Scout Notes

Injuries in Burnley’s defence as £4.0m defender gets more pre-season minutes

Fantasy Premier League managers can still take some important lessons away from the recent round of friendlies, even in light of the international break.

Several teams were in action on Tuesday afternoon with some missing key men, while others held onto assets who would rather get into match sharpness with their club rather than their country.

There was a further update on the £4.0m defender situation as well as some interesting developments in the Burnley defence.

Preston 0-0 Burnley

  • Goals: None
  • Assists: None

Fantasy managers learned more about Burnley’s defence than their attack in a 0-0 draw with Preston on Tuesday.

Nick Pope (£5.5m) and Bailey Peacock-Farrell (£4.0m) joining Robbie Brady (£5.0m) on international duty, Sean Dyche handed a debut to former Wolves goalkeeper Will Norris. Yet to be priced up by FPL, he was kept busy in a 45-minute outing before coming off at half-time, replaced by Lukas Jensen.

Elsewhere in the backline, James Tarkowski (£5.0m) was not risked due to a “minor knock”, which only adds to the uncertainty about Burnley’s defence ahead of the new campaign.

With Ben Mee (£5.0m) and Kevin Long (£4.5m) still absent through injury as well, it meant 90 minutes for junior centre-back pairing Jimmy Dunne and Bobby Thomas. The two players have now been involved in more pre-season action than any other Burnley asset. It will be interesting to see if FPL decide to price either of them up. 

As this was the first time Burnley brought their squad together for one match this summer, having previously split it across two, there may be something we can read into the fact that Charlie Taylor (£4.5m) was selected ahead of Erik Pieters (£4.5m), who played the last 30 minutes. However, we must remember that the latter still has more assists this summer than the former Leeds defender, so still has something going for him.

Johann Berg Gudmundsson (£5.5m) stayed behind from international duty with Iceland to get some more match fitness into his system with Burnley. The winger has now played more than 70 minutes in each of his pre-season appearances.

Dwight McNeil (£6.0m) was especially lively against Preston and his total of 170 pre-season minutes is so far only beaten by Dunne and Thomas.

Jack Cork (£5.0m) and Ashley Barnes (£6.0m) are two other names still on the sidelines through injury, which meant an unsurprising start up-front for the Project Restart preferred pairing of Chris Wood (£6.5m) and Jay Rodriguez (£6.0m).

Burnley XI (4-4-2): Norris (Jensen 46′); C Taylor (Pieters 60′), Dunne, B Thomas, Bardsley (Lowton 60′); McNeil (Richardson 80′), Brownhill (Elva-Fountaine 80′), Westwood (Benson 60′), Gudmundsson (Goodridge 70′); Rodriguez (Mumbongo 70′), Wood (Vydra 60′).

Millwall 0-1 Crystal Palace

  • Goals: Max Meyer (£5.0m)
  • Assists: Wilfried Zaha (£7.0m)

Tyrick Mitchell (£4.0m) continues to be heavily involved in Crystal Palace’s preparation for the new campaign, playing most of the 1-0 win over Millwall.

His most recent outing takes his game-time this summer to 208 minutes, with more than anyone else at left-back.

We will continue to caveat this with the current squad situation at Palace though. Luka Milivojevic‘s (£6.0m) ongoing absence from the team and Cheikhou Kouyaté (£5.0m) filling in for the injuries at centre-back has pulled Jairo Riedewald (£4.5m) into a defensive midfield assignment. If Palace’s club captain returns to the fold, or one of the centre-backs do, Riedewald could be pushed back into competition with Mitchell for the left-back position.

Elsewhere, Fantasy managers can be increasingly confident that Wilfried Zaha (£7.0m) will operate out-of-position this season, as he was deployed up-front for the second start in a row.

For the third successive game, the Ivory Coast international was involved in the goals as he assisted Max Meyer‘s (£5.0m) game-winning effort.

That extends his position as the most in-form player of Palace’s pre-season campaign for Zaha, who now has two goals and two assists across three matches.

Meanwhile, Andros Townsend (£6.0m) missed out for the first time this summer, while Vicente Guaita (£5.0m) was finally involved after Wayne Hennessey (£4.5m) and Stephen Henderson had shared goalkeeping duties in his absence.

Crystal Palace XI (4-4-2): Guaita; Mitchell (Inniss 74′), Dann (Kelly 45′), Kouyaté (Jach 74′), J Ward (Woods 74′); Meyer, McArthur (M Boateng 74′), Riedewald (J-K Gordon 86′), Schlupp (Kirby 74′); Zaha (Pierrick 74′), Ayew.

Stoke City 3-0 Leeds

  • Goals: None
  • Assists: None

There was very little for Fantasy managers to learn in Leeds’ 3-0 defeat to Stoke City on Tuesday, which only lasted 80 minutes.

Played during the start of the international break, there were a total of nine senior players missing including Illan Meslier (£4.5m), Liam Cooper (£4.5m), Robin Koch (£4.5m) and Stuart Dallas (£4.5m) from the defence.

Kiko Casilla (£4.5m) and Luke Ayling (£4.5m) were present although the former, who has not played competitive football since February due to a racism ban, did not have the best game.

Barry Douglas (£4.0m) started the match but only because Dallas and Ezgjan Alioski (£4.5m) were absent, while involvement for Pascal Struijk (£4.0m) in midfield was only because Kalvin Phillips (£5.0m) is currently with England.

There were more of the key attackers involved in this one, with Pablo Hernández (£6.0m) and Patrick Bamford (£5.5m) both in the starting XI but we do not have confirmation of how many minutes either of them played.

Middlesbrough 5-1 Newcastle

  • Goals: Allan Saint-Maximin (£5.5m)
  • Assists: Sean Longstaff (£5.0m)

Fantasy managers might have half an eye on teams who face Newcastle in the early part of the season after this heavy defeat to Middlesbrough.

The Magpies could not use the excuse of international duties disrupting their side as they were still able to field DeAndre Yedlin (£4.5m), Jamaal Lascelles (£4.5m), Florian Lejeune (£4.5m) and Javier Manquillo (£4.5m) in defence for this one.

Karl Darlow (£5.0m) was in goal for the first 62 minutes before Mark Gillespie (£4.5m) took the field.

Anyone who had been considering Andy Carroll (£5.5m) for the start of the season, in light of his two goals in as many matches so far, could be a little deterred by his role on Tuesday.

Despite Dwight Gayle (£6.0m), Joelinton (£6.0m) and Yoshinori Muto (£5.0m) missing out once again, Steve Bruce opted to deploy Miguel Almirón (£6.0m) in a false-nine for the first 56 minutes before Carroll took to the field.

Newcastle United XI (4-2-3-1): Darlow (Gillespie 62′); Manquillo, Lascelles, Lejeune (Fernández 56′), Yedlin (Dummett 56′); Hayden, S Longstaff (Barlaser 62′); Murphy (Ritchie 62′), Atsu (Clark 56′), Saint-Maximin (Saivet 68′); Almirón (Carroll 56′).

Derby 0-2 Sheff Utd

  • Goals: Ben Osborn (£5.0m), Billy Sharp (£6.0m)
  • Assists: Oliver Norwood (£5.0m), Kean Bryan

Billy Sharp (£6.0m) continues to make a case for Fantasy consideration this season as he produced an attacking return for the third straight friendly match.

With several Sheffield United strikers missing much of the summer campaign thus far, the veteran forward has now registered 215 pre-season minutes, more than any colleague in any position.

Oliver McBurnie (£6.0m) finally managed to get his first involvement of the summer in this one, coming on for Lys Mousset (£6.0m) at half-time, but with David McGoldrick (£5.5m) still absent, Sharp is looking increasingly nailed-on to start Blank Gameweek 1.

Oliver Norwood (£5.0m) was a key man for Sheffield United in this one, going close to an assist for McBurnie’s first touch of the afternoon and it was his blocked shot that set up Ben Osborn (£5.0m) for the game’s opening goal.

With Jack O’Connell (£5.0m) still not registering a single pre-season minute, Jack Robinson (£4.5m) has become an ever-present in these friendlies. With 202 minutes to his name, only Chris Basham (£5.0m) has played more often in the back-three thus far. Could it see Robinson start in Blank Gameweek 1? Hard to say at this stage, but certainly something to look out for once we start to hear from Chris Wilder’s in the media next week.

Sheffield United (3-5-2): Foderingham; J Robinson, Jagielka, Basham; Norrington-Davies (K Bryan 62′), Osborn, Norwood, Slater, Baldock (Brunt 71′); Mousset (McBurnie 46′), Sharp.

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1,052 Comments Post a Comment
  1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Think I'm going Werner Ings Jimmy to start with and look to swap one for Martial following week. Too much doubt in the cheap forward area.

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Ditto

  2. Fero1905
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Please RMT

    McCarthy
    VVD Vinagre Justin
    Salah Auba Son soucek
    Ings Werner Mitrovic

    Steer , Armstrong, ayling, mitchell

    1. pablo discobar
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      What's your man utd plan?

    2. DavidboubaDiop
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Need Trent, I’d rather Son to Ali and vvd to Trent or Werner to jimi if you want to keep son

    3. barry custard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      template - 90-95% same as other RMTs

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

      Same team as me 🙂 haha

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

        I have TAA instead of VVD though

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

    Manchester United Transfers Update:

    We have not made a bid for Thiago and Upamecano yet however we're still trying for Thiago and a CB.

    Pau Torres is the #1 on the list of CBs for Olé now. But negotiations won't start anytime this week.

    Sancho deal still in the hands of BVB now. MUFC expecting a reply this week.

    No Reguilon in the picture. Williams and TFM will be the choices for FBs for now.

    We're going for Joshua King. Either around deadline day if we have any money left. Or in winters when Ighalo is due to leave.

    Pogba deal is done apparently. Matter of time before they announce.

    Basically we've 4 potential signings to go. 2 will happen for sure. Sancho, King, Thiago and CB (mostly Pau Torres). Sancho and CB priority.

    And the club is trying to offload Romero, Dalot, Jones and a midfielder too.

    Smalling is heading to Roma

    Aston Villa will be bidding from Romero tonight or tomorrow. We've asked for 10m+2m. (Not sure why Villa is trying for Romero with Heaton coming back in few weeks)

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

      for Romero*

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

      Cheera

    3. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      King??? FFS Ole piss off with your lousy Norwegian buys, you ruined Cardiff with that crap

      1. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        King is a solid backup.... He's not going to play week in week out, good for cup games

    4. Treadstone
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Rumours that Spurs are also interested in King as a back up to Kane.

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

        They will get Pukki 😉 Well, actually he wants to play, so perhaps not.

    5. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Dalot to Wolves ?

    6. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      What is the Pogba deal? A new contract? Why on earth would they be going for Thiago?

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

        just so liverpool can't have him

    7. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      That will be silly of Liverpool if they let ManU get Thiago.

    8. barry custard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      no chance thiago.

      just another of the 20 players “linked” to man utd to create headlines with no substance whatsoever.

      1. barry custard
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        every year they’re supposedly in talks with dozens of new players

  4. FPL ElasticO
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Hey Guys need your opinion for this, I have 11 mil. to spend for 2 mid spot which 2 are you suggest??

    A. Soucek & ASM
    B. ASM & Pereira
    C. Soucek & Pereira
    D. JWP & ASM

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I liek A

    2. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      A/D

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

      B & D cost 11.5M
      A 10.5M
      C 11M

      So out of A & C I'd go A

  5. BURNSYAFC
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Finding it hard to look past the value of having both Liverpool full backs - £14.5m for the two for ~400 points (no brainer!). As such:

    McCarthy
    Roberston TAA Davies Vinagre
    Salah Auba Son Zaha Soucek
    Ings

    Nyland Wickham Taylor Davis

    £0.5 in the bank so swap out Zaha for Greenwood wk 2 and Auba for KDB wk 3. Leaves £0.5 still

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

      Looks pretty good tbh. Annoying that we can't have everything. The only big issue for me is lack of Bruno. And I want Werner also.

      1. BURNSYAFC
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Agreed. Lack of Bruno is a concern.

        I think Werner will be good but is a risk to begin with.. could take a little time to find his feet.

        1. Pukki Blinders
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Werner isn't really a risk anymore due to his ownership

    2. UshFPL
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Not sure if Zaha is the best one week punt. Southampton is not an easy game and Palace didn't end the season well.

    3. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I'm going with both too. Last year everyone was all over double defence and i'm not sure what has changed since. Good value.

  6. Tarzan
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    RMT, rip it apart

    Ryan - McCarthy
    TAA - Doherty - KWP - Johnson(WHM) - C taylor
    Salah - ASM - Son - Ziyach - Smallbone
    Jimenez - Mitrovic - Vardy

    £1.0m in the bank

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Mitro very popular. I just seem him disappointing a hell of a lot of people. Otherwise very solid.

      Mitro to Adams.

    2. Alchim1sT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      not a fan of rotating goalkeepers ... if you go with KWP, then pick Ryan
      0,5m to upgrade Smallbone to Soucek or Jiminez zu Martial?

      Decent draft regarding you are exluding Auba, risky play ^^

  7. Obi Wan Elokobi
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Thoughts on this bad boy team:

    McCarthy (Button)
    TAA, Vinagre, Justin (Taylor, Mitchell)
    Salah, JWP, Soucek, Auba (ASM)
    Kane, Mitro, Werner

    Plan to rotate ASM and Soucek a lot

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Leic just signed a WB, so keep your eyes open, Justin might miss his spot.

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        FB*

    2. ㅤRising
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Looks pretty good to me

    3. SAY MY NAME
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      good team

  8. FPLMarc
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    With Salah, Auba and Mitrovic locked in, my first decision is whether to go:

    (a) Fernandes + 1 of Son/Vardy/Werner/Ings
    (b) Greenwood + 2 of Son/Vardy/Werner/Ings

    There'll be a benched Man Utd player, because I don't want more than a KDB transfer planned in advance

    Which would you say?

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

      Depends on who your cheaper attcker is in scenario a

  9. Gabbiadini
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Auba/Salah and Soucek
    or.
    Two of Son/Alli/Havertz/Pulisic/Ziyech/Martial

  10. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Best FPL podcasts out there available on spotify chaps?

  11. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Leicster new signing to replace Chilwell - Justin should still play

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Justin plays RB so should be OK

  12. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Who do you reckon starts for Arsenal vs Fulham?

    A) Leno
    B) Martinez

    1. 2EyedTurk
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I'm putting both in, for now at least!

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        That's sensible until we have clarity on the situation and then you can address it on first WC

      2. UshFPL
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Bit of a waste of budget imo, just get a defender instead

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

      Leno 97%

    3. SAY MY NAME
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      i reckon Leno will start, or if not 100% fit will still come in gw2/gw3

      1. BobB
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Don't see why Arsenal would drop Martinez. He has been immense.

        1. SAY MY NAME
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          i would prefer Martinez to start, he looked better than Leno, i just think Arteta will give some loyalty to Leno, i cold be wrong though - Martinez wants to play and a few transfer rumours here and there, so Arteta may give him the nod to keep him happy and maybe through Leno the cup games instead, bit of an unknown atm

          1. SAY MY NAME
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            *throw Leno the cup games

  13. UshFPL
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    How does this look?

    McCarthy
    TAA Robbo Davies Vinagre
    Auba(c) Salah Bowen Podence
    Werner Ings
    (Steer Dallas Reed Wickham)

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Decent.

    2. Alchim1sT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      keep an Eye on Podence game time in preseason, easy switch to Armstrong or ASM
      If go for Leeds cover, take Ayling 😉

  14. Crossbar
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I'm in a draft league where we're restricted to 1 player from each team and no transfers/waivers are allowed ALL season! 7 managers so the top picks go quick and you have to be tactical about your picks from each team.

    What are everyone's sleeper picks from the less popular teams?

    Bear in mind cost and value is irrelevant in this game - it's just the flat out best players!

    1. 2EyedTurk
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Strikers are pretty scarce I think so you may be looking at getting these in just to be on the bench. Vardy/Werner/Ings of but after that Antonio/Ayew/Wood??

      1. Crossbar
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah I am definitely angling for Vardy/Werner/Ings/Antonio/Wood as great shouts - not convinced on Ayew but it's interesting that given there are only 3 striker slots there are often some fairly decent strikers available.

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      JWP - played every single minute last season, decent bet if Ings goes early

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Grealish/Zaha are good bets as talisman who don't miss many minutes

        1. Miguel Sanchez
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Just sort by minutes for each position I reckon - injuries could be a killer in this sort of game

        2. BobB
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Problem is both are great assisters in teams with poor strikers

          1. Crossbar
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Interesting Bobb, I think both can make something out of nothing, but yeah, imagine how the returns would increase if they had decent strikers to play off!

        3. Crossbar
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Great shouts, they will go early but they are on my watchlist!

      2. Crossbar
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Great shout, he's on my watchlist if I can't get Ings - always rated him before he was getting consistent minutes and was great to see him play all last season.

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

      Focus mainly on forwards and midfielders as all defenders from the same team get the same points for clean sheets. If there's no transfers you'll need players less prone to injury and rotation

      1. Crossbar
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah, good point about defenders, much less variance between defensive colleagues. I always try and go for season-long bets and avoid injury-prone players with this crazy ruleset but the injury gods always pop a spanner in the works!

      2. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        This is very important - the pool of forwards is very small and you will have 21 between the 7 of you. The likes of Vardy, Ings, Kane and Jimenez are like gold dust

        1. Miguel Sanchez
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Richarlison may be missed early on but is usually good for a lot of minutes

          1. Crossbar
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Richarlison is a shout in an Everton team that is otherwise up for debate. Digne also a shout in my view.

        2. Crossbar
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah great point both, really solidifes these 4 at the top of my watchlist, particularly good shouts for these individuals given the lack of consistent (and injury-free) high-scorers in other positions in these teams.

  15. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    New team name attempt:

    Saka everything off
    Wilcox and lube

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Saka Mee and Cork a better combination isn't it?

    2. teneighty
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Saka Longstaff?

    3. Threat Level Midnight
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Kamara Sutra for me

      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        that was mine.
        but you can have it.

    4. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      CorkSaka

      Wont last a week....

  16. ㅤRising
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    If Messi comes who would you leave out Salah or KDB ?

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      If Messi comes I’ll pick him then auto click on WC

    2. pablo discobar
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      PROBABLY KDB

  17. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    The new Leicester full back scored 5 in 75 at Atlanta and 2 in 7 for Belgium....interesting

    1. soup natsi
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      as a wingback for both, not fullback

    2. Fero1905
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Who?

      1. BobB
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Castagne. Will be interested in price. Could be the new Ricardo

      2. soup natsi
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        castagne gardas

  18. pakornk
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    why is ayew so overlooked by many people? At 6.0 and Eze providing creativty, he should be one to watch.

    1. pablo discobar
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Not at 6. 5 and I would have

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

        He's 6.0

    2. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I like him, im always concerned by how little palace create but he did rack up the points last season

    3. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      wasn't interested at 5.0 last season, so definitely not at 6.0 this season

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

      Palace have the shortest odds with most bookies for lowest scorers this season.

      https://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/premier-league/lowest-scoring-team

  19. Fero1905
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    RMT

    McCarthy
    VVD Vinagre Justin
    Salah Auba Son soucek
    Ings Werner Mitrovic

    Steer , Armstrong, ayling, mitchell

    Any better options for armstrong and 4.5 defenders?
    Or would you go with Alli for son and change ings to martial in gw2?

    Many many questions in my mind 🙂

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

      Looks good but lack of a Liverpool full back stands out.

    2. pablo discobar
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Taylor over Ayling

      SAM over Armstrong.

      Like the Alli idea

  20. nico05
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone think going with Rashford instead of Fernandes from GW2 could work? Essentially means I can upgrade my 7 mil midfielder to an 8 mil midfielder. Cheers

    1. Jonesfromthere
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Checked Rashford's goals excluding pens last season? I'm going Bruno.

      1. nico05
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        My head tells me the same thing

    2. BobB
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Rashford, Martial, Fernandes, Greenwood. All great claims.

    3. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Bruno is well worth the extra 1.0 imo

      1. nico05
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers guys I've a feeling it is very risky going without Fernandes if I'm honest. Just struggling with the 7 mil mid slot, it doesn't fill me with confidence

  21. Gabbiadini
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    McCarthy
    TAA | Vinagre | Justin/4.5
    Auba(KDB) | Salah(Fernandes) | Alli | Barnes(Pulisic) | Armstrong
    Werner | Ings

    Nyland | Brewster | Mitchell | Johnson(Taylor)

    GW2: Salah to Fernandes (Barnes to Pulisic could be completed in GW2 also but will likely delay due to Pulisic's current injury and fixture)
    GW3: Barnes to Pulisic & Auba to KDB

    0.5 has been left ITB for potential price rises to achieve transfers.
    If no money is lost then the money can be used to get 4.0 to Taylor in GW4 in readiness for Burnley's fixtures v Newcastle & West Brom.
    Pulisic is of particular interest in GW3, avoids Liverpool (GW2) and greater initial fixtures of West Brom and Crystal Palace.

    Thoughts... (Looks good until Messi drops).

  22. the vanisher
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Best mid/attack option at 6/6.5 mark?

    1. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Foden, Wood. Both GW2 I know.

      1. the vanisher
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Foden nailed?

        1. Miguel Sanchez
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          No, but even if he only plays 2 in every 3 he is still potentially huge value

        2. circusmonkey
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah, as Miguel says, although if Messi comes in that could further reduce his playnig time. Plan was to just run the guantlet for the season as long as he is starting say every other game.

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I like Bowen at West Ham

      1. BobB
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        So do I. If the fixtures weren't so awful he would be one of the first names in my squad.

        1. the vanisher
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Why not Antonio? Soucek also starting

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

    Why at takeaways do they put so much sauce on your burger. It’s like someone let a 7 year old loose with a bottle of ketchup.
    Ugh.

    1. OLDHERMAN
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Just to hide the burger's true flavor.

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

        Lol

        1. OLDHERMAN
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          I was serious. Ketchup contains high levels of vinegar, very rich in acetic acid (CH₃COOH) that, being extremely volatile, tend to saturate your nose so you cannot perceive the bad smell of a not-so-fresh meat.

    2. OLDHERMAN
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I'ts more or less what McCarthy will do with the Saints' defence.

  24. sirmorbach
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    A. Doherty + Greenwood + Ings — then Martial GW2
    B. Dier + Bruno + Mitrovic — then Wood GW2

    Which one looks better?

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      A

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

        Cheers!

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

      A with Dier

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

        Thanks! You think so though? Isn't DOherty worth the extra mill?

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Not IMO

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

      A

  25. Jeapesy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Don't like the £5.5m bracket midfielders as 4th choice so tried this Salahless draft, also means i can bench a United player and save a transfer for GW2 mini wildcard. Still not sure on double Soton attack, any criticism welcome.

    McCarthy (£4m)
    TAA Dier Saiss (Taylor, Mitchell)
    Alli Aubameyang JWP Soucek (Rashford)
    DCL Werner Ings

    1. barry custard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      you’re right to question double soton attack

  26. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Which one?
    A) Doherty - Ings - 4.5 mid (Bench)
    B) Vinagre - Podence/5.5 - Martial (Bench GW1)

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      A with Dier

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        He is included in both options - A means a double up

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Ahh ok, I see. A with Vinagre/LEI Def.

  27. EL_FENOMENO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    a) Saka + Mane
    b) ASM + Auba

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      B

      1. nico05
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        A

  28. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Hi....please can I have a view on best option here? Thanks

    Mccarthy 4m
    Taa vinagre taylor xxx xxx
    Salah auba greenwood xxx soucek
    Werner ings xxx

    A....justin, 4m, Armstrong, mitro... 343 most weeks

    B...dier, lamptey, jwp, brewster.... 442 / 352

    Thanks

    1. Jeapesy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      B i don't like the uncertainty around Justins naildness and the £5.5m bracket of midfielder just doesn't inspire

  29. OLDHERMAN
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Wan-Bissaka out of any radar? Exactly 12 months ago he was the popular "AWB", three letters on a plethora of sheets. Played 35 out of 38, 11 clean sheets, 4 assist, and could go anything but better next season. So what?

    1. barry custard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      poor attacking returns

      1. OLDHERMAN
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Yes. But it's a proactive game, not a retrospective one.

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

        and poor defensive returns

        1. OLDHERMAN
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          11 clean sheets have been the 6th tally within the Premier League centrebacks last season.

    2. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      blank

      1. OLDHERMAN
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        "blank" means?

    3. FPL Theorist
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      He could be a good differential. People seem to like the 5.0 options so they're just not seeing a lot of sense in paying 0.5 extra for the 5.5's.

      1. OLDHERMAN
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks, MLS. Got it.

  30. damiang2233
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone know how long dubravka is out for? Worth bringing in Darlow in goals for newcastle?

    1. mattyb09
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      If he was 4.5, yes. Not worth it at 5.0 imo