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Dugout Discussion August 6

Fulham v Liverpool team news: Darwin benched

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Gameweek 1 of the 2022/23 Premier League season continues at Craven Cottage this Saturday lunchtime, where newly promoted Fulham take on Liverpool.

Kick-off in west London is at 12:30 BST.

Mohamed Salah (£13.0m) might not be the most-owned player in Fantasy Premier League (FPL) but he is by some distance the most-captained of the opening weekend, with just short of 3.3 million Fantasy managers handing him the armband.

He’s the only player whose effective ownership (EO) exceeds 100% in Gameweek 1, meaning that even if you have him but haven’t captained him, you’ll be marginally worse off for every point he scores.

READ MORE: What is ‘effective ownership’ in FPL?

(via LiveFPL)

There are plenty of other well-owned players on show at the Cottage, with Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.5m) in around 60% of squads and Luis Diaz (£8.0m) sitting in more than one in five of our sides.

All of these Fantasy assets start this afternoon but the 20%-owned Darwin Nunez (£9.0m) does not, with the Uruguayan forced to make do with bench duty once again as Roberto Firmino (£8.0m) leads the line.

(via LiveFPL)

Bar the recall for the fit-again Alisson (£5.5m), Liverpool are unchanged from the Community Shield last weekend.

As for Fulham, new signings Bernd Leno (£4.5m), Shane Duffy (£4.5m), Kevin Mbabu (£4.5m) and Manor Solomon are all among the substitutes.

Andreas Pereira (£4.5m) does start, however: he is, remarkably, FPL’s second most-owned midfielder, although he’ll be serving as bench fodder for over 90% of his owners this weekend.

GAMEWEEK 1 LINE-UPS

Fulham XI: Rodak, Tete, Adarabioyo, Ream, Robinson, Reed, Palhinha, Reid, Pereira, Kebano, Mitrovic.

Subs: Solomon, Leno, Duffy, Mbabu, Cairney, Muniz, Francois, Harris, Stansfield.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Fabinho, Thiago, Salah, Firmino, Diaz.

Subs: Gomez, Milner, Adrian, Elliott, Nunez, Carvalho, van den Berg, Bajcetic, Chambers.

CHECK YOUR LIVE FPL SCORE

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If you haven’t seen already, the beta version of our new Premium Members Area gives you a customised dashboard detailing your latest points and where you rank in the world.

You can find it via this link and you only have to type in your FPL ID number (so no password/email) to see the visuals.

MORE IN-GAME FPL DATA AT LIVEFPL

Haaland Foden

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  1. Dammit_182
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    How I’ve missed this…..

    Could do Kane & mount for mitrovic & Salah, -4….

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

      Neither Kane or Mount have even played yet...

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    2. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      If only you’d done it 24hours earlier 😉

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    3. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Looks good, do it now.

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

    Kane (C). Ready for heartbreak!

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

    Wildcard time ?

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  4. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Peresic old legs against tired legs

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  5. lilmessipran
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    On a serious note, Darwin looks like a contender for 3rd Pool spot...the question is will you use two transfers or more to get rid of Diaz/Robbo to bring him in?

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  6. Gubby-Allen
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    BBC have removed the assist from Salah, which I assume counts towards official stats?

    Will FPL keep it?

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

      FPL follow Opta.

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

        "That is the simple explanation of what makes up a regular assist, as defined by Opta."

        https://www.premierleague.com/news/825262

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

          Opta have removed the assist

          https://optaplayerstats.statsperform.com/en_GB/soccer/premier-league-2022-2023/80foo89mm28qjvyhjzlpwj28k/match/fulham-vs-liverpool/78bis3qan491aqnwxn71ix6ok/match-summary

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

            Interesting. In the article I linked though, they do use a more relaxed definition than Opta for the purpose of FPL assists. It's an 'intended destination' assist in this case.

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

              so if ball passes the defender and the defender takes a huge swing and boots it into the face of the attacker and it goes in, that should be credited with an assist?

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

                If the defender was taking a swing at a pass that was intended for the attacker who scored, yes. That's where FPL seems to diverge from Opta.

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

      yeah - not sure they should though, the cross was going out for a throw in

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      1. Hairy Potter
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Aren't most crosses if no one meets them?

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

    Full time thoughts.

    Fulham:

    1. Excellent performance and looked like they’ll compete well this year.

    2. Mitrovic sensational. Great option and the first bandwagon unquestionably.

    3. Andreas proving he’s a 5.5m mid priced at 4.5m. Potentially a player to start with in some games.

    4. Robinson and Tete (Mbabu waiting) we’re excellent. Fulham defensively were decent but inevitable they will concede a lot this year.

    Liverpool:

    1. Salah quiet, but two returns. Inevitable.

    2. Darwin excellent. Will hog the xG, and potentially makes Salah better.

    3. Robertson looked fantastic, particularly first half. Could have easily hauled.

    4. Trent, Matip, VVD and the whole midfield 3 sluggish. Thiago injury an issue.

    Overall, although I didn’t captain Salah, I stuck with Nunez and it paid off. Would be shocked if he doesn’t start against Palace for his home debut.

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  8. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Mo Salah!

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  9. Ahmed Adam
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Jesus to Nunez?

    Any thougts

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

      Easy

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    2. jacob1989
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      I want to have both but don't know. Have kane and 4.5 and jesus

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    3. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      will u do nunez to jesus the following week if jesus scores and nunez blanks

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    4. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      You have missed Mitro

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    5. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      of course, nunez scored and jesus didnt....thats how fpl works
      as long as you swap back when the opposite happens

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

    Mitrovic first on my bench. Good to see the new season starting the same as the old one!

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  11. jacob1989
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Glad i had only salah (c) and robbo and stayed away from taa and diaz

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

      Diaz outscored Robbo

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

        For a one million difference

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  12. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    No Salah/Martinelli/Saka/Arsenal defence. Need Son to bail me out big time.

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Damn. You screwed

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    2. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      ouch

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    3. jacob1989
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Who do u have then? Only spurs and city?

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  13. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    'Pony tail never fail' -Ancient Chinese proverb

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

      That one's Sun Tzu

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  14. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Love the template in GW1. Unless you are one of those few individuals who has a knack for picking players who do well without any data or eye test, the template provide such safety before you can start to look at the data.

    Look at the template players who have played so far:

    Martinelli - Goal
    Saka - Assist
    Jesus - Blank
    TAA - Blank
    Salah(c) - Goal and Assist

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    1. Hairy Potter
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Lol I tried to be clever going Odegaard over Martinelli as the highlights from the Chelsea preseason match showed him taking lots of shots. Looked like a different player last night.

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  15. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Is Considering dropping Robbo and going for Darwin too early?

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    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      What do you think?

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

        I think it's too early. If we are heavy in defense it requires patience to work

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    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      GW2 not here yet.

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    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      You know it's knee-jerk. Palace will be tough at both ends of the pitch.

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    4. jacob1989
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      If u have taa, save 0.5 and drop him

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

        Have TAA

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    5. JELLYFISH
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      I’m considering doing it after Palace game

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

      This is why I'm only on 2 pool with a mil in the bank biches. Jesus to Darwin!

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

        Jesus looked good

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

      Cool kids do it GW 2

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

    Pick one

    1) haaland + taylor -> Darwin + Mitro (-4)

    2) robbo + taa + taylor + jesus -> Darwin + Mitro + Zinch + Saliba (-12)

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

      Definitely not 2, you may as well Wildcard if so

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

      1

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  17. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Errrr... very fair point re: Salah assist, no?

    https://twitter.com/magers87/status/1555901824552652802/photo/1

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    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Assist probably gets removed

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      1. The Knights Template
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Too late

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  18. Hairy Potter
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Surprised by Ings starting over Watkins. If Bailey doesn't produce in the first 60 mins today, this could be a very short punt/bandwagon.

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    1. Walter White (WW)
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      😆

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    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Yep. Bailey will be made the scapegoat even if Ings misses a penalty and a hatful of chances.

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    3. lilmessipran
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Wouldn't be surprised if Watkins comes on for Ings though..would largely depend on the state of the game

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

      He’ll have a brace by then, don’t worry

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  19. germanyozil10
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Anyone plan to early wildcard to avoid the price rise?

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

      Yeh, anyone who set up their team for one week only.

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  20. jia you
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Inks and Bailey up top with Coutinho in behind....oooh Bailey looking like a proper punt now!

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  21. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Where can I watch the Forest game?

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    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      St. James Park.

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      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Clever you can watch the away game at City ground 😉

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  22. Evasivo
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Q: Which websites are people watching the live games on?

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  23. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    OPTA have not got any assists down for Salah anymore

    https://optaplayerstats.statsperform.com/en_GB/soccer/premier-league-2022-2023/80foo89mm28qjvyhjzlpwj28k/match/fulham-vs-liverpool/78bis3qan491aqnwxn71ix6ok/match-summary

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

      it's pretty clearly not an assist, the touch significantly alters the path of the ball because Nunez completely missed it, without Tosin it's out for a throw in

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

        Finally someone with some common sense

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      2. thegaffer82
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Intended target yadayada
        FPL don’t, and have never tried to mirror OPTA record

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

          Son intended to hit Eriksen away at Man Utd in 17/18, but it comes off af Utd defender before eriksen scores, no Son assist was given in FPL. Explain how this is different?

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          1. thegaffer82
            • 12 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Why is it on me to explain?
            I’m just saying FPL make their own calls on assists and ignore OPTA.
            I never said it’s always fair

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            1. Hairy Potter
              • 9 Years
              1 year, 8 months ago

              Assists in football were only invented for fantasy football. Given that FPL is now the official fantasy game for the Premier League, it's for them to decide what is and isn't an assist.

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

        Agreed

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    2. lilmessipran
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      If we all cry on Twitter will they give it to him?

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

      Why would they? Its an FPL assist.

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

      OPTA non-Salah owners confirmed

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  24. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Feeling a bit lonely, has anyone else got Mitrovic?

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    1. squ1rrel
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      ok

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    2. yeahbuddy
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Yes on the bench

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      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Ouch!

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

      Come on Kaptain you're better than this

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      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        You’re right, sorry

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  25. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    bailey's gonna rip this bournemouth defence a new one

    was really impressed when i watched him during pre season

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  26. aborg
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    If this is going to be similar to last season, then Liverpool might have potentially lost the league to Man City by 2 points for losing against Fulham in their first game !

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

      Neither side will be as good as last season imo

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  27. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Sticking to Diaz and won't have Salah next week as well. Feel he was very Unlucky. We move.

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

      It was a bold move, Diaz could have had at least a brace on any other day. Just unlucky this time.

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  28. thegaffer82
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Spurs made a load of decent signings, and then start the season with the same team as last season.
    United will probably do the same tomorrow too

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Perisic is recovering from injury. As is Doherty. Richarlison is suspended. Not sure about Bissouma.

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    2. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      lisandro martinez will start tomorrow

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  29. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    I knew my biggest problem early on would be figuring out how to get Nunez in, this certainly won't make it any easier

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    1. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      It's a toughie.. but I'll take out Jesus to make room immediately if his price is gonna drop

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  30. TheBiffas
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Robbo, Salah, Nunez looking like the three to have

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