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

FPL is back!    With FPL launching for the 2022/23 season earlier this week, the boys are back together to discuss our first drafts for the upcoming season.   We then go in depth looking at the potential goalkeeper and defender picks. Who are the must haves, and what potential bargains are out there?   Join our 2022/23 FPL league - https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues...

It's the one you've all been waiting for (probably)!   We are joined by the boys of the FPL North v South Podcast  for our 2021/22 season review.   We give our thoughts on the season as a whole, the main themes from an FPL perspective, and our biggest surprises of the season, before looking ahead to what we are most excited about for the 2022/23 season.    We finish in sty...

As we continue our off season content, this week we discuss our all-time Premier League XI. With 30 seasons of Premier League football to look back on, there are plenty of candidates to discuss, but only eleven can ultimately make our best PL side of all time!   Don't forget to like, subscribe, leave a comment, and get in touch with us on Twitter @Bigattheback

As the summer break continues, Tom and Matt are back to continue on their special themed podcasts.   This week, we look at each of the 17 Premier League clubs that remain in the league after last season, and decide on one player that we think should leave. Whether it is because they are too good for their current club, or need to move to get more game time, we narrow it down to one player per...

With the 2021/22 Premier League season in the rear view mirror, the boys are back to come up with our Big at the Back team(s) of the season.  We start with a Liverpool/Man City combined XI due to their dominance over the Premier League.   We then go for something a bit different, as we come up with our team of the season consisting only of players from the other 18 clubs.   Don't fo...

After a thrilling climax to the Premier League season, Tom and Matt are back to discuss all the action from the final day as Man City came from two goals down to beat Aston Villa and win the league at Liverpool's expense. We also discuss the relegation scrap as Burnley's time in the Premier League has come to an end and Leeds survived thanks to a 2-1 win over Brentford.   Once we have finishe...

Tom and Matt are back in the middle of GW37 as we head toward the final weekend of the Premier League Season.   Before we start with the FPL chat, we wanted to share our support for the LGBTQ+ community in the wake Jake Daniels' coming out, and some of the comments that we have seen on Twitter over the last 48 hours.   We then take a much less serious turn as we review our GW37 performan...

We are back after the first half of DGW36 to look back on the results so far.  Liverpool seem to have lost their chance at the title after only managing a 1-1 draw with Liverpool, before bouncing back with a 2-1 win at Villa Park, while Man City were rampant in a 5-0 win over Newcastle. Brighton heaped more misery on Man United with a 4-0 win, and the relgation battle takes another twist as E...

After a more than painful GW35, Tom and Matt do their best to forget about it entirely, and instead look forward to a huge DGW36.    There are big doubles in the race for the title, the pursuit of the top 4, and the relegation battle as we continue to head towards at break neck speed. We look at the key battles at both ends of the table, and who we will be looking to bring in for the las...

Tom makes his non-awaited return from Greece to join Matt and discuss the fallout from GW34.    We discuss all of the talking points from the weekend's games, including Gabriel Jesus scoring 4, Robertson and Alonso both scoring big points, and James Ward-Prowse showing his class once again. Even Joelinton managed to bag a brace!    We then take a look ahead to GW35 and talk abo...

With Tom away in Greece, Matt takes the reigns on this (mostly) solo episode as we look back at DGW33, and ahead to GW34.   DGW33 saw all Spurs assets blanking, a Ronaldo hat-trick against Norwich, Arsenal going from rags to riches in their two fixtures, Bruno Guimaraes haul, and Wout Weghorst finally breaking his Premier League drought!    As we go in to GW34 which sees doubles for...

We're back after a big scoring GW32 to discuss all things FPL!   As Spurs and Chelsea both scored big points, there were standout performances from the usual suspects in Son and Kane, and even Timo Werner got himself a big haul! Brentford continued their good form with Toney and Mbuemo combining like it's September all over again, and Everton bounced back at home, beating Man U 1-0. &nbs...

Tom and Matt are back to discuss another crazy week in FPL in which Mo Salah blanked at home to Watford, with FPL managers everywhere crying in to their pints.    The weekend also saw Harry Kane only pick up one assist as Spurs fired 5 past Newcastle, with Son and Doherty both picking up big points. Chelsea capitulated after taking the lead against Brentford, Arsenal were blown away by C...

Tom and Matt are back in the middle of the international break to focus on the return of proper football this weekend!  We take an in depth look at the upcoming GW31 as we discuss each fixture, and who we think you should be targeting for the big returns this week. Will Burnley's DGW actually pay off this time? Will Harry Kane continue his run of five 10+ point haul GWs in a row? Will Mo Sala...

Tom and Matt are back after a very hit and miss BGW30. Managers were left frustrated by Ramsdale's injury, Raphinha's Covid, and Jimenez's red card. Meanwhile, Son and Kane combined again for hauls, and Bukayo Saka returned once again.   We then take some time to reflect on our season's so far, as we each give our Fantasy XI of the season. These aren't the players that have returned the most...

Tom and Matt are back with a special episode as we head in to the International Break. We analyse the England squad that will face Switzerland and Ivory Coast in friendlies over the next two weeks.    We then pick our Big at the Back England XI based on a fully fit pool of players to choose from.   Finally, we look at what an England XI and squad would look like if it were based pur...

The boys are back after the first round of fixtures to discuss DGW29 so far. A weekend that included a Cristiano Ronaldo hat trick, two more goals for Ivan Toney, and the big defenders all keeping clean sheets, even as Man City dropped points away at Palace.   We then turn our attention to the upcoming BGW30, as only eight teams play. Tom and Matt both run through their Free Hit squads, with...

Tom and Matt are back to discuss a bumper DGW which included hauls for Reece James, Philippe Coutinho and Matty Cash, Man United rolling over against their City neighbours, an Ivan Toney hat-trick, and Everton's troubles on the road continuing as they were hammered 5-0 by a rampant Spurs side. Thomas Tuchel does his best impression of Pep Guardiola, Watford forget how to defend again, and Leeds lo...

Tom and Matt are back with Episode 5 of the Big At The Back Podcast after another wasted DGW, with Burnley blanking twice! We also look at the other fixtures from the week, including Kane's haul against Leeds which saw Marcelo Bielsa get sacked, Jamie Vardy's return to the Leicester side with a double digit haul, and Man U blanking against a Watford side that previously conceded four against Cryst...

Tom and Matt are back after the end of DGW26, as Liverpool demolished Leeds 6-0, with big points for Salah, Mané and Robertson. We also discuss the rest of the midweek fixtures including Spurs' 1-0 loss a resurgent Burnley side.   Next up, we each go through our Free Hit teams for GW27, with some interesting differences, but both with triple Burnley players!    Finally, we discuss o...

Tom and Matt are here with an update after the first round of DGW26 fixtures. Harry Kane is back firing, Romelu Lukaku can't get a touch of the ball, and Jimenez outscores Broja in the first game of our 6 week bet!    We look back at the entire weekend of Premier League action, including Liverpool's 3-1 win over Norwich without TAA or Robertson (thank God Salah scored), Chelsea scraping...

Tom and Matt are back to reflect on Gameweeks 24 and 25. The strikers continue to blank, more hauls for Bowen, Jota and Coutinho, and Big at the Back is back in fashion?   We then turn our attention to the big DGW 26, as Liverpool will face Norwich and Leeds at home. Would you be crazy not to TC Salah? We also have a debate about Jimenez v Broja and who will prove to be more successful in the...

Tom and Matt are here with the first episode of the Big at the Back podcast.  We start with a little introduction about ourselves and our FPL history.    We then take a deep dive on each team, and who we think you should be getting in to your teams, and who doesn't make the cut.   Let us know what you think, and don't forget to like and subscribe!