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Captain Sensible December 13

Who are the best FPL captain options for Gameweek 17?

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Fantasy Premier League’s (FPL) top-scorer Mohamed Salah (£13.1m) is once again the leading captaincy candidate, as Liverpool host Newcastle United in Gameweek 17.

There are some appealing matches elsewhere, however, with Manchester City up against Leeds United at the Etihad one stand-out fixture.

First, we will assess the fallout of the Gameweek 17 captain poll, before then analysing the best options, Rate My Team (RMT) and the Premier Fantasy Tools ratings ahead of Tuesday’s 18:00 GMT deadline.

THE CAPTAIN POLL

In a predictably one-sided captain poll, Mohamed Salah is the clear leader, having gained a whopping 73.33% of total votes from our users at the time of writing.

Cristiano Ronaldo (£12.5m) sat in second before the postponement of Manchester United’s clash with Brentford, having been backed by 7.69% of FPL managers.

Bernardo Silva (£7.7m), Emmanuel Dennis (£5.8m) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£8.1m) make up the rest of the top five, all tied on 3.08%.

MOHAMED SALAH AND TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD

Salah on target as Liverpool assets prosper at Leeds 3
HOW HAS CAPTAIN SENSIBLE PERFORMED SO FAR THIS SEASON?

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  1. jay01
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Given that away fans need to travel, surely the United Brentford game is still on? Its less than 24 hours for kick off

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    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Won't take 24 hours to get from Manchester to brentford.

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      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        *london

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        1. PompeyUpNorth!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Especially when most of em live in London

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        2. Ron_Swanson
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Brentford is in London

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  2. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Most United fans live in London and the surrounding areas. Not far to travel.

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    1. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      🙂

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    2. Amartey Partey
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      More United fans in Manchester than city fans that’s for sure.

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    3. Hangman Page
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      If that’s true then you have to wonder whether anyone in Manchester likes football, given the attendances at the Etihad.

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  3. Cheeky Onion
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Since Salah is the permanent (C), who is your VC seeing as he might be rested? I'm on Silva but tempted by TAA

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    1. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Too risky with VC from same team these days. I was on ronaldo - now I really don't now. Gelhardt, maybe ?

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      1. Cheeky Onion
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        LOL, seriously?

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    2. jay01
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Wouldnt bother vice captaining from the same team with all these cancellations

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    3. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Talk of a Salah resting??? Need an all playing bench

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

      Vice can't be from the same team or even same fixture. Risks that invidual players have are minimal compared to covid cancellation risk.

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    5. Cheeky Onion
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      So with Silva also playing tomorrow, he seems the obvious pick

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

      Silva for me

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  4. mad_beer ✅
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    How long has ESR been out for? What does the lineup look like when he is back?

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    1. Amartey Partey
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      He should be back and I guess will play on the left wing.

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      1. mad_beer ✅
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks dude.

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    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Don’t think he’ll start (Arsenal fan)

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  5. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    When would we expect an announcement re Brentford v Man Utd

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    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      We’ll know pre deadline

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      1. FCSB
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Would expect much sooner given travel etc

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        1. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          So would I but does it really matter as long as we know before deadline

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          1. FCSB
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            True, but my deadline is at 5am so would’ve been nice to know before

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    2. Amartey Partey
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I’m starting to think we already would have heard it would be cancelled by now if it was going to be.

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      1. noquarternt
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah I get that sort of feeling too.

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      2. FCSB
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Agreed

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      3. Bennerman
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        My sense, personally, is that it will go the other way – postponement.

        Tone and wording of United statement tells me they want it called off, and they have recent precedent on their side with Spurs cancellation. Would be difficult for Prem to not allow a postponement here when they did with Spurs.

        I know Spurs had greater numbers of positives, but United can argue that the outbreak is still ongoing and numbers may grow.

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  6. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    GTG? 🙂

    Ramsdale
    TAA - James - Livramento
    Salah - Foden - Jota - Bernardo - ESR
    Watkins - King

    Foster - Wilson - Manquillo - Cancelo

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    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Looks good to go. Nice team

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

      Amazing team

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    3. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks both

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  7. Crunchie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    I am now really confused as a Gundo owner, was going to do Foden, but may leave it now.

    What are other Gundo owners doing?

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    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I wish I knew, I have gundogan and will stick for now but think I’d prefer silva and foden double up if picking now. If a free transfer then I think I’d make the move

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      1. Crunchie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah I have Ronaldo so like everyone else waiting, if not i may make the move 🙂

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

      I am selling. All Pep said was that "everyone else is fit". He just didn't bother to mention about Gundo's problems again. I have double MU+ Cancelo, so I am selling Gundo for a hit because I need a starter. Whether I get Foden with his ankle or play safer and get Gallagher, I don't know.

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  8. Croaker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Suggestions please: I need a defender to replace Johnston to play this week and rotate over Christmas. West Ham look good after this week but I think Arsenal score against them. Villa is a possibility but covid lucky dip. Don’t fancy Brighton or Wolves schedules. Totally overthinking things now so could really do with some perspective.

    Rest of defence is:

    Rams

    James TAA Cancello White

    Thanks!

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    1. Cheeky Onion
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I'd lean WHU - Even if they don't keep a CS against Arsenal, they've got great fixtures coming up

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  9. tabby98
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    What to do here guys?

    Guaita, Foster
    TAA, Rudiger, James, Cancelo*, Tsimikas
    Salah, Raphinha, Bernardo, Bowen, Sissoko
    Ronaldo, Dennis, Toney

    1FT
    £0.5m ITB

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  10. Atimis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    If Lei game will be on, just Mbeumo to Jota and play Vardy+Raph ?

    Or maybe add Raph to Foden/BSilva -4 ?

    Rambo/Foster
    TAA/Cancelo/James/Alonso/Duffy
    Salah/Bowen/Raph/Gallagher/Mbeumo
    Vardy/King/4.4

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    1. Croaker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Just the first move

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    2. Salarrivederci
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      We won't know before deadline though? 🙁

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

        News of the Utd game has to be out before the deadline. I think it even has to be out super early tomorrow, because they of the need to coordinate police and transport, etc.

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

          But also, I'm not seeing any huge risk of the Thursday game being off, with Gil and Royale being mentioned as out, the rest back in training.

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      2. Atimis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Hope it would along with United news

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  11. JUNITED
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    From my understanding, Man United only asked for an advice whether it is safe to travel or no due to covid outbreak and training cancelation. Don’t be surprised if the game doesn’t get called off.

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    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      They didn't ask postponement like Spurs, but it was about player safety and the fact that they didn't train or something like that.

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  12. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    ESR ➡ Gallagher worth -4?

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    1. JUNITED
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      N

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    2. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      You know the risks.

      Smith Rowe could start and haul

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      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Much better fixture for Gallagher though

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

          I’m prolly getting Gallagher for Gilmour. Keeping and playing Smith Rowe

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    3. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Nah

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    4. Croaker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Not for a hit

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    5. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers all

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    6. Stranger Mings
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      No

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  13. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Wilson and Gilmour to Gallagher and Dennis -4 and improves team instantly

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    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah

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    2. Stranger Mings
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

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  14. Offside Trapattoni
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Livra is listed at 75% with a 'Gashed leg' - first time I've seen that term on FPL

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    1. Garth Marenghi
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Comment on Reddit regarding this—
      “Cut my Liv into pieces”
      I chuckled

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  15. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Evening all!! Which option here will be the most fruitful????

    A- Foden and Dennis
    Or
    B- Gallagher and Antonio

    Cheers everyone!!!

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    1. Stranger Mings
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Sorry both look good so can’t decide!

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      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Haha thanks for you help mate haha, I’m the same!!! Really cannot decide!!! Which ever one I go for it will be the other option that blossoms I’m sure!!!

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        1. Stranger Mings
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          I actually own a by the way !

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          1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Nice mate!!!! I’m jealous!!! I have only Antonio out of those 3 Currently, I moved Gallagher for Bernardo two weeks ago(thankfully Bernardo scored a brace, and assist this week)

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  16. Jet5605
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    2.8 ITB. Assuming no injuries/COVID cases which works best? Wilson's fixtures are horrendous while Pool and City defence could do well.

    A - Gilmour > Gallagher (and bench Wilson)
    B - Wilson > Watkins
    C - Duffy > Dias

    Sanchez
    TAA - James - Livra
    Salah (c) - Mount - Jota - Bilva
    Antonio - Wilson - Dennis

    Foster - Cancelo - Gilmour - Duffy

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    1. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      B
      but wait for any Covid update from Villa

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    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      B

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  17. dshv
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    DSHV 4 Years1 hour, 20 mins ago
    Ramsdale
    Taa James Cancelo
    Salah Foden Jota ESR Gallagher
    Antonio Ronaldo

    Foster - reguilon - livra - davis

    1ft 0.1itb

    How can i improve this team?

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    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      go to 3 up top and don’t have a non starting forward

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  18. Man Chest Hair United
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Would you do
    Cornet And Wilson out
    Watkins and Bowen in? -4

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

      Already got Gallagher?

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  19. colby_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    It's chaos this gameweek. I have five guys flagged, plus Mbeumo and Vardy on my team.

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  20. MGD
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Bottomed:

    Darn, on triple United and Jimenez…

    Is Jimmy -> Dennisnjust chasing points or still viable..?

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    1. colby_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Dennis seems still viable (if you are OK having him for only three-ish weeks), but AFCON is quickly approaching.

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      1. MGD
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Ah sheers. May go King instead..

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    2. Stranger Mings
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

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    3. Croaker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Still viable: bang in form and works as a defensive move

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    4. Garth Marenghi
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Viable at that price til Norwich. Unless he goes to afcon

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  21. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Thoughts on setup & potential transfers?

    Replace Livramento or Toney?

    *DDG,
    Rudiger, James, Trent,
    Salah, Jota, Bernardo, Gallagher, *ESR
    Dennis, Watkins

    Steele, *Livramento, *Toney, *Cancelo,

    3.4

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

      Livramento > Cash maybe.

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      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Was thinking of returning to Teirney due to no Ars defence cover?

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

          Decent shout.

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          1. g40steve
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Crazy when you look at the amount of players on four cards to complicate matters.
            If United is off might grab a spare keeper?

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  22. Drogba Legend
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Luckily had a great week. Back up to 33k OR. Help appreciated.

    Ramsdale
    TAA - Rudiger - James - Livra
    Salah - Raph - Saka - Jota
    Ronaldo - Dennis

    4.0 - Brownhill - Toney** - Cancelo**

    A) Raph > Bowen
    B) Save
    C) Something else

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    1. Drogba Legend
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Also, which games are at risk of being postponed?

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    2. Croaker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      A looks good

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      1. Drogba Legend
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers

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  23. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Best moves here? 1FT 0.2m itb.
    Guaita
    TAA,James,Alonso,White
    Salah,Jota,Gallagher,ESR
    Ronaldo*,Dennis

    Gunn,Gundogan*,Cancelo*,Toney*

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    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I can feel a few hits coming 🙂

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

        I’ve really cut back this season but a -4 might be on the cards this week.

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    2. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Gundo fit, no?

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

        Is he?
        Thought he had back issues.

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    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Toney dropping with ESR not far behind.
      Gundo back problem.

      Can you get to Maddy, Mount, Ode, Bowen?

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  24. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    If United game off would you

    A Roll transfer and play team below with no bench if Livramento not fit
    B Ronaldo to Antonio and ESR to Foden -4 (chance to get on City mid)
    C Just Ronaldo to Antonio on free

    Guaita
    TAA James Alonso
    Salah Jota Bowen ESR Gallagher
    Watkins Dennis

    Foster Livramento Ronaldo Cancelo

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  25. Sam (Team Sam)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Any news on the likelihood of the Leicester vs Spurs game going ahead?

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    1. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Would also like to know 😀

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    2. Stranger Mings
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I assume on if spurs back training

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    3. Salarrivederci
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Me2.

      Got Schmeichel/Ward...

      I thought the 1&2-pointers was bad..

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  26. Salarrivederci
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Davis -> Dennis for free and hope Schmeichel and Ronaldo plays?
    1 FT and 1.7 ITB

    Would give me:

    Schmeichel
    TAA - James - Rüdiger - Dias
    Salah - Jota - Zaha
    Ronaldo - King - Dennis

    (Ward, Sissoko, Gilmour, Cancelo)

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    1. Salarrivederci
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      *Hope Schmeichel plays.

      I will know about Ronaldo soon enough, but I will sit him down next to Cancelo if the game is called off.

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  27. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Best transfer this week?
    A ASM to Lacazette
    B ASM to Dennis (have King)
    C ESR to Silva
    D ESR to Bowen
    E ASM to Watkins

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

      You trust Lacazette?

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    2. Stranger Mings
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      E

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    3. Garth Marenghi
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      E

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  28. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Any news on Spurs? Seems like I'm the only one with Son still in my team

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  29. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Chances of United game being cancelled

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  30. Old Gregg
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Ramsdale
    Taa-Livra*-James-Alonso
    Salah-Jota-Gundo
    King-CR7-Broja*

    Mbuemo-Normann*-Cancelo*

    1FT 2.3 ITB

    Plans changed as Gundo fit. There’s still a Chance he is benched. However, which move please

    a) Mbuemo > Bilva
    b) Normann > Gallagher
    C) gundo > Foden
    D) any suggestions?

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