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UCL Fantasy Matchday 8: Ed’s team reveal + Limitless draft

29 January 2025 182 comments
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The 2024/25 UEFA Champions League (UCL) returns on Wednesday with Matchday 8 – and so does the competition’s official Fantasy game.

Here, Ed, another one of our resident European football doyens and a co-host of the official UCL Fantasy podcast, drops by to give us his team reveal, players to target and hypothetical Limitless draft.

You can get his weekly thoughts in more detail via a weekly UCL Fantasy newsletter.

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If you aren’t aware, all Matchday 8 fixtures will take place tonight at 20:00 GMT. This means we’ll see 36 starting line-ups before the deadline and don’t need bench depth.

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  1. Craigsimpson
    • 1 Year
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Pick one:
    A. Robinson (New)
    B. Hall (FUL)
    C. Greaves (SOU)

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    1. HelmutCool
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Playing Hall over Robinson myself. Slightly higher cs chance probably.

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  2. The 12th Man
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    I’m 0.1m short of doing this for free.
    Bruno,Jimenez > Mbuemo,Gakpo.

    Is any of the following worth a -4 to afford the above transfers?

    A) Rogers > Dango (would be benched this week)
    B) Robinson > Mykolenko
    C) Raya > Pickford

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    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      You could do Bruno to Dango and the Mbeumo transfer next week

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      1. The 12th Man
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Yeh my other option for free was Gordon or Bruno > Kliuvert to fund Jimenez > Gakpo.

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        1. The 12th Man
          • 12 Years
          1 year, 1 month ago

          This means I would have to play one of Rogers or Kliuvert.

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          1. Pep's Money Laundry
            • 10 Years
            1 year, 1 month ago

            Kluivert is a good option as he is a penalty taker plus he seems a good finisher too

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            1. The 12th Man
              • 12 Years
              1 year, 1 month ago

              Thanks.
              I think Gordon > Kliuvert could be the move.
              Maybe Bruno > Mbuemo in 25.

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              1. Supersonic_
                • 4 Years
                1 year, 1 month ago

                Agree

                I knee jerked Gordon to K before the price rises (just went a week early).

                Got Mbeumo the week prior

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                1. The 12th Man
                  • 12 Years
                  1 year, 1 month ago

                  Nice step ahead of me.

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              2. Yozzer
                • 8 Years
                1 year, 1 month ago

                Why on earth would you do Gordon to Kluivert this gw. May as well just roll . That's a backwards move

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                1. The 12th Man
                  • 12 Years
                  1 year, 1 month ago

                  To fund Jimmy > Gakpo

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    2. mookie
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Small chance of Raul and Robinson having a double in GW25.
      https://x.com/BenCrellin/status/1884394780945240248

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      1. The 12th Man
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Yeh at the moment im tripled up on Fulham (Robinson,Castagne,Jimenez) so I’ll leave it as late as possible to make a decision.

        Alternatively it could be Wood > Gakpo. Reluctance to move Wood though.
        Or Rogers > Slob

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        1. mookie
          • 12 Years
          1 year, 1 month ago

          Similar situation for me. Don't want to make defender or forward moves, so I'm left with Rogers to Szobo or Bruno to Diaz/Mbeumo.
          Mbeumo makes the most sense to me, but will probably end up with Szobo.

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  3. FPLMACKEM
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Anyone tempted to play Greaves at home to Southampton?

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    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Yes, got 18-pointer written all over it - thinking back to the likes of King and Boydinho pulling it out the bag when we need them

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    2. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Yes. But would mean not playing Robinson. Sod it, might just go for it

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    3. PascalCygan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Yeah, but would mean benching Gabriel, never ideal

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    4. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Yes, he was getting me looking at bench boost. Should I drop any of Rogers, Haul, Colwill for him?

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    5. Wonderful Wizard Hazard
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Not a bad idea. I'd have to play him over Hall (Fulham at home). I've got Trent and Myko as my other 2 playing.

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    6. Samsonite
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I think I’m playing over Robinson and Saliba but still up in the air

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  4. Strike me a Gakpose
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Arsenal submit a bid for Ollie Watkins

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    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Weird timing after they just let Duran go - £60m is an absolute joke as well

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  5. Meta12345
    • 1 Year
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Which one do you prefer as captain?
    1) Salah double to bournemouth away and everton away.
    2) Salah southampton at home.

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    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      2 because 1 I'd prefer Triple Captain

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    2. mookie
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      1

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    3. Meta12345
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Yes I meant triple captain

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    4. PascalCygan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      1

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    5. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Take the guaranteed double minutes.
      1.

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  6. PascalCygan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    What do we reckon?

    A) Hall to Mykolenko this week (free)
    B) Roll, Hall to Kerkez next week (free)

    1FT 0.2ITB
    Sels
    Gabriel Konate Hall
    Salah Palmer Bruno Mbeumo
    Isak Gakpo Wood

    4.0 Rogers Greaves Castagne

    Thanks

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  7. Meta12345
    • 1 Year
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Which one do you prefer as triple captain?
    1) Salah away double to bournemouth and everton.
    2) Salah home to southampton.

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    1. mookie
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      The temptation to answer 2.
      Still 1

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    2. Conners
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I think I'm correct in saying the Southampton game falls in between the 1st and 2nd leg of the Champions League knockout phase.

      If there's any game in which Salah might get reduced minutes or benched, it's this one, especially if they're cruising to an easy win (which is likely).

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      1. Sir Michael Taker
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        I was thinking about it earlier and the thing against the single gw is no matter how well he does you only get one set of appearance and bonus points whereas in the double he could get max bonus in both which would be worth 5 extra points with the appearance points. Thats basically a goal so its quite significant

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        1. Kevin and Perry go
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 1 month ago

          That’s very true but with the double, I’m sure they have two cup games in between said double.

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  8. swanseag55
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    I know many are using the TC on Salah this week but if you are not bench boasting in GW33, would it but be better to use it the TC then if Salah has Villa and Leicester away?

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    1. HelmutCool
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Might be using AMchip then or wildcarding. (Most likely wild carding)
      Am in top3 most of my (smallish) minileagues so also a question of playing it conservative.

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    2. notlob legin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I saw you reply to my post the other day about not using TC this week - I'm actually bench boosting this week, then TC in 33 is my plan.

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    3. notlob legin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Oh and I'm Swansea based as well - in fact about 10 miles away near Ystradgynlais.

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  9. PulseB7
    • 1 Year
    1 year, 1 month ago

    60 million £ bid for Watkins from Arsenal

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Bid for Duran from Saudi too

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    2. _Greg
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      he's 29 now. Surprised they rejected that. I suspect that will happen.

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    3. theplayer
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Shocking timing from Arsenal right before Villa's match tonight.

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      1. _Greg
        • 16 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        not very classy.

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        1. Kevin and Perry go
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 1 month ago

          Funny that’s the Spanish for ya.

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  10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Champions league is going to be crazy tonight. Let’s go

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    1. Kevin and Perry go
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Definitely will city make the cut.

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  11. George James
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Couple of questions..

    Would you make this move?

    Gordon >> Mbeumo

    A) Yes
    B) No

    Play one?

    1) Gabriel
    2) Greaves

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    1. Yozzer
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Not this week

      Gabriel

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  12. _Greg
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Wonder how much Brighton would sell Evan Ferguson for. I'd say he's better than Højlund & Zirkzee, agree or disagree?

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    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      You can't be better than someone else if you spend 95% of your playing career in the treatment room

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      1. _Greg
        • 16 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        fair comment.

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      2. The Big Fella
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        And yet he’s still better than them both

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  13. No Kane No Gain
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Would you play Rogers or Wood this week?!

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    1. _Greg
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Wood.

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  14. jimmyharte
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    For GW25:
    Gordon & Rogers 》 Mbeumo & Outtora (-4)
    or
    Wood 》 Wissa (FT)

    Cheers!

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    1. Funkyav
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      A

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      1. Funkyav
        • 16 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        oh didnt see it was for a hit, even so i prefer A

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  15. El Presidente
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Milinkovic or Gabriel?

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  16. sirmorbach
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Still undecided. Please:

    Flekken / 4.0
    Gabriel, Hall, TAA / Davis, Faes,
    Salah, Palmer, Gordon, Sarr, Rogers
    Isak, Wood, Wissa

    A. Sarr to MacAllister
    B. Wissa or Wood to Gakpo (which one?)
    C. Flekken to Alisson or Pickford
    D. Davis to Konaté or Mykolenko
    E. Something else

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    1. OFFSIDEFOOTYF1
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 1 month ago

      A. No
      B. Wood to Gakpo
      C. Pickford
      D. Mykolenko
      E. Gordon to Mbuemo next GW. Sarr to Kluivert / Semenyo / Outarra ( your choice )

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  17. Boss Hogg
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Anything worth a hit here before the dgw deadline?

    Pickford
    Gabriel, TAA, Hall
    Salah, Palmer, Mbeumo, Amad
    Wood, Gakpo, Isak
    (Henderson, Sarr, Munoz, Mazraoui)

    a. Ndiaye for Wood
    b. Mykolenko for Mazraoui/Hall
    c. Another transfer
    d. Good to go

    ???

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    1. xuwei
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Don't think it's worth a hit personally.

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    2. Conners
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      D

      I have pretty much the same team (just Robinson for Hall).

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  18. OLB
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Have you seen the news. Etihad stadium on fire - evacuating now.

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    1. Sir Michael Taker
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Its a merchandise stand not the stadium at its out apparently

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    2. Boss Hogg
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Behave!
      Stadium is not on fire. It’s like a burger van or a merch trailer or something.

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

        Merchandise stall outside the stadium

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        1. keefy59
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 1 month ago

          Delaying the kick-off
          So the team know what they need to do to qualify ?

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          1. Boss Hogg
            • 16 Years
            1 year, 1 month ago

            Makes no difference. The other games are irrelevant to both City and Bruges.

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    3. Kevin and Perry go
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Hahaha wishful thinking. One of the burger stands, just took a bar maid on.

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  19. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    villa rejecting 60m for watkins is absurd

    this might turn into an osimenh situation where villa end up regretting being too stubborn unless arsenal come back with more in this window

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    1. _Greg
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      plus Duran about to go to Al Nassr for €75m.

      Maybe Villa are about to get Cunha and Ferguson? Maybe Wissa?

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    2. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Osimehn played in ligue 1. Hardly a similar situation. Ligue 1 is a crap league.

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      1. Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        thats not the point. osimenh had buyers at a reasonable price. shd have sold now they cant

        also osimenh was serie A

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    3. Sir Michael Taker
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      60m is nowhere near for a proven PL goalscorer in todays market. Sir Michael Taker must have submitted the bid at Arsenal

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      1. _Greg
        • 16 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        29 years old Villa ought to be selling at 70-75m.

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        1. Sir Michael Taker
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 1 month ago

          Solanke went for £55 plus add ons but hes only got one solid season of goals on his cv in the PL.

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          1. Nightcrawler
            • 6 Years
            1 year, 1 month ago

            u cant compare to solanke. he was overpriced but 26 at the time. watkins is one year away from 30s

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    4. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      not if emery prefers him over duran. doubt watkins throws up a fuss and wants out. in fact from the sounds if it, he just wants his minutes back. if Duran goes, he'll be happy

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    5. Kevin and Perry go
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Very interesting, is the deadline end of jan.

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  20. DagheMunegu
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Wood Amad to Ndiaye Mbeumo ?

    Pickford
    TAA Gabriel Hall
    Salah Palmer Gordon Amad
    Isak Wood Gakpo

    Fab Semenyo Lewis Greaves

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    1. Strike me a Gakpose
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Transfer the best value striker in the game out for the second choice Everton striker with 4 goals this season? Yeh do it for a hit

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      1. DagheMunegu
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        It's for free. Ndiaye stay on the bench after dgw. Wood will play Newcastle Arsenal City
        I'll play Salah Palmer Gordon Semenyo Mbeumo Isak Gakpo

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    2. Conners
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      What are your GW29 plans?

      Gordon to Mbeumo might make more sense if you're not planning to use FH (assuming Newcastle blank).

      I'm not keen on Wood to Ndiaye.

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      1. DagheMunegu
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        I'll sell TAA Gakpo Gordon and bench Salah Hall Isak

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  21. sirmorbach
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Mykolenko or Pickford worth a hit over Flekken or Davis?

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  22. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    wait did Darwin not travel as well? only gakpo/robertson playing out of the regulars

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    1. mookie
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      He did travel according to their website:
      https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/psv-eindhoven-v-liverpool-champions-league-team-news

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      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        must have a knock/be ill or something

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        1. Strike me a Gakpose
          • 12 Years
          1 year, 1 month ago

          He would still be on the bench, the article got it wrong

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  23. mookie
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Darwin nowhere to be seen. He traveled right?

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    1. Strike me a Gakpose
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Clearly not

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    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      rested for bournemouth and everton it seems

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      1. xuwei
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Haha

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    3. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      He is ill, which will probably rule him out from starting at the weekend

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      1. Strike me a Gakpose
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        He’s not

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  24. Strike me a Gakpose
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Gakpo starts in a second string Liverpool team, owners mudded

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    1. MarkyMarkL
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Not at all. Gakpo got his rest last week.

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    2. Boss Hogg
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Gakpo probably up for it against his former club.

      I’m an owner and not concerned.

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      1. Strike me a Gakpose
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Max 30 mins at the weekend

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    3. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Scenes if he gets injured tonight

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      1. Boss Hogg
        • 16 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Well, there is that!

        To be honest, if that happens I would just take a hit and bring in Darwin.

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      2. Strike me a Gakpose
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Scenes if he plays 90 mins

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    4. _Greg
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      The Liverpool line-up is weakened, although still enough to win tonight I reckon.

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  25. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Gakpo starts in a dead rubber game as expected

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  26. Maddamotha
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    If Gakpo plays 90 we done

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    1. MarkyMarkL
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Gakpo had his rest last week and only played 68 mins at the weekend. I wouldn't worry.

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    2. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Baring injuries he will start against Bournemouth, spurs and Everton.
      His next rest will come against Plymouth which is before the Everton game

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  27. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    UCL fantasy team tonight. 🙂

    Israel
    Gabriel - Dumfries - Can
    Foden - Olise - Wirtz - Adeyemi
    Kane (c) - Lewandowski - Alvarez

    Anyone else playing?

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    1. KingZamalek
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Same exact team except Grimaldo, T. Hernandez and Bellingham instead of Dumfries, Can, and Adeyemi.

      Gittens on my bench and feel I need to play him but can't bench any of the others.

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      1. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Good luck

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    2. donbagino
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Pick 1: Alvarez, Lewandowski, Guirassy
      Pick 1: Foden, Raphinha, Bellingham

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      1. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Guirassy
        Foden

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        1. donbagino
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 1 month ago

          no trust in Barca power? I can see 3:1, 4:2

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      2. KingZamalek
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Alvarez, Foden

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    3. mookie
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Martinez
      Hernandez - Grimaldo - Can
      Olise - Yamal - Rapinha - Wirtz
      Kane(C) - Haaland - Guirassy

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  28. Phlajo
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Looking to get Kluivert and Mbeumo in for GW 25, using 2 FTs. Offloading Enzo and Gordon.

    Would you:
    A) Roll FT and play Gordon vs FUL
    B) Gordon to Mbeumo and play him vs TOT
    C) Enzo to Kluivert and bench him (Catch price rise)

    I'm probably between A and B, so basically who scores more GW 24 - Gordon or Mbeumo?

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  29. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Any Ollie Watkins owners out there? Are you keeping hik for Wolves at home or getting rid?

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  30. Pomp and Circumstance
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    should do Gabriel and Foden --> TAA and Mbuemo (-4) for the DW and for next few weeks?

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