THE PREDICTED LINEUPS

After ~87% success so far this season, we are back again with the lineups based on the news that we have.

📌 10 teams covered

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We feel Martinelli will be back in the lineup against Liverpool against whom he has historically played well.

KEY NOTES FROM GW1

Everything you need to know from an FPL perspective from GW1 if you missed watching any of the games🙌

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Let's. Get. Started. Liverpool vs Bournemouth

xG (2.21 vs 1.70)
Big Chances: 3 vs 3
Defcon: VVD (21), Tavernier (20), Adams (19), Senesi (15)

- Liverpool kicked off their title defense with a thrilling 4-2 victory over Bournemouth at Anfield. Debutant Ekitike inspired a two-goal lead before Bournemouth's fightback leveled the score, but late strikes from Chiesa and Salah secured the points in a chaotic encounter.

- Liverpool started brightly, with Salah's 4th-minute curler tipped over by Petrovic and VVD heading over in the 5th minute. They took the lead in the 37th minute when Mac Allister offloaded to Ekitike, who poked through Senesi's legs and steered into the bottom-right corner. Ekitike headed over in the 39th minute, but Liverpool doubled their lead in the 49th minute as Ekitike held off his man and teed up Gakpo for a composed finish. Mac Allister forced a full-stretch save from Petrovic in the 52nd minute, but Bournemouth's double strike left Liverpool reeling. Slot's substitution of Chiesa for Wirtz paid off in the 88th minute, as Chiesa sliced a volley into the bottom-right corner from a cleared ball. Salah sealed the win in the 90+4th minute with a right-footed caress into the bottom-right corner after chasing Endo's clearance. Ekitike was outstanding on debut with a goal and assist, while Salah's goal and constant threat underlined his opener dominance. Liverpool's 19 shots, 10 on target, and 2.21 xG showcased their attacking prowess despite defensive lapses.

- Bournemouth threatened early, with Semenyo lunging over in the 7th minute from Truffert's whipped delivery. They missed a huge opening in the 35th minute when Tavernier scuffed straight at Alisson from Smith's pull-back. Trailing at halftime, Bournemouth ramped up pressure, with Brooks leaving a ball for Tavernier in the 63rd minute, though Tavernier scuffed again. Semenyo halved the deficit in the 64th minute, prodding under Alisson after Brooks' perfect ball on the counter. He leveled in the 76th minute with a blistering left-footed drill into the bottom-right corner after Traore's simple offload. Bournemouth's comeback faltered late, unable to capitalize further despite pressing. Semenyo was sensational with a brace and relentless runs, while Brooks' assist and speed sparked the revival. Bournemouth's 10 shots, 3 on target, and 1.70 xG reflected their spirited fightback, though defensive frailties cost them.

INJURIES & SUSPENSIONS

Everything you need to know to about the key injuries, suspensions and late fitness doubts ahead of GW1✅

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Follow us @thefplbois for more such content 💙 ARSENAL

⚠️Trossard – Missed the last pre-season game due to a groin injury; Will be a late fitness call
❌Jesus – Knee injury; Potential return in Nov

COMMON MISTAKES TO AVOID WHILE MAKING FPL TRANSFERS

Our chain of unconventional threads continue where we share the common mistakes made by a new FPL player ✅

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Follow us @thefplbois for such content 💙 1. Weigh the pros & cons of taking hits (deducting points for extra transfers). A hit might be worth it for a key player or to address a major weakness, but consider the long-term impact on your points tally and alternative solutions.

GW30 HELPDESK

We cover:

- Best Trent Replacements
- Keeper for the Season
- Wood: Keep or Sell?
- The Midfield Choices
- Mateta vs Marmoush vs Evanilson vs Joao Pedro

Bookmark & share this post if you like it ✅ - Best Trent Replacements

While so many managers have already sold the Liverpool fullback, here's a list of options, considering all factors, that you should consider if you're looking to replace Trent in your #FPL team:

GW29 HELPDESK

We cover:

- Cold Palmer - not anymore?
- ⁠Midfield Punts
- ⁠Time to get Haaland?
- ⁠Gvardiol vs N. Williams vs Kerkez
- TAA: Keep or Sell?

Bookmark & share this post if you like it ✅ - Cold Palmer - not anymore?

When asked whether it’s time to sell Palmer around GW26, we covered it as part of the Helpdesk and mentioned to HOLD him until BGW29, especially with the fixtures vs Southampton and Leicester.

We all know how that’s gone so it’s time to rethink.

GW28 HELPDESK

We cover:

- ⁠Best Cunha Replacements
- ⁠The Best from Bournemouth
- ⁠Best Hall replacements
- ⁠Mateta & Isak: Time to sell?
- ⁠Beto vs Strand Larsen

Bookmark & share this post if you like it ✅ - Best Cunha Replacements

With the Red Card during the FA Cup game, Cunha has been ruled out for at least the next 3 GWs, so managers are on the lookout for replacements, and here’s what we think:

DGW24 HELPDESK

We cover :
- Gapko or Double Liv defence?
- ⁠How many Everton players to consider?
- ⁠Kluivert vs Ouattara vs Semenyo
- ⁠Raya to Pickford
- ⁠Sell Gabriel, Gordon & Wood?
- ⁠TC vs AM
- ⁠Mbeumo + Wissa

Bookmark & share this post if you like it ✅ Gapko or Double Liv defence?

We have been sharing it for the past 3 GWs that Salah + Gakpo + Trent is the most optimal and the best Liverpool triple up. Gakpo has been gaining confidence by playing in week in week out and starting 9 back to back games.

BREAKING DOWN THE ASSISTANT MANAGER CHIP

It’s been a while since the Mystery Chip was revealed to be the Assistant Manager chip, but now, from GW24, is when you can actually start playing it.

Let’s have a quick look at what it’s all about: Simply put, this chip gives you the chance to earn points from one of the 20 Premier League managers based on their wins, draws, goals and clean sheets.

The chip can be played at any point over the rest of the season.

#GW22 HELPDESK

We cover:
- Preparing for DGW24
- The Deadly Brentford Duo
- Raya alternatives
- The 3rd Liverpool Asset
- Does Savinho cover City?
- Aston Villa Plan
- Budget Midfielders

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Follow us @thefplbois for more such content❤️ - Preparing for DGW24

DGW is just around the corner & we all need to prepare for that.

The best team in the league has 2 games in a GW against teams from the bottom half & we need to triple up on them. Salah (the best player of the season), Trent & Gakpo should be priority

#GW21 HELPDESK

We cover:

- The Fantastic Forest
- ⁠Mbeumo vs Gordon
- ⁠Attack Attack Attack!!!
- ⁠Munoz vs Hall vs Aina

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Follow us @thefplbois for more such content ❤️ - The Fantastic Forest

They have been the surprise package this season,they’ve outperformed and exceeded expectations not just of their fans, but FPL managers too. With the displays they’re putting out every game week, here are our favourite assets to own, long-terms from NFO:

#GW20 HELPDESK

We cover:
- Post-Saka Arsenal
- Haaland on the scoresheet!
- Jackson: The next Darwin?
- Man Utd Dilemma
- Wood vs Gakpo vs Raul
- Newcastle: The New Clean Sheet Machine

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Follow us @thefplbois for more such content❤️ - Post-Saka Arsenal

There has been a lot of speculation around Arsenal after Saka's injury and how they will react to it as a team. Arteta is known for becoming defensive whenever things don't go to his plan & it did look like it until the young sensation came on last night.

#GW19 HELPDESK

We cover:
- Salah Perma Captain?
- BruNOO
- The Newcastle Attack
- NFO Defence: The next big thing?
- Wildcard Draft
- Will Man City ever improve?
- The Spurs Story

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Follow us @thefplbois for more such content❤️ - Salah Perma Captain?

Another week and another return from the FPL KING! He is on another level this season and does not seem like stopping anytime soon. 11 double-digit hauls already in the first 17 GWs and this is a monster unleashed.

With Liverpool going from strength to

#GW17 HELPDESK

We cover:
- Fulham: Worth the hype?
- Best Cunha replacements
- Amad vs Enzo vs Rogers
- Time to get Spurs assets back?
- ⁠Robinson vs Hall
- ⁠When to Wildcard?

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Follow us @thefplbois for more such content❤️ - Fulham: Worth the hype?

There has been plenty of talk amongst the #FPLCommunity about picking Fulham assets into their next teams ahead of GW17. Let’s look into the possible reasons and some suggested choices:

#GW16 HELPDESK

We cover:
- Is Haaland back?
- Budget Defenders
- Double ARS defence - the way ahead?
- Amad vs Enzo as the enabler
- Isak or Jackson - Once again
- Trent vs VVD vs Robbo

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Follow us @thefplbois for more such content❤️ - Is Haaland back?

Last GW marked some sort of return for the main man. A goal and two bonus points helped him end with 8. But even that didn't justify his 15M price tag.

City lost again midweek to Juventus and there are no signs of improvement as much as Pep might want to

KEY NOTES FROM GW14

Everything you need to know from FPL perspective for GW14 if you missed watching any of the games 🙌

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Let's. Get. Started. Newcastle United vs Liverpool

xG (1.97 vs 1.69)

- A game which in all fairness ended with the correct scoreline. Both teams played well and deserved a point at the least. Newcastle took the lead with an Isak screamer which was followed by Salah special and he rescued Liverpool once again this season all on his own. A late equalizer from Newcastle and it ended 3-3

- Newcastle started the first half on top and pressed Liverpool really well, excellent. Stifled Liverpool's ability to build out from the back. Thereafter, Liverpool's misery was further compounded by not winning the aerial duels or second balls in the first half. They missed a lot of chances and it could have genuinely been a lot more from Isak. He is a very good option going forward. Gordon had a good couple of moments. Their defence isn't good and we would stay away.

- It was one of those games were Liverpool didn't really play well but thanks to their EGYPTIAN HERO, they can go home with a point. Gomez and Quansah aren't really good players and showed us why. Kelleher had his first bad game in a while and could have done well twice. Liverpool’s attacking flourished, with Salah more central and working around Núñez, as Alexander-Arnold repeatedly advanced. TAA came on in the second half and showed us why he is the premium defender. SALAH is the FPL KING and needs to be in the HALL OF FAME.

#GW15 HELPDESK

We cover:
- Isak vs Jackson
- Time up for Wolves assets?
- Timber vs Gabriel vs TAA
- Best Midfield Enablers
- Spurs Attackers: Keep or Sell?

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Follow us @thefplbois for more such content ❤️ - Isak vs Jackson

This season:

Price: 8.4m vs 8.2m
Goals: 5 vs 8
Assists: 3 vs 4
xG/90: 0.48 vs 0.59
xGi: 0.60 vs 0.64
Bonus Points: 10 vs 12
Ownership: 16.1% vs 28%

KEY NOTES FROM GW13

Everything you need to know from FPL perspective for GW13 if you missed watching any of the games 🙌

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Let's. Get. Started. Liverpool vs Manchester City

xG (3.53 vs 0.80)

- Another game and another disappointing performance by Pep's team. Feel its a habit now and whenever we cover Manchester City we start with disappointment. 7 games without a win now and 7 games without a clean sheet. Okay, let's give City this one because they haven't been keeping clean sheets since last season but how disappointing has their attack been this season? Awful. Liverpool, on the other hand, were brilliant and Gravenberch and VVD especially were amazing yesterday. Salah's continued his rich form with yet another goal and an assist and delivered the final chokeslam.

- Let's start with VVD because he had a massive game and humbled Haaland as well as dominated most set pieces. He really played well alongside Trent who was on fire as well. He got in a lot of good position, especially because of City's non existing midfield. Salah's assist was a thing of beauty as he and Gakpo caught Walker sleeping yet again. Salah's creative game has gone up a notch which makes him an even better FPL asset. Overall, a very energetic performance from Liverpool.

- Haaland was lost. Absolutely nothing from him. ZERO contribution in the whole game. Pocketed, humbled and taught to be respectful. His other team members were taught a similar story as well. Silva was playing as a CDM which was astonishing. Rico Lewis played and ran like a kid once again with no physicality. The downside of Foden needs to be studied. He has been so so so bad this season after winning the player of the season in 2023/24. City tried to have more control in the second half but didn't make anything of it. City were dominated and the different in quality was enormous. As much as Pep tries to stay positive, IT's NOT LOOKING GOOD BRUH.

#GW13 HELPDESK

We cover:
- Sell Haaland due to City’s form?
- ⁠Choices in Defence
- ⁠How to replace Wood?
- ⁠Time up for Brentford assets?
- ⁠Cunha vs Joao Pedro
- ⁠Midfield Mayhem

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Follow us @thefplbois for more such content ❤️ - Sell Haaland due to City’s form?

Another disappointing performance from Manchester City and another week where the luck didn't favour Haaland. He now has just 2 goals from an xG of 8.1. A huge underperformance which stresses the fact that

KEY NOTES FROM GW12

Everything you need to know from FPL perspective for GW12 if you missed watching any of the games 🙌

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Let's. Get. Started. Manchester City vs Spurs

xG (2.30 vs 2.73)

- After asking the league runners up to stay humble, it's rather been a humbling experience for the Champions themselves. 5 losses on a trot. It's not the loss that's painful, it's the way they way have been playing. Manchester City did generate a lot of chances (23) in this match, but they weren’t clinical enough - though credit must also go to Vicario for his crucial saves.

- Haaland had 3 good chances from which he tried, but couldn't convert. Bernardo Silva seems lost and is more focused on getting the ball back and hitting opponent players. Foden has been a shadow of what he was last season - poor performance for 3 games now. Rico Lewis is being pushed aside as easily as our 6 year old cousin. Walker is old and can't run anymore. Gundogan hasn't had one good game since joining back from Barcelona. And then there is Pep who seems too proud of his way of playing and not changing things up when it's not working. 5 consecutive losses is poor. Very very poor finishing. KDB came on for the final 10 mins and created 2 chances quickly. His return should help the team in avoiding the 6th loss. City were actually good in the first 12 minutes but Spurs scored with their first attack. Poor from Gvardiol who didn't stop Kulusevski's cross and Gundogan failed to track Maddison's run. City conceded first again - happened way too often this season and then it went all downhill.

- Madders was ready for a big game as per Ange and big game he did have on his birthday. He was stunning and very calm and composed in finishing those two chances (especially the second goal). Kuluselvski had another game and kept bullying Gvardiol throughout the game. Ben Davies had a good game and kept himself very close to Haaland throughout the game. Porro also scored another good goal and ended with a 14-pointer.

KEY NOTES FROM GW10

Everything you need to know from FPL perspective for GW10 if you missed watching any of the games 🙌

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Let's. Get. Started. Bournemouth vs Manchester City

xG (2.09 vs 1.64)

- One of the worst performances that we have personally seen from City for a long, long time. Semenyo and Evanilson helped give Bournemouth their first ever league win against City after being defeated heavily in the last couple of seasons. City's 32-game PL unbeaten run also comes to an end after the disastrous game. There are many theories on how to beat City but Bournemouth chose the one where they were not defensive, yet be audacious, hardworking and were very fun to watch.
- Bournemouth have been superb at home, winning their third home game in the row, having already beaten Arsenal. Semenyo was as always the most dangerous player on the field and he turned to fire in at the far post inside the first 10 mins. He is an absolute hold in terms of FPL with good fixtures coming. Evanlison added a second to win it for the hosts. They were solid in defense and held on for a big win and need to be discussed more going forward as they aren't a team to be targeted in defence any more. Kerkez had a brilliant game and assisted both goals. He was leaving a lot of space for City wingers though but they couldn't exploit that. They could have had more, a lot more in the first half catching City on the counter. They pressed so well and recoegnised when to jump and when to sit back and thoroughly deserved the win.
- City were toothless in attack with little to no creativity from anyone in their attack except Nunes and Doku who did well after coming on. They had 18 shots in total with only 4 on target and missed all 4 big chances. Haaland was nowhere to be spotted until the last few mins where he looked like scoring and hit the post as well. Foden also came close to scoring in the ending mins as his shot just went past the Bournemouth goal. Gvardiol, as always, was higher up on the left flank and scored another good header from Gundogan's cross. Walker was a disaster - probably his worst game ever. He was easily being outrun by the Bournemouth wingers and his passing and position was nowhere better. This is good news though for Rico Lewis owners. Doku and Savinho were on the bench which means they would be in contention for the next game. KDB was also on the bench but looked to be not ready at all as he didn't even warm up during the game. Without Rodri, City lack a holding presence in the midfield and it was clearly visible. Nunes had a good game but lacks 1 on 1 finishing. Defence just keeps on conceding and aren't fit too. In short, a terrible game from the champions.