Last Minute Gameweek 17 Tips
The community provide all of their last minute Gameweek 17 tips ahead of the deadline.
Should you transfer in or even captain Felipe Anderson against Fulham this weekend?
Watchlist
Felipe Anderson is the only choice aside from the premium assets that features in the Gameweek 17 tips video on YouTube. Hazard and Kane are expected to perform well in their next 4 games, fuelling the debate over premium players.
? NEW #FPL VIDEO ?
The 'Players to Watch' series continues for #GW17, with 4⃣ options to consider between GW17-21.
➡️ https://t.co/jB06Jkj8fR pic.twitter.com/lPZnn39Lxp
— FPLtips (@_FPLtips) December 10, 2018
Fixtures
Adam Hopcroft delves into the festive fixture schedule, which takes us all the way through to 2019 for the Gameweek 17 tips. Four of the five favoured premium players have 3 home games during this period: Spurs suffer the toughest turnaround times.
Heavy hitter festive schedule:
Salah – MUN wol NEW ARS mci
Sterling – EVE CRY lei sot LIV
Hazard – bri LEI cry wat SOU
Kane – BUR eve BOU WOL car
Aubameyang – sou BUR bri liv FUL
Budget probably only allows for 3 max – which 3 score most over next 5?
— Adam Hopcroft (@ahopcroft13) December 9, 2018
Xmas matches:
Liverpool play on 21 Dec , 26, 29, 3
Arsenal – 22, 26, 29, 1
Spurs – 23, 26, 29, 1
Chelsea 22, 26, 30, 2
City 22, 26, 30, 3
Spurs have a very intense schedule, nailed Kane unlikely to play 360 mins
Schedule seems kind to City & Liverpool
— Adam Hopcroft (@ahopcroft13) December 10, 2018
Picks
The FPL Editor selects five players to consider using the Fantasy Football Fix algorithm. There’s no surprise to see Harry Kane taking the headlines, but which attacking defender and West Ham attacker provide the best investment?
? GW17 Top Five Key Players ?
✅ Who to ©?
✅ Which City attacker?
✅ Midfielder <6.5
✅ ⚒ attacker?
✅ attacking full-backLooking for stats to support your decisions? It’s here!
Averaging 6.54pts per pick ?
?/❤️’s appreciated
Click here ?? https://t.co/XfKGy8zt1u pic.twitter.com/0c9Cb1SZQQ
— The Editor (@FPLEditor) December 14, 2018
Podcast
Premium options dominate the conversation in the Who Got The Assist? Podcast. There’s also an interesting debate on the “Selfishness Index” which could influence those transfers going forward.
WGTA Episode 56 ?
One the pod this week we discuss Tom's recent #FPL despair (as well as many others'!), and how we fight back the darkness ??
We also discuss @WGTA_Nick's Selfishness Index and how it may be of use to managers ?
Plus ??♀️???????❓
Enjoy! ??https://t.co/kpLZUkDGGk— Who Got The Assist? (Tom) (@WGTA_FPL) December 11, 2018
Captains
Hazard is the only premium option to miss out in the FPL Connect Captain Metric for the Gameweek 17 tips. Kane may be leading the latest Twitter polls, but the metric urges managers to consider some other options first.
✍? NEW CAPTAIN METRIC ARTICLE ✍?
We crunch the numbers on Kane v Sterling v Salah v Aubameyang and provide 2x differential (C) options ✅
Who has the best goal conversion rate this week? ? Find that and who wins the metric out now ⬇️ #GW17 #FPLhttps://t.co/iQIA7j0vTb
— #FPL Connect (@FPL_Connect) December 11, 2018
Transfers
Lucas Torreira may be one of the biggest bandwagons for the Gameweek 17 tips, but is it really time to invest in a defensive minded midfielder? Danny Bryan provides his analysis for the Fantasy Football Pundits.
? NEW #FPL ARTICLE ?
@DannyBryan27 returns with his Hot or Not review of Gameweek 17.
175,000+ transfers IN for Arsenal’s Lucas Torreira… ⤵️https://t.co/CcNiIY62aV
— Fantasy Football Pundits (@FFPundits) December 14, 2018
Injuries
Injury expert, Ben Dinnery, provides his unique insight into Callum Wilson’s chances of featuring this weekend in his latest video update. The prognosis doesn’t sound promising for those holding the Cherries main man.
Eddie Howe will speak on Friday morning ahead of the Wolves game. But, until then, my thoughts on Callum Wilson lining up for the Cherries. #AFCB ? pic.twitter.com/zvVm8rqrDX
— Ben Dinnery (@BenDinnery) December 13, 2018
Column
FPL Stag returns with his RotoWorld column on Gameweek 18. Among the discussion, there’s an investigation into how Manchester City assets were rotated last season: will Pep adopt a similar process this season?
Stag's Take – #GW17 ? for @Rotoworld_PL ?
? How Pep rotates (My take on City assets minutes played this time last year – see image) CC: @hailcheaters
?©️ Captaincy
?? To read ??https://t.co/kll6TyGdcQ pic.twitter.com/o6I9LZlrOP
— FPL Stag (Anthony) (@FPLStag) December 14, 2018
Thread
The FPL Analyst debuts in the Gameweek 17 tips with a helpful thread which analyses the medium priced midfielders in FPL. Anderson’s teammate matches him in the ratings, as Ryan Fraser slips in popularity.
Medium priced midfielders analysis – thread ?
Last 5 GW's – £7.3M Felipe Anderson ?
➡️ 35 points, 420 minutes
➡️ 3 goals, 1.28 xG
➡️ 1 assist, 0.57 xA
➡️ 9 shots, 5 key passes
➡️ Really easy fixtures coming – average FDR 2.2My overall rating: 5/6
— #FPL Analyst (@TheFPL_Analyst) December 12, 2018
Preview
Fantasy YIRMA have a brand new preview for the Gameweek 17 tips. There’s suggestions in each position for those seeking a Trent or Wilson replacement, plus a tip for those competing in draft competitions this weekend.
…ok folks#FPL Gameweek 17 Content
?Preview: https://t.co/hRhoYor8b7 (THANK YOU NIALL)
?Podcast: https://t.co/24eVI1mcWg
⚽️@FourFourTwo Column: https://t.co/c8YgK5CQsN
….Quote this tweet with your mince pie preference – Custard or no Custard??? pic.twitter.com/bjpJ4usejF
— Ryan FantasyYIRMA (@FantasyYIRMA) December 14, 2018
Daily
FPL Hints shares his must-have and differential players for this weekennd’s contests over on Starting 11. Spurs, Manchester City and West Ham assets remain popular!
? Daily Fantasy Football Tips – Gameweek 17 ?https://t.co/mAL1xhhgeu@starting11app must-haves and differentials ✔
Also, download the free-to-play game and have a go today:https://t.co/FqZoUgHIxg pic.twitter.com/PWDinJzDRL
— Chief @FPLHINTS (Ash) ?? (@FPLHints) December 14, 2018