Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview GW21.

With FA Cup R3 done and dusted - with no major giant killings despite Tottenham's best efforts - attention turns back to FPL with a midweek round of fixtures. Plenty of announcements first: Assistant Manager pricing has been revealed, along with the first Double GW of the season coming in GW24, when the Merseyside derby, postponed a few weeks ago, is rearranged.

Another light radar sees the retention of two affordable Newcastle assets, with additions coming on the Fringe in the form of a budget striker with good underlying numbers, and a cheap way into a well-ranked defence post-injury.

No swimming against the tide or honey trap in a shorter pod, so the lads finish with captaincy, looking at Isak vs Salah and pondering whether Bruno owners could risk an armband vs Southampton.

Who the Heck Is Stat?! returns next gameweek.

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