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Raya Martin

Lewis-Potter
Chalobah
Andersen

Szoboszlai
Saka
Bruno Fernandes
Eze

Raúl Jiménez
Haaland
Thiago

Dubravka
Spence
Heaven
Le Fée

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Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Rogers	AVL	7.0m	90.6%	Likely
Wilson	FUL	5.5m	88.4%	Likely
Roefs	SUN	4.7m	98.8%	Likely
Lacroix	CRY	5.1m	99.3%	Likely
Van Hecke	BHA	4.5m	87.1%	Unlikely
Matheus N.	MCI	5.3m	84.9%	Unlikely
Palmer	CHE	10.3m	82.6%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.5m	87.9%	Unlikely
Rúben	MCI	5.6m	76.6%	Unlikely
Marc Guiu	CHE	4.2m	81.4%	Unlikely
Bowen	WHU	7.5m	77.9%	Unlikely
Gusto	CHE	4.9m	72.7%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	75.8%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.5m	73.4%	Unlikely
Calvert-Lewin	LEE	5.6m	60.2%	Unlikely
Raya	ARS	6.0m	69.7%	Unlikely
Andersen	FUL	4.6m	66.7%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	66.2%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.6m	64.5%	Unlikely
Livramento	NEW	4.9m	66.2%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	65.0%	Unlikely
Gvardiol	MCI	5.9m	61.6%	Unlikely
Tete	FUL	4.5m	61.2%	Unlikely
Ballard	SUN	4.6m	57.3%	Unlikely
Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	5.1m	63.8%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	57.2%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	56.3%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.4m	55.0%	Unlikely
Tavernier	BOU	5.5m	55.0%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	53.9%	Unlikely
Romero	TOT	5.0m	54.0%	Unlikely
Cash	AVL	4.9m	50.8%	Unlikely
Flemming	BUR	5.3m	47.5%	Unlikely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	47.1%	Unlikely
Haaland	MCI	15.0m	43.9%	Unlikely
James	CHE	5.6m	46.4%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	44.7%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.5m	43.1%	Unlikely
Wilson	WHU	5.8m	41.4%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	38.1%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Mateta	CRY	7.9m	151.5%	Very Likely
Minteh	BHA	6.2m	100.6%	Very Likely
Nallo	LIV	3.8m	100.2%	Very Likely
Longstaff	LEE	4.9m	100.3%	Very Likely
Gudmundsson	LEE	3.9m	100.1%	Very Likely
Rodon	LEE	4.1m	99.6%	Likely
Bobb	MCI	5.2m	99.9%	Maybe
Jordan	BUR	4.0m	99.9%	Maybe
Neave	NEW	4.4m	99.9%	Maybe
Muniz	FUL	5.4m	98.8%	Maybe
Mayenda	SUN	5.3m	95.9%	Maybe
Morgan	BRE	4.4m	97.2%	Maybe
Yarmoliuk	BRE	5.0m	95.0%	Unlikely
Elanga	NEW	6.6m	94.0%	Unlikely
Barnes	BUR	4.3m	93.6%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	94.4%	Unlikely
Kulusevski	TOT	6.4m	93.5%	Unlikely
Fitzgerald	MUN	4.4m	93.3%	Unlikely
Anthony	BUR	5.3m	86.7%	Unlikely
McKenna	BOU	4.0m	92.9%	Unlikely
Jair Cunha	NFO	4.3m	92.3%	Unlikely
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	92.2%	Unlikely
Balcombe	BRE	4.0m	91.9%	Unlikely
Broggio	AVL	4.5m	92.4%	Unlikely
Tasker	BHA	3.9m	92.1%	Unlikely
Piroe	LEE	5.0m	89.9%	Unlikely
Webster	BHA	4.4m	90.1%	Unlikely
Bentley	WOL	4.0m	89.6%	Unlikely
Toti	WOL	4.3m	90.8%	Unlikely
Nørgaard	ARS	5.2m	87.5%	Unlikely
Irving	WHU	4.4m	86.0%	Unlikely
L.Guilherme	WHU	4.9m	86.8%	Unlikely
Worrall	BUR	3.9m	86.4%	Unlikely
Fer López	WOL	5.2m	86.0%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	86.1%	Unlikely
McAtee	NFO	5.1m	87.0%	Unlikely
Coleman	EVE	4.3m	82.8%	Unlikely
Danso	TOT	4.3m	82.7%	Unlikely
Bevan	BOU	3.9m	81.2%	Unlikely
Aina	NFO	4.7m	80.6%	Unlikely

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	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

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The Numbers Game – Community Shield Match Analysis

12 August 2014 7256 comments

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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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VougieDipond
11 years, 4 months ago
Costa > everyone
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1. Tim Canterbury
  11 years, 4 months ago
  im assuming thats greater than and not transfer to
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Heytch
11 years, 4 months ago
The only thing I'm confident of is beating all the RMTs with Bojan as third striker. Never seen so much love forward at any price for a guy not playing central striker and likely not on pens
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1. Adam
  11 years, 4 months ago
  The love is mainly because of the lack of options elsewhere for that price.
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  1. ⁀⋎⁀⋎⁀⚽
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Campbell @ 5.5
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2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
  11 years, 4 months ago
  he allows a mega midfield and is rotatable should you want to play him occaisionally
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  1. Heytch
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Burnley striker who has scored a hatfull for half mil cheaper is more interesting than a wide man for me
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    1. Mull
      11 years, 4 months ago
      Shhh
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3. RamaJama
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Could Hernandez still end up in Spurs?
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4. KujaliaFC
  11 years, 4 months ago
  I'm captaining Bojan.
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RD84
11 years, 4 months ago
United getting bossed off the ball a lot...
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1. Tim Canterbury
  11 years, 4 months ago
  what else is new. they aint gonna be barca over night as everyone thinks
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3 years & counting
11 years, 4 months ago
Best defender priced at 5.0m?
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1. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Wardinho
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_Ninja_
11 years, 4 months ago
Anyone think Schurrle will be a regular starter?
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1. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
  11 years, 4 months ago
  No, but we can hope.
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2. pundit of punts
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Nah..
  
  Plenty of games for Chelsea to play over the season and plenty of options for them in midfield.
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3. Heytch
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Yep. I think he will be first choice right man.
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  1. _Ninja_
    11 years, 4 months ago
    If i had him instead of Hazard, i could get Studge/Rooney/Costa
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    1. Heytch
      11 years, 4 months ago
      Has taken a free kick and corner again tonight. Has really picked up a lot of Frank's dead balks
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Cash'nBurn
11 years, 4 months ago
Is this clear cut?

A) Sturridge, Tadic , Young

or

B) Jovetic, Eriksen, Sterling
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pundit of punts
11 years, 4 months ago
Poor first touch there from Rooney.
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1. Tim Canterbury
  11 years, 4 months ago
  http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/05/16/article-0-19D1141D000005DC-831_634x463.jpg
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  1. Mull
    11 years, 4 months ago
    😆
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  2. pundit of punts
    11 years, 4 months ago
    😆
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TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
11 years, 4 months ago
Best 8.0M or cheaper striker? 🙂
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1. Norb
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Jovetic
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GoonerByron
11 years, 4 months ago
Looks like I'm going to be forced to find the money to upgrade either Dzeko or Austin to Costa...
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Sting
11 years, 4 months ago
Kelly is a 4.5 😀
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1. Tim Canterbury
  11 years, 4 months ago
  who's she
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Fred the Red
11 years, 4 months ago
Who is the best 5.0 (or below) midfielder?
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1. Robareid
  11 years, 4 months ago
  S. Davis
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JK - Cønt ⭐
11 years, 4 months ago
Ronny is back
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1. Rupert The Horse
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Wait, Ronaldo or Rooney?
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  1. JK - Cønt ⭐
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Ronny
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VougieDipond
11 years, 4 months ago
Bale to Ronaldo 1-0
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RD84
11 years, 4 months ago
Bale to Ronaldo... Wow
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Rupert The Horse
11 years, 4 months ago
Bale assist, fantastic.
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Mull
11 years, 4 months ago
That's one expensive goal.
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1. Rupert The Horse
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Indeed Tyrion.
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2. Prime
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Not to mention the group hug
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chrisjdgrady
11 years, 4 months ago
GW1:

Costa (c)

😎
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FPL Daniel
11 years, 4 months ago
Ronaaaaaaldooooooo! Bale assist. This team is unreal
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Yome
11 years, 4 months ago
Speroni + 4.0 anyone?
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1. Podge
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Not a certain starter so no
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  1. Yome
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Really? Better go with award then
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    1. Yome
      11 years, 4 months ago
      Ward*
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2. ⁀⋎⁀⋎⁀⚽
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Giks, if he starts.
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jdoyle
11 years, 4 months ago
Hate the way La Liga nicks the PL's best players. Bale is amazing..
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Let's av it
11 years, 4 months ago
Davies or rose

And ...

Giroud or dzeko

What you's think please ?
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FPL Daniel
11 years, 4 months ago
Rooney is my captain and Costa vice. Thinking of swapping them. Hmmmm....
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1. Robareid
  11 years, 4 months ago
  You're not alone in that
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Tim Canterbury
11 years, 4 months ago
Nice to see 101GG have sorted all the laptop-destroying ads on their site
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ksmith5666
11 years, 4 months ago
Ashley Young on corners too. Viable cheap option?
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1. alastair
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Corners are overrated - statistics show that only about 1 in 43 lead to a goal in the Premier League
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MITHRRANDIRR
11 years, 4 months ago
sevilla weaker but RM is playing very good football.Quick and direct not all that boring passing around
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mikess
11 years, 4 months ago
regarding Che cover ...

Costa or Hazard to start with?
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mocky666
11 years, 4 months ago
costa just messed up all my plans.
had planned on ronney bojan and jovetic.
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1. RD84
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Sorry, but not a great plan anyway
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  1. Heytch
    11 years, 4 months ago
    😆
    
    Damn he's ruined your bojan/jovetic plans though!! 😳
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pundit of punts
11 years, 4 months ago
Can see this Madrid team winning the CL again this season.
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Bulba Blues
11 years, 4 months ago
Guys,

RMT, please.

De Gea/Gilks
Caulker/Davies/Ward/Jose Enrique/Chambers
Eriksen/Mata/Ramsey/Siggy/Tadic
Costa/Rooney/Bojan

Enrique and Chambers are risky options, but can see them featuring GW1

What do you think?
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1. TheSteel
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Wrong place bud
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  1. Bulba Blues
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Thanks! Went to the right place. New here:)
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2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
  11 years, 4 months ago
  GK - 1/1
  DEF - 2/3
  MID - 3/3
  STR - 1/3
  
  7/10
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3. Heytch
  11 years, 4 months ago
  5/10
  
  My rating for every team that has bojan in a squad and actually needs him to play up front occasionally
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sttewwizza
11 years, 4 months ago
An asisstent for Diego Costa goals, please...?
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