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Dugout Discussion June 22

Aguero starts for much-changed City as Guardiola benches De Bruyne

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Pep Guardiola has rung the changes for the final match of Double Gameweek 30+, which kicks off at the Etihad at 20:00 BST.

Burnley are the visitors to Eastlands, where Manchester City defeated Arsenal five days ago.

There are only three surviving members of Guardiola’s starting XI from that 3-0 win over the Gunners, with Ederson (£6.0m), David Silva (£7.3m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) keeping their places.

That means that Kevin De Bruyne (£10.6m) and Raheem Sterling (£11.7m) are both rotated out of the side, with the two premium Fantasy Premier League midfielders only among the substitutes.

Sergio Aguero (£11.8m) gets his chance up front, meanwhile, with Gabriel Jesus (£9.6m) making way.

Aymeric Laporte (£6.3m), Kyle Walker (£5.6m), Benjamin Mendy (£5.5m), Ilkay Gundogan (£5.2m) and Eric Garcia (£4.5m) are the other City starters from midweek who drop out of the City line-up, with all bar the concussed Garcia on the bench.

Guardiola has changed his entire back four, with Joao Cancelo (£5.1m), Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.2m), Fernandinho (£5.1m) and Nicolas Otamendi (£4.9m) tasked with keeping Burnley at bay.

Phil Foden (£5.1m), Bernardo Silva (£7.7m) and Rodri (£5.5m) are also recalled further forward.

Sean Dyche’s side are missing the sidelined Chris Wood and Ashley Barnes (both £6.1m), so Matej Vydra (£5.3m) and Jay Rodriguez (£5.7m) are paired together in attack for the visitors.

Josh Brownhill (£4.8m) makes his first Premier League start, while Matthew Lowton (£4.2m) returns from an enforced lay-off at right-back.

Not only are Burnley hit by injury, they are also without four players whose contracts are due to expire at the end of the month: Joe Hart (£4.2m), Jeff Hendrick (£5.4m), Aaron Lennon (£4.6m) and Phil Bardsley (£4.3m) are not even among the substitutes as doubts linger over their futures.

Four academy products make it onto Dyche’s under-strength bench as a result, with two goalkeepers among the seven substitutes that the Burnley boss has named.

De Bruyne is the most-captained player of Double Gameweek 30+ both overall and within the top 10k.

Over half of the managers inside the top 10,000 handed the armband to the Belgian.

Aguero was captained by 26.74% of those elite managers, meanwhile.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Zinchenko, Rodrigo, D Silva, Foden, Bernardo, Mahrez, Aguero.

Burnley XI: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Brownhill, Westwood, Cork, McNeil, Rodriguez, Vydra.

Double Gameweek 30+ FPL Lessons Learned

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  1. Pep's Money Laundry
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Aguerooo

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    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Ban

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  2. SteJ
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Scenes!

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    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Stick to lurking mate 😛

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      1. SteJ
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        I could ask people to rate a template wildcard team instead

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  3. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Burnley have named 7 subs instead of 9, two of which are GKs and only two have previous PL experience

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    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Lowton 4.2m starting, presumably Bardsley injured

      Good option on WC

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      1. Pep's Money Laundry
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        I didn't know he was 4.2, I might add him to my squad in that case

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      2. The Pesci challenge
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        • 9 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        I don’t think he’s injured but they aren’t extending his contract so he may have said he won’t play the rest of the season

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      3. AC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Bardsley out of contract no? Same as Hendrick not in the squad

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      4. Nellybc
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Tv saying that Bardsley is going to be out of contract so not involved ?

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    2. Scholes Out For Summer
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      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      my god 4 of them have a jersey number over 30..... thats when you know its rough

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    3. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Bugger, why do I have Pope (on my bench today)

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    4. Karhumies
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      If Burnley wants to use all 5 subs without taking out Pope, we know everyone who is coming on then. The questions are when are they coming on and which positions are the youngsters forced to play out of necessity. 😛

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

    Just logged in. Pep

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  5. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Sterling rarely comes on off the bench 🙁

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    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      No problem, I've got Maguire to come off the bench.

      What's a BB?
      What's a DGW?

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    2. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      5 subs. He might come on!

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      1. Nellybc
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        I hope so...

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    3. Nellybc
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      So gutted. My captain!

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  6. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    No idea why people with Aguero are buzzing that much as if he’s guaranteed points... that seater lineup is missing so many key players.

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    1. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Starting

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    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Yep, should be gutted that he’s my captain and starting against a depleted Burnley who have conceded 5 on each of their last two visits to The Etihad

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    3. BoomXhakaLaca1
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      It also leaves a lot of points for aguero to pick up because the likes of de bruyne are not playing

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    4. TwiggsJameson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Really?

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    5. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Seater?

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Ah I see

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  7. ZAWAd25
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Is the WC team g2g?

    Pope
    TAA | Aurier | Saiss
    KDB | Mane | Son | Fernandes
    Vardy | DCL | Jiménez

    Button Lascelles Guendouzi 3.9

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    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Only one I don't like is Aurier.

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      1. Kellz86
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Aurier is the definition of a boom/bust defender, he will either get you -1 to 0 or 6 to 7, but hard to ignore an attacking fullback with 1 goal 7 assists this season at 4.9m

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  8. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    FH team for gw31:

    Schmeicel
    TAA, Doherty, Wan Bissaka
    Salah (VC), Fernandes (C), Martial, Son
    Jimenez, DCL, Vardy

    Thoughts?

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    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Nice. I have Richarlison & Ritchie instead of TAA & DCL. I think Palace will score against Liverpool

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  9. HNI
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Was Kane playing so further back vs Manutd due to Dele Alli absence? Will he be further forward once Dele Alli returns as looking to decide between the 2 for spot with Son

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    1. FPL ElasticO
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Avoid Kane at the moment ..... Son better option for Spurs

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    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I think Kane is a shadow of his former self, he's so immobile now.

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      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        I replied to your Koulibaly post

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  10. FPL ElasticO
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Which of these transfers worth doing for -4??
    A. Grealish & Robbo >>> Martial & AWB
    B. Grealish & Hendo >>> Martial & Button
    C. Grealish & Robbo >>> Martial & Ritchie

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  11. FPL_DON
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Quick question, would be awesome if anyone can help! Is there any way to select/remove certain teams in the season ticker? To work out rotation pairs etc.

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  12. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Hard to know if KDB benching is a good or bad thing - happy my captain starts but lacking the service quality

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    1. FPL ElasticO
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      KDB will come on ... City need the supply from him.....

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    2. BoomXhakaLaca1
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Silva, foden, Bernardo and mahrez are more than capable of finding him

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    3. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      A pair of Silvas, Mahrez, Foden - not exactly a crisis!

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      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Mahrez is my captain

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    4. FPL_DON
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Bad imo, even as an Kun captainer

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  13. 2999 - Lady of Legend
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Typical Pep, should've known

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    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      It means a strong line-up v Chelsea next.

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    2. AC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Can’t complain they are playing for fitness second place close to being wrapped up with their last 5 or so fixtures

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  14. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Lets hope the article pic is a future image of Kun getting subbed at 30 mins

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    1. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Said nobody else 🙂

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  15. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    For FH in 31:

    A. Salah, DCL
    B. Richarlison, Kane

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    1. Baron Penguin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Having seen Norwich, on an FH I’d want DCL AND Richarlison

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  16. The SK
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Anyone here with both Leno AND Henderson but no WC left? What’s your game plan?

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    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Yeh me. I decided to get Patricio as a season-keeper. Had to sell Hendo to get him so Leno lies prostrate on my bench for the time being.

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      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        WC now. Probably Rui also, but Pope and Burnley have a chance to change my mind, maybe...

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        1. Andy_Social
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          We'll see their mentality now, but they have nothing to play for whereas Wolves could qual for CL.

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  17. n-doggg
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Any word on how long Leno is out for? Looking at Martínez on WC

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    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      season injury for sure..

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    2. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Likely rest of this season.

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  18. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Is Ismaila Sarr a good option against Burnley?

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    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      See tonight

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  19. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Watford players are going to appeal a lot more if Burnley take a heavy beating tonight

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  20. pmos
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    WC team:

    Pope Martin
    TAA Doherty Aurier Lascelles Holgate
    Mané KDB Bruno Son Martial
    DCL Jimenez Greenwood

    0.0itb

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  21. grennans2
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Which would you prefer on a WC?

    A) Pope, Martial & Greenwood
    B) Martinez, Rashford & Guenduizi

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    1. pmos
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      A

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    2. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Neither to be honest.

      If I had to pick one then B

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  22. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    I can't understand this one from Pep. Assuming he now rotates the stronger team back in for Chelsea. What happens against the mighty toon on the weekend??

    Bruce and Joelinton rubbing their hands together 😎

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    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      How nailed is Ritchie?

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      1. TheTinman
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        He's not

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        1. goriuanx
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          *rips up WC*

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        2. TheTinman
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          There is Lazaro Yedlin Krafth Clarke Schar who can compete for full back slots. Then when Longstaffs are back the midfield becomes crowded. Potentially move Almiron and St Max wide and put Longtstaff at 10. Gayle, Muto and Carroll all fit so Joelinton may start on a wing some matches.

          Lots of competition. But Ritchie is a managers favourite for every Newcastle manager. So he will play minimum 50% of games, probably 75%

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    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Playing to get his team fit for CL

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    3. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Nah. This City line-up is hardly shoddy.

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      1. TheTinman
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        You didn't see the Toon yesterday. Fiiiiiiire

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        1. Andy_Social
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          I did. They'd never have got 3 versus 11 opponents.

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          1. Hairy Potter
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            What about cliche that it's harder to play against 10 men?

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        2. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Hmmm we must have watched different games

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  23. manu4life99
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    How is this FH31 team looking?

    De Gea
    Chilwell TAA VVD Doherty
    Salah Son Bruno
    Vardy Jiminez DCL

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  24. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    If you had the choice of swapping your (c) from Aguero to KDB or stick, what would you do?

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    1. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Sticking

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    2. SomewhatPleasing
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Stick

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    3. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      For next GW? I have both and just switched it from Kev to Fernandes.

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    4. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      stick - way more fun in terms of hope.

      From an expected points perspective It would be a swap though

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    5. Sir Edo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      With that team around Agüero, probably stay with KDB. You?

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    6. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Stick

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      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Oh I get it. Stick for now and bite my nails over my rival tripling Kun....

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  25. Cak Juris
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Choice for 5th Def - 5th Mid - 3rd Striker (Be
    A. Ngakia - Guendozi - Abraham
    B. Saiss - Saint Maximin - Rodriguez
    C. Ngakia - Saka - Ings

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    1. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      C

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    2. SomewhatPleasing
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      C for me

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  26. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Burnley opting for a kit clash so Aguero doesn't score

    #respect

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  27. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Kun needs to be sold now, right?

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    1. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Better cheaper options

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    2. Jullepuu
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I'm going to do that I think. Rashford on the way in

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  28. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    No idea now whether to stick with Salah on WC or ditch for Sterling.

    Latter would allow better GK pairing and defence with my BB still intact

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    1. Jullepuu
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I'd stick with Salah

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  29. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    The good news is the Burnley Starting XI nailed now

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    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Not feeling too great about having a Burnley defensive double up when I BB.

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  30. super zlatan
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Not much vardy love here.

    Any reasons?

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    1. Jullepuu
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Mediocre fixtures, form is a mystery, many other cheaper options. Not a bad pick by any means

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