IdleFPL:Game week 15

How I done last week

Team of the week:

The fixtures:

Player comparison:

• Amad Diallo vs Semenyo

With Man united having a new manager it was only a matter of time before we were really looking at someone as a good option from the squad, and now it is Amad Diallo that might be the great option for FPL. With him picking up 6, 8 , 11 points although these came in games against Leicester, Ipswich and Everton, while he only picked up 1 away to Arsenal. Which may be more of what to expect with Forest, Man city and Liverpool all coming up in this next month.

Semenyo is another player I have picked out as an mbuemo replacement. He has much better fixtures coming up with Ipsiwch and west ham being the next two before a trip to play against Diallo just before Christmas. He also has done significantly better than Diallo in almost every stat this season so there is that.

Despite all this the idea of Diallo excites me miuch more than Semenyo, he blanked near every week i had him earlier in the season which puts me off getting him again. But once again those fixtures are much more difficult over the next month which does make semenyo more appealing and certainly more likely to pick up more points

Injury updates:

Arsenal

Match: Fulham (a)

• Injuries: Ruled Out: Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee), Ben White (knee)

• Injuries: Doubts: Gabriel (knock), Riccardo Calafiori (knee)

• Suspensions: None

Aston Villa

Match: Southampton (H)

• Injuries: Ruled Out: Jacob Ramsey (hamstring)

• Injuries: Doubts: Amadou Onana (foot), Emi Martinez (hand)

• Suspensions: None

Bournemouth

Match: Ipswich (a)

• Injuries: Ruled Out: Luis Sinisterra (hamstring), Alex Scott (knee), Julian Araujo (hamstring)

• Injuries: Doubts: Lewis Cook (muscle)

• Suspensions: None

Brentford

Match: Newcastle (H)

• Injuries: Ruled Out: Aaron Hickey (hamstring), Josh Dasilva (knee), Rico Henry (knee), Gustavo Nunes (back), Kristoffer Ajer (foot), Mathias Jensen (hamstring)

• Injuries: Doubts: None

• Suspensions: None

Brighton

Match: Leicester (a)

• Injuries: Ruled Out: James Milner (hamstring), Adam Webster (hamstring)

• Injuries: Doubts: Solly March (ankle), Jack Hinshelwood (muscle), Ferdi Kadioglu (toe), Joel Veltman (knock), Brajan Gruda (illness)

• Suspensions: None

Chelsea

Match: Spurs (a)

• Injuries: Ruled Out: Omari Kellyman (hamstring), Reece James (hamstring), Wesley Fofana (hamstring)

• Injuries: Doubts: None

• Suspensions: None

Crystal Palace

Match: Man City (H)

• Injuries: Ruled Out: Matheus Franca (groin), Chadi Riad (knee), Adam Wharton (groin)

• Injuries: Doubts: None

• Suspensions: Daichi Kamada (Gameweek 14)

Everton

Match: Liverpool (H)

• Injuries: Ruled Out: Youssef Chermiti (foot), James Garner (back), Tim Iroegbunam (foot)

• Injuries: Doubts: Armando Broja (foot)

• Suspensions: None

Fulham

Match: Arsenal (H)

• Injuries: Ruled Out: Harrison Reed (knee), Joachim Andersen (calf)

• Injuries: Doubts: Jorge Cuenca (knock)

• Suspensions: Sasa Lukic (Gameweek 14), Tom Cairney (until Gameweek 17)

Ipswich

Match: Bournemouth (H)

• Injuries: Ruled Out: Chiedozie Ogbene (Achilles), George Hirst (knee), Axel Tuanzebe (hamstring)

• Injuries: Doubts: Kalvin Phillips (knock), Ben Johnson (knock)

• Suspensions: None

Leicester

Match: Brighton (H)

• Injuries: Ruled Out: Jakub Stolarczyk (ankle), Ricardo Pereira (hamstring), Abdul Fatawu (knee), Harry Winks (groin)

• Injuries: Doubts: Caleb Okoli (knee)

• Suspensions: None

Liverpool

Match: Everton (a)

• Injuries: Ruled Out: Conor Bradley (hamstring), Ibrahima Konate (knee)

• Injuries: Doubts: Kostas Tsimikas (knock), Alisson Becker (hamstring), Diogo Jota (rib), Federico Chiesa (knock), Harvey Elliott (match fitness)

• Suspensions: None

Manchester City

Match: Crystal Palace (a)

• Injuries: Ruled Out: Oscar Bobb (leg), Rodri (knee), Mateo Kovacic (muscle), John Stones (foot), Manuel Akanji (knock), Nathan Ake (hamstring)

• Injuries: Doubts: Phil Foden (illness)

• Suspensions: None

Manchester United

Match: Nottingham Forest (H)

• Injuries: Ruled Out: None

• Injuries: Doubts: Victor Lindelof (hamstring), Leny Yoro (match fitness)

• Suspensions: Lisandro Martinez (Gameweek 14), Kobbie Mainoo (Gameweek 14)

Newcastle

Match: Brentford (a)

• Injuries: Ruled Out: Sven Botman (knee), Jamaal Lascelles (knee), Emil Krafth (knee)

• Injuries: Doubts: Alexander Isak (hip), Kieran Trippier (match fitness), Dan Burn (ankle)

• Suspensions: None

Nottingham Forest

Match: Manchester United (a)

• Injuries: Ruled Out: Danilo (ankle), Ibrahim Sangare (hamstring)

• Injuries: Doubts: None

• Suspensions: None

Southampton

Match: Aston Villa (a)

• Injuries: Ruled Out: Gavin Bazunu (Achilles), Ross Stewart (muscle), Will Smallbone (hamstring), Aaron Ramsdale (finger), Adam Lallana (hamstring)

• Injuries: Doubts: Paul Onuachu (knock), Alex McCarthy (knee), Jan Bednarek (knee)

• Suspensions: Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Flynn Downes, Tyler Dibling, Lesley Ugochukwu

Spurs

Match: Chelsea (H)

• Injuries: Ruled Out: Wilson Odobert (hamstring), Micky van de Ven (hamstring), Richarlison (hamstring), Vicario (ankle)

• Injuries: Doubts: Mikey Moore (illness), Cristian Romero (foot), Archie Gray (knock), Dominic Solanke (illness)

• Suspensions: Rodrigo Bentancur (until Gameweek 18)

West Ham

Match: Wolves (H)

• Injuries: Ruled Out: Niclas Fullkrug (Achilles)

• Injuries: Doubts: Konstantinos Mavropanos (illness), Jean-Clair Todibo (knock)

• Suspensions: None

Wolves

Match: West Ham (a)

• Injuries: Ruled Out: Enso Gonzalez (knee), Sasa Kalajdzic (knee), Boubacar Traore (knee), Yerson Mosquera (knee)

• Injuries: Doubts: Bastien Meupiyou (match fitness), Pablo Sarabia (calf)

• Suspensions: None

Buys of the week:

1. João Pedro (Brighton): Affordable, creative, on penalties, and with excellent upcoming fixtures (Leicester, Crystal Palace, West Ham, Brentford). High potential for returns.

2. Isak (Newcastle): Strong recent performances and good fixtures. Ideal as a replacement forward.

3. Jackson (Chelsea): Likely to get more consistent minutes post-rest, but fixtures are tougher than Pedro and Isak.

4. Evanilson (Bournmouth): Decent budget option; overshadowed by better forward options like Pedro and Isak but worth considering if funds are tight.

5. Salah, Palmer, Saka: The essential premium trio. Reliable set-piece takers and point scorers

• Amad Diallo (Man United): Likely integral under new management; affordable but temper expectations.

• Semenyo (Bournemouth): Affordable with promising fixtures. Decent replacement for Mbeumo.

• Jurriën Timber (Arsenal): Strong defensive performances and good value for his price.

• Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool): Returning to form with assists; worth the investment.

• Van Dijk (Liverpool): Solid but less attacking than Trent

Don’t buys:

• Mbeumo: Poor stats and fixtures; not worth holding anymore.

• Garnacho: Rotation risk under new management; inconsistent minutes.

• Smith Rowe/McNeil: Sell if you lack strong bench options.

• Wood, Solanke, Jiménez: Poor fixtures and form make them expendable.

Captain picks:

Once again captain wise it feels like there is only really three options to even consider.

Salah, Palmer and Saka.

All have somewhat difficult away fixtures, i would back Salah against Everton this season, and then Saka as second choice who plays Fulham away.

My team:

Once again I wish you all good luck, as we come up to the half way point of the season. Have a good weekend