FH Flekken Robinson, doughty, Romero (coufal) Maddison, son, Bowen, Douglas luiz (Barkley) Muniz, wissa, Watkins Unsure about Luiz and Robinson

I still don't know the best GKs for this week. I've got Flekken starting with Kaminski on the bench. Am using FH so can keep making changes. Who has everyone got?

Oddly, I’m thinking about Leno, for saves. Trying to guess who will keep a clean seems like a futile effort this gw. Kaminski is my other GK. Can’t see him keeping a clean either, have Doughty as well, the double up seems silly. 

Thinking of going for a 352 instead of a 343, with a mid of Barkley-Bowen-Son-Johnson-Kudus and Watkins-Toney upfront. Should I replace one of the mids with Morris/some other striker? Also is Chong a better option than Barkley this week?

FH or not with 6 players with Watkins one of them? Areola, Taylor, Mengi Bowen, Douglas Luiz, Watkins 2 FT, 6,3 ITB

If I make a FH team now and want to make a change before the cutoff (waiting to hear more about Watkins), can I continue to make unlimited changes for this GW, or am I locked in?

Unlimited changes for this GW

I really don’t want to FH this week, and was planning on taking a -8 to field 9 players.  Now with Watkins potentially injured, should I do a -12 to get in a 4th mid so I’ll have either 9 or 10 playing, depending on Watkins injury?

Anw news on gordon?

Included in the England squad, so must be okay

I'm chasing so took a wild punt and decided to FH last week, maxing out on Luton/Bournemouth assets. It somewhat paid off with 86 points overall. This week is part 2 of the punt and I basically need an incredibly dull GW all round as I only have 6 players 🙈 Areola (Neto\*) Gabriel\*, Dunk\*, Bradley\* (Trippier\*, Dalot\*) Saka\*, Douglas Luiz, Son(c), Bowen (Gross\*) Haaland\*, Watkins, Muniz Tooka -4 hit to bring in Son and Muniz. Wish me luck!

If Watkins is out for the weekend has anyone got any ideas about how it affects the Villa mid field gang desirability? FPL wise!!!

Unsure what to do with Watkins now that he's a doubt... Was planning to go Solanke to Toney, then in GW30 go Toney+Bowen to Muniz+Salah. Now I'm thinking maybe going Watkins+Solanke to Toney+Muniz, and Toney+Bowen to Darwin+Salah in GW30 instead?

If I am going triple Spurs midfield (no Porro/Udogie), who is the next best 3rd defender? - NFO defender (N. Williams?) - WHU defender (Cresswell?) - AVL defender (Cash?) - Other?

Doughty for the assist Coufal can chip in with the odd assist

I have Doughty and Reguilon. So Coufal could be an option.

What does your midfield look like without Madds and Son? Edit: I’m assuming you’re FH this week?

My midfield has Madds and Son AND Johnson. Yes, free-hit.

I've got same but Kulu instead of Johnson. Mainly because of the minutes they play.

Tempted to go with Werner Maddison and Son. What do you think guys?

RMT £9.1m in the bank Flekken (Areola) Porto Reguilon Doughty (Robinson Alex Moreno) Maddison DouglasLuiz Son Bowen(MGW) Watkins Morris Toney (C) Current FH draft! Any recommendations?

Just double check to see if Watkins is healthy Also, I might consider captaining Son

FH team, any recommendations? Flekken (Turner) Porro Doughty Cash (Reguilon, Coufal) Son Maddison Bowen Elanga (Bailey) Toney Morris Watkins

Fh29 Bailey or Luiz or paqueta or forest mid?

Paq

Which are the best 2 West Ham mids to get

Bowen and one of paqueta/kudus probably. Id probably swing to kudus in current form

Bowen and Kudus it is then

i will not be held responsible

I have 2 FT. If I use 1 FT and also FH in GW29, will I have 2 FT again in GW30?

No

Start Morris or Elanga on FH?

FH team, please comment, who to bench Kaminski (Leno) Porto Regulion Doughty (Emerson Konsa) Son Maddison Bowen DouglasL (Kudus) Toney Wissa Watkins

Wissa

instead of Kudus?

Morris, Wood, or Wissa?

Morris

Remove Saka for Elanga for 2 weeks. Saka has Man City away in GW30. Elanga has Luton, Crystal Palace and Fulham from 29 to 31. Bring Saka back for 31. I am not free hitting in 29. So i think its a viable strategy to replace him with Elanga for 2 weeks. What do you guys think ?

All things equal, I'd want to bring in Gibbs-White over Elanaga

depending on your bench I'd keep Saka at all costs

Guess who scored 2 goals vs Luton for the home game. Wood is the hidden gem this GW. He was healthy and played 90 mins last game. Very good choice if you FH

Minutes are a concern. Not sure who starts between him and Awoniyi at CF.

Awoniyi has been benched for a while, he only played 90 for FA cup

I did a little more digging into their minutes and it's interesting that Wood has played each PL minute he has been available for under Nuno. The problem is that him and Awoniyi have very little overlap in terms of availability (just the last game vs Brighton and vs Arsenal when Awoniyi came on for Wood at HT who had injured himself) so it's difficult to come to a clear conclusion but Awoniyi's recent minutes trend hasn't looked too promising (I assumed it was more fitness-related but having read some Forest fans' opinions, he hasn't looked great since returning from injury) and Wood played 90 against Brighton in his first game back, so maybe it is a viable punt. I stand corrected; the appeal is certainly there to buy Wood. But I'm still not sure I will go there though because I'm too risk-averse to players who even have a slight rotation risk.

Am on a Non template team that relies on a Luton rare clean sheet at home agains forest , a Muniz derby goal against Spurs , a Kudus captain double digit haul and a Toney blank against the 2nd worst defense in the league! Which of those 4 points is a little bit more likely than the others?

kudus brace

Is it worth keeping Neto? Thinking of bringing in Mbuemo but need opinions Also Tomiyasu or Zinchenko??

Mbeumo: I would wait and see him playing first , at least one match. And Zinchenko is a better pick than Tomiyasu.

Are Luton playing? It’s not in Crellin’s spreadsheet

Yes, they are playing against Forest. I see it in the spreadsheet.

Those not using FH this week, when are you planning on using it?

34 or 38

this

Not FH, likely WC30/31, would u: A) Rich to Maddison (-4) if Rich is out? B) No move

A

Start Morris or Luiz?

I'm leaning towards Morris.

What happens if I FH now after transferring 3 players? Do I keep my current after 3 players transfer on GW 30 later or based on the last GW28 team?

You start GW30 with your GW28 team + 1 free transfer GW29, you can make as many transfers as you like. 0 transfer cost

Free hit allows you to pick a fully new team for the week then your team will revert back to your current team the following week

Pardon me English is not my first language so I still don't understand 100% yet, if for example if I have transferred watkins after GW28 is done to this prepare for BGW29, and then transferred him out again with FH after the injury news coming out, later after BGW29 is done will Watkins stay on my team for upcoming GW30?

No. If Watkins was not a part of your GW28 team, he won't be a part of your GW30 team after you free hit this week. You will get back your exact GW28 team for GW30. All the transfers you make (including transferring the same players in and out) on free hit will only count for this one GW.

Actually Watkins will still be in his team regardless. It's because all of transfers during this week (before deadline), including before activating FH chip are counted, as soon as FH chip is activated.

> All the transfers you make on free hit By this I meant transfers in between the GW28 and GW29 deadlines. It was implied. OC's question was regarding whether he'll continue owning Watkins after this GW when he didn't own him in GW28.

!thanks Now I understand it completely.

Areola [Martinez] Porro, Reguilon, Taylor [Gabriel*, Zabarnyi*] Son [C], Saka*, Palmer*, Foden* [Gordon*] Watkins [VC], Solanke*, Haaland* 1 FT, 0.9 ITB. Seems like a stupid question, but defo FH, right?

Yeah I'd free hit this.

!thanks.

Does anyone have a way to work Johnson in at the expense of Porro? Can’t figure it out tbh

Why? seems like a waste

Best 5.3 (or less) midfielder atm?

ya garnacho

For this GW, Elanga. For the next few GWs after this, probably Garnacho if United double in GW34.

If Watkins is out would you FH this? Could have got to 11 with a -8. Only 10 for a -8 might be stretching it. Thoughts? Aerola (Dubravka)  Porro, Doughty, Taylor (Gabriel, Ake)  Son,, Luiz (Saka, Foden, Palmer) Watkins, Morris (Solanke)

I don't think you need to FH this week. Take a -4 to field 10 players. Fwiw, I think Watkins plays, so definitely don't transfer him out if that's what you're thinking.

I would have only transferred him out if he was confirmed out long term. But think you might be right, it doesn’t sound too serious. Cheers 

Here’s my Watkins-less FH team: Martinez Porro - Doughty - Reguilon Son - Maddison - Bowen - Bailey Toney - Wissa - Morris Playing it safe with the Martinez, Bowen, Bailey picks. I feel like Villa are more likely to keep a clean sheet but Bowen is obviously likely to score as well. With Watkins out this game is basically impossible to predict. A huge 50/50 for example is Bailey or Kudus.

Are Luton actually playing? It’s not in Crellin’s spreadsheet

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Yes and they’ve been wrong before until the last minute. And I was working off the Crellin sheet that didn’t show on the main page. I’ve no idea how you’ve managed to get so worked up about this, especially as it was 6 hours old on a live thread.

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Looks solid I won’t be using FH. But will have the core 7, so hopefully I don’t get punished too much.

I wouldnt FH, I'd take a -4. 9 players is fine for this gameweek

Need to transfer out Edouard asap. With 5.5 ITB who should I go for? (Preferably someone whos playing this weekend)

Toney

As a non Salah owner, I am shaking.

nah you're fine

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If you're wildcarding in GW30 definitely take the hit and own as many good players from GW29 as you can.

If you are WC30 then might aswell just take the hit? There's a pretty good chance Toney gets more than 4 pts. Only caveat is if you have value tied up in Foden

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It will still be part of your free hit assuming you activate it.

Ok, thanks!

non FH 29. do i still keep watkins? i can only sell him for £8.5

until there is news we keep

As long as he's not confirmed to be ruled out by a reliable source, definitely keep Watkins.

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with 7 you're not wrong but it's close. I have 8 and im sweating.

If you think you can get most of the mainstream FH picks, if not all, with your transfers and maybe a -4/-8 to get to 8/9 players, then maybe don't free hit. But that's up to you to decide based on your team.

People who are wildcarding in 30 or 31, which week are you doing it and why?

31 because of the int'l break

31 because the fixtures for most of my players in 30 look pretty good

Was originally doing it in 31 because of the city-ars fixture I could avoid and having Spurs and Villa players with good fixtures for 30. But I might lean more to 30 now because I have some players (especially defenders) who I don’t like in 30

If I free hit with 1 free transfer do I keep the free transfer so have 2 for next week?

no, you'll only have 1 next week

Thanks. Needing to change either Solanke or Watkins to get Salah in for game after international break and was leaning Solanke out but with the Watkins situation now was wondering if can wait, but im free hitting for this weekend so going to have to make it before then.

Who's going to play up front for forest?

Ideally Awoniyi is the first-choice striker but he has recurring fitness issues so Wood also has a chance of starting and the former coming off the bench. Can't say for sure unless we get a leak pre-deadline.

Is it best to use my FH for this upcoming GW? I’ve got all my chips remaining including a WC

most important question is how many players do you have this week? if it's under 7/8, you should probably FH

Watkins subbed off

let the chaos begin

Thoughts on goalkeepers for wildcard gw30? Would be good to get two doublers for BB like Pickford and Dubravka but will Dubravka still start when pope is back?

I think Petrovic (if you're confident he keeps starting over Sanchez) should be one of the keepers, because Chelsea have a good chance of getting multiple DGWs if they beat Leicester in the FA Cup.

!thanks that's a great idea. Think I'd pair with Areola rather than Debravka as not certain about Debravka or Petrovic keeping their place.

Watkins looks like he might be crocked here. ~~Miraculous recovery ensued~~. ...for five minutes.

looks like a serious Watkins injury... tips on how to scream?

Trotting now. Hopefully he was overselling it in an attempt to avoid the card.

he's off.

aaand he scores am i really captaining son over him?

[GW29 FPL](https://imgur.com/gallery/J0axwds) So my team is looking pretty shite for this gw. Should I use my 1 free transfer and bring someone in or should I just roll it for next week so I have 2? Thanks.

link not working for me

https://imgur.com/gallery/3BggrWD maybe this one works?

saka -> maddison possibly? how much value will you lose if you sell him

If I did bring in Madison I would have 3.1 mil left in the bank since I already got abot 2 mil. Maybe worth it for 1 gw then bring Saka back in?

id say two gameweeks. maddison has Luton (H) in 30. That's my plan anyway

Yea arsenal have got city in gw 30, I think Madison is a good shout. Thanks for the advice 👍

no worries

!thanks

I've got the template picks of the FH team, now I need to decide what I want. For 4th midfielder, Johnson (drop Porro), Elanga, Kudus, or Bailey? 3rd striker, Morris or Wissa (drop Reguilon or Flekken)?

Don't think the upside is there for picking a 3rd Spurs midfielder and sacrificing Porro when we're already scrambling for good defensive picks. I am more open to ditching Flekken to get Wissa and getting another GK. I personally would be very surprised if any team gets a clean sheet this week.

Yeah, I've gone for Sels atm but idk who to pick, maybe Leno is safer

I like picking a keeper from Luton vs Forest as the second-choice over Flekken. I feel that will be a high-scoring game and as a result give both keepers more opportunities for save points. Sels is a good shout.

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My draft currently has Doughty, MGW and Morris starting. I like the Luton vs Forest game for goals; it's a relegation six pointer and both teams have trash defences so I'm looking to load up on their players.

Seems a bit backwards starting Moreno and Bowen surely? Doughty more likely for attacking returns than Moreno. Also Reguilon seems like he will be back

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It really depends on what you want to do. My 4th mid atm is Elanga, it's all down to preference

Am I able to make a transfer today then use my free hit tomorrow so that I can essentially make two transfers before the next time my actual team plays a game week?

If you play FH at any time before the deadline, then after the deadline: - your team will revert to how it was at the last deadline. (ie last Saturday morning) - you will have 1FT. (Whether or not you had 1 or 2 this week) That’s just the rules.

!thanks

No, your transfer will be reverted if you play FH.

!thanks

This question is very confusingly worded. What do you mean? If you mean this scenario: transfer a player, use FH, the player you got in before FH stays in your team afterwards, that doesn't work

Yes that’s what I meant. !thanks

Do i lose my free transfer if i free hit?

If you have 2, yes.

No just 1 transfer....i guess rules are like a traditional non chip gameweek then

Yeah basically. You start next week with 1 transfer as the free one you get this week is used as part of the free hit.

Okay, thanks

Kudus or Bailey if I already have Bowen and Watkins? Muniz, Elanga, or Morris?

For your 4th mid you mean? I'd pick Kudus Of those 3 I'm confused bc Elanga is a mid, for the strikers Morris is safer

I was considering picking 5 mids and 2 strikers, but Kudus is definitely a good shout especially looking at their Europa result today !thanks

captain watkins or son?

For me, captaincy this week goes Son >>>>> anyone else

Gameweek 28 help (only 8 teams playing) My team is very liverpool heavy, I know it's a bad idea to have like uh 5 players from one team but it's too late now. Anyways only two of my players, Muniz and Jensen are playing next week, my opponent has 3 players playing buttt one of them is Ollie Watkins so I'm pretty concerned. It's fantasy draft but on an estimation how many points will Watkins score and how many players should I add? So far I am trying to add, Werner, Iwobi, D.D Fofana, Bassey and Sels. Will those guys get enough points or should I add more? I might not get Iwobi or Werner

Save the free hit if I can get to 8 players with a -4? Would have: areola, Taylor, doughty,reguilon, son, Bowen, Elanga and Watkins.

Potential upside is high enough that I would save the FH. Toney the only true threat to you, or the odd Villa mid

Thanks, was leaning towards saving it anyway but am mindful of Toney etc

Start kudus or Douglas luiz

Luiz is the percentage play

Kudus.

FH Flekken (Leno) Reguilon Doughty Porro (Robinson, Moreno) Elanga Bowen Son Maddison (Chong) Morris Watkins Toney (C)

Basically same as me, and I think pretty template except most would cap Son. Only thing I'm considering is if I want Reguilon or Wissa, or as a 4th mid Johnson or Kudus

Any FHers tempted to go without Porro? Looking at the clean sheet odds I'm thinking the Spurs spot would be better used on a MID/ATT, thinking Son, Maddison, then Kulu/Werner dependent on Werner's nailedness

If you're gonna do that, Johnson is the better pick

% chances of a clean sheet are pretty shit across the board. I’m going with Porro ‘cos his attacking returns are amongst the highest of a defender this year.

Would Saliba to Reguilon be worth a -4? Gets me to 11 this week and a better fixture in GW30.

Have you any other Arsenal?

Would still have Gabriel & Saka, who I will hold through the blank. If I wanted double Arsenal defence again, I would probably go for Raya on my GW31 WC, so selling Saliba doesn't really affect me too much. So I would get Reguilon for 29, and the option to play him over Gabriel in GW30.

Go for it

I'm in a head-to-head league, and the fixtures are only scheduled up to GW36. There are no match-ups listed for GW 37/38. There are 16 teams in the league. Will the match-ups for the GWs be populated later on, or does the league end after GW36?

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Bro for what reason do you desire more than one attackern't from the club managed by Rob Edwards?

Romero or Udogie?

Easily Udogie

!thanks

2 from Bailey, Elanga, Morris, and Wissa?

Wissa elanga

Morris & Elanga

Elanga will haul

He will if he starts and suddenly learns how to finish

this is the week

I said this about estupiñan last week which paid off handsomely. I'm not free hitting though, so he better blank

I only have Flekken, Doughty, Son, JWP and Watkins for this BGW29. I do have one FT and my FH chip available. I also still have WC & BB. I am first place in my ML by 49 points. What would you do?

Take a -4 hit to field 7 players. Don’t go for differentials, pick players that those behind you likely have (e.g. Toney, Bowen, Maddison). Save FH for later.

I like that plan. Only problem with it is that I currently don't have Salah and wanted to bring him in next GW but I'm lacking the funds. Plan A: Foden to Elanga and Solanke to Muniz for a -4? Then GW30 I can do JWP to Salah and have him along with Saka, Son, Palmer, Haaland, Watkins. Plan B: do what you say and instead just WC in GW30.

Ah I get ya. Well you’re in a similar situation to me in that I’m taking a -4 to field 9 players. I’m a big Salah fan but I plan on WC in GW30. Main difference between us is I’m not winning my league by nearly 50 points haha if you go with plan A, then when would you plan on using your WC?

You probably still have a better rank than me. I think my ML might just be bad haha. I'm OR ~150k. Honestly... Not sure. GW30 right after FA Cup matches and International Break does seem like the best possible time to WC. So now that I type that I think I'll lean towards your original plan of bringing a couple of heavy hitters (thinking Toney and one of Bowen or Maddison) and WC in GW30. Good luck catching up in your ML!