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Scouting The Doubles December 31

Who are the best West Ham, Brentford and Everton players for FPL Double Gameweek 21?

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With Brentford, Everton and West Ham United all set to double in Gameweek 21, Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers must now revise their plans at short notice.

So, ahead of Saturday’s 11:00 GMT deadline, we’re on hand to identify the best targets from all three clubs involved.

DOUBLE GAMEWEEK 21 CLUBS:
ClubGW21 opponents
BrentfordAVL + sou
EvertonBHA + LEI
West Ham Unitedcry + NOR

BRENTFORD

Toney off the mark as injuries and Covid impact Villa 4

Brentford arrive in Double Gameweek 21 in poor form, with just one win in their last six matches. However, their opponents during that period have included Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, while they have also had to contend with a Covid outbreak and lengthy injury list.

As a result, they will be without first-teamers David Raya (£4.3m) and Rico Henry (£4.5m) against Aston Villa, and possibly Bryan Mbeumo (£5.3m) too, who was described as “touch and go” by Thomas Frank in regards to his availability this weekend.

In terms of targets, Ivan Toney (£6.6m) stands clear as the best attacking option. The penalty-taking forward has had a mixed start to his time in the Premier League, but has produced six attacking returns (four goals and two assists) across his 16 appearances, whilst also leading the way amongst team-mates for expected goal involvement (xGI):

Brentford’s players ranked by xGI 2021/22

However, it is worth noting that Aston Villa have been defending much better in recent weeks, having conceded just eight goals in their seven matches under Steven Gerrard, despite a tough schedule which has included games against all of the current top three. The second part of their double-header sees them take on Southampton, which is admittedly more appealing from an attacking perspective, with Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side shipping 17 goals across their last eight Premier League matches.

At the back, it’s debatable if any investment is needed, especially given the schedule to follow, but they did battle valiantly against Man City in midweek, restricting them to just one goal, with Pep Guardiola describing their defensive performance as “incredible”. It did seem like a match-specific gameplan, however, with Frank normally favouring a high-line and aggressive press, but if you are keen on covering them, Pontus Jansson (£4.6m) and Ethan Pinnock (£4.5m) remain the better options.

EVERTON

 

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  1. GoalsAloud
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Thinking of bringing in Keane. No Everton cover right now and not inspired by the attackers. Anybody thinking the same?

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    1. XX SMICER XX
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Yes

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  2. rnrd
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Aside Ben Crellin backing it why are we so sure 22 will ne a double ?
    The PL message today says all January fixtures have been arranged ?

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    1. XX SMICER XX
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      They cancelled FA Cup 3rd round replays - assumption is this is to rearrange fixtures cancelled due to covid

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      1. rnrd
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        So they would reassess after the fa cup results next week and potentially announce a dgW22 just before it starts ?

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      2. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        The FA cancelled these, not the PL. I imagine they are primarily for FA Cup 3rd round games that get postponed.

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    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Because it makes sense to do it that way.

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    3. Scholes Out For Summer
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      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      PL waiting for FA cup to announce next rescheudule

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    4. Jimmers
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      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      They can't announce them yet as the FA Cup games may be postponed due to Covid and that midweek will be used for those postponed games if required. If not then PL games could be be slotted in.

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  3. tim_oriordan
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    This is my team currently with my free transfer used. Would you go Salah + Dennis > Son + Antonio for a -8? Or just leave it?

    De Gea
    Trent - Cancelo - Dalot
    Salah - Bernardo - Bowen - Gray
    Ronaldo - Toney - Dennis

    Guaita - Gallagher - Rudiger - Livramento

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    1. GoalsAloud
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I would leave it in your shoes tbh. Maybe Dalot for Keane though

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      1. tim_oriordan
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        £0.1m off affording that unfortunately. Could maybe do Dalot > Coufal

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  4. ZTF
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Choose one

    A) Salah, Laca, King to Kane, Antonio, 4.5m. -8

    B) Lacazette to Antonio only for FT

    DDG (Bachmann)
    TAA Cancelo Livr (Coady, James*)
    Bowen Salah Jota Maddi BSilva
    Watkins (Lacazette, King)

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    1. GoalsAloud
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      B

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  5. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Who to sell for Gray:

    Gundogan or Bilva

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    1. Corona is not good 4 U
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Probably Bilva.

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    2. Lord of Ings
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Gundogan

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    3. GoalsAloud
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Bilva but would want to get rid of both

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  6. Corona is not good 4 U
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Make this sense for - 4?

    James and Bernardo -> Coufal and Gray?

    Thank you!

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    1. GoalsAloud
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Yes

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    2. Mozumbus
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      James to Coufal only

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  7. Lord of Ings
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Tough one honestly,but bench one of:-
    A)Raphinha
    B)Foden
    C)Jota

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    1. GoalsAloud
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      B

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    2. Rbyrne95
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      B/C unsure on their minutes

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    3. Fpl_Ludwig
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      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Jota

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  8. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    This move, for a hit?

    Sanchez ¦ Steele
    TAA Cancelo Dawson Cash
    Foden Gray Bowen
    Ronaldo Kane Davis*
    ¦ Gallagher Livramento Martinelli

    Davis -> DC-L

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

      Yeah i’d probably do it

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  9. Feed tha Sheep
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Is James BSilva & Broja > Regulion Gray & DCL worth a -8?

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    1. Mozumbus
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Coufal instead of Reguilon if you don't own him already

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  10. The Frenchie
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Do we have any idea about teams who could get DGW22?

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    1. The Albatross
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Follow Ben Crellin on Twitter

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  11. Pukki Blinders
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Pick 2

    A. Bilva -> Gray
    B. Alonso -> Coufal
    C. Laca -> DCL

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    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      First two

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  12. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Best move here? Was going to burn it originally. 2FTs, 0ITB.

    DDG
    TAA. Cancelo. Reguilón
    Son. Jota. Foden. Bowen
    Ronaldo. Antonio. Broja
    (Foster, Dalot, Tierney, Martinelli)

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    1. GoalsAloud
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Great team.

      Maybe drop Dalot if you want to use the FT

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    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Possible moves;

      Martinelli+Tierney >> Gray+Coufal?

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  13. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Despite the doubles, tempted to go for Emerson royale over any DGW21 defenders, thoughts?

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    1. Hangman Page
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I’d marginally prefer Coufal.

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      1. The Red Devil
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        He'll start both games?

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  14. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Damn 0.2m short of a West Ham or Everton defender other than Johnson or Pinnock frm Brentford?

    Either worth a punt?

    James+Galhardt➡️4.5 and Antonio
    -4

    Have Bowen.

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  15. JONALDINHO
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Ronaldo and Davis -> Antonio and DCL(-4)? Want them both long term anyway and would be selling CR7 in a few weeks back for Salah. Will FH22

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  16. Ray85
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Martinelli for Gray or King for DCL/Toney?

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    1. GoalsAloud
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Gray

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  17. Bobby Digital
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Antonio higher XGI than Bowen...

    This week's cap choice will be tough

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  18. yousunkmybattleship
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Foden to Bowen for -4 right?

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    1. ZTF
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Is Foden the only option?

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      1. yousunkmybattleship
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Salah, Son, Jota.

        Or Ramsey but don’t have funds so would need to go Livra to Amartey as well for -8. Or Broja to 4.5.

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        1. :
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Salah really worth considering for the chop imo.

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  19. WhatWouldYourZlatanSay
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Doing

    Gallagher to Bowen (-4) but is it worth stretching to -8 to do Watkins to Antonio too, given Villa will likely get a dgw soon too?

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    1. Hangman Page
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Why’s Gallagher to Bowen -4?

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      1. WhatWouldYourZlatanSay
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        I went early on getting James out to maintain value, before the DGW was announced. Them’s the risks!

        But with Gallagher almost certainly not playing and all my strikers having a fixture, that made Bowen the priority.

        But I am considering sn extra hit either for Antonio or to get a defender in for a red flagged Tomiyasu. Thoughts?

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  20. MikeS
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    James to coufal -4?

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    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Y

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  21. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Frustrating that if I use my Free Hit chip then next week I get back all my injured players with price drops.

    Is it better to take a hit to get DGW players or use the extra Free Hit to set up a great squad for DGW21 and take the price drops as they happen.

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    1. WhatWouldYourZlatanSay
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I wouldn’t go hard on dgw players this week - that extra FH is likely to be be far more useful at some point in the next month or so.

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  22. Baps hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    What is new WC template? With James, Alonso and Dalot stinking in my defense and zero Whu players, I am in -16 or -20 territory now. Having robbed Cancelo and TAA with Liv match at risk doesn't help. Salah needs to go also next week. Time to get Whu assets and perhaps Keane + punt on DCL? Likely good dgw 22 players are worth getting in now?

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    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Depends on what you want to do for FH

      Likely must haves are Son Kane Antonio Bowen TAA Cancelo Jota

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      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        I have on one FH left. I believe I have to WC.

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        1. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Only one FH. No point to use it now.

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    2. The Albatross
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Cancelo has traveled with the squad

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      1. Shineonme
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        If he's traveled he's likely to start then.

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    3. Fish up a tree
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      The players you probably need are Spurs & hammers so can you take a hit & get 1 of each or maybe just Antonio & Bowen & then get in Son next week?

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  23. Corona is not good 4 U
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Play Ben Davies or Broja?

    Thank you!

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    1. rokonto
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Bavies

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    2. rokonto
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Ur welcome

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  24. rokonto
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Anyone else thinking wildcard this week?

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    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Me. But to what?

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

      I’ve confirmed it already

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

      Can’t wait to have a defence full of Brentford, Everton and West Ham!

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  25. Fpl_Ludwig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    A) Pickford or Sanchez?

    B) Johnson or Diop? (Can’t afford Coufal or Dawson)

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    1. Hits from the Bong
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Pickford short term.
      I wouldn’t really want a West Ham defender unless they’re about £4 million, so Johnson

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  26. One More Hit
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Not particularly enamoured with any DGW options. Is it just me?

    Would need to take a -4 the week after wildcarding, and losing Kane to bring Antonio back seems daft. I could get punished for not having Bowen I suppose.

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    1. Fish up a tree
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I have Bowen & don’t see the point in getting any Everton or Brentford for hits as you will likely get no return & then be stuck with them

      I may just go Watkins to Antonio for free

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    2. FourLokoLeipzig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Hmm, I’d probably want at least one of Antonio or Bowen as they’re the obvious captain options this week. You could get away without but it’s risky

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  27. One Wheels Enough
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Who to sell for Gray:

    A) Saka or
    B) Gallagher?

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    1. One Wheels Enough
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Got Bowen

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    2. Mozumbus
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      B

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  28. Atters
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Lucas Moura to Bowen a no brainer?

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    1. WhatWouldYourZlatanSay
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Depends who else you could take out - I’m getting Bowen and keeping Moura. But in itself, with no context, yes.

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    2. :
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Salah to Bowen for me and keeping Moura.

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      1. :
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        He's had a new lease of life under Conte and any fixture involving Watford needs to be attacked.

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        1. Atters
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          My other mids are Jota, Foden, Sterling, and Son. Maybe one of the city boys a better move but not sure which one

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  29. Atimis
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Which one?

    1) James Martineli to Coufal Gray -4

    2) James King to Diop Antonio -4

    2) James Martineli King to Johnson Gray Antonio -8

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  30. Danstoke82
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Hi all

    James > Coufal worth a -4? I only own Bowen and Antonio for the DGW. No Everton or Brentford assets mind

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    1. Mozumbus
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Yes

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