An emotional tribute to Antonio and a revved up West Ham. Otherwise, would’ve fancied a wolves win

FPL Tips Gameweek 14: Best and Worst Premier League Defences Az from FPL Blackbox is back with his latest set of tips, this week focusing on the best and worst defences ahead of Gameweek 14.

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GW13 clean sheet % 🧤🥅

ARS: 43%
MUN: 43%
NOT: 41%
BHA: 40%
BRE: 34%
CHE: 30%
NEW: 29%
TOT: 29%
LIV: 26%
BOU: 25%
CPL: 25%
WOL: 22%
MCI: 20%
IPS: 18%
LEI: 15%
AVL: 14%
EVE: 14%
WHU: 14%
FUL: 12%
SOU: 10%

Source: Oddschecker

Another assist last night… 🅰️

Just 5.9% owned, only six midfielders have more #FPL points!

Jarrod Bowen will be a thing from GW14. Be there.

Very impressed by Bowen last night. Definitely considering Mbeumo -) Bowen next week too

West Ham covered 120.7km in distance last night. Longest of any side in a premier league match this season. Their previous best this season was 113km.

From West Ham’s perspective, Bowen was excellent. Paqueta had more control of midfield than Bruno G. Thought Kilman was good. Summerville lost possession a bit too much. Can’t tell if this is the result to kick start their season or a false dawn. One more gw of the Kudus ban I believe…

What did you all make of Newcastle v West Ham last night? Newcastle really should be winning matches like that imo. Isak came close on a few occasions. On another day, a haul. But it was a poor second half from
Newcastle. Hall showed attacking glimpses but not much composure. Gordon v quiet. #fpl

Yes, that was my conclusion, and the fixture list after Everton allows us to take a bit of time.

Is there much upside in this move though? One transfer to bring him in and then a dead spot either once Vicario had recovered or they buy someone else on January 1st

Interesting interview with Amorim. Suggests he thought Bruno F was better on the ball, and therefore in a deeper lying role. Praised Amad’s work (inc defensive). Not sure how to interpret the Mazraoui comments when they were forced by the interviewer’s question. #fpl

Should be good for Everton at home - possible captain

I thought it was telling that Amad got caught out by Leif Davis in the first half for that big Delap chance. I’d be surprised if we could count on him starting there. And also noted that Amorim made 2 changes in the 55th min - a #fpl nightmare!

Some close (Liverpool 3-2, arsenal 3-0, Chelsea 2-1), but not my weekend 😂

I recognise that chat timeline 😂

Yes, makes sense. I was all for loading up #fpl wise but now feel there’s an opportunity to let it settle first

I own Maz and thought he did well (v pleased Ipswich’s effort wasn’t given as an own goal 😂), but suspect that position is earmarked for Yoro. Interesting re Bruno - I didn’t see the second half so will keep an open mind

Becoming clearer by the week that #Liverpool need a new left back. Would bring one in during January and give them 6 months to settle in as understudy. Robbo an all time great who would remain a great presence in the squad.

If Dalot were taking up these positions on the right, I think he’d be the player I’d bring in.

What do people think of Man Utd’s new shape and performance from a #fpl perspective? Bruno still chief prompter. Garnacho will get a lot of chances in that inside left channel. Defence needs time to reorganise but Onana was solid.
Unsure on dalot on the left

He’s my provisional captain next week! But he is being increasingly marked out of some games

Fair enough, I guess we’ll see. If you take out haaland, then I think you’re looking at Salah, Saka, palmer, potentially Bruno F, one mid priced forward and two cheapies, and two 5.5+ defenders. But let’s hope there are great variations available :)

As the remaining Haaland owners rush to sell (including me!), given the dismal shape City are in, anyone worried that the game is now slipping inexorably toward a template? You can afford pretty much anyone you want if you don’t have or need to have Haaland. The jeopardy goes.

It was a pitiful attempt to save a poor penalty today! I still feel Sanchez is on borrowed time

That City performance was so poor. No legs in midfield, no dynamism. A team ageing in front of our eyes. Walker outpaced. Thought their form was a blip up until now. It reminded me of some Man Utd performances under ETH. Haaland and Lewis going asap. #fpl

A map of Salah's goals (red) and assists (amber) this season for Liverpool showing how many of them are in a similar zone.

Mo Salah's goal and assist map for Liverpool in 2024-25.

You can draw parallel lines - one from from the edge of the six-yard box and the other from the near post - towards the corner of the penalty area - that's the Salah zone. #LFC

Can you get to Salah without selling Haaland? Surely it’s worth a try and much less stressful :)

Sounds like the backline could be Cash-Carlos-Torres-Digne, unless Unai gives Mings a chance to redeem himself. Clearly less sturdy without Konsa but could well still get a clean sheet

The Smiths - Strangeways, Here we come is pretty good