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Who are the best FPL captain options for Gameweek 1?

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Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers face a number of selection dilemmas as they put the finishing touches to their squads ahead of tonight’s 18:30 BST deadline, one of which, of course, concerns who to captain.

While one, all-too-familiar name leaps out as the leading candidate for the armband this week, there are other FPL assets whose cases deserve examining.

First, we will assess the fallout of the Gameweek 1 captain poll, then analyse the leading candidates and Rate My Team (RMT) ratings ahead of this evening’s curtain-raiser in Brentford.

THE CAPTAIN POLL

As you can see from the current results, Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) is the runaway leader of the Gameweek 1 captain poll. The Egyptian midfielder has accumulated 61.95% of total votes from our users at the time of writing.

Only one other player has garnered more than 10% of votes at this stage, with Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes (£12.0m) currently in second place, backed by 14.68% of users.

There is also a surprise inclusion, as Ivan Toney (£6.5m) occupies third place with 4.62% of votes, with Sadio Mané (£12.0m) and Kai Havertz (£8.5m) just behind the Brentford forward.

MOHAMED SALAH 

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  1. wolves_simmo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Which option?

    A) Bruno / Raphina / Tsimikas
    B) Mahrez / Jota / Maguire

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    1. Arvin-ation
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A

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    2. ameisin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A

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    3. KirkhamWesham
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A

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  2. Tmel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Best 2 options for 3rd & 4th mid? (Bruno & Salah are my two premiums)

    a) Greenwood
    b) Gundo
    c) Raphina
    d) Barnes

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    1. Arvin-ation
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A and D

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    2. Whiskerz
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      On a and d myself. But I've had all of them at some point. It's a total crap shoot imo.

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  3. KirkhamWesham
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    GTG?

    Sanchez
    TAA Tsimikas Shaw
    Raphinha Barnes Salah Bruno
    Antonio Ings Toney

    Foster Veltman Ayling Brownhill

    1m itb

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    1. Whiskerz
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Why are you keeping 1m?

      Same team as me except raph instead of Greenwood.

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      1. KirkhamWesham
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        No idea what to spend the 1m on. I was going to save it or upgrade the keeper.

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  4. Arvin-ation
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    A)

    Cancelo + Alonso + Jota + 1.5m ITB to upgrade mids to Son/Grealish

    B)

    Tsimikas + Dier + Fernandes + 0m

    To Fernandes or not? Would have Greenwood.

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  5. Carlton P
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    A) Wilson + Harrison
    B) Toney + greenwood

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    1. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      B easy

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      1. Carlton P
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Ahhhh don’t say that. I’m on A!

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        1. Alli In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          I'm on A too. Not sure that proves anything. But I'm not sure it's easy one way or the other. Everyone loves Raphinha, but Harrison is 0.5 cheaper and also scored really well last season. Wilson is a proven PL goalscorer.

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          1. Carlton P
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Thanks. I’m set on Wilson. Now a choice of Harrison/behrama/up to 6.5
            Currently on behrama

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  6. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    That's it ready to go, playing ESR and benching Gundo, a mistake?

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    1. Dave Dreamer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

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      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Damn, you just unsettle me ... again 😛

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    2. Letsgo!
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Nope. I will start esr too

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      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yay!

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    3. Salarrivederci
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Do something with your team and BB for the love of god 🙂
      Benching Gundo in the one and only match you are 99,9% sure he starts is mental. In 2 weeks you’ll change diaper due to the uncertainty of him starting 🙂

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      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        😛 Yeah I get it, only that who is mental will win FPL!

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        1. Salarrivederci
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Aight! GL! 🙂

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  7. neilmurphy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Which team should I go for?

    Option 1
    --Pickford-- (Foster)
    --AA--Shaw--Veltman--(White, Amartey)
    --Barnes--Benrahma--Bruco--Salah--Gundogan--
    --Ings--Antonio--(Obafemi)

    Or to cater for Lukaku later down the line (1m in the bank - swap Vardy to Lukaku)

    Option 2
    --Sanchez--(Foster)
    --AA--Shaw--Coufal--White--(Amartey)
    --Benrahma--Bruno--Salah--Raphina--(Gimour)
    --Vardy--Antonio--(Obafemi)

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    1. Carlton P
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      1

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      1. neilmurphy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        why do you think?

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  8. Dave Dreamer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Toney Price Drop GW2!!

    Feel this is very likely if he Blanks vs Arsenal with how reactive the plebs are in the first weeks.

    Over 30% owned, playing a better (and fairly defensive) team.

    Anyone concerned?

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    1. Gabbiadini
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      could easily see it happening, for sure.

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    2. Flaming Flamingo
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Price drops are part of the game, wouldn't worry about it. Pick who you think will get you the most points and take it from there

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    3. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      maybe

      however he has crystal palace gw2 and theres not many good 6.5m forwards to easily shift to. Have to spend more for the better mid-priced strikers

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    4. Salarrivederci
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Actually think he is pretty protected given the options are so limited at 6.5 and below.

      I would be more worried about players like Benrahma, White Buendia and all the forwards between 7.5 and 8.0

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    5. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Problem is there aren't too many options at that price to move to unless you have money in the bank.

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    6. Poetry in motion
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Didn't get the "playing a better (and fairly defensive) team" part - do you mean Palace (GW2) are better than Arsenal after his (potential) blank GW1?

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  9. Deulofail
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bench 2:

    A) Tsimikas (nor)
    B) Grealish (tot)
    C) Torres (tot)
    D) Kane (MCI)

    Is Grealish likely to start?

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    1. Gabbiadini
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      can't bench two out of any of them.

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      1. Deulofail
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yes please

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  10. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    A) Digne Havertz
    B) TAA Raphina

    Raphina would have to play in a 352 probably, although he did get 2 assists away at United last season (lost 6-2 though!)

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    1. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      is Havertz play well in ore season ?

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    2. Carlton P
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      B.TAA averaged nearly 3 shots per 90 mins last season! Factor in more set pieces now Robbo is out AND more potential for clean sheets

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    3. Poetry in motion
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      B

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  11. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Will VVD start?

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  12. OptimusBlack
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    26M to spend A or B
    A- Burno / Antonio / Wilson or Watkins

    B- Greenwood / Vardy / Ings or Bamford

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    1. Dickie1898
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A - Wilson

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      1. Hansel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        yes

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    2. Gabbiadini
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      a

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  13. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts got mason but so many 7.5-8m

    Sanchez
    Trent, Tsimikas, Shaw
    Bruno, Salah, Barnes, Mount,
    Ings, Antonio, Toni

    Foster, White, Amartey, Gilmour.

    .5 bank

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    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Gundo or grealish?

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  14. PapaWengzz
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Final team, hows she looking?

    Sanchez
    TAA Shaw Tsim
    Salah Bruno Grealish Barnes Raph
    Ings Antonio
    Steele Ayling Amartey Scarlett
    0ITB

    Thoughts appreciated

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  15. Gabbiadini
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    352 - Toney & Benrahma (Amartey)
    or.
    442 - Antonio & Veltman (Gilmour)

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  16. Dickie1898
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    A) Toney + Smith-Rowe + Benching headache (343/352)
    B) Wilson + 4.5 mid (343)

    Sanchez
    TAA Shaw Tsimikas Ayling White
    Salah Bruno Barnes Raph ****
    Antonio Ings ****

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    1. Gabbiadini
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      barnes to buendia - b) bamford/dcl

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  17. Deulofail
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Captain:

    A) TAA (nor)
    B) Tierney (bre)
    C) Jota (nor)
    D) ESR (bre)
    E) Mahrez (tot)
    F) Ings (wat)

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    1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Jota

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      1. Deulofail
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers! Ings vice?

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        1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          yea or mahrez

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    2. Tinmen
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Jota
      I have Salah and I’m still considering Jota

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      1. Deulofail
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        That's a good sign for me as a Salah non-owner

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    3. Konstaapeli
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      TAA or Ings

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  18. mcginnntonic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I have Tsimikas

    A) Alonso (trf to chilwell next week) / Son / Toney
    B) Trent / 6.5m mid (undecided who) / Ings

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    1. Kante Touch This
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I'd be weary with Alonso, he played 120 mins on Wednesday

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      1. mcginnntonic
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Who else would play LWB? I thought that chilwell isn't fit to play

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        1. Kante Touch This
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          I think its whether Tuchel plays Chilwell for 60 odd mins to shake off the cobwebs and then bring on alonso after that, or vice versa. I'd imagine TT wants Chilwell to get some minutes before Arsenal and Liverpool.

          Its a difficult one, I've just got rid of Chilwell but want him back, think he could combine very well with Lukaku this season.

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          1. mcginnntonic
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            yeah this is my thinking re lukaku and chilwell.
            Reckon just best to avoid them both for this weekend? Such an appealing fixture :/

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          2. mcginnntonic
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            is james likely to play do you know?

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            1. Kante Touch This
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Probably not gw1, think CHO has proved himself as RWB cover for now whilst James regains fitness

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  19. Tinmen
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Folks. Can you help pick my last combo

    A) Benrahma and Wilson
    B) Barnes and Toney

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    1. Christina.
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      a

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    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Don't like either combo sorry. Changing formation with Benrahma Barnes?

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      1. Tinmen
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yea I’m going 3-5-2
        Are you not sure on any of them 4 players ?

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

      benrahma and toney?

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      1. Tinmen
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Do you think Toney is better than Wilson ?

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        1. Gabbiadini
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          depends what the 1.0 gets you.

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          1. Tinmen
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            It’s gets me from Benrahma to Barnes

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  20. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bench one:
    A. Tsimikas
    B. ESR
    C. Gundo

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    1. Gabbiadini
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      if you can't field tsimikas against norwich when are you ever going to field him/what's the point of having him?

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      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        That means benching ESR or Gundo?

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  21. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Last pickings!

    1. Best 4.0 defender for bench?
    2. Best 4.5 forward for bench?

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    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      None such a thing 😛 giving me headache

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  22. InRafaWeTrust
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Have a feeling benrahma is gonna be a serious player

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    1. Salarrivederci
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Fingers crossed for all of you!

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    2. No Professionals
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      having watched him a lot last season, I doubt it.

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    3. Tinmen
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      So do I. He class at that price if he starts

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  23. Klip Klopp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Can I get some feedback on my 1st and last draft haha?

    Martinez
    Shaw / Tsimikas / Tierney
    Havertz / Son / Salah / Mahrez / Raphinha
    Nacho / Ings

    Bench: Foster, Coufal, Obafemi, Veltman

    0.5 itb

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    1. M2.0
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I like the Bruno-less structure, similar to mine! I Wouldn’t get Nacho though, far from nailed and rumours linking him with a move to Roma today.

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  24. That Fantasy Guy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Have a vote 🙂

    Sanchez
    TAA - Tsimikas - Digne
    xxx - Salah - Fernandes - Gray - Mahrez
    xxx - xxx

    Steel - White - Amartey - Obafemi

    a. Havertz Watkins Toney
    b. Pepe Watkins Antonio
    c. Benrahma Lacazette Ings

    Thanks

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  25. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Do you think having midfielder over forward in a team is worth 0.5m? Because by going 3-5-2, the non playing bench fodder is a forward and costs 4.5m, instead of 4.0m for a defender. So basically you're comparing for example 7.0m midfielder and 7.5m forward. Do you think 7.0m midfielder will outscore 7.5m forward?

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    1. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      The same could be applied to a defender and 4-4-2.

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    2. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No

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  26. Chilli Heatwave
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Just a quick villa update, Buendia posting on his Instagram of him in full training with the caption of premier league ready, coupled with no update from DS about him, think he will be starting come Saturday.

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    1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      hoping so

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  27. Chandler Bing
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Already have Benrahma. Who should I pick out of these?

    A. Barnes (352)
    B. Antonio (343)

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  28. Miguel Sanchez
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Alonso to haul this GW?

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    1. Arvin-ation
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I say yes!

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    2. Flaming Flamingo
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      * Rudiger

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    3. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yes, then benched

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  29. MK2021
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Need help! Please pick an option

    A) White, Son and Toney
    B) Amartey, Mahrez and Ings
    C) Digne, Greenwood, Ings

    White and Amartey wouldn’t make the final 11 if in team. Thoughts?

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  30. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Mahrez and Benrahma or Gundogan and Greenwood?

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    1. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I'm on Barnes and Greenwood 🙂

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