Kelly Somers and the panel discuss the key talking points ahead of Gameweek 6 in Fantasy

The international break is over, and that only means one thing - Fantasy Premier League is BACK this weekend for Gameweek 6!

Kelly, Juls and Sam round up the international action over the break, including the latest on injury doubts Joao Pedro (£7.7m) and Cole Palmer (£9.7m), before getting into the big Arsenal question: which trio do you trust? Is Bukayo Saka (£9.6m) a must-have? And who should you own from the Arsenal defence?

Kelly's Wildcard is back on the agenda too ahead of Saturday's 11:00 BST deadline. She reworks her squad throughout the episode as the panel weigh up who should make the cut. Plus, the Second Chance League is here for anyone whose season has already gone wrong.

You can listen to the FPL Pod below.


Running order:
- International round-up (06m 00s)
- Pedro and Palmer latest (06m 21s) 
- Arsenal defence decisions  (09m 18s )
- Time for Kostoulas? (17m 13s)
- Is Saka essential? (26m 10s)
- Which Arsenal trio? (27m 27s) 
- Do we need Gross? (31m 07s)
- Differential of the week (36m 21s) 
- Captains and transfers (39m 50s)

Podcast presenters
Kelly Somers

Kelly is a presenter and reporter who has become synonymous with FPL, hosting the FPL Pod for the past four seasons, alongside the Fantasy Show.

Alongside this, she also leads coverage on BBC Sport - including Football Focus, live Women's Super League and Final Score, and on radio for 5live Sport. She is also their England reporter - having been in camp at the last three major tournaments. 

This summer she was one of the lead presenters for DAZN’s coverage of the FIFA Club World Cup - a job that convinced her that Joao Pedro had to be one of the first names in her FPL team this season - and she’s also previously presented for Optus Sport, Channel 4 and Amazon Prime. 

Kelly is, by her own admission, a football and FPL obsessive - and says the only deadline she has ever missed is following the birth of her daughter! Somehow she still made the top 50k that year, but blames the continuous lack of sleep for her drop off last season - as well as Juls and Sam’s constant, successful attempts to influence her picks! Her new season resolution is to follow her gut and not leave her chips until the last minute.

Julien Laurens

Julien is a French football journalist based in London. He reports on the Premier League for RMC Sport, TNT Sports, BBC Radio 5 Live and ESPN.

He is a keen FPL manager who likes to get ahead of the curve by spotting high-performing differentials. Arsenal fan Juls always needs his boy William Saliba and all Paris born and bred players!

Juls watches every minute of football possible to make the most informed Fantasy decisions and help the FPL Pod listeners with their weekly dilemmas. The 2023/24 season saw Juls register his highest-ever FPL finish, inside the top 5k!

Sam Bonfield

Sam is an experienced FPL pundit and one half of the popular YouTube channel the https://www.youtube.com/c/fplfamily, with husband Lee.

In her 15 FPL seasons, Sam has developed a keen eye for spotting differentials. However, she prefers making sensible decisions supported by underlying stats and the eye test wherever possible to help her find those all-important green arrows.

Sam also regularly appears on the Fantasy Show, as well as Sky Sports News, talking all things Fantasy.