DGW matchday thread

F1ngers

Fulham XI: Leno, Castagne, Diop, Bassey, Robinson, Iwobi, Palhinha, De Cordova-Reid, Pereira, Willian, Muniz.

Subs: Rodak, Tete, Reed, Jimenez, Wilson, Broja, Cairney, Traore, Ream.

Man City XI: Ederson, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol, Rodri, Kovacic, Silva, De Bruyne, Foden, Haaland.

Subs: Walker, Stones, Doku, Ortega, Alvarez, Gomez, Luiz, Bobb, Lewis.

F1ngers

BB active - took hits, so that negates that and still have Saka.

Good luck all.

Flaneur OBrien

Lol. Starting on -12 today 😂

Xander10

GAV THE GOAL MACHINE

fplfan12345

Gvardiol goal and KDB assist.

gammygils

Good lad Josko

Points

Fitz*

Being the only person that owns Gvardiol in a ML is paying off the last few weeks.

fplfan12345

Kyle Walker coming in now for Ake in 21st minute.

Fitz*

Walker coming on now for Ake so will be eligible for the CS points.

Flaneur OBrien

Gvardiol only selected by 14.7%? Everyone in my league has him.

ForestFire

Brougt Walker (-4) this week (Was thinking GAV), but at least he is on now!!

shmeee

My FPL season is as good as over, last 2 GWs were killers so back out to 450k. Interest is gone. Was in contention for minor places in ML's but not anymore.

BB active so said I'd have some fun and take on a few players, well more than a few who are xMins risk!! 4 transfers, -12. This could be awful or unreal.

Good luck all, and those at the top end of ML's.

shmeee

Good man Kevin me Captain! Start eating into some of the -12 😂

fplfan12345

Looking at the Gvardiol goal again and the Fulham defender Diop must have him captained because it’s been a long time since I seen such a poor effort to defend.

ArmaniJeanss

OT but up in Scotland John Lundstrum (a one-season star of this game) has conceded 2 including an own goal and also been red-carded. So is still liable for any further goals conceded.

Which has me wondering what the most negative score has been in the game over the years. Any player ever got the trio of missed penalty, own goal and red-card?

ForestFire

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122123841#Comment_122123841

While this penalty to Celtic looks fortunate, At least they using VAR correctly…

Leave the Ref come and check himself again, and let him make the final decision, even if its still debatable..

I see its missed anyway…

fplfan12345

Foden goal. Don’t think Silva will get the assist.

fplfan12345

Haaland miss. Not sure how he failed to hit the target.

ForestFire

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122123901#Comment_122123901

If Foden didnt socore could there have been a penalty?

I convinced myself now my imaginaryn viking Voodoo doll is actually working today 😂

Mr Crispy

Uncanny likeness 😁

extra gravy

Actually cannot believe how badly going Ederson over Gvardiol on wildcard has been punished. Unbelievable.

Flaneur OBrien

Gvardiol again…

dr.kenneth noisewater

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122123841#Comment_122123841

Didn't Jon Walters score 2 OGs and miss a peno for Stoke one year?

shmeee

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122123929#Comment_122123929

I am the only one who doesn't owne him? Went triple attack instead.

SlickRic

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122123927#Comment_122123927

Insane variance. Will kill a lot of mini-leagues for people.

Caustic

Treble captain fail so far but at least I have Gvardiol and foden

ForestFire

Unfortunately bringing walker in instead of Gvardiol is turning out fairly bad though!

Flaneur OBrien

KDB off

shmeee

Captain Kevin subbed! Sad times.

fplfan12345

Doku on for KDB in 75th minute.

dr.kenneth noisewater

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122123945#Comment_122123945

Huge swing in 3/4 gameweeks

shmeee

Wilson not even in Newcastle squad FFS, small injury. Tripper on bench. Epic fail with the -12 gamble! Ah well. Was always a punt into the dark. But Howe not saying anything about Wilson is annoying.

fplfan12345

I went for Dias over Gvardiol on WC in 35. Thought I was playing the safe option.

About 4 minutes before todays deadline I eventually conceded I needed to -4 Gvardiol in for Dias. I can hardly find a team without Gvardiol in any leagues that remotely matters.

extra gravy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122123940#Comment_122123940

Might cost me a top 10k finish too. Just waiting for Ederson to concede now.

fplfan12345

A couple of whippersnappers on now for Haaland and Foden in the 82nd minute.

gammygils

Early game Captain curse still a thing

Ah well

Flaneur OBrien

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122123977#Comment_122123977

He does have another, so fingers crossed.

shmeee

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122123977#Comment_122123977

KdB drops well out of the BPS also as my captain. Was looking like some BPS for a good while..

extra gravy

Gvardiol refuses to take pen.

Thank the lord for small mercies.

ForestFire

And thats FPL for you

Haaland on for 75mins 2pts

Alvarez 15mins and an Assit and a goal….. (Points only for goal of course) in the last seconds

But good for me this time

17pts from my 3 city players to start the week. No Gvardiol but could be worse

SlickRic

The Gvardiol case study is a microcosm of how the game is a bit of skill, sprinkled with a healthy dollop of luck, and why you can't take the game too seriously.

Gvardiol was a solid pick 4 GWs ago. But Walker and Dias were perfectly safe too. But what has happened since is variance that you simply can't legislate for. It's 40 points or more. Attacking returns. Not being rotated at all, while the rest have (even Walker today).

And all you can do is embrace it. You just have to hope you're on the right side of the variance more often than not.

Enjoy!

shmeee

The template yet again getting points, going against it is only a red arrow.

Foden, Gvardiol and sure everyone has Haaland due to the fear.

The EO in the top 10k is crazy. Can't believe Gvardiol isn't there.

Caustic

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122123942#Comment_122123942

Turns out I didn't use my treble captain chip and captained foden

fplfan12345

Veltman takes the Newcastle clean sheet from a corner

Fitz*

I hope somebody with a real team has put the TC on Gvardiol. Season changing that.

extra gravy

Spurs clean sheet gone

extra gravy

Solanke and Olise goals

extra gravy

Solanke goal varred out

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Mateta goal

Mr Crispy

Solanke goal varred out for a handball in the build up.

COH

Spurs conceding is so annoying, but hardly surprising