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Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! A festive hybrid breaks down GW16 and looks ahead to GW20 (The Preview starts at 31:28). In the GW19 review, the lads review the players on the radar, including Arsenal assets demolishing Norwich, Tottenham assets demolishing Crystal Palace and Jarrod Bowen excelling in defeat for West Ham against Southampton. They award a Chelsea wing back Blankety Blank, and look...

Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas from the FPL Lounge! Andy & Chris are back to record their pre-Christmas GW19 Preview, but start by running through all of the latest FPL news, including the neatly wrapped additional Free Hit from those kind elves in the FPL workshop, the bah humbug of two GW19 postponements already, and a look ahead to a (likely) DGW22, as well as additional DGWs later in the year....

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! In a Covid-ravaged gameweek there were still some fixtures that survived and the lads are back to review them. Despite the many postponements the radar still managed to highlight decent City and Arsenal options. The lads discuss a Top Differential and a high owned blanker who might need moving out of teams. The review their honey traps, which also just about managed...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! Covid is back in full force, resulting in plenty of cancellations in GW17 (with an extra one announced as we're typing these episode notes!), meaning that many games in GW18 are also in jeopardy. Nevertheless, Andy and Chris crack on, trying to identify players on the radar to target from clubs rumoured to be Covid-free (for now).  Next they try to catch each o...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The hybrid returns as we review GW16 and preview GW17 (The Preview starts at 32:13). In the GW16 review, the lads review the players on the radar, weighing up Emmanuel vs King, Man Utd's labouring victory over Norwich and Bowen's blank in a dud claret and blue affair. They review their swimming against the tide and reflect on captaincy selections, and how a CR7 pena...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! Covid is back rearing its ugly head and adding to the festive fixture player availability carnage to create many problems for managers. The lads discuss Spurs' outbreak and its FPL implications before looking at players on the radar: has Andy drunk the Rangnick hype-juice too early or are there some legitimate Man Utd assets to help us take advantage of their favour...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! In this review of GW15 the lads look back over their players on the radar: one Man City asset stood out but what does it mean going forward? Who looked good for Man Utd under Rangnick’s new 4-2-2-2 system? Are Watford good? And did any of the cheaper DEFs look like options? Defenders feature heavily on both Blankety Blank and Top Differential with mixed fortunes for...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The hybrid is back again as we review GW14 and preview GW15 (The Preview starts at 31:04). In the GW14 review, the lads review the players on the radar, with some serious 'rotation' (or are they genuine injuries?) among City assets, while the lads continue to wax lyrical about Tariq Lamptey, trash Dan James and differentiate between the Liverpool captaincy options....

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The hybrid is back for the first time this season as we review GW13 and preview GW14 (The Preview starts at 33:42). In the GW13 review, the lads review the players on the radar, with some decent picks including Jota, a winning Honey Trap for Andy and Liverpool assets providing good armband selections. (33:42) The GW14 Preview includes trying to take advantage of a f...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! No technical issues affect the lads this week but they still manage to make the pod over 70 minutes. After ticking off some FPL Lounge bingo cards with chat about Man Utd's new interim manager, the lads preview Ben Chilwell replacements, including one wing back staying on the radar, and a new addition. A few other additions to the radar come in the form of players f...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! In this review of GW12 - hopefully with all technical difficulties in the rearview mirror - the lads discuss Tottenham's dud attack, despite returns for Reguillon, a gift from Jota and how two 3-3 draws provided positives and negatives for the radar picks.  Am EFL legend is this week's Blankety Blank, while the Top Differential is a premium asset with some of t...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! Technical issues blight the lads again this week but, after discussing the manager merry-go-round, the radar sees a rare GK sighting along with Spurs and Palace assets with good runs coming up. There’s even room for a gamble on a striker who could benefit from the managerial switches. A seemingly quite straight-forward tide to swim against for the lads this week – a...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! In this review of GW11 - in lieu of GW11's Preview - the lads discuss a mixed bag for the players on the radar, with Tottenham proving dull, Chelsea lacking a clean sheet, but Jarrod Bowen proving his worth. There's no party in Blankety Blank and Top Differential sees another West Ham attacking midfielder reward his low ownership. Swimming Against the Tide ends with...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! In this review of GW10 the lads consider some mixed outcomes for the players on the radar . Unknown illness for one plus multiple out of character defensive performances, for the big teams and Brentford, causing upsets. A usual suspect appears in Blankety Blank and Top Differential sees reliable midfielders get the nod over defenders popping up out of nowhere with g...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! It’s a midfield bonanza on the radar this week with lots of options that have caught the lads’ eyes: almost as many as there are flagged players at the moment! A certain team from East Anglia appear to have great fixtures coming up – but can any of their players go on the radar? And Brentford defenders get another look in too – another team with a good fixture run....

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! In this review of GW9 the lads look back over their players on the radar, with mixed success for the Lukaku replacements – cheaper alternatives doing better than other premiums. And although KDB and Mane were both benched, another should-be premium City Midfielder seems to be emerging. Similar themes crop up in Blankety Blank and Top Differential and in the captainc...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! In this review of GW8 the lads look back over their players on the radar, with Chelsea assets underwhelming vs Brentford, with 4 blanks in a row for Lukaku although their defence held firm - if you can predict who will start. Mixed fortunes for their cheaper enablers on the radar, and the lads try (and fail) once again to come down on the keep or sell debate for Mic...

A huge welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview Gameweek 8.

An update from Andy and Chris on the FPL Lounge Podcast. Unfortunately, due to personal circumstances, we won't be able to continue with our usual schedule of podcasts for the foreseeable future We hope we'll be able to do the odd show, on an intermittent basis so do listen out for those. Listen to this update for further info about our plans. Thanks for your continuing support - for a completely...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! As the boys look ahead to GW5, Andy & Chris put some potential Antonio replacements on the radar, including a forward they've never really been keen on but whose stats imply he could be in line for returns in GW5 in particular. They double down on last week's Stats vs Eye Test with a Swimming Against the Tide, before looking at an even bigger glut of captaincy o...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! In this review of GW4 the lads look back over their players on the radar, with the big guns both on fire and some promising signs for a defence outside the big 6. A disastrous week for the Blankety Blank candidate and a Top Differential who appeared on the radar for a 2nd week in a row. The Stats v Eye Test took place after the lads recorded so will be tidied up on...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! After the international break, Andy & Chris return to preview GW4, with some new players on the radar, including a certain CR7, and looking ahead to good fixtures for Wolves, Arsenal and Watford. They assess an Everton midfielder in their first Stats vs Eye Test of 2021/22, before looking at a glut of captaincy options. They finish, as ever, with the game they l...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! In this review of GW3 the lads look back over their players on the radar, including an unfortunate red card for one, but returns for an out-of-position midfielder. Lightning strikes twice in consecutive gameweeks for GW3s Blankety Blanker, while their Top Differential was also on their radar. They cautiously revel in their decision to Swim Against the Ivan Toney Tid...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! After a decent GW2, the lads are back to preview GW3, where they unearth some new players on the radar, including some Chelsea players with great underlying numbers and a look at Brentford's defence. Speaking of the newly promoted Bees, they once again swim against a tide of managers transferring Ivan Toney out en masse, before looking at a tricky week for captaincy...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! In this review of GW2 the lads look back over the players they had on their radar to see how they did. They look at high owned players who disappointed, including the GW1 big-hitters, and a low owned wingback who stood out in Blankety Blank and Top Differential before also reviewing their decision to Swim Against the Paul Pogba Tide. They round off by checking the c...