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The headline FPL team news from Thursday’s press conferences

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There were nine Premier League manager press conferences held on Thursday ahead of the start of the 2019/20 campaign.

The headline team news came from Liverpool, where Jurgen Klopp provided fairly positive news on Sadio Mane (£11.5m) ahead of Friday’s encounter with Norwich City.

Klopp said:

Looks fit. Yesterday was his first session with the team. Yesterday now with the team first time, looks absolutely OK, in good spirits. Yes he’s an option, but we will see.

The Reds’ boss said of James Milner (£5.5m):

Millie trained yesterday with the team, 100%. He will be fine.

The Reds opponents have problems at centre-half, with stoppers Christoph Zimmermann and Timm Klose (£4.5m) sidelined for Gameweek 1.

Defensive midfielders Alex Tettey and Ibrahim Amadou (both £4.5m) are also unavailable for tomorrow’s encounter.

On the subject of newly promoted clubs, Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder revealed a clean bill of health at today’s presser.

Dean Smith only ruled out James Chester (£4.5m), meanwhile, as Villa prepare to take on Spurs.

Robbie Brady (£5.5m) looks set to miss out for Burnley against Southampton, whose manager Ralph Hasenhuttl didn’t disclose any injury concerns.

Gerard Deulofeu (£6.5m) was passed fit by Javi Gracia but Danny Welbeck (£6.0m) won’t be ready to feature against Brighton.

The Seagulls will be without Jose Izquierdo (£5.5m) and Yves Bissouma (£5.0m).

Mark Noble (£5.0m) hasn’t recovered from a dead leg in time to face Manchester City but Lukasz Fabianski (£5.0m) is fit to face the reigning champions.

We’ll have updates on Friday’s 11 press conferences in advance of the 19:00 BST deadline.

 


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  1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Would you rather have Barkley/Trossard or Zinchenko?

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    1. Pinturicchio10
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Zinchenko

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      • KUNingas
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Tross

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      • Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Barkley

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      • Rasping Drive
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Trossard. Got to live a little. Zinch and Barkley are transfers waiting to happen in my opinion.

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      • Emiliano Sala
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Barkley

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    2. Phillipsturn
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Siggy or Moura?

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      1. garriq
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        siggy

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      2. Lecky Legs FC
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Moura

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      3. KUNingas
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Short term Moura, long term Siggy

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    3. garriq
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      thoughts,suggestions,g2g?

      ddg (button)
      vvd, coleman,zinc(rico,kelly)
      mo,sterling,siggy,tielmans(dedonk)
      wilson,rashford,haller

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      1. Botman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Rate it!

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    4. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Any analysls on KWP playtime for next 1-4 and 5-8 gws for example (after transfer news)?

      Thinking if I would choose KWP over Zinch out of these two risky choices.

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      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        He will play more than everyone thinks

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        1. BobbyDoesNotLook
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          Would you choose KWP for next 5gws over Zinch if you consider playtime?

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          1. Pukki Party
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            I don't like Man Citys fixtures from a defensive perspective, that's why i have KWP from the start over Zinchenko.

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    5. Pinturicchio10
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Deadline day doubts are creeping in. Time to log off and forget about it!!

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        1. Pukki Blinders
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          No, time to stay on overthink some more!

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          1. Pinturicchio10
              4 years, 9 months ago

              The temptation is real, but no, walk away and stick for me.

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        2. Pukki Party
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          Done.

          Pope
          TAA Robbo Digne KWP
          Salah C Sterling KDB Perez
          Jota King

          4.0 Rico Grenwood Dendo

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          1. Pinturicchio10
              4 years, 9 months ago

              Solid team. Good luck.

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              1. Pukki Party
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 9 months ago

                Cheers, you too.

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          2. danlynch13
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            Bottomed!

            A) Moura + Zinchenko
            B) Trossard + Trent

            I already have Robbo and digne!

            Thankd

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            1. royals forever
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              B

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          3. FCSB
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            Is it worth switching 5th mid spot from Dendoncker to Drinkwater now he has moved to Burnley?

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            1. Pukki Party
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              No

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            2. Make United Great Again
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              No

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          4. elmoakajeremy
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            A) De Gea + Button
            B) Pope + Heaton + 0.5 ITB

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            1. KUNingas
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              B, or even C) Heaton + Button + 1 ITB

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          5. The Quad
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            Gtg ?

            Heaton
            Robertson van Dijk Digne
            Salah Fraser Trossard Perez sterling
            King Wilson

            4.0 Montoya lundstram Wickham

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            1. KUNingas
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              Solid, G2G

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          6. Hobolicious
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            GTG?

            Pope - Woodman
            Robertson - TAA - Digne - Zinchenko - Rico
            Salah - Sterling - Fraser - Pérez - Dendoncker
            Wilson - Jota - Greenwood

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          7. Make United Great Again
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            A. Martial
            B. Moura

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            1. Lecky Legs FC
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              B

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            2. waldo666
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              A

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          8. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            Sessegnion will play RB or Lb for spurs?

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            1. KUNingas
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              Surely LB?

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              1. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 9 months ago

                So now they got 3 LB players? Davies, Rose, Sessegnion. What. A. Nightmare.

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                1. Kellz86
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 9 months ago

                  Rose is a RB I thought

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                  1. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 6 Years
                    4 years, 9 months ago

                    Nah, he play on the left.

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            2. Kellz86
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              LB no?

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            3. Botman
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              LB

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            4. Dybala10
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              He can play LB and LM.

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          9. Hazardous1983
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            How is this. Any tips

            Lloris (button)
            Dunk robbo taa digne (lundstrom)
            Sterling fraser salah perez (dendoncker)
            Wilson jota (greenwood)

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            1. Botman
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              Looks good

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          10. gellinmagellan
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            RMT
            Pope Button
            Robertson Zinchenko Digne Cathcart Diop
            Salah Bilva Perez Trossard Dendoncker
            Kane Vardy Jota
            What changes should I make if any?

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            1. Eze Really?
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              Same (Heaton)
              Same Same Same (Holebas Lund)
              Same Sterling Martial Moura (Mcginn)
              Wilson Ings (Greenwood)

              I am weak up front but you are incredibly weak in midfield where the points come from.

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          11. NUFCAndrew
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            Moura or Martial?

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            1. Pukki Blinders
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              Martial

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            2. GlasgeeRangers
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              Martial after he 2

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            3. Helia
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              50/50. I like nailed players and I feel martial is better for that. But moura got nice fixtures and is safe for first 3.

              If u got Kane then go martial. If not then whichever I think.

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          12. Eze Really?
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            Must stop using fixture analysis on FPL.
            A sea of green and look more closely and its rubbish.
            An example GW3 Everton (green) vs Villa. Villa (green) vs Everton.
            A contradiction in terms.
            W Ham 3 away games in 4 after Citeh (3 greens)

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            1. Holmes
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              I'm looking at BHA's fixtures and it looks so sweet for Trossard/Duffy... 😮

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              1. Eze Really?
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 9 months ago

                Nothing wrong but any major changes like the manager I adopt a wait and see.

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            2. Cok3y5murf
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              I never look at them. They're mostly inaccurate. And there isn't a single fixture that's rated 1. Not even for Man City lol.

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              1. Andy_Social
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 9 months ago

                The main issue I have with them is that they don't differentiate between attack and defence.
                For example, your attackers should not worry about an Arsenal defence, but your defenders should be terrified of an Arsenal attack. Similarly Leicester - their attack and defence are very different propositions.

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                1. Cok3y5murf
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 9 months ago

                  That's true as well.

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          13. My neck my back my Saed Kol…
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            Montoya or Dunk?

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            1. KUNingas
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              Montoya

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              1. Pieterke30
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 9 months ago

                They signed a right back yesterday though

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            2. Thomas Magnum
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              I'm going Dunk

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          14. Ninjaa
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            Think im done. Thoughts lads?

            Pope Henderson
            Robertson Digne Montoya Gilbert Rico
            Sterling Salah Perez Robinson (Dendonker)
            Auba King Wood

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          15. ZAWAd25
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            GTG?

            Ryan (Button)
            TAA VVD Zinchenko Coleman (Lundstram)
            Salah(c) Sterling Moura Fraser (Dendonker)
            Wilson Jota (Greenwood)

            Cheers!

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          16. Bruno Commando
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            Any one better than Barkley at 6.0?

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            1. Kellz86
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              Lamela at 6.0, I think both are fairly risky though. I have my 4th mid bouncing between the two.

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              1. Bruno Commando
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 9 months ago

                same! not too many choices at this price point..

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            2. Andy_Social
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              If he's on his game, no. Inconsistent though.

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            3. jia you
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              l have two 6.0 mids in my squad and none of them are Barkley! Prefer McNeil and Trossard, also even prefer Almiron in the 6.0 bracket!

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            4. Kiwivillan
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              Players that don't have Mount as competition for a place

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            5. Helia
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              Mount

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            6. Bruno Commando
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              Thanks everyone for the response. Looks like Barkley is not the best of picks! The tinkering continues...

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          17. GlasgeeRangers
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            Are we finally good to go?!

            Alisson
            Cancelo . Coleman . TAA . KWP
            KDB . Sterling . Moura . Ox
            Kean . Auba

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            1. Kellz86
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              Ox not likely to start

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            2. Pinturicchio10
                4 years, 9 months ago

                I wouldn't have thought so to be honest. Too many punts for my liking.

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              • SamBlue
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 9 months ago

                Kean may not start GW1...or at least that was what I was told. I would like to have him in myself.

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              • jia you
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 9 months ago

                Three of those unlikely to start imo

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            3. Shrimpy
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              Hi all, Diop and Rico a good rotation in defence? also Alderweireld or AWB?

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              1. Kiwivillan
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 9 months ago

                Rico not guaranteed

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              2. Andy_Social
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 9 months ago

                Rico unlikely to be nailed, so no.

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            4. elmoakajeremy
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              Best 5Mil midfielder?

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              1. Ajax Hamsterdam
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 9 months ago

                Tough !!!

                Heard the name.norwood..

                Mooy ?

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              2. Pukki Party
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 9 months ago

                Camarasa

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            5. Ajax Hamsterdam
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              Quick poll please

              A 442 with digne
              B 352 with doucoure then switch to Chelsea mid when situation is clearer

              Thanks

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              1. Mo Mané No Problems
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 9 months ago

                A because of fixtures and you can still switch to Chelsea midfielder later

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            6. jg7u
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              Which combo to go with Wilson?
              A) King + Moura
              B) Jota + Fraser

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              1. Lecky Legs FC
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 9 months ago

                A

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              2. Ajax Hamsterdam
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 9 months ago

                A

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            7. Lecky Legs FC
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              Finnetto made the last changes to my squad GTG at least for GW lads?

              Foster
              Boly Chilwell Robbo
              Moura Traore Salah(©) Sterling
              Adams Auba King

              Subs:Button,Doug Luiz, Montoya & Kelly

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            8. BAMBAA
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              Do you think Robinson is going to start regularly? If I choose him I think I will not bench him too often and I'm a bit afraid of him coming to play ~80 mins..

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              1. Lecky Legs FC
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 9 months ago

                I'm a diehard Kopite telling you know he's hardly Getty benched any time soon unless gets injured

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                1. Andy_Social
                  • 11 Years
                  4 years, 9 months ago

                  RobINson not RobERTson!

                  Probably not nailed with McBurnie arriving.

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                  1. Lecky Legs FC
                    • 8 Years
                    4 years, 9 months ago

                    Ah sorry jut not long woken up risky in that case McBurns will probably have that position in a couple of gameweeks

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                    1. Lecky Legs FC
                      • 8 Years
                      4 years, 9 months ago

                      McBurnie*

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                      1. BAMBAA
                        • 7 Years
                        4 years, 9 months ago

                        Thanks!

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                  2. BAMBAA
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 9 months ago

                    Thanks! I think I will try to look else where then.

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            9. Milk, 1 Šuker
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              Charlie Taylor to play for Burnley at the weekend despite turning out for the U23s this week? What was the purpose of that?

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            10. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              Good to go?
              Pope (Button)
              TAA VVD AWB (El Mohammady)(Rico)
              Salah Sterling KDB Tielemans Trossard
              King Wood(Greenwood)

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              1. Ajax Hamsterdam
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 9 months ago

                Why not ? 🙂

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