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Welcome to the FPL Pod. Join Kelly Somers, Julien Laurens and Sam Bonfield ahead of each Gameweek as they invite special guests to discuss and digress about the world of Fantasy Premier League.
After each Gameweek, two Fantasy Premier League experts will discuss all the major talking points and analyse the key decisions in Off the Bench.
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With the international break here, Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team review how the season has gone so far 📈⚽️📉
They look back on what’s gone right and what's gone wrong with their team, compete at an FPL quiz, and decide which one they’d pick out of popular pairings.
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* International break (07m 20s)
* How we’ve started (13m 06s)
* Season review (17m 42s)
* FPL quiz (29m 19s)
* Palmer v Saka (39m 45s)
* Salah v Haaland (40m 47s)
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3One of the FPL Pod team has hit the button on their Wildcard chip and no player is more important to that than the inclusion of Mohamed Salah 👑⚽️🇪🇬
Kelly Somers and the gang look at the best players to include on the Wildcard, discuss going without Haaland, and back Arsenal to come good defensively again.
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* Wildcard selections (09m 25s)
* Ditching Haaland (13m 18s)
* Picking up Raya (17m 30s)
* Forward options (26m 55s)
* Differentials (38m 09s)
* Transfers & captains (41m 47s)
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Erling Haaland is the hot topic once again after an underwhelming Gameweek, in which over 300,000 managers used the Triple Captain chip on the Man City forward 🔵📉
Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team discuss downgrading him and how best to use that money elsewhere in your squad.
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* League Cup round-up (09m 31s)
* Haaland headache (12m 35s)
* Can Chris Wood continue? (20m 13s)
* Wolves options (26m 18s)
* Differentials (42m 55s)
* Transfers & captains (46m 52s)
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It was an easily forgettable Gameweek 8 in which we saw the lowest average score of the season, as well as Erling Haaland’s third blank in a row. ❌
Ahead of a Friday deadline, Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod squad discuss the Norwegian’s dip in form, whether to bench or sell Saka and some tempting differential options as fixtures turn for some clubs. 👀
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* A low-scoring week (00m 32s)
* Part company with Saka? (09m 06s)
* One more week for Haaland (22m 00s)
* Wolves options tempting (29m 54s)
* Red hot Raul (38m 18s)
* Differential potentials (41m 20s)
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With some tasty fixtures coming up for Man City, Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team discuss whether it’s time to take a punt on Phil Foden 💙🔥
They chat about his differential qualities, if Saka will be back, and whether the Triple Captain chip could be deployed soon.
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* Will Saka start? (07m 12s)
* Haaland Triple Captain (12m 49s)
* Punting on Phil Foden (20m 00s)
* Suspension tightrope (32m 08s)
* Differentials (34m 36s)
* Transfers & captains (39m 38s)
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The international break gives Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team a chance to review the season so far and just how brilliant Bukayo Saka has been 👑⚽️
They discuss the Arsenal star’s fine form, if you can go without Haaland, and whether it’s time to ditch Ollie Watkins with the fixture swings
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* Haaland headache? (07m 11s)
* Letting Liverpool go (12m 36s)
* Star man Saka (22m 17s)
* Fixture swings (32m 32s)
* Who to get at Man City (38m 06s)
* Selling Watkins (42m 12s)
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It’s been a long week for Kelly Somers after she followed the advice of the FPL Pod team on the last episode to go without Cole Palmer and he went on to score four goals 🔵🥲
But the gang are here to discuss the fallout from that decision, what approach to take with premiums, and Duran v Watkins at Aston Villa.
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* Palmer heartache (00m 19s)
* Villa forwards (17m 08s)
* Premium approach (18m 56s)
* Player price points (27m 43s)
* Differentials (35m 57s)
* Transfers & Captains (39m 32s)
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Despite improved returns for FPL managers last Gameweek, with favourable fixture-runs shifting, the Wildcard is being used heavily again 📈🃏
Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team are here to discuss playing the Chip, going Gabriel over Saliba, best goalkeeper options, and Luis Diaz’s incredible start to the season.
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* Goalkeeper targets (08m 50s)
* Wildcard revelations (11m 54s)
* Gabriel v Saliba (23m 28s)
* Diaz delight (35m 57s)
* Differentials (47m 37s)
* Transfers & Captains (49m 12s)
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With Man City taking on Arsenal in Gameweek 5, many managers are facing a conundrum of what to do with the popular picks from those clubs. 🤔
Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod crew give you their thoughts on whether to start, bench or sell City and Arsenal players, as well as discussing a busy week of Cup and European action. 👊
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* A Gameweek to forget (01m 37s)
* Should you captain Haaland? (11m 01s)
* Managing City and Arsenal assets (16m 54s)
* Midweek action (25m 48s)
* Optimal front three (33m 02s)
* Differentials, captains and transfers (37m 12s)
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With the first international break of the season over plenty of managers have opted to activate their Wildcard, including the FPL Pod's very own Julien Laurens.
Kelly Somers and Sam Bonfield dissect Juls’ Wildcard as they also take a look at the popular transfers made by managers and weigh-up a tough week for captaincy in Gameweek 4.
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* A big week for Wildcards (00m 53s)
* International impact (13m 29s)
* Is selling Saka sensible? (20m 59s)
* Make a plan for Arsenal (23m 10s)
* Differential discussion (27m 45s)
* Haaland v Salah captaincy (36m 08s)
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It may be an international break but Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team are here to give you the lowdown on the best Wildcard picks 🃏🤝
They discuss how Salah is essential, budget defensive options, and where to go with your forward thinking.
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* Why Wildcard (08m 40s)
* Goalkeeper targets (14m 36s)
* Defender options (20m 08s)
* Must-have Salah (29m 38s)
* Sam’s Wildcard team (38m 53s)
* Forward thinking (43m 33s)
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Forward options are proving frustrating outside of Haaland, so Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team look ahead to who could fill your frontline 💪⚽️
They chat Aston Villa options, offer up some differential picks, and Juls is trying to find out if “his mate” Ed Sheeran is into FPL.
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* Gameweek 2 reflections (00m 49s)
* Misfiring forwards (14m 06s)
* Solanke gone (20m 25s)
* Aston Villa attack (29m 40s)
* Differentials (39m 18s)
* Transfers and captains(44m 20s)
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We’re only one Gameweek into the new season and already discussion about using our Triple Captain Chip is hotting up 🔥©
Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team discuss handing Erling Haaland the special armband, how brilliant Jota is, and keeping hold of those precious transfers.
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* Gameweek 1 reflections (00m 59s)
* Price changes (15m 53s)
* Palmer sales (23m 14s)
* Magnificent Jota (25m 33s)
* Differentials (37m 08s)
* Triple Captain Haaland (43m 17s)
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The start of the new season is almost upon us, so Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team are making their final tweaks to their squads 🤙
They discuss bringing in Dominic Solanke, the new Spurs no.9, picking Jota over Salah, and offer some armband picks outside of Haaland.
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* Join the FPL Pod mini-league (04m 10s)
* Making way for Solanke (12m 17s)
* How our squads look (20m 58s)
* Standout pre-season players (25m 00s)
* Differentials (34m 48s)
* Captaincy selection (40m 33s)
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We’ve just over a week to go until the season gets under way and plenty of managers have been tinkering with their first drafts, including the FPL Pod team of Kelly Somers, Sam Bonfield and Julien Laurens. 🔧
They dive into sides starting with favourable fixtures, weigh up leaving out some big hitters and make their selections of the best players per position. 👀
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* Pre-season round-up (2m30s)
* Drafts so far (9m21s)
* Favourable Fulham (16m01s)
* Liverpool options (19m58s)
* Long-term fixture planning (30m36s)
* Top picks per position (36m45s)
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The countdown continues until the new season starts and Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team are here to discuss their current Fantasy drafts.
They talk about midfield options, how defenders are the best enablers, and if Kai Havertz is a great forward selection.
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* FPL Challenge returns (01m 52s)
* Defensive dreams (09m 07s)
* Midfield selections (13m 56s)
* Forward thinking (18m 46s)
* Haaland ownership (28m 37s)
* Enabler options (38m 40s)
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FPL is back for the 2024/25 and so are the full FPL Pod team of Kelly Somers, Julien Laurens and Sam Bonfield to get the season started. 🥳
Changes to the game, first drafts and whether or not the most-expensive asset of all-time will be making their Gameweek 1 sides are all on the agenda.
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* Interesting prices (01m 24s)
* Team building strategy (06m 48s)
* Haaland or no Haaland? (13m 37s)
* 24/25 Changes (25m 12s)
* First drafts (43m 24s)
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Another fascinating Premier League season comes to a close! So join Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team as they look back on all the highs and lows from a thrilling campaign 🎢🥳
They quiz each other on the big performers, bask in Juls’ incredible rank, and even look ahead to next season’s prices.
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* Testing trivia (06m 13s)
* Juls’ mini-league gift (15m 47s)
* Season review (19m 44s)
* FPL awards (32m 56s)
* Price guesses (39m 43s)
* Differentials (46m 28s)
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No more long-term planning and vision necessary as we have reached the final Gameweek of the FPL season. 🥲
Unsure whether to go bold or to play it safe? We’ve got all bases covered with the full FPL Pod team of Kelly Somers, Ian Irving, Sam Bonfield and Julien Laurens ahead of the last Gameweek of the 2023/24 season. 🙌
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* A high-scoring GW37 (00m 38s)
* How the Pod squad stand (08m 50s)
* FPL wrapped is coming (14m 12s)
* Teams to target (18m 45s)
* One week punts (26m 50s)
* Diffs, captains and transfers (35m 01s)
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We bring you some midnight madness (thanks Juls) ahead of the final Double Gameweek of the season. 😮
The full FPL Pod team of Kelly Somers, Sam Bonfield, Julien Laurens and the returning Ian Irving are on hand as managers weigh up single Gameweekers v Doublers, as well as a likely big week for the Bench Boost. 💺📈
LISTEN 👇
* Haaland regret in Gameweek 36 (02m 14s)
* Bench Boost fever (10m 23s)
* Single or Double? (11m 27s)
* Doublers in focus (14m 21s)
* Best Single Gameweek options (31m 48s)
* Differentials, captains and transfers (39m 22s)
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Best fpl podcast of a tym 💥
Is Neco Williams a sustainable asset
why not son???
Really enjoyed the show this year-great work all round. see you for fpl 21-22
When can we expect another episode?
Nice one, James. Always good catching up on this while commuting!
can people still join the pod league?
the incidental music is WAY too loud
Hey, there isn't a third episode already?