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Werner back on Chelsea’s left as Pulisic misses out on trip to Everton

12 December 2020 1222 comments
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Timo Werner (£9.5m) is back on the left-hand side of Chelsea’s attack for a Gameweek 12 trip to Everton.

That’s because Christian Pulisic (£8.2m) misses out on the fixture entirely, absent from the matchday squad – although Frank Lampard did not mention there was anything wrong with the player in his pre-match press conference.

After scoring in the 3-1 win over Leeds, Olivier Giroud (£6.7m) gets a second consecutive Premier League start, keeping Tammy Abraham (£7.2m) on the bench.

Pulisic and Hakim Ziyech (£8.1m) dropping out of the side means Kai Havertz (£8.3m) returns to the front-three, stationed on the right-hand side.

Mason Mount (£6.8m) joins Mateo Kovacic (£5.3m) and N’Golo Kanté (£4.9m) in midfield while Chelsea’s defence, which has contributed eight goals and four assists this season, remains unchanged.

Carlo Ancelotti has named a somewhat patched-up side in light of recent injuries.

Alex Iwobi (£5.9m) takes up James Rodríguez‘s (£5.4m) spot in the front-three alongside Richarlison (£7.8m) and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.9m) while Gylfi Sigurdsson (£6.8m) and Ben Godfrey (£5.0m) are named as the left and right wing-backs respectively.

Everton XI (3-4-3): Pickford; Keane, Mina, Holgate; Sigurdsson, Allan, Doucouré, Godfrey; Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin, Iwobi.

Chelsea XI (4-3-3): E Mendy; Chilwell, Zouma, T Silva, R James; Mount, Kanté, Kovacic; Werner, Giroud, Havertz.

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  1. Harper_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Jota to Bowen looks the obvious move

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Does it?

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      1. Harper_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Yes

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    2. AzzaroMax99
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Thinking to do that also. Either to Bowen or maybe Zaha.

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

    Frank will do something stupid like sub James, I bet you

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  3. All The Aces
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    This gameweek is utter pony!

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    1. TOLV TUMS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Indeed - "festive" season my knee :))

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    2. antis0cial
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      At least there is another one in a few days!

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  4. tafrère
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Gameweek rank will clearly be determined by captain score.

    As a Vardy (C) and Salah non-owner, it will be interesting tomorrow !

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    1. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Red arrow for you

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      1. tafrère
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Lol, you wish.

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    2. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I am your diametric opposite.

      I wish I could wish you GL 😉

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    3. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      That's not a position I'd like to be in personally.

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      1. thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        That’s the first time I’ve ever managed to fit that word into an appropriate sentence.

        Don’t spoil it please!

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    4. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Same here. Don't think Salah will blank but always a chance Vardy outscores him.

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  5. Party time
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Just need a goal from DCL for that rubbish price drop

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      1. OverTinker
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        this!!!

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    • Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Prediction of the final score EVE-CHE?

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      1. AzzaroMax99
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        4-4

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

        2-1 to Everton, DCL goal and Tammy on and scores. No James or Chil involvement at all, Havertz assist or none

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      3. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        1-4

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      4. Miguel Sanchez
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        1-2 Chelsea

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      5. Warby84
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        1-1

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    • jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Looking ahead. GTG/save the FT in gw13?

      McCarthy
      Chilwell, Targett, Lamptey
      KDB, Bruno, Salah, Grealish
      Bamford, Wilson, DCL
      (Forster, Soucek, KWP, Kilman)

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    • Dr. Ante Pavlovic
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Chelsea need to be persistent, the goals will come. Havertz very poor out there on the wing. He has to go to the gym a bit, when he becomes like Goretzka physically he will be a beast. Untill then he will continue to disappoint imo.

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    • Digital-Real
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Anyone find Chelsea boring to watch this season.
      They played better football last season.

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      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Attackers are pretty boring. Find their defenders a bit more interesting. May be biased, as I have Chilwell.

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      2. Vazza
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Definitely, with Abraham, Mount, Pulisic all clicking they were far better to watch last season.

        Their game against Ajax in the UCL was a beautiful watch.

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      3. Silecro
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        im still waiting for that 4231 with Ziyech-Havertz-Pulisic and Werner in ST, but injuries haven't allowed that unfortunately. But boring, no.

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      4. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Nope. Some games have been very entertaining
        Were they better to watch in your eyes because they leaked plenty of goals ? Pretty football all the time does not win titles.

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        1. Digital-Real
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Not because they leaked goals. Their football flowed last season.

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          1. WE GO FOR IT
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Lot of new players in the attack. It takes time to gel and play free flowing football. Injuries haven't helped for sure.
            You can see glimpses in games what they can do. But it might take a few more months for them to do that on a 90 minute basis. Having said that, they are still almost at the top, so I doubt Lampard, Chelsea players or the fans would mind it.

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    • thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      It’s shaping up like one of those week starts where it wasn’t a good week to take a hit

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      1. Miniboss
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        yeah looks like I picked the wrong week to quit smoking

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      2. Flair
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Some took a -12

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    • Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      It's difficult to get rid of DCL. Been consistent all season

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      1. Miniboss
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        no need to get rid

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    • Fudgy
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Who else fancies a punt on John Stones

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      1. ☈☾
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Just you

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      2. Harper_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        He is cheaper than I thought

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      3. Vazza
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Nope. Go Dias or go home

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      4. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Briefly thought about it early in that game. Then realized that as soon as anyone brings him in, Pep will switch up the defense again.

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      5. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        He's absolutely useless. You'll be 'FFS-ing' soon enough.

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        1. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
          • 16 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Sure but I can do Mings to Walker/Laporte and then ship Stones again.

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        2. TOLV TUMS
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          I laughed out loud just now

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      6. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I do. You never know with Pep, but if he stays in the XI he's a steal.

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        1. Fudgy
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          4.8 is ridiculous

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

        Not a terrible punt, but the fact people firstly consider a City defender, and secondly consider stones baffles me.
        Why would anyone do that, sure if you were playing 5-8 at the back, then maybe. But ignore Pool, Chelsea, Pool and Spurs over a City defender?
        The mind boggles

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        1. Dickie1898
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah those 18pts in the 3 games since I brought Dias in have really hurt.

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    • The Final Boss
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      27 from. 8 (-8) with chilwell playing and vardy kwp salahC to play..awesome so far

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    • Legohair
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Vardy&DCL&Romeu to Salah&Watkins&Brewster for -4???

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      1. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Why Watkins for god's sake?

        Ollie Brewster duo is very bad imo

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        1. Legohair
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          I cant get salah any other way,i could lose grealish instead but that doesnt sound good either when doubles are coming ..

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        2. Legohair
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          My midfield would be Salah,KDB,Bruno,Son and Grealish...

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    • Flynny
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Hi...despite jota injury I'm planning to save ft as I have decent 11. Jota can go gw14 as part of a double transfer. 0mitb. Does that make sense?

      If not, what move would you make please? Need to bring a fodder  / soucek into the front 8.... thanks

      Martinez
      Chilwell James dallas (lamptey mitchell)
      Salah kdb bruno grealish (jota)
      Dcl watkins bamford

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      1. Vazza
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Your team is good. Roll FT

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      2. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Link to this team?

        Looks unaffordable

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        1. Flynny
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          It's affordable for sure. Doesn't reflect my rank which is 2m!!

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        2. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          No Son

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        3. _Ninja_
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          I have this team only I have Zouma Son (Brewster) over James Jota Watkins

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        4. Bram
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Not really - cheap strikers.

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          1. Flynny
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            There is a way for me to squeeze son in gw14. Could do dcl and jota to son and brewster

            Not sure that's worth it....Will think after midweek games...

            Might prefer something like jota and mitchell to dias and soucek...

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    • Flair
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      The highest placed team Chelsea have beaten this season is Palace

      https://twitter.com/FPLCrateDigger/status/1337863462517682177

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      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Only lost one so far.

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        1. Flair
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Impressive, you can read.

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    • pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Best forward for 7.5m or less?

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      1. Gringo Kid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Wilson and Bamford

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      2. Vazza
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        None to be honest.

        Buy a 5th mid i.e. Zaha in my opinion

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      3. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Bamford

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    • how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Zaha Wilson ziyech jota

      I seem to know how to pick them week after week this season

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    • The Final Boss
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      So Watkins off penalty now?

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      1. Flair
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Looks like it

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      2. how now brown cow
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Yes

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      3. Duke Silver ☑
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Sounds like Grealish bottled it as well. Handed it over to El Ghazi. When he's not on the pitch it's still up in the air.

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        1. Bram
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          It was El Ghazi and if he's not on the pitch Grealish - Dean Smith postmatch interview.

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      4. Harper_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Was El Ghazi on the pitch when Watkins took the previous penalty?

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      5. Pukki Party
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Yes, good for owners

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      6. Klaren
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        With his penalty stats, probably better for owners.

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    • have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Werner is such a donkey

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      1. Vazza
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        It’s funny you say that. Watch Football Focus earlier and Havertz revealed that his favourite animal is a donkey. He had a few back home in Germany apparently

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        1. Vazza
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          ^Watched

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    • _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Who to start?

      A Dallas (NEW)
      B Lamptey (FUL)

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      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Lamps for the bantz

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      2. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Both

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    • Silecro
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      What to do here with 2 ft?

      Martinez
      PvA/Chilwell/Dallas
      Salah/Bruno/Mahrez/Grealish
      Vardy/DCL/Bamford

      Button/Lamptey/Coufal/Gordon
      0.3 itb

      Probably this idea will get a lot of "no's" but...PvA,Vardy > Targett,Kane? Need to get a Spur in my team

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      1. thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I like it. But I’d probably get Coufal as you own Martínez and Grealish. You might want a DGW punt on Watkins down the line...

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        1. Silecro
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Already have Coufal 😀

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          1. thegaffer82
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Oops.. Stones punt?

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            1. Silecro
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              not really sold on Stones, would rather go -4 to get Dias and save myself some inevitable future transfer out for Stones

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      2. WE GO FOR IT
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        PvA can become a City defender (Dias/Cancelo).
        Mahrez to Torres and Vardy to Kane.

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    • Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      10 points (-4)

      Salah(C) needs to bring in 30 points minimum.

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      1. Flair
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        1G + 2A needed then

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      2. Vazza
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        10 points from how many players?

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    • ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Looool Michael Owen: "It'll be interesting to see Pulisic to come on later on"

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      1. TOLV TUMS
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        um.......

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    • dshv
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Still waiting for james and chilwell to return!!

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    • Rainer
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Effort from Mount!

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    • pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Vardy + Jota > Son + Wilson for free? Gives me -

      Martinez
      Dias - Lamptey - Taylor
      Salah - KDB - Bruno - Son - Grealish
      Wilson - Bamford

      Button - KWP - Mitchell - Davis

      Leaves me enough change in the bank to upgrade KWP and Lamptey to James and Dier in the next couple of weeks.

      Thoughts please? 🙂

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    • Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Pickford is such a liability.

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    • All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Need a Chilwell goal to turn this from an awful gameweek into a bad gameweek.

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    • AzzaroMax99
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Should I save FT here? Or sell Jota for Bowen/Zaha/Neto?

      Mendy
      Chilwell Dias Cresswell
      Bruno(C) KDB Salah Anguissa
      DCL Bamford Watkins

      Forster Lamptey Jota* Mitchel*

      1 FT
      2.5 IDB

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