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Dugout Discussion – West Brom vs Man United

17 December 2017 1287 comments
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The first of two Sunday afternoon matches gets underway at 2.15pm as West Bromwich Albion welcome Manchester United to The Hawthorns.

Back on the scoresheet in the midweek win over Bournemouth, Romelu Lukaku is the second top captain pick for Gameweek 18, handed the armband by 14.9% of Fantasy Premier League managers.

Jesse Lingard continues in the visitors’ starting XI and remains an overlooked midfield option – priced at 5.9 and owned by just 2%, he’s produced 12 and 15 points in his last two on the road.

Although the arrival of Alan Pardew has instilled some resilience to the Baggies’ backline – they’ve conceded just one goal in three – the midlands outfit remain toothless in attack and have yet to find the net under their new manager.

That lack of cutting edge bodes well for David de Gea’s 43% owners, then, as the Spaniard looks to steer his side to an eleventh clean sheet of the season.

Jose Mourinho also retains Phil Jones on the teamsheet today – nine of their 10 clean sheets have came in the 12 matches that the former Blackburn man has started this season.

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  1. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    I know it's completely against your nature, but please just score a bloody goal West Brom

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    1. G-Whizz
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      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Please...

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    2. The Overthinker
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Lol

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  2. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Hazard Kane Foster to KDB Kaku De Gea -4 on the cards

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    1. El-Kloppico
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      yes

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    2. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Madness

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      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Please explain? Foster is dog shite, Kane in poor form and blank coming, Hazard is the only exception but I have Morata

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  3. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Never ceases to amaze me that so many who devout hours to this game don’t know the rules 😕

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    1. Sim Simma
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      • 15 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      OnTarget Therefore a Goal ... Simples

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    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      *devote

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    3. the axolotl
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      indeed. hard to tell sometimes if people are trolling or just plain stupid

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  4. Big P
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    How long is Deeney suspended for?

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    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      To be decided.

      It could be appealed. It could be 3. The FA could extent it to 4, as its his second offence.

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      1. Big P
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        He's down as missing 4 on FPL.

        Is that the rule for a second offence then?

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        1. Pierce34
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Second offence is automaticaly four, isn't it?

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  5. FPL Scoop
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    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    LOL at all those saying lingard was a bad temporary pick

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  6. SUAREZ_MESSI_COUTINHO
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    I know it's completely against your nature, but please just score a bloody goal Phil Jones.

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    1. Fudge
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      cancelling out the above 😀

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  7. Scotty B
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Ritchie > Lingard a no brainer?

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    1. Lord Flashheart
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      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      far from it

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  8. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Is going without city attacker not the end of the world right??

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    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      I did it for a few GWs and it went okay because the goals relatively dried up and points were being shared. Then Silva and Sterling put significant points together and that killed me.

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      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        But FPL no 2 this year had no city players plus ben Crabtree won without Liverpool players last year?

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        1. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Liverpool weren't even the top scoring team that season. There were **** loads of goals for everyone, points for everyone basically so you could go without Livepool. Reliable goals/assists seem to have dried up this season.

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          1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 3 months ago

            Man remember last season. First 15 weeks everyone had mane couts firm triple up. They were fiery and after then lallana wagon came in too. Second half they were poor but first half they were a musthave

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      2. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Obviously I would never advocate not 'covering' a high scoring team.

        I brought Silva and Aguero for this GW and covered eff all.

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        1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          I just think in sterling v Coutinho debate. Couts better player sterling but sterling better team. Overal they will match up if both play next month i guess

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          1. LÖrKingMuch
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 3 months ago

            Good point, a lot depends on rotation and game time, too

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  9. Superflymonk
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Benched Lindgard for Shaqiri. Lol and Dunk for Otamendi. Sad sad dgameweek on 28 pts.

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  10. asif316uk
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    A. Hazard, 6m mid, morata
    B. Sterling, pogba, morata
    C. Pogba, Hazard, firmino/vardy

    Have sane and Kane.

    Pick one please

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    1. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      probably B.

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    2. seewhyaxe
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      B

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  11. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Foster is a disaster waiting to happen

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  12. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Jones staying back for corners is annoying

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    1. Old Man
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      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      no goal threat these days - Smalling better for that.

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      1. HurriKane
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        smalling played a lot recently. is due a rest with rojo.nd londelof waiting eagerly

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        1. Big P
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Not if Jose wants cleanies

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  13. Patch
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Just woken up to this beautiful score...come on DDG get those save points you shirker

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  14. Guy Demel
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Pardew teams normally collapse after 18 months or so

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    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      This. Has no tactical nous whatsoever. He is a motivational manager and that only works for 12 months max.

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    2. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      only been there a month or so!!

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  15. LIARS POKER
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Who would you go for as Mustaf replacement?

    A) Jones
    B) Smalling

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    1. Guy Demel
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Not Jones this close to xmas unless you have a good bench, even then its a risk

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      1. LIARS POKER
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        That's my concern, is Smalling nailed until Bailly's back? Any idea when that is?

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        1. Winners900
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          I'm going to get Smalling in for Kolasinac. Jones will be rotated in this period, longterm Jones a better pick after this period though.

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        2. Numb
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Months

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      2. SUAREZ_MESSI_COUTINHO
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Isn't Jones more nailed on? He was a first choice CB before the injury...

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    2. El-Kloppico
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Mustafi should be back next week imo.. Why change?

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      1. LIARS POKER
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Not sure I trust Arsenal for clean sheets even against the easy teams, concede so many big chances every game

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  16. Carpe Diem
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on Chalobah, Hazard, Kane -> Pogba, Lukaku, Sterling (-4)?

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    1. Guy Demel
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Would choose either Lukaku or Pogba, not both

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      1. fr3d
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        I agree with this guy

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      2. Carpe Diem
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Need the money to afford the Chalobah -> Sterling swap.. This is what my team looks like, thoughts?

        Pope Elliot
        Christensen Smalling Tarkowski Naughton Wimmer
        Hazard Salah Coutinho Richarlison Chalobah
        Kane Morata Niasse

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  17. seewhyaxe
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    hope Jones can nick a goal too!

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    1. AYLD28
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      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      That’d be great but he doesn’t even step into the oppositions box at corners so I can’t see it

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  18. Emiliano Sala
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Which one?
    A) morata to lukaku
    B) daniels to smalling

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    1. The Overthinker
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      B

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  19. The Overthinker
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Views about this?

    I am.gonna bring 3 united in one go

    Courtois to ddg (have azpi)
    Valencia to Jones
    Ramsey to. Pogba

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    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      -4? Yes.

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      1. The Overthinker
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Yes -4

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        1. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Yes!

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    2. Positive vibes
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

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  20. AYLD28
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    I feel that itch to do like all the casuals out there and use my 2FT to do:

    1. Kane > Lukaku & Gomes > De Gea

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  21. BearScout
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Any chance of goal being taken away from Lingard (read that it was a deflection) ?

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    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      No, it was on target

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      1. BearScout
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers Numb

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  22. the axolotl
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    short term kane to lukaku then is looking tempting

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    1. The Overthinker
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Definitely

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  23. Positive vibes
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Kun -> Lukaku
    For free, yes or no?
    Thanks.

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    1. Jigger & Pony
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

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      1. AYLD28
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Iv got Kane + Aguero and I’m more tempted by Kane > Lukaku and holding Aguero for now

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        1. AYLD28
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          I think Jesus starts in midweek as he is out of form and pep will give him minutes meaning Aguero starts at home v Bournemouth

          Aguero. A fit Aguero. At home to Bournemouth.

          In a city team which is flying. He’ll be my captain if the above happens midweek

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  24. Jigger & Pony
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Looking at Kane + RLC > Lukaku + Pogba (-4). Worth it?

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    1. Positive vibes
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      RLC is your 5th mid? Yes then.

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      1. Jigger & Pony
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Yes he is. Allows me to bench DCL v Chelsea

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  25. Ohh1454
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on this potential wc team
    Foster elliot
    Smalling Ota Mee Ogbonna Kenny
    Kdb Salah Hazard Pogba Rlc
    Kane Austin Dcl
    0.6itb

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  26. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Best 4.5m non WHM defender for next 3 GWS only?

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Huddersfield. I am going Schindler, but he is 4.6.

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      1. HALFSPACE
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        baps magnet

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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          • 16 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Indeed.

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          1. Patch
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 3 months ago

            Isn't Zanka a better bet at 0.1 cheaper, way more minutes and less YCs. Bonus wise not too far official believe...

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      2. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Had Zanka from GW2, I always knew.

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    2. MikeRyko
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Zanka or maybe Mariappa.

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  27. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Is this worth -4?

    Hazard Kane Foster ➡ KDB DDG Lukaku

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    1. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      😳

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    2. Jigger & Pony
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Keep Hazard

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    3. The Overthinker
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Yes ,!!!

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      1. The Overthinker
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        can you keep hazard?

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        1. La Roja
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          No 🙁

          But I have Alonso and Morata

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          1. The Overthinker
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 3 months ago

            Then it's a good move imo

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  28. HALFSPACE
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Another goal contribution from Lukaku would be mustard

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  29. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Bring back Pulis!

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  30. wowBOBwow
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    The fixture rating on the FPL page is ridiculous.

    Why one earth is Stoke (H) a 2/5 for Man Utd? Who the hell would they have to be playing to be a 1/5? Stephen Hawkins on his own?

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    1. Speédy
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Stoke were a decent team at the start of the season. And I don't think they change the fixture difficulty mid season.

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    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Do they ever give 1/5? Can't remember seeing it

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      1. wowBOBwow
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Burnley (H) was a 1/5 earlier in the year and they changed that so no idea why they haven't amended Stoke, Swans, Hudd etc?

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    3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      MUN : lei 161 BUR 377 537 A SOU 316 eve 48 STK 472 bur 163

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    4. red forever
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      To be fair even City have 2s for most fixtures, whereas in reality it should be 1 for every single one

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