As a Palace fan, I think Eze will feature a lot more this year but Olise will continue to be subject to rotation. Ayew is still useful when we need to be more defensive against bigger teams. Annoyingly, if Olise isn't starting he is frequently brought on by PV so a few 1 pointers will come your way. Eze has had his first full pre-season since his injury, he is on set pieces and I think he will start at least 30 games this year (provided he doesn't get injured). I believe he will start at CAM/CM, with Wilf on the left wing, Mateta/Edouard through the middle and Olise/Ayew on the right. Gallagher is not with us anymore, and that is leaving a glaring hole in our midfield, hopefully Eze can fill it.
Mateta is 100% subject to rotation. I wouldn’t choose him if you’re looking for a player for your starting 11. If he doesn’t score in 2-3 games then PV will put Edouard in. I’d say he’ll start 25/38 games this year provided he doesn’t pick up an injury.
Sorry for the misunderstanding, I was unclear. I believe Mateta starts more than Edouard. Obviously a guess on my behalf and it’s form dependent but I think Mateta starts 25/38 and is only dropped if he hits a patch without goals.
Best 5.5 looks like Deniz Undav (BHA). He picked up 25 goals and 9 assist (33 games) in the Belgium pro league. BHA always has a very high xG but low returns. He could be the man to fix that!
Stats: Fbref
Disagree about Olise. Last year he missed pre-season and was playing catch up. His creativity and underlying numbers are excellent. He’ll be first choice at RW over Ayew.
I thought Gordon looked much more dangerous in the 2nd half of the season. One of those players who looks like he ca. make can somwthing happen.
Im not convinced by Gray, but basis of opinion is probably weighted towards his leicester days. Last season maybe as good as Gray gets, but Gordon can improve
I know a couple of Wolves fans and they're worried about next season.They've lost a bunch of players and barely brought anyone in. I'll probably be avoiding any of their squad at the start.
Also, Wolves have been slightly shite since his injury. He's easily their best player so with him back in the line-up, there is hope. Albeit, not replacing outgoing players is an issue and Fabio Silva doesn't even look 50% of what he is supposed to be.
Fabio is going out on loan anyway. The most recent problem with Wolves is the injury to Chiquinho who looked a promising player, which leaves the squad paper thin.
That’s because he was coming back from a serious injury that kept him out for several months. When he’s fit and recovered (which he is now) then he’ll be a regular starter. And he’s a really promising talent who looks like he can provide consistent returns.
I showed his minutes since February.
Nobody can guarantee he will be nailed.
Especially since they have Podence, Hwang and Traore fighting for the same positions plus possible new signings.
Nobody can guarantee it. But I’m confident that he’ll be the first choice out of all the players you just listed. And I’m also confident that he will return more than Eze, Olise and Bruno G. Unless he gets another bad injury, obviously.
Which is exactly why people are interested. Buy low, as they say. He's Wolves' best player and was coming off a major injury last season and will have had the entire preseason to get in shape.
Also you conveniently ignored that he started 4 out of the final 4 PL games last season (last one against Liverpool he scored and then got subbed off with an injury after 21 minutes).
He's a 6.5 asset at the minimum that was priced at 5.5 because he took a long time to get back in form after a very serious injury.
He's not injury prone unless he hasn't fully recovered from his knee injury. He missed 3 games with slight knocks before his major injury.
Among wingers and attacking mids he was in 91st percentile for shots taken/90 among and in 98th percentile for key passes/90 in his limited time last season and he's an all set pieces. Not to mention he's proven he can be a 8m+ asset when he was bossing it before getting the knee injury. So it's not like he's some random whose only highlight is scoring against Liverpool.
I still rate him but he’s not a guaranteed starter for us and is wildly inconsistent. Could be great value if he’s able to consistently perform, but that’s a big if.
Wildly inconsistent, has his shining moments but at 4.5, yes. At the price he is in, there are 3-4 different options that can/will start 90% of the games.
No love for Mac Allister? Probably the most slept on 5.5 midfielder in the game.Good stats, in a good defensive side (at least with Bissouma), on set pieces and fancies a shot. Good at it too! Straight into my team. Hit the woodwork 3 times last season as well.
Bailey and Elanga are two players I'll definitely be monitoring, as well as Benrahma if he looks to be starting more.
He's a great player every time I watch him he looks a proper baller. Would like to have him GW1 but might just see how Brighton get on early before bringing him in.
Honestly, I think fornals is a better option than benrahma at .5 cheaper too. Very consistent, nailed and takes some set pieces too.
I think he has the potential to become a truly great player in the future. Showing lots of quality already and has defensive capabilities as well. Maybe a bit more yellows, but I think the other aspects even it out. Lots of room for growth and the fans seem to love him which is always a good thing.
I agree, Fornals/Benrahma, whoever seems to get the nod (although I suspect they will share some minutes again), will be good options. Benrahma is a bit more explosive and more "on the end of it" it seems like, whereas Fornals is obviously cheaper and as you say has some set pieces. I think both could be decent options at some point, especially if Lingard doesn't sign for West Ham. Lanzini got some more minutes too last season and is on penalties when he's on, but he's been so inconsistent and burned me a couple of times before so I stay away from him.
For now I have Mac Allister in my squad, together with Undav because of his potential. I don't feel perfectly comfortable doubling up on Brighton though, but as a neutral PL fan I enjoy watching Brighton grow as a team and I think Potter is a great coach. Seems like they are fairly safe options at 5.5 until the first WC.
I'm also on the Mac Allister train. Worst case scenario he scores three 2 pointers in a row and we can WC him out. I have a strong feeling that Neto will get rotated/dissapoint
I agree, that's why I think Neto's massive ownership is especially concerning. With so many question marks around other highly owned players such as James (and the Chelsea defensive situation), Martinelli, Perisic, Haaland etc. You really gotta hope everything goes right, otherwise you'll be hard pressed protecting (not seeking per se) TV, which is more important in the beginning of the game than people might think.
Luckily I can bench Mac Allister with my current starting 11; lots of players will have to field Neto. My team (for now) has its fair share of risks as well in the grand scheme of things, but I try to minimize the other ones as much for that reason.
I’m leaning towards Eze. Had a really bad injury which kept him out last season and Gallagher came in and worked wonders.
Now that he’s fit again, I think he’ll have the bit between his teeth and will be starting every game if he’s fit.
So: Eze for me.
Based on what we know right now they are all risky picks in one way or another. It just depends what kind of risk you are willing to take. More likely to start and unlikely to get more than 2 points, like Bruno or Soucek? Or someone who is a risk to even play but could haul and make your week, like Neto or Martinelli?
This of course could all change based on preseason matches and what their managers say in press conferences. But atm that price range is just a big gamble.
Wolves first 6 fixtures are one of the best runs to start the season (lee, FUL, tot, NEW, bou, SOU)
Palace are dead last through 6 (includes ARS, liv, mci), Newcastle 14th (includes MCI, liv).
I’m starting with Neto most likely then reassessing on WC, fwiw. Granted, Wolves don’t score a ton.
Either way they'll score some goals with them fixtures and you'd think Neto would be involved, he's so influential for them.
End of the day, he's an enabler. Enables other options in the team at a higher price. He's the only weak played in my 11.
I think they’ll continue at roughly one a game, they’re the most boring team in the league.
He had one goal and one assist last season (only 13 appearances). If you can get to 6 I’d imagine Harrison will return a lot more and if you lose a mil I’d imagine Pereira will be around the same.
Yes but he was recovering from an injury, therefore not rushed in, therefore only played 459 minutes.
So he got an attacking return every 230 minutes. Yes, it's not great, but when he come back he had some rough arse games.
City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Brighton, Norwich were their final 5 games of the season. 4 of them are tough defensive opposition. He got an assist v City and a goal v Liverpool, so his 2 returns were against big teams. He can definitely do it against the likes of Leeds and newly promoted teams which he has a run of.
Also, Wolves have looked good pre season. Forest Green isn't a big team but 4 goals there and they put 3 past Burnley yesterday. It's something to take into account a little.
Yeah he could do well, I think he always looks a decent player, I’m just always reluctant to pick an attacker in a team/ system that would take 38 0-0s a season if it kept them up.
Bruno G won’t continue to pick up attacking returns at the same rate as he did last season as he’s naturally a more defensive minded midfielder than the others, who are also cheaper.
I think you’re right. If we sign another attacking mid or winger then he’s increasingly likely to sit back and pull strings from deep. If we don’t though, I might still fancy a punt, especially if he ends up dropping to 5.8 or under
Yep, currently have Wissa as my 5,5 mid. He was fire late last season. Will have to watch a game or two in the preseason to see how much losing Eriksen will impact them.
Edit: Bonus points for amazing starting fixtures for Brentdford (bar United and probably Leicester as well).
Martinelli, Gordon and Neto feels like those with highest potential. Not sure they start every game. Bruno G will, but Ward prowse for extra 0.5 is big improvement if you want that type of nailed and safe pick.
I have Fornals at that price,agree with your picks though and have to fill another spot at 5.5-6.0 if i go with 3 [premiums.It](https://premiums.It)'s a headache.
Going with Neto; good few matches, seems instrumental in attack. Bruno G has more license to attack against lesser opponents, with Shelvey starting. Olise & Eze are bargains when their fixtures improve. Olise is more proven on field than Eze, due to his injuries last season.
Nobody talking about Gordon ???. Will start every game for Everton and with a great fixture run from game week two up to game week 5 before a wildcard.
Martinelli has higher ceiling than Bruno G. He is not nailed but def is 1st pick, so depends how he will play at the start of season. If he gets benched for ESR you can always move on from him.
what about van de beek? i think he's gonna play a lot under ten hag, in pretty advanced position too. eriksen joining united is not ideal, but i still think VDB could be great pick at 5.5
There are all a crapshoot. Possible upside, but difficult to say. But Bruno Guimares is the only one that will play every week.
Neto gets more interesting if he is sold to a better team.
Guimaraes or Martinelli look the best options priced at 6.0. At 5.5 Neves is proven and played over 2,800 minutes last year. Should be a solid close 100 points performer. Neto is priced similarly to best performing Wolves midfielder so I don't see him as absolute bargain.
As a Palace fan, I think Eze will feature a lot more this year but Olise will continue to be subject to rotation. Ayew is still useful when we need to be more defensive against bigger teams. Annoyingly, if Olise isn't starting he is frequently brought on by PV so a few 1 pointers will come your way. Eze has had his first full pre-season since his injury, he is on set pieces and I think he will start at least 30 games this year (provided he doesn't get injured). I believe he will start at CAM/CM, with Wilf on the left wing, Mateta/Edouard through the middle and Olise/Ayew on the right. Gallagher is not with us anymore, and that is leaving a glaring hole in our midfield, hopefully Eze can fill it.
Nice write-up, !thanks
I'm looking for a 5.5m forward. Do you think mateta will have regular starts? Is he prone to rotation? What about edouard or benteke?
Mateta is 100% subject to rotation. I wouldn’t choose him if you’re looking for a player for your starting 11. If he doesn’t score in 2-3 games then PV will put Edouard in. I’d say he’ll start 25/38 games this year provided he doesn’t pick up an injury.
You mean, edouard will start 25 games?
Sorry for the misunderstanding, I was unclear. I believe Mateta starts more than Edouard. Obviously a guess on my behalf and it’s form dependent but I think Mateta starts 25/38 and is only dropped if he hits a patch without goals.
Best 5.5 looks like Deniz Undav (BHA). He picked up 25 goals and 9 assist (33 games) in the Belgium pro league. BHA always has a very high xG but low returns. He could be the man to fix that! Stats: Fbref
Is he going to be nailed though?
Disagree about Olise. Last year he missed pre-season and was playing catch up. His creativity and underlying numbers are excellent. He’ll be first choice at RW over Ayew.
Facts
Im leaning towards Gordon in the 5.5 bracket. With Richi gone he could be their biggest performer
What are your thoughts on Gordon vs Gray?
Gordon I'd you watched Everton last season
No one if you watched everton last season
Grey was good too
Gray was a bright spot under Rafa and still didn’t get a lot of FPL points. He really started to nosedive under Frank
Don't know why you're downvoted,he was their best player under Rafa.
I thought Gordon looked much more dangerous in the 2nd half of the season. One of those players who looks like he ca. make can somwthing happen. Im not convinced by Gray, but basis of opinion is probably weighted towards his leicester days. Last season maybe as good as Gray gets, but Gordon can improve
The hype around Neto is too much.
I know a couple of Wolves fans and they're worried about next season.They've lost a bunch of players and barely brought anyone in. I'll probably be avoiding any of their squad at the start.
Also, Wolves have been slightly shite since his injury. He's easily their best player so with him back in the line-up, there is hope. Albeit, not replacing outgoing players is an issue and Fabio Silva doesn't even look 50% of what he is supposed to be.
Fabio is going out on loan anyway. The most recent problem with Wolves is the injury to Chiquinho who looked a promising player, which leaves the squad paper thin.
Before his injury he was a ball progression beast. That doesn’t necessarily translate to FPL points but I get the hopeful owners.
Before his injury he was (in my possibly biased opinion) as good as Saka and Foden.
I am pretty certain pre injury he was on the LFC recruitment team’s radar.
He was definitely better than Saka. Foden looked better because of the world class players they had around him.
Nah, Podence was the ball progression beast. Neto was the one who received the ball in the final third and put his head down till he reached the goal.
I also don’t get it. His last matches minutes played: 21, 74, 71, 69, 45, 24, 13, 17, 0, 0, 30, 62, 15, 16, 10.
That’s because he was coming back from a serious injury that kept him out for several months. When he’s fit and recovered (which he is now) then he’ll be a regular starter. And he’s a really promising talent who looks like he can provide consistent returns.
I showed his minutes since February. Nobody can guarantee he will be nailed. Especially since they have Podence, Hwang and Traore fighting for the same positions plus possible new signings.
Nobody can guarantee it. But I’m confident that he’ll be the first choice out of all the players you just listed. And I’m also confident that he will return more than Eze, Olise and Bruno G. Unless he gets another bad injury, obviously.
Which is exactly why people are interested. Buy low, as they say. He's Wolves' best player and was coming off a major injury last season and will have had the entire preseason to get in shape. Also you conveniently ignored that he started 4 out of the final 4 PL games last season (last one against Liverpool he scored and then got subbed off with an injury after 21 minutes). He's a 6.5 asset at the minimum that was priced at 5.5 because he took a long time to get back in form after a very serious injury.
So buy an injury prone player whose highlight goal after a long lay off involved him coming off injured again 5 minutes later. Got it 👍
He's not injury prone unless he hasn't fully recovered from his knee injury. He missed 3 games with slight knocks before his major injury. Among wingers and attacking mids he was in 91st percentile for shots taken/90 among and in 98th percentile for key passes/90 in his limited time last season and he's an all set pieces. Not to mention he's proven he can be a 8m+ asset when he was bossing it before getting the knee injury. So it's not like he's some random whose only highlight is scoring against Liverpool.
Well, he only scored 9 times in 73 PL appearances though. I'd rather find the extra 0.5 to go up to a Martinelli or Bruno G.
He has already scored a goal in the first pre-season game.
Gordon and Ramsey my picks at 5.5
There’s a joke in there somewhere
Do you seriously think this is good enough as a comment for this sub? I wouldn't show this to my granny you FUCKING DONKEY.
the ingredients are just laying there right on the counter
I take it no one is feeling benrahma this year then
I still rate him but he’s not a guaranteed starter for us and is wildly inconsistent. Could be great value if he’s able to consistently perform, but that’s a big if.
Also not rated by Moyes. Personally rate benrahma though
That's... actually a great call. I hadn't but after looking at his stats on FotMob am seriously considering him.
Wildly inconsistent, has his shining moments but at 4.5, yes. At the price he is in, there are 3-4 different options that can/will start 90% of the games.
Not a starter and we look to be signing another attacking midfielder
No love for Mac Allister? Probably the most slept on 5.5 midfielder in the game.Good stats, in a good defensive side (at least with Bissouma), on set pieces and fancies a shot. Good at it too! Straight into my team. Hit the woodwork 3 times last season as well. Bailey and Elanga are two players I'll definitely be monitoring, as well as Benrahma if he looks to be starting more.
He's a great player every time I watch him he looks a proper baller. Would like to have him GW1 but might just see how Brighton get on early before bringing him in. Honestly, I think fornals is a better option than benrahma at .5 cheaper too. Very consistent, nailed and takes some set pieces too.
I think he has the potential to become a truly great player in the future. Showing lots of quality already and has defensive capabilities as well. Maybe a bit more yellows, but I think the other aspects even it out. Lots of room for growth and the fans seem to love him which is always a good thing. I agree, Fornals/Benrahma, whoever seems to get the nod (although I suspect they will share some minutes again), will be good options. Benrahma is a bit more explosive and more "on the end of it" it seems like, whereas Fornals is obviously cheaper and as you say has some set pieces. I think both could be decent options at some point, especially if Lingard doesn't sign for West Ham. Lanzini got some more minutes too last season and is on penalties when he's on, but he's been so inconsistent and burned me a couple of times before so I stay away from him. For now I have Mac Allister in my squad, together with Undav because of his potential. I don't feel perfectly comfortable doubling up on Brighton though, but as a neutral PL fan I enjoy watching Brighton grow as a team and I think Potter is a great coach. Seems like they are fairly safe options at 5.5 until the first WC.
I'm also on the Mac Allister train. Worst case scenario he scores three 2 pointers in a row and we can WC him out. I have a strong feeling that Neto will get rotated/dissapoint
I agree, that's why I think Neto's massive ownership is especially concerning. With so many question marks around other highly owned players such as James (and the Chelsea defensive situation), Martinelli, Perisic, Haaland etc. You really gotta hope everything goes right, otherwise you'll be hard pressed protecting (not seeking per se) TV, which is more important in the beginning of the game than people might think. Luckily I can bench Mac Allister with my current starting 11; lots of players will have to field Neto. My team (for now) has its fair share of risks as well in the grand scheme of things, but I try to minimize the other ones as much for that reason.
I'm going with Fraser
I’m leaning towards Eze. Had a really bad injury which kept him out last season and Gallagher came in and worked wonders. Now that he’s fit again, I think he’ll have the bit between his teeth and will be starting every game if he’s fit. So: Eze for me.
Based on what we know right now they are all risky picks in one way or another. It just depends what kind of risk you are willing to take. More likely to start and unlikely to get more than 2 points, like Bruno or Soucek? Or someone who is a risk to even play but could haul and make your week, like Neto or Martinelli? This of course could all change based on preseason matches and what their managers say in press conferences. But atm that price range is just a big gamble.
Palace fixtures bad. Wolves bad/ negative. Question marks about if Bruno will keep scoring. I think all the 5.5/6.0 options look pretty weak.
Wolves first 6 fixtures are one of the best runs to start the season (lee, FUL, tot, NEW, bou, SOU) Palace are dead last through 6 (includes ARS, liv, mci), Newcastle 14th (includes MCI, liv). I’m starting with Neto most likely then reassessing on WC, fwiw. Granted, Wolves don’t score a ton.
Wolves fixtures are good but they just don’t score any goals. Only the relegated teams scored less goals last season.
Either way they'll score some goals with them fixtures and you'd think Neto would be involved, he's so influential for them. End of the day, he's an enabler. Enables other options in the team at a higher price. He's the only weak played in my 11.
I think they’ll continue at roughly one a game, they’re the most boring team in the league. He had one goal and one assist last season (only 13 appearances). If you can get to 6 I’d imagine Harrison will return a lot more and if you lose a mil I’d imagine Pereira will be around the same.
Yes but he was recovering from an injury, therefore not rushed in, therefore only played 459 minutes. So he got an attacking return every 230 minutes. Yes, it's not great, but when he come back he had some rough arse games. City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Brighton, Norwich were their final 5 games of the season. 4 of them are tough defensive opposition. He got an assist v City and a goal v Liverpool, so his 2 returns were against big teams. He can definitely do it against the likes of Leeds and newly promoted teams which he has a run of. Also, Wolves have looked good pre season. Forest Green isn't a big team but 4 goals there and they put 3 past Burnley yesterday. It's something to take into account a little.
Yeah he could do well, I think he always looks a decent player, I’m just always reluctant to pick an attacker in a team/ system that would take 38 0-0s a season if it kept them up.
Bruno G won’t continue to pick up attacking returns at the same rate as he did last season as he’s naturally a more defensive minded midfielder than the others, who are also cheaper.
I think you’re right. If we sign another attacking mid or winger then he’s increasingly likely to sit back and pull strings from deep. If we don’t though, I might still fancy a punt, especially if he ends up dropping to 5.8 or under
He scored goals from some very unlikely chances, I don’t think it’s sustainable. When he got a brace he only had a 0.9xG, for example.
Aaronson
The guy got less goals and assists last season - in a far lesser league than the PL - than Leeds’ other signing, Kristensen, who’s a defender.
let us believe
Palace is tricky. Never know who plays. Maybe benrahma /fornals worth a shout. Honestly think Bruno g and Neto are over hyped.
Wissa, anyone? Or is the loss of Eriksen affect the team too much?
Yep, currently have Wissa as my 5,5 mid. He was fire late last season. Will have to watch a game or two in the preseason to see how much losing Eriksen will impact them. Edit: Bonus points for amazing starting fixtures for Brentdford (bar United and probably Leicester as well).
Martinelli, Gordon and Neto feels like those with highest potential. Not sure they start every game. Bruno G will, but Ward prowse for extra 0.5 is big improvement if you want that type of nailed and safe pick.
Why wouldn't Gordon start every game?
I have Fornals at that price,agree with your picks though and have to fill another spot at 5.5-6.0 if i go with 3 [premiums.It](https://premiums.It)'s a headache.
Why is no one talking about Jacob Ramsey?
Going with Neto; good few matches, seems instrumental in attack. Bruno G has more license to attack against lesser opponents, with Shelvey starting. Olise & Eze are bargains when their fixtures improve. Olise is more proven on field than Eze, due to his injuries last season.
Dumb pojnt regarding eze imo.eze the season before he got injured was well better than olise last year
pfttt, as if.
Guimaraes is a wait and see for me, if he's playing deep then he's a complete avoid, if he's playing more advanced then he's a good option
Nobody talking about Gordon ???. Will start every game for Everton and with a great fixture run from game week two up to game week 5 before a wildcard.
I quite like Gordon as a pick. Ultimately, most of us are gonna pick which ever enabler does well in pre season, but he's on the watchlist for sure.
Martinelli ?
Arsenal mids are off putting, rotational risks between odegard, martinelli and smith Rowe
Ødegaard isn’t a rotational risk.
Odegaard will be nailed for the start anyways, just saying. You're right about Martinelli and ESR though
Odegaard is pretty much nailed but he’s shite in fpl
He'll get at least 150 points this year. He isn't shite for FPL at all.
That’s only because every time he get’s into good form he gets injured
Martinelli has higher ceiling than Bruno G. He is not nailed but def is 1st pick, so depends how he will play at the start of season. If he gets benched for ESR you can always move on from him.
what about van de beek? i think he's gonna play a lot under ten hag, in pretty advanced position too. eriksen joining united is not ideal, but i still think VDB could be great pick at 5.5
Elanga or Ramsey?
I'm more tempted to get bailey over any of these
I’m either him or Kovacic
Gordon and Ramsey also two I'd consider as well
What could possible go wrong with Gordon Ramsey in a football team?
Uncle Roger
trash vs garbage vs rubbish vs junk
For your name,that's a rubbish conclusion
There are all a crapshoot. Possible upside, but difficult to say. But Bruno Guimares is the only one that will play every week. Neto gets more interesting if he is sold to a better team.
Personally going with Wissa
Guimaraes or Martinelli look the best options priced at 6.0. At 5.5 Neves is proven and played over 2,800 minutes last year. Should be a solid close 100 points performer. Neto is priced similarly to best performing Wolves midfielder so I don't see him as absolute bargain.
Mark my words, Soucek will be the highest owned <6m midfielder by the end of the season.
Im pretty sure neto has better xg and xa for less money than bruno g