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Zouma suffers second successive benching as Rüdiger starts for Chelsea

19 January 2021 1435 comments
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Kurt Zouma‘s (£5.8m) Fantasy Premier League stock has taken another dip in Double Gameweek 19 following Chelsea’s latest team-sheet.

The centre-back has been left on the bench for a second Premier League match in a row, much to the chagrin of his 20.5% ownership.

As things stand, only three defenders are selected by more managers than Zouma but a third start in four for Antonio Rüdiger (£4.5m) alongside Thiago Silva (£5.6m) is sure to trigger a fire-sale in the build-up to Gameweek 20.

Reece James (£5.1m) returns at right-back while Ben Chilwell (£6.1m) remains the most ever-present of Chelsea’s defenders, making his 15th consecutive Premier League start.

Frank Lampard has made changes in attack too, Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5.7m) coming in for Hakim Ziyech (£8.1m) after registering more attacking returns since Gameweek 15 than any other Chelsea asset (two).

Meanwhile, Tammy Abraham (£7.2m) replaces Olivier Giroud (£6.7m) but Christian Pulisic (£8.2m) retains his place on the left-hand side of Chelsea’s front-three.

Any concerns over Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) have been assuaged for now as Brendan Rodgers selects him to lead the Leicester line.

James Maddison (£7.1m), who has as many attacking returns in his last four at the King Power Stadium as the Foxes’ talismanic forward (four), has the number 10 role again, flanked by Harvey Barnes (£6.8m) and Marc Albrighton (£5.3m).

Ricardo Pereira (£5.9m) continues to wait for his first start of the campaign as James Justin (£5.0m) and Timothy Castagne (£5.7m) staff the full-back roles once again.

Leicester City XI (4-2-3-1): Schmeichel; Justin, Evans, Fofana, Castagne; Ndidi, Tielemans; H Barnes, Maddison, Albrighton; Vardy.

Chelsea XI (4-3-3): E Mendy; Chilwell, T Silva, Rüdiger, R James; Havertz, Kovacic, Mount; Pulisic, Abraham, Hudson-Odoi.

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  1. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Vardy hattrick with Justin hattrick of assistd

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    1. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      *Assists

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    2. The Left Duke #3
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Would love this

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  2. Kryptonite666
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Play up

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  3. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Play one

    A. Adams
    B. Soucek

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    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      A

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    2. Ruudy Van
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Interesting. I currently have Adams bench but the reply from JBG has changed my mind

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  4. M2.0
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Are people waiting or selling Zouma now to beat the drop?

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    1. Alnair
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Depends on how big of an idiot you think Lampard is

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    2. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Already sold after the previous benching - surprised he hasn't dropped by now.

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  5. Kryptonite666
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Should have put money on it

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2021/01/19/antonio-earns-back-to-back-starts-for-first-time-since-gameweek-6/?hc_page=2&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_23245373

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    1. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Question mark shows uncertainty

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    2. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Also, getting 1 score correct out of many games will make you lose money

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  6. Dybala10
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    1 BAP for Coufal?

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    1. Kno
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      looks like it atm at least

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    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Just the 1

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      1. Rash
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Every little helps

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  7. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Vardy,Chilly hatties and Zouma brace off the bench can only save my GW...

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  8. Kno
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Start one, bench two:

    A: coufal (cry)
    B: Dallas (new)
    C: holding (sou)

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    1. Ruudy Van
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Gut says start Dallas as Newcastle don't threaten

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      1. Third Eye Vision
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        But Leeds don’t defend.

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    2. The Sociologist
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Coufal

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  9. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    If Vardy doesnt score tonight then my season is over. Especially after Antonio's jam party

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    1. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Same

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    2. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      love how you keep calling everyone else's success jam. what are you, 12?

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      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Who other than Antonio have I called jammy?

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        1. GENERATION X
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 13 days ago

          Yeah his 2 finishes this dgw have been off his arse

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      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Ok Im reporting you, piss off racist

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    4. Bobby Crush
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Head to head in the cup.
      Opponent has TC on KDB, me on Vardy.
      Crunch time coming up...

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  10. Ruudy Van
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    1FT 0.8ITB. Zouma a prioty to sell.

    Martinez
    Targett Dias Coufal Zouma
    KDB (C) Salah Bruno Soucek
    Vardy Bamford
    (Forster, Adams, Dier, Burke)

    Zouma to
    A) City
    B) Maguire/AWB/Shaw
    C) Justin
    D) Chilwell/James/Rudiger
    E) Palace Defender

    Adams for -4. Budget dependant on the above move 6-7mil
    1) Hold
    2) Antonio
    3)Watkins
    4) Other
    £

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    1. M2.0
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      im considering C2

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      1. Ruudy Van
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Do you have any hesitation behind Justin's game time going forward? (Feel like that's the same questions for the last 19GW's)

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    2. The Sociologist
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      A2

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  11. drughi
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Vardy hattrick only fair outcome now

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    1. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      A nice 0-0 would bring perfect

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      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        This

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      2. mrmrscott
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Like

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    2. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      yeah and that would be the end of lamps as well so a double win...

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      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        😮

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        1. Chucky
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 13 days ago

          deserves it for benching zoomy and ruining my DGW.. could have easily got stones in for him If lamps had given us a hint...... 😛

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          1. Rainer
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 13 days ago

            😆

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  12. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Dropped from 20k to 26k after that debacle not owning coufal or antonio

    Vardy party needed urgently

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    1. Kryptonite666
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      #humblebrag ?

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      1. Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        No ive just had a shocker in the whu game

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    2. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      I’m not sure I’ll sleep tonight now

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      1. Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Why not. Sleep is very important and healty sleep well

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      2. Chucky
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        lol

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    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      The heart bleeds

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    4. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Where did you hide during the game?

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      1. Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Had to watch it all becuase there was absolutely nowhere to hide for me

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    5. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Nose must be bleeding this close to 10k

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  13. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Antonio and Coufal owners unite!

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    1. KEN YA DIG IT
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      \0/

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    2. Alisson WondHaaland
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Antonio, Coufal and Bowen 🙂

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    3. Joey Tribbiani
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      \o/

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    4. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      🙂 🙂 🙂

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    5. mrmrscott
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Thumbs up

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    6. Rash
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      🙂 with soucek and Johnstone adding me 4 points

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    7. The Sociologist
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Hooray! Feel like I’m a bit too invested in West Ham with Soucek as well.

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    8. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Hear! hear!

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  14. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    1-1 with 2 OG’s please

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  15. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    40 points from just West Ham. Scenes

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    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Antonio Coufal Creswell 🙂

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  16. Alisson WondHaaland
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Antonio and Stones in for a hit has worked wonders. Now just need a Chilwell masterclass to top off the day!

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    1. Starskyb
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Yeh same. Wellbeck to Antonio and Taylor to Stones.... About the smoothest things have ever gone for me, so thought I'd take the chance to post on the site. Usually I'm just roughs

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    2. The Left Duke #3
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Taylor & Adams --> Stones & Antonio here for a -4. Went without KDB and put TC on Salah. Justin & Vardy up now. Anxious few days ahead still

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  17. shearer9
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Ziyech was a garbage pick on wildcard

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    1. KAALI_DAAL
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      I did mention that somewhere. He is not an explosive player.

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    2. The Sociologist
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Was a garbage pick all season

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  18. TheDragon
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Shameless brag. Took a -8 this week

    Son (5), Adams (2), KWP (2) -> Antonio (18), Coufal (12), KDB (7 + ?)

    +20 and counting 🙂

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    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Very tidy! Did Bamford (2) + Dallas (2) to Antonio (18) + Coufal (12) for a -4 🙂

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    2. Coys96
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Did

      Forster (0) Son (5) Kane (8) to Johnstone (2) Rashford (2,x) Werner (1, benched)

      -8

      Shocking

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      1. TheDragon
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Werner vs Antonio this week is a classic case of ridiculous FPL variance - very unlucky

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        1. Coys96
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 13 days ago

          Couldn't get Antonio! Had 3 WHU already 🙁

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    3. Warby84
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      My -8

      Lacazette (2) —> Antonio (18)
      Tierney (6) —> Robertson (6)
      Son (5) —-> Salah TC (9)

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    4. Don Kloppeone
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Well done mate!

      I’m on similar:

      Kane (9), Adams (2), KWP (1), Forster (0) > Vardy (2+?), Antonio (18), Stones (21+?), Johnstone (2) -12

      19pts up and counting!

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  19. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Come one Vardy bag a brace

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  20. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Thank Jebus that is over. With no Antonio or Soucek only Coufal that was a long 2 hours.

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  21. JBG
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    1-0 Justin winner would be perfect.

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    1. KEN YA DIG IT
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      This please

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    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      0-0 unfortunately

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  22. KEN YA DIG IT
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    What do you guys reckon will be the average score at the end of the gameweek?

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    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      231

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      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Avg right now is 46(overall), surprisingly low.

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    2. TheDragon
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Top 10k: 90 ish

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      1. FPL Theorist
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Closer to 110 imo.

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    3. Warby84
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      If Salah and De Bruyne haul then it’ll be massive

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  23. xuwei
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Was this debunked? https://www.101greatgoals.com/news/matt-targett-sells-himself-and-jack-grealish-from-his-fantasy-football-side-does-he-know-something-we-dont/

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    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      There’s pictures of Grealish in training on Twitter.

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      1. xuwei
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Ah okay thanks

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    2. WE GO FOR IT
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      He made the moves before the Villa-Newcastle game was announced and it was almost certain that Vill-Everton was off. At that point they just had one game vs City away.

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      1. xuwei
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Gotcha -Rival has both players so had some wishful thinking going. Cheers.

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  24. Carlton P
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    What to do?
    1FT 0.5ITB

    Martinez l Steer
    Dias l Stones l Coufal l Zouma l Taylor
    Salah l KDB l Bruno l Son l Soucek
    Bamford l Antonio l Brewster

    Zouma > Mitchell to fund Soucek > Grealish?
    Not in a rush obviously

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    1. The Sociologist
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Sounds like a good plan

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    2. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Did that move after his first benching, look at his points past 7 games 0 0 1 0 6 0

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  25. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    So Antonio outscored all 3 players I got rid off for -8

    Son 5, Kane 9 and Lacazette 2 to Salah 3, ?, Vardy 2, ? and Antonio 18

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  26. FantasyHero
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Zouma on FH fail
    Now need vardy hattrick

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  27. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Antonio owners are so annoying. Ok, we get it, he scored twice in two games. Well done

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      It may be their first season playing, bless em

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    2. Etonmessi
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Antonio scored AGAIN?!!! Yesssss, ya beauty!!!

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    3. The Sociologist
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      He was an obvious transfer in this week with those fixtures. Worth the punt on his fitness.

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      1. Niho992
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        really ?

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        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 13 days ago

          Really

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    4. GROBARI
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      He scored twice in 2 games! YES!

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    5. seanie3
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      oh why is that, did you pick someone like wilson or bamford? newbie spotted

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  28. Fudgy
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Feel sick

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    1. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      season over.

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    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      I’d have sympathy but you have a good rank 🙂

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    3. TheDragon
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      With excitement ?

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  29. Coys96
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Absolute crap. As usual.

    Cresswell, Soucek & Johnstone all blanking and Werner on the bench. Cba anymore

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    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Did you really expect anything from Johnstone? I have Martinez and I'm expecting 4pts overall.

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      1. Coys96
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Not really but given that none of treble West Ham scored its disappointing

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  30. Don Kloppeone
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    I don’t usually do these sort of posts but I was so gutted immediately after taking a -12 pre-BB. The regret was real.

    But I’m currently on 96 (-12) with 10 to play incl Captain Mo. Up from 121k > 58k so far 😀

    No KDB though so I’ll take what I can get at this stage!

    Moral is, -12 is too much but it can sometimes (v v luckily) pay off!!

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    1. Alnair
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Well obviously it can unless you've not realised that a huge chunk of this game is luck.

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    2. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Hits are stupidly frowned upon here..they're the best tool in the kit, better than all the chips (save Wild Card).

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