Who Got The Assist? FPL Podcast

Sam and a sad Tom return after Free Hitters leave chipless managers in the dust following a wildly successful weekend for many.   This time round, we preview the end of the season, looking through the roster of Premier League teams to try to work out how motivated they are for the rest of the year through analysing their "beachiness". We do this by asking: what do they have left to play for? Plus...

As the biggest double gameweek of the season comes to its close (live on the pod!), Sam & Tom look ahead to blank gameweek 34 – the moment at which many FPL managers are deploying their Free Hit chip to deal with the absence of many of their players. We supply our “Free Hit Kit” to help you to navigate the picks for the week ahead.   Plus the Gameweek 34 preview returns to its true form, with the...

Tom & Sam are in a sombre mood this week after a spectacular gut punch on bench boost in double gameweek 32. It's a space for introspection and healing here: where did it all go wrong!?   Then, it's onto regularly scheduled programming via our double gameweek 33 preview - key players, best transfers, chip talk, captains and bold claims - as we try to get back on track. Featuring a potential surpri...

Tom & Sam preview the first of a pair of upcoming double gameweeks in FPL - the crowning glory of fantasy in most seasons.   In the show this week, we discuss the debate between the pair - which week is the best to bench boost? And, if you have your triple captain left, do you triple captain for the other? We also - for those on AM especially - pop through a few differentials you might wish to con...

It’s 2 pods in 3 days for Sam & Tom, as we’re in on Wednesday for what would’ve been our wildcard special… had we not already frantically pressed the buttons a gameweek ahead of schedule in 30!   In the show today, we discuss our thinking behind the strategies we chose, the players we picked and debate if there’s much actual difference between the wildcard setups (beyond the obvious injury replace...

 After a bit of a break, Tom & Sam are podding again to preview Gameweek 30!   A lot’s happened the gap between pods, with international break injuries (hello Christopher Walter Wood) and FA Cup results giving us a clearer picture of the upcoming doubles and blanks.   And then a Haaland injury happened, and things went berserk.   We discuss this in our GW30 preview, taking in the calendar update,...

A special upload from another show! Recently, as with Tom, Sam was interviewed by Gary at the FPL Have A Beer channel to discuss his FPL journey. This covers how Pricey got into FPL, his start in content creating and time so far as WGTA's cohost. Do give Gary a follow on socials (@FPLHaveABeer) and subscribe to his YouTube! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sam and Tom welcome friend of the pod Si aka FPL Analytic aka The Dark Lord of Analytics once more onto WGTA to deep dive into... well, you guessed it!   We take full advantage of the combined international and FA Cup break to talk how analytics has interacted with FPL this season, especially with the format changes. Covering the changes with more rolling, new strategies emerging from the introduc...

Sam & Tom are in to preview the upcoming blank gameweek in FPL. But we start off with a tribute to the FPL 🐐 Mo Salah.   And then we see what course managers are taking to navigate this challenge, by suggesting possible free hit teams and using that as a springboard to discuss approaches and potential differentials ahead of the blank week. Plus the big Haaland vs Wood captain debate.   If you lik...

Tom & Sam return after a weekend off to discuss its aftermath, as events have conspired to mean the "forgotten" Gameweek 28 now contains many decisions for FPL managers - particularly in the forwards. Turns out, Cunha/Mateta means more worries...   Plus an update on the calendar projections and chips following that FA cup weekend, a discussion on if you should triple captain Salah this week, and o...

Tom & Sam are pressed into action earlier than they thought this week, with a set of midweek fixtures meaning we’ve got a Sunday night pod to put together squarely to focus on the fixtures less than 48 hours away! This means a shorter pod (we always say this!), starting with a reflection on the Assistant Manager chip with both of ours now spent. Then, the usual preview elements of the Kneejerk, be...

In a brief respite from the doubles onslaught, Tom & Sam are back to discuss what the future holds for FPL managers’ transfer strategies as blank gameweek 29 looms large in our thoughts. Do we get funneled into picking from a small, similar pool of players? Or are there any advantages to be had in thinking outside of the box?   Plus in our Gameweek 26 preview, Tom gives an analysis of Omar Marmous...

DGW25: AMming and Aahing 💭   More chip chat! Now we know the Carabao cup finalists, we're able to discuss more about ongoing strategy in our fantasy premier league teams as we reach the business end of the season 🍟   Plus, we preview double gameweek 25, debating if we're going deep on doublers or looking ahead to 29 as well as figuring out which Assistant Manager we may be swapping in for Moyes...

This week, we’ve got an interim Gameweek pod as DGW24 stretches through two sets of vitally important fixtures for FPL managers – the next FA Cup round and the Carabao Cup semi finals.   Tom & Sam assess the wreckage after many managers veered suddenly off course due to the Friday chaos grenade that Gameweek 25 was suddenly a double gameweek, and look at how the rest of the calendar now, probably,...

We focus squarely on the upcoming double this week, as Sam & Tom spend time poring over the options and ask: how many eggs are we putting into this particular double gameweek basket? 🪺   Plus, as our main section is the preview, we'll talk more widely about upcoming weeks towards the end - in particular, any further ideas for the GW25-8 period before the upcoming blank in 29 and any other busines...

It's all about chip strategy this week, as Sam & Tom take a look over the upcoming projected blanks and double schedule and ask when and where we play our chips this season? We do this through discussing 5 key points that have come to mind for us when analysing this period!   Plus GW23 preview, including all the usual bits in the Knee Jerk, best transfers and best captains!   If you liked the show...

Following an eventful FA Cup weekend break for the Premier League, FPL came back with a vengeance in midweek. Due to the quick turnaround between Gameweeks, Tom & Sam focus squarely on the preview for the weekend on the show today.   On the menu today, we ponder the wisdom of holding a misfiring player who might have good underlying numbers (aka Nico Jackson) versus selling off for an overperformi...

The frantic festive period in fantasy football came to an end this weekend with a typically rollercoaster final week. Tom & Sam are back to assess the outcomes and look ahead to the business end of the season in our new Tuesday slot!   This time, we zero in on the specter haunting FPL managers week to week: effective ownership. We ask: how does it affect our gameplay at different times, and indeed...

Happy new year and welcome to WGTA 2025!   Sam & Tom start the year with the festive fixture run nearing its conclusion, with a show on new year’s day!   This week, with Mo Salah smashing through the 200 Club barrier in record time, we take a moment to bow down to the Egyptian king while also spending time nominating who else of the current crop of FPL players we’d back to join the Liverpool talis...

It’s a super fast show this time with the quick turnaround, as Tom & Sam consider the Boxing Day outcomes and look ahead to the new year's FPL Gameweek 19 in our final pod of 2024.   We talk over our reaction to the games, our possible moves in the kneejerk, and then look at best transfers in and best captains as the next deadline approaches quickly.   Please subscribe to WGTA and leave a 5* revie...

This week, Tom and Sam preview the Boxing Day fixtures amid a tumultuous weekend in Gameweek 17, which kicked off the festive feast of FPL.   We discuss Saka replacements – or do you just hold on? – in the kneejerk, take the temperature on other moves fantasy managers are making in Best Transfers, goals galore are predicted in Bold Claims and we ask if anyone can stand against the Egyptian juggern...

Assisting Managers' Xmases!   With Sam out at his Christmas Party, Tom drafts in reinforcements in the shape of Mark McGettigan AKA FPL General and long term friend of the pod Alex Ball for this week's show!   On the agenda, we discuss the new Assistant Manager chip and our hot takes on it, the busy Christmas period and who we're targeting, plus the Gameweek 17 preview.   If you liked the show, pl...

Tom & Sam take a breath after a hectic 3 gameweeks in 7 days to think about the state of the fantasy football game at the moment. As things get rather template, we ask: where can we differentiate?   Plus a look at FPL GW16 in our gameweek preview, as we discuss defensive woes in the Kneejerk once more and also try to figure out which of Salah or Palmer should get the armband this week!   Subscribe...

It’s a super fast show this time with the quick turnaround, as Tom & Sam absorb the midweek outcomes (note we’ll be live during Thursday’s fixtures!) and look ahead to the weekend. We talk over our reaction to the games, our possible moves – if any – in the kneejerk (and ask: did we kneejerk selling Isak?) and then look at best transfers in and best captains as the next deadline looms large on the...

A special upload from another show! Recently, Tom was interviewed by Gary at the FPL Have A Beer channel to discuss his and WGTA's FPL journey. This covers the origins of WGTA, Tom's experiences (positive and negative) online and Tom's own personal story. Do give Gary a follow on socials (@FPLHaveABeer) and subscribe to his YouTube! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi...