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Klopp reverts to 4-3-3 as £4.0m defender Phillips starts for Liverpool

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Jurgen Klopp has made an immediate return to 4-3-3 for Liverpool’s Gameweek 7 meeting with West Ham United.

The Reds’ boss experimented with Diogo Jota (£6.3m) joining a 4-2-3-1 formation in the Gameweek 6 win over Sheffield United but ran into some supply problems on the right-hand side of the pitch.

Despite netting against the Blades, the former Wolves man drops back to the bench today, allowing Mohamed Salah (£12.4m) to return to the right-hand side of the front-three, joined there by usual suspects Sadio Mané (£12.0m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.3m).

Of particular interest is the fact that Klopp has turned to Nathaniel Phillips (£4.0m) as the solution to his current centre-back problem, pairing him with Joe Gomez (£5.4m).

Virgil van Dijk (£6.3m) and Fabinho (£5.5m) remain long-term absentee while Joel Matip (£5.4m) also misses out. Therefore, Phillips has the potential to string together a run of starts if he can impress tonight.

There had been some pre-match rumours in the press that Andrew Robertson (£7.1m) would feature at centre-back but Klopp’s decision to trust Phillips means he remains at left-back.

Meanwhile, David Moyes has selected Sebastien Haller (£6.1m) to lead the West Ham attack in the absence of Michail Antonio (£6.2m), who is out for at least a month with a hamstring problem.

Jarrod Bowen (£6.3m) and Pablo Fornals (£6.4m) support the attack from advanced midfield, while Vladimir Coufal (£4.5m) and Arthur Masuaku (£4.5m) are the wing-backs in a 3-4-2-1 formation once again.

Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Robertson, Gomez, N Phillips, Alexander-Arnold; C Jones, Wijnaldum, J Henderson; Mané, Firmino, Salah.

West Ham United XI (3-4-2-1): Fabianski; Cresswell, Ogbonna, Balbuena; Masuaku, Soucek, Rice, Coufal; Fornals, Haller, Bowen.

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  1. Gobigorgohome
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    3 years, 5 months ago

    Salah subbed

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  2. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Salah off

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  3. Londongeezaa
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    3 years, 5 months ago

    Jota has just explained the reason for Wolves poor form this season

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      And Traore form

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    2. Begbie.
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      3 years, 5 months ago

      Why? He was crap last season for Wolves. All he's shown is how hilariously overrated Bobby Veneers is.

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    3. Van der Faart
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      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I assume you mean goalscoring form? They're currently 3rd.

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  4. Do I Not Like Orange
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    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    8pts for Salah. Son can surely beat that? Would be the smallest of victories.

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    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
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      Probably 7 after FT.

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    2. manu4life99
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      7pts (only 1bp)

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      1. manu4life99
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Which is 8 (I'm an idiot)

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      2. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        2+5+1

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        1. Saka_me_sideways
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          Quick maff!

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  5. Begbie.
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    Bonus system is so flawed. A guy who plays 20 minutes and scores is always going to get more points than a guy who plays 89 and scores.

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    1. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Foden didnt

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    2. TorresMagic™
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      3 years, 5 months ago

      The guy with 89 should have scored another or 2.

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      1. Begbie.
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Which is a subjective argument.

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  6. Roy Hudd
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    3 years, 5 months ago

    Salah cappers gotta be disappointed with that.

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      For sure, glad I didn’t cap him

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  7. The Mandalorian
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    3 years, 5 months ago

    How do u stop emails telling u someone has replied to your comment. Thanks

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      There is a check box. Tick it ofd

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      1. The Mandalorian
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks just seen it

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    2. beric
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Stop making comments

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    3. THFC4LIFE
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      3 years, 5 months ago

      Little tick box near post comment

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    4. Nanoelektronicar
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      3 years, 5 months ago

      Don't check the Notify me of replies box when you post the comment.

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    5. The Mandalorian
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Cheers guys

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  8. Ibralicious
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    3 years, 5 months ago

    Masuaku subbed so Coufal surely more nailed on

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  9. Hotdogs for Tea
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    3 years, 5 months ago

    No baps for Salah ;(

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    1. Old Man
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      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      🙂 Win some, lose some., but he often scores late so I'm not counting my chickens.

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    2. JJO
      • 11 Years
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      He will get one

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  10. el polako
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    3 years, 5 months ago

    Atleast I can sell now TAA with clean conscience.

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    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      shame it’s not with a clean sheet 😉

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      1. el polako
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        3 years, 5 months ago

        😉

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  11. Garlana
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    3 years, 5 months ago

    Jota is tempting...

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  12. MGMT
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    How did ziyech look?

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Excellent. He was great midweek in CL too

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    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Running the show

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  13. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Come ooon Kane outscore Salah by a mile !!!

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    1. Van der Faart
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      This please

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  14. Flair
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    3 years, 5 months ago

    Salah owners with a massive captaincy fail

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    1. The Suspended One
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      Lol

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    2. Garlana
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      3 years, 5 months ago

      Sterling capper 🙁

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      1. Flair
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        3 years, 5 months ago

        Unfortunate mate

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

      He scored. That's good enough. Have 30 non blanks captains and I bet you will be top 10K

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      1. Flair
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        Compared to Kane/Son though? Let's see

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    4. SackWenger
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      Clown

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      1. Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Don't talk about yourself like that 😛

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    5. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Are you serious? 8 every week for captaincy would be worldly

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  15. The Suspended One
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    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Need a Jota yellow

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  16. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Mane (TC), Salah (VC), last time they played West Ham still hurts man

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  17. TheOneAndOnly
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    • 14 Years
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    fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2020/10/25/mendy-and-thiago-boosting-chelsea-defences-fpl-appeal-ahead-of-decent-fixture-run/?hc_page=6&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_22699865

    I guess not... went for Chilwell

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  18. noone
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    3 years, 5 months ago

    Don't tell me Mane (C) is a 4 pointer please

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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      Ok

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    2. Iceball
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      • 9 Years
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      I wont tell you

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    3. Scots Gooner
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      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Mane (C) is a 4 pointer.

      Soz.

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  19. Warby84
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Does Salah not receive the extra bonus points for actually winning the penalty, just surprised fornals has been ahead of him.. can anyone clarify?

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    1. TorresMagic™
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      3 years, 5 months ago

      He doesn't.

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      1. Warby84
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Ok I thought that maybe he would get bonus for that.. thanks for clarifying

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    2. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      What? Lol. Maybe win an Oscar.

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  20. Bushwhacker
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    3 years, 5 months ago

    Nate Philips has been fantastic.

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  21. Gunners in Haaland
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Salah -> Jota?

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  22. Ci Siamo
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Salah on 2 BAPS with Jota right?

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Not after Jota gets his winning goal bps

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    2. Hazz
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      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Jota has game winning goal BAPs to come.

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    3. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Jota 24
      Salah 23

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    4. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      dispossessions and winning goal bonus will drop that

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    5. The Suspended One
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      • 10 Years
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      No

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  23. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    TAA still essential?

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    1. Iceball
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      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Nahh. Did TAA to Zouma before weekend

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    2. Mweene
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Hasn't been essential since GW2

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    3. Sun Jihai
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      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Nope
      Most on here seem to have switched him for Zouma before this GW

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  24. Superflymonk
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Mane has blanked only twice this season. I've owned Mane only twice this season. Of course I've timed his blanks perfectly.

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  25. Ci Siamo
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    This game is useless, a player who plays most of the game with a goal should be beating a player who gets a goal in 20 mins

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    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Penalties should be worth less in FPL tbh.

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    2. The Suspended One
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      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Lost 3 points on it myself but they weren’t racking up positive stats, they were bad

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  26. BENOIT
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    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Phillips at 4m?

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    1. Nanoelektronicar
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Matip.

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    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Matip heading back soon.

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  27. Salah(c)
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Have exact funds before price rises/falls

    Sterling+podence+saiss>rashford+ziyech+coufal -8

    Yay or nay?

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    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Too kneejerky, especially for a -8

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    2. Blzbobuk
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Nay it’s points chasing - saiss to coufal is your only must do, Ziyech is a bandwagon(might be a good one) but a bit early.

      Taking 8 point hit today means an injury tomorrow or in week means -12 or -16 which if it’s a 30 point game week is very bad

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  28. Garlana
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    3 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone else looking forward to their bench heroes like lamptey and bissouma stealing the show Vs spurs!?

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    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
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      I am. Need it!

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    2. Nanoelektronicar
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I have Lamptey as a Saiss autosub. Mauapy too. Lapmtey assist to Maupay would be lovely.

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    3. Blzbobuk
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      So far I have smugly escaped the no show carnage, not with lots of points but expecting a lot of defender transfers this week so nice to hopefully be hit free for a change.

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    4. F_Ivanovic
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      3 years, 5 months ago

      I hope not. Lamptey first on bench but don't have anyone that hasn't played (yet anyway)

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  29. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    So 1 BAP for Salah, looking good for Kane/Son cappers do we think?

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    1. Van der Faart
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      Hoping so.

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    2. Ci Siamo
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      hopefully not

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    3. el polako
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      Looks like it.

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    4. Old Man
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      Not hopeful - addled brain defence mechanism.

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  30. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
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    Another disappointing game!

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