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Sunday’s Premier League action continues in Birmingham as Aston Villa host West Ham United.

Kick-off is at 16:30 BST.

Aston Villa boss Dean Smith makes four changes from Gameweek 9, with Kortney Hause (£4.4m), Marvelous Nakamba (£4.5m), Jacob Ramsey (£4.5m) and Leon Bailey (£6.4m) coming in for Tyrone Mings (£5.0m) and Axel Tuanzebe (£4.5m), who drop to the bench, plus Douglas Luiz (£4.6m) and Danny Ings (£7.8m), both of whom are missing from the matchday squad.

As a result, it looks like a 4-3-3 system for Villa, with Bailey and Emiliano Buendia (£6.3m) flanking Ollie Watkins (£7.3m) up front.

Meanwhile, David Moyes names an unchanged XI from their Gameweek 9 win over Tottenham Hotspur.

GAMEWEEK 10 LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Hause, Targett, McGinn, Nakamba, J Ramsey, Buendia, Bailey, Watkins

Subs: Steer, Mings, Tuanzebe, Young, El Ghazi, Chukwuemeka, Archer, Davis, A Ramsey

West Ham XI: Fabianski, Johnson, Zouma, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice, Bowen, Benrahma, Fornals, Antonio

Subs: Areola, Coufal, Yarmolenko, Lanzini, Vlasic, Dawson, Noble, Diop, Masuaku

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  1. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Watkins loves the woodwork, could have had a haul here

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    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Fabianski had a touch on it.

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  2. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    When’s DCL back anyone know?

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    1. Third Eye Vision
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He had a set back with his injury, so still a way off.

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      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Ok thanks

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  3. Londongeezaa
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I was preparing to rage transfer Raph and Benrahma out this evening.

    They live to fight another weekend.

    Ollie Watkins anyone? Fixtures not looking too shabby.

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    1. fusen
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      4 years, 4 months ago

      Benrahma's form is awful and his fixtures aren't great. Waste of a spot tbh even with the assist tonight.

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      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Thinking of benching this week and playing for Wolves and then getting shot. Otherwise it’s -4 for ESR

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

      He's got the next 5 to score big then I'll downgrade him to get Ronaldo in for vardy

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

      How do you 'prepare' to rage transfer? Raph racked a few points, so you 'changed your mind', in other words?

      Ollie's got potential alright & like the fixtures

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  4. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Not sure if Villa are playing with 10 or West Ham

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    1. Meechoo115
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      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Was gonna say

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    2. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah, sometimes the team with 10 end up playing better. Arsenal coming from 2-0 down with a man down to win 2-3 against Bolton a few years back springs to mind.

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      1. lilmessipran
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I remember, that was a great comeback

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  5. Meechoo115
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    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Awful through ball to Antonio

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  6. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    2 bonus for Raphina, nice !

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  7. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Benny off lanzini on

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    1. Monklane
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Who could have seen THAT coming?

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    2. It's Fergie Time
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      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Benny hasn't played 90 since GW 7, he's out of my team next week

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  8. Hazz
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    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Beeny 'not-quite' Blanko

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    1. Hazz
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      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Beeny lol

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    2. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I can handle 5

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  9. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Benny off at 63mins… maybe I will just sell for ESR

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    1. Meechoo115
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      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I would do it

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      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        -4 though when I can just play Livramento

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

          Hmm then no

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  10. Fish up a tree
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Can anyone recommend any strikers who score more than 2 every fooking week

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

      Scoring 2 every week is a bit too much to ask for mate. 1 a match is plenty

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      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Zing

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    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Asking any striker to score more than two every week is unrealistic. Can’t score a hattrick every week 😉

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    3. Londongeezaa
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      A hat trick every week? That’s a big ask.

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      1. Baps Hunter
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        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Brace and assist would do 😉

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    4. Baps Hunter
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      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Not even Salah can do that 😉

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    5. el polako
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Toney gets 2 in 10 games.

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  11. Meechoo115
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    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    What a save

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  12. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Have West Ham actually sensed a weakness in Martinez? Both the goals and most shots against him have been low driven to his right side.. interesting

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    1. Hazz
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      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Rice free kick now was low & left corner.

      I do remember seeing a couple of similar ones go past him last year too, but to be fair hard and low is difficult to stop in general.

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      1. lilmessipran
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I guess side doesn't matter as much...With Argentina as well recently Martinez does infact have a slight weakness against hard low driven shots

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  13. Green Arrow
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Do something! *pokes Antonio*

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

      This

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    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Would love him to blank here

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

        Can't guess why!

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        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Hehe

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    3. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Frustrating for the few cappers

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  14. jai1212
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Ramsdale (Foster)
    TAA Duffy James
    Salah (C) Havertz Raphinha Saka
    Armstrong Kane Antonio

    Subs: Dias Livramento Brownhill

    2FT and 0.4 itb

    What can I be cooking here?

    Was thinking Saka / Armstrong >> ESR / Toney

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

      Sounds good. Dias to chilwell too for a -4 too and bench Duffy?

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

      Dias dropping

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

      I would start Saka vs. Watford. They've been giving up a lot of chances down his flank.

      Kane > Toney instead? Then if you still want Spurs coverage move. Havertz to Son later?

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

        (Saints have NOR in GW12 so if Armstrong starts that, could be decent enough.)

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

      Saka to ESR is like James to Chilly.

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

        But 0.8 is good

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      2. Paqueta Rice
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        .7 is probably needed to afford Toney

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  15. fusen
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Antonio doesn't look like he's getting anything from this game

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

      Agree

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    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Well that is good for non owners.

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    3. Deer-in-headlights
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      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      At least not any service.

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    4. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Patience my friend. Ant man only needs a sniff

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    5. Green Arrow
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Bowen and Fornals are useless at getting him the ball

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  16. Baps Hunter
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    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    After Raphinha getting 9 pts, Antonio scoring one wouldn't give even one net point win. So I am having hard time to be excited.

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    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Raphinha needs to move to a bigger team excluding City to achieve regular double digit hauls.

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  17. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Brought in Toney this week. Might head straight out if he can't return even against Norwich next week.

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    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Selling phoney after Norwich regardless, overhyped muppet - waste of forward space.

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      1. Fish up a tree
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I went all in for Phoney & MbueNo!

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

      He has New soon imi

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    3. FOO FIGHTER
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He has blanked 4 weeks and Raphinha did not ruin Leeds so not sure what you were expecting.

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      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        *Norwich lol.

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    4. amonito
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      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Agree. Selling after Nor and New regardless of outcome.

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  18. Cheeto__Bandito
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Is antonio really gonna blank against 10 men

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

      No, he’ll score

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      1. The Reptile
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        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Looks a bit anonymous today

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  19. Irons hammer...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pinnock or Janson… which is the better defender going forward?

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

      Neither tbh

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

      Rico Henry plays wingback

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    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Their new keeper looked awful last night, maybe avoid.

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      1. Irons hammer...
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        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers, guys!

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  20. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    So few options up front this season.

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

      Reckon Ronaldo back in vogue

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      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Not worth the price tag.

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

        If you invest 12.4 on the back of that Spurs performance you’re a braver person than I.

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    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      This is so true.

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  21. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Scenes!

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  22. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Is Villa West Ham a derby game?

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

      El Kitclashico

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  23. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Orcman wasn't happy with that.

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  24. Pedersen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Mbeuma or Raphinha to ESR?

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    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ooo difficult. All 3 have great fixtures

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    2. sandman58
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Keep
      Mbeumo & Raphinha good picks

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  25. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Haha famous "Nakamba roll"! Wth was that haha

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      That HAS to be made into a GIF of some kind

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      1. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        For sure haha, on twitter in 15 mins

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    2. DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Hahahahaaa that was embarrassing!!

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    3. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Geez hahaha

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  26. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    How many times did that villa player roll lmao

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

    Oh no. Why wasn’t Antonio there

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  28. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Dean Smith living in a fantasy world

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  29. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Fornals G
    Bowen A

    Unlucky Emi...

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

    Fornals G Bowen A

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