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Jesus and Laporte ‘not fully fit’ for Man City’s Southampton trip

19 December 2020 1821 comments
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Gabriel Jesus (£9.2m) and Aymeric Laporte (£6.0m) have been left out of the Manchester City squad to face Southampton in Gameweek 14.

The club released an official statement with their Saturday team-sheet which explained the two players were “not fully fit” for the trip to St Mary’s Stadium.

“Sergio Aguero is amongst the substitutes for Manchester City’s Premier League clash with Southampton, but Gabriel Jesus and Aymeric Laporte are not fully fit and have been left out of the matchday squad.” – Manchester City press release

Sergio Aguero (£10.3m) is still only ready enough for a place on the bench so it looks to be either Raheem Sterling (£11.4m) and Ferran Torres (£6.9m) occupying the centre-forward role from the start this afternoon.

Bernardo Silva (£7.4m) and Kevin De Bruyne (£11.9m) complete the front-four, with Riyad Mahrez (£8.4m) left on the bench for the second successive Premier League match.

John Stones (£4.8m) earns his place back, starting alongside Ruben Dias (£5.6m) at centre-back, with João Cancelo (£5.5m) starting for the fourth match in a row, Kyle Walker (£6.2m) at right-back.

Southampton are in their traditional 4-2-2-2 shape, Danny Ings (£ and Che Adams (£ leading the line with Theo Walcott (£ and Moussa Djenepo (£ providing the width.

Southampton XI: A McCarthy; Bertrand, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Walker-Peters; Djenepo, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Walcott; Ings, Adams.

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Cancelo, Stones, Dias, Walker; Rodrigo, Gündogan; Torres, De Bruyne, B Silva; Sterling.

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

    Early thoughts on sterling (c) next weekend. Difficult to overlook salah even if against old foe Allardyce park the bus and all.

    I have the fiunds for Grealish to salah. Grealish has cry pal though..

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

      Grealish to sterling or under. I have salah

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    2. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      ‘Allardyce Park the bus’ against the best team in the world it won’t matter too much.

      I would captain KDB against Newcastle but I think he’ll get rested with Everton 48 hours later. Also, Salah’s EO will be way way way over 100

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

        I am hust trying to concentrate on who scores more points in that fixture and beyond. Newcastle as home should have a lot more goals on it. Ownership no issue for me

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        1. Qaiss
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          That’s true. But will Sterling even play.

          Liverpool have the easiest run of all the teams so you would think Salah will play all.

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          1. Qaiss
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            If you think he’ll start though then it’s a good choice

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

            True

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    3. The Invincibles
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Sterling (c) is a bit of a risk at the moment especially with rotation the way it is at City, just be prepared for a cameo 1 point appearance at the end of the game (not everyone is super-sub Salah).

      Speaking of whom, I’d be super uncomfortable with a team without Salah. Also, Grealish isn’t guaranteed to be amongst the points when he’s playing further back as he has been lately.

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

      Fulham didn't do too bad a job parking the bus not so long ago.

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    5. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Sterling has played bad so far today, got A great ball from kdb when scoring

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

        He is still one of top scoring mids in the gamethis year despite playing bad ( by his standards) all year. Scoring whilst playing bad is not a bad sign. Man will come good again for sure

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

      Sterling has scored as much fpl points and more as the very good kdb whom is on oenos and rested much less. Figure that one out. Sterling is agoal getter playing bad or not. Great sign of a player

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

    Come on Ings! Score for @Fudgy!

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

      He's gone off injured although I do have Stones

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

        I actually didn’t know that! Sorry, just got in. I guess that helps

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        1. GENERATION X
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Timing

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

          I know you are not a troll like everyone else

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

            Thanks, I used to have my moments!

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

            IMO you can’t actually mean any these moans. I think it’s all a wind up and a good laugh. That or you are the most unlucky player of FPL ever.

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

            Also I see you have 2 top 10k ranks. Fair play. To be honest I assumed all your ranks would be in the high millions based on how unlucky you are. If you had any luck at all you should have won it a handful of times 🙂

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      2. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Thats one thing you dont have

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

          Oh come on Fudgy admit this was a funny comment, I laughed despite liking you too 😀

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  3. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Fair play to Mike Dean for having such a long career despite crippling RSI in his right hand

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

    KdB out is on cards. He is just too expensive.

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    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Out for Son after Newc

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      1. Do I Not Like Orange
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        That's my move too

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

      Who to get?

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    3. Marcin the Pole
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Fairly certain I'll be bringing in Salah for him this week. Wish I'd never made the switch in the first place.

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  5. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Looking like a decent chance of a City CS without Ings?

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    1. Steve Chance
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Two words: Che Adams.

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

      Locked in!

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

      James...Ward...Prowse!

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

      Very likely

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  6. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Instead of playing Mahrez and keeping Sterling up top, he starts the useless Torres up front. Pep's choices and tactics leaves a lot to be desired this season. Maybe he thinks he can win the CL with that defensive mindset, but they need much more going forward.

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

      Oep is difficult to predict at best of time but..

      Mahrez has been playing for city a while now and sterling is favoured much more. Pep sees more of them than we do. Mahrez not comparable with sterling period despite what he scores in a single game. Mahrez unfortunately must have flaws worse than sterling and Co's.

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    2. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Sterling is complete garbage up top

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  7. Party time
      5 years, 4 months ago

      When you rotate a lot unnecessarily & you don’t have a striker. Of course, you will struggle

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    • NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Any chance Kane DCL Son Grealish Soucek Bamford or Bruno do not play?

      Salah on bench

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

        that is mental

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      2. JONALDINHO
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        You’ve had a stinker

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

        Nope, they'll all play. Sorry, although strange decision to bench Salah.

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      4. el polako
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        You played all these over Salah ?

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

        Oh dear.

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      6. Holmes
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Wut!!! 😮

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      7. Party time
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Holy Moly

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        • yalala
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Sorry

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        • RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          How could you bench Salah against CPL, even though he didn’t start?

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

            He started Soucek away to Chelsea over him. Rip to my man

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

          Haha

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        • DAZZ
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Lol, mate you’ve had a shocker. What a bizarre decision

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        • Forza
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          RIP

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        • Pukki Blinders
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Silly decisions lead to silly outcomes

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        • Old Wulfrunian
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          This is worst than my Salah->Brunoc(c) move.Sorry.

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          1. GENERATION X
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Yet to know that. My Mane to Salah looked bad at one point

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            1. Old Wulfrunian
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              I don't know what must happen to save a huge red arrow.Only if Bruno gets 17 points and Werner gets 8 points.

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

          Why on earth would you do that?

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        • Party time
            5 years, 4 months ago

            I am genuinely sorry. Just focus on other gws & learn from this mistake my buddy.

            You could still have a brilliant gw

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

            Why did you bench him!

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            1. One for All
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Lmao madness benching Salah!

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          • NABIL - FPL otai
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Haha served me right for classic overthinking.

            No wonder I'm one season wonder.

            Wish me super luck guys

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          • AnfieldLad
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Christ. There could be random rotation as the schedule is busy but you’d be v v lucky to get those points

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          • Runaway
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            you don't deserve those points but if I know this game a little bit, you will get those, don't worry..

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          • Amey
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Never say never

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            1. NABIL - FPL otai
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Indeed 🙂 thanks all

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              1. Party time
                  5 years, 4 months ago

                  You’ll never walk alone my friebd

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                  1. NABIL - FPL otai
                    • 13 Years
                    5 years, 4 months ago

                    Cheers man. You've been great

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            2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
              • 16 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Blame that Fish. Let's all go spear fishing

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              1. GENERATION X
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Blame the fact fpl rock star got made redundant

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              2. NABIL - FPL otai
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                It's definitely his fault! Hahaha

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            3. Stoic
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              All I can say is I benched TAA(24) for Cantwell(2) last year

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              1. NABIL - FPL otai
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Probably my turn time to be foolish 🙂

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            4. NejiHyuuga01
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Despite any rumours or hard opposition, you do not waste 12.4 m on the bench.

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            5. fusen
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2020/12/19/salah-benched-as-matip-returns-for-liverpools-palace-visit/?hc_page=2&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_23004733

              I wasn't wrong 😛

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              1. NABIL - FPL otai
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                You win! 😉

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

              Ancelotti has indicated DCL will need a rest at some point, but I doubt it will be tonight’s game.

              Feel for ya. I think with premiums like Salah I’d always start just in case

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              1. NABIL - FPL otai
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                My terrible play. Should've asked you guys but it was last minute. 🙂

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

              That's a lot of replies

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              1. NABIL - FPL otai
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Deserve a hot topic 😉

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          • Rolls-Royce
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            KDB second yellow second half please

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

              Doubt it

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

              Direct red would also work for me.

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          • Roysgotnoboys
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Chilwell & Mahrez > Dallas & Son?

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            1. Rolls-Royce
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Surely Mahrez starts vs Newcastle....

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

                Who knows. Maybe Pep has gone off him again.

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              2. Evasivo
                • 15 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                That's what I thought this week 🙁

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

                  2 in a row happens, 3 in a row benching is rare for rotation players in Pep’s rotation.

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          • Woy_is_back
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Maaaaaan I brought Martial in. Did not even consider Firmino 🙁

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            1. grumpyman
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Me neither. And I never will!

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

              I went for Martial too and don't regret it at all - Leeds at home is so much tastier than Palace away and Martial was lightyears ahead of Firmino last season.

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            3. Party time
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Me too. Martial is better imo

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              • It’s gonna Ben Mee
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                No one did

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              • Steve Chance
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Me too.

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              • Esalman
                • 16 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                I was considering Vardy or Firmino on gw16 for Richarlison. Might as well go ahead and do it now.

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            4. yalala
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Where can I find a good parmo in London?

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            5. Evasivo
              • 15 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Didn't see it, Ings injury look bad?

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              1. GENERATION X
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                He just sat down, something gone not good

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              2. Rolls-Royce
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                More like precautionary.

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              3. RamaJama
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Walked of the pitch

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              4. Evasivo
                • 15 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Wait and see for now then, thanks all

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

                Seemed like hammy
                Would be surprised if he played the next one

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              6. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
                • 16 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Just your typical Ings moves, Ings is out for 2 to 4 weeks thing

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            6. seanmcging
              • 16 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Looking at removing KDB & DCL for the DGW, but I think I’m just going to hold them until GW17 & use 2 FT to lose them for Rashford & Adam’s, FH18, then might just wait until the DGW to decide on whether it’s worth hits for the BB.

              How’s everyone else going with the plans?

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

                No idea. Things could be very different come that BGW / DGW.

                More focused on the next 3 GWs given they happen over a very short space of time.

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              2. Esalman
                • 16 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                I kinda want to hold on to KDB is that is my only single gw player. City have great fixture afterwards.

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            7. TeddiPonza
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Which one is more appealing for gw's 16,17 and 19?

              A. Mane (new sou MU BUR)
              B. Kane (FUL LEE shu)

              Thanks.

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              1. Dont give a fuchs
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                B

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

                Not sure why Mane has an additional fixture though?

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                1. TeddiPonza
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 15 Years
                  5 years, 4 months ago

                  Double gameweek in 19. Will free hit in 18.

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              3. Esalman
                • 16 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                B

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              4. It’s gonna Ben Mee
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                B

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              5. Wirtzle Gummidge
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                K

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

                Salah Kane

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

                B, and you can always do Kane to Vardy/Bamford/Werner ahead of 19.

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            8. Pedram
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              KDB to get the second yellow card

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              1. Arctic monkeys
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Attacking return**

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

              Mahrez+ Ings to Kane + Soucek for free ?

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

                That is if Ings is out and have no spuds

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            10. HellasLEAF
              • 16 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Sterling or KDB

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              1. Gooner Kebab
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                The one with pens

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                1. RamaJama
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  5 years, 4 months ago

                  This, Sterling plays much worse than kdb

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            11. Sterling Archer
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Was pretty sure mahrez was going to start! Suppose he doesn't defend well, I postponed his transfer until next week aswel!

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            12. KGFC
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Mahrez coming on
              Probably for Torres

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

              Please KDB get a straight red, will be hilarious

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              1. Arctic monkeys
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Pathetic

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

                  yes, for something pathetic and pointless.

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            14. Gooner Kebab
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Lamptey + JWP to Robbo + Soucek?

              Yay or nay?

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

              Just getting in - that Liverpool score

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              1. Esalman
                • 16 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                I tuned in when they were 6-0 up. Didn't even realize until after the game that Salah didn't start.

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

                  He didn’t?? Haha wow glad I didn’t watch - I shipped kdb for him, would have been a few angsty moments

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            16. Esalman
              • 16 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Any chance Ward-Prowse gets an assist at some point?

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              1. Pukki Blinders
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Nope

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

                I've just checked and no sorry

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              3. mdm
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Next week

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              4. Steve Chance
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Yep.

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            17. Party time
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Come On Kevinnnn. Score!!!

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                1. NABIL - FPL otai
                  • 13 Years
                  5 years, 4 months ago

                  He will. Next GW when I get him 😉

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              • Pukki Blinders
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Fear of KDB is really starting to show from you non owners, praying for red cards now are you?

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                1. DGW Sane TC Fail....
                  • 15 Years
                  5 years, 4 months ago

                  Am chilled with pep running him into the ground. He will be moving at snails pace by the Chelsea game (Chelsea supporter)

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                2. dogtanion
                  • 16 Years
                  5 years, 4 months ago

                  Fear of 3 bonus for him tying his laces correctly

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              • KGFC
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Silva 😆

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              • Forza
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                McCarthy wonder save 🙂

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              • Zimo
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Silva should just retire after that

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              • Royal5
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Oh dear

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