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The best mid-price forwards for the FPL restart

Mid-price forwards are the focus as our position-by-position analysis of Fantasy Premier League assets nears its conclusion.

We’re looking at strikers priced between £6.0m and £7.5m in this piece, having focused on the assets costing £5.8m or less in our budget forwards article.

A rundown of the heavy hitters costing more than £8.0m will follow.

Only 19 players fall into the mid-price category, four of whom are red-flagged either because of injury or having moved elsewhere.

The rest we’ll pick through in our feature below, while you can access the other price brackets and positions via these links:

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Tammy Abraham

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  • Price: £7.5m
  • Ownership: 15.1%
  • Next four matches: avl | MCI | whu | WAT

The priciest forward in the sub-£8.0m bracket, Tammy Abraham (£7.5m) looks set to return from a niggling ankle problem that plagued him shortly before the mid-March suspension of play.

Olivier Giroud (£6.6m) had deputised fairly impressively in his absence and there is certainly an argument to suggest that the Blues were better all round for the World Cup winner’s presence, such is his ability to bring others into play.

Abraham has been Frank Lampard’s go-to guy for much of the season, however, starting every single match he was available for between Gameweeks 3 and 25 before that troublesome injury curtailed his involvement.

Third and joint-third among FPL forwards for shots in the box and big chances, Abraham has certainly been popping up in some excellent positions in 2019/20 and his off-the-ball movement is impressive.

Putting the ball past the goalkeeper is another thing though and he is still perhaps dining out on that purple patch in Gameweeks 3-5, a three-match period in which over half of his season’s goals (seven in 13) arrived in one fell swoop.

From Gameweek 6 onwards, Abraham’s goal conversion rate stands at a poor 10.3%.

But, with leaky defences in Aston Villa and West Ham coming up and some decent fixtures to follow, the volume of chances that should come his way may offset any wastefulness.

Teemu Pukki

  • Price: £6.5m
  • Ownership: 12.9%
  • Next four fixtures: SOU | EVE | ars | BHA

Another forward whose early-season form proved to be unsustainable, Teemu Pukki (£6.5m) scored more goals in Gameweeks 1-5 (six) than he has managed in 23 subsequent appearances (five).

We’ll no doubt come to appreciate secure starters over the next month and Pukki is certainly one of those, with the Finn’s talismanic status likely to ensure that he starts all of Norwich’s remaining games – at least while the Canaries still have a mathematical chance of survival.

Pukki hasn’t missed a single match this season when he has been fit and available for selection, completing at least 80 minutes on every single occasion.

While home advantage in a deserted stadium may not provide the edge it once did, the Canaries’ next five matches at Carrow Road, against Southampton, Everton, Brighton, West Ham and Burnley, are arguably the best of any team’s remaining games on their own turf.

Like Abraham, that autumnal hot streak has disguised some worrying figures: Pukki’s goal conversion rate of 8.8% from Gameweek 6 onwards is one of the worst among FPL forwards.

No side has scored fewer Premier League goals than Norwich in 2020, either.

Still, with a new mini-season comes renewed hope – and many FPL bosses will likely disregard much of what has gone before given the three-month chasm that has rendered ‘form’ almost meaningless.

Diogo Jota

  • Price: £6.4m
  • Ownership: 9.1%
  • Next four fixtures: whu | BOU | avl | ARS

Wolverhampton Wanderers arguably have the most attractive set of games over the next three Gameweeks, as they prepare to face three of the bottom five.

West Ham United, Bournemouth and Aston Villa have one solitary clean sheet between them in 2020 and unsurprisingly are the three clubs who have conceded the highest number of goals this calendar year.

Bournemouth and Villa are also in the bottom two for form over their last ten games, for what that’s worth now.

Diogo Jota (£6.4m) had been hitting his stride before coronavirus stopped play, registering double-digit hauls in Gameweeks 27 and 28.

That more than doubled his total number of attacking returns in 2019/20 and in truth it’s been a bit of an underwhelming campaign from the Portugal international following his exploits last season.

Tactics may have something to do with it, given that much of Jota’s success as an FPL asset last season (and in Gameweek 27) came centrally in a 3-5-2, a formation Nuno Espirito Santo temporarily moved away from largely to accommodate Adama Traore (£5.7m).

Saying that, Jota hauled against Spurs in Gameweek 28 when playing off the left in 3-4-3, so confidence could be as crucial as positioning.

Some of the division’s most obliging defences will certainly give him the chance to hit the ground running in Gameweeks 30+ to 32+.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin

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  • Price: £6.5m
  • Ownership: 15.6%
  • Next four fixtures: LIV | nor | LEI | tot

Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£6.5m) has been a man reborn since Carlo Ancelotti was appointed head coach of Everton in December.

No Premier League player has scored as many goals as Calvert-Lewin (eight) since the Italian first took charge of the Toffees in Gameweek 19.

No FPL asset has registered more shots in the box or big chances than Calvert-Lewin in that time, either.

Add that to the fact that he has been an ever-present starter under Ancelotti, at a time of the season when we are looking for players who will get plenty of pitch-time, and there is lots to like about the in-form Everton striker.

Fixtures perhaps count against him at first, with Liverpool, Leicester and Spurs to come in the first four Gameweeks back – although Calvert-Lewin did score against Arsenal and Manchester United prior to the mid-March suspension.

Everton’s safe mid-table league position is arguably also a consideration, especially if a tilt at a European qualification spot is beyond them by the time the Toffees’ favourable fixture swing happens in Gameweek 34+.

Ancelotti could look to give Moise Kean (£6.3m) some overdue pitch-time, for example, if there are any end-of-season dead rubbers in the offing.

It’s a situation to monitor, then, but the omens look very positive based on what he has delivered so far under the new regime and how highly his manager rates him.

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Danny Ings (£7.1m) has scored more goals than the four forwards profiled above this season.

Ings has actually had fewer shots in the box than Calvert-Lewin and Abraham but his goal conversion rate of 22.1% is superior to those two strikers, along with most other names mentioned in this piece.

The fixtures, both in terms of difficulty and frequency, are the most off-putting aspect when it comes to Ings.

That said, Marcus Rashford (£8.8m) is the only forward who has scored more goals against top-half teams than the Southampton striker in 2019/20.

The defences of Liverpool, Leicester, Spurs, Chelsea, Arsenal and Wolves have all been breached by Ings, who has the Gunners and both Manchester clubs to come between now and Gameweek 35+.

Chances are that we’ll see a benching or two for the mid-price FPL forward over the coming month, given what Ralph Hasenhuttl did in both Gameweeks 19 and 24 when the fixture schedule was previously congested.

Hasenhuttl’s previous comments about Ings playing three times in a week should also act as a cautionary tale, although it’s perhaps now more the physical demands put upon the front two, rather than Ings being particularly injury-prone, that is the primary reason for an occasional refresh up top.

Gameweek 36+ sees a fixture swing for the Saints, so Ings might well firmly re-enter our thoughts at that point should the south coast club be scrapping for their lives.

Callum Wilson (£7.4m) started this season and 2018/19 very quickly, which perhaps bodes well for what is effectively a new, nine-game campaign.

The Bournemouth striker, who blanked 15 times in a row from Gameweeks 8-23, had also returned to a bit of form shortly before coronavirus stopped play, with three goals in his last six appearances.

It’s not just the ‘troll’ status, substantial price tag and streaky scoring patterns that will put many off Wilson, however: the Cherries’ frontman is only one booking away from a two-game ban.

Even if Wilson gets past the Gameweek 32+ threshold without having picked up a caution, the remaining five fixtures for Eddie Howe’s side are perhaps the worst in the league.

That ominous schedule similarly counts against Joshua King (£6.1m), Bournemouth’s first-choice penalty taker who has missed large chunks of this season with hamstring injuries.

King, whose minute-per-chance average of 81.4 is the worst of any first-choice FPL forward this season, may also find himself farmed out to the left flank as he was in the autumn and in Gameweeks 27 and 28 – especially if Ryan Fraser (£6.8m) departs as expected.

Chris Wood (£6.1m) and Ashley Barnes (£6.1m) have offered FPL managers good value over the last three seasons but uncertainty surrounds their availability for the restart.

Barnes is still working his way back from hernia surgery, while Wood has picked up a fresh problem with his Achilles.

Speaking earlier in the month, Sean Dyche said:

Barnesy is still not quite right yet and Woody has a bit of a problem with his Achilles. We are waiting for more news on that.

We are a bit more hopeful on Barnesy that it’s settling down, so hopefully, he’ll get back into some form of training over the next week or so.

We’re not sure on Woody yet. He’s going to have to take his time on that and see how that settles down.

That wouldn’t be helpful if those two aren’t right but it’s an ongoing thing and we will wait on them.

Those issues could well open up a spot or two for the Clarets’ two sub-£6.0m strikers, who we mentioned in our budget forwards piece.

Sebastien Haller (£6.6m) has some appealing fixtures to come from Gameweek 33+ onwards but the FPL jury is still out on the striker, who has just three goals in his last 20 Premier League appearances.

Deployed in a 4-4-2 with Michail Antonio (£6.9m) shortly before COVID-19 brought football to a standstill, the Frenchman – who has so often seemed isolated when used as a lone frontman – looked all the better for having the busy Antonio playing off him and scored in the impressive 3-1 win over Southampton in late February.

Three tricky fixtures against Wolves, Spurs and Chelsea are first up for David Moyes’ troops and there will likely be little Fantasy interest in the Hammers until that trio of matches is over.

Those games will at least serve as an audition period for Haller and co, although Antonio’s ‘out of position’ tag and more attractive stats (five big chances to Haller’s one when they were partnered in Gameweeks 28 and 29) may give him the edge.

Looking Back at Gameweek 22 - It Had It All

It looked like Troy Deeney (£6.2m) may not feature at all in the season run-in at one point but the Watford skipper has finally returned to full training, having initially stayed away for fears over his family’s wellbeing.

The Hornets expect Deeney to be fit for the restart and he is certainly a name to consider, given that he is on penalties for his club and an ever-present starter since Nigel Pearson took charge.

In fact, Calvert-Lewin is the only forward featured in this piece who has more attacking returns to his name than Deeney (eight) since Pearson assumed control.

Some appealing fixtures against Southampton, Norwich, Newcastle and West Ham fall between Gameweeks 32+ and 36+ for Watford, who are still in the thick of a relegation battle and likely to have plenty to play for deep into July.

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1,483 Comments Post a Comment
  1. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Given 5 subs rule, absolute priority is to choose players who will regularly get 90 mins

    1. _Ninja_
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Its ok to have cheap defenders who play 60 mins.

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Or players who can work wonders in 30 minutes...

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      even they could have minutes limited with the additional 2 extra subs now

    4. kysersosa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      But your not going to be able to assume that with most players out width keepers, defenders and holding mids.

    5. goriuanx
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Null and void

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

        How long have u been waiting for that?

    6. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Can't say agree. Could also argue that it makes rotation-prone players more appealing. They may be less likely to be benched if there's an option to take them off after 60+ mins so you get 120+ mins out of them instead of 90. With such a dense schedule, there are probably no attacking players safe from rotation, at least not predictably so, and the extra substitutions could help protect them from this.

      Just spitballing here, but it's a swings and roundabouts situation in my humble opinion.

  2. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    In your opinion, which of these is the best sgw striker for GW30+?

    A) Abraham
    B) Jiminez
    C) Rashford

    Thanks

    1. kysersosa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Abraham

    2. The Sociologist
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      All could score really well. Rashford and Abraham coming back from injury though, so Jimenez the safer pick. Having a feeling Abraham against that Villa defence could be the most explosive. All good picks though.

    3. Kuzser
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      A or B. A has a higher ceiling

    4. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks folks

    5. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      B but Chelsea have an easier fixture on paper.

    6. SH
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I got Rashford as he would be somewhat a differential

    7. BENOIT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Tammy for me

    8. El Presidente
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Definitely Jimmy. He's gonna detonate that WHU defence to pieces

    9. Karhumies
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      A or B, so A because of cheaper price as tiebreaker.

  3. kysersosa
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Thoughts on Saka's minutes for GW30?

    A)

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      A

    2. BENOIT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      A

      1. One More Hit
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Z

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      A

    4. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Tierney & Kola say hello … lots of competition in that Arsenal defence

    5. SH
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      A imo

    6. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      ) not A

  4. Kuzser
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    So that’s my current team:
    Pope (Krul)
    Taa Awb Doherty - Egan Taylor
    Salah Kdb Bruno Doucure -Saka
    Auba Jota Dcl

    What would you guys do?
    1) FH this week and get back to this team for GW31

    2) Finetune the current team and get smth like this for BB in GW30 (10DGW):
    Leno-Reina
    TAA-Egan-O'connell-Lascelles-Seiss
    Mahrez-KDB-Grealish-Saka-Bruno
    Auba-Kun-Jota

    1. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      The more i think about it, the less confident I am about Sheff Utd and Villa moving forward.

      So I think without a WC I would FH this week.

      It also depend if you want Liverpool long term.

      I am thinking of dropping Salah to Son to upgrade my team elsewhere, not decided on that though

  5. FootballDog
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    hey guys,

    any advice here...
    this is my team before gw 38,

    should i FH? only got BB no WC 🙁

    0.05itb

    pope
    van dijk, taa, soyuncu
    salah, kdb, marial, b fernandes
    auba, vardy, ings

    subs: button , saiss, hanley, hayden

  6. HamezMace
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    If you had to bet on one player (excluding centre backs, or keepers) to play the full 90 minutes this week, who would you pick?

    Let’s go SGW players only, just to avoid the obvious fact that most DGWers will get 90 combined over the two games.

    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Vardy.

    2. The Sociologist
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Jimenez perhaps.

    3. Pukki Party
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Azpiliqueta has played 90mins as rb a lot. Mount would be one guess too.

    4. Basil1977
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Pukki

    5. HamezMace
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks all

  7. kysersosa
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Well that was a weird post from me above.....

    Thoughts on Saka's minutes for GW30?

    A)

    1. Klaren
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      45-75

    2. The Sociologist
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      A)

    3. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      It's still weird now.

      1. Ross Geller
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        🙂

    4. El Presidente
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      LOL

    5. Firminooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Still A.

  8. kime67
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Why do i want Sterling?

    1. Oggle22
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Thinking the same but he always ends up in my team instead of Salah which makes me worry more even with Sterling having a double game week

    2. kysersosa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      You only see the Highs and not the Lows.

    3. Pukki Party
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He has been underperforming this season compared to stats, can only see no crowds helping in this situation. Good pick imo

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Starts explosive often. Was it this season he bagged his hat trick ... and i was on Salah and my Kane to Aguero strategy went out of the window as my season bombed from GW1!

        1. Pukki Party
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah it was this season. Can see the same happening again, not sure Sane back being positive or negative.

  9. BENOIT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Ederson, Reina
    TAA, Lascelles, Egan, Baldock, Targett
    Grealish, KDB, Fleck, Pepe, Saka
    Auba, Abraham, Aguero

    Pretty happy with this. Got 0.4m in the bank - any comments or ways to spend the extra?

    Ta!

    1. BENOIT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      BB team

    2. The Sociologist
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Looks good. Maybe a Wolves defender over Targett.

      1. BENOIT
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Don’t fancy West Ham to score?

    3. Ibra
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Boly instead of Lascelles?

    4. The Red Devil
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Reina might not play, double villa defence is a big no-no for me, no mane/salah could hurt, saka wouldn't feature much

  10. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Best option here???

    A- Reina and Lundstram
    Or
    B- Henderson and Targett

    1. BENOIT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      B safer

      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Very true mate, Lundstram can be O’Connell if no concrete evidence he’s going to start

    2. Ibra
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      B

    3. I Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      B

    4. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      A few people yesterday saying Lundstram, unless you have the value accumulated in your squad he is a risk for being a sub, will get some game time i guess.

  11. kysersosa
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Sakas Minutes!!!!!!

    Less than 60, 60-80, more than 80???

    1. Oggle22
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      In the same boat with Sterling Aguero KDB mins!

      1. kysersosa
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Not really. Id be confident them Man City 3 will get 80+ minutes over 2 games.

        1. I Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          So will Saka. Start one and sub appearance in the other most likely.

    2. HamezMace
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Over two games more than 80.

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        which for his price would be golden

      2. Oggle22
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        KDB Sterling and Kun?

    3. Karhumies
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Impact sub unless injury.

  12. Netters2018
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Any advice how i can fit Abraham in rather than Samatta to my BB team? I'm 0.4m short.
    Ederson, Leno
    Taa, Alonso, Doherty, Egan, O Connell
    KDB, Grealish, Mount, Barnes, Fleck
    Auba, Aguero, SAMATTA

    1. kysersosa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Do you have a WC left?

    2. Daghe Munegu
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Jimenez Abraham for Auba Samatta

    3. Orynx
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ederson your best route. He’s expensive and Won’t get many saves. Can see arsenal scoring against city and then rotation following game may also lead to city conceding

    4. Netters2018
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yes i have my wc left, using it next week....

    5. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      TAA to Robbo or VVD ... depending on accumulated value?

      I'm guessing when LFC secure the title squad rotation comes in to earn everyone a medal and game time.

  13. Aimar
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Unfortunately i used my wildcard the round just before the league is postponed so i have no one currently and i am in dilemma which strategy should i use BB for 30+ and FH for 31 or FH 30+ and BB later

    Current team :

    Pope hendo
    Alonso doherty taa stevens kiko
    Salah Bruno grealish Cantewell sarr
    Auba jimmnez jota

    FH team :
    Leno
    TAA baldock stevens
    Salah KDB fleck grealish
    Auba Aguero Abraham

    BB team:

    Leno foster
    O’Connell basham egan Doherty kiko
    Grealish KDB pulisic Son Cantewell
    Auba aguero jimnez

    If i BB 30+ i will FH 31+ to get vardy Rashy & mane
    Then 33 i will get mane and vardy instead of kun and KDB
    The problem is I won’t be able to afford TAA but I think klopp will rotate alot to be prepared for the next season in august

    And help would be appreciated realy

    1. Pukki Party
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I'd use FH and then revert back to your original team. It's well set up for last few ganeweeks.

      1. Aimar
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I have concerns about alonso i am afraid he won’t play plus missing players like son vardy and son I don’t know how to get them in

        1. Pukki Party
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          You can easily get Son with 2ft by selling one of Auba or Salah. Alonso is a good punt.

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Current team not bad.

      I'd say BB, if most players are you'll lose ground in most mini leagues if you don't follow suit.

      1. Aimar
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I am leaning to wards BB honestly as i am chaising also plus i like the team shape except 3 SHU defs

    3. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      If you think Liverpool will rotate, then Salah is expensive and Son will play every game unless Spurs are 3-0 up with 15 mins to go.

      You then have a lot more scope to sort out later. I don't like Sheff Utd triple moving forward so I would FH.

      Tough though both are good sides

      1. Aimar
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        But salah in golden boot race will have mangeable mins

  14. Winston.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Any thoughts about this FH team?

    Leno
    Stevens O’Connell Egan/Lundstram
    KDB Sterling Pepe Grealish
    Aguero Auba Samatta

    1. JIMMY TUGGINS
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Very similar to mine.

      1. JIMMY TUGGINS
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Captain?

        1. Winston.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Has to be KDB or Aguero...

          1. JIMMY TUGGINS
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            I'm deciding between Kun and Sterling, my team is the same as yours with Stevens/Baldock/Lund as the SHU 3 and Jota instead of Samatta.

    2. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      It's a good one!

      I went for Ozil over Samatta.
      Mahrez over Sterling.
      Henderson over Leno.
      And Baldock/Alsonso over O'Connell/Lundstram

      But who's to say what's best. Your lineup fits the bull well enough 🙂

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        You need to read my community article Re Ozil.

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          I already read it, but unfortunately, I am an Arsenal fan.

    3. Ross Geller
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Leno -> Hendo and Egan/Lundi -> Doherty and you have my FH team 🙂 So i like it!

    4. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Not convinced by Pepe, otherwise good.

  15. Ibra
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Is this BB team (WC next gw) gtg?

    Henderson - Leno
    TAA - Baldock - Lundstram - Targett - Boly
    KDB - Mahrez - Grealish - McGinn - Cantwell
    Aguero - Auba - Jimenez

    1. kysersosa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Not keen to be honest.

      McGinn, Cantwell, Lundstram could all blank

    2. JBG
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Pretty template tbh. So gtg I would say.

    3. The Red Devil
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      No Salah/mane big risk

    4. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Nice forward line.

      Be interesting to see which Villa come back. Presumably fighting for survival but with their fixtures and no home crowd they could fall flat.

  16. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    What’s people’s thoughts on Ake for this week? Think they are one of the few possible clean sheet candidates this GW

    1. JIMMY TUGGINS
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      After Rico, I don't think Bournemouth are ever a CS candidate.

    2. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Not too sure.
      Bou haven't had a CL since gw11.
      And CPA score away often.

  17. Ian J
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Dilemma – FH or BB then WC in WK31+?
    Current team:
    Pope (+2) / Foster
    TAA (+4) / Van Dijk / Wan-Bissaka / Doherty / Boly
    Salah (+3) / Barnes (+2) / Doucoure / Fernandes (+2) / Saka
    Auba (+2) / Vardy / Jimenez (+2)
    (+2) = value lost if sell then re-buy – keen on keeping TAA / Fernandes / Jimenez

    FH option:
    Henderson
    TAA / Stevens / O’Connell / Laporte
    KDB / Sterling / Pepe / Grealish / McGinn
    Auba / Aguero
    Bench: 3.9 /3.9 / El Mohamady / Nketiah

    BB option, then WC
    Henderson / Leno
    TAA / Laporte / Stevens / O’Connell / Boly
    KDB / Barnes / Fernandes / Grealish / Saka
    Auba / Aguero / Jimenez

    What would you do? FH or BB?
    Cheers for your thoughts

    1. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I much prefer your team now than the BB, so I would FH (too much value to be lost too).

      But your BB team is still good

    2. SH
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I like your current team except the likes of Doucoure and Saka. Whom can you upgrade Doucoure to if you downgrade VVD? Do you have any plan to get the likes of KDB, Son, Rashford? Downgrading Auba could be one way. If you can develop a plan to make those changes without taking hit, then FH maybe. Otherwise take advantage of the BB and wc31

  18. otisss
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Who do we all think has the best chance of keeping a clean sheet in GW30+?

    - Norwich
    - Bournemouth
    - Crystal Palace
    - Newcastle

    1. I Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Probably Newcastle but I don't think any of them will.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Agree, i can see Newcastle v Sheff Utd 0.0.

    2. Klaren
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Palace

    3. Karhumies
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Palace

  19. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Grant Hanley likely to start this GW?

  20. JBG
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    A) Fernandes-Cantwell-Nketiah

    Or

    B) Sarr-Mcginn-Ayew

    Which one, for this GW only.

  21. OleGGMU
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Hi lads
    Anyone have insight as to when price changes might occur? Before or during gw30+ ?

    1. _Ninja_
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      None before the deadline

    2. HamezMace
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Prices are locked until after the deadline.

      1. One More Hit
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        If a lot of people are wildcarding GW31+ will that skew FPLstatistics too?

        1. HamezMace
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Probably.
          But ‘alot’ will be hard to quantify, for the hundred or so people on FFS that are WC’ing there are 5m other registered teams who won’t be.

          1. HamezMace
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            I don’t know if FPL, or fpl statistics have an algorithm for ‘active’ teams.

      2. OleGGMU
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks alot lads for the replies really helps me wiv a few decisions

  22. _Ninja_
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Best 1 week punt?

    A Tammy
    B Jimenez

    1 Doherty
    2 Alonso

    Cheers

    1. Ross Geller
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I would go with A1 but B2 can be just as good if Alonso starts. Wouldn’t choose both from the same team...

      1. _Ninja_
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers

        1. Crunchie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          I prefer the other again IF Alonso starts (B2)

  23. Rhodes your boat
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    A) Reina laporte
    B) McCarthy laporte
    C) Ederson boly

    1. _Ninja_
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I think A for GW30

  24. the vanisher
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    How is my BB (WC 31) team looks?

    Leno Ramsdale
    TAA Mings Saiss Lascelles Egan
    Salah KdB Grealish McGinn Norwood
    Auba Aguero Nketiah

    Thanks

    1. Holmes
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Downgrade Salah and spread the cash?

      Ederson, Doherty, Jimenez will probably beat Ramsdale, Saiss, Nketiah

  25. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Thoughts on my after the DGW wildcard team draft?
    Henderson (or Pope) - McGovern
    TAA - Doherty - E. Stevens - (Holgate - Rico)
    Fernandes - Salah - KDB - Martial - (Guendouzi)
    Rashford - Jimenez - DLC

    I can also downgrade Henderson to someone like McCarthy and get Son instead of Fernandes

  26. Siggy in the Middle
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    If I'm going for a BB this week, should I forego Liverpool mids? Doesn't feel right without Salah but it would only be for a week.

    1. Holmes
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      It's fine

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah fine

  27. Sterling Malory
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Those with no wildcard, will you be using your FH card or creating a BB team with balance for the coming weeks?

    1. _Ninja_
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      FH, only because i'm happy with my reverting team.

      1. Sterling Malory
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers.
        This is the team I would revert too

        Hendo
        TAA VVD O'connell
        Salah KDB Barnes Doucoure
        Auba Jimi Ings
        McCarthy Cantwell Saiss Lascelles

        Should be okay after a transfer or 2 for GW31+?

        1. _Ninja_
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Looks great

  28. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Few more changes. Drop Doherty to bring in Barnes. How’s this look? Thanks 🙂

    Leno. Henderson
    TAA. Stevens. Egan. Boly. Targett
    KDB. Grealish. Mount. Barnes. Mahrez
    Auba. Agüero. Pukki

    1. Karhumies
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Looks great. WC31?

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Indeed

        1. Karhumies
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Targett is the only one I am unsure about. Picking someone from Crystal Palace (vs Bournemouth) or Norwich (vs Southampton) has a slightly better chance of CS than Villa with substitute keeper IMO.

    2. Firminooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Like it. I can do:
      Leno. Henderson
      TAA. O’Connell Egan Saiss Targett
      KDB. Grealish. Mount. Barnes. Mahrez
      Auba. Agüero. Jimenez

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Very nice

  29. Firminooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    This is exhausting. From 0% brainpower on FPL to 99% in a week. There is smoke coming out my ears.

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Same mate. I’m on draft 100+ now haha

    2. JIMMY TUGGINS
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      My FH team is locked in barring injuries, feels good to not be stressing about it.

  30. Winston.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    A. Pepe + Samatta or
    B. Fernandes + Jimenez ?

    In A both have DGW, but what about their minutes...could it be that in B they play full 90 minutes...?

    1. Karhumies
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I plan to go with B on FH

      1. Winston.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks...both great picks

    2. Winston.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Sorry, A is with Leno and B is with Reina...

    3. Ross Geller
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      A for me. Even it’s not the best dgw, it’s still dgw 😉

    4. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      B