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Set Piece Takers January 5

Which FPL players are on penalties and set pieces?

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After a frenetic period in which three Gameweeks were contested over Christmas and New Year, we finally have a little bit of respite ahead of the next deadline.

That means there’s time to take our semi-regular look at which Fantasy Premier League (FPL) players are on penalties, corner-kicks and free-kicks for their respective clubs.

Our Set-Piece Takers tab rounds up our estimated pecking order (this will be updated on Thursday evening) but these shorter-term recaps look at what’s happened in the Gameweeks just gone.

We’ll refresh this article again after Chelsea and Fulham’s final Double Gameweek 19 fixture have been contested.

READ MORE: Which FPL players are suspended or nearing a ban?

GAMEWEEK 17-19 SET-PIECE TAKERS

Based on the data collection in our Premium Members Area, here is a breakdown from the last three rounds of matches.

CornersCrosses from
free-kicks		Shots from direct
free-kicks		Penalties
ArsenalSaka (8)
Martinelli (7)
Odegaard (1)		Odegaard (4)
Martinelli (1)
Saka (1)		Xhaka (1)
Aston VillaBailey (4)
Digne (2)
Coutinho (2)
Luiz (1)
Buendia (1)		Digne (3)Digne (1)
Luiz (1)
BournemouthAnthony (7)
Christie (5)
Billing (2)
Cook (1)		Anthony (2)
Christie (1)
Cook (1)		Billing (2)
Anthony (1)
BrentfordMbeumo (7)
Jensen (3)
Ghoddos (1)		Mbeumo (2)Toney (1)
Brighton and Hove AlbionGross (10)
March (1)		Gross (3)March (1)
ChelseaMount (6)
Ziyech (3)
Sterling (2)		Ziyech (2)
Cucurella (1)
Mount (1)
Gallagher (1)
Crystal PalaceOlise (15)
Hughes (3)		Eze (2)
Olise (2)
Hughes (2)
Milivojevic (1)		Eze (1)
EvertonGray (4)
McNeil (4)		Gray (3)
McNeil (2)
Mykolenko (1)
Patterson (1)		Gray (1)
Gordon (1)		Gray (1)
FulhamPereira (10)
Willian (4)		Pereira (3)Pereira (1)Mitrovic (1)
Leeds UnitedHarrison (5)
Greenwood (4)
Roca (3)
Aaronson (1)
Forshaw (1)		Greenwood (1)
Harrison (1)
Roca (1)		Greenwood (2)
Gelhardt (1)
Leicester CityPerez (10)
Tielemans (6)		Perez (1)Tielemans (1)
LiverpoolRobertson (9)
Alexander-Arnold (6)
Tsimikas (4)		Tsimikas (3)
Robertson (2)
Alexander-Arnold (2)		Alexander-Arnold (1)
Manchester CityDe Bruyne (6)
Mahrez (3)
Gundogan (2)
Foden (2)
Bernardo (1)		De Bruyne (3)
Bernardo (1)
Manchester UnitedEriksen (11)
Fernandes (9)		Eriksen (2)Rashford (1)
Eriksen (1)
Fernandes (1)
Newcastle UnitedTrippier (18)
Guimaraes (1)		Trippier (13)Trippier (1)Wood (1)
Nottingham ForestLodi (5)
Gibbs-White (3)
Williams (2)
Toffolo (2)		Lodi (2)
Gibbs-White (1)
Lingard (1)
SouthamptonWard-Prowse (14)Ward-Prowse (6)Ward-Prowse (3)Ward-Prowse (1)
Tottenham HotspurSon (7)
Perisic (5)
White (2)		Son (2)
Perisic (1)		Son (1)
Kane (1)
West Ham UnitedBowen (7)
Cresswell (5)
Fornals (2)		Coufal (1)Bowen (1)
Cresswell (1)		Benrahma (1)
Paqueta (1)
WolvesPodence (8)
Ait-Nouri (3)
Moutinho (2)
Bueno (2)
Nunes (2)		Moutinho (2)Neves (2)

KEY OBSERVATIONS AND NOTEWORTHY CHANGES

  • The benefits of being second (or even third!) in line for penalties have been underscored both before and after the World Cup. We saw deputies Andreas Pereira (£4.6m), Bryan Mbeumo (£5.8m) and Rodrigo (£6.3m) step up for their respective clubs before the pause for Qatar 2022, and since the restart we’ve seen Demarai Gray (£5.3m), Chris Wood (£5.6m), Said Benrahma (£5.6m) and Lucas Paqueta (£5.9m) score from the spot. Manuel Lanzini (£5.1m) has typically been first in line for West Ham in the post-Noble era but has rarely been on the field in the league, so Benrahma and then (when the Algerian was off the field in Gameweek 19) Paqueta have been tasked with the responsibility recently. Jarrod Bowen‘s (£8.0m) miss from 12 yards in October appears to have shunted him down the pecking order.
  • Liverpool are one of two clubs – the other being Bournemouth – who haven’t been awarded a single penalty this season. Mohamed Salah (£12.9m) hasn’t so far been able to top his FPL points tally up with his usual handful of spot-kicks, as he has been able to do on five and six occasions in 2021/22 and 2020/21 respectively.
  • Budget FPL defender Hugo Bueno (£3.9m) has taken seven corners for Wolves this season, two of which have arrived in the Julen Lopetegui era. Another cheap buy at the back, Nottingham Forest’s Renan Lodi (£4.3m), has taken five corners since the restart, although all of them came in Gameweek 17 when Morgan Gibbs-White (£5.5m) was absent.
  • Some budget midfielders and forwards remain at the heart of their sides’ set plays, too, with Andreas, Gray and Sam Greenwood (£4.2m) at the front of the queue for corners and both types of free-kick whenever they’re on the field.
  • After taking a back seat at set plays under Steven Gerrard from Gameweek 2 onwards, Lucas Digne (£4.6m) has taken five corners or indirect free-kicks under new boss Unai Emery since Christmas.
  • Fulham, Liverpool and Brentford have scored the most goals from free-kicks and corners this season (10). Brighton, West Ham, Wolves and Everton (two) have netted the fewest.
  • Fulham and West Ham have been awarded the most spot-kicks (six) in 2022/23, although have missed two apiece.
  • A whopping 38.6% of the shots that Newcastle have had this season have come from set plays, the highest rate in the division.

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242 Comments Post a Comment
  1. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Walker starts… Trippier stays on my bench (:

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    1. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Sry

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    2. Feanor
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      NBT

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

    Mount injured FFS!!!!!

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    1. Ask Yourself
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Advantage chelsea

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    2. FFSbet.com
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Great,Mount(C) with 22 points...

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      1. Supersonic_
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 5 months ago

        Unlucky mate

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

    If Foden hauls and KDB is quite today ... would you swap KDB Darwin > Foden Kane? 😛

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

      No because Foden would be rested for the easy games coming up

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      1. Batmans brother
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 5 months ago

        Not sure. Everton at home was meant to be an easy one?

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

      Probably, but still big bench risk on Foden

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    3. The Mentaculus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Nah, performances don't seem to affect benchings

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    4. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Foden scored their only goal the last time he started, then kept getting benched

      It's a Pep thing based on his usually effective micromanagement of every kick and movement in a football match

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  4. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Stones naysayers & Akanji lovers, where you at? 😛

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

      Absolutely typical and f how my season is going Akanji and James on my bench!! Sold foden for salah so guaranteed foden will score

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      1. Tasty Jerk
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 5 months ago

        I got Foden 1st sub on my bench but unfortunately locked there with no way on (unless Haaland somehow gets a injury in the warm up)

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    2. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Fwiw, I think both form the preferred pairing. Ake has started less often than them when both were available, although Stones did spend some of those starts at full-back

      Looks fluid, but I see a pattern. Looks more like an Akanji rest to me, but it's Pep and I could very easily be wrong

      if Akanji's benched again in GW20, then something's clearly changed

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    3. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      People in Akanji houses don't throw Stones.
      Or something like that...

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

    Who's the best replacement for Mount?

    a) Saka
    b) Odegaard

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

      Foden

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

        I already have three City (Cancelo, KDB, Haaland).

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    2. Feanor
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      c) Martinelli

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

        I have him already.

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

      Mitoma now, Odegaard for someone else later

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  6. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    It was a sleep deprived 3am decision rocking a baby but selling Foden, Kane and James to Salah, Mitrovic (c) and Shaw then benching walker has been a disaster.

    Easily 30-40 point swing after tonight and I will be hiding / sleeping behind the sofa to avoid the pain

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    1. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      (Accidentally played saints defender over walker to compound it more)

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

      I admire the bravery, could have gone the other direction ...

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

      *hugs*

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

        Still, reward yourself for getting Shaw. It was easy to see him as a 1-GW buy and skip him, but you got yourself a nice haul from that and now you can rotate him with Walker

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

    Potter playing this lineup…, he probably captained Haaland

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

      I've been told he capt KDB 😉

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    2. Feanor
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Potter will be coaching West Ham pretty soon

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

    Non Haaland cappers unite

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    1. RICICLE
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 5 months ago

      We’re like the resistance

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  9. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    THANKS FOR NOTHING MOUNT

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    1. nerd_is_the_werd
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      I HOPE MAN CITY GIVE A SEVERE THRASHING THIS EVENING.

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  10. Snoop Udogie Dogg
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    FFS Mount. KDB mega haul Haaland blank - who's with me?!

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    1. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      This and a Kepa penalty save!

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  11. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Wait are people actually wanting to get Foden already because he's only starting one game?

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    1. The Mentaculus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Hang in for the triple rise

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      1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 5 months ago

        I'm definitely OK with that, even just staving off a drop until Sunday would be super helpful

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    2. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      'Tis the season

      Keeping Akanji while others panic. Ake has started less often than he has, so it looks more like a rest. I'll make changes if he's benched next GW too

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

        Same as that for me. Problem is I never replaced James so I’ve no one to come in for Akanji. Ah well lesson learned

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  12. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Right Akanji, stay the f**k on your arse so I get White off my bench and Chelsea, I’ll be needing you to score.

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    1. Drumandbaines123
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Already looking forward to the "Justice for Akanji" comments when Chelsea score.

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

    All-out attack from Pep today

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

      Chelsea too, with what looks like 4-2-3-1

      Could be a cracker

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      1. FantasyTony
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 5 months ago

        If Chelsea score more than 1 goal, I'll go directly to bed.

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

          Oh, I'm not predicting the score. Just saying both lineups have an attacking predisposition, so I think it could be an open game

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  14. sulldaddy
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    So Mount absent due to injury?

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

      Minor one. Will be ok for FUL

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  15. syke63
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    So Mount, is out for Fulham too?

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

      Unlikely, small knock being reported, few days

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    2. mdm
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      He will be fine. Has more than a week to recover from small knock

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

    C'mon Haaland!

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    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Kepa saves Haaland pen, Haaland blank, but with a YC for good measure.

      KdB hat trick. Cancelo RC. Foden falls into mysterious hole ala 'Space Jam' and him and let's say Sergio Aguero have to fight cartoon aliens to save the Mancunian night club scene for Shaun Ryder.

      Nothing too outlandish...

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      1. The Mentaculus
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 5 months ago

        Usually these lists make my eyes glaze over but I'm glad I hung in for the finale.

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      2. SouthCoastSaint
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 5 months ago

        Favourite comment on here for a while

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

        A thing of beauty. Thank you

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  17. Cinnamon Jackson
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Will mount start the 2nd game or out for longer? Rashford VC

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    1. Bucket Man
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      I have White 7 pointer on bench which is more then I expect if plays in that game.

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    2. SouthCoastSaint
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Twitter suggesting it’s just a knock

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  18. DycheDycheBaby
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Rival captained Mount. We are so happy 😀

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    1. Bucket Man
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Who is their vice?

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

        Haaland lol

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  19. KunDogan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    0-0 would be great but unlikely…

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  20. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Petrified without Haaland (C)

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    1. RICICLE
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Me too, but think we should expect a goal at least as much as it pains me

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  21. RICICLE
    • 1 Year
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Who’s praying Haaland stays quiet then?
    Pray…..

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

      Stays quiet most games, just insanely clinical

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      1. RICICLE
        • 1 Year
        1 year, 5 months ago

        I’m actually scared……

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  22. Bucket Man
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Since restart. Defence of James(injured), Cancelo(Useless), Patterson(injured). With a midfield 5 including Kulusevski(injured) transferred to Mount(injured) with Nunez upfront. Season unravelling.

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  23. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Foden and Cancelo on my bb with Ward and White, hopefully a good bb this year

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

      Nice. Am looking for a week to get rid of my BB. Waiting for a big DGW to use it usually blows up in my face.

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    2. mdm
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Looks like it. GL

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    3. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Well done on the Rodrigo punt!

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  24. Jet5605
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Evening all. 2 FT and 0.5 ITB.

    A - Patterson > Botman and roll 1 FT
    B - Salah & Greenwood > Kane + 5.9mid
    C - Salah & Mitro > Kane & Odegaard

    Kepa
    Gabriel - Trippier - Shaw
    Salah - KDB - Martinelli - Rash - Almiron
    Haaland - Mitro

    Ward - Walker - Greenwood - Patterson

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    1. KunDogan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      B

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    2. Bucket Man
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Probably do A but wait and see how things look like this time next week.

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    3. SirWenger
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 5 months ago

      C

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  25. Gazzpfc
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Dgw

    Who would you have as your 3rd City player I was gonna have Akanji ffs so Foden or Cqncelo means taking a 4pt hit

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

      They might not even have a game so why trouble yourself

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    2. mdm
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Cancelo

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

      Not a great DGW. Don't bother about it. Better DGWs are coming

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    4. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      I have Cancelo and planning to add KDB for the DGW

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  26. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Got four tonight, Cucu, Hauland, Ederson & KDB.

    Gave up try to guess which three City & played it safe 🙂

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  27. Zambian FPL Addict
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Is it asking for too much for a KDB 15 pointer ?

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    1. RICICLE
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Right now it is, but it is one of his old clubs so who knows

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

    What do we want the score to be? 0-0 would be beautiful.

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    1. RICICLE
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Dreamy score that

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    2. KunDogan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Yep (no KdB or captain Erling)

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    3. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Haaland hatty, Rodri hatty assists

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    4. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Zakaria - Kovacic midfield might help with that, but that Foden - Cancelo axis almost guarantees it won't happen

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    5. Old Man
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      ugh

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  29. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Mount missing? Ffs *facepalm

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  30. Sergio Giorgini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    I seem to have been the only person in the world who brought in Pulisic for the DGW - could yet work out!

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    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      It could. Ziyech had a very good world cup, could be good too. Had I known Mount was out I’d have gotten him.

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

        I was puzzled why he wasn't even mentioned as an option. Made me think there was something everyone else knew apart from me. But in the end for 5.7M I thought why not

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    2. Drumandbaines123
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      These sorts of massive differential picks are the best when they work out, especially in a double GW. Good luck.

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    3. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Why would you think that?

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