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FPL Gameweek 4 Scout Picks: Liverpool triple-up against Burnley

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With the first international break of the 2025/26 season finally behind us, it’s time to finalise our Scout Picks.

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 4 SCOUT PICKS

GOALKEEPER

3m team news:

Due to the lack of convincing £4.5m goalkeepers on offer in Gameweek 4, we’ve opted for Nick Pope (£5.0m) as Newcastle United prepare to host Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pope has already picked up 18 points this season, aided by two clean sheets in three matches. During this period, Newcastle have conceded only 1.58 expected goals (xG), which is the lowest tally in the league. As for Wolves, Vitor Pereira’s men are the only top-flight team yet to pick up a point this season. They will also be without Jorgen Strand Larsen (£6.4m) for the trip to St James’ Park.

DEFENDERS

Best defender replacements for injured Konsa in FPL 7

 

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  1. mr_jones
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    best murillo replacement?

    a) munoz
    b) lacroix
    c) livramento

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    1. SalahFingers
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      I would go Lacroix. Good defensive team and he's a DC monster.

      Munoz more chance at attacking returns, but way lower chance at DC. I'd prefer the consistent.

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    2. ball c
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      For next 2 fixtures the upside to Munoz is better. I'd go A.
      I am going A

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    3. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      A

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    4. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      A

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  2. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Phil Salt take a bow

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  3. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Would you wildcard this? 1 FT

    Sanchez Dubravka
    Neco Murillo Porro Esteve Richards
    Bruno Sarr Salah Reijnders Rogers
    Watkins JSL Wood

    Thanks

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    1. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Not

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      1. ball c
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Its a clear WC

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    2. ball c
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      I would just to tidy up the defence.
      Plus remove one of rogers and watkins.
      Actually defo a wc'd know ive seen wood and jsl in there.

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    3. MBK 42
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Yes I would Villa pair need to be gone and also the Forest assets.

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    4. SalahFingers
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Yes probably.

      I would want to get rid of Murillo, Rogers, Watkins, Wood... maybe even Porro.

      I'd probably get Haaland in for a start. I know Salah good, but I'd probably prefer gakpo or ekitike instead of him as that way you can afford a good team elsewhere. Having both salah and haaland you are going to have to go cheap elsewhere.

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      1. Punned It
          2 months, 23 days ago

          Why Porro out? Seems no one'll have anything to do with Spurs all of a sudden.

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      2. Dank Squid
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Yes. Some of those players might return this week, accidentally, but Sarr and JSL break immersion

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    5. ball c
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Best combo on WC:
      The points projections for next 2 GWs are saying A. I was on B but I do have a heavy loaded defence already.

      A) Bruno & Gudmundsson
      B) Paqueta & Cucurella

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    6. Tonyawesome69
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Leaked Newcastle lineup

      Pope
      Livra Thiaw Burn Hall
      Tonali Bruno Joelinton
      Elanga Woltemade Barnes

      https://x.com/FPL__Raptor/status/1966579559718924532?t=C2z3ANdETmE5P3y85U6DMA&s=19

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      1. Wet Bandits
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Interesting - Didn't expect to see Wolt starting.

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        1. Do I Not Like Orange
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          Who else is there?

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      2. I Member
        • 10 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Lewis Hall looks a good punt for those on FH.

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        1. Thanos
          • 4 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          Prefer Livra on FH

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      3. Punned It
          2 months, 23 days ago

          Hall, eh? Thought he'd be on the bench at best.

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      4. Hank Scorpio
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Nobody fancying a punt on Woltemade?

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        1. Tonyawesome69
          • 6 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          FH6 punt

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          1. Tonyawesome69
            • 6 Years
            2 months, 23 days ago

            Oops FH4*

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        2. SalahFingers
          • 7 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          Not yet, but at 7 mill, if he turns out to be a decent striker, he could be great value.

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        3. Dollyems15
          • 3 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          Whats tempted to put him in on my wc instead of Evanilson, pity didn't know how long wissa is out for

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        4. MBK 42
          • 11 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          First game in England, expect he will be a spectator as he comes to terms with the pace

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        5. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          No

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      5. The Final Boss
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Guys, any chance sarr and strand Larsen may drop in price tonight?

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        1. Tonyawesome69
          • 6 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          Highly unlikely

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        2. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          No

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        3. g40steve
          • 7 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          Will do before they play again though

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      6. Snooze ya lose
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Senesi or guehi?

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        1. Tonyawesome69
          • 6 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          Senesi

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        2. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          Senesi

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      7. Bobby_Baggio
        • 14 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Evening all. 1FT & 1.7m ITB.

        Kelleher
        VDV - Virgil - Richards
        Salah - Semenyo - Sarr - Rogers
        J.Pedro - Wood - Evanilson

        (Valdimarsson) - Palmer - De Cuyper - Rodon

        A) Palmer > Rejneiders
        B) Palmer > Gakpo
        C) Palmer + Evanilson > KDH + Haaland
        D) Anything else?

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        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          C

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        2. Pedersen
          • 7 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          D keep. Assess the new transfers

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      8. DennisTheMenace
        • 3 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Thoughts?? 1FT. 2.3ITB

        Sanchez Dubravka
        Gabriel RAN* VVD Neco Richards
        Salah Bruno I.Sarr* Reijnders King
        Watkins Wood Guiu

        A) RAN —> Porro/Senesi
        B) I.Sarr —> Semenyo
        C) A+B for -4
        D) WC
        E) Something else

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        1. Tonyawesome69
          • 6 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          B - defence is fine this GW

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        2. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          B

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        3. Wet Bandits
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          It's close to a WC, only because it doesn't look the best for navigating through the next 4-5 fixtures.

          Front 3, Sarr & RAN need some looking at.

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        4. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 9 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          WC

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      9. Wolfman180
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        With RAN out injured, play Andersen or Porro in his place?

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        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          Porro

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        2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 9 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          Porro

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      10. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Which pair to play?

        A) Bruno and Pedro/Gyokeres
        B) Salah and Rejinders

        (It’s about bringing in Salah for Bruno or Pedro/Gyokeres for Guiu, last one will make me bench Reijnders)

        Also have Haaland.
        Salah for the next 2 games before WC

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        1. MBK 42
          • 11 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          Easy B - think with Marmoush out Reijnders will push forward

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        2. Pedersen
          • 7 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          B

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        3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 9 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          B

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        4. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          Cheers!

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        5. g40steve
          • 7 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          B

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      11. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        For this week only on FH…..

        A- VVD
        Or
        B- Gabriel

        Cheers everyone!!

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        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          B, best defence, pool has been rusty so far

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          1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            2 months, 23 days ago

            Cheers mate!!

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        2. Wet Bandits
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          VVD

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          1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            2 months, 23 days ago

            Thankyou mate

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        3. Tonyawesome69
          • 6 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          Surely an easy decision

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          1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            2 months, 23 days ago

            Is it tho??

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        4. Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          A

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          1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            2 months, 23 days ago

            Thankyou mate

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        5. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 9 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          B

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          1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            2 months, 23 days ago

            Cheers mate!!

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      12. FDMS All Starz
        • 10 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Which two combo? The fwd will be Haaland in gw6, the mid will be there till gw13 WC.

        A) Gakpo & Evanilson
        Or
        B) Semenyo & Mateta

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        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          B

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      13. DennisTheMenace
        • 3 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Grealish or Semenyo?

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        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          Semenyo

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        2. Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          S

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        3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 9 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          Semenyo

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        4. g40steve
          • 7 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          Both

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      14. DavvaMC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Not sure what to do here, what do you think?

        A. Sarr > semenyo
        B. Guiu > Mateta
        C. Both for a hit

        Thanks

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        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          A

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        2. Wet Bandits
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          A - %
          B - Differential in comparison

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      15. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
        • 14 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        GTG?

        Sanchez
        VDV Munoz Tark
        Salah (C) Reijinders Semenyo Anderson Wirtz
        Mateta Watkins
        Subs Wood Murillo Esteve

        Trying to roll a FT

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        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          Gyg

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        2. JPSpurs
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          Looks great to me

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      16. Pellefanten
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Someone with Woltemade on FH? Startingto get cold feets on Joao Pedro because of travelling.

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        1. I Member
          • 10 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          I'm edging towards Woltemade over JP on my FH.

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      17. JPSpurs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Palmer to Gakpo for a -4?

        Alternative is to just play Reijnders.

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        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          No hit

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        2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 9 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          Reijnders

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        3. Wet Bandits
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          Reindeer

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      18. Kante Touch This
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        What GW do we predict Isak will begin to start?

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        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 9 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          6?

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          1. Dank Squid
            • 7 Years
            2 months, 23 days ago

            This

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        2. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          Guess In 2-3 weeks

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      19. Moon Dog
          2 months, 23 days ago

          Think I'm gonna lock in my WC tonight. I need a long lie in tomorrow. Exhausted.

          Raya - Dubravka
          Lacroix - Tosin - Senesi - Anderson - Rodon
          Salah - Bruno - Mbeumo - Gakpo - Semenyo
          Gyokores - Pedro - Kusi-Asare

          +0.3m, +3FTs

          I'm open to switching Salah to Haaland in a couple of weeks, I should have the FTs.
          I can get to Gyok->Isak easy with Mbeumo->Xavi, or Gakpo->Sarr.

          It's a bit different to all the drafts I've seen, which I like.
          Anyone got any thoughts?

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          1. Wet Bandits
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            2 months, 23 days ago

            No a fan of double Utd mid. Plenty of other options

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            1. Moon Dog
                2 months, 23 days ago

                Yeah that's fair. I suppose I could get Grealish or Xavi in for Mbeumo and get Virgil in...

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          2. J to the T
            • 8 Years
            2 months, 23 days ago

            Best cunha replacement

            A. Semenyo
            B. Gakpo. Is he vulnerable for minutes now?

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          3. HarryFPL
            • 3 Years
            2 months, 23 days ago

            Sarr replacement:
            A) ndiaye (injury doubt)
            B) Rice

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          4. Ode
            • 8 Years
            2 months, 23 days ago

            Watkins, Wirtz, Palmer -> Haaland, Gakpo and Paqueta for -4?

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          5. Thanos
            • 4 Years
            2 months, 23 days ago

            Pick 2 for this week only on FH:

            1. Timber
            2. Calafiori
            3. Gabriel

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          6. Dank Squid
            • 7 Years
            2 months, 23 days ago

            More injuries than ever? My 10th season, just a "feeling" having started with Saka/Palmer/Rutter, switching to Cunha, considering Ndiaye while having the wildcard chip active. Depth, avoiding 3.9s/non-starters, might be a thing

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          7. FPLMACKEM
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            2 months, 23 days ago

            Is Evanilson on penalties for Bournemouth?

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            1. Thanos
              • 4 Years
              2 months, 23 days ago

              Not sure, could even be Semenyo

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            2. ball c
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              2 months, 23 days ago

              Kluivert
              Then Evanilson

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          8. Keane There Dunne That
            • 13 Years
            2 months, 23 days ago

            Sels
            Frimpong Konsa Van De Ven
            Salah Semenyo Gakpo Fernandes
            Watkins Mateta J.Pedro

            Subs: KDH De Cupyer Esteve

            1 FT… Should I save?
            Right to bench the players I have?

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          9. FPLMACKEM
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            2 months, 23 days ago

            Sanchez
            Andersen, Porro, Richards
            Salah (c), Wirtz, Fernandes, Sarr
            JSL, Mateta, Watkins

            Dubravka, KDH, Rodon, Neco Williams

            1ft 1m it

            A Sarr to Semenyo
            B JSL to Evanilson
            C Sarr and JSL to Paqueta and Evanilson -4
            D any other suggestions?

            I'm FH in GW6

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          10. suddenorgan
            • 15 Years
            2 months, 23 days ago

            Raya (Dubravka)
            Cucu, Senesi, Guehi (Keane, Rodon)
            Salah, Gakpo, Semenyo, Grealish, Kamada
            Haaland, Mateta (£4.4)

            WC, where do I find the £0.2 that I'm over?

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            1. Dank Squid
              • 7 Years
              2 months, 23 days ago

              Raya? Arsenal defense cover makes sense, but some other GKs could be better value.

              Cucu. He is attacking, but looking at last season he only scored in home games, 4/5 goals vs bottom teams (ranked 16th-20th). I think GW 9 is the time to invest, right now some other picks could match his scores

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