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Sterling and Hazard lead respective attacks at Stamford Bridge

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Both Chelsea and Manchester City will have their attacks led by midfielder players at Stamford Bridge this evening.

Eden Hazard (£10.9m) has been deployed in the false-nine position for the Blues, flanked by Pedro (£6.3m) and Willian (£7.3m). After recent performances Olivier Giroud (£7.7m) is on the bench while and Álvaro Morata (£8.6m) is absent from the matchday squad entirely.

Marcos Alonso (£7.1m) keeps his place at left-back while Mateo Kovacic (£5.8m) is preferred to Ross Barkley (£5.7m) once again.

It’s Raheem Sterling (£11.5m) who plays up front for Manchester City this evening, with Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) and Leroy Sané (£9.4m) joining him in the front three.

Gabriel Jesus (£10.1m) drops to the bench while David Silva (£8.7m) and Bernardo Silva (£7.5m) retain their places in central midfield.

In defence, Aymeric Laporte (£6.1m) comes back into the side and is paired with John Stones (£5.3m) at centre-back, Fabian Delph (£5.3m) and Kyle Walker (£6.5m) in the wide areas.

Chelsea XI: Kepa; Alonso, Luiz, Rudiger, Azpilucueta; Jorginho, Kante, Kovacic; Willian, Pedro; Hazard.

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Laporte, Delph; Fernandinho, David Silva, Bernardo Silva; Mahrez, Sané; Sterling.

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  1. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Silvas hair transplants finally grown I see.

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    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      patchy on the sides

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  2. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    How is that 1-0 hahaha

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    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Kante did what Sterling couldn't.

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  3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Welly Welly Well Well, we were'nt expecting that now were we?!

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  4. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Repost
    Mid game poll:

    A) Hazard to Sterling
    B) Siggy to Sane -4 (defender downgrade to afford)

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  5. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    The GW of Patience.

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    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      this..

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    2. Kavorka
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      https://twitter.com/FPL_Partridge/status/1071416040041656321

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  6. drughi
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Hazard against Brighton next week, yummy

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    1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      yummyyy

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  7. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Cmon hazard get a goal

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  8. Valar(Keith)
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    One mistake and one shot a game and city Lose their CS.. Happened in the last 5 games.. Crazy really

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    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Better defence than Liverpool's apparently.

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      1. Valar(Keith)
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        That's the weird part.. Their defense is amazing. For about 89 mins out of 90.. They just always let one in after looking airtight all game

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    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      As Alan Hansen would say nearly all goals conceeded can be traced to a mistake.

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  9. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Salah and Hazard rewarding patience 🙂

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    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      class is class

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    2. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      This.

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    3. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Hazard needs a goal, assists won’t do at his price

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      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Good thing with Hazard is that he racks up bonus quite comfortably.

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        1. Wilshere Knowledge
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Last got bonus 2 months ago. 😉

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    4. bialk
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Luck is luck.

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    5. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Yep

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    6. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Sold Haz last week to bring in Sane, which let me bring in kane cap last week, Salah cap this week, so I’ll take it!

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    7. UnitedFan
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Fairplay with the Salah captaincy Berbs. Bombing away at the top of Fook Da Maywedders.

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  10. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Not in the script this.

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  11. thischarmingman
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Choose 3:
    Salah, hazard, Sterling, kane

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    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      This

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    2. Rsforstar
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      the mids

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    3. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Haz sterling kane and auba

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    4. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      All the mids with Son

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    5. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Sterling, Salah, Hazard

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    6. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Kane salah sterling

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  12. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    I'd probably take an Alonso clean sheet actually despite owning Mahrez

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    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      😆

      Mahrez points much more valuable.

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      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        But an Alonso clean sheet would mean Sterling, Sane, Silva, Silva haven't scored any points either

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        1. Slam
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          What a boring way to look at it

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          1. Bubz
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Not really, I want whatever helps my rank the most

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        2. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Mahrez G, None A? 😉

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          1. Bubz
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            I mean, I'd take that obviously. But if I was offered a clean sheet for Alonso now Id probably take it, as I think Sterling/Sane are more likely to score than Mahrez

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    2. Sasquatch Slayer
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      This . As a Sane only owner

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  13. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    3
    2
    6
    2
    2
    1 (and counting)

    Goodbye Ederson.

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    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Just get Lloris

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  14. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Lesson from today:
    Follow your gut. Resist the dreadful feeling of missing out.

    Just wish I could have figured that out yesterday... 🙁

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    1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      How many hits did you take.

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  15. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Hazard with his 3rd consecutive assist.

    Quietly bringing in the points. Still need more from him though at his price.

    Definitely keeping for the next 9 gameweeks unless something major happens.

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    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      he has brighton next week... goals galore for sure..

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    2. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Good points but not captain material for me. Never comfy captaining Haz. However, next week warrants it

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  16. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Kante is the new Lampard

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  17. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Hazzo captain for next week already locked...

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    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I was going to ship him out for Sane next week but most likely will keep now

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    2. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Kane is the man next week. Triple captain potential.

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      1. drughi
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        gotta factor in that Barca tie midweek for spurs though

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    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      A repeat of last seasons mauling?

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    4. drughi
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Good option, scored twice in the same fixture last season and Brighton are not exactly solid. Kane against burnley though...

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    5. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Brighton have stopped making cleanies but they aren't bad at the back.

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      1. drughi
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        actually they are pretty bad

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    6. LSK
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Good choice

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    7. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Duffy also out

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  18. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Robertson sellers punished.
    Salah sellers punished.
    Hazard sellers punished.

    Alonso sellers are next.

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    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      well deserved punishment

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    2. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Hazard has only got an assist, what kind of puinishment is that? 😀

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      1. Clintymints
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Yea, Haz needs 1 more to punish

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        1. Zladan
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          There is the punishment.

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      2. evilfish
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        The sort of punishment a British judge would hand out.

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  19. Halftime
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Probably goes without saying but Martial to Anderson for free is a good move i suppose. Especially with Anderson's fixtures.

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  20. balint84
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    ok, what is better in next week?

    A) Sane+D.Silva
    B) Hazard-Richarlison

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  21. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Jeebus Christ, Auba is rising tonight again - 103%

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    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Bought him 6 days ago when he was cheap 🙂

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      1. Ross From Friends
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Same, got him in at 10.9

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        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Haven't got him.

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          1. Ross From Friends
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            He didn't look too good today. Missed a couple sitters. So you may not be missing out

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      2. drughi
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        congrats on the 7 points

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    2. MTPockets
        5 years, 5 months ago

        so much stupid

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        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Imagine when he actually hauls again - he'll be 12.0 in no time

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          1. MTPockets
              5 years, 5 months ago

              I prefer points

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          2. Manani
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            it's just people switching from aguero to auba. It's the natural choice

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        2. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Pounds beats points it seems.

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        3. Gooner Kebab
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          great for getting price increases, not so much for points.

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          1. clodhopper
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Might cash him in

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        4. Clintymints
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Gona make the Kane rampage even better. The masses will be struggling to get Harry

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      • Chucky
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Best 4.4 m def? schindler or any other?

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        1. El-Kloppico
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Bissaka

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          1. Chucky
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            have him

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        2. Kavorka
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Fernandez, Bennett

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      • Maddi Son
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Laca & Hudson Odoi > Chicha & Anderson too much West Ham?

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        1. Dannyb
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          I have Chica and Anderson, paid dividends today.

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          1. Maddi Son
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            True. I'd be happy with just Anderson but only have 6.6 for a striker.

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        2. Ghost Gooner
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Not at all

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        3. Dannyb
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          If I had to choose one it would be Anderson. I only got Hernandez in as a punt for Arnie, happy so far as I almost went for Wilson.

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      • Gooner Kebab
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Question on Mitro - was he injured?

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        1. Dannyb
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          No, 3-0 down and on 4 yellows, no point him being on the pitch.

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          1. Gooner Kebab
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            cheers mate

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        2. circusmonkey
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          No, people reckon saving him from a card.

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      • Kaneyonero
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Alonso goal would do nicely

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        1. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Nope

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        2. El-Kloppico
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          You'd be lucky to even get a CS..

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        3. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Yuuup

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      • Dannyb
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Really need Kane to haul tomorrow.

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        1. Miniboss
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          He plays tonight 😉

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        2. drughi
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          that will be hard

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        3. Dacra
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          On fifa after tonight's match?

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        4. Dannyb
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          I thought I typed tonight, brain fart lol

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        5. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Christmas shopping.

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          1. Dannyb
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            How did you know lol

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      • Zilla
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        "template is broken"
        😆

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        1. FDMS All Starz
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Good time to WC or wait for the new template to form?

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          1. DV8R
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            New template will be broken again over Christmas fixtures

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        2. bialk
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Template has broken my rang.

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      • FDMS All Starz
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        How do you suggest I fit sterling in this?

        Fab-Stek
        Bellerin-Kolasinac-Wanbisa-Doherty-Bednarek
        Salah-Hazard-Sane-Paterson!-Billing
        Kane-Jiménez-Arnie

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        1. Chucky
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          not needed and his ship has sailed

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        2. circusmonkey
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          You cannot. Just get rid of Arnie.

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      • Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        CHE, 1 shot on target

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        1. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          One shot is all it takes.

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        2. tiger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Efficiency

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        3. boc610
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah and it went in.

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      • DV8R
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Targett @ 4.2m

        Started the last 2 matches. Nailed on perhaps?

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        1. FDMS All Starz
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Wait till the players start a good handful of games, it’s a new manager trying new things

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        2. drughi
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          only one problem

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          1. circusmonkey
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            It is a valid spot. They still have bad fixtures and City have the best.

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