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There are three Premier League matches kicking off at 14:00 GMT on Sunday.

TEAM NEWS

There are two alterations for Liverpool from the team that beat Brighton and Hove Albion in the FA Cup.

Ryan Gravenberch and Hugo Ekitike come into the side as Curtis Jones and Federico Chiesa drop to the bench.

Vitor Pereira’s Nottingham Forest are unsurprisingly unchanged from their 3-0 win over Fenerbahce in midweek.

At Selhurst Park, there are four changes to the Crystal Palace XI from Thursday: Jaydee Canvot, Tyrick Mitchell, Will Hughes and Yeremy Pino in for the injured Maxence Lacroix and benched Borna Sosa, Daichi Kamada and Brennan Johnson.

As for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Tolu Arokodare comes in for Angel Gomes.

There is just one change from Sunderland’s last Premier League XI.

Jocelin replaces the injured Reinildo Mandava, with Trai Hume consequently moving to left-back.

Granit Xhaka is named on the bench on his return from injury.

There is only one alteration for the visitors compared to Gameweek 26, too.

Samuel Chukwueze is injured, with Kevin taking his place on the left flank.

*Florian Wirtz has been injured in the warm-up for Liverpool. Curtis Jones comes in.

LINE-UPS

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Canvot, Richards, Riad, Munoz, Wharton, Hughes, Mitchell, Sarr, Pino, Strand Larsen

Subs: Benitez, Clyne, Sosa, Kamada, Uche, Devenny, Cardines, Johnson, Guessand

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Mosquera, S Bueno, Krejci, Tchatchoua, Bellegarde, Andre, Mane, H Bueno, Arokodare, Armstrong

Subs: Johnstone, R Gomes, Wolfe, Lima, Doherty, Toti, A Gomes, J Gomes, Edozie

Nottingham Forest XI: Ortega, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Sangare, Anderson, Hutchinson, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Jesus

Subs: Gunn, Morato, Ndoye, Dominguez, Lucca, Yates, Cunha, McAtee, Bakwa

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Szoboszlai, Konate, van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Salah, Jones, Gakpo, Ekitike

Subs: Mamardashvili, Woodman, Gomez, Chiesa, Robertson, Nyoni, Ramsay, Morrison, Ngumoha

Sunderland XI: Roefs, Mukiele, Ballard, Alderete, Hume, Sadiki, Diarra, Le Fee, Jocelin, Angulo, Brobbey

Subs: Ellborg, Geertruida, Talbi, Rigg, Mayenda, O’Nien, Mundle, Isidor, Xhaka

Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Sessegnon, Iwobi, Berge, Wilson, Smith Rowe, Kevin, Jimenez

Subs: Lecomte, Reed, Muniz, Cairney, Bobb, Cuenca, Castagne, King, Diop

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Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:

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  1. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 13 days ago

    Wolves should probably be 5-0 up here in terms of good chances, but no one there to put them away.

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    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 13 days ago

      What happens when you replace Cunha with Adam Armstrong

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    2. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 13 days ago

      oops sorry, no I mean Forest!!

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    3. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 13 days ago

      Yeah Palace are sh*t. They have downed their tools long time ago.

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  2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    1 month, 13 days ago

    Super zzZzzzZZunday

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    1. Sir Michael Taker
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 13 days ago

      5 pretty bad attacks and the inconsistent Liverpool

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    2. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 13 days ago

      They saved all the goals for the NLD (hopefully).

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  3. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 13 days ago

    Anderson assist, followed by yellow card

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    1. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 13 days ago

      This is what he gets for DEFCONs every week, peeps

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      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        1 month, 13 days ago

        Wait, are you saying this as a plus or a con?

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

          Qaiss feels Defcons are ruining FPL. Seems to have people divided.

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    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 13 days ago

      He has had 3 or 4 shots in around the box too. Forest dominated that half

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  4. #1 Salah Hater
    • 1 Year
    1 month, 13 days ago

    Surely a contender for most boring gameweek of the season so far

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    1. Sir Michael Taker
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 13 days ago

      Standard gameweek. Boring league these days

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      1. #1 Salah Hater
        • 1 Year
        1 month, 13 days ago

        very true. too much "keep it compact" analytics at work

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    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 13 days ago

      Feel like we say this every GW now

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      1. Sir Michael Taker
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 13 days ago

        If teams just defend the set pieces every now and then we get these 0-0s

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  5. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    1 month, 13 days ago

    Not a good day for Arokodare cappers.

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  6. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 13 days ago

    Wilson and Anderson defcons the highlight of the games so far?

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    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 13 days ago

      "Highlight"..

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  7. No Name to Display
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 13 days ago

    What a boring sunday?! Come on guys, give us some goals!

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  8. tucaoneo
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 13 days ago

    The funny thing is Ekitike will still stay in my team because I have too many Chelsea to deal with ;D

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    1. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 13 days ago

      Ekitike and Saka ruined my season badly and I’m sure others too

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    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 13 days ago

      Ekitike is a hold anyway imo

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      1. #1 Salah Hater
        • 1 Year
        1 month, 13 days ago

        for what reason? fixtures don't mean much when you're a terrible footballer

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        1. tucaoneo
          • 7 Years
          1 month, 13 days ago

          This is so true.

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

            The statement in itself is true just not relating to Ekitike

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        2. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 month, 13 days ago

          Expensive 2 pointers

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  9. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 13 days ago

    Which to prioritise this week?

    1. Enzo > Dango
    2. Bowen > Ekitike
    3. VdV > Hill

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    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 13 days ago

      1

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    2. tucaoneo
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 13 days ago

      1

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  10. DeSelby
    • 3 Years
    1 month, 13 days ago

    Liverpool are pants.
    Liverpool is pants?
    Either way, pants.

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    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 13 days ago

      Are

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    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 13 days ago

      As a MU fan I'm loving this Liverpool, but as a Ekitike owner, not so much.

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    3. Moon Dog
        1 month, 13 days ago

        Beautiful poem

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    4. Gazwaz80
      • 6 Years
      1 month, 13 days ago

      What was I thinking getting Munoz in 🙁

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

        Why what’s wrong with that?

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        1. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          1 month, 13 days ago

          He perhaps sold O'Reilly for him? Two week punt that punished me a lot, I had to bench Virgil for his haul.

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      2. ZeBestee
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 13 days ago

        I also did on WC 4 gws ago. He is going after this gw.

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    5. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 13 days ago

      Stupor Sunday

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      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        1 month, 13 days ago

        V good

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    6. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 13 days ago

      Bringing in O'Reilly for Timber is the third highlight of my season so far. Unfortunately I have left some decisions far too late and missed on points in other games. Also brought in Foden the gw started his hauls and Gusto on a FH for his 21 pointer.

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      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        1 month, 13 days ago

        What a random brag 😆

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        1. ZeBestee
          • 11 Years
          1 month, 13 days ago

          Yeah we post our W's and L's as well. Wins make us happy while L's are a learning curve.

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          1. Twisted Saltergater
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            1 month, 13 days ago

            L’s are not a learning curve. Presumably, we’re all making informed logical transfers but some pay off and others don’t.

            What should Palmer captainers learn from their decision?

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            1. ZeBestee
              • 11 Years
              1 month, 13 days ago

              If I had Palmer I would have captained him, but ended up captaining Pedro since I felt Chelsea will score the most goals this gw. I dont not only use stats, I watch football as a lover of the game and when I see Pedro, I see a baller and fighter who is also a good finisher and good at set pieces and link up play hence why I captained him.

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              1. Twisted Saltergater
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                1 month, 13 days ago

                Absolutely. Palmer and Pedro were “obvious” captain picks due to the opposition’s tendency to concede.

                Palmer blanking is just one of those least likely (but still extremely likely) things in a game of chance.

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      2. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        1 month, 13 days ago

        Love how you credit the wins as your “decisions” and not the failures.

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        1. ZeBestee
          • 11 Years
          1 month, 13 days ago

          Yeah the failures is me not acting fast enough, but I dont look at them as failures, but learning curve.

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          1. Twisted Saltergater
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            1 month, 13 days ago

            Please don’t look at the game that way and think you should’ve acted sooner. That is with the benefit of hindsight and you’re unlikely to credit yourself on the patient moves that worked out well.

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            1. ZeBestee
              • 11 Years
              1 month, 13 days ago

              Yeah I am open to look at things in both lens. But yes you are right, sometimes in the long term they balance themselves out.

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      3. tucaoneo
        • 7 Years
        1 month, 13 days ago

        Omg that's a genius move

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      4. I have no Wirtz
          1 month, 13 days ago

          Hahaha. If that’s how you think. Then the highlight of my season was triple captain Haaland in gw6.

          Unfortunately I have left some decisions far too late and missed on points in other games.

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      5. ZeBestee
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 13 days ago

        What happened to Wirtz btw?

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        1. Sailboats
          • 10 Years
          1 month, 13 days ago

          Injured during warmup.

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      6. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 13 days ago

        The best league in the world... Another yawnfest

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        1. ZeBestee
          • 11 Years
          1 month, 13 days ago

          That shows every team is not a pushover. Its good for the league and not much for fpl

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          1. Brosstan
            • 11 Years
            1 month, 13 days ago

            Its horrible for the league. People will not continue to watch football if the dross we've been served up this season continues.

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            1. Peteex
              • 13 Years
              1 month, 13 days ago

              U sure do have the ability to see negativity on every single thing

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        2. Sir Michael Taker
          • 11 Years
          1 month, 13 days ago

          To be fair the football quality is diabolical but the league is very competitive. We have a title race, a race for the last relegation spot and a race for a couple of CL places. Some seasons the football is great but we get a walkover and 3 diabolical teams already down.

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        3. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 month, 13 days ago

          Saving all the entertainment for Arsenal beating Spurs later 🙂

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          1. Brosstan
            • 11 Years
            1 month, 13 days ago

            Banking on Arteta to serve up entertainment. Bold.

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      7. Jordan.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        1 month, 13 days ago

        dreadful from liverpool,2nd to virtually every ball,awful from every player

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      8. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        1 month, 13 days ago

        Switch to the hockey
        Glorious will happen

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      9. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        1 month, 13 days ago

        What happened to Gakpo this season?

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        1. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          1 month, 13 days ago

          Back to normal

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        2. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          1 month, 13 days ago

          Slot. Same that also happened to Salah. Add no Jota and no Trent.

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        3. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          1 month, 13 days ago

          Started well

          Klopp is probably for the chop

          Come May/June

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          1. AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            1 month, 13 days ago

            Make that Slott

            Klopp chopped himself off

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          2. Ze_Austin
            • 7 Years
            1 month, 13 days ago

            Red Bull giving up?

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        4. PartyTime
          • 4 Years
          1 month, 13 days ago

          Nothing. He only peaked last season.

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      10. The Mandalorian
        • 13 Years
        1 month, 13 days ago

        Liverpool trying to create patterns of play without Wirtz.

        https://x.com/i/status/2025586712139698429

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        1. tiger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          1 month, 13 days ago

          😀
          That's also Liverpool players having had a few days off in the week

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      11. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        1 month, 13 days ago

        Let's see what the second half brings

        Obviously the next couple of fixtures are decent for Liverpool

        But as someone who has Ekitike I'm not sure I'd be rushing to bring him in ...

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        1. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 month, 13 days ago

          I sold Ekitike for J.Pedro (C) this week, so far so good.

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          1. Twisted Saltergater
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            1 month, 13 days ago

            Reversing it next week?

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            1. Revival
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              1 month, 13 days ago

              Prob not, might just do Timber > VVD instead

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              1. Twisted Saltergater
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                1 month, 13 days ago

                Liverpool defensive points are so difficult to predict. I know you need to start someone like VVD every game, but it’s so frustrating.

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      12. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        1 month, 13 days ago

        Okodare owners mudded

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        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          1 month, 13 days ago

          Wouldn’t need a very large puddle.

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          1. PartyTime
            • 4 Years
            1 month, 13 days ago

            Accustomed puddle for owners. Wirtz owners like myself in a deep hole

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      13. Amartey Partey
        • 6 Years
        1 month, 13 days ago

        Salah looks gash

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        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          1 month, 13 days ago

          good gash or bad gash?

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          1. Ignasi M
            • 8 Years
            1 month, 13 days ago

            bad gash, stinking

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          2. Amartey Partey
            • 6 Years
            1 month, 13 days ago

            The opposite of good

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      14. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        1 month, 13 days ago

        Mukiele injury look serious? A transfer I could do without needing to make right aster wildcarding

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        1. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          1 month, 13 days ago

          An injury I could have done without on BB for his easiest fixture in a while. Ah well

          Physio's good at this:

          https://x.com/i/status/2025582185042874528

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      15. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        1 month, 13 days ago

        Gakpo to Salah

        3 yards

        Thrawted

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        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          1 month, 13 days ago

          Thwarted even

          I give up

          Good luck guys and gals.

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          1. PartyTime
            • 4 Years
            1 month, 13 days ago

            See you next season

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        2. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 month, 13 days ago

          El capitano 😎

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      16. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 13 days ago

        Liverpool relying on salah to pull them out of this mess. when he leavers, Liverpool are doomed.

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      17. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 month, 13 days ago

        Ekitiké has only scored in one of the last 10 PL games, are we carrying deadwood?

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        1. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          1 month, 13 days ago

          Is he?

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        2. JBG
          • 7 Years
          1 month, 13 days ago

          Wish I knew Šeško will start going forward, would took a punt on him

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        3. F4L
          • 11 Years
          1 month, 13 days ago

          he has 7 goals in his last 10 pl matches before today no?

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        4. Ignasi M
          • 8 Years
          1 month, 13 days ago

          yes, unfortunately, massive disappointment. I thought he was better than a transition player, but I was wrong. He's like Theo Walcott but with a better haircut

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      18. JBG
        • 7 Years
        1 month, 13 days ago

        NFO 13 shots, 2 on target. Are they shooting from 60 yards away?

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        1. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          1 month, 13 days ago

          I wonder if this Pool can keep West Ham out next GW

          But West Ham somehow blanked with 3.27 xG vs Bournemouth, so it's possible

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          1. Ignasi M
            • 8 Years
            1 month, 13 days ago

            West Ham are probably the second most in form team after Man Utd since December?

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        2. Twisted Saltergater
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          1 month, 13 days ago

          Statistically, 60 yarders are Alison’s weak spot.

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      19. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        1 month, 13 days ago

        FPL Gods. Could I get a Le Fee penalty, please? TIA.

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

          Is he still on them?

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      20. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        1 month, 13 days ago

        We have a goal!

        Jimmy Nez!

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        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 month, 13 days ago

          Decision to sell Raul and keep Wilson some weeks ago wasn’t good

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      21. F4L
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 13 days ago

        raullllllll

        iwobi a

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