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Captain Sensible December 18

Who are the best FPL captain options for Gameweek 18?

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Despite 10 teams missing out on Gameweek 18, all of the Premier League’s current top three are still in action.

That means there are options beyond Mohamed Salah (£13.1m) for the latest captaincy decision, especially for the more maverick managers amongst us.

First, we will assess the fallout of the Gameweek 18 Captain Poll, before then analysing the best options, Rate My Team (RMT) and the Premier Fantasy Tools ratings ahead of Saturday’s 13:30 GMT deadline.

THE CAPTAIN POLL

As you can see from the current results, Mohamed Salah is the leader of the Gameweek 18 captain poll. The Egyptian midfielder has accumulated 52.57% of total votes from our users at the time of writing.

Manchester City’s Phil Foden (£8.0m) is in second place, backed by 9.44% of users, ahead of his trip to Newcastle United on Sunday.

Ollie Watkins (£7.7m) occupied third place with 8.53% of votes before Aston Villa’s game was postponed, with the top-five list completed by Manchester City duo Joao Cancelo (£6.8m) and Kevin De Bruyne (£11.8m), with 6.91% and 6.2% respectively.

MOHAMED SALAH AND TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD

Who are the best FPL captain options for Gameweek 14? 2

Mohamed Salah netted his 22nd goal of the season on Thursday, and in doing so, has equalled Jamie Vardy’s (£10.6m) record of scoring or assisting in 15 successive Premier League games. That means he has blanked just once across the opening 17 Gameweeks, as he continues to show a frightening level of consistency.

However, it’s worth noting that Trent Alexander-Arnold (£8.2m) has outscored Salah in six of the last seven Gameweeks, thanks to a goal, four assists, four clean sheets and 12 bonus points.

SALAH V ALEXANDER-ARNOLD GAMEWEEKS 8-17
GameweekOpponentScoreSalahAlexander-Arnold
17Newcastle United (h)3-1811
16Aston Villa (h)1-089
15Wolverhampton Wanderers (a)1-069
14Everton (a)4-1152
13Southampton (h)4-069
12Arsenal (h)4-0815
11West Ham United (a)2-3512
10Brighton and Hove Albion (h)2-251
9Manchester United (a)5-02410
8Watford (a)5-0136
HOW HAS CAPTAIN SENSIBLE PERFORMED SO FAR THIS SEASON?
Who are the best FPL captain options for Gameweek 18? 3

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  1. Lazaretti
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Cancelo c ?

    CS might not be enough to beat Salah... Does it Make any sense to C City def?

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    1. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I don't think so. Salah probably only needs one goal to beat Cancelo CS

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      1. Lazaretti
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Thats what I think now after second thoughts

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

    Rams
    Cancelo/james/trent/Alonso
    Salah/jota/foden/Silva/brownhill
    Watkins

    King/Liv/Antonio

    I potentially have a starting 11 (if Silva starts)

    I was thinking of using my freeT and Switching Antonio to Lacazette for a 2 week punt and to also have a stronger starting 11 for gw18.

    I was thinking of holding Antonio for up coming fixtures though. At the same time, I'm thinking of either Son or Ronaldo soon so would probably need to take out Antonio anyway...

    Wpuld you Antonio > Lacazette? Or roll on for 2 free transfers next game week?

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

    Have 11 playing players as things stand.

    (A) Use FT to bring in KDB / Sterling for Bilva (stops me bringing Ronaldo in next time without extra transfer) or

    (B) Saka for Bowen (and bench one of Reguilon / Gelhardt) or

    (C) Roll and start both Reguilon and Gelhardt? Thanks!

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  4. acidicleo
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Bilva approximate minutes predictions please

    A) 30
    B) 60
    C) 0

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    1. lewis274
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      i want B but i think A

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    2. EL TANO
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      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      60 I reckon
      45 mins last game so he’s technically rested and not flagged

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    3. The Mentaculus
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      • 2 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      B+

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    4. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I own him and it's A if it's a proper game, C if they are winning comfortably imo. They are likely to batter newcastle

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    5. Ibralicious
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      No one can say for sure but any amount of doubt is a bad thing. If pep can bench 90% likely starters week in week out, Bilva’s fitness doesn’t bode well

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  5. lewis274
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    worth doing a -8 to replace livramento, with tierney cash or targett??

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    1. The FPL Units
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      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Nah

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    2. Il Capitano
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      No

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  6. EL TANO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Got an itchy trigger finger to do Gundo to foden for free
    Sideways but Foden seems like top 3 pick for this week and I’d be gutted if he hauls
    Already got Belva and cancelo And 11 playing (pep roulette notwithstanding)

    A do it
    B don’t

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    1. Old Bull
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I personally wouldn’t which probably makes it a good idea to do.

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  7. JJO
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    So they moved deadline to 13:30?
    Great

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    1. AC Yew
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      More time to overthink and chase our tails!

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  8. The FPL Units
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    a) Cash & Marcal
    b) Targett & White

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    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I like B more, not sure about Marcal unless Ait Nouri out for a while

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  9. Thomas Magnum
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    So are Cash/Targett legit options or are they just the flavor of the month whose case is helped as they have a game this week

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    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Have read plenty of articles on here than Cash stats are good.

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    2. The Mentaculus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 2 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Well I got Cash in just before all the chaos

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

    Morning all,

    Is this worth a -4 to get to 9 potential players this week?

    Ronnie & McArthur > Ings & Foden?

    Guaita Steele
    TAA Royal White Walker Livra
    Salah Bernardo Esr Gallagher McArthur
    Ronnie Vardy Dennis

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    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Looks decent but why Ings?

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

        If he plays then Watkins will play out wide?

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    2. Stu-dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      If you can’t put out 11, and you pick someone who starts and will probably get at least 2 points, then the hit is low risk and there’s upside if they perform. So I would do it.

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    3. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Watkins over ings and do Gallagher to mount

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

        Thanks all, appreciate the assistance!

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  11. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    1FT and 1.5itb. Still got WC.
    DDG/Foster >> Ramsdale? Gets me 11

    DDG*
    TAA. Alonso. Cancelo. White
    Salah. Jota. ESR. Foden. Raph
    Watkins
    (Foster. Antonio. King. Livra)

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  12. The Big Larsbowski
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Is Bilva to Foden a good long-term move- not only considering this GW

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    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      So sideways

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  13. Taegugk Warrior
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    For -4
    A. Lacca + Saka
    B. Saka + Cash
    C. Lacca + Cash

    Also have watkins.
    Want to spread the risk, but have no idea who should to bring in.

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    1. The Mentaculus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 2 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      C

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    2. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I like the punt of C myself. Although, B might be the better longer term option though but I would probably do C

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  14. Lecky Legs FC
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    It's all guesswork but the nest option for this GW?

    A) CR7 & Lanzini > Sterling & Watkins (0.3 ITB) Gives me 9 outfield players (Cancelo,James,TAA, Bernardo,Salah,Mount, Ramsay & Ait Nouri (!)

    B) Lanzini & Dennis > ESR & Vydra ( 0.1 ITB) Again fields 9 players.

    Transfers won't be made up till deadline any feedback is welcomed.

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    1. Lecky Legs FC
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      best*

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    2. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      A easy

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    3. The Mentaculus
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      • 2 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Ait Nouri injured so that'd be 8 on recount

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      1. Lecky Legs FC
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Ugh definitely haven't wokem up yet cheers

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  15. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Bottomed and no replies 🙁 feel free to ask something in return.

    Any ideas? Thanks. 1.4itb 2FT

    Sanchez
    Cancelo TAA James Rudiger
    Son Bilva Salah Jota Gallagher
    Hwang
    (Foster, Dennis, Broja, Livra)

    Sanchez, Gallagher, Son, Hwang to Ramsdale, Foden, ESR, Watkins (-8)?

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    1. The Mentaculus
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      • 2 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Good plan

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    2. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Help please

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    3. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I mean the four players in all make sense this week so they’ll cover the 8 points but would you keep them or take more hits to switch back

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      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        True but probs keep them tbf

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    4. Lecky Legs FC
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Having Sanchez in your squad probably won't help I'd upgrade him to Ederson to give you maximum 10 outfield players for the GW roll the other transfer

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      1. Lecky Legs FC
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Foster*

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  16. Steve McCroskey
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    King to Lacazette worth a -4 or should I prioritise getting a playing keeper?

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    1. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Laca far more likely to pay back the hit over next two games.

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      1. Steve McCroskey
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks

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    2. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Do both

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  17. Il Capitano
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    1FT 0ITB

    Guaita*
    TAA James White Cancelo
    Salah Jota Bernardo ESR Brownhill
    Watkins

    Foster* - Ronaldo* King* Livra*

    A) Ronaldo > Laca
    B) Ronaldo + Guaita > Laca + Ederson/Martinez (-4)
    C) Ronaldo + Guaita > Wood? + Ramsdale (-4)
    D) Ronaldo + Brownhill > Laca + Foden (-4) play with 10

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    1. Il Capitano
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      D also means benching two players with fixtures so I guess that's off the menu

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  18. as33
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Which 1 more nailed: Jota or ESR?

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    1. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Jota has way more explosiveness and should play most games

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    2. Ibra
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      ESR

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  19. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    A) Bowen to Raphinha or Mount
    B) Bowen to Raphinha
    C) Antonio to Lacazette
    D) Livra to Cash
    If A or C then 3 from same team

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    1. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Oops A was meant to be only Mount

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    2. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      A with mount and do D

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  20. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    It broke little Jessie’s heart when he saw the team sheets that day. All his procrastination and deliberation shot to hell. Carefully calculated hits to field 11 in these cruel times. Only for Pep to roll out Mega Roulette … Klopp deciding that this week WAS the week to rest all of his stars. And that 1-0 Wolves victory … hard to take.

    Jessie was last seen over yonder, crossing the prairie towards Dead Man’s woods … muttering something about 6 points from 3 players ….

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    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      lol

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    2. The Mentaculus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 2 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Have the same feeling about 1-0 Wolves

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    3. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      #WeAllJessie

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    4. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      A cautionary tale …

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    5. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      This is (almost) literally me. Or T least my namesake.

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  21. BIG TONES
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Reckon Arsenal will do a number on a leaky Leeds defence? I'm thinking there will be lots of opportunities for big chances... thoughts on a postcard?

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    1. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      LEE at home is a different animal.

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    2. The Mentaculus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 2 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Doubt they'll do a City but 3 goals is very plausible

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  22. Winston.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Is ESR nailed? Odegard or Martinelli benched ?

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    1. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Martinelli to get a rest imo

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    2. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Martinelli most likely bench from those options imo

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  23. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Which def would you recommend here?

    Morning dzzz, cant decide which def to get.

    Ramsdale
    Taa James Cancelo -- Livramento Dalot
    Salah Jota Raph Gundog Foden
    Antonio Watkins -- Davis

    A: Livra >> Cash..the popular move, messes up team structure slightly
    B: Livra >> Davies..keeps the price structure. good long term fix for spurs, should have dgw's BUT they play liverpool this week so might as well save a transfer
    C: Save and just roll with 10

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    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      A

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  24. El Presidente
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    If you're taking hits I would go for low owned players like Targett, Cash, Ramsey, KDB, Sterling, Lacazette.

    Taking hits to get Foden, Ramsdale or Watikins is just pointless. Everyone will have the same players and you're starting with minus points.

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  25. Espanyolie
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Sanchez to Ramsdale ? (double up with White)

    Or spread the risk and go DDG to Martinez?

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  26. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    What minute will Chelsea get their CS wiped this GW?

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    1. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Maybe 30. Around the same time James gets his 5th yellow

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    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Sunday morning when the game is called off

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

      Traore 89

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    4. The Mentaculus
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      • 2 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      90+12

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    5. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Double CHE defence here. Probably around the 90 min mark lol

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    6. Pratik
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Expecting a clean sheet this week. Wolves attack is rather weak and they are due a clean sheet

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  27. jimbo90
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    De Gea * (Foster*)
    TAA James Cancelo (Livra* Dalot*)
    Salah Jota Gallagher* Bernardo (Sissoko*)
    Lukaku* Watkins King*

    1FT 0 ITB

    Lukaku, Sissoko, Gallagher > Laca, Foden, Martinelli (-8)???

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  28. TVPlugSockets
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Better choice?
    Foden (-4)
    Sterling (-8)

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    1. Ibra
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Probably the option with -4

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  29. Ibra
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    So which duo to FH team?

    A) Sterling and ESR
    B) Foden and Jota

    A is more nailed IMO.

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    1. Lecky Legs FC
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      A

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      1. Tango74
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        I think Sterling is not nailed

        Think foden is

        I have Bruno to sell , can’t afford KDB but can’t decide

        Sterling or foden

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  30. Pratik
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    I’ve been playing the more aggressive strategy considering a transfer is effectively only -2 points.

    Thinking of Bowen + Gallagher -> Foden + Mount which will give me 11 players possibly playing. This is aggressive considering Bowen and Gallagher have decent fixtures.

    Ramsdale
    Taa, cancelo, James, alonso
    Mount, foden, b silva, salah, jota
    Watkins

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    1. Pratik
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      FYI, in the last two game weeks, I’ve done quite well with this approach scoring 75 and 82 in the last 2 weeks respectively

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