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My final FPL transfer decisions ahead of Gameweek 16 Wildcard

After an eventful Gameweek 14, in which I almost committed the deadly sin of selling Mohamed Salah (£12.5m), I couldn’t be happier with the end result: a total of 93 points and an overall rank well inside the Top 20K for the first time since Gameweek 10.

Considering the rumours from several sources saying Salah was going to be rested at Selhurst Park, I almost pulled the trigger and sold him for Kevin De Bruyne (£11.8m) on Saturday morning. However, since I wasn’t 100% convinced by the rumours, I decided to hold fire and hope for a cameo from the Liverpool midfielder at the very least. After all, it would be heartbreaking to sell him ahead of such a nice fixture just to find out the rumours weren’t true.

However, the rumours were very true and he was indeed benched. But Salah doesn’t need many minutes to wreak havoc and after his 16-pointer, I was relieved to have decided to save my transfer. In addition, Ruben Dias (£5.7m), Andrew Robertson (£7.3m), Jack Grealish (£7.8m) and my captain Bruno Fernandes (£11.0m) all delivered nine points or more, which felt great after three red arrows in a row.

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  1. Fuddled FC
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Which one?

    a) Vestergaard > Taylor
    b) Vestergaard > Balbuena
    c) Mahrez > Son
    d) save FT

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

      D

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

        +1

    2. estheblessed
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Is Vestergaard Def out?

  2. wantsharptv
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Rumours chillwell may start after being spotted in training?

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      It’s an ankle, he could have been training and just doing some light work on it but still far from starting, same way Antonio has been ‘back on the grass’ for about 2 months now - still a good sign for owners but doesn’t mean he’s starting

      If I owned I’d start him and have my first bench sorted, doing the same thing with James, be 60 mins + or nothing

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Agree 100%.

        Taking part in some training doesn't mean a certain starter.

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

      Not spotted in training, pictured uploaded from dressing room

      1. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Could be doing literally anything but still hold I recon, actually more concerning owning James as his knee sounds long term

    3. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I'll break his ankle if he starts

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Wow I won't go that far although close 😆

  3. Hansel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    A) Chilwell -> Matip
    B) Wilson -> Adams

    Justin (MUN) to come in of no Chilwell

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

      A

  4. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Chances aguero starts this week?

    1. Mr Arsenal
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Medium. Can’t play more than 60mns

  5. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    To complete defence

    A Dier
    B Cancelo

    Thinking A as more nailed, better fixtures, plays week 18 and good single week fixture but not as explosive as B?

    Robertson Dias Coufal ******
    (Mitchell)

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      * looks like both going to rise in price tonight

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

      A

    3. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      B for me. Higher ceiling, Walker is out for at least 2 weeks and it also depends how he recovers from COVID

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

      a

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

    Based on this team what would your strategy be for BGW18* and DGW19?

    Martinez* ¦ Forster
    Coufal Taylor Ayling
    Salah Bruno KdB* Grealish*
    Vardy Watkins* Wilson*
    ¦ Soucek Holding* Lascelles*

    2 FT & 0.7 ITB

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

      Aim transfers for DGW players and use FH for bgw.

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

    McCarthy Steer
    Chilwell* James* Coufal Taylor Justin
    Salah KDB Bruno Son Bissouma
    DCL Bamford Watkins

    2ft 0.0itb

    Finding it hard to get Liverpool defender. Would have to sacrifice KDB this week.

    Leaves me these options:
    A) KDB+Chilwell -> Bowen+Robertson (13 DGW players)
    B) Chilwell -> Zouma (Rashford for double, 13DGW players)
    C) Chilwell -> Dias (12DGW players)

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

      B then KDB / Watkins to Kane and Soucek /Rafinha next???

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

        Would you rather have Kane with single gameweek? Or Rashford/Adams. Looking for Raphinha in for Bissouma and A playing GK

  8. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Out of interest, what’s considered good team value? Sitting on 104.2

    You get stuck with certain players as they were bought so cheap.

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

      103 😐 It is called the "No DCL effect"

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      107/8

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

      I think it's irrelevant at the moment. I'm 104.5 TV but sitting at 1.9M OR. My best friend is 102.2 TV but sitting at 67K OR. Maybe it'll come into play later in the season, but at the moment "just pick the players who will score the most points" seems to be the mantra we're all ignoring.

    4. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Define good.

      It's points that matter.

    5. The Count of Monte Cristo
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      101.7m lol 🙁

    6. Groot the Leveller
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      106.5
      but I can't sell dcl, son, kane, grealish and expect to buy them back without a big hit
      my OR is rubbish though so it means nothing.

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

    So Salah capt frm these?

    Salah
    Bruno
    Son
    Grealish
    Kane?

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

      Yeah

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

      Definitely

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

      +1

    4. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

  10. Jebiga
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    So its false news that corona is highly spreaded on brithish island or i live in Europe ? 🙂
    Can anyone tell me is there a risk of postponing a games. I read in newspapers they saying its highly likely...maybe not this gw, but next gws for sure...

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Of course there is a risk. You just have to look at what happened at Newcastle.

    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I'm sure there's a sentence in there somewhere.

      Games will get cancelled if teams have cases - as has happened already with Newcastle

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

    Merry Christmas mates!

    I was hoping someone could solve the impossible wc1 + gw18&19 planning for me as a present. On vacation this seems like work 😀

    1. Zogzeg
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      WC 16
      FH 18
      BB 19
      Most potent combo
      TC 19 as an alternative to BB

  12. YLK13
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Still can't decide Wilson vs Soucek this week? Thanks!

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Can't see Wilson getting anything at City

    2. JoeSoap
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Soucek

    3. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Bruce's comments lead me to think he has already written this one off. Soucek.

    4. YLK13
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks all and Merry Xmas!

  13. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Mahrez to start?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Who can say?
      Played full match the other night I think and seems to have upset Pep in some way.

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Ask Pep

    3. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      No idea. I would get rid. Not worth the hassle of guessing if he will start every GW

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

      Only way he starts is that game on Sat evening and next one Monday. Surely there is rotation but in which way? I am still Mahrez owner but thinking of wc this week to transfer him out.

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

        Cheers lads

  14. JoeSoap
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Best Chilwell replacement? Planning for GW19

    A. Dallas
    B. Taylor
    C. Matip
    D. City
    E. Other

    Zouma, Coufal, Justin, Chilwell, Mitchell

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I have gone City, but some chat now that he could actually be fit if you look through some of the comments above.

      1. JoeSoap
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Had Coufal not been a doubt I would maybe have kept.

        1. Fulchester's New Centr…
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Like Matip for this week too but don't think he starts 2 in a row very often these days (if ever) so City.

          1. JoeSoap
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Inclined to agree. Want a regular playing defender.

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Matip

    3. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Matip

  15. JURGENAUT
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Is this squad decent for GW19? I will likely triple captain Salah.

    McCarthy - Forster
    Dias - Justin - Coufal - Balbuena - Taylor
    Salah - Fernandes - Son - Soucek - Anguissa
    Kane - Vardy - Bamford

    0.2 in the bank.

    Thank you

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

      Yep you could BB with a couple of transfers

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Looks decent enough.
      I like Mo (TC) too.

  16. andrinho
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Which one to bench???

    a Taylor (LEE)
    b Maguire (Lei
    c Coufal (BHA)
    d Wilson (MCI)

    Thanks!

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Taylor I guess. I would say Maguire, but you don't need him if you're not going to play him every week.

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Wilson

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

      Maguire.
      I wouldn’t own Maguire though, waste of money if you consider benching him

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

    Would you hold Chillwell or Zouma on wc for dgw19?

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

      i would sell and buy back James

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

        Sounds good

  18. Crunchie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Grealish, Chilwell, to Raphina and Robinson for -4 or hold this week and do it next week??

    1. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Next week

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

        Cheer Merry Xmas

  19. Blzbobuk
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Why is Lindelof not getting much love ? He looks ok to me at the price, only 0.1 more than Dallas - is he a rotation risk or is just Man U not looking defensive enough and no attacking potential? He looks ok vs Coufal and Dallas who are the common alternatives.

    1. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Can’t defend

      1. Blzbobuk
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Leeds can’t defend but Dallas is in a lot of teams

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Too many mistakes in Utd defence to trust bringing in FPL team

  20. Snooze ya lose
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Play Martinez or McCarthy?

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

      Tough one. McCarthy

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Martinez this week - Soton a lot of key men out it seems

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

        Actually. This is a good point.
        And Martinez is the better GK in general

  21. Huckfead
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Hands up who thinks Greenwood will start tomorrow?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Predicted line up from Evening News:
      De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw; Fred, McTominay; Greenwood, Fernandes, Rashford; Martial.

  22. Tmel
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Any feasible 4.3 or under defenders for the double?

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Maybe Struijk. Other than that no one else I can think of

    2. Blzbobuk
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Dara o Shea but you may get a better score from a non playing defender...

  23. Boberella
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Who to Captain?

    A) KDB - NEW H
    B) Son - WOL A
    C) Bruno - LEI A
    D) Vardy - MUN H

    Currently on KDB.

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

      A

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

    g2g?

    McCarthy
    Konsa Dias Robertson
    KDB(C) Grealish Son Bruno
    Kane Bamford Rodrigo

    Nyland Bissouma Justin Taylor

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

      GTG

  25. wantsharptv
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Would you take an 8 point hit to bench boost for GW19. I'd have 13 DGW players plus Son and DCL

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Depends if it also improves the squad going forwards.

      1. wantsharptv
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Yep if will but it will of course mean a slightly more expensive bench from 16.5m to 18m

  26. FPLShaqiri
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Looking for a defender for 1 GW punt before wildcard, up to 5.3. I know stones is popular, but I quite like Aurier for a 1 week punt. Any reason to avoid? Or anyone better? Already 3 Liverpool.

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Stones

    2. wantsharptv
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Aurier could be dropped after his holwler v leicester. Another reason is Doherty may be v former club

    3. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Stones.

  27. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    For the ones playing Taylor, Leeds have only not scored in 2 of their last 15 games...

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      3rd time lucky?

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

    Reckon I can get away with just 6 players for GW18?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      If they are Son, Kane, Dier, Kun, KDB & Dias probably.

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

        Hah, no chance.

  29. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Own salah and bobby F

    Mad to consider captaining the latter ?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Overthinking Steve

    2. Kno
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      yes

  30. AC Yew
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Dier nailed?

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Seasonal one off rotation aside, yes.

      Jose seemingly doesnt rate sanchez.