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FPL GW23 Scout Picks - Final Selection

Sanchez

Gabriel Magalhães
Marc Guehi
Collins

Wilson
Saka
Wirtz
Fernández
Semenyo

Haaland
Thiago

Darlow
Alderete
van de Ven
Kroupi

GW23 Captain Poll

Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
João Pedro	CHE	7.1m	190.9%	Very Likely
Mbeumo	MUN	8.2m	163.1%	Very Likely
Enzo	CHE	6.6m	131.8%	Very Likely
Dorgu	MUN	4.3m	111.1%	Very Likely
Semenyo	MCI	7.7m	107.2%	Very Likely
E.Le Fée	SUN	4.9m	90.2%	Unlikely
Mané	WOL	4.5m	83.2%	Unlikely
Brobbey	SUN	5.5m	80.3%	Unlikely
Garner	EVE	5.2m	80.9%	Unlikely
Szoboszlai	LIV	6.6m	75.4%	Unlikely
Ødegaard	ARS	7.8m	77.2%	Unlikely
Rice	ARS	7.4m	70.8%	Unlikely
J.Timber	ARS	6.3m	66.2%	Unlikely
Kroupi.Jr	BOU	4.6m	61.9%	Unlikely
Collins	BRE	5.0m	64.3%	Unlikely
Gabriel	ARS	6.9m	59.9%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.6m	59.9%	Unlikely
Hall	NEW	5.3m	62.0%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	60.8%	Unlikely
Chalobah	CHE	5.6m	55.6%	Unlikely
Thiaw	NEW	5.1m	58.3%	Unlikely
Wilson	FUL	6.0m	52.3%	Unlikely
B.Fernandes	MUN	9.4m	49.2%	Unlikely
Evanilson	BOU	7.0m	45.7%	Unlikely
A.Becker	LIV	5.4m	49.0%	Unlikely
Calvert-Lewin	LEE	6.0m	48.6%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	45.2%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	45.5%	Unlikely
Barnes	NEW	6.1m	45.6%	Unlikely
Tielemans	AVL	5.9m	42.6%	Unlikely
Martinez	MUN	4.8m	42.0%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	41.4%	Unlikely
Wissa	NEW	7.3m	40.0%	Unlikely
Palmer	CHE	10.4m	42.2%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	39.4%	Unlikely
Thiago	BRE	7.2m	43.6%	Unlikely
Barry	EVE	5.7m	38.5%	Unlikely
Nallo	LIV	3.7m	37.2%	Unlikely
Kayode	BRE	4.5m	37.1%	Unlikely
Mykolenko	EVE	4.9m	35.5%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Hincapie	ARS	5.2m	112.8%	Very Likely
Ekitiké	LIV	8.9m	103.7%	Very Likely
Cherki	MCI	6.7m	98.0%	Likely
Bruno G.	NEW	7.3m	98.6%	Likely
Woltemade	NEW	7.2m	96.2%	Likely
Richarlison	TOT	6.4m	99.7%	Likely
Arthur	BRE	3.9m	96.1%	Maybe
G.Rodriguez	WHU	4.8m	95.8%	Maybe
Phillips	MCI	4.8m	94.4%	Unlikely
Mount	MUN	5.9m	94.5%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	94.4%	Unlikely
Kamara	AVL	4.9m	94.3%	Unlikely
Tavernier	BOU	5.5m	91.7%	Unlikely
Gomez	BHA	4.9m	94.2%	Unlikely
Anthony	BUR	5.1m	93.3%	Unlikely
Ward-Prowse	WHU	5.6m	93.4%	Unlikely
R.Williams	LIV	3.8m	91.9%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	92.0%	Unlikely
Rúben	MCI	5.6m	90.9%	Unlikely
Kovačić	MCI	5.9m	90.7%	Unlikely
Reijnders	MCI	5.2m	89.2%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.5m	88.8%	Unlikely
Donnarumma	MCI	5.7m	88.1%	Unlikely
Gordon	NEW	7.4m	78.2%	Unlikely
Roberts	BUR	4.4m	88.3%	Unlikely
Møller Wolfe	WOL	4.3m	88.1%	Unlikely
Heaven	MUN	3.9m	83.9%	Unlikely
Meslier	LEE	4.2m	87.1%	Unlikely
Poveda	SUN	4.8m	85.9%	Unlikely
Nichols	ARS	3.8m	85.2%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	85.6%	Unlikely
Eze	ARS	7.3m	83.4%	Unlikely
Mamardashvili	LIV	4.2m	83.2%	Unlikely
O'Reilly	MCI	5.1m	78.5%	Unlikely
Rogers	AVL	7.7m	84.8%	Unlikely
Neil	SUN	4.8m	82.1%	Unlikely
Wood	NFO	7.2m	80.6%	Unlikely
Minteh	BHA	5.8m	77.6%	Unlikely
Bajcetic	LIV	4.3m	78.7%	Unlikely
Saka	ARS	10.1m	72.2%	Unlikely

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B
Up	Sanchez	CHE	B, Vs
No Change	Pickford	EVE	A
No Change	Roefs	SUN	C
No Change	Henderson	CRY	C, Vs
No Change	Verbruggen	BHA	C, Vs
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

Last updated: 24 Jan, 2026 12:46am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	A
No Change	Chalobah	CHE	B, Vs
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	A, £
No Change	Lacroix	CRY	C, Vs
No Change	Tarkowski	EVE	A
No Change	Cash	AVL	B, Vs
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	B, Vs
No Change	Senesi	BOU	C
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	B
No Change	Andersen	FUL	C

Last updated: 24 Jan, 2026 1:04am

	Player	Club	Factors
Up	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
Down	Saka	ARS	B
No Change	Fernández	CHE	A, Vs
No Change	Rogers	AVL	C, Vs
No Change	Semenyo	MCI	B
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	A, Inj
No Change	Wirtz	LIV	A
No Change	Wilson	FUL	B
Up	Ndiaye	EVE	C
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £
Down	Mitoma	BHA	B, Vs

Last updated: 24 Jan, 2026 1:05am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	C
No Change	Watkins	AVL	B, Vs
No Change	Thiago	BRE	A
Down	Ekitiké	LIV	C
No Change	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	B, VsX
No Change	Bowen	WHU	C

Last updated: 24 Jan, 2026 1:03am

GW23 Chip Poll

Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Community Shield

12 August 2012 2794 comments

Mark

We’re back. As the Olympic flame begins to flicker, the football season crunches through the gears to take up the pace. Today’s Community Shield is the official curtain raiser and offers up a Man City vs Chelsea clash that will surely whet the appetite for the feast to come.

The first Dugout Discussion post of the season is here, then, with our Chatroom also open for those who fancy some real-time exchanges.

The team news from Villa Park goes a lot like this…

Chelsea are without one of their new midfield signings, as Marko Marin continues to nurse a hamstring which threatens to derail his double Gameweek prospects. Without the option of Marin, Roberto Di Matteo looks to be going with a 4-3-3, which could similarly shift to pack the midfield with a 4-5-1. Significantly, Juan Mata starts along with Eden Hazard: the Spaniard looks to be playing on the right of compatriot Fernando Torres, with Hazard given the left flank role. Mikel holds a midfield start, with Frank Lampard and Ramires alongside him. John Terry skippers the side in a familiar back four which has Branislav Ivanovic in the right-back role and David Luiz given the nod over Gary Cahill who sits on the bench.

City are without both Gareth Barry and Micah Richards through injury, while reports of a back problem for Joe Hart are confirmed as Costel Pantilimon starts in goal. Ahead of him it looks like a familiar 4-4-2, although there is talk of Roberto Mancini lining up in the 3-5-2 that he’s used throughout the pre-season. Stefan Savic is given the nod alongside Vincent Kompany who recovers from a knock to start: Lescott is presumably being preserved for next weekend. Pablo Zabaleta and, interestingly, Aleksandar Kolarov both get starts, with Clichy benched. It could be we see Zabaleta employed as a defensive three, with Kolarov and James Milner used as wing-backs. David Silva is kept on the bench after his Euro 2012 campaign and, with Barry also absent, Nigel De Jong gets the nod alongside Yaya Toure. Carlos Tevez will be expected to provide the support for Sergio Aguero up front; Mario Balotelli is out of the equation through conjunctivitis, apparently.

Let’s hope the match is a sight for his sore eyes. Enjoy the game.

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Hooper is a Bull.
13 years, 5 months ago
Ezekiel Bandwagon
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1. Hooper is a Bull.
  13 years, 5 months ago
  *Dzeko
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  1. Somalion
    13 years, 5 months ago
    Edin?
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little_wizard123
13 years, 5 months ago
How is Ramires not being shown the yellow!?
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1. Kanus hat trick
  13 years, 5 months ago
  Should've been but it's a friendly
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Corrigan
13 years, 5 months ago
Good work, Kun! Throw 'em off the scent! 😉
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potatoace
13 years, 5 months ago
so many body checks in this game.
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afcblegend
13 years, 5 months ago
Ramires should be sent off there, cop out
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Kanus hat trick
13 years, 5 months ago
Dirty Chelsea
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Mid-Table Obscurity
13 years, 5 months ago
didnt realise dzeko was so slow
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The Bandit
13 years, 5 months ago
As a Tevez owner I really needed that Aguero goal.. 🙁
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1. Gilbo88
  13 years, 5 months ago
  Definitely
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potatoace
13 years, 5 months ago
so many body checks in this game ,
its like watching rollerball
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Hooper is a Bull.
13 years, 5 months ago
Milner has got to the bye line so many times, surely worth a punt?
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LMNO
13 years, 5 months ago
Thats half the Chelsea team on yellows
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1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
  13 years, 5 months ago
  Daft.
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Famous Mike
13 years, 5 months ago
cech, (jaask)
lescott, R.Ferdinand, Hughes, (Simpson), (Demel)
Bale, Yaya, Noble, N'Zogbia, (Pienaar)
Torres (c), Aguero, Graham

0 in bank.

Thoughts?
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1. Batten Corrigan
  13 years, 5 months ago
  midfield same as mine so i like it - need more united coverage than rio though
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2. Chinchinnati
  13 years, 5 months ago
  Really like it!
  
  If Debuchy doesn't sign for Newcastle, like Simpson (I currently have Santon)
  
  Cech give you Chelsk coverage, Rio is a brave differential, but I like it, same with N'Zog (I am very tempted, but went Larsson instead as he has free kicks/pens)
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The Bandit
13 years, 5 months ago
Chelsea should be down to 8 men now....
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Valar(Keith)
13 years, 5 months ago
Yaya playin more attacking since Silva came on. How's that possible?
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1. The Finnisher
  13 years, 5 months ago
  He played more attacking when Chelsea went down to 10 men and where forced backward.
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  1. Valar(Keith)
    13 years, 5 months ago
    that too 🙂
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Evs
13 years, 5 months ago
My man of the match...

James Milner.
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1. @ImpressiveTackl
  13 years, 5 months ago
  +1
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2. Mid-Table Obscurity
  13 years, 5 months ago
  he was impressive
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Hybrid.power
13 years, 5 months ago
Putting your hands up after you've blatantly fouled someone is like saying 'no offense' before a horrible insult. It really doesn't make a difference!
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Billy Gilmore
13 years, 5 months ago
Should be down to 9 men!
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FC Tinker
13 years, 5 months ago
Is Tevez playing in the Argentina friendly?
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1. blue cheese
  13 years, 5 months ago
  No.
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  1. DropPointsNotBombs
    13 years, 5 months ago
    Just another of the hundreds of reasons to pick him over Aguero
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2. Evs
  13 years, 5 months ago
  Is aguero?
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  1. Billy Gilmore
    13 years, 5 months ago
    I believe so yes.
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Fernando Torres
13 years, 5 months ago
Chelsea mids are now out of Hazard and Mata which would you pick?
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1. blue cheese
  13 years, 5 months ago
  Mata.
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2. Billy Gilmore
  13 years, 5 months ago
  Mata
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  1. Fernando Torres
    13 years, 5 months ago
    You think Mata will start both games?
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    1. Billy Gilmore
      13 years, 5 months ago
      It doesn't mata. He'll do better in 1 game than Hazard will in 2. Hazard looked absolutely dreadful today.
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      1. blue cheese
        13 years, 5 months ago
        +1. It's not about starts for Mata. He makes the minutes count.
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3. Title20
  13 years, 5 months ago
  ramires
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cuterandy
13 years, 5 months ago
Finally decided my strike force
Torres/Graham/Suarez
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1. Cymro
  13 years, 5 months ago
  Suarez GW6 for me
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  1. gledy
    13 years, 5 months ago
    GW39 for me
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2. Podge
  13 years, 5 months ago
  Best of luck
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OPTA FPL
13 years, 5 months ago
just come back home, how does Torres play this game? can trust him for DGW? and Hazard?
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1. blue cheese
  13 years, 5 months ago
  Hazard - 😆
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  1. Billy Gilmore
    13 years, 5 months ago
    This.
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  2. OPTA FPL
    13 years, 5 months ago
    why LOL??
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    1. blue cheese
      13 years, 5 months ago
      He was very poor.
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      1. Billy Gilmore
        13 years, 5 months ago
        That's an understatement. £32m my arse!
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2. Somalion
  13 years, 5 months ago
  Torres very good, Hazard awful.
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3. Kanus hat trick
  13 years, 5 months ago
  Torres looked decent, Hazard looks like a lightweight showpony. Ronaldo circa 2003/4
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  1. OPTA FPL
    13 years, 5 months ago
    boom Hazard 🙂
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jas5sk - Youtube channel
13 years, 5 months ago
Nasri's trophy count continues to embarrass Arsenal 🙁
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1. @ImpressiveTackl
  13 years, 5 months ago
  2 now is it? 1 and a half really. I bet they're raging. 🙄
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2. Barnsley FC
  13 years, 5 months ago
  Nasri continues to embarass humanity
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VougieDipond
13 years, 5 months ago
Any Liverpool fans know if Sterling is a serious contender to start games? ahead of downing maybe?
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1. Cymro
  13 years, 5 months ago
  He won't start.
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2. Somalion
  13 years, 5 months ago
  If they had sense they'd have him ahead of Downing.
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3. Davido989
  13 years, 5 months ago
  His been outstanding. He'll get some gametime off of him tbh.
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Derailed Bandwagon
13 years, 5 months ago
Which one guys? Im struggling!

A) N Zogbia, Aguero, Petric
OR
B) Michu, Tevez, Bent

Thanks
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1. boomfizzle
  13 years, 5 months ago
  I like both, probably prefer B though - reckon Bent will do well.
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  1. Derailed Bandwagon
    13 years, 5 months ago
    Thanks
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Baines on Toast...
13 years, 5 months ago
Still tempted by Aguero, 36% ownership could hurt very quickly.
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HappyAnkit
13 years, 5 months ago
Yes!
We are the Community Shield Winners!!!!!!!!!!!!
Name change coming up.
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1. Mílanista
  13 years, 5 months ago
  Good grief
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2. Sean
  13 years, 5 months ago
  You won the community shield?Someone notify the president.
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som3awy
13 years, 5 months ago
Why didn't lescott start?
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1. blue cheese
  13 years, 5 months ago
  Lescott is presumably being preserved for next weekend.
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  1. HappyAnkit
    13 years, 5 months ago
    Nitin, If you did get my email where I said that I won't participate in Ffs Uefa Euro comp., ignore it as it was meant to be a joke.
    Sorry if I hurt you. 🙁
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2. gledy
  13 years, 5 months ago
  not sure, but i'm really starting to hate city defense - fantasy wise
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LaLaLand
13 years, 5 months ago
which 4m defenders from the most nailed on from the 3 promoted teams and norwich lads?

also are maloney and guthrie nailed on?
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1. Title20
  13 years, 5 months ago
  clyne and demel
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2. gledy
  13 years, 5 months ago
  fonte and mccartney
  
  yes and yes
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blivy
13 years, 5 months ago
Friedel Jussi
Lescott Cole Kaboul Cuellar Demel
Bale Michu Tarrabt Maloney Pienaar
Aguero Torres Graham
+2mill
Or
DDG Jussi
Lescott Cole Kaboul Cuellar Demel
Bale Sinclair Noble Maloney Pienaar
Aguero Torres Graham
+2mill
Or
Friedel Jussi
Lescott Cole Kaboul Cuellar Demel
Bale Michu Hazard Tarrabt Pienaar
Tevez Torres Graham
+0mill
????
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1. Yossi
  13 years, 5 months ago
  tl dr
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  1. The Mousa is Loosa
    13 years, 5 months ago
    +1
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OPTA FPL
13 years, 5 months ago
How about Lampard Nitin?
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