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Spurs host Fulham in Blank Gameweek 18 as Villa fixture postponed

Fantasy Premier League have been subjected to yet another spin of the fixture-dice as Blank Gameweek 18 changes complexion once again.

Just over 24 hours before Tuesday’s 16:30 GMT deadline, Aston Villa’s meeting with Tottenham Hotspur was officially called off.

That means no midweek fixture for Jack Grealish (£7.7m), Ollie Watkins (£6.1m) and Emiliano Martínez (£5.1m), three popular Fantasy assets.

However, Harry Kane (£11.0m) and Son Heung-min (£9.8m) remain viable options for Blank Gameweek 18 as their home meeting with Fulham was added as a replacement for the Villa game.

Considering how short-notice the fixture is for the Cottagers, both of Spurs’ dynamic duo are certain to wrestle their way into the captaincy conversation.

They both registered double-figure hauls in their last home Premier League game, against Leeds, and could benefit from Fulham’s short turnaround.

Meanwhile, it also means that budget options such as André-Franck Zambo Anguissa (£4.5m) and Ademola Lookman (£5.0m) have been added to the pool of players who could help managers in Free Hit squads.

The secondary knock-on effect of today’s fixture changes also impacts on Double Gameweek 19.

That is because Fulham’s Friday-night meeting with Chelsea has been delayed until the following day, kicking off at 17:30 GMT now.

As this was the opening match of Double Gameweek 19, it looks as if the deadline for that round will move to 11:00 GMT on Saturday morning ahead of Wolves’ lunch-time meeting with West Bromwich Albion.

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

    I have Pieters, Cancelo, Bruno, KDB, Son,
    Already did -4 to get Cancelo and KDB for Robbo and Salad.
    If I FH now I'll have to pay extra to get them back next week.
    Might just leave as is and ride it out.

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

      Good luck with 4.5 players.

  2. b91jh
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Foden or Gundogan on FH?

    1. jayzico
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Gundo for me. Purely on price.

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

    Which is the best ?
    A- Rashford + 3.9 + Saka
    B- Gündogan + Laca + (Saka )
    * Saka on bench

  4. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Help please:

    A) McCarthy+Grealish> Leno+Smith Rowe/Saka (play Brewster in place of DCL)
    B) McCarthy+Grealish+DCL>DDG+Smith Rowe/Saka+Laca (-4)
    C) McCarthy+DCL> DDG+Wilson

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

    I took a -12 this GW, FH already used.

    Going with a 3-4-3 of

    Stones - Lewis - Tierney
    KDB - Son - Rashford - Saka
    Kane - Wilson - Cavani

    Please give feedback, I'm new here.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ouch

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

        Is -12 really big ? My rank is very low so thought of taking big risk. I have 13 starters for this BGW.

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

          I wonder why?

        2. Yes Ndidi
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Not terrible. There are those who couldn't bear to take a hit, and those who will speculate to accumulate. Play your own game. I've taken plenty of -8's this season and most of them have paid off. The problem comes if it takes another -12 to get rid again.
          That's not a bad team tbh (apart from Lewis they should all see enough game time to give them the opportunity to return). Would a WC not work out for you?

    2. jbenny1107
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Cavani may not get a full game. Would rather have a decent fourth defender.

      1. No Professionals
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        isn't cavani banned?

        1. Shatner's Bassoon
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          No think the three games ended up being Villa, City (cup), Watford (cup)

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

          No his ban is over.

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

        I have Kilman Lamptey on the bench mate, who should I bench for them.

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

      Hopefully Bruno blanks.
      You could WC but that needs a bit of work.
      Decent team for -12

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

        Thanks for the feedback mate, I'm just taking a punt on Bruno blanking.

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

      No Bruno. WOW

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

    How nailed on does Digne look. Not too impressive on his return v Rotherham but only gaining match fitness.

    1. jayzico
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I'd say he is now yeah

  7. jbenny1107
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Would you do double Man City D or play Wilson if you're on FH?

    Lloris
    Tierney Cancelo WB (Dias Mitchell)
    KDB Fern Rash Son Saka
    Kane (Wilson Brewster)

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

    Looks like LMS will be a chip GW.

    Elimination likely to be mostly non chip teams.

    1. PapaWengzz
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Not playing a chip, will be touch and go in Lms and the cup.

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

      Good job I was eliminated in gwk 3 then!

  9. Prison Mike
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Down to 7 players now DCL is injured...

    Would you use Free Hit or will it be more beneficial in the future blank gameweek due to the FA cup??

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      7 is fine imo

    2. jbenny1107
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      FH. Too many good games.

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Lol which good games?

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      depends who the 7 are

    4. DLL18
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Depends who they are, my 7 are Dias, Stones, Tierney, KDB, Bruno, Son and Wilson which I'm kind of ok with. Any others I add to that on a FH are gonna be cheap, 1 or 2 mid price picks at best.

      1. Prison Mike
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Dias Cancelo Semedo Holding
        KDB Bruno Son

        Worried about not owning Kane now knowing that he will be heavily captained this gameweek.

        1. DLL18
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Is it worth using the FH just to bring in Kane though, I'm not sure it is. I couldn't even afford Rashford or Sterling too if I got Kane so not really worth it for me. Not sure Fulham is a great game for Spurs either, they're just gonna sit deep I can't see they getting smashed.

    5. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Depends on the 7
      If it includes likes of Mitchell, Kilman... FH

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

    Fh activate now?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Up to you?

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

      I'd wait until tomorrow......

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

      Not yet.

  11. Ruinenlust
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Gundogan or Dias?

    1. jbenny1107
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Dias

    2. Chandler Bing
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Dias

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

      I think Brighton might sneak a goal, as well as being big in the middle so less liable to a Dias goal

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

        Barring that bizzare last second Chelsea goal, its been a while since City conceded

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

        I think they're the worst team at defending set pieces so that size of theirs doesn't help apparently.

  12. Pepeye
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    City looking at Cancelo RB & Zinchenko LB & Walker RB with Cancelo LB
    One of the 2, deffo not Mendy

  13. 007 [RoboKlopp]
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    8 players
    Diaz, Holding, Mitchell
    KDB, Bruno, Son, Anguissa
    Kane

    FH or not? Already make 2FT.
    Or DCL -> Wilson (-4.)?

    1. jbenny1107
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      FH

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

      I would suggest 1 x -4 will get you to a point where you probably wont change your overall rank v much.

  14. Chandler Bing
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Can I go without FH on this? Don't mind getting Stones or an ST for a hit.

    Dier Dias Wan-B
    Son Bruno KdB
    Kane

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

    Foden or gundo?

    1. Chandler Bing
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Gundo this week as Foden played FA Cup

    2. jbenny1107
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Foden

    3. Von Lipwig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      It seems no one knows. I think I might go 2 city at the back and play it safe

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

      Foden.

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

      Rather go with another city def

    6. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Think Gundo starts.

  16. Jimbo-Jones
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Really don't need that GK comment from Bruce.
    Picking a GK on FH that doesn't play would be agony.

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      If you're on afh you can choose a 2nd playing keeper

  17. Fit_to_drop
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Repost:

    This worth a -8?

    Had 11 player this week with no hits. Now with DCL and Grealish out, change of plan might be needed.

    So DCL&Grealish >> Son&Davis and cash in the bank.

    Then Son to Salah next week as I own Kane (original plan was DCL&Grealish to Salah)

    Son will have to get me +8 points to yield a return.

    Do/Don't do?

    1. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I would, DCL and Grealish will not play the next two game unless Villa V Everton goes ahead and DCL will still be out

  18. footballfreak
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Rate my FH team guys. Keeping a strong bench just in case more fixtures get suspended
    Lloris
    Stones AWB Cancelo Tierney
    Son (v) Fernandes KDB (c)
    Kane Wilson Lacazette

    Subs: 4m in goal, Maguire, Smith-Rowe, Anguissa

    1. Fit_to_drop
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Very good.

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

      One postponed match and you are off the gw.
      And how you will handle next 5-6 dgws without chips ?

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        It’s a FH team....

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

        if only one gets postponed am good all 3 subs play.. i already have my team ready for next week without chip..still will have wildcard and transfers to navigate the other dgws

  19. Jebiga
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    So DCL hatty incoming and Kane 2pts as captain after Don Carlo comments ?

    "This means that's not an important injury..."
    #FPL #FFScout #BGW18 #efc

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

      Why on earth Don Carlo want to rest DCL against Wolfs away ?

      1. Shatner's Bassoon
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Didn't sound like a rest as much as injury management.

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

          Yea but if its not important injury...

      2. Herman Toothrot
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Probably that hamstring injury is the issue

  20. Pepeye
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Re the Gundogan or Dias Question. Both if you can , if not Dias

  21. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    So what's the consensus on the trigger for FH?

    - Currently have 5 good gw18 players (cancelo, stones, kdb, son, bruno)
    - Also have 2 dud players in Taylor and Burke who likely wont play/return
    - Have 2FTs (to bring in two of rashford, saka, wilson, laca, kane)

    A: Use my FTs, i can get upto 7 decent players (assuming they all start).
    B: Take 1 hit and get upto 8 decent players (assuming they all start)
    C: FH

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

      B sounds good but it's more about who you sell and future GWs.

  22. ManTree(v2!) or just JAY!
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    if you press go on a FH now, do you get unlimited free transfers until deadline?

    1. Shatner's Bassoon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      yep.

    2. yalala
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yea

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

      yes

  23. yalala
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Wilson or Wood?

    I have never hauled with a Newcastle player...

    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Last time I hauled with a Newcastle player was with Andy Carroll in 2011... He was the DCL of that season.

      1. yalala
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        OK I lied, I may have had the Papiss Cisse, Demba Ba and Ryan Taylor triple-up the season after.

        But all blanks afterwards!

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

      Have you ever hauled with a Burnley player?

      I'd go Wood, for the extra game.

      1. yalala
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        The Wood was good last season!

  24. Shatner's Bassoon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Putting Martial in my FH team because I despise Lacazette after he trolled me extremely hard two seasons ago.

    I can only see this going brilliantly.

  25. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Yes or no?

    A) Gundo
    B) Laca
    C) Martial
    D) Wilson

    1. yalala
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yes
      Yes
      rotation risk vs. Cavani
      It's Newcastle...

    2. Sreeraj (TKF 15)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Wilson captain against Blades surely!
      Go kane and Mahrez

    3. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No
      Yes
      No
      No

  26. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    This goddamn FPL worries me more than my real money riding on the stock market. WHY?!

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Addiction

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

    Thoughts on first FH draft? Too weak bench?

    Leno (4.0)
    Tierney Maguire Stones (Clark, 4.1)
    KDB Bruno Son Rashford Foden
    Kane Wilson (Brewster)

  28. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Those on FH, what do your drafts look like?

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

      Lloris
      Cancelo, Stones, Tierney
      KDB, Bruno(c), Son, Saka
      Kane, Martial, Wilson

      4.0, ESR, Lascelles, 3.8

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

      Look above or anywhere.

      1. Black Knights
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        This.

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

    Just to save others having to look up this info since people have been saying Fulham will be tired:

    Out of Fulham's regular defence, only Aina played the entire match against QPR. Robinson was a sub. Areola, Andersen, Adarabioyo were rested.

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      It's more they'll be tired the following GW
      Spurs (Wed), Chelsea (Sat), Man Utd (Wed)
      Bruno (c) I think!

  30. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    A) Cancelo, Smith-Rowe and Martial
    Or
    B) AWB, Gundogan and Lacazette

    Already have Dias, Kdb and Fernandes.
    This is for my FH team.