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Why £4.0m FPL goalkeeper Foster started for Watford in Gameweek 5

NORWICH CITY 1-3 WATFORD

  • Goals: Teemu Pukki (£5.9m) | Emmanuel Dennis (£5.2m), Ismaila Sarr (£6.1m) x2
  • Assists: Mathias Normann (£4.5m) | Kiko Femenia (£4.4m), Josh King (£5.5m) x2
  • Bonus: Sarr x3, King x2, Billy Gilmour (£4.5m) x1

EVERTON TO FACE LEAGUE’S WORST DEFENCE

Is £4.0m FPL goalkeeper Foster the new Watford number one?

Norwich City: making average Premier League attacks look very good indeed since 2019.

Watford – goalless in their last three matches – hadn’t created a single ‘big chance’ from Gameweeks 2-4 but they were allowed six such opportunities at Carrow Road.

Norwich have now conceded more goals (14) than anyone else this season and while heavy losses to Liverpool and Manchester City can be excused, a 3-1 home defeat to another newly-promoted side who were struggling for goals was more of an indictment on the state of their defence.

“One thing we have to do is that we need to defend our own goal better. If we concede three goals per game, as an average, we can’t win anything on this level.

“You can argue we were also a bit unlucky and about the quality of the opponents, but the fact is we have conceded too many goals. We have to improve on this, and this is our main topic.

“We need to be harder to play against. We need more steel, and we need to be nastier.” – Daniel Farke

The good news for owners of Demarai Gray (£5.7m) and co is that they face Norwich next.

Andros Townsend (£5.5m) will also be interested, given that two of Watford’s strikes came from deliveries from the right – not the first time that the Canaries have allowed a conceded goal to be created from their left flank (see below) this season.

£4.0m FOSTER STARTS

Is £4.0m FPL goalkeeper Foster the new Watford number one? 3

There was a surprise selection between the posts for the visitors as Ben Foster (£4.0m) was given the nod ahead of Daniel Bachmann (£4.5m).

Pre-match rumours of an injury to Bachmann proved to be wide of the mark as he was listed among the substitutes, with Xisco Munoz saying after full-time:

“No, no, no [injury]. Everybody knows I have very three good goalkeepers, Foster, Danny and Rob [Elliott].

“I tried to give experience, this mature situation. And they played very well.

“We have 23, 24 players at a very good level who we can use.” – Xisco Munoz

Hesitancy from Foster played a part in Teemu Pukki’s (£5.9m) equaliser but he contributed to a display that Munoz praised as “mature”, and his distribution was positive. It remains to be seen, however, if this change was a one-off or otherwise.

SARR AND FEMENIA

Is £4.0m FPL goalkeeper Foster the new Watford number one? 1

Both of Ismaila Sarr’s (£6.1m) strikes ironically came after Kiko Femenia (£4.4m) had been substituted but the Senegalese winger looks even more threatening when Femenia is in the side, with the pair having combined to great effect in the Championship in 2020/21.

Sarr had started the season with first natural centre-half Craig Cathcart (£4.5m) and then the offensively limited Jeremy Ngakia (£4.4m) playing directly behind him but Watford look more potent down their right flank with Femenia in the team, and it was the defender who supplied the cross that budget FPL forward Emmanuel Dennis (£5.2m) nodded in to give Watford a lead.

Femenia’s overlaps also give Sarr the chance to move inside into more goalscoring positions, with less onus on him to offer width.

The jury’s still out on whether Sarr, Dennis et al can cut it against half-competent backlines – but luckily for owners of Watford’s attacking assets, and anyone looking for a short-term punt before perhaps a Gameweek 8 Wildcard, another two of the division’s most awful defences are up next for the Hornets.

BUDGET MIDFIELDER WATCH

Why £4.0m FPL goalkeeper Foster started for Watford 2

One final word on two of the more popular £4.5m midfielders in FPL, who were both in action in East Anglia.

Moussa Sissoko (£4.5m) had enjoyed a bit of attacking freedom in his first two outings for Watford but was redeployed as defensive shield here, registering only four final-third touches.

Billy Gilmour (£4.5m), meanwhile, remarkably picked up a bonus point despite not collecting an attacking return.

A combination of off-the-ball work and possession-based stats helped him to 27 baseline bonus points (see below), and saw him finish above even goalscorers Pukki and Dennis in the BPS rankings.


Norwich City XI: Krul, Aarons, Kabak, Hanley, Williams, Gilmour, Normann (Cantwell 70), McLean, Sargent (Tzolis 70), Pukki, Rashica (Idah 88).

Watford XI: Foster; Femenía (Ngakia 59), Troost-Ekong, Cathcart, Rose, Kucka, Sissoko, Sarr, Cleverley (Etebo 81), Dennis (Sema 73), King.


BURNLEY 0-1 ARSENAL

  • Goal: Martin Odegaard (£5.5m)
  • Assist: Bukayo Saka (£6.3m)
  • Bonus: Odegaard x3, Aaron Ramsdale (£4.5m) x2, Ben White (£4.4m) x1, Gabriel (£5.0m) x1

TWO CLEAN SHEETS, NO BIG CHANCES CONCEDED

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Boring, boring Arsenal? It’s now two successive clean sheets for the Gunners after their August horribilis and they are the only side not to concede what Opta deem to be a ‘big chance’ over the last two Gameweeks.

Having easier opponents – ie Norwich and Burnley – massively helps but so too does getting key personnel back to fitness or through the door, with Ben White (£4.4m), Gabriel Maghaeles (£5.0m), Takehiro Tomiyasu (£4.5m), Aaron Ramsdale (£4.5m) and Thomas Partey (£5.0m) all now available for selection after Mikel Arteta’s selection struggles at the back last month.

“[Gabriel and Tomiyasu], I think they were really terrific. I think the back four in general was really solid. We didn’t concede much, even though they put us under pressure. I thought they were really good.

“[Partey] is really important because he is the anchor and he is the one that needs to read what is happening and make the rest better. That’s his biggest job, to get the right balance in the team and get the right fluidity in the team so we can attack. How he managed the transitions was top, he has the pressing and the charisma.

“He missed a long time but now he’s back again and he needs some more fitness back.” – Mikel Arteta

SMITH-ROWE/ODEGAARD DEEPER

Why £4.0m FPL goalkeeper Foster started for Watford 4

While Arsenal’s budget defenders would seem to offer value in FPL given the forthcoming fixtures, question marks still exist over the Gunners’ attack.

Their total of 30 shots (but only one goal) against Norwich in Gameweek 4 is put into context with our report on the Canaries above, and they created very little at Turf Moor.

Arteta moved to a 4-3-3 for this fixture, with Emile Smith Rowe (£5.3m) and Martin Odegaard (£5.5m) flanking defensive shield Partey.

Odegaard found the net from a direct free-kick against the Clarets but didn’t set foot in the Burnley box, while Smith Rowe will have to work harder for his attacking returns from a number eight position than he did in ‘the hole’ or playing as a narrow left-winger.

Smith Rowe also limped out of this game with a knock, although there has been no word on the severity of his injury.

“Well, they have to come deeper depending on which phase of our play we are in and in relation to what the opponent are doing.

“In the final third, they obviously have to play in the pockets, they have to play higher and their job is to attack certain spaces and go for the goal and have contributions for us to score goals. We had parts where they did really well but the final pass or the final decision wasn’t that great. If it was, the score probably would’ve been different.” – Mikel Arteta on deeper roles for Emile Smith Rowe/Martin Odegaard

CORNET’S IMPRESSIVE DEBUT

Why £4.0m FPL goalkeeper Foster started for Watford 3

Burnley assets are probably a long way from many people’s thoughts at present, particularly with their defence not the solid unit it once was – it’s now just five clean sheets in the last 28 Premier League games for the Clarets.

But Maxwell Cornet (£6.0m) is definitely one for the medium-term watchlist in the mid-price midfielder pool, which looks like a price rung that FPL managers will be increasingly drawing from this season in order to cram in as many premium assets as they can elsewhere.

Deployed on the left flank, with Dwight McNeil (£5.9m) changing wings, Cornet was handed half an hour on his Burnley debut and looked electric, forcing Ramsdale into a flying save with the Clarets’ best chance of the game.

“I think the timings weren’t right against Everton – but I felt it was today.

“He did very well with the ball, he’s got to learn outside of that when we haven’t got the ball – just them little nuances of the Premier League and how quickly teams can transition but we brought him in because he’s a good player.” – Sean Dyche on Maxwell Cornet

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW FROM GAMEWEEK 5

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  1. Lord of Ings
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    When would you sell jota? It’ll have to be for a hit whenever I’ve to sell him according to my transfer plans.

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Firmino will probably be back for GW7 so could be good for GW6.

      No guarantees though as Bobby could also appear GW6.

    2. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      GW7 for me

    3. @persecuted_by_mods
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Liverpool play in the carabao tonight, if bobby plays or comes off the bench then he might start at the weekend but still unlikely

        However if he gets 0 minutes today then there's 0 chance he starts at the weekend imo

        1. FOO FIGHTER
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Yep

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

          'Roberto Firmino back in training but Norwich City comes too soon.' - Pep Lijnders

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

            I'd imagine some pitch time on Saturday, with the standard Jota > Firmino sub with a handful of minutes left.

    4. Lord of Ings
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      How’s this plan looking?

      Sanchez foster
      Digne marcal white Williams goode
      Salah jota Torres raphinha gilmour
      Lukaku Bamford Ronaldo

      Gw6: torres to raph FT
      Gw7:Digne to rudiger FT
      Gw8:Goode Williams Ronaldo —->Cancelo TAA Armstrong(-8)
      Risky selling Ronaldo but Having followed championship I’m certain Adam Armstrong will have a few hauls in the upcoming weeks.

      1. Lord of Ings
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Main issue is keeping Jota
        These are priority transfers so jota is gonna take a backseat for now but would you sell jota for a hit?

      2. Goonsquad245
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        I would wildcard this team if you still have it

    5. jackruet
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Any midfielder under 5.5 who is on set pieces, pens?

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Gallagher on set pieces at 5.6

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

        Closest you will get is Gallagher at Palace for 5.6m. He looks dangerous as well doesn't look fazed by big teams.

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

          Odegaard?

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

            Canos/Mbeumo are on some too, no?

      3. Philosopher's Stones
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Any Rolls-Royce cars under 500 dollars?

        1. Philosopher's Stones
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Best you can get at that price is Gallagher, who may be on some set pieces.

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

          Rolls royce doesnt have to play for chelsea city utd. Palace could do.

      4. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        You could always go Kovacic bit he ain't on set pieces etc.

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

      Bottomed

      Best one-week punt until GW7 WC

      A) Bruno + Ings > Townsend + Ronaldo (-4)
      B) Ings > ASM

      Another CR7 price rise/Bruno drop before then is concerning me.

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        A

    7. SOTHPAW
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Any changes required this week?
      Sanchez,
      TAA, Shaw, Digne
      Salah, Jota, Sarr, Traore
      Ronaldo(c), Antonio, Bamford

      Steele, Livramento, Marcal, Gilmour

      1. Respect My Authoritah
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Looks good.

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

          Cheers

    8. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Anyone considering Son for their GW7/8 WC? He's at just the right price point to maintain most/all of the preferred picks in other slots.

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Spurs not playing well so not for me.

      2. McSauce
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        nope rather have TAA, Salah, Lukaku and Ronnie

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

        Staying away from Spurs. Kane doesn't look interested

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

        Good god no, we’ve scored 1 goal from open play and are well down for almost all the attacking stats, any spurs player is a bad pick right now

      5. Liberate HK - antichinazi
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        I think it is a good idea

    9. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      2FT, 0.1ITB.

      Jimenez + Ayling -> Rudiger/Dias + Dennis? Yay or Nay?

      Sanchez
      TAA Shaw Livramento
      Salah Jota Greenwood Raphinha
      Jimenez CR7 Antonio

      Steele Ayling Amartey Brownhill

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

        Just Jiminez > Dennis this week

        1. Botman and Robben
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          That too.

    10. Lord of Ings
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      What’s your ideal premium defence?
      For me it would be TAA rudiger Dias cancelo.

      1. Warby84
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Trent Rudiger Dias +2 under 5m if I want Luk/Ron/Salah

        1. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          I have TAA,Dias,Rudiger,Shaw with Salah,Ro and Rom.

          1. Warby84
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Yeah I could but I’m looking at Dennis as third striker so couldn’t afford all 4

            1. The 12th Man
              • 10 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              Yeh, Dennis here.
              I’m looking at downgrading Meslier and Shaw to 4.5’s. So I van upgrade Bissouma to a 5.5.
              That’ll give me some choice then whom to start every week from maybe White/Gallagher and Dennis.

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

        I wouldnt put too much money there. One goal and 6 m is a waste. They cant keep cs in every single match. Its just Dangerous

        1. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Your looking at a nailed on starter with a very high chance of a clean sheet from City or Chelsea.
          I’d rather have Dias/Cancelo/Rudiger/TAA over a 5.5m -7m midfielder who only gets 1 point for a cs.

      3. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        What would the rest of your team look like?

      4. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        TAA Rudiger Dias Livramento Williams. Play back 3.

    11. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Any updates on Raphinha's injury?

    12. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Have exact money for Bamford/Antonio/Shaw to Dennis/Lukaku/Rudiger for GW 7 but all 3 are on 90+ in stats.. What would you do? Bamford to Dennis and hope Chelsea don’t increase due to playing Mcy

    13. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      The best formation to get in TAA, Salah, Ron, Rom and Antonio is 343.

      You will however have 3 x 4m defenders and will have to pick one to play every GW.

      1. Warby84
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        I struggle to fit Antonio in

        1. FOO FIGHTER
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          What is your current team?

          1. Warby84
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Meslier
            Trent Shaw Dias Semedo
            Raphinha Salah C Traore
            Ronaldo Bamford Antonio

            Duffy Gilmour Bissouma

            Shaw/Bamford/Antonio to Rudiger/Dennis/Lukaku

            1. Warby84
              • 8 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              But as a -4

            2. The 12th Man
              • 10 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              Virtually the same as mine. Only I have Lukaku and Dennis in for your Bamford and Antonio.

              1. Warby84
                • 8 Years
                2 years, 6 months ago

                This is my plan, do I get Dennis now for Newcastle and pray the other 2 don’t go up Rudiger/Luk?

                1. The 12th Man
                  • 10 Years
                  2 years, 6 months ago

                  It’s certainly a dilemma.
                  The only thing maybe stopping them rising so quickly is that Chelsea play City this week.
                  Rudiger looks like rising before the week is up due to his haul last week.

                  I made the Coufal > Rudiger move last night thinking one would rise and the other fall. So a week earlier than planned but he’s in.

            3. The 12th Man
              • 10 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              Are you keeping Meslier long term?
              His fixture run seems too good to consider changing but a swap to Ramsdale in a few weeks can release some valuable funds.

              1. Warby84
                • 8 Years
                2 years, 6 months ago

                Yeah may switch but he’s making lots of saves so would be silly to get rid, he’s capable of big scores

            4. FOO FIGHTER
              • 4 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              Shaw, Semedo and Raphina will need to be downgraded to try fit Lukaku into your team.

              1. Warby84
                • 8 Years
                2 years, 6 months ago

                See my team above?

                1. FOO FIGHTER
                  • 4 Years
                  2 years, 6 months ago

                  Shaw, Semedo and Raphina will need to be downgraded to try fit Lukaku into your team.

      2. Zimo
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        I like 4-3-3 more

        1. FOO FIGHTER
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          But then you have 2 x 4.5 mids in your team

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

            What's the problem? Rudiger or Cancelo over another 6m mid sounds better to me.

            1. The 12th Man
              • 10 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              I’m on the same with Bissouma and Gilmour on the bench.
              The only problem with. 4.5 midfielders is if you get a no show in your first 11 your probably only getting a 1 or 2 pointer from the bench.

              Where as a 4.5m defender you always have the chance of clean sheet points.

              I’m with you at the moment though.

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

                I'm gonna have Duffy or Livramento first sub everytime. Hopefully won't be needing more than 1 sub a gameweek a lot.

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

      Working toward a defence of taa cancelo Christensen rudiger livramento

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Very nice.
        Would you consider Dias over Cancelo?

    15. The Mighty Whites
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Which two to start?

      Livramento
      Coady
      Ayling
      White

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

        I'd start Livra and White.

        1. FOO FIGHTER
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          +1

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

        Livra and Coady for me

    16. Nedvěd11
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Start 2:

      Duffy, Tierney, Marcal, Rudiger

      1. Respect My Authoritah
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Duffy Rudiger

      2. Warby84
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Zaha a always scores, tricky decision play Marcal/Rudiger, but surely tough to bench Tierney

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

      Greenwood worth holding for a couple more? Can't help but feel he's regressing and a switch to Benrahma might pay off.

    18. Lord of Ings
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Would you get rid of jota for -4 next gameweek? He plays city.

      1. Nedvěd11
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Why -4?

    19. Yordan Letchkov
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      1FT;0.3itb

      Sanchez / Foster
      TAA / Shaw / Digne / Semedo / Livramento
      Salah / Jota / Raphina / Benrahma / Gilmour
      Ronaldo / Antonio / Toney
      1FT

      Plan is to roll FT and do Digne / Jota to Rüdiger / ??, which will free up funds to get a Man City def for Semedo the GW after (after Liverpool match). Does it make sense?

      I kind of trust in the value of Toney and believe he can basically score against any team of the League, why I am keen to keep him even for the run of bad fixtures...

    20. Liberate HK - antichinazi
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Patrick and Luke will both miss tonight’s Carabao Cup game following injuries picked up on Friday night

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

        Patrick Star?

    21. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      "Bamford has an ankle injury, whilst Ayling was withdrawn with a knee injury.

      Both will continue rehabilitation at Thorp Arch before Saturday’s Premier League game against West Ham United at Elland Road."

      https://t.co/unAM6lBvN6

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

        Im not sure its that serious with Bamford, he got injured in the 75th minute and still completed 90. Ayling was forced off though. Makes sense they both miss the carabao.

      2. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        (A)ntonio GW6

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

          Without a doubt for me atm

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

        Bamford is one tough kid in fairness - he shipped a hell of a knock to that ankle & was making sure he stayed on the pitch

        I'd say if he's fit to stand he'll make sure he starts, but generally the way he is so good at trapping/reaches for the ball/turns he just attracts tackles at the most vulnerable times - very like Harry Kane

    22. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Is Foster going to start against Newcastle?

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Not sure. A bit of info on this article but nothing definitive.

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

          Start him over Sanchez?

          1. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            It’s a yes from me.

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

              cheers mate

      2. Dr.Oftaw
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        See who starts in league cup tonight, it will a second 11 team so if Bachmann plays it should be foster the weekend or vice versa

    23. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      What a disaster my WC was.
      DCL
      Dier
      Antonio

      Jeesh.

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        What is your team now?

      2. ZeBestee
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        same here. Trincao, Jesus one week punt, Bamford/Raphinha both injury doubts, James (not playing). The worst decisions I made for very long. My original team would have been flying Ronaldo, Dias, Benrahma etc

      3. Flaming Flamingo
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        You were pretty unlucky with DCL in fairness

    24. BlzE_94
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      What to do with Reece James? Keep or transfer out for Rudiger?

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

        Maybe see if he starts CL. James that is.

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          When is that?

      2. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Keep

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

        Rudi!

      4. ZeBestee
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        If you bring in James, you have to keep. He will show up big time just make sure you have a good capable cover.

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

        Probably an easy keep - the no-show vs Spurs was annoying for owners, but the house burglary situation may have been a factor there, either directly or indirectly in terms of impacting his training prep etc

        He's generally started more often than not in the under Tuchel in the last 10-15 league games, and if he can start 2 or 3 of those juicy GW7+ fixtures his attacking threat should see him do well

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          14 in 24 isn’t encouraging enough for me.

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

            It's a bit different this season. He gives them more and is a bit more matured than last season. Also Azpli doesn't give them the same width at the RWB. I think he starts at leas 75% of the games, more if he shows consistency.

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

          League games under Tuchel (pasting this from an excel so hopefully it doesn't go all gammy 😆 )

          1. Wolves - Benched (No-Show)
          2. Burnley - Benched (Cameo'd)
          3. Spurs - Started
          4. Sheff Utd - Started
          5. Newcastle - Benched (Cameo'd)
          6. Southampton - Started
          7. Man Utd - Benched (Cameo'd)
          8. Liverpool - Started
          9. Everton - Started
          10. Leeds - Benched (Cameo'd)
          11. West Brom - Started
          12. Crystal Palace - Benched (Cameo'd)
          13. Brighton - Started
          14. West Ham - Benched (Cameo'd)
          15. Fulham - Started
          16. Man City - Started
          17. Arsenal - Started
          18. Leicester - Started
          19. Aston Villa - Started
          20. Crystal Palace - Benched (Cameo'd)
          21. Arsenal - Started
          22. Liverpool - Started
          23. Aston Villa - Suspended
          24. Spurs - Burgled

          League (Total): Started 13 of last 23 available
          League (Pre-burglary): started 8 of last 10 available

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

            *sry started 14 of last 23 available in league

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

              Would still take this season a bit differently. I think he is getting closer to that first team spot. Azpli is 33 now.

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

                Although I have to admit Azpli is still as strong as he could get. Tough lad that.

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

                Particularly in the type of games they have coming up in the GW7 run

                They can probably attack those teams a bit more which would suit James more than Azpi

                But then he’ll probably throw CHO in 😆

    25. jackruet
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      whats working now, may not work after 2 weeks. team should be flexible for any changes.Clean sheets can dried up anytime. another template might come out.

    26. JBG
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      What to do?

      Sanchez
      TAA*-Shaw-Duffy-(Ayling*-Tsimikas)
      Salah-Greenwood-Raphinha*-Benrahma-Gray
      CR-Antonio-(Pukki)

      * Injury doubts

      Should I just save transfer?(Unless TAA or Raphinha is confirmed out).

    27. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Sneaky Sanchez rise last night.

    28. Kodap
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Am I good to go? Am I right to play Livra over Marcal this week?

      Sanchez
      Trent - Rudiger - Livra
      Salah - Jota - Torres - Gray
      Bamf - Antonio - Cr7 (c)

      Bench: Steele - Sissoko - Marcal - Williams

      1. The FPL Units
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        G2G

    29. Yordan Letchkov
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Benching headache.

      Play one:
      A) Sanchez (cry)
      B) Foster (NEW)

      Bench two:
      1) Toney (LIV)
      2) Shaw (AVL)
      3) Livramento (WOL)
      4) Semedo (sou)

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

        A

        1 and 4 imo.

      2. ZeBestee
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        B
        1, 3/4

      3. dynamike
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        b
        1&4

    30. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Is this worth it? Both for hits sadly

      GW6-Traore and DCL to Antonio and Gallagher
      GW7- Bamford and Jota to Lukaku and D.Luiz (4.5)

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        I bet you just got Traore

    31. dynamike
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Comments on this WC in the current climate?

      Ramsdale (Foster)
      Alonso, TAA, White (Duffy, Livramento)
      Salah, Benrahama, Gray, Raphina, Sarr
      Ronaldo, Lukaku (4.5)

      1. The Train Driver
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Looks brilliant...

      2. JBG
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Pretty Template tbf.

      3. Joey Tribbiani
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        is gud

      4. ZeBestee
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Looks nice

      5. dynamike
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers all, appricated

    32. timPgoodwin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Just feels like there are too many allowances to be made in order to have Luk & Ronny, try that team with say Ronny (or Lukaku), Antonio, and a third 6-8m striker, and that midfield could be vastly improved. Just my opinion though, especially when you can only Captain one of Lukaku, Ronny, or Salah each week.

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        The mid priced mids 7 to 8mil are not ripping up trees though

      2. Dr.Oftaw
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Kak Ronnie salah not too shabby rotational capt choices are they