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Raya Martin

Lewis-Potter
Chalobah
Andersen

Szoboszlai
Saka
Bruno Fernandes
Eze

Raúl Jiménez
Haaland
Thiago

Dubravka
Spence
Heaven
Le Fée

GW17 Chip Poll

Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Rogers	AVL	7.0m	128.2%	Very Likely
Wilson	FUL	5.5m	117.0%	Very Likely
Roefs	SUN	4.7m	105.7%	Very Likely
Lacroix	CRY	5.1m	102.8%	Very Likely
Van Hecke	BHA	4.5m	89.6%	Unlikely
Palmer	CHE	10.3m	88.4%	Unlikely
Matheus N.	MCI	5.3m	88.8%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.5m	87.4%	Unlikely
Rúben	MCI	5.6m	83.7%	Unlikely
Bowen	WHU	7.5m	81.4%	Unlikely
Marc Guiu	CHE	4.2m	82.0%	Unlikely
Gusto	CHE	4.9m	79.0%	Unlikely
Calvert-Lewin	LEE	5.6m	73.3%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	77.0%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.5m	73.1%	Unlikely
Gvardiol	MCI	5.9m	67.8%	Unlikely
Raya	ARS	6.0m	68.7%	Unlikely
Andersen	FUL	4.6m	67.5%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.6m	66.4%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	66.6%	Unlikely
Livramento	NEW	4.9m	66.0%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	65.7%	Unlikely
Tete	FUL	4.5m	61.3%	Unlikely
Ballard	SUN	4.6m	59.5%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	57.1%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	56.1%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.4m	55.7%	Unlikely
Tavernier	BOU	5.5m	55.5%	Unlikely
Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	5.1m	57.8%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	54.6%	Unlikely
Romero	TOT	5.0m	53.4%	Unlikely
Cash	AVL	4.9m	51.6%	Unlikely
Haaland	MCI	15.0m	47.8%	Unlikely
James	CHE	5.6m	47.4%	Unlikely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	47.6%	Unlikely
Flemming	BUR	5.3m	47.6%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	45.3%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.5m	42.7%	Unlikely
Wilson	WHU	5.8m	41.0%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	38.1%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Mateta	CRY	7.9m	160.1%	Very Likely
Longstaff	LEE	4.9m	103.2%	Very Likely
Minteh	BHA	6.2m	103.4%	Very Likely
Bobb	MCI	5.2m	102.2%	Very Likely
Nallo	LIV	3.8m	102.0%	Very Likely
Neave	NEW	4.4m	100.2%	Very Likely
Rodon	LEE	4.1m	100.0%	Likely
Gudmundsson	LEE	3.9m	100.1%	Very Likely
Muniz	FUL	5.4m	99.5%	Maybe
Jordan	BUR	4.0m	99.8%	Maybe
Mayenda	SUN	5.3m	97.2%	Maybe
Morgan	BRE	4.4m	96.7%	Maybe
Elanga	NEW	6.6m	95.3%	Maybe
Anthony	BUR	5.3m	93.2%	Maybe
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	94.4%	Unlikely
Barnes	BUR	4.3m	93.5%	Unlikely
Kulusevski	TOT	6.4m	93.1%	Unlikely
Yarmoliuk	BRE	5.0m	93.6%	Unlikely
Broggio	AVL	4.5m	92.5%	Unlikely
McKenna	BOU	4.0m	92.5%	Unlikely
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	92.2%	Unlikely
Balcombe	BRE	4.0m	92.1%	Unlikely
Fitzgerald	MUN	4.4m	92.5%	Unlikely
Jair Cunha	NFO	4.3m	91.4%	Unlikely
Tasker	BHA	3.9m	91.5%	Unlikely
Piroe	LEE	5.0m	90.2%	Unlikely
Bentley	WOL	4.0m	90.2%	Unlikely
Webster	BHA	4.4m	90.1%	Unlikely
Irving	WHU	4.4m	87.9%	Unlikely
Toti	WOL	4.3m	89.1%	Unlikely
Nørgaard	ARS	5.2m	86.7%	Unlikely
Worrall	BUR	3.9m	86.1%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	85.5%	Unlikely
L.Guilherme	WHU	4.9m	85.8%	Unlikely
Danso	TOT	4.3m	83.5%	Unlikely
McAtee	NFO	5.1m	84.5%	Unlikely
Coleman	EVE	4.3m	82.7%	Unlikely
Fer López	WOL	5.2m	83.7%	Unlikely
Aina	NFO	4.7m	81.2%	Unlikely
Sels	NFO	4.7m	79.7%	Unlikely

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Watchlists

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	C
No Change	Alisson	LIV	C
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	C, Sus
Up	Kelleher	BRE	C, Vs
Down	Ramsdale	NEW	C
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:16am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	C
No Change	Jurriën Timber	ARS	C, Inj
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	C
Up	Andersen	FUL	C
Up	Marc Guehi	CRY	A
Up	van den Berg	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	A
No Change	Milenkovic	NFO	C
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	A
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	C, £

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:28am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Saka	ARS	B
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
No Change	Foden	MCI	A
No Change	Semenyo	BOU	C
Up	Szoboszlai	LIV	C
No Change	Minteh	BHA	B
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	A
No Change	Schade	BRE	C, Vs, Sus
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:34am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	B
No Change	Thiago	BRE	A, Vs
No Change	Mateta	CRY	C
Up	Ekitiké	LIV	B
Down	Welbeck	BHA	C, Rest
Down	Woltemade	NEW	B

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:43am

Members

The Numbers Game – Community Shield Match Analysis

12 August 2014 7256 comments

Paul

This evening’s Members article takes a look over the action in Sunday’s Community Shield showdown between Arsenal and City. Having assessed Alexis Sanchez’ display our lunchtime Technical Area post, we delve into the data to discover for any hints of form ahead of the weekend Gameweek 1 deadline.

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rsclio197
11 years, 4 months ago
Anyone know when team predictions is getting put up? I thought it was today!!
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1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
  11 years, 4 months ago
  I imagine it won't be until after the final preseason games finish tonight
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  1. rsclio197
    11 years, 4 months ago
    One of the admins said they would start getting put up this morning, last night. Hopefully see them soon!
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2. Essan
  11 years, 4 months ago
  This evening ....
  
  It is still daylight 😛
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Dougal McGuire
11 years, 4 months ago
Is Bruce actually starting for Hull? I have Chester and am wondering if I am missing something.
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⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
11 years, 4 months ago
Rumours only but more on Kelly to Palace. Reading Liverpool reached agreement with Palace for Martin Kelly for £2m rising to £3m.
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1. Heydudes13
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Joel Ward no longer nailed. 😯
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  1. JK - Cønt ⭐
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Ward is nailed
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  2. Robareid
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Different side
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    1. Robareid
      11 years, 4 months ago
      Of the field
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  3. pundit of punts
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Kelly RB
    Ward LB
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    1. Heydudes13
      11 years, 4 months ago
      You mean you're telling me this whole time Joel Ward isn't a right back. 😯
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      1. Heydudes13
        11 years, 4 months ago
        I thought he was?
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      2. JK - Cønt ⭐
        11 years, 4 months ago
        He os rb, but let's put it this way. a 19 year old wasn't picked ahead of Ward in pre-season
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        Heydudes13
        11 years, 4 months ago
        Versatile lad.
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erasedcitizen1
11 years, 4 months ago
Will Kelly start for CPL from GW2 onwards, that's the key question.
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1. Ben Mee Over A Table
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Yes, that is it, isn't it. Wouldn't play him against Arsenal. I'd say he will start from GW2...just thinking that there was already uncertainty around Mariappa and this should be justification of that.
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Ben Mee Over A Table
11 years, 4 months ago
Just a follow up to a question asked a few minutes back...has Pieters somehow become nailed in the last 24 hours, or are people on here just optimistic about his chances?
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pundit of punts
11 years, 4 months ago
Prediction time.

Top FPL scorers in each position?

GK- Courtois
DEF-Koscielny
MID-Mata
FOR-Aguero
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1. Torreslove
  11 years, 4 months ago
  courtois
  baines
  hazard
  rooney
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2. Bolivian Seaman
  11 years, 4 months ago
  hazard, terry, roonster, courtois
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3. Robareid
  11 years, 4 months ago
  GK - Szczesny
  DEF - Cahill
  MID - Mata
  FOR - Sturridge
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4. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Lloris
  Baines
  Hazard
  Sturridge
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  1. Ben Mee Over A Table
    11 years, 4 months ago
    You nearly got it right 😉
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5. Ben Mee Over A Table
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Lloris
  Baines
  Ramsey
  Sturridge
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Pork Pie Sausage Roll
11 years, 4 months ago
/transfers Costa into team
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Long Juan Silva
11 years, 4 months ago
Aw no, Brian Kerr commentary on RTÉ 2 😥

*Mutes TV*
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1. SG8
  11 years, 4 months ago
  his voice is painful
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  1. Long Juan Silva
    11 years, 4 months ago
    I know. How does he even get paid to talk about football? He's an idiot.
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    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      11 years, 4 months ago
      You obviously do not know his history or are not familiar with the TV series Columbo..:)
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2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Ah the guy is class very knowledge wonderful insights. Sarcastic sense of humour. He is the pundit version of Peter Faulk's "Columbo" 🙂
  Maybe your more a Ryle Nugent fan?? From the rugby?
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  1. Long Juan Silva
    11 years, 4 months ago
    "very knowledge wonderful insights" 😆
    
    His opinions are laughable. Just a Barca/Spain lick-arse.
    
    Ryle Nugent, now there's a proper commentator.
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Djerbil
11 years, 4 months ago
Bugger Costa Goal
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Don Andres
11 years, 4 months ago
Steven Fletcher anyone?

Nailed one, proven goal scorer, 5.5£
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1. pundit of punts
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Best bet in that price range.
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2. Nice to Finally Michu
  11 years, 4 months ago
  In my team
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3. Evans
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Ssssh
  
  He's plan b
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FC Tinker
11 years, 4 months ago
Ramires is essential.
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pundit of punts
11 years, 4 months ago
Anyone got the goal gif?
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JK - Cønt ⭐
11 years, 4 months ago
Managala is 6.0

Pfft, Kolarov is 6.0
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1. Nice to Finally Michu
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Surely Mangala wont also give Kolarov MORE competition? CIts hard enough owning him already with the threat of clichy
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Let's av it
11 years, 4 months ago
DZEKO or GIROUD really can't decide. Opinions?
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SG8
11 years, 4 months ago
who got the assist for costa's goal?
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1. Obi Wan Elokobi
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Ramires.
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2. FC Tinker
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Ramires. Should have 2 already.
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3. RabMac
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Ramires
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Rick
11 years, 4 months ago
what does DDG mean ? thanks
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1. FC Tinker
  11 years, 4 months ago
  David de Gea.
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2. SG8
  11 years, 4 months ago
  david de gea
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  1. Rick
    11 years, 4 months ago
    many thanks all!
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Djerbil
11 years, 4 months ago
Man Utd vs Valencia
and Real vs Sevilla both on Live Tv

I know which one I am watching , I don't need to know whether Carvajal is nailed on or Kroos is playing in the hole
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Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
11 years, 4 months ago
Assuming Rojo goes to United and is priced at 5.5, will you have him over DDG?

I think it's a no brainier given how attacking he is
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dribbler
11 years, 4 months ago
paddy crerand can't open his mouth without making me laugh
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Adam
11 years, 4 months ago
Fabregas assist for the Costa goal. He's playing as part of the 3 rather than in the pivot. The Fab v Hazard debate shall rage on...
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1. La Roja
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Ramirez assist
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2. Gurudefence
  11 years, 4 months ago
  It was Schurle and Ramires..... Fab was nowhere near any of them?
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Zombie
11 years, 4 months ago
One of my mates who don't follow football at all is in London for a couple of weeks and is in the Bridge right now. And I had to tell him it was Ramires who assisted 😆
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Fresco
11 years, 4 months ago
2 for Costa
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TheSteel
11 years, 4 months ago
How is young playing?
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The Scout
11 years, 4 months ago
Hazard+Ramsey
or
Sanchez+Silva

I have Costa as well
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FC Tinker
11 years, 4 months ago
Costa again!
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Pork Pie Sausage Roll
11 years, 4 months ago
Costa again 😯
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RabMac
11 years, 4 months ago
Costa with schurrle assist.
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Torreslove
11 years, 4 months ago
anyone got chelsea's lineup for today's game?
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Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
11 years, 4 months ago
Costaaaaa!!!

Essential!
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Adam
11 years, 4 months ago
Diego Costa scored again from a rebound. 2-0 Chelsea.
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