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S7 Ep37: FPL Pod: How to cope with missing players

FPL Pod

Premier League

Sports, Fantasy Sports

4.6749 Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

While there was no Premier League matches to deal with, it’s been a big week for FPL as popular picks have been ruled out for forthcoming Gameweeks through injury and suspension 🤕🔴🤔

So Kelly Somers and the Pod team are back to look at all the alternative defenders and forwards available, strategise for upcoming Blanks and Doubles following the FA Cup results, and urge caution with Salah against Saints.

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* FA Cup fallout (08m 01s)
* Lewis Hall injury (17m 23s)
* Isak headache (22m 16s)
* Forward replacements (27m 44s)
* Differential of the Week (35m 38s)
* Transfers and captains (40m 14s)

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Transcript

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0:00.0

From a flurry of forwards to them dropping like flies.

0:03.9

We discussed Cunia, Mateta and Isak, who we'd bring in to replace Newcastle's Lewis Hall

0:08.3

and while we're urging caution this weekend with Sala against Saints.

0:17.2

Hello and welcome back to the FPL pod.

0:19.8

No Premier League last weekend. We were focusing on the FA Cup.

0:22.9

We've had European action this week, but the good news is the Premier League and FPL are back this weekend.

0:28.4

But I say good news, there's a fair few headaches. And I'm going to let it all in a little secret.

0:33.2

Before we joined this call, Sam Bonfield swore, she never swears. That's how angry. It was weird,

0:39.6

wasn't it, Jules? That's how angry she is with her team. As you can hear, Julianne Rone back with me,

0:44.3

as always. Sam Bonfield here as well. Sam, I'll give you a right to reply firstly. You're angry,

0:49.4

aren't you? Why don't they keep getting injured? Like, honestly, come on, guys.

0:54.5

Like, I was really happy with them.

0:56.2

Like, I was looking at my team before the FA Cup.

0:58.7

And I was like, oh, they look so nice for Game Week 28, really happy.

1:02.6

And now I'm not so happy.

1:03.8

It's the understatement.

1:04.7

Jules, it's not a very happy pod, actually, is it?

1:07.5

I've just registered.

1:08.3

Jules has had very little sleep and we all know who Jules

1:11.7

supports. You're right, Jules? Yeah, Kelly, I am. I think I might take the weekend off as well

1:17.1

from FPL because I've got like everybody suspended or injured. P.S.G. You've lost against

1:21.6

Liverpool somehow in a game that I think it was harder to lose or not to win than to win.

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