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Chelsea v Spurs team news: Cucurella starts, Doherty and Perisic subs

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The second and final Premier League match of the day is a big one, as Chelsea host Tottenham Hotspur in a London derby.

Kick-off at Stamford Bridge is 16:30 BST.

Thomas Tuchel makes two changes for Chelsea, with Marc Cucurella and Ruben Loftus-Cheek coming in for Ben Chilwell and Cesar Azpilicueta, both of whom are substitutes.

That suggests Reece James will feature as a right-sided centre-back alongside Thiago Silva and Kalidou Koulibaly.

Mateo Kovacic, meanwhile, misses out because of a knee injury, while Marcos Alonso is absent as he finalises his transfer to Barcelona.

As for Spurs, they are unchanged from Gameweek 1, with Matt Doherty and Ivan Perisic on the bench with new signing Richarlison.

However, they are without the injured Clement Lenglet and Oliver Skipp.

GAMEWEEK 2 LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Mendy, James, Silva, Koulibaly, Loftus-Cheek, Kante, Jorginho, Cucurella, Havertz, Mount, Sterling

Subs: Kepa, Pulisic, Chalobah, Broja, Hudson-Odoi, Chilwell, Ziyech, Gallagher, Azpilicueta

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Romero, Dier, Davies, Royal, Bentancur, Hojbjerg, Sessegnon, Kulusevski, Son, Kane

Subs: Forster, Doherty, Sanchez, Richarlison, Gil, Perisic, Tanganga, Moura, Bissouma

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  1. FOO FIGHTER
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Although I want to get Cucurella in, I will hold off another week onto my double Arsenal. Chelsea just are not that good at the moment, especially their attack. Spurs defence a bit of 50/50 but I love their attack.

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    1. I Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Did we watch the same game? Chelsea were completely dominant.

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      1. yousunkmybattleship
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 17 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Yet conceded twice

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  2. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    All jokes aside, you can tell who owns James and who doesn’t haha.

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    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Or Kane

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  3. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Can they not get both teams back out and play Extra Time, allow the managers too...

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  4. Total Slotball
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Few Spurs fans on my TL want Son benched for Richarlison next game

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    1. Wirtzle Gummidge
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      And at least 4 United fans want the Glazers out.

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      1. POGON 1948
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        This geezer at work mentioned it a few times last year so make that 5 fans

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    2. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Never gonna happen

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  5. fplgaruda
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Good bye Chilwell

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  6. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Two great games today all the same

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  7. Zenith UK
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Right, 2 FTs. I gotta fix this, or am I overracting? 57p GW1, 42 GW2 w/ *3 to play;

    Mendy
    *Trent, *Robbo, Cancelo, Chilwell, Perisic
    Son, *Diaz, Grealish, Martinelli
    Haaland (c)

    Ward, Andreas, Greenwood Taylor

    Team I'm thinking;
    ^Ederson, Ward
    Alexander-Arnold, Robertson, Cancelo, ^James, ^Cucurella
    ^Kulusevski, Martinelli, ^Benrahma, ^Dasilva, Andreas
    Haaland, ^Darwin, ^Jesus

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  8. subhojit123
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Frustrated with Ward. Which one to get in -
    1. Henderson
    2. Sanchez
    3. Mendy
    4. Ramsdale

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    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      2

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    2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      4

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    3. Lord of Ings
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Raya

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    4. FPL Emu
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      You may want cucurella and james, which rules out Mendy

      Arsenal have a goof 4.5 option

      Sanchez a bit meh

      I'd go Henderson

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  9. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Greenwood + Robbo to Jesus + Neco to get this team?

    Sanchez Ward
    TAA James Walker Trippier Neco
    Salah Martinelli Bailey Andreas Colback
    Kane Haaland Jesus

    Thanks!

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    1. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Yes!!!

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      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Thanks!

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  10. bso
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Hopefully Reece settled as a wingback now. CHE needs him there.

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  11. Pipermaru
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Have to say, goals scored by the most transfered out players taste so good...

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    1. The Philosopher
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Yeah, my TC Koulibaly scoring was sweet

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    2. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      3* michelin level

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  12. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    1FT - what the hell do I do with Mount?

    Sanchez Ward
    TAA Robbo Cancelo Trippier / Neco
    Salah Mount Martinelli Adreas DSilva
    Haaland Jesus 4.5

    Considering WC to be honest.

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    1. jonny77
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Waste of a WC, most of your team looks solid, only wild card if you're looking to change at least 4 of those players

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    2. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      That would be ridiculous. Sell Mount and you are just fine.

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    3. Smoky Johnson
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Keep WC until GW8 and transfer Mount for Rodrigo.

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  13. No Kane No Gain
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Too early to ditch Son?!

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    1. Football is home
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Yes. He have easy schedule ahead.

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    2. BrockLanders
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Yes

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  14. Zenith UK
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Just seen the overhead shot of Spurs first goal. It's not offside. Mendy can see the ball (I have Mendy in my team for what it's worth & I'm also a neutral)

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    1. Zalk
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      He can see the ball because he takes a step to the left, because Richarlison is in his line of sight...and offside.

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      1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Mendy can't see through people?

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      2. Zenith UK
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        He doesn't step to the side, he's leaning, he can see the ball. Koulibaly is in the same pathway more or less.

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      3. popey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        ball goes over Koulibaly back leg - if he's nowhere near and just Rich standing there then fair enough

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        1. Zalk
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 8 days ago

          From Mendy's perspective it's Richarlison that covers his sight. Doesn't matter if Koulibaly is there.

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    2. Bushwhacker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Offside wasn’t the issue, the foul on Havertz was

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      1. Zenith UK
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Comment further below

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      2. TheTinman
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Hahahaha no, it wasn't....

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

      I'll be honest I'm less bothered about the 'offside'. On the whole agree Mendy had an okay line of sight for most of that - it's just awkward because the ball whizzes by right next to him & it's hard for Mendy not to take a Richarlison into account due to that - hence interfering.

      The fould before was more my issue. Players both knew it. Stadkum knew it. Everyone watching it know it. There's a close up of the Spurs players foot on the ball, but that's after they've already undercut Havertz leg first.

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      1. Zalk
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Agree on that. There were so many issues with this game from the ref's perspective, but the three glaring one's for me was. The Havertz tackle, the Cucurella hairpull and the offside, all related to Spurs goals.

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  15. EL tridente
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Kane/Haaland and Bailey to Maddison and Toney +1.5 in the bank.

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    1. popey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      no way is that the best option here

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  16. FOO FIGHTER
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    I mentioned many times, if you have Perisic start him.

    I repeated myself hundereds of times and many would have gone Neto, Bailey and for some unkown reason, Andreas of all players.

    Tell me to shut up now.

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    1. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Shut up

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      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        🙂

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    2. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 8 days ago

      I apologise mate, I played bailey over him

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    3. The Train Driver
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Should have been a foul, not a corner, Perisic should be on 1 pt as predicted rightfully by most. So yeah, shut up mr hindsight.

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    4. BrockLanders
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Same. Wish I'd started him over Bailey. Hindsight is a great thing though

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    5. fplgaruda
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Just shut up and buy Milner

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      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        For your bench yes.

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    6. FPL Emu
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Haha. Talk about being bailed out. Perisic got ten minutes, hardly touched the ball. Andreas was Fulham's most advanced player last GW. And he still got only one point less than Perisic even with what unfolded!

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    7. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      You also said Jesus would be dropped by loads of people after this week

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      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Yes, in GW's from now.

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    8. Tomerick
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Look at me mummy

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  17. OverTinker
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    So i have to drop Robbo - who should i go for Perisic or Cucu or Walker? Please help.

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    1. BrockLanders
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Perisic with a lovely home game to start in next week

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      1. OverTinker
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        WIth Cucu/Walker I can get Foden for Neto. With Perisic I will get Martinelli and 0.9 itb. What would you do?

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        1. Pedersen
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 days ago

          You should get Martinelli over foden any day

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    2. Pedersen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      I have same dilemma (other plyer to transfer out). I think i will go walker. Should play and city def is city def

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    3. Maeki2
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Perisic that foot can score goals

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  18. BrockLanders
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    PERISIC BACK ON THE MENU!!!

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  19. Tsparkes10
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Oh how tempting is a -8

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    1. PartyTime
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Don’t tempt me. I’m addicted to hits

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  20. Zenith UK
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Just seen Bentancur tackle again, wins the ball. Why are people crying?

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    1. Bushwhacker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Because foul?

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    2. Royal5
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Just saw the same. He got ball actually.

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    3. Zalk
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Because he goes straight through Havertz and then touches the ball?

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      1. Zalk
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        But if Romero's foul on Cucurella is nothing then I guess you can do whatever you want. So by that standard, it's not a foul.

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        1. SkyByBo
          • 17 Years
          4 years, 8 days ago

          Bentancur tackle was not a foul. The hair pull was a foul, refs missed it, VAR can't give a foul

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    4. Mambino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Yes that's what I thought - only a slight touch but nevertheless

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  21. Royal5
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    As a Kane owner I think we desvered that, we took the 0.1 drop when everyone else panicked.

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    1. svgcr
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      100% and good fixtures incoming

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    2. BrockLanders
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      He was terrible though. You'd take the points all day long but he doesn't look good

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      1. Royal5
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Still he could have scored another. Big chance missed. But agree, not a good game from him or Spurs.

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    3. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Well held

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    4. POGON 1948
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Yea i switched Kane->haaland gw2, definitely commend the balls

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    5. PartyTime
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Well done! You absolutely deserve it.

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    6. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Lol I guess you had other problems as Haaland home v Bou was the best fixture possible especially compared to Kane v Che!? I don't think you can say you deserved that, more like you got incredibly lucky.

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      1. Royal5
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Thanks. My front 3 is Jesus, Kane & Haaland.

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  22. ahak9
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Mount to Maddison or too early?

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    1. BrockLanders
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      I like that transfer

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    2. Meme2011
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Too early imo - what did you expect against spurs when you put him in your team??

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    3. Bushwhacker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      The way Leciester are?

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    4. Tomerick
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Have you seen Mount’s upcoming fixtures?

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  23. Football is home
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Anyone else thinking about replacing Trippier although people are bringing him in?

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    1. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      I'm keeping, amazing fixtures bar two for which he rotates perfectly with Andreas.

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      1. Hiiler
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Isn't Andreas a doubt for next GW?

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        1. Mambino
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 8 days ago

          yellow flag but should play

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      2. popey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        and Neco next week has Everton

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    2. Royal5
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Thought about it, but keeping for now.

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    3. Mambino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      I'm benching for game against City but keeping

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  24. langey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Am I an idiot, or is the season ticker broken? Viewing gw3-gw6 and sorting by difficulty. If I select attack then MCI are top, if I select defence then MCI are top. If I select by 'overall' MCI are 5th ... eh?!

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    1. TheTinman
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Broken

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  25. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    james worth the extra 1m compared to cucu ? cheers

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    1. FPL Emu
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Yes

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    2. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      At RWB, 110%!

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    3. OverTinker
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Is Cucu nailed though??

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    4. Mambino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      I think so

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    5. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      didnt cucu play rwb?

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  26. WVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Clean sheet for pool tomorrow and I'm in heaven, can't see it though!

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    1. Mambino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      they may well do

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  27. OverTinker
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Given

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  28. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Tuchel would go home and cry

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  29. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Top 10k average: 48pts
    Overall average: 50pts

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    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Salah captainers in pole position.

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      1. Mario Balofail
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Hope so

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      2. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        He could easily blank tbh

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      3. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 8 days ago

        100% blanks

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      4. Maeki2
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        1000% blank?

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        1. @persecuted_by_mods
          4 years, 8 days ago

          10000% blank

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    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Really??

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  30. Pedersen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Have often and at what position do we expect cucurella to play with chilwell in the mix ?

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    1. POGON 1948
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      They'll both play a lot but we'll see Cucurella LCB to make it happen

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

        Think Cucurella & Chilwell on the pitch at the same time will be very rare, baring some sort of injury for Koulibaly (and/or only now and then for rotation).

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