Gameweek 2 ; The scout results

Did you beat the scout ? #FPL #GW2

When is the next best opportunity to activate the TC chip ?

GW3 : Haaland vs COV (H)
GW4 : Pedro vs HUL (H)
GW7 : Haaland vs IPS (H)
GW10 : Saka vs HUL (H)

Few days ago Thierno Barry was the best £5.5m FWD in FPL!

Why?
• He is priced at £5.5m, still only about 1–3.5% owned, and has 10 FPL points from two starts
• GW1 vs Palace (H): started, 78 mins, headed the 2-0 goal from Ndiaye’s cross. 8 pts (goal + CS + 2 bonus). 2 shots, 0.45 xG.
• Carabao Cup vs Preston: started, hat-trick + assist.
• GW2 vs Bournemouth (A): started, 69–70 mins, blanked for 2 pts but created a huge chance pile: 3 shots (2 on target), 1.42 xG = “unlucky — 1.48 xG and no return.”
• Pre-season: 3 goals + 1 assist
• Last season he scored 8 goals from 8.1 xG (21.1% conversion, almost Haaland’s rate) but only started 21 games and took until his 15th PL appearance to score.

He looked like the cheap FWD we all wanted until Moyes signed Balogun from Monaco for £50m ! 💀

👉 If you have him , keep him! Balogun won't start right away ! and pray he remains a starter for those GW5 (IPS) & GW6 (HUL) fixtures!

FPL Top xGI Underperformers after 2 GWs!

• Thiago : 7 shots ; 2 on target ; 1.89 xG & 3 big chances without scoring! Last chance vs SUN (H) [52% chance of scoring vs SUN (H) in GW3]
👉 KEEP

• Isak : 7 shots ; 3 on target & 3 big chances ; 1 goal scored and maybe that's exactly what he needs to rediscover his Newcastle days form! [52% chance of scoring vs IPS (A) in GW3]
👉 KEEP

• Barry : His is EVE only FWD , without Ndaiye in the team , he maybe the new pen taker! MUN , IPS & HUL next!
👉 BUY

• Igor Jesus : 35% chance of scoring against Spurs who shipped 5 goals in 2 matches!
👉 KEEP ; last chance

How many of these do you own? What are your plans for them ?

🚨 FPL Deadline Day Additions Are Live! 🚨

Time to update those watchlists! 22 new players have just dropped into Fantasy Premier League after the transfer window slammed shut. ✍️⚽️

🟣 Aston Villa
* Ibrahim Mbaye (MID) – £6.0m
* Taylor Harwood-Bellis (DEF) – £4.5m

🔵 Brighton & Hove Albion
* Chema Andres (MID) – £5.5m

🦅 Crystal Palace
* Dario Osorio (MID) – £5.5m
* Quinten Timber (MID) – £5.0m
* Honest Ahanor (DEF) – £4.5m
* Ben Chilwell (DEF) – £4.5m

🔵 Everton
* Ainsley Maitland-Niles (DEF) – £4.5m

⚪️ Fulham
* Manuel Angel (MID) – £5.0m
* Hugo Larsson (MID) – £5.0m
* David Affengruber (DEF) – £4.5m

🐅 Hull City
* Sorba Thomas (MID) – £5.5m
* Ilyas Ansah (FWD) – £5.0m
* Robinio Vaz (FWD) – £5.0m
* Christos Mouzakitis (MID) – £5.0m
* Brooke Norton-Cuffy (DEF) – £4.0m

🚜 Ipswich Town
* Zian Flemming (FWD) – £5.5m

🟡 Leeds United
* Jean-Matteo Bahoya (MID) – £5.0m
* Melvin Bard (DEF) – £4.5m

⚫️ Newcastle United
* Matias Fernandez-Pardo (FWD) – £6.0m

🐈‍⬛ Sunderland
* Malick Fofana (MID) – £5.5m
* Juan Riquelme Angulo (FWD) – £4.5m

Which of these deadline-day arrivals is going straight into your Gameweek squad?

#FPL

Arsenal across the opening two games of the 2026/27 Premier League season:

◉ Lowest xG against (0.54)
◉ Fewest shots faced (11)
◉ Fewest shots on target faced (1)
◉= Fewest goals conceded (0)

[via Squawka]

Are you starting all your Chelsea attackers vs the best defence in the world ?

Triple Captain Haaland vs COV (H) : Pros & Cons

✅ Best single fixture on paper : Promoted side at Home
✅ Opponent : Coventry’s start: Lost both games (0-3 Arsenal, 0-1 Hull).
✅ Record vs newly promtoed teams : 9.4 pts per match
✅ Form : Brace in GW2
✅ Fully rested : No midweek for him before this match; full week’s rest after Palace.
✅ 75% chance of scoring in GW3

❌ Better opportunities may come later : IPS (H) in GW7
❌ City have midweek Europe after this. Porto in the Champions League is days later. Early subs are possible even if he starts
❌ Coventry are not a total collapse : 26 shots conc (9th) ; 2.55 xGC (6th)

Gameweek 3 Fun Facts by the amazing Tom Hadley :

• Chelsea have failed to beat in Arsenal 5 years (all comps).

• The Chelsea striker also hasn’t managed a goal or assist in the last 10 meetings between the sides (all comps).

• Morgan Gibbs-White has an incredible record of getting attacking returns in successive starts.

Over the past two seasons, the amount of times MGW had one at least one follow up return:

2024/25: 86%
2025/26: 71%

(To explain a bit more, say MGW blanks in 3 games straight but finally gets a return in the fourth game, the likeliness of a follow up return to that is high)

• The away side is unbeaten in 4 games between Everton and Man United.

• Harry Maguire has hit DEFCON in 4 of his last 5 games against Everton

• Dewsbury-Hall hit DEFCON in both fixtures last season.

• Newcastle have never kept a CS at home to Bournemouth in the premier league

• 3 penalties were awarded across the Brentford vs Sunderland clashes last season. Only one was scored (Le Fee)

Both Le Fee and Schade missed penalties.

• Igor Thiago scored in both fixtures vs Sunderland last season, including a brace at home.

• The away side is unbeaten in 11 matches between Fulham and Crystal Palace.

🚨 Antoine Semenyo is now seen as the player likeliest to operate as #ManCity’s centre-forward when Erling Haaland is not on the pitch. [Rich Jolly]

🤯 Bryan Mbeumo is currently the most transfered out [almost 500K] player ahead of #GW3 :

❌ 11 pts in GW2
❌ Stats compared to all other PL players: 9 shots (=3rd) , 3 on target (=3rd) , 4 big chances (1st) , 2.25 xG (1st)
❌ Opponent (vs EVE) : 4.14 xGC (16th) , 10 big chances conc. (19th) , 28 shots conc. (13th)

This is a player you want in your team for GW3 , not someone you sell!!!!!

The Scout Wildcard team for Gameweek 3

🔫 One Arsenal player : Konsa
🛡 Minimum insvestment in defence
2️⃣ 2 HUL , MCI ,NEW & CHE players
🔵 Plamer ahead of Rogers , Cherki ahead of Foden/Semenyo

Are you using your WC in #GW3 ?

🎲 Gameweek 3 Preview: Goalscorer Odds

🌑 Haaland | vs Coventry (H) | 65%
• Brace + 3 bonus at Palace in GW2 (13 pts).
• City have scored 6 in 2 matches
• Coventry have conceded 4 in 2 matches
• he averages 9.4 FPL pts per start vs promoted sides

🔴 Isak | vs Ipswich (A) | 44%
• Goal vs Forest in GW2 (8 pts) after 4 shots and 1.09 xGI at Newcastle in GW1
• Ipswich have conceded 6 in 2

🐝 Thiago | vs Sunderland (H) | 43%
• Two blanks so far (missed pen GW1), but he still fired 7 shots and accumulated 1.8 xG , goals are coming!
• Still on pens

How many of these do you own in your #GW3 team?

🎲 Gameweek 3 Preview: Clean Sheet Odds :

🌑 Man City 55% vs Coventry (H)
City kept 16 clean sheets last season (2nd in the league). They have conceded only two goals in two games this season. Coventry have scored 0 in two Premier League matches (0-3 Arsenal, 0-1 Hull).
➡️ Start/Buy City defenders : Gvardiol / Guehi

🐝 Brentford 41% vs Sunderland (H)
Brentford recorded 10 clean sheets last season. Kelleher already has 1 CS from two starts. Sunderland have scored only two league goals (1 at Ipswich, 1 vs Fulham) . They have also lost 3-0 vs SUN (A) last szn.
➡️ Start Brentford defenders .

🕊 Brighton 40% vs Leeds (H)
Brighton kept 10 clean sheets last season and already have one this season . Leeds have scored two goals in two games.
➡️ Start De Cuyper if you own him.

🔫 Arsenal 36% vs Chelsea (H)
Arsenal kept 19 clean sheets last season, conceded the fewest goals in the league, and have 2/2 clean sheets this season (3-0 Coventry, 1-0 Villa — 0 conceded).
➡️ Start all Arsenal defenders you already own, even if they concede , they have high chance of scoring/assisting

Which defenders are you starting in #GW3 ? #FPL