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10 September 2011 1847 comments
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Hallelujah – it’s business as usual in the Premier League. More to the point, it’s deadline day for fantasy football, and the Matchday Surgery chatroom is here to see you through it.

If you’ve left it late to make your transfers, or are just toying with final Fantasy Premier League wildcard adjustments, then one final sanity check is an absolute must. Come in and your comrades will attempt to deter you from any last-minute howlers (insert standard disclaimer).

Besides from the player market, there’s also the matter of selecting your double-scoring captain. With monster individual scores still burning in the memory, it’s a decision that cannot be taken lightly. A glance over at our poll sees Robin van Persie leading the way over two of those players with exceptional recent tallies in Wayne Rooney and Edin Dzeko.

May gameweek four treat us (especially me) well.

Akers Richard or Akers, as he is known, has been regularly haunting this site since July 2008. He is young and foolish, take what he says with a pinch of salt. Follow them on Twitter

  1. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Cahill up front

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  2. big oak
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    suarez starting carroll benched

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    1. big oak
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      gerrard not even on the bench

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  3. tezzaboy7
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    14 years, 6 months ago

    Incoming sturridge bandwagon.

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
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      14 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah, But I may be on that if Ruiz looks likes he isnt gonna start up front

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  4. super zlatan
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    14 years, 6 months ago

    Who is hotter?

    Carol voderman or Hazel Irvine??

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    1. Joey Jo Jo Jnr Shabadoo
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      14 years, 6 months ago

      Irvine is filth... so says Coisty...

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      1. super zlatan
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Lol

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  5. Demí
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    14 years, 6 months ago

    Hate watching my captain play so think i'll stream City vs Wigan in the hope of another Silva masterclass and goal to go along with it.

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  6. ManTree(v2!) or just JAY!
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    What is man city starting eleven?

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    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Edin Dzeko is on the bench against Wigan despite scoring four times in Manchester City's last game against Tottenham. Samir Nasri, who broke a bone in his hand on international duty in midweek is also a sub. Carlos Tevez and Sergio Aguero start up front. Full line-ups to follow...

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      1. King Eric, in America
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        I can see Attila's big grin from here in the States ...

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        1. Attila the Bum
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          Its a pretty broad grin

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          1. Lucky_2010
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 6 months ago

            lol ...

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    2. Dave Bauer
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Dzeko
      Nasri Dzeko Dzeko Nasri
      Dzeko Nasri Nasri Dezko
      Dzeko Nasri*

      *May or may not be accurate

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    3. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Scroll!

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    4. super zlatan
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Look at previous page

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  7. Kostja
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Nice, nice my last Wildcard trade- Dzeko out(cash in)- Sturridge in.
    Lucky guess that.

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  8. llamaZA
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    14 years, 6 months ago

    Annoying part - If Dzeko had gone up this morning I probably would've cashed in the 0.2, but decided to hold on another week to get the extra cash...

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    1. Hated, Adored but never Ign…
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      yeah right

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    2. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Ditto... will probably keep him now but you know how this game goes.

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    3. Xabi
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      14 years, 6 months ago

      this game isn't about cash, its about points

      so many people have young/rooney and dzeko bacause of the cash and have ignored fixtures and rotation risks.

      i'd happily have 99mill but an extra 100 points

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      1. The Finnisher
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        LOL Dzeko maybe
        but have fun with no Rooney!!

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      2. llamaZA
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Building a cash base on decent players at the start of the season helps a crap load at the end of the season.

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  9. Just A Hat
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    14 years, 6 months ago

    Wolverhampton: Hennessey, Stearman, Johnson, Berra, Ward, Kightly, Henry, O'Hara, Hunt, Doyle, Fletcher.

    Subs: De Vries, Elokobi, Hammill, Milijas, Vokes, Foley, Jarvis.

    Tottenham: Friedel, Walker, King, Kaboul, Assou-Ekotto, Kranjcar, Parker, Modric, Bale, Adebayor, Defoe.

    Subs: Cudicini, Bassong, Livermore, Pavlyuchenko, Townsend, Falque, Giovani.

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    1. AP
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      14 years, 6 months ago

      C'mon Fletcher!

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    2. Cruicky
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Jarvis on bench, no Dawson or Lennon?

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  10. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Mankini you lovely man!!! Saurez/Roon/RVP/YaYa/Bale all hopefully starting and a brace of City and Stoke clean sheets please!!!! I'm assuming Moses will do cock all again but couldn't take him out for De Laet just in case...

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  11. weeurquahrt
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    no Stracqualursiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

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  12. Just One More Thing
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Jarvis on bench - balls..

    Wolverhampton: Hennessey, Stearman, Johnson, Berra, Ward, Kightly, Henry, O'Hara, Hunt, Doyle, Fletcher

    Subs: De Vries, Elokobi, Hammill, Milijas, Vokes, Foley, Jarvis

    Tottenham: Friedel, Walker, King, Kaboul, Assou-Ekotto, Kranjcar, Parker, Modric, Bale, Adebayor, Defoe

    Subs: Cudicini, Bassong, Livermore, Pavlyuchenko, Townsend, Falque, Giovani

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    1. Attila the Bum
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Bah

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      1. llamaZA
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        I guess you deserved some bad luck for all your Dzeko-hate 😛

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    2. King Eric, in America
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      King? They've defrosted him for a Wolves game?

      Huh.

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  13. Lewis - Sky Pod
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    No Jarvis or Dzeko, ouch, team has gone from 3-4-3 to 5-3-2. Uh-oh.

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    1. Leysh
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Mines looking at a 5-3-2 too 😛

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    2. BT31 - WE ARE ALL TINKERMEN…
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      me too, I've got jarvis dzeko and nasri!

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  14. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    So glad I dont have Jarvis, knew this would happen

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  15. applebonkers
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    fancy some adam johnson points today

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  16. Gargamel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Used my 2 freebies to bring in Nasri & Dzeko: Fail

    Captained Nasri: Fail

    Need Sessegnon, Sinclair, Wes Brown and Moses to save me now 8)

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    1. Just A Hat
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      lol! You must be fuming!

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    2. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      ouch

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    3. pyrohippy
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      similar here. wes brown and moses to save me... hmmm. not too sure about that

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    4. Locarno
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      We Nasri captainers should just get drunk.

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  17. big oak
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    glen johnson benched

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  18. Gigging Order
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    I changed Silva for Nasri 5 mins before and kept Dzecko in, I think I am in the same position as a lot of people though, at least I made RVP captain

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  19. SuarezSaurusRex
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    14 years, 6 months ago

    was really worried i dropped dzeko for adebayor, now im relieved! at least for now...

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  20. MCM
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    At least Mata starts.

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  21. The Finnisher
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    I want Sturridge GW6
    But I'm scared he ill kill it this week and everyone will jump on him rocketing his price despite versing Man U away
    Gonna have to wait and see i guess.

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
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      14 years, 6 months ago

      Ah yes the Man U. I want two transfers when i do it anyway.

      Ruiz to sturridge
      Mata to VDV/Kuyt

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      1. The Finnisher
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        VDV or Kuyt in for Mata? Really?

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        1. Ginkapo FPL
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          yup, Kuyt is playing high up at the moment, bound to gather bonus points and should score goals. And am I actually the only who noticed that VDV got a ridiculous score last year considering how long he spent injured. Adabeyour can only help that.

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    2. tezzaboy7
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      +1 here. didnt plan on making any transfers next week but if i want to catch sturridge at 6.5 it looks like im gonna have to.

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      1. The Finnisher
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        I had always planned on getting him, ill have 2 free's next week, but whether i wanna get him in away to Man U is a different question.
        In Australia so its gonna be hard to see how he plays while watching the Arsenal game!

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  22. McDog
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Is it true Woodgate isn't starting?

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    1. Damo.
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah, he's not on the bench either.

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      1. McDog
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Sh*t, is he injured? I hate wasting transfers on defenders.

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        1. Damo.
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          I don't know man, just says he's ruled out.

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    2. big oak
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      upson shawx huth wilson

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  23. Le Bluff
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Goes to show Man City's front line will really be a nightmare to predict this season.

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    1. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Certainly will, especially if Tevez & Aguero link up well today, which they should.

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        They wont. Too similar. Man City need Dzeko to play around, a la Drogba for Chelsea

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        1. Drip Doctor
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          Disagree, being similar is exactly why i think it will work. City players are interchanging all over the place and Tevez Aguero are equally comfortable on the wing as they are up front. Messi, Villa and Pedro are all similar players, that's why it works soo well. Same with Welbeck and Rooney, they can easily interchange.

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    2. tezzaboy7
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      14 years, 6 months ago

      yeh Silva the only safe one i guess.

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  24. Hapless Hat-Tricks
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Two free transfers:
    IN: Dzeko & Nasri
    GW4 fail.

    Hopefully Nasri will be transferred out by knee-jerkers. I still have a sneaky feeling that he'll come on after 70 minutes and grab an assist/goal.

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  25. Just One More Thing
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Stoke vs Liverpool

    Stoke: Begovic, Huth, Shawcross, Upson, Wilson, Pennant, Delap, Whitehead, Etherington, Walters, Crouch

    Subs: Sorensen, Whelan, Jones, Wilkinson, Shotton, Jerome, Palacios

    Liverpool: Reina, Carragher, Skrtel, Agger, Jose Enrique, Kuyt, Adam, Lucas, Henderson, Downing, Suarez

    Subs: Doni, Johnson, Carroll, Maxi, Coates, Spearing, Bellamy

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    1. llamaZA
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      No Woodgate - surprise (if I knew how I'd put the rolly eyes face here).

      Walters still offerring some OoP potential then?

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  26. DropPointsNotBombs
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Was worried about my team earlier but now I think it looks really strong with the amount of people that will have captained Dzeko and the fact that the Everton line up looks s*it. Lack of Arsenal coverage may be a problem

    Given

    Kompany - Enrique - Bosingwa

    N'Zogbia - Brunt - Cabaye - Silva

    Suarez - Rooney - Bent

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    1. Le Bluff
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      I have the same forwards, along with Brunt, Silva, Kompany and Enrique. So relieved about Dzeko, and also that Bent starts 🙂

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    2. super zlatan
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      I have 6 of that starting 11. Hope it does well

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  27. Matt_
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Sorry if it's been mentioned but I don't know how to find the team sheets so is Micah Richards playing?

    Cheers

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    1. big oak
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      http://www.premierleague.com/page/LiveScoreCenter/0,,12306,00.html

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      1. Matt_
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers.

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  28. EVILCAM17
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    I read an article on wayne bridge, geeeez he is a p#ick!!!!

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  29. Just A Hat
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Anybody else just going to Captain Rooney every week because he is a real football player who has no time to be rested? 😀

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    1. Downtown
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      +1

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    2. Dave Bauer
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      I have so far!

      🙂

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    3. shirtless
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      +1 resisted the RVP overtures.

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  30. Spoiler
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    anyone else got barkley?

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    1. Xabi
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      i wanted him but upgraded to arteta in the end

      i think barkley is a wait and see player, maybe in the january wildcard i'll get him in for dyer or something

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    2. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Looks like Coleman got his spot

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