FPL Lounge

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview GW38. It's the final gameweek of the season which means there's no run of fixtures to consider, and as a result, the lads go game by game discussing who they'd be eyeing up for their teams this gameweek. The age-old classic quandaries for this time of year rear their heads again - how safe do you play it, what will the rotation be for va...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview GW37. It's the penultimate gameweek of the season, and with four teams approaching cup finals in GW37, is it time to target their opponents? The lads think so, with some opportunities to beat mini-league rivals and gain rank. The players on the radar are, therefore, mostly playing those teams with their focus elsewhere. There's a...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview GW36 with a shortened pod. With the Premier League confirming that there will not be - unless there are unforeseen postponements - any further double or blank gameweeks this season, for those that have saved chips just in case, when is the best time to use the in the remaining three GWs? The lads run the rule over the options. This could...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview GW35. The lads look - as ever - at European rotation and what that could mean for those involved in Europe and those playing against those teams, especially with Man United and Tottenham clearly focusing on the Europa League. The lads also weigh up the likelihood of further double and blank gameweeks. A radar returns but it's far fro...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview GW34. The double last GW means a blank this GW as the FA Cup semi-finals take place, keeping some teams out of action. With few other major free hit opportunities this season it seems a vast majority of managers are on their free hit this week - and as such the usual longer term radar has less use. So, its a game by game review of the be...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview GW33. GW33 is another double, this time involving four teams: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Crystal Palace (again) and Manchester City. Reasonably tough games for them all (except perhaps Arsenal), but with Arsenal and Aston Villa involved in Champions League, and with Villa and Palace awaiting an FA Cup semi final, how many minutes will their a...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview GW32. GW32 is indeed a double, with both Crystal Palace and Newcastle having two fixtures. Both of the Toon Army's fixtures are at home, while the Eagles face two of the league's top six away... but can Oliver Glasner's side cause some upsets? And with a view to DGW33 featuring Arsenal and Aston Villa, their tough European fi...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview GW31. Another shortened pod this week due to a short-turnaround deadline, but there's still plenty to discuss. DGW33 is confirmed, with the predicted shape of it previewed on last week's pod. I'm sure it'll mean there's plenty of Arsenal, Villa, Palace and City chat in the coming GWs! Two big injuries to well-owned de...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview GW30. Shortened pod this week after the lads return from a stag do, and with a Tuesday deadline after FA Cup QF weekend, there's much to talk about! The shape of the rest of the FPL season, while not confirmed, far clearer than it was ahead of GW29, with the FA Cup semi-finalists confirmed and likely resulting in 4 teams blanking in...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview GW29. And it's a blank gameweek, with four teams not playing due to the EFL Cup Final, there's plenty of strategy divergence for FPL managers to navigate. There's a player on the centre of the radar this week, but a big chance you already own him! Andy & Chris don't, though, and despite being fairly against this playe...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview GW28. The final GW before the season really starts and strategy begins to matter, the lads run through all of the new information we now know following FA Cup 5th round weekend, with blanks and doubles starting to shhape up, but with clarity far from achieved. A pretty sorry radar sees the 1997 "things can only get Beto"2 party continue,...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview GW27. A midweek GW means it's a sharp turnaround from the lads, but there's plenty to talk about as always. Let's party like it's 1997, because things can only get Beto on the radar. Everton's in-form budget forward makes it on, but how high does he feature? Two midfield options also make it onto the fringe, with one an FPL Lounge favour...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview GW26. Midweek rotation and the announcement of an unexpected DGW later in the season are covered in the talking points Plenty of good value options around in FPL at the moment and the lads discuss a few on their radar this week. Including some movement - up and down - of players who continued there from last week One of the most expensiv...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview DGW25. The news starts with a look ahead to the DGW and what that means for chips, blanks and doubles going forward. There's some interesting non-DGW players on the radar this week including a number of inexpensive options with good fixture runs on the horizon. But why are the DGW players not there - the lads discuss all, plus anyone...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview DGW24. With Everton and Liverpool having two fixtures in GW24 - including the final ever Merseyside Derby at the grand old lady that is Goodison Park, the lads check in on strategy, including which chips, if any, it could be worth playing this week. They also look at European rotation while the final round of Champions League games are i...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview GW23. European rotation is the only major talking point (beyond Man City's continued collapse and potential elimination from the Champions League), with Liverpool rotating a few but generally strong sides from England's other European competitors. There's a strong Merseyside Red theme on the radar, and who can critique it - A...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview GW22. Following a midweek GW with plenty of goals, the lads have used the time wisely - thinking about chip strategy! They've had a look at the spreadsheets and the double gameweeks and tried to come up with something of a plan... though a plan still with plenty of caveats! It's yet another light radar, with two returnees - one of whom d...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview GW21. With FA Cup R3 done and dusted - with no major giant killings despite Tottenham's best efforts - attention turns back to FPL with a midweek round of fixtures. Plenty of announcements first: Assistant Manager pricing has been revealed, along with the first Double GW of the season coming in GW24, when the Merseyside derby, postponed...

Happy New Year from the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview GW20 Preview ! No new year hangover here though - the lads are straight into some new year rotation, and have got an eye on fixture congestion, with an earlier-than-normal return of European Football, plus EFL Cup semi finals and two FA Cup rounds all in between the next six FPL GWs. It also breeds a conversation about strategy and c...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge for our GW19 Preview of the 24/25 season! Full of turkey (and chicken) the lads return after Christmas (and some excellent Christmas television) ahead of the wildcard deadline, for those yet to use the chip. Those players include Andy & Chris, with the WC somewhat influencing the discussion this week. They also take a brief look at the upcoming FPL calendar, and...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge for our GW18 Preview of the 24/25 season! A big injury to one of this season's big 4 assets dominates the news as it could have huge impacts on team structure and wildcard plans - speaking of which, the deadline's round the corner! The lads discuss it all A these days lesser-spotted player appearing on the CENTRE of this week's radar, with a couple of new, affordable...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge for our GW17 Preview of the 24/25 season! Lots to catch up on in the FPL world, with a chat about suspensions, League Cup rotation and two managerial dismissals. Will any Wolves and Southampton assets become more viable with a change of coach? The radar features a few that remain from previous weeks, with the addition of a rare double-up defence, and an in-form strik...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge for our GW16 Preview of the 24/25 season! And there is news! FPL have finally decided what this mystery chip is all about. The lads run through the latest change to the game we know and love. Plenty of chat on the radar too, with multiple new additions and equally lengthy conversations about those that didn't quite make it. A tentative swim against the tide follows,...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge for our GW15 Preview of the 24/25 season! With the dust barely settling on GW14, the lads run through some key rotation news ahead of a second consecutive quick turnaround. Their radar this week is not blasting out many strong signals, with the only options appearing on the fringe. Towards the end, the lads discuss why so few assets beyond the premiums are making a m...

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge for our GW14 Preview of the 24/25 season! After another missed pod (sorry folks) in GW13, the lads are back for the first midweek GW of the season, GW14. With the dust barely settling on GW13, the lads run through some league news, including Andy's hero Ruud van Nistelrooy's appointment as the new Leicester manager. Their radar features a player on the centre, and on...