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The FPL Banger Podcast

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Home of the FPL Banger Podcast, a weekly Fantasy Premier League pod where Sam and Siva discuss all-things FPL with a mix of stats, eye-test and lots of banter. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Tiktok - @FPL_Banger Made in 🇲🇾 , Available Worldwide

New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 43 min
Latest: 7 Oct 2026
Language: English

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026 · 44 min

FPL GW6 - CAPTAIN GROSS & BEST WILDCARD PICKS | FPL Banger 26/27

Yes, we're about to captain a 50-year old Brighton midfielder. But we have reasons. Good reasons. As some clubs would say, we've got irrefutable evidence to back this up. We also chat wildcard picks in every position, with every name from Tzolakis to Affengruber and Gonzalo Garcia to Charalampos Kostoulas discussed. Check out our other pod over the break, with the awesome guys at FPL Consult: https://www.youtube.com/live/Y_gScXCKGV4?si=9vk0dmNG9cibxqHd PS: We've been nominated for Best in Fantasy Football at the Football Content Awards! We couldn't do what we do without your love and support…

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10 Sep 2026 · 43 min
FPL GW4 - TRIPLE CAPTAIN or WILCARD NOW ? | FPL Banger 26/27
Are we really about to triple captain Cole Palmer against the best defence in the Premier League? Or are there better opportunities later on? And if you were lucky to escape the horror of WC3 (like us), should we embrace WC4 instead with double Liverpool attack against a Fulham defence that made Tyrick Mitchell look like Roberto Carlos? We discuss all this and yes, one/both of us WILL be a playing a chip this week, just not the one you think. PS: We've been nominated for Best in Fantasy Football at the Football Content Awards! We couldn't do what we do without your love and support - if…
3 Sep 2026 · 41 min
FPL GW3 - WILDCARD OR FREE HIT OR TRIPLE CAPTAIN ? | FPL Banger 26/27
Or just chill? You've seen 2 weeks of games, and you're ready to throw out your entire team just to stick with the template? Sell Bruno for Palmer? Pick Cherki instead of Mbeumo? Is Barry a good player now that Everton have more stadiums than strikers? We discuss all this and yes, one of us WILL be a playing a chip this week, just not the one you think. Join our mini-league, code: zaq9dc 0:00 We talk about Bruno 03:40 Wildcard 14:15 Free Hit 21:35 Best moves for non-wildcarders 30:01 Triple Captain
27 Aug 2026 · 43 min
FPL GW2 - PALMER IN? | FPL Banger 26/27
JPMorgan stocks are high, Bruno and Man Utd look like Spurs last season, Spurs look like Spurs last season, Liverpool look lucky and Arsenal look inevitable. Should we make some early FPL transfers? Wildcard now? Saka or Palmer in? What to do with Ndiaye? Captain Haaland instead of Bruno? We discuss all that and more, without a single advertisement btw.Join our mini-league, code: zaq9dc
18 Aug 2026 · 50 min
FPL GW1 - THE BEST GAMEWEEK 1 TEAM | FPL Banger 26/27
Can't decide between Bruno and Mbeumo? Gabriel and Calafiori got you in a bind? Haaland looking like a fraud next to Calvert-Lewin? We got you covered - with the best GW picks (and a spicy bench boost!) Join our mini-league, code: zaq9dc 0:00 Intro 02:21 GK Defence 19:23 Midfield 32:20 Forwards 41:25 Bench Boost
9 Jun 2026 · 54 min
WORLD CUP FANTASY MD1: HOW TO PLAY & THE BEST DRAFT YOU'LL EVER SEE | FIFA World Cup Fantasy 2026
Join us as we chat chip strategy and the best picks in every position, from Raul Jimenez to Breel Embolo and Christian Pulisic to Nico Schlotterbeck. Join our mini league too, the code is 08O71PYK
22 May 2026 · 33 min
FPL GW38 PREVIEW: OSULA OR CUNHA CAPTAIN? YES WE'RE SERIOUS | FPL Tips 25/26
You heard us. Last week of the season, time to throw one final dice and go all out. We discuss Arsenal rotation, Man City motivation, West Ham & Spurs, and all the best picks this week from Kroupi to Rayan, Osula to Dowman and Cunha to Castellanos. We'll see you again soon for World Cup Fantasy.
29 Apr 2026 · 38 min
FPL GW35 PREVIEW: CAPTAIN CHERKI OR HAALAND? WC35 & DGW36 TEAMS! | FPL Tips 25/26
We chat why Jaydee Canvot might just have become essential, why we're not captaining assist merchant Bruno Fernandes and why we've got the best WC35 team that you've not seen.
22 Apr 2026 · 1 hr
FPL GW34 PREVIEW: FREE HIT ACTIVE!! | FPL Tips 25/26
From Hermansen to Danso, Casemiro to Xavi, and Bowen to Isak, if you've got the free hit chip activated and you're looking for some spicy differentials, you've come to the right place.
16 Apr 2026 · 32 min
FPL DGW33 PREVIEW : CHIPS ACTIVE ! | FPL Tips 25/26
Best Free Hit picks, best transfers, and best captain. From Rayan Cherki to Adrian Truffert, James Hill to Enzo Fernandez and Noah Okafor to Zian Flemming, we've got you covered (probably not that last one).
7 Apr 2026 · 40 min
FPL GW32 PREVIEW: WILDCARD 32 BENCH BOOST 33 ? SELL ARSENAL & LIVERPOOL ? | FPL Tips 25/26
You'd have to be crazy to use a wildcard to remove Arsenal & Liverpool players like Gabriel, Timber, Raya, VVD, Szobo, Ekitike for NPCs from Brighton & Leeds like Wieffer, Ampadu, Kadıoğlu and Bijol. No one is stupid enough to do this. That's where we come in.We also discuss Tavernier, Senesi, Hill, Palmer, Pedro, Semenyo, Haaland, O'Reilly and of course, Danny "Dat Guy Welbz" Welbeck
19 Mar 2026 · 43 min
FPL GW31 PREVIEW : SZOBOSZLAI IN? FREE HIT RICHARLISON? | FPL Tips 25/26
The best picks in GW31 for those thinking short term AND those looking more long term. Everyone from Radu Dragusin to Matheus Cunha to Jarrod Bowen, if there's a player you're thinking about, we got you. Like, share and subscribe.
13 Mar 2026 · 37 min
FPL GW30 PREVIEW : ATTACK SPURS ! EKITIKE CAPTAIN ? | FPL Tips 25/26
The Igor Tudor era (error) is coming to an end and we're going all in on Liverpool. Or are we? Tune in to find out as we chat Ekitike, Salah, Wirtz, Szobo, Haaland, Semenyo, Bruno, Mbeumo, Joao Pedro, Igor Thiago, Marcos Senesi, James Hill, and even Jarrod Bowen. Someone has to do it.
25 Feb 2026 · 40 min
FPL GW28 PREVIEW : DANGO OR WILSON ? TIME FOR NI(C)O O'REILLY? | FPL Tip 25/26
We're back to discuss plans leading up to GW31 and beyond, best midfielders and defenders, Van Dijk and Nico O'Reilly being essential, Elliott Anderson being the best/worst/best thing to happen to FPL, and we invite the 3rd best captaincy picker in the whole World to tell us who he's capping this week. Spoiler alert - it's not Bruno Fernandes, and it's not Erling Haaland.
5 Feb 2026 · 48 min
FPL GW25 PREVIEW : TRIPLE CAP GABRIEL? SAKA OUT, RICE IN? | FPL Tips 25/26
We discuss double GW26, the best Saka replacements from Rice to Rogers to Enzo to Mbeumo, how Elliot Anderson keeps scamming points, why Florian Wirtz is guaranteed to blank this week (it's science), and the best captain if you're not feeling boring Bruno Fernandes.
30 Jan 2026 · 31 min
FPL GW24 PREVIEW: WILDCARD ACTIVE ! CAPTAIN BRUNO ? | FPL Tips 25/26
Wildcarding this early in the season is just so risky. No sensible FPL manager would do it. That's where we come in. We also discuss why we're probably not captaining the pen merchant from Manchester, just so we can captain the other pen merchant from Manchester. We also talk Haaland, Semenyo, Mbeumo, Joao Pedro, and much more.
23 Jan 2026 · 34 min
FPL GW23 PREVIEW: SELL FODEN? THIAGO CAPTAIN? WILDCARD FOR BRUNO? | FPL 25/26
Foden and Haaland useless. Bruno G and Tavernier injured. Man United playing 4 defenders again. Everything is going wrong. Pure FPL chaos.But chaos isn't a pit. Chaos is a ladder. Many who try to climb it fail. Some refuse to climb and cling on to their free transfers. Not us though.
15 Jan 2026 · 48 min
FPL GW22 PREVIEW : CUNHA OUT? EKITIKE CAPTAIN ? | FPL Tips 25/26
Unlike Ruben Amorim, you can't get rid of us. We discuss Cunha replacements, why Antoine Semenyo at Man City might be the best pick in FPL since Antoine Semenyo at Bournemouth, who is the best Bruno right now, and why we're not captaining Haaland this week.
2 Jan 2026 · 26 min
FPL GW20 PREVIEW | CAPTAIN GABRIEL ? ROGERS IN ? | Fantasy Premier League Tips 25/26
We discuss Gabriel, cheaper alternatives to Gabriel including Tarkowski, Mukiele and Alderete, Semenyo replacements, Morgan Rogers, Anthony Gordon, and if we're stupid/brave/really stupid enough to not captain Haaland this week. Will he blank 3 times in a row? Tune in for the answer.
23 Dec 2025 · 40 min
FPL GW18 Preview | BRUNO OUT! CUNHA OR ROGERS IN? CAPTAIN EKITIKE? | FPL Tips 25/26
Sam is back from a 96-point week (no chips used) to tell you who the best Bruno replacement is, and whether he will be captaining Ekitike. We also look ahead to GW19, Igor Thiago, Michael Keane, and more. No ads, no models, no product placement, just good FPL vibes.
19 Dec 2025 · 47 min
FPL GW 17 Preview | SEMENYO & EKITIKE IN? | Fantasy Premier League Tips 25/26
The best picks for the Christmas period in every position (including goalkeeper), Arsenal defence, Liverpool midfield and attack, Igor Thiago and KDH replacements, Man Utd without their AFCON stars, Free Hit, Triple Captain and just generally why Antoine Semenyo and Hugo Ekitike will absolutely certainly cook this week. No ads, no models, no product placement, just good FPL vibes.
12 Dec 2025 · 44 min
FPL GW16 PREVIEW | MUNOZ OUT! SAKA CAPTAIN? 5 FREE TRANSFERS WOO HOO | FPL Tips 25/26
Munoz out. Saliba out. Timber flagged. Salah finished. Haaland washed (if you don't watch UCL games). Bruno essential (if teams keep giving him pens for no reason). We discuss all that and more, including the best picks in every position this week as we immediately use all 5 of our free transfers to fly up the ranks.
27 Nov 2025 · 33 min
FPL GW13 | THE BEST FREE HIT TEAM | Fantasy Premier League Tips 2025/2026
What it says on the title. No models, no algos, no templates in here - and no ads for them either. Just raw FPL vibes from 2 people who may or may not be on Free Hit or Triple Captain, and did NOT buy Van Dijk last week. Surprise surprise, Gabriel's injury didn't magically improve the Liverpool defense. If you liked this then do like, share, rate, subscribe, all that good stuff.
21 Nov 2025 · 46 min
FPL GW12 PREVIEW | GABRIEL OUT! SALIBA, O'REILLY OR VVD IN? | FPL TIPS 25/26
Gabriel replacements, why you should or shouldn't sell Semenyo and if it's safe not to captain the best striker in World football right now aka the man who took Norway to their first World Cup since 98 aka. Erling Braut Haaland
4 Nov 2025 · 49 min
FPL GW11 PREVIEW | GYOKERES OUT ! RICE IN? | Fantasy Premier League Tips 2025/2026
The power shift from attackers to defensive midfielders and center backs in FPL, whether Declan Rice is a better pick than a 3rd Arsenal defender or David Raya, and whether it's time to transfer in a young World Class Chelsea star from South America who joined from Brighton and is about to farm points against a manager-less Wolves. We're talking about Moises Caicedo obviously.
30 Oct 2025 · 45 min
FPL GW10 PREVIEW | CAPTAIN GABRIEL & DOUBLE GW16/BLANK GW17 ? | Fantasy Premier League Tips 25/26
Haaland is finished, Gabriel is perma-captain material, Mbeumo is essential and there might be a DGW16 and BGW17. We discuss all the burning FPL questions and more.
22 Oct 2025 · 41 min
FPL GW9 PREVIEW | SALAH OUT, WOLTEMADE IN? | Fantasy Premier League Tips 2025/2026
Is Mo Salah finished as an FPL pick? Should we give Gyokeres another chance based on 2 tap ins in Europe? Is Big Nick Woltemade the most obvious pick since Van Persie at Man United? And what is the best Arsenal triple up and perfect GW9 wildcard draft?We answer all of that and more, with no ads. No product placement. Just pure FPL vibes from 2 people ranked in the top 1 mil.
16 Oct 2025 · 59 min
FPL GW8 PREVIEW | EVEN BIGGER AT THE BACK? | FPL Tips 2025/26
Salah is washed, Gyokeres is a fraud, double Arsenal and double Newcastle defence plus Enzo (he's on pens) is the way to go. Or is it? We discuss all of that, plus your questions and come up with the best non-boring GW8 wildcard draft you'll see this week.
1 Oct 2025 · 47 min
FPL GW7 PREVIEW | GABRIEL & ALDERETE IN ? Fantasy Premier League Tips 2025/26
After Siva's Triple Captain Erling Haaland haul and Sam's wildcard, we're back to discuss Gabriel & Alderete becoming essential, more cheap DEFCON beasts, Doku proving the doubters wrong, and what to do with Gyokeres, Salah and Bruno.Featuring the (once-again) top ranked content creator in all of FPL (according to @FPLGameweek).
23 Sep 2025 · 47 min
FPL GW6 PREVIEW | WILDCARD ACTIVE! TC HAALAND ? NDIAYE IN ? | Fantasy Premier League Tips 2025/26
Sam's wildcard is ACTIVE. Join us as we breakdown all of the best picks, before checking out a crazy epic Haaland Salah Bruno Joao Pedro WC draft. We also chat Siva activating the most obvious Triple Captain chip since Suarez played Norwich, plus DEFCON picks, best differential attackers and more.All this and more in a sweet short enjoyable FPL preview with not a single ad or Patreon plug. Just good FPL vibes.

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Publisher: FPL Banger
Language: English
Category: Sport
New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 43 min
Latest episode: 7 Oct 2026
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