Scout Notes

Hat-trick hero Torres making late-season claim as powerful FPL differential

Newcastle 3-4 Man City

  • Goals: Emil Krafth (£4.2m), Joelinton (£5.7m), Joe Willock (£4.7m) | João Cancelo x1 (£5.8m), Ferran Torres x3 (£6.9m)
  • Assists: Jonjo Shelvey (£5.3m) | Rodrigo (£5.3m), Ilkay Gündogan (£5.6m), Gabriel Jesus (£9.1m), João Cancelo x1 (£5.8m)
  • Penalty misses: Willock
  • Penalty saves: Scott Carson (£3.9m)
  • Bonus points: Torres x3, Cancelo x2, Carson x1

ALSO FER-RAN

Ferran Torres (£6.9m) is making a late-season claim as a Fantasy Premier League differential option.

The Manchester City midfielder has now started each of the last three league matches, has found the net in two of them and come away with four goals.

Scoring three times on Friday night, the Spaniard played on the right-hand side of a front-three at Newcastle having operated in more of a central-midfield role against Chelsea.

Torres was also afforded a license to swap with Gabriel Jesus‘ (£9.1m) centre-forward position, which led to his second and third goals and posed a threat from set-pieces, netting an impressive piece of skill in the first half.

“I may have to think of him as a striker. When Jesus and Aguero were out, he played as a striker and always he is there (near the goal). He scored against Leeds, he scored against Crystal Palace. It is so important. He can be a number nine.” – Pep Guardiola

His latest effort helps contribute to admirable figures during his Premier League minutes this season. Torres has now been involved in 41% of Manchester City’s league goals scored while he is on the pitch (11 of 27), the most of any colleague.

Kevin De Bruyne (£11.8m) previously topped that particular statistic (40%) while Phil Foden (£6.0m) was only one percentage point ahead of Torres (37%) before Blank Gameweek 36.

With Brighton (away) and Everton (home) the final two matches for Pep Guardiola’s men, Torres could be a shrewd differential considering that, over the last seven league matches, he has missed out on the starting XI only twice.

KNOW YOUR KRAFTH

Despite the absence of Callum Wilson (£6.5m), Newcastle yet again did enough to warrant monitoring their assets for investment in the final two Gameweeks of the campaign.

Steve Bruce’s men face Sheffield United (home) and Fulham (away) in Gameweeks 37 and 38 respectively

After a 4-2 win at Leicester in Triple Gameweek 35 brought the Magpies’ drastically improved form to light, the fact they were able to extend it against even a rotated Manchester City side is worth noting.

Just as we saw at the King Power Stadium, Newcastle primarily threatened on the counter-attack and, although they could have been even more devastating with Wilson in the side, his colleagues still did a good job of stretching Manchester City’s defence on Friday.

In finding the net three times, it was only the second Premier League away match in which Guardiola’s men had given up more than one goal this season, the last coming in the Gameweek 9 defeat at Spurs. Even with largely second-string personnel, that achievement is not to be sniffed at for Newcastle.

Meanwhile, we were able to get something of a fix on who will take Newcastle’s penalties in Wilson’s absence between now and the end of the season.

Joelinton (£5.7m) dispatched the first-half spot-kick he won before Joe Willock (£4.7m) insisted on taking one he was awarded in the second.

The Arsenal loanee did, admittedly, see his effort saved by Scott Carson (£3.9m) although he still managed to convert the rebound.

“I’m always a bit flexible with it. It’s a bit of a south American thing that once they’ve scored one, they don’t want to take another one, so I’m led to believe. It was his choice, yeah. It’s one of those things where Matt Ritchie has been the penalty taker before but I think he missed one the last time he took it. But hey, we’ve scored twice so it didn’t make a difference.” – Steve Bruce

And it is Willock who will perhaps command the biggest interest ahead of Gameweeks 37 and 38. In finding the net on Friday night, he is now joint-top among all midfielders for goals scored across their last six matches, his total of five level with Torres, Matheus Pereira (£5.4m) and Mason Greenwood (£7.2m).

LINE-UP LESSONS

After recent flirtations with 4-4-2 and 3-1-4-2, Manchester City were back in 4-3-3 on Friday night.

It was the first time Guardiola had deployed that formation since the Champions League semi-final first-leg against PSG.

In that time they have used 4-4-2 against Crystal Palace and in the semi-final second-leg, both times producing 2-0 wins. Whether Guardiola was seriously considering long-term usage for 3-1-4-2 remains to be seen, of course, considering suggestions he went for that system against Chelsea to cloak Thomas Tuchel’s understanding of how to play against the Citizens’ best team ahead of the Champions League final.

Meanwhile, Guardiola’s latest line-up still had plenty of clues to predicting future ones, as hopeful as that sounds.

João Cancelo (£5.8m) remains the Manchester City manager’s favourite defender, having started five of the last six matches in all competitions. Three of those were at left-back, one at right-back and another at right wing-back.

Kyle Walker (£6.1m) missed out on Gameweeks 34 and 35 but has still started four of City’s last six in all competitions at right-back now.

Centre-back is becoming an increasingly unpredictable area of Guardiola’s team. Even though Rúben Dias (£6.0m) has started four of the last six in all competitions, only two of those have come in the Premier League. In fact, three of the last five league matches have seen the previously nailed-on Portuguese international on the bench.

Meanwhile, in De Bruyne’s absence, Ilkay Gündogan (£5.6m) assumed set-piece responsibilities and was in decent form against Newcastle.

He provided the assist for Torres’ opening goal with his excellent delivery and went close to setting up another goal in the 49th minute when he flashed a free-kick across the far post.

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka; Ritchie (Lewis 83′), Dummett, Fernández (Gayle 87′), Krafth, Murphy; Almirón, Shelvey, Willock; Joelinton (S Longstaff 83′), Saint-Maximin.

Manchester City XI: Carson; Cancelo (B Mendy 74′), Ake, Garcia, Walker; Gündogan, Rodrigo, B Silva; Sterling, Jesus, Torres.

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414 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Avery
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Zaha & Phillips (upgrading him >TAA) to
    A. TAA & Willock
    B. TAA & Gundo
    C. TAA & Traoré (Villa)
    D. TAA & Soucek
    E. TAA & Someone else under 5.8 can’t be Leeds or Liverpool.

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

      I actually quite like the Willock move. Fulham and Sheffield United to go.

      1. Avery
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Thank you for sharing mate.
        I quite like him too. Most likely whoever go with will be 1st on bench as cover for Jota / Greenwood for last 2 games.

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

          Willock seems a sound player for that - could even pick him over those two if you think they'll start on the bench and get a cameo.

    2. duststorm
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      A

  2. Alcapaul
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    DCL to Antonio or Zaha to Greenwood next week? Got Lingard and no Utd. Greenwood would mean benching Lingard.

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

      In your situation Greenwood is a good move.

      1. Alcapaul
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Yea i think so. Could potentially do DCL to Cavani instead and still play Lingard.

    2. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I like Zaha to Greenwood mate!! Everton’s form at home his hit and miss but would want to keep DCL for Wolves

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

        I agree. I have DCL and will definitely keep him for Wolves.

    3. Big Hands Barry
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Prefer dcl to antonio. Either greenwood or just save

      1. Alcapaul
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Thanks everyone. I'll probably get Greenwood, decent chance he plays agaisnt Wolves as well I think.

    4. duststorm
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Greenwood

  3. Rasping Drive
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    I’m not on Twitter and don’t tend to come on here in the hours leading up to the deadline since I get distracted. All that said, I missed all the warnings about City’s expected lineup and went with Stones, Foden and Mahrez on my FH.

    tldr - is it worth getting on Twitter? Is it really the cesspool that many make it out to be or is it actually useful from a FPL perspective?

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

      manage your follow list well and it's just fine.
      be liberal with blocking & muting people who are toxic.

      i've found some value in following fpl folks for sure.

      1. Rasping Drive
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers Rogdog

    2. fish&chips
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Same players here mate. I am on Twitter but kick off was the middle of the night here so missed it all. Thought the 1 hour 30 deadline would make it a level playing field but obviously not

      1. Rasping Drive
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Yeah, I thought the extra 30 mins would make all the so-called leaked lineups irrelevant but it seems they’ve found another way to get out.

        I think part of the problem is you don’t know who to believe. Rockstar was wrong last night apparently. Had I changed Stones, Mahrez and Foden on the basis of a leak and they all ended up starting, I would feel a whole lot worse. So I reckon it’s best to just make your own mind up and take whatever comes on the chin.

    3. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I use twitter only for fun and updates/information.

      1. Rasping Drive
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        I’m worried I would end up getting sucked in and spend even more time on this stupid game than I do already 😀

    4. Gross Blank Point
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I got these 3 in on FH as well, just one of these things none of them played.

      1. Rasping Drive
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        What’s your bench like?

        1. Gross Blank Point
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Dallas, coufal and Brewster, I must admit I prepared for worst case scenario, just didn't expect it to happen!!

    5. BeWater
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I only joined about 3 months ago and find it useful. I only follow about 40 accounts and all are FPL related.

      1. Rasping Drive
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Do you find you get a broader range of info and opinions than you do on here, Bewater?

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

          I wouldn't say a broader range of opinions. It's just a different source of information. It's useful for potential line up rumours and links to stats.

    6. dabber7
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I'm not on Twitter either (and to be fair the warnings today were coming from Sam Lee in a chat room on The Athletic) Andy's deadline show acts as a real good filter of all the different sources as they happen. Today's show from about 1hr 39min in.
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPSAmRRlJJo

      1. Rasping Drive
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers Dabber, will have a gander

    7. Lucky Russian
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      With all due respect. Twitter or no Twitter - anyone considering City assets, is not really a good fantasy manager.

      1. fish&chips
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Ridiculous comment

    8. noquarternt
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I’ve deleted Facebook, Twitter, Insta etc and it’s honestly given me a new lease on life.

      I’d rather finish OR 1 million without twitter than OR 1 having to deal with the vitriolic hatred and mental health pressures that come with twitter.

  4. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Gotta feel for Sterling and ASM owners, 7 goals and not one return between them - doesn’t even seem possible, probably crazy odds too!

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

      having owned sterling a couple of times this season it seems spot on to me.

      asm was in my week 1 team - have loved the look of him healthy - maybe next year he'll pop a bit more. super fun to watch play.

  5. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Fellow unlucky Mahrez owners...

    1. Lucky Russian
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Idiot springs to mind.

    2. FPL_ UP_Down
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Did -4 to get him in to play 11!

    3. FPL_ UP_Down
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Shocking !

  6. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    I am starting to think we should sell Jota. What is the point of owning him if we don't know he is going to play?

    Jota -> Torres ?

    1. FFSbet.com
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Only if you get Torres points from today

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

      Think I'm going Jota to Greenwood.

    3. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      How will you know Torres will play?
      Out of the frying pan and into the fire

      1. CBonci
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        This

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

      i'm ready for either Jota or Lingard > Greenwood for next week.
      but Jota scored and hit the post against United.
      He's not expensive.
      So I'm not rushing him out the door - Liverpool have awesome fixtures.

    5. Guba
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      So you want to sell a player because of uncertain game time, to buy a player with exactly the same issue?

    6. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      No - chasing this week’s points and no certainty he starts. Greenwood better option but personally keeping Jota for rest of season

    7. Deanamo Jammy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I have a hard time believing Klopp will start Firmino after he played a full 90 on Thursday - he'll give way to Mane. Jota will again go as long as he's able, probably another 70 minutes and give way to Ox. There just isn't anyone else in the attack fit enough to go.

  7. Danno - Emre Canada
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    So the question is, does Mahrez and Foden start against Brighton and rested for last game at home to the Toffees. Or is it anyone’s guess?

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Doubt if even Pep knows.

      1. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Haha yep so this. Lucky dip eh

    2. Guba
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      No one knows. If I had to guess I would say yes he’ll go strong against Brighton then give them the week off to rest for CL final but pep loves the roulette.

    3. Deanamo Jammy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Write off the MC assets, save for Aguero in GW38.

      1. bso
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Why Aguero? He is not what he was, so expect 2 pts.

  8. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Antonio cap next GW? Afraid that Utd will rotate again...

    1. CBonci
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I think he fields a first choice side in front of fans for that game. He’ll rotate for GW38 with the Europa final only 3 days later I would imagine.

    2. Guba
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      If Antonio starts he’s a great captain shout I think

  9. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Considering Willock for the run in. Someone talk me out of it.

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

      not me. (as in i won't talk you out of it)

    2. Deanamo Jammy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Willock seems to have a low ceiling (he essentially blanked today, probably won't be taking penalties going forward).

      Smith-Rowe looks like he wants to take on the world right now - fearless, bursting with confidence and some skills to back it up. Just another option to consider.

  10. Deanamo Jammy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Why would anyone take a chance with Pep's rotation? Having said that, it seems likely to me that Aguero will start GW38 (if fit). He'll be on penalties and there will be an all-out effort to make his final MC appearance a memorable one. Monster (C) punt.

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

      lol - why would anyone do this thing! (except this one time...it has to work out this one time...)

      1. Deanamo Jammy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Foolish roll of the dice.

    2. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      That’s an emotional decision, albeit quite a fitting send off for one of the greatest FPL assets of the last 10 years. But Salah or one of the Leeds boys are better options imo

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Oh yes, used to love an early goal in his prime - lost count the amount of times he used to settle captain nerves by grabbing a goal in the first 5 minutes

        1. Rasping Drive
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Yeah, absolutely. Often followed by a missed penalty 😀

          1. Big_Andy_GAWA
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            I always used to be nervous when he took pens. Haha.
            What an FPL asset, you're right. I can even remember him bagging a couple off the bench at times.

            1. Rasping Drive
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              2 years, 10 months ago

              Yeah, he did exactly that on his PL debut against Swans didn’t he?

              My favorite memory is captaining him at home to Spurs (the week that Tadic got his 23 pointer); He bagged a hattie (and missed a penalty!).

              I’d watched him at Villa the week before as a non-owner which was excruciatingly painful as he came so close to scoring time after time. I thought I have to get him in, come what may. Oh but it’s Tottenham, they said. It’s the early kick-off they said. He rarely failed to deliver, God bless him.

      2. Deanamo Jammy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        That's why I called it a punt.

    3. Max City
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Same with DSilva last season

      1. Deanamo Jammy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        No one ever used the words David Silva and Massive Haul in the same sentence, but yeah, same guaranteed start situation.

    4. BigBillyBass
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Hahaha I take it your season’s already over?

      1. Deanamo Jammy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Quite the opposite - 165 points last week put me within range in my ML, though it's a longshot. I'm not going to get there without some differential picks and Aguero is a massive wildcard that could pay big dividends.

    5. Boberella
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      TC’d David Silva in last game instead of KDB last year for the nostalgia. That worked out well....

  11. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Is Scott Carson essential?

    1. noquarternt
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      HT please

  12. Jebiga
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Why ppls dumping Bruno Fernandes ? Am I missing something ?

    1. BigBillyBass
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Probably won’t play against Fulham and Wolves. Wrapped in cotton wool for EL final

      1. waldo666
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Wolves maybe, I can't see any reason at all for him to not start vs Fulham.

    2. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Folks reckon he’ll only get one more game, compared to the likes of Son who should play 3. Plenty of sofas being ordered, I’m sure. Fulham at home with fans could be an absolute bloodbath.

      1. waldo666
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Best captain by far for mine.

    3. 272MK
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Needed to get Salah in for kapitan

    4. Lucky Russian
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Mini leaguers playing catch-up. Obvious differentials out there.

  13. vincentwsho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Which move to make for GW37?

    A) Konsa to Dallas
    B) Nacho to Bamford
    C) Watkins to Bamford
    D) Saka to Raphinha
    E) JWP to Raphinha

    1. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      A or B

    2. 272MK
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      A or C.

      More confident of Nacho scoring than Watkins. Same opponents.

  14. Powers106
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    For whatever reasons, I still have the WC and BB chips left to use. I remember how the last day lineups are sometimes a little screwball especially in matches that don't matter much, and with 3x WHU I might need a refresh, so would you:

    a) WC gw37 and BB gw38
    b) just use 2FT and BB in gw37 and use the WC like a FH in gw38?

    Martinez (Johnstone)
    TAA - Coufal - Dallas (Coufal - Lindelof)
    Salah - Son - Bruno - Lingaard (Soucek)
    Bamford - Nacho - Kane

    Thanks!

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I have BB but no WC, I think BB 37 and WC 38 looks best for you.

      1. Powers106
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Thanks 🙂

    2. 272MK
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      B. bro. Your team is good enuf. Gw37 Nacho Johnstone out?

  15. vincentwsho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Who will score the most in GW37 VS Southampton?

    A) Dallas
    B) Bamford
    C) Raphinha

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      C

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      B

    3. 3 A
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Harrison. Then Bamford.

  16. Lukakuna
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Son looks like he's rising tonight. Should I buy him for Rashford as I have exact funds?

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

      Sorry but for what GW is this, 37? Rashford (FUL)?

    2. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Hmm. I would hold Rashford.

    3. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Miss the deadline?

    4. Lukakuna
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Haha, for 37 yes. I'm panicking I'll be priced out of Son

      1. _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Just keep Rashford for Fulham.

  17. Kiwivillan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    How am I looking in 1st in cash league with differentials left

    1st)
    Martinez
    TAA
    Phillips
    Digne
    Son
    Bamford

    2nd) 53pts behind
    Sanchez
    Reguilon
    Konsa
    Struijk
    Zaha
    Siggy

    3rd) 63pts behind
    Lloris
    Targett
    Saiss
    JWP
    Jota

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

      reckon your team looks stronger for sure - but enough difference that random things could happen.

    2. 272MK
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Huh. My cash league has the same exact players. Interesting

  18. jia you
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Fred called up to the Brazil squad for the first time since 2018...lol
    He's a worse Brazilian than the time I shaved my missus with my left hand severely hangover.

    1. 272MK
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Hahahaha

    2. noquarternt
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Uhhh...

  19. Chandler Bing
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Is Greenwood likely to play both of the last 2 PL games? Could turn out to be a great differential for my 40 point ML chase.

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Decent chance, I reckon.

    2. Athletico Underachieving
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I hope so. Shipped Bruno for Son this week, upgrading B.Traore to Greenwood next week. Might even (C)!

  20. Sheffield Wednesday
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    https://www.premierleague.com/news/2139528
    Funny that on the official website, Fernandes was the third most popular captain with over a million handing him the armband - despite the fact Man Utd don't have a fixture GW36.

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Allot of dead teams in that I would assume.

      1. Sheffield Wednesday
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        GW34 ~ 919,000 Bruno(c)
        GW36 ~ 1,104,000 Bruno(c) blank game week.
        Dead teams continue to pile up it seems.

        1. waldo666
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Interesting, also the second most sold player this week, yeah?

        2. Going Home
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Missed this week’s deadline? Many more will have captained him in 35 than in 34

      2. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        10% EO this week in top 10k...

        1. Sheffield Wednesday
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Probably a few not willing to take a hit to field 11 players in the bgw.

  21. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    These weekday deadlines are the worst. It's not fair for anyone who actually has a job and works. You just cannot be sitting around on twitter refreshing every 5 minutes. If there are more weekday deadlines next seasons I am just going to not bother playing. I really don't understand how so many people have the time to do it week in week out. I guess some work night shifts or are students but what about the rest? Do these people just not have jobs?

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      What a strange comment.

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Friday night. It doesn’t count.

    2. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      But you don’t ‘need’ to be sitting around on twitter refreshing every 5 minutes. The deadline being moved back to 90 minutes before kick off instead of 60 is fair enough. Last season it was a joke how every week there was panic and rush 3 minutes before the deadline, ruining the game.

      I haven’t personally felt there has been many gameweeks like that this season.

      1. Sheffield Wednesday
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        I'm grateful it hasn't been as bad this season. Playing from New Zealand means I miss all the Twitter buzz in the wee small hours before kickoff on UK Friday night matches (not that I'm on Twitter anyway)

        1. Qaiss
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Yes it’s fairer for people living in Asia certainly. Last season, many must have been getting up at 2/3am or staying up, just so they could refresh FPLrockstars twitter.. it was a disgrace but at least the deadline has been moved back now!

    3. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Lucky us that have jobs in this day and age and also have the distraction of FPL.

    4. noquarternt
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Yeah I’d say it’s impossible to meet an FPL deadline AND to have a job.

  22. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Pulled out of Bruno to Torres for a hit last minute. Absolutely cowardly of me not to follow my gut, season over now

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Terrible decision in hindsight but in reality was probably the right decision at the time tbf.

      1. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        To make things worse I started Bruno this week and fielded 10...

        1. waldo666
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Oh, that is some salt in the wound!

    2. 272MK
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Torres was unlikely to start following our logic.

      Id say it was a good move not moving for Torres.
      It's better to make good decisions like that 1 throughout the 38Gws no?

  23. 272MK
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    60pts behind leader and turns out all he also bought and captained Salah. Well I know who to captain for the next 2 now if I want to chase

  24. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Already looking to next week

    How have I got Ings up against Meslier, Dallas AND Harrison ffs

    What gives? Play them all?

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Who's your second keeper?

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

        Forster

  25. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Need to get Bruno back for this gw. Zaha Watkins > Bruno joelinton -4?

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I cannot condone any moves involving Joelinton coming in, much less for a hit!!

      1. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Lol any early suggestions here then mate? 1ft, 3.8m itb

        Pickford
        Taa Dallas Shaw
        Salah son siggy lingard zaha
        Dcl nacho

        Mendy Watkins castagne Ward

        1. waldo666
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Adams instead of Joelinton?

          1. SpaceCadet
            • 10 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Or maybe lose castagne instead of Watkins? For coufal?

            1. waldo666
              • 13 Years
              2 years, 10 months ago

              Yeah, I like that better tbh.

              1. SpaceCadet
                • 10 Years
                2 years, 10 months ago

                Cheers

  26. MidTableFantasy
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    0 points and my rank jumped up by 6K hmmm. Guess lots of hits this week...

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Yeah, zero for me and similar rise, helps when my rank is still 6 figures though!

    2. SpaceCadet
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      0 points and 500 rank rise

  27. Ragabolly
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Risers: Salah (12.8) Son (9.7) Mahrez (8.1) Alexander-Arnold (7.7) Bamford (6.5) Wood (6.5) Foden (6.1) Harrison (5.5) Raphinha (5.5) Dallas (5.4)

    Fallers: Fernandes (11.4) Iheanacho (6.2) Azpilicueta (5.8) Dunk (4.8) Delap (4.2)

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Cheers Ragabolly.

    2. SpaceCadet
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Cheers

    3. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Cheers Ragabolly.

    4. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Thanks.
      5-1, a real contrast to 1-4 a week ago with mostly the same players.

    5. Cojones of Destiny
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      5:0 for me thank God

    6. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      The man city players rising without playing is quite the herd mentality

      1. Cojones of Destiny
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        exactly this never bought this mahrez/foden noise but really wanted gundo knowing he is on pens etc

      2. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        It is from the hangover of transfers made before the deadline though ?

        1. FPL_Crisis
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          All the other price moves make sense but the man city ones reflect people thinking they can predict man city lineups. Especially those on free hit

          1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Influenced in a large part by this FFS article too:

            https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2021/05/14/the-complete-guide-to-scouts-tips-and-advice-for-blank-gameweek-36/?hc_page=11&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_23784710

            Not much will be said though - it’ll be swept under the carpet

            1. The Rumour Mill
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 10 months ago

              I think he worded it poorly, too confident on the predicted line up and it failed to take into account this is a blank week, so the risk of a no show is more punishing with thinner benches around.

              However, I think he was right to highlight that match as a source of goals, which turned out to be true! There's also the problem of editorial deadlines, he probably wrote it 2 days ago, but it was only published yesterday and within a couple of hours it looked foolish as the line up rumours had started to appear by then.

              1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                • 14 Years
                2 years, 10 months ago

                Is identifying a Man City match vs a bottom half side as a “source of goals” really a thing though?

                The dogs in the street know whatever lineup City put out against a bottom half - nay - bottom five team there’s a reasonable chance of them scoring a few lol

                It was just a car crash of an article whichever way you slice it - needed waaaay more disclaimers & healh warnings at a minimum

                And also needed the author to actually believe what he was writing enough to even slightly back it with even just one of the 4x transfers he made

                As it stands - it’s a very bad look

    7. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Salah check
      Son check
      TAA check
      Raphinha check
      Dallas check

      5 rises for me

      Sold Bruno check
      Sold Nacho check

      O.2 potential loss saved.

      0.7 profit overnight.

      How was your team value affected?

  28. Cojones of Destiny
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    well at least Gundo has played can’t be more happy

  29. Nightrain_
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Morning lads,
    Is Son,Pereira to Bruno(c),Wilock (-4) worth the move or just captain Greenwood and save FT for last GW ?

    1. Cojones of Destiny
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      enjoy watching the games mate forget transfers

      1. Nightrain_
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Always do mate, just want to know people's thought on this 🙂

        1. Cojones of Destiny
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          wouldn’t lose son plus bruno ain’t that important

  30. Party time
      2 years, 10 months ago

      So Mo should start all games since he is going after the golden boot.

      Hat trick vs wba should help

      1. Nightrain_
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Love that, my captain, but WBA not gonna be that easy at home, probably 0-2 for Pool with TAA and Mo goal will be very nice

      2. Cojones of Destiny
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Inshallah

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

        Kane also going golden boot, hatty for him as well...

      4. FPL_Crisis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        I think golden boot is secondary to them making top4 so as long as they keep winning he should start