| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Raya Martin | ARS | C |
| No Change |  Pickford | EVE | B |
| Up |  Roefs | SUN | C |
| Up |  Henderson | CRY | C, Vs |
| Down |  Verbruggen | BHA | C |
| No Change |  Dubravka | BUR | B, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up |  Gabriel Magalhães | ARS | A |
| Up |  Chalobah | CHE | C, Vs |
| No Change |  Mukiele | SUN | B, £ |
| Up |  Lacroix | CRY | B, Vs |
| Up |  Tarkowski | EVE | A |
| No Change |  Cash | AVL | B |
| Down |  van Hecke | BHA | C |
| Up |  Senesi | BOU | C |
| No Change |  van Dijk | LIV | B |
| No Change |  Andersen | FUL | C |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Saka | ARS | B |
| Up |  Bruno Fernandes | MUN | A |
| Up |  Fernández | CHE | B, Vs |
| No Change |  Rogers | AVL | C |
| Down |  Foden | MCI | C |
| No Change |  Semenyo | MCI | B |
| No Change |  Bruno Guimarães | NEW | A |
| No Change |  Wirtz | LIV | A |
| Up |  Wilson | FUL | B |
| Up |  Mitoma | BHA | B |
| No Change |  Anderson | NFO | B, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Haaland | MCI | C |
| No Change |  Ekitiké | LIV | C |
| No Change |  Watkins | AVL | A |
| Up |  Thiago | BRE | A |
| No Change |  Calvert-Lewin | LEE | B |
| Down |  Bowen | WHU | C |
Andy Following on from the first in this series of three articles which analyse the new Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Bonus Points System (BPS), we now switch attention to creativity and assess how the playmakers are benefiting.
In this article, I’ll examine which creative elements play a part, how influential they are in determining the bonus point awards and cast an eye over the most impressive performers across the last few Gameweeks.
Huge game tomorrow/later tonight lads.
How do you reckon we'll line up?
Unchanged side?
Walker's suspended
Think it'll be Jones drafted in at RB. Carrick over Lampard. Everyone else the same.
carson in for hart
That day was like Xmas for Forca.
It also produced this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7Rnt5C2qaQ
It almost doesn't matter -- Rooney to scuff another 2-yarder for the win.
Migs - Price
Vidic - Coleman - Dawson - Clyne - Turner
Ozil - Michu - Ramsey - Moses - Barkley
Rooney - Sturridge - Giroud
2 FT & £0.6
Not going to let a FT go to waste. Time to sell Moses for Amalfitano or Whittingham? Any other smart transfers?
or Januzaj. Anyone getting him and excepting anything?
Wow i was going to recommend a possible Moses to Januzaj, or other cheap mid but with Barkley and Ramsey already in your team, you need a slightly more expensive one. I highly recommend Paulinho, he's on the verge of having explosive returns and has some really good games coming up. But considering that you would play all your strikers and mids (excluding Moses or his replacement) for the next week, maybe your better off subbing out Vidic?
Is there any way you can move Dawson & Moses and get a Chelsea defender or midfielder? If you are feeling adventurous -- Ramires or Shurrle, though Oscar would be my pick assuming he's fit. Alternatively, you can bring in Terry -- they have amazing fixtures & he seems to be pretty nailed on in the league. I'd err on the side of getting a Chelsea midfielder first, if it all possible.
Joel Ward -- my only player on MNF. That should be exciting. He has 3 successful crosses to his name so far this season, here's to hoping #4 meets the head of Dwight G for what turns out to be the only goal in a 1-0 Palace victory. Yummy.
Who'd you rather do to lukaku? Suarez, Roon or Sturridge?
it's very risky still but rooney. just hope if he scores lukaku does likewise at 3mil cheaper to soften the blow
Well i have Lukaku, Suarez, and Sturridge at the moment, so i would definitely say those 3 ahead of Rooney at the moment. However, i got Suarez in right when he came back because of how easy the games were (and i already had Sturridge) but i always knew it was just a matter of time so i don't know if i would recommend getting both now, its risky. Suarez, Lukaku, Sturridge, Rooney in that order in my opinion
Will Ben Arfa start on Saturday? Im thinking no... 🙁
leaning towards no too unfortunately. was very surprised gouffran started ahead of him last match
yeah he still their most talented player by a mile and its a massive home game... he goes missing in away games thats why he was dumped for cardiff i guarantee he starts on saturday
I was 90% certain he would start last game -- so my prediction clearly isn't very good. I thought Alan P would start Cisee, Remy and Ben Arfa up front though Gouffran got the nod. It's anyone's guess though even football managers know the simple adage -- if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
How the times have changed -- last year Berbatov would have been a real contender for the armband in this kind of fixture.
Gayle scored a couple already so i'm confident
if his penalty was a woman it would be susan boyle 🙂
Hopefully, he'll start first. My boy Joel W will be spraying plenty of crosses his way so for both of our sakes -- let's hope one of them is converted into a goal.
Great Article. Amalfitano looks like a real proposition during a good run of fixtures.
Southampton cleansheet this weekend? I'm either gonna play Fonte or Ward. Saints kept a cleansheet at Anfield so why can't they do it at OT
😆
Night P
Sigh. Realized that my team wasnt properly linked, so here goes another go. Anyone care to take a look? Wildcard or not to wildcard.. I want to change a lot. For my FT this week if i dont WC, i`m doing HBA -> Michu, fwiw. Cant really decide if its worth it to stick or blow it.
Its also kind of time sensitive, since i will have nothing in the bank if i choose the wildcard draft i sat up this afternoon, which imo, looks pretty damn good, i have to say.
No easy answer. You aren't in dire need of a wc but I see the appeal.Draft?
The wc team looks like this:
Vorm, McGregor
Terry, Glen Johnson, Clyne, Naughton, Turner
Michu, Oscar, Januzaj, Ozil, Amalfitano
Sturridge, Lukaku, Aguero.
Whaddaya think?
gj not back yet, ivanovic could outscore terry. you have the two most profitable keepers. oscar may not play or play part game. ramsey will prob outscore amal and januzaj. arsenal next two fixtures are class and giroud could earn big points. rooney great fixs even tho im not convinced on his points.
team looks nicer overall but its not even guaranteed more points. and i assume you will lose lots of money on the likes of migs, boruc, ramsey, giroud. arsenal play norwich then palace and if they do well even more points could be on the cards. a hit in mdf for me would be preferrable over a wc. so maybe you could still bring in amal or januzaj??
Wouldnt bring in GJ unless he was deemed fit, but if we`re going to continue with the 352 style of play GJ could be explosive. They have been profitable thus far yeah, but their fixtures dont rotate going forward, both same home&away, which is bad. Oscar looks to be very nailed on, and hes in form. I`m not getting Ramsey, and the Ivanovic -> Terry transfer was purely due to the bonus points JT seems to rack up and hes cheaper. But yeah, the more i think and talk about it, a hit at the most seems the better option.
oh yeah your team doesnt already have ramsey, my bad on that. im monitoring gj too. sakho is certainly one to watch at 5.5 and his pass completion is superb. ivanovic i desperately want because he has substantially more attempts on goal then jt and will get more assists than jt over the season too. holding out on the wc up til now for me suggests you should keep. could be worth 40+ points later on and its not like your hand is forced and you have lots of injuries/suspensions
Well yeah Ivan is the better offensive choice, but bonus points counts for something. Sakho is exellent, but i`m still not confident that Brendan will afford him starts now that Agger and Johnson are/will be fit. The main reason i wanted to WC was to sort of clean it up. Brady injured, HBA dropped, Whittingham poor fixtures, Zabaleta poor form, Moses poor form/getting subbed, Wilson subbed/injured and lastly the keeper rotation is poor going forward. But i guess i should just get Michu for HBA and ride it out. Past years ive played my wc too soon, in hindsight, so i might actually try saving it for a bit this season 😛
yeah well mines long gone!! i chased the money and im doing alright but wish i still had it. and now somehow i have 3 eve, 3 liv and 3 ars!!
My teamvalue is decent, nothing special though. Around 103 and something, i think, which is okay. The obvious one is Giroud, but Norwich usually does quite well against Arsenal for some reason. Michu is heavily considered due to the fact that Sunderland are absolutely terrible, but im also remembering Newcastle-Liverpool at the end of last season... So Sturridge just might get the honors, not sure just yet.
I have hba, brady & whittingham and I'm not too worried. Brady will be back in time for his best fixtures of the season in gw10 and 12. He and Whit are my favourite pair out of all the cheap mids. Hba will probably start vs Liverpool and he's talented enough to hit double digits if he does.
Hba is too much of an up and downer to keep, imo. And with the fixtures Swansea has and Michus form, thats a no brainer for me, that will be my transfer either way. The thing about Brady and Whittingham is the same problem with the keepers, they rotate poorly. Ideally i`d want them playing home and away games in the same gw.
I can't wait to get barfa out of my mid. I'll play him this week though and then probably swap for hazard/wally/ozil
Their fixtures are pretty much nuts until christmas time, so im for sure getting him. Got his debut for Spain this week as well, so he should be hype. HBA is a fantastically gifted footballer, but hes literally a pain in the ass to own on fpl, but i never learn. Had him for the good games this season though, so cant complain much.
Not bad. You think it's worth a wc though?
hba/giroud > michu/lukaku -4 pts gives you 5 of the best attackers this gw. Mig, Zaba, Ivan should be in the points too. Roll over gw9 trade as you're not bad for fixtures then too and then in gw 10 do rooney > aguero and upgrade either moses or one of your defenders.
You can put out a very good side in the next 3 gw's and get all the core attackers you have in that draft
Well, if im not wildcarding then i`m for sure keeping Giroud. NORWICH and Palace are great fixtures, and i don`t think Lukaku is worth -4. Hull and Villa have been pretty resilient this season, and while i expect Everton to do well and Lukaku is obviously on form, i don`t think he`s worth the hit. HBA is definitely gone. The reason i`m looking at Aguero is that he`s a differential, he`s nailed on (once injury free that is) and City score the most goals in the BPL. But i guess though the better play is just to keep calm, and take a hit for Brady (depending on how long he`ll be out, i might get rid of Moses instead) or just play Ward at home to Fulham on MNF.
Yeah I agree, was just pointing out how you can get all the attackers you want over three gw's. Giroud is ok for the next two for sure.
I'm probably getting Aguero too. I've earmarked gw10 for him.
Don't sell brady he's back soon with great fixtures. Play Whit over Ward imo
I just hate the idea of chasing points as well, which means im probably sobering up and not going to get Lukaku just now. Rooney`s kinda on form and they have good fixtures, so if i get Januzaj i should have more than enough coverage once the champions get going. I`ll wait and see what Bruce has to say about Brady, and why play Whittingham away to Chelsea? Simply for set piece duties? If Palace has a chance of a shutout this season, its this gw, imo.
Yeah just for his set piece monopoly. He's one of the best around with the dead ball so he's always got a chance of nicking points even if they get thumped. They'll probably both get 2 points but Whit is more likely to assist from a set piece than palace are of getting a cs
dont agree. think its pretty tight as chelsea may easily get a cs. and also a clean sheet is more points than an assist. if whitt gets an assist it will prob be in a defeat so no cs points and no bps. if palace get a cs then bonus a possiblity
Don't get me wrong I'm not saying Whittingham is even likely to do anything at chelsea. But this is palace we're talking about. I dount they will get a clean sheet all season.
nah if youve not already wildcarded i wouldnt. predicted worst winter for decades in england so that wildcard could be gold. team is ok. the transfer looks good.
Winter forecast really that bad? I mean, the transfers i have planned im my WC look great to me, but still some of the players i`d be losing would have some decent fixtures. The lure of a brand new team i guess.
yeah its predicted to be. it seems to me if you have held your wc this long and your only a few transfers away from having a very decent team then i think its probably counter productive to wildcard. midfield needs some work but id rather than a -12 then use a wc
Tbh i think -12 would be kind of pushing it. I could just play it cool until the weekend and the team news comes, and just take the one hit and hope i`ll be okay. I mean, even though United are worse now than previously and Southampton are better than previously, this matchup usually ends very well for United, so keeping Rooney might not be a bad thing after all. And i could just do Brady -> Januzaj if Brady doesnt pull through.
Right, so we are 7 game weeks in. It's weird, but how many of us know we should have certain players in our squads right now but for one reason or another we've refused? E.g. Yaya Toure. I've said I should have had him in after GW3 but keep thinking he cannot keep scoring points in his position... well...
Funny what stubbornness does to us eh? What other players do people think we should have in our squads? Atm I'm thinking Boruc, Saints defender, Yaya Toure, Ozil, Sturridge/Suarez, Lukaku are all most haves. Yet I'm too stubborn to bring in Lukaku, Yaya or Ozil.
Whose your "stubbornness" preventing you from drafting in?
any premium defenders
There's nobody I think I should have but won't get. If you want a player why refuse to get them?
Players I think should be in my team but haven't been able to make it happen yet are Hazard, Aguero, Zabaletta, Ozil, Baines
I`ll never draft Patrice Evra. I don`t care for the man. He even has a girl`s name. What a loser.
Oscar. Previously Ramsey. I wilted and got given 1 point for my weakness.
Don't forget to watch Egypt beat Ghana 3-0 at 5 pm.
I fancy Egypt too. Good price to win away.
No! The Black Stars will make it to the World Cup!
aiming for this team by gwk 11 comments appreciated!
migs 4m
baines coleman ivan kolarov shaw
barkley silva oscar michu januzaj
giroud sturridge benteke
kolarov depending on game time. could downgrade coleman and get suarez for studge.
Not bad. What's your team now?
Kol to a cheapie and you dont need a defence that strong. Silva to Walcott and bit of cash in the bank.
point in having them too is all the goals city are scoring and id like some city players!! you a man u fan or something!!??
Fulham fan. Im still not convinced hes nailed on but if he is then sound! No need for 4-5 good quality defs is my main point
migs 4m
baines coleman walker shaw chester
ramsey januzaj ozil barkley michu
suarez studge giroud
i know alot of eggs in one basket thats why i want to strike a better balance. even though i brought baines in this week so i can captain him!
Team looks fine. Ride the SAS express until Liverpool mess up. Then ditch one of them.
Aaron Ramsey still being bought by thousands!
Keep rising lad so I can do Ramsey > Theo (when he's fit)
Here's my lot
Migs
Terry Vidic Coleman
Michu Rambo Barfa Brady
Lukaku (c) Suarez (vc) Sturridge
Whit, Shaw, Chester 5.4m
Next couple free trades will probably be barfa > hazard and rambo > silva/wally
Looks good IMO, you could keep Suarez and Sturridge for a couple more weeks, but I don't think you can keep them longer than 3 or 4.
Hazard?
What's your case for him? Not Oscar? I like it.
Both world class. I just like what I've seen from hazard lately, seems to be hitting his stride and I think he will prove to be the better pick of the two in the near future.
Cheers. Na already used it
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nice team, imho would prefer giroud then michu as captain this week. pool fan. and he may be a machine but tough games, long flights not much rest and away fixture. diff for me as i have sas and i dont want triple up i guess but would rather either them two.
haha no worries cheers! do u mean giroud rather than suarez as captain?
and im an arsenal fan 😛 just dont trust giroud to deliver the goods with enough upside potential to captain
ye hes my vice suarez just is pure class, u never know which michu or giroud wikll turn up... also bit worried sunderland new manager first game this dynamic tends to inspire teams on their first couple games in general. Also newcastle havent been that tight at the back!Dunno though seems really close....
Why isn't FMLS updating? Anyone?
Some unknown problem. Management is apparently aware of it and have said they are working on it, but said nothing about what the problem is.
Cheers. Btw, did you see that LD lost his international red flag? This mean he'll face Montreal?
yeah, this stuff completely messes up my caparoo plans...
“We haven't finalized anything with either player yet ...,” head coach Bruce Arena told reporters after practice. “We're hopeful that they're available on Wednesday.”
- According to Bruce Arena (the second player is Omar Gonzalez).
Which of these moves look best this week?
A) Nolan -> Barkley
B) Nolan -> Hernandez
C) Nolan -> Januzaj
D) Save the transfer
C) means I can afford a Mirallas -> Walcott trade next week. A) leaves me 0.1m short.
Boruc
Baines, Terry, Zabaleta
Michu, Ramsey, Mirallas, Nolan
Suarez, Sturridge, Giroud
Davis, Ravel, Toure, Ward
Bank 0.4m
c) januzaj will go up so later you can bring in barkley if you like. good fixtures and rotates ok with ravel. id also be pretty desperate to get nolan out!!! tough choice tho. plus team is nice and walcott could be a cracking buy
Will he start though? If so then he is a superb buy, but with all the competition at United I'm swaying towards Barkley - at least with him you know he's nailed on to play and he actually has better fixtures. Then I'll just have to hope Wally drops 0.1m by the GW9 deadline.....
Rumours:
Red Bull want a team to take into the Champions League,”It is the only market they have not reached yet. Ideally this would be in the London area, but both Everton and Liverpool interest them too because it would not take much to get them to that level.
Queen's Park Red Bulls?
Scouser Red Bulls?
Does this team need any transfers prior to the weekend? Already used my FT, so anything further would be for a hit. I'm a bit nervous it might be a big scoring gameweek with some friendly fixutres, and I might not field XI if any of Oscar/Shaw/Davies don't play.
Mignolet
Evra Koscielny Shaw
Michu Oscar Eriksen Barkley
Giroud Suarez Lukaku
Ben Davies, Brady, Chester on the bench
Thoughts?
Good article. It makes me want to reshuffle my back-line.
Everyday you're shuffling 😉
If Oscar doesn't play I'm gonna need ravel to score a double
If on a WC, would you definitely bring in a Swans defender? Their fixtures are amazing. Their opening fixtures weren't, but the only two games that they had a good chance to keep a clean sheet they did (against wba and palace). I'm not the only one who is worried about the fitness of their defense. Question is, how does this Amat guy look?
went back and read FFS report on Amalfitano
didn't say much
looked at his transfer market page: http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/morgan-amalfitano/leistungsdaten-detail/spieler_39883.html
seems like his career was progressing and peaking at Lorient, but then he moved to Marseille and the career stalled
guessing he was under-utilized or asked to play more defensively at Marseille
anyone else have more/better ideas?
Current Team
GK: Mignolet (Boruc)
DF: Dawson - Vidic - Coleman (Brayford - Lowton)
MF: Özil - Michu - Ramsey - Whittingham (Barkley)
FW: Rooney - Giroud - Suárez
I have 2 FT's at the moment, for a prolonged effect, I am happy with my keepers, mids and forwards, but I think my defensive backup is lacking.
was thinking of the following subs (have 0.1 to work with as well)
Brayford(3.9) --> Whittaker(4.2) due to left over money
Lowton(4.7) --> Vlarr (4.4) or Clyne(4.4)
so can anyone suggest anything better than that with 8.7 to spend over 2 sub defenders?
lowton >> clyne
brayford >> faye (hull)
hull look to be hard to break at home and southampton have 3 good fixtures in the next 4.
HBA out for Barkley or Arnautovic?
I already have lukaku so I would prefer not to have another everton attacker but I don't have many choices in that price range. Arnautovic looks like a good differential if he continues to play OOP with stoke's favorable fixtures, but he isn't proven yet.
any other options?
Morgan Amalfitano is the emerging bandwagon...
Barkleys lookin the goods. If arnau keeps playing up front you'd have to think he'll start scoring, but is he getting the service?
havent seen stoke play this season tbh. I don't know much about their style of play under hughes.How do they look?
