Planet FPL - The Fantasy Football Podcast

Suj has seen enough and despite a strong start to his FPL season the Wildcard is now active! On the review of all the Gameweek 5 fixtures there is a theme of looking for players on Wildcard as James tries to lead Suj into what he would do if in the same position. And for James it was another positive week against his no Haaland and no Salah strategy, but an early move has been made for GW6 and it'...

It seems everyone has forward concerns... on James' stream this week there's concern for those who own Alexander Isak, Joao Pedro or Rodrigo Muniz; so what should owners do? Plus, there's discussion on captaincy with some who own Erling Haaland put off by Arsenal's defence strength; there's further defence of Ange Postecoglu despite Tottenham's dismal showing at Coventry in the Cup and lots more.....

James is joined by Souuthampton fan Matt Samuel and Ipswich Town fan Paul Gaught-Allen ahead of the meeting between the two promoted clubs at St Mary's on Saturday. Both clubs remain winless, but the situation feels more troublesome at Southampton following their defeat at Manchester United and despite averaging a whopping 62% possession so far, they have only scored once. Ipswich have two points...

On the Clayton and James Show this week: Can Clayton get the intro right? Aston Villa and Liverpool's Champions League wins and FPL impact Round-up of last night's Champions League and Carabao Cup football Weekend Premier League yellow cards The Barclaysmen trend European focus is on Atalanta OTD Man Utd 3-1 Chelsea 1 from 2011 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79_prbQagi4 Tomorrow on Planet FPL: Cl...

Clayton and James have an open discussion about the word expert, its factual definition and its use within the FPL community. Because it's a word James really dislikes. But why does he dislike it? Or is it that he doesn't dislike it at all, and only dislikes how it is used? And there's brief coverage to kick off on the words that lost out in the poll, 'nailed' and 'essential'. Tomorrow on Planet F...

On the Gameweek 5 Review Suj and James discuss all the games from the weekend and it was a particularly painful one for James following defeat in the North London Derby. Discussion on Arsenal's victory and how they overcame the absence of Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard. But it wasn't all bad news for James in FPL as Ollie Watkins matched another Erling Haaland haul and it was another successful w...

On James' live stream many of the hot topics covered ahead of tomorrow's FPL deadline as interest in Brighton and Liverpool assets appears high, but perhaps not as much as expected on Aston Villa... Plus, more on going without Haaland, managers seem reluctant to pick their Fulham players this week, transfer and bench dilemmas covered and lots more... Today on Patreon: The Differential Show and The...

James welcomes Fulham fan Lewis James (for his CotC debut) and West Ham fan Chrsi Stone to discuss the latest at their clubs and their FPL assets ahead of Saturday's London Derby at Craven Cottage. There's discussion on each club's start to the season and the integration of some of the new signings towards the end of the transfer window and how they may be integrated into the team, particularly at...

On the Clayton and James Show this week: Clayton tries miserably to come up with a good intro England's Ireland and Finland wins assessed San Marino's epic first ever competitive victory International injuries and travel impact on FPL Arsenal wearing Black in the North London Derby and OTD is from a Manchester United victory at Anfield in 1999 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUhfecAD0Dc Tomorrow o...

James is joined by Planet FPL Women's Football Correspondent Lauren Harris for a chat about Women's Football ahead of the kick of the new Women's Super League season next week. There's discussion on Emma Hayes following her success with the US national team and what her departure from Chelsea may mean for The Blues with Arsenal and Manchester City set to challenge again for the title. Can any of t...

Suj, James and Clayton join forces for an International break Q'N'A ahead of the weekend return of the Premier League and FPL and there's a big variety of topics discussed. Including, weekend captaincy (for crazy people like James without Haaland or Salah), transfer plans, differentials to target, fixture swings features discussion on Aston Villa players and in particular Ollie Watkins. Plus, ther...

On James' live stream this afternoon questions answered from the FPL community and it seems Brighton and Liverpool assets are going to be popular and with consecutive home games on the horizon it makes complete sense for those Wildcarding ahead of Gameweek 6; but is it worth it buying to sell in two weeks...? Plus, there's Tottenham coverage as usual, Brentford assets are on radar, looking ahead t...

James is joined by Aston Villa fan Lee Jackson and Everton fan Sean Norton to discuss their clubs and FPL assets of interest ahead of the Gameweek 4 meeting between the two clubs at Villa Park. Ollie Watkins has underwhelmed so far this season, now yellow flagged and key provider Leon Bailey is injured... so why is James considering captaining the Villa talisman in Gameweek 4? Facing a pointless E...

Clayton and James present a new show idea where they discuss some of the current talking points in football, covering several topics. On today's Podcast: Leicester's technicality escape from a Premier League points deduction Lee Carsley's first England squad Crisis club: Manchester United Deadline Day deals with an impact on FPL On this day nostalgia from 2016 as England won Sam Allardyce's only g...

James is joined by Manchester City fan Jonny Pringle and Brentford fan Tom Medd to discuss the latest at their clubs and some very important FPL assets ahead of the club's meeting at The Etihad in Gameweek 4. Erling Haaland looks back to his very best and off the back of two consecutive hat-tricks, there's reflection on if we carried problems through last season and whether he will be the FPL capt...

Suj and James discuss the fallout from all the Gameweek 3 games as Erling Haaland made it back-to-back hat-tricks for another seventeen points and Mo Salah match that total as Liverpool cruised to victory at Old Trafford. It mean owning both with the captaincy on either returned 51 points, and despite James' Wildcarding he's still sitting there with neither. So how bad did it turn out!? All the ga...

On James' live stream this afternoon.... current Wildcard plans revealed, captaincy for the weekend, 4.5 goalkeepers, Mbeumo's stock is on the rise, how to get back to Haaland if going without and when, Ange's possible tactics at Newcastle and lots more of FPL related questions answered including on Fulham assets and Morgan Rogers... Tomorrow on Planet FPL: James presents The GW3 Deadline Stream,...

On Clash of the Correspondents James is joined by Manchester United fan Gary Robinson and Liverpool fan Dan Lord to talk FPL assets and their clubs ahead of what many perceive as English's football biggest fixture. There's discussion on the two clubs start to the season, with concern for what the reaction may be at United if defeat at Brighton is followed by another loss and how much we can read f...

Clayton and James present a new show idea where they discuss some of the current talking points in football, covering several topics. On today's Podcast: A tribute to Sven Goran Eriksson FPL GW3 captaincy Latest transfers discussion Crisis club: Everton On this day nostalgia from 2011 and a bad day for the North London clubs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md65jA-qlcU & https://www.youtube.com/wat...

An Oasis of joy for Erling Haaland Captainers and Triple Captainers as the big man took home the match ball on Saturday and he wasn't the only hat-trick scorer this weekend as Noni Madueke also hit a treble - all assisted by cold Cole Palmer - as The Blues scored six at Wolves. Suj and James review all the weekend games from Gameweek 2 which saw a continuation of clean sheets which even remarkably...

On James' live stream this afternoon.... the fear feels very real for those who don't have the Manchester City assets they want; but is there a danger in buying City for the sake of buying City? Plus discussion on fitness concerns ahead of the afternoon press conferences, benching dilemmas, triple captaining Erling Haaland, dealing with the Christopher Nkunku problem and lots more Tomorrow on Plan...

On the opening of Clash of the Correspondents for 2024/25 James is joined by Wolves fan Bradley Parker and Chelsea fan Gary Mantle to discuss current matters and FPL assets at their clubs ahead of Sunday's meeting at Molineux. As the closure of the transfer window approaches both clubs are in very different positions. Despite recouping close to £100m after the sales of Max Kilman and Pedro Neto (t...

Clayton and James present a new show idea where they discuss some of the current talking points in football, covering several topics. On today's Podcast: The Monday night Football between Leicester and Tottenham New Premier League Rules New FPL players of interest Joachim Andersen and Ilkay Gundogan proposed transfers Antonio Conte's crazy start at Napoli On This Day Nostalgia from 1994 - Leiceste...

Clayton and James discuss the winner of this weeks People's Poll vote and assess where all 20 Premier League clubs should be looking to invest in their squads ahead of the closure of The Transfer Window next Friday? Who needs a new forward? Who needs defensive reinforcement? Who requires better cover in a specific position? Speculation on who may move and more. Tomorrow on Planet FPL: The Clayton...

The Planet FPL Gameweek Review returns as Suj and James discuss the nind games played so far in Gameweek 1 and it was a great weekend for many who attacked the opening weekend fixtures as several top players returned well and clean sheets were on the rise with Arsenal, Liverpool, the Manchester clubs and Newcastle all managing to keep out their opponents. There's tactical insight to the games and...