#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.

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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.

#GW10 HELPDESK

We cover:
- DCL Replacements
- Time to sell Haaland?
- The Wolves Pack
- Foden: Hold or Sell?
- Worth taking hits for Salah & Palmer?
- Time up for Solanke?

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Follow us @thefplbois for more such content ❤️ - DCL Replacements

With FPL managers growing more and more frustrated about the lack of returns from Everton's Dominic Calvert Lewin, let's look at some of the most ideal replacements for him in your FPL teams:

#GW7 HELPDESK

We cover:
- Manchester City combination
- Spurs
- Cole Palmer
- Is Martinelli worth a shout?
- Eze replacements
- The leaky defences
- Jota & Diaz Scenario

Bookmark & share this post if you like it ✅ - Manchester City combination

Usual business for City as they start the season strong despite key injuries ranking 3rd for xG, 2nd for xGC, and creating 19 big chances. With great fixtures in the next 5 GWs, the focus shifts to the best City trio to own for this run.

#GW6 HELPDESK

We cover:
- Teams to target
- The WC Template locks
- Enablers in Defence
- Semenyo vs ESR vs McNeil
- Jackson vs Solanke
- Wood vs DCL
- Is Newcastle a tough fixture for City?
- Wildcard Draft

Bookmark & share this post if you like it ✅ - TEAMS TO TARGET

With a lot of managers wildcarding in GW6, let’s look at some of the teams who should feature in your teams, because of the great fixtures they have.

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

- A game of two halves. It started on a surprising note which none of us expected - both teams were going end to end and were matching the intensity. Rodri's injury didn't do City any good & Arsenal started to dominate.
- Trossard's red card affected the entire game & changed the approach as Arteta decided to become prime Mourinho Chelsea (minus leaving open spaces near their box every time) It was understandable as they were leading and were a man down. But you could just sense that a City goal would come with City having more than 85% possession in second half.
- Rico Lewis didn't start which favoured Gvardiol & he was as attacking as we have seen him this season. Probably, Pep wanted to limit Martinelli but it was Walker's (and the ref's :P) mistake that led to the Arsenal goal. Whenever Walker starts with Gvardiol, it benefits Gvardiol as an FPL asset. Wouldn't be put off as a Lewis owner, still a great pick.
- Foden was benched again and he still doesn't become an option on Wildcard. We will have to wait and watch until his first start which suggests that going Haaland is the only way to enter the City attack (which makes sense as well as he is at the end of all attacks). He taunted every one who didn't captain him with yet another well taken goal.
- Gabriel is a giant on set pieces and Raya is a massive keeper. He got 9 saves yesterday as well and kept Arsenal in the game. Gabriel + Raya + Saka is the way to go for Arsenal.

#GW5 HELPDESK

We cover:
- Wissa replacements
- Liverpool attackers
- Arsenal : Double defence vs Double attack
- Nottingham Forest defence
- Best Everton assets
- ⁠What to do with Rogers & Isak?
- ⁠Best One GW Punts for GW 6 WCers

Bookmark & share this post if you like it ✅ - Wissa replacements

With Wissa injured in the last game & out for ~2 months, we need to find a solution. Let's look at some of the options.

For the 31% of the managers who don't own Haaland yet, the best replacement for Wissa is ERLING HAALAND. It's that simple.

KEY NOTES FROM GW4

Everything you need to know from FPL perspective for GW4 if you missed watching any of the games 🙌

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Let's. Get. Started. Southampton vs United

- Southampton had a great start to the game and were dominating for the first 25 mins until they missed the penalty (should have been leading 2-0 by then)
- Momentum shifted and United scored just 2 mins later and completely changed the game
- United assets are still an avoid from FPL perspective (they do not have a single focal point - points getting divided)
- Do not trust United defence (pretty lucky to get a clean sheet)
- Southampton remain a boogie team (stack your attackers playing against them)

#GW4 HELPDESK

- WC4 vs WC6
- ⁠Haaland + Salah - the way ahead?
- Arsenal Defence
- Raya vs 2 4.5M GKs
- ⁠TAA>Jota/Diaz
- Best ~4.5M defenders
- ⁠Villa assets
- ⁠Isak vs Watkins
- ⁠Minteh vs Mitoma vs Semenyo vs ESR
- Mbeumo vs Wissa
- DCL vs Jackson vs Muniz vs Pedro

📑 - WC4 vs WC6

To start with have a look at your team and think of the team you wish to have. If you can reach there using 2-3 transfers, then there is no need for a wildcard.

If you can't, then pressing the button makes sense. Hence, start with that and DECIDE 🙌🏻

#GW3 HELPDESK

We cover:
- ⁠WC3 vs WC4/WC6
- The Palace headache
- Villa opportunity
- Cheap defence the way forward?
- Cole Palmer
- Eberechi Eze
- Bruno Fernandes
- Time up for Newcastle assets?
- Chelsea attackers worth?
- Best Budget Forwards rotation

Bookmark this post ✅ - ⁠WC3 vs WC4/WC6

Let's talk about WC3 first
1. Extinguish the early fires in your team
2. With price changes being so volatile, grow your Team value early & do not get priced out
3. Plan your premium journey early
4. Use 2FTs for international break
5. Drafts look DAMN GOOD

#GW2 HELPDESK

We cover:
- Triple Captain time
- Sweating over Haaland
- Budget Midfield Disappointment
- Pressing Wildcard 1 button
- Quansah and Barco situation
- Fixing the forward line

Follow us @thefplbois for more such content ❤️ - Triple Captain time

This season is a little different in FPL - why?
Because we won't be having as many Blank GWs and Double GWs.

How will it impact us?
This will impact our chip strategy as we always used to save the chips for the DGWs.

#GW38 HELPDESK

We cover:
- The Bois Mantra
- The Best One Week Punts
- The Keeper Choice
- How 'bout some hits?

Follow us @thefplbois for more such content ❤️ - FOLLOW THE BOIS MANTRA - ATTACKKKK

The final GW of the season is upon us! While we are a bit emotional ourselves with the season seeing our biggest growth, we have been accompanied by a fair few friends, week in week out! Through the highs and the lows.

#GW35 HELPDESK

We cover:
- Plan for Non Wildcarders
- The (OG) United Assets
- Newcastle assets : a lock?
- Spurs and Chelsea defenders : a trap?
- Best Darwin Replacements
- The Premiums : Haaland, Son and Salah

Follow us @thefplbois for more such content ❤️ - Plan for Non Wildcarders

While some of the managers have their Wildcard intact and plan to use it this week, there are few (like us) who have already used their Wildcard. We will now discuss the plan or the moves that they should make in line with Bench Boost in GW37

#DGW34 HELPDESK

We cover:
- Triple up on Crystal Palace a bad idea?
- The best Liverpool and Arsenal triple up
- Plan for Non-Free Hit managers
- Core of the Free Hit team
- Free Hit punts

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#FPL - Triple up on Crystal Palace a bad idea?

We have been seeing a lot of Free Hit drafts with a triple up on Crystal Palace players. We mean, yes they have a double and yes they play West Ham and Newcastle but these teams are still doing much better than Palace.