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The Fantasy Flutter: Betting odds on the Gameweek 31 Premier League action


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A Friday night deadline is upon us, so that means it’s once again time to have a small, sensibly staked punt on the weekend action.

We’ll be turning to the odds provided by our official sportsbook partner, bet365, to wager a bet on the Premier League action in Gameweek 31.

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STERLING SILVER LINING

Successive benchings aren’t usually good news in FPL but as one of the few Manchester City players who hasn’t started a competitive match since the international breakRaheem Sterling looks well-positioned for a run-out against Leeds this weekend. That’s half the battle with Pep Guardiola’s side: we know there’ll probably be a haul or two in the offing in any given Gameweek, it’s just attempting to second-guess who will be taking to the field on a week-to-week basis.

It’s not just the likelihood of starts that’s in Sterling’s favour, however, as he racked up an impressive 17 penalty box touches, five goal attempts and five key passes when these two sides met in the very open reverse fixture.

The England winger is 9/2 to score first at the Etihad, while you’ll still get your money back if you back him each way to score and he nets something other than the first goal.

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Sticking with the mouthwatering clash at the Etihad, it’s interesting to note (to us stat nuts, anyway) that Leeds actually had a greater share of possession when the sides last met in the Premier League.

Only City themselves have had more shots in the box than Marcelo Bielsa’s men this season, so that’s why both teams to score at 4/5 is a very real possibility – particularly as the hosts may well be tinkering with their defensive set-up with one eye on next week’s Champions League quarter-final rematch with Dortmund.

Given the magnitude of the fixture, Leeds players are more generously priced than usual to break the deadlock: Patrick Bamford is 17/2, while Raphinha is a whopping 14/1.

And if you’re still not convinced that the Whites will breach the City defence, you can at least be assured that they will have a real go.

With the shots on target market, Bamford and Raphinha just need to work the goalkeeper once in order for bet365 to pay out: they are 4/7 and 10/11 respectively to have more than 0.5 efforts on target.


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A BLUE DAY

It’s fair to say that last week’s punt on Chelsea’s defence went spectacularly badly.

But the midweek win and clean sheet gainst Porto does make the Gameweek 30 thrashing look like an anomaly.

It’s Crystal Palace up next for Thomas Tuchel’s usually-watertight Blues and if you fancy them to get back on track, they are 11/8 to win to nil at Selhurst Park.

Marcos Alonso was a post’s width away from delivering the first goal last week and he’s 16/1 to open the scoring in this clash, with bet365 pricing him up at 6/1 to score anytime.


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BEANZ MEANZ GOALZ

Looking elsewhere around the top flight, Jesse Lingard is generously priced to grab the first goal against Leicester considering that he has been involved in more attacking returns than any other player since his move to east London.

He’s 8/1 to break the deadlock against the Foxes, which seems long considering that the lesser-spotted Ademipo Odubeko is exactly the same price.

Sticking with Claret-clad goal-getters, Matej Vydra looks value at 6/1 to score first against a porous Newcastle United side missing the injured Jamaal Lascelles. Much like Lingard above, the fact that Joel Mumbongo and Lewis Richardson are shorter odds does seem like an oversight.


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505 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Currently saving ft. Bench order and starting 11 correct or anything you would change?

    Martinez
    TAA Alonso Rudiger Shaw
    Son Bruno Gundogan Jota
    Kane DCL

    Forster Iheanacho Phillips Raphina

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      1ft 0.3itb

    2. Weeb Kakashi
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Forster. Expect your bench to do well.

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Oh yeah actually have him starting over Martinez

    3. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Iheanacho over Shaw

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Cheers

  2. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    G2G?? Or Use WC? WCing next week anyways.

    Forster
    Alonso Cresswell Reece
    Salah(V) Auba(C) Mount Raph
    Kane Wood Bam

    AWB Lookman Dallas

    Thoughts?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      G2G

      1. Weeb Kakashi
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Cheers Holmes

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Do you plan to have ManCity on wc?

      1. Weeb Kakashi
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Nope. None.

        1. Pukki Party
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Then you can wait until next week, depends on players you are selling on wildcard though

  3. Tmel
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Who to transfer out for Jota?

    a) Trossard (EVE, che, shu)
    b) Raphina (mci, LIV, MUN)

    1. Weeb Kakashi
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      A

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      A

    3. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      B

    4. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      B

    5. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      A

    6. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      A

  4. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Is ANYONE else buying a ticket to the Vardy Party with me?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Too expensive. I'm happy with Wood.

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Top pick

    3. Weeb Kakashi
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      On WC next week. Surely the party will be off to a flyer. Maddison too.

      Bruno might miss out for me.

    4. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Hope it works for you (but count how many goals he's scored from open play this season - it's one more than Benteke)

  5. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Would you bring in Jota or Iheanacho for -4? I have Trent for Liverpool cover, got no Leicester players.

    Or would you bring in both for a -8?

    1. Weeb Kakashi
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Next week. Not this.

    2. Pops15
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Just hold the transfer

  6. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    “We know it’s not a long term injury”

    Dean Smith after grealish misses 3 seasons with a shin injury

  7. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Bench which 1?

    A) Lingard (LEI)
    B) Jota (AVL)
    C) Iheanacho (whu)

    1. FPL_Motty
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      C

  8. yanky
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    thoughts? here’s my master “take a hit after wc” plan which i think could pay off...

    Mendy
    TAA Rudiger Holding (Coady Veltman)
    Salah Jota Bruno Sterling(c) Saka
    Kane Iheanacho (Davis)

    plan is to do Sterling Saka > Son Maddison for -4 pt hit in dgw32
    Veltman not a strong option but is my gw33 cover since kane son davis will be benched

  9. WrightnBright
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Which looks better?

    A) Rudiger, Coady & Coufal
    B) Alonso, Holding, Dawson/Masuaku

    Mendy in goal

    Cheers

  10. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    I can see all these WC going tits-up, loading up with Wolves, Arsenal & Pool?

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

      only thing to do now is target the fixtures

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      No Wolves or Arsenal, just Jota and Trent here. I’m pretty happy atm

    3. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      If loading on them is not going to work, I'm not sure what else will...

    4. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      It's almost as if fixtures lead to form

    5. Fit_to_drop
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Me personally, no Wolves, No Arsenal, two pool.

      People buying Wolves defenders when they cant keep a CS to save their lives.

      And Arsenal. Wouldnt touch any of them.

    6. teneighty
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Areolas up*

  11. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    What to do here chaps?

    Sanchez
    Veltman Cancelo Digne
    Raphinha Son KDB Gundo Bruno
    Kane Watkins

    Martinez Dallas Tierney* Antonio*

    1 FT & 0.2m ITB

    A) Tierney Raphinha ➡ Phillips Jota -4
    B) KDB Antonio ➡ Salah Iheanacho -4
    C) Tierney KDB ➡ Rudiger Salah -4

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      A

    2. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      C

      1. Gazza2000
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Think KDB will be benched this GW

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

      roll then B next week

    4. Weeb Kakashi
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Tierney> 4.4 this week
      Gundo> Jota next.

      I assume No WC

    5. ILOVEBAPS
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      How sure are you that KDB wont plasy?

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Not entirely sure either way 🙂

  12. Jimmy Boy
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Start Dawson or Castagne?

    1. Shteve
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Prob Dawson but I'd back both teams to score

  13. waldo666
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    1 FT and 2.5 ITB (WC and BB remaining)

    Pope
    Stones Shaw* Alonso
    Bruno Gundo Son Raphinha Lingard
    Kane Antonio*

    (Martinez Bamford Coufal Dallas)

    A) Raphinha to Jota
    B) Antonio to Nacho
    C) Something else
    D) WC

    1. Weeb Kakashi
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Ings? I assume you'd WC soon. Lacazette is a good punt too.

      1. waldo666
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah, WC not far away, was happening this week but got cold feet.

  14. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Start 2 (not my team) Thanks.

    Cresswell
    Stones
    Cancelo
    M.Keane.

    1. Shteve
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Cresswell and stones

  15. Parsnips
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Cancelo and Raph > Jota and Philips? Thoughts on those moves for free...

  16. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Would you start Forster over Martinez? Feel like benching Emi always ends badly

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

      never bench emi

  17. Ruinenlust
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Salah or Jota in?

    1. Fit_to_drop
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I think Jota covers Salah till end of season. Unless you can have both.

  18. Gazza2000
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Thoughts on this lot? no chips left

    Was thinking Gundo to Jota and save the other FT?

    2FT 1.4 ITB

    Areola
    Dias Cancelo Rudiger
    Salah Bruno Raphinha Gundo Son
    Kane DCL

    Martinez Shaw Burn Davis

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Raphinha has three hard games?
      Still holding onto DCL?

      1. Gazza2000
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Could do Raphinha to Jota but need to get rid of Gundo, Cancelo and Davis as well before 33 and will cost me an extra transfer down the line to get Raphina back in for Gundo

  19. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Best C & VC option?

    Got burnt with Son last week but Lingz did great week before 🙂

    Thinking C Sterling, Bruno, Lingz

    VC someone nailed.

    Son, Sterling, Lingz, Jota, Bruno,
    Kane, Watkins,

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Kane

    2. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Sterling C and Kane VC

    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Cheers

  20. robt
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Which 2 out of these 3 mids please?!

    A. Saka
    B. Pereira
    C. Soucek

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

      A and B

    2. Bunk Moreland
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      A and C. Pereira blanks in 4/5 matches.

  21. waltzingmatildas
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Pick one on wc
    A) coufal
    B) holding
    C) konsa

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

      B

    2. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      B

  22. Totti
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Who do u rather guys?

    A) lloris and reece james
    B) mendy and sanchez(spurs)

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

      a

      1. Totti
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Is reece james nailed on?

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

          dont think u could say nailed, i would go rudiger instead tbh

          1. Totti
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Rudiger over mendy?

  23. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Settled on WC - any tips appreciated

    Going to risk without Son for the double and take Maddison for the baggies instead and TAA for the run in

    Forster - Sanchez
    TAA - Rudiger - Fofana - Lindelof - Holding
    Salah - Maddison - Lingard - Jota - Bruno
    Wood - Kane - Nacho

    0.4 ITB

    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Sounds decent Champ.

      1. Champ
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Cheers

  24. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Okay, got 5.0m in the bank to do Gundo > Son next week, obviously there's 1.6m extra that I could use elsewhere.. what would you suggest to do with this lot on a WC?

    Mendy
    Coady - Dias - Rudiger
    Salah - Jota - Gundo - Jlingz - Bruno
    Nacho - Kane

    Bench: Forster - Coufal - Vydra - Veltman

    1. seewhyaxe
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Dias to TAA would be popular and template

  25. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    WC team GTG? Pretty template I feel:
    Mendy
    TAA,Shaw,Rudiger
    Salah,Jota,Son,Bruno,Lingard
    Kane,Iheanacho

    Forster, Holding,Masuaku,Davis

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

      like it, because thats my team except leno for mendy

    2. seewhyaxe
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      it's just template.

    3. lets talk about 6
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      fofoana over shaw and vydra over davis in mine

  26. Cheeto__Bandito
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    All of a sudden Liverpool are amazing and everyone wants Salah and Jota despite Liverpool scoring 1 in 6 at home and having the 2nd worst xg behind Palace at home. LOL!

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

      did u watch us vs arsenal?

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Arsenal lol

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

        Did you watch them vs Fulham

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

          over a month ago... yes i think i remember it

    2. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Good point tbh

    3. Shteve
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Let me guess, you used your wildcard already and are trying to convince yourself that you don't regret it!

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

        I have Salah and can easily get Jota. Not captaining those bums though

    4. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      AVL, lee, NEW....

    5. seewhyaxe
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      are you Mark?

    6. MARVELLUS
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      With their great fixtures, and need to get top 4, and maybe turned a corner happy to go with them, and both fairly nailed compared to Che Man City etc.

      1. MARVELLUS
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        And this game is all about how we think they WILL do, not how they have been in the past. May flop but let's see.

  27. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    I guess I am the only one with Maddison.

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Me too

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Nice. Nailed on. On set pieces.

        1. Eleven Hag
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          He looked on fire before he got injured, but was at 10 behind Vardy though, will have to see how he does with 2 upfront

          1. Shteve
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            What are the chances Nacho loses his place to accommodate Maddison in the no. 10 role?

            1. Eleven Hag
              • 6 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              I think they will play 2 upfront until Barnes is back

          2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            If they play with 2 upfront! In the last game when he came on for Nacho he at times was the most advanced.

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Will be popular from next week

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Just trying to stay ahead of the curve.

    3. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Nice call mate - well done

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Thanks!

    4. Pops15
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I'm on the Maddi train as well. Shhhhh don't tell the others, let them keep Lingard instead

  28. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    How's this looking guyz?

    Mendy
    TAA Rudiger Coady
    Maddison Salah Jota Sterling (c)
    Kane Nacho Wood

    - Forster Shaw LucasMoura Konsa

    GW32 - Sterling to Son
    GW33 - Son to Bruno (c)
    GW34 - Save FT
    DGW35 - BB with 2FTs and a hit or two for DGW players
    BGW36 - FH due to blank GW

  29. Igz08
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Would you keep Cresswell on a wildcard?

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I ditched

      1. Igz08
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        For who? They have so much motivation for top 4, I’m on the bench

    2. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      No

      1. Igz08
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Who would you get instead? Currently on TAA Rudi Dias in defence, other two spots up for grabs. Thinking Perreira and Saiss

  30. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Play Son or Vydra this week?

    1. Pops15
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Son