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FPL team reveal: Who I’m replacing Ilkay Gundogan with for Gameweek 6

After five Gameweeks of the 2021/22 campaign, I’m sat with a fairly uninspiring Fantasy Premier League (FPL) rank of 633,801.

Having been positioned around 300k in Gameweek 3, it’s been a challenging couple of weeks for my team.

However, with margins fine (see below) and many FPL managers deploying chips in the opening weeks, focusing on rank at this stage of the season probably isn’t worth it.

Live totals needed for ranks, via Ragabolly’s excellent LiveFPL website

So, ahead of Gameweek 6, here is how I’m currently set-up, armed with one free transfer and £0.9m in the bank.

With a Wildcard pencilled in for Gameweek 8, any moves I make will at most be two-week plays.

That also came into my thinking last week, with an idea to use the ‘Gundogan’ spot as a rotating position that I could have some fun with, focusing on short-term punts before I Wildcard.

That didn’t exactly go to plan in Gameweek 5, as Ilkay Gundogan (£7.3m) and Manchester City underwhelmed, but it’s something I’m going to continue with this week, as the rest of my team looks ‘okay’, providing Raphinha (£6.5m) is fit of course.

So, with a budget of £8.2m, who is on the Watchlist?

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

    Choose one for this GW:
    A) Jota
    B) Benrahma

    1. 1984 TC
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Play it up with Jota

    2. King Carlos
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      B. Leeds are missing players in the back

    3. Sid07
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Play
      1) white
      2) reguillon

  2. LIARS POKER
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    2 ft and no idea what to do, any suggestions? Still have wc too

    Sanchez 4.0
    TAA Shaw Digne White Livramento
    Salah Greenwood Jota Raphinha Benrahama
    Ronaldo Antonio 4.0

    1. King Carlos
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Get rid of digne, roll the other FT...

      1. LIARS POKER
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Digne has to go for sure but not sure it's worth removing him before Norwich? Would rather bringing him in next week for a Chelsea defender (will need to downgrade someone else to afford)

        1. King Carlos
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Well then maybe drop shaw so that you can afford digne to alonso next week? I reckon Villa will score vs manU

    2. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Squad is good for this week, so depending on when you intend to wc, you have a luxury, punt or build transfer. What's the strategy for wc? That should make your decision-making simpler.

  3. Drogba Legend
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Sitting at 9k OR..Help appreciated

    Sanchez
    TAA - Shaw - Livramento
    Salah (C) - Gundo - Benhrama - Jota
    Bamford** - Ronaldo - Antonio

    Foster - Ayling - Brownhill - 4.0

    A) Just Bam out?
    B) Gundo out
    C) Both out for a hit
    D) Something else?

    1. Lecky Legs FC
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      A

    2. Meechoo115
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      A

    3. Drogba Legend
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Cheers both, for who?

  4. 03farmboy
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Get rid of Raphinha or Torres??

  5. The Rumour Mill
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Surely Tom is going to go with Sarr now? Gundogan was a bizarre move, if a little unfortunate.

    1. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah, looking back it was an odd move, but honestly at the time it felt right. Just didn't work out, unfortunately.

      1. The Rumour Mill
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        I guess what lured you in is the amount of shots he had against Leicester which hinted he was back to his purple patch of last season. Which is fair, but that was with KDB out and we knew KDB was close to a return for the southampton game. Thats what put me off Gundogan anyway.

        Either way, not too much harm done and onto the next one! Best of luck.

        1. avfc82
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          • 14 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Yep, all valid points mate, just going to move on now and hopefully learn from it.

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

      The way city attacking assets keep on reeling people in is bananas

      It was Mahrez who was Pep’s main man in the eyes of the masses GW1 (he’s rested and had a preseason!)

      Then Torres after his GW3 haul (he’s a 7.0 playing up front for Man City!!)

      Now Foden (he looked so good against Wycombe!!!)

      Next week it’ll be KDB, week after it’ll be Grealish, week after it’ll be back to Mahrez again, then Gundo, then Sterling for a while, then Jesus…

      A bit suprised at Tom for getting involved in the lottery to be honest as he always struck me as a more sensible manager - but I remember him saying in the past he always liked to have one midfield slot on which he takes a punt, chasing form/fixtures etc

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

        *I can't read the article btw so maybe the logic is covered in the members bit!

      2. avfc82
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 14 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        That's it maximus, it was a one-week punt, and I felt pretty certain he'd start.

        I got that bit right, at least, just not the points part!

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

          Fair enough yeah I getcha... Gundo can smash when he gets the right role

          What Pep is doing to the FPL potential of the attacking side of that team is an absolute travesty though if you ask me

          The amount of points we could be harvesting week in week out if he just wasn't such a rotational maniac

          Hopefully an injury bottleneck of some sort arises soon to narrow someone down as an extended starter by process of elimination/force his hand

          1. avfc82
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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            • 14 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            I was only think this the other day.

            De Bruyne 'could' come into play once fully fit, but even then, he's going to be hard to accommodate with Salah, Ronaldo and Lukaku around.

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

    Any Raphinha news?

  7. Meechoo115
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Start Toney or White?

    1. 1984 TC
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Tobey

  8. winchester
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Hey lads, have 1FT and 0,9m itb. Have a rough time picking which gw to use wc..

    foster
    taa shaw livramento
    benrahma salah greenwood sarr
    cr7 antonio bamford*

    sanchez esr tsimi amartey

    a) GTG. save ft (play ESR)
    b) bamford->asm/jimenez/maupay

    1) Wildcard gw7
    2) Wildcard gw8

    1. 2001: A Space Origi
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      B2

    2. Meechoo115
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I would WC GW8 and therefore maybe dead end team...

      so Bamford > Pukki perhaps?

      then next week Trent to Alonso or James (whichever more likely to play!)

  9. Evasivo
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Bad news: Ayling Raphinha Bissouma Gundo owner & all injured
    Good news: Have 2FTs (but just £0.1itb)

    Which 2 are priority, presumably Raph & Ayling?

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

      I’m considering moving on Raph and chasing upside ie Demarai Gray against Norwich or Benrahma. But could easily just bench him for one week too.

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

    Anyone (UK based) struggling to get petrol where they are?

    1. Meechoo115
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      went out to get some, queues but not too long (probably 15 mins). I will probably go 7am in morning to fill up.. need to travel somewhere tomorrow

    2. KingBLAZE1986
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      only at BP/Esso stations. all others for me are open

    3. Evasivo
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      all available, but need to queue for 10 mins or so.

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

      No issues so far in Edinburgh

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

      Cheers all - probably a good nudge to use the car a bit less

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

        Supermarkets are fine.

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

    Which is better long term
    A- Raphina Traoré Coady
    B- Gallagher Gray Rüdiger

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

      B

    2. 2001: A Space Origi
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      B

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

      Cheers

  12. suddenorgan
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    I want to get Rondon just to complete the DCL -> Richarlison -> transfer chain I have started

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

      Lol funny

    2. 2001: A Space Origi
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      not sure of the question here?

      1. 2001: A Space Origi
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        OK, LOL!

  13. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    My friend has 2 FTs and is playing BB!

    Raya Begovic
    TAA Dias Shaw Coady Livramento
    Bruno Jota Gray Benrahma Allan
    Ronaldo(C) Antonio Toney

    A. Play Begovic
    B. Begovic to Foster

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

      B

  14. phuang
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Sanchez
    TAA, Shaw, Livramento
    Salah, Sarr, Mount, Jota, Gray
    Cr7, Antonio

    Subs: Steele, Christensen, Marcal, Street

    Used 1 FT to bring in Sarr for Raphinha. Have 1.2 ITB

    Now that Tuchel has just confirmed that Mount will be out this week, do I sell him or keep him?

    Chelsea’s fixture swing is just around the corner but Mount seems to not be in good form atm.

    Who to bring in if he is to be sold?

  15. KingBLAZE1986
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Sanchez
    Duffy, Shaw, Cresswell
    Salah, Sarr, Son, Benrahma
    Ings, Ronaldo, Antonio

    Bench; Foster, Veltman, Gilmour, Amartey

    Good to go?

    1. Meechoo115
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I would start Foster just in case...

      Rest fine - defence probably needs a good shuffle very soon ... but OK for now (i.e not a good week to WC)

      1. tibollom
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        why would you start foster?

      2. KingBLAZE1986
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        you're right, better get foster in

  16. SHOWSTOPPERRR
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    A certain manager last year was starting to worry about us getting penalties..."

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

      A certain manager last year was starting to worry about us getting penalties..."

      Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has appeared to suggest referees are not giving #MUFC penalties because of a complaint made by Jurgen Klopp last season...

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

        They've only had 2 in their last 15 league games tbf - long overdue one

      2. 2001: A Space Origi
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Does anyone have a tiny violin I can borrow?

    2. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      On the plus side, Ronaldo's repeated attempts to win them have surely confirmed he must be taking them.

      1. 2001: A Space Origi
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Quality!! 😀

    3. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      They'll prob get one this weekend, always do against us.

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

    For this GW and then get Lukaku agian
    Lukaku > Vardy C
    Yaaaay
    Nope

    1. Meechoo115
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      no way

  18. Hazardous1983
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    start livra or coady

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

      Livra

  19. Ruinenlust
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Captain Salad or Ronny?

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      CR7 would be the safer bet

    2. 2001: A Space Origi
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      That is the question, whether it is nobler of the mind to suffer.......

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

      Ronaldo

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

      Ronny imo

      Utd's first team are in full-on steamroller mode at Old Trafford with 9 goals in two games - & Villa kind of the opposite with 6 goals conceded in two away games

      Whereas Brentford aren't really getting smashed & can make things tricky

    5. Ricky Bobby 14
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Salah. He is not only the best FPL asset, but one of the best players on the planet right now. Brentford were not a good defensive team in the championship so don’t fall for that illusion. Salah goal = 8.. CR7 goal = 6. I know which I rather

      1. Baines on Toast...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Historically Salah has tended to need more than one attacking contribution to get 3 bonus. It's very rare he does it with one - the Chelsea game this season was an outlier.

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

      Ronaldo. Home advantage telling this season

  20. Pukkipartyy
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Pls help, put these in order to play. (Also playing Jimenez)

    A) Livramento
    B) R.James
    C) Semedo

    1. 2001: A Space Origi
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      BAC

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

      ABC

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

    Hello All

    Planning GW8 Wildcard with 1FT left this week £1.2 mil in the bank

    Foster (Sanchez)
    TAA - Shaw - Digne - Veltman (Amarty)
    Mane - Salah - Raphinha - Sarr (Gilmour)
    Pukki - Antonio (Bamford)

    I can't decide to roll transfer for next week as I am concerned with Digne vs Man U & having both LVL premiums vs Man C.

    A) Roll transfer
    B) Gilmour - Townsend/Gray
    C) Bamford - Dennis/King

    If A, what can I use transfers for next week?

    1. 2001: A Space Origi
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      C to Dennis this week!

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

      C KING - better pick and may be on pens

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

        I see those as good moves but I can concerned about next week and having 2FTs for moving digne/mane out.

        A) GW7 Bamford - King
        B) GW8 Save FT and sell Digne/Mane for Chelsea Def/Mid with good match-up?

  22. Thanos
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Do you think Pickford starts?

    1. Ricky Bobby 14
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      For sure

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

        Thanks!

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

    How is Harvey Barnes still getting mentioned as a decent option?

    He should be sat on the shelf with Traore. Terrible picks.

    1. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I did kinda say he wasn't an option, but I've always liked Barnes as a player, and to be fair, he did look pretty good against Napoli last week.

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

        To be fair, your opinion isn't wrong as much as mine isn't right. It's just an opinion in the end.

        I just think he'll merit a mention when he returns something in the league in a couple of games, so far he (and throughtout pre-season) he's looked lost so he wouldn't be someone worth rushing to bring into a team.

        Bowen, Sarr are lovely shouts, as are Gallagher, Doucoure. Aside from that, there isn't much.

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

      Barnes is a player who out of nowhere will score a brace at the weekend and start a mass panic

      He's unbelievable talent, and Rodgers seems to have set out his stall that no matter what Barnes does, he'll still start

      I'd say that's because Rodgers knows exactly what he's capable of tbf - he'll be into my team in a heartbeat if & when he clicks again

      My frustration is that he seems to struggle to fit him & Nacho into the same team, they should both be FPL darlings at those prices

      1. Ricky Bobby 14
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Maximus rubbishness

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

          You exhibit a similar feebleness of mind to that of your namesake for sure

          1. 2001: A Space Origi
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            😀

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

        By that logic, because a manager sticks by a player they ought to be picked? I can think of numerous bad examples in the history of football where those players wouldn't be anywhere near my team.

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

          No not at all, You (or anyone else) don't have to pick Barnes

          I'm saying that in my opinion he is a fantastic talent, and very likely will be a fantastic FPL option again sooner rather than later because of that talent

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

            Remains to be seen, let's see if he can fulfil that potential.

            I'm sure you'll come back at me at some point this season when I'm advocating putting him in 😉

  24. Ricky Bobby 14
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    GTG?

    Sanchez
    TAA Alonso Cancelo
    Salah (C) Greenwood Jota Benrahma
    Lukaku Antonio Armstrong

    Steele Livramento Brownhill White

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

      Ask MAXIMUS BONIMUS POINTIMUS

      1. 2001: A Space Origi
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        😀

  25. waltzingmatildas
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    A) mount to sarr
    B) mount to gray
    C) bamford to ayling
    D) hold

    Sanchez
    TAA Shaw livramento white
    Salah raphinha benrahma gilmour
    Ronaldo Antonio
    (foster ayling mount Bamford)

    1. 2001: A Space Origi
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      C probably needs a striker to swap though...

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

        C was meant to be Bamford to Armstrong!

        1. 2001: A Space Origi
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          C then!

  26. tibollom
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    hello guys, few issues in my team, holding on my WC and only 1 FT.. Roll and G2G (question marks on foster/sanchez, raph),, play ings or livra/marcal?

    Sanchez
    TAA Shaw Livra Marcal
    salah(c) greenwood benharama raph
    antonio ronaldo

    foster, ings ayling brownhill

    1. Meechoo115
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I would play Ings

    2. Il Capitano
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Play Ings, bench Marcal

  27. cheeky moses
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Bench one:
    A) Jimi
    B) Livra
    C) Semedo

    Currently leaning towards A...

    1. Meechoo115
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      B IMO...

      1. Sid07
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        B

    2. Monster Muppets
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      bench Livra imo.
      Jimi is getting lose to a brace that will start his form. Might as well be versus Sou

    3. 2001: A Space Origi
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      C

  28. Sakib.jafar
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Hey lads, I have taken out bamford for asm and 1.6m itb. What move do I make next week?

    sanchez
    taa rudiger coady
    raph salah jota sarr
    cr7 antonio asm

    steele allan williams ayling

    Do I upgrade coady? Or need to change midfield? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

  29. Sid07
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    1) Tsimikas to liveramento
    2) Tsimikas to Duffy
    3) Bamford to Jiminez
    4) save and play regullion

    1. 2001: A Space Origi
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      1

  30. Fernandito
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Which one would you start?
    A Tierney
    B Semedo
    C Livramento

    1. 2001: A Space Origi
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      C