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Captain Sensible – Salah and Kane battle for the Gameweek 19 armband

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The Boxing Day-orientated Gameweek 19 looks to be taking Fantasy managers back in time, with the captain battle appearing to be between two of last season’s usual suspects.

We’ve gone over those doing well in the poll before doing a comparison between the individuals themselves, their teams and their opponents in order to find the best candidate.

Captain Poll

The Gameweek 19 captain poll indicates that this week the most popular skipper will be either Harry Kane (£12.5m) or Mohamed Salah (£13.2m), much like it was for so much of last season.

The Tottenham Hotspur forward led the poll with a tally of 38% just over 24-hours ago but that has since been cut back. He now claims just 30.9% of the vote, sneaking out Salah who sits on 28.7%.

Way off in third place is Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (5.0%) while Kane’s Spurs colleague Son Heung-min (£8.5m) has just 3.4% backing.

Eden Hazard (3.4%), Marcus Rashford (2.9%) and Anthony Martial (2.6%) are the other contenders in this bracket of support.

Not a single Manchester City player has more than 3% backing in the poll, with Raheem Sterling (£11.5m) languishing far down the list on 2.4%.

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  1. John Colby (Capt)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Tempted to bring in a Man U defender given that if they're on the front foot again their defence will be under less pressure than when under Mourinho. I like attacking fullbacks but does Shaw convince you? Lindelof has already scored for Sweden in November and got forward at times at Cardiff. Who do you recommend. Getting rid of Kolasinac

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    1. Taking one for the team
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Shaw best option for Utd

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    2. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Could be a nice punt but we’ve only seen 1 game

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    3. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      shaw is a sure thing

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    4. DMP
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Which one?

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      1. John Colby (Capt)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers everyone. Shaw it is then.

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  2. ponsio22
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Is anyone else seeing their team decrease in overall value?

    Mine has fallen about .6, yet none of my players have had a price drop.

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    1. DeadStarComing
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I'm confused.

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    2. Klein
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Must be drop due to selling players. What does your team look like?

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      1. ponsio22
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/my

        I haven’t many any transfers this week.

        If you go to my Gameweek history you’ll see how it’s dropped

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        1. RyanC
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          That’s a link to the general page. You need to go on gameweek history and send the link from there.

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          1. ponsio22
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/95123/history

            Thanks

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    3. DeadStarComing
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Are you on a Wildcard?

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      1. ponsio22
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I used it in GW 16

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  3. Jet5605
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    What are these Martial rest rumours? Any substance or just rumours? I'm on a WC and was mulling over Martial v Lingard

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Reddit: I am a United supporter and follow pre match stuff meticulously.

      Martial was carrying a knock during last international break and was said by the club doctors that he needs to managed carefully during December and it's hard for him to play 2-3 games at a stretch.

      Arsenal - 68 min (pulled thigh)

      Fulham - didn't play

      Liverpool - short cameo

      Cardiff - 85 min

      Also regarding people staying with the squad in Lowry hotel, don't believe some twitter replies which put out the template "this is usually the case, he stays nearby". It's rare and very rare for United players not staying in the team hotel to make the matchday squad. For away games 100% no one travels separately and for home games it's 99% and in the 1% case they might be in bench/stadium.

      For Fulham home match he wasn't in the team hotel, despite Mourinho saying after the Arsenal match that Martial thinks it's "pre-injury" and he is fine. As expected he didn't start.

      So my overall opinion is he won't start today and he has been advised by the club staff to be managed carefully. Since he hasn't been spotted yesterday, it's highly unlikely that he starts and a 1% chance that he is in bench since it's a home game.

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      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Lol

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      2. Manani
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I wished I read your post yesterday before I did my transfer!

        very informative stuff thanks

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    2. RyanC
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      He wasn’t sighted at the team hotel, I believe.

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  4. Waylander
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Got 2 FT

    Sane and Sterling to Salah and Martial?

    Thanks, all

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    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      See post above but I wouldn’t get rid of both of them

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  5. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Salah to start on the bench!

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Very likely, Arsenal City next

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      1. fr3d
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Very unlikely, lots of rest days so far

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    2. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Source?

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      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        My gut!

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    3. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      That's your opinion, shouldn't state it as a fact.

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      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Didn’t say it was fact just my opinion

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        1. Jarnathan
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          That wasn't obvious from your post at all. It's important for members to distinguish between the two.

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    4. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      nope

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    5. clodhopper
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Link

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    6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      good

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    7. RyanC
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Unlikely but possible.

      Still, Salah (c).

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    8. clodhopper
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Opinions mean nothing keep them too yourself only links and concrete news have a place in this website

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      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        No

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        1. Jarnathan
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          This is why we should be able to simply block people.

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    9. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Two tough games follow - Shaqiri can fill in easily enough or stuzz or Origi - klopp will see what he can get away with

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  6. CHARLIE HULL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Ryan
    Alonso Robertson Digne Doherty
    Sterling Anderson Richarlison
    Kane Aubameyang Jiminez

    Button AWB Brooks Hojberg

    2FT and 1.8M ITB. Think I'm all set to switch Ryan to Fab and roll the other FT.

    Want a United asset but will probably wait another week. Want Salah but then not for the next 2.

    Any thoughts appreciated!

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  7. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Cardiff fans, How good is Zahore now that he is back as a really cheap 3rd striker ?? Will he play ??

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  8. DMP
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    First 3 wins!

    A) Sterling - Bellerin -> Hazard - Trippier (-4)
    B) Bellerin -> Digne

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      A

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    2. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      B

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    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      B

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  9. Superballzzz
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Is it worth a -4 sane 2 salah ?

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    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      No salah might not start today also

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      1. clodhopper
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Link

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    2. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Depends who you are downgrading

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  10. n-doggg
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Would you consider downgrading any of these to facilitate Fraser to martial?

    A. Digne
    B. Taa
    C. Jiminez
    D. None

    Team:
    Rui, hamer
    Alonso, taa, Digne, awb, bennet
    Sterling, sane, richarlison, Fraser, Camarasa
    Kane, Aubameyang, Jimenez

    2 FTs.

    Thanks

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    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      C to Ings possibly?

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      1. n-doggg
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Doesn’t give me enough. Would have to be success

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        1. Rhodes your boat
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Or kamara?

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          1. n-doggg
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Yep

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    2. RyanC
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      No, not right now.

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  11. Ange Ball
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    I need to play one. 

    A) Hernandez
    ( Away Southampton)

    B) Rich (Burnley Away)

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    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      B 100%

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      1. Ange Ball
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks

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    2. Rohirrims
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      B

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      1. Ange Ball
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Thsnks

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  12. woodles
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Biggest benching headache of the season

    A) Doherty (ful)
    B) Digne (bur)
    C) Jiménez (ful)

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    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      C

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    2. Rohirrims
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I'd play C bench either of the other two.

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      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        We’re really helpful

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    3. Shark Team
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Fulham will score so Doherty

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    4. woodles
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks all. Currently on Doherty

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      1. bench boost for every gamew…
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        benching doherty in prob one of his best fixtures throughout the season seems rather unwise, Fulham weak in attack and still in transition which means Ranieri trying to make them better as a defensive unit. Would if i had to benched Digne, Gueye prob won´t make it and that means Everton a much weaker side defensively.

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    5. RyanC
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Digne.

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  13. Rohirrims
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    GTG?

    Fabianski
    TAA - Alonso - Doherty - Wan-Bissaka
    Salah - Richarlison - Sterling
    Jiminez - (K)ane - Rashford

    Patricio - Camarasa - Brooks - Holebas
    FT - 0; ITB - 0.6

    Considering TAA out for either Kolasinac or Digne for a -4.

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    1. Eastman
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      TAA back today or next game

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  14. liverpoolian
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Ederson
    Wanb- digne- alonso
    Sane -fanderson- snod- oneweekpunt6.2
    Mitro -Cane- Auba
    Fras balb cook

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  15. Jet5605
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Who to captain and why? Salah more rested but Spurs just scored 6. Toughie

    A - Salah
    B - Kane

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    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      B solely cos he’s more explosive

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  16. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    SOS!!!
    Salah and Kane on the bench
    Find a captain soon!!!
    For more information call me in 2 hours...

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    1. clodhopper
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Links

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  17. Manani
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    play 2:

    Dohetry
    Luiz
    AWB
    Fraser

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    1. Astronautovic
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Doherty and awb

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  18. Scheister
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    G2G?

    Fab
    Robbo Alonso Trippier Doherty
    Salah Sane Richarlison Martial
    Kane Jimenez

    Button Ings AWB Camarasa

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    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      AWB over Doh tempting but gtg

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  19. Goalasm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    pick 2 from this 4 to play :
    A. DLuiz
    B. Laporte
    C. Wanbissaka
    D. Fraser

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    1. Astronautovic
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      B and C

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    2. Jealous Viper
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      BC

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  20. Astronautovic
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Who to play? Should I play ings or awb?

    Fabianski
    Alonso Trent Doherty digne
    Hazard sterling sane richarlison
    Kane jimenez

    Hamer awb ings gunnarsson

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    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      AWB for Digne possibly

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      1. Astronautovic
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks mate

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  21. Jealous Viper
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Is Pogba the pick of United assets due to the fact that he is the most assured member of that team to play 3 straight games and gets forward a lot? Not sure who to bring in between he and son

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  22. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Is this madness?

    Alonso, Sterling, Success
    To
    Def 4.6, Lingard, Aguero

    For -8?

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    1. aleksios
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      yes it is

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      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks

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    2. Saint Luke
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yep - crazy

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  23. Zack Attack
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Sane to hazard for free?????

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    1. Rhys85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I'm considering that, bit worried as would leave me with no outfielder from City.

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      1. Zack Attack
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Same haha can’t decide!

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  24. Jet5605
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Pick a GK to start:

    A - Patricio (ful)
    B - Hart (EVE)

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  25. woodles
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Are people confident son will start? Have the captaincy on him at the moment over Kane.

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    1. Indpush
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I am.

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  26. machickenz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Is getting rid of Aubemeyang for Kane worth? Already have Hazard + Salah

    A) Aubemeyang + Fraser > Kane + Camarasa
    B) Aubemeyang + Alonso > Kane + Bavies
    C) Aubemeyang + Alonso > Kane + Digne
    B) Aubemeyang + Pereira> Kane + Bednarek

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  27. Shaikh91
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Need some help guys

    Ederson, Hamer
    Alonso, Davies, Bennett, balbuena, benalouane
    Sterling, fraser, sane, richarlison, hojbjerg
    Kane, success, laca

    2 ft with 0.7 itb.

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  28. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Any leaked team news or updates on Martial & Robbo since last night?

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  29. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    AWB looking chill in his pj’s visiting his neighbour yesterday, he’s ready for today 🙂 https://gifyu.com/image/wwPQ

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  30. aleksios
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    So Martial wont start, Digne comes on.
    Next on bench is Diop. Would you do Diop to Shaw/Lovren for a hit?

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