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FPL focus on Antonio and Wilson as West Ham visit Newcastle

15 August 2021 1503 comments
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Sunday’s Premier League action kicks off at St. James’ Park as Newcastle United host West Ham United.

Joe Willock (£6.0m), who enjoyed a fine spell with the Magpies last season, completed his move from Arsenal on Friday afternoon but was not registered before the 12-noon deadline and will therefore have to wait until Gameweek 2 for his first appearance as a permanent signing.

With Martin Dubravka (£4.5m) injured and Karl Darlow (£4.5m) still feeling the effects of COVID, youngster Freddie Woodman (£4.5m) will make his Premier League debut and starts in goal.

At the back, bargain-bin enabler Javier Manquillo (£4.0m), owned by 10.1% of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers, misses out altogether as Steve Bruce opts for a 3-5-2 formation with Jacob Murphy (£5.0m) and Matt Ritchie (£5.0m) taking the wing-back roles.

Influential forwards Callum Wilson (£7.5m), owned by 7.2%, and Allan Saint-Maximin (£6.5m) start up top.

As for West Ham United, Aaron Cresswell (£5.5m), Vladimir Coufal (£5.0m), Tomas Soucek (£6.0m) and Michail Antonio (£7.5m), all of whom have double-digit FPL ownerships, feature in David Moyes’ 4-2-3-1 set-up.

Lukasz Fabianski (£5.0m) starts in goal ahead of new signing Alphonse Areola (£5.0m), while Angelo Ogbonna (£5.0m) recovers from the hamstring injury he picked up in pre-season to partner Craig Dawson (£5.0m) at centre-half.

Further forward, popular community pick Saïd Benrahma (£6.0m) will operate either as a no. 10 or perhaps wider on the left-flank, with headline act Antonio set to lead the line.

Kick-off at St. James’ Park is at 14.00 BST.

LINE-UPS

Newcastle United XI: Woodman, Krafth, Fernandez, Clark, Murphy, Hayden, Shelvey, Ritchie, Almiron, Saint-Maximin, Wilson

Subs: Gillespie, Schar, Lascelles, Lewis, S Longstaff, Hendrick, Fraser, Joelinton, Gayle

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Rice, Soucek, Bowen, Benrahma, Fornals, Antonio

Subs: Areola, Diop, Fredericks, Baptiste, Johnson, Coventry, Noble, Lanzini, Yarmolenko

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  1. noahzark22
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Is it too early for Havertz and Vardy to Fernandez and DCL?

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    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      No. Good moves.

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    2. No Salah
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Any other options than DCL?
      Who are your other forwards?

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    3. shiraz
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      nice move, not too early and not too late either, it is still just one gw into the new season. if you feel that taking a -4 this early can give you a better position ahead, then why not. if you have a plan, follow with it.

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  2. Jam0sh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Gündogan to go 😎

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  3. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    94 all out and feeling hollow.

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  4. MINUS FOUR
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Let's dispel two popular myths: #1 Bruno is essential #GW1 Bench Boost is a terrible strategy only for casuals.

    My Bench Boost is currently on 126 points with Torres to play. Bruno is not in the team, but the money saved is spread around to a bunch of good scores. 34 points from the bench.

    Many ways to skin a cat. It's not right or wrong to go against the template, but it's something to consider. You don't have to be a sheep or seek approval for your different ways of playing the game. Just play your own game.

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    1. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      The 2 previous times i used my BB in 1st week got off to a great start and finished top 5k

      Outside top 20k every tine i have saved it for the dgws

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      1. MINUS FOUR
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        This is the first time I've done it, having thought about it in the past. I thought the conditions were perfect, some clear budget enables emerged, there was quite a lot of information available about who was fit and firing (ignore the late arrivals). And now I can play what's in front of me rather than setting up for a BB over a number of weeks, or holding the Wildcard until GW36 because I've planned for that all season.

        But I still don't think everyone should BB in GW1, I just think people shouldn't dismiss it and laugh at totally write off the people going for it. It does make sense, there are good reasons behind it.

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        1. Pep bites Kun
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Well played! Didn't play it myself, but there were certainly a lot of cheap playing options available.

          How's your team looking moving forward - will you need to wc soon or can hold for the fixture swings in gws 5-7?

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          1. MINUS FOUR
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Thanks. The plan is to WC over the IB for GW4. Happy with the team until then. If somehow it's in decent shape at that point (I doubt it) then I'll hold another few weeks for the next fixture swing. But GW4 looks good to switch off a number of teams.

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            1. Pep bites Kun
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Nice one - great start!

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    2. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I approve

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      1. Podge
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        😆

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        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Doesn't matter how you skin the cat, so long as the skin is removed from the cat. Nobody wants that in their soup.

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    3. Cojones of Destiny
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      agree and well done

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      1. MINUS FOUR
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks. Plenty of luck, but you have risk it for the biscuit. I was feeling the pinch after the Bruno hat-trick. Alonso and Ricardo corrected the course from the bench.

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    4. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Very nice BB! Well played!

      Pereira and Alonso were class picks.

      You WCing now?

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      1. MINUS FOUR
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers. I was pretty big on both of them, really wanted to squeeze the in but wouldn't have been able to do if I had Bruno. 100% I would've left them both out to keep Bruno in a non BB team.

        The funny thing if I came on here before the season and talked up Pereira and Alonso, people would have laughed it off or said it was "too risky". How is there a risk in picking attacking fullbacks in teams that keep CS, who score FPL points? We have transfers for a reason.

        No happy to hold for now, looking at a GW4 Wildcard when the fixtures really turn against my team. But up until then the fixtures are superb.

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        1. Piggs Boson
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Oh for sure. I've always liked to operate on my own. Triggerlips used a good analogy on his podcast recently comparing it to walking up to a stranger on the street and asking them to randomly pick heads or tails. That's pretty much what happens here when you ask for advice. No one really knows what is going to happen. Might as well do research for yourself, at least you know what the decision is based on then.

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          1. MINUS FOUR
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Good analogy. It's a strange phenomenon, I only come here for the information and FPL strategy discussions, that's the fun stuff. I've never posted a RMT, I don't see how a stranger is going to understand my plan or my thinking better than I already do. My BB team would've been ripped to shreds on here.

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          2. MINUS FOUR
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            More on what you said, my favourite thing in FPL is making a decision that's all mine or differential and it paying off. And my least favourite thing in FPL is not doing that, going back to wha the herd is doing out of fear, and getting punished for not being brave. If I make a decision, based on valid reasoning, I'm way less bothered when it goes wrong.

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        2. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Pereira looked good in CS and Alonso is Alonso. I considered having Pereira in my team, very difficult to think you would have been laughed at with him. Being forced to early WC and taking risks with having only one match with every sub just wasn't for me this season. For me the risk was too high.

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          1. MINUS FOUR
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Pereira is 3% owned, has competition for his place in the near future, didn't finish last season well, plays for a team with a 4.0 budget enabler available who won't get attacking returns. I'm fairly sure I wouldn't have got too much positive feedback for the pick, but I didn't ask.

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    5. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Congrats, well done.

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      1. MINUS FOUR
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks Baps. Mostly I just wish people would be more open minded about alternative strategies! It's like all the creativity gets drained from loads of good managers hanging out in the FFS/Twitter bubble. It feels like every single team in my mini-leagues is the same.

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        1. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I partly agree. But after having had two very poor starts I just didn't want to be too maverick at this early stage. I will attack later.

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          1. MINUS FOUR
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Completely understandable. You're not wrong to go that way, just like I'm not wrong to go the other way. That's what makes the game great. I'm coming off two ordinary seasons, being different didn't work, but it is what is and I start the season trying to win FPL, not protect my history with a particular rank.

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    6. jia you
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Well done! Mane(C) over Salah killed me but still happy with my decision to boost despite it not working out as well as yours.

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      1. MINUS FOUR
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers. That's a shame, I was wondering how yours had gone as I remember the pre-gameweek talk. I don't think going for Mane was a bad decision, it wasn't his day but it could've worked. You can't get everything right all the time, it's a game, but it's fun to have a go. Loads of people will mess up their Bench Boost later in the season anyway.

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    7. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Beautiful

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  5. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    I have just noticed the site updates rank after the game now?

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    1. rocrocodile
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I just saw that!

      It looks like they're trying to update leagues as well.

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      1. Forever In Our Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Livefpl has changed the game. Well done Ragabolly.

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        1. Ragabolly
          • 16 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Thank you so much, I am glad to have made a difference!

          P.S. they don't add bonus points before updating though so their updates are a bit misleading

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          1. borat
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Have they stolen your algorithm.

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            1. Ragabolly
              • 16 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              haha no, they just finally invested significantly more in servers and development team

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              1. borat
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Good then. FPL site getting much better this year

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          2. Forever In Our Shadow
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            I noticed that. You still da man! 😉

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        2. Pep bites Kun
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Yep +1

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  6. shiraz
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    ended my gw 1 with 110, great start to the season. knowing that many still have their city and spurs assets yet to be played, looking at a slight drop in my ranking if both sides played well. overall still pleased with my team, looking ahead to gw 2 and rolling my ft.

    time to grab a beer and enjoyed the upcoming match

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  7. rocrocodile
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    106 points! Expect to be punished by Mahrez and Son, but WHAT a start of the season!

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    1. shiraz
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      same thoughts, might be punished but this is a great start to the season with a 3 digits points

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  8. 3 A
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Sell Toney, sell Barnes, sell Sanchez, sell them all...!!

    Buy 10 Benrahma plus Salah. Enough said.

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    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Benrahma never gets save points though

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  9. Hairy Potter
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Fair play to those with Antonio and Benrahma. I didn't fancy them and not even sure I've ever even seen Benrahma play before. I thought (hoped) Newcastle's defence would be more solid than it was today.

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  10. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    115 points all out

    WE MOVE!

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    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      *vomits*

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    2. Miniboss
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      ”We”?

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    3. borat
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Thanks for letting us know

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    4. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Bragging is not cool. Good score though.

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    5. Brimble82
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Reads… ‘all out’.

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  11. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    1-1

    Mendy G Ferna A, Skipp G Hojbjerg A would be very handy

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    1. Alisson WondHaaland
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Do you really care that much about a Spurs clean sheet wipe out? If anyone has a Spurs defender they're clearly not playing seriously

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  12. Meechoo115
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    On 79 with a BruNO team with Son and Mahrez to come plus Antonio bonus

    Could have been worse I guess

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    1. rocrocodile
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      That's decent, I think. Son and Mahrez could make up for some of that.

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    2. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      same here, 80 with son, mahrez and no bruno

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  13. Alisson WondHaaland
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    I hope Pep doesnt praise Gundo after todays match because that would guarantee he gets benched in Gw2

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    1. Firminooooo
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yes. Thats all we have to go at. The one praised by Pep is out next game.

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  14. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    104 pts with Mahrez to go. Pleasant first week. Glad the football and FPL is back

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  15. Steinburg FC
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Son mising Kanes assists is rubbish, Kane hardly ever made assists before last year and Son still scored loads. I think this set up is made for Son, very fast attacking front three who will play narrow on the counter and assist each other. if i didn't have to have Salah and Bruno Son would be 100% nailed for me.

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    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Its that spurs are a much crapper team now, pochs spurs were really good don't forget even if kane was missing, in recent times if it's not kane or son who is it? Son will still do well but as well as with Kane? I don't think so

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        1. Steinburg FC
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I think he will get 200+

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      • JONALDINHO
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Son will do well against the high lines but against more defensive sides he’ll struggle. Can definitely see him getting a goal today

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      • Cok3y5murf
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        It's easy to fit all three

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        1. Steinburg FC
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          when we have a bit more team value, right now i think the rest of the squad suffers.

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    2. Good Times
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      How did Gilmore look yesterday, able to get in any attacking positions? Sorry this may have already been asked

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      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Took two corners. Can't ask for much more from 4.5m.

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        1. Good Times
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Hmm, hopefully should do better against other mid level opposition

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    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Sterling brace and the transfer market will be interesting ...

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    4. DIMITRIS
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I was deciding between Toney or Benrahma. Thanks God I picked the latter.
      112 points for GW1 and the best start ever.

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      1. Tomerick
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I picked the former and looking at 100 unless Mahrez hauls.

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        1. DIMITRIS
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Thats also very good. Cheers!

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    5. jia you
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Coufal was excellent in that second half I thought...1 pointer felt harsh!

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      1. Ask Yourself
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah was gutted to own him after the first 60 but he finally got back to normal for the end

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    6. Tomerick
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Jota to Benrahma yay or nay?

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      1. mezza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Leicester will be a much tougher game for Benrahma

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        1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Why would you sell Jota

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    7. Zoostation
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Obviously thinking about Buendia to Benrahma but feel like it could be an overreaction.

      Any thoughts?

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      1. Tomerick
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        If he looks like he’ll rise, do it but if not I’d roll.

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      2. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I'd give it another week and reassess then.

        Might need that FT for injuries/pingdemics next week, you never know...

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      3. Sourabh
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        AVL is against NEW at home while WestHam will play Leicester

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      4. Bushwhacker
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Total. Have the same issue but give him a few weeks.

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    8. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2021/08/12/fpl-team-reveals-the-best-five-hall-of-fame-managers-gameweek-1-drafts/?hc_page=6&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_23960699

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      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        1st correct 50/50 call in my FPL career

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    9. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Let’s go sonny

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    10. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Long season for https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/544333/event/1

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      1. Jam0sh
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Seems like smooth LMS exit for him 😀

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      2. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Good call on the vice captaincy though

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      3. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Double figures with VC and bench scores added but still dreadful. Got to hope the 4 City come good.

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    11. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Will a ton be enough to make the top one million in the OR. The way this GW is going it looks doubtful.

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      1. Tomerick
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Weight and see.

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      2. RogDog_jimmy
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        LiveFPL have top 1m at 90 points.

        100pts top 300k

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      3. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        No

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    12. Podge
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      555 million for city’s starting 11

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    13. Miniboss
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Son now on pens & set pieces?

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      1. Pedersen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Kane might stay and then no. But i guess this gw

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    14. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Buendia to Benrahma, anyone?

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      1. Harry the Hack
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        im in that boat.. but 2 home games to come against newcastle and brentford. Would expect big improvement after his first game at the club, think ill sit.

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      2. ☈☾
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Knee jerk

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      3. Thomas Magnum
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Ben won’t play Newcastle every week

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    15. _Make
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Top 10k Deulofail. It's going to be our year.

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      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Holy smokes, good going! I'm hot on your tail at 5000k

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        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Oh that's our target. Yes, absolutely. No problemo. The time has come!

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          1. _Make
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Haha yup, the target as ever! 140K ish right now

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    16. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Bruce plays defensive football, Bruce out

      Bruce plays attacking football, Bruce out

      Newcastle fans are funny

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      1. DARE TO BISCAN
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Or Bruce and/or Newcastle aren't very good.

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