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Dugout Discussion – Sunday – Part One

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Sunday’s four matches get underway with a lunchtime double-header as champions Chelsea host Everton, while West Brom take on Stoke City at The Hawthorns.

Some Fantasy managers will be torn by the Stamford Bridge meeting. The Blues defence are well backed via Fantasy Premier League investment in David Luiz (25.9% ownership) and, of course, Marcos Alonso (18.2% ownership). T

he Spaniard heads into today’s contest off the back of his devastating two goals at Wembley against Spurs, having picked up over 245,000 new owners ahead of Gameweek 3.

However, Everton’s Wayne Rooney has also soared in popularity following back-to-back goals. He claims a 20.4% ownership ahead of the Chelsea clash and is the most popular captain pick on show in the early kick-offs: 93,000 have trusted him with the armband.

Meanwhile, at The Hawthorns, there is no question of the preferred outcome from a Fantasy perspective.

West Bromwich Albion will be seeking a third successive clean sheet against Stoke and boast the Gameweek’s second most popular transfer target in their line-up.

The towering Ahmed Hegazi has picked up over 504,000 new owners ahead of today’s clash and already ranks fourth for transfers in ahead of Gameweek 4 before taking to the pitch.

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

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  1. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Come on Hegazi 🙂

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  2. Sharkytect
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Time for Kane(c) to turn my slow start around

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  3. Heels_Over_Head
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    --()---xxxxxx

    Never finished in the top 10K in a previous season?

    Think this is your year?

    Join my league! Code in my name.

    (We'll have someone in the top 5k this week already)

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    1. Obi-1 Kenobi-0
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      What is '--()---xxxxxx' supposed to be?

      Looks like something my dentist would use.

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      1. FDMS All Starz
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Sword?

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        1. Please Help I Don't Kn…
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          So he can repost it the whole time and spam.

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          1. Simon69
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Man is a moron. Should be booted.

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    2. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      This is so getting boring now...

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  4. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Is Kipper Ears playing?

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    1. Jedi_Reed
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Oliver Burke?

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  5. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Alonsoooo dnt let me down!!

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    1. Kolarov Fpl Legend
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      When did Alonso let us down?

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      1. Sharkytect
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        GW1

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      2. FDMS All Starz
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Gw1?

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        1. Kolarov Fpl Legend
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          You guys are greedy...

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          1. G-Whizz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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            • 6 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Not really greedy, but expect more than a 0 especially when I captained him then 😆

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            1. Kolarov Fpl Legend
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Oops

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            2. socho
              • 6 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              captained him too GW1

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              1. G-Whizz
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 6 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Haha 😆
                At least he's making up for it ever since, what a player! Funny seeing people trying to shoe horn him in now after the brace last week 😆

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  6. Pierce34
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    I don't pay attention to mini-leagues - rival, however, has captained Hegazi. Really want him to blank now...

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  7. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Was hoping Luis would move up to midfield

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  8. Fowler23
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Repeat of last years 5-0 mauling ?

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  9. Once,Twice,ThreeTimesFellai…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    I don't want to trigger a false alarm, but is that Choupo guy plaing up front for Stoke?? At 5.5m as mid??

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    1. BobBradleysOpportunity
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      he did last week too

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      1. Once,Twice,ThreeTimesFellai…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Nice. There's my new 4th/5th mid so

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    2. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      He is, but Jese seems more appealing at that price range

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    3. Kolarov Fpl Legend
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Too much competition for that spot.

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      1. Kolarov Fpl Legend
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        At Stoke i mean

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    4. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Ain't it Jese playing through the middle? Or is he on the left

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      1. CloudSky
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Jese on the left probably.

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      2. JustPark
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Left

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  10. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Do you UK fellas only get one game on TV?

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    1. Jay_
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Ww

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        1. CloudSky
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          World war?

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          1. Jay_
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Ha! WTF. Reply fail twice in a row. New rf below 🙂

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          2. CloudSky
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Double oops? 😀 reckon that post was meant for me. Sounds like a real rip off though. We get 9 HD sport channels for like 20euros. All the PL matches, half the LaLiga, best of Serie A and Ligue 1, coverage of all the tennis and basketball events (2 games per night of NBA) and so on.

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      • Tinydancer
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        I assumed SKY was showing the Chelsea Everton game ..... Was sadly disappointed but hey at least Sky is cheap 😉

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      • Obi-1 Kenobi-0
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Just sayin', if any of Stoke's midfielders are playing as a striker... it's Choupo-Moting at 5.5. Not Jesé.

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        1. Jay_
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Oops. We get the early Saturday, late Saturday and one Early Sunday and one late Sunday. One of that lot comes on BT. The rest Sky. If you're a FPL addict or pure football lover it cost at least £62 per month to watch all. Add internet and landline it's about £80 all in. Rip off.

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            1. Jay_
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Sorry, reply fail

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              • Pierce34
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Double reply fail 😛

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                1. Jay_
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    Yep. Going as good as my first two weeks captains 😀

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                    1. Pierce34
                      • 8 Years
                      6 years, 8 months ago

                      Tell me about it - my captains have scored 7 points combined across the first 3 GWs!

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                2. JustPark
                  • 8 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  There's cheaper alternative?

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            2. Optimus.
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              I'm looking forward to the comfort of watching Alonso while sat on the couch instead of behind it through my closed fingers

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              1. Kolarov Fpl Legend
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                It's like waiting to see City's lineup..

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            3. Coaly
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              KDB to Pogba/Mhiki for free?

              Already taken the drop on KDB

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              1. CloudSky
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Might as well wait.

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                1. Kolarov Fpl Legend
                  • 9 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  This

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            4. Dr. Rog
              • 14 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Jesé was the best player on the pitch against arsenal. is a steal at 6

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            5. Gnu
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Red & white stripes - white shorts.
              Blue & white stripes - white shorts.
              Hmm, slightly bizarre imo.

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              1. Sharkytect
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Yeah, for slightly colour-blind people like me it's incredibly difficult to play with these kits, let alone watch

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              2. Sánchez
                • 11 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Terrible colours all round eh?

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            6. ChelseaGuy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              In India here..the whole TV package comes at around £25/year
              And the Sports channel is showing Chelsea vs West Brom

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              1. markmcr
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Good one my friend

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              2. unlethal
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Chelsea vs West Brom? Some kind of fusion match I like it

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

                Yes,good for us

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            7. Forever mirin
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Reasonable conclusion after a sample size of 1 game.

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            8. Forever mirin
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              reply fail..

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              1. Forever mirin
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                lol ill stop now

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            9. mr messi
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Why is the Chelsea match not on tv?

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              1. goriuanx
                • 13 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Bein sports 2

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                1. FALCAO & MOU
                  • 9 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Mobdro.

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                2. Optimus.
                  • 13 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  and Skynet 6 🙂

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                  1. goriuanx
                    • 13 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    See ya in jail 🙂

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                    1. Optimus.
                      • 13 Years
                      6 years, 8 months ago

                      😆

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              2. Eton Rifles
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                New regulations after the brexit vote

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              3. Kolarov Fpl Legend
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Because Wba v Stoke is a better one obviously...

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              4. Wild Rover
                • 13 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Because WBA v Stoke is

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            10. Ohhh Shola Ameobi
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              West Brom aren't keeping a clean sheet here.

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            11. diesel001
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              One thing about Hegazi is his English is excellent. Makes communicating with the rest of the defence much easier if you all speak the same language. A defence also needs a leader, but Dawson and Brunt are experienced enough to do that job.

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              1. Differential C (Mark)
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Good to know. Language is valuable to communicate properly in any job, especially one which requires a great deal of cooperation and discipline.

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            12. Stats Don\'t Lie
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Live TV Coverage of teams first 10GWs

              Arsenal - 8
              Man U - 7
              Liverpool - 7
              Spurs - 7
              Newcastle - 7
              Brighton - 7
              Everton - 6
              Man City - 5
              Chelsea - 5
              Leicester - 5
              West Ham - 4
              WBA - 4
              Southampton - 4
              Huddersfield - 3
              Watford - 3
              Swansea - 3
              Burnley - 3
              Stoke - 3
              Bournemouth - 3
              Crystal Palace - 2

              Bias much? Now I know people will say big teams deserve more coverage but how are smaller teams supposed to build up a Fanbase without substantial TV coverage.

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              1. Greenbackbøøg…
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Seems pretty fair to me, you want all teams to have the same number? Thats communism

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                1. Ask Yourself
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Excellent

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              2. markmcr
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Why wouldn't they show the most entertaining teams lol wise up

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              3. Pierce34
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                On the other hand, Brighton and Newcastle are getting 2 more games than the defending champions.

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                1. Ohhh Shola Ameobi
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Believe Sky cited Newcastle and Villa being relegated as a contributing factor to why viewing figures plummeted last season. Newcastle usually draw large viewing figures, thus will be selected often.

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              4. Wild Rover
                • 13 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Bigger clubs attract bigger audiences. Simples

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              5. Simon69
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Bias? Bigger teams have bigger fanbases so it just makes sense to televise their games. This is just complaining for the sake of it.

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              6. goriuanx
                • 13 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Who on earth would wanna pay a premium tv package to watch Burnley/Palace etc.

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              7. Kolarov Fpl Legend
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                It's only logical...

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              8. Stats Don\'t Lie
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                So how are the smaller teams meant to be able to attract larger crowds when they are not televised. Personally I think the biggest issue is the ban on showing 3pm kickoffs

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                1. Simon69
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Please see above.

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                2. Rostah
                  • 9 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Brighton have more games televised than Everton Man City & Chelsea according to this list. They're surely one of the smaller clubs fan base wise in the EPL

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                3. Ohhh Shola Ameobi
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Pete from Manchester isn't going to suddenly start supporting Bournemouth because they're on TV a lot. The vast majority of people support their local club, and will do regardless of how often they are on TV.

                  If anything, not being on TV that much can only help, as attendances will be larger.

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            13. Pirlø's Pen
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Come onnnn Alonso.

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            14. It’s gonna Ben Mee
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Costa for 9.7 in that Everton side could be interesting once the fixtures easens up.

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              1. Andy_Social
                • 11 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                And that's why we wait until TDD to play our wildcard!

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              2. Simon69
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Does that look like a goer?

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                1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
                  • 10 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Koeman seems very keen

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              3. Greenbackbøøg…
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                I dunno, there is no pace in this Everton team

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              4. Holmes
                • 10 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Dont think he'll join though

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            15. makaveli123
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              All I need is a goal from Stoke 🙂

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              1. CloudSky
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Yes please.

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              2. Kolarov Fpl Legend
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                With the penalty save from Foster.

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              3. Differential C (Mark)
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                I wouldnt mind.....if Hegazi subbed before goal after an hour

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              4. Royal5
                • 12 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                This. And Ecerton.

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            16. KOLASINA(C)
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Willian is looking very lively tbh

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              1. Holmes
                • 10 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                True that, Pedro will probably be benched if and when Hazard returns

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            17. makaveli123
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              WBA look so strong today. CS already locked in.

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              1. KOLASINA(C)
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Shhhh

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              2. Holmes
                • 10 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Not really, looks like Moting goal incoming

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              3. Pierce34
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                I know what you're doing and I approve.

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              4. Speédy
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Takes 5 seconds of bad football to concede.

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            18. Nicks93
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Pedro having a terrible game so far

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              1. KOLASINA(C)
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                This mug should have passed to Willian :/

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              2. diesel001
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                I think there is a chance Willian keeps his place and Pedro is dropped when Hazard comes back.

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              3. Marcos Alonso is god
                • 6 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                So hot and cold

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            19. Royal5
              • 12 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Morata looks very slow

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