Big Numbers

FPL Gameweek 20: The key player and team statistics

Our Big Numbers piece looks at some stand-out player and team statistics ahead of the next Fantasy Premier League deadline.

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

    Any news on Meslier fitness?

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

      I did a -4 to get Guaita as second gk starting him because I can't stand this situation and probably wont keep a CS Vs Newcastle

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

        If he starts I'm very optimistic of a CS

  2. Bennyboy1907
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Adams >> Kane -4 and play 1 from below.
    Or do it next week and play 2 from below.
    A) Play Coufal
    B) Play Raphinia (have bamford)
    C) Play Dallas
    D) Play Chillwell
    E) Play Adams

    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Over 2 weeks I think. There's plenty of decent options there that you are benching - so your -4 is off-set against their scores which makes it a big uphill task for Kane to make it worth it. If he had a better fixture then maybe...

    2. Cojones of Destiny
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      tough that Kane from next week for free and play D

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

      Next week and BD

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

        100%

  3. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bottomed: Defender max. 4.7 for mid/long-term and DGW prospects, what's your suggestions?

    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Targett or Coufal are best in that bracket I think. Probably Targett due to his upcoming DGW's

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

        Thx mate

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

      I've just looked at the same players (but for 4.8 maximum) and it ended up being Konsa vs a Fulham defender. I think I'm going with Konsa because Villa have better long-term defensive stats and good CS odds this GW.

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

        Just realised that Targett is 4.6 - even better!

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

          Would you double up with Martinez?

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

            Yes - defensive double ups are underrated and the downsides are overstated.

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

      Target

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

        Cheers

    4. Bennyboy1907
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Coufal if no Martinez

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

        Got Coufal ta

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

      Stephens

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

        Good shout, Vestergaard out long term yeah?

  4. Mr_Barbs
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Who would you bench with this lot?

    McCarthy
    Cancelo, stones, Dallas
    Salah, son, Bruno, gundogan
    Bamford, Antonio, Kane

    Johnstone, Coufal, soucek, lowton

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

      Probably what you are doing

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

        Cheers. Close one isn't it. Coufal and even lowton could keep cs.

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

          Yep and Soucek could score. Newcastle being so terrible swings it for me.

    2. Cojones of Destiny
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      i’m playing coufal of that helps

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

        Over Dallas?

        1. Cojones of Destiny
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          yes

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

      Lowton first bench Soucek can score? But g2g

    4. Bonus magnet
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      The cowboys and also the Mavericks

  5. Cojones of Destiny
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    lads would you:
    a. KDB to Gundo for a hit
    b. Play Dallas

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

      B

    2. aleksaa2
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      B

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A

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

      a) - You don't want to be asking the same question for the next few gws, and if you are going to jump on Gundo, you want to do it for the next 3 fixtures

    5. Cojones of Destiny
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      thank you cheers

  6. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Who’s falling for the Sterling trap with me? 🙂

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Probably

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

      Admiral Akbar told me not to

    3. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Nope.

      Been there twice this season - including his -1 in GW18 where he cost me a shed load of points cos I had him and KDB captain.

      He's not half the prospect he was in previous seasons and is basically a nostalgia pick these days

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

      Not trap but not a nice place to go I been there ... Captain tho?

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

      If Cavani starts today I'll be joining you

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

    Has there ever been a player more suited to championship football than Abraham?

    Also I was wondering if Kepa is the worst signing in history bearing in mind his cost?

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

      Gayle?

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

      Kepa vs JoeLinton

      One of the great battles

    3. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ever heard of a young man called Brewster?

      Pure championship fodder!

    4. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      The whole West Brom and Fulham squads

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

      Sorry mate cant resist it.....Che Adams

    6. pricycle
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Coutinho to Barca for £142m?

  8. fplking14
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Martinez Button

    Dias Stones Coufal Dier Douglas

    Salah Grealish Bruno Son Anguissa

    Vardy Antonio Bamford

    0.2ITB 1FT

    A. Vardy and Salah > Kane and Rashford (-4)

    B. Vardy and Salah > Kane and Sterling (-4)

    C. Vardy and Dier > Kane and Mitchell (next GW for free)

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

      C

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

    Really torn about who to start in the back (four or three). I have: Coufal, Dias, Dallas, Cancelo, Shaw

    What do you think?

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

      I have all those except Stones instead of Dias - at present starting the Manchester 3.

    2. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Well, you're definitely playing Dias, Cancelo and Shaw.

      1. thegaffer82
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        This.

        Easy peasy!

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

        This easy

    3. Captain Vantastic™
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      What's the rest of your team like? I'd bench Dallas for sure.

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

        Thanks guys...

        This is my team:

        De Gea (McCarthy), Dias, Cancelo, Shaw (Dallas, Coufal), KDB (to be replaced), Saka, Son, Soucek, Bruno, Bamford, Antonio (Wilson)

        1 FT...I was thinking either KDB to Sterling (Sterling, Son, Bruno, Soucek (possibly Coufal), Saka starting) or KDB to Gundogan, Soucek to Grealish.

  10. Ci Siamo
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    With DCL looking close to fitness, is Digne now going under people's radars?

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

      Maybe after Leicester

    2. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He's more costly than Dias, Stones & Cancelo. That's his main issue.

      In a bubble he's a good pick (if fit). But there's so much value elsewhere, I wouldn't bother

    3. The Sociologist
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Too much value elsewhere, maybe for a DGW though

  11. Marcin the Pole
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Play 3 of these 5:

    A) Justin (eve)
    B) Coufal (cry)
    C) Ayling (new)
    D) Targett (bur)
    E) Wood (AVL)

    Quite tough. Leaning towards benching Wood and playing 3 of the 4 defs.

    1. The Sociologist
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      B), D), A)/C)

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

      Wood, Coufal, Targett

    3. Captain Vantastic™
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Bench Ayling and Justin

    4. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Tough tough tough

      A), B) & C) maybe.

      God knows!

    5. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Tough - Justin and either Coufal or Wood I think.

    6. Marcin the Pole
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      The perils of BB! Thanks all

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

      E A B

  12. Captain Vantastic™
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Madison and Barnes both start with Perez striker apparently.

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

      Nothing new there, he played that position last year with Vardy out

      1. El Presidente
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yes and could be a good punt...

  13. kime67
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    how much of a hedache will wc 25 be? feels difficult to get a good bb 26 and blank 29

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

      Yeah, that's why FH/WC18 BB19 or BB26 FH29 made the most sense

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

        Did BB this week without using any other chips ... nice that it's out the way now

    2. Bonus magnet
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Can a WC now be a better compromise

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

        Yep

  14. panda07
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Who to bench?

    A) Robbo (tot)
    B) Dallas (new)
    C) Soucek (cry)

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

      If considering A sell for a United or Leicester defenders

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

      Robbo

  15. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Gabby Logan or Alex Scott for a -4?

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

      Alex Scott always worth a -4 surely?

      1. aleksaa2
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        +1

      2. Bonus magnet
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Alex

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

      Ban...

      Easy AS

  16. FootballDog
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    sold KDB and brought Sterling for -4.....

    now the question should captain him or bruno.... thinking on to keep it on sterling

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

      Got to (c) Raz or why did you get him?

  17. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Wow.. just saw the Luton goal.

    Chelsea be lucky to get close to 20 mill at this rate..

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

      Correction 2m

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

        He’s alright till 2025, 54,000,000 contract.

    2. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      20???? I think they will have to pay part of his salary to see him go if you ask me..

  18. waltzingmatildas
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    If I do kdb to gundo, is this gtg?

    Martinez
    Robbo cancelo dallas coufal
    Salah Bruno(c) gundo soucek
    Bamford antonio
    (johnstone wood raphina ctaylor)

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Almost identical to me so I say yes!

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

      That'll do

    3. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I would play Raphinha over Soucek as playing woeful Newcastle

  19. HashAttack
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Play 1
    a) Wilson
    b) Watkins
    c) James
    d) Coufal

    Think it has to be Wilson - a lot of people benching Leeds defenders, so we think Newcastle finally score?

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

      Tough but A /B for me

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

      Have to play forwards or you don't need them.

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

    G2G??
    Guaita. (Meslier)
    Cancel. Cresswell. Tierney.
    Fernandez C. Foden Maddison Grealesh
    Watkins Bamford Cavani
    ///Meslier. ESR Ogbonna Holding 10 million itb TA

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

      Nailed it.

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

      Really interesting, non-template. Like it.

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

    Luton don't fancy coming out for the second half 😆

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

      Excellent sh1thousery

  22. FantasyClub
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Pérez or Iheanacho?

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

      Broge upped Perez the other day and Iheanacho has been consistently rubbish since he left City

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

        what do you mean by upped?
        Sorry not familiar

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

          Rogers said something about Perez being able to play as a forward when Vardy is out

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

        And yeah PÉREZ definitely the better pick was just wondering who would be benched

  23. PAs lag
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    WC team
    Martinez
    Cancelo(V), Diaz, Shaw
    Fernandes(C),Son,Sarah,Gundo, Grealish
    Kane, Antonio
    Forster, Dallas, Mitchell, Brewster
    Gtg or someting else ?

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

    Which three of these would you start and which three bench: Coufal / Chilwell / Robertson / Targett / Watkins / Soucek. Currently, I'm thinking Soucek / Watkins / Robertson