Scout Notes

Son takes advantage of Kane absence to brace in Spurs’ pre-season opener

Three Premier League teams got their pre-season campaigns underway over the weekend.

Everton, Liverpool and Spurs were the clubs in action – and we’ve got all the information you need to know as you prepare for the 2020/21 edition of Fantasy Premier League.

As ever, we are tracking the minutes played by every single Fantasy asset during the pre-season friendlies as well as their goals and assists.

This methodical process helped us discover Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.5m) and John Lundstram (£5.5m) before they were everybody’s favourite £4.0m defender, so ensure you use our pre-season resources to the full…

SPURS 3-0 IPSWICH

  • Goals: Ryan Sessegnon (£5.0m), Son Heung-min x2 (£9.0m)
  • Assists: Dele Alli x2 (£8.0m), Juan Foyth (£4.5m)

Son Heung-min (£9.0m) has had the Fantasy community discussing his credentials for the new season after scoring a brace in Spurs’ routine 3-0 win over Ipswich Town.

However, we do have to consider that both of his goals netted in his 45-minute outing were came from a centre-forward position.

With Harry Kane (£10.5m) still in quarantine following his trip to the Bahamas, Son was able to lead the Spurs attack, picking up where he left off the last time he was asked to deputise for the Englishman.

Whether he will get to play in that position at the start of the season, when Spurs have a favourable run of games, does seem unlikely, considering Kane is expected to come straight back into the side after his isolation is over.

There was not much surprise to see Toby Alderweireld (£5.5m) as one of three players to register 90 minutes against Ipswich, but it is certainly interesting to see Ryan Sessegnon (£5.0m) as one of the others.

Classified as a £5.0m defender for 2020/21, the former Fulham man spent the whole game on the left flank of the attacking midfield trio, scoring the first goal of the game.

Admittedly, there was no Erik Lamela (£6.0m) or Steven Bergwijn (£7.5m) involved for Spurs over the weekend but it will be worth watching how often Sessegnon is used in pre-season.

Also of note was the fact that Gedson Fernandes (£5.0m) staffed the right-back position for the entire game as well.

After a disappointing end to last season, Dele Alli (£8.0m) played 74 minutes against Ipswich providing two assists from the number 10 role, although Giovani Lo Celso (£7.0m) was not in the match squad.

Spurs are next in action against Reading on Friday.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris (Hart 46′ (Gazzaniga 74′)); B Davies (Cirkin 46′), Alderweireld, Foyth (Carter-Vickers 46′), G Fernandes; Højbjerg (White 64′), Winks (Devine 71′); Sessegnon, Alli (Bowden 74′), Moura (Scarlett 71′); Son (Clarke 46′).

BLACKPOOL 3-3 EVERTON

  • Goals: Gylfi Sigurdsson x2 (£7.0m), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.0m)
  • Assists: Sigurdsson, Calvert-Lewin, Theo Walcott (£6.0m)

Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.0m) was the key man as Everton drew 3-3 with Blackpool at Bloomfield Road.

Operating in a central role for 76 minutes of the Toffees’ first pre-season match, the Icelandic international got himself an assist and two goals, the latter coming from an excellent direct free-kick on the edge of the box, won by Theo Walcott (£6.0m).

Tom Davies (£5.5m) was the only Everton player to stay on the pitch for 90 minutes, while Sigurdsson and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.0m) each lasted 76.

The centre-forward also had a productive afternoon, adding a goal and an assist.

Mason Holgate (£5.0m), Lucas Digne (£6.0m), Anthony Gordon (£4.5m) and Alex Iwobi (£6.0m) all started the match too, brought off in the 62nd minute.

Those hoping to see Jarrad Branthwaite (£4.0m) claim a starting berth at Everton this season might be slightly discouraged by his outing on Saturday.

He started this match alongside Holgate but at half-time, Everton had conceded three goals to League One opposition.

Michael Keane (£5.0m) replaced Branthwaite at the interval, with Seamus Coleman (£5.0m) coming on Jonjoe Kenny (£4.5m) and Jordan Pickford (£5.0m) replaced by Jonas Lössl (£4.5m).

Obviously, there is only so much we can read into this match, and there are two more pre-season friendlies for Everton to play, but it is certainly interesting that Pickford was beaten three times by lower league opposition in the first half at Bloomfield Road while Lössl came on and kept a clean sheet in his 45-minute outing.

Richarlison (£8.0m) and Bernard (£6.0m) missed this match as they have not yet returned to training while Yerry Mina‘s (£5.5m) level of fitness is still not enough to be involved in pre-season matches.

Everton XI (4-4-2): Pickford (Lössl 46′); Digne (Nkounkou 62′), Branthwaite (Keane 46′), Holgate (Gibson 62′), Kenny (Coleman 46′); Iwobi (BeÅ¡ić 62′), Sigurdsson (John 76′), Davies, Gordon (Bolasie 62′); Calvert-Lewin (Simms 76′), Kean (Walcott 46′).

STUTTGART 0-3 LIVERPOOL

  • Goals: Roberto Firmino (£9.5m), Naby Keïta (£5.5m), Rhian Brewster (£4.5m)
  • Assists: Curtis Jones (£4.5m), Firmino, James Milner (£5.5m)

Jurgen Klopp named two teams for Liverpool’s 3-0 win over Stuttgart in Austria, one used in each half.

Of the two, it was the one used in the opening period that was clearly the first-team, featuring Mohamed Salah (£12.0m), Sadio Mané (£12.0m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.5m) in the front three, the latter grabbing himself a goal and assist in 45 minutes.

Naby Keïta (£5.5m) also scored, operating as part of a central-midfield trio with Fabinho (£5.5m) and Curtis Jones (£4.5m), who assisted Firmino’s opener.

The back-four was mostly as expected, although Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.5m) was not involved in light of a recent minor injury.

While the right-back was not fit enough to travel for the Reds’ first two pre-season matches, the Liverpool Echo are reporting that he has been given his own “bespoke fitness regime” as he aims to be ready by the end of the month.

As a result, the chances of the Alexander-Arnold’s involvement in the Community Shield final later this week are not threatened by this minor injury. The same applies to Harry Wilson (£5.5m) who also missed the last-minute trip to Austria.

That made for a 45-spell in the first-team for Neco Williams (£4.0m) at right-back against Stuttgart, with Andrew Robertson  (£7.0m) on the left of Virgil van Dijk (£6.5m) and Joe Gomez (£5.5m) and taking some indirect free-kicks.

The second-half team was very much made up of second-string players, fronted by Harvey Elliott (£4.5m), Takumi Minamino (£6.5m) and Rhian Brewster (£4.5m), who scored the only goal after the break, assisted by James Milner (£5.5m).

There was a debut for Konstantinos Tsimikas (£5.0m) at left-back and, while he impressed Klopp, it does sound as if his integration into the team will take some time. If Robertson does require minute-management or is injured in the early part of the campaign, it is more likely that Williams will stand in until Tsimikas is up to speed.

“Good, good. (Tsimikas) is a pretty quick player and pretty confident, how you will hear in his [post-match] interview, but he is a good player – a really good player – and he did well. The next challenge for him is now to get used to our defending and things. It will take time, no doubt, but when he has the ball it looks not so bad.” – Jurgen Klopp

It was against Liverpool’s weaker team that Stuttgart offered more threat but Adrián (£4.5m) stood up to chances that fell to Philipp Klement and Tanguy Coulibaly.

First-half team: Alisson, Williams, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Keita, Jones, Mane, Salah, Firmino.

Second-half team: Adrian, Hoever, Phillips, Van den Berg (Koumetio 68′), Tsimikas, Wijnaldum, Milner, Grujic, Elliott, Minamino, Brewster.

1,080 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Ehubbs
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Is it a Good idea to start the season with 0.5 in the bank because of the Manchester clubs blank gameweeks?

    1. Moxon
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I will be starting with money itb

    2. Hedge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Or start with 12m assets and move to KDB/Fernandes priced ones?

      1. Tomerick
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Yep. Always better to start with the heaviest hitters and downgrade in my opinion.

        1. Kun Tozser
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Will be the secret to this year imo

    3. I Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Nothing wrong with it but not necessary either.

  2. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Blimey, Usain Bolt tests positive for coronavirus

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Sterling was at the party apparently

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Billions of other unknown people are coughing as well.

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Kane in quarantine already, even though only due holiday in wrong place, these may continue, and we may need stronger benches than normally.

  3. No Professionals
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Well and truly bottomed

    McCarthy
    TAA Doherty Saliba Vinagre
    Salah Aubameyang Son ASM
    Werner Mitrovic

    Button Soucek Mitchell Davis

    1.5 itb for son to fernandes.

    Considering doing soucek to a 4.5m

    Who would you upgrade
    A) Doherty to vvd
    B) mitrovic to Antonio
    C) Mitchell to Justin/KWP

    1. amitmishr
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I got exact same team but kane for werner, so only 0.5 in hand. Looking at son to greenwood and auba to sterling.

      If kane does not do well, would downgrade him for bruno and a Chelsea asset. May be your way is better as it save that Kane move

      1. GeniusByFar
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        It's never a good idea to drop a fit Kane...
        He pays back his blanks with interest
        He's Definitely keeping my armband

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I'd play Soucek over Vinagre.

      1. Hedge
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Vintage has a better chance of a clean sheet OR an attacking return than Soucek has of any attacking return IMO

        1. Hedge
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Vinagre, even

    3. Lebowski85
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Solid

    4. cravencottage
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Vinaigre probably wont start- get .5 for Saiss

  4. Moxon
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Who are your favourite pair of rotating 4.5m defenders?

    1. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Has to be Leicester Burnley options

      1. 1justlookin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Leicester will be missing 3 out of their first choice 4 defenders come start of the season though.

  5. I Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    I'm quite set on starting with and benching a United asset (either Greenwood or Martial) because I know I'll want one of them for the Palace game in GW2 but is this strategy too much of a risk? Would be an absolute disaster if that United player got injured in training before GW2. The reward of having them in place and being able to save a transfer or use it elsewhere seems like a big upside.

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      benching Greenwood is easy enough, there a quite a few cheap defenders you can play instead of him, or Soucek if you prefer - wouldn't even think twice about an injury, that can happen to anyone

    2. Hedge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I'm still undecided on this, keep going back and forth. Depends if the Greenwood replacement would get at least 4 points more than a cheap defender

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      That risk is not too high, I think it's less than 2-3% Yes, it would be annoying, but on the other hand the risk that somebody else in your team (who is playing) gets injury (or rc) is much higher. 15-30x(?) In that case it is good to have that United asset ready.

    4. 1justlookin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I was thinking about doing this but might just get Maddison in from the start and worry about it later.

  6. dshv
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    HI FRIENDS

    McCarthy (Nyland)
    Trent, Egan, Justin (Vinagre, Ferguson)
    Son, Salah, Armstrong, Aub, SMN
    Mitro, werner (Davis)

    Gw2 son to bruno
    Gw3 auba to kdb

    Listen to your opinions ?

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      pretty solid, keep an eye on Vinagre and Ferguson obviously, those two planned transfers are gonna be pretty popular. I'm just trying to decide whether I want to keep Salah or Son+3.0 myself

    2. Hedge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Too many big hitters for me, downgrade one and upgrade one of the cheap mids

    3. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      similar to mine, look below. nice team but i would say that wouldn't l,ol

  7. CroatianHammer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Hendricks just signed for Jongleurs. Would be a solid 5.5 pick. Might be 5.0 as he was relegated :/

  8. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Who's the nailed 4.0 defender at Palace?

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Ferguson most likely.

    2. Hedge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Furguson most likely but definitely not nailed

      1. R.C
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Not Mitchell?

    3. Critical Observer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      None are nailed until they are nailed.

  9. Shineonme
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    hows it looking guys & gals?
    McCarthy/
    TAA/ VVD/ Vinagre/ Juatin/
    St max/ Salah/ Son/ Aub/
    Werner/ Mitrovic/
    subs Martin/ Ferguson/ Stephens/ Davis/
    1.5 m itb to do Son Bruno in Gw 2

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Now that is better than having Bruno on the bench/blank @ 10.5 ain't it?

      1. Goonsquad245
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Mathematics/probability probably says no 🙂

    2. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Template unlocked

    3. Hedge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      No plan for Greenwood if they don't sign a new LW?

      1. Shineonme
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        no i'll be happy with Bruno

  10. jtreble
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Some popular FPL player selections:
    - KDB 42%
    - Fernandes 29%
    - Pope 25%

    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Unbelievable.

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Ranks are going to look rookie, that is for sure.

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Taking GW1 blanks on the chin is a highly revered tactic on FFS

    3. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      KDB at almost half ownership and on the bench GW1 lol.

    4. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      won't seem so stupid when Auba and Son blank GW1 and then get a pasting GW2

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Will seem stupid if UTD and City fail GW2.

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          it's a different strategy, it's not necessarily stupid either way

          1. FOO FIGHTER
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            You are saying it is stupid when Auba and Son blank.

            The logic right?

            1. SADIO SANÉ
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 7 months ago

              what the hell are you on about?

              1. FOO FIGHTER
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                Son and Auba play GW1.

                "won't seem so stupid when Auba and Son blank GW1 and then get a pasting GW2"

                1. SADIO SANÉ
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 7 months ago

                  ever heard the phrase, 'dumber than a box of rocks'?

                  1. FOO FIGHTER
                    • 4 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    Yes, especially when you bench a 10.5 asset GW1.

                2. Ron_Swanson
                  • 13 Years
                  3 years, 7 months ago

                  They might still blank even if they play...

                  1. FOO FIGHTER
                    • 4 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    So Bruno 'might not blank' GW2?

                    I see the logic here.

    5. Goonsquad245
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Loads of teams that were created pre-fixtures and not changed.

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Too many casuals and placeholders.

      2. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        The created their team when game opened and will give another look closer to the start. Not everyone is tinkering like we do, some people have a thing called life.

        1. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          They...

        2. Goonsquad245
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          I think we’re saying the same thing unless you’re replying to FF

        3. JohnnyRev7
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          I'm confused. What's a 'life'?

    6. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      casuals normally get it right tbh, everyone should pile up on Man City and Manu assets now, it'll work out.
      (K)DB & Bruno vice for me

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        I would't be surprised if loads cap KDB GW1.

    7. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Well, Camzy and I for example have Fernandes imo atm...

    8. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Will change quite a bit closer to deadline

  11. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    What's the situation with Maddison, still injured?

  12. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Vinagre a risk now with AMN signing?

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Even Doherty.

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        You sure?

      2. Hedge
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Would be very surprised to see Doherty get reduced minutes because of AMN

        1. FOO FIGHTER
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          If Wolves get another LB which they have been linked with then the pressure cooker will be on.

          1. Hedge
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            Not sure how that's related, Doherty plays on the right?

            1. FOO FIGHTER
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 7 months ago

              AMN is a RB.

              1. Hedge
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                Ah, my bad, in my mind he was a LB

                1. FOO FIGHTER
                  • 4 Years
                  3 years, 7 months ago

                  AMN has played CM and LB according to transfermarket stats.

                  Nuno did say he needs new more players to step up so would not rule out another wingback which the Wolves team is reliant on.

    2. Jay Jay Okocha
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Absolutely

  13. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Son/Ings or Armstrong/Kane peeps?

    1. Adambailey7
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Son & ings

    2. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      My instincts too pal. Thanks

    3. Hedge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Son and Ings for sure

  14. Adambailey7
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    A - son & jiminez

    B - aubamayang & mitrovic

    1. Hedge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Not sold on spurs attackers in a Moutinho team, but like the price points of A better. Jimenez is a steal at 8.5 imo

  15. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    This team looks pretty solid, what do you think?
    Ryan
    KWP - TAA - Vinagre
    Salah - (A)uba - Armstrong - Son
    Mitro - Werner - Adams
    (Nyland, Gordon, Ferguson, Mitchell)

    After GW1 Son>Bruno
    After GW2 Auba>KDB/Sterling
    At some point probably get Doherty as well for the double up (assuming vinagre starts)

    2.5itb

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Confident on Adams starting?

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        didnt you see my bench?

        1. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          A question to a question

          The bench is there so i saw it.

          Do you think he’s made his case to be in the 1st 11, i started looking at him the other day but was distracted - didn’t work out if he was becoming a mainstay in the team?

  16. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    As the days past teams get more and more similar as a result of transfer activity reducing enablers and ultimately forcing a template

    1. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      It was ever thus...

    2. Hedge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Think the two blanks in GW1 will be more likely cause of convergence to start with. Still plenty of ways to play though. My current team has a few differences to most being posted here, but Salah and Auba are almost must haves for the start. It will diverge from there with some keeping and some moving to Manchester assets

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Hope so - I was initially excited by the variety, makes it much more fun when there are many options

        1. Hedge
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          How about a differential midfield of Fernandes, Rashford and Greenwood for GW2?! All brilliant value IMO.

  17. rokonto
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    S. Soucek and Kane
    B. Son and Antonio
    ????

    1. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Are you having to play both?

      1. rokonto
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Yes

        1. Hedge
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Soucek doesn't have many other options at his price if he gets injured or underperforms. He also has a tough opening run after GW1

          1. rokonto
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            Good call

  18. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Currently planning to bench Bruno for GW1 but do you think there's any player who can score at least 10 points in GW1?

    So I can get in Bruno for a hit or is this a risky idea?

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Son is naturally capable, but I doubt he will.

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Mane

    3. Goonsquad245
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Onto a loser with that one.

  19. Karan14
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    No love for Maddison?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Very few are considering, probably because of performance in 2nd half of the season.

      1. Karan14
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        I cant remember the last time he scored a goal but he seems like a good placeholder for a 5.5-8m mid.
        Easy to downgrade and can stretch till Ziyech/Pulisic without having to do a lot of surgery.

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Vardys probably the only Leciester player I would trust, Justin will probably troll, and well Maddison :/
          Theres better things to waste money on

        2. Holmes
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Decent placeholder

          Keep close eye on Alli, his position Vs Ipswich was pretty high.

    2. Hedge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I have him in my current draft. Just signed a new contract so could come good, and decent opening run. May swap him to Greenwood GW2 though

  20. FrostyShepherd
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    My current draft:
    --------------------McCarthy--------------------
    ---------James-----TAA------Justin-----------
    --Ziyech---Salah---Auba(c)---Armstrong--
    ------Adams-------Jimenez-------Vardy-----

    Subs: Nylands, Branthwaite, Ferguson, Stephens

    Will bring KDB in for Auba in GW 3
    possibly Werner for Vardy but the unkown factor concerns me.

  21. Lebowski85
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Finally think I've cracked it. I'm off to bed now.

    McCarthy
    TAA VVD Doherty
    Salah Auba Son Ziyech Armstrong
    Mitrovic Antonio

    I'm going with the budget strikers this season. Something has to give and I don't see the value there. Fingers crossed it works.

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I quite like this!

    2. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Going with budget strikers when you got werner martial ings jimenez at very affordable prices. Good luck with that. Not to forget kane and aguero being much cheaper than before

      1. Eastman
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Good team.

      2. jtreble
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        One could argue that Kane and Aguero are this year's budget/value strikers ...

      3. Lebowski85
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        I'd obviously like one of those in my team, but I see more value in premium defence & the mid/premium midfielders. We shall see if it pays off

  22. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Chelsea scored the 3rd most goals in the premier league last season with an attack that included 30+ year old Willian Giroud alongside Young Chelsea debutants in Abraham and Mount coming from championship

    Just imagine what they'll do with european heavyweights like Werner Ziyech and Havertz 😉

    1. Lebowski85
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      It's exciting. No idea who to pick though. I feel like it's a case of picking one and backing them for the season

      1. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Id be comfortable with atleast 2.

        Werner + one of Pulisic/Ziyech is affordable at good price for a premium combo playing for such an attacking minded team

      2. Ron_Swanson
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        I’m going to wait and see who adapts to the Premier League and plays well and then probably pick them

        1. HurriKane
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Why not start with them especially since united and city blank 1st gw while Chelsea got Brighton

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Their start wasn't the best one and now they have Liverpool gw2.

      1. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Liverpool were very shaky since restart.

        Chelsea can easily score past them. Rest of fixtures are great

        1. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Yes, they may, but hardly too many. And Werner's GI won't be 100%

        2. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Liverpool were on the beach...

        3. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Do you think they gave up on their focus?

    3. jtreble
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      +1.

    4. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I hope they settle in quick, talk of premiership being more physical?

    5. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Those European giants will finally appreciate their seniors 😉

    6. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      1 is enough, Werner.
      The double up is desinted to have at least 1 flop

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        *destined

      2. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Starting with Ziyech/Pulisic.

        Can downgrade to Greenwood later if united fail to secure Sancho transfer

        1. HurriKane
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Fyi Ziyech dominated matches against chelsea spurs in champions league with goals and assists against both

  23. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Well that makes the selection of Doherty over Vinagre much easier 🙂

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Saiss or Dier over Vinagre now, I think (Doherty already in my team). Costs .5 though more though.

      1. Hedge
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Or Vinagre -> AMN if you have the 0.5m?

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      What does?

    3. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Might be forced to get Walker Pieters, sigh...

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        I already have KWP.. I'm going to have to look at Lamptey or somebody..

  24. Baps hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Every other team here has Son with the idea to upgrade him to Bruno after first gw. If casuals have similar plan, owners may expect mass sales and price drop. One injury or quarantine elsewhere with cheaper starter and then there is issue whether to take -4 or lose tv.

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Bench to the rescue

    2. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      think you just have to decide if you really want Son or not - if you want him for the first 5 weeks+ ish then losing 0.1 doesn't really matter - it only matters when you sell him

    3. Birds of Prey
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I saved 1.0 to Son/Auba> KDB/ Bruno GW3

    4. Hedge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Salah -> Bruno for me, but then most won't want to get rid of Salah

    5. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Casuals Will keep son after be braces gw1

  25. jtreble
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Pick **two** GW1 fixtures to attack:
    a. LIV (H) vs LEE
    b. ARS (A) vs FUL
    c. LEI (A) vs WBA

    TIA.

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      AB

  26. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    I am not trying to rub it in but all these place holders for Bruno and KDB, if the placeholders do well and haul GW1, get rid of them anyway lol.

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Obviously, that's what placeholder are for. 1-2 GW punt, take whatever they score and run away...

      It's not like getting rid of them after a haul will make you a traitor 😀

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Never mentioned being a traitor lol

        This is FPL.

        Bench Bruno GW1 and he blanks GW2.

        This is FPL after all. 10.5 on your bench along with Greenwood lol.

  27. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Im not bitter about this, but near the end of last season. If I remember correctly, I had Kane, Son and Justin.
    I was busy doing something so didnt see the game, Kane scored and Son got an assist. Then fantasy eventually awarded it to Justin as an own goal..

    What a swing, Kane got a brace or something anyway

  28. Lovren an elevator
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Am I right in assuming Keita's starting place is under huge threat once Henderson is back fit...which could be GW1

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      That whole midfield 3 seems to be chopped and changed at pool

  29. Pieters 4 Wood
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Brewster likely to go on loan?

  30. robbiefowler
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    RMT Please.

    Steer
    McCarthy
    Alexander-Arnold
    Egan
    Walker-Peters
    Doherty
    Wolves
    Vinagre
    Aubameyang
    Salah
    Saint-Maximin
    Berge
    Son
    Davis
    Bamford
    Ings