Fantasy Premier League 2024/25

Something brings me back to Bruno, but it only takes seeing him deep mid to shatter it completely doesn't it?

Diaz has a potential big haul but Jota, Nunes and Gahkpo are loitering in the wings too.

Hmm decisions.
 
Seems like lot of people went for Diaz as Saka replacement.
I don't have Bruno, Sarr, Rogers, Martinelli, Maddison, Son or Mbeumo. Is it better to bet on any of them instead?
 
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BeforeKeanetherewasRobson said:
Saka and Pedro to Foden and Jesus… who says yes? :confused:

Need to change and have some differential. Both playing (I think), both decent fixtures.

Alt to Foden is Bruno (playing deeper? we’re shite?) or Kluivert (pens).
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I'd personally need to see more than 1 consolation goal before I considered getting Foden in.

I'd get Kluivert in out of them as Bruno has some terrible matches coming up.
 
Pickle85 said:
I know Haaland has a decent run coming up but I honestly don't think he's coming back in for me this season. I think the money he frees up enables so many other areas that he becomes unnecessary.

Obvious misses are Isak and at least one goons df I guess?
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Yeah, I’m massively on the fence about Haaland and think I’d happily omit him for the rest of the season for a variety of reasons.

Will look to see if I can work in Isak and some form of Arsenal defence but not sure on affordability
 
BeforeKeanetherewasRobson said:
Saka and Pedro to Foden and Jesus… who says yes? :confused:

Need to change and have some differential. Both playing (I think), both decent fixtures.

Alt to Foden is Bruno (playing deeper? we’re shite?) or Kluivert (pens).
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You might want to make changes quick. Prices are changing tonight. Saka and Pedro are going down while Foden and Jesus will go up.
 
Don't know what to do. Since most sold Haaland weeks ago and now with Saka's injury there's so much money sloshing around. Spoiled for choice.

Went Saka > Bruno, still 1 FT left. 2.7m ITB.

Probably lining up like this today if rolling that last transfer, even then there's a few close calls deciding who to start.

Sanchez
Gabriel Timber Lewis
Salah(C) Palmer Bruno Semenyo
Isak Jackson Cunha

Fabianski, Rogers, Hall, Greaves

Goalies - must be a decent chance Maresca picks Jorgensen in one of these games. If It's next GW it means Fabianksi is playing for me vs. Liverpool. Could nip that in the bud and move Sanchez on right now for Raya or Allison.

TAA - an obvious pick to bring in although they have now conceded 10 in their last 4 away games. Wonder if it might just be better to rotate guys in depending on the fixtures to save cash. Lewis, if he's starting and Hall have fixtures that mesh well together as far as rotation goes. Could even add Mykolenko as the 5th, or switch Lewis to Gvardiol who is a bit more nailed. TAA doesn't really feel urgent although would still be very nice to have.

Lewis:
EVE(H)LEI(A)WHU(H)BRE(A)IPS(A)CHE(H)ARS(A)

Hall:
AVL(H)MUN(A)TOT(A)WOL(H)BOU(H)SOU(A)FUL(H)

Could beef up the midfield. Still considering the return to Mbeumo and that Brentford's home games vs City (21), Liverpool (22), and Spurs (24) are not actually too bad for him even though they're marked as being hard on the FDR. That would be Semenyo out.

Cunha out still a big option. United (H) Spurs (A) Forest (H) not too bad for him though. Not sure he'll get to play all 3 before any ban kicks in. He's a pain because if I spend my FT elsewhere, then a ban is announced before Spurs I might also be looking at Jackson being rotated by Maresca the same week.
 
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Gabriel > Rico Lewis
Cunha > Isak

My faith in Haaland will be paid off… now?!

Flekken
Rico Hall Harwood-Bellis
Rogers Amad Palmer Salah (C)
Haaland Isak Vardy

Subs: Mazraoui Andersen ESR
 
Who's Kissing Cameras? said:
Gabriel > Rico Lewis
Cunha > Isak

My faith in Haaland will be paid off… now?!

Flekken
Rico Hall Harwood-Bellis
Rogers Amad Palmer Salah (C)
Haaland Isak Vardy

Subs: Mazraoui Andersen ESR
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You're a brave man for sticking with him so long. Not going be cheering for a City player to do too well, but those who have kept him deserve a bit of joy, you've suffered enough!
 
WC trigger pulled after Saka's injury. Did my usual thing of getting really excited about price changes, only to end up with at Enzo back in the side at a cost of an additional £0.1M!

GK: Sanchez, Fabianski
DEF: TAA, Gabriel, Robinson, Kerkez, Harwood-Bellis
MID: Salah, Palmer, Odegaard, Enzo, I.Sarr
FWD: Isak, Jesus, Duran

Lots of 50/50's, including breaking up the double Arsenal back-line in favour of Odegaard who was Kulu, Diaz, Fernandes and Jota prior and then Kerkez instead of Munos. Sacrificing Jackson for Jesus, Sarr instead of Semenyo and Enzo (back in) instead of Rogers (couldn't get my head around having both him and Duran to choose between in the XI and seemingly a dearth of decent alternatives in a similar price range in the forward line!)

Ultimately, happy that it's got almost all the big hitters I would want and hopefully guards against rotation with the exception of Duran and to lesser degrees, Jesus and Trent.

Go well all!
 
Bristol_Red_87 said:
WC trigger pulled after Saka's injury. Did my usual thing of getting really excited about price changes, only to end up with at Enzo back in the side at a cost of an additional £0.1M!

GK: Sanchez, Fabianski
DEF: TAA, Gabriel, Robinson, Kerkez, Harwood-Bellis
MID: Salah, Palmer, Odegaard, Enzo, I.Sarr
FWD: Isak, Jesus, Duran

Lots of 50/50's, including breaking up the double Arsenal back-line in favour of Odegaard who was Kulu, Diaz, Fernandes and Jota prior and then Kerkez instead of Munos. Sacrificing Jackson for Jesus, Sarr instead of Semenyo and Enzo (back in) instead of Rogers (couldn't get my head around having both him and Duran to choose between in the XI and seemingly a dearth of decent alternatives in a similar price range in the forward line!)

Ultimately, happy that it's got almost all the big hitters I would want and hopefully guards against rotation with the exception of Duran and to lesser degrees, Jesus and Trent.

Go well all!
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Also wildcarded and have 8 of the same.
Have left 1.7m available so far though.
In case Diaz and Jesus need upgrading soon.
Hoping the 3 Liverpool and 2 Arsenal start but at least I'm not locked on a 14man squad now after finally ditching Bartolo who hasn't even been able he country for 4months!
 
suheilsworld said:
Wood or Pedro, whom to bench?
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Pedro.. everytime I watch Brighton play lately, it seems like JP is actively trying to avoid getting into the box, as their main CF. So glad I got rid finally this GW.
 
Gone with Cunha > Solanke.

Sanchez
Gabriel Timber Lewis
Salah(C) Palmer Bruno Semenyo
Isak Jackson Solanke

Fabianski, Rogers, Hall, Greaves

Might get punished by Jesus owners this week in particular, just looks safer long term. Arsenal can always end up starting Trossard-Havertz-Martinelli at times while Saka is out. They did exactly that when they played Bournemouth earlier in the season without Saka. Jesus was available, sitting on the bench. Probably not tomorrow, would think Jesus has earned his spot and it's a great fixture, perhaps over the next few weeks though.

If I went Jesus am also going to have the headache of yeeting him out again if wanting Saka when he's fit. If they were both midfielders or both forwards it would be a lot easier. Arteta will no doubt be vague about Saka too, there might be a week when Saka re-appears out of nowhere, Jesus dropped again.

Jesus is also on 4 yellows.

Solanke can be frustrating and streaky, fixtures aren't the best. Still, he's nailed, plays 90 minutes often, has 11 goal contributions from 14 starts and Spurs are the league's highest goalscorers. Glad to get rid of the looming Cunha ban dilemma. Wood might have been an option.

Ever-fearful of Lewis being benched, Hall at home to Villa is ok if he needs to come in for me. If Lewis is benched will figure something out there for next week. I do like how the City/Newcastle fixtures fit nicely with each other as mentioned earlier.

Semenyo starting at home to Palace isn't that bad I suppose. Can maybe look to strengthen there soon if nothing else needs doing. Fulham away for him after today isn't good, although Rogers has Brighton at home next which is a bit better.

Good luck all!
 
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Having by far the worst season I've ever had in FPL, so at this point I'm just perma-captaining Haaland. If he ever turns it around then great, if he doesn't then City struggle and that's even better.
 
Gabriel Djemba-Bebe said:
Haaland penalty miss to punish those who stuck with him.
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You honestly can't make it up can you.

People sticking with him seeing an absolute banker like Everton H, seeing even United bash them 4-0, and then he ends with a 0 pointer. Just :lol:
 
I’m really surprised some have continued with Haaland. We questioned if he was worth 15 million at the start of the season in the form of his life. Now he looks below average it seems mental to even consider having 15 million invested in him.
 
JP77 said:
I’m really surprised some have continued with Haaland. We questioned if he was worth 15 million at the start of the season in the form of his life. Now he looks below average it seems mental to even consider having 15 million invested in him.
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He's had one of the weirdest half seasons ever.

Absolute monster first month, couple of hattricks, a double, looking like he was going to shatter even his previous season.
Now looks like an exotic Andy Carroll.

I'd have been gutted staring at a 0 pointer this week and not having brought in a few possible big ceiling players.
Cue them accumulating 10 points between them / rested.
 
Any player can miss a penalty if that goes in he walks away with 3 bonus, so i don't think this is some sort of gothca. But yeah no arguments against those who sold him but at the same time depending on who you already have in your team there is also an argument to keep him esp with Saka getting injured.
 
2mufc0 said:
Any player can miss a penalty if that goes in he walks away with 3 bonus, so i don't think this is some sort of gothca. But yeah no arguments against those who sold him but at the same time depending on who you already have in your team there is also an argument to keep him esp with Saka getting injured.
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But even if he'd scored a 9 pointer (although you don't just get 3 bonus for tapping pens in these days), at 15m that's decent but is it more than you'd get via the squad that's more balanced?

With Salah and Palmer going great guns, it's hard to justify someone of that price range you wouldn't captain.
 
Sandikan said:
But even if he'd scored a 9 pointer (although you don't just get 3 bonus for tapping pens in these days), at 15m that's decent but is it more than you'd get via the squad that's more balanced?

With Salah and Palmer going great guns, it's hard to justify someone of that price range you wouldn't captain.
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It isn't just tapping in a pen it's scoring what is likely to be the winning goal which carries a lot of weight in bonus rankings.

I mean if you go by the philosophy that you have to captain the most expensive that's fine. I already have those big guns, but this has been at the expense of cheapening out in defence and not having Saka. Now Saka is injured and none of the the expensive defenders worth it imo I decided to keep him.

But that's FPL no one can predict who's going to haul (maybe Salah is the exception here). You mention Palmer but he's coming off the back of 3 blanks.
 
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2mufc0 said:
It isn't just tapping in a pen it's scoring what is likely to be the winning goal which carries a lot of weight in bonus rankings.

I mean if you go by the phiosphy that you have to captain the most expensive that's fine. I already have those big guns, but this has been at the expense of cheapening out in defence and not having Saka. Now Saka is injured and none of the the expensive defenders worth it imo I decided to keep him.

But that's FPL no one can predict who's going to haul (maybe Salah is the exception here). You mention Palmer but he's coming off the back of 3 blanks.
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Haaland has gone from an almost perma cap option to being a differential. That's no position to hold a 15m player in.
And that's why everyone, and eventually me, finally booted him.
 
Unless you don't actually give a feck how you do, the only justifcation for owning Haaland I can think of is if you're currently at a ludicrous rank in the millions and are looking for a hail mary all-or-nothing attempt to gain on all the people ahead of you as quickly as possible.

In which case you captain him for Leicester, West Ham, Brentford and Ipswich and hope he finds form again as suddenly as he lost it, smashes in a couple of hauls over that run and the people who don't own him have their captains blank in the same period. It's unlikely, but if you're already in a desperate position...

If you're not that desperate though, just sell. They look terrible, you shouldn't actually be captaining him, he doesn't justify his price without captaincy and the people actually doing well this season don't own him either so he's not the threat he traditionally would be.
 
sullydnl said:
Unless you don't actually give a feck how you do, the only justifcation for owning Haaland I can think of is if you're currently at a ludicrous rank in the millions and are looking for a hail mary all-or-nothing attempt to gain on all the people ahead of you as quickly as possible.

In which case you captain him for Leicester, West Ham, Brentford and Ipswich and hope he finds form again as suddenly as he lost it, smashes in a couple of hauls over that run and the people who don't own him have their captains blank in the same period. It's unlikely, but if you're already in a desperate position...

If you're not that desperate though, just sell. They look terrible, you shouldn't actually be captaining him, he doesn't justify his price without captaincy and the people actually doing well this season don't own him either so he's not the threat he traditionally would be.
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You're absolutely right of course but I'll still own him next week. I've got bums like Mitoma and Evanlison to deal with as well before I get round to him.
 
Sandikan said:
Haaland has gone from an almost perma cap option to being a differential. That's no position to hold a 15m player in.
And that's why everyone, and eventually me, finally booted him.
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Sure I've never argued against people that sold him and I wouldn't recommend people who don't have him to buy him either. I'm just saying there are good reasons to keep him if you already have him and gamble that he will turn things around due to pedigree (player and team) , fixtures and law of averages. Yeah it could continue to go wrong but that's the gamble.
 
Duran one of the players I brought in with the Haaland money screws up like most of the players I have had this year. Duran's red card looked harsh and would not be surprised if it is overturned on appeal.
 
2mufc0 said:
Sure I've never argued against people that sold him and I wouldn't recommend people who don't have him to buy him either. I'm just saying there are good reasons to keep him if you already have him and gamble that he will turn things around due to pedigree (player and team) , fixtures and law of averages. Yeah it could continue to go wrong but that's the gamble.
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I did weigh up keeping him, but the argument for the players I could bring was just too high.
Still to see any of those come off yet mind!
 
Canuckred64 said:
Duran one of the players I brought in with the Haaland money screws up like most of the players I have had this year. Duran's red card looked harsh and would not be surprised if it is overturned on appeal.
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Harsh?
He purposely stamped on the prone player when he could very easily have not done so.
 
Apart for the Palmer goal quiet day so far.
 
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