Who Got The Assist? FPL Podcast

After an eventful weekend in #fantasyfootball, involving a triple captaincy mishap and Free Hit seemingly ruling the roost, Sam & Tom are in for a pared down show previewing the midweek set of fixtures. Including a word on the unique situation we're in with transfers, form Vs fixtures, captaincy call and our own dilemmas due to a suspension or two, we'll tell you everything you might need to know...

After rather successful weeks for once, Tom and Sam look ahead to GW13 with plenty of chips being played by #fantasypremierleague managers. We look at free hits on the table and try to figure out balance vs. aggression, check out wildcards and discuss the merits of TCing the #fantasyfootball robot. Plus lots of short and long term picks in form Vs fixtures, one week punt and what we're doing with...

It's time once more to think about #fantasypremierleague as the final international break of 2025 ends with a few notable players now in doubt for GW12! Sam & Tom look over the news from the break and ask if and how #fantasyfootball managers should react, especially as, ironically, a couple of those flagged in Semenyo and Gabriel form core parts of this year's template. Then form Vs fixture looks...

Sam and Tom are in during the interlull (sorry we're a day late!) for a zoomed out pod diving into how the #fpl template is fitting together this campaign: is it actually as weak as we've been thinking? and might anyone break through? Plus, a look at our initial plans for #fantasypremierleague gameweek 12, with Sam especially scratching his head with 4FT to use If you enjoyed this, leave a 5-star...

With the 5 Free Transfers we get in GW16 on the horizon, Sam & Tom ask if it's time for #fantasypremierleague managers to be more aggressive and go shorter term with their picks 🥊 Plus a lot of faces in form Vs fixtures suiting that idea, one week punt updates and a look at best © this week when the Man City Vs Liverpool game may mean we look elsewhere...? 🤖🆚❓ And then in our teams, does Sam d...

Patience Vs Proactivity | #FPL GW10 Tom and Sam discuss the value of holding onto your faltering #fantasypremierleague assets versus acting to remove them this week, as the season reaches double figures. Plus a lot of new assets added to the form Vs fixtures grid, one week punts and the best #fantasyfootball captain this weekend! And the main topic feeds into our teams, with some stick or twist di...

As FPL returned after international break, we’re here to assess the fallout as Haaland rolls on, Mateta bags a hattie (and could’ve had more) but others falter – and Ange is shown the door after just 39 days. First we give a mention of the dawning Dyche era at Forest and its possible fantasy football ramifications, and then it’s on to our main topic this week: has the midfield actually disappointe...

Normal service resumes as FPL returns this weekend! Following our in-depth look at analytics and this season last week with Si Analytic (do go check that out ICYMI!), today Tom & Sam go into the Gameweek 8 preview. We cover any news during a quiet international break and any potential ramifications for managers been. And then it’s onto form vs fixtures, with several picks under the microscope incl...

Analytick Boxes | FPL IB 2 with Simon FPL Analytic Continuing our series of international break guest episodes, this time Simon is back to join Sam & Tom to cast his analytical lens over a few areas topping FPL managers’ agendas this season. Covering thoughts some key men’s rise and fall, defcons, the next bloc of 4 games and Sam’s now active wildcard, it’s a nice relaxed international break chat...

Come join us for some celebration as Sam’s TC goes gangbusters, and some (now customary) schadenfreude as Tom manages to bench a 13 point haul from his man Gabriel. Then stay for a discussion on fixture swings in #fantasypremierleague, as we identify 3 kinds of swing – mini, midi, maxi – and how all of these feed into managerial strategies as we try to achieve success as this game. Plus in form ve...

Tom’s pressed the button after a all-time bad start, and Sam’s probably triple captaining Haaland. So it’s an interesting week for us on the pod, with our #fantasyfootball futures in the balance as we play around with our chips and – especially in one of our cases – try to start again. We look through all the options for chips, and explain why we’re taking the paths we’ve chosen: will it work for...

Join Tom & Sam to discuss if the tectonic plates of #fantasypremierleague have shifted. Is Haaland the new king? Do we fade Mo? Are Villa and Forest now villains? And is DefCon fuelled big at the back sustainable? Plus many players under the microscope in form Vs fixtures, one week punt update and perhaps a shorter captaincy calls chat this round. Whether you’re new to us or returning this year, p...

As a return to Premier League action gallops into view, Sam’s back on the pod to assist Tom in this week’s preview of Gameweek 4. And it’s an interesting one, with transfer window deals potentially shaking things up, injuries and managerial changes around the place, and, for some fantasy football managers, buttons being pressed when it comes to Wildcards and Free Hits. We’ll discuss all of that, a...

We’re in for a Sunday night edition this week and this time – as we’re in international break, Sam’s on holiday and Tom’s about to go too – Tom take the opportunity to catch up with the very first WGTA cohost, Nick! We haven’t got much of an agenda in this fireside chat which mostly covers discussion on how FPL has evolved in the 9+ years since we founded WGTA, how our games have changed (especial...

It’s not been the best start for us. But why? Time for a quick examination to see if we’ve just been plain unlucky or if we feel like we’ve got it totally wrong as the early couple of weeks bring nothing but below average scoring to kick off this week’s show. Then, it’s onto form vs fixtures: are we losing faith too soon in some, while jumping onto others when they could merely be a flash in the p...

After a rather lackluster opening weekend, we’re glad to be given the chance to talk out our various grievances this week as a lot of sliding doors moments deprive us of a fire start.   In form vs fixture, we look at the three key risers this week – Reijnders, Semenyo and Wood – to ask if the early reactions merit an early purchase, plus look at other options out there given what we’ve seen… knowi...

In our final preseason pod, we take in the final friendlies and community shield to see what we've learned - and what outstanding questions we're hoping get answered in the time left. Then we update on the pod this year - how we're approaching it, and start the One Pick Punt competition as well as making our season long Bold Claims.  Finally - our teams. Obviously there's still time to go, but we'...

An extra pod from us this week as we inch ever closer to the Gameweek 1 deadline.  We focus exclusively on our drafts, discussing how we’ve got to where we are with just over one week to go before the first deadline – making the case for, and debating, our picks and decisions including potential chips played: will a bench boost be wielded?  Back next week for our final preseason show before the ca...

Sam & Tom are joined by the brilliant FPL Raptor (Ross) as part of our preseason content to discuss some of the psychological pitfalls us FPL managers face during the season – and how to tackle them. We work through 5 key areas taking in many biases and heuristics on our journey, which hopefully will assist you in not falling into these traps throughout the 25/26 season – and beyond! Whether you’r...

Sam & Tom are here for our most popular preseason episode: the price pod 🤑 We give our WGTA take on the pricelist for the 25/26 season, taking in player data, our expectations and how the changes to format have influenced our thoughts on possible selections for our teams 🛡️ I'm sure we missed out lots of players - it's always a tough one getting the entire price list into one pod! - but hopefully...

Sam & Tom are back, coming in hot on launch day as WGTA returns for year NINE (wtaf!) This episode, we react to the prices and talk through some early takes on what we’ve spotted as we’ve hunted through the list. We give our views on the changes to the game this year, covering defensive contributions (defcons, of course), double chips, the contentious afcon transfer refreshing and the bonus tweaks...

It’s the final WGTA of the 2024/25 season, and Sam & Tom are in an introspective mood as we look through the 10 mistakes we said we WOULDN’T make at the start of the campaign… and talk through how we – and maybe you – still fell prey to them and how we’re going to try to change that next time. Plus our season long bold claims roundup and our coveted [citation needed] end of season award as we wrap...

In our penultimate pod of the season, Sam & Tom debate whether we should lean into the games with something on the line or those without any real meaning in order to spike some high scores on what’s always a goal-friendly final gameweek!  Plus a rundown of past last days to see how many goals are normally scored, a final bold claims and a captaincy decision that may run right down to the wire. We’...

With just two gameweeks remaining, Sam & Tom consider what's realistic for FPL managers looking to finish the season with a bang as time runs short ⌛ We look at some key differential you could roll the dice on to hopefully end the season on a high 🎲   Plus in the preview, lots of transfer activity, best captains and ANOTHER point in scored in bold claims 🥳   We're coming to the end of the campa...

This time, join Sam & Tom on a pod spent - half tongue in cheek! - reflecting on what an "FPL Troll" actually is with many nominations flying around on social media after a difficult weekend for many managers.   Plus in our gameweek 36 preview, lots of movement in the transfer market as people move on from Palace players and captain, again, is arguably another open question.   We're coming to the...