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Dugout Discussion December 20

Still no Barkley or Konsa for Villa as Allardyce era gets underway at West Brom

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Sam Allardyce takes charge of West Bromwich Albion for the first time this evening.

The Baggies take on Aston Villa in the last of four Premier League matches to take place on Sunday, with kick-off in the Black Country at 19:15 GMT.

The former Bolton Wanderers, Blackburn Rovers and England head coach has succeeded Slaven Bilic in the hot seat the Hawthorns, with the Croat losing his job following Tuesday’s 1-1 draw at the Etihad.

The impressive showing against Manchester City and limited time with his new charges has persuaded Allardyce to name an unchanged side from Gameweek 13.

As for the visitors, Dean Smith welcomes back two players from suspension today – and both return straight to the starting XI.

Douglas Luiz (£5.0m) and Matty Cash (£5.0m) are newly available after one-match bans and replace Marvelous Nakamba (£4.3m) and Ahmed Elmohamady (£4.3m) in central midfield and at right-back respectively.

There is still no Ross Barkley (£5.9m) for the Villans, as the loanee nears a return from a hamstring injury.

The ill Ezri Konsa (£4.8m) also isn’t part of the 18-man matchday squad.

FPL’s most popular goalkeeper, Emiliano Martinez (£4.9m), starts between the posts and will be hoping to continue his fine form on the road.

The Villa custodian has registered clean sheets in four of his side’s five away fixtures this season, averaging 6.6 points per match on his travels.

Jack Grealish (£7.8m) is the most-owned player on show: he sits in 43.2% of Fantasy squads at present, with only Son Heung-min (£9.7m) proving to be a more in-demand purchase among midfielders.

Not one of Albion’s players is owned by more than 2% of FPL managers.

West Bromwich Albion XI: Johnstone, Furlong, Ajayi, O’Shea, Gibbs, Phillips, Sawyers, Livermore, Gallagher, Diangana, Grant.

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Hause, Mings, Targett, Douglas Luiz, McGinn, Traore, Grealish, El Ghazi, Watkins.

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

    My rival is slaughtering me with a much more inbalanced side.
    He had a dead cheap defence with Bruno, Salah, KDB and Kane and he nails captaincy every week.
    Very infuriating

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      You can do well with a defence of:

      Martinez
      Coufal - Dallas - Stones - Dier - Taylor

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    2. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Personally I think bare-bones defence is the way to go this season.Good, cheap Southampton options

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      1. The Polymath
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yep, that's what I'm doing.

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    3. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      It's a game and he's playing well. Congratulate him and keep following your own strategy and your luck should change.

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  2. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    15 points is probably the biggest difference between my captain and vice ever. So brutal.

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    1. nerd_is_the_werd
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      What do you expect when you captain Aubameyang (c) every week?

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    2. 272MK
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      16 pts. Salah VC. Auba cap in 1st gw for me

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  3. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Grealish playing deep

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  4. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Think it's time to let Grealish go, he's just not involved in the Villa goals anymore. Always key to the attack, but he's too content in being the pace setter rather than goalscorer or assister.

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    1. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Agree with you, just too difficult to let go

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      1. Third Eye Vision
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Bookkeeper is one of only three words in the English language to have three consecutive double letters; the others being bookkeeping and bookkeepers.

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    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      He will come good. Not sure I have the patience though.

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      1. Digital-Real
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        He is quite shot shy too. Great to watch though

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  5. Jay Jay Okocha
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Better combination for GW16-20?

    A) Bruno, Cresswell
    B) Rashford, Robertson

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    1. Thinkering like a Boss
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      B no brainer

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

    Any update on Vardy injury?

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    1. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      He said he was fine in his post match chat, just joked that he was getting old.

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      1. KGFC
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Ah okay, thanks!

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

    El Ghazi is awful for Grealish 🙁

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  8. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Watkins is a Championship player.

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    1. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Very much. Never passed the eye test for me

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    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      West Brom is a Championship team

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  9. Thinkering like a Boss
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Question: When is the last week to Wildcard? GW15 or GW16?

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Before GW16 deadline.

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    2. BeWater
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Hit the WC button straight after the GW15 deadline is gone.

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    3. Thinkering like a Boss
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers all

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  10. AC Yew
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Where can i find a list of games taking place GW 18 and 19?

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    1. Esalman
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      It's already in the schedule on FPL site.

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    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      On the FPL site or this sites ticker.

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      1. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Any idea on latest safety score for LMS magic man ? Just asking for a friend.

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        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

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

      lol? The fpl website perhaps

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    4. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      top quality research mate

      Oxford or Cambridge research student ?

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  11. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Worth a -4, exact money for

    James and mcginn out
    Robbo and Burke in

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    1. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Don't like Burke. Can you do for free or any other combo?

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      1. jason_ni
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Nah.. no option without a hit to get him in.
        Otherwise just go ahead robbo-less for the foreseeable future.

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    2. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      thinking similar
      James + Grealish to Robo + cheap mid upto 6.3 for free

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    3. Maeki2
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Robbo really good fixtures and dgw its worth

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

    Other than Chelsea, Liverpool and City defenders, money no object, who are the top 3 defenders to own?

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Coufal
      Dier
      Dallas

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

      Probably Justin, Vestergaard, Coufal, Dier.

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    3. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Taylor, Coufal, Robertson. Taylor great fixtures and double gamweek,

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  13. Nanoelektronicar
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Who gets more next week:

    A: KDB (NEW) and Dallas(BUR) or
    B: Raphinha (BUR) and Robertson (WBA)?

    Have 2 FT and I would like to bring Raphinha and Robertson to prepare for DGW 19. Not sure if it's the right move this week. Maybe leave it to the GW 16, and just use 1 FT to bring Dallas.

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    1. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Similar - just did the Dallas move this week. KDB will stick around until 17, when he goes for Raphinha and Robbo/Trent.

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  14. JelliedSpark968
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Worth going with just Mane and Robbo for WBA or would you do -4 to get Salah in for KdB?

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    1. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Can you Mane>Salah for no hit? Then KDB>Mane the week after.

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      1. JelliedSpark968
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I could do that, but won't be able to get Robbo in.

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        1. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          You deffo need Salah. If getting Robbo as well involves a -4 wait a week as -4 cancels out clean sheet if he even gets it.

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  15. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    why every week people moaning about Grealish? Sell him and quit whining

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    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Good point. He don't owe you anything. 😀

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    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      They will moan if he starts scoring.

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

      May well do.

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

      I think it's the frustration of consistently good performances not leading to fpl points.

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

      doesn’t work like that on this site

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    6. 272MK
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I CANT SELL HIM YET

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  16. 272MK
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bruno 64 BPS. Mctom 65.

    Ffs just give that 1 bps. No one's gonna complain

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    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Non-Bruno owners might.

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      1. 272MK
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Sssssh. What can they do anywaaaay

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    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Penalties should be less bps so makes sense.

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      1. 272MK
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Hey. Did i ask you for your common sense? No.

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      2. Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Never the case with penardy

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  17. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Meslier
    Chilwell Dias Lamptey
    Fernandes Grealish Mahrez KDB
    Kane Bamford DCL

    Forster Konsa Stephens Douglas

    2FT, 0.3itb

    1. Mahrez Kane >> Salah Adam/Watkins
    2. KDB Lamptey >> Neto TAA

    Thoughts please?

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    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      1 with Adams I think.

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  18. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I think Grealish has to go if he blanks this gameweek.

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  19. FootieFan77
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I've noticed with El Ghazi in the side Grealish is less likely to get fantasy points. El Ghazi is now on penalties and gets in the goal scoring positions that Grealish used to get in.

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  20. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Planning to use transfers to prepare for a BB in DGW19 and use FH in 18.

    Who would you prefer to have over next 5 weeks and beyond if you could only have one?

    A) Kane (wol, FUL, LEE, {avl - Free Hit}, shu, LIV)
    B) KDB (NEW, eve, che, {BHA - Free Hit}, CRY, wba)

    So basically it’s:
    Kane + Raphinha vs KDB + Brewster

    Rest of the team would be this by GW19:

    Martinez, McCarthy
    Robbo, Chilwell, Coufal, Lowton, Dallas
    Salah, Bruno, Son, XXXX, Soucek
    XXXX, Bamford, Adams

    Cheers

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  21. Jack Burton
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Best James replacement Dias or Robertson thanks in advance

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    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Robbo

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      1. Jack Burton
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks mate merry Christmas

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    2. JelliedSpark968
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Robbo

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      1. Jack Burton
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers merry Christmas

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  22. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Greliash just not selfish enough. Got some hauls earlier on but clearly not sustainable

    Grealish out for soucek allows a team of Kane Son KDB Salah Bruno for me. Got to do it

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yep.

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  23. Halftime
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Is Cancelo the best Man City defender to own?

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

      Dias imo

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

      Rotator

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    3. JelliedSpark968
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Dias for safety

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  24. The Frenchie
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Guys, which option do you think is better for the double GW19 with that team, triple captain or bench boost?

    Meslier (Brighton & Southampton)
    -
    Zouma (Fulham & Leicester)
    Chilwell (Fulham & Leicester)
    Coufal (Burnley & WBA)
    -
    Salah (ManU & Burnley) / Captain or Triple Captaim
    Bruno Fernandes (Liverpool & Fulham)
    Soucek (Burnley & WBA)
    Son (Sheffield)
    -
    Bamford (Brighton & Southampton)
    Kane (Sheffield)
    Calvert-Lewin (Aston Villa)

    Bench / Bench Boost
    Button (will not play)
    Dier (Sheffield)
    Mitchell (will not play)
    Grealish (Everton)

    Thanks 🙂

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  25. Amartey Partey
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Is it worth keeping Grealish if he’s not playing on the wing? He seems too far back to get goals and assists now.

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    1. TOLV TUMS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Great question. Considering.

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  26. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Which move to make?

    A) James -> Coufal

    B) James&Regulion-> Robbo&Alioski -4

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    1. The Frenchie
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I will say A because Spurs fixture looks good and Coufal will have two nice fixtures in GW19

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      1. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks

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  27. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    It was free gum night apparently

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  28. Mile Plankton
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I should just sell Grealish for El Ghazi.

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  29. afs2239
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    whats ur plan for gw18

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  30. Kryptonite666
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I have only 5 DGWers - Salah, Fernandes, Bamford,KWP and Chilwell

    SGWers worth keeping are Kane and KDB.

    Everybody else is a problem or has bad upcoming fixtures - Martinez, Lamptey, Grealish, Reece James

    I cant get to a good DGW19 or a BGW18 team without taking hits. What should be my strategy ?

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