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Gameweek 33 complete guide: Tips, picks, team news, predicted XIs + more

25 April 2023 576 comments
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From Scout Picks to team news, everything we’ve written for Gameweek 33 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) will be available on this page.

It’s a quick turnaround for this midweek round of action, as all 20 teams take part between Tuesday and Thursday, headlined by the top two facing off at the Etihad Stadium – Manchester City v Arsenal.

A reminder that the FPL deadline is on Tuesday 25 April at 18:00 BST.

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  1. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Pen is down

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

      Template has been traced

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

    Everyone got their pants down?

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    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I'm not wearing any clothes. Does that count?

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  3. Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Any Mahrez owners, over Grealish?

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    1. El Presidente
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      o/

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    2. Kay317
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I couldn't decide...ended up with grealish just coz I think mahrez starts on the bench.

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  4. The Count of Monte Cristo
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Best of luck everyone!

    I really need some luck this week but hope you all get lcuky too

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    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      GL !

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    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Points for everyone!

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  5. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Do you think FPL stats is accurate right now? Like Mitoma on 140%

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    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Nope. It will probably re-adjust layer tonight

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      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        later*

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    2. Kane and Ablett
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      It’s not as accurate as it used to be but I think it’s safe to say he’s rising tonight

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    3. Fabreghastly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      It's a week for WCs so probably not

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  6. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Had 2 main decisions this week.
    Started Chilwell over Estupiñán and
    started Saka with Martinelli on the bench.

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  7. M2.0
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Which game is everyone watching tonight?

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    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      None

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    2. Bobby Crush
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      villa

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    3. El Presidente
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Leicester

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    4. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Leeds vs Leicester if Maddison & Vardy are in the xi

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

      Leeds v Leicester is huge, although I have triple Villa so might go between

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    6. Hairy Potter
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Probably the snooker.

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  8. Christina.
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    going to be lots of missed deadlines

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

      casuals deserve it

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      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        The casuals are getting an immense amount of bench jam this gameweek and you know it.

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

          tis true and we gonna be raging at them

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    2. :
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Nah, plenty of time yet.

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    3. fantasist
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Most should know City play Arsenal tomorrow so there are midweek games

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    4. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      How long before the first, "I didn't realise it was a 6pm deadline" post!

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      1. :
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        😯

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      2. Drexl Spivey
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        ... by someone with responsibilities outside fantasy footy.

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    5. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Genuinely did. Been on here most of the day and all. Emergency call to hospital. Just arrived. Team was mostly set tbf, but think I've ended up with double Leicester defence on BB next week which was in no way intended.

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

        Hope the emergency turned out alright

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        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Should be fine. Cheers. Nothing another Timothy Castagne 10 pointer and Iversen pen save won't fix.

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

            I'm now invested in wanting it to happen 😀

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

        Hope all's well

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        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Cheers man

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

          Yes echo that

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  9. OptimusBlack
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    And it's ended with that team with no hits
    Raya
    Chilwell Tripper Schär ( Shaw Henry)
    Maddison Salah Saka Martinelli Mitoma
    Halaand © Watinks ( Solanke)

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    1. fantasist
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I'd have played Watkins instead

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      1. Sgt. Schultz
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        aye?

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    2. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      We’re in the Same boat

      I benched martinelli and played Solanke

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  10. Baron Penguin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Panic Kane and Bruno to Salah and Isak for -4. Should just lock my phone away an hour before deadline. It was easier in the 90s when you posted them in!

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  11. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Tonight: Boring, as expected.
    Tomorrow: OMG that team!

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  12. DycheDycheBaby
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    A brave and stupid decision, playing Chilwell over Botman 🙂

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    1. Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Believe in him, he will haul for us mortals ..... we deserve it!

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    2. Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I wouldn't play him over Botman though 😉 benched Gabriel for him

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      1. DycheDycheBaby
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        So you're calling me stupid then 😀

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  13. ArthurBrutal
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Researching my GK in a WC till the last spin of the wheel. It was also Raya plus another - Ederson, Kepa, or DDG, or random. DDG won the place on fixtures long term and playing Spurs this week: he will start for me.

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    1. ArthurBrutal
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      'also' is 'always'

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      1. Crunchie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Got DDG and Raya, went Raya lol

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  14. ArthurBrutal
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    'also' 'always'

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  15. brixtonBob
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Oh lord I forgot about the deadline. No idea what my team looks like

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    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ignore any negative comments you get and good luck!

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    2. DycheDycheBaby
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Probably the best way to play to be honest

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    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Did you not look at it last week.

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      1. brixtonBob
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Did free hit last week. So I can only assume it reverted back to Haaland being captain from the week before.

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    4. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Tbf deadline being 6 probably threw a lot of people off this week

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    5. Sir Matt Bugsby
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      You'll smash it. Weekly tinkers are overrated.

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  16. Nazz
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Hey guys anything I need to do? I'm worried about schar minutes or am I g2g should I play Shaw over schar?

    Steele
    Trippier, Schar, Mings
    Rashford, Salah, Mitoma, Grealish
    Watkins, Kane, Haarland

    Kepa, Macallistair, Shaw, Mee

    0ft 0.2 ITB

    Thank youu

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

      lol

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      1. Nazz
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Geninely know idea what my team is

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

          Gutting mate but your team on this comment looks alright!

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  17. Biggsy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Love hours of deliberation only to end up with the answer your first thought of. All those potential "if only i'd" and "I should have" to come

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    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks for asking. I should have sold Odegaard instead of Saka so I had money ITB to go directly from Toney to Haaland, which could have allowed me to FH in GW34 and save the WC for GW36. If only I'd waited 2 more mins before making my transfer, I'd have heard that this Brighton midfielder was going to start, so I could have bought Rashford or any other better mid than Mac Allister. How about you?

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      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I mean Saka instead of Odegaard

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

        I find if I think about every single player in the game the I can wallow in the "I definitely thought about bringing them in this week" when anyone scores

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        1. Crunchie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          The only decision this week was Kane to Haaland and Saka to (instead of Martinelli - need the cash for future moves) to either Grealish or March and the other will be next week.

          Went Grealish purely as he was subbed and March missed the pen (and a guy i have never heard of is playing for Brighton)

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          1. Crunchie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            and went Raya over DDG

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  18. DavvaMC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Would you take Saka out for a hit?

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

      For gw 34 ?
      Whose the other transfer

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      1. DavvaMC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        No for this GW!

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      2. DavvaMC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Damn it I thought it was a 6.30pm deadline, what a numpty...oh well!

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  19. Maddamotha
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    How much will Chilwell punish me for selling?!

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    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Very little.

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    2. sulldaddy
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      About 2 points

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  20. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Does anyone reckon arsenal can upset the odds tomorrow and beat City . Really can't see anything but a City win.

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    1. Bobby Crush
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Nah, I think City will do them by 2 goals.

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    2. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Can’t see it.

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  21. Nazz
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Since when has there ever been a 6pm deadline

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Since 11 minutes ago

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

      I’m seeing double

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  22. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Do you think Iheanacho is nailed for the next 2-3 games?

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Iheanacho? Nailed?

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      1. Shark Team
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Between him and Isak in order to afford Schar over Botman, went for Isak

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    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Is he ever nailed?

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

      He didn't start a game for weeks until the weekend just gone, and that was with Maddison missing. If Maddison is back then I wouldn't be surprised to see him drop out again

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  23. ididnt
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Going for Jota over Salah this gw could very well end my season

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    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Take courage! most who got Salah in this GW would have been for a Hit.

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  24. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    First FT I've saved in a while.

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    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Meanwhile... I took a -8 haha

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      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        The ol' crazy Camz

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    2. M2.0
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Same

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      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I swore I wasn't going to make a transfer. Last minute - minus 8 🙁

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

      Same, could have brought in Salah but figured there wasn't a rush on it despite his good record v WHU and never know what else will crop up over the next few days. Also allows me to rectify my mistake of going with Wilson over Isak while giving him one more chance for redemption as I think there's a chance he starts on Thursday

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    4. Fabreghastly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Me too. Looks like a banana skin GW to me

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  25. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    -8 castagne,bruno,kane to stones,kdb,jota

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    1. Hooky
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      For GW34?

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  26. M2.0
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Played Raya and Chillwell over Kepa and Schar in the end… Stupid? Probably. Could it end in a 0-0? Hell yeh

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  27. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    This my WC team:
    Ederson DDG
    TAA Robbo Trippier Botman Estu
    Salah Grealish Rashford Mitoma March
    Haaland Isak Solanke
    (Gonna BB34 and hope for 20+ pts from DDG Botman Isak Solanke)

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    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      My DGWers will be Alisson Trippier Isak and Toney.

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      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        BBers*

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

    Dont know why I was convinced it was a 6:15 deadline, ah well pretty sure I was set after changing things multiple times in the last few days

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    1. Hooky
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Midweek PL games are usually 7.45 or 8 kick off but it's because they're all on BT Sport that they've got a 7.30 start for one of them.

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      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        What’s the relevance?

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        1. Hooky
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Get as many viewers as possible.

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  29. KeanosMagic
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Whoops, thought it was a 6.30 deadline. Always wondered how people managed to miss it. Now I know! Praying I had Haaland or Salah captained

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    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Same but had team prepared.

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      1. KeanosMagic
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah, I looked at it earlier so I think it's ok, but was just going to double check before a work call came in

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  30. Etihader
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Salah ownership is very interesting.

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