Blink One Etoo have been found guilty on five counts of insider trading in Gameweek 3, according to people briefed on the matter. Nutmeg Nation alleges that manager Ollie Penhaligon used inside information to sign players immediately before their price rose:
Gvardiol signed on 28th August at 11:40pm - price rose to £5.6m on 29th August
Cherki signed on 28th August at 11:40pm - price rose to £7.6m that night
Palmer signed on 28th August at 11:40pm - price rose to £9.6m that night
De Cuyper signed on 31st August at 10:17pm - price rose to £4.7m that night
Hall signed on 31st August at 10:21pm - price rose to £5.1m on 1st September
FPL Mundo understands that Blink One Etoo have seven days to lodge an appeal with Nutmeg Nation admin Tom Ashworth. "£0.5m banked by insider trading and still they charge me £6.50 for a pie," said fan Maggie Thwaite. "Scandalous."
Asked whether the Man City verdict might unsettle his affected players, Callum Prickett offered Nutmeg Nation's most serene press conference of the gameweek. “Quite happy actually, just had a Pink Panther tattoo done,” beamed the Prickett Fence boss, currently one point behind Mitoma Kombat in sixth. Priorities, clearly, are in order.
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LAST-PLACE LOMAX FINDS MORAL HIGH GROUND SOMEHOW
Asked about the Manchester City verdict and whether he'd ever suspected cheating in Nutmeg Nation, Wissa Upon A Star boss Alex Lomax didn't hold back. “Knew it all along. Couldn't happen to a nicer club. WHOS LAUGHING NOW! Dock Everton ten while they're at it.” Quite the speech from a man sitting 11th — 74 points off the top, with five gameweeks already gone.
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DOUE OR DIE SQUAD INTERNATIONALLY BROKEN
With several players called up for international duty following their good performances in Nutmeg Nation, Doue Or Die manager Ellis Marsh will have been infuriated to learn that Alexander Isak and Alex Scott picked up knocks during their travels - the highest number of casualties in the league. The average Nutmeg Nation squad faced one injury from the international break.
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ODELL TAKES PUNT ON SOLANKE
Striker Dominic Solanke-Mitchell will be raring to show Nutmeg Nation viewers what they've been missing after signing for Kieran Odell's Mitoma Kombat in a deal understood to be in the region of £5.8. "It's signings like this than can make all the difference at the end of the season," said Ian Wright.
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HARTLEY GOES EARLY WITH "FREE HIT"
Better Call Saliba manager Ben Hartley surprised fans and pundits alike by revealing the "Free Hit" "chip" this morning. Salibas fan Doug Fairbairn said "Using it this early is normally a sign of desperation - but in Hartley we trust."
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CITY VERDICT LEAVES PENHALIGON SWEATING ON "UNSETTLED" STARS
Manchester City's appeal against their Premier League charges verdict may be a matter for the lawyers, but nowhere is it being followed more nervously than at Blink One Etoo. Ollie Penhaligon has three signings from the Etihad on the books - Erling Haaland, Rayan Cherki and Joško Gvardiol, £29.1m between them, with Haaland due to wear the armband - the joint-highest tally in Nutmeg Nation, where the average side has 1.6. The worry is whether the players' minds will be on the job this gameweek, with their old club all over the back pages. "People keep asking if the lads are unsettled," said fan Stuart Hinde. "I'd say they've never been more settled. £29.1m, and Etoos have got a receipt for every single penny."
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PRICKETT'S WILDCARD ACTIVATED
News of seventh-placed Prickett Fence's wildcard has gone down well with the Fence faithful this morning, many of whom only found out about completely overhauled team whilst on the way to the game. "I see what we've done here and it's very clever" said Gareth Pym. "Haaland, Verbruggen, De Cuyper, Muharemovic, Gross, Hall, Schade, Barnes - Prickett's brought in players that did well last week. Brilliant."
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Nutmeg Nation standings & GW6 selection
Each bar is a manager’s squad — every player a colour, ordered most-owned first. Captains and double-gameweek players take more width. This sample shows the top 11; a real edition lists every manager.
1Blink One Eto'oOllie Penhaligon360
C Haaland
Joao Pedro
Wissa
Gross
Verbruggen
Hall
De Cuyper
Palmer
Saka
Cherki
Gvardiol
BENCHBOOST2Iraola CoasterRory Whitcombe350
Haaland
Calafiori
Mbeumo
Gross
Tarkowski
C B.Fernandes
Gonzalo
Konsa
Guehi
Ajer
Forster
Lammens
Gomez
Szoboszlai
Emersonn
3Saka PotatoesNadia Brooks338
C Haaland
Calafiori
Mbeumo
Wissa
Verbruggen
Rogers
Palmer
Gonzalo
King
Ajer
Vuskovic
FREEHIT4Better Call SalibaBen Hartley334
C Haaland
Wissa
Gross
Tarkowski
Hall
B.Fernandes
De Cuyper
Saka
Gonzalo
Raya
McGinn
5Wallace & GakpoTom Ashworth331
Haaland
Calafiori
Joao Pedro
C Rogers
B.Fernandes
Odegaard
Barry
King
Suzuki
Khalaili
Mykolenko
WILDCARD6Mitoma KombatKieran Odell318
Calafiori
Joao Pedro
Mbeumo
Wissa
Gross
Verbruggen
Tarkowski
C B.Fernandes
De Cuyper
Palmer
Saka
WILDCARD7Prickett FenceCallum Prickett317
C Haaland
Calafiori
Joao Pedro
Mbeumo
Gross
Hall
De Cuyper
Saka
Konsa
Barnes
Leno
8Relegation Speedrun FCSunil Varma313
C Haaland
Calafiori
Joao Pedro
Mbeumo
Verbruggen
Tarkowski
Odegaard
Guehi
Barry
Gibbs-White
9Doue Or DieEllis Marsh298
Haaland
Calafiori
Joao Pedro
C Wissa
Verbruggen
Hall
Rogers
Palmer
Konsa
Barnes
Schade
10Marks and SemenyoJess Ashworth297
Haaland
Tarkowski
Odegaard
Guehi
Barry
Cherki
Gabriel
Janelt
C Kostoulas
Pickford
Belloumi
The Data Behind the Drama
Overall rank history
Global FPL rank across the last 10 gameweeks — higher up the chart is better
Manager Profiles
Pitch ratings are computed from your season; press-room ratings are live from Press Conferences. How the ratings work →
Sheep includes this week's team sheet. The other pitch ratings are as of GW5 (last completed gameweek).
All season:
All season:
Metric league tables:
#1Ollie PenhaligonBlink One Eto'o
Typical moods:cockyconfident
🎤 Most famous quote: “Luck! I believe the words you're looking for are managerial skill.”
Manager profile · Nutmeg Nation · Season
#1
Ollie PenhaligonBlink One Eto'o
Last 5Season
Typical moods:cockyconfident
🎤 Most famous quote: “Luck! I believe the words you're looking for are managerial skill.”
⚽ Pitch
🎯 Captaincy
90 pts from captains over 5 GWs
★★★★★2nd best
🍀 Luck
+75.9 pts vs expected · +6 auto-subs
★★★★★best
🔥 Form
averaged 72 pts/GW, last 5 GWs
★★★★★best
🔁 Transfers
transfers edge +0.351 pts/GW
★★★★★3rd worst
🐑 Sheep
75% sheep rating (73% first XI · 100% captain · 50% chip)
★★★★★second biggest sheep
🎤 Press
☀️ Positivity
★★★★★2nd highest
🎭 Drama
★★½★★3rd lowest
🙄 Excuses
★½★★★3rd lowest
🎩 Class
½★★★★4th highest
📝 Spelling
★★★★★highest
Most obsessed with: Nadia Brooks
Attendance: 100% (5/5)
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#2Rory WhitcombeIraola Coaster
Typical moods:pragmaticdefiant
🎤 Most famous quote: “As the great man says, I am too blessed to fail”
Manager profile · Nutmeg Nation · Season
#2
Rory WhitcombeIraola Coaster
Last 5Season
Typical moods:pragmaticdefiant
🎤 Most famous quote: “As the great man says, I am too blessed to fail”
⚽ Pitch
🎯 Captaincy
85 pts from captains over 5 GWs
★★★★½4th best
🍀 Luck
+18.9 pts vs expected
★★★★★2nd worst
🔥 Form
averaged 70 pts/GW, last 5 GWs
★★★★½2nd best
🔁 Transfers
transfers edge +4.5 pts/GW
★★★★★best
🐑 Sheep
59% sheep rating (61% first XI · 60% captain · 50% chip)
★★★★★5th biggest maverick
🎤 Press
☀️ Positivity
★½★★★4th lowest
🎭 Drama
★★★★★5th highest
🙄 Excuses
★★★★★4th lowest
🎩 Class
½★★★★5th highest
📝 Spelling
★★★★★3rd highest
Most obsessed with: Nadia Brooks
Attendance: 50% (3/6)
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#3Nadia BrooksSaka Potatoes
Typical moods:flippantincoherent
🎤 Most famous quote: “you have become the very thing you swore to destroy”
Manager profile · Nutmeg Nation · Season
#3
Nadia BrooksSaka Potatoes
Last 5Season
Typical moods:flippantincoherent
🎤 Most famous quote: “you have become the very thing you swore to destroy”
⚽ Pitch
🎯 Captaincy
75 pts from captains over 5 GWs
★★★★★joint 3rd worst
🍀 Luck
+22.3 pts vs expected
★★★½★4th worst
🔥 Form
averaged 67.6 pts/GW, last 5 GWs
★★★★½3rd best
🔁 Transfers
transfers edge +1.8 pts/GW
★★½★★6th best
🐑 Sheep
78% sheep rating (80% first XI · 85% captain · 58% chip)
★★★★½biggest sheep
🎤 Press
☀️ Positivity
★½★★★5th highest
🎭 Drama
★★½★★2nd lowest
🙄 Excuses
★★★½★2nd highest
🎩 Class
½★★★★4th lowest
📝 Spelling
★★★★★3rd lowest
Most obsessed with: Ellis Marsh
Attendance: 88% (7/8)
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#4Ben HartleyBetter Call Saliba
Manager profile · Nutmeg Nation · Season
#4
Ben HartleyBetter Call Saliba
Last 5Season
⚽ On the pitch
🎯 Captaincy★★★★★
best · 113 pts from captains over 5 GWs
🍀 Luck★★★★★
4th best · +24.3 pts vs expected · +11 auto-subs
🔥 Form★★★★★
4th best · averaged 66.8 pts/GW, last 5 GWs
🔁 Transfers★★★½★
4th best · transfers edge +2.864 pts/GW
🐑 Sheep★★★★★
6th biggest sheep · 60% sheep rating (57% first XI · 81% captain · 45% chip)
Favoured: Raya, Tzolis, Calafiori
🎤 In the press room
Most famous quote: “”
Most obsessed with:
☀️ Positivity ★★★☆☆🎭 Drama ★★★☆☆🙄 Excuses ★★★☆☆🎩 Class ★★★☆☆📝 Spelling ★★★☆☆🎤 Attendance 62%
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