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The Big Numbers – Gameweek 20

We delve into the Gameweek 20 data this evening and serve up some of the most impressive numbers from New Year’s Day. QPR, Swansea, Aston Villa and Man City’s strikers arrive under the radar, whilst we also cast an analytical eye over in-form midfielders from Spurs, Leicester and West Brom.

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  1. Dušan Citizen
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    It's Christmas morning in Serbia. πŸ˜€

    Maybe Kolarov will sing today? πŸ™‚

    1. Dušan Citizen
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Annd I am on of the world, what a feeling. Am undefeated, am undefeated tonight. Jason DeRulo πŸ˜€

    2. Woy of the Wovers
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Carroll?

      1. Woy of the Wovers
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Sorry. Didn't realise this was a monologue.

        1. Dušan Citizen
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          What about Caroll?

    3. beric
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Woah you guys are 12 days behind us?!

      1. Dušan Citizen
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Yup πŸ™‚

        1. Fitzy.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Kane gets 18 points in GW20, make sure you captain him when it comes around.

          1. Dušan Citizen
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Hahaha πŸ˜† Good one.

            Benched him with his 18 points πŸ™ And my whole team had 36.

          2. beric
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Nice fitzy

      2. Wouter
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        time difference aye

    4. Bojaninho
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      sretna nova sefe πŸ˜€ ... or is it srecna

      1. Dušan Citizen
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Hvala, takodje πŸ˜€

        1. Bojaninho
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          il take the New year you take the christmas πŸ™‚

          1. Dušan Citizen
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Deal πŸ˜€

      2. Bojaninho
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        bozic πŸ˜€ πŸ˜€

        1. Dušan Citizen
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Ty here again πŸ˜€

    5. Jay_
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Merry Christmas mate πŸ™‚

        1. Dušan Citizen
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Thanks, bro πŸ™‚

    6. Bull
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Would you rather

      A. Debuchy // Bertrand // Siggy // Costa

      B. Cahill // Moore // ADM // Giroud.

      C. Azpilicueta // Cameron //ADM // Giroud

      1. Woy of the Wovers
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        C with PvA

        1. Bull
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Should've said the rest of the team is
          Pantilimon Foster
          Hutton Wisdom PVA
          Sanchez Hazard Fabregas Boyd
          Kane (Aguero)

        2. A La Pelle
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          This.

      2. Dušan Citizen
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        B with Wasil

    7. jaguar shark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      How could Kane not be rising? Crazy.

      1. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        wildcard transfers don't count

        1. beric
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Really?!

          1. sinik
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            it DEFINITELY used to be the case and I haven't heard anyone say anything to contrary since

            1. beric
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              I did not think this was true last year, im not so informed this year..

              1. sinik
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                Frank and either Coco or Counttom confirmed that they spoke to an FPL dev who said that wildcard transfers don't count, believe that was 2 seasons ago..I haven't seen anything to suggest this is different now, especially when you look at certain high owned players who aren't dropping despite being unavailable for ACON, and it coinciding tidily with the WC

        2. FPL Blow-In
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah WC transfers don't affect NTI

          1. sinik
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            or NTO

      2. Woy of the Wovers
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Simples

    8. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      remember people, wildcard transfers don't (or very minimally) count towards price changes

      1. Dušan Citizen
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        ok

    9. SG1
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I've had a bad run recently, but hanging fire on wildcard for a few weeks. How does this look in the meantime?

      Guzan

      Debuchy - Cahill - Baines

      Sanchez - Sterling - Hazard - Siggy - Silva

      Kane - Costa

      (Given, Dummett, Bartley, Naismith)

      1. beric
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Looks very good to me

      2. jaguar shark
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        looks excellent

        1. SG1
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Cheers. Injury permitting I'm going to upgrade Naismith to Ings the week after.

    10. Jay_
        9 years, 3 months ago

        A: Lescott and Johnson

        B: Wisdom and Chadli

        * both mids will be mostly bench fodder and already have Kane

        1. beric
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          B

        2. A La Pelle
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Wisdom & Boyd, bank the rest?

          1. Jay_
              9 years, 3 months ago

              The way my team is set up , it's nicely planned for the next 10 weeks , with rotation still likely with Chelsea ( 3 spots) as Tim mentions below , I would rather a high scoring player of the Bench , because I can afford it , problem is Chadli would mean double up with Kane , I would love Siggy but unaffordable and AJ seems a bit punt , Chadli means having to go for Wisdom over Lescott and o would rather have Lescott as I can see goals coming for him , it's a tough one

        3. Timtastic03
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Repost (kind of).
          8 men seemed necessary given the rotation over the Xmas period. Is it any different as teams (Chelsea, spurs, Liverpool in particular) navigate through C1C, FA Cup and EL/UCL?

          1. beric
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Boyd = 8th man

          2. Jay_
              9 years, 3 months ago

              That's what I'm thinking , that's why I'm toying between Chadli and Johnson as my 5th mid

              1. Timtastic03
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                I don't rate AJ as an FPL option, and I'm currently going against Spurs/Chelsea player (just had a look at their fixtures)
                http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/matches/ (beat Burnley - another game in between the 2 C1C matches, and long shot but another draw there would mean an extra game during the only 1 week rest they have leading into March)

                1. Timtastic03
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 3 months ago

                  Will Kane only play PL matches? Will Soldado be trusted for the Tie against Fiorentina. March is just as bad if they progress in the cup matches..

            • Cpt Crunch Scott talent
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              The cup games will certainly play a role when time comes

            • SW6
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Yep, but you can get a perfectly good 8th attacker for under 5m

              1. Timtastic03
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                My bigger concern is a heavy hitter being rested regularly. Chelsea have Pool in the C1C and possibly Spurs in the final. 2 matches against PSG. Mourinho can't trust his second team to get him through those

            • tm245
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Makes DiMaria pretty necessary to have imo.

              1. Timtastic03
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                A United double up may be in order I reckon

                1. tm245
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 3 months ago

                  I'm there this week with RVP and ADM. Might go massive on my WC and do RVP or Falcao up top with Aguero as well.

          3. jernej93
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Foster (Myhill)
            Terry - Hutton - Wisdom (Bertrand, PvA)
            Sanchez - Di Maria - Hazard - Siggy - Sterling
            Costa - Austin (Kane)

            What do you think about my team?

            When Aguero is fit :

            Costa - Aguero
            Sterling - Fabregas
            Downgrade Austin (maybe even Sanchez for some other Arsenal MID if he is out of form)

            1. beric
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              I think benching kane is mad

              1. jernej93
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                Maybe I will even bench Sterling but I have strange feeling for Kane this GW πŸ˜‰

          4. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30685096
            I Thought this had something to do with our Costa. I thought he won a lookalike or something

          5. UnderstandablyDistraught
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            I know the window just opened but are there any xfers you think are very likely to happen?

            1. beric
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Messi to chelsea

              1. TheOneAndOnly
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                imagine ... thank moyes

            2. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Nothing of importance

            3. sinik
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Coleman > United πŸ˜‰

            4. Chelsea Dagger
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Berahino to Pool. They will overpay and Pulis will the be able to build a new Stoke

          6. Sweetpea
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Panto
            azpili chambers Hutton
            Hazard Silva eriksen siggy
            rvp Costa Kane

            1 ft, 3.1m bank.

            Any eye dears?

            1. Sweetpea
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Too dangerous going without Alexis?

              1. Tex
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                I'd rather have him than not, but you can't have them all. Definitely possible to do well without him though.

              2. A La Pelle
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                Maybe Silva>Sanchez and have enough for RVP>Aguero still ITB if you are worried.
                Looks good though.

              3. fedolefan
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                Yes for the WC ad yes-ish for the weekend. He'll most likely score 10-12 points given Arsenal play at home. You could do Silva -> Alexis. In fact, you should.

          7. beric
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Π‘Ρ€Π΅Ρ›Π°Π½ Π‘ΠΎΠΆΠΈΡ› Π”ΡƒΡˆΠ°Π½

            1. Dušan Citizen
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Nice from you. πŸ˜€ Thanks a lot, mate.

              1. beric
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                Hey now, im a nice guy

            2. Mull
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              That's not a nice thing to say about Mark.

          8. Snikii
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Spurs have too many games for Kane to cary them through, 2 Cup semi-finals, replay in the fa cup, 2 extra games in the EL, it will be madness.

            1. tm245
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Wonder if Boyd scores off the bench for other value options or only for expensive stars.

          9. Fplnooob
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            everyone has told me to bring in chadli over adm & sterling..yet chadli is nowhere to be seen in the ffscout polls. confusing...

          10. jaguar shark
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            So, who are you looking to bring in now and keep through the WC to capitalize on price increases?

            a. Betrand
            b. Kane
            c. Trippier
            d. Sterling
            e. Ings
            f. PVA

            1. beric
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              B and f

              1. sinik
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                is PVA already back?

                1. A La Pelle
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 3 months ago

                  Yes.

                  1. sinik
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 10 Years
                    9 years, 3 months ago

                    thanks

            2. Bojaninho
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              forget price rises as stated above wildcard transfers don't count and the pricing doesn't work as it use to.

              kane went up this week yes but won't be many like that

              1. jaguar shark
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                ah yes, but normal price increases still apply!

                1. Bojaninho
                  • 14 Years
                  9 years, 3 months ago

                  they do, just not on same scale as seasons in the past i guess...

                  agree with beric on the 2 above

          11. ceerus
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Best def 3.9?

            1. Tex
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Probably Wasilewski. Yun when fit maybe.

              There's nothing you'd want to play much though.

          12. tm245
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Zabaleta to Che def worth a hit? Am using my two FTs on shipping Yaya and Kolarov.

          13. zaydon
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            ings or roony??

          14. Vamos Los Celeste
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Is Wasilewski nailed on ? what about bruce ?

            1. Tex
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Bruce will probably be out when Dawson fit.

              Wasilewski has started last 10 or so in the league. Moore seems out of the picture at the moment.

              1. Vamos Los Celeste
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                thx TEX

          15. Patty
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            What striker will get the most points in the next 3 gwks

            1. FionnMac
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Costa or Kane?

            2. sinik
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              lol these questions

            3. Tex
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              I think van Persie. Gw22 and 23 look tasty and United attacking options all appear fit. He also seems to be a sure starter even if his form isn't great.

              1. Patty
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                is falcao a sure starter or is he likely to get rested

                1. Tex
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 3 months ago

                  I really don't know. Right now I'd guess Mata is likelier to drop out for Di Maria but I don't know what van Gaal is thinking.

            4. Jay_
                9 years, 3 months ago

                A United forward for sure , the problem is picking the correct one

            5. Legendary!
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              so i'm thinking Siggy to Chadli

              WC team
              Forster/4.0
              Zab/Terry, Bertrand/Wisdom/Cresswell (def is still subject to change)
              Fab/Hazard/Siggy/Sanchez/Boyd
              Ings/Austin/Kane

              thx

              1. Tex
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                I don't like the attack to be honest.

                I think defence is too good and it hurts the attack. I can only really see Hazard and Alexis as regular captain choices. Fabregas and maybe Kane at a push.

                I think you will be breaking the defence up to get Aguero soon if you go with this.

                1. Legendary!
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 3 months ago

                  thanks! appreciate your input

                  Ings is short term to take advantage of BUR's fixtures. Even with the current defense, I have enough in the bank to upgrade any of the strikers to Aguero with 1FT (yes i have over 7m in the bank! - ridiculous)

            6. Jay_
                9 years, 3 months ago

                If RVP drops .1 before Saturday, I can afford

                Heaton Panti
                Terry Bertrand Tripper PvA Wisdom
                Sanchez Hazard AdM Fab Siggy
                Ings Kane RVP(Aguero )

                (Ings to Berahino gw25 )
                Heaton can become Foster if Pulis effect kicks in

              • fedolefan
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                Which one should I go with?

                1) Eriksen - 4
                2) Sterling - 4
                3) Boyd
                4) Clark (Playing Hutton also)

              • Nickofoz
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                On my WC in GW23, which do you prefer?

                A) Pantilimon, 4.0, Bertrand, Siggy
                B) Pantilimon, Heaton, Bertrand, Johnson/Downing?

                Leaning towards A (As Panti has great fixtures after GW23, and even picks up a high amount of save points in tough fixtures). Thoughts?

                1. Jay_
                    9 years, 3 months ago

                    Near on exact same thinking as me , Panti alone is viable but I've been recently burned with 1 playing GK and reluctant to go down that road again tbh

                    1. Nickofoz
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 9 Years
                      9 years, 3 months ago

                      Hmm yeah. But on the other hand, rotating keepers can leave value and points on your bench, unnecessarily.

                      Thinking A is the best way to go, as I want Bert over Alderweireld. Downing has poor fixtures, and don't think AJ is consistent enough.

                  • Fitzy.
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    9 years, 3 months ago

                    Yep, A for me mate. You'd probably only play Heaton 3 times between G23-30 and Pantilimon could easily get enough save points in those games to almost match Heaton if he gets a CS, and better him if he doesn't.

                    1. Nickofoz
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 9 Years
                      9 years, 3 months ago

                      Exactly my thoughts. Burnley have hardly been keeping clean sheets recently, anyway.

                      Cheers mate.

                2. manbob
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 3 months ago

                  Please help!

                  Guzan, Alnwick
                  Zabaleta Clichy Skrtel Wisdom Bartley
                  Downing Sterling Fabregas Hazard Sanchez
                  Austin Kane Costa

                  2FT, 0.4 ITB

                  What to do this gameweek? Transfer out Bartley maybe?
                  Won't be using my WC just yet.

                  Any help would be great.

                  1. Tex
                    • 9 Years
                    9 years, 3 months ago

                    Bartley is probably most urgent player you need to sell.

                    Skrtel and double City defence isn't ideal in my opinion but they should be fine for this week at least.

                    I'd probably go Bartley to someone like Van Aanholt, Cameron maybe.

                    1. A La Pelle
                      • 9 Years
                      9 years, 3 months ago

                      Would be more worried about double ManC over a simple 3.9 not playing to be honest.

                      Maybe I'm biased cause I dislike ManC defenders in FPL...

                      1. Tex
                        • 9 Years
                        9 years, 3 months ago

                        I'm not a huge fan of City defenders either. Bartley probably could just wait to be dumped on a wildcard.

                        But defence would be where I think he should concentrate his attention til he wildcards.

                        1. A La Pelle
                          • 9 Years
                          9 years, 3 months ago

                          Definitely.

                          Rest of team looks great Bob.

                    2. manbob
                      • 9 Years
                      9 years, 3 months ago

                      I think I'm just going to let Bartley rot until I WC.
                      Any suggestions for dealing with Skrtel and M.City defenders?
                      Wouldn't want to drop any of my current Chelsea players.

                      I'm pretty happy with my team for this week to be honest, but it seems a shame to let a FT go to waste.

                  2. Jay_
                      9 years, 3 months ago

                      Can u afford :
                      Austin Bartley > Trippier Ings

                      Would be great 2 week punt before you WC

                      1. manbob
                        • 9 Years
                        9 years, 3 months ago

                        Not convinced by Ings to be honest. Prior to Newcastle he hadn't scored in a long time, even if they were tough fixtures.

                      2. manbob
                        • 9 Years
                        9 years, 3 months ago

                        Thanks for the input though

                  3. Jay_
                      9 years, 3 months ago

                      I'm not going asleep until Warner gets out in the cricket , Aussies going at 5 an over in a test match πŸ˜€

                      1. In Like Flynn.
                        • Has Moderation Rights
                        • 13 Years
                        9 years, 3 months ago

                        Boycott will be spinning in his crease.

                        1. Jay_
                            9 years, 3 months ago

                            Lol πŸ˜€ Boycott would have to bat the full 5 days to get what they have scored in the first session

                      2. mgilbert86
                        • 11 Years
                        9 years, 3 months ago

                        The value of some forwards and midfielders this year is insane.

                        Austin 6.4 and on course for 200 points

                        1. TorresMagic™
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • Has Moderation Rights
                          • 14 Years
                          9 years, 3 months ago

                          I'd bet he doesn't make 200.

                      3. harrysponge
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 10 Years
                        9 years, 3 months ago

                        Planning to save my FT..

                        DDG (Adrian)
                        Hutton, Azpi, Clichy (Saylor, Keane)
                        Sanchez, Hazard, Sterling, Silva (Downing)
                        Austin, RVP, Kane

                        G2G?

                      4. jaguar shark
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 10 Years
                        9 years, 3 months ago

                        Why are Zab's #s so low in RMT? Rotation??

                        1. TorresMagic™
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • Has Moderation Rights
                          • 14 Years
                          9 years, 3 months ago

                          Tough fixtures mainly.

                        2. In Like Flynn.
                          • Has Moderation Rights
                          • 13 Years
                          9 years, 3 months ago

                          Price/rotation and City not keeping enough CSs to justfy it.

                        3. A La Pelle
                          • 9 Years
                          9 years, 3 months ago

                          Seems like all City defenders are getting rotated right now, even Hart!

                          Sour fixtures, no recent 'easy' clean sheets....