Fantasy Premier League 23/24 is GO!! ** SPOILERS**

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MiniMan64 said:

Transfers in an attacking Villa player.

Villa win 4-0.

No return from said Villa player.

I’m so glad FPL is back…

It's an infuriating game sometimes.

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Gargamel said:

Shaoxter said:

Really need an Arsenal clean sheet as I have 2 of their defenders, Saka scoring some points won't do much as lots of people have him.

I mean this is essentially the problem right. Most of the competitive points teams have 80% the same players. Doing something different is a risk - but not doing anything different means you can't win...

Infuriating at times. Estupian, Saka, Haaland, Salah, Mitoma etc are in pretty much every team.

Was chatting to a mate about this, he was blaming the myriad content creators for thousands of players all ending up with the same sort of teams and formation but really it's just a function of the game itself. Ultimately the non-casual players are all looking at the same data and coming up with the same(ish) 11.

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Gabriel out, Saka not on pens, Haaland blanking. 30 points. What a crappy week!

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Gargamel said:

48 - so not a disaster. Bruno to be moved out is the main change.

Need to check who is playing Wolves ...

Bruno is massively underperforming against his xG so that will swing back the other way at some point. They have Forest up next so I'm holding Bruno and Rashford for that to see what happens.

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MiniMan64 said:

Rashford >>> Maddison is going to be the next major swap for everyone!

Man Utd have finally started a game with Rashford on the left and he's already got an attacking return. Who knew?

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48k said:

MiniMan64 said:

Rashford >>> Maddison is going to be the next major swap for everyone!

Man Utd have finally started a game with Rashford on the left and he's already got an attacking return. Who knew?

56 points so far, just Haaland (captain) to play on Sunday. I'm sticking with Maddison, Rashford and Fernandes for now but dumping Eze. He was a coin flip choice vs Mbeumo at the start of the season and I've got that one badly wrong.

Edited by 48k on Saturday 26th August 21:06

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Terrific move Pete.

I finished the week on 64 points and lots of green arrows at last which I'm pleased with. I've already booked in Eze to Sterling as my transfer this week, hoping he has another blinder against Forest at home.

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cerb4.5lee said:

I'm quite demoralised with the way things have started for me this season, but I'm trying to stay positive, and hopefully things will improve as the weeks go on though.

My team looks ok on paper, but in reality it just isn't delivering annoyingly though.

Are you using any tools or consuming any content to help you with your team?

Fantasy Football Hub is a great resource for analysing players, fixtures and transfers.
https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk

In terms of content creators, my three main go-tos are:
Andy / Lets Talk FPL - https://www.youtube.com/@LetsTalkFPL
Ross / FPL Raptor - https://www.youtube.com/@FPLRaptor
Dan / FPL Mate - https://www.youtube.com/@FPLMate

All three are regular 5-figure or better finishers, so they know their onions.

You can absolutely get analysis paralysis with this game, but if you want to step up from just being a casual player or simply want to get some different perspectives I highly recommend checking out the above.

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leglessAlex said:

cerb4.5lee said:

I've done exactly the same as you with that too!

The Hypno-Toad said:

Yep, me too. Did the same thing.

I won't lie, knowing I'm not alone in that frustration does indeed help

At least your keeper hasn't scored an OG.

Thanks Pickford.

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Son had started the season carrying on his poor form from last season, not helped by playing wide on the left in the new system under Big Ange. Left winger is not his natural position, and he was getting the ball in to feet too much and being too static.

Today he played more central, was running in to spaces, getting the ball infront and that's the result.

One to keep an eye on after the international break to see if Big Ange persists with playing him that way.

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i4got said:

Did Son have an assist upgraded to a goal today or was I imagining things?

You must be imagining it. Three well taken goals by him.
First was the little dink on the 6 yard box.
Second was the right foot pass in to the net from just to the left of the penalty spot.
Third was latching on to a sweeping forward pass and a left foot low drive in to the net.

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MiniMan64 said:

Feirny said:

Some sick bd will have Haaland, Son and Ferguson.

And one of them will be Triple Captained.

Probably a bot. I wish there was a way for the game to reject them so that the weekly high scorer is a genuine player who has been in since GW1 not one of the bot generated teams that enters the competition that week.

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69 here. Disappointed in Pickford. And selling Eze for Sterling was a knee jerk that backfired.

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Happy to finish the weekend with 79 and a lot of green arrows.
Wish I'd have gone with my hunch to captain Son, but Haaland vs Wolves was a safe bet.
Spurs have a decent run after the international break whilst City have some tough fixtures, so Haaland might not be such a shoe-in for my captains armband.

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5 injured for this weekend. Great.

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jgrewal said:

Wilcard active - what an awful start to this bloody season!

46 points so far this round with the Luton game to come (I have Morris up front). So *just* keeping my head above average.

2.9M overall position. I'm considering a wildcard too but worried about pulling the trigger before the international break.

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jgrewal said:

I have had to do it as I cannot limp along with Bruno, Rashford and Pickford alone have been the worst picks in my team who i have stayed loyal to since week 1. Being a Manchester United fan bias definitely played its role in the first two and now I have seen enough lol

I have the same three players, they definitely haven't worked out as hoped.

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I left Colwill's 12 points on my bench this week and took the -2 for Estupinan instead.

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GloverMart said:

Saka limping off last night will mean a lot of managers' transfers will have been sorted out for them.

Yeah I'm pulling the trigger on the wildcard now. Can't risk having 4 players out, that's the final straw.

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Arteta saying Saka is fit to play. Too late for me I've pressed the wildcard button already.