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13 April 2014 3232 comments
Mark Mark
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Sunday could well be a day of reckoning. While Liverpool clash head-on with City at Anfield, Chelsea’s hopes of keeping pace with that pair in the title race will rest on their ability to dispose of struggling Swansea at the Liberty Stadium.

The opening clash of the day, just minutes away, undoubtedly commands the bulk of our attention. City will arrive at Anfield looking to halt a charge from Brendan Rodgers’ side that has seen the Merseysider outfit win nine league matches on the spin. City turn up with Sergio Aguero fit but named only on the bench as Manuel Pellegrini keeps faith with Edin Dzeko and makes just one change – Gael Clichy returns as the rotation with Aleks Kolarov continues at left-back. Vincent Kompany is in the lineup despite a training ground injury on Saturday. There’s no such issues for Liverpool – Rodgers puts out an unchanged side as Mamadou Sakho retains his start at the back, despite Dan Agger returning to fitness; the Dane is named amongst the subs.

We’ll bring you the teamsheet news from today’s game in South Wales via our Twitter feed, while our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open for those looking for some real-time reactions during totday’s vital encounters.

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  1. MSTRKRFTSMN
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone else got Yaya captain? Absolute Nightmare!

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    1. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      That's plain unlucky. He was my VC, looked a safe bet.

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    2. floydy_floyd
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Baines here.

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    3. FACUPARSE
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      yep disaster. don´t know what to do

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    4. Halftime
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Me too. Now have Yaya, Sturridge and Hazard injured.

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  2. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Average score inside 10K?

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    1. Van Dal
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Hopefully less that 30

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    2. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Was 22.4 yesterday. I would expect around 35 at least.

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    3. Phaze 1
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      gonna guess around 40-45

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      1. Van Dal
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 8 months ago

        No chance

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  3. Dušan Citizen
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Not paid off my benching Gerrard :\ Mutch 3 points-Gerrard 5 points

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      could have been worse, he could have had several penos today

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    2. ★FC Borecelona★
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Not too bad. Only 2 points lost - could be worse

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  4. pundit of punts
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Score check.

    55 post baps for me.

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    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Okayish

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    2. Van Dal
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      49 post bap :-/

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    3. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      54

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    4. BeachBadger
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      53 for me. How many bp for Silva?

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      1. Reedy
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 8 months ago

        +2 Silva baps

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    5. The Machine
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      50. 8 left

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      1. Coaly
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 8 months ago

        Same with 7 left

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    6. Konig Luther
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      47pts + 2 baines stolen points

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    7. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      A meagre 43.

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    8. Jinswick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      64(-4). Still 8 to go though!

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      1. Phaze 1
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 8 months ago

        u counting Yaya in that 8?

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        1. Jinswick
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 8 months ago

          Oh yeah, hmmm, maybe 7....

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    9. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      70pts but only have 4 DGW players 😐

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    10. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      64 with 8 to play

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    11. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      73/74(-4) *Need that Baines Bap 🙁

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    12. floydy_floyd
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      71

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    13. Debauchy
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      42 9 to go.

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  5. Siva Mohan
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    After the game, manager Manuel Pellegrini said: 'It will be difficult for Yaya Toure to finish playing this season.'

    Bye bye Yaya 🙁

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      wonder how long silva will last, hes hardly a tank

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    2. floydy_floyd
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Hopefully ok for world cup

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  6. Licky
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Sterling on the bench, thought I was being smart playing Richardson and Shaw.

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  7. FACUPARSE
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Hazard and Yaya owners all getting rid? I already have shitty AJ and Mirallas who I was getting rid of 🙁

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    1. Van Dal
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Pele says supposedly out for season. So probably.

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    2. Halftime
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Mirallas has to go for me too, not knowing if they'll play is worse than having an injured player.

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  8. pieces
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Which fans were singing during the minutes silence before the Chelsea v Swansea game?

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    1. Snikiii
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      chelsea

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      1. pieces
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 8 months ago

        Delightful, no wonder Mou was looking so sheepish

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  9. Blue Lion
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Anybody else have 0 point Zabaleta in the starting eleven and 8 point Azpi on the bench?

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      1pt hart lookin better than zab ......awww yeh 😉

      still zabas yellow magnetism is astonishing

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    2. UnderstandablyDistraught
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Cahill

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      1. Tatty Bojangles
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 8 months ago

        This

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    3. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      That's nothing. Spare a thought for the unlucky souls (like me) who have Azil on bench and yaya's 18 mins/1pt (c) to look at for rest of week!

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  10. The Machine
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    How many did everyone score TODAY?

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    1. Van Dal
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      17

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      1. Mike Skinner
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 8 months ago

        26 if baps go as expected

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    2. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      34 🙁

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    3. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      36 today.

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    4. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      28

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    5. FPL Notebook (John)
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      9

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      1. FPL Notebook (John)
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 8 months ago

        Oops - forgot Suarez.

        13

        I could get a job for OPTA i'm sure

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    6. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      12 wooo

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    7. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      23

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    8. Somalion
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      28

      No clue about baps so probably more.

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    9. pundit of punts
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      27

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    10. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      29 pre bps

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    11. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      23

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    12. Debauchy
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      19

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    13. Mr Smith
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      23

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    14. DonTheSpecialOne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      18

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  11. The Machine
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Eriksen or Gerrard

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    1. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Eriksen

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    2. Lawrø
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Stevie G of course 😀

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    3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      gerrard, plenty of penos left in him

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    4. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Both if possible

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    5. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Ideally both.

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  12. Judas
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Those with Yaya and Silva, guessing everyone is going Yaya ---> Mata if Yaya injured for more than 2 games?

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    1. Somalion
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      That or Eriksen, probably Eriksen given the Everton fixture. Then will get Mata.

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      1. Judas
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 8 months ago

        got him 😉

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        1. Somalion
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 8 months ago

          I'll get you! 👿

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    2. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      I don't have Eriksen or Sterling either, but yeah Mata's probably the one I'll go for

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  13. Lawrø
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    I've just realised Liverpool play Chelsea 5 days after their CL Semi-final first leg and only 3 days before the 2nd leg! Players to be rested?...Or at least tired!

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    1. Woy of the Wovers
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      It's why we wanted them to beat PSG.

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    2. Debauchy
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Huge plus, that

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  14. Somalion
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    If people e-mail FPL about the Distin yellow card I'm gonna e-mail them offering to suck them off if they don't change it.

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    1. Alan The Llama
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Another one?

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      1. Somalion
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 8 months ago

        I give myself away sexually to feel popular.

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    2. tm245
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Some posts cannot be unseen.

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        1. Reedy
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 8 months ago

          and still others cannot be seen

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          1. Somalion
            • 15 Years
            11 years, 8 months ago

            Teehee

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            1. Reedy
              • 15 Years
              11 years, 8 months ago

              it works now 🙂

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  15. Beautiful Game
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Is cahill up for any bonus???

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    1. FPL Notebook (John)
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      3

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    2. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      3

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    3. Siva Mohan
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      3

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  16. Coaly
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Mid of Yaya Silva Lallana Eriksen Noone. Yaya to Gerrard?

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    1. FPL Notebook (John)
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      I would.
      But you should have had Mata 2 weeks ago 😉

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  17. pundit of punts
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Yaya>Mata/Gerrard?

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    1. FPL Notebook (John)
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Either are good moves

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    2. Judas
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Mata id say

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  18. Somalion
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    When I watched the interview I thought Pelle said that it would be difficult for Yaya to play the Sunderland game. Must have missed the rest of the season bit.

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      i heard purple monkey dishwasher

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      1. Somalion
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 8 months ago

        😯 Nailed on?

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  19. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Boruc and Yaya to Hart and Gerrard -4pts?

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  20. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    So the new template midfield is:

    Mata | Gerrard | Silva | Eriksen

    Interesting, no comfort blankets with Yaya and Hazard out.

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    1. Judas
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      na not Gerrard.

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    2. Woy of the Wovers
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      I've got one of them. Might get a second.

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  21. Coaly
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Gerrard or Mata?

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    1. GTS
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      not sure on what would be Mata's position when RvP and Roo comes back though.
      Gerrard for long term, Mata for short I guess..

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      1. Coaly
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 8 months ago

        There's only 4 weeks left. Gerrard has a better fixture next week but a harder run in. Mata has a better run in and extra game but as you say I worry about the impact of RVP and possibly Roo returning

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  22. GTS
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    So looks like I may let the Aguero price rise pass.

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  23. piquiblanco
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Gerrard is the best replacement for Yaya, right? Got Silva, Mata, Nasri, Mutch.

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    1. FreddieJuneBug
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Aye, we've all got the same midfield it seems.

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  24. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    GW35: Yaya -> Eriksen
    GW36: Punch -> Mata

    Makes sense right?

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    1. Somalion
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Will be doing something similar only with Lallana -> Mata instead. Good moves.

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  25. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Think I'll only pick players not going to the WC from now on.

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    1. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      No Puncheon then

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  26. The Machine
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Suarez with a fat chance of outscoring both Aguero and Lukaku. Wow

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  27. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    my 3 city players have been my most disappointing, aguero/yaya/hart 1/1/1

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  28. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Arsenal are 5th 😯

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  29. Judas
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    What to do about Snoddy? Ive got a fair bit of cash in the bank, but what are the options? (already have Eriksen)

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    1. Judas
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      oooh Ramsey?

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