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How FFS Hall of Fame leader and Virtual FPL champion is lining up for Gameweek 2

Current Fantasy Football Scout Hall of Fame leader, Fábio Borges has finished inside the top 5k in each of the last five seasons, and even won 2020’s inaugural edition of Virtual FPL.


After an intense Fantasy season in 2019/20, I decided I needed a longer break than usual in order to come back stronger.

Not only was Project Restart a hectic return to something resembling normality, the lockdown period was defined by my involvement in Virtual FPL – which threw four Gameweeks per week at us for nearly two months.

Pretty exhausted from all of that, I only started tinkering my FPL team for 2020/21 a few days before the Gameweek 1 deadline, which I think actually helped me. It made sure I was able to avoid overthinking and countless outdated drafts.

So, the first Gameweek went great for me with 82 points, which means I’m currently 231k in the World. Even more important than that, none of my players got injured or red carded and, other than a few small concerns, my starting 11 still looks in good shape going forward.

Without further ado, here is my team and what I’m thinking ahead of Gameweek 2.

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  1. MidTableFantasy
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    KDB or Sterling?

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

      Sterling

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

      KDB

    3. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Million dollar question, leaning towards sterling but kdb may also be on pens!

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

      Sterling

    5. MidTableFantasy
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Cheers, still undecided haha. KDB more consistent and Sterling could thrive without Kun... hmmm

  2. Scout
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Rashford Jimi Justin and Lewis/Burnley def
    Or
    Bruno, DCL Justin and shaw

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

      B

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

        Thanks

  3. Viper
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I feel this gameweek could be a car crash with no Man United players involved for me.

    A gw3 WC could be on the cards with Man U, Man City & Wolves becoming real options

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

      Need Bruno if you can get him

    2. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Its already been a car crash start so dont make it worse!

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

        Trying to help not make it worse

    3. Seanigula
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      More likely that Salah gets another hat-trick

  4. King Kun Ta
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Who has the highest ceiling the next few

    A Digne, Prodence & Wilson

    B Gabriel, James R & Bamford

    1. The King
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      A, just brought all three in on WC.

    2. The Son-dance Kid
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      A

    3. MidTableFantasy
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      A

    4. King Kun Ta
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Ta for the replies! Any chance JamesR will get the pens?

      1. MidTableFantasy
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Hamez is a wait and see. Great price just don't know if he is FPL material yet.

  5. Bishopool
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    a) Salah -> Bruno
    b) Kane -> Martial
    c) save

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Save

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

        This

    2. MaRooney 5
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      c

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

      Definitely save

  6. Addick
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Any Brighton fans think Bernardo will break into the team? He scored and assisted in the cup. Potential great 4m option.

  7. Hazardous1983
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Best 5.5m on wildcard

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

      ASM

    2. Addick
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Definitely Podence now Jota has gone

    3. The King
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I've gone with Podence also on WC

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

      Harrison

  8. Ci Siamo
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    What should I do with Pereira?

    A) Play him

    B) Get McNeil

    C) Get Fleck

    D) Get Podence

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      A

    2. Addick
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      D

    3. Luton_Fan
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      D

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

      A

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

    A. Rashford + Richarlison

    B. Bruno + DCL

    Would you a or b?

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      A

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

        B

    2. Scout
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      B

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

    Best 5.0 defender?

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Egan

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

        Him or Saiss have solid fixture the next wee bit

    2. Luton_Fan
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Saiss

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

      Saiss and James

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

      Saiss, shaw?

    5. The King
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      James if he plays regularly

    6. Doctor Evil
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Easily Saiss

    7. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Saiss, Keane

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

      Saïss

  11. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Start Bissouma or Mitchell?

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Biss

    2. Scout
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Biss

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

    Stuck people, Help appreciated. No city or utd. Alli and Vinagre the issue for me. What to do?

    McCarthy
    Justin - Davies - TAA
    Auba - Salah - Alli - ASM
    Ings - Mitro - Werner

    (Nyland) - Vinagre - Stephens - Johnson

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

      Alli to Greenwood, Ings to Martial

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

        alli price drop has messed this up 🙁

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

      Alli to Hamez or Greenwood

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

        alli price drop has messed this up :(.

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

          sorry i can to greenwood but his gametime worries me

          1. AnfieldLad
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Alli 7.9 Hamez 7.5 ?

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

              my bad thought Hamez was 8

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

      I’ve swapped Vinagre to Buur before his drop so that I can (likely) afford to swap Alli to any of the Chelsea mids next week

  13. Mweene
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone think Digne will rise 0.2?

    Might get for TAA on wildcard and will make money if I sell him back anyway...

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

      No

    2. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Nope

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

      How do you think that'll happen in 1 night ._.

      1. Mweene
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Not before next GW, I mean over the next couple of weeks.

        1. Zimo
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Ah. Hmm if he assists again then for sure. If he doesn't then maybe not

  14. abaalan
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Worth taking a hit to get rid of Havertz? (with 2.0 in the bank)
    Rashford, Bruno, J. Rodrig?

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

      Bruno

    2. nobwak
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Is Havertz injured or something?

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

        No but didn't look gr8 in gw1

  15. wildnothing
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    McCarthy

    Dallas TAA VVD
    Auba Salah ASM Havertz
    Werner Mitrovic Adams

    Steer KWP Lemina Vinagre

    What do you think of Werner+Havertz+Vinagre to Martial+J. Rodriguez+Digne for -8?

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Save the -8 and hold

  16. CelticBhoy1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Hi guys, GTG?

    Ryan
    TAA Davies Egan Justin
    Salah Soucek Auba(c) J Rod
    Vardy Werner

    Subs: Button Bissouma Taylor Brewster

  17. PepSala
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Really itching to do Salah to Fernandes for a hit

    Salah has chelsea and arsenal. Surely Fernandes outscores him in the next two.

    Wildcard GW 4 to bring Salah back in.

    Thoughts?

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Salah fixture proof

    2. MaRooney 5
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      keep Mo

    3. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Salah out for a hit just seems wrong. Chelsea and Arsenal are hardly fortresses at the back

    4. CelticBhoy1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      No way keep Salah, he just scored a hatrick lol

  18. MaRooney 5
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Thoughts on this mess:

    McCarthy, Steer
    Aylin, Bellerin, Mitchell, TAA, Vinagre
    ASM, Auba, Salah, Son, Soucek
    Adams, Timo, Brewster?

    1FT, 2.5m ITB

    Thanks in advance!

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

      Vinagre to saiss. Adams to dcl -4

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

        Or son to bruno.

        1. AnfieldLad
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          This actually

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

      Get any evertonian!

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

      Vinagre -> Digne

  19. Gazpilicueta
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Thinking of starting 5 at the back with

    Trent, James, Ayling, Lamptey and Justin
    Salah, Havertz, Bamayang
    Jimenez and Martial

    Mitro, Bissouma and Noble on the bench
    looking forward to hearing your thoughts

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

      Benching Mitro over all of those doesn't seem too bad. But that means you should get rid of him asap.

  20. Meme2011
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    is the general feeling that its better to own a £4.5m midfielder like bissouma or a £4.5m forward like brewster? (to put in context meaning roughly an £8 player in either midfield/fwd)

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

      Yep need a 4.5 MF and striker followed by a 4.0 def

      just helps spread the funds

      no use having cash on the bench. 1/2 subs is fine

    2. Mancini
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Both and beef up elsewhere

      1. Meme2011
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        cheers, just cant decide

  21. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    45m for jota seems a bit excessive lol..for someone who dropped out of wolves first xi by the end of last season

    Not straight away but mane could have to share game time

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      35* doesnt he usually come off the bench?

  22. RoyaleBlue
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Hey guys, thoughts on this:

    A) Son + Soucek

    B) James + Greenwood (-4)

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

      A

  23. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Ings and VVD to Martial and Digne for -4? Yes?

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Would hold

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Have TAA and expecting Digne and Martial to outscore VVD and Ings over next 3 GWs...

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

          Do it

          1. Chucky
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Thanks. Done

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

      I would

  24. dr.No88
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Hello

    1.Digne, Podence, Wilson
    2. Coleman, Hendrick, Jimenez

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

      1

  25. Clintymints
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Any takers for a Willian pick?

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Risky

    2. Luton_Fan
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Better options. Arsenal tough fixs after this gw

  26. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Does anyone know how many pts Kdb and Sterling each got from GW30 to GW38?

  27. FPL_Crisis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    got off to a good start 80pts but failed with Pulisic
    now that he's out again i'm going to move him - is Jamez the best replacement for the next 4 weeks?
    currently 0.5itb
    had planned Ings to Martial but perhaps this can wait

    Most likely doing City mid next week
    McCarthy
    Robbo Saiss Egan (Taylor)
    Salah Auba Puli* ASM (Soucek)
    Werner Ings

    Also start Taylor or Soucek this week?

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

      start Soucek

      not a lot of great options in that price range at the moment hopefully that will change over the next few weeks

      at the moment its Hamez and Barnes I think for the next 4.

  28. FantasyTony
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Do we think Son will drop tonight?

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      No

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

        How come buddy?

  29. Evasivo
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Fingers crossed for no KDB or Martial price rise in 2 hrs time

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      They wont

      1. Evasivo
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Beaut!

  30. Bishopool
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Any possibility that Saka starts?

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      50%

    2. nobwak
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Of course.

    3. Luton_Fan
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I think he starts this gw