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Maddison makes third successive start as Leicester visit Southampton

30 April 2021 702 comments
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Leicester City are unchanged as they travel to Southampton for Gameweek 34’s Friday-night opener.

That means James Maddison (£7.3m) retains his starting berth for the third Premier League match in a row since returning from injury.

While we do not have the benefit of the clubs’ official team reveals for Gameweek 34, the midfielder is likely to operate in the number 10 role behind Kelechi Iheanacho (£6.2m) and Jamie Vardy (£10.3m) tonight.

A lot of eyes will be on the later at St. Mary’s Stadium considering he lost approximately 90,000 owners for Gameweek 34, with Harry Kane (£11.8m) returning from his ankle problem ahead of facing Sheffield United.

Youri Tielemans (£6.4m) and Wilfred Ndidi (£4.8m) form the central-midfield pairing tonight with Luke Thomas (£4.1m) and Timothy Castagne (£5.8m) operating as wing-backs once again.

Wesley Fofana (£5.0m), Caglar Söyüncü (£5.3m) and Jonny Evans (£5.6m) are the back-three.

Danny Ings (£8.4m) is absent for Southampton while Alex McCarthy (£4.4m) has managed to hold onto his starting berth from the 2-1 defeat to Spurs.

Fraser Forster (£4.0m) is on the bench for the second Gameweek in a row.

Nathan Tella (£4.3m) and Che Adams (£5.7m) lead Saints’ attack with Takumi Minamino (£6.0m) and Nathan Redmond (£6.4m) either side of Stuart Armstrong (£5.5m) and James Ward-Prowse (£5.8m).

With no updates on social media this weekend, we will bring you live updates on all goals and assists from Southampton, which you can follow below.

Gameweek 34 Line-ups

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Vestergaard, Stephens, Bednarek, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong, Redmond, Minamino, Tella, Adams.

Substitutes: Forster, Djenepo, Salisu, Diallo, Ramsay, Walcott, N’Lundulu, Ferry, Jankewitz.

Leicester XI: Schmeichel; Fofana, Soyuncu, Evans; L Thomas, Tielemans, Ndidi, Castagne; Maddison; Iheanacho, Vardy.

Substitutes: Ward, Albrighton, Perez, Amartey, Under, Choudhury, Pereira, Mendy, Praet.

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  1. Fudgy
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Double game week confirmed for 35?

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    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      I didn't think this through at all. I have to bench my 3 Liverpool players against Saints to play my best XI on the double. Hmmm

      Sanchez
      Castagne Pereira Targett
      Bruno Greenwood ESR Bale
      Kane Iheanacho Benteke

      Meslier | TAA, Robertson, Jota | 2FTs

      Admittedly, conveniently and annoyingly, Pereira might be a SGWer at best, and Targett's fixtures aren't ideal. But also need to use a FT somewhere. My WC33 was a rushed botch job.

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      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Was not meant to reply Fudgy, sorry.

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        1. Fudgy
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          No worries mate

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      2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        I’d play trent and bench periera if it was me

        Fa cup final is looming if he’s coming back from injury he’s likely to play only one

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    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Yes

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      1. Fudgy
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Epic lol

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  2. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Should I sell R. Pereira then?

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    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Benteke (c) looks juicy

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      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Will certainly consider!

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  3. fr3d
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    In light of online racial abuse and social media blackout I have decided that I won't be making any comment on here until next page

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    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      In solidarity with you brother, I shan't be reading any of your messages

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    2. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Fred as in the YouTuber that used the N word?

      You’re dog whistle is noted and you’re cancelled!

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      1. FPL Pillars
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Your * whoops pardon my English

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  4. Legohair
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    When is best time to use BB?

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    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      35!!!!!

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    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      GW19

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    3. Bagheri Arce
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      I have a bench of Forster, Raphinha, Alonso, Jota and 1FT

      I am unsure now. If Raphinha defo fit the. I'll maybe do it with Alonso out and possibly shift Forster too (or cross my fingers he gets a game)

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  5. WVA
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    I'll be amazed if I get double figures from Vardy(C) Iheanacho and Castagne tonight

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  6. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    37 & 38 will be normal gameweeks?

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Yep.

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      1. Pep Roulette
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Cheers mate

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  7. fplking14
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Is that Forster permanently dropped?

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    1. Bagheri Arce
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Shame for those looking for a BB

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      1. fplking14
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Yh I'm using BB and have Forster, need to know if he's permanently dropped. Otherwise I will have to do a -4 for Guaita

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    2. WE GO FOR IT
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      No way to tell tbh. I'd take the hit to remove him though.

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  8. Ohh1454
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Looking at FH drafts already thoughts on this possibly ?
    Mendy
    Digne Castagne Shaw
    Jwp Zaha Bruno Rashford
    Vardy Nacho Richarlison

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    1. tbos83
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Nice. Maybe some Arsenal representation? Saka for JWP?

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      1. Ohh1454
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Not a bad shout tbf just can’t trust Arsenal

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    2. Rains of Castamere
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Considering Siggy. On pens too.

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  9. N00B
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Early thoughts for next week.

    Pick two players to start between:
    A) Kane
    B) Son
    C) Holding
    D) ESR

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  10. F_Ivanovic
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    No Kane this week. Balls of steel.

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    1. nothing_else_Mata
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Same here mate

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    2. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Mangina more like.

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    3. 272MK
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Same. Captaining Bale as well

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  11. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Feels like forever since we had a 'normal' Saturday deadline! No more this season too

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  12. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    No surprises as Kane tops captaincy (88.6%) and EO (181.3%) in the top10k

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  13. GE
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    How many players you have for GW36?
    I only have 6...good for GW35, not for GW36. What do you think is the best balance?

    Current team for GW36:

    (2FT, 1.1 itb)

    No keeper
    TAA
    Salah/Son/Lingard/Jota
    Kane

    Bench/not playing: Forster, Mendy, Shaw, Rudiger, Castagne, Holding, Bruno, Nacho, Davis

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      The plan is 6 or 7. GW36 team looks fine other than Dunk vs. WHU (although he did score against them last time out).

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      1. GE
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Understand, probably not panic 🙂 Best way is to see GW35 and GW36 combined yes

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    2. Moderately content penguin
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Have a full complement bar Bruno Nacho and Shaw

      That's the one and only upside of the triple Villa look. Not sure whether I'll play either Konsa or Watkins in 35. Swings and roundabouts.

      You could get up to a fairly safe 9 with double Everton and Zaha who isn't the worst in 36. Pickford for Mendy in 36 looks logical anyway.

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  14. dshv
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    That red rudiger when did come?

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Presser today

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  15. Chandler Bing
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Where my FHers at? We all going ultra maverick?

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    1. Rains of Castamere
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Guaita
      Digne Shaw Castagne
      Zaha Siggy Bruno Salah
      Vardy Iheanacho DCL

      Something like that most likely

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  16. 272MK
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Any exp on players with high EO and captaincy (among top10k)

    And then it just didnt turn good?

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  17. Moderately content penguin
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    It'll be interesting to see what people do with keepers over 35 and 36. Mendy Forster is still very generic - quite a few forced transfers in 36 on the horizon?

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    1. People in Preston
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Agreed. Luckily I'm on Martinez (Steer) so a straight swap to Meslier (Steer) in GW36 or GW37 seems logical.

      Martinez: MUN/EVE cry tot CHE
      Meslier: TOT wba bur WBA

      It's just a question of when I jump off the Martinez bus. GW36 is a tough call.

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

    ML leader who is 65 points ahead of me just signed Sterling for Bruno and captained Sterling...

    I am officially scared

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      It's possible...

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    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      He’s going for it!

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    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Could pay off. It's definitely a punt though given his form and the heavy Man City rotation!

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    4. Moderately content penguin
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Jeepers. That's quite the move.

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    5. WHUFCSmith23
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Be grateful, that's not a good move. Sterling has been shocking for months

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  19. Spg76
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    I’ve won my mini league. 96 points infront of nearest rival and we’ve both gone Kane(c). He had no ambition. If you’re chasing that kind of margin, it should be illegal to captain Kane. He threw the towel in right there.

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

      I am chasing 65 points and captained Kane. This week was not the week to differentiate captains. Next week is another matter though...

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    2. 272MK
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      110pts behind leader
      No Kane for me
      Captained Bale

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    3. WE GO FOR IT
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Depends on chips though. If he still has TC, he can very well go for it next week by putting it on someone you don't own. But yeah, unless that player massively hauls, around 20 or something, you are safe.

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      1. Spg76
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        He has no chips left, but he might be top of a different mini league. I haven’t checked.

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        1. WE GO FOR IT
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Then it depends really. He might have given up this ML to concentrate on another one.

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    4. lordkippe
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      I am 41 points behind in my ML at 5th place. Got no Kane and went for Son captain. The odds is against me, but could go our way without Kane. Things like that happen once in a while. But we need some luck obviously

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    5. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      The remaining GWs all are better weeks for differential captains IMO.

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      1. Spg76
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Yes but the 96 points is a big one. I was dreading he would go Leicester striker(c).

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    6. F_Ivanovic
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      I mean 96 points is virtually over anyway regardless. I take it it's a winner takes all and no 2nd place prize? I'm in a league where at least top 3 get paid, so would make no sense to try and chase a 96 point gap and miss out on 2nd. He also could be in another league that he wants to win. So many valid reasons to not go differential at this point

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      1. Spg76
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Winner takes all but we put behind a bar and all meet for drinks. It’s the bragging rights!

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  20. Manani
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Thoughts on Pickford as Forster replacement?

    Other goalie is Mendy, and I will start Mendy every week

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    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Look at Guita’s fixtures 😉

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      1. Moderately content penguin
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Look at Palace defensive record 🙂

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        1. FPLShaqiri
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          I'm so tempted to go for PVA for GW35 and GW36. He always has had a strong end to the season from my memories, maybe he can do it again!

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          1. Moderately content penguin
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 12 months ago

            PvA is a nice punt if you've got a spot spare.

            Don't see Palace thumping SHU at all - more a 2-0 2-1 type of result and the goals could come from anywhere. Guess he's due.

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          2. aborg
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 12 months ago

            Yes PVA had saved my ML 2 seasons in a row...the first was 3 seasons ago. I’d probably be getting him in for final run in.

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        2. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Thinking of removing Marty & Pickford, Meslier or Guita?

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          1. Moderately content penguin
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 12 months ago

            It's a tough call there

            Guaita is half possible but Pickford and Meslier are the ones I'd want probs. I'm likely to just play Ederson all the way through now. That was one piece of overthinking in 26 that didn't pay

            Half expecting another 0.01XG Palace goal this week too. 🙂

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            1. The 12th Man
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 12 months ago

              If I could choose over id be on Meslier/Pickford.

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  21. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    0.1 off of Kane and Son to Vardy and Bruno for next week doubles. Ouch

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    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Oh dear if I knew Vardy had a double next week I definitely would have kept this week!

      I’m slacking in keeping up with the latest

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  22. People in Preston
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    "Is this a live blog which I see before me,
    The angle toward my eye? Come, let me delete thee.
    I have thee not, and yet I see thee still."

    Macbeth ~ Act 2 Scene 1 (In a different universe)

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Who did Shakespeare normally captain?

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      1. tbos83
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        He always made a bard choice

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      2. Moderately content penguin
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Think it was generally Wes Morgan

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    2. People in Preston
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Think he was a big Antonio fan.

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  23. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Sir Matthew Lowton to save my season again this week with the Rudiger news after his fine heroics last week against Wolves

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      What's your current rank?

      Thought it was going pretty well this season for you...

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      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        It was...

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    2. richarlison2348
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      He saved my season earlier, brought him in for a 1 week punt for the week he scored :0

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  24. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Left my transfers to the last minute. Great having the DGW info.

    RIP people who sold DGW 35 players.

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  25. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Am I the only one who captained Son??

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    1. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Fabio Borges did

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    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Out of 8 million plus?

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    3. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Is your name 4.5% in the top 10/k?

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      1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        The polls are rigged man.

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  26. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Thomas, mega bargain!

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  27. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Thomas nailed on for the double?

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    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Looks to be, Ricardo still not fit & seems to start ahead of Albrighton.

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  28. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Bruno Fernandes sees his 3rd most net transfers out in a GW this season with 192k FPL managers selling him from their team.

    However he has also delivered double digits in all the weeks he has been mass sold:

    GW27: 301k net transfers out = 10 points vs. MCI (A)
    GW3: 274k net transfers out = 12 points vs. BHA (A)
    GW8: 108k net transfers out = 17 points vs. EVE (A)

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    1. WE GO FOR IT
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Let's hope he punishes the sellers on Sunday.

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  29. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    How's Coleman as an option?

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    1. Luton_Fan
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Everton wont keep cs in either game imo

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    2. WE GO FOR IT
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      There's achance he gets benched if they play 4atb. If you want a naile don option, Digne is the one. If you don't mind him playing one game and want a budget option to spend money elsewhere, he's a decent option.

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  30. Luton_Fan
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    What do you guys think of rashford as captain for dgw?

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    1. WE GO FOR IT
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Hasn't been in great form recently. If you have him, he's a good differential pick. I wouldn't get him in though.

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