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FPL Gameweek 38 – an analysis of the key underlying stats

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The 2018/19 season comes to a conclusion this Sunday, with all 20 Premier League clubs kicking off simultaneously at 15:00 BST.

Gameweek 38 represents the final chance to claw back a mini-league deficit or improve an overall rank for those Fantasy managers who are struggling.

For the front-runners amongst us, there may be more ‘defensive’ strategies employed as impressive ranks and mini-league leads are consolidated.

Ahead of this weekend’s later-than-usual deadline, we take a look at the data available to subscribers in our Members’ area and present the eye-catching statistics that could influence Fantasy managers’ decisions and transfers whatever the approach.

We’ve run down the stand-out stats in every position, as well as looking at the strengths and weaknesses of various teams to assess which Fantasy Premier League assets could have a profitable Gameweek 38.

Members can read on for our analysis below.

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  1. The Royal Robin
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Captain for GW38:

    A) Sterling
    B) Mane
    C) Hazard

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    1. Fpl Richie
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      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Brave if c.
      Probably mane from them.

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    2. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      A for sure

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    3. Longlatini
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      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      B

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  2. FF Dirtbag
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    So Chelsea must be shatted after that. Vardy and tielemans in?

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    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      I have to say I wasn't interested before today. But the captaincy video here plus ET for Chelsea. It's on.

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    2. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Yep defo Leicester win on last day

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  3. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Who to triple captain in GW 38?

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    1. Miguel Sanchez
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      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Vardy

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  4. Calderano FC
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    So when is the winter break being introduced to help the English teams in Europe?

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    1. Licky
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Wouldn't that just load the schedule towards the end of the season?

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      1. Annie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Whoosh

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      2. Calderano FC
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Sarcasm mate, lowest form of wit and all that.

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        1. Licky
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          Just not my night... 😛

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          1. Calderano FC
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            Just sums up the crap that pundits spout. Chrimbo football is awesome and should never be tweaked.

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            1. tambourineman
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              There will be a winter break next season, late January though, it will be a two-week staggered break so 10 teams play one week and the other 10 the week after. Interesting if this means 39 gameweeks in FPL.

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              1. Calderano FC
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 3 days ago

                Really?

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                1. steveansell
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  5 years, 3 days ago

                  Pretty sure they will do the two weekends as an elongated single gameweek

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                2. tambourineman
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 3 days ago

                  Looks to be February actually
                  http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/amp/football/44414487

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              2. Mysterion
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 3 days ago

                Yeah hopefully they split it into two BGWs... but it's probably just gonna be one long GW

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            2. Licky
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              I agree, I'm really not sure a break helps that much either tbh. They need to scrap FA cup replays though, those are ridiculous.

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    2. Andy'81
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      2022 Innit

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  5. Skogen89
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Play Jiminez or JWP?

    OR

    jiminez -> wilson/ Arnie (-4)

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    1. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      JWP good fixture at home

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    2. Longlatini
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      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Jwp

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  6. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    United fans, is Martial going to play? Yes I still have him 😉

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    1. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Anyone's guess at this stage, wouldn't bank on it.

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    2. Longlatini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Not a Utd but there’s a big chance he won’t start

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    3. Gorbitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      I see I wasn’t alone on that move. Worst decision this year. I couldn’t take it anymore and got him out last week for Redmond.

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

    FFS can you add the feature for us to see who upvotes our posts I want to see who likes me

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      No one

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    2. Party time
        5 years, 3 days ago

        🙂

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    3. Subzero (-4)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Any reason hazard won't start on Sunday? Just looked and the final is the 29th may.

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      1. Calderano FC
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        They have nothing to play for?

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      2. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Depending probably whether Chelsea are still keen on pushing for 3rd place

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

        He just played 120 min 3 days before next game. It is away at Leicester, not very sentimental at all really for anyone. Nothing to play for. Need to wrap him in Cotton wool for final

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      4. clodhopper
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Could be his last league game should think he will play a part

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

          Why though he just won them a top 4 spot in his last game at Stamford bridge

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          1. clodhopper
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            17 days in between the 2games

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

              injuries Sometimes even last longer than 17 days

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              1. clodhopper
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 3 days ago

                He is EDEN HAZARD

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

                  I am convinced now

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      5. Balls of Steel
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Can't see any major reason he doesn't start, plenty of tune until EL final

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        1. FPL_Crisis
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          • 13 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          Agree. Could be his last PL game. Don’t think Sarri has many alternatives RLF went off injured Kanté out. He’ll start imo and always a chance to score on pens

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          1. FPL_Crisis
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            *meant to read RLC

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          2. CRO KLOPP
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            Cheers mate, will wait for some hints

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    4. Ziyech on the Bench
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Jimenez to vardy for -4?

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      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        I wouldn’t

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      2. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        I don’t think with your side you need to take hit- Son to Maddison or Tielemans perhaps on free

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      3. Balls of Steel
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Probably not, Jimi could nick one against Liverpool

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    5. JJeyy
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Play Jota or transfer for Pogba -4?

      1 pog goal an im livin the good life...

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

        Problem is he won’t as united are cack

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      2. Balls of Steel
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        No, going by last performance against Huddersfield he was well switched off

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    6. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      2ft 0.3 itb suggestions please!

      Lloris
      Taa Doherty bednarek
      Salah sterling son* Jota
      Aguero jiminez llorente

      Foster hojberg Duffy dunk

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      1. Mordor F.C.
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Son and doherty out? Moura and good defender? Vvd or alonso maybe?

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    7. Ninja Škrtel
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Was locked on Gunn as second GK for my bench boost until Forster started all of a sudden. What do I do??

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      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Guaita?

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    8. @fpl_phenom
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      is there a chance Pogba doesnt even play v cardiff ?

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      1. tucaoneo
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Possibly. Six youngsters trained with senior team. Prepare to be surprised.

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      2. Balls of Steel
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        It wouldn't be any surprise whatsoever tbh

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      3. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 days ago

        That crossed my mind too

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    9. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Thoughts on son and Duffy to Fraser and vvd/ Laporte/ Walker for free, leaves 1.0 itb. (see team above)

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      1. Balls of Steel
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Yes good shout and of those defenders are good bet with fraser

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    10. gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Wow congrats to the 4 English clubs (whose teams are all full of foreign players!) for reaching both Euro finals! I guess this proves that the premier League is the best league in Europe

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      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Why didn’t you just say congrats to the Prem club’s?

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      2. Licky
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        I think a lot of the established European teams are also not quite as good as they once were, and PSG are PSG.

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        1. clodhopper
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          I think the clubs are just as good but prem teams are better

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          1. Licky
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            It's a bit of both, Barca, Real, Bayern and even Juve have all gotten much older and are heading towards rebuilds while the English clubs have been in the ascendency.

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      3. clodhopper
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        This year

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    11. steveansell
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Will be an interesting Super Cup Final scheduled between gameweeks 1 and 2 - Liverpool or Tottenham v Arsenal or Chelsea !

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      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Is that when it is?

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        1. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          Wed 14th.

          That's before gw1, no?

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          1. Mysterion
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            GW1 is the 10th
            https://www.premierleague.com/news/327869

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    12. steveansell
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Yep - 14 August in Turkey !!

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      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Gw1 is next weekend isn't it?

        Community shield on 11th

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        1. steveansell
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          Community Shield is 4 August - Man City v Watford if City wins the league!!

          https://www.corporatehospitality.com/football-hospitality/wembley-stadium-hospitality/community-shield-wembley

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    13. Emiliano Sala
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Sad fpl will finish soon and should wait 2-3 months
      Happy there will be a fresh and hopefully strong start. Can't wait for it.

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      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Looking forward to the break and some cricket personally

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

          This

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        2. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          Best thing is by the back end of the cricket season the football season is starting so it is just lovely

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          1. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            If we actually get any cricket 😉

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      2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        I'm really looking forward to the break and producing the greatest FPL content of all time

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      3. Buck The Trent
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Womens world cup

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        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          I’ll be watching England

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      4. Balls of Steel
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Have got the GAA Championship to keep me ticking over!

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    14. FCSB
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Best option:

      1. Doherty >> TAA (play instead of Son)
      2. Son >> Pogba / Fraser / Moura (play double SOT def)

      Thanks.

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      1. Balls of Steel
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        2 Fraser

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    15. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Hazard and Son to Salah and Fraser for a hit?
      Y or N

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      1. FPL_Crisis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Might work out if you’re planning to captain Mo, but why Hazard out?
        Surely he will still play at the weekend regardless of today’s minutes, in quite possibly his last PL game

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        1. CRO KLOPP
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          You think he plays?

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          1. clodhopper
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            Most probably gotta show for the away supporters and its EDEN HAZARD

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        2. Party time
            5 years, 3 days ago

            He will play but likelihood of him starting is low now

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            1. CRO KLOPP
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              Thanks

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      2. Balls of Steel
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Ya think so, can see Chelsea being quiet enough away to Leicester

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        1. Marvin of all he surveys
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          From what I heard they were piss poor tonight.

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          1. Balls of Steel
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            Not a great performance by any means did enough to get to extra time and then lucky not to conceed but for a Luiz goal line clearance.

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        2. Balls of Steel
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          Reply to CRO Klopp above...

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      3. Balls of Steel
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        What's the word on Robertson.. We he be fit for Wolves game?

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        1. Mysterion
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          No official word... presser tomorrow

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          1. Balls of Steel
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            Have a feeling its not very serious but that he won't be risked against Wolves and Milner will fill in at LB. Hoping we get some clarity tomorrow from Mr. Klippity Klopp

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            1. Mysterion
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              Yeah hope so... expecting a "we will see" tbh

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      4. gonzalocampos
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Does everybody what would happen to Spurs (4th place) if Arsenal win the Europa and Liverpool wins the Champions? How many spots per country?

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        1. Marvin of all he surveys
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          5 maximum.

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        2. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          I think it just means 6th place don’t have to qualify and 7th get qualifying

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        3. Mysterion
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          Nothing changes for Spurs, they're qualified for CL group stages

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          1. Mysterion
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            As long as they don't get smashed by Everton and stay 4th...

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      5. upforgrabs
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Mitrovic or Rashford for final day?

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        1. dunas_dog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          Mitrovic

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      6. Sterling Malory
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Doherty and Jiminez to Kompany and Rondon - 4?

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        1. bennyp
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 days ago

          Yep.

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      7. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Evening all. Haven’t been on here for last day or so.
        Plan is to use FT to do:
        Jota > Babel
        To give me:

        0.6itb
        Lloris
        Robbo*, Laporte, Valery
        Salah (C), Sterling, JWP, Babel, Mili
        Aguero, Wilson
        (Foster) (Jimi, Doherty, Yoshida*)

        Hopefully we get something definitive on Robbo tomorrow but if he’s out would you just leave it with Doherty coming in or bring in TAA or VVD for -4?

        Cheers!

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      8. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        If confirmed out Robertson to

        A Van Dijk
        B Laporte

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        1. Balls of Steel
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          Laporte... He's on the bonus train last few weeks!

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        2. Atwood
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          Laporte

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        3. Oscar Slater
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          Laporte essential. Cleanie, goal and maximum bonus guaranteed.

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      9. Atwood
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Defending a 15 point lead.
        Should I do a covering transfer here? Thinking maybe Son > Pogba.

        **My squad**

        Foster
        Bednarek - Shaw - TAA
        Sterling - Son - Salah - Eriksen - Hjojberg
        Aguero - Jiminez

        Ryan - Llorente - Duffy - Dunk

        **My rivals differentials**

        Gunn
        Trippier - Laporte
        Pogba - Mane
        Vardy - Zaha

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        1. Balls of Steel
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          Just do your own transfer, Son to someone other than Pogba..

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      10. Oscar Slater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Just noticed that my skittish, yet factual "Aguero has not travelled to Leicester today" post on Monday night was deleted.

        Are the censors on here communists?

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        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          They just don’t find these posts humorous which is justified

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          1. Oscar Slater
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            Ah right, FF is sooooo serious after all 😀

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        2. Mysterion
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/20313618 is only for pre-deadline posts so you have a case here... take this matter to the courts imo

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      11. FCSB
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Lloris
        Valery Laporte Matip Doherty
        Sterling Mane Deulofeu
        Aguero Jimenez Rashford

        Foster Yoshida Romeu Son

        1FT, 1.8 ITB, TC

        Which transfer:

        1. Doherty >> TAA / VVD (and play instead of Son)
        2. Son >> Pogba / Fraser (or others)
        3. Both (-4)

        Who to TC:

        A. Kun
        B. Sterling
        C. Other

        Thanks, appreciate any help!!

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        1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          2 A

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