FPL Wildcard Thread 2020/2021

MR NINE

Deleted User wrote: »

Talk me out of putting Zaha in my WC TEAM. Currently between him and Barnes.

I was eyeing up Zaha for a while but Palace just seem far too blunt in attack. As a compromise I'm now considering a punt on PVA. Current draft;

Martinez, Steer;
TAA, Semedo, PVA, Lamptey, Dallas;
Salah, Son, Grealish, Trossard, Soucek;
Kane, DCL, Antonio

I think strength in depth is going to be important over the coming months with covid outbreaks being inevitable so happy to have the likes of Dallas & Soucek in reserve, think it's worth investing an extra million in the bench.

joeyboy11

joeyboy11 wrote: »

Barnes wins out for me. What about hamez and grealish? Maybe even trossard.
I think palace had zero shots last game v Chelsea. If I knew he was going to play as a striker and take pens maybe...

Yeah. I think I will go with Barnes. Feel Zaha will score against Brighton and I'll be tearing my hair out. Barnes is the sensible option.

Benimar

MR NINE wrote: »

I was eyeing up Zaha for a while but Palace just seem far too blunt in attack. As a compromise I'm now considering a punt on PVA. Current draft;

Martinez, Steer;
TAA, Semedo, PVA, Lamptey, Dallas;
Salah, Son, Grealish, Trossard, Soucek;
Kane, DCL, Antonio

I think strength in depth is going to be important over the coming months with covid outbreaks being inevitable so happy to have the likes of Dallas & Soucek in reserve, think it's worth investing an extra million in the bench.

Apart from the PVA pick (are we sure when he will be starting?) I like it, and its similar to what I'm looking at.

Big fan of the Soucek as 5th mid, as I agree that squad depth will be vital this season with the potential for Covid issues.

MR NINE

Benimar wrote: »

Apart from the PVA pick (are we sure when he will be starting?) I like it, and its similar to what I'm looking at.

Big fan of the Soucek as 5th mid, as I agree that squad depth will be vital this season with the potential for Covid issues.

Thanks. I accept all criticism on PVA as it's hard to defend really. I want a Palace player coz their fixtures are great, originally I had Guaita and Zaha in, but PVA kinda covers both attack and defence. It is definitely not a smart pick though, I'm allowing myself one punt. Bench is strong and he can easily be downgraded.

NabyLadistheman

---- Ryan -- Button

TAA -- Ayling -- KWP --Justin -- Ferguson

Salah -- Grealish -- Zaha -- Son -- Stephens

--- DCL -- Kane -- Jimenez


Hadn't planned on WC but KDB injury has made me move. On a -4 already after bringing in Harry. Decided to keep Ryan as Brighton's fixtures improving. Grealish & Zaha are fixture proof and hoping they can return over the next few weeks. Sonny I've had since the start and he saved my bacon during the last Gameweek. DCL in purely as a blocker and can easily do Kane to Aguero if need be in a few weeks.

For these changes I will be shipping out KDB, Reed, Podence, C Taylor, Brewster and Ings. Thoughts?

Benimar

Ok, tear this apart:

Martinez, Steer
Robertson, Chilwell, Saiss, KWP, Mitchell
Salah, Son, Pulisic, Grealish, Trossard
Kane, DCL, Brewster.

Alternatively Saiss to Coady gives me TAA rather than Robbo

extra gravy

Benimar wrote: »

Ok, tear this apart:

Martinez, Steer
Robertson, Chilwell, Saiss, KWP, Mitchell
Salah, Son, Pulisic, Grealish, Trossard
Kane, DCL, Brewster.

Alternatively Saiss to Coady gives me TAA rather than Robbo

Really like this, hard to find fault with it!

Benimar

Benimar wrote: »

Ok, tear this apart:

Martinez, Steer
Robertson, Chilwell, Saiss, KWP, Mitchell
Salah, Son, Pulisic, Grealish, Trossard
Kane, DCL, Brewster.

Alternatively Saiss to Coady gives me TAA rather than Robbo

Need to get rid of mitchell. Dead weight.

NabyLadistheman

Is Brewster likely to start

Ace2007

Benimar wrote: »

Ok, tear this apart:

Martinez, Steer
Robertson, Chilwell, Saiss, KWP, Mitchell
Salah, Son, Pulisic, Grealish, Trossard
Kane, DCL, Brewster.

Alternatively Saiss to Coady gives me TAA rather than Robbo

Team looks good - but things change quickly in this game,
Will Pullisic start and have the same form as end of last season?
Do you have Brewster because he's an enabler, or because he might get game time - and if he does - that' going to be annoying each week in terms of benching.

But based on current from and other options it's well balanced.

Benimar

Ace2007 wrote: »

Team looks good - but things change quickly in this game,
Will Pullisic start and have the same form as end of last season?
Do you have Brewster because he's an enabler, or because he might get game time - and if he does - that' going to be annoying each week in terms of benching.

But based on current from and other options it's well balanced.

Brewster is a make weight (although I might start him this week given the opposition). Alternative was Maupay with Bissouma as 5th mid, but that means no Robbo, or downgrading Saiss to a 4.5.

Pulisic is a calculated punt. Watched a lot of him from June onwards and he’s a player with a high ceiling.

Necronomicon

Still leaning towards 3-5-2 as the primary setup:

Martinez | Button
KWP | Lamptey | Saiss | Mitchell | Robertson
Sterling | Salah | Son | Grealish | Rodriguez
DCL | Wilson | Brewster

Leaves 0.6 ITB.

Not settled by any means. DCL and Wilson feels lightweight as a forward line. Considering downgrading Sterling and getting Kane or Vardy. I'm not sure I'm convinced enough about Spurs to double up on attack, though, as rewarding as it's been for the last couple of GWs.

NabyLadistheman

Ryan — Button

KWP — TAA — Chilwell — Ayling — Lewis

Salah — Son — Mahrez — Zaha — Soucek

————- Brewster — Kane — Jiminez

Happier with this. Plenty options with not too much dead weight. No Everton is a worry but cam DCL continue at his current rate

titan18

I'm on

Martinez McCarthy

Chilwell Saiss Konsa Justin Mitchell

Salah Son James Barnes Jorginho

Kane DCL Watkins

Have 2.6m in the bank if I need to change anyone else. Anyone any thoughts?

clever user name

Martinez (Button)

Chilwell - Robbo - Saiss (Ayling, Mitchell)

Grealish - Salah - Sterling - Son (Soucek)

DCL - Maupay - Wilson

0.8m ITB

Opinions welcome. Upgrade Mitchell to a 4.5, or leave as is?

It was a toss up between Maupay, Antonio and Wilson, but West Ham's fixtures are awful for the next 3 GW's so will hold off on Antonio until then.

dsmythy

Mister stubborn here still wont give up Liverpool defenders.

Martinez Peacock
Robertson TAA Lamptey KWP Struijk
Salah Son Rodriguez Townsend Bissouma
Kane DCL Watkins

Cant decide between James and Grealish my only thing.

titan18

clever user name wrote: »

Martinez (Button)

Chilwell - Robbo - Saiss (Ayling, Mitchell)

Grealish - Salah - Sterling - Son (Soucek)

DCL - Maupay - Wilson

0.8m ITB

Opinions welcome. Upgrade Mitchell to a 4.5, or leave as is?

It was a toss up between Maupay, Antonio and Wilson, but West Ham's fixtures are awful for the next 3 GW's so will hold off on Antonio until then.

Way I've seen it with Mitchell is you'll unlikely play him nearly any week, especially when you have Chilwell, Robertson and Saiss, so might as well keep the extra money. He might play RB maybe as PVA will be coming back in.

Scorpion Sting

titan18 wrote: »

Way I've seen it with Mitchell is you'll unlikely play him nearly any week, especially when you have Chilwell, Robertson and Saiss, so might as well keep the extra money. He might play RB maybe as PVA will be coming back in.

They have re-signed Clyne though so I highly doubt Mitchell will be playing RB.

joeyboy11

clever user name wrote: »

Martinez (Button)

Chilwell - Robbo - Saiss (Ayling, Mitchell)

Grealish - Salah - Sterling - Son (Soucek)

DCL - Maupay - Wilson

0.8m ITB

Opinions welcome. Upgrade Mitchell to a 4.5, or leave as is?

It was a toss up between Maupay, Antonio and Wilson, but West Ham's fixtures are awful for the next 3 GW's so will hold off on Antonio until then.

On Mitchell, I downgraded him to branthwaite for the extra 0.1. PVA will surely take back his spot sooner rather than later.

joeyboy11

Latest draft after KDB injury:

3 5 2

Martinez (steer)
Robbo, lamptey, Dallas (KWP, Branthwaite)
Salah, Son, hamez, Grealish, Pulisic
Kane, DCL, (Brewster)

ElTel

It might be worth considering avoiding Steer as the third Villa player. FBs get the ball in the box, CBs a threat on corners and Watkins on pens. Forster perhaps.

joeyboy11

ElTel wrote: »

It might be worth considering avoiding Steer as the third Villa player. FBs get the ball in the box, CBs a threat on corners and Watkins on pens. Forster perhaps.

Good call

Brian201888

There's nothing to say Watkins is on peno's, it'll be Barkley or Grealish I'd imagine

Benimar

Benimar wrote: »

Ok, tear this apart:

Martinez, Steer
Robertson, Chilwell, Saiss, KWP, Mitchell
Salah, Son, Pulisic, Grealish, Trossard
Kane, DCL, Brewster.

Alternatively Saiss to Coady gives me TAA rather than Robbo

Think I'll go with this, although tempted to change Robbo and KWP to TAA and Cooper (KWP/Cooper will be benched most weeks anyway)

What ye think?

Necronomicon

Benimar wrote: »

Think I'll go with this, although tempted to change Robbo and KWP to TAA and Cooper (KWP/Cooper will be benched most weeks anyway)

What ye think?

This isn't answering your question, but like you I currently have Robbo and Chilwell and questioning the wisdom of two premium defenders. Obviously you're not getting them for defensive points but still, with the amount of goals going in I'm wondering if I should focus funds further forward.

MR NINE

Who's the best 4m gk choice? Presume steer will no longer be number 2 when Heaton is back?

My new draft is;

Martinez, steer;
TAA, Chilwell, semedo, lamptey, masuaku;
Salah, Son, Grealish, Trossard, Soucek;
Kane, DCL, Antonio;

MR NINE

Benimar wrote: »

Think I'll go with this, although tempted to change Robbo and KWP to TAA and Cooper (KWP/Cooper will be benched most weeks anyway)

What ye think?

I think there's a chance Saiss loses his place in the near future, and Mitchell is almost certainly going to lose his place, so I'd keep stronger defenders elsewhere. Though I do prefer TAA to Robertson

Benimar

MR NINE wrote: »

Who's the best 4m gk choice? Presume steer will no longer be number 2 when Heaton is back?

My new draft is;

Martinez, steer;
TAA, Chilwell, semedo, lamptey, masuaku;
Salah, Son, Grealish, Trossard, Soucek;
Kane, DCL, Antonio;

One thing to consider with Steer is that he takes a Villa spot. With Martinez and Grealish, you wouldn't be able to get Watkins (for example) in a few weeks.

dsmythy

MR NINE wrote: »

Who's the best 4m gk choice? Presume steer will no longer be number 2 when Heaton is back?

My new draft is;

Martinez, steer;
TAA, Chilwell, semedo, lamptey, masuaku;
Salah, Son, Grealish, Trossard, Soucek;
Kane, DCL, Antonio;

Forster maybe. He's been the keeper on Southampton's bench each game so far. Button is 2nd choice too i believe at whatever team he moved to.

Porthallian

Martinez
PVA Chilwell Robertson
Salah Son Grealish Hamez
Kane DCL Wilson

Forster Lamptey Mitchell Bissouma

Think I'll risk PVA now even if he isn't fit for this weekend.
Anything else jumping out? Anything I'm missing?

MR NINE

Benimar wrote: »

One thing to consider with Steer is that he takes a Villa spot. With Martinez and Grealish, you wouldn't be able to get Watkins (for example) in a few weeks.

Yeah that's what I'm thinking. It's unlikely I'll want any more villa coverage but if steer isn't even making squads than there's no point having him as my 4m option

Invincible

MR NINE wrote: »

Yeah that's what I'm thinking. It's unlikely I'll want any more villa coverage but if steer isn't even making squads than there's no point having him as my 4m option

Steer was on bench for game against pool.

Scorpion Sting

Invincible wrote: »

Steer was on bench for game against pool.

Yeah but when Heaton returns from injury he'll be third choice.

peterswellman

Thoughts on this for a GW6 wildcard?

Martinez McCarthy
Digne Matip Lamptey Kilman Mitchell
Salah Son JRod Barkley Mendy
DCL Kane Werner

Scorpion Sting

peterswellman wrote: »

Thoughts on this for a GW6 wildcard?

Martinez McCarthy
Digne Matip Lamptey Kilman Mitchell
Salah Son JRod Barkley Mendy
DCL Kane Werner

Not sure about that defence. Matip doesn’t strike me as appealing with Van Dijk out for the season and those cheapie defenders may lose their place over the coming weeks.

peterswellman

Scorpion Sting wrote: »

Not sure about that defence. Matip doesn’t strike me as appealing with Van Dijk out for the season and those cheapie defenders may lose their place over the coming weeks.

Fair point, if I downgraded Werner and upgraded Matip>Robertson at least I’d have two nailed on attacking defenders in Digne and Robertson.

Chesty08

Porthallian wrote: »

Martinez
PVA Chilwell Robertson
Salah Son Grealish Hamez
Kane DCL Wilson

Forster Lamptey Mitchell Bissouma

Think I'll risk PVA now even if he isn't fit for this weekend.
Anything else jumping out? Anything I'm missing?

Like this team & would be something similar myself. However I’d be looking Maupay over Wilson.

Brighton some nice fixtures coming & looked very good v Palace , creating a bucket load

Chesty08

This is what I was thinking:

Martinez (4mil)

Dias Kilman Balbuena (Konsa, Mitchell)

Salah Son Fernandes Grealish Hamez

Kane Maupay (Brewster)

Porthallian

Chesty08 wrote: »

Like this team & would be something similar myself. However I’d be looking Maupay over Wilson.

Brighton some nice fixtures coming & looked very good v Palace , creating a bucket load

Slightly tempted to correct that this week with Brighton home to WBA.

cullenswood

Wildcarding...and was thinking of this.... any glaring errors / omissions? (0.6m still left in the bank)

Ryan
Reguilon Chilwell Konsa
Son Grealish Salah James Rodríguez
Maupay Kane DCL

Walton Jorginho Kilman Walker-Peters

skinny90

made a -4 change but thinking of just going via wildcard.

Will I still loose the -4 if I wildcard?

Gus Ivey

skinny90 wrote: »

made a -4 change but thinking of just going via wildcard.

Will I still loose the -4 if I wildcard?

No, the wildcard overrules that.

franglan

My wildcard:

Ryan McCarthy
Digne Trent Sais Kilman Johnson (West Ham)
Grealish Salah Zaha Foden Hames Rodriguez
Calvert Lewin Jeminez Watkins

Thought? Not enough big hitters and no united coverage. Just think over 10 is too much for Fernández.

Ace2007

franglan wrote: »

My wildcard:

Ryan McCarthy
Digne Trent Sais Kilman Johnson (West Ham)
Grealish Salah Zaha Foden Hames Rodriguez
Calvert Lewin Jeminez Watkins

Thought? Not enough big hitters and no united coverage. Just think over 10 is too much for Fernández.

That team is going to keep you headaches - who are you going to bench this week?

Two lads in the form of their life - Son and Kane and you don't have at least one of them is a bit strange on wildcard, and you have no easy way of getting them in if need to.

Not sure about the defence- could be left with two non playing defenders - Struijk would be better shout then Johnson as leeds manger said he'll play

franglan

Thanks for feedback, have dropped Jimí and Watkins brought in Werner and Brewster. Dropped Digne brought in Robertson. Now dropped Trent to get get in son with Grealish dropped.

Chesty08

know this season has been different to most, I’ve made some good decisions & some not so good.

Currently lying around 1m OR

Semi happy with me team, however with wildcard still in tact Im contemplating whether to stick or twist. A lot of what I’d be changing would be mid/defence

What are the pro’s to holding til Xmas or using now?

Current team:

McCarthy (Nyland)

TAA Coleman Dias (Taylor Johnson)

Salah Son Podence Grealish (Burke)

Kane DCL Jimi


Proposed team:

Martinez (Button)

Chilwell James Bellerin (Kilman Masuaku)

Salah Son Fernandes Grealish (Riedewald)

Kane Maupay Wilson

Irishphotodesk

Chesty08 wrote: »

know this season has been different to most, I’ve made some good decisions & some not so good.

Currently lying around 1m OR

Semi happy with me team, however with wildcard still in tact Im contemplating whether to stick or twist. A lot of what I’d be changing would be mid/defence

What are the pro’s to holding til Xmas or using now?

Current team:

McCarthy (Nyland)

TAA Coleman Dias (Taylor Johnson)

Salah Son Podence Grealish (Burke)

Kane DCL Jimi


Proposed team:

Martinez (Button)

Chilwell James Bellerin (Kilman Masuaku)

Salah Son Fernandes Grealish (Riedewald)

Kane Maupay Wilson

I think your original team looks stronger than the proposed team but maybe consider other players:

Leeds keeper (even when they concede he seems to gather save points)

Robertson at Liverpool seems to be more attacking than TAA, although at the moment there seems to be better value in cheap defenders that attack and investing money in midfield/strikers who are playing weaker opposition.
I did say prior to international break (pretty sure it was to you) that at the moment clean sheets are not happening and until the penalties situation is changed 3-5-2 or 3-4-3 formations seem to be the most profitable....but that could change over the coming weeks.
We are at the part in the league where teams have started to settle and clean sheets "should" be more common, so with that in mind ...it might be time to take advantage of premium defenders while everyone else is dumping them.

It's been a bit of a messed up season so far, players who should perform simply haven't, even the likes of Salah has been very meh .... Yet people are getting him because he is due a big points haul (i captained him this week, like most people and it was a captain fail, I may keep the captaincy on him for the reason above)

Will have to stop penning my thoughts (have to focus on other stuff) but you have plenty of options available if you consider a fresh team or players that just need that little bit of luck and they will go on a run.... Go with your gut picking players, look at form, fixtures and other stats if you want but choose who you think might do well over a block of gameweeks and plan the next 6 weeks at least.

Best of luck

Chesty08

Irishphotodesk wrote: »

I think your original team looks stronger than the proposed team but maybe consider other players:

Leeds keeper (even when they concede he seems to gather save points)

Robertson at Liverpool seems to be more attacking than TAA, although at the moment there seems to be better value in cheap defenders that attack and investing money in midfield/strikers who are playing weaker opposition.
I did say prior to international break (pretty sure it was to you) that at the moment clean sheets are not happening and until the penalties situation is changed 3-5-2 or 3-4-3 formations seem to be the most profitable....but that could change over the coming weeks.
We are at the part in the league where teams have started to settle and clean sheets "should" be more common, so with that in mind ...it might be time to take advantage of premium defenders while everyone else is dumping them.

It's been a bit of a messed up season so far, players who should perform simply haven't, even the likes of Salah has been very meh .... Yet people are getting him because he is due a big points haul (i captained him this week, like most people and it was a captain fail, I may keep the captaincy on him for the reason above)

Will have to stop penning my thoughts (have to focus on other stuff) but you have plenty of options available if you consider a fresh team or players that just need that little bit of luck and they will go on a run.... Go with your gut picking players, look at form, fixtures and other stats if you want but choose who you think might do well over a block of gameweeks and plan the next 6 weeks at least.

Best of luck

Yes I’m definitely of the same thinking that clean sheets will start to come & even some attacking players will start to slow down in terms of output, ridiculous amount on average a goal a game which we all know is not sustainable

I suppose timing is very important in this game & perhaps sticking with premium defenders could be a route to continue with & hold the wildcard.

Problem is, I’ve got nothing out of defence all year.

Irishphotodesk

Chesty08 wrote: »

Yes I’m definitely of the same thinking that clean sheets will start to come & even some attacking players will start to slow down in terms of output, ridiculous amount on average a goal a game which we all know is not sustainable

I suppose timing is very important in this game & perhaps sticking with premium defenders could be a route to continue with & hold the wildcard.

Problem is, I’ve got nothing out of defence all year.

Just managed 3 clean sheets this week with my keeper to play tomorrow, got lucky this week....so far on 59points with 2 players left to play....and that included a bad captain choice of salah.

I don’t think I have premium defenders, holding(injured), castagne, Justin , chilwell and dunne (Burnley) ... I think dunne isn’t playing, so really unless I took a points hit, I could only field 3 defenders, I think Robbo from Liverpool should click soon, similarly with some other attacking defenders, clean sheets and assists with BPS.

My midfield consists of salah, st maximin, zaha, Rodriguez, and Jorginho.... all decent enough and capable of getting goals, I think st max will come good eventually.

I changed vardy to Kane last week after he was out injured - possibly a mistake but time will tell, DCL and bamford complete the strike force.

For your wildcard.... have a look at the other teams in your leagues and see if there are some players there that you may not have thought of or might consider for your team.

Captain choice can make or break a weekend, but at the end of the day....it’s only a game !!

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