The Scout Squad: Our top picks for FPL Gameweek 9

FPL GW28 Scout Picks - Final Selection

Kelleher

van Dijk
O’Reilly
Hill

Wilson
Bruno Fernandes
Rayan
Mbeumo

Haaland
Ekitiké
Thiago

Darlow
Thiaw
Dalot
Dango Ouattara

GW29 Chip Poll

Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
O'Reilly	MCI	5.0m	98.7%	Likely
Maguire	MUN	4.3m	97.9%	Maybe
Kroupi.Jr	BOU	4.7m	97.4%	Maybe
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	95.3%	Maybe
E.Le Fée	SUN	4.9m	93.2%	Unlikely
Mainoo	MUN	4.6m	92.1%	Unlikely
A.Becker	LIV	5.4m	81.7%	Unlikely
Szoboszlai	LIV	6.8m	75.1%	Unlikely
Raúl	FUL	6.1m	75.1%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.6m	73.9%	Unlikely
Martinez	MUN	4.8m	66.1%	Unlikely
Amad	MUN	6.2m	64.8%	Unlikely
Adli	BOU	5.4m	62.5%	Unlikely
Wan-Bissaka	WHU	4.1m	60.4%	Unlikely
Gabriel	ARS	7.1m	59.7%	Unlikely
Thiago	BRE	7.1m	57.5%	Unlikely
Anderson	NFO	5.4m	57.9%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	55.7%	Unlikely
Barry	EVE	5.7m	55.0%	Unlikely
Justin	LEE	3.9m	54.6%	Unlikely
Richards	CRY	4.4m	53.8%	Unlikely
Gordon	NEW	7.2m	52.6%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	50.9%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	50.7%	Unlikely
Lammens	MUN	5.0m	47.4%	Unlikely
Madueke	ARS	6.8m	46.3%	Unlikely
Nallo	LIV	3.7m	45.3%	Unlikely
Rodon	LEE	3.9m	44.8%	Unlikely
O.Dango	BRE	5.9m	43.9%	Unlikely
Gravenberch	LIV	5.5m	43.3%	Unlikely
Shaw	MUN	4.5m	43.5%	Unlikely
Semenyo	MCI	8.1m	37.2%	Unlikely
Kayode	BRE	4.5m	41.3%	Unlikely
Ødegaard	ARS	7.8m	39.7%	Unlikely
Hill	BOU	4.1m	36.7%	Unlikely
Diouf	WHU	4.0m	37.6%	Unlikely
M.Fernandes	WHU	5.5m	37.8%	Unlikely
Buendía	AVL	5.3m	37.7%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	37.3%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	36.7%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Kilman	WHU	4.2m	100.1%	Very Likely
Tarkowski	EVE	5.7m	99.7%	Maybe
L.Miley	NEW	4.5m	97.9%	Maybe
Bowen	WHU	7.6m	97.4%	Maybe
Roberts	BUR	4.4m	97.8%	Maybe
Bajcetic	LIV	4.3m	91.4%	Unlikely
Calvert-Lewin	LEE	5.8m	91.9%	Unlikely
Kluivert	BOU	7.0m	91.3%	Unlikely
Perri	LEE	4.5m	90.8%	Unlikely
Wood	NFO	7.2m	91.4%	Unlikely
Sarr	CRY	6.4m	90.9%	Unlikely
Trésor	BUR	4.4m	89.4%	Unlikely
Poveda	SUN	4.8m	89.6%	Unlikely
Lacroix	CRY	5.1m	87.8%	Unlikely
Zubimendi	ARS	5.3m	86.6%	Unlikely
D.Leon	MUN	4.2m	86.7%	Unlikely
Carvalho	BRE	4.7m	85.6%	Unlikely
Byram	LEE	3.8m	84.9%	Unlikely
Sels	NFO	4.6m	83.8%	Unlikely
Pablo	WHU	5.5m	74.6%	Unlikely
Tchaouna	BUR	4.9m	82.0%	Unlikely
McGinn	AVL	5.4m	81.1%	Unlikely
Ekdal	BUR	3.9m	80.6%	Unlikely
Fredricson	MUN	3.8m	80.0%	Unlikely
Mayenda	SUN	5.2m	81.0%	Unlikely
Gnonto	LEE	5.2m	79.8%	Unlikely
Arrizabalaga	ARS	4.1m	78.4%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	78.2%	Unlikely
Mukiele	SUN	4.6m	73.5%	Unlikely
Gallagher	TOT	5.4m	77.1%	Unlikely
Van de Ven	TOT	4.5m	75.3%	Unlikely
Soler	BOU	4.0m	74.1%	Unlikely
Chalobah	CHE	5.7m	71.4%	Unlikely
Lewis-Skelly	ARS	5.1m	72.2%	Unlikely
Weiss	BUR	4.3m	71.3%	Unlikely
Heaton	MUN	3.9m	70.4%	Unlikely
Isak	LIV	10.3m	69.5%	Unlikely
Bruun Larsen	BUR	5.3m	68.9%	Unlikely
Clarke	ARS	3.8m	66.5%	Unlikely
Romero	TOT	5.0m	65.6%	Unlikely

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Watchlists

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Alisson	LIV	B, Vs, Rest
No Change	Kelleher	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	C
No Change	Martinez	AVL	B, Vs
No Change	Petrovic	BOU	A
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

Last updated: 27 Feb, 2026 5:16pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	A, Vs
No Change	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	B
No Change	Hill	BOU	A, £
Up	O’Reilly	MCI	A, OoP
No Change	Andersen	FUL	C, Vs
No Change	Muñoz	CRY	B
No Change	Kayode	BRE	C, Vs, Inj
No Change	Cash	AVL	C, Vs
Up	Ballard	SUN	B

Last updated: 27 Feb, 2026 5:22pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
No Change	Salah	LIV	B, Vs
No Change	Rogers	AVL	B, Vs
No Change	Semenyo	MCI	A
No Change	Wilson	FUL	C, Vs
No Change	Dango Ouattara	BRE	A, Vs
No Change	Ismaila Sarr	CRY	B
No Change	Rice	ARS	B
No Change	Rayan	BOU	B
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £

Last updated: 27 Feb, 2026 5:28pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	A
No Change	Thiago	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Ekitiké	LIV	B, Vs
No Change	Bowen	WHU	B
No Change	Kroupi	BOU	C, Rest, £
No Change	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	C

Last updated: 27 Feb, 2026 5:30pm

Scout Squad

The Scout Squad: Our top picks for FPL Gameweek 9

25 October 2024 245 comments

Skonto Rigga

Erling Haaland (£15.4m) and…? Sam, Marc, Tom and Neale are back for the late-night round-table discussion that is the Gameweek 9 Scout Squad, where Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur picks are high on the wishlist.

There is consensus about six players this week, with a further seven assets getting three votes apiece.

MORE ABOUT THE SCOUT SQUAD

In this article series, our in-house panel discuss who they think the best Fantasy Premier League (FPL) players are for the upcoming round of fixtures in isolation. So, there’s no medium-term planning involved.

The players who get the most votes are much more likely to make Friday’s Scout Picks.

Each of our writers must meet the following requirements for this feature:

At least one sub-£5.0m goalkeeper
At least one sub-£5.0m defender
At least one sub-£6.0m midfielder
At least one sub-£7.0m forward
No more than three players from the same club

SCOUT SQUAD: GAMEWEEK 9 PICKS

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SomeoneKnows
1 year, 4 months ago
Raya
TAA, Robinson, Pau
Salah, Palmer, Mbeumo, Rogers
Haaland, Wood, Raul

(Fabianski, Winks, Harwood-Bellis, Greaves*) 1FT & 0 itb...

Raya > Sels?
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1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
  1 year, 4 months ago
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Jet5605
1 year, 4 months ago
Any Wood owners thinking of switching to Cunha in GW11 when it's Wolves v Southampton?
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1. SomeoneKnows
  1 year, 4 months ago
  Nope. He's a long term keeper for me
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2. WVA
  1 year, 4 months ago
  Nope
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3. DRINKWINE
  1 year, 4 months ago
  Wood more reliable in my opinion
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4. chocolove
  1 year, 4 months ago
  Cunha overpriced poo
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5. DARE TO BISCAN
  1 year, 4 months ago
  Nah. Bigger fish to fry
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Here is Cash, give McGinn
1 year, 4 months ago
Diaz to Johnson worth -4? Im WCing 12
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1. Here is Cash, give McGinn
  1 year, 4 months ago
  I have Solanke
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2. DRINKWINE
  1 year, 4 months ago
  I have done it
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DV8R
1 year, 4 months ago
Play Milenkovic or Robinson?
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BlzE_94
1 year, 4 months ago
Pick one from each option to play please:

A) Faes vs NFO (H)
B) Robinson vs EVE (A)

A) Johnson vs CRY (A)
B) Rogers vs BOU (H)
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kanuforpresident
1 year, 4 months ago
Bottomed

Should I WC this?
Feel I'm very depleted but unsure if it's the best GW

Raya Turner*
Saliba* Konate Porro Barco* Andersen*
Saka* Gordon ESR Mbeumo Winks
Solanke DCL Haaland
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1. WVA
  1 year, 4 months ago
  I think so, would want rid of Raya Turner Saliba Porro Barco Anderson Saka Gordon ESR Winks Solanke and DCL!
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2. DRINKWINE
  1 year, 4 months ago
  I most definitely would
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3. Prinzhorn
  1 year, 4 months ago
  I would also feel depressed if this was my team
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4. chocolove
  1 year, 4 months ago
  No, pls bring Barco to gw 38 then you ll be a fpl legend
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Count of Monte Hristo
1 year, 4 months ago
After this week DCL ?

a) Cunha

b) Wood

c) Wissa

d) Jimenez
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1. G Banger
  1 year, 4 months ago
  I have wood, and cant afford Cunha, so it's between Wissa, Jiminez and Strand Larsen for me. Will assess after this weekend but leaning Wissa if he's back looking sharp.
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2. Prinzhorn
  1 year, 4 months ago
  Wood>Cunha>Strand>Wissa>Raul
  
  is how I rate them but i'm just a solid 200k ranker
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3. Dutchy FPL
  1 year, 4 months ago
  Wood. Wolves and Fulham has the fixtures, but Wood is the most reliable imo
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4. Sir Michael Taker
  1 year, 4 months ago
  After this week if you've still got him you keep DCL vs Southampton is surely the answer.
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Slurpy
1 year, 4 months ago
Who to start?
A) Mazraoui (why)
B) Ait Nouri (bha)
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1. Count of Monte Hristo
  1 year, 4 months ago
  Easily Ait-Nouri.
  
  Mazraoui might be eased back in after procedure for heart murmur. West Ham garbage but will always find the net at home and United are prone to defensive lapses in concentration.
  
  Wolves very unlikely to get a clean sheet but Ait-Nouri is a winger who is always a threat and I just wouldn’t bench a fun pick like that especially when clean sheets in the PL are few and far between anyway so you might as well go with the attacking defender.
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  1. Slurpy
    1 year, 4 months ago
    Thanks man
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2. Dutchy FPL
  1 year, 4 months ago
  A. I would start Mazraoui. Played 90 minutes yesterday on a '10' position. Rate the Man U CS potential higher than Wolves, as they already have 4 CS's out of 8 games. Mazraoui also has attacking potential, but RAN ceiling maybe higher with attack output.
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  1. Slurpy
    1 year, 4 months ago
    Thanks, I do agree with you. I suppose there is still some doubt over Maz actually starting. Could easily be a 1 pointer like last week
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DavvaMC
1 year, 4 months ago
Keep DCL or take a hit for...

A. Wissa
B. Cunha
C. Raul

Thanks
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1. FPL_Champ
  1 year, 4 months ago
  Who plays if you bench DLC? I don't think the those transfers are worth a hit anyway.
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2. jonnybhoy
  1 year, 4 months ago
  Keep dcl
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3. Prinzhorn
  1 year, 4 months ago
  Keep DCL, sell later.
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4. Dutchy FPL
  1 year, 4 months ago
  Keep, not worth selling before Fulham home and SOU away. Eventually he will pick up something somewhere..
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5. chocolove
  1 year, 4 months ago
  6 more gw for DCL, please be patient
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Valar(Keith)
1 year, 4 months ago
Which would you prefer? Note will play 3 out of 4 of the below and Delap and Rogers every week

A) Cunha + ESR

B) Wissa/Raul/Larsen + Garnacho
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FPL_Champ
1 year, 4 months ago
Who would you bench, ESR (Everton A), Semenyo (Villa A), Rogers (Bou H)?
Have Watkins too if that makes any difference.
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1. jonnybhoy
  1 year, 4 months ago
  Semenyo
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2. WVA
  1 year, 4 months ago
  ESR
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3. Count of Monte Hristo
  1 year, 4 months ago
  ESR
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4. DRINKWINE
  1 year, 4 months ago
  Probably ESR... away seems less effective
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5. Prinzhorn
  1 year, 4 months ago
  ESR
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6. chocolove
  1 year, 4 months ago
  ESR the jogger
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Ninjaa
1 year, 4 months ago
Current squad

Raya (4m)
Gvardiol VVD Konsa (Robinson 4m) Salah Mbeumo Trossard Rogers (ESR)
Haaland Wood Vardy

2ft and 1m itb. Thoughts on transfers this week and also who to bench? Cheers
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1. FPL_Champ
  1 year, 4 months ago
  I don't particularly like Trossard and Vardy and I'd also downgrade VVD if funds needed. Are you planning to get Palmer in GW12? If you are I'd be working out how to do that and use/save your transfer with that in mind. If you want to do a transfer this week I'd do Trossard to Garnacho or Vardy to one if the Wolves strikers.
  
  I'd probably bench Vardy.
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jonnybhoy
1 year, 4 months ago
On wildcard what would you rather? Had equal reponses so far so looking for a few more opinions

Pickford
XX RAN Robinson Gvordiol VDB
XX Palmer Mbuemo Rogers McNeil
XX Haaland Jimenez

A) Gabriel, Son/Foden and Cunha
B) Aina (or any 4.5m), Salah and Larsen
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1. WVA
  1 year, 4 months ago
  B but can you squeeze Gab in at all?
  
  Pickford
  Gvardiol Gabriel RAN
  Salah Palmer Mbeumo Rogers McNeil
  Haaland Raul
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  1. jonnybhoy
    1 year, 4 months ago
    0.6m short for the striker unfortunately or I would of done that
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    1. WVA
      1 year, 4 months ago
      Raya 0.6 less than Gab?
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2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
  1 year, 4 months ago
  Cheapie def, Foden, Watkins affoardable?
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  1. jonnybhoy
    1 year, 4 months ago
    Yeah can do 4.5m foden and watkins
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Count of Monte Hristo
1 year, 4 months ago
All posts and no replies.
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1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
  1 year, 4 months ago
  Here you go! NP
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RossoneriHammer
1 year, 4 months ago
Morning all.

Keep Salah or transfer out for Palmer?
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1. G Banger
  1 year, 4 months ago
  I'd want both, no way to achieve that?
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2. jonnybhoy
  1 year, 4 months ago
  Id keep this week
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G Banger
1 year, 4 months ago
Not very exciting but who would you bench out of these three:
a) Konate (ARS)
b) Keane (FUL)
c) Gabriel (LIV)
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1. Cojones of Destiny
  1 year, 4 months ago
  A
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2. Shearer & Sutton
  1 year, 4 months ago
  A
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Atimis
1 year, 4 months ago
Thoughts on the options below?

1) Larsen Salah Foden Rogers (rotating with 5.1mid) -4

2) Larsen Salah Son Rogers (played every week) -4

3) 6.0fwd Palmer Son Rogers (rotating with 5.6mid)

4) 6.0fwd Palmer Son Kulu (rotating with Rogers) -4

5) Cunha Son Foden Rogers (rotating with 5.6mid) +1.2ITB
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thewhitepele
1 year, 4 months ago
Got 3 ft and 0.3m itb. Don't see any clear transfers except maybe Havertz out and Greaves as he's injured. Any suggestions? Could also downgrade Gabriel to enable Havertz --> Watkins or just bring in Wood.

Sels
Gabriel Gvardiol VdV
Palmer Mbeumo Johnson McNeil
Haaland Havertz Solanke

Fabs, Rogers, VdB, Greaves*
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DA Minnion (Former great)
1 year, 4 months ago
Flekken
Ran Gvardiol VdV
Palmer Salah McNeil Rogers Mbueno
Haaland Delap
Gabriel Faes Archer

Have one transfer . Nothing in bank.
Good to go?
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Udogie-style
1 year, 4 months ago
Leading ML rivals by a small amount 10-16 points lead over 2nd and 3rd place. They both have Wood, and I have Welbeck. Feel like Wood could be the differential they need to catch me, but I need to transfer Saka out. Is it worth taking a hit to do Saka to Mbeumo/Son and Welbeck to Wood, or should I just do Saka to Palmer?

2nd place rival has Mbeumo and Wood, 3rd place rival has Palmer and Wood.

Cheers.
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BusbySwede
1 year, 4 months ago
Which 3 would you bench?
Flekken (Ramsdale)
TAA, Konsa, Milenkovic, Gabriel, Faes
Palmer, Mbuemo, ESR, Rogers, McNeil
Haaland, Wood, Cunha

Right now I'm on ESR, Gabriel, Faes
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AppleDunk
1 year, 4 months ago
Bench one pls?

A. Gabriel
B. TAA
C. Colwill
D. Mazraoui
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1. King Kun Ta
  1 year, 4 months ago
  C
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