The month of December is always an absolute delight for Premier League and FPL fan boys. Non-stop footballing action, endless banters,multiple FPL deadlines and much more to look forward to. Gameweek 16 proved to be an exciting one for the FPL managers around the world as most of the FPL big boys were among the points. Final round of Champions League group stage games happened which ensured all the Premier League teams progressing to the knock out stages. In this blog we cover the suspensions watch list,injury news,FPL Cup,UCL Roundup,Differential picks,Captain Picks and much more for FPL GW 17.
FPL Cup:
GW 17 also marks the start of the FPL Cup. Every year the FPL cup is played from GW 17 till the end of the season where one manager out of the 7 million-odd FPL managers ends up winning the FPL Cup. To qualify for the cup, your GW16 FPL team had to rank in the top 4,194,304.
Aren’t you excited about the FPL Cup? To know the detailed rules, tips on how to win the FPL Cup,prizes in stake, check out our exclusive blog for the FPL Cup.
Players close to suspension:
Players with four yellow cards are close to a one-game suspension. If you are looking to bring in one of the following players we would advise you think twice before doing so.
- Raheem Sterling
- Bernado Silva
- Jack Grealish
- Baldock
- Lundstram
- Alexander-Arnold
- Aaron Wan-Bissakka
- James Tarkowski
- Diego Rico
Injury News:
Players doubtful for GW 17:
- Ederson
- David Silva
- Nicolas Pepe
- Tomori
- Yarmolenko
- Connolly
- Callum Wilson
- Nathan Ake
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Transfer IN’s:
Marcus Rashford at the top of this list is not at all surprising after returning 22 points from the last two weeks against Tottenham and Manchester City. Fixtures also looks promising for United which made sure 283909 managers have already bought Rashford for the FPL GW 17
Top Transfers IN for FPL GW 17:
- Marcus Rashford vs Everton(H)
- Son vs Wolves (A)
- Kelly vs Brighton(H) – Affordable price and great run of fixtures
- Dele Alli vs Wolves(A)
- Abraham vs Bournemouth(H)
Transfer OUT’s:
This list is full of surprises. FPL managers need to be more patient with their choices and must look for the results in longer run instead of taking frequent hits. Sterling and De Bruyne were not among the points in the last two weeks and have difficult games up next. But seeing Aubameyang who has scored 27 points over the last three weeks in this list is beyond explanation.
Top Transfer OUT’s for FPL GW 17:
- De Bruyne
- Raul Jimenez
- Sterling
- Aubameyang
- Pulisic
UCL Round up- How many minutes did the FPL stars play during the midweek? And do they have the risk of rotation for FPL GW 17?
Chelsea:
Mount got his much needed rest amidst this packed schedule. Pulisic and Abraham were withdrawn early and that should make sure all Chelsea will have no rotation risks come this weekend.
- Tammy Abraham-72 minutes-1 goal
- Pulisic-62 minutes
- Mount-8 minutes
- Zouma-90 minutes
- Reece James- Unused
- Willian- 90 minutes- 1 assist
Liverpool:
Liverpool played their full strength team against Salzburg in their must win and got home the desired result. Firmino was withdrawn after 75 minutes while Salah and Mane played the full game. Liverpool should start their full strength team against Watford in FPL Gameweek 17 as VVD, Salah and Mane all got their rest in the previous weeks.
- Salah-90 minutes- 1 goal
- Mane-90 minutes
- Firmino-75 minutes
- TAA,VVD,Robertson- 90 minutes
Manchester City:
FPL managers would be absolutely delighted on seeing Pep Guardiola’s team sheet against Dinamo Zagreb. Sterling, KDB were rested for the game as City already secured their place in knockouts even before kick off. Surprisingly Kevin De Bruyne has been transferred out by 184005 managers .We think it is not such a good move as KDB is expected to cause trouble to the shaky Arsenal defense. In fact, not transferring out KDB should be the FPL GW 17 transfer tip!
- Sterling- 17 minutes
- KDB,Walker-Unused sub
- Jesus-66 minutes-Hattrick
- Bernado Silva- 90 minutes- 1assist
Spurs:
Tottenham attackers have been in very good form since the arrival of Mourinho. Spurs midfielders Son and Alli lead the charts for the most transferred IN FPL GW 17 midfielders. Kane, Alli, Aurier and Son were all rested for the game as they already secured their place in the round of 16 in Champions League.
- Son- 25 minutes
- Alli,Kane,Aurier- Rested
- Alderwield- 90 minutes
Differential picks ahead of Gameweek 17:
Want to make giant strides in FPL private leagues? Check out our FPL GW 17 Differential picks and FPL GW 17 transfer tips.
Differential picks for FPL GW17 : Sterling,Ward-Prowse,Martial,Baldock,Kelly.
Check out our Differentials picks blog for FPL Gameweek 17 tips,FPL Gameweek 17 predictions and much more.
FPL Gameweek 17 Captain Tips:
Getting points out of your captain choices is very much important and it is absolutely frustrating to see your captain pick failing to score. No worries we have covered the best captain picks for FPL Gameweek 17. Check out our Captain picks blog for the detailed analysis.
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