Suspensions

Grealish avoids one-game ban as yellow card limit rises to ten for FPL players

All 20 Premier League clubs have now fulfilled at least 19 top-flight fixtures, meaning that those players sitting nervously on four yellow cards have dodged the threat of a one-match ban.

Among them were Jack Grealish (£7.8m), whose Aston Villa side passed the halfway point of their season in the weekend win over Southampton.

Any Fantasy asset who collected five cautions in the English top flight before their team had completed 19 fixtures will have had to serve a one-match ban in the same competition.

Beyond the 19-game cut-off point, the limit moves up from five to ten bookings.

The threshold for ten yellow cards is after 32 league matches, which will be mid-April at the earliest.

Players collecting ten bookings before that point will serve a two-game ban.

Hector Bellerin (£5.1m) is leading the charge on that front, having racked up seven cautions already.

Punishments for yellow card accumulation are competition-specific, whereas suspensions for dismissals cover all competitive matches.


Keep your eyes peeled on our Suspension Tightrope widget over the coming weeks and months, as we’ll be updating that after every Gameweek to keep you informed on the latest disciplinary developments.

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  1. Rinseboy
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Digne to Cancello or keep the faith?

    1. Maarrrr17
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      How long you had digne for?

      1. Jambot
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Shouldn't change the decision

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      save

    3. MattysFantasyFooty
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Depends if it’s for free

    4. merin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Depends on who your other defs are, but I wouldn't sell Digne just yet

    5. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No point getting in Cancelo now. That ship has sailed.

      1. Firmino
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Why?

      2. Jambot
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Not sure I agree with this. I think he'll be good to own through citys tougher fixtures with potential to return at both ends of the pitch. That said I wouldn't be selling Digne for him right now

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I just think the time to get him was last month. Getting in Digne for his fixtures and then chucking him straight away is just odd.

      3. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I got in Stones and Dias for their amazing run of fixtures. That ends with Burnley and Cancelo has been rotated twice in 4 games. I’d look somewhere else now.

    6. Jambot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Can you get him in for someone else? Everton probable double coming

      1. TeddiPonza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Wait and see if Everton have a dgw in 24

  2. Tmel
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bench one:

    a) Bamford (EVE)
    b) Son (CHE)
    c) DCL (lee)

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

      Son

  3. MattysFantasyFooty
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Good to go?

    Martinez
    Robertson Dias Stones
    Salah C Gundogan Son Maddison Bruno
    DCL Bamford

    Mitchell Coufal Brewster

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Spot on.

  4. merin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Save, or do you see any pressing concerns here?

    Martinez Steer
    Chilwell Cancelo Digne Coufal Dallas
    Salah Bruno Son Gundogan Soucek
    DCL Antonio Watkins

    1 FT, 3.7 ITB

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I’d say Coufal, Soucek and Antonio are pressing as they play for the Irons.

      1. merin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        ha ha

  5. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    A. Lloris to Martinez or DDG
    B. Soucek to Grealish or Maddison
    C. Both

    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Both looks good (Martinez & Grealish). But if it's for a hit then leave the GK transfer for another week

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        It’s for free Gaffer

        1. thegaffer82
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Lock and load it then Rupert 🙂

          1. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            🙂

    2. RubeRx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      play soucek horse, see my post on the next page

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Ok I’ll have a look.

  6. thegaffer82
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Worst transfer of the season: Hard to pick between Soucek > Rashford in GW20 (Soucek got his brace and I'm now stuck with Rashford stinking up the RW) or Bamford > DCL last week when I was advising people to wait and see how DCL performs first - then ended up following the crowd anyway.

    Best transfer of the season:
    Lamptey > Holding in GW16
    Holding got - 9pts, 10pts, 6pts, 6pts, benched(2pts), 8pts

    What a signing that was! I obviously had no idea he would turn out so good, but I'm taking all the credit nonetheless 😉

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I’m not joining in, it’s far too stressful. Son out ruined my season.

      1. thegaffer82
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Oh jeez. I just remembered THAT Son out move 🙁

        I did it too. And, yes that's the worst by far!!! I'd managed to block it out.

        Thx for the reminder 🙁

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          On a very good run now though. Seems every transfer I make is the right one and many clammed to get them in a week or two after. But it’s just too late.

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Had Holding since GW17 as a replacement for Taylor - fantastic transfer. CS and bps magnet

      1. thegaffer82
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I'm tempted to start a Holding fan club 🙂

    3. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I did Martinez to Mendy in GW11 when Martinez had a BGW, 27 points lostn and counting

    4. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Worst transfer of the season: Martinez out for McCarthy just because Martinex blanked and I had no backup. I was an early Martinez adopter on WC too.. gutted - think it has cost me around 40-50 points so far.

      Best transfer - Stones before his massive haul. But I also took a -4 that week to get Dias, and a -4 the next week to get Cancelo too. Not fun having a defensive triple up but so rewarding when it pays off!

      1. thegaffer82
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Quite a few did that GK transfer that week.

        Luckily I had other fires to put out at the time!

        1. Make Arrows Green Again
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Good luck this GW! I also did Bamford to DCL last week. Keeping the faith for now....

  7. PocketZola
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    My team is an absolute mess, any ideas? 1ft 3.6itb

    Martinez
    Rob chill canc
    Salah son foden saka bruno
    Bam dcl

    Subs, coufal, mitchell, Brewster

    1. PocketZola
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      1. Saka to grealish

      2. Chilwell to dias

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

      That is a wee bit of a mess. But it's hardly the worst team I've seen by any stretch.

      Foden or Saka (if still out) would be my priority moves. And I'd bring in Grealish

  8. Millie7
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bottomed!

    Mcarthy
    Dias - Stones - Holding - Targett
    Salah - Gundogan - Son - Fernandes
    Bamford - DCL

    Martin - Antonio - Mitchell - Reidewald
    5.1 ITB 1FT

    Do you think I should hold or upgrade the bench ie Mitchell for Dallas?

    1. rubberdignerapids
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Hold, bench son and play antonio

  9. Totti
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    reposting looking for replies

    my defence are

    stones bednarek coufal holding taylor

    A) play stones coufal holding and save FT
    B) bednarek -> justin or shaw

    1. Millie7
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Shaw if gametime guaranteed

    2. yosim
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A

  10. Jdpz
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Play Bamford or Raphinha?

    1. mcmd11
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      bamford

    2. Chip Butty
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Bam

  11. mcmd11
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    bench one
    A) Coufal
    B) Targett

    1. MattysFantasyFooty
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A

    2. Hanked
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Tight but I'd go for Coufal

    3. Il Capitano
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A

    4. RubeRx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B

  12. Hanked
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Afternoon fellas, can't decide who to start out of:

    a) Dallas
    b) Pogba

    What do you reckon?

    1. MattysFantasyFooty
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B

      1. Hanked
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers Matty

    2. rubberdignerapids
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Pogs since you own him and he will be a cool differential

      1. Hanked
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        2.9% ownership is fun, leaning that way atm. Cheers

    3. Maarrrr17
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      a.

      1. Hanked
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers Marr, be cool to hear you reasoning. My thinking is 25% chance of CS, little less chance of scoring than Pogba and minimal chance of an assist.

        Depends where Pogba plays. Could play Greenwood and then will likely be playing deeper tonight. Still more chance of a goal and much more chance of an assist.

        Brings them both out quite even. The biggest difference between the two is probably ownership so I need to decide if I care about that at all.

    4. Il Capitano
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      May as well play Pog if you have him

      1. Hanked
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers Capitano

  13. Il Capitano
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    1FT 0m ITB

    Johnstone
    Stones Cancelo (VC) Justin
    Soucek Salah (C) Son Gundogan Bruno
    Bamford Kane*

    McCarthy - Adams Coufal Lowton

    Kane to Antonio for free, keep the same bench order and captain choice? Won't be around for the deadline today so need to set it soon.

    1. rubberdignerapids
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Kane to Antonio- bench and cap look good

  14. fridge
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    McCarthy
    Dias. Stones. Dallas
    Salah (c) Son. Gundo. Bruno
    Antonio. Bamford. DCL

    4.0. Soucek. Coufal. Lowton

    GTG and save the FT? - do have 3.6 ITB...

    1. rubberdignerapids
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      G2g

  15. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    What to do here?

    Johnstone
    Alioski - Justin - Stones
    Salah - Sterling - Bruno - Son - Gundo
    Bamford - Watkins

    (McCarthy - Adams - Coufal - O’Shea)
    (1FT & 0.3itb)

    1. rubberdignerapids
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Alioski to Rudiger maybe

    2. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      save ft.

  16. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Start Soucek or Raphinha? Already starting Bamford and Antonio

    1. rubberdignerapids
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Soucek

  17. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    So many bench decisions.
    Johnstone or Pope?Coufal or Dallas?Gundogan,Bamford or Barnes?

    1. rubberdignerapids
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Johnstone, Dallas and Barnes

      1. wulfrunian
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        cheers

  18. ymx
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    McCarthy
    Stones Justin Dallas
    Salah Bruno Son Gundogan Soucek
    Bamford DCL Antonio
    5.8 itb

    Who should I shift? Was thinking Soucek --> Barnes but not sure...

    1. ymx
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Another move is Son --> Sterling?

    2. rubberdignerapids
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Nah g2g

    3. RomeluAndJuliet
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Son to Barnes and upgrade Dallas to Dias

  19. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Martinez/Nyland
    Cancelo/Stones/Coufal/Alioski/Mitchell
    Salah/Son/Bruno/Gundogan/Soucek
    Kane/Bamford/DCL

    1 FT 5.8 ITB

    A- Kane to Wilson (bench soucek)
    B- Kane to Antonio (bench soucek)
    C- save FT (bench Kane)
    D- gundogan + Kane to Wilson/Antonio + Mahrez (-4)

    1. rubberdignerapids
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B

  20. Blanka
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Brewster > Watkins or Antonio

    Or

    Raphinha/Gundo > Grealish?

    1. rubberdignerapids
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Antonio

  21. Kasper the ghost keeper
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Start:
    A) Cresswell
    B) Targett

    1. RubeRx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cresswell - on set peices

    3. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Tricky

      Target I think but suspect it's a battle of likely attacking returns in any event.

  22. vincentwsho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Thinking whether to go with the safe option A) Soucek / Saka to Grealish or the riskier B) Brewster to Richarlison against Leeds?

    1. vincentwsho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Could be high scoring vs Leeds and Rich is on penalties, but form is indeed poor

  23. Return of the FF
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Neto FT out for...

    A. Grealish
    B. Son
    C. Barnes

    1. RomeluAndJuliet
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      C short term,
      A long term

    2. Cahill
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A

  24. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Start 1:
    A) Alioski
    B) O’Shea
    C) Coufal

    Start 1:
    A) Johnstone
    B) McCarthy

    1. Cahill
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      CA

  25. RomeluAndJuliet
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Transfered out Bamford for DCL last week. An obvious mistake. Should reverse the transfer this week for free?
    DCL looks cold as ice

    1. Cahill
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Not sure I’d reverse it; the pain on that!

      When will you wildcard? If soon then hold

  26. Cahill
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    To start:

    A) chilly
    B) dallas

    1. Hanked
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B

  27. Bagayokeso
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    McCarthy
    Cancelo Dias PVA
    Salah Bruno Gundo Grealish Soucek
    Firmino Antonio

    Johnstone Bamford Chilwell
    Reguilon

    Woukd you bench
    A) soucek
    B) bemford

    1. Cahill
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A

    2. ymx
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Soucek

    3. RomeluAndJuliet
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A. On another note, I would get rid of PVA if I were you. Maybe for Cresswell or Target

      1. Bagayokeso
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Just brought him in mate, chasing and taking a gamble on him starting for this run of fixtures

  28. Bubbles1985
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Captain choice is not easy this week. Currently on Salah but guess he might be rested...

    DCL or Wilson too risky?!

    1. Cahill
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I’d love if my rivals captained one of those two

      1. Bubbles1985
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        High risk, high reward. 🙂

  29. BusbySwede
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Martinez, McCarthy
    Robertson, Cancelo, Digne, Cresswell, Mitchell
    Salah, Bruno, Maddison, Gundogan, Saka
    DCL, Bamford, Antonio.

    3.1 itb.
    Gtg and save the transfer, or any suggestions who to sell/get?
    Maybe upgrade Mitchell or Saka?

    Saka -> Graelish is the obvious choice?

  30. Harmonica1967
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    G2G with this starting 11 and bench order?

    Martinez
    Cancelo-Chilly-Cresswell
    Salah-Bruno-Gundogan-Barnes
    Bamford-Antonio-DCL

    Meslier, Targett, Son, Pieters