GW5: FPL Shifting Sands

Sometimes it feels like there’s just too much FPL to talk about, and even then we don’t get to every match or cover all the Fantasy Premier League happenings. So here’s what we did manage: Walsh’s wildcard, Liverpool’s attack, the toughest captaincy call of the season, Villa’s collapse, and a grab bag of listener questions. Whatever we missed, we’ll push to the Thursday pod. Chapters: 00:00:00 GW4 FPL Points and Walsh’s Wildcard Team Decisions 00:12:32 Mo Salah and Liverpool: The Elephants in the Room 00:25:38 Hardest Captaincy Decision of the Season?! Bruno and Man United Check-In 00:37:04 Aston Villa Are a Fantasy Premier League Disaster Right Now 00:42:17 Potpourri of FPL Questions from Our Discord FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the weekly highs and lows. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn’t follow, and full Gameweek therapy. All Other Links: https://linktr.ee/fmlfpl #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #Gameweek5 #GW5 #FantasyFootball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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It’s a Fireside Chat, and Alon is happy to host Danny (AKA Bullet AKA Move78_FPL) of FPL Last Resort to talk wildcards, processes, heuristics, ways of thinking, and other FPL adjacent stuff. Check out Danny and FPL Last Resort here: https://x.com/Move78_FPL https://bsky.app/profile/move78-fpl.bsky.social https://www.youtube.com/@fpllastresort Chapters: 00:00:00 Wildcards, Mo Salah, Palmer & Early Season Captaincy 00:21:00 Transfers & Big Hitters: Bruno, City, Liverpool Talk 00:42:00 Drafts, Wildcard Strategy & Fixture Planning 00:56:00 Chelsea, Liverpool, Brentford & Paquetá in Focus 01:03:00 Captaincy Debates: Bruno, Arsenal, Ownership & the Template 01:17:00 Wrapping Up: City, Haaland, Salah & Final Captaincy Thoughts FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the weekly highs and lows. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn’t follow, and full Gameweek therapy. All Other Links: https://linktr.ee/fmlfpl #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #Gameweek4 #GW4 #FantasyFootball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Walsh is on Wildcard, and Fantasy Premier League is on international break. See you soon. Chapters: 00:00:00 Gameweek 3 Recap: Our Points and Walsh’s Free Hit 00:09:40 Deadline Day Ripples: Isak and Liverpool, Wissa, Woltemade, Newcastle & More 00:35:00 The Fall of Nottingham Forest and Their FPL Assets 00:46:57 Discord Mailbag: Questions on Matches, Picks & Strategy 01:10:00 Paquetá and also DEFCONs Are Still Overpowered 01:23:45 Walsh’s Preliminary GW4 Wildcard Team FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the weekly highs and lows. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn’t follow, and full Gameweek therapy. Join the Prize League / Mug League (Patreon subscribers only): https://www.patreon.com/posts/fml-fpl-patreon-134963388 All Other Links: https://linktr.ee/fmlfpl #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #Gameweek3 #GW3 #FantasyFootball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Oh yeah baby that’s the sound of transfers being ripped and wildcards being activated. Fantasy Premier League is back. Chapters: 00:00:00 Gameweek 2 Recap: From Bad to Worse 00:11:25 Stupid Midfielders: Palmer, Saka, Bruno, Gordon, and More 00:29:38 Center Backs and DefCons Are Overpowered 00:39:04 Spurs Good but No FPL picks? 00:50:14 Mailbag Kinda Episode: Questions from Discord FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the weekly highs and lows. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn’t follow, and full Gameweek therapy. Join the Prize League / Mug League (Patreon subscribers only): https://www.patreon.com/posts/fml-fpl-patreon-134963388 All Other Links: https://linktr.ee/fmlfpl #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #Gameweek3 #GW3 #FantasyFootball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Fantasy Premier League bingo card is getting filled up early but you gotta stay positive and stay the course. You have your guys for a reason. But also maybe it’s a bad FPL reason. Chapters: 00:00:00 Gameweek 1 Recap: Our Teams and Points on the Board 00:08:29 Tijjani Reijnders, Oscar Bobb & Do We Have Our Manchester City Back? 00:25:36 Haaland vs. Palmer and Enzo Maresca is a fraud 00:35:35 FPL Striker Watch: Wood, Thiago, Welbeck, Jimenez, Ollie, and more 00:49:44 Liverpool, Arsenal, and Manchester United Takeaways: Fantasy Picks and Guys to Watch FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the weekly highs and lows. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn’t follow, and full Gameweek therapy. Join the Prize League / Mug League (Patreon subscribers only): https://www.patreon.com/posts/fml-fpl-patreon-134963388 All Other Links: https://linktr.ee/fmlfpl #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #Gameweek2 #GW2 #Gameweek1 #GW1 #FantasyFootball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The goal is to have fun while trying to avoid a disaster. If we can also get FPL points while not using a transfer in GW2, then we’re fucking flying. The GW1 deadline is nearing and the panic stations are panicking. It’s time to talk about some guys: Mo, Haaland, Palmer, Bruno, and many more. Fantasy Premier League beckons. Chapters: 00:00:00 Gameweek 1 Kickoff: The Nightmarish FPL Website 00:03:29 Let’s Start with Mo and Haaland and Then Take It from There 00:39:17 Midfield Dilemmas: Palmer, Saka, Bruno, Paqueta, Tielemans, Rutter & More 01:19:46 More Great Picks: Gordon, Ollie, Sarr, Jimenez, Arias & Ait-Nouri FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the weekly highs and lows. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn’t follow, and full Gameweek therapy. Join the Prize League / Mug League (Patreon subscribers only): https://www.patreon.com/posts/fml-fpl-patreon-134963388 All Other Links: https://linktr.ee/fmlfpl #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #Gameweek1 #GW1 #FantasyFootball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Budget tier of FPL players are what dreams are made of. Stackings ifs and telling each other stories is why we’re a Fantasy Premier League podcast and it’s a big part of the fun of the game. Shadows are meant to be chased. Let’s go together. Chapters: 00:00:00 Budget FPL Gems 2025: Kicking Off the Bargain Hunt 00:02:21 Cheap Forwards: Risky Bets and Hidden Value 00:33:28 Affordable Mids: Attacking Upside and DefCon Merchants 01:24:34 Budget Defenders: It Ain’t Much but It’s Honest Work 02:06:01 Wrap-Up and Ass Slaps and a Big Week Ahead FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the weekly highs and lows. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn’t follow, and full Gameweek therapy. Join the Prize League / Mug League (Patreon subscribers only): https://www.patreon.com/posts/fml-fpl-patreon-134963388 All Other Links: https://linktr.ee/fmlfpl #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #FantasyFootball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices