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Tom Freeman’s Gameweek 4 team reveal + transfer

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With the next Fantasy Premier League (FPL) deadline on the way, we’re hearing from our panel of guest writers.

Here, five-time top 1k finisher Tom Freeman discusses his Gameweek 4 team and transfer.

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THE SEASON SO FAR

FPL notes: Cunha injury,

It’s been a tough start to the season.

It’s still early days, of course, but everyone wants to do well, and picking up only 24 points in Gameweek 3 was far from ideal.

Injuries have been a recurring theme so far.

Cole Palmer (£10.4m), Bukayo Saka (£9.8m), Matheus Cunha (£8.0m), Georginio Rutter (£5.9m) and Jorgen Strand Larsen (£5.9m) have all picked up injuries of some description, some more serious than others, so I’ve naturally considered a Wildcard.

Based on the feedback from my recent team reveal video, it appears most would have already pushed the button!

However, I actually think it’s a tricky time to Wildcard based on the fixtures, plus the fact I’m still trying to work so many teams out.

My club, Aston Villa, is a prime example. We’ve been terrible so far, so if I Wildcard, I’d naturally take out Ezri Konsa (£4.5m), Youri Tielemans (£5.9m) and Ollie Watkins (£8.9m).

But past experience tells me they’ll turn it around, particularly with Everton, Sunderland, Fulham and Burnley up next.

The danger is that I sit on them too long and fall further behind, but if I truly believe Harvey Elliott (£5.4m) is the missing ingredient, why take them out now, just before their good run of fixtures?

When you Wildcard, there is a natural inclination to completely transform your squad.

You might not agree, but I’m not totally convinced my team requires a significant overhaul this week. I need a Cunha replacement, of course, but I can achieve that with a free transfer.

GAMEWEEK 4 TRANSFER

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  1. dimitros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Sels
    Porro, Van de Ven , Neco Williams
    Salah, Palmer, Wirtz, Gakpo, P. M. Sarr
    Watkins, J. Pedro
    Dubravka AWB Guiu Esteve

    Bank: £0.5m
    Free Transfers: 3

    A) AWB to Senesi and start Senesi instead of Neco(current plan)
    B) AWB to other? Who?
    C) Other transfer(s)?

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  2. maltasi
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Our eyes light up when we see our players up against the likes of Burnley and Sunderland, but worth noting Burnley are unbeaten at home in 24 matches albeit in a lower division, while Sunderland currently have two wins behind them already.

    Meanwhile Leeds look solid at home. So I’m suspecting a season where non of the promoted teams are pushovers in the same way that all three were last year, especially Southampton.

    You’d say right now Wolves look in poor shape, so I feel Newcastle have the strongest fixture of everybody this week, although losing Wissa is a blow.

    Still very early in the season I think to decide who other potentially whipping boys might turn out to be. Thoughts?

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    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Promoted sides plus WHU, Man Utd and Forest under Ange.

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

      I’m with you in two ways, Maltasi.

      First, I’m also in Malta right now, sitting on a balcony in Qawra, and second the promoted clubs have done much better than last years pish poor efforts.

      Wolves look the worst of the bunch so far.

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      1. maltasi
        • 16 Years
        2 months, 22 days ago

        Wow, enjoy it!

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        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          2 months, 22 days ago

          Nearly time to go home, sadly.

          First time we’ve been back since 2019, lots of changes. My wife lived in Sliema for a while in her younger days, so it’s a special place for us. We are staying in an apartment behind Turisti street. Shall be going for a swim in the sea in a bit and hoping that my wretched fantasy team actually does something this GW!

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    3. Tommy Template
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      I'm not sure there will be a whipping boy this season, think (and hope) the relegation battle goes to the wire from a footballing perspective. Early days though but all 3 promoted clubs have acquitted themselves well so far.

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    4. Mr.K
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      My thoughts are that our eyes lighting up or not lighting up is quite irrelevant. I do agree that it's likely that none of the promoted teams are the pushovers from last season, but I also think that they'll all be among the weakest teams in the league. Whether anyone's eyes should light up doesn't then matter, you'll still have players playing against some of the weakest teams in the league.

      I do also agree that Wolves so far seem terrible, but I'm staying away from Newcastle for now because the club sure seems to be out of luck.

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      1. maltasi
        • 16 Years
        2 months, 22 days ago

        Yes yes, I agree. Liverpool and Palace certainly have good fixtures this weekend, but I was just cautioning against expecting them to be routs. They may well be of course, we shall see!

        Good luck for the gameweek!

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        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          2 months, 22 days ago

          The GW directly after an International Break is often unpredictable, though.

          Players come back injured or tired, or both, whilst the smaller clubs have had 2 weeks to work on some of the things they needed to tighten up on. Very often the results in these GWs don’t go as expected.

          I’m sure that if we looked back at GWs directly following International Breaks you’d see a lot of unexpected results, ie big teams struggling to eventually beat weaker opponents rather than battering them into submission. It’s certainly felt that way to me over the years, anyway.

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          1. Mr.K
            • 11 Years
            2 months, 22 days ago

            It is the same with European football too, though, and that's when things start getting muddy. I don't disagree at all, I just think that big teams nowadays have so many games where they haven't been able to fully prepare for the GW that it starts getting quite difficult to draw useful conclusions from it. Like, you can't really just conclude to avoid Liverpool, Arsenal, and Chelsea because they have so many games in their calendar that they sometimes struggle and/or rotate.

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          2. maltasi
            • 16 Years
            2 months, 22 days ago

            Yes! I had a good look back to gameweek 4 last season. Leicester drew at Palace and Ipswich got a point at Brighton. Southampton were thrashed at home, but that seemed to happen most weeks regardless of international breaks or not!

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            1. maltasi
              • 16 Years
              2 months, 22 days ago

              * Quick Look

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        2. Mr.K
          • 11 Years
          2 months, 22 days ago

          Good luck to you too!

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          1. maltasi
            • 16 Years
            2 months, 22 days ago

            Thanks. After replacing the injured Delap with the now injured Wissa, I can’t say I’m feeling very hopeful lol

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    5. Pariße
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      That's something for everybody to consider. Fixtures aren't something you can just mark as easy, average, or difficult. They're all difficult, in fact, and while Brunley away looks easy on paper for a casual, a more knowledgeable perspective would include exactly what you said (about their unbeaten run) and the fact that the team will probably show up in a heavy low block, which is going to be hard to break down. It's all possible, but once the gameweek starts to go down, you're quickly noticing the patterns, especially when the Saturday 3 pm kick-off goalscorers are revealed. It's often an aha moment, something you should've known all along.

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  3. Romford Pele - Don't w…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Who to start?

    a) Dubravka (LIV)
    b) Kelleher (CHE)

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    1. Riders of Yohan
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      I think Dubravka will have more saves? Liverpool more likely to shoot from distance.

      Although Liverpool might score more goals than Chelsea

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      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        2 months, 22 days ago

        Kelleher has better chance of CS

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        1. Riders of Yohan
          • 7 Years
          2 months, 22 days ago

          Neither of them will though

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          1. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            2 months, 22 days ago

            Probably not, but if either of them miraculously does then it’s likely to be Kelleher.

            Dubravka should get save points, though.

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    2. Mr.K
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      b

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

    very boring WC questions-
    Guehi or Richards?
    Andersen or Keane (have Senesi, doesn't need to play this week)

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    1. Riders of Yohan
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Richards and Andersen

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  5. Riders of Yohan
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Start 1:

    A) Rutter

    B) Wood

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  6. Brunsvigeren
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    WC settled, 1.7 ITB.
    Ekitike will be Isak next gw

    Raya
    Munoz, Dijk, Guehi, Senesi
    Salah, Semenyo, Eze
    Ekitike, Mateta, Bowen
    Dubravka, Reijnders, Andersen, King

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    1. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      You think Isak starts next week?

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      1. Brunsvigeren
        • 10 Years
        2 months, 22 days ago

        Yes

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

      I wouldn’t have Bowen but rest looks good.

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      1. Brunsvigeren
        • 10 Years
        2 months, 22 days ago

        I give him the two home games, had him since start. Usually does will in those London Games

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    3. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Hmmm, you’ve given me a lot to ponder here.

      I need to have an easier route to Isak on my WC. Also like the Eze pick.

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      1. Brunsvigeren
        • 10 Years
        2 months, 22 days ago

        How is yours looking?

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        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 22 days ago

          See 2 posts down

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

    Final option on WC:
    Which one is best:
    FH - gw 6

    A) Lacroix - Bruno - Muniz
    B) Andersen - Paqueta - Mateta

    Current draft is:

    Raya

    Virgil - Munoz - Cucurella - Lacroix
    
Salah - Semenyo - Bruno 

    Pedro - Muniz - Gyokeres

    

Dubravka - King - Senesi - Elliott

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      I prefer B

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  8. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    WC thoughts?

    Sanchez
    Cucurella, Munoz, Livramento
    Salah, Gakpo, Semenyo, Kudus, Grealish
    Pedro, Mateta

    Dubravka, Kolo Muani, Senesi, VdV

    Not convinced, would rather Raya over doubled Chelsea defence I think. And cucurella seems to have more upside than Sanchez, unless I go with Calafiori instead. Muani as well, also not sure? Probably will want Isak but that will actually take some work from this wildcard, downgrading Salah the obvious option.

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

      Yeh go Raya in goal.
      Muani - ditch him.

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      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 22 days ago

        Muani to who though? Need to squeeze another 0.2 mill from somewhere for Raya

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        1. Mr.K
          • 11 Years
          2 months, 22 days ago

          He's a 7M questionmark, if money is the issue you can find half a dozen questionmarks for the same price.

          Rich, Thiago, Evanilson, Sunderlanders. I'm going with Evanilson myself.

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    2. jthmt
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Not very convinced on salah so far. Seems a bit out of play since pool is attacking from left more. Maybe isak and the rotation among others turns tables around a bit

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      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 22 days ago

        I’m not at all convinced by Salah either, but he’s too scary not to have in my MLs these few fixtures!

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  9. jthmt
    • 3 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    A) play this midfield y/n?
    B) play either tarkowski against watkins or reinildo away palace

    Sanchez

    Tarkowski, vvd, diouf
    Wirtz, semenyo, reijnders, kudus
    Haaland, pedro, watkins

    Dub, rogers, reinildo, milenkovic

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  10. Jönny
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Last spot for my wildcard...

    Don't fancy Grealish. Thinking about a punt on Madueke, who may enjoy running at that Forest backline. Or Doku whipping balls in at Bayindir. Maverick shouts, I realise...

    Raya, Dubravka
    VVD, VDV, Truffert, Munoz, Gudmondson
    Semenyo, Gakpo, Xavi, Stach [ANYONE UP TO 9.1]
    Haaland, Ekitike, Mateta

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    1. Oi! Shadders!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Bruno is the obvious one, given the money available for that spot.

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      1. Jönny
        • 16 Years
        2 months, 22 days ago

        Yeah he is but mainly due to budget really. Boring pick, but probably a sensible one. Thanks.

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        1. Mr.K
          • 11 Years
          2 months, 22 days ago

          Mbeumo maybe the less boring option of the two?

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    2. Tommy Template
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      I'd prefer Doku or Madueke on a free hit maybe. They are fires waiting to be put out especially Doku

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      1. Jönny
        • 16 Years
        2 months, 22 days ago

        Fair assessment. Always tempted to gone punty with a wildcard but it's probably not the best idea...

        Struggle to be excited by too many midfielders at the moment. Eze a safer bet do you think?

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  11. Ødegaarsson
    • 1 Year
    2 months, 23 days ago

    my terrible team... thoughts please

    Sels
    Livra Porro Tarkow.
    Reijn. Salah Kudus Enzo Semenyo
    Ekitike Pedro

    Dubrav. Wood. Neco. Reinildo

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  12. thetommy14
    • 5 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Thoughts on this GW4 WC?

    Raya
    Cucurella, Muñoz, VDV
    Eze, Gakpo, Grealish, Semenyo
    Haaland, J.Pedro, Ekitike

    Dubravka, Elliot, Senesi, Rodon
    0,0m ITB

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    1. Pedersen
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      I like, though I woul leave option for Ekitike to Isak in a few GWS time (cash in bank)

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    2. cigan
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Very similar to mine after latest changes - got Kudus, Livramento and King instead of Eze, Senesi and Elliott

      I'm sure Ekitike and Gakpo keep their spots for a few weeks (and Ekitike to Isak isn't that hard anyway)

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  13. Skogen89
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Everyone benching Wood makes me want to start him, have reijnder first sub

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    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      You get the feeling you know what’s going to happen next, here…..

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  14. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    In true FPL fashion, everyone is getting Raya just as Arsenal will start a run of conceding goals.

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      You’ve convinced me 😆

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    2. Bleh
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Haha probably! I’ve gone double Ars defence though - comfortably still the best defence in the league.

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    3. Tommy Template
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      I think we saw this movie last year. Goes something like nobody starts with Arsenal defenders GW1 because fixtures are bad then they buy them for the good fixtures and they start conceding. Then they start calling them frauds. See the run commencing Leicester I think last season? We need to rethink our logic around fixtures. Arteta has the handbrake firmly on for tough games, he releases it fully for games they ought to win.

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  15. Ødegaarsson
    • 1 Year
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Sels to another gk? (-4)

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  16. Bobadoba
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Is anyone playing Wood this week and feeling hopeful?

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    1. Ødegaarsson
      • 1 Year
      2 months, 22 days ago

      I'm thinking about this. I haven't decided yet.

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    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Playing him out of necessity really.

      Don’t want to make any transfers or burn any chips yet.

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  17. thetommy14
    • 5 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Xavi or Grealish on a WC?

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    1. Ødegaarsson
      • 1 Year
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Grealish for me

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    2. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Xavi

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    3. Under my Cucurella
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Grealish

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    4. Bleh
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Greal

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  18. Bleh
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    WC locked in. Thoughts? Plan is BBGW5, then do Salah, Mateta > Mbeumo, Haaland in GW6.

    Raya, Dubravka
    Timber, Lacroix, Senesi, Andersen, Gudmundsson
    Salah, Gakpo, Semenyo, Grealish, Elliott
    Isak, Pedro, Mateta

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    1. DangerFC
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Isak will not play much for 2 weeks. Aslong as your happy enough with that

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  19. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Best combo

    A - Paqueta & Grealish
    B - Xavi & Elliott

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    1. Prinzhorn
      • 4 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      A

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    2. Bleh
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      A

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  20. Prinzhorn
    • 4 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Strand + Sarr -> Mateta + Tavernier (-4)?

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  21. Von Lipwig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Thinking of starting KDH over Semenyo (CRY a) or Kudus (WHU h) or maybe even Fernandes (MCI a)

    Would have the Grealish/KDH double up for the Villa game where I fancy them both to haul...

    Mad or not?

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    1. DangerFC
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Iv kdh on the bench and sem starting

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  22. DangerFC
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Wc activated

    G2g?

    Raya dubrav
    Gabriel munoz vvd senesi gudmonsson
    Grealish semenyo kudus kdh gakpo
    Haaland pedro ekitite

    1.1m itb for isak in few week

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

    Have a spare free transfer and 2.4m in bank. With Ndiaye flagged, is it a no brainer just to transfer Gakpo in? Already have Salah (c) and VVD. If not Gakpo, who else? Or hold?

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  24. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    How's the WC shaping up? Have kept cash to move Ekitike & Mateta > Gyokeres & Isak

    Raya
    Lacroix - Burn - Andersen
    Gakpo - Semenyo - Xavi - Reijnders
    Haaland - Ekitike - Mateta

    Dubravka - Paqueta - Senesi - Gudmundson

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    1. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Looks good to me

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  25. lolix
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Bench Sensei or Reijnders?

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

    WC team almost settled, just two spots left.

    Raya (Dubravka)
    VVD Lacroix Senesi (Andersen Rodon)
    Salah Semenyo ? Simons (KDH)
    JP Mateta ?

    a) Gakpo and Gyökeres
    b) Mbeumo and Ekitike

    a) looks slightly better to me, but I would be "stuck" with Gakpo until at least GW 7 (since I'm switching Salah->Haaland TC in GW 6). Still the better option?

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  27. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Folks picking one, Semenyo or Gakpo?

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    1. Mr.K
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      I'm one to talk cause I picked Gakpo (and Tavernier) but out of these two in a vacuum I'd say Semenyo.

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  28. Conners
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 22 days ago

    Decided to tweak my FH team a little to squeeze Haaland in.

    Not 100% on double Palace def or Pedro mind you. Open to suggestions...

    Raya
    Tosin - Andersen - Munoz - Richards
    Salah (c) - Semenyo - Gakpo
    Haaland - Mateta - Pedro

    Darlow / King - Gudmunsson - Miley

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  29. How Green Was My Arrow
    • 1 Year
    2 months, 22 days ago

    COME ON FORREST!!!

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    1. Moon Dog
        2 months, 22 days ago

        Won't that kill the plants?

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    2. Pariße
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Probably going 5-2-3 with:

      Gabriel (NFO), Burn (WOL), Lacroix (SUN), Tark (AVL), Porro (whu)

      But should any of them be benched for:
      1) Brennan Johnson (whu)
      2) Josh King (LEE)
      3) Tijjani Reinjders (MUN)

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