Planet FPL - The Fantasy Football Podcast

On Clash of the Correspondents James is joined by Brighton fan Sam Murray and Aston Villa fan Lee Jackson, with both teams still in the FA Cup, competing for a Champions League place and both could have a Double in Gameweek 33. And for Villa they have a Champions League Quarter Final which makes their FPL assets particular difficult to assess with a juicy fixture at Southampton between the games w...

On the Clayton and James Show this week: The view on Liverpool following Sunday's Carabao Cup Final defeat The importance of rest days Tuchel's England squad Euro Focus: Jagiellonia Białystok OTD: Tottenham Hotspur 4-4 Chelsea (2008) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9bG5bav55E Tomorrow on Planet FPL: Clash of the Correspondents, Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa with Sam Murray and Lee Jackson...

Following Newcastle United's Carabao Cup Final victory that ended over 50 years of hurt without a trophy, James is joined by Newcastle fan Simon Bibby to find out just what it means to be part of the Toon Army right now. There's discussion on how it's felt for a club of such size to go so long without winning a major trophy; including reflection on the Kevin Keegan entertainers era, the consecutiv...

Suj and James review the Blank Gameweek of 29 and very differing FPL fortunes as Suj's Free Hit went from a dreadful Saturday to a spectacular Sunday, whilst James' weekend was without a Free Hit and instead something altogether ****! ...And that's before conversation gets to Tottenham's latest defeat! All games covered including Bruno Fernandes' haul in Manchester United's victory at woeful Leice...

On James' live stream today the majority of questions focus towards Blank Gameweek 29 with discussion including captaincy and the importance of Erling Haaland, reservations about buying Bruno Fernandes, best forward options, when a hit is and isn't worth it, one and two week punts, chip strategy thoughts and more. Tomorrow on Planet FPL: James presents the GW28 deadline Stream, live and exclusive...

Suj and James present a new concept focusing on Chip usage in particular gameweek and this week with the Blank upon us there will be Free Hits and Wildcards active. Suj is likely to be on Free Hit and shares a draft that will surprise, whilst James offers his alternative suggestion of what he would do if playing the Chip this week. And there's also a breakdown of various ways of playing the Wildca...

On the Clayton and James Show this week: West Ham 0-1 Newcastle Tuesday in the Champions League with particular focus on PSG knocking out Liverpool James tries to pick Thomas Tuchel's first England squad Euro Focus: AZ Alkmaar OTD: Juventus 3-0 Atletico Madrid 0 [3-2 on aggregate] (2019) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOozEgRbMO8 Tomorrow on Planet FPL: Chip Talk GW29, a new concept looking at Fr...

On Clash of the Correspondents ahead of the Blank James is joined by Bournemouth fan Neil Grover and Brentford fan Tom Medd to discuss the latest at their clubs and some very important Fantasy assets ahead of a fixture where goals are expected again! For both free hitters and those looking to invest you can make a case for more than half the Bournemouth team to be of interest, from Kepa in goal to...

Suj and James review the weekend of Gameweek 28 where there was more heartbreak for those who gambled on Cole Palmer again as the Chelsea talisman missed his first penalty of his professional career, whilst Mo Salah converted two penalties of his own to break the FPL points scoring record despite still having nine games to play! But FPL managers won't be captaining Salah this week with Liverpool a...

James is back from The Netherlands and still sick, and it's fair to say Tottenham's performance in Alkmaar hasn't helped! There's coverage of transfers on mind, whether Mo Salah can be taken on with captaincy this weekend, prioritising problems, forwards of interest, one, two and three week picks, Chip strategy and lots more... Tomorrow on Planet FPL: James presents the GW28 deadline Stream, live...

On Clash of the Correspondents James is joined by Wolves fan Bradley Parker and Everton fan Sean Norton to discuss the latest at their clubs and FPL interest in some of their assets ahead of the Saturday night meeting at Molineux. Matheus Cunha was going to be all the rage for FPL managers but now those who may have been ahead of the curve must sell with the Brazilian talisman set for a lengthy su...

On the Clayton and James Show this week: Lewis Hall out for the season and Newcastle's availability crisis Cunha, Mateta and other FPL concerns Tuesday's Champions League round-up including impressive away wins for Arsenal and Aston Villa WSL expansion plan The new 8 second Goalkeeper rule for next season Euro Focus: Copenhagen OTD: Leicester 5-2 Sunderland (2000) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y...

Following the FA Cup 5th round weekend it's all change again on the outlook for future blanks and doubles in FPL. Clayton joins James for a discussion on how to play Chips during Chip season with a stark warning from James: "You're all f*****" With many of the favourites out of the FA Cup the competition looks wide open and that creates complications for what can happen. There's discussion on the...

It's a Championship Clash of the Correspondents as James catches up with Burnley fan Jack Toner and Luton Town fan Dan Ashby to discuss veryt differing fortunes for two clubs who were in the Premier League last season. Burnley are third with promotion in sight and have a barely believable defensive record having only conceded 9 goals in 34 league games. But do the underlying numbers suggest this i...

James is joined by Clayton on the Gameweek Review Podcast to discuss the events of the midweek of Gameweek 27 where somehow, those who gambled on Cole Palmer with the captaincy were not rewarded... but it didn't matter that much anyway. So Palmer again in 28 with an insipid Leicester next? Maybe not with Mo Salah facing Southampton, or could The Reds rotate with the fixture falling in between thei...

On James' live stream this afternoon lots of talk on Chip Strategy including around the Blank of Gameweek 29, what an attacking template may look like and, what those rinning through mat consider. There's also discussion on future use for the Assistant Manager, Wildcard and Bench Boost chips too. Plus, thoughts on moves for Gameweek 28, Dango Ouattara owners' concerns, Manchester City assets and t...

On the Clayton and James Show this week: Tuesday's Premier League round-up Cole Palmer's blank in Chelsea's 4-0 win The mood at Arsenal following defeat to West Ham Why away wins are on the increase in the Premier League Euro Focus: PSV Eindhoven OTD: Man Utd 3-2 Southampton (EFL Cup Final 2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtUOQaBbaNY Tomorrow on Planet FPL: Ask James, live stream scheduled fo...

Ahead of today's GW27 Deadline James is joined on Clash of the Correspondents by Manchester United fan Gary Robinson and Ipswich Town fan Paul Gaught-Allen to discuss current matters at their clubs ahead of Wednesday's meeting at Old Trafford. Can Ipswich yet pull off an escape from the relegation zone? They find themselves five points adrift of Wolves and with no one else within sight. Ipswich's...

Suj and James review all the football from Gameweek 26 with Liverpool now huge favourites for the title, as victory at Manchester City followed Arsenal's defeat to West Ham, and Wolves too a huge step to safety with victory at ten man Bournemouth. Whilst there was FPL controversy before the football even began with FPL missing their own deadline, meaning they've now missed more deadlines this seas...

On Clash of the Correspondents James is joined by Fulham fan Lewis James and Crystal Palace fan Ruaidhri McLoughlin-Dowd to discuss the latest at their clubs and some very important FPL assets ahead of Saturday's meeting at Craven Cottage. And by assets that doesn't just mean the players as Eagles boss Oliver Glasner is likely to be popular for Assistant Manager bonus point hunters and for those y...

On the Clayton and James Show this week: Aston Villa 2-2 Liverpool Champions League round-up Diving and Dissent Euro Focus: Molde FK OTD: Everton 4-4 Liverpool (1991) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zui0iqjVs4 Tomorrow on Planet FPL: Clash of the Correspondents, Fulham v Crystal Palace with Lewis James and Ruaidhri McLoughlin-Dowd Today on Patreon: Manager Bounce Quiz (BT+) and Talking Tactics (A...

On today's Ask James' stream those on the Assistant Manager Chip are looking to move from Arne Slot or Unai Emery, but should they bother? There's interest in Matheus Cunha and Bournemouth midfielders as expected and there's lot more chat on strategy including understanding 'when we will know' key dates for what's ahead and how those withthe majority of chips left may want to play what remains. An...

Suj and James revisit a Podcast from 4 weeks ago deliberating which week would be best to Free Hit from the potential Blank Gameweeks of 29 and 34. There's discussion on considering the template, including the importance of Erling Haaland, and the fixtures before after GW29 when making a decision on whether to activate the Free Hit or run through the Gameweek, and that decision will need to be mad...

On the Gameweek 25 Review Podcast Suj and James discuss all the key FPL relevant info from the weekend which featured disappointment for many owning Aston Villa assets as they were held by ten man Ipswich, Manchester City's demolition of Newcastle featured a hat-trick from Omar Marmoush and Arsenal found someone who could play up front in an unlikely source as sub Mikel Merino. There's also reacti...

On this morning's Ask James live stream James has a Nicolas Jackson problem to deal with and there are a number of forwards under consideration, which includes Ollie Watkins, if passed fit, as the Villains have a Double Gameweek, as do Liverpool, and they have Cody Gakpo who is a confirmed doubt, and James owns him too! Plus, there's coverage of using the Assistant Manager now versus later, the gr...