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The best Southampton players to consider for FPL Double Gameweek 25

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Southampton come under the spotlight as we end our team-by-team look at the clubs with two fixtures in Double Gameweek 25.

After a strong start to the season, the Saints have completely fallen off a cliff, losing their last six games and conceding 20 goals.

As a result, Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers are choosing not to gamble on Saints assets, even with two games in Double Gameweek 25.

So is there anything to suggest Southampton could turn it around in Double Gameweek 25? We assess their FPL credentials in the Premium Members article below

THE FORM

Having started the season in fine form, the Saints hit the skids after a number of injuries to key personnel, particularly in defence.

After beating champions Liverpool, the Saints have lost their last six games by an aggregate score of 20-4.

What was once one of the league’s most solid defences is now the worst according to expected goals conceded (xGC) over the last six games.

Last six matches

The problem can’t just be laid at the door of injuries though.

In the south coast club’s last game against Wolves, they fielded arguably their first choice back-line, and still conceded two goals against one of the most goal-shy attacks in the league.

So can we rely on Southampton assets in Double Gameweek 25? To answer that question in more detail we will have to consider their upcoming opponents and the data behind their key players…

THE FIXTURES

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  1. C_G
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    What to do here? 0.6 ITB, 1 FT.

    Mendy

    Dallas Cancelo Lowton

    Son Bruno Salah Raph Gundo

    Kane Bamford (c)

    Forster Antonio Mitchell Stones

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    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Roll it

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

      Hold

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    3. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Roll

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    4. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      save

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  2. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bottomed sorry.

    Best move? 1FT. 8.5m Itb.

    A. Antonio >> Kane or Ings
    B. Soucek >> Salah
    C. Antonio+DCL >> Kane+Ings(-4)

    McCarthy
    Dias, Dallas, Cancelo, Tarko
    Son, Bruno, Gündo*, Raphina
    Bamford, Antonio*
    (Pope, DCL*, Coufal, Soucek)

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    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Just the Antonio to Ings or Roll FT

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

      Antonio to Kane

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  3. TAB
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Pope
    Cancelo - Mee - Dias - Maguire
    Bruno - Grealish - Gundogan - Salah
    Antonio - Bamford

    Martinez DCL - Digne - Stephens

    A) Stephens > Raphinha
    B) Antonio > Ings

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    1. Crunchie
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      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A

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    2. Snooze ya lose
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      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A

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

    is it even worth Areola taking up 0.6m of your budget for the rest of your season as second keeper you'll never play?

    For the sake of two games if you BB next week? Really?

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    1. Geoff
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      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He plays in GW29 too, so I'd say yes

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      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Martinez likely to play 29 anyway so wouldn't play Areola anyway....

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

      Sanchez another option - one game fewer but plays in 29 too.

      If Martinez is your main keeper check out the fixtures from 31 on for Villa. He's going to need plenty of save points likely. Areola doesn't dovetail perfectly but he can stand in from time to time.

      Worth noting that Martinez was a fairly poor option from 16 to 20 when Villa had their previous rough run.

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  5. El Muñeco
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    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I know it’s a double but I’m still tempted to play Martinez over McCarthy. Is that crazy?

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

      Obviously not as I just benched him for Pope.

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    2. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No I am doing the same.

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

    Would it be silly to triple up on Leeds attack? I have 2FTs and WC, BB and TC left, so trying to set up a team for GW29 whilst capitalising on the upcoming fixtures. I've seen that Boly is out for Wolves and definitely planning to bring in Raph, but would Harrison be a good addition to my squad up until GW31...

    Pope (Martinez)
    Cancelo, Stones, Mee (Cresswell, Targett)
    Salah, Bruno, Gundo, (Soucek, Burke)
    Bamford, DCl, Watkins

    Planned moves:
    GW25: Burke -> Raph, possibly Soucek -> Harrison or Cresswell -> Dallas, or hold 1FT
    GW26: Bamford -> Kane

    Any thoughts would be appreciated. Getting into quite a muddle with the best strategy and options moving forward...

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

      I like it I am doing the same a to raph

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  7. Hazardous1983
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Should i wildcard this

    Pope (steer)
    Cancelo mee dallas (mitchell dias)
    Salah bruno gundo grealish son
    Bamford watkins (dcl)

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    1. Geoff
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      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Why? Who do you really want that you don't have?

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

    How's this WC looks?

    Martinez Areola
    Diaz Shaw Dallas Rudiger White
    Salah Bruno Gundogan Barnes Madison
    Kane Ings Bamford

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    1. POGBOOM KEBABOOM
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Really like this lineup

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  9. Who are all Lukakus
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    would you WC this team? Going to BB26, have no FH left

    Martinez Pope*
    Cancelo Dias Dallas Mee* Lowton*
    Salah Bruno Son Grealish Gundogan
    Ings Bamford Antonio*

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  10. Gazwaz80
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I’m going 2 Liv defence over Salah, anybody want to board the train? 🙂

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

      Rather board the Titantic.

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      1. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I would have rather ridden in a T-55 Iraqi tank during Desert Storm.

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    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Salah FTW

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  11. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Every man, woman, cat and dog seems to have the following for GW 26:

    Dallas
    Raphinha Bruno Salah Son Gundogan
    Bamford

    So almost all their hauls will mean nothing.

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    1. Gazwaz80
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Only the people “in the know” 😉

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      1. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        The enlightened right?

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    2. George Agdgdgwngo
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      no bamford and i wont be playing dallas or Raph

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    3. dshv
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Grealish haul coming..

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    4. Vlekz
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I won't have Dallas bruno son Bamford of those on my 26 BB.

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      • jammie26
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        You mean for gw25?

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      • Geoff
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        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        The one thing I'd say is to not forget that there's a very small bubble of people who have those players. Even on FFS it's a relatively small amount.

        Take Raphinha alone.. he only has 5.0% ownership

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        1. Geoff
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          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          So the maximum number of people that have all of that is 5% of the game. And it's far fewer than that. A very very small % of people (even people in the top 10k, or 'people we're competing with') will have all of them!

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        2. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I am talking about people on FFS

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          1. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            And after transfers

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

              Just stop there, you are wrong 🙂

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        3. Gazwaz80
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Spot on Geoff...

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        4. Jordan.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          geoff is correct here,all these seemingly popular players are not owned by everyone ,eg 6million playing the game do not own cancelo

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      • Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I mean GW 25

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        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          doh ! 🙂

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      • Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        don’t think I will have 3 Leeds in my starting 11

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

        Ings (c) Differential

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      • jammie26
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Gundo is injured, doubt he'll play in 25.

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        1. Avery
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Nope he is back
          https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/pep-guardiola-injury-update-on-ilkay-gundogan-63749201?utm_source=premier-league-website&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=website

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    5. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Who will play RB for Soton with their currently injury list?

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      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Nathaniel Clyne

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

          He's at Palace

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    6. Boom XhakaLacaSaka
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Mccarthy
      Mee Dias Allioski
      Grealish Bruno Maddison Gundo Salah
      Adams Cavani
      Martinez Stones Antonio Robinson

      A) Antonio > Bamford
      B) Antonio + Robinson > Bamford + Burn (-4)
      C) Antonio + Cavani +Robinson > Bamford + Watkins + Burn (-8)

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      1. George Agdgdgwngo
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        a

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    7. George Agdgdgwngo
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Final Final WC. Any improvements

      Martinez, Fabri
      Dallas, Targett, Cancelo, Stones, Mitchell
      Salah, Son, Bruno, Gundo, Raphina,
      Vardy, Kane, Bamford

      Bamford becomes Watkins in 26
      FH29 NoBB

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      1. Boom XhakaLacaSaka
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Id rather watkins over vardy now and Barnes over son

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      2. jammie26
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        What's your current team?

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

        G2g I like it

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    8. dshv
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Martinez (johnstone)
      Diaz mee dallas (coufal mitchell)
      Salah son bruno grealish gundogan
      Ings bamford(c) (antonio)

      1mil itb

      Any hits ??

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    9. Ohh1454
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      If you could only have one, Dias or Cancelo ?

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      1. George Agdgdgwngo
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        cancelo

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      2. Vlekz
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Going dias

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        • Bavarian
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Dias

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        • Jordan.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          i have cancelo,but he doesnt seem to do very much from promising positions,dare i say he ambles around a lot ,if he had the drive of say robbo he would be great,so of them 2 dias,but i still prefer ederson over both....

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

        Areola or Sanchez on WC (Have Martinez already)?

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      4. Vlekz
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Inputs appreciated.
          Chasing so lost Fernandes ahead of a somewhat hard run and spread the funds.
          WC team, BB in 26, FH in 29.

          Ederson (Martinez)
          TAA Pereira Dias Targett (strujik)
          Salah gundogan barnes (raphinha jorginho)
          Vardy{Bamford in 25} kane{ings in 25} Watkins

          () Indicates my bench for 26.
          TIA

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          1. George Agdgdgwngo
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            love the vardy pick

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            1. Vlekz
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Thanks.
                Anything about the rest?

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              • Hotdogs for Tea
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                does he have a double and will he be captained by many ?

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                1. Hotdogs for Tea
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  reply fail

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

              Yay

              Someone else on Vardy. Amazing differential. Will also be getting Ederson in. Dubious about TAA really but love Pereira. Think I'd get Alonso over TAA and upgrade Strujik or Jorg with the difference.

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              1. Vlekz
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  I don't like any mids below barnes, Southampton might not have a double in 26. And I already own raphinha.
                  Plus alonso has Liverpool and United in 26 and want to see if he is number 1 against hard opponents too (all the opponents tuchel faced were easy and Alonsos bad defending wasn't exposed at all).
                  Liverpool could improve with Henderson in mid when Fabinho is back(if it doesn't work might do TAA to alonso/rudiger)

                  Thanks for the input

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                  1. pingissimus
                    • 5 Years
                    3 years, 2 months ago

                    Working on basis that the TAA slot wasn't a transfer but a hold. Chelsea defence has been mean and the fixtures post likely DGW are golden really.

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            3. Zlatan F.C
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Is Salah a must have for GW 26?

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              1. Geoff
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                • 11 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Not must have, no. There are nice ways to spread the money around.

                It is much easier to do for people who have their WC left. But not essential, though good!

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

                Have him as a placeholder for Auba from 31 on 🙂 Or do I mean KdB?

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            4. gonzalocampos
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Take a -4 for Dallas or just go witth Raphina and Bamford?

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              1. Il Capitano
                • 3 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Who would you play otherwise?

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

              Start

              A) Areola (Shef Utd home)
              B) Mendy (Southampton away)
              C) Take Mendy out for McCarthy -4, play McCarthy which gives me more money for transfers next GW.

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              1. Bavarian
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                if you own Ings, play Areola

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              2. Il Capitano
                • 3 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                A

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              3. Steager
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Sorry what has Ings playing got to do with Areola, is that so i have the Fulham game covered?

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            6. Chandler Bing
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Seeing a lot of Shaw in WC teams. Is he nailed? Especially for the DGW fixtures.

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              1. jammie26
                • 3 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Yep

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            7. Iceball
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              What sounds best? Have Bamford and Meslier for this DGW
              A) Grealish to Raphina
              B) Antonio to Ings
              C) Both for a hit

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              1. dbeck
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                B as you might want A next week

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            8. FPL_BUCCANEER
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Still got WC, TC and FH..
              Was going to WC this week but with fixtures yet to be confirmed, I may hold till next week.

              Martinez
              Lowton Cancelo Dias
              Salah Bruno Son Gundo Raphinha
              Bamford Antonio

              Pope DCL Digne Coufal

              1.4ITB 0FT

              Take a hit for Ings? Dallas? Given injuries around Antonio, DCL..
              WC?
              Or g2g?

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            9. ajk1211
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              How to approach the next few GWs with the below? 1FT 0.8itb. Have WC, BB & TC

              Pope Martinez
              Cresswell Dias Coufal Dallas Mee
              Bruno Salah Sterling (!) Gundo Bissouma
              Bamf Cavani Antonio

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              1. luqies
                • 12 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                sell bissouma for smith rowe

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                1. ajk1211
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  Possibly the least exciting transfer I could think of. Thank you anyway.

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                  1. luqies
                    • 12 Years
                    3 years, 2 months ago

                    what about rafinha for the DGW

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            10. luqies
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              not sure who to play

              lookman , soucek, antonio, coufal

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              1. Geoff
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 11 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Not sure the rest of your team.. but Soucek > Raphinha and play him?

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                1. luqies
                  • 12 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  rest of my team is solid...i just not sure who to use in playing squad...the rest all go in subs

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                  1. Geoff
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                    • 11 Years
                    3 years, 2 months ago

                    Yeah I don't love any of them! Pretty much even between the first three in my opinion

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            11. DV8R
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              For BB26. Already own Son

              A) Kane + Raphinha + Burn

              B) DCL + Barnes + Shaw

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              1. Geoff
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                • 11 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                A, I love the look of Kane

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            12. marcos11
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Better option on a wc?

              a) Barnes
              b) Maddison

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            13. No Professionals
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              current WC draft (likely to hit the button so I can TC in 26)

              Martinez
              Dias Shaw Dallas
              Salah Fernandes Gundogan Raphinha
              Kane Ings Bamford

              Areola Barnes Burn Stones
              0.1m

              GTG?

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            14. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Tempted to get Raphinha in... but maybe it's better to save FT here?

              Areola Sanchez
              Stones Mee Dallas Targett Lowton
              Salah Bruno Son Gundogan Foden
              Kane Ings Bamford

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              1. DV8R
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Potentially for Foden

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                1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  Certainly tempting. But would want him back is what I'm afraid of!

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