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Team News December 25

FPL team news scant ahead of Gameweek 19

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Our Team News and predicted line-ups are all updated and ready for your Gameweek 19 research.

As it’s Christmas Day, I don’t want to keep you any longer than is necessary.

For that reason, I shall prefer to direct you to the Team News tab above, where you can find all the latest information on all 20 Premier League sides.

Only a select few clubs gave press conferences on Christmas Eve to keep us in the loop.

They were Cardiff City, Brighton and Hove Albion and Liverpool. To these three clubs we extend our collective Fantasy Premier League thanks!

Six other sides doubled-up their post-match press conferences in Gameweek 18 to give their pre-match thoughts on Gameweek 19.

They were Arsenal, Burnley, Crystal Palace, Huddersfield, Leicester City and Newcastle United. Again, we thank these clubs too.

All others were unable to give us completely accurate up to date information, which is the unfortunate disclaimer we have to put out at this time of year.

I hope you find the Team News page helpful to you as you make your Gameweek 19 transfer decision.

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  1. cuterandy
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    who is the safe option to captain ?
    sane/sterling/son/martial/aubameyang

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    1. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Kane

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    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      None is 100% safe during christmas, but very low chances that both your c and VC will be rested as much fewer players than it seems on here, actually WILL be rested

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    3. Ross From Friends
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Kane or Salah

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    4. french holiday
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      See who played the least minutes last game and captain him if you want a safe pick.

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

      There can not be a cuter andy

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  2. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Happy Christmas everyone!!

    Bit stuck... What to do here please:

    Fabianski
    Delph Doherty AWB
    Sterling Son Richarlison Anderson
    Kane Aubameyang Wilson

    Hamer Fraser Dunk Schindler

    2 FT, 0 ITB

    Anderson & Fraser >> Snodgrass & Martial

    ??

    Thanks 🙂

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  3. Rash
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Interesting that RMT tool don't fancy Kane captaincy in any of next 6..

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    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      GW 21 Cardiff away.
      Hatty incoming.

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    2. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Its a crap tool

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      1. Rash
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        It really is imo

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    3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      oh oh .Fantasy fix boosted all the kane numbers due to last week and is my captain option all weeks loll.What a joke

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      1. french holiday
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Are you not wary of what Poch said about giving rest to players and Spurs seem to find a way to be less reliant on him in recent games.

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  4. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Will WC after this GW.

    A) Auba + Fraser - > Firmino + Pogba

    OR

    B) Bellerin + Fraser - > AWB + Lingard

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    1. Kuzser
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B

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    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B

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    3. Slitherene
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      C) Fraser + Laporte - > Pogba + Bednarek

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  5. Marvin Moon
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Captain roll call chaps. Who is everyone going for?

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    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Kane

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      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Salah or ‘Arry K

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    2. Taking one for the team
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Harry

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    3. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Kane. Dont have Salah. If i had Salah, Salah.

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

      Sir Harold

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  6. french holiday
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    When asked about Liverpool game
    Unai Emry : "We are going to play the next match in Brighton and we are going to full and not consider precaution because same 3 points are at Brighton and we need full focus."

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    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No changes to starting lineup

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      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Logical

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  7. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Suggestions? 1ft and 0.2m itb

    Fabianski • Button
    Digne • Kolasinac • Alonso • Doherty • Schindler
    Hazard • Sané • Rich • FAnderson • Son
    Kane • Rashford • Kamara

    A: Save Ft but can’t see major improvements to team apart from salah who I will get in gw22

    B: Sane >> Pogba + 1.5m for future use

    C: Anderson >> Martial

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    1. Taking one for the team
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Save FT

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  8. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    1 FT and £1m ITB:

    Fabianski (Hamer)
    Digne Kola Doherty (AWB Schindler)
    Hazard Sané Anderson Richarlison (Gunnarson)
    Kane Auba Rashford

    1) Any way I can play AWB ahead of somebody?

    2) Roll or transfer Anderson to Martial?

    Opinions appreciated!

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    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      1. No
      2. I like martial pick

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    2. Ross From Friends
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      AWB ahead of Kola for me...Home fixtures, Cardiff rubbish, BHA good at home etc

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

      1. Play ahead of Kola
      2. Roll

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    4. Taking one for the team
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      1. No
      2. Save FT

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  9. Oh Maddison
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Laporte + Fanderson -> Martial and Digne -4?

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    1. jomikijiq
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      no

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    2. The Head-Ake
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yep.

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    3. Taking one for the team
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Not for a hit

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  10. Party time
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Alright guys, share your predictions:
      Ful 2-3 Wolves
      Utd 3-1 Hudd
      Bri 2-2 Ars
      Wat 1-3 Che
      Lei 0-2 City
      Liv 3-0 New
      C'Pal 2-2 Car
      Bur 2-1 Eve
      S'ham 2-1 Wham
      Spurs 3-0 Bou

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      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Ful 1-1 Wolves
        Utd 2-1 Hudd
        Bri 1-2 Ars
        Wat 1-3 Che
        Lei 0-2 City
        Liv 1-0 New
        C'Pal 2-1 Car
        Bur 1-3 Eve
        S'ham 2-2 Wham
        Spurs 2-1 Bou

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        1. Party time
            5 years, 3 months ago

            I strongly believe Bur will put up a fight against Eve and more than just a goal at Anfield 🙂

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        2. WVA
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          I can't see Leicester and Bour not scoring!

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        3. TheSteel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Ful 0-1 Wol
          Utd 2-0 Hud
          Bha 1-2 Ars
          Wat 0-2 Che
          Lei 1-4 Mci
          Liv 3-0 New
          Cry 1-0 Car
          Bur 1-2 Eve
          Sou 3-3 Wha
          Tot 2-0 Bou

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          1. Party time
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Wow. 6 teams w a cleansheet. I like that.

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          2. The Head-Ake
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Ful 2-3 Wolves
            Utd 3-1 Hudd
            Bri 1-3 Ars
            Wat 0-3 Che
            Lei 1-2 City
            Liv 4-0 New
            C'Pal 2-1 Car
            Bur 0-2 Eve
            S'ham 2-2 Wham
            Spurs 2-0 Bou

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            1. Party time
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Bur will score imo

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            2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              1-1
              2-1
              1-2
              1-2
              0-3
              1-0
              2-1
              0-1
              1-2
              2-0

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

            Any thoughts on the options below?
            1ft, 0 itb

            1) sterling->hazard
            2) bellerin -> taa (should be fit)
            3) save ft, play Digne

            Fab
            Trippier awb bellerin**
            Sane sterling Anderson lingard
            Kane Auba Jimenez
            Subs: Digne, camarasa, Schindler

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            1. Taking one for the team
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              2

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          4. Mackans
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Who to captain?

            A: Sane (lei)
            B: Sterling (lei)
            C: Hazard (wat)

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            1. Ross From Friends
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              C

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            2. The Head-Ake
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              C

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            3. Taking one for the team
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              C

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          5. Mackans
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Fandersson -> Pogba for free?

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            1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Martial better option imo

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          6. Ross From Friends
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Would you take a -4 to do Sterling > Hazard?

            My team
            Fab
            Doherty/Digne/AWB
            Fanderson/Sane/Sterling/Rich
            Auba/Kane/Rashford

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            1. The 5% Team
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              no def not for a hit...wait until this weekend

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            2. Kuzser
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              For -4 no. But I'm considering doing it for free...

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            3. poulteren
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              nope. i would swap auba as i suspect he wont start. 270 mins straight

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          7. poulteren
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            MERRY CHRISTMAS!

            Before i get too "peesed".....

            Starting XI Good to go please lads (and ladies?)...please help lads. Wan Bisaka over Doherty? Snodgrass on bench? Any comments welcome please:

            Fabianski

            Alonso / Wan bissaka / Van Dijk / Laporte

            Sane / Salah / Richarlison

            Rashford / Kane (C) / Jimiez

            SUBS: Doherty / Snodgrass / Camarasa

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            1. WVA
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Bench Laporte for sure and play Snod or Doh

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              1. poulteren
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                thanks. any reasoning? i feel that pep will have bollocked them in a major way and they will be on best nehaviour / wont conceed

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                1. WVA
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 3 months ago

                  Look at his returns and max he can ever score is 6 whereas Doherty and Snodgrass have a much bigger upside IMO

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                  1. poulteren
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 9 Years
                    5 years, 3 months ago

                    ok, thank you. Noted

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          8. Netters2018
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Merry Xmas all

            Can i have some advice struggling to choose my 11 this week.

            Currently going with this

            Fab
            Robbo
            Koli
            AWB
            Anderson
            Hazard
            Lingard
            Son (c)
            Richarlison
            Auba
            Bench - Doherty Digne Kamara

            Would be good to get thoughts

            Thanks

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            1. Netters2018
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Sorry forgot Kane up top, too many beers!

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            2. WVA
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Nice captain choice. Bench Kola and play Doh.

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              1. Taegugk Warrior
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                What happen with kola

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              2. Netters2018
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                That was my exact headache cudnt and cant decide over koli or doherty....want them both but that wud mean benching felipe

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          9. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            How likely is Sterling to start over this Christmas period?

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            1. french holiday
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              4 points behind Liverpool...Pep wont be fooling around with rotation and may start playingSterling Aguero Sane Fernandinho Kdb every week

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              1. Goonsquad245
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Mahrez is a good footballer.

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          10. Ahmed Adam
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Zaha Against Cardiff?

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          11. Taegugk Warrior
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            How many chance of these player will be at the starting line up...?
            A. Sterling
            B. Salah
            C. Auba

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            1. ChelseaGuy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              You got the order right

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          12. Who Ate All Depays?
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Bench any 1?
            A) Jimenez
            B) Richarlison
            C) Felipe

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            1. Ahmed Adam
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              C

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              1. Goonsquad245
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Same question below, currently on A

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          13. Don Kloppeone
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            This GW is a benching headache!
            Just cannot decide who to bench between:

            A) Wilson (tot)
            B) Doherty (ful)

            I’ve decided AWB should start given their form and playing Cardiff at home but then it’s down to whether you think Wilson could score vs Spurs backline or whether Doherty will have a good day.

            So tough!

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            1. BlzE_94
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Easy. Bench Wilson. Doherty cs and potential attacking returns

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              1. Don Kloppeone
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                In that case would you still play AWB over Wilson this week?

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            2. Ahmed Adam
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Dohery Has Good Chance of Clean sheet and attacking returns

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            3. french holiday
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              I would always pick a attacker over a defender if its a 50 50 call.

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              1. sambyy
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Doherty is basically a forward.

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

              A

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            5. Goonsquad245
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Wilson easily. Would play the Doc over both AWB and Wilson FWIW

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              1. Don Kloppeone
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Cheers mate

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          14. R.C
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            GTG?

            Leno
            Alonso Doherty AWB
            Son Sane Felipe Richarlison
            Auba Ings Kane

            Button Snodgrass Digne Kiko

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          15. Ahmed Adam
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Who is best Martial or Lingard?

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            1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Martial

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            2. ChelseaGuy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Stats suggest Lingard but he's too hot and cold for my liking
              Martial

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          16. AFC49
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            GTG?

            Fabianski
            Doherty, Alonso, AWB
            Salah, Sané, Richarlison, Snodgrass
            Kane, Rashford, Jiménez

            Button, Laporte, Digne, Højbjerg*

            FT used, 1.5 ITB

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            1. BlzE_94
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              yes who you captaining

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              1. AFC49
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Still unsure, between Kane and Salah

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            2. Goonsquad245
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Would play digne over Laporte, just.

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          17. Goonsquad245
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Happy Xmas guys!

            Bench one (there are no other choices!)

            A) Richarlison
            B) Jimenez
            C) Anderson

            Thoughts are:

            Richarlison most likely to return if he starts, but also least likely to start

            Jimenez reliable but probably lowest ceiling

            Anderson can be explosive and also has live TV Thursday night equity....

            What do we think? Thanks!

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            1. jomikijiq
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              B

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              1. Goonsquad245
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Thanks

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          18. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Sell Fanderson or Richarlison?
            Really stuck here, wanting to get Martial in.

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            1. Goonsquad245
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Wouldn't sell either just yet, but Anderson if you really have to

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            2. french holiday
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Why would you sell 2 players who are nailed and have decent form and fixtures.

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          19. Pringle
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            What do you prefer for this gw only?

            A. Sterling + F.Anderson
            B. Salah + F.Anderson (-4)
            C. Sterling + Martial (-4)

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            1. ChelseaGuy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              A

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            2. Goonsquad245
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              A and B is close. Not C

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            3. jomikijiq
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              A

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          20. The Red Devil
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            A- Sterling to hazard
            B- Anderson to lingard
            C- Anderson to martial
            D- save FT
            E- anything else

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            1. ChelseaGuy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              D easy

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            2. Champ
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Save

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            3. The Wizard of Ozil
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Save. It looks like you wana transfer for the sake of transferring.

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          21. sambyy
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Fabianski
            Alonso Digne Doherty
            Hazard (V) Sterling Sane Richarlison
            Kane (C) Chicharito Jimenez

            AWB Laporte McTominay

            Correct bench order?

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            1. ChelseaGuy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Yes

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          22. sonofunited
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Fabianski
            Kolasinac, Laporte, Holebas
            Martial, Salah, Son, Snodgrass
            Aubameyang, Chicharito, Rashford

            Subs: Hudson-Odoi, Peltier, Dunk

            No free transfers left. Is it worth it if selling Odoi for Pogba/Lingard for Week 19 & 20? Recommend me one of both.

            Thank you and Merry Christmas!

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