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An Oasis of joy for Erling Haaland Captainers and Triple Captainers as the big man took home the match ball on Saturday and he wasn't the only hat-trick scorer this weekend as Noni Madueke also hit a treble - all assisted by cold Cole Palmer - as The Blues scored six at Wolves. Suj and James review all the weekend games from Gameweek 2 which saw a continuation of clean sheets which even remarkably featured Tottenham and West Ham keeping the door locked. But it was cleans for Arsenal and Liverpool that helped a Haaland-less James survive the week. There's insight into some of the weekend tactics including Tottenham's very offensive setup, Newcastle concern and why Kevin De Bruyne needs close monitoring. And now James in on Wildcard, with thoughts given on the players under consideration, while Suj has some issues to deal with, such as Christopher Nkunku and Lewis Hall, but he might not panic. Or he might. Some Might Say. Tomorrow on Planet FPL: The Clayton & James Show Today on Patreon: The Patreon Q'N'A

On James' live stream this afternoon.... the fear feels very real for those who don't have the Manchester City assets they want; but is there a danger in buying City for the sake of buying City? Plus discussion on fitness concerns ahead of the afternoon press conferences, benching dilemmas, triple captaining Erling Haaland, dealing with the Christopher Nkunku problem and lots more Tomorrow on Planet FPL: James presents The GW2 Deadline Stream, in partnership with FPL Team, live and exclusive on the Planet FPL YouTube Channel at 10am BST Today on Patreon: The GW2 Differential Show and The Team News Stream For the full Planet FPL schedule this week, including our offering on Patreon view this post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/schedule-aug-110373127 Want to become a member of our FPL community and support the Podcast?  Want to become a member of our FPL community and support the Podcast?  Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/planetfpl Follow James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlanetFPLPod Fo

On the opening of Clash of the Correspondents for 2024/25 James is joined by Wolves fan Bradley Parker and Chelsea fan Gary Mantle to discuss current matters and FPL assets at their clubs ahead of Sunday's meeting at Molineux. As the closure of the transfer window approaches both clubs are in very different positions. Despite recouping close to £100m after the sales of Max Kilman and Pedro Neto (to Chelsea) the club reportedly only have £20m to invest; whilst at Chelsea the spending continues and more can be expected before the transfer window shuts, but the club is trying to sell several players with up to 15 reportedly told they don't have a future at the club and that includes Raheem Sterling. There's discussion on what Chelsea can expect from Neto and what may now be their strongest line-up and where Wolves may look to spend what is available to improve their current squad. Plus, FPL discussions feature a strong interest in Chelsea assets with a good fixture list on the horizon. The Christopher Nkunku

Clayton and James present a new show idea where they discuss some of the current talking points in football, covering several topics. On today's Podcast: The Monday night Football between Leicester and Tottenham New Premier League Rules New FPL players of interest Joachim Andersen and Ilkay Gundogan proposed transfers Antonio Conte's crazy start at Napoli On This Day Nostalgia from 1994 - Leicester 1-3 Newcastle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxCJTuCojjY Tomorrow on Planet FPL: Clash of the Correspondents, Wolves v Chelsea with Bradley Parker and Gary Mantle Today on Patreon: Tot&Ars and The Midweek FPL Dilemma For the full Planet FPL schedule this week, including our offering on Patreon view this post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/schedule-aug-110373127 Want to become a member of our FPL community and support the Podcast?  Want to become a member of our FPL community and support the Podcast?  Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/planetfpl Follow James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/P

Clayton and James discuss the winner of this weeks People's Poll vote and assess where all 20 Premier League clubs should be looking to invest in their squads ahead of the closure of The Transfer Window next Friday? Who needs a new forward? Who needs defensive reinforcement? Who requires better cover in a specific position? Speculation on who may move and more. Tomorrow on Planet FPL: The Clayton and James Show Today on Patreon: GW1 Debutants Quiz and Away Days For the full Planet FPL schedule this week, including our offering on Patreon view this post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/schedule-aug-110373127 Want to become a member of our FPL community and support the Podcast?  Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/planetfpl Follow James on Twitter/x: https://twitter.com/PlanetFPLPod Follow Suj on Twitter/x: https://twitter.com/sujanshah Follow Clayton on Twitter/x: https://twitter.com/claytsAFC Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PlanetFPL Like us on Facebook: https://

The Planet FPL Gameweek Review returns as Suj and James discuss the nind games played so far in Gameweek 1 and it was a great weekend for many who attacked the opening weekend fixtures as several top players returned well and clean sheets were on the rise with Arsenal, Liverpool, the Manchester clubs and Newcastle all managing to keep out their opponents. There's tactical insight to the games and as usual a slant towards FPL thinking with much of the advice given that managers should hold their nerve on the majority of selections and that may even include one or two players who didn't start this weekend. And it was a big FPL week for James with four Tottenham in the team and a Bench Boost active. It went well, but is the good work about to be undone in Gameweek 2 with the proposed Wildcard now unlikely to be played? That would likely mean no Erling Haaland this weekend and possibly no Manchester City coverage at all! Tomorrow on Planet FPL: The People's Poll Podcast. Vote for your topic of choice on Twitte

Suj, James and Clayton reveal their final drafts ahead of today's Gameweek 1 deadline. But are they actually likely to be the confirmed line ups by the time the deadline arrives? Perhaps not with team news today still so important and some on this Podcast might be more sure of what they're doing than others... Still to come on Planet FPL today: James presents The GW1 Deadline Steam Live, in partnership with FPL team, exclusively on The Planet FPL YouTube Channel at 530pm BST Monday on Planet FPL: Planet FPL s8 ep8 - The First Gameweek Review Podcast of the season Today on Patreon: The Differential Show and the Team News Stream For the full Planet FPL schedule this week, including our offering on Patreon view this post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/schedule-aug-109908150 Want to become a member of our FPL community and support the Podcast?  Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/planetfpl Follow James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlanetFPLPod Follow Suj on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sujansha

In a Planet FPL public first, Suj and Clayton join James for a 3-way - get your minds out of the gutter - to answer questions from the FPL Community on a range of topics that haven't been covered already on this week's Planet FPL Podcast. Includes discussion on FPL goal setting, Saka v Son, Goalkeepers, planned transfers, covering price points, Oscar Bobb's injury, Ebe Eze, one week punts, longer-term picks, enablers and lots more. Tomorrow on Planet FPL: Planet FPL s8 ep7 - Final Drafts Today on Patreon: The Differential Zombies and The Best At That Price is... For the full Planet FPL schedule this week, including our offering on Patreon view this post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/schedule-aug-109908150 Want to become a member of our FPL community and support the Podcast?  Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/planetfpl Follow James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlanetFPLPod Follow Suj on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sujanshah Follow Clayton on Twitter: https://twitter.com/claytsAFC Subsc

Clayton and James take a deep dive into captaincy over the opening 10 Gameweeks of the season to determine the premium players wanted and needed for the opening weeks of the new season; before moving on in the latter part of the Podcast to a discussion on rotation options. The Haaland vs Salah debate continues, with the case made for both players, the difficulty in having both, the importance of the number 36, when it'll be time to hide behind the sofa and which of the players priced 8.5-10.5 stands up as being one that may well be wanted more often than FPL managers may expect for captaincy. There's also an overview of captaincy through the winter months and when during the season there really will be a time to take Haaland on with the captaincy - for those not brave enough to do it at the start! (Understandable!). Plus, a look at rotations, which even includes a 6.0 and 4,0 option together but focuses primarily on players and combinations priced in the 4.5 bracket and there may well be some options that

James details to Suj and the audience what we can expect throughout the season with Blank and Double Gameweeks and it's going to make Chip Strategy very different in this season to what we have been use to in previous campaigns. So is it safe to use the Chips early in the season? Is James' intention to Bench Boost in Gameweek 1 a consequence of this? There's discussion on options for using the Chips both in the first and second half of the campaigns, why Manchester United and Tottenham could cause a particular headache to the schedule and why we shouldn't forget The Mystery Chip will also be available in the second half of the season. And there's further analysis of options for when to use the first Wildcard. Tomorrow on Planet FPL: Planet FPL s8 ep5 - Captaincy And Rotations Today on Patreon: Telegraph and CloudFF For the full Planet FPL schedule this week, including our offering on Patreon view this post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/schedule-aug-109908150 Want to become a member of our FPL communit

Suj and James give an A-W overview of all 20 teams and the players they are considering for their FPL drafts ahead of Gameweek 1, commenting further on what was learned from the 20 Correspondent Week Podcasts and what new information was learned from each club's final pre-season friendlies. There's discussion on squad structure, enablers, premiums and specific players who may deliver returns in Gameweek 1, particularly as James continues to look towards an opening weekend Bench Boost. But with Dominic Solanke signed has he locked four Tottenham players into his squad? Tomorrow on Planet FPL: Planet FPL s8 ep4 - Chip Strategy Today on Patreon: The Patreon Q'N'A and The Correspondent Week Draft For the full Planet FPL schedule this week, including our offering on Patreon view this post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/schedule-aug-109908150 Want to become a member of our FPL community and support the Podcast?  Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/planetfpl Follow James on Twitter: https://twitter.co

On the 20th and final Podcast of Correspondent Week James is joined by Liverpool fan Dan Lord to discuss The Reds FPL assets and what we can expect tactically and stylistically from new manager Arne Slot. The club have been quiet in the transfer window so far. Could a reason behind this be that all of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil Van Dijk and Mo Salah are entering the final year of their contracts. Can the club afford to take a risk of losing these players for free next summer if agreements on new deals aren't reached soon? Salah v Haaland is discussed in detail, there's discussion on the likely positioning of FPL's GOAT and also incomparision to other Liverpool attackers. Is Diogo Jota, for example, worth a 5.0 saving against Salah? Trent's now down to 7.0. He too is compared to Jota, but is he certain to start in GW1, and might the likes of Jarrel Quansah, Coonor Bradley or Kostantis Tsimikas offer a cheaper route into Liverpool's defence at the start of the season? And interest in Reds assets will b

Aaron Lagor joins James to discuss all things Leicester City and their FPL assets ahead of their Monday night Gameweek opener against James' Tottenham. But despite being the Championship Champions they currently don't feel as strong as they did when achieving promotion. Why? Manager Enzo Maresca and key player Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall have departed for Chelsea. Former Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper is Maresca's replacement and there's a detailed debate on what may be different under the new manager. For FPL club legend Jamie Vardy may still lead the line, while wide men Abdul Fatawu and Stephy Mavididi are also 5.5. Should any of the trio appeal for investment? And there are enablers to consider with Wout Faes (4.0) and Harry Winks (4.5) both well owned. But you may listen to this Podcast and want to have a second look at Tottenham assets and The Foxes also look set for a points deduction. Follow Aaron on Twitter/x: https://twitter.com/AaronLagor Next on Correspondent Week: ep.20 Liverpool with Dan

*Recorded last night prior to this morning's reported news that it now looks likely Dominic Solanke will be on his way to Tottenham... ...James is joined by Bournemouth fan Neil Grover and conversation immediately gets into the big transfer story featuring The Cherries, with talisman Dominic Solanke heavily linked with a move to Tottenham. Will he or won't he? And in which circumstances should FPL managers be investing in the forward? There's discussion on which Cherries attacking assets may step up in the scenario of their star forward leaving, one solution may be that a player listed as a midfielder could end up out of position. Plus, best defensive assets assessed, where the club can be expected to invest in the transfer market and the club's continuing ambition to improve. Follow Neil on Twitter/x: https://twitter.com/AFCBNG Next on Correspondent Week: ep.19 Leicester with Aaron Lagor For the full Planet FPL schedule this week, including our offering on Patreon view this post: https://www.patreon.co

The Final Day of Correspondent Week kicks off with Gary Mantle joining James to discuss FPL assets and expectations for Chelsea under new manager Enzo Maresca and a period that should be full of enthusiasm has quickly evaporated due to some chaotic performances in pre-season and further strange transfer dealings. There's conversation on Maresca's intended tactics, what's been going wrong and there's an analysis of the transfer business which continues to leave many Chelsea fans concerned. Plus, Cole Palmer has received the highest ever price rise in FPL after finishing last season as the top points scorer. but currently there are many questions mark as to where exactly he will play in the new system. Therefore should a 4.0 saving be made by investing in Christopher Nkunku? And there's a run through of the squad to see if there are any more FPL assets to consider such as one of the 4.5 defenders, Noni Madueke, or a refreshed Raheem Sterling. But predicting the starting eleven for Gameweek 1 proves a very

Day 4 of Correspondent Week concludes with the team that finished in the Top 4 to secure Champions League football as James is joined by Aston Villa fan Lee Jackson to discuss The Villains fantastic achievement and their FPL assets before the big kick off. Ollie Watkins was phenomenal last season and a Euro Semi Final hero for England. Currently owned by roughly half of FPL managers he's the club's clear talisman. Villa have a challenging opening two so those without may want to add the forward in GW3, but it might not be easy for those who go without it might not be so easy to bring him in without a Wildcard. Leon Bailey also had a great season and at 6.5 will appeal, particularly for those without Watkins, but with UCL football to look forward to how reliable will his minutes be? And might Morgan Rogers, currently the only 5.0 midfielder owned by over 3% of managers be the better way to cover some of the Villa attack? There's also assessment of Villa's defensive assets including Ezri Konsa and Ian Maats

Southampton fan Matt Samuel joins James to discuss The Saints FPL assets and their chances of beating the drop under Russell Martin who will want to play an attractive style but is the team equipped enough to play the way he wants to? The squad will need strengthening, but within a budget, and a priority would be to get in a new goalkeeper and depth is required in the forward areas but the addition of Ben Brereton Diaz - who has been classified as a midfielder - offers genuine competition to Adam Armstrong for those seeking a Saints attacker. And FPL managers may want to invest in one, because despite the opening weekend's daunting trip to Newcastle an outstanding run of fixtures follows. Plus, there's a detailed debate about the relegation fight and 4.0 defenders, which includes the current highest owned, Southampton's Taylor Harwwod-Bellis. And the Saints may have the best 4.5 forward in the game too. Follow Matt on Twitter/x: https://twitter.com/CS_Wipeout Next on Correspondent Week: ep.16 Aston Vil

Sam Murray joins James to discuss the summer changes at Brighton with Roberto De Zerbi replaced by Fabian Hürzeler, who at 31 becomes the Premier League's youngest ever permanent manager. The Podcast includes discussion on what we can expect tactically from the new man in charge. And there's plenty of FPL discussion which includes interest in new attacker Yankubah Minteh who may thrill from the right and is attainable at 5.5, the same price as the popular Joao Pedro, but will the forward prove his fitness ahead of Gameweek 1? And the brilliant Kaoru Mitoma (6.5) is back fit, but largely being ignored. Perhaps that's because of a difficult fixture schedule which sees The Seagulls play 7 of last season's top 8 in the opening 11 gameweeks, but week 4 & 5 are very attractive with home fixtures against Ipswich and Nottingham Forest, a period that looks perfect to field 4.0 defender Valentin Barco, who if he does well is likely to make interest in any of the rest of the defensive assets at 4.5 undesirable. But m

It's a Planet FPL debut for new Fulham Correspondent Lewis James on the opening Podcast of Day 4 on Correspondent Week and with a very attractive set of fixtures to begin with there's plenty of interest in their FPL assets. But how will they cope with the departure of the brilliant Joao Palhinha? There's detail on new additions including Emile Smith-Rowe and a returning Ryan Sessegnon, and more additions can be expected to a squad that is likely to be led up front by Rodrigo Muniz who will prove popular for those looking for a reliable cheaper forward. Bernd Leno has been a proven consistent goalkeeper in Fantasy, but he may be overlooked with Fulham's backline all priced at 4.5. There's a debate about the prospects for Timothy Castagne and Antonee Robinson. Plus, could Smith-Rowe's arrival mean a departure for Andreas Pereira, and if so, who would take over set-piece duties. The answer may surprise. And there's also detail of why we may see a back three from Fulham as the season progresses. Follow Lewis

Day 3 of Correspondent Week concludes with Crystal Palace fan Ruaidhri McLaughlin-Dowd joining James to discuss his club who had an outstanding end to last season under Oliver Glasner and have a number of very interesting FPL assets. The futures of Marc Guehi and Ebe Eze are discussed and it's not implausible that both could follow Michael Olise through the exit door, and Ruaidhri has a warning for Fantasy owners of Eze even if it's confirmed he will stay. Jean-Phillipe Mateta couldn't stop scoring during the run-in but with him away at France and the Olympic final on Friday is he a likely absentee for the opener at Brentford? Plus, the new signings assessed (of which Ruaidhri currently has one for FPL), Joachim Andersen's high ownership, Daniel Munoz potential and the problem to picking the right 4.5 goalkeeper might have an answer. And are The Eagles the most likely team to break through into the top 8? Follow Ruaidhri on Twitter/x: https://twitter.com/R_P_MD Next on Correspondent Week: ep.13 Fulham w