Planet FPL - The Fantasy Football Podcast

On the review of the Gameweek 27 a largely underwhelming start for the popular Brentford and Brighton doublers as many FPL managers benched or sold Arsenal assets who stormed to victory at Fulham and Liverpool slipped to defeat at Bournemouth. There's insight into all the games including Tottenham's victory against Forest, Manchester City's tactical victory against Palace, how Leeds forced change...

On James' live stream this afternoon, why Ivan Toney will be getting the armband from James, favoured attacking Brighton options, Robert Sanchez solutions, benching dilemmas covered and among many other topics the latest on Tottenham following that dismal Champions League exit in midweek...  On Planet FPL YouTube channel tomorrow: James presents the GW27 Deadline Stream Live at 10am GMT On Patreon...

On the second Clash of the Correspondents of the week focusing on the four teams who have Gameweek 28 doubles, James is joined by Brighton fan Sam Murray and Crystal Palace fan Migtavius to discuss all the latest at their clubs, FPL assets and the 'rivalry' between the two clubs. Brighton are the focus of serious attention from FPL managers. Should it be Dunk or Estupinan for defensive coverage? W...

Suj is back to his old tricks of missing deadlines, not doing it just once but twice this week! Can James help Suj refocus and identify 5 key transfers for the week ahead? On the Sky Fantasy Podcast, the 5 key teams to target for transfers this week, weekend captaincy, making sure covergae is there for next weekend when 6 teams don't play, entry points further down the line after the international...

Not for the first time in recent memory a big Liverpool victory against Manchester United meant it was an FPL Gameweek that none of us will forget and many Wildcarders were left flabbergasted with their returns... and that includes James. Suj & James review a weekend dominated by home teams and what is next for their FPL teams. Is James full of regret or does he feel unlucky? And Suj is still not...

On the first of two Clash of the Correspondents this week focusing on the 4 teams who Double in GW27, James is joined by Southampton fan Matt Samuel and Brentford fan Tom Medd to discuss all the latest at their clubs and the FPL assets for the Double. There's discussion on if Ivan Toney is likely to be the most captained player in the week ahead with the trip to Southampton proceeded by a visit to...

With James off to support Tottenham for their trip to Wolves tomorrow the Deadline Stream was brought forward to Friday evening and therefore released as an audio Podcast as well. Conversation focuses heavily on best options for this week but also for those who are on Wildcard and that includes James, who isn't quite locked in to final decisions but is getting closer to it. On Patreon today it's T...

Suj & James discuss all the permutations for strategy following a set of shocking result in The FA Cup as Leicester, Southampton and Tottenham all lost to lower league opposition. Is Wildcarding NOW the obvious solution for FPL managers who have landed badly for Double 27, Blank 28 and Double 29? James discusses permutations for later in the season for those who want to take advantage of Doubles i...

On the Sky Fantasy Football Podcast Suj & James discuss all the latest talking points for Sky managers and Ederson owners can now count down the days before they can sell! There's discussion on Thiago Silva replacements for those who made the move on Sunday, captaincy for the weekend, talking points from the weekend, fallout from the FA Cup results including why Brentford now look a must to invest...

Luke Williams from the Inspected Goals FPL Podcast joins James to discuss his uncanny knack of predicting Pep Guardiola line-ups. Why did he start doing it? And how has he been successful in working out how Pep may set City up for individual games. There's discussion on City's tactics, why what the opponent may do is important to consider, when rotation is likely to hit hardest and become less pre...

Suj & James review all the weekend 25 football and it was a weekend that featured some very low expected goals numbers and so far it's only the Liverpool defenders that have paid back the big pre weekend gamble. West Ham were an exception to the low xG numbers, putting four on the board against Forest, while there were wins for Arsenal and City in the title race and Tottenham won the big London De...

On James' live stream this morning FPL managers are clearly keen to invest in Liverpool, when's the points hit worth it and when's not. Plus, there's lots of coverage of planning ahead in planning with double gameweeks to come in 27 and 29 and a blank gameweek in 28. A recommendation is to consider alternative chip strategies and for James that may mean a Wildcard as early as Gameweek 26 should Fu...

On Clash of the Correspondents James is joined by Liverpool fan Dan Lord and Wolves fan Bradley Parker to discuss all the latest at their clubs ahead of the clubs 4th meeting already in 2023 and preview the all important FPL Double Gameweek 25. Liverpool appeared to be recovering, but back to back 2-0 wins was followed by the mauling by Real Madrid on Tuesday night. This is now clearly more than j...

On the Sky Fantasy Football Podcast there's an assessment of the announcement of the April TV fixtures with the caveat that many of the fixtures could still move due to FA Cup or European commitments. Plus, there's thoughts on the Fulham-Wolves single gameday on Friday, best Chelsea assets to consider for Sunday's fixture at Tottenham and there's discussion on why there is genuinely a case to sell...

The Football Sustainability Index by Fair Game is a report that examines four key criteria as to how well a football club is doing off the pitch. It measures Financial Solvency, Good Governance, Fan Engagement and Equality Standards and to create an overall Sustainability Index score for clubs in the Premier League and The Championship. But what is the aim? Could this index be used as part of the...

On the Gameweek 24 review, all eyes for FPL managers turn towards the rarely sighted Blank Double Gameweek of 25 as 4 teams Blank and 4 teams Double but who from the Blankers should be binned and which of the Doublers should be invested in? All the games reviewed, which included another swing in the title race, Tottenham won the Planet FPL derby, there were big 1-0 wins for Bournemouth, Everton an...

Manchester City have been charged by The Premier League with over 100 breaches of the Premier League's financial rules. But what does that actually mean? And how serious is this for City? Suj & James investigate the detail and speak openly about the alleged breaches against City and give opinion on why there must be serious consequences if City are found guilty of the charges. Plus, is it actually...

On the Sky Fantasy Football Podcast Suj is up to his old tricks of missing deadlines! Did it work in his favour or does it feel like the 50k prize now out of reach? There's discussion on why after a week with heavy investment on Arsenal and Man City this is likely to be a quieter week for transfers accept for those who have sold Harry Kane. Should Haaland be captained on Saturday or should there b...

On James' live stream reflection on last night's trip to follow Tottenham in Milan, FPL transfer ideas for GWs 24 & 25, why Chips could be on the agenda for many FPL managers for the period between GWs 27 & 29 & lots more...  Plus, there's further strategy chat, concerns about GW25 and lots more... Tomorrow on Planet FPL: Planet SkyFF s4 ep27 with all the latest on Sky Fantasy Football On Patreon...

James is joined by Brentford fan Tom Medd and Crystal Palace fan Migtavius to discuss all the latest at their clubs ahead of their GW24 London Derby and both clubs just became a little more interesting for FPL managers with a Double Gameweek announced for both in GW27. The Bees have only lost 4 times this season and are now 10 unbeaten. How good could the season turn out? Is European qualification...

On the Gameweek 23 review Suj & James discuss all the key moments from the weekend which included a weekend of controversial refereeing decisions and lots of new information for FPL managers to consider... There's thoughts on Guardiola's tactical set up yesterday, Toney's dominant display at Arsenal, the almost inevitable Saints sacking of Nathan Jones after the defeat to 10 man Wolves and James'...

With James off to support Tottenham for their trip to Leicester tomorrow the Deadline Stream was brought forward to Friday evening and therefore released as an audio Podcast as well. Lots of questions answered on Arsenal and Manchester City assets and how the announcement of additional gameweek 27 fixtures for Brentford, Brighton, Crystal Palace and Southampton should affect our thinking....  On P...

It's the biggest Clash of the Correspondents of the season so far as James is joined by Arsenal fan Adam Pritchard and Manchester City fan Jonny Pringle to discuss all the key talking points ahead of their Double Gameweek 23 meeting that could have a huge bearing on who wins the title. We get both perspectives on the title race, do Arsenal believe from here they should win it? Can City sort themse...

Paul McAnulty from the 3 For 1 Sky Fantasy Football Podcast joins James for this week's Sky Fantasy Football Podcast and he's currently got two teams in the top 100 of the overall standings! There's discussion on Paul's strategy of following the template, how it works for him and at what point he'd consider moving from it if he's in contention to come first. Plus, the template captaincy picks look...

On the first of two Clash of the Correspondents this weeks James is joined by Fulham correspondent Dara Curran and Nottingham Forest fan Mark Sutherns to discuss all the latest at their clubs and the potential for the FPL assets from their clubs. It's only four goals conceded in 7 since the World Cup for Fulham. Are they now a more defensive side? And is a challenge for a European spot now a reali...