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Dugout Discussion December 27

Salah returns to Klopp’s starting XI and carries captaincy hopes of millions

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The penultimate fixture of Gameweek 15 sees Liverpool defend their 66-match unbeaten league run at home against a West Bromwich Albion side led by the last manager to taste success at Anfield.

Sam Allardyce, whose Crystal Palace side were victorious on Merseyside in April 2017, takes charge of the Baggies for the second time today.

Kick-off is at 16:30 GMT.

The headline team news sees the most-captained player of Gameweek 15, Mohamed Salah (£12.6m) return to the Liverpool starting line-up after his benching last weekend.

The Egyptian was transferred in by over 500,000 Fantasy Premier League managers ahead of Saturday’s deadline, swelling his ownership figure to over 45%.

Around 2.4 million FPL bosses handed him the armband for this fixture, with just over 100,000 of us using their Triple Captain chip on FPL’s most expensive asset.

Curtis Jones (£4.4m) is also recalled to the Reds’ team, with the benched Takumi Minamino (£6.0m) and the absent Naby Keita (£5.2m) making way.

Keita misses out with a “fitness issue”.

Allardyce’s only change from the 3-0 home defeat by Aston Villa is an enforced one.

Callum Robinson (£5.4m) returns in place of Jake Livermore (£4.7m), who is suspended.

Matheus Pereira (£5.6m) is available again after serving his own three-match ban and is among the substitutes.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Fabinho, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Robertson, Jones, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Salah, Firmino, Mane.

West Brom XI: Johnstone, Furlong, Gibbs, Ajayi, Robinson, Phillips, Diangana, Gallagher, Sawyers, O’Shea, Grant.

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  1. Krafty Werks
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Yeah cheers Pool!! What in the lack lustre performances was that?!! Not only destroyed multiple fantasy teams but cost me a £520 9 team acca return too!! Unbelievable!! MEH.

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  2. Kai
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Salah TC fail

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    1. Nimby
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      See? Found one already.

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  3. BremerHB
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Martinez
    Dallas - KWP - Coufal - Robertson
    Salah - Son - Bruno - Raphinha
    Bamford - Kane

    Johnstone - Adams - Soucek - Stones

    Would you take a -8 between now and GW19 to get this BB team?

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

    Very pleasantly surprised to find Matip didn’t lose his 3 bps despite the early substitution! Mane 2 as well. Add in my Leeds trio from earlier and I’ve had a good day...on Spurs to hide behind the couch for now.

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    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I’m struggling to reconcile his 31 BPS considering less than 60 played and no clean sheet.

      So just a heads up it could change, don’t want to be a spoilsport...

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      1. TomSaints
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I think it’s an error as he got cs points as went off at 59.30

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        1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Will it be adjusted you think?
          Unless they’ve rounded the minute up for BPS purposes but not for actual defensive returns

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

        Shhh it's a mistake but just let us owners have this one.

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        1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Go on then

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  5. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    In the midst of all this pain... let’s do it...

    Best ever FPL memory - bring out the biggest of big guns 🙂

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    1. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Lampard(c) with 4 goals vs Derby

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      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Prrrrobably the winner already

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      2. Babit1967
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Aguero 5 vs Newcastle or fabregas 4 assists and one goal vs Wigan

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      3. Mika-eel
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Oh and the game where Sanchez was about to be subbed because of an injury, stayed on a few minutes, scored and then went off.

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    2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      My favourite was Alonso brace and clean sheet away at Leicester, think I capped him as well

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      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Loooooovvvveee iiiittttt

        Alonso was the biggest forbidden fruit ever in this game
        Loved him

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    3. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Waking up on New Years Day at like 6pm. Putting on teletext (didn't have internet in my flat) and seeing every single one of my midfield 5 had scored a goal.

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      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Boom

        Just BOOM

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

      Salah 4 goals and assist, ( also day I proposed)

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      1. Baines on Toast...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        The Watford game? I had him triple captain. No proposals though

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      2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        He’s a dickhead, (nd never forget that)

        But also never forget l he’s an FPL demoon

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    5. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Charlie Austin's hat trick against West Brom in 2014. I transferred him in that week, and captained him!

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      1. Tango74
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I did berbatov (c) v reading as I could not afford Robbie Keane

        Best was John Arne rise v WBA
        Not sure on score

        Defender 2G 2A CS star man?

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        1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Riise would go absolutely mental for certain periods!

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    6. Joey Tribbiani
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I think it was Agueros City deput against Swansea when he scored 3 or 4

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    7. Podge
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Giroud captain, clean through on goal and fouled the keeper and got sent off for a marvelous -4
      Best memory I have of this horrible horrible game.

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    8. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Stephane Sessegnon finally scoring in the 90th minute of the second game of a double gameweek in 2012/13. Only Sunderland had a double so everyone had him Captain. I was watching the game at 6am while working nightshifts in Australia.

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    9. Canadian Football
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Has to be one of RVPs many hauls. Thinking the one where he scored of a 40yrd pass from Rooney.

      Or when Sess crashed this site with a late goal in a DGW.

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      1. Baines on Toast...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Oh God yes. What about the last minute free kick against city I think?

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      2. Baines on Toast...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        And see above, delighted someone else remembers Sessegnon 😀

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

          That was a classic FFS MOMENT

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

      TAA big haul vs Leicester otherwise I have the habit of avoiding big hauls

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    11. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      196 points in a DGW few years ago BB with captain Sanchez (Arsenal) 54 points

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      1. Babit1967
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah I mind tc ing Sanchez, great player at the time

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    12. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Milner assisting a Sakho goal in a DGW to put me on about 134 points with a bench boost.

      Being ranked 35th after DGW 24 two seasons ago is up there but it was hard to enjoy at the time.

      Also Aguero and Sanchez scoring 20 and 25 in the same DGW, when I had Aguero (TC) - FFS went crazy 🙂

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    13. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      True favourite stupid moment was a Sunday evening and spurs were playing. On the phone with friend in head to head league.

      He needed 2 points to win and son got an assist. Game over until I joke well he could still get sent off.

      5 mins later...

      Totally unimportant in the grand scheme of things, but so funny at the time

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    14. Mika-eel
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Holebas with 15 points to save my GW.

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    15. Babit1967
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Suarez also was it 4 against Norwich?

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    16. markus808
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Jimmi Bulliards auto BPs

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    17. Peskey
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Tadic C and Pelle vs Sunderland in 14/15

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  6. TSILIKAFENEIAKOS
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Repost please! Which one would you do:

    A. Kdb to Son

    B. Grealish and DCL -> Kane and a cheapie like Soucek for -4

    Salah KDB Bruno the other heavy hitters

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    1. Davros
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      A

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      1. Davros
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        But wait til next...

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  7. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I'm very down atm

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    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      There is always next season

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    2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Everyone failed there with Salah, chin up

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      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Most, not everyone sorry

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

        I know but now I am hiding behind my sofa without Kane and son and I don't wanna look

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    3. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Don’t worry mate, just a game, you’ll be ok

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

        Thanks but right now it feels like more than a silly game

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    4. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Give it a w*nk mate

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

      thats not how you enjoy this game. There is only one way - just move on.

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

      You quit weeks ago so it's all good.

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    7. The Mighty Hippo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Just watch the darts instead.

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

        I do love the darts

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    8. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Just laugh about it and switch off your score updates. Return to the game tomorrow ready to fix this crappy gw

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

        Yeah

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

    bEsT LeAgUe In ThE WoRlD (Pool cant beat WBrom at home).

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    1. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      That's why its the best league.

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

        best league because it has the crappest teams

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

          If they are so crap why do the PL teams consistently reach the knockout stages of the CL and EL?

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

            https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/gareth-bale-real-madrid-premier-league-a7615366.html

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

            Exaxtly. Literally was 4 English teams in the finals of both competitions in 2018/19.

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

          Because of the unpredictability. We know whats gonna happen in la liga, bundesliga, serie a, ligue 1

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    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      It is.

      Ligue Un = monopoly (PSG)
      Bundesliga = duopoly (Bayern and Dortmund)
      La Liga = triopoly (Real, Atletico, Barcelona)

      Don't even go to Netherlands, Portugal, Russia etc. which are weak leagues.

      PL is the one league which is competitive compared to those above.

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      1. Camino Aleatorio
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Yes- 100% true

        BREXIT from Continental Kangaroo Leagues

        UEFA even found a way to make the Champion's League boring and predictable

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    3. Dirty Leeds
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Spot in. Competitiveness doesn't mean quality.

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      1. Podge
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        The Irish league is fairly competitive
        And shite

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      2. Camino Aleatorio
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Ligue Un - Arsenal would win Ligue Un and basically run away with it

        BayernLiga - Everton would be a lock for 2nd place, champions league every year

        La Liga - everybody below the La Liga top-6 would be relegated in EPL

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  9. Igz08
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Gtg?

    Martinez

    Cancelo Dier Dallas

    Salah (c) Grealish Bruno Son

    Kane Bamford DCL

    4.0 Holding Konsa Burke

    Kinda fancy starting Konsa/Holding over DCL this week...

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  10. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Andy Robertson should have starred in train spotting

    “A haven’t had a ham sandwich in over 7 years...

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

      He looks like he's on drugs

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  11. rupopo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    KDB + Mitchell > Son + TAA for -4 still seems okay?

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  12. Alex_thekid
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Soucek & Bamford Saving me 60-4 with Son left
    Fecking Salah(c) after going without him for 3gws were he scored points every game lol

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  13. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bench 1, bottomed.
    A. Dallas
    B. Coufal
    C. Taylor
    D. Bednarek

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  14. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    No son and Kane - Time to hide
    Should i do this after the match (if no injury or any such issue)
    KdB to Son for free
    1. Yes
    2. No

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    1. BremerHB
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yup

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  15. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Time for Kane to punish them "power 5" midfield.

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    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      What if you have Salah, KDB, Bruno, Son, Soucek AND Kane?

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  16. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Asked after AV game, play:

    A. Martinez (che)
    B. Johnstone (LEE)

    Answer I got then was easy A, no contest. Let's see now...

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    1. Klaren
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Still easy A

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  17. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    As a Salah(c), while it is disappointing he blanked, the play for me was to protect against the downside risk of him hauling and me not having him (c). Have seen a lot of people's seasons get derailed by a poor Christmas run (effectively GW15 - GW17 for us this season).

    Next week is a more interesting GW for the (c) because there is no standout fixture and a number of viable options.

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  18. Bielsa Murderball
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    KDB to mane for free? Have salah.

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

      Yes

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

      NO!

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    3. ball c
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      No..
      if you have no other city cover. I would keep KDB

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

    Why isn't Johnstone the England keeper?Incredible save to deny Firminio and he did the same against City with numerous amazing saves.

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

      Epic save.

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  20. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Class peno from Bamford. He always reminds me of an extra from a West end production of Oliver with that tufty hair. Bless him. And tiny Tim of course.

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  21. The Count of Monte Cristo
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Wolves XI

    8 Portuguese speakers
    1 French speaker (Saiss)
    1 Catalan and Spanish speaker (Adama Traore)
    Conor Coady

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    1. The Count of Monte Cristo
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Jose probably starting Eric Dier so he can translate for the rest of his team

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

      Also Count, don't forget only 4 English players from 22 on the pitch , Spurs 3 and Wolves 1.

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      1. The Count of Monte Cristo
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Good point. Wonder what the lowest aggregate is in a PL match

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        1. djman102
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          I seem to recall a few years ago a game which was the first ever with no Englishmen starting. Don't remember who though.

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  22. dshv
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Who to play

    Taylo
    Soucek
    Coufal

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  23. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Zamora thought West Brom were fantastic...

    I refuse to watch that anti-football again this season

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  24. johnbarnes
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    A) Lowton and Mane

    B) Taylor and KDB

    ?

    (repost, buried)

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  25. threeputt
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    My defence in a real mess, which only one would you get rid of most here, I'm thinking of bringing Dier in as I'm planning a FH in bgw18 and have a decent team (10 so far) for the dgw19 if I were to keep Lindelof:

    Vestergard,Gabriel, Lindelof, Phillips (Pool)

    Other defender is Justin

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    1. threeputt
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      10 doubles for the dgw I mean

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

    Leciester winning the league at this rate, everyone else is complete utter horse poop

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    1. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      First time watching football?

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  27. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I'm going FH18 BB19 but I need them till gw25:

    A) Robbo Adams

    B) James DCL

    Which one?

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  28. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Every week I have the most pathetic green arrow

    I’ve had about 5 green arrows in the last 6 and gone from 3.4m to 2.9 lol

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    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Subtle brag

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  29. Bonus magnet
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Ben Davies nailed?

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    1. Klaren
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      No

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  30. sentz05
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Who should I transfer in for Martinez? Someone who plays twice in 19 please.

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