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Why Fantasy managers should wait and see on West Ham this season

8 August 2019 2384 comments
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Fantasy Premier League managers might want to exercise caution over West Ham assets at the start of 2019/20.

The Hammer start with a tough opening weekend fixture against Manchester City, but it is hard to guarantee Fantasy potential even in the more appealing matches that follow.

Looking at last season’s data, there is a possibility that their new-look attack could take some time to gel.

Meanwhile, the Hammers defence was questionable in 2018/19.

We’ve taken a look at all areas of Manuel Pellegrini’s team last season to see where Fantasy manager can find value in 2019/20.

As this article uses data from the Fantasy Football Scout Members Area, only those signed up for the new season can access it in full.

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  1. pingreen
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Hi all, thoughts on this? Can't stop tinkering..

    Ederson
    Robertson - Trent - Digne - Montoya
    Salah - Sterling - Fraser - Perez
    Haller - Jota
    (Button - Lundastram - Dendoncker - Greenwood)

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    1. Rains of Castamere
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Personally I'd prefer VVD, Martial, Wilson instead of TAA/Robbo, Fraser, Haller

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    2. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Same as mine, I've got VVD Moura Wilson over TAA Fraser Haller

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    3. Boere Mafia
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Bournemouth striker missing. Double up on attacking returns for first two weeks

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      1. pingreen
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        King over Jota then?

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  2. b91jh
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Zinchenko or Robinson?

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    1. danlynch13
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Robinson

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    2. Bumbaclot
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Zinchenko

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    3. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Neither

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    4. Thomas Magnum
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Robinson

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  3. Dele
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Please pick one...

    A) Robbo + King
    B) AWB/Shaw + Wilson

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    1. The Wise Owl
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      A

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    2. pingreen
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      A

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    3. Ekip
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Robbo and Wilson - find the extra money, it should be worth it

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    4. The King
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      A

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  4. davies
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Best 4.5 defender?

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    1. TokyoRed 東京赤
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Cathcart

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    2. Bumbaclot
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Dunk

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    3. Ekip
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Montoya?

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  5. Rains of Castamere
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Who is your GW2 captain? I'm not sure on City/Liv assets for that gameweek which is making me consider Auba from the start so I can put the armband on him for BUR.

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    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Aubameyang

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    2. Thomas Magnum
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      I think i'll go Auba but why you not keen on Pool players

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      1. Rains of Castamere
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        Just don't think Southampton away, in their first home game of the season, is a plum captaincy fixture but might be wrong.

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    3. KingOllie
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Auba

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    4. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      I wouldn't restructure my pre-wildcard team just to fit a single GW captain in

      Also, Southampton at home isn't the meanest defence, so I'll take anything from 6 x 2 to 10 x 2 from Salah (C) in that match

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    5. Harper_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      I actually think Sterling can do well in GW2

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  6. Pukki Blinders
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Thoughts? Should I downgrade somewhere in order to get x2 rotating 4.5 defenders or not worth it? If so where?

    Heaton
    Robbo / VVD / Digne / Montoya
    Salah / Sterling / KDB / Perez
    Haller / King

    Button / Lunds / Dend / Greenwood

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  7. Cory2711
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    A) Robbo / Kiko / Siggy
    B) Robbo / VVD / Trossard
    C) VVD / Kiko / Trossard (+0.5 ITB for GW2)

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    1. Cory2711
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Sorry, C) VVD / Kiko / Siggy (+0.5 ITB)

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    2. Ekip
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      B

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  8. Toby Lerone
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Best 4.5 rotating defence pair?

    Burnley/West Ham
    SOU/bha/wat/NOR/bha/NOR/avl

    Watford/Brighton
    BHA/WHU/SOU/new/BUR/new/wol

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    1. Oooof
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      A, but Charlie Taylor has GW1 fitness concerns

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      1. Toby Lerone
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        What's up with him?

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        1. Oooof
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 15 days ago

          Not sure, but there was a tweet posted on here from the local reporter from a local paper in Lancashire.

          Made him sound a doubt for the first week.

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          1. Rotation's Alter Ego
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 15 days ago

            Wasn't mentioned in Dyche's presser, said no doubts bar Brady - guess that might not include lack of match fitness though.

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  9. CarrollsPonytail
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Really like the strikers at 6.5M and below and think there are loads of options for the season ahead but how do you pick to for the opening gameweeks? Seems like either take a gamble for a team with good fixtures but unknown who will play upfront (Murray, Maupay, Deeney, Deulofeu) or go for players with poor fixtures but more nailed (Wesley, Pukki, Wood, Adams, Jota)

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    1. TokyoRed 東京赤
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Delefou, Ings and King for me - I like this bracket this year

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    2. Bumbaclot
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      I’m on wood

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      1. TokyoRed 東京赤
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        Deadline day got you going?

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      2. WVA
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        That's nice for you

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    3. Toby Lerone
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Wood is in my squad, arsenal second game doesn't worry me as they have no defence

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    4. Pukki Blinders
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      For me fixtures and nailedness over everything.

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  10. FPL FREAK
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Which one is better...??

    1.
    Pope. Button.
    TAA. VVD. KWP. Rico. Lundstorm.

    Or

    2.
    Pope. Button.
    TAA. Stones. Digne. Rico. Lundstorm.

    Or

    3.
    Lloris.
    TAA. VVD. Rico. Lundstorm. Kelly.

    ?

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    1. Cory2711
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      2 for me. Digne could be essential
      And having three 4.0 is too risky!

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      1. Thomas Magnum
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        This, look at what I said the first time you commented this as well

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  11. Jay Dal
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    RMT please.
    Heaton, 4m
    Robbo, VVD, Digne, Zinc, Lundstram
    Salah, Sterling, Perez, Moura, Trossard
    Wilson, Ayew, Greenwood
    4-5-1. £0.5m ITB.
    Thanks

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  12. Captain_Shirokov
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Kane and Fraser
    or
    Auba and Moura

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    1. Cory2711
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Kane Fraser

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  13. Big Ronnie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Think I'm nearly there. Just deciding on the £7.5m mid and last def and playing forwards. What do you think?

    Pope
    TAA, Digne, Zinc, XXX
    Salah, Sterling, Martial*, Perez
    XXX, XXX

    Button, Dendoncker, Lund, Greenwood

    A) Robertson, Wilson, Jota
    B) VVD, Vardy, Ings

    *
    1) Martial
    2) Fraser
    3) Moura

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    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      A3

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    2. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      A3

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  14. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Pretty content, Auba to Kane for GW3:

    Henderson

    Robertson VVD Digne Zinchenko Montoya

    Salah Sterling Perez

    Auba King

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  15. Thunder Warrior
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    1) Perez and FIrmino
    or
    2) Siggy and Wilson
    or
    3) Martial and Wilson

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    1. Z
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      2

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    2. Bumbaclot
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      2

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    3. Alexon00
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      2

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  16. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    JIM WHITE TIME!!

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  17. Z
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Ryan
    Robbo, Stones, Vertongen, Coleman (Lundstram)
    Salah, Sterling, Brkley, Ceballos (Dendoncker)
    Kane, Wilson (Greenwood)

    1. Coleman is a problem...i need Digne
    2. I guess that i ll get Zuma insted Stones or Vertongen
    3. Ceballos status????

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    1. Wirtzle Gummidge
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Robbo to VVD
      Coleman to Digne

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  18. Azathoth
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    RB Leipzig forward Jean-Kévin Augustin is being lined up for a €16m move to Crystal Palace. They see him as a replacement for Wilfried Zaha. (Source: Sky Germany

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    1. Z
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Sky Germany and Build are NEVER wrong

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  19. Kobayashy
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    For the first few weeks, would you rather have Zinchenko or King?

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    1. Royal5
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Strange question.

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      1. Kobayashy
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        Why, haven't you heard of them?

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        1. TokyoRed 東京赤
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 15 days ago

          Because they play different positions. So presumably your question is really X & Zinc vs King & Y?

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          1. Kobayashy
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 15 days ago

            The players are substitutes, which I don't want to put the emphasis on. If you really want to know, its Rico and Wickham.

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            1. TokyoRed 東京赤
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              7 years, 15 days ago

              Ok fair enough. Both in my team, Zinc May just edge it.

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    2. Z
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Neither...sry

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      1. Kobayashy
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        Gotta pick one!

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    3. Cory2711
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      King!

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      1. Kobayashy
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        Sounds good!

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  20. jon.terry.tfh
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Van dijk & callum robinson/mcginn

    Or

    A 4.5defender & fraser?

    Also own king

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    1. Wirtzle Gummidge
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Maybe punt on the other Wilson over Fraser?

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  21. Bumbaclot
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Let’s get to the bottom of this. Best 6.5 striker. I have Wilson already. Most votes wins and he goes in the team.

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    1. TokyoRed 東京赤
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Delefou

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    2. jia you
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      You should have left out the 'I have Wilson part'.
      King for me but Wood looks an okay opening day punt at 6.5.
      I like a couple of the 6.0 strikers so its going to be a very interesting season I feel...GL!

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  22. jia you
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    How has the mood changed on here in the final prep week compared to when the game opened, my five:

    1. Many managers have chickened out of going super heavy at the back.
    2. Montoya has suddenly become an FPL rockstar!
    3. Everton assets have become less and less appealing to many managers.
    4. Auba is being criminally overlooked.
    5. Triple LIV defence has gotten lost in cyberspace.

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    1. Oooof
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      It’s always more exciting to go with big name players especially forwards.

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    2. Harper_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Jiminez was at like 40% ownership when the game opened, only at 20% now

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  23. BIind Moth
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    A) Sterling, Wilson, Moura
    B) Auba, Fraser, De Bruyne

    This is so close for me, probably wont decide until the last minute. I think A will be most popular on here, but Auba captain in GW2 could be huge.

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  24. nobby12
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    KDB/King vs BSilva/Wilson ?

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    1. Z
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      2

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    2. Alexon00
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      1

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  25. chaser123
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    What is the cheapest price for a starting forward? 6.0m?

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    1. the vanisher
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Yes

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  26. BIG TONES
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    First draft of the season - feedback please?

    Pope
    Robbo - VVD - Digne - KWP
    Salah - KDB - Tielemans - Pulisic
    Auba - Jota

    Subs: Heaton - Dendoncker - Rico - 4.5 striker

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    1. Dele
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      I can't see Wilson or King

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  27. FPL FREAK
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Is KWP a nailed on....???

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    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      For a few weeks yes

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  28. United10
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    If money is not an issue, which is a better pick to start with?
    a) Moise Kean
    b) Jota

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  29. the vanisher
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    In a SSKW team:

    A. Digne and 5.5mid (who)
    B. Coleman and H.Wilson

    Thanks

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    1. Ohh1454
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      A with mcginn

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    2. Ekip
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Camarasa

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  30. simong1
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Almost settled on the below team. Thoughts? Anyone want to put me out of my constant chopping and changing?

    Pope (Button)
    Robbo, VVD, Zinchenko, Digne (Lundstram)
    Sterling, Salah, KDB, Perez (Dendoncker)
    Jota, King (Greenwood)

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