Planet FPL - The Fantasy Football Podcast

Suj and James give their initial reaction to yesterday's launch of Fantasy Premier League with discussion on the rules changes and the pricing. There's coverage of all the new features, including how defenders and midfielders can now rack up additional points, alterations to assists and BPS, why all managers will get five free transfers in December and changes to the Chips. Plus, reaction to the p...

On Ask James this week, conversation includes, Where's FPL!? Not even a price reveal yet, so what's happening? Conversation also includes discussion on strategy, players of interest and rumours around what may happen with the chips next season. Plus, latest transfer rumours including discussion on Isak, Ekitike and Wissa; inevitably there's Tottenham chat and lots more including a plug for upcomin...

James is joined by Craig Kemp and Darren Addy, formerly of the Man On FPL podcast, and now going solo with their own YouTube channels for an FPL QNA. There's discussion on Alexander Isak to Liverpool links and whether a deal being agreed can be foreseen and whether he would appeal for FPL irrespective of where he ends up. There's questions covered on fixtures, captaincy and structure, the players...

Patreon David Hunter joins James for a discussion on the latest speculated moves and done deals over the last two week in the Premier League. There's discussion on Hugo Ekitike links to Newcastle and the arrival of Anthony Elanga from Nottingham Forest, who may not be the only player leaving Forest with Tottenham having activated a release clause for Morgan Gibbs-White - but it's complicated! Tott...

Chelsea Correspondent Gary Mantle joins James to discuss last night's Club World Cup Final where Chelsea humbled favourites PSG by 3-0 goals to nil. But how does this feel to be a Chelsea fan? Does it feels as big as other successes such as the Champions League? And how did it feel to support a team that was in the competition? There's discussion on last night's key moments and takeaways, what may...

This week on Ask James, lots of queries on Tottenham following the confirmation of Mohammed Kudus' signing from West Ham and the likely imminent arrival of Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White. But what does it also mean for the two selling clubs? There's also further talk with Noni Madueke set to join Arsenal and Jordan Henderson heading for Sunderland. Plus, there's further discussion on the C...

James discusses the key moments and all the fallout from the Club World Cup Semi Finals as Chelsea and Paris St Germain clinched their spot on Sunday's final. Joao Pedro starred in Chelsea's win, there's discussion on how he differs from Chelsea's other attackers and on Enzo Maresca's latest tactical tweaks that worked so well in the victory against Brazilians Fluminense. And PSG demolished Real M...

On The Fan View James is joined by Brentford Correspondent Tom Medd discuss Brentford's summer of change that has seen a change in the managerial hotseat and some key players likely to leave the club. There's discussion on the successes Thomas Frank brought to the club and how he may now do as the new Tottenham Hotspur manager. And what is made of the appointment of set piece coach Keith Andrews a...

James welcomes Planet FPL Mini League Winner Jacob Hinchcliffe to discuss the successes from his season which led to him finishing 56th in the World! There's debate on Jacob's play style, how he did, comparisons with James' season and some of the mental challenges across a season that did even include one Gameweek rank outside the top ten million, and then the goal of getting into the top 100. The...

James reviews the 4 Quarter Finals played at The Club World Cup, discussing the key moments and tactical pointers ahead of the semi finals. Fluminense are now the sole team remaining from outside Europe after beating Al Hilal. They will face Chelsea who saw off Palmeiras and James details how Chelsea played tactically and why suspensions may mean a deep role again for Marc Cucurella in the Semi Fi...

On James' live stream today discussion includes reaction to the charges against Thomas Partey, AI assistance in FPL, latest transfer rumours, Chelsea's victory against Palmeiras, Tottenham chat, and the outpouring of emotion for Diogo Jota, There's also an announcement about a new Planet FPL Correspondent and James has a free giveaway of content on Patreon. Monday on Planet FPL: Club World Cup Qua...

James reviews some of the key talking points from the last 16 as there were shock eliminations for Inter Milan and Manchester City, but Chelsea did prevail against Benfica after another long weather delay and extra time. There's discussion on the impact of Al Hilal's victory against City and how it may alter the perception of players who join The Saudi Pro League; why the MLS salary caps may preve...

Suj and James discuss all the key news featuring Premier League clubs in the transfer market over the last week which has included Chelsea agreeing deals for Jamie Bynoe-Gittens and Joao Pedro. The imminent new arrivals are discussed and why there can be more moves expected involving The Blues. There's also discussion on the latest stories featuring Arsenal, Aston Villa, Crystal Palace and Liverpo...

Lauren Harris joins James to preview The Women's European Championships that kick off in Switzerland tomorrow, and England's Lionesses will be among the favourites. But they haven't been helped by the draw and England are at risk of an early elimination should things go badly from a Group that also contains France, The Netherlands and Wales. The lopsided nature of the draw means Spain should breez...

For years Trent Alexander-Arnold has been the highest priced defender in FPL, but with the right-back off to Madrid what should that mean for the pricing of defenders in FPL? Suj and James deliberate who might come in as the most expensive and who that should be, discussing options from the expected top 3 of Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City. There's also discussion about other assets such as...

James discusses key moments from the final Group games at The Club World Cup and looks ahead to the upcoming last 16 ties. There's a focus on Manchester City and their fluidity in last night's victory over Juventus, why Chelsea will fancy their chances in the competition now, the disappointment for the Argentinian sides and why on reflection we probably should have expected their neighbours from B...

James discusses done deals at Bournemouth, Brighton, Crystal Palace, Leeds and Wolves over the last couple of weeks and discusses some of the big moves being rumoured. That includes discussion on the likes of Anthony Elanga and Eberechi Eze, Arsenal's likely two ew central midfield players, their (and others) desire for a new number 9. And why the June 30th deadline holds importance for clubs look...

On Ask James today lots of discussion on how Tottenham's individual players may settle under Thomas Frank, thoughts on his replacement at Brentford, Keith Andrews; there's discussion on FPL including potential game changes, highest owned players in GW1 and players who may be of interest, plus transfer rumours and Lyon's relegation to Ligue 2. Tomorrow on Planet FPL: The Transfer Window Show Today...

On Chip Talk James assesses opportunities to use the first Wildcard, using references from his 5 week rolling difficulty ticker to take a closer inspection at fixture swings and Gameweeks to attack. There's analysis of activating early, looking at which teams may appeal during the first two International breaks and if there would be an escape for those considering a Gameweek 1 Bench Boost. There's...

James is going Solo on the Podcasts this week and kicks off the content with coverage of the second group stage games and all the latest key talking points from the Club World Cup. There's an overview of every game played, with featured discussion on Flamengo's victory against Chelsea and there's clarity on the permutations for the final Group games. There's been further weather delays with concer...

Suj and James kick off their coverage for Season 9 of Planet FPL by assessing the schedules for all 20 clubs following the release of the 2025/26 fixtures with thoughts on who has it good and bad at various points throughout the season; including that all important start. There's also discussion on the schedule with what's different from last season, what is likely to happen to fixtures postponed...

Suj and James have a relaxed chat about some of the key headlines from the opening Matchday of the Club World Cup. With discussion including Bayern Munich's 10-0 victory against Auckland City, a big win for PSG, Routine openings for Chelsea and Manchester City, concerns for Real Madrid, and the importance of the 6 South American teams, who remain unbeaten, on how this tournament may be viewed for...

On today's Ask James live stream lots of reaction to this morning's fixture announcement including who's got it good and bad and what it may mean for Chip usage in FPL in the opening gameweeks. Plus, more on Tottenham, when fans feel attacked in the media, FPL price predictions, potential schedule schanges and lots more... Tomorrow on Planet FPL: Club World Cup Matchday 1 Review Today on Patreon:...

James is joined by Crystal Palace fan Ruaidhri McLaughlin-Dowd to discuss The Eagles incredible success in the FA Cup that saw the club win their first ever major trophy. There's reflection on how Ruaidhri felt at Wembley through the semi final with Aston Villa and final against Manchester City, and how this group of players have become legends. But can Palace compete in Europe next season? It's c...

James is joined by Tottenham Hotspur Correspondent Ricky Saunders to discuss a dramatic month for the North Londoners which included the glory of winning the Europa League in Bilbao. There's discussion on the emotion behind the final and some of the key moments; but that triumph was not enough to save Ange Postecoglu as he was dismissed 16 days after the final. Was it the right decision or did The...