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Captain Sensible – Salah the favourite but Man United options overlooked

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After Double Gameweek 25 caused a great divide in the Fantasy Premier League world, managers have been reunited on one issue for Gameweek 26.

It already looks as if Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (£13.6m) will be the obvious captain candidate this weekend, but we need more than a poll result to determine if he’s the best option.

We have analysed all the potential options for the armband so that Fantasy Football Scout members can see the results…

Captain Poll

Despite blanks in both of his last two matches, Salah has returned to the summit of the Fantasy Football Scout captain poll. He heads into Gameweek 26 backed by 54% of the voters, 37% more than any other option. Bournemouth are the next visitors to Anfield, having conceded 20 goals in their last seven away trips.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.2m) is a long way off in second place as owners of Sergio Aguero (£11.4m) consider him as the ideal replacement with Blank Gameweek 27 looming large. 17% of our voters have backed the Arsenal man ahead of a trip to Premier League basement boys Huddersfield Town.

Even further behind the top two are Manchester United pair Marcus Rashford (£7.8m) and Paul Pogba (£8.7m), who will face Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday lunch-time. The former looks more popular for Gameweek 26 with a 7% share, while Pogba is just behind on 5.32%.

Interestingly, next up on the list is Aleksandar Mitrovic (£6.5m), who will also play in the same fixture. He has 2% of the vote, the same amount as Salah’s Liverpool colleague Sadio Mané (£9.5m), who has outscored him by 24 points to 19 over the last three Premier League matches.

Aguero leads a list of options under 2%, with 1.6% of voters looking to captain the Manchester City talisman for their big match against Chelsea on Sunday.

He is just ahead of Son Heung-min (£8.8m) on 1.5% and Raúl Jiménez (£6.7m) on 1.13%.

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  1. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Am I good to go for this GW?

    Fabianski

    Digne - Van Dijk - Doherty

    Neves - Pogba - Salah (c) - Hazard - Bilva

    Rashford - Firmino

    Patricio / Luiz / AWB / Success

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

      Wildcard?

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      1. Kodap
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Nope?

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

          I would wildcard that team. Too much deadwood knocking about.

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          1. Shatner's Bassoon
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Dunno about that.

            I'd play AWB over Digne, and look at Bilva -> F Anderson/Jota.

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            1. pingissimus
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Good call.

              Fanderson looks a good investment for 27 on . Then I’d look for Pereira for Digne in 27 - especially if Chelsea ho out of the cup. That would make Luiz and Hazard possible long term holds.

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    2. MTPockets
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Yep. Don't wildcard now - will feel like a waste in a few weeks

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      • pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Possibly AWB over Neves (best hope a pen). But you have a headache in 27 - minus 8 on the horizon with 5 in the Liverpool United game.

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

          Exactly. A lot of deadwood. A -8 looming. A few weeks is a long way away and a lot of points could be dropped between now and then.

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          1. Rasping Drive
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Two players hardly constitutes a “lot”, surely?

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      • Homer21
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Would play AWB over Digne and get rid of Bilva

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    3. Tmel
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Ederson
      Robertson Doherty AWB Jonny
      Pogba Salah Son Sterling
      Jimenez Rash
      (Guaita TAA Rich Kamara)

      a) Kamara & Sterling > Auba & Fanderson (-8)
      b) Kamara & Rich > Laca & Hayden (-8)
      c) Stick - no way are they worth - 8

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    4. Whits
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I only have Digne fit on my bench and Auba is flagged. So....

      Ings to Jimenez for a hit?

      A. Yes
      B. No

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      1. OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Auba?

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        1. Shatner's Bassoon
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          ill yesterday, apparently will be fine for hud though.

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

        Just did the same change for a hit.
        Jimmy is looking good for the upcoming fixtures.
        Not confident in playing Mitro against Utd.

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    5. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      With that news , need TAA's red flag to be removed asap then his price is protected!

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      1. MTPockets
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Better that it happens later, so straight to no flag rather than yellow

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

        Which GW1 players do you still own?

        Button (ever present)
        Robertson (ever present)
        AWB (ever present)
        Pogba
        Salah
        Jimenez (ever present)

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        1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Just Salah and AWB, had AWB for the entirety but bought Salah back recently

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

          Wan Bissaka
          Salah
          Richarlison
          Wilson

          ...I should point out my GW1 dead team would be beating my actual team.

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

            I was surprised how good my GW1 team was. Bailly my only real deadwood.

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            1. HamezMace
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Cainey was mine, well and De Gea.

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        3. fr3d
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Had Doherty and Button since day 1

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          1. fr3d
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            + awb ofc

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

            Owning doc was a great call. It was GW4 which I brought him and Alonso in to give me RAM + Doc.

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        4. Homer21
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Pat, Robbo, Aguero and AWB

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        5. Don Kloppeone
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Robbo
          Salah
          Kun
          Jota
          Fabianski
          AWB

          Fab the only one I've held onto ever since

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      3. quayle99
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Right so. Need to decide to bench two of these, but who?

        A. Laporte
        B. Hazard
        C. DLuiz
        D. Hojberg

        Or...

        Play one with Holebas (transferred for Laporte) as no mancity next week

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      4. Whats the Mata?
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Start AWB or Digne?

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        1. OPTA FPL
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          AWB

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        2. Homer21
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          AWB

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      5. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Why do I have the feeling that Howe is lying about the extent of Wilson's and Brooks' recovery time?

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        1. OPTA FPL
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Wilson has a terrible injury history, time to get rid of him

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      6. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Trent was injured in the Brighton game on 12 January. Four weeks later he is potentially back (9 February). So the initial prognosis and red flag that FPL put on was correct.

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      7. Shatner's Bassoon
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Think I'm still gonna get Auba + Lascelles in for Kamara + Alonso.

        Flag schmag, he'll be fine.

        Different story if I had Aguero though.

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        1. Man Getting Hit By Football
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I'm in a similar situation, waiting on doing Kamara -> Auba.

          I think I might still make the move regardless, Auba may miss this weekend's game, but Kamara is out for the season. It makes sense even if Auba misses this weekend.

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          1. Shatner's Bassoon
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            I think so.

            Got the cash to just do Kamara -> Lacazette, but having owned Laca for 12 weeks earlier in the season to great annoyance, I'm not going anywhere near him again.

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            1. Man Getting Hit By Football
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              I like your potential moves, Newcastle have been drilled well recently. Lascelles could be a nice differential.

              Good luck for the weekend.

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              1. Shatner's Bassoon
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Thanks Hans.

                Lasc will be on the bench for me this week as I think I'll play Bednarek over him for CAR - but it's looking ahead to Newcastle's 27 and 28 games with HUD/BUR. Hopefully finds a goal in there somewhere.

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        2. MTPockets
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Bench schmench

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            1. Shatner's Bassoon
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              points schmoints

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

          Roll FT?

          Ederson Boruc

          Robbo Periera Kolasinac WB Bednarek

          Salah Sterling Sane Pogba Jota*

          Rashford Jiminez Ings*

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

          Thinking of doing Hazard and Richarlison out for Son and Pogba for a 4pt hit, what do you reckon?

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          1. George James
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            no brainer mate

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          2. Sergeant Garcia
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Do it!

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

          Patricio
          Robertson Doherty AWB
          Salah (c) Mane Son Pogba
          Rashfofd Jimenez Auba

          Hamer Targett Höjbjerg Digne

          GTG?

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        6. Jeko
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Do you know why people are selling Aubameyang and buying aguero for next gameweek? (according fpl price change)

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          1. Shatner's Bassoon
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Because they can't see past the end of their nose.

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          2. MTPockets
              5 years, 2 months ago

              hattrick pts

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            • HamezMace
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Probably unaware of the blank in 27, and just looking at his recent hattrick points.

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            • Homer21
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              It has ony changed recently, it was going the other way earlier in the week

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          3. George James
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Anybody risking bringing in Jota if no news or update on his injury today?

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            1. Solanke
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              I reckon we will get update. Currently on Rich >> Jota

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            2. Andy Mac
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              I am as provides good cover for blank 27

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          4. Karan14
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Fab
            Robbo • TAA • Doherty
            Salah • Hazard • Son • Pogba • Jota
            Rashford • Jimènez

            (Button / Digne / Awb / Kamara)
            1 Ft

            A) Hazard & Kamara ➡️ Auba & 4.5m (-4)

            B) Save FT (Get Auba for free next week)

            Appreciate your thoughts! 🙂

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            1. Sergeant Garcia
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              B

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            2. Andy Mac
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              B

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          5. Sergeant Garcia
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Who to bench?

            A) Barnes (bha)
            B) Duffy (BUR)
            C) AWB (WHU)
            D) Doherty (NEW)

            Currently on Barnes, but saw he had 7 shots last GW.

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            1. Hy liverpool
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              C

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          6. pundit of punts
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Play 1 -

            A. AWB (WHM)
            B. Mitrovic (MUN)

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            1. Lukaku91
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              a

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            2. Karan14
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Tough one. But I think Mitro.

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            3. Hy liverpool
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              A

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          7. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Is Laca even a good option if auba is out ? had planned sane and kamara to auba and camarasa for free for weeks and now both players are a doubt, not a clue what to do...

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            1. Karan14
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Auba’s illness is a bummer.

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              1. Ajax Hamsterdam
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                yep. might stick to sane another week...

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                1. Karan14
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Same thinking here. Might have to stick with Hazard for another week.

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

            Fab
            Robbo | Kola | Doh
            Pog | Salah | Son | Rich
            Jimi | Rash | Aguero

            1ft , 0.2 itb

            Wise to triple up on Wolves?..what with blanks. Need to ship rich >> jota? (with all clear)

            Also wanna do aguero > auba (with all clear) for a hit

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          9. Tsssst
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            What are Sane owners doing?

            Keeping or getting rid? If so, who for?

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            1. Lukaku91
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Sane is a season keeper. for his price. cant be going without city cover

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            2. Karan14
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Got rid for Son.

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              1. Hy liverpool
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                This

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                1. Lukaku91
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  ?

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

              Got rid for Mane

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

              Selling for either Son, or Mane.

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

              Keeping. People who got burnt are over-reacting. He has an average of 5.5 ppg over he last 6 games. I can understand the move to Son but for me switching Hazard to him makes more sense.

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              1. Karan14
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Those who don’t own both Hazard & Sane are likely to switch to Son. Owning both is a headache which I’m facing.

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

                  I wouldn't argue against that switch.

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            6. Andy Mac
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Already gone. Hello Son!

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            7. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              I'm keeping. He will be back in the points, although it may not be this week and certainly wont be next week. After the blank city have hammers (h), bournmouth (a) and Watford (h). If he gets gametime he could haul. I'm being patient with him.
              I think it's safe to play him cos if pep uses him as a scapegoat he should either drop him or make him sit on the bench for a whole 90 minutes. But pep is pep, nuff said.

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          10. Kevin Twine
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Mane or Pogba for the next few weeks?

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            1. Lukaku91
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Pog

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

              Pog shines on the stats. Also seems to play with his usual self confidence atm. So him first.

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            3. Kevin Twine
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Interesting. Pools fixtures seem so much better.

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          11. Hy liverpool
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Bench one

            A. TAA
            B. Pva
            C. Robbo
            D. TAA
            E. Sterling /Haz

            Don't lol at E

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            1. Lukaku91
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              A... actually D

              no but seriously none of them. you must have a player with a worse fixture you can bench

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              1. Hy liverpool
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                A. Should be doherty

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            2. DV8R
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              That's tough, no one else? B if you have to

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            3. Ten Season Wonder
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              WOW! show rest of team please

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              1. Hy liverpool
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Robbo TAA pva doherty
                Haz sterling son pogba
                Rash firmino jiminez

                No salah tho

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            4. Karan14
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              PVA.

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            5. George James
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              BB

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          12. KUNingas
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Mane or TAA for last Liverpool spot? Already have Salah and Robertson

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

              I went for Mane. Wanted attack rather than double defence.

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              1. KUNingas
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Yeah I am considering to sell Sane and get him. Already planning to get good GW31 lineup

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            2. Lukaku91
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Long term i'd prefer TAA. but Mané is on fire

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          13. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            would really like maddison as a replacement for richa but is he even nailed ?

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          14. Ten Season Wonder
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Morning all, after an appalling prev GW, just wanna forget about it Sane(c).

            So I have 2FTs (1.1itb) and a few different options I can do here...
            but what takes priority this week? Who to shift?

            Alonso, Firmino, Arnie & Sane

            Replacements I have in mind are;
            Kola, Auba, Jiminez & any mid up to the value of 10.3m

            current team:
            Guaita
            TAA - Doherty - AWB
            Salah(c) - Sonny - Sane - Pogba
            Rashy - Firmino - Arnie
            -----
            Button; Digne, Alonso, MGW.

            Thanks all in advance x

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            1. HamezMace
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              I'd keep Arnie, West Ham have some good fixtures, especially in the blank27.

              Alonso first to go, City/blank/Spurs, not a good look for a defender who isn't getting attacking points anymore. How about Periera, Leicester have good fixtures, after this week.

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          15. Dacra
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Ive absolutely no idea what to do this week, any help much appreciated!

            Pat (Speroni)
            Robertson - Lindelof - Digne (Bennett, Bednarek)
            Salah - Pogba - Son - Sane - Sterling
            Niasse - Rashford (Ings)

            1ft
            1.4itb

            Was thinking about Sterling + Ings to Jota + Auba for -4, but both Jota and Auba now flagged..

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            1. Hy liverpool
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Sane to mane probably

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            2. Ten Season Wonder
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              That team hurts my eyes

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            3. Az
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Sane to Mané, Ings/Niasse to Jiminez?

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

              Definitely wildcard. That team is a disgrace.

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

                Ok disgrace is a little harsh. But till it is in a mess. You should definitely wildcard imo.

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          16. FPL luva
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Who to bench?

            A) Anderson (cpa)
            B) Redmond (CAR)
            C) Jimenez (NEW)

            Leaning towards Redmond but hard to drop him after last week

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            1. Hy liverpool
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              A

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          17. Atimis
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            GTG? Any changes between starting XI and bench?

            Fabianski
            Doherty/Shaw/WB
            Salah(c)/Mane/Son/Pogba
            Auba/Rashford/Jimenez

            Hart/Bednarek/Digne/Puncheon

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          18. jason_ni
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Been away on holiday, so missed basically all of the last game week, and saw no matches.

            Was Sane terrible on Wednesday? Should I move him on with my FT?

            Current Team is:
            Guaita (Fabi)
            Robbo - Doherty - Digne - Bednarek (Dunk)
            Salah (C) - Sane - Pogba - Son (Fraser)
            Auba - Rashford (Long)

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

              Shane Long. Wow!

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              1. jason_ni
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                You like him? Super player...

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