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Dugout Discussion April 9

Dugout Discussion – Sunderland vs Manchester United

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The first of two Sunday fixtures gets underway at 1.30pm this afternoon as Sunderland welcome Manchester United to the Stadium of Light.

The most popular captaincy choice for Gameweek 32, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been handed the armband by 15.7% of Fantasy Premier League managers ahead of a visit to the basement-dwellers.

Encouragingly for his owners, the veteran delivered his highest haul of the season against the Black Cats, with a goal and two assists helping him to 15 points back in Gameweek 18.

With eight fixtures remaining in the final six Gameweeks, including a double Gameweek 34, the likes of Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan can play their way into our plans for the run-in today.

Those holding the hosts’ Jermain Defoe will be buoyed by the absence of David de Gea, who misses out for the first time this term with “a little problem, according to his manager.

Meanwhile, Antonio Valencia’s 17% owners are left frustrated yet again, as the Ecuadorian is omitted from the squad for the second match in succession.

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  1. makaveli123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Lukaku EO in top10k is 97% 😎

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    1. Mic
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      EO? Is that Ownership?

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      1. liiusions
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Effective ownership

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        1. Mic
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          ThNks

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      2. Ridcully
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Effective ownership. Percentage of teams that starts for + percentage of teams that he is captain of.

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      3. liiusions
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        If they've captained him it means they've effectively got 2 Lukaku's

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    2. liiusions
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Silly Q but if it's under 100% does that mean a goal is good for owners who haven't captained him?

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      1. Ridcully
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Yes.

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      2. makaveli123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Correct

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      3. TheTinman
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Actually if you want to be nitty about it then it depends on your rank.

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  2. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Ibra - "I feel like Benjamin Button"

    Hahahaha

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    1. Jigger & Pony
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Haha

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      1. boombaba
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Haha

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        1. Greenbackbøøg…
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Haha

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    2. makaveli123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      https://www.instagram.com/p/BSTawWpgQj3/

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    3. Mic
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      So good

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  3. liiusions
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Damn you Darmien those 7 points should be Valencia's 🙁

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    1. Jigger & Pony
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      This

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      1. liiusions
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        He's not worthy of me spelling his name correct

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    2. boombaba
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Valencia didn't play so hardly

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    3. Lemongrab
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Yup. Any idea why he didn't play?

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      1. GREEN IS GOOD
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Rotation perhaps. Man Utd in Euros this week and next.

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        1. Lemongrab
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          So frustrating

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  4. royals forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    If Sanchez blanks tomorrow I'm thinking of taking him out and getting him back in either 35 or 36 when the ARS/SOT DGW happens

    Is that a good plan or bad plan

    Any ideas would be welcomed

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    1. boombaba
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I'd keep him. He comes up with a haul out of nowhere usually

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    2. InSaneMan-e
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Only decent if the replacement mid is strong (Ali/Couts/Eriksen)
      and you're getting Kane/Ibra for a Llorente/Deeney/Carrol

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    3. joeydordon
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      2 transfers over 3/4 weeks and cant really invest the money or thats more transfers! He can score against anyone

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  5. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Larsson had his studs up and had no control over where he was going. He could easily break a leg with a tackle like that. Wish they'd stop going on about it being an okay challenge

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    1. boombaba
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      It was a okay challenge

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      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        No it wasn't

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    2. Jigger & Pony
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      These tackles can break legs

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  6. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    68 all out and out of the cup. Well played Pitstop1 (apart from your scabby Stephens and Yoshida subs) 😛

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    1. Jazz!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      He had both of them get subbed on? Loool

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      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Yep, I got Mawson 😀

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        1. Jazz!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          😆 This game, eh

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    2. HVT
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Squad management > WR!
      😆

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  7. Chris_H
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Tbf it does make things interesting with so many strikers doing the goods at the moment.

    Far more this than Aguero (c) every week

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    1. Odikostar
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Indeed

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    2. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Been a while since any of them have had a big score .. 9 points been a good captain choice recently

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  8. PvA
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Oh yes baby

    3 - Ibrahimovic (39)
    2 - Shaw (36)
    1 - Darmian, Mkhitaryan (32)

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  9. hafakilo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Another united clean sheet, delighted, i have valencia and de gea 😉

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    1. Jigger & Pony
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Lol

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    2. andymck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Your grav sums it up perfectly.

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    3. Jazz!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      So do I, but Pickford's 3 and Yoshida 9 in 🙂

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      1. HVT
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        12 ain't bad tbf, you'd have took it beforehand.

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    4. Arn De Gothia
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Lol, big hug

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  10. JÆKS ⭐
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Hope to get a bit more response this time but was planning to do Crouch to Negredo in gw 34, but would you do it this week and play him ahead of King?

    I know King has been on fire lately BUT Spurs at home, cant see them scoring with their away form

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    1. MTPockets
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I'd play King. Got Negredo for this week, slightly regretting already.

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        1. JÆKS ⭐
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          He almost scored though!

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          1. MTPockets
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Played ok apparently. But benched for 1st half.

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        2. Ravager
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Understand your reasoning for not wanting to play King...but it's MID so Negredo isn't exactly banging them in either...

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          1. JÆKS ⭐
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Was impressed with him in the last 2 though, think he is a good shout for gw 34 since they will have to score goals to stay up

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        3. Odikostar
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Not a big fan og him tbf. Who would play in 34 and 35 if you don't get him

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          1. JÆKS ⭐
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            I'm probably playing AOA and benching Davies. Been playing 352 for a while but Crouch as 3rd sub. So If I won't get him, it will be Davies then

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        4. MJM
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          I guess Boro have to go for it now to stay up so Negredo could be a good option GW33

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      • HVT
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Kane (1pt yesterday) > Ibra?

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        1. HazardAGuess
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          You gonna get rid of Kane vs. Bournemouth, when Ibra has Chelsea? :S

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        2. HazardAGuess
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Also that was probably a joke, but still!

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      • Plagued by indecision
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        No Valencia has really annoyed me, especially with so many of my rivals getting Gibson off the bench. Got a fair amount of rubbish to get rid of. Any thoughts?

        Heaton / Grant
        Yoshida / Valencia / Alonso / P.Jones* / Friend*
        Alli / Eriksen / Zaha / Pedro* / Allen*
        Aguero / Lukaku / Origi

        Thinking Aguero > Kane for next week and then make other moves later. What do you think?

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        1. Odikostar
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah probably

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      • J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Time to get rid of Valencia?

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        1. Bubz
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          He's just being rested

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        2. Moose™
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Looking to get rid imo.

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      • Ravager
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Crossroads. Been bang average for the past 3-4 weeks. Wondering if I should bite the bullet and just WC

        Foster (Jaku)
        Alonso Walker Fernandez (Nyom Funes*)
        Sanchez Siggy King Alli (De Roon)
        Kun Lukaku Llorente

        1 FT 0.6 ITB.

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        1. sunzip14
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          I think I would WC this team.

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        2. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          West Brom and Swansea hurting your team. Get them out.

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        3. c10™️ ⚽
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          I am on same to same scenario as you.. thinking to play WC ... im confused!!!

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          1. Ravager
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Thanks for the replies everyone. Yeahh, I was planning to save for the DGW 37 but...can't be toiling around until then.

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        4. MTPockets
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Similarish team. I'm holding out, but holding out so far has been a mistake.

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          • Odikostar
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Nah wait to 35

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            1. Ravager
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Lol and nah I'm confused again *sigh*

              What would be priority if I don't WC then? Funes > Gibson?

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        5. TheTinman
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Light it up Ross

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        6. sunzip14
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          "I was born old, I will die young" lol Ibra

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        7. My neck my back my Saed Kol…
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Team in need of serious surgery. Got 2 FTs and willing to take some hits. Who are the players I should be looking to get in over the coming weeks? Current team-

          Jaku grant

          Alonso brunt Valencia pieters Amat

          Sanchez Alli coutinho siggy de roon

          Costa lukaku benteke

          All help appreciated

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          1. trinzoo
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Brunt > Gibson

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        8. trinzoo
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Bench one:

          A) Negredo (ARS)
          B) Holebas (SWA)
          C) Pieters (HUL)

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          1. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            I can't, I don't own any of them 😉

            C

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          2. JÆKS ⭐
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Think B

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            1. trinzoo
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Yeah, between B and C, tough one.

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        9. andymck
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          All I need is any return from Sanchez and I'm winning my cup tie, hopefully not too much to ask for!

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          1. boombaba
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Easy, he will get a few points I reckon.

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        10. boombaba
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Who are people using TC on if your not using it GW37

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          1. JÆKS ⭐
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Sanchez probably

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        11. _Ninja_
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          What a goal from Baines!

          just practising.

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          1. DR0GBA
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            You actually got me excited there..

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            1. _Ninja_
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Sorry 😀

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          2. BALOOO
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            What about the missed pen? 🙂

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            1. _Ninja_
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              I'm only in the 1st half.

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        12. FPL Hitman
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          FFS Cup title defense over. Lost by 1 point.

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          1. makaveli123
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Bummer. A manager has more luck next year

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            1. FPL Hitman
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              A manager will bounce back next season.

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          2. TheTinman
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Unlucky Kesh mate

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            1. FPL Hitman
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Yeah. Had to end someday. Ibra assist nd 3 baps killed it in the end

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        13. F4L
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Jafooli - 54 + baines
          v.s
          me - 57

          who wins?

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          1. Jigger & Pony
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Can see Leicester scoring so you

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          2. THFC4LIFE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            You win

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          3. HVT
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            FFL

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          4. Clifford☯
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            you win.

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          5. F4L
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            yes lads, that was what I was hoping for. Come on Leicester!

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        14. Messiah Hazard
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Wait a minute!!! Fuchs also doesn't start. I have only one defender playing.

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          1. boombaba
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Oh fuch

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        15. Jigger & Pony
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          I would guess Valencia and DeGea would get a rest next GW vs. CHE given the game is between the two Anderlecht fixtures.

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        16. sunzip14
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Score check:
          61 with Lukaku, Sanchez, Zaha and Holgate to go!

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        17. THFC4LIFE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Is this g2g for next week I know its early

          De gea
          Alonso Vertonghen Valencia
          Eriksen Son Sanchez(c) Siggy
          Origi Vardy Ibra

          Pickford Yoshida DeRoon Chambers
          0.8itb 1ft

          Thinking maybe Vardy > Lukaku or upgrade Siggy

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        18. Mic
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Whos benching King (tot) theyve conceded 7 goals at home this season. Finally going to bench him I think.

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          1. km79
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            I am of the same mind

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        19. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Thoughts on holding off on Kane until 34 (Own Eriksen and Alli) and then doing Eriksen & Carroll to King & Kane.

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          1. boombaba
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Get him for next week if I was you buddy

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          2. THFC4LIFE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            I'm not getting him yet either have Vert Eriksen and Son

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        20. The Head-Ake
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          GW33 : Costa to Kane this week
          GW34 : Lukaku to Ibra

          Good plan? Should I reverse the tranfers or else? What else would you do?

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          1. Slam
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            That looks amazing.
            Just hope your team is not like mine and 2 players get injured every week...

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            1. The Head-Ake
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              This would be my team lol

              Henessey
              Yoshida - Valencia - Alonso
              Sanchez - Alli - Pedro - Eriksen
              Costa - Kaku - Origi
              ( Jak - Gibson - Fletcher - Holgate) 1 FT and 1.9 ITB

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          2. andymck
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            That's the ideal plan imo.

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