Pro Pundits

FPL differentials to consider for Gameweek 17 and the upcoming Double Gameweek

With one eye on Gameweek 17 and the other on the Double Gameweek, Az looks at some low-owned FPL players to in his latest Pro Pundits piece.


Hi everyone, hope you all had a great Christmas (even under strange circumstances) and are looking forward to the New Year and 2021.

I’m not going to focus this article on my team as Mark and I will be discussing what’s going wrong for me in our next episode of FPL BlackBox.

Instead, I’m going to present some differentials ahead of the upcoming Double Gameweek. I’m building my side out with the Free Hit in Gameweek 18 in mind, which leaves me free to plan who to have in place ready for Gameweek 19 – how exciting!

Az <p>One half of the FPL BlackBox YouTube series with Mark Sutherns.</p><p>Former Membership Strategy Manager for FFS&nbsp;</p> Follow them on Twitter

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  1. Mr. Chimes
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Wise to do a Leeds triple up? Already have Bamford and Raphinha.

    A. Dallas (sell Mitchell)
    B. Rodrigo (sell Welbeck)
    C. Don't triple up

    1. MagicMessi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A

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

      C

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

      A

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

      C

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

      A

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

      B.

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

      I like B and am considering it myself

    8. Sloane426
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A

    9. Your Man With The Hair
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      C

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

      A

    11. stu92
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A, especially if using BB, but definitely a risk to triple up in current climate

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

    Calvert or Lacazette for next two ?
    Also Raph or Soucek for the double ?

    Thanks much

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Laca is never an option.
      Raph more likely to play both

      1. MagicMessi
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks DCL it is

      2. FPL Theorist
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I don't get this last comment. Soucek has played every single minute in the league this season.

        Raphinha may have a higher ceiling, which would be the reason to pick him.

        1. MagicMessi
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I guess Souc is more nailed but Raph more attacking

        2. Pukki Blinders
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Because of Moyes recent comments. He said he was going to rotate like a madman during the coming weeks

          1. Carlton_Goal
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            There's nobody to rotate Soucek or Rice with though. Without those two West Ham would get so badly overrun in the midfield

    2. Your Man With The Hair
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      DCL
      A tossup. I have Soucek

      1. MagicMessi
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks

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

      DCL and Raph

  3. Heisenberg W. W.
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Is Charlie Taylor defo out for DGW

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      100% certain as I got him in for a hit. I’ll let you know who I curse next.

    2. Party time
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yes imo

    3. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      “KDB to Son movers are already the winners without the kick of a ball”

      Think karma caught up to that lot real quickly...

      1. I SPEAK ENGELS AND DRINK GI…
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I did KdB to Bruno(c). Am I a winner?

        1. Pukki Blinders
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Yessir

        2. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Did you sell Bruno the week before?

    4. Letsgo!
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Martinez
      Dallas kwp stones
      Salah bruno mahrez jwp
      Kane bam dcl

      Subs steer cresswell lamptey asm

      1ft 0.9 itb sell asm to who!?
      Or any suggestions?

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

        Give us options

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

      Hold C.Taylor or trade (-4)?

      1. Party time
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Yes imo

          1. Party time
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Oops

              Hold. Not a good time to be taking hits, can you make the trade later regardless of a price drop?

              1. Gabbiadini
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                yes price drop doesn't come into it, I am quite interested in seeing what Vestergaard drops to, for his return in a few game weeks.

        • Maddamotha
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Which one? 2FTs

          A) Taylor, Mahrez > Barnes, Dallas
          B) Taylor, Mahrez > Lowton, Rashford
          C) Mahrez, DCL > Raphinha, Vardy

          1. Your Man With The Hair
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            c

          2. Mr. Chimes
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            c for sure

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

            Cheers

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

            C

        • ScoutHelp
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Is it Phillips or Rhys Williams while Matip is out? Or will they split games?

          1. ShaunGoater123
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Think they will likely split. Neither has looked great

            1. ScoutHelp
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              I'm not sold on either but for 4.0 it's worth a shout. Plus, they likely won't be substituted on if they don't start.

          2. Pukki Blinders
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Not worth the transfer for 2 weeks. There will be rotation

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

            Personally, I'd avoid. They both looked hopeless the last two weeks. As a make-weight to get someone else in whom you can't afford maybe....there are worse 4.0 defenders out there....you may stumble into a six-pointer with BUR like today with NEW, but doubt it with SOU or MUN

        • Your Man With The Hair
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          KDBv- what to do... keep or boot?

          Probably playing Free Hit BGW and aiming for 11 DGW-ers with no chips GW19.

          1. Esalman
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Boot

        • dshv
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Play

          1. Mccarthy
          2. Johnstones

          1. ShaunGoater123
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            I’m going for Johnstone but it’s a coin toss

            1. Your Man With The Hair
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              1

        • Vazza
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Current back line

          ——McCarthy Johnstone——
          Zouma Dias Robbo Balbuena Taylor*

          Planning to FH in BHW18, BB in DGW19 but also need cover for GW17

          Best Taylor replacement (max 4.5m) -

          A. Alioski
          B. Ayling
          C. Pieters
          D. Lowton
          E. Holding

          1. Pukki Blinders
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Has to be A or B

        • Niho992
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Maddison you little magician welcome to my team

          1. Maddamotha
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Barnes not a better option?

        • jia you
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          FT: Zouma to Holding
          2.2itb
          GTG?

          Marty
          Robbo *Walker Cancelo Holding
          Salah(C) Bruno Son Grealish
          DCL Bamford
          (Forster Dallas Soucek Brewster)

          1. Party time
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Holding?

              Allardyce loves playing against Arsenal, I bet wba will score. Arsenal are pants. Arteta is a gel hair fraud

              1. jia you
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                haha, perhaps, but they play in blank GW18 and he's cheap as chips 🙂

                1. Party time
                    3 years, 2 months ago

                    Yeah. Enjoy 🙂

                2. Party time
                    3 years, 2 months ago

                    * poor record against Arsenal under Wenger although he did well at Bolton vs Arsenal. I remember those games vividly... Arteta is pants tho so Big Sam should have fun

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

                Rested Sonny the best captain pick if you own everyone? (PS, I don’t)

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

                  Bruno perma cap

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

                Best midfielder or forward for 9.0? Must have dgw fixture. Already have Salah, Bruno and Bamford.

                1. Mr. Funny Name
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  Maddison, Barnes, pulisic, ziyech if fit

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

                Mark punished in the end for allowing the Pool game to go on. Robbo owners covered his Mane/Salah double

              5. Letsgo!
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Salah cant even score afainst newcastle and westbrom. Joke

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

                  An absolute fraud of the highest order. His petty rivalry with Mane makes him all the more pathetic.

                2. The Ejiptian King
                  • 5 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  Glad you sold Bruno for him?

                3. Party time
                    3 years, 2 months ago

                    Lol

                4. Don Kloppeone
                  • 6 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  If it still looks right to head down the BB for DGW19 which combo do you prefer for 5th def and 2nd GK slots?

                  A) Johnstone, Alioski
                  B) Meslier, Lowton

                  The rest will be:

                  Martinez, XXXX
                  Robbo, Dias, Coufal, KWP, XXXX
                  Salah, Bruno, Son, Raphinha, Soucek
                  Kane, Bamford, Adams

                  Cheers

                5. FDMS All Starz
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  For gw19 would you do the following?

                  Alioski & Adams —> Lowton & Rodrigo?
                  (Also have Bamford & Raphina)

                  1. stu92
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 4 Years
                    3 years, 2 months ago

                    Have you got the arrow pointing the right way? I would not be selling Adams for Rodrigo.

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

                  Any news on the Charlie Taylor injury?

                7. Iceball
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  Will Mitchell keep his place? Mighr save next week if Zouma Dias noplay...

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

                    no

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

                    What is the news on Dias?

                    1. Iceball
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 9 Years
                      3 years, 2 months ago

                      Just the spculations next City game also postponed. Im keeping

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

                        Cheers

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

                    It’s possible they’ve had real problems down pva’s side and got stuffed a couple of times. My guess is that he won’t keep the start but it’s worth waiting a week to find out if you can

                8. gonzalocampos
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  Nobody talks about Antonio, I believe he is fit right?

                  1. stu92
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 4 Years
                    3 years, 2 months ago

                    He played 20 minutes or so the other night and did nothing. He’s not injured, but not necessarily fit either.

                  2. FDMS All Starz
                    • 8 Years
                    3 years, 2 months ago

                    Not sure if he has it in him to play both the dgw games

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

                  Will Werner start against Man City? (I know I should've got him out months ago btw

                  1. Hotdogs for Tea
                    • 8 Years
                    3 years, 2 months ago

                    will Man City even play ?

                    1. Mr. Funny Name
                      • 8 Years
                      3 years, 2 months ago

                      Back training so should go ahead

                  2. stu92
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 4 Years
                    3 years, 2 months ago

                    Yea if the game goes ahead

                10. Hotdogs for Tea
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  21 points in total, just 4 of my starting 11 played but my 3 bench players came on.

                  No captain or vice captain.

                  Rank drop from 100k to 270k It’s a tough cruel gig .... 🙂

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

                    Still doing well tho

                  2. stu92
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 4 Years
                    3 years, 2 months ago

                    Still a very good overall rank! Silver lining is you now have a load of players with extra DGW to come.

                  3. Tomsk
                    • 3 Years
                    3 years, 2 months ago

                    Still about 2 million places above me (I'm not having a good season).

                  4. waldo666
                    • 13 Years
                    3 years, 2 months ago

                    That's rough as guts mate, great rank still though.

                  5. Hotdogs for Tea
                    • 8 Years
                    3 years, 2 months ago

                    thanks guys ... was all going so well lol

                    dust myself down and carry on I suppose 🙂

                11. Perthite
                  • 13 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  How long before we get the bench points for blank GW players?

                  1. stu92
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 4 Years
                    3 years, 2 months ago

                    Usually sometime around 1am they update the points I believe.

                12. Letsgo!
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  Will u sell jwp to barnes?

                  1. stu92
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 4 Years
                    3 years, 2 months ago

                    Yeah, I’d be jumping on Barnes if I had the space for him at the moment.

                13. stu92
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 4 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  Any chance of EVE/MCI and/or TOT/FUL games moving to gameweek 19?

                14. Trovsmash
                  • 10 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  talk to me palace fans, now that Tyrick Mitchell is fit, is he nailed at full back?

                15. MagicMessi
                  • 11 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  G2G ? Rage WC so try to navigate the blank/doubles .. with players playing in the blank labelled *
                  Captain Son or Kane?

                  Pope. / (Sanchez)*
                  Baldock*. Maguire! Tierney*
                  Fernandez. SmithRowe*. Grealesh* Son*
                  Vardy (v). Kane*.(C). Calvert"
                  ///Dallas. Raphinha Konsa*. 0.0 itb

                  Doing 3 transfers for -4 for doubles
                  Kane > Bamford
                  Son> Salah
                  DCL > Werner
                  + Or - Baldock > Cresswell/Ogbonna
                  All Thoughts appreciated cheers!!

                  1. MagicMessi
                    • 11 Years
                    3 years, 2 months ago

                    TV 102.6 Rank around 1Milli

                16. Letsgo!
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  Mahrez should start right?

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

                    Not certain