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Dugout Discussion October 24

Werner central again as Lampard selects back-three for Chelsea

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Timo Werner‘s (£9.3m) double-figure haul in Gameweek 5 has earned him a second successive Premier League start as Chelsea’s centre-forward.

The German international spearheads a front-three once again, this time as they travel to face Manchester United, who have conceded nine goals in two matches at Old Trafford this season.

Frank Lampard has gone with Christian Pulisic (£8.3m) and Kai Havertz (£8.4m) either side of Werner, which means Mason Mount (£6.9m) finds himself on the bench.

After two successive benchings, Reece James (£5.0m) is back in the team, operating as a right wing-back in what looks to be a 3-4-3 formation.

Ben Chilwell (£5.7m) keeps his place in the team to fulfil the according left-sided role, while Kurt Zouma (£5.0m), Thiago Silva (£5.5m) and Cesar Azpilicueta (£5.9m) staff the back-three.

Fresh from a week on the front pages, as well as the back, Marcus Rashford (£9.5m) starts up-front again for Manchester United, with Anthony Martial (£8.8m) serving the second of his three-match suspension.

Daniel James (£6.3m) and Juan Mata (£5.9m) provide the width either side of Bruno Fernandes (£10.5m) in attacking midfield while Paul Pogba (£7.8m), Mason Greenwood (£7.2m) and Edinson Cavani are the options on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s bench.

Despite a promising midweek performance, Axel Tuanzebe (£4.5m) is among the substitutes, Harry Maguire (£5.4m) and Victor Lindelöf (£4.9m) the preferred options at centre-back.

Manchester United XI (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Shaw, Maguire, Lindelöf, Wan-Bissaka; Fred, McTominay; D James, B Fernandes, Mata; Rashford.

Chelsea XI (3-4-3): E Mendy; Zouma, T Silva, Azpilicueta; Chilwell, Kanté, Jorginho, R James; Pulisic, Werner, Havertz.

LESSONS LEARNED FROM FPL GAMEWEEK 6

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  1. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    What to do with reece james?

    Worth keeping - or does he still need to go??

    Thanks

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    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Sold him for a hit this gw

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    2. how now brown cow
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      See how they do in today's formation.

      If they stick with it he might see more starts.

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      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        We won't stulick with this formation. We only play it against top teams.

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        1. how now brown cow
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 18 days ago

          And utd?

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          1. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 18 days ago

            Unfunny joke. United know how to score goals.

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            1. how now brown cow
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 18 days ago

              Let's see how they defend.

              Got high hopes for pulisic today.

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    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      The extra for Chilwell is worth the peace of mind IMO.

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    4. Yozzer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Get rid. You are going to be risking 1 pointers every week

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    5. ElliotJHP
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Got to go.

      Not worth the risk with a few good nailed 4.5 options

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      1. Flynny
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Yeah. Probably still needs to go....

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  2. SAUCY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    As if

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  3. F4L
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Why didn't VAR check the PVA offside? It was a legitimate goal.

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    1. King Carlos
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      It looked like a good goal

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      1. Baps hunter
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        • 6 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Zaha was clearly offside

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        1. F4L
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 18 days ago

          Zaha was behind PVA.

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        2. King Carlos
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 18 days ago

          Looked the situation again. Pva was indeed offside. Zaha wasnt offside

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        3. GOTHAM City F.C.
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 18 days ago

          Eh

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    2. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Var did check, it was rightly called for offside.

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    3. Joey Tribbiani
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      strange decision...

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  4. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Stealing this form the last post.

    Guaita is the biggest pisstake.

    Always 1 save off extra save points, and pisses away the CS in the final minutes.

    Picks up needless yellow cards.

    What a toss-pot!

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    1. how now brown cow
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Butland incoming?

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      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        No he's cover because Hennessey's injured. Butland is worse.

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      2. have you seen cyan
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        looking likely

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        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 18 days ago

          Nope.

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    2. F4L
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      yep. Owned since GW2, so tempted to ditch for Mendy soon.

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    3. CAPA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Twice in 2 weeks now. So annoying. Each time just after Sakho comes on too

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      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Lol, really? Sakho is awful - regardless of me owning Palace players lol.

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  5. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    What happened to Aguero?

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    1. Mambino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      his foot fell off

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    2. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Muscular injury. Classic Aguero.

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      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Too much playing F1 during lockdown.

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  6. HippY
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Gutted about Cairney goal, but 15 points from 2 Palace players, I can't complain

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  7. ivantys
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Pulisic oop again? How to fit both him and werner when they play the same position

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    1. Make United Great Again
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      On the left of a front 3

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      1. Make United Great Again
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Chelsea playing a 3-4-3/ 3-5-2

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        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 18 days ago

          It may well be Havertz central, Werner left and Pulisic right.

          By nature the front three will be fluid though.

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          1. ivantys
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 18 days ago

            Yup that's what I thought which means 2 oop out of the 3. Werner always prefers the left compared to up front.

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    2. F4L
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Isn't Havertz just play as an inside right forward, Pulisic inside left forward and Werner up top?

      Width will be provided by the wing backs.

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    3. Pukki Blinders
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      They don't play in the same position though?

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      1. Make United Great Again
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Correct

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  8. villa_til_i_die
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    This season just keeps on giving!!

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  9. Limbo
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Rashford’s week, I can feel it.

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Nah he do nuttin

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    2. Jack Burton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Hopefully only one in my ml to have him

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    3. Limbo
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      He’d have got a massive ovation if this was proper crowd

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  10. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Odd choice starting Mata.

    I mean like him (who doesn't?) and he can be useful for United against sides parking the bus but this really doesn't seem like a Mata game.

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    1. Make United Great Again
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Chelsea might sit in/play counter attack tbf

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      1. Piggs Boson
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Yep, I think they will. Hitting on the counter with Werner's pace against Maguire.

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    2. Pukki Blinders
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Tuanzebe, Greenwood, VDB, Telles on bench. Ole doesn't surprise me anymore

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  11. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2020/10/18/injured-vardy-misses-out-as-iheanacho-starts-for-foxes-against-unchanged-villa/?hc_page=14&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_22656265

    Instead of Zaha for free I went with Rodriguez -4... please play JRod

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    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      If JamesR plays I will swap Grealish for him & depending on Podence performance he could be Barkly?

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  12. Pukki Blinders
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Cheers Cairney owe you a beer

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  13. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Let’s see if my ChillyB on the bench was a good decision??

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    1. El Presidente
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      oh oh..

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      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Playing Lampty, Robbo, Saiss

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    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Hope not.

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  14. mgilbert86
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Not a single good defender left if you only are relying on clean sheets

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    1. JBG
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      This.... It's pointless.

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    2. Pukki Blinders
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      TAA free CS for me

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    3. Geriatric Unathletic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Lamptey, Robertson and Sais say hello

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  15. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Chin up Mitro owners, the famous WBA at home fixture next...

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      WBA to win 3-0 and yellow for mitro then

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    2. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Praying for Parker to somehow be sacked before then.

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  16. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    What to do with Kun?

    Have Kane.

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Sell him, was never worth the risk imo

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      1. Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Yes but for who!

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        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 18 days ago

          What three have you got?

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        2. Yozzer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 18 days ago

          Isn't that a decision for you to make ?

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        3. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 18 days ago

          Literally anyone that scores? Watch games, pick a goal scorer?

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    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Either hold or transfer out until form returns?

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    3. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Swap to Werner

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    4. Sanchit
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Hold definitely

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      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Yeah don’t do this

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    5. Pukki Blinders
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      He's injured get rid

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    6. King Carlos
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Get rid

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    7. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      I’d see how they play midweek vs Marseille first.

      If they click you wouldn’t want to rid before a game against Sheff Utd.

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    8. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Probably Werner the one to go for

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  17. Del Griffith
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Well that was annoying at first losing the Mitchell CS at the death, then you see the funny side of it and laugh

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    1. HollywoodXI
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Nope. I’m still fed up. Why bother playing this game. 10 man Fulham.

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    2. Make United Great Again
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Best way to deal with it. Onto the other games

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    3. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Haha I’m hoping Hamez plays so I wouldn’t have been reliant on it anyway

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    4. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      It’s only 4 points at the end of the day. My captain fail will always cost me more than that.

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    5. 272MK
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      I'm giving up on getting CSs. So frustrated

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  18. COLLIN QUANER
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    I hope Fulham go into liquidation.

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  19. The Final Boss
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Guy's any idea on Why telles not in the squad?

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    1. Make United Great Again
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Not sure

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    2. Pukki Blinders
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Ole likes clowning around

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    3. Balls of Steel
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      And Donny on the bench and Tuanzebe no start and Mata playing ahead of Greenwood....Come on Olé FFS!!!

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  20. Madame R.
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    TAA gameweek 2 my last clean sheet from a defender! Soo close today lol.

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    1. ivantys
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      I had 3 a week before, not sure how that happened.

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  21. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    So, Ajax are winning 0 - 12 ...

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    1. SAUCY SALAH
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Wow

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    2. El Presidente
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Actually 13 now.....WTF!!

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      1. King Carlos
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        L. Traore's fantasy points would be 34 points! 5 goals, 3 assists...

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    3. how now brown cow
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      13

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    4. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      13 . It's been shown on live score.

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    5. King Carlos
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Lol

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  22. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Havertz to finish as top scorer in this match......

    I hope

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    1. ivantys
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      He's gonna blank now, my GW is ruined

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  23. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    So Reece James is B3 for me.

    But where exactly is he playing in this line up?

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      RWB

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  24. HollywoodXI
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Remember when we used to get clean sheet points?

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    1. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Leeds defenders did ok last night.

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  25. JBG
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Why don't you just take out Mitchell when you going to play Pva at LB? You old sack of sh..

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  26. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Spot the Differential managed to complete their own miserable hatrick of failures this week then.

    Struijk 0 Points
    Aguero 1 Points
    Lookman 2 Points

    Hope you all managed to take advantage.

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Lookman was the unluckiest of those three.

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  27. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Lost cs in last minutes:
    Gw6: Mitchell
    Gw5: Mitchell, Justin
    Gw3: Dier

    Etc

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  28. OverTinker
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Moved out James this week and he is playing in the wingback - damn

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  29. MHG
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Fed up losing my Mitchell clean sheet too.
    I'm not sure the purpose of awarding points for clean sheets after 60 mins only to snatch them away 35 mins later?

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  30. _Ninja_
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Which looks best out of these?

    A. Brewster -> Bamford
    B. Podence -> Zaha

    Martinez Forster
    Robbo Saiss Chilwell Lamptey Mitchell
    Salah Son Rodrigez Grealish Podence
    DCL Jimenez Brewster

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    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Zaha's fixtures look better

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      1. _Ninja_
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Cheers

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