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Wednesday team news: Darwin starts + Nketiah, Gakpo, Robertson benched

1 March 2023 1363 comments
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We have two Double Gameweek 25 matches taking place on Wednesday evening, split over GMT kick-off times of 19:45 and 20:00.

It’s a great opportunity for Arsenal to take advantage of their game in hand and go five points clear of Manchester City, while Everton need a win to escape the relegation zone.

Meanwhile, recent results have put Wolverhampton Wanderers three points above the Toffees, as they prepare to face Liverpool for the fourth time in under two months.

The big news revolves around two popular FPL forwards right now – Darwin Nunez (£8.8m) and Eddie Nketiah (£6.8m). Whilst the Uruguayan starts for Liverpool, an unchanged Arsenal line-up means Nketiah remains on their bench.

It means that Gabriel Martinelli (£6.5m) starts again, alongside the usual Bukayo Saka (£8.5m), Martin Odegaard (£7.0m) and established first-choice defence.

Nunez for Cody Gakpo (£7.8m) is one of six changes made by Jurgen Klopp, with a completely different midfield trio plus the introduction of Kostas Tsimikas (£4.4m) and Ibrahima Konate (£4.8m) for Andrew Robertson (£6.8m) and Joel Matip (£5.9m).

Key players Mohamed Salah (£12.7m) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.3m) survive the mass rotation.

As for Everton and Wolves, both have made one alteration to their weekend line-ups. Michael Keane (£4.2m) replaces Conor Coady (£4.9m) for the Toffees, whilst Julen Lopetegui brings Joao Moutinho (£4.7m) in for Matheus Cunha (£5.5m).

Hugo Bueno (£3.9m) starts but Nathan Patterson (£3.9m) will not participate at all.

GAMEWEEK 25 LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Jorginho, Xhaka; Saka, Trossard, Martinelli

Subs: Turner, Tierney, Tomiyasu, Holding, Kiwior, Partey, Vieira, Smith Rowe, Nketiah

Everton XI: Pickford; Coleman, Keane, Tarkowski, Mykolenko; Iwobi, Doucoure, Gana, Onana, McNeil; Maupay

Subs: Begovic, Coady, Holgate, Mina, Godfrey, Vinagre, Davies, Gray, Simms

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Tsimikas; Elliott, Fabinho, Bajcetic; Salah, Jota, Nunez

Subs: Kelleher, Robertson, Matip, Milner, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Carvalho, Gakpo, Firmino

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa; Semedo, Dawson, Kilman, Bueno; Nunes, Ruben Neves, Lemina; Sarabia, Jimenez, Moutinho

Subs: Bentley, Ait-Nouri, Jonny, Collins, Neto, Podence, Joao Gomes, Traore, Diego Costa

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  1. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Quadruple still on baby!!!

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  2. RubeRx
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    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Guess Im keeping Kane

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    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Be mad to sell regardless really

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

    With Saka staying put, which is optimal?

    A. Martinelli
    B. Odegaard
    C. Both (and no Arsenal defence)

    1. Zinchenko
    2. White
    3. Gabriel

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

      Going A1

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    2. LC1
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Probs Ode and Zinch imo

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    3. El Presidente
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      B3

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    4. Boberella
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      B1

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    5. Athletico Underachieving
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      A1 for me, but toss a coin

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  4. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Marti turned out to be a new player once Eddie got dropped.

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    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Martinelli the new troll.

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  5. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Fixtures 28-32
    Kane: sou, eve, BHA, BOU, new
    Haaland: -, LIV, sou, LEI, -

    You have to sell one, who you selling

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Kane to Darwin for a -12

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    2. RubeRx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      The one with the blanks?

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

      Have to?

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

      Big gamble to sell Haaland, though Kane's fixtures do look good.

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    5. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Why do we have to sell one?

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  6. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Even though the - 8 hit worked out, it didn't stop me getting a 70% red arrow haha

    OR: 80k to 135k

    In:
    TAA 13
    Ode 11
    Salah 11
    Darwin 2

    Out:
    White 13
    KDB 0
    Bruno 0
    Mitro 0

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    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Not that much different here, yet red arrow with no Saka!

      OUT: KDB Mitro Shaw Bruno (0 pts)
      IN: Salah TAA Tarkowski Gakpo (28-8 pts)

      WC incoming 😛

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      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Haha yup WC26 or 27 is the plan

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  7. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    32 should be very navigatable with that draw

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  8. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Welcome home, Harold!

    Old Grav might need to return...

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  9. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Evening all,
    Which team is better? A or B?

    A:
    Kepa (Ward)
    White Trippier Robbo (Tark) (Bueno)
    Salah Martinelli Rashford Mahrez (Mitoma)
    Kane Haaland Nketiah

    £0.1ITB 1FT

    B; potential WC draft
    Raya (ward)
    James Trippier Mee (Estupinian) (Botman)
    Martinelli Saka Rashford Maddison (Mitoma)
    Kane Haaland Toney

    £2.3ITB

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

      Much prefer B- optimises Arsenal players, gets in more Brentford and Brighton- might not get Maddison in immediately and get MacAllister or March.

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      1. Danstoke82
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Great feedback. Many thanks for this. Feels weird being tempted to WC but team B looks really good on paper.

        I’m thinking Maddison purely because he plays us at the weekend and we are rotten to the core all over the pitch

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  10. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Salah with yet another 90, horrible feeling he’s going to be rested soon - tempting to get Bruno back?

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    1. PogChamp
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I’m happy to own at the moment. Never anywhere near the baps tho which is frustrating

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    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Need to get rid of Gakpo first 😛

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      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Worried he could be rested for Gakpo!

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        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Yeah, Salah 30 min is better than Gakpo 60 min ...

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    3. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      He doesn't get rested in the Prem though, does he?!

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      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Well noticed lots of 90s recently

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    4. CABAYE4
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      He never gets rested though.

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      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Hopefully not, seem to remember it happening in prior years

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        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          (Around this time of the season in fact)

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  11. The Wizard of Ozil
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Feel like I cheated that gameweek, couldn’t find a way to get Salah or Darwin in so did Schar & Shaw -> TAA & VVD, 37 points between them and 105 all out

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

      😳

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    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      What a turnout haha

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    3. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I brought in Trent n Robbo what might have been

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    4. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Deserve it for being different well done

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    5. Pariße
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Same here. Felt that getting Darwin meant too much restructuring from the 3-5-2 I currently play, so I went with TAA, Gakpo and Alisson.

      111 points 🙂

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  12. DropkickMurphys
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    I wonder if the top scoring team reached 200 pts this GW?

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    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Huh?

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      1. DropkickMurphys
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Well I thought maybe with chips there may be one. TC Martinelli alone would be 78 pts…

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  13. Gazzpfc
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    With Kane playing in 28 it’s ruined everything as Kane to Watkins doesn’t seem appealing now for a hit.

    Looks like I will not have maddison

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  14. Steve McCroskey
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    After those FA cup results, anyone else thinking:

    WC - 26
    BB - 29
    FH - 34

    Slightly torn on this as I currently have 10 starters for BGW28

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    1. Steve Stiffler
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Why would you WC a team that is probably grand at the minute and only missing 1 player for GW28? Some free transfers and a hit or two would easily get around these next few weeks.

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

        I have no Brighton or Brentford players at the mo so can set myself up for their double and then sub out Brighton ahead of their blank

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        1. Steve Stiffler
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          I've none either but will have 2 frees next week, bringing in Mee and Mitoma just for the double. Would like Toney but just cant afford it right now.

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

            What's your chip strategy? Feel like I did this last year, held onto my chips for as long as possible and wasted them

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      2. tokara
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        shhhhhhh

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  15. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Anyone considering Janelt, Mbeumo or
    Jensen for gw27?

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    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Mbeumo and Jensen been on my mind

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      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Guess depends who selling whether it’s worth it

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  16. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Worth bringing in Toney or wait for pressers at the least?

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    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Wait

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  17. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Is pinnock nailed?

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    1. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Yeah, have him and will stick.

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      1. boombaba
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        He better option than Henry ?

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        1. how now brown cow
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          0.1 cheaper is necessary for me.

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  18. leocarter27
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Best transfer this week please?

    A) Toney in for Nketiah
    B) Mee in for Akanji
    C) Mitoma in for Andreas

    Thanks

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    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      C depending on gw28 coverage.

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    2. Rico123
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Am planning on bringing all 3 in over next 2 weeks but think C has the best potential upside for GW26 in isolation

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  19. Connor's Calling
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Selling Martinelli 2 weeks ago for a -4 to get Saka…. Lol / FML

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  20. CrouchDown
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Surely it’s worth waiting until GW27 to WC to get information on Toney etc?

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    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I’m looking at mbeumo instead

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      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        I might do Nketiah to Mbuemo... =o/

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

      Fulham home a good fixture though

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  21. Rico123
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    1FT. Fairly set on doing Salah > Mitoma as an enabler for other things but undecided on

    A. Doing it this week (Salah - MUN, Mitoma - WHU) or
    B. Waiting a week

    (I.e basically who scores more in GW26 as will be taking a hit for GW27 regardless, it’s just whether to do 1 transfer then 2 or 0 then 3 - it’s probably a coin toss to be honest and will go wrong either way!)

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  22. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Is it worth to get Kane in a gw27 WC?

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

      Home to Nottingham Forest and now plays in 28 so yes. Only issue is does not double in 29 (plays away to Everton)

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      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Playing Everton as good as a double

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        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          He is playing for Spurs, mind 😛

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

          Haha that’s true

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        3. Zimo
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Away though. Everton at home is different.

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  23. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    So which 3 Arsenal players would you get if wildcarding?

    Thinking Saka Zinchenko Martinelli

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    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I still like Ode for Marty but yes to the others

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

      Exactly these

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  24. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    With Arsenal playing well, worth bringing back Martinelli?

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  25. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    One thing that makes me worried is Brentford playing all the DGWs’ games away and their record away is 13:19 to 24:11 at home…

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    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Theres always a risk on going overboard on these dgw teams.

      If it wasnt for the betting I'd just get Toney.

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

        Sure I read that it wouldn't be until April at the earliest he gets a ban

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

      Said that they overall perform well since the restart

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    3. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      But they double 27, play 28, then double again in 29.

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  26. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Someone out there with 4 Arsenal, 3 Arsenal mids plus Zinchenko as City player still!

    Imagine that

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    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Haha! 😀

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    2. steveansell
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Five with Trossard !!

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  27. BullDogTevez
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Dodged a bullet there. 100 from 9 players. Missed the deadline, captain stayed on Haaland. Proposed move of shipping Kane Martinelli Foden for Salah and Liverpool assets well and truly swerved. Jammiest of jam.

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  28. Gudjohnsen
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Who to get for Nketiah?

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    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Budget?

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    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Mbeumo

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  29. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Gained 12 points in taking a (-12), tidy work lads!

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  30. The Ilfordian
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    So who was it who said they couldn’t afford TAA or Robertson and had to make do with VVD? Kinda turned out okay

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