Metrics

Top 10k managers not yet sold on Man City assets as Gameweek 10 splits captaincy

The Gameweek 10 captaincy debate looks destined to cause a drastic re-shaping of the top 10,000 Fantasy Premier League managers.

That’s because there is no standout candidate for the armband this week, according to analysis on LiveFPL.net.

Rather than one or two individuals breaking away from the chasing pack, there is an unprecedented five-way split of similarly backed captains – which is sure to create serious rank movement at this level.

As you can see, Jamie Vardy (£10.2m) was the top 10k’s favourite for the armband ahead of a favourable home meeting with Fulham’s naive and obliging defence.

However, only 21.1% were happy backing the Leicester man, the rest perhaps swayed by the disparity between his home and away form (only one of his 10 attacking returns have come at the King Power Stadium this season) or maybe enticed by the array of other options.

Mohamed Salah‘s (£12.2m) midweek appearance, a first outing since returning from self-isolation, has convinced 16.1% of the top 10k that he can be trusted against Brighton.

Prior to his positive coronavirus (COVID-19) test, the Egyptian had returned in four of his previous five Premier League appearances.

But the recent double-figure haul from Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.8m), combined with Leeds’ recent drubbings, means that a further 15.7% chose the Everton man as captain.

Meanwhile, 14.7% went with away-day specialist Bruno Fernandes (£10.8m), with double-figure hauls in every road-trip this season and Harry Kane (£11.0m), despite facing Chelsea’s improved defence, still managed to attract 14.5% of the top 10k’s captain armbands.

The impact of such a concertinaed captaincy spread on effective ownership is fascinating too.

It means no player can boast a figure in this department over 100% for Gameweek 10, Calvert-Lewin going closest with 96.3%.

Once again, tough fixtures have not triggered a flash sale of Spurs assets among the top 10k, Kane and Son Heung-min (£9.5m) sitting inside the top three for effective ownership at this level.

What these figures mean is that Gameweek 10 is the perfect week to have tried something different, considering that going against the so-called “crowd” carries considerably less risk than usual. As a result, making such a decision carries a higher chance of bigger green arrows if successful.

It is particularly telling that no Manchester City player featured in the top five captains at this level, despite a favourable match-up with Burnley.

The Clarets have lost their last three trips to the Etihad Stadium (in all competitions), every time by a 5-0 scoreline.

If Kevin De Bruyne (£11.6m) benefits from Saturday afternoon’s outing, he will reward only a small number of captainers in the top 10k.

Just 6.6% of them felt confident enough to hand the Belgian their armband, while only 1.1% captained Raheem Sterling (£11.5m).

In fact, not a single Manchester City player appears in the template at this level yet, despite Pep Guardiola’s men embarking on their appealing fixture run this Gameweek.

After hosting Burnley, Manchester City welcome Fulham, West Bromwich Albion and Newcastle to the Etihad Stadium between now and Gameweek 15, but only 19.5% of the top 10k are invested in De Bruyne, the Citizens most popular player among such managers.

Son, Fernandes remain the most fashionable premium options in midfield while Salah and Diogo Jota (£6.7m) are the movers and shakers, replacing Wilfried Zaha (£7.3m) and James Rodríguez (£7.9m) in the template.

Unsurprisingly, there was much less fluctuation among the defenders and forwards.

Calvert-Lewin has overtaken Kane as the most popular striker in the top 10k, now owned by 80% of them while the Spurs man saw his backing drop by a margin of 10 percentage points. 

Patrick Bamford (£6.1m) holds onto the third-place spot meaning Vardy remains outside the podium for top 10k ownership.

Meanwhile, the top-five defenders remain unchanged, with minimal shifts in top 10k ownership.

Just 23% of the managers in this rank bracket have gone chipless thus far in the campaign while 46.4% have deployed exactly one.

Interestingly, 2.3% of them have already exhausted their entire supply.

Once again, the Wildcard was the most popular chip for the latest Gameweek although it was used sparingly compared to the rest of the top 10k.

With 2.9% going for the Free Hit, 3.7% pulled the trigger on brand new squads for Gameweek 10.

Interestingly, those playing the Wildcard at this level have largely templated themselves to the overall selection picture, as you can see a large number of overlaps.

Despite the tougher fixtures, Son and Kane still feature heavily in these squads, as do Salah and Jota while João Cancelo (£5.5m) and Vardy are the big exceptions to the main template.

Statistics taken from LiveFPL.net.

865 Comments Post a Comment
  1. JURGENAUT
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    What’s everyone’s team value?

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

      101.3, I took quite a few price drops on people like Son

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      101.6 seling value

      1. FPL DONKEY
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I agree with the use of selling value here

        Unless the player is a season keeper, selling value is more important than team value

        1. Sharkytect
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah but takes ages to find it out

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

      104.1

    4. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      100.1

    5. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      103.4

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

      104.7

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Wow. Rank?

        1. Crashjct
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          240,538. I was at 230,428 before the new game week started. I’ve taken three -4 hits and used my wild card GW 5. I can’t recall exactly, but the week I wild carded my team value increased somewhere between .7 and .9

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

      101.1... not chasing team value like I used to in past seasons

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

      105.0

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

        SV = 102.5

        1. Harn1
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          You've done well to get that for only -12 in hits!

    9. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      TV is relatively useless. People who have sold Son and Kane will obviously have lower TV. SV is the all important measure.. 101.7

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        With an irrelevant TV of 103.3

    10. Harn1
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      105.8 TV (having sold Son and Kane). 103.1 selling value

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

        I'm not nearly as brave as you when it comes to taking hits.

        1. Harn1
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          I wouldn’t need to take them if I could get it right first time like you!

  2. bso
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bruno out for Salah a good move? Have the exact money now and 1ft.

    1. PogChamp
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I think Bruno's stats are slightly better but it's tight. If I was WC now I would have both.

    2. Sarri-ball
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yes for me.

      Im doing auba to salah easy for me fernandes out is harder call but i would

    3. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Not sure on that. Any other way to get him in?

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

      Went Bruno to KDB this week ; KDB to Salah GW12.

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

    Reguilon will be a great pick imo, CS and attacking returns. Think he will be fairly nailed going forward from now on

    So tricky tho to fit defenders in, already got Chilwell, James and Lamptey/KWP rotation. Moving to a back 4 is tempting given the options in Robbo, Reguilon, and some City guy (not convinced on City personally).

    Is a back 4 logical when Bamford, Antonio and Wilson are on the radar?
    Midfield spots around those prices kinda suck bar Jota, but those cheap forwards are probably better

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

      4-3-3 is worth considering

      Atleast that's what I'm working toward. Allows a premium team on paper.

    2. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Still think 343 best way to go.

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

      He and Robbo are the set two of my back three

    4. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I got Reguilon since beginning- he’s ok

      Jose Mourinho takes CS seriously. Reguilon is not allowed to abandon all defensive duties and just stand at the edge of the box like Chilwell

  4. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    That was so unlucky as a PVA Owner.

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

      You can probably just copy and paste this til the end of the season.

    2. SweepaKeepa
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Painful. Was all set for 9 points. 10 mins later and it’s just the 1.

  5. The FPL Units
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I am thinking these moves to get KdB in for a 4 point hit.

    Grealish Lamptey Son => KdB Jota Nko

    Worth it? Or just get Foden?

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

      Wouldn't get Foden but no other option to get Kevin?

      Probably not worth it, atleast not this week

    2. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Show team pls

      1. The FPL Units
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Here is the team:

        Martinez – (Button)
        Robbo – Kilman – Dias– (Lamptey) (Targett)
        Salah – Bruno – Son – Grealish - (Soucek)
        Bamford – DCL - Wilson

        2FT & 0.8m itb

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

          Tough, hard decision needed, maybe Robbo/Son out.

          1. The FPL Units
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            that was the original plan, but with Robbo hauling last week made me want to keep.

  6. Chelsea91
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Ruben Dias or Cancelo guys? Want to replace PVA

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

      Risk appetite? High - Cancelo. Low - Dias.

      1. Chelsea91
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Cancelo has move chance of assist but Dias not , mendy is back worried on cancelo minutes , might gi dias after ucl game

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

          That sums it up in a nutshell.

    2. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I went Dias

      1. Chelsea91
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yes same will go dias after the ucl thanks

        Mendy
        Robbo,Dias,Chilwell

        Will give me this

        1. The FPL Units
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          bring on the CS's

  7. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    With so many viable options this season and many heavy hitters.. it all comes down to captain choices. Those who have nailed them are doing well, those who haven’t are lagging.

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

      So it goes

    2. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Anyone with less than 54 (108) total captaincy points? FPL is all about this one metric unfortunately...

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        mine perhaps, where to check?

        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          94 for you bro, ouch. Hence the rank though.. captaincy is all it is

          1. Eleven Hag
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            lol thnx

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Last season, I probably had the lowest on here.

        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Largely a luck element

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            If you keep going differential, the variance is greatest, I kept picking the lower one of the main 2 most GWs.

            1. IRBOX ⚽
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              That’s the thing though. It’s often a 50/50 call between the best two assets on any given GW; and pure luck if one hauls and the other doesn’t depending on which side of the fence you’re on

              1. TorresMagic™
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 14 Years
                3 years, 4 months ago

                It's been a lot more stable this season.

                1. IRBOX ⚽
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 4 months ago

                  Nice bench wankery btw! 😆

              2. Bushwhacker
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 4 months ago

                The entire game is luck. Captaincy is just luck x 2

      3. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        LateRiser has 106

        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Having a difficult season as a consequence

      4. Weeb Kakashi
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        104.

        With Kane 32 highest

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      8th and 9th have less than 180.

    4. Party time
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah. I will be strict about it from here on in

      • That TV angle at Highbury
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Wow my total is 70 with Bruno last GW the best! I have been crazy unlucky/bad this year in regards to captaincy.

        Only 3 non-blanks... My ID is 429860.

      • Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I am on 32(64), think I won. i got 6 blanks captain, and it's not i just picked differential, 1 Mane, 2 KDB, 1 Salah out of the 6.
        Might just stick it on Salah from now on...

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

        48x2= 96 points for my captain. If KdB(C) get 2 points this GW, he has made me a hattrick in 4points as Captain this season.

        1. *Reformed-Character*
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          How do you find this out please.

    5. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Some LMS Facts (2509 teams)

      Highest rank = 216th
      Lowest rank = 4.6m+

      Top 1K = 3
      Top 10K = 11
      Top 100K = 161

    6. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I'll be settling into the early kick off tomorrow hoping that Brighton keep a clean sheet... The definition of hoping against hope. Mind blown by number of teams in ML with double / triple Liverpool.

    7. Chelsea91
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Kane will be the best captain option for gw11 with weak arsenal defence.

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

        Other options?

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Man City perhaps.

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

          I'll be on KDB all going well

      3. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Fulham at The Etihad says otherwise...

        1. Camino Aleatorio
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          But who do you captain?

          You expect MCI to win and it won’t be close. But nobody in baby blue is acting like a talisman

          Intelligent assumption says KDB but we don’t know that. Could be Sterling or Aguero or Torres or even Foden

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

        He'll be a popular and great option, but perhaps not the best one when City are playing Fulham.

      5. Party time
          3 years, 4 months ago

          KDB

        • Weeb Kakashi
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Il be on Sterling prob.

        • ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Hard to look past a City asset

        • SHOWSTOPPERRR
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          I don't see many goals in it..

        • Bushwhacker
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Arsenal will park the bus as its all Arteta does now. Almost guaranteed 0-0

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

        Rashford haul !!
        Sterling blank !
        This wont make me regret !!!
        Opposite happens for sure now errrhhhh !!!

        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Sold Rashford for Sterling this GW so probably happens...

        2. The Knights Template
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Sterling will have a giant game soon then go back into hibernation.

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

        Can't believe Callum Wilson keeps getting the points. What a talisman!

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

          Not even being fed by Fraser.

        2. The FPL Units
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          neither can I but got him all the same. have gone cheap up front and going well atm.

        3. Weeb Kakashi
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Looks like the pick of the 6.5m lot.
          Thinking of getting him this week for Jimenez so as to afford Rashford>Sterling (C) for a hit.

      8. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Has Riedewald lost his place?

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

          was never nailed tbf. might play games here and there.

          1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Damn, most Palace fans said he's been their best mid this season and was nailed

            1. Bushwhacker
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              He has been. But Hodgson.

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

        Mccarthy Ryan
        Cancelo Chilwell Justin Kilman Coufal
        Bowen Grealish Salah Bruno Kdb
        Bamford Adams Watkins
        What do you think is the weak link of this team?

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

          Watkins, Grealish, Bowen

          1. Weeb Kakashi
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Why Watkins and Grealish?

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

              No genuine reason tbh but whenever I have seen their game, it doesnt really give a good feeling from FPL perspective.

              Grealish without setpiece duties is probably going to not work in long run.

        2. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Looks pretty good as long as the cheaps forwards fire and DCL/Kane don't.

        3. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Bowen

      10. Weeb Kakashi
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Jimenez> Wilson for free tonight before Jimenez drops??

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

          Around 20hrs left for next price change, wait for now.

          Good move, Bamford is also worth considering.

          1. Weeb Kakashi
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Cheers mate

      11. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Early thoughts on this for next week?
        Martinez (Forster)
        Chilwell Cancelo Lamptey (Coufal)(Neco)
        Salah KDB Ziyech Grealish (Riedewald)
        Vardy DCL Watkins

        1ft,0.5 itb

        Riedewald losing his place would be really annoying, I could do Neco to Lewis to improve my bench maybe..

        I did something crazy and sold Fernandes for this GW but I really wanted Salah back for GW 10.

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Save

        2. Holmes
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Save

      12. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Morning x

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

          Dont score anything more than 2pts, ok?

        2. BenDavies
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          morning mate, GL this week, especially as a fellow vardy captainer
          any reason why you started a suspended lamptey ahead of soucek? 😀

          1. Bushwhacker
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Can claim jam 😉

      13. Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Callum Wilson has the same number of FPL points as Mo Salah

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

          Time to cover Salah with Wilson and Jota

      14. Phil's Stamps
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        For GW11 Salah to Sterling (c) ( -4 )
        Gw12 Sterling to Salah (c)

        As I also have KDB, spending a hit and a FT on the above is probably

        A) Foolish
        B) Feisty!

        1. BenDavies
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          extremely foolish to take a hit to get a player in that you plan on selling the week after

        2. Holmes
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          It is foolish in my book but aggressive strategies like this work for some

        3. Weeb Kakashi
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Might work. It looks foolish on paper. But both Salah and Sterling could haul big against Fulham.

        4. Phil's Stamps
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          This move would be in tune with a highly aggressive -and probably highly reckless- strategy I've been trying out this season, but I agree it's unlikely to be worth it, as much as I dislike only having 2 city for the Fulham game.

          Thanks.

      15. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Is Lamptey available to play next gw? Still red flagged.....

        1. WHYYYY
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Yes

        2. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Brighton haven't played.

          1. SpaceCadet
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Ah thanks

        3. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah

      16. FPL Bond @ Twitter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        A forward line of DCL,Bamford & Wilson from the start would have been gold...

        1. The FPL Units
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Yes it would have been. I have them now though.

      17. Lucky Z
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Mendy
        PVA | Chilwell | Targett
        Son | B.Fernandes | JRod | Ziyech | Grealish
        Vardy (c) | DCL

        Forster | Reguilon | Brewster | Mitchell

        A. Son => KDB
        B. Son => Salah
        C. Reguilon/PVA + JRod => 4.5 + KDB -4

      18. Weeb Kakashi
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Arsenal do have a nice fixture run from Week 12-19. If they do show some form in the next 2 games would you be tempted by Aubameyang?
        Especially in a time where the fixtures come thick and fast and the likes of Sterling get rotated a lot. But with Auba you know he's on pens and wont be rotated. Thoughts??

        1. Bushwhacker
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          No. Arteta is playing like Ole, parking the bus nine times out of ten and trying to nick something. Doesn’t make for an appealing target, especially until we know he’s realized Auba plays through the middle.

        2. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          I would not even pick Auba for 7.5 m right now

          1. F_Ivanovic
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            He's been woeful but I can't lie I'd still be tempted to pick him if he was 7.5m going into a good run of fixtures.

          2. Weeb Kakashi
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            A bit too exaggerated

            1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              He's a world class player and the moment he shows something I'll get him in but the underlying stats are just woeful

          3. Weeb Kakashi
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            If playing through the middle and Arsenal do improve a bit then id be tempted come GW 16.

        3. 007 [RoboKlopp]
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          No. I learned from my mistakes.

        4. Chandler Bing
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Only Arsenal player I'm looking at for those fixtures is Bellerin.

        5. Rasping Drive
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          If Arsenal win the next two by 3 or 4, with Auba bracing in each, then possibly.

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

        If rumoured team news of mane not playing are true, then Salah cappers will enjoy a double digit haul for sure!
        Hope robbo gets couple of assists

        1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Doesn't Salah do better with Mane?
          Or was that the other way round?

          1. Flair
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            No, Salah plays phenomenally without Mane. His record without him these past two seasons is incredible.

            I remember Mané being benched after lockdown in this exact fixture. Salah got 2G 1A, just like that. It’s incredible really. Also braced against Villa this season with Mané out with COVID.

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

            Nope other way around & the improvement is insane!

        2. Flair
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          At 29.5% ownership he’s a differential for non capping owners too.

        3. FFSbet.com
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Ohh damn hes my (C),missed Rash > Sterling(C) deadline.

          Couuld happen,playing 90min midweek was strange

        4. Weeb Kakashi
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Non capper here. Expecting a goal and an assist.

        5. Karan14
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          I guess Salah will be subbed off early too for Mane. Hopefully he stays quiet!

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

            That's the key word for non owners
            Hope!

        6. Camino Aleatorio
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Klopp wants to split 45 minutes with his stud horses - Salah 45 and then Mane 45.

          Easy opponent, good time to rest the lads a bit

      20. CroatianHammer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Went to bed after Dann's yellow, which put me on 5 from a 7/8... Wake up, 0. Oh Palace.

      21. Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Feel like the expectations for City have drastically increased as the week went on.

        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Have they? Bookies have had them thumping Burnley early doors

          1. Flair
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            True, I meant on these boards. At the start of this week I was seeing opinions like "not in form, 5 goals in last 5, dreadful underlying stats" and now the consensus opinion seems to have significantly changed to favor City.

            I don't mind, I've got Sterling stinking up my team for a while and do believe City will 3-0, it's just interesting to see. Happened with Fernandes over the IB too and that worked out.

            1. IRBOX ⚽
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              KDB (c) and Sterling here.. they are going to break the shackles sooner rather than later. I see a Sterling masterclass in one of the next 4 GW’s and your patience will be rewarded

      22. fc_skrald
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Who would you play next gw?

        a. Lamptey, home against Southampton
        b. Jiménez, away against Liverpool

        1. Rasping Drive
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Any possibility you might sell Jiménez?

          1. fc_skrald
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Yes, might sell for Antonio. But I would like to save a transfer this gw. The team is:

            Martínez
            PVA, Chilwell, Robertson, Lamptey
            Son, Salah, Fernandes, Grealish
            Wilson, Bamford

            Button, Jiménez, Burke, Mitchell
            1 free transfer, 0.0 million in the bank

      23. Gold Coast
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        36 points from my captain this season. Anyone worse?

        1. Camino Aleatorio
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Tell us what Blogs and pod casts you listen to, so we don’t accidentally go there.

        2. BenDavies
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          that seems literally impossible unless you are deliberately self-sabotaging?

        3. Rasping Drive
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Crikey. You have got that “pinning the tail on the donkey” technique down pat

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

          That's surely near impossible if playing properly. 9 GWs of players just playing gets you 36 points alone. Who on Earth did you captain?

          1. IRBOX ⚽
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Think he means 72 with the multiplier

            1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              Oh that seems alright then

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

              What's the link to check that?

        5. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Even Jorginho permacap would have done better...

        6. Mweene
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          81 for me. 162 with the double points.

          Have only capped Salah or Kane apart from Bruno last week (would have gone Salah).

          Salah again this week.

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

          46 points.

      24. Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Spurs have the least amount of goals conceded in the league. Didn't expect that stat!

        Only 3 CS though, what a shame.

      25. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Anyone looking at Ings for later on?
        Dropping to 8.2 soon so might be an easy switch from DCL and should be back very soon

        1. fc_skrald
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Yes, I will get him agiain when he is fit. He has been such good value for the last year!

          1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Definitely, most underrated FPL asset IMO, he just keeps delivering, only problem is the injury concerns otherwise I even think he's fixture proof.

            1. fc_skrald
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              He seems to be better at injuries - went through the whole last season without major injuries. Good for him - I would love if he won the golden boot, he really deserves that prize.

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

          Planning to switch to 3-5-2 with him & DCL in few weeks time

        3. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Why would anyone drop DCL!?

          1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Yeah it sounds crazy but fixtures and no Digne was what I was thinking, I'd probably only do it to fund some other move though by getting Bamford. Maybe If I get Ings it will be DCL+Ings

          2. Sad Pablo Arsecobar
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Who's Dropping DCL?

            1. IRBOX ⚽
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              The original post.. plain for all to see bro