With all 20 Premier League teams now back in action, fantasy football managers around the world are tinkering and tweaking as they look to find that perfect balance of solid but deadly.
It s fair to say that we ve already had a few surprises (for the fantasy football world, at least) this season, with Manchester United players barely making a splash at home to Crystal Palace (looking at you, Bruno Fernandes), Liverpool shipping three to promoted Leeds United on day one and Dominic Calvert-Lewin leading the scoring chart.
Everything s been all over the place – you need as much help as you can get, and hopefully that s where we can help.
Using Opta data, here are a few tips that might enable you get back on track, or even – for those of you lucky enough – bu…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has confirmed he will not take charge of his side s FA Cup fourth-round replay against Shrewsbury Town, with Neil Critchley to lead a young squad.
Jason Cummings came off the bench to score twice on Sunday, earning a 2-2 draw that means League One side Shrewsbury will play a lucrative replay at Anfield early next month.
That game is set to fall within the Premier League s inaugural mid-season break, with Klopp having previously promised his senior stars they would get time off to recover ahead of the run-in.
That means Critchley will be in the dugout, the Liverpool Under-23s coach having overseen an EFL Cup exit to Aston Villa earlier in the season when the Reds were on Club World Cup duty.
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Liverpool have completed the signing of midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai from RB Leipzig in a £60million deal, subject to a work permit.
The PA news agency understands the 22-year-old Hungary international has signed a five-year contract with the Reds.
Szoboszlai is the second of Liverpool’s summer signings to reinforce their midfield, following the £35m arrival of Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton, with Jurgen Klopp viewing the former Red Bull Salzburg star as a similar multi-functional player who offers tactical flexibility.
We have completed the signing of Dominik Szoboszlai from RB Leipzig, subject to a work permit
— Liverpool FC (@LFC)
With Liverpool having spoken to the player’s representatives earlier this week, the move advanced qui…
Gareth Southgate says his position as England manager makes it difficult for him to speak out on political issues ahead of the World Cup in Qatar.
Harry Kane will be among several captains to wear a distinctive heart-adorned armband at the tournament, as part of the OneLove campaign against discrimination.
The captains of the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Switzerland and Wales will also wear the armband in Qatar, where same-sex relationships are criminalised.
Speaking to Iranian football podcast Gol Bezan, Southgate insisted he always endeavours to make a difference through his role, but must also consider the consequences of his words.
I think there is a balance, Southgate said. Our first job is to create a good football team, and wit…
Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini has insisted that he has nothing to prove as he prepares to face former club Real Madrid on Saturday.
The Chilean manager spent the 2009/10 La Liga season in charge at the Santiago Bernabeu but despite recording the club s highest-ever points total was removed and replaced by Jose Mourinho.
But the 58-year-old does not feel that facing his former employers adds any extra pressure to the fixture.
I have nothing to prove to Mourinho; I had many opportunities to go to other sides and (to go to Real Madrid) was one of the best decisions I have made in my life, he told Marca.
We will not let go of everything we know, (we will) take precautions but try to play our football. Real will always be favourite in every game, but they …
AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has defended his decision to reveal the truth about his unhappy spell at Barcelona in his autobiography.
The book, titled I Am Zlatan Ibrahimovic , is set to be released on November 15, but Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet recently leaked excerpts from the book, which included the 30-year-old directing heavy criticism at the management of former coach Pep Guardiola.
However, Ibrahimovic has insisted that there is no ulterior motive to the sudden release of his story, believing it was necessary to clarify his version of events that took place in Catalunya two seasons ago.
If anyone has anything else to say or they know something I don t, then they are welcome to speak, but I ve told you everything I know in this book, said the st…
Fallen giants of Italian football Lazio are hot on the trail of Feyenoord defender Sven van Beek, .
The Biancocelesti have struggled to find a defensive partner for Stefan de Vrij, and the latest reports suggest they could again be shopping at De Kuip.
Namely, Lazio are keeping close tabs on Feyenoord centre-back Sven van Beek, the latest talent to have emerged from club’s famous youth academy.
While Fiorentina have long been showing interest in the 22-year-old footballer, he could now end up at Lazio as the Biancocelesti have so far failed to make progress in an attempt to recruit Brazilian defender Rodrigo Caio from Sao Paulo.
Sven van Beek was handed his first team debut during the 2013/2014 season, and he went on to make 75 Eredivisie appearances f…
Jurgen Klopp is determined to ensure Robert Lewandowski is consigned to defeat when he returns to Signa Iduna Park on Wednesday.
Lewandowski was worshipped by Borussia Dortmund fans during a prolific spell with the club following his move from Lech Poznan in 2010, establishing himself as one of the best strikers in the world.
The Poland international will line up against Dortmund in the DFL Supercup on Wednesday, though, after opting to join Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich when his contract expired at the end of last season.
Dortmund coach Klopp will welcome his former talisman back with open arms, but is plotting to ensure the 25-year-old is forced to wait for his first trophy since his move to the Bavarian giants.
He is still a great guy. There will be…
Borussia Dortmund coach Peter Bosz will focus on the players he has at his disposal as the Bundesliga club prepare to finalise the sale of Ousmane Dembele to Barcelona.
Dortmund s chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke has announced the deal, although not yet complete, is on its way , with Barca reportedly set to pay as much as €150million for the France international.
Dembele has been suspended from selection contention indefinitely by Dortmund after failing to report for training in the wake of Barca having a bid turned down for the 20-year-old forward, who has been identified as a potential replacement for Neymar, the Brazil international having left Camp Nou to join Paris Saint-Germain for a world-record €222m.
Addressing the media ahead of his team s Bundes…
David Villa hailed match-winner Isco and spoke of his pride at returning to the international scene in Spain s 3-0 victory over Italy.
Real Madrid star Isco scored twice in the first half at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday and substitute Alvaro Morata sealed victory late on to put Julen Lopetegui s men in a commanding position in Group G as they seek to qualify for the World Cup.
New York City striker Villa came on as a late sub to win his 98th cap at the age of 35, over three years after his previous appearance at the 2014 World Cup.
He praised the man he replaced, Isco, whose magnificent individual form for club and country continued, while expressing delight over his own return.
I know Isco from the Valencia youth set-up, he was already training w…