Big at the Back: A Fantasy Football Podcast (FPL)

With three games left of DGW37, all eyes now turn to the end of the Premier League season on Sunday afternoon. We look at the key fixtures and assets as the Premier League title will be decided, the race for Europe is still on, and Nottingham Forest needing to avoid losing with a 12 goal swing to Luton...stranger things have happened!

With just two weeks left until the end of the season, we have a double gameweek to navigate in GW37, with the last chance for some very big scores. We are back to discuss the teams that double in GW37, and the best assets from each of them, as well as those that have a good single fixture this week.

As the sun sets on GW33 with the Chelsea v Everton match on Monday night, it's time for us to turn our attention to DGW34, possibly the biggest gameweek of the season. With Arsenal, Bournemouth, Palace, Everton, Liverpool, Sheff U and Wolves all having doubles, we discuss the best picks in each position.

Premier League football returned with a fest of goals in GW30. A gameweek that started with the thrills of a 4-3 win for Newcastle over West Ham, but petered out with a 0-0 draw between title challengers Man City and Arsenal. We look back at the main FPL talking points from the weekend as Cole Palmer returned another double digit haul, Salah found the back of the net again, and Arsenal once again proving that their defence is the best in the league. With a tight turnaround before GW31 getting underway on Tuesday evening, we re-evaluate our teams and chip strategy as we head towards the final run-in, before finishing off with a bit of talk about how we each performed in the first week of Fantasy Challenge!

As we approach the end of the final international break of the season, it's time to reflect on the absolute horror show that was blank gameweek 29, quite possibly the worst gameweek in FPL history. We then turn our attention to the remainder of the season as we now have a clear picture of the double gameweeks approaching in the last few weeks of the season. We discuss teams to target, chip strategy, and captaincy options. Finally, we take a quick look at the new FPL Challenge mode which launched this week, and give our thoughts!

With just two games left in DGW28, we are back to discuss the weekend's action, and where else can we start but with Dominic Solanke's slip, as he picked up zero points in his first game as the most captained player of the week. We also discuss the Liverpool v Man City game, and what it means for the title race, Arsenal scraping past Brentford as they were lucky to finish with 11 men on the pitch, and Spurs putting four past Aston Villa in the battle for fourth place. We finish off the week by selecting our joint Free Hit team for BGW29, with just four fixtures to choose from.

After a two week hiatus, Tom and Matt are back to look back on the events of an eventful GW27, which included big points for Watkins, Foden, and Areola (who most people left on their bench). We also have a heated debate around Liverpool's last minute winner. We then look ahead to DGW28, with Bournemouth being the highly fancied team as they face Sheffield United and Luton both at home. With Liverpool playing City, the title race could have a very differnt view to it by the end of next weekend.

GW24 has come and gone, with both Matt and Tom picking up good returns for the week. Arsenal hammered the Hammers, Haaland was at the double, and Luton's good run of form was cut down by the Blades. With DGW25 coming this weekend, we look at the key players to bring in from City and Liverpool, and also discuss potential chip strategy over the next few weeks.

GW23 is in the books, and it was the highest scoring week in the 20 team PL era, including a hat-trick for Phil Foden, an Ollie Watkins haul against Sheffield United, and our first GK assist of the season. With all of that in mind, it's time for us to look ahead as we navigate the upcoming GW24, DGW25, and Blank GW26. With lots to take in to account, we discuss the must haves for the next few weeks, as well as potential chip strategy as we head in to the back third of the season!

With the extended GW21 and FA Cup behind us, it's time to return to our regularly scheduled programming! With gameweeks coming thick and fast, we look ahead to GW22 and beyond as we look at how to navigate the upcoming double and blank gameweeks.

We are back after the hectic festive football fixtures, with plenty to discuss.After a catch up of our performance over the last two gameweeks, we dive in to the upcoming fixtures and what teams and players are keeping an eye on. With AFCON and the Asian Cup to navigate, plenty of injury worries, and some interesting fixtures, it could be a make or break point of the FPL season!

After a brief break, Tom and Matt are back as we head full steam towards Christmas and the Festive feast of football! With three gameweeks coming in quick succession, there is plenty to discuss! We look at the teams with the best upcoming fixtures, standout performances over the last couple of weeks, and also turn an eye to AFCON and the Asian Cup coming up in January.

As November rolls in to December, the festive fixture list is getting well under way. Spurs got a great point in a frenzied 3-3 draw at the Etihad, Liverpool completed a late turnaround to get a 4-3 win over Fulham, and Arsenal extended their lead at the top of the table despite conceding a late goal at home to Wolves. A quick turnaround before GW15 starts on Tuesday night, so we look at the midweek fixtures, who we are planning on bringing in, and the run of fixtures leading up to Christmas.

With international football in the rear view mirror for 2023, it's time for the festive football feast to begin! We review GW13 as Man United keep up their winning form and keep a clean sheet, Arsenal scrape by Brentford, and Liverpool earn a good point away at Man City.

After the tragedy that was GW11, we are both back in a much better mood after great performances in GW12. As we are approaching a third of the way through the season, we take the time to reset and evaluate the best assets from each team during the final international break of 2023 (thank god!)

Matt and Tom are back after a week off, and what a week to come back to! We disect the week that was potentially the worst ever from an FPL perspective, but also one of the funniest! Blanks for all of the big boys, red cards and VAR controversies galore, there is plenty to discuss!

After a high scoring week that saw us both jump up the rankings, Tom and Matt are back to discuss the key performers of GW9. We then look ahead to the big fixture swings that take place from GW10 onwards, with Crystal Palace, Aston Villa, West Ham and Arsenal in particular looking like the teams to load up on.

With another international break (almost) behind us, we are back and hitting the Wildcard button on our joint team. Join us as we build our Wildcard squad live on the podcast and look ahead to the return of Premier League action this weekend!

As we head in to yet another international break, Tom and Matt look back at their Wildcard performances in GW8, as we dive in to some of the fixtures from the past weekend. We talk about Arsenal's win over City, Spurs maintaining their unbeaten start, and draws for West Ham and Liverpool.

After a week off due to incompetence and technical difficulties, Tom and Matt are back after an eventful weekend of Premier League football. To save Tom from exploding in a ball of fiery rage, we instead focus on our Wildcard squads as we have both activated our Wildcards as we head in to the final weekend before the international break.

Tom and Matt are back after the Premier League returned with a crazy weekend of action, drama, and late goals! We discuss Chelsea and Man United's poor form, Salah's run of returns, what to do with our defenders, and when to Wildcard!

With the international break still dragging on, Tom and Matt are back to help pass the time until the return of FPL this weekend. First, we chat a bit about England's 1-1 draw against Ukraine, and Southgate's team selection. We then revert to our usual FPL chat, as we have each put together a potential Wildcard squad that we would go with if we were pulling the trigger this week.

As we now head in to the international break, Tom and Matt are back after a weekend full of hat-tricks and high scores. We look through the main players in each position and assess whether they are a buy, sell, or hold as we look ahead to the post-international fixtures.

Week three is in the books, and it was a disappointing week for both of us. We are back to discuss the main talking points, including Raheem Sterling's 19 point haul as he seems to be rediscovering his form from his Man City days. Also on today's pod, we talk Man City defenders, Spurs being fun again, Arsenal looking shaky at the back, and West Ham being massive! We then finish off with a look at our joint team, and the Big at the Back betting fund.

Tom and Matt are back after the conclusion of GW2. A Gameweek which saw Bryan Mbeumo becomes the highest scoring player so far this season. We discuss our learnings from the first two weeks of the season, players that may be flying under the radar early on, and what to do with your Man United assets.

And just like that, FPL is back and GW1 is in the books! We are back to disect the weekend's action as Haaland picks up where he left off, Maddison impresses on his Spurs debut, KDB limps off, and Salah throws his toys out of the pram! We look at the teams/players that impressed us the most, before discussing our plans heading in to GW2.

On the morning of the new Premier League season kicking off, big transfer news throws a spanner in the works for our FPL teams. Tom and Matt are here to discuss the transfers of Harry Kane and Moises Caicedo, and what it means for our FPL teams. We go through our teams as they stand, with plenty of changes to be made between now and the deadline which is fast approaching. We also set up our joint team for the season, which can only go better than the team that was forgotten before the World Cup last term!

We are back with part two of our teams preview for the 2023/24 season, with just a week left until it all kicks off again! This time we are previewing Liverpool to Wolves, as we look at their early fixtures, new signings, and their top three FPL assets.

With just over two weeks to go until the 23/24 Premier League season kicks off, Tom and Matt are here to preview the first ten teams alphabetically, from Arsenal to Fulham. We discuss each team's transfers, and their key FPL assets before the big kick off on 11th August. Join us next week when we will be previewing the remaining teams!

With the 23/24 FPL season launching this week, Tom and Matt are back to discuss the main talking points. We chat fixtures, pricing, and an early look at our first drafts for the year.

As we count down the days until the launch of the 2023/24 FPL season, Tom and Matt are back to discuss players that should leave their clubs this summer. Whether they need to revive their careers, or take the step to the next level, we give you our picks for each team!

Man City have wrapped up the Premier League Title, and we countdown to the final weekend of the Premier League season in another fun episode! Firstly, the boys go through their GW37 performance so far with plenty of points on the bench. Matt then gets his revenge on Tom with another FPL themed quiz. We then look back to our pre-season predictions and laugh at how terrible they were, before finishing off with our picks for GW38 which usually proves to be an exciting day of action!

Tom and Matt are back after the conclusion of GW36 as Callum Wilson continues his scintilating form. A good week for both of us from an FPL perspective, with both of us finishing around the 100 point mark. Also on this week's podcast, Tom has a quiz for Matt, the argument for KDB, the fun picks for the last two weeks, and our plans for GW37.

Goals, goals everywhere! It was an absolutely mental weekend of Premier League action, with all of the big FPL scorers coming from the lower end of the table. Big wins for Everton, Nottingham Forest and Fulham means that the biggest performersof this GW all came from lowly owned assets. We are back to discuss the craziness from last weekend, before looking ahead to another DGW for Brighton and Newcastle. We debate the best assets from each of those two sides, and debate whether we should be looking to captain one of them, or if a single gameweek player could be the better option.

As we approach the halfway point of DGW34, Tom and Matt are back to discuss the weekend of FPL action, and what a weekend it was! From Crystal Palace's 4-3 win over West Ham on Saturday lunchtime, to Jurgen Klopp's hamstring popping after a ridiculous game at Anfield, which saw Spurs outspursing themselves once again. With just four more full gameweeks to go, we really are in the end game now!

Another GW in the books, leaving us with just 5 more gameweeks to navigate this season. As City put Arsenal to the sword to surely wrap up the Premier League title, Erling Haaland racked up the points with two assists and a goal. Elsewhere, there were big returns for Marcus Rashford, Tyrone Mings, and a back to his best Kevin De Bruyne. We then discuss the big DGW34 starting on Saturday lunchtime, with good looking fixtures for Man City, Liverpool, Man United and Brighton. We discuss which players are worth looking at, as well as the better single gameweek players that might fly under the radar as we both are looking to use our Bench Boost this week!

GW22 is in the books, and we are already hurtling towards GW33 which starts on Tuesday night! This weekend saw two North London sides fight to be the biggest bottlejobs in the league, as Arsenal drew with bottom of the league Southampton, and Spurs conceded five goals in the opening 20 minutes at Newcastle. We talk about the weekend's football, before casting our eye forward to GW33, and DGW34 which is fast approaching this weekend. Hear our thoughts on which teams to target as we turn the final corner in to the home straight of the season.

Another week, another two goal lead thrown away by Arsenal. We are back to discuss all the happenings from GW31, with big returns for Salah, Watkins, Dalot and more! We also discuss BGW32 and who should be targeted if you are on a Free Hit this week with good looking fixtures for Arsenal and Liverpool. Will this season be considered a success or failure for Arsenal if they don't win the league? We give our opinions!

Another bonkers weekend in the Premier League means we have plenty to discuss this week, from more terrible VAR, to officials elbowing players!In terms of FPL, we chat Rashford replacements, Liverpool assets, navigating BGW32, Maddison, Bruno, Haaland, and much more! In terms of FPL, we chat Rashford replacements, Liverpool assets, navigating BGW32, Maddison, Bruno, Haaland, and much more!

In this special live edition of the Big at the Back Podcast, Tom and Matt look back at the high-scoring DGW29. Good captaincy returns for Mitoma and Rashford saw us both around the 100 point mark for the week. We then look ahead to GW30 and beyond as we debate Man City, Man United, and Liverpool assets, as well as our captaincy options.

With the end of the International Break in sight, it's time to re-focus on FPL! We start with a bit of fun, as Matt quizzes Tom on the performance of Engish FPL assets so far this season. Then it's time to turn our attention back to our Wildcard teams as we head towards the final stretch of the season.

As we head in to the international break, it's time to look back on BGW28. We discuss Conte's rant after Spurs' capitulation, Saka's haul, and Haaland's non-PL goal exploits. We then turn to the weeks ahead, as we have both activated our wildcards, and we look at the players that are must haves, and some that might be nice differentials.

The boys are back after the first round of DGW27 fixtures to see how things are going so far, with Matt's Free Hit being underwhelming to say the least! We also discuss City and Arsenal assets and what to do with them, as well as the best players to bring in if you are using your Free Hit in GW28!

After another wild weekend of Premier League action, Tom and Matt are back to discuss all things FPL including: Liverpool's battering of Man U and what it means for both team's assets going forward Which Brighton and Brentford assets are the best picks for the upcoming DGW? Is Haaland benchable this week? Matt also activates his Free Hit and we go through his squad selection live on the pod!

With two games left of GW25, come and witness Matt have a mental breakdown as we discuss the disappointment of the week so far. As well as talking about the players that have busted so far this week, we also debate the benefits of short term vs long term planning, players we might be sleeping on, and why are Chelsea?

With GW24 completed, Tom and Matt are back to disect a strange week in the world of FPL. With Haaland once again blanking away from home, we discuss the other potential captaincy choices in the coming weeks. We also look at the big players that will be playing twice in GW25, and how we plan on freeing up the funds to get them in!

After a disappointing GW23 so far for both of us, we are back to discuss the current FPL template team, and whether or not it is actually broken. With several players struggling at the moment, we discuss who you should keep, and who you should sell! We also take another look at the upcoming double and blank gameweeks, and talk about some players we will be looking at, including some that might have flown under the radar so far.

With one game left in GW22, Tom and Matt are back to discuss the week so far as Rashford continues his incredible form in his first of two matches this week. Also on this week's pod, we discuss: Is it worth trebling up on City assets for the DGW? Is Haaland an auto-captaincy pick for the next few weeks? What should you be doing with Man United assets? Which players are the highest rotation risks?

With the FA Cup 4th round weekened finished, it's time to turn our attention back to FPL! On this week's podcast we discuss: Joao Cancelo leaving Man City - what does this mean for FPL assets? Chip Strategy as we approach double and blank gameweeks Dyche in at Everton, does this make them a better FPL prospect? January signings, who would we bring in to our FPL teams?

We are back with our reaction to GW21 with a mixed bag of results as Matt makes up quite a bit of ground on Tom! With a weekend off from FPL due to the FA Cup, we take the time to look back on the first half of the season and hand out our mid-season awards as we celebrate the best and worst the Premier League has had to offer!

With two games left in DGW20, Tom and Matt are back to chat about the weekend's fixtures and cry as both Liverpool and West Ham lost yet again! Brighton's impressive form continues, and Man U get a controversial win over their noisy neighbours. We then look ahead to GW21 and beyond, discussing out short and mid-term transfer plans with double and blank gameweeks coming in the not too distant future.