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FPL Gameweek 2: Saturday’s goals, assists, bonus + ‘DefCon’ points

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At the end of Saturday’s Gameweek 2 action, our Scoreboard rounds up all the action.

Included in this article are the day’s leading teams and players for shots, chances created and expected goals (xG). This is official Opta data taken from our Members Area.

And, new for 2025/26, we’ll also round up Saturday’s defensive contribution (DC/DefCon) points, too.

These stats are available for our subscribers immediately after full-time in every Premier League game.

GAMEWEEK 2: SATURDAY’S GOALS, ASSISTS AND PROJECTED BONUS POINTS

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GAMEWEEK 2: SATURDAY’S PLAYER AND TEAM STATS

DEFENDERS WHO QUALIFIED FOR DEFENSIVE CONTRIBUTION POINTS
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MIDFIELDERS WHO QUALIFIED FOR DEFENSIVE CONTRIBUTION POINTS
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MORE STATS IN OUR MATCH CENTRE

Click on the result of each match for comprehensive player and team data:

Arsenal5 – 0Leeds United
Burnley2 – 0Sunderland
Brentford1 – 0Aston Villa
Bournemouth1 – 0Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester City0 – 2Tottenham Hotspur
West Ham United1 – 5Chelsea

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  1. TafOnTour1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Anybody getting in Eze yet?!

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    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      only if Ode was ruled out for months

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  2. adstomko
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    If Saka returns before GW4, which option?

    A) Keep on bench
    B) Take -4 for GW3 and pick (insert player)

    I have Fernandes & Wirtz

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  3. Mini League Fatigue
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    RAN, Saka, Plamer
    1FT

    What to do?!

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    1. Manani
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      wait for injury news then transfer out them accordingly

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    2. JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Same trio here, if only Saka is a long term injury I may just FH and assess after int break

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      1. Mini League Fatigue
        • 13 Years
        10 months, 21 days ago

        Yup tempted by FH - worth doing a transfer first to save the price drop tho

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        1. Boxwoods
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          10 months, 21 days ago

          If you FH in GW3, any transfer(s) you do between now and then will not count.

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    3. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Already got VDV and Kudus, but might actually get Porro too for RAN. If not Porro, than probably an Arsenal player. Wait and see if RAN is ok though, its only one week then IB, so could just bench him and hopefully its not serious.

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  4. Manani
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    assuming Palmer is fit: save FT?

    Sels
    Cucu Porro Konsa
    PMSarr Reij Salah Palmer Wirtz
    Watkins Pedro
    (Dub Diouf Guiu Rodon)

    double villa, but feels wrong to transfer them out now since there is no clear choice IMO

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    1. lespaul
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Yes I think so

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  5. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Anyone else done with Watkins? Looks overpriced and Villa looks lost imo

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    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      yep

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    2. Manani
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      what replacement though?

      Ekiteke or Wood looks OK, but not clear choice IMO.

      I got him at the start for the fixture, may as well keep him until then unless there is a clear replacement

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      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        10 months, 21 days ago

        Yeah those two might be the best options

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    3. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Sold him on WC after GW1. He was the reason I didn't go Haaland, his pre-season form... When I was set on Salah and Haaland basically the entirety of pre-season. I therefore personally have a vendetta against Watkins. Come to think of it, I never really had good experiences with Watkins.

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    4. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      No, he still has the fixtures to turn it around

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    5. JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Sold Rogers before this week, tactically the team looked awful

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      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        10 months, 21 days ago

        Also, Newcastle couldn't score vs them, even when they went down to 10 men. Newcastle might be just as bad. Hoping Salah goes to town on them.

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        1. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          10 months, 21 days ago

          Newcastle playing without a striker. But they look solid at the back.

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          1. have you seen cyan
            • 6 Years
            10 months, 21 days ago

            Yea, Gordon hasn't scored since Jan or something. Hopefully Liverpool do a number on them, Salah cap and Gakpo. I need some points!

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            1. Royal5
              • 14 Years
              10 months, 21 days ago

              I need Wirtz involved. No Salah :/

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              1. have you seen cyan
                • 6 Years
                10 months, 21 days ago

                Best of luck with Wirtz, but bad luck for ur Salah hopes 😀

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            2. TiAgoFPL
              • 6 Years
              10 months, 21 days ago

              Same

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        2. JT11fc
          • 7 Years
          10 months, 21 days ago

          Was just too many doubts for me, Im play aggressively

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    6. F4L
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      from the sounds of it they turned it around in the second half and created openings. i think tielemens went deeper when kamara went off? that might've helped.

      i'll hold him and just hope emery doesnt put out an XI like he has these last 2 matches and goes more attacking to give watkins support

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    7. TallestJohn
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Only if I wildcard and I don't think I'm going to wildcard.

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    8. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Yep selling for H

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  6. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Any ideas for next week?

    Got 2FT:

    Sanchez
    Porro | VDV | Neco
    Salah | Palmer | Reijnders | Adingra | Anderson
    Haaland | Wood

    Dubravka | Esteve | Gundmundsson | Kroupi

    Thinking Palmer to Bruno?

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    1. Salarrivederci
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Palmer + Adingra -> Bruno + Kudus?

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      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        10 months, 21 days ago

        Ooh I like that!!

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    2. JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Cunha or Mboomo may be better, scout mish tomorrow

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  7. Hey_Arnold
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Gibbs white and Richarlison or Kudus and Wood?

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    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Kudus and Wood

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    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      K+W

      on the richarlison front, im not sure if hes called up for brazil nowadays, but that is a tough turnaround for gw4 with solanke happy to step in if he is

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      1. Mother Farke
        • 2 Years
        10 months, 21 days ago

        RE Richarlison and Brazil. Worth keeping in mind that Ancelotti adores him. Chances are he'll get the call-up if he's scoring goals.

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    3. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Rich is a fun pick, but super risky. I think he continues to start however unless injured or needs breaks after the IB. You'd expect Solanke starts after the IB.

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  8. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    I have Corona in cans, don't ask why. I also have lime, and a glass. How best can I incorporate the lime. I dropped some lime in the glass. But when I have Corona in the bottle, I normally wedge it in the neck of the bottle, so you get a strong taste of lime every time. How can I emulate that. The floating lime is not cutting it. Sucking on another piece of lime periodically is an option, but its pretty ghetto.

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    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      https://x.com/OriglioBev/status/1917682218052509856

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      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        10 months, 21 days ago

        Ha, you legend. It crossed my mind. If you don't hear from me again, I choked on a piece of lime.

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  9. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Okay, on WC.. some more tweaks, any changes? 2.2m in the bank. Cunha will likely become someone like Eze..

    Sels
    Cucu - Porro - Lacroix
    Salah - Semenyo - Bruno - Cunha - Reijnders
    Wood - Joao P

    Dubravka - Dorgu - Rodon - Guiu

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    1. Babit1967
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      On wildcard is it not worthwhile bringing in Haaland ?

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      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        10 months, 21 days ago

        Agree, should have Haaland. City always struggle vs Spurs, there were no surprises today. Think I might cap Wood over Haaland next week though, not sure. Brighton are tough to call. Brighton will either do pretty well, or Haaland will go and get a hatti.

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        1. Kodap
          • 8 Years
          10 months, 21 days ago

          mhm, would you go for Kudus of Brennan Johnson?

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    2. Make FPL Casual Again
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Any way to sqeeze Richarlison in as 8th attacker, could bench Wood vs Ars in gw4

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  10. FISSH
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Palmer and Watkins to...?

    Thinking Pedro/Gyokeres and Johnson or Kudus?

    Leaves me with 5.5m in the bank haha

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    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Go Johnson, just because everyone else went Kudus. Many Spurs fans hate on Johnson, because he is anon most of the time, but no one can deny that he pops up with a lot of goals. Best scorer last season for Spurs. Kudus is slightly more nailed, not much in it though.

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  11. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    2FTs

    A. Palmer/Rodon -> Semenyo(or Kudus)/Wood..... Bench Sarr
    B. Watkins -> Wood
    C Something else

    Sanchez
    Porro Konsa Milenkovic
    Salah Palmer I Sarr Bruno Reijners
    Watkins Pedro
    Dub Guiu Rodon Diouf

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    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Wait and see I guess regarding Palmer injury and Woods performance this week. I sold Palmer last week, and got lucky with his no show. But I would not be surprised to see Palmer explode on his return. I remember that GW last season where everyone was selling him quite early on in the season and he got 4 goals was it?

      I saw that picture of Palmer watching the West Ham game, and you can tell by the look on his face that he was thinking "I could have got a hatti here or more".

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      1. Don Fabio's gut feelin…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        10 months, 21 days ago

        yeah, I saw that and thought exactly the same.

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      2. _Ninja_
        • 15 Years
        10 months, 21 days ago

        Cheers just realised its carabao cup this midweek as well, wonder what kind of team Man u will put out!

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    2. Assisting the assister
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Tough one as Semenyo and Kudus rising. Tempting to do the Palmer move tonight and watch Wood tomorrow

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  12. TorresMagic™
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 17 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Last Man Standing Update (1413 teams)

    Current safety score with autosubs = 15
    Top score = Kevin Ou with 81

    https://plan.livefpl.net//LMS

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    1. fantasyfog
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      15, wtaf

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    2. putana
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      forgot to sign up, can you link the code?

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      1. TorresMagic™
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 17 Years
        10 months, 21 days ago

        League reopens after GW3

        https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2025/08/12/how-to-enter-and-play-the-last-man-standing-2025-26-competition

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  13. Sebbo29
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    OK I will try one more time: where are the Scout Notes for the Leeds-Everton match? Forgotten??

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    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Leeds 1-0 Everton (xG: 2.07-0.55)

      Lucas Nmecha took that penalty after he came on for Piroe about 70 mins in. (Nmecha said afterwards that Piroe is the main penalty taker).

      Gudmunsson with 0.31 xGi and 8 defensive contributions

      Tarkowski with 2 points from DefCons as expected

      The End.

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    2. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Guess that game was missed. Given Leeds had plenty of chances and needed a lucky penalty and were pretty poor vs Arsenal, Everton might not be any good either.

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    3. Sebbo29
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Thanks chaps, appreciated.

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  14. jdogg
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Is palmer and fullkrug to gyokores and gordon for free mental to do tonight?

    Will be priced out if fullkrug drops.x

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    1. Assisting the assister
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      I would

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  15. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    On WC, which combo?

    1. Haaland, Ekitike and Anderson.

    2. Salah, Pedro & Guiu

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    1. Assisting the assister
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      A

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    2. Yome
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      2

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  16. AAAFootball
    • 1 Year
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Why are villa so bad?

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    1. fantasyfog
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Because I had 3 villa players, my fault

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    2. kysersosa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      17 shots I think it was, 2 on target. 75% position. All bark and no bite

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      1. AAAFootball
        • 1 Year
        10 months, 21 days ago

        So do I hold Rogers and Watkins?
        I C Watkins

        And had Jpedro in the team

        And Esteve last on my bench

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  17. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Watkins & palmer to haaland & pape mate sarr? Thanks

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  18. kysersosa
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Season so far...

    Frimpong to RAN, Palmer inured, 2 game blank for Watkins. Thankfully had Gyokeres cap. We keep pushing forward!

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    1. AAAFootball
      • 1 Year
      10 months, 21 days ago

      I bet you have more pts than me this week

      Put it this way, with gyok cap and your other players average 1pt you are doing better

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  19. Scrumper
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    I have triple Arsenal and triple Liverpool, do ya reckon next week is Free Hit week?

    I'd be getting in haaland, wood, Mbueno, Cunha, Johnson, Newcastle Def....

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  20. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    have exact funds to do Reijnders to Semenyo tonight, is that worthwhile doing here on a WC?

    Sels
    Cucu - Lacroix - Porro
    Bruno - Reijnders - Kudus - Cunha
    Haaland - Wood - Ekitike

    Dubravka - Stach - Rodon - Dorgu

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    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Why would you want rid of Reijnders?

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      1. Kodap
        • 8 Years
        10 months, 21 days ago

        well i don't, but can't have em all hahah

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        1. RICICLE
          • 3 Years
          10 months, 21 days ago

          Fair enough hehe, I’d keep Reijnders bud

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  21. AAAFootball
    • 1 Year
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Crazy drop off
    Last week, 80 pts
    This week, 33 pts and 4 to play

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    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      33 above average

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      1. AAAFootball
        • 1 Year
        10 months, 21 days ago

        Haha

        I was 200k, now I'm barely 750k

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    2. AAAFootball
      • 1 Year
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Or rank dropped 375%

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    3. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      The average so far is 31 this week so i wouldnt worry about it.

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      1. Kodap
        • 8 Years
        10 months, 21 days ago

        my 14 is looking pretty poor then

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        1. JT11fc
          • 7 Years
          10 months, 21 days ago

          My bros on 8 but has 9 to play

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    4. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      You overachieved last week 😉

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  22. JT11fc
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Whats the odds of Salah blanking given how this gw has gone? Saka might still have been the right choice after all that

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    1. theshazly
      • 3 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Gyo & JP are the right choices

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      1. JT11fc
        • 7 Years
        10 months, 21 days ago

        Will def move toward Gyok, JP was always a lock for me

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  23. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Given that Gyok has now scored 2 goals, he will stay in my team for now.

    Do Watkins + Palmer (if confirmed out) + Tark 》》Haaland + Kudus + Senesi worth it for -4?

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    1. JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Decent moves those

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  24. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    What to do with Watkins?

    A. Hold

    B. Transfer to Gyokeres

    C. Transfer to Wood

    D. Transfer to Richarlison

    Would normally just hold but lower ownership than I realised so makes it risky if he continues blanking.

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    1. Yome
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      C and captain

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    2. JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Short term Wood, long term Gyok

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    3. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      I’m looking at Wood

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    4. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      B

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  25. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Is fplstatistics dead for price rises? What are people using?

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    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      https://www.livefpl.net/prices

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      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        10 months, 21 days ago

        Gracias

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  26. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Anyone doing worse than 17 points so far? Esteve my only return, benched Dub over Sanchez, Porro 2nd bench behind Neco..yikes week

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    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Yes. 14 (-4)

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    2. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      No. 39 with 8 to come.

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  27. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Just watching these Arsenal highlights Vs Leeds, my god…….how poor is the Leeds keeper?!! Basically a Subbuteo figurine just stood there!

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  28. Flynny
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Anyone looking at fh4?

    Could do palmer to cunha/ mbeumo fornthe Burnley fixture - and then use FH for united game at city.

    Can load up on spurs palace pool fulham and arsenal defence for fh4 as they have favourable fixtures

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    1. Sir Michael Taker
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Is it after the IB? Might be a bit of a risky one in that regard if there are players coming back from the arse end of nowhere less than 48 hours before the gameweek, managers press conferences along the lines of I haven't seen them yet so I don't know how they are kind of thing. I might have my weeks mixed up

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      1. Flynny
        • 11 Years
        10 months, 21 days ago

        No you are right. Always a risk with that

        But on the flip side I have pedro in my squad - presumably heading to South America so may be a doubt....

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        1. 420king
          • 12 Years
          10 months, 21 days ago

          You can just avoid the players who are risky, it's never a reason not to play one...

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  29. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    If i do end up replacing Palmer whos the best from these?

    A. Semenyo
    B Kudus
    C Johnson

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    1. Flynny
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Not c

      Maybe united impress tomo

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      1. _Ninja_
        • 15 Years
        10 months, 21 days ago

        Have Bruno for Burnley next week, not sure i'd want more with City and Chelsea after that

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    2. 420king
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      I'd go for Kudus. Johnson if you're feeling he gets the minutes.

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    3. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      I'm leaning towards B

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  30. DARE TO BISCAN
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Salah, Palmer, Reijnders, Wirtz, Rogers
    Pedro, Watkins, Guiu

    a) Palmer, Guiu > Kudus/Johnson, Wood
    b) Rogers, Watkins > K/J, Wood

    Will probably get Gyokares in GW4.
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    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Leaning towards A with Kudus

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