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Vardy absent as Alli overcomes injury fears for Spurs

28 December 2019 2162 comments
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Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) is one of nine changes made by Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers for Gameweek 20.

Kasper Schmeichel (£5.4m) and Jonny Evans (£5.2m) are the only players to survive from the Liverpool match with all other starts from Gameweek 19 missing out.

Çaglar Söyüncü (£5.1m), Ben Chilwell (£5.7m), Youri Tielemans (£6.4m), James Maddison (£7.7m) and Harvey Barnes (£5.9m) are all on the bench while Vardy is absence from the match-day squad entirely.

The centre-forward misses out on the trip to West Ham because his wife Rebekah gave birth and he is spending time with them.

“Jamie Vardy’s wife had a child today, so he’s with her and congratulations to them.” – Brendan Rodgers

Not only will West Ham be boosted by facing a second-string Leicester side, but they also have encouraging news of their own as Lukasz Fabianski (£4.9m) returns in goal for the first time since Gameweek 7.

They themselves have rotated to some extent with Michail Antonio (£6.9m) and Mark Noble (£5.0m) benched in favour of Carlos Sánchez (£4.3m), and Manuel Lanzini (£6.2m).

Meanwhile, there are similar frustrations for Fantasy managers at Carrow Road where Dele Alli (£8.9m) starts for Spurs with Lucas Moura (£7.1m) named on the bench.

The Englishman was considered a doubt for Gameweek 20, triggering a slew of sales, but he has overcome his fitness concerns to start.

Furthermore, Moura was the target for some of those selling Alli and it turns out that it is him who will have to feature as a substitute instead.

Norwich have benched Todd Cantwell (£4.8m) but Teemu Pukki (£6.6m) starts up-front.

Norwich City XI: Krul; Lewis, Zimmermann, Hanley, Aarons; Tettey, Vrancic; Hernandez, Stiepermann, Buendia; Pukki.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Gazzaniga; Sessegnon, Vertonghen, Foyth, Alderweireld, Aurier; Eriksen, Ndombele, Alli, Lo Celso; Kane.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski; Masuaku; Balbuena, Diop, Fredericks; C Sánchez, Rice; Anderson, Fornals, Lanzini; Haller.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Fuchs, Evans, Morgan, Justin; Mendy, Choudhury; Pérez, Albrighton, D Gray; Iheanacho.

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  1. XabiAlonso
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    6 years, 4 months ago

    Wow. What a sh7t week

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  2. EmreCan Hustle
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    6 years, 4 months ago

    What happened to Pogba? Rested after two sub appearances?

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    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Off to Juve.

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    2. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
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      Being sold to Juve soon

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  3. Niho992
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    Vorm is surelly better GK than Gazzaniga

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  4. Yank Revolution
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    6 years, 4 months ago

    LMS safety score is going to be like -2 😉

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    1. Ha.
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      6 years, 4 months ago

      Try again

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      1. Yank Revolution
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Twas a joke, Ha!

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    2. Tsparkes10
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      6 years, 4 months ago

      I hope so lol. Might just about make it then

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  5. Brosstan
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    6 years, 4 months ago

    This is the kind of game week where Salah (C) will outscore the entire rest of the team

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    1. Whats the Huth
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      6 years, 4 months ago

      Let’s hope

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    2. Bubz
      • 12 Years
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      I hope so

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    3. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Here’s hoping.

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    4. EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      One can hope

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    5. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      King Mo could be our savior

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    6. Meinhoff
      • 13 Years
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      Hopefully

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    7. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Does that with an assist

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  6. Drop Dead Tsimikas
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    Maddison on for meaningful minutes. Things are looking up! 😀

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    1. Whats the Huth
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      6 years, 4 months ago

      Fingers crossed for a direct fk goal

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  7. Whats the Huth
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    6 years, 4 months ago

    Everyone who has taken a hit this gameweek, is going to see a certain red arrow

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    1. Old Man
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      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      not necessarily .....

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  8. Bubz
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    6 years, 4 months ago

    Has anyone ever scored an OG, missed a pen and been sent off in one game?

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    1. beric
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Walters did something close to this

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      1. Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        2 own goals and pen miss

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        1. beric
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          He was quite popular too lol

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    2. Nightcrawler
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      6 years, 4 months ago

      Walters the worst i can remember.

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    3. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Not sure. But did'nt jonathan walters miss 2 pens and scored an OG?

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      1. Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        2 ogs and pen miss

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        1. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Nah pretty sure it was 2 pens

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          1. Royal5
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 4 months ago

            Actually your right! My mistake. Shocking game:)

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  9. CloudSky
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    6 years, 4 months ago

    Told Paul Pogba absence is down to playing in the last two games and today was ‘too soon’ with it being 48 hours after last match. #mufc

    - Samuel Luckhurst

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    1. Whats the Huth
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      6 years, 4 months ago

      I reckon it’s because he’s leaving

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      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Its very obvious. Ole has just put him on for a few minutes to put his value up

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  10. Fpl Richie
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    6 years, 4 months ago

    Keep pogba for arsenal away? Or ditch?

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    1. Bubz
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      6 years, 4 months ago

      Id ditch. Hes off to Juve

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      1. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        Should have listened!

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    2. HVT
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      • 15 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Dithck mate.
      Rashy/Martial or no one

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    3. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Are Arsenal playing in Italy?

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    4. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Obvious sell imo. Looks like he's leaving.

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

      Also not sure, but lots of transfer speculation atm

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    6. EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I'm keeping

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  11. HVT
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    6 years, 4 months ago

    Alli/Moura/Erik doing ok.
    Honestly if I owned Kane, I’d sell.
    I think Jose like so many before him has broken Harry.

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    1. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Probably keep for Sou then he’s gone - might not captain though

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    2. Whats the Huth
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      6 years, 4 months ago

      Spurs aren’t the force they once were. I’d sell all their players

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    3. Bushwhacker
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      6 years, 4 months ago

      Harry has been crap all season.

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    4. twoplustwo
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      6 years, 4 months ago

      It’s all so slow, no wonder

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

      Should have had goal and assist first half. Had one of those VAR decisions chalk a goal off previous game to go with his actual goal. Unlucky not to get more points last two

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  12. Twisted Melon
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    6 years, 4 months ago

    have exact funds for Connolly to Ings, worth getting him and rotating with Grealish?

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    1. El-Kloppico
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      Don't think he is starting the next game.

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      1. Whats the Huth
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        Ings surely starts

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  13. have you seen cyan
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    6 years, 4 months ago

    this is terrible, end the week already. Wolves and Man U owners goign to compound the misery much further. Wolves owners will get like an extra 85 points

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    1. Yank Revolution
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      6 years, 4 months ago

      Wolves HAVE to be exhausted from their recent games imo.

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      1. fantasyfog
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        traore and jimmy looked out on their feet

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        1. Yank Revolution
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          6 years, 4 months ago

          No one asked you.

          Link your team, coward

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          1. fantasyfog
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            6 years, 4 months ago

            hmm might see how tomorrow goes first, not the greatest week for showing off is it lol

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      2. have you seen cyan
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        6 years, 4 months ago

        idk how or why, but Wolves owners getting something. Aubameyang will probably brace as well 🙁
        its how the week is going, some will end on 15 points, others 92. Horrific week like I never saw b4

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  14. Railwayman
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Who to bring in for Aurier ? S

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    1. twoplustwo
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      • 11 Years
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      Anyone

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    2. beric
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Trent or cheap

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      1. Railwayman
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Have TAA, maybe Sidibe...

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    3. Magic Zico
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      6 years, 4 months ago

      As cheap as possible but playing? Kiko?

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  15. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Norwich 0 2nd half attempts

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    1. Laurel and Vardy
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      6 years, 4 months ago

      Needs more Cantwell 🙂

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  16. Niho992
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    6 years, 4 months ago

    Spurs can score only from penalty here

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  17. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    In dire need of an Alli goal hows he playing?

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    1. El-Kloppico
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Bold n rough.

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    2. Whats the Huth
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Hope he gets a red card. Sorry

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    3. Drop Dead Tsimikas
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      6 years, 4 months ago

      Flippantly

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    4. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      He is on the pitch. To be fair scored ... offside.

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    5. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      In the box, getting touches, not shooting.

      Lamela on, LoCelso off

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      1. jonnybhoy
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        6 years, 4 months ago

        Hopefully he'll hit one from distance

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  18. JONALDINHO
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    6 years, 4 months ago

    Vardy as C with Salah VC. Any chance of him coming on?

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    1. Ha.
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      6 years, 4 months ago

      Neg

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    2. twoplustwo
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      6 years, 4 months ago

      Not in squad

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    3. WVA
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Haha

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    4. beric
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Zero

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    5. TorresMagic™
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      • 16 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Not in squad

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      1. JONALDINHO
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Phew. Got lucky

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

      ...his wife

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

      Having babies.

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    8. Unfathomable Ruination
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      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Gonna end up playing a back 5 this week ... no Vardy or Pereira ---> hello Tomori, Stevens.

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    9. Chirsbom
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Vardy? Probably. Not like its anything else going on.

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    10. Origal73
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      No, as not in squad for today

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    11. Don Van Vliet
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      He's at home playing papa bear.

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  19. GE
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Pogba 🙁
    Should have done Pogba -> Salah instead of Alli -> Salah! 🙁

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  20. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Spurs just passing it sideways. Try something. It might fail, but it might not.

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    1. Magic Zico
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      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      United fans said that last year

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  21. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Don’t worry guys, Alli will score, I’m sure of it

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    1. Whats the Huth
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      6 years, 4 months ago

      I hope he doesn’t

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    2. KGFC
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      You are trying to jinx it

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  22. drughi
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Have the exact cash for alli and rashford > mane and DCL for free, yay or nay ?

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    1. Skalla
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Wait for Rashford to play, could score a hattrick tonight! (hopefully...)

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  23. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Lamela on
    Lo Celso off

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  24. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Trybull on
    Vrancic off

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  25. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Where r u watching the football? Best I get is an Arab channel showing the Leicester game in Arab commentary

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    1. KGFC
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Where at?

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  26. OptimusBlack
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    F**k You Harry Kane

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    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      He doesn't usually do well in the game after Boxing Day. Usually on Boxing Day and New Year's Day are his good fixtures.

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  27. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Little Todd asleep on the bench.

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  28. DandyDon
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Need a cantwell cameo or I’m using my full bench already. Anyone having a good gameweek yet!? Ings owners perhaps...

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  29. SADIO SANÉ
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Alli 90 and no Cantwell? what the hell is this

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  30. CloudSky
    • 9 Years
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    Lamela for Lo Celso. Trybull for Vrancic. 90 for Alli.

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