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All eyes on Hazard and Alonso as Arnautovic misses London derby

23 September 2018 1955 comments
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The Fantasy Premier League community turns its attention to Eden Hazard (£10.9m) and Marcos Alonso (£6.9m) for Chelsea’s visit to West Ham this afternoon.

Only Ryan Fraser (£5.7m) earned more new owners ahead of Gameweek 6 than Hazard, signed by 600,000+ Fantasy managers following his hat-trick against Cardiff.

Meanwhile, left-back Alonso is this match’s most popular player, currently sitting in 44% of squads. Both he and Hazard have been named in the Chelsea starting XI at the London Stadium.

However, there is disappointment for the 14% invested in Marko Arnautovic (£7.0m). The West Ham forward has been left out of the matchday squad entirely after picking up an injury in Gameweek 5.

That may prove positive news for Alonso owners and other Fantasy managers bought into the Chelsea defence. Arnautovic scored the solitary goal the last time the Blues travelled to face West Ham, resulting in a 1-0 win for the Hammers.

Coming in for the Austrian is FPL midfielder Michail Antonio (£6.8m) who will lead the Hammers line this afternoon.

WEST HAM XI (4-3-3): Fabianski; Masuaku, Diop, Balbuena, Zabaleta; Rice, Obiang, Noble; Anderson, Antonio, Yarmolenko.

CHELSEA XI (4-3-3): Kepa; Alonso, Rüdiger, David Luiz, Azpilicueta; Kovacic, Kanté, Jorginho; Hazard, Giroud, Willian.

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  1. Mysterion
    8 years, 27 days ago

    He'll be back

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  2. Ask Yourself
    8 years, 27 days ago

    OMG Anderson

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  3. NABIL - FPL otai
    8 years, 27 days ago

    Haz owner here but don't mind a blank as kun captainer 😛

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    1. Badluck Jonathan
      8 years, 27 days ago

      Same here. Will haz points benefit me or hurt me as a non-capper in top 20k?

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      1. Ask Yourself
        8 years, 27 days ago

        Pretty much will have 0 effect

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        1. Badluck Jonathan
          8 years, 27 days ago

          Ok thanks. I get to enjoy as a neutral then!

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    2. BadgersBoys
      8 years, 27 days ago

      What? Why?

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  4. Releasebreaks
    8 years, 27 days ago

    Hazard blank please

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    1. Badluck Jonathan
      8 years, 27 days ago

      Non-owner or non-capper?

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  5. LarryDuff
    8 years, 27 days ago

    Another Hattie haz plz

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  6. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    8 years, 27 days ago

    Alonso 2 goals

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  7. Differential C (Mark)
    8 years, 27 days ago

    Hope Haz just gets a single assist+CS points. I can tolerate a 6 pointer as a Kun Capper!
    Alonso goals would be lovely too!

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    1. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
      8 years, 27 days ago

      This

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    2. yakirh
      8 years, 27 days ago

      This
      Anything between 5 to 10 is fine by me.

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  8. BadgersBoys
    8 years, 27 days ago

    Right lads. A little help, please?
    So I have set up a league for my brother, uncle and the three wives, with the winner getting a day out at Alton towers, so you can imagine there is a lot at stake here.
    Belinda has ran away with it so far as she had Frazer and Hazard last week. I really don't want to take Belinda because she always sneaks cans on the train and embarrasses me when she is pissed. We both kept Mendy and I have a feeling she is going for Trippier.

    So, can someone please advise who would be best to bring in instead of Trip so I can get Dolores to come? Thanks all.

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    1. MTPockets
      8 years, 27 days ago

      I'd get another pint of water & strong coffee in.

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      1. BadgersBoys
        8 years, 27 days ago

        T-total, MTP. That's why Belinda is so hard to listen to...

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        1. MTPockets
          8 years, 27 days ago

          Life your life, be free.

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    2. Ghost Gooner
      8 years, 27 days ago

      Burnley defender for next 2 gws

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    3. Borisalandoris
      8 years, 27 days ago

      It's early days. Belinda can change

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      1. BadgersBoys
        8 years, 27 days ago

        Too many chances, mate. She makes a good Chicken casserole, so that's the only reason she is still around.

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  9. arndff_
    8 years, 27 days ago

    Do you expect Arsenal to win their game?

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    1. Atom&Humber
      8 years, 27 days ago

      First game I’m going to this season, so I hope so!

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  10. RiskyBusiness
    8 years, 27 days ago

    Score predictions? 1-2 willian yarmolenko hazard

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    1. yakirh
      8 years, 27 days ago

      I think 2-0 Chelsea (Giroud & Haz on Pen)

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      1. Ask Yourself
        8 years, 27 days ago

        Giroud to score :O

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        1. yakirh
          8 years, 27 days ago

          I think he will do well today

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          1. Ask Yourself
            8 years, 27 days ago

            He always does well I agree but can’t score these days

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      2. RiskyBusiness
        8 years, 27 days ago

        Hope so, arnie a big miss for them

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    2. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      8 years, 27 days ago

      0-3

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  11. Schliegs
    8 years, 27 days ago

    Any update on the Mendy situation?
    Keep or sell?

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  12. ratchet
    8 years, 27 days ago

    Hazard blank would be nice. Captained Kun and own salah

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  13. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 27 days ago

    89.5% of the top 10k own Hazard, as opposed to 33.9% overall. That's quite a big difference.

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    1. BadgersBoys
      8 years, 27 days ago

      Crazy. Didnt ecpect it to be anyway near that high.

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    2. Ask Yourself
      8 years, 27 days ago

      How do you think they all got up there?

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      1. sully29
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        8 years, 27 days ago

        Well indeed. I hadn't expected it to be quite *that* high though. Even just owning him in the top 10k will see you lose ground with each point he scores, I think?

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    3. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 27 days ago

      How many captained?

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      1. sully29
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        8 years, 27 days ago

        Just under 25% of the top 10k.

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        1. internal error
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          8 years, 27 days ago

          Thanks

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    4. FleckyT
      8 years, 27 days ago

      RIP I am top 11k without Hazard... Going to be a rough day

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  14. Goonermeister
    8 years, 27 days ago

    Is Mark going to be getting in Kane do we think?

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  15. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 27 days ago

    Mendy decided to go to Wembley and Watch AJ fight instead of going to Cardiff to watch his team play. Im surprised Pep didnt request that he travel with the squad to Wales

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    1. Ask Yourself
      8 years, 27 days ago

      He said he’d drive

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  16. Dr Dream
    8 years, 27 days ago

    Yarmalenkp might be on a few.more radars after today.

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    1. Ask Yourself
      8 years, 27 days ago

      Nah Anderson is the one

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      1. Dr Dream
        8 years, 27 days ago

        do you think so?......mmm...

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        1. Ask Yourself
          8 years, 27 days ago

          Set pieces now and genuinely a good player. Yarmolenko has been branded a failure everywhere he’s played except in Ukraine, has flashes of brilliance but is also very frustrating, many open goal misses for Dortmund last year

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          1. diesel001
            8 years, 27 days ago

            Large Ukrainian community in London, which might help him settle in better than other places though?

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  17. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
    8 years, 27 days ago

    A 25% captaincy on Hazard is not so scary, not to worry about imo

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    1. J T
      8 years, 27 days ago

      25% of owners or players?

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      1. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
        8 years, 27 days ago

        Players

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      2. DA Minnion (Former great)
        8 years, 27 days ago

        25 percent of 33 percent owners.

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  18. Jafooli
    8 years, 27 days ago

    Anyone got Schneiderlin’s EO, think it might be massive, glad I have him......

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    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 27 days ago

      😀

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    2. Rainer
      8 years, 27 days ago

      6%

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      1. Rainer
        8 years, 27 days ago

        Sorry, 6 people*

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        1. Jafooli
          8 years, 27 days ago

          Even bigger differential 😎

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      2. Jafooli
        8 years, 27 days ago

        Differential 😎

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  19. Dybala10
    8 years, 27 days ago

    Glad I did Mhki & Arnie > Richarlison & Mitrovic (-4) now.

    Arnie at 6.8 after those fixtures would be great.

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    1. Supersonic
      8 years, 27 days ago

      Agreed

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  20. panda07
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 27 days ago

    On WC, what do you think of this team?

    Hart Hamer
    Robertson Alonso Mendy* TAA AWB
    Salah Hazard Richarlison Fraser Hojbjerg
    Aguero Mitro Ings

    0.4ITB

    *Mendy may become Trippier depending on injury news

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    1. Texas Pete
      8 years, 27 days ago

      Like it a lot tbh.

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      1. Texas Pete
        8 years, 27 days ago

        Thanks guys.

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  21. Texas Pete
    8 years, 27 days ago

    Anyone know if Pedro is on the bench?

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    1. BadgersBoys
      8 years, 27 days ago

      No, he's brown bread.

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    2. Jafooli
      8 years, 27 days ago

      *beach

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    3. yakirh
      8 years, 27 days ago

      He's not

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    4. Oven Glover
      8 years, 27 days ago

      He’s not

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    5. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      8 years, 27 days ago

      West Ham substitutes: Angelo Ogbonna, Aaron Cresswell, Carlos Sánchez, Adrián, Lucas Pérez, Robert Snodgrass, Ryan Fredericks

      Chelsea substitutes: Willy Caballero, Gary Cahill, Victor Moses, Davide Zappacosta, Cesc Fàbregas, Ross Barkley, Álvaro Morata

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  22. jia you
    8 years, 27 days ago

    I'm almost bound to get a red arrow on 52 with Hazard and Alonso to go, but hoping it's just a little one! GL all

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    1. yakirh
      8 years, 27 days ago

      I think you're above average

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      1. jia you
        8 years, 27 days ago

        Yeah but loads of red arrows atm (albeit, small ones), Hazard and Alonso aren't going to change that I feel.

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    2. jia you
      8 years, 27 days ago

      How about a delete comment option mods?
      eg. posting on old article

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      1. Rotation's Alter Ego
        • Has Moderation Rights
        8 years, 27 days ago

        I'd guess it's not available for fear you lot would abuse it or something 😉

        Want me to delete something?

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        1. jia you
          8 years, 27 days ago

          Nah mate, just find myself commenting on old articles a lot and then posting again on the new one. Be nice to be able to delete the old one that's all. How's your GW going btw?

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          1. Rotation's Alter Ego
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            8 years, 27 days ago

            Pedro has saved it by staying at home and avin a kip.

            42 currently, with a jammy 9 from Wan B coming on and Haz + Alonso to go

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            1. jia you
              8 years, 27 days ago

              Lovely jam that mate! I started AWB this week after putting him behind Cook on my bench last week (learned my lesson!) but low and behold I've Cook's 0 coming in for Mendy this week! Rage sold Cook today haha!

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    3. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 27 days ago

      I'd say you're in with a fighting chance of a green

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      1. jia you
        8 years, 27 days ago

        That would be sweet but not expecting it! GL mate!!

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    4. Oven Glover
      8 years, 27 days ago

      I’m gaining on you. Starting with a 1 point win this week 😎

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      1. jia you
        8 years, 27 days ago

        slow and steady wins the race eh 😉

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    5. BadgersBoys
      8 years, 27 days ago

      Don't think you will.

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      1. jia you
        8 years, 27 days ago

        think I will mate as have Cook's 0 coming in for Mendy!

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    6. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 27 days ago

      Green incoming, i'm on 59 with same two to come and and expecting a fairly big green.

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      1. jia you
        8 years, 27 days ago

        Nice, GL mate!

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  23. AnfieldLad
    8 years, 27 days ago

    Can’t believe I don’t own Hazard. What am I doing..

    Mane + Mendy -> Hazard + Doherty (-4) next week?

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    1. Marvin.
      8 years, 27 days ago

      I think I'm doing Mane to Hazard.

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    2. yakirh
      8 years, 27 days ago

      Haz playing LIV & UTD in the next 3, maybe you could gamble and go without him

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      1. Marvin.
        8 years, 27 days ago

        Dont worry about Utd.

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      2. Fred54
        8 years, 27 days ago

        Has a pretty good record against United...and they look crap defensively.

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    3. Optimus.
      8 years, 27 days ago

      Same

      I'm not losing either of Salah/Mane for him though, if I get him it will be to play alongside them

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      1. Dr Dream
        8 years, 27 days ago

        Good.man. A true 'pool fan.

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      2. Jafooli
        8 years, 27 days ago

        In which case, please don’t ever post your bench, this is a family website....

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      3. sully29
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        8 years, 27 days ago

        That's a lot of money tied up in three players with relatively poor short term fixtures.

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  24. Dr Dream
    8 years, 27 days ago

    Pellegrini...He tried but he couldn't run at all.

    Doesn't sound good.

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    1. Eden Wizard
      8 years, 27 days ago

      I didn’t read it that way...he worked on set pieces yesterday so he’s hardly bedridden

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      1. Dr Dream
        8 years, 27 days ago

        Then said he tried to tun today but couldn't...

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    2. Mysterion
      8 years, 27 days ago

      He's in his sixties after all...

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    3. Differential C (Mark)
      8 years, 27 days ago

      Damn, thats rough. Sounds like what my old man has xD

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    4. BadgersBoys
      8 years, 27 days ago

      He's a bit old for running anyway, is he not?

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  25. Our Tiny Windows
    8 years, 27 days ago

    Pedro to

    A Bernardo Silva
    B Richarlison
    C Moura
    D Fraser
    E Maddison
    F Keep him he’ll be fine next week.

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    1. Rotation's Alter Ego
      • Has Moderation Rights
      8 years, 27 days ago

      B for me probably

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    2. NABIL - FPL otai
      8 years, 27 days ago

      E or D

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    3. Differential C (Mark)
      8 years, 27 days ago

      B, the Richarlison train to run again

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    4. Our Tiny Windows
      8 years, 27 days ago

      Interesting. No one for A?

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    5. FleckyT
      8 years, 27 days ago

      E or B

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  26. NABIL - FPL otai
    8 years, 27 days ago

    Is kun to kane really that? I think it can pay off instantly

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    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      8 years, 27 days ago

      *that bad

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  27. Rainer
    8 years, 27 days ago

    What Pedro said: "Everything’s ok despite the incident at the end of the game."

    What Pedro really said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T55vZAITLI8

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    1. Chenku╰☆╮
      8 years, 27 days ago

      Ban..that's not Pedro..

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    2. Lucackadoodledoo
      8 years, 27 days ago

      That's hilarious haha

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  28. The Head-Ake
    8 years, 27 days ago

    Can we discuss the lack of rotation that Sarri does? I feel like our youngsters aren't even gonna get closer to the squad and it annoys me. CHO, Ampadu, Mason Mount and Musonda.

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    1. Marvin.
      8 years, 27 days ago

      He did exactly the same at Napoli.

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    2. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 27 days ago

      Wow! Someone on here moaning about a LACK of rotation. 😉

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    3. Zilla
      8 years, 27 days ago

      I think you'd prefer points over youngsters getting mins.

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    4. NABIL - FPL otai
      8 years, 27 days ago

      Europa, fa cup, mickey mouse cup

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    5. Patch
      8 years, 27 days ago

      We need this for FPL reliability and predictability

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    6. The Head-Ake
      8 years, 27 days ago

      Not really. Would hurt FPL-wise but at least we aren't wasting our talents. If he's gonna keep doing this, it defo won't end well.

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    7. GianniBanani
      8 years, 27 days ago

      We don't want them! Let them play in cups only

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    8. Yellin' in my Ear
      8 years, 27 days ago

      From an FPL perspective it's great, but from a football perspective it's a real shame that young players don't get a chance. Likely not much chance to go out on loan either without dropping right down the levels, and then that's not necessarily as good for their development as the highest level.

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    9. Ghost Gooner
      8 years, 27 days ago

      My public head to head comes down to his Kante v my Haz. I was laughing at kickoff but Kante keeps popping up in the West Ham box and is making me nervous. Good thing its for headers 😆

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  29. Supersonic
    8 years, 27 days ago

    Lads

    Is Pereyra worth holding?? If I drop Mendy for someone cheaper (who?) I could upgrade Pereyra to Richarlison - thoughts

    Currently have:

    Henn-Hamer
    Robbo-Alonso-mendy*-awb-Bennett
    Salah-haz-Maddison-Pereyra-Hojbjerg
    Kun-mitro-Zaha

    Cheers

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  30. DA Minnion (Former great)
    8 years, 27 days ago

    Half a million players have captained hazard give or take.

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