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Antonio or Kane (if you have funds) are better choices IMO
Yes.
I have Kane and Bamford already so I will bring in Cavani. Antonio and Watkins were the other two I was strongly considering.
You think Cavani will start?
Coz I wanna bring him in too I think...
Pick 2 to start:
A) Grealish
B) Bamford
C) Gundogan
D) Dallas
Cheers!
You need to find a was to start top 3 imo
This.
A & C - but that's just crazy to bench Bamford. You need to sort out your team structure ASAP.
My dicky ticker couldn't handle these benching decisions every week
At least the top 3.
A and C
A and B
Gundo hype is huge but he isn’t going to keep the current goal rate up (would score 25+ goals in a full season if he did) and has max one return per game so far.
Big problem on the bench!!!
Martinez (4.0m)
Dias Cancelo Maguire Dallas (Zouma)
Salah Bruno Grealish Gundogan (El Ghazi)
Antonio Bamford (Welbeck)
A. El Ghazi to Son for -4
B. Welbeck to Kane for -4
C. Another transfer with -4?
D. Doing nothing and hope all XI play
D), bring in one of the spuds next week
A or B for sure
B
Wait until FA cup over for news on injuries, COVID positive tests & selection & then if your current team has none the keep - transfers selected not worth-4 this week - get a spurs player next week
In 6 of the last 8 GWs defenders have been top scorers.
Holgate, Hause, Mee, Tierney, Keane and Stones (other two are midfielders Maddison and McTominay).
Does this mean that frequent deadlines are better for defenders than attackers?
We know that attackers get tired more.
Is 4 or 5 at the back a better option for the coming weeks?
depends who your midfield are and if you're willing to bench a big attacking player. If you can stomach the potential missed returns for a CS and maybe a bonus point or two, then go for it!
I captained Cresswell haha. Defenders more nailed so I guess thats a factor in regaurds to maintaining form
My current WC team has exactly this in mind, and I still like the rest of my team:
Martinez - (Forster)
Stones - Dias - Chilwell - AWB - Shaw
Sterling - Bruno - Son - (El Ghazi - Smith Rowe)
Kane - Maupay - Antonio
0.5itb. Still might make changes. Not sure if I want DCL back. Sterling to be upgraded to Salah or KDB at some point.
Maupay on WC???
Count me out...
It's really just for the Fulham match. He's bench fodder thereafter and will be upgrade at some point. I like a little gamble
I'm sorry, but this looks like a pre-WC team
El Ghazi has been replaced by Barkley. Maupay rotates every GW. Smith-Rowe is at risk from Arsenal's new buy. Chelsea has conceded the most big chances by any team in the last 4 matches. Shaw has Telles breathing down his neck
There's too much happening here. Enough to need a wildcard to fix this GW or soon
Thanks for your input. I'll consider your points.
You make a good point - defenders are less likely to be rotated, but still get injured & covid
If you have a look at value & form, defenders are way better than attackers with only Kane worth the funds.
Recently miss have not been returning heavily.
I would still captain them though as they have a higher ceiling
Like most, after BB I have 5 good defenders so will consider playing all 5
*miss = mid
Hi all. Its been a while as I been playing casual.
I got 114 this week tho so I got the bug again.
I have fernandes and am considering doubling up, who looks best?
1. Rashford
2. Pogba
Pogba flavor of the week 🙂
ye looks like he could be back to some sort of form
pogba is the fun choice
Thanks, yes and cheaper too
If you got 114 being casual, don’t change your attitude to the game
Well done
Rank the best 3 mids below 10.0m to own for the gws 20-24 ?
Imo
1. Grealish
2. Madisson
3. Gundo
I feel like Gundo is a trap but at this price you can’t go wrong really. I also think Rashford is going to go on a purple patch:
1) Rashford
2) Grealish
3) Son
Forgot Son cause he is such an obvious pick, he should be no.1
Rashford can come good but ManUtd changed their philosophy, they just playing for the 3pts lately so there is a reduction in goals
I’m not so sure Shark. From what I’ve seen Rashford looked wrecked lately but was still getting really good opportunities most games and fluffing them. After his rest now and his benching, I see him coming back into the XI for Greenwood and doing well. If united somehow manage to beat Liverpool today, their confidence will be very high and decent enough fixtures to boot.
What’s the highest amount of points you have benched so far this season?
22 in gw3 for me but I’ve had more near it.
10
24 in gw17 (Soucek, Coufal, Bednarek)
29 but played BB 🙂
33 GW4
I had discarded abd left chilwell ahom had still not played a game but was close to returning and jorginho on the bench. Bothe players hauled 18 and 15 respectively. Steer and mitchell were my other two zero points
Ouch!
*Wilcarded and
*whom
Bloody phone
Outside BB mine was 6 points all came from.taylor that gw, most times my bench scores 0 but there might have been auto sub, didn't count these ones.
Nothing in the 20's but have 165 so far on bench, not including this week's 24 as I boosted it.
Play a) Dallas vs. New or b) Holding vs. Sou ?
Dallas has the potential up front and Sou a better team than New so guess Dallas is the better option
Dallas
Yeah Dallas for me but I’d be inclined to try and play both.
Would have to bench Rapinha to do so, and this is one game I'm hoping to get something from him
Stick with your gut and play Raphina then and hopefully it pays off. Dallas over Holding.
Ty
Who to start?
A) Soucek (cry)
B) Adams (ARS)
C) Holding (sou)
That’s tough. Considering Adams and Holding are both owned by less than 5% and Soucek almost 20%, the safe one to play would be Soucek. I’m still always inclined to play the striker in these scenarios.
tough one but probably soucek
They are all likely to be 2-3 pointers. Go with Adams as the striker and the biggest upside
Adams was great yesterday Vs Arsenal I would start him everyday of the week
Who to bench?
A. Wilson (LEE)
B. Raphinha (new)
C. Coufal (cry)
C
C
That’s tough. If Zaha is confirmed out I’d play Coufal. Then I’d also probably play Wilson due to pens and Leeds form as of late.
It comes down to the question - Raphinha or Wilson...Wilson has had terrible stats lately, but maybe being on penalties might help? Tempted to get Antonio asap with FT.
Oh if you get in Antonio, it’s a no brainier. If Zaha is back I’d play both attackers and bench Coufal.
Kdb to
A Salah ( tough fixture but maybe the most obvious choice )
B Gundo ( would have. 3 city so could potentially block a return to Kdb)
C Sterling ( would switch to Salah for game v Brighton, most exciting move perhaps)
Thanks and gl
I like C if you captain Raz this week
Ooh now that would be punty ! Thanks 🙂
C if you are doing the Salah switch after, otherwise straight in for Salah.
Thanks milkman
A or B
Hello folks, is fplstatistics frequently off in predicting price changes recently? Any ideas whether ffix is helpful?
Past few weeks has been off. Maybe due to heavy chip usage? Not sure
Ahh yeah chips during DGW BGW, ta!
Yup. This is why. Free Hits and Wildcards really screw the algorithms over... Especially since OfficialFPL refuses to help
Live price change prediction accuracy
Our price rise accuracy:54.4 %
Our price fall accuracy:66.3 %
From fffix, they are pretty bad too.
Ok thx
Both are pretty off. Though I feel FPL is rigging prices
Won't be bothered to look at them for a while now 😆
I just use ffix as a guide
all unreliable
Transforming Soucek into Gundo worth a -4?
I'm probably doing this, 5.5m for peno taker of best team very tempting.
Yes worth it
May not be paid off instantly but for the next 3 is likely
Cheers both! Thinking:
GW20 - Taylor + KDB to Cancelo + Gundo -4
GW22 - Vardy + Soucek to Son + Kane -4
Gw21* not 22
Gonna do this move today or tomorrow...
Maguire is tempting. He’s due a goal
Looking at him, Shaw or Justine as Robbo replacement
Assuming you have double city defence already?
Gets an opportunity from a set piece at least once a match. He will score soon.
Yeah . I have Stones and Dias. Feel triple City is risky. Cancelo/Maguire/Shaw for me
I’m waiting to see what happens with Ricardo Pereira. If he starts in midfield I will be changing to 442 immediately and getting him in.
picked him up on my WC this week, Stones, Cancelo, Maguire (coufal and holding)
Is it possible to catch a mini league leader is 180 points ahead at this stage?
I'm thinking yes as it means approx an approx 10 point gain every week?
Bear in mind he is a FPL noob.
I would say 120-130 points is catchable but 180 points sounds alot
I don't think so
Noobs have luck on their side this season and 180pts sounds like a lot.
I think so. I chased 50 points in the last GW alone thanks to Stones, Dias and Maddison. However, you'd have to be ridiculously lucky or the other way around for him.
Captain Stones every week and you'll get there. He averages 27 points pgw in his last one gw.
But I think you can do it, plenty of double weeks to come which will up the variance. Just need some luck to go your way.
I’m around 150 behind... I’m not very optimistic but I’m going to play my own game for rank and whatever happens happens.
It is possible. If you fell that much behind then the opposite could happen but you need him to help you. I dont think you could do it without him contributing in a big way. Sounds unlikely
That's tough unless he/she made a blunder and you've got amazing 2-3 GWs. If you've got all chips that may be possible.
You have to change mind set & go with players no one has or gamble on certain teams slipping & target others.
Wild Rover got 165 this week gambling on no Pool for instance.
I pulled back a similar gap last year had some bumps along the way, but one highlight was C Sterling when he got his 4 goals at the time hardly anyone had him, Vardy from the beginning helped as well.
Sure. Start with Cancelo (c) this week.
Martinez
Robbo Chillwell Stones
Son Salah Bruno Raphina
Adams Werner Bamford
Coufal, Soucek, Fergesson
1m itb
Ideas here? Completely lost
A) Werner > Cavani?
B) Raphina/Soucek > Gundo?
C) both for -4?
D) other?
B, A as well if you don't mind a hit.
How many hits are you thinking of taking this week?
None as.usual
Barring anymore injuries, just the one -4
plan was to save but kdb and vardy happened so a -4
Depends if I decide to do Vardy to Kane -4 this week or free next week..
-4 this week and -4 next week potentially
Maybe one, see below.
-4 for me 🙂
None, but am very hit adverse. Almost wished I had Vardy so I could take one.
None
Why El Ghazi benched in the last 2 GW? Is he injured?
Barkley and Traore are ahead in the pecking order
Was on bench at start of season. Not first choice.
I thought he's first choice. Cheers mate
Am I GTG?
Martinez
Dias Cresswell Dallas
Son Bruno(C) Gundogan Soucek Maddison
Bamford Kane
Meslier Watkins Coufal Bednarek
5.7m itb
Definitely. What are the plans for nex week?
Thanks.
Ultimately, I want to bring back Sarah/KDB, but I'll save that headache for later.
Salah*
You are missing Sarah, but keeping Jane is a good desicion! Watkins in, Soucek out.
Did it again Haha!
I hate new phones.
Watkins over Soucek maybe. Confidence up and Villa playing well.
This
Thanks!
Yeah, good suggestion
Martinez
Dallas Stones Coufal
Son Salah Grealish Bruno
Watkins Bamford Kane
Taylor Kilman Stephens
2.1 in the bank.
Should I do Dias/Cancelo in for a hit for
A.Kilman
B. Dallas
C. Taylor
D. Something else
E. Just stick
E 100%
Thanks
%age of double City defence is huge for a reason, Yes do it.
Dias or Cancelo?
Do it. Cancelo all the way
Leeds dilemma. Play which one
Dallas
Bamford
Bamford for sure
Bam
10 days off. In hoping praying for a big performance.
Argh, that sucks. Have to play Bamford but try and do both.
Bamford
Bam Bam
Bam
Thanks all
Slightly surprised by universal Bam Bam
WBA last 4 home games:
1-5 L Vs CRY
0-3 L Vs AVL
0-5 L Vs LEE
0-4 L Vs ARS
This is just unbelievably good for us with triple ManCity.
Can't go wrong and I'm tempted to captain Gundo tbh
They are getting better though and city weren't overly good yesterday.
City been in great form though, I expect an easy win
By the time Pep throwed in some more starters they scored 3 goals in 10 mins.
They also scored 2 goals vs Villa after the KDB's sub. In the last 30 mins. They are going to smash WBA with 3+ goals
Stones (TC)
Next best time to pull the wildcard?
25 seems orthodox
When you need it
Salah required on a WC? or make sure you have money to be able to being him in for a hit or over two weeks?
Nto now, but yes, need an easy route to get.
got Rashford and Gundo to Salah and ESR if needs be
Good stuff
Make sure you can bring him for game v Brighton.
I'm still reeling from a failed bench boost, cup exit and no stones!
What move looks best here guys?
Martinez
Robbo cancelo dallas coufal
Salah Bruno raphina soucek
Antonio Bamford
(Martinez Taylor kdb wood)
1ft 0.5itb
A) kdb to son, bench raphina
B) kdb to gundo, bench raphina
C) kdb and raphina to son and gundo, bench coufal
D) kdb and wood to gundo and Kane, bench raphina and coufal
D looks good, - 4 worth it to say goodbye to Wood.
B. Bench Wood
B
Play ?
A Coufal (cry)
B Dallas (new)
B.
Dallas is more likely to score than Newcastle
Coufal for me.
I am exactly level on points with Fabio Borges. I'll enjoy it while it lasts.
Would you still do KDB -> Gundogan even if you didn't own Son?
No. I'd first get Son in this week and see how Gundawg does without KDB.
Yeah not a bad call. I could do Raphinha -> Gundogan next gameweek. Feel like I'm missing a trick missing the WBA game though
WBA did well in the reverse fixture so they'll be sitting deep and frustrating City. Can just see a slim 1-0 City win at most. However, Son on the other hand could do well on counter against Liverpool desperate for points.
Guess that's the move. Getting son in
Son is still the better pick I think, however, it can wait a week. I am considering something along the lines of KDB to Gundo, followed by Soucek to Son. Not sure if you've got Soucek?
Works with Raphina as well I suppose
Yeah I could do that too. Seems a shame to miss out on WBA when Son has Liverpool
Exactly. That's why I am personally delaying Son by a week and getting Gundo in for WBA
in the same boat
depends if you already own kane
i'd prefer him over son, so looking to wait a week for Spurs
What to do with KdB?
Get Sterling/Rashford/Son?
Might just get Rash and Maddison in for KdB and Soucek? (-4)
The team
Martinez
Chilwell, Dias, Stones, Coufal, Alioski
Grealish, Salah, Bruno, KdB, Soucek
Adams, Antonio, Bamford
1ft
0.3 itb
Bring kane
Kane better than Son?
I prefer him yes because of pens . Seems to be more consistent too.
It's between Son & Gundogan for me.
Son is incredibly boring but the safest choice. Gundogan better if chasing imo
My suggestion would be get Son and transform Soucek into Gundo
For a hit?
I am considering it for a hit, yeah. Gundo -4 outscores Soucek over the next 3 I reckon
Any obvious changes to make for this gw or gtg?
Martinez
Robbo Diaz stones
Salah Bruno(c) son soucek
Branford Kane cavani
Dallas Justin anguissa
Thanks
Can I suggest playing Dallas over Soucek?
3 years, 3 months agoWorth taking a hit to do Vardy to Ings?
Much appreciated