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Who is the best captain for FPL Gameweek 6?

26 September 2025 653 comments
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Let’s be honest: many of you are going to make Erling Haaland (£14.3m) your captain in Gameweek 6!

But in Captain Sensible, we wouldn’t be doing due diligence without asking if there was a case to look beyond the Norwegian, who hosts Burnley on Saturday, in favour of a differential option.

First, we will assess the on-site captaincy poll. We will then analyse player and team statistics, Rate My Team (RMT) and the Premier Fantasy Tools ratings ahead of Saturday’s 11am BST deadline.

Captaincy Poll

Among Fantasy Football Scout site users, Haaland is the runaway leader in the captaincy poll, currently sitting on a whopping 67% of the vote. That figure likely would have been greater (it was over 80% at one point) if he wasn’t flagged for half of the week.

Mohamed Salah (£14.5m) sits in a distant second place, almost 60% further back, ahead of Liverpool’s trip to Crystal Palace. Bruno Fernandes (£9.0m) takes third spot with around 6.5% of the vote. The Portuguese notched his second double-digit haul of the season in Gameweek 5. 

Antoine Semenyo (£7.7m) and Joao Pedro (£7.8m) are the only other players with over 2% of the vote.

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  1. FPLMACKEM
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Raya
    Gabriel, Sensei, Tarkowski, ?, ?
    Reijnders, Bruno, Ndiaye, Semenyo, Stach
    Gyokeres, Pedro, Haaland

    Who gets the last two slots in defence for this WC?

    A Andersen
    B Van de Ven
    C Richards
    D Rodon

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    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      CD plus the change

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    2. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      How much itb? It feels like you’re missing funds. Can you get VVD if you downgrade a mid?

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      1. FPLMACKEM
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        9.2m for the two slots. I wont be downgrading the mid and att. Those positions are locked.

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        1. Bggz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          Personally I think that 0.6 you have locked in Stach over a 4.4 mid 3rd bench warmer is better invested in def

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    3. cravencottage
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      BC

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  2. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    A lot of people(none) are asking about score predictions so here we go:

    Brentford 1-1 Man United
    Chelsea 1-2 Brighton
    Crystal Palace 0-1 Liverpool
    Leeds 0-1 Bournemouth
    Man City 3-0 Burnley
    Forest 1-1 Sunderland
    Tottenham 2-0 Wolves
    Aston Villa 1-1 Fulham
    Newcastle 1-2 Arsenal
    Everton 2-1 West Ham

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    1. Warby84
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Chelsea 2-2 Newcastle 0-0

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  3. HD7
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Start Richards from Palace or Gudmundssin from Leeds?

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    1. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Gund

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  4. james_lebron
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Thoughts on Eze and Xavi? Feel like they’re being quite overlooked atm

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    1. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      I’m watching eze like a hawk but transfers are too valuable to waste cos I was weeks too early

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    2. Drizzle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Very tempted to go Xavi over Ndiaye. See how he gets on for 3 or 4 games then switch him if need be.

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  5. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    TC right call?

    Sels
    Cucu, Senesi, VDV,
    Salah, Semenyo, Kudus, Reijnders,
    Pedro, TC Haaland, Richarlison

    Dubs, Statch, Gudmund, Guehi,

    .5

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    1. HD7
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Good idea

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      1. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        Ta

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  6. Tonyawesome69
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    I might go short term with Richarlison...

    Joao Pedro only trained for the first time yesterday after his own fitness issues following Man Utd match last weekend. Good news is 24yo is expected to be fine for inclusion vs Brighton tomorrow
    https://x.com/kierangill_DM/status/1971688730605060470?t=b8hsMWbHwnOeF4k0rzd73w&s=19

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    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Join the club, second for goals in betting odds I believe as well

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    2. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      With £0.1M itb I could afford to sell JP on my WC and buy back later if no price changes, but that 68/% ownership is a killer whenever he gets a return.

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    3. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      I'm currently on Rich/Ped/Erl, with Gyok waiting as a replacement. Or use cash on something else, if/when it crops up (eg. Saka/Palmer becomes 'essential'). Gyok seems a bit dull on a WC, in comparison.

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    4. noquarternt
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      You'd definitely prefer Rich the next 2 anyway

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  7. HD7
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    What would you advice me to do with Watkins?

    1 FT 0.0 ITB

    Petrovic
    Richards Konate VdV
    Semenyo Rejnders Kudus Salah
    Watkins Evanilson Haaland

    Dubravka King Gudmundsson Esteve

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    1. John "Stumpy" Pep…
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Hold this week and save the transfer.im keeping Rogers....I think

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  8. Viper
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Would you WC to do the following this week:

    Out: Sels, Gudmundsson, Murillo, Porro, Van De Ven, Wirtz, Rogers, Wood

    In: Raya, Alderete, Gabriel, Senesi, Richards, Foden, Anthony, Gykores

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    1. TBL
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      WC yes but not sure of all the picks

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    2. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      I’d keep VDV & Gudmund

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  9. TBL
    • 3 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    A) Stach
    B) Anderson

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    1. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Anderson but just

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    2. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      A

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    3. cravencottage
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      B

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  10. Bob B
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Thoughts on moving Salah, Gakpo & Mateta to Saka, Bruno & Gyokeres?

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    1. Blueberg
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Maybe not this week.

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    2. John "Stumpy" Pep…
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      No need, could seriously backfire

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  11. Slitherene
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Start one?

    A. Verbruggen (che)
    B. Dubravka (mci)

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    1. TBL
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      A

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    2. NZREDS
      • 12 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      A

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    3. FC Hakkebøf
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      A

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  12. FC Hakkebøf
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Best 5.0 midfielder for BB8?

    Stach or Xhaka?

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    1. cravencottage
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Stach

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    2. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Stach

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  13. lekalatch
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Last spot to fill in WC:

    A) Van de Ven
    B) Senesi

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    1. Blueberg
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Senesi

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    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      B

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  14. FC Hakkebøf
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    I am still debating

    A) Foden and Cunha/Mbeumo
    B) Saka and Reinjders

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  15. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    FantasyFootballFix pre deadline 'captain reveal' currently has Haaland with 220% EO among the top 1m managers! 😮

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    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      With all WC’s in play & Haaland rising to 50%, probably now or never to make the TC play?

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    2. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Dumb question - how do they know who people are captaining?

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  16. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Set for this week but how would you improve this?

    Sels
    Cucu, Senesi, VDV, Guehi, Gudmund

    A Pope & Gaby/Timber/Cali

    B Raya & Burn

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    1. noquarternt
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      A with Gabriel I think

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  17. ShaunGoater123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Hi all,

    Would you do anything with this or roll the transfer? Options could be little out, or maybe gakpo > mbuemo?

    Petrovic
    Munoz / cucurella / Virgil
    Semenyo / reijnders / KDH / kudus / gakpo
    Haaland / Gyokeres

    Dubravka / semedo / gudmundsson / ekitike

    1ft, 1.3 itb

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    1. John "Stumpy" Pep…
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Roll

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  18. Ninjaa
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Front 3 of Haaland Mateta Pedro

    A. Mateta > Richarlison ?
    B. Haaland TC ?

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    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      B

      Or both

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      1. noquarternt
        • 10 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        This

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    2. John "Stumpy" Pep…
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      I think I'm leaving TC(have haaland) til later....keep mat

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    3. tuturututu
      • 4 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Yes, both

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  19. HD7
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    What would you advice me to do with Watkins? Give him another chance or switch to Richarlison before price drop?

    1 FT 0.0 ITB

    Petrovic
    Richards Konate VdV
    Semenyo Rejnders Kudus Salah
    Watkins Evanilson Haaland

    Dubravka King Gudmundsson Esteve

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    1. Feed tha Sheep
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      I got rid on Wc and it felt great- him and Villa have been shocking

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    2. noquarternt
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Watkins to Richarlison seems like an easy yes.

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      1. HD7
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        Thing is I dont know if Richarlison will be nailed even short term.

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  20. AzzaroMax99
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Bench one:

    a) Kudus
    b) Richarlison
    c) Ndoye
    d) Semenyo

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    1. Feed tha Sheep
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      C

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

      C

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  21. Feed tha Sheep
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Best 5th defender spot on WC (4.8) please?

    Senesi Gabriel Tarkowski Andersen xxxx

    A. Gudmundsson (bank the 0.8)
    B. Van de Ven
    C. Richards
    D. Other

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    1. noquarternt
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Will they ever need to play? B if so.

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      1. Feed tha Sheep
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        Well as much as a 5th defender would need to- not very often?

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        1. noquarternt
          • 10 Years
          2 months, 9 days ago

          Bank the money then

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    2. John "Stumpy" Pep…
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      A

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  22. Atwood
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Who to start?

    Anderson (SUN)
    Mateta (LIV)

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    1. Feed tha Sheep
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Mateta I think palace score

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

      Anderson probs safer pick/ higher floor.... but... and this is coming from a Lpool fan... I can see us conceding to Palace (again). Mateta could easily be the one to score it so I don't hate the idea of going Mateta ahead of Anderson.

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  23. noquarternt
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Who would you captain here?

    J.Pedro (BHA)
    Salah (cry)
    Isak (cry)

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    1. tuturututu
      • 4 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      JP for me

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    2. EDEN THE MAN
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      JP

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    3. John "Stumpy" Pep…
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Isak

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  24. Bob B
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Keep Gakpo & Mateta or bring in Ndiaye & Gyokeres?

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    1. noquarternt
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      that's tough, flip a coin.

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

      WC or transfers?

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      1. Bob B
        • 12 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        FTs

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

          Ndiaye and Gyokeres is tempting, but is it enough to warrant using FTs? Both Gakpo and Mateta could easily score this GW, you may find yourself regretting just rolling

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    3. tuturututu
      • 4 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Ndiaye and Gyok

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  25. tuturututu
    • 4 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Start 2:

    A) Porro B)VdV
    A) Gakpo B) Enzo

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    1. noquarternt
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      B and A

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      1. tuturututu
        • 4 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        Leaning towards Enzo with Palmer injured

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        1. noquarternt
          • 10 Years
          2 months, 9 days ago

          Yeah he does return well in those circumstances...tough choice

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

    The WC tinkering continues. Would you go Mbuemo or Foden?

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    1. tuturututu
      • 4 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Foden no brainer

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    2. AF90
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Find room for both

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

        I'd end up with a fwd 8 of Semenyo, Reijnders, Ndiaye, Foden, Mbuemo, Haaland, J Pedro, Gyokeres. Thats quite a benching headache

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  27. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Would you TC Haaland if you could?

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    1. tuturututu
      • 4 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Probably not, would save for some DGWs if they happen

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    2. John "Stumpy" Pep…
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Unlikely we'll get dgw this half of season? But I'm not doing TC on H this week, saving for who knows what week...I think

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    3. noquarternt
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      I think if you have both him and the chip, when will there be a better opportunity this half of the season?

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

      Personally I wouldn't. But I was burned by WC GW9 last year against Southampton when everyone was saying it was the best time to TC. I think Haaland thrives on open games, ones where he can run behind high defensive lines to 1 on 1 keeper. Games with a low block usually, from what I can recall, tend to see Haaland go slightly anonymous as the rest of the team struggle to pass to him. However, on the other hand, if Haaland converted that high XG last year in that GW9 game, then maybe I'd feel differently. I've WC'd this week so I'm looking at the Sunderland game to TC if he's still fit.

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  28. EDEN THE MAN
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Current WC Draft

    Raya/Dubravka
    Gabriel/VdV/Senesi/Burn/Alderete
    Mbeumo/Kudus/Semenyo/Reijnders/Stach
    Haaland/Isak/Pedro

    1.2m ITB to draft in an Arsenal attacker. Will probably downgrade VdV to another 4.0 once BB is played.

    Any obvious changes? Cheers

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    1. Dannyb
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Nice team that

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  29. AF90
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Play one

    A) Munoz
    B) Andersen

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      • 6 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      A

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  30. Dannyb
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Watkins to Isak ft? Or to early?

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    1. EDEN THE MAN
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      I’m taking the risk

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