| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Raya Martin | ARS | C |
| No Change |  Alisson | LIV | C |
| No Change |  Donnarumma | MCI | C, Sus |
| Up |  Kelleher | BRE | C, Vs |
| Down |  Ramsdale | NEW | C |
| No Change |  Dubravka | BUR | C, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  van Dijk | LIV | C |
| No Change |  Jurriën Timber | ARS | C, Inj |
| No Change |  O’Reilly | MCI | C |
| Up |  Andersen | FUL | C |
| Up |  Marc Guehi | CRY | A |
| Up |  van den Berg | BRE | C, Vs |
| No Change |  Thiaw | NEW | A |
| No Change |  Milenkovic | NFO | C |
| No Change |  van Hecke | BHA | A |
| No Change |  Mukiele | SUN | C, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Saka | ARS | B |
| No Change |  Bruno Fernandes | MUN | A |
| No Change |  Foden | MCI | A |
| No Change |  Semenyo | BOU | C |
| Up |  Szoboszlai | LIV | C |
| No Change |  Minteh | BHA | B |
| No Change |  Bruno Guimarães | NEW | A |
| No Change |  Schade | BRE | C, Vs, Sus |
| No Change |  Anderson | NFO | B, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Haaland | MCI | B |
| No Change |  Thiago | BRE | A, Vs |
| No Change |  Mateta | CRY | C |
| Up |  Ekitiké | LIV | B |
| Down |  Welbeck | BHA | C, Rest |
| Down |  Woltemade | NEW | B |
Skonto Rigga Fulham stopped Erling Haaland (£15.4m) from scoring and gave Manchester City an almighty scare at the Etihad on Saturday.
But the reigning champions found a way, eventually running out 3-2 winners.
Our latest Scout Notes reflects on the game at the Etihad.
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How are DCL owners feeling?
Disney Cruise Line?
Stuff of fairytales!
Strangely, cautiously, optimistic
I’ll tell you in 5 games.
See this is my point. Cesspit
Maguire and Evans starting
Watkins to cook
How are Evanilson owners feeling?
In the cesspit?
Exactamundo
Happy with my one week punt from last week. Don’t want that punt to become too much more permanent though
Thanks for asking. Very happy with the 5.5 points per gameweek he has scored for my team. Feeling wistful though as i think we part ways this week, but we do have the memories.
Would you WC to get Haaland for upcoming fixtures?
Sanchez
Gabriel, Robinson, VdV
Salah, Saka, Palmer, ESR
Watkins, Havertz, Evanilson
Pope, Amad, Quansah, Nejdelkovic
Would need to sort out the filler options. Probably downgrade Pope, Salah, unsure on the Fulham lads. Question would be if it’s Watkins or Havertz that make way for Haaland.
You can get to Haaland via Salah & Havertz. Mind you, a WC would sort a few niggling issues fast.
That’s the thing, my forward line would be including a starting Evanilson still without WC, very torn
On balance it's WC time, have fun.
I’m scared lol
Not sure if you need a WC but I’m begrudgingly thinking I have to do the Salah to Haaland switch myself for the next couple of fixtures - Haaland could easy hit back to back hatties again
That’s the thing, still not sure I want him long term but the next few could be scary
I think it's time with that lineup.
Anyone know if Amad Diallo is starting?
Thanks - this is not good at all.
£600m spent to look like that in their 3rd season with Ten Hag, lol
Briefly does Ten hag get sacked ?
Not before the Chelsea match pls
Hopefully, we need Thomas Tuchel sort this mess out,
Is that squad capable of finishing top 6 this season,i doubt
First, they need to find someone to replace him.
Southgate is being fitted as we speak
Yes, this is his last game
Semenyo + Diaz to Dibling + Foden for free?
Not understanding the foden love
This is England's best team on current form:
Pickford
TAA Konsa Guehi Colwill
Gallagher Rice
Saka Palmer Gordon
Kane
Left-back is an issue as Shaw is injured, Chilwell is not playing, Mitchell is playing poorly.
Stones isn't getting games so can hardly be considered in form. Could make a case for Lewis at RB or in midfield in place of Gallagher. Mainoo is having issues in midfield for Man Utd.
Foden and Grealish aren't playing enough. Eze isn't playing well. Madueke had one good performance then not much.
Bowen, Solanke and Watkins are options up front.
Why Gordon? He was awful yesterday......hate owning him in my FPL team as well
Gordon was out of position yesterday. He is a left winger and does best as a left winger.
No Jude?
No Bellingham?
He isn't playing better than Saka or Palmer and he isn't a left winger. Also, he isn't a central midfielder in the mould of Rice or Gallagher who give more defensive stability.
Is ESR a transfer out now or we expect Silva to go back to the original setup in the upcoming games?
I expect ESR to come back in because vs Man City Silva had to be more defensive and counter-attacking.
Yeah, let's see how Silva set up against Villa.....if ESR doesn't start again, surely he is a transfer out
original set up, it was/is working very well. Lukic is performing at a very high level so esr and andreas can both play midfield.
Was about to ask the same question. Silva will probably go back to the original setup, but the more important question is, is his output going to be worth holding onto.
Rumour is ETH dropped De Ligt and Martinez for Maguire and Evans
He’s also dropped Zirkzee and Ugarte…
He signed all four of those players
It’s why you are struggling. You go round and round in circles with awful recruitment and then the next manager has to clear out these players
All his signings were poor. Yoro is the only one we haven’t seen yet
Agreed
Wouldnt write off Zirkzee that easily though, great player individually
EtH has no excuses. This is his squad now. Look at the team he has signed:
Onana
Mazraoui De-Ligt Martinez Malacia
Ugarte Mount Casemiro
Antony Hoijlund Zirkzee
That is not a good team. Onana possibly the best signing there.
Yeah
He choose today to be his last day, so he can take holiday during IB
Palmer is going to blank isn’t he?
Hopefully
Hattie
He'll assist Colwill's winner, 1-0.
a blank when he's just realised the golden boot is still in play? 😛
Hattrick
Likely.
I got him in.
Who's your top players for wc?
Mine is active !
Here comes the aeroplane
Regrets I made on a WC:
TAA Wood Semenyo over Konate Solanke Rogers
Would change it if I were on a WC 🙂
havertz
I'll start. Don't get Winks, he's been dropped! Instead, in a 3-4-3, get Facundo Buonanotte as 5th midfielder, 5m.
Kelleher
Is palmer playing?
Yes
Don't think it's hot enough no to.
How are these moves looking over the next few weeks? 1 FT and 3.9 ITB. I'd like to strengthen my defence and would rather have Konsa/Robinson battling for one spot rather than relying on them both every week.
GW9 - Mateta > Solanke
GW10 - Wood > Cunha
GW11 - Mosquero > Porro/Virgil/Dalot
Henderson
Gabriel - Konsa - Robinson
Martinelli - Johnson - Palmer - Mbuemo
Haaland - Mateta - Wood
Valdi - Winks - Myko - Mosquero
Blabla never work, why dont you list that until gw 38?
Why don't you go and boil your head?
Lol
Why only planning for 3 gw mate? Go on.
Haha
Prediction above is correct for Utd
cash back, close to 4.3. some real bargains this year
All my hopes rest on Villa thrashing MUN......own both Watkins and Rogers.... surely Villa to win 1-0 now with Duran getting the only goal
Man U will get thrashed, that lineup lmao. Let's go Rogers!
Rogers is about to have an absolute field day against the legs of bruno, erkisen and mainoo. can just walk past maguire and evans as well
No Duran start, Bailey fit enough to start. Usual Villa attacking setup against Maguire and Evans
Bailey Rogers Philogene
Watkins
do you think Emery is trying to keep the media/his strikers happy by constantly saying I'll play them together etc? just cant see it happening, he wants a 10/someone who will drop deep and duran or watkins aren't doing that job
Maybe, he'll probably try it when they have an easier opponent but I don't expect it to be a regular occurrence. He also has Maatsen and Cash that can play as wingers rather than forcing Rogers from 10 to WF.
cheers.
hope to see it sooner rather than later, tough to justify having Watkins if he's a 70 minute player
Yeah with only 2 CFs, he can start with 1 then have the flexibility to either rest Watkins 60-70 or play both depending on game state
It's a shame, coz Duran would walk into my team if he'd get 70 minutes
Congrats Watkins owners
Watkins captain owner here!
⚽ Team News 📰
AVL: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Digne, Pau, Barkley, Tielemans, Bailey, Watkins, Jaden, Rogers
Subs: Gauci, Nedeljkovic, Diego Carlos, Maatsen, Bogarde, Swinkels, Buendia, Duran, Young
MUN: Onana, Mazraoui, Maguire, Dalot, Evans, B.Fernandes, Eriksen, Mainoo, Højlund, Rashford, Garnacho
Subs: Bayindir, Lindelof, Matthijs de-Ligt, Martinez, Casemiro , Ugarte, Zirkzee, Amad, Antony
CHE: Sánchez, Cucurella, Colwill, Gusto, W.Fofana, Enzo, Palmer, Caicedo, Madueke, N.Jackson, Sancho
Subs: Jørgensen, Disasi, Tosin, Mudryk, Renato Veiga, Lavia, Neto, João Félix, Nkunku
NFO: Sels, Murillo , Alex Moreno, Nikola Milenkovic, Aina, Anderson, Gibbs-White, Ward-Prowse, Yates, Wood, Hudson-Odoi
Subs: C.Miguel, Morato , N.Williams, Willy Arnaud-Boly, Dominguez, Awoniyi, Jota Silva, Elanga, Sosa
Cash is back
Cashback
Poor Man Utd team.
A striker who has a rubbish goal-scoring record (Hoijlund)
Two left-wingers playing at the same time (Rashford and Garnacho)
A midfield that is slow and lacking work-rate (Eriksen and Fernandes)
A CB pairing that is really slow and injury-prone (Evans and Maguire)
A left-back who is a right-back (Dalot)
Bruno gets a lot of flak (deserved at times) but you can’t question his workrate
His work rate to sulk like a little biatch all the time yes, captains need to lead by example not act like a brat and throw arms around
There are no leaders in the team anyway, the armband is meaningless
Agree
Nah. He does that fake pressing thing where he looks like he is pressing but is just moving forward and then lunges last second. He isn't a worker in the mould of players like Bernardo Silva, Foden, Luis Diaz, Saka
That’s down to poor coaching, nothing to do with his workrate. He’s got a proper engine, it’s just got Stevie Wonder behind the wheel
He's 30 years old. It isn't the coaching at this stage. It's him.
Yeah should just go maverick and coach a competent press on his own, brilliant punditry as per
Haha, keep going boys, it's like Keane and Carragher. I'm enjoying this, you two should start a YT channel man!
Stevie Wonder is a genius. Stop using his name as a pejorative.
Great musician, bad Uber driver
Ta
Nkunku looks to be the new trollkaku. Fantastic in preseason, scores in cup games and in Europe, just can't get a start in PL.
I would fit Nkunku in and Madueke out
Nkunku is not a natural winger, he is either ST or CAM.
That being said, I would fit Nkunku instead of Jackson
This, Maresca ain't dropping Palmer or Jackson for Nkunku
I think and this is just a feel thing nothing data led that although Jackson misses a lot of big chances he's better for the team than Nkunku, leads the line better and makes a nuisance of himself. I'd imagine Maresca feels the same.
Didn't Maresca comment something after the first conference league match that he will have two different squads for Europe and PL. Seems to be Nkunku is stuck playing PES 5 master league teams for now.
His preseason was massively overrated (1 non pen goal iirc) and scoring in a third tier competition means just as little
Watkins owners licking their lips looking at that United def line
Rogers & Watkins owner here. I hope to feast!
Capt Watkins here.
And Rogers
Goal fest
They are going to eat them?
Yes, like eating KFC
Regret I put Rogers as first bench
Need Jackson and Rogers to save my season.
Must be one of the most expensive benches ever
de Ligt Casemiro Martinez Antony Zirkzee Ugarte
He bought them, he benched them
What a visioner
The top managers don't just change their entire centre half pairing at the drop of a hat. Even Pep with his rotating around wouldn't swap both of a pairing. Such an important part of the team and one Ten Haag has never got to grips with.
ETH wants out clearly.
I think so. He won't resign; he wants his payout.
For the next few GW:
A - Vardy
B - Cunha
C - Jimenez
B
Man Utd centre back pairing haha, that's the result of offering 10 bob for one of the best CH in the league, Jim.
Aye, be much better off with Branthwaite who’s been injured all season
He won't be for the next 10 seasons though
So how would that have any effect on the centre-back pairing today?
How do u know he'd be injured if he played for Man U? It was a training incident!
Have you seen our injury record
Any idea why he has benched Martinez and De ligt though?
If you had 6.2m ITB after transferring out Salah, who would you replace him with?
I'm thinking Kulusevski or McNeil?!
Have you got Palmer and Saka?
A 6.2m midfielder? Maybe Kulu, less impressed by McNeil.
6.2 itb?
Or 6.2 + salah's selling price?
