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[CBN @nagsheadrovers]

Never could have envisaged this happening. A real relief we have Trevor Chalobah.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 BREAKING: Reece James, out for England with hamstring injury. ❌

He’ll miss at least next two World Cup games, reports @Guardian.

[CBN @nagsheadrovers]

Elite, invaluable community work 👏

[Tom Hadley FPL @FPL_TomHadley]

Here’s a summary of what each team now need in order to qualify at the World Cup:

Group A:

• Mexico top the group regardless of MD3 results

• South Korea need only a draw to finish in the top 2.

• Czech Republic and South Africa both need to win to realistically have any chance of qualification

Group B:

• Canada are essentially guaranteed qualification and simply need to draw their game with Switzerland to finish top

• Switzerland are also effectively through but need to beat Canada to finish first

• Both Bosnia and Qatar will be fighting for the win in their game. A draw is no good to either team

Group C:

• There’s a great chance that Brazil, Morocco and Scotland have all qualified for the knockouts already

• Brazil and Morocco will be looking to win their games by the most goals in an attempt to win the group

• Scotland are likely fine already but a draw would secure qualification

• Haiti are already knocked out

Group D:

• USA are already the confirmed winners of Group D, regardless of their result in MD3 (they have the H2H on both Australia and Paraguay)

• Australia simply need to not lose to guarantee second place

• Paraguay are likely fine regardless of the result but a positive result against Australia is the aim

• Turkey are knocked out already after losing to both teams above them

Group E:

• Germany will be group winners regardless of the result in MD3

• Ivory Coast simply need a draw to secure 2nd spot in the group

• Ecuador need to beat Germany as 2 points doesn’t look like being enough to be a top 3rd place side

• Curacao also need to win their last game to have a chance at qualification

Group F:

• Much like Group C, the top 3 of Netherlands, Japan and Sweden are all likely through regardless

• Netherlands and Japan will both want to win to try and hit top spot

• Sweden will finish top 2 with a win but a draw will also be fine

• Tunisia are knocked out

Group G:

• A point for Egypt will see them win the group unless Belgium win by 3 or more goals

• Both Belgium and Iran will likely be fine with a draw but they’ll be looking to win to make sure

• New Zealand realistically need to beat Belgium to stand a chance

Group H:

• A draw for Spain will basically see them through as group winners

• A draw for both Uruguay and Cape Verde will likely see both go through, with Uruguay finishing 2nd

• A Uruguay win will see them likely win the group unless Cape Verde wins by a greater margin

• Saudi Arabia need to beat Cape Verde to stand a chance of qualifying

Group I:

• Both France and Norway are through regardless

• France only need a draw to win the group, Norway need a win

• Senegal and Iraq will both need to win to stand a chance of qualifying. A draw is no good for either team

Group J:

• Argentina have won the group regardless

• Austria simply need to avoid defeat to finish 2nd

• Algeria likely are through but a positive result is ideal. A win is even better, as it would confirm 2nd place

• Jordan are already knocked out

Group K:

• Colombia are already through but need to avoid defeat to win the group

• Portugal are also effectively through but will be looking for a positive result

• Both DR Congo and Uzbekistan need to win.

• A win for DR Congo will basically guarantee qualification but it may still not be enough for Uzbekistan due to their poor goal difference

Group L:

• England, Ghana and Croatia are all effectively through

• England will look to beat Panama to secure the top spot.

• Ghana need to better England’s result or win by 2 more goals than England

• A draw is fine for Croatia but they’ll be looking to win to finish in the top 2

• Panama are knocked out already

That’s just about everything! If you have read the whole way then I salute you but hopefully this helps!

[CBN @nagsheadrovers]

@FFH_Fergi @knledger2006 @FFStuff3 Superb season Keith 👏

[CBN @nagsheadrovers]

@randellp123 Group behind them have played it…

[CBN @nagsheadrovers]

@sportswithrosie ChatGPT can translate the pdf in seconds Rosie (I got the doc and did this myself)

[CBN @nagsheadrovers]

@BasherWatts @Goodwood_Races The king must have a good ride somewhere at HQ to be passing this up 👀

[CBN @nagsheadrovers]

Elite work this for FH33

[Tom Hadley FPL @FPL_TomHadley]

I’ve collected some data that might help with Free Hit planning + transfers:

👉🏻Opponent points against per position

👉🏻Best DGW positional fixtures and players to target

(Mini thread with graphics)
#FPL

[CBN @nagsheadrovers]

If you withdraw from an international squad you should be ineligible for your club’s next game.

Would kill this nonsense dead.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨⚠️ Arsenal midfielder Martin Zubimendi leaves Spain camp due to knee discomfort, statement confirms.

He won’t play against Egypt. ❌🇪🇸

[CBN @nagsheadrovers]

@racingblogger @itvracing Listen to the two versions of the Denman Gold Cup win and then you’ll be under no illusions who is miles clear.

[Rilwan @Real1_balogun]

If you haven’t seen this video, please do. It’s a communications masterclass.

It’s gracious criticism. It’s leadership.

From the moment he asked to respond in English because he wants to be clear about certain things. Not a man finding buzzwords.

He used previous examples. He never aligned with Vinicius’ character. He never shaded Mourinho’s character. It was the action he fully focused on.

And was even gracious to Prestianni. He mentioned Mbappe’s love for diplomacy in most situations but he was clear about what he heard. That’s knowledge of people and patterns.

It’s been a while I’ve listened to any leader speak with absolute wisdom.

He said there should be a place for apologies and it doesn’t have to be kill or be killed. There should be a middle ground but he was clear about what he disliked — the lack of leadership Jose Mourinho showed.

That was courageous. You can tell why he was captain of club and country and is now a coach of one of the biggest clubs on earth as a black man.

Absolute respect.

[CBN @nagsheadrovers]

@McBrideAce @burgerx97 This is the killer argument. For cards to have value they need to be able to be used in leaderboard competitions to win cash. That’s what underpins the value. Winning cards or pieces of cards is useless if those cards can only win more cards.

[Laura Woods @laura_woodsy]

Caps don’t win automatic work and they don’t make a brilliant pundit either. The way you communicate, articulate yourself, do your research, inform your audience, how likeable you are and the chemistry you have with your panel are what makes a brilliant pundit.

[JC 🚀 @FPL_Spaceman]

Team value in FPL has never been less important than right now.

In previous seasons, you could consistently expect around 0.30 to 0.35 extra projected points per gw per 1mill of budget (peaking as high as ~0.42 at the start of the 22/23 season).

Currently it is around ~0.17

[CBN @nagsheadrovers]

@FanTeamOfficial Done thank you

[Annabel Denham @AnnabelDenham1]

Eight flaws in Reeves's speech today:

1. She said "inflation has been too slow to come down". It’s almost doubled under her tenure.

2. She said she "made... decisions to get debt down". It's £2.71tn, up from £2.53tn last July.

3. She's adding to regulation, not cutting it (employment rights, renters rights, football regulator).

4. She complained of unforeseeable events (tariffs, defence), which most people in the queue at the butchers saw coming.

5. She mentioned welfare reform but gave no examples.

6. She seems to think "breakfast clubs" are "investment".

7. Ripping up planning rules brings £6.8bn gain. What does that mean? Where's the evidence?

8. Ripping up quangos and consultancies to help save £14bn? Hasn't happened yet, probably never will.

[CBN @nagsheadrovers]

@FFScout Automated account much?

[CBN @nagsheadrovers]

@Peston The surefire way to make the current problem worse is to encourage people to think an abolition is coming down the line 😬

[Rob T @robtFPL]

We took a look at Salah’s underlying numbers - this season’s outputs are the weakest he’s put up in any 6-game stretch over the past six seasons!

Early days, but one to keep an eye on! 👇

[CBN @nagsheadrovers]

@FFH_Fergi @richclarkefpl @Hoptastats Senesi goal incoming for jam 🙏