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FPL Gameweek 6 round-up: Saturday review, injury news and the things we learned

Mohamed Salah (£12.6m) scored for the fifth occasion in six Gameweeks on Saturday as Cristiano Ronaldo (£12.7m) produced a Fantasy Premier League (FPL) blank for the first time since his return to Manchester United.

Raphinha (£6.5m), Ismaila Sarr (£6.2m), Demarai Gray (£5.8m) and Diogo Jota (£7.7m) all delivered attacking returns on a good day for mid-price midfielders, while Michail Antonio (£7.9m) returned to scoring ways and Manchester City banked their fifth clean sheet in six league matches.

Our usual, more detailed Scout Notes will follow for all of the day’s games but in the meantime, our resurrected Scoreboard series rounds up the key goings-on from the day’s Gameweek 6 fixtures.

The graphics below are taken from LiveFPL, Ragabolly’s excellent and ever-expanding website, and our own Premium Members Area.

GOALS, ASSISTS, PROJECTED BONUS

INJURIES AND BANS

FPL Gameweek 6 round-up: Saturday review, injuries and lessons learned 1

Raphinha (£6.5m) recovered from a hip injury to feature and score in Leeds United’s 2-1 loss to West Ham United but, after overcoming a blow to the head in the first half, was withdrawn midway through the second period – and pictured with ice on his legs on the hosts’ bench.

“He let us know that it was becoming difficult to stay on the pitch. Throughout the whole week, he was recovering from the knock he received against Newcastle. He played a great game as long as he could stay on the field.” – Marcelo Bielsa on Raphinha

Burnley goalscorer Maxwel Cornet (£6.0m) is one of three new injury worries for the Clarets.

“We lost J-Rod with a hamstring yesterday. Unfortunately, we lost Vyds to an injury. We’ve lost [Cornet] to an injury, [too]. It’s too early but I think it is his hamstring.” – Sean Dyche

Reece James (£5.6m) limped out of Chelsea’s defeat to Manchester City with an ankle problem, the extent of which is still unknown.

“I don’t know about Reece [James] at the moment. He twisted his ankle and it was very painful for him. I have no other news on him at this stage but let’s see how he is in the next few days.” – Thomas Tuchel

Two other defenders in the same price rung, Manchester United’s Luke Shaw (£5.5m) and Harry Maguire (£5.4m), came off with injuries in their defeat to Aston Villa.

“Sorry, I can’t give you any updates. We will have to use today and tomorrow and Monday or when we get the scans done and see how we are.” – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Roberto Firmino (£8.8m) was back on the bench for Liverpool for their clash with Brentford, who lost goalscoring centre-half Ethan Pinnock (£4.6m) to a hip problem in the first half.

Rodri (£5.5m), John Stones (£5.3m), Aymeric Laporte (£5.5m), Joe Willock (£5.9m) and Jack Harrison (£5.8m) were among the previously flagged players who returned to their respective clubs’ matchday squads on Saturday.

THE THINGS WE LEARNED

FPL Gameweek 6 round-up: Saturday review, injury news and the things we learned 2
NEVER BACK AGAINST CITY’S DEFENCE

It’s five clean sheets on the spin for Manchester City, who didn’t look like conceding at all against Chelsea: the Blues have the lowest expected goals (xG) total of any side in Gameweek 6 so far.

Many of us will be considering City defenders from Gameweek 8 onwards but who would back against them shutting Liverpool out next weekend? Pep Guardiola’s side have conceded only two ‘big chances’ all season and just five shots on target – that’s eight fewer than any other side.

Following his assist at Stamford Bridge, Joao Cancelo (£6.0m) is now top among FPL defenders for points this season.

WHO IS ON PENALTIES AT UNITED?

Bruno Fernandes (£11.9m) skied a stoppage-time penalty as Ronaldo watched on in Manchester United’s defeat to Aston Villa.

Naturally, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was plagued with questions on spot-kicks in his post-match press conference and didn’t give us a completely clear-cut answer on who will take them in future.

“The decision [on who will take penalties] is made before the game, yeah.

“Bruno has been excellent, he’s such a good penalty taker and today, you’d back him with your mortgage. He’ll step forward every day of the week, for the club and the team, sometimes it just doesn’t go your way.

“This is going to be the headline isn’t it? Bruno has been excellent and Cristiano is probably the one who has scored the most penalties in world football. So we’ve got great takers here.” – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

MID-PRICE MIDFIELDERS REMAIN EN VOGUE

Salah is well clear at the top of the FPL midfielders’ table but the chasing pack are dominated by sub-£8.0m options.

And a look at FPL’s ‘form’ table (points divided by a club’s games played over the last 30 days) shows just why the likes of Sarr and Gray are so in demand.

The trio of Everton players featured above are all now among the top ten highest-scoring midfielders of the season.

Gray and Abdoulaye Doucoure (£5.5m) have both returned in four of their six starts, while Andros Townsend (£5.4m) appears to be on penalty-taking duties in the absence of Everton’s two strikers – the winger scored from the spot in the Toffees’ 2-0 win over Norwich City.

FIVE DEFENCES TO TARGET

Five teams remain without a clean sheet this season and they all showed on Saturday why they are sides to target from an FPL perspective, conceding in their respective Gameweek 6 fixtures and allowing plenty of chances along the way.

Norwich, Watford, Newcastle, Leeds and Burnley are the clubs in question and all of those teams are in the bottom six for ‘big chances conceded’ in 2021/22.

All bar Newcastle of that quintet conceded between 1.99 and 2.17 expected goals (xG) on Saturday.

STAT WATCH – GAMEWEEK 6

Another week and another table-topping appearance from Antonio, whose expected goal involvement (xGI) figure of 1.63 was the highest in Gameweek 6 so far. The West Ham also couldn’t be bettered for shots in the box (six).

Antonio (5.41) is only narrowly behind Salah (5.43) for xGI over the course of the season, despite playing one game fewer.

The fall of Fernandes in FPL circles has been remarkable but he is not a complete busted flush, especially if – and that’s a big if – he remains on penalties. He created a remarkable 10 chances on Saturday, twice as many as any other player, and more than any other player in a single game in the last 20 months.

Allan Saint-Maximin (£6.7m), who has now delivered attacking returns in five of his six appearances this season, took his tally to 16 key passes with another five at Watford. He is now top among FPL forwards for chances created.

Jamie Vardy (£10.4m) certainly seems to be benefitting from playing as a sole striker and not sharing the limelight with Kelechi Iheanacho (£7.1m). He racked up more penalty box touches (14) than anyone else in Gameweek 6 and is second for that stat among forwards in the season as whole, as well as shots in the box.

Vardy is now level with Salah and Antonio for goals scored (five) in 2021/22.

2,658 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    What’s the average left to play?

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

      2

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

      1.84 overall
      2.23 top10k

    3. Eric Banternaaa
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      2

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

      Nice I have 4

  2. tbos83
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    2ft, 2m itb
    A) Shaw, Jota > Son, Christenen
    B) Ronaldo, Shaw > Lukaku, Alonso
    C) something else

    Sanchez
    Shaw Digne TAA
    Gray Salah Jota Benny
    Dennis Ronaldo Antonio

    Steele Kovacic White Livra

    1. Eric Banternaaa
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      B

    2. Jackie Moon
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Shaw and Digne to Alonso and Rudiger. I’m definitely going double Chelsea defence.

  3. fish&chips
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Got a feeling it's going to be one of those weeks where you get smashed for value whilst waiting for your moves.

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yep, even more so because of the shaw knock

    2. Eric Banternaaa
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      That’s why tempted by the WC early

      1. fish&chips
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Shame I WC James, Shaw, Raphina and Bamford in 2 weeks ago! Already priced out of my planned moves which I previously had quite a bit in the bank for.

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

      Yeah they should stop price prices until at least the end of the matches in a gw

    4. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Probably. I missed out 0.6m of TV last week and am now 0.4 short of the team I was planning to WC to.

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

      At the early stages of the season it doesn’t pay from a team value perspective to wait until the last day of the week to make changes.

      It seems to pay those who make rage transfers immediately after or during a match.

      Later on in the season it matters much less as there’s less transfer movement affecting TV at that point.

      I’m one of those players who tries to wait until the last minute to make my transfers, but it loses me a bit in TV in the process.

  4. Eric Banternaaa
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Thinking WC. Current team:

    0FT 2.2ITB

    Sanchez Foster
    Shaw Digne Veltman Ayling Tsimi
    Salah Jota Torres Benhrama Gray
    Lukaku Antonio Jiminez

    WC Team

    ? Foster
    Alonso Rudiger Cancelo Veltman Lowton
    Salah Sarr Benrahma Gray ?
    Lukaku Antonio Ings

    With 12.1ITB for the last midfield spot and GK.

    Pull the trigger on the WC?

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

      To many un Answered questions in fpl I would role wc

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

    Sanchez (Foster)
    TAA Coady Shaw Livra White
    Salah Torres Jota Greenwood Benrhama
    Lukaku Antonio Scarlett

    1 ft 0.3 ITB.

    A) Torres > ?
    B) Shaw > Alonso (exact money for that)

    Can take -4 too

    1. Eric Banternaaa
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Shaw could be dropping tonight by the looks of it

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

        Ah so better to do B right?

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

    A) Laporte, Rudiger, Raphina
    B) Cancelo, Alonso, Gallagher

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

      B

    2. Eric Banternaaa
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      A

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

      A

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

    Need an Armstrong hatrick to get into the top 10k, not to much to ask is it

  8. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Champions league before next gw is frustrating from an early move perspective

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

      What moves are you looking at ?

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Someone to alonso / rudiger -4

        Already brought in lukaku for ronaldo

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

          Losing Ron Vs Everton doesn't appeal to me

          1. Eat my goal!
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            It’s not about 1 gw, it’s about fixture runs

            I’m not sitting on Ronaldo whilst lukaku value increases who could haul just the same

  9. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    A lot of teams got hacked this week.
    Just changed my FPL password. Better to do so.

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

      Also dont give FPL email and id to third party websites. I stupidly did so, changed it last night

      1. Weeb Kakashi
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Password change should be fine. Email change deletes your history.

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

          Nah not changing email, just not allowing third party websites access to my FPL through FPL email password. I was stupid enough to allow in the first place

          1. Weeb Kakashi
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Is there an option or something to disable third party access?
            Or you are saying manually you won't allow third party to access your account?

            1. AC/DC AFC
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              People exposed themselves by giving 3rd party sites their FPL log in details.

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

      What did they do?

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Took a 165 point hit, deleted team and changed log on email so the accounts can't be recovered either.

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Must be personal. Surely you don't just do that to random teams.

          1. Weeb Kakashi
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            I think it was random. Atleast 10 teams I have come across on Twitter that have been attacked.

            Looks like there was a leak from a third party.

            1. Mr. O'Connell
              • 11 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              Maybe twitter is the link. Begs the old-ages question, if a non-twitter FPL account is hacked, does it make a sound?

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

          That’s terrible.

          I used to go on Fantasy Football Fix.com and they ask for your FPL password.

          Haven’t been on there for about 18 months now though.

    3. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Saw one on twitter. The responses he's getting are like someone's died.

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

    Sanchez foster
    Taa alonso marcal ayling tsimi
    Salah sarr raphinha benrahma greenwood
    Anotnio ronaldo obafemi

    Stick one more week before WC or hit.

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

      Stick nice team

  11. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    So frustrating that Raphinha has an 8 point ceiling. Leaves so many points out on the pitch.

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

      That’s why he is 6.5

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

      He does, but that’s 2 good returns in 2 weeks now with an absolutely plum fixture up next - he’s doing well for 6.5

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah, very happy with the points. But need to make hay while the sun shines before he's owned by the whole game.

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

      You’re a maniac

    4. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Better than Jota.

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Own him and all. I'd be a lot happier if I stopped watching the matches and was quietly content with my points.

  12. -GK22-
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    3 to play hoping for

    Sanchez, clean sheet and pen save
    Semedo, clean sheet and 2 assist
    Traore, hatrick

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

      5 points incoming

      1. -GK22-
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        So very very true

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

    If Shaw is fit:

    A. Shaw to Rudiger

    B. Digne to Christensen

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

      A

  14. Bubbles1985
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Now is the time to roll Ronaldo to Lukaku surely.

    Those fixtures cannot be ignored!

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

      I'm going for Ronaldo Lukaku Antonio

      1. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Same here. Salah and TAA as well ?

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

          Yep

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

      Wait for Southampton today - to watch their defence

      Southampton have blanked West Ham and City in their last two. Both those attacks are more potent than Chelsea right now. Not sure how priority he is next week.

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

    A. Get Alonso for Shaw (who is dropping and I have the exact sum to make the move right now)
    B. Get Raph or someone else for Torres?
    C. Do both for -4 but do A first

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

      A, maybe C

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

        Thanks!

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

    A lot of chat about a gw8 WC.

    What's the reason for this over say a gw14 WC where United, west ham and city have great fixtures?

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

      Ants in pants

    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah, it can be avoided. Easy to bring in triple Chelsea and a City defender by GW8 with just transfers. But if something happens to Benrahma/Antonio by then as well, may need to pull the trigger.

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

      There’s a lot of chat about a lot of things

      And most of it is bollocks

  17. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Hi guys. What's your team value I'm on 101.3m and am already seeing teams on here that I'm 2.0m short of being able to afford.

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

      Don't know but probably less than yours.

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

      102.3

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

        Same

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

      101.9

  18. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Any ideas if Bamford will return for Watford?

    1. Kay317
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      You'll find out for sure nearer the time but doubt anyone knows just yet

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

      Something on Twitter said it could be a month, but plenty on Twitter saying Earth is flat or getting vaccinated will allow Bill Gates to control you so...

  19. Jullepuu
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Any thoughts on this wildcard draft?

    Mendy Foster
    Taa Rudiger Dias Cancelo Livramento
    Salah Raphinha Sarr Benrahma Gray
    Antonio Lukaku

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

      Almost too good for me Clive

      1. Jullepuu
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers

    2. Kay317
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Like it. I'd be a little cautious of double up on two teams defence personally. But then when it goes well you'll be swimming in points. I'm on wild card at the moment and have essentially gone for Antonio, lukaku and vardy up top over having a stronger defence. That may change though.

      1. Jullepuu
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Vardy is defintely an interesting one but this defence seems too good to sacrifice.

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

      For me, this team highlights the value in going with just 2 premiums.

      Fitting Ronaldo into this team would mean swapping out most of that backline to budget defenders. (Just not worth it).

      Nice team BTW.

      1. Jullepuu
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Thank you!

  20. Sell Ronaldo for Lukaku - or own both?
    Kay317
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    What's the general consensus on her....better to have Lukaku with a well balanced team or Lukaku and Ronaldo with weaker defence and mid?
    I fear not owning Ronaldo.

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

      Noron here

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

      I'm gonna go with both for a few weeks and reassess. Easier to get rid of one to move funds elsewhere than try and find the funds to get both in

    3. Shatner's Bassoon
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      You have to be CPT Ronaldo fairly often to justify 12.7m. Everton (h) is a fine captain game if you already own but after that it’d be a while before you put the armband on him over Salah, Lukaku or even a City player if you wanted.

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

      A fortnight ago I took a hit to eject Ronaldo and keep Lukaku. Hasn't worked out so far (esp as it was Bamford I brought in), but I'm positive it was the right move. I'm not giving Ronaldo any further thought until GW14 or later. I suspect Lukaku won't be as prolific as I'd hoped, but I do think he'll outscore CR7 in the next 8 or so weeks, and I'm not even sure CR7 will out score Antonio. Salah is, of course a given.
      Another reason not to go Threemium is the fruitfulness of a strong defence and emerging mid-price mids.

    5. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Defo sell and replace for fixtures

      After the double haul you had all the excitable pups thinking having the pair was definitely the best option

      However now we see, per the stats from serie A they won’t haul every GW and particularly during the tougher fixtures

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

        People though I was nuts when I bagged that haul then promptly sold Ronaldo. Cost me last week, but I think it was the right decision. It was the dysfunctional performance in the CL game that spooked me, and United yesterday suggest the disjointed teamwork was not a one-off. CR7 is a fine talent but can't do it all by himself. Chelsea, in contrast, have a coherent team and tactics.

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

      A fixture play looks the best bet

      Ron > Rom for Chelsea's good run starting now
      Rom > Ron for Man Utd's jaw dropping GW15-27 fixture run

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

        It's also not being mentioned that in GW17-18 Lukaku and his team will be absent, on CWC duty.

      2. Kay317
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        I think this might be the smartest move

        1. Kay317
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          As in Maximus switch idea

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

      As above, just Salah plus Luk or Ron, not both.

      Having both is the difference between an all-premium or all-budget back line.

    8. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Great question. One that all the FPL pundits on their patreon-financed podcasts will sit on the fence about, talk generally around the issue and not properly answer.

    9. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      No mid costing more than 6.5m appears value compared with the Chelsea/City defensive options, so there’s available funds to have both + Salah, comfortably.

      Jota is one exception and it’s still possible to own him too.

      Until a midfielder like Havertz, Foden, KdB puts their hat in the ring, I’m happy moving to the Threemium setup.

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

        But how many of thos 6.5m mid you can have, and can u have Antonio also?

      2. The Sociologist
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Feel like you need someone in this price bracket, or at least enough funds to be able to move for one with a single transfer.

        1. The Sociologist
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          The Jota price range that is

    10. umerlfc
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      The biggest upside of going without Ronaldo is having a premium defense of:

      TAA Cancelo/Dias Alonso Rudiger/James

      I'll take these solid 6 points every week over Ronaldo's where I'll not captain him in any of those weeks

    11. HollywoodXI
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I think this comes down to your play style. I have both and am sticking unless one gets injured.

      1. Kay317
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Can I assume that one sacrifice is having a cheap 3rd striker rather than Antonio?

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

          My team:

          Raya
          Trent Shaw Christiansen Duffy
          Salah Raphinha Sarr
          Ronaldo Lukaku Antonio

          Gunn Livramento Allan Gilmour

          OR 9k after yesterday. It’s working just fine for me. But as I said, it’s personal play style.

          1. Phil_fox85
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Can see the merits of how all 3 premiums + trent can work well right now....the lower priced mids etc. are looking about as good for points as their more expensive rivals.

            But, would expect that over the next block of game weeks that having the flexibility to invest in higher value players that emerge will be the better route.

            It's similar to what I have to remind myself at the start of every season, I need to be able to react as the landscape can and will change fast.

    12. FPLRaiser
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I've got all 3 + Trent.
      Built on a brittle midfield of

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

        Reply fail!

        *Brittle midfield of

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

          I give up! Phone's going in the bin...

          3 Premiums + Trent, built on a midfield of

          1. Twisted Saltergater
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            😆

            This has more suspense than most of Netflix

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

              Previously on Fantasy Football Scout...
              3 x Premiums
              A midfield built on

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

                Less than 6.5m players.
                A wildcard still intact for when it crashes and burns.
                And a phone and laptop burning in a bin.

    13. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      RonaldNO. Bought in Lukaku 3 weeks ago and now he has the fixtures to benefit. Having both just weakens the rest of the team.

      Been looking at some of the teams with both in and they do not seem to fare so well as most that only have one of those two.

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Thought it was CristiaNO?

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

      I have both for GW7 only, after which CR7 + Marcal will become Jesus + Cancelo in a heartbeat for that under-discussed 11-GW run for City. Jesus will become DCL by GW19. Lukaku to CR7 by GW12

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

      I Will have both for one week. Doing Jimenez to Lukaku. And dropping Ron after Everton game.

      Ron will be good differential this week as most in my ML will transfer him to Lukaku I assume.

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

      Keeping Ronaldo this week, Lukaku might come in next week for either Jimi or Ronaldo, havent' decided yet.

      Also don't own Antonio but as pointed out in the Article he has a tough run of opponents coming up

  21. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Can always change but looks to me that Sarr has been the difference maker this week so far and not so much captain choice

    Looking at Top 10K Finally league which is very template:

    52 teams
    19 started Sarr

    All the teams that started Sarr are in the top half of the division on points scored so far this week.

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

      Yep, one of the few who have performed in a pretty cruddy week.
      Glad I was recommending him to people.
      Not so glad I don't have him.

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

        Yep

        Went Gray instead here on basis that he's a better long term hold and Watford are utter cack. Mixed feelings!

    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Sarr was more or less matched by Everton mids, Raphinha, and Jota though. Most people have one or more of those

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        I'm on 45 points without Sarr

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

        Townsend negligible ownership and the 4 points over Gray makes a difference this week with such low scores.

        Jota and Raph by and large were alternatives with few teams owning both.

        Really narrow margins when it's all so template.

        1. Cok3y5murf
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          3 points over Gray

    3. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Well having Sarr and capping Antonio is wonderful - however Sarr came in for raphinha

      Imagine that’s the case for a lot of managers so no gain

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

      After last week's disaster, I'm having a good week, and much of that is due to bringing in Sarr. But the rest of the midfield have stepped up - Jota, Raphinha and captain Salah. Now for a triple defensive rearguard performance today.

  22. jayzico
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Sounds ridiculous in theory.

    IS it time for Trent to go?

    Thinking Trent > Van Dyke or Cancelo to free up funds for midfield.

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

      TAA would be locked in my team throughout unless he has some ridiculously poor spell or injury ofc. Wouldn't sell him

    2. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      No need

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

      You'll regret it.
      Closest thing there is to a sure thing there is in the game.

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

      Trent has 88 returns and 83 baps in last 101 starts

      Any time he misses a game or blanks (or heaven forbid - does both consecutively!!) the same old shite starts up "he's not worth it", "better value elsewhere at the minute", "way too expensive for what he's doing" blah blah blah

      And without fail it always ends the same way:

      With sellers in the foetal position, rocking gently in a darkened room, mumbling "why did I do it" over & over & over again

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

      Thanks gents

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

    Alonso or Rudiger? Alonso isn't going to be dropped right?

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

      Surely Chilwell will get game time soon?

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

        Yeah but most Chelsea fans seem to think that Alonso has performed to keep his spot for the time-being. I'm not sure myself :/

      2. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        It’s not as certain as people seem to be making it out imo. Alonso’s got the shirt right now. Nailed

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

      Rudiger for me personally. Prefer the security.

  24. JAYPEE
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Who to bring in T Silva or Christensen?

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

      Chris

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

        this

  25. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ole needs to be sacked. Tactically inept, average manager. Good with recruitment, but we’re never winning anything with him.

    Time to cut our losses. What do you reckon?

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

      Lol. 1 point off the top after 6 games. He's finished 3rd & 2nd in his two full seasons. Has to be finish the season at least.

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

      I agree entirely
      Never mind Klopp or Tuchel, Dyche or Hassenhutl would get more out of those players

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Couldn’t agree more

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

      "Your job now is to stand by the new manager."

      Alex Ferguson

    4. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Someone like van Gaal or Jose to make you great again?

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        No.

    5. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Been saying it for a while. Top 4 at best with him this year.

      Even recruitment-wise, he should've brought in a DM instead of Ronaldo. He's not what they needed. He will just steal some goals from Bruno, Greenwood, and Cavani. I doubt they'll score any more goals than they did last year with him even if he individually gets the golden boot

    6. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Hope he stays

  26. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy & Digne to Lukaku & Livra (-4)?

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

      No other way?
      Vardy so hot right now

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

        Only other way is CR7 to Lukaku unfortunately

  27. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Morning.....just starting to thi l about gw8 wildcard....heavy at the back....in addition to trent, dias and rudiger who is best option?

    A....Cancelo
    B...alonso

    Surely Chilwell going to eat into alonso minutes soon? Thanks

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      A

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

      A

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

        Cheers

  28. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Perfect hattrick for Vardy

  29. akhilrajau
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Sanchez
    TAA, Shaw, Coufal, Marcal, Ayling
    Salah, Torres, Raphina, Benrahma, Brownhill
    Cr7, Toney, Antonio

    FT: 2 Bank: 0.9m
    Thinking to move Shaw -> Alonso.
    Please suggest the best move of Torres along with Shaw( next gw coufal -> cancelo)
    .

  30. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Jota worth keeping for one last dance? Got other fires to worry about

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

      Yeah. Going under the radar is GW8 when Bobby will likely be tied up in Brazil.