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  1. MikeS
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Sakah out for Salah -4?

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    1. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      *saka

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    2. LAMELA_AND_CONSUELA
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Someone else maybe?

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      1. MikeS
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Gakpo?

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        1. LAMELA_AND_CONSUELA
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          Someone else than Saka:)

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  2. ball c
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Starting spot for defender is a tricky one:
    Which 2 to start here: (alongside trippier).

    A) Estu
    B) Mee
    C) Chilwell
    D) Shaw

    I’ve currently starting Mee - Chilwell and Trippier

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    1. D.Glynn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I'd pick the same

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

      CD

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  3. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Any chance of getting the Ciity lineup before deadline?

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    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Haaland starts 😛

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    2. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Hello I am pep
      Ederson, Ake Dias Laporte Walker, Rodri Silva, Grealish Mahrez Alvarez Haaland.

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      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Laporte?!

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      2. Sheffield Wednesday
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        You've been a reliable source in the past. No reason to doubt this at all. Unless of course you are Pep, in which case don't believe a word 😉

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        1. Hy liverpool
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          Last time i predicted pep line up i got 5 names wrong. Lol

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    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      They leak at home but about 1 hr 40 mins prior to KO.

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  4. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Who to bench?

    1. Maddison
    2. MacAllister
    3. Mitoma

    A) Estu
    B) Pinnock

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    1. D.Glynn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      2 B

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    2. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      1b

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    3. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      1
      B

      You held Maddy all this time might as well go again?

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      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Still hoping he’ll be back in form, and playing him gw32 as i go for FH dgw 34

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        1. g40steve
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          🙂

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

      Stupidly, I’m playing Maddison this week as I am convinced he’ll be doing his best to impress. Also Mitoma.

      Estupinan

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  5. D.Glynn
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Nunez to Jesus for a -4.
    Y or N?

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    1. XX SMICER XX
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Depends on chip plan

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      1. D.Glynn
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        No FH, WC 33 BB 34

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        1. XX SMICER XX
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          Difficult one, Nunez could be good but rotation makes it an easier sell

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    2. FourLokoLeipzig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Huh, why? For free it would be sideways, and I’ve no idea why you’d want to for a hit

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  6. Diedhiou See That?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Start Pinnock, Botman or Estupinan?

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    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Pervis

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    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Pinnock

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  7. sunzip14
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Will Allison start this week?

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    1. XX SMICER XX
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Think so, play on Monday

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  8. user.n
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Need help.
    Isak to Jesus on wc? Maybe -4 for this GW?

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  9. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Slabhead against BJ going to be fun to watch

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    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      It's not as I'm starting Shaw 🙁

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      1. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        🙂

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    2. XX SMICER XX
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Boris Johnson?

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    3. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      BJ one of the greatest things in life, so it's a no contest

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  10. XX SMICER XX
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    A. Robertson & Mahrez (own Trent)
    B. 4.5m Def (not Botman) & Bruno

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  11. King H
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Salam to all. Any surgery required here.

    Kepa
    James Trippy Moreno
    Saka Martinelli Grealish Andreas
    Haaland Kane Watkins

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    1. King H
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Bench*

      Iverson Estupinan Williams Rashford

      £3.4 itb

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      1. XX SMICER XX
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Don’t like Andreas

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        1. King H
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          Mount or Mahrez to replace?

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          1. Heavy Cream
            • 10 Years
            2 years, 8 months ago

            Mitoma

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  12. Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Who is everyone going for today in the 5:25 start?

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    1. ggfussball
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Haaland (C)

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  13. Kiyoshi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Start 3 out of these 5:

    A: Chilwell
    B: Stones
    C: Trippier
    D: Mings
    E: Estupinan

    Thank you

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    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      First 3

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

      Play ABC, E first on bench

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

    Mee to TAA for free?

    Kepa
    TAA Trippier Shaw
    Bruno Martinelli Mitoma March
    Haaland (c) Kane Watkins

    Steele Schär Rashford Henry

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  15. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Should I go with Mahrez(-4) over Maddison only for this gw?

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    1. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Maddison getting 1-2 points so I would for a punt

      I did him for freakish last sunday

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  16. Jones Kusi
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Thoughts?
    Plan is to FH32 and after that get in TAA, Salah and Greenwod for Chilwell, Odegaard, Kane for DGW34.
    I can't do anything right now tho because of no cash ITB

    1 FT 0.1 ITB

    Raya Kepa
    Chilwell Trippier Botman Estupinan Shaw
    Bruno Rashford Mitoma March Odegaard
    Haaland Kane Watkins

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  17. GoonerGirl
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Would you take a -4 to bring in Grealish for Fernandes?

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    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Bruno should be pushed fwd today

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    2. XX SMICER XX
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      No

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      1. GoonerGirl
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks, I keep hearing he'll still be playing deeper but yeah probs leave that transfer for now.

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        1. bring_on _the_fantasy
          • 15 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          I don't see how it fits in deeper now that Cas is back?

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    3. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Not for free.

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    4. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      No

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    5. JabbaWookiee
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      No

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  18. N00B
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Would you play Solanke instead of anyone from below?

    Salah Saka Martinelli MacA March
    Kane Haaland

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    1. XX SMICER XX
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      No

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    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      No

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    3. marcos11
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Maybe one of the Brighton two

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  19. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    i have kepa in goal.

    should i play :

    A chilwell (BHA)
    B shaw (nfo)

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    1. XX SMICER XX
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      B

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    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      B

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  20. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Shaw...what to do? Play or bench?

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    1. Vlad Tepes
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I think I will start, I mean if he is fit he will play if they still are uncertain why risk it with a sub?

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      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Hmmm, think I will do the same...worried about a sub appearance, but hopefully you are right

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    2. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Bench.

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      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        It's between him and Estupinan for me. I'm swaying to starting Shaw

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        1. Hy liverpool
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          May be Shaw in this case.

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    3. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Play

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    4. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Play

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  21. Vlad Tepes
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Bench 2 of Shaw, Chilwell, Henry and Estupinan?

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    1. JabbaWookiee
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Latter two

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  22. nanxun
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Start which one?

    A) Henry (wol away)
    B) Dunk (che away)
    C) Botman (avl away)

    Already starting Tripps and Raya.

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    1. JabbaWookiee
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      C

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  23. Eirern
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Please advice:

    Rash to Mahrez or Martinelli?
    Have Grealish and Saka.

    Thanks!

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    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Mart

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  24. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Who else is itching to press the Free Hit button as soon as the game reopens around mid-day.

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    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      ✅

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  25. corderz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    A) Rashford > Grealish
    B) Odegaard > Grealish

    (FH 32)

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    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      A

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    2. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      B

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  26. FCSB
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Final call baby…

    I’ve narrowed it down to:

    1. Odegaard >> Martinelli
    2. Chilwell >> Ake

    FH32 so need to use the FT…

    Thanks!!

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    1. MFC86
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      2

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  27. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    What to do here? FH in 32 so want to use FT. 0.9 ITB.

    I'm really tempted by B- Arsenal tough fixtures 33 to 36 and can bring Saka back for 37/38.

    Raya
    Trippier Schar Estu
    Saka Mitoma March Bruno
    Haaland (C) Kane Watkins

    Kepa Henry Rashford* Shaw*

    A) Raya to Ederson - original plan
    B) Rashford/Saka to Grealish
    C) Henry to Ake

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    1. Beige
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Considering Saka to Grealish too. Should be good in the long term if no Pep shenanigans.

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  28. GC123
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Who to sacrifice for Grealish?

    A. Rashford
    B. Mac Allister

    Thanks

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  29. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Any of my first 11 need swapping for a benched player?

    Raya
    Ake, Trippier, Zinch
    Martinelli, Mitoma, Gealish, BrunoF
    Watkins, Kane, Hauland

    Kepa, Chilwell, Pervis, Rashford

    .2

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  30. Lord of Ings
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Will shaw start you guys think?

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    1. Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Yes

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