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Does the ‘race for 8th’ mean anything after Palace’s FA Cup win?

17 May 2025 131 comments
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First of all, congratulations to Crystal Palace (and their supporters, such as our own Crunchie and Glasner Ball) on their first-ever major trophy success – ignoring the 1990/91 Zenith Data Systems Cup.

Us being the Buzz Killingtons that we are, our first thought is about the possible implications of the Eagles’ 1-0 win over Manchester City at Wembley.

More specifically, the race for eighth.

IF MAN CITY HAD WON THE FA CUP…

Had Pep Guardiola’s side won the FA Cup, eighth place in the Premier League would have been enough for UEFA Conference League football.

The top five (and one of Tottenham Hotspur/Manchester United) would have qualified for the UEFA Champions League, with positions sixth and seventh heading through to the UEFA Europa League.

We’re assuming, for the purposes of this example and to avoid getting too bogged down in extraneous detail, that Newcastle United finish in the top six.

NOW THAT PALACE HAVE WON…

The Eagles, 12th in the Premier League, have now nabbed one of the Europa League spots (Nathaniel Clyne, coming to an airport near you) as a result of their FA Cup success.

So only sixth in the Premier League will get Europa League football, with seventh heading for the Conference League.

Whoever finishes in eighth gets nothing.

Unless…

HOW EIGHTH PLACE CAN STILL GET EUROPE…

So far as we understand it, there is one just-about-plausible scenario that could yet see eighth place get Conference League football.

This would hinge on Chelsea finishing seventh and winning this season’s Conference League final against Real Betis. That’s on Wednesday 28 May, three days after the Premier League season ends.

Conference League success is rewarded with a spot in next season’s Europa League.

So, in this situation, positions 1-5 (plus Spurs/Man Utd) would qualify for the Champions League, with Palace, the sixth-place Premier League team and Conference League winners Chelsea in the 2025/26 Europa League.

That would mean eighth place does, after all, get Conference League football next season.

For any of this to still be possible, Nottingham Forest have to beat Chelsea in their Gameweek 38 clash. Even if that happens, Aston Villa and Newcastle also have to finish above the Blues (a point apiece will do it).

WHO IS IN THE RUNNING FOR EIGHTH?

Two teams are still in the running for eighth: Brighton and Hove Albion and Brentford.

Fulham and Bournemouth dropped out of the running after Gameweek 37.

WHY DOES IT MATTER IN FPL?

Having Conference League football (or not) to play for may have little bearing on how Brentford and Brighton fare on the final day.

Motivated to perform? Unshackled by any pressure concerning finishing position? The ‘something/nothing to play for’ narrative can be spun either way.

You would, however, assume the managers of those respective clubs would go full strength with their line-ups in Gameweek 38 with European football to play for. Without that, there may be more of a concern over ‘expected minutes’.

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  1. Crunchie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 22 days ago

    When i was a young boy,
    My father said to me,
    Listen here my son ur CPFC,
    Here, we are,
    You'll know us by our noise,
    Pride of South London,
    The famous Palace boys...

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    1. Scalper
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 22 days ago

      Famous bit of a stretch.

      Congrats though.

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      1. Amsterhammer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        6 months, 21 days ago

        Any Premier League team’s fans are famous.

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    2. Skonto Rigga
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 22 days ago

      Congrats, Crunchie!

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    3. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 22 days ago

      Why didn't I get a congratulatory hyperlink in a scout article when Liverpool won the league? 🙁

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      1. Benedict_Alexander_Arnold
        • 1 Year
        6 months, 21 days ago

        Because no one likes you

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    4. Captain Mal
      • 1 Year
      6 months, 22 days ago

      Bravo!! Well - deserved! Huge moment, enjoy!

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    5. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 21 days ago

      Great day for you mate, cheers!

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    6. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 21 days ago

      Congrats to you and all Palace fans. Enjoy the celebrations. Well deserved!

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    7. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 21 days ago

      Congrats Crunchie, the year the new teams getting the glory!

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    8. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 21 days ago

      Massive Congratulations Crunchie!! Well chuffed for you and Palace!!!! Embrace the moment!!!

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  2. Andrew D48
    • 3 Years
    6 months, 22 days ago

    Not a palace fan but as a Man U fan irrespective of my anti city bias always admired Selhurst park atmosphere congratulations to a deserving Palace

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    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 22 days ago

      There's also this.

      https://x.com/AbsoluteBruno/status/1923797578249912761

      "last time man city went trophyless, united won the europa league"

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      1. Andrew D48
        • 3 Years
        6 months, 22 days ago

        Really? Didn’t know that tho Utd deserve no trophy

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        1. JBG
          • 7 Years
          6 months, 22 days ago

          Deserve and need are 2 different things.

          Also weird thing to say as a "Man U"(hate that... Man U. Man Utd or MU better abbreviation) fan.

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    2. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 22 days ago

      Happy for Walsh from FML FPL.

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  3. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 22 days ago

    Gotta love an emergency scout article.

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  4. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 22 days ago

    Chelsea finishing seventh and winning this season’s Conference League .... What are the odds of that? Like 50/1? It's not looking good.

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    1. Andrew D48
      • 3 Years
      6 months, 22 days ago

      Yeah a not gonna happen article

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      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 22 days ago

        Even calling it a "just-about-plausible scenario" is extremely generous.

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    2. Chrisitis
      • 14 Years
      6 months, 22 days ago

      More like 10/1

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      1. Chrisitis
        • 14 Years
        6 months, 22 days ago

        Forest win against Whu and Chelsea
        Villa point at old trafford
        City will make it

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      2. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 22 days ago

        Just checked paddy power. 78/1. There you go. Lord knows why a big section of the article was devoted to this possibility.

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        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          6 months, 22 days ago

          No chance. I make it around 20/1.

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          1. FPL Virgin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            6 months, 22 days ago

            Which betting site are you using?

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            1. Mr. O'Connell
              • 13 Years
              6 months, 22 days ago

              I am a betting site

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              1. FPL Virgin
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                6 months, 22 days ago

                That makes no sense.

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                1. Mr. O'Connell
                  • 13 Years
                  6 months, 22 days ago

                  I guess not, but I have worked for one for 15 years.

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                  1. Mr. O'Connell
                    • 13 Years
                    6 months, 22 days ago

                    And I'm revising it down to 10/1

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        2. Gommy
          • 15 Years
          6 months, 21 days ago

          Because it clarifies how much/little emphasis you may need to place in Brentford/Brighton/Bournemouth players going into the last game.

          Obviously.

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    3. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 22 days ago

      City draw either of next 2 (and don't get hammered in the other)
      Villa beat United
      Forest beat West Ham and Chelsea

      I mean it's not outrageous...

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      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        6 months, 22 days ago

        Ah yes, Villa only need a point

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  5. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 22 days ago

    Crystal palace in the Europa league with a small squad? Looks like Eze and Munoz will be a big trap next season then.

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    1. No Kane No Gain
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 22 days ago

      Eze could easily move to a bigger team in the summer. Wouldn’t be surprised if Newcastle come back looking for him

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      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 22 days ago

        Palace are a selling club after all.

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    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      6 months, 22 days ago

      10 teams in Europe will mean everyone is a trap

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  6. JBG
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 22 days ago

    Did not know that that was Palace first major trophy ever. Good for them and against an awful and cheating club on top of that.

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  7. tbos83
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 22 days ago

    Do we think Marmoush starts on Tues?

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    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 22 days ago

      Neale has already said he will. Because Bournemouth press high and leave space behind unlike Southampton who sit deep.

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      1. tbos83
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 22 days ago

        Interesting, thanks

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      2. Amsterhammer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        6 months, 21 days ago

        That was then and a lot has changed since then.

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    2. Skonto Rigga
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 22 days ago

      Probably not even Pep knows that right now, TBOS83. Bournemouth would seem to be more suited to his skillset than Southampton but today's minutes, Marmoush's mental state after he missed a pen etc may all be factors.

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  8. Viper
    • 15 Years
    6 months, 22 days ago

    Started Munoz & KDB. Konsa first sub.

    What are thinking? Any jam to be had do we think?

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    1. No Kane No Gain
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 22 days ago

      No jam from KDB, he surely gets at least a cameo in his farewell Etihad game. Munoz has a chance of not starting but then. Then it’s a even smaller chance of him not coming on from the bench

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    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 22 days ago

      Munoz could play 8 games a week, but Ward might get mins as last game for Palace. Clyne also there. You never know.

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      1. Viper
        • 15 Years
        6 months, 22 days ago

        Ward definitely gets on the pitch. Surely gets a start but won't last 90

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  9. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 22 days ago

    The other unlikely scenario for 8th to get European spot that has been deliberately been excluded from this article would require Chelsea finishing 6th, and Newcastle 7th in the PL

    For that to happen Forest would need to win both of their remaining games, and Newcastle lose both of theirs plus a goal difference advantage of 3 to Chelsea (despite them losing to Forest), and City and Villa would also need to get at least 2 and 1 points from their remaining fixtures.

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    1. Skonto Rigga
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 22 days ago

      Luckily, there are no documented cases in the last 30 years of Newcastle blowing an unassailable position

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      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        6 months, 21 days ago

        We live in hope

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    2. Amsterhammer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 21 days ago

      I would love it, if that happened. 🙂

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  10. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 21 days ago

    Looks like getting Haaland and KDB last week was suicidal, would have came on top of ML otherwise, gg to me lol

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    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 21 days ago

      Haaland is not the player they signed, Pep’s way of play has ruined him.

      15m number 9 who hands Pens away is not striker material!

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      1. Haalander
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        6 months, 21 days ago

        Why did he give the pen away do you know? I only read that this evening

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      2. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 21 days ago

        Aye aye

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    2. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 21 days ago

      He’s always preyed on the ball over or through to him & using his size & speed to punish defences.
      Pass, pass, pass is not is not playing to his strength?

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      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 21 days ago

        Good observation alright. The KDB/Haaland dynamic (ball over or through to him) worked when they played together. Unfortunately limited due to KDB (and Haaland) injuries.

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    3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 21 days ago

      Did the same moves. It could have worked well because it's done before.
      I still think it can. We have to believe in it!

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    4. The-Red-1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 21 days ago

      Non owner. Expecting them to bang

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    5. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 21 days ago

      Last hope is they find their mojo back to get the CL spot, otherwise they can really dissolve that City football club lol

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  11. Pep's Money Laundry
    • 10 Years
    6 months, 21 days ago

    Wow, what an ending to French Ligue 1

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  12. MikeS
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 21 days ago

    Two of the worst teams in the premier league competing against each other in the Europa league final, shows what a Micky mouse cup it has become!

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    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      6 months, 21 days ago

      Regardless, whoever wins it, still had a more successful season than Arsenal. Hilarious.

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      1. Haalander
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        6 months, 21 days ago

        Which is shocking! The fact that one of fourth and fifth worst teams in the premier league can qualify for the champions league is a sad indictment of the champions league

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        1. Pep bites Kun
          • 9 Years
          6 months, 21 days ago

          Whatever about Champions League; I don't think it will reward either club with benefits next season, other than bringing in cash, which is satisfactory for shareholders, but not fans or staff.

          Both clubs need a reset. They don't seem to be about football.

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          1. Haalander
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 4 Years
            6 months, 21 days ago

            I totally agree but it’s sickening to think shareholders are being rewarded for either team performing like they did and then get the financial rewards that go with qualifying when you think the Villa or other teams that were close will lose out

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            1. Pep bites Kun
              • 9 Years
              6 months, 21 days ago

              Yes, I'd agree with that statement. I certainly would have preferred to see the likes of Villa (or other deserved club based on PL performance) go through. I have to admit that I don't know a lot about Villa historically. I understand they were/are a huge club with a massive loyal fan base. I'll do a bit of research in the summer. Any links?

              I've Got Martinez, def & Rogers who have paid off handsomely over the last few gw's. Thank you Villa x 🙂

              Bol to you & Villa for the final gw's.

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        2. have you seen cyan
          • 6 Years
          6 months, 21 days ago

          I get your point, but Europa League needs that prize otherwise its not interesting.

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          1. Haalander
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 4 Years
            6 months, 21 days ago

            And I agree with that also but to think spurs can get to a europa league final beating a team from the artic circle in the semis doesn’t seem right

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            1. have you seen cyan
              • 6 Years
              6 months, 21 days ago

              lol, yea.

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      2. MikeS
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 21 days ago

        You are delusional

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        1. have you seen cyan
          • 6 Years
          6 months, 21 days ago

          Just stating facts actually. One will have a trophy. Arsenal wont.

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      3. MikeS
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 21 days ago

        You are delusional if you think that

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    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 21 days ago

      The Champions League? It needs winners, fighters, teams that know how to handle BIG moments. Europa League champs? They’ve got the talent, the drive, the mentality! No spot for them? TOTAL FAILURE! We have to be smart, we have to be fair, we have to make football GREAT again!

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  13. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    6 months, 21 days ago

    Cristina is having a party! Poor Pep

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    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 21 days ago

      Pep is married to football

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      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        6 months, 21 days ago

        Fair enough.
        The power of women. Gave a female City staff a controversial kiss on chin while holding a cigar during the 2022 PL title celebration. That’s enough evidence to me. Cristina was right.

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        1. Pep bites Kun
          • 9 Years
          6 months, 21 days ago

          First I've heard of this 🙂 and I'm not really interested tbh, but you reckon it had an impact on City PL campaign?

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          1. PartyTime
            • 4 Years
            6 months, 21 days ago

            I can’t say for sure.

            Don’t know how much he paid to get it removed. It wasn’t easy finding the video but here it is.

            The kiss part isn’t in this video but he did kiss her on the chin. I am 100% certain. It don’t mean anything but maybe it did and Cristina wasn’t having it.

            https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sTuPhfD3mYc

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            1. Pep bites Kun
              • 9 Years
              6 months, 21 days ago

              🙂 Likes a bit of Oasis then. He can hold a note

              Cheers! Have a good gw.

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              1. PartyTime
                • 4 Years
                6 months, 21 days ago

                hehe…Thanks. Have a good gw too

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  14. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 21 days ago

    Could have done with those Henderson and Eze points in my FPL Team today!! Hehe

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    1. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 21 days ago

      Was thinking the same thing about Henderson & Muñoz.

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  15. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 21 days ago

    Is the FPL site fubar, not showing most purchased & sold players?

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      6 months, 21 days ago

      https://www.premierleague.com/news/2884829

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    2. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 21 days ago

      Top Transfers in this Gameweek

      MID Bowen WHU 16025

      MID Saka ARS 14299

      FWD Evanilson BOU 12475

      DEF Saliba ARS 11475

      DEF Kerkez BOU 10129


      Top Transfers out this Gameweek

      FWD Marmoush MCI 11486

      DEF Robinson FUL 11216

      DEF Muñoz CRY 8568

      MID B.Fernandes MUN 8426

      FWD Wood NFO 7586

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    3. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 21 days ago

      You're surely not worried about 0.1m? I reckon you're TV is minted 😉

      What is it btw? I'm at 100.7 + 3.7 itb - best ever at this time of the season (not that it's needed)

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  16. Pep bites Kun
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 21 days ago

    As it's a slow news day after the FA Cup .. Congrats to Palace and fans again.

    Who's got a good TV and how did you get there?

    I'm at 100.7 + 3.7 itb - best ever at this time of the season (not that it's needed). Not a humble brag btw, just interested. I set myself a goal to be more aggressive this season in the transfer market. Is it a decent TV?

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    1. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 21 days ago

      Ben Crellin, who hasn't taken a transfer hit all season, and obviously prioritises points over £, has a Squad value £103.2m & £0.9m itb.

      I would say your TV is unexceptional.

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      1. Sheffield Wednesday
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 21 days ago

        My squad: TV £107.1M. Selling Value £105.2M.
        Some early transfers and hits in 2024; zero hits and latish transfers 2025. TV £108.1 peak GW34. Money wasn't critical this season.

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    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 21 days ago

      107.3m here
      Hasn't really mattered as much this season tbh, given the weakness of other premiums into season end

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    3. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 months, 21 days ago

      Not that it matters this season, but yours is quite low.

      If you want a very high one, it's a combination of:
      (a) getting popular in form players into your team who will rise (and taking out the out of form ones who are falling), and sometimes taking hits to get in form players in, even if your team might not need them

      (b) keeping track of players rises and falls on fplstatistics or equivalent sites and risking early transfers

      (c) being wary about transferring out players who have gained in price a lot

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    4. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      6 months, 21 days ago

      105.2 if I x everyone out.

      Few reasons:
      1. I do pay attention to price rises, if I think I will be priced out, I will do the move early
      2. I do early moves most of the time. I think your opinion gets swayed the more time which passes, so I normally make moves before the current gameweek is even over. I have already done one for 38 already for example (Rogers in).
      3. I have maintained a playing bench for a large period of the season, so I have essentially been using all 15 positions to gave value, where as those without a bench only had 11 really.
      4. I mainly focus on fixtures, so I have a good idea who I will want in 2/3 weeks time, barring injury. In quite a few cases, I would get in a player a week or two before I actually needed them, just because I knew I would make money from it and want them in the future anyway.

      Despite all that said, money in FPL is not the most important factor to me, I won't make bad decisions just because of money. I got lucky with injuries, no early transfer went wrong.

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    5. Punned It
        6 months, 21 days ago

        105.5. I haven't even tried. I think it mainly came from dumping Haaland early.

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      • TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        6 months, 21 days ago

        105.8, made some early transfers in the 1st half of the season but on the whole, waited for information.

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      • bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 21 days ago

        105.1 (104.7m + 0.4) with only one transfer made more than an hour from the GW deadline all season.

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      • Bggz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        6 months, 21 days ago

        I didnt pay any attention to price rises and my TV was 104.7 by GW15, 107.2 GW 33.
        The whole game is get the players who score the points, preferably early, and then when others jump on the wagon you get the rises.

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      • Warby84
        • 10 Years
        6 months, 21 days ago

        108.2

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      • Sandy Ravage
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 21 days ago

        109.4

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        1. Sandy Ravage
          • 9 Years
          6 months, 21 days ago

          Decisive early transfers and a few hits taken to get differentials early

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    6. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      6 months, 21 days ago

      Congrats to all palace fans and am thrilled for you all. Delighted for glasner and what a manger he has proved to be for palace. Great team and losing Zaha and olise and still producing these results is more impressive than Liverpool winning the league(I’m a pool fan). Some great players in that team

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    7. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 21 days ago

      Oh man, only just seen it was completely Haaland's decision to hand over the penalty. Crikey.

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      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        6 months, 21 days ago

        I don't think its that big of a deal, other than it being missed. Haaland perhaps thought that Henderson would have studied his pens and may predict which way he goes? Its likely Henderson would have done that. So giving it to Marmoush who does have a good penalty record (I think), was just to throw off Henderson.

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        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          6 months, 21 days ago

          If you're a top striker, as he is, you take the penalty. All the former strikers in the studio were dead set on that! Seems mental, surely had a slight worry about form or something.

          If that was trying to be clever he got that completely wrong given Hendo's post-match presser.

          Feels like such a strange risk when he usually takes them.

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          1. Freshy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            6 months, 21 days ago

            Do I remember a City PK where Pep's normal taker handed it off to somebody working on a hatty?

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          2. have you seen cyan
            • 6 Years
            6 months, 21 days ago

            IDK, it is strange I agree. Just playing devil's advocate. Maybe he thought because he was out injured for ages that Marmoush deserved to score the pen in the final? :d

            Only haaland knows. Doesn't bother me too much as an owner, not expecting much anyway

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        2. Chrisitis
          • 14 Years
          6 months, 21 days ago

          Problem is hendo also studied marmoush because the shootout possibility

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    8. No Kane No Gain
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 21 days ago

      I’m praying my patience in cunha is rewarded against party palace on Tuesday

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    9. rainy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 21 days ago

      Fittingly, post-cup final Saturday, there are no price changes

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      1. Mozumbus
        • 4 Years
        6 months, 21 days ago

        Cheers rainy

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      2. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        6 months, 21 days ago

        CheeRa

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        1. Sheffield Wednesday
          • 5 Years
          6 months, 21 days ago

          Didn't he used to play for Noocastle?

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      3. NZREDS
        • 12 Years
        6 months, 21 days ago

        Cheers R

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    10. Mozumbus
      • 4 Years
      6 months, 21 days ago

      A. Marmoush > Evan using FT
      B. Marmoush > Isak for a hit

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      1. Sheffield Wednesday
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 21 days ago

        Isak not worth a hit - though looking at your team there are a few FT options including A.

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        1. Mozumbus
          • 4 Years
          6 months, 21 days ago

          Thanks a bunch
          Would be cool if you could suggest a few options

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          1. Sheffield Wednesday
            • 5 Years
            6 months, 21 days ago

            Some have suggested I get another Arsenal mid, though my default move is Mateta > Evanilson or perhaps get a Bournemouth mid.

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            1. Mozumbus
              • 4 Years
              6 months, 21 days ago

              I thought about arsenal mid but stuck with triple defense already, so I'd need a hit for that
              Kiwior + Sarr > Kerkez + Martinelli for a hit and bench Rogers
              Yes or No?

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              1. Sheffield Wednesday
                • 5 Years
                6 months, 21 days ago

                Didn't notice triple Arsenal defence - whatever you decide I wouldn't take a hit.

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                1. Mozumbus
                  • 4 Years
                  6 months, 21 days ago

                  Yes, makes sense
                  Thanks

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      2. Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 21 days ago

        No hit required. No blood spilt. Just the natural order asserting itself.

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        1. Mozumbus
          • 4 Years
          6 months, 21 days ago

          Got it, thanks

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    11. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 months, 21 days ago

      Trent. Does he start?

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      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 months, 21 days ago

        I've always thought that he would and come off for the ovation, which I think most Pool fans will want to give him, if not all. Absolutely no evidence for this thought, just my own hunch.

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        1. Bggz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          6 months, 21 days ago

          it feels like a trent haul but fknows

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      2. Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 21 days ago

        Trent ain’t sittin’ on no bench, son — he’s stompin’ mudholes and walkin’ ‘em dry from the opening bell. You want a pretty boy to warm the pine? Call somebody else. You want a no-nonsense, hell-raisin’, glass-shatterin’ S.O.B. to raise hell from the jump? You start Trent, and that’s all I got to say about that — gimme a hell yeah!

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    12. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 21 days ago

      Do you think Eze is a good pick for gw 38 (vs liv away) ?
      I was planning to sell for Saka but I like the form Eze is in so might sell someone else

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      1. Bggz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        6 months, 21 days ago

        pool are on the beach so maybe

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      2. Glasner Ball
        • 13 Years
        6 months, 21 days ago

        I think we will still want to push for top half of the table while still mathematically possible (£3m per position still a lot for us) so don't think we going to rotate too much. He is in great form for sure 🙂

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      3. Mozumbus
        • 4 Years
        6 months, 21 days ago

        If you have him already, keep

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      4. Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 21 days ago

        Eze... he’s locked in. Playing with clarity, confidence—like he sees the game two steps ahead. Anfield won’t be kind, no... but red shirts don’t scare him.
        You could pivot to Saka—safe, efficient, logical. But Eze? He’s the kind of player who changes the game, not just survives it.
        Trust the form. Trust the fire.
        Engage.

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