*PSA* There’s a match on Friday so set your lineups!!!

WALSH

Transfers:

KDB out for Walcott

GK: Pickford 4 life.

DEF: A simple decision for me this week as I had intended for when I set up my defense on wildcard last week. Clyne, Fuchs, and Holebas will get the run out. I am very happy with my Clyne pick as he has among the best attacking stats of any fullback in the league. Hopefully Pool luck into their first clean and given how much he was in and around the box last week against weak opposition he seems a threat for an attacking return each and every week.

Leicester kept clean in their midweek champs league game which has buoyed my confidence with Fuchs. Sure they shipped four at Old Trafford last weekend, but I didn’t buy Fuchs for those tough games anyway. Home against Southampton seems as good a shout for a clean as any game. If the CBs can mark Austin out of the game I have a hard time seeing where the goal from Southampton comes from. Always a threat on set pieces and a bap magnet I am hopeful that Fuchs gets me something.

Holebas maybe less so after Watford’s dismal performance at Turf Moor but he has another good on paper fixture so we’ll see. On 4 yellows is not ideal and a ban is incoming, but will worry about that another day.

MID: KDB’s injury was a major miff for me on wildcard and even worse that I was 0.1 away from being able to straight swap him out for Alexis. As it is, my dearest love in the world Feo Walcott comes into my side. The midweek brace confirmed it and I was happy to get that price rise as he could well continue to go up if he continues this form he’s shown. He looks a world beater and his stats are basically top three among all midfielders in the league for every attacking metric.

Firmino, Mane, and Antonio will round out my midfield quartet. Hoping that Bobby turns up with some puntos away to Swansea it still feels like a masterstroke to have doubled on Liverpool midfield on WC given how free scoring they look at the moment. Antonio is on an extremely short leash and whether he blanks or returns if nothing pressing occurs over international break I’d love to turn him into Sterling. TBD. But basically, giving him another run instead of taking a hit which seems wise. Hopefully West Ham score a few against a struggling Boro side.

FWD: Aguero, Lukaku, and Rashford will be rolled out again. Lukaku against a Dann-less Palace defense should net something and Rashford over Deeney looks to have been the correct decision after one week. Deeney had a good pop on goal but Rashford is the man in form and his goal record in games played is remarkable. Looks like his spot is reasonably nailed for the moment it feels good to own the young boy. Hoping that he bangs another one in against Stoke. Aguero is Kun. Nothing to say.

Captain: Kun…….. the fixture doesn’t scare me. Brace potential against any team in the league. Alexis or Ibra are shout-worthy, but I don’t own either, so I’ll go with the security blanket. Regardless of fixture I think there is a significant risk in not captaining Aguero when he’s fit full stop so beware if you are thinking about looking elsewhere with the armband.

ALON

Transfers:

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GK: I’m going Boruc here over Pickford. Maybe it’s my inner contrarian, maybe it’s Maybelline, but I have a gut feeling. Both have good fixtures on paper and at least Bournemouth have two actual cleanies this season whereas Sunderland do not. WBA I feel like will dong on a set piece vs Sundy.

DEF: Koscielny and Matip were the two easy picks. Good teams good fixtures. Maybe Karius can make Liverpool more solid, I hope. And I back Arsenal to be an elite defensive team as usual. For my third I really wanted to start Kolarov since cleans are such a shit-show this season it made some sense to back my better player / better attacker but the fixture discrepancy was too great. @ Spurs is a very bad defensive fixture and so instead I’m joining Walsh with Holebas home to Bournemouth. Gimme a 0-0 double clean with Boruc todfest.

MID: Midfield picks itself with no transfers I’m good to go like a fully baked potato. Ozil, Firmino, Sterling, and Antonio. Feels good man. I hope that my lack of Alexis and Feo will be offset by assists from ole bug-eyes. Bobby / Raheem / Antonio have goals in them so I feel great there.

FWD: Forwards too, again no transfers, happy with my attack. Kun, Lukaku, and Rashford all pick themselves. Annoying that Rashford played 90′ in Europa League but so did Zlatan - he should be safe.

Captain: There is no one else but Kun Aguero. As Walsh said, Alexis and Zlatan are shouts. But I don’t know why you would? No one on this planet can stop this Pep version of Man City going forward, and I have no reason to believe that Tottenham will be able to stifle them either until I see it. Give me the best player on the best attacking team. That’s a good combo.