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22 February 2014 2772 comments
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Five three o’clock kick-offs follow on from Chelsea’s clash with the Toffees at the Bridge, before our day’s entertainment is concluded at Selhurst Park where Tony Pulis attempts to erect “fortress Selhurst” ahead of the visit of Manchester United.

For now , however, our attention is elsewhere, as Arsenal host Sunderland at the Emirates and Man City face up to Stoke at the Etihad – it’s fair to say we’re expecting strong home wins and Fantasy points aplenty in both cases.

West Brom and Fulham fight out a relegation six-pointer at the Hawthorns, while West Ham continue their quest to find mid-table comfort against an in-form Southampton. Cardiff’s crucial home clash with Hull City concludes the programme before our focus turns to the evening kick-off.

You’ll find that our Twitter feed has all the lineup information, while the Dugout Discussion chatroom remains open to cater for your real-time banter requirements.

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  1. FACUPARSE
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Anybody else hate it when somebody writes this under a post...

    It's so basic, like lol

    But LOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL is ok.

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    1. Whitman2013
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      lol

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    2. Lazarus
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      LOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

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      1. FACUPARSE
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        only when a big team loses this is ok

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        1. Lazarus
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 1 month ago

          I'm just getting warmed up for the Ince winner.

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          1. FACUPARSE
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 1 month ago

            I'll line some up just in case as well...

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    3. Breadbin
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      No.

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    4. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      The worst ones are LOL@

      e.g. LOL@Dzeko owners. Haven't checked but there must have been one today.

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  2. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Can we expect Yaya to fall 0.6m with his high ownership selling him for double blanks

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    1. Woy of the Wovers
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      No we can not.

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    2. In Bale We Trust
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Not 0.6. 0.2 at the most.

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    3. In Like Flynn.
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      • 15 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Not now, many will bench him.

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    4. Messiah Hazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks all, I just brought him last week and will not make.lose any money if I sell him... So will probably be selling him and hope he depreciates in value

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    5. Mr Smith
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      I'd imagine his ownership will, surprisingly, rise after today's goal and bonus points 😆

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  3. Lizard Lips
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    RVP, returns similar to Rodriguez/Lambert, double the price. Anyone actually have him, and if so, why?

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    1. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      No but considering him for the GW29 meltdown.

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      1. Lizard Lips
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        GW 29/30 DGW 31

        Any other time I'd agree but United don't look like scoring more than 5 in those 4 matches!

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    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Reputation and hope.

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    3. the cromulent one
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Hand up.
      Seemed like a brilliant differential at the time (before the Fulham game).

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      1. Lizard Lips
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        I've got him too, for same reasons. Reality is he looks out of form in a team out of form.

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    4. McEwan
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Double the price, more than double the player! Captain material, other two arn't really. Money is not a problem, differencial, 3 goals in 4 without really looking fully match sharp

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    5. lifes a pitch
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      yes cos he is under performing and will come good, they are over performing and will go back to their old ways

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  4. Lanley Staurel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone got a clue when you can start making subs in te UFPL game?

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    1. A.
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      An hour after the last game

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      1. In Like Flynn.
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        • 15 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks Archie, I was wondering about that too.

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      2. Lanley Staurel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        Many thxs

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      3. Mr Smith
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        When does it close again?

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  5. Downtown
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    12 years, 1 month ago

    Ince is a numpty

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      • 15 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Made an error? Ince is a good player btw.

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      1. Lizard Lips
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        Referring to his dad as a pundit I think!

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        1. In Like Flynn.
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          • 15 Years
          12 years, 1 month ago

          Ahhh! Thanks Dr.C, not watching t.

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          1. Downtown
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            12 years, 1 month ago

            Yep...the elder, not the younger! 🙂

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  6. joinho
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Complete this trio of forwards for GW28

    Sturridge, Suarez, 12.2m?

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    1. FPL Touches
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Ade

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    2. Messiah Hazard
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      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Ade... I am keeping faith in Giroud, Suarez and Ade

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  7. Surfreak
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    How do palace fans cope watching. .this?

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    1. getfunky
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      well considering we're used to playing championship teams, pretty well

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    2. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      I would ask the Man Utd fans the same question 😉

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  8. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    How has everyone got such high scores?

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      • 15 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Bribery.

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    2. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Hoping some are looking at their UFPL teams ? sitting on a lowly 23 with 3. left, here

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      1. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        19 with 2 in play & 3 to come here 🙁

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        1. JK - Cønt ⭐
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 1 month ago

          27 with 2 in play and 2 to come

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    3. Breadbin
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Copying the scout picks? Maybe not.

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    4. A.
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      30 points from the defence for me - Koscielny, Kolarov and Azpi

      They've saved my bacon this week

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      1. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah, I suppose most of the casuals don't own Kosc or Kol.

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  9. Absinthe 42
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    12 years, 1 month ago

    Funny how things are cyclical.

    After my disaster last GW with the postponements and ML rivals somehow going nuts, this week the tables have turned and I've had all the luck.

    That'll teach the bastards! 🙂

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    1. 0thebrodie
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      What's you're rank?

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      1. Absinthe 42
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        Around 19k at the start of the day.

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  10. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Shirley Yaya will drop at least once before GW30?

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    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Hopefully he won't be playing in GW30.

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    2. In Like Flynn.
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      • 15 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      .2-.3 imo JKI

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    3. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      I doubt it. He's a massive comfort blanket for the owners.

      You're not thinking of getting him are you? Way too late now.

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        I've got him, but likely to sell as i don't have a lot tied up in him and he has 2 blanks. A comfort blanket he may be, but he still has 2 straight blanks

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      2. Lizard Lips
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        Too late with 3 triples incoming?! 🙂

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    4. 0thebrodie
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      You wish.

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  11. Beavis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Did anyone (c) Captain Unsensible or at least own him? 😀

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    1. Whitman2013
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      who i nearly captained giroud

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  12. Cooper123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Couple of things:

    Why did Koscielny go off? Injured or tactical?

    How is Ince looking tonight?

    It's a real pain Turner and Mutch didn't play, any hope of getting an appearance GW29?

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    1. MattysFantasyFooty
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Slight injury for Koscielny, Wenger didn't want to take risks

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  13. Grounderz
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Yaya, the player who followed Dempsey's footsteps to never stretch more than two games of blanks. 😎

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  14. The Light Knight
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    United dominating in shots which is always a positive..ahem

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    1. Breadbin
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Shots don't mean anything. It's all about the number of crosses.

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  15. Sheldon420
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Am I the only one considering keeping and benching Yaya for his 2 blanks?

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    1. FPL Touches
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Probably not, considering he's owned by 1.7 million people

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    2. Cooper123
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      • 15 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Absolutely not.

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    3. Grounderz
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Selling, there's no way I'd sit my 10.2m on the bench for two gameweeks straight.

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    4. McEwan
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Nope, I would imagine most early purchasers will do the same

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    5. getfunky
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      nah, i've got a reasonable amount of cover

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    6. 0thebrodie
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Me too mate.

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  16. FPL Touches
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Knew this would be a fking tight Pulis-bullshit game 👿

    Play at home and just defend. Worst value tickets in the league. Apart from maybe Stoke

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    1. MattysFantasyFooty
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      I don't think it's that United are just shite and are one of the worst teams to watch this season.

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      1. FPL Touches
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        We have been frustrating, like Liverpool last season when they hit the bar like 400 times. Pulis just shits his pants whenever he sees an opposition striker worth more than £10 and puts every man on the line.

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    2. OShaughnessy
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      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Listen to those fans... having a terrible time they are! 🙄
      Nothing like the Londoners who sit on their hands at OT.

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    3. getfunky
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      lol i'm a palace fan & quite enjoying frustrating the 'champions'

      you'd understand if you were used to playing in the championship

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  17. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Overall pretty impressed so far. Cheapest squad in the prem but holding our own against Man Utd (with Players like Rooney earning more than all our players on the pitch put together) Just praying still for that Speroni/Ward clean sheet as well 🙂

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    1. Parm
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      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Very entertaining way to play football.

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      1. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        what are they supposed to do? play like cardiff

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  18. Thomass
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Archie your going well so far! 🙁

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    1. A.
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      On course to top the group 😉

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      1. Thomass
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        Hmm, reckon I will come 2nd well I should be have you seen my GD?

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        1. A.
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          12 years, 1 month ago

          In fact, our tie's not over yet. After baps, and with home advantage I'm 11 points ahead.

          Suarez (C) + Sturridge +11 vs Suarez + Sturridge (C) + Adebayor

          If Adebayor scores and Suarez blanks I could be in trouble

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          1. Thomass
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 1 month ago

            Yeah I reckon Ade will score p.s did you count JT's baps I will check

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      2. A.
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        12 years, 1 month ago

        Our tie hangs on Suarez vs Sturridge captaincy debate

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        1. Thomass
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah I didn't change anything due to my poor internet connection.
          P.s hoping Studge does me proud! Would you mind if Studge scores as you support pool?

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          1. A.
            • 15 Years
            12 years, 1 month ago

            I'm still backing Sturridge to score as no-one else in my ML has him (the fools!) but obviously want Suarez to outscore him 😉

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  19. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Kosc only gets 1 bonus with 10 BPS,
    while he got CS = 6 BPS, 1 goal = 4 BPS, play 60mins = 2 BPS = 12 BPS

    he must do something to take that -2 BPS

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  20. Esalman
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Nolan essential?

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Not if Hull win on Monday

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    2. Messiah Hazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      If he doesnt have a blank GW29

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  21. The B
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Silva vs Mata?

    Discuss.

    P.S. Ill replace Silva next GW and will get Aguero when City blanks are over.

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    1. Cooper123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Leaning towards Mata but not sure at all. Partly influenced by the fact that it'll be alongside Yaya and Aguero by the time the double rolls around.

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  22. AugustaBlue
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Super late to the bragging party, but 47 points from Terry, Kos, Cahill, Kolarov just lifted a ton of stress off these next few gameweeks for me. I'm not even mad about Dzeko playing like he was on bath salts.

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  23. Adderz
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Ward on corners, essential

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      no attacking points til now

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    2. The Shadow
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Dann's the new man.

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    3. Injury Prone o_O Gooner.
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Oooh is he? hadn't noticed that.

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  24. Thomass
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Why did Kos get subbed?

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    1. The Shadow
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Injury, expected back next week.

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    2. Messiah Hazard
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      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Back injury, Wenger expects him back next week

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    3. Thomass
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Thx lads

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  25. Acquafresca
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Between the cheap Palace mids, would you rather Ince or Puncheon?

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    1. FPL Touches
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Probably Ince

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    2. The Shadow
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Whichever is on penalties.

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      1. Alan The Llama
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        Fwiw, on Football Focus Puncheon said he let Chamakh take the last penalty, as if he still is the main penalty taker.

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    3. Sleep Talk
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      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Ince seems the bigger threat. If one plans on playing them regularly, I think Ince is worth the extra 0.5.

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    4. In Like Flynn.
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      • 15 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Both good options, I'll let you know which one I choose, so you can get the other one.

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  26. supperspout
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    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    one point on the bench and two non players. I hope Dawson and Erikson play tomorrow. think Dawsons out though

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  27. In Like Flynn.
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    • 15 Years
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    I do wonder what people expect from teams like Palace when playing the top teams.
    Maybe Ole's approach which gets you spanked 4-0 at home to a similarly ranked team, god knows what will happen if they play like that against free scoring teams.

    The Palace fans I suspect will forgive most things if they survive in the Prem come August.

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    1. A.
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      The extra influx of cash + Pulis could well help them consolidate towards mid-table. Palace have never managed to stay up before, so I'm sure they'd bite your hand off if offered 17th place now

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      1. In Like Flynn.
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        • 15 Years
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        This is it, two or three years to build, then they moan about not making Europe. 🙂

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        1. A.
          • 15 Years
          12 years, 1 month ago

          Look at what happened to Bolton. Got close to Europe, got greedy, made poor choices, plummet down the table, relegation and back to championship obscurity.

          Stoke could go the same way without Pulis too within the next couple of years.

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  28. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    I hope Ozil stayed benched

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  29. A Defender's Nightmare
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    I feel for Dzeko owners! I really do! That was very cruel part of EPL! How on earth he could miss that kind of sitter? 1 simple touch was all that needed! 😯

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    1. Whitman2013
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      lol@dzeko owners.... (just as it was mentioned above ;P)

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  30. Balotellitubbies
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    What's going on with Mutch? I actually ned him for the next 2. Might have to switch him to Noone toniht. 😐

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