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Villa debuts for Watkins, Cash and Martínez as Burke deployed OOP

21 September 2020 1407 comments
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Aston Villa have handed Premier League debuts to three key new signings for their first match of the 2020/21 season.

Ollie Watkins (£6.0m) slots straight in at the apex of Dean Smith’s front-three, flanked by Jack Grealish (£7.0m) and Trézéguet (£5.5m).

Fresh from defensive improvements during Project Restart, the Villa defence features Matty Cash (£5.0m) at right-back for the first time while Arsenal’s post-lockdown goalkeeper Emi Martínez (£4.5m) is between the sticks.

Interestingly, Villa’s two most-popular Fantasy assets in Ørjan Nyland (£4.0m) and Keinan Davis (£4.5m) both miss out on a place in the starting XI.

Jed Steer (£4.0m) has been turned to as the second-choice goalkeeper, while centre-forward Davis backs up Watkins from the bench, where is joined by Anwar El Ghazi (£6.0m).

The exciting news coming out of the Sheffield United camp is a the position deployment of FPL midfielder Oliver Burke (£4.5m) up-front.

Chris Wilder has handed him a Blades’ debut in the front-two of his 3-5-2 formation alongside David McGoldrick (£5.5m).

Oliver Norwood drops to the bench as the Sheffield United manager goes with a midfield trio of John Fleck (£6.0m), Sander Berge (£5.0m) and John Lundstram (£5.5m).

John Egan (£5.0m) is therefore handed the captain’s armband in Norwood’s absence, as he sits at the heart of an unchanged defence.

Aston Villa XI (4-3-3): Martínez; Targett, Mings, Konsa, Cash; Hourihane, D Luiz, McGinn; Grealish, Watkins, Trézéguet.

Sheffield United XI (3-5-2): Ramsdale; O’Connell, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Fleck, Berge, Lundstram, Baldock; Burke, McGoldrick.

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  1. Right In The Stanchion
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Is there any madmen out there who haven’t or not going to wildcard by next GW?

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    1. Diedhiou See That?
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Me

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    2. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I'm as mad as wolf's eyebrows.

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    3. NobodyF*cksWithTheJesus
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I was clinging on but Egan has done for me. Missed price rises deciding not to do it last night!

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    4. Bank$y
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      The jammy/genius madmen who triple captained Kane or Son should be fairly content. GW2 Bruno TCers are crying in the corner.

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    5. Aidan269
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Yeah waiting for gwk 8 as I planned all along. I'll take the odd hit if I need to

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      1. Vazza
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Why gw8?

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        1. Aidan269
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Spurs Southampton Fulham fixtures all turn and some teams Like West ham get good. Basically all my players till gwk8 have great. Fixtures

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    6. The Fantasy Doctor
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I’m not. The template changes every week. One good score and players emerge from nowhere (Zaha) then quickly vanish again.

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      1. Tempestic
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        (also Zaha)

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      2. GreennRed
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Was thinking similar on Zaha but he's playing up front, not out wide, so hopefully his consistency can improve.

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        1. The Fantasy Doctor
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          It could. But we’ve been here many times before.

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          1. GreennRed
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            Very true. I'm gonna ignore Barnes, Pereira, Foden and Rodders for now and punt on him for Willian.

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      3. ivantys
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Keep hoping it vanishes just cos you didn't get him.

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        1. The Fantasy Doctor
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          I’m not saying he definitely will. This may be the season he excels. I’m just saying names seem to appear after one good score rather than a period of consistency.

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          1. ivantys
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            He actually could have scored hat tricks in both games, that with only 20+% possession. I highly doubt he'll blank streak like last season.

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    7. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Egan messed it up.No better week to wc for my team

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  2. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Lamptey better option than Justin right?

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    1. pablo discobar
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Pieera out till end of october now. Lampteys fixtures not great really

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    2. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Not right now I think. Debateable when Pereira returns and how certain that Justin will be benched when Prereia's fit.

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    3. European Bob
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Lamptey and Mccarthy or Ryan and kwp is one of my wc dilemmas

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      1. Chazz69
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        KWP cheap but useless in terms of points

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    4. Team Bobcat
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Worry about Justin when Pereira is fit. Not any time soon. Justin is the best 4.5m in the pacn barr none at present and very sweet fixtures ahead

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      1. Team Bobcat
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        *pack

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  3. NobodyF*cksWithTheJesus
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Think that Egan red has tIpped me over the edge to WC.

    Who are the must have players on WC?

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    1. Aidan269
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Nobody. Lots of really good options but nobody is essential imo

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    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Just look at the RMTs dude...

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    3. beric
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Son, kane, bamford, mitro, allison, martinez, justin, dcl, zaha, hames, mane

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    4. Team Bobcat
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Only issue with wildcarding this early is you have to get it right and get lucky. No fall back option. A lot of uncertainties with ManU ManCandevenspurs assets. It will be a gamble so GL

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  4. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Rate Mitrovic short term? Or redistribute funds to the defence - get someone like Castagne or even try to stretch to Digne perhaps

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    1. NobodyF*cksWithTheJesus
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I like mitro fixtures

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    2. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Not many CS in opening two GWs. Even if Fulham are awful a 6m Mitro will always get chances.

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      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Good point

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    3. SAY MY NAME
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      i would just stick with Mitro - Mitro plus 4.5 def better than 4.5 non-playing striker and better defender imo, not seeing many clean sheets and i like the assurance of having an extra player on the bench to call on if needed in these covid times when there could be unexpected benchings

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  5. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Best defender up to 6.5m? Lamptey?

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    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Haha

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    2. AuFeld
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Luiz.

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    3. jomikijiq
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Laporte if he'll be available for GW3

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    4. Bank$y
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Tierney but the lad is out for a couple weeks.

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    5. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Virgil Laporte or Digne

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    6. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Castagne

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    7. Chazz69
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Laporte or Digne defo not

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  6. Threat Level Midnight
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    This game man

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    1. Niho992
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Almost boring as Man United

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  7. JamTart
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    RMWC

    Martinez, Button
    TAA, Sass, Justin, Dunne, Mitchell
    Salah, Sterling/KdB, Zaha, Podence, Burke
    Werner, Martial, DCL

    No Spurs I'm willing to gamble on as you can't have them all. May also go TAA and Dunne to Robbo and C.Taylor

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    1. ManofKent
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Wouldn't expect Burke to be a consistent starter, would rather go with someone more nailed on.

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      1. ManofKent
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Justin, Dunne and Mitchell are short term picks - do you want all 3?

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        1. JamTart
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Mitchell could be Ferguson if looks likely to come back in. Justin another 4.5 I guess. Dunne is a punt for if Tarkowski does leave

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      2. JamTart
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        What's the reason for his start today?

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    2. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Martial to jimi & upgrade dunne

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      1. JamTart
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        I'd not want the double with Prodence but could be a shout. I'm just worried united kick back in after that first GW

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    3. Bagheri Arce
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Dunne very short term
      Justin and Mitchell ok medium term and Mitchell becomes Ferguson easily.

      Get Steer over Button surely?

      Podence could be great but possible rotation headache

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  8. Chandler Bing
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    How have Villa not scored yet? 77% possession 7 shots.

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    1. ManofKent
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      They keep shooting down the same side, no variation in attack...

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  9. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Diangana Klich Podence...

    A few decent options at 5.5. Does Klich on pens swing it? He does have worse fixtures

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    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Klich is the steady option, podence I'd say higher ceiling but we know he's not nailed for 90 and not nailed to start

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      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Diangana? Or avoid baggies

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        1. ManofKent
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Great player but the team is in need of a couple of transfers to allow him to flourish. If they sign a competent CF he could be a good option, but it's an if...

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    2. beric
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Slow down man, one question at a time

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      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Technically they are one at a time

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  10. @persecuted_by_mods
    5 years, 10 months ago

    I swear some of the question on here boil down to "who is a good player guys?" Might as well drop your email and password and we'll pick your team for ya

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    1. Threat Level Midnight
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Have a walk

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      1. @persecuted_by_mods
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Already had my run thank you concerned citizen

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    2. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Does my nut in. I skim over 90% of posts.

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      1. @persecuted_by_mods
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Honestly don't know how you cope sometimes, doing the lord's work man

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    3. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      On the way 🙂
      I kinda agree - at least throw out some options you have looked at.
      Although sometimes I do it to see if the same names I have been considering come back or not. Even then I give some price point.

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      1. @persecuted_by_mods
        5 years, 10 months ago

        This, and tbh once in a while we all lazily throw out a question my post is mainly aimed at ones that continually spam questions with little input and never help anyone

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        1. Albrightondknight
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          What about the questions typed in here that could be typed into google to get the answer. Those really crack me up.

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        2. Albrightondknight
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          What about asking A or B and getting 3 A and 3 B answers. How exactly does that help 🙂

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          1. Ginkapo FPL
            • 15 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2020/09/20/why-man-united-assets-were-so-poor-as-zaha-strengthens-case-for-fpl-inclusion/?hc_page=9&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_22469196

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    4. BenDavies
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I can't remember the last time I've ever asked for specific advice on my team, don't see the point. It's my team, I make the choices! I come here for general FPL discussion

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      1. @persecuted_by_mods
        5 years, 10 months ago

        I try to at least answer more than I ask, and agreed this season I'm barely asking anything and lo and behold best start I've ever had

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  11. Ser Davos
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Hope Davis gets a cameo point

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  12. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Egan or Davies to sell? I think Egan has a 6pter to give in gw5 if I wait for it but Davies may never start again

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    1. Threat Level Midnight
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Both, stat

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  13. Shultan
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Why is everyone is so against knee-jerking when patience doesn't always work out either!

    If I knee-jerked & got rid of triple saints, Werner, Ali, ASM on a WC i would be in a much position
    All replacements have scored (all double figures) & martinez penalty save even more gutting

    Not blaming anyone because I took the be patience mantra in the articles but knee-jerks work out too

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    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Yup, there is no rule other than get the right players, you could take a -8 every week and still win if you get the right players, you could never get a single captain right and still win if you had the right players. Many ways to skin a cat

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    2. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Hi. I knee jerked Son and Kane out of my team.

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      1. Egg noodle
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Made the mistake of actually watching their game vs Everton and thinking how poor they looked. Should've just stuck to watching MOTD.

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        1. Bagheri Arce
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          It's a funny game

          They could have been, 2 or 3 down by half time and then scored with their first chance at 45m.

          On another day they lose than 2-0 or 2-1 and no dramas

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    3. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Depends on how you play it. Wildcard rarely pays out for me the next GW and longer term not a whole lot better than pre-WC. But that's poor decision-making and planning. At least wait until transfer window close and give players 3 or 4 games to judge how they do in PL. Admittedly that's cautious and boring.

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  14. Cynical
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Any chance Ings rises back to 8.5m this week?

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    1. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Unlikely

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  15. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Sterling you muppet don't get benched

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    1. AuFeld
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      If so, he's more than capable of scoring off the bench.

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  16. Andy_Social
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Commentator implies McGoldrick (and Norwood) ahead of Lundstram re pens, and that was before the miss.

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  17. circusmonkey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Don't understand why Villa let Grealish have those minimal shin pads. If he gets kicked it is more time out.

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    1. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Gotta look cool tho innit

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  18. aapoman
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Auba and Egan to Sterling and Castagne?

    Would leave me with both Justin and Castagne but that's a risk I'll gladly take. Team is fine otherwise even though still have Havertz and no Jimenez, Son or Hamez.

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  19. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Something like this on WC?

    Martinez Steer
    TAA Digne Saiss Lamptey Mitchell
    Sterling KDB Son Zaha 4.5
    DCL Martial Bamford

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    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Not bad...

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      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Although I haven’t even priced checked this haha

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    2. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I quite like it. You got faith in Son though? I just replace Son Dunne with Trent Klich again.

      Also no Salah/Mane?

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  20. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Pep roulette time... And the winner is

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    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      None

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    2. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Pep

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  21. Kryptonite666
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Podence + Robertson

    Or

    Foden + Robertson

    Or

    Hamez + Saiss

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    1. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Easy hames saiss

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  22. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Podence my boy

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  23. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    WOLVES TEAM NEWS
    Team to play Man City: Patricio, Saiss. Boly, Coady, Marcal, Neves, Moutinho, Traore, Neto, Jimenez, Podence.
    Subs: Ruddy, Silva, Vitinho, Vinagre,Dendoncker,Kilman, Buur.

    MAN CITY TEAM NEWS
    Team to play Wolves: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Ake, Mendy, Rodri, De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Foden, Jesus, Sterling.
    Subs: Steffen, Torres, Mahrez, Otamendi, Delap, Doyle, Bernabe.

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  24. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    WOLVES TEAM NEWS

    Team to play Man City: Patricio, Saiss. Boly, Coady, Marcal, Neves, Moutinho, Traore, Neto, Jimenez, Podence.

    Subs: Ruddy, Silva, Vitinho, Vinagre,Dendoncker,Kilman, Buur.

    MAN CITY TEAM NEWS

    Team to play Wolves: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Ake, Mendy, Rodri, De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Foden, Jesus, Sterling.

    Subs: Steffen, Torres, Mahrez, Otamendi, Delap, Doyle, Bernabe.

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  25. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    MAN CITY TEAM NEWS

    Team to play Wolves: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Ake, Mendy, Rodri, De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Foden, Jesus, Sterling.

    Subs: Steffen, Torres, Mahrez, Otamendi, Delap, Doyle, Bernabe.

    WOLVES TEAM NEWS

    Team to play Man City: Patricio, Saiss. Boly, Coady, Marcal, Neves, Moutinho, Traore, Neto, Jimenez, Podence.

    Subs: Ruddy, Silva, Vitinho, Vinagre,Dendoncker,Kilman, Buur.

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  26. Ser Davos
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Foden starts

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  27. Fudgy
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Wow foden

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  28. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Mahrez RIP

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  29. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Lineups pls

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  30. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Foden and Mendy could come back into the convo tonight

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