The best defenders to sign for a Free Hit squad in Double Gameweek 32

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	A, Vs
Up	Thiago	BRE	A
Down	Mateta	CRY	C
No Change	Welbeck	BHA	C, Rest
No Change	Woltemade	NEW	B

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Verbruggen

Tarkowski
Muñoz
Thiaw

Foden
Bruno Guimarães
Bruno Fernandes
Minteh

Woltemade
Haaland
Thiago

Dubravka
O’Reilly
Andersen
Damsgaard

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Price Change Predictions

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Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Foden	MCI	8.4m	187.4%	Very Likely
Raya	ARS	5.9m	128.1%	Very Likely
Thiago	BRE	6.8m	120.6%	Very Likely
Bruno G.	NEW	6.8m	113.4%	Very Likely
J.Timber	ARS	6.4m	113.2%	Very Likely
Neto	CHE	7.2m	108.6%	Very Likely
Guéhi	CRY	5.1m	108.1%	Very Likely
Casemiro	MUN	5.5m	102.1%	Very Likely
Saka	ARS	10.1m	76.0%	Unlikely
Roefs	SUN	4.7m	88.8%	Unlikely
Gvardiol	MCI	5.8m	75.2%	Unlikely
Burn	NEW	5.1m	82.6%	Unlikely
Rogers	AVL	6.9m	64.5%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	82.8%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	80.9%	Unlikely
Matheus N.	MCI	5.3m	77.9%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	79.7%	Unlikely
Chalobah	CHE	5.2m	56.7%	Unlikely
Tavernier	BOU	5.5m	75.0%	Unlikely
Lacroix	CRY	5.1m	71.6%	Unlikely
O.Dango	BRE	6.0m	64.1%	Unlikely
Sánchez	CHE	4.8m	63.0%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	67.1%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	67.7%	Unlikely
J.Palhinha	TOT	5.5m	70.5%	Unlikely
Livramento	NEW	4.9m	66.5%	Unlikely
Szoboszlai	LIV	6.6m	69.3%	Unlikely
Muñoz	CRY	6.1m	46.5%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	63.9%	Unlikely
Cash	AVL	4.7m	39.5%	Unlikely
Amad	MUN	6.3m	61.9%	Unlikely
Ballard	SUN	4.6m	54.9%	Unlikely
Schade	BRE	7.0m	51.5%	Unlikely
King	FUL	4.5m	55.1%	Unlikely
Barnes	NEW	6.4m	60.7%	Unlikely
Merino	ARS	6.0m	38.5%	Unlikely
De Ligt	MUN	5.0m	53.1%	Unlikely
Sessegnon	FUL	5.4m	47.3%	Unlikely
Gordon	NEW	7.2m	38.1%	Unlikely
Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	5.0m	31.2%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Mateta	CRY	8.1m	136.2%	Very Likely
Semenyo	BOU	7.7m	125.3%	Very Likely
Georginio	BHA	5.7m	126.9%	Very Likely
João Pedro	CHE	7.4m	117.1%	Very Likely
Vicario	TOT	5.0m	113.4%	Very Likely
Tel	TOT	6.3m	105.3%	Very Likely
M.Salah	LIV	14.1m	102.4%	Very Likely
Tonali	NEW	5.4m	103.8%	Very Likely
Gabriel	ARS	6.3m	99.5%	Likely
Maguire	MUN	4.4m	105.9%	Very Likely
Kerkez	LIV	5.7m	103.5%	Very Likely
Mbeumo	MUN	8.5m	79.4%	Likely
Dorgu	MUN	4.2m	95.3%	Likely
Darlow	LEE	4.0m	98.9%	Likely
Botman	NEW	4.9m	95.9%	Maybe
Christie	BOU	5.0m	96.8%	Maybe
Coppola	BHA	4.3m	98.3%	Maybe
Welch	EVE	3.9m	94.8%	Maybe
Dixon	EVE	3.9m	95.5%	Maybe
Pedro Porro	TOT	5.4m	93.0%	Maybe
Baleba	BHA	4.7m	91.9%	Maybe
Boateng	BUR	4.8m	93.6%	Maybe
Mainoo	MUN	4.7m	95.4%	Maybe
Young	AVL	4.4m	90.9%	Maybe
Enzo	CHE	6.7m	78.8%	Maybe
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	94.3%	Unlikely
Ortega Moreno	MCI	4.8m	92.9%	Unlikely
Isidor	SUN	5.6m	92.5%	Unlikely
Mac Allister	LIV	6.3m	91.1%	Unlikely
Arrizabalaga	ARS	4.2m	90.7%	Unlikely
Pinnock	BRE	4.3m	90.6%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	86.7%	Unlikely
Byram	LEE	3.9m	88.4%	Unlikely
Obi	MUN	4.3m	89.0%	Unlikely
Matete	SUN	4.4m	88.5%	Unlikely
Akinmboni	BOU	3.9m	89.0%	Unlikely
Travers	EVE	4.4m	90.8%	Unlikely
Knight	BHA	4.5m	87.3%	Unlikely
Ngumoha	LIV	4.4m	79.0%	Unlikely
George	CHE	4.9m	90.4%	Unlikely

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	C
No Change	Alisson	LIV	C, Vs
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	C, Vs, Sus
No Change	Ramsdale	NEW	C
No Change	Sels	NFO	B
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

Last updated: 6 Dec, 2025 12:36am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	B, Vs
No Change	Muñoz	CRY	A, Sus
No Change	Jurriën Timber	ARS	C
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	B, Vs
No Change	de Ligt	MUN	B, Inj
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	A
No Change	Andersen	FUL	B
No Change	Milenkovic	NFO	B
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	A, £
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	C, £

Last updated: 6 Dec, 2025 12:41am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Saka	ARS	A
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	B
No Change	Foden	MCI	A, Vs
No Change	Semenyo	BOU	C
No Change	Gakpo	LIV	B, Vs, Rest
No Change	Minteh	BHA	B
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	A
Up	Schade	BRE	C
No Change	Anderson	NFO	A, £
Down	Fernández	CHE	B

Last updated: 6 Dec, 2025 12:48am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	A, Vs
Up	Thiago	BRE	A
Down	Mateta	CRY	C
No Change	Welbeck	BHA	C, Rest
No Change	Woltemade	NEW	B

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26 March 2019 955 comments

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We continue our series of articles on the best Free Hit squad for Double Gameweek 32 by looking at the defenders.

Those that have been considered are players who have two fixtures in the upcoming round of action.

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Lionel Ronaldo
6 years, 8 months ago
--------Repost from the unpopular FH thread--------

[KEPA]
[LAPORTE] [YOUNG] Azpilicueta Schlupp

I was set on this backline but I have seen comments saying that Laporte is no longer secure with Stones and Mendy back in training.

To preserve the CHE/MCI/MUN core, how about Ederson/Luiz/Smalling? I feel it's a downgrade because:

- Luiz himself might not play (been told Christensen is likely to seal minutes before the Europa League game)
- Smalling is plain boring as compared to Young who participates in United's attack
- Not overly excited about double Chelsea DEF
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1. Phil's Stamps
  6 years, 8 months ago
  Kepa Azpi Schlupp is fine, i would rather then complete it with Duffy as he's nailed both games, and then maybe Lindelof for the fourth.
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  1. Lionel Ronaldo
    6 years, 8 months ago
    Will consider this, but this leaves me with excessive money ITB. Happy with the rest of my squad.
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Flynny
6 years, 8 months ago
Morning.....any views on preferred free hit here?? Do like the idea of lukaku if fit. ...thanks

A

Ederson
Azpi SMALLING schlupp
Sterling hazard pog mili
Kun HIGUAIN RASH

B

Ederson
Azpi LUIZ LINDELOF schlupp
Sterling hazard pogba mili
Kun LUKAKU
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1. Lionel Ronaldo
  6 years, 8 months ago
  How about (A) but with Young? Can you stretch the 0.1M?
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  1. Flynny
    6 years, 8 months ago
    I can....but is young nailed??
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    1. Lionel Ronaldo
      6 years, 8 months ago
      Nothing suggests that he is not. He is pivotal to United's right wing.
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      1. Flynny
        6 years, 8 months ago
        Cheers.
        
        Dalot not a risk? Looks good when played
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        Lionel Ronaldo
        6 years, 8 months ago
        Dalot is sharp and is getting more play time. However, his minutes have not really been affecting Young, except for Fulham in GW26, but that was just before the game against PSG while Young was involved in.
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        Flynny
        6 years, 8 months ago
        Thanks
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2. Phil's Stamps
  6 years, 8 months ago
  A
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Whazza
6 years, 8 months ago
I had to rub my eyes when I saw Hudson-Odoi is only priced 4.2!
Surely worth a punt for what he enables, he has got minutes in the last two under Sarri and now started for England as well.

Two good fixtures where he could easily get a start or something of the bench?
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1. Concrete
  6 years, 8 months ago
  Looked at him but waste of a spot on FH imo
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2. Konstaapeli
  6 years, 8 months ago
  Can't wait to WC him in as 5th mid instead Punchy boy.
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3. Lionel Ronaldo
  6 years, 8 months ago
  Not for me. Takes up a precious Chelsea spot which I would rather spend on Hazard/Azpi/Luiz/Higuain/Kepa.
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  1. Tomlette Greggs
    6 years, 8 months ago
    this.
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4. Old Man
  6 years, 8 months ago
  But are you going to have the bottle to put him in your first XI? Brave man if so ........ quite a high chance of a 1 or 2 pointer.
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  1. Whazza
    6 years, 8 months ago
    He's 4.2, my expectations are minimal.
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Jones Kusi
6 years, 8 months ago
FH active
Ederson
Lindelöf Azpi AWB
Sterling Pogba Hazard Milivojevic
Jim Lukaku Aguero

Cheapest bench possible, 0.5 ITB
What do you think of this? Any tips are welcome.
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Lionel Ronaldo
6 years, 8 months ago
New article:

https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2019/03/27/how-sterlings-position-change-has-affected-his-fpl-form/
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Eric Banternaaa
6 years, 8 months ago
Bottomed. FH Team.

Kepa
Laporte Lindelof AWB
Pogba Sterling Son Hazard
Kun Higuain Jiminez

0.4 Short. Where to save the money? Bench is as cheap as possible, don't plan on none of team playing.
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Benteke10
6 years, 8 months ago
How does this lot look for 32?

Foster
Schlupp - Azpi - Luiz
Pogba- Hazard - Sterling - D.Silva - Son
Kun - Rashford
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The Red Devil
6 years, 8 months ago
RMFHT

Ederson
Azpi/Smalling/Schlupp
Hazard/Pogba/Sterling/Son
Jimenez/Rashford*/Aguero

(Speroni, Connelly Simpson CHO)

0.0 ITB
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1. The Head-Ake
  6 years, 8 months ago
  We have 14 similair players so Im'ma give you a 9 lol. Why Smalling and not Lindelof? Also, if Jiminez nailed?
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  1. The Head-Ake
    6 years, 8 months ago
    *13
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QuintonFortune25
6 years, 8 months ago
Would you do:

A) Mane to Hazard

B) Mane and AWB to Alli and Laporte

C) Mane and AWB to D.Silva and Azpi

Team is:
Kepa
Doherty - Shaw - AWB
Sterling (TC) - Pogba - Son - Mane
Aguero - Rashford - Jiminez

Ryan - Montoya - Jonny - Gunarsson
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Rinseboy
6 years, 8 months ago
thoughts on this Kane FH team? 443

Ederson
Azpi Shaw Duffy Schlup
Pogba Sterling Hazard
Kane Aguero Jimi
Hamer Stephen's HudsonO 3.8
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1. Tomlette Greggs
  6 years, 8 months ago
  quite like it.
  Shaw fit?
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De Gea is GOAT
6 years, 8 months ago
Who will score more points? Chelsea defence or attack?
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Tsparkes10
6 years, 8 months ago
Lukaku, Hig and Aguero worth a slightly cheaper defence of Watford, Wolves, Palace and Brighton? Other most likely thing to do is downgrade Hig to Zaha, Bat or Deeney
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1. Distinctly Average
  6 years, 8 months ago
  Lukaku is injured isn’t he?
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TAArt
6 years, 8 months ago
A) Ederson Azpi
B ) Kepa + any Man City defender - if so, which one? All the city defenders carry too much rotation risk for me
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skypopo
6 years, 8 months ago
Kepa
Laporte Lindelof Schlupp
Pogba Hazard Sterling Son
Aguero Rash Zaha

Keen to upgrade Schlupp

Is it worth it to change
Son -> Townsend / Mili
Schlupp -> Azpi
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1. Silicon Vialli
  6 years, 8 months ago
  Yep
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philm33
6 years, 8 months ago
Morning guys, rate my FH team? £0.1 itb

Ederson
Luiz, Schlupp, Lindelof
Haz, Pog, Sterling, Deulofeu
Higuain, Aguero, Deeney

Hamer, Romeu, Connolly, Simpson
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balint84
6 years, 8 months ago
play JWP or Robertson?
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jamiet
6 years, 8 months ago
Hi Everyone,

Here is my current team

Schmeichel (Steklenburg)
AWB, Doherty, Chilwell (Diop, TAA)
Hazard, Salah, Deulofeu, Maddison (Felipe Anderson)
Wilson, Jiménez, Agüero (TC)

Got one free transfer thinking either

a) Diop & FAnderson > Azpi & Townsend (thinking this could be his GW with Zaha Injury) (-4)
b) Diop, FAnderson & TAA > Luiz, Laporte & Townsend (-8)

I am leaning towards A as i think the lack of fixtures in GW33 is a killer for Laporte as i would need another GW 33 really as i will have 9 playing currently

I still have the FH WC and BB (TC being played this week)

I am looking at saving the FH for the final GW of the season

Currently 1st in Majority of Mini League but i am in Second in 2 by around 40points in both so want to keep pace and not do anything to extreme

Cheers in advance
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SomeoneKnows
6 years, 8 months ago
Kepa
Laporte, David Luiz, Lindelof, Schlupp
Sterling, Hazard, Pogba
Aguero, Jimenez, Lukaku

GTG?
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migas2k7
6 years, 8 months ago
pick one (i'm chasing):
Alonso, Luiz, Otamendi
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1. gilean
  6 years, 8 months ago
  Luiz
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jamiet
6 years, 8 months ago
Question?????

César Azpilicueta or David Luiz for this GW ????
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1. Silicon Vialli
  6 years, 8 months ago
  Azpi
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2. Distinctly Average
  6 years, 8 months ago
  Rudiger
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JfA
6 years, 8 months ago
I got sick to death of changing again and again and again so pressed confirm FH today.
Foster,
Young Schlupp Lindelof,
Sterling Dilva Hazard Pogba March
Aguero Bats,
massive risk with the two United defenders but hey ho.
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Distinctly Average
6 years, 8 months ago
Mention of luiz and azpi as the go to options, but why no love for rudiger?

Arguably more nailed than luiz.
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