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Dugout Discussion – Crystal Palace vs Chelsea

17 December 2016 1598 comments
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Gameweek 17 begins with Chelsea attempting to maintain their 10-game winning streak at Selhurst Park against Crystal Palace.

There’s plenty on show for Fantasy Football managers, with Eden Hazard a confirmed starter having missed the midweek victory at Sunderland.

Sold by more than 130,000 ahead of today’s deadline, they will be fidgeting uncomfortably throughout and hoping that Hazard continues to simmer in away matches. He’s scored just two goals in seven road trips so far, compared to six in eight at Stamford Bridge.

Diego Costa has had no such issues, home or away. He goes into today’s encounter off the back of just his third blank of the season on Wednesday – he is yet to go two Gameweeks without a goal or an assist this season.

For Palace, both Wilfried Zaha and Christian Benteke offer the major threat to a Chelsea defence that has conceded just two goals over their ten successive wins.

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

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  1. FPLzebub
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Costa to Ibra seems the obvious move. Ibra has great fixtures anyway and the casuals will sell Costa in droves. I've been caught out before thinking I could ride a short ban and lost too much team value.

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    1. FPLHaggis
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Id rather continue to own Costa with a ~10% drop in ownership.

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  2. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    I'll be treating myself to a shiny Gabi Jesus.

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    1. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Tmi

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    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Not nailed. No you wont. 😉

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    3. Licious Lizard
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Really?
      I would definitely wait on him.

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    4. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      What that now?

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    5. Kanga roo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      The new 'trendy' move.

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    6. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yes please. But I hear they are planning to give him some rest first. He hasn't has a holiday for 3 years they say

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  3. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Not too concerned about the Costa yellow. As previously posted I thought Costa would be benched for one if those close together games.

    He struggles to finish games sometimes at the best of times.

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    1. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      At least it wont be the dreaded Cameo this way.

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    2. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Batshauyi will run riot against Bournemouth. I am actually tempted, as I have no other pressing issues atm.

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      1. Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Nice

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  4. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Bottomed: Is Azpi a better choice than Alonso? Seems a differential around these parts and hoovers up all 3 baps whenever it's a low scoring affair. Chelsea don't look like scoring much at the moment

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    1. Pierce34
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah, to be honest I'd expect Azpi's bonus points to more than match Alonso's odd goal or assist. If I was buying now I'd get Azpi, but as it is I'm happy with Alonso.

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    2. FPLHaggis
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Double the ownership so anything but a differential.

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  5. VFORVANDETA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Not selling costa..

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    1. Kanga roo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      no one cares, really.

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  6. Chris_White
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Your top 3 defenders in the PL?

    Azpi, VVD and Toby for me. Walker and Bellerin in the mix too.

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    1. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      All 5 in a class of their own. Azpi is the best defender in the league imo

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    2. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Alberto Moreno should be there. I assume just a small error on your part.

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      1. Over Midwicket
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Lolz

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      2. Chris_White
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        How could I!

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    3. SW6
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Toby, Bellerin and Kosc I'd say. Even the best now aren't close to what defenders were 10 years ago though

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    4. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Azpi and VVD are definitely up there

      For me Bellerin has to make the cut purely for his efforts getting from one side of the pitch to the other to make a block/tackle. Absolutely love seeing that from him

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    5. FALCAO & MOU
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Bellerin, the guy is just 21, he is in the league of Nesta and Malibu for me.

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      1. FALCAO & MOU
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Maldini, f autocorrect.

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    6. Tansey
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Has to be Toby, Kosc, VVD

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    7. @persecuted_by_mods
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Toby Azpi Kosc Bellerin Matip

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  7. tambourineman
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Warning: this post contains lots of stats (courtesy of FPL Discovery)

    Of the top 10k at this stage last season, 43.6% had used TC, 47.3% had used BB and 46.4% had used AOA. This season the figures are much lower with 24.9% for TC, 19.9% for BB and 24.3% for AOA.

    Also at this point last season 22.89% of the top 10k managers were in their first season with only 3.28% having a previous top 10k finish. This season only 13.18% of the top 10k are ‘debutant’ managers with 7.49% having experienced a top 10k finish.

    Having said that there is far less of a ‘template’ this season, amongst the top 10k Costa has the highest ownership at 85.6% whereas last season there were four players with higher than 87% ownership (Mahrez, Ozil, Lukaku and Vardy). Last season there were only 23 players with 10%+ ownership (in a 3-8-8-4 formation) whereas this season there are 31 (4-9-11-7).

    From these stats it looks like a climb through the rankings will be far tougher than last year as there are less ‘casuals’ who have blown their chips amongst the top ranks, but there is an opportunity in the fact there isn’t such a set template.

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    1. Good Times
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Fantastic analysis couldn't agree more

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    2. FPLHaggis
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Give this man a Hulking

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  8. Ribus
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    I will sell Costa. Bought him for 10.6, will sell him for 10.8. With a 0.2 price drop, i can get him back for my selling price.

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    1. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Nice. Us early buyers will have to keep. There's only Sanchez and Costa that can do that to us so far...even Walker and Alonso have alternatives for a straight swap.

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    2. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Exact same for me. 2 FTs too which is nice.

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    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Same here, I want Ibra for his next 2 home games anyway

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    4. SH
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      same for me

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    5. Sideways Backwards
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Sounds like a good plan, I'm in exactly the same boat and thinking this. Do you think he'll drop .2?

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  9. mad_beer ✅
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    OMG I benched Eriksen and played Oriol Romeu by mistake. Kill me now.

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    1. WDT
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      merry christmas

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    2. Z
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Romeu is banned anyway...

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  10. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Someone getting suspended/injured all the time and ruining the template...

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  11. red devil 7
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    When does Costa return from AFCON?

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    1. Aston-villain
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Never

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    2. Plutocracy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Spain didn't qualify

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  12. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Caught in the middle of the Costa debate. Bought for 10.2. Keep?

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    1. Mull
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      You'll probably get him back for the price you sold him at. 0.3m drop likely.

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      1. Grand Thibauto
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        And lose two transfers

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  13. Karan_G14
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    So Costa's price won't fall now or does it get locked later?

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    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Can fall a max 0.3 before the next GW deadline

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      1. Karan_G14
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        And it will get locked after the next deadline right?

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        1. Jimmers
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Yes

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    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Only protected when flag removed

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  14. More Tragic
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Love how people saying Costa to Ibra who might be rested himself.

    Why not Batshuayi?

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    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Hazard could play up front.

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    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Cause I'll be keeping Costa's replacement.

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    3. Mull
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Because then you force yourself to make 2 transfers rather than one if the Ibra move works out.

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    4. Karan_G14
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Ibra won't be rested.

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    5. Ruth_NZ
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      On what conceivable basis do you say Zlatan may be rested?

      Mourinho said yesterday that he's the one irreplaceable player in his team. But what the hey, just make up stuff if you like.

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      1. Licious Lizard
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        +1

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  15. Plutocracy
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Am I missing something...Ibra has 4 yellows as well no. He is not on the suspension tightrope though...?

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    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      He got a yellow in a cup game and has already served a suspension.

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    2. red devil 7
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Zlatan cannot be suspended

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    3. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      He has already served his. He has 4 YC in the league and 1 YC in a cup game.

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    4. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Suspended already, booked in the cup

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    5. Plutocracy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Bless you all 🙂

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  16. Dosh
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Have exact money for Costa + Alli --> Ibra + Walcott. Do it?

    Zlatan's price will rise tonight

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Not right now, no. See what happens in today's games.

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  17. Evasivo
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Bought Costa for £10mil so he'll be on my bench with Amat & Evans on Boxing Day.

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    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      In real life he'll be on a beach

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      1. Evasivo
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        *biyatch 😉

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  18. Wingate
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Best Defender under 5.6 for next 3 gameweeks over Xmas - finally upgrading non-playing Amat,

    United have 3 great fixtures.... What about Valencia/Rojo/Jones?
    Leicester also 3 good fixtures - are they worth looking at?
    Arsenal too expensive

    Thx

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    1. Evasivo
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Daniels?

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    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Keep Amat and lose another defender for bellerin

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    3. Viprin
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Amat is playing

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    4. Mull
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Too much rotation at United and Leicester are crap. Have you considered Bertrand or Van Dijk?

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      1. Wingate
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        already have Cedric... plus SPurs next!

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    5. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Valentino.

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    6. Wingate
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Damn it!I Ment Kingsley! I have Amat too and will keep... its Kingsley im replacing with 5.6M,

      Thanks

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  19. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Do something Hazard

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    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      He's not looking like a 10m+ FPL option...

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  20. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Everyone wishing they had Azpi instead?

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    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Ya 🙁

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    2. Karan_G14
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I might get him in this week.

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    3. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I wish I had any Chelsea defender..

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    4. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I'd rather have Alonso.

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    5. Mull
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Alonso is so much better for FPL that Azpi isn't worth considering.

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      1. Coaly
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Wrong

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  21. Fowler23
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Lol Moses

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  22. The Wizard of Ozil
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Best way to fund Ibra?

    A) Barragan -> Friend
    B) Lovern -> Jones
    C) Cedric -> Jones

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    1. Jamin
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      B

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  23. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Haha, Moses throws out for a corner 😀

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    1. Mull
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      This just triggered my PTSD from his Wigan days.

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  24. Batir19
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Need some help to decide for next gw.
    After Costa for ibra, should I take a hit for lovren/Morgan for belerin with enough in itb to do it? Arsenals fixtures are good for D. Or any other advice?
    Team:
    Walker, Daniels, Evans, morgan, lovren
    Siggy, firm, hazard,zaha, and
    Ibra, Costa,anichebe

    Thanks!

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    1. Batir19
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      "And" in midfield means Snodgrass.goalies - Heaton, grant.

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  25. Bees4Lyf
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    I wish Costa had got the goal first and then the yellow. Just so I could laugh at all the transfers in, oh well.

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  26. Epic Fail
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Kante is so cute. I just want to pinch his cheeks.

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  27. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Hazard has done absolutely nothing when i have had him.

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  28. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Somebody needs to do a drugs check on Zaha. He's literally everywhere on the pitch...Left back right wing, left wing....everywhere.

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    1. DF
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      You like Zaha more than other people. It's quite sweet.

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    2. Mull
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      When was the last positive drugs test in football? Seems suspicious.

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    3. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I literally died reading this.

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      1. Mull
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        RIP

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    4. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      There is no blade of grass he hasn't lost the ball on. 😉

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      1. Evasivo
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Have a +1 🙂

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    5. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Sounds like you're Hakki Umit

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      1. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Hallucinating*

        Blood auto correct

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    6. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      exactly why he's not picked for England - no positional discipline 🙂

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    7. O Fenomeno
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Are you Zaha's agent?

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      1. Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        I wouldn't mind being him for his next transfer.

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  29. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Wish Mkhi was fit 🙁

    Costa to Tekkers and Can to Mkhi would be perfect!

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    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      He will be fit for the next game

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      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Expected to be back. But will he start?

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    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Lucky escape.

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  30. Hairy Potter
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Have 8.1 to spend on a midfielder next week to cover Costa's suspension.

    Not sure who to go for

    A) Alli
    B) Lallana
    C) Mata

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    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      just get the one that scores the most points this weekend 😉

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