What to do with Joao Pedro in FPL? - Fantasy Football Community

Joao Pedro (£5.7m) is now sporting a yellow flag after Fabian Hurzeler’s press conference on Thursday.

The Brazil international, one of the most-bought forwards of Gameweek 21, twisted his ankle in training and was all but ruled out of Brighton and Hove Albion’s FA Cup third-round tie against Norwich City.

There’s now a trickle of transfers out since the 75% flag was added.

Here are our own thoughts on what to do with the Brazilian.

WAIT UNTIL SATURDAY NIGHT…

For starters, the recommendation would be to wait until Saturday evening before doing anything.

You shouldn’t miss out on any price rises for potential targets overnight, according to Ragabolly’s very reliable price predictor. Pedro himself is some distance from dropping.

We say Saturday evening because that’s when we should hear again from Fabian Hurzeler.

The Albion boss will be facing the media in the aftermath of his side’s cup clash with Norwich.

He may, at that point, give an update on Pedro’s MRI scan. As well as his post-match presser, he should have television interviews to conduct – so we can hope that at least one of the reporters present enquires about the Brazilian’s condition.

We’ll bring you an update when we can in our FA Cup Scout Notes.

…AND AGAIN UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING IF POSSIBLE

If Hurzeler is non-committal or no one asks about Pedro’s fitness, then the next hope we have is an update in the Seagulls head coach’s pre-Gameweek 21 press conference.

However, there’s a big problem with that.

Brighton are in Gameweek 21 action on Thursday, so there’s a very good chance that Hurzeler doesn’t face the media until Wednesday – a day after the FPL deadline passes.

This happened back in Gameweek 14, indeed.

There is still a slim chance that Hurzeler will fulfil his media commitments a day earlier. We’ll know for certain when Sky Sports lists the day’s press conferences on Tuesday morning. Again, we’ll keep you posted on that front.

That’s obviously leaving it late to decide whether to keep Pedro or find a replacement.

There may be price rises in that time, too, although Ragabolly’s algorithm suggests that not many forwards are close to doing so at present.

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