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Summer signings may be key to Everton’s FPL appeal

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Our latest Numbers Game article focuses on Everton, who many Fantasy managers are backing in their droves ahead of some appealing fixtures in the first 13 Gameweeks of 2019/20.

The Toffees sit top our Season Ticker over this time, meeting only two of the ‘big six’ between now and the end of December.

Not one of their first six away fixtures is against a side that finished in the top half of the Premier League in 2018/19.

The Numbers Game series delves into the underlying attacking and defensive statistics of last season and is only available for Members to read.

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  1. Fletch365
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Ederson (Button)
    VVD Maguire Digne Dunk (Kelly)
    Sterling Salah Perez Grealish (Dendoncker)
    Kane Deulofeu (Greenwood)

    Any changes here guys?

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    1. Eastman
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Good team. Big hitters and still balanced.

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  2. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    9 more days for PL !!!!! Hype is real !!!

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    1. goriuanx
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      The real tinkering starts after the community shield. Too bad pages on here will be moving way too fast for a RMT.

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      1. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Pages will be flying.

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    2. HamezMace
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah but 11 days until we can watch Ross 'the boss' Barkley in action.

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    3. Bielsa's Bucket
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Always a last minute tinker to f*** weeks of planning up

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  3. goriuanx
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Can anyone provide the goals and assists for Chelsea and West Ham? Thanks

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      20' C. Pulisic
      23' R. Barkley (pen.)
      28' C. Pulisic
      57' Pedro

      11' P. Fornals
      29' M. Lanzini
      70' S. Haller
      78' G. Diangana
      90' M. Antonio

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      1. goriuanx
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks. Might be a good time to call our friends WGTA 😉

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  4. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Barkleton also scored a direct free kick against Reading the other day.

    https://youtu.be/Q9QPXl60LdU

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  5. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    It's all well and good raving about Barkley but will you actually put him in your final squad ahead of GW1? There's a thought...

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    1. goriuanx
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He's always one bad performance away from being benched. And is quite often the first to be subbed when things go wrong.

      I rather be late than early with him. Cheap as chips, more of a wait and see.

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    2. HamezMace
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He enables a SSK team.
      But I'm more tempted by Abraham still.

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      1. Milk, 1 Šuker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Really? Why?

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        1. HamezMace
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          I've said all preseason whoever gets the nod as the main striker for Chelsea for £7m is a bargain.
          Previous seasons a Chelsea striker would cost you £10m+.
          Abraham seems to be the one, suits Lampards style the most of the options available.

          £6.5 gets you King, Jota, Wood etc - for an extra 0.5m you get the first choice striker of a top six team.

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          1. Milk, 1 Šuker
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Yeah true, I don't rate Bats' chances or Giroud's that much tbh.

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            1. Markus
              • 15 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Got 1 more game and press comments to go, things seem to be slotting into place though a little

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            2. HamezMace
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              I think Abraham is the one, and as I say, great value there.

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          2. bazwaaz
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            "£6.5 gets you King, Jota, Wood etc - for an extra 0.5m you get the first choice striker of a top six team."

            No other striker in any of those top six teams you speak of have scored 9 goals - Kiwi Chris Wood has and bargain price to boot...

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      2. Bielsa's Bucket
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I would of like to have seen more of Tammy in pre season. Batshuayi and Giroud (just a little) getting more minutes doesn't reassure me even if it is just a trivial thing.

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        1. HamezMace
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          I believe Abraham came back later, and had some kind of throat infection, which made him miss the first few friendlies.
          He's started the last two I believe, and just seems the most suited to Chelsea style.

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  6. SAUCY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Started to contemplate:

    2 x Pool def
    Salah
    Sterling
    Aguero
    Kane

    Mainly due to how far ahead of the pack pool and city are, trouble is rest of the team is filler and fodder

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    1. HamezMace
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Surely impossible.

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      1. SAUCY SALAH
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Not impossible no, but involves 2 x 4.0 def and 3 x 4.5 mids!

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        1. HamezMace
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Ha, not worth it then

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        2. SAUCY SALAH
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          With 3 x nailed 4.5 mids easy to get it will be an XI every week however

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    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Never gunna work

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    3. Yome
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      People on here are addicted to two pool defenders. There is absolutely no guarantee they will start the seson with many clean sheets.

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      1. SAUCY SALAH
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Granted, however because of the popularity, it's the the fact when they do keep a cleanie you will be losing rank if you have one

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        1. Yome
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          I beleive AWB/Digne/Coleman could be as good as TAA/Robbo for 1.5 less.

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          1. benbro
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            As in Aaron wan Bissaka.
            At United?
            Not a chance

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      2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Well then we can downgrade to any defender and have mitb

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    4. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      What happens when a 5.5m scores in gameweek 1 and is about to go up 0.2m before the deadline? How will you jump on the bandwagon?

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      1. SAUCY SALAH
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Wait for the next train

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    5. No Professionals
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Don't do it. SSK is already borderline too much (but I'm doing it)

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  7. MrCloppity
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Ederson
    Robertson,TAA, Digne,Zinchenko
    Sterling, Pérez,Salah,Barkley
    Jota, Wilson

    Greenwood,Kelly,Douglas, Button.

    Please tell me im good to go

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    1. Four Hit Wonder
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Not bad at all

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      1. MrCloppity
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Say it........!

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    2. rozzo
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Almost exactly the same as mine, would like a third heavy hitter mid really though

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    3. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Same as me bar 2 players. Template really

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    4. dimo_fpl
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Looks fine, only fault is maybe zinch nailedness.

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    5. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Very good

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    6. Miguel Sanchez
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Good to go

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      1. MrCloppity
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Wilson to King
        Perez to Richarlison/Siggy
        ???

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    7. benbro
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Don’t think you can get away with Barkley, Perez and Zinchenko.

      A bit punty for me

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      1. MrCloppity
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Think you have to take some risk. The only one i think is “Punty” is Zinchenko but easily fix with AWB.

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        1. benbro
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          I also fear AWB to be a high risk

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          1. Andy_Social
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Risk of what?

            MrCloppity, that's a damn fine squad. Don't change a thing.

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  8. Usyismail
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Ryan pope
    TAA(robbo),VVD,zinch,kelly,holebas
    Richarlison,Bilva,pogba,sterling,donker
    Kane, king, greenwood.
    What about this team??

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    1. dimo_fpl
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Don’t like Bilva for fpl, and mo salah is better than no salah

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      1. Usyismail
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Had salah + perez but then change them to kane + bilva

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        1. benbro
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Would change back but convinced Pérez is worth it for first few weeks

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          1. Usyismail
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Yeah, i feel kane will be essential for the first few gameweeks, latwr i switch to salah

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  9. Markus
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Mount on for Pulisic. Couldn't have been a better sales pitch for barkley!

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    1. dimo_fpl
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I never get swayed this easily.... 6m is such a good price for him though

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    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Well everyone else has him now too so I wouldn't get too excited. Very annoying he scored a pen today

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      1. dimo_fpl
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Was Jorge on the pitch

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        1. UshFPL
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Yes

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        2. aapoman
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Yes

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      2. Markus
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Everyone on here in the last hour and a lot (rightly) skeptical. It'll only take a Rashford hattrick or kdb charity shield masterclass to sway things over next couple of days. He'll be higher than 3% yeah but nowhere near the heights of awb come gw1

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        1. benbro
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          I think 6 is a lot
          Given some of the other options in that bracket tbh

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        2. Markus
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          What I meant was lots won't have noticed or still have doubts, most people don't watch pre season friendlies.

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        3. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Hope not. Only have a space for a 6 mil mid so worked out perfect really. Not sure id choose him over most of the 6.5 or 7s if I had cash. 6 mil is virtually risk free though but not the best price point

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  10. CostaCoffee
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Barkley becoming a Lampard regen has convinced me to switch to a 4-5-1 with Wesley on the bench for a swift change to 3-5-2 in GW2

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  11. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Mount on with Barkley still playing? What's the formation now?

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    1. CostaCoffee
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Looking like a variation of 3-4-3

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      1. CostaCoffee
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Actually Christensen seems to be playing some sort of pivot role in a 4-3-3 with Ross and Mount in front of him

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  12. Hairy Potter
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Nowt as fickle as a FPL manager during preseason.

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  13. JohnBlack
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Toughts?

    Heaton
    VVD/TAA/Digne
    Salah/Sterling/Fraser/Perez/Ceballos
    Wilson/Ings

    Henderson/Guilbert/Fredericks/Greenwood

    Thanks!

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  14. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Should I be overly concerned at the lack of pre-season mins that C. Taylor (Burnley) has got. Looks like Pieters has got more than him...

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  15. badgerboy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Eriksen goal.

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    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Kane assist.

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    2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Absolutely Essential.

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      1. benbro
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Eriksen or kane

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  16. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    kane assist

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  17. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    A) Ryan & Fraser
    B) Ederson & Barkley
    ?

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    1. MrCloppity
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B

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  18. Chilli Heatwave
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    any ideas on where to find .5m?

    Heaton-4.0
    VVD-TAA-Zinchenko-Coleman-4.0
    Salah-Sterling-Perez-Barkley-4.5
    Kane-King-4.5

    cheers

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    1. UshFPL
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      King -> 6m forward or Barkley -> Robinson

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    2. Till IE Mens
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Coleman to Zouma?

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    3. Carlton P
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      King > Wesley?

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  19. Brian Boitano
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Eriksen goal - does this mean everyone is dumping Barkley for him

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    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      You can squeeze them both in you tightwad.

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  20. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Is it me or does there seem to be an article about Everton/Digne every couple of days?

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      not complaining, just seems every time I login there is a picture of Digne staring at me. Either that or I am going crazy

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      1. Brian Boitano
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Everton don’t have a title winning defence shocker

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  21. Jimbo-Jones
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on this 451?

    Ederson
    VVD Robertson Digne Zouma
    Salah Sterling KDB Perez Robinson
    King

    Button Greenwood Lundstram Nketiah

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    1. El Lobito 10
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Nice team. Bench as you know is rubbish

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  22. Till IE Mens
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts

    Ryan
    VVD Zinchenko TAA Zouma
    Sterling Salah Perez Barkley
    Kane King

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    1. dimo_fpl
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I have the same team, but Digne and 4.5(Diop/Guilbert) instead of Zinc and Zouma

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  23. badgerboy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Spurs concede.

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  24. Dynamic Duos
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Any good for an SSK team?

    Lloris
    TAA Coleman Zouma Zinchencko
    Salah Perez Barkley Sterling
    King Kane

    Button Lundstram Greenwood Dendoncker

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    1. Yome
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Very good, could downgrade Lloris to upgrade Greenwood

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      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Can't find an upgrade for him , but I could get McGinn or Ceballos for Dendoncker?

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    2. HamezMace
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yes, good.

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    3. Eat Sleep FPL Repeat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      SSK?

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  25. Yome
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Great goal Michy!

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  26. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Get out of my team KWP

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    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      😆

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  27. Beeson123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on this team?

    Pope
    Robbo VVD Digne Taylor
    Fraser sig Sterling salah
    Wilson deulofeu

    GW2 salah > mane
    Deulofeu > abraham

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    1. Carlton P
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      What? -4 to drop Salah and get in a unproven/unailed striker??

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      1. Beeson123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Well Chelsea’s fixtures are unbelievable after gw1 compared to Watford, and I don’t see mane as a downgrade to salah I see them as fairly equal but a bit cheaper

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  28. The Train Driver
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Damn you Pulisic, making everything even harder... Anyone else dropping Salah if he seems out of form in the CS?

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    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Triple defence

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  29. The Royal Robin
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Is Tammy worth a punt? I think he’s their best centre forward. Surely got to start the season. Played an hour tonight.

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    1. HamezMace
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I'm likely to punt on him. See comments above to Sean Dyche

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      1. The Royal Robin
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah me too. Easy downgrade if he isn’t nailed. I just hope he doesn’t get the Utd game, blanks and then is dropped before their good fixtures.

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  30. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Loving all the hype Chelsea players are getting and also seeing some of them in drafts.

    The original template will now become partially differential 😀

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    1. rozzo
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Ive always had barkley, tempted by pulisic as well now though

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