Frisking the Fixtures

Who has the best FPL fixtures in the next six Gameweeks and beyond?

Our frisk of the fixtures sees us assess the Premier League clubs and players with the strongest runs of league matches over the coming weeks – in theory, at least.

The primary focus in this article will be on a six-Gameweek lookahead but we will scrutinise the longer-term prospects where appropriate.

Our colour-coded Season Ticker is the primary source for this piece; using this tool as a Premium Member, you can sort by difficulty, rank by attacking and defensive potential or find budget rotation pairings. You can also set your own difficulty ratings, should you disagree with our own.

BEST FIXTURES

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS

Five-time top 1k FPL finisher Tom Freeman on Calvert-Lewin, Wolves and his Gameweek 2 plans 3

Next six: wat | BRE | sou | NEW | avl | lee

The audition by Wolverhampton Wanderers assets in the first three Gameweeks doesn’t look too promising on paper, with a hat-trick of defeats and zero goals scored.

But the performances have been very encouraging in spells, with only Liverpool and Manchester City registering more shots on goal than Wolves in the opening three rounds.

At the other end of the pitch, it’s only City who have allowed fewer attempts on their own goal.

And Wolves’ fixtures are about to get very good indeed, with Bruno Lage’s troops sitting top of our Season Ticker from now until the end of November.

In fact, they don’t meet a single member of the ‘big six’ (if that is such a thing anymore) from Gameweeks 4-14.

Encounters with all three promoted clubs and seven of the teams who finished between ninth and 17th in the top flight last season fall within this run, including matches against teams with ropey-looking defences in the form of Watford, Southampton, Newcastle, Aston Villa and Leeds – who have one clean sheet combined – between now and Gameweek 9.

LEEDS UNITED

  • Next six: LIV | new | WHU | WAT | sou | WOL

With influential midfielder Kalvin Phillips (£5.0m) back to full match-sharpness, Raphinha (£6.5m) bursting into life in Gameweek 2 and dominant centre-half Diego Llorente (£4.5m) available again, now could be a good time to think about Leeds assets – if you weren’t already.

Not only that but they sit first on our Season Ticker over the next seven Gameweeks, with the upcoming home fixture against Liverpool the only blob of red in sight.

Newcastle, West Ham and Southampton’s defensive form deserted them in the second half of last season and continues to do so in 2021/22: they have kept fewer Premier League clean sheets from Gameweek 20 onwards than any other current top-flight sides.

And Watford have shipped five goals in the opening two Gameweeks, on top of the 10 they conceded to Arsenal, Crystal Palace and Brentford in pre-season.

While Patrick Bamford (£7.9m), an array of budget defenders and the set-piece taking Raphinha are obvious targets, it’s worth noting that Jack Harrison (£5.9m) delivered more attacking returns against Leeds’ Gameweek 4-9 opponents last season (eight) than any of his teammates.

ARSENAL

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Next six: NOR | bur | TOT | bha | CRY | AVL

“FPL is not about what has happened but rather anticipating what will happen in the future.” So said three-time top 200 finisher Lateriser in his latest Pro Pundits piece for the site.

What has happened to Arsenal in the first month of the season is well documented but what will happen with the Gunners upon their imminent fixture swing is the burning question.

Mikel Arteta’s side sit rock-bottom of the Premier League table, goalless and having shipped nine goals in their opening three matches of 2021/22.

They are also top of our Season Ticker over the next eight Gameweeks, with a favourable run of matches starting in Gameweek 4.

There’s been precious little to encourage FPL investment so far but there are mitigating circumstances: the Gunners have arguably just faced two of the best sides in the division, have had their start to the campaign blighted by a coronavirus outbreak, have yet to see arguably their best two centre-halves – Ben White (£4.4m) and Gabriel (£5.0m) – playing in tandem and have been missing Thomas Partey (£5.0m) in the last few weeks.

The opening-day Brentford defeat was miserable but it’s worth remembering that they recorded more shots than any other side in Gameweek 1, with the absence of their three first-choice strikers a contributing factor in their failure to put away any of those chances.

Arteta’s troops were also among the form sides of 2021 before the start of this season; it’s unwise to disregard them completely over the next eight Gameweeks and the battering of West Brom reserves in the EFL Cup did illustrate their potential against the lesser lights.

EVERTON

Next six: BUR | avl | NOR | mun | WHU | WAT

Everton enjoyed favourable fixtures in August and their appealing run continues over the next seven Gameweeks.

Five of their next seven opponents either finished ninth or below in the Premier League last season or came up from the Championship.

Few clubs have better medium-term runs on home turf, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£8.2m) and co facing Burnley, Norwich City, West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers in their next four matches at Goodison Park.

None of those clubs have kept a clean sheet yet.

Carlo Ancelotti’s erstwhile troops were in awful form on Merseyside in 2020/21 but the return of supporters to Goodison Park, the positive start under Rafael Benitez and the fixture calendar will give them an excellent chance of remedying that.

With the obvious exception of newly promoted Norwich and Watford, Calvert-Lewin hit seven attacking returns in nine appearances against his Gameweek 4-10 opponents in 2020/21.

ALSO CONSIDER

Sarr underlines differential potential as Chelsea earn another clean sheet 3

Watford (WOL | nor | NEW | lee | LIV | eve) ride high on our Season Ticker from Gameweeks 4-10 but it’s fair to say that their next three fixtures are a darn sight more appealing than the subsequent triple-header.

A clean sheet-less Norwich and Newcastle have shipped a combined 18 goals over the first three Gameweeks, for those eyeing up a move for Ismaila Sarr (£6.0m) or Emmanuel Dennis (£5.2m).

In fact, Gameweeks 4 and 7 opponents Wolves and Leeds United have also yet to record a shut-out this season.

At the other end, the recent return of the Hornets’ best centre-half, Francisco Sierralta (£4.4m), and significant upgrades in central midfield will boost Daniel Bachmann‘s (£4.5m) FPL potential – although with upcoming opponents Wolves, Liverpool and Everton among the top six sides for shots in the box attempted, save points may be more forthcoming than clean sheets.

FPL Gameweek 2 round-up: Sunday goals, assists, bonus and injuries

Gameweek 7 is widely being viewed as the time to pounce on Chelsea (AVL | tot | MCI | SOU | bre | NOR) assets but ignore Thomas Tuchel’s troops before then at your peril.

Romelu Lukaku (£11.5m) is in ‘captain’ territory in Gameweek 4, with an Aston Villa side who are missing Emiliano Martinez (£5.5m) and who have already conceded four goals to two newly promoted sides set to visit Stamford Bridge.

The Blues have also won all three of their games against Gameweek 6 opponents Manchester City since Tuchel’s appointment and defeated Spurs 1-0 in their corresponding Gameweek 5 fixture last season.

Wilson fit again as Norwich's  Covid-affected pre-season bodes well for Liverpool

In a similar boat to Arsenal but without the top-level pedigree to suggest their 100% losing record is a mere blip, Norwich City (ars | WAT | eve | bur | BHA | che) have the fixtures but not the form from Gameweek 4 onwards.

Their run over the next 11 Gameweeks is perhaps as appealing as that of Wolves, with only Chelsea of last season’s top seven to face in that time.

Among the Canaries’ ranks is the latest addition to the starting budget FPL defender pool, Brandon Williams (£4.0m).

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1,121 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Fulchester's New Centr…
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Play up?

    1. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Not Argentina and Brazil

      1. Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        No, what happens to players who have been arrested and/or deported for GW4?

        1. Amartey Partey
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Prison?

          1. Ron_Swanson
            • 13 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            They have to do 10 days in prison either way

  2. Skonto Rigga
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Every woman, every man - join the commenter above

    Play up, play up, play uuup

    1. Pacer.
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      stormin norman

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

    Evening everyone.
    Would you WC this team?

    McCarthy
    VVD, Ayling, Duffy
    Salah, Son, Bruno, Sarr
    Antonio, Pukki, Jimenez
    (Foster, Raphinha, Livra, Goode)

    WC-team would look something like this:

    Sanchez*
    TTA*, Shaw*, Ayling
    Salah, Torres*, Greenwood*, Raphinia
    Ronaldo*, Antonio, Jimenez
    (Steele*, Sissoko*, Williams,

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

      And Livra last on bench

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Nope

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

      I wouldn't WC that. Sarr and Jiminez are about to start a good set of fixtures so could come good for you.

    4. John Comeau
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Sure, why not? Jump on the old man bandwagon.

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

      Thanks for the replys ☺️

    6. Squib
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      No mate. Midfield is good. Maybe the Bruno to Greenwood transfer and upgrade defence.

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

        Cheers brother. Really want CR7 asap though - and that means Bruno & Pukki to Sissoko & CR7. But I agree, the defence need to be adressed

        1. Squib
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          You have a week to see how it pans it v Newcastle. His price won't change. Nor will Sissoko. Bruno will drop to original price.

          1. CobraKai
            • 13 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Yes why not. WC it.

  4. Amartey Partey
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Torres with a goal for Spain. Nice!

    1. Dannyb
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah, he's in my wc team, the risk is worth it imo.

    2. CrouchDown
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Fixtures are awful too though

      1. Oscar Slater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        They would be if he played for Norwich, otherwise they're fine.

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

          Liverpool and Chelsea away are two worst possible fixtures

          1. Amartey Partey
            • 4 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Those two are tricky, but in his next 7 he has Southampton, Burnley, Brighton, and Crystal Palace.

            Leicester defence isn’t very good right now either so should be goals in that one.

  5. CrouchDown
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Will either Bruno or Ings drop again before the deadline?

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

      I don't think so.

    2. DontPiqueTooSoon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yep for sure

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

        Really? Any idea when it is likely to happen?

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

      No too many WC active

    4. Amartey Partey
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      It doesn’t look like it at the moment

    5. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I reckon it’s possible, will be a lot of late moves for CR7

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

    Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Cristiano Ronaldo joining the team: "At any club, with top fowards he would still bench one. So it's impossible to bench him or sub him. He is supreme. Even the stands would make noise if he is not in the team sheet except when he is injured or suspended. Other fowards must fight for other slots to partner with him instead of wasting time trying to fight to bench him. I don't think he has ever been bench even during his academy days, he is incredible. "

    Is this actually legit ? Saw it on fb

    1. Dannyb
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I highly doubt that's legit.

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Solksjaer definitely didn’t say that 😆

      But he’ll surely start Newcastle either way

    3. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Hope not. Even if it is what OGS thinks/has been told to think, can't possibly say something like that out loud.

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

        Yeah, it looks made up by one of those psycho Cr7 fanboys who patrols social media

        From a page called just football, let’s just assume it’s bs and go to bed

        Night all

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

      Lmao looks like some dumb Ronaldo fanboy on social media

    5. JUNITED
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Doubt it. He will start though. Starting ronaldo will lift the crowd for sure which benefits for his team.

      1. One Man
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Good point.

    6. just a man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Saw this the other day, it’s fake.

    7. Flair
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Lmfao. No.

  7. Dannyb
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Final draft, think I'm done.
    De Gea
    Reguilon, Shaw, Ayling
    Salah, Raphina, Torres, Gray
    Lukaku, Ronaldo, Antonio
    Steele, Williams, Gilmour, Duffy

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Not a fan

    2. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      You'll get a lot of grief re: 3 x premiums, but I think you've got things reasonably balanced there.

      Your defense and midfield aren't compromised by the heavy frontline.

      Your bench could cause headaches potentially if Torres doesn't play, but that's the risk you take I guess

    3. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      TAA

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

      Why not just do this after Chelsea past the city game? Lukaku tends to have nil vs top team.

    5. CobraKai
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Its good but you need TAA.

  8. Oscar Slater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    I went to see "Another Round" in the cinema a few weeks ago. It was quite a good movie but much more importantly it has just dawned on me that the concept could actually be the answer to FPL.

    A sustained BAC of 0.05% basically means that a human is neither drunk nor sober and allows them to think both rationally & creatively and free themselves of perceived outside constraints without being foolhardy. This would perhaps allow us to make some really bold but sensible decisions that we'd be too scared to otherwise and therefore enjoy the game more as a result.

    I'm putting new batteries in the breathalyser and trying it this coming weekend.

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Like the idea, lots of toilet trips though

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

      You Having a breathalyser was the best thing about this post

      1. Oscar Slater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        All good fantasy managers should have one 😉

      1. Oscar Slater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        The Inebriati lol.

    3. Netley Lucas
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Some people have been doing that for years. The results are mixed, apparently.

    4. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Great movie! Don't drink myself so can't say I'll be trying it but it definitely posed an interesting question, but I think it'd be too easily to succumb to the likely pitfalls

  9. n-doggg
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Decisions on WC.

    A. DCL, Jota, Mount/Greenwood
    B. Lukaku, gray, raphinia

    Sanchez, Steele
    TAA, semedo, ayling, livermanto, Williams
    Salah, XXX, XXX, traore, sissoko
    Ronaldo, XXX, Antonio

    Thanks all

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      B I think

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

      I would go A. I've had Greenwood from the start but don't know if I would WC him in at this point. I don't think he deserves to lose his place but wouldn't be surprised to see him benched soon.

    3. Romero and Juliet
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      A. I am skeptical about raphinia and think jota looks crucial with firminos injury

      1. n-doggg
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Is firmino actually confirmed out?

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

          No.

        2. Gentle_Turks
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Dinnery: 'Not as bad as initially feared... Can't rule out GW4 if Firmino responds well during the break.'

          1. n-doggg
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            I don’t know who that is but has made my jota vs TAA decision in the three premium wc easier

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

              @bendinnery - the EPL injury guy.

            2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
              • 3 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              Very reliable injury expert. Someone did say this is what we heard last week and urged caution but he only posted this about a day ago and I'd trust him on it.

          2. Ron_Swanson
            • 13 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            I think the Firmino injury might have been so he wasn’t expected to go to play for Brazil

  10. FPL Brains
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    The Argentina issue is such a ridiculous mess. These players decided to go, got themselves quarantined/deported. If they are forced to quarantine that's 14 days, then they've got another 10 days when they get back to the UK.

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

      Shouldn't have lied on their forms then.

  11. CrouchDown
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Jota or Torres?

    Pickford

    TAA Shaw Coufal

    Salah Greenwood Benrahma X

    Ronaldo Antonio Toney

    Subs: Begovic, White Gilmour Livramento

    1. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Jota if Firmino is confirmed out, Torres if not

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

        Cheers mate

        Do you think it’s too risky to have 9 players from 3 teams?

        1. n-doggg
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Not if you have a plan for Chelsea fixtures soon

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

            Yeah I’m just worried about no City/Chelsea/Spurs even with the fixtures

  12. Salalalalah
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    On WC, who is better?
    a) Bamford, White and Sa
    b) Jimenez, Semedo and Meslier

    1. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      B

    2. Get up ya bum
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      A

    3. Big dog
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      A

    4. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      A

    5. JUNITED
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      A

    6. Sanchit
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      B

  13. n-doggg
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Best 4.5 if on WC. Had ayling from start so he’s just in there. Can’t be wolves as have semedo. Spurs defender nailed for 4.5? Thanks

    1. Salalalalah
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      White or Veltman could be an option

  14. BobbyV
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Tsimikas fighting the drop every single night. What a legend.

    1. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      So many WC fluttering

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

      He's like Tony Montana at the end of Scarface. Holding off the onslaught but will probably fall in the end.

  15. thirddimension
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    How’s this template WC team? 😀

    Sanchez (Steele)
    TAA Shaw Semedo (Ayling Livramento)
    Salah Torres Raphinha Traore (Sissoko)
    Ronaldo Antonio DCL

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Templatey

  16. Get up ya bum
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Mctominay out next game? Trying to figure out where Pogba will play

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

      Should be out until October.

      Tough to predict where Pogba will play without McTominay now. I think against Newcastle he will play in the middle while against west ham will play on the left.

      1. Get up ya bum
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks.

        Who else can play in the pivot if not him?

        1. Amartey Partey
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Matic and Fred don’t work. Could be van de Beek but Solskjaer never plays him.

          1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
            • 3 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Still can't comprehend ManUtd buying VDB. It's not like he's been eased in or anything, he's clearly not wanted whatsoever by Solakjaer and it's not as if he was cheap

        2. JUNITED
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Matic-Fred

    2. Amartey Partey
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I think he’s going to move back to the center now. After signing Ronaldo and Sancho, United have too many forwards to accommodate him playing on the wing. If Sancho is injured though Pogba might play LW against Newcastle.

      1. Get up ya bum
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Ole simply has to start Fred and mctominay when fit. They would be first names on the sheet for me. Not because they are good because a midfield with Pogba, Bruno and just one of them is useless

        1. Amartey Partey
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah, I agree. Pogba is one of the best attacking mids around, but shambolic at defending.

          1. Get up ya bum
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Yeah. World class player but needs to be played to his strengths.

  17. Goonermeister
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    A) De gea white
    B) Sanchez Tierney

    1. Ron_Swanson
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Don’t fancy either tbh

  18. Goonermeister
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone know why my live hall of fame rank has now linked to someone else’s team?

    1. Skonto Rigga
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I've been told that will all be fixed when there's a first HoF update of the season (might happen in this international break).

  19. Goonermeister
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    How nailed is Christensen

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

      Not much. He’s 50:50 with Silva.

  20. Amartey Partey
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Quite convenient that Firmino is “injured” before this Brazil v Argentina mess.

  21. CoracAld2831
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Pick one out of these as 2nd transfer, please (I'm getting Ron and have to get rid of Bruno in the process):

    A: Traore (Wol)
    B: Sarr
    C: Bergwijn
    D: Gallagher
    E: Gray
    F: Someone else, who?

    1. CoracAld2831
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Iheanacho is the forward who i'm getting rid of.

    2. Stranger Mings
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      What’s your budget ?

      1. CoracAld2831
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        After getting Ron, I have to replace Fernandes with a 7.0m or less forward.

        Getting Lukaku instead would get me Grealish or Greenwood. (Jota is not an option because of 3 Liverpool.)

    3. premierleaguesgreatestevert…
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Sarr out of them

    4. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      B

  22. Fish up a tree
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Rate this lot. Will rotate White & Marcal
    Also considering Fornals instead of Traore

    Sanchez (Steele)
    Shaw James White Marcal (Livramento)
    Salah Torres Traore Raphinia (Bissouma)
    Antonio Lukaku Ronaldo

  23. Egyptian Giza
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Sanchez

    Ayling Amartey Tsimkas Digne Veltman

    Jota Salah Brownhill Fernandes Son

    Toney Ings Wilson

    I have 2FT 0itb

    Should i just wildcard or wilson+fernandes--->ronaldo+benrahma(gray)

    1. Get up ya bum
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Wildcard

    2. Squib
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah with that I think I probably would tbh

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

      If you don’t wildcard I’d do Son + Tsimikas > Greenwood + Shaw/Dias/premium.

    4. RogDog_jimmy
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      If this was team I really wouldn’t WC by the way.
      Do the moves I outlined (or something similar - could get TAA and a 6.0mid).

      Next week do Bruno + Ings > Ron/Lukaku + a mid for a -4 if you want.

      New team over 2 weeks for a -4.

      1. Egyptian Giza
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Im just butthurt cos I normally start well (100k) and now im 1.5M and i feel i can gain so much by jumping on lukaku and wolves early .. feel though son and jota could bite me in the a**

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

          Yeah there seems to be several good options out there - hard to stick if you feel you’re falling behind.

          No wrong answers. Just different ideas! Good luck for sure.

  24. Fish up a tree
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    I would wildcard as your defence & frontline both look in trouble plus you want Fernandes out for Ronaldo

    1. Fish up a tree
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Reply to Egyptian Giza

  25. Miami Monkey
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Jota or Torres? (Already have Greenwood)

    Context:
    Playing 343 and Livramento is 5th def. These defs would be 4th.

    A) Jota + Williams(4.0)
    B) Torres + Coady/Kilman

    1. Get up ya bum
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Jota

    2. Miami Monkey
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I'm asking now in case I need to do Bruno --> Torres early before Torres rises in price as only have exact money for him, and want to wait one more week on getting CR7

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

      Jota

  26. Sanchit
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Don't you think all the 'stat gurus' on twitter are just complicating it unnecessarily?
    Statistically, xG and xA take shots, big chances, sitb everything into account, can't we just compare that rather than shots and big chances*everytime.

    * big chances are manually tagged. There is no rigid definition for a big chance

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

      Maybe.

      I don’t trust all in one stats any more than stats focusing on one thing.

      If someone has an xG of 1.0 in a game I’d like to know if it’s made up of 4x 0.25 chances, 1x 1.0 or other combinations. (For example).

      More information probably has diminishing returned. But still not useless necessarily.

      1. Sanchit
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        I agree. But I don't necessarily think stats like SitB, big chances or shots help in knowing what you want to know.
        A SitB/big chance can be anywhere from .1xG to .99xG

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

          Yep. It all helps build a picture to me.

          Like Traore - super good stats, I see plenty of folks considering him because of it.
          But you watch the game and see something is off, Podence is back (which could help or hurt) - for me the stats aren’t enough.

    2. Get up ya bum
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I'm not a stats guy. Can't think of a better way to make the beautiful game boring than reduce it to numbers.
      But I have mates that are proper stats guys. They tell me that there is loads of issues with xg as a predictive model. And that 94.5% of all stats on twitter are misinterpreted

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

        I fell into that trap with basketball - started getting deep into contracts and front office stuff. Now I try to ignore as much as possible and watch/enjoy the games. Don’t consume “content” as much but I do enjoy the games still.

        I still got a good balance with FPL/watching games at the moment. Gotta keep that up.

        1. Get up ya bum
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Me too brother. Just watch the footy and make predictions it's way more fun than spreadsheets lol

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

      Yes. They do compare it unnecessarily. xG and xA are the only stats you need.

      1. Get up ya bum
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Great for giving everyone a confident delusion

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

          You consider Fabio Borges deluded? I'd check to see who's really deluded here buddy 😉

          1. Get up ya bum
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Lol keep jerking off "fantasy football experts"
            Good for him if he's done well in fpl. Go talk to data scientists about xg and get back to me

  27. LSK
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Jota or DCL on wildcard?

    1. Werner Bremen
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Both

      1. LSK
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Can’t without losing Shaw or Greenwood.

  28. OptimusBlack
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Best Combo if u have 12 M
    A- Benrahma & Gray
    B- Sarr & Traoré
    C - two others players

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      C - Sarr and Gray

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

        Hummm

  29. ExpressoMySonny
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Any ideas on what three options i should do? I currently have to decimate team for ronaldo to get in my team but can fit lukaku in without using my wild card. I also would prefer not getting rid of DCL.

    A) Ings, DCL, Barnes for a-4 to Lukaku, Gray and Dennis
    B) Ings and Barnes for Torres and Jiminez
    c) Ings, DCL and Barnes for a -4 to Ronaldo, Scarlett and Gray (Play Ayling everyweek)

    My team looks like:
    Bachman

    TAA, Shaw, Regi

    Son, Salah, Barnes*, Greenwood

    DCL*, Ings*, Antonio

    Bench: Foster, Ayling, Tsimi, Brownhill

    1. Get up ya bum
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      B but can ya stretch to jota?

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

      I like B of those too but might just do Ings > Jimi and roll that extra transfer.

      Maybe Barnes comes good. Extra flexibility next week is valuable to me.

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

        I can’t get to jota because I have tsimikas unfortunately. I could take a -4 to get Jota, Armstrong and then Saiss for Tsimikas, Ings and Barnes

  30. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Trincao? Any takers?

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I'd rather take a punt on him than Traore.