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Finding the best combination of premium FPL options

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After the hectic Christmas period, there is no little consensus over which premium Fantasy Premier League options are the best to own.

The problem has been particularly prevalent in midfield and attack with the recent re-emergence of Mohamed Salah (£13.3m) forcing managers to chop and change their more expensive assets to get him back in.

We have decided to take the opportunity of the upcoming break from league action to compare some of the popular players at the dearer end of their classification.

These are Salah, Raheem Sterling (£11.3m), Eden Hazard (£11.1m), Leroy Sané (£9.5m) and Paul Pogba (£8.4m) in midfield with Harry Kane (£12.6m), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.4m), Sergio Aguero (£11.2m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.1m) up front.

Using the Fantasy Football Scout members’ area we have weighed these options against each other for various statistics over the last six Gameweeks.

The analysis takes into account their minutes per shots in the box, minutes per efforts on target, creativity and expected data.

We have chosen the period of the last six Gameweeks to factor in the hectic festive period but also to take into account some of the matches before that too.

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  1. Stimps
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Would you wildcard this team? Looking to get pool cover and sort my defence out

    Fab
    Kola Doherty Digne AWB Bennet
    Hazard Pogba Martial Richarlison Anderson
    Kane Auba Ings

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    1. Stimps
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Also looking for city cover

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    2. Volley127
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No.

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  2. jpizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Which Combo would you rather have:
    Kane + Camarasa or Haz + Jimenez?

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    1. simong1
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Kane and Camarasa

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

      Tough if looking couple gws back but should be B. However would try to find a way for Kane as well.

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    3. tvz32
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B

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    4. Tommyg
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Do a comparison on the RMT.

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      1. Tommyg
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Looking at it I would say that probably be would win by a small margin

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        1. Tommyg
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          B*

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    5. pjomara
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A. Chelsea fixtures going South soon

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  3. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    One more TAA with 2ft:

    Fabianski > Etheridge (next 9/10 fixtures at least ok)
    Holebas > TAA

    Would get 0.1 profit from Fab to fund TAA exactly. Would have defence of Robbo, TAA, Doherty, Digne, Awb.

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    1. asquishypotato
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I’m doing Holabackgirl to TAA this week pending other news

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  4. simong1
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Bench which 1 of Digne (BOU), Deulofeu (cry), Ings (lei) and AWB (WAT)?

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    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Deu

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    2. Kuzser
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Ings

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  5. Steevo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Good moves over the next 2 GWs?

    Son, Anderson, Aubameyang OUT
    Salah, Richarlison, Rashford/Arnie IN

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    1. ameisin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yes, I'm looking at Son + Auba > Salah + Rash
      OR simply Son > Pogba

      So for me it's a comparison of Pogba + Auba vs Salah + Rash

      It's a risk losing Auba, but if Rash keeps up his form it should be worth it.

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    2. The 5% Team
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      doing something similar, so yes for me

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  6. ResultatFar
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Fabianski + Martial + Joselu -> Guaita + Brooks + Firmino (-4). Would you do it? I only own Robbo from Liverpool atm and have Rashford for Utd cover

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Looks good.

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  7. #FPLBhuna
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    a) kane + son > arnie + salah(-4)
    b) kane + son > firmino + mane(-4)

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    1. tvz32
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A

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  8. Woody01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Next move, need Salah for next few GW's - 2 FT and 0.0 ITB

    Kane / Anderson / Ings >> Salah / Mitrovic / Kamara (bench fodder) +0.8m

    Fabianski
    Robertson / Digne / Holebas / AWB
    Pogba / Anderson / Richarlison / Sané (VC) / Hazard (C)
    Kane

    Patricio /Jimenez / Doherty / Ings

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  9. sirmorbach
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    After reflecting upon your great suggestions, I came up with two options. I'd really appreciate your opinions, lads. Your insights are my greatest FPL source. Anyway, here's my current squad:

    Fabianski / Patricio

    Alonso / Robertson / Doherty / Duffy / Balbuena

    Hazard / Sané / Felipe Anderson / Richarlison / Fraser

    Aubameyang / Rashford / Jimenez


    Should I

    A. Do Auba-Arnie, Anderson-Salah, Alonso-Pereira/Digne/TAA (-4 points)

    B. Wildcard, and go with
    Fabianski
    TAA / Doherty / Pereira
    Salah / Hazard / Sané / Fraser
    Kun / Rashford / Arnie

    Bench: Guaita, Duffy, Wan-B, Camarasa

    C. Something else?

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    1. Finnish Fish
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Id do A with TAA.

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      1. sirmorbach
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers, mate! Much appreciated!

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  10. Willmissudimitrypayet
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Repost:

    Best combo moving forward?

    A) Digne, Alisson
    B) Jiménez, Fabianski

    (Going 4-4-2 or 3-4-3)

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    1. Bavarian
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A

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  11. tvz32
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Fab Button
    Robbo Digne Doherty AWB Balb
    Hazard Sane Pogba Rich Obiang
    Kane Jimenez Rashford

    2 FTs and 3.1 ITB

    How would get Salah into this team?

    A) Hazard > Salah, upgrade Balbuena > TAA
    B) Robbo > TAA, Sane > Salah
    C) Kane > Auba, Sane > Salah

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    1. Jeremy Corbyn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      C is ace

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    2. Robson-Canoe
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B for me

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    3. tvz32
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I am leaning towards A actually. This is making it tougher for me

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      1. Willmissudimitrypayet
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Kane to Firmino, Rich to Salah?

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    4. Kuzser
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Between A and B. If hazard fails again against Newcastle, then A.

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  12. HD1990
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Guiata, Button
    Alonso, Digne, Doherty, W. Biss, Peltier
    Lingard, Pogba, Salah, Sané, Gibbs White
    Aubameyang, Kane, Success

    Kante in for Lingaard
    +
    Jimenez in for Success

    GTG or any other suggestions?

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    1. HD1990
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      O ITB, 1FT

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    2. The 5% Team
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      decent moves...maybe wait 1 week and do them for free or one each week, because they are not worth taking a hit

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      1. HD1990
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Agreed, Thanks

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  13. Kuzser
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Team prepared to welcome King Mo but how? 
    Will be for -4, 8.7itb 
    1) Camarasa-> Salah with 0.0 itb, will have to rely on lingard or sacrifice sane to get pogba
    2) lingard-> Salah with 2.2 itb, will be able to get pogba for Anderson or do sane, kamara-> pogba Rashford for -4. 

    Team is:
    Fab 4.0
    Lovren Schindler Digne awb Pereira 
    Sane hazard Anderson lingard camarasa 
    Kane Jimenez kamara

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    1. The 5% Team
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      2

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    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      2

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  14. jomikijiq
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    A) Wilson
    B) Jimenez

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    1. tvz32
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B long term

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  15. Ohh1454
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Time to get rid of martial ?

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    1. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Probably with Sanchez lurking.

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    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Rashford and Pogba look best options now.

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    3. JELLYFISH
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I have Pogba and Martial, so am also looking to ship Martial out. Question is for whom, and for me with Man U having a good run of fixtures I figure I am better off holding for now.

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      1. Finnish Fish
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I fear that Martial will lose his spot.

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        1. JELLYFISH
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Agreed, he might. But who are the replacement options? Fanderson or Bilva are the only real candidates for me (already have Rich). I would be tempted by Bilva but he too is at risk with KDB coming back

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  16. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Is Balbuena going to make clean sheets more likely for Fabianski?

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Probably.

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    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      They kept 1-2 CSs in around 15 GWs when he was playing, so I doubt it.

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    3. tigermania_78
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      no

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    4. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I rate him. Diop+Balbuena a decent CB pairing imo.

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    5. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Absolutely one of the best defenders West Ham have ever had

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  17. EMBOLOFAN
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    any ideas?
    2ft
    0.1

    fab speroni
    alonso robertson laporte lovren doherty
    salah hazard son pogba rich
    rash jiminez kamara

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    1. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Robertson to TAA
      Alonso to Luiz
      Laporte to Periera

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      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Why without an upgrade?

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    2. Volley127
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Laporte to Bedarenk
      Son to Sane/sterling

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  18. JayJay96
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Please can I have some advice if needs be! Doing my wildcard

    Etheridge / Button

    Robertson - Alonso - TAA - Wan Bissaka - Cedric

    Salah - Eriksen - Doucoure - Siggy - Felipe Anderson

    Aguero Arnautovic Kamara

    Any suggestions??

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    1. Sickboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Maybe drop down the defence a little and beef up the midfield?

      Looks good otherwise.

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      1. JayJay96
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I’m assuming Alonso here? Just worried that he’ll return the first week i take him out haha

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      2. Dr. Rog
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        only 2 big hitters because too much in defence - Doherty/Digne/Kola/Shaw/Perieria/Chilwell all decent options

        balanced teams have 3 big players, unbalanced have 4. you will lose ground against those teams I fear

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    2. MTPockets
        5 years, 3 months ago

        When's Ryan back - i.e. any point in Button vs LIV/mun?
        Have Alonso but honestly not sure I'd get him now
        Would probably have Deuolofeu over Doucoure
        Pogba/Rashford?
        Do you need Anderson + Arnie given their mixed fixtures?
        Is Aguero back to nailed?

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        1. JayJay96
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Mid February I think with Ryan, Button fits in well for that time being.

          Doucoure is more nailed and an undervalued asset. I did consider deulofeu however.

          Yeah I think I’d prefer Anderson over Arnautovic?

          Aguero must have for me

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    3. Sickboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      If Salah is looking good captain material over the next 6 fixtures, is there much point having Kane?

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      1. MTPockets
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Could say the same in reverse though
          (have both)

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          1. Sickboy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Agreed, but you can only pick one, so it seems rather a lot of cash for ‘cover’

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            1. Finnish Fish
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              imo Eriksen & Salah.

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            2. MTPockets
                5 years, 3 months ago

                I have them for points rather than cover, but you may be right about an underlying fear of not having rather than great value. Might losing Kane when Son's back

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          2. Volley127
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Yes.

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        • Differential C (Mark)
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Clyne to BOU. Should solidify their defence more. 4.4m in FPL
          Any takers?

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          1. JELLYFISH
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Nope

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          2. Dr. Rog
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            competing with AwB

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          3. MTPockets
              5 years, 3 months ago

              1cs in last 11 games, and not very kind defensive fixtures for next 8.
              Maybe after that though

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          4. Dr. Rog
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Keep it simple. A Hazard / Salah captaincy rotation gives us

            NEW CPL LEI HUD BOU BHA WAT ful BUR ful car sou CHE BUR HUD WAT WOL

            the only bad week (Che vs Liv) you have Kane/Son (HUD), Auba (wat), Sterling/Aguero/Sane (cpl), Pogba (WHM) as strong alternatives
            the 4 away fixtures are ful*2, car, sou all relegation fodder.

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            1. Ask Yourself
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Nah Salah set and forget for me after this week

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            2. jtreble
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              What about using the perfect Salah/Auba captaincy rotation instead?

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          5. Finnish Fish
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Some questions.. Id really appericiate any answers & thoughts.
            Would you consider Aguero on WC? If you are going to captain Salah for next few weeks or so, is there any need for Kane or can you cover him with Eriksen and use the money elsewhere? Cheers all.

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            1. Dr. Rog
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              id say Aguero/Auba/Kane is a matter of taste and they are fairly exchangeable.
              the real question on a WC is your team structure - do you want 2 big strikers or 1 or none? do you want to play a 3-5-2 or a 3-4-3? do you want Alonso or someone like Sane/Son. how flexible will your team be responding to injuries or bandwagons?

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            2. asquishypotato
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              I like Aguero but the two factors you need to consider is potential rotation for champs league, and where his phone fixtures are, since those are the big ones to captain him on.

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              1. Finnish Fish
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Thanks a lot both of you. 🙂

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          6. Atimis
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Best one?

            A) Keep FT
            B) Son to Salah, Martial to Sane/Eriksen next week
            C) Martial to Sane, Son to Salah next wee

            Thinking C as it would be nice to have Son vs United? Will have no Spurs cover after this one but Sane should be good for next 3 and than can make a change back to Son or other Spurs mid.

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          7. Black Knights
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            My team feels like it's the messiest it's been all season.

            Fab
            Alonso, Lovren, AWB
            Hazard, Son, Rich, Felipe, Martial
            Kane, Auba

            Stek, Kamara, Femenia, Doherty

            It's frying my brain a little bit but for next week, is the only thing that's urgent to get rid of Martial? Resisting the urge to wildcard and start again.

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            1. JELLYFISH
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              I wouldn’t consider getting rid of Martial as urgent

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              1. Black Knights
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                What i'd really like to do is hold for one more week and then fix the problems with 2 FTs the following week. So i might be able to do that with that squad?

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                1. JELLYFISH
                  • 12 Years
                  5 years, 3 months ago

                  Definitely worth waiting. It’s FA cup wkd so no hurry to do anything unless you are being pressured by player value

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                  1. Black Knights
                    • 12 Years
                    5 years, 3 months ago

                    Nope, nothing to worry about and no real targets so i think i'll just log off for a bit and stop panicking! Thank you.

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            2. Differential C (Mark)
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Martial still one of their best players, I'd say he can stay for now.
              Would you consider a swoop for Kun, though? City are bouncing back with Fernandinho in the XI, and he seems the best way into that City attack if you dont want the midfield headache.

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              1. Black Knights
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Yes i'd like Kun back (of course). Could be for Auba but having just been stung with Sane to Haz, i'm not keen on taking out a big hitter with a decent game for now.

                I think i'll hold Martial and reassess later, thanks.

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                1. Bobby
                  • 14 Years
                  5 years, 3 months ago

                  Agree - auba vs a rubbish West Ham defence should be good. Could replace auba and martial for salah + 1 week after?

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          8. Meme2011
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Which WC team?

            A)
            Gunn, Guiata
            Trippier, TAA, Digne, Bednarek, W.Biss
            Salah, Pogba, Hazard, Eriksen, Camarasa,
            Aguero, Rashford, Kamara

            Or

            B)
            Gunn, Guiata
            Trippier, TAA, Digne, Doherty, W.Biss
            Hazard, Pogba, Sane, Mane, Camarasa,
            Kane, Rashford, Ings

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            1. Monkey Hanger
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              A.

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            2. asquishypotato
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Which formation do you intend?
              A looks better dependent on 4atb but B looks better if you intend to bench Camarasa

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            3. Dr. Rog
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              neither Gunn nor Guaita are nailed.
              Guaita is a fine pick but pair him with a nailed 4.5 (or even Hennessey).

              team A out of those because Salah mainly.

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          9. sirmorbach
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Guys,

            A. Stick with this lot with 2 ft:

            Fabianski / Patricio

            Alonso / Robertson / Doherty / Duffy / Balbuena

            Hazard / Sané / Felipe Anderson / Richarlison / Fraser

            Aubameyang / Rashford / Jimenez

            or

            B. Wildcard and go with

            Fabianski

            TAA / Doherty / Pereira

            Salah / Hazard / Sané / Fraser

            Kun / Rashford / Arnie

            Bench: Guaita, Duffy, Wan-B, Camarasa

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            1. Dr. Rog
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              hit that button. nice WC team

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              1. sirmorbach
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Thanks mate! Your insights in this website are always good, I'll happily follow your advice

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          10. internal error
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Own both Aubameyang and Kane, I keep changing my mind, who to drop.

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            1. Black Knights
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Lucas coming back into play is a bit of a bugger for Kane, despite his form.

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          11. Differential C (Mark)
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Now rumours of Solanke off to Bournemouth now, possibly on a permanent deal.
            Competition for Wilson, surely?

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            1. asquishypotato
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Don’t think it would be permanent but might be one of those loans with option/obligation to buy

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          12. PepSala
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            0.1 ITB looks good?

            Guaita Speroni
            TAA Digne AWB Doherty Balbuena
            Salah(C) Hazard Pogba Camarasa Kante
            Kane Aguero Kamara

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            1. Dr. Rog
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Guaita Speroni is a bit risky.

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          13. PepSala
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Also, is Lovren nailed for the next few weeks?

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