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The Technical Area – Breaking Gameweek 31’s Template

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With just four fixtures confirmed for Gameweek 31 so far, Fantasy Premier League (FPL) options for this particular weekend appear thin on the ground.

Restricted to just three players from any one side, managers find themselves exploring hitherto uncharted waters in the hopes of fleshing out a starting lineup capable of returning an adequate points haul.

Though a number of us may choose to preserve our Free Hit Chips for Gameweek 35 instead – content to roll out just seven or eight players in Gameweek 31 – others may view this Gameweek as an ideal opportunity to deploy the Free Hit now in order to gain ground on the pack.

With this in mind, this Technical Area will be looking beyond the obvious candidates for filling out our Gameweek 31 squads and pinpointing some high-upside players capable of big returns.

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  1. Red Rock
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Otamendi, Jones, B.Silva, Lingard -> Davies, VVD , Mahrez, Milivojovic (-8)?

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    1. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Jones, Lingard > VVD, Mili -- only these two

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      1. Red Rock
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Priority is Mahrez, i dont mind taking a hit to do it - i am quite tempted by a spurs def though...probably a hit too far

        How about Jones/Lingard/Silva out?

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        1. arndff_
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Already wrote my opinion. Think it's quite good. :)_

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          1. Nascimento
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            If you didn't then it wouldn't be your opinion.

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            1. arndff_
              • 12 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              I don't understand you, sorry. No offense here. Wanted to help the guy, that's it.

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    2. That Was Easy!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      God god no...

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    3. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Like this

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  2. Ed
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Team's a bit of a mess. 1FT. Looking to WC 33, FH 35.

    Adrian Elliot
    Otamendi Jones Alonso Kenny Ogbonna
    Albrighton Salah Sterling Son Walcott
    Kane Firmino Quaner

    Any advice welcome.

    Can do Alonso + Quaner > Van Dijk + Wilson (-4).

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    1. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Jones > VVD and that's it

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    2. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Jones -> VVD

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    3. AYLD28
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Solid moves

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    4. GXNG
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Doing those exact moves for free so..

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    5. Kolarov Fpl Legend
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Yes, i would those moves.
      Two more players for 31 since you fh in 35. Sounds like a plan.

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  3. Delima
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Hi, bottomed

    does anyone know why Sterling is at -100 at pricechangepredictor?

    Thx

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    1. That Was Easy!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      He's being transferred out by enough players to cause his price to drop.

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    2. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Fixtures

      Mahrez / Erikesen

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      1. Delima
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        ok, thx. Didn't saw an injury, that's why the question.

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        1. That Was Easy!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Just messing with ya 🙂 think he's a good one to hold. Arsenal aren't exactly a fortress.

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  4. That Was Easy!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Bench order correct? A bit tough, but planning on going with premiums...

    Foster
    Ota Jones Mee
    Salah Sterling Alli Shaq
    Kane Firmino Wilson

    Elliot; Lingard, Chilwell, Ogbonna

    Do I start Chilwell over Otamendi/Jones or Lingard over Shaq/Sterling?

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    1. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      G2G

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    2. Kolarov Fpl Legend
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      I would move Chilwell ahead of Lingard on the bench.

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      1. That Was Easy!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers, it's definitely close there.

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  5. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Only got one reply so just trying my luck for one more thanks 🙂

    Help please

    Hennessey speroni
    Ota Valencia mee Bauer Mbemba
    Salah Sanchez Albrighton Carrol sterling
    Kane firmino Wilson
    2 ft 0.4 in the bank

    Will do ota for vvd
    And
    A Sanchez to Eriksen
    Or
    B Hennessey to Pickford
    Or
    C Mbemba to Daniels
    D something else ?

    Thanks a lot

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    1. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      A

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      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks

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    2. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Sanchez holds too much cash in your team IMO
      Eriksen/Mane/Mahrez, take your pick

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      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Tell me about it ...got.him for aguero too so imagine how I felt after the 4 goals of kun...

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    3. Kolarov Fpl Legend
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Sanchez > Mahrez
      Albrighton > Eriksen &
      Otamendi > Vvd
      For -4, maybe.

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      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks .

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  6. Feed tha Sheep
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Best defender up to 5.6? (Not Lpool)

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    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Maguire

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    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Maguire

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    3. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Mustafi

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    4. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Daniels or Mawson

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    5. Kolarov Fpl Legend
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Davies

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

    Thoughts anyone
    Pickford Speroni
    Alonso Jones Mee duffy Simpson
    Son Shaqiri Salah Sterling Walcott
    Kane firmino depoitre
    1FT 1.3 ITB

    Which option is better:
    A:Mahrez for Son
    B:Van djik and Mahrez for son and Jones(-4)
    C:Other
    thx

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    1. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Jones > VVD and that's it

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    2. Kolarov Fpl Legend
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Wouldn't sell Son until i see him benched in the league.
      Jones > Vvd/Davies imo. No need for hit.

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  8. JoeSoap
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Which 1 or 2 transfers would you advise this week?

    A. Ota>VVD
    B. Ling>Walcott
    C. Son>Mahrez
    D. Aguero>Kane
    E. McBurnie>Niasse

    Have 2fts & 1.4 in bank. (have all chips and not planning to use FH GW 31 at this stage)

    Fab
    Mee, Duffy, Alonso, Maguire
    Son, Salah, Stirling, Shaq,
    Aguero, Firmino
    Elliott, Ota, Lingard, McBurnie 

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    1. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      BD

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    2. Legomané
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      DEABC

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    3. JoeSoap
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks all

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  9. Legomané
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    [A] Alonso RLC Agüero >
    [B] Jones Son Aguero >
    VVD Eriksen Firmino (-4)

    [C] Alonso >
    [D] Jones >
    VVD (Save a FT)

    [E] Alonso Son > VVD Eriksen

    Pope
    Alonso Jones Duffy Chilwell
    Salah Sterling Son
    Kane Aguero Wilson

    (Elliot Milivojevic Ogbonna RLC)

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    1. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      D

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    2. JoeSoap
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      D the popular move. Maybe the rest of B next week.

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  10. Kanteisking
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Sorry posted previously but have had another bright idea...sigh

    Current team is:
    Fabianski
    Christensen, Jones, Ota
    Shaq, Sterling, KDB, Salah
    Wilson, Firmino, Kane
    Sub: Elliot, Lingard, Ogbonna, Mariappa

    a) Jones and Ogbonna to VVD and Daniels
    b) Jones to VVD save FT
    c) Jones and Lingard to Delefaou and VVD
    d) Ota, Chirstensen and Lingard to Francis, Martina and Mane -4 (all playing BGW)

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    1. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      C

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  11. Gazza2000
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Thoughts on this lot ? was thinking Hazard and DCL to Eriksen/Mahrez and Wilson.

    Pope
    Alonso - Mee - Daniels - Dunk
    Salah - Hazard - Sterling - Choupo
    Kane - Firmino

    Elliot - Lingard - DCL - Otamendi

    2 FT, 0.0 ITB

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    1. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Lingard, DCL > X, Niasse/Wilson

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      1. Gazza2000
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Don't trust Niasse, and DCL -> Wilson would leave me with only 5.2 for a Lingard replacement

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        1. arndff_
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Mili

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          1. Gazza2000
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            Cheers, terrible fixtures though

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    2. Kolarov Fpl Legend
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Good moves imo.
      Lingard has to go also.

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  12. Messsiaah
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    A. Pogba to Mahrez
    Or
    B. Kun to Kane
    Or
    C. Both for -4

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    1. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      C

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    2. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      B or C

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    3. dbeck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      100% C

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  13. Razor425
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Jones & Niasse > VVD & Firminio for -4
    Or just Niasse > Firminio

    Rest of team
    Adrian
    Alonso, Mee, Duffy
    Sterling, Salah, Shaqiri, Walcott
    Kane, Wilson, Niasse

    Elliot, Lingard, Naughton, Jones

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  14. EL_FENOMENO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Are you getting rid of Sterling ?

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    1. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Not yet

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    2. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      No

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    3. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      No

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  15. That Was Easy!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Jones or Otamendi is going to punish their sellers this weekend. Of that I have no doubt.

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

      Jones has had a bust up with Mourinho by all accounts. Predicted to be sold to Arsenal. He won't play.

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      1. That Was Easy!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        You're both forgetting that Jones played when he was red flagged and ruled out earlier this season and got a 9-pointer.

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    2. Messsiaah
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      How will Jones punish from the hospital bed?

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    3. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      I'm still trying to figure out why anyone wants to sell Ota. Arsenal and Chelsea aren't lighting the world on fire..

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    4. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Jones will?

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      1. That Was Easy!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        He hasn't even been ruled out. Do English people have a tough time with sports journalism when their most reliable source is the Mirror or like sources? Luckily in America we've got ESPN, etc that are almost always 100% accurate and fact-checked. I wish they covered our sport more.

        This is just a general question, I'm wondering what the sports journalism climate is like there

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  16. YouReds
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Who to go first Jones or Otamendi? Jones may be injured, but if not he’s got more of a clean sheet chance than ota ?!

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      There will be a Man Utd presser to find out if he's injured, maybe.

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      1. YouReds
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Hopefully! just the impending VVD rise is making me wanna do it now

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

    Jones > Davies for free? 0.1m short of Vertonghen. Would give me

    Ryan
    VVD Maguire Davies
    Sterling Salah Mkhi Walcott Ibe
    Kane(c) Kun

    Adrian Ayew Francis Bardsley

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    1. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Jones > Monreal is another good option 🙂 Think about it

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  18. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Davies or Save-ies? See what I did there?

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  19. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Welcome Virgil! Now go get that goal

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  20. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Firmino -4 or Mahrez?

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      A

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    2. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Whos part of the -4

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      1. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Firmino is the -4. Mahrez I can get for free.

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        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          You must be making 2 transfers if it will cost you -4 but Mahrez will be free. He's asking what those transfers are I presume?

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          1. Athletic Nasherbo
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            My bad. Dcl to Firmino and Son to Stanislas

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  21. YouReds
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Need a defender for the next 3 would you invest in Burnley (Mee) or Leicester (Maguire)?

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    1. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      B

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  22. Connor's Calling
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Davies or Vertonghen? Until GW32/3

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    1. YouReds
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Vert - nailed

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    2. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      B

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  23. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Kola is back!

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  24. Duffy Dunk
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Using the FT to do Aguero -> Kane this gameweek.
    Would you take a -8 hit to do Sanchez+LIngard -> Eriksen+Mahrez ?
    Thoughts are, Sanchez miiight do something but fixtures are not on his side (same for Lingard).
    Mahrez, he has good fixtures but not sure Leicester can score big since they played a strong XI vs SheffieldUtd and won only 1-0.
    Eriksen, great fixtures but Tottenham have struggled in this kind of matches before. Also, they have an FACup replay midweek, HUD next weekend and Juve next midweek. Wouldn't they save Eriksen for Juve, limiting his minutes if the matches vs CRY and HUD are going well early?

    Ryan Elliot
    Alonso Otamendi Jones Fernandez Chilwell
    Sanchez Salah Sterling Lingard Fraser
    Aguero Firmino Wilson

    1 FT, 1.0itb

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    1. dbeck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Kun and Sanchez to Mahrez and Kane then reasses as if you do all in one I can see you’ll have a benching headache this week

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  25. Ronnies
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Play daniels OR jones > vvd for a -4 ?

    Tnks guys,

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    1. aleksios
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Play Daniels

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      1. Gazza2000
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        this

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  26. aleksios
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    a) Jones to Robertson for free
    b) Jones to VVD and Ota to Bavies for a hit.

    Thanks.

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    1. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Just Jones > VVD

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      1. aleksios
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        0.1 short

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  27. Delph & Safety
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Alonso to VVD
    DCL to Wilson

    Go for it?

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    1. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Depends if you're making the choice of getting rid of Alonso over Otamendi or Jones if you own them? If you are then I would look to get rid of the others first

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      1. Delph & Safety
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Don’t own either

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    2. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Keep Alonso

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      1. Delph & Safety
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        I know I am reluctant to do so. Don’t want to get rid of KDB either and DCL looks like a priority to get rid.

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  28. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone else looking to save 1 of their 2FT's this week?

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    1. Delph & Safety
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Could be a good idea.

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    2. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      If you could do it, do it. 🙂

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      1. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Im looking at just getting rid of jones but its whether to commit to the VVD salah firmino route or do Jones to 4.7m def and leave the option open for Mane Salah Firmino.

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        1. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Doing the Jones to 4.7m def still allows me to do the VVD Salah Firmino which is the positive.

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    3. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Chances are somebody will be.

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    4. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      At the moment planning to but may decide to do Otamendi to Davies ( did Jones to VVD with first)

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      1. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah I am looking to offload both Otamendi and Jones in the next to weeks. I think Otamendi isn't a must this week though.

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  29. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    How bad are Arsenal... ha

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  30. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    If Arsenal win the Europa League and finish 6th in the Premier League and if Spurs win the Champions League and finish 5th in the Premier League does that mean 6 English teams in the CL?

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Maximum of 5.

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      1. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Champions League winning team gets priority i suppose?

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    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      I believe not, but I wouldn't worry too much.

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    3. Nascimento
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      4th place in the League would then miss out so no Man Utd would take a Europa League spot.

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      1. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        That makes since i suppose.

        Liverpool vs Spurs final with Liverpool in 4th place in the PL and Arsenal winning the EL would be an interesting one.

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