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Jose Enrique requires a late fitness test ahead of Liverpool’s home clash with Villa, though Brendan Rodgers reveals the left-back will return next week at the latest. Gareth Bale remains “very unlikely” to feature for Spurs against Swansea this Sunday according to Andre Villas-Boas. Nemanja Vidic is back in the United squad but Jonny Evans misses out with a hamstring injury for the visit of Sunderland.

Robert Mancini reckons Vincent Kompany has “a 2% chance” of shrugging off a groin problem in time for City’s trip to Newcastle. Olivier Giroud is back for Arsenal, though Arsene Wenger remains uncertain over Theo Walcott’s chances of making it for Monday’s trip to Reading.

Kevin Mirallas could be out for a few weeks after suffering a recurrence of his hamstring injury, Ben Foster returns to training ahead of West Brom’s Hawthorns showdown with West Ham, while Julio Cesar is “fit and available” for QPR’s London derby with Fulham.

We’ve collected all this in our team news section and added our current predicted lineups for the weekend ahead. You can keep in touch with the very latest via our twitter feed as always.

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  1. charliec1903
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    A)Fletcher or B)Fellaini for first sub? Can see this being quite important as have Enrique and Bale, can't see both starting!

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    1. r0nh
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Explain to me, in detail, why Fellaini is on your bench?

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      1. Keane There Dunne That
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Because he didnt score last week 🙄

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      2. charliec1903
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Stoke away. Stoke conceded a whole 2 goals at home this season. Doubt it will be a goal fest therefore?

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        1. r0nh
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Is this the same Fellaini that has scored against Utd, City, Arsenal... 🙄

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          1. charliec1903
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            You'll feel more disgusted when I tell you Mertesacker will start ahead of him in a 4 man defence 😀

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            1. heartsattack
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 4 months ago

              Arsenal are pish. No reason why Reading can't score a couple.

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              1. charliec1903
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                So are Reading, no reason why they can't keep a CS either!

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                1. heartsattack
                  • 12 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  Yes there is. How many times have Reading failed to score at home? How many times have Arsenal kept a clean sheet in recent away games?

                  Stoke are good defensively but something's got to give sometime and Everton a lays score.

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          2. Somalion
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            In his defence, Stoke have conceded less at home than all of them.

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    2. Just Ruud
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Surely Fellaini should be starting regardless! He is a beast.

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    3. Blue Teets
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      nob

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      1. charliec1903
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Bit harsh do you not think?

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  2. Keane There Dunne That
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    What to do with this defence. It is very bad.
    Enrique. Cuellar. FABIO. Demel. Garrido.

    1FT and 0.2 in the bank. Need yere help.

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    1. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      fabio out for nelson

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      1. Keane There Dunne That
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        That's an option.

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    2. MY DJ NAME IS PIMP CURRY
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Lulz. This calls for a WC.

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      1. Keane There Dunne That
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        I know but it's too close to winer wildcard.

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      2. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        no it doesn't

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    3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
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      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Fabio to Hughes?

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      1. Keane There Dunne That
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Fulham don't keep clean sheets though.

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    4. McDog
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Fabio > Shorey

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  3. COMH
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Walcott > Dempsey ✔

    4Vets take note 😉

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  4. The EJJ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Enrique -> Johnson (-4)
    or
    Walcott -> Dempsey (-4)

    Or keep the 4pts.

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    1. MY DJ NAME IS PIMP CURRY
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Keep

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  5. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Ronnie Stam, 3,8M defender playing as right midfielder.

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    1. Blue Teets
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      but for Wigan- which is the crucial bit...

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    2. Van The Man
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Wigan! 😀

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

    Clark (liv) Baines Nelsen (Bardsley, Morrison)

    Would you play Clark or take a hit for Bardsley? I want rid anyway and so it's a long term move.... 😕

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Play Clark, imo.

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      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        I know it makes sense, but next week I will still want rid of Bardsley but will be getting Bale so I guess it will cost me a hit eventually...

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    2. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      i'm taking out bardsley for hughes due to him good fixtures coming soon. just play clark

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    3. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      play Clark...he can score.

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    4. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      If Nelsen or Clark don't show i have no sub def either...

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    5. Hitman
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Take the hit

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    6. SneakyPete
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      you clearly want a hit so do it 😀

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  7. DynamoTomato
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    I am in a bit of a pickle. Enrique potentially out, Bale almost certainly out and Puncheon without a game. I only have 1FT, what would you do to salvage the week??

    Was thinking Bale to Dempsey??

    Begovic Cerny
    Rafael Nelsen Cuellar Cameron Enrique
    Michu Sessegnon Bale Puncheon Sterling
    RVP Tevez Berbatov

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  8. Captain Shirokov
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Right-e-o.

    Doing Cuellar âž¡ Rafa now.

    I suppose Rafael will get rested now...

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      He may.

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    2. The EJJ
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      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Good move.

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      1. Jax
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        why would he get rested? he was immense last week.

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  9. Viper
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Evening gents 🙂 Hope ye are all well! My dilemma is as follows, drop a line for me! Defence is in tatters: Enrique, Ridgewell, Clyne, Cuellar!

    A) Sessegnon -> Silva

    B) Fletcher -> Berba

    C) Fletcher -> Holt (Holt -> Berba in 2 weeks)

    D) Cuellar -> Caulker

    E) Both A & D, 4 point hit..

    Team is linked if you want to delve deeper 🙂

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    1. Nibbsy
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Caulker is a big rotation risk with BAE coming back isn't he?

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    2. Paz12
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      I would take Cuellar out but not for Caulker...Mertesacker? Bench JE Ridge and Sterling, no hit.

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  10. Dante
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Currently looking like this for the weekend. Have 1 FT and 1.4 in the bank. Any suggestions?

    Foster / (Begovic)

    Demel / Baird / Shawcross / Enrique / (Simpson)

    Cazorla / Michu / Sterling / (Mata / Lallana)

    RVP (c) / Berbatov / Long

    Thanks!

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    1. Hailzter
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      If you think Enrique won't play, switch him with GJ.

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  11. Gazza2000
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Begovic
    Baines – Gibbs – Nelsen
    Sessegnon – Fellaini – Cazorla – Michu
    Suarez – Aguero – Berbatov

    Foster – Simpson – Cuellar – Puncheon, 1 FT, 2.2 in bank.

    Good to go ? any suggestions ?

    Plan is to get Bale and Mata in for Sess and Cazorla next week.

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    1. SneakyPete
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Good Plan

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    2. Hailzter
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      AVB might not play Bale against Stoke in fear of him getting injured. Sessegnon off, Dempsey in. Next week, Cazorla off, Mata in. Next to Next week, Dempsey off, Bale in.

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  12. joker7
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Already made 2 transfers this week to get Rooney in. Now Bale + Enrique still injured and with news I read about Sterling only a sub is it worth taking another hit make sure I have enough converage subs etc so I can put a full team out - what a cock up this week has been !

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  13. Runaway
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    it is one of the most difficult transfer decisions of the season for me.

    i have enrique, walcott, fletcher, cuellar to go but all the players i consider instead are injured, doubtful or no match. please help me considering the below situations..
    1) first of all, i think i will do nothing with defenders at the moment
    2) i should do dempsey-> bale once bale recovers
    3) i want to buy at least one of mata or torres for the next gw
    4) i want silva as city cover but if i do walcott->silva now, i wont be able to do 2) and 3) next week
    5) forgetting all above, i was just about to do walcott+fletcher->rooney+morrison for -4 but i just saw that rooney is ill.

    i am totally confused, maybe saving the transfer and making all the plans for gw18 would be better. what do you think?

    team atm:
    jaas
    enrique* cameron shorey
    walcott* dempsey michu fellaini sterling
    rvp suarez
    bego fletcher cuellar clyne, 1 FT, 2,5M

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  14. Nibbsy
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Begovic Tremmel
    Baines Enrique Shorey Cuellar (McCartney)
    Fellaini Michu Sterling (Puncheon Mata)
    RVP Suarez Berb
    2.9 in the bank.

    My team looks bad and I have no playing subs, but I don't want to sell any of my attackers. What shall I do?

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    1. Hailzter
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Replace Cuellar with Mertesacker

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      1. Nibbsy
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Good shout. Was thinking I might get Szchesney in next week though.

        Considering Rafael in for Cuellar? Not sure about getting a rotation risk for 6.4 for a team not keeping cleanies though.

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        1. Hailzter
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Rafael not worth the 6.4. You could use the money saved by replacing Sterling with a top class midfielder.

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    2. Hitman
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Berb-> Tevez for 2

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  15. r0nh
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Yes or no?

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    1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      maybe

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    2. SneakyPete
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      don't know

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      1. Somalion
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        I don't know, can you repeat the question?

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    3. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      definitely maybe

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    4. ★FC Borecelona★
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/cameron-punched.gif

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    5. r0nh
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks for clearing that up guys 🙂

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  16. andres
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Bego ruddy
    Baines rafael simpson (cuellar gorks)
    Sess sterling fellaini michu (puncheon)
    Rvp berba suarez

    1ft, 3.7
    A gorkss to sagna
    B cuellar to g.johnson
    C sess to silva
    D sess to dempsey

    A,B would probably involve getting mata/silva next week

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  17. Hailzter
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Extremely sorry for the repost but didn't get any reply last time.

    Begovic (Tremmel)
    Rafael, Enrique, O’Brien, (Mc’Cartney, Gorkss)
    Fellaini, Michu, Mata, Gervinho (Sterling)
    Van Persie, Suarez, Ba

    I have one free transfer and 1.4m in the bank. Thinking of switching Ba with Tevez, leaving 0.2m in the bank. Thoughts? Not really looking to get Defoe because I’m aiming to replace Gervinho with Bale before GW 19. (Will have to sell Sterling for Puncheon and Enrique for Davies then).

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  18. Vpan
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    repost

    Sagna or Clichy (long term) ?

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    1. MY DJ NAME IS PIMP CURRY
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Long term, obviously Sagna.
      Clichy won't hold on to his place.

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      1. SC not pearls before swine
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Why do you say that? He seems to be ahead of Kolarov in the pecking order. Or at least he has been this season and was last season. I vote Clichy, but I might prefer Nasty...

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        1. Vpan
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          cheers.

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  19. Moves Like Agger
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    (A) Ramirez âž¡ Bale
    (B) Girooud âž¡ Rooney

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    1. Moves Like Agger
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      I would be doubling up with RVP if I got Rooney.

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    2. Hailzter
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Looking at your team, Ramirez -> Silva. If Silva doesn't play well, switch him with Bale AFTER Tottenham vs Stoke.

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  20. MY DJ NAME IS PIMP CURRY
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Should I waste a FT just to do Cuellar > Davies for that extra 0.5m?
    I'm not expecting clean sheets from either of them anyway. Davies is likely to be bench fodder.

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  21. SneakyPete
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    I got AJ n Sess Both -4 and ship them Out ?

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    1. The EJJ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Go for it, YOLO and all.

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  22. unoaime
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Who's everyone who got Sessegnon in for the DGW getting rid of him for?

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    1. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      keeping for southampton

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    2. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Bale, next week..

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      1. MY DJ NAME IS PIMP CURRY
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Same. Hopefully Bale will fall by a futher 0.3m...

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  23. IAmTheWalrus
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Important week for the sub bench i feel seen as i have enrique and bale starting... any tips welcomed.

    begovic (scezney )

    rafeal enrique, cuellar baird gorks

    Bale Sterling Pienarr Walters Carzola

    Rooney(C) Tevez

    1. Gorks 2. Cuellar 3. Lamber

    I have two free transfers so any advice would be a huge help!!

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    1. Hailzter
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Bale is definitely not starting this week and his price is going to fall so switch him with Dempsey for this week. Change Walters to Michu/Fellaini.

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  24. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    I really wish we knew for sure if Enrique was out. I want to get rid and downgrade to someone. It's very frustrating this uncertainty. Cmon Liverpool, we want the sober truth...less bibbing.

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    1. rdpx
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      He probably won't play.

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  25. SC not pearls before swine
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Lambert and Sess out, Kaca and Aguero in minus 4. Because anytime you can buy two rotation risks and pay 11 million for the 19th highest scoring forward in the game, you have to do it.

    I figure it's better to set my expectations low before the inevitable crash and burn.

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  26. Lawrø
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    1FT 2.5 million in the bank

    Begovic
    Cameron, Garrido, Shorey
    Sessegnon, Michu, Fellaini, Silva
    Giroud, RVP(c), Suarez(vc)

    Tremmel, Cuellar, B.Jones, Puncheon

    I don't know what to do, I need to get rid of Jones and possibly Sessegnon, maybe Jones ----> Johnson?

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    1. Hailzter
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      No Tottenham coverage? Sess -> Dempsey

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  27. Mull
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Do you think Liverpool will keep a clean sheet against Villa?

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    1. MY DJ NAME IS PIMP CURRY
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Yep

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    2. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      good change they will imo

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    3. Jax
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      they won't. liverpool always tend to stutter if they win 2 or 3 on the bounce. 1-1 draw imo.

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  28. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Walcott -> Silva, done.

    The rest to be done tomorrow news pending. Off to sauna with the mrs.

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  29. TeamSteam
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Demi around?

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    1. Jax
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      bit early? 🙂

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      1. TeamSteam
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Looking for more info on Walcott m8. Any solid Arsenal Twitter knowledge around here?

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  30. Thomass
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Fellaini or Yaya Toure

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    1. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      really?

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    2. Hailzter
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Obviously Fellaini.

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