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Using FFS data and tools to find the best De Bruyne replacement for Gameweek 20

26 January 2021 1352 comments
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Just when Fantasy Premier League managers thought they could breathe and relax after Double Gameweek 19, many of us now have injury problems to solve.

Ahead of Tuesday’s deadline, Kevin De Bruyne (£11.9m) has been ruled out for “four to six weeks” with a muscular injury and needs replacing.

When these sorts of developments occur, there is a fantastic opportunity for Fantasy managers. With everyone going in a different direction from a common player all at once, the potential for green arrows goes up – if you can make the right choice. And, because Gameweeks 20 to 23 take place in a span of 14 days, the FPL landscape is going to change very quickly.

Accordingly, I have gone over some De Bruyne replacements to help you make the right choice ahead of Gameweek 20. As this uses extensive data from the Fantasy Football Scout Premium Members Area, only those with a valid subscription can access it in full.

The Complete Guide to FPL Gameweek 20
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  1. JabbaWookiee
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Any of these worth a hit?

    A) Lacazette > Kane
    B) Soucek > Maddison
    C) Soucek > Foden

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    1. I Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Not for me. Not this week.

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    2. shiraz
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Maybe A, if you really want. But not a good idea for a hit

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      1. JabbaWookiee
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah I'm gonna leave it and hope Laca's swansong bears some returns...

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  2. grennans2
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Play Grealish or Saka?

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    1. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Grealish

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    2. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Grealish - more upside

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  3. Nemanja Vidic
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Sterling or Salah?

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    1. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Salah

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    2. alsybach
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      This week stirling

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      1. Jordan.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        sterling

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  4. Oggle22
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    1ft 1.8m in the bank

    Martinez
    Konsa Holding Stones
    Salah Son Bruno Foden
    Kane Antonio Bamford

    Steele Soucek Mitchell Kilman

    Gut feeling Arsenal won't keep a clean sheet so worth doing kilman to a 5.8m defender and playing them and benching holding?

    Cheers

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    1. chelseabrad
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I like it. Go for a 2nd City def.

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      1. Oggle22
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Was thinking that but who is walker back? Dias or cancelo

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        1. chelseabrad
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Cancelo has better underlying stats

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          1. Oggle22
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Chance of rotation or a rest though?

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    2. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      which defender though?

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      1. Oggle22
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Was thinking City or United? Maybe even Leicester?

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        1. ZeBestee
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Cancelo for sure.

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          1. Oggle22
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Rotation risk?

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            1. ZeBestee
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              He is, but he is also one of their best players recently, if not the best. He is worth the risk imo.

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  5. tabby98
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Mccarthy
    Stones, Cancelo, Coufal
    Salah, Bruno, Son, Raphinha
    Kane, Bamford, Adams

    Johnstone | Soucek, Alioski, Justin

    GTG?

    Is the starting lineup and bench okay?

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    1. Monya Meow Meow
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Looks good to me

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  6. Atters
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Which 2 to start?
    A) Robertson
    B) Firmino
    C) Raphinha
    D) Ayling

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    1. chelseabrad
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      A&B. I think you knew that.

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    2. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      A and C. Firmino is a 2 pointer merchant.

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    3. ZAMUNDA
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      C, B

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  7. chelseabrad
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Are either of these transfers worth a hit??

    KWP > Shaw
    Neto > Gundogan

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    1. chelseabrad
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Coufal plays if I do neither

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      1. Atters
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        I'd start Coufal

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  8. I Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Play Adams (ARS) or Dallas (new)?

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    1. Areyouthereyet
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Adams

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    2. Monya Meow Meow
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I would play Dallas

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    3. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Dallas

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      1. ZeBestee
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        it's close and can go either way, but Dallas attacking threat + cleansheet potential sways me a bit.

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        1. I Member
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah I think I agree. Usually lean towards playing the attacker but Newcastle have been awful. Seems like the kind of game Leeds can dominate.

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          1. ZeBestee
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Yes. I think we could see another big score from Leeds. Also that long break will have given them a lot of rest, and energy will be up I reckon.

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  9. Areyouthereyet
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Bench 1

    a) Dallas
    b) Coufal
    c) Souchek
    d) Mitchell

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    1. I Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      D

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    2. Areyouthereyet
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Thanks mate. Who would you start? Pick 1

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  10. D.Glynn
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Any love for Jeuses as a Vardy replacement?

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    1. Party time
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I would rather have Judas

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  11. Party time
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Pal vs Whm
    Bur vs Avl

    Score prediction

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    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      0-1
      0-1

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    2. I Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      1-1
      0-0

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    3. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      0-2
      1-1

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    4. Party time
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Thanks all

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

      2-1
      1-1

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  12. Monya Meow Meow
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Start 1 each thanks

    A) Dallas
    B) Justin

    1) Wilson
    2) Soucek

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    1. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      A1

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      1. Monya Meow Meow
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Thank you

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    2. Party time
      5 years, 5 months ago

      A1

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  13. AnfieldLad
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    I’ve already brought in Antonio. Still have Salah, Mane, TAA...

    Looking at Mane, Rodrigo -> Gundo, Kane (-4) next week.

    Question is do I go Mane -> Gundo (-4) this week? To avoid the triple Pool vs Spurs ?

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    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Think I'd prefer TAA to cancelo for -4

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      1. AnfieldLad
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Have Cancelo and Stones. Probably just gonna go triple Pool again and cry when we lose

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  14. AJ24
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    G2G?

    Martinez
    Cancelo, Dallas, Shaw
    Bruno (C), Salah (VC), Foden, Son
    Kane, Antonio, Bamford

    Ryan, Soucek, Justin, Kilman - 0.3 ITB

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    1. Monya Meow Meow
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Nice team, GTG

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  15. Siva Mohan
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    bench one..

    Coufal (cry)
    Dallas (new)
    Bednarek (ARS)
    Soucek (cry)

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    1. Monya Meow Meow
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Bednarek

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    2. I Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Bednarek for sure.

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    3. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Wouldn’t doubt saints
      Bench Soucek

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  16. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Any chance FFS set-up a benching poll for the next GW?!

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  17. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    I watched Newcastle vs Villa, was really impressed by Watkins. Should have had many more points.

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    1. The Hunt
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      That's the problem with him, can't take his chances.

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      1. ZeBestee
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Right. Doesn't look like very clinical, but I liked his movement and hold up play. He is now becoming an all rounder, which will only add to his appeal.

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    2. Amey
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      You trying to hurt me ?
      😀
      I've been feeling that for a long time ! Hopefully he'll start scoring now

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      1. ZeBestee
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        No mate. 😀

        I am already happy with his display recently, and I think a goal every 2 games will be a very decent return for his price. Have him as well.

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    3. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Can’t play Newcastle every week

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  18. The Wizard of Ozil
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 5 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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    1. Monya Meow Meow
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Start Saka

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  19. Fudgy
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    My bench is about to monster haul

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    1. AJ24
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Same, currently have Soucek and Justin on there

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    2. The Hunt
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Robertson, Soucek & Coufal keeping mine warm 😯

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  20. mezza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Play one of my West Ham players - Cresswell, Coufal, Soucek. Has to be Cresswell right?

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    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Yes Cresswell

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    2. Party time
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah.

      If you were to start 2 out if Cresswell, Coufal, Targett. Who would you start?

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      1. mezza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Targett and Cresswell I think

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        1. Party time
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Thanks buddy

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  21. ChrisPire
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Bench :

    A) Dallas
    B) Coufal

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    1. Siva Mohan
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      B

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    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      B

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  22. 03farmboy
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Play Saka or Soucek this week?

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    1. Monya Meow Meow
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Saka

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  23. grennans2
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Thoughts on this WC:

    Martinez
    Cancelo - Dias - Stones
    Bruno - Pogba - Grealish - Son
    Kane - Antonio - Bamford

    Button - Saka - Targett - Mitchell

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  24. Areyouthereyet
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Start 1

    a) Dallas
    b) Coufal
    c) Souchek
    d) Mitchell

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  25. mad_beer ✅
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    What do I do with Zouma now?

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    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      sell him

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      1. mad_beer ✅
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        I may just do that, but next week.

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    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I sold this week. Too much uncertainty with places.

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      1. mad_beer ✅
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Do you think the new manager will bring him back in?

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    3. Unorthodox11!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Sell for city or Shaw

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      1. mad_beer ✅
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks I have two City already.

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  26. Unorthodox11!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Hi everyone.
    Used my wildcard as had 3 injuries and my GW 16 wildcard was a disaster. Any improvements needed? Was thinking about Madison or Barnes. I've left 0.5 ITB for a rainy day.
    Martinez Forster
    Cancelo Stones Shaw Mitchell Target
    Salah Son Gundo Fernandes ESR
    Kane Antonio DCL

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

      Grealish over DCL imo on wildcard
      What is your backup in case Gund isn’t as attacking with Kdb out?

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      1. Unorthodox11!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Thank you for your response. Was considering Grealish but he doesn't feel explosive. I know DCL isn't either but with Digne and James back he could be a good differential. If Gundo not as attacking I will downgrade a forward and upgrade to Leicester or Grealish. Gundo a punt.

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  27. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Hmm don't want to bench Saka but might now that Auba is out.

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    1. The Count of Monte Cristo
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      It's more Tierney to worry about IMO as Saka may have to fill in at LB as Arsenal have no cover there apart from right-footed Cedric and Maitland-Niles who didn't do well last time out there

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      1. Baines on Toast...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        good point, if KT is out I'll bench him

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  28. Budgies
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Pick 2 to start:

    A) Cancelo
    B) Cresswell
    C) Wilson
    D) Smith Rowe

    I'm not convinced city will keep a clean sheet, already have Dias.

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    1. Party time
      5 years, 5 months ago

      AB

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    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Who is more likely to keep a clean sheet this week? Sure WBA might score but City have been solid recently and Cancelo so attacking I would argue he's the best defender for this week by a long way

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      1. Budgies
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Very true, i just have a gut that WBA will score today, and not fully convinced City will score many if at all with lack of striker power this season and now no KDB. Maybe i'm just looking at it to negative.

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    3. mezza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Definitely A, I might lean towards Wilson over the other 2 purely due to Leeds defense but it’s a tight call.

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  29. cruzex
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Who to play?

    Adams or Soucek?

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    1. Siva Mohan
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      A

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

      A

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  30. Diro
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Hi,
    2 FT, 0.4 ITB

    Martinez
    Jones, Konsa, Justin
    Son, Fernandes, Grealish, KdB
    Bamford, Kane, Wilson

    Sub : KWP, Mitchell, Soucek

    A) KdB > Salah, Gundo, Sterling or Zaha ?
    B) KWP > Shaw, Dallas, Coufal or Creswell ?
    C) Wilson > Antonio or DCL ?

    Note that if I want to take Salah, I have to change Soucek with ESR for economic reason

    AB, AC,BC or ABC (-4) ?

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