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Captain Sensible April 29

Who is the best FPL captain for Gameweek 34?

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Fantasy Premier League managers have plenty of choice for the Gameweek 34 Wildcard, especially with options available at Leicester and Spurs.

Jamie Vardy (£10.3m) might be going through a feast-or-famine phase right now but, ahead of facing Southampton, Kelechi Iheanacho (£6.2m) is in the form of his life.

Still, the highly-owned Harry Kane (£11.8m) and Son Heung-min (£9.5m) play host to already-relegated Sheffield United in one of Gameweek 34’s most appealing fixtures but how much will Spurs’ poor showing in the EFL Cup final affect our armband decisions.

Elsewhere, UEFA Champions League semi-finalists Manchester City and Chelsea face bottom-half-of-the-table sides in Crystal Palace and Fulham respectively but are we asking for trouble by trusting heavily-rotated outfits this weekend?

As always, the Captain Sensible article is here to answer those questions and a whole lot more. In order to help you settle this week’s captaincy conundrum for your team, we will analyse extensive data from the Fantasy Football Scout Premium Members Area, which is why only those with a valid subscription can access it in full.

CAPTAIN POLL

Unsurprisingly, Kane has emerged as the clear-cut leader in this week’s Captain Poll, gaining over 58.0% of votes so far.

Second-placed Iheanacho has gathered 16.7% votes at the time of writing. The Nigerian international is now establishing himself as one of the most reliable strikers in the league with nine goals and one assist in his last eight league appearances.

Only he and Kane have amassed more than 10.0% support in this week’s vote. 6.5% of voters have backed Son, which comes as a something of a surprise considering his FPL ownership remains at an impressive 45.0%.

Also, Iheanacho’s Leicester colleague Vardy ranks fourth with 4.0% of total votes now that he is widely considered to be playing second fiddle up-front.

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  1. Henning
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    1. Fernandes/Salah out for Son
    2. Greenwood/Jota and TAA out for Son and a 5 m def?
    3. Forget about Son

    Mendy Forster
    Coady Dallas TAA Azpi Hilding
    Salah Fernandes Jota Lingard Greenwood
    Kane Wood Iheanacho

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    1. aleksios
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      1 with Bruno out.

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  2. buttsy9
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    What would you change here and who to bench? 4m ITB.

    Meslier, Pope
    Cancelo, Coufal, Dallas, TAA, Castagne
    Salah, Jota, Son, Lingard, Smith-Rowe
    Branford, Watkins, Nacho

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    1. aleksios
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Bench Cancelo,Coufal,ASR.

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

      Well your number 1 priority has to be get Kane or Vardy in. I'd suggest Kane.

      Can probably be done with Cancelo down to someone cheap and Bamford to Kane. Watkins has a double so may as well keep him over Bam

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      1. buttsy9
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Is Kane fit? I’m not convinced he is.

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    3. OLD Rafiki
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      So you are going 'kamikaze' without Kane and Martinez ?
      Great team though

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      1. buttsy9
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Not convinced on Kane fitness and transferred him out for Watkins last week. Still have free hit chip left so will use that to get Martinez for DGW. Meslier could get clean sheet against Brighton.

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  3. OLD Rafiki
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Any city midd to choose from?

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    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      None imo

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    2. timmmuh
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      maybe Sterling; did not play v Villa or last night ... due some minutes

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      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Don't bother. I speak from experience.

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    3. Guru Mediation
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Once they've seen off PSG I think you can start to look again. Not until then though

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  4. Jeremy Corbyn
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    What's the consensus on Watkins to Wood out for free?

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    1. OLD Rafiki
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Watkins has been delivering impressively for the last 5 games while wood is according to me a one time wonder.

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      1. grumpyman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Watkins also has an extra fixture.

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      2. Jeremy Corbyn
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        I'm leaning towards keeping. Wood has done quite well recently though

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  5. aleksios
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    What to do here? 1ft 1.4itb.

    --Leno
    --Coady--Azpi--Fofana
    --Salah--Bruno--Lingard--Gundo
    --Nacho--Wood--Kane

    --Forster--TAA--Jota--Veltman.

    Thanks.

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    1. Jeremy Corbyn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Benching TAA?

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      1. aleksios
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Him or Gundo.

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    2. OLD Rafiki
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      One of the strongest bench I've seen this week.

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      1. aleksios
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Bruno to Son maybe?

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        1. OLD Rafiki
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 12 months ago

          What if you play both?

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          1. OLD Rafiki
            • 3 Years
            2 years, 12 months ago

            Pardon me, just saw you don't have son. Maybe you should get son then.

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    3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Good to save FT
      Wouldn't bench Trent

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  6. timmmuh
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Chasing ... last week went (c) Iheanacho and it worked.

    This week considering taking a hit as follows:
    Soucek to Pereira
    Bruno to ???

    A) Son
    B) Sterling (didn't play v Villa at the weekend or last night - due for a start v Palace)

    Would bench Watkins at the weekend. What do you think?

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    1. timmmuh
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Team would be:

      Martinez
      TAA-Shaw-Dallas
      Salah-Lingard-Greenwood-Pereira-??
      Kane (c) - Nacho

      Watkins-Cresswell-Phillips - Forster

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      1. aleksios
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Has to be Son.

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    2. MightyGar
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Bale if chasing

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  7. Marcin the Pole
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Raphinha owners, what are you doing with him? If selling, who's the replacement?

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    1. Badluck Jonathan
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Will probably sell for JWP. Jota gets a stay of execution

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    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Selling for Pereira

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  8. Hitthewall
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Do I sell Bruno or Vardy for Kane?

    Got Ihenacho.

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    1. aleksios
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Vardy.

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    2. Super John McGinn-
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Vardy

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  9. Super John McGinn-
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Thoughts on starting 11 and any transfers?

    Mendy
    TAA, Dias, Rudiger
    Salah, Bruno, Son Lingard, Jota
    Kane (C), Iheana go

    Fabri, Shaw, Vydra, Coady

    2 FT 0 ITB

    No chips left

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    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Nice team that
      Dias -> Azpi

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  10. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Which move would you do?

    Moura
    A) ➡ Bale
    B) ➡ Siggy
    C) ➡ Zaha

    D) Vardy ➡ Kane

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    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      B out of those

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      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Actually probably D and Cap Kane
        Didn't see at first sight

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        1. JBG
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 12 months ago

          This

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  11. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Reason not to cap Nacho over Kane?
    better form, in the better team, Sheffield improving

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    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      If Kane hauls your rank will plummet.

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      1. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        So

        If he doesn't and Nacho does the reverse happens. A dull sort of argument in my opinion that one.

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        1. JBG
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 12 months ago

          Well no, because Nachos EO would most likely be lower than Kane. I didn't have Nacho last GW and only dropped 1k last GW.

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          1. pingissimus
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 12 months ago

            I assume that's because you captained Salah who didn't blank. You'd have fallen a good deal further if the captaincy differential was 4 and 24 and not 18 and 24.

            If both captains haul then any movement will be restricted.

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          2. pingissimus
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 12 months ago

            And you are pretty much arguing against yourself here

            You didn't have a player who was 88% owned in top 10K and similarly for most ranks and despite his major haul your rank only fell slightly. Just goes to show that if you have the right combination of players you can still do well.

            My best memory of this EO doublethink was not having universal Salah against Huddersfield when he hit a hattrick and was a popular TC choice. Still got a nice green.

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    2. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      SHU are improving imo

      Amusingly Spurs have a worse record defensively than them since the restart in 30. Some evidence that SHU have got their act together anyway.

      If it was an away game I'd be on Nacho probs. May switch yet.

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  12. Tosa86
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    which move for son?

    1) Fernandes
    2) Jota
    3) None

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    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      2

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    2. JBG
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      2

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  13. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    This boycott isn't helping when waiting for double GW news

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Any chance to get it before the silence?

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    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Will you be joining in?

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      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        I don't have a social following and haven't posted on my FB page since 2017 but yes I will. It is cause worth supporting

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  14. royals forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Which move for Dias?

    Digne
    Alonso

    Other DFs are

    Mee Dallas Castagne Shaw

    Any ideas would be welcomed

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    1. JohnnyRev7
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Alonso for this GW and then switch to Digne "DGW35".

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  15. sirmorbach
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Good to go?

    Meslier
    TAA, Dias, Rüdiger
    Salah, Bruno, Son (vc), Lingard
    Kane (c), Wood, Iheanacho

    Forster / Gündogan / Coufal / Holding

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  16. BOATIES FC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Is Jota to Siggy too punty? got two free transfers and obv don't want to burn one. (0.1 itb)
    Other option is Coady to Godfrey, if Eve are getting a double then SHU

    Mendy
    TAA Coady Castagne
    Salah Bruno Son Lingard Jota
    Kane Iannacho

    Forster Shaw Brewster Amartey

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  17. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Current team. 0m in bank and bench boost to play (probably in 35) Any idea what to do with this?

    Martinez (Forster)
    TAA Coufal Holding (Shaw Ward)
    Salah Son Jota Bruno Lingard
    Kane Nacho (Vydra)

    A. Jota to Siggy
    B. Bruno and Vydra to MPereira and Vardy
    C. Burn transfer
    D. Something else

    Thanks

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  18. Jässi
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Still have wildcard and bench boost left. Is it best to play WC this week and prepare for possible DGW 35?

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  19. Henning
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    I need some info about dgw.
    Do we know when they Will be played?
    With no chip left, should i start aiming for dgw players right away or leave it for the moment?

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    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Yes

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      1. Henning
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        To many questions right? : )

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        1. JBG
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 12 months ago

          Heheh, was just kidding. Nobody knows anything yet sadly.

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          1. Henning
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 12 months ago

            Thanx anyway.

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  20. The Frenchie
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    A) Aurier (Sheffield)
    B) James (Fulham)
    C) Samedi (WBA)

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    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      A more secure pick imo.

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  21. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Start

    A)jota
    B)veltman
    C)holding

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  22. ZAMUNDA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Play two out of:
    1) Bruno
    2) Jota
    3) Shaw
    4) TAA

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    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      3 and 4. 0-0 incoming.

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  23. Dybala10
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Any idea what to do here? Really happy with my team but have 2 FTs and need to prep for DGW.

    Saiss to EVE def?

    Mendy
    TAA, Saiss, Rudiger, Fofana
    Lingard, Fernandes, Son, Salah
    Iheanacho, Kane

    Forster, Shaw, Jota, Davis

    1.1 ITB

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  24. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Vardy to Kane or save and give Son the armband?

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    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      If Kane hauls you will probably need both Vardy and Son to haul to cover that, rank wise.

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    2. Kuqi Monster
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Save, Vardy likely to have a double 35

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      1. JBG
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        If he is nicely set up for DGW35(if it happens), he can just get Vardy back for Kane that GW.

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        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 12 months ago

          Well negative I have a BB. Made a mistake by doing the transfer especially that Davis scored now on my bench

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      2. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Might do

        The second one would be United away. Also possible that CL will be wrapped up by then and rotation happens. Lots of variables possible.

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        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 12 months ago

          Looks like the dullard move. On the other hand Party against Southampton might be huge. 9:0

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          1. pingissimus
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 12 months ago

            The last one was a rather dull 1-0 affair - anything could happen of course.

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            1. FPL Daniel
              • 14 Years
              2 years, 12 months ago

              YOU'RE right. It's a ball after all

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  25. OleBall
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Martinez
    Rudi* Shaw Dallas TAA
    Son Salah Jota JLingz
    Kane Nacho

    Areola Saka Watkins Targett

    1ft 0.3itb

    Bench one:
    A) Jota
    B) Saka
    C) TAA

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    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Jota imo.

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      1. OleBall
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Not expecting Rudi to play so likely be meaningless anyway

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        1. JBG
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 12 months ago

          Probably yeah.

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  26. JohnnyRev7
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Martinez
    TAA / Evans / Alonso
    Bale / Havertz / Lingard / Pereira
    Vardy / Kane / Iheanacho

    Steer: Bowen / Veltman / Coady

    Bench look Ok? GTG?

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  27. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    A. Bruno to Son
    B. Lacazette to DCL
    C. Both for -4
    D. Hold

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    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      A

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  28. 03farmboy
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Who to transfer out this week?

    Jota, Bruno, Bamford

    And who to put in?

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    1. OleBall
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Save FT unless you got 2?

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  29. Jet5605
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Is Mendy still a reliable starter or might Kepa get some easy games? Have Forster as second GK who isn't playing at the mo

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    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Mendy should start until top 4 is secured.

      Kepa could get a game before the cup final which I expect him to start.

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  30. squ1rrel
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    GTG? Benching Struijk an ok move?

    Martinez
    TAA - Dias - Digne - Reguilon
    Salah - Bale - Lingard
    Kane(c) - Bamford - Iheanacho

    Areola - Struijk - Raphinha - Burke

    0 FT, 3.4 ITB

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    1. OLD Rafiki
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Yeah GtG

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