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Fantasy Premier League (FPL) is back!

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UNLIMITED TRANSFERS: BEST PLAYERS + FAQ

FPL TEAM REVEALS

FPL first-draft team reveals: 5-2-3 with Haaland and Jesus

GAMEWEEK 17 SELECTION

2pm team news: Koulibaly and Rashford benched, Zouma absent

PREDICTED LINE-UPS, INJURIES AND BANS

FPL team news: Haaland injury latest

OPINION

The FFS Pro Pundits 48

FIXTURE GUIDE

FFS Mini-Leagues & Community Competitions Gameweek 13

FPL PLAYERS AT THE WORLD CUP

Belgium v Canada team news

MID-SEASON FRIENDLIES: MINUTES TRACKER

HALF-TERM REPORT

Saka's injury, Jesus' goals, in-form Toon: FPL notes 8

Mid-Season Friendlies:

Dec 3 | Arsenal 2-4 Watford (London Colney) | Marquinhos, Nketiah (Tierney assist)
Dec 8 | Arsenal 3-0 Lyon (Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai) | Gabriel (Odegaard assist), Nketiah (Vieira assist), Vieira (Nelson assist)
Dec 13 | Arsenal 2-1 AC Milan (Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai) | Odegaard, Odegaard (Nelson assist)
Dec 17 | Arsenal 0-2 Juventus (Emirates)
Dec 21 | Arsenal 0-0 Luton Town (London Colney)

ASTON VILLA

Five-time top 1k FPL finisher Tom Freeman on Villa under Gerrard and his Gameweek 13 plans 6

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Mid-Season Friendlies:

Nov 30 | Cardiff City 3-1 Aston Villa (Cardiff City Stadium) | J Ramsey (Luiz assist)
Dec 8 | Aston Villa 2-2 Brighton and Hove Albion (Dubai) | Ings, Ings (Raikhy assist)
Dec 11 | Aston Villa 1-0 Chelsea (Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi) | McGinn (Watkins assist)
Dec 15 | Aston Villa 0-1 Villarreal (Villa Park)
Dec 21 | Everton 2-0 Aston Villa (Goodison Park)

BOURNEMOUTH

FPL review: Solanke injury latest, Bowen off pens 1

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Mid-Season Friendlies/Cup Games:

Dec 20 | Newcastle United 1-0 Bournemouth (St James’ Park)

BRENTFORD

FPL review: Toney and Raya haul in Gameweek 11 opener

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Mid-Season Friendlies:

Dec 10 | Brentford 1-2 Bordeaux (Girona training ground) | Gilbert (Trevitt assist)
Dec 13 | Brentford 1-3 Celta Vigo (Jersey Road) | Wissa (Canos assist)
Dec 17 | Brentford 2-2 Wolfsburg (Jersey Road) | Mbeumo (Lewis-Potter assist), Toney (Norgaard assist)

BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION

FPL Gameweek 12 tips: Best players to sign, captains, predicted line-ups + team reveals

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Mid-Season Friendlies/Cup Games:

Dec 8 | Aston Villa 2-2 Brighton and Hove Albion (Dubai) | Undav (Moran assist), Undav (Gross assist)
Dec 21 | Charlton Athletic 0-0 Brighton and Hove Albion (The Valley)

CHELSEA

Injury updates on James, Alexander-Arnold, Kane and more

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Mid-Season Friendlies:

Dec 11 | Chelsea 0-1 Aston Villa (Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi)

CRYSTAL PALACE

FPL review: Brighton fail to score again, unplayable Zaha

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Mid-Season Friendlies:

Dec 3 | Crystal Palace 0-0 Botafogo (Selhurst Park)
Dec 7 | Trabzonspor 2-2 Crystal Palace (Regnum Carya Hotel Stadium, Turkey) | Edouard (Olise assist), Mateta
Dec 11 | Crystal Palace 1-3 Napoli (Regnum Carya Hotel Stadium, Turkey) | Zaha (Olise assist)
Dec 16 | Crystal Palace 2-1 Real Valladolid (Selhurst Park) | Zaha (Doucoure assist), Zaha pen (Olise assist)

EVERTON

FPL Gameweek 8 differentials: Gordon, Solanke and Soucek

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Mid-Season Friendlies:

Nov 20 | Everton 0-0 Celtic (Accor Stadium, Sydney)
Nov 23 | Western Sydney Wanderers 1-5 Everton (CommBank Stadium, Sydney) | Maupay (Patterson assist), Gordon (Doucoure assist), Gordon (Gray assist), Cannon (Mills assist), Gordon (McNeil assist)
Dec 21 | Everton 2-0 Aston Villa (Goodison Park) | Gordon (Patterson assist), Maupay (Iwobi assist)

FULHAM

FPL Gameweek 5: Tuesday's goals, assists, bonus and statistics 9

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Mid-Season Friendlies:

Dec 4 | Portimonense 2-3 Fulham | McFarlane (Onomah assist), Kurzawa (Andreas assist), McFarlane (Cairney assist)
Dec 17 | Fulham 1-1 West Ham United (Craven Cottage) | Vinicius (Tete assist)

LEEDS UNITED

FPL Gameweek 4 differentials: Aaronson can provide value

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Mid-Season Friendlies:

Dec 8 | Elche 1-2 Leeds United (Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero) | Gelhardt (Harrison assist), Klich (Gyabi assist)
Dec 16 | Leeds United 2-1 Real Sociedad (Elland Road) | Struijk (Roca assist), Rodrigo (Gelhardt assist)
Dec 21 | Leeds United 2-4 Monaco (Elland Road) | Koch (Roca assist), Gelhardt pen (Gnonto assist)

LEICESTER CITY

Eriksen Covid latest as Maddison and Castagne haul 5

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Mid-Season Friendlies/Cup Games:

Dec 10 | Leicester City 0-0 Troyes (Seagrave)
Dec 20 | MK Dons 0-3 Leicester City (Stadium MK) | Tielemans (Vardy assist), Perez (Thomas assist), Vardy (Castagne assist)

LIVERPOOL

FPL Gameweek 11: Sunday's goals, assists, bonus and statistics

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Mid-Season Friendlies/Cup Games:

Dec 11 | Liverpool 1-3 Lyon (Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai) | Carvalho (Salah assist)
Dec 16 | Liverpool 4-1 AC Milan (Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai) | Salah (Matip assist), Thiago, Darwin (Clark assist), Darwin (Doak assist)
Dec 22 | Manchester City 3-2 Liverpool (Etihad) | Carvalho (Milner assist), Salah (Darwin assist)

MANCHESTER CITY

FPL Gameweek 10 tips: Dance like no one's watching 1

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Mid-Season Friendlies/Cup Games:

Dec 17 | Manchester City 2-0 Girona (Etihad) | De Bruyne, Haaland (De Bruyne assist)
Dec 22 | Manchester City 3-2 Liverpool (Etihad) | Haaland (De Bruyne assist), Mahrez (Rodri assist), Ake (De Bruyne assist)

MANCHESTER UNITED

FPL review: Rashford's haul and Brighton's in-form midfielders

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Mid-Season Friendlies/Cup Games:

Dec 7 | Cadiz 4-2 Manchester United (Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla) | Martial pen (Iqbal assist), Mainoo (Jurado assist)
Dec 10 | Real Betis 1-0 Manchester United (Estadio Benito Villamarin)
Dec 21 | Manchester United 2-0 Burnley (Old Trafford) | Eriksen (Wan-Bissaka assist), Rashford (McTominay assist)

NEWCASTLE UNITED

Which FPL players are on penalties and set pieces?

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Mid-Season Friendlies/Cup Games:

Dec 8 | Al Hilal 0-5 Newcastle United (Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh) | Joelinton (J. Murphy assist), Joelinton (Willock assist), Almiron, Almiron (S. Longstaff assist), Stephenson (Fraser assist)
Dec 17 | Newcastle United 2-1 Rayo Vallecano (St James’ Park) | S Longstaff (Murphy assist), Wood pen (Willock assist)
Dec 20 | Newcastle United 1-0 Bournemouth (St James’ Park) | own-goal (Trippier assist)

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

FPL transfers: The latest new Premier League signings assessed 45

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Mid-Season Friendlies/Cup Games:

Dec 2 | Stoke City 2-1 Nottingham Forest (Loughborough University Stadium) | Gibbs-White (Dennis assist)
Dec 6 | Atromitos 3-2 Nottingham Forest (Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus) | own-goal (Scarpa assist), Yates
Dec 10 | Olympiacos 1-0 Nottingham Forest (Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus)
Dec 16 | Valencia 1-2 Nottingham Forest (Mestalla Stadium) | Awoniyi, Dennis
Dec 21 | Blackburn Rovers 1-4 Nottingham Forest (Ewood Park) | Johnson pen, Lingard (Williams assist), Awoniyi (Lingard assist), Johnson (Surridge assist)

SOUTHAMPTON

Armstrong ends goal drought as Livramento keeps up fine FPL form 5

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Mid-Season Friendlies/Cup Games:

Dec 20 | Southampton 2-1 Lincoln City (St Mary’s) | Adams (Elyounoussi assist), Adams (Elyounoussi assist)

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

FPL Gameweek 9: Saturday’s goals, assists, bonus and statistics

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Mid-Season Friendlies:

Dec 9 | Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 Motherwell (Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre) | Kulusevski, Doherty (Gil assist), Gil (Kulusevski assist), Doherty (Kulusevski assist)
Dec 14 | Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Peterborough United under-21s (Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre) | White (Sanchez assist), Gil (Kulusevski assist), Doherty (Gil assist)
Dec 21 | Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Nice (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium) | Doherty (Kulusevski assist)

WEST HAM UNITED

Which FPL players are on penalties and set pieces? 2

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Mid-Season Friendlies:

Dec 6 | Cambridge United 2-4 West Ham United (Abbey Stadium) | Bowen, own-goal (Emerson assist), Benrahma (Scamacca assist), Ekwah (Potts assist)
Dec 10 | Udinese 1-3 West Ham United (Dacia Arena) | Benrahma, Lanzini, Antonio (Bowen assist)
Dec 17 | Fulham 1-1 West Ham United (Craven Cottage) | Bowen (Downes assist)

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS

The best FPL goalkeepers and defenders for a Gameweek 30 Free Hit

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Mid-Season Friendlies/Cup Games:

Dec 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2 Birmingham City (Compton Park) | Costa (Semedo assist), Podence pen
Dec 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Empoli (Marbella) | Bueno
Dec 14 | Cadiz 3-4 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Estadio Municipal de La Línea de la Concepción) | own-goal (Ait-Nouri assist), Collins (Moutinho assist), Podence (Costa assist), own-goal (Hwang assist)
Dec 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Gillingham (Molineux) | Jimenez pen (Hwang assist), Ait Nouri (Hwang assist)

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

    Benchboost live;

    Kepa - Ederson
    James - Trippier - Shaw - White - Bueno
    KDB - Martinelli - Odegaard - Rashford - Almiron
    Haaland - Darwin - Wilson

    Good luck all.

    1. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Good luck!

    2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Tasty! Good luck mate

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Nice one

      good thinking.

    4. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Wilson to Martial. Bueno to Patterson

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

        Mind reader.

        Wilson to Martial, Bueno to Botman

  2. How I met your Mata
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    A or B please

    A Nunez and Greenwood (start Andreas)
    B martial and Nketiah

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      A

  3. JollyGoodYellows
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Neco or Patterson?

    1. Orion
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Patterson just

    2. How I met your Mata
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Patterson

  4. Adzy
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Final thoughts?

    A) Kepa (have James)+ Shaw
    B) DDG + Walker

  5. CelticBhoy1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Best GK 4.6 or under?

    1. How I met your Mata
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Kepa

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      I would argue Pickford, 3 home games in next four

  6. jack88
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Rashford or Wilson?

    352 vs 343

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Wilson

  7. Philosopher's Stones
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Pick one:

    A: Salah KDB Martial Odegaard
    B: Salah Foden Darwin Martinelli

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      A

    2. How I met your Mata
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      A with Martinelli instead of Odeguard?

      1. Philosopher's Stones
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 19 days ago

        Just short

    3. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      A

    4. Adzy
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      A

  8. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    BB now

    Ward, Andreas, Lindelöf, Tarkowski

    going for it....

    Will Lindelöf start?

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Nope

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 19 days ago

        why not?

        1. GreennRed
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 19 days ago

          Probably get better bang for BB buck in DGW. Lineups a bit unpredictable and players might struggle for fitness for a few GWs. Don't be motivated by boredom is all I'll say. Best of luck whatever you decide AC 🙂

  9. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Last spot
    A Martinelli
    B Saka

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      A

    2. Adzy
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      A

    3. Melania
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      B - much better stats, on pens

    4. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      B but that's a big price difference.

  10. Ohh1454
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Shaw or white ?

    1. Saka Punch
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Shaw probably

    2. Jack Burton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      White double game week?

  11. Diro
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    a) Darwin, Foden and James
    b) Mitro, Salah and 4.4 def

    ??

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      A

  12. DavidSilva
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Kepa (Pope)
    Cancelo Saliba James Shaw (Tripp)
    Salah Rash Martinelli Almiron (Andreas)
    Kane Haaland(c) (Greenwood)

    0.2 itb

    (I have money tied into Saliba so cant take out)

    Gtg?

  13. lewis274
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    James or Shaw if i have kepa?

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      James

  14. FDMS All Starz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Have I sacrificed too much to fit the 3 premiums in?

    Kepa Ward
    Trippier James White Mings Bueno
    Salah Kdb Rashford Martinelli Almiron
    Haaland Martial Greenwood

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Yep

    2. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Probably. Depends how much faith you have in Martial. Not a great bench.

    3. wilkinson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Yeah, I think you probably need to choose between KDB or Salah. It’s tough to fit them both in…. I’ve gone with Darwin over Salah and hope he at least covers the Salah lost points

  15. LarsV
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    A) Kulu & Shaw
    B) Cancelo & Zaha

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      A if you don’t have kane

      1. LarsV
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 19 days ago

        I don't, cheers

  16. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Doherty or Walker if we get news that Doc starts?

    1. Taegugk Warrior
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      The one which confirmly starts

      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 19 days ago

        Which is? 😀

    2. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Walker

  17. Arteta
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    20 minutes to make a team. Let's gooo! 😀

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      10 minutes to FPL site down you mean!

    2. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Probably the best way. Very easy to overthink. Or, get caught up in sketchy bandwagons on here.

  18. corderz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Think I'm done, thoughts?

    Kepa Ward
    Cancelo James Trippier White Bueno
    Salah Foden Rashford Martinelli Andreas
    Haaland Darwin Martial

  19. Ram It
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Kepa is flagged at 75% chance of playing? Is that incorrect then?

    1. Ram It
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      As in he’s fit?

    2. rainy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Potter neither confirmed nor denied

  20. TKC07
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    A) Kulu + Wilson + 2.0 itb
    B) Kane + Almiron

    1. PascalCygan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      B

    2. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      B

    3. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      B

    4. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      A

  21. AzzaroMax99
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    So should I go with:

    A) Salah (no other Pool players)
    B) KDB (have Haaland and Cancelo)

    Have Kane & Haaland as big hitters in my squad.

    1. PascalCygan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      A

    2. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      A in your case

  22. Darth_Newdar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Martial or Wilson? Will be doubling up on the attack of either as I have Rashford and Almiron.

    1. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Wilson.

    2. JoeSoap
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Probably Wilson

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Wilson

  23. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Can you here the servers creaking???

  24. JoeSoap
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    A. Kane, Shaw, Castagne
    B. Wilson, Cancelo, James

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      A

    2. cemal
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      B

    3. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      B

  25. cemal
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Rashford or Odegaard?

    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      R

    2. JoeSoap
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Rashford

  26. Lfc91
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Kepa
    Trippier, Botman, Castagna, White
    KDB, Salah, Martinelli, Zaha
    Haaland, Darwin

    Ward, Bueno, Andreas, Greenwood

    Gtg?

  27. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    A bueno
    B paterson

    ?

    1. Claudio555
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      A

    2. JoeSoap
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      On A myself

  28. Tabbara
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Which option to go for
    A : Greenwood + Saka/Mount
    B : Andreas + Wilson
    Thx

  29. Puntillimon
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Mount or foden?

  30. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Is Walker in or out?

    Shaw as replacement if out?