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Dugout Discussion September 1

Arsenal’s premium front three start in the north London derby

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The north London derby brings Gameweek 4 to a close, with kick-off at the Emirates at 16:30 BST.

Unai Emery has given most Arsenal fans what they want and has united Alexandre Lacazette (£9.4m), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.0m) and new signing Nicolas Pepe (£9.4m) in a starting XI for the first time this season.

With those three players playing in the attacking trident of a 4-3-3, there is no place for Dani Ceballos (£5.7m) – who is on the bench along with Mesut Ozil (£7.3m) and Joe Willock (£5.0m).

Ceballos was the most-bought player from either north London club heading into Gameweek 4.

Lucas Torreira (£4.9m) is back in central midfield, while Sead Kolasinac (£5.4m) replaces the Real Sociedad-bound Nacho Monreal (£5.0m) at left-back.

Mauricio Pochettino makes two changes from the side that were beaten 1-0 at home to Newcastle a week ago.

Christian Eriksen (£8.8m) starts in place of Lucas Moura (£7.5m), while the injured Kyle Walker-Peters (£5.0m) is replaced by Jan Vertonghen (£5.3m).

Pochettino confirmed in his pre-match interview that he will start with a back four despite the inclusion of three centre-halves, so Davinson Sanchez (£5.5m) shifts across to cover at right-back.

Dele Alli (£8.4m) is a substitute.

This fixture featured six goals last season, with Arsenal running out 4-2 winners.

Aubameyang’s biggest FPL score of the season came in that match, with the Gabonese forward racking up 16 points.

Kane scored penalties against the Gunners home and away in 2018/19.

He and Aubameyang are the fourth and fifth-most popular captaincy options of this Gameweek, although the England striker was the most-sold FPL forward of this weekend.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Sokratis, Luiz, Kolasinac, Xhaka, Torreira, Guendouzi, Pepe, Lacazette, Aubameyang.

Spurs XI: Lloris, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose, Winks, Sissoko, Eriksen, Lamela, Son, Kane.

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  1. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Care to rate my wc team ?

    Ryan (button)
    Taa digne mings/lowton (Lundst)
    Salah kdb maddison James (Hayden)
    Aguero Abraham pukki

    Thanks a lot 🙂

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    1. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Like it
      Not fan of Ryan

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      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks .

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

      Nice backline. Nice frontline. Mid not a fan but it can work out I guess

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  2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Kane on 3 baps is madness

    On the plus side, he’s one return away from a decent score

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    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Nice

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    2. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      There will be more goals in this

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    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Had a few shots on target (other than the goal) and made some clearances. Plus still on winning goal baps.

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    4. MagicMessi
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Even if gets another .. still prefer Kun as premium .. I don't need to wreck my nerves each week with Captain fails .. but good luck to you anyway

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  3. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    LMS safety score up to 39.

    https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

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    1. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Can we still enter?

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      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        In about 7 hours.

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        1. Les Bleus
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Thanks

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    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Youpi might still be in

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    3. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      wow so low

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      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        % out increases to 6% next GW.

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    4. BRKFCTrueRover
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      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      What's the code?

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      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Closed currently, article in link.

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    5. Pinturicchio10
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Hanging in the by a thread!!

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    6. Pacer.
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Kane getting a lot of grief.

      Three goals in 3.5 matches and he's very comfortably cheaper than Salah and Kun and cheaper than Sterling.

      Getting a bit of a rough ride of it I reckon. Not in great form at all and still bringing in the points

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      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Get him now before he is injured again!

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

          I have him already. Not entirely convinced tbh but 11m is going to look good value if he picks up another return this match

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          1. Eat my goal!
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Can switch out to vardy in a couple GWs

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

              No Kane has beautiful home fixtures

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

        Sterling is more expensive than Kun

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      3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        If you watched him v Newcastle you would understand the grief he's getting

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

          I did. I owned him and captained him.

          He's likely to finish the day on 30+. If you already have a captain option he's looking good value

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      4. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        A so called "striker" tracking back like a DM is not worth 11m That's why he gets the grief.

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

          None of this is really relevent. All that's relevent is end product

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          1. Pukki Blinders
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            All of a sudden he scores a pen and people think he has end product? I realise pens is one of Kane's benefits but he's not the same threat as he once was

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

              He's got 3 goals in 3.5 games

              How much more do you want than averaging almost a goal a game for the cheapest premium

              Fixtures are beautiful also

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          2. European Bob
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            He's scored half as many as Aguero and has no assists. Where's the value in spending just a million less?

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

              This is a fairly pointless comparison because he is 1m less. The value is in having 1m. And he won't have scored 'half' of the points of aguero come the end of this match. Nothing like half

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    7. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Anyone else pls, best duo M + F ? thx

      1 wesley + mount
      2 abraham + 5.4 sissoko, jorginho, or douglas luiz
      3 barnes + 5.9 pereyra, hughes, or mcginn

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    8. Jon Snow
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Auba's fixtures looking nice but still think i have to take him out my team. Just can't justify such an expensive differential when there's are so many other (cheaper) options

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      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I'd upgrade to aguero

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    9. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I’m correct in thinking that if I took a -4 for my transfers tonight then decided later to WC if there’s injuries over the IB, the hit is wiped off?

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      1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
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        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yes

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      2. badgerboy
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        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah.

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      3. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Would be unlucky if it wasn't.

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      4. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        That way you can help in price changes too 😉

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    10. Stoic
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Laca just puts the ball in the net anyway, left right doesn't matter

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

        Cracking finish.

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    11. jtreble
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Can’t help but feel Emery should have selected Ceballos to start.

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      1. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Cebellos is last years Mhiki

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      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Their defeyis sh.t
        Nothing to do with CAM not playing imo.
        Attack looks dangerous regardless of him in the team

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        1. jtreble
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Arsenal’s midfield play seems to lack a bit of quality atm.

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          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            He is not a combative hardworking CM anyway bro.
            Agreed that Midfield is weak !

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      3. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        This is Arsenal's best team IMO:

        Leno
        Bellerin Sokratis Luiz Tierney
        Torreira Ceballos Guendouzi
        Pepe Lacazette Aubameyang

        However, when they play better teams (and there are 5 teams who are better than them in the PL) they need to consider whether to drop Auba and Pepe. They don't put the work in defensively and when you are in a team who concedes goals you need to tighten up. It is boring tactics, but Arsenal need to be securing draws and wins against the rest of the Top 6 if they are to make progress.

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        1. Pukki Blinders
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Drop Auba and Pepe are you kidding? Their best players...

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          1. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            They get roasted by teams better than them. It is a team game not about putting out the best players. Some humility from Arsenal and accepting they are not the best team in the PL would go far IMO. Trying to outgun teams like Spurs, City, Liverpool and Man Utd will not end well for Arsenal. And they definitely could not do that in the CL if they had CL football.

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            1. Pukki Blinders
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Disagree. Arsenal's defence is simply not good enough to hold off against the top teams. They need their attack to balance out their poor defence or they would have nothing. It's like trying to get Norwich to park the bus, not going to work they are an offensive driven team.

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              1. diesel001
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Defence is not just about the defenders. It is about the midfield and attack working in unison as well. That is what Pepe and Auba do not bring. Laca does though - he puts in a shift and looks to win the ball back.

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              2. Ghost Gooner
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Our defenders need to stop getting brain farts. Xhaka today. Luiz last gw and Mustafi before that.

                We have 3 players upfront and you mean to tell me the 7 other outfield players cant defend?

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                1. George Sillett
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  David Luiz is quite the worst defensive signing of the season.

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                2. diesel001
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Your defenders are rubbish. So you need to compensate. That means changing the midfield and attack to compensate. I'm not saying drop them against Brighton and the rubbish teams. But against Liverpool, City, Spurs, Man Utd there is definitely a case for tactical changes to stop conceding so many goals.

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                3. Pukki Blinders
                  • 4 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  It's no secret Arsenal have a poor defensive record. Your qualities lie in attack mate.

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            2. Ghost Gooner
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Benching your best players is nuts. I hope Emery follows your line of thinking so he can gtfo of Arsenal

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              1. diesel001
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                If Emery had any tactical nous he would not go to Anfield and drop Lacazette a season after getting roasted by Liverpool and dropping Lacazette. And he wouldn't think he can outgun every other Top 6 team (especially away from home).

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              2. diesel001
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Emery is a madman. He does the same things over and over again and expects a different result.

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        2. Rust Cohle
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I prefer Willock to Guendouzi. More steel and more threat coming into the box late.

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      4. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        It's Emery's conspiracies, can't start too many good players at once

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    12. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      How does laca not get onto French team over giroud

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      1. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Because they won the World Cup?

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        1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          How does that make any sense

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          1. FPL Pillars
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Can’t better that, can you? So why make changes

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      2. Ghost Gooner
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Too similar to Griezmann

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

          More like budget Griezmann

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    13. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Kane played terrible that first half, yet a goal and on for 3 BAPs, hard to argue against him as an FPL asset!

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      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Winning goal bonus too.

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        1. FDMS All Starz
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Isn’t that added after the game finsihes

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

        No different than if Milner scored a pen

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      3. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Congratulations on Pepe assist bro.
        Hopefully he bags a goal too

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        1. jia you
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Cheers, happy to own him, think he'll be a great asset!

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      4. MagicMessi
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Getting 2 points at home against Newcastle... Hard to argue with that too

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

        Son, Eriksen and Lamela have been the best TOT players IMHO.

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    14. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      cant believe the average is up to 53 now 🙁

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

        My gameweek rank is horrible...

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    15. MagicMessi
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Don't understand what's wrong with Arsenal fans ... You ousted Arsene wengar for this ?!
      Emre can't coach a school team .. it's a joke ..really he knows nothing !!

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      1. Ghost Gooner
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Only reason Wenger failed is because of recruitment. Xhaka, Mustafi, Gabriel and Elneny for instance were bought on the recommendation of our StatsDNA data analysis. He didnt even know what position to play Xhaka proving he was given these players by the board.

        Emery has far better players this season and we are still terrible if not worse. 😡

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        1. MagicMessi
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Agree .. even with psg he only won bcuz of Neymar/cavani/etc

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        2. Ghost Gooner
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Emery even went a whole season without an away win at Sevilla. I knew he wouldnt solve our defence seeing as he failed to do so at a similar sized club

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    16. aborg
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Hope Moura gets in and scores now as a farewell gift before I ship him out !

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    17. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Now feel even more salty over that VAR decision against Newcastle.

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    18. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Need to get Willock on for Xhaka.

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    19. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Looks like I’ll need to take my hit for KDB tonight. Does VVD to Söyüncü/some other 5.9 or less defender look the best way to afford it? Can leave some ITB too

      Pope 4.0
      TAA VVD Digne Zinchenko Rico
      Salah Sterling Sigurdsson* Mount Dendoncker
      Pukki Barnes

      1FT 1.3 ITB after I do Jota to Barnes..

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    20. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Finally an actual super Sunday in the premier league

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    21. StayoutheSpiceZone
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Rip apart this top heavy WC team!

      Pope Button
      Dunk Mings Lunds Kelly Bednarek
      Salah kdb Son Sterling Trossard
      Pukki laca

      Wow!

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      1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Wow at the defence

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        1. Ghost Gooner
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Seen a lot of these type of defences just to accomodate heavy hitters. Peoplenate going to be taking hits for weeks just yo rejig the team again

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        2. StayoutheSpiceZone
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yes defence dire. 100% agree

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      2. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Laca out

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      3. Thunder Warrior
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        No Kun..

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      4. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Looks horrid! Unbalanced

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        1. StayoutheSpiceZone
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Thank you for all your oozing positivity

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    22. HollywoodXI
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Unless Kane scores another goal from open play and starts to look sharper in the second half I’m still selling him.

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      1. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Take the points and ditch, I like it

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

        Check the fixtures and remember that for every monstrous blank against cannon fodder teams he also has a haul

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

          CPL, SOT, WAT, SHU, BOU

          next 5 homes

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

          Strange superstition

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    23. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Woodworks hit 5 times during lazio Roma in 25 minutes :0

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    24. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Would you rather Pépé or Son over KDB Salah Sterling?

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      1. Winston.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Not yet

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    25. manu4life99
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A) Dendonker (CHE)
      B) Montoya (BUR)

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      1. Ghost Gooner
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        B

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    26. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Laca SOT

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    27. Winston.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Best option ?

      A. Mount + Haller
      B. James + Abraham

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      1. fgdu
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        A for me

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    28. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Hugo you clown

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      1. badgerboy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        sWeEpEr KeEpEr

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    29. Spoox777
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Would you do this transfer before any price changes?

      Robertson ----> TAA
      +
      Wan-Bissaka ----> Zinchenko

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      1. fgdu
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        seems like a no brainer. what are the price changes on these players

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        1. Spoox777
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          If i'm correct...

          TAA & Zinchenko to rise tomorrow
          Wan-Bissaka dropping tonight

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        2. NATSTER
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          AWB will fall soon.

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          1. Spoox777
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Tonight i think.

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      2. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Would only do B. But considering Otamendi with Laporte out as he's nailed

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        1. Spoox777
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Tempted to do both with TAA outscoring Robertson 3-0 on Assists

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          1. Pukki Blinders
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            It's a sideways move. Robbo due an assist anyway imo

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    30. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I want Son!

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      1. FDMS All Starz
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Ask wife

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      2. Poseidon.
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Get a gf 1st

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      3. badgerboy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        silkroad.com/darkweb

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      4. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        What a bunch of funnies guys!!

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    31. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Get Ceballos on ASAP

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      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Do you own him?

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      2. NATSTER
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Who would you take out?

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    32. jimmy12
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Salah + Rashford
      To
      Firmino + Aguero

      Thoughts?

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      1. Pinturicchio10
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Just Rashford out.

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        • Uncle Gamst
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Firmino is a forward

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