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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	A
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	B
No Change	Kinsky	TOT	C, Vs
Up	Trafford	LEE	B
Down	Pickford	EVE	B
No Change	Verbruggen	BHA	A

Last updated: 23 Oct, 2026 1:42am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Calafiori	ARS	B
No Change	Konsa Ngoyo	ARS	B
Up	Muharemovic	LEE	B
No Change	De Cuyper	BHA	A, OoP
No Change	Tarkowski	EVE	A
Up	van Hecke	TOT	B, Vs
Up	António Silva	BOU	B, Vs
Down	Lewis Hall	NEW	B
Down	Gvardiol	MCI	B, Rest
No Change	Williams	NFO	C
No Change	Lacroix	CHE	C
No Change	Thomas	COV	B, Vs, £
No Change	Affengruber	FUL	B

Last updated: 23 Oct, 2026 1:57am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Palmer	CHE	B
No Change	Rogers	CHE	B
No Change	Gibbs-White	NFO	B
No Change	Tavernier	BOU	B, Vs
No Change	Groß	BHA	A
No Change	Mbeumo	MUN	B
Down	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	C
No Change	Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	B
Up	Odegaard	ARS	C
No Change	Schade	BRE	A
Down	Barnes	NEW	B
Down	King	FUL	C
Up	Rudoni	COV	B, Vs, £
No Change	Le Fée	SUN	C

Last updated: 23 Oct, 2026 2:08am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	A
No Change	João Pedro	CHE	A
No Change	Isak	LIV	A
Up	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	A
Up	Jackson	AVL	B
Down	Thiago	BRE	B, Sus
Up	Evanilson	BOU	A, Vs
No Change	Barry	EVE	B
Down	Gonzalo García	FUL	C

Last updated: 23 Oct, 2026 2:16am

Date	Player	Team	Price
23/10	B.Fernandes	MUN	11.7m
23/10	Cash	AVL	4.3m
23/10	Emersonn	IPS	5.5m
23/10	Evanilson	BOU	6.2m
23/10	Fernandes	TOT	5.6m
23/10	Gusto	CHE	4.8m
23/10	Isidor	SUN	5.4m
23/10	James	CHE	5.2m
23/10	Johnson	EVE	5.8m
23/10	Kinsky	TOT	4.4m
23/10	Kostoulas	BHA	5.8m
23/10	Leoni	LIV	3.9m
23/10	Neto	CHE	6.6m
23/10	Quenda	CHE	5.2m
23/10	Raya	ARS	6.2m
23/10	Robertson	TOT	4.3m
23/10	Saka	ARS	9.5m
23/10	Scherpen	IPS	4.4m
23/10	Semenyo	MCI	8.2m
23/10	Shaw	MUN	4.2m
23/10	Talbi	SUN	5.2m
23/10	Tavernier	BOU	6.3m
23/10	Tosin	TOT	4.3m
22/10	Ampadu	LEE	5.3m
22/10	Maguire	MUN	4.7m
22/10	Mbeumo	MUN	7.9m
22/10	Palmer	CHE	9.8m
21/10	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	6.1m
21/10	Palacios	FUL	5.3m
20/10	Endo	LIV	4.8m
20/10	Gyökeres	ARS	7.0m
20/10	Hudson-Odoi	NFO	5.7m
20/10	Hughes	CRY	4.3m
20/10	Jacquet	LIV	5.1m
20/10	Muniz	FUL	5.3m
20/10	Nmecha	LEE	5.3m
20/10	Ruggeri	AVL	4.4m
19/10	Alcaraz	EVE	4.8m
19/10	De Cuyper	BHA	5.3m
19/10	Doku	MCI	7.5m
19/10	Grimes	COV	4.8m
19/10	Groß	BHA	6.2m
19/10	Onyeka	COV	4.8m
19/10	Rogers	CHE	8.0m
19/10	Stroud	HUL	4.9m
19/10	Welbeck	CHE	5.8m
19/10	Wieffer	BHA	4.8m
18/10	Braithwaite	MCI	3.9m
18/10	Gibbs-White	NFO	7.9m
18/10	J.Cuenca	FUL	4.4m
18/10	João Pedro	CHE	7.9m
18/10	Keane	EVE	4.7m
18/10	Nketiah	CRY	5.4m
18/10	Norton-Cuffy	HUL	3.9m
18/10	Samba	MCI	4.4m
18/10	Tavernier	BOU	6.2m
18/10	Virgil	LIV	6.4m
18/10	Wissa	NEW	6.1m
18/10	Wood	NFO	5.7m
18/10	Zubimendi	ARS	5.2m
17/10	Aina	NFO	4.3m
17/10	Bentancur	TOT	5.4m
17/10	Calafiori	ARS	6.0m
17/10	Cherki	MCI	8.0m
17/10	Diop	IPS	3.9m
17/10	Khusanov	MCI	5.3m
17/10	Manzambi	AVL	6.0m
17/10	Robinson	FUL	4.4m
17/10	Tel	TOT	5.6m
17/10	Touré	NEW	5.7m
16/10	Alysson	AVL	4.9m
16/10	B.Fernandes	MUN	11.8m
16/10	Damsgaard	BRE	5.3m
16/10	De Cuyper	BHA	5.2m
16/10	Delap	NFO	5.5m
16/10	Elanga	NEW	6.0m
16/10	Evanilson	BOU	6.1m
16/10	Frimpong	LIV	5.2m
16/10	Groß	BHA	6.1m
16/10	Haaland	MCI	15.7m

Dugout Discussion

Arsenal v Man City team news: Saliba + Trossard start, Saka a sub

21 September 2025 770 comments

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The final match of Gameweek 5 takes place at the Emirates Stadium this afternoon, as Arsenal take on Manchester City.

Kick-off is at 16:30 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Mikel Arteta makes two changes to the side that beat Athletic Club 2-0 on Tuesday.

William Saliba comes in for Cristhian Mosquera at the back, while Leandro Trossard is preferred to Eberechi Eze on the left.

Bukayo Saka returns as a substitute following his hamstring injury, but Martin Odegaard is not in the squad.

As for City, they are unchanged from the team that beat Napoli 2-0 in midweek.

LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Zubimendi, Merino, Rice, Madueke, Trossard, Gyokeres

Subs: Kepa, Mosquera, White, Saka, Eze, Martinelli, Norgaard, Nwaneri, Lewis-Skelly

Manchester City XI: Donnarumma, Khusanov, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Rodri, Reijnders, Foden, Bernardo, Doku, Haaland

Subs: Trafford, Stones, Ake, Nico, Savinho, Nunes, Bobb, Mukasa, Lewis

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g40steve

1 year, 1 month ago
Big man give us a boom
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1. g40steve
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  One down 🙂
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The Philosopher

1 year, 1 month ago
Don't show me your face ever again, Ollie Watkins. I mean it.
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1. Four Letter Wirtz
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  He's got two home games vs Fulham and Burnley coming up. People need to have a bit of patience with a proven assets like Watkins.
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  1. g40steve
    
    1 year, 1 month ago
    What a joke, get rid
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  2. Twisted Saltergater
    
    1 year, 1 month ago
    Yeah, at least give Watkins the season to score a goal.
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  3. Do I Not Like Orange
    
    1 year, 1 month ago
    Fulham aren't even a bad side. They look better than Villa this season.
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2. bialk
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  5 games in a row without a goal or assist. What's happened to Watkins?
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  1. DARE TO BISCAN
    
    1 year, 1 month ago
    Reverted to Misskins
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    1. Sly Fly
      
      1 year, 1 month ago
      Oh come now... you can do better than awkwardly crowbar "Miss" in there for "Wat".
      
      How about WTFkins or similar? You can have that one for free.
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      1. DARE TO BISCAN
        
        1 year, 1 month ago
        No thanks. Ain't my nickname. Ain't new either. Hence the 'reverted' 🙂
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3. Hughes Your Daddy
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  I do love the "you cant transfer out Watkins yet, they have Palace in gameweek 3" (we beat them 0-3) then you have to keep him v Everton (he blanks in a 0-0 gameweek 4) then you have to keep him v Sunderland (he blanks against 10 man Sunderland)
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  1. Mr. O'Connell
    
    1 year, 1 month ago
    Palace are Villas bogey team
    Everton always solid
    Sunderland have Alderete
    
    Writing was on the wall for 3 blanks. Only themselves to blame.
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chocolove

1 year, 1 month ago
It was GW 7 on 23/24
Watkins 3 goals 2 assist
Will it happen again?
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1. Over Midwicket
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  It's the hope that kills you
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☈☾

1 year, 1 month ago
Is Isidor nailed?
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1. The Philosopher
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  The elder son of elendil?
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2. JBG
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  He was nailed to that ring, but seem to lose it during an orc attack.
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3. Haa-lala-land
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  Everyone is nailed mate
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4. Do I Not Like Orange
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  He'll share starts with Mayenda & eventually Brobbey.
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5. fusen
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  He's currently the first choice striker but he won't get 90 mins every game and won't start every game, but should get minutes most games. It will also depend on the type of opposition team that will dictate if he starts
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ITS AMAD WORLD

1 year, 1 month ago
I've got a bad feeling Haaland will explode
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1. g40steve
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  That would rank killing
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2. have you seen cyan
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  Lots captained him in the top 10k
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  1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    
    1 year, 1 month ago
    Away at Arsenal? Doubt it
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    1. Brosstan
      
      1 year, 1 month ago
      The top 10k are mostly mediocre/bad managers with Haaland perma capped.
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      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        
        1 year, 1 month ago
        Fair makes sense
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      2. DARE TO BISCAN
        
        1 year, 1 month ago
        Copium.
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    2. have you seen cyan
      
      1 year, 1 month ago
      127.1% in top 10k, Salah was only 55.6%
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3. chocolove
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  Normal result. 0-0
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4. fedolefan
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  Why is that a bad feeling?
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  1. Brosstan
    
    1 year, 1 month ago
    Wild guess; he doesn't own Haaland!
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    1. fedolefan
      
      1 year, 1 month ago
      Wow, probably not a serious player in that case.
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Do I Not Like Orange

1 year, 1 month ago
I had the misfortune to own the Watkins/Rogers combo for the first 2 weeks, then foolishly brought in Elliott on WC. He did not look at all involved in the business areas once he came on & Villa in general looked clueless once again, so he's gone next GW.
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andymck

1 year, 1 month ago
Played this game for a decade and it has never been THIS frustrating, wish I never bothered this year
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1. THE Wild Rover
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  Plenty of time to recover. Loads of green arrows to come.
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2. Brosstan
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  When the fun stops, stop.
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3. snow pea in repose
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  With defcon points and double chips this season, there's always room for optimism
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4. DARE TO BISCAN
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  Hear this every season
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1912 F.A Cup Winners

1 year, 1 month ago
Morgan Rogers owners???

What are your plans???
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1. Mr. O'Connell
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  Have to hold for 2 more weeks (self imposed rules), but he's gotta go
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  1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    
    1 year, 1 month ago
    Agreed mate!!! My plans too
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2. Tonyawesome69
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  Sell sell sell
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  1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    
    1 year, 1 month ago
    Haha can’t wait to get rid of him!!!
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3. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  Sell him and then buy him back again just so I can sell him again, all in the same week
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  1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    
    1 year, 1 month ago
    Haha like that plan mate!!
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4. DARE TO BISCAN
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  Firing into the sun, on wildcard
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have you seen cyan

1 year, 1 month ago
Hopefully City run riot so it holds off the Raya price rise.
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Bobby Digital

1 year, 1 month ago
Let's go Erling! Your time to shine!
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1. Twisted Saltergater
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  Really is a best player, in form vs worst attacking returns fixture of the season.
  
  Should be interesting to see how it plays out.
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Meta12345

1 year, 1 month ago
Play two:
A) stach home to bournemouth
B) mitoma away to chelsea
C) strand larsen away to tottenham
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1. 1zverGGadeM
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  A
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2. Haa-lala-land
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  This is essentially the question that's causing so many issues for so many of us.
  Many are languishing near the middle/lower because instinct says play the attackers B+C
  Whereas, with the new rules, the answer to who to play is A. Every time.
  I think.
  I'm about 11m OR and my instinct was B and C. So the answer is A.
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  1. DARE TO BISCAN
    
    1 year, 1 month ago
    Huh?
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    1. Haa-lala-land
      
      1 year, 1 month ago
      Sorry I had a brain melt! I meant to type A)
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      1. DARE TO BISCAN
        
        1 year, 1 month ago
        ?
        
        ('Play two')
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GoonerSteve

1 year, 1 month ago
Choice for captain was Haaland, Semenyo, Palmer. Went Palmer.

This could be painful.
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1. Twisted Saltergater
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  Same, mate. Would do it again. Thought process was ok, Sanchez cooked us.
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2. Surgical Attack
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  same. unlucky
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3. Brosstan
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  Palmer cappers were incredibly unlucky tbh
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4. z13
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  same
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bialk

1 year, 1 month ago
1-1 with Doku and Trossard goals, please!
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F4L

1 year, 1 month ago
why has pep taken foden out of the position hes been great past 2 matches 😐
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1. Gubby-Allen
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  Where is he playing?
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  1. F4L
    
    1 year, 1 month ago
    RM instead of RCM but sometimes popping up as a CAM. feel like he needs to be central, its a shame
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2. DARE TO BISCAN
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  Has to show how clever he is. Just Pep things
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Mr. O'Connell

1 year, 1 month ago
Arteta snoozefest inbound
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Gubby-Allen

1 year, 1 month ago
10 PTS from Semenya Captain, without a goal, assist or any BPS. Not sure if I should be pleased or not.
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g40steve

1 year, 1 month ago
boom
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1. g40steve
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  Ars ripped
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  1. g40steve
    
    1 year, 1 month ago
    After 9 minutes
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THE Wild Rover

1 year, 1 month ago
Have it!
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tiger

1 year, 1 month ago
Haaland G
Reijnders A
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1. have you seen cyan
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  The dream combo, just need the reverse now with the Reijnders goal
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Mr. O'Connell

1 year, 1 month ago
Robot
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F4L

1 year, 1 month ago
haaland g
reijnders a
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1. AC/DC AFC
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  Back of the net
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Kaneyonero

1 year, 1 month ago
Nice combo get in
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Tinmen

1 year, 1 month ago
Folks. How’s this for my 2fts ?
Wirtz and Gakpo to Salah and KDH

Worried about my midfield tho if I do it

Sanchez
Porto VDV Williams
Salah Roger’s Anderson KDH
Haaland Ekitike Pedro

Dub Sarr Richards Esteve
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1. Count of Monte Hristo
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  Get Roger’s out asap
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  1. Tinmen
    
    1 year, 1 month ago
    Would mean I can’t get Salah
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Twisted Saltergater

1 year, 1 month ago
Benched Reijnders, ooof
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1. g40steve
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  Same 🙁
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JBG

1 year, 1 month ago
Different level this season.. also I benched Reindeer :/ was between him and Kudus tbf.
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Count of Monte Hristo

1 year, 1 month ago
Raya and Timber CS gone after 9 minutes 😆

Haaland owner but not (c) 😆
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1. have you seen cyan
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  I got Timber in this week, to bench him 😛
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2. g40steve
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  Imagine triple NewC defence
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Kodap

1 year, 1 month ago
Need both of those to save my week big time
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F4L

1 year, 1 month ago
not the best defending from saliba, haaland is the threat, dont give him the room
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1. Sgt. Schultz
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  100%
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AC/DC AFC

1 year, 1 month ago
Gpoints doubled

Apoints too
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THE Wild Rover

1 year, 1 month ago
Combo meal.. nom nom
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1. Dynamic Duos
  
  1 year, 1 month ago
  Nice
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