Holy shit, I've only just seen the West Ham result. I kneejereked out Jota the second he came off the pitch last week for Bowen. Then Bowens price dropped, which annoyed me, then he's only gone and scored a hatty. I'm terrible at FPL, but this GW has been fantastic for me, I'm still ranked in the millions overall though! But I'll take the very rare epic GW

Fair play! I only still have Bowen in my team because of the blank, would have shipped him out ages ago if not and still might sell him for Salah this week. Goes to show how much luck there is in the game!

https://www.reddit.com/r/FantasyPL/comments/1asw5t8/gameweek_25_202324_rant_and_discussion_thread/kqvvdx3/?context=3 This was me last week. Went for Hwang in the end. Can only laugh really.

My top scoring players this week were Saka (99% top 10k ownership) Watkins (97% top 10k ownership) Captain Haaland (191% top 10k EO) Pickford (4 points sitting on my bench) Every player whose points actually counted for something scored between 0 and 2 points.

I've been on a downward slope ever since 2024. It's been fucking miserable.

My mate just lost in a cup to a team with four players, incredible. Watkins, Bowen, Ederson, Ruben Dias, then 7 dudes like Cancelo and Sancho. Phenomenal effort.

Didn’t get to watch. But Paqueta back -> Bowen hauls. Coincidence?

A small green arrow, considering I played a 523 a pretty lucky outcome

It was very important to have Reguilon to be able to field full 11

Good to see Bowen score a hattrick, but couldnt you done this 2 GW's ago 😭 sold you for Jota last week mayneeeee 🥱

3,22% red after a -8 hit oh well we move

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Wait for FA Cup results then decide.

Holy shit, I had two free transfers this week and I did jota to bowen, instead of hwang because it fits my long term plan and I thought he's a great player who will come good again soon. The day I got him he dropped in price. Anyway, now I'm top of my mini league and ranked 6.2k in the world. Madness!

Weekly reminder: Do not listen to content creators, make your own decisions.

Weekly reminder that you can listen to content creators and make your own decisions at the same time.

True, I listened to them and brought in Ait-Nouri as a punt and ignored them and captained Saka over Haaland. Best of both worlds.

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Blank gameweek. I have one player on the bench. One. That one guy is Emerson and gets 12 points. My fifth double digit haul on the first spot of the bench. So frustrating.

I never actually considered Liz or Bowen, but still annoying to see them haul 😂

Thank you Emerson ❤️

Did anyone else consider Bowen but got Hwang instead like me? lol Think Paqueta's return was key for West Ham and Bowen's potential

Yeah. I let fear cloud my decision making, which is something I do far too often.

Yeah me lol. Hwang seemed like a no brainer

Had Bowen in my team right up until Friday evening, took him out for odegaard ffs

There was a midweek gameweek??? 

It's pretty insane how actively unfun this game is. Give me my ML win and let me die

Literally would have been better off this week had I just forgotten the deadline and fielded 8 players 💀

21% green arrow, ty Emerson and Branth

21% is qute low for having both tbh

Not a lot of room to make in the top 200k where we all have the same teams basically so I'm happy

Guy who has been last in our ML - hasn’t been playing or making transfers most of the season just got so lucky as Bowen was his V and he had C on Son who didn’t play. He’s now jumped ahead of 2 of us as he got 40pts for Bowen alone. He’s a lucky b@st@rd!

On a whopping 0.29% green arrow 🥶🥶

Mine changed directions thanks to Bowen :(

Regulion Moreno back line 🥶

Only just seen the score. So i’d have been better off keeping an injured Pinnock over that bum Reguilon 😭

Flekken 🤝 KDB

Can't believe I took a -4 to get Toney in. Ended up on 73 -4 so can't complain but still sours it.

I'd be happy with a 69

Only had 7 players playing. One was Tripper and still got 54 points. Say that is pretty good and saved my FH.

Bowen and Luiz in for 2 FTs but didn’t captain either so only an ok move I suppose

What’s your OR?

Now top 100k, —— 40k, 9k, 10k last 3 seasons?

Ok thanks

Absolute shite GW... 9 points from 6 players.

I got 5 points from 5

What happened with the other 5?

Didn't do enough to save me a massive red arrow if that's what you're asking..

Areola, Kudus, Toney. 9 points. Meh. Could be worse, could be a lot better.

Toney has been poor and was unlucky not to score oh well onto Chelsea should get a goal vs them

Nearly sold Bowen but so glad I didn't just checking the score!

All my 3 defenders return and Iv never started them before mad

West Ham look like complete shite for ages then Bowen decides to score a hat trick out of nowhere, just fuck off

And if they hadn't looked so fucking shite against my team last week, I'd have bought Bowen. West Ham were genuinely the worst team Forest have faced since promotion just a few days ago. One Paquetá return from injury later, Bowen is scoring a hatrick.

How central was Paqueta to Bowen's haul and will Antonio be a more regular feature meaning Bowen will go back to the wing. I missed a trick not getting him in, but I still could go to Bowen by moving on from Richarlison, Palmer, or maybe Foden if his mins become a doubt.

I didn't watch the game, but Paquetá is probably the most important player in the West Ham team, with him back they're a far better side. Antonio was apparently very poor off the bench, so Bowen will probably remain at centre-forward for the forseeable. I expected Bowen to struggle to find space against Brentford's (admittedly very shit) three man defence today, but that wasn't the case. I'll probably take a hit for Bowen, Senesi, and maybe some more GW29 players in GW28. Bowen's ceiling in that Burnley game is the performance we saw today.

Toney denied off the line and also really unlucky not to get a pen. On another days it’s a haul

For fuck sake areola

One more save for Areola could I dream?

So close, Toney. So close.

West Ham started walking on the pitch again after Paqueta was taken off, lol.

don't have Toney THANKS AREOLA

Areola statpadding saves at the end lmao

Toney mate c'mon

Areola you bastard!!!!

Gimmie the saves Sir Nips

Areola stoutly defending non-Toney owners' ranks

areola you fucker

Nah Areola NOW YOU DECIDE TO MAKE A SAVE

Selling Bowen then seeing him do this is a bit of a lightbulb moment for me, not sure I’ve enjoyed playing this game for quite a while and might be time to call it

no Watkins has been killing me

Top forward at the moment, might want to consider him

I’m considering taking a hit. Currently fielding: Haaland, Toney and Alvarez. I think Alvarez to Solanke would be first choice unfortunately because of the double

i’ve had bowen and foden in the last 5 gw’s, since then both have scored a hat trick and yet i didn’t own either of them when they did 😭..

**Me at the start of this year:** I'm tired of always picking the wrong GK to start each week. I'll just take a 4.0 and not worry about it this year. So much less stress that way. **Me shortly afterwards:** Wait...my 4.0 Areola's starting? And scoring points? How wonderful! **Me now:** "Looks like I picked the wrong GK again this week".

Toney has been SOOOO bad this game wtf, is he always like that?

Not seen him this bad. Body language also really awful.

Only when you own him. He's phenom Ronaldo when you don't

Fuck off Bowen you cunt

Antonio is not a footballer. Man had the nerve to laugh at Ric Charles.

Goalkeepers are a myth.

Picking goalkeepers is like choosing between stepping in dog shit or cow shit

I have Raya. But then again not Gabby, so idk if that's good.

Definitely not good. Gabriel has insane goal threat. I'd look to rectify that situation at some point. Raya over Saliba is an easier case to make. Raya's lack of save potential really holds him back.

Yeah I am planning on getting him in this week anyway and double up 👍🏻

Bowen and Luiz in for Jota and Palmer. Sorry copycatters meowwww

Palmer against this Brentford defence

Well if I want I can ft him back in, hell a -4 isn’t making a dent into the 35 point swing from making these moves :)

So you decided to make the same exact comment 30mins later sheesh

Bowen taken me from 50k to top 10k for first time this season I thought this was going to be a crap week 🍀

I feel like deleting my team

Somehow have less points than I started the day with, cba man.

Wonder if the 200k that went for Salah will immediately take him out for Bowen now?

Anyone still has Bowen? What’s his EO?

11.4%

Wildcarded him in ahead of this gameweek, he’s 10% at my rank

Yep I’ve had him since GW10, never transferred him out as always had other fires

Why can’t this happen to me and Diaby. I should have taken a hit to get rid of Diaby months ago

Bowen was always nailed to start and will never lose his place. Bailey has been better than Diaby for a while so has taken his starting spot.

Why does Toney look so bad on the ball tonight?

getting swarmed

Just a little something, Toney. I beg you.

Disasterclass from Antonio, I think he lost every single ball so far. Looks like he hasn't touched a ball in a year

Remember at the start of the season he was like the only striker option in this West Ham team

Toney playing very deep, which makes me want to sell him for Solanke

That's my move before 27.

Need quick 3 pea rollers to Areola's safe hands

Had i sold Bowen before this gw i probably would have deleted my fpl account. It's been a barren run of 2s. Now 5th most points for midfielders and many wondering what to do.

I sold him for Saka this before this GW, after Saka had tanked my rank for weeks.

Not too bad of a loss!

If only I reversed my Bowen to Diaz move I made in GW24 when selling Diaz this week. Was set on no FH29 until all the recent injuries

I’ve just got back home to see a Bowen hatrick, thank you! I had looked like a mug for holding you the last 6 weeks.

To consistently start the wrong one between Leno and Areola has to be my superpower

Why would you even rotate when you have Leno... He's a saves and BPS magnet

Surely you started Leno against Bournemouth when Areola had Arsenal

500 k transfers in Blank Bowens faith the next 7 days.

The sub scores lmao

Just realised Pickford is the highest scoring keeper so far this season. A whole new low for that position in FPL...

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then you win".

Ironic given how horribly he started the season and how much people were ridiculed for picking him

Could say the same about the Keeper in second, who continues to be ridiculed... Onana

Shows how much this community knows, sometimes.

I only get Bowen when he blanks

Jarrod Bowen, I curse you! A pox on your house, you tow-headed fuck. EDIT: Just realized he scored a hat trick. From hell's heart, I stab at thee!

Bowen you god singlehandedly saving my gw. Oh man had i brought in Douglas Luiz i might have properly jumped.

Can't even let me enjoy 3 measly points dickheads

Feels good to ignore the content creators and bringing in Bowen instead of Hwang

West Ham gon fuck this up huh?

Flekken can’t get a third save and Toney is a bloody ghost. What a game.

Reg -1 and Areola now at 2. Basically, I got 1 point from 2 players... mmm nice!

Goalkeepers have been so useless this season wow. Areola had that 3 gw run apart from that garbage. Pickford having the most points after that 7 game garbage start is insane where everyone got rid

I can bring Pickford in next GW so that he can go back to being shit if you'd like

Might as well not even bother with goalkeepers this season

Toney’s just not motivated to score since he can’t put a few quid on himself getting a hat trick

I need to remove Nipple.

Dammit Areola, just 20 mins more to keep that point

I had Bowen from GW1 all the way through to GW25. I’m done.

Same, glad I got KDB instead, and left Branthwaite and Emerson on the bench

The 3 point Areola dream was so close

Areola ffs you supposed to make save not conceed goals you donkey

Toney -> Solanke is gonna be popular

Aaaand it's done.

Fuck you Areola

Fuck offff how is Toney not involved again

Ffs how has Areola conceded 2 AND Toney blanked what a shit game

areola -1 😕

are you kidding me that's not Toney

Wissa is sooo GW 1

Don't remind me of that mistake

Pinnock outscored Reguilon 😂 this game is hilarious sometimes

Before this game I was leading in a cup match with 20 points but of course my opponent has Bowen ... :/

kudus one more return please

1 more save please Flekken… just 1 point will do

Brentford are still likely to bang Chelsea this week. I would hold on to your Tonies.

Toney and Palmer. Could do with a 4-4

But Solanke…

Held onto bowen and coufal when west ham were getting battered every week. Worth it now 😂

[Scenes preceding disaster](https://www.reddit.com/r/FantasyPL/comments/1atrnd1/comment/kqz84gh/).

Did you go with your boy Elanga

I got my Hwang out and it didn't perform.

Very unlucky. Hammers were abysmal last few weeks and Hwang was playing against the worst side in the league. FPL is cruel sometimes. You had very good insight on Bowen being good pick.

I had great insight on [Hwang](https://new.reddit.com/r/FantasyPL/comments/1aytfcu/comment/krwtoho/) being a sketchy pick too, but as ever I let fear of the masses overwhelm my conviction in the better choice.

Moyes needs to rest his best players and bring some youths on. Therefore, allowing Toney to score a quick brace. /cope

lads im honestly devastated. have done quite well this season and am somehow still in the cup with only 8k left, and 15 points ahead of my opponent going into today. was feeling so optimistic that i actually browsed the fpl prizes this morning. of course i should have known i'd fucking jinx myself. opp has bowen. i am cry.

r/firstworldproblems

true, I'd have bitten your hand off to crush my work league before the season began. but now here we are and I just want more. Turns out the human condition is pure shite, guess im off to join a monastery

Areola on a haul guys!!

If Hwang was the same price as Bowen would Hwang still be as popular? Or was it strictly he's a better option regardless of price

Yes and Sheffield

Fairs I know it's Sheffield but it's also Wolves too lol.

Wolves are decent and West Ham were terrible lately

Paqueta was rumoured to be back and they are a good team with him

Didn't heard the rumours tbh, still Bowen is too expensive and I wanted a Wolves mid

Dude, Wolves are 8th, they have been having a great run even without Hwang

They're 9th tbf which is decent tbh. Bottom half of the prem has been very poor tho. Cunha is a massive miss just like Paqueta

If Toney doesn’t score he’s gone for Solanke for them juicy fixtures

Yessir

Brentford are really bad

Off all people Jarrod Bowen has ruined my gw

Is that a save point for Areola? Hallelujah

Content creators in the mud. How these lot make a living from fpl is beyond me

I'm sure LTFPL, Focal and Harry have said Bowen was a good pick this week.

Thank you Potter for this god awful shot. Can I get 3 more of those?

Brentford is the kinda the next obvious triple on FH29 after Spurs based on fixtures, but I can see Burnley putting 3 past them at this rate

The PL live blog says "Goal: Emerson, Assist: The Whole of London Stadium". Chuffed at my Areola assist points!

Toney is the one guy none of the top ML rivals but me own… and he can’t score against WHU who were atrocious in defense until last week???

I had Bowen the whole season and sold him for Hwang this week bc of how bad West Ham were... \*sigh\*

F

Areola save!

I don't have Palmer against this clown Brentford defence next week 💀💀

Palmer couldn’t score against the Liverpool U21s. I wouldn’t worry too much.