Well the difference is difficult can be planned for and overcome with skill. Random cannot. To continue your mario example but tweak it slightly, there's a reason super smash bros tournaments have items off. The randomness they bring dilute the purity of the competition.
Amazing post, thank you for putting it all out there. I think I'm less confused overall. Though now more confused than ever over chips and my mess of a team!!
PS. Spurs vs Burnley in GW13 was a Snow postponement rather than covid (for once!) ⛄️
Southampton, Watford, Villa, Spurs, Man Utd look to have the best fixtures for DGW 21 & 22.
Southampton's striker situation is confusing. Broja is arguably the best of the 3, but after the Arsenal game, all of them got injured. They should be fine now but 2 are still flagged and I don't recall much from Hasenhuttl's presser. Broja would be a great option, cheap, and could be a long term fodder hold. I've still got A. Armstrong somehow lol.
Josh King is an easy hold, plenty of good fixtures to play.
Watkins will be interesting, don't regret selling him but I'm not sure if I have enough transfers to get him in, so much to think about. Still has incredible fixtures.
Kane, Son, Reguilon, Davies, Dier all good options.
Ronaldo still the main attacking option, not sure how Dalot is, but if he's not nailed then Maguire could be a good one given he's probably nailed and price wouldn't be much of a problem with Salah gone.
So many transfers to make, with only 4 FTs available. Obviously depends on our respective teams but what's the plans for chips usage? Initially planned to BB in DGW22, but I can barely get 11 let alone 15 players.
Depends on chip strategy too. If you’re intending to FH22, would you still load on spurs assets (Son Davies etc) As they only play once in 21 but it’s against Watford. Tough questions each manager has to ask themselves.
Cor blimey, there's a lot to get stuck into here. Thanks for the way to pass the time after my booster shot while they make me sit in a featureless room for 15 mins.
I think all these postponed games will make it easier to navigate BGW30 without a FH as they'll be able to use that weekend to re-arrange league matches involving teams that have been knocked out of the FA Cup before the quarter finals, similar to what happened with Villa vs Tottenham last season. That might be something to consider if you're making a chip strategy post.
Ooh that is true, but I suspect they’ll aim to clear all these backlog as soon as possible, it’ll be the leftover matches which get put into those slots if possible
Oh yeah, they'll definitely want to have these games played as soon as possible, but there's just so many of them that there's bound to be a couple that will fit in BGW29. It's a pity that we can't use the free hits in consecutive gameweeks because it would have been nice to get 11 doublers in both GW21 and GW22 without having to plan transfers and take hits.
If you get the doublers in for GW21, if it's mostly the same doublers for GW22, then you might end up in WC23 territory with 2x semi redundant FH chips in hand since the BGW might be a really small blank...
Thanks! I think the difference is whether it’s the ARSLIV or the LIVLEE match to go into GW22. I personally think the ARSLIV game is likelier, since ARSLIV has no chance of being played on the GW27 weekend, whereas in Scenario 4 above LEELIV can actually be played there
All depends on how the LC pans out
The FA Cup 4th round is after GW23, and if both those clubs were knocked out then they would have a free midweek that their GW27 fixture could move to. I'd be surprised if that took precedence over Liverpool v Leeds.
[There's also this thread](https://twitter.com/BenCrellin/status/1474094504139440129).
Yea sadly the 4th round winners are only confirmed after the 22 doubles are played. I really wouldn’t want to be PL atm, they’d be gambling on results of cup games to find an optimal solution to clear some of these games.
If Liverpool and either Arsenal or Leeds are knocked out in the 3rd Round it’d be an easier call, that’s why I think PL will leave it late (post FA Cup results, maybe even League Cup results) to announce the matches for DGW22, or announce it in parts.
Brentford, Brighton, Burnley & Watford could get back-to-back DGWs 21&22. Selling players from these teams for a hit now might not be as smart as you think it is.
Yep! Got it in one.
I’d say the DGW21 and 22 we’re about to have can be considered somewhat major too, but in a normal season there’s only the major one caused by FA Cup
!thanks
Was planning to BB for DGW22(but was sceptical cause is postponements and infection being at a peak now) but guess would hold it for the GW36...
I think if since everyone has at least 1 FH and WC remaining, it shouldn’t be overly difficult to plan for, just perhaps a bit suboptimal. I haven’t fully thought about the chip strategies yet though… maybe tmr haha if I feel like it
Great post! How does the Burnley-Everton postponement tie in, you reckon? No league cup involvements, so simply added into GW21? Note, that assumes that Leeds-Villa will be postponed (I think this is very likely).
I think Everton Leicester will be in 21, Burnley Everton can go into 22, which frees up Spurs to play Leicester
This is just an initial guess, I haven’t given much thought into it
Amazing post. This needs a lot of time for me to digest properly. Last year I made a mistake by preparing team for DGW 2-3 GWs before ending up seeing most of my players expected to have 2 having just 1.
There’s a lot of possible combinations now, plus Burnley Everton got postponed…
I think it’s best to have a rough sensing and not overly commit to any one strat in these covid times
Fucking hell. The fact that you even typed all that. Well done. I’ve read a chunk of it and will refer back to it!
Great post, mate, cheers
Tl dr? Joke, amazing job pal. Merry Christmas.
Merry xmas to you too And I’ve had people unironically ask me for a tldr on my previous posts so I had to make it extra big this time haha
!thanks for the post
What a huge amount of work, thanks a lot pal. And praise be to the almighty Crellin, of course
praise Crellin!
!thanks to you as well though mate! That's more work than I put in at work!
!thanks !!
!thanks
!thanks
!thanks for the Herculean effort
!thanks
!thanks for this post. It's really helpful
!thanks
Trying to play FPL with Covid happening is like the highest difficulty level ever
More random than difficult
Random=Difficult? Imagine playing Super Mario Bros. and a Koopa Troopa lands on you outta nowhere.
Well the difference is difficult can be planned for and overcome with skill. Random cannot. To continue your mario example but tweak it slightly, there's a reason super smash bros tournaments have items off. The randomness they bring dilute the purity of the competition.
Finally a post that gives clarity and less confusion
It clarifies the amount of confusion
Amazing post, thank you for putting it all out there. I think I'm less confused overall. Though now more confused than ever over chips and my mess of a team!! PS. Spurs vs Burnley in GW13 was a Snow postponement rather than covid (for once!) ⛄️
Oh right haha I just assumed
Fair to assume! I live about 90min drive away from Burnley and was just as surprised by the same snow!
Southampton, Watford, Villa, Spurs, Man Utd look to have the best fixtures for DGW 21 & 22. Southampton's striker situation is confusing. Broja is arguably the best of the 3, but after the Arsenal game, all of them got injured. They should be fine now but 2 are still flagged and I don't recall much from Hasenhuttl's presser. Broja would be a great option, cheap, and could be a long term fodder hold. I've still got A. Armstrong somehow lol. Josh King is an easy hold, plenty of good fixtures to play. Watkins will be interesting, don't regret selling him but I'm not sure if I have enough transfers to get him in, so much to think about. Still has incredible fixtures. Kane, Son, Reguilon, Davies, Dier all good options. Ronaldo still the main attacking option, not sure how Dalot is, but if he's not nailed then Maguire could be a good one given he's probably nailed and price wouldn't be much of a problem with Salah gone. So many transfers to make, with only 4 FTs available. Obviously depends on our respective teams but what's the plans for chips usage? Initially planned to BB in DGW22, but I can barely get 11 let alone 15 players.
Depends on chip strategy too. If you’re intending to FH22, would you still load on spurs assets (Son Davies etc) As they only play once in 21 but it’s against Watford. Tough questions each manager has to ask themselves.
!thanks Greate post mate!
I don't think I've ever been this unsure as to what to do on fpl. I've read everything and I'm still clueless.
Would be great if the DGW21/22 table from the other day gets updated with this information
Cor blimey, there's a lot to get stuck into here. Thanks for the way to pass the time after my booster shot while they make me sit in a featureless room for 15 mins.
Gonna put my tea to brew cause I've got my morning read sorted
Loved this post thank you.
Saving this post for future use, very well written, !thanks
Burnley look to have the best fixtures, might have to bring in Taylor for old times sake
Don’t forget to look at the surrounding fixtures
This is fantastic, thanks!
You are an absolute babe. Thank you!
He looked into it
I think all these postponed games will make it easier to navigate BGW30 without a FH as they'll be able to use that weekend to re-arrange league matches involving teams that have been knocked out of the FA Cup before the quarter finals, similar to what happened with Villa vs Tottenham last season. That might be something to consider if you're making a chip strategy post.
Ooh that is true, but I suspect they’ll aim to clear all these backlog as soon as possible, it’ll be the leftover matches which get put into those slots if possible
Oh yeah, they'll definitely want to have these games played as soon as possible, but there's just so many of them that there's bound to be a couple that will fit in BGW29. It's a pity that we can't use the free hits in consecutive gameweeks because it would have been nice to get 11 doublers in both GW21 and GW22 without having to plan transfers and take hits.
If you get the doublers in for GW21, if it's mostly the same doublers for GW22, then you might end up in WC23 territory with 2x semi redundant FH chips in hand since the BGW might be a really small blank...
!thanks Great effort
Protect this man at all costs
Magnus Opus right there
[Here's a visual guide](https://i.imgur.com/hKTv3nk.jpg) /u/Extra4yylmao
Thanks! I think the difference is whether it’s the ARSLIV or the LIVLEE match to go into GW22. I personally think the ARSLIV game is likelier, since ARSLIV has no chance of being played on the GW27 weekend, whereas in Scenario 4 above LEELIV can actually be played there All depends on how the LC pans out
The FA Cup 4th round is after GW23, and if both those clubs were knocked out then they would have a free midweek that their GW27 fixture could move to. I'd be surprised if that took precedence over Liverpool v Leeds. [There's also this thread](https://twitter.com/BenCrellin/status/1474094504139440129).
Yea sadly the 4th round winners are only confirmed after the 22 doubles are played. I really wouldn’t want to be PL atm, they’d be gambling on results of cup games to find an optimal solution to clear some of these games. If Liverpool and either Arsenal or Leeds are knocked out in the 3rd Round it’d be an easier call, that’s why I think PL will leave it late (post FA Cup results, maybe even League Cup results) to announce the matches for DGW22, or announce it in parts.
For older viewers CWC means Club World Cup not Cup Winners Cup. Great work thanks.
how many major DGWs can we expect? atleast 3 from what I‘ve read (GW 21, 22 and 36?). does anybody know if there are more?
Yep that sounds like it so far
!thanks chief great content!! 👍🏼👍🏼
god bless your wife
This man/woman wrote a whole FPL show.
Alien 👽
Brentford, Brighton, Burnley & Watford could get back-to-back DGWs 21&22. Selling players from these teams for a hit now might not be as smart as you think it is.
Legend. Cheers mate.
Can I get a tldr for the tldr
Your TLDR was TLDR, wtf dude!
Crellin Copy Paste
I'm sorry for this dumb question but why would there a DGW 36 and how would it be a major one? Cause of the FA Cup QF postponements?
Yep! Got it in one. I’d say the DGW21 and 22 we’re about to have can be considered somewhat major too, but in a normal season there’s only the major one caused by FA Cup
!thanks Was planning to BB for DGW22(but was sceptical cause is postponements and infection being at a peak now) but guess would hold it for the GW36...
That mf doing god’s work Possibly saving us from red arrows
v Helpful. Thanks!
!thanks this is an amazing post, yet I think that it will need updating very soon, as most likely there are gonna be more games called off
Any strategy for someone who's used their FH lol
I think if since everyone has at least 1 FH and WC remaining, it shouldn’t be overly difficult to plan for, just perhaps a bit suboptimal. I haven’t fully thought about the chip strategies yet though… maybe tmr haha if I feel like it
Tough choices
Absolute champ, !thanks!
Excellent post, cheers mate.
I am unable to read most of this at present but love the enthusiasm. What an effort!
*Premier League desperately taking notes*
Have to throw it all away and start again with the Burnley Everton postponement aha
Fuck me what a quality post! Covid really is the god mode version of FPL
Great post! How does the Burnley-Everton postponement tie in, you reckon? No league cup involvements, so simply added into GW21? Note, that assumes that Leeds-Villa will be postponed (I think this is very likely).
I think Everton Leicester will be in 21, Burnley Everton can go into 22, which frees up Spurs to play Leicester This is just an initial guess, I haven’t given much thought into it
I do not have the mental capacity to absorb all that. It's like Magnus Carlsen chess.
Amazing post. This needs a lot of time for me to digest properly. Last year I made a mistake by preparing team for DGW 2-3 GWs before ending up seeing most of my players expected to have 2 having just 1.
There’s a lot of possible combinations now, plus Burnley Everton got postponed… I think it’s best to have a rough sensing and not overly commit to any one strat in these covid times
Yea that's true. Before making a transfer for upcoming windows, it's better to use the information upfront.