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Iheanacho replacements, Man City players and the ‘keep or sell’ United poser

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Let’s Talk FPL’s Andy, who is closing in on a top 1k finish, gives his thoughts on three key issues ahead of Gameweek 36.

Iheanacho Replacements

With a Blank Gameweek 36 followed by Chelsea (a) and Tottenham Hotspur (h) to end the season, it may be the time to drop Leicester City players. A lot of FPL managers are looking to sell Kelechi Iheanacho (£6.3m) despite his purple patch, while there’ll be plenty more intent on offloading Jamie Vardy (£10.3m) after an underwhelming period of form.

The main contenders to replace the Foxes’ strike duo are Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.6m), Patrick Bamford (£6.3m) and Michail Antonio (£6.4m).

For me, this comes down to how many transfers you want to use on this spot in your squad between now and the end of the season. Calvert-Lewin has the standout fixture in Gameweek 36 with Sheffield United but that’s followed up by Wolves and Manchester City. For that reason, I prefer both Antonio and Bamford as a short-term transfer that can be held until the end of the campaign. With Leeds and West Ham both playing Southampton and West Brom in their last two Gameweeks, it comes down to the Gameweek 36 fixture – and Leeds just about edge it, with Burnley instead of Brighton.

Some other considerations are Antonio’s injury record, which may mean another transfer before the season’s end, and Bamford being on penalties.

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  1. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Prob only have 9 this week.

    Anything worth a hit here? 0.8m itb.

    Veltman to Coufal or Shaw to Dallas maybe?

    Forster*
    TAA Digne Veltman*
    Salah Son Jota Lingard
    Kane Watkins DCL

    Mendy Shaw Greenwood Holding

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    1. Brehmeren
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Hits until you get 11

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    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      I would get some players in.
      This week I decided not to take hit & it cost me 16 points so far!

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    3. Fuddled FC
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      I would take a hit for Dallas but leave it there.
      Maybe just Shaw > Dallas.

      Veltman & Forster MAY start

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  2. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    What's better for gws37-38:
    A)Replacing Bruno with Bale/Son/Mahrez and keeping Martinez GK
    B)Replacing Martinez and keeping Bruno

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    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Why do you want to do either? No other issues in your team?

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  3. Chandler Bing
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Can we expect Ings to start all of the last 3 games?

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    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Yes, if fit. Nobody can predict if he will stay fit though.

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  4. Gunners in Haaland
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Veltman -> Dallas but 0.1 short?

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    1. Gunners in Haaland
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Reply fail to Ninja

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    2. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      yes mate just short.

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  5. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Best call this week?

    A. Mendy -> Pickford (-4)
    B. Start Forster

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    1. Boom XhakaLacaSaka
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      B

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    2. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Ill take the b.

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    3. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      2 if they keep a cleanie
      0

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      1. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        And -2 if they don’t... wouldn’t trust everton against a crap team at home tbf. Think I’ll take the 0...

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    4. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Mendy to McCarthy

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      1. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        A hit for Soton to keep a cleanie? Don’t think so

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  6. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Antonio or Bamford and Dallas or Digne is going to end wrong for me

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    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Yes. I know if I go with Antonio Bamford will score and vice versa.

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      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Crap isn’t it 🙁

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        1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 days ago

          Absolutely. I got DCL + El Ghazi this week instead of Benteke + Greenwood. Didn't like the look of Benteke in my team and El Ghazi had been really good before this GW. And we all know how that has gone.

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          1. Vjm6891
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 6 days ago

            I out Watkins in instead of Benteke

            And took Mendy out for schimichel last week cos I thought Mendy might not play.

            DOH!

            Least el ghazi gonna play tonight?

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      2. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Yep especially since got Watkins first time in this season for dgw for Bamford.

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        1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 days ago

          Things that make or break a season. You get 7 or 8 of these bad breaks and it changes the season.

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  7. Boom XhakaLacaSaka
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Odds on the game tonight being 1-1 with Nat Phillips & Rashford scoring? would be my fpl dream

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    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      About as high as Pele coming out of retirement

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    2. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Hope they score own goals. Nat Philips atleast

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    3. Chandler Bing
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Hope you're right but with Trent instead of Natty P

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    4. seanie3
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Odds on the game going ahead after these so called “fans” try to cause anarchy and disruption before hand

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  8. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Plan to FH 38 if I can navigate this week.

    Areola | Sanchez
    TAA Digne Vestergaard Phillips
    Salah Son Lingard [*Pereira -> Mahrez*]
    Kane DC-L
    ¦ Shaw Iheanacho Saka

    For a hit?

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  9. Karan14
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Bielsa: "To be ready sportingly, is not only to be healthy & good physical performance, but to transform this into football performance. There's the difficulty for the practice & transform that onto the field. It's not the same for an player who's been out for a long time." #LUFC

    What to make of these Bielsa comments?

    Would you get Raphinha or Foden this week?
    Need a sub 7m mid to fund Kane and I already have Jota, Lingard & Greenwood.

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    1. Boom XhakaLacaSaka
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Id get Foden this week and look at Raph next

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    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Raph can do damage off the bench I guess. Slightly better long term pick than foden

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  10. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Pope
    AWB* Coufal Dallas Cancelo Lowton
    Salah Son Bruno* Jota ESR*
    Kane Nacho* Vardy*

    0.9 itb and 1 FT

    1. Nacho + Vardy to Anotio + DCL for -4 (and play Lowton and Coufal)
    2. Nacho + Vardy + Bruno to Anotio + DCL + Salah for -8

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    1. gonzalocampos
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      I would get Salah and Captain him next week. Can you avoid DCL and do: Salah, Bamford and Antonio? Keep in mind that DCL has Wolves (no more than 2 goals) and Man City after Sheffield.

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  11. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    RMT still a load of rubbish?

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    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Has been all year for me!

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  12. gonzalocampos
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    11.7M to spend: defender and attacker for the next 3 GW's (replacing Nacho and Castagne)

    a) DCL + Struijk (no other defender because DCL cost)
    b) Antonio and Dallas
    c) Bamford and Coufal
    d) Bamford and Dallas

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    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      B I guess. Not sure how West Ham and Leeds get on this GW. Tricky games to call

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    2. Vjm6891
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Other defenders for A could be Williams for.liverpool or Mitchell for palace.

      Is this Cooper going to come in for Leeds. If so who is going to drop out?

      I would probably do B or D

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  13. Nemanja Vidic
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    1FT 0.0 ITB

    Forster
    TAA Regulion Ward
    Salah Jota Son Maddison*
    Kane Watkins Nacho*

    Mendy Holding Rudiger Greenwood

    a) Maddison & Nacho -> Gundo/Raph & DCL
    b) Maddison & Nacho -> Foden & Antonio/Bamford
    c) Rudiger & Maddison -> Dallas & Gundo/Foden/Lingz/Raph
    d) Maddison & Nacho -> Midd and Forward for 13.2

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  14. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Finding it hard to predict West Ham and Leeds this weekend. What we all thinking? Considering just taking this -4?

    Bruno+Rudiger >> Son+Digne (-4)? Chance of 10 but most likely 9.

    Forster
    TAA. Ward. DIGNE*
    Salah. Jota. ASM. SON*
    Kane. DCL
    (Mendy. Shaw. Nacho. Greenwood. Holding)

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  15. SomeoneKnows
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Martinez (Forster)
    TAA, Coleman, Coufal (Shaw, Fofana)
    Salah, Jota, Lingard (Bruno, Greenwood)
    Kane, Wood (Iheanacho)

    With 1FT + 1.6 itb and only 9 playing players, which transfer should I opt for?

    A) Bruno + Iheanacho > Son + DCL (-4)
    B) Bruno + Iheanacho > Son + Bamford (-4)
    C) Bruno + Fofana > Son + Dallas (-4)
    E) Other ideas

    Currently leaning towards A as my cash mini-league rival has DCL and I would like to block him

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  16. Krafty Werks
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Can only field 8 this week and have just 1 FT so looking at hits to set myself up for the remainder of the season. Which of these moves do you prefer? Thanks :

    A - Mendy(GK), Iheanacho & Rashford > Ederson, Antonio (or Bamford?) & Mahrez -8.

    B - Mendy(GK), Iheanacho & Rashford > Fabianski, Antonio or (Bamford?) & Son -8.

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  17. Fuddled FC
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    so what are the chances of starting the following after the pressers?

    a) Forster
    b) Veltman

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  18. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Would you rather have Antonio or Bamford for the last 3 games? I feel West ham have ore to play for but Leeds gave form.

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    1. 03farmboy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      I’m struggling with the same choice

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    2. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Lets all discuss.

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      1. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        I have made up my mind. Antonio it is.

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    3. FPL Theorist
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Antonio. He dominates their goal scoring when he is available to play, while Leeds spread the goals around more.

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    4. 272MK
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Im more scared of not owning Antonio

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    5. Abra Dubravka
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Antonio injury risk and the fact I already have Lingard makes me lean towards Bamford but it is tough.

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    6. Dwotle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Antonio. He has a much higher ceiling and West Ham will be fighting to secure CL.

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      1. Bennerman
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        In what respect?

        I don't agree with the 'ceiling' myth (questions would be who decides the ceiling for a given player, who says a given player can't score more than this supposed ceiling etc?).

        Think it's one of the ideas on here that people seem to accept without much inspection, and then repeat.

        But running with the ceiling idea anyway – Bamford already has a league hat-trick to his name this season, so how low can his ceiling possibly be, compared to Antonio?

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        1. Dwotle
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 6 days ago

          I think Antonio is more explosive. He could have had 3 or 4 the other week. Don't see Bamford getting the same number or quality of chances.

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          1. Bennerman
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 6 days ago

            So is it more explosive or a higher ceiling? I'm not trying to be a smart-alec, I just think there's a danger on this forum of just repeating FFS buzz-words and losing some of the basic meaning.

            Essentially you reckon Antonio will get more points than Bamford, right? Which is perfectly valid, and you gave your reasoning in normal language, which made sense.

            Bit of jargon-busting, I'm all for

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        2. MightyGar
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 6 days ago

          I've had a quick check, and Bamford's points per 90 mins is 5.51, and Antonio's is 5.48, so nothing in it. Bamford has 4 double digit returns Vs 1 for Antonio, albeit from 33 starts Vs 19. I had assumed Antonio "had a higher ceiling", but the stats from this year don't back that up.

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  19. seanie3
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    C) no idea

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    1. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Antonio is good for as West ham have a high incentive (CL) and Chelsea gave them a life line.

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  20. 03farmboy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Who’s the best city player have until the end of the season??

    I’m thinking Mahrez or foden

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  21. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Think its time for some goals in Man.Utd - Pool, centre backs are awful

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  22. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Chances of Mahrez starting?

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    1. Abra Dubravka
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Quite high (i would guess), but can never be certain with Pep

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  23. FPL Theorist
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Best Leeds defender 4.4 or below?

    A. Llorente
    B. Alioski
    C. Ayling

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  24. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Pick one

    A. Antonio
    B. Bamford
    C. Wood

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    1. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      B I reckon

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    2. Honker Muddlefoot
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      A, for me. West Ham have most to play for, and Antonio’s been in good form when healthy. Think Wood could return v. Leeds and SHU, though, if you have rotation options for gw37 (although, LIV defence leaky at times).

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  25. Ronnies
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Best combination;

    A) Bruno, Iheanacho > Bale, DCL

    B) Bruno, Iheanacho > Son, Antonio

    C) Azpil, Iheanacho > Dallas, Antonio

    Cheers.

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    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      C

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  26. Honker Muddlefoot
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Forster
    TAA Dallas Digne Dawson
    Salah Lingard Jota Rahpinha
    Wood Kane

    Mendy* Bruno* Nacho* Holding*

    1 FT, 1.1 ITB

    A Mendy > Meslier
    B Nacho > Antonio, and roll dice Forster plays
    C Mendy + Nacho > Meslier + Antonio/ DCL (-4)

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    1. Abra Dubravka
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      B

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      1. Honker Muddlefoot
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Cheers, mate!

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        1. Abra Dubravka
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 days ago

          No worries. Good luck!

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  27. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Hi all - Anything on Soton keeper situation or is the same as last week ... McCarthy now getting next two?

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  28. Abra Dubravka
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Rudiger/Maddison/Nacho to Coufal/Foden/Bamford to field 11 (if Forster starts)?

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    1. Abra Dubravka
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      For -8

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    2. Honker Muddlefoot
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Pep roulette is the only thing that would make me think twice about moving for Foden for a hit. Could be explosive returns the next couple of weeks if he plays, though. Like the chances for returns from Coufal and Bam over next 3 GWs. Good luck!

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      1. Abra Dubravka
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Thanks for the detail. Agree with everything. Cheers

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  29. A. PRISE
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    DCL and Coufal
    OR
    Bamford and Dallas?

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    1. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      First one

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      1. A. PRISE
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Cheers, that was my initial thought

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  30. IamthenextTeemuPukki
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Overall Rank of 89k but in 7th in my mini-league, and top-5 is in the money, any suggestions???.

    1 free transfer, .7 in the bank. Need two players for a full 11.
    Current team:
    Digne, Stones, Konsa, Dallas, Shaw
    Greenwood, Bruno, Salah, Lingard, Raphinha
    Vardy, Nacho, Watkins

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    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Yes, join easier leagues next time. 😉

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      1. Pocky
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Vards to DCL, Stones to TTA.

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