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UNLIMITED TRANSFERS: BEST PLAYERS + FAQ

FPL TEAM REVEALS

FPL first-draft team reveals: 5-2-3 with Haaland and Jesus

GAMEWEEK 17 SELECTION

2pm team news: Koulibaly and Rashford benched, Zouma absent

PREDICTED LINE-UPS, INJURIES AND BANS

FPL team news: Haaland injury latest

OPINION

The FFS Pro Pundits 48

FIXTURE GUIDE

FFS Mini-Leagues & Community Competitions Gameweek 13

FPL PLAYERS AT THE WORLD CUP

Belgium v Canada team news

MID-SEASON FRIENDLIES: MINUTES TRACKER

HALF-TERM REPORT

Saka's injury, Jesus' goals, in-form Toon: FPL notes 8

Mid-Season Friendlies:

Dec 3 | Arsenal 2-4 Watford (London Colney) | Marquinhos, Nketiah (Tierney assist)
Dec 8 | Arsenal 3-0 Lyon (Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai) | Gabriel (Odegaard assist), Nketiah (Vieira assist), Vieira (Nelson assist)
Dec 13 | Arsenal 2-1 AC Milan (Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai) | Odegaard, Odegaard (Nelson assist)
Dec 17 | Arsenal 0-2 Juventus (Emirates)
Dec 21 | Arsenal 0-0 Luton Town (London Colney)

ASTON VILLA

Five-time top 1k FPL finisher Tom Freeman on Villa under Gerrard and his Gameweek 13 plans 6

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Mid-Season Friendlies:

Nov 30 | Cardiff City 3-1 Aston Villa (Cardiff City Stadium) | J Ramsey (Luiz assist)
Dec 8 | Aston Villa 2-2 Brighton and Hove Albion (Dubai) | Ings, Ings (Raikhy assist)
Dec 11 | Aston Villa 1-0 Chelsea (Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi) | McGinn (Watkins assist)
Dec 15 | Aston Villa 0-1 Villarreal (Villa Park)
Dec 21 | Everton 2-0 Aston Villa (Goodison Park)

BOURNEMOUTH

FPL review: Solanke injury latest, Bowen off pens 1

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Mid-Season Friendlies/Cup Games:

Dec 20 | Newcastle United 1-0 Bournemouth (St James’ Park)

BRENTFORD

FPL review: Toney and Raya haul in Gameweek 11 opener

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Mid-Season Friendlies:

Dec 10 | Brentford 1-2 Bordeaux (Girona training ground) | Gilbert (Trevitt assist)
Dec 13 | Brentford 1-3 Celta Vigo (Jersey Road) | Wissa (Canos assist)
Dec 17 | Brentford 2-2 Wolfsburg (Jersey Road) | Mbeumo (Lewis-Potter assist), Toney (Norgaard assist)

BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION

FPL Gameweek 12 tips: Best players to sign, captains, predicted line-ups + team reveals

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Mid-Season Friendlies/Cup Games:

Dec 8 | Aston Villa 2-2 Brighton and Hove Albion (Dubai) | Undav (Moran assist), Undav (Gross assist)
Dec 21 | Charlton Athletic 0-0 Brighton and Hove Albion (The Valley)

CHELSEA

Injury updates on James, Alexander-Arnold, Kane and more

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Mid-Season Friendlies:

Dec 11 | Chelsea 0-1 Aston Villa (Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi)

CRYSTAL PALACE

FPL review: Brighton fail to score again, unplayable Zaha

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Mid-Season Friendlies:

Dec 3 | Crystal Palace 0-0 Botafogo (Selhurst Park)
Dec 7 | Trabzonspor 2-2 Crystal Palace (Regnum Carya Hotel Stadium, Turkey) | Edouard (Olise assist), Mateta
Dec 11 | Crystal Palace 1-3 Napoli (Regnum Carya Hotel Stadium, Turkey) | Zaha (Olise assist)
Dec 16 | Crystal Palace 2-1 Real Valladolid (Selhurst Park) | Zaha (Doucoure assist), Zaha pen (Olise assist)

EVERTON

FPL Gameweek 8 differentials: Gordon, Solanke and Soucek

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Mid-Season Friendlies:

Nov 20 | Everton 0-0 Celtic (Accor Stadium, Sydney)
Nov 23 | Western Sydney Wanderers 1-5 Everton (CommBank Stadium, Sydney) | Maupay (Patterson assist), Gordon (Doucoure assist), Gordon (Gray assist), Cannon (Mills assist), Gordon (McNeil assist)
Dec 21 | Everton 2-0 Aston Villa (Goodison Park) | Gordon (Patterson assist), Maupay (Iwobi assist)

FULHAM

FPL Gameweek 5: Tuesday's goals, assists, bonus and statistics 9

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Mid-Season Friendlies:

Dec 4 | Portimonense 2-3 Fulham | McFarlane (Onomah assist), Kurzawa (Andreas assist), McFarlane (Cairney assist)
Dec 17 | Fulham 1-1 West Ham United (Craven Cottage) | Vinicius (Tete assist)

LEEDS UNITED

FPL Gameweek 4 differentials: Aaronson can provide value

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Mid-Season Friendlies:

Dec 8 | Elche 1-2 Leeds United (Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero) | Gelhardt (Harrison assist), Klich (Gyabi assist)
Dec 16 | Leeds United 2-1 Real Sociedad (Elland Road) | Struijk (Roca assist), Rodrigo (Gelhardt assist)
Dec 21 | Leeds United 2-4 Monaco (Elland Road) | Koch (Roca assist), Gelhardt pen (Gnonto assist)

LEICESTER CITY

Eriksen Covid latest as Maddison and Castagne haul 5

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Mid-Season Friendlies/Cup Games:

Dec 10 | Leicester City 0-0 Troyes (Seagrave)
Dec 20 | MK Dons 0-3 Leicester City (Stadium MK) | Tielemans (Vardy assist), Perez (Thomas assist), Vardy (Castagne assist)

LIVERPOOL

FPL Gameweek 11: Sunday's goals, assists, bonus and statistics

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Mid-Season Friendlies/Cup Games:

Dec 11 | Liverpool 1-3 Lyon (Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai) | Carvalho (Salah assist)
Dec 16 | Liverpool 4-1 AC Milan (Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai) | Salah (Matip assist), Thiago, Darwin (Clark assist), Darwin (Doak assist)
Dec 22 | Manchester City 3-2 Liverpool (Etihad) | Carvalho (Milner assist), Salah (Darwin assist)

MANCHESTER CITY

FPL Gameweek 10 tips: Dance like no one's watching 1

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Mid-Season Friendlies/Cup Games:

Dec 17 | Manchester City 2-0 Girona (Etihad) | De Bruyne, Haaland (De Bruyne assist)
Dec 22 | Manchester City 3-2 Liverpool (Etihad) | Haaland (De Bruyne assist), Mahrez (Rodri assist), Ake (De Bruyne assist)

MANCHESTER UNITED

FPL review: Rashford's haul and Brighton's in-form midfielders

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Mid-Season Friendlies/Cup Games:

Dec 7 | Cadiz 4-2 Manchester United (Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla) | Martial pen (Iqbal assist), Mainoo (Jurado assist)
Dec 10 | Real Betis 1-0 Manchester United (Estadio Benito Villamarin)
Dec 21 | Manchester United 2-0 Burnley (Old Trafford) | Eriksen (Wan-Bissaka assist), Rashford (McTominay assist)

NEWCASTLE UNITED

Which FPL players are on penalties and set pieces?

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Mid-Season Friendlies/Cup Games:

Dec 8 | Al Hilal 0-5 Newcastle United (Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh) | Joelinton (J. Murphy assist), Joelinton (Willock assist), Almiron, Almiron (S. Longstaff assist), Stephenson (Fraser assist)
Dec 17 | Newcastle United 2-1 Rayo Vallecano (St James’ Park) | S Longstaff (Murphy assist), Wood pen (Willock assist)
Dec 20 | Newcastle United 1-0 Bournemouth (St James’ Park) | own-goal (Trippier assist)

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

FPL transfers: The latest new Premier League signings assessed 45

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Mid-Season Friendlies/Cup Games:

Dec 2 | Stoke City 2-1 Nottingham Forest (Loughborough University Stadium) | Gibbs-White (Dennis assist)
Dec 6 | Atromitos 3-2 Nottingham Forest (Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus) | own-goal (Scarpa assist), Yates
Dec 10 | Olympiacos 1-0 Nottingham Forest (Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus)
Dec 16 | Valencia 1-2 Nottingham Forest (Mestalla Stadium) | Awoniyi, Dennis
Dec 21 | Blackburn Rovers 1-4 Nottingham Forest (Ewood Park) | Johnson pen, Lingard (Williams assist), Awoniyi (Lingard assist), Johnson (Surridge assist)

SOUTHAMPTON

Armstrong ends goal drought as Livramento keeps up fine FPL form 5

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Mid-Season Friendlies/Cup Games:

Dec 20 | Southampton 2-1 Lincoln City (St Mary’s) | Adams (Elyounoussi assist), Adams (Elyounoussi assist)

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

FPL Gameweek 9: Saturday’s goals, assists, bonus and statistics

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Mid-Season Friendlies:

Dec 9 | Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 Motherwell (Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre) | Kulusevski, Doherty (Gil assist), Gil (Kulusevski assist), Doherty (Kulusevski assist)
Dec 14 | Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Peterborough United under-21s (Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre) | White (Sanchez assist), Gil (Kulusevski assist), Doherty (Gil assist)
Dec 21 | Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Nice (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium) | Doherty (Kulusevski assist)

WEST HAM UNITED

Which FPL players are on penalties and set pieces? 2

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Mid-Season Friendlies:

Dec 6 | Cambridge United 2-4 West Ham United (Abbey Stadium) | Bowen, own-goal (Emerson assist), Benrahma (Scamacca assist), Ekwah (Potts assist)
Dec 10 | Udinese 1-3 West Ham United (Dacia Arena) | Benrahma, Lanzini, Antonio (Bowen assist)
Dec 17 | Fulham 1-1 West Ham United (Craven Cottage) | Bowen (Downes assist)

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS

The best FPL goalkeepers and defenders for a Gameweek 30 Free Hit

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Mid-Season Friendlies/Cup Games:

Dec 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2 Birmingham City (Compton Park) | Costa (Semedo assist), Podence pen
Dec 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Empoli (Marbella) | Bueno
Dec 14 | Cadiz 3-4 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Estadio Municipal de La Línea de la Concepción) | own-goal (Ait-Nouri assist), Collins (Moutinho assist), Podence (Costa assist), own-goal (Hwang assist)
Dec 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Gillingham (Molineux) | Jimenez pen (Hwang assist), Ait Nouri (Hwang assist)

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  1. cm790
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Why is everyone ignoring Toney?

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Gambling

      1. cm790
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 19 days ago

        He's still playing football for now?

        1. DARE TO BISCAN
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 19 days ago

          The fact you're asking that as question, is your answer 🙂

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Ban could hit whenever, I guess.

    3. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Better options. Might be getting banned

      1. cm790
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 19 days ago

        Aside from the ban which hasn't happened yet, surely he's up there with the most in form strikers in the PL?

        1. DARE TO BISCAN
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 19 days ago

          You asked your question and got your answer 😀

  2. AD2110
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Saka or Kulu?

    Have Martinelli

    1. CelticBhoy1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      If you have Martinelli, Kulu

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Kulu for me

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 19 days ago

        Then I’m shifting to Saka in 21/22

  3. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Anyone playing a cheeky BB to get ahead of the masses?

    1. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Yup

  4. CelticBhoy1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Nketiah or Martial?

    1. Crystal Alice
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Eddie

  5. DRIZ ✅
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Who to bench out of cancelo trippier saliba james (3 def starting)

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Saliba this round

    2. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Saliba

  6. tryf88
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Kane if it means no Cancelo?

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Did that move

    2. Saka Punch
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      I did

    3. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      I did

  7. Puntillimon
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Foden or mount?

  8. Ask Yourself
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Any spurs line up news?

  9. The Reptile
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Last change -

    a) Greenwood to NKETIAH (have White + Martinelli) or b) Andrea to FODEN (have Cancelo and Haaland)

    Comments appreciated as can't decide - Not sure if Foden even starts

  10. meule
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Ederson
    Trippier James White
    Salah Martinelli Rashford Almiron
    Kane Darwin Haaland
    Patterson Bueno Andreas
    0 ITB, looks fine ?

  11. Return of the FF
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    A. Pope, Cancelo, Darwin
    B. Kepa, Shaw, Kane

    1. Adzy
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      B

  12. TaiwanHC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    GTG?

    Kepa
    James - Trippier - Shaw
    Salah - Foden - Rashford - Martinelli - Almiron
    Haaland - Kane

    Ward, White, Bueno, Greenwood

  13. Claudio555
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Anyone going for Foden?

    1. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Yep

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Vast Majority of Foden's points have come in home games. 3 of City's next 4 are away and he might not even play the home game with rotation.

    3. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      19%

  14. cm790
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    De Gea
    Tripps James Cancelo Shaw
    Odegaard Almiron KDB Bruno
    Haaland (c) Toney

    Kepa Patterson Andreas Greenwood

    Destroy my team.

  15. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Kepa ward
    Shaw tirper james saliba X
    Rash tross martineli almiron X
    Kane darwin haland

    Which?

    A) walker Zaha/mount/bsilva/7.9 mid.
    B) cancelo 5.4mid.

  16. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Have gone for Ramsdale instead of Kepa. Arsenal had 3 cleanies in a row before the break. Reckon Arteta will be focusing on grinding out low scoring wins in the harder games coming up, Newcastle, Man Utd etc.

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Gone DDG over Kepa

  17. Ninja Škrtel
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Cancelo to Akanji to release some funds?

    1. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Yes

    2. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Did that

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Not Akanji. Shaw or Walker for now.

  18. HD7
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    A or B mates?

    A) Kepa 


    Cancelo James Trippier Shaw


    Bruno Rashford Saka Martinelli
    Haaland Darwin

    Ward Almiron Bueno Greenwood
    or

    B) Kepa 


    Cancelo James Trippier 


    Salah Rashford Saka Martinelli
    Haaland Darwin Martial

    Ward Andreas Bueno Patterson

  19. FFFoxy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Who do we think starts out of the Man City winger roulette?

    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      May as well go with your own guess. Then at least it's your choice, if it doesn't go well

  20. Saka Punch
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    A) Mings
    B) Patterson

  21. Nespinha
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Thoughts, 0.6 ITB

    Kepa Ward
    Cancelo James Trippier Castagne Bueno
    Salah Saka Almiron Andreas Rash
    Haaland Wilson Martial

    A) Saka + Wilson

    B) Odegaard + Darwin

  22. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    GTG and 2.3ITB to play with?

    Kepa
    Cancelo/James/Trippier
    KDB/Rash/Martineli/Almiron
    Haaland/Darwin/Martial

    Ward/White/Andreas/Bueno

  23. thepancakeman123
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Is this team ok???

    Kepa
    Cancelo, Trippier, James
    KDB, Mount, Rashford, Martinelli
    Haaland, Darwin, Wilson

    Ward, Patterson, Andreas, Bueno

  24. Yordan Letchkov
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Ok guys. My last draft. Please let me know if you would change anything here:

    Ward / Iversen
    James / Trippier / Akanji / Patterson / Bueno
    Salah / Martinelli / Rashford / Almiron / Andreas
    Haaland / Kane / Darwin

    Thoughts are:

    A) Akanji or Walker
    B) Ödegaard or Martinelli
    C) KDB or Salah
    - Those three transfers would give me exact funds to do Patterson to White and cover ARS defense.
    What would you do??

  25. Big Ronnie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Odegaard or Martinelli?

  26. Tshelby
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Doherty or shaw? Like the risk of Doherty

    1. Saka Punch
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Shaw with those fixtures imo

  27. gooner_112233445566
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    A) kdb
    B) salah

    Got cancelo, darwin and haaland already

  28. CelticBhoy1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Hi guys, thoughts on this team?

    Sanchez
    Cancelo Trippier Saliba
    Rasford KDB Martinelli Almiron
    Haaland(c) Nketiah Kane

    Subs: Ward Shaw Andreas Bueno

  29. Gerci
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    A) James + 4.6 DEF
    B) Stones + Shaw