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FPL Gameweek 8: Saturday’s goals, assists, bonus + ‘DefCon’ points

18 October 2025 198 comments
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At the end of Saturday’s Gameweek 8 action, our Scoreboard rounds up 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.

The goals, assists and bonus summaries are from LiveFPL.

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

GAMEWEEK 8: SATURDAY’S GOALS, ASSISTS AND PROJECTED BONUS POINTS

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GAMEWEEK 8: SATURDAY’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:

Fulham0 – 1Arsenal
Sunderland2 – 0Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester City2 – 0Everton
Crystal Palace3 – 3Bournemouth
Burnley2 – 0Leeds United
Brighton and Hove Albion2 – 1Newcastle United
Nottingham Forest0 – 3Chelsea
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  1. Klip Klopp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    26 days, 43 mins ago

    Gyokores + Bruno —> Mateta + Saka for free?

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    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      26 days, 35 mins ago

      not sure its the week to do it

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      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        26 days, 32 mins ago

        Neither was last week!

        Which causes paralysis

        I suspect the fact that Mateta had Arsenal and Europa upcoming meant he was off the menu for the last week or so

        All the wildcard chit chat

        That creates the edge

        Play into it sometimes

        But perhaps not next week!

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        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 11 Years
          26 days, 27 mins ago

          is it a poem?

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        2. FourLokoLeipzig
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          25 days, 23 hours ago

          He didn’t look a good option either though, especially if you wanted to avoid a double-up with Sarr

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  2. Pidogr30
    • 7 Years
    26 days, 42 mins ago

    Anyone knows what’s happening with the Facebook login issue?

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    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      26 days, 25 mins ago

      I don't know, this is the most social media I'm on

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    2. Pidogr30
      • 7 Years
      26 days, 19 mins ago

      I use it to login on FPL and I keep getting an error all day.

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  3. F4L
    • 10 Years
    26 days, 39 mins ago

    saka had the ball firmly under his arm when arsenal thought they had a pen. he's not giving them to gyokeres is he?

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    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      26 days, 33 mins ago

      i am not sure it means much to be honest.

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      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        26 days, 32 mins ago

        the fact that Saka had the ball 🙂

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        1. F4L
          • 10 Years
          26 days, 29 mins ago

          true maybe. just he grabbed it straight away after it was given, was the same vs wham. the two had chat and he kept hold of the ball while var checked, think saka is just on them now

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    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      26 days, 31 mins ago

      I think you can see the intent sometimes

      He's taking control of those penalties for now

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      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        26 days, 27 mins ago

        Yes probably. gyo would probably miss anyway...

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  4. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    26 days, 33 mins ago

    has a mid ever scored that many pts with no assist/goal? saka on 7 is rather crazy 🙂

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    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      26 days, 32 mins ago

      Happy I finally switched my bad Foden punt to him

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    2. F4L
      • 10 Years
      26 days, 31 mins ago

      nah surely not, wouldve been impossible before defcon

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      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        26 days, 29 mins ago

        i think gross had 5 pts with no assist/goal at old trafford a few seasons ago. but yes defcon obviously helps 🙂

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  5. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    26 days, 31 mins ago

    What would you change here with 1FT?

    Sanchez
    Gabriel/Porro/Munoz
    Bruno/Saka/Semenyo/Kudus/Reijnders
    Haaland/Pedro

    Dub/Gudm/Kroupi/Dorgu

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    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      26 days, 28 mins ago

      did you play kroupi this gw?

      money itb ?

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      1. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        26 days, 2 mins ago

        Nah, didn’t think he would start, 0.3 ITB

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    2. F4L
      • 10 Years
      26 days, 26 mins ago

      maybe reijnders to paqueta if he looks good monday, but the team looks solid. could save. pedro can become mateta next gw if he doesnt do enough to satisfy owners vs sunderland

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      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        26 days, 25 mins ago

        good shout that

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      2. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        26 days, 2 mins ago

        Thanks mate, interesting idea

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  6. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    26 days, 27 mins ago

    Will Enzo play v Sunderland? Any further clarity?

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    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      26 days, 26 mins ago

      will have to be patient for this one and wait presser / midweek game

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  7. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 15 Years
    26 days, 27 mins ago

    Mini league rivals bench…
    Dubravka Xhaka Munoz Mukiele

    A beautiful 41 points 🙂

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    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      26 days, 26 mins ago

      bb? if not I don't think I d recover from this...

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 15 Years
        26 days, 25 mins ago

        WC
        No bench boost
        😆

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        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 11 Years
          26 days, 24 mins ago

          that's a sore one...

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    2. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      26 days, 26 mins ago

      Nice

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    3. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      26 days, 25 mins ago

      munoz on bench not right imo too, wonder who is in the starting 11

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 15 Years
        26 days, 23 mins ago

        Pope
        Gabriel Cucurella Diouf
        Not all bad

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        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 11 Years
          26 days, 21 mins ago

          munoz is the type of player you never bench but diouf has a good fixtue this gw. if you know the guy I would provide support this weekend he'll need it lol 🙂

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  8. Mr.K
    • 11 Years
    26 days, 25 mins ago

    I will probably wait until Isak drops after blanking tomorrow, and then do Rich -> Isak later in the week, but let's speculate in case I feel adventurous and cause it's fun. SI first get rid of

    A) Reijnders
    B) Lacroix (I have Munoz too and I think CP's blanks are history)

    I have Sarr too, so although it's unlikely that I'd want to get Mateta, freeing up a CP slot could make sense pre-emptively. At the same time, I feel Reijnders is essentially a 4.5M bench warmer that costs 5.5M. I guess I wouldn't mind starting him like GW 13 and onwards for a few weeks, but I doubt I'd mind not having him then either.

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    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      26 days, 19 mins ago

      I think isak is way overpriced , not on pens, might not start all games, pool sharing goals, plus pool not exactly on top form

      a) makes sense, you're right to compare to 4.5 bench warmer 🙂

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      1. Mr.K
        • 11 Years
        26 days, 14 mins ago

        Thank you! I'm aware of the risks regarding Isak but I'm feeling good! Of course that might very well change in the next 24h 🙂

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    2. F4L
      • 10 Years
      26 days, 15 mins ago

      would say reijnders as i dont think lacroix is doing much wrong for his price. not i would write their defence off just yet, fixtures ease up post arsenal and can see some cs coming in

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      1. F4L
        • 10 Years
        26 days, 15 mins ago

        *not sure

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      2. Mr.K
        • 11 Years
        26 days, 13 mins ago

        Thank you! I feel European football (even if not the highest level) will be quite a strain for Palace, and can definitely see them making mistakes that turn into conceded goals simply because of that.

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  9. F4L
    • 10 Years
    26 days, 23 mins ago

    erm, just wondering is semenyo still worth it a 8? got cunha and could sell today before cunha drops. not much to be gained getting him now in terms of rank and stats have slowed down abit last 4 but yeah

    also any Sunderland fans' do you think mukiele might stay at RB? really like the look of ballard. i know reinildo comes back into the fold but not sure if he just comes in for hume

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    1. Mr.K
      • 11 Years
      26 days, 19 mins ago

      Semenyo has scored like 50% more points than any other midfielder. He's also blanked only twice this season. I think you wouldn't be asking this question if his name was Salah.

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      1. F4L
        • 10 Years
        26 days, 17 mins ago

        cheers, and thats very true. think its time to forget last season semenyo and accept hes definitely gone up a level or 2

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    2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      26 days, 18 mins ago

      Semenyo is the best midfielder in the game, worth it even if he was 10+

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      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        26 days, 16 mins ago

        very funny name 🙂

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        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 9 Years
          26 days, 15 mins ago

          You noticed my name now?

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          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 11 Years
            26 days, 14 mins ago

            i only realised now what it meant and I m a cypress hill fan lol

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    3. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      26 days, 10 mins ago

      Our fixtures are done. Would not chase the Sunderland points. Jump back on once AFCON ends.

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      1. F4L
        • 10 Years
        26 days, 6 mins ago

        cheers, ah you're right, does look like a rough run for a while. agree, will definitely go there at some point this season for sure

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  10. Radulfo28773
    • 4 Years
    26 days, 21 mins ago

    Thought I was having a decent week with 60 and 4 to play but he scores here are insane. What did I miss?

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    1. F4L
      • 10 Years
      26 days, 19 mins ago

      dubvraka and sunderland defence ownership seems very high around these parts ngl

      just abit more than you but am still very happy with 68 with 4 to go on fh. maybe missed a few hauls but oh well

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    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      26 days, 19 mins ago

      BB

      Unfortunately double chip season means it will be v hard to do well in a week you don't deploy one to good effect

      60 is the safety score right now, this week

      So the week to week needs to be moderated to Gw19 then 38.

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    3. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      26 days, 18 mins ago

      60 and 4 to play is great! people just like to brag about their high scores but plenty will have similar scorelines than you and probably much worse!

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    4. Casual Player
      • 4 Years
      26 days, 16 mins ago

      You are having a decent week. There is a bias to people posting the good and not the bad

      Like I would never post about how I switched at Mukiele on WC at the last minute for Kilman. Or not owning Gabriel. And stuff like that

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      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        26 days, 9 mins ago

        It's also true that the only two chips that actually enhance your score when it works out are BB and TC.

        They used to be once a year and deployed in a fairly uniform manner, now there's more variability and usage

        .... so those hitting a decent BB or TC will outscore the crowd by definition.

        So more chips may ultimately lead to less engagement, as more people are disappointed, week to week.

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      2. Mr.K
        • 11 Years
        26 days, 6 mins ago

        And I think most importantly you won't see people posting the mediocre.

        You see people who are excited and/or want to brag about their score and you see people who felt they did absolutely terrible. But you won't see a flood of people telling how they scored 44 points today.

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    5. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      25 days, 23 hours ago

      People here brag only when they have excellent score. Often after using one chip. So even if 20 people (or 5--10) brag about their score and 500-1000 are silent, it's only normal. These people don't brag every week 😉

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  11. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    26 days, 14 mins ago

    Pork Choperes to be 8.8m soon?

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  12. tbos83
    • 4 Years
    26 days, 13 mins ago

    Reijnders > Caicedo?

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    1. Mr.K
      • 11 Years
      26 days, 10 mins ago

      Absolutely!

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  13. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    26 days, 12 mins ago

    Best mid up to 6.7m for gw9 only? Someone like enzo?

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    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      26 days, 11 mins ago

      enzo if fit 100%

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      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        26 days, 10 mins ago

        Cheers sounds crazy but may go sarr to enzo gw9 b4 wc10

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  14. FantasyClub
    • 4 Years
    26 days, 11 mins ago

    Lads, who is the priority transfer out?

    A) Ekitike
    B) Doku

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    1. Mr.K
      • 11 Years
      26 days, 9 mins ago

      Different positions, so might depend on the replacements you have in mind. But in a vacuum I'd say Doku.

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    2. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      26 days, 6 mins ago

      B

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  15. sirmorbach
    • 9 Years
    26 days, 7 mins ago

    Reijnders to Enzo?

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    1. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      26 days, 6 mins ago

      Yea if fit

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  16. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    26 days, 6 mins ago

    Pope / Dubravka
    Gabriel, Timber, VVD, Senesi / Andersen*
    Semenyo, Rodri*, Bruno(*), Reijnders(*), Stach*
    Haaland, Woltemade, Gyokeres(*)

    1 ft, 0,0 mitb, all chips unused
    Gyokeres can drop once without TV issues, Bruno is dropping tonight. Saka rising this week.

    Should I just sell Bruno or Rodri for Saka for Kroupi/Mateta? Or wt* to do?!?

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  17. Vazza
    • 5 Years
    26 days, 3 mins ago

    Gyokores • Reijndeers • Van der ven
    =>
    Woldemade • Calafiori • Timber

    8 point hit

    Yes or no?

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    1. Mr.K
      • 11 Years
      26 days ago

      You want to switch FWD + MID + DEF to FWD + DEF + DEF

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      1. Vazza
        • 5 Years
        25 days, 23 hours ago

        Yes I am going to change formations 343 to 433

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        1. Mr.K
          • 11 Years
          25 days, 23 hours ago

          But you can't sell a MID and get a DEF for the same slot. What am I missing here?

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      2. Vazza
        • 5 Years
        25 days, 23 hours ago

        I haven’t included the bench fodders which will be involved in the moves

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        1. Mr.K
          • 11 Years
          25 days, 23 hours ago

          Ah, ok! This clears it!

          I'd say no. I wouldn't double Arsenal defence for next week with a -8.

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          1. Vazza
            • 5 Years
            25 days, 23 hours ago

            Thanks - appreciated

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  18. Alberto Tomba
    • 12 Years
    26 days, 2 mins ago

    Who is the best Chelsea defender to get in please? - money no object(!) - James, or Cucurella?

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    1. Vazza
      • 5 Years
      25 days, 23 hours ago

      Cucurella

      James is a trap - injury bound to happy

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      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        25 days, 23 hours ago

        James may still surprise us and get another return before his next injury. He was operated in Finland last time imo.

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      2. Alberto Tomba
        • 12 Years
        25 days, 23 hours ago

        thanks Vazza 🙂

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      3. John "Stumpy" Pep…
        • 6 Years
        25 days, 23 hours ago

        It's nice if he's happy

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    2. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      25 days, 23 hours ago

      Chalobah

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  19. Khalico
    • 10 Years
    25 days, 23 hours ago

    Best 4m defender?

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  20. Rednev1983
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    25 days, 23 hours ago

    Evening all.

    Could anyone please advise me of who is more likely to partner Chalobah at centre back for the foreseeable future? Tricky i know but i want a piece of their defence. Only have 4.9m

    to spend. Acheampong played today & always seems to do well for someone so young. Is Tosin the preferred partner when fit? Colwill has a long term injury.

    Fofana is back. Badiashile also injured but don't know how bad or if he's preferred when fit.

    Bit confused on this. Like i say i want some Chelsea cover if possible otherwise with 4.9m i'll have to look elsewhere.

    Appreciate any help thanks.

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    1. Vazza
      • 5 Years
      25 days, 23 hours ago

      It’s a lottery. No-one knows the answer. I would stay away from these options personally.

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      1. Rednev1983
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        25 days, 23 hours ago

        Ok thanks for replying.

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  21. Vazza
    • 5 Years
    25 days, 23 hours ago

    Gyokores • Reijndeers • Van der ven • Gudmundson (fodder)
    =>
    Woldemade • Calafiori • Timber • Miley (fodder)

    8 point hit

    Yes or no?

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    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      25 days, 23 hours ago

      Just do Gyok/VDV > Wolde/ Ars

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