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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Players from Liverpool, Newcastle, Crystal Palace and Aston Villa are hitting great form but with a Blank for all four teams on the horizon in Gameweek 29, it’s time to plan to transfer some of them out 👋🚪

So Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team look at who is a must-keep, whether the Free Hit chip might be the way to go, and give some love to Jarrod Bowen ahead of the next set of fixtures.

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* GW26 review (02m 17s)

* Letting Liverpool go (07m 54s)

* BGW29 Free Hit (26m 10s)

* GW27 preview (31m 51s)

* Differentials (36m 20s)

* Transfers & captains (40m 06s)

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There’s a big difference to the pod this week as Kelly Somers and the team start to look ahead to Blank Gameweek 29 and discuss how to make the most out of the Assistant Manager chip 🤔🤑🤔

They chat through letting Liverpool assets go, possibly selling Palmer, and whether Morgan Rogers is still great value for money.

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* Ian returns (01m 38s)

* Assistant Manager Chip (14m 44s)

* Palmer priority sell? (28m 10s)

* De-investing in Liverpool (36m 30s)

* Differentials (41m 31s)

* Transfers & captains (51m 04s)

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With Double Gameweek 25 almost over, FPL experts Sam Bonfield and FPL Focal, aka Oscar, look back on the weekend’s action and debate whether it’s time to consider moving off some popular picks 👍🤩👎

They cover Cole Palmer’s fall in form, Brighton’s improvement, and a special mention for Mo Salah as he’s on course to break his own FPL record.

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* Palmer stumble (04m 22s)

* Brighton upturn (07m 11s)

* Arsenal triple options (08m 37s)

* Shining Salah (20m 46s)

* Manchester decisions (25m 51s)

* Bournemouth consideration (45m 28s)

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After the fun of one Double Gameweek, we quickly have another as Liverpool again play twice in Double Gameweek 25 🔴😍🔴

Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team discuss which players to pick, who best to use the Assistant Manager chip on, and throw it forward to future fixture permutations.

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* Future fixtures (06m 33s)

* January signings (17m 22s)

* Assistant manager plans (24m 14s)

* Liverpool and Villa Double (27m 36s)

* Differentials (34m 41s)

* Transfers & captains (39m 08s)

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A dramatic deadline to Double Gameweek 24 saw the most chips ever deployed, with news coming just before of another Double in Gameweek 25 🤑🍟🤑

So Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team review how the chips worked out, what move to make next with the Assistant Manager chip, and they look ahead to teams to target in Blank Gameweek 29.

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* Chip chaos (00m 40s)

* Double Gameweek 25 (12m 40s)

* Assistant manager thoughts (19m 56s)

* Buying Bournemouth (22m 10s)

* Everton consideration (28m 25s)

* Sidestepping Mbeumo? (31m 13s)

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Chris Wood once again showed his incredible form this season with a hat-trick against Brighton, despite being a popular transfer out ahead of the Double Gameweek 🌳👏

Experts Harry Daniels and Lee Bonfield discuss his performance, all the Chips used, and who stood out in the Double Gameweek so far.

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* Deadline chaos (02m 22s)

* Spurs upturn (08m 52s)

* Forest so good (14m 47s)

* Backing Bournemouth (22m 05s)

* Liverpool plans (26m 25s)

* Crystal Palace dilemma (39m 10s)

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