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Mee starts for Burnley as Barnes misses out with thigh injury

Backers of Burnley clean sheets will be pleased to see Ben Mee (£5.1m) return to the starting line-up for Double Gameweek 25.

The centre-back sustained a head injury in the first of two Double Gameweek 24 matches against Crystal Palace and ended up missing the second.

Having conceded to low-scoring Fulham in Mee’s absence, the Clarets will welcome back their captain with open arms.

With Erik Pieters (£4.3m) still on the sidelines, Charlie Taylor (£4.4m) earns his second successive Premier League start since returning from his own fitness problems.

At 15.7% ownership, Nick Pope (£5.6m) is the most popular Fantasy asset at Turf Moor today, boosted by Mee coming in for Kevin Long (£4.3m).

Ashley Barnes (£6.0m) is the latest Burnley striker to suffer from injury problems, missing out with a thigh problem today which means Matej Vydra (£4.8m) and Jay Rodriguez (£5.8m) lead the line.

Mbaye Diagne (£6.0m) fronts West Bromwich Albion’s attack at Turf Moor having registered two assists and a goal in his first four Premier League outings.

Still, only 0.4% of Fantasy managers have shown any interest in him thus far, Matheus Pereira (£5.4m) the most-popular starting Baggies asset in just 1.5% of teams worldwide.

Double Gameweek 25 Line-ups

Burnley XI (4-4-2): Pope; C Taylor, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton; McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Brownhill; Rodriguez, Vydra.

West Bromwich Albion XI (4-2-3-1): Johnstone; C Townsend, Bartley, Ajayi, Furlong; Yokuslu, Gallagher; M Phillips, M Pereira, Maitland-Niles; Diagne.

Double Gameweek 25 so far…

After Leeds assets produced a disappointing start to Double Gameweek 25 in their Friday-night defeat to Wolves, Southampton continued in similar style.

While Chelsea did not tear their defence apart in quite the same way as many anticipated, Alex McCarthy (£4.5m), Jannik Vestergaard (£4.7m) and company could not get a clean sheet, the former earning a late yellow card for time-wasting too.

Danny Ings (£8.5m) was the reason Southampton conceded, giving away a second-half penalty for a foul on Mason Mount (£6.8m).

Ings disappointed at the other end of the pitch too, blanking for the fifth time in his last six matches. His Gameweek 24 strike against Wolves is still his only attacking return since Gameweek 17.

Scoutcast differential Takumi Minamino (£6.0m) was the man that came through for the Saints, having produced a superior figure for minutes per shot than Ings over the two players’ last four Premier League matches.

Nathan Redmond (£6.4m) played the Liverpool loanee through in the first-half, who stabbed home with a cool finish.

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  1. FPL price manipulators are …
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    DGW24 Hero Lowton to continue his heroics

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

      Pope’s turn. Penalty save and a clean sheet.

  2. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    On paper my DGW 26 team looks great. But when I look more closely I see Cancelo, Stones and Dier.

    Those are effectively SGW players right?

    1. Netters2018
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Why dier?

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

      Don't worry about Cancelo & Stones. If they play both great. If not, they still have more doubles where they could instead. You're not captaining them.

      Dier... Eh... Don't love it, but could surprise.

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Held Dier since GW 16, worst transfer of the season. Mourinho benches him for the easier fixtures.

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

      Turn Stones into Ederson

      1. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Like soil to man as in God?

    4. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Not sure you get 6 starters.

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

    4 blanks to start the GW baby

  4. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Tarkowski to haul second on my bench

  5. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Thank God for a fresh new article.

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

    For those saying McCarthy & Ings fail, how many points did you get during those 90mins, eh?

    #3pointsinthebank 😎

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

      And with a game and DGW still to go. Only a fail if they do nothing in any of those games.

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

    Anyone else having second thoughts on shifting Raphina? Ridiculously cheap and always possible to pop up with a double digit score. Perfect enabler to free up funds over the rest of the season. Problem is being smart enough to know where to spend it...

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

      Surely nobody is shifting since he has a GW29 fixture.

      Had him for 10 GWs, not going anywhere.

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

      Why would you shift Raphinha? If you got him, you keep at least until 29.

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

        Well some people (like me) are likely to FH in 29. So no reason to keep him for that. But yeh, I'm probably going to keep him until I need the money.

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

      Nobody is getting rid are they?

  8. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    If you own a player under 100 EO and they perform well you’ll move up the ranks? The lower the EO the more you move and if their EO is 100 you’ll stay put? Is this how it works?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Correct. Remember if you (c) someone your EO for that player is 200%.

    2. Ragabolly
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yes exactly

      1. fish&chips
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Ragabolly is the man on EO. He gave a great explanation on the wire Pod which I shamelessly copied in a less eloquent fashion on your previous thread!

    3. Third Eye Vision
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yes. The key is to see the EO roughly around your own rank. Overall EO or top 10k EO will have less relevance.

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

        Exactly what I said in the last thread.

    4. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Alternative view: the more points you score the higher you will move regardless of who scored them.

  9. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Off to a flying start with 12 points from 5

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

    Lowton goal needed

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

      OG to balance the scales.

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      This would have the potential to save my season

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

        Not even a hat-trick could do that

  11. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    It's Burnley again. You know what that means!

    What time will Burnley lose their CS?

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

      30 minutes in to Auba next GW.

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      The god Mee is back

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

      41mins

  12. Kun Tozser
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Forgetting BGW29, choose one to have:

    Son Bruno Mane

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Bruno

    2. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      1

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

      Bruno, always.

    4. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I will get rid of Fernandes for Kane, I’d rather have Salah.. Can get back by GW30

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

    Why are people moaning about "10/12 from 4/5".

    Surely they must realise they have 10/11 more fixtures still to play?

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      We always want more

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Dallas 2
        Bamford 2
        McCarthy 1
        Ings 4 (C)
        Raphinha 4

        That’s awful

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

          Was that a WC?

          1. Big boy Bowen
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Yes

          2. Big boy Bowen
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Already had the first 2 though

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

              Ouch. Still another game tho. Was so close to doing the same.

        2. iL PiStOlErO
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          My condolences.

          1. Big boy Bowen
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Need them all to haul 2nd game to make it worthwhile

  14. marcos11
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Better combo?

    a) Watkins and Raphinha
    b) Bamford and El Ghazi

    Basing this off the Grealish injury rumours being true

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

      not El Ghazi - traore or Barkley will get more minutes if Jack is out

      1. marcos11
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        El Ghazi should start if Grealish is out and will most likely have penalties

  15. Von Lipwig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    for GW26:
    A) Rash (save FT) - che + cry
    B) Son (have Kane) - BUR + ful
    C) Barnes - ARS + bur
    D) Maddisson - ARS + bur

  16. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Any latest info on Grealish other than his teammates transferring him out from their fpl teams?

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

      Nothing concrete till team news.

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        thnx

  17. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Flying start from Bamford(c) Raph Dallas and Ings....

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

      i feel ya pain lad

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Add McCarthy to that for me

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

      everyone has the same players and no highly owned players have returned at all so its kinda irrelevant so far

  18. the dom 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts, Comments on this WC Team?

    Pope, Martinez
    Dunk, Dallas, Stones, Shaw, Struijk
    Barnes, Mo, Bruno, Son, Gundo
    Kane, Watkins, Bamford.

    0ITB

    Thanks.

    1. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Get DCL
      Drop Barnes to ESR
      Stones to Dias if you can
      Just get Martinez and fodder
      Dallas to Villa defender

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

        DCL was an option but need funds for Son / Kane combo.

        Barnes - i need a LEI attacker

        Cant afford Dias or Cancelo.

        Still have BB so need a playing keeper

        Dallas > Konsa/Targett?

        Cheers

        1. weaver93
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          get elmohamady instead, cheap at 4.3... nailed as Cash replacement

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

            went with Konsa lad

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

      Cant unless you know your chips otherwise two heavy keepers is just silly

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

        I have WC, TC, BB left

  19. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Current WC draft... thoughts? 🙂

    Martinez
    Dias Pereira Konsa
    Salah Son Gundogan B.Traore
    Kane Vardy DCL

    Forster Stones Webster ESR

    No Bruno, as want Son and Vardy.
    Stones on bench for now as think he'll be benched one of two DGW fixtures but want treble City for GW27...

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      KdB & Mount over Salah and Traore for me

      1. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I do like KdB! But not Mount much

        Could get KdB for Salah and upgrade Stones to Cancelo?

        Cheers fudgy

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Ooh yes I like that shout!

          1. Coys96
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Oh wait I can't... too many City.

            So have to ditch Gundo/Cancelo.

            1. Big boy Bowen
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Cancelo over Dias (higher ceiling)
              KdB over Salah, Stones to Alonso?

              1. Coys96
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                Dias will play every game though.

                1. Big boy Bowen
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 1 month ago

                  I know just thinking of the potentially explosive options to chase rank

                  1. Coys96
                    • 6 Years
                    3 years, 1 month ago

                    Good point, cheers

                    You reckon KDB is more explosive than Salah?

    2. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Nice

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

      Nice, can you upgrade B Traore and downgrade Pereira? Or is based on Grealish news 🙂

      1. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        BTraore is just a rogue pick tbh, based on Grealish out (think it benefits him, bigger role, more mins). I want Pereira too I think. Some great fixtures for clean sheets.

        I am basing this off Grealish being out.

        Cheers!

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

      Keep Salah,he will outscore KDB imo

      Expect lots of rotation for City in next GWs

      1. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        So GTG? 🙂

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

    Had planned on shifting raphinha & Dallas for stones & Barnes
    But raphinha was so good last night, having second thoughts, but do want to fit in a Leicester attacker, other option is selling Neto.
    Thoughts?

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

      sell Neto imo

    2. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Keep Raphinha & neto. just do the defensive move and get someone better than stones e.g Cancelo/Dias

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

        I've got cancelo already, could do Dallas to Dias & not take any hits

  21. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    12 from 4
    75k->65k
    We move.

    1. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Top

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

      Worse than Fudgy. Poor.

  22. GoonerSteve
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    12 pts (-4) with 11 to play.

    Not the most exciting double gameweek ever then!

  23. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    LMS Update (660 teams)

    Current safety score = 6
    Top score = 15
    LMS average = 10.12 (-1.44) = 8.68

    https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

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

    Hmm... Kane or DCL?

    A) DCL, Ings, Barnes
    B) Kane, Watkins, Lookman -4

    1. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B

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

      A

    3. GoonerSteve
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I want both.

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

        I can't get both. It's gotta be one or the other I think.

      2. Salan
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Same

    4. Dannyb
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Everyman and his dog will have Kane, risky going without.

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

        I actually don't think so. I think most will not have him.

    5. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Shame u can't get both.

      A

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

      B if no FH BGW29

    7. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B

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

    Only fair that ben mee scores today

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

      I benched him for City defenders and Dallas.
      Major punishment incoming. Can see a 15pointer from him today.

  26. the dom 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    which keeper to have along with Martinez?

    a. Johnstone

    b. Sanchez

    c. ???

    Cheers

    1. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B

    2. jimmy.floyd
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B

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

      cheers for the replies

  27. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Major boredoom creeping in now.
    Dont think I have the stamina to finish this season with any sort of grace.

    1. R.C
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Same lol

      1. R.C
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        FPL cup only keeping me going right now

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

      I've got all chips remaining, this season feels like a chore more than anything else.

  28. jimmy.floyd
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Play Johnstone or Areola??

    1. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      2

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Let them get through this GW.

      1. Jam0sh
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Or assume they get through and this guy has his decision ready for that? 😀

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Nearly a week away, one injury changes everything. Areola atm, might change before deadline.

          1. Jam0sh
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            You're definitely right and I also think like that 😀 I just sometimes like to skip that process when answering questions here hah

  29. Wag the Drog
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    There’s another late season dgw most likely right? Do we know anything about the potential teams involved?

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

      Not a big one.

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

      Yes

  30. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Hate repeatedly hearing how Sam Johnstone has the most saves for GK this season. Did nothing for me when i owned him for several gameweeks

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

      Mad that he and Martinez were the same price and Martinez has double the points.

      Johnstone has played more minutes.