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Who is the best FPL captain for Gameweek 28?

11 March 2021 1291 comments
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It is back to basics for Fantasy Premier League managers in Gameweek 28 as we face the first round without Doubles since Gameweek 23.

However, it must be said that the captaincy conversation has been thrown wide open by this week’s fixtures.

Manchester City face a Fulham defence that has improved in recent months, Liverpool are out of form, Manchester United face a West Ham side gunning for Europe while Spurs prepare for a north London derby.

As ever, the Captain Sensible article is here to help with your Gameweek 28 captaincy decision. As this uses extensive data from the Fantasy Football Scout Premium Members Area, only those with a valid subscription can access it in full.

CAPTAIN POLL

Harry Kane (£11.3m, 26.5% of votes) and Bruno Fernandes (£11.5m, 24.2%) are the leaders in this week’s poll, combining for over 50.0% of our users’ votes.

Kevin De Bruyne (£11.8m, 8.5%) has been voted third this week, although with the Belgian international now having started in each of City’s previous five league games, this number could drop by Saturday morning due to rotation fears.

Ilkay Gungodan (£6.2m, 4.9%) and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.7m, 4.2%) close out the top five.

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  1. Clay Davis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Good to go... ?

    0 FT, 0.2 ITB

    Martinez*
    Dias, Alonso, Digne
    Bruno, Son*, Bale*, Gundo
    Kane*, DCL, Watkins*
    Areola*, Veltman*, Raphinha*, Dallas*

    * 8 for gw29

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  2. Carefree Crew
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Few FPL Black box quotes:

    "All fart & no poo!"
    "The B team have got nothing!"
    "Almost as if I've wiped it from existence."

    Keep up the good work lads. 🙂

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  3. Rhinos
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone watch the Arsenal game? Aubameyang worth a punt?

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  4. Chandler Bing
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Wait, why is Kane flagged?

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    1. Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Knock but could be nothing

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    2. kobewan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Jose is at it again.

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      1. Kay317
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        We as icing his knee after he came off apparently

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  5. Tmel
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Start one:

    a) Targett (new)
    b) Raphina (CHE)
    c) Bamford (CHE)

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    1. leeboy104
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Targett (new) easily.

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      1. FourLokoLeipzig
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        This

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    2. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Target

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    3. kobewan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Targett

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    4. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A

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  6. Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Would you take out Gundo for Mount this week, or keep Gundo and get Raphinia next week? Would like some Chelsea cover for next 5 weeks though

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    1. kobewan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      City v Fulham I'm keeping Gundogan, get mount gw30

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      1. Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He might be benched for CL midweek game

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        1. kobewan
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          DGW27 for City had same days break this week to CL MW and played in both he might be subbed early against Fulham but I think he is playing

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  7. VaVaVoom14
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Best free hit 33 team?

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    1. kobewan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      everybody still busy with BGW29

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    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      5 game weeks of information needed before can even consider this

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    3. LSK
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Salah, Jota, Trent/Robbo, Fernandes, Shaw, Martinez, Targett, Grealish,

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  8. doppelganger
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Would you play Raphinha or Saka(played 82mins last night in EL)

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  9. Scout15
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Get Bale or start Antonio?

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    1. waldo666
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Bale if for free.

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      1. Scout15
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Bale it is! Cheers!

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  10. Tmel
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Best 5.9 or under midfielder that's not Raphina for GW29?

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    1. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Trossard

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    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Saka

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  11. Chandler Bing
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Downgrade Salah or Cancelo to fund Kane?

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    1. waldo666
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Cancelo

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    2. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Either. Toss a coin

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    3. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Wouldn’t do it this week and decide next week- probably Cancelo

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    4. FPL GOD
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Neither

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  12. Nay08
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    It seems Wolves have a good run of fixtures from gw31 to gw35.
    any suggestion on which defender should I target?

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    1. waldo666
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Don't think I'd be targeting Wolves regardless of fixtures.

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    2. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Coady, he has goals in him nowadays

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    3. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Coady

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    4. kobewan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Patricio.

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    5. Vamos Los Celeste
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I brought in Neto this gw.

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    6. Carefree Crew
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Few content makers are talking up Coady recent goal threat & all marked him for their run.

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  13. AdamJ91
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Unsure what to do here, any suggestions please?

    2FT; 0.8 ITB

    Martinez
    Cancelo - Dias - Konsa
    Salah - Fernandes - Son - Gundogan - Raphinha
    Kane - DCL

    (Fabri - Bamford - Burn - Strujik)

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    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Struijk to Dawson or Robinson

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  14. Champions League Varane
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Repost
    Any help would be great. Thanks.

    A- Salah and Barnes to Bruno and Bale/Son -4
    B- Barnes and Shaw -> Veltman Bale -4
    C- Barnes and Stones -> Burn and Bale -4

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    1. Carefree Crew
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Depends on BGW29 needs. Salah / Bruno blank.
      Prefer Veltman over Burn.
      Stones now a rotation risk, yet Shaw is nailed & attacking threat.
      I'd sell Stones over Shaw. Depends if you have 3 City & would like the option of bringing a different player in. Stones blanks 29 & 33 too.

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  15. Tmel
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Martinez
    Targett Dias Cancelo Shaw
    Bruno Salah Gundo
    DCL Kane Bamford
    (Areola Raphina Neto White)

    I have 2FT & 0.2ITB so may as well make a transfer before looking at potentially getting Son & Bale next week.

    Any better suggestions than Neto > Trossard?

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  16. Stupendous
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Salah and Cancelo dropping.

    Do Salah and Cancelo to Bale and Reguilon now or wait?

    I can afford the .2

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    1. Stupendous
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      NEVER MIND!

      meant KDB and Reguilon

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    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Wait-Salah and Cancelo good options this week

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    3. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Just Salah to Bale and save one

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    4. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Keep salah

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  17. Taegugk Warrior
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Martinez
    Stones,Mee,Dunk
    Salah,Son.KDB.Gundo.Rapinha
    Kane,watkins

    4.0,Bamford,Reguillon,Dallas

    A. Save FT
    B. Mee to shaw
    C, Gundo to B.Traore
    D. Reguillon to cresswell (to accomodate KDB to Bale next GW)

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    1. kobewan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      a

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    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Prefer Mee to Konsa/Targett as chance of double in 30

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  18. Pukki Blinders
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bruno or Salah (c)?

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    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Salah

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    2. waldo666
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Bruno

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    3. kobewan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Salah

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  19. Chandler Bing
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Safe to assume that El Ghazi will be mailed until GW33 at least? No signs of Grealish returning anytime soon.

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    1. kobewan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      it seems

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    2. Pukki Blinders
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Not nailed with Trezequet filling in last game

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      1. Chandler Bing
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Ghazi was injured - hence Trezeguet started. But you could be right. The guy will always be a threat. Better to monitor how they set up this GW.

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    3. Old Wulfrunian
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Dean Smith on Grealish: "Jack's been making really good progress but, unfortunately, he won't make Newcastle. He has been ill this week so he's been off for a couple of days as well, but we're hopeful for the Tottenham game now, that's for sure."

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      1. Pukki Blinders
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He’ll be hoping for the next game every GW until the season ends. Man just talks rubbish.

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  20. Pep's Money Laundry
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Start two from these ?

    A. DCL (BUR)
    B. Antonio (mun),
    C. Gundogan (ful)
    D. Rudiger (lee)
    E. Raphinha (CHE)

    Currently on A and C

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    1. kobewan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      gtg

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    2. Carefree Crew
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A,C, then B, D, E.

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    3. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      AC

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  21. Cheeto__Bandito
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on Dias to Creswell in 29? Tough as Dias has been solid for me all year, but the clean sheets are drying out and fixtures not great either

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    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Dias also blanks in gw33 so yes for the short term at least

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  22. FPL Marc
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Should I replace Calvert-Lewin (BUR, blank, CRY) with Watkins (new, TOT, FUL)?

    DCL has good games but Richarlison is outdoing him, whereas Watkins possibly has a better game week-by-week

    Also, which Brighton defender out of Veltman and Burn is most nailed-on?

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    1. Chandler Bing
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      DCL could get a double in 30. I wouldn't. Veltman more nailed and better.

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    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No- DCL could have 30 double
      Veltman

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    3. Carefree Crew
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Watkins has been even worse without Grealish. Stats were on black box. I'd keep DCL.

      Veltman most nailed.

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  23. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Best pick to replace Barnes up to 8.5?

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

      Mount

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    2. LSK
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I brought in Mount

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    3. Carefree Crew
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      If need for BGW29 Raphina, Saka, Lingard are popular picks.

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    4. Old Wulfrunian
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      cheers

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  24. FCSB
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    is (wol) and easier fixture for Liverpool than (ars) is for Spurs ??

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    1. Chandler Bing
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I would say so, yes.

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    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Stats suggest yes

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    3. Carefree Crew
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Simplistically Wolves have kept 2 clean sheets in their last 4. Take City's game (4 goals) out of that run they've conceded 1 goal in 3 games. So I'm not sure if their defensive frailties are being inflated. Not as good as last year, maybe not as poor as presently perceived. Will having no European games benefit them.

      Spurs attack is in much better form than Liverpool's which maybe a factor in your question.

      Depends if you're asking for a captain decision, a defensive perspective or an attacking player.

      I think there will be more goals in Arse v Tott.

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  25. Nay08
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Probably use WC on GW30.
    Who should I take as the main GK?
    Leno: overall good run of fixtures until gw38 with hard in between but it's Arsenal lol.
    Mendy: good form, good fixtures on gw30-34, but not really sure to double up with another CHE def which i probably take one.
    Patricio: good run of fixtures from gw30-35, but my first thought is to take the def instead because Wolves overall not really have a good form.
    or other options?

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    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Double Chelsea defence good option-

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      1. Nay08
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        will probably do it tbh.
        now I'm thinking if triple up with Mount is a good idea or not

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    2. LSK
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Leno and Martinez rotation if you have plenty of cash. If not then go for Mendy. Patricio could be great but could also be a disaster.

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      1. Nay08
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        ah yes, you right they rotate well. I still tinkering on the team so I might or might not have the cash but I'll keep that option in mind. Thanks mate

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    3. Bob B
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I looked at Pickford and Leno as potential rotating goalkeepers, they work very well together. I didn't go for this option though on my WC.

      Pickford has a double and you assume given the circumstances that he'll play the rest of the games now.

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  26. Bob B
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Moves for next week, early thoughts?

    A. KDB, Gundogan & Pereira
    To Aubameyang, Bale & Veltman (-4)

    B. Gundogan & Pereira
    To Grealish* & Cresswell

    *assuming Grealish is back

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  27. Mr. Chimes
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who would you sell to fund Mitchell to Veltman AND get another GW29 player

    1. Cancelo (should start vs Ful)
    2. Stones (should start vs Ful)
    3. Gundogan (could be rested)

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  28. OleBall
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Dier & Barnes > Veltman & Bale -4

    Own Son and Kane already

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  29. Kay317
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    With potential for kane to be injured... I need a captain rethink. ..
    A) Salah
    B) KdB
    Any advice appreciated

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

    maybe not the best setup but can I hold transfer this week? 0.6m itb
    ideally want the option of 2 moves next week or roll 2 in gw30 then wc31
    any must haves this week?
    would look at Salah and Stones out in 29

    Martinez
    Dias Stones AWB
    Salah Son Bruno Gundo Raph
    Kane Antonio
    Areola Coufal Bamford Mitchell

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    1. FPL Theorist
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      GTG

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