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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.

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Scout Picks

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Team News

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Richarlison Replacements

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The Opinion

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Set Pieces

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

The Underlying Data

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  1. Salarrivederci
    8 years, 1 month ago

    On WC. Where would you spend the last 1.2m? Or would you just save to be able to adapt later on?

    Ryan - Button
    Alonso - Mendy - Robertson - WanB - Bennet
    Salah - Hazard - Mkhi - Walcott - Townsend
    Agüero - Jiménez - Kamara

    1.2 ITB

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    1. Paul
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Would downgrade Townsend and upgrade Jimenez

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      1. Woy of the Wovers
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Jimenez or Kamara both dross. Should be possible to find a credible 6m odd striker.

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    2. ShackledAce
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Rotating GK for my taste, but i'm sure you thought of that

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      1. Salarrivederci
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I did. Also thought of Hamer.

        I like Begovic as the rotating keeper. Hennesey too, but I like to play WanB, and I am not sure I would want to double on Palace defense.

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    3. kinghenry14
      8 years, 1 month ago

      jimenez to zaha/mitro and townsend to fraser/wilson imo

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      1. Salarrivederci
        8 years, 1 month ago

        0.1 off doing Jiménez and Townsend to Zaha and Fraser 🙁

        Also I like to be able to do Townsend -> Maddison, Lingard, GroB, Pedro etc. in a few GW's.
        I really do think Townsend will return over the next few GW's. Has had some fine shots on target. Has been on some Set Pieces and so on.

        Just feel Townsend + Jiménez + 1.2 is better value. But ofc only if I find somewhere good to spend the 1.2 in a few GW's.

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    4. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Looks good but I would either upgrade kamara or Townsend

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    5. MikeBravo
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Another half on a keeper to rotate with Ryan?

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      1. Salarrivederci
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Ye - might do that. Begovic could be the one.

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    6. Tomlette Greggs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Kamara to Jimenez?

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      1. Salarrivederci
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Have both already 🙂

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    7. Pukki Party
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Townsend-4.5 and Kamara-Zaha

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  2. 8ball
    8 years, 1 month ago

    gtg?

    Ryan, Hamer
    Mendy, Alonso, TAA, Bennett, AWB
    Salah, Hazard, Walcott, Mkhi, Billing
    Aguero, Zaha, Mitrovic

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    1. Rust Cohle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

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    2. Nomar
      8 years, 1 month ago

      GTG

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  3. Stimps
    8 years, 1 month ago

    1st sub, Ings or Kante?

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    1. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Ings every day of the week.

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    2. Home Late From Age
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Kante

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    3. MikeBravo
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Don't forget Kante is due a hat-trick.

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    4. CostaCoffee
      8 years, 1 month ago

      If you do the maths, Kante has 1 goal every 3 games this season. And he hasn’t scored in his last 2 games so he’s guaranteed a goal right?

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    5. FC nelo
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I am playing Kante over Ings. Bournemouth at home and nailed to start. Ings more uncertain because of the foot "injury".

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  4. Karan_G14
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Is Dummet nailed on for Newcastle?

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    1. Paul
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Should be

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    2. Bob McMayday
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yes we have no cover for him

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  5. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone found a good rotating 4.5 keeper combo?

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    1. Big Hippo
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Been on Foster / Fab since the start. Think Palace / Fulham a good option if we know who Fulham #1 is for sure

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    2. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Palace/Brighton looks decent.

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    3. Khark
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Palace / Fulham is the best but blooming Fulham have 3 decent keepers

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  6. MesQueUnClub
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Bellerin or Monreal? Monreal seems to play a bit deeper, but offers still more goal threat than Bellerin IMO. Bellerin more assist threat though.. What are your thoughts?

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    1. Nomar
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Bellerin.

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    2. Tomerick
      8 years, 1 month ago

      If you must go Arsenal defence go Monreal

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    3. COLLIN QUANER
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I prefer Monreal. Arsenal have some nice fixtures. Arsenal defence could be a great shout. Monreal very low ownership too.

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  7. dhirst
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Mane and Richarlison Out.

    D. Silva and who else in?

    A. Pedro
    B. Wally
    C. Moura
    D. Other?

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    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Hazard and Fraser

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      1. dhirst
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Do Fraser and Hazard score more than Dilva and Wally/Pedro over be next 4 then?

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        1. My heart goes Salalalalah
          8 years, 1 month ago

          IMO for sure. Also both sure starters unlike Dilva and Pedro

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    2. MikeLowrey
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I like Wally for the short term

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    3. MikeBravo
      8 years, 1 month ago

      F. Fraser
      G. Gross

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    4. fattfattygavgav
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Pedro

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  8. Mr_Barbs
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Bench one:

    A) AWB
    B) Shaw
    C) Neves

    Currently on

    Ederson
    TAA, Mendy, AWB
    Salah, Mane, Pedro, Neves
    Aguero(c), Zaha, Arnautovic

    Stekeleberg, Shaw, Maddison, Tomkins

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    1. Woy of the Wovers
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I'd play Shaw over Neves

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    2. MikeBravo
      8 years, 1 month ago

      B

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  9. Woy_is_back
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Captain check

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    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Aguero TC

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      1. Woy_is_back
        8 years, 1 month ago

        O_O

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    2. Saint Luke
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Hazard

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    3. MikeBravo
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Aguero TC, yes.

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    4. CostaCoffee
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Azar

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  10. MikeLowrey
    8 years, 1 month ago

    In a pickle. Play Ryan vs Fulham, but I have Mitro on field. Or go with Fab

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    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Go with your gut. Personally I hope Mitrovic gets a couple past Ryan

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    2. Woy of the Wovers
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Stick with Ryan

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    3. Pukki Party
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Play Ryan, Fulham very attacking so you should get savepoints

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  11. soliduslee
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Kante or Bissaka?

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    1. Big Hippo
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Probably Kante

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    2. MikeBravo
      8 years, 1 month ago

      AWB

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    3. soliduslee
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Tough choice....

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  12. Big Hippo
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Heads been turned to Salah (c) by the stats. Anyone else going with him over Aguero?

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    1. MikeLowrey
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yep. Liverpool bias

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    2. Rust Cohle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No. Mostly because I hate the early match.

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  13. FPL Maldini
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Is Holebas looking like the real deal as a fullback or just avoid?

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    1. Nomar
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I got him in because of his set pieces.

      So far he’s been good.

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    2. 824545201
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Have you seen Watford's fixtures?

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    3. Carlton Palmer's Eyes
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He's playing out of his skin. Masina was brought in to replace and is currently benched because of Holebas' form. Added to that, Masina had a good cup game. Once Holebas' form dips, I reckon Masina is in.

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  14. EL_FENOMENO
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Should i get AWB with a free or play Tomkins/Daniels ?

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    1. fattfattygavgav
      8 years, 1 month ago

      If that's all you have to worry about play Tomkins and roll the transfer. That transfer will come in so handy over the IB.

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  15. Tomlette Greggs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Repost. Finalising that WC. Last dilemmas are A or B, and 1 or 2. Please vote:

    A) Ederson, Hazard, Wilson
    or
    B) Sterling, Zaha, Fabianski

    1) Mkhitaryan
    or
    2) Ramsey

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    1. kinghenry14
      8 years, 1 month ago

      a 1 imo

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    2. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      B & 1

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    3. thom830g
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A 2

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      1. thom830g
        8 years, 1 month ago

        A 1 sorry

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    4. MikeBravo
      8 years, 1 month ago

      B 2, Ramsey against his old club

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    5. Gizzachance
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A & 1

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  16. Tornado
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Not seeing kane in too many wc teams....too expensive having salah and kane and aguero?

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    1. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah the rest of your team would be massively affected

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    2. Nomar
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Moura is £5m less

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    3. CostaCoffee
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Reckon I’ll bring him in for Kun in 2/3 weeks

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  17. thom830g
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Is Kabasele -> Holgate a good move?

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      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No

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    2. Woy of the Wovers
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Not in my book.

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  18. Toonzie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    alli or walcott

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    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Alli

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    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      UKIP team?

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      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Walcott

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  19. Frank Koscielny
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Play Neves or Wanbiss?

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  20. rverity2828
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Fabianski
    Alexander-Arnold Schlupp Mendy Wan-Bissaka Shaw
    Mané Salah Hazard
    Tosun Agüero (c)

    Subs Foster, Ings, Fraser, Stephens

    Thoughts on this? Playing 5 at the back

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  21. Sz21
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Who would u start from-

    1. Ings.
    2. Wan-Bissaka.

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    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      2

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    2. You've got red on you.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I've gone for Obi Wan. Ings might not play 90 mins or at all.

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  22. Fuddled FC
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Already plsy PVA

    Would you play AWB instead of Bailey or TAA ?

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    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      TAA

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    2. Gizzachance
      8 years, 1 month ago

      bailey

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  23. ShackledAce
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Play Jorginho or AWB?

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      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      1B

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  24. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    A/ TAA, Moura, Wilson

    B/ Robbo, Seri, Zaha

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  25. darkmatt3r
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Ready to go or any improvements to be made, Arnautovic to Zaha maybe? On wild card so could go mad only made a few necessary changes so far 0.3itb

    Patrício

    Mendy Robertson Wan-B

    Salah Hazard Walcott Mkhi

    Kun Arnautovic Mitrovic

    Foster Stephens Bennett S Cook

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      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yes I would go with zaha and go arnie from week 10

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  26. You've got red on you.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    What's your biggest gamble/decision you have to make for this GW?

    Mine is going to drive me crazy until (and after) deadline.

    I have Sanchez and can't decide whether to switch to Hazard for -4 or stick, play him against a tired Burnley and transfer him out next week for free.

    I know most of the advice will probably be too ditch Sanchez and I will be doing the move...But because of the -4 I kinda feel it might be worth giving Sanchez one last try.

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    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Mané > Haz for a hit. Usually not a fan of hits, but in this case I’ll throw the rule book out the window

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  27. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Have some lovely fixtures this week, cue a 27 pointer:

    Ederson, Mendy, Kun - NEW
    Alonso, Haz - BOU
    AWB - SOU
    Theo - HUD
    Mkhi - car

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    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Haha you know it’s coming

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      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Mendy, Kun benched, Haz blank, AWB red card, Theo hamstring after 10 mins sounds about right

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  28. tattywelshie
    8 years, 1 month ago

    BSilva > Walcott for a -4pt?

    A. YES YES YES!
    B. Nah, hold

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    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No way

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      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      B

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  29. Vlad Tepes
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on the Brighton vs Fulham game? do you think it will be a 0-0 game?

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    1. Shark Team
      8 years, 1 month ago

      It will be a 1-1 or 2-1 game

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    2. caldracula
      8 years, 1 month ago

      2-0

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  30. Shark Team
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Pick 2 to start this gw
    BOLY - SCHNEIDERLIN - KING

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    1. Gizzachance
      8 years, 1 month ago

      boly king

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