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Rate My Team August 5

FPL Rate My Team surgery with five-time top 1k finisher Tom Freeman

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The 2022/23 Fantasy Premier League (FPL) season is almost upon us, with Arsenal visiting Crystal Palace in tonight’s big kick-off.

As a result, the questions on team drafts, specific players, captaincy picks and differentials are coming thick and fast in the comments section, so we’ve asked five-time top 1k finisher and Scout’s Deputy Editor, Tom Freeman, to answer some of your conundrums over the next 60 minutes.

He’ll be on hand to first reply to requests from Premium Members in the Hot Topic below the line of this piece and will get through as many as he can until the next article goes up.

If there’s time, Tom will also turn his attention to other requests in the comments section.

As ever, you can chip in with your own opinions on the raft of RMT requests filtering through – and naturally, feel free to ignore the article subject matter and talk about any other wider FPL topics that you’d normally be musing on.

Don’t forget that, if it’s an algorithmic answer you’re after rather than an opinion-based one, we also have a ‘Rate My Team’ tool available in the Premium Members Area.

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  1. cache
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    New decisions to make

    Son or Kane? Thoughts?

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    1. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Son all day

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    2. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Kane. I guess you have Salah in midfield, and Kane can becone Haaland, or anyone for that matter upfront

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    3. Lecky Legs FC
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Son

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    4. Eyes of Blue
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Kane. Less likely to get subbed, is on pens and has higher ownership.

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    5. jackruet
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Kane

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    6. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Kane for me (crosses fingers)...

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  2. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Trippier or Walker?

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    1. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Trip

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    2. United10
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Trippier

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  3. United10
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Rashford or Coutinho?

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    1. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Rash

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  4. Trading Bear
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    What is the code to join the FFS leagues?

    Needed in order to access the Hall of Fame.

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  5. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Possibly final draft, thoughts?

    Ramsdale - Ward
    TAA - Robbo - James - Cancelo - Neco
    Salah - Rashford - Martinelli - Bailey - Andreas
    Haaland - Jesus - Archer

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    1. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Gd

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    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      No Spurs hmmm

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  6. Triple P
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Quick one to play each week:

    A) Ramsdale + Bailey
    B) Iversen + Rashford

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    1. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      A all day

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  7. Mozumbus
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Ward
    TAA Robertson Cancelo Trippier 4.5
    Salah KDB Martinelli Bailey
    Kane
    0.5ITB to fund GK if Leicester gets one

    Thoughts please? Best 4.5 defender?
    Idea is to have 3 premium team with TAA Robertson Cancelo, so sacrificed Jesus

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    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        1 year, 8 months ago

        What a movie Morbius, I heard it made a morbillion dollars.

        Saliba mate

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        1. Mozumbus
          • 2 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Thanks thanks 😀

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      • Snooze ya lose
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Gd. I’ve gone mings

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        1. G-Whizz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          He's been dropped I think...

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      • Triple P
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        I'm currently on Dalot as a little more punty pick.
        It looks nice being able to have Salah, and both KdB and Haaland for GW2. GL

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        1. Mozumbus
          • 2 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Same to you

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    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        1 year, 8 months ago

        I'm new to this site but what does "final draft" and "locked in" mean? Because they definitely aren't what I thought they mean 🙁

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        1. Triple P
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Final draft doesn't really exist, everybody will do a couple of more changes after that 😉

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          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              1 year, 8 months ago

              That can't be true?

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          2. tokara
            • 9 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Same meaning

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          3. Now I'm Panicking
            • 9 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Some were locked in at the end of June

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        2. Lecky Legs FC
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Slightly template slightly not template locked in for the season I know it’s high traffic so don’t expect much in terms of feedback any is appreciated though if you have the time:

          Mendy
          James TAA Walker
          Mount Rodrigo Rashford Salah Son (C)
          Jesus Mbeumo

          Subs:Ward,Dalot,Williams & Greenwood

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          1. Snooze ya lose
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Gd

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        3. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Any little tinkerages to make here?

          Iverson
          Trent(v) Trippier Ait-Nouri
          Son(c) Diaz Saka Martinelli
          Haaland Darwin Jesus

          Ward | Neco, Andreas, Patterson

          GW3: Play Neco & Patterson
          GW5 Play Patterson (over Trippier) if he's still in the team

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          1. Athletic Nasherbo
            • 7 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Love the team. A lot in fact. Bravo.

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          2. MC Hammer
            • 11 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Darwin could be a game changer move, ahead of the curve

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            1. tokara
              • 9 Years
              1 year, 8 months ago

              Next yr's curve

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              1. MC Hammer
                • 11 Years
                1 year, 8 months ago

                lol

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            2. AC/DC AFC
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              1 year, 8 months ago

              Klopp pretty much confirmed Darwin starts on the bench.

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          3. SADIO SANÉ
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            solid! tonight's game is gonna be fun (or horrible) with that team, up the arse!

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            1. Deulofail
              • 8 Years
              1 year, 8 months ago

              Up the arse!

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          4. MC Hammer
            • 11 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            But don’t like defence personally; I would move some cash from mid to back

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          5. Snooze ya lose
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Gd apart form no salah!

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          6. Jock Grealish
            • 2 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            darwin benched

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            1. Deulofail
              • 8 Years
              1 year, 8 months ago

              For Neco? Good shout

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        4. Athletic Nasherbo
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          All set. Have taken some risks, but they’re my decisions and I’m happy. Here is hoping no late injury concerns.

          Alisson
          Trippier Ait-Nouri Saliba
          Salah Son(C) Neto Bailey
          Haaland Darwin Jesus

          Wars Andreas Neco Patterson

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          1. krawiecus
            • 2 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Like the bold moves apart from missing TAA, all others Im on board with

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          2. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Wunderbar!

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          3. Snooze ya lose
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Sort the def

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        5. Jock Grealish
          • 2 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Shane Duffy on loan to Fulham.

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          1. mezza
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Annoying that he’s 4.5

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            1. Jock Grealish
              • 2 Years
              1 year, 8 months ago

              yeah and plays for fulham

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        6. MC Hammer
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Who is the competition for James?

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          1. krawiecus
            • 2 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            CHO? Azpi? Kenedy?

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            1. MC Hammer
              • 11 Years
              1 year, 8 months ago

              Don’t think they’re first teamers

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              1. Jock Grealish
                • 2 Years
                1 year, 8 months ago

                azpi is

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                1. Jock Grealish
                  • 2 Years
                  1 year, 8 months ago

                  chalobah there too

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        7. TopCopy
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Ramsdale (Sanchez)
          TAA Cancelo Perisic James Neco
          Salah (c) Neto (Subx2)
          Jesus Kane Darwin (Subx1)

          Thoughts

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          1. Snooze ya lose
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Gd

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        8. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Is this alright?

          Ward
          Robertson James Walker Trippier Cash
          Salah KDB Martinelli
          Kane Jesus

          Iversen Andreas greenwood Colback

          Thanks!

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          1. G-Whizz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 6 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            GTG!

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        9. FCSB
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Final dilemma, best option:

          1. James Neto Rashford
          2. Trippier Bailey Mount

          Thanks all

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          1. krawiecus
            • 2 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            1 for me but both v good

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          2. Eyes of Blue
            • 1 Year
            1 year, 8 months ago

            2

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        10. Exilizer
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Why are there so few rmts with KdB in it for week 1? Am is missing something?

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          1. krawiecus
            • 2 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            his price

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          2. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            yes

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          3. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
            • 7 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            I have him. Team posted above.

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          4. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Good option. Go for it!

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        11. WhatWouldYourZlatanSay
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          1. Mendy and Robbo
          2. Alisson and James?

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          1. krawiecus
            • 2 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            1

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          2. Eyes of Blue
            • 1 Year
            1 year, 8 months ago

            1

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        12. FPL failure
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          A) Ramsdale + Trippier
          B) Iverson + James
          (Got Ward)

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          1. krawiecus
            • 2 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            A if you mean Iversen in B

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          2. DannyDrinkVodka
            • 4 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            I would actually say B

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          3. Eyes of Blue
            • 1 Year
            1 year, 8 months ago

            A

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        13. Dumpo
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          First RMT of the season… trying to squeeze in the front 3

          Ward (Iversen)
          TAA - James - Trip - Gabriel (Neco)
          Salah - Rashford - Bailey (Apereira - 4.5)
          Kane - Haaland - Jesús

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          1. mezza
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Looks good. Cancelo and Robbo could hurt you but difficult to see how you can squeeze one in without losing a big hitter

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          2. OptimusBlack
            • 10 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Iversen & Raahford > Sanchez & Martinelli

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        14. R.C
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Anyone still on both Doherty and Perisic?

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          1. Stranger Mings
            • 3 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Just about to ditch Doherty for Gabriel

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          2. United10
            • 7 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Took out Perisic, will wait and see how he gets on

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          3. FPL failure
            • 6 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Surely not...

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        15. Sid07
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          please suggest any changes

          Ramsdale
          TAA cancelo james perisic
          salah diaz martinelli bailey
          haaland jesus

          Ward Neco andreas greenwood

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          1. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Its so pretty.

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        16. Zimo
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          A) Order Chinese food
          B) Order Sushi
          C) Order a Burger
          D) Order Indian food
          E) Order pizza

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          1. R.C
            • 6 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            b

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          2. Lecky Legs FC
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            A

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          3. Tambling5
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            F) Die of coronary heart disease

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            1. Zimo
              • 5 Years
              1 year, 8 months ago

              Lovely stuff

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          4. DaftPunk
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 1 Year
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Neither. KFC all the way

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          5. Eyes of Blue
            • 1 Year
            1 year, 8 months ago

            E

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        17. Danno - Emre Canada
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          I guess the question is.... Kane or Son?

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          1. Lecky Legs FC
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Son

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          2. Eyes of Blue
            • 1 Year
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Kane

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        18. adstomko
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Choose one:

          A) Maddison
          B) Kulusevski

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          1. M2.0
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 3 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            b

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          2. Lecky Legs FC
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            A

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        19. Roshen
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 2 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          a) Cancelo + Digne + Diaz
          b) Robertson + Walker + Mouint

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          1. Eyes of Blue
            • 1 Year
            1 year, 8 months ago

            B

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        20. M2.0
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Anyone brave enough to pick Julian Alvarez?

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          1. Thescaff
            • 5 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Why on earth would you

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          2. Lecky Legs FC
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            GW 2 is the plan

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          3. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Maybe if we had 2 teams and 200m, I would be

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        21. RedJive79
          • 4 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          A) James, Saka, Diaz and Kane
          or
          B) Robbo, Kulu, Martinelli, Haaland

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          1. Eyes of Blue
            • 1 Year
            1 year, 8 months ago

            B

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        22. jammerz888
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          RMT!

          Ramsdale
          TAA Cancelo James Perisic Trippier
          Salad Diaz Lingard
          Kane Jesus

          I know you like it…

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          1. WVA
            • 7 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Doesn't sound like Perisic will start gw1 and has Chelsea gw2, better to wait and see IMO

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        23. WVA
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          City and Pool have the best fixtures and best defences. Start your team with TAA Robbo Salah and Ederson Cancelo KDB and you're sorted.

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          1. MC Hammer
            • 11 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Ederson to Walker, KDB to Haaland and i am with you

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