Big at the Back: A Fantasy Football Podcast (FPL)

With two games left in DGW20, Tom and Matt are back to chat about the weekend's fixtures and cry as both Liverpool and West Ham lost yet again! Brighton's impressive form continues, and Man U get a controversial win over their noisy neighbours.    We then look ahead to GW21 and beyond, discussing out short and mid-term transfer plans with double and blank gameweeks coming in the not too...

With GW19 (almost) over, we now turn our attention to DGW20. With Crystal Palace, Man City, Man United, and Spurs, there are some tricky decisions to be made with our teams this week. We discuss who we think the best options are, as well as some players that might have flown under the radar as we head in to a busy period of the season.   You can get in touch with us on Twitter @BigattheBack &...

FPL is back with a bang as the festive period got underway in style with the FPL template players scoring big points.   Tom and Matt are back to go through all the action of GW17, as Matt broke the 100 point barrier for the week, despite falling in to the Reece James trap! Tom wasn't far behind with a very good 99 point total.   The fixtures come thick and fast with GW18 starting on Frid...

With the World Cup now in the rear view mirror, our attention turns back to FPL with the festive fixtures kicking off on Boxing Day.   With unlimited transfers to be used before the deadline, we run through our current drafts, and look in to the upcoming fixtures with the teams we think you should be targeting.   Don't forget to like, subscribe, and turn on notifications!    Yo...

It's penalty heartache for England once again, as we are defeated 2-1 by France in a dramatic quarter final.   Tom and Matt are back to discuss the game, as well as the remainder of the quarter final ties, as Morocco's dream run continues.    We also look ahead to the semi finals and give our predictions for the rest of the tournament.

With the Round of Sixteen complete, Tom and Matt are back to discuss the games, which included comfortable wins for England, Brazil and Portugal, while England's quarter final opponents France cruised past Poland.   We then look ahead to the quarter finals, with some tasty ties to tuck in to, with England playing France on Saturday night.

Tom and Matt are back again with another World Cup update as the group stages draw to a close, and the last sixteen begin to take shape.   We talk about the teams that have made it through so far, who could join them, and who we think could go all the way!

Tom and Matt are back to catch up on some more World Cup action.    There's shocks as Belgium and Germany are both in danger of going out in the group stages. England disappointed in their 0-0 draw with the USA but are still in charge of their own destiny.   Meanwhile, France have looked in complete control, winning two from two, Brazil eased past Serbia thanks to Richarlison's brac...

Tom is back from his honeymoon, and is joined by Matt as we discuss the events of the World Cup so far.  We talk England's 6-2 thrashing of Iran, Argentina suffering the first shock of the tournament losing 2-1 to Saudi Arabia, and Ecuador putting the hosts to the sword.   We also make some time for some World Cup Fantasy Football chat, which isn't to be missed!

With Tom away on Honeymoon, Matt is here on his own with quick update heading in to GW16, the final GW before the World Cup break!    A quick look at our scores from GW15, teams for GW16, and plans for World Cup Fantasy Football are all included!

Tom and Matt are back to discuss the events of an entertaining GW14. We discuss big wins for Arsenal who brushed aside Nottingham Forest, Newcastle, who trounced Aston Villa, and Leeds, who subjected Liverpool to yet another defeat.   We discuss the key teams to target in the final two weeks before the World Cup break, and then finish by having a quick look ahead to the World Cup, and how we...

With another two Gameweeks in the books since the last pod, Tom and Matt are back to discuss another great weekend of Premier League football.   Liverpool disappointed again as they lost 1-0 to Nottingham Forest, Newcastle continued their good form as they won away at Spurs, and Man City closed the gap to Arsenal at the top of the league.   We finish off by looking at our teams for GW14...

GW10 is in the books, and it saw a whopping ten clean sheets across the weekend's fixtures, meaning Big at the Back is alive and well ladies and gentlemen.   Tom and Matt are back to discuss all of the main talking points from a weekend which saw Arsenal extend their lead at the top of the table as Man City fell to a 1-0 defeat at Anfield with Salah back on the menu.  Ivan Toney and Maso...

GW10 is over and done to discuss our performances, and the exciting weekend of Premier League football.   Arsenal beat Liverpool in a five goal thriller to remain top of the league, while Man City keep breathing down their neck despite Erling Haaland only scoring one goal!    Newcastle continue their impressive attacking form, scoring five past Brentford, Graham Potter does his best...

Tom and Matt are back after a brilliant weekend of Premier League football to discuss our GW9 thoughts and performances.  Erling Haaland made it three hat-tricks in as many home league games, and he was joined by Phil Foden as Man City decimated their city rivals,  while Leandro Trossard also scored a hat-trick in Brighton's 3-3 draw with Liverpool.   Arsenal remain top of the leagu...

We are back after a slightly reduced GW8 thanks to the Queen's funeral, but there are no shortage of talking points as we head in to the International Break.   Join us as we discuss all seven games that went ahead, before taking a look at Matt's Wildcard which has now been activated!

Tom is back from the States and is joined by Matt as we discuss all the goings on in FPL. It's been a while since we had a chat so there's plenty to catch up on!    We focus on the next few gameweeks as Tom has activated his Wildcard and look at the teams and players we think should be targeted in the coming weeks.

Tom and Matt are back after GW4 and (most of) 5 with lots to discuss, including back to back hat-tricks for Haaland, Salah blanking in a 9-0 Liverpool win, and Man United winning a game away from home!   We then go through the majority of teams in the league and discuss whether they are a buy/hold/sell going in to the next few gameweeks, and finish off with our bus teams for GW6 this weekend.

Tom and Matt are back after a crazy GW3 which saw Man City drop points for the first time this season after a 3-3 draw with Newcastle, Chelsea capitulate to a 3-0 loss at Elland Road, and Man U get off the mark for the season beating Liverpool 2-1 on Monday night!    We give a rundown of all of the fixtures, before looking ahead to our GW4 plans.

Tom and Matt are back after GW2 to discuss all of the main talking points including Brentford's battering of Manchester United, Liverpool drawing their second game in a row, and Gabriel Jesus opening Arsenal account in style against Leicester with two goals and two assists!    We also discuss our FPL performances for the week, with an update on the BATB mini-league.   Get in touch w...

Tom and Matt are back after the first gameweek of the 2022/23 season to review all of the action.    Erling Haaland has hit the ground running with two goals in his first PL appearance, Aleksandar Mitrovic stunned Liverpool with a brace of his own, and Pascal Gross also bagged two against a still abject Manchester United side in their first game under Erik Ten Hag.   We discuss how...

With just a few days to go until the 2022/23 season kicks off, the boys are back with their GW1 preview, as we look at each fixture in detail, and discuss how we think it's going to go, along with the best FPL assets to keep an eye on.   We then finish off by going through our latest drafts going in to GW1 on Friday night.   Remember to join our Big at the Back FPL mini-league - https://...

Matt & Tom are back with just over a week to go until the season kicks off.   In this episode, we pick our joint Big at the Back FPL team by taking it in turns to pick a player to fill our squad. How will we fare when compared to our individual teams as the season goes on?   We then make our secret predictions for the season, which will be kept until the end of the season and reveale...

After his week off, Matt is back to join Tom as we have our updated drafts after the last two weeks of (not much) tinkering.   We then do a deep dive in to the Midfilders and Forwards as we discuss who are the best choices in each price bracket, and which players might have flown under the radar in most drafts.   Don't forget to like, subscribe, and get in touch with us on Twitter @Bigat...

Tom is joined this week by Steven Devonish, to discuss all things football and FPL! In this very special episode, whilst Matt is away, Tom is joined by Stephen Devonish for this episode of the Big at the Back podcast!   We look over our current FPL drafts for the new season, and discuss what options might be viable at present.   Then we look at the transfer business for Liverpo...