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Dugout Discussion December 28

Vardy and van Aanholt suffer from festive rotation as Palace host Leicester

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Festive rotation has struck Fantasy Premier League managers as early as the first match of Gameweek 16 as Crystal Palace host Leicester City.

Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) is the biggest name to fall foul of the busy schedule, named on the bench with Kelechi Iheanacho (£5.6m) handed his usual centre-forward role.

The striker, who sits behind only Harry Kane (£11.0m) for most points among forwards this season (106), is joined among the Leicester substitutes by Youri Tielemans (£6.4m) and Çaglar Söyüncü (£5.3m) returning from injury.

However, Vardy is not the only Foxes asset to miss out on Gameweek 16, James Maddison (£7.2m), Wesley Fofana (£5.0m) and Timothy Castagne (£5.7m) all missing out on the matchday squad entirely.

The central midfielder is managing an ongoing knee issue so sits out for precautionary reasons, while Fofana is in a similar position for a knock.

As a result, Harvey Barnes (£6.7m) is the most dangerous Fantasy asset to earn a start at Selhurst Park, involved in five goals this season.

James Justin‘s (£5.0m) impressive powers of recovery earn him yet another start, having already played every minute this season.

Crystal Palace have also undergone necessary Christmas rotation with Tyrick Mitchell (£3.9m) coming in for his first start since Gameweek 6, pushing Patrick van Aanholt (£5.4m) back to the bench.

The left-back is joined there by Eberechi Eze (£5.8m) while Jairo Riedewald (£4.4m) comes in for his first start since Gameweek 9.

Line-ups

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Mitchell, Tomkins, Kouyaté, Clyne; Schlupp, Riedewald, Milivojevic, A Townsend; Zaha, Benteke.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Thomas, Evans, Amartey, Justin; N Mendy, Choudhury; H Barnes, Praet, Pérez; Iheanacho.

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  1. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    ZAHA IS ALWAYS ANGRY

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    1. Dennis System
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      He been trying to leave Palace for about 4 years, hardly surprising

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    2. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      He would do well in an MMA ring with all that anger!

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      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Actually it’s probably be his downfall there too.

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        1. james 101
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          *It’d.

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    3. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Time he turned that anger into positive performance

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

    Zaha never gets tired of acting like a complete tool.

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

      He is such a cry baby

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

      That’s a good description of him. Justin does well to just walk away. I think Zaha keeps this up til someone has enough of it and knocks him the f&ck out. Did he might behave himself.

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  3. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    What's up with Auba?

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    1. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Signed a massive contract and doesn't care anymore lol

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

      I dunno. What's up with you

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      1. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I'm good, looking at possible players for BGW18... You?

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

          Feeling cold. Winters are hard. I hope Auba starts. I want him as my cheeky captain option that week.

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        2. BIG TONES
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Arsenal fan: if Lacs starts he's a better option. Auba is completely out of sorts

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

    Arsenal really dodged a bullet with Zaha

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    1. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      10x the player Pepe is. Disagree

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      1. All Hail K
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Agreed, Would like to see Zaha with a better team around him.

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      2. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Interesting - you reckon Zaha would have been a more consistent premium player if he'd been at the right club? The talent has been there in abundance, just not consistently. What's the missing piece - attitude?

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    2. Frucke
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Zaha is what arsenal needs right now

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    3. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Disagree. Arsenal need some players who play with some fire. Never seen a team fold so easily under pressure. Soft

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      1. Frucke
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        This

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

    Odds of Brewster starting?

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    1. Dennis System
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Not a chance

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    2. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Wilder hates him.

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      1. All Hail K
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Appears so. Why?

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        1. Make United Great Again
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          No idea

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      2. nolard
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        He should be more concerned about creating chances for Brewster.
        That team is devoid of creativity.

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

      It's just one more point if he starts

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  6. BeWater
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Zaha is one of those guys who starts a fight and acts hard when loads of people are around knowing it will be broken up.

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    1. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Like the incident with Mings...

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

    Imagine Martinelli vs this Palace defense in BGW18

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

      I want Auba

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    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Not if Mitchell plays

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    3. Pacer.
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Would be on martinelli like a skin on a banger if I didn't own Soucek. he's their best player, great run, 4.9

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      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Good analogy 🙂

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  8. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Remember when people were calling Iheanacho better than Rashford back in his early City days... my oh my

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    1. tokara
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Both r shitz

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      1. Balls of Steel
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Agree have no time for Nacho or City...

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  9. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Which assist was ruined by Nacho missed penalty?

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

      Thomas

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    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Thomas

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    3. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      This guy was the original Gabriel Jesus

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

        🙂

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

        Kelechi wasnt terrible at City, used to shove him in my team sometimes when he was set to start. He always returned for me on those ocassions, think he even hauled one time
        Seemed all right back then, since he went to Leicester been utterly terrible

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    4. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Thomas

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      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks lads

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

    Zaha is so useless really glad I sold him when I did one of the few good decisions

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

      He crossed a cracking ball to Townsend

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

        Think it was Schlupp

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

    Are we expecting a Chilwell benching today?

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    1. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yes. Yes we are

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      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I think he'll play

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

        Got KWP as cover, so not overly fussed either way. KWP probably outscore him tbh

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    2. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Emerson will surely start this one.. Lampard will change it up big time after that Arsenal defeat.

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  12. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Rumors that the entire City game may be called off due to COVID

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Not a chance?

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

        IDK seeing a lot of rumors, "when there's smoke there's fire" and all that

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        1. Herman Toothrot
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Dry ice?

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

      Jammy Cancelo owners deserve it

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

      Woah

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    4. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      For what exact reason?

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

      would be great as I sold KDB

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    6. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Rumours from the sheeps butthole?

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

        How many times are you going to try and prove me wrong on a rumor and end up looking like a fool 😆

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        1. Pukki Blinders
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          You were right about one Pool lineup, relax lol

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

            Also the Jesus injury way back 😉

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            1. Pukki Blinders
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              I’ll give you that one

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

                And this one.

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

      So Mitchell points 3rd on bench could get handy after all

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      1. pablo discobar
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Definitely building up pace. Another 4 positive apparently

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    8. WE GO FOR IT
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Entire City game? Could half of the game be called off?

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    9. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Covid Test Results today for players/staff

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  13. turd ferguson
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    #1 HOF Fabio Borges wildcard is interesting:

    Johnstone* Areola*
    Robertson Maguire* Dallas Coufal* Balbuena*
    Raphina* Salah Son Bruno* Anguissa*
    Kane* Bamford Adams*

    * denotes players transferred in on WC.
    -Total transfers made 26-28 Dec = 33
    -Soucek was transferred in 3 times but still not owned. A last minute decision made over Raphina & Soucek.
    - Toyed with Liverpool double up.
    - Toyed with Bruno and Rashford double up

    Can anyone see obvious moves between now and GW19?

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      He won't be no 1. After the double blank gws

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      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        The general has an interesting wc

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  14. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    So many comments criticizing Zaha....signs that he hauls today 😀

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

      Don't see that happening.

      Think Leicester will keep a clean sheet.

      Palace are absolutely dire.

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    2. STEP rOVERS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yep with a red card

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  15. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I genuinely can't remember the last time my 'keeper had a penalty save in FPL. Had turned over to watch the end of the darts. Beautiful...!!!

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      If u r guaita owner you totally deserve it

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      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Play Martinez most weeks. I've had a good run, of late... 🙂

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    2. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Fair play! Great feeling

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    3. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Nice one

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

    Son on 100% EO in my minileague, time for Mane to shine and punish them! 🙂

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Son is due. Back to back double digit hauls imo

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      1. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        gamblers fallacy

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

    Brought Vardy in for a -4 great stuff lol
    Preping for the dgw hope Dcl & Kdb dont punish me Vardy pen would have scored doooh

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

      He did held his groin. Said it was "nothing" but getting older.

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    2. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Vardy could still come on and score. Especially if it's 0-0 with 20 or 30 mins left

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  18. casual69
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Not sure if this has been asked, but can you still use transfers if you are using bench boost and secondly do you still get a free transfer for the week you use free hit?

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

      Q1. Yes
      Q2. No - the transfer is "used" by the FH

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    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      What do you mean and yes one transfer

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      1. casual69
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        what I mean is, lets say game week 18 I use a free hit, so does the one transfer for 18 go into 19 where I will be using bench boost, I.e allowing me to make 2 free tansfers and use the bench boost?

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

      If you use FH then you do not carry any transfers over (so, you just have one FT the following week)

      If you use BB then tranfers are not affected

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  19. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Palace are absolutely awful. What on earth is Zaha doing in my team?

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

      This

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  20. Lukakwho
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Why are so many players planning to not free hit when they only have 5/6 players? Am I missing something or do people just think the ceiling will be low that week?

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    1. KEN YA DIG IT
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yea, not many good picks

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

        Will probably be even less in 29 though.

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    2. Pacer.
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Unappealing games and players, already own the most favorible and can adjust with a couple of frees

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

        Is there likely to be another blank GW down the line to use it for?

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    3. Salan
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I also don't understand but am glad they go ahead with only 5 or 6 players in gw18.

      This FH can make a huge difference and swing.

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    4. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I'm FH in 18. See it as a great chance to make up ground by stacking my team against a lot of incomplete squads

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

    I predict a large dollop of Mitchell jam for many filthy casuals

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    1. casual69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      leave us casuals out of it!

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  22. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    why am I watching these matches today? Only have have Emi playing today

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  23. Ajax Down Trees
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    City game is off

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

      eh?

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

      Oh dear, jammy Mitchell points incoming

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

      Post your source.

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

      Should be a ban this when it isn't even confirmed. Only a rumor right now.

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      1. Ajax Down Trees
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Ok ban me if it’s false 😉

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      2. Ajax Down Trees
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        It was allready confirmed zimo, just wasn’t in press yet.

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  24. JJeyy
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    City game could be called off apparently...

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    1. KEN YA DIG IT
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Please No

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    2. Lukakwho
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      source?

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    3. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Haven't seen anything regarding this

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

      ?

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

      A rumour they have 4 more positive covid tests.

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    6. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Soucek coming on for DCL... not the end of the world.

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

      Everton are allowed fans-surely that call would have already had to be made?

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      1. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Yup, City should be forced to play their youngsters

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

        Not if the covid results have just come back.

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  25. stu92
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    If I roll a transfer in 17 and then free hit in 18, how many transfers do I have for 19? In theory I should have two as I wouldn’t have made a transfer in a few weeks, but I feel like you don’t carry any after using a chip?

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    1. Waynoo
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      1

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    2. thegame983
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      1

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    3. KEN YA DIG IT
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      1 transfer

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

      You just get the one.

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    5. stu92
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers guys

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  26. Waynoo
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    How many Grealish assists will Watkins screw up today?

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    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      4

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

    Anybody fancy posting sources with their rumours or...?

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

      This.

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    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Just go on twitter and have a look. Paul Joyce new reporting it

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  28. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Looks like man city want game postponed as ederson cancelo Torres all tested positive for covid.

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    1. KEN YA DIG IT
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Source?

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    2. nolard
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      They can cover for them, so I doubt that will work.

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

      I'll be gutted if Cancelo has it, but waiting for sources.

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

      Only three players ffs. Game should be played

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

        I agree, they have a big squad.

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      2. stu92
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        If only three missing then the game should go ahead. Add in the first two positive results, should still go ahead. But how do you know how many in the squad actually l have it? If it is postponed then it is more to do with controlling spread to other teams than anything to do with City missing players.

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

      If only 3, the game should go ahead.

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    6. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      You're joking man

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      1. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Not confirmed yes but that's the crack I found

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  29. nolard
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Vardy to get 25 mins.

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    1. KEN YA DIG IT
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      And haul

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      1. nolard
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I wish!

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  30. Lukakwho
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Hey guys this might happen.... (insert rumour)

    But I am not giving you a source. But it might happen!!

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