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5 FPL Hall of Famers’ Gameweek 1 team reveals

21 August 2026 443 comments
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Five more of the best managers in Fantasy Football Scout’s Hall of Fame have provided team reveals ahead of today’s Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Gameweek 1 deadline!

These are the cream of the crop, the FPL bosses who haven’t just racked up one outstanding overall rank but several of them.

Our star-studded quintet are:

  • Abinav C: 3rd in our Hall of Fame. 10 successive top 50k finishes, including 2 in the top 1k.
  • John Walsh: 5th in our Hall of Fame. 9 successive top 40k finishes, including 5 in the top 10k.
  • FPL Harry: 10th in our Hall of Fame. 8 top 30k finishes in 10 years, including 5 in the top 10k.
  • Keilan Kenny: 38th in our Hall of Fame. 5 successive top 30k finishes.
  • Nick (FPL Spartan): 63rd in our Hall of Fame. 9 successive top 50k finishes, and a separate finish of 282nd.

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  1. Hosea Matthews
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    2 hours, 6 mins ago

    FPL experts teams*

    *Subject to change

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  2. MetallicaJack93
    • 3 Years
    2 hours, 2 mins ago

    Pick 1 to start season with

    A. Semenyo
    B. Szoboszlai
    C. Tzolis

    Currently on A.

    Rest of mid is Bruno Mbeumo Grob

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    1. Ball Ake
      • 2 Years
      1 hour, 52 mins ago

      A

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    2. Saka Potatoes 01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 hour, 46 mins ago

      B

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    3. mr_jones
      • 7 Years
      1 hour, 43 mins ago

      *Gross

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  3. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    2 hours, 2 mins ago

    With Doku injured, predicted lineups has RAN starting LW 😮

    Could NOR also play LW, with RAN at LB?

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    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      1 hour, 57 mins ago

      Think it's most likely RAN. If I'm not mistaken, NOR is a CM who's used as a LB(who then inserts to CM/CDM). RAN is a pure LB/LWB, so fits better as LW.

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      1. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        1 hour, 55 mins ago

        He can't start him over Cherki surely

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        1. Ball Ake
          • 2 Years
          1 hour, 51 mins ago

          Semenyo left, Cherki right, surely shirley.

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        2. JBG
          • 8 Years
          1 hour, 51 mins ago

          Was my thinking as well.. But seen RAN predicted elsewhere as well. I even considered Cherki after Doku news. But not now

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    2. Mr Turnip 1
      • 1 Year
      1 hour, 54 mins ago

      What about Grealish?

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    3. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 47 mins ago

      Cheers all - just FFS predicted lineups has RAN playing LW

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  4. Tomlette Greggs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 hours, 1 min ago

    Choose one combination:

    Semenyo + DCL

    or

    Igor Thiago + Szoboszlai?

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

      I like both but B calls me slightly more

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  5. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    2 hours, 1 min ago

    BB1

    Went from boring Ballard + Maguire > Palestra + Frimpong

    What do you prefer?

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    1. Tomlette Greggs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      1 hour, 59 mins ago

      Palestra + Maguire for me..

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      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        1 hour, 20 mins ago

        Nice suggestion

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    2. jayzico
      • 15 Years
      1 hour, 55 mins ago

      In all honestly. Love it. Got Frimpong too

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      1. jayzico
        • 15 Years
        1 hour, 17 mins ago

        Shaw and Lammens instead of Maguire. Far higher ceiling in Frim

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        1. TafOnTour1
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 2 Years
          1 hour, 3 mins ago

          You know yourself Shaw is an awful pick for FPL.

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          1. jayzico
            • 15 Years
            30 mins ago

            CS is all I need mate. Would rather have Roefs + Shaw over Verbruggen + Maguire.

            Former more points. Simple as that. Ferdi Kadıoğlu rotates nicely with Shaw.

            No Maguire for me. Shaw the boss.

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      2. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        1 hour, 17 mins ago

        It’s quite lively looking I must say.

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    3. jayzico
      • 15 Years
      1 hour, 52 mins ago

      Fimpong + Maguire then.

      NO WAY Chelsea derby keeps a clean sheet. No way!

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    4. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 hour, 47 mins ago

      Palestra and Frimpong is 1m more but yeah prefer that.

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  6. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 hour, 59 mins ago

    How long until FPL Dirty Harry joins Hub?

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    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      1 hour, 19 mins ago

      Do you feel lucky punk?

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    2. el polako
      • 9 Years
      1 hour, 17 mins ago

      Who’s that?
      Why does it matter?

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    3. jayzico
      • 15 Years
      1 hour, 1 min ago

      Yeah Dirty Harry is a cool guy (or an 84 yo granny - who knows?)

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  7. aguerodontblankonme
    • 10 Years
    1 hour, 58 mins ago

    Kinsky- Dubravka
    Gabriel- Calafiori- Hume (Davis,Thomas)
    Palmer- Mbeumo- Wirtz- Tzolis (Gomez)
    Haaland(C)- Calvert- J.Pedro

    GTG? 0.0 ITB

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    1. Mr Turnip 1
      • 1 Year
      1 hour, 16 mins ago

      GTG

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  8. Goodfeathers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 56 mins ago

    Should the fact that the Man U game is the early kick off be a put off for captaincy, or is the hysteria around that total nonsense?

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    1. el polako
      • 9 Years
      1 hour, 55 mins ago

      It’s a total nonsense which turns out to be true quite often.
      Make of it what you will.

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      1. Goodfeathers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        1 hour, 15 mins ago

        Haha

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    2. _Greg
      • 16 Years
      1 hour, 55 mins ago

      I'm tempted to switch from Mbeumo to João Pedro 2bf.

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      1. Goodfeathers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        1 hour, 15 mins ago

        I was thinking the exact same.

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    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 44 mins ago

      Early KO results in prior season:

      25/26: Aston Villa 0–0 Newcastle
      24/25: Ipswich Town 0–2 Liverpool
      23/24: Arsenal 2–1 Nottingham
      22/23: Fulham 2–2 Liverpool
      21/22: Manchester Utd 5–1 Leeds United
      20/21: Fulham 0–3 Arsenal
      19/20: West Ham 0–5 Manchester City

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      1. Goodfeathers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        1 hour, 6 mins ago

        Appreciate this, thanks!

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  9. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    1 hour, 55 mins ago

    0.5 spare and only 2 upgrades I would consider

    a) Verbruggen > Roefs

    b) Szsoboszlai > Wirtz

    What would you do?

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    1. Mr Turnip 1
      • 1 Year
      1 hour, 52 mins ago

      B

      I don’t rate Szobo. Last season he got attacking returns from 10 and DefCons from RB but this year he’s playing 8, I can very much seen him getting neither very frequently.

      Not completely sure Roefs is an upgrade on Verbruggen long term

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    2. Amartey Partey
      • 7 Years
      1 hour, 49 mins ago

      I did A yesterday.

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    3. jayzico
      • 15 Years
      1 hour, 34 mins ago

      Roefs. He'll be one of 3 highest scoring keeper GW1.

      Also, I'm going Gakpo despite the imminent move.

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  10. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    1 hour, 53 mins ago

    I think I am gonna rip up my drafts and go Haaland

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    1. Mr Turnip 1
      • 1 Year
      1 hour, 14 mins ago

      Don’t do it!

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    2. Amartey Partey
      • 7 Years
      1 hour, 12 mins ago

      Do it!

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    3. TafOnTour1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      1 hour, 1 min ago

      There's such little downside to this to go for Haaland from the offing - he's in the top 2 strikers in the world, and if he does prove little value for money in the weeks gone by, one can easily get him out and rebalance the team. FAR harder to get him in if you go without for the start of the season.

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    4. jayzico
      • 15 Years
      56 mins ago

      I would. Been on no BrunoF for ages now. Much safer to get Haaland over BrunoF. Get Boomo, boom - only ManU mid you need

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  11. Emiliano Sala
    • 10 Years
    1 hour, 53 mins ago

    Please
    For BB

    A) Tzolis, Frimpong, Lammens
    B) Szobo, Mosquera, Verbruggen

    Have cala, white, wirtz, isak and de cuyper

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    1. Mr Turnip 1
      • 1 Year
      1 hour, 13 mins ago

      A for sure

      Mosquera minutes risk

      Don’t like Szobo

      Lammens likely better than Verbruggen

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  12. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 hour, 52 mins ago

    Marmoush Worth it for his price if he moves to spurs?

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    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      1 hour, 13 mins ago

      Absolutely

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    2. TafOnTour1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      1 hour ago

      No - he's still a rubbish player, who'll be playing for a much worse team in Spurs.

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  13. Philip Jones's Diary
    • 9 Years
    1 hour, 51 mins ago

    Any United fans here know whether Cunha and Mbuemo are likely to start the first few matches?

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    1. Amartey Partey
      • 7 Years
      1 hour, 10 mins ago

      Mbeumo will definitely start. Cunha might be on the bench for the first one. I'd say it's close between him and Dorgu.

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  14. MetallicaJack93
    • 3 Years
    1 hour, 51 mins ago

    RMT

    Kinsky
    Cala White Maguire
    Bruno Mbeumo Szobo Tzolis
    Haaland Pedro DCL
    Dub Slater Thomas Van Ewjik

    0.5itb as dunno where to spend. No immediate chip plans

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    1. Mr Turnip 1
      • 1 Year
      1 hour, 12 mins ago

      Szobo to Wirtz then GTG

      You can bank it if you must

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    2. tim
      • 17 Years
      1 hour, 11 mins ago

      Gtg, almost identical to mine

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    3. madhatter_129
      • 3 Years
      1 hour, 7 mins ago

      Slater to Gomez, so you have a decent bench option. Not even sure Slater will play, given all the signings Hull are making? Worth the extra .5 I think.

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  15. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    1 hour, 51 mins ago

    Start Shaw (hul) or Hume (ips)

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    1. Amartey Partey
      • 7 Years
      1 hour, 9 mins ago

      Hume. More attacking potential.

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      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        1 hour, 8 mins ago

        Yeah, that’s what I’m thinking - thanks

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  16. Zimo
    • 8 Years
    1 hour, 51 mins ago

    Ballard & Mbeumo?
    Or
    White & Wirtz?

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    1. Mr Turnip 1
      • 1 Year
      1 hour, 12 mins ago

      A

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  17. tim
    • 17 Years
    1 hour, 51 mins ago

    Kinksy Verb
    Calafiori White Maguire Oshea Thomas
    Szobo Mbeumo Bruno Tzolis Slater
    JP Hauland DCL

    Gtg?

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    1. Mr Turnip 1
      • 1 Year
      1 hour, 12 mins ago

      Yup

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  18. SpaceCadet
    • 12 Years
    1 hour, 50 mins ago

    Pick one from each

    A. Semenyo
    B. Wirtz

    1. Dcl
    2. Le fee
    3. Brobbey

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    1. Mr Turnip 1
      • 1 Year
      1 hour, 11 mins ago

      A1

      B1 also fine

      But definitely 1 imo unless on WC3/4

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      1. SpaceCadet
        • 12 Years
        1 hour, 4 mins ago

        Thanks

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  19. Look at his face!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 hour, 49 mins ago

    What do we think about Odegaard?
    Thinking about going with Ode and Tzolis

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    1. Goodfeathers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 9 mins ago

      I like him a lot. He looked sharp at the WC and will be low owned so great differential at the start of the season.

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    2. Mr Turnip 1
      • 1 Year
      1 hour, 9 mins ago

      Good pick, probably safer minutes-wise, probably underpriced. Just beware that you’re locking yourself out of double Arsenal defence. It might not be long before you wish you could own two of Gabriel/Konsa/Raya. Arsenal defenders are much further ahead of their defensive peers than Arsenal mids are of their midfield peers

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      1. Pompel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        1 hour, 6 mins ago

        ^this, One Arsenal midfielder should be enough

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    3. Amartey Partey
      • 7 Years
      1 hour, 7 mins ago

      Could haul against Coventry. Decent pick if you can fit him in your team.

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  20. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    1 hour, 47 mins ago

    How she look?

    Kinky
    Calafiori Cash Van Hecke
    Fernandes Tzolis Mbuemp Szoboszlai
    Haaland(C) DCL Pedro

    Dubravka Hughes Mitchell Diop

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    1. RashFraud
      • 9 Years
      1 hour, 9 mins ago

      Kinky

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      1. RashFraud
        • 9 Years
        1 hour, 6 mins ago

        Seriously tho, 5/10 at best. Not a fan of cash, van hecke, Hughes and Mitchell

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        1. Botman and Robben
          • 9 Years
          1 hour, 1 min ago

          Will make some changes

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    2. Mr Turnip 1
      • 1 Year
      1 hour, 8 mins ago

      Unsure on Cash and Mitchell. Shaw, Rodon, Ajer, Kadioglu, maybe even De Cuyper or Hume all probably better picks

      Otherwise looks great

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      1. Botman and Robben
        • 9 Years
        1 hour, 1 min ago

        cheers

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  21. wolves_simmo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    1 hour, 47 mins ago

    Plan to WC in 3....dilemma for GW1 & GW2

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    1. wolves_simmo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 hour, 46 mins ago

      which option?
      A) Isak / Nico Williams / Maguire / Kinsky
      B) Thiago / Højlund / NOR /Lammens

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      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        1 hour, 41 mins ago

        Hojlund?

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      2. wolves_simmo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        1 hour, 35 mins ago

        Hume*

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  22. RashFraud
    • 9 Years
    1 hour, 46 mins ago

    First to three wins:
    A. Tzolis
    B. Odegaard

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    1. Mr Turnip 1
      • 1 Year
      1 hour, 6 mins ago

      What a toss up.

      B because Arsenal could sign a LW.

      If we don’t A will probably be better but I think we will so B

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    2. Johnjo
      • 8 Years
      1 hour, 4 mins ago

      A short term.
      B long term.

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    3. Amartey Partey
      • 7 Years
      1 hour, 3 mins ago

      A

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  23. Saka Potatoes 01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 hour, 44 mins ago

    What does everyone think about Szoboszlai?

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    1. Mr Turnip 1
      • 1 Year
      1 hour, 4 mins ago

      Don’t love him. Reasoning above

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    2. Amartey Partey
      • 7 Years
      1 hour, 1 min ago

      He's just okay. I can't really understand why half the game has picked him.

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  24. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    1 hour, 43 mins ago

    'Bryan Mbeumo, surely, comes back; he was benched at the weekend'

    Whilst I agree, it's not great he was benched at the weekend is it?

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    1. Mr Turnip 1
      • 1 Year
      1 hour, 42 mins ago

      I don’t think it’s an issue tbh. Cunha needed minutes, he didn’t, that’s all. He’s too good to miss out on. All the evidence from last year would say Mbeumo is in Utd’s first XI. Don’t put too much store by a pre-season friendly

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    2. Amartey Partey
      • 7 Years
      1 hour, 42 mins ago

      Yeah. He will likely be subbed around the 70th-minute mark. Difficult not to pick him though with those first two fixtures.

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      1. mr_jones
        • 7 Years
        1 hour, 40 mins ago

        doenst have to be. could also be, that carrick brings sesko for a winger and mbeumo goes on the wing.

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        1. Amartey Partey
          • 7 Years
          1 hour, 35 mins ago

          Yup, that could happen. It probably all depends on whether Mbeumo has scored or not. If he has scored, then Carrick will likely keep him on; if he hasn't, then he will likely take him off. He will also want to bring on Amad and Cunha.

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    3. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 hour, 40 mins ago

      He had a full pre season and the others had only returned. It was only to get the others minutes.

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  25. Ronnies
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 43 mins ago

    Is Shaw nailed for the first two Gameweeks? I need the 0.5m saving it gives me from doing Maguire to Shaw.

    Cheers.

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    1. Mr Turnip 1
      • 1 Year
      1 hour, 4 mins ago

      Likely to play the first two

      GW2 a slight risk if they sign a new LB not long after the GW1 deadline

      But probably ok

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    2. Amartey Partey
      • 7 Years
      1 hour, 4 mins ago

      Yes, but he's not good going forward and doesn't get defcons.

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  26. Amartey Partey
    • 7 Years
    1 hour, 43 mins ago

    Kevin Dewsbury-Haul.

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    1. Mr Turnip 1
      • 1 Year
      1 hour, 4 mins ago

      Good old Kevin

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  27. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    1 hour, 43 mins ago

    Long term once the dust has settled on bench boost what do you prefer?

    a) Kinsky + 4.0

    b) Verbruggen + 4.0

    c) Kinsky + Verbruggen

    d) Raya + 4.0

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    1. Jacquet of all trades, mast…
      • 6 Years
      1 hour, 18 mins ago

      Im on b

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  28. mr_jones
    • 7 Years
    1 hour, 41 mins ago

    gtg?

    Kinsky
    White - Shaw - Aina
    Bruno - Mbeumo - Szobo - Tzolis
    JP - Haaland - Brobbey

    Leno - Davis - Sangaré - De Cuyper

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  29. bigbadbony
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 41 mins ago

    A. Gross and schade
    B. Hinshelwood and sangare

    Currently on B after Gross playing 90 mins last night

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  30. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • 9 Years
    1 hour, 41 mins ago

    Best option purely for first two weeks folks??

    A- DCL
    Or
    B- Brobbey

    Cheers everyone!!

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    1. Mr Turnip 1
      • 1 Year
      1 hour, 40 mins ago

      B for first two weeks

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      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • 9 Years
        1 hour, 31 mins ago

        Thankyou mate

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