With the cup action out of the way, Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team look ahead to the upcoming midweek action and whether or not you should go against Mo Salah with your armband this week 😳

Talking points this week also include; the north London derby, investing in Palace and Assistant Manger strategy, as the manager prices have been revealed.

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* FA Cup recap (00m 58s)

* Best-value managers (08m 11s)

* Top of table clash (19m 14s)

* The north London derby (26m 38s)

* Who to buy from Palace (32m 40s)

* Salah captaincy alternatives (47m 03s)

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There’s a lot of cup football to be played before the Gameweek 21 deadline, so Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team take the opportunity to discuss the best use of Chips in the second half of the season 🍟🧐

They look at planning for the Double and Blank Gameweeks, when ideally to use your Chips, and the best picks on a Wildcard.

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* Chip use strategy (09m 13s)

* Wildcard defence picks (15m 39s)

* Wildcard midfield picks (22m 27s)

* Wildcard forward picks (26m 54s)

* Bench boost & Free Hit (30m 46s)

* Assistant Manager plan (39m 12s)

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A popular FPL asset, Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold has struggled to produce the points deserving of his price tag 🔴📉

So experts Harry Daniels and Lee Bonfield assess his recent performances and what to do if you own him, as well as Newcastle’s upturn in form and Crystal Palace’s inviting fixtures.

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* Trent trouble (06m 49s)

* Magical Murphy (11m 09s)

* Man City avoid (21m 08s)

* Backing Palace (27m 40s)

* Chelsea dilemma (30m 57s)

* Flying Forest (42m 59s)

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New year, new plans for FPL managers. So Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team begin 2025 by looking at ways to give their teams a boost 📈🤞

They discuss trebling-up on Liverpool, finding alternatives for Cunha, and what to do with the Arsenal attack.

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* Liverpool triple-up (07m 47s)

* Arsenal options (21m 55s)

* Cunha alternatives (29m 53s)

* FPL in 2024 (38m 38s)

* Differential of the Week (43m 16s)

* Transfers and captains (45m 43s)

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A popular purchase going into Gameweek 18, Bruno Fernandes’ red card against Wolves leaves managers questioning whether to hold or sell him 👹👋

So Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team are here to assess the options, how you could use his funds, as well as looking at tripling-up on Newcastle and the teams with the best upcoming fixtures runs.

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* Bye bye Bruno (10m 47s)

* Goalkeeper replacements (19m 31s)

* Brilliant Newcastle (23m 54s)

* Fantastic fixtures (35m 10s)

* Differential of the Week (40m 46s)

* Transfers and captains (44m 37s)

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Following Saka’s injury scare in Arsenal’s match against Crystal Palace, Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team assess the options and who could replace him 🔴🔂

They discuss reinvesting in another Arsenal asset, alternative players, and about having Isak envy

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* Spurs dilemma (09m 54s)

* Incredible Isak (15m 37s)

* Bournemouth performance (22m 32s)

* Selling Saka (30m 07s)

* Differential of the Week (42m 04s)

* Transfers and captains (44m 47s)

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With popular pick Rayan Ait-Nouri suspended and then facing a tricky fixture run, Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team look at who you could replace him with 🐺🔄

They also discuss premium defensive options, chat through the best forward picks, and what names the underlying data are suggesting you should consider.

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* Ait-Nouri woes (06m 45s)

* Premium defence double-up (16m 35s)

* Forward thinking (21m 12s)

* Underlying data (33m 23s)

* Differential of the Week (41m 20s)

* Transfers and captains (44m 10s)

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FPL managers are looking for some festive bargains with cheaper options stepping up in recent Gameweeks and delivering the goods 🎁🤑

So experts Sam Bonfield and FPL Focal, aka Oscar, discuss the great form of Amad Diallo, low-cost defenders, and who to get the most out of upfront.

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* Arsenal defence (05m 28s)

* Liverpool double-up (10m 57s)

* Ait-Nouri alternatives (16m 20s)

* First choice Isak (21m 52s)

* Amazing Amad (28m 05s)

* Spurs decisions (38m 11s)

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An exciting new development dropped this week with the reveal of the Mystery Chip 🃏😍

So Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team are here to give you the lowdown on the new addition and how best to play it, as well as looking ahead to Gameweek 16.

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* Mystery Chip reveal (00m 25s)

* Mystery Chip manager changes (07m 50s)

* How to use with other Chips (10m 57s)

* Selling Mbeumo (32m 05s)

* Differential of the Week (41m 57s)

* Transfers and captains (44m 20s)

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FPL experts Gianni Buttice and Prasun Singhal look at the fall out from the Merseyside derby postponement and managers having to select alternative captaincy options to Mo Salah ©🤔

The pair discuss the options, Chelsea’s improving form, and how premium picks have probably settled themselves with Haaland’s continued struggles.

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* Liverpool postponement (01m 48s)

* Excellent Enzo (06m 17s)

* Leaving Bruno (13m 00s)

* Arsenal defence (19m 25s)

* Man City problems (23m 25s)

* Alternative forwards (32m 50s)

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