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How an early Wildcard helped me into the top 1k – and what I have learned

Currently sitting well inside the top 1,000, Let’s Talk FPL’s Andy looks back at the success of his early second Wildcard – and explains how he plans to cope without the prized chip going forward.


Nearly a month ago now (January 6, to be precise), I wrote an article about the pros and cons of playing the second Wildcard early in Gameweek 18, especially for those of us that had used the first one early as well.

After starting Gameweek 18 ranked at 41,610th, I’ve now moved up to 679th at the start of Gameweek 22. It’s safe to say that the early Wildcard has worked pretty well. In this article, I want to quickly touch on why it worked well, and what my future plans are without a Wildcard in hand.

Why did it work

As I mentioned in my article at the time, we were in a unique situation where there was a chance to attack a big Blank Gameweek followed by a big Double Gameweek, without any “normal” Gameweeks in between. They also both involved teams with good fixtures, good players and perhaps even more importantly, good fixtures following the Double. Those teams were Manchester City and Manchester United.

Of course, along the way, you need some lucky. Back in my January article, I wasn’t predicting John Stones (£5.2m), João Cancelo (£6.0m) and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.4m) to all score 17+ points in an individual Gameweek. Sometimes the luck comes all at once, and I couldn’t have been much luckier, really.

But the logic was there of targeting a Blank, Double and following fixtures all at once. At the time I had no Manchester City players, and they looked key going forward. A Free Hit would have plugged the gap in Gameweek 18, but I’d have been left with lots of hits from that point forward.

I’ve seen a few people now contemplating an early Wildcard but it does feel like the boat has been missed on the opportunity now. We’re so close to Double Gameweek 24, which is when we’ll likely have all the information we’ll need for a potential Blank Gameweek 29, and Double Gameweek 26, that using the Wildcard in Gameweek 23 could be a disaster. I’m not sure anyone’s team is in such a bad state they need to use it now, and Wildcards are such a good way to attack a set of Gameweeks that using it now would be sub-optimal, I would say.

Future Planning

One thing I’m finding is planning feels even more crucial than normal without a Wildcard, and so many big Gameweeks still to manage. I’ve already seen several content creators talk about getting players in for a few weeks because they’re Wildcarding soon, and I don’t have that luxury.

That’s why in Gameweek 21, I bought in Son Heung-min (£9.7m) and Jack Grealish (£7.8m) and ended up ignoring Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.6m). It’s likely that Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa will have a good Double Gameweek so I felt they were better long-term moves, to essentially save my transfers down the line. Everton have, of course, ended up getting a Double Gameweek before that – and this is naturally one of the downsides to Wildcarding so early.

With the Free Hit chip, I’m keeping my options open. Before we get more confirmed fixtures, I’m essentially trying to get in players like above that are good for right now, but also for the Doubles. If my team is set for Gameweek 26, then I will use the Free Hit in Gameweek 29 – but depending on how my team is looking for Gameweek 29, I could just use the Free Hit in the big Double Gameweek instead. I do have my Triple Captain as well but due to the number of fixtures that still need to be rearranged, there’ll probably be other chances to use it.

To Keep Doing

Fernandes stakes captaincy claim ahead of Gameweek 9 meeting with West Brom

I wanted to quickly touch on some things that I’ve changed in my strategy to FPL this season which I plan on carrying on for the rest of the season. I’m sure some of this will be simple to many, or things you’re already doing, but it’s helped me so far.

I will caveat straight away to say again that of course luck is a big part of FPL. Just because this has worked this season doesn’t mean it will work next season, but for now I’ll keep doing with it.

Captaincy

I think sometimes we underrate just how important the captaincy is. We might hear things like “I’ll just captain him instead” or “I’ll take a punt on him”. Both ways of doing things are fine, but this year I’ve made a conscious decision to always have who I believe is the best captain each week, even if that means transferring out a big hitter. This sounds simple, but often FPL managers will forgo the best captain because they don’t want to sell a big hitter. Obviously who the best captain is, is subjective but I’ve tried to target them in advance, and unless there’s something major which happens in between I won’t change my mind, even for “form”. For example, my next captain in Gameweek 23 will be Son.

I’ve sold Salah, Son, and Kane twice already this season and I’ve found not having value wrapped up in them makes my decisions much easier knowing I can just buy them back as there’s no money “lost”.

I’ve also not looked to take any punts. It’s whoever I think the best points potential is regardless of what everyone is doing. Will that player be 150% effective ownership or 50%? I don’t particularly care, and have ignored ownership so far this season.

Form and data
WOLAVL dd

One thing I said I wanted to do at the start of the season was using a more statistic-based approach to my decisions, but also reduce the amount of statistics that I use. Expected data incorporates so many other statistics so I’ve stuck largely to that, especially ‘per 90’ data.

I often look at the season-long data as well, rather than looking for differences in much smaller sample sizes like last four Gameweeks. There’s obviously a balancing act here, but I’ve tried to trust players putting up good numbers over a long period of time who have good fixtures. Simple, but so far effective.

An example of this is Grealish vs Harvey Barnes (£6.9m) vs James Maddison (£7.3m). I can see that Barnes and Maddison have scored well recently but when I needed a £7m+ midfielder recently, there was no question in my mind that Grealish was the one.

Grealish has an expected goal involvement per 90 minutes (xGp90) for the season of 0.51, compared to Barnes at 0.37 and Maddison at 0.28. Maddison has scored a few goals recently, but his xGp90 is just 0.14 which is low, and his creativity isn’t that high despite creating lots of chances through corners. I’m ignoring an “in-form” player right now in the hope his returns will start to dry up, but there’s no doubting he’s playing well at present.

There’s nothing wrong with looking at recent Gameweeks to spot any major differences, but too often we are looking for something to confirm what we want to see.

Form is something we could probably talk about in a separate article, but it’s something I’ve largely tried to ignore, hence choosing captaincies in advance. Rather than look at what they’ve scored recently in pure FPL points, I’d rather look at their underlying numbers for the season and their opponents. Son this week is a great example. Spurs looked really poor against Brighton, and I’m writing this before a game against Chelsea that I’m not expecting anything from, but West Brom are a truly awful defence. Even without Kane, I’d still back Son to get points, although I can see why people might be wary, especially with Antonio as a good alternative this week.

Limiting Defender transfers

Wildcarding twice before Gameweek 19 will help with this of course, but I’ve tried to limit defender transfers. Outside of the occasional big return like we’ve seen recently, the majority of the time a defender’s ceiling is quite low. You’re looking at six points a lot of the time.

This is one of the reasons I’ve only made four defender transfers all season (outside of Wildcards). I’m trying to make sure I can focus most of my transfer on attack and captaincy where the biggest amount of points are likely to come. The only defender transfers so far are:

  • GW2 – Vinagre to Digne
  • GW7 – Alexander-Arnold to Chilwell
  • GW15 – Chilwell & Lamptey to Robertson & Coufal

It’s something I’ll try and continue doing, especially when we have Manchester City defenders in the form of their lives, who are also very cheap and carry fairly big upside, like with Cancelo.

Gameweek 23

This is how my team is currently looking:


1,848 Comments Post a Comment
  1. kobewan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    McGoldrick > Antonio for a -4 hit?

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

      just risen 0.1.
      I would though.

  2. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Are ppl buying pope jus for the dgw or starting vs brighton as well?
    One trossard goal will suffice.

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I brought him in before the DGW was announced, like the fixtures and when Burnley keep cs he's great for bps

  3. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Why are people suggesting Rudiger over Mee when Mee has DGW coming up?

    1. FPL Theorist
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      They hate watching Burnley games.

  4. MikeLowrey
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    A) KWP to Cancelo
    B) Brewster to DCL
    C) Roll FT

    Martinez
    Dias Robbo Coufal
    Salah Bruno Son Grealish Gundo
    Antonio Bamford

    (Forster Mitchell KWP Brewster)

  5. Simon69
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    G2G? Am I mad to bench Salah? I'm feeling a solid City win.

    Pope

    Cancelo, Stones, Maguire

    Fernandes, Maddison, Foden, Soucek

    Antonio, Bamford, Watkins

    Subs: Button, Salah, Chilwell, Mitchell

    1. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      1st sub should be Martinez not Button!

    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I'm starting to consider benching him too tbh so I can play Justin but it could be an enormous mistake

      1. Simon69
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Salah against any other team would be a no-brainer but with Liverpool's current form coming up against that City defense... Its a tough one.

    3. AdamJ91
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Benching Salah is always going to be a recipe for disaster I think, even with the bad run they're on.

      1. Simon69
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I watched that Brighton game and if Potter is tactically astute then Pep is on another level - Find it hard to see anyone breaking through that back line.

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

      It depends if Mane is fit imo.If he is back i would start Salah and start Chilwell or why not sell him for a Burnley defender or AWB/Rudiger.

      1. Simon69
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        My move was Button > Pope so I'm hesitant to hit Chilwell out even though he's a headache. Might just wait on that Mane news.

      2. FPL Theorist
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Before the Brighton game, the conventional wisdom was that Salah scores more points without Mane.

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

          Generally maybe but not vs ManCity.

  6. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    The two new doubles look like decent bench boost options that don’t need a WC the game before.

    Opens up an opportunity to actually play a WC in the big double rather than the week before.

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

      good point actually

    2. Avery
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      In my opinion the best option if you have a WC left Is to use it GW29/30 That massive blank week is going to be more impacting and cancel out any wins from a 26 DGW.

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

    Would you prefer Rodriguez or Salah only for gw24?

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

      Neither

  8. AdamJ91
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bottomed;

    Feel like I'm gonna have a benching nightmare this week but in terms of transfers, should I use this week to get rid of Ramsdale to free up funds for the following week?

    2 FT; 1.9 ITB

    Martinez - Ramsdale
    Cancelo - Dias - Digne - Dier - Coufal
    Salah - Bruno - Son - Gundogan - Soucek
    DCL - Antonio - Bamford

  9. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    How did Spurs & Son look against Chelsea ? score line doesn’t look good but what about the game ? any new worries ?

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Looked rubbish, the lot of them.

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

      I've no words to describe how dreadful Spurs are/looked, think Son had like one shot in 88th minute, terrible game, terrible team without Kane.

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

        Yes, this is an interesting point.
        People will evidently slate the manager but without Kane, what can we expect from that Spurs lineup?

    3. Joggers Nipple
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Awful, Son owner and cant wait to get rid after WBA match

    4. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      thanks guys, I sold Son for Salah this week (wasn’t any better) and was looking at doing the hokey cokey and bringing him back for WBA game ... decisions eh

    5. FPL Theorist
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Spurs 20th in the league in xG last 4 GW.

      Is that good?

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

        looking back no, but doesn’t mean they won’t hit 5 in the next game ...

    6. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A matter if time before they imploded under Mourinho.

      1. Simon69
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        *of

    7. 3 A
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      There is potential.
      Son have two shots, one on target. He takes freekick and corner too. Aurier get my attention.

      But Spurs is poor. They miss Kane and they shouldnt sell Eriksen a few years back. No creative force for now.

      1. Simon69
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Eriksen forced his way out - No options there.

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

    Best Robertson replacement here?

    Martinez Forster
    Robertson digne stones Dallas coufal

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Shaw

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

        Wa-hey! Loving Shaw at the mo us aren't we haha

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

      Shaw

    3. Joggers Nipple
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cancelo

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

        Already have 3 city

    4. 3 A
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Sham, Justin, Ben Mee, Targett.

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

      Lowton

  11. Gabbiadini
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Current defence of...

    Cancelo | Stones | Dallas | Coufal | Mitchell

    - Don't want to trade any of my City assets
    - Dallas upcoming DGW
    - Coufal good next 2 fixtures

    Therefore with 1FT is it worth going Mitchell to a Burnley defender this week, can then potentially bench both City & play Dallas + Coufal?
    Or no need, make the transfer next week and play one of Cancelo/Stones against Liverpool?

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

      City upcoming double also*

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

      I would say play cancelo

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

        yes that was my original plan and bench Stones, so you would therefore be of the opinion to do Mitchell to Burnley next week?

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

      Why bench City defenders? They on form. Liv is not Loverpool when they win UCL.

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

        Well as a Salah owner I have the optimism that they will score.

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

          I have Salah and 3 City players too.

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

            well, there's obviously a different mindset then. outlook of the game.

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

    Have 2 FT's this week with .4ITB. I am trying to plan for DGW24 and think i need to get rid of chilwell to generate cash and do not like the rotation risk .

    Mccarthy

    Dias Cancelo Creswell

    Bruno Son Salah Grealish Souceck

    Bamford Watkins

    Ryan Chilwell DCL Mitchell

    Need to get rid of chilwell to generate cash and do not like the rotation risk

    A) Chilly and Ryan for Pope and Mee .1itb
    B) Chilly and Ryan for Pope and Lowton .6itb
    C) Chilwell to Rudiger and roll a transfer and play Mccarthy

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

      A

  13. Chelsea91
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Mendy
    AZP,Cresswell,Justin
    Salah,Bruno,Maddison,Grealish
    Antonio,Wilson,Bamford

    Martinez Target,Gundagon,Dias

    0.3ITB

    WC activated , any suggesstion?

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

      Get Pope, not Mendy.

      1. Chelsea91
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Chances of chelsea CS is higher this week.

  14. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Hi everyone! What would you do here?

    2 FTs, 1.9 ITB, No WC remaining, No FH remaining, BB remaining, TC remaining.

    Martinez
    Cancelo Maguire Coufal
    Sterling Bruno Son Gundogan
    Firmino DCL Antonio

    Areola Targett Burke Mitchell

    1. Chelsea91
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Son to Grealish ?, can see they trash Arsenal with Luiz is out.

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

        Crazy, Son v WBA.

  15. yakirh
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    People that are playing both Salah and Cancelo, is it just for going safe? not really gambling on a score here, aren't we?

    1. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      2-0 City

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

      Cancelo is the city defender to play due to a potential attacking return

      If there are goals then Salah would be Liverpool's best chance to score, you would be very brave to bench both.

    3. Nay08
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I play Salah and Cancelo. but I benched Dias.
      I don't own Cancelo for just the cs. from a few times I watch him, he basically a winger lol.

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

        agree with this.

    4. 3 A
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I bench Salah

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

        ludicrous

  16. Nay08
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    any news on Taylor?
    I'm targeting a Burnley def. it's a no brainer for me if he's fit.

    if he's still out for long, which is the best option from Mee, Tarkowski, or Lowton?

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

      Had this exact thought, sitting on a drop too.

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

        hopefully, news comes after a drop tomorrow.

        1. Nay08
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          yeah, I hope there's news on him soon.
          who will you get if Taylor still out for long?

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

            Lowton. I usually go the cheaper alternative when there's not much between them.
            Picking for the double and CS... goals/assists is fairly uncertain.

            1. Nay08
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              yeah, more or less the same thinking. I also usually choose full-back rather than a centre-back.

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

                yep same here.

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

                  due to the slight more attacking potential, I would pick Taylor if he drops and is fit at 4.4 over Lowton.

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

    Surprised to see how low down Bamford is on the captain poll. Personally think he’s as good if not a better option that Antonio this week.

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

      Just 92 votes.

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

        Right thanks, didn’t see that it just went up.

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

          If only Bamford would declare for us. Sure England have too many strikers!

          1. michudagawd
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            No only players committed to the team and proud to wear the green of Ireland should play. Bamford clearly doesn't fall into either category.

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

              I know rightly. He could come here for 5 years and play rugby for us while Irish men playing abroad can't get capped. Hopefully Stephen Kenny gets more time but it's hard when the anti opinion of social media looking for results over a proper style of football can sway opinion.

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

      Surprised to not see Raphinha on that list. Think he is a standout differential option this GW.

  18. Footieboot
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Is Digne worth the price tag given the double? Fixtures aren't great though to be fair

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

      He is if Olson plays.

    2. 3 A
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Nope

  19. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    salah to son?
    or
    sterling to son?

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

      Neither on current form. Big Sam will make Mourinho's bus look like a toy.

    2. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Or no one to Son.

  20. GW23 Fixtures and clean sheet odds
    G-Whizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    GW23 fixture odds can be found here:
    http://prntscr.com/yc3tlx
    (Provided by Betbrain)

    GW22 clean sheet results:
    MCI: 56% ✅
    LIV: 46% ❌
    SHU: 43% ❌
    MNU: 40% ✅
    ARS: 37% ❌
    LEI: 37% ✅
    CHE: 33% ✅
    CRY: 33% ❌
    NEW: 32% ❌
    AVL: 28% ❌
    WOL: 28% ❌
    WBA: 26% ❌
    LEE: 25% ❌
    TOT: 24% ❌
    EVE: 22% ❌
    FUL: 22% ❌
    WHU: 21% ❌
    SOU: 14% ❌
    BHA: 13% ✅
    BUR: 11% ❌

    GW23 clean sheet odds:
    CHE: 47%
    TOT: 45%
    MNU: 40%
    BHA: 39%
    LEI: 37%
    WHU: 34%
    LEE: 31%
    SOU: 31%
    BUR: 29%
    MCI: 29%
    NEW: 27%
    WOL: 27%
    ARS: 24%
    AVL: 24%
    FUL: 24%
    LIV: 20%
    CRY: 18%
    SHU: 16%
    EVE: 15%
    WBA: 14%
    (Provided by Betbrain)

    Clean sheet totals:
    Manchester City: 13
    Aston Villa: 10
    Chelsea: 10
    Arsenal: 8
    Leicester City: 8
    Manchester Utd: 8
    Southampton: 8
    Brighton: 7
    Burnley: 7
    West Ham: 7
    Leeds: 6
    Liverpool: 6
    Tottenham: 6
    Wolves: 5
    Crystal Palace: 4
    Everton: 4
    Fulham: 4
    Newcastle: 4
    West Bromwich: 2
    Sheffield United: 1

    Had a great week last week with nailing Fernandes as my captain, hope you all have a great GW this week too 🙂

    G

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

      cheers.Brighton 39% and Burnley 29% is madness.

      1. waldo666
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Brighton 4 CS on the bounce and shut out both Spurs and Liverpool on that run (albeit both those sides looking very ordinary of late).

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

          Great balance to them. Solid defence, nice brand of football. Should score more goals though.

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

            It’s almost as if they and Palace have swapped souls - brand of football apart of course!

        2. G-Whizz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          You're welcome mate 🙂

          I'm just glad I made the decision to bring in Pope before looking at this week's stats but still can't believe Burnley have been rated as low as that!

          Yes they've had a decent run defensively but let's face it, Brighton aren't exactly banging in 3 and 4 goals a game lol

          1. Fpl stress
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Means it's a good place to bet on if these figures are from the bookies

            1. G-Whizz
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              I'm calling it now, 0-0 😆

    2. Alberto Tomba
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Glad you had a good week after last.

      Rudiger in looks a decent transfer.

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        If you want him, get him, his price is going up later I suspect...

  21. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Mason mount so tempting!! But need to sell salah for him

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

      there will be rotation. and I wouldn't be trading Salah regardless.

  22. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Hmm will be interesting few GWs,did GW24 WC team and its not so good.

    Getting second GK and improving bench means losing one big hitter.

    Would you go without Kane or KDB when both fit?

    A) Kane + Gundo

    B) KDB + Watkins/Bamford

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B with Bam

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

      A. De Bruyne FPL form PRE-INJURY wasn't better than Kane. Kane is Spurs top dog points wise, Dé Bruyne has competition for attacking returns.

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

    Moves here?

    DDG - (Meslier)
    Coufal - Chillwell - Lowton - (Stones - Cancelo)
    Mahrez - Fernandez - Salah - Grealish - (Saka)
    Antonio(c) - Bamford - Wilson

    2FT & 1.0ITB.

    Cheers

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Not benching both your City defenders would be the main move I'd be looking at.

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

        Who do I bench?

        1. waldo666
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I would absolutely play Cancelo over Lowton.

    2. TKC07
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Chillwell to Mee

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

      You gotta sell Chilwell

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

    So what’s the best chip strategy now for those with all 3 chips + WC left?

    Is it still a no brainer to WC25, BB26, FH29?

    1. Footieboot
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Still gonna try to save the WC most likely as I will be really close to having 15 DGW players for 26.

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

        We don’t know for sure yet though who will have a 26DGW right? Are you saving it for a particular period?

        1. Footieboot
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          10-11 of my players are very likely to get a dgw though. If that is the case WC would not be particularly worth it.

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

            But will there be a better time to us the WC? Teeing up an ideal 15 DGWers in 26 is quite appealing.

  25. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling to mount for a try?

    1. Letsgo!
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Worry about sterling benching

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

      No.

  26. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    What to do here lads. 2 FTs and 1.0 iTB. Thinking to use BB in DGW26 but also to save WC for later.

    McCarthy
    Dias-Cancelo-Dallas
    Salah-Sterling-Bruno(C)-Raphinha-Soucek
    DcL-Bamford

    Johnstone-Coufal-Davis Balbuena.

    Well, Balbuena blocking Antonio move in easy route so thinking to do Salah, Davis and Balbuena to Grealish, Antonio and Mee for -4 and prepare for DGWs.

    Thoughts? Anything else? Cheers

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

    BHA would normally be a great fixture for BUR defenders, but with BHA now on form and I can easily see them winning.

    People still piling in to Pope/Mee?

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Bringing Mee this GW but i will bench him

      1. Letsgo!
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Lol and u guys think burnley will clean sheet against fulham and crystal? Weird

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

      Goalless draw looming

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

      On form defensively - still fairly toothless in attack

  28. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Capt bruno or antonio?

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Frank

      1. Letsgo!
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        What frank? U okay mate?

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Frank Bruno.

          Cap Bruno.

  29. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    2 FT and £0.4 ITB

    Want to hold onto Kane as should be back possibly next weekend.

    McCarthy Forster
    Coufal, Lowton, Stones, Targett, Holding
    Salah, Barnes, Bruno, Son, Gundogan
    Kane, Bamford, Antonio

    May just do Forster to Sanchez and roll 1 over to DGW24

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

    Best move here? I (think) still planning for a 25WC/26BB:

    A) Mitchell -> Mee
    B) Save FT
    C) Something else

    DDG
    Cancelo, Bellerin, Coufal
    Salah, Sterling, Bruno, Gundogan
    DCL, Bamford, Watkins

    Forster, Targett, Martinelli, Mitchell
    Bank 2.5m, 1FT

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

      D) Watkins -> Antonio

    2. FFSbet.com
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B, 2FTs after FA cup games