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The complete guide to FPL Gameweek 31: Tips, captains, team news and best players

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Gameweek 31 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) is almost upon us, so we’ve rounded up all of our key articles and videos for the week under one roof here.

Today’s FPL deadline is at 11:00 BST.

CHIP STRATEGY

CHIP STRATEGY: When should I play the Free Hit, Wildcard, Triple Captain and Bench Boost?

WHO ARE THE BEST FPL PLAYERS TO OWN FOR GAMEWEEK 31?

SCOUT PICKS – FINAL SELECTION: Three pricy attackers offset by budget buys

SCOUT SQUAD: The Scout Squad panel debate the best FPL players for Double Gameweek 31

SPOT THE DIFFERENTIAL: In-form Sancho set for favourable fixture run

THE WATCHLIST: The FPL players to consider for the medium term

GAMEWEEK 31 TEAM AND INJURY NEWS

TEAM NEWS: Injury updates from Friday’s pre-match press conferences

TEAM NEWS: Injury updates from Thursday’s pre-match press conferences

SUSPENSIONS: Who is nearing a two-match ban?

ROTATION RISKS: Which FPL Gameweeks could be affected by European rotation?

For more information, check out our Predicted Line-ups page and Injuries and Bans feed.

WHO IS THE BEST CAPTAIN FOR GAMEWEEK 31?

CAPTAIN SENSIBLE: Who are the best captaincy options for FPL Gameweek 31?

GAMEWEEK 31 WILDCARD: BEST PLAYERS BY POSITION

GAMEWEEK 31 WILDCARD: Best goalkeepers

GAMEWEEK 31 WILDCARD: Best defenders

GAMEWEEK 31 WILDCARD: Best midfielders

GAMEWEEK 31 WILDCARD: Best forwards

RATE MY TEAM AND POINTS PREDICTIONS

FPL POINTS PROJECTIONS: How many points is your FPL team predicted to score in Gameweek 31?

RATE MY TEAM SURGERY: Five-time top 1k finisher Tom Freeman answers your questions

EXPERT OPINION AND HOT TOPICS

TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD: Keep or sell?

DOUBLE GAMEWEEK 31: The Burnley/Everton options to consider

CHIP ANALYSIS: Gameweek 26 Wildcard v Gameweek 28 Wildcard v the rest

THE EYE TEST: The Leicester defenders who impressed in FPL Gameweek 30

SIMON MARCH: Why taking a break can help improve your FPL rank

BIG NUMBERS: Key player and team stats for Gameweek 31

FPL Q&A: Alexander-Arnold, De Bruyne, Havertz, chip strategy and more

TEAM REVEALS + MANAGER INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEW: FPL world number three talks strategy, transfer targets and more

TOM FREEMAN: How I plan to recover from a bad few Gameweeks in FPL

BLANK/DOUBLE GAMEWEEK AND FIXTURE LATEST

FPL BLANK/DOUBLE GAMEWEEKS: What we know so far and when the other ‘doubles’ could be

FRISKING THE FIXTURES: Who has the best fixtures from Gameweek 31 onwards?

WHO IS ON INTERNATIONAL DUTY AND WHEN

MARCH INTERNATIONALS: Which FPL players are on international duty and who has time off?

BEST FPL MANAGERS’ TEAMS ANALYSED

TOP 10K: Chip usage, template squads and Gameweek stats

GREAT AND THE GOOD: Learning from some of the world’s best FPL managers ahead of Gameweek 31

LIVE HALL OF FAME UPDATE: Who ranks as the best FPL manager?

GAMEWEEK 31: MORE VIDEO CONTENT

Head over to our YouTube channel for more videos.

GAMEWEEK 30 SCOUT NOTES

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  1. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Trent 15 minute assist hat trick incoming

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  2. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Last second swap to bench Taa for Digne... what could go wrong

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    1. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Why would he cameo though vs WAT, just can’t see it

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      1. Wolfman180
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Get some game time before important games. If he doesn't cameo then Digne would've come on for him anyway.

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  3. Oggle22
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Didn't have the bottle to bench trent hope he gets decent minutes!

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    1. bring_on _the_fantasy
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Zero chance, why risk him before big CL game?

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    2. Hits from the Bong
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      This. Playing Trent over Coady and Tierney is bound to backfire massively

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    3. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Benched for Cashy

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    4. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I transferred out. Although I do have Robbo too.

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    5. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Doubt he comes on

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    6. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Either he plays or he doesn’t

      I played him as well

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    7. Not again Shirley
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Only way he gets minutes ifs an injury to a defender.

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  4. OptimusBlack
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Salah C ✅

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  5. Eze Really?
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    My final team
    Pope
    Laporte cancelo Robbo James
    Raphina Salah Havertz Foden
    Weghorst Kane
    Foster White Broja Martinelli

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    1. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Decent and somewhat similar.

      Here’s mine on wildcard fwiw

      Schmeichel
      Robbo Laporte Rudiger Matip
      Salah Saka Havertz Kulu
      Kane Weg
      Foster White Madds* Cucho
      *did last minute Barnes to Maddison

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      1. Eze Really?
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Close my mate. I will have to waste a tfr for Schmeichel

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      2. Eze Really?
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Raph to Barnes incoming too

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        1. NABIL - FPL otai
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Same here. Could be him or Maddy or even JWP

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    2. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      My WC

      Pope Kasper
      Robbo Cancelo James White Schar
      Salah Saka Mahrez Raph Gordon
      Kane Weghorst Mateta

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      1. Eze Really?
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Nothing wrong bud. Mahrez I chickened out with

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  6. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Swapped TAA to Broja to Ramsey to Broja in my starting XI all from 10.59 onwards so no idea what will have saved!

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  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    if trent is out that's bad for salah too, less threat coming in from the wings

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    1. tokara
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Mane will pass lol

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    2. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Certainly bad for Mane but Salah may get more space

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    3. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Pens galore!

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    4. Jock Grealish
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Robbo not good at assists then lol ok

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    5. bring_on _the_fantasy
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Trent hardly assisted Salah this season

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    6. COLLIN QUANER
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Kane captain?

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  8. El Presidente
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    TAA not starting

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    1. Jock Grealish
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah we know

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    2. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      What? How?

      😀

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  9. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Team news leaking in 5....4....3...2..

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  10. tokara
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    TAA will not start, it will make Pool look bad for faking an injury if he starts

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  11. McSauce
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I have No Salah, James, Cancelo or Weghorst.

    Hide behind the couch times!! Spurs if I ever wanted you to run a muck its this week

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    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      You're safe enough not having weg

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    2. Eze Really?
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I have all of them; good luck mate!

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    3. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      People WITH Weggy are also hiding

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      1. Eze Really?
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        As a toffee I am not that worried

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    4. Eze Really?
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Weghorst there just to watch the last game of the week (smile)

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  12. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Done Jim Jonny to Weghorst James -4 and benched Broja.
    Hope these were good calls!

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  13. Art Vandelay
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Robbo all good to go...

    https://twitter.com/TheKopHQ/status/1510195407036497922?s=20&t=8bmYh8mELfENWvwGFAFdzQ

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    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      18 pointer incoming.

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      1. Art Vandelay
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Would take it.

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    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Hmmm if this was confirmed a few mins earlier I may have moved TAA for a hit but oh well, might be for the best

      (cue Robbo 15pter)

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      1. Art Vandelay
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Spion Kop probably has Robbo so waited for deadline...

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  14. estheblessed
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    How's it looking?

    DDG
    Rudiger, VVD, Coady
    Salah, Coutinho, Son, Saka
    Kane, Weghorst, Broja

    Foster, Dendonca, Burn, Williams

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  15. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Picked Mahrez and Raph instead of Chelsea and Leicester boys on WC.

    Hell yeah!

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  16. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    This article is ridiculous. Longer than a fast and furious runway with all the new graphics

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    1. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Hahaa

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

      Preferred it before when there was actually a written article

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  17. Skout
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Lost a lot of value in selling Trent but I hope James makes up for it

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    1. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      So you transferred in another player that is just recovered from injury?

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      1. Skout
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        From what Tuchel said it sounds like there’s more chance of James playing

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  18. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Do we know if Trent is in the squad?

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    1. Jock Grealish
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah he isn't not likely maybe to appear

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  19. FPL Brains
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Ederson
    Cancelo - James (C) - Robertson - Matip - Chalobah
    Salah (VC) - Havertz - Mahrez - Son
    Kane

    Locked in, let's go.

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    1. JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Great team

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    2. Eze Really?
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I wish I had the balls to go Mahrez and not Foden

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    3. Eze Really?
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Wanted Chalo but worried about players coming back.

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    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Incredible team

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    5. bring_on _the_fantasy
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Poor team. Can't see either Havertz or Marhrez starting! Mahrez played something stupid like 200 minutes in the internationals. - rested for sure! Cancelo and James maybes also.

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      1. FPL Brains
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Poor team lol, what a muppet.

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    6. HD7
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      What is your bench like

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      1. FPL Brains
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Gordon first sub if Mahrez doesn't play.

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        1. Jock Grealish
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Lol useless

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          1. FPL Brains
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            2 pointer

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    7. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Mahrez here on WC. You're my friend now

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      1. Gazwaz80
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Brave captain choice…

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  20. Alcapaul
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Well that was stressful! Ended up selling Son and Ait Nouri for Havertz and Cancelo and benched Trent. Could be a disaster. Good luck everyone

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    1. bring_on _the_fantasy
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Son for Havertz?? I can't even see Havertz starting!

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      1. Alcapaul
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Knowing my luck with Havertz i wouldn't be surprised

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      2. bring_on _the_fantasy
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Cancelo touch and go as well. - Crazy moves!

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  21. bring_on _the_fantasy
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Imagine Trent in the starting 11 now - Chaos!

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    1. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Would be the dream

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    2. Jock Grealish
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah but he's not.

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  22. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Trent right back today.
    Right back in the Physio room

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  23. Well you know, Triffic
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Watford to score.

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    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Highly likely now I have gotten rid of Dennis

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  24. Fabreghastly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    First drunk transfer for many a year. TAA to Cancelo

    What could possibly go wrong?

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    1. HD7
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Seems reasonable

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  25. adstomko
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Took the gamble on Calvert-Lewin.
    I feel lonely

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    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Was very close. Upcoming fixtures look real bad for Everton so didn’t take the risk and went Sancho instead

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      1. adstomko
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        It's a two-week punt to see how he goes. Everyone is choosing Weghorst due to Jimenez ban, so wanted a differential

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        1. The Ilfordian
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          I wouldn’t be surprised if he hauls and better than Weg this week. GL

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        2. Josh.E
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          feel sick getting in weghorst but no one else was available I have gordon...

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    2. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      And sad?

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    3. tokara
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Good punt

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      1. adstomko
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I hope so

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    4. Surgical Attack
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      same

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  26. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Firmino starts (TheKopHQ)

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    1. Well you know, Triffic
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Oh lawd

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    2. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Nice

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    3. tokara
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Good for Salah

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    4. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      That was predicted? Salah and Jota were the other likely forwards. Soon find out!

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  27. HD7
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Who makes more pts this GW
    White or Maddison

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    1. tokara
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Nobody cares

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    2. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Mads

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      1. Gazwaz80
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Bit nasty off TOKARA, I’d say Madds mate…

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        1. HD7
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Thanks for viewpoint. I just choose White only because I am a Man United fan as I mentioned below:)
          Though If somebody out of Cancelo James doesnt play... he will come in.
          So maybe 2:1 for United with a Maddison goal 😀

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    3. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Maddison

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      1. HD7
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Hope it is White but If Cancelo doesnt play Maddison comes in

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    4. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Mad depending on what Man Utd they face today

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      1. HD7
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Im a Man Utd fan so I decided to bench him 😀

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  28. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Have 3 DGW players this week. Not expecting anything today but some save points for Pope would be nice.

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    1. HD7
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Weghorst and Gordon the other?

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  29. Max City
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    ..
    waiting

    ..

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    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      For pressers?

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  30. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Ideal conditions for a 1-1 Liverpool Watford draw.

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