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Everton v Tottenham team news: Grealish returns to XI

26 October 2025 1208 comments
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Gameweek 9 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) ends at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, where the team news has just arrived for Everton and Tottenham Hotspur.

TEAM NEWS

Everton’s only change from the defeat at Manchester City sees loanee Jack Grealish (£6.9m) – ineligible to face his parent club – come in for Carlos Alcaraz (£5.2m).

James Tarkowski (£5.5m), Jordan Pickford (£5.5m), Iliman Ndiaye (£6.5m), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (£5.0m) and Michael Keane (£4.5m) all start.

As for Spurs, two attacking alterations see Randal Kolo Muani (£6.9m) and Brennan Johnson (£6.7m) replace Mathys Tel (£6.3m) and Wilson Odobert (£5.3m). It means that Richarlison (£6.6m) will have to make do with a cameo versus his former club.

Thomas Frank has Pedro Porro (£5.6m), Micky van de Ven (£4.7m) and Mohammed Kudus (£6.8m) in the starting XI.

GAMEWEEK 9 LINE-UPS

EVERTON XI: Pickford; O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko; Gana, Garner; Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish; Beto

Subs: Travers, Coleman, Aznou, Dibling, Alcaraz, Rohl, McNeil, Iroegbunam, Barry

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR XI: Vicario; Porro, Danso, van de Ven, Spence; Palhinha, Bentancur; Kudus, Xavi, Johnson; Kolo Muani

Subs: Kinsky, Byfield, Gray, Bergvall, Odobert, Sarr, Scarlett, Richarlison, Tel

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Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DC) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:

FPL Marc Broadcaster, writer and overthinker. Hoping that ‘differential potential’ will catch on.

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  1. Hutchiniho
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 3 hours ago

    Creating money for Mbeumo

    Which is better
    A. Woltemade and Palhinha
    Or
    B. Thiago and Kudus

    I feel Palhinha quietly getting 4s with a set piece threat might be better than Kudis with the tricky Spurs fixtures ahead

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    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 3 hours ago

      Woulnt want Palhinha in matches where he is going to have to apply a few hard tackles

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  2. Ser Davos
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 3 hours ago

    Should I buy VDV?

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    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 3 hours ago

      You will not get his today’s points.

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      1. Ser Davos
        • 10 Years
        2 months, 3 hours ago

        Spurs are a bit all over in terms of predictability, but after missing the WHM haul as well, I just wondered about buting the bullet

        Watchlist it is

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    2. Sid07
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 3 hours ago

      see fixtures

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      1. Ser Davos
        • 10 Years
        2 months, 3 hours ago

        yeah, just have. Will wait a few

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    3. Hutchiniho
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 3 hours ago

      No. Spurs fixtures don’t look great.

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      1. Sheffield Wednesday
        • 5 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        And with midweek matches added too maybe he picks up another hammy like the last times he was in my squad.in previous seasons.

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    4. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      2 months, 2 hours ago

      Learn the lesson of Reece James!

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    5. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 2 hours ago

      Tricky fixtures

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  3. Pedersen
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 3 hours ago

    Pedro to Thiago or Mateta?

    My others are Haaland Wolte

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    1. Sid07
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 3 hours ago

      mateta

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    2. Hutchiniho
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 3 hours ago

      Def Mateta .

      Would you prefer Thiago or Woltemade as a separate question?

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    3. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 2 hours ago

      M

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    4. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 2 hours ago

      Going against here Thiago is on pens & ticking over.

      Before JP got the brace not lit up fpl

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  4. Sid07
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 3 hours ago

    Reijnders to
    1) Sarr (have mateta)
    2) minteh
    3) enzo

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    1. Hutchiniho
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 3 hours ago

      Ndiaye

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    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 3 hours ago

      1

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  5. Hutchiniho
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 3 hours ago

    Bottomed
    Munoz in for Reinildo for a -4?
    Before a price rise
    Just did JP for Mateta with my ft.
    Thinking of going back 4

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    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 3 hours ago

      No

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  6. DavvaMC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 months, 3 hours ago

    Would you do this move tonight?

    Reijnders > Sarr

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    1. Hutchiniho
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 3 hours ago

      Yes

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    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 3 hours ago

      Yes

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    3. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 2 hours ago

      Yes

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  7. azza76
    • 3 Years
    2 months, 3 hours ago

    So chose Rondon to start over Van der Ven. Until about 2 hours ago, it was genius.

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    1. Mr.K
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 3 hours ago

      It's true that you get fewer points from players who haven't played yet.

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  8. el polako
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 3 hours ago

    23 points from VDV, wow.
    Gyokeres will need 12 games to beat this by 1 point.

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    1. AAAFootball
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        Haha
        That's more than half my team lol

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    2. ratski
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 3 hours ago

      A..kudus and Pedro to mbeumo and Thiago
      B. Pedro to mateta

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      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 3 hours ago

        Hard one, struggling with much of the sane, see below

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        1. ratski
          • 14 Years
          2 months, 3 hours ago

          Kudus looked average today and spurs have a hard run but know he will be in the points.
          Mateta look tired and they are playing him a lot this season. He will be in the points though
          Thiago won't set the world alight but feel he can carry himself for his value

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

            Then A

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    3. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 3 hours ago

      Which option?

      A) Reijnders and Pedro to Mbeumo and Foster/Guiu
      B) Rejinders and Pedro to Mateta and max 5.5 mid
      C) Enzo and Pedro to Mbeumo and Thiago, exact money so must do it today

      2 FTs, have Sarr

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      1. Hutchiniho
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 3 hours ago

        C
        Easy

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        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 3 hours ago

          Cheers! Means keeping Rejinders one more week

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          1. ratski
            • 14 Years
            2 months, 2 hours ago

            Definitely C with those options

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

              Cheers

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      2. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        Liking C

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      3. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        C

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    4. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 3 hours ago

      VVD > Munoz or -4?

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      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 3 hours ago

        No

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      2. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 3 hours ago

        No

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      3. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        No

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    5. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 3 hours ago

      Don't think I've had a brace from a defender since Robert Huth days

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      1. _Greg
        • 15 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        I had a brace from Huth away at City once.

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    6. Skout
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 3 hours ago

      Got 5 FTs, thinking the below?
      Pedro > Woltemade
      Salah > Saka
      Reijnders > Mbeumo
      Lacroix > Timber

      Petrovic
      Gabriel Senesi Lacroix
      Salah Semenyo Reijnders Grealish
      Haaland Pedro Mateta

      Dubravka Rodon King Reinildo, 0.1 itb

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

        Great moves

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      2. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        Good moves

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      3. Mother Farke
        • 1 Year
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        Not put off Saka by the early sub? Doesn't seem like the main man anymore...

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        1. Skout
          • 6 Years
          2 months, 2 hours ago

          Not sure who else is better to have from their midfield, great fixtures also

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          1. Mother Farke
            • 1 Year
            2 months, 2 hours ago

            That's true, but do you want 10.0m players going off early? I'm leaning towards Eze.

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            1. Admiral Benson
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              2 months, 2 hours ago

              He’s been ill this week and missed some training (hence the early sub)

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            2. Skout
              • 6 Years
              2 months, 2 hours ago

              Tbh I’d be more worried about Eze’s minutes

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      4. ViperStripes
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        Go for it

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    7. SomeoneKnows
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 2 hours ago

      J.Pedro out for...

      A) Thiago
      B) Mateta

      * Going A leaves me with 2.2itb allowing me to do Sarr > Mbeumo

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

        A

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      2. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        A then as mbeumbo essential

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      3. ViperStripes
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        A for the cash

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    8. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 2 hours ago

      Are you doing Pedro to Matata tonight?
      I have 3ft so might risk it even though Mateta plays midweek

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      1. Hutchiniho
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        Done

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    9. CrouchDown
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 2 hours ago

      Is it a good week to play WC?

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

        Get it done

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      2. Sheffield Wednesday
        • 5 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        There's nothing I can see in your team to suggest you shouldn't.

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      3. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        I am as team shite

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    10. Pomp and Circumstance
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 2 hours ago

      Saka or Eze? do you think there's much difference between the two at the moment?

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      1. Hutchiniho
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        Three arsenal defenders?

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      2. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        Guess depends what would do with the extra cash

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      3. Crazy crazy horse
        • 10 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        Rice

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    11. Hutchiniho
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 2 hours ago

      Thiago or Woltemade ?

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      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        Wolt as whu next

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        1. Crazy crazy horse
          • 10 Years
          2 months, 2 hours ago

          Welbeck

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    12. Pomp and Circumstance
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 2 hours ago

      do you think Gakpo is a good option atm? have had since the beginning, but are there better MIDs at lower--including at around 6.5-7.0?

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      1. Hutchiniho
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        Keep

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      2. JT11fc
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        Most mids are hit and miss, best just to hold

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      3. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        Yes

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    13. JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 2 hours ago

      Whos the priority?
      1. Mateta

      2. Gabriel

      3. Both -4

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      1. Hutchiniho
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        Both but not -4

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        1. JT11fc
          • 7 Years
          2 months, 2 hours ago

          Tough

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      2. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        2

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        1. JT11fc
          • 7 Years
          2 months, 2 hours ago

          Thanks

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      3. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        3

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        1. JT11fc
          • 7 Years
          2 months, 2 hours ago

          Hmm haha

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          1. Baps Hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            2 months, 2 hours ago

            Was your question a joke because it had option 3?

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            1. JT11fc
              • 7 Years
              2 months, 2 hours ago

              I just get a different answer each time, hard to predict Brentford but Ill have both long term so Im not against a hit

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          2. Baps Hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            2 months, 2 hours ago

            Gabi is higher priority, but Mateta is rising in price tonight. Therefore without knowing your TV giving correct answer is impossible.

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      4. didas
        • 4 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        Gabriel by miles. Mateta is a third choice forward and unreliable.

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        1. JT11fc
          • 7 Years
          2 months, 2 hours ago

          Thanks, Thiago has caught my attention but not sold on many attacking options

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    14. Hutchiniho
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 2 hours ago

      Saka for Mbeumo
      Or
      Downgrade Woltemade or Enzo?

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    15. ebb2sparky
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 2 hours ago

      Is Richards a better pick at 4.5 instead of Guehi? It seems Richards is better for defcon but guehi more likely to score or assist. I'd prefer Lacroix but can only afford 4.9 max.

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      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        If can afford go guehi

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        1. Pomp and Circumstance
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          2 months, 2 hours ago

          what about between Guehi and Munoz? would like to have the latter, but there is a price difference of 4.9 v. 5.6

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        2. ebb2sparky
          • 15 Years
          2 months, 2 hours ago

          I can afford Guehi but only if I make my transfers tonight.

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    16. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 2 hours ago

      2FTs Best move here?

      A. Kudus/Pedro -> Mbuemo/Thiago
      B. Pedro -> Mateta

      Pope
      Timber Gabriel Guehi
      Saka Semenyo Kudus Sarr
      Haaland Pedro Woltemade

      Dubravka Caicedo Rodon Sensi

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      1. Hutchiniho
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        A
        You have Sarr

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      2. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        I’m going A 😉

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      3. _Ninja_
        • 15 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        Cheers both!

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    17. AAAFootball
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        Bowen plus Sarr to Thiago plus mbeumo?
        Or sell Enzo instead?
        Thoughts?

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        1. aleksios
          • 10 Years
          2 months, 2 hours ago

          Keep Enzo

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        2. Hutchiniho
          • 7 Years
          2 months, 2 hours ago

          Similar here

          I can have the choice of
          Woltemade, Mbeumo and 5.5
          Or
          Thiago, Mbeumo and Enzo.

          Thinking Enzo out after week 12

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      • ViperStripes
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        Bench Boost this week?

        Pope,
        Rodon, Munoz, Gabriel,
        Xhaka, Enzo, Saka, Semenyo,
        Bowen, Haaland, Wolte

        Dubravkas (ARS), ISarr(BRE), Andersen*, Mukiele(EVE),

        Andersen > Timber or Calafori and then Bench Boost seems like the move this week, given bench choices all at home.

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        1. aleksios
          • 10 Years
          2 months, 2 hours ago

          Timber yes

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      • Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        Pick 2 of a) eze b) gakpo c) enzo d) sarr (own mateta). Cheers

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        1. aleksios
          • 10 Years
          2 months, 2 hours ago

          BD

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          1. Stranger Mings
            • 5 Years
            2 months, 2 hours ago

            Thanks

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        2. Hutchiniho
          • 7 Years
          2 months, 2 hours ago

          B and ndiayi

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          1. Stranger Mings
            • 5 Years
            2 months, 1 hour ago

            Cheers .. was sligjtly put off by gakpo early sub

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      • Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        Who to get first

        Mateta or wellbeck ? Basically who do you think will score more this GW ? Cheers

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        1. Hutchiniho
          • 7 Years
          2 months, 2 hours ago

          Mateta is better than W

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        2. aleksios
          • 10 Years
          2 months, 2 hours ago

          Mateta no brainer

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          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 11 Years
            2 months, 2 hours ago

            Just for this GW though. Would probably have a front 3 of haaland mateta and wellbeck in a couple of gws

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        3. Crazy crazy horse
          • 10 Years
          2 months, 2 hours ago

          I have both

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        4. Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          2 months, 1 hour ago

          Mat

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      • aleksios
        • 10 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        Anything worth a hit here? 1.5itb.

        --Petrovic
        --Saliba-Timber-Gabriel-James-Guehi-
        --Bruno-Kudus
        --Bowen--Mateta--Haaland

        --Dubr--Semenyo--Caicedo--King

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        1. Hutchiniho
          • 7 Years
          2 months, 2 hours ago

          No

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        2. FantasyClub
          • 4 Years
          2 months, 2 hours ago

          Wouldn't bench Semenyo

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      • Hutchiniho
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        Best striker
        Woltemade, Thiago or Welbeck

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        1. aleksios
          • 10 Years
          2 months, 2 hours ago

          Wolt

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          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 11 Years
            2 months, 2 hours ago

            I respectfully disagree. I think Thiago for his price range is the best out of the 3. However in view of fixtures I'd pick wellbeck.

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            1. Slitherene
              • 7 Years
              2 months, 2 hours ago

              Welbeck is a hit and miss

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            2. g40steve
              • 7 Years
              2 months, 2 hours ago

              Same, reminds me of Woody from last year 😉

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        2. Crazy crazy horse
          • 10 Years
          2 months, 2 hours ago

          Welbeck, cheap as well. Don’t mind benching if needed.

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      • pundit of punts
        • 12 Years
        2 months, 2 hours ago

        Transfers done.

        Raya
        Gabriel - Munoz - Reinildo
        Saka - Mbuemo - Semenyo - KDH
        Haaland - Mateta - Woltemade

        Dubravka - King - Cash - Gudmundsson

        2.7 m in the bank.

        Plans ahead -

        GW 11 - KDH ➡ Sarr
        GW 12 - Save FT
        GW 13 - Raya ➡ Donnarumma
        GW 14 - Cash + Sarr ➡ Timber + Minteh

        Thoughts? 🙂

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        1. WVA
          • 9 Years
          2 months, 2 hours ago

          Sarr is s**t

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