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Dugout Discussion December 8

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. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    What an absolute train wreck of a week. Aub late assist is scant consolation. Getting sick of my subs always coming off the bench with 1 or 2pts. With rotation at this time of year rife, Im considering a 12pt hit to sort my team out and get decent subs.

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    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I may do the same just to get rid of Lacazzete...

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    2. @FPLDIARYFPL
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Think though. You'd need a few times of 4 points off the bench to make that worthwhile.

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    3. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Or just have Diomansy Kamara as sub. Need a Bennett or Rich non appearance for him.

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  2. SEXY SON
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Over to you Eden, whatever Mo can do you can do better

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    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yessss

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    2. mgilbert86
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Not expecting much if he couldnt vs wolves

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  3. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    OMG

    https://twitter.com/FFScout/status/1071453436116389889?s=19

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    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      That’ll get us laid

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      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        on the grass

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    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      16.99 to advertise for someone else. lmao

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    3. SweeSwee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      £17

      Not sure they’ve got the price point quite right there

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    4. @FPLDIARYFPL
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Perfect for my date next week! Thanks

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    5. Mysterion
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Are we being paid 16.99?

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    6. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      This made my girlfriend horny.

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    7. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      17 quid? Profit margin much

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  4. elchilangles
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    has a goalkeeper ever scored on FPL and how many points do they get for that???

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    1. mgilbert86
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Howard for everton

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      1. circusmonkey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Mr Tourrettes.

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    2. Konig Luther
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      The same as a defender

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    3. DeathoftheParty
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Gomes and Robinson have... A while ago mind!

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    4. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Begovic

      6 points I believe.

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      1. Midlands Saint73
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Yes it was and 3 pt assist for freakish Stoke wind!

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    5. SEXY SON
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yes Howard, Friedel, Robinson, Begovic. You get 6 same as defender

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    6. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      6 and I think Fulham keeper scored once. It was kind of wind assisted.

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    7. Marcin the Pole
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Begovic definitely has. Tim Howard also I think. Pretty sure they get 6, same as a defender.

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    8. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yes
      6

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    9. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Robinson scored one back in the day, good times....

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  5. KJT123
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Is Torreira going to start getting a little bit more respect from now on? Has been putting up some great numbers recently and topped it off with a goal and 3 bonus today. Playing as a box-to-box mid and superb fixtures.

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      And on set pieces

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    2. R.C
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Need more data.

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    3. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Still rather pay 0.3 more for Snodgrass

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  6. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Should I use my WC this week, as planned, or hold off for another week or so?

    Patricio, Stekelenburg
    Kolasinac, Duffy, Stones, Robertson, Kiko
    Stephens, Sterling, Salah, Richarlison, Gundogan
    Mitrovic, Auba, Wilson

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    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Nope

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      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Nope, as in don’t use it, or nope as in don’t hold off for a week or so?

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    2. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I think you're okay. Decide on keeping sterling or Salah and use the money in midfield. Good luck

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      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Probably keep both and cheapen defence and 3rd striker.

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  7. Bolivian Seaman
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    97 -> 907 🙁 🙂

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    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Your deduction evades me

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  8. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    I’m keeping Lacazette unless he’s injured. No pressing need for the cash, don’t wanna rush into Wilson. Other strikers are Kane and Jiminez. Need more data to decide where I go with those funds so worth extending the punt.

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    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I was in the same boat as you, no captain fails until today and went with Laca (c). Did you stick with him in the end?

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      1. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah I stuck with him. I really didn’t like it, but just felt I was being risk averse due to my high rank.

        We did good going 15 weeks without a captain blank, and should have had a goal from it !

        Onwards and upwards. It’s not a disaster.

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    2. mgilbert86
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Easy to wait cause prob kane captain next gw anyway

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    3. @FPLDIARYFPL
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I think he'll do fine over christmas

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  9. Plymouth
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Emery... Why would you do that (Lacazette)...

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  10. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Anderson to rise tonight?

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    1. Samwise
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      yes... already transferred in

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  11. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Why was mitro taken at ht?

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    1. R.C
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Tactical

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  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    How come kamara took the penalty?

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    1. R.C
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Mitro was off. Looks like Raneiri likes him.

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    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Mitro had booked his Xmas holiday at half-time and got caught by the manager

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    3. Bolivian Seaman
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I don't know Jeff!

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    4. Rage Against The Raheem
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Maybe because he won the penalty and no Mitro on pitch.

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    5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks, just saw the scores and surprised

      Interesting mitrovic was subbed off

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  13. R.C
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    To think of it, I feel Salah was able to score more only cause Mane was not on the field

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    1. Robman
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I agree. Mane is just so selfish (great for FF though), would always shoot rather than pass to Salah. Not having him there today (as a Sarah owner) was a huge relief as I have thought what you think for most of the season. If only it could continue that way.

      Amazing that Salah is a differential in my league, I have him and no one else does. Unfortunately I'm still over 150 points behind the leader lol..

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    2. mgilbert86
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yep
      Mane is not playing well imo

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    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Mmm, Firmino is a lot less selfish than Mane

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    4. Mysterion
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah, that's definitely the only explanation

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    5. Rage Against The Raheem
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I think it was last season when Mane got a red card early in the season when Salah started scoring loads of goals, so must be some correlation.

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      1. Mysterion
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        And what about the rest of the season when he wasn't red carded and playing alongside him? Lol

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

    Paterson and double arsenal coming in clutch phew

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

      Double arsenal defence*

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  15. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Balbuena stinking up my team.

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  16. Business Cat
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Are Chelsea and City having a competition for most garish training tops?

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  17. #FPLBhuna
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Salah + laca > kane + ?

    A) eriksen (own son)
    B) dilva (own s and s)
    C) alli (as above)
    D) fanderson and bank the change

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  18. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    David Silva has HAIR

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    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I'd like to see Fellaini bald

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    2. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      had hair transplant last season.

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    3. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      No way rly (not sarcasm I can’t watch the game)

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      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Full head of hair. It's short though

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    4. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Transplant will do that

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    5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Hair grows on head shocker

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  19. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone considering Torreira as an option? Could be a great fifth mid

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

    Would you WC this?

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

    Really want Sterling and Son but how do I fit them in?

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  21. Robman
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    anyone know whether Patterson will get any BAPS.?

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Currently

      3 - Bamba (31)
      2 - Etheridge, Targett (24)

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

      He should get 1 for scoring the winning goal

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  22. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Reading v sheff Utd or Man City Chelsea

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    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      You R's!

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    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Red and white wizzzzards!

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  23. R.C
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Ryan is so pissing off. Don't keep CS and concede only 1. Could've been 5 CS in the last 5 GWs

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    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      He’s going

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    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      lolwut

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  24. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Well done to all the Salah captainers.

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    1. FER FUSCH AKE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      must be a tough week for you TM.

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      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        1-0 the other way would have been a disaster.
        Need goals in this game.

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    2. Bolivian Seaman
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      does that include you?

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      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Don't even own him.

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        1. Bolivian Seaman
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          me too 🙁

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    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Can't celebrate till Sterling plays.

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    4. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Why? Most of them couldn't afford Auba. 🙂

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  25. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    What are City's horrible mascots supposed to be?

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  26. AndyCook
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Saw Rank 1 getting Torreira and thought it was odd and then 11 points..

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    • BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      All I can say from a non-FPL perspective is KTBFFH COME ON CHELSEA!!!

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    • Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Italian style defensive masterclass coming up

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    • The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Let's try to remember why we have Auba and not Salah. Here are the next 5 fixtures. Who do you think will score better?

      Auba has:
      Southampton (A)
      Burnley (H)
      Brighton (A)
      Liverpool (A)
      Fulham (H)

      Salah has :
      Man Utd (H)
      Wolves (A)
      Newcastle (H)
      Arsenal (H)
      Man City (A)

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      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Salah probably

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      2. Sterling Silva is better th…
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        If you include this week Salah owners will win for sure

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    • Planet Head
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      The FFS minileague #1 team (and 3rd in the world) has truly spanked me out of the members' cup already. Byebye.

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