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Arsenal v Leeds team news: Konsa + Havertz fit to start

10 October 2026 421 comments
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Gameweek 6 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) kicks off with Arsenal v Leeds United this Saturday lunchtime.

The Premier League’s first match in 20 days gets underway at 12.30pm BST.

TEAM NEWS

Kai Havertz and Ezri Konsa have recovered from the injuries they picked up on international duty to start for the hosts.

Meanwhile, it’s Noni Madueke, and not Eberechi Eze, who gets the nod to come in for the absent Christos Tzolis.

There are two other changes from Gameweek 5, with Ben White and Myles Lewis-Skelly ousting the benched Jurrien Timber and Bruno Guimaraes.

There’s no Cristhian Mosquera in the squad, despite his return to training over the break.

Leeds are unchanged from their goalless draw with Crystal Palace.

LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Konsa, Gabriel, Calafiori, Rice, Lewis-Skelly, Odegaard, Saka, Madueke, Havertz.

Substitutes: Arrizabalaga, Zubimendi, Timber, Eze, Merino, Gyokeres, Hincapie, Guimaraes, Dowman.

Leeds United XI: Trafford, Bogle, Justin, Elvedi, Muharemovic, Gudmundsson, Tanaka, Stach, Ampadu, Okafor, Calver-Lewin.

Substitutes: Zetterer, Bard, Gruev, Bahoya, Bijol, Nmecha, Wilson, Longstaff, Aaronson.

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  1. BR510
    • 1 Year
    3 hours, 12 mins ago

    Benched Konsa for Pedro - right decision?

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 hours, 48 mins ago

      Apparently Pedro and Palmer start

      You'll know once the football is played

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    2. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 hours, 46 mins ago

      Nah. The betting markets think Pedro is benched and this is a nailed on clean for Konsa as Mother Farke will park the bus. You've started 1 point compared to at least 6.

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      1. Brosstan
        • 12 Years
        2 hours, 42 mins ago

        What betting markets deal with starting lineups?

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        1. FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 hours, 33 mins ago

          Predicted goal drops indicate an attacking player benched. Plus Neale benched Pedro too.

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          1. Brosstan
            • 12 Years
            2 hours, 24 mins ago

            No they dont. Players with low chance to start consistently have their odds to score set as if they are startingm

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        2. The FPL Units
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          2 hours, 33 mins ago

          The ones virgin made up

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          1. FPL Virgin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            2 hours, 25 mins ago

            It's not me. All the big FPL accounts were all over it this morning on Twitter.

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      2. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        2 hours, 20 mins ago

        Cheeky Alonso having a bet eh !

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        1. FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 hours, 15 mins ago

          Or the kit man!

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  2. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 hours, 10 mins ago

    It was a big call but Scout - and most of the predictors - got Konsa wrong. I personally thought Konsa would start based on Arteta's comments, which were quite non committal, and the fact that Arsenal really need to bounce back after Brighton and they need their best players in the game.

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2026/10/10/arsenal-v-leeds-predicted-line-ups-fpl-team-news-2

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    1. Fodderx4
      • 9 Years
      3 hours, 2 mins ago

      I thought so too and started him. Would have got DCl off the bench as started Thomas and went with 4 at the back.

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      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 hours, 53 mins ago

        Wise.

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    2. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      2 hours, 59 mins ago

      It was a tricky week for predictors.

      Tuchel's comments sold it for me, plus Konsa played the full 90 v Croatia
      https://x.com/HaytersTV/status/2107087686263607717

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      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 hours, 26 mins ago

        All the Football London guys thought he would be benched too.

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      2. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 hours, 15 mins ago

        Arteta's comments told us all we needed to know

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        1. FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 hours, 14 mins ago

          Agreed. You have to be able to read between the lines with him, he was born slippy.

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    3. PogChamp
      • 15 Years
      2 hours, 41 mins ago

      Kinda funny that he starts. I played it safe and just went Raya on my WC.

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      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 hours, 36 mins ago

        Konsa is going to be a problem in the medium term anyway with Saliba on his way back.

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        1. PogChamp
          • 15 Years
          2 hours, 34 mins ago

          Yeah I think so too

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    4. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 hours, 23 mins ago

      Hey Virg, why didn’t you post this before deadline?

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  3. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 hours, 9 mins ago

    updated

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  4. Holmes
    • 13 Years
    3 hours, 3 mins ago

    TC Haaland

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    1. Brosstan
      • 12 Years
      2 hours, 30 mins ago

      No brainer for anyone still with TC

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    2. Jebiga
      • 14 Years
      2 hours, 18 mins ago

      Vs Ipswitch?

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  5. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    2 hours, 55 mins ago

    We're back baby

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    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 hours, 31 mins ago

      'Ave it.

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  6. SINGH
    • 8 Years
    2 hours, 52 mins ago

    Calvert Lewin hatrrick please

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  7. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 hours, 44 mins ago

    Top 10k EO:
    Haaland 123.2%
    Groß 89.1%
    Calafiori 86.6%
    João Pedro 86.2%
    Rogers 65.6%
    De Cuyper 53.0%
    Raya 52.5%
    Palmer 51.6%
    Hall 46.7%
    Saka 46.0%
    B.Fernandes 42.7%
    Schade 29.3%
    Tarkowski 27.4%
    Gibbs-White 25.8%
    Verbruggen 25.2%
    Gvardiol 25.2%
    Barnes 23.2%
    Konsa 21.6%
    Wissa 18.4%
    Szoboszlai 18.2%
    Gonzalo 18.0%
    Ødegaard 16.9%
    Barry 16.9%
    Mbeumo 15.3%
    King 12.7%

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    1. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 13 Years
      2 hours, 27 mins ago

      Bruno a differential

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      1. Moon Dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 1 Year
        2 hours, 13 mins ago

        Not a bad player to have as a differential...

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      2. Fodderx4
        • 9 Years
        1 hour, 36 mins ago

        I've captained him but didn't think it would be such a big differential!

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    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      2 hours, 24 mins ago

      cheers

      everyone kept pedro huh. gulp

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  8. F4L
    • 11 Years
    2 hours, 42 mins ago

    could do with arsenal returning to their clean sheet ways

    nice to see the right players around saka, and madueke getting mins at lw

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  9. have you seen cyan
    • 7 Years
    2 hours, 41 mins ago

    I wouldn't worry if you benched Konsa. Leeds will no doubt score anyway.

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    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      2 hours, 16 mins ago

      He has like a 6 point ceiling anyway

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    2. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 hours, 13 mins ago

      According to planet FPL and the arsenal correspondent they are suspectible to goals from shots outside the box, so Stach should do well today.

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      1. PartyTime
        • 5 Years
        1 hour, 34 mins ago

        susceptible 😉

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    3. JBG
      • 8 Years
      2 hours, 11 mins ago

      Hopefully they do score but Gabriel gets a goal and defcons

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    4. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      2 hours, 7 mins ago

      Hopefully Konsa being managed gets subbed earlier !

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      1. JBG
        • 8 Years
        1 hour, 28 mins ago

        Yeah 58th min sub

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  10. el polako
    • 9 Years
    2 hours, 35 mins ago

    What is happening with Timber?
    Started against Brighton and now back on the bench?
    Surely much better player than White?

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    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 hours, 34 mins ago

      Being carefully managed?

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      1. el polako
        • 9 Years
        2 hours, 32 mins ago

        Was in all predicted lineups.
        Oh well, we move (away from glass players).

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        1. FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 hours, 28 mins ago

          The line up predictors have had a shocker TBF and we're only one game in.

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        2. Winging it
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          2 hours, 15 mins ago

          "Predicted" being the key word, given that it's an educated guess.

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  11. umerlfc
    • 10 Years
    2 hours, 23 mins ago

    Palmer MGW Rogers Odegaard King
    Haaland Pedro

    Could I have played Barry instead of anyone from the attack above?

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    1. FantasyClub
      • 5 Years
      1 hour, 21 mins ago

      I would’ve had him ahead of Odegaard

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  12. fusen
    • 14 Years
    2 hours, 20 mins ago

    Yeah, you can play a third forward instead of any of your midfield or strikers

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  13. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    2 hours, 19 mins ago

    3 week international game. Never again I hope

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    1. Raoul Nogues
      • 1 Year
      2 hours, 9 mins ago

      It will come back next year and at least until 2030

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  14. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    2 hours, 19 mins ago

    Benched Konsa. Need a Leeds goal.

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    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 hours, 18 mins ago

      I did too. I played Gabriel and Calafiori however so no thanks

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      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 17 Years
        2 hours, 13 mins ago

        😀

        I probably should’ve bench boosted - got Cherki, Gvardiol and Konsa on it

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        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 hours, 9 mins ago

          Yeah, that would have been a good one. Liverpool without Isak and Gakpo too

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          1. Twisted Saltergater
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 17 Years
            2 hours, 6 mins ago

            Were there any leaks with Konsa starting? I was out when the deadline passed.

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            1. FPL Blow-In
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              1 hour, 58 mins ago

              Not sure, I wasn’t on near deadline…

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            2. AC/DC AFC
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              1 hour, 15 mins ago

              It was the opposite

              A leak that him and Havertz weren't starting from someone guessing to boost their followers

              Had 44k followers and some seemingly credible accounts following, N5 Intel but just attention seeking as a so called journalist

              Should have known, because they trailed themselve on the FPL Focal X account but I feel for the narrative.

              Real itk that they were starting was the real information that was an edge.

              Not some stupid guess.

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  15. Calafiornication
    • 7 Years
    2 hours, 18 mins ago

    Good luck lads .
    Bruno (c) letsgo

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    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 10 Years
      2 hours, 16 mins ago

      GL pal. Saka [C]

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      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        1 hour, 38 mins ago

        Same gl

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    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 hours, 13 mins ago

      Best of luck.

      MGW here

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      1. Winging it
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        1 hour, 39 mins ago

        Captained Gibbs-White as well.

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    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      2 hours, 11 mins ago

      I don’t want Bruno to return but wish you a green arrow 🙂

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  16. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    2 hours, 9 mins ago

    Nothing happening?

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    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      2 hours, 8 mins ago

      Both teams in 3rd gear enjoying the London sunshine

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    2. SINGH
      • 8 Years
      2 hours, 7 mins ago

      Leeds 1 nil

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    3. Raoul Nogues
      • 1 Year
      2 hours, 5 mins ago

      Saka nearly scored on the 1st minute after a good combination between Oodegard and Madueke but was blocked by Trafford and was way offside

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  17. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 hours, 9 mins ago

    How many offsides for Ars

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  18. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    2 hours, 9 mins ago

    I've always liked yellow kits

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    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      2 hours, 7 mins ago

      The yellow Arsenal away kit always reminds me of Paul Merson

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    2. el polako
      • 9 Years
      2 hours, 6 mins ago

      I like yellow snow.

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      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 17 Years
        2 hours, 3 mins ago

        p!ss take

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    3. Bobby Digital
      • 9 Years
      1 hour, 45 mins ago

      Fulham had a very nice yellow away kit a few years back

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  19. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 hours, 8 mins ago

    That was close yikes!

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  20. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 hours, 7 mins ago

    Could reaaally do with no Arsenal clean sheet here!

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    1. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      1 hour, 57 mins ago

      I hope I'm never in a position where I need Arsenal to concede. That sounds uncomfortable.

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      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        1 hour, 20 mins ago

        It is (comes just from a standpoint of having Calafiori alone).

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      2. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        1 hour, 13 mins ago

        Seems we always are, if have single ars def, even on double as most teams have that, some triple def
        Not always great gains even with a cs, unless some kinda returns

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  21. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    2 hours, 5 mins ago

    Did Leeds just score?

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    1. Raoul Nogues
      • 1 Year
      2 hours, 3 mins ago

      No...

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    2. Raoul Nogues
      • 1 Year
      1 hour, 3 mins ago

      Yes

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  22. Royal5
    • 15 Years
    1 hour, 59 mins ago

    Arsenal Offside FC

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    1. Raoul Nogues
      • 1 Year
      1 hour, 57 mins ago

      They lead 4/1

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      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 hour, 23 mins ago

        Damn cs gone

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  23. The Philosopher
    • 6 Years
    1 hour, 59 mins ago

    Started Szobo and benched Cherki. That's a galacticos team right there.

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  24. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 hour, 52 mins ago

    1/4 way through and Cal/Gabriel have 0 Defcons between them. Cs or attacking return required because the whole game is being played in Leeds half

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    1. The Philosopher
      • 6 Years
      1 hour, 19 mins ago

      Will take a couple 6 points.

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    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 hour, 19 mins ago

      Opening up a bit now

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  25. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    1 hour, 50 mins ago

    there are people who actually watch football and think odegaard is a good fpl pick

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    1. el polako
      • 9 Years
      1 hour, 49 mins ago

      There are scouts who watch for living and proposed the likes of Werner or Wirtz as good picks…

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  26. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    1 hour, 50 mins ago

    Bogle blocking Stach's shot. Does that count as a defcon?

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    1. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 hour, 48 mins ago

      Beat me to it
      Just doing his usual job
      But at the wrong end

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      1. Moon Dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 1 Year
        1 hour, 48 mins ago

        Bogle is always in the Arsenal box. Playing like a striker again.

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        1. PogChamp
          • 15 Years
          1 hour, 15 mins ago

          Yeah he so far forward

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    2. JBG
      • 8 Years
      1 hour, 48 mins ago

      Yes but for Konsa somehow

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  27. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 hour, 49 mins ago

    Just off out to my 13th game of the season in the National League South. AFC Totton v Walton & Hersham.

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    1. SM001
      • 10 Years
      1 hour, 45 mins ago

      Next season it will be AFC Totton v Man City.

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      1. shirtless
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        1 hour, 8 mins ago

        We don't want 'em lol

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    2. Ignasi M
      • 9 Years
      1 hour, 45 mins ago

      You're a real football fan

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      1. shirtless
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        1 hour, 39 mins ago

        My mate went to nearly 140 games last season!

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        1. Ignasi M
          • 9 Years
          1 hour, 37 mins ago

          Pure. Well done for supporting the lower leagues. Better atmosphere, real football fans.

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  28. Ignasi M
    • 9 Years
    1 hour, 48 mins ago

    Painful watch. Leeds the much better team. Arsenal 0 - 1 Leeds by the feel of it

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

      Did you just tune in for the last 5minutes

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      1. Ignasi M
        • 9 Years
        1 hour, 46 mins ago

        No - Leeds have had four attempts on goal, arsenal just one. Madueke just faffing about as usual

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  29. Ignasi M
    • 9 Years
    1 hour, 47 mins ago

    Rice isn't fit, Havertz isn't fit and Madueke and Saka are absolute trash

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    1. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 hour, 45 mins ago

      Thanks Mikel

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      1. Ignasi M
        • 9 Years
        1 hour, 45 mins ago

        everyone knows Saka's game now - he has to mix it up

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        1. el polako
          • 9 Years
          1 hour, 42 mins ago

          Everyone knew Salah’s or Robben’s game - never stopped them.

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          1. JBG
            • 8 Years
            1 hour, 42 mins ago

            Yeah but they where proper world class players.

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            1. el polako
              • 9 Years
              1 hour, 41 mins ago

              Isn’t Saka aspiring to be one?

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              1. JBG
                • 8 Years
                1 hour, 38 mins ago

                Aspiring for about 5 years now

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            2. Ignasi M
              • 9 Years
              1 hour, 41 mins ago

              Salah and robben mixed their games up though. all Saka does is drop his left shoulder and shoots from the corner of the box

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  30. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    1 hour, 41 mins ago

    Raya is class

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    1. Ignasi M
      • 9 Years
      1 hour, 40 mins ago

      yeah Leeds should be 3-0 up really. I don't count Havertz header as a proper chance as it was so soft.

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    2. Warby84
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 32 mins ago

      He was for Spain as well haha

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