FPL Lounge

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! After a successful GW1, the lads are back to preview GW2, where they take a look at some of the players on last week's radar and add a few more, including £5.5m and £4.5m 'enabler' midfielders, as well two rising stars playing out of position. Then, they swim against a tide of managers transferring Andy's all-time best bud Paul Pogba into their teams, before looking...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! In this review of an exciting, high scoring GW1 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 and low owned players who stood out in Blankety Blank and Top Differential before also reviewing their decision to Swim Against the Emi Martinez Tide. They round off by checking the captainc...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back and buzzing for the start of a new season. In this preview of GW1 they take a look at some players on their radar: some due to good short-term fixture runs and others with an eye on the longer term. Then, they swim against a tide of managers starting the season with a player they think is too high-owned, before looking at captaincy options. Can you...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! In the 4th and final part of our Long Weekend preview series, Chris and Andy take a look at Forwards. Some potentially premium-busting new signings arriving in the league from Inter Milan make for many questions over where to spend the big money. After looking at the top end of the scale, the cupboard also looks bare when it comes to budget options but the lads do t...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! In the third part of our Long Weekend preview series, Chris and Andy take a look at Midfielders. A bumper episode to reflect the many many options in this position. The lads take an extensive look through Premium, Mid-priced and Budget Midfielders to help you structure your team. Please do let us know what you think on Twitter or Instagram @FPL_Lounge

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! Join Andy & Chris for their long weekend of FPL podcasts, as they preview the 2021/22 season. This episode focuses on defenders, analysing some of the popular picks in the premium, mid-tier and budget categories. Where do the lads stand on Trent vs Robbo? Is Luke Shaw worth his high levels of early ownership? How will Chris replace Stuart Dallas? Give the pod a...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! Join Andy & Chris for their long weekend of FPL podcasts, as they preview the 2021/22 season, starting by taking a look at general FPL strategy, before analysing which goalkeepers you should be thinking about for your team. Defenders, Midfielders and Forwards will follow later over the weekend. Don't forget to follow the lads on twitter and instagram @FPL_Lounge...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! Join Chris & Andy for a second season as they take a relaxed look at the trials and tribulations of the addictive Fantasy Premier League. Chris and Andy are excited to take you through the ups and downs of another Fantasy Premier League season. Each week we’ll begin by previewing the upcoming gameweek, taking team news, injuries, form and things we’ve spotted in...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! In the second of our two season review shows the lads hand out some end of season awards – it’s like the Oscars meets the PFA! Then they have a quick chat about what they think they’ve learnt from this season and which players might improve or drop off in 21/22. Please do rate, review and subscribe wherever you get your pods, let us know what you make of our awards...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! At the end of an intense and unusual season, Chris and Andy are back to review how it went. In this first of two season review shows the lads go position by position to ponder the various FPL assets who stood out. This then leads them to a team of the season and ultimately, the inaugural FPL Lounge Player of the Season (from a fantasy perspective). Please do rate, r...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! For the final GW of the season, Andy and Chris review their standout players on the radar, having gone through every fixture in the preview, including a continuation of Joe Willock's scoring run and a heartbreaking West Brom consolation goal scuppering their bullishness on Leeds. Ballon d'Or nominee Stuart Dallas is this week's Blankety Blank, while West Ham's only...

Welcome back the FPL Lounge! The hybrid is back for the final time this season! The lads review GW37, including a good week for the radar, a poor week for the honey traps and a crossbar for the captaincy selections. They mix things up previewing the final GW of the season by going game-by-game, spending two minutes on each fixture trying to unearth some hidden gems to boost ranks or win mini-leagu...

Welcome back the FPL Lounge! The hybrid is back! The lads review GW36, looking back at a number of players on the radar, review a Chris victory in Caught in the Honey Trap, and look over captaincy selections. They begin previewing the penultimate GW of the season by looking at the teams with two favourable fixtures and the assets that are attractive. They have similar Honey Traps, before finishing...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! Having to unusually skip the review, Andy and Chris look ahead to Gameweek 36 – a blank for 4 teams. The players on the radar begin with assets from teams with a good final run-in before looking at a position group who haven’t had as much of an impact this season in the Forwards. The lads lay out some interesting honey traps for one another and a few captain options...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! It's double and triple gameweek fever as the lads target some players to take advantage of the additonal fixtures, with an extended look at Man Utd assets. They swim against the tide on a set-piece master, before asking Bruno or Bust in the cataincy stakes. They finish, as ever, with a game they like to call Who The Heck Is Stat?! Let us know what you think on twitt...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! Andy and Chris Review a strange Gameweek 34 with the postponement of the big fixture of the weekend – Man Utd v Liverpool – causing carnage to both the guys’ teams. Despite their own misfortunes, it’s a great week for the players on the radar and they are reviewed shortly before looking at Top Differentials and high owned blankers. With Swimming Against the Tide imp...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! With just 5 GWs to go, the lads target a few players on the radar who could have DGWs, as well as one Welsh wizard as a differential. They swim against the tide on a big-name FPL asset, before finishing with captains (Stuart Dallas?!) and a game they like to call Who The Heck Is Stat?! Let us know what you think on twitter or insta @FPL_Lounge and do leave us a revi...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! Chris and Andy talk through the happenings of GW33 including a disaster for Chris' wildcard (always remember to click 'save' when setting Iheanacho as your captain). High owned blankers and top differentials are next up before they review their stats vs eye test, taking an L due to Joe Willock's ridiculous super-sub scoring run. A look back on a decent week for capt...

Welcome back the FPL Lounge! The hybrid is back! The lads review GW32, looking back at a few of their players on the radar, and reviewing how the triple captain conundrum of Kane vs Son left everyone smiling in the end. They begin looking at GW33 by discussing the shortlived Super League, before moving onto a few new players on the radar and a few defences to target with differentials. They focus...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! Chris and Andy look ahead to Gameweek 32 – a double for Spurs. After considering some players on the radar a mercurial player is considered in the stats vs eye test. A few captain options crop up this week – surprisingly given there’s only one team on a double - before ending with a little game we like to call Who The Heck Is Stat?! Please do rate and review the sho...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! Chris and Andy talk through the drama of GW31 including a disaster for Andy's wildcard (AGUERRRROOOOOH NO). High owned blankers and top differentials are next up before they review their decision to swim against the tide, which they manage to justify (thanks to Stuart Dallas). A look back on a poor week for captaincy picks before a discussion on the tortuous length...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! Into the business end of the season, the lads breakdown wildcard templates and offer a few alternative differentials with good upcoming fixtures as players on the radar. They swim against a lilywhite tide before focusing on captains and finishing, as ever, with a game of Who The Heck Is Stat?! Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you get your pods and let us k...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! Chris and Andy talk through the happenings of GW30 including a disaster for the Chelsea defensive assets on the radar. High owned blankers and top differentials are next up before they review their honey traps – both of which were easily escapable this week. A look back on captaincy where one man stood out comes before a discussion on the perils of Europe which coul...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! After a hiatus due to the International break, the lads are back to get stuck into the final run in of the season. In this GW30 preview they look at some players on the radar after considering the impacts of the break on many teams: 2 weeks recovery for some but many intense competitive minutes for others. Chelsea’s decent upcoming fixtures and the return of a value...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! As we approach the final tricky GW to navigate for FPL managers this season, the lads try to put some players on the radar for all different strategies and chip availability. The lads try to catch each other in their honey traps - not without controversy - before focusing on captains and finishing, as ever, with a game of Who The Heck Is Stat?! Please rate, review a...