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Captain Sensible – Gameweek 1

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It’s time for the first pre-Gameweek members article of the 2016/17 season as we check out the main captaincy contenders on offer. As usual, we analyse the Opta numbers and also check up on the Rate My Team ratings before offering up a couple of differential options in light of the data analysis.

The Captain Poll

Not surprisingly, Sergio Aguero is the outright frontrunner for our Gameweek 1 Captain Poll, with over 55% of the votes cast ahead of City’s home encounter against Sunderland.

The Argentine netted 15 of his 24 goals at the Etihad last time around and faces a Black Cats backline that was breached more times on their travels than any other side in 2015/16.

Sunderland managed just two away clean sheets all season and given that Aguero has scored in both his pre-season matches, we can’t see the visitors spoiling Pep Guardiola’s first match in charge.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic takes the runners-up spot ahead of his Premier League debut for United. The second most popular player in Fantasy Premier League, he’s selected by 14% after notching twice over the recent pre-season matches, including a Community Shield winner against Leicester.

Having already clinched the first silverware of the season, United will roll up to Dean Court in confident mood. Bournemouth boasted the second-worst home defence in the league last year – only Villa conceded more – and managed just four clean sheets in front of their own fans.

Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez head the chasing pack behind the big Swede.

Selected by just 5% and 4% respectively for Leicester’s trip to crisis club Hull, the duo look very viable differentials this weekend – both bagged double-figure goal hauls on their travels last term, with 12 of Mahrez’ 17 strikes arriving on the road.

Further down, Eden Hazard (3%) and Burnley’s Andre Gray (2%) offer form alternatives for their home encounters against West Ham and Swansea.

Having scored nine times over the summer, the latter, in particular, could prove a very brave punt – the Swans conceded in all nine away fixtures under Francesco Guidolin in 2015/16 and are reeling from the departure of former skipper Ashley Williams.

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  1. DaveZubie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Hey FFS people

    Can I get a RMT please:

    Heaton (Foster)
    Stones, Shaw, McAuley (Friend, Amat)
    Hazard, Martial, Tadic, Townsend (Capoue)
    Augaro, Vardy, Gray

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    1. Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      7.5 - Downgrade Martial and upgrade Townsend

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    2. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      No problems there IMO. Good luck!

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    3. The Count of Monte Cristo
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Looks very good to me!

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  2. JÆKS ⭐
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    My transfers for the first 3 weeks look good on paper, not going to end like planned probably? 😀

    Gw2: Vardy (ARS + SWA) to Costa (WAT + BUR)
    Gw3: Alli (LIV) to Martial (HULL)

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      never a good idea to plan transfers before the season has begun, it wont go as planned.

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  3. OLE BOLEH!
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Which def at 5.5 to get for the first 5 GWs or so?

    A- Fuchs
    B- walker
    C- Valencia
    D- shaw
    E- VVD
    F- Dann

    Thought I was set on B, but now I'm veering more towards A,E,F.

    Pls advise!

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    1. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      C

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    2. Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      D

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    3. Super Frank
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Valencia

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  4. Sweetboi
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Pick one please lads..

    a) Ibra - Redmond - Fischer + 0.5m

    b) Gray - Mahrez - Tadic

    Much appreciated

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    1. Super Frank
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      B

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    2. Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      b)

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  5. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Final decision.

    A) Start with Kane.
    B) Start with Vardy, bring Kane it for GW2.

    Missing out on Leicester vs Hull is a worry. On the other hand, Kane could do well against a depleted Everton defence and having him from the start would save me that FT next week....

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    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      A

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    2. Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Aint no party...

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    3. Emp
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      a

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    4. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Thanks guys, A is what I was leaning towards. Hate pre-planning transfers.

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    5. Frank Black
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I'm not even sure i'm going to get Kane next week. If he starts firing without Dembelè then maybe in GW 3 or after that.

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  6. TJ_777
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    So after Gabriel got injured I've had Roy holding in my team. He's played all the preseason games, do you think he will stay when kosc comes back?Or will chambers play instead

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    1. andy85wsm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Holding is just a transfer waiting to happen. Not sure there's much upside

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      1. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Better not hold on to him then..

        😉

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        1. TJ_777
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Lol

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      2. TJ_777
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        That's true, but if arsenal keep a clean sheet then I think a lot of people will transfer him in and I have shaw stones mcauley and Kone so I should be fine

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    2. The Count of Monte Cristo
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Arsenal fan and I wouldn't touch.

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  7. ZTF
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Best 8.5m mid?

    Firmino Siggy Hazard (???)
    Janssen Aguero Long

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    1. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Like Eriksen.

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    2. jdogg
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Alli.z

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    3. Super Frank
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Alli?

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  8. jdogg
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Think im settled

    Foster jaku
    Stones shaw kone friend pieters
    Haz ayew firmino redmond capoo
    Kun gray zlatan

    Seem ok?x

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  9. fantasyfanatic2016
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    RMT
    Foster (Jaku)
    Valencia, Stones, Friend, Kone, Amat
    Hazard, Erikson, Tadic, Townsend, Capoue
    Aguero, Ibra, Gray

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    1. milanista10
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Very similar to mine.. Good luck 🙂

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  10. Jairzinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Ok dudes! Any problems here? Defence too strong? Is Fischer good? Haven't seen him in many teams recently.

    Foster (Jakupovic)
    Stones, Valencia, Friend (Pieters, Wasilewski)
    Martial, Mahrez, Eriksen, Redmond (Capoue)
    Gray, Vardy (c), Aguero

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    1. HNI
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Good to go! i have same issue below! Are u sure Redmond is nailed?

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      1. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        I'd have thought so. Team news even says he'll be a striker. But I really don't know.

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        1. lankdog
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          He's nailed

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    2. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Perfectly reasonable team.

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      1. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Cool, thank you!

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  11. NED KELLY
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    I think mane will get some goals this season

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    1. Sweetboi
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Cheers.

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  12. Ings on the up
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    A or B please

    A. Tadic + Fischer + £2.5m

    B. Redmond + Mahrez

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    1. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      B, though it depends on what you'd do with that extra 2.5m

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      1. Ings on the up
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Either bank it or spend it on defence

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  13. HNI
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Which sub-6mn mid to go for?

    1) Fischer
    2) Redmond
    3) Townsend
    4) Other

    Right now on 1 as easiest fixtures from above options..

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  14. Zizou
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    think i could change my team another 20 times and still not be settled on one.

    so i'll stick with this and hope for the best

    Heaton
    stones valencia friend
    mahrez redmond haz firmino
    aguero(c) vardy(vc) gray
    (jaku, capoue, amat, kone)

    GTG?

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  15. Tomlette Greggs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Which combination would you prefer?

    A) de Gea, Stones, Redmond
    or
    B) Foster, Souare, Tadic?

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  16. DeadStarComing
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    A lot of RMTs but I haven't seen many like this...

    Heaton, Foster
    Friend, McAuley, Pieters, Naughton, Amat
    Mahrez, Firmino, Redmond, Routledge, Capoue
    Aguero, Ibrahimovic, Kane

    Is it too gung-ho in attack?

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    1. andy85wsm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      If you think it's worth it go for it! Surely there's points in that front line 🙂

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      1. DeadStarComing
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers Andy. I'm tempted. If you can't decide which of the big ones to have then have them all! 🙂

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    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Very risky team, i wouldnt feel confident with anything there apart from the front line and firmino.

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      1. DeadStarComing
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Well most of the others would be in an Andre Gray team too (Mahrez, Redmond, Capoue, Friend, Amat). It's not as different as it looks. Just missing a couple of higher value players nearer the back.

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        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          i suppose, but its different strokes for different people i guess, it just looks very uneven, but roll with it man i hope it works for you 🙂

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          1. DeadStarComing
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Anything can happen between now and deadline. Cheers and good luck!

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      2. DeadStarComing
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        I do agree its a bit risky though! But only because its different to so many other teams 🙂

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    3. Cecil The Lion
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Like it 9.5/10

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  17. Arsenal14
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    A) Vardy and Hazard
    B) Ibra and Firmino

    Please help

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    1. Super Frank
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Vardy & Firmino?

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  18. camarozz
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    What's wrong with this midfield???
    Hazard, firmino, tadic, ayew???

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    1. Tomlette Greggs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      very solid. roll with it.

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  19. Gashead9
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    What was your rank last year and what's your target this year? I was 22k, aiming for top 10k

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    1. nevertrustbony
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      2 years ago came 37th, last year didn't play, this year top 10k.

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      1. Gashead9
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Impressive!

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        1. nevertrustbony
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Thanks! It was fun while it lasted but i'm sure ill never have another season like it.

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    2. Indalo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      4,507 last year, so anything above that this season is the aim 🙂

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      1. Gashead9
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Nice, how you feeling about your team?

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        1. Indalo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Thanks, quietly confident haha

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  20. Jehstafari
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    I know these are boring as hell...but any chance of a bit of advice on this group please chaps?

    Heaton Foster
    Shaw Stones Friend Kone Amat
    Sanchez Hazard Redmomd Townsend Capoue
    Aguero Vardy Gray

    Is the two big hitters in midfield too much?

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    1. DeadStarComing
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I'm avoiding Kone now with the uncertainty regarding his future. Apart from that it looks good.

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      1. Jehstafari
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks! Who are you bringing in instead of Kone?

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        1. DeadStarComing
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          I'd consider Naughton (I know that's a bit risky with Amat) or even Pieters to have different coverage

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    2. Cantonas Demons
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Kone is a risk as he might move (handed in tranfer request) and swansea might get a new CB aswel but ok for now. Yea its hard to know really ?

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  21. Cantonas Demons
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    (A) Fischer or (B) Ramirez ? Cheers !

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    1. Tomlette Greggs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Ramirez a bit more nailed-on than Fischer. Fischer might be rotated with Downing.

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      1. Cantonas Demons
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers man

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  22. batmaniac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Is amat the best 4m def?
    Is he nailed?
    See him quite a bit in some teams?

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    1. Tomlette Greggs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      not nailed. Federico Fernandez and new signing van der Hoorn could well start.

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    2. Clintymints
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Amat or Parades

      Wrong spelling for the latter wrong but you get the jist

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  23. Trading Bear
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Just when you thought savings account rates were becomming defunct.

    Hull City Relegation Savings Account: 40% interest

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  24. ZTF
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Eriksen or Alli?

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    1. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Prefer Eriksen.

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    2. bet_dodd
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      CE all day - take set pieces

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  25. NED KELLY
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Right I'm off to bed.. Good luck everyone.. And thanks for the scouts for all the articles this site gets better every year !

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  26. Big Sum
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    JT, Stones, Friend, Amat, Smith

    Don't try this at home

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  27. CamTheMan
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Pick 4 to play: Blind, Alde, Morgan, Van Dijk, Sagna

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    1. Tomlette Greggs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      why Blind? Probably gets dropped when Smalling returns from suspension next gameweek. And that is one mighty expensive backline, friend.

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    2. The Count of Monte Cristo
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      That defence is ridiculously expensive.

      Morgan, VVD, Sagna for sure. Then probably Blind.

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    3. Garlana
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      You own blind?

      Morgan
      Vvd
      Sagna - hopefully will play

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  28. DoobNoob
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    What are people doing with Williams? keeping or swapping out to sub back in when he starts to start?

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    1. JÆKS ⭐
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Morgan till gw3

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  29. bet_dodd
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Rate my team - Any Feedback Appreciated.

    DDG (Hennessey)

    Sagna, Terry, Luis Hernandez (Friend, Frederico Fernandez)

    Sigurdsson, Hazard, Tadic, Townsend (Clayton)

    Aguero, Vardy, Wickham.

    Tried to balance this for the 1st 3 GW's then planning on using Wildcard.

    Thanks

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  30. ZTF
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Best 8m forward and then my team is done?

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