Who is the best captain for FPL Gameweek 23?

FPL GW23 Scout Picks - Final Selection

Sanchez

Gabriel Magalhães
Marc Guehi
Collins

Wilson
Saka
Wirtz
Fernández
Semenyo

Haaland
Thiago

Darlow
Alderete
van de Ven
Kroupi

GW23 Captain Poll

Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
João Pedro	CHE	7.1m	96.4%	Likely
Semenyo	MCI	7.7m	75.3%	Likely
E.Le Fée	SUN	4.9m	90.2%	Unlikely
Enzo	CHE	6.6m	69.1%	Unlikely
Mané	WOL	4.5m	79.9%	Unlikely
Garner	EVE	5.2m	79.3%	Unlikely
Rice	ARS	7.4m	65.9%	Unlikely
Brobbey	SUN	5.5m	75.0%	Unlikely
Ødegaard	ARS	7.8m	78.1%	Unlikely
Szoboszlai	LIV	6.6m	59.4%	Unlikely
Thiago	BRE	7.2m	64.4%	Unlikely
J.Timber	ARS	6.3m	66.8%	Unlikely
Collins	BRE	5.0m	69.9%	Unlikely
Thiaw	NEW	5.1m	69.0%	Unlikely
Mbeumo	MUN	8.2m	44.8%	Unlikely
Hall	NEW	5.3m	65.3%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	61.2%	Unlikely
Gabriel	ARS	6.9m	45.1%	Unlikely
Kroupi.Jr	BOU	4.6m	56.7%	Unlikely
Wilson	FUL	6.0m	34.8%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.6m	52.2%	Unlikely
Calvert-Lewin	LEE	6.0m	54.0%	Unlikely
Chalobah	CHE	5.6m	40.0%	Unlikely
Dorgu	MUN	4.3m	42.0%	Unlikely
A.Becker	LIV	5.4m	50.3%	Unlikely
Barnes	NEW	6.1m	47.3%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	46.0%	Unlikely
Evanilson	BOU	7.0m	32.3%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	43.8%	Unlikely
Tielemans	AVL	5.9m	42.4%	Unlikely
Martinez	MUN	4.8m	41.9%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	42.5%	Unlikely
Wissa	NEW	7.3m	41.2%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	42.3%	Unlikely
Palmer	CHE	10.4m	58.3%	Unlikely
Barry	EVE	5.7m	38.2%	Unlikely
Kayode	BRE	4.5m	37.8%	Unlikely
Gakpo	LIV	7.3m	38.4%	Unlikely
Nallo	LIV	3.7m	36.5%	Unlikely
Mykolenko	EVE	4.9m	35.8%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Hincapie	ARS	5.2m	103.9%	Very Likely
Richarlison	TOT	6.4m	96.7%	Maybe
G.Rodriguez	WHU	4.8m	96.0%	Maybe
Phillips	MCI	4.8m	93.2%	Maybe
Ward-Prowse	WHU	5.6m	93.6%	Maybe
Arthur	BRE	3.9m	95.4%	Maybe
Kamara	AVL	4.9m	94.4%	Unlikely
Gomez	BHA	4.9m	94.3%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	94.3%	Unlikely
Mount	MUN	5.9m	94.3%	Unlikely
Anthony	BUR	5.1m	91.5%	Unlikely
R.Williams	LIV	3.8m	90.4%	Unlikely
Møller Wolfe	WOL	4.3m	86.8%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	90.0%	Unlikely
Woltemade	NEW	7.2m	64.7%	Unlikely
Rúben	MCI	5.6m	87.1%	Unlikely
Kovačić	MCI	5.9m	90.1%	Unlikely
Tavernier	BOU	5.5m	81.9%	Unlikely
Reijnders	MCI	5.2m	83.7%	Unlikely
Roberts	BUR	4.4m	88.1%	Unlikely
Brierley	BUR	4.5m	87.3%	Unlikely
Donnarumma	MCI	5.7m	84.2%	Unlikely
Meslier	LEE	4.2m	86.6%	Unlikely
Fletcher	MUN	4.5m	57.1%	Unlikely
Nichols	ARS	3.8m	84.0%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	85.3%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.5m	86.6%	Unlikely
Poveda	SUN	4.8m	84.4%	Unlikely
Cherki	MCI	6.7m	64.2%	Unlikely
Rogers	AVL	7.7m	95.3%	Unlikely
Mamardashvili	LIV	4.2m	81.2%	Unlikely
Neil	SUN	4.8m	81.0%	Unlikely
Eze	ARS	7.3m	78.5%	Unlikely
Wood	NFO	7.2m	80.3%	Unlikely
Bruno G.	NEW	7.3m	55.1%	Unlikely
Konsa	AVL	4.4m	77.7%	Unlikely
Bajcetic	LIV	4.3m	78.1%	Unlikely
Burrowes	AVL	4.4m	75.1%	Unlikely
D.Leon	MUN	4.2m	73.4%	Unlikely
Heaven	MUN	3.9m	71.8%	Unlikely

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FPL Fixture Ticker

Watchlists

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B
Up	Sanchez	CHE	B, Vs
No Change	Pickford	EVE	A
No Change	Roefs	SUN	C
No Change	Henderson	CRY	C, Vs
No Change	Verbruggen	BHA	C, Vs
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

Last updated: 24 Jan, 2026 12:46am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	A
No Change	Chalobah	CHE	B, Vs
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	A, £
No Change	Lacroix	CRY	C, Vs
No Change	Tarkowski	EVE	A
No Change	Cash	AVL	B, Vs
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	B, Vs
No Change	Senesi	BOU	C
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	B
No Change	Andersen	FUL	C

Last updated: 24 Jan, 2026 1:04am

	Player	Club	Factors
Up	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
Down	Saka	ARS	B
No Change	Fernández	CHE	A, Vs
No Change	Rogers	AVL	C, Vs
No Change	Semenyo	MCI	B
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	A, Inj
No Change	Wirtz	LIV	A
No Change	Wilson	FUL	B
Up	Ndiaye	EVE	C
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £
Down	Mitoma	BHA	B, Vs

Last updated: 24 Jan, 2026 1:05am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	C
No Change	Watkins	AVL	B, Vs
No Change	Thiago	BRE	A
Down	Ekitiké	LIV	C
No Change	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	B, VsX
No Change	Bowen	WHU	C

Last updated: 24 Jan, 2026 1:03am

GW23 Chip Poll

Captain Sensible

Who is the best captain for FPL Gameweek 23?

23 January 2026 478 comments

FFScout Tom

It’s four blanks in five Gameweeks for Erling Haaland (£15.1m) – so is it time to back against him with the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) captaincy?

That’s what we’re considering in ‘Captain Sensible’, despite Manchester City’s favourable home fixture against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Brentford, Liverpool, Arsenal or perhaps even alternative Man City players are other options ahead of Saturday’s 11am GMT deadline.

In this piece, we will assess the on-site captaincy poll, analyse myriad player and team statistics, consult the Rate My Team (RMT) points projections and settle on a top three for the armband.

READ MORE: Check out the FFScout Captaincy Matrix

Captaincy Poll

Unsurprisingly, Haaland is the runaway leader at the top of the Fantasy Football Scout captaincy poll standings. Over 60% of our site users believe the Norwegian is the best option for Gameweek 23, despite him scoring just one goal in five Gameweeks.

Another Man City player, Antoine Semenyo (£7.6m), sits in second place, currently boasting just over 12% of the vote. The January signing, who already has two goals for his new club, was ineligible to feature in the Champions League in midweek.

Elsewhere, Igor Thiago (£7.2m) is the only other player to garner more than 5% support ahead of Brentford’s clash with Nottingham Forest. The Brazilian sits second in the Golden Boot race and bagged a brace in his last home match.

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EWH2020
1 day, 16 hours ago
Start one

A) Rogers
B) O'Reilly
C) Kroupi Jr
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1. The FPL Units
  1 day, 16 hours ago
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2. FPL Blow-In
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3. Il Capitano
  1 day, 15 hours ago
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4. Ancelottery
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5. The Lucky Dane
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FPL Blow-In
1 day, 16 hours ago
Salah at Bournemouth not even in the captains poll…
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1. The FPL Units
  1 day, 16 hours ago
  Not nailed anymore
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  1. FPL Blow-In
    1 day, 15 hours ago
    Who will start ahead of him?
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    1. The FPL Units
      1 day, 15 hours ago
      Garner and play 352
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      1. The FPL Units
        1 day, 15 hours ago
        Sorry misread and ignore. Not sure but they have more players than spots up front.
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2. lilmessipran
  1 day, 15 hours ago
  Kinda fixture he will likely do well in imo
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3. Yes Ndidi
  1 day, 15 hours ago
  I suspect whoever wrote the article assumed that anyone who's still got Salah forgot they had an FPL team a long time ago. Which is probably fair enough.
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Iceball
1 day, 16 hours ago
Anyone keeping O'Reilly this week ?
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1. The FPL Units
  1 day, 16 hours ago
  Yes and benching
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Ajax Hamsterdam
1 day, 15 hours ago
play one please

a dorgu ( i have rice and saka)
b hall ( i have pope)
c alderete ( i have bowen)

cheers and gl 🙂
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1. JohnnyB10
  1 day, 15 hours ago
  A! 🙂
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  1. Ajax Hamsterdam
    1 day, 15 hours ago
    oh punty! cheers
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    1. JohnnyB10
      1 day, 15 hours ago
      Punty for sure 🙂 I ditched VVD for Dorgu last week, I think he is nailed, in superb form, can’t do much wrong with him atm 🙂 Such a prolific winger/wb 🙂
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      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        1 day, 15 hours ago
        cheers !
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        JohnnyB10
        1 day, 15 hours ago
        Cheers as well and good luck!
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pug_chops
1 day, 15 hours ago
A) DCL to Thiago
B) Ekitike to Thiago
C) Keep DCL and Thiago
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1. pug_chops
  1 day, 15 hours ago
  Sorry. C) Keep DCL and Ekitike
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  1. Ajax Hamsterdam
    1 day, 15 hours ago
    a
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2. Ajax Hamsterdam
  1 day, 15 hours ago
  c makes no sense or am i missing something?
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  1. pug_chops
    1 day, 15 hours ago
    Apologies, it was a typo. I meant stick with DCL and Ekitike
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    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      1 day, 15 hours ago
      haha no worries i like a
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3. The Lucky Dane
  1 day, 15 hours ago
  A
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Pep Roulette
1 day, 15 hours ago
Saka to Semenyo(C) for free?
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1. Ajax Hamsterdam
  1 day, 15 hours ago
  not for me
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FPL Equilibrium
1 day, 15 hours ago
Is it mad to go Semenyo over Haaland Captain?

Extra point for a goal and clean sheet and the slight possibility Haaland is benched?
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1. Ajax Hamsterdam
  1 day, 15 hours ago
  not mad at all if you own imo
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  1. JohnnyB10
    1 day, 15 hours ago
    Will do Cherki to Semenyo tonight for a hit and captain him. Can’t think anymore about Cherki and his minutes lol.
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THFC4LIFE
1 day, 15 hours ago
Benching the right players? Plan to roll and have 4ft next week

Roefs
Timber Gabriel Tarkowski
Saka Cherki Rogers Bruno G Garner
Haaland Bowen

Dubravka DCL VdV Alderete
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hazza44
1 day, 15 hours ago
Who to play this week? Cheers
A) Bowen (SUN)
B) Gordon (AVL)
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1. THFC4LIFE
  1 day, 15 hours ago
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2. The Lucky Dane
  1 day, 15 hours ago
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3. JohnnyB10
  1 day, 15 hours ago
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pug_chops
1 day, 15 hours ago
Thanks. That was my original thought. I guess the only other consideration is that if I sell Ekitike it would help fund Fernandes the following week
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Garfield1001
1 day, 15 hours ago
Would you WC this team in GW24?

Roefs Dubravka
Gabriel Dorgu O’Reilly Andersen Richards
Foden Saka Rice Wilson Rogers
Haaland Ekitike Guiu

Thanks!
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Warby84
1 day, 15 hours ago
Calvert Lewin vs Tarkowski?

Do Everton get a clean sheet??
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1. JohnnyB10
  1 day, 15 hours ago
  Tark is in my 11 till the rest of the season, not even 1% thinking about benching him ever.
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2. g40steve
  1 day, 15 hours ago
  Nah, Leeds probably score
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ABCDEFC
1 day, 15 hours ago
Would you do Szobo to B. Fernandes? Price change tonight
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1. Winnerr
  1 day, 15 hours ago
  only if you can't afford it next week
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  1. FPL Equilibrium
    1 day, 15 hours ago
    This
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Winnerr
1 day, 15 hours ago
If Foden drops to 8.5 tonight and I bought him for 8.3 I won't lose 0.1 right?
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1. FPL Equilibrium
  1 day, 15 hours ago
  Yes
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2. FPL Equilibrium
  1 day, 15 hours ago
  Sorry no, If he is £8.6 and you got for £8.3 you will not lose anything if he drops to £8.5
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The-Red-1
1 day, 15 hours ago
Are we really expecting United to not score on Sunday?

How much of a gamble is it to captain Palmer?

2 key decisions I'm pondering
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1. JohnnyB10
  1 day, 15 hours ago
  I think Bruno F is a good captain choice, ya never know but I think they will score. Palmer nice punt, vs this Palace I’d go for it.
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adstomko
1 day, 15 hours ago
Thoughts on bench boosting these 4 players?
Already used WC, so I'm tempted to go early & avoid transfers for DGW.

Dubravka (TOT), Watkins (new), Ballard (whu), Alderete (whu)
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1. JohnnyB10
  1 day, 15 hours ago
  Not bad, I’d hold though.
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BlzE_94
1 day, 15 hours ago
Double up on arsenal defence with Gabriel and Timber or play Frimpong over Timber?
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1. JohnnyB10
  1 day, 15 hours ago
  I’d play Frimpong.
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JohnnyB10
1 day, 15 hours ago
Bruno F captain? Any thoughts? Anything is possible at the Emirates.
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1. Hutchiniho
  1 day, 15 hours ago
  Toughest fixture of the year
  Surely No
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  1. JohnnyB10
    1 day, 14 hours ago
    I agree, it would be just crazy to do that, even though it could be 2-1, and he still gets a goal or assist.
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Hint
1 day, 15 hours ago
Bench one:

Rogers (New A)
Bruno F (Ars A)
Bruno G (Villa H)
Rice (Man U H)
Wirtz (Bou A)
Etikike (Bou A)
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1. Yank Revolution
  1 day, 15 hours ago
  Rogers or Bruno G
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2. Hutchiniho
  1 day, 15 hours ago
  Can’t see BG playing. Considering selling for a -4
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Hutchiniho
1 day, 15 hours ago
Nunes to Guehi
BrunoG to Ndiayi
Guiu to KroupeJr?

All would be a -4

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fgdu
1 day, 15 hours ago
Bench boost?

Timber, Guehi, Tarkowski, Chalobah, Mukiele
Wirtz, Rice, Semenyo, Wilson
Ekitike, Haaland, Thiago
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1. fgdu
  1 day, 15 hours ago
  and Dubravka
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  1. fgdu
    1 day, 14 hours ago
    Raya, Dubravka
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    1. Tibbles
      1 day, 14 hours ago
      Who is your 5th midfielder?
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      1. fgdu
        1 day, 14 hours ago
        Ba (non playing)
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        Tibbles
        1 day, 14 hours ago
        That's a solid team. For bench boost, I'd be tempted but I hate wasting it on a non player.
        I feel you'll leave points on the bench this week not playing it, but if you can somehow strengthen a cheap 5th mid I would consider it.
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Buck The Trent
1 day, 14 hours ago
Start?

A NOR (WOL)
B Mukiele (whu)

Captain?

A Robot
B Semenyo
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1. JohnnyB10
  1 day, 14 hours ago
  B and I will take a punt on Semenyo.
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  1. Boberella
    1 day, 14 hours ago
    This
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Tibbles
1 day, 14 hours ago
Which of these options of 3 would you rather have going forward from this gameweek onwards?
A. Rice, Palmer, Mbuemo
B. Enzo, Wirtz, B Fernandes

I plan to bench united player this week for either option.
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1. fgdu
  1 day, 14 hours ago
  pretty strong on Wirtz, so B
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2. Fantasy Pig
  1 day, 14 hours ago
  That’s tough! Maybe A?
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3. Boberella
  1 day, 14 hours ago
  A
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janlu0
1 day, 14 hours ago
3M itb. 1ft.
Raya Dubravka
Cash Senesi Guehi Dorgu Thiaw
Saka Rice Wilson BrunoG Stach
Watkins Thiago Haaland

I only bought him last week so gutted BrunoG is injured.
Do I ...
A) sell him and buy Semenyo
B) sell him and buy BrunoF
C) Play him
D) Bench him
E) Give up playing Fantasy Football altogether, I have endured 16 years of hurt and it never gets any easier 🙂
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1. Fantasy Pig
  1 day, 14 hours ago
  A Semenyo
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Letsgo!
1 day, 14 hours ago
Who is everyone captaining?
Was thinking to capt saka or wirtz
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Fantasy Pig
1 day, 14 hours ago
On a Wildcard and stuck on the final decision:

A. Mbuemo, Enzo, DCL
B. Palmer, Wilson, Kroupi

Sanchez Dubravka
Gabriel Timber Chalobah Guehi Dorgu
Rice Semenyo Bruno XXX XXX
Haaland Thiago XXX

Help appreciated! Thanks
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1. Tibbles
  1 day, 14 hours ago
  If Palmer was deemed fit and healthy, B would be my choice (also because you already have Fernandes, and with mbuemo, feels like huge gamble despite their turn of favourable fixtures).
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Ajax Hamsterdam
1 day, 14 hours ago
captain

a haaland (might not start...)
b saka
c thiago

cheers and gl
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1. RamaJama
  1 day, 7 hours ago
  A still
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evryetihng in its right plc…
1 day, 9 hours ago
Start Dorgu or Anderson??
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Faz4853
1 day, 7 hours ago
Start Wilson or Mbeumo?
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1. Faz4853
  1 day, 4 hours ago
  ?
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Junks
1 day, 6 hours ago
Worth using BB.. Every year i try and plan the BB and it o more often than not messes up my team structure and doesn't do well. Only question mark re minutes is Lewis-Potter but is there a chance he starts as its a decet fixture if so? Thanks all.

Dubravka / Garner / Alderete / Lewis-Potter
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