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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. Thanos
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Wow... End to end stuff

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  2. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    By the way, Soucek looks to be bombing forward even more than he was last year by the looks of the first 25mins.

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    1. Powers106
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      I brought him in as my differential

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    2. Pacer.
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Absolutely love the guy. None of their attackers are quite good enough, or can stay fit. This guy will be asked to contribute ten goals again

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  3. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    I had Cresswell for much of last season. Do I get his points?

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    1. Viprin
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Sadly nope

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  4. KadMan
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    ASM is so fun to watch

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    1. BobbyV
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      for sure

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  5. Reeker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Entertaining game this

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  6. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Went coufal over cresswell 🙁

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    1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Many did

      Not me 🙂

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    2. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Owned coufal a lot last season, was crap when it was 4 at the back, when it switched to 5 he started assisting loads

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    3. Zimo
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Still 37 games to go

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    4. have you seen cyan
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Cresswell is invovled in almost all attacks

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  7. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    ASM so good. Almiron deflected shot onto the bar. Great match so far!

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    1. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Had him at the start of last season.

      Him, Werner and Ramsdale utterly killed me!

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  8. @persecuted_by_mods
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Antonio suffering the Toney fate so far, all supporting midfielders more focussed on scoring themselves than assisting him

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  9. King Carlos
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    That Pepsi Max is some player, ay?

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  10. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    The Coufal vs. Cresswell debate from last season continues with the same results

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    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Cresswell is better when West Ham play 4 at the back.

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    2. Powers106
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Yeah bound to have similar points

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    3. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Cresswell would've had a lot better stats had he not played half the season at CB

      People looked at it face value and saw their stats were pretty even with Coufal at a cheaper price

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    4. Royal5
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      I had Cresswell for weeks at end of last season. He was shocking.

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      1. Royal5
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        Not a single CS or attacking return.

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        1. Royal5
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 10 days ago

          Add a couple of YC

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          1. Royal5
            • 15 Years
            5 years, 10 days ago

            While Coufal racked up points.

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  11. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Gareth smiling inside, haha.

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  12. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Poor man's Cresswell, Coufal looking any good to those watching?

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    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      hasn't got forward much at all, most of the play down Newcastles right

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  13. Kane Train
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Which one?

    A) Son & Livramento
    B) Sarr, Greenwood & Keane
    C) Digne & Greenwood

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    1. Begbie.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      C with a different 5.5 defender.

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    2. MGMT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      a

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  14. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Antonio don’t look interested today?

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    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      A bit off the pace

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    2. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Price drop imminent, I fear.

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      1. The Train Driver
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        Not after he scores.

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  15. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Traditionally, I always pull my WC before the GW2. I'm close to the 90 point mark and very satisfied, but I'm already on the verge of pulling the WC again. Far too many good lessons learned from the games so far. I think that can pay off again this year.
    Anybody with me?

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    1. Drexl Spivey
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Team?

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    2. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      That's a no from me

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    3. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Let me see your potential WC team first.

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    4. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      GW2 lessons triumph GW1

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    5. RogDog_jimmy
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      No that seems insane to me.

      So many teams didn’t have their full squads so what you think you know isn’t necessarily true.

      Especially with that good a week 1 score.

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      1. Bobby Crush
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        This. One week does not constitute knowledge, and teams still have players coming back/into their squads.

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    6. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Prefer another GW at least to get a bigger sample size
      But do like the idea of an early one to maximise benefit from price rises which are greatest early in the season

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    7. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Crazy. Absolutely crazy. But if it works for you then who I am I to suggest otherwise? Good luck.

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    8. Karhumies
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Nah. Transfer window still open.

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    9. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Too early. Everyone is waiting with their transfers. Pogba looks like the only possible double riser so far.

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  16. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    poor first half hour from Benrahma

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    1. Nanoelektronicar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      He just had a shot in the box blocked from good position.

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    2. el polako
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Disagree, making good runs just not being picked up so far.

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    3. Powers106
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      He had a great move just cross too high but would have been a great assist

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      1. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        that was a great position, really poor end product from him

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  17. The Train Driver
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Tierney
    Alonso
    TAA
    Shaw
    Cresswell
    Lamptey

    All super attacking defenders. Am I missing someone?

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    1. Nanoelektronicar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      James and Chilwell

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    2. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      The legend that is Tsimikas.

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      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        Yeah, he was a good buy. Paid for himself already. Nice little Liv double-up for a fraction of the price.

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    3. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Tsmi

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    4. Leao ball
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Shaw an attacking defender ???

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      1. Podge
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        Obviously

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      2. The Train Driver
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        He was in the box more than Greenwood.

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    5. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Pereira might finally deliver on his promise for Leicester...

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      1. HashAttack
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        Looks back to his best and only 5.5m ... very happy with his 12 points yesterday

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        1. Rainer
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 10 days ago

          Nice pick!

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    6. Joey Tribbiani
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Tsimi

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    7. Harry the Hack
      • 17 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Ayling

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    8. dabber7
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Coufal

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  18. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Fornals seems to be getting in the way here

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    1. Powers106
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Is that referring to the clubs cash flow ?

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      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        Ha!

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  19. OptimusBlack
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    How is Benrahma playing ?
    Good
    Bad
    Average

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    1. Pacer.
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Like all West ham's attackers. Looks nice but Soucek will outscore them

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    2. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      No points yet, sell before HT.

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    3. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Not bad just quiet

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    4. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      bad

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    5. Royal5
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Bad. Same with Antonio.

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  20. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    16.7% - Of all Premier League players with 50+ goals to their name, only Luis Suarez (12/69 - 17.4% vs Norwich) has scored a higher share of his goals in the competition against a specific team than Callum Wilson has versus West Ham (9/54 - 16.7%). Burst.

    How did I miss this gem of a stat! Wilson should have been a shoe in.

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    1. Zimo
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      I honestly thought he was injured 😛

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      1. TomSaints
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        I kept telling myself Antonio was the obvious choice (and I still think he is) but rather than faffing trying to be clever with alternative choices. Wilson was a sensible 3rd striker.

        Until he inevitably gets injured anyway

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    2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Blank for the remaining 36 games then

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  21. RogDog_jimmy
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    As a WH fan I’m enjoying this - reminds me what the end of last season was like. Up and down, lots of chances. Good fun.

    Think we’re a little light in the shorts ahead of Rice/Soucek. ASM gets a head of steam up before he even gets to them and it’s too late.

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  22. Bobby Digital
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Do something Antonio!

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  23. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Wilson always takes the hammer to WestHam.

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    1. Bobby Digital
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      He could hammer in one more tbh

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  24. RogDog_jimmy
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Assuming Willock coming in to this team I wouldn’t mind a piece of Wilson v Villa next week.

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  25. Zimo
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    What position does Joe Willock play?

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    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      in the hole 🙂

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      1. Zimo
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        Reckon he starts next week?

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  26. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Antonio looking great

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    1. Royal5
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Banderas?

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    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Contrast and compare with Royal5's earlier comment

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  27. Powers106
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Any chance they change their minds and award goal to Soucek? Even Kane’s hair has scored, surely Soucek touched it!

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    1. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Nope.

      Kane never actually got that goal from Eriksen despite the sacrifices he was willing to make.

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      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        It was added to his tally actually, just not on fpl

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    2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Even though that was given as a Kane goal, they didn’t update the points, I recall refreshing every 5 minutes over the weekend

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  28. Bobadoba
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Barnes out for Greenwood?

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  29. PartyTime
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Who is this Maximin guy just bullying West ham’s defence

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  30. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Murphy G

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