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Team Analysis – Assessing Silva’s Hull City

Written off as relegation certainties just over a month ago, Hull City’s survival bid has been given a significant shot in the arm since the arrival of new manager Marco Silva.

Two wins and a draw in five matches under the Portuguese’s stewardship, supplemented by clean sheets against the likes of Mancheser United and Liverpool, have seen many Fantasy Premier League managers assess the KCOM outfit in a new light.

Key to Hull’s appeal is, of course, that they play in both Gameweek 26 and 28 – indeed, Silva’s men are one of just eight sides currently set to feature in the latter round of matches.

As the interest starts to escalate in light of this weekend’s FA Cup results, we cast an eye over Hull’s recent matches, comparing the numbers to their previous statistics for signs of progress, while checking out the Tigers’ chief performers as we look to navigate the tricky upcoming schedule.

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  1. KneejerkJoe
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    RMT!

    Did Sanchez -> Mane. A little scared of the game tonight or the Arsenal Saints game getting moved to next midweek..

    Jaku (Heaton)
    Coleman Alonso Brunt Holebas (Amat)
    Mane Coutinho Eriksen Snodgrass (Stanislas)
    Rondon Lukaku (C) (Ibra)

    GW27: Eriksen -> Sigurdsson
    GW28: Amat -> Hull/Swans defender

    Gives me this GW28 team:
    Jaku
    Coleman Brunt xxx
    Mane Coutinho Snodgrass Sigurdsson Stanislas*
    Rondon Lukaku (C)
    (Heaton Ibra Holebass Alonso)

    GW29: Coutinho/Mane -> Sanchez

    I got one concern, thats Stanislas:
    A) Get King now for -4 to get price rices and a playing bench.
    B) Stick with Stan
    C) Other?

  2. Visionaries
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Advice needed

    Foster
    Brunt Baines Chambers
    Alli Phillips Stan Davies
    Costa Luk Niasse

    Jaku Sanchez Valencia Amat - 4.6 ITB

    I'm thinking;
    A Sanchez & Amat --> Mane & Maguire/Robertson (-8) 433
    B Sanchez & Niasse --> Mane & Kane (-8) 343
    C Sanchez & Stan --> Mane & Siggy (-8) 343
    D Sanchez --> Mane (-4) 343
    E Leave it

  3. rnrd
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Really, Pool midfield is a lottery. So for picking the pool MID, I will apply the precepts

    - pick the most consistant, the most infuent in the game
    - think about set pieces
    - beware of YC/red Cards magnets

    So for me Coutinho is above Mané and Firmino for the next 3.
    Mané scored 2 ladt game but the second could easily been scored by lallana or coutinho. He was there, but got lucky with the rebound.
    Plus, he has this tendency to sometimes get stupid red cards

    Firmino and Mané really are way more punty than Coutinho imo. Well I respect those picks, I think they are great and will reward taking risks but I will trust what I see in games and have always thought Coutinho is the real deal

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Picking Coutinho goes against point 1

      1. rnrd
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        a fit Coutinho is was more consistant than Mané and Firmino
        Ask all Firmino upset owners from the beginning of the season

        1. My Name Is Prince
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          When is Coutinho 100% fit then? You have some insider info?

        2. Respect My Authoritah
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          He gave that impression, but I think Firmino's and Coutinho's PPG was the same when he was fit.

          Regardless, you decided on Coutinho then used "arguments" to try and make it make sense rather than the other way round.

          Not saying Coutinho isn't the best pick, but the logic doesn't follow

    2. Jazz!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Mané has been pretty consistent tbh

    3. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Don't forget milner as a cheap or second pool midfielder. Reliable penalty taker as well. Good option for gw28 for those on limited budget !!!!!!!

  4. Respect My Authoritah
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Fast forwarding past the blanks, Valencia looks like a great Coleman/Baines replacement from gw29/30

    1. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Already pencilled him in 😉

    2. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Agreed

    3. Pasqualinho
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Even better if Chelsea win the QF

    4. My Name Is Prince
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Definitely!! 😉

  5. Phil Dagger ⭐
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Impractical Jokers
    Who is your Favrt and Why?

    1) Joe Gatto.
    2) Sal Vulcano.
    3) Brian "Q" Quinn.
    4)J ames "Murr" Murray.

    Laaaarrrrrryyyyyyyyy !!!!

    1. SpaceCadet
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Armband on 2

    2. Visionaries
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      1, easily

  6. Dacra
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Good to go for 26? Optimistic thinking Rose will play, Chambers comes in when he doesn't.

    Jaku (Grant)
    Brunt - Baines - Rose (Chambers, Mustafi)
    Alli - Mane - Coutinho - Phillips - Antonio
    Lukaku - Costa (Diomande)

    0ft
    5.6itb

    1. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Nice team GTg

  7. jmcclory123
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    What could I do with this lot?

    Valdes Jakupovic

    Lovren Alonso Coleman Amat Brunt

    Stanislas Sanchez Alli Eriksen Phillips

    Lukaku Anichebe Ibra

    1ft
    0.6 itb

    1. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Sanchez to Mane and upgrade Amat/Anichebe to A Playing GW28 player of your preference

  8. FantaCity
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Origi anyone?
    I need a useful placeholder for Ibra until GW29

    1. Dacra
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Hes wont play. At all.

    2. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Nah. Get Niasse/Llorente/Carroll

    3. FantaCity
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah ... shame though. A nailed LIV forward right now would be gold

  9. Respect My Authoritah
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Why on earth to Burnley have 4 consecutive PL away games?! Surely that should never happen?

    1. Jazz!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      They had that Liverpool game in GW2 moved to home due to Anfield work going on

      1. Respect My Authoritah
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Ahhhhhh right. So Liverpool have an extra home game. Tasty

  10. mgrea
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    What's the consensus on Ibra to Costa (-4)?

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Makes sense to me

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Really? For a hit

        1. Respect My Authoritah
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          Yep, Costa v Swansea is as good as Ibra v Bournemouth next week

    2. MTPockets
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Only if rest of my squad was already perfectly set up.

      • The Man Pastore
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        i wouldn't do it for a hit..

      • Fred54
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        LOL see my post below.

    3. Rex Adam
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Morning all,

      Would you play one of Barnes or De Roon this week or take a hit for Costa or Hazard?

      Thanks

      1. Phil Dagger ⭐
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Take a hit

      2. Respect My Authoritah
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Hit

      3. JustPark
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Barnes as a bench fodder is great tbh. He's enough for me this week.

      4. MTPockets
          7 years, 8 months ago

          Play Barnes.

      5. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Gabbiadini now on 103k transfers in the GW. Crazy.

        1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          He might score a brace.

        2. The Man Pastore
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          wow...

        3. Dre
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          Going to be a lot of confused people when they come to do their teams this week.

      6. Karan14
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Going Firmino over Mane worth it?

        Let's me bring back Sanchez for Alli or Eriksen around GW30, to give me this midfield (Sanchez, Firmino, Eriksen/Alli, Siggy)

        Appreciate your thoughts!

        1. Phil Dagger ⭐
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          Not Crazy but get Mane imo

        2. DA Minnion (Former great)
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          Yeah he's a good enough shout.

        3. MTPockets
            7 years, 8 months ago

            Probably what I'll do (undecided on Firmino/Coutinho) as enables Phillips > Sanchez post blanks.
            To basically same 4 mids as you.

        4. Respect My Authoritah
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          Another post GW28 look ahead..

          Spurs have some fantastic fixtures for a good while. Not sure I (or many others) will be able to fit Kane in unless we forgo Costa or Ibra. Alli/Eriksen and Rose/Walker coming straight back in looks likely. Oh god how are we gonna fit Sanchez in!

        5. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          How much do you think the following will drop by, price wise, over the next three GWs. So price going into GW29:

          A. Sanchez
          B. Defoe
          C. Eriksen

          1. Phil Dagger ⭐
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            A) 11.3 or 11.4
            B) 7.8
            C) 8.6 or 8.7

            1. The Man Pastore
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 8 months ago

              This sounds about right

        6. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          So trying to work out whether Ibra > Costa -4 might be a thing

          Obviously its all based on predictions of what could realistically happen, although the clue is in the name of the game, FANTASY football, as to why this can go pear shaped very fast.

          Let's say Costa gets 9 + 6 over his two fixtures, 15 - 4 =11.Let's lower it even further to say 6 + 6 = 12 -4 so 8 or let's say 12 + 6 = 18 - 4 so 14. ('Cos he never gets bonus. 😉 )

          At the lower end Ibra could just get an assist V Bou 5, at the higher end say 2 goals, so 12-15. Or goal + assist + bonus. 10-12.

          Thus ends mad ramblings that should probably have been left in my head....

          1. Phil Dagger ⭐
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            Ibra points × 2 ©

            1. Phil Dagger ⭐
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 8 months ago

              if you dont captain him.against Bournemouth Then Costa is better

          2. MTPockets
              7 years, 8 months ago

              Have Costa but wouldn't be keen on a hit for him. On the other hand these blanks and fpl fwd options not matching up well anyway.

            • Dre
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 8 months ago

              You're casual throwing around of imaginary numbers is confusing.

              Basically it boils down to;

              Ibra +4pts (no transfer) -2pts (the minimum a player will get without a booking/sub).

              Costa -4pts (hit) + 2pts for actually playing (as above).

              You get more opportunity for points with Costa as he'll play more minutes, but you have points in the bag for Ibra by not taking a hit.

              1. Fred54
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 8 months ago

                I'm more than aware that I was just throwing numbers around, probably bordering on slap stick predictions that could go anywhere, but we are all here to speculate.

                1. Dre
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  7 years, 8 months ago

                  But you're not helping yourself by saying he'll get a goal, two goals, goal and an assist, bonus no bonus etc.

                  Against Swansea and West Ham, in your opinion, will Costa score 3pts more than Ibra against Bournemouth?

                  If you think he will, take the hit. If not, then hold.

                  Captaincy is also a question, will you captain Costa?

          3. The Wise Owl
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            Sanchez to Mane for a hit?

            1. Jazz!
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 8 months ago

              I did it

            2. Samurai Blue
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 8 months ago

              Tonight after Arsenal game.

              1. Dre
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                7 years, 8 months ago

                You think Sanchéz will play tonight? If he does what would stop you making that transfer?

                1. The Man Pastore
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 8 months ago

                  If they lose, they won't blank GW28, so you should most probably keep him

          4. Egyptian Giza
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            who to play?
            a.Foster (BOU)
            b.Heaton (hul)

            1. Phil Dagger ⭐
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 8 months ago

              Heaton Probably
              Although I am Playing Brunt and Jaku 😛

            2. UnitedFan
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 8 months ago

              A

            3. Egyptian Giza
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 8 months ago

              I'm thinking of getting Maguire for Pieters and playing Heaton and hoping for a 0-0. Am I a bit delusional?

          5. JustPark
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            Liverpool is up against Leicester this week. Not against a top 10 team. Having one of the Pool mids this week can be put on hold.
            Am I doing this right?

            1. Gideons Rolling Another One
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 8 months ago

              You are wrong.

          6. Gideons Rolling Another One
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            Will I loose value on the next price drop or the one after?

            Purchased Sanchez at 10.9. SV: 10.3. CP: 10.7

            I know there is a simple answer! Just don't know what it is!

            Cheers in advance!!

            1. MTPockets
                7 years, 8 months ago

                next one.

                1. Gideons Rolling Another One
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 8 months ago

                  Thanks MTPockets (See what you've done there BTW - Nice)

                  1. MTPockets
                      7 years, 8 months ago

                      If Current price minus Purchase price is an even number, next price drop matters to Selling price (SP rounds down).

                2. tisza
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 8 months ago

                  As you purchased at an odd number (10.9) every time his current value is even you will lose 0.1 (11.6, 11.4) etc

                  1. Gideons Rolling Another One
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 9 Years
                    7 years, 8 months ago

                    Thanks Tisza. That's helpful.

                3. The Man Pastore
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 8 months ago

                  You will lose value on the next drop

                4. bitm2007
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 8 months ago

                  If the last number of your purchase price and the CP are both even or odd numbers you will loss SV at the next price drop.

                5. Gideons Rolling Another One
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 8 months ago

                  Cheers all.

              • TheTinman
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 8 months ago

                Big Romelu passed fit yet?

                1. Gideons Rolling Another One
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 8 months ago

                  Not yet. He'll most likely post a pic on Friday and all will be good.

                2. Dre
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  7 years, 8 months ago

                  Koeman said he'd be fine for the Sunderland game

              • TheTinman
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 8 months ago

                Captain Mane or Lukaku is going to be tough to this week.

                1. Holmes
                  • 11 Years
                  7 years, 8 months ago

                  Luka, easy-peasy

                2. The Man Pastore
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 8 months ago

                  Romelu

                3. Pompel
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 8 months ago

                  Kane says hello

                4. Dre
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  7 years, 8 months ago

                  My quandary exactly

              • Jazz!
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 8 months ago

                ROMELUUUU LUKAKUUUUU

                1. Smurf
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 15 Years
                  7 years, 8 months ago

                  Reply fail to Ozil below?

                  1. ViperStripes
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 15 Years
                    7 years, 8 months ago

                    That's a clever reply fail, if he's replied before the question was asked!

              • Champions united
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 8 months ago

                grant
                brunt---baines---chambers--robertson
                alli--siggyy--mane--fletcher--
                lukaku(C)--barnes

                already with-8
                GTG ??
                Please advise

                1. bitm2007
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 8 months ago

                  I can't see an obvious one hit improvement, and any more than that is entering WC territory.

              • Arteta
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 8 months ago

                Early captain thoughts?

                1. LC1
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 8 months ago

                  Kaku

                2. Smurf
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 15 Years
                  7 years, 8 months ago

                  Lukaku.

                3. bitm2007
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 8 months ago

                  Kaku if fit

                4. Dre
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  7 years, 8 months ago

                  Coin is being flipped between Lukaku and Mané this week.

                  Am aware that most of the ML will go Lukaku, so it's a decision about following or punting, might not be the best week for a punt

                5. Pompel
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 8 months ago

                  Kane or Lukaku

                  1. rdamjan
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 10 Years
                    7 years, 8 months ago

                    Lukaku
                    Kane VC

              • ANON.
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 8 months ago

                2ft, 0.3 in the bank

                Thinking Sanchez + Ibra to Mane + Lukaku providing Arsenal go through tonight. Sound moves?
                Would leave me with

                Heaton
                Alonso, Holebas, Evans
                Hazard, Mane, Eriksen, Phillips
                Costa, Lukaku, Carroll

                Pickford, Fletcher, Holgate, Mawson ... 0FT, 4.1m ITB

                1. Dre
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  7 years, 8 months ago

                  Good looking team providing Carroll is fit.

                  Does mean that you'd have to take a hit to bring one of Sanchez or Ibra back in for the week after, I'd be concerned going into Man Utd v Bou without the swede.

                  1. ANON.
                    • 11 Years
                    7 years, 8 months ago

                    I'd probably leave Sanchez + Ibra till at least GW29. Would prioritise getting players for GW28

              • Winks Club
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 8 months ago

                Foster (Jakupovic)

                Alonso - Baines - Coleman (Pieters, Friend)

                Sanchez - Eriksen - Alli - Phillips (De Roon)

                Kane - Ibra - Defoe

                1FT, 0,0 ITB

                Ibra + Sanchez --> Lukaku + Mane?

                1. LC1
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 8 months ago

                  Yep!

                2. Winks Club
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 8 months ago

                  Have 2 FT

                3. bitm2007
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 8 months ago

                  Not bad moves, but I'd like to see Ibra back in your team as GW27 captain.

              • ViperStripes
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 15 Years
                7 years, 8 months ago

                Who is just going to bench Sanchez?

                I know he's likely to have 2 blanks and 1 tough fixture in between, but with lot's of other transfer choices (Philips, Stanislas I'm looking at you) it seems a waste of 2 transfers to ship out then ship back in.

                1. Dre
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  7 years, 8 months ago

                  Going without him against Liverpool will be concerning, but I think I can get more out of Mané x 3 than I can out of Sanchez x 1 so he's gone for me.

                  Saying that though, I'm benching Ibra for both blanks

                2. bitm2007
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 8 months ago

                  see below

              • bitm2007
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                7 years, 8 months ago

                Kos and Amat to Coleman and McGuire would give me this team

                Foster
                Alonso, Baines, Coleman, McGuire
                Alli, Coutinho, Phillips, T.Carroll
                Lukaku (c), Gray

                jak, IBRA, SANCHEZ, JONES,

                Is it strong enough for this GW ?

                The other option i'm considering is Sanchez and Amat to Mane and Coleman

                1. Visionaries
                  • 8 Years
                  7 years, 8 months ago

                  How about 1 def and 1 mid. I'd want Mane or Hazard (without Costa) Like McGuire though.
                  Do the 2nd one

              • ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 8 months ago

                Do we like any West Ham defenders? Only 1 bad fixture between GW28 and GW33 (Arsenal away GW31)

                1. Jafooli
                  • 12 Years
                  7 years, 8 months ago

                  Struggling to get excited by any of them in their current hit & miss form

                  Normally a big fan of Reid & Cresswell (had both in previous seasons) but right now there is better at the same price.

                  Byram was on my watchlist as a budget option until he tripped on his laces. Who's replaced him now?

                  Need Doos.

                  1. JustPark
                    • 8 Years
                    7 years, 8 months ago

                    Ahh Cresswell~
                    Good old days

                2. Smurf
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 15 Years
                  7 years, 8 months ago

                  I had a look but even when they are playing OK they just don't seem to do cleansheets.

                  I'm going to just go with the cheaper Mawson who at least has goal threat. No point (in my mind) in paying extra of West Ham can't keep cleanies.

                3. diesel001
                  • 8 Years
                  7 years, 8 months ago

                  I don't. Just not trustworthy IMO. I think you want Spurs (fixtures are so good from now even with the blank), Man Utd (GW29 on) and you need to keep Chelsea + one of Coleman / Brunt.