Planet FPL - The Fantasy Football Podcast

On this Podcast, Suj & James take a more detailed look at defensive budget enablers in FPL following the opening Gameweek and ponder best options, not necessarily for now, but in the weeks to come as FPL managers may be looking for value to help fit an extra premium player in their teams. There's an assessment of all the 4.0 defenders and two stand out as options to keep an eye on in the coming we...

The Premier League returned with a bang, Brentford humbled Arsenal, Man Utd hit Leeds for five, West Ham got four at St James's Park and Tottenham shocked Man City with Harry Kane nowhere to be seen. And for many FPL managers it was an exceptional and high scoring weekend. Suj & James review the opening weekend in FPL where Bruno Fernandes and Mo Salah went big and they were supported by many othe...

A short 35 minute Podcast from Suj & James in the final hours before the 630pm (UK) GW1 FPL Deadline and it's team reveal time! First James and then Suj detail their final selections (subject to team news) and their thought process behind their decisions, but of course, for Suj one decision is not quite locked in... Good luck to all our listeners and viewers for the season ahead! Join our Planet F...

A very different Planet #FPL Podcast to normal as Suj & James take a dive into data from the 2020/21 season in a bid to unearth statistics that may have passed us by as the FPL deadline draws ever closer. There's a close inspection of data from the second half of last season and also the 9 Gameweeks after the March international break and with the help of the Planet #FPL Correspondents the final l...

Suj and James begin their third season playing Sky Fantasy Football by covering all the important details for the first three matchweeks prior to the Overhaul. The Podcast begins by discussing best captaincy for Friday's single game day fixture between Brentford and Arsenal before moving on to coverage of matchday two's single gameday between West Ham and Leicester. Other captaincy days are covere...

Suj & James welcome Planet FPL Patreon and 2020/21 Advanced Tier Patreon mini league winner Calin Mates to discuss his successful season and plans for GW1. We learn of Calin's media channel in Romania and how he successfully rose through the ranks last season in FPL despite not having a spectacular start.  So how should we go about making a good start in FPL? Ideas are discussed and also current d...

Suj & James kick off the final build-up to the new Fantasy Premier League season with the launch of Season 5 of Planet #FPL and on this Podcast the lads focus on strategy and players of interest ahead of Friday's deadline. James takes us through chip strategy for the season looking at popular times to use the Bench Boost, Free Hit & Triple Captain chips and there's good news for many as it will li...

We've made it to the end of Correspondent Week! And on the final Podcast Suj & James are joined by Tom Medd to get all the detail on the Premier League's newest addition Brentford. Ivan Toney is proving very popular for FPL managers and appeals at 6.5 with a good opening and he's a likely shoe-in for Tom's team, but is he the only Brentford player of interest? Tom takes us through details on the s...

The final Day of Correspondent Week begins with Dan Lord joining Suj & James to talk all things Liverpool as The Reds aim to win back the Premier League. And they will be boosted by the return of Virgil Van Dijk but will the towering Dutchman start in GW1? And going forward who is most likely to partner Van Dijk? Mo Salah is likely to be heavily backed and captain for many in GW1, but is there any...

Ted Maw is Suj & James' guest on the final Day 6 Podcast of Correspondent Week to discuss all things Chelsea at a time when it is looking creasing likely that Romelu Lukaku might return to the club. Does Lukaku make Chelsea title contenders? Are they expected to challenge even without him? Ted explains the difficulty in predicting Chelsea's opening weekend line-up and with Crystal Palace at home t...

Suj & James welcome Leicester City correspondent Aaron Lagor onto the Podcast ahead of the Foxes trip to Wembley for the Community Shield and the build up has been disrupted by an injury to one of their brightest prospects. Wesley Fofana was set to be a big part of the discussion but a serious injury suffered on Wednesday night looks likely to rule him out until 2022 and with Jonny Evans also doub...

Suj & James kick off Day 6 of Correspondent Week by welcoming Norwich City Correspondent Mark Hammond to discuss The Canaries hopes of staying up and FPL enablers. Norwich start with a brutal start of Liverpool, Man City, Leicester & Arsenal... surely we can't start with any of their FPL assets... well it takes Mark 5 minutes to get Suj & James very interested in one particular player and it becom...

Sam Murray joins Suj & James to discuss his club Brighton & Hove Albion and a host of cheap attractive FPL assets that could perform very well this season. And they have excellent opening fixtures... Is Robert Sanchez the go-to 4.5 goalkeeper? Is Yves Bissouma the stand out 4.5 midfielder? There's discussion on 4.5s Adam Webster, Joel Veltman and if Lewis Dunk at 5.0 is worth paying extra for, wha...

New Aston Villa correspondent Lee Jackson makes his Planet FPL debut alongside Suj & James to discuss his club Aston Villa and he ends up having to pull double duty...! ...That's because only hours after recorded was completed Villa announced the signing of Danny Ings out of nowhere. At the end of the Podcast Lee rejoins James to give updated thoughts following the signing of Ings and the impact o...

Day 5 of Correspondent Week kicks off with Crystal Palace fan Migtavius joining Suj & James to discuss The Eagles prospects ahead of the new season under the new manager Patrick Vieira. There's reflection of Roy Hodgson's spell at Selhurst and what can be expected tactically from Vieira and some exciting new signings. It looks like a change of direction for Palace with high earners released and yo...

Suj & James welcome Gary Robinson to discuss all things Manchester United including one the big FPL Community debates, Bruno or BruNO!? Do United have good or bad opening fixtures? It depends how you look at it but it does influence the conclusion on whether Bruno Fernandes is or isn't worth 12.0 of our FPL money. Luke Shaw is the second highest owned player in FPL, there's an assessment of why an...

Suj & James welcome new Southampton correspondent Matt Samuel on to the Podcast for episode 11 of Correspondent Week to discuss his club and there are concerns heading into the new season. The Podcast was recorded prior to Danny Ings' stunning and shocking move to Aston Villa but as discussed on the show there was expectation from Matt that he could be leaving the club. Can Che Adams step up and f...

Day 4 of Correspondent Week begins with a focus on Suj's team as Suj & James welcome Chris Stone to discuss all things West Ham United. There's an in-depth debate on West Ham's defensive assets and conclusions are drawn on who's best as an FPL asset between Aaron Cresswell (5.5), Vladimir Coufal (5.0) & Arthur Masuaku (4.5). Will Alphonse Areola dislodge Lukasz Fabianski as the club's number one k...

Day 3 of Correspondent Week is concluded with Leeds United fan Andy Martin who joins Suj & James to discuss a squad full of attractive FPL propositions with the majority of the squad underpriced in Andy's opinion. Raphinha stands out at 6.5 but with Jack Harrison matching his point per game returns last season and cheaper at 6.0 is the Englishman being overlooked? Should FPL managers being buying...

On the latest Podcast on Correspondent Week Suj & James are joined by Adam Pritchard to discuss all things Arsenal ahead of the new season. With Chelsea and Manchester City in the first three games, starting with Arsenal assets in FPL looks tricky but they shouldn't be overlooked with a brilliant run beginning from GW4. Adam details the current likely starting selection for The Gunners at Brentfor...

Day 3 of Correspondent Week begins with Sean Norton joining Suj & James to discuss all things Everton ahead of their GW1 opener against Southampton. The Pod begins by getting Sean's feelings on Carlo Ancelotti's departure and the arrival of Rafa Benitez, a man many Evertonians are already against due to his association with their Merseyside rivals. With a brilliant fixture list to start the season...

Suj & James complete Day 2 of Correspondent Week with the returning Stephen Toumi to discuss all things Watford as The Hornets aim to establish themselves again as a Premier League outfit. There are ten Watford forwards listed in FPL, but are any of them any good? Perhaps, a couple of them might be unknown or under the radar but what does Stephen think of the prospects of the exciting Ismaila Sarr...

Suj & James welcome Ricky Saunders to discuss all things Tottenham Hotspur on Correspondent Week Episode 5 and it's impossible to escape the prospect of Harry Kane leaving the club. Recorderd before Kane failed to show for training yesterday the lads speculate on what Tottenham may look like without Harry Kane and the possible impact on Heung-Min Son. Dele Alli is having a good pre season (again!)...

Suj & James kick off Day 2 of Correspondent Week with Jack Toner to discuss all things Burnley with the new season kick off only 10 days away. Squad depth gives Jack some cause for concern, particularly in the wide areas and could James Tarkowski leave before the transfer window closes with only a year left on his contract? Chris Wood looks the clear talisman but doubts are raised about if he will...

Day 1 of Planet FPL's Correspondent Week concludes with Simon Bibby joining Suj & James to discuss all things about Si's club Newcastle United. Is it a case of Callum Wilson or nothing from an FPL perspective? The case is made for Newcastle's talisman and a there's a warning that his consistency shouldn't neccessary be overlooked. There's frustration about the classification of some of the FPL ass...