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Ex-FPL champion Simon March’s Gameweek 27 team and Free Hit thoughts

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Former Fantasy Premier League (FPL) champion Simon March joins Az on the eve of another deadline to look ahead to Gameweek 27.

Az and Simon, in for the unavailable Mark, reflect on how they got on in the Gameweek just gone (or about to go!) and how their teams are set up for Gameweek 27.

Simon also shares his thoughts on using the Free Hit chip in the upcoming Gameweek and whether there is enough upside to justify its deployment.

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The Complete Guide to FPL Gameweek 27: Tips, captains, team news and best players
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  1. premierleaguefantasy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Free Hit or Keep The Team? Took a -4 to get here.

    Sanchez
    Dalot - Cancelo - Roberts
    KDB - JWP - Bowen - Coutinho
    Weghorst - Broja - Maupay

    (Foster, TAA, Salah, White)

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    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Keep

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    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Who did you sell?

      More about how much damage Spurs & City mids outside KDB can do.

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      1. premierleaguefantasy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Sold Saka to JWP and Eduoard to Weghorst.

        I could take a -8 and go KDB to Son, which is tempting. But I don’t think I’ve ever taken a -4 in the history of FPL to move out KDB and he does play Everton after a week’s rest and a Spurs loss that’s likely made City vengeful.

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      2. premierleaguefantasy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        And tbh - those transfers are ones I haven’t made yet. So if you have a better suggestion, by all means! Just need to replace Eduoard and one of my 4 non-playing players needs to be replaced (ie Saka)

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

      You're on a -4 with no Spurs and no United.

      But you have 11 and none of them are Watford and you do have Roberts.If Roberts was a Watford player I'd do it.

      But as is, probably hold off.

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      1. NorCal Villan
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Dalot is United

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

    RMWC27T - 0.6m ITB

    Pope
    Cancelo - Reguilon - Mee
    JWP - Sterling - Mahrez - Son
    Weghorst - Broja - (K)ane

    Foster - Livra - Digne - Ramsey

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Looks like a BB team, what's the plan in 28?

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    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      What on earth is Reguilon doing in there?

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    3. NorCal Villan
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Are you going forward with zero Liverpool? Am I reading correctly that this is your WC team?

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  3. CostaCoffee
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    1ft, thoughts here?
    Vague plan is to FH in 28 and wildcard in 29 so dont have problem selling Salah for this week

    De Gea (Foster)
    Roberts Livra Cancelo (White TAA)
    Fernandes Bowen Foden (Salah Diaz)
    Antonio King Broja

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    1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Antonio/King --> Weghorst?

      Otherwise, GTG (with usual Foden caveats) given your chip plan.

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    2. GK
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      King > Weghorst

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  4. GK
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Grateful for any suggestions here.

    1ft 1.4m ITB. WC BB and 2 x FH intact
    Current team of 10 is:
    DDG
    Cancelo Digne Livra
    Bowen Luiz Ramsey
    Ronaldo Jimenez Dennis

    Ramsdale* Tierney* Saka* Salah* TAA*

    Salah > Son
    Dennis > Weghorst
    Tierney > Mee
    Do 2 of these transfers for a (-4) and then bench Luiz?

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    1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      A & B. Assuming you're getting Salah back in next week?

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      1. GK
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks. Yep, plan is to FH in 28 and FH/WC in 29

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  5. Better Call Raul
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Apologies posted before under wrong article.

    Looking for suggestions to improve this FH team with 1.1m in the bank:

    Pope
    Cancelo-Roberts-Bednarek
    Bruno-Sterling-Son-JWP
    Kane-Weghorst-Broja

    Foster----Elanga-Amartey-3.7

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    1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Looks good for a FH, mate.

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      1. Better Call Raul
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers, feels wrong to leave cash in reserve though!

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        1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 2 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Where would you spend it, tho? The cheaper players (JWP, Bed, Weg, Bro) are all excellent value for their positions and allow you to get the bigger hitters in. And good to have £ for down the line!

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  6. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    I have Trent and Robbo, intention was to be bringing in James/rudiger from 28 or 29 for one of them.

    But now In the short term I’m thinking Trent to mee -4 for 11 players in 27

    Likely 29 switch digne (after his double) the disappointment to James

    Leaves me with Robbo cancelo James ait mee from 29

    Good idea?

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      One TAA haul from disaster possibly.

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      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Robbo is returning more at present. CS they both benefit. Sure there will be the odd week where Taa out performs him but largely it’s going the other way

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    2. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I'd keep TAA over Robbo.

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      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Based on?

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        1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 2 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          More-consistent returner this season.

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          1. Eat my goal!
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 3 months ago

            Have another look, both have returned 10 assist. Sure taa has 1 more goal but he’s also played just short of 400 more minutes

            Taa’s returns are also loaded to the start of the season

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            1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 2 Years
              2 years, 3 months ago

              TAA's points are more spread out (60% of Robbo's assists have come in three games). TAA also loves bonus points.

              Go with Robbo by all means. I have, and will stick with, TAA.

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        2. WVA
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Fear

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          1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 2 Years
            2 years, 3 months ago

            Nah.

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    3. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      On a future FH, I'll go Robbo over TAA.

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    4. RogDog_jimmy
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      i like the ide of Robbo over TAA.
      i think it will work some weeks and not others - got to think of it long term.
      i'm happy having both - but can easily see me moving to a chelsea defender from one of them - will be a tough call at the time.

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      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah it’s tough - one is defo turning into a Chelsea asset - recency bias will likely have an impact but also form and the eye test - robbo looks so dangerous at the moment

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    5. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      One does not simply drop Trent

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      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        I don’t want both - so it’s robbo or taa. Surely this decision must be made on form and the eye test. I can keep either but I feel currently the better option is robbo

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        1. chrismoo75
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          I have the same issue and I think i will drop TAA

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  7. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    My chip plans change hourly so I'm just gonna take it GW by GW for now haha. Thoughts on the below for GW27?

    Foster
    Digne Cancelo Coady
    Jamsey Son (C/VC) Bowen Sterling (C/VC)
    Broja Toney Dennis

    Ramsdale, Tierney, Salah, TAA (Saka coming back next week for Bowen)

    I've got plans for the strikers, don't worry.

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  8. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Start buendia or Webster?

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    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I expect Brighton to nick a 1-0 win so Webster

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    2. RogDog_jimmy
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Probably Webster - however I don't like the reports of "illness" in the squad.
      We saw what happened when Webster & Dunk missed out against Burnley - I'd want their first choice defenders in the team if I was doing Webster.

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  9. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    I can realistically only have 2 of these this week. Which two are most important?

    A) Weghorst
    B) Burnley defender/Pope
    C) Son
    D) Broja

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    1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Without knowing the rest of your team... Pope + Son/SOU cover.

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    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      B&C

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    3. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      A
      C

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

      A B C D

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    5. BeWater
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      AC

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  10. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Jesus and Grealish back in training today to shake up some FH drafts

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  11. YoungPretender
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Absolutely had enough of King and want rid this GW. BB, 2xFH and WC available. Thinking of a -4 this week.

    Sanchez
    Dalot Cancelo Livramento Coufal
    Son Foden Bowen Cornet
    King Dennis

    Ramsdale Watkins Salah TAA

    Thinking of Watkins & King > Weghorst & Broja (-4)

    Any other suggestions?

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    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah looks good and team looks great, we are in similar positions with bb, fhs and wc available

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    2. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      The lack of Burnley defence is the main risk

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  12. WVA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    A. Saka to Mahrez
    B. King to Broja

    DDG
    Cancelo Digne Livra
    Bruno Son Coutinho Bowen
    Antonio Weghorst King*
    Steele Saka* TAA Tierney

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  13. ryacoo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Last three places on FH:

    A) Pope, Laporte, Sancho
    B) Pope, Maguire/Shaw, Foden
    C) Forster, Tarko, Sterling

    Rest is: Cancelo, Mee - Bruno, Son, Mahrez - Broja, Weghorst, Kane

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  14. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Twitter seems Free Hit obsessed.

    In reality what % of the Top10k do you expect to use FH this week?

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    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Anyone's guess, mine would be around 25 - 40 % based on teams stocked up on triple gunners and LFC.

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      1. TheDragon
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        It would be useful to know to get a feel for the damage not owning Burnley defence could do

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  15. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    help please

    a jwp or zaha (have adams already)
    b kwp, maguire or cresswell or laporte (have cancelo)

    cant decide

    thanks

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  16. alfast1c
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    What is best option from City. Want to trade Salah out.

    Sterling or KDB. Or maybe Fernandes?

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    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      If I use Free Hit it will be Mahrez and Sterling for me - one week punt without long-term consequences.

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      1. alfast1c
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Its not free hit. Guess will return Salah in 2 gws.

        For next 2-3 games max.

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        1. el polako
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Oh ok, depends on your style then.
          Bruno is the safest pick but bigger upside in City lads.

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  17. Jontharon
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    WC GW28, potential BB GW29, FH GW30 and GW33, build for GW36 and GW37 in GW31-36.
    Am I missing something or is it a decent strategy?

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  18. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    14M and 8.5M Salah and TAA prices next season?

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    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      The problem with increasing them slightly in price is they still end up essential. All it means is that the options for rest of your team just becomes a much smaller / different substance of other players. And it makes other premium priced players much less likely to be owned.

      I’d rather they did something extreme like TAA 10.0 and Salah 16.0 and make it a real choice

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      1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Agreed. Or - as a couple of people have suggested - reposition Salah as a forward.

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        1. TheDragon
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Ye that’s a separate but equally important issue - the forward category needs a serious overhaul (and Cancelo is becoming a TAA like problem too).

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  19. Grande Tubarão
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    This isn’t necessarily definitely happening but it’s looking like there’s at least a decent chance the Norwich vs Chelsea game from GW30 could actually be brought forward to GW28

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    1. Grande Tubarão
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Arsenal Chelsea looking unlikely because of problems around TV rights. Chelsea’s schedule beginning to become extremely challenging

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  20. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    FH team A or B
    * differences
    Showing full teams as while much the same choice impacts on bench

    A
    Pope*
    Cancelo Mee KWP*
    Son Mahrez Bruno Sterling
    Kane Broja Weghorst

    Foster Johnson* D Luiz* Amartey

    B
    Forster*
    Cancelo Mee Tarkowski*
    Son Mahrez Bruno Sterling
    Kane Broja Weghorst

    Foster Ramsey * Livramento* Amartey

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    1. ryacoo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      B

      But I'd take Elanga over Ramsey and Gunn/Bednarek over Foster/Livra on the bench

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      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks

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  21. Baron Penguin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    On a FH would you sacrifice one of JWP or Broja for Sancho/Bruno? Or not at all?

    I think there's a decent charge they'll score more looking at the numbers, I think I'm suffering a combination of FOMO, EO fretting and price bias. The brain of an FPL addict is a mire of doubt and terms that mean nothing to others! Why not have both Southampton and forget Man Utd?

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    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Bruno is one of my essentials for this week

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  22. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Hi....on free hit with sterling and mahrez.

    My bench is just amartey and allan

    Is this too risky with jesus and grealish fit?

    I could downgrade Bruno to sancho and been up the bench perhaps

    Thanks

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    1. Flynny
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Pr I could downgrade mee to Roberts and have elanga first sub instead....

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  23. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Best Edouard replacement upto 6.7
    Already own broja & Weghorst

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  24. Eightball
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Foster
    Livramento Dawson Cancelo
    Foden Bowen Bruno Ramsey
    Antonio Weghorst (c) Broja

    No bench

    Assuming I am doing wc28. Thoughts on Salah out for a -4 to

    A) Son
    B) Mahrez/Sterling/KDB
    C) No transfer.

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  25. Nightcrawler
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Most likely to start Soton full back?

    KWP Livra or the new left back?

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  26. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Suggestions? Current team-
    1 FT 0.2 ITB & 2 FHs left

    Ddg
    Laporte cancelo digne
    Ramsey son Bowen saka
    Edouard Weghorst Broja

    Ramsdale salah TAA Robbo

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  27. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Broja or Ronaldo on FH?

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  28. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Come on ESR!

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    1. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Rumour he’s not even in the squad I’m afraid.

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        • 12 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Few sources on FFHub …

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      2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        After his performance vs Brentford?! Surely not!

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          • 12 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Team News and Ticks …. Apparently ITK Twitter handle … guess we’ll soon find out … but if he isn’t in the squad, has to be a knock or something?

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          1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 3 months ago

            Yeah seems to be true, so annoying 🙁

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  29. Corona is not good 4 U
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Would you use the Free Hit chip? It would be my first and I have then the second one.

    Team is:

    Foster, de Gea
    Alexander-Arnold, van Dijk, White, Cancelo, Davies
    Salah (TC), Saka, Bowen, Fernandez, Ramsey
    Jimenez, Dennis, Antonio

    Thank you!

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    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      No, you have 9 players, just get another one and save FH

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  30. CONNERS
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    I was hoping to include a Soton defender in my WC team, but a little unsure on best pick.

    Bednarek was benched for some h=games earlier in the season, same with KWP (with Livra and Perraud starting)

    Anyone able to confirm who is the most nailed?

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    1. RogDog_jimmy
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Salisu?

      I think it's tough - KWP might be my choice - as a 4th defender who you could bench/play if needed.

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    2. CONNERS
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks. I may avoid them altogether as I'm looking to BB the following week and need 100% nailed players.

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