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FPL December 23

The FPL half-term report: Tottenham Hotspur

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All 20 Premier League clubs’ seasons so far are analysed as the countdown to the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) restart continues.

In this Half-Term Report series, we look at how all the top-flight FPL players and teams have fared so far.

FPL bosses will get unlimited transfers before Gameweek 17, so these articles will hopefully help you pinpoint some key targets for the Boxing Day resumption.

Here, we focus on Tottenham Hotspur, who currently sit in fourth place with 29 points from 15 games.

READ MORE: FPL Gameweek 17 live team news: All the updates from Friday’s pressers

ATTACK: SEASON SO FAR

TotalRank v other clubs (adjusted per game)
Goals scored313rd
Shots2214th
Shots in the box1564th=
Shots on target853rd
Big chances359th
Expected goals (xG)24.515th
Non-penalty expected goals (NPxG)22.145th

As their season restarts, Spurs are third for goals scored with 31 from 15 matches.

21 of those goals arrived at home, compared to just 10 away, which is worth noting given that four of their first six fixtures back take place on the road. Indeed, Spurs mins-per-xG also suffers away from north London, dropping from 49.5 to 74, which incidentally is only the 10th best rate in the top-flight.

To counter that, the team have looked much better with Dejan Kulusevski (£8.0m) available. 23 of their goals scored have arrived across his nine league appearances. Without him, it’s just eight in six.

Elsewhere, they rank fifth for xG, with their rolling non-pen xG numbers generally encouraging, showing improvement after a bit of slump:

Above: How Spurs compare to other Premier League sides for minutes per NPxG across 2022/23 (click to expand)

DEFENCE: SEASON SO FAR

TotalRank v other clubs (adjusted per game)
Goals conceded2110th
Clean sheets47th=
Shots conceded21716th
Shots in the box conceded1219th
Shots on target conceded6611th
Big chances conceded212nd
Expected goals conceded (xGC)16.735th
Non-penalty expected goals conceded (NPxGC)15.946th

Spurs resume with mixed underlying defensive numbers, having conceded 11 goals in their final five games before the World Cup. However, it’s worth noting their xGC across that period from Gameweek 12 onwards was just 5.63, suggesting they suffered from a bit of bad fortune/clinical finishing.

Under Antonio Conte, Spurs concede a lot of shots, yet they are rarely high-quality, which is backed up by the fact they have allowed just 21 big chances all season, which is fewer than all sides bar Arsenal.

Elsewhere, they are seventh for clean sheets and fifth for xGC, with a steady rolling map throughout the season so far:

Above: How Spurs compare to other Premier League sides for minutes per NPxGC across 2022/23 (click to expand)

BIGGEST GOAL THREATS

Haaland Foden


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

    Which team????

    A.
    Kepa-Ward
    Cancelo-James-Trippier-Patterson-Botman
    Salah-Saka-Martinelli-Rashford-Pereira
    Haaland-Nunez-Martial

    B.
    Kepa-Ward
    James-Trippier-Walker-Botman-Patterson
    Salah-KDB-Martinelli-Rashford-Pereira
    Haaland-Martial-Mitrovic

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    1. pablo discobar
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      B

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    2. Coast94
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Also B.

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    3. trick9
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Double Chelsea defense, double Newcastle defense and double Man Utd attack, fresh thinking for sure.

      I like A better.

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    4. Catastrophe
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      B

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  2. Coast94
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    GTG?

    Ederson
    James, Trippier, White
    KDB, Salah, Rashford, Martinelli
    Haaland, Mitrovic, Martial

    Ward, Andreas, Botman, Bueno

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    1. pablo discobar
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Looks great! How would you field andreas in dgw 19? No way you're benching those other mids I guess?

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      1. Coast94
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 5 months ago

        Thanks! Probably bench Martinelli for Andreas, but a nice problem to have IMO.

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        1. pablo discobar
          • 14 Years
          1 year, 5 months ago

          True 🙂

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  3. ratski
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    1st draft...
    Kepa, ward
    Shaw, botman, trips, white, walker
    Salah, kdb, martinelli, rash, Andreas
    Haaland, mitro, Wilson

    Wanted Darwin but not enough cash .think having salah covers a bit and Wilson should be close to his points.

    Any better suggestions for defenders ?

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  4. Steevo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Martinelli or Rashford?

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    1. Visionaries
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      I'd go Rash for the short term

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    2. Coast94
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Both. Otherwise, Rashford in isolation but Martinelli if you have lots of value tied up in him.

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  5. Visionaries
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Why is everyone so sure of Walker starting?
    He hasn't started a game since gw6

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    1. ratski
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      He certainly isn't nailed but is lack of starts was down to an injury. Hopefully now he is getting back to fitness.

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    2. Fuddled FC
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      he's been injured

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    3. Stranger Mings
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      I think worth the gamble at 4.8

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  6. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Upgrade Martinelli to Saka/Kulu/Maddison or Darwin to Kane
    or keep money in the bank (1.6mil) and access it later?

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  7. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    People still going with Darwin despite all Those misses last night?

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    1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Remember when Haaland missed all those chances in the Community shield?

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    2. Gross Blank Point
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      His 13 points for me last GW was the difference between average score and a big green arrow. I'll hold onto him for now.

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    3. luk46
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      I really want to, question is whether Salah + Darwin is too much

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    4. Shark Team
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Surely im not going Salah cause i see all the chances falling to Darwin. After Firmino's injury i think Darwin will surely be the main man over Salah for Pool's attack in the next 2-3 fixtures. He is missing all these chances but he still gets a crazy amount of them every week so why not going to him. He got an assist yesterday and he could ve had 2 goals at the Etihad. Remember when Salah was wasting loads of chances 3-4 seasons ago but still managed to score 25-30 gls per season cause they play for Liverpool

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    5. Reacher
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      I feel salah and darwin is too much, liverpool not that great and having 3 city is far better IMO

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    6. Gizzachance
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Only one game v city can’t be judged, got assist
      They didn’t mind the 2 goals v Milan in friendly!
      He’s in virtually every draft, will stay in mine, at his price can always be moved on

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  8. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    I think I like this team. Do others?

    Kepa
    Trippier James White Botman
    KdB Salah Rashford
    Haaland Darwin Martial

    Ward Andreas Summerville Patterson

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    1. luk46
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      not bad, missing an Arsenal attacker tho

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      1. Fitzy.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 5 months ago

        So are they

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        1. Athletic Nasherbo
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 5 months ago

          Haha

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      2. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 5 months ago

        I think I want to assess. The first 3-5 give a chance for that. Just hope I haven’t missed all their points by then!

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  9. Legohair
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Which combo?
    A. KDB,Mitro,Walker(already Salah imt)
    B. Saka,Nunez,Cancelo(already Salah imt)

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    1. luk46
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      easy B

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  10. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    So just having 15 mins to try look at a team, what are people’s thoughts on the final City slot? Do people trust Foden? Assuming Haaland and Cancelo are fairly locked in

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    1. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      You’d think Foden starts in place of Palmer.

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    2. The-Red-1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Ederson, Cancelo, KDB, Haaland

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  11. Tshelby
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Thoughts on this team? Needs to make up a lot of ground in my ML.

    Kepa, Ward
    Walker, Saliba, Trippier, Dalot, Bueno
    Trossard, KdB, Rashford, Martinelli, Andreas
    Kane, Wilson, Haaland

    0.4 ITB

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  12. luk46
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Is this team balanced enough? I don‘t see how it gets much better tbf

    Kepa
    James Trippier Akanji
    Salah Martinelli Rashford Almiron
    Haaland Kane Darwin
    Ward Andreas Bueno Patterson

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    1. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Personally I wouldn’t call 3 x under 7.0m players balanced.

      Having both Bueno and Patterson isn’t balanced either.

      Akanji is a bad pick imo

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      1. luk46
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 5 months ago

        Well, I‘m really only interested in Foden and Maddison from the 8m bracket, maybe Saka but I‘ve already got Martinelli… Only option might be downgrading Kane > Mitrovic and do Andreas > Foden and strengthen defence a bit

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  13. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Adams or mitro?

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    1. Stranger Mings
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      M

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  14. Manani
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Kane + Walker
    Or
    Darwin + Cancelo

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  15. royals forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Which Combo to have

    Darwin & KDB
    Kane & Salah

    Any ideas would be welcomed

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    1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Urgh - hard isn't it... Darwin and KDB is quite a bit cheaper so purely for that reason, them.

      On points it's close.

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  16. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Start shaw or andreas?

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    1. Malinwa
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Andreas

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    2. artvandelay316
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Shaw

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    3. Stranger Mings
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      S

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  17. Malinwa
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Which option?
    A) Keep
    B) Maddison/Cancelo/Mitro > James/Salah/Greenwood
    C) Cancelo/Maddison/Mitro > Castagne/Rashford/Kane

    Kepa
    Saliba-Cancelo-Tripp
    Martinelli-Maddison-KDB-Almiron
    Mitro-Haaland-Darwin

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  18. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Why all the Martial love? Just fixtures?

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    1. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Price, fixtures, no Ronaldo, multiple routes to points, Mitro 4 yellows

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  19. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Pope
    Trippier rjames gabriel shaw
    Martinelli kdb salah rash
    adams haaland

    Subs ward andreas greenwood neco

    Gtg?

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    1. Gizzachance
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Not keen on adams greenwood
      No where to go with them if not playing , benchings, poor form etc

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      1. Letsgo!
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 5 months ago

        Still got 0.5 itb, can easily do adams to mitro but i just feel adams is a differential.

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    2. FCHaalandaise
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Would still likely have 11 players anyway, but good point

      Injuries and suspensions and this could be trouble.

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  20. The Mighty Hippo
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    a) Kepa Martinelli (3-5-2)
    b) Ward Mitrovic (3-4-3)

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    1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      A...

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  21. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Thoughts on this? 2.3ITB

    Kepa (If set to start)/Ward
    Cancelo/Trippier/James (Recon ready to play each week?)/White (Or other 4.5ish)/Bueno
    KDB (Over Salah?)/Martinelli/Rashford/Almiron/Andreas
    Haaland/Darwin/Martial (Mitro for DGW?)

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    1. artvandelay316
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      I like it. Almost identical to mine. I like the idea of keeping some cash stored for DGW changes.
      I'm currently on both Martial and Mitro with no Darwin. Also flicking between KDB and Salah.

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  22. Gizzachance
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Thoughts,
    Gtg?
    De gea
    Cancelo tripp James
    Kdb Kulu rash almiron
    Haaland Nunez mitro

    Ward white Andreas bueno

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    1. northernmuppet
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      G2G but monitor arsenal mids..

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  23. artvandelay316
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Currently got in narrowed down to this. 3.3 bank.
    Idea is to use those funds to change things around for the DGWs.

    Kepa (Ward)
    James, Cancelo, Trippier (Saliba, Neco)
    Salah, Rashford, Martinelli, Almiron (Andreas)
    Martial, Mitro, Haaland

    Am still considering:
    Darwin instead of Martial.
    KDB instead of Salah.

    Kepa to DDG if not fit.

    Any glaring issues or suggestions?

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    1. northernmuppet
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Looks good.. can you get KDB for Salah and Nunez to cover pool attack?

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      1. artvandelay316
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 5 months ago

        Yes, currently thinking of having KDB and Nunez rather than Salah and Martial.

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  24. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Righto - have 0.8m itb with this:

    Kepa Ward
    Cancelo / Trippier / James / Gabriel / Shaw
    KDB / Rashford / Martinelli / Almiron / Andreas
    Mitrovic / Haaland / Darwin

    All good?

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    1. Reacher
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      all good, very template like mine, only worry as i have is no spurs attacking coverage but, we can have them all

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      1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 5 months ago

        Yeah I also want some spurs coverage for the DGW, even if the fixtures aren't great Kane loves to score vs Arsenal.

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    2. northernmuppet
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Similar to mine.. see Q below..

      Option could be Cancelo / mitro to fodder and Kane (start Gabriel)

      What do you think?

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      1. Reacher
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 5 months ago

        the decision is almost Cancelo to walker to accommodate Kane, but I couldn't bring myself to go Walker over Cancelo potential hauls

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  25. FCHaalandaise
    • 1 Year
    1 year, 5 months ago

    1 Pope and Rashford

    Or

    2 Ddg and Mount?

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    1. Reacher
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      If you have Trip like most then 2

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    2. northernmuppet
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      1 for me.. Rashy seriously on form.. and the CBs at United not great..

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  26. Reacher
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Nunez or Salah? that's the final big decision for me, I don't want both as I don't think Liverpool are anywhere near as good as pervious seasons

    The pens thing is swinging it in Mo's favor. at the moment

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    1. northernmuppet
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Nunez if it allows you to get KDB.. he looks like a man on a mission based on last night

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      1. Reacher
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 5 months ago

        I have managed to squeeze in Salah and KDB at the mo, leaving Mitro and Haaland up top

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  27. northernmuppet
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    A) Cancelo / Martial
    B) Gabriel / Kane

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    1. Reacher
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      tough call, B just but hopefully you have Rashford already

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      1. northernmuppet
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 5 months ago

        I do yes.. he’s locked in.
        A) leaves me a healthy balance to adjust..
        B) all in on Kane!

        Will sleep on it!

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        1. Reacher
          • 13 Years
          1 year, 5 months ago

          Yeah the no Kane decision may haunt me!

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  28. Arvin-ation
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    A) Nunez + Akanji

    B) Martial + Cancelo

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    1. northernmuppet
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      B for security of starts.. if you have Salah you will be ok without Nunez

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      1. Arvin-ation
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 5 months ago

        No Salah kek

        Kepa (Ward)
        Cancelo, James, Trippier (White, Martinez)
        KDB, Martinelli, Kulusevksi, Rashford (A. Perreira)
        Mitrovic, Haaland, Martial

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        1. northernmuppet
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          1 year, 5 months ago

          That’s tough. Risky not having either.. how about Nunez in and downgrading kula to Almiron?

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  29. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    How is this team looking?
    Pope, Ward
    James, Trippier, Cancelo, Gabriel, Neco
    Foden, Martinelli, Almiron, Rashford, Andreas
    Kane, Haaland, Darwin

    Will probably look to get in Mitro and Mount for the DGWs

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  30. The Legend Squad
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    De Gea
    Trippier James Cancelo
    KDB Saka Rashford Kulu Martinelli
    Martial Haaland

    Ward Botman Neco Greenwood

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