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Chilwell v Pereira: how they compare ahead of Leicester’s fixture turn

Form versus fixtures is the age-old debate in Fantasy circles.

Leicester City are without a win in the last five Gameweeks and sit joint-bottom of the Premier League form table over that period, having taken just one point from a possible 15.

The quality of their opposition has to be factored into the equation, however: the Foxes have faced Liverpool, Manchester United and Spurs in their last three Premier League matches and also lost at seventh-placed Wolves in Gameweek 23.

The performances against those top four clubs in the last three Gameweeks have been encouraging, with Liverpool held to a draw and both Manchester United and Spurs perhaps fortunate to emerge from their encounters with Claude Puel’s side with all three points.

Last Sunday’s defeat at Wembley was especially harsh on the Foxes.

No Premier League side had more efforts on target or shots in the box than Puel’s side in Gameweek 26, while only Manchester City carved out more big chances.

Looking ahead, Leicester’s fixtures are among the most favourable in the division – perhaps even the best.

The Foxes are the only club to avoid any of the “big six” in the next nine Gameweeks, with all five of their home matches during that time against teams currently in the bottom half of the table.

Leicester’s defensive options are particularly worthy of consideration for this run.

Despite their recent winless sequence, only five teams have conceded fewer Premier League goals than the Foxes this season.

Crystal Palace are the only non-big six side to have kept more clean sheets, meanwhile.

With that in mind, we will take a look at two potential routes into the Foxes’ backline – both of whom offer the possibility of Fantasy returns at the other end of the pitch, too.

Ricardo Pereira (£5.3m) and Ben Chilwell (£5.0m) have both posted some impressive underlying statistics this season, though Pereira has had more joy from a Fantasy perspective so far given that he has registered eight attacking returns to Chilwell’s three.

We will compare the two full-back options in the Members’ article below, as well as looking at the case of another key component in the Leicester defence: centre-back Harry Maguire (£5.4m).

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  1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    when will fixtures for gw32 generally be announced .Will it be after gw31 or well before that , not based on results of the quarters ??

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Near GW31.

      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        lovely stuff .Anything before gw30 is fine for me.Have fantastic team till gw29 so planning needs to be done once gw29 is over for me

        1. Mysterion
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I need it before 27 (my planning needs to start now) or after 31 (everyone goes down in flames with me)

  2. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ive currently got 10 players blanking in GW31 in my squad. Not sure what to do

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Have a coffee.

      1. Bruno Bruno!!
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Haha, im screwed

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I’m sure ALOT are the same. I have 8 and that’s if Utd best Chelsea otherwise it’s 6 (two are GKs haha)

      1. Bruno Bruno!!
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        City won, so united are already blanking anyways in 31

        1. FPL Pillars
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I have one chels and one Everton mate.

          1. Bruno Bruno!!
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Oh right, sorry my bad

    3. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Don’t worry, the spoons are being readied.

    4. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Which 5 player's playing in gw31 you've got ??

      1. Bruno Bruno!!
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Fabianski VanDijk Salah Anderson

        Sorry its only 4

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Ohh.
          Can get a pool attacker & Leister Defender to start if planning to play FH in gw 32.
          I think it's manageable.

    5. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Similar here

      Aguero, Rashford
      Pogba, Holberg, Son
      Doh, AWB

      possibly Digne as well

    6. Sleep Talk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      People don't have their FH chip?

  3. dylano21
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    What do you guys think about this ?

    Aguero + digne => lacazette + perreira

    do sane to sterling next week ?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Looks decent but only on Friday.
      Aguero probably punishes you in 28

      1. dylano21
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        thats why i would get Sterling in gw 28. I think he can match him.

        1. TorresMagic™
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          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Sterling has 2 matches before then.

          1. dylano21
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Thats true, but with Pep you never know. Hopefully he won't get injured.

        2. FPL Pillars
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Aguero will be HEAVILY captained. If you want to risk it...

          1. dylano21
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            salah plays watford that week. So he will be the most captained i think.

            1. TorresMagic™
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              • 14 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Not by Aguero owners.

              1. dylano21
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Which combination will get more points in your opinion the next 2 weeks ?

                gw 27: (a) camarasa + lindelof +son C or (b) perreira + laca C + son
                gw 28 : (a) sane + aguero C or (b) sterling C + laca

            2. FPL Pillars
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Who’s second most?

            3. FPL Pillars
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Aguero will be 2nd most at worst.

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Nope

    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Aguero has WHU at home ?

    4. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      just do Digne to Perry

      Arsenal really struggling with creativity don't think Laca is worth it

    5. Not again Shirley
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Very tricky for week after next Gameweek if you already own Auba.

      I was going to bring in Aguero for Auba for that Gameweek but Auba has Bournemouth at home which is as easy as you can get. Granted Kun has WH at home but they have better defence than Bournemouth and will have champions league shortly after the game.

      Kun has already cost me big time (as an Auba owner) but will be hard to take if I lose Auba for Kun and Auba outscores him.

      1. dylano21
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I don't own auba.

    6. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Won't Digne be useful in GW31 if Chelsea get knocked out of FA Cup?

      .. if you're struggling to field 11.

      1. dylano21
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        i will use my free hit in the blank gameweek

  4. The Royal Robin
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bench one:

    A) Camarasa
    B) Deulofeu

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      What score are you expecting in that game?

  5. The Ejiptian King
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Looking at selling value in prep for getting rid of blankers, I think the only one I really don't wanna get rid of is Pogba, he'll have risen over 1m since I got him. Maybe AWB and Doherty too, this is gonna be tough.

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Indeed. I'm looking at it by going backwards from 33/31, rather than fwd from now.
        Both in terms of who to drop last, and who I don't necessarily have to drop at all.

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          So many big decisions to be made, keeping Pogba also makes me feel much better about getting rid of Rash.

    2. R.C
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      why are Doherty and jota flagged now?

      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Did you click on the flag?

        1. R.C
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Dead leg? the hell does that mean lol

          1. fr3d
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Leg fell off

            1. FPL Daniel
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              if it is dead leg he will be fine

              1. TorresMagic™
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                • 14 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Cheers Doctor.

                1. FPL Daniel
                  • 14 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  why hostile comments ?

    3. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ceeeellliiinnnaaa

    4. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      So pumped. AWB TC.

    5. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      So basically all blanks happened, only Chelsea win needed for the full house.

    6. The Royal Robin
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Anyone got a link to see the next blank weeks?

    7. Bees4Lyf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      The swans have equalised urghhh

    8. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Where is AWB today?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Not playing.

      2. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Away watching baps

        1. TRIPOS TOPPER
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          oh to be a footballer!

          1. FPL Daniel
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            So he is fine just rested probably. Thanks all. Hope he is not injured.

            1. pingissimus
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              This is the standard Palace cup defence.

              Hennessy, Kelly, Dann and Ward are all recent first team regulars who need/deserve game time.

              1. FPL Daniel
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                thanks man, so helpful

    9. tm245
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      9 and 19 for Doncaster are ruining all of their attacks.

    10. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Jaaammeessss

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He's absolutely rapid!

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Gas to burn 🙂

    11. RUUD!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      So if palace win and Chelsea beat Man U. Will there only be 4 games in GW31?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        yes

        1. RUUD!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Yikes

      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yep

    12. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Red Card 🙂

    13. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Got to love this season, still hope for stragglers, get your ya ya's out....

    14. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ceeellliiinnnaaa

    15. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Roooobbbbeerrrttttssss

      1. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Football players? Or different sport?

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          FA Cup dude

          1. Holmes
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Which team?

            1. Hotdogs for Tea
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Live game

      2. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Shocking decision.

      3. Bees4Lyf
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        We’ve crumbled this half, bloody pathetic! enjoy the next round!

    16. Lionel Ronaldo
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      So what now, Tottenham - Crystal Palace is a blank in GW31? :O

      1. Karan14
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yes

      2. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yep

      3. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yes it will be a blank.

      4. tm245
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Your grav is a mashup of Messi and Ronaldo but the end product looks like Frank Lampard. Odd.

      5. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        double for Kane that means

    17. EL_FENOMENO
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      a) Auba + Sterling
      b) Kun + Haz

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Sterling + Haz.

      2. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        B

      3. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        A

      4. RealSocialDads
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        C. Kun and Sterling

    18. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Have 2nd wildcard = FH DGW32
      No 2nd wildcard = FH BGW31

      Sound about right?

      1. tm245
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        The weaker the field of options for gw31, the stronger the field of options for dgws 32 and 35, right? Not sure how the Free Hit becomes a better play in a DGW32 or 35 if there are plenty of players to choose from for those DGWs.

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Without a WC you need a run up of GW's to prepare for the doubles with FT's. That means people can start bringing in DGW'ers from GW28 and use the FH chip to dodge BGW31. They then have the double GW players for 32 and 35 (albeit early).

          1. tm245
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            I guess my point is that with so many having a DGW, the need to load up early could be reduced if there is such a variety of options.

            1. Twisted Saltergater
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              It does make it trickier to cover all the bases, I guess. No doubt will miss a few players that haul !

      2. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        WC in 32 and FH in 33 can also work

      3. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Current team a big factor too.

        1. tm245
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          The biggest, and the most underrated.

        2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          thissss the biggest factor

      4. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah pretty much but I'm looking at early WC and fh 31 an hope like hell

        1. THFC4LIFE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I thought about this myself, gw30 maybe and BB in 32

    19. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Can’t wait to fill my team up with crap leading upto gw31, reminds me of last year....

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Shaq scored 3 weeks running before the blank 😎

        1. THFC4LIFE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          All I remember is Walcott lol

          1. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            *If Chelsea lose tomorrow*

            Walcott will score in GW30 and you know what happens then 😛

            1. THFC4LIFE
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Lol. Never again!!

            2. Amey
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              😀

      2. MTPockets
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Who would you be missing out on though?

          Can hold a few mci/mun, save FT and do 2/3 for 31.
          Aside from that ars, tot don't have greatest 28-30 fixtures anyway.

          1. THFC4LIFE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Ye I know what your saying but just looking at my team with 4 players currently playing in gw31 it looks a mess

        • IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          fh31 or 33 to save u from the misery depending on fixtures then ha

          1. DandyDon
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Considering a bold strategy where I use the wildcard this week. Still FH 32, not ideal for week 35 but think with fixture swing this week and blanks my team will make up the points i.e auba and Aguero next week. Not as many blanks by week 35 anyway. Would like to see how rearranged Chelsea Brighton game fits into things first.

            1. FPL Daniel
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              I like the bold strategy. I might do it earlier too

              1. DandyDon
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                I am having a good season though so don’t want to blow my rank!

      3. RealSocialDads
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Think I'm settled on what I'm doing for BGW's and DGW's:

        Currently have 4 playing in 31. Can get 9 with two hits which I feel will be fine, can always take more hits once BGW33 is confirmed and we know who's definitely playing in it.

        Then FH 32, will have planned for 33 and should have similar around 9 players possibly more, then WC 34 BB 35. TC sometime inbetween

        Happy days

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Yep, that's the most obvious plan if you have the 2nd WC.

          1. RealSocialDads
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Would love to use TC in DGW but doesn't seem feasible. If only I did it with aguero or sterling..

            What's your plan?

        2. Ron_Swanson
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          so the TC will be on a single gameweek?

          1. RealSocialDads
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Looks like it, I never really have much luck anyway with it and missed my chance with Aguero so will probably be on Salah or Sterling in a plum fixture

        3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Atm i am on fh31 tc32 wc34 bb35.Fa cup draw could be useful too and chelsea utd result important too

          other 2 alternatives:
          tc32 fh33 wc34 bb35
          and fh32 wc34 bb35 and tc somewhere

          1. RealSocialDads
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            That looks like quite a solid plan! So plan for 32 and 33 over the next few weeks, having TC in 32 could be gold.

            Your first alternative seems like it might be difficult to pull off - would have to plan your transfers for both 31 and 32

            1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Yeah need strange fa cup draw and results for that but stranger things have happened

        4. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Same here mate I think

      4. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Spreadsheet is changing. Spurs Palace blank confirmed.

        1. Mysterion
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Doc Crellin gone back to the future again?

          1. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            He's ripped past 88 straight up to 100

        2. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Was always the likely result, Thought Bristol City might've upset Wolves, but wasn't to be.

      5. Poseidon.
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Y’all sleeping on Palace assets

        1. Ambrosiana Inter
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Maybeeee

        2. Pieterke30
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Im selling Batshuayi for Jimenez or Rondon, anyway

      6. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        If a -4 to take out a blank player in 31 is only really a -2, and if that player also blanked in 33, does that mean the -4 is really a free transfer ? 🙂

        1. RealSocialDads
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah could look at it like this, would definitely be worth the hits if you FH 32 WC 34

        2. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Only if FH32.

        3. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Oh I forgot this all was gonna start again. FWIW, I would see it as a free transfer given certain assumptions and not given other assumptions, so the question depends on circumstance. If you're planning to use the free transfer rationale at this early stage, it's likely that the rationale is not 100% legit, since you could also plan to make a transfer without taking a hit, which makes the "hit is a hit" / "-4 is -4" argument more relevant. It's all going to be a load of pointless drivel like this reply anyway.

          1. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Is the cat alive though ? 😉

            1. Deulofail
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Not if I've had anything to do with it. I've never missed an opportunity to cook a cat.

        4. MTPockets
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Actually, that's an interesting point about when to take hits for the blanks

            1. Hotdogs for Tea
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Taking a hit that removes 2 blanks does not sound like a bad idea 🙂

              1. MTPockets
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  Yeah I just hadn't thought through e.g. doing 2 before 31 rather than say 1 before each of 31/33

          • Ambrosiana Inter
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Is Kenedy ( Newcastle ) worth a shout?

            1. RealSocialDads
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Almiron could be the better Newcastle asset to choose

            2. Mysterion
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              A whisper at best...

            3. The Ejiptian King
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Not at all, he's been out of favour for ages now, check his minutes.

          • Rainer
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            No Palace DGW will be that nice.

            Its nearly time to say goodbye to AWB 🙁

          • Alnair
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Yikes, imagine bringing in Aubameyang and Son in the last two weeks.

            Both blanking will almost certainly mean hits to those who have them.

            1. Ambrosiana Inter
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              I m gonna get rid of son for kdb after this week

            2. Holmes
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              No? Get rid of Auba after next 2 games, stick Son on bench, easy peasy...

            3. RealSocialDads
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Feel like everyone will take hits in the next few weeks.

              I'm tempted to do Sterling -> Son (c) then back to Sterling for GW28 with my FT's, since I don't have a real captain option this week and people chasing me have Son

              Do you think this is worth wasting the FT's?

            4. pingissimus
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Auba could I suppose be a keeper as he has 33 and a decent match in 32.

              The 33 blanks could yet be significant too. Spurs City and United might all be out that as well.

            5. TRIPOS TOPPER
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              deffo not bothering with Auba now

              2 good games, 2 awful ones then blank
              may use him on my FH though