Planet FPL - The Fantasy Football Podcast

Suj and James discuss all the weekend GW9 games as James hit gold with Bryan Mbeumo captaincy to take on Erling Haaland who despite some very big chances only scored once against Southampton - and now with Cole Palmer, Bukayo Saka and Mohamed Salah all scoring yesterday, some may be getting twitchy as to the value of the £15.4m forward. But Suj isn't pulling the plug just yet and despite some conc...

On James' live stream, the big FPL dilemmas covered, including, Bukayo Saka keep or sell, if Son is the best Tottenham option, if Cole Palmer non-owners can wait until GW12, if Arsenal and Liverpool defenders should be benched, Erling Haaland, the Triple Captaincy Chip, differentials, enablers, flipping premium players and lots more... Today on Patreon: The Differential Show GW9 Preview, The Team...

On Clash of the Correspondents James is joined by Chelsea fan Gary Mantle and Newcastle fan Simon Bibby ahead of Sunday's meeting between the clubs at Stamford Bridge and right from the get-go on this Podcast there's a strong feeling about a positive Fantasy weekend for Cole Palmer! That's in part because of Chelsea's bright start to the season which included a spirited performance despite defeat...

On the Clayton and James Show this week: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace Milan's victory against Brugge Vinicius Jr unplayable in Real Madrid's stunning comeback against Dortmund Arsenal and Saka concerns ahead of playing Liverpool on Sunday Clayton wants to Wildcard, will James talk him out of it? Euro Focus on Chelsea's opponents this week: Panathinaikos OTD Man Utd 1-6 Man City (2011) http...

Suj and James have an open discussion about the 6 highest priced midfielders in FPL; Mo Salah, Cole Palmer, Bukayo Saka, Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden with the aim of ascertaining which of them is desired most in the immediate upcoming fixtures and then in the longer-term from the fixture swing in Gameweek 12. There's a look at the data so far this season, the fixtures, the explosive capabilities...

Suj and James review all the key talking points from the Gameweek 8 weekend and for many it was an FPL weekend to forget with many popular assets blanking, but there were success stories to be found with the likes of Mo Salah, Heung-Min Son (perhaps controversially) and Ollie Watkins returning well. Son, was gambled on by a number of FPL managers just before deadline with concern surrounding Bukay...

On James' live stream FPL dilemmas covered with Tottenham assets popular ahead of an attractive set of fixtures and Phil Foden too is on many a mind, but James is neither convinced to buy him or a returning Heung-Min Son. Plus, navigating forthcoming weeks advice for those without - but want to get to - Cole Palmer, benching dilemmas feature Fulham and Aston Villa players, Bukayo Saka is a doubt (...

On Clash of the Correspondents James is joined by Wolves fan Bradley Parker and Manchester City fan Jonny Pringle to discuss the latest at their clubs and the FPL assets from within ahead of Sunday's Gameweek 8 meeting at Molineux. It's one point from seven for Wolves and the, pressure is mounting on Gary O'Neil, but have they really been as bad as the results suggest? For City, much of discourse...

On the Clayton and James Show this week: Thomas Tuchel appointed England manager Sir Alex Ferguson's ambassadorial role at Manchester United coming to an end Live coverage team requirement suggestions for next season FPL Challenge and potential 'tier points' in FPL in the future Euro club in focus: Sparta Prague OTD: Man City 1-0 Chelsea (2004) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_GM12HOMRU Tomorrow...

Clayton and James discuss the England reign of Fabio Capello, that began after England had failed to qualify for The European Championship and ended four years later after a successful campaign to qualify for the same tournament. The end came after Capello's captain had been stripped by the FA of the captaincy for off the field misdemeanors, which came a couple of years after Capello had stripped...

Suj and James look ahead to the forthcoming four weeks before the final Interlull in 2024, a period where for many popular FPL assets the fixtures look rough, primarily because of fixtures against each other. For example Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool all play each other over the next four. There's discussion on flipping assets with bad fixtures, such as Bukayo Saka for someone with a great run li...

On James' live stream today... is he leaning towards buying Erling Haland with a potential injury concern for Bukayo Saka pushing possibility further? Plus, reaction to England's shocking defeat and performance against Greece and lots of FPL topics covered including seperating offensive and defensive players through difficult fixture strectches, Tottenham and Wolves assets, defensive enablers for...

On Clash of the Correspondents James is joined by Fulham fan Lewis James and Aston Villa Lee Jackson to discuss the latest at their clubs and their interesting FPL assets ahead of the GW8 meeting at Craven Cottage. Fulham have started really well, beaten only twice in Manchester and they have a great group of upcoming fixtures, whilst Villa have also started well, though it perhaps should also be...

On the Clayton and James Show this week: Manchester City's Association Party Transaction case against the Premier League News Round-Up features discussion on Liverpool and Manchester United FPL chat on Clayton's team and if James is any closer to bringing Haaland in Euro Focus: Shakhtar Donetsk OTD: Leeds v Stuttgart in the Champions League in 1992 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFXg3qSYUEY Tomor...

On the first of three Clash of the Correspondents during the International break James is joined by Nottingham Forest fan Mark Sutherns and Crystal Palace fan Ruaidhri McLoughlin-Dowd to discuss the latest at their clubs and their FPL assets ahead of the GW8 Monday night meeting at The City Ground. Forest have made an impressive start, having lost only once and remain unbeaten away from home follo...

James is just outside the top 5k after another storming weekend on his no Haaland strategy, but can it continue - and does James even want to continue without him - with Wolves and Southampton next for the big Norweigian!? On the Gameweek 7 Review Suj and Jaes discuss all the weekend games, which included Bukayo Saka's haul for Arsenal against Southampton, Haaland's blank against a Fulham side who...

On James' live stream, further thoughts on Ten Hag after Manchester United's draw in Porto and as expected lots of FPL topics covered including GW7 captaincy, benching conundrums, Luis Diaz owners seem to be getting itchy about his prospects and everyone wants a bit of Cole Palmer; but there's a Tottenham player many seem to want too! Tomorrow on Planet FPL: James presents the GW7 Deadline Stream...

James is joined by Brighton fan Sam Murray and Tottenham fan Ricky Saunders to discuss the latest at their teams and the Fantasy assets at their clubs ahead of Sunday's Gameweek 7 meeting at The Amex. How have Bright fared so far under Fabian Hurzeler, and are they viewed as a team that has only lost once or winless in four? And how high is confidence in the Tottenham camp following Sunday's excel...

On the Clayton and James Show this week: Bruno Fernandes red card overturned Tuesday night round-up featuring Arsenal's win against PSG Bournemouth 3-1 Southampton Welsh clubs in the EFL eyeing European qualification Euro club in focus: Ferencvaros OTD: Liverpool 4-3 Salzburg (2019) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1qcAcS4S9s Tomorrow on Planet FPL: Clash of the Correspondents, Brighton v Tottenha...

Suj and James take a deep dive into some of the stats of players from the opening 6 gameweeks of the season to see what has caught the eye. There's a look at Goalkeeper over and underperformance, who's exceeding their xG and who's due a goal, plus crossing monsters, those showing the most creativity, who's constantly getting shots away and one stat particularly catches James' attention. Tomorrow o...

Suj and James discuss the 9 games from the Premier League weekend and there was some wild swings for Fantasy managers, and particularly many on Wildcard which included Suj, and for many it ended in disappointment. There's discussion on thinking longer-term for Wildcard and that decisions aren't made based on just one Gameweek. But for James, who Wildcarded back in week 3, it was a stormer and Cole...

On James live stream this afternoon, many FPL managers are on Wildcard and there's plenty of questions answered to assist those making multiple changes. Includes thoughts on David Raya's possible absence tomorrow and goalkeeper alternatives; Trent Alexander-Arnold, enabling defensive options, Brentford assets, captaincy for the weekend, selling the likes of Mo Salah and Ollie Watkins, Antoine Seme...

Is there too much football at the top level of the game? It's a hot topic of debate particularly in light of Rodri suffering a serious injury only days after speaking out again about the demands on players physically and mentally at the upper echelons of the game. Clayton joins James for an open discussion on if the likes of Rodri are right, and if so, what can be done to change things? Conversati...

On the Clayton and James Show this week: Tuesday Carabao Cup round-up AFC Wimbledon stadium damage Arsenal tactics in forthcoming weeks and their FPL assets Rodri injury impact on Man City Everton Takeover by The Friedkin Group Euro club focus: Qarabag OTD: Everton 1-5 Norwich 1993 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5VGF2l-ZCU Tomorrow on Planet FPL: The People's Poll Podcast on if there's too much...

James is joined by Arsenal fan Adam Pritchard and Leicester City fan Aaron Lagor to discuss the latest at their clubs and their interesting FPL assets ahead of Saturday's Gameweek 6 meeting between the clubs at The Emirates. There's reaction to Arsenal's dramatic draw at Manchester City and their start to the season, the dual for the title and whether The Gunners have really been as good defensive...