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FPL Gameweek 3: Sunday’s goals, assists, bonus + ‘DefCon’ points

31 August 2025 168 comments
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Our Scoreboard rounds up all the action from Sunday’s Gameweek 3 fixtures.

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 Sunday’s defensive contribution (DC/DefCon) points, too.

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

GAMEWEEK 3: SUNDAY’S GOALS, ASSISTS AND PROJECTED BONUS POINTS

GAMEWEEK 3: SUNDAY’S PLAYER AND TEAM STATS

DEFENDERS WHO QUALIFIED FOR DEFENSIVE CONTRIBUTION POINTS

MIDFIELDERS WHO QUALIFIED FOR DEFENSIVE CONTRIBUTION POINTS

TEAMS – GOAL ATTEMPTS

MORE STATS IN OUR MATCH CENTRE

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

Aston Villa0 – 3Crystal Palace
Liverpool1 – 0Arsenal
Nottingham Forest0 – 3West Ham United
Brighton and Hove Albion2 – 1Manchester City
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  1. More Tragic
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    I feel for all you Watkins owners.

    I do, I really do.

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    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Was so confident post pre-season and with those months of good fixtures… but we’ve looked so miserable that it feels daft to keep any of him, Rogers or Konsa in WC.

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    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      The Villa project is over.

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    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      What about Watkins and Rogers owners.

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    4. John Colby (C)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Never in the entirety of my participation in this game has one played trolled my squads as badly and for the length of time that he has. I trusted his pre-season form. I built a squad to ensure I would have him in it. And what do I get in return for having faith in him - THREE BLANK GAMEWEEKS AND a fall in value. Ollie you are now free from my squad - and take your boots with you!

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      1. John Colby (C)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        And by the way - Mo you can share the taxi ride. You’re gone too!

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    5. el polako
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      He’s the donkey king.

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  2. Tonyawesome69
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Oliver Glasner on Marc Guehi to Sky: “I like Marc, he is such a professional player and such a nice guy. It is for the future of Crystal Palace. We have to keep him. We don't have the right replacement, so for me, it is clear that we keep him.”

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    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      He's a good player.

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      1. Glasner Ball
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        He’s more than good, he’s excellent.

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  3. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Lacroix vs Munoz, Senesi vs (sticking with) Diakite, Grealish vs Ndiaye vs KDH, (keeping faith with) Porro vs (switching to) VdV (or Vicario), Salah vs Gakpo + £6.9m (slightly dependent on if Isak arrives, of course)… the joys of wildcard decisions to be made, plus many more!

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  4. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    First decent week of the season. 69 points but if only I'd played KDH.

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    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      GG!

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    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Benched him too. Damn Wirtz

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  5. waltzingmatildas
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    A) Wood to Mateta
    B) Wood to Pedro
    C) Tielemans to KDH
    D) Tielemans to Dango
    E) AWB to Senesi

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    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      A is tempting

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    2. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      B

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    3. waltzingmatildas
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Interesting. I feel like Tielemans and AWB are weaker than Wood?

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      1. GCHILD2K16
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        Tielemans to paqueta ( pens, dcon, assist, goals)
        Awb to Van der berg or senesi or richards for dcon or van der ven for fixtures

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  6. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Gonna keep Watkins another week as replacement options are likely to be Ekitike/Isak

    So Roger’s>
    ISarr
    Grealish
    MBuemo (already have Bruno)

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    1. Dannyb
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Grealish

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    2. waltzingmatildas
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Sarr

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    3. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      I’ve stuck Grealish in on first WC draft at the moment.

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  7. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Rubbish gw, benched Sarr Rodon Diouf for 23 pts

    Is Bruno/Watkins -> Haaland/King worth a -4?

    or just do Watkins to Ekitike/Gyokeres?

    Sanchez
    Porro Milenkovic Diouf
    Salah Kudus ISarr Bruno Reijners
    Watkins Pedro

    Dub Wood Rodon Konsa

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    1. White Pony
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Don't think i would rush to get rid of Bruno tbh - with the def con introduction I wouldn't be surprised if he ended up being the top scoring midfielder this year despite United being horrendous.

      What about Mateta in for Watkins and free up some cash?

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      1. _Ninja_
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        Could do cheers not sure of the palace double up in attack with europa league coming up but they have looked good.

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    2. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Swerve has a good idea ^

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    3. GCHILD2K16
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Forget jokeres, get rid of watkins, keep bruno..dcons, pens and assist/goals. With cunha and mount injured likely to play further forward as a 10 now not in the 6.

      Wait til wk 6 for haaland

      Watkins and konsa should be priority transfer out. Even with good fixtures ahead, they are not playing well. Form is your friend.

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    4. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      That’s a mega BB score 👿

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  8. Dannyb
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    I don't think the hit is worth it.

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    1. Dannyb
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Reply fail

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  9. adstomko
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    I've just discovered that the reason I've been receding is not because of age, but because of Ollie Watkins.

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  10. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Would you sell Porro on a wildcard? Debating swapping him out for VdV, or moving Sels to Vicario and Porro to an Arsenal defender.

    Porro-Vicario double-up could work, but feels wrong…

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    1. White Pony
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      I think I probably will when I play mine. I think I would just stack up on 4.5 def con merchants in rotation maybe, although I do see the appeal of an Arsenal def obviously.

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    2. Absolutely Muñozed
        3 months, 6 days ago

        what is your current WC draft?

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        1. FPL Scoop
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 6 days ago

          WC draft 1…

          £7.2m ITB - unsure what to do with 3rd striker slot and currently ditching Salah for Gakpo unless Isak arrives and changes things - with a view to catching some potential risers…

          Vicario Dubravka
          Munoz Lacroix Chalobah Senesi Diouf
          Gakpo Grealish Kudus Enzo Reijnders
          Haaland JPedro Guiu

          Will probably only keep one Palace defender; debating Senesi vs Diakite (who I’ve had since GW1;, Chalobah may go for someone like Guehi (if he gets Liverpool move) or Porro (if I decide to keep him, and keep Sels in net instead of the Vicario switch); Grealish slightly edging it over Ndiaye on eye test for me (though the latter has pens) with KDH also lurking given the savings he offers; Enzo will almost certainly make way pre-deadline (probably for Sarr), just hoping for a double rise first; Kudus is tricky as I rate him and Spurs’ upcoming fixtures but midfield spots hotly contested.

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    3. pundit of punts
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Wirtz or Gakpo on FH?

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      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        Gakpo

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      2. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        Gakpo imo, but if Isak signs tomorrow I might change that opinion

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      3. panda07
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        Salah, Gakpo, Ekitike, Isak and Guehi on free hit!

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      4. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        Gakbo

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    4. Qaiss
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Marc Guiu has been recalled back to Chelsea haha

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      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        Will he play?

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      2. Absolutely Muñozed
          3 months, 6 days ago

          Pedro on the bench

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      3. panda07
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        Guiu is returning to Chelsea from his loan: https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1962260397223711137

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        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 6 days ago

          Does it make him a better prospect regarding game time, or a dead option?

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          1. Manani
            • 14 Years
            3 months, 6 days ago

            highly doubt he will start, most likely 1 pointer sub

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      4. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        Quick first draft for WC4

        Petrovic Dubravka
        Munoz Guehi Tosin Senesi Gudmundsson
        Salah Sarr Grealish Reijnders KDH
        Haaland JP Ekitike

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        1. pundit of punts
          • 12 Years
          3 months, 6 days ago

          Perfect

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        2. _Ninja_
          • 15 Years
          3 months, 6 days ago

          Decent whats the plan with Ekitike if Isak signs?

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          1. pundit of punts
            • 12 Years
            3 months, 6 days ago

            Ekitike to Gyokeres in a few weeks

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        3. GCHILD2K16
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 6 days ago

          Double everton is mad. Sell KDH, get spurs mid or paqueta

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      5. Tonyawesome69
        • 6 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        Anyone got triple Chelsea + Guiu?

        The next time you make a transfer you'll have to sell one of those 4 players.

        Chelsea have reached agreement with sunderland to recall Marc Guiu
        https://x.com/Matt_Law_DT/status/1962257437479649577?t=ZUoscMFdNMdBzg2bCkniNg&s=19

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        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 6 days ago

          Couldn't have timed his drop to 4.4m any better

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        2. One More Rep
          • 4 Years
          3 months, 6 days ago

          I always wondered this?
          So you can keep all 4 or you are forded to make a transfer?

          For example if I buy have Gakpo, Salah, Ekitike with Isak and Guehi.....potentially 5 pool players....

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          1. One More Rep
            • 4 Years
            3 months, 6 days ago

            *forced

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          2. _Ninja_
            • 15 Years
            3 months, 6 days ago

            Forced to transfer them out until you have 3

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          3. Tonyawesome69
            • 6 Years
            3 months, 6 days ago

            Your next two transfers will involve selling 2/5 Liverpool players in that scenario

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      6. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        Best forward to get, next to Haaland?

        A) Gyokeres
        B) Pedro
        C) Sesko
        D) Isak
        E) Other

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        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 6 days ago

          Guiu

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          1. RamaJama
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 months, 6 days ago

            Have him and selling, won’t play much for Chelsea?

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        2. pundit of punts
          • 12 Years
          3 months, 6 days ago

          A

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        3. Roshen
          • 3 Years
          3 months, 6 days ago

          JP and Mateta are best options bar Haaland for me

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      7. JT11fc
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        Just got Guiu back on wc, 4 chels will be nice

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        1. The Knights Template
          • 12 Years
          3 months, 6 days ago

          Not as good as a 5 player Pool party!

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          1. JT11fc
            • 7 Years
            3 months, 6 days ago

            What if I have both!?

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      8. pundit of punts
        • 12 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        RMFHT 🙂

        Raya
        Gabriel - Munoz - Calafiori
        Salah - Gakpo - Sarr - Semenyo
        Ekitike - Mateta - Pedro

        Pope - King - Anderson - Gudmundsson

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        1. Pompel
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 6 days ago

          Watch the Isak situation wrt Gakpo, and maybe Grealish over Mateta

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        2. GCHILD2K16
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 6 days ago

          What is the thinking behind mateta?

          Triple arsenal def is mad, replace califiori and replace salah with haaland game wk 6 or one gakpo for ars mid.

          You need some spurs players

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          1. pundit of punts
            • 12 Years
            3 months, 6 days ago

            This is a FH

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      9. CheesyZoot
        • 6 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        Rogers to Sarr?

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        1. Absolutely Muñozed
            3 months, 6 days ago

            or Grealish?

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        2. Cilly Bonnolly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 6 days ago

          I know actually getting two price rises in an international break isn’t as common as we’d like but who are we thinking are most likely?

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          1. RamaJama
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 months, 6 days ago

            Pedro?

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          2. Roshen
            • 3 Years
            3 months, 6 days ago

            JP might be the only one

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          3. GCHILD2K16
            • 9 Years
            3 months, 6 days ago

            Grealish

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        3. Tonyawesome69
          • 6 Years
          3 months, 6 days ago

          If Jackson leaves, we could see Guiu play CF until Delap is back assuming Pedro continues to play as the 10

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          1. RamaJama
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 months, 6 days ago

            Won’t they sign a new striker?

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            1. Tonyawesome69
              • 6 Years
              3 months, 6 days ago

              I thought it was a new signing or recall Guiu.

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          2. Manani
            • 14 Years
            3 months, 6 days ago

            Jackson confirmed to be not leaving now

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            1. Tonyawesome69
              • 6 Years
              3 months, 6 days ago

              Yeah seen that, oh well.

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          3. F4L
            • 10 Years
            3 months, 6 days ago

            its possible. expected pedro to up top when delap went off but didnt happen. maybe maresca values pedro's ball carrying skills too much to play up front

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        4. adstomko
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 6 days ago

          Any players you transfer out now, but get points added on the following the day - do you still get those added extra points?
          Just checking.

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          1. One More Rep
            • 4 Years
            3 months, 6 days ago

            Of course....as the Gameweek was locked in initially for that player (for extra points)

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        5. faux_C
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 6 days ago

          That WC button looking real tempting with this Guiu news. (To sell, to be clear).

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          1. Tonyawesome69
            • 6 Years
            3 months, 6 days ago

            Selling a fodder FWD shouldn't be one of the main reasons to WC

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        6. Dutchy
          • 7 Years
          3 months, 6 days ago

          Milenkovic to Munoz for free?

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          1. DARE TO BISCAN
            • 7 Years
            3 months, 6 days ago

            If I didn't have double Villa attack, it's the move I would make

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          2. Punned It
              3 months, 6 days ago

              I'd rather Lacroix, really, but yeah. Given up on Forest.

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          3. Pompel
            • 11 Years
            3 months, 6 days ago

            Ollie to JP done.
            Cue Ollie brace against Everton

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            1. Tonyawesome69
              • 6 Years
              3 months, 6 days ago

              Thanks for your sacrifice

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              1. Pompel
                • 11 Years
                3 months, 6 days ago

                Doing it for all you ardent Ollie keepers - thank me later

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          4. _Greg
            • 15 Years
            3 months, 6 days ago

            Hmmmm I'm expecting a Guehi or Richards price rise. Might be worth getting both.

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            1. Hazz
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              3 months, 6 days ago

              Got Richards already. Benched for both his clean sheets & started him for the blank. Frustrating, even worse when it was for Forest defence.

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              1. _Greg
                • 15 Years
                3 months, 6 days ago

                Didn't start with Forest defence, but did back them on FH this week ha.

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          5. DARE TO BISCAN
            • 7 Years
            3 months, 6 days ago

            Sanchez
            Porro, Richards, Diouf
            Salah, Kudus, Reijnders, Wirtz, Rogers
            Watkins, Pedro

            (Dub, Wood, Milenkovic, Esteve) 0.9m

            a) Rogers > Sarr/Enzo
            b) Watkins > Mateta
            c) Milenkovic > Muñoz
            d) Diouf > Burn/Livra
            e) combo for a hit

            Likely doing FH6

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          6. NoName
            • 10 Years
            3 months, 6 days ago

            Does this need a WC?

            Sels
            Porro Ait-Nouri Hoever
            Kudus Reijnders Bruno Gakpo
            Watkins Haaland JP

            (Dubravka, King Dorgu Esteve)
            1FT

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            1. NoName
              • 10 Years
              3 months, 6 days ago

              3.3 ITB

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            2. More Tragic
              • 10 Years
              3 months, 6 days ago

              no

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            3. GCHILD2K16
              • 9 Years
              3 months, 6 days ago

              Nope. Need to consider bring in zome arsenalnplays from wk 7. Replace watkins with ekiteke now

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              1. NoName
                • 10 Years
                3 months, 6 days ago

                I would if Isak wasn't looming. Plus anything can happen with injuries during the international break.

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            4. NoOneCares
                3 months, 6 days ago

                100%

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            5. Absolutely Muñozed
                3 months, 6 days ago

                Kelleher
                Porro, Williams, Diouf
                Gakpo, Bruno, Cunha, Wirtz, Rogers
                Haaland, Wood

                (Dub, Guiu, Moreno, Esteve)

                Should I
                1. WC now
                2. Or wait for like GW 6 because not many clear good options at the moment.

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              • CoracAld2831
                • 4 Years
                3 months, 6 days ago

                Got a red arrow.

                FH,.WC.or keep team & and re-asess?

                Sels (Dubravka)
                Cucurella-Porro-Konsa (Esteve, AWB)
                Salah-Wirtz-Ndiaye-Reijnders (Cunha)
                Mateta-Watkins (Guiu)

                A: FH
                B: WC
                C: Keep and reassess after IB

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                1. NoOneCares
                    3 months, 6 days ago

                    WC, get rid of at least 12 of those. You don't want them back after FH.

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