Live Match Chat Game-week 1 FPL News
WE ARE OFF!! Welcome to live match chat as we commence this new season of bitter disappointment for many and ego boosting scores for a few. A lunch time kick off to get us going as we see the champions Leicester shoot a Tiger and then mount his head. Three O’clock sees five fixtures come our way. Newly promoted Burnley looks to drown the Swans with goals, the Pardewites take on the forever parked bus Baggies, Everton and the Spurs face off in what looks to be the marquee game for Saturday. In other action Boro looks to bore us against Stoke, Saints and the Redmond Bandwagon take on Watford and City pounds Moyes and his Sunderland side into submission in the last game.
Sunday has two games on the slate, The Cherries host the legendary Zlatan before we see an intriguing game between Europa slot favourites Arsenal and Liverpool.
Monday finishes off the GW when Chelsea look to get off on the right foot against The Hammers *Hint-pass the ball to Hazard, Antonio can’t defend.
Welcome to Live Match Chat Game-week 1 FPL News:
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Saturday 13th August:
12:30pm
Hull v Leicester
3pm
Burnley vs Swansea
Crystal Palace vs West Brom
Everton vs Spurs
Middlesbrough vs Stoke
Southampton vs Watford
5:30pm
Man City v Sunderland
Sunday 14th August:
1:30pm
Bournemouth vs Man Utd.
4pm
Arsenal vs Liverpool
Monday 15th August:
8pm
Chelsea vs West Ham
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I noticed a few of you guys have Capoue on your bench, last season he only got 1 assist, why did people pick him? Did he have a good pre-season, likely to assist or score again?
Hey Luke with the new manager the tactics seem to have changed and he is finding more space to get forward and attack. Sadly I’m one of the people who have him on the bench.
Hi Matt,
ah ok cheers, I will keep an eye on him. He could be handy in the near future, for me anyway
No worries Luke. I think he could be good but only thing is it’s hard to pick him over other players at the right time.
Cheap and a starter! He’ll still be 3rd on my bench next week!
So Rondon might be interesting after the next game – somewhat overlooked?
My plan always was to transfer Gray for Carroll after GW1, but now Rondon and Negredo are getting serious consideration. Hmmm.
WBROM have so few goals in them though is an issue IMO, Carroll will always be the better pick IMO look who he has behind him in comparison
luke where I agree, one goal is almost a guaranteed 3 bonus (not today but…)
I assume that’s a reply to Dreamers and so yeah I agree totally. Carroll would be my preference long term. That’s unless Ayew impacts his game time but I expect they’ll accommodate both. The supply line for both though is far superior, as stated. I’d take Negredo over Rondon though if Carroll isn’t to your taste Dreamers. Just a better striker I think.
Hi Init. I like Carroll. Negredo’s stats at Valencia doesnt inspire though
No mate, they were bloody awful weren’t they! Didn’t follow it though so no idea if there was a reason for that. Feels like a journeyman striker who can never really settle. Obvious ability but just never quite fulfils the potential. I’d expect him to get 10-15 if he stays and plays every game though.
If Carroll’s getting 90 minutes every week I definitely agree. What about Negredo tho? He’s looking quite appealing to me. Not the worst fixtures coming up either.
I think his only shot of the game was with his shoulder and he scored.
I even saw Demechelis do something like this once, and you wouldn’t have transferred him in would you :)) it could have just been right place right time.
Cant really judge Negredo on that but yea I think in this order they are best: Carroll, Negredo, Rondon or someone else
Sorry I forgot Gray, Gray = or behind Carroll
They all count don’t they? 😉 agreed it was a lucky goal, and he offered little else. He’s a decent player tho, and if boro start scoring he’ll be involved in most of it, I reckon. I probably agree with your ordering tho.
I think Mahrez can do well over the next 3-4 gameweeks but Liverpool up against Burnley next week is pretty scary.
Burnley have a better defence than we did today though! Liverpool are very inconsistent as well…
Do we think Pool attacking coverage is essential yet?
They have the potential to have some of the biggest score lines, not always going their way though
I will probably have double Lpool at some point this season, and maybe double Man U (not at the same time). I think both teams will be the leading scorers for the league and both getting top 4 finishes.
They really do have an impressive front 4 now. Double up would be bold but, if they continue to be involved in the high-scoring thrillers, why not? Maybe we can bench them for Burnley and save them for their easier clashes vs City and Chelsea! 😉
james
The aggressive way they went at Arsenal at times today, I’d be scared to go one more minute without coverage.
Powerful and convincing words Craig!
I’ll reasses after seeing Hazard and Carroll etc tomorrow night.
Gray is another concern, for opposite reasons to Coutinho, but I remember keeping Wilson after he blanked at home to Villa in GW1 last season and, soon enough, he bagged me a hat-trick vs West Ham.
james,
If you do go Liverpool, I’d pick one and stick. I had Firmino today and if I changed now to Coutinho, Firmino will be lit against Burnley!
The goals, assists and FPL points will be shared out equally over the season (hopefully).
I think Gray looks every bit the same prospect as Wilson did last year. As you said yourself, a bit of patience rewarded you last time.
I would aye. Frustration will surely come regardless of which mid one goes for! Big scores though too it seems.
Coutinho for me now I guess, which is easy to say, but why not if you can save 0.5m and make a bit of cash too eh.
I think someone (somewhere) said that they could be pretty frustrating in finding the right player to back which could be true as there forward line has lots of potential to score heavy and chop and change, I’m really hoping that Chelski attacking coverage will deliver better returns than last year with them missing out of European football for the first time in a while.
Andy, evening, yeah it’ll be hard to pinpoint the… points. Chelsea, on the other hand, will hopefully focus most of their efforts through Hazard: have high hopes for his performance tomorrow night actually.
I hope he gets sent off
*switched him for Mahrez, so I’ll let you have a goal. But that’s it yeah 😉
Knives are out nice and early this season then
Thanks aha! Amateur management init… should have both 😉 though the true pros had Coutinho instead in fairness!
Ideally I would have but my front line of Kun, Ibra and Vardy kind of restricts the midfield a bit!
Buuuu … well Mahrez shouldn’t have had that penalty so Haz will score goal, assist and 3 bps, at least. If so, we’ll let you get away with that Mahrez goal init!
Lucky I got Coutinho and Lamela in before the deadline.
Not sure why I got Batshuayi in coz he will most likely start on the bench but I hope he emulates Drogba, Chelsea have been missing a clinical striker since Drogba left, they sold Lukaku, Costa has been a 1 season wonder, Remy is a benchwarmer.
Maybe Batshuayi is the answer… we will never know, all will reveal itself, we just have to wait and see..
I did wonder that when you said you had him left to play earlier!
I have no idea what I was thinking, I wont tell you what was going through my head at that time
I was rushing to amend my squad an hour before deadline and I had a lot of players in mind like Coutinho and Lamela for example and then I realised Lukaku was injured so I somehow replaced him with Batshuayi
Coutino is amazing choice I dont know why I didn’t even consider him. It just seems like Klopp keeps him chained up and only releases him certain times then locks him up again :/
Gray to Carroll will be my move this week methinks, still think Gray will have a good season but i can’t get past the fact that it’s bloody Burnley!
Me too, I think. I was convinced he’d get us some points at home to Swansea. Does Carroll’s game time concern you at all?
Will wait and see what side they put out midweek
i think you might change your mind if carroll looks like shit on monday 😛
i hope not though, as i already have him 😛