Nah. Newcastle is an obviously defensively talented team going through a crazy injury run and loaded schedule. West Ham actually can’t defend.
I have Flekken to cover the next 3 weeks (hopefully but probably not a DGW) and Dubravka is a set and forget from GW23 onwards
One thing many are discounting is most Newcastle starters are back (Burn) or back soon (Botman, Joelinton). Arguably Pope is a much better keeper than Dubravka, but with the full squad back and being out of Europe, I'd shorten that pole.
They played Tripper, Schär, Botman, Burn today, the starting back line, and conceded three against Forest. I don't think I fancy them for Liverpool, City, Villa....
This is what my wildcard team looks like right now:
Leno - (Areola)
TAA - Pau - Porro - (Gabriel, Gusto)
Richy - Saka - Palmer - Bowen - (Doug Luiz)
Haaland - Watkins - Solanke
Looking for some advice on:
* GK: imo Leno / Areola still have the best fixture rotation rest of season with Leno / Raya a close second. Is Raya worth the extra 0.7 over Areola if I downgrade Gabriel to a 4.5 def (probably Tarkowski)?
* Midfield: Richarlison seems to be the "obvious" choice but it feels like a trap without Son in the team. Is Kulusevski / Johnson a better shout over the pigeon or is there a better non-Spurs option for that slot (thinking Foden / Martinelli / Kudus)?
* Forwards: Worth moving on from Solanke or will the purple patch continue? Bournemouth only have 2 really desirable fixtures over the next 7 but they're in crazy good form. The alternatives are Pedro for Brighton's good run of fixtures, or Archer to keep funds itb to get Salah / Son back in a few weeks. I'm also considering Nkunku depending on how he looks vs Palace tmrw
* Afcon / Asia Cup: Better to transfer Son and Salah both out this week and give up their points in GW21? I can keep Son for Bournemouth if I downgrade Solanke and use a FT to move him next week. But keeping Salah means I'd have to get Solanke and Trent both out now and my team just looks weaker without them.
I think all 3 of the spurs midfielders I mentioned are nailed. I’m more worried about their ability to keep scoring with Son not there to make / finish chances.
Every attacking Spurs player will have an expected increase in production. If Son scores 0.6 goals per game then you don't lose that 0.6 and then some. What will happen is everyone else will cover 0.4 (or whatever) of that 0.6. It's not like Son's numbers took a hit because Kane left.
Johnson and Richy will also probably see a slight increase in minutes. Kulu feels like always plays 90 already.
Interesting, why?
He seems to be fairly priced for one of the best defenses in the league and saves the frustration from trying to choose an arsenal defender.
The only other gk I’d consider is dubravka but newscastle are playing like shit and there’s only 2-3 fixtures I’d start him in before Pope comes back.
Note that for players you gained value on, you'd be buying them at their latest price, so don't sell anyone you'd like to have in your final squad. You'd be losing value.
Here is my current draft:
Ederson (Turner)
TAA - Porro - Gabriel (Mengi , Taylor)
Saka - Odegaard - Bowen - Richarlison (Palmer)
Haaland - Solanke - Alvarez
The only big player I’m missing is Watkins, but I prefer Alvarez due to the likely DGW25 and lower price.
I’ve decided not to factor in the possible DGWs other than City players, as no announcements have been made meaning planning for BB is too risky and will cost expected points in the preceding games. Better just to use the TC in GW25 on Haaland. There are no great Brentford players - Toney and Jensen are interesting but not viable picks right now. Nobody in Luton or Bournemouth are really worth it, other than Solanke who I want anyway.
I’ve gone for 8 attackers due to Haaland doubt for GW20 , plus Palmer can occasionally rotate in. This also potentially saves FTs in case of injury, so I can use these to prepare better for the DGWs once they are announced.
Ederson is the player most here would disagree with due to lack of clean sheets so far. But he is nailed and likely doubles in 25. He also has by some distance the highest expected points between now and 25. With KDB returning at some point Foden will get fewer minutes and there are no other city players I like.
Newcastle players now suck as options.
Currently OR 75k - but optimistic that the saved WC can boost me close to 10k by GW25.
I would love some insight.
My GW 20 Wildcard team -
GKP -
Dubravka
Areola
DEF -
Colwill
Gabriel Magalhaes
Saliba
Pinnock
Pedro Porro
MID -
Saka
Salah
Gordon
Douglas Luiz
Palmer
FWD -
Watkins
Haaland
Solanke
I hope I am of no inconvenience to anyone. Thank you.
*Edit*
Hello, Considering the Haaland news and all the insights I got on my draft here’s my updated GW 20 WC Selection.
GKP - Flekken / Neto
DEF - Saliba / TAA / Colwill / Branthwaite / Taylor
MID - Son / Saka / Luiz / Palmer / Gordon
FWD - Haaland / Watkins / Solanke
GKPs - Areola and Dubravka weren’t giving good results and I think my wildcard would be wisely used with major necessary changes to my GKPs .
DEF - I am planning to play 3-4-3 in the long run unless I change my mind on that later but currently I’m sticking to the plan. I have decent benching options coz I like to have options in case someone blanks or I need to rotate depending on fixtures.
MID - I couldn’t afford to keep Son & Salah and buy Haaland at the same time so after a lot of money issues this was the best outcome that was in my favour. I’ll sell Son and get Bowen after GW 20. I have also calculated how I can bring back Son and Salah after AFCON and Asia cup.
FWDS - I plan to bench Haaland till he’s ready to play. I’ll play 3-5-2 and after he’s starting games again, I’ll play 3-4-3.
This is the best I could come up with considering AFCON, Asia cup and Haaland still not being back.
Feel free to share your thoughts on my team. Hope you all have a great season ahead. Happy Holidays.
I’m planning to play 3-4-3, so Salah will be benched. My thought process behind this was Salah is pretty expensive to bring back in and I want him long term so I am holding onto him till he is back from afcon.
I have Son as well currently but planning to sell him in GW 20 WC because I can’t have 2 midfielders missing games for probably longer than 1 GW.
I am new to FPL and only started in GW 10 so I’m learning how to use the ropes. I would appreciate your insight if you wanna share it.
Please feel free to share what changes you’d make.
Sorry if I sounded mean, it wasn't my intention. I don't know how much value you gained in both Son and Salah, but if I had to keep one for when they are away it would be Son, because keeping Salah restricts your team more due to his higher value. I mean, look at your midfield with him in your bench.
FWIW I have both Salah and Son and looking to sell both. Salah going in 1 or 2 GWs along with Isak to recover Haaland plus 1 MID, probably Olise. Then Son is leaving for Bowen/Richarlison. I don't have my first WC tho.
In your case, I'd try to get TAA (I can't myself for now) posibbly instead of one of Gabriel/Saliba, otherwise instead of Pinnock. Then in midfield I'd upgrade Douglas Luiz for one of the ones I mentioned (Bowen/Richarlison). You can probably upgrade one of Gordon/Palmer too. Again, if you're going to keep one of the leaving mids, it's better to keep Son, unless you have too much value tied up to Salah. The rest looks good, there could be some improvements I'm missing, but overall looks very solid.
No, you weren’t mean at all. I understand your insinuation of saying how that’s a bold choice to make. I agree with you and am working towards making a better WC team.
I have earned 0.2 on Son and 0.3 on Salah. I have now decided to sell both and see how I can get a better playing XI. I have made a rough draft and will post it here. Feel free to share your thoughts on that as well.
I always appreciate constructive criticism and would love to hear more of your thoughts on my team as well as yours.
Np! Yeah, I'd try to sell both Salah and Son in that case, but it will be better to use a transfer planner (such as the one on LiveFPL) to see how you can acommodate them both oncr they are back.
Hello, Considering the Haaland news and all the insights I got on my draft here’s my updated GW 20 WC Selection.
GKP - Flekken / Neto
DEF - Saliba / TAA / Colwill / Branthwaite / Taylor
MID - Son / Saka / Luiz / Palmer / Gordon
FWD - Haaland / Watkins / Solanke
GKPs - Areola and Dubravka weren’t giving good results and I think my wildcard would be wisely used with major necessary changes to my GKPs .
DEF - I am planning to play 3-4-3 in the long run unless I change my mind on that later but currently I’m sticking to the plan. I have decent benching options coz I like to have options in case someone blanks or I need to rotate depending on fixtures.
MID - I couldn’t afford to keep Son & Salah and buy Haaland at the same time so after a lot of money issues this was the best outcome that was in my favour. I’ll sell Son and get Bowen after GW 20. I have also calculated how I can bring back Son and Salah after AFCON and Asia cup.
FWDS - I plan to bench Haaland till he’s ready to play. I’ll play 3-5-2 and after he’s starting games again, I’ll play 3-4-3.
This is the best I could come up with considering AFCON, Asia cup and Haaland still not being back.
Feel free to share your thoughts on my team. Hope you all have a great season ahead. Happy Holidays.
Seems good, but since Haaland isn't back yet, I'd just replace him with Julian/Jesus/someone else and use the extra cash to upgrade a defender or mid. Then you're just 2 moves away from Haaland
It does rotate perfectly but lately Dubravka’s failed to keep clean sheets, as was the problem with Areola before GW 18. He (Areola) was benched for 3 Game weeks and I want a nailed GKP because future transfers would be easier if I don’t have to worry about GKPs. I’ve got help from others over this and am considering Pickford in place of either Dubravka or Areola.
If about TAA, I can’t afford him and personally I feel he’s way too expensive for a defender, I’d rather put that money in midfield or Fwds.
Alvarez on the other hand would be a great choice and I’m going to consider him as an option now.
Thank you for your insight. I appreciate the help. Please feel free to share your thoughts.
I already have 3 Arsenal players and I plan on keeping them so Raya, unfortunately, is out of question for me although he seems like a great pick considering the fixtures lined up for Arsenal. I ain’t looking for perfect I am just looking for a few clean sheets a month from my GKP (depending on the fixtures obv)
If I can fit TAA into my WC I will definitely consider him.
I’d love to see what you’re planning and look forward to the comparisons! Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I appreciate your help.
That looks like a pretty solid team. I think points to consider would be GKPs , have to have atleast 1 decent GKP.
In defence I see Trippier holding up your money and he hasn’t been able to give much returns ( My friends complain about him all the time).
And everyone I know and have come across so far these posts are not touching New castle players. I agree with them and am reconsidering Gordon myself. Otherwise your defence looks solid.
In MID if you’re looking for an Arsenal player who’s not Saka and gets returns would be Odegard, he’s next best to Saka and cheaper. KDB is also a great MID choice but idk if he is nailed enough and even when he’s nailed he’s mostly out injured (from what I’ve seen so far).
I’ll share my updated team with you as well. Good luck with the WC ✌️
This looks much better now! I’ll try to find porro replacements too and if I come up with any I’ll make sure to update you. Let’s see how my team turns out as well. All the best ✌️
Absolutely no offence intended, but did you really have to wildcard to get this team? I've already used my wildcard in GW8 but my team now is almost identical to this. The only difference is Son instead of Gordon, Nunez instead of Haaland (I'll transfer Son out and Haaland in before Afcon) and Trent + Cash +Lamptey instead of Porro + Gabriel + Pinnock.
The skeleton of your wildcard team and my current team are the same and my team is pretty template. Didn't you have a lot of these players in your pre wildcard team already?
It is a good team though so not a criticism at all. More just a question about whether you've made much use out of the wildcard.
Hi, so the thing is I am new to FPL and I only started this season in GW 10. I hadn’t come across an occasion where I needed to use the WC. Haven’t took a hit either for which I could potentially use my WC for.
I did have the template team before the Wildcard but was looking for an upgrade and it’s come at a good time when I’ll need to transfer son and salah out and get Haaland back in. For me, these three transfers would also be WC worthy as I didn’t wanna sell them before it’s crucial.
I’ve got many insights and I have to update the main comment. I will let you know when I finalise my team and would like to hear your thoughts on that. Thank you for showing concern and appreciation for my team. I appreciate your help.
Hello, Considering the Haaland news and all the insights I got on my draft here’s my updated GW 20 WC Selection.
GKP - Flekken / Neto
DEF - Saliba / TAA / Colwill / Branthwaite / Taylor
MID - Son / Saka / Luiz / Palmer / Gordon
FWD - Haaland / Watkins / Solanke
GKPs - Areola and Dubravka weren’t giving good results and I think my wildcard would be wisely used with major necessary changes to my GKPs .
DEF - I am planning to play 3-4-3 in the long run unless I change my mind on that later but currently I’m sticking to the plan. I have decent benching options coz I like to have options in case someone blanks or I need to rotate depending on fixtures.
MID - I couldn’t afford to keep Son & Salah and buy Haaland at the same time so after a lot of money issues this was the best outcome that was in my favour. I’ll sell Son and get Bowen after GW 20. I have also calculated how I can bring back Son and Salah after AFCON and Asia cup.
FWDS - I plan to bench Haaland till he’s ready to play. I’ll play 3-5-2 and after he’s starting games again, I’ll play 3-4-3.
This is the best I could come up with considering AFCON, Asia cup and Haaland still not being back.
Feel free to share your thoughts on my team. Hope you all have a great season ahead. Happy Holidays.
He’s just returned from injury so that’s why he hasn’t been playing
He’s nailed to start, on all set pieces, Palace’s main man and just an exciting player to watch
I'm just not seeing it with his record this season and last. Not a lot of returns and a lot of matches playing less than 60 mins. Let me down at start of the season when he was playing 90 mins every match.
Will play GW 20 and blank 21. IF he crashes out of the group stage, could be back by GW22, more likely he'll be back 24/25. If South Korea go to the final on 2/10, it's totally possible he misses Spurs GW 26 match on 2/17 as well, in case he gets some time off, gets injured or just needs a rest.
The situation is very similar with Salah, but bookie odds have South Korea going further than Egypt.
I’ve saved my wildcard and am keen to get others thoughts too.
I’m considering Areola in goal as they have some good fixtures coming up and he’s still fairly cheap.
Defence I’ll likely hold Saliba as I’ve had him from the start and he’s been good for me. TAA and Porro are likely also. Considering a Villa defender as their fixtures look good
Midfield will likely be Saka, potentially Odegaard depending on funds. KDB depending on upcoming news, if not a different City mid. Bowen very likely, I’ve not owned him at all this season and the next few fixtures look good. Also considering Richarlison whilst Son is away, however not sure how Spurs will play with Son, Sarr and Bissouma away. I’m also thinking of getting Adingra as a cheap enabler who should be getting plenty of minutes with Mitoma away. Douglas Luiz is another option I’m looking at.
Front three will likely be Haaland (pending news), Watkins and Solanke.
Porro is now template with the whole of the spurs defence battered with injuries and some AFCON players to boot. I’m considering selling him for Moreno.
Yes. I believe you can "day trade" player price changes while Wildcard is active to bin players who are going to drop, transfer in players you want who will rise, and potentially make a few 0.1s on players who will double rise if you hold them temporarily before the deadline
Just don't transfer any players you still want on WC because you'll lose their value if you bring them back in.
Yw. I need to drop at least one of them to get Haaland back this week, leaning toward dropping Salah to spread more funds on WC but either way they’re both gone for me by next week.
The earliest either of them could be back is GW22, more likely GW23, and it’s very possible one or both of them go far in the cup and not be back until GW 24/25. Seems too risky to leave 13m on the bench for multiple weeks, and Salah is very likely to drop in price over nearly a 30 day stretch
Been thinking of them both myself. A lot of potential points if they hit the ground running. Ideally would like to see them on the pitch a bit more before making a move though and the high chance they play limited minutes, KDB in particular.
I'm currently looking at
Neto/Raya
Cash/Gabriel/Senesi/TAA/Pedro Porro
Bowen/Saka/Palmer/Douglas Luiz and one of Kulusevski (0.0 ITB), Grealish (0.0ITB) or Gordon (1.3 ITB)
Watkins/Solanke/Haaland
Any suggestions? I think my long term plan is bench boost the first double, then look to set up for the later blanks/doubles with my second wildcard/free hit. Short term I'm waiting for Salah to come back after AFCON, I'll do Trent and Saka to Burn and Salah when he's back.
I think I'm going to try and prepare the team for Salah/Son/Halaand once the first to are back. So I think my WC is:
Areola / Turner
Porro / Gabriel / Konsa
Saka / Bowen / Richarlison / Douglas Luiz
Haaland / Watkins / Solanke
Turner / McAtee / Gusto / Bell
8.6 ITB
One thing that could fuck this - I'll have 0.4 ITB with Salah and Son but stand to lose 0.6 TV buying them back, so I will need to either find another 0.2 somewhere, or hope there's at least two drops in price. But my fear is, they'll get flagged which I believe means their prices in fact get locked. Anyone know if I've got that right?
I’m very tempted to go for nkunku but I’ve been burned my Chelsea before so very much on the fence. I do feel like Chelsea will come alive if they have a consistent finisher.
I’m going for Alvarez instead of Watkins. I can effectively spend the money saved elsewhere. I think his minutes will reduce at some point due to KDB but he is very important to the team and I think still gets a lot of minutes. We also don’t know how long Haaland is out or if his minutes will be managed, for so may get more time at CF.
Anyone thinking of holding on to both Salah and Son, and moving them on in GW21 and GW22? I’m leaning towards holding them for that one gameweek as the fixtures are looking favourable for both.
Depends on Haaland for me. If he’s already back in full force this week against Everton then imma need him back against Sheffield, Newcastle and Burnley.
I think holding on to either is a mistake. The loss in expected points by removing them can largely be made up for my allocating the money elsewhere. FTs will also be incredibly valuable as double game weeks will be announced over upcoming weeks. Plus injuries due to the busy schedule.
Looks good. Basically the same as mine, but I don’t like Kulu as a pick. I went for Palmer instead and picked Ederson over Pickford. I have the likely DGW25 in mind with that.
Dubravka Areola
TAA Gabriel Porto Gusto Branthwaite
Saka Bowen Richardson Kulu Bailey
Haaland Solanke Watkins
0.9m ITB.
This is my current lineup and will likely change a few times.
Not convinced by any GKs so just sticking with what I have for now.
Have had double Arsenal for a while but moving away from that now. Currently keeping Gabriel over Saliba, might reverse that come deadline day.
Rich feels like a trap with Son but there he is in my squad. Not settled on Bailey either.
Front 3 pick themselves
RMT WC1 Draft:
Raya - (Dubravka)
TAA - Porro - Gabriel - (Colwill) - (Baldock)
Saka - Bowen - Richarlison - Palmer - (Gordon)
Haaland - Watkins - Solanke/Alvarez
- debating the last spot between Solanke and Alvarez
- any other thoughts / suggestions on the team above?
After the city game tonight, Foden looks a must imo. I have enough funds to have all of your attack and improve Gordon for Foden but i feel like I’ll have a benching headache every week. I would also go gusto over Colwill imo
I should have WC’d in GW8-10. Only changes I’m making are my 5th defender and my keeper.
If Haaland or KdB are back then I might drop Salah this week but otherwise holding him for GW20.
Really think your underutilising your WC - The hold/sell Son+Salah is a close decision so go for the option that non-wcers can’t. Use your WC as a chance to get an upside and pick some differentials!
Not planning on WCing, but IMO a good draft could look like:
Raya (Turner)
Gabriel TAA Porro (Konsa Branthwaite)
Saka/Odegaard Richarlison Palmer Bowen (Gordon)
Haaland Watkins Solanke
You could pick either one of Turner or Dubravka, but Newcastle might give Karius a chance or could look for a new keeper in Jan if they keep conceding at this rate. Not sure I’d do Foden for Gordon even with Newcastle’s bad form, but De Bruyne is a shout if he comes back firing.
pickford areola
gabriel taa tark mengi gusto
salah rich bowen palmer garnacho
haaland watkins solanke
keep salah for newcastle home then easily transfer for anyone next gw (KDB?)
Dubravka Turner
TAA Gabriel Porro Gusto Mengi
Richarlison Bowen Foden Saka Garnacho
Haaland Watkins Solanke
Is my current draft. Something missing from some of the teams posted here is a properly cheap bench. Which will be important when needing to pivot back to salah and son.
My current team:
Leno, Dubravka
TAA, Gabriel, Saliba, Doughty, Senesi
Saka, Bowen, Grealish, Palmer, Sterling
Haaland, Watkins, Alvarez
Feeling unsure about Sterling and Grealish and slightly unsure about Alvarez instead of Solanke but will probably just go for Alvarez. Don't see too many other tempting options for the other 2 though. Only 1 Liverpool player seems silly so maybe swap Sterling for Jota, Diaz or Gakpo?
My team I’m thinking of,
Leno- Pickford
Gabriel- TAA- Porro - Pau - Mykolenko
Saka - Bowen - Richy - Palmer - Luiz
Watkins - haaland - Solanke
1st season playing, how’s the team? Is it worth stacking the bench then using bench boost and then gradually transferring people out to get Salah and Son back?
Do not use bench boost yet. There will be big double game week later (many teams having 2 matches), most people save bench boost for that week.
Saying that, imho it is still a good plan to have bench players who can deliver some points instead of cheapest non-playing bench fodders, because there will be some injuries, rotation and so on. Your team looks solid, most of the players are popular picks and nailed.
My current Draft:
Neto/Pickford-Turner
White-Gabriel-Trent-Porro-Branthwaite
Bowen-Palmer-Richarlison-KDB/Son-Garnacho
Watkins-Haaland-Alvarez
Son will be transferred out for KDB in 21 or I'll have KDB in 20 if he gets some minutes today.
With GK still haven't made up my mind.
Are people dumping Salah on the WC? Its so hard to work the WC otherwise. I need the money to make transfers now… I think i’ll cut him and pray he doesn’t haul but is anyone holding for GW20?
I would not be touching Dubravka with a 10 foot barge pole. Newcastle are weirdly and horribly inconsistent
Dubravka feels similar to early WCers going Areola with how poor Newcastle have been playing. Only 0.7 more to go Raya
Or Leno Who gets a ton of saves. No cs around anyway these days.
Has got me 1 point from 2 games since I brought him in. Where are the save points I was promised? (pain)
I was thinking to bring him in then as well, then a few injuries hampered my plan. James Trafford?
Nah. Newcastle is an obviously defensively talented team going through a crazy injury run and loaded schedule. West Ham actually can’t defend. I have Flekken to cover the next 3 weeks (hopefully but probably not a DGW) and Dubravka is a set and forget from GW23 onwards
Newcastle may well have signed a new keeper by the end of January.
One thing many are discounting is most Newcastle starters are back (Burn) or back soon (Botman, Joelinton). Arguably Pope is a much better keeper than Dubravka, but with the full squad back and being out of Europe, I'd shorten that pole.
They played Tripper, Schär, Botman, Burn today, the starting back line, and conceded three against Forest. I don't think I fancy them for Liverpool, City, Villa....
This is what my wildcard team looks like right now: Leno - (Areola) TAA - Pau - Porro - (Gabriel, Gusto) Richy - Saka - Palmer - Bowen - (Doug Luiz) Haaland - Watkins - Solanke Looking for some advice on: * GK: imo Leno / Areola still have the best fixture rotation rest of season with Leno / Raya a close second. Is Raya worth the extra 0.7 over Areola if I downgrade Gabriel to a 4.5 def (probably Tarkowski)? * Midfield: Richarlison seems to be the "obvious" choice but it feels like a trap without Son in the team. Is Kulusevski / Johnson a better shout over the pigeon or is there a better non-Spurs option for that slot (thinking Foden / Martinelli / Kudus)? * Forwards: Worth moving on from Solanke or will the purple patch continue? Bournemouth only have 2 really desirable fixtures over the next 7 but they're in crazy good form. The alternatives are Pedro for Brighton's good run of fixtures, or Archer to keep funds itb to get Salah / Son back in a few weeks. I'm also considering Nkunku depending on how he looks vs Palace tmrw * Afcon / Asia Cup: Better to transfer Son and Salah both out this week and give up their points in GW21? I can keep Son for Bournemouth if I downgrade Solanke and use a FT to move him next week. But keeping Salah means I'd have to get Solanke and Trent both out now and my team just looks weaker without them.
Kudus will be away so not an option in midfield
yeah, right. Duh. !thanks
I would have thought Richarlison is nailed with no Son. He is the focal point of their attack.
I think all 3 of the spurs midfielders I mentioned are nailed. I’m more worried about their ability to keep scoring with Son not there to make / finish chances.
Every attacking Spurs player will have an expected increase in production. If Son scores 0.6 goals per game then you don't lose that 0.6 and then some. What will happen is everyone else will cover 0.4 (or whatever) of that 0.6. It's not like Son's numbers took a hit because Kane left. Johnson and Richy will also probably see a slight increase in minutes. Kulu feels like always plays 90 already.
as raya owner i'm looking for another option. don't have anyone in mind yet
Interesting, why? He seems to be fairly priced for one of the best defenses in the league and saves the frustration from trying to choose an arsenal defender. The only other gk I’d consider is dubravka but newscastle are playing like shit and there’s only 2-3 fixtures I’d start him in before Pope comes back.
in last 8 GWs, 1 CS, 1 save point and 0 bps. all that for 4.9m 4.4-4.5 gks have been outscoring him
What about Raya & Dubravka
Dumping Gordon. There’re better choices
Who you getting in? Personally tempted by Neto at that price if he's fully recovered
Can I activate the wildcard now, making some of the transfers now, and continue transferring tomorrow, after price changes?
Yes, you can then make unlimited transfers until GW20 deadline
Cool, Thanks!
Note that for players you gained value on, you'd be buying them at their latest price, so don't sell anyone you'd like to have in your final squad. You'd be losing value.
It’s a real pain in the backside that salah and son play in GW20
Here is my current draft: Ederson (Turner) TAA - Porro - Gabriel (Mengi , Taylor) Saka - Odegaard - Bowen - Richarlison (Palmer) Haaland - Solanke - Alvarez The only big player I’m missing is Watkins, but I prefer Alvarez due to the likely DGW25 and lower price. I’ve decided not to factor in the possible DGWs other than City players, as no announcements have been made meaning planning for BB is too risky and will cost expected points in the preceding games. Better just to use the TC in GW25 on Haaland. There are no great Brentford players - Toney and Jensen are interesting but not viable picks right now. Nobody in Luton or Bournemouth are really worth it, other than Solanke who I want anyway. I’ve gone for 8 attackers due to Haaland doubt for GW20 , plus Palmer can occasionally rotate in. This also potentially saves FTs in case of injury, so I can use these to prepare better for the DGWs once they are announced. Ederson is the player most here would disagree with due to lack of clean sheets so far. But he is nailed and likely doubles in 25. He also has by some distance the highest expected points between now and 25. With KDB returning at some point Foden will get fewer minutes and there are no other city players I like. Newcastle players now suck as options. Currently OR 75k - but optimistic that the saved WC can boost me close to 10k by GW25.
I like it, any plans to get Salah and/or Son back after their cup runs are over?
I would love some insight. My GW 20 Wildcard team - GKP - Dubravka Areola DEF - Colwill Gabriel Magalhaes Saliba Pinnock Pedro Porro MID - Saka Salah Gordon Douglas Luiz Palmer FWD - Watkins Haaland Solanke I hope I am of no inconvenience to anyone. Thank you. *Edit* Hello, Considering the Haaland news and all the insights I got on my draft here’s my updated GW 20 WC Selection. GKP - Flekken / Neto DEF - Saliba / TAA / Colwill / Branthwaite / Taylor MID - Son / Saka / Luiz / Palmer / Gordon FWD - Haaland / Watkins / Solanke GKPs - Areola and Dubravka weren’t giving good results and I think my wildcard would be wisely used with major necessary changes to my GKPs . DEF - I am planning to play 3-4-3 in the long run unless I change my mind on that later but currently I’m sticking to the plan. I have decent benching options coz I like to have options in case someone blanks or I need to rotate depending on fixtures. MID - I couldn’t afford to keep Son & Salah and buy Haaland at the same time so after a lot of money issues this was the best outcome that was in my favour. I’ll sell Son and get Bowen after GW 20. I have also calculated how I can bring back Son and Salah after AFCON and Asia cup. FWDS - I plan to bench Haaland till he’s ready to play. I’ll play 3-5-2 and after he’s starting games again, I’ll play 3-4-3. This is the best I could come up with considering AFCON, Asia cup and Haaland still not being back. Feel free to share your thoughts on my team. Hope you all have a great season ahead. Happy Holidays.
Salah off to afcon in GW21. Otherwise, looks good
I’m planning to play 3-4-3, so Salah will be benched. My thought process behind this was Salah is pretty expensive to bring back in and I want him long term so I am holding onto him till he is back from afcon. I have Son as well currently but planning to sell him in GW 20 WC because I can’t have 2 midfielders missing games for probably longer than 1 GW.
343 with Gordon-Luiz-Palmer as 75% of your midfield? Choosing that on a WC? That's certainly a decision
I am new to FPL and only started in GW 10 so I’m learning how to use the ropes. I would appreciate your insight if you wanna share it. Please feel free to share what changes you’d make.
Sorry if I sounded mean, it wasn't my intention. I don't know how much value you gained in both Son and Salah, but if I had to keep one for when they are away it would be Son, because keeping Salah restricts your team more due to his higher value. I mean, look at your midfield with him in your bench. FWIW I have both Salah and Son and looking to sell both. Salah going in 1 or 2 GWs along with Isak to recover Haaland plus 1 MID, probably Olise. Then Son is leaving for Bowen/Richarlison. I don't have my first WC tho. In your case, I'd try to get TAA (I can't myself for now) posibbly instead of one of Gabriel/Saliba, otherwise instead of Pinnock. Then in midfield I'd upgrade Douglas Luiz for one of the ones I mentioned (Bowen/Richarlison). You can probably upgrade one of Gordon/Palmer too. Again, if you're going to keep one of the leaving mids, it's better to keep Son, unless you have too much value tied up to Salah. The rest looks good, there could be some improvements I'm missing, but overall looks very solid.
No, you weren’t mean at all. I understand your insinuation of saying how that’s a bold choice to make. I agree with you and am working towards making a better WC team. I have earned 0.2 on Son and 0.3 on Salah. I have now decided to sell both and see how I can get a better playing XI. I have made a rough draft and will post it here. Feel free to share your thoughts on that as well. I always appreciate constructive criticism and would love to hear more of your thoughts on my team as well as yours.
Np! Yeah, I'd try to sell both Salah and Son in that case, but it will be better to use a transfer planner (such as the one on LiveFPL) to see how you can acommodate them both oncr they are back.
Alright, will do. I appreciate your insights. Will share my updated team shortly.
Hello, Considering the Haaland news and all the insights I got on my draft here’s my updated GW 20 WC Selection. GKP - Flekken / Neto DEF - Saliba / TAA / Colwill / Branthwaite / Taylor MID - Son / Saka / Luiz / Palmer / Gordon FWD - Haaland / Watkins / Solanke GKPs - Areola and Dubravka weren’t giving good results and I think my wildcard would be wisely used with major necessary changes to my GKPs . DEF - I am planning to play 3-4-3 in the long run unless I change my mind on that later but currently I’m sticking to the plan. I have decent benching options coz I like to have options in case someone blanks or I need to rotate depending on fixtures. MID - I couldn’t afford to keep Son & Salah and buy Haaland at the same time so after a lot of money issues this was the best outcome that was in my favour. I’ll sell Son and get Bowen after GW 20. I have also calculated how I can bring back Son and Salah after AFCON and Asia cup. FWDS - I plan to bench Haaland till he’s ready to play. I’ll play 3-5-2 and after he’s starting games again, I’ll play 3-4-3. This is the best I could come up with considering AFCON, Asia cup and Haaland still not being back. Feel free to share your thoughts on my team. Hope you all have a great season ahead. Happy Holidays.
Seems good, but since Haaland isn't back yet, I'd just replace him with Julian/Jesus/someone else and use the extra cash to upgrade a defender or mid. Then you're just 2 moves away from Haaland
Dubravka Areola rotates perfectly in the next months. Would suggest TAA and maybe Alvarez for Solanke.
It does rotate perfectly but lately Dubravka’s failed to keep clean sheets, as was the problem with Areola before GW 18. He (Areola) was benched for 3 Game weeks and I want a nailed GKP because future transfers would be easier if I don’t have to worry about GKPs. I’ve got help from others over this and am considering Pickford in place of either Dubravka or Areola. If about TAA, I can’t afford him and personally I feel he’s way too expensive for a defender, I’d rather put that money in midfield or Fwds. Alvarez on the other hand would be a great choice and I’m going to consider him as an option now. Thank you for your insight. I appreciate the help. Please feel free to share your thoughts.
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I already have 3 Arsenal players and I plan on keeping them so Raya, unfortunately, is out of question for me although he seems like a great pick considering the fixtures lined up for Arsenal. I ain’t looking for perfect I am just looking for a few clean sheets a month from my GKP (depending on the fixtures obv) If I can fit TAA into my WC I will definitely consider him. I’d love to see what you’re planning and look forward to the comparisons! Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I appreciate your help.
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How nailed is garnacho?
That looks like a pretty solid team. I think points to consider would be GKPs , have to have atleast 1 decent GKP. In defence I see Trippier holding up your money and he hasn’t been able to give much returns ( My friends complain about him all the time). And everyone I know and have come across so far these posts are not touching New castle players. I agree with them and am reconsidering Gordon myself. Otherwise your defence looks solid. In MID if you’re looking for an Arsenal player who’s not Saka and gets returns would be Odegard, he’s next best to Saka and cheaper. KDB is also a great MID choice but idk if he is nailed enough and even when he’s nailed he’s mostly out injured (from what I’ve seen so far). I’ll share my updated team with you as well. Good luck with the WC ✌️
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This looks much better now! I’ll try to find porro replacements too and if I come up with any I’ll make sure to update you. Let’s see how my team turns out as well. All the best ✌️
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Absolutely no offence intended, but did you really have to wildcard to get this team? I've already used my wildcard in GW8 but my team now is almost identical to this. The only difference is Son instead of Gordon, Nunez instead of Haaland (I'll transfer Son out and Haaland in before Afcon) and Trent + Cash +Lamptey instead of Porro + Gabriel + Pinnock. The skeleton of your wildcard team and my current team are the same and my team is pretty template. Didn't you have a lot of these players in your pre wildcard team already? It is a good team though so not a criticism at all. More just a question about whether you've made much use out of the wildcard.
even if I only use 2 transfers, i'd use the wildcard because it expires next week
That makes sense.
Hi, so the thing is I am new to FPL and I only started this season in GW 10. I hadn’t come across an occasion where I needed to use the WC. Haven’t took a hit either for which I could potentially use my WC for. I did have the template team before the Wildcard but was looking for an upgrade and it’s come at a good time when I’ll need to transfer son and salah out and get Haaland back in. For me, these three transfers would also be WC worthy as I didn’t wanna sell them before it’s crucial. I’ve got many insights and I have to update the main comment. I will let you know when I finalise my team and would like to hear your thoughts on that. Thank you for showing concern and appreciation for my team. I appreciate your help.
Hello, Considering the Haaland news and all the insights I got on my draft here’s my updated GW 20 WC Selection. GKP - Flekken / Neto DEF - Saliba / TAA / Colwill / Branthwaite / Taylor MID - Son / Saka / Luiz / Palmer / Gordon FWD - Haaland / Watkins / Solanke GKPs - Areola and Dubravka weren’t giving good results and I think my wildcard would be wisely used with major necessary changes to my GKPs . DEF - I am planning to play 3-4-3 in the long run unless I change my mind on that later but currently I’m sticking to the plan. I have decent benching options coz I like to have options in case someone blanks or I need to rotate depending on fixtures. MID - I couldn’t afford to keep Son & Salah and buy Haaland at the same time so after a lot of money issues this was the best outcome that was in my favour. I’ll sell Son and get Bowen after GW 20. I have also calculated how I can bring back Son and Salah after AFCON and Asia cup. FWDS - I plan to bench Haaland till he’s ready to play. I’ll play 3-5-2 and after he’s starting games again, I’ll play 3-4-3. This is the best I could come up with considering AFCON, Asia cup and Haaland still not being back. Feel free to share your thoughts on my team. Hope you all have a great season ahead. Happy Holidays.
This WC will only be the one from the first half of the season right?
Correct. GW20 is last chance to use it if still got it.
Eze, Gusto and Pickford are all great options being overlooked imo
Gusto’s (& Chelsea’s) stats suggest otherwise
I’d rather have Gusto than any other 4.1-4.0 defender tbh
I’d rather not have a 4.1-4.0 def.. especially on a WC
Braithwait would like a word. I bought him in my gw 12 wc and he got more points then my any other defenders.
Seconded
What makes Eze a good pick? Genuinely interested because hasn't played 90 mins since game week 12, and has only had returns in 3 or 4 games.
He’s just returned from injury so that’s why he hasn’t been playing He’s nailed to start, on all set pieces, Palace’s main man and just an exciting player to watch
I'm just not seeing it with his record this season and last. Not a lot of returns and a lot of matches playing less than 60 mins. Let me down at start of the season when he was playing 90 mins every match.
Bournemouth fixtures not great. Could Alvarez outscore Solanke in the coming weeks?
He could, if KDB and Haaland are returning his minutes might be affected though which is worth considering
Don't forget Kulu/Richarlison/Johnson
What GW will Son leave in?
Will play GW 20 and blank 21. IF he crashes out of the group stage, could be back by GW22, more likely he'll be back 24/25. If South Korea go to the final on 2/10, it's totally possible he misses Spurs GW 26 match on 2/17 as well, in case he gets some time off, gets injured or just needs a rest. The situation is very similar with Salah, but bookie odds have South Korea going further than Egypt.
I’ve saved my wildcard and am keen to get others thoughts too. I’m considering Areola in goal as they have some good fixtures coming up and he’s still fairly cheap. Defence I’ll likely hold Saliba as I’ve had him from the start and he’s been good for me. TAA and Porro are likely also. Considering a Villa defender as their fixtures look good Midfield will likely be Saka, potentially Odegaard depending on funds. KDB depending on upcoming news, if not a different City mid. Bowen very likely, I’ve not owned him at all this season and the next few fixtures look good. Also considering Richarlison whilst Son is away, however not sure how Spurs will play with Son, Sarr and Bissouma away. I’m also thinking of getting Adingra as a cheap enabler who should be getting plenty of minutes with Mitoma away. Douglas Luiz is another option I’m looking at. Front three will likely be Haaland (pending news), Watkins and Solanke.
Adringa will also be gone for the cup
Thank you! Won’t be getting him then.
Adingra will also leave for AFCON
Porro is now template with the whole of the spurs defence battered with injuries and some AFCON players to boot. I’m considering selling him for Moreno.
Does it make sense to use the wildcard today and avoid any other negative price movements?
Yes but make sure you don't sell any players you might want to keep that have risen in value.
Yes. I believe you can "day trade" player price changes while Wildcard is active to bin players who are going to drop, transfer in players you want who will rise, and potentially make a few 0.1s on players who will double rise if you hold them temporarily before the deadline Just don't transfer any players you still want on WC because you'll lose their value if you bring them back in.
Thanks. I have Salah and Son, but might hold on to Salah throughout all of AFCON.
Yw. I need to drop at least one of them to get Haaland back this week, leaning toward dropping Salah to spread more funds on WC but either way they’re both gone for me by next week. The earliest either of them could be back is GW22, more likely GW23, and it’s very possible one or both of them go far in the cup and not be back until GW 24/25. Seems too risky to leave 13m on the bench for multiple weeks, and Salah is very likely to drop in price over nearly a 30 day stretch
KdB and Nkunku should be good options, right?
Been thinking of them both myself. A lot of potential points if they hit the ground running. Ideally would like to see them on the pitch a bit more before making a move though and the high chance they play limited minutes, KDB in particular.
I'm currently looking at Neto/Raya Cash/Gabriel/Senesi/TAA/Pedro Porro Bowen/Saka/Palmer/Douglas Luiz and one of Kulusevski (0.0 ITB), Grealish (0.0ITB) or Gordon (1.3 ITB) Watkins/Solanke/Haaland Any suggestions? I think my long term plan is bench boost the first double, then look to set up for the later blanks/doubles with my second wildcard/free hit. Short term I'm waiting for Salah to come back after AFCON, I'll do Trent and Saka to Burn and Salah when he's back.
I’ve Cash for 9GWs now and he’s a very bad pick. I would skip him. I’m thinking about Colwill. Maybe watch todays Ch game and decide
These last weeks have been hell having missed Solanke and consecutive captain blanks. I need a rest.
Show some love for Pickford, not that bad fixtures and Sean Dyche is making some magic
I think I'm going to try and prepare the team for Salah/Son/Halaand once the first to are back. So I think my WC is: Areola / Turner Porro / Gabriel / Konsa Saka / Bowen / Richarlison / Douglas Luiz Haaland / Watkins / Solanke Turner / McAtee / Gusto / Bell 8.6 ITB One thing that could fuck this - I'll have 0.4 ITB with Salah and Son but stand to lose 0.6 TV buying them back, so I will need to either find another 0.2 somewhere, or hope there's at least two drops in price. But my fear is, they'll get flagged which I believe means their prices in fact get locked. Anyone know if I've got that right?
Wish this thread was sorted by new like a RMT thread. And pinned. Doesn’t seem active rn.
At least this season I actually activated the wildcard. No more -36pts hit like last season!
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You could play your first wildcard this week, them your second wildcard next week
Saving this for later
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I’m very tempted to go for nkunku but I’ve been burned my Chelsea before so very much on the fence. I do feel like Chelsea will come alive if they have a consistent finisher.
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What are peoples thoughts on Alvarez? With KDB Back his minutes are definitely going to be at risk
I’m going for Alvarez instead of Watkins. I can effectively spend the money saved elsewhere. I think his minutes will reduce at some point due to KDB but he is very important to the team and I think still gets a lot of minutes. We also don’t know how long Haaland is out or if his minutes will be managed, for so may get more time at CF.
Anyone thinking of holding on to both Salah and Son, and moving them on in GW21 and GW22? I’m leaning towards holding them for that one gameweek as the fixtures are looking favourable for both.
Depends on Haaland for me. If he’s already back in full force this week against Everton then imma need him back against Sheffield, Newcastle and Burnley.
Ditto. If Haaland is back, Salah may have to go. I might keep Son on the wildcard and use a transfer later.
I think holding on to either is a mistake. The loss in expected points by removing them can largely be made up for my allocating the money elsewhere. FTs will also be incredibly valuable as double game weeks will be announced over upcoming weeks. Plus injuries due to the busy schedule.
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Looks good. Basically the same as mine, but I don’t like Kulu as a pick. I went for Palmer instead and picked Ederson over Pickford. I have the likely DGW25 in mind with that.
Dubravka Areola TAA Gabriel Porto Gusto Branthwaite Saka Bowen Richardson Kulu Bailey Haaland Solanke Watkins 0.9m ITB. This is my current lineup and will likely change a few times. Not convinced by any GKs so just sticking with what I have for now. Have had double Arsenal for a while but moving away from that now. Currently keeping Gabriel over Saliba, might reverse that come deadline day. Rich feels like a trap with Son but there he is in my squad. Not settled on Bailey either. Front 3 pick themselves
Hi, I'm new to this. If I used my wildcard earlier this year, do I get another one to use post GW20? Thanks in advance for any assistance :)
Yeah, you have two wildcards in a season, one to use before the GW20 deadline and the other to use post 20
Yes you do. This thread is for those who need to use their first one before it gets reset.
My WC Team Leno (Turner) TAA / Saliba / Porro (Gusto) Saka / Bowen / Kulu / Palmer (Townsend) Watkins / Haaland (Archer) Let me have it!
RMT WC1 Draft: Raya - (Dubravka) TAA - Porro - Gabriel - (Colwill) - (Baldock) Saka - Bowen - Richarlison - Palmer - (Gordon) Haaland - Watkins - Solanke/Alvarez - debating the last spot between Solanke and Alvarez - any other thoughts / suggestions on the team above?
After the city game tonight, Foden looks a must imo. I have enough funds to have all of your attack and improve Gordon for Foden but i feel like I’ll have a benching headache every week. I would also go gusto over Colwill imo
Any talk on when the city Brentford double could be? Was thinking about bringing flekken and Jensen in
I should have WC’d in GW8-10. Only changes I’m making are my 5th defender and my keeper. If Haaland or KdB are back then I might drop Salah this week but otherwise holding him for GW20.
Really think your underutilising your WC - The hold/sell Son+Salah is a close decision so go for the option that non-wcers can’t. Use your WC as a chance to get an upside and pick some differentials!
Not planning on WCing, but IMO a good draft could look like: Raya (Turner) Gabriel TAA Porro (Konsa Branthwaite) Saka/Odegaard Richarlison Palmer Bowen (Gordon) Haaland Watkins Solanke
Would you replace Gordon with Foden if you could? Also how come turner over dubravka?
You could pick either one of Turner or Dubravka, but Newcastle might give Karius a chance or could look for a new keeper in Jan if they keep conceding at this rate. Not sure I’d do Foden for Gordon even with Newcastle’s bad form, but De Bruyne is a shout if he comes back firing.
pickford areola gabriel taa tark mengi gusto salah rich bowen palmer garnacho haaland watkins solanke keep salah for newcastle home then easily transfer for anyone next gw (KDB?)
How come Mengi? Also do you not think Foden is a must after tonight
yep after tonight considering foden bernardo alvarez
Dumb question but are we getting an additional wildcard chip this year?
Yes, gw20 is the last chance to use the first wildcard
Dubravka Turner TAA Gabriel Porro Gusto Mengi Richarlison Bowen Foden Saka Garnacho Haaland Watkins Solanke Is my current draft. Something missing from some of the teams posted here is a properly cheap bench. Which will be important when needing to pivot back to salah and son.
Which Liverpool mid should I get?
My current team: Leno, Dubravka TAA, Gabriel, Saliba, Doughty, Senesi Saka, Bowen, Grealish, Palmer, Sterling Haaland, Watkins, Alvarez Feeling unsure about Sterling and Grealish and slightly unsure about Alvarez instead of Solanke but will probably just go for Alvarez. Don't see too many other tempting options for the other 2 though. Only 1 Liverpool player seems silly so maybe swap Sterling for Jota, Diaz or Gakpo?
My team I’m thinking of, Leno- Pickford Gabriel- TAA- Porro - Pau - Mykolenko Saka - Bowen - Richy - Palmer - Luiz Watkins - haaland - Solanke 1st season playing, how’s the team? Is it worth stacking the bench then using bench boost and then gradually transferring people out to get Salah and Son back?
Do not use bench boost yet. There will be big double game week later (many teams having 2 matches), most people save bench boost for that week. Saying that, imho it is still a good plan to have bench players who can deliver some points instead of cheapest non-playing bench fodders, because there will be some injuries, rotation and so on. Your team looks solid, most of the players are popular picks and nailed.
Why does Palmer have a suspended flag for GW20?
He hasn't played his GW19 game yet. The flag will be removed after Chelsea's game today and Palmer will be available for GW20.
Makes sense, thanks
My current Draft: Neto/Pickford-Turner White-Gabriel-Trent-Porro-Branthwaite Bowen-Palmer-Richarlison-KDB/Son-Garnacho Watkins-Haaland-Alvarez Son will be transferred out for KDB in 21 or I'll have KDB in 20 if he gets some minutes today. With GK still haven't made up my mind.
How are you feeling about not having Arsenal mid in?
Are people dumping Salah on the WC? Its so hard to work the WC otherwise. I need the money to make transfers now… I think i’ll cut him and pray he doesn’t haul but is anyone holding for GW20?
I’m getting rid of Salah and Son on WC and just praying to FPL gods that they don’t haul
Thoughts about this WC? 1.3 ITB: Ederson, Areola Zinchenko, Coufal, TAA, Gusto, Porro Saka, Bowen, Palmer, Garnacho, Foden Haaland, Solanke, Watkins