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FPL opinion: Why I favour Wilson over Isak

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We’re in the final stretch of what feels like a season that has gone on forever. I wanted to touch base on a talking point that’s worth diving deeper into.

One upcoming decision for a lot of FPL managers is whether to buy Callum Wilson (£7.0m) or Alexander Isak (£6.9m). The former has scored eight times in just 395 minutes since Gameweek 29, which means he is scoring a goal every 50 minutes – this is ridiculous.

He’s in the form of his life and, in my opinion, Newcastle United don’t have much reason to ‘protect’ him with only four league games to go. Each is nicely spaced out.

The underlying numbers of Wilson and Isak since Gameweek 29 are quite telling. In this period, Wilson has had 395 minutes while Isak has had 542. Outside of expected minutes, Wilson destroys Isak on almost every single metric and I think there’s only one winner here.

We’ve entered an age where expected minutes seem to dictate everything in FPL and I think this seems like an exceptional situation. Let me just state some of the relevant statistics between the two.

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  1. Oggle22
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Raya
    Trippier Estupinan Zinchenko
    Saka Martinelli Harrison Salah Gakpo
    Halland Watkins

    Steele Pinnock Lindeollof Sims

    Would you -8 Watkins, Martinelli and Harrison to Alvarez, Mitoma and Rashford?

    Cheers

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    1. Ninja Škrtel
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Wait for man city news.

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    2. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Nope, roll the transfer

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    3. PascalCygan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Not for me

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  2. PascalCygan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Lost at the bottom sorry. Who would you start?

    A) Ake
    B) Trippier

    Worried about an Ake cameo (or Trippier finally coming good again with his massive ownership) but the fixture does favour City

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    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Trippier, nailed and has attacking threat.

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      1. PascalCygan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Fair, thanks

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  3. Ask Yourself
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Start who?

    A) Trippier
    B) Shaw

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    1. PascalCygan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Tough one a bit like mine. Maybe Tripp there

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  4. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Bottomed

    Maddison to Rashford or do it next week? Mads plays Fulham

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      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Next week

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  5. Ninja Škrtel
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Bench one
    a. Mitoma
    b. March
    c. Saka
    d. Martinelli

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    1. Tcheco
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      C or D

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      1. PascalCygan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Yeah, prob D

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    2. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      D

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    3. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      D

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  6. Heavy Cream
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    If no early news, start Grealish or Welbeck?

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    1. Ninja Škrtel
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      wait for early news lol.

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      1. Heavy Cream
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        “If no early news”

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    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Welbeck

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      1. Heavy Cream
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        That’s where I’m leaning, thank you

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  7. HD7
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Mates,
    Is this the best shape of the team?

    Steele

    Trippier Stones Estupinan
    Salah Rashford Grealish Mitoma 

    Jota Haaland Watkins

    Kepa Martinelli Shaw Henry

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Jota is a doubt...

      Perhaps start Martenelli or use a transfer?

      Stones might be benched too.

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    2. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Is Jota fit? Play Martinelli.

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    3. aardvark22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Rather play Shaw than Trippier for me

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    4. Mike2795647
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Shaw over Trip and Martinelli over Grealish personally

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  8. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    If Grealish starts. Who to bench:

    a) March (EVE)
    b) Watkins (wol)
    c) Isak (ARS)
    d) Ode (new)
    e) Grealish (LEE)

    Whole team
    Steele
    Estu TAA Trippier (Botman, Pinnock)
    Salah Rashford Grealish* March* Ode*
    Haaland Watkins Isak*

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    1. Nazz
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Isak

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      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Have him but don't like that either 😀 they have scored tons of goals at home and Gabriel a doubt on top of Saliba out.

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  9. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Are you still captaining Haaland?

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Yeah, why not?

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  10. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    If KDB looks like he's benched again would you either have

    A) March autosub in or use a transfer to
    B) Son or
    C) Eze

    or someone else like Bruno at West Ham?

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    1. The Mentaculus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      A

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      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Cheers mate

        There's potential to rip up a team for 1 week in a flurry!

        Enjoy your weekend.

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  11. Kantelele
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Play Navas or Kepa ?

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  12. The Knights Template
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Is anybody not playing next year?

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    1. PascalCygan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I often say to myself that I shan’t play next season but, by June, mine cup overfloweth with misplaced hope and optimism for the new campaign

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    2. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Crossed my mind

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    3. BurlingtonDriftersFC
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      If i win my main ML, i promised the missus that I would take next year off. This is very possible.

      Why? Are you thinking of stepping away?

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      1. GC123
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Promises are there to be broken. You know (and she probably does too) you’re still going to play 23/24 season

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        1. BurlingtonDriftersFC
          • 12 Years
          1 year, 1 month ago

          I don't know. I spend a lot of time on this, it has affected my mood more than in previous seasons. It's been 16 years. Maybe time to take a break.

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          1. GC123
            • 2 Years
            1 year, 1 month ago

            I know what you mean. I spend a lot of time prepping and when things go badly it has affected my mood in the past. Now, if I have a bad week, I just stay off the app and FFS for a few days to get it out of my system. We have to remember, it’s just a game at the end of the day. I’ve actually had a decent run lately. Was sat at 900k six weeks ago and have got myself up to just outside 250k. If I could get top 200k I’d be delighted with that. Good luck for your run-in

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            1. BurlingtonDriftersFC
              • 12 Years
              1 year, 1 month ago

              Thanks. And you, too.

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      2. The Knights Template
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        I shall enter the tourney once more! Have heard some say they won’t play next season. Mr O’Connell one I think.

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    4. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I've risen 1M+ spots since my WC GW26. I'm now 300K.

      If I just pick Haaland and Salah from the off, I will win next season.

      I'm in.

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    5. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      If Leeds and Everton are relegated then our family won't watch the EPL through subscription. I'll probably still play FPL but not watching the matches will remove any pretense at taking it seriously.

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  13. FPL Emu
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Should I just bank the FT here? I need differentials, but is anything worth it? Can't afford Foden or Mahrez.

    Steele

    TAA / Trippier / Chilwell

    Salah / Grealish / Rashford / March / Mitoma

    Isak / Haaland

    Subs Kepa, Jota, Shaw, White

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    1. GC123
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Roll and have 2FT next week. Then you can bring in Isak for Jota

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  14. JJO
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Play Jota or Watkins?

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    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Watkins

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      1. JJO
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Thanks

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  15. Dušan Citizen
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Omg the book is not Dua Lipa, but it's levitating

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  16. Nazz
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    currently top 1k wanna keep it there
    Got completely screwed last time line ups were announced

    Team

    Steele
    TAA, Shaw, Trippier
    Grealish, Mitoma, Rashford, Salah
    Watkins, Haarland (c), Jota

    Kepa, MacA, Mings, Scar

    1ft 0.5 ITB

    A) Roll Ft and do Jota to Isak next week
    B) Jota to Alvarez if team leaks

    1) Play MacA
    2) Play Grealish

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    1. Nazz
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Pick one to bench

      A) Mings
      B) Trippier
      C) Shaw
      D) TAA

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    2. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I'd do B if leaks and if it's not a hit next week.
      2 definitely unless leaks

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    3. tim
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      B and 2 depending on the leaks

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    4. GC123
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Tough call that. Tempting to do Jota to Alvarez if there’s a leak that he definitely starts. Anything less than 90% certain and I’d roll as your plan for next week is sensible. Well done on the 1k OR. That’s amazing. I was fairly pleased with my 252k until I read your post lol

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  17. steven8991
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Bench 1:
    A. Trippier
    B. Grealish
    C. Isak

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    1. Nazz
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      A

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    2. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      A

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  18. OneDennisBergkamp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    any Man City team leaks??

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  19. DavvaMC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Martinelli > (-4)

    A. Foden
    B. Bruno

    Thanks

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  20. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    If an Alvarez start gets leaked,

    A. Watkins > Alvarez
    B. Roll

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    1. Red Star Toro
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I like A, but probably only if you have a solid team for next fixtures

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  21. Fintroy
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Question: If I make NO Transfers in GW36 and then 'Free Hit' in GW37, do my x2 Transfers (banked from GW36) carry forward into GW38?

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    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      No

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    2. MissouriMarten
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Nope.

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    3. Fintroy
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Thanks Both

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  22. Kane Train
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Is Dalot nailed for the rest of the season ?

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    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      No. Varane will be back, likely Shaw moves left and Dalot and AWB share minutes

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    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      No

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    3. Always a Red Devil
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 1 month ago

      im utd fan and no hes not

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  23. TSN
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Start one:
    A. Isak
    B. Watkins
    C. Use FT: isak > Wilson

    Cheers

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  24. CelticBhoy1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    March or MacAllister?

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    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      March

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  25. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Latest rumours suggest Haaland starts so captaincy sorted. Just need to figure out if I want to bring in Alvarez for Watkins assuming he starts or save FT.

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    1. OneDennisBergkamp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      where did you read those rumours?

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      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        https://twitter.com/FPL__Raptor/status/1654789502945177604?t=yB_0nJK5Cy801yJyZO4TQA&s=19

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  26. lilmessipran
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Start one-

    A Tripps
    B Shaw

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    1. TSN
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      B

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    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I'm on Trippier

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      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Expect both to concede and prefer Trippier attacking stats on recent games

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    3. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      B for me

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    4. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Both

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    5. Dušan Citizen
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      West Ham have scored in every home match this year.
      Newcastle got a cs in their last match against Arsenal.
      Arsenal often concede from a set-piece.

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      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Ai do I start Trippier or Schar? :mrgreen:

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        1. Dušan Citizen
          • 10 Years
          1 year, 1 month ago

          That was my dilemma too. Schar is dangerous, but he is only 1 man. Trippier can assist to more people if you know what I mean.

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      2. Biggsy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Hmm, you make a compelling argument. Hate playing him because there are no gains, just blocking 99.99% EO

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        1. Dušan Citizen
          • 10 Years
          1 year, 1 month ago

          Trip was on 74% last gw in top 10k tho

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          1. Biggsy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            1 year, 1 month ago

            True, but more compelling reasons to bench with most having 2-3xdoublers

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  27. Taegugk Warrior
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Bring Estupinan or Dalot…..?

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    1. TSN
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Estu

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    2. Hart-ake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Esta all day

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  28. abaalan
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    If akanji benched is anyone worth a ft to bring in?
    Got grealish as well (bench of trips, botman)

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    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Nope

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    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      No

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    3. Hart-ake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      just hold.

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  29. CelticBhoy1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Likelihood Isak will start?

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  30. Nazz
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Do we reckon we will hear Liverpool and Mancity team news before deadline

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      By one account Haaland starts

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