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Chelsea v Liverpool team news: Konate + Diaz benched

4 May 2025 398 comments
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Chelsea take on Liverpool in the fourth and final Premier League fixture of the day.

Kick-off at Stamford Bridge is at 16:30 BST.

With the title wrapped up, the Arne Slot rotation has begun in earnest this afternoon.

The Dutchman makes six changes from his side’s 5-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur in Gameweek 34.

Jarrell Quansah, Kostas Tsimikas, Wataru Endo, Harvey Elliott, Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota are recalled.

Ibrahima Konate, Andrew Robertson, Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai and Luis Diaz drop to the bench, while Ryan Gravenberch is not in the matchday squad.

Chelsea are unchanged from the side who beat Everton 1-0 last time out.

LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, Caicedo, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella, Lavia, Enzo, Madueke, Palmer, Neto, Jackson

Subs: Jorgensen, Tosin, Badiashile, Acheampong, Gusto, James, Dewsbury-Hall, Sancho, George

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, van Dijk, Tsimikas, Endo, Elliott, Jones, Salah, Gakpo, Jota

Subs: Kelleher, Konate, Diaz, Szoboszlai, Darwin, Mac Allister, Chiesa, Robertson, Bradley

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  1. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Ffs with seconds to go aswell

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  2. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Palmer G

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  3. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Rank killer

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    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Lot gave up on him while back, lucky late pen that’s all

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      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        11 months, 14 days ago

        He looked back on it today tbf

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        1. Gizzachance
          • 11 Years
          11 months, 14 days ago

          V a team made big changes an won the league last week

          Bet most won’t bring him back in, only a few chasing pts, few tricky fixtures left v others chasing champs league

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          1. Pep bites Kun
            • 9 Years
            11 months, 14 days ago

            I won't be be bringing him back on board. No bias, just fixtures are too precarious.

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    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Ghost ships rise

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  4. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Oh ffs
    Quansah still wrecking my season
    Waste of space

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    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      He's had an all-time stinker today

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      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        11 months, 14 days ago

        Og and conceded pen!

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      2. TitusShambles
        • 10 Years
        11 months, 14 days ago

        Has had a shocking season. Even if he gets a medal. Howler right at the beginning of the season, gets hooked half time and sent to the wilderness. All that stuff that got leaked from his insta DMs looool.

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        1. Hooky
          • 11 Years
          11 months, 14 days ago

          Him and Titus cut from the same cloth

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    2. BUZZBOMB ♡
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Quansah and Darwin lol. Premier League winners.

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  5. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Now palmer returns!

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  6. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    lol, f this game man

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  7. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Can't say he doesn't deserve it today tbf.

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  8. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Yessssss Palmer!!!

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  9. F4L
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    looks abit chilly at the Bridge 😉

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  10. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    What's madueke doing the absolute tool

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  11. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Dead teams on the rise

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  12. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    I'm on a red arrow with 9 points from assistant manager. Outstanding stuff.

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  13. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    He’s back

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  14. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Don't think slot will be starting with these mids and Quansah next week. Another L coming for ars and if forest win tomorrow then UCL spot is well and truly in the line

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    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      He'll be playing those who need to play to get medals.

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  15. F4L
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    where did enzo get 41 bps from

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      What did he do apart from the early goal?

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      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        11 months, 14 days ago

        some passes, set up that sancho chance i guess

        is what it is 🙂

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    2. Hooky
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Lots of accurate sideways/backwards passes probably

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  16. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Most capped Salah, noice

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    1. The Reptile
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Wait, Salah was playing?

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    2. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Was he off the pace or whole squad a bit hungover? Didn't get to see it. Hope to catch highlights later.

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      1. Bushwhacker
        • 6 Years
        11 months, 14 days ago

        Should've scored to be honest. Missed a couple of easy chances.

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        1. Pep bites Kun
          • 9 Years
          11 months, 14 days ago

          Good to know. Thanks for the feedback.

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  17. Admiral Benson
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Just popped back to see how those Salah cappers who were chirping at 4pm are doing?

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    1. TOLV TUMS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Would love to hear from a few of them

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  18. Free Hat
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Palmer owners deserved that bit of fortune at the end, myself included.

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    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      How about Palmer sellers this week? 🙁

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      1. Free Hat
        • 7 Years
        11 months, 14 days ago

        They deserve a pat on the back!

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    2. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Your comment would hold more weight if you weren't a Palmer owner

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      1. Free Hat
        • 7 Years
        11 months, 14 days ago

        Dont see the difference tbh.

        A lot of Palmer owners who are probably doing a lot better than me...

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    3. The Reptile
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Wish he could have have done it last wk on my FH

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  19. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Remember slot preferring Quansah over Konate at the start of season lol (albeit it last for 45 mins)

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    1. Hooky
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      At least he wasn't stubborn and realised his mistake early and corrected it. Title race could have been different otherwise.

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      1. Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        11 months, 14 days ago

        Yeah it's very good from slot

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    2. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      I do. It was short-lived. I had him from the off, as what I thought was a promising cut-price Liv def prospect; also short-lived and an unexpected waste of time and an FT 😉

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  20. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    I saw Quansah a couple of times at Bristol Rovers in league 1 or 2 and thought he looked poor then. Have been really surprised he's managed to carve out a career at Liverpool so far.

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  21. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    If I made no changes:
    Isak(c) [18] + Palmer [9] + Evanilson [6] = 33 pts

    After 2 FTs:
    Isak [9] + Mbeumo(c) [10] + Marmoush [2] = 21 pts

    This is an outrage!

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    1. BIGREDDOG
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      I'll be honest with you mate. I wouldn't have made those changes and I woulda kept Isak (C) 😀

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      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        11 months, 14 days ago

        I appreciate your honesty

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        1. BIGREDDOG
          • 8 Years
          11 months, 14 days ago

          But i did take a hit to get Mbuemo in! i just kept Isak captain. but i got sess in who got 1 point. So who am i to talk

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    2. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Absolute outrage! Funny though. Appreciate the honesty.

      My bus team this gw had dbl City def & Martinez. Ended up on dbl Ars & 1 City def. No outrage; just an absolute circular overthink! 😉

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  22. tricpic
    • 16 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Palmer or KDB?
    Rogers or Tielemans?
    Both for the run in

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    1. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      KDB and Rogers imo

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      1. tricpic
        • 16 Years
        11 months, 14 days ago

        Thanks. That’s what I was planning on until this weekend.

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    2. Big Mike
      • 3 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      KDB
      Rogers

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  23. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Tempted to start Enzo over Murphy next week.

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    1. Free Hat
      • 7 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Murphys time looks in question, enzo looks dangerous as well so understandable

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  24. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Who do I bench next week, Murphy or Barnes?

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    1. Free Hat
      • 7 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      You would expect Murphy to get benched before Barnes on recent minutes...

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      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        11 months, 14 days ago

        Yea what I was thinking.

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    2. Big Mike
      • 3 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Murphy. In fact I would advise you to sell him.

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      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        11 months, 14 days ago

        Plan is to sell one or both of them probably. But not many stand out replacements.

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    3. Mighty Duck
      • 1 Year
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Have a feeling Gordon's gonna start the next game.

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      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        11 months, 14 days ago

        Its coming for sure. Surprised it hasn't happened yet.

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        1. Mighty Duck
          • 1 Year
          11 months, 14 days ago

          Barnes was brilliant but he's slowly been fading over the last 2 games.

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          1. have you seen cyan
            • 6 Years
            11 months, 14 days ago

            Yea, he was always going to run out of steam.

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  25. No Kane No Gain
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Should I still go ahead with Palmer to KdB barring injuries this week?!

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    1. Big Mike
      • 3 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Absolutely. KDB is captain material for gwk 36.

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    2. Haa-lala-land
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Salah to KdB would be better.
      Keep Palmer for 37.

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      1. No Kane No Gain
        • 7 Years
        11 months, 14 days ago

        I want salah for 38

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        1. Haa-lala-land
          • 5 Years
          11 months, 14 days ago

          Isak to Vardy (he will get one or two goals before 38) then squeeze in Palmer+Salah+Kdb

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          1. No Kane No Gain
            • 7 Years
            11 months, 14 days ago

            Sounds good but Isak to vardy (away at Forrest) for -4 seems wrong

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            1. Haa-lala-land
              • 5 Years
              11 months, 14 days ago

              Yea that's not ideal

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              1. No Kane No Gain
                • 7 Years
                11 months, 14 days ago

                Isak to wood could work though

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                1. Haa-lala-land
                  • 5 Years
                  11 months, 14 days ago

                  You'd expect Wood should be capable of at least a goal in 36

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                  1. Haa-lala-land
                    • 5 Years
                    11 months, 14 days ago

                    Bear in mind, selling Palmer is still an option of course. This might all be hyperbole considering it probably wouldn't be a discussion if Palmer weren't to have got that 90th minute penalty

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  26. Big Mike
    • 3 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Who would you sell to bring in Chris Wood for game week 36?

    A) Isak
    B) Mateta
    C) Marmoush

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    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      C

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    2. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      None

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    3. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      That's a toughish decision. Before this gw & the Haaland news I would have gone B, but now it's looking more like C

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      1. Big Mike
        • 3 Years
        11 months, 14 days ago

        Why would you sell Marmoush? Haaland returning doesn't diminish his appeal - when he scored a hattie v Newcastle in gwk 25 Haaland was also on the pitch.

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    4. Admiral Benson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      B

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    5. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      C

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    6. BIGREDDOG
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      I would not

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  27. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    9 players from Forrest, City and Brentford that you would get on FH?

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    1. Big Mike
      • 3 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Sels, Aina, Wood (Forest)
      Gvardiol, KDB, Haaland (City)
      Mbeumo, Schade, Wissa (Brentford)

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  28. WVA
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    F off Salah, that’s a few leagues over, what a chance to make some serious gains!

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    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      Going against giving me a good season

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  29. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Will Haaland start against Southampton?

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    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      I doubt it, you don't go from zero minutes to starting a game, if he got 15-20 minutes then maybe against Southampton he would have got an hour.

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    2. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      My gut says he starts. I got him in for cap. Its so late in the season, I will risk it.

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    3. Admiral Benson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      I reckon he gets 30-35 mins off bench to be ready for cup final.

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  30. Rico123
    • 3 Years
    11 months, 14 days ago

    Would you transfer out (for free) any of

    A. Mateta
    B. Isak
    C. Marmoush

    For Wood this week, or

    D. Just stick with above 3

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    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      See above

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    2. Admiral Benson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      A

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    3. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      C

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    4. Big Mike
      • 3 Years
      11 months, 14 days ago

      A. I'm in the same predicament and that's who I'm looking to sell.

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