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FPL Gameweek 27 complete guide: Team news, picks, captaincy, predicted line-ups + more

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  1. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Start 1; Have Saka

    1) Watkins
    2) Martinelli

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    1. M2.0
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      still 2

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    2. Goodfeathers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Marti

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    3. mrelpea
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Mart

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  2. Bishopool
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Play one (other two benched)

    a) Tarkowski
    b) Gabriel
    c) Mings

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    1. Johnny 8
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B

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    2. M2.0
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      b

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  3. marcos11
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Start Zinchenko or Odegaard?

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    1. M2.0
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Odegaard

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  4. M2.0
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Mac Allistor Haul incoming. Toney hammy in the first half. Calling it.

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  5. Kantelele
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Start one:
    A) Ode
    B) Felix

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    1. M2.0
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A

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    2. Boberella
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I’m starting B

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  6. el polako
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Weather been rather shire so far.
    Maybe this March will give me some joy.

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    1. M2.0
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      HA

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    2. Boss Hogg
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      If March doesn’t then April May.

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  7. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Play Martinelli or Trippier?

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    1. Taegugk Warrior
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Mart

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    2. M2.0
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Awful dilemma.

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    3. Eyes of Blue
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Normally I’d back the attacker but Trippier is an exception. I’d probably go Tripps.

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    4. Boberella
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Trippier

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  8. Boss Hogg
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Been out all morning.
    No chance of any postponements right?

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    1. M2.0
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Games are g2g

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    2. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Where did you go?

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      1. Boss Hogg
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Out

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        1. el polako
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Did you find the truth?

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          1. Boss Hogg
            • 16 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            You can’t handle the truth.

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            1. el polako
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              But I know it's out there.

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        2. The Knights Template
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Aldi?

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          1. Boss Hogg
            • 16 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Parkrun

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            1. The Knights Template
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Good stuff

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  9. Saintjack01
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone else tempted to captain Haaland?

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    1. M2.0
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No

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  10. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Captain?

    A) Toney
    B) Mitoma
    C) MacAllister

    thanks in advance!

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    1. Boss Hogg
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A

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    2. C'mon the Fylde
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Toney.

      It's hard to predict who will haul, with Brighton.

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    3. M2.0
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Most are on A. I like C for CS pts, slightly better weather in the first game (no sleet/snow predictions) and a home fixture in the second game.

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      1. The Big Fella
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        But the home game is Palace who will defend defend defend

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      2. Danstoke82
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks all, really appreciated. Am on A at the mo and leading cash ML but Mitoma is niggling away at me

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  11. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Is it worth BB this;

    Ederson Watkins/Martinelli Chilwell Tark

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    1. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No

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    2. marcos11
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Compare it to your gw29 bench

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  12. Scotty Dog
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Start martinelli or saka?

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    1. Scotty Dog
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Gotta be saka right?

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    2. Eyes of Blue
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Saka

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    3. The Big Fella
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I’m 50-50 because Martinelli plays as the striker at the moment

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  13. Slitherene
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sell Watkins/Haaland for Toney, for a hit?

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    1. BraxterStockman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Thinking the same, with Haaland

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  14. The Knights Template
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Nudists! They’re here, nudists! Woohooooo!

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    1. Boss Hogg
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Welcome to Germany.

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      1. The Knights Template
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Is that where you went?

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  15. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    G2G?

    Raya
    Henry - Estup - Trippier
    Salah - MacAllister (c) - Mitoma - Rashford - Saka
    Kane - Toney

    Kepa - Watkins - Zinchenko - Botman

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  16. Delhidynamo
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    For a draft gams, Start two from:

    A. Colwill
    B. Xhaka
    C. Jota
    D. Ziyech

    Currently starting A and B

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  17. footballfreak
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Any liverpool leaks?

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

      Heard they have some good plumbers in that part of the world.

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    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      None... waiting myself.

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    3. M2.0
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Our entire defence

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    4. Boss Hogg
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Never by The S*n

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    5. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      "All decent FPL picks start"

      From team news guy on Instagram.

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  18. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sanchez
    Trippier-Henry-Mee
    Rashford-Mitoma(v)-Saka-March
    Kane-Toney(c)-Haaland

    Kepa-Odegaard-Zinchenko-Botman

    1. Save FT
    2. Sanchez -> Steele

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    1. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      2

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    2. M2.0
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      2

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  19. BrooksWasHere
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Who to bench out of Kane, Saka, Haaland Rashford?! Not sure how I ended up in this position…

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    1. fantasist
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Play them all

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    2. M2.0
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Consider a BB? if not, Haaland (Can’t believe im saying this)

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      1. BrooksWasHere
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Leaning towards Saka as maybe Fulham will put up the biggest fight… no bench boost to use!

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        1. The Reptile
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I'm doing that as i also have Marti - torturous decision

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    3. Boss Hogg
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Bench boost

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    4. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Saka

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      1. BrooksWasHere
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I’m thinking Saka… If this game has taught me anything it’s that 2 of the 4 of them will somehow blank…!

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  20. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Trailing my ML by 80. Rotting on 400k OR for weeks, WC active, what can go wrong?
    Let's go, locked and loaded

    Raya
    Dunk**, Estu**, Trippier, Botman
    Mitoma(c)**, Saka, Rashford
    Toney**, Mbeumo**, Kane

    Ward, Mings, Maddison, Almiron

    GW28 - 10 players (possibly 11 if I decide to FT Chilwell)
    GW29 - 13 doublers + Kane&Saka (Bench Boost)
    GW32 - 11 players without hits as it stands for now

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    1. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Botman over Maddison?!

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      1. Silecro
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah, I predict Chelsea shutting out Leicester, and Botman having a better chance of CS than Maddison returning

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    2. marcos11
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Maddison over Botman imo

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  21. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Is Ferguson too punty for this week

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    1. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I've captained the bugger. Think I might regret it

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

        Bold! I like it.

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      2. TheTinman
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        He's been playing really well and passing the eye test.

        I'm certain he is 1st choice.

        Very unlucky not to score in last couple of matches.

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

          All v sound! Hope it works out! (With loads of Mitoma [C] assists).

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    2. M2.0
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      not at all. Huge differential and rank boost if he hauls

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    3. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Alright he's in on WC. For Haaland. Need a big couch. Let's gooooo

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  22. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Does Steele outscore Kepa by 4 points this week do we think???

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    1. M2.0
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

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      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers mate!!!

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  23. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Probably won't matter but this sub order? Zinch, Maddison, Royale

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    1. M2.0
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      yeh

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    2. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I'd move Maddison ahead.

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  24. OptimusBlack
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Who first on bench ?
    A- Maddison
    B- Zinchenko

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    1. fantasist
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Maddison

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    2. M2.0
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B

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  25. Vlad Tepes
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    early news?

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    1. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Linekar etc. not on MoTD
      No more snowfall
      Usyk accepts 70-30 split
      Smith plays ahead of Farrel

      More in the next half hour

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    2. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Apparently all good Liverpool assets start

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      1. Vlad Tepes
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        source?

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  26. HarryFPL
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Is it worth getting Brighton players in despite their blank gw28?

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    1. Bennerman
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cutting edge

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    2. james 101
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      You raise an interesting point

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    3. fantasist
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Depends how easily you can field close to 11 next gw if you do

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    4. C'mon the Fylde
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Brighton have more double gws coming, than anyone.

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  27. GE
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Cap Toney or McAllister?

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    1. Urban Cowboy.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Toney

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    2. el polako
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I'm glad someone asked.

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

      Aesthetically, I prefer the little C next to Mitoma rather than Toney. And it's more exciting.

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    4. M2.0
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Mac

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    5. Exelcius
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I'd go Macallister. Everyone basically has the same team, and the majority will cap Toney. It's time to differentiate if your not happy with your OR. I don't have mac so I'm capping March.

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  28. C'mon the Fylde
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I presume most of us have the same team? 🙂

    Raya
    Pinnock Trippier Estupinan
    Rashford Saka Mitoma March
    (T)oney Kane Haaland

    Arrizabalaga Odegaard Zinchenko Botman

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    1. Urban Cowboy.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I don't have Mitoma and I fear its a bad omen.

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    2. psl
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Kepa
      Estupinan
      TAA
      Trippier
      Rashford
      Saka
      Salah
      Mitoma (c)
      Nunez
      Haaland
      Toney

      So quite different really!

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      1. C'mon the Fylde
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I covered myself with the word "presume" and not using the word "assume." 😉

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

    Has Liverpool FC team sheets leaked yet?

    Or is no-one on here bothered atm?

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    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I think the players most people own if any (Salah) are nailed to start

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    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No surprises

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

        cheers guys

        I've not seen anything on Twitter myself

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  30. robdag
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Play/Bench in order of priority:

    A: Zinchenko
    B: Trippier
    C: Odegaard

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