FFS Cup

The FFS Cups – Finals

The final Gameweek of the season sees the conclusion of our two Premier League cup competitions. Here we reveal who has made it through the finals as well as the managers competing in the third place play-off matches.

K3lviN took giant killing to new levels to book his seat in our open to all cup final, after seeing off 134 ranked Live Hall of Fame top ten manager My Pretty Pony (aka Peter Kouewenberg). This 80,381 ranked manager’s sensational score of 199 proved too much for Peter’s 180 return in Gameweek 37.

He will meet another Goliath in the final after 740 ranked Sleepysi defeated Choppers13 in his semi-final.

Of the pair K3lviN has the experience of pressure, having finished 2012/13 second in the overall rankings. Sleepysi’s top 10,000 ranking in 2013/14 also means he is no stranger to impressive end of season runs.

In terms of key differentials, Sleepysi has Spurs’ Christian Eriksen, who should start away to Hull City on Sunday after was rested against Leicester City last night. He will also be hoping for an Arsenal clean sheet, at home to Everton, with Petr Cech expected to be fielded by Sleepysi alongside Nacho Monreal, who is owned by both.

For K3lviN he has Southampton’s Nathan Redmond, Leroy Sane of Manchester City and Spurs full-back Ben Davies as his main differentials.

Chelsea’s teamsheet could prove decisive, with Sleepysi stocked up with Eden Hazard, Marcos Alonso and Pedro, while his opponent has Cesar Azpilicueta as well as the Blues’ Belgian schemer.

With two free transfers to play it remains to be seen whether they will make dramatic changes. Philippe Coutinho may be one key target ahead of Liverpool’s home clash with Middlesbrough. The Brazilian could also offer a strong differential armband option.

With a £200 Amazon voucher to the winner and £100 to the runner-up, risks may need to be taken.

There’s a £50 voucher up for grabs for the winner of Choppers13 and My Pretty Pony’s third place play off.

In the Members Cup aspern goes through the final by the closest of margins, with his 2890 rank proving the difference after both he and his 4120 placed semi-final opponent Dynamic scored 175.

He will meet 8122 ranked Malaikat Jahad, who had a far easier semi-final, seeing off Barwood 196-171.

Of the Members Cup’s two finalists, Malaikat is the more seasoned veteran, with two top 10,000 finishes in his previous nine seasons. In contrast, aspern is in his third campaign and has yet to finish in the top 100,000.

Both only have one transfer to play and aspern may be tempted to use it to ditch Southampton’s misfiring striker Manolo Gabbiadini, who netted zero points in double Gameweek 37 after a no-show and missed penalty. Aspern’s key differentials include Chelsea’s Eden Hazard, Eriksen, Bournemouth’s in-form midfielder Josh King and Leicester City’s Marc Albrighton.

For Malaikat he will be hoping his differentials Chelsea’s Cesc Fabregas, Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne and Tottenham duo Heung-Min Son, and Dele Alli will be more than a match.

As with our open to all contest, the winner of this final will scoop a £200 Amazon voucher, with £100 going to the runner up.

A £50 voucher is available to the winner of Barwood and Dynamic’s play off.

Good luck to all those involved and if you would like more information on the schedule and prizes click this link.

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  1. F4L
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Who scores more this week:

    A - Sane
    B - Haz
    C - Coutinho
    D - Mahrez?

    1. Royal5
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      A&C imo

      1. Orange Roughy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Agreed. Only ones with something to play for.

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      C

    3. Gastar
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      C

    4. Alan_T
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      C

  2. Royal5
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    What are people´s thoughts on the City line up? Will Pep start both Kun & Jesus?

    1. UnitedFan
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Both or just Jesus imo

    2. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      probably, worked well against Brom

  3. Orange Roughy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Likelihood of Giroud starting? Trying to nail my Gabbi replacement.

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah he will start, they're results have been dire with welbeck

      1. Orange Roughy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        I know that, you know that, but does Wenger know that?

  4. ramunas
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Cech
    Monreal-Yoshi-Stephens
    Sanchez-Hazard-Alli-King
    Jesus-Costa-Kane
    //Willy, Cook, Holgate, Romeu

    2FT, 20 odd points back in ML. Would you do:
    Alli & Cook -> Son & Azpi (bench one of Yoshi/Stephens)
    Rival has Alli.

    1. cjw176
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Have you considered a Liverpool defender?

      1. ramunas
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        I did, but Lovren trolled me hard earlier in season. Just don't have the trust!

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      You have the XI same team as I have or had 😀

      I did Haz and Ali out for Cout and KDB

      1. FPL Pillars
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Oh well except I have Alonso, almost same

        1. ramunas
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah seriously considering Coutinho too, but rival has KDB so I'd need a diff. Might do Hazard to Coutinho and Cook to Bavies as an alternative..

      2. HashAttack
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        you pulled the plug on both? ... I've done Hazard and the axe hovering over Alli ( have KDB and Sanchez)
        I could be temped to go for the Liverpool double of Cout and Lallana (he scored twice against them in the reverse fixture)

        also noticed that 'boro away have let in goals to Van Aanholt, Maguire, Daniels and Alonso ... if only Milner was classed as a defender

  5. UnitedFan
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    GTG?

    Caballero
    Kos - Alonso - Fernandez
    Sanchez - King - Fabregas - Eriksen
    Kane (vc) - Jesus (C) - Barnes

    Pickford - de Roon - Baines - Chambers

    1. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Nice...not sure if Kos 100% tho

      1. UnitedFan
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks. Would you take a hit to get him out for a punt on Terry?

    2. PL Ball
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Barnes not ideal.. but gtg otherwise.

      1. UnitedFan
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        I know but I've got bigger fish to fry. Plus he's at home to West Ham, could be worse. Thanks

      2. UnitedFan
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        How about taking a hit to do Kos > Terry?

        1. PL Ball
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Not sure if he starts either though.. might be risky, especially with the hit

          1. UnitedFan
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            True. Thanks

  6. Viper
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Two free transfers. I'm thinking Hazard & Gabbiadini -> Fabregas & Vardy. It gives me the following:

    Cech

    Yoshida Verthongen Alonso (Koscielny Stephens)

    Sanchez Fabregas Eriksen King (Albrighton)

    Jesus Kane (c) Vardy

    (Yoshida over Koscielny is a semi tactical move + Koscielny doubt anyway. I could drop Verthongen either)

    1. cjw176
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      looks good

    2. UnitedFan
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Good moves imo and gtg

    3. Mouldmaster
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Sounds good - though about coutinho and giroud instead?

      My dilemma is:

      A. Hazard and Gabi (current)
      B. Coutinho and Giroud
      C. Can and Kane

      Thoughts?

      1. Viper
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        B imo

        1. Mouldmaster
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Cheers man - that's the plan

    4. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Gtg

    5. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Don't think I'd bother with vardy. Leicester on their jollies.

      1. Viper
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Sturridge?

  7. Zizou
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Caballero pickford
    Alonso kelly holgate yoshida gibbs
    Hazard eriksen sanchez king sane
    Kane gabbi jesus

    Any ideas, chasing 24pts so prob need to be bold

    Dont mind a hit 0.1m itb

    Thanks

    1. Zizou
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      anyone please

      1. krehbieh1
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Any FT? Consider Haz > KDB or Cout?

  8. We Will Klopp you
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Which is most profitable for gw38?
    Cahill out to:
    A) Clyne
    B) Matip
    C) Azpi
    D) Bellerin - attack returns + potential cleanie, if Kaku has an 'away day'

    Will do as advised Huth out to Lovren. However I'm leaning towards benching Yoshi and playing Stephens as Stephens always gets more baps, + Yoshi only has the 1 goal this season

    1. We Will Klopp you
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      *If no option is appealing, Will do as advised Huth out to Lovren. However I'm leaning towards benching Yoshi and playing Stephens as Stephens always gets more baps, + Yoshi only has the 1 goal this season

    2. cjw176
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Liverpool most likely will get a clean sheet. You really can't rely on attacking points from defenders.
      I would do as you said, Huth to Lovren and bench Yoshida

    3. Orange Roughy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      C - Chelsea are trying to get Courtois the golden gloves

  9. Coaly
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    When is the Liverpool presser?

  10. Sol
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    2TF 0.0ITB

    Willy
    Alonso Vertong
    Erikisen Sanchez Hazard King JWP
    Gabbi Jesus Kane
    (Pickford Monreal Bailly Stephens )

    A) Hazard JWP > Cout Fab
    B) Hazard JWP > Cout Sane

    Cheers

  11. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Do we think Costa will actually start?

    1. UnitedFan
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I do

    2. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

    3. PL Ball
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      He should..

    4. Shipstontrev
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      He had a rest on Monday, so yes.

  12. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Alli to coutihno
    Zaha to fab .
    Which would you prefer?

    1. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      B

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      A

    3. Orange Roughy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      A

  13. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Team with 1ft & 0.4m itb.....

    Cech (Pickford)
    Holding Yoshi Stephens
    Sanchez Eriksen King Hazard Alli
    Benteke, Jesus

    Subs kaku Holgate, Gibson

    2nd by 2pts in ML with third place 50pts behind. Eriksen, Sanchez and Kaku my major differentials but they both have Kane.

    A Hazard/Kaku to Coutinho/Kane (-4)
    or
    B Haz/Gibson to Coutinho /Alonso (-4) - play benteke/bench Kaku
    or
    C Gibson to Naughton, bench Stephens

  14. Firminooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Mpabbe or Coutinho for C

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Who is this Mpabbe ?

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Monaco player

        1. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Oh dear you missed the whole point of that didn't you ?

  15. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    I'm thinking Haz + Zaha > Fabs + Cout -4

    Is it crazy?

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Cout + Zaha no hit

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Would be ideal but want Chelsea attacking cover.

        1. FPL Pillars
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Ooooh. Well if you're taking a hit for it, most of time it won't pay off. Zaha vs Man Utd kids looks tasty.

  16. PL Ball
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Chances of Southampton CS against Stoke?

    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Meh

    2. UnitedFan
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Decent to good

    3. FPL Pillars
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      6.25/10:

  17. Nolberto Solano
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    1 FT. Which one?

    A) Anichebe -> Llorenye
    B) Pedro -> Sane

  18. Mouldmaster
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Evening,

    Need to get this in before any price rise. What's the best option, can I get a quick vote please?

    A. Hazard and Gabi (current)
    B. Coutinho and Giroud
    C. Can and Kane

    Cheers!

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      B by miles

    2. PL Ball
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      B

    3. Mouldmaster
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks all - that was the plan before Kane

  19. matiakez
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Any ideas where the free goes here?

    DDG Pickford
    Alonso Kompany Stephens mustafi Holgate
    Sane alli king sanchez JWP
    Kane jesus gabiadini

    No Chelsea attack is frightening but can't see who to lose??

    1. Infamy, Infamy
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      With DDG out, you might want a keeper other than Pickford. He will get save points but no CS. Cech, Mignolet possibles.

  20. George Sillett
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    When someone states that "x trolls me" or "x trolled me " isn't this just an excuse for a bad pick ?

    1. Alan_T
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Correct. Usually after a knee jerk or rage transfer

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Yes only you who picks your team, just excuses.

    3. PL Ball
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Yup

    4. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Gabbi rightly named as a troll IMO

      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Not really . He was quite simply crap.

        1. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          He looked brilliant in his first few games.

          Scores the penalty and it's a totally different story. That's why he's a troll.

          1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            Surely that is just form ? . Players play well and then they play badly .

          2. George Sillett
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            I wouldn't say that he's ever looked brilliant. Quite good yes. I don't think scoring the penalty would have made one jot of difference to his performance. He was crap the game he played before too. All the signs were there .

    5. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Hazard must go down as a troll ... I refuse to accept it was a bad pick for the dgw

  21. Alan_T
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Alli, Pedro or Ozil ------> Coutinho?

    1. Alan_T
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Cooooooolllll

    2. Orange Roughy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Alli, biggest risk for a rest

  22. F4L
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Haz to start? Yes or no in your opinion

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      No IMO

    2. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

    3. Shipstontrev
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      No

    4. PL Ball
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      No. Late cameo imo

    5. Royal5
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      No

  23. RossoneriHammer
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    I'm 15pts clear at the top of my mini league and am thinking of transferring Walker and Gabbiadini out, what's the best use of my 12.7M for replacements?

    1. We Will Klopp you
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Would both the replacements be starting? If not I'd be tempted to go Giroud and a cheapie for the bench

  24. We Will Klopp you
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Ok, FT just about to be confirmed, GTG?

    Heaton
    Cahill Stephens *Lovren*
    Sanchez Coutinho Alli Eriksen Sane
    (K)ane Jesus

    Courtois Yoshida Negredo Holgate

    1. Shipstontrev
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Looks good

    2. Royal5
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Why not wait until tomorrow?

      1. We Will Klopp you
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Itchy fingers, but yeah, probably wise to wait

  25. Royal5
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Start one:

    A) Ake (SUN)
    B) Blind (CRY)
    C) Stephens (STK)

    1. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      C. Easy

      1. Royal5
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Ty, don´t see the "easy" part though.

    2. Aubaaaaa
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      C

    3. Orange Roughy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      A, with C as next reserve

  26. Shipstontrev
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    C.

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Over B ?

      1. Shipstontrev
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        I don't think Blind will play, otherwise I'd have said B.

  27. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    play albrighton (BOU) or do gabbi to llorente (WBA) -4 (bench albrighton)

    1. Orange Roughy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Not worth the hit

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        cheers

  28. Gastar
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Evening all! Any suggestions please?

    ------------------------| Forster | ------------------------
    -----------| Kompany | Vertonghen | Alonso |-----
    ---| Sanchez | KDB | Eriksen | Pedro | King | ---
    -------------------| Jesus | Kane |--------------------

    Subs: | Pickford | Stephens | Holding | Anichebe |

    1FT, £0.2M behind

    I'm 10 points behind in ML. Rival has Hazard, Costa, Sane as main diffs to worry about.

    A) Kompany --> Matip
    B) Kompany + Anichebe --> Ake + Llorente (-4) with AOA chip
    C) Something else?

    Thanks!

    1. Alan_T
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      A

  29. IWR
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Alli owners nervous about resting?

    Tempted to move him on.

    1. Royal5
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Looking at Alli > Cout

      1. Royal5
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Eriksen coming back in. Can´t bench Son after tha performace, still think Alli may start an Sissoko drop.

    2. Alan_T
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Why would he be rested?

    3. Shipstontrev
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Can't see it myself.

    4. matiakez
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I'm tempted to move on but everyone in the ML has him. Decisions.

  30. Viper
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    A. Start Koscielny or Verthongen

    B. Start Stephens or Yoshida

    1. Orange Roughy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Why not Kos and Vert?

    2. Shipstontrev
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Vertonghen and Stephens