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

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  1. ididnt
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    One week punt. Rashford (took him out last gw) or Maddison?

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    1. Siva Mohan
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Mad

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      1. Drogba Legend
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Agreed

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  2. Drogba Legend
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Kepa.
    Tarkowski | White | Tripp
    Rashford | Odegaard | Salah | Saka (C)
    Darwin | Haaland - J Felix

    Ward - Andreas - Botman - Bueno

    Only chip I don't have is TC

    Use FT/hit or WC?

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  3. tim
    • 16 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    No need to WC, roll.

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    1. Drogba Legend
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Is this for me above? If so, cheers

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      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        tbf it's probably true for many!

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        1. tim
          • 16 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          My god so many! 😀

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    2. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Nah I needed to WC. My team was tanking, if it wasn't for some savvy hits it would have been worse.

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  4. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    About as template as it comes. But Sanchez + Mee > Raya + Estupinjury

    Kepa
    Zinc Mee Henry
    Saka Martinelli March Rashford
    Haaland (c) Kane Toney

    Sanchez Mitoma Trippier Schär

    GW28: Haaland to Nacho
    GW29: Zinc + Saka to Shaw + Bruno BB
    GW30: Toney to Haaland
    GW31: Mee to TAA
    GW32: FH
    GW33: Kane to Darwin
    GW34: Martinelli to Mahrez/Foden
    GW35: Schär to City DEF
    GW37: Nacho to Félix
    GW38: WIN FPL

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    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      you forgot to share the first 10 gameweeks of next season

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    2. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Impressive if form/injury come out ok & allows the DGW & BGW covered - go for it - much braver than myself as things changing this season every couple of Gws

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      1. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        GW38 a good wishful thinking or dream

        what is you current overall position

        If under 1K then possible need to keep some things like a poker player unwraps or if like the rest of us
        keep the dreams alive - all the best in coming FPL weeks - let us know GW37 position prior to GW38

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  5. Fernandito
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Kepa Raya
    Trippier Schar Estu Henry Zinc
    Saka Martinelli Rashford March Mitoma
    Kane Haaland Toney

    A Raya & Mitoma
    B Sanchez & Maddison

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  6. ShaunGoater123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Final decision odegaard or martinelli on WC?

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    1. Tommy J
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I was just thinking the same, difficult to ignore Martinellis last 3 games….

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      1. Zladan
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        He was being picked ahead of Nketiah before any injury concern!

        Easiest Arsenal pick as he is easier to hold later on due to his price.

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    2. KrisMCFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Let me know if you get an answer I’m stuck with the same, come on city !

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    3. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Od

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  7. afs2239
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Bench one
    A)Tarkowski
    B) Shaw
    C)Estupinan
    D)Badiashile

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    1. King Prawn
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      A

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    2. KrisMCFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      A

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    3. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      A

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  8. Solly The Seagull
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    On WC

    A) Martinelli+Estupinan (double Ars attack with Saka)
    B) Maddison+Gabriel (double Ars attack with Zinchenko)

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    1. Solly The Seagull
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      B means double Ars def*

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    2. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      A

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    3. zdrojo187
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      A

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  9. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Who to bench

    A - March
    B - Mitoma

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    1. Sho-kun
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      flip the coin

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  10. FPL Brains
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Liverpool have only conceded 9 goals at home this season. (League 2nd lowest)

    Newcastle have only conceded 7 away. (League lowest)

    Interesting week for Rashford and Haaland.

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    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Definitely (probably) a week to go against the Norwegian

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      1. Biggsy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        I wouldn't bench Rashford though. Liverpool won't sit back and that'll leave gaps for United to exploit. Won't be an easy game but he could still return

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    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Man Utd have scored 2+ goals in all of their last 12 games in all competitions too, quite a few interesting quirks to this week

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    3. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      City have scored 41 goals at home this season. It doesn’t matter who they play, they’re scoring bags.

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    4. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I think it will be tighter at Man City than Anfield.

      Depending on how Newcastle recover from their Cup final loss. Or if Haaland hits some.

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      1. FPL Brains
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah something will have to give for sure.

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    5. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      City scored 3 away against the same Newcastle team, I mean they find a way to break this defense

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  11. KrisMCFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Odegaard or martinelli on wildcard?
    Will be transferring them out regardless in gw29 so 3 week punt

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    1. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Marti

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    2. The Mighty Hippo
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Martinelli

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    3. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      GM

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  12. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Which gameweek is Jesus likely to be back?

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    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Sounded like Arteta didn't want to commit to saying he'd be back after the IB but I feel like that's the aim

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  13. King Prawn
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Bench one:
    A. Mitoma
    B. Rashford
    C. Odegaard
    D. Maddison

    Leaning towards A but not sure

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    1. JoeSoap
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Probably A

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    2. Sho-kun
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      A

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    3. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      A

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  14. dberb9
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Salah, VVD and Nketia to Mitoma, Toney, Mee for for -8 or WC?

    Kepa, Ward
    VVD, Estu, Tark, BUeno, Lewis
    Salah, Ode, Martinelli, Rashford, Andreas
    Haaland, Kane, Nketiah

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  15. The Mighty Hippo
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Pick one to go into my squad beside March...

    A) MacAllister
    B) Mitoma

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    1. Jet5605
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      B

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    2. JoeSoap
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Going B in case Mac gets dropped deeper

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    3. Sho-kun
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      B

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    4. King Prawn
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      B

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  16. Jinkys Oars
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Start Pereira or Ream?

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  17. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Help appreciated! Which one to skip on WC:

    A) Mitoma
    B) Madds
    C) March

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  18. Tommy J
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    It’s a strange season-never known it to be quite so template(with the odd deviation but players from same team). It means you could lose substantial ground if you don’t go with the template given the odds of better scores unlikely and risky with a non- template team. Slightly takes away some of the joy but does explain why there is a lot of bunching i.e. not many points differences between those 10’s of thousands apart(or more).

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      beyond these pages the majority of teams are non template.

      That's when the so called casuals win, in a low scoring template week and hence why many people's ranks drop again in the 11 million overall and top 4 or 5 million players.

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      1. Tommy J
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        How many users of this and similar sites now- I bet it’s a reasonably big proportion of the top 1 million players

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  19. JoeSoap
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Would you change anything below on WC?

    Have 2.6 spare for getting in Bruno/Watkins/Maddy by GW29 or would you bring any of them in now?

    Raya/Kepa
    Trippier, Botman, Estup, Mee, Gabriel
    Saka, Martinelli, Rash, March, Mitoma
    Kane, Toney, Haaland

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    1. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I have Maddison from now on my WC

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      1. JoeSoap
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        In place of a second Brighton player?

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  20. Ohh1454
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Start March or Mitoma ?

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    1. Jet5605
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Coin toss but I've gone Mitoma

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      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        stats say March but could fall either way on a given day as you say.

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    2. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I’m fully expecting a March penalty v WHU.

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      1. Gandalf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        MacAllister's on pens I thought

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        1. Zladan
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          Ah no… I should’ve seen this earlier. Just had this feeling there would be a penalty. Thought March was on them for some reason.

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  21. thewhitepele
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Got 1ft and 0.5m itb. G2G or something worth a transfer?

    Ederson
    TAA Gabriel Tark
    Salah Rash Marti Ode
    Haaland Darwin Toney

    Ward, Andreas, Bueno, Patterson

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  22. burnhilla
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Who would you play out of:
    Wilson, Trippier, Andreas Pereira ?

    Wilson is obvious but he might not start...

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  23. niaz1982
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Final decision:

    Haaland definitely then which two of these:
    Kane Toney Watkins

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    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I’ve gone Kane and Toney

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    2. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      What are you leaning towards?

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      1. niaz1982
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Kane and Toney but Watkins has been scoring.

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        1. niaz1982
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          Think I’m looking at next week as well but could always bring Toney in for that as on WC and set up

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          1. FPL Brains
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 9 months ago

            Yeah. I'm really not sure why I'm on Toney, when Watkins has been scoring for fun.

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    3. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Kane & Toney for GW26 keep option open for watkins for GW29

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  24. Lord of Ings
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Bit of a boring one, but Schar or Botman?

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    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Schar for goal threat

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      1. Lord of Ings
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Schar is fit right? No injury? I haven’t seen Newcastle news yet.

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    2. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Schär. Will be back for when you need to use him. Probably back already this week.

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    3. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I don't trust Howe very much with injury news as he often lies about it, but it sounded like Schar won't be available after his recent head injury so the decision will probably be made for you

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    4. Lord of Ings
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Cheers all
      Won’t need Schar till gw28 so I’m okay with him being out for a week or two.

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  25. Mufc202020
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Anyone going March and Mac over Mitoma??

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    1. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      March wins the underlying stats.

      Mitoma wins the eye test.

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    2. niaz1982
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Yes

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  26. Bob B
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Which one to play?

    A. Trippier (mci)
    B. Tarkowski (nfo)
    C. Dunk (WHU)

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  27. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Why is Zinc being picked ahead of Gabriel on a WC? Gab is more goal threat no?

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    1. Siva Mohan
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Gabriel is template

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      1. La Roja
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Nothing really wrong with template though

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    2. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I picked Zinchenko in GW23 as a differential and he paid me back handsomely.

      I feel it’s only right to keep him.

      He’s also taking shots from everywhere!

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    3. Lord of Ings
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Full back assist threat >> cb goal threat
      Besides, it’s really difficult to predict a random cb goal, zinchenko on the other hand has been playing in the final third a lot and his assist potential is quite high for this reason

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    4. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Feels like Zinchenko is beginning to have a bigger impact at the top of the pitch and is creating more and more chances. I'd love to have a spare FT to move White to him

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  28. Siva Mohan
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    captain .. Haaland or Martinelli ?

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    1. Sho-kun
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      norwegian giant

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  29. tim
    • 16 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Start Mitoma or Darwin?

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    1. Siva Mohan
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Mitoma

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    2. Kay317
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Mitoma

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      1. tim
        • 16 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers

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  30. OptimusBlack
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Mee or Henry ?

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    1. Siva Mohan
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Henry

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    2. Sho-kun
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Henry for me, especially if you can upgrade an other player

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    3. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Both.

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