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Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Rogers	AVL	7.4m	120.3%	Very Likely
Xavi	TOT	6.5m	114.7%	Very Likely
Bowen	WHU	7.7m	77.4%	Likely
Pedro Porro	TOT	5.1m	107.7%	Very Likely
Cunha	MUN	8.0m	108.1%	Very Likely
Gibbs-White	NFO	7.5m	76.7%	Likely
B.Fernandes	MUN	10.3m	82.9%	Likely
Watkins	AVL	8.7m	69.3%	Likely
Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	5.1m	73.1%	Likely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	102.6%	Very Likely
Solanke	TOT	7.2m	80.8%	Likely
Tarkowski	EVE	5.7m	83.9%	Likely
Virgil	LIV	6.2m	35.5%	Likely
Gabriel	ARS	7.1m	61.4%	Likely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	97.0%	Maybe
Casemiro	MUN	5.7m	77.4%	Maybe
Darlow	LEE	3.9m	96.2%	Maybe
Beto	EVE	5.0m	85.2%	Unlikely
Ndiaye	EVE	6.2m	75.7%	Unlikely
Struijk	LEE	4.3m	89.4%	Unlikely
Gakpo	LIV	7.3m	74.4%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	88.5%	Unlikely
Lacroix	CRY	5.1m	63.5%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	79.7%	Unlikely
Justin	LEE	3.9m	82.7%	Unlikely
Isak	LIV	10.3m	58.2%	Unlikely
N.Williams	NFO	4.8m	57.4%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	66.3%	Unlikely
Aït-Nouri	MCI	5.7m	71.8%	Unlikely
Wan-Bissaka	WHU	4.1m	71.4%	Unlikely
Brobbey	SUN	5.3m	48.9%	Unlikely
Frimpong	LIV	5.7m	69.1%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	71.3%	Unlikely
Shaw	MUN	4.5m	64.2%	Unlikely
M.Salah	LIV	14.0m	33.8%	Unlikely
Ngumoha	LIV	4.3m	62.9%	Unlikely
Richards	CRY	4.4m	62.5%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.5m	67.9%	Unlikely
Gomez	BHA	4.9m	66.6%	Unlikely
Groß	BHA	5.5m	62.7%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Gordon	NEW	7.4m	112.8%	Very Likely
Angel	WOL	4.7m	105.6%	Very Likely
O.Dango	BRE	5.9m	102.3%	Very Likely
Mbeumo	MUN	8.5m	107.3%	Very Likely
Iwobi	FUL	6.3m	88.4%	Likely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.6m	104.0%	Very Likely
Schade	BRE	7.0m	95.9%	Likely
Thiaw	NEW	5.1m	81.5%	Likely
Rayan	BOU	5.5m	82.0%	Likely
Semenyo	MCI	8.2m	33.1%	Likely
Merino	ARS	5.4m	100.1%	Very Likely
McAidoo	MCI	4.5m	100.0%	Very Likely
João Pedro	CHE	7.6m	2.6%	Maybe
Piroe	LEE	4.9m	97.5%	Maybe
Salmon	ARS	4.0m	90.8%	Maybe
Longstaff	LEE	4.8m	96.7%	Maybe
Emenalo	CHE	4.5m	96.9%	Maybe
Tchaouna	BUR	4.8m	96.3%	Maybe
Mayenda	SUN	5.2m	94.3%	Unlikely
Slonina	CHE	3.9m	92.2%	Unlikely
Grealish	EVE	6.3m	91.8%	Unlikely
Reijnders	MCI	5.0m	91.1%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	4.9m	91.6%	Unlikely
Andrey Santos	CHE	4.5m	85.4%	Unlikely
Johnson	CRY	6.5m	88.7%	Unlikely
Trafford	MCI	4.5m	87.0%	Unlikely
Gravenberch	LIV	5.5m	77.7%	Unlikely
Dorgu	MUN	4.1m	81.0%	Unlikely
John	NFO	4.0m	83.4%	Unlikely
Mee	MUN	3.9m	80.1%	Unlikely
Estève	BUR	3.9m	76.5%	Unlikely
Senesi	BOU	5.2m	48.3%	Unlikely
Cairns	LEE	3.9m	76.5%	Unlikely
Mainoo	MUN	4.7m	75.1%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.6m	82.1%	Unlikely
Steele	BHA	4.2m	75.8%	Unlikely
Hall	NEW	5.4m	60.5%	Unlikely
Ebere	EVE	4.4m	73.5%	Unlikely
Kilman	WHU	4.1m	69.6%	Unlikely
Byfield	TOT	4.0m	71.1%	Unlikely

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Watchlists

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	C
No Change	Verbruggen	BHA	B, Vs
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B
No Change	Darlow	LEE	B, Vs, £
No Change	Petrovic	BOU	B
No Change	Henderson	CRY	C

Last updated: 16 Apr, 2026 10:18pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	A
No Change	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	A
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	B, Vs
No Change	Hill	BOU	B, £
No Change	Struijk	LEE	B, Vs, £
No Change	Lacroix	CRY	A, Inj
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	C
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	C
No Change	Cash	AVL	C

Last updated: 17 Apr, 2026 12:20pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
No Change	Semenyo	MCI	B
No Change	Palmer	CHE	B
No Change	Tavernier	BOU	C, £
No Change	Ismaila Sarr	CRY	A
No Change	Gordon	NEW	A
No Change	Rice	ARS	C
No Change	Rogers	AVL	C
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £
No Change	Szoboszlai	LIV	A
No Change	Wilson	FUL	B
No Change	Hinshelwood	BHA	C, Vs, £

Last updated: 17 Apr, 2026 8:11pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	C
No Change	João Pedro	CHE	A
No Change	Welbeck	BHA	B, Vs
No Change	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	C, Vs
No Change	Bowen	WHU	A
No Change	Thiago	BRE	A

Last updated: 17 Apr, 2026 8:13pm

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8 October 2023 992 comments

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Last season’s top two headline Sunday’s Premier League action, as Arsenal host Manchester City in the final match before the October international break.

Kick-off is at 16:30 BST.

Bukayo Saka, who limped off during Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League defeat by Lens, misses out for the hosts.

It’s one of two changes for Arsenal, as Jorginho and Leandro Trossard start, with Kai Havertz dropping to the bench.

Gabriel Martinelli makes his return from injury as a substitute, meanwhile.

As for Man City, they make three alterations from the 2-1 loss at Molineux in Gameweek 7.

Josko Gvardiol, Rico Lewis and Bernardo Silva replace Manuel Akanji, Matheus Nunes and Jeremy Doku.

GAMEWEEK 8 LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Jorginho, Odegaard, Rice, Jesus, Trossard, Nketiah

Subs: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, Kiwior, Partey, Smith Rowe, Vieira, Havertz, Martinelli, Nelson

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol, Lewis, Kovacic, Bernardo, Alvarez, Foden, Haaland

Subs: Ortega, Akanji, Stones, Bobb, Phillips, Grealish, Gomez, Nunes, Doku

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Fintroy
2 years, 6 months ago
My God, Man City are just so so boring to watch....... their obsession with passing the ball to gain 3 inches.........
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1. Count of Monte Hristo
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Metronome City.
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2. JBG
  2 years, 6 months ago
  With purpose, always with purpose! ~ Pep
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lilmessipran
2 years, 6 months ago
No Kdb, Rodri or Saka contributing to a poor quality first half
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Count of Monte Hristo
2 years, 6 months ago
Arteta telling Saka to get warmed up…
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1. FOO FIGHTER
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Lol
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2. The Philosopher
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Not much use when he's not in the squad though
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3. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
  2 years, 6 months ago
  This makes me so hard to laugh ...
  
  Nice one mate
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  1. Rupert The Horse
    2 years, 6 months ago
    Blimey.
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  2. My heart goes Salalalalah
    2 years, 6 months ago
    Dafuq?
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4. Baps Hunter
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Arteta is more likely to play himself.
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Snoop Udogie Dogg
2 years, 6 months ago
I'm so fking bored right now
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1. Sgt. Schultz
  2 years, 6 months ago
  OMG HT
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2. The Philosopher
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Just beat it
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3. Fintroy
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Turned over to the NFL - Ars vs Man C is 'death by a thousand passes'........
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Snoop Udogie Dogg
2 years, 6 months ago
Anyone up for fantasy paint drying?
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Eze Really?
2 years, 6 months ago
Major problem with the rules.
VAR said no red for first yellow Kovacic.
VAR can only comment on a red.
So Oliver at fault with the second decision.
Albeit might be wrong by VAR, they were consistent.
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Snoop Udogie Dogg
2 years, 6 months ago
Does anyone else reckon Raya has a nose of the undead?
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1. putana
  2 years, 6 months ago
  reminds me of miss piggie
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2. Lollabear
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Nose of the undead? Explain
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  1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
    2 years, 6 months ago
    Like a zombie sort of, or a skeleton, like the tip of it has been chewed off
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  2. Andy_Social
    2 years, 6 months ago
    "How does he smell?"
    
    "Awful!"
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3. Lollabear
  2 years, 6 months ago
  A fat Michael Jackson nose
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DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
2 years, 6 months ago
Highlight of that first half: some more incompetence by the referees
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F4L
2 years, 6 months ago
Need Doku for Kova, no width from City. Get Alvarez back to his best position
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FOO FIGHTER
2 years, 6 months ago
Doku Alvarez and Foden front three and City wipe the floor.

Haaland still a goat but he is hardly seeing the ball in matches now.
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1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Haaland won't even be in the top 10, if there a "goat" list made.
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  1. Andy_Social
    2 years, 6 months ago
    It's his bone of the week. He sold Haaland, so he has to remind us a thousand times 🙄
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    1. FOO FIGHTER
      2 years, 6 months ago
      Spare me please.
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  2. FOO FIGHTER
    2 years, 6 months ago
    Nah, Haaland will get his hatties to get to 30 goals.
    
    You can survive without him I reckon though. As long as you set your team up properly, Son and Salah as cap options, you should be ok.
    
    2nd half to come so he could very well shut me up 🙂
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2. lilmessipran
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Hardly a goat yet, but he does free up a lot of space for his teammates which is pretty under rated
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nerd_is_the_werd
2 years, 6 months ago
Worst game all season.
This is what you get when you have two sides trying to keep possession, trying to bore opponents to death.
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1. F4L
  2 years, 6 months ago
  was always a bit gutted the Liverpool team of 18/19 season didn't win the league, the way they played was entertainment guaranteed. Now no manager has the balls to play like that and its all about "control".
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  1. Sgt. Schultz
    2 years, 6 months ago
    heavy metal
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    1. F4L
      2 years, 6 months ago
      having both full backs bombing on, midfield 3 high up the pitch with the press. Was great.
      
      Now even Klopp has reined it in a bit, shame. Postecoglou and De Zerbi have the most entertaining philosophies now.
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2. El Presidente
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Basic principle really - if your opponent doesn't have the ball they can't hurt you
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JBG
2 years, 6 months ago
I was happy seeing Alvarez, Foden and Haaland, but not so sure I should be after that 1st half.
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1. Sandy Ravage
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Needs more Rodri
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fantasist
2 years, 6 months ago
Guaranteed if an Arsenal player made that tackle, he would've got the 2nd yellow.
Clear favouritism for City.
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1. Qaiss
  2 years, 6 months ago
  IF that had been Granit Xhaka doing that at the Etihad.. imagine
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  1. fantasist
    2 years, 6 months ago
    He would've got red for the 1st challenge by the on field ref
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2. jammie26
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Don't be silly
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Qaiss
2 years, 6 months ago
These refs are scared to punish City
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1. Fabreghastly
  2 years, 6 months ago
  City gained by the Liverpool mistakes too
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2. Sgt. Schultz
  2 years, 6 months ago
  it's all abt the Dirhams
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Baps Hunter
2 years, 6 months ago
Tarkowski to
A) Andersen
B) Coufal
C) Guehi
E) something else
0.4 itb, 2 ft:s (Trippier, Botman, Cash, Udogie), 4,4,2 / 3-4-3 hybrid with Morris as 3th fwd
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El Presidente
2 years, 6 months ago
Well done to everyone holding defensive assets from these teams, exciting 0-0 incoming
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1. Andy_Social
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Pep will change things. Rice and Ode have snuffed out everything coming down the middle, so 2nd half he'll try the wings. Expect to see Doku.
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have you seen cyan
2 years, 6 months ago
This season is tough. I have frankly had some shocking weeks, like 4 now. And still holding onto 400k somehow. Hard to comprehend how u lucky some people must be to be dwelling in the late millions
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1. Hazz
  2 years, 6 months ago
  I had a worse start this year than usual, but enjoying this season more.
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2. Baps Hunter
  2 years, 6 months ago
  I bet u started with Mbeumo
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3. jacob1989
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Even I am in the 400k somewhere. This is after I was rank 15k after gw1
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4. Qaiss
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Was in the top 50k for the whole of last season and finished 17k
  
  Was the most boring season I’ve had playing FPL. Haaland scoring every week, everyone else doing so so and Kane killing my rank with his inevitable goal
  
  Think we should remember that it’s just a game
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jacob1989
2 years, 6 months ago
The real winners are those who sold haaland, got Salah and c him.
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1. fantasist
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Too early to say. Pep will change things up 2nd half and Haaland will benefit.
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2. Baps Hunter
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Really 😉
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3. Scalper
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Jake?
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Royal5
2 years, 6 months ago
Pep has lost it if he doesn’t take Kova off at HT
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1. Sandy Ravage
  2 years, 6 months ago
  confirmed lunatic
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  1. Royal5
    2 years, 6 months ago
    Crazy. Refs must know by now he should have been sent off. One tackle more and he is gone.
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corderz
2 years, 6 months ago
Johnstone Turner
Trippier Cash Estupinan Udogie Beyer
Rashford Son Bruno Maddison Mitoma
Haaland Alvarez Archer

Can i get away with not using my wildcard yet or has the time come?
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1. Baps Hunter
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Bruno+ Rash to Salah + Neto?
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2. Royal5
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Yup sell the United guys for Salah
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Von Lipwig
2 years, 6 months ago
Chelsea, Spurs, Newcastle top three
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DycheDycheBaby
2 years, 6 months ago
Please bring on Doku for some excitement
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Snoop Udogie Dogg
2 years, 6 months ago
Alvarez hatty, Haaland misses a pen, shits his pants and is subbed off, please
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1. Baps Hunter
  2 years, 6 months ago
  I don't think many players have shitted themselves, but I believe that has happened...
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  1. Andy_Social
    2 years, 6 months ago
    Gary Linekar
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    1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      2 years, 6 months ago
      David Batty?
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  2. Snoop Udogie Dogg
    2 years, 6 months ago
    Eric Dier made it to the toilet
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  3. El Presidente
    2 years, 6 months ago
    I believe there's even footage of that..
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Lollabear
2 years, 6 months ago
Worst possible outcome for my fantasy will be 0-0
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Thunderbastard
2 years, 6 months ago
Son, Foden -----> Salah, Chukwuemeka?

Have exact funds
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1. Scalper
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Absolutely not
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  1. Thunderbastard
    2 years, 6 months ago
    Midfield
    
    Saka, Sterling, Maddison, Son, Foden
    
    Chuk would be benc h fodder. Tired of the rotation dilemma
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2. F4L
  2 years, 6 months ago
  just wouldn't sell Son. idk yet but hopefully he skips International duty but doubt it
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3. Royal5
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Keep Son for Fulham home
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4. lilmessipran
  2 years, 6 months ago
  No way
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5. Baps Hunter
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Easy. Do it begore 2nd half starts!
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Tcheco
2 years, 6 months ago
Salah cappers win
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1. THFC4LIFE
  2 years, 6 months ago
  Thanks
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The Ilfordian
2 years, 6 months ago
Kova is walking on the pitch?
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Bubz
2 years, 6 months ago
Pep just begging to be down to 10 men here, hope he gets punished
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BobbyDoesNotLook
2 years, 6 months ago
Kova not benched 😮
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The Ilfordian
2 years, 6 months ago
Martinelli on
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