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Captain Sensible – Salah and Kane battle for the Gameweek 19 armband

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The Boxing Day-orientated Gameweek 19 looks to be taking Fantasy managers back in time, with the captain battle appearing to be between two of last season’s usual suspects.

We’ve gone over those doing well in the poll before doing a comparison between the individuals themselves, their teams and their opponents in order to find the best candidate.

Captain Poll

The Gameweek 19 captain poll indicates that this week the most popular skipper will be either Harry Kane (£12.5m) or Mohamed Salah (£13.2m), much like it was for so much of last season.

The Tottenham Hotspur forward led the poll with a tally of 38% just over 24-hours ago but that has since been cut back. He now claims just 30.9% of the vote, sneaking out Salah who sits on 28.7%.

Way off in third place is Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (5.0%) while Kane’s Spurs colleague Son Heung-min (£8.5m) has just 3.4% backing.

Eden Hazard (3.4%), Marcus Rashford (2.9%) and Anthony Martial (2.6%) are the other contenders in this bracket of support.

Not a single Manchester City player has more than 3% backing in the poll, with Raheem Sterling (£11.5m) languishing far down the list on 2.4%.

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  1. bennyp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Son or Sane/KDB. Have Kane but no city cover. Got Son cheap

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

      Keep Son

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    2. Jimmy Floyd
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      If you have son keep him until he heads off for the Asia games, I think their would have been a major bandwagon for him if he wasn’t going away so enjoy his points as a differential

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    3. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Keep son

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  2. ares89
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Shaw or Holebas for the upcoming period (next 4GW after GW19)?

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    1. Saint Steve-O (@EliteFPL)
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Shaw

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

      Shaw

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    3. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Shaw

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

    wc active, anything more?

    fabianski button
    digne doherty awb vvd alonso
    salah gundogan richa fraser hazard
    kane kamara ings

    0.2 itb

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    1. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Why no Pogba?

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    2. Srv210
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I won't pick Alonso on WC

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

        Watford (A)
        Crystal Palace (A)
        Southampton (H)
        Newcastle (H)
        Arsenal (A)
        Bournemouth (A)
        Huddersfield (H)

        not the worst 7 fixtures

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        1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Luiz is better

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

            that's at least an argument to put forward

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

    Got no Pool defence which move would you do ?

    A) Lovren for Laporte
    B) Shaw for Laporte

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    1. MarkoSD
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      a

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    2. Saint Steve-O (@EliteFPL)
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Very close, Shaw for fixs

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    3. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Robbo?

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  5. Takedog1
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    What mins do we think Lacazette will get? been very limited lately.

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    1. MarkoSD
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      sell

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

    Who do you think scores most over the next two GWs:

    A) Sterling
    B) Hazard
    C) Son
    D) Pogba

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    1. MarkoSD
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      d

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

      C

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

      B

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

    Final WC decision, help much appreciated!

    Fabianski Button
    Robertson Doherty Digne AWB XX
    Salah Haz Son Richarlison XX
    Kane XX XX

    A) Bednarek + Martial + Jimenez + Kamara (3-5-2 with Kamara benched each week)
    B) Bednarek + Deulofeu + Ings + Rashford (3-4-3/3-5-2 with Deulofeu to cover Ings' tough games gw 20-21)
    C) Holebas + Martial + Ings + Kamara (3-5-2 with Ings playing each week)
    D) Kiko + Pogba + Ings + Kamara (3-5-2 with Ings playing each week)

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    1. Srv210
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      B

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

      B

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    3. Roy Rovers
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      B all day long.

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

      Thx, B sounds like the favoured option. Snoddgrass or Deuolofeu?

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  8. Ibralicious
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Bennett or Fraser 1st Bench?

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    1. MarkoSD
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      fra

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  9. james 101
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Pat
    Digne Doherty Kola
    Salah(vc) Sterling Fanderson Sane
    Kane(c) Wilson Jiminez

    (Fab. WanB. Masuaku. Zanka.)

    A. Stick
    B. Sane/Wilson to Pogba/rash -4

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    1. Big Col
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      A but I’d play AWB over Wilson

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    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      AWB has more recent CS than the whole starting backline

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  10. Big Col
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Who do I drop to play AWB?

    Alonso, Robertson, Doherty
    Sterling, Sane, Richarlison, Martial, Anderson
    Kane, Mitrovic

    Or do I just bench him?

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

      I would have him first bench

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      1. Big Col
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks, I’ve also got Wilson on the bench.

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    2. good biashara
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Bench him. 1st bench will prob come in on a gw like this..

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  11. good biashara
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Morning all. Sure Guaita is cheap and in the scout picks... But do we know how long Hennessey is out for?

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

      Try looking at the flag? As simple as that.

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  12. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Transfer out Sterling or Auba?

    Both highly likely to be benched today

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

      Aubu will start

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      1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Has played 270 minutes in 7 days.

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  13. KP02
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Sterling to Hazard on a FT?

    A) Yes
    B) No

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    1. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      No

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    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Sterling has 19pts more than Hazard last 7 games

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

      such a hard call as either can explode... I've gone w/o city since 15 & not been hurt

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  14. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Fraser to townsend or Shurrle

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    1. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Not keen on either but Schurrle if pushed

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

      Deulofeu

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      1. Greenbackbøøg…
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Want a good fixture this week, but ye hes objectively better

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      2. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Amazing fixtures next 4. I'm already planning Snodgrass>Deulofeu next week

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  15. yakirh
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Start Jimenez or Anderson?

    Team:
    Fab
    Alonso Lovren Doherty
    Hazard Sane Pogba Rich Anderson
    Kane (c) Rashford

    Bench: Jimenez AWB Digne

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

      Jiminez

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  16. Daft Bob
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Quite funny not being a Kane or Salah owner this week. Should be fun.

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    1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Now that's just daft, Bob

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

      Same boat... Worried but will sink tho

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      1. Daft Bob
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Haven't jumped on the United bandwagons either. Feel like my team is so GW10.

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    3. Carlton_Goal
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      In the same boat. Not too worried, would like them in my team but at the same time I don't want to sell anyone in my team either

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      1. Daft Bob
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Same here, there's tonnes of players I want right now but my team is good anyway. It's so hard to pick the right move this week and there'll inevitably be loads of rotation, hence why I have taken the patient approach by doing nothing.

        Or....I have become lazy and distracted due to Xmas and fact I'm about to fly across the world. "Patient approach", eh. Great excuse

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  17. Cojiro
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Is mane likely to be rested this week? Gimme a percentage

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    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      %

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      1. Cojiro
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        : |

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

      25%

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  18. badgerboy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Is the community tournament going ahead today? Or is Lawro hungover?

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  19. TaiwanHC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Which three to play from:

    A. Doherty
    B. Laporte
    C. AWB
    D. Digne
    E. Luiz

    Currently on playing Doherty, Digne and Laporte.

    Your thoughts please!

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

      ACE

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

        Oops I mean ACD

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  20. NotsoSpursy
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Hi please can I have some some help with this one
    is it a bad time to WC due to all the rotation risks?

    Current team is:

    Ederson (Boruc)

    Robertson- Alonso- Wan-Bissaka- Laporte- Duffy

    Hazard- Sané - Felipe Anderson- Cairney- Richarlison

    Mitrovic - Aubameyang- Wilson

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

      what big moves you thinking? im just holding til after deadline today as I like my team for this week (famous last words)

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  21. BrockLanders
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Chic & Fraser to Ings & Lingaard -4?

    Yay or nay?

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    1. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Anyone?

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

      I dunno is it worth a -4. Hernandez def out then yes I prob would if not good bench cover

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

      Yay

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  22. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Because Sane spent most of the last game in AWB’s pocket I really think he could explode vs Leicester. Sane as captain differential or stick with Kane?

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    1. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Stick

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    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      What does that have to do with exploding vs Leicester?

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    3. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Will Sane even play? Sterling can shift out to that side

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      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Not in the absence of Mendy.

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    4. Cojiro
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Kane will either blank or get 2+ goals so it's up to you

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

      Kane

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    6. SheBangsTheDrums
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Chances of him being benched?

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    7. Sylas
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      No logic whatsoever. 🙄

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  23. Liastro ⭐️
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Mitrovic or Jimenez our for Rashford?

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  24. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Not been on for a few days. Is the general consensus Salah or Kane for captain?

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

      Sir Harold for me

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  25. KP02
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Transfer out Sterling to anyone on a free? Can afford anyone apart from Salah.

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    1. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Pogba?

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  26. Zareos
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    On my WC, trying to decide on my last few spaces...

    A. Robertson and F. Anderson, or
    B. Lovren and Son?

    B would obviously be short-term to capitalise on Spurs' double home fixtures before playing Cardiff.

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    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Lingard 4 goal 1 assist last 4 with 2 great home fixtures

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    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      B as long as you're happy to make 2 transfers in the medium term to change them both

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  27. Carlton_Goal
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Last post narrowed it down to 2. Start Alonso or Doherty?

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

      Never bench Alonso

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

        That is a good point, never know when he is going to explode

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  28. OptimusBlack
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Who to play ?

    A Bennett
    B- AWB

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    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      AWB has 3 CS last 6 vs 1 in 10

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  29. Bookmark
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    G2G?

    1 FT, 0ITB

    Fab
    Doherty Digne Alonso Kola
    Sane Sterling Anderson
    Jimenez Kane Auba

    Hamer Fraser Gunnarson AWB

    Thinking about Sane-> Pogba or
    Anderson ->Lingard. Sny other ideas?

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  30. SheBangsTheDrums
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Everything in the right order here?

    Pat
    Alonso Robbo Kola AWB
    Hazard Sterling Anderson Martial
    Kane(c) Jimenez

    Fab Kamara Fraser Bennett

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    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yep

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