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Dugout Discussion January 22

Dugout Discussion – Chelsea vs Hull City

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Gameweek 22 concludes at Stamford Bridge where leaders Chelsea will bid to extend the gap at the top with another three points against Hull City.

The Diego Costa circus monopolises the pre-match chatter and, with the striker recovered from a “back problem”, he is immediately re-installed to Antonio Conte’s starting line-up to lead the attack.

Costa is backed by 10.5% of Fantasy Premier League managers with the captaincy, while team-mate Eden Hazard earns the support of 7.6%.

The Belgian has returned just a goal and two assists in the last five Gameweeks, causing a good degree of fidgeting among his 33.1% ownership.

However, the omens are good for both Hazard and Costa today.

The latter has scored in all three of his previous Premier League appearances against Hull, while also providing two assists.

Equally, Hazard has scored three and earned an assist in his last four Premier League appearances against the Tigers.

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

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  1. STONEROSES
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Best fifth midfielder choice for £4.4 or less?

    A. Tom Davies
    B. Tom Carroll
    C. De Roon
    D. Other

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    1. 824545201
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B or C, B more of a rotation risk though.

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    2. Dr Ennet
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A or B. Cannot decide myself. 🙂

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    3. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      C play safe

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    4. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B

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    5. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Did A. But Tom Carroll may be better if Swans 1 game performance was not a brief show

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  2. Dr Ennet
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Good evening all!

    Would you do
    Lallana, Defoe > Davies, Kane (-4)?

    Will be priced out after tonight.

    Foster - Pickford
    Baines - Alonso - McAuley - Holebas - Amat
    Sanchez - Eriksen - Alli - Philips - LALLANA
    Lukaku - Ibra - DEFOE

    Cheers! 🙂

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    1. PvA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yes, what is your TV btw

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      1. Dr Ennet
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers mate. 107.7

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    2. Jake Donahue
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      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Good moves

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      1. Dr Ennet
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks!

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    3. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yes.
      Although some would prefer Tom Carroll to Davies. Risk with Swanseas general form and fixtures though.

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      1. Dr Ennet
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        If I go with Carroll I can afford to wait till tomorrow at least. 🙂 Thanks for your input!

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    4. Bunk Moreland
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      would prefer Tom Carroll but otherwise, good moves. Though it will leave you with a bit of a problem if Spurs focus on Europe again.

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      1. Dr Ennet
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        You are right. Will face that problem when it arises. 🙂 Why Carroll by the way?

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  3. drughi
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Gonna be tough picking captain for next week. Ibra, Kane or Sanchez ??

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    1. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Currently on Kane. But it's very tough

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      1. drughi
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Same here at the moment

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    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      No Kane - going with Ibra. Kane should be the pick for those who have him.

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    3. Bunk Moreland
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Think it has to be Kane. Not impressed by Sanchez today and Hull are getting better, they are no pushovers.

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  4. Oven Glover
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    ML rival on 110 points after bonus. What gw rank do you think that gets him? He played BB.

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    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Top 1K.

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      1. Oven Glover
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Good for him!

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    2. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Gotta be double digits

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    3. The Wizard of Ozil
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      The current top gw score should have played BB.

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      1. Oven Glover
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Yup. Benched Cahill vs Hull...

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    4. fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      That's a cracking BB. He's made up 50 points on the field. Doubt we make that much up in a DGW where most will have similar teams.

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  5. PvA
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Swayed towards Kane again now

    Costa vs Kane is a hard choice

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Costa for me if you have Eriksen or Alli. He has no European football and it looks like he is going for the golden boot.

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    2. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Kane. I expect him to pick up the golden boot

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    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I'll get the one you don't.

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    4. Dr Ennet
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I will go for Kane but it is a tough call.

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    5. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Kane for me

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    6. Feed tha Sheep
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Costa

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  6. KUNingas
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Hi. Anything worth a hit? 5.5 ITB

    Grant
    Alonso, Valencia, Cedric
    Sanchez, Alli, Coutinho, Stanislas, Phillips
    Ibra, Giroud

    Pickford, Amat, Anichebe, Holebas

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    1. The Wizard of Ozil
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Looks good to me.

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  7. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Glad I made the right decision on Heaton vs Grant

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  8. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Hazard likely to fall £0.3m this week?

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    1. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Possibly. Shipped for alli

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      1. crikeybruce
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I'm pretty set on Alli myself. Should I pull the trigger on Haz > Alli?

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    2. Numb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I reckon so

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  9. jamie1972
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    No love at all left for Aguero?

    a) Haz/Giroud > Eriksen/Aguero
    b) Haz/Giroud > Stirling/Kane

    (have Alli/Sanchez/Cout/Ibra/Phillips/Alonso)

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  10. Slippy
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    A) Hazard -> Eriksen/Alli
    or
    B) Holebas -> Jones

    If A, then which of Eriksen/Alli?

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    1. Dr Ennet
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I would probably do A for Alli
      Holebas will be back after Arsenal anyway.

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      1. Slippy
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        he's probably worth getting rid of at some point anyway and Jones could get plenty of clean sheets

        it's really about which move would get me more points next week..

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        1. Dr Ennet
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          You are right. It is a tough call.

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  11. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Re
    1. Pedro Kane Kaku
    2. Dele Costa Kaku
    3. Costa Kane Barkley/Dele/Pedro
    Any more ideas ???

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    1. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Costa Kane Dele

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  12. PvA
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    FFS I'm back on Costa now

    Dunno what to do anymore

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Maybe just chill out as there is over a week before the next gw?

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      1. PvA
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Wanna catch price rises

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    2. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Take a break, gather your thoughts.

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    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Leave it for a week.

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    4. Lawrø
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Keep us posted

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    5. TLF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I've gone for Eriksen, Alli and Rose with a view to playing a 3-5-2 with Ibra and Costa up front in a couple of weeks (currently have Ibra, Giroud & Carroll). Doubt that will help your decision but just so you know there is at least one other manager out there going with out Kane 🙂

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    6. fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      How is this even hard? When has Costa last scored 16 and 17 in 3 games? When Kane is on fire, he is the first person you must get in your team. Dare I say, even more explosive than Kun.

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  13. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    0 bonus for Costa and 1 for Sanchez? That right? No idea how Sanchez didn't get the 3 after winning the game when no one else played well at all

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    1. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Koscielny is a bap monster.

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    2. Lawrø
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I'm pretty livid... Sanchez(c) and Costa could've been so much better

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    3. Bunk Moreland
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sanchez had a poor game, not up to his usual standards. Pretty happy he was in the baps at all as a captainer.

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  14. white lightning
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Here's my team with 1ft & 2.5itb.

    Foster (Valdes)
    Alonso, Rose, Coleman, Jones (Pieters)
    Sanchez (c), Alli, Phillips, Stanislas (Lallana)
    Ibra, Giroud (Defoe)

    (a) Lallana out - Eriksen in or
    (b) Giroud out - Kane in

    Thoughts & thanks.

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    1. DaftPrick
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B

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    2. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A

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      1. Sweetboi
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Watford are terrible and Chelsea have the best defence.

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    3. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B

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    4. Dr Ennet
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A. Giroud still has a good game next gw.

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      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        But did he do enough today to play if Walcott back in10 days

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        1. Cars and Mané
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          If Walcott is still out, I reckon he'll play. If not, I'm going to consider switching him to Lukaku as I want to do that the week after anyway.

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  15. southernpacific
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kane over Costa seems like the verdict

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    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      For what?

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    2. Feed tha Sheep
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I disagree

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    3. The Wizard of Ozil
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Both..

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    4. Yome
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Costa for me, Alli and Eriksen for coverage

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  16. FPL Mentor
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Thinking of doing Hazard and Carroll 》 Barkley and Kane? -4

    Leaves me with this..

    Heaton
    Brunt Gabriel Jones
    Sanchez Alli BARKLEY Phillips
    Ibrahimovic Costa KANE

    (Pickford, Stanislas, Amat, Holebas*)

    A. Do it
    B. Other suggestions. willing to go crazy and do a -8

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    1. The Wizard of Ozil
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Awesome team.

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    2. The Wizard of Ozil
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      As in, do it

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    3. TLF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      You definitely playing Phillips over Stan ? I'm undecided on that one myself. Transfers look decent although I have a feeling Carroll will score against City.

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      1. FPL Mentor
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah i have a dneaky freling too. But i already missed on on carroll brace this weekend as he was 1st Sub. The fear of not having spurs attack would be immense tho lol. what shall i do?

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        1. TLF
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          I also missed Carroll brace (& Pieters goal !), One of those things, hindsight and all that.

          I played

          Alonso, Rose, Brunt

          Hazard, Sanchez, Phillips, Stan, Eriksen

          Ibra, Giroud

          (Carroll, Pieters, Amat)

          I'm playing Stan & Carroll next week way things stand and benching Phillips, i know it's a risk, may bench Carroll again but reluctant.

          You have Alli so do have Spurs attack. You really need to weigh up if you think Kane with the -4 will score more than Carroll this GW. If you are dead set on getting Kane, take the punt, it will pay off long term anyway.

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    4. Prøfeßör …
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Great transfers. Do it!

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  17. willgriggsonfire
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Heaton Grant
    Alonso Brunt Jones McAuley Friend
    Hazard Sanchez Philips Snodgrass Stanislas
    Kane Ibra Gray
    So I think I have to let Hazard go.
    Thinking of bringing Costa in place of Gray.
    Or should I get Alli and get Costa in place of Kane and upgrade elsewhere...
    If I keep Kane, I can afford 5.9 mid, Redmond maybe, he has good fixtures but hasn't provided attacking returns from quite some time...
    Also, Alli or Eriksen?

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  18. WVA
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Begovic to Bour?
    Will he start in front of Boruc?

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    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

      Boruc is sheeeet

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  19. Karan14
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Safe to do Lallana to Mirallas tonight?

    No FA Cup for Everton and looks like Lallana is falling.

    Appreciate your thoughts!

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    1. WDT
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Strikes me Mirallas is less nailed..

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      1. Karan14
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Yes but he has better fixtures and he's nailed for about 70 mins.

        Plus no blanks in GW26 & 28 and Liverpool potentially could blank in both.

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    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Safe depending on who gets injured.

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      1. Karan14
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I'm loosing value on Lallana if he falls tonight.

        I know more injuries could come through but this was the transfer I planned.

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        1. Bunk Moreland
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Value is not so important at this stage.

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    3. Jake Donahue
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Can't see why not too

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    4. Cars and Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Wouldn't go Mirallas personally. Less nailed and when he does play is often taken off.

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  20. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Guys

    Just 9 days to kick off

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    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      This, and lots of cup games inbetween

      Too soon for any transfers

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      1. Jake Donahue
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Not all teams have games

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        1. Numb
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          A lot in my team do

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  21. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    If you pick 3 stickers for rest of season who would they be?
    My choice is
    Costa Kane Zlatan

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    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      *strikers! But could also be stickers......

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    2. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A Lukaku or Aguero hat trick will change that quickly.

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    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Alli - Sanchez - Lallana - Phillips - De Roon
      Ibra - Costa - Lukaku

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      1. Lumberjack
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I've got that except Defoe for Costa, must need a fairly budget defence?

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      2. Lumberjack
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Ah no, I've got Kane not Kaku...do-able...

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  22. WDT
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    For those switching Hazard > Kdb.

    Are you aware you're spending the same amount for someone who isn't on pens? Seems a weird one to me?

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  23. Numb
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Giroud dropping

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    1. Yome
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I will do Giroud to Costa after Watford game

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  24. Stats Don\'t Lie
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    A 71 pt score to get me a green arrow and help ihop through to the FCB final. My team put a real shift in this week, especially my 34 pt defence.

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  25. semiconductor
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Is it a good idea to double up with eriksen and alli?

    I got alli and looking to ship lallana (specially with their coming fixtures).

    Other mids are sanchez, phillips, de roon plus alli and lallana

    Front line are ibra lukaku giroud

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  26. henryleeds
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Haz + Daniels > (2FT)

    A) Eriksen + Baines
    B) Antonio + Rose
    C) Eriksen + Rose
    D) Any other combo?

    I already have Alli, any replies will be appreciated 🙂

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    1. AgentRed
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      C or A, which one depends on rest of your team.

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  27. OptimusBlack
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Can You Help me about my Team for next GW https://imgur.com/JtiKdIP
    0.0 in the bank 1 FT

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    1. dhamphiir
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Save

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    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Save looks fine.

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      1. willgriggsonfire
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        @Torres you keeping Hazard?

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  28. FPL Footy Show Pod
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Defoe to Lukaku for a hit?

    Or hold off?

    Had a shocker with 45 this week

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    1. WDT
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I have Defoe and am trying hard to think of the long game. He's just brilliant, ride the 2 week blanks and he'll consistently score. Always has, always will.

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    2. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Why? Defoe is a goalscorer. He goes one week without scoring and you're offski.

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    3. Prøfeßör …
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sunderland are awful. Worth it, imo.

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  29. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone think Milner is a good cheap mid? Tempted to go Kane, Costa, Ibra up top! Hmm! How's this look? Midfield too weak?

    Heaton
    Alonso - Walker - Pieters
    Sanchez - Eriksen - Milner - Phillips
    Kane - Zlatan - Costa
    (Jaku - Evans - Capoue - Amat)

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  30. Joey Barton and Friends
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I presume if pushed Kane is going to be a slightly better pick than Lukaku for the foreseeable future?

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    1. Cars and Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Probably, but keep GW28 in mind...

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      1. Joey Barton and Friends
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        whats GW 28?

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        1. THFC4LIFE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Fa cup 5th round I think

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        2. Cars and Mané
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          All teams in FA Cup quarters have blanks.

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        3. Yellin' in my Ear
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Game week 28

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    2. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Prefer Lukaku as he's cheaper and I like Alli - Eriksen double up as there is more value there.

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