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Captain Sensible – Aguero and Salah in close call for Gameweek 30

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Liverpool and Manchester City options look to be the key players in the Gameweek 30 captaincy debate.

Both sides face crucial home fixtures in the Premier League title race and some of their key players have a strong case for the armband.

The Captain Sensible article is here once again to analyse the data of these assets in plenty of detail, as well as the attacking statistics of their teams and defensive capabilities of their opponents.

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In one of the closest calls of the season, it’s been neck-and-neck between Mohamed Salah (£13.4m) and Sergio Aguero (£11.8m) all week in the captain poll. The Egyptian took the lead on Monday but by late Tuesday, the Manchester City man had overtaken him.

At the time of writing, Salah is back on top but not by much. Ahead of Burnley’s trip to Anfield, he has the backing of 28.7% while Aguero has 28.67%.

The secondary options from both clubs are also in the top five with Raheem Sterling (£11.4m) garnering 10% support and Sadio Mané (£9.8m) on 4%.

Jamie Vardy (£8.9m) is the only member of the top five not to play for Liverpool or Manchester City. With Leicester hosting Fulham on Saturday afternoon, the forward has the backing of 4.5% in the vote.

The differential options for Gameweek 30 include some important candidates from previous rounds of fixtures. Paul Pogba (£9.0m) is the best of the rest with 2.3% while Harry Kane (£12.4m) has 1.87% support.

Wilfried Zaha (£6.8m), Eden Hazard (£10.8m) and Patrick van Aanholt (£5.4m) and Michy Batshuayi (£6.5m) are the only other options with more than 1% backing.

Player statistics – Last four Gameweeks

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

    Any point of shipping Jimenez for Batshuayi this gw?

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  2. Big Al Stankovic
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Benching headache this week...
    Need to put one of these as first sub.

    A) Rashford (ars)
    B) Rondon (EVE)
    C) Arnie (car)
    D) Anderson (car)

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    1. Latch86
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      C or D

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    2. TAArt
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Rondón

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  3. F0oTBall GuRu
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Captain choices BBC Sport

    https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/47487917

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  4. Cojones of Destiny
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    better baps and chance of cs:
    a. Ethr
    b. Boruc

    thx

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    1. Big Al Stankovic
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Boruc

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  5. Maddamotha
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Son, Kamara > Brooks, Vardy -4. Yay or nay?

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    1. Big Al Stankovic
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yay

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    2. Latch86
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Good transfer

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      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Losing Son for a hit before Southampton. You know the risk.

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

      Son for a hit before Southampton away?!?!

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      1. Latch86
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Son's looked exhausted for a few weeks now. I wouldn't even be that surprised if Poch started Lamela / Moura ahead of him this GW

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  6. Samwise
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    who will keep for Bournemouth over the next few weeks?

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    1. Samwise
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      please answer

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    2. F0oTBall GuRu
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Boruc

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

      Artur Boruc

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

      I don’t think anyone’s 100% nailed

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    5. TeamSteam
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Boruc. 7 consecutive starts. Keepers aren`t that prone to rotation.

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      1. KUNingas
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Guaita and Patricio says hi 🙂

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        1. TeamSteam
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Patricio was a one off, and it was announced ahead of time. That`s his first benching of the season. And the CPL keeper situation is also unique. Your argument is dumb and poor.

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

          Crack is really not good for you.

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    6. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Can't believe this is still a question. 2 conceded last 4 home games including Chelsea and Man City

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  7. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I understand "Points over Value" but if you don't have the Value, you won't be able to buy the Quality players you need when free-hitting and wildcarding to get you the Points.

    Discuss.

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    1. Samwise
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      team value differs from sale value - usually its quite negligible

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      1. The Polymath
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        This year Pogba, Doherty and Jimenez have bucked the trend big-time.

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    2. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      This is not the time of the season to be concerned about value - you either have it or you don’t. The real question is do you hold players you have value tied up in, or do you sell them and cash in? There is a hot topic on this which I think clearly concludes that now is the time to profit from the price rises and look to the best value assets for the immdiate upcoming GW’s

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      1. The Polymath
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I suppose it's a matter of convincing yourself selling these players is the right thing to do.

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    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      If you don't want a player back selling him is actually gaining the Value incremented/earned over him.

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      1. The Polymath
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I agree, but I do want them back.

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

          Then I'd hold some & sell the one's who can be brought back with less damage.
          Actually managing FT is also an issue imo.
          I have sold bench player's so can bench Pogba & Doherty over 31-34

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

      Good team value, crap rank?

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      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Haha

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      2. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        😀

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    5. F0oTBall GuRu
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      The guy with the highest team value has not got a good OR

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      1. HamezMace
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        That's because some people just set up a team purely to build team value, so they can top the team value table on the front page of FPL website.
        To get that team value they take 10 hits every week to get any player who is rising in price.

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        1. HamezMace
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Just checked the gameweek history of the team with highest team value.

          42 transfers in the last 5 weeks! - that's a cost of 142 points.

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          1. HamezMace
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            148*

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          2. Amey
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            😀

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    6. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Check yesterdays HT from Minus Four.

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    7. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      If you are going for the most popular chip strategy (fh 32, wc34) there is nothing stopping you keeping those value players on the bench in blanks 31 and 33.

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

        Agreed

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      2. The Polymath
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Exactly.

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  8. Latch86
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Draft league... pick one to start:

    (1) Eriksen (sou)

    (2) Siggy (new)

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    1. Samwise
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      1

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    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Surely you can bench someone else?

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      1. Latch86
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Full team for context... my view is that it's Siggy or Eriksen on the bench given form/fixtures. Shout if you disagree.

        Alisson (Leno)
        Walker | David Luiz | Otamendi (Ake | Schär)
        Brooks | Maddison | David Silva | *Sigurdsson* OR *Eriksen*
        King | Firmino | Vardy

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  9. Henryyy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Do you think Snodgrass will start GW30?

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    1. Sting in the Tail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I hope not as he is a vampire for Anderson points. But I would say he's on good form so would be hard to drop.

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  10. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    How nailed is Daniels after Howe ruled out Cook for 4-6 weeks?

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  11. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    For those doing the FHgw32 strategy, whats the verdict on Doherty?

    - can sell him at 5m...but will i need him back in dgw32 (bur, MUN)..not a great dgw to be fair
    - but fixtures from gw34-37 look good.
    - dgw35 of BHA and ARS looks really good imo with 2 home fixtures. i could always bring him back on gw34 WC but will likely cost 0.3m/0.4m more

    I am stuck between doing
    A: Digne >> TAA and starting schindler in gw31/33
    B: Doherty >> TAA and starting Digne in gw31/33 but means missing out on doherty in dgw32 and potentially paying 0.3m more to get him in on WCgw34

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    1. Bird Raymond
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      If wolves get through in the cup, which they have a decent chance of, then he would probably be rested for the second game in 32 anyway.

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    2. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Sell, dont want in FH32 anyway.

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      1. SHOOTER MCGINN
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        This

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        1. UnitednationsXI
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Which defenders u looking at for FH32

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  12. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    RP.

    2FTs and making a team for 32. Best option here?

    A. Doherty/Kola >> Chilwell (roll FT)
    B. Doherty+Kola >> TAA+Evans

    Thinking Evans in B over Rice and Clyne looking at the defensive team stats for Leic, Wham and B’mouth.

    Fabianski
    Digne • Schar • Kolasinac
    Salah • Mané • Son • Almirón • FAnderson
    Aguero • Vardy
    (Button / Doherty / Bednarek / Kamara

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

      Kola to Chilwell & Roll

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  13. Dele
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Who would you remove first... Son or Hazard?

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    1. Dele
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Son or Pogba***

      Thinking of getting Hazard haha 🙂

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      1. HamezMace
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Son.

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    2. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I left both of them in my team, but Son if pushed harder.

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    3. Numb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Neither this week obviously

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    4. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Son

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    5. TeamSteam
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Why would you want to remove Hazard?

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      1. Dele
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Error... I want to get Hazard and remove Son or Pogba.

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    6. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Keep Hazard

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  14. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Fraser or Brooks?

    Fraser more nailed?

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    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Brooks

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    2. TeamSteam
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Both equally nailed.

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    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Brooks plays further forward?

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  15. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Who to start?
    A) Doherty
    B) Shaw
    Who to Captain?
    A) Aguero
    B) Mane

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    1. jg7u
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      AA

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    2. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      AB

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  16. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Captain Sterling or Salah lads??? On Sterling currently....

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    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Salah for me.

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    2. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Salah for me, own both

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      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Dead close call
        This week mate

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    3. F0oTBall GuRu
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Raz

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    4. I Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Sterling

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  17. Netters2018
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    What are people doing in 31 and 33 that don't have a WC for 34 in prep for DGW. I am thinking of just putting out 8 for 31 and 33, as long as the template is not too far off shouldn't be a disaster in terms of losing points fielding 8?

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    1. philm33
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Using FT to get 9 out in 31 (maybe 10 with a hit) and 33 really depends on who you have and who goes through in the cup

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  18. F0oTBall GuRu
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Wilson or King

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    1. TeamSteam
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Wilson better option, but insecurity around his minutes (even if fully fit) leads me towards King. Pens for King as well.

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

    Thoughts on this lot ?

    Fab
    TAA-Robertson-WB
    Salah-Pogba-Anderson-Sterling-Son
    Rondon-Rashford

    Hamer-Jimenez-Doherty-Zabaleta

    2FT 0.8 ITB

    a) Son & Rashford -> Brooks & Vardy
    b) Zabaleta -> Clyne/Rice
    c) anything else ?

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  20. Gt1996
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    How does this squad look for 31?

    Fabianski,
    Robertson, Clyne, Pereira
    Salah, Mane, Hazard, McNeil
    Vardy, Rondon, King

    Should be only one in top 10 of ML that can field a full 11 without major surgery.

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  21. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Don’t get me wrong Brooks is good value and has excellent fixtures coming up.

    But BOU are not flat track bullies. Last time they met HUD at home it was a close 2-1 and Brooks got only appearance points, withdrawn at 61mins

    Don’t forget it was only GW28 that HUD kept a CS vs WOL at home so they can organise themselves when needed

    This is more for my benefit and thinking but this is why I am unsure re rushing in Brooks even though I know he’s the people’s choice

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

      They're currently the flat-track bullied.

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    2. Numb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      6 goals and 4 assists in 21 starts. Not sure what you expect for 5.0

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      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        As I started the post - I know he’s decent value but the volume of transfers in make it seem like people think he is likely to haul

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        1. Numb
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Good track record this season, no blanks, good fixtures over that period, cheap - I think this answers your question. One return over the three would be enough for me.

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          1. Don Kloppeone
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            I hear you, I do.

            My issue is if I get Brooks then I can only get Vardy next week so miss FUL. Or I can get Maddison this week and get King/ Wilson next

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            1. Numb
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Well,it’s all team specific of course but Brooks is still a good pick and an enabling one.

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    3. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Rather add more and get Fraser. He got 12 points in that previous game and still cheap as well.

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  22. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Repost

    A. Son, Kamara to Fraser, Vardy
    B. Son, Kamara to Brooks, Higuain
    C. Kamara to Rondon

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  23. Goalasm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Boruc (Patricio)
    Robertson , Taa, Wanbiss, Pereira, Doherty
    Son, Salah, Sterling,Pogba, Brooks
    Aguero, Jimenez, Barnes.
    Whom should I bench this GW?

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    1. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Barnsie

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  24. i am jose mourinho
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I just failed my mathematic analysis exam. F*****ck

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    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      🙁

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    2. jg7u
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Unlucky.

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    3. Numb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Unlucky.

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      1. Numb
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Probably not, but you know what I mean.

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  25. jg7u
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Bench one:

    A) Schär (EVE)
    B) Digne (new)

    Usually prefer the Home player, but RMT tool projects better points for Digne.

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    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Digne

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      1. jg7u
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks. Cool font.

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  26. Dele
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    How's this potential team looking for 31?

    Fabianski,
    Clyne, Balbuena, VVD, Pereira
    Hazard, Salah, Mane
    King, Higuain, Vardy

    Button, Pogba, Puncheon, Bennett

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    1. I Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Chelsea defender would be nice but very good team.

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  27. glufs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Fredericks or Rice?

    The info Ive got so far is that Fredericks seems to have higher chance of attacking returns, but has a semi-threat of Zabaleta, while Rice is nailed as defensive mid/DC.

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  28. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Predictions for Man U vs Arsenal?

    Now Matic & others are back, Pogba to shine again?

    3-1

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    1. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Score draw

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    2. zdrojo187
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      3-1 Arsenal

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  29. FF Dirtbag
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Play Jimenez
    or
    Camarasa -> Brooks and play brooks.

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  30. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Trying to figure out whether i would need Doherty on FHgw32. From what i can tell:
    - City, Chelsea and ManU have good dgw32 fixtures but dont think my team value is high enough to get a defender from each
    - Apart from these 3, which other teams would have good dgw32 fixtures?
    - If i am sure i wont need doherty in gw32, then i am more then happy to take him out

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    1. danishdynamite
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I suspect I can live without him in 32, but I'll want him in 35 though

      I seem able to get by with Jimi & Doherty on my bench, so they can stay their til I WC in 34 .......... dunno if your situation is similar ?

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      1. UnitednationsXI
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Initial plan was to keep Doherty,pogba and jimmy on bench and I can still do that.

        If I keep Doherty, my transfers this week would be digne > TAA but Everton starting to show form or Hayden > brooks but that means no pool defence this gw which has hurt me a lot.

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    2. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Palace (Schlupp possibly) firmly on my radar. Huddersfield at home then Spurs away.

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      1. danishdynamite
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah, he's on my watchlist too - great form matched by underlying stats. Pay attention, Doherty

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    3. Numb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      We don’t know who is playing in 32 yet but, if as predicted, Brighton and Southampton will have OK fixtures I think

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      1. UnitednationsXI
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        What would their fixtures be like

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    4. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      think i'm selling as showing least form of the other players i have blanking 31/33.
      If i decide i need a Wolves defender later would probably go for one of the cheaper options or straight swap Doh back for Peirera if Leicester don't improve
      Also feel i'm less likely to go 4 at the back as season gets nearer the end.

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