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FPL Gameweek 3 Scout Picks: Forest triple-up

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There’s not a Liverpool or Arsenal player in sight in the Scout Picks for Gameweek 3 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL).

We considered the Scout Squad submissions made by Neale (Editor), Tom (Deputy Editor), Sam (General Manager) and Marc (Staff Writer) before coming up with our final team.

As ever, there are certain restrictions for our picks:

  • An £83.0m budget for our starting XI
  • An overall squad limit of £100.0m
  • No more than three players per team

GAMEWEEK 3 SCOUT PICKS

GOALKEEPER

Robert Sanchez (£5.0m) gets the nod between the sticks ahead of Chelsea’s home match against Fulham on Saturday. The Spaniard has conceded just once in his two matches so far (an effort from 25+ yards, to boot), and given that Marco Silva’s side haven’t really impressed from an attacking perspective this season, a home clean sheet could well be on the cards.

DEFENDERS

FPL pre-season: Sub Solanke but strong Spurs display

 

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  1. John Colby (C)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 8 days ago

    Salah (c)?
    Anyone else with me?
    Crucial game at the top of the table with the chance to lay a marker down for the rest of the season.
    Liverpool with home advantage
    Salah hasn’t set the world alight thus far but will relish the challenge against a side he’s scored 11 goals and 4 assists against in 14 starts.

    Gibbs-White and Watkins are the alternatives.

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    1. Snoopydog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      3 months, 8 days ago

      Wood for me

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    2. Ady87
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 8 days ago

      Salah captain for me. I own Bruno.

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    3. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 8 days ago

      I am captaining

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      1. John Colby (C)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 8 days ago

        Thanks everyone. In a difficult week for captaincy I’m surprised Salah’s not being talked about more as an option.

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    4. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 8 days ago

      Gutsy call ; but Arsenal looked dreadful against United and now missing Saka. . . but Eze likes Liverpool.

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  2. martynteresa
      3 months, 8 days ago

      Taking another hit on Malen tonight but sticking with him. Salah, Gakpo, Reijnders and Cunha can hold the midfield fort until after the transfer window and see what Isak might do to my Gakpo and Ekitike
      1 player down, 5 up so I can give malen a little more time.

      With kamara injured Tielemans should drop back into the pivot giving a space for either malen, guessand or buendia

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      1. Glasner Ball
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 8 days ago

        Interesting choice as ask any Villa fan and they hate playing us (see our 3 wins v them last season League/Cup) - still interested to see how Guessand fits in for Villa though, he looks like a good player.

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        1. martynteresa
            3 months, 8 days ago

            I got Malen on the bench. Had him from the start so didnt bring or pick him for this next game

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      2. henrysquire
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 8 days ago

        Any love for Watkins?

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        1. Snoopydog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 1 Year
          3 months, 8 days ago

          Plenty of love, not a lot of faith right now.

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      3. Snoopydog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 1 Year
        3 months, 8 days ago

        Bench Reijnders or Semenyo?

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      4. panda07
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 8 days ago

        Antony is signing for Betis. Does he go down as the worst signing in PL history?

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        1. JJO
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 8 days ago

          No

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          1. panda07
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 months, 8 days ago

            Who is worse?

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            1. henrysquire
              • 7 Years
              3 months, 8 days ago

              Pepe

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              1. panda07
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                3 months, 8 days ago

                Pepe is up there but Antony is worse IMO.

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              2. Qaiss
                • 9 Years
                3 months, 7 days ago

                You didn’t watch them play if you say Pepe was worse than Antony. Pepe scored some insane goals but was lazy

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            2. Goro Majima
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              3 months, 8 days ago

              Bebe

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              1. panda07
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                3 months, 8 days ago

                Bebe cost £7m whereas Antony was £90m+

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                1. Goro Majima
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 6 Years
                  3 months, 8 days ago

                  Hmmm, fair point.

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        2. Qaiss
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 8 days ago

          Yes he is

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        3. Moon Dog
            3 months, 8 days ago

            Sancho is far worse. Not just the fee, but the salary, the social media posts, & the poisonous personality. There are things about Jadon Sancho that will come out in time, when it's ready to be released.

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            1. Bushwhacker
              • 6 Years
              3 months, 8 days ago

              Interesting that you blame Sancho rather than Ten Hag in this IMHO.

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          • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 15 Years
            3 months, 8 days ago

            no, he started well. Goal v city was great

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          • x.jim.x
            • 11 Years
            3 months, 8 days ago

            Not even the worst United signing in the past few years

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            1. panda07
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              3 months, 8 days ago

              Who do you think is worse, taking transfer fee into account?

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              1. x.jim.x
                • 11 Years
                3 months, 8 days ago

                Sancho, Mount, Ugarte, Onana off the top of my head

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                1. panda07
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  3 months, 8 days ago

                  Interesting. Sancho is up there alright.

                  Mount has had his fair share of injuries and may still come good.

                  Ugarte is crap but half the transfer fee.

                  Onana less than half the fee also.

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                  1. x.jim.x
                    • 11 Years
                    3 months, 8 days ago

                    Mount costing £60m with a year left only to miss most of his first 2 seasons is one of the reasons why he’s so bad. High wages too.

                    Ugarte was £60m, not “half”, and would stink it up at Sunday league. Onana £50m and single-handedly knocked us out of the Champions League in his first season, and cost us countless other times (just look at Wed night)

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                    1. panda07
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 13 Years
                      3 months, 8 days ago

                      Tranfermarkt has the Ugarte transfer fee at €50m, which is what I was going by. https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/manuel-ugarte/transfers/spieler/476701/transfer_id/5238551

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                      1. x.jim.x
                        • 11 Years
                        3 months, 8 days ago

                        It also has his value at €45m which is about €44m too many

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        4. MOZIL
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 8 days ago

          Palmer will punish everyone in gw4

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          1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 15 Years
            3 months, 8 days ago

            he's punished his owners the last 3 weeks

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            1. Stranger Mings
              • 5 Years
              3 months, 8 days ago

              I have had enough

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              1. Mzeefc
                  3 months, 8 days ago

                  Of what

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                  1. Stranger Mings
                    • 5 Years
                    3 months, 8 days ago

                    Of palmer sold for semenyo

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          2. Legohair
            • 9 Years
            3 months, 8 days ago

            Palmer to Mbeumo worth to take hit?or just play Gabriel instead?

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          3. Snoopydog
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 1 Year
            3 months, 8 days ago

            Esteve and Dubravka look better GW8

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            1. Snoopydog
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 1 Year
              3 months, 8 days ago

              Reply fail Ronnies

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          4. MarcusAurelius
            • 9 Years
            3 months, 8 days ago

            Wildcard team good to go? Gakpo to come I for Cunha following gameweek.

            1mil itb

            Sels
            Munoz - Cucu - Porro
            Kudus - Elanga - Grealish - Cunha
            Pedro - Haaland - Wood

            Dubs - VDB - Gakpo - Esteve

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            1. MarcusAurelius
              • 9 Years
              3 months, 8 days ago

              VDV*

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            2. Podorsky
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              3 months, 8 days ago

              Very similar to mine but ni Elanga, rather debating between Reindeer and Semenyo.

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            3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
              • 9 Years
              3 months, 8 days ago

              I like it

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          5. MGD
            • 9 Years
            3 months, 8 days ago

            Palmer to:

            A) Sarr
            B) Rogers (have highest anytime goalscorer than most midpriced mids)
            C) Semenyo

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            1. Glasner Ball
              • 13 Years
              3 months, 8 days ago

              A (or C if you have the budget)

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            2. Stranger Mings
              • 5 Years
              3 months, 8 days ago

              C

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          6. Jullepuu
            • 6 Years
            3 months, 8 days ago

            Play Diouf or Andersen?

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          7. TochanMama
            • 13 Years
            3 months, 8 days ago

            Best Saka replacement (short term)?

            A) Rogers
            B) Semenyo
            C) Sarr
            D) Ouattara
            E) Paqueta
            F) Elanga

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            1. John Colby (C)
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              3 months, 8 days ago

              Personally it’s Elanga for me. No Isak, Gordon, Joelinton and possibly no Tonali - I’m confident he’s going to step up to the plate to be their talisman for the coming game weeks.

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            2. Glasner Ball
              • 13 Years
              3 months, 8 days ago

              Short term at least C) Sarr when you see his history vs our opponents this Sunday over our last 3 games...

              Crystal Palace 3-0 Aston Villa (FA Cup semi-finals) Sarr x 2 goals
              Crystal Palace 4-1 Aston Villa (Premier League) Sarr x 2 goals
              Aston Villa 2-2 Crystal Palace (Premier League) Sarr x 2 goals

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              1. TochanMama
                • 13 Years
                3 months, 8 days ago

                Got no Eze, you sure Palace will click the same?

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            3. PascalCygan
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              3 months, 8 days ago

              D

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          8. Danstoke82
            • 11 Years
            3 months, 8 days ago

            Which one to start?

            A) Reijnders
            B) Anderson (already have Williams and Wood)

            Thanks in advance

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            1. Tonyawesome69
              • 6 Years
              3 months, 8 days ago

              All in on Forest against a poor WHU team

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            2. PascalCygan
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              3 months, 8 days ago

              a

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            3. Pep bites Kun
              • 9 Years
              3 months, 8 days ago

              Both good, but more attacking potential with Reijnder against a shaky BHA side

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            4. Stranger Mings
              • 5 Years
              3 months, 8 days ago

              A

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          9. HarryFPL
            • 3 Years
            3 months, 8 days ago

            A) Minteh to Elanga
            B) Strand Larsen to Wood

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            1. panda07
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              3 months, 8 days ago

              B

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            2. Stranger Mings
              • 5 Years
              3 months, 8 days ago

              B

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            3. PascalCygan
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              3 months, 8 days ago

              b

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          10. PascalCygan
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            3 months, 8 days ago

            Johnson or Kudus? Feels like a tricky choice.

            Johnson the better goalscorer, Kudus more involved. Kudus also saves money. Is one more nailed than the other?

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            1. Captain Mal
              • 1 Year
              3 months, 8 days ago

              Kudus safer minutes in view of Simons' transfer.

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

                cheers

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            2. Tonyawesome69
              • 6 Years
              3 months, 8 days ago

              Thomas Frank signing is more nailed

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

                fair, thanks

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          11. Meta12345
            • 1 Year
            3 months, 8 days ago

            Can someone with fantasyfootballhub access tell me what ben crellin’s team is for gw3?

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          12. theshazly
            • 2 Years
            3 months, 8 days ago

            Sels (Dub)
            Porro RAN Diouf ( Guddmnssn/DeCuyper )
            Salah Reijnders KDH Wirtz Palmer*
            Gyokeres Watkins ( Guiu )

            2 FT - 0 ITB

            What do you advise here lads ?

            A ) Roll
            B ) Palmer > Kudus or Semenyo
            C ) Palmer , Guiu >> Kudus , JP
            D ) Something else ?

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          13. Sid07
            • 11 Years
            3 months, 8 days ago

            Palmer to
            1) kudus
            2) Elanga
            3) cunha

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

              I'm keen on a Spurs mid

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          14. Sun Jihai
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 months, 8 days ago

            Anyone understand this Buonanotte loan for Chelsea?
            Was looking set to go to Leeds on loan after being pretty average on loan at Leicester last year and now goes to Chelsea
            https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1961513132414640527?t=WVYm2aO-aSmH8-ZR11KjdA&s=19

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          15. adstomko
            • 9 Years
            3 months, 8 days ago

            Yeremy Pino a good differential from GW4?

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          16. HarryFPL
            • 3 Years
            3 months, 8 days ago

            Bigger priority sell?
            A) Minteh
            B) Wirtz
            C) Neither - give both another week

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            1. FPL Blow-In
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              3 months, 8 days ago

              A

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          17. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 months, 8 days ago

            Save my ft or De Cuyper out for Cucu/Hall. If using the ft bench who?

            Sels
            Williams, Romero, Dorgu
            Bruno, Cunha, Gakpo, Reijnders
            Haaland, Watkins, Mateta

            Dubravka, Devenny, Diakite, De Cuyper 1ft 2.5m itb

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          18. STRNATOR
            • 3 Years
            3 months, 8 days ago

            Please, Barnes or johnson?

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            1. FPL Blow-In
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              3 months, 8 days ago

              Barnes

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          19. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 15 Years
            3 months, 8 days ago

            Which is best

            1. Kudus and Wood
            2. Ndoye and Mateta

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            1. Bobby Digital
              • 8 Years
              3 months, 8 days ago

              1

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            2. Moon Dog
                3 months, 8 days ago

                1

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              • FPL Blow-In
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                3 months, 8 days ago

                1 this week
                2 medium to long term

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              • Stranger Mings
                • 5 Years
                3 months, 8 days ago

                1

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            3. Bobadoba
              • 16 Years
              3 months, 8 days ago

              Calafiori or Milenkovic on WC?

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            4. Raiser153
              • 5 Years
              3 months, 8 days ago

              Thoughts on this WC team guys?

              Sanchez (Dubravka)
              Livramento, VVD, VdV (Guehi, Esteve)
              Cunha, Salah, Kudus, Semenyo (Anderson)
              Etikike, Gyokores, J.Pedro (C)

              0.0 ITB

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              1. STRNATOR
                • 3 Years
                3 months, 8 days ago

                I like it!

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                1. Raiser153
                  • 5 Years
                  3 months, 8 days ago

                  Nice one

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              2. estheblessed
                • 10 Years
                3 months, 8 days ago

                Looks solid. Any reason to WC so soon

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                1. Raiser153
                  • 5 Years
                  3 months, 8 days ago

                  Thanks..My team was a mess. Made a few mistakes with my initial squad

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            5. estheblessed
              • 10 Years
              3 months, 8 days ago

              a) Who are people captaining?

              b) Who to transfer in for Palmer?

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              1. Raiser153
                • 5 Years
                3 months, 8 days ago

                I'm going with J.Pedro captain

                Depends who yiu currently have in midfield. Easy option is Bruno but he's playing much deeper now so I opted for Cunha

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            6. TochanMama
              • 13 Years
              3 months, 8 days ago

              Guys what are your thoughts on Eze starting?

              Odegaard hasn't trained yet. Trossard is confirmed out. Assuming Madueke starts left, you'd think Arteta would start Eze with Martinelli on the left?

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            7. Gandalf
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              3 months, 8 days ago

              1. Palmer to Johnson

              2. Bench Palmer, play Sarr (the spurs one) and roll FT

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              1. TochanMama
                • 13 Years
                3 months, 8 days ago

                Bench and roll

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              2. Atwood
                • 15 Years
                3 months, 8 days ago

                I'm doing 1

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            8. FCSB
              • 9 Years
              3 months, 8 days ago

              Sanchez
              Murillo Porro Romero
              Salah Palmer Bruno Wirtz Reijnders
              Mateta Strand-Larsen

              Dubravka Guiu Anderson Esteve

              2FT 0.0itb

              Palmer Guiu >>

              1. Gyokere + Ndoye / Anderson
              2. Ekiteke + Ndoye / Anderson (Wirtz out next)
              3. Wood + Semenyo / Kudus

              Best option??

              Thanks

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              1. estheblessed
                • 10 Years
                3 months, 8 days ago

                3 looks most tempting for this GW with Kudus and Wood

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                1. FCSB
                  • 9 Years
                  3 months, 8 days ago

                  is that a good move moving forward too?

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