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FPL Gameweek 38: The key player and team statistics

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

    Bring in Dallas or Robertson?

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

      Difficult- but Robertson for me

    2. Mr Bird
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Probably Robbo

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

      Cheers, thinking the same.

    4. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      R

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

    I am 6 points behind leader in ML (team 1 below) and 2 behind second (team 2 below). My team is team 3 below.

    Which is my best move do you think
    A Son to Mané
    B DCL to Bamford
    C Both -4
    D Digne to Robertson
    D Any suggestions? 2.8 m in bank

    1 ML leader - 6 ahead

    Martinez
    Coufal Castagne TAA
    Salah Harrison El Ghazi Bruno
    Firmino Watkins Antonio

    Sanchez Dunk Dendoncker Holgate

    2 ML second- 2 points ahead

    Martinez
    TAA Coufal Digne
    Salah Raphinha Mahrez Lingard
    Kane DCL Bamford

    McCarthy Jota Targett Struijk

    3- my team
    * my differentials to teams 1 and 2

    Leno*
    TAA Dallas* Holding*
    Salah (c)Son* Greenwood* Lingard Raphinha
    Kane DCL

    Forster* Vydra* Digne Fofana*

    1. tbos83
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      B

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

        Thanks

    2. ted mcnure
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I´d be tempted to shift Lingard

      1. ted mcnure
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Actually, Vydra to Wood might be better..

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

          Cheers- and play over Lingard.

    3. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      B

  3. Dybala10
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    If we expect rotation with United, would something like Shaw & Bruno > James & Raphinha be worth a hit?

    1. Igz08
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I wouldn’t do that for a hit

    2. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      No

    3. Jimbo-Jones
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Try to get Mané and/or Robertson.
      Wouldn’t take a hit for James.

      Robbo and Raph would be tempting.

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

    Final which is the better option?

    A, Jota & Shaw > Robbo & Willock

    B, Bruno & Jota > Mane & Raphinha

    Martinez
    Trent, Dallas,
    Son, Salah, Lingz,
    Antonio, Kane, Bamford

    Button, #Bruno, #Shaw, #Jota, Godfrey, Thomas,

    1. Igz08
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      B for free?

    2. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      B

  5. Igz08
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Not sure what to do with my FT?

    Martínez
    TAA Dallas Ayling
    Bale Raph JLingz Salah Bruno
    Kane Nacho
    Forster DCL Shaw Coady

    Thinking of DCL -> Antonio and benching Bruno? Can’t afford Mane.

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

      Seems logical

    2. Jimbo-Jones
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Yeah probably your best option.
      Depending on your attitude to hits, I’d be tempted by DCL & Bruno to Mané & Bamford/Antonio, bench Nacho.

      1. Igz08
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        I’m 16 points clear in my ML. Not sure it’s worthwhile taking a hit ya know

    3. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Thumbs up from me

    4. Jimbo-Jones
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      DCL to Antonio or Bamford then.
      Or a rogue Bruno > Sterling / Auba.

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

      Yeah I’d do that move. Don’t take a hit. I think that team can hold the 16 point lead

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

      With Bruno and Bale at risk I’d take the hit for someone guaranteed to play like Mane
      Along with DCL to Antonio

      1. Igz08
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        I am kinda worried about Bale not playing 🙁 but a hit at this stage.. I just don’t know. It’s taking a gamble and do I need to gamble given I’m ahead by 16?

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

          Didn’t see you’re 16 clear
          In saying that it’s not over

          1. Igz08
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Not over in the slightest. But 12 points is basically a goal and assist, whereas 16 is a proper haul. I took a hit last week for Bruno and that didn’t go well 😛

            Guess I’ll have to sleep on it..

    7. Igz08
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I’ve Salah and my team and opponents don’t. They’ve got Son though .. Maybe a Bruno -> Son move is on the cards

      1. GTJERSEY
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        I have Salah, Antonio and Son. The latter is about to depart in favour of Mane. Bruno to Son is not worth it just to cover. DCL to Antonio should do it with Salah in your side.

        1. Igz08
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Well ideally I’d be doing Bruno -> Mane if not for that illusive 0.1

    8. Zilla42
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      About taking a "hit" at this stage when you are trying to maintain a lead: Depends on what the hit is for. Does your opponent have a big threat player that you don't have? Anyone you're concerned about that he may play to make up ground on you? If so, a -4pt hit may be worth it as a "blocking" move. Sounds like the margins are pretty thin but a hit at this stage could mitigate against his ability to make up ground.

  6. Mr Bird
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Forster
    TAA Rudiger Dallas
    Salah(c) Bruno Son Lingard Raphinha
    Kane Antonio

    Meslier Coufal Coleman Davis

    What to do here with 1ft?

    A) Meslier > Allison/Ederson
    B) Bruno > Mane

    1. Igz08
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      B

    2. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      B

    3. Shearer & Sutton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      B

    4. pratik.3195
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      no need to waste transfer on keeper. better u should go with mane by transferring out bruno

  7. Davemc23
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Aguero (c) one last time anyone? He has been so good to me over the years I feel like he deserves the armband

    1. Jimbo-Jones
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Definitely a bit of fun, but Pep has hinted more than once that Kun isn’t really fit, so I expect a 20 min cameo.

    2. Igz08
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Don’t expect him to start

    3. Dybala10
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Nope

    4. No Kane No Gain
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      He could start and get an early sub for the applause from the crowds?!

  8. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    1FT, 1.5itb
    1) Bruno > Mane (have Salah)
    2) Mahrez > Torres
    3) Iheanacho > Antonio
    4) Vydra > Rodrigo

    Assuming no hits are necessary? 62-point ML lead.

    1. Jimbo-Jones
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      League is won with 62 point lead. Would do A and relax.

    2. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      1

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

      A, no hit.

    4. jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Thanks, all!

  9. Jimbo-Jones
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    9 points behind in ML.
    I’ve got a handful of diffs (Ederson Rudiger Dallas Raph Greenwood vs Pickford Coufal Alioski Son DCL) and reckon we’ll both do Bruno to Mané.

    Who to captain?
    A. Salah and hope to catch on the diffs
    B. Mané
    C. Antonio

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

      B

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

      B and hope Salah doesn’t go mental

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

      I’m genuinely tempted by Antonio Cap, but not sure I have the balls when everyone else is capping Salah.

  10. abaalan
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Bruno + Jota -> Salah + Jorginho for free?

    1. Dybala10
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Not Jorg

    2. YoungPretender
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Not Jorginho, Willock or ESR better options I think.

  11. YoungPretender
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Son & Greenwood > Mane & Raph (-4)?

    1. Gunners in Haaland
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      No

  12. Dybala10
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Shaw & Bruno (-4) >
    A) Robbo & Raphinha/Harrison
    B) Alioski/Ayling & Mane

    1. Gunners in Haaland
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      A with R

  13. Tmel
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Pick one from each group:

    a) Son (lei)
    b) Willock (ful)
    c) Torres (EVE)
    d) Greenwood (wol)
    e) Pepe (BHA)

    1) Areola (NEW)
    2) Mendy (avl)

    1. Gunners in Haaland
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      B2

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

      a1

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

      A1

    4. FPL Theorist
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Very surprised some are saying Areola over Mendy.

    5. Shearer & Sutton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      A2

  14. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Captain Kane or Salah?

    1. Gunners in Haaland
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Salah

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

      I’m going Salah over Kane.

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

      After that last spurs performance you'd be mad to captain Kane, surely.

    4. Shearer & Sutton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Salah

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

      Salah

  15. Greyling
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Chasing in ML. Which moves to make?

    A. DCL, Digne to Wood, TAA -4
    B. Fernandes to Mane
    C. DLC, Digne to Robertson, Firmino -4
    D. DCL, Digne to 4.6 defender, Kane -4

    Martinez
    Coufal, Dallas, (Digne)
    (Fernandes), Raphinia, Salah, Son
    Antonio, Bamford, (DCL)

    Ward-Prowse, Saiss, Dunk

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

      I like A

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

      Just B and play the Everton lads with no hit.

  16. Nate01
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    I have salah and TAA.

    Who takes final spot -
    Mane
    Alison
    Firmino

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

      Mane

    2. Shearer & Sutton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Mane

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

      Mane

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

      Robbo

    5. Luton_Fan
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Robbo

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

    GTG Took -4?

    Martinez
    Trent, Dallas, Godfrey
    Son, Salah, Lingz, Mane
    Antonio, Kane, Bamford

    Button, Rapha, Thomas, Shaw

    1. FPL Theorist
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Would play Raph over one of Lingard/Son unless ML situation dictates otherwise.

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

      Raphinha has to be in your team- bench Lingard

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

      Lingz has Sou could be high scoring?

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

        Think I’d agree. Playing Raph over Lingard didn’t work last week!

  18. FPL Theorist
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Which scores the most?

    A. Bruno (Dunk sub if 0 minutes) + Bamford
    B. Any mid up to 10.7 + DCL
    C. Any mid up to 10.7 + Bamford -4 points

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

      B or C

      1. FPL Theorist
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers mate! Anyone else with an opinion?

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

      B. Not sure bam will get much this week.

      1. FPL Theorist
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers

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

    GTG?

    Meslier
    Robbo TAA Dallas
    Salah(c) Lingard Raphinha Son
    Antonio Wood Kane

    Bench: Martinez Pogba Coady Konsa
    0 FT, 0.9M ITB

    1. FPL Theorist
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      GTG

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

        Cheers! Feels a bit sad that I passed on owning Mr FPL for the last time.

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

      No keeper?

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

        Martinez

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

          Too much wine 🙂

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

      Like it

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

      GTG.

  20. Firmino
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    A) Shaw, Jota -> Robbo, Raphinha -4
    B) Shaw, DCL -> Robbo, Bamford -4
    C) Jota, DCL -> Raphinha, Bamford -4
    D) All moves for -8

    Rest of the team:

    Areola
    TAA Dallas
    Salah Son Greenwood/Foden
    Kane Antonio

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

      A for me

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

    Seeing a lot of Mane love recently.

    Has he looked more threatening as of late?

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

      Actually yes, and his record against Crystal Palace is impressive indeed. 6.7% ownership so it's potential differential for the last GW.

    2. ItOnlyTook9Years
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Wondering the same

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

      5th highest scoring midfielder. 11th for form with 5 points per game. Class player and pretty nailed. Apart from Salah, can’t think of many better alternatives

      1. Utopsis
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Facts

  22. duledj
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    1 point behind my rival in ML, 0.7 ITB and 2 FTs. His differentials are Bamford and Saka, mine are Watkins, Raphinha, TAA and Mount.

    Martinez (Sanchez)
    TAA Dallas Castagne (Digne, Targett)
    Salah Son JLingz Mount Raphinha
    Watkins Nacho (DCL)

    A) Digne & Son to Coufal & Mane (and captain him)
    B) Digne & DCL to Robertson & Antonio

    Or something totally different from those two options? I've had tons of different combos in my head today and still not sure what to do. Mane's record against CP is really tempting, but so is Robertson's. On the other hand, I am not sure if I want to depend on LFC clean sheet in GW38 that much.

    1. Ayew ready?
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Son is fine, and i git him myself. Get Robbo and antonio. Robbo over castagne is much better than mane over son imo. Robbo could easily get assist, and cleansheet could be bonus. Play antonio over mount. Just my opinion, and GL winning your league

  23. KUN_DE_BRU_YNE
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Antonio or wood ?
    Season last dilemma !!! Help me out lads !!!

    1. Shearer & Sutton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Antonio

  24. Dirty_Harry
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Quick vote:

    1. Bamford (have Raph/Dallas)
    2. Wood

    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      1

  25. ItOnlyTook9Years
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    2ft, which order would you put these in as a priority?

    A) Mane
    B) Antonio
    C) Torres
    D) Raph
    E) Willock
    F) Wood

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

      Mane and Antonio all the way.

    2. Ayew ready?
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Raph + Mane

  26. NZREDS
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    6 points ahead in my league
    FT was Shaw to Dallas as I don’t think he’ll play. I have Dias and Fernandez with jota injured on the bench? I have digne and Mitchell to cover on the bench if Fernandez or dias don’t play. Do you think it’s worth -4 to take jota out for a cheap city midfielder. What are the chances of dias playing? Will only be 2 ahead if I -4.

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

      So basically have have digne and Mitchell to cover dias and Fernandez if they both don’t play

    2. Ayew ready?
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Maybe go fernandes and jota for mane and willock? =)

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

      I wouldn’t take a hit there.

    4. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Big risk either way. Dias might play, Bruno has to be very unlikely.

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        But points in hand is better than hits.

  27. Ayew ready?
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    16 point ahead of 110 persons in ML. 1000£ to trophy to 1. Place.

    2 FT 0,4 ITB
    Martinez (Areola)
    Dallas, TAA, Rudiger(dawsn, digne)
    Son,Salah, Lingard, Raph, (Jota)
    Ihnacho, Kane, Bamford

    1. Jota + Digne to Robbo + Foden
    2. Kane + Jota to Antonio + Mane
    3. Nacho + Jota to Antonio + wilck
    4. Jota + Martinez to alisn + wilock

    What is the safest play to win here guys?

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

      2 or 4

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

      If you went with 2, who would you bench?

      1. Ayew ready?
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Benching dilemma, but would probably bench lingard or nacho and son. Feel like alot og gols coming in tottwnham vs leiscester. But not easy to bench lingard.

        1. Ayew ready?
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Bench lingard over nacho and son i mean

  28. Aaron Wan 3bouns
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    What the best free hit team to this week?

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

      Leno
      TAA, Robbo, Dallas
      Salah (C), Willock, Lingz, Raph
      Antonio, Bamford, Nacho/DCL/Firmino

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

        That's a great selection!

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

      Mental you're free hitting now but load up on Leeds, Liverpool and west ham. Those are the games with goals in them.

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

    Meslier Guaita*

    Rudiger Coufal Phillips Keane* Coady*
    Bruno Salah(C) Son Greenwood Son
    Kane Bamford Welbeck*

    32 points ahead in ML - what are the moves here? 1FT and 2.0 ITB, keepers are a problem but feels... boring?

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

    Bamford or Antonio ( or both -4 for Vydra DCL and bench Greenwood or Lingard )

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

      Bamford only for Vydra primarily because I can see striker rotation happening at Burnley , especially with it being a dead game with neither burnley nor Sheff Utd having anything to play for