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9 September 2017 3022 comments
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Saturday’s events conclude at the bet365 as Manchester United bid to reclaim the Premier League top spot with a victory at Stoke City.

Jose Mourinho’s side are awash with major Fantasy talent as Romelu Lukuku heads into the match as the top captain pick for a fourth successive Gameweek.

Over 179,000 (37%) back the Belgian with the armband who is under pressure to deliver after goals from the next three most popular picks – Harry Kane, Alexandre Lacazette and Alvaro Morata – earlier in the day.

Paul Pogba also boasts a swell of support. Owned by 1.8 million (37.5%), he wears the armband for over 203,000 managers this evening.

Meanwhile, Henrikh Mkhitaryan goes into the game as the most signed midfielder ahead of Gameweek 4, having claimed another 236,000 owners.

With Ander Herrera recalled to the Man Utd starting XI, it could be that Pogba is shifted up behind Lukaku this evening, with Mkhitaryan starting wide on the right.

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

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  1. Harper_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Only way to get Kane in is to sacrifice Lukaku but needs must.

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    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Do you have Pogba or Eriksen?

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      1. Harper_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Both

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  2. Scotty B
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Elliot
    Cedric Jones Alonso
    Salah Pogba RLC Eriksen(c)
    Morata Lacazette Firmino

    Fabianski Bellerin Carroll Tuanzabe

    0 ITB & 1 FT

    What transfer should I make next week?

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      I'd take a hit for a better captain.

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      1. Scotty B
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Got plenty of choice...
        Salah Firmino Morata Eriksen

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  3. Beavis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Is Lukaku + Gabbiadini > Morata + Firmino for free crazy?

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    1. andy85wsm
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      • 16 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      I don't think it is completely crazy....On paper the latter HAS to score more.

      I can make the same moves but struggling to actually do it

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    2. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Not sure I 'll do firmino,lvpool may bring in sturridge and coutinho next week as rotation

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    3. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      I'd worry about how Liverpool rotate once CL starts

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  4. Horlicks esq.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Potential WildCard changes:

    Forster > Heaton
    Hegazi > Naughton
    Monreal > Kola
    Jones > Valencia
    De Bruyne > Doucoure
    Alli > Erikssen
    Lukaku > Rashford
    Firmino > Kane
    Chicarito > Jesus

    Anything you wouldnt do here?

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    1. Harper_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Valencia? He's been drastically underwhelming so far.

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      1. Horlicks esq.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Ok. cool. Keep Jones and save the 1.5m Nice one.

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    2. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Wouldn't get rid of Firmino and Lukaku.

      Can't help feeling you need to step away from the computer because in some cases you are basing your team on today's results.

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      1. Horlicks esq.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Fair point. Im 135,000th so its no biggie if i twist or not. I just think im living off gw1 and 3.

        and on current form i'll end up doing well every other week which isnt the one.

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  5. Sims
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Davies doesn't look like rising today does he

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    1. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      id say no
      last season itd be nailed on!!

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    2. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Don't think so

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    3. beetlejuice
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      They say he will

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    4. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      No but will before he plays again.

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    5. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Rise either tonight, or tomorrow for sure.

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  6. beetlejuice
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Sorry for repost guys but I need this tonite (Davies is on fire) :

    Who do you think will play next week vs Palace?

    A) Stephens
    B) Yoshida

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    1. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      A Although I havnt seen the highlights

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    2. beetlejuice
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Come on Soton fans!

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    3. Midlands Saint73
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      I really don't know but I think Yoshi is ahead of Stephens in pecking order. He only didn't play today due to long travel back from international duty. Could be neither play if VVD is back.

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      1. beetlejuice
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Yes I believe that was the reason Stephens played instead of Yoshida this week. With VVD Yoshi will probably loose but I only need 1 or 2 weeks, then ll ditch the other one too 🙂

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    4. Ramboros
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      I don't think they compete for the same spot. Stephens will lose his spot to Van Dijk.

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    5. Midlands Saint73
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Go for Cedric in my opinion, Bertie if you have the cash.

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      1. beetlejuice
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        I ll bring Davies in but cant decide who to ditch

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  7. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    I saw a rainbow today. It really was quite beautiful.

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    1. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      I saw Bath beat Sarries at the Rec today, equally beautiful

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      1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        🙂

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  8. stat
    8 years, 10 months ago

    I have 2 FT and my defence is really driving me mad:

    Bertrand / Kolasinac / Dann / Mee / Long

    I don't think Bertrand is worth 5.5M so I want to replace him with Davies who's 0.1M more, meaning I have to downgrade someone else.

    Kolasinac plays Chelsea next week but there's no way I'm getting rid of him because he has some great fixtures coming up and I feel that he has a very high points ceiling.

    Dann has been absolutely terrible so far, but depending on how Palace look tomorrow I may decide to keep him for 1 more GW because he plays Southampton at home in GW 5, and Southampton have failed to score in 3/4 of their games so far. I'm definitely binning him after that though because his fixtures are terrible and so is his form.

    Mee hasn't picked up any returns for me yet, but he has looked decent going forward and he has a run of decent home games (HUD, WHU, NEW, SWA) amongst some tough away games, which I'm not going to play him in anyway. Long is just bench fodder obviously.

    So if I do Bertrand -> Davies, who would you replace? Ideally I want to do Dann -> Naughton but that would mean I'd have to play Mee vs eve or Naughton vs tot and there's no point in doing that.

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    1. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Tricky....if palace fail then Stoke rotate with Burnley so maybe Wimmer is the answer for Dann

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      1. stat
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Wow, the rotation between Stoke and Burnley is seriously amazing, in the short-term and the long-term. The only issue is Wimmer's playing time... hopefully he'll be nailed on. Thanks.

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        1. william prunier
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          i'm only parroting what i heard. think id best check it myself LOL

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          1. stat
            8 years, 10 months ago

            Haha, check this out: new, HUD, SOU, WHU, BOU, NEW, LEI, SWA, cpa, bou, SWA, WAT, STO, WHU, WBA, hud, hud, NEW, cpa, HUD, WAT, bou, BHA, SOU, EVE, whu, EVE, wba, wat, LEI, BUR, BHA, CPA, BOU.

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    2. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Dann needs to go. Plenty of 4.5 options about.

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      1. stat
        8 years, 10 months ago

        The ideal situation is Wimmer being nailed on for Stoke, because his rotation with Mee is amazing. Not sure if it will be the case though.

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        1. william prunier
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          Shawcross's back has been knakered for a while. Hes nailed id say

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          1. stat
            8 years, 10 months ago

            Thanks. I'll probably get Wimmer & Davies in for Dann & Bertrand. It will leave me with 0.4 ITB so if Wimmer loses his place I've got a lot of options to choose from - I could also upgrade Long to Lejeune/Yedlin if I want to soon.

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  9. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Good man Mané!

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BY1KynIl2w5/?hl=en&taken-by=sadiomaneofficiel

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  10. MarkoSD
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    didn't watch the games, yoshi lost the spot, jesus 56min exit only tactical, no injuries?

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    1. Harper_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Tactical and tiredness

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    2. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Jesus was tactical, Pep likes to run Kun into the ground to justify dropping him!!

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  11. Earn your Spurs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    bottomed

    Would you do :-
    Mounie/ Redmond/ Alonso/ £0.5m itb -> Morata/ Sanches/ J. Evans for -4?

    would give me :-
    DDG, Elliot
    Bavies, Cedric, Evans, Mee, Mariappa
    Alli, Pogba, Mooy, Sanches, Carroll
    Kane, Lukaku, Morata

    all views welcome

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  12. Double Entry
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Arsenal defence... Bellerin or Kolasinac, who looks the more threatening? Kol 2 assists up at the moment.

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    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Kolasinac

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    2. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Kola for sure
      bella aint with it

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  13. the snazzy viking
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Should I wildcard here?

    Current team (3-4-3):

    Foster / Myhill
    Valencia Stephens Daniels / Suttner Hunemeier
    Mane Pogba Ramsey Ritchie / Carroll
    Kane Lukaku Gabbiadini

    WC Team (4-3-3):

    Fabianski / Elliot
    Mendy Kolasinac Davies Daniels Dunk
    Eriksen Pogba Gross Atsu Carroll
    Kane Morata Firmino

    Would rotate Gross, Atsu and Carroll every week and also rotate Daniels and Dunk.

    Thoughts?

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  14. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Marks WC team looks terrible 😯

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    1. Harper_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      ID?

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      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/370/event/4

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    2. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Agreed. It's a shame he didn't show his WC team to me first. I would have destroyed it...and rightly so.

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    3. grumpyman
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Well, it does now the scores are in.

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      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        A Krul double penalty save could always save the GW

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    4. Kun Tozser
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Over thinking it, massive kneejerk

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      1. Kun Tozser
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        You just know he's played Lacazette > Kane tonight though!

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    5. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      link?

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      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/370/event/4

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        1. Earn your Spurs
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          looks good to me - just unlucky this week

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          1. Royal5
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 10 months ago

            Poor defence. Alli as Spurs cover over Eriksen is strange considering Eriksens fantastic form. Micky over Pog also a bit strange imo. Got the the Mane Salah choice right though.

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    6. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      It looks ok

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      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Could be a different story in a couple of weeks. But for this week at least.

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  15. Kun Tozser
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    how many more games is Davies likely to get?

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    1. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      loads, Rose is miles away

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      1. Kun Tozser
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        What makes you say that?

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    2. Harper_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      He's safe

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    3. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      even if Rose was fit why drop Davies? to be fair 2 games a week - who would play in CL and who in Prem?

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  16. Lucky Z
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Please advise!

    Foster • Myhill
    Cedric • Lascelles • Mustafi • Prödl • Mee
    Alli • Willian • Pogba • Ritchie • T.Carroll
    Kane • Lukaku • Chicharito

    2FT, 1.5 ITB

    A) Willian => Mahrez
    B) Mustafi & Willian => Alonso & Jese
    C) Mustafi & Willian => 4.5 defender & Salah/Coutinho
    D) Other

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  17. Horlicks esq.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    I feel like I need to have Kane, Jesus and lose Forster.

    Surely that calls for a WC move?

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    1. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      fixtures coming thick and fast, wait for the int break, it calms down after then

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      1. GE
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        This

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    2. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Jesus is under constant rot/rest threat or getting hauled off early (see today) so stay away from him.

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      1. Kip
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        +1

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  18. GE
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Want Davies and Kane, but I already have Alli and Eriksen..can't have 4 Spurs-assets 🙁

    Drop Alli to give Davies a spot worth it?

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    1. Kip
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      trople spurs attack would be silly so why not

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      1. GE
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Not silly IMO..worked out last year?

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    2. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      plenty of other midfield options but Davies is a star in defence

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      1. GE
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Good point!
        Think I will something like this m:

        GW5: Jesus/Lukaku -> Kane
        GW6: Stephens/Daniels -> Davies and Alli -> Salah (-4)

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  19. Kip
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    bellerin + lacazette => Davies + Kane (-4)

    should be worth a hit, right?

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    1. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      With the fixtures Spurs have in next few GWs, I'd do that without hesitation.

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  20. FPL_Hazards
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Foster - Elliot
    Kolasinac - Stephens - TAA - Jones - Naughton
    Alli - Mkhitaryan - Tadic - Atsu - Carroll
    Kane Lukaku - Firmino

    How to get Bavies?

    Has to be a downgrade on Tadic and punt Stephens?

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    1. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Yup, I'd do it like that.

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  21. _figu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Foster
    Alonso - Davies - Bertrand
    Eriksen - Pogba - Phillips - Atsu
    Kane - Lukaku - Chica

    Elliot YOSHIDA Carroll 4.0
    .4 ITB, 1 FT

    What to do with Yoshida? Save FT? Or swap for 4.0 and bank the cash. Likely going with those 3 D until I WC anyway. Or should I go 4-3-3 with someone like Daniels (Brighton, Everton, Leicester)? Atsu has decent fixtures as well for next 3 weeks.

    Any comments appreciated.

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  22. Lucky Z
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    What is the case with Davies? Is Rose sidelined for a long period?

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    1. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      No news tends to be bad news, right?

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    2. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      We really need a hot topic on this.

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  23. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Recomendations for this team?

    Foster/Elliot
    Bavies/Jones/Cedric/Lowe/Mbemba
    Mane/Eriksen/Miki/TC/Chalobah
    Kane/Kaku/Chcia

    2FT 0.5ITB

    Mane has to go however what mix of moves will be best here? I'm even willing to take -4

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    1. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      teams fine, do a straight swap to salah

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    2. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      You want some Pool cover. I'd prefer Firmino over Salah. West Ham plays WBA (A) and Spurs (H) next two game weeks. I'd move Chica to Firmino and Mane -> xxx. Should be able to do that without a hit. I moved Salah earlier and have no Pool cover. Also have Chica but want to move him for Firmino. Struggling to fund that

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  24. St. Joseph
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    With
    1. Mane (susp)
    2. Willian
    3. Tadic
    4. JWP
    In my team

    Perfect time to wildcard ?

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    1. My Name Is Prince
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Indeed

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  25. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Thinking of Laca and one of Jones/Cedric to Morata and Bavies.

    Any thoughts?

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    1. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      look at Lacazettes fixtures after chelsea...
      I look to get rid for kane this week, but he's straight back in after chelsea

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  26. AzzaroMax99
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Help pls. What to do here?
    1FT, 0.4 IDB

    Foster
    Bavies, Jones, Cedric, Naughton
    Mkhi, Eriksen, Mane
    Firmino, Lukaku, Morata

    Elliot, TCarrol, Dunk, Chalobah

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    1. MTPockets
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Lose Mane

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      1. AzzaroMax99
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Obviously..but who to get?

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  27. cjhewitt92
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    A) Mkhi to Alli have Kane and Lukaku
    B) Cork to Choupo-Moting
    C) Cork to Richarlison
    D) Mbemba to Tripper have Davies
    E) Monero to Walker
    F) Suggestions

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    1. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      It all sounds sideways or trivial
      Surely something else needs sorting in your team?

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      1. cjhewitt92
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Current team

        Current team

        Foster Elliot
        Jones Davies Bertrand Monero Mbemba
        Loftus -Cheek Carroll Cork Mkhi Salah
        Kane Lukaku Morata
        2.1 in the bank

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  28. william prunier
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    How is Villa Ronky doing this season ????

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  29. Tuchap - Lurker
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Guys I have Tadic and Yoshida.

    Is it worth a -8 to just get the moves out of the way and do
    Valencia > Alonso (makes room for jones)
    Yoshida > Jones
    Tadic > Jese

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  30. My Name Is Prince
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Pascal Gross is suddenly a hero, might just keep him now... I was so close to selling him yesterday for Atsu, but then I thought what the hell, I'll just play Tom Carroll instead and enjoy my 2FTs for next (this) week... x)

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    1. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      feels good hey!!

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