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Captain Sensible January 11

Who are the best FPL captain options for Blank Gameweek 18?

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Fantasy Premier League managers face a difficult choice for the Blank Gameweek 18 captaincy.

Even before Monday’s fixture rearrangements for Spurs, Fulham and Aston Villa, differentiating between Kevin De Bruyne (£11.7m) and Bruno Fernandes (£11.3m) was proving challenging for many.

Now that Harry Kane (£11.0m) and Son Heung-min (£9.8m) have been handed a favourable home fixture against underprepared opposition the debate has been thrown wide open.

More than ever, Fantasy managers need some help with the armband, which is where the Captain Sensible article comes in.

As always, we will look into the best options’ underlying statistics, comparing them against the defensive data of their upcoming opponents using the Fantasy Football Scout Premium Members Area.

CAPTAIN POLL

Poll results before Spurs’ Aston Villa fixture was replaced with hosting Fulham

Captain poll results after Monday’s fixture rearrangements

KEY MATCHES

Manchester City v Brighton and Hove Albion

The Complete Guide to FPL Blank Gameweek 18
The Scout Squad’s best players for FPL Blank Gameweek 18
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  1. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Is this worthy of a bb in 19?
    Ddg - martinez
    Cancelo -Robbo - Zouma - Awb - dier
    Kdb - Bruno f - son - saka - esr
    Kane - Antonio - Bamford

    Or not?!

    Trying to create a wc in 18, which is decent for 19 bb.

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  2. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Latest fixture news BGW and DGW compiled somewhere?

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    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Spurs v Ful,

      Leeds and Sot likely off in 19

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  3. You've got red on you.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Supposing Sterling is fit, which would you pick?

    a) Sterling, Lowton and Rodrigo

    b) Rashford, Dias and Watkins

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    1. Right In The Stanchion
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      How will you find out? Has pep got a presser tomorrow?

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      1. You've got red on you.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        If a) is the better pick, then I'd probably take the gamble so wondered what people thought.

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    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I guess it's long term? B

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    3. XX SMICER XX
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Sterling big risk is Pep does not let on in his press conference.

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    4. You've got red on you.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Think double City defence concerns me as it's so easy to lose the clean sheet.

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  4. XX SMICER XX
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    On Free Hit, what would you go for?
    A. Smith-Rowe & Aubameyang
    B. Neto & Rashford

    Leaning towards B, but this leaves me with no Arsenal Mid / Fwd

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    1. Right In The Stanchion
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      A easily

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    2. Bronski
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      What about Rash and Saka?

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      1. XX SMICER XX
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Nice suggestion, mean I can upgrade my bench from Mitchell.

        Still keen on Auba as a differential

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  5. Bronski
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    If you felt you would get say 27 points more with FH than not would you burn your FH?

    Currently Have-
    Pope
    Lowton
    Son
    Bruno
    KDB
    Anguissa
    Kane

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    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Who said not using FH this GW results in burning it? There are other GWs

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    2. Bronski
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      (Apologies meant using not burning)

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    3. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Potential 27 point gain is worth hitting the FH imo.

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

        Depends on how narrow or wide potential is defined as.
        Potentially anyone could score hattrick.

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  6. Rhodes your boat
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Gonna take a -4 to get 8

    Balbuena, strujik and kwp on chopping block

    Which two do I lose and who do I bring in?

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    1. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Balbuena has covid and Stuijk probably loses his place now Cooper is back so they pick themselves.

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

    Removed Bamford accidently on wildcard DAMN!!!!!!

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    1. R.C
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Lol

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

        value lost 🙁
        Have to include some DGWer and hope it proves right somehow

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    2. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Ouch..Lost much value??

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

        bought at 5.8

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

    Bottomed

    WC draft

    Martinez, DDG
    Tierney, Stones, Cancelo, Coufal, Mitchell
    Saka, KDB, Bruno, Son, Soucek
    Lacazette, Kane, Bamford

    Thoughts?

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    1. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Planning on bb in 19, or saving it?

      I may wc now and try to setup bb in 19..

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

        Saving it probably

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  9. Mongreloid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Is Sterling being overlooked?

    Him alongside KDB could be devastating.

    I’ve got him in my FH:

    Leno (fodder)

    Stones Holding Dier Saiss (Mitchell)

    KDB(c) Sterling Son Bruno (Alzate)

    Kane Wilson (Brewster)

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    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Pretty much same team as i have regarding premiums, going wit mh Sterling too. Might go 451 and remove Wilson to upgrade defence.

      Pickford
      Cancelo Holding Ampadu
      Sterling KdB Son Bruno ESR
      Kane Wilson

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    2. LE CHARO
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      He's a great option on a FH but Pep cast some doubt with his comments on his fitness, so I would avoid at the moment. Could change after the last pressers though

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    3. Marcin the Pole
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Worried about minutes. If he was guaranteed to start I'd be all over him.

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  10. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    What's this about Leeds v Sot being in doubt? Who are the party poopers, Leeds or Sot?

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

      FA cup fixture.
      Shrewsbury the party pooper.

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      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Thank you.

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  11. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Balbuena isolating

    https://twitter.com/ExWHUemployee/status/1348729172999467009?s=19

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  12. Lucky Z
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Martinez
    Dias • Reguilon • Mitchell • Targett
    KDB (c) • Bruno • Son • Grealish
    DCL • Brewster

    Forster • Salah • Bamford • Dallas

    1FT, 0.3ITB

    A. Salah => Sterling
    B. Grealish + DCL => Rashford + McGoldrick -4
    C. Salah + DCL + Targett => Rashford + Kane + Struijk -8

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  13. FPL Doctor
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Would you FH this or think I can get away without play the chip?

    Have 7 playing. 0 FT. 2.2 ITB - would be willing to take a hit.

    Dias Cancelo
    KDB(c) Bruno Rash Son
    Wood

    **Martinez Steer Justin Coufal Dallas Bamford Adams Soucek

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    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Probably on the limit. Would have been easier not to FH if you had Kane

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  14. Yome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Calvert Lewin to Tosun?

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    1. LE CHARO
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      no

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    2. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Nah

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    3. Uncle John from Jamaica
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Richalison also in background all be it not totally fit would avoid.

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  15. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    McCarthy
    CANCELO / ROBBO / COUFAL
    SALAH / FERNANDES / Son / SOUCEK
    VARDY / Bamford / Dcl

    Forster // Raphinha / TAYLOR / Alioski

    Assuming SOU/LEE gets moved, this would be my GW19 side. I'd move DCL for Antonio. Not worth a BB right, but still perfectly serviceable for GW19?

    Toying with going with this, or somehow playing my WC this week to take advantage of BB & save FH for 29.

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    1. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Dcl slight risk maybe if its hammy.

      I have most of the big players this gw cancelo, bruno, kdb, son, kane.

      But tempted to.wc and set up bb in 19.

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  16. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Any news on Fabianski?

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    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      He was back in training this week

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      1. Weak Become Heros
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Ta

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    2. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      He's training again mate

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      1. Weak Become Heros
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers mate

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  17. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Best combo:

    1. Saka Rashford Wilson
    2. Smith-Rowe Martial Lacazette

    ??

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    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      1

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    2. LE CHARO
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      1 because of Martial who is a rotation risk

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    3. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      1. same as below + Saka is immense

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    4. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      1 for me.

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  18. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Fellow WC16 managers? What ere you doing?
    A. No chip
    B. FH
    C. WC

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  19. Ci Siamo
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Reckon it's safe to use the FH now? This GW looking fairly safe now?

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    1. Yome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Not for me, -4 point hot and I have 10 playing

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

        same here

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    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I’m still nervous about hitting the button! Last season I used my wildcard and then the season got postponed so might wait until tomorrow and get as much info as possible

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  20. LE CHARO
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Hi guys ! Using my FH this GW and I would like some opinions on the options I am considering.

    ***, 4.0
    Tierney, Stones, Cancelo, ***, ***
    Fernandes, KDB, Son, ***, ***
    Kane, Laca, ***

    What is best to fill the gaps?
    A) Lloris, AWB, Saka (bench : Neto, Yedlin, Brewster) - balanced squad but missing a second MU attacker
    B) DDG, Rashford, ESR (bench : Mitchell, Douglas, Davis) - very solid XI but awful bench with only Mitchell likely to play
    C) same as B with DDG, Mitchell > Ramsdale, Yedlin to give me another option on the bench in case things go south

    Cheers

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    1. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      A

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    2. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Id be tempted with b.

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  21. Hansel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    A) Neto in 3-5-2 (Brewster and Yedlin bench)

    B) Wilson in 3-4-3 (Anguissa + 3.9 other than Mitchell bench)

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    1. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      A

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    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      B

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  22. nico05
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Sorry I'm sure this question has been done to death but I'm just wondering what best to do here I have 0 TSB and 2FT
    Playing team will be
    No GK
    Reguilon Cancelo Holding
    Neto Bruno KDB
    Brewster
    (McCarthy-Taylor-Salah-Grealish-bamford-DCL
    DCL has to go for sure but who for?
    Thank you 🙂

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    1. LE CHARO
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I would try and get Lacazette by downgrading one of your players who doesn't play in 18

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  23. CAPA
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    If going with 2 Arsenal, which scores more points?
    A Tierney and Smith-Rowe
    B Holding and Saka
    Views appreciated!
    Thanks

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

      I went Tierney and Saka so I can't help you.

      Sorry

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

        We all have budget constraints!

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    2. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      B

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  24. panda07
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Slightly different FH team here, what do you think?

    Ramsdale
    Tierney Stones Yedlin Ampadu
    KDB Sterling Bruno Rashford Son
    Lacazette

    Steele Brewster Mitchell Davis

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    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Decent team but need a 0-0 in sheff Utd Newcastle

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  25. Lucky Z
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Why DCL could not wait just 1 game

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    1. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Couldn't agree more mate who ya gonna swap him with?
      Currently torn between Wilson and Richarlison myself

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      1. Yome
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        What about Tosun?

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        1. nico05
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          I don't fancy him personally. Went with Wilson

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      2. Lucky Z
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Yes. No viable option to have in 18 and 19 instead of him

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  26. 03farmboy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    If I use my 2 free transfers will I be able to use my free hit as well?

    Reason for it is I want to use my 2 free transfers to get players in for the gameweek after which is a double game week

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    1. timmmuh
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      if you use the free hit, your team will go back to the team you had at the end of last gameweek and you will have 1 FT going forward (lose the extra).

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    2. krumcake
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      If you use the FH chip, it cancels any transfer you made this week and you only have one FT next week.

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  27. cheese XL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Final FH decisions:

    XXX
    Cancelo Stones XXX
    KDB Rashford Bruno Son XXX
    Kane XXX

    A) Leno, Dier, Smith-Rowe, Laca

    B) Lloris, Tierney, Saka, Wilson

    Cheers.

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    1. timmmuh
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      A with Davies for Dier. Like that one.

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  28. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Is this looking OK as FH team?

    Lloris
    Cancelo Telles Tierney
    KDB Bruno Son Gundogan
    Kane Lacazette Wilson

    Sanchez Clark Reed Mitchell

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  29. SerieD
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    How about this FH team:

    De Gea
    Tierney, cancelo, fernandez(Mitchell)

    Smith-rowe, Son, KDB, Rashford, Bruno
    Laca, kane(Davis)

    Bench and defence is weaker because i want to get kane and laca.

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

    Down to 6 with 0FT. Don’t want to but think I have to FH. Just grumbling!

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    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah same had 8 now down to 6. Just have to do it

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    2. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Similar boat mate, I could take a hit to get 8 but two of those would be Mitchell and Brewster so not real flash.

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