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2pm team news: Trafford, Ait-Nouri + Rodri start, Rutter + Wan-Bissaka subs

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There are two Premier League matches kicking off at 14:00 BST.

Brighton and Hove Albion take on Manchester City at the Amex Stadium, while Nottingham Forest and West Ham United meet at the City Ground.

TEAM NEWS

Pep Guardiola makes four changes from the team that lost to Tottenham Hotspur last weekend.

Matheus Nunes, Abdukodir Khusanov, Rodri and Bernardo Silva come in for Rico Lewis, Ruben Dias, Nico Gonzalez and Rayan Cherki, who is missing from the matchday squad.

Phil Foden is also absent.

James Trafford keeps his place in goal, while Rayan Ait-Nouri is fit enough to start after coming off injured in Gameweek 2.

Brighton make three alterations to their starting XI.

The hosts bring in Joel Veltman, Jack Hinshelwood and Diego Gomez.

Mats Wieffer, who is not in the squad, Yasin Ayari and Matt O’Riley make way. 

Georginio Rutter returns from injury to make the bench.

It’s much more straightforward team news from Nottingham Forest, who are unchanged.

As for opponents West Ham, Graham Potter has made three changes to the side that lost 5-1 to Chelsea.

Out go Jean-Clair Todibo, Nayef Aguerd and Aaron Wan-Bissaka and in come Kyle Walker-Peters, Konstantinos Mavropanos and Mateus Fernandes, who makes his debut.

LINE-UPS

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Veltman, van Hecke, Dunk, De Cuyper, Hinshelwood, Baleba, Minteh, Gomez, Mitoma, Welbeck

Subs: Steele, Gruda, Rutter, Milner, Boscagli, Kadioglu, Ayari, O’Riley, Coppola

Manchester City XI: Trafford, Nunes, Khusanov, Stones, Ait-Nouri, Rodri, Bernardo, Reijnders, Bobb, Marmoush, Haaland

Subs: Ederson, Dias, Ake, Doku, Nico, Gundogan, Akanji, O’Reilly, Lewis

Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Sangare, Anderson, Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Wood

Subs: Gunn, Morato, Luiz, Kalimuendo, Jesus, Hutchinson, Yates, McAtee, Boly

West Ham United XI: Hermansen, Walker-Peters, Mavropanos, Kilman, Diouf, Ward-Prowse, Soucek, Bowen, Fernandes, Paqueta, Fullkrug

Subs: Areola, Summerville, Wilson, Rodriguez, Todibo, Wan-Bissaka, Scarles, Potts, Irving

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  1. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 months, 14 days ago

    Halftime at the City Ground

    Forest puffing but to little effect

    I've got Sels, Milenković and Diouf coming on so a nil-nil not the worst result.

    Despite Wood captain and Haaland vc.

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    1. The Big Fella
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      If I had had both, I would have captained Haaland and VCd Wood. What was your logic for the other way round? City being very mercurial? As it stands, I have captained Wood so I we are both in the same boat mate. I also have Sels and a Forest def (Nico). At the very least we should get 12 points plus 4 more from Wood if the second half continues the same

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      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        Just fancied Forest home to West Ham rather than Haaland at BHA where he normally gets one return.

        Also a bit of an edge.

        Also have Bruno so still getting their points.

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        1. The Big Fella
          • 9 Years
          7 months, 14 days ago

          Fair. There are 45 more mins to go and it may end up they are quite close. I suspect another factor is that at City goals can come from several sources, whereas at Forest perhaps just a couple which increases the chances of Wood being involved somehow.

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      2. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        Hopefully Wood gets on the end of a couple and it's 2 nil Forest

        But West Ham look determined

        Potters job is on the line to some extent

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  2. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    7 months, 14 days ago

    RAN could get pulled at this rate

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  3. JBG
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 14 days ago

    RAN getting ran by quite a lot...

    Also, is it me or has this 1st half been kind of boring?

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    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      City have been an extremely boring side for years now

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  4. Pedersen
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 14 days ago

    Nouri field of vision is severely lacking. This is his 3 plunder from not being aware of his surroundings...

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

      Too busy not looking at the ball

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  5. tangtastic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 months, 14 days ago

    is it too much to ask for haaland + wood to miss 2 pens each and get sent off?

    and a williams 2nd half hat trick

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    1. mookie
      • 12 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      Nope, that's quite normal around these parts.

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

      Haaland looks hungry & up for this.

      Another 2 goals to sink the non believers

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      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        Bring the goals on

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  6. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 14 days ago

    Not a bad first half for me as a Haaland and Anderson owner .
    Add this to my Grealish & KDH points from yesterday .

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    1. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      Same. Bar Grealish

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  7. #1 Salah Hater
    • 1 Year
    7 months, 14 days ago

    Haaland should have a hatty despite feeding off scraps. City are so, so, so boring to watch.

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    1. BlueDub
      • 16 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      So boring and it doesn't help that every team is trying to replicate their style of play. Terrible to watch

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  8. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 14 days ago

    How on earth did RAN not get booked for that? Like I said earlier, neverending luck for owners

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    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      Do you own any Chelsea defenders?

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      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        I have no idea what you might be implying. Chelsea defenders have not had any particular luck

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        1. x.jim.x
          • 11 Years
          7 months, 14 days ago

          Must have imagined that Fulham goal

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        2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
          • 9 Years
          7 months, 14 days ago

          Didn't watch the game yesterday, or one of thise who feels that VAR call was correct?

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          1. Old Man
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            7 months, 14 days ago

            Only a non footballer would have disallowed that. It's about time that former players were press-ganged into becoming refs.

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            1. x.jim.x
              • 11 Years
              7 months, 14 days ago

              It’s about time we stopped letting nerds and spreadsheet fiddlers ruin the sport

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              1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
                • 9 Years
                7 months, 14 days ago

                Pep has done that already.

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                1. x.jim.x
                  • 11 Years
                  7 months, 14 days ago

                  Death by 1000 sideways passes

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                  1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
                    • 9 Years
                    7 months, 14 days ago

                    Hate it when the pundits call him one of the greatest.

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                    1. x.jim.x
                      • 11 Years
                      7 months, 14 days ago

                      Not really a debate that though, won a treble not long ago

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  9. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 14 days ago

    Double Forest attack on FH looking like a shocking move.

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    1. shirtless
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 14 days ago

      Double Spurs and Wood(c) here. And I removed Enzo and Richarlison to accommodate Wood as I couldn’t decide between Kudus & Johnson so got both! If I’d left well alone I’d have had Enzo and Pedro(c).

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  10. Wenger_In
      7 months, 14 days ago

      Bmth are the only side I've seen playing good football so far from the roughly 10 games I've seen.

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      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        Iraola has showed to be quite the manager, specially after losing basically his whole defence this summer.

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        1. Wenger_In
            7 months, 14 days ago

            Truffert/ Diakite looks a good buys and Senesi apparently was just waiting to step in. Incredible work really.
            Feels like every team is managed by David Moyes and then there's just Iraola.
            Idk anything about football now tbh. Chelsea have interesting squad of players.

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      2. Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        Palmer and Saka injuries make Haaland essential really

        Even if that means going without Salah.

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        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 months, 14 days ago

          Both could be back for Gw4 in mid September.

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

            Back from injuries with UCL around limits game time and form uncertainty. Also fixtures aren't great tbh

            Hard to see them being options before week 8

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            1. AC/DC AFC
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              7 months, 14 days ago

              Fair enough

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            2. The Big Fella
              • 9 Years
              7 months, 14 days ago

              I also wonder if JP may cement his claim to Palmer's spot in his absence as he is doing well. Palmer has not done a lot in about 20 straight games but does not get dropped. This may give him a kick in the rear end, which I as an England fan for a World Cup year would appreciate.

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        2. Supersonic_
          • 4 Years
          7 months, 14 days ago

          I've got them both somehow

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          1. RamaJama
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            7 months, 14 days ago

            Depending on if Salah steps up his game today, will have both too next gw

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      3. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        Premiere League all time top scorers after 100 first matches:

        Haaland 88
        Shearer 79
        van Nistelroy 68
        Agüero 64
        Andy Cole 63
        Fernando Torres 63
        Salah 63
        Fowler 62
        Suárez 62
        Thierry Henry 59
        Kane 59
        Ian Wright 56

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        1. JBG
          • 7 Years
          7 months, 14 days ago

          Seeing Cole on one of these list always reminds me of what a great goalscorer and CF he was, specially with the fact that he wasn't on pens at all.

          Also Haaland is a goal machine haha

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          1. The Big Fella
            • 9 Years
            7 months, 14 days ago

            Andy Cole was mint. If he had been on pens too I bet he would be around the same goals as Shearer and Haaland given how the refs always gave United pens when they needed one

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            1. RamaJama
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              7 months, 14 days ago

              Can Sesko be that man for United?

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        2. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          7 months, 14 days ago

          I swear you put anyone upfront in this City team and as long as they get regular minutes like Haaland has and they’d match his numbers

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          1. x.jim.x
            • 11 Years
            7 months, 14 days ago

            Calvert Lewin? Hojlund? You?

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            1. Scapegoat Salah
              • 9 Years
              7 months, 14 days ago

              Yup!

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          2. RamaJama
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            7 months, 14 days ago

            Haaland also scored 62 Bundesliga goals in 67 matches for Dortmund.

            In total 86 goals in 89 matches

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            1. Scapegoat Salah
              • 9 Years
              7 months, 14 days ago

              Farmers league tbf

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        3. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          7 months, 14 days ago

          Isak has 86 matches and 54 goals. He'll make the list surely after the move to Pool.

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          1. Old Man
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            7 months, 14 days ago

            They're leaving it very late .....

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          2. x.jim.x
            • 11 Years
            7 months, 14 days ago

            He’ll be on the list after 14 games regardless of what club he plays for

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      4. sunzip14
        • 9 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        Gudmundsson 9 points coming on for AWB too good to be true, right?

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        1. JBG
          • 7 Years
          7 months, 14 days ago

          Wtf AWB already lost his spot to a Southampton reject??

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          1. x.jim.x
            • 11 Years
            7 months, 14 days ago

            Had someone on here last year trying to argue he’s one of the best fullbacks in the league when we sold him hahaha

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        2. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 months, 14 days ago

          You probably don't want it to be nil nil still on 85 mins.

          They might bring on fresh legs to hold out

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      5. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        Back underway at the City Ground

        Wood with time

        Header straight down the keepers chest

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      6. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        Bloody we might actually be getting a Diouf clean sheet.

        Sorry in advance for jinxing lmao

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        1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
          • 9 Years
          7 months, 14 days ago

          Naa. Not happening.

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          1. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            7 months, 14 days ago

            :O

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      7. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        Bowen to Paq... should have scored from 7 yards

        Wide

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      8. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        Pause at the City Ground

        You're better off going to a football match than calling an ambulance at the moment if unwell.

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      9. Zenith UK
        • 9 Years
        7 months, 14 days ago

        Fan down in the stadium @ NFO v WHU. Pause

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      10. Moon Dog
          7 months, 14 days ago

          Medical emergency in crowd, so Forest - Hammers game paused

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          1. Moon Dog
              7 months, 14 days ago

              We back

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          2. MrAnderson
            • 16 Years
            7 months, 14 days ago

            Free hit question. If you have made say 2 transfers (-4) then Free hit you dont get the -4 back do you?

            Also if I i have Wood before I free hit (removing him) and he goes up say 0.2 in price I still get that rise yes?

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            1. AC/DC AFC
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              7 months, 14 days ago

              Yes

              It wipes it, the hit.

              Price changes cancelled tho next week I think

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            2. JBG
              • 7 Years
              7 months, 14 days ago

              FH does cancel out a -4 you've made for that GW yes.

              Also yes

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

              FH = no points hit and Wood would return in GW5 at higher price. Your team is untouched in GW4.

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              1. Ak Attack
                • 4 Years
                7 months, 14 days ago

                Carrying on with this FH post you sent TorresMagic

                So if -4 or -8 is canceled out in your free hit GW. Does that mean those players we had transferred before hitting the FH chip to get to the -8 would also be removed from the next GW as well ?

                Also if we have one FT and use this before hitting the FH chip, does that player in the FT you played stay in the following GW ?

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

                  GW3 team returns.

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            4. Camzy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              7 months, 14 days ago

              You do. And yes.

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            5. MrAnderson
              • 16 Years
              7 months, 14 days ago

              Cheers all. Hmm makes it tempting to transfer in 2 early today then see how international break/transfer market closing affects things but knowing a free hit wipes away the points hits.

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          3. JBG
            • 7 Years
            7 months, 14 days ago

            Bobb thought that if he just shakes his head the defender will get tricked and he can dribble pass him

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          4. AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            7 months, 14 days ago

            Fulk shot and Sels save

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          5. AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            7 months, 14 days ago

            Raining heavily and the game is zipping a bit

            Not quite end to end

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          6. Gudjohnsen
            • 9 Years
            7 months, 14 days ago

            Boring games

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            1. JBG
              • 7 Years
              7 months, 14 days ago

              I didn't want to sound like a broken record... But yes.

              Wtf is going with PL football? So boring... Can't even blame over-saturation because I don't watch it as much as used to.

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              1. Randy_Marsh
                • 15 Years
                7 months, 14 days ago

                Modern football in general

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          7. JBG
            • 7 Years
            7 months, 14 days ago

            Ndoye owners in the mud.. no 60mins point or CS point

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            1. Bobby Digital
              • 8 Years
              7 months, 14 days ago

              Yeah he was a minutes risk with all those new signings

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          8. AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            7 months, 14 days ago

            McAtee on for Ndo

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          9. tiger
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            7 months, 14 days ago

            Ndoye subbed off

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          10. Thanos
            • 4 Years
            7 months, 14 days ago

            So Ndoye punt failed 🙁

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          11. HuttonDressedasLahm
            • 16 Years
            7 months, 14 days ago

            Ekiteke to Wood for a -4 not looking too bright

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          12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 15 Years
            7 months, 14 days ago

            Wood is awful

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            1. JBG
              • 7 Years
              7 months, 14 days ago

              Better get that checked out..

              Also yes.

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