With Gameweek 28 finally coming to its conclusion yesterday afternoon, we take the chance to delve into the data over the 11 fixtures. City’s attackers, Liverpool’s playmaker, a pair of north London midfielders and the Hammers’ lone frontman are all amongst tonight’s topics.
Eriksen --> Mahrez (This Week) (Don't want to double up on Spurs)
Ameobi + P.Jones --> Downing + Cresswell (for a hit the week next)
How does this plan sound?
Awful imo.
why? Mahrez, Downing, Cresswell all have good fixtures..
so does Erik.
You're basically doing Ameobi –> Mahrez for a hit so you don't have to play Eriksen. You're asking a mid with 2g4a all season to outscore one with 9g3a by 4 points just because he's playing at OT.
this. back to the drawing board moin
okay
Why don't you want to double up on Spurs? Since the start of 2015 they've held the most goal threat (most attempts and goals)
Not sure your TV but surely you need a cheap fifth like Ameobi @ 4.3? Best keep otherwise your front 7 will be compromised.
Never heard of Mahrez. The other two trades make little appeal.
Back to the drawing board 🙁
How does this potential WC team look?
Panti Hamer
Aldy Clyne Terry Naughton Dawson
Haz Silva Mane Sanchez Cork
Aguero Costa Kane
Terrible for the blank.
(s)
Just one I made the other day. Sure plenty of things will change before I use it
Sorry I know I should know this who is blanking when?
At the very least, the FA cup quarter winners in 33.
And their gw33 opponents of course.
You still have your WC epic?
Aye. I'll be using it in 34. Hopefully.
Yeah same here, unless I decide to play it this week to stop Christina winning the fa cup 😉
I recommend playing it solely with this week in mind 😉 you never know when you'll get another chance to win something l
I'm already a winner this season Epic
(looks lovingly at HWC winners medal)
Epic...if you want an Easter Egg from me then you better log off now and not help R̶e̶c̶t̶u̶m̶ Spectrum.
Ha ha
Ahhhh I see. 😀
...to late...
Christina's Easter Egg list 2015
1.B̶e̶r̶b̶i̶l̶l̶y̶
2. ̶E̶p̶i̶c̶f̶a̶i̶l̶
3. Jafalad
4.Champ
5. The ugly girl that works in accounting on second floor🙂
You should get number 5 an Easter egg you probably have more chance of pulling her than you do in the cup.
Shots fired. 😎
Fair play to Christina for getting this far, the tea usually stays in the cup longer than his team
*pumps fist
saffer chocies incoming 😎 (I won't share with billy promise)
Dunno I am drawing a blank right now.
Not enough WBA defs.
Best result today for wc holders, man united win?
Shouldn't this mean that there's potential blank gw33 for qpr, villa, man united, chelsea and even hull & liverpool and then double for gw34?Pity WBA don't have a dgw.
I blame your spam for losing 7 points last gw!
I was all set to get Rose in and keep Giroud, but for some mysterious reason ended up playing Dawson and getting Austin in for Giroud....Spam????
Jeez...5cs in 8. Another 18 points this week..
Some people are hard to please on here.🙂
United win would give Chelsea two DGWs in last 5 weeks, but everyone has 3x Chelsea already
But blank for them + many more teams just before dgw, would make it at least little more difficult for teams without wc.
Yeah, if you were going to hold any team, you'd hold Chelsea though.
Best result by far would be an Arsenal win, either tonight or via a replay.
The biggest issue for players without a wildcard will be the GW33 blanks. Coping without Arsenal and Liverpool players that week and yet having the right team for GW34 will be very tricky without a wildcard. Especially since a lot of bench players (Sunderland, Villa, QPR) will have GW33 blanks as well.
Disagree. Easier to cope with an Arsenal blank than a Chelsea one.
Everyone faces the same issue with Chelsea. Not everyone faces the same problem with Arsenal.
Guess it would be harder for people to get rid of players from 2 teams than 1. I dunno not fussed either way.
Only have PVA Cazorla and Sanchez to worry about so not too bothered can easily move these on or bench
Cazorla
😯
Yes for wildcard would be best United win I think, would force people to have to bench their Chelsea contingent
A draw? Leaves non wildcard owners no planning time.
Yup.. as a non WC holder i'm hoping Arsenal wins.. will have no regrets blowing my WC early as i'll end up having 3 Chelsea, 1 leicester, 3 arsenal, 2 Liverpool for the DGW with no real worries
except having no team for the week before 😆
Who will score most points from gw 29-34? (Hutton has to go...)
a) Zouma
b) Dawson (WBA)Dawson.
If WBA get more than two clean sheets, I'll be surprised. Zouma might play four games and get similar.
Anyone captaining Hazard over Kane this week?
I'm sure some people are.
I'm more likely to bench Kane than captain him this week.
I dare you to.
I wouldn't bench.
United's defence is so bad
U mean the 3rd best defence in the league?
what does pool blackburn replay mean for fpl?
I think it should make Liverpool players less attractive.
see below.. could be played on 7/8 April.. doesn't affect their PL fixtures..
cheers siva
England making light work of Bangladesh so far (cue major batting collapse)
And that's the first one down
Important Dates
UEFA CL - 10/11 Mar [Round of 16]
UEFA EL - 12 Mar [Round of 16]
Premier League - 14/15 Mar [GW29]
UEFA CL - 17/18 Mar [Round of 16]
UEFA EL - 19 Mar [Round of 16]
Premier League - 21 Mar [GW30]
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Internationals - 29 Mar
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Premier League - 4/5 Apr [GW31]
*FREE MIDWEEK - for FA CUP SIXTH ROUND REPLAYS*
Premier League - 11/12 Apr [GW32]
UEFA CL - 14/15 Apr [Quarter-finals]
UEFA EL - 16 Apr [Quarter-finals]
FA Cup - 18/19 Apr [Semis]
Premier League - 18/19 Apr [GW33]
UEFA CL - 21/22 Apr [Quarter-finals]
UEFA EL - 23 Apr [Quarter-finals]
Premier League - 24/25 Apr [GW34]
*FREE MIDWEEK - for POSTPONED PL GAMES - Leicester vs Chelsea scheduled so far*
Premier League - 2/3 May [GW35]
UEFA CL - 5/6 May [Semis]
UEFA EL - 7 May [Semis]
Premier League - 9/10 May [GW36]
UEFA CL - 12/13 May [Semis]
UEFA EL - 14 May [Semis]
Premier League - 16/17 May [GW37]
*FREE WEEK - for POSTPONED PL GAMES*
Premier League - 24 May [GW38]
UEFA EL - 27 May [Final]
FA Cup - 30 May [Final]
UEFA CL - 6 Jun [Final]
*GW33 PL games - Aston Villa vs QPR, Hull vs Liverpool and Chelsea vs Man Utd/Arsenal vs Sunderland could be moved to GW34/GW37.Which is just a long way of saying that GW 31, 34 and 37 are the remaining 3 slots for re-scheduled games.
It would seem likely they all get rescheduled for GW34 then
Arsenal win tonight.. then Yes, all games could be rescheduled for GW34..
DGW for Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Hull, QPR, Villa, Leicester and Sunderland.. happy to use my WC 🙂
hulk this
Play Naughton(LIV) or Bertrand(che)?
Bertrand
Naughton
Team NZ HWC...
You have mail*
*said in a Thomas voiceI would reply...
But I'm not on your Easter Egg list 👿Christina's Easter Egg list 2015
1.B̶e̶r̶b̶i̶l̶l̶y̶
2. ̶E̶p̶i̶c̶f̶a̶i̶l̶
3. Jafalad
4.Champ
5. T̶h̶e̶ ̶u̶g̶l̶y̶ ̶g̶i̶r̶l̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶w̶o̶r̶k̶s̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶a̶c̶c̶o̶u̶n̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶s̶e̶c̶o̶n̶d̶ ̶f̶l̶o̶o̶r̶ Innsie
Happy?😎
Poor girl. Dropped for Innsie 😆
She looks like Nasri anyway.
Replied.
Ta, where have you been lately?
been flat out fixing the mess I made
😆 😆 Team was already a mess before you helped out mate 😉
How's life been treating you?
Did you go to see Bill Burr mate? Or Russel Peters?😀
lifes good mate yourself?
Couldn't fit em in 🙁 next time
Been really busy with my non-virtual life recently 😆 ...hopefully I'll get to spend more time on FPL soon. Only just manage to get my transfers in recently, sometimes I completely forget about them. Should have a little more time on my hands next month, in time for a strong finish i hope.
How're you doing? FPL going well?Nah, Jan WC messed everything up.
🙁
United v Arsenal predictions
2-1
Rooney Valencia Walcott2:1
Rooney AdM Sanchez
1-2
Welbeck to play a big part1-2
Rooney Sanchez Giroud1-0
Rooney
While everyone seems to think 1-2 either way, I'm fairly sure it will be a draw. 1-1 for me.
I love how people on this site can confidently predict both the score and the goalscorers 😉
2-1, Rooney to score from a poor Mertesacker backpass after 17 minutes, Giroud to grab one back from a Sanchez through ball that controversially deflects of the referee on 52 minutes, before Paddy McNair grabs the winner with a 30 yard screamer on 89 minutes. Wenger is sent off for hurling pizza at Chris Smalling.
Bookmarked
What have we learnt for next season so far
Fabregas is only good for the first half of the season
Stoke, in particular the defence, is only good for the second half of the season
Hazard is essential always
Liverpool defence could be a viable option next seasonHazard is the first player in my team next season
Hazard is never first out of the blocks. Wait a couple of weeks and get him cheap
This.
This is the second season I have done this and it has paid off both times (by 0.1 - 0.2 mil)
However, it's worth noting that he seemed to trail off towards the end of last season...I sold him when he got injured, he finished the season as you say, so it worked out. I keep wondering if I can get away with it again.
If he gets injured at all this season, I'll be jumping off the Hazard-wagon with you (the Hazard-wagon sounds dangerous!)
He's the first player in my team every season...and never leaves.
Start the season with Ivanovic
Definitely this
Even at 7.5?
Yep.
Ofc
Even at 8.0
This. Will def do it next year
Agreed.
Another thing is that Ivanovic should be the first player in everyones teamsI would hold on the Liverpool defence... still a lot to prove.
Kane will never cost 4.9m again.
10.0 surely?
Pool defence? Unproven. I'd rather Pulis's WBA.
Buy Ivanovic
WBA defence good for the season if Pulis stays.
Things change you know. This season has been about getting the right cheap strikers at right times.
Harsh on fab. The rest of the chelsea team is not scoring much too!
agreed.. he's just been back 2 games too..
Think I'll start with Fabregas then switch to Hazard, Hazard usually starts slowly.
Nasri likely to start for City this week?
My guess is yes. Navas was maybe used to probe Moreno's weaknesses
A Chelsea defender + Hazard seems to be the two constants in most teams for the double and the weeks leading upto it... Who is everyone getting as their third if Arsenal win tnite? Prob gonna end up with Fabregas here
Do Chelsea end up with a second DGW/blank if United win tonight?
if utd win then it's a blank GW 33.. i'd rather no blank and one DGW though since i've no WC left
But then they'll have that as DGW afterwards won't they ?
Yeah but then Pool and Chelsea will have a blank in GW 33 so i'm gonna be in trouble that week while ppl with WCs will benefit greatly 🙂
For the double? Costa
If Arsenal win tonight Sanchez to Hazard?
Costa or double up in defense for me. Fabregas isn't an option for now
Definitely not fabregas, probably Terry, Ivan and Haz for me, from this week onwards.
Fabregas hasn't played for Arsenal for years, Valar 😉
🙂 😉 ..
I still can't get over this http://imgur.com/LXB0aj9
kane Kun Austin?
Yes. Can't get over the consistency of Kane and Austin
its taken 7 years but it looks like I've seen fpl come full circle now. chelsea and liverpool backlines and value strikers. even fabs back 😯
Ha, yes! I remember those days 🙂
🙂
Panti
Clichy Dawson Bruce (Bertrand,Wollscheid)
Hazard Silva Eriksen Sanchez
Aguero Kane Austin
0 FT, any changes needed?
Forster, Hamer
Clyne, Terry, Dawson, Bruce, PVA
Chelsea playing Southampton... Feel I should bench clyne so as not to double up on Sth at Stamford Bridge..... Or Sell Forster to Foster for fixture and funds...:?I am selling Clyne this week because he plays Chelsea
Fixtures after aren't bad tho..
studge > costa worthwhile if i have hazard?
Studge isn't nailed on
thats what im worried about, perhaps giroud? im always aware of costas penchant for yellows plus he hasnt scored much lately
having haz doesn't make a difference. That trade could go either way but i'd prefer haz at this minute
*costa
fair, although chelsea havnt scored more than 2 in the last 5 games
yeah tough choice right now. Like giggs says below keeping danny for swansea makes sense. put off the decision for now
I'd much prefer Sturridge for Swansea. You can do the DGW switch later.
What's the thoughts on the Kompany situation ?...dropped for a while or back next week?
Think he will be back but I'd be a little worried as an owner. Won't be going near their defence.
Aye..he was a bad pick. I put him in because City were top of the season ticker on my WC (usually a good idea)...
They have nice fixtures and thought he was nailed myself. Hope he comes back for you
He could be back in (I don't think he should be mind), but I wouldn't want him in my team.
Silva Captainers unite!
Not sure why anyone's questioning who will get through the Man Utd - Arsenal tie. It has to be Arsenal otherwise there'd be no Sunderland DGW this season and that would just be ridiculous.
I'll be rooting for Wazza and co! 🙂
Haven't gone to the trouble of working out what would be best for me fantasy wise - I'll just aim to enjoy the game and then fret about my team once the consequences are clear 🙂
Going by what others are saying I think an Arsenal win would be best for those without WC as there wouldn't be a second Chelsea blank.
But as a United fan that goes out of the window!
I'd quite like Rooney to do well and see off Falcao and RVP for one of those striker spots...back where he belongs.
PvA Larsson and Fletcher < 3
No Pantilimon 😯
Life is better with no panti(s) 😉
This question will depend a lot on the score in the double I guess but for those that still have a wildcard:
Did you save it especially for a dgw and are you happy you held it this long?
What rank are you?
Do you feel in hindsight it could have helped you earlier in the season?
Are you usually someone who holds their wildcard?Hard to see where anybody would have had an advantage from the first DGW/blank...I can't see it paying off for the next one either as folk are already planning ahead.
Hard to plan ahead with the blank then DGW especially if Chelsea has the blank.
This.
No Chelsea blank makes it easier. Could get 7/8 players with minimal hits. But if Chelsea have a blank in gw33 that becomes very annoying to plan for
Depending on the way the fixtures go, you could use your FT's to bring in 3 or 4 more DGW players and then WC to get a decent team for the last few games.
No reason why it should't pay off.
Saved it as I didnt need it
50k
100% I wante dto use it at the start of Dec and bottled it. Lost around 50 points not WCn over a 4 GW period
Nope, never kept it before xmas beforeI saved it for DGW's, bad weather etc.
I am, quite frankly, astounded that I managed to hold on to it for this long.
I am, quite frankly, astounded that I'm 11k at the moment.
I don't use hindsight, and besides, we have Captain Hindsight to do that for us.
I usually activate my WC in GW2.Not specifically for a DGW no, just for whenever seemed most opportune.
Top 100.
Probably, but not in an obvious way so I'd never have managed it.
Usually, yes.You got into top 100! Nicely done 😀
Cheers! Went up 42 places which I didn't expect in the slightest as it seems like I have all the same players as everyone else, not complaining mind!
+42
+1
(Just realised it was 43 places)
Yes and happy if Pool/United win.
6K
Not really unless it was to get Aguero early.
1st season of holding this long. In my 1st season, I was a dead team for a while then used WC in Man United DGW and smashed it from then on.
Yes
500
my teamvalue isnt so good, but think it might have been best for me to save it this season
I like using it early, typical gw 3/4/5Never felt I really needed it
3k +1 (arsene wenger style)
Not really, probably would've ruined my team tbh
Never held it past about GW8 previously
Saved mine (still have it) for a big dgw or late in the season.
Rank now 1,5k (ish), happy I saved it, never felt I needed it really.
I pretty much always save my wc.
Yes anyone can plan for a dgw, but there will always be a couple of surprises and I know I can gain points before a dgw just coz I dont need to plan for it.
I used mine early in the season to sort out my team. I think this is the best time to use it if you need to as it sets you up for the whole season. Worked out well for me as i'm now sitting 85 in the overall standings.
And with good planning (ha, when does anything ever go to plan) I should be able to get 7 DGWers out even if Chelsea have a blank GW33. I'll have 4 DGWers on the bench (probably 3 chelsea plus a goalkeeper), one Leicester player (who plays GW33 and DGW34) and hopefully two free transfers to bring in two good DGW players. Probably wouldn't want more than 8 anyway, as that would mean having to sell/bench the likes of Kane, Aguero or Silva.
Very nice!
Do you think the dgw without a wildcard could be a headache though?See my thinking above. If things go to plan then no. If I get a few injuries then GW33 might be a problem.
I always hold mine in anticipation of a juicy DGW and take hits early if I need to.
Currently 400ish overall and have had a good boost in previous seasons.
I think you gain more of an advantage by holding as you never know what could happen with DGWs in any season. It might not pay off this season but it would be the first year in 5 if it plays out that way.
I dont have mine, but I firmly believe that unless you get off to a decent start and are hence able to save it that its better spent at the beginning of the season to avoid falling too far behind.
Current rank 2.6k
Ive only once managed to save my wildcard and it was in one of my not so good finishes and it didnt help much!
Hey, remember that GW when we all scored 102pts?
no... 🙁 probably that was only you
Ah, I was expecting answers along the lines of:
"Hey, remember that GW when we were all ranked 11k and rubbish".no, i remember that GW when we were all ranked 7k after 7 red arrows
Hello all
Few questions on a depressing Monday morning!
Foster - will he keep his place? He was terrible against Villa in the Prem.
Wollsc - any news?Uncertain and nothing yet
Starting to fret about my Foster/Myhill combo...
I have Foster and Krul..
Don't worry Tony will do something
Lost my watch at a party once. Saw a guy stepping on it while sexually harassing a girl. I walked up to the dude, punched him straight in the nose. No one does that to a girl, not on my watch.
😉
Ha
What did you do with your second hand?
Giggity
Initially read that as you saw a guy stepping on your watch whilst you were sexually harassing a girl. Don't think your grav helps.
Giggity
way..
Just saw this comment on Facebook:
Emil Langsig Lost my watch at a party once. Saw a guy stepping on it while sexually harassing a girl. I walked up to the dude, punched him straight in the nose. No one does that to a girl, not on my watch.
Is that you? 😉I cannot confirm that as I don't want to be stalked
panta (heaton)
bertrand, bellerin, wolly (clyne, was)
caz, haz, eriksen, silva, sterling
austin, aguero, kane
1.considering -4 for caz+sterling >>sanchez+puncheon
2.thinking benching one of bertrand+clyne vs chelsea away.
3.maybe even benching hazard vs mean shampton defence...
thoughts?So you want to bench a SOU defender then not play Haz because the SOU defence is so good?
was gonna hedge bets that way
ranked 64 in FFS league.
183 OR.
Tough league 😆So humble 😀
You need to score more points. I recommend 102 points per week.
Humbler aren't u?
Humbler
Is that a word?If you want it to be.
You want medal or something? 🙂
Very nice. Competition always tough in that league.
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Yeah I agree GW.
I'd prefer if they took the average of the top 5% or 10% rather than top 5 as it would give smaller mini leagues a chance to feature.@GreenWindmill
At least mini-leagues we can see: http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~cblair/fpl/one.phpOh, nice 🙂
Hutton out, who in?
A) Naughton
B) BellerinB
England definitely don't need kp
LOL
Kevin Phillips was overrated anyways
England are a mess at the moment in both formats of the game. We just haven't built on how good we were a few years ago, it seems to have crumbled since the Test victory over India in 2011.
Maybe ye should just take a few more of the Irish players? If ye keep denying Ireland full test status and don't let Ireland play exhibition matches v full member countries ye will be able to keep nicking players from there.
There is always the possibility that ye are not casting the recruitment net wide enough. Maybe ye should get more aussies Indians and south African players etc?
Will Liverpool defence be as solid with Skrtel out?
Nope
thanks, Moreno stays out then.
no
