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The Complete Guide to our FPL Gameweek 5 tips and advice

15 September 2018 3400 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 5.

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

Best Captain Candidates

Captain Sensible – Aguero favourite but alternatives appeal in Gameweek 5

Scout Picks

Salah, Hazard and Aguero all earn Scout Picks for Gameweek 5

Team News

FPL Gameweek 5 – Team News Round-up

The Opinion

Why I’m turning to my FPL arch-nemesis on Gameweek 5 Wildcard

FPL Question Time – Hazard, defence strategy and Mkhitaryan replacements

Set Pieces

The best set piece takers and targets for FPL Gameweek 5 – Part 1

The best set piece takers and targets for FPL Gameweek 5 – Part 2

Fixture Analysis

The best and worst FPL fixture runs in the next six Gameweeks

Differentials

Spot the Differential – Alternative Man City attack for Gameweek 5

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  1. barcaa7
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Miki to Moura for -4 hit?

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

      no, pedro better option imo

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    2. Demel
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      No. Not for a hit.

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    3. Mesh
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Not for a hit

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  2. The Red Devil
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    How should I get hazard?
    A- do Salah & king to hazard & Vardy
    B- just Salah to hazard
    C- wildcard & get hazard & keep Salah
    D- don't get hazard (have Pedro and Alonso)

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    1. Super Silva
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      B. Only for 2 weeks as I think the Belguin will outscored the Egyptian !

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      1. Bob McMayday
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Belguin

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    2. Peter Ouch
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      A.
      Salah will pay off.

      Should I do mane to hazard?

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  3. SirStevieG
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Which two do I bring in? (On WC)

    A) Wilson
    B) Mitrovic
    C) Ings

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    1. Bilbao Baggins
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Ab

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    2. Demel
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      A&C for me.

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    3. Bob McMayday
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      AB

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    4. only2
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      AB

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  4. Demel
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Looking at the following trade next week. Pogba & Jimenez > Ward & Vardy.

    Ward will rotate with AWB & Docherty for a starting spot.

    I think the trades look sound. My only concern is the wonder whether Vardy is worth the extra over Wilson. I could always bring in Wilson & Rich instead. Play Rich every week and keep Docherty and AWB as perms bench options.

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  5. Henning
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Repost.

    Gtg?
    1.3 m in The bank anything worth a hit?

    Hennessey

    Robertson Alonso Mendy

    Salah Maddison Moura D.Silva

    Aguero Mitrovic Ings

    Hamer Wan-Bissaka Neves Cook

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  6. Geordienufc1
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    You know you've hit rock bottom on your WC when you find yourself consulting Youtube highlights of 4.5 million midfielders to try to help make your final decisions.

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

      Billing or Ward

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    2. Demel
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Ward or Hoijberg.

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    3. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Must be fairly short vids

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    4. jia you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      That Arsenal kid that sounds like a city in China

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    5. Geordienufc1
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Haha cheers both, would probably have just bought Stephens back if he had dropped to 4.4 like anticipated, but the 3 you guys have mentioned are the ones on my mind.

      Billing - nailed (relatively, not really sure if Hogg returning soon will push him out)

      Ward - flavour of the month for Warnock, starting up front, but probably not a lock long-term.

      Hojbjerg - seems to have the spot ahead of Romeu atm but not sure those sorts of conclusions can be made from a single GW.

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      1. FPL.team
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        The fact Hojberg came straight back in after his red card was promising.

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  7. Mesh
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Who to play?

    A. Walcott
    B. AWB

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    1. Edge
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Walcott with AWB first on bench

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  8. Super Silva
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Salah to Hazard just for 2 weeks? Keep money itb to bring him straight back in. Should I do it ??

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

      if you think it will pay off

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      1. Super Silva
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Salah early kick off against spurs I can see maybe 1 goal for Liverpool. Where i thunk Chelsea will wipe the floor with Cardiff.

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  9. Big Sam Time
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Need help picking my captain,

    A. Aguero
    B. Lacazette
    C. Ings
    D. Dsilva
    E. Mane
    F. Hazard
    G. Alonso
    H. Mendy

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    1. Edge
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Captain: A
      VC: G

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    2. Bob McMayday
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Sure there must be some sort of poll for that

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      1. Big Sam Time
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        This website is set up to help people with there fantasy team, im just asking for people's opinions,

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    3. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      So basically your whole team

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  10. Bilbao Baggins
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Who is the fall guy if Shaq starts to get Liverpool minutes? Mane? Salah? Other ?

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    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Could be either. Or a midfielder

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  11. fab
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    On WC, sane + mitro - - > dilva + vardy

    Yay/Nay pls?

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    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Don't sell Mitro

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    2. Bob McMayday
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Why sell mitro?

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  12. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Rate my wildcard team.

    1.0 itb for flexibility

    McCarthy (Hart)
    Mendy- Alonso- Doherty (Robertson, Wb)
    Haz-Dilva-Mane-Maddison (Ward)
    Aguero-Mitro-Wilson

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    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I would get Hart if I wasn't worried about Heaton

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    2. Geordienufc1
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I like it - all the key suspects in there bar Salah. Obviously that is a calculated risk and not one I am personally taking but it is a nice balanced side.

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      1. S.Kuqi
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers mate. Mo will be back in gw9

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  13. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Can’t decide between vardy and laca

    Anyone can sway me one way or another?

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    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I planned on getting Laca and ended up with Wilson instead

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      1. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Could be worse

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  14. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Yay, Eriksen and King losing me money!

    Team Value be damned!

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  15. Sid07
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    1) mane to haz
    2) Salah to haz
    3) Fraser to Rich
    4) save

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    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Rich isn't playing and away to Arsenal next week

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      1. Sid07
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Zaha to wilson/mitro another option

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  16. My Name Is Pepu
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Bandwagon for a certain South Korean incoming if he scores in the early KO.

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  17. Ronnies
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Please pick 1... play a or b ?

    a) wan bissaka - away to hudds

    b) bennett - home to burnley

    Thanks guys,

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  18. Scotty B
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Is it madness to start TAA this week ahead of AWB & Cook or is he actually a good option considering Liverpool only conceded one soft goal so far and he's on some set pieces?

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    1. Demel
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I don't think it is madness.

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    2. ROYALNUTT
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Tough one that. He has decent goal threat so I'm going with starting him.

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      1. Scotty B
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Think I might as well.
        AWB or Cook as 1st sub incase Walcott or Zaha miss out?

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    3. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Sold on WC

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    4. jia you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I feel if you own a top 4 WB you need to play them every game.

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  19. ROYALNUTT
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Zaha and Mkhi > D silva & Ings -4
    Yes or no?

    Thanks.

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    1. Mesh
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I'd probably keep Zaha if I had him

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

      No

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  20. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    What´s with the Maddison love, has not proved jack sh.t yet.

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    1. Demel
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      - A radio last season better than 1 goal every 3 games.
      - The majority of set pieces
      - Playing for a team with the best defender in the league for attacking corner returns.
      - Playing directly by a 20 goal a season striker.
      - A number 10 in positional play as opposed to a number 8 such as Barkley, Wilshire, Ritchie etc.
      - On the eye test the player has everything. A like for like replacement for Mahrez.
      - A fantastic fun of fixtures
      - 6.6m!

      But it is your first season. I wouldn't expect you to understand.

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      1. Woy_is_back
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        First season lol, came 5000 OR last season.

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      2. My Name Is Pepu
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Shots fired 😆

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        1. Demel
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          🙂 Badly worded posts annoy me.

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          1. Woy_is_back
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            You only played once before and finished 3.7 million OR 😀

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            1. Woy_is_back
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              You probably linked the wrong team cause you have been here 7 years though. You should look into that.

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      3. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Championship returns don't count. Some absolute spud teams

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      4. T1P
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        For me he’s a Championship player, and what’s with this ‘fantastic run of fixtures’? I don’t think Leicester’s fixtures are that great at all. And that comment you made about Barkley, Wilshire, Richie implies we would pick one of those instead?!

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  21. Edge
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Start two:

    A: Robertson
    B: Walcott
    C: Fraser
    D: AWB

    Currently, A & B with bench order C D

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    1. Ron_Swanson
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      About right

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  22. Super Silva
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    If Salah blanks today and Hazard gets a goal or 2. Do we think there will be a lot of people selling Salah. I am hoping this is the case so it's easier to get the Egyptian back in.

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    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      No
      Sou next for salah

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  23. Trying To Win Dalot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Is Hazard a must have?

    Already have Salah, Kun, Alonso, Mendy, Robbo, Mane...

    Most WC teams seem to include but I have gone with Pedro (to be changed to Richarl in two weeks)

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    1. Ron_Swanson
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Wouldn’t wait 2 weeks for Rich - price bound to go up this week

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  24. Cebolinha
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    I have Walcott, Zaha and Fraser, with 1 FT. Looking to go Walcott -> Richarlison next week.

    Should I take a hit and replace Wally and Fraser, or maybe just fraser or gamble and stick?

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    1. JabbaWookiee
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I’m in exactly the same predicament. Think Walcott and Zaha will feature at least. Only tempted to do Zaha to Wilson but think I’ll save the FT. 2 next week will be useful given the fixture shifts.

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  25. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Mikhi & Wally -> D.Silva & Gray?

    -4

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

      Might do the same. Very tough tbh.

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  26. borat
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Guys any news on raha. Will he start this gw

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    1. borat
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      *Zaha

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    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      His brother tweeted he was ok last week I believe

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    3. JabbaWookiee
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Likely but not certain. Roy may rush him back to have some potency in attack but that’d mean he’s playing at less than 100% which is a risk. Wilson would be the switch for me. But think I’m going to stick.

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      1. borat
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks

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  27. ooooo
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Patricio
    Mendy Robbo Tomkins WB
    Salah Mand Hazard
    Aguero Arnie Ings

    Hamer Fraser Stephens Peltier

    Any changes/transfers i should make?
    1ft 0.3mil itb,

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    1. Demel
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I would chance Fraser over AWB.

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      1. ooooo
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        fraser is injured

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  28. Jamsen88
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    RMT WC team:

    Begovic - Hamer

    Alonso - Rob - Mendy - AWB - Bennett

    Pedro - Hazard - Mane - Fraser - Billing

    Aguero - Lukaku - Ings

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    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Begovic is junk and your only starting GK

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      1. Jamsen88
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Ok, thanks. Any tips for some other 4.5 keeper?

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  29. Jasօn
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Play who?

    MITROVIC

    or

    WB / BENNETT

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  30. sergioaguero67
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Best goalkeeper in the 4.5 category for the upcoming gameweeks?

    Please help

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