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The run in

March 31, 2022 14:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MB

The premier league returns after the first international break of the year bringing with it the uncertainty about players fitness. After a well received break FPL managers have to strategize for the last 8 gameweeks of the FPL season.

Blank but don't tank

March 18, 2022 16:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MB

From the highs of double gameweek 29 , we journey though the valley of blank gameweek 30 while the international break is just around the corner.

Plan for the blank

March 10, 2022 17:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MB

Lots of planning went into DGW 28 and 29. But there is Blank gameweek 30 where there is only 4 games. I look at these and more in this episode of the pod. Follow : @fantasygist

Triple captain Joy

February 25, 2022 16:00 - 14 minutes - 9.92 MB

Managers who triple captained Mo Salah were handsomely rewarded with 84 points and that was a crucial differential as managers were deciding between the triple captain chip and the wildcard after the premier league announced a few double gameweeks to come. twitter: @fantasygist

Triple captain Salah

February 18, 2022 17:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MB

Game week 26 preview and the biggest topic is whether or not to triple captain Mo Salah given the games he has at home to Norwich and Leeds.

Gameweek 24 at last

February 09, 2022 17:00 - 13 minutes - 9.33 MB

After a long two week break between the first and last games of gameweek 23, a manager sacking and a low scoring gameweek, the game is finally back and managers are optimistic that things will be better from here going forward

Bruno did it

January 21, 2022 16:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MB

Bruno Fernandes scored twice and assisted twice to reward those who captained him in the gameweek. I review this and give some stats about XG and XA 90 for premier league players and XGA for premier league teams

Bowen's the man

January 13, 2022 18:00 - 18 minutes - 12.4 MB

Jarrod Bowen was the hero for many fpl managers who had him as captain for double gameweek 21. Now double gameweek 22 has been announced with even more teams - 8 - having two games as against 4 the last times. Follow: @fantasygist

Nomoh Salah

January 06, 2022 16:00 - 17 minutes - 11.7 MB

Happy new year everyone. On this first episode of 2022 I look at the FPL world without Salah and other Africans for a few weeks. I talk about a few confirmed double upcoming game weeks. Follow: @fantasygist

We are all guessing

December 29, 2021 15:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MB

A week of postponed fixtures (again). No one actually knows how best to navigate this period, but wise to take it gameweek by gameweek. Many managers, myself included couldn't complete transfers before the gameweek 19 deadline as the FPL servers crashed just before the deadline, follow on twitter @fantasygist

Free Hit Jamboree

December 22, 2021 16:00 - 13 minutes - 9.6 MB

A gameweek of only four matches but full of excitement and talking points. I examine the strategy for postponements and the need to hold off on transfers till as close to deadline as possible. follow on twitter : @fantasygist

COVID is the big differential

December 17, 2021 17:00 - 14 minutes - 10 MB

1,3,5 that's the number of Premier League games potponed in the last 3 gameweeks and there could be more given the late postponement from the last gameweek. As FPL managers try to get in as much players in their squads as possible, I look at possible options. follow on twitter @fantasygist

That was not a penalty

December 14, 2021 15:00 - 14 minutes - 9.65 MB

Covid continues to surge in the premier league and affect the schedules.It was a gameweek full of penalties and all were scored and were crucial especially for the big three of Chelsea, Liverpool and Man City. This is a quick turn around episode as the midweek fixtures have a deadline of 6:15pm tonight. follow on twitter @fantasygist

Supersubs and injury-time magic

December 08, 2021 14:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MB

Game week 15 ended with drama at Goodison park with Everton getting their first win in 9 games. Richarlison had 2 goals ruled out for offside by VAR but ended up scoring the equalizer before Damarai gray scored the injury time winner. This was the order of the week with lots of substitutes scoring and other injury time goals. follow @fantasygist

December fix

December 03, 2021 17:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MB

I talk about gameweek 14 and look especially at Man Utd and Man City who have favourable fixtures upcoming. The African cup of nations will force managers to use differentials when Salah, Mane, Denis etc travel for up to 3 weeks. Follow @fantasygist

Festive Football

November 30, 2021 15:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MB

It finally begins, the busy festive season in the EPL. I preview the fixtures in this gameweek and give tips about defence and offense.

Offensive defenders

November 24, 2021 15:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MB

For a few weeks the big name forwards like Lukaku, Ronaldo, Salah and Kane have been blanking and their clubs have been more or less carried by consistent double digit FPL returns from defenders like Cancelo, James, Chilwell, Rudiger and Trent Alexander-Arnold. It's time to consider putting the armband on these guys.

Gameweek12 preview

November 17, 2021 18:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MB

As we approach the busiest period of the season, it is time to ready your troops to catch up, overtake or extend your leads in your mini leagues. Don't forget to keep an eye out for the transfer deadlines and remember to not rush the transfers till after the managers' press conferences. Follow on twitter @fantasygist

Suprises and last internationals

November 11, 2021 17:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MB

Last international break for the season before a run of 10 gameweeks in 40 days. There were some surprising scorelines at Brentford, Chelsea, and Brighton on Saturday and 2 managers lost their jobs. Plan ahead for the busy period of games in November and December. follow on twitter: @fantasygist

Nuno Espirito Sacked-oh

November 04, 2021 15:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MB

Antonio Conte is back in the premier league to replace Nuno Espirito Santo who was sacked by Spurs on Monday after the 3-0 defeat on Saturday. Reece James was the star of the gameweek with 2 goals against Newcastle. I go on and on about Expected goals, expected points etc Follow on twitter @fantasygist

No Lukaku No Problem

October 27, 2021 14:00 - 13 minutes - 9.53 MB

Lukaku was out injured with an ankle injury on a weekend earmarked to start a good run of fixtures for Chelsea. But Chelsea won comfortably without him. It was a high scoring game week with hat-tricks for Mount, King and Salah who continued his impressive start to the season. There were also red cards, injuries and suspensions for some FPL favourites.

As expected

October 20, 2021 15:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MB

It was a normal return to premier league football and FPL after the international break. Mo Salah did the business for Liverpool, Lukaku blanked again but might be set for a breakout run. This and more on this episode. twitter : @fantasygist

Red flags everywhere

October 14, 2021 18:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MB

After the latest international break there's been a lot of injuries ,some COVID cases and some players returning late from South America. As a result of this and the Chelsea fixture swing, lots of FPL managers are playing their Wildcards in this gameweek. I preview gameweek 8 fixtures and moe in this episode. Follow @fantasygist on twitter

FPL basics: The rules

October 08, 2021 16:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MB

Exploring the basic rules of fantasy premier league is a good starting place. Here I explore team selection, and substitutions and give some advise about the need to have a balanced squad. This is the first in a series of weekly bonus episodes. Leave a rating , and please follow @fantasygist on twitter.

This is no joke

October 06, 2021 11:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MB

Another week is here and same reports of hacked accounts and leaked passwords. Please change your passwords. Another blank gameweek for Ronaldo and Lukaku, another superb week for Mo Salah. This and many more. follow on twitter @Fantasygist

Fantasy Football Gist Onboarding

September 30, 2021 11:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MB

Chelsea are favourites for the title with many analysts but they lost to City. They have a run of 8 easily winnable fixtures incoming, now is the right time to target Chelsea assets if you're wildcarding. I also review all of gameweek 6 and preview gameweek 7. I also give tips about considering after the international break as a good time to wildcard.

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