Embracing the ‘new normal’ will take time

Opinion

by Amogh Jain - June 17, 2020

The lockdown, due to the pandemic, has brought about the true sentiment behind the well-known axiom, 'you don't know what you have until it's gone'. While people are subconsciously aware of life and its sudden and frail nature, the virus has seemingly brought these feelings of trepidation to reality. People from

FPL Scout Report 26 – Which teams to target?

FPL Central

by Anirudh Shenoy - June 16, 2020June 16, 2020

FPL is back in less than 36 hours and given that we've had a 3-month hiatus, form and stats essentially go out of the window. As a result, we've tried to compile a set of teams to target based on their fixtures and motivation. First off, teams returning from a 3-month

FPL Scout Report 25 – Double-gameweek 30+ Chip Strategies

FPL Central

by Samson Baretto - June 15, 2020June 15, 2020

With the announcement of Project Restart and FPL providing unlimited transfers to managers, there’s a dilemma around how to efficiently utilize the chips as to get maximum output in terms of points. Let’s have a quick look at some of the chip strategies you can adapt according to your team and

FPL Scout Report 24 – Players to consider for double-gameweek 30

FPL Central

by Samson Baretto - June 15, 2020June 15, 2020

With just two days remaining for the GW30+ deadline following Project Restart, we start off with a Double Gameweek with rearranged fixtures for Manchester City, Arsenal, Sheffield United and Aston Villa. The fixtures in GW 30 for these teams are as follows – Manchester City – Arsenal (H) Burnley (H) Arsenal – Manchester

FPL 19/20 Report 23 – Four key points to help you navigate the remainder of the season

FPL Central

by Hrishikesh Chaudhuri - June 14, 2020

FPL 19/20 Report 23 - 4 key points to help you navigate the remainder of your season

The Premier League is almost back! After a 99-day long hiatus, the most-watched league in the world returns on Wednesday, and fans from all over the world will be tuning in to watch their favourite teams back in action. Liverpool's inevitable title win, a five-way race for Europe and an

“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” – How Adama Traoré finally made it

Player Profiles

by Kabir Ali - April 9, 2020

"Here's Traoré - look at the strength… Traoré! A star is born!" Adama Traoré's first senior goal, the 11th in a 12-1 aggregate annihilation of Huesca at the hands of Barcelona in the 2014/15 Copa del Rey, was the exciting youngster in a microcosm. A sprinkling of speed and dancing feet

FPL Scout Report 22 – Players Watchlist And Captaincy Picks For Gameweek 28

FPL Central

by Samson Baretto - February 27, 2020

We're back with another FPL preview ahead of Gameweek 28. It’s the second blank gameweek 28 of the season with four teams blanking – Manchester City, Arsenal, Sheffield United, and Aston Villa. Let’s take a look at three players who have impressed over the recent weeks with a view of

The FPL revolution which changed perspective all around

by Uttiyo Sarkar - January 28, 2020May 26, 2020

Oh, Fantasy Premier League! You can’t bear the stress it brings every week. But you can’t live without it! Ever since coming into prominence, the FPL frenzie has collided with the social media boom to result in an addictive combination. Currently, more than 2 million users are registered, including certain Premier

Transfer rumours making the headlines this week

News

by EADF Feed - January 14, 2020

We are bang in the middle of the winter transfer window, and there have already been some interesting transfer rumors making the rounds and giving fans hope or despair depending on which side of the transfer story they are in. The likes of Zlatan and have already made their blockbuster

FPL Scout Report 21 – Players Watchlist And Captaincy Picks for New Years GW21

FPL Central

by Samson Baretto - December 31, 2019

We're back with another FPL Scout report ahead of Gameweek 21 which will be the third gameweek in a span of 6 days. We will try providing you the best players to transfer in this particular gameweek along with the three best Captaincy shouts to start the New Year in

FPL Scout Report 20 – Players to watch out for GW19 and Captaincy Picks

FPL Central

by Samson Baretto - December 25, 2019

We are back with the Preview ahead of gameweek 19. With matches flowing through thick and fast with the festive period on, and with hardly any breathing time between gameweeks 19, 20 and 21, we’ll try suggesting players with the best points potential whilst having enough game time, along with

FPL Scout Report 19 – Captaincy options for Gameweek 14

FPL Central

by Samson Baretto - November 29, 2019

We’re back with the Captaincy Article ahead of Gameweek 14 where Liverpool and Leicester City assets top the charts as the best options among many more who have favorable fixtures this week. Jamie Vardy The Vardy party is on a roll as the Leicester forward bagged his 12th goal of the season

FPL Scout Report 18 – The watchlist ahead of GW 14

FPL Central

by Samson Baretto - November 28, 2019November 28, 2019

Evening folks! We’re back again with the players To watch Article ahead of the festive schedule. In this piece, we’ll try and solve your dilemma regarding which players to get having great points potential and at the same time, being nailed for the next three gameweeks , i.e, gameweeks 14-16,

FPL Scout Report 16 – Gameweek 13 Review (Part 1)

FPL Central

by Samson Baretto - November 25, 2019November 25, 2019

Resident EADF FPL contributor Samson Baretto reviews the 13th FPL gameweek of the Premier League today. Here is part 1 of the analysis - West Ham United vs Tottenham Hotspurs ‘The Special One is back’ chanted the Spurs fans as West Ham faced yet another defeat despite a hard-fought second half. Fantasy

FPL Scout Report 15 – Captaincy options for Gameweek 13

FPL Central

by Samson Baretto - November 22, 2019

We’re back with the Captaincy Article ahead of Gameweek 13. We’ve picked three players and a differential who we expect to do well and do justice to their owners as captaincy options this week. Sadio Mane Sadio Mane enters gameweek 13 as a strong captaincy candidate as Liverpool travel to a struggling

FPL Scout Report 14 – Analysing the teams with a promising fixture run-in

FPL Central

by Samson Baretto - November 21, 2019

We are delighted to be back with another report today and we hope you all roaring to get back into the FPL mix. Today, we'll be analyzing the teams with the best fixtures keeping the busy festive period in mind. So without further ado, let's see where all the points are

FPL 2019/20 Scout Report 13 – Captaincy Options ahead of Gameweek 10

FPL Central

by Samson Baretto - October 25, 2019

We’re back with the Captaincy Article ahead of Gameweek 10. With easy home matches, Manchester City and Liverpool players dominate the captaincy options this week. A Manchester City Player (Aguero/Sterling/KDB) Manchester City come into gameweek 10 having one of the best fixtures attacking wise among any other team which makes the likes

FPL 2019/20 Scout Report 12 – The Watchlist

FPL Central

by Samson Baretto - October 24, 2019

We're back with the weekly Players to Watch article ahead of Gameweek 10 where we'll provide you with a list of players who we expect to do well in the upcoming gameweeks along with a differential pick to help you climb up the overall rankings. Aaron Wan-Bissaka (DEF: MUN 5.4m) Upcoming fixtures:

FPL 2019/20 Scout Report 11 – Captaincy options for Gameweek 9

FPL Central

by EADF Feed - October 18, 2019October 18, 2019

We’re back with an article looking at the potential big-hitting captains ahead of Gameweek 9. This week there are quite a few good options available but we'll keep it simple and give our top choices. We've picked 4 players that we believe have the best probability of returning a double-digit

FPL 2019/20 Scout Report 10 – The Watchlist ahead of gameweek 9

FPL Central

by Samson Baretto - October 17, 2019

We're back with the weekly FPL Watchlist ahead of Gameweek 9 where I’ll provide you with players who we expect to do well in the upcoming gameweeks along with a differential pick to help you climb up the overall rankings. So let’s get started! Ricardo Pereira (DEF: LEI 6.2m)/Caglar Soyunchu (DEF: LEI

FPL 2019/20 Scout Report 9 – Captain bonanza

FPL Central

by Samson Baretto - September 27, 2019October 1, 2019

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Mohamed Salah of Liverpool runs with the ball during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Liverpool FC at Stamford Bridge on September 22, 2019, in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) Written by Samson Baretto Sergio Aguero The Argentine has been in red hot

FPL 2019/20 Scout Report 8 – The Watchlist for gameweek 7

FPL Central

by Samson Baretto - September 26, 2019October 1, 2019

Written by Samson Baretto We are back with another Fantasy Premier League scout report ahead of Gameweek 7 where we provide you with a list of players who we expect to do well in the upcoming gameweeks along with a differential pick to help you climb up the overall rankings. So let’s

FPL 2019/20 Scout Report 7 – Downsizing at the back?

FPL Central

by Anirudh Shenoy - September 25, 2019October 1, 2019

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Andrew Robertson of Liverpool battles for the ball with Marcos Alonso of Chelsea during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Liverpool FC at Stamford Bridge on September 22, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images) Written by Anirudh Shenoy It's been an

FPL 2019/20 Scout Report 6 – Captaincy options for gameweek 6

FPL Central

by Samson Baretto - September 20, 2019October 1, 2019

Goals - FPL 2019/20 Scout Report 6 - Captaincy options for gameweek 6

Written by Samson Baretto Sergio Aguero Sergio Kun Aguero bagged his 7th goal of the season against Norwich and maintained his record of scoring in every gameweek until now. The Argentine ranks top among all forwards for total attempts on goal (19) with 16 of them coming from inside the box. Also,

FPL 2019/20 Scout Report 5 – The Watchlist

FPL Central

by Samson Baretto - September 19, 2019October 1, 2019

Differential Pick of the week - Callum Wilson

Written by Samson Baretto We're back this week with a 'Players to Watch' shortlist ahead of Gameweek 6 where we talk about a player from each position (Defence, midfield, and attack) who we expect to do well in the upcoming gameweeks along with a differential pick to help you climb up

FPL 19/20 Scout Report 4 – Assessing Captaincy Options For Gameweek 5

FPL Central

by EADF Feed - September 13, 2019October 1, 2019

Written by Daksha Iyer With the first international break now coming to a close, Fantasy managers are no doubt welcoming the return of the Premier League on tomorrow eager to roll in big points. The fixtures this week, however, are in no mood to make things too easy, in what would

Wolves – Hunt or Be Hunted

Originals

by Aaryan Parasnis - September 9, 2019May 26, 2020

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Which Premier League manager is the least likely to face the sack this season?

News

by EADF Feed - September 4, 2019October 2, 2019

Which EPL manager is the least likely to face the sack this year?

Football is a law unto itself on many levels. Every weekend grown men and women travel the length and breadth of the country, many with more than a nagging doubt their day will end in heartbreak and crushing dejection. It is a sport where players are paid tens of thousands of

Let’s talk about Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s in-game management against Wolves

by Devesh Arora - August 24, 2019May 26, 2020

Devesh Arora analyses Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's in-game management against Wolves – "Ole won’t throw in Mason in the wrong situation to just earn some brownie points" A few days back Manchester United came away with a point against a Wolves unit tough to break down at the Molineux. They had got

Making Moves – The 10 most promising transfers of the Premier League this summer

Originals

by Shaurya Singhi - August 10, 2019May 26, 2020

Making Moves – The 10 Most Promising Transfers Of The Premier League This Summer

Written by Shaurya Singhi As the English window comes to a close, we take a look at the most promising transfers of the summer. This list includes incredibly talented players who we believe have the potential to change the course of the season - from causing upsets to winning titles. From

Knocking on the door – Potential challengers to the Big 6

Opinion

by Kabir Ali - July 18, 2019October 2, 2019

By Kabir Ali Leicester City’s remarkable Premier League title win back in 2016 wasn’t just a footballing miracle, but a modern-day fairytale that transcends sport itself. The fact that at 5000/1, odds were shorter on Kim Kardashian becoming President and Elvis being spotted alive; showing the staggering scale of their success.

Raúl Jiménez – The Mexican nomad finding his home at the Molineux

Player Profiles

by Jacob Thorburn - February 11, 2019March 7, 2019

by Jacob Thorburn Every season, the Premier League rollercoaster offers twists and turns for its viewers. We’ve seen dramatic title slip-ups, title-sealing goals, controversial decisions and newly promoted underdogs upsetting the big boys. For the latter, we have been spoiled for choice in recent memory, with Watford, Bournemouth and Leicester all

Wolves – Breaking down Nuno Espirito Santo’s tactical nuances

by Dipanjan Chowdhury - February 8, 2019October 2, 2019

It is fair to say that Wolves have been simply excellent this season. With 2 wins and 3 draws in 8 matches against the top 6 six this season, the West Midlands side have set the stage alight in the most testing of ties. Taking these brilliant displays into account,

Young Lions – Morgan Gibbs-White

Young Lions

by Aman Sridhar - February 4, 2019October 2, 2019

2018-19 has been a spectacular season for Wolves so far. It’s rare that a team with a vision and ambition ends up working together so cohesively from the top all the way down to the bottom. The manager, the signings, the players, the coaches, the youth team, the board all

Ranking Premier League teams by Expected Goals

News

by EADF Feed - December 20, 2018October 2, 2019

Expected goals is a statistical metric which ranks how good a shot on goal was. The Premier League race just started getting hotter, with Tottenham, Chelsea, and Arsenal all moving on up to challenge the leaders at the top end of the table. Liverpool have taken the lead after beating United,

Premier League Recap – October 20th – November 11th

News

by Veer Badani - November 23, 2018November 27, 2018

EADF is back with another monthly recap of the English Premier League. Club supporters can put the final international break of 2018 behind them, and turn the footballing world’s attention back onto domestic football and the leagues they follow. Due to the interruption of the recent UEFA Nations League and

Premier League Recap: August

News

by Veer Badani - September 1, 2018October 2, 2019

The Premier League is back and truly underway. With three rounds of matches completed, fans have gotten a small indication of what to expect over the coming 8 months in the 2018/19 season. HERE IS EADF’S AUGUST RECAP OF ALL 20 TEAMS IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE! Written by Veer Badani 1. Liverpool -