Planet FPL - The Fantasy Football Podcast

On Clash of the Correspondents James welcomes Brentford fan Tom Medd and Sunderland fan Spencer Barrowman on to the Podcast ahead of Wednesday's meeting at The Gtech, and the winner could even find themselves as high as 5th. So, what is achievable for these two with relegation concerns seemingly now of no concern? Plus, FPL Chat on all the key assets featuring Sepp Van Den Berg, Kevin Schade, Igor...

It was a weekend from the Gods for James in FPL, in his own words, his best ever Gameweek, with 17 pointers from Malick Thiaw, Declan Rice and Igor Thiago helping him to a monstrous 101 points, and a near 90% rank rise to 31k with a Gameweek rank of 200 overall! But while it was the stuff of dreams for James; Suj scored 60 points less in an incredible week of swings! But one thing both can count o...

The first Planet FPL Podcast of 2026 sees David join James for a review of the GW19 where Gabriel returned to the Arsenal team and hauled immediately in their big clash against Aston Villa which was part of an exciting night of action on Tuesday in the Premier League. Let's hope however that New Year's Day wasn't a sign of things to come as only two goals were scored across four games and there wa...

The Mayor of FPL and one of our favourite guests Tom Campbell is back to put James and the listeners to the test with a quiz on football and FPL in 2025. Wishing all our listeners and viewers a very Happy New Year! Follow Tom on Twitter/x: https://x.com/UtterlyTC Friday on Planet FPL: s9 ep31 GW19 Review with David and James Today on Patreon: Tot&Ham (BT) & The Midweek FPL Dilemma (IT) The full Pl...

On Clash of the Correspondents James is joined by Liverpool fan Dan Lord and Leeds fan Ed Salinger to discuss the latest atheir clubs ahead of the New Yaer's Day meeting at Anfield. Liverpool are up to fourth, are things moving in the right direction or is there still cause for concern? Can Leeds continue their incredible run of results, which seems to have come at a time when no one was expecting...

Suj and James review all the football from Gameweek 18 that included a hat-trick for Kevin Schade against Bournemouth side who look wide open away from home, but it was a largely forgettable week for many FPL managers and now there are injury concerns for many defensive assets. Bournemouth now travel to Chelsea and that could make a move to Cole Palmer appealing but there's caution offered on Chel...

On Clash of the Correspondents James is joined by Nottingham Forest fan Mark Sutherns and Manchester City fan Jonny Pringle to discuss the latest at their clubs and preview Saturday's meeting between the clubs at The City Ground. There's reflection on Ange Postecoglu's time at Forest and if Sean Dyche can steer them clear of relegation as most seem to expect he will. While City are on a great run...

On Ask James, Bruno Fernandes replacement options covered, there's a demand for Matheus Cunha and Hugo Ekitike, but that also means there's a demand for some cheaper options... as the options aren't neccessarily inspiring. Plus, going triple ups in defence, taking risk, thoughts on Morgan Rogers, short and long-term plays and lots more... Tomorrow on Planet FPL: Clash of the Correspondents, Nottin...

Suj and James review another dramatic weekend of football in the Premier League that included a brilliant encounter at St James's Park as Chelsea earned a hard earned point from two down, Liverpool just about getting over the line against 9 man Tottenham, Arsenal staying top for Christmas after victory at Everton, Leeds scoring four against Crystal Palace and Aston Villa maintained their outstandi...

On the Weekender this week with David and James discussion features: * Cardiff 1-3 Chelsea * Man City 2-0 Brentford * Newcastle 2-1 Fulham * Carabao Cup semi final draw and consequences for potential double gameweeks * Crystal Palace 2-2 KuPS * Conference League final standings * Leeds v Crystal Palace preview * GW17 Free Hit Drafts * GW17 Wildcard Drafts Tomorrow on Planet FPL: James presents the...

On Ask James, FPL managers seem keen to consider players that may be short term options such as Bournemouth players against Burnley, but is considering this time next week the better play? Particularly as the likes of Hugo Ekitike or Jarrod Bowen could be in big demand. Plus, benching dilemmas, coverage for those with chips left, enablers and lots more... Tomorrow on Planet FPL: The Weekender ep.1...

On Clash of the Correspondents James is joined by Everton fan Sean Norton and Arsenal fan Adam Pritchard to preview Saturday's GW16 meeting between the clubs on Merseyside. The Toffees have been performing well under David Moyes but now have key personnel departing on international duty and attackers carrying injuries. The league leaders have had injuries too, especially defensively and they have...

On the Clayton & James Show * Manchester United's enthralling 4-4 draw with Bournemouth * Enzo Maresca's 'worst 48 hours' at Chelsea comments * Christmas schedule for Premier League clubs * Euro Focus: Pafos * OTD: Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur (2020) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X39ZUasiq7s Tomorrow on Planet FPL: Clash of the Correspondents, Everton v Arsenal with Sean Norton & Adam Pritcha...

Suj and James discuss the fallout from the GW16 weekend where many took Erling Haaland on with the captaincy with Bukayo Saka as both returned double digit hauls, and James was again rewarded with a haul from an enabling midfielder. This time Harry Wilson. All the games covered, including how Arsenal nearly failed to beat bottom of the table Wolves, Aston Villa and Manchester City maintaining thei...

On the Weekender this week with David and James discussion features: *Wolves 1-4 Manchester United *Inter Milan 0-1 Liverpool *Liverpool v Brighton preview *Round-up of English teams in Europe *World Cup Draw *GW16 Free Hit Drafts *GW16 Wildcard Drafts *Daniel Munoz replacements Tomorrow on Planet FPL: James presents the GW16 Deadline stream in partnership with FPL Team, exclusively on the Planet...

On James' live stream this afternoon, lots of moves are being made with FPL managers holding 5 free transfers. Discussion includes replacing Daniel Munoz, the want for Arsenal assets this week, captaincy, mid priced midfielders, keeping faith with forwards, considering rotation and lots more... Tomorrow on Planet FPL: The Weekender ep.17 Today on Patreon: AFCON Preview with Ony Dozie (BT) & Talkin...

On Clash of the Correspondents James is joined by Manchester United fan Alex Trembath and Bournemouth fan Neil Grover to discuss the latest at their clubs ahead of the Gameweek 16 Monday Night Football at Old Trafford. There's discussion on form, with United comfortable winners at Wolves on Monday but they haven't won their last two at Old Trafford and opponents Bournemouth have won 3-0 on their l...

David & James discuss Mo Salah's incredible interview following Liverpool's 3-3 draw at Leeds, where Salah was named as a substitute for the third time in a week. Have we seen The Egyptian King in a red shirt for the final time? Most will hope not, but can a relationship with Arne Slot that appears strained be mended? There's reflection on events leading up to Saturday, analysis of what Salah actu...

It was at the point that Crystal Palace announced their line-up at Fulham that James knew his luck was in. With Daniel Munoz absent from The Eagles squad with a knee injury, James was able to bank Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's 16 points and laugh about some brilliant bench jam. And it was just as well because it was a painful week otherwise! Luck or skill? You need a bit of both in this game. Suj joins...

On the Weekender this week with David and James discussion features: *Manchester United 1-1 West Ham United *Pre World Cup Draw discussion *Aston Villa v Arsenal preview *Will he start? A discussion on some who may get rotated in or out this weekend *Free Hit GW15 Drafts *GW15 Wildcard Drafts Today on Patreon: The Differential Show (BT) & The Team News Stream (IT) The full Planet FPL schedule for...

Suj and James discuss the games and fallout from a dramatic Gameweek 14 so far as Manchester City won 5-4 away, Villa (found improvement) to win 4-3 at Brighton, Arsenal won again but it was a bad night for Chelsea at Elland Road and Liverpool were again underwhelming as they drew with Sunferland. The City victory saw Erling Haaland walk away with three attacking returns but the headlines for Fant...

Nico 'the icon' Semedo is back on the Podcast with James, for a laid back chat about various topics from the World of football over the last month. Topics covered include, discussion on Nico's FPL team (or lack of one!) and advice on players who get engaged, Nigeria's exit from World Cup qualification, Ibrahima Konate's performances, if the UK media are ready for a black superstar, if there should...

Ahead of tonight's Gameweek 14 deadline James welcomes Burnley fan Jack Toner and Crystal Palace fan Ruaidhri McLaughlin-Dowd on to Clash of the Correspondents to discuss the latest at their clubs before the two meet at Turf Moor on Wednesday. Burnley have lost four in a row and very much in the mix at the bottom of the table and there's concern at Palace too with Ismaila Sarr injured during Sunda...

Suj and James discuss another eventful weekend in the Premier League, where there was largely success for Free Hitters (including Suj) but disappointment for Erling Haaland Triple Captainers, and James' Wildcard also went okay. But what's perhaps more important is what's next and a big theme around Suj and James' discussion is who might get rotated during a midweek where the spacing of games is pa...

On the Weekender this week with David and James discussion features: *Everton's win at Manchester United *Newcastle and Manchester City's Champions League defeats *Chelsea's victory against Barcelona *Are Arsenal the best team in Europe currently? *Tottenham's improved showing despite defeat in Paris *Liverpool's defeat to PSV and if time should be up for Arne Slot *GW13 Free Hit Drafts *GW13 Wild...