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The Complete Guide to our FPL Gameweek 4 tips and advice

1 September 2018 3160 comments
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This season we are collating all relevant Gameweek advice in one article every week to help you with your preparations.

In this latest article we have pulled together all the content that we have already produced relating to Gameweek 4.

We hope this round-up will help anyone looking for some last-minute tips.

Best Captain Candidates

FPL Gameweek 4 captain options: armbands set for Sergio Aguero

Scout Picks

Aguero, Salah and Hazard headline Scout Picks for Gameweek 4

Team News

FPL Gameweek 4 – Team News Round-up

Richarlison Replacements

Who are the best FPL replacements to transfer in for Richarlison?

The Opinion

FPL Question Time – Richarlison replacements, City midfield dilemma and differentials

Set Pieces

The best set piece takers and targets for FPL Gameweek 4 – Part 1

The best set piece takers and targets for FPL Gameweek 4 – Part 1

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FPL Gameweek 4 – An analysis of the key stats

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  1. true_Jerry
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 hours ago

    Best 4.5 def that isn't Tomkins?

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    1. Oven Glover
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      Duffy

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    2. Shah G
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      Boly..

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    3. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      shlupp

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  2. hannesdela
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 3 hours ago

    Play Tomkins or Ings?

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    1. Hanked
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      Ings

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    2. jorgen88
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      Tomkins

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    3. PrettyDick
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 hours ago

      Tomkins imo

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  3. Waltomade
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 hours ago

    Captain Aguero vs Newcastle who can park triple decker bus or
    Salah.Leicester's defence not as disciplined as Newcastle's surely??

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    1. Sponge-worthy
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      You captain Salah then.

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    2. Shah G
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      Kun will score hatty through triple decker..

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    3. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      They tried the triple decker last year, still lost 3-1.

      Seasons before that 6-1 and 5-0

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    4. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      Aguero has a travelcard for triple decker bus, he will go to town on it...

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  4. Hardly Athletic
    • 17 Years
    8 years, 3 hours ago

    I don't have Aguero and I'm captaining Kane despite having Salah. Madness?

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    1. Yav
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      A little.

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  5. _Gunner
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 hours ago

    Pick one to get:

    A- Zaha
    B- Mitrovic

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    1. Hanked
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      B

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    2. jorgen88
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      B

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    3. Eo_K
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 hours ago

      A

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  6. camarozz
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 3 hours ago

    What's the capt %?

    Kun all the way?

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    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      Has to be. Newcastle will play 5 at the back though and be ultra negative.

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  7. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 hours ago

    Best wildcard team I've seen so far. Well done G-Whizz Mod.

    https://mobile.twitter.com/gwhizz420/status/1035814351410786304/photo/2

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    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      sure is a nice team. I'd prefer Theo to Mitro for the next 4 though.

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    2. TheTinman
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      Mine is better

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      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 3 hours ago

        Let's see then.

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        1. TheTinman
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 3 hours ago

          Allison
          Mendy Monreal Gomez
          Mané Mkhi Pedro Moura
          Kun Lukaku Mitro

          Hamer AWB Bennet Masauku

          2.3m itb for a rainy day fund

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          1. FPL Virgin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 3 hours ago

            Gomez has to go. Matip and Lovren knocking on the door.

            Who is Moura?

            Like the Lukaku pick. Clever.

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            1. TheTinman
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 3 hours ago

              Lucas Moura

              It's for Gomez to lose

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              1. FPL Virgin
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                8 years, 2 hours ago

                Haha of course!

                Lovren is a World Cup finalist. Gomez is a transfer waiting to happen.

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              2. Gnu
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 17 Years
                8 years, 2 hours ago

                'Who is Moura?'

                A question often asked by self-proclaimed FPL experts/elite.

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          2. AIRMILES
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 2 hours ago

            Yes, it's nice, though Liverpool have a tough run, so I wouldn't have their defence. Planning on WCing next week, and might also take out Salah.

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        2. Óró Sé…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 2 hours ago

          It’s defo a good WC. I’ve gone for Zaha... prefer mine

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    3. Reedy
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      If he wasn't a mod, would you still like it?

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      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 3 hours ago

        Yep.

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      2. Desperately Seeking Dusan
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 3 hours ago

        Tbf to FPLVirgin he is never shy about criticising a mod

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        1. FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 2 hours ago

          Hence the bans 🙁

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          1. Fitzy.
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 2 hours ago

            Should be banned for the brown-nosing, that's more of an issue.

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            1. G-Whizz
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 2 hours ago

              Great point! 😆

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    4. Oven Glover
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      Nah

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    5. lilmessipran
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      Almost the same team..and I did it only for a -4 😉

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      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 2 hours ago

        Nice.

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      2. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 hours ago

        Well done you! Did you see my team before I wildcarded though? 😆

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    6. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      It is beautiful

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      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 3 hours ago

        It's shining like the suitcase from pulp fiction.

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    7. TyroneGAA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      Omg it’s just the same team that everyone picks...

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      1. Tev
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 hours ago

        So true

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    8. GianniBanani
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      Good to see it. Its actualy my team with two exceptions. I have Mane and Kante in place of Cairney and Hazard.

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      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 hours ago

        I couldn't ignore Mendy any longer and wasn't about to become stubborn and not get him in and then I started thinking there's no point in wildcarding without having a look at getting Hazard in. The captain rotation between him and Aguero is astonishing!
        If Kane starts getting hot it's an easy move with Hazard and Mitro making way 🙂

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    9. Bobby Digital
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      I prefer my non-WC team;

      Ederson
      Vdijk Robbo AWB
      Sterling Salah Pedro Mikhi
      Arnie Zaha Tosun

      Tarko Daniels Stephens

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      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 hours ago

        I didn't prefer my non-WC team 😉

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    10. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 hours ago

      Thanks but you can't have seen many if this is the best you've seen 😆

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    11. The 12th Man
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 2 hours ago

      Have 10 of those.

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  8. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 3 hours ago

    Why are Crystal Palace such good odds with the bookies today? they are 5/4 to win

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    1. TheTinman
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      They blow very hot and cold. A team to back against big teams

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    2. MattysFantasyFooty
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      God knows but Southampton are rubbish

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      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 3 hours ago

        this. I have to say the teams look straightforward to pick today

        Liverpool
        Brighton
        Palace
        Everton
        Chelsea City

        All to win is a massive 13/1

        throw in Arsenal tomorrow and its 20/1

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        1. Tev
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 3 hours ago

          Brighton and Palace are dodgy there I reckon

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        2. Yav
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 3 hours ago

          Might put a little bet on now!

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        3. KINGVIZO
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 3 hours ago

          You know one will let you down!!!!

          Best to throw in a few doubles to cover you money!!

          or both teams to score and winner..... good luck!!

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    3. Khark
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      Wow

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    4. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      Because Southampton are crap in case you haven’t noticed. Hughes is favourite to be the first manager fired this season. And there’s some stiff competition.

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  9. TheTinman
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 hours ago

    On a wildcard, keep Hamer as my 4m back up fodder, or change to someone else?

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    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      Hamer back after the international break, I would keep.

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      1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 hours ago

        Hamer pure shite, I would sell

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    2. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 2 hours ago

      Keep because there are no other playing 4M keepers.

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  10. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 hours ago

    fark it..... richarlison to wally done.............dont have any better replacements for 6.9m

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    1. Oven Glover
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      Groß?

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    2. drughi
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      pedro

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      1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 2 hours ago

        This. It baffles me why people would pick Walcott over Pedro. The stats are in favour of Pedro by a distance, the injury record is against Walcott, the history of inconsistency... Pedro is scoring and is almost certain to play even if Hazard starts. Bournemouth are leaky and then it’s Cardiff at home next for Chelsea.

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        1. Shah G
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 2 hours ago

          Not if you have or planning to have Hazard..

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  11. OPTA FPL
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 3 hours ago

    Salah of Hazard (VC) just in case?

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    1. kawaiii
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      Hazard at home, loves Bournemouth

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    2. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      Hazard because I don’t think LEI are pushovers but Hazard has only ever scored one at home vs BOU so don’t get too sucked in by the types who’ll say “he ALWAYS scores vs Bournemouth”. Especially in a different style, different coach and with different players.

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      1. Tev
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 hours ago

        Also don’t get sucked in by the fact he’s only score one at home 😉 if you fancy him to score big then VC him

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  12. Greko82
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 hours ago

    Feeling different!

    Ederson
    Robertson/Mendy/Alonso/Azpi/AWB
    Mane/Miki
    Auba/Aguero(c)/Tosun

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    1. Tev
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 hours ago

      Good to be different. Phenomenal defence, Azpi doesn’t look worth it atm but always seems to score so highly come season end. Good luck

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  13. Salahbrate
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 hours ago

    Start AWB, Doherty or Holebas and why??

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  14. GianniBanani
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 hours ago

    Please help me. Pick two to play:

    A Kante
    B AWB
    C Fraser

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    1. Yav
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      B,C

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    2. GianniBanani
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 hours ago

      thx

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  15. APN
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 hours ago

    Should I start Wan-Bissaka against Saints when I have Shaw, Monreal, Mendy and Robertson as my other defenders ?

    Also, am confused if I need to bench Fraser/King.

    Tempted to play 5-3-2. What say ?

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    1. jorgen88
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      I would play 5 in defense

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  16. jorgen88
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 hours ago

    A: Mata-> Miki
    B: Mata-> B. Silva
    C: Barkley-> Walcott

    If C, i play Mata
    If A or B, play Austin or Zohore?

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  17. Toby Lerone
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 hours ago

    Play AWB or Shaw?

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    1. jorgen88
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 hours ago

      Both

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  18. King Kun Ta
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 hours ago

    WCteam GTG?

    Cech (Begovic)
    W-B Mendy Alonso (Pereira Bennett)
    Salah Haz Mhki Neves (Stephens)
    Zaha Mitro Aguero (c)

    Missed any musthave players?

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    1. Shah G
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      Bou attacker..

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      1. King Kun Ta
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 2 hours ago

        GTG to the rest of the team?

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      2. King Kun Ta
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 2 hours ago

        BOU maybe next GW for free...

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  19. TheTinman
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 hours ago

    Southampton won't score. No chance in hell. This is not a jinx

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    1. MattysFantasyFooty
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      To be fair palace are a short price to keep a cs 6/4

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    2. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      Big Chaz Austin against Martin Kelly?

      I'm playing AWB so I guess I must agree

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    3. Reedy
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      It's going to depend a lot on whether Tomkins and Ings play. No news on either yet I take it?

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  20. gomez123
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 3 hours ago

    start AWB or INGS

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    1. MattysFantasyFooty
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      Look up and around..

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    2. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      The love for Aaron is strong lately. Ings still popping a blisters on the coach.

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  21. Fantasy Gold
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 3 hours ago

    Here’s my WC team. Thoughts?

    Ederson 4.0
    TAA Mendy Alonso AWB Bennett
    Salah Hazard Walcott Moura 4.4
    Aguero Zaha Jiménez

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    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      Why did you Wildcard?

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      1. Fantasy Gold
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 2 hours ago

        Because my team needed it.

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        1. FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 2 hours ago

          How many injuries and suspensions did you have?

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          1. Shah G
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 2 hours ago

            One susp., no injury, Seven players I wanted..

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          2. Fantasy Gold
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 2 hours ago

            There was enough doubt there to pull the trigger.

            My targets were on the rise too.

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  22. Thomas M.
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 hours ago

    Wilson or AWB in my starting XI?

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    1. KickIt
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 2 hours ago

      Same dilemma for me, currently on AWB as I missed his first haul and he therefore owes me. Using that logic plus the odds against Wilson getting consecutive attacking returns, especially against my club and my defender Alonso. Main reason though is that Southampton suck.

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    2. Bobby Digital
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 hours ago

      Awb... tough dilemma tho

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  23. Fantasy Challenged
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 hours ago

    Bench 1. Wilson or Neves?

    Already playing Fraser with Alonso and Hazard.

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    1. juicewagz
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 hours ago

      Play both. Bench Fraser.

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  24. The Red Devil
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 hours ago

    start 2-
    Fraser
    King
    AWB

    TA

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  25. Weasel51
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 hours ago

    Rich + Mane >> Fraser + Hazard -4??

    Yes or no?

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  26. kepaccino
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 hours ago

    pedro or moura?

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    1. drughi
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      pedro 0.5 cheaper and home fixtures against Bournemouth and Cardiff sways it for me

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  27. KINGVIZO
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 hours ago

    Does anybody feel worried that Ageurooooo will be rested to bench? I'm gonna Captain him but worried about a 1 pointer from the bench!!! Never trust Pep the genius - he will play 5 defenders and still beat newcastle 7-1!!

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    1. MattysFantasyFooty
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      No

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    2. Helia
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      No worry here

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    3. GianniBanani
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 hours ago

      You should sell Kun then imo. You have to think about him as a nailed home games starter before you will bring him in a team

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  28. Helia
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 hours ago

    Gtg? .4 itb

    Hennesey
    Alonso mendy laporte wba
    Salah hazard mkhi walcott
    Aguero (c) mitro

    Hamer fraser holebas kamara

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  29. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 3 hours ago

    So who's starting the Saturday morning rumour today?

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    1. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      No apology for top of the page

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    2. Bruce Lee
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      Heard Ings is happy at Southampton

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    3. Chilli Heatwave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      Aston Villa keen on salah in January so a concern for today

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      1. Gaffers
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 2 hours ago

        Price likely to drop before 11.30?

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      2. CostaCoffee
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 2 hours ago

        That rumours been squashed since Tammy joined

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    4. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 2 hours ago

      Somebody just posted “mane benched” so it begins...

      Mods should ban unsourced rumours.

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  30. Jaok
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 3 hours ago

    gtg?

    Patricio
    Mendy Robertson Shaw AWB
    Salah Mane Maddison BSilva
    Aguero Tosun

    Foster Kamara Tomkins Richarlison 1.ft 0.itb

    or do a -4.. Bsilva + Rich -> Walcott + Mkhi?

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    1. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 hours ago

      Take a hit. Have some fun

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