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Gameweek 30 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) gets underway with two 3pm GMT kick-offs.

Sunderland take on Brighton and Hove Albion, while Burnley entertain Bournemouth.

TEAM NEWS

Eli Junior Kroupi starts for the Cherries this afternoon, having been benched against Brentford in Gameweek 29.

Kroupi comes in for the absent Tyler Adams, with Ryan Christie set to move back alongside Alex Scott.

Andoni Iraola’s other alteration is a surprising one, with Adam Smith replacing Alex Jimenez at right-back.

Burnley boss Scott Parker makes four changes from the 2-0 defeat by Everton.

Zian Flemming is back from injury to start, while there are recalls for James Ward-Prowse, Josh Laurent and Quilindschy Hartman.

Lesley Ugochukwu, Luis Florentino, Lucas Pires and Joe Worrall all drop to the bench.

Ben Gannon-Doak, Armando Broja and Marcus Edwards all return as substitutes for their respective clubs after injury.

On Wearwide, Enzo Le Fee and Nilson Angulo are both out injured for Sunderland.

Regis Le Bris makes four changes in all from Gameweek 29, with Chemsdine Talbi, Chris Rigg, Granit Xhaka and the fit-again Brian Brobbey brought in.

Luke O’Nien and Eliezer Mayenda drop to the bench.

And there are four alterations for Brighton, too.

Lewis Dunk, James Milner and Danny Welbeck are all restored to the side after Gameweek 29 breathers, while Yankuba Minteh gets his first start of 2026.

Kaoru Mitoma and Carlos Baleba miss out completely, while Georginio Rutter and Olivier Boscagli are benched.

LINE-UPS

Burnley XI: Dubravka, Walker, Laurent, Esteve, Humphreys, Hartman, Ward-Prowse, Mejbri, Foster, Anthony, Flemming.

Subs: Weiss, Worrall, Ugochukwu, Edwards, Florentino, Tchaouna, Pires, Broja, Barnes.

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Smith, Senesi, Hill, Truffert, Scott, Christie, Tavernier, Kroupi, Rayan, Evanilson.

Subs: Mandas, Brooks, Gannon-Doak, Diakite, Jimenez, Adli, Unal, Toth, Milosavljevic.

Sunderland XI: Ellborg, Geertruida, Ballard, Alderete, Hume, Sadiki, Xhaka, Rigg, Diarra, Talbi, Brobbey.

Subs: Moore, Cirkin, Mayenda, O’Nien, Isidor, H Jones, J Jones, JM Jones, Whittaker.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Wieffer, Van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, Milner, Gross, Gomez, Hinshelwood, Minteh, Welbeck.

Subs: Steele, March, Rutter, Boscagli, Ayari, De Cuyper, O’Riley, Veltman, Howell.

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  1. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    23 days, 2 hours ago

    Kroupi the groupi

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  2. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    23 days, 2 hours ago

    The Andoni Iraolette

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  3. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    23 days, 2 hours ago

    El Kroupi is due a hat trick as well!

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  4. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    23 days, 1 hour ago

    There's someone who asked about Hill vs Jimenez multiple times. I hope they went with Hill

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    1. Conners
      • 7 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      The old Jimmy / Hill conundrum. Big chin-scratcher.

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  5. Sabz_1111
    • 4 Years
    23 days, 1 hour ago

    Tavernier Captainer here! What the hell have I done

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    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      Something brilliant most likely.

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    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      Targeted Burnley

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      1. Sabz_1111
        • 4 Years
        23 days, 1 hour ago

        Had it on Bruno until the last minute. Finger crossed last min change of heart works out. Usually it doesn’t.

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    3. Goro Majima
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      What I considered but didn't have the guts for. Nice one, hope it pays off.

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  6. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    23 days, 1 hour ago

    Those claiming Haaland will be benched tonight likely guessing and don’t really have a clue or you think there is something to it?

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    1. Sabz_1111
      • 4 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      Don’t think anyone has a clue. The reason I didn’t captain him wasn’t because of whether he starts or not but more to do with potential early subbing and West Ham’s decent form.

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      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        23 days, 1 hour ago

        Same here, Bruno the more logical (c) over Haaland for sure.

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        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          23 days, 1 hour ago

          That’s what I’ve done, so the obvious FPL outcome now is a Haaland haul and a Bruno blank.

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    2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      Nobody has a clue. I switched Haaland to Bruno last minute because of possibility of reduced minutes.

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    3. snow pea in repose
      • 5 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      I think all the first teamers from ARS-CHE-LIV-MCI are at the very least at risk of reduced minutes

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  7. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    23 days, 1 hour ago

    Haaland > Ekitike to give me a full 11 for BGW31?

    Already have Pedro @ Everton and Thiago @ Leeds

    Wildcarding the following week. Ekitike @ Brighton better than any other strikers in GW31?

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    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      Igor Jesus v Spurs might be a decent one week punt.

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    2. Conners
      • 7 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      Seems like the obvious move if you have WC in hand.

      I'm considering it without a WC.

      Can then decide in 33 on whether to reverse it, or alternatively use FH in 33 instead of 34, depending on how the land lies.

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    3. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      Got 11 without FTs but that includes Mukiele and LeFee. No clue when Mukiele is back, and the reason why LeFee is not featuring today.

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    4. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      Single GW punt should target the weakest defences, so lads like Raúl suddenly come into the fray

      Sesko has the form, but Bournemouth can restrict him

      Bowen vs Villa's high line with DCs

      I like (and have) Ekitike. Just listing alternatives

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      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        23 days, 1 hour ago

        Sesko is a decent suggestion, like you say Bournemouth at home could definitely frustrate.

        Was looking at Watkins v Bowen, do prefer Bowen over Watkins though and added DC adds to his appeal.

        Jimenez v Burnley is perfect for the fixture. Just not a player I would ever really go for.

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        1. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          23 days, 1 hour ago

          Jimenez has impressive recent stats, fwiw. A brace vs Sunderland in there too

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          1. Count of Monte Hristo
            • 12 Years
            23 days, 1 hour ago

            Will consider Raul in that case and see how the rest get on this weekend. Cheers mate

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        2. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          23 days, 1 hour ago

          Wouldn't touch Watkins unless McGinn's return makes them much better vs Man U. West Ham are in better form as a unit

          There's a chance Summerville's absence pushes Bowen back up top in a front two. Let's see what they do this weekend

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    5. GCHILD2K16
      • 9 Years
      23 days, 26 mins ago

      Jimenez father died recently so may be away. Check what Silva says.

      Bowen over watkins

      Anyone playjng spurs as but not NFO as Romero paulinha van der van will be back by then a d i suspect they will go all out tk win that game to avoid relegation

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  8. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 13 Years
    23 days, 1 hour ago

    Changed Rayan to Tavernier with WC. Hopefully no punishment for me.

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

      I need Rayan to do something soon

      He's got the potential

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      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        23 days, 1 hour ago

        Similar to Estevao, lots of talent but not really an FPL pick atm.

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      2. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 13 Years
        23 days, 1 hour ago

        Yeah looked very lively. Great potential for points but quite a risky punt

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  9. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    23 days, 1 hour ago

    Safe to say Kroupi jr. starts on GW31 now also par injury?

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    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      Not safe

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    2. GCHILD2K16
      • 9 Years
      23 days, 31 mins ago

      Has no challenger for the 10 role given kluivert out and doak is a winger so yeah.
      Tavernir may place in thd middle but iroala prefers him as a wing in the 3 behjnd evanilson

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      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        23 days, 27 mins ago

        Kluivert hasn't played since GW20. Kroupi has been benched twice

        Tavernier allows some options who had been playing on the wing to finally play in the middle again. I don't remember the exact names, but they've been discussed in Scout Notes

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

    Any chance that Mukiele is fit for next week?

    Otherwise it's 10 players max for me or my first hit

    Will punt out O'R and Semenyo.

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  11. GREEN IS GOOD
    • 9 Years
    23 days, 1 hour ago

    Best chip strategy?

    I have 6 City and Arsenal

    2FT, so I can field 11 in gw31 for -4

    FH, TC and WC left

    Thanks

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    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      Got headache myself with partial info so will leave it until after GW31 to play around further

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    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      It was best played in gw24 but i didn't do it either

      You've got to say WC32 to BB33 and FH34

      With a TC36

      V little has changed

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

      You can wildcard whenever but you should wait for the cup semi finals

      TC33 on a Man City player v Arsenal and Burnley?

      FH34

      Good luck

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  12. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    23 days, 1 hour ago

    Best defender for BGW31 to play alongside Hill Virgil and Thiaw on 442?

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    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      vdB, Ballard, Diouf

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      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        23 days, 1 hour ago

        Not inspiring isn’t it

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        1. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          23 days, 1 hour ago

          Nope. I'd rather play with 10, unless you're selling an injured guy or Guehi

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    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      I'm captaining Thiaw. He's gonna bang.

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      1. GCHILD2K16
        • 9 Years
        23 days, 36 mins ago

        Thinking of senesi or guehi to thaiw then bring in oreilly for 32 or 33.

        Gab, Virgil O'Reilly as back 3 for rest of the season.
        Diouf ovef hill for back 4.

        Target teams pushing for Survival or top 5/6 CL place and ignore all the safe teams that have very little to play for.

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  13. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    23 days, 1 hour ago

    How will you cope with no FPL for 3 weeks between GW31 and 32?

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    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      Delete account? 😛

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    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      Play SDT

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      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        23 days, 1 hour ago

        What’s SDT?

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    3. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      Every man and his dog on wildcard that week, it won't be quiet.

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  14. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    23 days, 1 hour ago

    James Hill to get his first Cherries goal today

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    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      0-0 would be a fine scoreline for me

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  15. el polako
    • 8 Years
    23 days, 1 hour ago

    Kroupi points dodging

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    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      this week's Tavernier

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  16. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    23 days, 1 hour ago

    I smell something fishy here. Seeing quite a few influencers selling Haaland for Salah esp last min.. Would not surprise me at all if we found out Haaland is benched...

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    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      That’s 2 transfer to bring in expensive dud.
      I’d question influencers sanity.

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      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 13 Years
        23 days, 1 hour ago

        I pity them actually.

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    2. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      Blame it on the likes of Andy and Ross..

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      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        23 days, 1 hour ago

        From “Friends”?
        Which one was Andy?

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        1. NABIL - FPL otai
          • 13 Years
          23 days, 1 hour ago

          Perhaps Chandler"s alter ego?

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          1. DARE TO BISCAN
            • 7 Years
            23 days, 53 mins ago

            No. That was Mr Big D-

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      2. Sgt. Schultz
        • 9 Years
        23 days, 1 hour ago

        yup.. The Pied Piper of FPL

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    3. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      In my mind Haaland was already a serious bench risk with the Real Madrid fixture around the corner. Bruno (c) all week because of reduced Haaland minutes. Only reason I never sold him for Ekitike is because it would have been for -4.

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      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        23 days, 1 hour ago

        I (c) Bruno as well because of the mins risk. I wouldn't be surprised if Haaland is benched. But it's fishy that people sold rather than just move the captain off him. I really don't think Salah is the right pivot. He's looked awful. Would rather just go Wirtz and save the cash.

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        1. NABIL - FPL otai
          • 13 Years
          23 days, 1 hour ago

          I went MGW and saved a lot of cash.

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        2. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 12 Years
          23 days, 1 hour ago

          Yeah Salah in doesn’t make sense to me.

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      2. GCHILD2K16
        • 9 Years
        23 days, 43 mins ago

        Given spurs abysmal form and no romero paulinha or van der ven i can see why people went for salah. Liverpool could run riot as a def of porro danso dragusin and midfield without paulinha and bissouma is seriously up for a hammering.
        Punt is Ekitike or salah over Bruno who face a poor Aston villa side but with martinez and a defence that can show up..not such an easy game for bruno.

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    4. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      Isn't it as simple as Solio etc had Salah as the highest EP scorer

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    5. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      There were several tweets in the morning about Haaland tbf

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      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        23 days, 1 hour ago

        Plus not even Pep would know for sure this morning given it’s an evening game

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        1. x.jim.x
          • 11 Years
          23 days, 49 mins ago

          Do you think managers wait til the 75 mins before the game to choose the team

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  17. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    23 days, 1 hour ago

    No PL football until 5:30.

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    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      Not much football expected in the 5:30 game either.

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    2. Raoul Nogues
        23 days, 1 hour ago

        4 teams playing to score goals

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    3. EL tridente
      • 8 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      Have the following team . Only 2 transfers. Only solution is Free Hit, right?

      Raya, Dubravka
      O’Reilly, Gabriel, Munoz, Thiaw, Hill
      Bruno, Semenyo, Rice, Rogers, Szoboszlai
      Halland, Thiago, Guiu

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      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        23 days, 1 hour ago

        Wildcard available Y/N?

        Looks a good team for post blank. Yeah free hit imo.

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      2. F4L
        • 11 Years
        23 days, 1 hour ago

        you can get 10 out, if no wc left would be tempted just to play man down. use fh in dgw

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      3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        23 days, 55 mins ago

        -4 gives you 10 players. Would save FH for later

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      4. GCHILD2K16
        • 9 Years
        23 days, 49 mins ago

        You can get 9 players as it stands so just use an FT to get 10
        Replacd haaland for one wk the buy him back with FT in 32 or 33.
        Save FT for 34

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    4. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      Fielding a gw31 eleven

      Looking something like Rice to
      a) Wirtz
      b) MGW
      c) Anderson
      d) Gordon
      e) Mbeumo
      f) Iwobi (have Wilson)
      g) Palmer?

      Hopefully, someone will jump out in the meantime

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      1. GCHILD2K16
        • 9 Years
        23 days, 54 mins ago

        Wait til Wednesday after all CL games completed then pick who is on form v fixture.
        What is your chip strategy for the rest of the season?
        D > A > E
        Mgw inconsistent az is palmer.

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        1. DARE TO BISCAN
          • 7 Years
          23 days, 50 mins ago

          Oh yeah. Won't be making moves, until all available info is available.

          Most likely WC32, BB33, FH34
          (used TC on DGW Gab-fail)

          Again. Chips subject to change, depending on how blank/double fixtures are revealed.

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    5. F4L
      • 11 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      has ballard scored yet

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    6. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      Ellborg hauling for a second GW in a row as it stands! Painful as a Roefs owner!

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      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 13 Years
        23 days, 1 hour ago

        Ouch. One of the reasons I WCed earlier than expected.. Roefs injury and not enough FT to handle it

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      2. Voronins Pony Tail
        • 2 Years
        23 days, 1 hour ago

        They’ll concede for sure

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    7. Triple Free Bench Hit Boost
      • 4 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      Weiffer has hit 10 DCs after just 20 mins?! That has to be a record surely!

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      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        23 days, 1 hour ago

        Defcons are a strange one, they don't always correlate with a great defensive performance from a player

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      2. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        23 days, 1 hour ago

        Yeah where's my Alderete DCs?

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      3. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        23 days, 1 hour ago

        Think Cullen managed it in 16 against City was it haha

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      4. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        23 days, 1 hour ago

        Hill is on 6

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    8. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      Senesi is just a monster and wow Walker still so rapid!

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    9. F4L
      • 11 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      coventry aren't making it easy for themselves are they

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      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        23 days, 59 mins ago

        Got plenty in the bank already. Only 8 games to go and just come off the back of 6 wins on the spin. In no world do they bottle it.

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    10. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      Once the FA Cup quarter finals are concluded will we know the exact DGW33 fixtures?

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    11. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      Bournemouth need Rayan subbed on. Heard good things about him.

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      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        23 days, 1 hour ago

        He’s started

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        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          23 days, 1 hour ago

          Nearly just scored lol

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    12. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      23 days, 56 mins ago

      Liverpool 2 - 3 Spurs

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      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        23 days, 55 mins ago

        richarlison turns into r9 at anfield

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        1. el polako
          • 8 Years
          23 days, 54 mins ago

          Spurs turned into Derby County.

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      2. el polako
        • 8 Years
        23 days, 55 mins ago

        Cards maybe.

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    13. F4L
      • 11 Years
      23 days, 56 mins ago

      sounds like loads of chances in these matches

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    14. F4L
      • 11 Years
      23 days, 54 mins ago

      scotland not going down without a fight!

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    15. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      23 days, 51 mins ago

      Guehi > ??? or play with 10

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      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        23 days, 49 mins ago

        Play with 10

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