GW8 - Wildcard Thread 🖊
✅ WILDCARD ACTIVATED
Preview of my GW8 wildcard team with player by player breakdown and stats.
Players Rankings drafthound.link/fpl-strategy-r…
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▪️GOALKEEPER
Ramsdale (4.6) [ARS]:
- Arsenals No1 & my No1
- Best budget goalkeeper, he would have been at least 5.0m if he started with Arsenal from the offset
- Set and forget
- 3 clean sheets, 3 save points
- 24 points in 4 games
Clean sheet/winning odds for next 5 games ⤵️
▪️DEFENDERS
Azpilicueta (6.1) [CHE]:
- An integral figure in Chelsea’s defence
- Plays in various positions across a back 4 or 5
- Have an amazing run of fixtures
- Expecting more clean sheets over the winter months
- 3 assists
Clean sheet/winning odds for next 5 games ⤵️
Cancelo (6.1) [MCY]:
- Started all the games this season, versatile and attacking
- Plays for the best defence
- Favourable run of fixtures
- Top scoring defender in the league (44)
- 10 shots and 1 big chance already this season
Clean sheet/winning odds for next 5 games ⤵️
Laporte (5.5) [MCY]:
- Forming an excellent partnership with Dias
- Great value for a Man City player
- Double Man City defence to profit from their favourable run of fixtures
- Scored a goal already this season
Clean sheet/winning odds for next 5 games ⤵️
Livramento (4.2) [SOU]:
- Nailed his place in the Southampton team
- Started all league games
- Extremely attacking
- One assist this season
- Southampton have a brilliant run of winnable games
- Dependable if needed to be called upon
Clean sheet/winning odds for next 5 games ⤵️
Duffy (4.4) [BRI]:
- Had a new lease of life now he’s back at Brighton this season
- Ever present in the back 3
- A huge goal threat from set pieces, corners do aim towards him regularly
- 13 shots inside the box this season!
Clean sheet/winning odds for next 5 games ⤵️
▪️MIDFIELDERS
Salah (12.5) [LIV]:
- Essential, first player in my team
- A viable captaincy option for any GW
- 70 points already (averaging 10 points a game)- way more than any other player in the league
- 61% owned!
Scoring/winning and 3 goals or more odds for next 5 games ⤵️
Raphinha (6.6) [LEE]:
- Leeds United main player
- One of the bargain players of the season
- 3 goals already, more attacking returns to come
- 19 shots including 2 big chances created
Scoring/winning and 3 goals or more odds for next 5 games ⤵️
KDB (11.9) [MCY]:
- The MVP of Man City
- The next three games have huge potential
- Expecting goals and assists to start rolling in soon
- Only 2.2% owned therefore a huge differential
Scoring/winning and 3 goals or more odds for next 5 games ⤵️
Mbeumo (5.5) [BRE]:
- A budget OOP striker playing in a team that is improving week by week
- A cheaper alternative to Toney
- Xp 31.7 higher than his actual points (27)
- 17 Shots, including 5 big chances
Scoring/winning and 3 goals or more odds for next 5 games ⤵️
▪️STRIKERS
Lukaku (11.7) [CHE]:
- Has a great run of fixtures ahead
- Chelsea’s main hope for scoring
- 3 goals already this season
- I predict he will outscore any other premium striker throughout October & November
Scoring/winning & 3 goals or more odds for next 5 games ⤵️
Hwang (5.0) [WOL]:
- Forming an excellent relationship with Jimenez
- Performed ruthlessly in front of goal
- Suited to the premiership & the way Wolves play
- 3 goals & 6 BPS in the 4 games he has been involved in
Scoring/winning and 3 goals or more odds for next 5 games ⤵️
Antonio (8.0) [WHM]:
- Fixture proof & the best mid-priced forward in the game
- Difficult fixtures ahead but his form is brilliant
- 49 points in 6 games
- 27 shots, including 8 big chances (joint 1st Overall)
Scoring/winning and 3 goals or more odds for next 5 games ⤵️
Final thoughts
I have yet to decide whether I want TAA. This is easily achievable by upgrading Laporte & downgrading Antonio to Armstrong. Im also contemplating whether I want Mbeumo. I may tinker further depending on pressers but will share my final team before the deadline.
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