After weeks of anticipating some winter rotation during this fast-paced sequence of matches, FPL managers did indeed get to witness popular names like Darwin Nunez, Kostas Tsimikas, Moussa Diaby and MattyCash be benched in midweek. Plus, various flags were handed out to the likes of Bryan Mbeumo, Son Heung-min and Alphonse Areola.

That’s twice in a row for Cash, who is also one booking away from suspension. Expect his recent price drops to continue, although few defenders currently stand out as good replacements. Whilst there are good upcoming fixtures for both Chelsea and Brighton, their Christmas turnaround periods differ greatly from each other.

An article from a few weeks ago discusses cheap, benchable players who can step in to cover surprise absences and the high-profile January departures for both AFCON and the Asian Cup, as well as Blank Gameweek 18. This missing match explains why Man City have a bad fixture run, one which could worsen their four-game winless run.

Elsewhere, we’ve attempted to pick out some Mbeumo replacements - which Zophar discusses in his weekly Q&A - and picked out some interesting differentials. Both the FFS Open Cup and FFS Members Cupare underway, with updated team news and Captain Sensible to come before Saturday’s 11:00 (GMT) deadline.

As always, check out our Gameweek 16 page to quickly access all recent articles, plus the standard press conference updates from managers. Visit our Members Area for comparison tools and an in-depth collection of Opta data.

Over on our YouTube channel, alongside the usual Deadline Dilemmasepisode is Az and David answering questions from the community.