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

    Captain and bench ok ?

    Mendy
    Taa Shaw Rudiger
    Salah Son MaddiSon Siggy
    Vardy (c) Wood Nacho
    - Jota Coady Konsa

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

      Yes imo

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

      Yes

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

      Is this true?
      CAPTAIN VARDY

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

        Yes I think he will exploit Saints highline (if they continue to play with highline ofcourse)

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

          Lmao, I never considered Vardy an option.

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

      Thanks guyz

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

        I presume you are not interested in making a transfer

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

          I have already done Moura to Siggy
          And keeping Vardy for the double

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

    Start Cancelo or Jota ?

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

      Cancelo

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

      Cancelo

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

        Cheers lads. Hope he starts and hauls

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  3. 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), Iheanacho

    Fabri, Shaw, Vydra, Coady

    2 FT 0 ITB

    No chips left

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    1. iccy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Not v exciting move but maybe Coady to Holgate ready for a possible double?

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  4. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    I wonder if the Twitterazzi will all be crawling back here tomorrow? Isn’t an Internet forum social media? I would say so.

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

      Nope they aren't.

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      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Goggle disagrees. Is not social? Is it not media? I don’t know you from Adam, but here we are, having an exchange of opinion.

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        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 12 months ago

          *Google
          *is it
          🙄

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

          Many people find that the answer varies. Forums, after all, are inherently social -- they bring people together on common ground. But others disagree. Forums are not "social media" because they don't like the negative connotations of social media (such as being "poked" like on Facebook). In other words, the person finds social media as meaningless but forums are meaningful. Your mileage may vary.

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          1. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            2 years, 12 months ago

            Nice copy and paste of the one that argues that it’s probably not social media 😉

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

              Someone had to do it 🙂

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    2. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      I hope not

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      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        You can count on it

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    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      They'll be in for a shock when they don't instantly get 100 likes for everything they say regardless of what nonsense it is.

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

    Greenwood on the bench probably means he starts against Liverpool.

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    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      lineups are out?

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

        Yeah, out earlier when it is EL or CL.

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  6. Bring the Cavalry
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Will holding lose his place this weekend with Luiz back? Need a defender 4.5 or less

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

      Alioski is 4.5

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    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Even if he plays this week, he’s not nailed.

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

        There was a debate on Twitter by Leeds fans, basically they think that Dallas is preferred to Klich in middle so Alioski will continue starting. They were expecting Strujk to loose his place..

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        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 12 months ago

          I was talking about Holding.

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  7. crazysidz
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Kindly RMT

    Martinez
    Dallas, Rudiger, Shaw
    Bruno, Salah, Son(vc), Lingard
    Kane (C), Iheanacho, DCL

    Subs: Mccarthy, Jota, Vestergaard, Kabak

    DCL is not performing at all.. What to do.

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

      Pretty template that. Keep DCL, I know he is awful atm. but DGW most likely coming up.

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

      Get Watkins and lock that master piece.

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    3. crazysidz
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Who is Southampton's first GK. GW 37 is Dgw and i want to use my benchboost

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  8. balint84
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Start Jota or Greenwood?
    Start Coufal or Dunk?

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

      Defo Greenwood over Jota given benching tonight imo. Much better chance of a start than Jota now - also factor in dicey Liverpool defence.

      Dunk for me

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    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Jota and Coufal probably

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    3. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Greenwood and Dunk for me mate, Brighton vs Leeds could be 0-0 IMO

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      1. balint84
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Thanks mates!

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  9. Babit1967
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Best week to bench boost lads ?

    Sanchez Martinez
    Alonso Dias Coufal Taa Castagne
    Bruno Son Lingard Jota Saka
    Kane DCL Iheanacho

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

      Gw 35

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    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      35

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      1. Babit1967
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Cheers lads will save an ft and bb 35 then and got the fh for 36

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  10. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    2FTs. Wanting to do Vardy >> Kane(C). Which move is best to raise 0.3? Still got BB.

    A. Gundog >> ASM / Saka
    B. Coady >> Llorente / Alioski

    Mendy
    TAA. Shaw. Rudiger
    Salah. Bruno. Gundog. Lingard
    Vardy. DCL. Iheanacho
    (Forster, Jota, Coady, Holding)

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  11. mr messi
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Do I need Son? Would need to take a hit to get him. Or could I just get Bale?

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

      If you can get Bale in without a hit, do it. Great differential.

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

      Bale is a fun pick.

      Son hasn't been lighting it up with goals recently but more certain start of course. Not worth a hit at all in my book - especially given Leeds away in 35.

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

    Arsenal: Leno; Chambers, Holding, Mari, Xhaka; Partey, Ceballos; Saka, Odegaard, Smith Rowe; Pepe.

    Subs: Ryan, Okonkwo, Bellerin, Gabriel, Cedric, Luiz, Nelson, Elneny, Nketiah, Martinelli, Willian, Aubameyang.

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

      Pepe is forward

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

        Luiz on the bench, Holding still starting. Interesting

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  13. jonnybhoy
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Thoughts everyone? 1FT 1.8m ITB

    Mendy
    Holding Rudiger Coufal
    Salah Bruno Lingard Son
    Kane Nacho Bamford

    Forster Jota Stones Phillps

    Any DGW players to go for or just bank FT?

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

    Cavani starting?

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

      Yes.

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

        Interesting. So Greenwood will score against Liverpool

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

          Hope so.

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        2. Scholes Out For Summer
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 12 months ago

          Game will be 0-0

          The classic Ole score against "big 6"

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  15. EL_FENOMENO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Which is the correct move here:
    a) Save FT
    b) Raph + Vydra to ESR + Wood -4
    c) Raph to Perreira/JWP

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  16. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Another run out for the exhausted Bruno

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

      😆

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  17. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Start
    1. Pope
    2. Johnstone

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

      Kinda like asking which nut you wanna get punched in... Lose lose.

      Pope I guess.

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

        Thats right. I want to replace Pope. Who should be the best replacement till the end of the season??

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

          Mendy or Martinez.

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

            Martinez fixtures are all red. I am thinking of Ederson or Meslier

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

              Yeah Ederson is a good pick tbf.

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

      Pope is from injury break, would get Martinez first.

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

    Is Kane even 100% fit?

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    1. The bean
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      He didn't look fit for the league Cup final. I still have him to, hard to know to captain or not..

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

      Should be a week on but looked off the pace to me in the final.

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  19. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Is Stones -> Castagne worth a hit?

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

      No.

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      1. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Could just play Coufal instead

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

          Do it, will probably get an assist.

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  20. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    How long is laca injured for?

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

      I also would like to know this

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

      He is back in training and was assesed before Villarreal. Clearly not match fit though.

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

        https://www.arsenal.com/news/who-back-contention-face-villarreal

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  21. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Play one

    A. Maguire
    B. Dunk
    C. Targett

    Playing Martinez too

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

      A, will score captains goal.

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

    Dont want to burn a transfer but nothing jumps out. Any thoughts here?

    Schmeichel
    TAA Rudiger Dallas
    Salah Bruno Son Jota Lingard
    Kane Nacho

    Forster Shaw Veltman Brewster

    0.0itb, 2ft

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    1. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Maybe weltman -> 3.9 to get funds?

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

      Schmeichel?

      Don't especially rate Leicester defence. Don't see more than two clean sheets at best. Palace were worth their goal and Newcastle and Southampton are better in attack.

      Prefer Mendy but that also leaves you in a hole if BGW36 happens and on a double up you may not like. Alternatives for me are Pickford ( 😉 ) and Meslier.

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    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Guita, Palace DGW & sea of green

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  23. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Gtg? Bench order might lead to some discussion/debate

    Sanchez
    TAA Shaw Dunk Rudiger
    Fernandes Salah son lingard
    Kane Nacho
    Ayling jota vydra

    Thoughts?

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

    Will Kane rise tonight? He needs 14K transfers in apparently

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  25. The bean
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Is Rudigar due a rest this weekend?

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

      He's been resting for a year and half before this run in the team, tbh he's played 7 games in the last 30 days which is a lot.

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      1. The bean
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Yeah zouma could step in... Tuchel is worse than pep for rotation

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    2. SmasherLagru
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      I wanting to know the thing, im lookin like benchin him

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  26. ilikewud
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Would you start Dallas over Greenwood or Jota?

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    1. SmasherLagru
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      He is more nailed

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

      Over Jota probs - not Greenwood.

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    3. The bean
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Jota could start ahead of mane but I don't know if Liverpool are going to score...

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

      Greenwood > Dallas > Jota

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    5. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Yes imo. Leeds have really tightened up at the back and you saw the potential for points Dallas offers at either ends of the pitch in the CTY game.

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

        This - really fancy Dallas. Playing so advanced! Cheers.

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  27. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Pope (Johnstone)
    Cancelo Lowton Rudiger
    Son Bruno Lingard Jota
    Nacho Kane Vardy

    Johnstone - AWB - Lowton - ESR

    1 FT and 1.5 itb

    any suggested transfers? Can't save the FT as I will play FH in 35(if its a DGW). Thanks

    1. AWB to Dallas
    2. Pope to Meslier/Ederson
    3. Any other move you suggest

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  28. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    cant decide...

    mount to

    a siggy
    b lingard
    c keep and hope he plays

    thanks and gl

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  29. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Which one to play Bamford or Jota?

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

      Bamford

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      1. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Thanks. Anyone else?

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

    Is Bruno n Bamford to Vardy n Bale
    Worth a hit

    Cheers

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    1. jonnybhoy
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Nope

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