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Scoutcast – FPL Gameweek 5: Salah, fixture congestion and transfer plans

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Seb and Andy are Lepper-less as they co-host the Scoutcast without Joe ahead of Tuesday’s Gameweek 5 deadline.

It’s a swift turnaround between Gameweeks as we prepare ourselves for the first midweek round of Premier League matches of the season.

And fixture congestion is a big focus of tonight’s stream as the pair discuss not just the recovery periods between Gameweek 4-6 matches but also the packed schedule for the teams involved in European club competition all the way up to the World Cup.

Mohamed Salah (£13.0m) is another hot topic as Seb and Andy discuss the Egyptian’s Gameweek 4 blank.

A questions-and-answers session with the watching Fantasy community, the Gameweek 5 captaincy debate and forthcoming transfer plans are also on the agenda. Live Hall of Fame number 33 Seb, ranked inside the top 40k in 2022/23 already, even has the luxury of burning a transfer…

The Scoutcast can be viewed via the embedded video below but is also available as a podcast:

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  1. Ray In Bruges.
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Sanchez Ward
    TAA Robertson Cancelo James Perisic
    Salah Martinelli Rodrigo DaSilva Andreas
    Haaland Jesus Archer

    0.5ITB, 2FT

    What would you do here?

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    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      unless you're willing to drop either Robbo or Cancelo, then there isn't much you can do, and those 2 obviously have great fixtures

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      1. Ray In Bruges.
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        Trying to find something worth dropping one of them for...Torn over Mitrovic/Toney in for Archer or ASM/Bernardo for Dasilva.

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        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 9 days ago

          honestly don't think any of them are worth it this GW at least, Cancelo could go next GW with 2FT

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    2. Puntillimon
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Down the line Kiv cancelo or robbo down to 5.0, archer up to isak may be a nice play there if he starts doing well

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  2. KieranKA
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    2 FT, 0.0 ITB.

    Sánchez // Ward
    Trent Cancelo Robertson James Saliba
    Salah Saka Neto // Andreas Lavia
    Haaland Jesus // Archer

    A: Haaland --> Kane
    B: Saka + Neto --> Rodrigo + Martinelli
    C: both

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    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      B looks like 2 upgrades for this GW, Bamford being almost back hurts Rodrigo going forwards though

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    2. marcos11
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      B

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  3. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    so does pep rest haaland this gw 4 days after last game or vs villa away 3 days before CL?

    “Now he has one game a week. I tell you now when we have games every three days that Erling will not play, I will play Julian."

    Quite sure, he wont start Julian in first CL game of the season

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    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      imo Alvarez starts (home game, had a solid amount of minutes from the bench now + Barca friendly), whether that's with Haaland or not is too hard to predict.

      it's still very early season so a rest would be surprising but this is Pep and Forest is Cities' easiest game for a while

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    2. Deanamo Jammy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Pep needs to win the Champions League, so it makes sense that he starts his best in CL fixtures, namely Haaland. If he only starts one a week, work backwards from the midweek CL matches and he'd be starting this GW5 and on limited minutes for GWs 6, 7 & 8. That seems hard to believe, but Pep can always play the false nine again in those three matches - City did win the PL using that system after all.

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  4. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Diaz - Newcastle (h) Everton (a) Wolves (h)
    or
    Sterling - Southampton (a) West Ham (h) Fulham (a)

    who scores more in your opinion? Diaz playing in the better attacking side, but Sterling more central and involved in Chelsea's attacks

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    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      also to add i think Sterling's fixtures from an attacking point of view are quite a bit easier

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    2. Zimo
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Sterling most likely will outscore Diaz

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      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        do feel that way, worth the punt i think

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  5. FCSB
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Chance Haaland starts v Forest?

    Captain:

    1. Haaland (NFO)
    2. Salah (NEW)

    Thanks

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    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      cap Salah imo, he'll have fire in his belly after missing out vs Bournemouth and Targett hasn't played much recently/Burn is too slow for Lb and Bruno out

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      1. FCSB
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        My heart is saying Salah
        My head is saying Haaland

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      2. RICICLE
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        This!

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    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Haaland- just think odds are he starts v Forest, rested and comes on for 30/20 minutes if City struggling v Villa 3 days later and starts v Seville 3 days later

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      1. FCSB
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        Great summary

        Only concern is he comes off quite early if winning comfortable v NFO, but then I suppose you’d expect him to have been heavily involved in that

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  6. Letsgo!
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Chances of haaland and salah starting?

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    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      50%, 99%

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  7. Sal8
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Play 1

    1. Trippier
    2. Pereira
    3. Dasilva

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    1. rambo.
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      2

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    2. OptimusBlack
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      2

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    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Pereira

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    4. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      2

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  8. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Possible Haaland starts ... Thoughts from Twitter from @4alex_mcfc

    - NFO (Aug 31) - starts & subbed off early if winning
    - avl (Sep 3) - does not start / rotated and maybe on for a cameo to close out the game
    - sev (Sep 6) - prioritise start
    - TOT (Sep 10) - prioritise start
    - BVB (Sep 14) - prioritise start
    - wol (Sep 17) - no idea ...

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    1. Coys96
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Can't understand why he'd play Forest over Villa, surely the easier game so Pep would be more inclined to let Alvarez have a run out

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      1. jacob1989
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        bcoz CL game is Tuesday night so less time of recovery

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        1. Coys96
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 9 days ago

          Hmm, I'm not convinced

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      2. Hits from the Bong
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        Recovery time is more important, 4 days instead of 3 makes a massive difference with regards injury risk etc,
        Plus Villa are woeful, Bournmouth, West Ham and Palace have all managed just 1 win in 4 games, all against Aston Villa

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        1. Coys96
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 9 days ago

          I dont think Pep will see the Villa game as a walk in the park

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          1. FOO FIGHTER
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 9 days ago

            It is away as well.

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            1. Hits from the Bong
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 9 days ago

              Villa lost at home yesterday, I doubt all the booing and anti-Gerrard moaning will intimidate City too much. Still think recovery time is key

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      3. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        Because only 3 days between Forest and Villa and 3 days between Villa and Seville but has been 4 rest days pre Forest game

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      4. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        It's simple, the three most important or difficult games over this period are Sev (Sep 6), TOT (Sep 10) & BVB (SEP 14) and he is likely to start in those.

        If Haaland is rested for Forest but plays against Villa it will mean 4 games in 11 days and that will not happen.

        He could be rested against Forest and Villa but that doesn't really make much sense.

        I think Haaland starts against Forest and and is rested against Villa with Alvarez getting 20 mins against Forest and a start against Villa

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        1. Deanamo Jammy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 9 days ago

          Good analysis. Pep needs to win the CL - that's the feather in the cap... winning PL is old hat for everyone concerned.

          City can beat Villa with or without Haaland. It's not like they forgot how to play with a false nine. A rested and firing Haaland in the CL is where it's at for Pep.

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    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      So, the next 3 PL fixtures he could get about 150 minutes, perhaps less out of 270 minutes.

      So not even 2 games.

      You could be looking at roughly thumbsuck 1200 minutes missed which works out to around 13 games.

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      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        No, it's just around these early CL fixtures and the midweek PL game that the above related to, if City are already qualified early he will probably be rested in those latter CL games rather than the PL.

        You can't simply extrapolate in the way you have suggested, unless of course you are a salty non owner who has been bumping his gums about how bad Haaland is 😉

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        1. FOO FIGHTER
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 9 days ago

          I still own him.

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          1. Hits from the Bong
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 9 days ago

            Thought you were just going without and having two players which will nulify his points

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            1. FOO FIGHTER
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 9 days ago

              I won't have him from GW6.

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          2. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 9 days ago

            you said you will get him after Forest a few days ago so didn't own him last week ... now you own him lol but don't think he will start against Forest, and also now it seems you wont own him from GW6 ... the lady doth protest too much, me thinks 😉

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        2. FOO FIGHTER
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 9 days ago

          How many CL weeks are there?

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          1. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 9 days ago

            Google is your friend

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  9. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Kind of boring but thoughts on: Xhaka + Robbo + Iversen to Rodrigo + Saliba + Sanchez for a -4:

    Sanchez
    TAA James Cancelo Saliba
    Salah Martinelli Kulusevki Rodrigo
    Haaland James
    Ward Andreas Neco Stansfield

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    1. OptimusBlack
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Yes

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    2. rambo.
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Good moves, assuming James is supposed to be Jesus?

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      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        Ah yep! Thanks

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    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      what's the news with Partey? think without him Arsenal's defence could struggle. Rodrigo has Bamford coming back moving him into the 3 in behind

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    4. Hits from the Bong
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Good moves

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    5. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      I've done Robbo Dasilva to Saliba Rodrigo ending up the same team as you ... only difference is no -4 😆

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      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        Yeah in theory the GK isn't worth a -4
        Bookies CS odds for Brighton = 29% and for Leicester 19% :s
        But sick of Ward getting 1 and Sanchez 8 each week

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  10. marcos11
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Ramsdale/Mount > Sanchez/Diaz for a -4?

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    1. OptimusBlack
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Diaz

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      1. Kryptonite666
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        Lol.

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    2. Hits from the Bong
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Looks good

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    3. L S P
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Just Mount to someone good

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  11. rambo.
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Haaland & Gundogan or KDB & Toney?

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    1. estheblessed
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      A

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    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      would want Haaland so first one. Gundo nice option when in form

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  12. estheblessed
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    What to do here? 2FT and £0.5m ITB;

    Sanchez
    Dias, AA, Cancelo, Saliba
    Salah, Diaz, Andreas, Martinelli
    Haaland, Jesus

    Ward, Bailey, Trippier, Greenwood

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    1. Coys96
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Bailey to Neto and play over Pereira

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    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Dias to Perisic and Bailey to gross

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  13. Reeker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    I have players I want to move in the future but have a great fixture this week. Have Ward and Iversion. Only have 0.5m itb.

    So I either downgrade a player with a good fixture to upgrade Iversion to Sanchez or just do Ward to Raya

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  14. MiguelAngel
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Sanchez (whu), Andreas (BHA), Trippier (liv)…
    Start two…?

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    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Tough one.. Bench Sanchez I guess

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  15. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Bailey to Da Silva or hold because they're both just as bad as each other?

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    1. L S P
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Hold. I did Bailey to KDH and then KDH to Dasilva. But should have just burned 2 FTs…

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    2. OptimusBlack
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Hold

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    3. rambo.
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Deffo hold that transfer

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  16. OptimusBlack
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Who is First Sub
    A- Tripper LiV (A)
    B- Andreas BHA (H)

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    1. L S P
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      A

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  17. Al Pacho
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Ramsdale
    TAA James cancelo trippier
    Salah diaz martinelli Neto
    Haaland Jesus

    Subs: Ward neco bailey archer

    Ramsdale, Bailey, Neto (out)
    Sanchez, gross, Andreas (in) -4
    Worth the moves ?
    Appreciate any help, Thanks!

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    1. L S P
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Selling Rams before villa at home seems wrong. Plus I see Fulham scoring.

      Can’t argue with the other moves

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      1. Al Pacho
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        Well, I see ur point. I’d think I’ll hold for this week

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  18. Zimo
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Would u do Kulu to Groß now if u intend to do it next week anyways?

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    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      think i will put kulu in this week...3 of his next 4 look great

      you think he's benched in 1 of the next 2 for Richarlison?

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      1. Zimo
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        No I just wanna switch to Kane. Kulu still a good pick. I just don't have any good transfers to make other than luxury ones.

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  19. Drogba Legend
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Team is below. Probably in a similar situation to most of you. Help appreciated. 2FT. Thinking Robbo, Iversen, DaSilva > Sanchez/Raya, Saliba/Dunk/Gabriel, Gross/Rodrigo/Harrison, etc for -4. Maybe Foden to Gundo? Unsure

    Ward
    Cancelo - TAA - Robbo - James
    Salah (C) - Martinelli - Foden - Andreas
    Haaland - Jesus

    Iversen - Neco - DaSilva - Fodder

    Any other suggestions?

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  20. Miami Monkey
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    1 FT, 0.1 ITB

    Raya / Ward
    TAA / James / Walker / Saliba / Neco
    Salah / Diaz / Rodrigo / Martinelli / Andreas
    Haaland / Jesus / Toney

    A) Get Sanchez before he rises out of reach tonight
    B) Save FT

    Who to bench?

    1) Saliba (AVL)
    2) Rodrigo (EVE)
    3) Toney (cry)

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    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      B

      Such a tough one, you should probably bench the defender

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    2. RogDog_jimmy
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      I'd bench Toney - away from home is the reason.
      I also would save the FT

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      1. Hits from the Bong
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        He has 2 in 2 away, 0 in 2 at home

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        1. RogDog_jimmy
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 9 days ago

          Well another argument is that Palace are so much better that Villa or Everton, who are probably on track for relegation.

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          1. Hits from the Bong
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 9 days ago

            Yeah maybe, but think pacey strikers can benefit from the extra space in away games as opposed to trying to break down negative low block tactics at home

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  21. ZakAFC_
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Zinchenko out or Save FT?

    Sanchez
    TAA, Robbo, James, Cancelo, Zinchenko*
    Salah, Martinelli, Rodrigo
    Haaland, Jesus

    Ward, Andreas, Dasilva, Archer

    1FT, 0.5 ITB

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  22. stokkies
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Which 2 out of these 3 would you start this gw?

    Aaronson, Perisic, Walker.

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    1. Eleven Hag
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      A

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      1. stokkies
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        ?

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  23. Eleven Hag
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    G2g? (2.0itb, 0ft)

    Ederson
    TAA Cancelo James Saliba
    Sterling Diaz Martinelli
    Jesus Haaland Toney
    - Andreas Dasilva NWilliams

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    1. OptimusBlack
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Yes good luck & who is ur C ?

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      1. Eleven Hag
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        Haaland

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  24. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Think this is how I will line up - means -4. Good to go? Leaves .4 in bank

    Sanchez
    TAA James Saliba Perisic
    Salah Martinelli L Díaz Gundogan
    Haaland (c) Jesus

    Ward Andreas Neco Archer

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    1. Alcapaul
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Looks good

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  25. Sal8
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Kuli to

    1. Diaz
    2. Gundo
    3. Foden
    4. Bilva

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    1. RICICLE
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      1 or 2

      I’d be inclined to go with Diaz

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    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      1 for safety 2 for potential upside

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  26. FOO FIGHTER
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Yeah, I am not going to do my head in with looking at yellow and red blocks stressing about when and how many minutes Haaland is going to get, how many games he will start etc ad It becomes like climbing up a cliff and then rolling down trying to dodge rocks etc.

    I am just going without and having two players which will nulify his points.

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    1. RogDog_jimmy
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      it's going to be too much having the same conversation every week about every player.

      "will they rest" "rotation" "xmins"

      i'm already exhausted of it and we haven't played a mid-week game yet.

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      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        This is s game after all, not a bloody science project.

        I don't want to be sitting and staring at a colourfull spreadsheet the whole week trying to figure out "xmins"

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        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 9 days ago

          It's simple, Haaland will be the highest points scorer in FPL so you own him, you play him, you captain him if you are that way inclined or swap to Kane, Jesus or Salah if you wish ... and if he doesn't start a game from time to time then so be it

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  27. Skout
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Best player under 4.8 for bench? Already have Andreas

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    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      A m/f player then I take it.
      Your question is a little lazy tbh but I will suggest Milivojević.

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  28. SpaceCadet
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Mendy Kulu bailey > Sanchez Gundo gross -4?

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    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Yes

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      1. SpaceCadet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        Thx

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  29. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Best option

    A Rodrigo or
    B Groß

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  30. Ballzit
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    This gameweek only:

    A) Salah and Aaronson
    B) Kane and Diaz

    Deciding whether to postpone a wildcard for the weekend and get another game of sample

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