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Chilwell returns to Chelsea XI as Tuchel explains Alonso and Hudson-Odoi benchings

Chelsea will be aiming to make it four clean sheets in as many matches under their new manager when they face Sheffield United at Bramall Lane this evening.

Kick-off in the last of four Premier League fixtures to take place on a busy Sunday is at 19:15 GMT.

The Blues are unbeaten under Thomas Tuchel but the German hasn’t kept an unchanged starting XI in any of his four matches in charge and tinkers with his line-up again this evening.

Callum Hudson-Odoi is one casualty, dropping to the bench and losing his ever-present starter status under Tuchel.

Olivier Giroud is recalled and will be supported by Mason Mount and Timo Werner in the three-man Chelsea attack.

Marcos Alonso also makes way, with Ben Chilwell recalled.

Tuchel explained those two changes ahead of kick-off:

For Marcos, it was no need to take the risk to let him play three in a row in 10 days after a long pause in competition for him. So, there was the choice of Chilly. It was the same reason for Callum Hudson-Odoi.

The German’s final alteration was an enforced one, with Andreas Christensen stepping in to replace the injured Thiago Silva.

Chris Wilder has gone one better than the man in the opposition dugout, making four changes to his line-up.

Kean Bryan and Max Lowe replace the ineligible Ethan Ampadu and the injured George Baldock in Wilder’s two enforced tweaks.

And the regular rotation continues up top, with Oliver Burke and Ollie McBurnie ousting David McGoldrick and Billy Sharp from the front two.

Sheffield United XI: Ramsdale, Basham, Egan, Bryan, Lowe, Lundstram, Norwood, Fleck, Bogle, Burke, McBurnie.

Chelsea XI: Mendy, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger, James, Jorginho, Kovacic, Chilwell, Mount, Giroud, Werner.


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

    who are your targets for the DGW next week, apart from City players....

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

      DCL, Mee and Areola. Look above.

    2. tbos83
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      James, DCL

    3. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Digne and DCL, but I’ve already got them both, so will likely bank the transfer.

    4. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      DCL plus Pope definitely. And maybe another extra.

    5. Cookie Kid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      This week’s bench

      1. Buck The Trent
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Agree!

    6. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Pope and DCL

    7. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Got DCL and will get Pope and maybe one other but not sure who!

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

      Pope DCL

      1. Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Why everyone Pope? Benching Martinez?

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

          Good point, stubbornness DGW junkie nothing else

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

            dont agree, great fixtures in a DGW

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

              Talking about myself bro spending transfer for DGW

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

                fair enough, good pick though may double again in 26

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

          DGW

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

    Will wait for FA Cup games, but thinking of using 2FT on Robbo & Mitchell to Cancelo & Mee. Leaves me with the below:

    Martinez
    Cancelo Dias Coufal Mee
    Gundo Salah Bruno Grealish
    Antonio Bamford

    (Forster Son KWP Brewster)

  3. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    We are gonna need an extra forum for Rough with the Rough.

  4. MMN
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    1 FT 0.1M ITB. Good to save FT?

    Going to bench boost in 26. Antonio > Bamford the obvious move next week. Any thoughts on who to replace Chilwell with and how to use the third FT before DGW26?

    Areola*
    Stones*, Mee*, Cancelo*
    Gundo* (C), Salah, Bruno, Grealish
    Watkins, Antonio, DCL* (VC)
    Martinez, Barnes, Justin, Chilwell

    1. Kitman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Would you TC Bamford?

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

      Perhaps. It depends on how he does vs Palace and Arsenal. My guess is I'll end up holding out for a big hitter although the fixtures are pretty good ...

      Any thoughts on the Chilly replacement and transfer plans?

      1. Kitman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Chilwell to Targett maytbe? they've got buckets of DGWs left

        1. MMN
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Already have triple Villa but otherwise not a bad shout. Thinking Shaw/AWB or Southampton defender if back to back doubles.

          1. Kitman
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            jeez forgot about shaw - yeah that a great shout.

            But i would wait and see, especially until the end of the week as the landscape may completely change and some sure fire options will emerge

  5. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Need a Dallas haul tomorrow to make the gameweek not a disaster

    1. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      55 with Dallas and Bamford to go is hardly a disaster...

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        ML rival closing gap is concerning though...

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

      Raphinha

  6. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Play Pope or Areola?

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

      Pope

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

      Not sure if serious but surely Pope?

    3. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Pope

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

    Pope
    Mee, Cancelo, Digne, Stones
    Salah, Saka, Bruno, Sterling
    Antonio, DCL

    Subs: Martinez, Bamford, Soucek, Coufal

    Right order?

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

      I would start Bamford (on pens) over Saka

  8. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Currently on Sterling(C) & have Lookman (eve bur). Should I upgrade Lookman to Gundogan?

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

      Uh yeah

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

      I’d try and get 3 city but not the week to lose Lookman

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

        Exactly! He'd be a big differential & served me well last DGW. Also plays SHU in GW25.

    3. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Definitely need 3 City players. If Lookman is the only mid you would lose to get Gundo then go for it

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

        Other mids are Sterling Bruno Rashford Son and a stacked front line. It's the one slot I would tinker with

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

          Then do it. Gundo is going to score more than Lookman.

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

            Cheers mate

  9. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Not many asking if they’ve got a good score this week

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

      Many asking good bench scores this week 😉

      1. Buck The Trent
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        🙂

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

      Not gonna lie to you. It has been an awful week.
      Soucek red, Saka blank, DDG howlers and all this with DCL and Martinez on the bench.

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

        It’s def one of those weeks that 50/50 calls could backfire. I almost brought in Pope (bench Martinez) and Bamford (bench DCL) but ended up saving transfer - fine line

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

      Happy with how I did in the end but unsure what the average is this GW.

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

        52 overall average

        1. MoSalad
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Oh ok, yeah I did pretty well then just guy below in my ML is on like 93 inc bonus plus BamBam to go.

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

            Wow that’s massive score

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

    Want Pope but he's not cheap, what's your vote for GW24 and 25?
    A. Pope (cry FUL WBA )
    B. DDG (wba NEW) + 4

    1. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Pope .. DDG doesn’t get baps

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

        Yeah and bps as well if 0-0 or 1-0 win

      2. Tonyawesome69
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        This for me

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

          Ta!

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

      Would be an obvious move if for free. The -4 makes it a 50/50

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

        I'll go Pope if it's 50/50, thx

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

      Love a dgw keeper so I’d prob go for pope

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

        Hoho yeah I'm a DGW junkie

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

      Pope is not guaranteed baps as the 3 teams he faces don't shoot much. I prefer DDG here as he's already 1 CS ahead.

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

        You take it if for free?

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

          Yeah for free works, don't trust the United defence anyway.

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

            Exactly my problem with DDG (he's my left over from BB GW19)

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

              But then palace and fulham are actually better in attack when compared to wba and newcastle. I guess you can go Pope if you're WC'ing soon since he will be useless after 25.

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

                No WC left ... to me feels like spending transfer I agree. Will not overthink, I will pick what excites me the most and enjoy.

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

                  Yeah it's not like that United defence will actually keep CS too.

    5. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Same conundrum but gonna bring in Pope for -4

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

        Good man

  11. Le Bluff
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Somehow going to end on 80 all out, despite Antonio (c).

    The last 2 GWs I have genuinely captained my lowest scoring player in both weeks. Here's to that changing next week...

    1. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Id rather have a bad Cpt and 80 score than good cpt and 59 tbf 😀

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

        Yeah fair point! 80 is a great score and I'm not complaining. Just frustrating that Antonio didn't deliver!

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

      That’s a great score unless Bamford and Dallas both get hattricks tomorrow

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

        Very true.

    3. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      But nice score. Well done.

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

        Cheers. Slowly started getting some momentum. Just need to nail some captain picks!

        1. Free Hat
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah. Cptcy is very frustrating this season!

  12. George Agdgdgwngo
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Who scores more in gw24

    A. Coufal (sheff United)
    B. Lowton (Fulham & palace)

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

      Lowton

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

      B

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

      Lowton the safe bet

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

      B

    5. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      B but if it was Cresswell vs Lowton then I would got with Creswell

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

        Go with*

  13. Monya Meow Meow
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Soucek to Gundo for free?

    1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yep

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

    3. Monya Meow Meow
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Sounds pretty easy, cheers!

  14. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Son and Kane, or just Kane?

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

      For GW24 - neither

      1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Afterwards....

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

          Depends on fixtures in 26

          Kane the priority of the 2 but both good options

          1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Ta

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Both but Kane first

      1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Already have Son. Keeping an eye on his price. May have to pull the trigger

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

          Definitely need Kane if Spurs get double in 26. He'll be my TC

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

      Prefer Son vs City

      1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Kane on Pens

    4. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Both from next week

  15. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Meslier
    Cancelo* Dias* Mee*
    Salah Gundo* Bruno Soucek
    Kane DCL* Bamford

    Steer Grealish Justin Dallas

    5 DGWs for 24, and 3 Leeds for 25.

    Ok to save FT next week? Assuming Soucek appeal works.

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

      Looks good, I’d play grealish over soucek

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers. Figure carrying 2 ft into 25/26 makes sense. Hoping I can BB, and then somehow get past 29 with no FH to play - WC 30.

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

          Look well set for that plan. I have Mitchell and Brewster stinking out my bench so might either wc or take a few hits for 26 BB

          1. how now brown cow
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            All season I seem to be well set for 2 or 3 games ahead, but constantly struggling to get a big score. Been kicking around 150k-250k for weeks, and the last DGW was a disaster.

          2. how now brown cow
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            You're having a solid season I see. Good score this week.

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

    Forster TAA -> Pope Mee

    Yay or nay?

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Mee didn't pan out too well for me this week, but that sounds ok.

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

        Brighton been good lately

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Pope move only

  17. Gunners in Haaland
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Soucek -> McNeil for free?

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

      Whats ur budget?

      1. Gunners in Haaland
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        5.8

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

      Think I’d prefer Lookman

  18. Red dev
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    So picking chilwell, cancelo and soucek over dcl, coufal and justin probably my all time worst decision! I thought if chilwell plays clean sheet guaranteed. Rudiger with a ridiculous own goal just before chilwell subbed sums up my gameweek. Horrendous

    1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Mini league rival had Salah and DCL in the bench. Ouch

      1. Red dev
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        That is brave benching Salah! Building a strong squad because of covid has caused too many benching headaches

    2. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      You are being to hard on yourself. Sound thinkin and sometimes margins are not on your side. I would perhaps have played Justin over cancelo, but tight. I knew Liverpool would score though-) Justin was vert Lucky not to concede and soucek, well he misses one sitter and then Mason suddenly lost the concept of 'violent conduct' and Dean executed it

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

    I’ve gone through in cup on goals scored lol

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

    Mitchell to:
    a) Mee
    b) Stones

    Bench:
    1. Coufal (SHU)
    2. Bamford (ars)

  21. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Tuchel shows how it’s done... fraudpard show have been binned at the end of last season...

    1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Did Werner play well? Is he looking like an option?

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

        He played for the penalty well.

        There was a covering defender and he ran around the wrong side of the keeper to win a dubious penalty. Well, he contrived it at least.

        1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Clever then!

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

            Canny

  22. @fpl_phenom
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    when is Jota expected back Liverpool fans?

      1. @fpl_phenom
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I cant access twitter where I am... "working" 😉

        any date on it ?

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

          This week it said

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

    Any reason the RMT Tool still rates Gundogan at a comically low score each week?

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

      Don’t use RMT....never gets updated from what I can see. This is a good example

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

        Yeah. I'd like to use it but this is the sort of thing that makes it useless.

        I can ignore the bench suggestions, but it's rubbish.

  24. Alisson WondHaaland
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Would you use a transfer to bring in a Burnley defender to play over one of these?

    Sanchez
    Coufal Cancelo Stones
    Son Salah Bruno Gundo
    Watkins Antonio DCL

    Im thinking Burnley defenders will get 8 points max this week which many SGW players could match. Contemplating whether it'd be better to just prepare ahead and bring in a DGW 25 or 26 player

    1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Personally I'm not getting too hung up on this GW. GW18 completely blew up me season and I took some good risks

    2. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Only Pope,
      but probably you cant afford so.

  25. WenzelK
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    My rock solid captain picks lately:
    GW20: Bruno = 2
    GW21: DCL = 2
    GW22: Salah = 2
    GW23: Grealish = 2

    Safe picks low score
    Punts low score too...
    next week:
    Gundo, Sterling or Cancelo?

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

      They say consistency is key!

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

        I really am!

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

      Raheem

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

        Thx

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

      Sterling

  26. Gabriel Agbonlahor
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    KWP ➡ Mee or Tarkowski and why?

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

      See because he's cheaper

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

        Mee

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

      Mee cheaper... only reason. Might come good with the extra cash

  27. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    This is a terrible take on the penalty decision from Souness

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

      What did he say?

  28. Ozzy smith
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    As someone with just BB + WC remaining, I do think it *could* pay off long term to BB24 and WC25 with 26/29 in mind. Obvs dependent on midweek results etc.

    Would you consider this GW24 BB (no hits) of:

    Martinez (bha)
    KWP - if fit (WOL)
    Soucek (SHU)
    Watkins (bha)

    Pope
    Coufal Dias Stones Digne
    Salah Bruno Son Gundo
    DCL Antonio

    2.8itb

    1. MoSalad
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I’d probably hold it tbh.

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

      If using wc in 25 then surely BB in 26

      1. Ozzy smith
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        With Leeds/Southampton singles on the bench?

        1. Ozzy smith
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Would just be Leeds tbf, but still you’d want them for 29?

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

            Should know more in midweek on teams who have a double and a game in 29

            1. Ozzy smith
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Well we know Leeds double in 25 and don’t in 26. Also playing in 29. That’s the conundrum for me without Leeds atm.

    3. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Decent .. but DGW25 have 2 bites of the cherry

    4. Red dev
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I can see the benefit of this. Have you still got 1 ft?

      1. Ozzy smith
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I have 2FT. Would be Steer and Pereria to Pope + Gundo.

  29. MoSalad
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Planning on just doing Barnes —> Lookman this GW after the FA Cup to get this team for 24.

    Areola
    Cancelo, Stones, Cresswell, Coufal
    Lookman, (G)undo, Salah, Penandes
    BobbyDR, Antonio

    Johnstone, BamBam, Son, AWB

    Nervous about leaving those players on the bench but seems the strongest 11 I can put out.

    Nervous about leaving out DCL but BobbyDR to DCL seems backwards for a -4, and don’t like any Everton mids.

    What people think?

    1. Ozzy smith
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I like it, but as you say I wouldn’t be happy with the bench, it’s going to be one those weeks for a many of us.

      1. MoSalad
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        It’s going to be a nervy GW behind the Sofa cause that bench could easily score 20pts plus.

        Hopefully Arsenals defence gets back on song, City keep another cleanie and West Brom somehow score lol.

  30. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    A.Pope by 2 minus 4
    B.Martinez