FPL Wildcard Thread 2020/2021

FHFC · 25-09-2020 1:06pm

Fitz* wrote: »

Some unconfirmed rumblings of a Jesus injury.

Delap at 4.5?

Saw that. Dont think Delap gets enough gametime to be worth it, but if it's true then a Sterling punt may be more appealing....?

FHFC · 25-09-2020 1:14pm

I'm considering going with the both 4.0 defenders as a short term fix to get the team I want. Madness? Its booking a defender transfer for a couple of weeks time, but frees up a hell of an attack.

Martinez (or Ryan), 4.0
Robbo, Saiss, Lamptey, Dunne, Mitchell
Sterling, KDB, Son, Prodence, Burke
Jiminez, DCL, Werner.

Son or Werner downgrade in coming weeks would allow the upgrade at the back. For now Robbo and Saiss (great fixtures) play every week, and Lamptey good for 3 of the next 4.

If going for Sterling over Salah punt having Robbo gives some comfort. No Liverpool at all would be unbearable.

dsmythy · 25-09-2020 1:32pm

Dazzler0911 wrote: »

Who to start/bench......Mitchell or Lamptey? Any advice?

Dont see much difference in facing Everton or United as defender right now so would be interested in playing Lamptey there.

dsmythy · 25-09-2020 1:35pm

FHFC wrote: »

I'm considering going with the both 4.0 defenders as a short term fix to get the team I want. Madness? Its booking a defender transfer for a couple of weeks time, but frees up a hell of an attack.

Martinez (or Ryan), 4.0
Robbo, Saiss, Lamptey, Dunne, Mitchell
Sterling, KDB, Son, Prodence, Burke
Jiminez, DCL, Werner.

Son or Werner downgrade in coming weeks would allow the upgrade at the back. For now Robbo and Saiss (great fixtures) play every week, and Lamptey good for 3 of the next 4.

If going for Sterling over Salah punt having Robbo gives some comfort. No Liverpool at all would be unbearable.

If you accept replacing one of them might cost 4 points then I guess the question is do you gain more than 4 from your temporarily better attack.

Shedite27 · 25-09-2020 1:41pm

Fitz* wrote: »

Some unconfirmed rumblings of a Jesus injury.

Delap at 4.5?

Surely it'd just be Sterling Mahrez Foden as the front 3

FHFC · 25-09-2020 2:03pm

dsmythy wrote: »

If you accept replacing one of them might cost 4 points then I guess the question is do you gain more than 4 from your temporarily better attack.

Alternate is probably to drop Son to a Hamez or maybe Barnes and get another 4.5 and have cash in bank to get Salah back.

ThunbergsAreGo · 25-09-2020 2:17pm

Shedite27 wrote: »

Surely it'd just be Sterling Mahrez Foden as the front 3

Agree, this news has confirmed Foden/Jimenez over Jesus/Podence

Dearg81 · 25-09-2020 2:20pm

Deleted User wrote: »

How do you get the next five fixtures to come up below? Is it the app?

It's a chrome extension called FPL Tools, it's a nice feature.

thunderdog · 25-09-2020 2:36pm

ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »

Nice team, tempted by Jesus at all?

Or even taking a gamble on Mendy on the WC, assuming at worst he plays from next week

Yeah just with this particular GW I want both Werner and Jiminez so I can’t squeeze Jesus in for this GW. However I could look at Werner to Jesus the next GW as an option

Mendy could be a decent option alright but I don’t have the 0.5 spare cash for him. Happy enough with James at the moment.

Btw, “Tempted by Jesus at all” would work well as as a slogan outside a church

Dearg81 · 25-09-2020 2:55pm

thunderdog wrote: »

Yeah just with this particular GW I want both Werner and Jiminez so I can’t squeeze Jesus in for this GW. However I could look at Werner to Jesus the next GW as an option

Mendy could be a decent option alright but I don’t have the 0.5 spare cash for him. Happy enough with James at the moment.

Btw, “Tempted by Jesus at all” would work well as as a slogan outside a church

Lampard just confirmed Mendy wont play tomorrow: "To start tomorrow is not going to happen. He's had a long week where he hasn't really trained, flew in yesterday, and it just feels too tight a turnaround to put him in contention to start the game."

Fitz* · 25-09-2020 3:25pm

I'm getting tempted to go from KDB & Burke (SHU)
to Sterling & Foden? I could also go Sterling & Foden for what's it's worth.

This Jesus injury would almost mean Sterling is guaranteed for a few weeks as an auxiliary striker option. Foden would also be played as part of the front 3. Both are fit which is key. Pep can play the reserve strikers in the cups for a couple weeks and the CL doesn't start for another 4 weeks roughly. City can afford to lose one game in the group too.

That would mean a change from 4-4-2 to 3-5-2 but that's ok as I only play 2 up front anyways.

Thoughts?

Gus Ivey · 25-09-2020 3:28pm

I lost a little bit of interest in Foden since he started the cup game.

ThunbergsAreGo · 25-09-2020 3:30pm

Gus Ivey wrote: »

I lost a little bit of interest in Foden since he started the cup game.

All the alternate options also started the cup game though

Its KDB Sterling locked in and Mahrez/Foden/Torres for 2 spots (assuming Jesus is out)

Iused2likebusts · 25-09-2020 3:35pm

Shedite27 wrote: »

Who's the best 4.5 Burnley defender? Taylor got the assist last week so catches the eye, but he tends to be a one assist a year type guy. Peters came on at RW where he played most of the Summer season, but can't see him staying there. Bardsley a more dependable option? Or Long for the set pieces?

The best option is Taylor. He is first choice left back. Bardsley will lose his place to lowton. Long will play till mee and tarkowski are fit. Pieters is back up at left back and has got a run out on the wing occasionally due to lots of the burnley wide players being injured.

Gus Ivey · 25-09-2020 3:35pm

ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »

All the alternate options also started the cup game though

Its KDB Sterling locked in and Mahrez/Foden/Torres for 2 spots (assuming Jesus is out)

Ah fair enough yeah,, didn't realise B. Silva was out.

I'd imagine it will be 4-3-3 with KDB-Rodri-Foden in the middle, with Mahrez-Jesus-Sterling up top. If Jesus is injured then Sterling up front with Torres on the wing

ThunbergsAreGo · 25-09-2020 3:39pm

Gus Ivey wrote: »

Ah fair enough yeah,, didn't realise B. Silva was out.

Foden is as much of a rotation risk as Podence (Traore/Neto)

Not saying he wont be - but he has a goal and an assist in two games and is in great form, for a team with few other options.

Dearg81 · 25-09-2020 3:45pm

Fitz* wrote: »

I'm getting tempted to go from KDB & Burke (SHU)
to Sterling & Foden? I could also go Sterling & Foden for what's it's worth.

This Jesus injury would almost mean Sterling is guaranteed for a few weeks as an auxiliary striker option. Foden would also be played as part of the front 3. Both are fit which is key. Pep can play the reserve strikers in the cups for a couple weeks and the CL doesn't start for another 4 weeks roughly. City can afford to lose one game in the group too.

That would mean a change from 4-4-2 to 3-5-2 but that's ok as I only play 2 up front anyways.

Thoughts?

Nothing wrong with that plan but I actually think Sterling is a better option on the wing, I'd be interested to see the stats when he plays as a striker but I'd be surprised if he does much better there.

miller82 · 25-09-2020 3:55pm

with the jesus news i am now considering a dramatic shift in my WC

son & Wood to Sterling and Delap

I already have KDB.

thoughts ?

do it for two weeks, and then shift back after the spurs united game

ThunbergsAreGo · 25-09-2020 3:58pm

miller82 wrote: »

with the jesus news i am now considering a dramatic shift in my WC

son & Wood to Sterling and Delap

I already have KDB.

thoughts ?

do it for two weeks, and then shift back after the spurs united game

Delap very likely wont play, and will be a City spot used

miller82 · 25-09-2020 4:03pm

ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »

Delap very likely wont play, and will be a City spot used

Yeah i was thinking that. the temptation to take a punt on a 4.5 city striker

Fitz* · 25-09-2020 4:18pm

Dearg81 wrote: »

Nothing wrong with that plan but I actually think Sterling is a better option on the wing, I'd be interested to see the stats when he plays as a striker but I'd be surprised if he does much better there.

I do too tbh. I kind of more meant that he is guaranteed to start every league game now for a while. There is a couple other 'false 9' options for City even with Bilva out. Foden played there in the CL game, and even KDB could be pushed up there but you'd lose a lot of him there so it's back down to Sterling as the false 9.

Ferran Torres seems to be more of a rough winger but can play on the left, according to transfermarkt. So even if Sterling does play CF, then the LW slot will probably open up to Foden with Mahrez having the right and Torres playing back up.

I think I've just talked myself into the Sterling & Foden double up!

Dearg81 · 25-09-2020 4:31pm

Fitz* wrote: »

I do too tbh. I kind of more meant that he is guaranteed to start every league game now for a while. There is a couple other 'false 9' options for City even with Bilva out. Foden played there in the CL game, and even KDB could be pushed up there but you'd lose a lot of him there so it's back down to Sterling as the false 9.

Ferran Torres seems to be more of a rough winger but can play on the left, according to transfermarkt. So even if Sterling does play CF, then the LW slot will probably open up to Foden with Mahrez having the right and Torres playing back up.

I think I've just talked myself into the Sterling & Foden double up!

Yea I think Foden is the real winner out of a Jesus injury. Sterling plays the majorty of games anyway.

thunderdog · 25-09-2020 6:54pm

I’ve seen one or two people online with 3 Liverpool at the back so played around with a WC option with those 3 at the back

Martinez Steer
TAA Robertson VanDyke Lamptey Ferguson
KDB Sterling Foden Podence Burke
DCL Jiminez Mitrovic

Not that I’d go for the above, but could be a good set and forget team

ThunbergsAreGo · 25-09-2020 8:16pm

I have had money in the bank all week and have been unsure what to do with it.

Would you go

1. Salah/Podence (0.4m in bank)
2. James/Son (2.5m in the bank) - or (Pulisic/Son longer term)

Or is Salah/KDB too template - and will stop me rising the ranks

eh i dunno · 25-09-2020 8:34pm

Martinez nyland
Castagne Lewis kwp taylor lamptey
Salah KDB James Podence Costa
Jimenez dcl werner

or

Guaita nyland
Saisssl castagne Taylor kwp lamptey
Salah son jayrod Zaha Costa
Vardy dcl jimenez

a or b lads

Minime2.5 · 25-09-2020 8:51pm

I'm nearly done with my WC. I've 6.4m left to add a mid . Looking at Costa or Klick. Which is the better opinion from those 2 And is there a better opinion from any other team. I have potence

ThunbergsAreGo · 25-09-2020 8:52pm

eh i dunno wrote: »

Martinez nyland
Castagne Lewis kwp taylor lamptey
Salah KDB James Podence Costa
Jimenez dcl werner

or

Guaita nyland
Saisssl castagne Taylor kwp lamptey
Salah son jayrod Zaha Costa
Vardy dcl jimenez

a or b lads

Why a front 8 that is going to cause you headaches....

If I had to pick A, but downgrading Costa to upgrade the defence

munster87 · 25-09-2020 8:52pm

Minime2.5 wrote: »

I'm nearly done with my WC. I've 6.4m left to add a mid . Looking at Costa or Klick. Which is the better opinion from those 2 And is there a better opinion from any other team. I have potence

I prefer Klich just due to penalties.

munster87 · 25-09-2020 8:53pm

Hamez and Werner or Bruno and DCL??

eh i dunno · 25-09-2020 8:58pm

ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »

Why a front 8 that is going to cause you headaches....

If I had to pick A, but downgrading Costa to upgrade the defence

Thinking a myself. Downgrading Costa doesn't really help improve the defence all that much to be honest. There's not much in the 5m to 6m bracket of defenders

ThunbergsAreGo · 25-09-2020 9:01pm

eh i dunno wrote: »

Thinking a myself. Downgrading Costa doesn't really help improve the defence all that much to be honest. There's not much in the 5m to 6m bracket of defenders

Lewis/KWP to Coady/James

Also there may be a 4.4 mid by tomorrow

eh i dunno · 25-09-2020 9:07pm

ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »

Lewis/KWP to Coady/James

Also there may be a 4.4 mid by tomorrow

Right think I'm settled on this
Martinez nyland
Lamptey Taylor kwp coady castagne
KDB Salah James Podence jorginho
Jimenez dcl werner

Werner to Vardy next week

ThunbergsAreGo · 25-09-2020 9:13pm

eh i dunno wrote: »

Right think I'm settled on this
Martinez nyland
Lamptey Taylor kwp coady castagne
KDB Salah James Podence jorginho
Jimenez dcl werner

Werner to Vardy next week

Good luck mate,

What you think of

Martinez, Forster

Robbo, James, Saiss, Lamptey, Mitchell

Salah, KDB, Podence, Angiussa, Foden

Werner, Jimeniz, DCL

eh i dunno · 25-09-2020 9:16pm

ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »

Good luck mate,

What you think of

Martinez, Forster

Robbo, James, Saiss, Lamptey, Mitchell

Salah, KDB, Podence, Angiussa, Foden

Werner, Jimeniz, DCL

I like it but I think you have too many players not 100% to play every week in a few weeks.

James could be replaced by azpi
Mitchell could be replaced by pva
Foden will not start every week either

ThunbergsAreGo · 25-09-2020 9:18pm

eh i dunno wrote: »

I like it but I think you have too many players not 100% to play every week in a few weeks.

James could be replaced by azpi
Mitchell could be replaced by pva
Foden will not start every week either

Mitchell wont play, and just need to take the risk with Foden. I might actually upgrade Mitchell tomorrow, but seeing what defenders drop - he is prob ok until the International break

Totally agree with James but some lovely fixtures, and if he was nailed he would be 5.5m minimun

Rikand · 25-09-2020 11:13pm

I just cant decide what to do with this wildcard - I'm like a kid in a sweet shop

Martinez Ryan
TAA Saiss Dunne Lamptey Mitchell
Zaha Klich Jamrod Salah KDB
DCL Jiminez Bamford

Strong front 8 I know but I really like them all. I won't be getting Son in. I have never owned him when he has done well, so I'm going to reward my friends at boards.ie and not get him in. I refuse to break him for you guys

Still have 1.1m in the bank. Could downgrade one of Klich or Bamford and I have done on multiple drafts, but I keep coming back to them

Kinda want to keep a bit of money incase I need to upgrade my defence if/when the 4.0's get dropped. Dunne at burnley though, doesnt Dyche have a history of giving players the chance in a team if they're playing well ?

PARlance · 25-09-2020 11:48pm

Rikand wrote: »

I just cant decide what to do with this wildcard - I'm like a kid in a sweet shop

Martinez Ryan
TAA Saiss Dunne Lamptey Mitchell
Zaha Klich Jamrod Salah KDB
DCL Jiminez Bamford

Strong front 8 I know but I really like them all. I won't be getting Son in. I have never owned him when he has done well, so I'm going to reward my friends at boards.ie and not get him in. I refuse to break him for you guys

Still have 1.1m in the bank. Could downgrade one of Klich or Bamford and I have done on multiple drafts, but I keep coming back to them

Kinda want to keep a bit of money incase I need to upgrade my defence if/when the 4.0's get dropped. Dunne at burnley though, doesnt Dyche have a history of giving players the chance in a team if they're playing well ?

I like it, but I don't Rik.

I feel the Leeds and Everton hype may be a bit OTT in general. I wouldn't be basing half my attack on those 2 teams. One of each or maybe two Everton... but they won't be playing a 10 man WBA every week.

26-09-2020 12:09am

Rikand wrote: »

I just cant decide what to do with this wildcard - I'm like a kid in a sweet shop

Martinez Ryan
TAA Saiss Dunne Lamptey Mitchell
Zaha Klich Jamrod Salah KDB
DCL Jiminez Bamford

Strong front 8 I know but I really like them all. I won't be getting Son in. I have never owned him when he has done well, so I'm going to reward my friends at boards.ie and not get him in. I refuse to break him for you guys

Still have 1.1m in the bank. Could downgrade one of Klich or Bamford and I have done on multiple drafts, but I keep coming back to them

Kinda want to keep a bit of money incase I need to upgrade my defence if/when the 4.0's get dropped. Dunne at burnley though, doesnt Dyche have a history of giving players the chance in a team if they're playing well ?

I think 1 x Leeds and 1 x Everton attacker is enough.

I like Klich because of penos and price. Bamford will surely eventually lose his place (and minutes in the meantime) to Rodrigo.

Everton do have great fixtures (for their next 10 with exception of LFC and definitely the 5 games immediately after LFC) so maybe it’s worth it.

I don’t think Wolves fixtures (defensively) are as great as people think. Would we be shocked to see Antonio, Mitrovic, Leeds, Wilson, Vardy, Ings or Arsenal score against them in their next 10 ? Although Saiss is cheap so probably worth it.

I don’t like rotating GK’s because of the weekly headache but more importantly because if you take their season return as a weekly average then that average is hugely bumped by the surprise and unexpected clean sheets away to teams they were expected to concede to. Bonus points too. One 4.0 GK makes sense and just one Gk you will play every week.

I’ll be honest and say when I first looked through your squad my first thought was how much itb ? I guessed it would be 2-3m but it’s only 1.1m.

I’d be looking at Leicester over palace for midfield but I 100% get the idea of Zaha angling for a move as he’ll be killing it.

Finally. Can’t believe any WC team wouldn’t have Werner. Doesn’t compute. Will be gobsmacked if Chelsea don’t score in 9 out of their next 10 games.

Fitz* · 26-09-2020 12:17am

Gonna leave KDB in tonight, on the off chance he rises and I can catch 0.1 of a rise. Sterling is gonna be that spot I would say.

The only other issue I had is Klich or Podence but I am going with Podence cos I'm stubborn and picked him last week and he is my pet project early pick!

I'm currently looking at

Martinez McCarthy
TAA Dier Saiss Lamptey Mitchell
Salah KDB Foden Podence Anguissa
Werner Jimi Brewster

Have 2.2 in the bank but messed up my team this week really. Need to upgrade Anguissa but can't find a suitable replacement. And probably Dier too.

macraignil · 26-09-2020 12:20am

I think I have most of my wildcard team fixed now but will be offloading Son in the morning. He may get a second price rise and that could mean an extra .1mill when I sell him. Thinking of using the cash to upgrade Bamford. Have already brought in Jininez for DCl to avoid having to pay more for him in the morning. Any advice on the final places appreciated: Son & Bamford to

a/ Havertz and Watkins
b/ Ings and Trossard
c/ Greenwood and Wood

Thanks for any opinions.

26-09-2020 1:23am

macraignil wrote: »

I think I have most of my wildcard team fixed now but will be offloading Son in the morning. He may get a second price rise and that could mean an extra .1mill when I sell him. Thinking of using the cash to upgrade Bamford. Have already brought in Jininez for DCl to avoid having to pay more for him in the morning. Any advice on the final places appreciated: Son & Bamford to

a/ Havertz and Watkins
b/ Ings and Trossard
c/ Greenwood and Wood

Thanks for any opinions.

I’d nearly go A because I love the Watkins pick and if you wanted to jump around weekly, with that price for a striker, you could target WBA, Fulham and the like each week.

Teams with a cheap striker that are playing fodder over the next few weeks - Southampton, Sheff U or Burnley, Brighton or Palace, Mitrovic and Antonio all play Fulham or WBA.

It’s basically not hard to target the more porous teams, over the next few weeks, by owning a very cheap striker. Hope that makes sense.

ThunbergsAreGo · 26-09-2020 6:28am

Getting very tempted by a last minute Hamez to Mahrez to give me

Foden, KDB, Mahrez, Son as a midfield.

Very City reliant, but no better team to rely on (and an easy switch to Pulisic in a few weeks)

ThunbergsAreGo · 26-09-2020 6:29am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I’d nearly go A because I love the Watkins pick and if you wanted to jump around weekly, with that price for a striker, you could target WBA, Fulham and the like each week.

Teams with a cheap striker that are playing fodder over the next few weeks - Southampton, Sheff U or Burnley, Brighton or Palace, Mitrovic and Antonio all play Fulham or WBA.

It’s basically not hard to target the more porous teams, over the next few weeks, by owning a very cheap striker. Hope that makes sense.

Problem is there are great striker fixtures all round for DCL, Werner and Jimenez as well.

Although when pulling the WC trigger I would have completely agreed with you

ElTel · 26-09-2020 6:33am

Martinez Forster
Robertson Saiss Semedo Lamptey Dunne
Mane KDB Foden Zaha Burke
Richarlison Werner Watkins

26-09-2020 6:54am

ElTel wrote: »

Martinez Forster
Robertson Saiss Semedo Lamptey Dunne
Mane KDB Foden Zaha Burke
Richarlison Werner Watkins

Looks good. Don’t like double Wolves defence. Think their fixtures are tougher than they look. I think they’ll score goals but can see them conceding. I like Semedo.

Don’t like the Zaha pick but he seems to be popular.

Think Watkins is great as a 3rd striker. As I said above - if you have 6.5m for that final striker spot there’s some great fixtures coming up for strikers at that price. So you can hop around.

I’d possibly be happy to go double City attack and pick Sterling over Mane at least for the next few GW’s.

ThunbergsAreGo · 26-09-2020 7:52am

Happy most of this hadn't changed bar a last minute Jesus shuffle. Want Salah later but don't trust Podence.

Martinez

James Saiss Robbo - Lamptey Mitchell

KDB, Mahrez, Foden, Son - Anguissa

Werner, DCL, Jimenez

Punt
Mahrez replaces JRod, looking for a differential from City

Planned moves

Martinez to Mendy (0.5m held back to do it)
Mahrez to Chelsea mid (form/fitness dependent)

COH · 26-09-2020 8:25am

Martinez - Steer
Justin - Saiss - Lamptey - Taylor - Mitchell
KDB - Salah - Son - JamRod - Anguissa
DCL - Jiminez - Ings

Pretty much settled on that with a strong front 7. No pool defence is scary but happy enough to roll the dice on it for now.

Any thoughts/comments?

Had a decent start to the season (70 in GW1 and 73 in GW 2) so hoping to push on having played my wildcard after having a few pints during the week.

ThunbergsAreGo · 26-09-2020 8:32am

COH wrote: »

Martinez - Steer
Justin - Saiss - Lamptey - Taylor - Mitchell
KDB - Salah - Son - JamRod - Anguissa
DCL - Jiminez - Ings

Pretty much settled on that with a strong front 7. No pool defence is scary but happy enough to roll the dice on it for now.

Any thoughts/comments?

Had a decent start to the season (70 in GW1 and 73 in GW 2) so hoping to push on having played my wildcard after having a few pints during the week.

Nice team, i hate all the Justin picks

But i have hated it since the start of the season and it has punished me

but1er · 26-09-2020 8:37am

Martinez
Robbo James Lamptey (Mitchell Dunne)
KDB Greenwood Podence Salah (orv)
Jiminez Kane Wood

Only thing debating is drop wood to a 6mil striker and upgrade defence..

Shedite27 · 26-09-2020 9:28am

Martinez
TAA Robertson James Lamptey (Dunne)
KBD Salah Son Podence (Klich)
DCL Ings (Davis)

Strong urge to ditch my double Liverpool defence strategy to give me Guaita/Foden/Werner instead of Martinez/TAA/Ings in my starting XI, but think I'm gonna hold strong for now.

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