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The best defenders for a second Wildcard squad

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With the Gameweek 34 deadline looming, Fantasy managers who are deploying their Wildcard (or otherwise) will be mulling over the various options for the season run-in.

With that in mind, we have looked at several defensive candidates to be considered between now and the end of 2019/20.

To do that, we have made use of the wealth of data available in the Members’ Area and those subscribing can read on below.

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  1. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Who would you rather have for GW35?

    a) Jota
    b) JWP

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    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      A

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    2. Steiger
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      A

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    3. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      A

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    4. The Rumour Mill
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Both

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  2. Óró Sé…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    For the love of GOD tell me I can stop tinkering....

    Lloris
    Robbo, Laporte, Duffy, Dunk
    Salah, Son, Eriksen, Camarasa
    Aguero, Jiménez

    Foster, Deeney, JWP, Valery

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    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Play Deeney over Camarasa

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    2. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      You are going to hate me but Camarasara Duffy and Dunk is going to mean a world record low bench boost in 35 (if that’s your plan). They are GW35 players only. Having 1 or 2 in 35 is inevitable but for me all 3 is too much

      Looks nice otherwise and I love the Salah pick 🙂

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      1. TheDragon
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        * they are GW34 players only

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      2. Óró Sé…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        Love your input- thanks a mil- what about Dunk to Cathcart and Foster to Ryan?! That works, I think

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        1. TheDragon
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          If you are prepared to use a transfer in 35 to get rid of one of them (probably for Watford or saints player) then perhaps stick as you are. You’ve already got Salah so 1 transfer in 36 should be enough.

          On reflection, your team looks great for this week and I’d get Camarasara out next week (he is about as nailed on as can be to only get 2 points in the double which isn’t good enough for BB)

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          1. Óró Sé…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            Legend, thanks for the great feedback.

            Plan is camarasa to Højbjerg

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    3. OleGGMU
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      A comment I read on another article si what I am doing atm, "do what makes you sleep well" or basically what you are most confident in ,using whatever you do to choose players, I personally look at team form, player ict index ,current form and fixtures in next (max) 3 gws

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      1. TheDragon
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        I prefer points to sleep 🙂

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      2. Óró Sé…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        So...........

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  3. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    1st draft, how's she looking?

    Ryan
    TAA, Doherty, Duffy, Trippier
    Son, Salah, Sterling, Eriksen
    Vardy, Jimenez
    Foster, Deeney, Deulofeu, Valery
    0.8m itb

    Will do Vardy to Firmino/Lacazette for gw36/35. Benching headache though

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    1. chilli con kone
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      I’d start Deeney ahead of TAA

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      1. seewhyaxe
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        thanks!

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      2. F_Ivanovic
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        Start Deeney over Doherty maybe; definitely not over TAA (who has better attacking and CS potential than Doherty)

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  4. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Which option do you prefer?

    A) Sterling, Laporte, JWP
    B) KDB, VVD, Jota

    Thanks all.

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    1. chilli con kone
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      B

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    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      The sterling one I think

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  5. MFC86
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Those yet to use your wild card, when are you using it? I really can’t decide

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    1. Bellerinmondo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      now

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    2. chilli con kone
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      When is there a better time to do so??

      Surely it’s now if you still have chips left?

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    3. kennethrhcp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      unsure if joking?

      still have BB/TC?

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      1. MFC86
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        I’m actually serious, I’ve got BB and TC left as well. So WC now?

        TC next week, bench boost week after?

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  6. Maddamotha
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Which one?

    A) Sterling, Moura
    B) KDB, Eriksen

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    1. Bellerinmondo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      sterling, erik

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      1. Maddamotha
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        Obviously I would if I could, but I cant afford that.

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  7. Bellerinmondo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    A - Lloris + Laporte
    B - Ederson + Trippier

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    1. Kuzser
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      a

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      1. Bellerinmondo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        any reason why?

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        1. balint84
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          Trippier is not in form, Ederson can't save

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    2. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Foster + Duffy

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  8. Kuzser
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Is Gross becoming an option now?

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    1. Bellerinmondo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      thought he was injured?

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    2. nomanenomata
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      not for me, better options out there.

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  9. nomanenomata
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Any obvious changes to be made, thanks.

    Ryan Foster
    TAA Laporte Duffy Valery Doherty
    Sterling Mane Son Eriksen Ward-Prowse
    Aguero Jimenez Deeney

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  10. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    It's mad how I like all of Vardy, Aguero, Lukaku, Deeney, Jimenez as options. Struggling to decide

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    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Kun and Jim are easy picks for me

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    2. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Why's it mad? They are all decent options.

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      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        Cause I thought I'd be struggling to find ones I like not ones I don't like. Headache

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    3. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Kun Lukaku jiminez.

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  11. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Sterling Aguero Kdb triple up on city
    Or get laporte for one of them?

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    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Laporte for KDB is how I’ve gone

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    2. kennethrhcp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      he's only started 17 of the last 17 games 🙂

      *i'm not a Southampton fan but i'd say he's grand

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      1. kennethrhcp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        RF obviously 🙂

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  12. b91jh
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    0.1 short to get Valery and got Bednarek instead. Is it likely to see Bednarek start both games on 35?

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    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Bedna is more nailed than Valery

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    2. Robbie Slater
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      I reckon hes more likely to start both than Valery is

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      1. kennethrhcp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        Valery a doubt?

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        1. Robbie Slater
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          Nope. Just think hes more prone to rotation with 3 games in a week. Look at all the teams that play wingbacks, they all rotate them when they have busy schedules. Therefore think Bednarek is more likely to play all 3 wheras Valery might only play 2. Then again, he may play all 3 as well!

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    3. kennethrhcp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      he's only started 17 of the last 17 games

      *i'm not a Southampton fan but i'd say he's grand

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    4. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Best defemder in the South Coast. Naield in that team sjeet for the forseeable future.

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    5. The Rumour Mill
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Both of them are perfectly fine, nailed on options

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  13. jorgenoj
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Which option?

    A) Lloris + Foster + Dunk + Duffy
    b) Lloris + Ryan + Doherty + Duffy?

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    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      B

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    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      B

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  14. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Chris Hughton confirms that Pascal Gross and Solly March have trained this morning and will be assessed ahead of Saturday's match.

    Too bad it's risky to go with Groß now, if he would be 100% fit he would be a good punt.

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    1. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Could be an über differential if he plays, though

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      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        True, rather have him than Murray though

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  15. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    GTG for this no-WC XI? (-4)

    Etheridge
    Robbo TAA Doherty Duffy(c)
    Salah Hazard Eriksen(vc) Pogba
    Vardy Deeney

    Fabianski King Brooks AWB

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  16. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Is anyone going with only one Liverpool defender and no attacker.

    I have my midfield set as
    Sterling Kdb Eriksen Son Deulofue

    Thoughts?

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    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Can always use a FT and bring one in by GW 36. I have no WC so am going Robbo/TAA/Salah

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  17. balint84
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    i can't choose between Agüero and Jimenez

    Kun - still fighting for something
    Jimenez - better fixture, more gametime

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    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      I'd have both

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    2. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Jimenez is beyond essential - some city attack is pretty essential too

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    3. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      First 2 on my sheets. It's the third slot that needs consideration.

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  18. TaiwanHC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    GTG? 1.1 ITB and BB in GW35. On WC. Need some differentials as I'm chasing.

    Lloris - Foster
    Laporte - TAA - Doherty - Duffy - Valery
    De Bruyne - Eriksen - Son - Jota - Doucoure
    Aguero - Vardy - Jimenez

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  19. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    May well be without Aguero (have Vardy rn) if I choose Eriksen over Pogba...

    Have Sterling and Son already

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  20. the german
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Any suggestions appreciated. Exact funds for this team. Any changes required?

    Ryan
    Robbo doherty duffy
    Sterz son eriksen mane
    Aguero jimmy deeney

    Lloris-valery-cathcart -hojberg

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  21. fridge
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Hi all

    Low team value so struggling a little bit...

    Ryan. Foster
    Duffy. Doherty. Valery. Cathcart. ____
    Eriksen. Son. Mane. JWP. ____
    Kun. Jimi. Sweeney

    A) Robbo & KDB
    B) TAA & Sterling

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    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Now that is a tough tough choice

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    2. poulteren
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      B all day

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  22. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    How accurate do you reckon Fantasy Football Fox predicted points is?

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    1. FPL Maldini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Fix*

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    2. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Srsly

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    3. notmarkhughes
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Judging by some of their shocking squad picks, probably not brilliant...

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    4. F_Ivanovic
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Not great at all... use fplreview for a much better prediction algorithm that actually takes expected play-time into account.

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  23. notmarkhughes
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Just trying to gauge opinions here:

    a) Lacazette & Rashford
    b) Lukaku & Deeney

    Thoughts?

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    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      B

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    2. poulteren
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      avoid united...they will be knackered.

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    3. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      B easy

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    4. Indalo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      B cos of Deeney, personally don't want any Utd players

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      1. notmarkhughes
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        I'm surprised everyone's so anti-Arsenal. Is it just because of their poor away form?
        I've not really paid much attention to Deeney this season, but I'm not really sure his form deserves his ubiquity amongst wildcarders?

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        1. F_Ivanovic
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          Poor away form + Emery's constant rotation of all their assets.

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  24. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    All the good pressers tomorrow?

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  25. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Ryan + Pat gives these matches for the final GW's:

    BOU CAR | wol tot BHA ARS | NEW | FUL | MCI

    Surely got to be a couple of cleanies in there (writing off GW38 ofc)? Means dropping one of Jota or Doherty though.

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    1. F_Ivanovic
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Pat has been v disappointing for me in my team - lack of CS and lack of save points makes him one of the worst scoring GK's (if you combine the points of GK's from the same team) in the game - Only Huddersfield (1 point) and Fulham have worse than his 98 points.

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      1. Pompel
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        Had him myself for too long, and has been disappointing since mid autumn. But I'm particularly eyeing the BHA and FUL matches as potential cs's still.

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  26. poulteren
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Any feedback welcome please...main concern is that i will need to take point hits to get in Aguero and swap our Camarasa...and maybe get rid of one brighton defender?

    Thanks

    Lloris / Foster

    Robertson / Dunk / Duffy / Doherty / Valery

    Mane / Eriksen / Son (CAPT) / Sterling / Camarasa

    Jiminez / Deeney / Murray

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  27. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Would you rather have

    A) Vardy Sterling Eriksen Son
    B) Aguero Pogba Sterling Son

    Basically eriksen Vardy v aguero Pogba

    If B I’d hold off til next week

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  28. #FPLBhuna
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    still settled on this team since yesterday - tear it apart if you may

    ryan
    duffy(c) - dunk - doherty - robertson
    son - eriksen - sterling - salah - mane
    jiminez

    foster - ings - deeney - yoshida

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    1. Indalo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Wouldn't be confident of Ings starting both DGW games

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      1. #FPLBhuna
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        good point, will think over that

        cheers

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    2. The Red Devil
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      You have triple pool + 1 city
      I have the reverse, one of us should have a great score!

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    3. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      What’s the plan for the triple Brighton in 35?

      A couple is sterling benchings and aguero hauls would make like painful. Why not Agueto instead of Salah for 34 and 35 and then switch in 36?

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  29. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Triple city attack.

    Aguero Sterling Kdb overkill? . Expect them to do pretty well.

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    1. The Red Devil
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Same here, wondering if I should get laporte, but will they be able to keep 2 CSs against United & spurs?

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  30. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Keep AWB or get Jonny?
    Can only afford a 4.4 mn defender

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