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Dugout Discussion March 31

Liverpool v Brighton team news: Salah, Diaz + Darwin all start

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The two remaining Gameweek 30 fixtures take place today, starting with Liverpool v Brighton and Hove Albion.

Kick-off at Anfield is at 14:00 BST.

Jurgen Klopp makes just one change to the team he sent out against Manchester United in the FA Cup.

Andrew Robertson misses out with an ankle injury, so Conor Bradley replaces him and Joe Gomez switches to the left.

Mohamed Salah, Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez all start in attack.

As for Brighton, there are three changes to their side from the 1-0 win over Roma.

Joel Veltman, Carlos Baleba and Jakub Moder are brought into the starting XI, with Billy Gilmour, Adam Lallana and Julio Enciso dropping out.

The line-up suggests Tariq Lamptey will play an advanced role.

GAMEWEEK 30 LINE-UPS

Liverpool XI: Kelleher, Bradley, Quansah, van Dijk, Gomez, Endo, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Salah, Diaz, Darwin

Subs: Adrian, Konate, Gakpo, Elliott, Tsimikas, Gravenberch, Clark, McConnell, Danns

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Veltman, van Hecke, Dunk, Estupinan, Gross, Baleba, Lamptey, Adingra, Moder, Welbeck

Subs: Steele, Igor, Webster, Lallana, Barco, Ferguson, Fati, Buonanotte, Chouchane

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SAUCY SALAH
5 months, 19 days ago
70 all out, now for a 2-2 drew with Rodri/Rice braces and no assists 😎
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1. SAUCY SALAH
  5 months, 19 days ago
  *draw
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2. The Ilfordian
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Nice to get any points after the disappointment of the last two GWs. With only out of form (seeking reverse jinx) Haaland, I’m expecting a big red arrow, but good to keep things ticking.
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BobbyDoesNotLook
5 months, 19 days ago
Bad damage denied without any Pool assets.
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denial
5 months, 19 days ago
Very disappointing with salah cap. Could've been a big haul.
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1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
  5 months, 19 days ago
  True
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2. Sun Jihai
  5 months, 19 days ago
  It was the one week with low ownership too
  Everyone will have him from here on so his points won't really matter
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3. F4L
  5 months, 19 days ago
  so frustrating. if he was getting bonus would care less
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4. Tomerick
  5 months, 19 days ago
  If it makes you feel any better, I captained Palmer
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Qaiss
5 months, 19 days ago
I captained Salah and own Toney

Poor me
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1. Boss Hogg
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Poor me…
  Poor me…
  Pour me another drink!
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2. WVA
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Same, shock
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Randaxus
5 months, 19 days ago
FPL is about making good decisions not getting good outcomes, getting Salah was a great decision, and I think that is all that really matters.
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1. Merlin the Wraith
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Yeah, price rises incoming...
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2. WVA
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Getting Salah for free has cost me nearly 20 points
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  1. Randaxus
    5 months, 19 days ago
    I took a -4 and kept Son, I could not bring myself to sell Son because I wanted to captain him.
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    1. WVA
      5 months, 19 days ago
      I sold Bowen and kept Son
      Salah was the right C choice, just unlucky as always
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      1. Baps hunter
        5 months, 19 days ago
        Son was better option, but with the of hindsight, Palmer.
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        WVA
        5 months, 19 days ago
        Did you see salahs chances!?
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3. Bushwhacker
  5 months, 19 days ago
  FPL is all about luck. Repeats every game day.
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WVA
5 months, 19 days ago
Son 3 baps for winning goal
Captain Salah 0 baps for winning goal
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1. Pukki Party
  5 months, 19 days ago
  He got bps for winning goal
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2. TorresMagic™
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Missing big chances does that.
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Pukki Party
5 months, 19 days ago
Went Foden over Saka, big game
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1. Bleh
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Same here.
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DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
5 months, 19 days ago
Bench one in 31:

A) Maddison
B) Muniz
C) Darwin
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1. F4L
  5 months, 19 days ago
  maddison
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2. Cilly Bonnolly
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Maddison
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Sailboats
5 months, 19 days ago
Foden, Haaland and Saliba to go. Let’s go City
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1. Magic Zico
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Gabriel, Saka, Ake, Haaland, come on both teams 😆
  
  Foden on the bench 🙁
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  1. Sailboats
    5 months, 19 days ago
    Saka on the bench for me. Hope for a 4-4 game lol
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Steve The Spud
5 months, 19 days ago
Frustrating weekend owning Watkins, Tony and salah (c) a case of what could have been! Still in a green arrow for now
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1. WVA
  5 months, 19 days ago
  I own all 3, huge red for me so far
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  1. Steve The Spud
    5 months, 19 days ago
    Thankfully I have Bowen, son and palmer as well
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    1. WVA
      5 months, 19 days ago
      I sold Bowen for Salah, super unlucky
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      1. Mainoo Magic
        5 months, 19 days ago
        Very unlucky!
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Tasty Jerk
5 months, 19 days ago
KDB, Haaland, Foden, Saka Lets go!
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BullDogTevez
5 months, 19 days ago
Salah looked like someone coming to the end of their career today. Gut busting runs minimal. One year left in Prem before oil money comes knocking.
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1. Steve The Spud
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Imagine a player slowing down at 31, shocking!
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2. Bushwhacker
  5 months, 19 days ago
  He’ll leave in the summer. Klopp going and Liverpool’s last chance for a massive payday on him which they need to fund a replacement. Can’t wait another year.
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  1. Baps hunter
    5 months, 19 days ago
    I agree. Two legends going out same time. There is something in it. Salah gets huge oil money and leaving with Klopp when at the top, it just makes sense.
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3. Baps hunter
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Ramadan
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Il Capitano
5 months, 19 days ago
Is that Bradley bonus I spy?
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1. boombaba
  5 months, 19 days ago
  lol how did he sneak to those two
  Last time I looked he wasn’t near
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2. Hakuna 10
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Bradley was amazing
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TorresMagic™
5 months, 19 days ago
3 - Luis Díaz (29)
2 - Bradley (24)
1 - Welbeck, Verbruggen (23)
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boombaba
5 months, 19 days ago
If you were FH 34
What team would you have?
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1. TorresMagic™
  5 months, 19 days ago
  In 34 or 31?
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  1. boombaba
    5 months, 19 days ago
    FH34
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    1. TorresMagic™
      5 months, 19 days ago
      Half those players will be injured by then.
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      1. boombaba
        5 months, 19 days ago
        Well based one what we know today buddy
        What would your FH draft be?
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        TorresMagic™
        5 months, 19 days ago
        3 Arsenal 3 Pool, random GK, Wolves and Palace.
        
        Something those without FH are thinking about more.
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        boombaba
        5 months, 19 days ago
        Sa
        Trent White Tarkowski
        Salah Saka Odegaard Eze Olise
        Darwin Solanke
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        TorresMagic™
        5 months, 19 days ago
        Looks decent.
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2. Sun Jihai
  5 months, 19 days ago
  The algorithm says:
  
  Henderson
  TAA Gabriel VVD
  Salah Saka Odegaard Eze Olise
  Solanke Cunha
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  1. boombaba
    5 months, 19 days ago
    Decent.
    Which algorithm
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gooberman
5 months, 19 days ago
Bradley 2 bonus pts. A crumb of comfort from another crap week.
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1. noissimbus
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Hope it doesn't change later.
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2. WVA
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Bradley getting baps over Salah is sickening
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  1. gooberman
    5 months, 19 days ago
    Salah missed loads of chances so would have lost bps for that. Even with the winning goal bonus he still only finished on 15 bps
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    1. WVA
      5 months, 19 days ago
      Should get bonus points for getting in good positions
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      1. TorresMagic™
        5 months, 19 days ago
        Should get FPL points for scoring from them.
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PartyTime
5 months, 19 days ago
I sold Bowen for Salah(C) because I had a long day. I blame it on Gus Fring.
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1. Tasty Jerk
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Damn - sorry to hear that - I "nearly" did the same with Bowen to Salah, but decided against.
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2. Baps hunter
  5 months, 19 days ago
  No regrets because of selling Bowen for Salah -2. It was always correct decision, outcome doesn't change it.
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Boss Hogg
5 months, 19 days ago
Rodri vs Rice - tasty little subplot in the middle today. Probably the two leading contenders for footballer of the year?
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1. TorresMagic™
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Foden and Haaland inbetween.
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  1. Boss Hogg
    5 months, 19 days ago
    Foden would round off my top three for sure.
    A lot can happen in the next two months of course.
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  2. I Member
    5 months, 19 days ago
    Haaland shouldn't be in the conversation.
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2. Bushwhacker
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Only if you go on recent performances.
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  1. Boss Hogg
    5 months, 19 days ago
    Who would you have in your top 3?
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    1. Boss Hogg
      5 months, 19 days ago
      Rodri, Rice, Foden in that order for me.
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  2. I Member
    5 months, 19 days ago
    Recent performances? They've been outstanding all season.
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    1. Bushwhacker
      5 months, 19 days ago
      Nah Rice was ropey beginning of the year. He’s come into form since January.
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      1. Bushwhacker
        5 months, 19 days ago
        (Beginning of football year ie August!)
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GOTHAM City F.C.
5 months, 19 days ago
Salah non owners got very lucky
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gooberman
5 months, 19 days ago
Salah could have had 5 goals and an assist in that match. Non owners have escaped with only 7pts damage.
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1. noissimbus
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Depends on who's in the team in place of Salah.
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Tonyawesome69
5 months, 19 days ago
Salah owners lucky to get 7 points from poor finishing
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1. boombaba
  5 months, 19 days ago
  One he scored wasn’t poor
  It hit the net
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2. Cruyff's Eleven
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Hahaha. That's funny. You're funny. Keep it up, you make the world a better place.
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  1. Tonyawesome69
    5 months, 19 days ago
    Haha I thought I would change it up with so many " Salah non-owners got away with one" narrative 🙂
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    1. Cruyff's Eleven
      5 months, 19 days ago
      Yup, fair play.
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3. F4L
  5 months, 19 days ago
  diaz offside call was the real sickener
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DropkickMurphys
5 months, 19 days ago
Stones was ruled out but on the bench.

On the other hand, it was so clear that Saka was always gonna start as Mikel would do or say anything to get anything from anything. Yeah.
Just excited to watch Kdb
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1. Bushwhacker
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Arteta is never honest and is just bouncing on Edu’s $1bn team. We know that.
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  1. DropkickMurphys
    5 months, 19 days ago
    He really is kinda unlikable with all that thinly-veiled anger and I don’t care as long as I win attitude.
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boombaba
5 months, 19 days ago
City playing with 4 centre backs and a holding DM
Panicking
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WVA
5 months, 19 days ago
Highest points scorer in this game will be Gabriel
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1. Cruyff's Eleven
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Cool. I'll gladly cherish those points on my bench
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2. boombaba
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Hauland
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  1. WVA
    5 months, 19 days ago
    City won't score
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    1. boombaba
      5 months, 19 days ago
      They will
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3. PogChamp
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Saka hopefully
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Philosopher's Stones
5 months, 19 days ago
Bowen -> Salah for a hit hasn't been good.
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1. SpaceCadet
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Word
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2. Sun Jihai
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Salah 1.56 xGI (1.49 xG) vs. Bowen's 0.31 (0.30 xG). You just know Bowen would have blanked if you'd kept him too!
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  1. Baps hunter
    5 months, 19 days ago
    With those stats (that were predictable), I have no regrets. If every decision is based on outcome, we can start to look at tea leaves.
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3. Not again Shirley
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Could have been worse. At least have him for next week.
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Hits from the Bong
5 months, 19 days ago
Watkins to:
A. Solanke
B. Isak
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1. I Member
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Depends completely on chip strategy.
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  1. Hits from the Bong
    5 months, 19 days ago
    BB 34, not really sure on wildcard
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    1. I Member
      5 months, 19 days ago
      Solanke then.
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2. g40steve
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Thinking B,
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3. Baps hunter
  5 months, 19 days ago
  I don't know. FH34 but since chasing, considering differential Isak. But Haaland is prolly my priority.
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4. boombaba
  5 months, 19 days ago
  B
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nerd_is_the_werd
5 months, 19 days ago
Foden surely on the left and Bernardo on the right?
Not according to skysports
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Hazz
5 months, 19 days ago
Get Out Of Jail chip successfully played.

4 to play in this match. 'ave at it.
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1. Zalk
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Oh, you played that chip aswell this week?
  5 left, don't mind a 0-1.
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sankalparora07
5 months, 19 days ago
First time owned Darwin.....can understand everyone's frustrations now
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1. Baps hunter
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Watching Liv play when owning him has been frustrating. Glad I didn't buy him for a hit this week (and bench Foden).
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2. boombaba
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Same lol
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3. boombaba
  5 months, 19 days ago
  Although I got him on WC mainly for next week and guess who will play instead
  
  Gakpooo
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Jet5605
5 months, 19 days ago
2 FT and 3.9 ITB. Planning to do Rich > Salah but who to downgrade Watkins to as an enabler (6.3 budget)?

A - Cunha
B - Mateta
C - Other?

Raya
Gabriel - Gusto - Konsa
Son - Rich - Foden - Palmer - Saka
Haaland - Watkins

Areola - Branthwaite - Morris - Doughty
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1. Eze Really?
  5 months, 19 days ago
  I want A but I want him on the pitch first. I might be forced to make an earlier decision which will push me to B
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  1. Jet5605
    5 months, 19 days ago
    Yeah Cunha is a far superior player (and FPL player) but no minutes yesterday is a concern.
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