GW1 - Almost in Review

Okay, I have a bit more time now ..relax.

The Leeds v Everton game is just about to kick off. Other than that we're all in for GW1.

I'm currently sat on 48 points with two players to play. It's not a great tally, and I'm currently sat bottom of my mini league. However, I'm actually quite happy so far. Had I stuck with Ekitike and left Haaland as captain I'd have been sat on 67 points now. Instead I switched out Ekitike (and King) for Fernandes (and Fullkrug), and switched my captaincy choice to Palmer. Fine margins.

Still, I don't regret these decisions as I was following my instinct. Ekitike was only in there as a stand-in for Isak, (I knew very little about him before Friday). So those points would've been quite jammy had I got them. And the choice of Palmer was a mistake in hindsight, but a brave and well-felt one.

Here's how things stand before this last game.

(I'll post an updated one below

after the final game)

Watchlist

I already have a little watchlist:

Salah (naturally, not having him)

Kudus

Wood (especially for GW5/6)

Elliot Anderson (likewise)

Reijnders (unsurprisingly)

Cunha (I really thought he looked great - top target currently with Reijnders)

Semenyo

Elanga

The other thing that stood out was West Ham, especially how poor the keeper looked. It could just have been a one-off poor performance, but it instantly knocked them down a notch in my thinking. Wan-Bissaka looks less worth owning, and it makes holding Palmer (who faces them this week) easier. Also, Forest face them in GW3, so Wood and Anderson have a nice little run ignoring GW4, where they face Arsenal.

GW2

At the moment I'm not planning on making transfers this week. I'm just jigging the bench players around. It isn't the perfect team, but it's not too far off where I'd be if I clicked the wildcard button.

Three at the back feels a lot better than five at the back too.

Thinking longer term I'm hoping to switch Palmer, Dewsbury-Hall and Fullkrug for Reijnders, Cunha and Wood. Things may change though, and the midfield options this season seem endless. So we'll see where we are come GW3 :)

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57 points in the end (average was 54). God bless those Tarkowski defcon points.

Though somehow I seem to have lost a Cucurella point between now and when I posted 😡