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27 October 2013 759 comments
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Sunday boasts four matches and a glittering array of Fantasy talent to hold our interest over the next few hours. The match-ups on offer look more than a little tasty – none more so than the Wear-Tyne derby at the Stadium of Light which kicks things off.

Gus Poyet is handed a baptism of fire in the North East as he takes on Alan Pardew’s Magpies having suffered the indignity of a 4-0 mauling at Swansea last weekend. Newcastle, meanwhile, make the short trip to their rivals in the midst of a mini revival having earned a point with 10-men against Liverpool.

This is followed up by a lip-smacking Stamford Bridge clash between two genuine title contenders as Chelsea host City at 4pm. Alongside that, Swansea entertain West Ham and Spurs take on Hull City at the Lane. Given that menu, we’re expecting goals and a flood of Fantasy points to follow on from Saturday’s rather satisfactory tallies.

The team news from the early kick-off finds Poyet make no less than four changes to the Black Cats lineup that was routed at the Liberty Stadium. Former Liverpool full-back Andrea Dossena is given his Sunderland debut at the back, where Carlos Cuellar also replaces Valentin Roberge. In midfield, Jack Colback comes in for Craig Gardner, while Jozy Altidore returns as Emanuele Giaccherini, rather surprisingly, drops to the bench. It looks like a conventional 4-4-2 from Sunderland, then.

Alan Pardew makes just one change to the Magpies starting XI which faced Liverpool last time out. Paul Dummett is handed his full Premier League debut at centre-back, as he fills the void left by the injured Fabricio Coloccini and Steven Taylor, with Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa suspended. It’s another fluid 4-3-3 from Newcastle then, with Hatem Ben Arfa again appearing to be handed the central attacking role.

Our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open and will accompany all your joys and woes throughout today’s matches.

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

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  1. Demí
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    12 years, 5 months ago

    p: Lloris; Walker, Chiriches, Dawson, Vertonghen; Paulinho, Sandro; Townsend, Holtby, Lennon; Soldado

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    1. Chris_White
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      12 years, 5 months ago

      Eriksen 😆

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      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        ouch for his owners....cue exodus

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        1. Munsoned
          • 14 Years
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          A week too late

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    2. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Dawson #nailedon

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      1. FantaCity
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        *this

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    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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      12 years, 5 months ago

      Eriksen 😯

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    4. Phaze 1
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      12 years, 5 months ago

      see you in Hell Eriksen. From heaven

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    5. Derailed Bandwagon
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      12 years, 5 months ago

      Paulinho, check

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    6. Evs
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      • 16 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      The Erisken trade seems like the right decision. Phew.

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  2. OPTA FPL
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    12 years, 5 months ago

    City line up looks so defensive, good news for Terry owners

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  3. Parm
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    • 14 Years
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    Eriksen benched

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    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Dembele not first choice anymore? Wow.

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      1. Corrigan
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        12 years, 5 months ago

        Eriksen, Dembele and Siggy all benched!

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    2. Chrissy Waddle - 2025/26
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      12 years, 5 months ago

      -4 to get Oscar in for him seems a move well played.....so far.

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  4. Tomlette Greggs
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    12 years, 5 months ago

    Today's line-up: Lloris; Walker, Chiriches, Dawson, Vertonghen; Paulinho, Sandro; Townsend, Holtby, Lennon; Soldado

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    1. Corrigan
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Having just bought Townsend, I momentarily shat myself after seeing Lennon.

      Phew.

      *mops brow*

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      1. Munsoned
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        You shat on your brow?

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      2. Godfather Bandit 42
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        You saw Lennon before you saw Townsend?!

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    2. Heels_Over_Head
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      please leave lineups to Demi

      one person is enough

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      1. Munsoned
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        Who is Demi? Who are you to say?

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        1. Oi! Shadders!
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          • 15 Years
          12 years, 5 months ago

          Demi does a great job on here. But this sort of stuff makes me cringe.

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  5. TigerGaz
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    12 years, 5 months ago

    Looks like Negrego needs to go then. Really surprised he hasn't stuck with the 2 up front.

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  6. Milner4eva
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    damn siggy benched

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  7. All Hail K
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    • 16 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Remy off. The little white garbage bags blowing across the pitch had a bigger impact on the game than him!

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    1. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      It amazes me that there aren't people running onto the pitch to clean up the garbage that seems to litter football pitches...why do "they" allow things to remain there?

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    2. Whazza
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      That's very rude of you, HBA and Cabaye are world class players

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    3. Solenya
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      😀

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  8. Colonel Shoe 肝池
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    12 years, 5 months ago

    the monitor.......williams at 4.8 ......

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    1. MesQueUnClub
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      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Bought him yesterday before deadline for 4.8 🙂 Benched though..

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  9. SuperOsçarBaby
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    12 years, 5 months ago

    HAHA HAHA City line-up is s00o defensive, pellegrini is coward.,. C'mon Mou!!

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  10. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
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    Eriksen 🙁

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  11. Tomlette Greggs
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    • 14 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    WHUFC Jaaskelainen, Reid, Nolan, Tomkins, Rat, Vaz Te, Morrison, Noble, Demel, Diame, Downing

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    1. Whazza
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Moooorrriison get iN!

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  12. Demí
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    CECH IVANOVIC COLE RAMIRES LAMPARD TORRES OSCAR SCHURRLE HAZARD CAHILL TERRY

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    1. Chris_White
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      12 years, 5 months ago

      Sigh. As expected though.

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    2. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      THANKS

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    3. onionbarje
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      atleast put it in ORDER

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      1. Cevap
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        why? because you thought terry and cahill were playing as strikers...use some common sense

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      2. Cevap
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        and be grateful DEMI provides the information

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

      Terry up front yes

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    5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Shurrle urghhh

      Cue 50 shots from impossible angles

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    6. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      persisting with cahill is the right choice

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    7. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      LOUD NOISES!

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    8. Godfather Bandit 42
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Sold Lampard so I hope he doesn't do well!

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  13. Gazza2000
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Mignolet - Lewis
    Koscielny - Dawson - Chico - Shaw - Chester
    Ozil - Michu - Barkley - Brady - WP
    Lukaku - Suarez - Giroud

    4.8 itb

    Worth a hit to get some City or Chelsea cover ?

    a) Giroud -> Aguero
    or
    b) Barkley -> Hazard

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  14. Scottys Army
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    A. Benteke and Williams

    B. Sturridge and Burner

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  15. Assisting you all day
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    TORRES STARTS

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  16. OptimusBlack
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Erisken > Ben turner iam lucky 🙂

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    1. Jax
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      He's benched. Will come on mate

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      1. OptimusBlack
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        SHIT 🙁

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  17. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Torres 😯

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  18. Milner4eva
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    I have to do Sigurdsson -> Hazard after the match now right (if Haz doesn't get injured)

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    1. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      or Silva ??

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      1. Milner4eva
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        would love to, but I can only afford 9.2 max

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  19. rohan
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Lampard starting. We might get overrun in midfield. 😥

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    1. Mojo Rojo
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Thought Jose would have played Luiz instead of Lampard tbh

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      1. Munsoned
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        Has jose ever played Luiz in midfield?

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  20. The3rdTurd
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    12 years, 5 months ago

    City lining up like this?

    ...Fernandinho...Garcia
    Nasri.......Yaya......Silva
    ............Aguero

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    1. onionbarje
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      yes or maybe

      4-3-3 with Silva and Nasri on the flanks and Yaya as the furthest mid

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  21. Assisting you all day
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    MY TEAM PREDICTION WAS RIGHT FOR CHELSEA

    Cech; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Cole; Ramires, Lampard; Hazard, Oscar, Schurrle; Torres.

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    1. Epic Fail
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      Well done.

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    2. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Nice

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      1. Assisting you all day
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        i realised 🙁

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    3. BONZ
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      congratulations!

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  22. izo
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Just turned on the match... How was HBA today?

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    1. MesQueUnClub
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Invisible at Cf, has come into the game after moving to flank and got an assist.

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  23. Demí
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Hull City Official ‏@hullcityteam 3s
    #hcafc Starting Line-Up: Harper, Rosenior, Figueroa, Bruce, Davies, McShane, Elmohamady, Huddlestone, Meyler, Boyd, Sagbo

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    1. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Brady benched ???

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    2. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      no Faye

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      1. Ryan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 14 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        Bullet dodged there

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    3. BONZ
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Spurs could rip it up today, this Hull line up looks pants!

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  24. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    No Brady

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      🙁

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    2. Jax
      • 16 Years
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      Was likely

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    3. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Good. Bench points 🙂

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      1. Reedy
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        He'll be in next week

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  25. Thomass
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Chelsea team is unbeatable... Come on JT and Oscat

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    1. Thomass
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      *Oscar

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    2. Feed tha Sheep
      • 13 Years
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      +1

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  26. Galfadez
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Got 2 FTs, obviously there's no rush but is it worth me doing any of these? (0.3 in bank)

    Mirallas> Lallana
    HBA> Lallana
    Zab> Terry

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  27. UnitednationsXI
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    • 14 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    now that williams has returned, is he nailed on??

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    1. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Get Chicoi want swans defender

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    2. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      why not
      their best CB and club captain

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    3. The3rdTurd
      • 15 Years
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      Yes

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    4. TG32
      • 13 Years
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      Yup

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  28. Bubz
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    12 years, 5 months ago

    Who's better, Williams or Chico?

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
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      id say williams.....used to eb a bap hog.....

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    2. Qubit
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      In FPL terms? Williams might just edge it i reckon, cheaper too.

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  29. Chris_White
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Substitutes v @MCFC : Schwarzer, Azpilicueta, D Luiz, Mikel, Willian, Mata, Eto’o. #CFC

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  30. Demí
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    hcafc Subs: Jakupovic, Quinn, Brady, Koren, Gedo, Proschwitz, Mclean

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    1. Epic Fail
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      12 years, 5 months ago

      I remember the Koren bandwagon,

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