Hive FPL Head to Head League GW8 Previews

[hivefpl]

Willkommen zurück in der Head-to-Head-Liga der Hive FPL!

That's right, with Thomas Tuchel now the head coach of the England Team we've all spent the international break brushing up on our German here in the UK. Let's be honest, learning a new language is probably more entertaining than watching a mid-season international football match anyway!At least the Premier League is back and with some absolutely key games this week to get ourselves into.

For FPL managers, the first thing to look out for will be injury and illness coming back from international duty. I can certainly attest for the latter this week and it seems that half the population of the UK is carrying a bug of some description at the moment. The problem of course with players going down sick is that it's something that very often occurs overnight, throwing your carefully crafted FPL plans into disarray.

There are also a good number of players carrying knocks into this weekend. The entire Arsenal frontline of Havertz (FWD), Saka (MID) and Martinelli (MID) are all rated as a 75% chance of playing against Bournemouth while White (DEF) and Timber (DEF) are not certainties for the game either.

Allison (GK) is definitely out for Liverpool which might of course attract a few managers to bring in his able deputy in Kelleher (GK) who costs just £4.4mil at present. Manchester United's great midfield rebuild may be put on hold (again) by injuries to Mainoo (MID) and Ugarte (MID).

The weekend's fixtures start with a derby match between Spurs and West Ham that carries more significance than just local bragging rights. Tottenham have had to wait a fortnight to try and correct their 2nd half implosion at Brighton while West Ham's start under their new manager has been a bit bumpy. This is a match that the Hammers have performed well in recent seasons including a 2-1 victory here in December.

Of the 3 O'Clock kick-offs the game of real significance is likely to be United vs Brentford. Ten Hag managed to survive the international break but his plans will undoubtedly have been disrupted by the aforementioned injuries. Brentford themselves are in the midst of an injury crisis and of course have significantly fewer resources to draw upon than their opponents. One thing that everyside now knows is that you've got to hit the ground running against this Brentford side!

Newcastle v Brighton has the makings of an entertaining fixture. Neither side are blessed with an out and out goal scorer in their ranks, partly due to injury, but there will certainly be a whole host of attacking players who could offer up very good points returns from this one.

Ipswich will need to bounce back from a couple of very costly errors in their match at West Ham before the break. After a shocking start, Sean Dyche has managed to steady the ship with 5 points from the last 3 games and a result here against what is likely to be a relegation rival would really but some day light between them and the basement clubs.

Of those basement clubs, Southampton have an absolutely crucial match at home to fellow promoted side Leicester. Cast your minds back 5 years and you'll remember that Leicester won 9-0 at this ground in the Premier League. While it seems unlikely that we'll get that much excitement today, Leicester have scored in every Premier League match so far this season despite having had the fewest number of shots of any side. For their part, Southampton have conceded in every game this season suggesting that we could be in for a roller-coaster ride in this one.

The final 3pm kick-off sees Villa travel to Fulham. Fulham have been very impressive so far this season and if Traore (MID) could finish they would surely have got something from their trip to the Ethiad. Unai Emery has rightly received a lot of praise for the job he is doing at Villa but Marco Silva is also doing fantastic work in West London on a small budget and with key players leaving every summer.

Emery give a very glass half-full assessment of the fitness of many of Villa's players for this one with Konsa (DEF), Bailey (MID) and Ramsey (MID) all said to be available. Even Mings (DEF) is available for selection in this one and at £4.4 mil could be a player to watch if he can work his way back into the first team.

The evening kick-off on Saturday sees Arsenal travel to Bournemouth. It'll certainly be a test of the Gunners fitness against a side full of running. Whether they come out and try and match that intensity or sit a bit deeper and let the Cherries play themselves out remains to be seen. With the aforementioned injuries to Arsenal players, this feels like a game that Arteta might want to rest and rotate given the big home games against Shaktar and Liverpool in the next 7 days but Bournemouth are certainly not an opponent to be underestimated.

Sunday sees Man City travel to a Wolves side who just can't stop conceeding goals at the moment. For their part, City haven't looked particularly fluid in recent weeks but you would fancy them to bang a few away against this opposition. Haaland (FWD) becomes the obvious choice for captain in that regard.

The stellar match of the round sees Liverpool take on Chelsea with the Blues suddenly looking like a team worth watching. Where they do have issues this season is in defence and their task of keeping Liverpool at bay is not helped by the suspensions of Fofana (DEF) and Cucurella (DEF) for this one. Arne Slot has made a fast start on Merseyside but critics would point to the fact that their opening run of fixtures has probably been the easiest in the league. Wins in these kinds of games not to mention the away match at Arsenal next time out is what will really get the Kop believing that they have a genuine title chance this season.

Monday nights game is possibily not such a glamour tie with Forest hosting Palace. The home side have performed well so far this season and will fancy a victory against a Palace side that is really struggling. A lot of FPL managers were banking on the more reasonably priced Eagles players having a good season but to date the likes of Eze (MID) and Mateta (FWD) have blanked in 6 out of 7 games this season. In fact, if you're looking for good value picks it's Forest's Wood (FWD), Sels (GK) and Milenkovic (DEF) who could well prove the better options.

Division 1

GW7 Results

Team	Hive Account	Score	Score	Team	Hive Account
Likodra FC	@teofilex11	59	59	Skander	@skanderh
Suffragette City	@talesfrmthecrypt	46	50	Solat FC	@reservedsingle
Shamzy F.C	@shamzy	53	57	@BlockchainFPL H2H	@blockchainfpl
NONZ FC	@nonsowrites	40	54	Hungry Lions	@gvkanten
Legion fc	@b0s	53	62	Whyte FC	@Ipalibo
FC McKane	@mckane	63	46	INEOS REVIVAL	@deniskj
Herbae	@herbae	42	38	Vickoly FC	@vickoly
Espressos	@aaalviarez	30	30	Lazz	@martinlazizi
Creekside FC	@pappyelblanco	39	54	Simcard FC	@akomoajong
YAGMAN FC	@yagman01	48	57	HallAnd Oats FC	@thoth442

GW8 Fixtures

Team	Hive Account		Team	Hive Account
Skander	@skanderh	v	YAGMAN FC	@yagman01
HallAnd Oats FC	@thoth442	v	Creekside FC	@pappyelblanco
Simcard FC	@akomoajong	v	Espressos	@aaalviarez
Lazz	@martinlazizi	v	Herbae	@herbae
Vickoly FC	@vickoly	v	FC McKane	@mckane
INEOS REVIVAL	@deniskj	v	Legion fc	@b0s
Whyte FC	@Ipalibo	v	NONZ FC	@nonsowrites
Hungry Lions	@gvkanten	v	Shamzy F.C	@shamzy
@BlockchainFPL H2H	@blockchainfpl	v	Suffragette City	@talesfrmthecrypt
Solat FC	@reservedsingle	v	Likodra FC	@teofilex11

Division 2

GW7 Results

Team	Hive Account	Score	Score	Team	Hive Account
Tengo Rangers FC	@tengolotodo	57	57	ARFANTASY FC	@arfa
Tricky Trees 2024	@doombot75	40	53	11 idiots	No Hive Account Linked
Monitox	No Hive Account Linked	24	53	Mollina United	@femisapiens
Ref's team	@sperosamuel15	49	57	Holte Me Close	@stuartcturnbull
Lame Ducks	No Hive Account Linked	55	48	Diistroyers	@diikaan
Ifeyemi Fc	@valchiz	46	38	Newton Heath FC	@samirich
Jungle Boy	@george-dee	67	34	Mighty Fc	@twicejoy
Olawalium FC	@olawalium	60	54	TGIF	@gentleshaid
Kraken99	@kraken99	43	55	Hiveheadz	@borran
Micheal Fc	@micheal87	28	42	Dapomola fc	@dapomolaaaa
racibo	@racibo	45	44	Tilia	No Hive Account Linked
Kane and Unable	@jmehta	41	50	GunnersLoverFC	@nwt93
samostically	@samostically	62	40	Trinex fc	@og-gamershub
Wanderteam	@kelvinpeters	43	38	Headies	@Headies
rubilu	@rubilu	45	30	Outside of Time	No Hive Account Linked
RHYDA	@rhyda1	33	48	Ballgasms	@preshpresh
The Beast	@iamchuks	25	41	Happyboys FC	@happyboy1
Hornstra XI	@elvis123	41	52	Holozing.com	@acidyo
Formidable Milano	@damolexy	43	50	Tangram	@desro
Coldone	@nasfyneboy92	46	52	Change Name	No Hive Account Linked
foloxfc	@thelonegreywolf	47	46	ALH	No Hive Account Linked
Blue Balls	@belemo	53	33	SportsNerd	@saf-ul-wahab
ArgyeeChitthuFC	@agct1226	87	42	The Urge	@kenzzi
Hadji	@hadji	50	45	Cygnus FC	@donjaun
The Cella’s	@blanchy	52	53	KELLYMAN FC	@justfavour
Chris Football Club	@hiveworld	49	39	The Dream Team	@spidersilk
Yahuzah	@yahuzah	45	59	HIVE KILL STEEM	No Hive Account Linked
Smiley Team	@carita-feliz	45	39	OG Squad	@graat
Barca	@muka-vybz	40	52	Stevenson FC	@stevenson7
Emeka4	@emeka4	22	54	Hungry Lions	@gvkanten
ACX United	@pvmihalache	38	50	Akatsuki	@seki1

GW8 Fixtures

Team	Hive Account		Team	Hive Account
Holozing.com	@acidyo	v	ARFANTASY FC	@arfa
Happyboys FC	@happyboy1	v	Tangram	@desro
Ballgasms	@preshpresh	v	Change Name	No Hive Account Linked
Outside of Time	No Hive Account Linked	v	ALH	No Hive Account Linked
Headies	@Headies	v	SportsNerd	@saf-ul-wahab
Trinex fc	@og-gamershub	v	The Urge	@kenzzi
GunnersLoverFC	@nwt93	v	Cygnus FC	@donjaun
Tilia	No Hive Account Linked	v	KELLYMAN FC	@justfavour
Dapomola fc	@dapomolaaaa	v	The Dream Team	@spidersilk
Hiveheadz	@borran	v	HIVE KILL STEEM	No Hive Account Linked
TGIF	@gentleshaid	v	OG Squad	@graat
Mighty Fc	@twicejoy	v	Stevenson FC	@stevenson7
Newton Heath FC	@samirich	v	Hungry Lions	@gvkanten
Diistroyers	@diikaan	v	Akatsuki	@seki1
Holte Me Close	@stuartcturnbull	v	ACX United	@pvmihalache
Mollina United	@femisapiens	v	Emeka4	@emeka4
11 idiots	No Hive Account Linked	v	Barca	@muka-vybz
Tengo Rangers FC	@tengolotodo	v	Smiley Team	@carita-feliz
Tricky Trees 2024	@doombot75	v	Yahuzah	@yahuzah
Monitox	No Hive Account Linked	v	Chris Football Club	@hiveworld
Ref's team	@sperosamuel15	v	The Cella’s	@blanchy
Lame Ducks	No Hive Account Linked	v	Hadji	@hadji
Ifeyemi Fc	@valchiz	v	ArgyeeChitthuFC	@agct1226
Jungle Boy	@george-dee	v	Blue Balls	@belemo
Olawalium FC	@olawalium	v	foloxfc	@thelonegreywolf
Kraken99	@kraken99	v	Coldone	@nasfyneboy92
Micheal Fc	@micheal87	v	Formidable Milano	@damolexy
racibo	@racibo	v	Hornstra XI	@elvis123
Kane and Unable	@jmehta	v	The Beast	@iamchuks
samostically	@samostically	v	RHYDA	@rhyda1
Wanderteam	@kelvinpeters	v	rubilu	@rubilu

Comments

[mckane]

Let's be honest, learning a new language is probably more entertaining than watching a mid-season international football match anyway!

Can't even remember the last time I bothered watching mid-season international matches aside the Nations Cup. Those matches no longer gets me excited, especially with players feigning injuries and avoiding matches at will.

[talesfrmthecrypt]

I actually forgot the England Greece match was even on. Pretty good luck as it turns out 😂

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[mckane]

They got walloped. At least it was against Greece, former European champions. For these ones here, they'd struggle to put away teams where organized football wasn't even a thing in their country till about 30 years ago. I can't afford to be tormented on two fronts by Man U and the national team. I don't want to do die now.😂

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Was planning on bringing Kulusevki in and just ran out of time this morning. Fingers crossed Eze finally does something!

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[vickoly]

Nice, great to have a new week upon us.

It actually painful to see I've got same point with my opponents in the just concluded week and yet, it was counted as a loss for me.

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[vickoly]

Oh I see, I thought it would be deducted from already made points.
Thanks for the clarification.

[arfa]

Come on Arfantasy vs @acidyo xD

[talesfrmthecrypt]

Good luck 😀

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[doombot75]

Hopefully can get the win this week and keep a 50% record!

[talesfrmthecrypt]

Good luck!

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[kraken99]

I agree with you that after an international break, the most exciting part is seeing how teams reorganize, especially with so many players carrying knocks or illness. Arsenal’s situation is concerning, and it will be interesting to see how Arteta handles rotations with so many crucial matches ahead. The anticipation for the Liverpool vs. Chelsea match is high, and I think it will be pivotal for both teams’ aspirations.

[olawalium]

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