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8 February 2014 3434 comments
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A stunning scoreline and performance from Liverpool leads us into six three o’clock kick-offs, before the day draws to a close in South Wales as Swansea clash with Cardiff.

With Arsenal slipping up so spectacularly, it’s over to Man City to see if they can capitalise with three points at Carrow Road. Meanwhile, Chelsea face what looks like a routine home fixture with a beleaguered Newcastle in their effort to boost their title challenge further following Monday night’s epic Etihad victory.

Elsewhere, Southampton will look to build on their flourishing form with three points at St Mary’s with Stoke the visitors. Sunderland will seek to maintain their remarkable recovery under Gus Poyet as they face Hull City. West Ham go to Villa Park without the threat of Andy Carroll in attack, while Tony Pulis hands debuts to three new signings as Palace look to earn another precious home win against the inconsistent Baggies at Selhurst Park.

You can find all the teamsheet news from these matches in our Twitter feed, while the Dugout Discussion chatroom is still open and will be available to soak up your real-time reactions right up until the final whistle at the Liberty Stadium this evening.

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

  1. Danny x-factor
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    My ML leader captaining Hazard and still got Sterling coming from bench because of Gabbidon. He never sitting even 5 digit OR for the past 6 season. But this year he become really GOOD!!

    http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/104694/event-history/25/

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    1. FredrikH
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      He'll get a defender in for Gabbidon or is he playing 4-3-3/4-4-2?

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      1. Danny x-factor
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        He playing 4-4-2

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    2. Dynamic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Januzaj was probs come on for Gabbidon.

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      1. Danny x-factor
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        There is possible for that as well. But this guy really different for this year. Not sure where he got the touch.

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        1. 7shadesofsmoke
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 2 months ago

          lurker, i reckon 😉

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    3. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      59 with Januzaj to come. I'd be delighted with that!

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  2. faux_C
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    71 (after BAPs), with Coleman and Mata to play

    \o/

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    1. 0thebrodie
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      68 before BAPS with Mata, Eriksen to play.

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    2. EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      64 post baps with Mata, Erisksen, Baines and Coleman to play

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    3. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      awesome. Well played

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  3. Acquafresca
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    46(-4) with Rooney(c) Ade Mata Eriksen

    Need Spurs and United to bang in some goals tomorrow.

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    1. Canadian Football
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      43 with RVP(C), Mata, Mirallas, Mutch plus baps.

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  4. FPL Notebook (John)
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Hazard (C), Suarez, Sturridge and Gerrard 🙂

    Don't even care about Brown's red card or Terry's absence

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    1. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Monster week on the cards. Any Utd players?

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      1. FPL Notebook (John)
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        Mata 😀

        No clean sheets at all though. Terry got auto subbed by Koscielny

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        1. 7shadesofsmoke
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 2 months ago

          i think a lot of us are in the 0 clean sheets business this week. Don't worry

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  5. Johnny139
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Guys, 2FT. Worth doing Dzeko to Lambert tonight before the price rise?

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  6. 7shadesofsmoke
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Well done to all those who captained Hazard this week.

    I'm sure there were many of us who thought about it but didn't take the chance. Fair play.

    I am much happier being demolished by a Hazard © performance, where a decision was made and rewarded, than a Suarez © auto-pick captain.

    I'm sat on RVP, hopefully i'll also benefit from making a decision too.

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    1. GTS
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Congrats to them really. A great discussion to them.
      Mata (c) here.

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      1. 7shadesofsmoke
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        definitely.

        Good luck on Mata, he's my VC. Desperately need the Utd explosion tomorrow.

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        1. GTS
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 2 months ago

          Yep I'm hoping for that as well. Weakest team they're facing and that was the logical thing for me. Hope RvP shares points with Mata. 😉
          Hazard (vc) here. The streak of my (vc) getting the points continues atm...

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          1. 7shadesofsmoke
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 2 months ago

            haha, better to have a high scoring VC than a low scoring one, however frustrating.

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    2. Test Eagles
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Very gracious, well said!

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    3. FPL Notebook (John)
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      To be honest it was a punt, as i wanted to dramatically climb rankings.

      Set it on Hazard last night, and would probably have bottled it and given it to Luis if i hadn't slept in.

      RVP will be a great choice though

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      1. 7shadesofsmoke
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        Calculated risks, its the basis of the game.

        Having a nailed captain kinda ruins it IMO.

        Like i said, well done for taking the risk, you deserve the reward.

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    4. 0thebrodie
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Good luck.

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      1. 7shadesofsmoke
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        cheers!

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    5. RedLightning
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Some of us thought long and hard before captaining Suarez this week. It could have been worse - I almost captained AJ!

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      1. 7shadesofsmoke
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        yeah, my friend was saying he was the only one in his mini league who had played the Suarez © card.

        Signs that the game is in for a period of big swings, more variety in © choices and selection headaches for big sides.

        AJ ©ers were so unlucky. Brown just destroyed their week, absolute bell-end. Really unfortunate.

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  7. LewanGOALski
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    I wanted to go for WHU defender for Chester, though surely getting Hazard in is my priority, isn't it? Oscar or Silva to Haz, if so ..?

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  8. El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    I seriously give up. Why the fk would he not play Kolorov and Dzeko vs Norwich. I dont fkn understand

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    1. Mash Potato
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      This.

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    2. Acquafresca
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      We heard you the first time.

      Chin up. Dzeko(c) was a stupid decision.

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      1. El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        It was there allw eek. I came back from work late. I was going to make hazard captain

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    3. Gaz Downright
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      to be fair, those two players are perennial rotationalists

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    4. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Dzeko was always going to be a sub and Kolarov is trouble.

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    5. Wirtzle Gummidge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Kolarov bound to start against a Brownless Sunderland 😀

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    6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      nobody to blame but yourself

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    7. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      All Hazard(C) with 65+ score i reckon ?

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      1. Camp No No
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        64 before baps. Had a crap round on every other part except for Hazard captaincy.

        Doesn't matter, everybody else in my ML had a way worse GW, so I'm doing fine.

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    8. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Because Dzeko missed all of his chances vs Chelsea. Because Jovetic deserves a game by his sub appearance the other week. Because Negredo is the 2nd best striker they have after Aguero.

      Kolorov was worthy of a start, but Clichy is also a great player and this position has not been nailed all season. Kolorov is a differential because his minutes are always at risk

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  9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    noone benched. me not likey

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  10. Jawain - 9th overall 2014/2…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    How did Lallana look today? Thinking of doing Aj to Lallana or Mirallas....

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    1. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Same

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  11. FACUPARSE
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Th average will be very low, am looking at 42 pts -4 with Roonpig (c) Mata and Mirallas

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      The average isn't important. The average where you are ranked is.

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      1. FACUPARSE
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        70k should maybe get a small red arrow

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        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 2 months ago

          70k?

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          1. FACUPARSE
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 2 months ago

            my rank 67k

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      2. Tommytour
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        What's important is the guy closest to you in your minileague not having Hazard 🙂

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  12. Tommytour
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Knew bringing in Yaya was a mistake

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    1. Declan
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Same here with Silva 🙁

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      1. Tommytour
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        Got him too 🙂

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    2. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Ooo one blank what a terrible mistake bringing in the most form player of the season is!

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      1. Tommytour
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        It was him or Mata

        If he's banned for 3 games then I'd say it's a mistake

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  13. Mind över Mata
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Early I know, but any thoughts here?

    1FT, 2.0m in the bank.

    Boruc
    Terry / Kocielny / Ward / Coleman / Hudson*
    Hazard / Lallana / Silva / Mata / Noone
    Sturridge / Giroud / Suarez

    A) Hudson -> Cahill (double up) / Olsson / Tomkins
    B) Giroud -> Negredo / someone else (10.8)

    Thanks 🙂

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  14. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Just 36 points with 5 Bony(C) Mata Mirallas Eriksen and Baines to go ,

    RED Or Dark Red ?? 🙁

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    1. Geriatric Unathletic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      I wish. 35 with RvP (c) to go 🙁

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    2. Alaric
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Depends where you're currently ranked

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  15. Demí
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    @ Isacki

    Cheers re Swansea lineup btw. Looks like we have ourselves a new Swansea ITK. Not that many will be interested in their assets though

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    1. isacki: full casual
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      No probs wasn't sure if you were making a rhetorical point at first regarding a certain heckler 😆

      Good source. If Monk gets them firing that source could become gold.

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  16. joey567
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    This probably sounds stupid but can someone explain this tome? 🙂

    My team value is 103m but if I sell all my team I get 100m?

    Thanks :)?

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    1. FPL Notebook (John)
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      When you own a player and he rises in price, you only get to sell him for half the rise.

      E.g.

      Buy Suarez for 12M, and he rises in value to 13M,
      You only get to sell him for 12.5M

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      1. joey567
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        Okay thanks. 🙂

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    2. Turtlepower
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Profits made halved upon sale.

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    3. Pompey5
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Your team value is current prices, but you only get half of any increase if you sell.

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  17. Sting
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    I'm defo bringing in a Chelsea defender this week. But which one, Ivanovic or Cahill ?

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    1. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Iva all day. 100% nailed

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  18. Sleep Talk
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Hazard captain in my dead team. 😛

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    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Not dead anymore 😉

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  19. Jimmers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Yaya facing a ban?

    Didi Hamann ‏@DietmarHamann 10 mins
    @OllieHolt22 hits out with his leg at van Wolfswinkel,who is on the floor. Doesnt make much contact but will get 3 games I reckon.

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    1. Kno
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      seeing as I just brought him in that would be just perfect

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  20. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    48 post-baps with RVP (c) and Mata to go, clearly could have been worse.

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  21. Demí
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Norwich get a massive result but City players are getting all the baps. Sort it out fpl

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    1. Tommytour
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      What 3 are?

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      1. RedLightning
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        Demichelis 3, Kompany, Clichy and Zabaleta 2 each (as it stands). Ridiculous!

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    2. EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      +1 billion.

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    3. CABAYE4
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Yep, need to bring back the man in the crowd.

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  22. Mind över Mata
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    55 with Mata and Coleman to play

    Not bad considering 0 points for Giroud and Koscielny owing to JT's no show

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  23. AWESOME-O
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Which transfer would you make?

    A) Mata --> Yaya
    B) K.Davis --> Adrian
    C) Mertesacker --> Terry

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    1. Wirtzle Gummidge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      B

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  24. Schürrle Class
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Guys who to get with FT for my team

    Kosc or Burner or Coleman ➡ Cahill or Azpi or Ivanovic

    Cheers in advance 😆

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    1. AWESOME-O
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Has to be Burner

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    2. Wheato182
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Kos > Azpi

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    3. Mind över Mata
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Mmm, I have the right username for you 🙂

      I'd shift Burner -> Cahill / Ivan

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  25. Wheato182
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Anybody know the bolted on West Ham backline?

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    1. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      They kept 3 clean sheets in a row. BFS won't change his back 4 for now.

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      1. Wheato182
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        Collins it is then

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  26. joey567
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    1FT 0.2m INTB

    Who to replace and who to come into my defense? 🙂

    DEF: Fonte/Smalling/Kompany/Kosc/Ryan.Bennett

    Thanks! 😀

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  27. Pablitto
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Lolo to Ivan for free?

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    1. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Lolos

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  28. Essan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    25pts, No Bps, 2 to play .......

    Don't think this will be my best GW ever ......!

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  29. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    57 pts here. w/ Baines & eriksen to go. time for baines to go mental.

    pity, kol only 10 min.

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  30. Cooper123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Regarding the Yaya possible ban situation, how quickly do these things normally arise? Is his midweek game under threat?

    If so, what do people think about replacements? Looking at Mata and Nolan, personally.

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    1. Twelve years a slave
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      It was nothing much , if ref had seen it more likely a yellow than red, but I suppose it constitutes violent conduct

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