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FPL GW19 Scout Picks - Final Selection

Sanchez

O’Reilly
Lewis Hall
Milenkovic
Dorgu

Matheus Cunha
Neto
Wirtz
Saka

Haaland
Ekitiké

Dubravka
Heaven
Miley
Nmecha

GW19 Captain Poll

Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Calvert-Lewin	LEE	5.8m	123.8%	Very Likely
Hall	NEW	5.2m	123.8%	Very Likely
Guéhi	CRY	5.3m	108.0%	Very Likely
Gvardiol	MCI	6.0m	103.0%	Very Likely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	106.9%	Very Likely
Cunha	MUN	8.1m	67.4%	Likely
Alderete	SUN	4.0m	96.9%	Likely
Heaven	MUN	3.8m	86.3%	Maybe
Tarkowski	EVE	5.5m	84.8%	Unlikely
Mukiele	SUN	4.2m	95.4%	Unlikely
Schade	BRE	7.0m	69.5%	Unlikely
Saliba	ARS	5.9m	82.2%	Unlikely
Virgil	LIV	5.9m	83.1%	Unlikely
O'Reilly	MCI	5.3m	78.7%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.5m	70.9%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.5m	70.6%	Unlikely
Roefs	SUN	4.8m	70.5%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	74.4%	Unlikely
Thiaw	NEW	5.0m	56.1%	Unlikely
Tete	FUL	4.5m	68.6%	Unlikely
Palmer	CHE	10.4m	57.4%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	58.7%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	60.7%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.5m	41.0%	Unlikely
Trossard	ARS	6.9m	53.4%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	53.8%	Unlikely
Konaté	LIV	5.4m	55.4%	Unlikely
Cherki	MCI	6.7m	31.0%	Unlikely
Rúben	MCI	5.7m	53.1%	Unlikely
Andersen	FUL	4.6m	58.9%	Unlikely
E.Le Fée	SUN	4.9m	51.0%	Unlikely
Sánchez	CHE	4.9m	46.6%	Unlikely
Matheus N.	MCI	5.4m	46.8%	Unlikely
James	CHE	5.7m	22.6%	Unlikely
A.Becker	LIV	5.4m	47.7%	Unlikely
De Cuyper	BHA	4.3m	47.9%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.8m	24.3%	Unlikely
Frimpong	LIV	5.7m	38.6%	Unlikely
Ekitiké	LIV	9.1m	32.5%	Unlikely
Gravenberch	LIV	5.7m	16.5%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Cucurella	CHE	6.2m	150.6%	Very Likely
Mateta	CRY	7.7m	115.3%	Very Likely
O.Dango	BRE	5.9m	106.8%	Very Likely
Hincapie	ARS	5.5m	81.0%	Likely
Anthony	BUR	5.2m	103.2%	Very Likely
Barnes	BUR	4.3m	108.3%	Very Likely
Tasker	BHA	3.9m	104.9%	Very Likely
Adams	BOU	5.0m	103.6%	Very Likely
Trafford	MCI	4.6m	103.2%	Very Likely
Fer López	WOL	5.2m	100.2%	Very Likely
Yoro	MUN	4.3m	103.5%	Very Likely
Bevan	BOU	3.9m	102.4%	Very Likely
Nwaneri	ARS	5.1m	102.9%	Very Likely
Raúl	FUL	6.3m	92.3%	Likely
Mosquera	ARS	5.4m	100.8%	Very Likely
James	LEE	5.3m	101.7%	Very Likely
Saka	ARS	10.3m	95.7%	Likely
Johnson	SUN	3.9m	98.7%	Likely
Isidor	SUN	5.4m	81.0%	Likely
Hermansen	WHU	4.3m	98.5%	Likely
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	98.2%	Maybe
Fitzgerald	MUN	4.4m	94.6%	Maybe
L.Guilherme	WHU	4.9m	96.9%	Maybe
Reinildo	SUN	3.9m	91.1%	Maybe
Morgan	BRE	4.4m	92.2%	Unlikely
Estève	BUR	3.9m	82.9%	Unlikely
Jair Cunha	NFO	4.3m	95.5%	Unlikely
Broggio	AVL	4.5m	92.5%	Unlikely
Seung soo	NEW	4.4m	89.9%	Unlikely
Aké	MCI	5.3m	91.0%	Unlikely
Bellegarde	WOL	5.2m	90.1%	Unlikely
Robertson	LIV	5.8m	91.3%	Unlikely
Bassey	FUL	4.5m	84.8%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	90.2%	Unlikely
King	FUL	4.5m	79.1%	Unlikely
Anderson	SUN	3.9m	86.3%	Unlikely
Wan-Bissaka	WHU	4.2m	84.1%	Unlikely
Agbadou	WOL	4.3m	84.5%	Unlikely
Konsa	AVL	4.4m	82.0%	Unlikely
Burn	NEW	5.1m	75.7%	Unlikely

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Watchlists

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B
Up	Pickford	EVE	B, Vs
Down	Alisson	LIV	C, Vs
Down	Donnarumma	MCI	B, Vs, Sus
No Change	Kelleher	BRE	B, Vs
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:46pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	C, Vs
No Change	Jurriën Timber	ARS	C
Up	Keane	EVE	Vs
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	B, Vs
No Change	Marc Guehi	CRY	A
No Change	van den Berg	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	C
Down	Andersen	FUL	C
No Change	Milenkovic	NFO	C, Sus
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	A
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	C, £

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:50pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Saka	ARS	A
No Change	Foden	MCI	A, Vs
Up	Matheus Cunha	MUN	A
No Change	Semenyo	BOU	A
Up	Wirtz	LIV	B, Vs
Up	Grealish	EVE	B, Vs
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	B, Sus
No Change	Schade	BRE	C, Vs
Down	Minteh	BHA	C
No Change	Anderson	NFO	C, £

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:54pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	A, Vs
Up	Ekitiké	LIV	A, Vs
Up	Bowen	WHU	B, Vs
Down	Thiago	BRE	C, Vs, Inj
No Change	Mateta	CRY	C
No Change	Woltemade	NEW	B, Rest

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:56pm

GW19 Chip Poll

Fixtures

Sunday’s Dugout Discussion

3 October 2010 1954 comments

Akers

After a reasonably low-scoring Saturday (for me at least), we have three remaining Sunday afternoon fixtures to increase our tallies. And with the four most selected captains in action today, according to our poll, we have every chance.

The first of two televised games sees Roberto’s Mancini’s Manchester City play host to Newcastle United. The headline team news for the 1:30pm game is that Newcastle leave striker, and fantasy favourite, Andy Carroll on the bench for the first time this season. For Man City, Jerome Boateng starts his first league game and Adam Johnson is once again on the bench, despite scoring mid-week…

Man City: Hart, Boateng, Toure, Kompany, Lescott, De Jong, Barry, Silva, Toure Yaya, Milner, Tevez
Newcastle: Krul, Perch, Williamson, Coloccini, Jose Enrique, Ben Arfa, Nolan, Tiote, Barton, Gutierrez, Ameobi

Then, on the other channel, Arsenal travel to Stamford Bridge to play Chelsea at 4pm, where both clubs are looking to bounce back from defeats last week. Elsewhere, and not on the box, 18th-placed Liverpool take on 16th-placed Blackpool at 3pm.

As always, the Dugout Discussion will be with you throughout the day. Enjoy.

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Attila the Bum
15 years, 3 months ago
So extremely early days and that, but before the season kicked off I, along with a good few others, thought that the teams going down would be
WBA
Wigan
Blackpool

Now I know a few of ya are going to throw Liverpool into this (and funny it would be too) but realistically now it is much harder to say who'll drop. I think Wigan wont score enough to keep up, and Wolves are looking pretty vulnerable but its a tough shout for who else.
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1. Countryside Ram
  15 years, 3 months ago
  liverpool
  west ham
  wolves
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  1. IAmTheWalrus
    15 years, 3 months ago
    i think tis west hams year to say gu luck.
    
    18 blackpool
    19 wolves
    20 west ham
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2. Houdini
  15 years, 3 months ago
  Who do you think now, WBA, Wigan and Liverpool?
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  1. Attila the Bum
    15 years, 3 months ago
    I think maybe
    West Ham
    Wolves
    Wigan
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    1. Scratch
      15 years, 3 months ago
      In a perfect world..
      
      Liverpool
      Newcastle
      West Ham
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      1. Attila the Bum
        15 years, 3 months ago
        http://jeremayakovka.typepad.com/jeremayakovka/images/winston_churchill_victory_1.jpg
        
        * I'm a Newcastle fan.
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        Scratch
        15 years, 3 months ago
        Did I say Newcastle? I meant Sunderland.
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        Attila the Bum
        15 years, 3 months ago
        Better
        😀
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3. Andy
  15 years, 3 months ago
  No bloody clue. Seriously.
  
  I think it could be any of about ten right now, should make for an entertaining season, as a neutral.
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Houdini
15 years, 3 months ago
I havn't got a single banker right this season in I know the score, I did Liverpool 3-0, this is unbelievable!
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smurph
15 years, 3 months ago
shold i play my WC over the international break to bring in tevez and VdV and to get rid of J Evans??

long story short, i want to make 5 changes, but have 2 free transfers, is it worth playing my WC for 3 changes?
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1. Gaz Downright
  15 years, 3 months ago
  no
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2. BigUps
  15 years, 3 months ago
  I think so. 12 points off your total can drop you significantly in the standings.
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3. IAmTheWalrus
  15 years, 3 months ago
  no
  
  if you look at the last international break ,when a lot of people played it. i dont think it worked out too while for many!
  
  dont get me wrong, now is a different time (and a slightly better time)
  
  but im in a similar boat to you (would like to make a few changes) but i'll hold off and make them one by one, maybe take a risk and bring in VDV if u want him, as he will be very expensive by the end of th break. BUT his fixtures arent that great, so i wont be doing it...yet!
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Mourinho factor
15 years, 3 months ago
just logged in I CANNOT BELIVE or understand how liverpool lost to blackpool
i mean i took a four point hit to bring in torres and had to sell alex(who is now likely to outscore torres) to be able to afford torres
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1. Kingston
  15 years, 3 months ago
  torres injury shouldn't really come as a suprise to anyone
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Houdini
15 years, 3 months ago
Hodgson has only got himself to blame, he shouldn't have played Torres on Thursday. I had a disater this week, everything that could have went wrong went wrong.
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1. chinmusic
  15 years, 3 months ago
  How is Hodgson to blame for Nando being fragile? He can't leave him on the bench all the time. He was fit for the game.
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  1. Houdini
    15 years, 3 months ago
    He shouldn't have played him on Thursday, Torres has a history of getting injured. If you are going to play him in three games in one week you are tempting fate, and that is what happened.
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breakballartist
15 years, 3 months ago
WTF? I have a massive investment bet on Celtic to win the SPL and Blackpool to go down double...

Holloway is going to put me in the poor house!!!!
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1. Attila the Bum
  15 years, 3 months ago
  Always sunny eh Breakball? 🙂
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  1. breakballartist
    15 years, 3 months ago
    Haha...
    
    Shawcross did get 2bpts i suppose...
    
    Bills to beat the Jets 2night...
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2. Gaz Downright
  15 years, 3 months ago
  4 digits?
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breakballartist
15 years, 3 months ago
I would give one of my nuts for another WC to play this Int break...
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1. Gaz Downright
  15 years, 3 months ago
  sound squad imo
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  1. Andy
    15 years, 3 months ago
    Aye, his team is perfectly fine. No-one is going to do well in all 38 weeks.
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  2. breakballartist
    15 years, 3 months ago
    Ah, its v generic. Shoulda went Bale > Nani and kept Arteta 🙁
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Reed_Rothchild
15 years, 3 months ago
Bale has had over 18,000 people transfer him out. Better get rid of the island ape before he drops in price tomorrow.
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1. gaspar
  15 years, 3 months ago
  Bale won't drop tomorrow. He still needs about 80k NTO to drop 0.1.
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  1. Reed_Rothchild
    15 years, 3 months ago
    Bale has had more people transfer his out than any other player since yesterday.
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    1. dierstraights
      15 years, 3 months ago
      he needs 10% owners to drop him isnt that about 90k?
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2. breakballartist
  15 years, 3 months ago
  You know, i might get him out and get Arteta back; waste of a transfer i know, but Arteta is just such a bonus whore and the assists and goals will surely come now...
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Mourinho factor
15 years, 3 months ago
QUICK QUESTION just looked at live commentatory from sky sport it says torres had a groin injury
HOW LONG does a groin injury normally take to heal
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1. breakballartist
  15 years, 3 months ago
  Its probably linked to his recent groin injuries; i reckon he could be out for an age!!
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  1. Mourinho factor
    15 years, 3 months ago
    ohh i got him for a 4 point hit i guess i now have to get him out before he drops
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    1. Andy
      15 years, 3 months ago
      You got him for 11.5m, there should be precisely no rush on any such transfer.
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  2. For Fuchs Sake
    15 years, 3 months ago
    3 weeks minimum usually.They won't risk rushing him back too
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2. Andy
  15 years, 3 months ago
  Enough time alongside Liverpool's general demise and the upcoming fixtures that you should at least seriously consider offloading him, whether he comes back "fit" or not.
  
  And this is from a Torres owner, and a major fan.
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  1. Will
    15 years, 3 months ago
    He goes. I just need to find a way of affording Drogba back in...
    
    Although Berb's next fixture is more tempting.
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  2. Mourinho factor
    15 years, 3 months ago
    am a major fan of him i rank him among the 3 top strikers currently playing he is on the list alongside tevez will sell though i only bought him because i thought it was time pool turned the ship around i am on 48 which seems like avarage so i guess i cant complain that much
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3. Attila the Bum
  15 years, 3 months ago
  Unanswerable I'm afraid. We don't know is it a slight pull, a tear, or anything in between.
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4. Back on the horse
  15 years, 3 months ago
  Time to get the shotgun, pa
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  1. Will
    15 years, 3 months ago
    It's for the best, he is suffering.
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cruyff81
15 years, 3 months ago
Did Torres pick up a knock again today??Himself and RVP must have been made by the same glass company
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Be
15 years, 3 months ago
how do you join the FFcup thingy ?
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1. Attila the Bum
  15 years, 3 months ago
  There's an article on it
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  1. Be
    15 years, 3 months ago
    missed the boat then ? wasnt there a cup/knock out comp last year that your auto entered into ?
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    1. Andy
      15 years, 3 months ago
      That's the FPL cup, we (Akers in particular puts in the hard work) run our own home made cup competition.
      
      Entry closed at 11:30am yesterday.
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      1. Be
        15 years, 3 months ago
        ok cheers.. would have probs been out round 1 anyway..
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        Attila the Bum
        15 years, 3 months ago
        Not with that score! 55 is a shiteload for this week
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    2. Attila the Bum
      15 years, 3 months ago
      Oh there is, the normal FPL cup (can't remember when that starts). You have missed the FF Scout Cup though unfortunately and it's cash prizes for P.Power accounts.
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      1. Attila the Bum
        15 years, 3 months ago
        * its
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2. Scratch
  15 years, 3 months ago
  The deadline was Saturday morning I believe.
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3. dierstraights
  15 years, 3 months ago
  you email akers before yesterdays games
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4. Gaz Downright
  15 years, 3 months ago
  time travel
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Scratch
15 years, 3 months ago
That Ramires didn't start too well but he's lookin class as it's gone on. Anelka's on the other hands been absolutely useless. Chelsea still look too open though, the sooner Frank comes back the better.
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IAmTheWalrus
15 years, 3 months ago
diaby. crap
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SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
15 years, 3 months ago
Mikel is having a very good season.
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1. Attila the Bum
  15 years, 3 months ago
  +1
  He's not as good as Tiote though 😉
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J0E
15 years, 3 months ago
looking forward to seeing Brighton v Liverpool in the championship next season.
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njfsdkffslkf
15 years, 3 months ago
Who is Arsenal captain today?
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1. Gaz Downright
  15 years, 3 months ago
  squilaci
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2. Damp
  15 years, 3 months ago
  Squillaci
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Back on the horse
15 years, 3 months ago
god, I hope Chelsea hold out for a clean. It's not looking good though. lots of arsenal pressure
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ViperStripes
15 years, 3 months ago
I have:

Malouda 10.3 9.6 9.9
Bale 7.1 6.5 6.8
Albrighton 4.6 4.5 4.5
Nani 8.6 8.3 8.4
Gerrard 11.6 11.5 11.5

Who do I get rid of to get in VDV? All of them will cost me money to buy back, I was thinking of selling Malouda
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1. andy85wsm
  15 years, 3 months ago
  Why do you want to buy them back?
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  1. Will
    15 years, 3 months ago
    Bale is the obvious choice
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    1. ViperStripes
      15 years, 3 months ago
      If I get rid of Bale, then I don;t have enough cash for Gerrard to Fabregas
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      1. Will
        15 years, 3 months ago
        Well you didn't mention your Gerrard-Fab plans...
        
        Get rid of FloMo then if you have Drogba.
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2. Akers
  15 years, 3 months ago
  Not Nani. Not Malouda.
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Back on the horse
15 years, 3 months ago
Anelka! missed a sitter!
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1. Be
  15 years, 3 months ago
  Id would have scored that...
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  15 years, 3 months ago
  Assist?
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Be
15 years, 3 months ago
Phew.....
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snipsnap369
15 years, 3 months ago
Anelka is pony
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cruyff81
15 years, 3 months ago
anelka is sum waste of space
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1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
  15 years, 3 months ago
  isnt he? done fuk all all game too. c**t might have just cost me 100 quid- french git
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Spud
15 years, 3 months ago
How did Anelka miss
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Biscanators
15 years, 3 months ago
I'll say it again: Hodgson is out of his depth.
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Schwarzer
15 years, 3 months ago
ARGH ANELKA!!
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WeWuzRobbed
15 years, 3 months ago
Arsenal are looking good her. Need to score in this purple patch though.

C'mon Drogs do something!
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BigUps
15 years, 3 months ago
Arsenal has everything but a scoring threat. Chamakh is a one trick pony that simply wont cut it.
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Nailer
15 years, 3 months ago
Who would've had the anelka assist?
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1. Gaz Downright
  15 years, 3 months ago
  spilled milk
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2. dave_the_bear
  15 years, 3 months ago
  No1
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3. Back on the horse
  15 years, 3 months ago
  prob nobody
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andy85wsm
15 years, 3 months ago
Come on one Arsenal goal from Wilshere or someone no-one has in my league and then Malouda to stick in a couple!
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Abstruse
15 years, 3 months ago
Wigan, West Ham and Birmingham to get relegated this season.
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1. dave_the_bear
  15 years, 3 months ago
  Birmingham?
  Cant see it.
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  1. Back on the horse
    15 years, 3 months ago
    I would put Wolves in there ahead of Birm
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    1. dave_the_bear
      15 years, 3 months ago
      +1
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      1. IAmTheWalrus
        15 years, 3 months ago
        west brom?
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  2. Abstruse
    15 years, 3 months ago
    Boring ass team who can't score enough goals
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