FPL Pod

It was a big weekend for chips being activated with plenty pushing the button on Assistant Managers and Wildcards ahead of back-to-back Double Gameweeks. However the top five most captained players all blanked 📉😱

So FPL experts Lee Bonfield and Az Phillips take a look at which Doubling teams played well, whether it’s best to reduce the number of Arsenal players you have, and who’s a good candidate for the Triple Captain chip.

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* Aston Villa assets (08m 30s)
* Struggling Man City (16m 02s)
* Palace problems (20m 42s)
* All in on Isak (27m 36s)
* Arsenal conundrum (31m 50s)
* Chelsea consideration (36m 07s)

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It’s a huge Gameweek for activating chips as managers look to use their Wildcard or Assistant Manager following the announcement of Double Gameweek 33 🃏🤑🃏

So Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team are here to take you through all the clubs with multiple fixtures, the best players to target, as well as what we can learn from Gameweek 30.

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* Double Gameweek announcement (00m 40s)
* Arsenal decisions (12m 25s)
* Magic Marmoush (19m 22s)
* Assistant Manager chip (29m 33s)
* Differential of the Week (42m 00s)
* Transfers and captains (44m 06s)

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With the FA Cup quarter-finals complete we now know how Blank Gameweek 34 might look with six sides currently blanking. 👀

Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team discuss potential chip strategies with Double and Blanks coming, injuries to two popular forwards and preview the long-awaited Gameweek 30.

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* Blank Gameweek 34 planning (02m 15s)
* Juls’ Wildcard run through (12m 20s)
* Haaland’s injury scare (24m 04s)
* Chris Wood a doubt (26m 16s)
* Players returning from injury (35m 20s)
* Differentials, transfers and captains (40m 10s)

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Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team continue to utilise the international break to complete their perfect Wildcard teams ahead of the Run In.

They discuss essential Salah, backing Bruno Fernandes, as well as picking Marmoush over Haaland up top.

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* Must-have Salah (06m 16s)
* Cole Palmer questions (09m 53s)
* Backing Bruno (15m 15s)
* Promising Palace (22m 16s)
* Bournemouth options (25m 38s)
* Marmoush v Haaland (37m 28s)

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Off the back of Blank Gameweek 29, FPL Managers now face a long wait until Gameweek 30 with an international break and an FA Cup weekend taking place. 😫

Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team are making sure to use that time wisely as they discuss some Wildcard options, focusing on the best goalkeeper and defenders to add to your squad.

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* BGW29 review (00m 35s)
* Chip strategies (09m 13s)
* Best goalkeepers (17m 48s)
* Avoid the Liverpool defence (26m 30s)
* Double Arsenal defence (31m 10s)
* Best five defenders (40m 15s)

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Bruno Fernandes was the star of the show in Blank Gameweek 29 hauling a massive 17 points as he became the fourth-most bought player in a Gameweek of all time. 💪

Experts Prasun Singhal and Gianni Buttice examine a big week for the Free Hit chip, Man City’s forward dilemma and some worrying Chris Wood form as we begin the two-week wait for Gameweek 30 to come around.

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* EFL Cup final review (02m 17s)
* Haaland or Marmoush? (10m 30s)
* Forest in focus (16m 51s)
* Bruno goes big (21m 56s)
* No Cole leaves a hole (27m 49s)
* Early captaincy thoughts (40m 21s)

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With four teams absent from the Premier League this weekend because of the League Cup final, Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team take a look at the best sides you can create if using the Free Hit chip to avoid the Blank Gameweek 🃏🤑🃏

They discuss an unusual goalkeeper pick, backing Bruno in the middle, and urge caution with Haaland. But, while focusing on a Free Hit side, these are of course good players to consider for this week even if you aren’t using the chip and are planning to play though.

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* Super Salah (06m 16s)
* Free Hit goalkeepers (19m 48s)
* Free Hit midfielders (24m 50s)
* Free Hit Forwards (29m 03s)
* Differential of the Week (39m 47s)
* Transfers and captains (43m 58s)

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Mo Salah continues to earn his title as the FPL King after he broke his own season points total record against Southampton at the weekend. And he still has nine matches to go 👑🇪🇬🔴

But outside of the star midfielder, Liverpool assets are being let go by managers with experts Sam Bonfield and Harry Daniels explaining the thinking behind the moves, why it’s still difficult to back Erling Haaland, and if it’s worth a punt on Bruno Fernandes.

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* Selling Liverpool assets (04m 32s)
* Cole conundrum (09m 06s)
* Avoiding Man City (15m 56s)
* Backing Bournemouth (29m 12s)
* Minteh’s moment (35m 50s)
* Fernandes finding form (39m 40s)

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While there was no Premier League matches to deal with, it’s been a big week for FPL as popular picks have been ruled out for forthcoming Gameweeks through injury and suspension 🤕🔴🤔

So Kelly Somers and the Pod team are back to look at all the alternative defenders and forwards available, strategise for upcoming Blanks and Doubles following the FA Cup results, and urge caution with Salah against Saints.

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* FA Cup fallout (08m 01s)
* Lewis Hall injury (17m 23s)
* Isak headache (22m 16s)
* Forward replacements (27m 44s)
* Differential of the Week (35m 38s)
* Transfers and captains (40m 14s)

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The surprise resting of Alexander Isak in Gameweek 27 caught a lot of FPL managers out, so Kelly Somers and the Pod team look at our forward options and the upcoming fixtures ⚫️🤔⚪️

The team also discuss that captaincy decision between Salah and Palmer, as well as recap the best players in each position so far this season.

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* Palmer struggles (07m 48s)
* Isak conundrum (16m 37s)
* Bringing in Haaland? (19m 01s)
* Pedro problem (22m 52s)
* Player of the season so far (30m 14s)
* Mbeumo leads the mids (35m 50s)

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