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FPL Gameweek 26 complete guide: Team news, line-ups, tips, picks + more

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  1. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    I could be the highest scorer this week but it won’t come close to the joy of getting rid of Ederson

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  2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Lascelles starts, yikes

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    1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Nice to see you here again.

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    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Off... regret going Saka over Haaland after reading that. Haaland will destroy Lascelles.

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    3. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Not captaining Haaland is going to bite really bad this week

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      1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        Don’t worry. I left him out of my WC team all together.

        Feel better?

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        1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 26 days ago

          That's a mighty risk, but to be fair if there was ever a time to take it it's probably now! I hope he doesn't punish you like he did when I benched him v Wolves a few weeks ago 😛

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          1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 26 days ago

            Haha yer I’m way down at 4.4m after deciding to play the first half of the season with a self-imposed ownership cap of 10%. Jacked that after the World Cup and made up some ground, but might as well mess about for the rest of the season.

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            1. Charlie Price
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 26 days ago

              Me too mate. Taken a similar cavalier approach this season. Ranked about 2.2 million at the moment and already planning a more cautious/sensible approach for next season.

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              1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 26 days ago

                It was kinda fun for a week or two then it wasn’t fun at all haha. I could probably have done a bit more research on the players I did pick and a cap of, say, 25% could be a fun approach for a second team.

                But yer likely to go Haaland perma C all next year haha

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              2. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 26 days ago

                Just makes it all quite boring.

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    4. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Big tasty

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  3. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    I hate you Pep. I hate you .

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      you've been playing this for at least 7 years... across Pep's tenure.

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  4. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    No Schar? Didnt see that coming. Whats up with him?

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    1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      He got whacked in the face. Sat out training. Guess he wasn’t ready in time.

      Pure conjecture alert: maybe a fracture?

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      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        Or concussion protocol? Might be fine for next week.

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        1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 26 days ago

          Good shout.

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    2. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      There were news that he wasn’t seen on training photos

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    3. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      All over here past two days not fit

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    4. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      didn't he play on in the final but could have a post game concussion protocol applied?

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    5. Hairy Potter
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Cut above his eye from clash of heads in the league cup final. Wasn't pictured in training earlier in the week, but Howe suggested yesterday that there were no injury worries in the squad. Further evidence not to trust Howe on injury updates.

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      1. Charlie Price
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        I don’t trust anything I hear in the pressers. Managers only doing it because they are obliged and not because they want to tell us all their expected team selection. Lots of smoke and mirrors as a result.

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  5. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Anyone doing F1 fantasy?

    Aston Martin, Red Bull

    Checo, Alonso, De Vries, Bottas, Max (DRS)

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    1. ididnt
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Seeing Alonso in a competitive car brings joy to my heart

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      1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        Hope we're not talking about Marcos Alonso in a car here

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        1. TheBiffas
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 26 days ago

          Hahahaha

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      2. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        I read this in the context of the football Alonso and my heart skipped a beat

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        1. ididnt
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 26 days ago

          Fernando Alonso cs locked

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    2. Gunn Burn Mee Hause
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Same but Yuki instead of DeVries

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    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Aston Martin, Red Bull
      Max, Leclerc, Zhou, Alonso (DRS), Hulkenberg

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      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        Alonso on the drs, ballsy

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  6. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Can't wait for the game to update, just to see 90% of my ML having similar content creators' inspired WC teams.

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  7. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Haaland's record against Gandhi -12:30 kick off-

    GW8 - One goal vs Wolves (6 points, no bonus)

    GW14 - Not included in squad vs Leicester

    GW16 - Blank vs Brentford (received yellow card)

    GW20 - Blank vs Man Utd

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Doesn't really matter

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    2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Did he line up at home against Lascelles in any of those?

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    3. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      So…hattie?

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    4. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Hopefully that fine record continues.

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  8. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    It's not just Haaland vs Lascelles

    It's Haaland & Foden vs Lascelles. They're scary together

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    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      So 0:0 then

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    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      OMG Newcastle playing with 10 men again?

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    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Certainly wouldn't want to meet that duo down a dark alley

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  9. Skout
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Anyone know if there is some sort of scout site similar to this for Fantasy F1?

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    1. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Alonso perma cap

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      1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        Bench NOS Boost

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  10. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    The least inspiring midfielder from City is nailed. That is so annoying.

    Ladies and gentlemen, I present you.

    Jack Grealish.

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      apparently he's in his City form of his life...

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    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      He'll get them FKs though, that alone is worth £90m.

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    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      He's there to model the city shirt, using the lush city pitch as his catwalk

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    4. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      They love his purebred calves

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  11. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Waiting for the inevitable trippier haul on my bench!

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    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Same.

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    2. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      yyep

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  12. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    come on newcastle ,shoot the infuriating tinkering git up the tackhole

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    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      I saw a lot of tinkerers here. Over the past 2 days.

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  13. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Which two drivers to get?

    Cap 23.1m

    Alonso Bottas Max XXX XXX

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    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      I have those 3 with Checo and De Vries

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    2. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Sterling

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      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        Oh, thought you said divers…..okay Sterling Moss then….

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    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Hulkenberg and then you have a choice of Russell or Checo

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  14. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Gone full bong with -8pts……

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    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Condolences…

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    2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Smoking might be injurious to health

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    3. tokara
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Cheaper than a wildcard

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    4. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      If you're going to go bong you might as well give it your all

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  15. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Lascelles to score the winner….

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    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      …to his own net.

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      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        *in

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  16. Captain Vantastic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Updated.

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    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Ban this lad

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      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        Done

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        1. La Roja
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 26 days ago

          😛

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    2. Fitzy.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Not at my end

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    3. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Are you sitting right next to their servers. The signals haven't reached where I am.

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  17. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Which combo?

    1. Leclerc + Zhou + Hulkenberg

    2. Sainz + Bottas + Zhou

    3. Perez + Bottas + Vries

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    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Colombian premier league?

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    2. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Fantasy World Wines?

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  18. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Not sure how concrete this is - but potentially Schar out due to concussion.

    https://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/newcastle-united-team-news-why-fabian-schar-seven-others-are-out-v-manchester-city-4050804

    "The Swiss defender has missed just one Premier League game for Newcastle this season, the defeat at Liverpool in August. He missed training through the week and has not been included in the squad this afternoon. He has been suffering concussion symptoms since the defeat at Wembley."

    If the case you'd think he will be fine for GW 28/29, potentially even GW27. It would make complete sense not to have been in training if concussion suspected.

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    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      This is what it sounded like was the case from what Howe said yesterday (although he's a blagger when it comes to team news)

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      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        Yup. Pre-deadline I was looking at this too. Can half understand people going for Botman because of that but Schar isn't needed 26/27... free rest & better option when back.

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    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Actually - confirmed.

      https://twitter.com/BenDinnery/status/1631984173438193665

      "Confirmed as a concussion for Fabian Schar. Should be available next weekend."

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      1. The Ilfordian
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        Thanks Hazz. That’s a relief. It’s bad when your WC team is one down in the first half hour

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    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Neale covered it in Team News yesterday too.

      One other thing worth mentioning is the absence of Fabian Schar from a training gallery this week - the Swiss defender took a blow to the head in Sunday's EFL Cup final, so there may be some link to that. If there is a concussion protocol being observed (Schar lasted the full game, so it'd have to be a belated issue)

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    4. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      He needs 2 weeks ater united game.. Newcastle next game should be on Sunday.

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    5. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      He's resting his head to score a few goals in the upcoming gameweeks

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      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        Exactly. Big man needs that noggin' primed.

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  19. Hairy Potter
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Love the person who does the Man City pitch line ups on BBC website. Takes me ages to work out who is actually playing. Think they put Walker in a different position each week.

    As a Newcastle fan, I'm a bit surprised that Isak doesn't start. Also expected ASM to get the nod after his performance against Man City earlier in the season, especially if Pep does his right back moving into midfield tactic.

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  20. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    updated

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  21. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Emerson Royal owners where are we?

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    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Reporting in

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    2. PogChamp
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Here. I think he will be popular pick

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      1. camarozz
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        Here. Instead of schar.

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        1. BERGKOP
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 26 days ago

          Likewise

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      2. Forza Papac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        3.82% EO

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  22. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Massive bench headaches next GW……gulp

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    1. Hairy Potter
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Use BB?

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      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        Might be, might be…

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  23. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Accidentally started Alisson over Ward. Yikes.

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  24. Shultan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Lot of people think its boring so many WCing but just a few 50/50 decisions can make a massive difference

    I captained haaland over saka
    played mitoma over March
    Picked Gabriel over zinc
    & kept ode instead of martinelli

    Could regret every decision

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  25. FPL Brains
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    My main rival and I both wildcarded. It's going to be a host of small differences. What would you prefer to have?

    1 - Gabriel, Henry, MacAlister, Odegaard, Botman

    2 - Zinchenko, Mee, Foden, Martinelli, Emerson Royal

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    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      2

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    2. Heavy Cream
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      2 all day

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    3. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Excellent 😉

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  26. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Any F1 league I can join?

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  27. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Who to bench next week from the front 8 is going to be a doozy. Maddison (Chelsea at home) or Kane (Forest at home) looks like they'll be the pick and I don't love it

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    1. No Kane No Gain
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      You can’t bench Kane against anyone really so it’s bench maddy and pray

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    2. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Currently got Marti, Watkins, Maddison on my bench.

      I’d bench Maddison from your two.

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    3. Hairy Potter
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Use BB?

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      1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        Setting up for DGW29 for that

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  28. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Saka (c). All my rivals captained Haaland. This could get messy 🙁

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  29. Joyce1998
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Really hope captaining Martinelli over Haaland pays off

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  30. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    FPL down

    Error: Server Error
    The server encountered a temporary error and could not complete your request.
    Please try again in 30 seconds.

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    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Intern tripped over the power cable and unplugged the server…

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