(C), Cantwell, Hayden
    Ings(VC), Jiménez

    Martin, KDB, Grealish, Aubameyang
    2 FT, 1,0 million in the bank

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

      Palace fixtures turn horrid quite soon. The cs record only really stands up against bottom feeders. I’d be more tempted by AWB in a couple in the same price range if you’re looking for differential.

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

        Yes, thanks. Might be best if i avoid PvA - almost got him this gw, but ended up buying Doherty instead. Guess I just missed his points and should look forward 😉

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

    A Calvert-Lewin brace today would be nice.

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

      DCL or Mane can save my week.

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

    Would you prefer:

    A) Pukki, Van Dijk
    B) Jimenez, Evans/Lindelof/Christensen

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

      Probably B, with Evans

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

        If I drop Stevens instead of Reid, then even Jimenez and Van Dijk is possible, worth it?

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

      B with Evans.

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

        Thanks, worth getting rid of Stevens if it means Van Dijk and Jimenez?

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

          I would, yes.
          Keeping that 3rd Liverpool player is a deal breaker.

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

            Thanks, long week ahead...

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

      B with Boly?

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

        Possible, just not sure about their defense but yeah, worth considering, cheers

  25. Fozzyb34r
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    When will we find out if city have a DGW29? If they do I’ll keep Mahrez and KDB and play next week with 10 players.

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

    What to do guys?

    Thinking of Lund out.
    If no DGW, would've done Aguero out too.

    Hendo/Pope
    TAA/Robbo/Lascelles/Lund/Williams
    Salah/Martial/Traore/KDB/Fleck
    DCL/Ings/Aguero

    0IB, 1FT

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

      Sound move.

  27. thegaffer82
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Well, signing Kun 4 GW's ago was an absolutely miserable experience wasn't it.

    The only plus side for me, is that my two main ML rivals both played their WC to get him in and cover my captaincy of him last GW.

    I've still got my WC intact for the doubles and blanks, so hopefully I can make them both pay over that period.

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

      Yep

      Miserable. Got him over Son. Laughably there were people complaining about getting Son in last week. Even for a double hit in and out he did better than Kun.

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

    Fo GW 28
    A.
    Pope
    TAA, Stephens, Lascelles, Holgate
    Salah(C), Mane, Dendo
    Vardy, DCL, Ings
    (without hit)
    B.
    Pope
    TAA, Stephens, Lascelles, Boly*
    Salah(C), Mane, Barnes*
    Vardy, Jimmy*, Ings
    (for -8)

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

      For B i will lose Grealish for Barnes though.

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

    Thoughts on what to do here with 2FT and 0m itb...currently looking at playing a 5-2-3 lol

    Ryan
    Taa Robbo Aurier Rico -- Lundy*
    Salah Martial Grealish* -- Kdb* Stephens
    Vardy Jimmy Ings

    A: Lundy >> bertrand
    B: Grealish >> Barnes/Traore/Mount
    C: Stephens >> Cantwell and play 433. Allows me to keep grealish
    D: A + B combined and bench Rico (CHE). Means only 1ft in gw29
    E: A + C combined

    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Probably B) with Barnes (considering Leic fixtures coming up)

  30. thegaffer82
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    My team sucks for next week. Looks like I'm going to keep Grealish & KDB (+Dendonker) and then play a 5-2-3 formation - and my DF is pretty poor barring TAA.

    Who to bring in for Kun do you think?

    A) Jimi
    B) Bobby Firmino

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

      I am also thinking of doing something very similar

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Similar problems

      McCarthy
      Taa vvd dunk lascelles (Williams)
      Rich doucoure salah
      Jimmy ings vardy

      Foster Kdb grealish

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        It’s a play doucoure or Williams or take a hit

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

          you don't need to take hit then