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Is Riyad Mahrez a viable cut-price FPL route into the Man City attack?

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Averaging 10.50 points per start and providing better value for money (based on points per million spent) than all other Manchester City assets bar Kevin De Bruyne (£10.0m), Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) is hovering on the Fantasy Premier League radar at present.

With De Bruyne nursing a groin injury and a doubt for the visit of Wolves on Sunday, the demand for Mahrez’s services may well step up a notch as we approach the weekend.

Currently, the Algerian is the fifth-most-bought FPL midfielder of Gameweek 8.

Successive double-digit hauls against Watford and Everton have increased interest, although he is still very much in differential territory when it comes to FPL ownership (4.1% at the time of writing).

Is he worth considering as a Fantasy option, then, in the weeks ahead?

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  1. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Anybody else concerned aboit Abraham gametime here? Will he start WE?

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    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I’m not worried

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    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      You'd think he starts.

      Won't play much if at all over International Break.

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      1. Longlatini
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Will get minutes for England to block a Nigeria cap

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    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Why would he not start weekend?

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  2. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    BOTTOMED

    DSilva, Aguero & Pepe to Yarmolemko, Aubameyang & Sterling?

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    1. DeathoftheParty
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Probs

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    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      For?

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    3. WWF
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      For a -4 Yes. For a -8 No.

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  3. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Suarez! Damn!

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  4. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Messi *_*

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  5. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Leo & Luis 😎

    Brilliant!

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  6. Lestat
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    (Repost)
    TAA, Digne, Otamendi (Lowton, Lundstrum)
    KDB, Salah, Mount, Cantwell (Hayden)
    Aguero, Abraham, Pukki

    1 FT, 0.3M ITB

    Best option this wknd ??

    A - Leave as is and captain Aguero
    B - KDB to Sterling, Digne to Hanley and captain Sterling
    C - Aguero to Aubameyang and captain Aubameyang
    D - Salah to Sterling and Aguero to Aubameyang and captain either Sterling/Aubameyang

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    1. DannyDrinkVodka
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

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    2. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A but cap Salah. Pukki if you're brave

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    3. Predator
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      C

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  7. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Is Bilva out this gw or he can play until ban is confirmed?

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    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Can play

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    2. Longlatini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Can appeal before any ban

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    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Come on now

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    4. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Why would he be banned before the ban is confirmed?

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    5. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Being charged with something does not mean one is guilty of something.

      I would not take it as a given that he will get a ban.

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    6. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      he wont get a ban

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  8. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Tomori in Vert out ??

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Spurs pants but these two fixtures are good.

      All of Chelsea's are good & Tomori probably rises so IDK maybe worth IT. We're still leaky.

      Alternatively Chilwell or Perereira if money ITB.

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  9. FPL_DON
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Want lund in before he rises (again), who out of the below would you swap out?

    Soyuncu TAA Lowton diop Digne

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    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Diop or Digne, that defence is almost too good.

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      1. FPL_DON
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks mate, shame about the rest of the team!

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    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Diop

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      1. FPL_DON
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks boss

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    3. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Hahaha! In India 'Lund' means d*ck, which makes the first line so funny!

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      1. FPL_DON
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Always good to know lol

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        1. Pep Roulette
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Btw, get Digne out and use the cash elsewhere!

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          1. FPL_DON
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Thanks mate I am tempted!

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      2. Predator
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Very nice

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      3. FPL Forward Thinker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        For a 13 year old!

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  10. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Salah off for a rest

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Mount too. (Although he was visibly quite tired.)

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      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Any worries for Tomori, Mount or Tammy for Sunday?

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        1. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          nope, not convinced on cs likelihood tho

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          1. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Cheers.

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        2. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          No. Not really. Not really.

          Lampard has his favourites and mostly sticking to them.

          Tomori been great today... Apart from two dreadful bits of control in the last 10 mins. Mount quiet. Tammy lively early on, involved but not had as many chances send half.

          No games on the International Break for Tomori & Tammy (unless called up, but still not much game time even if he is). Mount probably gets minutes & was tired but Lampard loves him.

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          1. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Cheers. Hazz!

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  11. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Salzburg really played some good football tonight. Probably unlucky to have not earned a point.

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      They played well but Liverpool were the better team.

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  12. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Firmino due!

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    1. WWF
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Very good player

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  13. SEXY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Why didn't the ref just blow the final whistle when the pitch invader came on

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  14. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Four clean sheets for me in CL. When did that ever happen in PL?

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  15. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    First to 3 wins.

    Captain

    A. Salah
    B. Sterling

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    1. royals forever
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B

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

      I don't think I will ever captain a player vs Leicester this season.

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    3. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

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    4. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B.

      A could be involved in an upset.

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    5. Pumpkinhead
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      b

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    6. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B

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    7. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B

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  16. royals forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pick one to play from

    McGinn (nor)
    Soyuncu (liv)

    Any ideas would be welcomed

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    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      McGinn

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    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A;ways McGinn

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    3. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      ....

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    4. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      McGinn. Against arguably the worst defence in the league. Easy for me

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    5. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      10 🙂

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    6. Pumpkinhead
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      McGinn 100%

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    7. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      This should not be a debate

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    8. NewcastleToon74
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      McGinn.

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    9. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      ?

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  17. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Best captain out of these:

    1. Sterling
    2. Kun
    3. Son
    4. Pukki

    I'm thinking 1 or 4. 4 is tough though

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    1. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      1

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    2. lespaul
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Captain poll

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    3. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      1 just makes sense to me

      4 is brave but potentially genius

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    4. WWF
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      You have Kun so captain Kun

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      1. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Not nailed tho

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        1. WWF
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          He got 25 minutes last weekend and scored 8. Don't over think it.

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          1. WWF
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I mean 4. Oops

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  18. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Tammy is nothing special, if he didnt have such good service he would be comparable to Ings.

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      That's not true at all.

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      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        you will see

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    2. Pumpkinhead
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He didn't have the best service last year with Villa and still did very very good.

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      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        yes he excels in the championship, its not hard really is it

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        1. Pumpkinhead
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          He has the 2nd most goals in the PL at the moment. Your comment wasn't 'he's not good enough for the EPL' your comment was if he doesn't have good service he's trash. Which isn't true.

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          1. have you seen cyan
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            it is, put Kane in that position and he would get 35 goals a season.

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    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Not true at all, how someone arrives at that conclusion is baffling

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      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        lol ok

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  19. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    41 points yesterday - Benched 6 points + 49 points today = 90 points for the game week.

    189 overall.

    Don’t think I’ll have fallen too far from my OR237, even without Gnabry.

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    1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Great score no doubt.
      Congrats!

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    2. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Bad maths that... 84 this week.

      183 overall.

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    3. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      88 points benched 10

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      1. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I just noticed there are some adjustments.

        Ended up with 52 tonight!

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  20. RichardNixon
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    How on earth have RB Salzburg scored 57 goals already this season????

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Austrian league, greatest league in the world.

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      1. RichardNixon
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Still, 9 goals in 2 games in the Champions League! Fair play to them

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    2. RichardNixon
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Haaland 18 goals & 5 assists in 11 games. lol

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    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      They only score against shite backlines!

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  21. Epic Fail
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Salah now stealing interview talk time from Mane as well as goals.

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    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Triple captain behaviour.

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  22. Pumpkinhead
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Assuming KDB is out - I have a transfer to burn would you do KDB to Mahrez?

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Son

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

      If you are OK losing 0.1 or 0.2 it's a good move.

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      1. Pumpkinhead
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I am - I have a few cash cows right now that I can move around if I need the extra 0.1

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    3. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Great move, but wait on further news first

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  23. Maddamotha
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Have a feeling Liverpool will struggle against Leicester this weekend, considering they play saturday already, and Leicester nice and rested.

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Fit players, their job to to play football, makes no difference at all

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      1. Pumpkinhead
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I agree with this. It isn't a 24hr turn around. They'll be fine. Not to say LEI won't give them a run but it won't be because Pool are tired.

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      2. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Well it kinda does. If they're tired they're not going to play as well...

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      3. Maddamotha
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        To say it makes no difference at all is not true. You see how Pep keeps rotating his players to keep the them sharp.

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        1. FPL.team
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yet Klopp doesn't and they are top of the league. These players are big boys, they can run around for 90 minutes every 3 days without problem.

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          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Every 3 days without problem? Come on man, I get your point in general but that's an exaggeration.

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      4. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        It was a game that cost them last season, will be tough again.

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    2. FPL_DON
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lund to rise tonight? I sincerely hope he doesn’t

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      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        What percent is he on?

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        1. FPL_DON
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          98.9% as of Fantasy Football Fix, makes me feel like there's a chance he won't

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        2. WWF
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          100.2 I think he does rise

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          1. FPL_DON
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            thank you

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            1. WWF
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              He rose!!

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    3. NewcastleToon74
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Pope
      Tomori Diop TAA
      Son Yarmo Salah McGinn
      Haller Auba Abraham
      SUB: Soy Cantwell Rico

      Any Changes?
      And should I do this next week (any suggestions are helpful)
      TAA, Pope, Haller -> Ederson, Ota, Vardy

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      1. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        No changes needed. Do you have 2FTs?

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        1. NewcastleToon74
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Will do

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          1. Coys96
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            You do now?

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            1. NewcastleToon74
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Going for the next GW

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    4. Muscout
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Best replacement for Wan-Bissaka?

      Currently have TAA, Digne, Lund, Rico

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      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Ota

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      2. tafrère
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I'm going for Otamendi, next 4 fixtures look very tasty.

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      3. FPL_DON
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        two premium defenders enough, Soyuncu

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    5. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Any chance Poch may have a brain fart and rest Son GW8?

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      1. Pumpkinhead
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        nah

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      2. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Very much doubt it, worried about GW9 for him though.

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      3. NewcastleToon74
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        After the 2-7 Upset?
        I would think Spurs would want to get a really good high scoring win against Southampton.

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        1. Coys96
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Brighton

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      4. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Eriksen, Lamela & Moura will have fresher legs, early KO too.

        Son was shattered at the end last night.

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    6. tafrère
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Alisson probably starting against Leicester then.

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      1. Pumpkinhead
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        nah

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      2. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Can’t see him being risked.

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      3. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Doubt Klopp will risk him if Alisson ain't ready. Likely only after IB.

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      4. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        no

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    7. andres
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      So with KDB potentially out I will need to do a transfer.. what would you recommend?

      Pope
      TAA Pieters Lund
      KDB Sterling Mount Cantwell
      Kun Tammy Pukki

      Ceballos!!, Kelly, Soy 1FT, 2.9M

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    8. Mr_Barbs
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Thoughts on this move?
      VDijk & Dendonker > Tomori & Mount (-4)

      Pope,
      TAA, VDijk, Otamendi, Lundstram
      Salah, Sterling, KDB, Cantwell
      Abraham, Pukki

      Button, Greenwood, Dendonker, Aurier*

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      1. NewcastleToon74
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Looking at Liverpool next 3 games and Chelsea’s next 3 games. I can see Tomori keeping some cleansheets and Mount will make a lot of chances.

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