Sunday Dugout Discussion - Gameweek 5 - Best FPL Tips, Advice, Team News, Picks, and Statistics from Fantasy Football Scout

FPL GW8 Scout Picks Bus Team

Kelleher

Calafiori
Muharemovic
Konsa Ngoyo

Gibbs-White
Tavernier
Schade
Barnes

Calvert-Lewin
Haaland
João Pedro

Trafford
Ajer
Thomas
Rogers

GW8 Captain Poll

Watchlists

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	A
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	B
No Change	Kinsky	TOT	C, Vs
Up	Trafford	LEE	B
Down	Pickford	EVE	B
No Change	Verbruggen	BHA	A

Last updated: 23 Oct, 2026 1:42am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Calafiori	ARS	B
No Change	Konsa Ngoyo	ARS	B
Up	Muharemovic	LEE	B
No Change	De Cuyper	BHA	A, OoP
No Change	Tarkowski	EVE	A
Up	van Hecke	TOT	B, Vs
Up	António Silva	BOU	B, Vs
Down	Lewis Hall	NEW	B
Down	Gvardiol	MCI	B, Rest
No Change	Williams	NFO	C
No Change	Lacroix	CHE	C
No Change	Thomas	COV	B, Vs, £
No Change	Affengruber	FUL	B

Last updated: 23 Oct, 2026 1:57am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Palmer	CHE	B
No Change	Rogers	CHE	B
No Change	Gibbs-White	NFO	B
No Change	Tavernier	BOU	B, Vs
No Change	Groß	BHA	A
No Change	Mbeumo	MUN	B
Down	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	C
No Change	Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	B
Up	Odegaard	ARS	C
No Change	Schade	BRE	A
Down	Barnes	NEW	B
Down	King	FUL	C
Up	Rudoni	COV	B, Vs, £
No Change	Le Fée	SUN	C

Last updated: 23 Oct, 2026 2:08am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	A
No Change	João Pedro	CHE	A
No Change	Isak	LIV	A
Up	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	A
Up	Jackson	AVL	B
Down	Thiago	BRE	B, Sus
Up	Evanilson	BOU	A, Vs
No Change	Barry	EVE	B
Down	Gonzalo García	FUL	C

Last updated: 23 Oct, 2026 2:16am

Date	Player	Team	Price
22/10	Ampadu	LEE	5.3m
22/10	Maguire	MUN	4.7m
22/10	Mbeumo	MUN	7.9m
22/10	Palmer	CHE	9.8m
21/10	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	6.1m
21/10	Palacios	FUL	5.3m
20/10	Endo	LIV	4.8m
20/10	Gyökeres	ARS	7.0m
20/10	Hudson-Odoi	NFO	5.7m
20/10	Hughes	CRY	4.3m
20/10	Jacquet	LIV	5.1m
20/10	Muniz	FUL	5.3m
20/10	Nmecha	LEE	5.3m
20/10	Ruggeri	AVL	4.4m
19/10	Alcaraz	EVE	4.8m
19/10	De Cuyper	BHA	5.3m
19/10	Doku	MCI	7.5m
19/10	Grimes	COV	4.8m
19/10	Groß	BHA	6.2m
19/10	Onyeka	COV	4.8m
19/10	Rogers	CHE	8.0m
19/10	Stroud	HUL	4.9m
19/10	Welbeck	CHE	5.8m
19/10	Wieffer	BHA	4.8m
18/10	Braithwaite	MCI	3.9m
18/10	Gibbs-White	NFO	7.9m
18/10	J.Cuenca	FUL	4.4m
18/10	João Pedro	CHE	7.9m
18/10	Keane	EVE	4.7m
18/10	Nketiah	CRY	5.4m
18/10	Norton-Cuffy	HUL	3.9m
18/10	Samba	MCI	4.4m
18/10	Tavernier	BOU	6.2m
18/10	Virgil	LIV	6.4m
18/10	Wissa	NEW	6.1m
18/10	Wood	NFO	5.7m
18/10	Zubimendi	ARS	5.2m
17/10	Aina	NFO	4.3m
17/10	Bentancur	TOT	5.4m
17/10	Calafiori	ARS	6.0m
17/10	Cherki	MCI	8.0m
17/10	Diop	IPS	3.9m
17/10	Khusanov	MCI	5.3m
17/10	Manzambi	AVL	6.0m
17/10	Robinson	FUL	4.4m
17/10	Tel	TOT	5.6m
17/10	Touré	NEW	5.7m
16/10	Alysson	AVL	4.9m
16/10	B.Fernandes	MUN	11.8m
16/10	Damsgaard	BRE	5.3m
16/10	De Cuyper	BHA	5.2m
16/10	Delap	NFO	5.5m
16/10	Elanga	NEW	6.0m
16/10	Evanilson	BOU	6.1m
16/10	Frimpong	LIV	5.2m
16/10	Groß	BHA	6.1m
16/10	Haaland	MCI	15.7m
16/10	Jair Cunha	NFO	4.4m
16/10	John	NFO	4.4m
16/10	Kroupi.Jr	BOU	7.3m
16/10	Latibeaudiere	COV	3.9m
16/10	M.Sangaré	BRE	5.5m
16/10	Maddison	TOT	6.2m
16/10	Mbeumo	MUN	7.8m
16/10	Mosquera	ARS	5.2m
16/10	Núñez	IPS	4.8m
16/10	O.Richards	NFO	3.9m
16/10	Steur	NEW	4.8m
16/10	Szoboszlai	LIV	6.8m
16/10	Targett	HUL	3.9m
16/10	Tielemans	MUN	5.7m
16/10	Valdimarsson	BRE	4.4m
16/10	Wirtz	LIV	7.2m
16/10	Wissa	NEW	6.2m
15/10	Igor Jesus	NFO	5.7m
15/10	Tzolis	ARS	6.2m
15/10	Šeško	MUN	6.9m
14/10	Dasilva	BRE	4.8m
14/10	Mazraoui	MUN	4.3m
14/10	Muñoz	NFO	5.3m

FPL GW8 Chip Poll

Bench or start Gross and De Cuyper?

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Sunday Dugout Discussion – Gameweek 5

23 September 2012 2352 comments

Akers

A huge day of Premier League action sees eight sides do battle, with the ‘Super Sunday’ billing fully justified. The Dugout Discussion opens in time for the first of two televised games – the small matter of Liverpool versus Manchester United.

Despite a lot of the pre-game media attention understandably focusing on events off the field, three points for either side here will be massive. Here’s how the sides line-up…

Liverpool XI: Reina, Kelly, Skrtel, Agger, Johnson, Gerrard, Allen, Shelvey, Borini, Suarez, Sterling.

Man United XI: Lindegaard, Da Silva, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra, Carrick, Giggs, Valencia, Kagawa, Nani, van Persie.

Straight after the game at Anfield, we head over to the Etihad Stadium to see the other Manchester club host Arsenal.

In and amongst those two fixtures, Newcastle United welcome the visit of Norwich City, and Queens Park Rangers take the small journey to their city rivals Tottenham Hotspur.

You can follow all the action from all today’s games in our Dugout Discussion chatroom, which can be accessed right here.

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Jonny

14 years, 1 month ago
which players should i base my fpl team around? midfielders in particular?
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1. Give The Todd Some Love
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Fellaini/Pienarr, Ben Arfa, maybe Santi/Gervinho.
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  1. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    +1
    
    It's kind of hard to pick out essentials at the minute to be honest. Hazard and Michu looked like must-haves and yet they've not got ten points between them in the last two gameweeks..
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    1. Jonny
      
      14 years, 1 month ago
      *pencils in fellaini, HBA and gervinho *
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2. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Good ones.
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  1. Jonny
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    oh really? 🙂
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    1. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
      
      14 years, 1 month ago
      Haha nope, you want as many two pointers as possible 🙂 it's called being strategic.
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El Berbossa - \\\"El b…

14 years, 1 month ago
Bale LB? Just keeps getting FKING WORSE FOR ME.
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1. PintPounders
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  He's my captain, Tevez on the bench, Vlaar in the staring lineup. Time to wc.
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Give The Todd Some Love

14 years, 1 month ago
Sorry for repost, but I wanna make sure Johnson (C) next week isn't completely crazy. If he's past fit of course...
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1. Jonny
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  glen johnson is a load of balls
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  1. Give The Todd Some Love
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Adam 🙂
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    1. Jonny
      
      14 years, 1 month ago
      was gonna say 🙂 is he back from injury? not a captain pick imo, fletcher more consistent.
      Sunderland didn't create that many chances so would be a risk, could pay off
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      1. Give The Todd Some Love
        
        14 years, 1 month ago
        Maybe, he's been on 75% for the last two GWs
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bhargi

14 years, 1 month ago
Hazard -> Fellani, Britton -> Pienaar, Walker -> Baines for -8 pts ?
Looks crazy at first read, but think about it, Everton is on form and lovely fixtures
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1. waitinginthelonggrass
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  I would only bring in Baines and either Pienaar or Fellani.
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Will

14 years, 1 month ago
I'm thinking of ditching Hazard.

So far there seems to be a lot of value in mid-to-high price defenders (Baines, Gibbs, Rafael).

For Hazard's price I'd want a good captaincy option, which despite yesterdays blank, he remains. But looking at the season ticker, I can't see a chelsea fixture for a good long while, where he would be the outstanding captaincy option. I know they have Norwich in 2 GWs time, but Aguero will have Sunderland at home.

If I downgraded him to Someone like Gervinho for example, I could upgrade Staylor and Rangel to Gibbs and Baines, and upgrade Tevez to Aguero.

Is my logic sound?
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1. Declan-
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  I may do something similar if i wc today
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⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐

14 years, 1 month ago
come on get on with the game
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1. Epic Fail
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Harsh.
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Minty

14 years, 1 month ago
Need to get Dyer out and want Fellaini in. .2 short would you downgrade Hazard or Tevez??
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1. Manamongst
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Hazard
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2. AliMcGlashan
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  I've played my wildcard this week, thinking of getting rid of both...
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3. Home Run Baker
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Tevez
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ChampChomp

14 years, 1 month ago
Arsenal are going to have a difficult day without Vermaelen I suspect
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Adam Lallana makes Messi lo…

14 years, 1 month ago
Do you thin telex will come on?
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1. Adam Lallana makes Messi lo…
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Tevez
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  1. beric
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    I prefer Telex, and yes.
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  2. Give The Todd Some Love
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Probably. Clyne's 9 points gone to waste 🙁
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    1. Adam Lallana makes Messi lo…
      
      14 years, 1 month ago
      7 from Nolan for me.
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      1. Give The Todd Some Love
        
        14 years, 1 month ago
        Why bench Nolan at home?
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        Adam Lallana makes Messi lo…
        
        14 years, 1 month ago
        Thought Morrison had better fixtures.
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        Give The Todd Some Love
        
        14 years, 1 month ago
        Oh fair enough
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      2. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
        
        14 years, 1 month ago
        1 from kac here 🙁 🙁
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Stupendous

14 years, 1 month ago
All of you already jerking to get rid of Carlitos.....that's a hefty .5m to just lose with the click of a finger!!!
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1. Manamongst
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Shhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!
  
  wtf dude? Let fools be fools~!
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  1. Will
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    He's very expensive for a player you now cannot guarantee will start.
    
    Aguero is back now and only £1.6m more expensive than Tevez (if you had Tevez at £9m) compared to £2.5 at the start of the season.
    
    It's hardly foolish to consider it at least...
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    1. The Finnisher
      
      14 years, 1 month ago
      Aguero isn't guaranteed of starts either..
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      1. Will
        
        14 years, 1 month ago
        He's more nailed on than Tevez...
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Chaps Before Baps

14 years, 1 month ago
Fantasy Premier League - Status Page (Update at 10.06am)

"•The assists for the West Brom goal and second Everton goal have been queried with the Press Association. An update will be posted after today's matches."

The debate rages on.
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kaz 96

14 years, 1 month ago
Aguero down to 11m now ....
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1. Declan-
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Tempting ...
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2. Adam Lallana makes Messi lo…
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Is he playing now?
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  1. In Like Flynn.
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Yeeeeesssss
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3. In Like Flynn.
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Too much rotation between them with CL Kaz atm I think. It may settle to one getting more gametime than the other in different comps.
  I'll hang on for a bit. (Well Friday anyway) 😉
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Drogba "Unstoppable, U…

14 years, 1 month ago
D cisse scored - who would have got the assist?
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1. Just A Hat
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Williamson
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2. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Thx guys
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3. beric
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Williamson we think
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4. kaz 96
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  williamson from what ive read
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mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…

14 years, 1 month ago
Why are they clapping at the city match? No sound in pub. LolmatnZaba asking exactly the same thing though!
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1. Epic Fail
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  The dead police officers.
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  1. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Sorry to sound silly but what? Travelling the world at the mo so no uk news
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    1. beric
      
      14 years, 1 month ago
      2 Police officers were murdered in Manchester at the start of this week.
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  2. 1966 was a great year for E…
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Should have that Tory MP twat in the stocks at HT.
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El Berbossa - \\\"El b…

14 years, 1 month ago
Hazard has cursed this GW for me honestly. I blame his arrogance for fking my gw.
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kaz 96

14 years, 1 month ago
someone please fix the camera!
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Moosie the Staggie

14 years, 1 month ago
Bale at left back? 🙁 That is the last straw with him for me.

Hopefully Tevez ass stays firmily rooted to the bench as I have Rafael as first sub. That means a 2 min cameo for scarface.
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som3awy

14 years, 1 month ago
What's that camera angle? >.
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Rod Liddle's Young One

14 years, 1 month ago
Bale(C) is not looking like a good choice.
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1. beric
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  He hasn't playeed yet. At least you didn't have Torres(c).
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  1. Rod Liddle's Young One
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Bale vs Kieron Dyer looks promising alright.
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Rafabio

14 years, 1 month ago
Arsenal look crisp!!
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1. Alan The Llama
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Unfortunately it's Space Raiders
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  1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    ha 😀
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Silly Sausage

14 years, 1 month ago
So United were awful today, (I'm a united fan) Kagawa shouldn't have played or Nani, Scholes and Cleverly should have been on from the start. If Shelvey wasn't sent off (100% red card btw) Liverpool would have embarassed us!

Right this is looking like the 2nd average week in a row now, so many transfers I want to do, should I use the WC yay or nay? Current team linked, proposed team below:

Foster Jussi

Baines Hughes Olsson Demel Barnett

Yaya Hazard Michu Pienaar Maloney/Noble

Fletcher Tevez RVP
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1. Kostja
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Kags did ok IMO. But Nani was crap for sure.
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2. Will
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Not sure about Tevez in a WC team given he's on the bench this week.
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Manamongst

14 years, 1 month ago
People might wanna save space for Hazard to Dempsey as well...

Just sayin...
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1. King Eric, in America
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Umm ... yep. 😛
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2. Declan-
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  If you say so
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Phaze 1

14 years, 1 month ago
Bale(C) looking like a disaster now.
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1. yash
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  yes,a sh*t week for me
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2. afcblegend
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  bit early to say that, full backs are usually pretty influential, more so than most central midfielders. but yeah it could have started out a little better!
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Henry Hill

14 years, 1 month ago
What happened Bosingwa?
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1. blue cheese
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Pulled a hammy.
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  1. Henry Hill
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Fook, Sparky brings on Dyer, dear God
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2. QPR Lad 92
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  We don't have any defenders on the bench now 🙁
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  1. Henry Hill
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Pity Traore is so injury prone, i think he's class
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    1. QPR Lad 92
      
      14 years, 1 month ago
      He's injured a lot these days
      We hardly got any defenders left now
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      1. Henry Hill
        
        14 years, 1 month ago
        Would of preferred to have Mackie on, why does Adel no longer get a look in?
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        QPR Lad 92
        
        14 years, 1 month ago
        Injured today
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Portuguese&Proud

14 years, 1 month ago
well lets see how clint dempsey will perform alongside jermain defoe might be a nice duo if the american does not fail to perform and defoe keeps up with last weeks performances
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blue cheese

14 years, 1 month ago
Bosingwa off. Dyer on after 4 min.
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1. Chris_White
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Dyer? I'll give him another 4 min.
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  1. blue cheese
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    😀
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2. Alan The Llama
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  K.Dyer bandwagon!!!
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Home Run Baker

14 years, 1 month ago
FPL season starting to get interesting now. The generic team is falling apart - will start to see skilful managers move ahead now.
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1. Home Run Baker
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Me for example 😉
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  Shit.
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3. OPTA FPL
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  what generic team is falling??
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  1. Kostja
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Tevez, Carz, Hazard moving out of favour slightly
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    1. afcblegend
      
      14 years, 1 month ago
      cazorla? madman, he's just getting started. Michu is the one you missed!
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      1. Kostja
        
        14 years, 1 month ago
        Id prefer the forhead over him at this point
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    2. blue cheese
      
      14 years, 1 month ago
      Cazorla is going nowhere!
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4. waitinginthelonggrass
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  I love this part of the season. Marathon not a sprint.
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  1. afcblegend
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    mmhmm. just need to keep 'dem points rolling in!
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5. Lovzat
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Your have the most generic team possible.
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  1. Home Run Baker
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    😆 and it's falling apart!
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    1. Lovzat
      
      14 years, 1 month ago
      Not really. Your team is fine
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Bouncebackability

14 years, 1 month ago
Scott Sinclair, awesome player..
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1. Chris_White
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Yep. Definitely a quality addition to this CL-trophy-hunting squad!!
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Bartowski

14 years, 1 month ago
Is Billy Jones nailed on for West Brom or has he come in for someone else out injured?
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1. Chris_White
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  No, Reid will be back soon.
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  1. Bartowski
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Ahh there he is hiding under midfielders, cheers
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The Finnisher

14 years, 1 month ago
That ball from Bale 😯
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