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The best FPL defenders for a Gameweek 7 Wildcard

Having looked at the stand-out Fantasy Premier League (FPL) forwards and midfielders for Gameweek 7 and beyond, we now switch focus to the pick of the defenders.

We previously asked Fantasy Football Scout users with a Wildcard intact when they planned to activate this prized chip, and not far off 30% of the responses were for this current Gameweek.

The article below looks at the best buys at the back with those FPL managers in mind but the targets are, of course, also relevant for those using ‘free’ transfers in Gameweek 7.

All stats and graphics included in this piece are taken from our Premium Members Area.

ANTONIO RUDIGER (AND OTHER CHELSEA OPTIONS)

Mendy injury latest as Chelsea defence impresses again 1

If you’re playing a Wildcard right now, the chances are that you’re structuring your defence around at least one Chelsea asset.

The Blues have a very favourable fixture schedule ahead, with seven of their next eight opponents among the worst 11 teams for goals scored in 2021/22.

And Thomas Tuchel’s troops are (usually) solid at the back, with their league record under their current boss excellent:

Played25
Goals conceded15
Clean sheets17

So which defender(s) to pick? That will probably boil down to what brand of Fantasy manager you are.

For the safety-first FPL bosses, there aren’t any Chelsea defenders who have escaped a benching under Tuchel to date and there will be more rotation further down the line for all of them. But Antonio Rudiger (£5.7m) and Cesar Azpilicueta (£6.0m) have started a lot more league matches than not when available under Tuchel: around 90% for both ahead of Gameweek 6.

Rudiger is the only natural left-sided stopper at the club, with Andreas Christensen (£5.0m) his likely deputy, while Azpilicueta’s versatility in playing at either wing-back or as a right-sided centre-half gives him two bites of the cherry at a first-team start.

As Andrew Gower’s table above details, it’s more of a crapshoot with the wing-backs.

Marcos Alonso’s (£5.9m) figure will have spiked thanks to his 100% starting record this season but the previously peripheral Ben Chilwell (£5.6m) is getting more and more minutes as 2021/22 goes on. The uncertainty at left wing-back was perfectly captured in the Champions League on Wednesday, when both players were handed 45 minutes apiece. Alonso’s call-up to the Spain national team for the October internationals, while Chilwell gets a fortnight to work on his fitness, is another complicating factor.

Alonso is explosive when he does play, averaging 5.88 points per match under Tuchel, even factoring two one-pointers off the bench.

CHELSEA DEFENDERS UNDER TUCHEL

PlayerStartsSub AppsGoals AssistsClean SheetsBonusPoints per match
Rudiger210201395.24
Azpilicueta2211212114.70
Christensen1520011104.76
Silva11210694.31
Chilwell11012645.36
Alonso14232995.88
James15713693.50

Reece James (£5.6m), who remains a fitness doubt for Gameweek 7, is a major source of discussion. Up there with Alonso as Chelsea’s most attacking defender, James has created more chances (27) than any other member of the Blues’ backline under Tuchel. But he has also been thrown on as a substitute on seven occasions, as many times as the other six players in the above table combined. The raft of cameos reduces his points-per-match average to a fairly poor 3.50, along with his early exits in Gameweeks 4 and 6 of the current campaign.

If FPL managers are going for a Chelsea defender double-up, then Rudiger (who tends to stay benched if rested) and a riskier punt on one of Alonso or James would seem to be the way to go – but beware the one-pointers and have a strong bench in readiness for no-shows.

RUBEN DIAS/JOAO CANCELO

Gameweek 8 marks the start of a favourable, three-match fixture run for Manchester City and if you’re deploying your Wildcard this week, you’ll likely want a defender or two from Pep Guardiola’s rearguard.

City’s 1-0 win over Chelsea made it five clean sheets on the spin for the reigning champions, who didn’t look like conceding at all against the Champions League holders: the Blues had the lowest expected goals (xG) total of any side in Gameweek 6.

Many of us will be considering playing our City defenders from Gameweek 8 but who would back against them shutting Liverpool out on Sunday? 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.

Top for clean sheets in the previous two seasons and averaging 18.5 shut-outs per year in the last four campaigns, this is a proven backline.

Following his assist at Stamford Bridge, Joao Cancelo (£6.1m) is now top among FPL defenders for points this season. Ruben Dias (£6.1m), who like Cancelo is an ever-present starter in 2021/22 and who was the defender least at risk of rotation last year, is joint-second.

These two are probably the stand-out picks from the City defence.

Dias was benched in only one league match from his Gameweek 4 debut to Gameweek 30 (the point at which Guardiola started focusing on the Champions League and FA Cup, with the domestic title sewn up) last season, and even that was because he had just recovered from illness.

Over the same period, Cancelo tasted substitute duty on six occasions. He’s a less secure starter but does have the advantage of playing at both right and left-back, and he’s a darn sight more attacking that Dias.

Since Dias arrived at City he has averaged 4.76 points per match, with Cancelo’s mean at 5.35. Their points totals in that time? 181 and 182 respectively. So Cancelo has been matching Dias even factoring in those no-shows; including the full-back over the centre-half in a Wildcard squad simply means that you will have to have a playing FPL substitute ready and poised for emergency duty.

A word on Aymeric Laporte (£5.5m): he has had as many shots in the box as any City player this season and is a real threat from set plays.

But while Laporte seems settled as Dias’ partner-in-crime for now, Guardiola has historically only built his defence around one centre-half mainstay. John Stones (£5.3m) ultimately represents a threat to Laporte’s place, so the same ‘have a substitute ready’ caveat applies to the Spaniard as it does to Cancelo.

TINO LIVRAMENTO

Jimenez ends goal drought as Arsenal claim convincing north London derby win 7

We’ve been treated to a whole host of starting £4.0m-ish defenders in 2021/22 so far but the cream of the crop is starting to rise, six Gameweeks in.

The likes of Kostas Tsimikas (£4.0m) and Daniel Amartey (£4.0m) are no longer getting regular game-time, while Javier Manquillo (£4.0m) and Brandon Williams (£4.0m) are playing for two of the worst backlines in the division. Williams, interestingly, has racked up more penalty box touches than any other defender over the last three Gameweeks, and the switch to a 3-5-2 system last weekend allowed him to push on – but Dimitris Giannoulis (£4.4m) is seen as a more natural fit at wing-back among some of the Carrow Road faithful.

Shane Duffy (£4.3m), who has registered more shots in the box than any other defender this season, is deserving of a mention. His form has been generally superb since his return to the Brighton XI and it’s perhaps his shirt to lose now but the return from injury of Tariq Lamptey, Joel Veltman and, soon, Adam Webster (all £4.4m) will swell the defensive options available to Graham Potter.

Enter Valentino Livramento (£4.2m).

The teenage right-back is an ever-present starter this season and has been part of a Saints backline that has conceded on only one occasion in the last three Gameweeks, shutting out Manchester City and West Ham United in the process.

And Southampton rise to second in our Season Ticker from Gameweeks 8-18, with a trip to Chelsea to come before that.

Livramento doesn’t just offer clean sheet potential but a bit of attacking threat, too: he’s top among £4.5m-and-under defenders for final-third touches this season (see below).

Ralph Hasenhuttl will be wary of overloading the 18-year-old and the odd benching may be a concern from Gameweek 13 onwards, when Saints face nine league matches in the space of five weeks.

For now, though, fixtures and form seem to be uniting at an opportune time.

KIERAN TIERNEY

Is this to be Kieran Tierney‘s (£4.9m) year? After delivering 45 attacking returns in 170 appearances for Celtic, many of us have been waiting (and waiting and waiting…) for the current Arsenal left-back to recapture that form in FPL.

A strong chance of a clean sheet is a good base to start for any defender, and Tierney has two in the last three Gameweeks as Arsenal’s backline begins to look solid with first-choice personnel available again after an August decimated by injury and illness.

Only Manchester City have conceded fewer goals and big chances than the Gunners over the last three Gameweeks. While the calibre of opposition has to be factored in, Mikel Arteta’s side face more of the same sorts of teams between now and the November international break.

And as Lateriser pointed out in his recent Arsenal analysis, the Gunners have been solid dating back to last season; this isn’t just a kneejerk reaction to the last three games.

Why Tierney over his peers? If you can afford it, simply because he’ll offer the best chance of delivering attacking returns.

Tierney has received the ball twice as often as opposite full-back Takehiro Tomiyasu (£4.5m) in the final third since the latter’s debut, with the Japan international more of a ‘stay at home’ brand of full-back – even if he has had the same number of shots as Tierney.

Tomiyasu and Ben White (£4.4m) are very decent cheaper alternatives to the Scot, who look like week-in, week-out starters especially as the Gunners don’t have the sideshow distraction of the Europa League.

For those who love their budget defender rotation, pairing White with Matthew Lowton (£4.4m) gives the following run of favourable fixtures right the way through to the end of the calendar year: NOR, CRY, sou, BRE, WAT, CRY, NEW, wol, new, SOU, WAT, lee, nor, WOL.

Burnley’s defence is some way short of being solid (no clean sheets this season) but they have had a tricky start, fixture-wise, and Lowton is joint-second among his teammates for chances created in 2021/22.

TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD

Salah on target as Liverpool assets prosper at Leeds 1

Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.6m) will miss Gameweek 7 through injury but his manager “thinks” he’ll be back after the international break, when the Reds face Watford.

Alexander-Arnold is being sold in his droves ahead of Saturday’s deadline, with the red flag, the thirst for Chelsea/City defenders and Liverpool’s so-so upcoming schedule all contributing to the mass exodus.

Going without the Reds right-back does open up a fair bit of cash to spend elsewhere – but at what cost?

Alexander-Arnold has averaged a whopping 7.33 points per match over his last 15 Premier League matches, delivering eight attacking returns, four double-digit hauls and only two blanks.

Indeed, there were a combined 21 points against two of Liverpool’s less-favourable upcoming opponents, Arsenal and Manchester United, in Gameweeks 30 and 35 of 2020/21.

Top and joint-top among defenders for both chances created and shots attempted, he’s a risky player to avoid if he does make a swift return from injury in Gameweek 8.

ALSO CONSIDER

If we knew for sure that Aston Villa will persist with a wing-back system, Matthew Cash (£5.0m) would be a name to consider.

Since Cash took up that role in Gameweek 4, only one FPL defender has registered more penalty box touches.

The formation switch has served to make the Villa defence more robust, too, with two clean sheets arriving in as many games.

Whether Smith sticks with a 3-5-2 in the easier fixtures ahead is another question – particularly with the likes of Emiliano Buendia (£6.4m) and especially Leon Bailey (£6.4m) to crowbar into the team. It goes without saying that Villa had looked more suspect at the back without a third centre-half and three across the midfield, so that has to be a consideration.

If you have the luxury of benching a budget defender until Gameweek 10 or so, then a Brentford asset is worthy of consideration.

One of the better-performing backlines until the six-goal thriller against Liverpool, the Bees sit top of our Season Ticker from Gameweeks 10-19.

Pontus Jansson (£4.6m) and Ethan Pinnock (£4.6m) will supplement their clean sheets with the additional goal or assist and indeed already have four attacking returns between them.

Marcal‘s (£4.6m) grip on a first-team spot looks to be weakening by the week, so Nelson Semedo (£4.9m) is our Wolves asset of choice for their ongoing favourable run. Only three defenders have had more penalty box touches than the gung-ho wing-back, who continues to be presented with – and spurn – some excellent goalscoring chances.

1,235 Comments Post a Comment
  1. highsguy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Best defender to get for one week?

    Would play alongside Shaw and Semedo, with only Veltman as bench cover.

    1. Fuddled FC
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Alonso for this week only..

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Chelsea one

    3. Amartey Partey
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Alonso

      1. highsguy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Alonso and Shaw with one sub is what worries me.. but I’m tempted.

        1. Amartey Partey
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Azpi might be the safer option then

    4. Francescoli
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Rudiger

    5. aaroncfc
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Alonso was poor against City and Juve. He was replaced by Chilwell against Juve. Make of that what you will. Rudiger is the safer, long-term (and cheaper) option.

      1. highsguy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah most sensible to go Rudiger. Thanks everyone.

        1. Fuddled FC
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          think you talked yourself into that 😉

  2. MARVELLUS
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone tempted by Mount?

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

      No but it should help Lukaku owners

    2. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Considering on my WC

  3. Biggsy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    TAA out (can back on my WC if needed next week). Will risk Shaw and Coufal. TAA to who?

    a. Rudiger?
    b. Azpi?
    c. Alonso?

    1. Francescoli
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      A

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Rudi is the boring option

    3. Carefree Crew
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      With 2 players as doubts I'd steer clear of Alonso.
      Azpi, if he plays RWB you might get a sneaky assist. Saints poor at aerial duels Lukaku could score a header from an Azpi cross.

  4. Tshelby
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Get ride of ayling for -4?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Not playing any time soon it seems

    2. Carlton P
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah as he’s out for a while

  5. JJO
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Mount instead of second Che lsea defender?

    1. MARVELLUS
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Considering it, but we don't know he will start. But Rudi Mount Lukaku looks good.

    2. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Considering on my GW8 WC

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

    Sanchez
    Rudiger Marçal Semedo White
    Salah Pepe Raphinha Traore
    Ronaldo Lukaku

    Steele Livramento Sissoko Scarlet

    Worth taking a hit to get Marçal to any City or Chelsea defender? If so who? Or do I just take Livramento’s 1-2 points this week off the bench?

    1. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Definitely get rid of Marcal. Especially since you own Semedo.
      I'd probably just play Sissoko this week. There are lots of goals in that match I think!

      1. Francescoli
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Worth a hit (for a Chelsea or City defender)? or just have Sissoko as first sub?

  7. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Pretty conclusive James is out then?

    James to Christensen?

    1. Francescoli
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah Christensen will play. Good shout imo

      1. Stupendous
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        All I can afford is Silva or Christensen

        Christensen surely the safer of the two?

        1. Francescoli
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Yes for me Christensen much safer pick. Thoughts on my Marçal conundrum?

    2. Carefree Crew
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      With Silva going to Brazil, Christensen more likely for GW 8.

  8. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Did TT clarify what Alonso’s sub at HT was all about? Injury or tactical?

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Tactical imo

      1. Cruyff's Eleven
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Switched to 442, Innit

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          That and Alonso had a terrible first half.

    2. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      He’d been booked too

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

    Alonso or Azpi for this week only?

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Marcos for fun

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

      Azpi

    3. Fuddled FC
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I've been flitting between these too but currently on Alonso for 1 week only

    4. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Surely he's gonna play 352 against Southampton.... Alonso is the man.

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

    Please comment on this WC draft (0.0 left in the bank):
    Brighton-GKs
    Rüdiger, Marcal, Tierney, Lowton, Livramento
    Salah, Raphinha, Saka, Benrahma, Brownhill
    Lukaku, Ronaldo, Antonio

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Very good 3mium team

      I'd rather a City defender by downgrading lukaku

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

        Downgrading Lukaku is never going to happen. I'm wildcarding primarily to get to Lukaku. I'm not eager to get in Dias/Cancelo ahead of Liverpool. Could, however, downgrade Ronaldo to get TAA and Dias/Cancelo in the weeks ahead

  11. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    In GW4, I took out TAA for livra. For a hit.

    Talk about being ahead of the curve.

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Playing 4 dimensional chess

      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Channeling my inner Magnus

  12. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Solskjaer is so annoying

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Bit he's baby faced

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      On so many levels

    3. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Maybe Ferguson should do press conference instead

  13. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Repost

    With James also out, I am looking at three injuries in my team (TAA James and Bamford) with a bench of (Duffy, Livra, Gilmour) and FT already used.

    What would be my best move here?

    A) Bench all three
    B) Bamford -> Jimenez (-4)
    C) Bamford + TAA -> Lukaku (c) + White (-8)
    D) James to Azqui (-4)

  14. chudbond007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Is Rate My Team working for anyone?

    1. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      No, the option of loading my team is out at the moment.

      1. FPL Xylophone
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Pontus Jansson

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Do you mean post on here and get ignored?

    3. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      No

  15. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Best Ayling replacement for 4.6?

    1. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Already have Livra

    2. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      White?

    3. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Ben White

    4. FPL Xylophone
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Pontus Jansson

  16. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    In a bit of a pickle with 1 ft.

    TAA* Shaw* Coufal* White Tsimikas*

    A - shaw -> rudiger (planned)
    B - taa -> rudiger
    C - tskimas -> playing def
    D - take a hit and make 2 changes

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Grasp the nettle

      A and what is possible with C

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Could go 5.3 so double up with christiansen possible.

        More likely to go cheaper though (was planning livramemto next week) so could either do that early or go wolves.

        1. Fulchester's New Centr…
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Semedo then

    2. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      A

  17. Whits
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Which one on a WC:

    A. DIAS
    B. AZPI

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Dias

    2. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Dias all day

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

      A

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

      Azpi

  18. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Think I'm gonna live a little and do James to Chilwell!!!

    Wish me luck!!!

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Godspeed

    2. The Invincibles
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Is James out for the weekend?

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

        Yes

      2. Stupendous
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        He's only training in the pool apparently so yea

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

      So bench player to bench player?

      1. Stupendous
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Most Chelsea forums have chilwell starting

    4. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Even Chillwell wouldn't do it.

      I'm sorry

    5. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Good luck, I tried it on WC in GW4 and it was a mess (he didn't play, moved to James, he didn't play GW5, then he plays GW6 and gets injured) so I hope it works out for you!

  19. dshv
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I hate to do hits for defenders but

    1. Play with 10 people
    2. Rudiger -4

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      2

    2. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      If they concede you've lost 2 pts
      Clean sheet likely only nets 2pts also
      Worth thinking about

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

        I think about that. But if they keep clean sheet than 2 pts is better than 0 anyway can do something more..

  20. JasonG123
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Are there still embargoed quotes this season?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      [..........................]

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        *XXXXX

  21. FPL Emu
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Chances of Jota starting you think? 10%

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

      50

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      38%

    3. Fuddled FC
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      65%

    4. james 101
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      37.5%

      1. THEKID_88
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        43%

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

      7.31

    6. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      9.9%

    7. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      3.14159265359%

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Can’t believe you rounded up to eleven decimal places

        Take it seriously mate

      2. Harry the Hack
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        mmmmm.. pi....

  22. james 101
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    GTG?

    Sanchez

    Rudi Tierney Coady

    Salah Benrahma Greenwood Kovacic

    Lukaku Ronaldo Antonio

    (Steele Allan Liva Williams)

    1. james 101
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      (0FT. 0.7m itb)

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

      Aye - captain?

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Lukaku

        1. james 101
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          *probably!

    3. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      That'll do James. Kova an interesting one.

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah. I was interested in him before I saw the article on here. He’s excellent value.

        I think!

  23. Strchld
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Is this good enough to save WC? Currently on -4.

    Sanchez
    Shaw - White - Rudiger
    Salah - Jota - Raphinha - Greenwood - Benrahma
    Ronaldo - Antonio

    And Livramento only bench player and he plays against Chelsea.

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Of course

    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Of course

    3. Strchld
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Thanks. Hopefully Shaw starts..

    4. SKENG
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I was in a similar position and WCed.
      Don't think Shaw will play, so you might end up with Livramento 0-1 pointer.
      Also wanted to get rid of Jota, Greenwood and to (C) Lukaku... it was either this week or next so I just pulled the trigger.
      Good luck with your decision!

      1. Strchld
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        I have been think last 4 days should I hit button, but really want to wait IB. This GW will be so bad for me.

    5. james 101
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Absolutely

  24. King of Kings.
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Not really keen to taking hits but having to play Livramento this week. My plan was to bring in Cancelo for Ayling next week.

    Should I do that a week early for -4?

    Cancelo may/may not get a CS, but then Liv could end up getting -1 should CHE play well and he get booked etc.

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      In this case yes

      1. King of Kings.
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers mate. Think I'll need to take the plunge!

    2. james 101
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      If it makes you feel any better many people will take hits this week due to injuries in my opinion

      1. King of Kings.
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        This is a good point

  25. ishmailc
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Current team is
    Sanchez (steele)
    Walker, Duffy, Livramento (TAA, Shaw)
    Salah, Sarr, Jota, Gray, Torres
    Ronaldo, Antonio (Dennis)

    1 FT, 0.4 ITB
    Would like to get Lukaku, Raphina, Rudiger and Saka in but not sure how many for this GW. Any thoughts?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Rudi most pressing

  26. Lord of Ings
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Chances of marcal starting?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Wolves fora have him on borrowed time

  27. RAFAS_REJECTS
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Hi Everyone. I was wondering if anyone could help? I'm playing Fanteam. Iv got two transfers this gameweek, but I only want to use one transfer. Does this mean I will have two transfers again next gameweek? Or does it drop down to one transfer? I think it drops down to one, but I wasn't 100% sure.

  28. Fuddled FC
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    This match ONLY

    a) Jota > Raphina
    or
    b) TAA > Alonso

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      B

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      A

    3. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      B

    4. Lignja
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Think ill do A

  29. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    The midfielders situation is the biggest conundrum at this point.

    None of the 7 to 8m mids are proving to be value for money.

    Premium GK, 3 premium defenders, Salah in midfield with 3 budget mids, and a forward line which looks like a sexy pair of knickers, only one premium fwd is the way to go at this point at this point, thoughts?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Think I agree, could you explain the simile

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Apologies for the repitition in the last part of my post.

  30. COLLIN QUANER
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Arghhhhhh I'm stuck.

    Have both Jota and Greenwood. Need to get rid of one for Saka. It'll enable me to get a City defender next week.

    Really no idea who to get rid of though. Greenwood hasn't produced for a while and Jota benching worries me!!!

    1. james 101
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Jota

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Jota has Man City plus possibility of getting bench, so it has to be him

    3. Carlton P
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Surely Greenwood start. He’s not been called up for England so gets plenty of rest and he’s looked sharp. Sancho on the other hand hasn’t
      There’s an argument for holding both of them this week

    4. House Frey Wedding Planner
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Had the same dilemma and did Jota to Saka earlier this week.

      Greenwood likely to go by gw8 or 9

    5. Salan
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I would not get rid of Jota or Greenwood this week to get Saka.