Captain Sensible

Who are the best FPL captain options for Gameweek 20?

25 January 2021 2044 comments
Jan Sienkiewicz Jan Sienkiewicz
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The Gameweek 20 captaincy debate, if we can call it that, has only been about one Fantasy Premier League asset thus far: Bruno Fernandes (£11.3m).

His omission from Manchester United’s starting XI in an FA Cup win over Liverpool, which he still managed to get the winning goal in, has only made the clamour to captain him even stronger ahead of a plum fixture against Sheffield United.

Injuries and/or significant loss of goal-scoring form has hurt the usual challengers for the armband with Kevin De Bruyne (£11.9m) and Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) unavailable while Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) has blanked in five successive Premier League matches – all good news for Fernandes.

That said, does an injury to De Bruyne open up some differential options in the Manchester City side? Are there perhaps some outside picks up for grabs from the less popular teams? That’s what the Captain Sensible article is here for.

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

    KDB to Ndombele?

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    1. Bobby Crush
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      No.

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    2. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Why not, he is on form and clearly a confidence player

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    3. MJF
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Yes.

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      • HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        ‘Twas a joke to be honest

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      • Chilli Heatwave
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Upvoted for your name.

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    4. Bobby Crush
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Wilson to Cavani for a hit?

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

        Wilson will score v Leeds

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        1. Bobby Crush
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Ít's been a while!

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

        Yes

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        1. Bobby Crush
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Cheers.

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    5. MJF
        5 years, 4 months ago

        What happened to FPL Virgin?

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

          Lost his cherry, changed his name

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          1. MJF
              5 years, 4 months ago

              I see.

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

            He lost it

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          3. Forever In Our Shadow
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Became fudgey.

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

          Vardy replacment 10.0 and Under
          A) Bamford
          B) Jesus
          C)Cavani/ Martial
          D) DCL
          E) Ings
          F) Save Use 2 Transfers Next for Kane (Already got Son)

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

            Anything apart from B
            I have Jesus and pffffffft

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            1. chriscosta
              • 15 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Yeah i Guess, i will avoid that trap. thanks for reply - 8 Starts 2G - 2A

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

                I got one of the assists 🙂

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

            Tempted by D to capitalise EVE full team back

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          3. Bobby Crush
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            F.

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

            Going for DCL with James and Digne back. Tempted to take a punt on Chelsea forward but will wait one week and assess.

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            1. chriscosta
              • 15 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Leicester going to be a very tricky team,

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

            With F
            Who plays instead?

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            1. chriscosta
              • 15 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Bamford and Antonio are the other FW'S

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

                That’s not what I mean
                Who’s first sub Since Vardy is out

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                1. chriscosta
                  • 15 Years
                  5 years, 4 months ago

                  klich

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                  1. chriscosta
                    • 15 Years
                    5 years, 4 months ago

                    SUBS: Klich Alioski Justin

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

          Not sure if hit is worth it

          Martinez - Forster
          Dias - Stones - Coufal - Dier - Mitchell
          Salah - KDB - Bruno - Grealish - ESR
          Kane - Bamford - Brewster

          1FT

          A) KDB --> Son or Gundo and play ESR
          B) KDB + ESR --> Son + Gundo - 4
          C) KDB + Brewster --> Son + Antonio - 4

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        4. Big W
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Start 2

          A) Justin
          B) Robertson
          C) Coufal
          D) Alioski

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          1. Gunners in Haaland
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            AB

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          2. RedAlpha10
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            BC

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        5. Gunners in Haaland
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Play Dallas or Watkins?

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

            probably Dallas

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

            Watkins

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

            I’m going Watkins

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

              High XG according to this article

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        6. Jones Kusi
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Who to replace Vardy with? Got Bamford and Antonio.
          0.0 ITB

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          1. tom_p77
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            DCL

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        7. Sarri-ball
          • 16 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Any news on rashford?

          Do i 4 hit rashford to gundo 2night or let the 0.1 go

          Transfer funds banford to kane at weekend

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        8. Atimis
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          I’m doing KDB to Gundo.

          Also, wanna get rid of Vardy, would you just get Kane or maybe punt on Cavani ?

          Can get Son or Kane the week after.

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

            Martial's back isn't he?

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

          When will we get an update on the Rashford injury?

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

            Bout an hour before the game on Weds?

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            1. Dynamic
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              So there is no ManUtd press match presser?

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        10. iL PiStOlErO
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Gundogan and Sterling or Foden and Maddison?

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          1. g40steve
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            F&M

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        11. Corona is not good 4 U
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Bench one:

          A) Soucek
          B) Raphinha
          c) Foden

          Thank you!

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          1. tom_p77
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            A

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

            Ha!
            Soucek from them
            Newcastle have defenders missing

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

            A

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        12. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 16 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Bench 2 please......

          Konsa
          Coufal
          Dallas
          Soucek

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          1. Corona is not good 4 U
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            I think the last two.

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

              I’m going 1-1 in the CPL WHM game
              But maybe 1-3 in the NEW LEEDS game
              Hard one

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          2. Tanaka'd
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            I'd bench Konsa and Soucek

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

              I guess who is more likely to score?
              NEW
              BUR
              CPL

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        13. Jdpz
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Soucek/Raphinha to Gundogan worth a hit?
          and Dier to Stones worth a hit?

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

            Depends who else you’d play if you didn’t hit

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        14. Paqueta Rice
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Gtg here?

          Martinez
          Cancelo, Cresswell, Dias
          Sterling, Bruno (c), Son, Grealish
          Kane, Cavani, Bamford

          Forster, Mitchell, Amartey, fodder

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

            Nice looking team. GTG.

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

              Help below, pls.

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

            Who does fodder play for?

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        15. TheDragon
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Any more press conferences tomorrow?

          Or safe to do KDB -> Gundo tonight?

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        16. Garfield1001
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Anybody benching Robertson?

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

            #never

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          2. Corona is not good 4 U
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Maybe I. I will bench Robertson or Coufal.

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          3. Paqueta Rice
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Don’t do it

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

            If you bench him you may as well sell him.

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            1. g40steve
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Correct

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

              I would have but then KDB got injured

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

            Considering, as leat likely of my back 5 to get a CS

            But will bottle out

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        17. DMP
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          GTG?
          0.9 ITB, 0FT (KdB-»Sterling)

          McCarthy (Johnstone)
          Dias Stones Dallas (Coufal, Justin)
          Sterling Salah Fernandes Soucek Smith Rowe
          Bamford Antonio ( Vardy)

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        18. The Wizard of Ozil
          • 16 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Which one should I start this week?

          A) Saka
          B) Soucek
          C) Coufal (will play if Zouma is benched)

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        19. konrad.sygula95
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Hi, help me with this
          Which option is best?
          A) Kdb to Son
          B) Kdb to Gundogan
          C) Save and play KWP/Dier
          D) something else?

          Martinez
          Coufal/Justin/Cancelo
          Kdb/Fernandes/Salah/Grealish
          Watkins/Antonio/Bamford

          Bench: Forster/KWP/Anguissa/Dier
          1ft 1.6 itb

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        20. Coys96
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Bench 1:

          1) Werner
          2) Watkins

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

            Sell Werner, bench Watkins.

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            1. Coys96
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Not selling but thanks for the recommendation

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

            2 - new manager bounce

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          3. DA Minnion (Former great)
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Werner

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          4. Coys96
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            just realised that if Rashford is out it doesn't actually matter

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        21. oi no professionals
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          KDB to:
          A. Gundogan
          B. Foden
          C. Sterling

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

            I’m feeling Sterling

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          2. g40steve
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            B

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        22. Scots Gooner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Anyone considering Bamford as a differential captain?

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

            No. No one. Ever.

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

            Yes, but I'm already playing 3 leeds players.. too risky for me

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        23. gstegnar
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Barnes or Maddison?

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

            For me, Barnes seems like the better option without Vardy
            Maddison will get assists.... to Barnes

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        24. Gymer11
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Evening all need to transfer out kdb and Vardy out of the below team for gw20

          Martinez
          Justin cancelo coufal Dallas
          Kdb* Bruno salah grealish
          Vardy* bamford

          A KDB and Vardy for gundo and Antonio (transfer son gw21)
          B KDB and Vardy for son and Antonio (transfer madders gundo or foden in gw21)
          C KDB and Vardy for gundo and Kane (look to get Antonio in after they play Liverpool )

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

            Any subs? FTs or a hit?

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            1. Gymer11
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              For a -4

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        25. Footieboot
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          KDB to Son or Gundogan?

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        26. Erez Avni
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          I see everyone is going to bench soucek, but if it’s between him and adams you’d still bench him?

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

            I’m playing Soucek over Sfams

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

              *Adams

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          2. Moderately content penguin
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Play Soucek over Adams I think

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        27. The FPL Units
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Bench 2:

          1. Holding
          2. Coufal
          3. Bednarek
          4. Mitchell

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

            Definitely Holding
            Probably Bednarek

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        28. Donny_Rover
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Tough shout for the bench this week. I’m definitely benching Justin, which 2 would you bench of:

          1. Soucek (cry)
          2. Coufal (cry)
          3. Robbo (spu)
          4. Watkins (bur)

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          1. The FPL Units
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            yep a toughie. 1 and 4

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