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Why has Everton’s attack been so underwhelming so far this season?

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Everton’s popular attacking assets have underwhelmed Fantasy Premier League managers so far this season.

After two matches, they have scored just once, only Crystal Palace finding the net fewer times than the Toffees at this stage.

Perhaps we should not be too surprised to see Marco Silva’s men struggle in front of goal at this stage.

During their pre-season campaign, they scored just three goals in seven matches, with Richarlison (£8.0m) the only key figure missing for most of it.

One was registered against Kenyan side Kariobangi Sharks, while Monaco and Mainz were the only other teams to concede against Everton.

The Toffees drew blanks in four of their summer friendlies, against FC Sion, Wigan Athletic, Sevilla and Werder Bremen.

Of those who found the back of the net, Joe Williams and Lewis Gibson are not first-team regulars, the former now a permanent Wigan player, while Seamus Coleman (£5.5m) is the only summer goal-scorer to have played in either Premier League match so far this season.

Accordingly, ahead of a Gameweek 3 trip to Aston Villa, Fantasy managers might be looking to move on their Everton attackers.

We have assessed the underlying statistics from their first two matches of the campaign to find out if the Toffees have simply been unlucky not to score more often, or if there are some tangible reasons for concern.

As this article uses data from the Fantasy Football Scout Members Area only those who have signed up for the 2019/20 season can access it in full.

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  1. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Man Vardy and Wilson both dropped :l
    Noobs! Wheoever dropped them is deserving of the punishment they will deal to you

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    1. DantheManinaPan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I dropped Wilson for Pukki - there's already a 0.3 price swing, and I now have a more in form player, who isn't playing City next.

      Must be a noob

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      1. Keep Calm and Play On
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        This lol once the fixtures turn it will be an easy swap back to Wilson if need be

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    2. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      boooo! i have pukki wilson vardy

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    3. Greasy Grealish Gang
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Swapped Wilson for Pukki but I still have Vardy. Mixed bag of feelings.

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  2. Drogba Legend
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Can't afford another Fraser drop as well as Perez dropping tonight. 2FT:

    Pope
    Robbo - Digne - Montoya - KWP
    Salah - Sterling - Fraser - Perez
    Kane (C) - King

    Button - Donkers - Lundy - Greenwood

    A) Fraser+Perez > Martial + 6.2 seem reasonable?

    1) Mount
    2) McGinn/Grealish
    3) Lamela
    4) Trossard

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    1. Indio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Yep it's a decent move for free. Reckon Mount or Trossarrd best options from your list.

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      1. Drogba Legend
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers, just can't decide who.

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  3. Mr.SHaMBLes
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    A little help please?

    A) Van Dijk, Martial & Vardy
    B) Robertson, Maddison & Rashford

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    1. Scout
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A

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    2. F4L
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B but is very close

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    3. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Toss a coin

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    4. Mr.SHaMBLes
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Thanks all! I could also do B but with Van Dijk and keep some cash in the bank

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    5. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Prefer VVD and Martial over Robbo and Maddison, so A

      Flip a coin on the forwards

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  4. Steirish
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Dunk or montoya?

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    1. Catastrophe
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Monty

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    2. Baked baines
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Slam

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    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Montoya's more attacking, Dunk is a bap monster. Not much between them

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      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        what about the burn guy?>

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  5. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Subs:

    - Dendoncker or Cantwell?
    - Kelly or Hanley?

    Already got Pukki so don't really want 3 x Norwich...

    Cheers

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    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Dendoncker, and neither Kelly or Hanley have got long left in their respective first teams tbh

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      1. Catastrophe
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers. I was thinking Cantwell and Kelly but think Hanley may have a little longer than Kelly...

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  6. SAY MY NAME
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    bottomed:

    anyone keeping Siggy? not seeing any RMTs with him in

    surely still potentially a good option, could have had a couple of assists already and great fixtures to come, key man in a team that is surely going to improve

    already have martial/kdb/sterling/salah along with Siggy

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    1. kinghenry14
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Yep I keep him. I think he will come good this week

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      1. SAY MY NAME
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        cheers Thierry!

        ps - thanks for all you did for the mighty Arsenal, club legend 🙂

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    2. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I’m keeping for at least another look this week against Villa who have the second worse xGc in the league. As you said should have had at least 1-2 assists if Richarlison could finish so let’s say he gets 1 assist: would be on 9 points at an average of 4.5ppm, not bad for an 8.0 with miles of improvement ahead

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      1. SAY MY NAME
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        cheers mate, yeah Everton have to start doing something at some point (if Kean for example settles in and starts scoring), and their fixtures are so good

        my only dilemma is that if I swap for Trossard/McGinn then I can afford Laporte instead of Dunk (on WC), what do you think?

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  7. Adro34
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Heaton Pope
    TAA Digne Diop Cathcart Zouma
    Salah Martial Moura Bilva Dendoncker
    Auba Jota King

    2FTs. Help

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    1. Adro34
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Help needed badly haha*

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    2. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      One of the tougher ones cus you've spread your funds so thinly

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      1. Adro34
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Yep. Ditch Auba and Bilva for KDB and Pukki? Badly need City cover

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  8. Scout
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Best def 5.0m and under?

    Keep moura or sell?

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    1. Greasy Grealish Gang
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Lundstram, Montoya and Soyoncu as of right now.

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  9. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Good?

    Pope
    Robbo Digne AWB KWP
    Sterling KDB Martial Siggy
    Kane Pukki

    Button Dendoncker Lundstram Wickham

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    1. SAY MY NAME
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      great for this week, could rack up the points, but do feel mane/salah needed

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      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Herd mentality, have to look at the balance of the squad, and Liverpool fixtures aren’t tremendous up until GW12

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        1. panda07
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          The next 5 Liverpool fixtures are good in attacking terms. ARS and che are not hard to score against

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          1. IRBOX ⚽
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Arsenal have a very good xGc

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            1. panda07
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Against new and BUR

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              1. Maddi Son
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                Burnley away wont be easy. Newcastle at home is the one where I'm behind the sofa.

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                1. IRBOX ⚽
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  Can easily do a double switch if Mo looks remotely like hitting form though.. save a FT for international break

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          2. Maddi Son
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            True, but you spend 12.5m on player because he can haul massive points.

            Will he score against Arsenal / Chelsea? Probably. Will he haul? Unlikely.

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        2. SAY MY NAME
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          know what you're saying, which is why I've ditched taa+robbo on wc, at least until alisson is back and I see something better in defence, but for me I feel better having salah (got sterling/kdb/martial/siggy so not missing out on too many strong mid options, and kane is a no for me unless I see a return to from from couple of seasons ago)

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          1. IRBOX ⚽
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            What have you seen from Salah though to pick him over Kane? The latter had the superior stats and better fixtures

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            1. SAY MY NAME
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              just trust him more over the long term based on what I've seen over last couple of seasons, kane maybe great this week, could even be a great pick for the season but I don't trust kane yet, just a personal opinion that I feel salah will score more points than kane over the season - I haven't seen Kane or spurs back to their old selves (eriksen unsettled maybe, alli injured and lacking form for at least a year anyway, whole defence unsettled, new players to embed, so until I have more evidence I feel happier with salah, - Liverpool haven't looked fantastic so far, especially defence, but I'm more confident of Salah's returns)

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    2. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      WC? No Liverpool attacker is gonna hurt

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      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Why do people say this? Double City, Harry Kane, and really good distribution of funds throughout. No Kane could hurt, no City could hurt.. can’t have everyone!

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        1. panda07
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          I'm saying this because I expect City and Liverpool to score the most goals this season and I think both have good fixtures in attacking terms coming up. Add to that, Liverpool's two main attackers are midfielders who get CS points and an extra point for a goal so I can't see why you'd have Kane over a Pool midfielder. Kane could easily bang in a hatrick this week but I think a Liverpool midfielder is a more sensible choice especially when Everton look toothless up front

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          1. panda07
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            So replace Siggy with a pool mid would be my advice

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  10. Oooo Matron
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Here's an odd one. Worth a transfer of Salah to Mane in order to do Lundstrom to Stones next week? That 0.1 rise on Mane tonight would supper the whole plan so need to act now.

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    1. DantheManinaPan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Lundstram is a keeper

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      1. lespaul
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Classed as defender

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  11. GuillermoDickero
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Chances of KDB going up tonight as I see he's close / price sites aren't too accurate at this point in the season? I'd ideally like to wait for the full pressers tomorrow in case of any surprises but I don't want to miss another price rise.

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  12. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Pray for Perez not dropping ;(

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  13. niko mate
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Nice ot see that Digne is available. I may actually bench Zinchenko for Lundstram lol

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  14. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    lol this guy from the ffs stream chat earlier "atm i am annoyed because i i didnt want to hit my wildcard but i left my fpl signed in and my brother thought it be funny for me to take a -52 hit... so im hoping my team can do bits"

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    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      he is 40k lol

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    2. SAY MY NAME
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      the brother is in for a clip round the ear!

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    3. james 101
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Got to be honest, that’s kinda funny.

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      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        ye it is funny, he has a wc luckily so he has now played it. If someone did that tho and u didnt have a wc thats like game breaking, you'd basically be a week behind everyone and have a team of whoever your brother thought was funny to put in 😀

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  15. james 101
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    WC team. GTG?

    Pope
    Digne WanB Lunds
    Mane Sterling KDB Martial Cantwell
    Pukki Kane

    (Button Dunk Kelly Greenwood)

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  16. George Agdgdgwngo
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Best 4.5m attacker to use as a third sub?

    Greenwood in the hope rashford gets injured?

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    1. james 101
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah. Probably

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  17. Volley127
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    A) McGinn
    B) Lanzini
    C) Mount
    D) Trossard
    E) Milivojevic

    Best 3 picks for FPL Draft long term?

    Thinking BCD, not quite sure though.

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    1. Greasy Grealish Gang
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      All interesting options but I'd go for Trossard.

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  18. MosF94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    WC team:

    Pope (Woodman)
    TAA, Digne, AWB (Lundstram, Kelly)
    Sterling, KDB, Martial, Grealish (Cantwell)
    Kane, Haller, Pukki

    Haller and Grealish are my differentials, I suppose, but I have faith in both!

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    1. Indio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I like it - only weak point is defence could get stretched if you bench Cantwell and/or either of those 4.0s lose their place.

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      1. MosF94
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks, good point! I do have 0.4 ITB, which I should've mentioned, and I probably plan on moving Kelly to a starting 4.4 defender when one becomes available, but don't think there are any atm? Could do with someone like Masuaku dropping tonight!

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        1. Indio
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Yep a starting 4.4 would help me too! Good luck.

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      2. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        As long as three defenders start can just chop and change them, no biggie to be fair

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    2. George Agdgdgwngo
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Where’s mane?

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    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Can't get onboard with Haller...don't like

      McGinn + 0.5m is better than Grealish if you're intent on Villa

      No Liverpool attacker...fair enough, the defence might be wonky, the attack ain't!

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      1. MosF94
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Not keen on Liverpool's fixtures, unlikely to captain Mo or Mane more than once over the next 10 GWs, therefore they're too expensive for my squad.

        I prefer Grealish. Fewer yellow cards, takes some set-pieces, better on BPS, will probably get similar returns but likely to get 10+ more bonus points than McGinn, who is a bit of a long-shot merchant (though a pretty good one).

        Haller is a gamble I don't have to make, but as the focal point of an attack supported by Anderson, Lanzini, Fornals/Antonio/Yarmolenko, and with excellent fixtures, including 3 of the dodgiest defences in the league in his next 3, I fancy the gamble

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  19. Dr. Rog
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Captain Kane or Sterling?

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    1. Scout
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      sterling

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    2. Indio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Going with Kane here. Just feels like if you have him at that price, it's the kind of fixture you have to give him the armband for.

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    3. james 101
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Sterling

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    4. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Kane for me

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  20. Indio
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Hi all,
    Would you WC this team to the draft below? Out of FTs and worried about targets rising.

    Current team:
    Ryan/Button
    VVD, Zinchenko, Diop, Lundy, Rico
    Salah, Sterling, KDB, Perez, Dendo
    Kane, King, Greenwood

    WC team (leaves £0.0 itb)
    Pope/Button
    Montoya, VVD, KWP, Lundy, Kelly
    Mane, Sterling, KDB, Martial, Dendo
    Kane, Pukki, Greenwood.

    Thanks. (Posted on wrong string previously)

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  21. Scout
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Pope
    VVD, Robbo, Digne, Ake,
    Sterling, Salah, Lucas Moura, Perez
    Vardy, King

    2ft 0.0m

    Help please

    Was thinking of getting rid of Ake and either moura or perez but who for?

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    1. Dr. Rog
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      you could try a city defender and Mount

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  22. Dr. Rog
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    A) TAA & Son
    B) Kane & Mount

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    1. james 101
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B

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    2. Scout
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B. help above please

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  23. Ozzy smith
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Should I be concerned about Jota's mins in the near future? Have the funds for Jota>Pukki -4.

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    1. james 101
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      No

      But I’d do it anyway

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  24. Werner Bremen
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    WC team, would you change something?

    Pope (Button)
    TAA, AWB, Digne, Walker (Lundtram)
    Sterling, Mane, KDB, Martial (Cantwell)
    Pukki, Jota (Greenwood)

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    1. james 101
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Mines above for comparison mate

      Less cash in defence to fund Kane

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      1. Werner Bremen
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks, but no thanks. I don't play fantasy for one week.

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  25. Doctor Evil
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    My final wildcard team is this. No United but hopefully still decent enough.

    Pope (Button)

    Soyuncu VVD Digne Dunk (Lundstram)

    Sterling KDB Mane (Cantwell, Dendocker)

    Pukki Kane Jota

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    1. lekalatch
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Laporte over VvD. Barnes over Jota if you can, then fine!

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  26. Fernandito
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Is Kean to much of a risk at 6.9??

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  27. lekalatch
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Defence atm:

    Maguire ***** ***** ***** Lundstram

    A) Digne Soy Kelly
    B) Zinchenko Soy Dunk
    C) Other?

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  28. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Cheers all who helped on the aids and many posts previously. It's done.. Aubameyang, Perez, Robertson to Kane, Martial, AWB (-4) and 0.7itb.

    Hendo
    VVD Digne Montoya AWB
    Martial Sterling Salah Robinson
    Kane Wesley
    (Stek, Dendonk, Greenwood, Diop)

    Still not completely sure on captain and nice amount itb to upgrade Wesley or Robinson next week. :). Possibility of also dropping Kane to an emerging 6-7mil forward and Robinson to Son, Pepe or KDB.

    GL lads, how you lot set up?

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  29. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Yeah if Jota could start scoring in the league rather than in Europe that’d be great.

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    1. Alan Watts
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Naah he'll be too tired for the league...

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    2. Ozzy smith
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Considering Pukki in for him this week for a hit. Will probably hold for 1 more game though.

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  30. KaNi
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Moura and Wood out
    Mount and Pukki in?

    What do you think?
    Moura is just too expensive if he doesn't play.

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