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The Dugout Discussion – Chelsea vs Arsenal

This is what we’ve been waiting for. A potentially momentous Gameweek in our seasons begins very shortly, as Chelsea face Arsenal at the Bridge in a fixture that offers plenty to the neutral and the committed Fantasy Football manager alike.

Eden Hazard’s owners will be clinging to the Belgian in hope that he can overcome the Gunners’ resistance to offer a decent points haul to justify selection ahead of a double Gameweek asset. Those holding Chelsea and Arsenal defenders will be seeking a more subdued encounter, fought in midfield, with little incident at either end. It’s one of many contrasts and conflicts ahead of us as Gameweek 31 unfolds in the coming days.

Once we know how this one falls, six more three o’clock kick-offs follow, with United’s visit to the Boleyn Ground in East London bringing the day to a close.

Our Twitter feed offers an insight into today’s teamsheets, while our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open to allow for your real-time interaction throughout the day.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Kylos
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 9 days ago

    6 goals and Hazard only got a penalty. Could be worse.

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  2. Give The Todd Some Love
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Why does Mourinho always leave early?

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    1. Kylos
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      God complex.

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    2. Elniñorules
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      • 12 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Superstition I spose.

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      1. Give The Todd Some Love
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 9 days ago

        Hmm maybe. He could easily miss an important incident though

        Could be attention seeking as someone said earlier

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    3. Caine & Co.
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      shooting smack

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    4. Hank da Silva
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Would you rather have a dramatic knee slide/series of fist pumps/Christ pose from the man?

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      1. Schwarzer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 9 days ago

        Yes.

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        1. Hank da Silva
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 9 days ago

          Me too!

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      2. Give The Todd Some Love
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 9 days ago

        Only if he turned into Di Canio

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    5. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      no class, arrogance

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    6. tetters
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Needs the loo.

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  3. The Light Knight
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 9 days ago

    0 from 2
    Cech benched and no Ox midweek 🙁

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    1. rdpx
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      He will get that card rescinded.

      Apparently Gibbs might not get a retrospective red either as the ball wasn't going in so no goalscoring opp denied, according to 5L pundits with rule book.

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      1. Namtab Nomolos
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 9 days ago

        I'm gonna find and break that bloody time machine my ML has.

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  4. mrsimple
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Here is for all of you to enjoy 🙂
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZYfi_Ex_gM

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    1. tetters
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      We'll stick the blue flag, up your arse. UP YOUR ARSE!

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  5. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Anyone else think Arsenal were the better side?

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    1. dribbler
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      lol brilliant

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    2. Zombie
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      As a sparring team, yes

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  6. Elniñorules
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Benched Hazaar in FPL. But that 6-0 has made my day/week.

    #WedgingWorksWonders

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    1. mason419
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Don't you mean Hedging? Wtf is Wedging

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      1. Elniñorules
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 9 days ago

        Hedging yes!

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      2. Call Me Old Fashioned
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 9 days ago

        Giving wedgies?

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  7. IndyStarJack
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Chelsea XI got 83 points pre baps

    Bet most DGW teams wont get that this week!

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    1. Caine & Co.
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      bet most will

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    2. Kylos
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      105 if you count Oscar as captain and add bp's

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  8. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 9 days ago

    When your manager is being mocked by United fans, you have problems

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    1. jas5sk - Youtube channel
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      If they had mocked Everton's manager last season, then they wouldn't be in the mess they are now

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    2. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      On the chin JK . on the chin. Not a prob in the bigger scheme though.

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    3. SW6
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      If you're a Utd fan mocking Arsenal, you have problems 😉

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  9. Give The Todd Some Love
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Gibbs with a cheeky -5

    Anyone have him?

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    1. Courtois in the Rye
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      My ML rival brought him in this week alongside Kos....

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      1. Give The Todd Some Love
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 9 days ago

        A rival he is no more 😉

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        1. Courtois in the Rye
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 9 days ago

          I think it might have won me an iPad!

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    2. banskt
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Why is his goals conceded showing 6?

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      1. Give The Todd Some Love
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 9 days ago

        Defenders and goalkeepers continued to get minus points for goals conceded once sent off

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  10. PogChamp
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Arsenal do not have a natural leader. Always been a problem for them. Chelsea had 11 captains today, that's the difference.

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    1. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Interesting point. Bring back Tony Adams

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    2. Wolverine
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      I watched the game...they definitely only had one captain

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    3. Bridge
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      As much as I despise him, Terry is the greatest leader in the PL.

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      1. fuloptothebrum
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 9 days ago

        being a massive tool doesn't make you a good leader in any way

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        1. The3rdTurd
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 9 days ago

          True, but it's not his toolishness that makes him a good leader on the pitch.

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          1. fuloptothebrum
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 9 days ago

            probably because all the other chelsea tools don't know any better

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        2. Give The Todd Some Love
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 9 days ago

          Terry is a great captain. Being a terrible person doesn't mean you're a bad leader.

          Hitler says hi.

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    4. rdpx
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Always?

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      1. PogChamp
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 9 days ago

        Well, since the last double winning side anyway.

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    5. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Yip . This I agree with as an Arse supporter..

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  11. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 9 days ago

    What a start 2 DGW !! 🙂

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    1. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      haha

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    2. jas5sk - Youtube channel
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      😆

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    3. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      😆

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  12. gers23
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Benched Azpi....but played hazard and Ivan hmmm

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  13. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 9 days ago

    0 from 0 with 22 to go including (C).

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    1. Zombie
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      You should post one of those 'Who will will' post 😉

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    2. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Rubbish

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    3. rdpx
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Snap, But including Dzeko.

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  14. The Light Knight
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Chelsea with a striker and another season of Jose could be untouchable

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    1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Not could, will.

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    2. getfunky
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      imagine if they kept sturridge, theyd be running away with it

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  15. jas5sk - Youtube channel
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Eto's hamstring MOTM

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  16. Mifune
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Been deliberating all week what to do with my triple chelsea, whether to take a hit and replace any of them or just play them. Thankfully I decided to not take a hit and play them. Really needed that as well with only playing 7 DGW players.

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  17. Elniñorules
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 9 days ago

    For all the criticism regarding our strikeforce, they seem to take turns to deliver every game.

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    1. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Torres looked brilliant when he came on. He was my MOTM

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      1. Elniñorules
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 9 days ago

        Or as Jas said above, Eto'o's hamstring 😆

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        1. Give The Todd Some Love
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 9 days ago

          Haha good point

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    2. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      #6-0 🙂

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    3. isacki: full casual
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Good management.

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    4. rohan
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Agree. Eto'o has been chipping in

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  18. Twelve years a slave
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Hazard and Cahill 14 points, excellent start, shows you don't need 11 DGW players to have a good week. Let's see if Snodgrass can make it 3/3

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    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      same with azpi hazard 😎

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    2. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      I don't get why people celebrate so early. There's 14 games to go.

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      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 9 days ago

        Premature Ejaculation.

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    3. Twelve years a slave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      They certainly done better than DGW koshelny

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      1. Art Vandelay
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 9 days ago

        True, but I don't think anybody will have transferred Kos in this week specifically for the DGW.

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      2. beric
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 9 days ago

        Well not certainly, as kos has another 90mins to play

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        1. Art Vandelay
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 9 days ago

          I fear he is injured Beric. No other reason to be subbed.

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          1. beric
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 9 days ago

            Brutal for owners if he is

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    4. Courtois in the Rye
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Yet another example of DGW fever getting out of control in the FFS bubble. People were playing Ki over Hazard when I logged on last night.

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    5. Bad Pen
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Aye, can't complain about the points from Terry, Cahill and Hazard.

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  19. jas5sk - Youtube channel
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 9 days ago

    "Seven minutes, 2-0, and the game was over" Mourinho

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    1. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      He's wrong. The red card and penalty were the turning point. Obviously.

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      1. jas5sk - Youtube channel
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 9 days ago

        Yeah, he kept trying to mention the game was over before the red card

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        1. Give The Todd Some Love
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 9 days ago

          Makes sense to try and argue that as the Chelsea manager. But he's still wrong

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    2. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Yeah was so . Lets go PSG !

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      1. jas5sk - Youtube channel
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 9 days ago

        PSG all the way!

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  20. Absinthe 42
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Comedy how Dzeko finds new ways to troll his owners.

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  21. Art Vandelay
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Nice little cameo from Sterling would cheer me up.

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  22. isacki: full casual
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 9 days ago

    I feel lucky to get away with Hazard only getting 8 points after I sold him - and that was a penalty.

    Given he only scored a penalty in a 6-0 win, I don't think I should be too scared of being without him actually.

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    1. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Yea, don't get him!!

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      1. isacki: full casual
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 9 days ago

        Reminds me of Coutinho scoring something like 1 assist in a 6 goal win last season.

        It's a sign.

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        1. Chu Young Ping Pong
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 9 days ago

          He's much better than Coutinho. He was shit today but I think he's essential in the next few weeks. Amazing fixtures.

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          1. isacki: full casual
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 9 days ago

            He's a brilliant real life player. FPL wise, I am fairly sure he isn't worth 11.0.

            I looked at the fixtures before I sold and Chelsea have the CL games against PSG in between the small club fixtures. Also they don't really bother to thrash small clubs...

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  23. jas5sk - Youtube channel
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Arsenal can still win the title; they are 4 points behind if they win midweek

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    1. isacki: full casual
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      STOP THE AGONY. STOP IT

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      1. jas5sk - Youtube channel
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 9 days ago

        😆 😉

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    2. Woy of the Wovers
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Then they play City.

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      1. mrsimple
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 9 days ago

        hope arse beat city to give chelsea the title

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  24. Rossamous
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Hazard and Schurrle benched 🙁

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    1. WipWapJaws
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Ouch!!......

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  25. SW6
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 9 days ago

    3 Points (15 BPS): Oscar
    2 Points (12 BPS): Matic
    1 Point (11 BPS): Schürrle

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  26. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Ah, stupid DGWS .

    If it had not been for the DGW i would have played Schurrle instead of selling him 🙁

    Hate em.

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  27. Art Vandelay
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 9 days ago

    What game are people watching. City for me. Come on Silva...

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    1. Gaz Downright
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      • 13 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      I'll be watching that one as well. Faint hope of Fulham making another heroic away performance.

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  28. mrsimple
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Man City are the only title contender that I can see other than chelsea

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  29. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 9 days ago

    Top 5 in the FPL all benched their Chelsea assets.

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Including my mini league leader in 3rd 🙂

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      1. Declan-
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 9 days ago

        You'll catch him yet

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        1. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 9 days ago

          ^^This 😆

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          1. Declan-
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 9 days ago

            ......if his score stops now and you go until the end 🙂

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            1. HuttonDressedasLahm
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 9 days ago

              Probably still wouldn't catch him

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              1. Alberto Tomba
                • 11 Years
                10 years, 9 days ago

                Does he use this site? I'm wondering how many top players don't.

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                1. Mark
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 17 Years
                  10 years, 9 days ago

                  He's a member.

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                  1. Alberto Tomba
                    • 11 Years
                    10 years, 8 days ago

                    Cheers Mark. It'll be tough then!

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    2. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      #amateurs 😉

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    3. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      And they probably have 2 games up so don't count your chickens yet

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      1. Woy of the Wovers
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 9 days ago

        Who has chickens?

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    4. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Wow. That surprises me.

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    5. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 9 days ago

      Not true. Fourth place played Hazard. Fifth played Hazard and Terry.

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